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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-01-20
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The progress of the population of the entire
country since the census enumeration, is
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Ridgway Graded School.

PRINCIPALS REPORT FOR THE MONTH
ENDING JAN. 7TH, 1881.
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Light running, Latest Improved
DOMESTIC, at prices never heard 0
ksfoie, at Mrs w, S, Services,
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Popping the Question.

One of the Danbury young men,
who had occasionally escorted a
young lady home on Sunday eve
nings, and went in for lunch. after
performing both services last Sun
day night, suddenly said to her:
Don't you talk in your sleep?"
"Why-no,' she answered. in
surprise.
"Do you walk in your sleep?"
he next inquired.
mo, sir"
He moved his chair an inch clos
Grand with increased interest,
asked:
"Do you snore?"
"No,' she hastily replied, look
ing uneasily at him.
AT this reply his eyes fairly
spsrkled. Hislips eagerly parted,
and, "a he gave his chair another
inch, he briskly inquired:
DO you throw combingS from
your hair in the wash basin?"
What's that?" she asked, with
= blank face.
lie repeated the question al
though with increased nervous
ness.
No l don't" she answered, in
some haste.
Again his chair went forward,
while his agitation grew so that
he could scarcely maintain his
place upon 1t, rs he further asked;
"Do goa clsan out the COMB
when you are through"
"Of course / do" she said, star
ing at him With all her might.
In an instant he was on his
knees before her, his eyes ablsze
with fame, and his hands ont
stretched.
"Oh, my dear miss, L love you"
he passions tely cried. 81 give
my whole heart to you. Love me
and | will be your slave. Love
me as | love you, and / will do
everything on earth for you. Oh,
will you take me to be your lover,
your husband, your protector, your
sverything?n
1t was q critical moment for .
young woman of her wears, but
she WINS equal to the emergency
as q woman generally is, and she
scooped him in.
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Grateful Women.

None receive 80 much benefit.
and none are so profoundly CRATE
full and show such an interest in
recommending Hop Bitters as
women. IL is the only remedy
peculiarly adapted TO the many
ills the sex 10 almost universally
subject to. Chills and fever, indi-
gestion or deranged livers, con-
slant or periodical sick headaches,
weakness in the back or kidneys,
pain in the shoulders and differ
ent parts Of the body, feeling of
lassitude and dependency, are all
readily removed by these Bitters.
-COurdnt
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A statement has been prepared at
Post Office Department by the COM
mittee appointed to conduct tie Off
cial count, showing the amount of
matter mailed in the United States
during the year ending December
81, 1850. 1t shows that the total
number of pieces Of all classes was
2,720, 234, 252. The whole number
Of letters mailed during the year
was /, 1858, 252, S76, or an average of
twenty-one for each man woman
and child in the United States;
324 $3.50, 444 postal cards, S12,032, 500
newspapers, 40,14S,1 1872 magazines
and other periodicals, and q ,515,
$50 packages OF merchandise passed
though the mails during the year.
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name; I ina gined it wss 'Mable.
Our boIdest moves are born up
81 the spur OF tho moment.
Mrs. Cecil, may / thank you
for ;, Lass of water 2" as ! took
out the will she had drawn.
"Quick, sir, quick - said ], as |
noticed his sunken eyes watching
her Fastening footsteps. "Do you
want your daughter to have all
your property, except what the
law allows your wife ?"
He started back from me as if
he could hardly trust his senses, or
was doubling whether to put con-
fidehce in me, hui he seemed TO
feel the necessity of so doing, and
suddenly the dull eyes frightened
with momentary CLEAN of relief
and joy rs he clearly answered.
Eyes, yes And God bless
you"
"And | too thanked heaven for
the within that had caused me to
write two wills 30 very much
alike in length and appearance,
and it was only the work ola Sec
end to make the exchange, and
just in time.
"With Mrs. Cecil came the
housskeeper and man servant and
in their presence the dying man
tremblingly signed his name to
the second will, and they witness
ed it.
They had gone; and / started to
go when the old man pressed my
hand, and / saw the tears gather
ing in his eyes. AS l turned to
go 1 involuntarily felt that the
black eyes of Madam Cecil had
witnessed all and suspected every
thing.
~ should like to see that WILL"
she firmly said, Ia a low voice.
"Some other time. He's dying,
Mrs. Cecil"
so much the greater reason,
sir Show me that will y
/ looked her camly and suggest
lively in the face ana then started
for the door.
"Stop," she said, and tiny, sill
ver-mounted revolver cleaned IN
her hand.
MY God /! Mrs. Cecil" / cried,
''you have killed him % az /
heard strange sound behind me,
and would have turned though
all the pistols in the universe had
been turned against me.
The old mans arms had been
turned as if ia prayer, but now
sank withered upon the pillow,
whilst his eyes stared at us in the
rigidity of death.
Instinctively Madam Cecil SEEM
ed to recognize that all was over,
and lowering her weapon, Kissed
between her pearly teeth:
You've played me fslse-go."
And j went, gladly enough,
from the brown-stons front, with
its treachery and avarice, into the
dark night and muddy streets
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A Gnide
FOR THE PURCHASE or TRIPLE
PLATED SPOONS AND FORKS.

