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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
In q Western Court,

"This ERE case is a sad one," re-
marked Biiah, as he brought out Cath
crime Judy, woman of fifty.
It was disturbing the peace. The
officer says he won't swear that he
smelled whisky, but he is willing to
deed his house and lot to any one if he
can't say that the echoes of her gentle
voice reached him as he was leaning on
hitching post five blocks away. She
was mad, ugly and stubborn, and she
made awful threats against his life.
She had, however, partly compensated
for them by weeping all night long, and
by oft repeated promises that her fu-
ture life should be as full of sobriety
as a sunfower is full of seeds.
81 hope so, Catherine-I hope SC"
replied his Honor, as she made the
same promise to him. You are aged
and gray, Mrs. Judy. You are rapidly
travelling toward that last receptacle of
the human form, and it won't be long
before the sod closes over you for
ever"
ct believe the same" she answered,
trying to shed tear.
"I believe you want to be good" he
continued. 81 believe SO because you
have said SO fifteen or twenty times at
this bar. You have promised and
promised, and coaxed and begged, and
my heart has every time been touch
ed"
"That's nice," she said, smiling
lovingly at Bijah.
81 want to let you off this morn
ing" he went on. 81 am certain that
yon would never get drunk again, and
that I should never behold you at this
bar as a prisoner. But can't do it.
The people of the great State of Michi-
gan are at my back they demand that
you be sent up for two months. It's
an awful thing to see a woman fifty
years old going to the House of Cor.
rection, but can't help it, L am only q
middleman, and must obey the law. >
"Couldn't make it half an hour" she
asked, anxiously.
Couldn't be less than sixty dayB,
he answered, and she went back and sal
down on the stove hearth, and sAiG
she would be dead ere the rosy hues Of
sunset had commenced to gild the west
ern skies.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
A Cancer Cure.

And now another cancer cure is her.
aided. A Bavarian physician, observ-
ing that cancer patients on drinking the
mineral waters of the Tyrol, became
much worse, made an examination and
found that the mountains whence the
streams flowed were principally COM
posed of gneiss, and minute particles
of that rock were also found in the wa
ter. On the homeopathic principle,
that like cures like, he tried the ex,
pertinent of triturating gnei;s, and ap'
piled it as dressing, the results being
eminently satisfactory. as of his patients
some seven or eight have completely
recovered, while all the others have i'm
proved netieeably.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
How the CarIists Get War Material.

A letter in the London Times gives
some curious information as to the
mode in which war material is SNUG
gled into Spain by the Carlists. By
far the greater portion of arms that
enter Spain bp the seacoast proceed
from Bordeaux, concealed in wine bar
rels, or from Nantes, hidden among
sardine boxes, and consigned to mer-
chants dealing in wine and sardines at
Bayonne, st. Jean de Lux, Passages
and San Sebastian. The largest con,
signments are effected by land, and are
received by merchants and private per,
sons. The writer has seen thousands
of cartridges arrive at hotel packed
up as Swiss cheese, boxes of rifle bar
rels labelled macaroni, hollow iron pill.
lars, stuffed with bayonets, and last,
but not least, bales of dry cod, con-
tanning considerably more steel than
| fish.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
The Coming Horse.

The New York correspondent of the
Boston Journal writes "We have
here banker who in O quiet way has
been gathering for some time the
speediest horses of the country. He
has quiet stable out of the city, about
an hours ride. away. Here he has q
track, and without observation he is
recording some marvellous speed. He
says nothing about his stud on the
street, and will not be questioned. No
one can get access to his horses without
written permission from himself, and
that is rarely given. Among his treas
ures is brother of Dexter, gamey,
speedy horse, of which marvellous
things are told. This out-of-the-way
stable is just now the centre of good
deal of interest. Among horsemen il
has been known for long while that q
Methodist minister owned colt OF
which marvellous things were told.
The animal was black as a raven and
bore the name of Blackwood. The
value of the horse, in the estimation OF
the owner, may be seen by the pleasant
little price that was put upon him.
The horsemep on the street laughed
that plain Methodist parson, in the
wilds of Kentucky, offered his animal
for 100000 The banker alluded to
heard so much of this colt that he took
trip down to Kentucky to look at him
He saw him move. He describes him
a. a marvel His nostrils become rec
as fire his eyes dilate, and he seems
transformed The captivated New
Yorker offered $50, 900 for the colt. The
owner received the proposal with dis
dain. He did not even reply; ordered
the horse back into the stable, and
went into his house. Another visit was
made, and the horse changed owners
$50, 900, 1t is said, being the price,"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
MAJOR THOMAS G. JONES,
The Orator on Confederate Memo
The Gardeners Lesson,

