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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30
Chauncey Filley's Honor,

Years ago, says the Troy IN. w
Times, Chauncey F'illey, formerly of
this city, took up his residence in st.
Louis and engaged in the manufacture
of stoves. Honest, industrious, and
enterprising, he rapidly made his way
an ample fortune. HS.ass an excellent
citizen. established reputation among
his fellows, and eventually became post
master OF this great CITY of the West, q
position he still retains. Engaged in
the mining business with friend, who
had plenty of enterprise and but little
money. Filley had unbounded conf
dence in him, and when the friend
wanted an indorser for his notes Mr..
Filley became his surety, whenever re-
quested, without keeping any record of
the amount of money he was holden for.
Eventually the mining friend failed,
and then notes were presented to Mr..
Finley for payment. OF course his sur
prise was great, for tbe fact gave him no
anxiety, for he did not think the en-
dorsements would amount TO over $780,
600, and he could easily pay that from
his ample fortune. One hundred thou
"1~-N~
and promptly paid, but they did not
stop coming until they amounted to
$500, 600 To pay this would make Mr.
Filley bankrupt. In fact, he had not
the means to pay the entire claim, and
he saw no way out of his dilemma at
1rst but to go into bankruptcy, and this
he decided to do. Pride restrained him.
however. He had a business reputation
second to no one in st. Louis, and after
mature deliberation he decided that he
would ask for chance to pay his full
He told his creditors
that he could make more out of his
than if it were disposed of at
auction, and he was given an opportunity
to prove his assertion. He paid $500,
900 down, and resumed busine ,s with
new vigor and energy, and to-day the full
amount, nearly 81 900, 900, lost by over
in a friend, has been paid,
with the exception of about $50, 600.
that. -
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30
BURNETT's CoooAINE. See advertisement.
From the Worlds Dispensary printing

From the Worlds Dispensary printing
office and bindery, Buffalo, N. Y, we have
received "The Peoples Common Sense Medi-
cal Adviser, in plain English or, Medicine
Simpi ed, by r. V. Pierce, NJ. D., counselor
in-chief Of the board Of physicians and sur
geons at the Worlds Dispensary. Whoever
helps humanity in ite struggle with its inherent
weakness and diseases, to bear or cure, is its
benefactor. Ignorance il not only of itself a
cause OF disease and mortality, but it is the
enemy Of every effort to cure or mitigate
Nothing will so speedily remove this cause as
knowledge Gan elementary one at least) of the
diseases to which we are heir, as we'll as those
superinduced by our own imprudence. Dr.
Pierce has rendered in our Judgment a bene-
factors service, both to the afflicted and to the
profession, in his diagnosis of the diseases
treated of, and in the presentation of the
phlosophic principles involved in their cause
and removal. He is sparing of remedies, and
usually prescribes such as are safe in un-
skilled hands. AS book merely of abstract
knowledge, it is exceedingly readable and in
teresting, especially the following subjects !:
cerebral physiology, human temperament
pseudo-hygiene, the nursing OF the sick, Sleep
FOOD, ventilation, etc. In one chapter on
another subject, so delicate in its nature that
all but physicians, so accursed in its results in
modern society, he is most explicit, and alike
true to God, to virtue, to life, and to society,
shows the truth as presented in the teachings
OF Scnpture-that life begins with conception
with great force, TO which is added faithful
warnings. Philadelphia Presbyterian.
Price Of the Medical Adviser 81 so, sent
post-psid. Address the author at Buffalo, Y
Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30
4 Bee Story.

Among the many exemplary traits of
the honey-making race is their fidelity
to their friends. Their instinct resolves
them all into something like I" humane
society" the instant fellow-bee is in
trouble. A lady in Providence relates
the following story Her father once
brought home molasses hogshead, to
be used as water tank. One washing
day her mother said ..-. =
=, Let's throw the suds into it, to soak
the molasses from the bottom"
The instant she had done so she ex-
claimed: -.
,"Oh, ] have drowned hundreds of
OF our neighbor's bees" F..'I
The hogsbead was black with bees
that were busily appropriating the sweets
from what they must have considered an
enormous blossom. The good lady
made haste with her skinner to skim
the bees from the top of the water, and
Sprea them on board in the sunshine !;
put they seemed drowned and nearly
dead and she was very sorry.
All the bees that were around the
niogshead had flown away at the dash of
the water, but in a few minutes they
returned, accompanied by scores of
Others. Then began a curious work.
Ihey Immediately went to work upon
the unfortunate bees, turning them over
and over, and working upon them on
sstantly with their heads, feet and an
tenn@. The result of their busy labor
was that one after another gave signs of
life, stretched its limbs and wings.
crawled out and dried itself in the sun
and flew away. The lady said that there
was half pint at first, and that there
remained only about dozen hopeless
cases beyond the humane efforts of their
brothers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30
Very Badly Hurt.

