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Plank Dwelling House, ...zzS

ISx24 feet, l } stories, and other out-buildinCs.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
pertv of William F. Barrier and Marietta
Barrier, and to be sold by me for cash
JACOB K. SHAFER, Sheriff.
Sherif7s Office, Stroudsburg,
Febrnary 5, IS77.
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TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
COUNTY OF MONROE

WHEREAS, certain charges in writing having been
made and presented TO the undersigned Auditors OF
said County. charging the COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
with fraudulent practice in building the Jail do
certify that have investigated said charges and the
evidence produced show said charges TO be unfounded
sad not true
J. E. SNYDER,
A. A. SINGER, Auditors
sILAS L. DRAKE
Feb ], 1s77-3t.
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ALso-a their right title and interest In and to sll
That certain other tract of unseated Land joining the
ast described land situate on Trout Greek, Monroe
County surveyed In pursuance of a warrant granted
to David Ross the 10th day of November 1892. Boun-
ced and described as follows to wit Beginning at
post Tor corner which is also in the last
scroed land thence along the line of said lot North
west three hundred and saventyfve perches to post
thence Northeast one hundred and eighty-fve perch
es to stone thence Southeast three hundred and Sc
venty-hve perches to post, thence Southwest one
hundred and eghtyfve perches 10 the place Of begin
ming, containing
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LlNFORD MARSH, Treasurer of the
County of Monroe, in account with said
County, for Receipts and Expenditures for
the year ending January l, 1877:
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LINFORD MARSH, Treasurer the County
of Monroe, in account with said county on
Dog Taxes for the year ending January
l, 1877:
DIR.
On Duplicate of 1875 s 13 so
Amount Assessed 1876 Isl 00-S 164 so
On Duplicate of 1875 65 SO 65 90
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400 Acres 8 Perches.

ming, containing
400 Acres 8 Perches.
ALSO all their right title and interest in and TO s
that certain other tract of unseaed Land situate in To-
byhanna township, surveyed in pursuance of warrant
granted 10 Robert Irwin the 18th day Of April A D.
1874, containing
423 Acres 1O2 IA Perches.
No. 3.
Also all their right title and interest In and to all
that certain other Unseated tract Of Land situate In
suance Of warrant granted to Daniel Reese dated
December 5th, A D. 1892, containing
438 Acres 70 Perches.
ALSO all their right title and interest in and to ali
Coolbaugh township Monroe County surveyed in pur-
suance of warrant granted to Sarah Reese dated De-
ceniber 9th, A ID. 1892, containing
439 Acres 118 Perches.
ALSO all their right title and interest in and to all
that certain other unsested of Land situated in
Coo5 5augh township Monroe County SURVEYED in pur-
suance Of warrant granted TO Jane Reese dated De-
cember 5th, A D. 1892, containing
40 Acres.
No. 4.
Also all their right title and interest in and to all
that certain other tract of land situated in Coolbau
township Monroe county, the main branch of th 9
Lehigh and surveyed in pursuance Of warrant gran
ted to John Reese, dated December 5th, 4. D.. 1892
containing
439 Acres 149 Perches.
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COMMISSIONERS of Monroe County in account with
said county, for the year ending January lst 1871
DR..
Peter S. Ednger, per Checks, 40 90
By balance due, II sos 257 80
Peter S. Ednger by 1O3 days servi-
ces, at $3.50 per day, 257 50-s 257 so
DR..
Cornelius starner as per Checks, ESQ 90
BY balance due, Is O0-s 275 90
CR.
Cornelius Starner, by 1Io days SER
vices, at $3.50 per day, S 275 0o-s 275 90
DIR.
Jacob B. Trsnsue as per Checks, s1sO64
By balance due, "A 36-s 225 90
Jacob B. Trsnsue by 30 days servi-
ces at $3.50 per day, 225 00-S 225 90
Examined, passed and allowed this 23d day of jan
uary A D.. 1877.
4 aIzA5 !, SfSB5s sfSf5H; / BHznr. Auditors
JACOB K. sHAFER, Sheriff of the County of Monroe
in account With said County, for the year ending
January 1st, 1877.
To Jury funds received, 1000
By balance due, SO 50-S 109 so
BY summoning 800 Jurors,
at so cents each, 80 90
Commonwealth costs, 1880
Advertising election, zoos I09 so
Examined, passed and allowed this 2ad day of
January A D.. 1877.
JE. SNYDER
A. a. SINGER, SAuditors.
Feb 1, 1s77-3t.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25
Buried Alive for Eighteen Hours.

