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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
Salt for Trees and Vegetables.

A correspondent in the Chicago
Times says: L will give you brief
sketch of my experience with the use
of salt in the garden and orchard.
Young fruit trees can he made to grow
and do well in places where old trees
have died by sowing pint of salt on
the earth where they are to stand.
After trees are set l continued to sow
pint of salt around each tree every
year. set twenty-five trees in sandy
soil for each one of seven years, and
only succeeded in getting one to live,
and that produced twigs few inches
long in nine years Last spring 1
sowed pint of salt around it, and
limbs grew from three to three and a
half feet long. In the spring of 1876 /
set out twenty-five trees, putting u
pint OF salt in the dirt used for filling,
and then sowed a pint more on the
surface after each tree was set, All
grew as if they had never been taken
from the nursery. Last spring / set
thirty more, treating them in the
same way, and they have grown very
finely. The salt keeps away insects
that injure the roots and renders the
soil more capable of sustaining plant
growth.
In 1877 my wife had a garden forty
feet square. 1t was necessary to water
1t nearly every day, aud still the plants |
and flowers were very inferior in all |
respects. In 1878 put half barrel |
Of brine ami half u bushel of salt on
he ground and then turned it under.
The consequence was that the plants
we're of extraordinary large size and
he flowers Of great beauty. 1t was
lot necessary to water the garden,
which was greatly admired by all who
law it. The flowers were so large that
hey appeared to be of different var
eties from those grown on land that
vas not salted.
l have some potatoes growing from
eed that had wilted down as the
Weather became very hot l applied
alt to the surface of the soil till it was
White. The vines took vigorous
tart, growing to the length of three
eet, blossomed and producing tubers
rom the size of hens eggs to that of
oose eggs. My soil is chiefly sand,
ut / believe that salt is highly bene-
cial to clay or to common prairie
and.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
A RELIGIOUS NEWSPAPER.

We desire to call the attention of
our readers to one of the largest,
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newspapers published-one that Sc
cures the best writer's in this country
and Europe, regardless of expense !;
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cial subjects; has departments edited
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ligence, Missions, School and College,
News OF the Week. Hymn Notes, the
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paper which, with its twenty two dis
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14

Almost every store in the country
has Oh its counter, show case of Dr.
Days medicines. By glance at the
display, it will be seen that direct act.
ing remediesare offered for many every
day complaints, and as they are all the
results of study and experience, their
worth may be relied on.
DR.. Days Liver Pills are taken iii q
different way from any other pill, and
only trial is needed to prove their
great superiority in all cases of liver
complaint and constipation.
Dr. Days Cold Medicine has great
power over colds and sore throat, and
persons subject to quinsy need not
have their tonsils break If they take
this remedy in time.
The show case contains number az
others, but special attention is called to
DR.. Days Cure for Piles, as having q,
greater curative influence over the
parts implicated. than any othef IhaiissdY. Ihiis II
cine known
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
fnstltute Notes.

The Institute will no doubt open
with a full attendance of Teachers.
Deputy State Superintendent Henry
Houck desires to meet every teacher
in Elk county on Monday evening
18th instant. Let as one and all,
teachers, school directors and citizens
give Supt. Houck the hearing he de-
serves.
No admission fee will be charged
except on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings. Remember seats on sale at
the Drug Store of q. q. Messe nger.
General admission tickets may be
bought at nearly all the stores and
hotels.
Remember seats thirty-five ceuts.
General admission twenty-five cents,
school children fifteen cents.
Prof. Hall will sing the bugle song
Monday night at the Institute.
Miss Ward will render elocutionary
selections on Monday night at the
Institute.
Seats for six hundred people at the
Institute on Monday night.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
Bible Convention,

