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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
Tcrrib lie Powder Explosion.
THE AUSTIN COMPANY's STORE HOUSE
At SHARON BLOWN TO PIECES
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.

Aterrific explosion of a power-house
took place at Sharon, at one o'clock
yesterday morning. The building
was situated in the woods, about half
mile east of the city limits, and con-
tanned 625 kegs Of powder belonging to
the Austin Powder Company, of
Cleveland. For some time small
amounts of powder have been missed,
aud it had been the opinion that
thieves were obtaining admission; so
it is believed that while the intruders
were at work the powder was ignited
in some way. This is confirmed in
part by the finding of remnants of a
body. No trace whatever of the build
ing remains. Even the stones of the
foundation were broken, and pieces
weighing over twenty-five. pounds
were. carried a distance of a quarter of
mile. Trees in the woods are almost
completely trimmed, and the ground
is entirely covered with leaves and
branches. Here and there one can
find trees as thick as n mans body
completely twisted off. 1t is esti-
mated that the damage resulting from
the explosion will reach $3.50
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02

TIMELY WARYIYa,-The following timely
advice is being copied extensively by tn
various papers throughout the State, and
will not be out Of place in this section,
where trespassing on private property is a
common occurrence
"The laws of Pennsylvania provide fine
of not less than SIS or more than 81 LOO and
costs for willf ully entering any orchard,
garden, hot bed or green house, clubbing,
breaking, or otherwise injuring fruit or Or
namental trees, or willfully tresspassing
upon, walking over, beating down ortramp-
ing upon, or otherwise injuring any grass,
grain, vines, vegetables or other growing
crops; and in default Of payment Of said
fine, the offender may be committed for not
less than twenty nor more than sixty days.
Fruit stealing or the will taking or carry
ing away fruits, vegetables or ornamental
trees, is declared by law to be misde-
meanor, and any person convicted thereof in
the court Of quarter sessions, shall be fined
not exceeding $50, and be imprisoned not
exceeding sixty days"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02

BE FRANK.-Never deceive for the
sake of a foolish jest, or to excite the
laughter of few companions at the
expense of friend. BE anxious when
you relate anything that you tell it
just as it occurred. Never vary in the
least degree. The reason why our
ears are often saluted by false reports
is because people in telling real things
add little to them, and as they pass
through a dozen mouths the original
stories are turned into something en-
tirely different. So when you attempt
to tell anything that you have seen
with your own eyes relate it correctly
in every particular, and as you grow
older you will reap the advantages of
this course.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
Mrs. Elizabeth Roat. wife of James

Mrs. Elizabeth Roat,, wife of James
M. Roat OF Millville, committed sui
eide by hanging on Friday last. Mrs.
Roat was blessed with two children,
and at the time of the said calamity,
one Of them IA little girD was present
to witness the sad sight of seeing her
mother take her own life. During
the morning the unfo rtunate woman
had been about her work as usual,
when about eleven o'clock she told her
little daughter that If she would go
to the garret and procure a rope with
which to make swing on the back
porch. After returning with the rope
and fastening it securely TO. the tim
bers above, the little girl remarked |;
Mother that rope is too short to make
a swing for me-" when Immediately
Mrs. Roat placed the fatal moose about
her own neck and stepped from a chair
upon which she was standing, and
before the neighbors were made ac-
quainted with the fact, life was pro-
nounced extinct. Her friends are un-
able to give any cause for the rash act
on her part.-Bloon,sburg Sentinel
Goth inst,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
Township Officers.

Judge of Election--Will Dickinson.
Inspectors-James Penfield, p. r.
Smith.
Justices of the Peace-C Charles Mead,
Jas. d. Fullerton.
School Directors--O. b. Grant, Jas.
Gardner, G. T. Wheeler. N. r. Cum
mings, w. 8. Service, Eug. ]. Miller.
Supervisors-John Gulnack, Daniel
M'GOvern.
Treasurer-W. H. Hyde.
Assessor-M. s. Kline.
Assistant Assessors-Geo. Dickinson.
John walmsley.
Auditors-Will Dickinson, James
Penfield, J. 8. Powell.
Clcrk-M. 8. Kline.
Constable-Geo. ID. Messenger, Jr.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
Glk Adror'':'ate,
THURSDAY. AUGUST ., 1877.
WARM weather.

