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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08
DGWAY, COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1878.

that he loved to show her--of the old
Scottish home where his little Janet
wandered over the heathery moors, and
hunted for the '1averock's" nest be.
meath the grass and daisies of the small
meadow beyond, or fished for minnows
in the "wimplin' burn" that ran close
to the cottage; and long before the last
glimpse of the enemys sails had faded
away into the blue horizon, Sandy Mac
Olintock had become as much part of the
little maiden's life as if he had been
brought up under the same roof. There
was natural affinity between the
thoughtful child and the child hearted
that man made long acquaintanceship ell
tirely unnecessary between the two 80
far as perfect understanding was con-
cerned.
Friday evening the "class met at
my fathers, for in those days it was GUS
tomary to assemble at the dwelling OF
the "class-leader instead of at the
church; and just before the opening Of
the meeting, the door opened, and in
walked a tall, sandy-haired man in his
shirt sleeves, but with sailors trousers
and hat, while one of his arms was sup
ported by rude sling improvised out OF
what seemed an old calico apron.
Everybody stared in utter astonish-
ment, and only Aunt Debby had the
presence of mind to offer the stranger @
chair, which he accepted; and dropping
his head in devotional attitude, re-
ma ned silent while the opening prayer
was made, hymn sung, and the differ
ent members of the "class" proceeded,
as they were called upon in turn by their
leader, to give an account of their re-
ligious experiences during the past
week. When all had finished, my father
turned to the stranger and said, with
something of embarrassment:
"You are stranger to us all sir; but
it may be that we serve the same Mas
ter?"
In a moment Sandy Mac Clintock was
upon his feet, and with tears of Joy run
ming down his bronzed cheeks, poured
forth his long pent up religious feelings
in a flood of eloquence that carried
every one with him.
"I'm nae langer stranger in strange
countrie," he cried. "Brithers an
sisters are ye all, the night, roond Gods
ain hearthstane."
Struggled into corner, Dolly listened,
scarcely daring to breathe; and when, at
the close of the meeting, all crowded
about the stranger, bidding him well
come among them, she was astounded at
the explanation that he seemed ready,
even anxious to give of his presence
there:
"Iwas aye impressed into the service,
an as my heart was nae in the wark, I
tuik the time to rid myself O. it a."
Nobody's hand.shake was more cor
dial than Aunt Debby's; and when, after
peace was declared, and our canny Scot,
having settled down as thrifty farmer
and useful citizen, was desirous of q
mistress to preside over his comfortable
home and superintend the domestic edu-
cation of little Janet, he made certain
matrimonial proposals to Aunt Debby,
which that worthy spinster had not the
heart to say nay to; and as roguish
Dolly remarked, his being an Amele-
kite didn't seem to trouble her bit.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08
Summer Rings.

The ancient Romans had both summer
and winter rings. That will not seem 80
strange to you when You know the size
OF the winter rings. They are simply
enormous. The thumb ring-for they
wore them there-was often four inches
in diameter. The side intended to go
next to the hand was an inch thick, and
the other side at least three inches. One
can easily see that fingers full of rings
like that would be rather uncomfortable
in warm weather, whatever they were in
cold. One of their writer's sings of some
one that
"Oharged with light summer rings, his fingers
sweat,
Unable to support gem of weight
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08
VOL. VIII.
Milking-time.

81 tell you, Kate, that Lovejoy COW
Is worth her weight in gold;
She gives good eight quarts O. milk,
And isn't yet five year old.
'I see young White a-comin' now
He wants her. know that.
Be careful, girl, you're spillin' it j!
An save someior the cat.
''Good evenin', Richard, step right in;"
81 guess couldn't, sir,
I've just come down"--"I know it, Dick,
You've took a shine to her.
''she's kind an gentle as a lamb,
jest where 30 she follers;
And though it's cheap Ill let her go;
She's your'n for thirty dollars.
"You'll know her clear across the farm,
By them two milk white stars;
You needn't drive her home at night,
But Jest le' down the bars.
'eThen, when you've ownd her, say month
And learnt her, as it were,
I'll bet-why, what's the matter, Dick?"
"'Taint her want, ,-it's-her ~
"whatp not.the girl well, I'll be bless'dl-
There, Kate, don't drop that pan.
You've took me nightly aback,
But then a mans man.
''She's:yourn, my boy, but one word more;
Kate's gentle as dove;
She'll fol)er you the whole world round,
For nothin' else but love.
"But never try to drive the lass;
Her naturs like her mas.
Tue allus found it worked the best,
To Jest le' down the bars"
Philip Morse In Scribner.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08
Age.


