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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-31
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Cheerful Women.

III marrying, men should seek
happy women, They make terrible
mistake when they marry for beauty,
for talent or for style. The sweetest
wives are those who possess the magic
secret of being happy under any or
every circumstance. Rich or poor,
high or low, it makes no difference,
the bright little fountain of joy
bubbles up just us musically in their
hearts. Nothing ever goes wrong
with them; no trouble is too serious
for them ito make the best of it,
Was ever the stream of calamity so
dark and deep that the sunlight of u
happy face across its turbid tide would
not awake an answering gleam? Why,
these joyous tempered people don't
know half the good they do. No
matter how cross and grabbed you feel,
no matter II your mind is full of med
itations Oh "afllicting dispensations,'
and your stomach with medicines, pills
and tonics, just get one of those cherry
little women talking to you, and we
are not afraid to wager anything that
she can cure yCu. The long drawn line
about your mouth will relax, the cloud
of settled gloom will vanish, nobody
knows where, and the first thing you
know you are laughing. All! wnat
blessing are these happy women !!
How often their little hands puidr
the ponderous machinery of life with
almost an invisible touch No one
knows, no one will ever know, until
the day of judgment reveals, how
much we owe to those hopeful, un-
complaining, happy women.
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NnieS frnun lar.

Mr.. Burton Mum is having bad
luck of late, first, his only COW took
sick aud died, then he had the mis-
fortune tu have his foot badly sprained
aud only yesterday one of his horses
gave up the ghost. This verifies the
old saying, that bad luck never comes
singly.
Debates are in order ever Saturday
night at the Span gler school-house.
Andrew Kaul's mill stopped work
last week.
The roads are muddy but there is
still plenty of snow in the woods.
The schools have just been closed
for the spring term, excepting Mr..
Whites school in the Run which is
about two months behind.
Curtin Arnold is home sick, it
seems that lie caught cold driving,
logs which is rather dangerous busi-
ness.
i wonder if the clerk has found
the patent button holes yet.
j. Mum, who is pretty good at
driving bargain got beat the other
day. He had bought horse for three
dollars, and did not have in his pos
session twenty-four hours before it
fell and dislocated Its hip so it had to
be shot.
MIR. Dodge's baby who has been
sick for several days past is improv-
ing.
Miss Nellie Bird of Penfield is GO
ing to teach the Spring Run school
this summer.
J. &. JR.
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Communications.
Ridgway, March 2S, 1881

DEAR PARSONS:
find more fresh news in the DEM
Ocrdt local column of last week, as
follows:
The lumbermen are busy rafting
fine French prunes at Morgester's.
A car load of canned Kidney Pads
for sale by Mrs. McKecknie, Toledo,
Ohio
Not one case i'm thousand of
kidney disease will prove fatal if you
read the Democrat local column, you
will all die of Frazier's Axle
Grease or DR.. Spavin's Kendall Cure.
Poor Mrs. Lydia f. Pinkham, it
m lkes ones heart bleed to think what
IA devil of a time she is having with
her female complaints. For full par
liculars apply at 233 Wetern Ave.
Ridgway, Mass. Yours Truly,
SN0OZER.
P. 81 am sorry the information is
not given in the locals, as to where
Ayers Pills can he bought. / am
sure it would interest your readers /;
but perhaps the Editor thought what
he did give would physic them suffi-
ciently. s..
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Personal Items.