At seven o'clock one Saturday morn
ing recently, while Henry Rauch was
engaged in the work of cleaning out q
well, forty feet deep, on Stephen
Matthews place, at Painesville, Ohio,
the whole side slid in, burying the man
alive. The alarm Immediately spread
all over the village, and people turned
out en masse, willing to do all in their
power to rescue their neighbor. The
almost herculean work was placed under
charge of the mayor. No one expected
to find aught at the bottom of the debris
except the mangled corpse, but no less
willingly was the work prosecuted. Re-
lays were formed, and as soon as one
man gave out another took his place.
A short distance from the surface curb
ing was placed in order to keep the
treacherous earth from again falling in,
and the work was pushed on. At dark
but little portion of the real work had
been done, and those who had hope of
finding the man alive were completely
discouraged. 1t was thought that if he
had escaped being crushed or suffocated,
he must die of dampness or cold. But
the work was pushed on vigorously by
the light of lanterns and torches, One
curb after another was put down, and
the men toiled on. Midnight came, and
most of the crowd had left, but bucket
full after bucketful of stones and earth
were constantly ascending from the awful
pit. At length the bottom was nearly
reached, when one of the workmen called
out: "Henry, where are you ?" Dis
tinctly, though muffied by the earth,
came the answer "On che side toward
town." During all the terrible eighteen
hours he had been in the living tomb
Rauch had kept the points of the COM
pass in his mind, and this probably saved
him at critical moment. Great care
was now taken not to strike the mans
head or to permit the debris to cave in
around him. In few moments his head
and shoulders, then his whole body was
extrScated. He was given several cups
of hot coffee and some bread, and after
a short sleep was able to walk home.
Rauch's description of his sensations
while in the well are very interesting.
He had not moved a muscle, lie said,
during the time. He had a slight breath
ing space afforded him by means of the
rope by which he was lowered. One
arm bent and raised supported large
stone, and the stone rested on the back
OF his neck. He was delirious with ap-
prehension much of the time, thought
of everything he had ever done, prayed
and wept, heard the men at work from
the first, and when they stopped once
he gave up all hope. It seemed to him
he was in the well week at least.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25
A Novel Battle.

The other day novel battle was wit
messed at one of the leading restaurants
on Market street, Harrisburg, Pa, ac-
cording to the Patriot. A large rat by
some means got into an empty barrel in
the cellar of the place referred to, and
was unable to free itself. The barrel
was brought out and into it were placed
two full grown specimens of tn hard
shell crab. The crabs opened the battle,
and "went" for the rodent in fine style.
The rat, acting apparently in self-defence,
endeavored to ward off the sharp claw
thrusts of the shell fish, racking his in
stinct, no doubt how to make "deviled"
crabs out of his foes before the fight
would be ended. The attack and defense
were watched by many interested in
natural history, all day long, but before
sundown the rat went to the happy feed
ing grounds of all rodents-the crabs
having killed it without being sny the
worse for wear.
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A Good Record.

