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The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-08-20

horns. Then let game constable be
elected SO that the law shall be en-
forced. az
In this County on the first of May
last, it was estimated there were 500
deer, and by some the estimate was as
high as 1900
Now one-half of 500 is 400, the num-
Der of does: 100 Of these are yearlings,
and the other 800 viii drop fawns; eve
Ty doe drops five faWns in three years,
which will make up for the yearlings.
Now there will be 400 faWns dropped
this year, one-half of which will be does,
add this number to 400 and we have 600
does for the second year, and 900 faWns,
add one-half Of these and we have 900
does for the third year; add one-half
and we have 1850 for the fourth year,
add one-half and we have 1925 does at
the end of that year.
During this time there has been the
same increase Of the number of bucks,
but suppose one-half of them have been
killed and we have 962, more by 162
than the whole number OF deer at pres
ent.
Now reader, figure up ten years, and
you will see that in the tenth year there
Will be 1860 bucks dropped, or 736 to
every 100 deer at the present time, now
if 7O0O bucks should be killed, some six
years, some five years and so on down
to six months old, they would be worth
on an average $12 apiece, or $84, 000-a
nice little item Of income for one year.
/ That would be a good law, but if |
should shoot a doe III the brush by mis-
take for a buck, it would be hard to
I pay $50 for it; but suppose I take the
doe to the game constable or a school
director and the fine be remitted, while
those officials sell the yenison and put
the money III the school funds. Every
doe | kill | Will dispose of in that way.
Now hunters of Potter, what say you?
Are you for OF against such a law? Let
Us hear from you. A. B. G.
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Died
On the 18th inst, in Homer Edgar a. Hall,
in the 2ith year of his age.

On the llth inst, in Homer, Edgar a. Hail
in the oath year of his age
On last Monday evening. after a very severe
rain and hill storm had swept over this portion
OF the County the community and country all
aI&and were startled by the very sad intelligence
that the above was killed instantly in his own
door by q stroke of lightning. No event, for ma
ny years, cast such gloom over the minds OF all
WHO knew this excellent and worthy young man,
and no family has received more heartfelt sym
pdthy and confidence in common from all than
nave the stricken widow and deSOiate parents
and relatives. And no ones death could have
Produced 4 greater shock in the community iii
which he lived. He was born and reared there,
OF excellent parents, a youth OF promise which
WIS Ie;ln1ed IN MS manhood IN an exemplary life
Ol GOOD HabltS ana genial spirit winch gained Tor
hlm universal esteem. And it is but just bo say
That, III the general clements of his character for
a young man. ne was indeed one OF Nature 5
nObeinen. Most heartily, therefore, 50 We now
how near il said that Edgar Hall was one OF the
noDcSt Euung men in tac COUNTY, So we al
reailXe that we have lost in him the virtue and
influence ol good aud faithful citizen moral,
BGuStlloUS, Kind and popular, after but a short
race Of three years iii the world for himself,
whose tolls and pleasures were shaSed by his
lonely widow less Than two years.
And to the young men, not only of his neigh
borhoOd bat entire acquaintance, need we but
now mention his name, to know popular friend
ne WAS among them all. They have regarded MIN
~ lhoIr example IN worth and influence and none
OF al tlt large concouTSe Of friends of last We'd
neSday paid more sadly their trbnte of love and
respect to his memory THAN the young men WHO
followed him TO his grave.
And mysterious as was this sudden call Of cur
beloved llellt 70 leave the world, IL viii not al
ways remain ST. 10 the mourning ones For il
was not IN event occurring at random but was
spiritually as We.l aS materially voice nom Tie
SKIES, speaking with great awe and power. The
:nc Yoire spoke 10 i:sCni Uut uI llIe gospel SAY
ing, What do thou llnoWest not now, but thou
shalt kEo" Hereafter
God moves in q mysterious way.
His weucers 10 perform:
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gofal Suites.

