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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27
TO CONSUMpTIvES.

The advertiser, having been permanently cured of
that dread disease, Consumption, by simple remedy
is anxious to make known to his fellow sufferers the
means of cure. To all who desire it, he will send a
copy of the prescription used, Gree of charge), with
the directions for preparing and using the same which
they will find a SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION, AsTH-
MA BRONCHITIS, &c. Parties wishing the prescription
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
1874 Penn St., Williamsburgh, N. Y.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27
REWARD

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ID 500 Silver do, 400 Sewing Machines, $50 Silk
Dresses COO Shawls, 1000 Gold Chains, 500 Sets Gold
Jewelry and 1900 other articles, at 81 each Send rs
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27

SMALL FRUITS IN SANDY SoIL.-We
have the following note from Mr.. A. B.
Allen of this city "You say in The 1ri-
6une that it will prove useless to plant
rhubarb in thin, poor SOIL Ihave heard
others assert that it cannot be grown
on sandy land
81 inclose you sample of my garden
soil at Toms River, n. j., which you
will observe is almost pure white sea
sand. About two feet below the surface
yellow sand not quite so shifting, but,
like this, without trace of alumina, and
scarcely trace Of vegetable matter in
its composition. l set out rhubarb here
two years ago this April past, and put
about half a bushel of unfermented stable
manure around each plant. Got a small
crop that season, and fair one last
year, and this spring as large q crop as L
ever saw produced. Every autumn
since planting have put four forkfuls
of coarse, unfermented, stable manure
round each plant, and in the spring
mulched lightly with salt-marsh hay.
This is all l ever did to it, except marl-
ing and lining the surface of the garden
lightly in April, 1870. l have other
land, a thin, poor, gravelly soil, where
planted rhubarb last spring, and treat
ed it as L have in the garden, except
mulching. The growth this spring is
equal to that of the garden. 1t is the
Myatt Linnaeus variety.
"I have heard it asserted that currants
would not grow in poor sandy soil.
can show you fair crop on my bushes
now of green fruit, from very small roots
set out two years ago. The summer O.
1870, you will recollect, was excessively
dry, and got no growth that year ant
about one-fourth of them died from the
; effects of the drouth. They were lightly
manured, like the rhubarb, and mulch
ed Gooseberries have done equal.
well, and are loaded now with greer
, fruit. On my thin gravel, and especial
ly alongside of an open slat or rail fence
north, east or west sides, currants anC
gooseberries grow about as well as il
any other soil, if properly manured ant
all small berry fruit in such soils, iron
Strawberries on to blackberries, are of
superior, sweet, tender flavor"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27
AGRICULTURAL.

SUMNER PRUNING CURRANTs.-Econ-
omy in time and favorable results are
strong points in faver of summer prun-
ing of the currant. For the past three
or four years we have watched closely
experiments, instituted on large scale,
to test this method, and each succeed
ing experience is more convincing than
the previous one that summer is the best
time for doing the principal pruning of
the currant. A healthy currant plant
comes into leaf and starts q growth of
wood early in April 1t is fast grower,
so that by the 1st of August the young
wood is fully matured, and may, if want
ed, be cut off from the parent plant, set
in the ground, and it will within a few
weeks make roots that before cold
weather will be well established. Upon
bearing, as well as young bushes, the
new growth is three times as much as
should be allowed to remain. With the
old method this surplus wood is left to
mature, and at the annual pruning late
in winter this unnecessary quantity is
cut out, and thrown away, for it seldom
happens that those who grow currants
for home use or market can make use of
the currant cuttings. The most tedious
part of the labor of raising currants is
this annual pruning, which is not only
tiresome, but also expensive.
When summer pruning is practiced,
at least three-quarters of this labor and
loss of time is saved. During the first
or second week in June boy goes over
the bushes, pulling off such shoots as
are not needed on the bearing bush,
and with the thumb and finger pinch
ing off the ends of the shoots that are
left to mature. And one who has not
tried this method can form no concep-
ton how rapidly smart lad will finish
bed of currants. The thinning out
and shortening increases the size and
vigor of the bush in a very striking
manner. Try two rows, pruning one,
and let the other run wild. In two
years! the difference in favor of the
former will be so marked thata stranger
would scarcely believe that the rows
were planted at the same time, and cul-
tivated and manured alike. The size of
the burches and berries will also give
indisputable evidence that there is much
to be gained by following this practice
of summer pruning.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27

Mechanical Diseases. Persons engaged in
Paints and Minerals such Plumbers, Iype-setters,
Gold.beaters aud Miners, they advance in life, will
be subject to paralysis Of the Bowels To guard against
this take dose Of WALKERS VINEGAR BlrrERs once
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-11-23
a CAHD TO THE LADIES.
DUPONCO,S
Golden PcriOdiCal Pills !
FOR FEMALES.