Mr.. d. s. Luther is quite seriously
i'll.
w. II. Hyde has returned from
the east.
Miles Dent, of Benezette, was in
town this week.
w. II. Osterhout went to New
York City on Monday.
"A. r Chapin is visiting his
mother in this Borough.
Arthur McQuone, of st. Mary's,
was in town on Tuesday.
u. w. Rogers, of Fox, was in
Ridgway Borough Tuesday last.
-Abel Gresh, of Weedville, called
at The ADVOCATE Office this week.
Hon. j. l.. Brown will please
accept our thanks for valuable Legis-
lative documents.
JAS. Gardner has bought lot of
w. }. Coleyrove next west of the NJ.
+. Church for $500.
Mrs. G. l.. CoIy, who has been
confined to her bed for several weeks
past is convaescent
Mrs. ID. G. Oyster who is at Erie
under medical treatment is slowly
improving in health.
Miss Emma Ross, teacher in the
Third Department OF the High School
of this Borough, is quite seriously
i'll.
j. c. Nichols, who is visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols, of
this Borough, is confined to his bed
with inflanntory rheumatism.
Mercer Bros. are putting up barn
on their lot on Centre street, and are
pushing the work on their house as
fast as the weather will permit.
ID. S. Thayer has his building
next Brendel $ bakery nearly COM
pleted. The new building will be
used by Mr.. Brendel rs bakery.
WIN. Fannin had Il leg broken last
week. AS near aS we are enabled to
ascertain, II log slued which he was
drawing on a single bob, ana striking
his leg broke it. The injury
will be likely to lay Will up for several
weeks. He has our sympathy in his
misfortune.
john p. Decker, supervisor of
Ridgway township. accident|y diSlo-
Gated his leg. Dr. Bordwell reduced
the fracture and we believe the patient
is mendinr as rapidly as is possible,
owing to the fact that Mr.. Decker is
quite an old man. and that the injury
is of painful nature.
Mrs. Lathy, a little son, and
daughter Miss Mary Lathy, were in
Ridgway few days visiting at Mrs.
Lathy's father. Edward Derby. The
Lathys have been residents of Erie
City, but left this place Monday last
for Philadelphia, which City will be
their home in the future.
Hon. Jno. G. Hall was in town for
several days this week. The Senator
from Elk is in high standing among
his brother Senators, which fact we
mention as n matter % local pride,
and although we differ with this
gentleman i'm politics, we bear willing
testimony to his ability and industry
as a legislator.
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Parsons of The Elk ADVOCATE
was down to Washington with the
"bOwld soger boys" to See Garfield iu-
augura,ed, and judging from the way
he spreads himself OH Il description o.
the city of Magnificent Distances, :"
one would suppose that it Was the
first time the boy was ever away from
home. While his heart is glowing
with patriotic pride he quotes Web
ster, aud says he is GLAD he was born
all Americ..n.n 1t WAS certainly Il
grand thing for America that he was
born here.-BrookvilIe JeFerSoninn.
George, the Je6ersOni,tu editor,
would have gone with the boys to
Washington, but for two ,hi rgs, one
a scarcity of what is vulguriy known
as "tin," the other that he was too
busy "heaving up Jonah at some alley
corner" Fifteen or twenty years ago
George was in his own proper person
a "bowid soger boy" but the duties of
a soldier disagreed with him to sucha
extent that just before a battle he used
to get awful sick at the stomach and
wanted "to 90 home to see ma. =
Finally, he resigned his commission
as Captain, so We are informed, and
went home. Oar advice to Captain
George is to put more molas,es in his
rum, and then he will not spit out so
much vinegar. More mo!asses, then.
Captain; more molasses. Don't for
get the molasses Captain. We are
mighty sure you'll not forget the
rum,
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More N. q P TlTy left over
from the Inauguration.
MARY cLEMMER's LETTER.

To the New York Independent,
contains q long and very interesting
account of the inaugural ceremonies,
and her description of the procession
ends with TINS sp'ended compliment
to- the Pennsylvania soldier:
But i'm all thst gorgeous Kaleidoscope
of waving plumes and flashing color
the palm of appreciation must be given
to the eight thousand Pennsvlvanians,
who looked the common soldier.n
They were the men who seemed to he
marching ont of the past. out of days
distress and struggle, when to be a
soldier meant the wasting march, the
fiery battle, the deadly wound, the
dreadful dying of heroic death for
ones country! They it was who
brought back to me Pennsylvania
regiment made of the flower of youth
that long ago I watched waste and die
in Virginia. Nearly score of years!
An0 here were eight thousand more
blooming men from the same State,
dressed simply in army blue, with
knapsack, musket blanket not an
ornament. aud yet militia! Honor ia
the Keystone State. who within
twentv-four hours can turn into the
capital of the nation one-third of the
number Of the whole Regular Army;
an army in itself Of fully equipped
perfectly drilled soldiers, so soldierly
in discipline and bearing that even
Regular A riiy officers cannot distin.
guished them from their long-trained
men. An army in itself! One gazes
upon it. and is sure that the State il
represents is invincible. Massachu.
setts is said to he the only commons
wealth that approaches Pennsylvania
in settled system for its militia that
turns out men trained to fight. and
not mere military dandies, dressed foi
show parade. Even masculine mil.
linery is pleasant to behold; hut IL was
the Common soldier" in his honest
blanket and leather gaiters. his knap.
sack on his hack. his hayonet gleam.
ing above his head. that brought the
tears for the past, the faith for tn,
future, aud the storm of shouts from
the people.
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School Items.