FOR THE PURCHASE OF TRIPLE
PLATED SPOONS AND FORKS.
Persons having occasion to purchase
er.plated spoons or forks, win do well
to observe the following
RXTRA PLATE is NOR TRIPLE PLATE.
Triple-plated Spoons and Forks have
the following Numbers stamped on the
back-Teaspoons, No. s; Dessert Spoons
aud Forks, No. Q; Tablespoons and Forks,
No. IL. All goods not having these mum.
bers stamped on the back of each spoon
and fork are not triple plated, but Of in.
ferior quality. Remember these numbers
and you cannot be deceived. Cut this out
and take it along with you when you &c
to purchase.
The best assortment of oil qualities can
be found at w. l.. JONES',
febl4-tf. Nextto Everett House.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

desire to inform the public that have
Increased my facilities for manufacturing
Carriages, Bug gies, Wagons
&C., and having arranged to manufacture
at Hagerstown, Nd, in connection with
my factory at Martinsburg, w. Va,
will sell my work as cheap as it can be
purchased elsewhere.
Those desiring Carriages Of any style
will do we'll to call and see my stock be-
fore purchasing, as it is no trouble to
show work.
| always keep large stock, which
will sell cheap for cash, or exchange for
OLD CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, &C, OF
HORSES and other LIVE STOCK.
All my work warranted, and prices
down to suit the hard times and scarcity
of money! A call is all that | desire "a
convince my patrons that ! mean to do
business.
prefer to sell for cash, but will make
time sales to responsible parties.
/ have now on hand a large lot
SECONDHAND WORK, including Fam.
lily Carriages, Buggies and Spring
Wagons; a lot of OLD WHEELS, &c
Also a lot of secondhand HARNESS.
FLOWS and HARROWS, all Of which
will sell at prices defying competition.
w F. GEYER.
WEST BURKE STREET,
Martinsburg, West Va.
PoToMAc ST., HAGrRsrows,
my $40.
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The Dismal swamp.
VISIT TO A SPOT OF UNRELIEv-
ED DEsoLATIoN.
Christian Leader.

