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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12

IST of Traverse Jurors in attend
! ancs at January Term, 1873. of
Quarter Sessions of Elk County (the
I'd Monday, in January being the 18th
day)
Observation-Disclosures II. johnson.
BENZGNGER Peter Rccderer, Wolf
gang Weigel, John NJ Meyer, Casper
Wegemer, John Swartzfsher, Andrew
kaul'
Fox Andrea Grouse, II. B. Shons
N G. Bundy, Robert Thompson, Peter
Bonzart.
HoRToN-Jacob Han tman, John Win
kIeblech, Reuben Keller Thomas Birch
field.
JAY-John Turley, Jr., Matthias He
off, Joseph Uhl, William NJ. Webb.
Zenas Webb.
JoNEs-Horace Stark, George Bre-
chtel, Jr,, Joseph Hetzmicker, Theodore
Cook,
MILLsTONF-John Greenwat.
RlDGwAY-L. Z. Horton, George
Overholtzer.
ST. MARYs-John Wachtcl, George
Weigel, Jr., Henry Fey, Michael Finn
NETT.
SPRING CREEK-Uiram German, Jer-
emiah Elliott, Martin Perrin.
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Temple Of Honor and TEMPERANCE.

Elkton Temple No. 81, meets on each
alternate Thursday. at their Lodge Room,
on Main street, over J. " Houk's store.
S. A. ROTE. ". K.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12

GRACE CHURCH. Hours Of service,
1870 A. NJ. aud 7 p. NJ. Sunday
School 2 p. NJ Seats free.
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Elk Lodge, A. Y. M

Stated meetings of Elk Lodge will be
held at their hall on the second and fourth
tuesdays Of each month.
G. L. McCRACKEN, Sec'y.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12

HARrLEY's Drug Store is the place
to find the Elixer of life, to-wit Pure
Drugs.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12

PREACHING in the Court House Sun
day Dec. 10Th, at Ii o'clock A. NJ, aud
7 o'clock P NJ, by Rev. J. W. Davis
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12

1 DMlNISTRATOR'S NOTICE-Notice
~ is hereby given that letters of Admin
istration on the estate Of Adelphus Kylcr,
deceased, late Of Fox township, Elk County,
Pennsy lvania, having becen granted to
the Undersigned, all persons indebted to
said estate will please make immediate
payment. and those having claims or de-
mands will present them properly authcnii-
Gated for settlement without delay.
PETER THOMPSON, I ,d,,,,,
FLORETTA KYLER, ! 0"'"r y
o3-ji
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12

We learn from the Warren Ledger
that one Of the most extensive fires that
has occurred in any of the villages of
Warren CO., for some time past, took
place at Sugar Grove, Saturday night
Nov. Both; destroying all the business
portion of the place aud some dwell
lings. The loss is from $4,000 to 40
600, The same paper says that the vii,
layers are plucky and are going on at
once to make new and better buildings.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12

LIGHT.-Almost any sane mah if the
question we're put to him, "In your
present condition what do you most de-
sire?" would answer, "more light" So
indeed we are in quest of "more light"
from the rising to the setting of the sun
of life. We need light, espescially at
night to safely walk the streets of Ridg-
way, and the means of light are within
the reach of every one, for W. s. Ser
vice & Co., No AZ Main street, have just
received a large assortment of the best
and latest improved Tubular Lamps,
and sell them cheaper than they car be
had any where else in the county.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12
Car Time at RidgtCuH.
Rates Of Advertising.

One column, one year r.................S75 90
" ..................... 40 90
4 ..................... 25 90
4 " " ......,.............. IS 90
Transient advertising per square of eight
lines or Less times or less.......... 90
Business cards, ten lines or less, per
Marriages and Death notices inserted
gratis.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12

A DMINtSTRATDR'S NOlICE-Notice
4 is hereby given that letters of Admin
istralion OF, the estate of Oliver p. Kelts,
deceased, late Of Erie City, Pennsylvania,
having been granted to the undersigned,
all persons Indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment, and those
having claims or demands will present them
prope rly authenticated for settlement with
ont delay. Mt Ridg"oy.
!. X. WITITM0RE, Almr.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12

