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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
RrOckMAYYille Locals.

"A dance at the hotel last We'd
nesday evening.
-"Fiddler" Green has recently re-
turned from Armstrong cornty with u
fighting dog and II game rooster.
-"Square Timber" Welsh was in
trouble ON Wednesday evening but it
was only scare.
r.. o. Moorelead takes advantage
of the lull in business, caused by the
bad roads, and introduces into his
drug store numerous tricks and puz-
zles with which he prepleXes the
minds of his customers.
The first leap year party of the
season took place at Chas. knights on
Friday evening. The ladies performed
their part of the ceremony very grace
fully, and the gentlemen wished ii
might always be leap year.
The oil derrick at the mouth Of
Vineyard ruu, five miles below town,
is completed and ready for the ma
chinery. Furness, the oil man, after
an absence of several weeks, has re-
turned to Brociwayyille and proposes
to commence operations as soon as the
machinery arrives, which is on the
road aud is expected daily.
The great National frauds, pcrpe-
tratpd bV the Democrats i'm different
parts OF our country, have at last cor
rupted the morals of I'D. Tcctive,'
the BroclWayVilie correspondent to
chat paper whose EdTtor is continually
harping Oh His fraudulency's char
acter. BY way of explanation we
vii! say that I'D. Toctive' is engaged
in manufacturing and repairing boots
and shoes. Having noticed the late
rise in sole leather he left orders ut the
different stores for Il supply of paste
board. Now we do not understand
the process by which the pasteboard is
converted into sole leather but know
that such is the case, as Il prc0f OF
which, Alt. Chaplin says, he found
pasteboard in the soles OF his poes.
and thinks il no wonder he scraped
them Off 50 in Il single evening.
NIXEYWEEDEN.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
BrOckport ScrihblingS.

The dead have come to life.
Rain, enow, sunshine and mud,
and the lumbermen cross and snap
pish.
There is II young widow in our
town who thought OF suing some
young gentleman for breach Of
promise to let the public know that
she is in the market but has given it
up for while, for future develop
mcnts promise to be more interesting
since Fred boards at our house.
Eight RATS RATED at keystone,
Freddie Get on the good side Of
"Butiie" and give him penny not to
tell tales and your path will be clear.
There is Il gentleman in our town
who can be trusted with any secret,
for nothing, hc says, will be believed
anyway.
The rafting ,hanties at this place
make Il good rendezvous for the large
and small boys and of the other sex.
1t is rather rough, especially on a
school teacher, to practice two weeks
to sing at gathering ana 90 so far
with somebody on either arm and sc,
there to late.
jerome Fararo is choppinga piece
OF his timbercd land to clear.
-"Bill won't you stay with US to
day?' no, promised to be up Boga
Run before this time, if | don so
they will scalp me, they may anyway
my scalp begins to feel loose now from
the other time.
When slightly upIifted hi wine |
hay dared to du things wich in mi sohel
senses ! wood hav skOrned lmy own
personal Experience IL enuf to prove
this fact among uther things | told
Mrs. Schuidcr that she orter be sham
ed ov herself to move a key hole just
on purpuss to annoy her master and
her king-that was me. | went on,
of that house without looking for the
key-hole and 1 have repented phisi.
cally aud fnashully the mOckery Ol
SCHMIDT & SCHNIDER.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29

DR.. Days Stomach and Nerve
Tonic is the best remedy in use for
poor appetite, weakness and trembi-
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 Sl.O0
DR.. Days Cure for Headache Is
theonly remedy known that will stop
an attack OF sick or nervous head
ache III it. commenccnent only
three or four doses, half ah hour
apart, are necessary. Price 50 cents
Il bottle,
DR.. Days Standard Cough Syrup
will cure Il cough with fewer doses
than any medicine in use. Price 81
cents bottle
Dr. Days Ear Drops will give
the greatest relief in neuralgia of the
face and Will cure Car-ache immedi-
atcly. Price - cents a bottle Ask
your druggist or sl0rcliccper tor these
medicines Manufactured by d. b.
Day, NJ. D., Ridgway, Pa.
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SCHMIDT & SCHNIDER.

