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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10
Marriaae.

NEILsON.-JoHNsoN AT the resi-
dence of the brides parents, on Mon
day January 7, 1878 by Rev. l. Brene-
man, Mr.. Agnus Nelson, of Portville,
N. Y. to Miss Emma c. johnson, OF
Ridgway.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10
New Neat Market.

Mercer Brothers have moved their
meat market from D. D. Cooks, build
ding to w. S. Services hardware
store, where they invite all wishing
beef, pork. veal and sausage to give
them q call.
V7n41tf
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10
q. q. MESSENGER.

Druggis: and Parmaceutist, N. W. eorns,
Of Main and Nill streets, Ridgway, Pa.
full assortment of carefully selected For.
sigu aud Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions
carefully dispensed al all hours, day or
night. Windy
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10
4 Card.

Tho Christmas tree ut the Lutheran church
on Christmas Day was held in the afternoon
forthe reason that many of the children lived
in the country and were not able to attend
latter in the day. The tree was well laden
with gifts for the children, pastor and family,
and others, for all ofwhich the people who so
kindly assisted will please accept my thanks.
!. BRENEMAN, Pastor
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10
JAMES u. r'CLLE TON,

Surgeon Dentist. having permanently 10
eatel in Rigway, offers his professional ser
vices to the citizens of Ridgway ano sur
rounding country. All work warranted
Office in Service s. Wheeler's Building, up
stairs, 6rst door TO the left. 13-n-32 1y
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10
"A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

tx IIIAISUI 1hIoIoOIt NJ lin OT
LADIES CLOCKS, at Mrs. n. Il.
Cummings, also ties, collars, cuffs,
hosiery, gloves, and a general assort,
ment of Ladies' fancy goods. Re-
member the place over r. 1. Camp
bells store, Main street. Call and ex-
anime before purchasing elsewhere.
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HYDE HOUSE,
RiDGwav, Elk Co., Pa

I, LLK OOy I 4
w II. SCHRAM, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore
30 libsrally bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tsntion 10 the comfort and convenience Of
guests. to merit a continuance OF the
same.
Oct 80 1869.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10
For sale by DR.. T. S. Hartley.

A Columbia, s. c., special says:
ION the 9th inst. Special Deputy
Marshal William Durham and three
subordinates arrested tobacco-ped,
dier Named Hill, from North Carolina,
and his wagon-driver, for having in
their possession eight boxes of tobac-
co improperly stamped, besides several
loose revenue stamps concealed. A
local rifle company, over one hundred
strong, surrounded the revenue squad,
and compelled the officers TO remove
the hand-cuffs from the prisoners, and
to release them.n
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r. \. HARTLEY AZ d..

Physician aDu Surgeon.
Office in Drug Store, corner Broad aud
Main SITS. Residence corner Broad St.
opposite the College. Otico hours from
to 10 A. M. and from to r. Al.
vln2yl.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10

GREENBACK KMEETING.-Pursuantt to call q
number Of the citizens ofRidsway met in the
court house on Saturday evening last and Or
ganized Greenback Club. w. 8. Service
was elected permanent President and w. w.
Mattison and Geo. Cooley, temporary secre-
taries. The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows RESOLVED, That we. the
undersigned agree to support none but green
back men for National State, County, and
Township Offices" A working committee
was appointed and also a committee to
procure room to meet in. After the sign
ing OF the roll the meeting adjourned. Since
the meeting the working committee have not
been idle and the list yesterday contained
the names of ninety voters of Ridgway town.
ship who have signed the resolutions, and
thereby agree to support the Greenback
ticket. The next meeting will be held on
Saturday evening next
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10
II. o. ". BAIL EF,
ATTORNEY -AT.LAW.

vlnLoyl. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the Travellers Life and Acci
5eut Insurance Co., Of Hartford. Conn.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10

"A new line of dress goods at J. H.
Hagerty's. Call and see the elegant
new stock.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10
The Dandelion and Mandrake Pills

The Dandelion and Mandrake Pills,
made by E X. Thompson, are very
mild tonic and duretic, stimulating
the liver to secrete the bile and acid
which forms about the torpid organ,
passing from thence into the blood,
affecting the heart, stomach and di-
gestive organs. We recommend TAX
ing one pill every night for 20 or 80
days. as a tonic and cleanser of the
stomach, without regard to moving
the bowels, for when we produce a
healthy action of the stomach, we
have overcome the great cause of
chronic constipation which afficts so
many middle-aged people, brought on
by over-eating, or improper and in
digestible food.
Prepared by E. X. Thompson,
Titusville, Pa. Price, 25 cents per
bottle.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10

