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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,

For the relief and
N cure of all derange-
ments in the stom-
~ ach, liver, and bow.
! ! i i !
@ els. They are mild
0xM aperieut, and an
ESEkEA excellent purgative
&s Being purely vege
'&xket,. no mercury or mine
MxG &H&.Ss raj whatever. Much
w. %QS&, seriourSyickness and
ID EE suffering is prevent
ed by their timely
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for their protection and relief, when required
Long experience has proved them to be the SAT.
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30
NEW LIVERY STABLE
RiDewAy.

DAN SCRlBNER WISHES TO IN
form the Citizens Of Ridgway, and the
public generally. that he has started Liv-
cry Stable and will keep
GOOD STOCK, GOOD CARRIAGES
Busgies. to let npon the most reassns
bic terms.
nsA. He will also do job teaming.
Stable on Broad street, above Mais
All orders left at the Post Office will N cot
prompt attention
Aug 20 1870. IT,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30
QUOTATIONS
White, Powell & Go

BANKERS AND BROKERS,
No. AZ South Third Street.
Philadelphia, Dec. 29th. 1875.
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I r P AZ 81 7 T ? A Y 81
WHAT PAYS?

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L Mechanic, Inventor, Farmer or Profess.
ioual man, to keep informed on all the i'm
provements and discoveries Of the age.
II PAYS the head of every family to in
troduce into his household newspaper
that Is instructive, one that fosters taste
for investigation, and promotes and en-
couragcs discussion among the members.
The Scientific American
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30

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enyraving Of TrumJuEs celebrated pic
ture Of "The Signing Of the Declaro-
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"Peterson's" Centennial GW.-@a
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-30

For the relief and
cure of all derange-
ments in the stom.
ach, liver, and bow.
els. They are q mild
aperieut, and an
excellent purgative.
Being purely vege-
table, they contain
no mercury or mine
raj whatever. Much
s~,ickness and
suffering is prevent
oil hy thair timely
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04

Is siKIsTER picked MP q t:ozen
wasp on the sidewalk and VII = vicv.
to advance the interests Of science, be
carried il into the house and held II By
the tail while BE warmed its ears over
: lamp chimney His OBJECT vac g
see II wssps frose g de.,h, q merely
lay dormant during the winter. u. e
Of the opinion that they merely lie dor.
mant, and the dorn,aniist kind a that;
and when they revive, be says, thstai
thaxs ont, first, for while this one' :
head, RICH, over the lamp, Was 90 stiff
and cold il could not wink, its probe
w"rked with su.h inc, ncr.vable rapid.
i,y that the ministcs cuui.su', gasp tast
enough 70 keep VI will, il. Hethrcw
the vicious thing down the la,np-si.i,n,
ney, aud said he d,dn't wan, q. hass
any more truck wlthSa lotA.ai.t WASP,
Ut which his wife hurst ,nt;, tears, aud
asked how he,s = ll.le .ster q the g,'sp pei.
could use such largu, e, right before
the children, too Al
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04

=
Vermont is not good place for .mur-
derers. By the Law Of that State 4 felon
must, before execution, undergo twenty
months imprisonment At hard labor and
four months Of solitary confinement.
Anexpedition 10 the Black Hills will
be fitted out at Fort Laramie In April Or
May. twill i. under tile command 81
General Bradley, and 8 thorough recon!
noissance of the country will he its oh
.ject
Mrs, Il. r. MEG linceY. Vice President
Of the Illinois ssate Temperance Associa9
ton, 10 on missionary tour, visiting ev.
esy town and organizing temperance 50;
cieties
The olney Nll) Ledger contains the
following notice. ..1lss
TO the boy who will bring home ms
N1ltese "tom cat I will pay 4 dollar re-
ward. &C MORRIs.
II that man don't have . delnge Of CATS
there's no virtue 10 advertising.
Aurora, III, Is devoid Of GA, the pipes
hayipg frozen, burst and Otherwise be
come utterly pssless. Thelwork men say
shsywill not be able q repair tho dam.
! age before spring
The INDIGESTION shown by the varioua
date lines 10 the 81 Paul Pioneei, indi
eate tie pressing need of' " calendar IL
the ONES n
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04

10
FRAGILE bellies. At the German
Of P,,s,uastet-G General Jewels, Presi;
dent Grant aud Gen Bslknap ttaid u.'-
I'll about o'clock, aud busted them
solve. in computing how many miles the
dancers travelled, provided they s,aisd
until 3 o'clock ii the mo. mag mud e
rssul, 81 tue problem. hey dtl ~ e
s,ratcd in ii. St convincing manner
tl,st ele.. i, and hall miles q. pleasure
we're gl,ded over 81 delicate girls, vim
would be Intrigued d ..half dead were
they oblix IS walk ,w.. cons, lcn'iy e,
miles, messed il, <trcet-<nits. and ost
on . jauut lor heal,h Washington
Letter. #5ss.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04
II has recently besa i1l;roevered

