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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17
Il. s. HARTLEY. ". d.,

Physician anu Surgeon.
Office in Drug Store, corner Broad and
Main SIS, Residence corner Broad st.
opposite the College. Office hours from
$ 10 lU 4. NJ. and from to 8 p. NJ.
vln2yl.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17
e q WES.SENGER.

Druggist and Parmaceutist, n. W. corner
Of Main and Mill streets, Ridgwey, Pa.
full assortment Of carefully selected For
eign and Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions
carefully dispensed at all hours, day or
night. vlu3y
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17

Hats aud Caps complete assortment
at Z. & KS.
Hunting Rubbersl with and without
hecls,--a large lot at 2. Il ks. All
other kinds of rubber boots and shoes.
Coodfsh boneless and skinless. Also
some Of the old fashioned in full dress,
at p. & KS.
Those Hamilton Corsets at p & KS
are the most durable, aud the cheapest
10 market.
Over CoatsH from s5 to s25 large
and splendid stock. Step in and get
one at ?. & KS
Rosted coffee genuine article, at P.
& Ks.
Summer Clothing, for those Boys
and children, Linen, Alapuca aud sum.
mer Casbmer at p & K'e
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17
CU.iRLES HOLES,

Matchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler
Main street, Ridgway, Pa. Agent for the
Howe Sewing Machine, and Morton Gold
Pen. Repairing Watches, etc, dorewlih
he same accuracy as heretofore. Salts.
factiou guaranteed. vlnly
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17

II you want any bpched or brown
nusius, from 7 to l0.4 wide any
quality, go to head '\uarters,-Powell u
kime's and select ~ your taste.
Young man if you want to add
greatly to your appearance 60 at once
to Pc WELL & kIME'S urand Cen
tra| Store, and get youselfa new white
linen bosom SKIRT. You can get good
fitting white clean shirt for sl,25 and
IRON that up.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17
KERSEY HOUSE,
CENTAEYILLH, Elk Co.,

JOHN COLLINS, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore
60 liber llly bestowed upon him, the new
pro prietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tention to the comfort ard convenience
ef guests. timerit a continuance of the
same.
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HYDE house,
RIpGwAY, ELK Co., Ia

W II. SCHRAM, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore
so literally bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict a..
tention to the comfort anu convenience o.
guests, to merit continuance OF the
eame.
Oct 80 1862.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17

There was 2l3 votes polled at this
election, larger vote by IS than is
usually cast at the spring election.
The Republican caucus nominees
were all defeated excepting ] w.
Morgester, Constable, who received 81
majority over Lesser and Barrett to-
gether. The Republicans elected
their inspector of election, because
there was no opposition.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17

TOBNT ORK-We are now prepared
81 w to do all kinds of JOB WORK,
Envelopes. Tags. Bill heads. Letter heads
neatly and ehssply executed. Office in
Thayer & Hagerty's new building, Main
street Ridgway, Pa.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17
Epw'p j. EVANS d co.
SURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN

YORK, PENN'A.
SEEDS. Garden and Flower Seeds,
Grass Seeds, Seed Corn, Seed Potatoes,
Seed Wheat, Tree and Hedge Seeds,
&c. BULBS, of all kinds, for Spring
and Fall planting. BULBS.
TREES. Standard and Dwarf Fruit
Trees, Grapes and Small Fruits,
Evergreens, Ornamental Trees and
Shrubs, Roses, Hedge Plants, &c. En-
close Stamp for price list, 25c for
Full Descriptive Catalogue.
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JAMES d. FULLERTON,

Surgeon Dentist, having permanently To-
Gated in Rigway, offers his professional SER
vices to the citizens of Ridgway ano Sur.
rounding country. All work warranted
Office in Service s. Wheeler's Building, up
stairs. first door to the left. 73-n-32-1y
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RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division
WINTER TIME TABLE.

nN and after MONDAY, MAY "a, 1876,
" the trains on the Philadelphia d
Erie Railroad will run as follows:
MESTWARn
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Notice.

All persons are hereby cautioned against
buying removing or in any way meddling
with lot of household goods in the pos.
session OF @. McCamey. of Spring Creek, as
have purchased the above named property
AT Shcriff's Sale
sILAS MOHNEY.
Spring Creek, Jan. 26, 1876. n49t3.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17

Fresh family Groceries, and Canned
goods a. P & ks. The cheapest and
Lest.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17

arr. at Phlladephia... 6.oO In
Remove Accom- and Kane accom- connect
east and west at East with Low Grade Di.
vision and b n Y &PRR
WM. A. BALDWIN.
Gen'l Sup't.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17

A full stock OF fresh Family groceries,
such as Teas, Coffees, Sugars, Rice,
Syrups, Spices, r. B. Powder, Baking,
and Sweet Chocolate, and every thing
in that line, at p, & KS.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17
RUFUS LUTORE,