A young man who had entered the
National Theatre, in Washington, in an
intoxicated condition, seated himself in
the dress circle and soon fell into pro-
found slumber. When all the spectators
had retired he slept on, none having
thought of waking him. When he did
open his eyes he found himself in dark
ness and alone. He attempted to make
his way to the door, but in his bewilder-
ed state fell over the dress circle railing
to the parquet below, distance of about
eighteen feet. His head struck one of
the chairs, which laid open the flesh and
inflicted severe wound on the right
side of his face just below the temple.
He was also badly injured about the
back and side. Three chairs were
broken by his rapid descent. A carriage
was procured and he was taken to his
home,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30
SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS

VIII be found to possess those qualities necessary to
the total eradication of all bilious attacks prompt to
start the secreons Of the liver and give healthy tone
to the entire system Indeed is no ordinary discovery
In medical science to have invented remedy for these
stubborn complaints which develop all the results pro-
duced by heretofore free of calomel, mineral
Justly dreaded by mankind, and acknowledged to be
destructive In the extreme to the human system That
the properties of certain vegetables comprise all the
virtues of calomel without its injurious tendencies is
COW admitted fact rendered ndisputabe by scien.
tic researches and those who the Mandrake Pills
will be fully satisfied that the best medicines are those
provided by nature In the herbs and roots of
the fields.
These pills open the bowels and all bilious de-
rangements without salvation any of the Injurious
effects of caomel other poisons The secretion of
bile is promoted by these pills. will be by the
altered color of the Stools and disappearing Of the
sallow complexion and cleansing of the tongue.
Ample directions for accompany each box Of pills
Prepared only by j. II. SCHENCK SON. at their
principal Office Sixth and Arch Streets Phila-
delphla, and for sale by all druggists and dealers
Price 20 cents per box.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30

A correspondent writes the Ledger.
1.-The trouble with me is, that / cannot
stick to anything long enongh to make
It successful. 1 can begin at a new
business with a great deal of energy,
but after while / get disgusted with it,
and, then go at something else, only to
get disgusted again. And so it goes.
What am 1 to do2 / have tried all sorts
OF business, but nothing seems to suit. I"
The only thing for such a person to
do, is to make choice of some bust
ness and stick TO it, or else have his life
a perpetual failure. The pretense that
he cannot continue at any kind of busi-
ness is sheer nonsense. He is simply
unwilling to sacrifice his own selfish i'll
clinations. He does not like work of
any kind. He amuses himself with u
new occupation while the novelty lasts,
but when that is worn of, and the bust
ness becomes work and not amusement,
he gives it up. That is the plain truth
of the matter. There are plenty of
such people, and they generally end
their days in poverty.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30
Without Anything.

II don't have anything" grumbled a
chicago woman to her husband one eve
ming; "no silk dresses. no stylish suits,
no lewelry, no nothing like other folks. .
But L can't afford to get them-I have
not the money" protested the worried
husband. "The same old story, and
I'm getting sick of it," continued the
wife, sneeringly; "no money, no money.
all the while; and / don't expect I ever
shall have anything until you die and
that life insurance money comes in /"
Here the conversation stopped, but a
wild look had entered the husbands 8 eve
"a look that portended i'll for the next
policy payday.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30
j Story of ROthschild.

During one Of the fairs in Paris, some
years ago, Baron James de Rothschild
was patron. CHANGING to pass stand
where some pretty young ladies were
installed, he asked, in bantering tone:
" Well, my dear, what can L do for
your" "Ah. Baron" said one, "you
can give us your autograph" With
pleasure" responded the gallant old
baron, " if you will preface it with an
agreeable sentiment. So the young
lady, without much adj, wrote on
dainty slip of paper: 81 hereby donate
to - charity ten thousand francs,"
and the baron Immediately signed his
name in full, and smilingly paid the
amount to the enterprising Partisan.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30
One Moment with her Bow.

