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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06
Railroad War.

Great stir Is manifest i'll railroad
matters here. For three or four days
men have been coming and going,
some for one railroad company and
some for the other, until the very air
seems rife with all manner of rumors.
At one time gang of fifty TO hun
dred men of one company is thowing
dirt from the side hill on the heads of
their opponents, at another a team OF
horses, and two men narrowly escape
serious injury from an avalanche OF
dirt and stone launched on them
from dozen shovels. The old $500 Il
day price for men is again exciting
the boys, at night watchtires are burn
ing on the hill side, while by day the
hands are engaged in digging 81 little
here, and chopping little there with
out accomplishing much in any di-
rootion. Alreiiuy ruvush money has
been wasted between Ridgway aud
.lohnsonburg to build double track
tho entire distance. The decision of
Judge Brown, given elsewhere, places
the rival companies i'm the same posi-
ton they occupied when suit was
brought. Neither party having gained
by the suit.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06
4. LECTURE TO YOUNG MEN.
On the Loss Of
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a LECTURE ON THE NATURE,
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VERWELL, NJ. D., author of the
"Green Book ,"&c.
The world-renowned author. in this
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fectual, by which every sufferer, no
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may cure himself cheaply, privately
and radically.
BsyThis Lecture will prove a boon
to thousands and thousands.
Sent, under seal, in plain envef-
ope, to one address, on receipt of six
cents or two postage stamps. We
have also a sure cure for Tape WoIm.
Address.
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al Ann St. New !'ork, N. Y; Post
office Box, 45S6.
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Bowers keeps Halls Giant Frame
table at the West End Store


extension table at the West End Store
If you want set of springs O
any sort or size go to C. Bowers.
Another new lot of scrap pictures
just received at TIE ADVOCATE office.
The best lumberman's flannel at
45c at the NEW YORK STORE.
Ridgway, Oct. 3, 1881.
500 MEN WANTED.
TO unload sehooners (of beer) call at
Aaron's saloon, Main street, next
door to Ridgway Bank.
Fresh bread every day at Morges-
ter's.
-5-pound bar soap 25 cents, 4 bars
Ridgway soap only 25 cents at Nor
gester's.
-l2 dozen brooms, all grades and
qualities, at Morgester's.
Clothes Baskets, Market and
Bushel Baskets, Half-bushel Measures
Peck Measures, &c., at Morgester's.
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Notes.


TO the hesitating Peruna gives
courage.
The nights and mornings are de-
cidedly cool.
The front of Powell & Kimes'
store has received a coat of paint.
x-Choice Gold Medal Tomatoes, only
IA cents per can, at Morgester's. -
John Hamilton, of Dagus Mines,
was in town this week for the first
time in several months.
Mrs. G. r. Aaron and children
are away from town on a'visit to Mrs.
Aaron's parents in Clarion county.
The fund for Mrs. Garfield now
reaches 1885, ll2.l6. The sum of $l9,-
175 additional has also been received
for the mother of the President.
There will be Quarterly Confer
ence at the NJ. +. Church, next
Sabbath. Service at the usual hours.
The Presiding Elder will be present
during the entire session.
-LOST-A bunch of keys between
ID. G. Oysters barn and Jacob Butter
fuss harness shop. The finder will
confer favor by leaving the same at
d. c. OYSTERS barn with John Ball.
The Ridgway School Board has
had the new steam apparatus heated
up on trial during the last cold snap
with satisfactory results, and now they
wise to engage janitor who under
stands steaming up and sweeping.
Judge Andrews, lays on our table
winter radish of large size which he
raised on his farm in Ridgway town.
ship. 1t measures II inches in cir
cumference and is Is inches long from
stem to stern, to use nautical phrase.
The citizen who has not at some
time within few days lugged joint
of stove pipe is indeed happy man.
With SCOT on face and stove pipe un-
der arm the worthy citizen hastens to
put up stoves and chink, up cracks to
make his shanty warm.
The Ridgway Borough Public
School opened on Tuesday last with
los pupils. j. B. Johnson is prin-
cipal, with Mrs. johnson First Assis-
tunt. Miss b. F. Wilcox, and Miss
Agnes Barrett retain their old posi-
tons as teachers of the Primary and
intermediate Department, respec-
lively.
The Brandy Camp Union Sunday
School, we are informed, had very
enjoyable session last Sunday. Rev.
II. Crittenden of The American s. S.
Union was present and favored the
children with some nice little book
gifts from his society After his adj
dress the scholars recited the 23d
Psalm and the Ten Commandments
without mistake. In addition to their
regular lessons they are learning
Gospel Catcchism. Mr.. c. also visited
and aided the Fox Union Sunday
School known as the Graveyard
School. Although located close to a
cemetery this school has voted to live
through the winter with no funeral
service or burial of the school.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06