WARM weather.
PEACHES are in market.
Mr.. Ed. Paine, still continues SER
riously i'll.
Mr.. H. NJ. Powers and wife are Wis.,
iting their friends in Maine.
READ our correspondence from the
Seat of War, i'm another column.
Frcights commenced running on
the Middle Division, Tuesday.
RAspBERRIEs are in market yet, at
Scents a quart. :.....- ..
Mrs. HENRY A. Parsons, Jr., Is
visiting her friends i'm Edinboro.
BLACKRERRIEs are in market, at
10 cents quart.
THE great railroad strike is almost
ended, and the people again feel safe.
Mrs. II. a. Paterson and son, are
visiting their friends here. ..':+...,' ..
Mr.. GRO. r. Dixon. County Super
intendent and wife arrived home last
night. .. y .-,.i...
COMPANY II reached Pittsburgh
without any interference from the
strikers.
General Grant laid the first stone of
the Ameican church ut Geneva yes.
ter,iay.
Why is your shadow like false
friends? Because it stands by you
only in sunshine. ,,.-....
THE work on the street that con-
meets Broad with the State Road, Mt
Osterhout's Tannery, is progressing
rapidly. -.
Gen. Grants old war horse, has
been dying again. This makes the
seventh time, and the poor animal
may not recover.
lis stated that Murphy, the tenn
perance orator, has entirely lost his
voice. When he gets married as it is
rumored he will soon, he may find
a wife who will have voice, enough for
two.
THERE are at least eight smart
young ladies in Macon, Ga. They
graduated in gowns of their own
make, and then put into type their
compositions" for publication.
The Editor of the ADVOCATE is
absent with Co. III 18th Reg't N. G..
p. He being a member of that Or
ganization, which will account for the
lack of our usual amount of local
news.
Female prisoners in the California
prisons are chained to poles, tied tc
iron rings and drawn around by the
hair, and some folks think it Is bear
ing on little too much.
When you see a piece Of ice lying
on the walk after 10 o'clock A. M.
you may know that the husband Ii
determined and the wife obstinate
and that they are waiting to see who
will give in.-F1ee Press.
Penfield, P., July 80, 1877.
EDITOR ADvocATE.-you did no
accept our invitation last year 10 the
Sunday School Jubilee at Weedviile
Station on Bennetts Branch. But
nearly 500 people did. and had goot
timeI Now we ask everybody ant
others to come again Saturday Angus
IL. Excursion rates and back, Drift
wood, $l,OO; Millers, 75; Dents, 70
Grand and Mount Pleasant so; Sum
merson, As; Bennetts & Bars, 40 cents
The regular trains give about hour
on the ground. Dinner and Speeche
at 2:54 p. NJ. all but Editors brinj
baskets of dinner.
! L. BIRD, Sec.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02

Inflammation of the kidneys is
known by fever, pain in the region of
the kidneys and shooting along the
course of the ureter, numbness of the
thigh, vomiting, urine high colored
and frequently discharged, costive'
ness and collie pains. The Barosma,
or Back-ache, Liver and Kidney Cure
is warranted to relieve theee' symp-
tons as it has not failed in so doing
the past eight years. Daily people
call to tell us of the great benefit re-
ceived from using it. Prepared by E.
X. Thompson, Titusville, Pa. On re-
ceipt of ons dollar will be expressed to
any address or six bottles for five dol
lars.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
AppletOn's American CyelOpedia.

Vol. 8 of this admirable work Is just
out, making it half complete, as there
are to be l6 in all, of 800 pages each,
one being issued in two months. 1t
makes q complete library, and no one
can afford to do without 1t who would
keep pwellinformed. Price $500 vol
ume in leather, or 500 in elegant
half Turkey. g. X. Judson, Fredonia,
N. V, controls the sale i'm Elk county.
Address him for particulars.
sepl7-U
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
Wilcox Notes.