-Winncpeg, Man, Jan, 22.-Capt.
Young, Of the custom department,
who has been visiting officially dis
tant posts on the boundary arrived
here yesterday, having left Wood
mountain on December y. He OK
perienccd considerable hardship on
the way on account of the recent un-
usually low temperature. -Four of his
horses were frozen to death, their legs
having been cut by the crust of the
snow. He arrived at Quappele on
Dec. 3
The following is summary of
Capt. loung's newsi
The BIackfeet have been killing
cattle belonging to settlers and traders
since last fall. They commenced this
west Of Fort M'Leod, and gradually
worked their way east to Fort Walsh,
where they killed several cattle while
Captain Young was there. Though
the lakes and ponds are teening with
fish and game the Blackfeet are ac-
tually starving, because they are too
proud to kill anything which they
cannot hunt on horseback AT Fort
NJ Leod about 1000 Indians are living
at the expense of the government.
There are plenty of buffalo at Fort
Wash. The 5 ouX are at Wood
mountain and are behaving well, nc
depredations being reported. The
Crecs and Assinibones in the vicinity
of Fort Walsh have not received much
government provision, and feel bitter
because the supplies supposed to be fol
their benefit have been distributed tC
the blackleet, who formerly dared not
come SO far east.
The Black feet are well armed Will
Winchester rifles and revolvers, ahC
have an abundant supply of amnIu
milton. Most of the Canadian Indians
are now hunting south of the bound
AIRY line and are doing well,
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Several rainy days first of the
week.
Bacon, Pork and Ham at Morges-
ter,s.
Chairs all sorts and sizes under the
dentists Office.
The granting Of licenses was put
over until to-day.
--Bedsteads from three dollars up TO
ten dollars in the old post-office build.
ing.
Extension tables at $l.00 q foot
at the cheap furniture store of G.
Bowers.
-Note-heads bound with blotter
pad without extra charge at THE AD-
voCATE Office.
The Elk county Jail is at present
without prisoners, the first time in
several years.
That splendid organ sold by D. =.
Andrus & Co., Williamsport, Pa, for
SIS. 5.00--cash-with I stops, solid wal
nut case and feet 81 inches high, is
sold now for $4,000 with one more
stop and the grand organ knee swell
additional. Write them Terms easy
OH long time also.
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IyrOckpOrt Locals,

%. e. Sherman has about all the
stick sawed out at the Boga Shingle
Mill.
Spot, one of II. Horizons choice
COWS, is the mother of a pair of very
fine twin calves both of which are
heifers.
Sampson Short started for home
on Friday.
Il. G.. Horizons tclpehone works
like a charm every sound can be heard
distinctly at either end of the wire.
Charles Augustus Millstone Nc
Curdy, was sadly disappointed after
asking Miss Swamper to go to the
dance with him on Wednesday
night the 2lst inst.
Fred Burchfield, ]. b. Frantz, r.
Iddings and James Dillon went to
lodge at Brockwayville on last Satur-
day evening.
Il. G. A." you had better go over
alone to see her and not coax Warren
to go alone when you know his wife
don't want him to run all over the
country after all the girls like you do.
L won't tell where you were going and
sha'n't say who you were going to see
but her fathers name is Thomas
Myers.
That young man on the mountain
had better carry himself straight here
after or some of these mountain ladies
will comb his hair in Il very fine style
1t would be the latest.
Those two gentlemen that took
their evening stroll in the direction OF
the mountain had better be Il little
cautious in the future and make sure
that every one is in bed along the
road. A lso take an occasional glance
i'm the rear to see that no one is on the
trail and we would say to the other
two gentlemen that were hid behind
the barn to lay little lower the next
time when that young Swawpcr goes
to the door to spit. o yes, boys it was
well played but murder will out.
We care nothing for the above but
we don't like to see one of the party
stay up so late afterhe gets home from
his evening ramble. VALE.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
More Political Virtue ana Honor Wanted

There is much talk in and out Of
Congress about the necessity Of
changes in our mode of electing Il
president, one also of announcing the
result, much more, we think, than is
necessary. Amy method is a good one
that is faithfully and honestly carried
out, but no method can prevail against
dishonest intent, or prevent fraud
being practiced if those charged with
the work, or who have control of it,
are bent upon acting the knave and
cheating the people. What we need
Is not more laws and rules, but more
political virtue and honor with men
in high places Of trust, as well as in
low places, that can be depended upon
to act fairly, enforce the rules i'm
partially and perform their functions
with strict integrity and am intel
lgently-dlrected purpose to deal justly
by the people and faithfully carry out
their will as they have found it to
have been expressed, and not men who
enter upon that duty with hXed and
settled intention in advance of thwart-
ing the wishes of the people by their
acts of partisanship. The rule regula-
ting the manner of announcing the
vote, fixed in the Constitution, and
the usage in vogue for casting it,
which has now been so long the GUS
tom as to have become our common
law, are as fair methods as could per-
haps be adopted and as easy of en-
forcement. BY them the will of the
people may be fully and fairly ascer-
tanned and carried out to the very
letter, and what more do we need or
seek for?- Richmond (Va) State
Dem.
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SqnibS from Brockport and Vicinity.