AS previously announced the Bible
Con vention, held its first session in
The Presbyterian Chapel on Wednes-
day evening Dec. 9Th. The exercises
were introduced by singing the hymn,
II will sing ofmy Redeemer," followed
by prayer by Rev. VanCamp. Rev.
Negley then read the l90th Psalm,
after which the choir sang "Now
wash me and shall be whittier than
snow" Rev. H. Q. Miller of the Epis-
pal Church was then chosen chair
man for the evening and G. J. Swift
was chosen Secretary. Upon accepting
the office of Chairman of the meeting
Rev. Mr.. Miller made some very appro.
pirate remarks OH the subject of Bible
study. One point in his remarks was
especially emphasized and this was
the one we shall bear in mind that we
are perusing the word of the Living
God when we are reading the Bible,
we are not perusing simply book of
morals, but of commandments and
promises. The reading should there
fore be done prayerfully and with care.
Rev. Mr.. Miller was followed by Rev.
Mr.. Thompson who spoke on the sub
ject, "Ancient Manuscripts of the BIZ
ble." The address was both entertain
ing and instructive to those interested
in Bible history. The closing address
of the evening was made by Rev. A. S.
Goodrich of the M. e. Church, of this
place, this subject was, "How do we
know the Bible is the word of God"
His remarks were pointed, forcible and
we think it may truthfully be said
to all who heard them.
1t is greatly to be regretted that there
are so few of our citizens, compare
lively, who take an interest in the
discussion of such important ques-
lions, as were discussed during the
above mentioned convention, and it
8 to be hoped that in the near future
change for the better may be seen in |
,ur village.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
DIVORCE.
Precious H0pe-PrrHna.

One morning while he (her bus
band} was holding her up in order that
she could breathe more easily, after
having struggled with bad spell of
coughing he made the remark that he
did not believe she would ever get well.
when she, in her weakness, said: Yes,
L will. if you will bring DR.. HART
MAN. The doctor was brought. He
prescribed teaspoonrul of Peruna
every hour. She began to improve
from the first dose she took. She told
me to day she has never felt better in
her life than she docs now. and that
she cannot say to much for Peruna.
A. J. MILLER.
Her husband writes. "South Chi
caeo, ILL.,, Dec. 10, 1884, I have liv-
ing witness Of the virtue of Peruna in
my wife, who was saved from death
by it. 1 certify that every word on
page 80 in DIR. HARTMAN's book on
the Ills of Life is true in every par
ticular. Il. 5. EBERLINE.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
Live Agents Wanted.

To sell DR.. Chase's Receipts; or in
formation for everybody, in every
county in the United States and Cana
das enlarged by the publisher to Gls
pages. 1t contains over 1000 house
hold recipes and is suited to all clas-
ses and conjiitions of society. 4
wonderful book and a household ne
cessity. 1t sells at sight. Greatest in
ducements ever offered to book agents
Sample copies sent by mail postpaid,
for $500. Exclusive territory given
Agents more Il an double their monev.
Address DR.. Chase's Steam Pril ting
House, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14

Steps are being taken in Elk
county to establish a county poor house.
By an advertisement in another col
umn it will be seen that the voters of
Elk county will vote on the question
of county poor house at the ensuing
February election. Mr.. NJ. e. Lesser,
overseer of the poor for Ridgway
Borough, has been the most active
man in this enterprise. He took a pc
tition, and going over the entire
county secured the signatures of nearly
every overseer ofthe poor in the county
to petition praying the court that a
poor house might be established.
Through the columns of the THE AID.
voCAT we have many times suggested
this thing, and urged its importance,
and now that the movement is under
good headway we hope that the peo-
pie at the polls in February will give
their assent to the scheme.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
To PHYSICIANS.

We do not find fault, reproach or con.
denim the practice ofany regular physi.
cian-this is not our mission but we
do claim if he were to add Peruna to
his prescriptions as directed in our
book on the ILLS Of Life" land
furnished gratuitously by all drug.
gists), he would cure all his patients.
"OswEGo, Potter County, Pa.
DIR. HARTMAN-Dear Sir: The
small ulcers are all healed, and the two
large ones are not more than half as
large as they were. i Iam feeling quite
well. The people say your Peruna
and Manalin are doing a miracle. do
not take nearly so much opium as 1
did before.
MRS. ELLEN MAYNARD
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
CHARTER NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that an an
plication will be made to the Governor
of the State of Pennsylvania. undef
an act of Assembly of the common
wealth of Pennsylvania entitled, "Atn
Act to provide for the Incorporation
and Regulation of certain corpora
tions," approved April 20, 1874. and
the SUPPLEMENTS thereto, for the charter
of an intended corporation 70 he called
THE TOBY VALLEY COAL
COMPANY 81. tire character aud
object whereof isa- to mine and
prepare for market, or for their own
use aiid consumption, coai, iron ore
and other minerals, and to, nlanufat-
ture iron and steel, or. any other min
erals, or either thereof, In all shapes
and forms, and eitherof these .Islesass
exclusively or in combination with
other metals, OK. with woud, and to
transport all of taid articles or any oi
them 10 market. and te.dispose OF ,fhe
same, and for these purposes. to bsls,s.
possess and enjoy all the rights, bene-
fits, and privileges of the said Act of
Assembly and its supplements.
LUCoRE d EARLEY,
Solicitors.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
Petroleum Exports.