We wiz send the Journal for one year
to any club OF FIVE new subscribers
on payment o. $3.50, and to any ono
sending $500 for ten new subscribe
ers, oas year, we viii send one copy
free FOR same time.
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Notice TesEamentarE.

NTHEREAS. Letters TeSfamcrtarv to the cs-
w tate OF IRA ROBBINS, late of Bingham twp,
deceased, having been granted ID the subscriber,
all persons indebted to thesal estate are request
ed 10 make immediate payment and those having
claims against the estate of the iafi dcCedCat win
make known the same without delay to
DELIGNTA ROBBINS,
Bingham, August 6, 1873. Esacutrir
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ItRains


Compliment.
The Potter Journal is the neatest
paper that comes TO our table. D. Vest
.1d Lier.
cho,uy.
1Aey have phantom railroad train
.o'A among the mountains of this
'."te, the approach of which is said to
frequently hurry hungry travellers away
".h their meals at hotels for fear of
."'lS left, so perfectly does the sound
.@sMble the noise of an approaching
1o'J JOURNAL: What is the deer law?
.-'o shalt not kill deer during eight
nuns Of the year under a penalty of
=. All right, but who ever paid the
/ have lived in Potter County,
''"t}-llye years and | never knew a
N r'4 med for killing deer out of season.
5"'"D]ect of this law is to increase the
r.., ~.,' but there is very little attention
r ..' % itr The lowest estimate of the
@40ef that viii be killed this summer,
a.. ~ y and not a man will be complain
as " unless perhaps it may he one ease
4. uoe, Killed in May, that had not
s3, p"ed. The saddles of that deer were
r - IN this place, and those that eat
tr~ - "erenot hungry for venison again
"' some days.
s,an - Ia" that is not enforced is no law
hg4 ' What I want is a law prohibit
s..,. ,.e killing Of does at any time, but
II ns. n"Ias bucks to be killed from the
u one, as long as they carry their
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No subscription shah be Allowed to run over one
wear in arrears. Due 1ottce Will be given oi
syniration and if not paid the paper VIII be
,al 5. +. HAMILTON,
Publisher
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Drafts on Europe furnished at rca>ou-
able rHoS by
5. i. HAMILTON,

Drafts on Europe furnished at rca>on-
able rGes by
5. i. HAMILTON,
Agent
The 5ickly season is at hand; The great
heat makes the system feeble and debil-
itated and unable to withstand the snd-
den attacks Of disease. But the regular
use Of Rohrer's Wild Cherry Tonic will
invigorate the system, brace up the shat
tered forces and enable each organ to
perform its proper functions. It will
cure any case of Diarrhna, Dysentery
or Cholera Morbus in a few hours, and
to those suffering the horrors Of that
terrible disease, Dyspepsia, it is inval-
uabe. THOMPSON Il MANN,
2i49-3m Wholesale and Retail -1gents.
COUDERsPORT, PA.
The SINGER is a Iock-stitch machine
and makes a beautiful, even and uniform
stitch which will not rayel and is alike
on both sides. 1t hens, braidS, cords,
tucks, embroiders, rutlleS, fells and does
al kinds Of work ON the finest muslin or
the heaviest full-cloth.
rN.@7 'What poor short-sited worms we be,
ue-S We kant kallilate
With any degree
OF Sartantee
What's gwine to be our fate
We can calculate, however, with rea-
sonable certainty on getting
Better Lumber Wagons,
Better Carriages of all descriptions,
Better Sleighs,
Better Cutters,
Better Trimming,
Better Painting,
Better Horse-shoeing, and
Better Repairing Of all kinds
At COLES Shop than any other place
i'll Coudersport or in the County.
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Coudersport Market.


some people have queer ideas about
the management of anewspaper. we
donot intend to go into particulars, but
to sav the Publisher of this paper wish
es sitdistmctlymdcrstood lit thathisadYer-
tising space is part Of his stock IN trade
and whoever pays his money for an ad,
vertisement. provided its character Is
not Objectionable, will get it inserted
no matter from whence it comes nol
whose business it interferes with. "
This is the invariable rule of the press,
and it is the only one that can be fol-
lowed with profit to the paper or fair
ness to the public.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-08-20

The Riverside Collegiate Institute
1om WClsyiIIe y. Y. viii be dedicated
on The 2Gth of this month. DR.. Knox
Of Elmira, viii be present and take
Charge of the exercises.
The first term will open on the Sd of
SEPTEMBER under the management of
Rev. is Bingham. Every effort seems
% have bccn made to insure the success
Of this school.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-08-20
Aana@c to Crops.

