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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

Grandmother: "You are stupid,
Charley; the dullest boy ever saw. j"
Charley: "You must not expect me to
understand things as qHick as you do,
grandmother, because you don't have
the trouble to get EN- through your
hnir -
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

ASAN FRANcIsco manufacturer has re-
ccjved from the interior of the State an
order for n pair of boots which, if the
numbers in use ran 50 high, would be
eiehteens in size. They will be seven
teen and three-quarters inches in length
and five inches in width. The man who
is to wear them is small, except as to
hands and feet.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

The small stones which fill up the
crevices have almost as much to do with
the making the fair and firm wall as the
great rocks ; so the right and wise use of
spare moments contributes not a little
to the building up, in proportion with
strength, mans mind.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

&C. JIM dir you member dat postum we kotch
dat night in de simmon trce?" "Yos, | duz.
and dis niger kotch dc rheumatic. too and Of
il hadn't ben for dat are what-yOu-ca!l EN-
Couisen's Lightning Liniment, dis niger never
kOtcL no more possums. Oats a bully thing for
rheumatic, sho. Cost me 50 cents do. Fer
sale by all druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

Ir is claimed for the organ now being
placed III the Stewart cathedral ut Gar
den City, l.. l., that it will he the most
perfect, the most expensive, and, in
many respects, the most wonderful in.
strumcat i'll the world. 1t is the largest
in existence, and has lis stops and
7,O35 pipes.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

A KANSAS CRY reporter records the
fact that the defeated candidate "toolS
his way to the train, wrapped in gloom
and store clothes. The gloom was an
elegant fit, but the store clothes were
too short in the legs and very baggy
about the shoulders"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

DR.. c. f. Shoemaker, the well-known nural
surgeon of Reading, Pa, offers to send by mail
free of charge a valuable little book on deafness
and diseases Of the ear, especially on running
car and catarrh and their proper treatment
giving references and testimonials that will
satisfy the most skeptical. Address as above
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

AN mfallible remedy for rusting tea
kettle, says m exchange, is to brown
coffee i'll it. A thorough washing of
soap and water will remove all the odor
and smoke of the coffee, and leave the
kettle smooth and free from rust
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

Higher education among the middle
classes has within the past few years,
wrought a far greater change in the social
status Of women than all the vnporing
wordlucss about thcirabStract rights and
wrongs could ever have done: and here,
MS in other cascs practice has shown its
advantage over Theory Secure in the
possession Of that power which ha, breu
alphabetically identified with knowledge,
the true girl Of the period ~ regards al
useless and cN,ic all questions as to hei
intellectual equality with men. Aud we'll
she may do so, considering the evidences
Of her power and capacity, in the face o.
the world Fake, for instance the recent
examinations Of the London University.
In French two ladies stand III the first
class, none Of their male rivals having
got beyond the second In German
there is It lady III the first class; while
one has obtained hOnors III Latin, two m
English, and two in mathematics. These,
together with the student from Ncwn-
ham, who has taken honors III botany
and chemistry, may smile at the old,
fashioned preiudiccs which deny to
womankind any footing on the difficult
paths OF sclencc.-LOHdOn 7cicyrdph.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

VEGETINE.-Tho great success of the vege-
tine as a cleanser and purifier of the blood is
shown beyond n doubt by the great numbers
who have taken it, and received immediate re-
lief, with such remarkable cures.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

PROFESSOR" Can you multiply to-
gcthcr concrete mmbcrs?' The class
are uncertain. Professor" What will
he the product Of five apples multiplied
by six pototocs?' Pupil driumphant-
W." Hash !"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14
Daughters. w,vc. and uot,cr.

nR. ANARCHISTS UTERINE CATIIOiICOY will po.-
lively cure Female Weakness, such Falling ot the
Uterus, Whites Chronic Inflammation liberation If
tie 'rfl- Incidental H-m0rrhag, or Flooding Painful
Suppressed al Irregular MCnstrunton &c. An old and
reliable remedy. send postal card for pamphlet with
t., Nnrht cures and certificates from physicians and
r'n.Ti-, to luWAkrll BALLARD, Urea, New York.
sold 10y all Druggists l.jN per bottle.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

ToDDLEKINs Is very small man. in
deed, but he said he never minded it at
all until his three boys grew up to be
tall, strapping young fellows, and his
wife began to cut down their old clothes
to fit him. And then he said he did get
mad.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14
A Model El"cti6neering Bill In Ireland
III y.fOur Years Ago.