i ann now fixing dates for teachers
examinations. They will be an
nounced very soon. Certificates were
withheld from many applicants last
year and the effect is salutary. The
demands this year will be still more
testing than they wee last year. The
well qualified need have no fears.
1t has been officially settled by the
Legislature of that State that "Arkcm-
sdW" is the legal pronunciation o.
its name Now let the Legislature of
" Vryinny" and "Htinoy' come to
the aid of orthoepy.
The San Francisco Board of Edu-
cation recently adopted unanimously
the following resolution: Resolved,
That the positions of all lady teachers
who hereafter enter into matrimony
while in the employ of the school de-
partnient be Immediately declared
vacant.
-Benezette township in this county
is determined to stand at the front in
educational enterprise. It's school
board lately resolved to purchase
Webster's Unabridged Dictionaries
and place copy in each school.
Teachers should select and read
sketches of some of the important
current events to their pupils. Con-
versational exerri es concerning prac-
tical matters shoi ii occasionally be
held in the schools.
GEO. r. DIXON, Go. Sup't.
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THE PENNSYLvA MA DIVISION.

THE PENNS1 lNANla DlNlSloN.
The Pennsylvania Division in the
grand procession on inauguration day
was remarkable feature of that great
pageant. 1t surprised all behOlders
alike by it's numerical strength and
the admirable discipline which it OK
hibited. To all military observers it
was source of especial qualification.
Had the 5000 men who composed it
been arrayed in dress uniform they
might have presented Il more brilliant
appearance; but clothed in the regular
uniform. with overcnat. knapSackS
and blankets. they presented the APP
pcarance of an army ready for active
service, an | shovel that in Gaze of
national necessity the Keystone State
could send an effective body Of well
equipped and disciplined troops at an
instant's notice to reinforca our Regu-
lar Army. We congratulate the State
nf Pennsylvania on this splendid eX-
hibition of its military forces. AMI we
know that we express the feelings of
all the officers of the Regular Army
who were present in Washington in
so doing. We believe no one looked
at the Pennsylvania troops with more
pleasure than General Sherman him
self. He felt that here was body of
citizen soldiery admirably officered
and equipped, who could, if event re-
quired it, he marched Immediately
under fire, and who could he depended
upon to obey his orders. The same is
true of Adj Gen. Drum, who said to
the editor OF the Register this week:
you cannot say too much in praise o!
the Pennsylvania troops. That divis-
! ion could have been marched out of
the procession and taken directly into
Il campaign. 1t shows what can he
done by intelligent efforts for the inn
provement of the state militia. | was
| stationed for years in Phila-
de!phia as Assistant Adj. Gen. with
Mead and know Gen. Hartranft and
the other leading officers of the State
well. They have worked long aud
patiently to perfect their organization
and have shown great wiSlo II in
what they have done. They had their
equipments manufactured by the
Quarter masters Department of the
Army, and in that way obtained the
best quality of equipments, uniform
with those of the Regular Army, al
cost prices. | believe that the eX.
ample of Pennsylvania is one that, il
followed, will lead to great improve
ments in our National militia"
Gen. Meigs also expressed great adj
miration for the Pennsylvania
troops.-Army and Navy Register.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE,