PLEASE parents and Sunday school
teachers don't forget the little ones
They need good reading, and we know
of nothing better than "Bright Side"
Some of the best men and women of
the country are its contributors, men
like Rev. DIR. Alden, Pres. of the N. Y .
State Normal School, and snch woman
as Mrs. A. L. Sherwood, Iva Clayton,
and others. Published by the "Bright
Side" Co., Chicago, Ill. Price s1,60
per yeaI.
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s 8 900. 0

y v v v, v v,
DONDS FOR SALE.
ID The State Road Commissioners unde'
the Act of Assembly, approved April Il,
1859; entitled. IAN Act appoin ing Com
missioners to lay ont ~ state Eond from
Kane to Campbels Mill, in Mexican
County, Penn'n." Will sell five thousand
dollars in bon Is in sums to suit purchasers
For any information sespectiug said bonds
&c, apply personally. Or hy letter to W. ),
OVIATrE. Smethport, Pa.
Ry order Of he Commissioners.
O. D. COLEMAN, Treasurer.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12

DRESS MAKING AND ALL KINDS OF
FAMILY SEwING'-Miss Armstrong and
MissHetrick have opened the business of
dress making and family sewing next
door west of the the post Office. They
come among us with the very best tes-
titominals of their ability in the bust
ness; they are in monthly receipt of the
very latest styles and patterns of ladies
and childrens suits, and we have no
doubt but that they will give entire sat
isfaction to any and all who may favor
them with their work. We hope our
lady readers will give them a trial.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12
New Advertisements.

NOTICE.
N Is hereby given, that my wife, Emma
Ann French, has left my bed and board,
without just cause or provication, hereby
forbid all persons from harboring or tust-
ing her on my account, as Twill not pay any
debts of her contracting after this date.
Ridgway, Pa. Dec. 2, 1872,
NJ. T. FRENCH.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12
AGENTS WANTED
ECTs AT HOME

100 pages: upwards of 100 cuts u full
page engravings. '.Just the Book for in
tenigen rural homes" 1.-The drawings are
faithful representations of Insect and
Plant" Send for Circular Address GEO.
BRooKs, l2f North Seventh St, Fhiladcl-
phia.
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ESTRAY.
T. Found on the premises Of. the sub
scriber, October l2th 1872. A dark bay
1orse, said horse is of medium size; bob
allied, white strip in face and one fore foot
white. The owner thereof is requested to
come forward prove property, pay charges
and take him away. Otherwise he will be
dispos ed tf according to law.
AS MOYER,
Kyler's Corners, Elk Co., Pa.
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NOR SALE,
L splendid yoke of cattle. Inquire of
W. S. Service 4 Co.
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DISOLUTION NOTICE.

DISOLUTION NOTICE.
~ The co partnership here tofore exist
ing under the firm name of :. Jackson X
Co, is this day dissolved by mutual con,
sent. The hooks and accounts are in the
hands of W. 5. Service. who a'one is en-
powered to collect and settle The same. The
business will he continued in future by W.
S. Service, & Co. W. :. Sc iVICE.
SALYER JACKSON.
Ridgway, Pa. Oct. 18th, 1872.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12

LEGAL
Catharine J. Bowen, ! In Common Pleas of
VS.. Elk County.
James Bowen. No. 2 April 7. 1871.
Libel in Divorce, a vincuIo M 'trimonH.
To James Bo.ren, respondent above named;
You are hereby notified that the subpoena
and alias subpoena in the above case having
been returned non est inDentus, you are re
quired to appear on the FIRST MONDAY
OF NOVEMBER next, being the 4th day of
the month, to answer the complaint in the
above case.
D. C. OYSTER, Sheriff.
SHERIFF's OFFICE, !
Ridgwoy, July 9th, 1871. J n18to.
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4 GENTS. $40 to $50 PER DAY
N GUARANTEED. Specimens and full
particulars free. Address WOODS LITER.
AIRY AND ART AGENCY.
Newburgh ". Y.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20
Example Better then Precept.

