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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
Platform ofthe National Pre-.
hibitfon Party.

Adopted at the Chicago Cpnssnasn, Sspfr
2, 1859.
WHsRxAs, Protection and allegiance ar
reciprocal duties, and every either
who yields obedience TO the just com
mands of his government is entitles
TO the full, complete and perfect pro
teeti0n of that government in the en-
joyment Of personal security, person
alliberty, and private property, and
wHEREAs, The traffic in intexicatin,
drinks greatly impsirs the persona
security and personal liberty of largs
masses of citizens, and renders pri
vate property insecure, and
KEERRIs, The existing parties ar.
hopelessiy unwilling to adopt an ad
squate policy on this question, there
fore we, in national convention as.
ssmbisd, Is citizens Of this free re.
public. sharing in the duties and re,
spoBsibilitiss Of its government, in
the discharge Of 9 solemn duty We
owe to our country and cur race,
unite in the following declaration Of
principles:
l. That while we &cknouisdgs the
pure patriotism and profeHnd states
msnship of those patriots who laid
broad and deep the foundations ofthis
government, securing at ence the
rights Of the States severally and their
insspsrabls union by the Federal Con-
stitution, ne would notmerely gaFnish
the sepulchsrs Of our republican faiths
srs, but we do hereby rem Y our sol.
enn pledge Of feaity to the lmperish-
able principles ct civil and religious
liberty embodied in the Declaration Of
American Independence and our Feds
srsl Consultation.
?. That the traffic in intoxicating
beverages is o dishoncr TO christian
civilization, iDimicsi to the best inter
ssts Of society, q political wrong Of un-
squsled enormiiy. subFersive Of the
ordinary objects Of government. not
capable of being regulated or restrain-
ed by any system Of license whatever,
hut ~imperatively demanding for its
suppression effective legal prohibition
both by State and National Legisla-
ton
}. Thatin view ofthis. and inasmuch
as the existing political parties either
oppose or ignore this great and para
mount question, aud absolutely refuse
to do anything toward the suppression
Of the run traffic, which is<obbing the
nation Of its brightest inteliscts, des-
troying its material prosperity, and ra-
pidiy undermining its very founds-
tons, We are driven By an imperative
sense Of duty to seEer our connection
with these political parties, and to or
sanise ourselves into aNational Prohi-
bition Party, having for its primary
object the entire suppression Of the
traffic IN interesting drinks.
4. That while we adopt the name Of
the National Prohibition Party, as sx-
pressirs of our primary object, and
while We dsnounce all rspadiation Of
the public debt and pledge fidelity to
the principles Of the Declaration Of In
dependence and the Federal Constitu-
tion, we deem il inexpsdisnt to give
pfominenee to other political issues.
S. That q Central Executive Commit
tee Of one from each State and Terri.
tory and The District of Columbia, be
appointed BY The Chair. whose duty il
shall Be 70 take such action a. IN their
Judgment will best promote the in
terests Of the party.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
a nR6Wn4 3ddsironEp.

49, Just published, o new edition
~%o Of DR.. CHlverwsll's Celebrated
W. Essay on The Radical Cure
without msdicins)of spernstorrhaa or Sc
minal Weakness, Involuntary Seminal Los
sss, Impotency, Mental and Physical Inca
paeity, Impediments 20 Marriage. etc.; also,
Consumption, Epilepsy, and Fits, induced
BY self-fndalgsnes or sexual extrsvsgsnse.
E8-PEiee, in q sealed envelope, emily six
cents.
The celebrated author, in this admirable
essay, clearly demonstrates, from q thirty
years' successful practice, that the alarm
ing consequences Of self-abuse may be rad
ic silly cured without the dangerous use Of
medicine or the application Of the
1nife ; pointing out . made of cure at once
certain, and e~ftctuai, by means Of
which every sufferer, bo matter what his
may be, may cure himself cheap
ly, privately, and radically.
~ This Lecture should be in the hands
Of every youth and every man in the land.
Sent unier seal, in Q plain envelope, 10
any adjreAs, postpaid, on receipt Of 9 cents
or two pOstags stamps.
Also, DR.. CulverWeli's Marriage Guide
price IS cents.
Address the Publishers,
Clas. J. @. Kline T. Co,
:'Bovsry, New York, p. o. Boz 1855.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
@ o u o b N o M orr