During the time of contested cleo
ton in Meath, over fifty years ago, Sir
Mark SomcviIlc sent orders to the pro-
prictor of the hotel in Trim to board and
lodge all that should vote for him, for
which he received the following bill,
which he got framed, and it still hangs
in the SomcwiIle house, County Of
Meath. The copy from which this was
taken was found among the papers Of
the late Very Rev Archdc0con O'Con-
mel, Vicar General Of the Diocese Of
Meath:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14
Are You Not In Good Health :,

If the Liver is the source of your trouble yo,i
can find an absolute remedy In DR. SASroRD's
LIVER lNvIGoRAroR, the only vegetable cathar-
tic which, acts directly on the LIVER. Cures all
Bilious diseases. For Book address Dir. SAN
FORD, l62 Broadway, New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14
One Question Too Many.

A shrcwd old gentleman ON the wit
ncss-stand, tcstilying in n case of na-
sault, WAS very careful ON his direct cx-
animation to say that it was his Elm
preston" that the defendant struck the
complainant with II club, The vague
ness and uncertainty with which he
stated this compression induced in the
young lawyers mind the belief that he
could worry the old gentleman on his
cross-cxamination. So when the wit
ness was turned over to him he began {:
"You say, Mr.. Jones, that you have an
impression that the defendant struck
this complainant with aclUb. Now will
you please tell me what reason you have
for any such imprcssion?" "Why. bless
your soul, Squire Strong" said the wit
ness, 81 seed il with my own eyes. 4"
"That will do said Squire Strong,
hastily, lyon can step down" and, turn
ing to his associate, he added, "Td bet.
ter have let him alone" The moral we
suppose is that there are times when it
is quite possible TO draw out too much
Information on II cross-cXaminutiOn.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

Mrs. YOUNGwoMAN wants to know
what is the best way to mark table
linen !" Leave the baby and black.
berry pie alone at the table for three
minutes.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

A SATIRE should expose nothing but
what is corrigible, and should make q
due discrimination between those that
are and those that are not the proper
objects OF it.-1ddiSOH.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

A BOY will go in swimming and fool
around the water for hours together !;
but when told to wash his face he will
have almost hydrophobic dread of half
pint OF water.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

IMMENSE focks of sparrows and black
birds have completely exterminatcd the
army worm in Delaware and Pennsyl-
yanla, to the great relief of inhabitants
Of those StntrS.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

DR.. GLENN, the great landowner of
California, owns 10000 acres of grow
ing wheat
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14
The vsl,nIc BeIt TO-, Marshall, M,cr.,

Will send their Elcctro-VOltaic Belts to the
afflicted upon 80 days trial. See their adver
ti8clnent in this paper headed, "On 80 Days
Trial.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

YuNG KwN, the Chinese bov. who was
graduated from the Springfield Mass. J
High School last June with the sauta-
tory address, became n Christian, and
wrote home about it to his father. who is
one Of the highest of the Chinese nohles,
though not of royal blood. The fnthcr
wrote n very indignant letter, and ordered
him to return home. threatening to
starvc aud beat him into rcnouncing his
views. As the boy was determined To he
true to his new faith he looked upon his
return to China Us going to almost GER
tain death: but he started quietly with
other boys for Boston, whence they were
to sail for home by way Of Europe.
Yung Kwai. however, stepped from the
train in Springfield, and that is the last
that has been seen Of him. II he sue
ceeds in keeping hidden for a year, he
will then be twenty-onc, and eau become
a citizen of the United States.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

SoJsn repose is so essential to good health
that we feel surprised to know any one would
risk loss of rest from Cough or Cold. when q
bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup would give re-
fresling slumber
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

"HAvE you got the rent ready at
last2' "No, sir; mothers gone ont
washing and forgot toput it out foryou.'
odd she tell you she'd forgotten Z
"Yes, sir"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14
Loudly In Its Praise.