We have received from County
Superintendent Dixon "Our Common
Schools. An Historical Sketch of
Education in Elk County, Pa" The
history contains portrait of State
Superintendent Wick ersham; history
of growth of education in the State:
nature Of school system; formation of
the county of Elk; Of townships; de-
rivation of name of each townships.
interesting facts concerning the first
settlers and first schools, also of the
first teachers, first directors, County
Superntendents, County Institutes,
&C., &c. $50 copies were printed, 100
copies have been given to directors,
etc, 40 copies have been sold. and
about forty copies remain to be sold at
25 cents each, which is less than the
cost of printing. Those who wish
copies must apply at once to the
County Superintendent
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10
j s. BORD WE'LL, N. D.,

Eclectic Physician and Surgeon. has remov-
I'D his office from Centre street, to klaiI 81
sdgway. Pa, in the second story OF the
nex brick building Of John g. Hall, oppo-
site Hyde's store.
Oh 60 hours:-l to 9 PM ITO 9PM
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10

shipping tags, with or without
strings, at the ADVOCATE office.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10

Paper Rags taken in exchange for
goods AZ Main Street.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

ing it and Jake saying it after him, but
the poor fellow had made but little head
way when he cried out, I'D it, Dan,
here come! Hold the dogsv'
Somewhat farther out from Staunton,
in the same county, there is a somewhat
eccentric son of Esculapius, who, when
he goes to Staunton on court days, DO
tdtes slightly, and his comic humor bub-
bles out as sparkling as champagne
Driving in one morning in his buggy, a
new toll-gate keeper, woman, at the
Buffalo Gap gate, came out to receive
his toll. He asked her if it was not
usua! to let the preachers go through
scot free, protesting to be newly-arriv-
ed Methodist preacher on the Deerfeld
circuit. This was a convincing argu-
ment, and he passed in. But in the
evening the Doctor was accosted by
some different member of the family
who came to the gate. Throwing himself
back in the buggy, he hiccoughed out.
Its that same darned old Methodist
preacher! Drivon Sam ~ O.,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

JEFF. DAVIS ON THE LATE Pope
The Cleveland (Ohio) Catholic Universe
quotes from . personal letter to its edi-
tor from Jefferson Davis the following
tribute to Plus TX: II grieve with you
over the decease Of the great and nobly-
good Pho Mono. In common with all
who honor true piety, that which be-
gets universal charity, I feel the loss
which the Christian world has sustained
in the departure of this grand exemplar;
but have personal obligations added
to the common cause for mourning
You have mentioned many characteris-
tic acts OF that sublime man. Let me
add one, of which you might not other
wise learn. for it was as privately as it
was gYaelously dene: When our war
was closed in the defeat of the South,
and was incarcerated with treatment
the most nee dlessly rigorous, if not de-
slgnedly cruel when the invention of
MalignaAts was taxed to its utmost to
fabrioate stories to defame and degrade
me in the estimation of mankind;
when time-servers at home, as well as
abroad, Joined in the cry with which
the lgn0ble ever pursue the victim,
voice came from afar to cheer and con-
sole me in my solitary captivity. The
holy father sent to me his likeness, and
beneath it was written, by his own
hand, the comforting invitation our
Lord gives to all who are oppressed, in
these words: Yenite a6l me Onanes Qa1i
toboratis, ct ego refciam vos, dicH DOM
mas That the inscription was auto
graphic was attested by 'Al Cardinal
Barnabo, December, 1885, under his
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

