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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
A Tin Bonanza.

The Los Angeles (Cal.) Express says;
The Temescal tin mines are located
twenty-four miles southeast of Pomona,
in San Bernardino county, and are
among the richest tin mines in the world.
For the past ten years these mines have
been but little worked, because of the
almost endless litigation arising from q
disputed title to SO valuable property.
A wealthy Amsterdam company, that
has been and is now engaged in import
ing tin into the United States, to the
extent of S14,OOO,O0 worth per year,
has recently bonded the Temescal tin
mines from the various claimants to the
amount of $50, 900, and on the first day
of May, 1876, the money is to be paid
and tho various titles will be passed
to and vested in the Amsterdam com
pany.
These are the only tin mines yet dis
covered in the United States, and are
very rich, assaying as high as eighteen
per cent, while N any mines in Europe
are worked to profit that yield but four
per cent. of metal.
Arrangements are being made for
commencing active operations on grand
scale at an early day. AS soon as prac
ticable after the first of May force o.
five hundred miners will be put to wori.
developing the mine and taking out the
ore. The wagon road between Temescal
and Pomona, which is now in good con-
dition, will be improved, thus making
an easy outlet for the ore inlet for sup
plies. The agent of the company has
already applied to the Pomona land
company for land on which to build
their extensive warehouses, to which
the railroad company will build side
tracks
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
Items OF Interest.

James Parton is the only n an in
Massachusetts who ever held the situa
tion of husband to his mothor-in-law.
On dit that party of English swells
have chartered the steamship Scotia, OF
the Cunard line, and, under the com
mand of the veteran Captain Judkins,
will visit Philadelphia in June.
Fitzhugh Lee, George B. Mcclellan
and Ambrose B. Burnside will probably
be the respective field officers of the
Southern, Middle States, and New Eng
land battalions Of the Centennial le
gion.
Mr.. Colfax tells good story of Presi
dent Lincoln, that when he was attacked
with smallpox, he said to his attend
ants "Send up all the Office seekers,
and tell them I've got something 1 can
give each of them"
Some one, some time ago, seeing two
or three eminent lawyers gathered to-
gether on a spot supposed to be likely
to be chosen as the site of new law
court, said that they had met there to
view the ground where they must shortly
lie.
The excuse of the third man, said
Mr.. Moody, illustrating the parable Of
the guests who we're backward in coming
forward, "was more absurd than any
Il have married a wife, and therefore
cannot come Now, why didn't he take
his wife along with him2"
Mrs. Bump resides in Bloom town
ship, Clearfeld county, Pa, and she he's
a potato which has been carried as a
guard against rheumatism by her grand
father, father and herself since 1892.
This once esculent root is now not larger
than Lima bean and as hard as a
stone.
Over three hundred trees and more
than eight hundred woody species of
plants are believed to be embraced in
the flora of the United States, and of
the trees two hundred and fifty species
are tolerably abundant in one region or
another, one hundred and twenty Of
them growing to large size.
DIR. Talmage says: "When we find
a man contemptuous of labor, and acting
as though he never worked at all, and as
though his ancestors had never worked,
we make up our mind that if you go
little further back in that mans ances-
trail line you will run against scaven-
gers cart or upset soap boilers ket-
tle."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
A Venerable Tree.

The historic and renowned old elm on
Boston common, which sheltered Miles
Standish and the Winslows, beneath
whose boughs Benjamin Franklin played
when he was baby, and which was 80
old in 1776 that Israel Putnam and
George Washington, when they assumed
their military commands, We're afraid it
would fall down and kill somebody, was
prostrated and destroyed by the gale
lately. There is sort of centennial
propriety in the fall, and relic hunters
spent the night in an affectionate scram-
BILE for bits of its boughs. 1t was one
OF the oldest trees known in this country,
aud probably older than the Stuyvesant
pear tree in New York. The limb blown
off in the gale of 1860 plainly disclosed
more than two hundred rings.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
Freaks of Juries,

