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,SPECIAL NOTICES.
"A Word to thc NiSe.1

We are almost daily in receipt of additions
to our general assortment of Merchandise
aud our assortment will be kept up by fur>
ther purchases as often as the demand will
justify. Werecognise the tighiness of the
times, have bought carefully, and viii sell at
prices to suit. Our latest invoices consist
OF Ladies', Misses and childrens Hats.
Gcntlemen's Hats, Boots and Shoes, Ladirs'
Misses and children's Shoes together with
general assortment of Dress and furnishing
Gools-sll Of the latest styles. Fine chew
ing and smoking Tobacco, Snuff Soda, Starch
Soap. Sugar Coffee, Tea, Candies &c., &c.
We respectfully invite the attention of
purchasers to tn above
BAIRD, CARRUfH & PHILLIPS.
June 9TH, 1871. 5-3m
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EOR SALE at this office, first rate Wash
l. ington Hand Press, No. 8. Also Gin
cinnatt Job Press, Wells Patent. Both in
good working order.
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Fever and Aguc.

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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04
RELIGIOUS COLt.uyT.
REV. C, NJ. HsARD, Editor
Grumblers.
BY REV. THEo. A. X. GEssLER.

BY REV. THEo. A. X. GESSLER.
A certain woman was so addicted tt
grumbling that it was affirmed of her
she would be sure to complain ever
after she got to heaven, il at nothing
else, that there was nothing left to find
fault with. While there may be 0
reasonable question entertained whether
the grace of grumbliug will still find q
place in celestial climes, certain is j,
that grumbers find ample room and
culture here below.
There are many kinds Of grumblers,
old aud young
Are you conservative? Then Young
America lifts up its horn. You are be-
hind the age. Everything aud every
body is leaving you in the rear. Spirit
ual prosperity depends on being abreast
of the age, aud your raft will be sure to
be found stuck fast in the mud when
the freshet is over
Are you anxious to be astir and to
keep pace with the rapid march OF
thought and of events? Somebody at
Jour elbow takes off his spectacles and,
wiping them, with sigh deplores che
departure Of the "good old times"
mourns that these new-fangled notions
and ways are at such fearful rate dis.
placing primitive simplicity" (let a
church run in one rut for fifty years, and
at once the sacred hole is primitive), and
declared that you are altogether "too
fast"
Does the pastor refuse to become a
common CAD and attend frs, to the work
Of his study and spend only what time
is lett in visitation, and at once some
body is afraid that the church will 90 to
the dogs, because, forsooth, the pastor
does not take enough pains to learn the
hearts and ways of his people. Vista
tion is the grand thing in a pastor. 1t
doesn't matter how he breaches, but we
do want good pastor.
Is he man of social gifts, and does
he take pains to leave no room for GEN.
sure here? There are sure to be a set of
spiritual dyspeptics, dissatisfied with the
nature of their spiritual meat. They
don't get fed. Their moral stomachs
are in fearful condition, and it's all
the fault of the pastor, who fails to
study enough.
Are you a Superintendent? You
blackboard it too much, or too little,
your voice is too loud or too weak. You
are not familiar enough with the chill
dren, or you don't kiss the infant schol-
ars. You sing too much or don't sing
enough.
Oh, those gnats! how they worry and
sting every builder that lays stone or
that fastens brace in the house! Never
mind! build on. The singing guats
will die one of these days and your
building will stand Baptist Teacher.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04
SHERIFTS SALE,

