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President Judge S. P. Johnson.
Auiliiiouul Lav Judge Hon. Jho. T.
Vincent.
Associate Judges E. C. Sehullze,
Jesse Kler.
District Attorney J. K. P. Hall.
& lie rill" Jacob MeUauiey.
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Co. Superintendent. Kul'us Bucm-?.
Commissioners II. Warner, Jos. W.
Taylor, Louis Yolhiir.
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County Surveyor '.leo. WalmMey.
Jury Commissioners. (J cor;;0 lickinsn,
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TIME OF IIOMMXG C'U'l.T.
f'ecoad Mt.-tiday iti January,
Last Monday in Ajiril.
First Monday in Au-n-t.
First Monday in November.
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burgt Wit! I'limiport, owl the
G 12 E AT 0 1 L li E G I O
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KLECA X T "LEEITVG CARS
On nil NiJit Trains.
ON nnd after Mt.'XPAV. NOV. 26th,
the trains on the rhiladtlpliia iirio
laiiroaU wiii inn a.- lullows :
wi'.i'iAnii.
Mail Train leaves Philadelphia 0.20 p. m.
" Kitlway 2 0 ) p. in.
" arrive at i'.ii,' .lo p. m.
Erie Exp Uu.ves 1'hil.ideiphia 11.60 a. m.
t ltidirway 3 8ti a. ni.
" " arrive at Lrie 10 00 a. m
HAST WAUL).
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" Kidgway -.61! p. m.
' " arrive at I'hil.ida 0.H1 a. in.
Erie Eiprcss leaves Kite ".20 p. m.
. . " Hidwav 0.11 a.m.
" " ar-at l'niladeljiliia 1.20 p. m.
Mail and Express connect with Oil Creek
and Allegheny Kiver Kail Hold. EAG
OAGE CUECKEU THKOCti U.
Al'lll-U L. TVI.ER.
General Superintendent.
ILEGHESV VALLEi HAIL 110AL.
'ilie only direct route to Tittsburg
WITHOUT CHANGE OE CARS
from Oil City.
On an l after Monday Nov. 22J 1SC9, trains
Till run as follows :
GOING POUTn
Day Express leaves Oil City at 10.30 a.' m.
Arriving' at Fitlshug at 6.30 p. m.
Eight Exprrss leaves Oil City at 0,3 I p. m.
Arriving at l'iusburg at 7.00 a. ni.
KitianuL.g Aeo. leaves Emlt nton C.10 p. nr
Arriviving at Kittnnning 0.0i p. in.
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Arriviug at West 1'e.nn Junction at 7,05 p. m.
GOING NORTH.
Day Express leaves Pittsburg at 7,15 a. m.
Arriving at Oil City at 1.55 p. m.
Kight Express leaves Pittsburg at 8,00 p.m.
Arriving at Oil City at 6,00 a in.
Parker Aeo. leaves Kittanuing 7. JO a. in.
Arriving at Parker 0,55 a. m.
Mixed Way leave West Peun Juno, at 7,00 a. .in,
Arriviug at Oil City at 6,00 p. m.
Connections at Corry nnd Irvine'on for Oil
City and Pittsburg. At t'raukliu with James
town and FrnnKlin It. R. Connections with
West Ponn, H. R. at West Tenu Junction for
Blairsville and all points on tha main liu of
the Pennsylvania R. H.
Sloepiug Carson Night Trains.
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Thos. M. KiNa, Asat. Sapt.
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safe, and discarding from practice all medi
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tem, such as mercury, antimony, lead, cop
per, &o.
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reJuccr or dcpleter, and equalize the circula
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Btate by alteratives and tonics. I shall here
after give particular attention to chronio dis
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complaint. Catarrh, Ne tralgia, diseasos of the
throat, urinary organs, nd all uiseases pecu
liar to females, &c.
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the.r large and commodious hotel. Every
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11. LARGEY,
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T'ASLIN Kettles. Riiiss Kettles, Porclean
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HYDE ItOliiE,
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V. II. SCIIRAM, 1'roprictor.
Tliniikful for the pntronigc heretofore so
liberally bestowed upon him, the new pro
prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention
merit a continuance of the siime.
Oct SO 18Gi).
rpHAYER I10USJ5,
RIDGWAY, PA.
DiVID THAYER, Proprietor.
The undersigned having fitted up a large
sod oommodious hotel on the southwest
coiner of Centre aud Mill streets, with good
and convenient stabling attached, respect
fully solicits the patronage of his old friends
am) the pullic generally.
decia'Oti lj DAVID THAYER.