The Dublin Standard gives this de-
scription of the proceedings of jury in
Ireland which may possibly throw some
light on those of other juries A young
man was on trial at the quarter sessions
at Tralee for embezzlement. The jury
acquitted him, believing he had com
mitted mistake" The chairman asked
for an explanation. "We believe" said
the foreman, 1T was all q mistake of
the poor man, your worship" "But, +"
said the chairman, "the case was fully
proved, gentlemen. "It was," re-
marked one of the jurors, "his first
offense of the kind, your worship"
"We did not like to be hard upon the
poor fellow" added another Juror.
But" replied the chairman "that
will not do for the administration of JUS
tice." sob, sir" exclaimed third
juror, "do let the poor fellow CO." OF
course, under these circumstances, the
further detention of the prisoner was
impossible, and the "poor fellow" was
accordingly "let CO."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
A Funny Petition.

United States Senator Howe, of Wis
consin, presented a petition which he
said purported to be signed by citizens
OF Wisconsin, asking the passage of q
law requiring the treasurer of the United
States to pay to every man, woman and
child residingin the country. without dis
tinction on account of race, color, OF
previous condition of servitude, the sum
of $40 week, such sum to bepaid every
Saturday night at the post office nearest
the residence of every such person. He
said there was no limitation as to time,
but to prevent any undue expansion OF
the currency the petitioners thought nc
more that five billion dollars should be
issued in any one year. He was not en-,
tirely certain that this was wise meas
use. 1t was referred, amid much
laughter, to the committee on finance.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
THE LITTLE APPLE WOMAN

lilly was up that morning as soon as
the earliest sunbeam set the church spire
over the way into twinkle, and danced
down stairs, singing as gayly as a lark
for that day she was to have holiday,
and holidays didn't come very often to
her. Miss Snip, the milliner. with
whom she lived-for Tilly had neither
father or mother-was kind to her in
her way, and gave her plenty to eat and
drink, a comfortable little room enough
to sleep in, and dressed her in quite a
dainty fashion by altering her own
finery for her wear.
You would really have imagined her
to be a petted inmate of one of those
great houses in the park, if you could
have seen her tripping along past them,
with her bright holiday face and grace
full little figure. Miss Snip had told her
that she might go just where she wish
ed, and do just what she pleased for all
day, and she felt as light and free as the
air, her arms unencumbered by any bur-
>densome bandboxes, and her brain un-
encumbered by any perplexing mes
sages. Then she had a good many
bright pennies in her pocket, given her
by Miss Ships customers, who were
pleased with her obliging ways and
sweet face; and she could ride into the
country, if she liked, where the yellow
stars in the grass were as thick as if it
had rained dandelions all night, and the
sparrows made everybody glad with
their gladness. She had great mind
to do this, for it was warm, fragrant,
though damp and cloudy, April day,
and she hadn't been out of the old sea-
port town for so long time; but the
wharves, and the ships, and the water
had greater charm for her, after all;
SO she gave up her idea of country
ride, and bent her steps towards the
water.
Every spare hour she could get she
spent upon the wharves, listening to
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
Would Not Go.

Those who have affected to believe
that the affection of the dog was for
persons and of the cat for place to con-
slider the fact that the Pawnees, who re-
Gently left their reservation in Nebraska
for one in the Indian Territory, were
unable 10 induce their dogs to accom-
pany them. 1t was very reluctantly that
the Indians parted with their pets, but
the dogs would follow but a short
distance and then return to the old
camp. People from the reservation re-
port that hundreds of bowling, yelping
ours are running around the old camp
ing grounds, hunting for something to
eat.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
A Long Road.