BY virtue of an order of tl.e
Orphans Court of Elk county, dated
Jan. 25, 1881, to me directed, ] will
expose to sale at public vendue or out
cry, on the premises, in Highland
township, Elk county, on the 2"th
day of Apri' a. ID. 1881, at 10 O'Clock
a. NJ the following described real es-
tate of ID. Graham. deceased. Situate
in Highland township, Elk county,
being part of tract No. 1886 and out OF
the northeast corner of the same, be-
ing all thai part of said lot north of
Lew Elith0rp's and being l2o rods
east and west and 2OJ rods north and
south. containing about 100 acres of
land. subject to II contract made the
4th day OF Oct. 1878, between ID. Gra-
ham and II. Underwood, lor sale OF %
acres from the north side of said
lands.
Terms made known on the day OF
sale.
w. NJ. LINDsAT, administrators.
u5 t3
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Warren Ledger: - Sixty new
patients were admitted to the Warren
Hospital, Wednesday, evening of this
week. They Were Those driven from
the Danvillc Hospital. lately burned.
From there they were taken to Harris
burg, and now transferred to Warren.
They are all females and accompanied
by their attendants in the DanviIIe
Hospital. The total number in the
institution at the present time is about
10.
Potter Enterprise: A home in
Allevany made desolate by dipntheria
in seven days. The four little boys
of Anson Weaver have died as fol-
lows: On Friday, March 4th Charles,
aged years s months and 8 days;
on March 9TH, Fred, aged months
and "a days; March 9th, Clinton, aged
years, months and days aud
March 9th, Lewis, aged years, 9
months and days.
Charles X. Taylor, of MinersviIle,
an attorney, and Charles +. Garrett,
clerk, to commissioners of Schuylkill
county have been arrested on charge
of conspiracy to delraud the county
out of large sums of money by collect
ing the interest on coupons on county
bonds which had been previously paid
and turned over to Garrett for cancel.
lation. Taylor is also charged with
forgery. The prisoners waived II he. r.
ing and were admitted to bail.
-Meadville Republic0n:-Mr. John
Jude, a prominent and popular ctize.
of Spartansburg, died suddenly Tues
| day morning of heart disease. Mr.
jude was AZ years old, aud leaves /;
| wife but no children. Mr.. Jude cam,
to this country from England in 1855
and has been engaged in many enter
| prises in Eastern Crawford since tina
| time, with such success as to accumu
late IA comfortable fortune. He wa
| in his usual health and ate a heart,
breakfast two hours previous to hi
death.
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Spring.
Gentle Spring.
oh! Shoot the Spring.
-The mud has disannenred.

Gentle Spring.
oh! Shoot the Spring.
The mud has disappeared.
The sun came out brightly on
Monday morning.
Prime Waterford Dairy Butter at
Morgester's.
Sheriff Oyster has purchased a
full blooded, pedigree, Jersey COW OF
MIR. James of Kane for $3.50 This
COW was imported to Elk county by
Mr.. William James about five years
ago.
A fire broke out in the office OF
the Daity Reporter at Warren, We'd
nesday-of last week. The Warren
Mail suffered some loss, by damage to
paper stock from the water thrown on
to put out the fire. The Mail says,
this Kind of circus and narrow es-
cape.
900, 900 feet of hemlOck, and 5OJ,O0O
feet of pine lumber this winter. They
have sawed for outside parties l,OO0,-
600 feet and about 100000 feet for
themselves. This firm have recently
purchased "a inch circular saw with
the new inserted saw teeth, which is
a beauty and is able to cut 80 inch
log without chopping.
Snow fell at this point yesterday
TO the depth Of nine inches on the
level Rather a good fall for the 30th
day of March. All these happy re-
marks about the backbone of winter
beng broken, etc, will need to be
provided with shelter and an extra
hap or two until the weather assumes
a more cheerful aspect. TO be serious
haven't we had about enough of Il
good thing in the matter of snow this
winter?
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Senator Lamar is also able to see
that Ben Hill made mistake, for lie
says: "Mr. Hill ought not to have
made that speech. 1t gives the Re,
puhlicans another opportunity to mis-
judge him. Mr.. Hill was in earnest
but he went too far. He had right
to comment on Mahone's action, but
he had no right to impeach his mo-
tises on the floor of the Senate; and
Mah0ne resented it, as every Southern
gentleman would Mr.. Lamar il
wrong about the Republicans mis-
judging Mr.. Hill. There is no man
in this country more accurately judged
by Republicans and everybody else
than Mr. Hill is.- Tribune.
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List of Letters

Remaining in the Ridgway postoffice,
Elk Co., Pa, for the week ending
March IA, 1881. Persons applying for
letters will please say advertised and
give date of list.
Anderson, B. e.
Cook, j. NJ.
COrbin, Henry
German, Miliard j.
Irwin, George
Johnson, A. w.
Janin, Mrs. J. H.
Mckee, ID. o.
Nilsson, Sven
PACKAGES.
Parry, Ira NJ.
Reynolds, Eva S.
If not called for in thirty days they
will he sent to the dead letter Office
Washington, d. c.
j. II. HAGERTy, P. NJ.
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Small Pox Cure.
J. G.. JR.