Attorney-at- Law
Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. Office in
Halls new Brick Building. Claims for
collection promptly attended to.
v3nl1y.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-17
A Sad Story.
SHu SlUT!s
DEATH OF THREE MEMBERS OF THE
CAMPBELL FAMILY AT HIGHLAND,
or TypuOID pNEUNONJA ..l'


Mr.. Thomas Campbell, an old resi-
dent of Highland, this county, died at
his residence of typhoid pneumonia,
last Tuesday evening, aged about siIty
years. Mr.. Campbell is well known
to most of our readers and although
he had his faults, like other men, he
was one of the kindest, and most gcner-
Gus hearted men we have ever known,
and his death is loss to the COM
munity. Although hehad always been
hard working men, he was in
comfortable circumstances at the time
ofhis death. Mrs. Thomas Campbell,
died about q week ago, and it has been
but short time since John Campbell,
the youngest son of the family died.
Thus within ten days three members
of this family have passed froln the
present to the unknown hereafter
Send in your orders for job work.
The weather is colder than blazes.
There is some prospect for sleigh
ing.
Last Tuesday was bad day for Re
publicans.
Potatoes are selling in Erie county
at fifteen cents a BUSHES.
Several RATS were run on the flood
this week. 90.
Remember we do job work cheapiy
and neatly.
"Old Prob" is pretty good authority
on the weather.
Gene says February has five Suh-
days, and the almhiiac only calls for
four. How is this Gene?
We will give list of all the town
ship officers elected, at the recent cleo
ton, next week.
Go to Company HIS Hard Times
Party ne1t Tuesday evening. Tickets
rs cents.
This Is the last number of volume
5, and good time to pay your sui
scription.
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ATTORNEY -AT.LAW.
Attorneys. at-Lsw

ylnloy1. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the Travellers Life and Acct
dent Insurance Co., of Hartford. Conn.
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QUOTATIONS.
White, Powell & Co

BANKERS AND BROKERS,
No. AZ South Third Street.
Philadelphia, Feby.. 9th. 1876.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-21
Condition of the Markets.


A correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, who had opportunities to study the
markets, says:
The wheat crop OF the United States and
Europe is now nearly all garnered. What
are the facts in the casei Tie winter crop is
not over twO-thirds average yield, with the
exception OF California, where it is said to be
an average.
Spring wheat is but triHe, il any, over
one-halt an average yield, leaving shortage
Of fully 40, ,00O, QUO bushels OF the entire crop
OF America, calling the average yield 3O0, ,O0O,-
GOO bushels for the past four years. The
quality and condition is excellent beyond
The old stock now in store in New York,
Chicago, and Milwaukee amounts to about
5000 ,O0O bushels in round numbers. The
stock remaining hack is variously estimated
at from 100000 to 5000. 900 bushels in
or eight millions let o. the old stock, it is
fast going into consumpsi0n,-the millers
converting it into -four Tor which there il .
good, healthy demand, with fair living
Peo6t, something We haven't had for many
months. :5,5
European crops are lar below n average.
The wants OF the United Kingdom for the
bushels 4nnu ~. The requirement this
From tho best information that can Be Il.
rived ct, would advise the t.rmers Of the
Northwest to 80 slow. Hold your wheat teE
higher prices; yon are bound to set i;
Awar in the Old Woc1d ii now II progress,
which bids fair to be repeti ion oi the Crim.
i can war of 1864. Slould this be the case,
sI@l.6O per bushel would Be cheap. At thai
q ltime IS MAS worth that In Wiscons;n. q. With.
ont : war,it e bound e eel in tais marlke,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-21
The New Four and a-Half Per Cent United
States Bonds.

The new bonds are to be printed up
on fibre paper and with the late. t re.
finemenjs of geometrical lathe work.
The $50 bonds bear vignette of Div.
er Wolcott: those for 800, vignette
of Thomas Jefferson; those for $500,
one Of De Witt Clinton; those for
$1,000, one of Alexander Hamilton
those for $4,000, one Of John Quincy
Adams, and those for $40, 900, one of
General George H. Thomas. They are
payable at the option of the govern
ment after 1891. The coupon bonds
have sixty coupons attached to them
and are somewhat larger than the old
sten.forties. There are two bands OF
blue fibre extending across each Dor q
and its coupons. On the faces OF all
the bonds is an engraving Of the capi.
tol at Washington. To the right are
the words ..Principal and interest pay
able in COIN Over the engraving are
the words Funded loan Of 1891 :
The coupons, which are payable. ql,ar.
terly, conas,in; viyneises corresponding
Is those Of the bond from which they
are to be cut. From this time out al
those who want TO buy these bonds
will have to seek them in open com
petitive market. Theprice asked here
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-21