The exports of petroleum, in crude
equivalent, from Jan. l to Dec. 2, 1882,
are reported at 13,746,657 bbls. Add,
at the same rate, for December 1921, :
600 bbls. and we have total for the
year 1882 of IA, ,977 ,657 bbls., equal to
A. ,C34 bbls. per day. What the home
consumption amounts to we have no
opportunity of ascertaining, but we
think it will not exceed, if it will
equal, one-half of the exports. AL
lowing 1t to be one-half, that would be
2O,5l7 barrels per day, making tota
consumption at home and aboard of
crude American petroleum of 81, ,561
barrels per day.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
Walnut Leaf Hair RcstOrer.

1t is entirely different from all
Others. 1t is as clear as water, and, as
its name indicates, is n perfect Vege-
table Hair Restorer. 1t will immed-
ately free the head from dandruff, re-
store gray hair to its natural color,
and produce new growth where 1t
has fallen Off 1t does not in any
manner affect the health, which Sui
phur, Sugar or Lead, and Nitrate of
Silver preparations have done. 1t
will change light or faded hair i'm a
few days to beautiful glossy brown
Ask your druggist for it. Each bottle
is warranted. SMITH. KLINE e.
CO., Wholesale Agents, Philadelphia,
and HALL d RUCKEL, New York
II IL v.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
The Good Old Times.

A RECORD OF SOME OF THE COLD
! DAYS EXPERIENCED BY OUR ANCES-
TORS,
tFrcm the Scientific Americana
The following statistics of the good
old winters are curious: In 4Os the
Black sea was entirely frozen over.
In 76l, not only the Black sea, but the
Straits of the Dardenelles were frozen
over; the snow in some places rose
fifty feet high. In s22 the great rivers
of Europe-the Danube and Elbe, etc., ,
were so hard frozen as to bear heavy
wagons for month. In $50 the AID
riatic was frozen. In 991 everything
was frozen; the crops totally failed
and famine and pestilence closed the
year. In 1867 most of the travellers
were frozen to death on the roads. In
ll33 the Pc was frozen from Cremona
to the sea; the wine casks were burst,
and even the trees split by the action
of the frost with immense noise.
In 1890 the Danube was frozen to
the bottom, and remained long in that
state. In 1916 the crops wholly failed
in Germany; wheat, which some years
before sold in England at IS. the
quarter, rose to E2. In 1339-the
crops failed in Scotland, and such
famine ensued that the poor were re-
duced to feed on grass, and many per.
ished miserably in the fields. The
successive winters of 1452-33-34 were
severe. 1t once showed
forty days without interruption. In
l46S the wine distributed to the SOL |
diers in Flanders was cut with hatch
cts.
In 1884 the winter was excessively |
cold. Most of the holies were killed. |
Coaches drove along the Thames, the
zee of which was eleven inches thick.
In 1909 occurred the cold winter. The
'rost penetrated three yards into the
ground. In Ills booths were erected
md fairs held on the Thames. In
.744 and l745 the strongest ale in Eng
and, exposed to the air, was
covered in less than fifteen minutes
With ice an eighth of an inch thick.
n 1909, and again in 1912, the winters
we're remarkably cold. In 1914 there
vas fair on the frozen Thames.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14

Miss Lcrends Warner is in towt
for few days.