BY virtue of u writ of Levari Facias, is
sued out of the Court of Common Pleas
of Elk county, and to me directed, l will
expose TO sale by public vendue or outcry,
at the Court House, in Ridgway.
ON MONDAY, MAY 8, 1871,
at one o'clock, P. NJ. The equal undivided
half part of two certain tracts or parcels
of land, situate in the Township of Fox,
County of Elk and State of Pennsylvania
and bounded and described as follows:
THE FIRST beginning at a thorn tree
on the hank of the Little Toby Creek,
thence South 45o East, one hundred
and one (10l) rods to post, thence North
45o East, sixty four rods to a post, thence
North 45o West ninety-four rods to a hem
lock on the bank of said creek, and thence
down said cIeek, its several courses and
distances to the place of beginning. Con-
tanning thirty-six acres, and one hundred
and thirty-four rods, and allowance, said
tract being known as the HELEN Mills
Property, and being one of the tracts of
lanl sold and conveyed to Joseph L, GAY
by p. w. Hays, Sheriff of Elk County, by
virtue Of writs of execution to him directed
as will appear by the records of the Court
of Common Pleas of Elk County, and by
said Hays decided to said Joseph E. Gay,
recorded in the Recorders Office of Elk
County, in Deed Book "L."
THE SECOND being an other of the
tracts of land, conveyed to Joseph E. Gay
by p, W. Hays Sheriff as aforesaid: Be-
ginning at post at the southwest corner
of land conveyed to Uriah Rogers by Nor
ris ct al, thence West ninety.two rods to
a beech, thence North one hundred and
thirty eight rods to hazel tree, thence
East ninety-two rods to beech, thence
South one hundred and thirty eight rods to
the place of beginning. Containing
seyenty'nine acres and fifty six rods, and
being parts of tracts Nos. 4244 and 4245,
together with the buildings ard improve.
ments thereon erected.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of William Reed, at the suit of
Eaton N. Frisbee now for use of Chemang
Canal Bank of Rlmira. and to be sold by
JACOB McCAULEY,
Sheriff.
SHERIFF's OFFICE.
Ridgway, April IL, 1871. vlnsts.
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The recent attention drawn to the
vice of gambling, and the "raids" which
have been made by the police will prove
almost useless, if not followed up by a
vigorous, persevering attempt to elevate
public sentiment. Many who do not
gamble themselves look with leniency
upon the "fools" who do, and many who
would not touch card or buy "chip,"
invest money in lottery schemes, in bet
ting, in church raff1es, or in some kind
of illegitimate business. This shows a
lax public sentiment, and so long as this
exists it will be easy for professional
gamblers to defy the law, and lay traps
for the unwary and the covetous.
Right-thinking on this subject can
not, however, be created by spasmodic
denunciation of the vice in general.
They who abet an evil know we'll how
to hide their heads until such a storm
is past, and they are even ready to join
in lndiscriminate abuse. Consistent and
persistent opposition to every form of
"making money" without earning it is
the only means of giving force to law,
and reducing the number of those who
violate it.
The seed of gambling is covetousness,
and it is the bounden duty of Christian
citizens to destroy the germ from which
grows one of the most disastrous of
civil crimes.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04
HOOKS AND EYES.

Young women should always set good
examples, for the young men are always
following them.
Is there a word in the English Ian.
guage which contains all the vowels?
There is, unqwestionaby.
A Providence paper speaks of the
ladies appearing on tho streets "like
animated fragments Of shattered rain
bows"
A California young man shot at a
dog aud killed preacher. That was
"making game of the gospel"
Any one having large stock of In
dian scalps on hand can realize an i'm
mouse fortune by disposing of them 10
Mexico, where the government buys
them for 5000 piece.
A few iron nails, placed in vase
with flowers, will keep the water sweet
and the flowers fresh This arises from
the sulphur elima,ed from the plants,
combined with the iron.
Greeley wrote something about
"Suburbau Journalism Advancing"
The compositor thought it was one of his
agricultural articles and launched out
wildly on "Supurb Jeruralem Arti-
chokes."
HeIe ..is an item for those who op-
pose coffee drinking: Experiments re-
Gently carried on in India have proved
that coffee pulp will yield, upon dstilla-
ton, nine per cent. of its own weight
in spirit, equal in strength to Scotch
whisky.
The editor of an eastern exchange
says that farmer laid an egg on his
table which measured 6xS inches We
always gave the Yankees credit for be.
ing smart, but never supposed that they
would get so far advanced as to lay
eggs Altoona Sun.
A writer cassifes blondes as follows:
The Gothic-Irish, the Saxon English,
the ridiculous blonde, the cephalc gold
blonde, and the Emphatic blonde. OF
these the cephalic gold individuals are
the most dangerous to masculine peace
of mind.
Character is like stock in trade; the
more of it man possesses, the greater
his faculties for adding to it. Char
acter is influence; it makes friends,
creates funds, draws patronage and sup
port, and opens sure and easy way to
wealth, honor, and happiness.
Newspaper compostors sometimes
make funny mistakes, either from their
carelessness or their inability to decipher
bad manuscripts. A proof reader OF
the Cleyeland Leader was forcibly re-
minded of this the other day while
reading the proof of text to a sermon,
and falling upon the words "Be ye there
for breakfast" sprung to the copy; it
was found to read "Be ye therefore
steadfast."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04
TO NEBRASKA. CALIFORNIA, AND
KANSAS, AND THE b. s. NJ. r. r..
LANDS.