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ERSEY HOUSE,
CtNTKviLLE, Elk Co., Pa.
II, B LEAcn, Troprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore so
liberally bestowed upon hiui, the new pro.
prietor, hopes, by paying strict o-ttentiou to
the comfort ard convenience of guests, to
merit a continuance of the same.
vln201y.
All orders for Stoves and Hardware
will be promptly attended to as soon
as received, at the
12'(i7 St. MARY'S HARDWARE STORE.
jORTON HOUSE,
ERIE. PA
M. V. Moore, late of the iyd House)
Proprietor.
Open Day and. Night-
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Handbills, &o., done in a neat manner,
and at the lowest price, FOR CASH, at
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where he is ready to have all shop-work in
his line done od short, notice. St. Mary's,
Benzinger P. O , Elk co., Pa. uiyl'CS'ly
T D. PARSONS,
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Main St., opposite Hotel,
nov27y
Wilcox, Pa.
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OiEce hours from 8 to 10A. M. and 6 to 8 P.
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II
ENRY SOUTHER,
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THE MYSTERIOUS WIDOW.
During tbe suramcr of 18U, the British
not ouly laid claim to all that portion of the
district of Maine lying east of Penobscot,
but Admiral Griffeth and Sit John Shcr
bronk the latter then being the Governor
of Nova Scotia bad been sent with a
heavy force to take possession, and occupy
the town ot Castile, which place commands
the entrance to the Penobscot river. Short,
ly before the arrival of the English squad,
ron, Commodore Samuel Tucker had been
sent aronnd to Pcnopscot bay to protect
the American coasters, and while the Brit
ish sailed up the Custinc, he ly at Tbora
nfiton. It was a schooner that the commodore
commended, but she was a lively one, well
armed and manned ; and that sho carried
the true Yaukee "grit" upon her deck, the
enemy had received from them too niRny
proofs. On tho morning of the 28th of
August, a messenger was sent down from
Beliast wilh the Intelligence that a British
fiiuntc was coming from Casttne to take
him. Tucker knew that the British feared
him, and that also Sir John Sherbrook
had oflered a large amount for his capture.
When the commodore received the in.
tlligence his vessel was lying at one of the
low wharfs where he would havo to wait
for two hours for tho tide to set him off,
but he habteued to have cvrything prepa
red to get her off as soon as possible, for
he had uo desire to meet tho frigate.
Tho schooner's keel wr.s j'ist cleared
from the mud, and one 0! the men had
been sent upon the what f to cast off the
bowline, when a wagon drawn by one horse
came rattling down to the t-pot. The dri
ver, a rough-looking countryman, got out
upon the wharf, aud then assisted a middle
aged woman from the vehicle. The lady's
Gist iutpiry was for Commodore Tucker.
He was pointed out to her, and sho stepped
umm.the the EcUoouer'a deck aud antiroach
ed him.
. Cou)mcvlovo." sho at.l'a1, trlicn do you
sail from here ?"
"We sail right off, as soon as possible,
mndarii."
'Oh, then I know you will be kind to
me," the lady urged in pursuasive tunes.
"My poor husband died yesterday, and I
wish to carry his corpse to Wietmset, where
he belongs, and where his parents will
take care of it."
''But, my goqd woman, I shan't goto
Wicasset."
"If you will only land nm at the mouth
of the Sheepscot, I will ask no more. 1
can easily find a boat thero to take me up."
"Where is the body?" asked Tucker.
"Id the wagon," returned the lady,at tbe
eatue time raising the corner of her shawl
to wipe away the tears. "I have a sum
ot money with me, aud you shall bo well
paid for your trouble."
"Tut, tut, woman ; if I accommodate you
there won't be uo pay about it,"
The kind-hearted old commodore was
not the man to refuse a favor, and though
he liked not the bother of taking the wo.
man and ber strange ncconpanitnent ou
board, yet he could not refuse. When he
told ber her he would do as she had re.
quested, she thanked him with many tears
in her eyes.
Some of the men were sent upon the
wharf to bring the body on board. A long
buffalo robe was lifted off by the man that
drove the wagon, and beneath it there ap
peared a neat black coffin. Some words
were passed by the seamen, as they were
putting the coffin ou board, which went to
show plaiuly that the affair did Dot exactly
suit them. It may have been but prejudice
once in a while, whoa we consider the
stern realities they have to encounter.
