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WHICH means call and see "oUf new
W stock Of
SHOES IND BOOTS,"
Of all varieties AMI styles, cheap for cash.
Uork Made 10 Order at Short Notice.
Believing ii - be 10 the interest OF sR
pa,te.. and finding it impossible TO DO
buune.s on the old credi. system. have
adopted the CASH plan. and will ssl
goods or make them TO order .. the
LOUEST FIGURES.
Phase call and seiile old acts and see
il Won cannot saw money By buying for
Cash.
Thankful for pas, fsvor', ! hope 10
merit a continuance oil the same.
J. S. FLEMING.
Oct. 10, 1872.
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COLUMBUS, OulO.
Cash Capita! soUo'ooo'
insurance against Fire and Lightning.
-. s. RENrCli. Agent.
Shepberds'o~n, W. Va.
July s. 1871.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
Postemce Rulings.

The opinion of the Attorney General
that Letters not fully prepaid at the
time OF mailing should not be charged
with double the deficient postage, but
only with the actual balance not pre-
paid" does not apply to third class
matter. BY the act of January, >, 1873,
oil third-class matter must be fully pre-
paid by postage stamps at the office OF
mailing, or the same shall not be for
warded, but if the same, by lnadvert-
ence, be forwarded without such pre-
payment, section 152 of the new code
requires that double the prepaid rate
must be charged and collected at the
office of delivery for each two ounces OF
fraction thereof not prepaid.
So far as is known to the Department
no law was passed by Congress com
pelllng prepayment on newspapers and
magazines, but proviso was attached
to the Postoffice Appropriation act, ap-
proved March 3, 1878, which enacts
"that all laws and parts of laws permit
ting the transmission by mail OF any
free matter whatsoever be, and the same
are hereby repealed, from and after
June 80, 1873" Under this act news
papers and periodicals will be mailed as
heretofore to regular subscribers at the
rates OF postage prescribed by the act OF
June 8, 1872, prepayment optional:
After June 80, 1873, exchanges and
weekly newspapers will be subject to
the regular rates of postage.
Letters handed to route agent ID
closed in sealed postage stamped en-
velope of suitable denomination for de-
livery at points on the route where there
are no postotfices, may be received and
| delivered.
Congress passed no act requiring the
postage to be paid at the mailing office
upon newspapers and periodicals sent
from known office of publication to
regular subscribers. prepayment on
this class of matter optional, as here
tofore).
| Postage on newspapers to regular sub
scribers is required to be paid before
delivery (either at the mailing office OF
office of delivery, for not less than one
quarter nor more than one year, and it
is not necessary that the payment
should be made at the commencement
of quarter.
The use of written numbers on differ
ent kinds of seeds, cuttings, roots,
SClOLo, JULIUS ttHtt SiulplSo oOho III OliN
package, for the purpose of distinguish
ing them by descriptive letters sent out.
side of the package, is permitted, and
is the only exception to the ruling of the
department prohibiting the use OF writ
ing other than the address on third.
class matter.
A business card on the envelope of 6
letter is to be considered as request tC
return if not delivered. A request tc
return on printed matter cannot be re-
garded unless postage is furnished tc
pay transient rates.
Iron screws or bolts may be mailed
under the rules governing merchandise
Packages limited to twelve ounces, pu
up so that the contents may be exam
med, and unaccompanied with any writ
ing other than the address, postage two
cents for each two ounces OF Fraction
thereof.
The same rate of postage should BE-
charged and collected on religious pa
pers published weekly as upon othe.
weekly newspapers, as per table con
tanned in section Is of the Partial Regu
1atiOnS
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
A Novel Bath.