Wilcox, Pa, August lst.
Hot and dry with showers all around
us.
Just as I expected if you hit a skunk
Egypt howls, there must be a strong
affinity between them.
Some graceless scamps tore down
Baldwins Photograph tent last Satur-
night, strewed his pictures about the
streets and broke some of the imple-
ments. A wanton act of pure cussed-
ness. The legitimate fruits of lager
beer dances and drunken frolicks.
The sooner some of those lawless
rowdeys are made an example of, the
better for the country. think a few
charges Of bird shot would be good for
such fellows. PETE.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02

Speaking of hard times, an ex-
change arrives at the very sensible
conclusion that hard times will cease
when "big bugs" take less and give
more, WIZ Ell common people work
more, wear less and pay for what they
get; when young men learn to be
mechanics i'm place of gentlemen /;
when young women learn first to cook
in place of playing on a piano. The
poor man can discharge the ser
want girl and pay his grocery bill.
Hard times can be banished from the
United States any day by industry,
by economy and by honesty.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
AdministratOr's Notice.

Estate OF John Adam Stibeck late
st. Mary's Borough Elk Co., Pa, de-
ceased Letters Of administration upon
the.above estate having been granted
to the undersigned, all persons in
debted to said estate are requested to
make payment, and those having
claims to present them without delay
to JOSEPH STIBICH Adn'rs.
n2lt6.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
County Officers.

President Judge-Hon. L. d. wetmore
Associate Judges-Hons. Geo. Ed.
Weis, and Julius Jones.
Sherif-Daniel Scull.
Treasurer-Jacob McCauley.
District Attorney--C. II. M'Cauley.
Co. Superintendent--Geo. r. Dixon.
Prothonotary, &c-Fred. Schening.
Deputy Prothonotary-w. s. Horton.
Commissioners-Michael Wedert, W..
H. Osterhout, George Reuscher.
Commissioners Clerk-w. 8. Horton.
Auditors-W. H. Hyde, r. 1. Spang-
Ter, George Rothrock.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02

"Do you drink" said one of the Ia
dies of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union to bookbinder, when
he went to the ladies to deliver some
of his work; "Vell,sI don't care oph I
takes leetle," said the German, TAX
ing the question for an invitation.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN
STATE COMMITTEE,

hAfhlSbOhd, JUN IL, lo''.y
BY direction of the Republican
State Committee, the Republican
State Convention heretofore called to
meet at Harrisburg on the Goth day of
August next, is hereby postponed. to
meet in Harrisburg, at noon, OIL We'd
nesday. September 8, 1877. This post
ponement is made at the request of q
large number of delegates elect, who
have engagements to be present at q
triennial conclave of Knights Temp
lar, which assemblies at Cleveland,
Ohio, on the Goth day of August next.
BY order of the Committee,
HENRY NJ. HOYT, Chairman.
A. WILSON NORRIS, Secretary.
From the Clearfeld Republican.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
WASHINGTON. July 2S.-The following
telegram was received at the War Depart

"AsHiNdrfoN' July Zo.-The following
telegram was received at the War Depart
ment this afternoon:
PHILADkLPHIA, July 2S-I2:2O P. NJ
To the Adjutant General, U. 8. A. Washing
ton: Gov. Hartranft and Col. Hamilton,
of the First United States Artillery are at
Pittsburg. Colonel Hamilton has about so
prisoners, rioters taken from Johnstown.
They have been reported to the Governor.
who has taken possession of them and has
directed the Attorney General Of the State
to prosecute them Immediately. This quiet
occupation of Pittsburg and opening the
Pennsylvania railroad think settles the
question Of order in this division, and the
only troudle.thst seems to remain is con-
cerned with the miners in certain parts in
the coal districts, sue as Scranton. Posi-.
bly, that may require similar treatment to
that Of the railroad. W. 8. HANCOCK.
Major General Commanding.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02

An Englishman committed suicide
the other day. and left paper statsng
that he did SO "because his wife was
too good for himv" The jury very
properly returned verdict that the
deceased was of "unsound mind
Graphic.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02

The Cincinnati Commercial eX-
plains the character of the mob in
that section by saying that "a mob
led by thieves took possession of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton de-
pot and shops, stopped trains and
turned the worlIingmen out of doors.
There was no strike-the mob took
possession. Next In authority after a
notorious thief was a well-known
idiot" OF course the authorities have
got this notorious thief and this we'll.
known idiot in Jail.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02