Rev., Washington, d. c.,
writes: II believe it to be all wrong
and even wicked for clergyman or
other public men to be led into giving
testimonials to quack doctors or vile
stufls called medicines, but when a
really meritorious article made of
valuable remedies known to all, that
all phytrcians use and trust in daily,
we should freely commend it. 1
therefore cheerfuIly and heartily
commend Hop Bitters for the good
they have done me and my friends,
firmly believing they have no equal
for family use. I will not be without
them. ."-NeW York Baptist Weekly.
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ApPLETO es'SAMERsCkM CYCLIC
PN-nlA

This admirable work is now COM
pletein l6 vols. Eachvolume containsSO0
pages. 1t makesa complete and well
selected library, and no one can
afford to do without it who would keep
well informed. Price So 10 in cloth,
$500 in leather, or 800 in elegant
half Turkey. For particulars address,
w. H. Fairchild, Portville, Gait. Co. q,
N. Y. who has been duly appointed
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general agent.
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DRESSM AKiNG.

Mrs. f. Pollman having moved into
the house of Jas. Penfield near the
Catholic church wishes to inform the
citizens of Ridgway and vicinity that
she is prepared to do in Il neat and
manner all kinds Of plain
sewing and dressmaking,a lat reasonable
prices. All persons having work Gin
this line are respectfully invited to
give her Il call nl5m3
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06
Choice sweet corn Is cents per CA

Choice sweet corn l5 cents per can
at Morgester's.
Choice natural color pickles, large
and best in the market, only ~ cents
per dozen at Morgesters.
"A full line of choice teas of all
kinds, from so to 90 cents per pound,
at Morgester's.
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DEATH.

FLICK-At Osterhout's, on Sunday,
Oct, >. 1881. Mrs. Barney Flick,
aged 81 years.
Five children mourn the loss of
motherr and the husband u faithful
wife.
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STRAYED.

From the premises of the subscriber
Aug. rs, 1881, dark red heifer with
white stripe on back, white belly and
legs. Any information which will
lead to the recovery of same which
will be literally rewarded.
FRANK G. ELY.
Ridgway, Sept. Is, 1881.
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@. q. MESSEEGER.

DRUGGIST & PARMACEUTtST,
n. w. corner of Main and Mill streets.
Ridgway, Pa, full assortment OF care
fully selected Foreign and Domestic
Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dis
pensed at all hours, day or night.
Nln3Y
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06
". L. WILLIAMS

Late of Strattanville), Physician and
Surgeon, Ridgway, Pa. Office in
Halls Brick Building (up stairs)-
References-J. d. Smith, H. l..
Young, r. Rulofson, Strattanville !;
= Major John Kitley, w. w. Green
land, Clario n. Has practiced his
profession sccessfully for more than
ten years.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06

Ladies should know that Ayers
Hair Vigor is Il superior and economi-
cal dressing. 1t has become an indis-
pensable article for the toilet.
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HYDE HOUSE.
w. II. SCHRAM, Proprietor,

W. IT. SCHNAM, proprietor,
Ridgway, Elk county, Pa.
Thankful for the patronage hereto
fore so literally bestowed upon him,
the new proprietor hopes, by paying
strict attention to the comfort and con-
venience Of guests, to merit q continu-
ance of the same. oct3O'G9
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06
WIN. ID. BROWN, p. j.
The Pittsburgh and New York Rail-
road Company