how many verses this ballad consists
is unknOwn-never yet has the end
been reached. For the mode Of com.
position has that elasticity character
istic of an inexhaustible imagination.
The refugee bids adieu to each mem.
Der of his family. A verse to his
wife, one to his brother Ivan, another
to Milosch, a fourth to his maiden
aunt, etc. Suppose him to have a
large family-lots of brothers, sisters,
and children. not to name his parents
and his mother-in-law-each of them
must have a verse. differing only from
the others before and after by the
change Of a Christian name. If the
nearer survive this enumeration, there
remains an inexhaustible fund of po.
etry on natural objects about the ex-
lies home-the church, the tree, the
brook, the mountains, and so on. All
the music have heard as yet seems
to be included in a compass Of four
notes. No foreigner here-and we are
many-has ears SO keen as to distin
guish one tune from another. But
there must be more in it.. You see
eyes light up and faces flush at the
strain which seems to your unaccu5.
toned hearing all one stupid mono
tone. The Oriental character is evil
dent, and man skilled in that extra.
ordinary science would probably dis
play to you score of delicate grada.
tions where you only recognize one
drawl. The chants we heard at mass
to-day were an exception, but they
have probably descended from an older
time than the Turkish conquest. Some
of them had a Tilt and ring very dif.
ferent from the measured strains of
our own sacred usuage-so different,
in fact, that they resembled 'pater.
song of the earlier Sort
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-21
Floods in Iowa.

The continuous rains for the past
week have deluged the State of Iowa
with water, causing serious damage in
many sections. Low lands are under
water, and railroads badly washed.
The Des MOines and Coon rivers at
Des MOines are over their banks and
spreading out over the country. On
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
road. four bridges are gone; and, on
the 9th, passenger-trains on that road
passed over the track of the Keokuk 4
Des Moines railroad from Ottumwa to
Des Moines, thence to Council Bluffs
over the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific railroad. Several washOuts
have occurred on the St. Louis Road,
SO that no mails had been received at
Des Moines since the 18th. Trains on
the Northwestern railroad are delayed
by high water in the Botnay, in Potta-
v;attamie county. The Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad has had no
trouble. except on the Winterset and
Indianola branches, on which no
trains were run last week. owing to
high water in Middle river. At Sum.
merset the track is several feet under
water. For several miles in that vi
cinity, farms are overf0wed, and sew
eral families have been driven from
their houses. As the rainfall has teen
general over the State, it is probable
the damage from the flood will be con-,
siderable.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-21
Married by Memory.

Lady Charlotte Lindsay, who died at
a good old age in 1849, used to give an
account of her marriage. 1t
took place in the drawing-ro0m of her
father house. The clergyman brought
no piaye-..book with him, thinking
there would be no trouble in finding
one in the mansion Of an English no.
bleman, a member of the established
church. But not a prayer.book could
he found. and the clergyman was
forced to perform the marriage by
memory. The novelty Of the situation
so confused him that he forgot the
words of tie service, and came fire.
.quen.ly to dead stop. Then some one
in the company would prompt MN.
and tjrs the .cei em0ny was pieced on.
~ fragmentary "reminiscences. Some
.how or other, said Lady Charlotte,
.sI do not think ] was ever rightly
married at all. =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-21
An Eastern Paper Thinks 1t Sees the Day.
light.

The evidences that the tide has real.
ly turned and that we are really entez-
ing upon a season Of business prosperi-
ty, are too numerous and convincing
to be longer neglected. The test al
forded by the amount of clearings at
the banks in the great cities is, per-
haps, the surest Indication of the ag.
gregate amount Of business transac-
tions, and they show that there has
been an actual increase in the amour !
of goods bought and sold, since the &c.
crease Of clearings is smaller percenS.
age than is the average decline In
prices. What is thus Indirectly rroved
of the whole volume OF trade is con-
f1rmed by the reports OF individual
merchants and OF trade organizations
in various branches OF commerce. The
demand is better, prices are tirmer,
sales are larger than they have been
since the panic of 1878. There has
been general settlement of accounts,
the weak houses have dropped out, or
have been reorganized on a better basis
and the way has been prepared for a
really healthy trade. The promise of
the future is all the better when we
consider the time when the improve.
ment begins. it is quite unusual foi
business to be in good order in the
midst OF great political canvass, least
of all during the most active part OF
the presidential campaign. We may,
therefore, presume that the sudden
recovery is to he accounted foi by the
best of reaeo1s, and that il is decided.
ly likely to be lasting, when we see it
occur at the most unfavOrable season,
on general principles, that has been
Since the time when the depression
came upon us. -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-21
"Let No Gully Man Escape"

The Minister of the Interior, says a
Paris newspaper. hurries breathless to
the Office Of the keeper of one Of the
State prisons.
..How is this - he cries ST placed
an im portant prisoner in your keeping
'ast week, and now he is over the from
Ser in Belgi ium, and making game OF
u.s.. Read what he says in this paper.
The keeper calmly perrses the Jour-
..He lies! He did not escape |
put him out -
..You-put : him out e
81 did. I summoned him to my Of
fee. He treated me with disrespect.
1 told him that unless ne could behave
himself, I would put him out. He
continued his disorderly conduct. and
/ just kicked him into tho street.
That's how it was. .
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-21
4 Perilous Revival.