From reports from various parts of
the County we judge the damage to
crops from the late storm has not been
IS great as was feared at one time.
With the exception Of localities visited
rthe hail, there seems to have been no
serious damage done. Oats have been
ndgod to some extent and kept back
from ripening.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-08-20
Coudersport, July 30, 1873.
ANN A. KELLY
by her next friend,
JAMES NELSON,
S. d. KELLY.

$. D Kelly, the Respondent above named.
VIII please take notice tnat snbpwu3 and alias
subpoena have been issued and returned uihiI
you are therefore hereby required to appear on
the first day OF next Court sept, Is, 1873, TO an
sWGG TO the complaint made in this case.
S. =. REl NOLDS. Sheriff.
CoudcrSport .Tufy % 1873 2-06
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Rev. Mr.. Griffin, Episcopal, of Allen
town, Pa, will preach in the Presbyte-
rian Church on Sunday next, morning
and evening.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-08-20
COUDERSPORT, PA.

Has been purchased by BROWN s, KELLY
formerly of the CoUDERsroRT HoTEI~)
The House is completely furnished from top to
bottom, and has allth conyeniences desired by
the people the table is the best in the County
the barn is under the charge Of the best ostler in
the State; and, in short, everything viii be done
that can done 10 make it comfortable for stran-
gers or others who visit the house.
The long experience OF the Proprietors in tie
Hotel business makes them peculiarly able to
cater to the varied wants Of the travelling public
They solicit their old custom, belieyi that
they are able to supply the BEST OF TIE EBsT to
all
BROWN & KELLEY,
1873 Proprietor2.
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4 festival will be held at the Court
House. tomorrow Thursday evening,
maid Of the Baptist Church.
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New EGasfrunleIstS.

The Coudersport Band lave lately
procured new silver horns at an expense
If $500. They are decided improve
mmt o0 the brass instruments which
thelaad have heretofore used.
Last Friday evening they played from
tau balcony Of the Baker House with
gayhucefcct. The Band is oneOf the
tmgs Coudersport las reason to be
proud Of
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-08-20

pRICK.-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.
osn2-tf
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State Convention

Or readers will find on the % page
.aep proceedings Of the Republican State
Convention, which met in Harrisburg
last Wednesday, From that account
twill be seen that Hon. A. G. Olmsted
of This place was made permanent
President Of the Convention.
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In the matter Of the Petition
Of MN. d. ATHEETOS for the
partition 0 the Real Estate
Of Hiiitafl Athertol, de-
ceased.
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A Changc.-The August No. of the
BUn,Jle Bee is received and is the last
point-Albion, H., the publishers hay
ing remover to 123 Main St., Cincinna-
II, Ohio. They propose to largely inn
it still more worthy Of public confidence
than heretofore.
There viii be 10 other change; every
subscriber receives as a premium a val
liable chrome, and the magazine alone
IS well worth the price charged-S1 90.
Those Who wish to see the magazine be
fore subscribing can procure sample
copy by sending stamp to the publisher,
at l23 Main St, Cincinnati. Ohio.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-08-20

A splendid stock of Paisley shawls
may be found at Simmons Regulate at
prices far below their present market
value.
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Edr1inistra1nr.'s Entfoo

Pleasant Valley, Juac Is, 1886 Adm
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-23
Concerning Cats.