A claim agent lately applied for
pension for the widow of soldier. The
clerk demanded proof of marriage. This
was furnished. There being child IN
the case, he was required to bring proof
of its birth by witness present at the
time of birth. This was done. But the
child died, and the persistent clerk de.
manded of the persistent agent proof of
its demise. The testimony of woman
who saw it die and of the sexton who
buried it was added. On the presenta-
ton of the last proof the agent pro-
posed, if more testimony was needed, to
bring the screws from the coffin lid,
The pension was granted, and then the
clerk was brought to Judgment for over
stepping the bounds of his duty.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
A Sea Captains Reward.

Capt. Cloos lives at Valley Stream,
Long Island, and enjoys an income earn
ed by his humanity A number of
years ago he commanded merchant
vessel, and while entering a Russian
port saw small yacht, with two men in
it, capsize. He sent boat and rescued
the men. One proved to be young
Russian grand duke, who, with friend,
was on sailing excursion. The Rus
sian government bestowed a pension
upon Cloos of $3.50 year for life, with
reversion to his children.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
A Good Dog.

AS the morning train over the
Rochester road was nearing Alfred,
Maine, the engineer discovered large
Newfoundland dog on the track. He
blew the whistle, but the dog stood his
ground, and thinking something was
wrong, the engineer whistled down
brakes, and the locomotive stopped
within few feet of the dog. A four-ox
load of logs had attempted to cross the
track, but the sled caught on the rails.
The driver heard the train approaching
round a curve, and rushed down the
track to stop it. His dog took in the
situation, and dashed around the curve
and stopped the train.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02

The Los Angeles (Cal) Herald says
that at the present rate of increase it is
estimated there will be in four years
one million stands of bees in Los An
geles, Santa Barbara and San Bernar-
dino counties, which will produce an
nually honey worth $40, ,OOO, 600, which is
more than the value of the sugar and
nolasses crop of Louisiana, Texas and
Florida combined.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
VOL. VI.
The Closing Scene.

Within the sober realm Of leahess trees
The russet year inhaled the dreamy air;
Like some tanned reaper, in his hour Of ease,
When all the fields are lying brown and bare.
The gray barns looking from their hazy hills,
Ger the dun waters widening in the wales,
Sent down tho air greeting to the mills,
On the dull thu >der of alternate fails.
all sights were mellowed and all sounds sub
dued,
The hills seemed further and the streams
sang low,
As in dream the distant woodman hewed
His winter log with many muffled blow.
The embattled forests, erewhie armed with
gold,
The banner bright with every martial hue,
Now stood like some sad beaten host of old,
Withdrawn afar in times remotest blue.
On somber wings the yulture tried his flight (;
The dove scarce heard his signing mates
complaint;
And, like star, slow drowning i'll the light,
The village church vane seemed to pale and
faint.
The sentinel cock up in the hillside crew.
Grew thrice-and all was stiller than before
Silent, till rome replying warden blew
His alien horn, and then was heard no more.
Where erst the jay, within the elms tall crest,
Made garrulous trouble round her unfledged
young,
And when the orole swung her swaying nest,
By every light wind like ceneer swung.
When sang the noisy martins Of the caves,
The buay swallow, crcling ever near
Foreboding, as the rustic mind believes,
An early harvest AMI plenteous year.
Shook the sweet slumber from its wings at
To warn the reaper Of the rosy East
And now was sunless, empty and forlorp.
Alone, from cut the stubble, piped the quail,
And croskod the crow through all the dreary
gloom;
Alone the pheasant, drumming in the vale,
Made echo iu the distance to the cottage
loom.
There was no bud, no bloom upon the bowers,
by night,
The thistle down, the only ghost Of flowers,
Sailed slowly hy-passed noiseessly out Of
sight.
Amid all this, in this most dreary air,
And where the woodbne sheds upon the
rorch
Its crimson leaves as if the year stood there
Firing tho floor with its inverted torch;
Amid oil this. the center of the scene,
The white-haired matron, with monotonous
Piled the swift wheel. and with her ioyous
SIT like fate and watched the flying thread.
She had known sorrow. He had walked with
OFT suppod and broke with her the ashen
orust,
And in the dead leaves she still heard the stir
or his thick mantle trailing in the dust
While yet her check was bright with summer
bloom,
Her country summoned aud she gave her ell !;
Aud twice war bow ed to her his cable plume
Regave the sword to rest upon the wall.
He gave the sword, but not the hand that
drew
And struck for liberty the dying blow.
Nor him. who to bis sire and country true,
Fell mid tie ranks Of the invading foe
Long, but not loud, the droning wheel went on,
Like the low murnur Of hive at noon
Long, but not loud, the memory of the gone
Breathed through her lips sad and tremu
loua tone.
At last the thread was snapped, her head WAS
bowed
Life dropped the distaff through her hands
serene;
Ard loving neighbors scothed her careful
shroud,
While death and winter closed the autumn
scene.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02

