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The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

A REMEDY FOR WOUNDS Take a
pan or shovel, with burning Goals.
and sprinkle upon them brown sugar
and hold the wounded part over the
smoke. In a few minutes the pain
will be allayed and recovery proceeds
rapidly. In my own case a rusty
nail had made bad wound in the
bottom Of my foot. The pain and
nervous irritation were severe. This
was all removed by holding it in the
smoke for fifteen minutes, and | was
able to resume my reading in COM
fort. We have often recommended
it to others, with like results. Last
week one Of my men had a finger
nail torn out by pair of ice-tongs.
1t became very painful, as was to
have been expected. Held in sugar
smoke for twenty minutes, the pain
ceased and promises speedy recov-
ery.-C Country Gentleman.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

LAST Friday the Constitutional
Convention, after a great deal Of dis
cussion and many amendments pass
ed the article on Education in q
very short and satisfactory form.
As it is one Of the most interest and
importance to the whole people and
particularly to this pant OF the state,
we give it with a great deal Of pleas
ure:
SEC. l. The Legislature shall pro-
vide, for the maintenance and sup
port Of thorough and efficient sys-
tenn of public schools, wherein all
the children of this Commonwealth
above the age Of six years may be
educated; and the Legislature shall
appropriate at least one million dol
lars each year for that purpose.
SEC. 2. No money raised for the
support of the public schools of the
Commonwealth shall be appropriated
to or used for the support ofany sec
tartan school.
SEC. 3. Women, twenty-one years
Of age and upwards, shall be eligible
to any office of control or manage
ment under the school law Of this
State.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

IT Is reported that Mr.. A. n. Cole
retires from the Allegany Valley
Free Press. Whether he takes his
Easy Chair with him or leaves it to
be (partly) filled by some one else is
not in the report. He would better
take it along. Anybody else's lounge
or old sofa will hardly suit him SO
well. Besides if that easy seat is
well padded and stuffed, it may be as
good as Gen. Jackson's cotton breast
works which is no small considera-
ton to a gentleman as fond of the
battle of life as is Mr.. Cole.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

AT THE International Fair at Buf
fllo it was 4 good idea for the Sig
nal Service Bureau to put up set
of their instruments for the public
20 inspect and there was much inter.
est shown in them. There was on
exhibition the electric self-registering
wind-measurer, the standard barom
eter, and the bygrometer for de
termining the humidity of the atmos.
phere, besides some oIher instru
ments.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

ALL the claims Of the citizens of the
United states against the British gov
trnmcnt have been rA;,ctcl !; tne Nike d
Claims Com4nss!on because they did
-, ..vy grow out Of tie acts Of vessels named
in the Treaty Of Washington. On the
other Land, the United States govern
ment IS required to pay Great Britain
81, ,929, ,Sl9 in geld in full satisfaction of
all claims OF British subjects under the
Treaty against the Government of the
United States. The claims fayorably
considered are Isl ii number and were
Weedcd out from. 47S, amounting to
about sos, GOO. 900 This decision is pro-
badly the end of a long and dangerous
controversy between the two nations.
Both nations are to be congratulated
.;ppm the example tlcy have set the
world in applying the principle OF arDi-
tration to the settlement of internation-
ri difficulties. .-Phjjad'u Press.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

TIE difficulty Of Distinguishing
one lighthouse from another under
the present system Of lighthouses is
well known and leads to many disas-
ters, as was pointed out by Sir Viii
liam Thomson in one Of the debates
at the recent session Of the British
Association. He said that even the
revolving lights so extensively in
use are inadequate to prevent error
and proposed the use Of flashing
lights, the flash being Of longer or
shorter duration, the short and long
flashes representing the dot aud dash
Of the Morse telegraph alphabet.
BY this means each lighthouse could
constantly signal its own letter, and
thus woull readily be distinguished
y mariners. Such Il system Is now
regularly in use for night signaling
in the British navy.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15
For the Journal and Item.
SCHOOL.

The statistics of the school indi.
cate a progressive spirit on the part
of the scholars in the various de.
partments.
The Youngest seem wide awake
aud eager to learn.
The Common School moves on
evenly and visitors will notice that
the scholars speak out plain in reci
tations.
Among the last reports in the
High School there were about four
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

= THE FAIR held here last week
was such a happy disappointment to
Coudersport people, who feared that,
as a first attempt after 50 many years
it might be rather meagre, that We
hope it has been as satisfactory to
the people Of the County. I'VE are
sorry not to be able to give the
awards ofpremiums this week. These
have probably been as just as posi-
bic. but more definite arrangements
and fuller preparation will enable fu-
ture fairs to be more perfect in this
respect. Many suggestions of i'm
proyement are already offered. One,
that the residents Of the village shall
be prepared to entertain all who
come in from q distance. This was
desired at the time and preparation
made. but the attendance was so
much larger than was anticipated
that we will have to make more lib
eral estimstes. Another suggestion
is that residents of Coudersport
should not serve on committees Of
Inspection and award.
Probably we will amend in a good
many ways by next year and we hope
the p 'ople of the whole County will
bnng everything they have.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15
WOmen'S Work,

