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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
Confessing his Crime.
THE CASHIER OF THE KEwANEE BANK
ADMITS HIS GUILT AND RETURNS
SOME OF THE MONEY

THE CASHIER OF THE KEwANEE BANK
ADMITS HIS GUILT AND RETURNS
SOME OF THE MONEY.
Chicago, Aug. 30.-J. s. Scott, the
St. Louis dentist, arrested for COM
plicity in the Kewanee Bank robbery =,
was brought to Chicago to-day, and
will be taken to Kewanee tomorrow.
Scott, it is believed, had no hand in
the robbery, but will be held as an nc
cessory before and after the fact. He
was, while resident of Rewanee, a
member of a poker syndicate in which
Welch, the robber, and Pratt, the as
sistant bank cashier, were partners.
This syndicate worked together for
mutual benefit, and feeced the spor-
tive Kewanites with great success.
Pratt was superintendent of the Sum
day school and the model young man
of the village at the time all this was
going on. He had, by the connivance
of Welch, paid at the bank about ST.
500 in checks forged by Pratt and pre-
sented by Welch for payment. Pos
session has been secured of five tele-
grams passing between Pratt and
Welch relative to the bank robbery
job. Scott was in the original con-
spiracy, but weakened at the last and
would not join Welch in the robbery.
1t is not yet known who Welch's
helper was on the occasion of the rob-
berry. Pratt gave the signal for the
operation, choosing a time when no.
- hut himself and
Miss Palmer, his lady assistant. Miss
Palmer was roughly and brutally
treated by Welch and his helper, but
Pratt received only two or three light
taps on the head for show. AS his
accomplices were leaving with the
swag he whispered to them "Hit me
again and harder. This won't do"
He even banged his head against the
inside Of the vault door to give him
self the requisite number of Jumps.
Yesterday afternoon Pratt broke down
and confessed everything. He accom-
panied the officers to his fathers barn
yard and himself uncovered six thou
sand dollars in gold which he had
buried us his share in the swag. Thus
far about $4,000 has been recovered
from Pratt and Welch, but no trace
can be obtained of the remainder of
the Sl9, 200 said to have been stolen.
1t is believed this sum is an exaggera-
ton, and that only S;ll 900 or $4,000
was actually taken, Pratt having
cooked up the bank books to show
larger sum than was actually on hand
in currency and gold, intending by
this means to make clean thing of
all his previous peculations. Pratt and
Welch were to-day taken to the Cam
bridge Jail in default of $4,000 bail
each.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
GERMAN INVIGoRAToRt

hpositively and permanently cures
Inpotency Caused by eXcesses of any
kind, Seminal weakness, and all dis
eases that follows as sequence of
Self-Abuse az loss of energy, loss of
memory, universal lasitude, pain in
the back, dimness of vision, premature
old age, and many other diseases that
lead to insanity or consumption and
premature grave
Send for circulars with testimonials
free by mail. The INVIGORAFOR
is sold at 81 per box, or six boxes for
So by all druggists, or will be sent for
by mail, securely sealed, OIL receipt of
price by addressing
+. j. CHENEY, Druggist,
1877 Summit ST., TOLEDO, OHIO.
Sole Agent for the United States.
The most wonderful curative REM
edies of the present day, are those that
come from Germany, or at least origi-
nate there. The most recent prepara-
ton placed upon the market in this
country, is the GREAT GERMAN
INVIGORATOR, which has never
been known to fail in curing single
case of impotency, spermatorrh9a,.
weakness and all diseases resulting
from self-abuse, as nervous debility,
inability, mental anxiety, languor,
lassitude, depression of spirits and
functional arrangements Ofthe nervous
system. Fol- sale by druggists, or sent
free by mail on receipt of the paiee
81 90 SoleAgent for the United States
Send for circular. For sale by Chas,
McVean, st. Marys, Pa.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07