Two gardeners had their crops of peas
killed by the frost. One of them was
very impatient under the loss, and fret
ted about it very much. The other
went patiently to work at once to plant
a new crop. After while the i'm
patient, fretting man went to his neigh
Dor. To his surprise he found another
crop of peas growing finely. He asked
how it could be.
"These are what I sowed while you
were fretting," said his neighbor.
"But don't you ever fret ?" he asked.
eyes, do, but I put it off till have
repaired the mischief that has been
done"
"Why then you have no need to fret
at all.
"True," said the friend, "and that's
the reason 1 put it off,"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
Honest at Last,

A countrywoman went into a store on
Hanover street, Boston, the other day,
and putting, four dollars on the coun-
ter, remarked to a clerk "There
fourteen years ago, twill be fifteen this
fall, bought something next door and
gave them a dollar bill, but they
couldn't give me the change; so they
sent boy into the next shop, and he
brought me back the change for five
dollars instead of one dollar. 1 took it
but faint no use, 1 amt agoing to keep
it any longer SO there it is, all back
again." And before the astonished
clerk had time to make any inquiries
she was gone.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
Too Old for Kisses.

My uncle Philip, hale old man,
Hls children by the dozen;
'ToIu Ned. and Jack, and Kate and Ann
How many call me "cousin ?"
Good boys and girls, the best was Bess
bore her on my shoulder;
A little bud of loveliness
That never should grow older!
Her eyes had such pleading way,
They seemed to say, Don't strike me :
Then, growing bold, another day,
81 mean to make you like NO."
I liked my cousin, early, late,
Who liked not little misses
She used to meet me at the gate,
Just old enough for kisses!
This was, think, three years ago
Before went to college:
I learned one thing there-how to row,
A healthy sort of knowledge.
When 1 was plucked Eve won the race)
AID all was at an end there,
/ Thought of Uncle Philips place,
And every country friend thsre.
Ny cousin met me at the gate;
she looked five, ten years older
A tall young woman, STILL sedate,
With manners coyer, colder.
She gave her hand with stately pride,
."Why, what a greeting this is
You used to kiss me-" She replied,
"Iam too old for kisses"
loved, l love my cousin Bess:
Shes always in my mind now;
4 trll-blown bud of loveliness-
The rose of womanllind now!
She must have suitors old and young
Must bow their heads before her;
Vows must be made and songs be sung
BY many mad adorer!
But must win her she must give
To mo her youth and beauty;
And Ito love her while live
Will be my happy duty;
For she will love me soon OF late,
And be my bliss of blisses,
VIII come to u Get me at the gate,
Nor be too old for kisses!
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
4 Touching Incident.

The Chicago Times, has the follow
ing A little incident like the follow
ing will tend more toward bringing
about healthy feeling of kindness be-
tween the North and the South than all
the formal reconciliations that officious
and ingenious minds can devise. A
New YorG lady. noticing that Major
Jones, of Montgomery, Ala, in pro-
nounclng an Grafton over the Confed-
crate dead, had none but kindly words
for those who fell on the other side,
and expressed himself eloquently and
feelingly in favor of reconciliation,
commissioned q jewelry firm to send
him silver cup, suitably engraved, as
expressive of her appreciation of the
sentiments he expressed and the regard
for him which they gave rise to. Her
name was withheld, at her desire, but
her letter to the jeweller was forwarded
with the testimonial. In it she said,
"The war widowed me and took away
my two sons. For long time felt as
if could never forgive those who slew
the defenders of the STARS and Stripes,
but when 1 think of the war-wldowed
mothers Of the South, and see such Ian
guage as this, it makes me tenderer
and juster to the South. I feel that
men like this Major Jones must be no.
BILE and true in heart, and fought and
died because they thought it was right.
1 want them to feel that such senti-
ments echo in the Northern heart, and
in truth tend to draw the whole coun-
try together for its sealing.'" The
cup, as received by the major, was in
scribed as follows
To
MAJOR THOMAS G. JONES,
The Orator on Confederate Memo
rial Day,
April, 1874;
from
A Northern woman, widowed and bereft
of her two sons by the War,
AS token of her appreciation of the
Soldierly words, spoken in kindness o.
The Northern Dead.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1874-11-17
q. 6 apitel.