cit is hard to grow old gracefully, u
some authority tells us, and when we
see the strenuous efforts made by many
to resist the incursions of time, we
readily agree to the proposition. But
it is like fighting against the stars in
their courses, and perhaps the struggle
only renders the ravages of years more
apparent. People are constantly grow
ing old, and yet no one seems to get
used to 1t. Doubtless we ought to
accept every change age brings as an
incident of the journey merely, as we
accept the changes of the seasons, TAX
ing part in the pleasures peculiar to
each without hankering unwisely for
those beyond reach and unreasonable.
Wrinkles should not appall or gray hairs
afflict, nor the loss of bloom sadden,
since we would not barter our expert
ences, our memories, the fruit of years,
for all the beauty youth can boast.
Those who earn their bread have feel
ing that age disables them in the eyes of
the world, and diminishes their chances
of obtaining a livelihood; others, who
have been used to being merely orna-
mental, to being admired and compli-
mented upon the very charms of which
age divests us, can not endure its ap-
proach with equanimity, rebel against
being supplanted by younger people,
against being laid on the Shelf like a
book that had outgrown its interest, and
they endeavor to repel it by thousand
arts and cosmetics. They are afraid to
grow old, and fear is always ungraceful.
But has age no advantages, no comeli-
ness, no attractions? Has not the old
person weathered many dangerous
points Has she not survived many a
vanity, many heart-aclle? Has she
not learned to live from day to day, to
find pleasures in trifes, to suffer with
out whining? Has she not the monop-
oily of giving advice2 Is not her con-
versation as interesting as historical
romance? Could any other make the
past defile before us as in magic mir
ror2 Who can tell us so faithfully as
she of the manners and customs of fifty
years ago-how the hair was worn, the
gown cut +? Is she not an encyclopedia
of the details which go to make up his
tory? Does any one elbow or contra
dict her, or tell her that her problems
are all improved, and her enthus iasms
only unripeness ? No precious posi-
bilities keep her restless. She~is &C.
quainted with youth no less than with
age, and claims the advantage of having
seen them both, near at hand and in per-
spective. Her work is done and har-
vested; and though she may regret the
time when she bore the burden and heat
of tie day, yet what has she to dread
from frost or blight ? Moreover, does
not age have the armchair, and the seat
in the horse cars ?-Bazor.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08
Items OF Interest.
carpenters do counter-fitting.

Carpenters do counter-ftting.
Volcanoes are not over five miles deep.
The first duty on T-Don't forget to
cross it.
A long-headed man is not apt to be
head-long.
Water spouts seldom last longer thar
thirty minutes.
What can pass before the sun withou4
making shadow ?-The wind.
What kind of tracing-psper does
man use when retracing his steps?
The entire sea-coast line of the globe
amounts to about 1876, 900 miles.
Although animals cannot speak, we
have often heard of moose-stalking.
Why is q dishonest bankrupt like an
honest poor man? Because they fail to
get rich.
If your foot is asleep, do not be
alarmed; the poet tells us that the soul
is not dead that slumbers.
Punctuation was first used in lit
erature in 1920. Before that time
wordsandsentenceswereputtogether like
this.
Tie power which the toad has of in
flating his body is power of defense,
to prevent the possibility Of his being
swallowed by snakes.
The diameter of the sun is 770,800
geographical miles, or 112 times greater
than the diameter of the earth: the
volume is 1,4O7, 124 times that of the
earth, and 600 times greater than all the
planets together; its mass is 359, ,551
times greater than the earth, and 73S
times greater than that of all the planets.
A single spot seen upon its surface has
been estimated to extend over 1900
miles in diameter, and cluster OF spots
have been estimated to include an area
of 3, 780, 900 miles.
AT FORTY YEARS.
Flying, flying fast
All, whittier have they fled?
Velvet cheek, and dewy lip,
And golden head,
Rose, and bloom, and blush,
Star-eyes, and brd-song's gush-
A cloud on airs Elysian
Flying, flying past
All, lovely, feeting vision,
Too lovely to last
Dreariy the waves
or the Dark River flow,
Sad their under-tone on all
The winds that blow.
Rose, and bloom, and blush,
Star-eyes, and bird-song's gush-
When lids are full Of tears
The heart no longer Graves;
For, after forty years,
We only tread through graves!
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08

