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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01
Forget the Evil.

Why dwell on the evil side of life
1t is the good that should be empha
sized and portrayed. In all our poetry
and art, in all our literature, let the best
and highest thoughts and imaeina tions
be brought to the front, and the inferio,
he dropped out Of sight. In all oul
business, in all OUR social intercourse,
in all our amusements, Let the good he
made prominent, let heroic deeds and
generous lives be known and admired,
and those of an opposite kind be buried
in the silence they deserve.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01
Charrod Bran.

The use of charred bran for preserving
delicate fruit while on the road to mark.
ct bids fair to solve the problem which
has SO long perplexed some millers.
Converted into charcoal, the light ana
slippery product of the mills ceases to
be unmanageable; and it is quite likely
that large local demand for charred
bran will arise in the vicinity of most
mills, for packing not only quickly
perishable fruits like peaches. plums
and grapes, but also apples and othe,
frmer fruits, for storage as we'll as trans
portation.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01
What Weeds Cost Us.

The utter waste of weeds is never more
thoroughly exemplifed than in dry
time. We often hear il said that one can
not afford to grow weeds /; that they feed
on the nutrition the plants ought to con-
sumo. But it is not merely matter of
food; it is one Of drink also. During the
very hot and dry spell last year We noted
e field of corn that had been somewhat
neglected, and weeds were "ahead -
rather rare thing in these parts, for
our farmers, more perhaps than those
of any other part, understand the i'm
portance Of keeping weeds down.
Oily divided by fence was anot.. r
plot. The quality Of the land WIS
Violently the same In both instances {:
and the corn had both grown to about
the same height. There seemed indeed
but little difference in any respect ex-
cept one had been carefully narrowed to
''eep down the weeds-not one was to
be seen-while the other was very much
collected in that respect. But in the
=. of the latter the hot weather had
nr!ed the leaves, and the plants had
g,aently received great check to de-
iopment. while the clean kept was as
4en and vigorous in appearance as II
!. had had all the moisture it needed.
i. so it had. The land here had moth.
80; 20 DO but furnish moisture to the
plants. willie in the other case it
10 for the weeds as well.
y lever saw better illustration Of
Try of weeds. 1t is not only what
but what they drink, that robs
IT due rewards: and then the
80 of the surface. soil in some
lids the soil in retaining the
there may be there. That is
he loosening up be not toe
here may be extremes even in
,.' ractice. If the surface is in
axe, the turning over Of the
- tends to expose fresh parts
4coFs ton, and there is a loss instead
can in such cases. Germantown
,l9ra1it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01

LAM of the opinion that there is MOTH
ing so beautiful but that there is some
thing still more beautiful, of which this
is the mere image and expression
something which can neither be per-
ceived by the eyes, the ears or any of the
senses we comprehend it merely in the
tmagination.-Ccero.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01

A PHYSICIAN of Stuttgart, Germany,
has examined $500 school chrildren in
reference to their hearing, and found
defects of hearing to be exceedingly
common-about 80 per cent.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01

The weekly papers are just now full of
y torials on ''thc duty of the citizen.''
.'he daily Of the citizen is to put on his
l;l::nels Ill the first cold snap. and then
lie won't have pneumonia.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01

MEMORY is the cabinet of IMAGINATION,
the treasury of reason, the registry of
conscience, and the council chamber of
thought.-B0siL.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01

THERE are 1000 artesian wells ir Cal
ifornia, 800 of which are in the Santa
Clara valley. They average from $50
to $50 feet deep.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01

HENRY WARD BEECHER says: "Not
only do most men over-eat on the week
days, but on the seventh they gorge
like anacondas."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01

CREMATION is winning many converts
in France. A society organized in Paris
a year ago has 400 members.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01

For 80 cents you can have sixty
mile sail on a New York excursion
steamboat, probably the cheapest fare
on record.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01

The intellectually of New York feeds
on the l, 25O, 900 volumes in the III city
libraries.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01