The second National Conference
of the Women's Christian Associa-
tions will commence its sessions in
this city Tuesday, October IA, con
tinuing three days. The occasion
promises to be one of great pleasure
and profit to all who are interested
in this form of Christian benevolance.
Already the invitation issued by the
Philadelphia Association has receiv-
ed responses from sister associations
in various states from Maine to Kan
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

THE mutterings Of another storm
in France grow louder and louder as
the time for the meeting Of the Ma
tional Assembly approaches. Paris
is full Of conflicting rumors in re-
gard to the situation, and we may
look for startling events at any mo-
ment.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

PROFITABLE FARMING.-Cambria
township, Cambria county, can trot
out farmer who has realized from
his farm of l25 acres. and from other
sources pertaining to the business of
the soil, 81 900 per year. clear Of all
expenses for the last twenty years,
raising family in the mean time.
He cannot be prevailed on to ''go
west"
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

THE Committee on Privileges and
Elections Of the United States Senate
which has been iii session in New
1o k. closed its conference last even
ing. 1t proposes to abolish Elector-
al Colleges, and divide each state III
to as many districts as it is entitled
to congressman, the member from
each district to cast the vote of the
same and to allow each state two
yotes at large.-Phlqdelphta Press.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15
AUDITORS NOTICE.

THE undersigned Auditor, appointed by the Or
l. phln'S Court of Potter County TO distribute
tnc funds remaining in The hsn Is of the A@illis-
traitors OF tie estate Of p 7 T.'i iatr Of Pike
township. deceased, vii attend to the duties Of
h1 ,..IyIgtlndnt at the O1lice OF OHStei 4 LARA
ueC in the borough OF C0uderspOrt on the 18Th
say Of November next It O'Clock, 2. IT., where
III persons intcreste NAV attend Il they think
proper. lie "iil he At tho lZfa1 Walton House III
IiJiugs .J"usuIp, IiOra Co, F1., Oh Wednesday.
Ort. 2", II - 0''o"E a. N, and at We.lsborO Oh
Iui Stay, O,J -, I'll the Cone House, at - o'clock
H. IL, fer the purpose Jf tlAlug testimony in This
case. u. c. LARRABEE,
Scr tamber -, 1873. Auditor
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

Mrs. GRUNDY says that if you
wish to see a fine display of diamonds
upon the human form, you must Sc
cure the introduction to the ugliest
woman to be found at a fashionable
watering-place.
Right. When nature is unkind
LET art be helpful.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

OLD LAUDANUM.-It is Only a
few days since lovely child Of a
Sunbury family was given a few
drops of old laudanum, and it went
to sleep never to awake. On Sunday
another like case was made known
to us us, only the child happily re-
covered. On Saturday its parents,
who reside in Shamokin township.
came to visit some friends here.
where the child took diarrhea badly.
Among the remedies applied was
laudanum, which had been very
long time in the house, from which
the liquid had evaporated, leaving
it nothing less than concentrated
opium, which proved so fatal in the
first mentioned case. We deem it
our duty to warn parents against the
use of this old laudanum, and cite
these two recent cases for that pur-
pose. After it has been condensed
by long standing no one can take it
with safety.-Sambury Daily.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

OLEAN is to have two frst-class
hotels-so says the Times. Both
the Fobes House and the Olean
House are undergoing thorough re-
pairs and will be very much i'm
proved.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15
MhnlesaIe Matc,,es. JeMelry. etc.

Wholesale Watches. JeNeiry, etc.
The house of q. B. Barrett u Co., go
Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, is be-
coming well known to the trade general
" for the largeneSs and superiority of
their stock. The firm do an exclusively
wholesale trade. See advertisement on
the fourth page.
A splendid stock of Paisley shawls
may be found at Simmons Regulate at
prices far below their. present market
value.
Great run on a well known Institu-
tion.-The famous Regulator man. G..
IL. Simmons Nos. ., 3, and ), Wells
vile, \. Y. has recently been subjected
to an extraordinary preSsme-tbe pres
sure of crowds of sufferers that have
been in the habit of buying from small
dealers and paying enormous prices.
Money being scarce, they have seem
ingly all made a grand rush to the place
where they get the greatest amount of
goods for the smallest amount of mon
" Ai0 E'P"i'ttAtS Va lHlo CSldDIioII-
ment is boundlesS and will last, for it
is built on Il solid Foundations; one hun
drcd thousand. dollars being the corner
stone. This well known establishment
might justly be called Il savings bank
from the numbers Of dollars it has saved
the people for the last ten years. From
its very infancy high prices have had
to vanish like dew before the morning
sun.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