James Parton is the only n an in
Massachusetts who ever held the situa-
tion of husband to his mothorinlaw.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-11

both of Peacham.
In Sutton Jan. IL, 10y Rev. Mark Atwood Mr.
IL = Daniels of Albany. and Miss Mary King of
sutton.
In Sutton. Ian ~. by Rev. Mark Atwood Mr.
William q Anger and Miss Mary f Atkins
both of sutton.
At ST. Louis. Feb. Sd, at the residence OF Ed
ward T. Allen ESD, by Rev T. VI. Post ID. D.. Mr.
Robert II. Whitelaw and Miss Mary Gray West
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-11
DAVID BOY NION. ,..,
nl3 MOSES +. BARRETT 5 comm Is
SrATE OF VERMONT Essen COUNTY. SIS.

STATE OF VERMONT ESSEN COUNTY. s.
DIN Chancery Essex County March Term I-7s
: .GOt'LD vs. joins BARRON ct uA
I" Tia" Honorable Court "f Chaucrry next To bn
holden at tiriidlall III and for the County "f Is
s''A on the second Tuesday "i March \. II. l-7G.
The petition III SOlun :. Could. of CONCORD in
said county OF Essex. sh"wcth that John Barron
and Hannah Barton twitc "t John liarrnnj then nt
"hr"ru aforesaid now I'll glastonbury III the conn
~ "i state of Connecticut, On til.
9Th day at June \. u. urI, thousand eight hun
,ir-d and sixty seven duly executed to said SnuI,
=. Could. mortgage deed OF the following d.
s'rlbrd land Ia the town Of Concord aforesaid tp
WIT being about min" acres Of land. ard Is
al of Levi Howe and Daniel Qumby ii said d. II
iill and others The piece hcrrb, conveyed was
decided by sand Howe and Quu,hy Ia ldrn T. Bliss
On ia" sixth daN "l Dctpb"I, k-tJ and by the sad
\ r. Bliss I" me, ia" said John Barron the eth
day of Junr, y -. i-G1. said last mtu toned
'irod is recorded Concord Town clerk . uilc,. ia
book - paG, s. of said records. References, is
-, made /" said deed and the records fox uuro
definite description OF said land together with the
buildings thr-"m. conditioned ;or the payment ui
all sums OF money which a,c ,at the date OF
aid mortgage, "r may hereafter latter the date of
said m"rt9ag"l he shI' and owing frUui Hhe
@ild John BaTroul, u hiiu tli" sand Soun Gouh
l'T all good nh'uevs 81 material for l.Iiding a
lin!i~t .ud other buildings which nav have OF
AID Could 81 that hr may pr"curH tOr tsald
John BIir"nI, and Your petitioner further shows
that Tor sums of money due ~ LiuI at the date of
aid mortgage and for ,uI,s Of money, materials
sc, furnished said Barron since the date of SAID
m"rtsa by him 'feiIti"ncrj the sum of two thou
sand dollars - due and owing and has not
been pH.a according 1" the effect ut the same
Nhc.rTp"n he petitioner I'rays that the equity
redemption "t the said John RarrnD and Hannah
barron, wife al said John Barr"nD the prrm ses
may Lee t"Tccl"srd agI"-aniy b. the act 20 diminish
the expenses "i f"rclusiRg mortgages in equity.
SOl.Oh ) GOULD
RyO T. BROWN. his solicitor
And Whereas II being Tuadr to appear that the
withm named d"cndauts reside without the state
u Wit i'll the STATE Connecticut, that ii citation
cannot he -"rN 81 upup them, il is hereby ordered
that notice Of tn, pendney I'd the foregoing bill i'll
I HAly4TN b. tt, lb,, said ,Iuhu RaTrnu and
hannah Barron hv publication of the substan,
thereof and ct thiS order i'll the st. bloomsbury
CiiripRIan a weekly newspaper published i'll SAID,
town nt st John-burN. i'll the county Of CaedOs ia
thrcr weeks succrssivrly, at least twenty days
prior Iu the LIST daN OF the term of Essex
county Court I" IL, held AT Gudhall, in said rs
county the ID Tuesday Of March. A. ID
ls76 JONATHAN ROSS
lib Judg" Of Supreme Court
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Rrliuinm> Mornings.

