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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23
. An Old Time Execution.

There are but few people now living
in Pennsylvania who can remember the
excitement in the State from one border
to another, when, in 1909, Susanna Cox
was hanged in Reading. Nevertheless,
the affair did create a tremendous feel
ing An old gentleman, who was present
at the execution, now tells us of the af-
fair. Susanna Cox was charged with the
murder of her newborn infant, and the
law, more stringent in its execution then
than now, declared that she must die.
Thousands Of people from all the coun-
try around visited Reading to witness
the execution, and the gallows of new
scantling was erected so that all men,
women and children could have good
view of the sad exhibition. The old gen.
tleman says: 1 observed the cart inside
the ring with her coffin, being driven up
under the gallows by the executioner,
and about three PAGES behind the cart,
Susanna Cox, in her white dress, having
o broad black ribbon around her waist,
and minister on each side of her dress
ed in black, were slowly stepping along,
having the dreadful object, the gallows
and the cart, with her coffin, and in which
she must shortly lie a corpse, in view
right before her. rta~r r.ar. e-.-.
The gallows was SO high that they had
to put the coffin crosswise on the cart.
She was then lifted on the cart by two
men from there they lifted her up and
stood her on the coffin. While thus en-
gagged, the horse made kind of move,
when they were all three very nearly
tilted over. Here, while others were
procuring something more to stand on
in order to reach the top of the gallows
and fasten the rope, she stood pensive
and alone on her coffin under the gal
lows. ....-
Now all arrangements being made, the
executioner on one side, and the sheriff,
or some other on the other, took the
horse by the reins and drove him for
ward. She was drawn from her coffin
with a jar that fairly made the gallows
quiver when her weight became sus-
pended on the rope. She twirled and
swung to and fro for few seconds.
Presently her hands, which she had kept
erect, suddenly dropped, retaining her
white handkerchief in them. The exc
cutioner, who was not the sheriff, but
some other man, then grasped her feet,
raised them little, and then gave her
jolt, for which, as am told, he got
severe beating the next day by some cit
liens of Reading. Her head lay on her
shoulder-I think on the right-while
the rope was suspended on the opposite
side |; while her black slippers were
down over her heels; but being tied
over the instep; were prevented from
falling off. After being thus suspended
in the air for about fifteen minutes, and
having been the object of thousands of
her fellow mortals, who gazed on her, 1
trust, with aching hearts and streaming
eyes, the cart was then backed under
and her lifeless body taken down, placed
in the coffin and taken away.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23
Imported for Another,

The Montreal Gazette records a love
story in its local columns. 1t reads thus
1t is stated that young man who four
years ago left the old country and settled
in place near Toronto, where he bought
farm, sent for a young lady that he
loved when at home, and came to Mon
treal to await her arrival. She remained
at the house of the young hams friend
here, and everything was going as merry
as marriage bell until they attended a
picnic few days before the intended
marriage, when the fair one, who was in.
troduced to coachman of good appear
ance, got married to him before the Other
man who brought her over knew any.
thing about it. He felt greatly disap,
pointed, but returned home wiser and
more fortunate man for his escape.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23
His SOn-in-LaW.

Archduke Macmillan, of Bavaria,
went recently to Vienna to visit his
daughter, the Empress of Austria. He
always travels quietly, and was mistaken
for business man by a talkative Austrian
tradesman who occupied the same COM
partment in the train, and who, after
telling all about his own affairs, asked
the archduke where he was going.
Going to Vienna" son business 9''
"No; to visit my daughter, who mar
ried an Austrian" f" Is your son-in-law
in good business2" "Well, tolerably
good, but troublesome at times.''
"What is he" "The Emperor" The
tradesman was covered with confusion,
and notwithstanding the laughing pro-
testations of the archduke he darted
from the carriage at the very first stop
ping place.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23
Cheating Not Profitable -.