POWELL & KIME have fine lot
of dress goods, also all other KIND of
dry goods at low rates.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02

From this date AN EXTRA DIS
COUNT of ) per cent will he allowed
ON ALL PURCHASES exceeding
Sl.00
SILVERMANN& & co.
next door to Post Office Ridgway.
n2ltf
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
MES d. FULLERTON,

Surgeon Dentist, having permanently To-
Gated in Rigwsy, offefa his professional ser.
vices to the citizens OF Ridgway ana sur.
rounding country. All work warranted
Office in Service & wheeler's Building, up
stairs. first door to the left. T3-n-32 ly
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
G.. G.. MESSENGER,

Druggist and Parmacentist, N. W. corner
OF Main and Mill streets, Ridgway, Pa.
full assortment Of carefully selected For.
eign and Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions
carefully dispensed y, all hours, dny or
night. Viu3y
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02

1t is stated that an old man at
Blackville. s. G. recently declined an
offer of 12A cents on the dollar for $3.50
Confederate money. The Courier
Journal pronounces the story ridicu-
lous, and says: "If the person who
made the offer will only prosecute his
efforts be can get steamboat load of
that sort of currency at less than 121
cents on the dollar, as when the war
closed thousands of people had all the
old barrels and boxes full of it, and
the most of them have got It yet.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02

What's the High French Twist"-
Will the ladies explains- Wiitiana-
sport Gazette & Bulletin. First make
three plaits of hair, hold the ends of
the right and left plats with your
teeth while you roll the centre plait up
in ball and fasten it to the top of
your Uranium with hair pin. Then
twist the other two together and hang
'em on the ball with a set of hair pins
and there you have it. A fellow with
his hair cut with lawn mower cam
have "Frenoh Twist. - IeLeqraph.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
j. o. ". BAIL Ely,
ATTORNEY

vlnA.,l. Ridswsy.; Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the Travellers Life and Acct
lent Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
Postal Changes.

WASHINGTON, July 29.-Postal changes
in Pennsylvania for the week ending July
2S:
Discontinued Clarion county.
Postmasters Appointed-D. C. Thro. Du-
bois, Clearfeld county; o. r. Graham,
Forwood, Delaware county; E. Rupert,
Girty, Armst rong county; d. Curtiss, Lud-
low, M'Kean county; G. Wagner, Rose.
Grams, Clinton county; j. H. Msttern, So
bieski, Clearfield county; o. W. Taylor,
TivOli, LycOming county.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-28
Poor Girls.

The poorest girls in the world are
those who have never been taught to
work. There arc thousands of them.
Rich parents have pelted them; they
have been taught to despise labor, and
depend upon others for living, and
are perfectly helpless. If misfortune
comes upon their friends as it often
does, their case is hopeless. The most
forlorn and miserable women upon the
earth belong to this class. 1t belongs
to parents to protect their daughters
from this deplorable condition. They
do them great wrong ifthey neglect
it. Every daughter should be taught
to earn her own living. The rich as
well as the poor require this training.
The wheel of fortune rolls swiftly round
the rich are very likely to become
poor, the poor rich. Skill to LABOR is
10 disadvantage to the rich, and is in
dispensable to the poor. Well-to do
parents must educate their daughters
to work no reform is mole imperative
than this.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-28
The College Professor.

The college professor, as rule, is
bound up in his speciality. He has
but one side to him, and that is always
turned toward the college. He has no
side turned toward the world. lie
teaches within the walls what he has
learned, and betrays no qualification
Of thought and life in production. He
gets into his rut, which grows deeper
and deeper with the passing years un-
til, at last, his head sinks below the
surface, ard he loses sight of the world
and the world of him. Now, the diff
erence in their influence upon a stu
dent, between such man as this and
one who writes successfully, - or
breaches successfully,-or speaks sue
cessfully,--or investigates successfully
in new fields, must be, in the nature
of things, very great. TO the profess
sor who has met the worlds life in any
way, and won a place in the worlds
thought and regard, and become az.
outside power and influence, the stu
dent turns as naturally Tor instruction
and inspiration as flower turns
toward the sun. Even single profess
sor, in an academic institution, who
shows by attractive production that his
learning has really fructitied his mind,
will have more influence in determin-
ing the college life, and that which
goes out from it, than all the rest of
the faculty put together. The STU
dents know that they are to meet and
if possible, to master life. There is
not bright one among them who does
not know that his learning will avail
him little if it does not give him prac-
tical power so that every exhibition
of that power among those who teach
him leads and inspires him.-Dr. d.
&. Holland Scribner for april.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-28
One View of the Tramp Question.