IANDC.
The burlington Ronte," so called,
lies right in tie path of the Star OF EN-
pire. 1t runs almost Immediately in the
centre of the great westward movement
Of emigration. Crossing Illinois and
Iowa, it strikes the Missouri river at
three points.
These three points are the gatcways
into three great sections of the trans
Missouri region.
The Northern gate is Omaha, where
the great Pacific road will take you to
the land of gold and grapes, sunny
mountains, and perpetual summer.
The middle gate is Plattsmouth, which
opens upon the south half of Nebraska,
south of the Platte river, a region un.
surpassed on the continent for agricul-
ture and grazing Just here are the i.
Il NJ. Railroad lands, concerning which
Geo. s, Harris, the land officer at Bur
lington, Iowa, can give you all informa-
ton, and in the heart of them is Lin
coin, the State Capital and present ter
minus of the road.
The Southern gate leads to Kansas,
by connection with the St. Joe Road at
Hamburg, running direct to st. Joe and
Kansas City.
The trains of the Burlington run
smoothly and safely, and make all con.
ncctions. 1t runs the best Of coaches
Pullman Palace and Pullman dining
cars, and should you take the journey
for the journeys sake alone, you will be
repaid; or take it to find a home or
farm, and you cannot find either better
than among the B. & M. lands, where
you can buy on ten years. credit, and at
a low price. v1n2y1.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

Slow RATE OF INCREASE IN PopU-
LATIoN.-The census of Arkansas is an
interesting exhibit. In 1860, the popu-
lation of that State was 435, ,450; and 10
1870, 4S3, ,lS9. Or but little more than
that of st. Louis and her two or three
adjoining counties. The increase dur
ing the last decade was about ten per
cent, and this in the face of the fact
that tor ten years previous TO the war
not State in the Union increased in
population more rapidly than Arkansas.
The terrible calamities that the civil
conflict entailed upon the State are the
only explanation necessary to account
for the slow rate of increase during the
past ten wears,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04
Helping the Minister.

"There was one thing that helped me
very much whilst was preaching to-
day." said clergyman.
"What was that" asked friend.
at was the attention of little girl,
who kept her eyes .fued on me, and
seemed to understand every word l
said; she was great help to me-"
"What! can a little child be great
help to minister? Yes! How?"
By paying attention. Think of that,
my little ones, and when you 60 to
church, fix your eyes on the minister,
and try to understand what he says, for
he is speaking to yo~ as we'll as the
grown-up people.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04
STATE NEWS.

Tyrone is going to invest $4,000 il
hose and fire plugs.
The proposed railroad route from
Elmira to Tioga has been surveyed.
A terrier dog 10 Greensburg, tn,
other day, killed one bushel OF rats il
fifteen minutes.
The State Temperance society o
Pennsylvania will hold their annua
meeting in Easton.
A thirty inch track is to be built be-
tween Allentown and Harrisburg, to
test the value and feasibility Of a narrow
gauge.
The Philadelphia and Erie Company
have been supplying their cars with
the patent air brakes for some time, and
are now putting them on their engines.
That portion of Washington street,
Petroleum Centre, which was burned
some time since, is being rapidly re-
built.
Boring for oil is extending into
Rome township. AS fast as Venango
county dries up, Crawford will supply
the deficiency.
A convocation of Knights Templar S
is announced to take place at Harris
burg on the 18th o! June next. Sew
eral thousand are expected to be in at
tendance.
The directors of the Cory driving
park associatson have decided to have a
spring meeting on their grounds in that
city on the 18th, 14th and 18th of
June next, at which time premiums to
the amount of $4,000 will be offered
for competition.
During the last winter, Joseph Mails
berger, Sr., of Pottstown, trapped no
less than l4S muskrats. The animals
were caught along the banks of the
Schuylkill and Manatawny. During
the previous winter, Mr.. Malsberger
caugh. 120 muskrats.
Both parties in the State have now
announced the time for holding their
conventions to nominate candidates for
Auditor and Surveyor General. The
Republican convention assemblies at
Harrisburg, May 18th; and the Demo-
cratic convention, week later, on the
oath inst.
1t is estimated from the great sue
cess which has thus far attended the
efforts Of fishermen at Columbia that
100000 shad will be caught at that
point before the close of the season.
Over 10000 have already been secured,
and fishing has scarcely commenced.
AS high as $500 have been caught in
one day recently, the largest haul for
the same length of time in ten years.
Something over two years ago vein
of coal at Yatesville, near Pittston, was
accidentally or desiguedly set on fire,
and has been burning ever since. Last
week the fire seemed to be increasing
in extend and intensity, the volume of
smoke being extremely large and heavy.
1t presents a singular spectacle, and
must have great interest for the curious
in such matters. During the past win.
ter snow has melted upon the spot as
rapidly as it fell, and bare space of
about an acre in extent has offered
strange contrast to the surrounding
mantle of white. AS to what will be
the ultimate result of the subterraneau
fires it is impossible to predict
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