ISL 10 a SPOT OF UNREIIEN-
ED DEsoLATIoN.
Christian Leader.
When we left home there was
but one thing in the intire South
we wished to see, sud that was
the great swamp. We felt about
as we imagined the dismal swamp
locke d We had planned 10 60 to
Suffolk, and thence by the canal to
Lake Drummond. But there
were no conveyances. We were
out of season, and it was perilous
TO risk the long trio by private
boat and mule team, as It would
compel shelterlsss night camp
on the borders Of the lake. We
had, therefore, to content ourselves
with a journey of abouh twenty
miles in the awamp, but in a sec.
ton bv no means equal to its more
dssolate parts. We were satisfied.
A very moderate amount oil dss-
olstion fills the measure ofour am-
billion. The dream of our youth
has ended; we are convalescent
from our infatuation for the dead
heroine, who
"All night long by fire-fy lamp,
Paddles herlight csnoes
on lake of the Dismal Swamp.
We always were greatly stirred
up that they should make for -
soul so warm and true, grave too
cold and Damp but we find they
had to do it, for the swamp 10 half
under water. 1t is singular what
strange power this weird ballad
of Moore's has over many minds.
1t is strange that the weird should
hold the mind by stronger spell
than the simple beautiful posses.
ses. The eye. of a basilisk COM
pels fatal admiration; we prolong,
by every art, our dreams OF ago.
ny; with endless iteration we re-
hssrse the fortunes of our inner
spirits, and sit down to no ban
quet with such CHASTITY yst entran-
cling pleasures as when we sup of
horrors"
The section of the swamp seen
by us was unrelisved dosolation.
Lofty trees of cypress, with great
swollen trunks, rising from a
spongy soil. with great arching
limbs, drapsried with tangled
vines; narrow channels running
into dense thickets, walled with
matted reeds, with dry bushes of
bay and juniper; with tatters of
moses pendant from the trees,
with great black pools of Shiny
water, with fallen trees rottipg
with decay, and the somberncss
of dull, colorless March sky
brooding over all the limitless
waste.
Excursions are frequent la the
summer season from Norfolk.
Several years ago the Governor of
the State, while on one of these
extra convivial parties, being
somewhat the worse for extra lib.
ations, thrsw over the stove of the
yacht; and now, whenever the
careless pilot runs his boat upon
snas, it is said he enters in The log
books. Grounded on the Cover
nors stove.' The water of Lake
Drummond is beautiful as wine,
the color being given to it by the
roots of the cypress trees. 1t is of
singular purity. When first TAX
en- from the lake it undergoes fer
mentation, but then clarifies, and
after twenty years of voyaging on
shipboard has been known to be
sweet.
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A celery garden of forty-six
acres, believed to be the largest in
the world. is cultivated in the su-
herbs of London. and produces
annually about 100000 inplants.
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Ladies, and all who lead seden-
airy lives should use DIR. NET
TAUR's HEADACHE AND DYsPEP-
STA PILLS. Price % cents. For
sale at all Drug Stores.
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Corns Can be Cured.

Why suffer- with eorns when Pei.
Corn Solvent isa SURE cure. Price &C
cents bottle. It's warranted to cure
or the money win be refunded. For
sale by GETTINaER 81 HeKE,
Agents for the manufactures.
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The Better Part.

The worst part of bad actions is,
they make US worse" whilst the
best part of Spring Blossom in
cases of headache or dyspepsia is
that it always makes US better.
Prices: 81, so cents, and trial bot
ties 10 cents For sale by +. G..
Williams, Jr., & Bro, druggists.
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A Danville woman, the mother
Of five children, whose husband
hsd been dead but two weeks,
married again.
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GT a GN Outfit furnished free. with fun instrue-
e N uens for conducting the most profitable
"a IN nuslnels that anyone can engage in. The
AWHW business Is 70 easy 70 iearH and our in
NT n 81 distractions ara 80 simple ans plain, that
W. HI TsE any one can make great profits rom the
very start. No fall who Is willing to weri-
women are as successful as Boys and Girls err
earn large sums. Many have made At the 6usiness
eyer one hundred dollars Ia a single week Notkinr
IKE y ever known before. All who engage are Easr
able 70 make money. You can engage in this Svs,-
ness during your spare time at great profit Yo,s "a
not have TO invest capitalint. We take ali the ~
Those who need ready money, should write - "a 4
once. All. furnished free. address TREE "a
Augusta, MaiRe. [octpA 'ss-sa-IvrS
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MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS,

ANO1 ANIIOLES, WC.,
All of which will be sold at low prices
for cash
All medicines warranted fresh and gen.
uine, and of the best quality.
He desires to gay to his old friends and
customers, and all who may feel inclined
to favor him with their support and con-
idence that the greatest care is at all
times exercised in compromising medicines.
Physicians prescriptions neatly and &C
curately prepared by competent and e.
perienced Druggists, according to the
strictest rules of Pharmacy, at all hours
of the day and night. mar20'so.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26
FOR SALE,

FOR SALE, @A FIRST GLASS PIANO, only short time FfTETT in will be sold cheap for cash. For particulars address MUSIC. a26 3t# This Office.
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WESTERN FLOODS.