|
The following extract from DR..
Hollands Nicholas Minturn (Scrib-
ner for ApriD contains the experience
of many a New Yorker. 1t is Glezen
who speaks:
"When | came to the city," he said,
III was full of a sort of chicken hearted
benevoence. A woman or child
could not extend hand to me on the
street, without taking out of my peck
ct whatever l might happen to have
there. l comforted myself over the
loss of many good cigar, with the
thought that / had helped somebody
to bread, when only helped them to
beer, and did my share toward making
them worse and more incurable beg.
CARS than before. They soon found
me out in my office, where they man
age, by the most ingenious lying, to
cheat me out of my hard-earned dol
lars. | became at last sore with my
sense of imposition, and sore with my
srcrifces, and I've not recovered yet.
l can look beggar in the face now
without winking and when a dead
beat presents himself in my office, I
have only to glance at my boot and
point to the door, and he understands
me, and retires without 4 word
"But you can't afford to become
distrustful and hard hearted like that,
you know said Nicholas in a tone of
expostuIation. "a man can't afford
to shut himself up like that, and look
upon every needy fellow rs scamp"
"You can't afford it, prehaps can !:
and there by the way, lies the trouble
in the case Rich people, surrounded
with their comforts, try to make them
selves more comfortable in their minds
by sharing portion of their wealth
with the poor. Their dinners taste
better after having fed begsar.
Their nice clothes feel better after
they have given an old garment to a
dead-beat, who straightvay pawns it
for rum. Society cannot afford to
have the vice of pauperism nourished
for the small compensation Of crafty
ing the benevolent impulses ofthe rich.
Does pauperism grow less with their
giving? Is it not becoming, with
every benevolent effort, Il great, over
shadowing curse Pauperism grows
by what it feeds on, and 1t feeds on the
benevolence of the rich, and on benev-
olence which, like some of our Chris
tianity, is fashionable
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-28
Cultivation of Peas,

We take the following extract from
the report of the Maine State Pomo
logical Society and the method recon-
mended seems a good one for subur
ban gardens:
Dig trenches in warm, sheltered
location, soon after the frost leaves
the ground, about one and half feet
wide and three feet apart ill the
bottom with old compost and cover
the manure with loan, upon which
SOW the peas very tbicl and cover
them Sir inches deep. After the first
wedding, insert in the ground row
of sticks on each side of the trerches
or rows, so that the tops Of the sticks
shall be at least five feet above the
surface of the ground.
The advantages of this mode Of
cultivation are, that this vegetable
comes up strong and vigorous, is not
preyed upon by fowls and pigeons, is
not so easily pulled up, is not so much
affected by the drought of summer, is
more prolific, and furnishes peas for
longer season, or about three weeks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-28

"A good old colored man of St.
Louis set himself up the other day as
phrenologist, and a barber was his
first subject. He placed the barber on
a chair, and felt of his head for a long
time, and then remarked William, you
is too sanguine when you lend money
you expect it back. You are bilious.
you want to be honest, but you hasn't
the necessary character you isn't hope
full you is bowed down with grief
most of de time you has an ear for
music you has de worst foot on
Morgan street you is de right sort Of a
man to wheel coal down hill for big
wages. William rose up pitched Uncle
Jim over the cook stove and under the
bed, split panel of the door as he
went out. The aged phrenologlst was
at the City Hall the next evening to
get advice from the police, and when
advised to go out of the trade, replied:
"Seems like l shall have to, for Use
getting too aged to be bumped over
stoves