ANOTHER NEW CoUNTERFEIT.--
Peterson's Detector, just out, says there
is in circulation a new counterfeit
United States note (greenback) of the
denomination of twenty dollars. This
bogus bill purports to be Of the issue of
March 10, 1862. 1t is remarkably well
executed, bearing so close resemblance
to the genuine twenties as to have de-
ceived good Judges of paper money.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

CLAWS OF BUSINESS" This is the
title of book issued by the National
Publishing Company, of Hartford,
Conn. 1t is book which no family
should be without, it is as essential as
family toothbrush. Mr.. Daniel Attic
barger is the agent for Jones township,
this county, of whom a copy can be
procured. Read what the E0ening
Post, Hartford, Conn.,, says;
"The Laws of Business" is book that
will meet want long felt by business men.
At once simple, accurate, and full, it ex'
plains our civil rights and duties, giving
minute directions and ample forms for
every business transaction. Professor
Parsons, of the Cambridge Law School, has
been for many years regarded as the most
successful writer of law books in the
country, and q standard authority every
where. His name as author is sufficient
guarantee of the excellency, usefulness,
and accuracy Of any work. The author
states that in nothing he has yet published,
has he labored more strenuously to make
the work satisfy the wants of those to
whom it is offered. "The Laws of Busi.
ness" contains all the principles of all the
branches of the law, which regulate the
common transaction of life, stated with all
the accuracy that care and labor could
insure.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

How TO Grow LARGE PoTAToEs.-
To improve the size of potatoes, whether
planted with small or large, whole or
even cut tubers-when the plants are
only few inches high. let the shoots
be reduced by pulling them up to one,
two, or, at most, three Of the strongest.
The tubers will, consequently, be fewer
and very much larger; also, in measures,
nearly all fit for the table or market.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04


LIQUOR ON ELECTION DAYs.-The
following bill, having past both Houses
and received the Governors approval,
has become law.
SEC. l. Be it enacted &c., That from
and after he passage of this act it shall
not be lawful for any person in this Com
monwealth. whether licensed to sell liquors,
or unlicensed, to buy, sell or give away 10
be used as drink, any spirituous or mall.
liquors, wine or cider or any other sub.
stance containing alcohol, on any part of
any day set apart or to be set apart for any
general or special election by the citizens
in or within any of the precincts, wards,
townships, counties or other election di-
visions or districts in this Commonwealth,
SEC. 2. Any person violating the provis-
ions of the first section of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall
be subject to Imprisonment in the proper
Jail of the proper county for term of not
less than 10 days nor more than 100 in the
discretion of the court, and shall also in
addition to the above. be subject to a fine
not less than $50, and not moro than $500
in the discretion Of the court.
Mr.. Schnatterly moved to amend the
first section as follows: That the provis-
ions of this bill shall not be enforced after
the election polls are closed in the evening,
or the sale of liquor prohibited after that
time. Agreed to.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

TEST OF FRIENDsHIP.-Itis is one Of
the severest tests of friendship to tell
your friend of his faults. II you are
angry with a man, or hate him, it is not
hard to go to him with words; but so
love man that you cannot bear to see
the stain of sin upon him, and to speak
painful truths through painful words
that is friendship. But few have such
friends. Our enemies usual teach us
what we are at the point of the sword.
"Faithful are the wounds OF friend,
but the kisses OF an enemy are deceit
full"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04
MARRIED.

