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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-21

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The Derrick's oil report for Feb
ruary shows that 220 wells were
finished during the month of Febru-
ary. OF this number SO were busters.
In January 276 wells were completed,
the number completed in February
being sc less. AT the close of the
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were building. The daily production
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T.. X. THoMPSoN's GREAT HEAL
ING OINTMENT.-This certifies, that
from my childhood L have suffered
extremely at times with Chilblains in
my heels, causing running sores, so
that pieces as large as a ten cent scrip
would often peel off. After using all
kinds of remedies, 50 called, 1 made
an application of e. X. Thompson's
Great Healing Ointment, which etfec-
tually cured me, and in my case con-
slider it worth twenty times its cost.
So greatly did l suffer L have often
taken off my boots and travelled bare
foot in the snow.
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II. +. NI'KEE.

Shamburg, Pa, March 3, 1876.
Prepared by E. X. Thompson,
Titusville, Pa. Price, % cents.
Sold by DR.. T. $. Hartley, Ridgway
Elk Co. Pa.
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Groceries, fresh and good, and the
best crackers at Hagerty's.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09
and June so, 1873: a..

1--we add 70 these substantial figures the
exports Of cotton and petroleum a totalwill
he reached which -giEes-a.most gratifying
idea OF the materiafresomces of our coun-
try and its ability to cope with every diff;
Guilty thrust in its forward path. These
staple articles have been sent, abroad after
fully supplying thehome demand. What
has been done in1sTS We are preparedt to
repeat in 1879. II, instead Of standing At
the corners and whining for more money,
the oilers Of the country shall acceptthe
situation, as farmers have done, and each
man diligently seek to 30 employ himself
as TO produce moneys worth, the dollars
that are wanted in empty pockets. viii
soon be forthcoming. aThegreatagricultu
raj class are gradually but surely pulling
the country out Of the slough Of financial
Gificulty. Unfortunately the purchasers
OF our products in Europe have been able
to pay us in bonds for q good part Of our
s,ufFs. They cannot buy bread and beef
with bonds forever. They must soon be;
gin to send US such staples and mcrchan.
disc as We want and pay the balance in
gold and silver. @ OFT 81
HH..HHaN- H|.#. ..HH
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09

oxE Of the greatest difficulties Of gor.
eruing so great an empire as Russia by a
simple despOtism is the sheer exercise Of
official virtue required. There isonly one
man representative Of the people, the
Car, who must be honest, The rest are
responsible to him and are kept in decen.
cy by an amount Of watching, spying,
plot and Counterpart, which costs vastly
more than a representative congress would
do and achieves very muchlesS A com.
mission recently appointed on the con-
duct Of the war charges 800 army officers
with v~enality and corruption in the dis,
bursement Of public funds. Imperialism
breaks down, when it comes to dispense
the great moneys which decide modern
wars. It was found wanting IN France and
in Turkey, and Is now In Russia.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09
nIEn.

O'clock ?. w., EvAS IIrdIEs, aged 81 year..
Funeral VIII take Plise from his late residence, 10.
% Thirty third street, wednesday afternoon at four
o'clock. Friends Of the family are invited to attend.
ERANKE-NCnday evening, October I, iS1s, at s
O'clock, NELLIE, daaGhtef Of I'm. II. and Jennie
Fnnks, aged ! yeaEs, ) Ionths and days.
Funeral will take place from the residence Of The
parents, South Penn street, Wednesday afternoon At
2O'SlOek. Frsad' Of the family are invited to attend.
HTDINGER-ou Monday night, October !. 1873,
At II O'Clock, JoSEFH HrpLSOER, 10 the I'D year d
his1Se.
Funeral from his late residence, No : Forty-snh
street, on Friday morning at 5 O'Clock. Friends Of
the family are invited; IntsEneai at Nj. Calvary
Cemetery. The rules Of the Catholic Church I'll Be
strictly observed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09

IL his speech the other day, Senator
Rayard said that an alarming sign OF the
times was the abandonment OF agricul'
,ural pursuits and a rush to the cities,
'ons obvious cure for much of the dis
,ress we now witness in our cities and
manufacturing centres" he concludes,
will be found in the return Of the popu,
lation to the cultivation Of American
farms, which aro-to~day below their
intrinsic yalue4stoELaErEig9
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09
resumption January 1. 1879.