1t has been calculated that about 100,-
900 boatmen are employed on the canals
of England and Wales, that 10000 wo-
men live in them, and the children found
afoat make up total population of
nearly half a million. No women or
children are allowed to live in canal
boats in either Scotland or Ireland.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08

A New York physician has made the
discovery that "not one person in three
has legs of equal length, and that the
number of left legs longer than they
need be is nearly double that OF the
right"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08

A small fiat bug has appeared in
Massachusetts, which is armed with "a
sword, or point about a quarter OF an
inch in length, with which it stabs the
potato bug, killing him in short time. "
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08

1t is the temper of a blade that must
be the proof OF good sword, and not the
gliding of the hilt or the richness OF the
scabbard, 80 it is not his grandeur and
possessions that make man considera-
bic, but his intrinsic merit,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08
TIMELY TOPICS.

Germany has Colorado beetle scare,
occasioned by the discovery OF some live
specimens, in an invoice OF American
peas.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08

It takes three days to get check
cashed at a Turkish bank, and the money
is then worth only sixty cents on the
dollar.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08

acre, but with barnyard manure the
yield has risen to thirty-five bushels,
which is as well as the mineral manures
can do.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08

Probably the Oldest minister in the
world is Rev. DIR. ingram, of INST, in
Shetland, off the coast of Scotland. DIR.
Ingram was 1O2. years of age, in April
last, and enjoys comparatively good
health.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08

The exports of iron and steel and
manufactures of iron and steel from the
United States for 1877 were valued at
$16, $3.50, 675. During the year 1876 the
exports of iron and steel amounted to
$11, 794, 743.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08

A bullock, the property of a farmer
near Peterborough, in England, tossed
a boy six years old, who was teasing it,
into dyke of water. The animal then
jumped on the child, and lay on him in
the water until life was extinct.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-22

All goods at cash prices II paid for within three months
Tor furnishing houses
A NEW FEATURE IN THE FURNITURE AND CAR.
"a PET TRADE.
FoHTY MONTHS TIME
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In order to prevent honss competing with the
senior member of firm has been absent purchasing
the European markets for cash. line OF ali grades OF
CARPETS of tho best most reliable makers Of Body
and Tapestry Brussels lngraln awooi Two and Three
Ply Hemp, Chain, Rag aud List Carpets We
ablein quenco OF tho duty BEN. repeaedto offer
English and other Carpets fully TlIIrY PER CENT
CHEAPER than American Manufacture Together with
this our NEW SCALE OF PAYMENTS tor all our goods
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SUMMER RESORTS.

- SUMNER RESORTS.
CT Mark AOTEi.-OPEN FALL AND wINrER;
81 Ssx ssion
Island.
VANDEEBILT HOUSE, STATEN ISLAND, FIRST
utes from ieryooat tS.plsion, opposite The bay For
particulars IFS broadway Bavaria Restaurant and on
For Other Boarding Advertisements See
Directory.
,,--~,~~~,,---,,,,Etun NITun... ---,~----------,-
Furniture.
DE GRAAY 4 TAYLOR.
Manufacturers and Decorators.
AZ and 40 West i4,h ST..
near 9TH av
We have hand entire stock of all the latest
designs OF
Paror Library Dining Room, Office and Chamber Furni-
ture, Pier. Mantel Glasses Corniess Lanorequins Bed
ding &c. to suit all classes both in quality and prices
We are sole agents Tor the
Centennial Cabinet Bed,
the cheapest and complete bed offered to the
public We keep these bods in order free of
expense.
A THE OLDEST HOUSE
In the trade.
ESTABLISHED 1885.
BAuMANN BROS,
the popular westsia.
FURNITURE, CARPET AND BEDDING
warehouse,
22S AND $50 HUDSON ST., CORNER BRoOAE,
hive nclites for giving better and lower prices
than any other house in the city. offer
TWELVE MONTHS TINE
EIGHTEEN MONTHS TINE
all bills OF S2c0.
TWO YEARS TIM
all hills of $500
Our In the furniture business Is due
liberal terms ana fair dealing with custoners
WE ARE THE ONLY RETAIL HOUSE IN THIS
city that manufactures their furniture the
premises We thereby insure tho saving OF nidhlemen's
profit 10 our customers No house can or shall give betor
goods better value.
OUR GOODS ARE BETTER AND IS PER CENT
cheaper than they be bought tor at 9th house
Our stock consists OF latest styles and is boa sht
We Issue haring catalogues nlied with tosus prices
aud Old styles.
Il wall pay you to call and examine stock before buy
Ing elsewhere.
BAUMANN BROS.
22S AND go HUDSON ST.. CORNER BROOME,
No connection with any other house in the city.
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sUMMER REsOI,Ts.