There Is not a lady living hut what at some rsra
cd of her tc will lind the DCrONCO GOLDEN
PILLS Just the medicine she ccds.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-11-23

John r.: Goreh. Leon C.,o. Edward uowland.
JOS Is. L, man Rev. f. Edwin Hall, Horace
=, Gine ey: Philip Rir'rv,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-11-23

Especial notices 20 cents per line, each insertion
= Advertisements payable quarterly in advance
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
Brief JOttiugs.

The Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad
| an injunction against the Boston and Maine
road, on the ground that the location of theiI
extension, near the station of the former COM
pany at North Berwick, practically renders
their location at that place useless; and hear
ing will be had in this city next Saturday.
Allan Mail Steamship Moravian from Liver
pool for Quebec passed Father Point yesterday
at A. NJ, with II cabin and 400 steerage
passengers.
A party camping on JEWELS Island last
week drove COW belonging to Mr.. Chase, the
owner of the island, over the cliff and Killed
her. The scamps should be made to pay double
her value.
The flag raising at Cape Elizabeth Town
house by the Republicans comes off Thursday
night. There will be fireworks and A A.
Strout will speak.
A Grant and Wilson flag will be thrown out
this evening Oh Oxford street at foot of Boyd
street. tS
The meeting of the Portland Cadets adjourned
to Thursday evening, quarter past7.
A fellow ON Oak street, between Congress
and Cumberland, created some excitement by a
drunken tantrum in his boarding house. He
drove out the inmates and drew knife on a
woman. The police took him to place where
he could sober off.
just as the Band was going into City Hall
last night horse got startled by the music and
made break, running into vehicle on the street
ahead of him. Both carriages were injured,
but none of the occupants were hurt
Sheriff Perry seized liquors at the Boston
steamboat wharf yesterday
1t has been suggested that Republicans along
the line of the procession tonight illuminate
their residences. A plentiful supply of ice
water along the streets will be appreciated if
the night is hot.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
The Postal Cards Matter.
POLITICAL.


O'Conor and the New York Governorship
NBw York, Aug 26.-The Sun says that
Charles O'Conor, in an interview with James
Mckenna, who asked him if he would become
candidate of the Democrats and Liberals for
Governor of the State SAID he did not seek the
nomination, but if nominated would accept.
The Pcnnsylvania Labor Reformers-The
Recent Convention Pronounced n Fraud
PHILADELPHIA Aug. 26.-Henry L. Acker.
chairman Of the Labor Reform State Central
Committee, denounces as unfounded the canard
report of the State Convention of the Labor
reform party, said to have been held in this
city on the 23d. He declares that no such con-
venton was held; that the reported proceedings
thereat are a fraud, and the parties whose
names appear in the report are unknown in
connection with the Labor Reform party of
pennsylvania.
The Straight Outs.
New YORK, Aug ga number of straight
out Democrats, including Senator Stockton of
New jersey, Henry Thompson of Pennsylva-
MIA, J. r. Gilbert of Kentucky, Wilson H.
Curtis of Ohio, aud Henry P. Williamson of
Maryland, met at Long Branch to-day to hear
ed by the conference held at Long Branch last
June. After the reading of long report a
speech by the chairman, j. r. Gilbert, and the
passage of series of resolutions, the follow
ing were appointed delegates to the Louisville
Convention and instructed to support Charles
O'Conor as nominee for the Presidency
ace Black of Delaware, Henry R. Williamson,
Robert Preston and Edward Jerold of Penn
sylvana, Richard Henderson of West Virginia,
Wilson Perry of New Jersey, J. R. Gilbert, of
Kentucky, Rufus Rogers and Theobold Davies
of Ohio, and Charles Martin, George Gulden
and James O'Brien of New York.
South Carolina Politics.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. 26.-The Boilers Con-
vention met and completed their ticket by nom
mating j, Il. Hayne (colored) for Lieutenant
Governor; Macon P. Allen (colored) for Secre-
tary of State; J. Scott Murray (whte), Comp
troller; Gen E. F. Garry (white), State Treas
urer; B. L. Roberts (colored), Superintendent
of Education. A platform was adopted en-
dorsing President Grant and the Philadelphia
platform; denouncing the State Government as
imbecle and corrupt; pledging the State to pay
all honestly and legally contracted debts; prom
Using an honest administration and reduction
of taxes; denouncing the pledges of the regular
candidates as mere fluids for selfish ends, and
declaring that no law can protect the treasury
if the regular candidates be elected; denounc-
ing the general license law and the failure of
the administration of the State to educate its
people.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
sIINOR TELEGRAMs.

