lie &muU.
Ilenrj A. Parsons, Jr., -
Editor
THURSDAY, MARCH 80, 18S2.
Entered at the Post-office at
Ridoway, Pa., as second class
mail matter,
Tho Day of tho People.
Tbe dawning of Popular Represen
tation: Is at hand. Those old musty
documents known as the Constitution,
Bill of Rights ami the Declaration of
Independence, contain the principles
With which- the ship of a free State
may sail without other chart or com
pass. The eternal principle of popu
lar representation in one of the vital
planks In the grand old structure
which we call Nation. The people
shall rule themselves. All delegations
or authority shall come from the peo
ple. In these days too often we see
the expressed will of the people set at
naught in the interest of a petty office
or at the behest of a parry chieftain.
At Cincinnati the unholy hand of a
Cameron gave us Hayes in defiance of
the wishes of a large majority of the
Republicans of the old Keystone
State. Then at Chicago the 306 who
stood by Grant attempted In their
blind devotion to great leader to
throw down the tradition of the
country and upset the idea of popular
government by a step and a long one
tooJMu the direction of on Empire.
These are notable examples of a dis
regard of the wishes of tho people,
and they stand as wurning mile stones
to all men that there are ambitious
and unscrupulous men, eveu In a Re
public whom it will not do to trust too
far. Columns could be written on
these high misdemeanors, but a hint
suffices for our purpose.-
Last fall at the Republican county
convention,, of Elk county, a great
mistake was made; the wind was sown
which is bringing forth the whirlwind.
Authority was given the Chairman of
the County Committee to appoint the
committee. Tills disposition of the
committee the delegates had no power
to make, and that they exceeded their
authority In the premises no one
doubts. After the chairman got this
unheard of power he proceeded to stuir
the committee to suit his own idea of
politics in utterdisregardof the wishes
of theRepublicansof the county. In the
first place it had always been customary
to appoint three members of the com
mittee from each precinct. This cus
tom the chairman, with his usual dis
regard of auything that seems to stand
In the way of his servitude to the
masters, appointed but one member in
each district. When questioned as to
the propriety of his action he gave
the questioner to understand that it
was no one's business, and that ho was
running the machine. In this net ion
be made a blunder which no amount
of excuses will release him from.. Re
publicans of Ell: county aro yon pre
pared' ttv be dictated to by one man,
and' that one man of no very large
calibre either? Are you prepared to
have your rights as citizens and Re
publicans trodden under loot by a man
simple because he holds an official
position and dances when his masters
pipe? Last week (Wednesday), this
committee or a fraction of it (six men
all told) were present. The chairman
held two substitutions for use in case
of emergency, and had tilings "lixod1'
to suit himself. After the meeting
was over the mighty chairman, in
formed a gentleman that as there was
no Republican paper in the county
thB..JreJQr.t,.would be publl.-hcd
whem the Democrat came out it con
tained, the report. The chairman's
too utterly-utter disregard of the The
Advocate will have about as much
effect on the course of this paper as a
flee bite would have on the cheek of a
Diuiwari. w nue lor eleven years we
have struggled to maintain a Republi
can paper in Elk county, and much
of the time without the support of the
mighty chairman, we feel amply re
paid for our trouble by a steady In
crease of subscription list and job
work and advertising patronage, and
feel able to get along without his rec
ognition asjlong as by faithful work
we merit the support of our friends.
This point we will have more to say
about hereafter. The outrageous ac
tion of the Little "Boss" is some
thing that stinks in the nostrils of
honest men and cries for vengeance at
the hands of the voters. When will
the people have their day ?
In our Issue of March 10, we favored
tbe calling of a County Convention to
appoint a delegate, is that the reason
the committee was called together in
mch hot haste and in silent conclave?
It is our opinion that theappointment
of a delegate to the State Convention
is one In which every member of the
party baa an luterest, and that due
notice should be given through tbe
columns of the newspaper. And not
that tbe delegate should be placed at
tbe disposal of a man simply to keep
bim in the position of postmaster
Look to these things Republicans of
Elk county. See to it that the dele
gates to the next County Convention
are men who will stand firmly by the
eternal and living principles of Fbee
Rule and Popclab Representa
tion. Tbe Bradford Star states that the
eompliments of McKean County "are
doubtless at tbe command of tbe Hon.
Lucius Rogers for theRepulieau noiui
for the office of Secretary of Internal
Affairs, aud if he should permit bis
nam to be used iu that connection be
t 1 1 . f . j. t x 1 .
will receive-strong support in tbe con
ntton froasvarlous quarters of tbe
Sate"'
LongCuIloir.
Henry Wadswortlr Longfellow, the
pott of America, on Friday March 21,
1882, yielded up his life penCFfulfy ami
calmly In the midst of his family at
Cambridge, Mass. He was born Feb
ruary 27, 1807, and was at his death al
most a month more than evctity-flve
years of age. Full of years and
honors he has gone to the- land
of the blest, while on earth hi
Immortality will grow brighter and
brighter until the end of recorded
time.
" Tell mn not in mournful numbers
t.lfc In but nn empty ilmim,
For the mini Ik tlr-iul that Rltimheri!
And thing nre not what they leem.