Rough roads.
Pleasant weather.
The ice crop Is poor.
A happy time at Prices Oh We'd
nesday night.
Soil Hanes, Sr, gave his oldest
son his walking papers and fifteen
dollars to go with, one day last week.
Johnnie wore one of young Swami
pers patent collars at Prices dance
1t was a snug fit and was very be
coming.
-Eanll was as merry as lark and
as quick as the bird they call the bear
when he was dancing with the lady
of the house.
Locals are like pretty girls in
this section. Very few and scatter
ing.
We don't mean to say it was the
black tongue that allied William, who
lives at Keystone, bur merely Il thick
tongue, caused, as we suppose, by an
overdose OF fire water.
Short & Horton had three crews
rafting for the past week.
-OrZelia has returned from Whis-
tletOwn, or near there where she has
been Keeping shanty for Dell Galuahu
for the past four weeks. with fellow,
we meant to say telOn, Oh her finger
and is now under the watchful care of
DR.. Nulf.
Lamp globes cost some of the
boys one dollar Il piece. How is ii w.
k, do you know anything aboutit?
Warren had better stay away from
the HELEN school house for fear his
wife may hear Of it, but at present he
has no thoughts of her, but says any
thing to beat J. $, Hyde'8 teanlster.
Look out Warren he is lighting ctIss.
-"NiXeywecden" says Brockway
willie has for Il long time rCjOiced under
the name of a temperance town, sc.
Perhaps it has, but we have seen
several barrels resembling those con
tanning whiskey enter that so-called
temperance town in the past few
years. What has become of it? Does
John Calwell use it for medicine ?
Echo answers no. G. NJ. GOIT.
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to move. When found, the noble en-
gineer was at work with hammer
and chise trying to dxtricate his fire.
man. As the men drew near, Chris.
Dean looked up and his whole frame
uuivering with the intensity of his
suffering, with frightful sickening
pain OF his burning foot, these noble
words of utter self sbnegation burst
from his trembling lips. ''Ncver
mind me, but for Gods sake get Ed.
out.u That was all, not Il word con-
cerning his own fierce agony escaped
him.
Then and there in the ruins of his
engine in the hiss and of rushing
steam, Chris. Dean displayed true,
II lofty heroism; than which none
more true or more noble has ever been
recorded.
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Editorial Notes.

Frank VanOfsdall killed his dog.
Alton Chaplin is over from Brock
wayville,
Court was held this week in Ma
ginnis' Hall.
j. N. Brown, of Wilcox, was in
town this week.
Arthur Little has returned tu
Philadelphia.
Miss Jennie Stout has returned
from Lock Haven.
Esquire Parsons, of Wilcox, call.
ed on us this week,
Bro. Brandon, of the Gazette,
called on us this week.
Hon. Julius Jones stepped into
our office last Monday.
Sheriff OYSTERS going on a trip
to Boston the middle of next week.
VIM Morey, the notrious Co. H
boss cook, was in town this week.
Hon. Henry Souther, of Erie, was
in town this week attending court.
Mrs. Spooner, nee Bridget Healy
is visiting in this place at her parent 5
residence.
-Wash-bureaus, wash-stands, mar
ble and wood toptables, whatnots and
toilets brackets all at JOe's.
G. w. Wurzell, the new District
Attorney was attending to the duties
of his position ut the present term OF
court.
Hiram Eisleman, of Spring Creek
township, killed a bear near his place
several days ago which weighed 22C
pounds.
AT the Catholic fair on Tuesday
night in the contest for the ladies
gold watch Miss Maggie Dorcey pre-
sented $3.50 and Miss Mary Bailey
$l4S.l6.
Joel Taylor, of Horton township
made his annual pilgrimage to THE
ADVOCATE office few days since, and
left his S1.50 for years subscription
lii advance.
w. B. Smith of Kane, was in
town Saturday afternoon and Sunday
returning to Kane Monday. We are
pleased to learn that our old friend
Walt. is prospering.
AT the Catholic Fair last night in
the contest for the gentleman's gold
watch Captain Schpning presented
S3il while Mr.. Murphy presented but
SSS, consequently the watch Wa,
awarded TO Captain Schnning.
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An excellent number is the amer

