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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-15
LET US HAVE RAIN.
THE SECRETARIES OF WAR AND THI
NAVY APPEALED TO.

THE SECRETARIES OF WAR AND THE
NAVY APPEALED TO.
Washington National Republican,
The drouth is general and uupreced-
ented, and will cause "a loss of full one
fourth of the crop or a money value of
81 600, 900, 900. A book was recently
published proving that every modern
battle with heavy and continuous can
non firing was followed by rain. The
concussion of thunder among the
clouds generally cause rain, and why
may not artificial thunder? Also,
most transforms have q small Begin
ming from which they grow and spread
and often travel our large extents OF
country. Why may we not make
these small beginning by artificial but
powerful means? Citing these facts.
the Secretaries of War and Navy have
been asked to issue joint or separate
order to all commanders of forts. arsen-
ais, barracks, armories and navy yards
where cannon are in use and located
in the populous States to test the plan
of cannon-firing to cause rain. Also,
that dynamite rockets or bombs be
sent up into the clouds from these
same military and naval stations and
exploded for the same purpose; the
time for such experiments to be left
entirely to the intelligent command
ers of these stations, who would OF
course take advantage Ofall favorable
conditions, when there were clouds
when the air was humid, and at night
or early in the morning, and thus aid
nature to precipitate rain. There is
not much doubt but that such expert
ments would prove generally or at
least partially successful, AMI II so III"
plan could then he generally exteide
by all city and town authorities wllrr,
they have cannon; aud Il the Govern
ment refuse to maxi the experiments
these even might do so for the public
benefit. 1t is behind the progress Of
this inventive aye that drouths are per-
mitted to prevail every summer over
greater or less extents of country, with
greater or less destruction to the crops
and no eff1rt made to avert them. rhe
Government has the power ani The
means, and the cost will be trifiiug to
make the proposed experiments, which
If they prove successful, will be the
greatest benefit which could possibly
result t0 mankind.
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A Pool Once More.

For ten years my vie was ro,
fined to her bed with such complica-
tion of ailments that no doctor coulU
tell what was the matter or cure her
and / used up small fortune in hum
bug stuff Six months ago saw a U.
5. flag with Hop Bitters OH it. and i
thought would be fool once more
1 tried it, but my folly proved to be
wisdom. Two bottles cured her, she
is now as well and strong as any man
wife, and it cost me only two dollars
Such folly pays.-H. W., Detroit
Mich Free Press
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ReelsTER'S NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the fol.
lowing accounts will be presented at
the next Orphans Court for contirma-
ton:
Final account of Charles Weis, ex-
ecutor of the estate of Francis Renner,
late OF St. Marys Borough, deceased,
will be presented at the next Orphens'
Court for confirmation.
2. Final account of Joseph Rosen-
hofer, executor of Anna Dofathea
Eckle late of st. Marys, Elk Co., de-
ceased.
3. Final account of Albert Gillette admins
TRAITOR of the estate Of Mary III. Gillette late
of Ridgway Township, Elk County deceased
4. Final account of VIM. II. Murray adj
ministrator and Emeiine Murray admins
tratriX OF the estate of William Murray late
of Benezette Township. Elk County, de-
ceased.
Erred. SCuENING Repister
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Republican State Convention.
From the Philadelphia Press.l

Harrisburg, September 8.-There
was not hotter place in hot Harris
burg to-day than the hall of the House
of Representatives, but as the decisive
battle-ground upon which an animated
contest was to reach its climax even so
uninviting bakeoven had its irresis-
table attractions Cor delegates and
sightseers. After the adjournment of
the caucusses the crowd filled the big
corridors, where, although noses had
been closely counted last efforts were
being made to keep the Davies forces
intact and last appeals addressed to
delegates who were thought to be at
all promising as raw material. Chair
man Cessna had been obliged to keep
careful eye on admission tickets, for
the delegates themselves numbered
half hundred more than q full
House of Representatives, and it was
bad weather for packing men i'm like
behring's in a barrel. Half an hour
before con vention time the doors were
thrown open, and the crowd poured
through in steady, perspiring stream.
In fifteen minutes the hall was full.
and man with his coat on was re-
garded as an example of surprising
fortitude. 1t was a tanning assem-.
blage, and the vendor of good article
of lemonade would have covered a
small fortune into his treasury. Old
stagers furnished "reminiscences of
State Conventions, and without dis
senting voice it was agreed that for
excess of high temperetnre this was
easily up with the foremost.
Notwithstanding that the nomina-
tion of General Baily on the first bal
lot was plainly written on the wall.
there was deep interest in the prob
able action of the Independents, who
were believed by many to have come
into the Convention with the settled
purpose to uncover q volcano which
would pour out its hot lava down to
the day of election. The regulars
though happy in the assurance of an
easy success, were not without con-
Germ, desiring above all things that
harmony should prevail and that the
nominee should leave Harrisburg
with the hearty support of the whole
convention.
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ESTATE NOTICE.