You want to do good? Remember
that the most effectual means of accom-
plishing that result is by example,
He who exhibits those excellencies in
his life which he proclaims with his
tongue, will appear the most amiable
and prove the most useful. A fine ge-
MUS, a retentive memory, an eloquent
tongue, may be desirable; but an en-
lightened mind and uniform life are
every way superior.
tits observed of Caesar, that he never
said to his soldiers, "1te," Go on; but
"Venite," Come on, or Follow me-
So our great Exemplar, while he COM
mands us to duty, hath shown us the
way. "Follow me- is the divine in
junction.
Two architects were once candidates
for the building of a certain temple at
Athens. The first harangued the
crowd very learnedly upon the differ
ent orders of architecture, and showed
in what manner the temple should be
built. The other, who got up after
him, observed, that "what his brother
had spoken, he could do" and thus
he at once gained the cause.
Such is the force of example, that e.
ven our enemies are sometimes pene-
trated with admiration, and constrain-
ed to bear testimony in our favor.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20
geLerteh Miscellaug.
From the New York Weekly.
THE CURSE OF THE AGE.
BY FATHER TOM BURKE.

Among the subjects of Importance
which form the burden of my message
unto the people of God, as minister
of God commissioned to speak to them
of things pertaining to eternity, there
is not one more important in its own
self, more pregnant with interest in it's
bearing upon society, and upon the
soul of man than the great virtue of
temperance. And why? Because, in
whatever light we look upon a man !;
whether we look upon him as citizen
of State; whether we look upon him
as father of family; whether we
look upon him as Christian, profess
ing to believe in God, to fear Him, to
obey Him and to love Him, the greatest
curse that can fall upon man is the
curse of drunkenness. The greatest
curse, if we consider him in his posi-
ton as acitizen Of aState-consequent-
ly and prominently the social evil
The greatest curse, if we look upon him
in his family relations-consequently
the domestic evil. The greatest curse,
if we look upon him as one who pro-
fesses any fixed religion-consequent-
ly the religious evil. Behold the bur-
den of my argument; behold the three
points by which [ desire to put this
subject before you.
And, first of all, [ assert the obliga-
tions of the man as citizen of the
State-as a member of society govern
ed by laws. His first obligation is to
obey the laws, and yield to them an in
tellectual and manly obedience; to as
sert the dominion and the omnipotence
of the laws as the very quintessence of
freedom, and to uphold his rights as a
citizen, and to maintain them within
all lawful limits, and to help preserve
the State that protects him in life and
property, and to edify his fellow-citi-
zens by the example of a manly, intel
lectual life in obedience to laws.
Now, my friends, these are the real
primary obligations that the State puts
upon us. And remember that next to
the religion that sets a man right with
his God, and keeps him right with
God, the very highest blessing that
God can give to any man is to place
him in free, liberal, and considerate
government and order of State policy
ITO place him in State where the
governing powers will pay tribute te
The intellect of every citizen as to con.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20
& Christmas paem.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

twas the night before Christmas, when all
through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with
care,
In hopes that st. Nicholas would soon be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions OF sugar-plums danced through
their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief and in nv cap,
Had just settled our brains for long winter 5
nap
When out in the lawn there arose such clatter,
Isprang from my bed to see what was the matter;
Away to the window few like fash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the SASH
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow,
Gave the lustre of midday to objects below;
When, whattomy wondering eyes should appear
But miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer,
With little old driver so lively and quick,
knew in a moment it must be st. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his courserssthey came,
And he whipped and he shouted and he called
them by name:
'sNow Dasher now Dancer now Prancer now
Vixen;
On Cometl on Cupid on Donder on Blixen
To the top of the porch to the top of thewall
Now dash away, dash away, dash away all ?''
As the leaves before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle mount to the
sky,
So up to the house-top, the coursers they flew,
With sleigh full of toys-and St. Nicholas too;
And then, in twinkling, l heard on the roof,
The prancing and paving of each little hoof,
So drew in my head and was turning around,
Down the chimney st. Nicholas came with a
bound
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his
foot
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes
and SCOT,
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like pcddler just opening his
pack;
His eyes, how they twinkled, his dimples, how
merry
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like cherry,
His droll little mouth was drawn up like bow,
And the beard ON his chin was as white as the
snow.
The stump of pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a
wreath.
He had broad face, and q little round belly,
That shook when he laughed like bowl full
ofjelly;
He was chubby and plump, right jolly old elf,
And laughed when saw him in spite of ofmysef.
A wink of his eve and a twist of his head.
Soon gave me to know had nothing to dread
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his
work,
And filled all the stockings-then turned with
a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving nod, up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave q
whistle,
And away they all few like the down of thistle,
But heard him excaim, ere he drove out of
sight,
IA MERRy CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A
Coop NIGHTr'
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20
Beautiful Illustration.