--He5er Donaldson, Of Emlenton,
who was tried a year ago by his church
session for dancing and cut off from
communion, was tried again last week,
his case having been remanded to the
church by the General Assembly, and
the session has decided that dancing
In a quadrille Is sin for which Pres
byterian must be eXcommunicated.
OF course, If it is a sin in Emlenton, it
Is also sin Philadelphia, and If the
square dance in which Mr.. Donaldson
indulged with few friends. quench.
ing his thirst meanwhile with Ice
water, was fit cause for excommuni-
cation, much more a round dance with
claret-cup and champagne, which is
the form dancing is apt to take in
great cities. The General Assembly
lodged this question last year; but,
as Mr.. Donaldson proposes to carry his
appeal up, the highest authority of the
church must face the important qucs
tion-is dancing a sin ?-Philadeiphia
Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
A Lack Of Babies Among Presbyterians
From the New York SUM-


In membership of nearly 100000
the last annual report shows that 49,
900 babies have been presented for
baptism. The scarcity of infants in
some of the most stately and wealthy
churches is alarming. In the First
Presbyterian Church, in Fifth avenue,
with its membership of 4l0, only two
infants have been brought to the bap-
tismal font. The venerable and
wealthy Rutgers Church reports no
baptisms of infants, although its
members number $50. DR.. Rob inson's
magnificent Memorial Church has SOB
members, who have been able TO mus
ter for baptisms only ten children.
The genial Mr.. Rossiter of the North
Church, with his 666 members, re-
ports eleven infants baptized. Across
the East River there is q similar disuse
OF baptism. In Talmage's vast MEM
bership of 2,747, the largest in the
Presbyterian family, only thirty-two
infants have been baptized. DR..
Cuyler has 1892 members in his
church, yet has sprinkled the brows
of only twenty-five babies. In Classon
Avenue Church, where there are $50
members, thirteen little ones have
been presented at the font. Doctors
VanDyke and Crosby, one with 67l
members and the other with 336, re-
port no baptisms at all. To show that
there are infants In Brooklyn, 1t Is
necessary only to mention that the
Hopkins Street German Church has
received by baptism forty-six; Brother
Foote'S Throop Avenue Church,
thirty.nine; and Mr.. Halls, which is
among the wealthy people on the
Heights, forty-seven. Probably the
most startling neglect is in Buffalo,
where the three largest churches re-
port each one baby baptized. One OF
these has 325 members, another All
and the third 1876. These figures, II
must be remembered, are from the
official records, carefully made up,
aud solemnly laid before the highest
judicatory of the church.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
An Uncomfortable MementO.

The Buffalo Courier relates the fol-
lowing singular incident: On the
night of April 2lst. 1881, William r..
Langford, sailor on board the United
States man n-of-war Cumberland, which
was stationed at Fortress Monroe, Va,
was ordered to picket duty. When the
picket boat was near the fort IL was fired
upon and Laugford was struck in the
right shoulder. He was taken back
to the ship and the wound dressed, the
attending physician declaring that he
could not find the ball. The ball had
entered the fieshy part of the shoulder,
just grazing the bone, and after the
flesh had healed gave Langford no
further trouble. Lately, however, he
has had pains in the back and few
weeks ago swelling began to appear
in the right lumbar region. 1t grew
worse aud was poulticed several times.
On Sunday morning, July Slst, Mrs.
Langiord made an incision with q
pen-Bnife. Seeing what appeared to
be u dark, hard substance, she cut
further and presently bullet dropped
out into her hand. Langford at once
felt relief and is now in good health
again. The ball is a Minnie and
weighes about an ounce. 1t still has
some of the wrappings on it and is
slightly hattened on one side. 1t is
none the worse for its long sleep, and
the man who carried it about in hii
body for twenty-one years values il
highly.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
TaksDg Their stand.
tPhl, ldelpbia press.l