Mrs. Catharine Rowan of East Boston, was
killed Monday by falling from second story
window.
James Farrell was drowned in Foxboro,
Mass, Sunday while bathing.
A Bombay desgatch says the cholera has APP
peared in the valley of Cashmere and it is re-
ported to be raging with great violence.
Baron Lederer, Austrian Minister to the
United States, sailed from Liverpool to this
country Saturday in the Russia. Signor Mario
was also passenger.
The Republicans of the 21st New York dis
trict renominated by reclamation Hon. Z. Is.
Merriam for Congress.
Great preparations are making in Berlin for
the festivities attending the meeting of the En-
perors of Germany, Austria and Russia on the
18th of September. ~
The "straight-outs'' of the Goth New York
district meet at Niagara Falls to-day to elect
Louisville candidates
The venerable Bishop Uphold died at indians
apolis Monday. He has been Bishop of that
diocese since 1S49.
Excessively hot weather is reported in st.
Louis yesterday with thirty cases of sunstroke
which is not half the actual number
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
u. y. District Court.

BEFORE JUDGE FOX.
MoNDAY.-Leonard Montgomery, libellaut, VS..
Steamer John Brooks. This was libel brought
against the Portland Steam Packet Co. to recover
the Of $780, which ibellant alleges he was rob-
bed of on board steamer John Brooks on the night of
the 18th Of August inst. In his testimony bellant
stated that he secured staterOom board said
steamer, and retired after o'clock, locking bis
state-room door and window, and hanging his pan
falcons up in the In the night he was waken-
ed by noise in the adjoining room, and fearing bur-
glars he took his pantaloons, which contained his
pocket-book and threw them on the upper BERTH
In the morning he had difficulty in opening his eyes
and did not readily collect his Senses saw stains
on the carpet in front of his berth, and hence
cuded that he had been drugged. He found that his
pocket-book, containing the above-named sum of
money, had been distracted. He made his loss
known, and some search was made, but without re-
suit The officers of the company, according to his
statement, did not offer to maize restitution. The
spondents, in their answer to the libel, make gen.
erna denial After hearing lbellant's testimony the
case adjourned to Wednesday at IL o'clock to
obtain evidence corroborave Of the possession Of the
money by libellant. Mattocks g. Fox for libellant;
A. A. Strout for respondent
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
BY TELEGRAPH,
MATTERS IN MAINE.
Especial to the Press1 III. 3
Fred. Douglass ut Gorhani-A Rousing
H. NIeeting % -rraH@fua.a

