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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-27
Wilcox Notes.
Wilcox, Pa, Sept. 25, 1877.

Wilcox, Pa, Sept. 25, 1877.
And yet it is dry; no rain to speak
of; springs dried up; wells out of
water, and people out of patience.
Jack Frost, with his sharp scythe,
moved heavy lswath through this
country last week.
Andrew Youngs and Belle Forsythe
were married a few days ago. The
boys gave them rousing old-fash'
ioned serenade, and Andy responded
handsomely with the solids, no liquids
allowed in this temperance town you
know.
And now l will tell you something
il you won't mention it to any living
soul, honor bright. Well, we are
going to have another wedding, and
if anybody asks you who is going to
be married tell them you don't know.
They have fast hold of the lost
tools in we'll No. 8, and are slowly
bringing them up with strong hopes
|'of getting them out.
James M'Kean was quite severely
burnt at the burning water well a few
days ago. He ran up with lantern
to look into the hole, when the gas
took fire and burned his hands and
face badly.
John Pingster, a union soldier in
the late war, died few days ago from
the effects of gun shot wound re-
ceived while fighting for his country.
A short time ago his neighbors took
hold to assist him in getting his justly
deserved pension, and had nearly sue
ceeded, when he died in comparative
poverty just as the hard-earned boon
was almost within his reach.
Mrs. Aldrich is quite sick. Mrs.
Theo. Cook has been sick for long
time.
Doctor Hartman tried to knock a
railroad bridge down with his fist,
while riding through it on the cars at
the rate of forty miles an hour. The
bridge is all right, but the Doctors
hand is all broken to smithereens
Many broken bone has the Doctor
patched up, with delight, for that's the
way he makes his bread and butter
but now he knows how it is himself
The Tanning Co. are undoubtedly
the most extensive farmers in ELI
county. They cut this year three
hundred tons of hay and a large quan
tity of oats; raised three thousant
bushels of potatoes; three or fou
thousand bushels of turnips, and hav,
sowed sixty or seventy acres to ry'
this fall. Can any body beat it?
Poor Willie Brown sent up for /;
year and eight months. While w
must acknowledge the justice of th
sentence, I'VE feel sorry for the poo
boy and his heart-broken relatives
Verify, the way of the transgressor
hard.
G. A. Jackson was brought befor
Esquire j. l. Brown, on Monday
F charged with selling liquor withou
license, selling to habitual drunkards
and selling on Sunday. He was he'll
to bail in the sum of six hundred dol
lars for his appearance at court, on al
three charges.
The Wilcox Graded School will com
mcnce next Monday, Prof. Pricdeau
as principal, with Miss Winni
Murphy and Miss Eula Schultz a
assistants.
The fellow that tried to climb tn
liberty pole on Sunday appeared to b
high enough without climbing.
WAS he OH a "high?"-ED.]
PETE,
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Appleton's American CyclOpedia.

Vol. of this admirable work is Just
out, making it half complete, as there
are to be ~ in all, of 800 pages each,
one being issued in two months. 1t
makes complete library, and no one
can afford to do without it who would
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ume in leather, or 800 in elegant
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Address him for particulars.
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SPECIAL NOTICES,
DIR VAN DYKES SULPHUR SOAP.

DIR. VAN DYKE, whose life long
SPECIALITY, and world wide reputation for
CURING SKIN DISEASES, has endeav-
cred for yeers to COMBINE an EXTERNAL
TREATMENT. He has accomplished this de.
sirable RESULT in the preparation of his
compound SULPHUR SOAP" the merits
of which are spoken of by thousands T.; it is
highly recommended to all our readers.
Price % Cents a Cake; a,Box (three Cakes
60 Cents. SENT by MAIL, (pre- -paid) ON
RECEIPT OF PRICE. Office, so N. 5th St.
WHOLESALE DEPOT, 400 N. Sd St. Fhiladel-
phia, Pa. Sold by DRUGGIST.
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Dangerous Counterfeit.

A counterfeit five-dollar bill on the
First National Bank of Tamaqua,
Pennsylvania, has been issued. IL is
exceedingly well executed, and is cal
culated to deceive even the shrewdest
experts. People handling money
would do well to refuse to receive all
fives on this bank until further ad.
vised regarding this spurious note.
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TO CoNSUMPTIVES.