Whatever may be the political complex
ion OF the next Congress there Is decided
romfortFor honest men inthe thought that
before it meets specie payments will have
become an established usage, and, with a
steady stream ofcoin or its equivalentcom-
ipo to the country in payment for o. ex-
ports, the question will soon be eliminated
from the politics Of the country. We are
selling hundreds OF millions Of dollars
worth OF produce annually more than we
are huving, and before the next Congress
meets we will ask no boot Of the anti-re
.umptionist. WI .llI riil.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09

The Russian Imperial bank reports that
its note circulation represents about Ave
times the amount ofcoin on hand. There
i. no scarcity Of paper money in that
country, and yet, contrary TO alltheth
ories Of our American rag-worshipers the
country is in anything but q prosperous
million. ---L .-.-r-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09

TIE project Of u worlds fair Mt New
York in 1889 Is rather languidly regarded
hv the business men Of the city, and Is at
any iate too far off to elicit present in
,crest. 1t is generally conceded that the
exhibition business has been ovcrdone.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09

The pension office in Washington gives
notice to whom it may concern that the
services OF pension:lawyers and claim
agents are OF no value whatever in adyane-
ing the interest Of application, for pension.
The bureau furnishes blanks that cover
the whole business, on application, and
they can be filed by any notary public,
without help OF the protested experts. ~.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09

Ms. ErzABErH TnoanPsoS, Of New York
CITY, has agreedto furnish the money for
the purpose OF paying medical and scien-
life men for making a thorough nyestigai
ZION into the cause, progress, and treat
mcnt OF the yellow fever. 1t was the
same lady who bought Carpenters great
painting entitled 'SThe Signing q the
Emancipation Proclamation and gave il
10 the nation. r
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09

Ey,SrxAroRD Ax FARSswoRTit rep and
Ex.Deleeate Tom FarnswOrth Dem have
turned editors, and have been running the
Burkhannon Banner in the interest OF the
Gpenback Congressional and county
ticket. lHH
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09

BEEF stSak quotcsat CINCINNATI at 10 and
l2., mutton I and 10, lamb 0 and 10, veal
10 and Is, sausagc 5 andS POtatnes are,
quoted at 81 % and 81 IS per barrel.
Concord grapes at ) and Q cents, oatawbas
ai7 aids
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09

The following misunderstanding the
increase ofcxports ofcertain articles from
the United States, indicates where the i'm.
proved balance Of trade is derived from,
and points the way TO future prosperity.
The statement covers the quantities Of
grain, bacon, beef, cheese, etc, etc, ex.
ported for the years ending June 4. 1s5S,
md June IN ISIS. III, .5.igsf -,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
pEpAErrEE o. 4

VTnSaelphia AeeDmulnlsttOn.-Ths train only run
between wheeling and Thadelphi1.
tD1tly except S~und1y-SeElTk Accommodation.
tSleubSuVille AecOuirnndatiOn--Th5 trAln during
the day paises backward and forward betVeen Maj.
tln's FeETy and BeliGlFG, st0pPins when FSquITed 1t
sherman House, EtnaTile, West Wheeling and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09
Beu wilson's vote In this c~ouErcssIona,
nlstriet two Years Ago, ilNi

As a means OF comparing gains and
losses on the vote for Congress two yeans
ago in this District, We. reproduce the fol.
lowing vote Of theresult ineachrounty in
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09
ELM GROVE RAILROAD.

IN AND AFTER WEDNESDAY, August ioth,
" Can on the wheeling and Elm GrOVeR r. viii
run A. follows GB win leave the City (eoEueT Of
Market and Eleventh StSl and Samm's at
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09
TRUSTEES SALE OF
Acme o COmpany's Works,
KNOWN As The OLD MACHINE saoR

By virtue Of 4 Deal .! InE n.Ie BY Hsai
HO6bs. ssnioS, .od Aasslh ks EHs, Nah v SEl
and Salie A., bis Vie. Isi JL5s hsr and Man.
be, his wife, 70 tie s~Saenis.k TraNer, dlted D..
sry 2ith, iSs1 In4 rercs[ 10 be OaCe u liz n
Of the Co1sty 0CGTt It OkN eognty, Net ViritS
10 Died q Trss bIok Na 5, page ~, ! ill slI
The tFSat 9GE 4 lie CoG1 House d Ohio @li1
West YITp.h &C
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09
Gpast Sales.