The New York Commercial Adrer-
tiser discourses on cats, and enumerates
the following varieties of the domestic
tabby: There are the brindled cat
spoken of by one of the witches in "Mac-
beth" "Twice the brindled cat hath
mewed." Of this variety there are some
with black feet and annulated tail the
slate-colored, or blue-gray, called the
Chartreuse cat /; the tortoise shell, or
Spanish cat the white, or slate-colored,
with long fur, called the Persian cat,
and beautiful long-haired species
called the Angora cat. Then there is
the red cat of Tobolsk, and the pendant
cared cat of China. This is variety
peculiar to the Malayan Archipelago,
and remarkable for having twisted or
knotted tail. There are tailless cats
found in Cornwall, England, and one Of
that kind has lately been received from
the Isle of Man.
1t is a remarkable fact in the history
of cats, that when they escape from the
society of mankind and go back to their
primitive mode of life, their offspring
soon return to the dark-striped charac-
ter of the ordinary wild species. Ac-
cording to the writer the only virtue
which q cat possesses is displayed by
the female, and is shown in her devotion
to her young, and declares love of cats
and kittens to be sure indication OF q
selfish nature.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-23
A Monster Anvil.

Vulcan himself, with all the swart
giants who worked at the Gods smithies
under Etna, never owned such an anvil
as will soon be in use in the new rolling
mills mt Woolwich, England. For a
long time past the engineers have been
busy at the Royal gun factories of the
arsenal in constructing this Titanic
piece of -mongery, and they are now
depositing in its place the enormous
plate which is to form the bed of the
anvil block. This plate weighs of itself
107 tons, and had to be cast of necessity
in an open mold. The surface which is
to receive the anvil-block lay, therefore,
downward, and when, after many weeks,
the colossal casting grew cool, it was
needful to turn the huge mass completely
over. At the appointed time an army
of sturdy smiths undertook this task
with hydraulic jacks, and condition
of the strongest tackle before night
they had lifted the monstrous lump of
solid metal, % feet square, and since
then they have laid it on its bed upon
the rock-like structure of concrete and
piles made to receive it. The anvil-block
to be mounted on the huge plate will
NciSh oiliy d. uiic olioi0 VI tWo uuuOIeu
tons, and the steam hammer which will
strike upon it is made of thirty-fve tons
of solid metal, the blow at full force
being, of course, tremendous. In fact,
it is rather doubtful what will happen
to Woolwich and its vicinity when the
mighty piece of mechanism gets to work
That the earth around will shake and
the air roll with measured thunder seems
probable; for nothing like this stupen-
dous forge has ever been set to work since
the bolts of Jove were hammered
Thor's famous weapon was a mere driver
of tin tacks contrasted with it; and, in
deed, the old Morse god, for all his hug,
strength, would be puzzled to throw this
Woolwich tool-which, taking all its
metal work together, weighs hard upor
five hundred tons.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-23
" Decline of the Legal Professions

Such is the subject of most sensible
address by Prof Kent to the graduating
class in the law department of the Uni
versity of Michigan few days since.
The Professor is convinced that there
has been such decline from the fact
that the lawyers no longer constitute
the aristocracy of America" as in De
Tocqueville's opinion they did fifty
years ago. In the popular estimation
lawyers do not occupy so high posi-
ton as they did fifty years ago, and
Prof. Kent endeavors to account for this
decline by the following reasons
/. Less reverence is attached to the
professions in general than was formerly
the case.
2. The increased training and educa-
ton of other classes makes it no longer
possible for lawyers to be exclusive lead
ers of the public.
3. The pursuit of wealth by means of
speculation draws lawyers outside OF
their chosen sphere.
4. The increased laxity of the require
ments for admission tothe profession.
5. The unworthy practices of lawyers
in brow-beating witnesses and managing
trials.
6. The prevailing corruption of courts
and judges.-F0rt Wayne (Ind.) ca
zpffp
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-23
Permanent Whitexyash.