A novel kind of "bath" is described
in foreign paper, which is said to be
refreshing, but which seems to us rather
a Craze proceeding. The patient is in
troduced into warm room, in which
is a curtained bath, filed with sand
heated to about 100 or 100 degrees. A
longitudinal groove is scooped to re-
ceive the patient, who is wrapped in a
sheet to protect him from contact with
the sand, and there is comfortable pill
low for the head. The operator then
covers the body and limbs with warm
sand, adjusting the temperature with
the greatest nicely. The feeling OF
warmth is very agreeable, and the
weight of the sand is just enough to
cause a pleasant sense of compression
and support. After an hours delightful
repose the patient rises, receives q
sluicing of hot water, and goes away
refreshed. The effect is very different
from that of hot water, and still more
unlike that of hot air or steam.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

BREAKERS notwithstanding to the
Judgment of certain DR.. Trail, there
appears to be very bad time coming
for those who are alive ten years hence.
He has announced, through the medium
of a Philadelphia newspaper, that the
climax of pestilential period is at
hand. From 1880 till 1885, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, will be
nearer the earth than they have been for
eighteen hundred years. All manner
of unpleasantness must be looked for,
and foremost among the calamities will
be plague, famine, and awfully hot and
cold weather.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
Proposed Reunion of Presbyterians.

In the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, at Baltimore, DR.. Niccolls reported
on an overture from the Presbytery of
Austin, Texas, suggesting some action
designed to conciliate the Southern
church, and if ifpossible to prepare a way
to reunion at an early day. The COM
mittee recommended the adoption of a
solemn declaration in substance as fol-
lows
1. In view of the reunion of the two
branches of the Presbyterian Church in
the North, neither of which was respon-
sible for the conduct of the other, all
action before the reunion touching the
Southern Assembly, or the Old School
Synod of Missouri, is now null and
void.
2. The Assembly expresses confidence
in the soundness of the doctrine and
Christian character of these brethren,
and hopes that more intimate COM
munion will tend to remove the barriers
that time has established between us
and them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
Young New York Sold.

Just now business is so dull in New
York that they have nothing to do but
play practical jokes. A few days ago
almost every fashionable young lady
and fellow from Madison square to the
Park received mplimentary tickets to
a "swell" amateur opera at the Union
League Theatre. The tickets were
beautifully engraved, on scented cream
colored paper, and young New York
was anxious. Over $4,000 was spent
for carriages and extra preparations,
and on the night in question over 1900
men and women focked to the theatre
tofind that it was all "sell." OF course
they were indignant, but that did nc
Good
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

To persons who seek insurance on
their lives, we recommend the New
York Life Insurance Company rs the
most popular institution of it's class in
America. On account of its large assets
and popular plans, agents find it a most
desirable company to represent. If
one desires pleasant and remunerative
business, and does not care to risk
capital, he can find it with this com
pany. But it requires wide-awakee,
active and energetic man. A good busi-
ness can be done in any locality. The
vacant territory is being rapidly taken
up and persons interested should apply
at once to the head office, 346 and 34e
Broadway, New York.-COn.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
The Late Gov. Geary wrote as follow,

The Late Gov. Geary wrote rs follows /:
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, HARRISBURG, Feb. q, 1871.
CDR. SHALLENBERGER:
Dear Sir:-I regard your Antidote
as public benefaction.
In the fall of 1884, it proved itself in my case as
well as in many others that came under my obser-
walton, most invaluable remedy for Fever and
Ague, not only prompt and powerful in curing the
disease but singularly pleasant and beneficial in
its general effects upon the system"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
The Great summer InvigOranf.

The human skin is full of holes as fine sieve.
Through these millions of orifces a considerable
portion of the waste matter of the system exudes.
But in warm summer weather, when the flow OF
perspiration is excessively eopious, something
besides the exhausted material of the body is
evaporated. Nutritive elements of the blood, re-
quired for the sustenance and support of the living
frame, pass through the pores, and the result is
loss of strength and vigor. 1t would be dangerous
to check the leakage, for every pore is at once
ventilation and an escape pipe, and constipation
Of the skin is detrimental to health as consipa-
tion the bowels The wsest course is to reinforce
and vitalize the languid system with Hostetter's
stomach Bitters and thus enable it to bear without
peril or inconvenience the extraordinary drain.
The debility, lassitude and depression of spirits
so general in hot weather, and which are too often
the precursors of bilious attacks and painful afec-
tions of the bowels and the nerves. quickly disap-
pear under the invigorating and regulating opera
tion of this unequaed vegetable stimulant and
Alternative. To the feeble it is article of prime
necessity at all seasons, and the robust are
apt to wilt and languish under the devitalizing
influence of a fervid temperature, the Bitters can
be conscientiously recommended as healthful
summer tonic for all.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