If child had been born, and spent
all his life in the Mammoth Cave, how
impossible would it be for him to COM
prehend the upper world! Parents
might tell him Of it's life, it's light, it's
beauty, and it's sounds of joy; they
might heap up the sands into mounds,
and try to show him by stalactites how
grass, flowers, and trees grow out of the
ground; till at length, with laborious
thinking, the child would fancy he had
gained a true idea of the unknown
land. H.
And yet, though he longed to behold
it, when it came that he was to 60 forth,
it would be with regret for the famil-
lar crystals and rock-hewn rooms, and
the quiet that reigned therein. But,
when he came up, some May morning,
with ten thousand birds singing in the
trees, and the heaven bright and blue
and full of sunlight, and the wind blow
ing softly through the young leaves,
all aglitter with dew, and the land
scape stretching away green and beau
tilul to the horizon, with what rapture
would he gaze about him, and see how
poor were all the fancyings and inter
pretations which were made within
the cave of things which grew and liv-
ed without; and how he would won
der that he could ever have regretted
to leave the silence and dreary dark
ness of his abode.
So, when we emerge from this cave
of earth into that land where spring
growths are, and wherei is eternal sum
mer, how shall we wonder that we
could have clung so fondly to this
dark and barren life.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20
How to Prevent Fires.

The Fire Department of an Eastern
| lcity submits the following suggestions
for the prevention of fires, and as they
are worthy of consideration and are
valuable, we republish them for the
benefit of our readers:
Keep matches In metal boxes, and
out of reach of children.
Wax matches are particularly dan.
gerous, and should be kept out of the
way of rats and mice.
Fill fluid or camphene lamps only
by daylight, and never near fire or
light. s..
Do not deposit coal or wood ashes
in wooden vessels, and be sure burning
cinders are extinguished beforedeposit.
ing.
Never place a light or ashes under
q stair case.
Never take light to examine a gas
meter or gas pipes in a building.
Be careful never to place gas or otE-
er lights near curtains.
Never take light into closet.
Do not read in a bed by candle or
lamp light.
Place glass shades over gas lights in
show windows, and do not crowd goods
near them. ..t.4 ~:
No smoking should be permitted in
warehouses, particularly where goods
are stacked or cotton stored.
Where furnaces are used, the pria-
cipal register should always be .fastea-
ed open. n5...
Stove pipes should be at least four
inches from board to board, guarded
by tin. -t-
All hatchways or openings in the
floors Of stores, factories or warehous-
es, should be closed at night. -.
All iron doors between stores should
be closed at night or when not in use.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20
A Living Microscope-A Lad with
Strange Ewes.

In recent copy Of the Birmingham
(England) Register there is an inter-
esting account ofa lad whose powers of
vision entirely eclipse anything of the
kind ever heard Of before. He is no
less than living microscope, and pos
sesses the faculty of seeing miuute OBJ
llects magnifed to a marvellous degree.
When quite young he was afflicted
with a disease peculiar to the eyes,
and fears were entertained that he
would lose his sight. He recovered
gradually, but it was noticed that the
disease had materially affected the or
ganization of the eye-in fact, chang
ed its internal structure, the cornea
being greatly enlarged, the crystalline
lens being divided into three different
parts, surrounded with light blue
circle, and in the centre of each APP
pears the iris, but greatly diminished
in size, being about the circumference
of small pin-head. He can not dis
tinguish objects at a distance, they az
pearing to him as distinct objects do
to ordinary eyes when viewed through
a telescope drawn out of focus, blurred
and misshapen. His case is exciting
great interest among scientific men,
who have formed various opinions as
to the causes that have wrought such
change.
Added to this wonderful talent of
microscopic sight, the lad exhibits
that of being able to sketch the objects
ne examines, and by an admirable fin
ish of water colors can give to the
world the result of his studies. He
has within the last year examined and
sketched quite a number of beautiful
specimens of Diatomaeer Polycystina
and sponge syinules, that were kindly
loaned him by several gentlemen Of
learning, their object being to compare
them with other published views of the
same objects, in order to test their
truthfulness, and the result has been
altogether satisfactory. A copy of one
OF the papers, photographed in Paris
during the last siege, was shown him,
and he Immediately read the lines and
PTUHUunCeI1 rIre wUTus, WHICH,, nUWUv<-
er he did not understand not being
versed in French.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20
Town and Country.