The season of the year has returned
when the inquiries for good whitewash
are raised. We give the following as
excellent Take half bushel of excel
lently burned lime; Stake it with boil
ing water; cover it during the process,
to keep in the steam. Strain the liquid
through fine sieve and add to it seven
pounds of salt previously well dissolved
in warm water, three pounds of ground
rice boiled to thin paste and stirred in
boiling hot, one-half pound of powdered
Spanish whiting, and one pound of
clean glue, which has been previously
dissolved by soaking it well, and then
hanging it over slow fire, in a small
kettle within large one filled with
water. Add five gallons of hot water to
the mixture, stir it well, and let it stand
few days covered from dirt. For this
purpose it can be kept in kettle on q
portable furnace. About pint of this
mixture will cover square yard.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-23
The Female MOdOc.

The female Modoc is thus portrayed
by the correspondent of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle: You do us grave in
Justice in remarks about killing squaws.
They were killed in the fight-one mt
least-and the only one killed by sol
diers. They fight like devils, load guns,
and are as dangerous rs the bucks, and
should have the same fate. No squaws
have been killed out of battle. Four
are now fed and protected Mt this camp,
taken since the fight was ended. They
will not be harmed, though at the first
chance they will flee to the Modocs with
arms and ammunition, if they can get q
chance to steal any. In the event of an
other fight they would return to our
lines to do the same thing over again.
Remember, they are not white women,
but fiends, guilty of torturing and MUIR
dering every wounded soldier who fell
in their hands, and of horribly mutilat-
ing the dead. Remember the fate OF
the soldier of the Twenty-first Infantry,
wounded, and left on the field of battle
on the 18th of January. The squaws
tortured him in every conceivable way
all night long, until death put an end tc
his sufrerings i'll the morning. This
they admitted to be so during the inter.
val employed in making peace efforts
Don't waste any sympathy on such
fiends. for it will be impossible to expect
a soldier to spare one of them on the
| fa11 +"
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
sixteen Essential Points Ina Raising
Wheat.

Wheat.
1. Sow good wheat, because this is
the first starting point, and is very
necessary, for it is hardly to be expected
to raise good crop of wheat from poor
seed.
2. Sift the wheat before sowing, be-
cause many poor, small kernels and foul
seeds can be sifted out.
3. Wash the wheat before sowing, be-
cause if there is any smut it washes il
off, and many seeds that escaped in sift-
ing can be washed out.
4. Mix lime, or ashes, or both, with
the wheat, after washing, when wet, be-
cause it adheres to the kernel, and pre-
vents worms from eating it, while lying
in the ground, and it gives the wheat
plant dark green color.
5. Sow as early as the ground is dry
enough to work, because there are more
chances of escaping rust and weevil.
6. Manure the ground well, because
it requires good, rich soilto grow good
wheat.
7. Spread the manure even, because,
if not, some spots will be heavily ma
nured and other places but lightly, and
the piece will be spotted some lodging
down and injuring the crop, while other
places are not rich enough to grow good
| wheat.
s. Plow the ground well, because
wheat requires well pulverized soil for
| the roots to work in.
8. Harrow the ground before sowing
the wheat, because if not, the ground
will be uneven, and many kernels will be
covered too deeply, making the plants
stand uneven.
10. Sow two bushels per acre, il
thrashed with machine one bushel
and three pecks if thrashed with g
fail, because the machine Injuries the
vitality of many seeds, and the fail but
few.
II. Sow the wheat even, because il
not, some spots will be too thick, max
ing the straw small, with small heads
and but poorly filed, while other spots
will be too thin, letting the grass anG
weeds get the better of the wheat.
II. Harrow in well, because wheat
must be covered well to grow well.
ID. Roll or bush the ground after
narrowing, because this makes an even
surface, gives the plants chance to
stand up straight, and more convenient
for harvesting.
IA. Pick up the small stones, if any
because they will be out of the way
when harvesting.
Is. Harvest before dead ripe, be
cause when there is little life in the
straw, the wheat will be better, ant
make more and better flour.
Is. Use the straw for bedding, ant
return it - the soil, because it makes al
excellent absorbent, and contains mos
of the soil elements which are required
to produce a good crop of wheat.-Neo
England Farmer.