warmers Cough Balsam 10
healing, soitening. and sxpectcrsting. The
extraordinary power IL Possesses IN inue-
distely relieving, and eventually curing the
most ebs,insts cases Of Coughs. Colds aud
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Influenza. Cat
arb, Hosrsensss, Asthma, and Consuna-
tioB, is almost incredible. So PROMPTS the
relief and certain its effects. in al the fore
going cases, or in any affection Of the lungs,
that thousands OF physicians are daily pre-
scribing il, and one 90 all say thai il 10 tie
most bsniing and s~xpectorating medicine
known. One dose always affords relief, and
10 most cssss one bottle effecis . eure,r
Sold By all druggists, in large bottles. :
Price One Dollar. II is your own fault II
you still cough and suffer. The Bslsam win
cure.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
'xsyILLE, March 4th, 1871

|ESEsTILLE, March 4th, 1871.
iron Sir With your per-
wish to say to the farmers
1 patrons Of your paper. that
.rs of this locality have form
!, known a. the Farmers Club
md. Its object is the discus
pics relating to Agriculture,
,ure, &c. 1t organized d. by the
ef the following officers:
lowell, President
Strobe, Vice President
Kinsey, Cor. Secretary (;
Rec. Secretary;
Idsnhall, Treasurer.
Getting, March 4th, took place
hoel House in Sub. Districts s
Penn and Marion townships
lre-- ~ piowu nud
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

TUE Herald says the Pittsburgh
Christian Advocate Is opposed to
Prohibition. The Herald either
wiifully fal,l6es, or IL wrongly In
termed.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
NO MORE
w e a k N g s

Warmers Dyspepsia Tonic 10
prepared expressly for Dispsp,ics and those
suffering from weak nerves with habitual
constipation. There are very few who have
not employed physicians for years 70 rene-
d. what this preparation viii do in Q lew
weeks. by strengthening the nerves, enrich
ing the circulation, restoring digestion, gil
wing strength mentally snd physically, eua-
bling those who may have been confined for
years to their rooms a. invalids to again re-
sumo their occupations and ell The duties oil
life. One trial Is ell We ask to enable this
remedy TO recommend itself to the mos,
skeptioal. It is . slightly stimulating ton
&c and . splendid appetizer, K strengthens
the stomach and restores the g~eneratiye or
rams and digestion to amoral healthy state.
Weak, nervous and dispeptie persons sho'd
use Warmers Disrepsis Tonic. For sale
BY druggists. Price One Dollar.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

JvDoz WAY, Of the Eonroe and Bel
mont Court of Common Pleas, is
threatened with Impeachment ifhs
don't re.ign, ,lTon account Of his habit
OF lstsmreranse.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
sTW i N g ofLife.9I

- o.
venium vlte or Wine Of Lite,
the most delicious beverage and tonic atin-
ulsni COW hefore TIA world. Il 10 Q splsn-
ded sppstissr, Tree from all 2pisonons drsgs
or impurities, and IL prepzitd for ihoss re-
quiri1g q pleasant ~sii1ruiant that win brace
up the nerves. give tons 10 the whole s,S
TEN, and, consequently renew lifes Il 10 far
superior to Brandy, Whisky, Wins Bitt>
ers. or any other srticls ever offered TO the
public. for both male and female, young or
old, may take the Wine Of Lille. It'd, In
fact, . life Westrvsr. Those who wish 10
enjoy good health and . free Gov Of lively
spirits will do well 10 take the Wise Of
Life. 1t ia different from anything ever be-
fore in use. and IL sold By druggists every
where. Price OLs Dollar, in quart bot
Ties
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
BUSINESS CARDS.
fGg SPLENDID STEAMER
CARRIE BROOKS!

HARvsr DaRLn0ros, Captain,
Will make regular weekly trips be-
tween Zanssville and Pittsburg, as
follows Leaves GAINESVILLE at s o'clock,
on Tuesday mornings and, returning,
leaves Pittsburs on Saturday evenings,
ats o'clock
August 18th, Is7o-ym.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

TIE new Congress has organized, and
Speaker Blaine, of Maine, has been re-
elected. There is some talk Of ad-
journment.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

q. tEs sryskiEs slss list h nay cay e. last - gos4.
Sss-ss - rakss = arzsr przft O r. fhsss fsnS
30 WIN be sent By express - any leeAaT Hpoa -
r~lsexfiss % he
PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
At THE GERMAN MEDICINE STORE
n. ssr LRcH srRkEr, SzxE.xslpAss-
CHAs. NJ. EVANS, Proprietor.
Qsmsriy GIN JACKSON cel
Tk>ss rsnsGiss are for ale By DuexfstA S.ssskssp
- ena Medicine Dealers
po nt hrr.t 70 szsnins WI he EtAa 20
h-r IN nrdg y - TIE gounina.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
FINE GOLD
AND
V WATCH S,
AT HALF PRICE.