.- turE,u.-Eailruad Street. Corner of
vspr,. Iulpt -upplirdD Preaching ln;io
# = ~,h""l II IN. prayer m"riIn" d:3u
...-l ,ui.E,H-Main Street. Corner of
.,..t,,.,-.l;,.,. -. R"y~ pa>t"rJ Sabbath
80. ..,.- 1t 1880 \. VI. and $50 T.. NJ sabbath
s.. n,o. 81 i.uoM VI.
-.,urE,u-l;,y. u. +. Miller, Pastor
..-.I,uc,. head "t summer STREET. Ndh'mth
..r...,.- 10 Iu.Iu \. NJ. and $50 =. NJ. sab
.r. ~,u"ul at Zoo NJ
..>.I. lR,uL-tErv. Henry W. Jones
..,.i.rY sabbath services AT ln..;h \. VI. and
.n.N. sabbath Schnul at i:i1 T.. NJ.
...>.. rmrcu.-ttrv. +. T. Fairbanks
..-,.,,.. sabbath services AT ln:.h \. NJ
... O. 80 o. NJ sabbath Sch""l AT l2;On NJ
..... ma NISSAN >IvERshLIsr.-l;rv. T.
" IIInl sui rI-t"rl Sabbath services al
O. aud TN e. NJ. Sabbath Sch""l AT II Nj
..,r Dm.Ern-I;-v VI. \. Potter fast"rD
sabbath -,r,I,,~ At lu.iI a. III. and la y. IN
sabbath school T. m. Prayer Meeting t;3h
D. ri Iud lu,~,luN and Thursday evenings.
s.l. litlI>.--W rducSdaN evenings al 40.
300 eli tl, churches
> rtNE MIErI>o-EN'rN week day. from
I.f.l..m 100 tn, VI {. \. Rooms over
J. EruNu- store Nl-" III fIIrnrn Hall.
lmIuih- Village, from l2,3u /" loo l.. NJ
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Sprriai Uniirrs.