"Hush, my good men," said the eonimo.
dore, as he beard their uiunnered remon
strances. "Suppose you were to die away
from home, would you Dot wish that your
last remains might be carried to your poor
parents ? Come, hurry now !"
Tho men said do moro, and ero long the
coffin was placed in the bold, and tbe wo
man shown to the cabin. In less than hall
an hour the schooner was cleared from
the wharf, aod standing out from the bay.
The wind was light from the eastward,
but Tucker had no fear of the frigate now
that be was once out of the bay.
In the evening, the Jady passenger came
on deck, and the commodore assured tor
that he would be able to land her early on
the next morning. She expressed her
gratitude aud satisfaction, md remarked
JAN. 92, 1870.
that, bff.ire sho retired, hhe would liki) to
see that -her husband's corpso was safe.
This was of course granted, and ouc of
them lilted of! the hatch that she might
go down iuto tho hold,
"I declare," muttered Daniel Carter, nn
old sailor, who was sinndiug at the wheel,
"she takes on dre'fully V
"Yes. poor thins;," said Tucker, as he
heard her sobs aod groans.
"D'ye notice what'n eye she's got?"
continued Carter.
' No," said Tucker, only 'twas swoolen
with tears."
"My eyesl but they shoup, though,
when she stood there louking at tho Coin
pass." Tucker smiled at the man's quaint earn
estness, and without further romavks ho
went down to the cabin.
Whenjhe woman citue up from the
hold, she looked about tho dtik of the
schoooner for a few momeuta, and then
went off. There was something in her p
pcarauce that puzzled Carter. He had been
one of those who objected to the coffin's
being brought on board, and hence he was
not predisposed to look very favorably up
on its owner. The woman's eye ran over
the Rchoouets deck with a strange quick
ness, and Carter eyed her sharply. Soon
she went to the taQVail and iooked over at
the 6tetu-boat, and then she c:tne and
stood by tho binuacle og:uu.
'Look out. or you'll gibe tho brun," ut
tered the pasrengcr.
Carter stnrtcd aod four. J (hat the main rr.il
was shivering. lie gave the helm a couple
of strokes aport, aud then cast his eyes
flcrain upon the woror.n, whoje features
were lighted ly the Liniclu lump.
"Ti.'trk, nia'umV' said Dm. "Ha
hold ten why, ble. s my soul, there's a big
spider liunt on y.ur Lair. Ino not there
II .-rc, I 'll-Ugh I"
This !nst ejaculation Dan mi le, as ho
seemed to pull something ficm the woman's
huir, which he threw upon the deck wilh
the Ugh ulove n.enti'.tied.
Choitiy uftorwards the par.enger' went
below, and ere hug Tucker c?:ne on cSeclc.
rfm.,,j,.o, fcatd f!nrt,r, witi, re
markable degree of earnestness in his man
ner, '-is the man turned in?"
"IIatl.tr tiiiiik Sii," said Tucker, looking
at the compass. ' Look out, hiuk out, Car
ter ! Why man niivc, you're two points
to iho southvtitd of vt.ui course."
"Blow me o I am," srA the man bring
ing the helm smartly aport. "Bu, say
uidn't-ye notice anything peculiar about
the old 'oman ?"
"Why, D.tu. you seem deeply interested
about her."
"Pol am, commodore bo' so I am about
the coffin, too. Wouldn't it be well for you
Mid I to overhaul it ?"
"Bhaw ! you ate as scared as a child in
a graveyard."
"Not a bit. Just hark a bit. That
'oti:an aiu't lio 'uiasu."
The commodore prononccd tho name of
his salable majesty in tho most etnphatic
manner.
"It's tho truth, commodore I can swear
to it. I purtended there wes a spider on
her hair, and I rubbed my hand agiu ber
face. By Sain Hyde, if it wtseu't as ro'igh
as nn holystone. You tec she told me
how I'd let the boom gibe, if I didn't look
out. I know there wasn't uo 'oman there,
and so I tried her. Call somcdody to the
wheel, and let's' go and look at the coffin "
The commodore was wonderslruek by
what he had heard, but with that calm
presence of mind that made him what he
was, sat coolly to thinking; in a few mo
ments he culled one ot the men aft to re
lieve Carter, and then he went down to look
after his passcngei. The latter had turned
in, aud appeared to bo sleeping. Tucker
returned aud took Carter one-side.
"No noise, now, Carter ; follow lue, as
though uotbing had happeucd."
'Sartin."