II has reeently besa,s d1irsevered
that the bsa,bso eosisins. slane =.
poison which ne natiivss q Java ex-
irsct - the following u,ssnsr Tbs
eans i snt atss.cb jei,st IA a. ihs q
] caSisJ = found cers.ii. ouaa.it Il 4
s,lstl Abrous blaci 8 ~, 90 coz .s.,
ish - slnoss il crsep ,;ble e....,s.s q q.
49, hiieh e.olltsi = s. pi,o.s 3
sxallo rs psp,s a, -
: into ll,as |fsal,s mi &c tls
throat - ~ I 6 IA js q. ~
lia ! 3, 8 q pests
III q 90 4 a
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04

Two japanese gentlemen, who have
been examining the Pennsy lyania oil re-
gions under acommissio from. their zov-
eminent, having pure. ased for shipment
to Japan, two boilers and engines and the
necessary drilling tools and other fixtures
for earth. boring
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04

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mn oil III 1jslseRal
HI m M Vital xNis6s NN1s1a
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aiistui af iyspep
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IT. merits HAN LEM
sx1 Oss Re6aA1og A4nr az yuslnk O. old
unart1esl Nlgc. NJ The dawn tf WolltanhOsl or
the tff lifes these InHIc Eitters sSplny e0sie.
sl.lssl ~ tusnee Nlat saIctlt = pt,t per.
% 1na Inn sale 81 I'd l.hrea5c Igheu.
aud mud into.
mIftelt ieYcls iseaxes df tlis kitxI Ser. Kid
ntyw Nlnl laslsler. these filters hive nd eual.
s6Art lsiseNAcx ure RAISED liv tlnteal ElDskl
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the xystsm IN = short tiinc w the use OF thcso
laraselal Thsaan as proelairn vIxEaAH
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cor OF Mashin8ton and Charlton StsA, IS. Y.ss
49, SOLD NY ALI DRUGGISTS & DEALERS .Is
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04


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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04
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81, q el.rssenf l1ssr rieeMy1I ss a Isl, q.
Wssoan rive fbs proper q 0os,l pa, in isl
and Ra1il Work. ssss Bus ip4sa. The faet
and Is Isnt Is not needed
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IN sfiea, and cent ipas to riKh,
alUng; "a n.. sc B ~ Is laries. Tbs secret.
Ith.t they diter ths people li~tter nlucemcnts,
gand thAtsy astsnd more prOmpti 10 tbcil
Eordsts y7n3f,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04

M II E S,
General Western Office
State md lux son Street s,
cHIc 400.

S There T9nDw nod Al hiness always recpm-
Smsnit ihcnlsstv fav ,rahl u Tie general
public. Bsi,.g the OH Il I'M, the IN
syasst isn.h III Tbs q .c:aine IN
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04

E.f%I OF <ssFss,

$3.50 E,R = : S1tz Skss
r.sssa tsssl. Il i0n, COO
tsr.nG asb g IT (. -. 80. 6Oc
srassa Cash s Il .50ee
E#E fG sca-s, .iifs8Sl,i. Ctr zach. sc 600
Sash Sits. ,.ti.:ta zach ...-.....75.ceo
90 Ga ;:i:tS t.sstis; each so eco
81 ;Jiits. seq e:sc;i2 DC 600
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t.s,3t Shifts tsS;s. -.s..4...al 90
ERICA cstsil Il ifs % each. 5ses ZOO
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-03-04
IN m gnll l,ets ,tay gents Wanicd.

Ky IN Nv, III l'els tiay gents WanIcd. AT
~ Wv ci,fses 81 w,rklng peopl. sof both
sexess Young anu !. ma moro money u
work Tor us in their s0wi, localifi during
their spare rntt pr nj The Than at
any thing else, We Oifsr en- l.,y usent that
#uss yonrS iircss AZ s.nce. l,pA' L delay Nav
is tbs time Dn,,' i look for uork or basi o 8
chew herc, until SyOns have ]. !, ned what we
Eo1er. G.. s INsON 4 Co., Port land. Maine.
n4l.Iy.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-10
Potato Experiment.

Ii. L., of Grant county, Ind, writes to
the Cincinnati Gazette:
"Planted April 10th, 1874; variety,
Early Rose; dug and gathered them part
ly in September and partly in October {;
planted alternately; that is two rows OF
large potatoes taken promiscuously,o what
would call merchantable potatoes then
two rows OF small potatoes, all under the
merchantable size, down to as small as were
worth picking up.
find the result to be in favor of the
large to the extent of about two hills in fifty
in merchantable potatoes; but even this
quantity is made up in bulk Of small. In
quality there was merely perceivable
difference in favor of the large seed plant
ed.
But between choice selected seed large
and smooth, and small seed, find in the
product much greater difference, being
fully one fifth in bulk Of merchantable po-
tatoes, and the quality very plainly bet
ter.
In preparing the seed all were cut, as
near as practicable, two eyes to the piece,
and two pieces to the hill, the hills being
about three feet apart. The whole patch
was planted on old ground.
Just for experiment | dropped three
pieces each in n few hills, but the result
was in favor of two pieces.
On piece of new ground, all planted
with small seed, raised as handsome po-
tatoes as need be but they were not all so :;
many Of then were rough and kuotty.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-10