HUMoRs OF CIVIL SERvIcE.-During a
recent examination for promotion in the
Pension Bureau, under the Civil Ser
vice rules, the question was asked /:
"How many Turkish towels should it
take to make one-half dozen vests ?"
Many questions asked by the various
boards of examiners are ridiculous and
vague, but it is hard to see why clerks
should be expected to know trade, to
demonstrate their efficiency in their
clerical duties.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
For loss of Appetite, Dyspe

For loss of Appetite, Dyspepsia, In
digestion, depression of Spirits and General
Debility in their various forms, FERRo-PHos-
PHoRATED ELIXIR of CALIsAYA made by CAS-
WELL, HAZARD q Co., New York. and sold by
all druggists. is the best tonic. As a stimulant
tonic for patients, recovering from fever or
other sickness, it has no equal. If taken dur
ing the season it prevents fever and ague and
other intermittent fevers.-onl
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

Two CHILDREN K1nIED.-While two
little girls residing at Shadyside, Pa,
were at play, one of them applied a
lighted match to the mouth of a can
filled with carbon oil. An explosion
followed, and instantly the clothing of
the children were saturated with the
oil they were enveloped in flames and
burned to crisp.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

Habitual constipation leads to the fol-
lowing results Inflammation of the kidneys
sick and nervous headache, biliousness, dys-
pepsia. indigestion, piles, loss of appetite and
strength all of which may be avoided by being
regular in your habits. and taking, say one OF
Parsons Purqdtire Pills nightly, for four ol
six weeks.-Con1.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

IHE EsoUMAUx. - The Esquimaux
were invaluable as hunters and builders
OF the snow hut for the survivors of the
Polaris expedition. Joe especially was
serviceable. Often were the lonely
voyagers cheered by Hannah's voice
singing on the foe, as they fioated
southwark, as cheerily as ifshe were on
board the Polaris.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

Our party sit down to a short calcula-
ton, and discover that the tour of
Europe can be made for $219 less than
the trip "across the continent" saving
of $13 to each. Is it any marvel that
they postpone the Big Trees and the
Yosemite, to the loss of our great ma
tional highway?
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

THEODORE THOMAS, the celebrated
orchestra-leader, says the MASON q
HAML1N Cabinet Organs are the best in
the world, excelling especially in richer,
better qualities of tone ; and that this
is the opinion of musicians generally
(O71l
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

COLDS AND COUGHS. Sudden changes
of climate are sources of Pulmonary and Bron-
c1tidl affections. Take at once "Bro'cn'S Bron-
chial Troches, let the Cold, Cough, Or Irrita
ton of the Throat be ever so slight.-Con.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

J0hnsoVS Anodyne Lanen,e1't may pe
used to advantage where any Pain Killer is de-
sirable. In cases of severe cramps and pains i'll
the stomach. it is undoubtedly the best article
that can be used.-Con.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

The Browns AND BLACKS produced by
that sterling preparation. CRIsTADoRos EXCEL
sIoR HAIR DYE, cannot be excelled by Nature
its tints challenge comparison with Nature +
most favored productions, and defy detection.
finn
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

STAMMERING.-DR. WHITES U. S. Institute,
- Az Fourth Avenue, MY. Best references,
No pay for treatment until cured Send for Circular
MONEY Made rapidly with Stencil q Key Check
w Outfits, Catalogues, samples and full partic-
ulars Free s. M Spencer, III Hanover St., Boston.
2H Worth of UsefulIArticles. Sells to every body.
tpO Sent postpai for fifty cents. Agents berall
dealt with Address GARTER & CO., West Nanti-
coke, Luserne Co., Pa.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