ARKANSAS has had five constitutional
conventions since her admission into the
Union as a State.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01

The Germans of Connecticut are Or
ganizing to secure, if possible, modii-
cation OF the Sunday laws.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01
In 1922 Thomas Moore, on sending q
pocket book to his mother, wrote the
following lines, which we need not
doubt expressed his feelings at the time !:

They tell us Of an Indian tree.
Which, howsoeer the sun and sky
May tempt its boughs to wander free,
And shoot and blossom wide and high,
Far better loves to bend its arms
Downward again to that dear earth
From which the life that fills and warns
Its grateful being first had birth.
IT'S thus, though wooed by fattering friends
And fed with fame IF fame it beg,
This heart, my own dear mother, bends,
With loves true instinct, back to thee!
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30

Government receives from the
liquor traffic one hundred millions in
revenue, and the people lose one thou
sand millions in lost time, labor
and material by it, and one hundred
thousand valuable lives annually
How long can the people stand this
sort of business? They are the gov
ernment. Their receipts are only one
tenth of their expenditures on account
Of this Internal business. We say in
fernal because traffic which produces
nothing but want, misery, paupcrism
and crime. deserves no other name
and should De called iIferuai.--iIcH
The prohibtory constitutional
amendment has passed both branches
Of the Iowa legislature by large ma
iorities, and the only thing left for the
Legislature to do is to designate the day
for the popular vote upon it, which
will l." 90, I'l'OsN' IN'A .'OIiGtiiIit
in the summer or fall. There is every
probability that it will be adopted by
all overwhelming g majority.
If saloon or tavern is invariably
a school of crime are not those who
sign applications for these places, and
who become the bOndsmen of these
crime-makcrs, responsible for the re-
suits?
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
Temperance at the South.
IN. Y. Observer.)

On Sunday evening last, the Nation
al Temperance Society held public
meeting atSt. Pauls Methodist Episco-
pal church in this city,to communicate
information and awaken interest in
regard to the temperance cause among
the colored people of the South. Hon.
VIM. L. Dodge presided, and stated
the objects of the meeting. alr. J. n.
s5tearns also made n statement.
Rev. Mr.. Hood, a colored graduate
of Lincoln University, made an elo-
quent address. He said the colOred
people of the South look upon the free
use of liquor as one of the privileges
of their freedom, aud they need much
instruction and encouragement to aid
them in the formation of character,
and in rising superior to their tenpta
tions.
Judge Noah Davis, who has nearly
completed twenty-five years on the
bench, gave instructive "reminiscences
OF his observations on the evils of in
temperance as the source of nearly all
crimes that had come before him. He
spoke also of our obligations to pro.
mote the interests of the ColOred peo-
pie of the South for whose elnancipa
ton the North is responsible.
n collection was taken up to assist
in sending temperance books and
tracts to the coiOred people.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
"Conseauential Damages"

(Warren Mail)
In the Erie county Common Pleas
last Thursday Judge McDermitt of tie
Mercer district, made q new decision
The property owners on 10Th street in
Erie had petitioned for an injun ntiou
to restrain the New York, Chicago & st
Louis railroad company from building
the INDUCTION, the order to remain in
force until the railroad company gives
bonds for indemuifying the complain
ants against the consequential DANA
ges"arising from the construction ofthe
ROAD along the street by their property.
This Is an important decision, 1t is
the first judicial declaration in Penn
sylvania OF the liability oi railroad
company for consequential dama-
ges." 1t is precisely what Mr.. Struth.
era claimed in several articles in the.
Mail and is a new departure for
Pennsylvania Judge. We conclude
that Judge McDernlitt must have read
the Nail with profit. The case will
now probably go to the Supreme
Court for final decision under the
new Constitution, and possibly the
rule in Pennsylvania may be reversed
that allows Il railroad to bc constructed
along one of the principal streets Of Il
town without paying cent for the
privilege, or becoming liable for the
annoyance, the noise, the smoke or
any of the consequential damages"
to property arising from such location.
We understand that Judge McDer-
mitt's decision was long and carefully
prepared 1t took him nearly an hour
to read it, and it was full of legal points
hearing on the case
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
Railroad S;lODS.