Estate of Joseph F. .Grotzinger, late of
IL Benzinger township, Elk county.
Pa, deceased. Notice is hereby given
that letters testamentary have been
granted to the undersigned, upon the
above named estate All persons in
debted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment, and those
having legal claims against the same
to present them without delay, in pro-
per order for settlement.
MARGARET GROTZINGER, SR.,
n26t6 E,xpcutrix
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Messenger iames Delaney.
THE PERMANENT oReANIzAr1oN.

THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization, being the first to conclude
its labors, submitted the following re.
port, which was adopted without dis
sent:
President-Genera Harry White.
Vice Presidents. - George Handy
Smith, NJ. H. Dill, Edward Rowe,
w. Elwood Rowan, John W.. Demp
sey, Israel w. Durham, w. r. Leeds,
Thomas J. Rice, John H. Kerlin,
William F. Wright. George Null,
Alex Malsberger, II. NJ. Brenneman,
John Nolde, James L. Chamberlain,
f. X. Mickey, Joseph s. Lauser,
Robert Lyser, Gen. Geo. b. +. Fisher
Layton S. Oakford, Allen H. Dickson,
Joseph Galfush, John M. Bowman,
Jerome B. Potter, Colonel H. f.
Beardsley, Oscar Fisher, Samuel
Manifold, David Whitehouser. L. c.
Leib, H. III. Stambaugh, Edward Fes.
ley, w H. G. Crishen, A.. E. Patten,
DR.. John w. Johnson, General B. s.
Elliot, w. H. Jenkins, James H.
Hagerty, John ]. Worley, Colonel R.
A. Travis, Joseph Ellenberger, Rob.
ert Elliott, A. S. M Scott, D. M. Pry,
John Sward, j. H. Overley, Capt.
Thomas Osborne, Hon. c. w. Miller.
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Now the Republican party is the re-
lentless enemy of ruin0us free trade
policy. While our financial history
is unparalleled through the judicious
counsel of Republican statesmen, yet
further legislation is required to se-
cure fixed and uniform metallic
standard of gold and silver as the
standard of all our currency. MOI
least among the duties of our future
are some practical regulations by law
for the civil-service of the country, so
that mere place-hunting and inter-
change of official favors may no longer
be regarded by any of our citizens as
the object of elections and the cause
for mere factional contention. Legis-
lation for the encouragement of educa-
tion among the people Is continually
required, and is the very cornerstone
of national security, and 1t has now
become an axiom that the education
of the people and Republican success
follow each other AS surely as the
night the day. TO these practical
questions that are ever before us we
must add an honest and economical
administration of public affairs, which
we have now at Washington aud in
the government of our State. With
these and kindred questions as practl-
cal patriots and honest citizens we can
have employment for the highest
and increasing effort. To properly
provide for these great duties there is
no time for mere partisan rivalry and
internal dissensiOn. The triumphs
and traditions of the past, blended
with the high hopes and duties of the
future, should bind together the Re-
publicans of Pennsylvania as band
of brothers. In this convention nc
distinction should exist except that
which merit and worth will always
acquire. No differences should exist
except those which always occur in an
assembIage of intelligent gentlemen
who harmoniously strive for com.
mon purpose. With such thoughts
directing us and any of the intelligent
gentlemen canvassed before the con-
vention as our candidate the campaign
| of 1881 will open with well-assured
confidence of gratifying success The
convention is now ready for business
The Chair awaits your pleasure.
At this stage of the proceedings q
recess was had for Is minutes while
the convention awaited the report oI
the Committee on resolutions. .
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COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF
Unseated Lands in Elk County