The New York, Lake Erie and West
ern Coal and Railroad Company.
In Elk County Common Pleas. No.
2, Sept. r., 1881. IN Equity.
Opinion and Order of Court on the
Application for q Preliminary In
Junction.
BY assent of counsel, the affidavits
entitled.in the case of the above de-
PENDANTS vs.. the plaintiffs and others,
No. |, September term, 1881, are to be
considered as if entitled in this case.
The plaintiff asks for preliminary
injunction restraining defendant from
interfering with the route of railroad
alleged to have been surveyed and
adopted by plaintiff along the Clarion
river, between Jolinsonburg and
Ridgway, and to which route it AYERS
Il prior right.
Without intimating any opinion on
the merits of the controversy between
the parties, and being in doubt from
the aifidavits and counter-af1idavits
whether the plaintiifor defendant was
first i'll adopting the route in dispute,
we merely decide (ahd for the REASONS
more fully stated in the opinion this
day filed in No. |, September term,
1881, that the evidence does not show
such Il clear case of right as to justify
us in awarding preliminary injunc-
ton, and is therefore refused.
WM. ID. BROWN, p. j.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06

If you have the chills take Peruna.
If you expect or fear them take
Peruna.
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MARRIAGE.

DECKER-BR0wN- the Junction
House, Lock Haven, Monday, Octo-
Der 8, by Alderman Fcnron, Mr..
Clinton Decker to Miss Lizzie
Brown, both of Ridgway township.
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Prepared by DR.. j. c. Aver & Co.,

The City of st. Paul, flrst-class.
large new design, wood cook stove,
take look at il before purchasing a
stove. W. S. SERVICE, Ag't.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie r. r. Div.
SUMMER TINE TABLE.

an and after SUNDAY, June II,
~ 1881, the trains on the Philadel-
phia & Erie Railroad Division will
run as follows:
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Business Cards:
GEO. d. Ra1HBUM.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Main street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.
Particular attention given to the
examination of titles, also to patents
and patent cases.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06

-Peruna and Manalin are the two
kings of the Muteria Medica.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06

Mote paper and envelopes at the
ADVOCATE Office.
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TO the weak Peruna gives stength,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-06

thereon, in the month of October. A.
ID. 1880. that the Wilcox and Hoxcord
Hill Improvement Componv nur.
chased from the New York T.oke
Erie and Western railroad the sir
veys maps, explorations and locations
thus made, aud on the 18th Nav 1881
by formal action of the board Of direc.
tors. adopted the line thus located Inv
Barnes as the line of its own road, .
BY what right the New York, Lake
Erie and Western railroad made its
survey and. location, for a railread
does not appear. Whether that com.
pany had or had not, authority to
locate and construGtR railroad on. the
disputed route, does not appear. II It
had no such authority, it may admit
of doubt whether. the Wilcox and
Howard Hill Improvement Company
could, by mere resolution of its board
of directors, adopt, the. location and
line thus located,, so as to give it
priority 10 location made, after such
resolution, by another company maxi
ing an actual survey Of the same line,
and indicating such survey by proper
monuments OH the ground. Whether
the relations of the Wilcox and How
ard Hill Improvement Company to
the New York, Lake Erie and
western railroad company were such
that the survey and location by the
latter company would enure to the
benefit of the former (now plaintiT),
depends upon the existence or non
existence of facts in regard to which
we are at present but imperfectly in
formed.
Fearing that the granting of the
preliminary injunction might work
greater wrong than the denial OF it,
and without intimating my opinion
on the merits of the case, we merely
decide that the case, as it appears on
the bill and af1idagits and counter
atlldavits, does not, in our Judgment,
present such u clear case of right as to
Justify us i'll awarding such prelimi-
nary injunction, and is therefore re-
fused.
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Folding cribs, cradles, bedsteads
&C., at Bowers.
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HAll q M'CAuLEY
). s. saRowELl,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Over twenty five years practice.
Office on Main Street, Ridgway, Pa,
opposite the Bogert House. Office
hours from 1 to and z to S, p. NJ.
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Wicked Clergymen.