"You know how it is yourself" II
YOU have not found it out yet, try the Elmwood
Collar that has created such furore and made
all the men look so handsome..-COm.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

Use Dooley's Yeast Powders if you
relish light. sweet, wholesome Biscuits Rolls,
Pastry, &c. Your grocer sells it. Full weight
and strength.-COm.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

FLAGG' INSTANT RELIEF. Warranted
to relieve all Rheumatic Affections Sprains.
Neuralgia, etc. The best the surest, and the
quickest remedy for all Bowel Complaints. Re
lief guaranteed or the money refunded. Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
sCIENCK Isl MANDRAKE PTLLS

SCJEN OK S MANDRAKE PILLS.
These Pills are composed exclusively sfvegetable
Ingredients, and although they entirely supersede
the use of mercury not leave any of its injurious
effects They act directly upon the liver, and are
a valuable remedy in all cases of arrangement re-
sulttng from disordcred state of that organ. Liver
Complaint Bilious Disorders, Indigestion, Sick
Headache, Typhoid and other Fevers, &C., &c., III
succumb to the free use of SCHENCK's MANDRAKE
PILLS. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
Why They Go to Europe.

A Western contemporary shows why
some people prefer European tour to
more patriotic exploration of the
glories of American scenery, by the fol
lowing tables of the respective costs OF
trip to the Yosemite and one across
the Atlantic:
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
PAIN! PAIN PAIN !!
WHERE is THY RELIEvERP
Readers, you will find it in that Favorite Home
Remedy
PERRY DA VS. ATN-KILLER


1t has been tested in every variety of climate, and
by almost every nation known to Americans. 1t is
the almost constant companion and inestimable
friend of the missionary and traveller, on and
land and no one should trauet on lakes or rivers
tCithout it.
ITS MERITS ARE UNSURPASSED.
If you are suffering from INTERNAL PAIN,
1tcenty to Thirty Drops IN q Little Water VIII al
most instantly cure you. There is nothing equal to
it. In few moments it cures
Collie, Cramps, SpdSms, Heartburn, Didrrh90,
Dysentery F2ltr, Wind IN the BOtCels, Sour
Stomach, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache.
Cures CHOLERA, when all other Remedies Fail
II gives Instant Relief from Aching Teeth.
In sections of the country where FEVER AND
AGUE prevails, there is no remedy held in greater
esteem.
FOR FEVER AND AGUE.-Take three tablespoon
fuls of the P0in-RiHe in about half pint of hot
water, well sweetened with molasses as the attack
is coming Bathing freely the chest, back and
bowels with the Pain-Kaler at the same time. Re-
peat the dose in twenty minutes if the first does not
stop the chill. Should it produce vomiting (and it
probably will, If the stomach is very foul) take a
little P9in-KiUer in cold water sweetened with
sugar after each spasm Perseverance in the above
treatment has cured many severe and obstinate
cases of this disease.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

q
na.. Pierco's Pleasant Purgativc
Pellets, or sugar-C -CoatedN Soncentrate,d Roos got
little Giant" Cathartc, or Nnltmn in Pa'To
Physic, scarcely largcrIthan mus.
tard eed, yet represe:n1,tipg much eath2f,ie
and thorough yet gently an<kin9ly eSe'affng.
Being entirely Vegetable, no paric-
uar care is required <ssile using them For
hiood, iooG0s61 s61on2iPstion, rain il
Shoulders, yightncss Of Chest,
Dizziness, SduT, Eructations, Bad
taste in. hIoNth, BILIOUS attacks,
internal EevNs Knsh OF Bl?oS
Co1orcd Urinco &IoOmy Forebod-
fngs, take DIR. PierAe's Pellets.
One or two, taken dailNfor time, will cure
Pimples, Blotche& Eruptions,
IsOils, Scrofulous SIges and yiru
lent Affections of $kin, Throat
and Bones. No cheap wokd or paste bo:rd
boxes, but kept fresh and rcllble in vials. 25
cents, BY druggists, or s. zdo,sn: Mangfac- Mo:
So, So, "a and SO West SenecfSt., BUFFALO, MY.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
GREAT CHOLERA REMEDY