"Ah true-i have made mistake, and
given you an advanced sign; once would
have done, but it can't be helped now
When you go to the booking office ask fol
a first-class ticket to Bristol give the sign
as / have shown you, and the booking
clerk will give you one for nothing"
"Smith opened his eyes in surprise"
| "Yes" continued Brown, "a first class
ticket for nothing. 1t is in this way: il
you had only tapped your nose once they
would have given thirdclass ticket
what we call an IL. A. p. ticket twice
you would receive second, or f. c. tick
et,' but, as have told you three times, you
may as well have the advantage Of an M
M. ticket and ride first"
| Accordingly, in due course Smith pre-
sented himself at the little window, gave
the sign by tapping his nose three times
as instructed and at once received his
| ticket
"All right, BROTHER" said the clerk
"Pass on"
And it was all right Smith obtained
his frst-class ticket and went down to
Bristol.
Great was his amaZement, and little did
lie suspect that Brother Jones had arrang-
ed the joke thus: He had a friend who
was booking clerk at the G. w. r. and a
member of his own Lodge, and not grudg-
ing tlihe for the fun of the thing, he had
given him the cost of t.class ticket to
Bristol, and instructed him to hand it
over to the person who should act in the
manner he had instructed Smith to act.
Smiths business transacted, the next
day it was imperative on him to return,
and presenting himself at the booking of
fee, he again made the mystic sign.
Zone pound twelve" responded the
clerk.
"Yes, know; but" Tap, tap, tap,
and he repeated the sign.
zone pound twelve" repeated the clerk;
land don't stand there making grimaces at
me all day"
But, my good sir" Tap, tap, tap.
Then he tried the single and the double
tay, but no result followed SO he paid for
II third. class ticket, and went on his way
with the brotherly resolve of joining the
Order, il it was only to obtain the satisiac
ton of reporting the conduct of this I'M
worthy clerk. Arriving in town, his first
business was to call on Brother Jones, and
explain how he had been served, and how
the man refused to give him ticket with
out the money.
"Of course he did, explained Jones.
"You made mistake; you forgot you
were returning, and that the signal ought
to have been reversed. You should have
tapped the left side of your nose with the
finger of the left hand, thus"
Poor Smith more than suspected he had
been made the victim Of a joke-the hero
Of tale with which Jones would rcgale
many Masonic Brother, with infinite
relish.
Certainly he never seeks now to discover
the sign by becoming Mason. AS to
Brother Jones, he has risen higher and
higher in the Graft and is not only p G.
d. j. d. o., but p. NJ NJ. p. +. c., p. Z,
A. p, and X. Y. T.. also.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-10
farmers' Column,
Speed the PiOsr.o
Walking Horses.

We wrote several articles TO show the
Importance OF the walking gait. and TO saw
that inducements should be offered for fast
walking by agricultural societies; and we
are pleased to see that some Western and
few Eastern societies have offered such
prizes. We Americans are much inclined
to run to extremes, and for few wears Tho
trottlnS gait has been talked of almost as
the only desirable thing about horse,
whereas this gait has about the same re-
latlon to the general usefulness the horse
as the cut OF mans coat has to its dura-
plilty. This may, perhaps, be considered
an eHaggeratlye illustration, but there is
only small fraction of the 10000 600
horses in this country whose usefulness de-
penis upon trotting at all. The great use
OF horses must be found in the walking
gait; and when almost the whole consid.
Grafton is given to trotting, it only shows
the tendency of the American people to
monomania. We have an admiration for
fast trotter as we have for good picture,
put we should not allow this mere inciden-
tai quality of the horse to divert attention
from those points that make up this great
value. The tulip mania was not more alb
surd than that of elevating the trotter above
all other horse flesh.
We want horses that can walk five miles
per hour, and this class of horses are of
Immensely more importance than the trot-
ter. This walking gait can be improved as
rapidly as the trotting gait; and if agricul-
tural societies will take this matter in hand,
and offer half as much for the fastest walk
or as they have done for the fastest trotter,
1t will increase the average walk one mile
per hour in five years. The Spirit of the
Times seconds this movement and saws:
1t is positive luxury to ride or drive
"A horse that can walk off with you at the
rate OF five miles an hour. 1t is such re-
lief to feel, when you ease up Your horse
from his swinging trot, or lope, that you
have not come to u stand still, but that you
are yet making respectable progress. For
our own private use on the road, the walk
is the gait which we prize above all others,
and anything which promises to increase
the number of fast walkers shall receive our
hearty encouragement.-,Stock Journal