Especial to the Press.l
Fred. Douglass Mt GOrham-A Rousing
Meeting. p -fri"9Ho.--
GoRHAM, Aug. 26.-The Republican rally
was attended by six hundred of the voters of
Gorham and vicinity. The entire space in the
town hall was occupied and many were obliged
to 60 away for want of accommodations. Hon.
Frederick Douglass was introduced by Col. F.
Robe. Mr.. Douglass continued to speak for
more than two hours, and during the whole
time the audience appeared to be charmed with
his argument and eloqusnce, and the meeting
adjourned with three rousing cheers for Grant
and Wilson, and three more for Fred. Douglass.
Republics an Rally. O. 90 aiae
BIDDEFoRD, Aug. 25.-The Republican meet
ing here tonight which was addressed by Gen.
Harlan of Kentucky, was the largest and most
enthusiastic of the season. Gen. Harlan is
splendid specimen of Western orator, and
will deal telling blows in this State. Our Re-
publicans are waking up and will soon vie
with the East. A large crowd will go from the
two cities to Portland tomorrow.
---5 by Associated Press.] '4A$-
Killed. r.s.sht
BANGOR, Aug. 26-Patrick Doherty, an or
phan boy sixteen years old, was killed here to-
day by falling between vessel and wharf,
crushing his skull. 2ai1Hr s-.a oa
Republican Demonstrations.
Company B. the second of the Grant and
Wilson battalion of this city, under escort of
Company A, with torches, and preceded by the
Emmett Band, marched through the principal
streets of this city to the residence of Mayor
r;rb% have
presented the company with fine American
flag, in neat speech, which was responded to
by Capt. Elton w. Ware of Co. B. Both COM
panies go to Portland to take part in the de-
monstration tomorrow.
Hon. John A. Bingham and Hon. JohnA.
Peters speak at Orono, and Senator Hamlin at
Hampden, his former home, tonight.
An ExcursiOnist Killed.
LEWISTON, Aug. 26.-Leander Coulter, who
went on the Catholic excursion on Saturday
on the return of the train, attempted to walk
top of the cars. In passing the Little Andres
coggin bridge, timber struck his head killing
him instantly.
Murder of an Infant.
AUGUSTA, Aug 26.-The body of a full grown
female infant was found in the Kennebec riyel
to-day above the dam, evidently thrown into
the river by party who wished to conceal its
birth. Coroner libby viewed the body but
deemed an inquest unnecessary. ..-,.t
The Fifth District.
EAsTPoRT, Aug. 26.-Hon. Eugene Halt
spoke here Saturday night The hall was full
Hon. Mr.. Scofield of Pennsylvania, was pres
ent but did not speak .'
| Schooner AlcyOne. ..t.
The schooner Alcyone has not got off yet
She seems to be broken in two. She has beer
stripped and it will cost a large sum to repai
her If the weather holds good she may b.
got off, but it looks doubtful. She is only TIVE
years old, and cost 800. 1903
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27

frame laws to keep the present Administration
IN po@eEI One Of, these was the law appoint
ing supervisors of elections n all cities of 20 900
Inhabitants and upwards, which originated in
Senatorial ring, This law places all power in
the hands of creatures Of. the Administration
1.-THE act says the supervisors shall consist of one
from each party in each precnct-ED1 How
easy, then, says the Senator, to get up a riot
and cause the arrest of the opponents of the
Administration The last Senate attempted to
extend the provisions of this law to all voting
places under the color of an amendment to an
appropriation bill, but the House refused to
concur. Elect Gen. Grant, said the Senator,
and within four years you will have this law
on your statute book.
Mr.. Trumbull declared that the Liberal Re-
publicans favor all the acts of the Republican
party in behalf of freedom and national credit,
but the civil service reform and opposition to
Capitalization could be best realized outside
the party. The franking privilege is also
abused by the administration for the circulation
OF political documents. The opposition of the
capitalists of the country to Horace Greeley
was explained to mean that in his election the
enormous profits realized by the present de-
rangement of the finances would be stopped.
He thought there were enough Liberal Repub-
licans and those heretofore Democrats to carry
Maine for Greeley. There are hundreds he
said, in your State who would openly declare
for Greeley, but are afraid of denunciation.
When the time comes they will go to the ballot
box and vote for him. He hoped his audience
would do their duty and let the thunders of
Maine be heard in Illinois.
A the close of the speech the audience was
asked to rise and give Senator Trumbull three
cheers. About half the people stood up. The
audience, however, diminished several humid
red during the Grafton.
Mr.. TrumbulPs speech was quite ingenious in
construction, but exceedingly specious in argu-
ment. 1t disappointed his friends, for it lacked
breadth and depth. Maine has hundred
speakers who can surpass the Illinois Senator
upon the platform.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
I ] = , :
HEAD QUARTERS, WESTERN DIVISION,

~
GENERAL ORDER No. 1. 80
q 1.-THE Drum Corps, Pioneers, AfeHegs ge6ntinen
tails and all organizations of this city that are to par
tcipate in the procession Tuesday, 9th inst, will re-
port for duty at these Headquarters Lancaster Hall
Tuesday evening, Aug. 27th at o'clock, in full uni
form and with torches
-Al organizations out of the city assigned to this
Division will be met at the different depots by some
officer of this command and directed to their respec
tive positions in the column.
llI-The following officers assigned to duty as
Staff to the Commanding Officer of this Division and
will be obeyed and respected accordingly:
Capt. H. II. RICH, Chief of Staff
Capt f. n. GREEDY, l. G..
LIST Lieut.. W. IL. JUDlINs, A. A. G..
LIST Lieut.. W.B. BOOKINGS, A. ID. C.
By order of
w. Ii. JUDKINS, II. s. MELCHER.
A. A G. Commanding Division
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
New Advertisements To-Day.
SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.

SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Caucus-Stanlish.
Csucus-Cumberland.
Gun Powder-G. L. Bailey.
Caucus-Windham.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Proposals-Gen. Thorn.
FOund-James Purinton.
New Styles tor Hats-SwcetSir.
msurance-John w. Munger.
Cook Wsnted-C. W. Goddard
Piano for Salem. G. Palmer.
House to Let-John C. Proctor.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Fire-Works -Cnas. Day, Jr. & Co.
Fire Works-Wm. Allen, Jr.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27

ROUTE OF PROCESSION:
Down Congress to Middle, down Middle to Pearl
ND Pearl to Congress, down Congress to st. Law
renee, down st. Lawrence to Sherbrooke, through
Gilbert to Atlantic, up Atlantic to Congress, uE
Congress to Merrill st, through Merrill to Cumber-
land, down Cumberland to High,up High to Deering
through Deering to Mellsn, up Mellen to Congress-
up Congress to Carlton, up Carlton to West, through
West to Pine down Pine to Bracket, through Brack-
EFT to Danforth through Danforh to State up State
to Spring, down Spring to High, up High TO Con-
gress, down Congress to City Hall Square.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
Miners strike.

ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 26.-The strike of coal min
ers of the st. Clair Co., in Illinois, which was
supposed to have ended some days ago, took a
fresh start to-day. At a meeting of the min
ers near Bellville it was decided by the Is I'm
ions represented to hold out for four cents per
bushel, the price demanded at the outset This
decision will seriously effect manufacturers and
private consumers here as st. Louis obtains
much the largest amount she uses from the
mines of St Clair
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
4 WASHINGTON.
/ All III


WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-The Revaca arrived
All aputi Tahiti June ID, thirty days from Cal
lao. Lieut.. Commander, n. Greene reports thai
the CONSUL | at Paputi iliformeF himl that the
whaling bark William Clifford arrived at thai
port short time previous inchargeof' the crew,
they having mutinied and dethroned the cap.
tam for i'll treatment and for prostituting his
cruise. That he 1.-THE ConsuD had placed the
vessel in charge of another person and that she
mad sailed for San Francisco.
The Postal Cards Matter.
Some idea of the extent of the disappoint-
ment experienced throughout the country by
the recent discovery that the Post Office De-
partment will have to wait for specific appro-
priation by Congress before it can furnish pos
tai cards, may be obtained from the statement
that up to to-day applications have been made
to the department for over two millions of these
cards, and about % informal proposals have
been made by the manufacturers to supply them
after the designs had been determined.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
gAA METEOROLOGICAL.
SYNOPSIS OF WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE FAST
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.

WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIsNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, ID. c.,
Aug 26. $500 p. ND
Clear weather will generally continue Tues
day over the Southern States east of the Mis-
sissippi areas of cloud and rain for the Middle
States, especially over the northean portion.
during tonight, followed by winds veerng to
er on Tuesday; south-easterly to sonth-westerly
winds, cloudy weather, and areas of rain, for
New England, with winds veering to westerly
ang clearing weather probably during Tuesday;
rising barometer, and winds veering to west
erly and northerly, northwest of the Ohio val
ley on Tuesday afternoon Telegraphie reports
from upper Michigan to Dacota have not been
received
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27

THE nerve structure receives strength and
vitality, and the whole nervous system is re-
cruited by administering SMoLANDER's BUCHU,
and its wonderful curative properties complete
ly remove or counterfeit kidney, bladder and
glandular diseases, diabetes, gravel, all COM
plants incidental to females, and malades
the urino-genital organs. 1t is diaphoretic
deobstruent, Alternative, dirretic solvent an
tonic. In word, it is the "AnchOr of Hope
to those afflicted with such distress.
2-Tu 6
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
Disease of the Heart Cared.

WEsTpoRT, Digby County, April 4, 1870.
JAMES l. FELLOWS, Esq, Dear Sir: I
have been for many years victim to Heart
Disease and Prostitution of the system gener-
ally. Having tried physicians of eminence,
both in Europe and America, and obtaining no
relief was at last induced to try your invalu-
able Syrup, and 1 am happy to say, with the