Nearly thirty years have elapsed since Hos
letters Stomach Btters was first brought to
the notice Of the American public. To-day ii
is the most popular remedy ON this continent
for dyspepsia, liver complaint, constipation,
debility, nervousness, urinary and uterine COM
plants, gout rheumatism, intermittent and
remittent fevers, and is widely used in South
and Central America, Mexico, the West Indies
and Australia, as preventive and remedy for
dies to the relief of which it is adapted. The
record Of its victories is written in the testi-
monials of thousands whom it has cured, to
many Of which the widest publicity has been
given; it has won the emphatic sanction of
leading members of the medical profession,
and 1t has repeatedly been made the subject of
encomiums by the home and foreign press.
Comment on the above facts is unnecessary.
We leave the public to draw its own conclusions,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25
Where a Governor Got His Wives.

Claiborne f. Jackson, native of Ken
lucky, was once Governor of the State
of Missouri. He joined the Southern Con-
federacy, and died during his term at a
farm house opposite the city of Little
Rock, among strangers, with no kind
hand of affection near to soothe his
pain and rob his deathbed of half its an
guish. The most remarkable fact con-
nected with the history of his life is per-
haps the statement that he married five
sisters in one of the most respectable,
wealthy, and distinguished families in
the State that as soon as one wife
would die he would go and marry her
rister in reasonable time. OF course,
some of them were widows when he
married. In connection with the
marriages there was a standing Joke
told at the expense of the Governor,
which was that when he went to ask the
old gentlemans consent % marry the
last one, the venerable father is report
ed to have said: Yes, Claib., you can
have her. You have got them all. For
goodness sake don't ask me for the old
woman"
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properly be presented for attention at
your present session.

properly be presented for attention at
your present session.
The government of Sweden and Nor
way has addressed an official invitation
to this government to take part in the
international Prison Congress, to be held
ut Stockholm next year. The problem
which the congress proposes to study
how to diminish crime-is one IN
which all civilized nations have an in
terest in common, and the congress of
Stockholm seems likely to prove the
most important convention ever held for
the study of this grave question. Under
authority of a joint resolution of Con-
gress, approved February 16, 1875, a
commissioner was appointed by my pre-
decessor to represent the United States
upon that occasion, and the prison con-
gress having been, at the earnest desire
of the Swedish government, postponed
to 1878, his commission was renewed
by me. An appropriation of So, 200 was
made in the srlndry civil service act of
1875 to meet the expenses of the COM
missioners. L recommend the reappro.
priation of that sum for the same pur-
pose, the former appropriation having
been covered into the treasury, and be-
ing no longer available for the purpose
without further action by Congress.
The subject is brought to your attention
at this time in view of circumstances
which render it highly desirable that
the commissioner should proceed to the
discharge Of his important duties i'm
mediately.
As the several acts of Congress pro-
viding for detailed reports from the
different departments at the regular an
nual session, defer until that time any
further reference to subjects of public
interest. r. B. HAYES.
WAsH1NGToN, October Is, 1877.
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For Dyspepsia, weahness and DEBILITY.


=, Dear sir.Having received great benefit from
the use oil Peruvian Syrup. am willing to add
my testimony to the thousands Of others con-
war was in tbe s,nr mo p.nis1 pas ,ha p,;sfortune
to be taken prisoner, and was confined in Sails.
bury and other Southern prisons several
months and became so much reduced in health
and strength as to be mere skeleton of my
former self. On being released, was q fiji
subject for Northern hospital, where 1 re-
mained some two months and then came home.
My physician recommended and PROCURED for
me several bottles Of Peruvian Syrup, which
continued to use for several weeks, and found
my health restored and my weight increased
from ninety pounds to one hundred and fifty,
my usual weight, and have beenpin my usual
good health ever since and 1 can cheerfully
recommend 1t in all cases of weakness and
debility Of the system, whether arising from
an impure state of the blood, dyspepsia, or
almost any other cause. believing 1t will in
most cases give entire satisfaction.
Yours truly, GEo. 8. BIxBy.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25

