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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-19
THE CROPS.
AN ABUNDANT YIELD PROMISED.

Washington, August 12.-The fol-
lowing extracts are from complete
monthly reports OF the Department Of
Agriculture just issued:
CoRN.-The returns show an in.
crease in the acreage planted of about
eighty per cent. over last year. The
great corn growing regions show an in
creased breadth planted, The condition
OF the crop is about ninety-six per cent
OF an average.
WHEAT-The average condition d
both kinds for the entire country is 80
The average of winter wheat is a,
spring wheat, 96.
COTToN-The returns are unusually
full. The condition of the crop ap
proximates a full average, showing al
improvement during June in all the
cotton States except Texas. No insect
injuries are reported.
OATs-The June returns show ar
increased area sown. July returns
promise large yield. All the large
producing States, except Pennsylvania
aud New York, are above the average.
RYE-In the large producing States
except Wisconsin, the condition of rye
is reported considerably below the av
erage.
BARLEY-The condition of the CROP
in nearly all the State is below the av'
erage.
PoTAToEs-Returns show an in
crease of four per cent. in average ovel
last year. Among the Eastern and
Atlantic States the condition is below
the average. The principal increase il
in the western border of the Gulf and
the Mississippi valley.
ToBACCo-The acreage this year i.
about % that Of last year. The con
dition of crops in the whole country i,
at the least twenty per cent. above av
erage, being most satisfactory in the
largest tobacco States.
Sugar-The cane in all the States
except Mississippi and Georgia, shows
decreased acreage, and all are below
the average condition except in Missis,
sippi and louisiana
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Of The United Stdte5--How TO exercise and
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PRODUCE MARKETS ABROAD.

AppREHENsIoNs OF AN EXTREME RISE
IN BREADsTUEFs oUIETED.
London August 1.-THE Times city
article to-day says: "The following on
the condition of the corn trade is de-
rived from good sources. Admitting as
certain a further rise in the event of
bad weather, in the contrary event
there is still time to secure large pro-
portion of the wheat crop in good con-
di;ion. IF so the recent apprehensons
will probably prove to have been ex.
trcme. II the American crop is secured
in good order there can Re no great
change in the result of the spring wheat
crop from what we had reason to expect
few weeks ago. There had been then
already reason to apprehend deficiency
which had not been sufficiently hocdt d,
which should certainly be needed now
The last report form France is much
less unfavorabe than was apprehended.
Most of the recent rains have done little
injury. Our own farmers stock of old
wheat is reported small, but cannot be
quite so exhausted as it was last year
and deliveries during the last two weeks
have been double those of the cores
ponding weeks year ago" The Times
also says the Mincipg lane markets
show further tendency towards i'm
provement this week, but there is no
speculation, A large business is repor-
ted in West India sugar at :he recent
| enhanced rates.
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Fats for Voters.

We commend the attention of voters
to the following: The new Constitution
forbids all persons from voting unless
they have been assessed at least two
months and paid their taxes at least ono
month before the date of the election.
No one of foreign birth can vote unless
in addition to the above, he has been
naturalized a month previous to the
election.
The date of holding the next election
is Tuesday, November I'd.
Wednesday, September LIST, is the
last day on which voters can be assessed
Friday, October 1st, is the last day
for naturalization papers.
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PENNIES IN THE SoUTH.-The Atlanta
(Ga.) Herald has started on evening
edition at three cents per copy, and thus
i.~~-;L.- ~.--~ - me experiences sus
tanned: "lt was stated in the prospectus
of that paper that change would be given
to all purchasers as far as the specie re
sources of the city would admit. After O
careful search of the town, we were unable
to find over four dollars worth of pennies
in Atlanta. There is volume of homily
in this statement, and the consequence that
it carries. 1t is our opinion that people
that recognizes no piece of money less than
the nickle, can never know what true
thrift iuess and economy mean. For year:
we have been enjoining the people to the
use of pennies and the various fractions Of
the nickle. We have now determined tc
purchase and bring here a large number Of
peni.ies with which all the Herald news
boys will be supplied, and with which they
will make change when nickle is offered
them for the evening paper. In this way
we expect to gradually work the humble
but useful cent into general circulation,
aid feel assure ed that it will be found, when
they have become useful machine of DUR
chase, that three-fourths of the articles 70,
which we now pay nickel, can be brought
for tt fractional part thereof"
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RidgiU Gy Insurance Agency.
Representing Cash Assets of
$25,967.744 4 40
FIRE DEPARTMENT

FIRE DEPARTMENT
German Am, New York 81 $50, 100000
Niagara of New York 1919, ,933,OO
Amazon Cincinnati of o50,957 II
City ms, Co, OF Providence, 1876, 1854 32
LIFE DEPARTMENT
Travellers Life & Accident
Hartford 2,OCO,oOo,OO
North American Mutual of
New York 5000, 10000
Equitable of New York 15,OO0,0 100000
Insurance effects in any of the above
standard companies at the most reasona-
terms, consistent with perfect security
to the insured.
J.O. W. BAILEY, Agent.
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Elk County Directory.