A SHORT STUDY FOR BOYS.-The
life of Charles O'Conor, the eminent
lawyer, shows what diligence and per-
severance will accomplish.
When eight years old he was an office
poy and newspaper carrier. His faith
er published q weekly newspaper, and
Charles, besides attending in the office,
delivered the journal to subscribers in
New York, Brooklyn, and Jersey City.
He used skiff to cross the rivers, and
frequently would be out all Saturday
night serving his route. It is said that
he never missed Subscriber.
When seventeen years old he entered
q lawyers office as an errand-boy. He
borrowed law books, took them home,
and read them by the light of candle
far into the night. Several lawyers,
noticing the boys industry, aided him
in his studies.
When he was twenty-four years old
he was admitted to the bar, and even
then it was said that young O'Connor's
legal opinion was worth more thaa that
Of many other lawyers.
But success comes slowly to young
lawyer, and it was not until his thirtieth
year that clients recognized the legal
learning and skill of young O'Connor.
He was very poor, but industry and
ability were his capital. He worked
hard at the smallest case, never slight
ing any trust, and in time secured the
reputation of man who would do his
best for these employing him. To this
conscientiousness and industry he owed
his success.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

Terror, as well as joy, lent wings tc
my footsteps.
I flew out of the garden, down the
lane and up the road to the office of Mr..
Curdle.
There, in my old frock, with white
wash daubed over it, / appeared, breath
the proof that I was heiress to a fortune
When I went back to the homestead
it was as its mistress, and I never saw
old Miss Humphries again.
She had returned to her former dwell
ing place, leaving many anathemas be-
hand for me.
They never hurt me.
I found the other half of the dear old
cane and rejoined it to its mate.
l loved it before; naturally loved 1t
more than ever then. and still keep 1t as
a talisman.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

The following is the experience of a
mechanic concerning the benefit of a
newspaper:
Ten years ago lived in town in In
diana. On returning home one night
for I am a carpenter by trade-I saw q
little girl leave my door, and I asked
my wife who she was. She said Mrs.
Harris had sent her for their newspaper,
which my wife had borrowed. AS we
sat down to tea, nay wife sstd to me, by
name:
II wish you would subscribe for the
paperi it is so much comfort to me
when you are away from home"
II would like to do so,n said I, ssbut
you know owe payment On the house
and lot. It will be all can do to meet
it,"
She replied: "If you will take this
paper, 1 will sew for the tailor to nay
for it,"
subscribed for the paper, 1T came in
due time to the shop. While resting one
noon and looking over it, I saw an ad-
vertisement of the county commission
ers to. let bridge that was to be built.
I put in bid for the bridge, and the job
was awarded to me, on which I cleared
$500, which enabled nae to pay for nv
house easily, and for the newspaper. II
I had not subscribed for the newspaper.
I should not have known anything
about the contract, and could not have
met my payment on my house and Tot.
A mechanic or farmer never loses any
thing by taking o newspaper.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

AUGUSTA COUNTY HUMoR.-A cor
respondent Of the Charlottesville Gsron-
icle furnishes the following;
Some years before the war, in the re-
gion Of Buffalo Gap, pious old man of
Methodist propensities had, among sew
eral sons two who on certain night took
1t into their heads to 60 coon-hunt;ne.
Dan, an unf1edged Methodist preacher
who exhorted sometimes: Jake, his
brother, like Gal,llie in old times, feared
for n9ne of these things" Presently
the dogs treed coon, and as the moon
shone brightly, "Old Zip" was seen far
out on one Of the limbs Of gum at a
formidable height. Jake, being a bold
and fearless climber, was soon up in the
tree, and to reach the coon had to crawl
out to great distance. Presently, find
ing himself in hazardous fix, when re-
treat seemed impossible and fall almost
certain death, appealed to Dan to know
what he must do. Dan asked him If he
COULDN'T prsya Said he didn't know
how. Don't you know the Lords Pray
Ter? No. When Dan commenced repeats
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02
Washingt0n's Birthday.
F. w. NJ. HOLIDAY, GOVERNOR OF
VIRGINIA.

We ought not to forget the birthday
of Washington any sooner than the
Fourth Of July. The one calls to mind
the Father of his Country; the other,
his finished work. @
Virginians cherish within their bOr-
Gers the spots where he was born and
where he was buried, and claim them
as a heritage. But they are proud to
know that his fame is not bounded by
State lines, and are willing to join with
all the world, and call him the Founder
of the Republic.
In doing this, they mean more than
the warrior that fought the battles, and
statesman that made the laws. These
may be the work of vast ability, ending
with the days of the doer, or remem-
bered with sorrow. They mean the
man who, whilst he did these things,
did more; and, by noble life, forecast
those virtues without which republic
cannot last.
Nations have lives like men, and in
cycles stand out upon the page of histo-
ry with lines as strongly marked. They
are what their great men make them.
Happy is that people whose leader is
not only great but good. Though dead,
he lives; and the sons, as they rise to
take their sires' place from age to age,
feel and follow the movings Of his ge-
MUS, and the republic becomes the great
and good mans better self.
May it be thus with Washington
AS he was the oatgrowth of heroic
race and time, 80 may his republic find
in him, and net forget, model simple,
pure, and high.-Saendoy School Times.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02
RELIABLE EVIDENCE.