The following receipt was origin
ally published as II panacea for small
pox by some of the most scientific
schools OF medicine in Paris. 1t is
claimed to be of intallible efficacy. 1t is
IL cure for scarlet fever, and it is harm
less when administered to well persons
Following is the prescription Sui
phate of zine, one grain foXglove
(digitals,j one grain, half teaspoon
ful sugar; mix with. with two table
spuoniuls of water. When thoroughly
mixed add four ounces of water.
Take spoonful every hour. The
disease will disappear in twelve hours,
For children smaller doses should be
given, according to their age" This
cure has been extensively used in
Philadelphia, with good results.
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ESTATE notice.

INstate of Albert Brehm, late of
~ Benzinger township, Elk county,
Pa, deceased. Notice is hereby given
that letters testanentary have been
granted to the Undersigned, upon the
above named estate. All persons in
debted to said estate are r, ,quested to
make immediate payment. AMI those
having legal claims against the same
to- present them without delay, in pro-
per order. for settlement
ANDREW BREHM, Administrator. y
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Argument CDurt.

An adjourned term of court was
held here on Monday afternoon and
Tuesday of this week, Hon. VIM. d.
Brown, presiding. Following is the
proceedings:
c. r. Farley VS.. William Mckay.
Rule to show cause why order o;
Court should not be stricken of. March
2e, 1881, continued by consent.
Mary S. McConhay now Mary
Meyer vs. ID. A. Ponlius. Rule ia
show cause why judgment should not
be opened. March 80, 1851. Note
to show cause, made absolute, lien OF
the attachment, execution to remain
and issue framed on plea nil de6et
Payment with leave.
S. A. Olmstead VS.. w. S. Service, e,
al. Rule to show cause why a new
trial should not be granted. March
80, 1881. Argued. c. A. V.
Commonwealth VS.. Harry English.
Forgery, motion for arrest of judg-
ment and rule to show cause, granted
March 20, 1881, argued March 80 1881
over-ruled, sentenced to four years in
the Western Penitentiary and $500
nne to common wealth.
In the matter of the petition OF
Gresh and Bender to assess damages,
&C., exceptions to report of viewers,
March 20, 1881, argued. c, A V.
In the matter of the road from
Erhard Gains to Hemlock station in
Benzinger township, exceptions to re-
port Of viewers, March 80, 1881, con
tinued specially to May term.
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MARRIED

MILLER - KELLEY - At the NJ. e.
Parsonage, RIdyway, Pa, March
Odd, 1881, by Rev. 5. NJ. Clark, Mr..
john w. Miller to Miss Mamie l..
Kelley, both of Cory, Pa.
MORRISON GULNACK At the resi-
of the brides parents, in Ridgway,
. Pa, March 24th, 1881, by the Rev.
). NJ. Clark, Mr.. Robert Morrison
to Miss Kate Gulnack, both OF this
place.
CLEvER-KRIsE. - Sunday evening.
March -, 1881, at the house %!
Adam Smith IN Fox Township, by
Esquire Abel Grcsh, Mr.. Miciite
Clever to Miss sarah Jane krise.
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DEAR EDITOR :

In last weeks number of the AD-
voCATE, l noticed under the head of
Communications that certain
person who subscribes himself with
an asterisk, is greatly grieved because
the Luiherans have cut down all the
"beautiful shade trees on their church
property. All the apology the Luth-
Grams have to is this, that it would APP
pear as though a Commission de
lunatico inquirendO' ought to be ap-
pointed" to ascertain whether Il person
is really "compos mentis," who calls
two knotty pine trees with their roots
running over "all creation and n part
of York State" soft maple with
half the bark off, almost the shape of
an oX-bOw, and beech tree ringed for
a number of years already, decaying
and half dead, "beautiful shade trees.
AS for light, the Lutherans have an
abundant sufficiency" since the
"beautiful shade trees" are cut down,
and have therefore no need whatever
to take the roof off their church. No
doubt if the Lutheraus would sound
u trumpet before them, it would be
much more satisfactory for very in
quisitive persons. Moral, don't
howl before you are hurt"
A. LCTHERAN.