Unseated Lands in Elk County.
Tn pursuance OF an Act of Assembly, passed
| the 18th day of March, A. ID. 1915, entitled
- n act to amend an act directing the mode
of selling unseuted lands for taxes, anu for
other purposes" and the several supplements
thereto, the county Commissioners of the
County OF Elk will expose to sale, by public
vendue or outcry. at the Commissioners
Office, In hidgway, Pa, on
WEDNESDAY,, SEPT. 2lsT, 1881,
At 10 o'clock A. NJ. the following trncts Of
land, situated and described as follows:
BENZINGER TOWNSHIP.
Warrant. Acres. Warantees and owners.
Lots Nos. 7s& s3 Ridgway street.
4,os S& q ThiSos Vias sirM street q sn,,,vor
FOX TOWNSHIP.
1890 "a John Briggs-W. .Willink.
l6O Thomas Jordan.
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP.
l76 100 Sub. Div. No. IL.
HORTON TOWNSHIP.
1912 35S Owners unknown.
JAY TOWNSHIP.
diSS 72 Francis Shider.
1896 $50 Reading & Bartles.
SPRING CREEK TOWNSHIP.
1866 300 From A. w. Irwin.
ST. MARYs BOROUGH.
Lot No. g Ed. Byrnes--John street.
TERMs-Cash.
MICHAEL WEIDERT,f
Ms SEdkGE II: 2EsfkEhHSHT, khusoEER, c0m'rS'
Attest-W. >. HORTON, CLERK.
Commissioners Office,
Ridgway, Pa, Aug. Y, 81. nH-it
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ESTRAY.

Came to the premises of Jno Myers,
Little Toby, Fox township, Elk Co.,
Pa, one cow about nine years old.
The owner will please come forward,
prove property, pay charges and take
her away, or she will be disposed of
according to law. JNo. MYERS.
Aug 6, 1881,
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NOMINATING LEAR AND QUAY.


1t was 1905 o'clock when Uncle
John Cessna of Bedford took position
at the Speakers desk and called the
convention to order with an express
sion of hope that the delegates would
be reasonably quiet while the Secre-
taries called the roll Secretary
Rodgers proceeded to discharge that
duty with dispatch, silently supported
by Secretary John Mccullough OF
Philadelphia and Resident Clerk Pat.
terson acting as a substitute. Four
delegates only out of PSI were absent,
and there was but one contest. D. d.
Phillips, of Schuylkill, had been
elected year ago, since which time
he had cast his lot with the Independ-
ent Republicans of his county. There
was no question about the regularity
of his election, but he was put down
as a kicker, and Captain l.. c. Leib
was selected to contest his seat
Phillips name was, however, placed
on the roll,.s leaving his qualifications
to be passed on by the Committee on
Contested Seats. Nominations for
temporary chairman being in order,
General Fisher, of Chester, said he
desired to present the name of one
who had been identified with the Re-
publican party from the early days
when 1t required more than it does
now to uphold the Republican name
and all it imports; one who has
labored early and late to press the
prlnciples.of Republicanism and who
represents what is best in the Repub.
ican party; a man who never has
and never will misrepresent his con-
vietions,. Hon. George Lear of Bucks.
George s.. Oliver, of Allegheny,
brother of Harry Oliver, the great de-
feated, little man. who has taken
great pleasure in the miscarriage of
Davies calculations, was on his feet
with'the name of the most talented of
organizers on his lips. II present."
said Mr.. Oliver, "the name of man
to whom more to any other we owe the
grand successes of recent years. To
his matchless.skill lin organizing our
cohorts aresdue our magnificent victo-
ries of 1876, 1878, and 1880. AS a fit
ting recognition of his services to the
Republican party,.I nominate Colonel
M. S. Quay. Colonel Quay's name
was received with applause, and the
balloting went on, resulting in 1852 for
Quay and SO for Lear. Judge Souther,
of Erie, had proposed, in the progress
of the roll-call, to dispense with fur
ther proceedings under that order. the
idea being to let in many delegates
who did not desire TO go on the record
against Colonel Quay. The Quay
men appreciated the fine point and
the call had to go on. Senator George
Handy Smith put on the first rapiatic
touch when he hsisted his portly form
above the line of heads, stood there |
coatless. and vestless, tanning his |
heated brow, and. when all eyes were
turned on him, recorded his vote for |
Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay. When
Quay's name was called he responded,
Hon. George Lear, which struck the
as graceful act of chiv-
Try, and Lear acknowledged the little
courtesy with 'asbow. The temporary
chairman was escorted to his post by
Hon. George Lear. of Bucks, and
Hon G. w. Gilfillan, OF Venango.
I am obliged to the Convention for
he compliment H. has paid me-" said |
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the Secretary of the wealth,
"and will endeavor to show my ap-
probation by faithful discharge of
my duties" This is the speech in
full, and the convention was in a
mood to approve short flights of ora
tory.
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OTHER TEMPORARY OFFICERS.