DR.. Dodds is the DR.. Mary Walker of
st. Louis. She is regular practicing
physician, well-to-do and wears dress
unlike anything else in nature-a mans
trousers, confined at the bottom rather
closely, garment in place of a coat,
which is neither coat nor cloak, and hat
which is neither male nor female in char
acter She believes in san baths, and
has built great bay window in her
house wherein to take and administer
the same, but her neighbor is building a
dwelling to command the bay window,
whereupon the doctor has begun the
erection of board fence as high as his
house.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25
The Latest Fashions for Indies,

Our attention has recently been called to the
Rdritdn Mdteldsse CIodkings, something en-
tirely new in the way of heavy, thick warm,
woolen goods, especially adapted for ladies' wear
during the cold weather now approaching.
These goods are the handsomest, and most
stylish ever seen, and SO far as. price is con-
cerned, are miracle Of cheapness They are
intended for coaks, sacques, dolmans, circu-
lars and jackets, for both ladies and children,
and are to be found in all the leading dry goods
stores in the country. Be particular to ask for
the Rdritdn Clodkings, and take no other.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25
Wonder Upon xyonder

Given away-A strange, mysterious and most
extraordinary book entitled 'The Book of Won
ders." Containing, with numerous curious
pictorial illustrations. the mysteries of the
heavens and earth, natural and supernatural,
oddities, whimsical, strange curiosities, witches
and witchcrsft, dreams, superstitions, absurdi-
ties, fabulous enchantment, etc. In order
that all may see this curious book, the pub
fishers have resolved to give il away to all that
desire to see it. Address by postal card
F. Gleason & Co., 73S Washington street,
RostOn Mass .
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25

A farmer-woman in Canada last fall
plowed seventeen acres of land. This
season she moved with scythe for six
days, raked ten acres of hay, and broke
a three-year- old colt to harness. She
hauled all the lime and sand for new
house, loaded and unloaded all the hay
and grain grown on the farm this year,
and did her housework and MIXED seven
COWS beside.
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Headquarters.
NEw XnRK EfArE AasnnIA 41nN

Headquarters.
New YORK STATE ASSOCIATION
FoR THE PROTECTION OF FISH AND GAME, ;
SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 23, 1877.
To Colwell Lead Company,
63 Centre Street, New York -
Gents.-We have carefully examined your
Shot here on exhibition, and have also received
the unanimous report of all the clubs ON the
ground of the State shoot in favor of your
shot. We cheerfully pronounce it very per-
feet article, and recommend 1t to the sportsmen
generally throughout the country.
GREENE SMITH, President.
JOHN A. NICHOLS, Vice President.
CHAS. B. WRIGHT, Secretary.
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The Miles, Alnrm Money Drawer

is an article almost indispensable to merchants.
Being capable of variety Of combinations,
and simple in its construction, it recommends
itself to merchants as an important part Of
their store fixtures. Till-tapping has become
SO prevalent that an ingenius arrangement
like that of the Miles Money Drawer is indeed
q necessity. They are sold by Messrs. Fair
banks & Co., 311 Broadway, New York. and
the hardware trade generally.-N. Y. Express.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25

fBy telegraph.)
To Hoines 6 Bros, las Fifth arenue, Ne,c
York:
Iowa State Fair first gold medal on Haines'
upright piano fortes. Must have two uprights
Immediately. A. REED 4 SONS,
Chicago, Ill Sept. %, 1877.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25

The man who has got more money
than he wants is rich the man who
wants more money than he has got is
poor.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25

Fairbnuks' Scales.
In the month Of August fifty carloads OF
scales were sent out from the scale works, and
ninsty-nine carloads of materials for manufac-
turing scales were received at the works in the
same month.-S Jahnsb,uy Ft.) Catedonidn,
la,f
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25

Free! Leisure Hours.-A splendid 18 page
family literary paper full Of Choice Stories, Sketches,
Poetry etc sent three months with pair of beautiful
6xS Chromos suitable for framing and adorning the
walls of home free to any one sending D cents
stamps taken) to pay mailing expenses. The publish.
ers j. L. PATTEN q 90, I62 William st., New York,
Guarantee every double ralue of money sent. News
dealers sell LEISURE HOURS, price cents.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25

am Bilious.
Quirk's Irish Tea will make q new man of
you, Sold by druggists at 25 cts. package.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25