One Snorning respectable looking
and quite wealthy farmer, who was gen
orally known as very close shaver,
whenever he had a chance, brought his
butter handsomely done up in pound
rolls. This was at a time when it was
scarce and worth three shillings, quick
sales at that price, which no doubt had
induced him to scant the weight of each
roll. Unexpectedly the weigh master
saw his butter opened for sale, when
he prepared his test scale to weigh
it; while doing SO the farmer in his
anxiety, quick as thought, slipped ten
dollar gold piece out of his vest pocket,
and while the weigh masters back was
turned, thrust it into the top roll, as he
thought, rnperceived by any one.
The roll was taken up and it weighed
full weight, which satisfied him without
weighing any other /; but while he was
putting up his scales, Quaker gentle
man who had been standing near by,
and had seen the whole transaction,
came up and inquired the price of but,
ter. " Three shillings," said the farmer.
"Put me that roll in my KETTLE" says
the Quaker, pointing to the roll with the
gold piece in. d..
Farmer-"I have sold that roll to q
friend" .....a a...... ---r.
"No, thee has not-thee can give thy
friend another roll; they are all good
and weigh alike" He turned and ques-
toned the weigh master, who said to the
farmer: "He was entitled to that
roll, OF any roll he chose to take, if they
were priced to him." With this the
Quaker took up the gold roll and placed
it in his kettle, then laid down three
shillings; and as he was going he coolly
told the farmer, "Thee will not always
find cheating profitable"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23

mother piled the dishes together and
carefully scraped the crumbs from each
plate on to a platter she couldn't help
but wonder how she would look in
grapes. Her husband was we'll known, be-
longed to the Odd Fellows aud de-
batting society, and of course everybody
woul turn out to the funeral. She would
have lots of sympathy, and the head
man of the Odd Fellows would see that
the funeral passed off all right. She
wouldn't ever marry again, of course,
though it would be hard for her to bring
up two small children and settle up her
husbands business and earn her own
support. She would be the "Widow
Jones" and if she smiled at all it must
be faint smile, and if she talked she
must have handkerchief ready to wipe
the tears from her eyes.
AS the last dish was wiped her revery
was broken by howl from William,
who had fallen over log in the back
yard.
What howling like that when your
dear father is dying |" she exclaimed as
she shook him right and left
He subsided and she sent Sarah Jane
down to the market after some lean NUT
ton to make the invalid nice broth.
"The poor man |" she sighed, as she
started for the bedroom. She reached
it to find him out of bed and dressed
and ready to go down town. The horse
radish drafts were hanging on the bed
stead, the pillow was on the floor, and
the spread-her best-was in a heap
under the bed.
"Why, John Washington9" she ex-
claimed, raising her hands.
"I'm going down town." he replied,
in determined voice.
"And hain't you going to have fit of
sickness2"
"No, hanged if will"
And the poor woman sat down and
cried. All the herbs and powders and
liquids must remain on the shelves, and
she might not have chance to cut his
toe nails again for whole year.
Graphic.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23
A Long Somnambulistic Ride.

Samuel Howe, very respectable citi-
zen of Locust Hill, about eight miles
from Great Bend, Pa, has for some time
been in very feeble condition, suffer-
ing from dropsical affection. He is
sixty seven years of age, and has been
able to get about lately only with the aid
of others. Early one morning his wife
awoke, and, to her surprise and alarm,
discovered that he was not in bed. His
clothing lay where it had been placed
the night before, and Mrs. Howe was at
once seized with the fear that her hus-
band had dragged himself somewhere
and killed himself to get rid of his suf-
| ferings. She searched the house with
out finding any trace of him, and then
repaired to the barn. The barn door
was wide open and look inside re-
vealed the fact that the horse was gone.
Mrs. Howe now aroused Mr.. Schouten,
a neighbor. He came to her assistance,
and examining the ground about the
barn found horse tracks leading to the
road and along the road in the direction
of Harpersville. Schouten hitched up
his team and, arousing another neighbor,
Mr.. Pintz, to accompany him, started to
follow up the horses tracks and see
whether they were in any way con-
nected with the disappearance of the old
man.
The horse was tracked to Harpers-
vile, and from there to other villages,
through all of which it had passed with
out stopping. 1t was easily followed,
the tracks being fresh and undisturbed.
The trail was kept as far as Colesville,
Broome county, where it led to house
in the village and stopped. Schouten
and Pintz made inquiries at this house
and found that it was occupied by q
brother-in-law of Mr.. Howe's, and that
the old gentleman was there abed. He
had ridden up to the house on horse
back about six o'clock in the morning,
bare-headed, and with only his night
clothes ON. Entering, he had said to his
brother-in-law
"I am very tired and want to 60 to
Sleep" .-... ..
His relatives were greatly startled at
his singular advent among them, and at
first thought he was insane. They soon
discovered, however, that he was in q
state of somnambulism, and at once put
him to bed. Schouten and Pintz ar,
rived at the house about eight o'clock,
| anu LIE Ola Benblenau was SClll asleep.
The gravest fears were expressed as to
the result of his extraordinary ride, his
physical condition being so precarious.
Mr.. Howe awoke soon after the arrival
of the men searching for him. He was
completely dumbfounded when told
where he was. He had no recollection
of anything since retiring to bed the
night before. Beyond slight soreness
and fatigue he complained of no bad
effects of the ride, and, to the surprise
of every one, arose nimbly from bed and
dressed himself in some clothes of his
brother-in-law's and walked about with
an ease and activity he had not exhibited
for many months. He required no aid
to get into the wagon to return home,
and was quite fresh upon reaching Lo
Gust Hall.
A singular fact connected with the
case is that Mr.. Howe never was known
to get up in his sleep before. He haG
not been mile away from home in {
long time, nor ridden on horseback fol
many years.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23
Quiet MilliOnaires.