O1hbR bmfOhAhi WrriOEtNo'
On motion of Mr.. Rice, of Phila-
delphia, temporary Secretaries were
appointed as follows; S. NJ. Shelly, OF
Montgomery, E. P. Dietrich, of Ly
coming, f. w. Leech, of Philadel.
phia, and H. A. Stambaugh, oi
Juniata.
Doorkeepers-Oliver Simmons, w.
Chatham, Humphrey Magees, G. w.
Harley, John P. Pretz, John Gala
CHER, George Galbraith, George
Kraus, VI. b. Hoffman, Ed. House
holder.
Sergeant-at- -Arms-D. M. Robinson
Dennis O'Connell.
Messenger James Delaney.
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Mote paper and envelopes at the
ADVOCATE office.
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia g. Erie r. II. Div.
SUMMER TIME TABLE.

nn and after SUNDAY, June IL.
1881, the trains on the Philadel-.
phia & Erie Railroad Division will
run as follows:
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-PERuNA will make your blood
pure and healthy.
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odd Ways OF Making n Living.

For that matter, though, there
seems to be money in all sorts of things
in New York. There, for instance is
the secondhand furniture trade, which
has grown to enormous proportions,
and is now one of the leading lines OF
business in the city. Il Is hardly
worth while to mention the fashionable
secondhand clothing trade which
every one knows everything about that
is worth knowing. Aside from these
there are dozens of different kinds OF
secondhand business going on all
the time, and generally at a large profit
to the dealers. We have one class oi
men dealing in old lead, another in old
iron, another in old brass, another in
old building material Of all sorts, an.
other in broken glass, and so on through
a long list OF things that seem to have
served their only purpose and to be nc
longer of any use to any one. Gather
ing old rags and old papers is, oi
course, q large business in itself, and {
profitable one, too. The latest industry
is that of collecting the small tin cans
that are thrown out after their contents
of preserved fruit, meat or vegetables
as the case may be, are used. The tir
is of scarcely any value, but it pays tc
melt down the cans for their solder, ant
this is now done as regularly as sending
rags to paper mill. Gathering VI
cigar stumps around the hotels is al
old business. The chewed and nicotine
soaked enos are dried, broken up ant
utilized either for filters in making ney
cigars, or worked in with the cheape
kinds of smoking tobacco. There ar
thousands of men in New York VIII
make a living by merely gathering n
the refuse of trade and of the house
hold, and putting it in shape to b
utilized over again, and some of then
not only making living, but gettinl
ahead in the world, too.-NeaD FOR
| Letter,
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Garments OF Spiders Webs,

"Have you seen the dress of spun
glass said to have been made in Pitts
burg?" was asked a Broadway dealer in
curios.
"No, 1 have not. have tried to get
one for my display, but failed. Some
years ago learned of u dress that was
made in Brazil out of spiders web, and
/ would have tried for that, but its
probable rise and its delicacy made the
task foolish one to undertake. 1 had
kept informed upon the use of the spi-
ders web, and had heard that all of the
attempts to employ it in the manufac-
ture had failed. The Spaniards tried to
make gloves, stockings and handker-
chiefs of thread spun by the spider, but
althoughs fabulous sums were offered
the articles proved so troublesome to
manufacture that they could not be
made at profit. A traveller told me
that it required 100000 spiders to make
piece of silk. I have heard that in
some parts of South America garments
made of spiders web are worn. 1t may
be true, because the spiders are large
there, but doubt the story"
"What is the greatest curiosity you
ever saw ?"
"That is a very broad question"
swell, the most curious article of a
lady's toilet"
1T was fan. 1t was in collection
of fans now famous. This particular
fan was of fine yellow lace, and had
richly carved wooden sticks, each stick
inlaid with a crescent of clear shell-like
substance. 1t was made by lady of
Normandy. The lace was made-well,
what do you think it was made of p
"Spiders' webb"
"No," said the collector, laughing.
at was woven from her own golden
hair, and the tiny crescents, so highly
polished, were the tips of her finger
nails. ."-NelU York Sun.
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