An eminent Republican Of this
State writes to the Editor of The Press.
II desire to say that have read The
Press carefully this summer and /
think you are entitled to the thanks of
every true Republican for the earnest
efforts you made to reconcile the diff
Guilty between the two factions of the
party. Your advice was not needed,
however, and as the contest is upon us,
felt 1t my duty to go with those who
entertain the same sentiments l do
with regard to the conduct of political
affairs.
The honored Republican who writes
this letter has recently announced his
support of Mr.. Stewart and. the Inde-
pendent Republican ticket. Others
who were equally anxious with him
for settlement of Republican differ
ences will fell no less bound, If the
fight goes on, to sustain General Bea-
yer and his associates. But true and
earnest men on both sides have sim
cerely hoped for an adjustment.
The letter from Which we have quoted
expresses the undoubted feelings of
the thoughtful Republicans of the
State. Whether their sympathies
were with the one side or The other,
they have recognized the unfortunate
character and consequences ofthe feud
and have felt the importance of heal
ing it in a fair apd honorable way.
The failure to reach an agreement il
equally disappointment to- them and
q misfortune for the party.
If, however. the contest is to 90 on,
they will feel like the writer Of the
above letter, that they must take their
stand. This will divide them. AS an
Independent Republican, he is im-
PEELED to join the Independent Repub-
licans who go the length of an Inde-
pendent ticket. Others who center
tain the same sentiment with regard
to the conduct of political affairs" will
not consider themselves justified in
going to this extreme. Without
abating their Independent Republican
principles, they will feel that the sue
cess of the Democratic party involves
too great risk; that they cannot di-
vide the Republican party without
placing the Democrats in power; that
they have already secured signal ad-
vantages in this canvass /; and that it
is safer to carry on the estruggle within
the party. 1t is pity that there is
any division among them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
Guiteau's Skeleton.

Washington, Aug. al.-Guiteru's
skeleton is now at the National Army
Medical Museum, in this city, but will
not be exhibited to the public. The
final disposition of the bones of the as
sessin has not been determined upon,
and cannot be until Judge Hagner
decides as to the validity of Guiteau's
will, in which he bequeathed his body
to DR.. Hicks. The experts who were
engaged In the microscopical examina-
tion of Guiteau's brain, have completed
their work. 1t isunderstood that they
already disagree in their conclusions
respecting his sanity.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
ESTATE NOTICE.

ESTATE of jeremiah Callahan,
ILlate of Fox township, Elk county,
Pa, deceased. Notice is hereby given
that letters testamentary have heen
granted to the undersigned upon the
above estate. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make i'm
mediate payment, ana those having
legal claims against the same to pre-
sent them without delay in proper
order for settlement
PATRICK CALLAHAN |
FRED. DICKINSON, I EXr's.
nl9t6
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
PIANOS.

$l60 up (Stool, Cover and Book
Elegant Square Grand, strings, full
Agraffes, every improvement, only
S245. Cabinet Grand Upright $2l0
and $3.50. Other Grand Holiday Bar
gains. Jubilee Organs, $50 up (Stool
and Book. Excelsior, style 40, Five
sect of Reeds. l5 stops, only $s7.
"Oriental," style lO3. Ten set of Reeds,
90 stops, only 125. No. bogus" sets
of reeds or dummy" stops. All sent
on 10 days trial, Freight free il unSdtis-
factory. Fair and honest dealing
guaranteed. Sheet Music ] price
Piano. Organ, or Music Catalogue free
MENDELSSOHN PIANO CO., Box
205S, n. Y.
OD~ NC
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
The Eruit Of Merit.

DR.. Hartman & Co.-Please send me
lot of your books on the II lis ofLife. "
l sell a great deal of your Peruna and
Manaliu. They are very highly
spoken of in this part of the country.
+. H. BUssMAN, p. NJ, Westford, Pa.
Dear Sir l have taken half II
dozen bottles of your Peruna and find
it is doing me great good.
Yours truly, JAMES WYATT,
Steubenvslle, Ohio.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07

in making stained glass windows,
the coloring matter-red, green, flesh
color, or whatever it may be-is first
stirred with the glass in its molten
state. When 1t is rolled into sheets
and cools it comes out the brilliant hue
desired. Next, imagine an old-fasbio'
ed patchwork quilt, where the little
blocks or leaves are cut out by means
of paper patterns and sewed together
10 make the complete figure. There
you have the idea of the stained glass
windows. Artists who are adopts
make o large design of the paint
ing wanted. Different small parts OF
1t are transferred from this, and paste
board patterns made from these like
the patchwork quilt. The glass is cut
into shape desired with a diamond.
Then the pieces are Joined together
into the perfect whole. The edges are
united by means of solder and lead,
where the patchwork bits would be
sewed with needle. Thus, making
a stained glass window is about as
much mechanical as artistic. Rare
and fiue work, such as the human
face and parts of the human figure
are painted upon the glass, requiring
the touch of an artist.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
NeW.Li