UURNEff HUUSE. sfKOUDsBUkd pa, THREE
Dmes frum Delaware Water Tap. keduced rates ior
september and October. FULTON d CItyssLEN.
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4 I FURNITURE,
al Carpets,
Oilcloth,
and BEDDING,
on the easiest terms yet offered.

w GUINEvAN,
6SS Sth av., AID st.
l-FURNIrURs AND HOUSE FURNISHING
al by
GEORGE A. CLARkE'S
System of Especial Credit"
7a7 Broadway. Opposite Astor place.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14
Bethany.

Drs. E. H. Stevenson and w. j.
Moffitt performed rather a difficult
and curious operation in our com
munity few days past, extricating
"cystic tumor" from the scalp OF
Mrs. L. NJ. Stovall.
Miss Sallie Bruce has gone to
Lincoln county to teach school.
Miss Sallie deserves the patronage
of all the neighborhood where she
is teaching, for there are none more
competent to impart instruction
than she. Prof. g. S. Clark has
sent circulars to his old students
here from Lyme hburg Academy. We
are honest in saying Lynchburg
was fortunate In securing his ser
vices, he being not only fully sufli-
cient to impart instruction, but a
young man of great integrity and
moral worth with a heart next in
size to the Mammoth Cave.
Miss Mary Sumner of Nashville
is down paying her relatives, Mr.
Thos. G. Jones family, visit and
renewing the fond associations
formed in other days. We hope
her a pleasant visit.
Feb. 9th, EUNIcE.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14

The past week of gloomy weather
has set the farmers back considera.
bly, in their spring work, but it has
not "set back" the young folks in
the enjoyment of life. We had a
splendid turkey dinner with all the
ct ceteras and accompaniment
which Mrs. Tee Mitchell knows so
well how to have prepared. Then
we had a magnificent supper at
Mrs. Browns, and enjoyed our
selves during the evening and night.
These good ladies will ever be re-
membered for their kindness.
We also attended q wedding the
other day. After the ceremony and
congratulations were over, the wine
and cake were served, and we en-
joyed it great deal better than we
did the mud, accidents, incidents,
rain, cold and hardships encoun-
tered in going to the reception. But
we were amply repaid by the mag
nificent supper prepared by Misses
Sue and Ada. From the above you
may infer that love good eating.
Right. JOSH B.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14
Samuel's Mill.