A Tribune correspondent, writing
from Virginia City, says he has seen
there three men, each worth not less
than twenty millions of dollars, going
about quietly among the men in the
common garb of the laborer, with moth
ing to distinguish them from the ordi-
nary mine hand-no diamond studs, no
big rings, no fashy watch chains, nc
broadcloth. One of these gentlemen has
spent years in foreign travel, and has
tries; another, who spends most of his
time in San francisco, rules the market
there, and is to that coast what Commo-
dore Vanderbilt is to New York the
third / accustomed to direct hundreds
of men and employ millions of capital
Yet these three men, when seen about
their mines, would be taken for foremen
or overseers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23

total extinction from the practice of the
race. These may be classed under the
general heads of Common Property, :,
"Non resistance" Celibacy in Life" +"
and " Distinction of Government. I"
They believe God and Christ to be dual
affinities, father and mother. They be-
ieve Jesus became Christ or anointed
by life prepared through an exceeding
self-denial; and they believe the same
causes will produce the same effects upon
all making all Christ-by continuously
living the life Jesus led. .a ST.. tr.-
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23
The Double Harvest.

The DOuble Harvest.
The farmer sat at his kitchen door,
Smoking his MONDAY pipe,
And over the fields his eyes we're cast,
Where the grain, 70 golden ripe,
Nodded away
Through the summer day
With shadow and sunshine hard at play.
Down by the gate the farmer saw
(And he chuckled low in his glee)
Two, who whispered together there.
$50 !" said the farmer, Il see
! If 1 guess Alright,
And their skies are bright
lere1l be harvesting soon with main and
might"
he weeks went by. and the old barn groaned
With the might of harvel5 store
FBut the farmer laughed, for we'll he knew
There remained one harvest more,
Since Cupid had sown,
With grain of his own,
A crop that love must harvest alone.
The farmer sat at his kitchen door
When the evening meal was done,
And he laid kiss on his daughters brow,
And welcomed his new-found son
And the harvest time
With wedding bells chime,
Sang its days into merry rhyme.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23
Last Words of "L0ng Horse"

Crows who have reached the oldagency,
at Helena, Minn., report the following
as the parting address of the Grow chief,
Long Horse, to his warriors
shook hands with the white man
when 1 was boy-he will mourn my
death-I say to you now, always stay
with the whites and hear what they say,
and you will do WE'LL"
TO his son he said "Never shake
hands with the Sioux, but rather die as
1 die"
Lay me down to sleep" and he died
without struggle.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23
A STAMPEDE of Potato Bugs.