O-wUNDERLICH.- the
Court House, in Ridgway, Sunday Apri.
3OSh, 1871, by Rev. J. Breneman, Mr.,
Jacob Barocco to Miss Elizabeth Wunder-
Itch, both of Fox Township, Elk Co., Pa.
GARDNER-FITCH.- 1st, 1871,
by Rev. c. NJ. Heard, Miss Ophelia NJ.
Fitch to James X. Gardner, both of Ridg =
wav Pa
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04
Earn What You Spend,

Three-fourths of the difficulties and
miseries Of men come from the fact that
most want wealth without earning it,
fame without deserving it, popularity
without temperance, respect without
virtue, and happiness without holiness.
The man who wants the best things
and is willing to pay just what they are
worth by honest effort and hard self
denial, will have no difficulty in getting
what he wants at last. 1t is the men
who want goods on credit that are
snubbed and disappointed and over>
whelmed in the end
Happiness cannot be bought by the
bottle, nor caught up with the excur-
sion train, nor put on with any robe or
jewels, nor eaten at any feast. 1t does
not exist iu any exhilaration, excitement
or ownership, but comes from the use
of the faculties of the body and mind.
TO live truly is to have happiness where
ever you are.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

Big! bigger! biggist!!!-Mr. R. H.
Goats brought an egg into our sanctun,,
last Tuesday, which measured 63xS4
inches, aud weighed four ounces. 1t
is the production Of little, common,
one-horse, hen. 1t would seem that a
strife existed among the hens, in our
neighborhood, to do something big, to
get their names in the ADVOCATE.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

New NAIL RoUTE.-A mail route
Between this place and Reynoldsville.
ny way of Mr.. Daniel North's, is about
to be established. The mail will arrive
and depart twice every week. PUNK
sutawney Plainaea.er.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

GoDEY's LADY's Book for May, is
on our table, and is an excellent num-
bcr of this favoritc lady's magazine.
The engraving illustrating "Rustic Gal
iantry" is good. The fashion plates
are complete, and embrace all the
spring styles with directions for making
up. Published by L. A. Cooley, Phila-
delphia. Terms SO per year
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

FIGHT.-Main street, in front of
Chas. Holes jewelry store, was the
scene of pugilistic encounter, on last
Monday, between two young men who
were evidently determined to eat each
other up, but the appearance of Consts-
BILE Malone on the scene of action,
prevented them from so doing. During
the Entertainment" two large panes of
glass were broken for Mr.. Holes.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

WEBsTER's UNABRIDGED Illus
TRATEp.-"Viewed as u whole, we are
confident that no other living language
has dictionary which so fully and
faithfully sets forth its present condi-
ton as this last edition of Webster does
that of our written and spoken English
tongue. III Harper's Magazine.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

We notice that Mr.. Schram has
changed his "baar room" into a "bar
room," besides making other improve
mcnts in the Hyde House, and continues
to keep frst-elass hotel
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

Coop TAsTE.-An exchange says it
is not good taste for gentlemen to stay
after 10 o'clock when visiting young
lady. We never noticed any difference
in the taste after 10 o'clock. Pshawl
it's good anytime Cameron Herald.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

PETER and his men are praying for
rain. The tannery men would like fair
weather. AS we go to press Peter ap-
pears to have the inside track.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

THERE will be Lutheran services at
the Court House, Ridgway, on the 14th
and 2sth of May, 1871. German
preaching in the morning and English
in the evening.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

WE don't object to having the Erie
Dispatch copy our locals, but think if
they are worth copying they are also
deserving Of credit.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

WITHOUT A SEAM.-The character
of Jesus is like his coat, without seam.
Some take their ragged garments and
sew them together. and then piece them
out with Christ's righteousness, hoping
thus to have garment with which to
cover the nakedness of their sins.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

GROVE the Messenger, sports new
white hat. Prescriptions carefully COM
pounded at all hours.