Two more attempts have been
made To break into Pitts grocery
They we're thwarted by the barking
of little dog, followed by louder
notes.-the discharge of the con
tents of a double barrel shot gun IN
the hands of the proprietor.
Mr.. Thomas of Marshall county
passed through here last week with
a valuable patent which we will call
garden cultivator. 1t consists OF
a hoe, rake and small pillow, all fit
ted and fastened to the same han
die Zone at a time) with fixtures
simple and substantial Every gar
dener can get one at $500. We
knew Mr.. T. several years ago as a
clever Christian gentleman. People
have so often been imposed upon by
agents of patents, &c, that they viii
not Give the attention that they
ought, even TO worthy agents rep
resenting things indispensable.
In the days of slavery a young
lady not many miles from here wea-
ried with the visits of an unwel
come, would be suffer, sent a little
negro to the gate to tell him she
was not at home. Negro: Miss an.
says she isn't at home, but she is
under the bed" This Tor agents
and candidates.
didn't mean in my last that we
never had preaching here. A great
deal of preaching was done a few
years ago at Cave Spring school
house, but not much in year or
two. The larger part done there
was what one of the preachers
called preaching first principles
Faith, Repentance, Baptism. We
ought to progress in purity as well
as in other things. Hence the same
preacher who, on the day of Pente-
cost exhorted the people to repent
for the remission of sins and be bap
tized, said afterwards, "Add TO your
faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, TO
knowledge temperance, charity, DC.
Our Missionary Baptist friends
are making arrangements to build
a church on the Ezell old place,
about a mile from this place. IL Is
a high, pretty location, bus there is
not "much water" This house will
be in lieu of Sit. Zion. Most of the
membership are clever. pious PEG
pie and we hope they will continue
TO do good. The oldest member
perhaps the oldest person in Giles
county-Esq. Paul Chiles, is on
visit TO his daughter in West Ten
nsssss, HIs viii BE- ID. v. q Ys<rs
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14
Real Estate Transfers.

Sam'l Yokely to Jno w Story, 13S acres,
18th dist, $3.50.
B Stacy, c & NJ, to J u Davenport,
80 acres, 18th dist, s., 900.
Jos NJ Edwards to j III Edwards, los
acres, Sth dist, $2,745.
10 Fl Edwards to NJ L Edwards, 2-5ths
of l25 acres, Sth dist, 81 ,160.
Jas NJ Edwards to Edwards d Reson-
over, % acres, Sth dist, $755.
J c Shores to Thos Glover, 100 acres,
18th dist, $500.
Jane B Wilson to A X Harwood, 81
acres, 9TH dist, s43l.
w N Reed to r III Taught, II acres, 9TH
dist, $500.
Shed Kellum to Jno NJ Coker, 60 acres,
18th dist, 81 500.
w J Howard to G w Vaughn, IL acres,
18th dist, $32.
R J Simpson to w r Buckley, "a acres,
9th dist, s24S.
n 5 Beasley to w NJ Curry, acres, I'd
dist, S63.
W NJ Curry to N 5 Beasley, s acres, ID
dist, $63.
L w Reynolds to Retter C Smith, I73
acres, 9th dist, $4,000.
j + Simpson to David Curry, 50 acres,
I'd dist, 5000.
David Curry to L Boswell, 49, acres,
I'd dist, 500.
r A Blow, Sheriff, to L Mino Bentley,
160 acres, 18th dist, $119.
W G Lewis to ID III Parsons, town lot,
9TH dist, 500.
R A Mitchell, Sheriff, to A D Bull &
Co, II acres, 1st dist, $685..
j B Stacy, Trustee, to w II McCallum,
80 acres, 18th dist, $Sz7.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14
Cnl- Ahernathv heard Esnuire

Col. Alternately heard Esquire
Tidwell rather Dragging on Texas
the other day, and he propounded
this question TO him: did you
see in Texas or anywhere on your
travels, laboring man with five in
family ana 80 barrels of corn, 20
bushels of wheat, 600 pounds ba-
con, turkeys, IS chickens, dncks
geese, sheep, hogs, cattle, garden,
orchard with ali variety of fruits
&C. This, we suppose, the Colonel
meant to represent the average in
Giles county. Esquire Tiiwell
very promptly answered mo, but
I've seen one man own two thous
and sheep" The moral or lesson
intended by Col. A. was to show
the comfort and variety and plenty
of the average Giles county home,
as compared with the hardships
and privations of an extreme west
ern life, even if a man owned ten
thousand head Of sheep.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14

Some very interesting expert
ments were made with telephone
last Saturday between Speaker Tai
iaferro's office and the countingroom
of Messrs. Sumpter IL Lacey. Con
nection was also established with
the stores of Sumpter IL Stanley
and Beasley IL Baugh. All day
these houses were thronged with
persons eager to witness the opera
tions. The experiments were ex
ceedingly interesting and satisfac
tory. Conversation could not only
be conducted with facility, but
voices easily recognized. Songs
were sung and the sweet notes of
the guitar were transmitted. Thus
was the manufacture of Dolph Hill,
and unlike other telephones, no bat
terry was required 10 operate it. Is
this not triumph?