1 saw her take a golden
ringlet and twine it over her fingers,
press it to her cheek. 1t touched her
lips. Tears dropped upon that golden
treasure no words were spoken. She
wrapped it carefully, laid it away in its
little casket. Her eyes were brighter.
her step firmer, her speech more c6eery'
as she took up again the duties and bur
dens OF life. 1t was her boys. He
went home years, weary years, since.
She, his mother, is nearer to-day than
ever before. Absence has strengthened
mothers love, and with Joy she hasteth
onward to that day.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30

Pimples on the face, rough skin,
chapped hands, saltrheum and all cutaneous
affections cured, the skin made soft and
smooth, by the use of JUMPER TAR Soar. That
made by Caswell, Hazard & Co.. New York, is
the only kind that can be relied on, as there
are many limitations, made from common tar,
which are worthless. Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30

A FRIEND IN NEED.-Dr. Wistar's
Batsdns of Wild Cherry is a friend indeed
Who has not found it such in curing dis
eases Of the lungs and throat, coughs, colds,
and pulmonary affections fhe sick are
assured that the high standard Of excellence
on which its popularity rs based, will always
be maintained by the proprietors. 80 cents
and 81 bottle, large bottles much the
cheaper. Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30

To make fashionable muff, cover an
ordinary size tumbler with cloth or
velvet, and put fur or satin bows on the
edges. Put one thumb in, and let your
arm hang as if broken.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30

Clothes last longer when washed with
Dobbins' Electric Soap (made by C1agin
Il Co., Phila.) }, because no rubbing is
needed. Clothes are worn out more on
the washboard than on the person.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30

The base ball mania is prevalent in
Southern Kentucky, and the Nelson
Record says '.the girls at school join to
make up the nines."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30

BURNETr's COCAINE. See Advertisement.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30

- nOn't Forget IL o'-Singers Safety Guard is
~ worth all the Burglar Alarms ever invented.
Agents wanted everywhere Silverplated sample pre-
PAID on receipt of 20 cts Address A II. SINGER
ass Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-07
MINING AND srocK TABLE.

ssewins the number OF Feet and share. In
ihe principsi Mines dealt la at tho san
Frsaci.ce stock aad EschLaxe nsar q.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-07
A htave Offering.

A genuine bully called upon friend
avowedly 10 thrash him.
"friend," demonstrated the Quaker.
knocking down the visitors as,s, 'be-
fore thou procsedest to ehastise me, wilt
thou not take some dinner;"
This bully was a glutton and at once
consented. washing down the solids
with libations Of strong ale. lie rose
up again to fuldll his original errand.
Friend" said tho Quaker. ''wili
thou not first take some punch"
Tho bully. now staggering. attempted
TO thrash his entertainer; but quoth the
Quaker:
"Friend. vii, thou not smoke n
piPol"
This hospitable offer Was accepted.
and the bully. utterly weak. staggered
across the room to ehaStise the Quaker.
The hitter. opening the window and
pulling him towards 1t, thus addressed
him:
"Friend. thou camest here not TO be
paeifisd. gave thee meat offering.
but that did not assuage thy rage; I
gave thee drink Offering. still thou
vert beside thyseli; gave thee burnt
Offering; neither did that suffice; and
now will | try heay. Offering" and
With that he tossed him GU, of tbs
window.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-07
OLD FRIENDS.

Mt GERALD MASSEY.
We just shake hands at meeting
With many that come nigh.
We sod the head In grseting
To many that 20 by.
HIT welcome through The gateway,
Our Tea old frieue- and true,
Then heart. ie-p mp, and slrsishtwsy
There's open house for YOU,
old Fri.nds,
There's open house fOryo
The surface will be sparkling.
Let but q sunbeam shine,
Yet In the deep lies darkiing.
The true life of he wine
The fro,h IL for the many,
The wins IL for the lev;
Unseen. unio1cAed Of faLy.
We keep the beet Tor yoi;
The very be., for yea,
The many cannot know us;
Th.y oaly pace the strand
Where at oar wort Ne show US
The water. thick with sand!
Bu, out beyond the leaplbg
Dim .ursc tic clsar aud blue,
And there, old Friends we're keeling
A sacred calm for you,
A waiting calm for yo.i
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-08-18
n ICHMOND AND DANvILLE RAILROAD