The two approached the main hatch, and
stopped to raise it, when Dan's hand touch
ed a small ball that seemed to have bct u
pinued up under the afterbroak of the
hatch.
" Tin a ball of twiue," said he.
"Dou't touch it, but run aud get a Iau
tern." replied Tucker.
Carter sprang to obey, and when he re
turned, a number ot men had gathered
about the spot. The hatch was raised, aud
tbe commodore carefully picked up the ball
ot twine, and found that, it was made fast
to sometning below. Hi descended to the
hole, aud there he found tbe ball of twine
ran in beneath the lid of the coffin He
had uo doubt iu hia mind now that there
W3 toischiel below, and ho sent Ca. tcr fot
something that miht answer for a screw
driver. The man soon returned with a
stout knife, nnd the commodore set to work.
Ho werked very or.cfully, however, at the
same time keeping a bright lookout for
the string.
At lc&gth tho screws were out, nnd tho
lid very caref ully lifted from its place.
'"Great God in hcavcu !'' burst from the
lips of tho commodore.
"By Sam Hyde 1" dropped like a thun
derclap from the tongua of young Swm.
"God bless you, Daa !" said the commo
dore. "Kuow'd it !" uttered Dan.
The men stood for a moment, aud gazed
upon the coffin. There was no dead tniin
there, but in the place thereof there was
material for the death of a score. The cof
fin was filled with gunpowder and pitch
wood. Upon a light frame work in the
oentre were arranged four pistols, all cocked
aud the siring entering the coffin from
without, communicated with the triokcr of
each.
The first movement of the commodore
was to call for water, aud when it was
brought, he dashed three or four buckets
full into the infernal contrivance, and then
he breathed more freely.
"No, no," ha tillered, es he leaped from
the hold. ''No, no men. Do nothing
rashly. Lt me go iuto the cabin rct.
Yon may follow me."
Ccmmcdora Tucker stroda into the cabin
walked tip to the bunk whero his passen
ger lay, and gr;ispitg hold of tho female
dress, he dragged its wearer out upon the
floor. There was a sharp resistance, and
the passenger drew a pistol, but it was
quickly knocked sway the gown was torn
off, and a man caiuo fuith from the rem
nants of calico and linen.
Tho fellow vvss assured that hi3 whole
plot had been disccovered, nnd at length
owned that it had been his plan to turn out
in the course of the night and got hold of
the twine, which he had left iu a conven
ieut place ; he intended to have gino aft,
carefully unwinding tho triu as he went
along; theu to have got iuto the boat, cut
the falls, and, as the boat fell into the wa.
tcr, he would have pulled the twined.
'And I think you know," he continued,
with a wicked look, "what would havo fol
lowed. I should not have beu noticed in
tho fuss -I'd have got out of the way with
tho boat, and you'd all haye been :n the
uext world in short order. And all I can
h j is, that I'm sorry I didn't do it."
It was with mt'ch difficulty that the com
n.o lore prevented his men from killing the
vi'iiaiu on the spot. I!e proved to be oue
of the enemy's officer, and he was to h:ive
a heavy reward if ho succeeded iu destroy
ing the commodore and his crew.
The pritouer was carried en deck and
lashed to tho main rigging, whero ho was
told to remain uutill- tho vessel got into
port.
"What a horrid death that villain mcnt
for us !" said Carter.
"Yes, ho did," said Tucker, with a shud.
der.
"lie belongs to the same gang that's
been robbiu' aod burniu' the poor folks'
houses on tha coast," said one of tho men.
"Yes," said tho commodore, with a ncr.
vous twitch of the muscles about tho
mouth.
A bitter curso from the prisoner now broke
on the air, and with clenched fist the com
modore weut beloow.
Iu tha morning, when Tucker came on
deck, Seguiu was in sight upon the star
board bow, but when be looked for tho
prisoner he was gone.
"Carte, where'ti the vsllain I lashed
here last uiht?"
"I'm sure I don't know where he is,
commodore. Perhaps he's jumped over,
board."
The old commodore looked Stonily iu
Carter's eyes, and be saw a twinkle of satis,
faction gleuu.iug theie. He hesitated a
moment then turned away, aud. muttered
to himself:
"Well, well I can't blame them. If
the murderous villaiu's gone to death, he
has only met a fate which he richly deserv
ed. Better far it be him than that my
noble crew were now all in the ocean's cold
grave."
A Husband advertises thus : "My wifo
Maria has strayed or been stolen. Who
ever returns her will get his head broke
As to trusting her, anybody oan do go if
tbey see fit; for as I never pay my own
debts, U s Dot likely I'll pay hcr'n.