THE ADVOCATE article of last week
in reference to locating the Rochester
and Pittsburgh machine shops at this
place, has had the effect to stir up the
matter considerably among our citi-
zens. One is asking of another, In
what manner can the shops be Sc
cured? The question is easily an
swered. Let subscription paper be
started and enough money raised to
secure the necessary land on which to
build the buildings. Then say to the
company we will donate the necessary
amount of land and do all in our power
10 aid the enterprise In the way of en-
enlargement. 1t is not certain that
the II. r. company would accept of q
gift of the land. At any rate we could
show our good will. That is one nee.
essary thing in getting an enterprise
started in u town. In Jamestown, n.
Y, a large sum of money was raised
and presented to Il man for bringing q
shoe manulactory to that place. In
many towns through the country the
citizens take hold and With money and
by encouragement induce permanent
improvements. No such chance has
been offered the people Of Ridgway to
secure good thing, in many years,
and if we allow this opportunity to
pass by it may never come again
Make hay while the sun shines is an
excellent motto. And let our citizens
make good point while they can.
VIII we have public meeting to dis.
euss the matter and committee ap-
pointed to confer with the Railroad
authorities" Whofs bold enough, and
has the proper public spirit to take
hold of the matter. The move should
be made now
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT,
EDITED BY THE w. G. Il. U.
Sound Advice.
(Sun and Banner

NDuh DduheID
Young man stop to, think before you
spend that dollar in drink; stop to
think before you place that small sum
on the gambling table; consider
where this drinking, this gambling
will end. Have you II will that will
enable you to quit whenever you de-
sire, and you have, are you sure you
will ever have such u desire :? Re-
member that you are responsible for
every act; remember that you have
all influence i'm the world; remember
that you may not only ruin yourself
but other young men who look up to
you and believe in you. What is the
pleasure in Il life, the mornings of
which are spent in bed with a head
beating with pain, the thought of an
empty pocket book. of disgraceful and
foolish acting, of friends disgusted at
your future prosperity? Then can
there be any real pleasure in drinking
the fiery liquid, which you do not like
and which you know will cause you to
act in manner that you are sorry for
afterwards? Young man you want
to gain competence for your old age,
you want to have friends in those days
OF your feebleness, you want to have a
decent burial when you die but if
you do not live carefully, soberly and
act judiciously, you cannot expect such
an old aye.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
st. Marys and RidgWuy.

These towns are the largest and
most important of any in Elk county.
Ridgway is the county seat while st.
Marys is the metropolis SO to speak.
Both towns are full of vim and enter
prise. st. Marys has the advantage
of extensive coal mines in its immeili-
ate vicinity which give employment
to q great number of men, and bring
in large amount of money to the
place. The merchants there are wide
awake and enterprising, judging from
the large amount of advertising in the
gazette scarcely business house there
but that has good large advertise
ment in the local paper. No one
thing is so sure an index of q towns
business push and energy as large dis
play of home ads. in the local papers.
Peopleabroad seeing the paper exclaim,
what o thriving town! just see the
amount of advertisements in the
paper! In fact the local papers in the
eyes Of outsiders mirror the very
energy or lack of it, which prevails in
the place. That's an old fogy town."
one will gay, "no advertisements to
speak of in the local news papers,"
The papers seem to be well enough
conducted, but how the publishers
live is mystery, as they receive no
home support" These and similar
remarks are made in reference to towns
where the business men are not enter
prising enough to advertise. AS we
said before, St. Marys is ahead in this
respect, of many other towns. Her
business men believe in keeping up
their home paper and and at the same
time advancing the best interests OF the
place. We have sometimes thought
we would move to ST. Marys, and don't
know but that that would be a good
thing to do now, The energy and
business snap of that old Borough is
enough to make one wish to go there
to do business. Yes, sir, advertise
ments in the local papers speak
volumes for the enterprise of a town.
And don't you forget it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
PUBLIC SALE.