Miss Lorenda Warner Is in town
for few days.
Daniel Attlebarger, OF Wilcox,
was la town yesnerday.
--Chas. Holes has moved his family
Into his house across the river.
Mrs. g. w. Nichols is again home
after an absence from town of a few
weeks.
w. S. Service is doing a rushing
business and why shouldn't he, for he
isa liberal advertiser.
g. w. Nichols has been appointed
bridge inspector by the Rochester &
Pittsburgh r. R. company.
Mrs. Nellie Cornell, nee Jackson
became the mother of a beautiful boy
few days since. Grandpa Jackson is
happy.
There is to be a sleigh ride and
dance by number of couples from
Ridgway, at Wilcox. on the 18th of
Dece mber.
Mrs. r. A. Wescott, of Wilcox,
in company with Misses Flora and
Carrie Carman daughters ofMr Hiram
Carman, of Portland. were in town
on Tuesday.
Mrs. G. w. Simons of Cory has
been on visit to her sister Mrs. E. r
Bardwell of Penn yam, N. Y, and is
now visiting her cousin Addie Bard
well of this Borough.
-Supt. Dixon is absent from town
this week. He is one of the instruc- |
tors at the Clearfield Teachers Iusti-
tute which is now i'm session Supt. |
Dixon has refused five offers this sea-
son to attend institutes as instructor.
He was asked to go to Forest county
where he has already filled four en-
gagements.
ID. ID. Fisher M, d., graduate
Of the University of Vermont, at
and resident of Vergens,
that State has moved into Elk county
and located at Centreville. He has
formed co-partnership with E. T.
M. D., at that place.
Doctor Williams enjoys practice so
arge that he cannot attend to it alone,
'ut now with the assistance of Docto
Fisher he will be able to attend to
lis large and increasing practice.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14

OF age are In much greater danger Of
taking the disease aud after they do
take 1t ofdying from 1t, than are grown
persons. But adults are not exempt
and mild cases in them may cause
whole series of fatal attacks among
children.
Numerous Instances are recorded
when the contagion of diphtheria has
retained it's virulence for weeks or
months ia cesspools, heaps of decaying
vegetable matter, damp walls, ETC.,
and been carried for long distance in
clothing, in sewers, in waste pipes
from stationary wash stands and in
other conduits. Hence all sewer con-
nections and other carriers of filth
should be we'll ventilated and disin-
fected, and children particularly
should not be allowed to breathe the
air of any water closet, cesspool or
sewer into which discharges from pa
tients sick with diphtheria have enter
ed, nor to drink water or milk which
has been exposed to such air.
beware of any person who has sore
throat; do not kiss such person or
take his or her breath; do not drink
from the same cup, blow the same
whistle, nor put his pencil or pen into
your mouth.
DO not wear or handle clothing
which has been worn by person dur
ing sickness or convalescence from
diphtheria.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
Bargains +! Bargains T! F!
BARGAINS -!

Great reduction In prices for the
next 30 days at the New York STORE,
in order to prevent the expense of
moving our immense stock, which
will take place about Jan. !, 1888.
Now is the time to call and secure
bargains as you may not have another
opportunity to buy goods at such low
prices.
Remember the place, post-oflice
block, New YORK, STORE. =.
COHEN BBos. C. ShowNsTEINE,
Proprietors.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
New stock of Christmas cards a
THE ADVOCATE office.

New stock of Christmas cards at
THE ADVOCATE Office.
Baking powder freshly made twice
week at Days drug store.
-- PRESERVED FRUITS - Plums /:
Strawberries and Cherries at Morges-
ter's.
We will keep full stock Of staple
and fancy groceries, in stock at all
times.
]. w. WORCESTER.
Take a postal card address it to THE
PHILADELPHIA PRESS, Philadelphia,
ask for speciman and premium list
OF popular books. You will be pleased.
Fine Dressing cases, Oder cases.
soap boxes, working cases, albums,
vases and novelties too numerous to
mention at Craig's Drug Book and
Fancy Goods Store, Ridgway.
The transit of Venus was plainly
desernible to the naked eye at this
place on Wednesday last Many of
our citizens took in the sight. The
next transit will take place in 2OO4,
when everybody now living will be
dead, unless few of the servants of
George Washington should survive the
lash of time.
j. c. Harrling, of the West End
Art Gallery has larg stock OF beauti-
full frames for the holiday. He also
has excellent views of Ridgway taken
before and since the fire. Mr.. Harr-
ling has made some important i'm
provements in his gallery, and now
has several fine back grounds. Call
at the West End Gallery and examine
the nice goods for sale there.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
FLORAL DECORATIONS.

Taste. Beauty and Style unexcelled.
attention given TO the proper arrange
ment OF Flowers. Bouquets, baskets
and Designs prepared i'll the most
artistic manner at moderate prices and
sent safely by express. Catalogues
free to,
Address.
HARRY CHAPEL,
Decorative Florist,
Williamsport, Pa.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
Free of Charge.