NJ r. II. X. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-I will most eheerfully add my testi-
mony to the great number you have already re-
ceived i'll favor OF your great and good medicine,
VEGETINE, for do not think enough can be said
in its praise, for was troubled over thirty years
with that dreadful disease, Catarrh and had
such bad coughing spells that it would seem as
though l could never breathe any more. and
VEGETINE has cured me; and do feel to thank
God all the time that there is good medicine
as VEGErlSE, and also think it one Of the best
medicines for coughs and weak sinking feelings
at the stomach and advise everybody to take the
VEGETINE, for can assure them 1t is ol the
best medicines that ever was.
MRS I.+G0EE
Corner Magazine and Walnut streets,
Cambridge, Mass
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02
For the SPECTATOR.
LIES SONGSTER.
BY U. W. v.

- --s4J l4IH~
Hope is the sweetest songster .feer
That ever have heard,
And when I sit in darkness
Pm cheered by this bright bird. -
Yes, when the thorns are piercing .lE
This lacerated heart,
Hope sends back to their fountain
The tears that from it start.
know we've other songsters ol
To sing for us in Spring,
But from the storms of Winter
They fly on rapid wing.
In dark, cold, dreary seasons, go
When other birds are gone, EG1lI
Hope, life's unwearied songster, ~,oy
Doth sweetly warbleop. ., - r,.,.
1t tells me when the violets tsfrfI
Have faded all away. ...,.e.,-
That lovely, bright June roses
VIII cheer and make me gay;
And when they, too, have perished,
The pink and lily-bell, I3
With gold and purple pansy, -
Will wear varied spell.
When gone their bloom and beauty,
The dahlia in it's pride
VIII vie with the rich aster
That grows up by it's side.
When each of these in silence .ic5
Hath bowed it's lofty head, r+.
GOld-tinted leaves of Autumn.
Will mingled glories shed.
The fair fields of Elysium
Hope giveth to each one,
But we are like the children
That seek to grasp the sun; fEfI
Ofall these pictured fancies ,-1.4f
We gain a graphic view, .
We speed on for the treasures
Which seem to travel too. A,N
And yet love the songster
That sores on golden wings,
love each day to listen
To those sweet songs it sings. ...
When earth is clad in shadows
And life's sunless cell,
It sings on leafiess branches
"God doeth all things well.'' t
When Fate, SO stern and cruel,
A darling tie hath riven,
Hope nestles in my bosom tss
And sings SO sweet of heaven,
1t tells me, tho I'm parted
From fr1endS dearly love,
That life will soon be ended, l-..
And a0e will meet above. r-,'
It tells me time and absence
Loves brightest tints efface-
It tells me that another
viii fill this vacant place.
1t tells me eyes tar brighter.
Than his will on me gaze;
That I'll bask in their luster
AS in the suns bright rays.
The body has been sundered,
My soul unto him clings-
But here's the little songster
with healing in its wings"
And with them now 1t brushes
The tear from either eye,
And sings with mournful rapture,
That sweet old bye and bye. -
This bright-eyed little songster, e
When am called to die,
VIII carol low and softly
sin that sweet bye and bye
But many tears of sorrow
Will fall like April rain,
Ere I-shall meet up yorder
Those have loved in vain.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02
Gained Fifteen Pounds Of Flesh,

SOUTH BERWICK, Me-, JAM Il, 1872.
H. r. STEVENS, ESQ.,:
Dear Sir-I have had dyspepsia in its worst
form for the last ten years, and have taken
hundreds of dollars worth of medicine without
obtaining any relief. In September last l COM
menced taking the VEGETINE, since which time
my health has steadily improved My food di-
gests we'll, and 1 have gained fifteen pounds Of
flesh. There are several others in this place
taking the VEGETINE, and all have obtained
relief. Yours truly
THOMAS f. MOORE,
QYerseer of Card Room, Portsmouth Co.'S Mills.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
WHAT | KNOW ABOUT vEGETINE.
SoUTH BOSTON, May 9, 187O.