will sell at my residence in Ridg-
way township on MONDAY, April
10th, 1899, all my household goods,
farming tools and stock. One Plow,
one Horse Rake, one Moving Machine,
one Cultivator, one Wagon, two
sleighs, one Tanning Mill, Hoes,
Rakes and other farming tools. -Four
COWS. two of them fresh, six head
YOUNG CATTLE, two HORSES
and HARNESS. Household Furni-
ture, Beds and Bedding, two Stoves,
three tons of Hay, one-half ton of
Straw, forty bushels of Oats, eighteen
bushel of Potatoes. Sale to COM
mence at 10 O'Clock.
... ISAAC STEPHENSON
vol-12 nos ct.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30

The proprietors of the New York
Store are preparing to go east to lay in
their spring stock. In order to make
room for the spring stock goods will
be sold at astonishing low prices.
Don't fail to come and buy now.
COHEN Bros. & BRowNSTEINE.
On Tuesday last Thomas Mabon,
an old citizen of onr town celebrated
his ninetieth birth day. Mr.. Mabon
was for a number of years one of the
most energetic business men of this
section, and it has only been within
the last year or two that he has re
linquished business. We are sorry to
learn that he is now in poor health
and unable to leave his house. On
Thursday last, Daniel Shannon, a
near neighbor of Mr.. Mabon, also cell
ebrated his ninetieth birthday. These
two old citizens have for years been
looked upon as the link connecting
the past with the present. Mr.. Shan
non, aside from being afflicted with an
attack OF rheumatism Is enjoying as
good health as could be expected for
one of his age.-Brookville Je6er-
Sonian.
The rumor to the effect that the
summer encampment will be at Cres-
son Springs is an error. The only
suitable land in the vicinity is owned
by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and
owing to objections on the part of the
hotel people the Company decided a
year ago not to permit its use by the
military. If Generals Hartranft,
Latta and Colonel North, upon visit
to Lewistown, shall decide in favor of
the locality, agreement will probably
be made for land there, for use as a
division eneampment about the first
or second week in August st-Philadel-
phta Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
The Patriot
.-
a Pennsylvania Newspaper for the
General Public.
The Patriot

The DAILY PATRIOT is the only
morning newspaper published at the
State Capital.
The DAILY PATRIOT make speci-
ality of Pennsylvania news.
The DAILY PATRIOT publishes the
Associated Press news and specials
from all points.
The DAILY PATRIOT gives special
attention to grain and produce
markets.
The DAILY PATRIOT opposes mon
opoly, bossism and Capitalization of
political power.
Terms: $500 per annum, strictly in adj
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The WEEKLY PATRIOT is large
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Terms: $f.00 per annum, invariably
in advance. One copy of the
WEEKLY PATRIOT and one copy
of the Philadelphia Weekly times
will be sent one year for S2.O0 each
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the latter. One copy of the WEEKLY
PATRIOT and one copy of tie
cottage Hearth, an excellent
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Boston at 81 so per annum, will be
sent one year for Sl.70 cash in ad-
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Harrisburg, Pa.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30

"A Lebanon philosopher. has dis
covered that "all years ending in 9, o
or ] are extremely dry; those ending
in ?, 3, A, 5 and 6 are extremely wet;
those ending in and 8 are ordinarily
well balanced; those ending in have
extremely cold winter; those ending in
have an early springi those ending
IN l have a late spring; those ending
IN o and are subject to great floods. ~
1t Is discouraging to. think we are not
near the end Of our extremely wet.
weather vet, and even when we do get
through there will be couple of years
that stand to 7, sc 70 speak,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
Are You Not Voting For Rum

Voters, especially those of you who
profess 10 be in favor OF the temper
ance cause will you pause long enough
to consider in what direction the in
tiuence of your vote is welded. AS
Democrats and Republicans do you
not march up to the polls, shoulder to
shoulder with Ium sellers, rum drink
ers and their allies, and cast your bal
lots for the same candidates that they
do? You are well aware that these
candidates are not pledged to the in
terests of the cause which you advocate.
Are you equally sure that they are not
pledged to the rum element? IT. you are
not sure, isn't it about time shat you
would find out? Suppose then, that
for this purpose, you ask these men
with whom you have so long been vot-
ing, to reciprocnte the favor by sup,
porting candidates of pronounced tenn
perance principles, ana you VIII pro-
badly make discovery that will lead you
to pursue different course in the
future. VIII you try it?
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
Personal.