The advertiser, having been per manently
cured of that dread disease, Consumption,
by simple remedy, is anxious to make
knowD to his fellow sufferers the means Of
cure. To all who desire it, be will send a
copy of the prescription used, free of
charge) with the directions for preparing
and using the same, which they will find a
SURE CURE for CoNsuNprIoN, ASTHMA,
BRONCHITIS, &c.,
Parties wishing the prescription will
please address, Rev. E. A. WILSON, 1874
Penn, Williamsburgh, N. Y.
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Married.

LAMB-SHELvEY-A the residence OF NJ.
II. French, on saturday, Sept. I'D 1877, by
Charles Mead, Esq, Mr.. Simon Lamb to Mrs.
Mary ShelveY.
TAYLOR.-RoLL.-On Thursday. Sept. Goth,
1877, at the residence of j. w. Taylor, by Rev.
Mr. Maher, Mr.. III. III. Taylor, of Ridgway, to
Miss Sarah Roll of Horton township.
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Notice..

All persons are hereby forbidden
selling goods to, or trusting any person
on my account, without my written
order, as will pay no debts thus con-
tracted after this date.
NJ. Il. FRENCH.
Ridgway May ?, ls77.-ly
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POWELL & KIME,S.

SUGARS AT POWELL AND
KIME'S are high to be sure; but still
are a little cheaper than at any other
store in town.
A NICE LOT OF NEW PRINTS
at POWELL & KIME'S, only eight
cents per. yard.
FLOUR, PORK, FEED, CORN
Meal, Oats, always ON hand at
POWELL & KIME'S at bottom pri-
ces.
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County Officers.

PresidentJudge-Hon. l.. d. wetmore
Associate Judges-Hons. Geo. Ed.
Weis, aud Julius Jones.
Sherih-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. S. Horton
Auditors-W H. Hyde, r. L. Spang.
Ter, George Rothrock.
Township Officers.
Judge of Election-Will Dickinson
Inspectors-James Penfield, p. r.
Smith.
Justices of the Peace-Charles Mead,
Jas. d. Fullerton.
School Directors-0. B. Grant, Jas
Gardner, G. II. Wheeler, N. II. Cum.
mings, w. 8. Service, Eug. J. Miller.
Supervisors-John Gulnack, Danie
M'Govern.
Treasurer-W. H. Hyde.
Assessor-M. S. Kline.
Assistant Assessors-Geo. Dickinson
John Walmsley.
Auditors-Will Dickinson, Jane.
Penfield, j. s. Powell.
Clerk-M. S. Kline.
Constable-Geo. d. Messenger, Jr.
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Prevalence of the Plague.

PROGRESS OF THE DREAD DISEASE IN
FLORIDA. THE DISEASE EPIDEMIC.
Jacksonville, Florida Sept. 2l.-
There was one yellow fever death at
Fernandina to-day. Twenty-one new
cases reported. Several critical cases
reported yesterday are better to-day,
DR.. Palmer being among the num-
Der. The disease is becoming epi-
demic at Old Town, about a mile north
of the city proper. There is considera-
BILE increase of the disease among the
colored people. A doctor from Key
West arrived there to-day. Contribu-
tions from towns in the State are be-
ing received.
FERNANDINA ASKS FOR HELP.
Jacksonville, Fla, September 2l.--
The following appeal has been issued
by the Mayor of Fernandina
In view of the fact that many of our citi-
Zens have left our stricken city, and that
| therefore the burden of providing for the
large number of poor and sick devolves upon
the remaining few and also for the reason
| that medical gentleman present announce
disease in our town will not be stayed until
| after frost, we reluctantly ask our fellow
! citizens who may read this call to moderately
| aid us in our trouble. We would ask that
| corporations. associations and private indi-
| viduals who desire to extend a helping hand
| may be pleased to notify us of the amount of
moneys or supplies by them collected, and
| give us authority to draw upon them as our
necessities may require.
The very much disputed question as
to what constitutes a laboring man is
settled by the National Labor Ifi6-
une, edited by the workingman's can
that "they are workingmen who labor
with body or brain, or both; who are
receiving compensation directly from
individuals and corporations, or from
society, fer their services, in amounts
somewhat appropriate to the amount
and character of the labor performed. !"
We Judge that about everybody outside
of the almshOuse, except tramps, is a
workingman under this definition.
The powder mill of Messrs Gaulby
& Fegley, of Pine Grove Lebanon
county, exploded on Friday afternoon
at five o'clock, and was entirely de-
stroyed. The dry house and material
house is situated several hundred feet
away from the main building, but on
Saturday night this, too, caught fire,
causing two and half tons of powder
to explode with terrific effect, shatter-
ing the window panes of houses that
were 800 feet away. The report of the
explosion was heard distance of five
miles, and extinguished candles in
houses within a half mile of the ex,
plosion. Trees that stood in close
: proximity had the branches thereo
Knocked off, and a wreck of a build
ing could not have been more com.
plete. No person hurt.
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FOR
Health. Comfort
o~5 T.e~