The Clearfield Rdttman's Journal
says the present financial embarrass-
ment will have the effect TO contract
numbering operations in that county.
The amount Of logs to be cut VIII be
greatly reduced, in some instances
more than one-half.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

Mrs. DANIEL HALE, residnS ! near
the Erie depot, has put down eigh-
teen hundred pickles this season. all
grown in her own garden. Last
Wednesday she picked an even hun
dred to add to the number already in
store.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15
A WESTERN traveller suggests a new

A WESTERN traveller suggests new
sleeping-car regulation, which shall
prohibit porters from eXtricating a
passengers well polished boots from
under his pillow and charging twenty
five cents for setting them on the
floor in front of his bunk.
MADRID, Oct. 2.-Dispatches from
from all sections of the country rep
resent that a much better feeling
pervades. The establishment Of
discipline in the army has served to
restore confidence in the ability Of
the government to suppress all the
instructions.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

THEY have judge in Kansas who
fined lawyer for saying ''sic tran
sit" The official thought it was
swearing and remarked Indignantly,
that nobody should 'sick" him in
that court.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15
TWO DAILY LINES OF STAGE
FROM
COudGTsPOt to Port ANegany'

The MAIL STAGE leaves Coudersport ut : a.
IN. and arrives at Port Aeg;tny in time for trains
TO Philadelphia. Leaves Port Aliegany At pm,
arriving at CaudeTSport 1T 1 p. IN.
The EXPRESS STAGE leaves Coudersport at
| p. m, arrives at Port Allegany al O'Clock, in
time for train to RuiTalu and to connect with \.
y. y h. Il. K. Stage returns for CouderspOrt on
arrival Of trains. 02-tf
Il. T. GlaSsmire.
Stage Proprietor and Express agent
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15

DRICK.-Get your brick from
- WM. BRINE, Roulet, Pa. Speci-
mems can be seen at the Office of jour
NAL & ITEM. Price, $500 per thou
sand-reduction made when ordered in
large quantities.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15
Administrators Notice

WHEREAS, letters OF Administration 10 tie es-
tate OF Fran GPTSEL, late Of EUlaa twr.. Pot
ter Co., Pa deceased having been granted To the
subscriber, all persons indebted TO said estate art
requested 10 make immediate payment, ana those
having claims or demands against the estate Of
ne said GeCelent viii maze known the same
without delay, 10 ROSINA GEISEL
COudeTspoTt oct. y. 1873
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-05

tfNt aEft 1850
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
Il TED STATES, for the Eastern District OF
Virginia. lERs7f Ea
In the matter of John l.. Blake bankrupt
In bankruptcy. -5-qfEs 81.
AT Richmond on the Goth day of oetr, 1878.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCEN: e
Please TO take notice hereby, that petition
has been to-wit: on the 2Uth day of Octr, a. d.
1873 filed In said Diitrct court by John Il.
Blake of Middlesex county In said district, VINO
has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt
under the act of Congress entitled IAN Act to
establish q uniform system Of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
I'd, 1867 for a discharge and certificate thereon
from all his debts and other claims provable
under said act, and that the lilh day ofNov'ber,
a. d. 1873, at 10 o'clock a m. before w. w.
Forbes, one of the registers of said court IN
Bankruptcy at his office, in Richmond IN
said district, is the time and place assigned for
the hearing OF HE same; when and where
Won may attend and show cause. If any you
have. why the prayer of the said petition
should not be granted. .r
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupt Will be held at the same time and
place. WV. foRbES,
llEl.f register in bankruptcy for the
no4-Tu2w Sd Congl Dist of Va.
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That hoy.

| pity boy. AS general thing, he is
considered an unmerciful offender. If
there is any mean little trick done outside of
law and corn exchange offices, that is
among the smaller portion of humanity
it's "lhat boy" did it. Making due allow.
ance for the interest taken in the juvenile
class at the present day, the boy, generally
speaking, has to make his way up in the
world, at disadvantage. lie Is given the
simple word, unvarnished and unadorned
his manliness, his taste, land it lies not all
in his mouth, as many seem to inier,) his
sense of honor, Of politeness, is not APP
pealed to. A boy is sent on an errand,
with the injunction to be as speedy as pos
sihle. On entering the store, he finds
clerks all busy with customers, and expects
to wait his turn; but just as he is stepping
up to make known his errand, young lady
sweeps in. For some reason or other,
the young clerk doesn't see the boy, and
Immediately begins to deal out his "lasen-
der scent.bag'' ciyilities to said
young lady. If the boy does not
make general stampede, tread on the
poodle's tail, knock little children down,
step on the lady's tram, tearing it half off.
he waits until the final: sis there nothing
more can nave tlc picaouiC VI oHoWihb
you?, Then The familiar We'll, what
do You want, youngster ?"-sounds on his
ear. Purchase made, he mopes home,
knowing he is too late for his supper. In
the parks, concert rooms, street cars,
churches, he is everywhere welcome to the
invitation ''get up and stand out of the
way.o The characters we want the future
men of our country to bear, we must help
the boys to attain and nothing will SO
help to respect themselves and others, to
be kindly and agreeable. generally. as to
treat them as men, with Difference to their
wishes, and an appeal to all that is noblest
in them. And many man, occupying a
position of influence and usefulness, has
often said, with tender gratitude: "All
that am, or hope to be, owe to him,
who, in my boyhood, spoke many an
encouraging word--an advising word.
remembering that he too, was once boy"
(Uie0oa Tribune
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Ghe Diroinia State cSournaL
SONG OF IRON.