Al HALF EEkICEs
Genuine Is Csrat Gold Hunting cassd
Watches Gents and Ladies' Sizes. regu-
lated and warranted for time and wear, lat
half the usual price,, only S35 eseh.
The Extra Fine Quality, Is Carat gold,
Engine Turned, Hunting Cased, Full jew
eled Lever Movements, perfectly adjusted
10 all climates, regulated, and each warran-
ted 81 special certificate. 81 only $50
each.
The Same, Of Finer and higher grade,
with C~hronometer Balance, at SIS each.
The Same, ct Last, with 6ne Nickel
Works, and Stem-winding and Setting A.
tAchment, requiring no key, wound and5st
by the stem, only $40 each.
All the above Watches are put at bali
price, and each warranted for time and
wear.
Siibsf Wafchss.
Extra Fine, Pure Silver, Hunting
oassd Gents and Ladiss1, at only SI3
each.
Best Quality Coin Silver, Bunting
Oased. FGli Jsweled LEVER at ouly sl5
each.
SAtAo ING E9Anhyf Entcni 1ofelo .
C~hrouome.er Movements, Ruby Jeweled, at
only S30 each.
~ Our Watches are all warranted, and
il not perfect will be taken back and the
money returned.
Ba-We require no money in advance,
bat seDd oil goods BY Express, payable on
delivery, with privilege to open and exam
inc before paid for, by paying Express
charges, snb il not satisfactory, returnsd.-
Places where no Express runs, goods will
be sent BY mail, in registered package, by
sending in advances.
b9-PsrsOns ordering Six Watches st .
time, viii receive u extra Watch Of same
value free.
Also, Gold Chains [Gsntsl ct IS, 90 to
81 ; LADIES' at $40, s12 TO SIS each
The finest Gold Plated and 0roide Gold
Chains at 81, -, S. to 90 each.
Stale description and price Of Wsteh re-
quired, and order by mail direct IRON
THE UNION WATCH CO..
l48 Fulton Street, New York.
Jan. 6. le7I-5mo.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

TzE State Board of Equalization has
rsduced the grand aggregate Of che
valuation OF the State II per cent.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

He has constantly on hand . good sssert.
me Mt efFins and stogie Boots, Of his own
manufacture, which he IL Offering st the
lowest CASH rates. Give hiz . call at his
establishmsnt on Nerth-wssi csrnsr Of Pub
lie esuars, Nsconnelsvills, okjs.
bept. Il, 1sYt-ly.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
ID M M e n a

warmers Emmenag0gue 10
the only article known 20 cure the Whites.
cit will cure IN sverY easel. Where 10 the
family in which this important medicine is
not wantedr Mothers. this Is the greatest
blessing ever offered to you, and 700 sho'd
Immediately procure il. II is also sure
cure for Femsle Irregularities and may be
depended upon in every csse where the
monthly flow has been cbstructsd through
cold or disease. Sold BY druggists. Price
One Dollar.
Feb. 81, 1871 -Iy.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
WARMERS
p i / e r e m q d "


warmers Pile Remedy has new
er failed mot even in one easel to cure the
very worst cases Of Blind Itching or Bleed
ing Piles. Those who are afflicted should
Immediately call on their druggist and Re,
il, for il will. with the 6lst application. in
stsntly afford complete relief. and . few fol-
lowing applications are oily required TO
eject . permzDtnt cure without any trouble
or Inconvenience in is uss.
Warmers Pile Remedy 10 expressly Tor
the Piles, and is not recommended 10 cure
any other disease. 1t has cured mary cas-
e OF over thirty years standing. Price One
Dollar. For sails BY druggists evsrywhers-
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
NEW ADVERTIsEMENrs-
SHAE

sHA7
g. For
Chrome
which ID
perhaps
A
Also on,
oneof$ s;
Sl,400l
Prizes
From Il
| hundred
| value of.
/ D0LLA'
ttive1v Ia
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
Glad News!