TORONTO, ONT, March 3, 1880
Dear Eir-Consdering the short time that VEGrTiEr
has been before the public here II sells well M blood
purifier and for troubles arising from sluggish or TORPID
liver It Is frst-class medicine Our customers speak
loudly in its praise. J. WRIGHT 4 co.,
Cor. Queen and Elizabeth Streets
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14
April lG, 1896. My bill:

To tcuting lGfrccholdcrs above stairs
for Sir Mark, at Is 81 head, is to
mo Observation-Disclosures. 212 0
To eating III more below stairs, and
two priests aitor.nprcr. is to me. 2 ID 8
To Is horses Gnd mules about my
yard nj! night, al rs every one Of
them, and for a man which was
lost ON the head Of Watching them
I'll night, is TO Observation-Disclosures. 0
To xix beds in one room and -four in
another, at 2 guinca5 every bed,
and not more than four in a bed Mt
any time, cheap enough, God
Knows, Is to Ilc....,...,. ,.... " 10 U
For breakfast on tay in the morning,
for every one Of them, and as
many more AZ they brought in, as
near az eau guess, is to mc...... 4 ~ 0
To raw whisky aui punch, without
talking of lprt and tobacco, as
well as iorlrcakiug n pot upstairs,
and other Gar,c, and delphi for
the first day and night, | am not
very sire, but for the three DAYS
and n half of the election as little
rs | can call it, and be very exact
II IL in all or thcrcabuuts, as near
as can guess, and net to he too
particular, il to me Mt least. 10 Is 8
For shaving and cropping of the
heads Of forthy-nu" frcchoIdcrs
for sir Mark, at l3d for every one
ct them, by my brother, who has n
vote, il to Observation-Disclosures. 10 |
For wumut and nurse for poor Tom
Kcohan, nthc middle Of the night
when he was not expected, is to
me ten hogs, don't talk Of the
piper for keeping him sober as
he was sober, Is to me..........,. ......
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14
f11O Is ]
El1O ~
Signed in the place of Jenny Cars wife.
IIig mari;

You may say ell, 80 yOur honor Sir Mark
send me this eleven hundred by Bryan himself.
who and prays for your success always in
Trim. So no more at present,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14

one pair of boots or shoes can be saved every
wear by llsirS Lyons Patent Heel Siifreners.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14
v E C. E T N E,
PREPARED BY
II. r. STEVENS, Boston, Mass.
vegetine is Sold by all Druggists

WANTEDoAgeHs to sell our goods. p
and frsclas- goods your customers we give Won goo[
profits prepay all express charges; We furnish out
lit free. Write for particulars.
PEOPLES TEA CO., Box 5O25, St. Louis Mo.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14
Mechanics of States.

In answer to request the Brooklyn
Eagic gave the following catalogue of
the States and the "by-namcs " Of their
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-14
The Koran.

a curiosity 10 every one. and necessity
70 all siud~n = OF His DRY Or Religions;
THE KORAN OF MoHAMMED; translated from the
Arabic by George sale. Formerly published at s2.T
new, beautiful type, neat, clohbound edition price
81 cents and cents for postage Catalogue of many
standard works, remarkably low in price, with extra
TO clubs free. Say where Won saw this advertisement.
MEXICAN Book EXCHANGE, Tribune Budn ., n. Y.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-18
RrOckpOrt Breezns.