NO .15.
OL.Ji-t. -JJ. JU
LONG LUE.
Tho art of attaining to oxtreme old ago
divosted of all superfluous details, consists
simply in tho strict observance of'the,
natural laws. Every day ought to bo bo
apportioned as to permit of bodily exercise,
useful employment of tho intellectual pow.
era, tho cultivation and gratifteation-'of the
moral and religious sentiments, the taking
of food and sleep, end the gratification of
the animal faculties; but the gratification
of tho organic and moral laws should, like
the gratification of the animal faculties, be
in moderation, all excess or abuse as in
variably entails unhappincss, pain, or di
seaso, as moderate use insures the contrary.
Every act that is conducive to health and
happiness is also conductive to long lifo ;
while every infringement of the natural
laws en'ails an opposite condition, and tends
to shorten lifo. Tho strict observance of
tbe natural laws is, then, the real and only
secret of long life always baniug acci
dents, which aro beyond the control of hu.
man ptovi.-ion; But even here Providence
by imp'autiug tho feeling of caution in hu
man beings, has put it in their power to
grerlly avoid misfortunes, by teaching them
not to place themselves in situations or po
sitions iu which such are likely to occur.
There is no question that mau docs not
live so long as in a normal conditiou of
things he o'jght to do God prasied Solom
on becau. c ha asked for wisdom iuatoad of
long life. Why so? Because wisdom
that is to say, the strict observance of the
natural laws eulails of itself long lifo.
Roger Bacon believes that man could live
a thousand years, if ho only knew how to
economize his provision of vital forco. Tl e
celebrated physiologist, Flourms, B!o de
duced from his stu.'y of the nervouo oeu-
tres that ma-rough t to livo nvich longer
thau he does. It his been shown by sta
tistical tables that married men livo longer
than the unmarried. Tho reason is simple :
uumauied men do not fulfill one of the
nututal luws; married men alio lead moro
-tcodj, Uvea, lu oilu-i- words, do not so often
infringe the natural laws. Unfortunate!.
wnny mia'aka idfoDet ior economy f
force. 1 1 is not so. Economy of force lies
iu the moderate use of tho powers, facul
ties, and appeti'es ; but to disuse them is
to aouso them almost as much by excess
Others, again, aro perfectly intimate with
tho natural laws, and yet have so little con
trol over themselves that they frequently
louso uiem. xhis seems to be one ot the
pains and penahios cf our fallen uaturo
the most grievous of them all.
Long life is so exceptional a-thin?, that
tho Greeks aud Romans used to chroniela
all remarkable cases of longevity. Hen
sler and other writers havo showu that the
year before Abiaham consisted of only
three won'La; that it leekoned eiaht after
the time of the Patriarch: but that it
counted twelve enly after the time of Jo-
sepn, who introduced the Egyptian met.
hod among the Jews. The ago ot Methu
selah presents, then, nothing so very ex.
traordinary when we proceed upon this cal.
culatioD. It was after fhn
that the prophet sang: "The days of our
cars arc threescore years and ten. and if
by reason of strength they le fourscore
years, yet ii their strength labor nnd sor
row ; for it is soon'cut off, and we fiy away."
JJut it is well attested that in our davii
sorre people attain a much greater ago.
Samit Mungo, a Scotchman, and Peter
Lzarten, a Hungarian, are quoted as having
attained a huudred and cighty-Svo years of
age. BeLw that figure the instances of
longevity became much more numerous.
The particular habits of perons who have
lived to an extreme old ao do not howev.
er, always throw light upon the cause of
longevity, and are evca sometimes contra
dictory. Francis Mongo, who died at
Smyrna at the age of a hundred and four
teen, drank ootbiug but scorzonera water.
Jean d'Outrego, who died iu Galicia at
a hundred and forty seven, ate naught but
flour of maize. Widow Lesier. who died
at a huudred aud seven, always wont naked
looteu. juauimy, who died at a hundred
and nineteen, was a vegetarian, and dranfc
water. He was never known to be angry.
Favrot, who died at a hundred iitod four,
had his pipe constantly id his mouth; and
ceu'enarians Lave been known to have prac
ticed anything but moderation in eating
and drinking. Old Parr died at the aj
of a hundred and fifty .two from a surfeit
at tbe court of Charles II. According to
Dr. Noirot, the average chances of life up
to seventy havA
--t.-vuivw iu uur own
times but beyond that epoch the chaucea
nave diminished.