Time will tell, and time has told that any
mans fool who pays old prices. When
offers Five Ton Wagon Scales, on trial, freight
prepaid, at $50 esch; free price list.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25

MAKE NO MIsTAKE.-In Dooley's Yeast Pow
der you get the best article Of the kind in the
world. The cans are always full weight, the
article itself the purest and strongest possible,
SO that a smaller quantity than usual suffices.
Do you want your baking always perfect
Don't fail then to use Dooley's Yeast Powder.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25
Tarrant's Efervescent Seltzer Aperient

is simply the living fountain OF health in the form of
powder capable Of being converted into bubb ing
flashing sie of the liquid product Of nature in one
minute Armed with this antidOte, all climates and
every atmospheric change be faced without fear
As remedy in malarious fev.rs, stomach complaints
irregularities of the bowels, disorders mental
depression, headache, overflow of bile dropsical all
ments nausea and constipation, it has no equal. Sold
by all druggists.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-07-12

EFFECT OF IMAGINATION. TO regain
or recover health. persons should be re-
lieved from all anxiety concerning dis
eases. The mind has much influence
over the body. For a person to think he
has a disease may produce that disc Sc.
This we see effected when the mind is m
tensely concentrated on the disease of
another. 1t is found in the hospitals that
physicians who make Il Speciality of Ger
tain diseases are liable to die Of them
themselves; and the mental power is so
great that sometimes people die from a
disease which they only have in imagin-
alton. Persons have been known who
have become seasick, in anticipation OF Il
voyage, before reaching the vessel. We
have known a person to die from imagin-
alton that he had a cancer in his stomach,
when he had no cancer GOr any other
mortal disease. \ blindfoldcd man, Slight
" pricked in the arm, has tainted and
died from believing that he was bleeding
to death. Reading a medical book con-
tanning descriptions Of certain diseases
has often produced the symptoms, even
among young medical students, while
they at last got the disease, unless it was
stopped by common sense treatment.
Therefore we'll persons. to remain well,
should be cheerful and happy; and sick
persons should have their attention drawn
as much as possible from themselves, and
directed on subjects cheerful to contem-
plate. Medical Journal.
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The Harper Brothers.

1t is almost impossible to think OF one
OF the Harpers without recalling all the
brothers, and their lives were so blended
that it is impossible to tell Of the career
of any single member without drifting
into history of the whole firm. More
than that, it is as difficult to tell char
acteristic story of the one without illus
trating the peculiarities of the others.
Each was foil to set off the character
istics of the others. James, the senior,
was the bland and broad humorist of the
concern, always good natured. and as
digniticd as his love Of 4 dry Joke and
funny story would permit him to be-
Pressed by persistent visitor to tell
what his duties in the firm con- listed Of,
James once replied that they were to
get rid of the inquisitive bores who
visited them" Wesley was the embodi-
ment Of gentleness 1.-The we'll Beloved
as he was called. You will have to see
Wesley, said James once to a solicitor
for a subscription for Methodist church;
'he attends to Gods business John was
probably the most austere of the four,
and the ShreWdest in money ventures he
was the tinancier and '1balance wheel Of
the establishment. his single recognized
weakness being a love OF fine horses and
fast driving. Almost the only secrets he
ever kept from his brothers We're the
prices he paid for his horse flesh. He
once insisted on Il dealers accepting two
checks for Sl,75O each for $500 horse,
in order that he might be able to say to
his brother James, who twitted him un-
mercifully about his extravaganza in this
regard, that she had given his check for
81 $50 for that animal" In Fletcher, the
youngest, was concentrated more OF the
vigor dash, enterprise, and speculative
spirit OF the house than in any Of the
others, or perhaps all combined. Tri-
bune.