ZINE FARM FOR SALE.
In the County oou1 d osa cosaty.
Moses Ray, siL
10 puruInes Of the Iutbortty re,:Sl Is s,ri!r
ere enterCd BY aid Cart 10 The above ssa5dqA
on April lsth, ISIS, / viii sGi Al tie tysi 4srtu
residence d Moss Bay, CO The PFen!Si ssS'HNa'
tied to b sod %
MONDAY, the sA day q stP.zhi' m,
beginning At 10 o'eacL, A. Y, i, pgtss ls1as 70,
hishesi and hest h4ddSr, the int Of PEnt &W3
lying and being dluIISd 90 he inter- & Nv ~
log crrek, 10 Oslo county, intbs Saicd NE Nupat
bounded and decdbei - toIogi h7al;ss =
stake pear an elm stump eu'rtT y NsEszps l.s.fs
and With hts line $ IS ". 10 PP!e 'eb ING y
Cathartne hazard; tbenet Stth her ase sNtLI
poles 70 two soe7E tTees eoTutf - ,afitbtsEbs.
md Joaeph Potter; Ihepcv With Pst:sfi At , "
E iSl p0leto 4 SBe1r tre efssT 70 JisS Ae1aS
Ihenee y. ~, ". ISL polls 70 The e"EiH zihG ~.
Ing I$ Artos, being the nms fEgisfI pSbV
eonyeyed By Moss Ry t5Gt1 Nii'ti
a tr1st dated April !tth. 1873, 1pt r-HfsS ~
the public hnd rErUrdS oi aid oatl!'
TEEMs or SALE-Ons-ihird atas ~,
or such further sum Is The p~aFrhtsf "a ~
In band, the residue IN IuoFaL iz'u!!at1u
Die respectively In 0bs Isd tGg Ir1n ma ~
ale. With Interest from TIA, Day - 49,
Ipg as bod With approved FsTSoa! Sclni!
oIths detsrTed iEStilImeaI s51 III hls IN
served iii The ShGle u the partts'e 9SGtL
GEn. B. C4LpWLL
SPECIAL C0T53j,S
&c. HElvET, Auet!nneer, ,ovtiY ID,
TIE above sale Is El!O9Erei u5M NV'
~fiN '''H GED. 4 CALDEEu.
.,odIr >p-dL caEs~~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09

C~ommssrrE E - y:Srk :. n, the idlsUis T.
ecribsd Je7perr LIZ 80 nys Lots nuEteNN
hundred Int trT-SuI: Es4 iTo hundred Ibl tty4H
10 EOE ant sltautlnH hAi.isss N the city Il WI
Ing, 0hSg rnInia, W4t TEfaA, aIi Dt, lyih4NA
south sk4 " Nntvilirr I!Sf, iossthsf Iit6 LlA
sppurtesIssss =itr,nI ir1gs<sE
Also TIT !iuiEs1g 1sCr.Ssd rtHce OF parcel hl
Sitn1ted &C 1t aIik &c UkseiinS Cretk, 10 tkai
Of Wheeling EIes45L suGs!6d a. iolouS. o.
mendnS II 1 Fat7; "a CNSsrsf FtFce; cue ATstA
and tTeaty G12 aSE az Il The est Idt d "a
street tkeoet FgH=&sF aETHily Ihogt IN ~
mere q LsA, 70 LtEessy y .eri alley uaalaIh a
Creseeut SrsEt % IAe e-eHk ;stars n3EtdVIdlIt a
sid C1scRat FtreSt = tks V1pa o. NbSllnllGVE
thencE IbeE he .e1stsn Il al creek 10 lsaS
hre q 10 nUnbe.e1 IEs hIsi-i and Aiiy.hV 81
thence s~SathS1rdly viii 0A h.E % GI1Ea, End
TO the plIee q becsaIzE tesfesf With al tht ~
itaneno AID aPPGTiEs1sEs % aid bu d hsik
londnE. .
Selling Is Trustee, I~TiltsTs| esly tAtuARn9
10 nd b! aid deed 0! trss;.
TEEEs OF SALE-0s%lAtH esh, The lals1 /
two equal tnsLallnEnts At ST All Alat nqatASr n
depeed BY notss SadaE iahrs; tTa Is! u aA, "
title " Be realized gstl gay5ks: Ia !al
wuLI1N J. v. COTbE,
seI3 IrJA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-09

] - FTlnr. - ~" "-"| - tIIIt0
whole Tickets, ea. HaifTIekcts, 100
"a Tickets, $50. F % Tickets, 500.
Rsnitby POstoBee Money Order, REGISTERED letter,
hank drait o. express. Full list Of dr1Etng published
10 LOuisytlle ColTisEJouEnal rd New York Herald.
and mailed % all tieket hoIdeTL For tickets and In-
~I1Fnlti0a address COMMONWEALTH DISTRiRC.
TON co. or J. cONMERFORD, Secretary, Cur
lsr.Jo1rnsl nailAinE. HoisVitIt, Ky, o. % 3 n.
PORTER loo, GensfIl Eastern ATeEts, l2zI Broad
say, HSv f0Tt. esi.w Saw
, 1878-02-09