j. II. RHODES. Secretary.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-15

There are some statements and assdmp-
tions of public men that are the subject
for much quiet amusement among the
knowing speaker-elect Keller announces
himself as being very much engaged al
present in determining the proper persons
to go on to the committees, and declares
himself much burdened with the RESPONSE
bility. This is very grave and very digni-
fed, and calculated to impress the nearer
with the weighty duties of Mr.. Refers Pc
aition and his peculiar ability to perform
them. But the politician only smiles
thereat, and, knowing that Cameron,
Conkling, Grant s. Co., who elected Mr..
Keifer, viii dictate. these little appoint
ments, wonders who the stalwart bosses
have determined upon for the various pc
sitions Mr.. Keifer win have about as
much to say in regard to these selections
as last years almanac, and not nearly Sc
much as repsidiator Malone.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-15
The general comment Of the civil service

The general comment of the civil service
reform part of President Arthur's message
do not justify the statement that his SIN
cerity in the matter is universally credited,
in fact it may be said that he is there talk
ing for the sake of talking; treating sub
ject, that he is conscious must be referred
to, In as general way as possible. The
trouble with Arthur in civil service reform
is that nobody believes that he is saying
what he thinks, or if the plans he would
officially suggest strike his conscience as
right they do not his Judgment - feasible.
Arthurs record from the Custom House to
the presidency has been one long use Of
the Spells to promote his personal and par
ty ends and it needs actions more than
words to convince people that he has expert
enced change of heart. Anent this sub
iect the Detroit Free Press says:
In successful private business party
service is ignored, except SO far as shrewd
employers fight shy Of employing men
who are too conspicuous in serving par
fy Private employers base their original
appointments upon ascertained Illness or
what they believe to be such. II they ind
themselves mistaken they try again and do
not allow influential congressman OF other
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-15
ToFFIcIAL PAPER.1
Thursday. December u, 1881.

The New York Tribune has come out
with the assertions that Guiteau is a model
American. This assertion is anything but
fiattering to our national pride, and will
not be received by Americans generally
with any great degree of cordiality How
lever the Tfi5unS's reasons for the assertion
are worth reading; it says:
when right minded people are dis
ngusted at the vanity of this vaporing, brag-
cling assassin. they ought to remember
that this very personal vanity is national
characteristic. Our political and social
customs foster vanity in the indi
vidual. In other countries the social
caste just above and just below man
holds him very securely in his proper
place Your Guiteau would have had the
conceit roughly ground out of him in
England, and very early in life would
have been relegated to the limbo of fools.
Here he capers unrebuked in the eye OF
the public, until he not only fancies him
self statesman, but confidently cites the
Almighty as his hacker when he commits
murder sP' is the slogan with which
Americans rush into the universal struggle
for place and power Why is this? Are
we more selfish than our English or French
brother? The American is not nursed by
his mother or educated by his father, as he
would be in Europe, as future blacksmith
or small grocer, but as possible President.
Out of this exaggerated vanity grow our
worst national defects of character, man
ner, religious beliefeven How small is the
class of educated Americans who even
know that quiet repose and not pretension
is the mark OF good breeding How many
petty, trivial sects have sprung up among
us simply because individuals like Guiteau
felt themselve qualified to speak for the
Lord In word, this rare show at Wash
ington, disgusting as it has been, may
serve good purpose if each American
takes it as an exageration only of actual
national characteristics, and honestly sets
himself to study both their cause and their
remedy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-15
rT,ba Noxu Work ,cya has written IN

The New York Sun has written up q
supposititious trial after the model OF the
present Gaiteau case The Sun locates its
trial few years hence and instead of Gui-
teaumakes Rutherford B. Hayes defend
ant. Hayes is accused of securing money
under false pretenses inasmuch as he teoE
aS2Oo 10000 from the United States govern
ment while claiming to be president The
description is certainly witty one and the
resemblance to the Guiteau trial is marked
throughout Hayes puts in as his defense
that he was insane and totally untitled to
decide between right and wrong; that his
mind had become SO unbalanced by his
desire to acquire money that he was not
responsible for what he did. His counsel
VIM. Evarts, is represented as pleading
guilty to the civil suit for the recovery OF
the money and puts in the insanity plea IN
answer to the criminal charge; but this
Hayes viii not listen too. He wants Il
distinctly understood that there must be
no talk of restitution and threatens 10 dis
miss Evarts from the charge of the case
providing he takes that stand The entire
article is q screaming farce and good hit
not only at the present trial but also at
Mr. Hayes and his personal pecuniary idio-
syncrasies.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-15