lNSW LllS
is given by using Brown s
IRON BITTERs. In the
Winter it strengthens and
warns the system; in the
Spring it enriches the blood
and conquers disease; in the
Summer it'gives tone to the
nerves and digestive organs;
in the Fall it enables the
system to stand the shock
Of sudden changes.
In no way can disease be
so surely prevented as by
keeping the system in per-
feet condition. Browns
IRON BITTERs ensures per-
feet health through the
changing seasons, it disarms
the danger from impure
water and miasmatic air,
and it prevents Consump-
ton, Kidney and Liver Dis
ease, &c.
II. S. Berlin, Esq, Of the
well-known firm of H. S.
Berlin & Co., Attorneys, lie
Drnit Rliildi-o Washipg-
to-, d. G ,.--:.So, Ice. SUI,
1881:
Gfrtitmtn take pleas.
ure in stating that have used
Browns Iron Bitters for ma
laria and nervous troubles,
caused by overwork, with
excellent results.
Beware Of limitations.
Ask for BRowN's IRON BIT
TIERS, and insrsf on having
it. Don't be imposed on
with something recon-
mended as "jast as good"
The genuine is made only
by the Brown Chemical Co.
Baltimore, Md.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07

Another method of curing disease
without the taking of numerous medi-
cines Is Prof. Guilmette's Kidney Pad,
which is guaranteed to cure all. dis
easees of the kidneys, bladder and
urinary organs
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07

Nerves, brain, and muscles gain
strength and the power of endurance
by using Browns Iron. Bitters.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07

Total yield of wheat.....526, 400, ,0O0
These figures are subject to revision
after returns from threshins are re-
ceived. The general trade situation Is
reported by wire to tho Journal as
steadily improving.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
The Country's Yield Of Wheat.

AN ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF
BUSHELS PRODUCED BY EACH STATE.
New York, Sept. 1.-Bradstreefs
tomorrow will publish comprehen-
sive report of the yield of wheat by
States based ON replies from 1000 cor
respondents. The yield in New Eng
land States is placed at 100000
bushels, which is 100000 bushels less
than last year. The Southern States
are estimated at 4S,000,0 900 bushels
against 10000, 900, and the Middle
States at 39, 800, 900 bushels against 34,'
500 900 bushels last year. The West
reports first quality grain except in por-
tions of Michigan and Northern Ohio.
where rain injured the grain while In
the shock. The outturn of bushels by
States is given as follows:
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07

Two devices for overcoming perils
Of the deep, a steamship brake and a
drag, have just been tested In Boston
harbor. The brake consists Of two
large steel plates or fms, which are
fastened to the stern of steamship
and worked by chains running to the
pilot house. BY opening these fms
the resistance of forty square feet OF
steel is brought to bear on the mo-
mentum of the boat, and the tests
show that the checking force was sud-
den and irresistible. A steamer going
at full speed was stopped within a
space of ten feet. The drag Is inten-
ded both to soothe troubled waters aud
to hold a ships head against the
wind during gale. 1t is umbrella
shaped and made of strong canvas on
oak ribs. During blow this drag Is
dropped from the bows OF a ship by a
rope fastened to its centre. 1t is
claimed that this will keep the ship
steady with her head to the wind,
while bag of oil at the apex of the
eontrivance is to take the danger out
Of the pillows.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07

An incident in the reckless career
of the Marquis of Hasting is related by
q traveller who chanced to be staying
in the chic; hotel at Sheffield, one
evening, when he and few compan-
ions resolved on what they termed a
clark" Their frolic took the turn of
demolishipg all the mirrors, chande-
liers, pictures, aud furniture Of two
large drawing rooms. "If ever I saw
q madman," says the narrator, lit
was the Marquis that night, as, with
the but end of a riding whit, he fran
tically dashed out windows, ruined
statutes and vases, and defaced book
cases and sideboards, shrieking the
while like all incarnate demon. Then,
when he had done, he drew forth his
check book, sighed bank draft, and,
with an oath. ordered the manager to
pay himself for the damage done,
which, 1 have no doubt. the manager
did without emitting single item.'
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-07
ROBBED.