CoLFAx LAND OFFIcE-A special from the
office of the Palouse Gazette, gives notice that
the Land Office in and for the land district
known and designated as the whitman
Land District" in Washington territory, ana
bounded As follows, to-wit: "CommencnS
at A point where the Columbia guide -merld-
ian intersects the third standard parallel III
said territory; thence east along the hne OF
said standard parallel to where the same IN
tersects the Snake river; thence along the
said Snake river to where the same lntersectS
the boundary line between Washington ter
ritorv anil Idaho territory thence north on
said boundary line to where the same inter
sects the boundary line between Washington
territory and British Columbia; thence west
along said line to where the same interSects
the aforementioned Columbiaguide-merid
thence south along the line of said meridian
to place of beginning;" will be opened at
Colfax, Whitman county, in Washington ter
ritory aforesaid, on Monday. March lith,
1875. at Q o'clock A. NJ, for the TRANSACTION
of business; at which time and place appilcc
cations for lands within the boundaries ol
said land district viii be received at the once
of the register and receiver. VIM: H. James,
Register; Edgar n. Sweet, Receiver.
, 1878-02-09

SUDDEN DEATH.-Last Monday evening.
Charles NewlaHd, an old resident on upper
Mill creek, came to a sudden death and under
| suspicious circumstances He had been in the
employ for several years, at irregular intervals,
| of MIR. A c. Schellworth, owner Of the saw
mill in that locality, and had been working for
him and had resided at the mill for some days
previous. Mr.. Newland had a claim and a
small house about three miles below the mill.
and on Monday concluded he would 90 home
Arriving at the house, he was surprised to find
the door open, but thought nothing of it. He
was batchelor and did his own COOKING
Flour and bacon he had in the house, and he
had brought tea with him, so he set about get
ting supper. As soon as he commenced eating
he said he found his food intensely bitter. and
soon feeling i'll, he started for the house of a
nei5hbor, but was unable to reach it. Assis-
tance soon came and he was conveyed to his
house. He boldly asserted he knew he was
poisoned. In about an hour from the time he
had taken food he was seized with tetanic con-
vulsiOns, which lasted at intervals for several
hours, when death came to his relief. Doctors
Bingham and Burch were called and made a
careful post norton, but as they have not com
pleted their investigations We are unable to
state the results of their examination further
than that the post m0rtem appearances revealed
nothing that would explain his death, every
organ belno In state of perfect health A
chemical analysis may discover something
, 1878-02-09

PROBATE CoURT-The following were the
proceedings in the Probate court: In the mat
ter of the estate and guardianship of George
Magann. minor account of guardian approx
ed and letters Of guardianship as to said Geo.
Magann vacated . In the matter of the es-
tate and guardianship of John G. Vinesarholtz,
an incompetent person; account OF guardian
ship allowed and letter Of guardianship vacated
In the matter Of the estate of John Muir
ply. deceased William r. Hammond appoint
ed administrator, and bond in the sum of $1,000,
with Henry s Copeland and Joseph L. Gwinn,
slreties, approved In the matter of the es-
tate of Philip L. Hawley, deceased; semi an
nai exhibit approved . Estate of David
Weston, deceased administrator discharged.
, 1878-02-09

A THREATENED FIZzLE-Just now the pro
posed constitutional convention threatens to
turn out fzzle. Leading republicans charge
that owing to the bad faith of democrats they
are compelled to regard party lines in electins
delegates, and so imperil the success of the
movement. Per contra, the ablest and best
democrats in the territory have uniformly pro-
tested against dragging party into the matter,
and hold the republicans responsible for the
existing muddle. The result of all this is, that
the people-the bone and sinew-are loosing
all interest in the question. and not unlikely
will allow the election to go by default. From
the first the STATESMAN has held that in the
choice Of delegates to the convention partypoI-
tiles should be disregarded, and men selected
solely on the score OF fitness. Any other course
Will wreck the whole movement, and indefi
nitely postpone the admission OF Washington
as a state in the Union
, 1878-02-09

TIE Tore OF THE Day is the great
clearance sale of Dusenbery Bros, to which
every body isinvited. This house has always
had the reputation of selling cheap goods,
and when they announce clearance sale,
the public understand where to get bargains.
A dav or two since we looked through their
STORE and found every article marked down
to the lowest figure. fatronize Dnsenbery
Bros, ard make money by buying cheap
goods.
, 1878-02-09

A When clergymen are bang
inctheir pulpits in theinterest OF the 'bioated
bondholders, they should remember that the
contract between the government and the
bond-holders, is printed on the back OF every
creenback bill and, reads thus:
"This note is a legal tender for all debts,
public and private, except duties on imports
and interest on the public debt, and Is eH-
chanceable for six per cent, twenty year
bonds, redeemable at the pleasure OF tne
United States after five years.
, 1878-02-09

THr PROMENADE CONCERT, at the City
Hail. Wednesday evening, was largely at
tended. and gave general satisfaction. The
r.r;orrners were all amateurs but several OF
the lalies gave evidence OF a very high order
oi musical ability.