The Missouri on aRampage-RaPid R ise
 of the River-Great Destruction o1
 Property.
 HANNIBAL, Mo, April 25.-The Ivy levee broke at 3 o'clock this morning at point about mile and half above East Hannibal. The crevasse is 13O feet wide and it is still cutting both below and above the break. Near East Hannibal there are several weak points liable to go at any moment. The river is nineteen feet one inch above the low water mark and is still rising slowly.
 ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 25.-The river is rising and rapidly approaching the danger line. About another foot of water will sub merge some lowlands in the northern part of the city and inundate part of the bottoms on the Illinois side of the river. Much ap- prehension is felt for property on both sides of the river and measures are being taken to protect it. Old steamboat men are predict ing flood of unusual magnitude and say that if the present warm weather continues. and particularly if there is much of rainfall in the north, freshet equal to that of 1S44 will be liable to follow.
 QUINCY Ill, April 25.-The levee broke at o'clock this morning about two miles north or EaSG hannOai inc WaGer IS rushing through with immense force. Trains from here to Hannibal via the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad are abandoned. The track between Fall Greek and East Hannibal is under water. An estimate of 30, ,OOO acres of fall wheat inside the levee, which is now a total loss, is below the mark There are nearly 1000 acres planted in fall wheat, the yield of which heretofore has averaged thirty bushels to the acre. This season it stood finer than ever before The loss on wheat alsne is placed at 100000 The river is still slowly rising and has now about reached the highest point of last year.
 DEs MONIES, Ia., April 25.-Spring seeding is progressing rapidly in this section. In ia vorable localities wheat is already sown and oats are being put in. The water in the river here is slowly receding.
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spec1alBuuettn ofthe wea,nsr.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The chief signal officer furnishes the following special bulle- tin to the Associated Press: The depression which yesterday afternoon was reported cen- tral near Milwaukee has moved eastward and is now central over Lake Huron. Heavy rains are reported in the west gulf States. One or two inches and seventy-two- hun dredths in eight hours is reported from Gal weston. Light rain has fallen since vest erday in every district east of the Mississippi river, except the east gulf States and New England. The temperature has fallen from five to fifteen degrees in the northern portion of the Middle States, in the upper Mississip- pi and lower Missouri valley. It has risen from five to ten degrees in the extreme north west. The Missouri is seven feet and ten inches above the danger line at Omaha and ten inches above it at Leavenworth. The Mississippi is three feet eight inches above the danger line at Keokuk and four feet one inch at Cairo. It is at the danger line at Memphis and Vicksburg, one inch below at New Orleans and six inches below at St. Louis. The indi- cations are that the storm now central over Lake Huron will move in 8 northeasterly di- rection, causing rain in New England to-day and probably tomorrow, and rain in the middle Atlantic States to-day, followed by clearing weather tonight or tomorrow.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26
THE WEST.
Ohio.
Buried while in a Trance.

YOUNGSTOWN, April 25.-Miss Moseley, a domestic in 8 family at West AIiddlesex, Penn, died suddenly few weeks ago. Her family had moved to Missouri previous to her death, and she given respectable burial by her employer. Friday some friends ar rived from Missouri to remove her remains west, and opening the coffin to day it was discovered that the young lady had been buried alive while in a trance and had awakened in her grave and turned over on her side. She was lying face downward, with her hands clenched in her hair, her dis torted features plainly showing the intense suffering she had undergone
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26
TELEGRAPHIC JOFrINGs.