And still it freezes and OCCASION
ally SHOWS.
The logs seemeth to rush since
the last snow.
--Brockport will soon be blessed
with protracted meeting, and we
think if il has the desired effect some
of our wide-awakes will change their
tactics and mend their ways. Now, boys
and girls remember only remember and
don't be naughty.
Our hospitable friend Mr.. Isaac
Graham has been blessed with an
immense and first class opera and jaw
breaking and iron muzzled minstrel
troupe from Dubois city. The entire
troupe consisted of three stalwart
"Stars," ahem! any thing to bring the
almighty dollar.
-Messrs Alfred Short and D. c..
Oyster paid us visit on Friday and
returned home Saturday.
Well, the big show was simply
immense. We noticed quite an au-
dience congregated to witness the
marvellous feats performed by the
Professor. Well L do declare it beats
all mater how they do it but they did.
= Our old friend Thomas Dollinger
has taken his departure from our
midst and we greatly miss that famil-
lar countenance. But we wish you all
the success immaginable Thomas, and
don't shoot yourself with that new re-
vOlver.
Walter says strange sights Of "trip.
ping the light fantastic" meets his
gaze as he peeps out of his window
when retiring to rest from his weary
tolls. Now, why persist in such
Qualifications when people ought to be
asleep and dreams of brighter visions
to mar their peaceful slumbers and
ShUtlcSs performances. But such are
the ways of life.
Il. G. A. must have something
else to feed his vision on as he seems
to weaken. Perhaps the child is
endeavoring to invent some new
mechanism and thus his mind i.
otherwise occupied than visionary
Well, all we have to say is come down
soon as there will perhaps be another
bracket cut before long. Ha! ha!
guess not. al. c. A. you are to,
sweet to live. Ahem! Thus endett
the first chapter.
GUESS WHO.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-18

BeB@In this column we propose to
give all the personal happenings COM
ing under our observation. If you
have personal which you wish in
serted send in the particulars. @GSa
C. w. Barrett has moved his fam
lily to Kersey.
Patrick Flynn of Reynoldsville
was i'll town last week.
Lieut.. w. S. Horton has moved
into j. Powell's farm house.
Why don't some charitable dis
posed person buy the Editor of the
Democrat town clock?
-Bennie Little is now the happy
owner of bicycle. All the boys in
town are trying to get the hang of the
thing.
Daniel Healy came home from
Texas to attend his mothers funeral.
He will take his brother Jack back
to Texas with him.
Geo. w. Rhines has purchased of
j. Powell the property opposite the
Thayer House at the corner of Centre
and Mill streets. Price $1,000.
John b. Wheeler, of Berlin Falls.
n. H., was in our office several davs
ago. Mr.. Wheeler is an old subscriber
to THE ADVOCATE. Hope he will call
again.
We are informed that Rev. J. NJ.
Gillette is rapidly recovering from
his recent illness and will ere long re-
sumo his work at this place. All of
this we hope is true.
Maurice Sherman has been haul.
ing some large sticks of timber past
THE ADVOCATE office for several days
past, taking advantage of the slight
fall of snow. -Four horses were re-
quired % snake the sticks through
town.
In our last issue in the notice of
Mrs. Jane Healy's death we made her
age 81 years. 1t seems we were
wrongly informed as the plate on her
casllet read, Mrs. Jane Heaiy, died
March 10, 1880, aged Sc years" The
interment took place at ST. Mary's on
Saturday, as ii was her request to be
buried by the side of Mrs, Flynn, her
sister.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-18
Always call at TIE ADVOCATE
Office for note paper and envelopes.

DR.. Days Stomach and Nerve
Tonic is the best remedy III use for
poor appetite, weakness and trembl-
ing in The stomach, pain after eating,
heartburn, soreness and gnawing
pains in the stomach, nervousness
when tired, constipation and other
diseases OF the bowels arising from
poor digestion. One bottle lasts
nearly three weeks. Price $l.OO.
Dr. Days Cure for Headache is
theonly remedy known that will stop
an attack of sick or nervous head
ache in its commencement; only
three or four doses, half an hour
apart, are necessary. Price 5U cents
bottle,
DIR. Days Standard Cough Syrup
will cure Il cough with fewer doses
than any medicine in use. Price 0C
| cents Il bottle.
DR.. Days Ear Drops will give
the greatest relief in neuralgia OF the
face and will cure ear-ache immedi
atcly. Price 25 cents Il bottle. Ash
your druggist OF storekeeper for thes'
medicines Manufactured by ID. b
Day, NJ. D., Ridgway, Pa.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-18