- OOS1ON3 may o
H. R. STEVENS, ESQ.,:
Dear Sir-I have had considerable experience
with the VEGETINE. For dyspepsia, general
debility, and impure blood, the VEGETINE is su-
perior to anything which I have ever used. I
commenced taking VEGETINE about the middle
of last winter, and, after using few bottles, it
entirely cured me of dyspepsia, and my blood
never was in so good condition as at the present
time. 1t will afford me pleasure to give any
about this good medicine to any one who will
call or address me at my residence, $50 Athens
street. Very respectfully,
MONROE PARKER,
1856 Athens street.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02
al5s.
POETRY Y
DREAMERY,


I pity him whose heart in sorrow holding
The memory Of lost-love to be pain,
Denies his hunger, martyr-like enfolding
AS buried loss what rather should be gain.
For me it is a Joy to live anew
The days when fortune seemed o willing
slave;
To change the evenings for the mornings dew,
And strew the flowers Of old on PASSIONS
grave.
For me it is pleasure, lonely often,
To see with eyes .half-closed and dim with
The pictured past in tints that warm and
soften,
Shine clear across the intervening years.
To feel the hands that other cares have known
With sweetest touch bestow their fond caress-
ing.
And have my lips in dreamful undertone
Pour forth upon those hands real blessing
To feel in tender frances, self-deceiving
Her kisses rain upon my upturned brow,
And stretch my arms, my own deceit believ-
ing
To know that in such hours, the best returning
OF all had to give of trust and truth,
Stir in my heart, and sanctifles its yearning
To cheat withered life that dreams OF youth.
And SO as when in sleep our dead appearing
We wake with clearer hope, and tempered
grief,
The past but dearer for the future nearing,
The Spring betokened by the rustling leaf.
So l, my vision ended, bless the dreaming
That keeps my perished hope living thing,
And rise in prayer and faith beyond this SEEM
ing
To seek the eternal love, with tireless wing.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

The enamored writing master thus
discourses to his fair pupil: "I can teach
you nothing; your hand is already per-
feet, and your rs are the most beautiful
[ ever saw"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

CHARLEsrowN, Mass, March 10, lsco.
II. II. STEVENS:
This is to certify that have used your "Blood
Preparation" (SEGErISE) in my family fer
several years, and think that, for Scrofua
CankeroIs Hnmors hhennnttlc affections, ii
spring medicine il is the best thing have c.er
used; and have used almost everything. tan
cheerfully recommend it to any i'll need OF
such q medicine. Yours respectfully.
Mrs. A. a. DINSMORE.
10 Russell street.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

"She isn't all my fancy painted herr
bitterly exclaimed her rejected lover
and verse than that, she isn't all she
paints herself.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

A Fulton man who sat down on q
buzz saw the other day is convinced
that something besides destiny shapes
our ends.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02
Dyspepsia.

SYN1PTOMS.-Want of appetite, rising of food
and wind from the stomach, acidity of the stom-
ach, heartburn, dryness and whiteness of the
tongue in the morning, sense of distension in the
stomach and bowels, sometimes rumbling and
rupted by diarrhea; paleness of the urine. The
mouth is clammy, or has a sour or bitter taste.
Other frequent symptoms are waterbrash, palpi-
tation of the heart, headache, and disorders of
the senses, as seeing double, etc. There is gen.
eral debility, languor and aversion to motion;
detection Of the spirits, disturbed sleep, and
friphtful dreams
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

Girls, whose opinion about such things
is always valuable, say that there is too
much shirt-collar and too little young
man in the present fashions to suit their
taste.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

Most milkmen are Baptists. And
most hackmen are Men-o'-nights. And
most bar.room loafers are Congrega-
tioualists.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

"Doctor," said despairing patient to
his physician. IT am in dreadful con-
dition. I can neither lay nor set; what
shall do?" II think you had better
roost," was the reply.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

No minister who smokes can now be
admitted to q Methodist pulpit in Ten
nessee. This is novel way to weed out
the clergy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-02

s"Ton, what in the world put matri-
mony into your head?" "Well, the
fact is, Joe, 1 was getting short Of
shirts"