Cork Shavings are unsurpassed as AN
article for Beds, Mattresses dc. They are
ten times as durable as Husks or Straw.
Only cents per lb. Forty pounds will fill
the largest bed. Fsr sale by Armstrong.
Brother g. Co., Al and 46 First Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pa. n23mlinl.
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ANALYSIS OF PETROLEUM.-Any
thing in relation to petroleum is pre-
sumed to be interesting at the present
time, and for this reason it may not
be out OF place to notice that the chemi-
cal constituents of rock oil, are carbon
and hydrogen, generally ninety parts
carbon and ten parts hydrogen, by
weight. These proportions form
about an equal bulk, carbon being
heavy while hydrogen is light and
volatile. Originally they both existed
as gases, and by their union they form
protocarburet of hydrogen, which be-
ing condensed, forms naptha, or light
volatile oil, and after the escape of a
portion of hydrogen, the product is
heavy petroleum. By further es-
cape of hydrogen, the product be-
comes more solid, as bitumen, pitch or
asphaltum, the higher stages of con-
densation being camel, bituminous,
and anthracite coal. The diamond is
the purest ssate of solidified carbon,
and is probably a crystalization of car
bonic acid gas, unadulterated with
hydrogen. Coal oil is artificially pro-
duced by converting c coal into gas, adj
ding n proper equivalent of hydrogen
and then condensing the gas. Iron,
sulphuric acid and water, when placed
In contact give off hydrogen gas
Burning charcoal gives off carbonie
acid gas. Mix these gases in proper
proportion, subject them to heat un.
der confinement. then allow the
heated gas to escape through water
and the condensation will produce
carbon oil on the surface Of the water
but it will cost about ten dollars pei
gallon, even if you get through with
out an explOsion.-Cldrion RcpubH'
| ram
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ROAD VIEWS.

Petition of citizens of Fox township
for o road from point in public road
near Joseph Rogers farm to point in
Boon's mountain road near Hollo-
baugh farm. Talbot Thompson and
P. w. Hays appointed viewers, and
Geo. w. Clinton, Surveyor.
Petition of citizens of Jones town.
ship for a road to lead from the st.
Mary's road near Adam Pistners to
the Montgomery lot. e. Lentz APP
pointed surveyor and Geo. Wiesner,
and Martin Fritz viewers.
Petition of citizens of Jones town.
ship for public road leading from the
Wilcox and Hamblin State road to the
Milesburg and Smethport turnpike in
Jones township. J. L. Brown ap-
pointed Surveyor, A. T. Aldrich and
Lucius Wilcox viewers.
Petition of the citizens of Jones
township for public road leading
from Dahoga on the p & + r r to the
public road leading from Wilcox to
the Rig Level State Road via Wilcox
and the mouth of Wolf Run. J. L.
Brown appointed Surveyor, and A.
Il. Aldrich and Lucius Wilcox viewers.
Petition of the citizens of Ridgway
township to vacate portion of the old
Ridgway and Whistletown road, being
that portion between Elk creek and
Eagle Valley Mill Dam, Ridgway
township. L. X. Gresh, b. F. Ely
and Chas. Mead appointed viewers.
REPORTS OF VIEWERS.
Road from North end of bridge
across Benefits Branch near Medox
run to Barr's Station on A. V. r.. r.
Confirmed nisi and ordered to be
opened so feet wide.
Private road in Fox township from
a point near the corner between the
lands of Joseph Seifried, Hugh Nc.
Cready deceased, and the petitioner
Ralph Bell, to the northern terminus
of private road heretofore laid out
leading from the house of Joseph
Seifried to the Milesburgh and Smeth
port turnpike. Confirmed nisi and
ordered to be opened 25 feet wide.
Road to lead from point near Anson
Robinson's in Jay township to point
near where spring run crosses the
township line between Benezette and
Jay townships. Confirmed nisi anC
ordered to be opened so feet wide.
Road to lead from the line of war
rant 5O27 and 502S to village of Bene
zette. Confirmed nisi and ordered t.
be opened so feet wide.
Bridge across Benefits Branch o
the Sinnemahoning creek ut or nea
the mouth of Dents Run. Not recon-
mendcd.
PREsENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY
To the Honorable the Judges of tn
Court of Quarter Session Of the pedc
IN and for the county of Eur. Th
Grand Inquest inquiring for the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in an,
for the said county of Elk, would re
spectfully recommend that the sherii
of said county be compelled to keep al
stock from running loose in the cour
yard, and also keep the court var
cleaned and in better condition, an
we also recommend that the irol
bridge over the Clarion river be re
painted. We find the Jail clean and il
good condition.
CHARLES MEAD, Foreman
ANALYSIS OF PETROLEUM.-Any
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N. o. MOLASSES FOR COOK
ing, also choice syrup always on hand
at
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Call at this office for writing paper
and envelopes.
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The amount of oil shipped from the
Oil Regions during the month of
August exceeded the shipments of any
previous month in the history of the
trade by l34,25l barrels. The total
amount removed by the different
routes having aggregated the enor-
nous amount of 1,420,6Os barrels, OF
forty-two gallons each, including the
shipments of refined reduced to crude
equivalent, which is a daily average
for the thirty-one days of the month.
of 46, 126 barrels.
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Go to POWELL & KINIE for your
flour, feed and pork, and everything
else in the provision line.
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Subscribe for the ADVOCATE.
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POWELL & kline have a fine lot
of dress goods, also all other kind OF
dry goods at low rates.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-08