The New York Tribune has u geni.
al article on the moral influences Of
country life, compared with the infu.
ences of another kind which beset
those in the city.
In November, society in the city
draws it's breath, looks over it's acquire
ments and provisions for a new cam
paign. The season has opened, it says,
solemnly, through it's organs Of the
fashionable press, which does not
mean, as one might suppose, that the
world had been made afresh; but only
that the opera houses are open; that
there is a certain vim in the drama
that was lacking from June until Oc-
tober, that two or three noted women
are ready to receive the beau monde,
and define it's business and limits for
the next three months.
Outside of the cities, however, the
season has different and broader
meaning. What are one or two opera
houses or blazing ball rooms to the
legions of quiet homes which warm
and make human the country from sea
to sea? The stubble changing from
bronze to yellow, the burning sumac
lighting it's torch in the hedges, the
cold blue mist lining out the water
courses in the landscape, are the signs
just now of the beginning of the uni
versal season." the closing in of do
mestic life about the home centre.
* < We who live in cities,
in the midst of the chatter of free-love
and daily foul tampering with foul
things, are apt to underrate the integ-
rity of domestic life in the silent back
ground of the nation. We forget that
every Messalina who becomes a public
nuisance, every single case of adultry
or divorce, signifies unnumbered hap
py, modest homes, Of which we never
hear. We urge the Importance to-day,
in every one of these homes to which
we have access, of keeping straight
and clean through this season and
every other their fealty to the old no.
tions of marriage and a Christian
family government. There lies their
G-~e-llA--l-sl--
people hereafter.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20

DICKS ExcUsE.-A story is told of
Dick, a darkey in Kentucky, who was
a notorious thief, so vicious in this re-
spect, that all the thefts in the neigh
borhood were charged to him. On
one occasion Mr.. Jones, neighbor of
Dicks master, called and said Dick
must be sold out Of that part Of the
country for he had stolen all his
(Jones turkeys. Dicks master could
not think so. The two however, went
into the field where Dick was at work,
and accused him of the theft. "You
stole Mr.. Jones' turkeys" said the
master.
''No, l didn't, massa," responded
Dick. The master persisted.
"Well," at length said Dick, "Pll
tell you, massa; | didn't steal dem tur-
keys, but last night | went across Mr..
Jones' pasture, and saw one of your
rails on de fence, so | brought home
de rail, and confound it! when come
to look dare was nine turkeys on de
rail"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20

BarA gentleman, who at breakfast
the other morning broke an egg, and
disturbed the repose of a sentimental
looking biddy, called the waiter, and
insinuated that he did not like to have
a bill presented "till he had done eat
ing"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20

sa~A woman in love is very poor
Judge Of character. She can see moth
ing but excellence where others see
nothing but shallowness and rotten
ness. Ditto on the other side with
man in love-only more so. ....
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20

RW~An excellent old deacon, who
having won fine turkey at charity
rattle, didn't like to tell his severe or
thodox wife how he came by it, quiet
ly remarked, as he handed her the tur-
Key, that the 'Shakers" gave it to him.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20

DaTAn Irish doctor advertises that
the deaf may hear of him at house,
in l. street; where also his blind
patients may see him from ten till thfee.s
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-20

~The husband who devoured his
wife with kisses found afterWard that
she disagreed with him.