Since the potato vines commenced to
dry up in New Jersey, the armies of
bugs lately feeding upon them seem to
have been starved out, and are now
crawling over roads and fields in consid-
erable numbers, apparently bound north
or east. The individual bugs scarcely
cross each others path, but move in par
alll lines. The trsmped bodies of large
numbers may be seen anywhere in the
country roads.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23

An Editor Tells us About Ann, Lee, her
Prosecutions and her Power--.Her Work
in the New Worid---What Shakers Be-
Iieve. .'. ...'.". Igs..r .E .rHH
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-10-28
Macazine. that

-Peterson's Magazine, that Queen of the Lady's Books, is on our table for November. The principal steel engraving, "Mam- mas Flower Girl.' is very beauti- ful. So, also, is the mammoth colored steel fashion plate. But, as q cotemporary says, the stories, the fashions, the patters. in short, everything in Peterson is tue best of the kind. For 1876 great improvements will be made. Among these will be series of illustrated articles, describing the Centennial Exhibition, which will alone be worth the subscription psice. But in addition to this, every subscriber will be present
 ed, as Centennial Gift, with q superb steel engraving (large- zed for framing) of Trumbull's great picture, "The signing of the Declaration of Independence" These very extraordinary induce ments will make this magazine for 1876 more desirable than ever. Yet the price will remain the same, viz: two dollars a year, the post age prepaid by the publisher. The prices to clubs are astonish- ingly low, (postage also pre- paid, ) viz: three copies for $4.S0, with a superb Mezzotint (2l inches by 26) "Christmas Morning. the finest and costllest ever offered, to the person getting up the club; or five copies for $S.50, (postage prepaid, and both an extra copy and the premium engraving to the person getting up the club. For large clubs the prices are even lower. Specimens of the Magazine arc sent, gratis, if writ ten for. Subscribe to nothing else until you have seen copy of this popular Magazine. Address Cbar,es. J. Peterson, 306 Chest mt Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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in proportion as 1t is important to tho State at large, that the Cen tennial display made by Arkansas on that occasion, should be credit. able, it is equally essential to Pope county that we should make our particular locality conspicu- ous Tn the general display. This cen only be done by active and and generous personal effort, and we appeal to the citizens of Pope county to make the proper exer- tion in this matter. Commence at once to select and prepare spec imens of the various products of the crop of 1875. There is no time to lose. All specimens should be in the hands of our State Board by the 1st day of January 1876. We want choice specimens of every product of the soil. We know we can show speclmens which will be Q recon mendation to our country. Send them along to any of the County Board and they will be properly packed and shipped. Send name of producer, kind of land grown upon, amount of cultivation be slowed upon the crop, yield per acre, where grown, &c. Any specimens of ores, minerals, coal, building stone or anything worthy of exhibition. that can be obtain ed should also be forwarded. Samples of the different native growth of our forest timber is very desirable; perhaps some of our saw mills could contribute collection of these. In short, anything and everything which will tend to show the merits of our country.
 We hope for the credit of our county that this appeal will meet with promptand hearty response from our people.
 (Signed) ". 5. YouNG,
 Jas. ". RUSSELL,
 J. M. HARKEY,
 JAMES l. PoTTs.
 J. E. BATrENFIELD,
 Go. Cent. Board.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-10-28
MARRIED.

At the Judsonia University building, on last Sabbath evening, Oct. 17th, 1875, by the Rev. Jas. Markey, MR. ". c. RENFRow and Miss JENNIE B. YORK, also MR. MARK A. MosELEY and Miss MAY YORK.
 A large concourse of friends were present to witness the happy occasion, ,-and it was truly a happy affair. Our young friends Renfrow & Moseley may we'll feel proud of their choice, for the young ladies are fair and intelli- gent and lovable.
 We wish these happy conples who have just entered the life of benedict unalloyed happiness, and . future as bright IS the noon. day sun, may they both Gall four of them live long and useful lives in which 10 cherish their fair captives, with an abundance of the worldly blessings, and whilst they are softly gliding down the stream of life, may their little bark float high and clear of all family "Jangles," and may they continue to steer on till they reach the end of their pilgrimage on earth with the same feelings as those they experienced on the eve in which they were united in the silken ties of holy wedlock. Thus readeth the Scriptures con corning the above couples.
 The foregoing we clip from the Searcy Record, and to it all we heartily add our Amen, and wish the happy pair of benedicts and their fair brides q safe, pleasant and speedy return to our town.
 On Sunday Oct. 24th, 1875, by Judge Frank Thach, MR. W. F. WooTEN and MRs. MARY FEEGU- SON, all of Russellville.
 May the joy and happiness which now attends our friend, and beams in his face, follow him and his fair bride all along the pathway of their future days.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-10-28
Our New County Supt. Of Pub
 Instruction.