Smallpox has almost become epidemic in Alleghany, Pa There are dozen cases now and doctor said yesterday there were many other cases not reported. Few deaths are reported from the disease
 Accounts from St. Petersburg are very gloomy. Several Nihilist printing offices have been discovered by the police. Many of the wealthy classes are leaving the city. The Emperor has received an intimation of his early death.
 The Chaee mill, Fall River, Mass, started yesterday morning with about one-third the looms running. No spinners went in and other corporations. A meeting yesterday af- ternoon of spinners voted to go in to-day and the yeayers will follow
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26
Other Fires.

P1TTsBURG, Pa., April 25.-Yesterday Met calf, Paul & Go. $ tool works,a short distance from this city, were burned to the ground. In the building was lot of fine steel tools which had just been manufactured; they were completely destroyed. The fire is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Loss 1885, GOO, insurance SIS, 900 in foreign companies.
 OTTAWA, Ont, April 25.-Fire broke out this evening in Booths lumber piles, Chau- diere, and destroyed several piles of lumber. At the same time Eddy's match factory took fire and two of the compartments were de- stroyed- The loss is very heavy, but is fully covered by insurance.
 BEILEv1LLE, Ont, April 25.-Christ church (English) was destroyed by fire this evening The new organ placed in the church last week and valued at $3, 500 was also destroyed The church was valued at $50, 600. Insurance on the organ and church S., ,OO0 z
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26
THE FIRE RECORD.
A Cotton MIL AbIaze.

PROVIDENCE, R. T., April 25.-At o'clock to-day fire broke out in the Oriental mills, a large cotton mill on Charles street, and caused a loss of more than $1oo,OOO. The fire started in the basement from the friction of the shafting and rapidly ran up the belt boxes to the third story, where it broke out with great fury. The employees had time to get out without injury except one man who was surrounded by smoke and his re- treat cut off. When almost suffocated he appeared at a third story window and was rescued by the 6remen in nearly Gfeless condition. The upper floor was burned out, but the flames, strange to say, did not spread on the lower floors. There was large stock of cotton and goods on hand and the damage by water was large. Insurance $500. 900 in mutual companies and $6o, GOO in stock com panies.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26
TO RENT.

MA BRICK HOUSE No. 46 Martin street; to on
 !9 family S24 arranged for two families, $15 an, E4iiH SIO R. P. COWLES,
 aD25 If AT Orange Street.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE. NNHIS is to forbid all persons trusting anyone on \ my account as will pay no bills not authorized by after this date. HENRY BURHANS. New Haven, April 18th 1881. a26 It
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NOTICE.
 

SDGClat IOWn W1CCU1HSs H fled to vote in Town meeting hereby warned that special meeting of said town will be held on the 2d aay of May, A. D. 1884, for the purpose of captinR or rejecting An Act annexing part Of the Town of East Haven to the Town of New Haven," as provided in House Bill Mo- 1884, passed at the Last ses- s; on of the General Assembly.
 The polls will be opened at o'clock A. M and close st o'clock P. M and the vote shall be by ballot
 The ballots cast with the word 'tYes" written or ceptapce of and those ballots cast with the word written printed thereon shall be count ed against the acceptance of said act.
 Boxes for the reception of ballots will be open at the following places 10 wit
 First Distriot-Music Hall, Grown street.
 Second District-W. w. Plumbs shop, IA Oak
 Third District-John Starrs store, corner Congress avenue and Washington street.
 Fourth District-L. H. Merwin's store,- 2so West Water street,
 Fifth District-John Tuttlss store 77 and 70 woos- ter street.
 Seventh Distriot-store cor CT Myrtle and Hamil-
 Eighth District-George Hugos store, s5s State street. z Tenth Dlstrict-store 5s whaIley avenue.
 Eleventh District-Henry G. Kirtlands store, 96 Ferry street. - Thirteenth pisfrict-Franklin Hall westyille. PHILIP HUGO, E. W. COOPER, Board of I. FELDMAN, JAMES REYNOLDS. of ALEXANDER FOOTE, r. &. ANDREW, Selectmen. F. H. HART, New Haven, April 21st, 1881. a26 1t