All persons suffering from Coughs,
Colds. Asthma, Bronchitis, Loss of
Voice or any affection of the Throat
and Lungs, are requested to call at
Messengers Drug Store and get a
Trial Bottle of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, free of charge,
which will convince them of it's won
derful merits and show what regular
dollar-size bottle will do.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
NE w AD FER TLy5SME rs.
DIVORCE NOTICE.

Elizabeth Neering, ! In the Court OF
by her next friend Common Pleas
Michael Weider, of Elk County.
VS.. No. So Septemb'r
Charles e. Nrering Term, 1882.
DIVORCE.
To Charles c. Neeriny, Respondent:
SIR: notice that subpoena
and alias subpoena having been issued
in the above entitled ease and re.
mot found in the county,
you are hereby notified to appear be-
fore said court on the FOURTH
MONDAY OF JANUARY, A. D.
1883, to answer the complaint Of the
above named.
THOMAS SULLIVAN. Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, Ridyway, Pa, |
Dec. 9Th, 1882.
HALL & MCCAULEY,
Attorneys for Libellant.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
Dec: IA, 1882.

-Ridgway Lodge No. 969, I. o. of
o. F. meets every Thursday evening
at 1880 O'clock in their hall over the
post Office.
WIN. l.. Markly, Wrightsville
Pa, says: browns Iron Bitters re-
lieved me of kidney troubles attended
with great pain"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
EstT'a.y.

Came to the premises of the sub
scriber In Horton Township, Elk
county, Pa, one yearling Bullock, red
and white with white head, about the
first day of August, 1882. The owner
will please come forward, prove pro.
perty and pay charges or the animal
will disposed of according to law.
Jos. ROLE,
Brock port, Pa.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14

-Three barrel of choice white Cali
fornia grapes just received at Morges-
ter's.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
Ills WATER ST., NEW YORK.

Are purer, better, stronger, and longer
known in the market than any other article
of the kind. Are always sure and reliable,
and never fail to insure the. best results
in cookery. Ask your grocer for it and
give 1t trial. Satisfaction guaranteed or
no pay.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
MARRIED.

RHoDEs-BUHRE-On Sunday Dec.
10, 1882, at Brooklyn, E. D., MIR. Gus.
Rhodes of Ridgway, to Miss Minnie
Buhre of the latter city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-06
Cotton.

Sales OF cotton in this market yes
terday were l4OO bales to exporters
1000, to spinners 300 and to spectators
100, closing quiet and at un-
changed quotations, as follows
Ordinary, 9Bc; good ordinary,
lOBc; low middling, 1lsc; mid
ding, lie; good middling, 12c
middling fair, 1880; stains and of
colors, 10 lower.
Receipts Of cotton at all United
States ports for the past five days
sum up 26,6O9 bales, and are 26 ,O23
less than last year for the same time
Total receipts at all ports for the
season have been 4, 274,7O1 bales, de-
crease from last year of 94O,64O bales,
and from the year before Of 258,57G
bales. Total shipments abroad were
2,7l8,439 bales, against 3,5Ol,8l6 last
year aud 2,926,27S the year before.
Total stocks this year are $40, 126 bales,
last year 767, 944, aud two years before
749,66O. The worlds visible supply
on the first instant was 1882 1886 bales
decrease Of 65,942 as compared with
same time last year and 33O.383 bales
more than the year before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-06
NOn-Resident Notice.


No. 442l-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county. Tom State Of Tennessee use
Of A c Douglass ct al VS.. J MWiIliford ct al.
/ appearinG from the bill, which is sworn
J N Wilhford individually and as admin
istrator OF Z A Williford, deceased, and $
P Nilifold are residents Of the state
Of Arkansas and n0n-resldents of the
State Of Tennesses; II is therefore ordered
chat they make their appearance herein, at
tho courthouse of Shelby county, in Mem
phis, Tenn, on or before the first Monday in
May, 1882, and plead, answer or 1emur to
Complainant bill, OF the same will be taken
for confessed as to them and set for hearing
ex parte; and that q copy Of this order be pub
lished once week, for four successive weeks,
in the Public Ledger.
This 10th day of March, 1892.
A cOpy-Attest:
r J BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY J NJ Bradley, p. O. q NJ.
w Il Gibson, sOl'r for commit IL % 2935