We are very much gratifed to know that our young friend and fellow townsman, Robt. B. Wilson, Esq, has been appointed Super intendent of Public Instruction, for Pope county, to fill the vacan- cy caused by the removal from the state of Robt. W. Moses, the former Superintendent.
 Although Mir. w. is q young man, he is well qualified and en- tirely N orthy of the honor confer ed upon him, and we congratulate him and the people of our county upon the occasion.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-10-28
TO THE PEOPLE OF POPE
 COUNTY.

The undersigned having been appointed to constitute a County Centennial Board, beg leave to in vite the attention of their fellow citizens to a matter in every way worthy of their earnest considera- tion-to-wi the Grand Centen- nial of 1876.
 Tie importance of a thorough state representation in this occa- sion cannot be over estimated. We will have to stand by the record we make when we go up to Philadel- phia. Our display of the prod Gcts and fruits of our soil, the timber of our forests, the ores and minerals of our mines, the prod ucts of such manufactories as we have, &c., hould be so full and complete in variety and detail that an inspection thereof will be equal to a tour through our state and personal examination into our resources. We here nave an opportunity to convince the most skeptical that Arkansas is in reality all that we claim for her--one of the greatest, most at tractiyc and desirable states in the Union, one whose great adapt ability of soil to the diversified agricultural pursuits, whose fine pastural lands, and whose mines of undeyeloped wealth render her at once the most attractive conn try on the continent for the farm CT, the stock-raiser, the capitalist and the manufacturer. Aud just
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-10-28
PERSONAL.

MT. H. Clay Turner, repre- senting the staunch clothing house of Tapp, Leathers & Go, Louis vile, Ky, was in town Saturday.
 MT. ;. H. Robinson, the we'll known representative of the firm of Kirtland, Humphrey &. Mitch ell, St. Louis, was in town Thurs day.
 MT. Dan T. Reynolds, repre- senting the well-known house of A. c. Reynolds & O., 102 North Commercial St, St. Louis, was in town last week.
 MT. Will Mourning, of At kins, was in town last Thursday. Mir. M. has just returned from Kentucky, and looks well.
 MT. Jerrie Fisher, one of the members of the popular house of Fisher, Bros. & Co.,, of St. Louis, was in town Friday. This is No. l house and we hope our merchants will re member It.
 -Messrs. Moses NJ. Greenwood < O., of New Orleans, place us under obligations to them for late N. o. papers. The card of Messrs. c. G Co.,, will be found in our pa per and we recommend the house to our cotton shippers.
 MT. Cad Hanks, with Brooks, Nicely & Co.,, Memphis, was in town Saturday. Cad advertises with us and we notice he always sells the goods here too.
 We were so fortunate as to have the pleasure of meeting our friends Harrell and Linde, ofthe Hot Springs Tele- graph, at the depot on fast Thurs day. Also Gen. Cabell and State Treasurer Churchill. They were returning from the re-union at Clarksville.
 MT. Jos. II. Converse, Pres ident of the L. R. x r. s. R. R. O., Mir. W. D. Slack, Land Com'r. and J. " Draper and ". s. Shae- fer, Directors, passed up the road on a special train last Wednesday a week ago, and returned again after going through to It. Smith, Friday night.
 We had the joy of meeting our old, true friend, Capt, Pat Morrison, and extending to him the hospitalitics of our humble roof last Thursday. He had been up to the reunion of old Tige's Brigade, and did us the honor to stop over a day with us on his way back. Capt. NJ. has host of old acquaintances and friends in this country, who will be glad to know that his sojourn in Color ado for the past three years has greatly improved his health.
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T II F D EMOC R X T
I&. B. WILSON,
Notary Public.

RCSSELLVILLE, .... ARKANSAS Am prepared to take acknowledgements Of Deeis nd other written instruments; also to take dispositions.
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so doing do us much good and themselves no. harm. Will our friends not try it? And fit is agreeable to parties sending in
 new names we will publish a 'roli
 of honor'' each week giving names of subscribers who send in new names, and the names so sent in.