Glad News!
psrrrsosut cure q warranted IN al oapes Of disa.ss
arising from ilnprudsnce or ~youtafui srrorsrssulfingin
nervous debility. seminal weakness, emissions. draanA
tnpotency. gies% diss.so< ke. By using
DIR. BELLS SPECIFIC REMEDIES.
They can be used without detection, or intorfsrurco
win bnzines<t and no oha,Se Of diet = necessarT.
DIR. BELLS SPECIFIC PILLS
WIN cure al ordinary Gases without further aid. Trial
bore sent By mail sealed. On recsipi II GEE DoLLAR.
Send stamp Tor private oe<.y. Addr@:
DR. RoBT T. BELL. rs broad psy. lev York.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

private seal of the Grand Master,
the day and year above written,
ALEX. II. NKwocAs,
Grand Mastar of Masons IN Ohio.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

. HON GRoRGE W. WOODWARD, +
Qlsf yss<iss % Ne suprsns oozrt % Pennsylvania
writes.
PmlAD1Lrnll Narsk u, 1851.
1anA "Hoaasnd's German BitsB' la good tonis,
sssfd N diseases Of the Digestive orgsni, aad % great
s>as1t n easss Of debility md uaas of nsrv0zs Esues
aEo, ". WOODWARD.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

I1OE JAMES THONPSOE;E
sssiss q Me Supreme ceurt Of Pennsylvania.
PHLApHLrutA April y, 1<G.
sozsidss ueoeAnds German Bltfss' . ralaahls
na1ieius ~ ess.s Of attRsks Of Indigestion or D5B-
pspslA can ssnify hfs fron my experiences ofA
fssns siA rsspsst. M THOMPSON.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

HON. GEORGE SHARsw00D
ssssiss e he snprrms c0nrt 81 PsanaylrznlG.
PHmArErrHII. JHna ], 1go3.
I have foznd b. sxpsdsncs that "Hoodandfs Ger
nHa Biasu" 10 vsrJ good tonic, rullsri1g aysPsPds
'sns'sns ''' i9teRaK suARswooD. :
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

rrs,<,rIs. I I'D Ne Dyspepsia % baAy u Vas In
Dos,;hts q, Keep any food on my eton.aeh, and fos-
Tee ksfnss q Tszis sGketsd . periect szrs q,
JAMES n WOOD.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-11-30
A Whirlwind of Flaming Clouds.

The Green Bay (Wis.) Adrocate's
strange statement: The cooler-headed
survivors Of the great fires at Peshtigo
and other points agree in the statement
that the fire did not come upon them
generally from burning trees and other
objects to the windward, but the first no.
tice they had of it was whirlwind of
flame, in great clouds, from above the
tops of the trees, which fell upon and
enveloped everything. The atmosphere
seemed one of fire. The poor people in
hailed it. or the intensely hot air, and fell
down dead. This is verified by the,ap-
pearance of many of the corpses. They
were found dead in the roads and open
spaces, where there were no visible marks
of fire near by, with not trace of burn
ing upon their bodies or clothing. AT
Sugar Bush, which is a clearing four
miles wide at some points, corpses were
found in the open road, between fences
which were only slightly burned. No
mark OF fire was upon them, but they
lay there as if asleep. This seems to ex-
plain why so many were killed in COM
pact masses. Fences and cleared fields
were burned in spots, and elsewhere not
touched. Fish were killed in the
streams.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-11-30
Brigham YOung's Family.

Among the most interesting sights to
be seen at the theatre in Salt Lake City
is the young army of Youngs, the Pro-
phet's progeny, who generally occupy
the benches along one side of the par
quet. Boys and girls, young men and
young women, apparently without num-
Der, ranging in years from seven to
twenty, play and sport with each other
like 30 many kittens. Finer or health
les specimens of humanity you cannot
find anywhere. The male portion are
strong, healthy and robust the females
very womanly looking, with clear COM
plexions and bright eyes. They have all
splendid teeth and beautiful heads of
hair. The girls are very roguish, and
are not at all averse to leveling their
opera-glasses upon any handsome and
noted Gentle who may be present.
They seem to appreciate return glances,
and then laugh and giggle over the fun
like lot of school girls. Getting full
view of the family of the Prophet, and
dissecting them mentally, morally, and
physically, the unprejudiced thinker
cannot agree with those philosophers
who assert that the offspring of poly
gamic marriages are weak and puny
creatures. That such may be the case
in some instances may be true; but in
no sense can it apply to the Young fam
ily.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-11-30
Eccentricitles about Collins.