President Judge-L. d. Wetmore.
Additional Law Judge-IIon. Jno' P
Vincent.
Associate Judges-Chas. Luhr, v,
Houk.
District Attorney. X. P, Hall.
Sheriff-D. Scull.
Prothonotlry 5c.,-Fred. Schening.
Treasurer-Joseph Windfelder.
County Superintendent-Rufus Lucore.
Commissioners-Micha Weidert, julius
Jones, Geo. Ed. Weis.
Authorizations Irwin N. G. Bundy,
County Surveyor-Geo W W,lmsley.
Jury Commissi i,ners.-Philiip Kreighle
Ransom 7. Kyler.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-19

A young man in Muncle, Ind, was es-
corting young woman to his home in n
carriage the other day, when he came to a
bridge that had been overhowed by a
reshet. He drove his horse into the water
but when the carriage was threatened
with submersion, and the horse began MAX
ing an effort to get away, he cut the
traces sprang upon the animals back and
set out for the shore. leaving his compan-
ion in the middle of he stream. The tor
rent overturned the carriage and the
girl was drowned.
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Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-THE Gazette
has received special dispatches from one
hundred and forty county seats where
the late floods have occurred. The
prospects are much better than expec-
ted. Wheat and oats have suffered.
OF the former wo-thirds of the crop
will be saved, and of the latter less than
half can be saved. OF corn there will
be more than the average crop, owing
to the increased average. Potatoes will
yield largely although some few farmers
complain of the rot. At most points
the yield will be more than the average
The Bay crop will not fall short of the
average in quantity, but the quality is
not as good as usual.
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Ifyou pay for goods when you buy
them, you will never be troubled with
the nightmare of debt, your sleep will be
sweet your dreams pleasant, and your
wife and children will gree: you with a
smile in the morning. Go to Powell
& Kimc's model store with your cash,
get more than its value and go home
satisfied. They have adopted the cash
system, and say it is working charm
ingly.
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Chicago, August IA special to the
Chicago ECensng Journal from White
Hall Michigan says the body of N. s..
Grimwood, who asccnd,d with Donaldson
in his balloon, was found yesterday on the
beach of Lake Michigan, near Stony creek
The body was fully dressed with the ex
ception of boots. A letter belonging to
Grimwood and notes oc his balloon trip
were found on the flody, fully establishing
its identity.
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They are taking the State census in
Massachusetts, according to which Boston
has population of 3S5, 900 Worcester
10000, Lowell $4,000, and Fall River 45,
600. The total population of the State is
about 100000, an increase of 0,00C
sihce 1870. The aggre gate products man
ufactured dnring the year ending May
1875, amounted to Sl,500,000, ,000 against
S547, 600, 900 in 1865.
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Where the arrangement came from that
committed the crime no one has any idea,
but it is not possible that he belongs around
here. He may be happy if there is not n
new future punishment invented for him,
for the one now in use is too mild
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Give a boy a maj ket basket ofgroceries 10
carry home, and he will swing it across
his spine, bend half way to the ground
and groan with agony, but give him the
same weight in base ball bats and he skips
along as merrily as a potato bug in ten
acre lot.-Sioleu.
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A remarkable success in the transporta-
tion Of fresh meat has been achieved. A
refrigerator car arrived in New York lately
from Chicago, containing twenty thousand
pounds of fresh beef and number of
prairie chickess. all of which were in as
good condition as when packed.
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A PROFITABLE lNvEsTMENT,-The
Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machine CON-
bines in more perfect degree than any
other the requirements Of a first class
machine. This is the unanimous yer.
dicl Of the thousands of families who
are using them, and its success is un-
precedented in the history of sewing
machines. Machines will be delivered
at any Railroad Station in this county
free of transportation charges, if ordered
through the Company's Branch House
at 327 & 329 Superior Street, Cleve-
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They send an elegant catalogue an
chrome circular free on application.
This Company want a few more
good agents. a. Cummings, Ridgway
Elk Co., Pa is the agent of the com
pany at this place to whom ali order:
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If you want bag of feed, or a
bushel Of potatoes or barrel or sack OF
flour or even a small sack of Graham
-four, it will pay you to step into P 4
Ks and examine their prices and goods
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Transient advertisements per square OF
eight lines, one insertion 81, two inser-
tions, Sl.50, three insertions 50.
Business cards, ten lines or less, per
year $5.
Advertisements payable quarterly.
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ayers Cathartic Pills,

For the relief and
cure of all derange.
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Being purely vege-
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raj whatever. Much
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oil Inv thail. ti,nply
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SEEDS .d.E-D FEh.HTS.


G. G. The True Cape Cod Cranberry,
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Wanted.
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Parts l, II, III, and w are now ready.
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