Ben. Dill is laid up with the rheu-
matism.
Misses May and HELEN Little are
home from school.
Brother Miller we are sorry to
learn has sick baby.
Bradley Dewitt left last Tuesday
for his home in DeWittville, N. Y.
Miss Maggie Flynn is home from
the Normal School at Lock Hrven.
Mrs. J. X. p. Hall and family of
st. Mary's were in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Horace Warner, of Wilcox,
was in Ridgway last week on visit.
Casper Kline, and Fred Ely are
home from the Lock Haven Normal
School.
Miss Mittie Wescott and Mrs. Good
win of Wilcox paid us flying visit on
Friday last.
Lieut.. Geo. r. Woodward was
very sick for few days last week. He
Is all right now.
Warren Drysdale has moved from
Wilcox and occupies the mill house
with Ed. Maybee.
John Cobb was in Ridgway last
week Mr.. Cobb and wife were visit
ing Chas. McVeans family at St.
Marys.
William Cohen, of the firm of
Cohen Bros & Brownstein of this place
and manager of their branch store
at Ludington, Michigan, is In Ridg-
way for few days.
Miss Hannah Black, teacher of the
Gardner school, has returned to her
home at New Bethlehem, Clarion
county. Miss Black has taught II very
successful school, and is highly spoken
of by her patrons.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
Dynamite explosion.
J.R.HAND &Co.'S WORKS NEAR BRAD
FORD DESTROYED.
NICKean Minerl

j. r. HAND * CO.. WORKS NEAR BRAD
FORD DESTROYED.
NIcKean Miner)
The above factory, situated about II
quarter of u mile from the Roberts
glycerine factory and two miles from
Bradford, was totally destroyed at
about two o'clock on Tuesday after
noon. The compound does not explode
by conclusion as is the case with nitro
glycerine, but by means Of a prepared
cap, and in this instance the compound
was fired by spark and the explosion
was that of some glycerine stored on
the premises. AT the time the fire
occurred two employees of the factory,
NJ NJ. Wilkes and w. r. Reynolds,
were making quantity of the COM
pound. They mixed the ingredients
in large tubs, and one of these having
been emptIed was placed by the stove
to clean and warm. While in this pO-
sition a spark from the stove set it on
fire and before it could be removed,
the flames had communicated TO the
dry woodwork of the room and con-
fiagratiOn was inevitable. Notwith-
standing this fact, and knowing that
there were 40 pounds of glycerine on
the premises, the two men went hero
ically TO work and succeeded in remOv-
ing the greater part of the glycerine
before they ran for their lives. They
did this none too soon, for they had not
gone more than one hundred yards be-
fore the building was blown to atoms,
the flying debris surrounding them on
all sides. In their hight the men left
quantity of clothing behind them and
about S25 in cash; the wonder is that
they escaped with their lives. The
Messrs. Hand were away at the time
and the loss curtailed by this explosion
is about 81 900 dollars, without any in
jury to human life as was expected by
those who heard the explosion,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30

New Biographical Dictionary
An excellent feature of the New Edi-
tion of Webster's Unabridged Diction-
ary, just issued, is the New Biogra-
phical Dictionary, in which are given
the names of nearly ten thousand
noted persons of ancient and modern
times, with a brief statement of the
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to answer the questions which often
arise as to when and where certain
persons lived, and the character of
their achievements. 1t contains many
names of persons who are still living,
and the pronunciation of each name is
given.