An excellent number is the 1Amcri.
can AgriculturiSt for Feb. l, with its
l25 articles and items, and 100 engrav-
fngs, giving practical, useful informa-
ton. Among these are Work for
the month laid out; grating fully ex-
planned; various humbugs exposed ;
fencing and fences; important chapter
On feeding and feeding stuffs; will
grain advance or decline among the
farmers; many hints and helps for
farmers, with illustrations; keeping
one COW, prize essays; prairie cattle
shelters; complete farm buildings for
$4,000, with engravings and spccifica-
tions; honey locust hedges; Ber-
munda grass for the South; apple
diseases; rapid tree-planting, West
duck raising for profit; full house
Keepers and childrens' departments,
etc. $l.5O year; copies $500,
Orange Judd Co., New York, pub
lisheos.
With THE ADVOCATE $2.5 year.
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Brandy Camp Pencilings.

David you cannot have the girl,
but the old woman says she will mar,
ry you and to remember your name
she wrote it above the door on the
wall.
john TrumbuIli is cutting hemIock
logs.
Gilbert Thompson has job of
Hyde of cutting anu skiddng about
one million feet of pine and hemlock.
-"Vale" thought we could not come
out again but was mistaken for once
Looks strange don't 1t?
Too wet this week for locals.
A shin-dig at Jacob Frantz's next
Thursday.
-Uriah Rodgers Sr, is laying very
sick at Peter Thompson's lie is about 80
old years.
Died - Miss Harriet Eggleston
Jan. 26, aftera sickness of about five
days, at the residence of Mrs. John
Trumbull, aged about 20 years, buried
at Brandy Camp grave yard Jan 18th.
Il. G. A. will be on hand part oi
the time to the satisfaction of "Vale, "
who is not lost as was reported by
many.
-"Swamper' busies himself now
days making benches for the rafting
shanties.
j. s. Chamberlin has a hens egg
that measures 81 inches in circum-
ference the long way.
L.C.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
SLpriH,S Sales.

The following is n list OF the pro.
pcrties sold by sheriff Oyster at tic
recent term of court:
Property of J. G. Krieg, fifty acre.
land in Bcnzinger township to Geo
Bower for 1925.
Property Of ID. f. Currier two war.
rants in Spring Creek township sold
to James Baldwin for $50.
Property Of Joseph Reburo ninety
one acres in Fox township, to w. II.
Hyde for 5000.
Property Of Chas. Matthews two
lots in the village OF Ridgway sold to
Geo A. Rathbun for plGO5.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29

On Thursday OF last week JAS.
McAfee received a telegram announc-
ing his mothers death, and on the
same day started for Weatherly, Car
bon, Co., where she had lived. She
was aged 81 years, and at her death
WAS living with her second husband
jeremiah Stout.
The following is an account of Mrs.
stout death from Il " euthcrly paper:
Mrs. Maria Stout aged about fifty
four, wife of Jcremians Stout ESD.
departed this life at eleven O'Clock
this morning. Her death was sudden
retiring at ten j. NJ yesterday in
usual health. Mr.. Stout awole about
six O'clock and found her sitting up
in bed, but in state Of semi-un-
consciousness. She fingered in this
condition for five hours, when she
quietly preathed her last. She has
been Il sufferer from asthma for many
years, but her unexpected death re-
suited from appoplcXy. Mr Stout and
family have our deepest sympathy in
their ailiiction. Funeral services next
Monday afternoon.
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CoNsTABLEs, ATTENTION-It is a
part of your duty, under the law, to
advertise the approaching February
election, which comes off the third
Tuesday of next month. The law re
quires you to put up not less than ten
notices at least ten days before the
election. Where there is a Justice of
the Peace to elect, IA notice of that fact
must be posted up not less than twenty
days before the day of election. In
boroughs or townships where there is
10 Constable, it becomes the duty of
the Supervisors or the Assessor to put
up the notices, though they need give
Lut hve istead Of ten days notice,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
Is Toy Money Counterfeit.