Swiss papers are complaining bitterly Of
the conduct of the French police to Swiss
sojourners in France OF the poorer sort,
whose sole aGense appears to be that they
are respectable and industrious working
people. The police of the republic. they
say, are just as arbitrary as unreasonable
and as ignorant, as ever were the police
of the empire When Frenchraen are al
lowed free entry into Switzerland Tin
Geneva alone there are 10000 of them,)
and may seek work anywhere without let or
hinderance. hardly day passes that Swiss
citizens, whose sole offence is asking for
employment, are not summarily arrested
and, without any sort of trial. sent out OF
the country. Swiss citizens n regular
employment are expelled on simple po-
lice order
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-15

was being triaed wifls and the manner In
wlaieh the plank "a tariff Tor revenue
only was treated, had bad effect in this
section of the country
The tariff platform as adopted at Gin
hinpafi was the correcf Exposition OF bur
ideas, and on that platform we hoped for
success, but when the campaign opened
that issue seemed to be forgotten, or at
least ignored, and what attention was paid
it was so much il the shape of an apology
that its effect was direct harm to the
cause it was intended TO aid. The uncer-
tain attitude of the democratic party at
that time had Its natural results; its free
trade members grew iulxewarm, and pro-
teetien democrats had no ground for en-
thusiasm, while it gave the republicans an
opportunity for saying that the plank was
mere pretense, and at the same time
frightened strong manufacturing dis
tricts into the republican ranks. There was
no attempt to discuss the tariff question,
either from the stump or in the party
papers and the entire business was mis-
cradle farce. ef
It is now time that the matter should
assume new phase and receive differ
ent treatment. There can be no hating
| between two opinions. A politician can
straddle political fence, if not with cred
it, perhaps with personal advantage; but
great party cannot. Ii the democratic
| party ever hopes for success it must take
/ a strong. determined and consistent stand
| in this issue; it must make it an issue an6
see that all phases of the question arr
thoroughly understood The west ha.
fully made up its mind that it has played
/ catspaw to eastern manufacturers ehestnut'
! long enough and demands change: ant
If that change does not come through the
aid of the democratic party it viii come
| in spite of the democratic party. Tbs
issue is one that cannot be put off and IN
regard to which western men will hear NJ
denial. Illinois is today through pro
lection, paying tax on the articles 1t con
sunles that would ruin the national gov
1 eminent and the time is not far distan
when this state win rebel agains
this Iegalized extortion If the democratic
party will not pledge itself te. aid in this
work; it viii undoubtedly be attempted
outside of that party.
These are plain facts plainly stated, bu
they mean the life or death of the part.
and are well worth the consideration O
eastern democrats When members o
Congress are returned pledged only to FREE
| trade, owing no aHeigence to any party
members elected by democratic votes ant
who might as we'll be called democrats
then win the party leaders confess tia
foolishness of their course; but it will b
fatal if they wait to have the lesson laugh
them in this expensive form.
But let the democratic party once de
clare lis intention to stand by "a tarif
i for revenue only and let it SO conduct 1t
self that there can be no doubt of its in
tention to uphold its profession, and fina
success is assured. That success may no
be immediate, but it is certain, and will b.
sooner than many people now expect.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-15

The illness of one of the jurors in the
Guiteau case yesterday may prove a serl-
GUS matter. Should any one OF the pres
ent jury become incapacitated from serv.
ing it would have the effect of adjeurning
the whole matter and the nauseous dose
that the country has of late been subjected
too will have to be taken again. The de
fsnse would never go on with eleven Jurors
and as it would give them more time would
gladly hail an adjournment.