DR.. Talmage's series Of trade union SER
mons will make n big book If he keeps on
multiplying them much longer as he has
done. He purposes to give the men Of Wall
street few hints on moral brokerage and
banking to-day, and urge those who have
it to add little common sense to their
religion-very suitable advice, no doubt, for
many people. The resurrection festival,
lust passed, has suggested to Mr. Alger the
propriety Of discussing the question whether
or no there is to be a general resurrection,
while Mr.. Giles will consider the possibility
and probability of rehabilitating desolate
soul, which, we suppose, is another way OF
puttino the Universalist doctrine of 'sall
saved" for convenient handling. The great
Tyng's vision, and the rich man and Laza-
rus will take their accustomed places in Mr.
Sweetser's cabinet Of characters to-day.
True goodness is something that DR.. Ever
is familiar enough with to dilate upon,
and Mr.. Moment, being young
man. probably knows how IA man seeking
wife" must feel, especially ifafter walking
four miles through the mud he finds another
suitor already ahead Of him. Mr.. Colcords
cal! to duty ought to be needed, and the
eternal youth of Jesus will undoubtedly
prove IN inspiring theme for Dr. Armitage
to-day. Slander is bad element for any
man Tor woman) to cherish, and Mr.. Martyr
will very properly condemn It. 1t is one OF
the sins Of good men that Mr.. Bell ought to
enumerate and while he is trying to dis
pose of the devil he might as well LOT
his works go with him. Mr.. Newton will
present q natural view Of the life to come,
and Mr.. Mccarthy will treat Christs resur
rection as matter OF fact and not OF faith,
and will also offer some suggestions about
the hereafter of suicides and murderers
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Coaching and Outdoor sports.