The solicitor of the treasury has
given an official opinion on a subject
that may be of interest in certain Sec
tions of the country. 1t seems that
the manufacture of educational toy
money" of paper or pasteboard COW
cred with tin foil, in the likeness and
with the device of silver coin, is being
hiaue In large quantities, to teach chill
ureh the nature and character of
lawful com. The secretary of the
treasury having referred to Solicitor
Rayner the question whether the
making and using of the "toy money,
came within the inhibition of the
law, the latter has written a
letter to Messrs. MMillan Bros,
Bonneville, Mo-, i'm which he
says; ANY person making use, sell
ing or having in his possession such
toy money" must do so at the risk of
Indictment by the grand jury, and
convicted by petit jury, of making
using or having in his possession the
same with the intention to defraud'
some other person. A question might
arise whether paper covered with
ieaden foil would come within the
category of the provisions of the Law.
1 am clearly of opinion that il would
JUST as much so as a leaden Counter
feiD quarter dollar.
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INCIDENTS.

When the operator discovered his
mistake he exclaimed My God! 1
have allowed that train to pass and
there will be cOllision!"
Mr.. Tweed, section boss, was at
work at Cameron putting iii swich,
and noticing the steam escaping from
the lated engines, ran into the Office
and told Mr.. Heron that he thought
the engine mad exploded. NO" re-
piled the operator, IT'S Il collision! |
allowed the train to pass when | had
orders to hold it, Mr.. Heron ina
medutely telegraphed to Remove
what he bad done, and the conse
quonces OF his mistake. The Renova
Office telrgr"phed to Emporium for
physicians and wOrkmen to go inn
medately to the wreck, and the yard
engine and Il crew OF men from the
Emporium yard, with Dr.. DcLong at
once started ior the scene OF the disus-
ter
The worllnen Mt Cameron also
started on hand car, and an engine
with Supt. WesJralI and other r.. r.
officials started from Remove.
The engineer ami fireman were so
thoroughly welged in the wreck
that it took two hours to release them
during which time the two men suf-
fered the most terrible tortues.
TRUE HERoIsM.
The engineer with foot upon the
hot boiler, literally roasting by inches
had managed to get hammer and
chisle and was trying to release his
crushed and manglGd companion, en-
tirely forgetful OF his own sufierings.
The so-called huroism of the battle,
where men excited and inilaned by
the worst passions THAT can abide in
| the human breast rush madiy to their
death, can have nothing in common
with that heroism which prompts Il
man when suffering the exquisite tor
lures of the Inferno, to call for help
not for himself but for Others; and
this is precisely what Was done at the
wreck on the Z. a. f. II. r., last Wed
nesday by Chris. Dean, the heroic en-
gineer of No. 1853. He was crushed
between the timbers OF his cab witt
one foot pressed against the boiler
where it was being slowly cooked
while near him lay his fireman unable
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29

JAM POLES
Middletown X-Cut Saws.
Jefiard's, Whites and Mann's Axes.
Tubular and 80 Lanterns.
FILES.
Dislou's X-Cut Saws.
Boynton's lightning Saws.
CORN Peppers.
Coal Holds.
Stove Shovels.
Repairs furnished for any stove.
AK HANDLES.
Pick Handles.
] Id. Best Polish 10 cts. at No. 4l
Main street. n39
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29

-Splint seat rocking chairs fro m
the smallest to the largest size at the
cheap furniture store cor. of Main and
Mill streets.
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Black Diamond Oil 1909 fire test,
Headlight Oil 1902 fire test both safe
oils to use Island "a cents at Morges-
ter's,
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-McAfce thc tailor, hGs just re-
ccivod an extensive liie Of samples for
the tall and winter trade. Call and see
for yourself,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29

Very choice table syrup and new
crop New Orleans Molasses. Warrant
sdssusd at iTorgssteFs.
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kid Gloves-Ladics' and Gents
Buck gloycs--ali kinds of gloves at
=. & KS
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Always call at TIE ADVOCATE
Office for note paper and envelopes.
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Notice to Correspondents and Others. I,
Hereafter THE ADVOCATE will go to
press at 10 o'clock Thursday morning,
consequently all advertisements and
correspondence must be handed in not
later than Wednesday noon to insure
insertion in the current issue.