"All things come to him who waits"
but quarter judiciously bestowed on a
waiter will hurry the things up little.
-Picayune.
The Policeman is the name of a new
London newspaper. We will wager
ten-dollar bill counterfeit of course)
that it never appears when the people
want it. WitlidmspOrt Breakfast Table.
A circus proprietor in Canada has ap-
piled for the admission of his elephants
to this country free of duty, on the
ground, we presume, that their trunks
contain no valuables. Her.
aid.
"Mabel, why you dear little girl" ex-
claimed her grandpa, seeing his little
granddaughter with her head tied up,
"have you got the headache?" "No,"
she answered sweetly, "I'se dot q spit
turl."
A circus acrobat who can tie himself
in a knot and hide away in corner of
his vest pocket receives only $50 per
week salary. This should discourage
large class OF politicians, but probably
won't.
"Why is it your loaves are so much
smaller than they used to be?" asked
Galveston man of his baker. "I don't
know, unless it is because use less
dough than formerly" responded the
baker.
If great many young mems clothes
didn't fit them till they pay the tailor,
we would see lots of noble young bloods
going around like loaded clothes
line tapping in the idle breeze of sum-
mer day.
After n Michigan farmer had COM
mitted suicide because there was no
show for his corn, soaking shower
started every kernel into life and guar
anteed big crop. Some folks are
always day too late.
Probably the meanest man on record
keeps boarding house in San Domingo.
Last winter an ear hquake turned the
edifice clear upside down, and the very
next morning he began charging the
garret dodgers first floor prices.
"At Bordeaux" said one, ''if you let
match fall to the ground the next year
there will grow forest" cat Mar
seilles," cried the other, triumphantly,
"you let suspender button fall, and in
eight days you will have pair OF pam
falcons ready made"
They wore sunfower at the side.
| Their bangs We're i'll flutter,
! And as l looked on them [ cried
| 'Those maidens are too utter"
And that was so. For that same night
| These fair young Vassar scholars
Caught victims twain-each bill was quite
For cake and cream, 81.
HHLidmSpOH Breakfast Table.
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The Line Of Beauty.

Professor Muller, in a course of lee
lures in Berlin, offered a simple and
mechanical explanation of the univer-
sal admiration bestowed on circles. The
eye is moved in it's socket by six
muscles, of which four are respectively
employed to raise, depress, turn to the
right and to the left The other two
have an action contrary to each other,
and roll the eye on its axis, or from the
outside downward, and inside upward.
When, therefore, an object is presented
for inspection, the first act is that of
circumcision, or going round the boun-
sary lines, so as to bring consecutively
every individual portion of the circum-
ference upon the most delicate and sen.
sitive portions of the retina. Now, if
figures bounded by straight lines be
presented for inspection, it is obvious
that but two of these muscles can be
called into action; and it is equally evi.
dent that in curves of circle or ellipse
all must alternately be brought into ac.
tion. The effect then is that if two
only be employed, as in rectillinear fig,
ures, those two have an undue share oi
labor; and by repeating the experiment
frequently, as we do in childhood, the
notion of tedium is instilled, a dis
taste for straight lines is gradually
formed, and we are led to prefer those
curves which supply more general anG
| equable share OF work to the muscles
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A New SDecihc.

Bromide of sodium is DIR. Boards
specific for sea-sickness, and the fatter-
ing encomiums he bestows upon it will
make the drug singularly attractive to
others than those about to engage in a
wrestle with Father Neptune. When
he declares that if thirty to sixty grains
are taken three times q day for three
days they produce an unconquerable
drowsiness and imperviousness to out
side influences, he furnishes a prescrip-
tion of which many a harassed and
anxious debtor will promptly avail
himself. When he has note coming
due which he cannot pay, or expects a
dun, he will promptly dose himself with
bromide of sodium and drowsily submit
to the inevitable. e.-DetrOt Free Press.