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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1874-11-17

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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1874-11-17

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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-09

In pursuance Of notice the citizens OF
Farm Ridge and Deer Park, interested in a
home insurance company, met at the Esecli
schcol.house in the town Of Farm Ridge on
Saturday, the ID INST, ut two o'clock p. NJ. r.
Williams was appointed chairman of the
meeting and Thos. Johns secretary. On mo
ton Of D. Beck, committee Of three was
appointed to suggest names of nine persons to
serve as temporary directors Of the proposed
company. The committee reported the fol
lowing names: f. Baldwin, c. A. Pound
stone, f. Finley, Jackson Butte and W. Rock
wood, for Farm Ridge, and J. p, Wiswall T
r. Johns, William Arthur and John Weber
for Deer Park. The meeting then adjourned
to meet at the Seminary, in Farm Ridge, for
permanent organization on the first Saturday
N June next, at two o'clock p. NJ. All per
sons interested are requested to be present
THos. JoHNs Sec.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-09
Obituary,

Died in Ottawa, May 4th, 1874, Mrs. SUSAN VI.
wife of Elias Richardson, Esq, and daughter OF
Nathaniel and Sarah Sackett, of Caudor, Toga
Co.. n. Y. Sister Richardson was born Feb. 9th
1913, and in carly life became an active member
If the Methodist charch and enjoyed the love
and esteem OF all her associates, both old and
young. After her marriage, which took place
Oct. 18th, 1888, she became the mother of four
children, two Of whom are now living, William
?. and Adell $. She was kind mother and low
ing wife, dcvoting all her time to her family,
studying not her own comfort but how to make
those around her happy. She will long be re-
membcred by her ncighbOrs us the one to whom
they could go with their sorrows and griefs. At
The time of her death she was a member Of the
Congregational society. Through her long and
painful illness, which extended over period Of
Two or more years, she was never heard to com
plain Of her lot, being continually chccred by
The hope of Il mcritcd reward in the world to
come through Jesus Christ our Lord
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-09
Fishing tackle, good and cheap, at H. Walthcr's.

My attention has been attracted by the fact OF
.he singular attention (to draw it mild given 10y
our city fathers to the lighting of gas lamps on
Columbus ST. for the benefit Of pedestrians and
others who have occasion TO mcander up and
down that seemingly favored locality, and the al
most utter neglect, so far rs Illumination is con
Cerned, of us poor residents Of La Sale St, who
are left in utter darkness long after the aforc-
mentioned locality is brilliantly illuminated from
he river to the depot. Why is this thus? is a
cOnnundrum to solve, and Il solution o. which Is
desirable. Paying, as we do, an equal proportion
Of the expense for the one, why should we not
receive an equal benefit in the other? La Sale
IS as much used and Travelled after dark as Co.
lumbus, and to strangers visiting or having Oc
CasiOn to travel the street athresaid, the impress
sion must necessarily be uhsayorablc. ! cannot
think our city fathers are pref Idieed in favor of
Columbus street more than any other locality,
and | certainly trust that their attention being
called to the fact above stated, in their wisdom
they will afford the remedy SO much needed, and
not allow lis poor residents On la Sale ST. to re-
main In utter darkness f3r so unreasonable 4
length of time after the illumination of the more
happy residents of Columbus. BY giving lis al
early illumination, they will confer Il favor, and
gain the hearty good will of many tax payers on
tne street known as Ia Sale.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-09
Try wathcr's best ice cream, lemonade and