The man who can have his coffin made
while alive must look at death philo-
sophically. We hear Of a case in point
in Person county. Mr.. Richard Hargis,
who lives near Bradsher's store, thirty
odd years ago, turned out sassafras
tree to grow, for the purpose of making
himself coffin, and about twelve months
ago the old man had it cut down and
got some one in Roxborough to make
his coffin out Of it. The old chap occa-
sionally gets in it and stretches himself
out by way of showing his neighbors a
"good fit" He paid the maker of the
coffin in wheat, 80 he is one living man
who will have no fuss over his grave
about the coffin when dead. This re-
minds us of an old coon in Murfreesboro,
N. O., who had coffin cast of iron be-
fore the war. He had his grave dug,
also, andswalled up with brick-with a
magnificent tombstone, setting forth his
name, date of birth, and fixing his death
somewhere about the year 1861" But
he was alive and kicking in 1868. The
old chap kept his oast-iron coffin in his
corn-crib, and used to shell corn in it.
The crib needed no lock at night, for you
couldn't get negro to go near it after
dark.-HilLsJoro (Ao.) Leader.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-11-30
An Exciting Railroad Race,

The Richfeld Springs correspondent
of the Utica Herald tells the following
as having occurred last week:
Four freight cars, heavily laden with
lumber and merchandise, had been
brought up to the junction near Cass-
vile by coal train. They were care
lessly uncoupled on grade of eighty
five feet to the mile, and immediately
began backing toward Utica. They
gained momentum at a fearful rate, and
all efforts to stop them by throwing rails
and other distractions upon the track
were ineffective. A train had left for
Utica but eight minutes before, and
every one was we'll aware that the heavy
freight cars would, in few moments
go crashing into its rear. Fortunately
the engine of the coal train stood on q
switch, and Engineer Ferrell at once
determined to give the flying cars a
chase. All hands mount to the post of
duty, the signal is given, and fearful
race is begun. There is awful danger
ahead, for if the workmen should have
the rails up, or the flying cars them
selves should leave the track, every man
would be in eternity in an instant. Mile
after mile the chase is kept up, and the
locomotive gains inch by inch.
At last the fugitives are overtsken !;
the critical moment has come. A mis-
take and all is over; the flying cars will
only be hastened in their flight by the
collision. But the fireman and brake
man are reaching down from the rear of
the tender, one with the draw-bar and
one with the coupling-pin. The cars
touch the draw-bar, skilfully guided,
enters the socket, and the pin drops to
its place! The danger is over, the speed
gradually checked, and in few minutes
the engine and the rescued cars are
again climbing the grade to Cassville.
The deed of the engineer and his faith
full assistants was one of true blue hero
ism, and will long be remembered by
those in the crowded passenger train
which was but few hundred feet in
advance of them, and whose lives they
saved at the imminent risk of their
own.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-11-30
A Solar Explosion.

On the 7th of last September Prof.
Young, of Dartmouth College, was ex-
amining by means of his spectroscope,
an enormous flame or hydrogen cloud on
the eastern border of the sun; it was
formed of nearly horizontal hlaments,
with its lower surface $4,000 miles above
the visible border of the sun, to which it
was connected by three or four bright
vertical columns. The length of this
cloud was 100000 miles, and its vertical
thickness $4,000 miles.
1t had presented this form and these
dimensions at the noon of the preceding
day. He left the telescope at 1890 P.
NJ, and ON returning in less than half an
hour he was surprised to find that dur
ing that interval "the whole thing had
been literally torn to shreds by some in
conceivable uprush from beneath" In
place, he says, of the quiet cloud /
had left, the cloud, if may use the ex-
preston, was filed with air debris, a
mass of detached, vertical. fusiform fla
ments. When I first looked, some of
them had reached q height of nearly 1OO,-
900 miles, and while watched them they
rose with a motion almost imperceptible
to the eye, until in ten minutes the up
permost were more than 200. 900 miles
above the solar surface.
As the filsments rose they gradually
faded away like dissolving cloud, and
at lilo p. NJ, only few fiimsy wisps,
with some lighter streamers, low down
near the chromosphere, remained to mark
the place. But in the mean while the
little thunder-hea before alluded to,
had grown and developed wonderfully
into mass of rolling and ever-changing
flame, to speak according to appearance,
First it was crowded down, as it were,
along the solar surface; later it rose al
most pyramidally $4,000 miles in height
then its summit was drawn out into long
tilaments and threads, which were most
curiously rolled backward and down
ward, like the volutes of an Ionic CAPT.
tai, and finally it faded away, and by
2:30 P. NJ. had vanished like the other.
Whether the fine aurora borealis which
succeeded in the evening was really the
earth's response (he refers to the sup
posed physical connection between the
disturbance of the earths magnetism and
changes in the atmosphere of the sun
to this magnificent outburst of the sun
is perhaps uncertain, but the coincidence
is at least suggestive. and may easily be-
come something more, if, as / somewhat
confidently expect to learn, the Green.
wich magnetic record indicates distur-
bance precisely simultaneous with the
solar xplosion.-Albany Erening Journal