ION tue bO0t0n Osnly ACVefueet, aug Il. lBl6
Under the stimulous of the Demo
cratic revival two years ago. the great
body Of Southern claimants 0verhauled
their papers, and presented to the new
House Of Representatives as large a
portion Of their. claims as was then
thought to be prudent. Only those
which it was supposed would be tho
most likely to receive consid derati0n
were brought forward, but the aggre.
gate Of these exceeded in amount the
total war debt of the nation. These
claims, it must be remembered, are
Of m;ny kinds, and were made up i'm.
mediately after the war, accompanied
with statements in detail, and vouchers
as far as possible, with the purpose Of
urging for payment by the general
government at the first favorable op-
portunity. The most significant and
the most alarming commentary that
could be made on the elections of that
year was the effect that, when the new
House came together in December,
there stood this pOrtentiOus army of
claimants, asking to be paid for the
losses which they themselves incurred
in the attempt to destroy the govern.
ment. These claims. amounting, as
above stated, to nearly $2.5OO, ,0OO.O 900,
are now pending in the House Of Rep
rcsentatives, and nothing but the fact
that a Republican President and Re-
publican Senate would certainly have
blocked their passage has kept them
in the background.
1t should also be remembered that
the provisions made for the presenta-
ton and payment of Southern claims
ut the close of the war were exceed
ilgly liberal that the heads of de:
partments, the several courts, and
Congress itself by special acts, have
all been engaged in hearing and pass
ing upon war claims almost without
interruption, until by moderate esti-
mate more than one hundred million
dollars have been paid to citizens Of
the South for claims of every kind that
could, by the rules of warfare, be
properly made against the United
States. The claims now brought for
ward are such rs require new leg:sla-
tion, and will be pressed to an issue
the moment the Democratic party
is in power. The largest single item
in this formidable account is the claim
upon the treasury for the amount rea.
lized from the tax on cotton from 1863
to 1868, amounting all together to
about seventy million dollars. This
was the only war tax nominally paid
by the South. We say nominally paid
because the amount was charged to
the consumer when the cotton was
sold, and was really paid by Northern
and foreign manufacturers, and by the
people who bought their goods. But
the proposition now presented every
year is to refund this amount to the
States in which it was paid.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-21
Seryian Dance and Song.

TheServian correspondent of the Lon.
don Telegraph says: "Kolo is an ex.
ercise suited to the torrid weather
If it do not excite the be-
holder, it does not warm the perform
er. Laughter makes one hot, but
looking on the Servian dances causes
only puzzled smile. What manner
of men are these who, in European
dress, in cloth of Leeds and arms of
Sheffield, can Gnd delight in holding
one another bv the waistband and dane
ing just like a bear! I have tried in
vain to distinguish shufles or cuts. or
any form of step. They slowly raise
one foot and slowly drop it down, then
the other, and then the first again.
Admirers of Servia declare the mill
tary intelligence of her people so
great that no drill comes unwelcOme
to them. should conceive that
the goose step and marking time
were peculiar favoTites. Saving only
that they don't hold each others
waistband, nor perform the evolution
in a circle, they may quite fancy that
they are dancing kalo all, the while.
" AVu Oll0 4St0NOo JV.A1 - oVOAO VuASA =
have no; vet been so favored as to see
the party revolyes in stamping. I
am told this makes the dance much
more grace;ul-one does MOI quite see
how. lf one bear is not thrilling to
watch, neither will ten be, though q
she creature or two be distributed
among them. Other fair haired young
soldiers sing. For my part prefer
the dance. .
It msy be silly, but it is not painful
There is one pc, son in the world might
feel moved bv the Servian song. Mr..
Darwin would be delighted with it, as
| q surviving .link. Thus, perhaps. the
lprimeval man expressed the simple
Sentiments of his unsophisti Gated soul
1.-THE air may be divided into drawls,
lyawns, and bawls. Altar discoursina
such music through the mouth unti
lthe ambient cir IS thrilling. they re
peat the melody through the nose. j
lis terrible 10 hear the GOsp0din Pro
Il sfessor recite the lament Of the ancien'
Serb, who flies q escape the Turk. Ol