h On and after MARCH 10, 1875, the trains
on this road will run daily as follows:
TRAIN No. 1-CHARLoTTE EXPRESS, Westward
Leaves Richmond at sos a. M; leaves Burkeville
at 1925 q. m leaves Dundee at 1856 p. M; leaves
Danville at p. M; leaves Greensboro at 3:37 m.
leaves Salisbury at 6:46 p. m; arrives at Air.Line
Junction al $3.50 p. M; arrives at Charlotte at 9:36
m.
TRAIN No 2-NEw YORK and New ORLEANS
EXPRESS, Eastward-Lesves Charlotte at 500 a. m.
leaves Airline Junction at 800 a. m. leaves Sails
bury at ll.38 M; lie yes Greensboro at 2. 16 p.
M; leaves Dsnville at 4:48 p. M. leaves Dundee al
4:57 D. M leaves Burkeville at 9:l7 p. M, arrives
at Richmond at 11:49 p. m.
TRAIN No. ,S--THRoUGH MAIL, Westward
Leave Richmo sS p. M; leave Burkeville
at AL p M; ice at 1926 p. M; leaves
DanvilIe at s:2s P. - leaves Greensboro at IL 90
a. M; leaves Salisbury at 1858 q. m; leaves Air.
Line Junction at 05 a. M, arrives at Charlotte at
7:10 a. m.
TRAIN No. 4.-THRoUGH MAIL, Eastward
Leaves Charlotte at 1923 p. m. leaves Air. Line
Junction at $50 p. m leaves Salisbury at IL IL p.
M; leaves Greensboro at 1886 a. M; leaves Dan.
Vile at $40 a. M; leaves Dundee at $50 a. M;
leaves Burkeville at 1885 q. M. arrives at Rich.
mond 2:22 p. m.
TRAIN No. 5.-LYNCHBURG PASSENGER, West
ward-Leaves Richmond at a. M; leave Burke.
vile at lao q. MI arrives at Lynchburg at 4:20
TRAIN No. 6.-BURKEvILLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Eastward Leaves Burkevie at 4:43 a. M; arrives
at Richmond at 800 a. m.
All through trains connect at Richmond and Dan.
vile with trains on the Richmond, Fredericksburg
Potomac railroad, and Washington City, Virginia
Midland and Great Southern railroad, to and from
Washington, Bal imore, Philadelphia, and N. York.
Trains Nos. and A connect at Richmond with
the Richmond, YORK River and Chesapeake railroad
trains to and from Baltimore and all eastern points
Trains Nos. and connect at Charlotte with
trains on the Atlanta and Richmond Airline rail.
road to and from Greenville, Atlanta, Montgomery,
Mobile, Pensacola, New Orleans, and all South.
western points.
Trains Nos 8 and connect at Charlotte with the
Charlotte, Columbia Atlanta railroad for Columbia,
Augusta, Savannah, Tallahassee, and all southern
points.
Train No. connects at Burkeville with the At.
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad from Lynch.
burg, Chattanooga, and all South western points.
THROUGH TICKETS to all points South and
West, and baggage checked through.
Unbroken gauge from Richmond to New Orleans
Pullman palace cars through from New Orleans
to New York.
7. M. R. TALCOTT,
Engineer and Superintendent.
Il. 4. DeUGIAs, Master Transportation.
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Nonsehola at oras.
ut Got A.Going.'.

One bright Fourth of July morning, was
driving to town. AS | came to the top of
the hill just above the bridge, on the out
skirts of the place, little boy from cot
tage on the north side of the road fired off a
small cannon. He was 80 near the road,
the cannon made SO big noise, and the whole
thing came SO Unexpectedly, that my little
bay pony took fright and shied, with spring,
to the other side of the road. He not only
nearly overturned the carriage in doing SO,
but was with great difficulty reined in and
prevented from running away.
"You should not fire your cannon so near
the road" said l to the little boy, after l
had got the pony somewhat quiet; "yOu
frightened my horse badly, and nearly made
him run away"
81 didn't mean to, said the little boy /;
"but it got going before saw the horse,
and then couldn't stop it"
said no more, but drove on, thinking of
the boys answer, as have often thought of
it since, though all this happened years ago.
What 1 have thought is this I wish |
could make every boy think of it, and fee,
it. 1t would do him ever so much good, es-
pecially if he would try to apply it to all his
actions. That little boys cannon was just
like his habits-just like everybody'S habits.
Habits, like the cannon, are not easy to stop
when once they get started They are pref
ty sure to keep going, until, if they are bad
habits, they do mischief, in spite of all we
can do to stop them. If you get into habit
of telling wrong stories, you can't so easily
stop it. If you get habit of meddling dis
honestly with what don't belong to you, it is
apt to 60 on until it does some terrible mis-
chief. If you get into the habit of being
idle, and wasting your time and opportunities,
be assured it will not stop and change to a
good habit just when you see how bad it is,
and wish to get out of it.
Look out then for the beginning of bad
habit. Remember, they are things that, like
the cannon, you can't easily stop when you
once set them a-going.
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d. & E C T O r Y
Presbyterian Church in the United States
nrrr nrrrDA CCENRT.Y