The admiration excited for President Grant
among many honest old fashioned Jackson.
ian democrats By the nerve he exhibited il
Yetoing the SPECTATOR an regulators in
fation scheme, threatens to be of short dura.
ton. On Monday John A. Logan informed
The senate that he still had faith in the Pres.
ident. If Grant has said or done anything
since the veto to revive Logan's faith in him,
all honest men must turn from him as hope.
'essly reprObate -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-09

Stout said this last bill was an outrageous. Ac
cording to this ten gas lamps have been destroyed
within month. He objected to this business o.
Committees mourning such expenses WithoutSFy
ing anything about il to the council. Ordered
paid.
On the subject of horse feed, it was also re-
marked that the city horses had developed an
amazing voracity in the last month, and on Cary's
motion the committee having the matter in
charge were instructed hereafter TO buy corn and
oats on the street instead ofpaying 10 cents more
a bushel to feed stores.
After allowing lot of street labor bills, the
council adjourned to the first Tuesday in Ju.Ic.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-09
UVtI IU,UUU HEIINate anu 1HaI .! -Vs. sIe-
Tie Largest e Most Compiete Trdr-
eIiHy Museum IN the uGrfd.

1t comprises every conceivable curiosity mat Is worthy
the study OF Philosophers. scientists and scholars General
y. and affords The most instructive entertainment TO both
old and young II includes among many thousands or AM
mate, nanmate, automatic mechanical ana scientific at
fractions, avarety Of physical prudtgcs, marvellous human
monsrostles and strange freaks Of Saurt 50 Enaccouua
bic TO men Of learning 10 make item ogeC's u the
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-09

OF Earth, Representatives viii maze We.
Of exhibition, and a, 9 o'clock a. anu . .
nations. all castcs represented. lie hth =, =,
Wheeled ChariOts, Female 'haIgt'' 'I'
al mounted os their Nn,tan-. par
dcd by Bands ~ Music, Wa.l". .'N
IF many mile
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-09

Hats and caps to suit you. Al :. Vi. Sticfcl d
Co.. white corner.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-11

try Of the country, and comparative re-
duction of consumption of the necessaries
and luxuries of life, which in turn affected
trade in all its branches.
From general extravaganza a sudden
transition was attempted to universal econ
omy. As is always the case in such revo-
lutions, the brunt Of the battle came upon
the laboring classes. The transition in
their case was from one of comparative in
dependence to one of dependence; from
that of productive labor to one of want and
idleness. They demanded employment
that they might exist. The aggregated
wealth of the country, as represented by
the local and General Governments, Joined
the private capitalists in the chase after
economy, and refused the demand In
stead of increasing their works of internal
Improvements for purposes of cheap trans
portation and cheaper bread, as many, in
deed an apparent majority of the people,
demanded, they chose rather to curtail all
such enterprises as were calculated to slim
ulate the demand for labor in order that
they might show economical budgets. This
added to the distress of the laboring classes
and drove them to their only remaining re-
source of defence. They appealed to the
ballot, and behold the result
Can this step be retrieved? Can the
twenty millions thus economical by Con-
gress at a time when the labor of the coun-
try could i'll afford it, when the credit of
the nation was so well established thatsa
further reduction of the debt was not neces
sary to its stability, now be so expended as
t. revive our productive industry and at
the same time afford employment to the
necessitOus poor? This is the paramount
question for Congress to grapple and solve
when it TecOnvenes next month. lis com
mittees at the last session reported favor
ably upon schemes ternalimprovements
which should be carried out. They were
schemes which promised by the expendI-
ture of one hundred and twenty millions to
cheaper the cost of transportation upon the
products of industry over sixty millions per
annum in the futuDe. They promised,
moreover, cheap bread to the masses. They
promised TO stimulate the demand for labor
almost incidentally, both directly and col
laterally. With constant and abundant
employment the coutentment happiness
and prosperity of the masses would have
been assured. These, in turn, would have
prevented the present political revolution.
VIII Congress, now that its eyes have been
opened to its duty in the premises, make
haste to retrieve the false step which it
made at the last session. Or will it perse-
we're in its suicidal course, and in answer to
the cry of the people for bread again cast
al them q stone2