IThe following, from the pen of Colonel
Reolf, of the Pittsburg Chronicle, has the
ring of the true poet i
MY hot ships plough the yielding seas,
My sharp shares sheaye the lands;
bind the western prairies
Unto the eastern sands.
Across the CULTS my bridges swing,
The lightnings wed my wires !.
From deep, swart mines my workers fling
MY treasures to the spires.
These are the offspring begat:
My name is IRON am
Monarch of metals-Autocrat
OF Power. The orifamme
OF proudest prince droops pale be'ore
The mystery of my face;
And tyrants tremble when my ore
CLOVIS for the human race. ar
Where'er my feryid FORCES CLEAN.
Wherever my hammers smite; .-eF
Where'er my pathways interseam
The spaces-there Is light
Within the hollow of my tread Viii
Puissant cities rise; ~
And deserts burst in wine and bread,
with dawnings from my eyes
quicken all the plodding years,
l make the world grow tall;
The master-secrets of the spheres ..
iiberate from thrall:
I weld Earth's adverse thoughts In one
Rear the vast Futures shrine;
And carve the ways whereby men rur
Forward to the Divine, le L-
am the Prophet of the Time:
Behold there springs the hour,
When, flushed by me. through sap Sublime
Life throbs the perfect Hover:
And sword shall rust, and shackles fali,
And pruning.hooks increase
And as the sunlight, over all
Brood dove-like wings OF Peace
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AVG
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
L ted States for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia. a l4H
In the matter of r. II. Thornton, bankrupt
in Bankruptcy. t&
At Richmond. on the 25th day of October,
a. d., 1873.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that a petition
has been, to-wit on the 25th day of October. a. d.
1873 filed in said District Court. by r. A.
Thornton, of Richmond, Virginia IN said
district, who has been heretofores duly de.
clared bankrupt under the act of Congress entitl-
ed"An Act to establish uniform system of bank
ruptcy throughout the United States" approved
March I'd, 1867 for discharge and certificate
thereof from all their debts and other claims
provable under said act, and that the 18th
day of November. a. d., 1873, at 10 o'clock
a. m, before w. W. Forbes, one Of
the registers of said court in bankruptcy
at his office in Richmond in said district, is the
time and place assigned for the hearing Of the
same, when and where you may attend and show
cause, If any you have. why the prayer of the
said petition should not De granted.
You ale also hereby notified, tibet the second
| and third meetings of the creditors of sait
| bankrupt will be held at the same time ana
place. WV. FORBES,
FFE Register in bankruptcy for
| no 4-Tu2w the 3rd Cong Dist. of Va.
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E09l
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
l. TED STATES, for the Eastern District OF
Virginia.
rupt-in bankruptcy. EEG
To whom it may concern The undersigned,
VIM. H. Allderdice, of Richmond city in the
and State of Virginia, hereby gives notice
OF his appointment as assignee of the estate of
N. r. FAINT of the county of Culpeper in said
district; who was to-wit, on the 9th day of
October. a. d. 1873, adiudged a bankrupt upon
the petition of himself by the District
Court of the United States for said district
Dated at Richmond, the LIST day of Nov, a. d.
1873. A WIN. II. ALpDERDICE,
no 3-M3w Assignee.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
l. TED STATES for the Eastern District of
Virginia.
In the matter of A. X. Bowles, bankrupt
in bankruptcy.
To Whom 1t May Concern-The undersignede
VIM. H. Allderdice, of Richmond city in the
State of Virginia. hereby gives motto,
of his appointment as assignee of the estate of
A. X. Bowles, of the county of Louisa,
Virginia, in said district; and who was
to-wit, on the 26th day of September, a. d.
1873. adiudged bankrupt upon the
petition of himself, by the District Court OF the
United States, for said district.
Dated at Richmond, the LIST day of Nov'ber,
1873. VIM H. ALLDERDICE,
no 3-M3w Assignee