ACCIDENT II THE WOODS. - Mr.
Samuel Bell, of West Clearlield, re-
ceived dispatch on Monday afternoon
stating that his son William had been
badly hurt 10y Il falling tree in a shook
camp about two miles from Caledonia,
Elk county, where he was engaged at
work for John Fauver. We did not
learn theeXtentofhis injuries. Another
party was cutting down the tree, and
it is supposed that the wind influenced
it to fall in another direction from
that intended. The father started for
Caledonia on Tuesday morning, Clear
field RcpubNcdn.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-18
Our special offer to Subscribers.

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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-18

FATAL ACCIDENT. - Last Friday
morning Mr.. John Skhreckengost,
employed by Mr.. r. j. Nicholson,
met with an accident that resulted in
his death on Friday night. He was
engaged at opening Il boom in the
Nicholson dam, and while he held the
windlass used for closing the same, a
raft struck the boom, causing the
windlcss to turn, striking him a fear
ful blow on the head, crushing the
skull and laying bare the brain. DR..
Hunt was summoned and did all for
him that was possible, but his injuries
were such as to leave no hope of his
recovery. His remains were buried
in the old grave yard on Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Schreckengost leave &
large and dependent family, to WHOM
his sudden death is a great loss
Brookville Rcpu5Hcan.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-18
Rrandr Cnmn PnnciIings.
The Commissioners met last Tues
day at the Brandy Camp Hotel.

The Commissioners met last Tues
day at the Brandy Camp Hotel.
"Watchman" where were you go
ing last Sunday after preaching with
hoe on your shoulder. Were you
going woodworking or were you
hunting bees.
&c. NJ. Goit''wore n solemn look as
we saw him coming down the Key
stone slide after taking u short cut
from Portland and getting lost having
to stay in the woods all night and the
rain pouring down from the sky
and the tears from his eyes for fear he
would not get back in time to send
in his next locals. Charley how is
Rock Shanty for locals anyway?
j S. Hyde has his lumber about
RATED in at the little mill. He has in
about forty-two pieces.
--"Vale" that glowing description
of us is more than ffattering. You
may prefer the back porch for your
wheedling while some prefer next
week.
We stray from Brandy Camp for
locals this week.
George Huffman has been deliver
ing goods from the Brockport store.
We saw him delivering some potatoes
one time and next we see him with
some calico that is made up on his arm
going down the board track and next
we see him helping the cook on wash
day.
Mrs. Maggie Meyer, our post
mistress, is visiting her friends at
Sugar Hill and Bill is keeping Bach
elors Hall.
We were in town the other day
and was happy to meet some OF our
old Christian friends from Little Toby
at the Hyde House. There was one
newly married man present who
but short time ago supped the wine
glass for his souls sake now he sups
the beer glass for his stomach's sake.
Good old Uncle Hays was among them
with u heart as big as q pumpkin. He
was pleading with the boys to touch
not taste not handle not the unclcan
thing, he had gone as far as first
Peter when he thought OF the words
''cat drink and be merry and then he
took glass himself. We hope he may
live long and clip many an item from
The ADvODArE and keep them in re-
membrance of the past. Success to
p. w.
u. w. Rogers has purchased q
team of horses and string of bells
The horses weigh about twenty-five
hundred and the bells about one ton
more or less the smallest one being the
size of & good sized pumpkin and hc
wears them on the sled.
There will be preaching at the
Brandy Camp school house at II O.
clock by Rev Echbauch. l.. c. a.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-18
kPPLETcE'S ABERiCaH CYCLIC
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$500 in leather, or $500 in elegant
half Turkey. For particulars address,
W. II. Fairchild, Portville, Gait. Co.,
\. Y, who, has been duly appointed
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general agent.