Thousands of graves are annually
robbed oftheir victims, lives prolonged
happiness and health restored by the
use of the great
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30

The three months secretly married
couple at Kernersvills. find themselves
seconded and abetied hv another simiia-
occurrence. The ChorIOne Journal says:
The story OF = romantic marriage
comes fiom Glen Alpine. Tne parties
were Mr.. Edward W. Lron. ol Pittsburp.
Pa, and Mss Nome ReI0haFt, or
Thomasville. Mr.. LEON il well ..nown
IN Charlotte. having >pcnt several win
:ers here with bis %IatiIet. a wealthy citi
Zen of Pittsbuig. Mis-, Rei2 art. d pretty
blonde, who hss a numDer Of friends and
acqualntances here, l. the daughter Of
a prominent citizen OF Townsville. Her
grandmother, a lady OF wealth, lives in
Virginia.
About three years < the Two became
engaged. But the parents of the young
lady 0Ioke of the engagement on ac-
"a of ner yoLth. and tne lovers have
been separated until about two weeks
ago they met at Wayoesviile where Miss
Relnliart was summeriDg with her fam
lily. They resolved 10 be secretly mar
RED. Rev. ". E. McIivaine, a Presby-
terrain minister, was prevailed upon to
perform the ceremony. lie was arranged
that the enamoied pair and the minister
should meet nj a pic.ure5Iue spot on a
neI9hboiIng mOuntaln, wnere the not
should be tied. \ license was obtained
and IL was agreed that the affair should
he kept secret Tor a year, dTrIns which
time Mr.. Lyon was to go 10 Europe. On
his Eetufn II was proposed to make the
announcement 10 the hope that both
famIilcs would become TecoDciled, the
devotion OF the couple having been SO
amply demonstrated.
Everything seemed to be profoundly
secret, and both Mr.. Lyon and Miss
RelnoaIt, the latter accompanied by
members OF the fam.iv sill igaorant OF
the union, left Waynesville for Glen AL
pine Springs. But a rumor Of the mar
rage somehow got abroad and busy
tongues at Gien Alpine sOon become SO
loud that the noise reached the ears Of
Mr.. Lyon. He at once resolved that it
was his duty to make a public
ment of the marriage, ana this was done.
The parents were, as may be imagined,
profoundly stirred, and owing to some
fauclcd lnformaiIty in the original
license, it was determined to have the
ceremonie performed again. THIS was
done Thursday morning last, by Rev. r.
B.. Anderson. of Morganton. 1t was
Witnessed by the guests Of the hotel.
who all o. the deepest interest in the
rOmatic afftii, and the Lyon of the
hour" DOR their departure with the con
graiulatious of everybody.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30
Dead-eeats,--out of Office.

Gen. Alfred Waldell thus warns young
men of the South to keep away from
Washington =
In our judgment, and it is a Judgment
based upon observation and experience,
there Is no occupation IN this country
which, ii followed even tor a short time,
30 utterly units a man for usefulness in
any OF the ordinary pursuits Of life, as
ot~hce-holding under the government at
Washington.
1t makes a man absolutely dependent,
and when q change of administration or
a party eAleency, or any other cause de-
mands his removal, he becomes a soured
mlsauthrope and a nuisance to his friends
and himself. The longer he has held the
office the worse his case is, and the less
fitted he is to battle with misfortune, or
TO seek success in life iu other pursuits.
Some of the most melancholy objects to
be seen on Pennsylvania avenue, about
the hotels and in the corridors of the cap
ltOl are men who, after long service in a
department treadmill, have been turned
out TO make room tor some favorite, or
because OF their rebel sentiments and
who walk about, seedy, cursing the Radi-
GAS or a Democratic Congress and proph-
fesying a change of administration which
will restore them to their lost happiness.
Nv hen we used. the word ''~treadmill"
Sbove, 1t was in the sense not of hard la
tor but of routine, for as a rule the
y aShIngton city government employe
DOCS not have hard work to do. He goes
f. the ofhce at 9 0 clock a. m. and, with a
Suspension for lunch. he leaves at 3 D. m.
the remainder of his time, if he be a
elngle man and without a home there, be-
pg passed as young men with little money
pa abundant leisure usually spend their
PINE other cities. lie gets into a
&roove and some day, when least expect
70, he Is removed from it, and then he
fllL spend months, or years, trying to get
pack again.