DR.. Johnson's idea of happiness was to
ride in fast post-chaise. and no doubt the
old gentleman enjoyed the ecstasy of mo-
light for there is nothing particularly pleas
ant in railroad journey. It is the con-
seriousness of controlling living force and
intelligence that gives such peculiar pleasure
to coaching. Four spirited horses, eager for
the road, but subject to the will of their
master, are very different from the senseless
machinery of an engine. The horse is much
more than what the boy described nina
four-corn cred animal with one leg ut each
corner-for he is one of the noblest and
certainly the most useful Of the brute COM
panions of man. The fascination of the
horse explains how gentlemen become coach
men and drive for their own satisfaction and
that of their friends Coaching, which was
once a necessity, is now revived as pleasure,
and this beautiful outdoor amusement will
begin this season in New York on May Day.
Then Mr.. Delaney Kane will sound his
horn, crack his whip and resume those
charming road trips which were SO popular
last summer. The Coaching Club has been
greatly strengthened during the winter by
the accession of new members and the build
ing of new coaches, and, as will be seen in
our account elsewhere, no less than seven
teen four-in-hands will turn out in the
spring parade These will be driven by
some of the best amateur whips in New York,
and the coaches will be brilliant with fashion
and beauty. We are glad to note the in
creasing love of outdoor sports, and as
coaching is one of the most exhilarating of
them all we congratulate the club on the
suspicious manner in which it begins the
season Of 1877.
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Last nights demonstration was scarcely
needed TO- prove how earnestly the citizens
of New York desire to secure substantial
reform in the administration OF our NUM-
cipal affairs. Nevertheless the Chickering
Hall meeting was significant in the charac-
ter of the persons present and will serve to
convince the Legislature that it will not do
to trife with the important measures IN
relation to our city government which are
now under consideration at Albany. So
far as the plan of municipal govern
ment submitted by Governor Tildens
Municipal Commission is concerned
the duty of the Legislature is very clear.
If the whole subject should be laid over this
year it would be impossible to secure the
contemplated constitutional amendments
until after the meeting of the Legislature OF
1880, since such amendments must receive
the Endorsement of two Legislatures having
different Senates before they can be sub
mitted to the people for their ratification.
new Senate will be elected next November
for two years, and should that body be the
first to act on the amendments they would
to be elected in 1879, which meets in Janu-
airy, 1880; while, if passed by the pres
ent Senate, they could be Endorsed
by the Legislature which meets with new
Senate next year. AS the action of the
present Legislature would only be prelimi-
nary there can be no good reason why the
proposed constitutional amendments should
not be considered this session.
The passage Of these amendments, how
ever should not be suffered to interfere
with the measures of charter reform which
are now under consideration, and which are
York immediate relief and to re-
move at once many admitted evils and
abuses. It is to be regretted that Comp
troller Kelly has thought proper to enter
his protest against immediate reform and
relief. But his opinions should not have
of the pending bills. Mr.. Kelly is an am
bilious politician, and as the head, and, in
Decd the dictator of the powerful ruling
party in the city he studies the interests of
that party, probably unwittingly, be-
fore the interests of the city, He
objects to the reduction Of department
officers and salaries because it would
curtail his political patronage, although it
is notorious that the city government, if
managed as a private business would be
managed, could be better conducted than
il is now at greatly reduced expendi-
LA
convince every taxpayer that it will be wise
to secure municipal reform at once, without
waiting for the constitutional amendments.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

you NAV 0nd everything IN a Chicago paper, unless
you look for IT,
Washington hotels give broiled soaked salt salmon
for the fresh nsh.
Mrs stonowail jackson will make Charlotte, N. G.,
hor permanent homo
Mr. N,co,us shishkin, Russian Minister at Washing.
ton is at tho Clarendon.
NJ. dc vorgcs French Minister to Hayti, is at the
Brunswick on his way to France.
senator Gordon, OF Georgia, has new little daugh-
ter and no thinks maybe he will call her Louisiana
Nothing can supply the place Of anger 10 the woman
who has potfui OF minccmcat lett over iron, winter
Ralph Waldo Emerson is probably the greatest Of
American philosophers. He had two wives within i've
years.
The next morning after a champagne dinner there
is nothing better than having your hair champooncd
VIC have heard.
A fashionable lady recently went into a Broadway
store Tor pair Of gold sprinked stockings When sho
saw them she said they SO high priced that she
wouldtak only Que
Sneaker Hanger, General w. B. Taliferro ard a con-
siderable number OF members OF the Virginia Legsla
ture Will arrive at New York Monday morning by tho
steamship wyanokc on an excursion.
When fond son starts forward In life bc sometimes
turns round carcss his friends, but a mule never
turns round He is the only ancctionaic ono OF his
species who strike out IN life both ways at once.
The pale anemone has lifted It's little head from tho
cold 500 ans-deacons on tho slopes OF Jersey, near
Greenwood Lake. looking around for suakcroot to
give n religious flavor and excuse TO the appIeJacS.
II makes weary to DO compelled 10 wind up
clothcsis1c over his hand and elbow. 1t keeps his
arm IN cramped position for three minutes. Yct he
vii. 20 gin mill and unwear.cdIy bend his elbow
for hours at q time.
WEEKLY HERALD :-"Cut and parbo. young
chicken; line deep dish with pie crust; spread a
layer OF thin slices OF cold ham next the crust, then
put some pieces Of the fowl the ham this
with slices of hard boiled eggs. Proceed in TINS order
until the dish is nearly iull then pour in somo Of tho
LIQUOR in which tho chicken boiled, order Il
! prevent dry ness. and bake one hour.'