rA~~t Nr~IC LODGE. No. .. r. y \. VI.
f"Ir tn, tull Of the Moon. i. f.. TAYLOR. See.
Ht~WELL CHAPTER. No. II. Il. \. VI.
Regular communication. FRIDAY on 81 h-for, The,
tull 81 the moon. |. W. CT NNINtiHAM NJ. Src'N.
LYo>'s kATHAIRuN prevents the Hair from tall
ing out or turning fray. rrnrws its growth. and
gives strength and NIgur. II Is deli httullN per
funrd and makes splendid dressing II is rhr
'lrtnt-t and m"-i desirable, Hair Tonic ever pro.
ducrd. fused 10y the elite. Price only - cents
tAprlG -
Tired Natures sweet Rc>torer, BaIIny
>l"ep."-Bur there arr times when tins reviewer Of
strength Is denied us times when minds and
hr'iir- have been "Nrrw"Tk,d and worn
ont that woe, TIN, dr"w>V god in vain. The
Peruvian syrup tan iron t"nIci. r-nrw> our
strength aud makes our resi- sweet and refreshing
u j. suicide III tn, third DEERE. If not wnr--
{" suffer Il ,"u.h and cold L" culminat, III con
sumption. when single bottle of Hui.S H"hsg
~ H"r,hrU'd amt Tar taken iii time. would 81
ir"t a perfect aud permanent
lIhr I""iha,hr Drops III minute.
All c@~,.> ut r"u. h>. colds c.ttaTrh ~ cuu-umu
ti"u NAV Ia, much relieved 10y Forest Tar and For
81 Lar III >"utI"n and durable may h,. cared
hN continued u-t- al II Forest Tan SaNr has
Great hrIlIn. power ia cases ui cuts bruises
" md"l,ut Forest Tan soap cures salt
Thrum AMI all di~ra-,-- the skin and Is the
best shaving soap IN the market Prepared by the
Forest lhI Go" Portland Maine Ask Your drug
gIst t"I them
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3arII and Sfafr Trnt.

Valentines at Robinson See ad.
'oml1 Temperance meeting. Sat
day. F'h ~. At this place.
Sabbath school concert at Free
HHl,l tmurh next sunday ut lib L.
'. n-i,ld of go
The rquiu"ctial storm has been
Pourd This year on account of our
..'. Fair. which will lie held sept.
p. - and u.
.' Is >tatrd that \. f.. Rankin. Esq.
"' fins place. will he the orator of the
.'>'"'cd alumni at MiddIebury Col
.'2'. al their anniversary in July.
y merchant OF this town. just from
.'.'I'nd. told Us the present week that
.' bought beth groceries and dry goods
". 10 good rates in Portland as he could
'' Eo>tou.
"n last sunday. Rev. Nh. Tillots"n
.FF''' The pulpit of the C"ngrega
...''i>i >"cictN III Mcrideth. y. H.. 10y
'''il"h OF the Society. the pastor
'.s >l"k and unable To preach.
vi. C.. Morse. editor of the INdc
.' ''~"tedier. has received the APP
ointment "i route agent "u the p. X O.
Ten Johnson and Luncnburg. He
.' alternate weeks with Mr.. Leland.
rue spun" term at the Academy
>'h GA Tuesday. with full compile
"l students. Miss Emma Thurs
vi Eimd"lph. takes the place mad,
''"' 10y the resignation of Miss IIol-
'.ooh.
he weather continues mild an,
'.'Iini. with occasional cold an,
' snaps alternating. The heavi
'"'N 81 the winter came last evening
>''I-h'ng has been complete for
."h 81 Two.
''>>l>- Sylvester and Buzzcll. trus
mt vi. Howe. mechanic. are. nov
INVESTIGATING water works. The,
s""" T." L"chport. y. Y. to ex
'''"' 'i" NuIkS fh.,.. anal v,;ll .t,,, E,
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PNle'S Dictetic Saleritus.- Universally ac
knowlrdsrd the best i'll Each pound bears the
name of JAMES PYLE. None genuine without.
t.IuuC2u. al.
CATARRH cannot be- cured by snutis. washes
ur local applications. 1t is Il weakness of the con
Stitutinn developing itself i'll the nasal organs
first. afterwards extending To the throat and lungs
ending generally in Consumption. if not checked
bv proper remedies. Pains i'll head. back. luins and
weakness of kidneys its attendant diseases
More people have Catarrh than any other disease.
II IL easily cured. Thousands of some nf
forty years standing. have been entirely cured ia
New Hampshire the past three Years by tn" Con-
StitUtiOndl Cdtdrrh Reniedy. Certificates Ia back
pamphlet sent free. On application to Littleiield 4
90. prnprirtnrs Manchester. y. H., Send name
on postal card and il will cost only cent Pyirr
Il per bottle. t2O Sept ~