PAIN KILLER.
1t is an External and Internal Remedy. For Sum-
mer Complaint or any other form of bowel disease
children or adults, it is almost certain cure,
and has without doubt, been more successful in
curing the various kinds of CHOLERA than any
other known remedy, or the most sklful physician.
In India, Africa and China, where this dreadful dis
ease is more or less prevalent, the Pdin-hHer is
onsidered by the natives as well rs by European
residents in those climates, A SURE REMEDY. (;
and while 1t is most efficient remedy for pain, it
is perfectly safe medicine in the most uuskillful
hands. It has become a household remedy, from
the fact that 1t gives immediate and permanent
lief It is purely vegetable preparation, made
from the best and purest materials, safe to keep
and use in every family. 1t is recommended by
physicians and persons of all classes, and to-day
after public trial of thirty years-the average life
of man-lt stands unrivalled and unexcehed,
spreading its usefulness over the wide world.
Directions accompany each Bottle.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

Now, suppose our party of three in
New York look at the European tour.
An old established system meets their
demand, with route whose features
show as follows:
Tickets in New York:
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

the kind to take Shallenberger's Pills "A perma-
them,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

mTc nN EACH WEEK-AGENTs WANTED
~ SS' 'SSBusiness legitimate. Particulars
free. !. WORTH. ST, T.ous, Mo-. ROx 24s1.
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a5 q as5i II ass: $:fi;:
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
Price % cts, 20 cts and 81 per Bottle.
PERRY DAVIS SON, Proprietors,
Providence, RI
]. N. HARRIS CO., Cincinnati, o.,
Proprietors for the Western and South Western
For sale by all Medicine Dealers.

FOR sale BY all medicine Dealers.
FOR SALE WHOLESALE BY
JOHN II. HENRY, New York
GEO. @. GOODWIN d CO., Boston.
JOHNSON, HOLLOWAY q CO., Philad elphia.
Best and Oldest Family Medicine.-San
tords Liver InviqoratOr-a purely Vegetable Cathar
ttc and Iontc,for Dyspepsia Constipation, Debility
Sick Headache, Bilious Attacks ana all derange-
ments OF Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Ask your
Druggist for it. Belcdre of limitations.
CERTAIN REMEDY FOR DRoPsY can be found in
Dr. Jayne's Alternative. 1t erauicates the disease
by stimulating the absorbents into healthy action,
and assisting them in the performance OF their
natural functions
OLD lingering cases of Fever and Ague are just
the kind to take Shallenberger's Pills "A perma-
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

l. B. johnson, Columbia Co., N. Y,
writes: "Having become the possessor
OF an old farm which has run to waste
for number of years, I am ambitious to
bring it up to productive state. The
soil is of a slaty nature, mostly, and
the rocks come through in some places
1t fronts south, mainly. A large mead
ow has a northern exposure; soil rather
wet and muclky. Any advice as to the
best way in which to bring it to proper
state of cultivation will be thankfully
received"
The quickest way we know. of to
"bring up" any soil of the character
described, is to first see that it is prop
erly drained, where it needs draining,
plow and subsoil deeply-not inverting
the surface soil more than six inches
deep-procure, save and apply all the
good barn-yard and stable manure pos
sible, and sow and pillow in green crops
lsuch as clover, buckwheat, rye, peas,
&c,,( on soils for which you have no
available barn-yard manure. The Sc
cret OF success in bringing up soils is
to drain, manure and give thorough
culture.-RuraJ NeaO- Yorker.