The General Assembly will at st. Louis, Mo-
On the third Thursday of May, 1875, at ii A. NJ
CLERKS.
REV JOSEPH R. WILSON, d. D., STATED CIEEk'
REV WILLIAM BROWN. d. D. PERMANENT CLERK,
The Stated Clerk is the Treasurer of the
General Assembly.
TRUSTEES.
HOY. JAMES HEMPHILL, President, Chester, S. Q.
JOS WILSON VICE. President, Charlotte, N. q.
JESSE H. LINDSAY \ Esq., SECRETARY and TREASURER
susTENTATIoN.
REV. ]. LEIGHTON WILSON, d. D., SECRETARY,
0o REV. RICHARD McILwAINE, Coordinate SEcRE-
rARY and TREASURER, Columbia, ). o.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
REV J. LEIGHTON WILSON, d. D., SECRETARY
RGH Richard McILwAINE, Co. ordinate sEORxrA-
RY and TREASURER, Columbia. ). o.
PUBLICATION.
REV. E. THOMPSON BAIRD, d. D.. SECRETARY, Rich.
G. GENNET, Esq, TREASURES, Richmond. Va.
EDUCATION.
Rev. JNo NJ wADDELL, D. D., SECRETARY, Mem
JAMES ELDER, TREASURER, Memphis Tenn.
Applications to the Executive Committee for aid
first to be the appropriate Presbyera Exec
uve Committees for their approval and are to be for
warded by them TO the Assemoy's Commuters
COLLECTIONS.
The General Assembly has appointed the following coll
lections to be taken up annually IN all the churches:
For Sustentation On the first Sabbath in January
For Publication On the first Sabbath in March.
For Foreign Missions: On the first Sabbath In May
For the Relief OF Disabled Ministers and the Widows
and Orphans of Deceased Ministers On the first Sabbath
in July
For EyaDgelistc Work: On the first Sabbath In Sep
TENDER.
In cases It is highly neonvenent TO take up coll
ectons days they shall be taken up soon as
possible thereafter
The Assembly recommends to the churches that they
adopt the apostolic plan taking mp weekly collections
and that the thus collected be appropriated TO
the above objects, when TO local OBJ
ects in such proportion the church session decide
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JACOBS SOJoURN IN PADAN-ARAM, AND
DEPARTURE. Chaps. 29-5l.
/ To what place did Jacob come?
, Describe his first meeting with Re
bekah and Laban !
3. What relationship did they bear to him
4 What ancient customs DO we here learn
concerning wells, and watering aocks !
5. Who became Jacobs wives F! How
long did he serve for each?
6. What bargain did Jacob make with
Laban
7. What is the character which Laban
manifests in all his intercourse with Jacob
8. How did Laban and his family seem at
length to regard Jacob? Chap. 81.
8. What did God direct Jacob to do Z
10. What did his wives think of it !
II. How did Jacob leave?
70. What did Rachel take? What does
this show?
Is. What prevented Laban from ipjurin9
Jacob
IA. At what place did Laban OVertak'
Jacobl Where is that?
Is. How long had Jacob been with Laban
is. How many children had Jacob wher
he left Padan,aram? Name them in the or
der of their ages?
II. What is taught US in this whole mar
rative concerning the Providence of God?
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ardeau to restore this shamefully neglected
service to its scriptural position, and to en-
force its claims upon the minds of that rep
resentative body The omission of truth
in its proper place is often as injurious as
the inculcation of an untruth, u" If the trum'
net give an uncertain sound, who shall pre-
pare himself to the battle?" ZACCHEUs.
(To BE CONCLUDED,)