Ltlo H mil, life in enrnext
And the grave In not our ponl,
Dust thou art to dust returnext
Was not spoken of the soul."
' Militia Court Martial.
An act of the legislature of 1881 pro
vided for trial by court martial of
members of the National Guard charged
with violations of the laws governing
that organization. The first convic
tions under it where the sentence has
been Imprisonment, arc now promul
gated by the court martial, which has
been In session at Scranton. Julias
Harding, of company O, Thirteenth
regiment, for threatening a superior
officer and for other violations of mill
tary discipline, has been sentenced to
pay u fine of fifty dollars and undergo
an imprisonment of fifty days ; Harlo
Manard, of the same company, for dis
obedience of orders, has been sen
tenccd to thirteen days' imprisonment.
Hon. Hery Souther has been
spoken of as a candidate for Governor
lie would no doubt make an acceptable
candidate. Aud Elk county, where
he lias many friends, would bo for him
to a man. But the little "boss" has
had our delegate instructed for Beaver,
And what are the people going to do
about it? Following we reprint a com
plimentary notice from the Philadcl
phia Press which suits us to a Tr
To the Editob op the Press:
There are several reasons why Hon
Henry Souther, of Erie, would make
an acceptable candidate for Uovenor,
Helms had a large experience in public
affairs, is a first-class lawyer, and has
served with distinction on the Bench
and in the Legislature and other iui
portant stations. An orignal Republi
can, his course has been such that Mr,
Cameron, Mr.Wolfe, or the most fasti
dious Continental could support him
X. Y. Z.
Judge Jeremiah Black is quoted
by a correspondent of the Providence
J'ress as saying, in regard to the ru
mors of Mr. Arthur's marriage: "I
do not doubt that the President is the
constant snbject of matrimonial over
tures from all quarters, some of them
most diplomatically presented. When
I was associated with President Bu
chanan as a Cabinet officer from his
own State, I was continually solicited
to be the medium of the delicate ap
proaches and propositions."
Golden Days for April an excel
lent Magazine for boys and girls, is on
hand us usual. This great juvenile
publication is Issued weekly, and also
in monthly parts. It is well that we
have a pure, fresh and entertaining
periodical issued in behalf of the
youth of the land, which olSset in a
certain measure the steady stream of
trash which emanate from so many
publishers. A delightful weekly is
Golden Days. Send for specimen
copy to James Elvekson, publisher
of Goldek Days, Philadelphia, Pa.
General Grant preserved a mast
erly inactivity at the White House in
all except getting out of the way of
the callers. When they Inquired for
him at the front door he slipped ad
roitly out through the conservatory.
Mr. G. W. Childti gave a dinner to the
General and his wife at Philadelphia
rt " -'-- -r, ii.olr v.-nv to 'ew
Among t lie last signatures of the
poet Longfellow was the one which
he affixed to his portrait engraved by
Marshall. There were 1,05 impres
sions taken from the plate before it
was destroyed, aud of these Longfellow
signed 1,011, putting his name to the
last one a week ago last Tuesday, on
Which he wrote to 'the publishers- of
the picture, Barrie and Co., of Phila
delphia, the almost prophetic words,
" My task is done." It is five years
since Marshall began his work on the
plate, and the picture, which was ex
hibited for tho first time Saturday,
does not ahow the ravages which fail
ing health has lately uiude in the face
of the poet.
Tbe Utah Commission.
MORMONS OF OPINION THAT THEY
SHOULD HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE.
Washington, March 7. One of the
most important subjects before the
president now is the appointment of
tbe commission to organize the terri
tory of Utah. Great efforts are being
made on the part of Mormons to se
cure the appointment upon that com
mission of ex-Delegate Hooper, of
that territory, on the ground that
the Mormon interest ought to have
some recognition. Mr. Hooper is a
Mormon in faith, but not a polygamic!
in practice. He has never had but
one wife and he would be eligible in
tiiat respect for service on the com
mission, aud for that matter for elec
tion to congress. Hooper is not so de
termined a Mormon as most of those
who are polygamists by practice, and
if any representative of the Mormon
hierachy should receive a place upon
that commission be probably would
lie favorably considered, but those who
have beeu the promoters of the anti
polygamy bill would oppose any such
recognition of the Moruiou element,
and would insist that there would be
dancer that some of the essential ob
jects sought by the bill might be de
feated by such an appointment. It is
ascertained that Mr, Kirk wood, who is
soon to be ex-secretary of the interior,
will be appointed president of this
commission if be will accept the place.
The Star aays Miss Phoebe Cousins,
the well known woman suffrage advo-
Lcate of St. Louis, has applied to presi
rluii f A pthn In la a mtj-ii n i a A n
dent Arthur to be appointed as oue of
tne nve commissioners t recorganize
Utah territory under the recent act of
Betty and the Baby. 1
PETITIONS FOB SERGEANT MASON'S
PARDON POTJHINGr IN ON THE
PRESIDENT.
(Philadelphia Pretis.)
Washington, March 21. Th flood
l.ittura nlifl t-iptirlnna In tji'lvfllf of
the pardon or the commutation of the
sentence of Sergeant Mason which Is
oourlnir Into the White Hotrse shows
an Increasing interest in tills matter nil
over the country. An enormous peti
tion for Mason's pardon, containing
over 12,000 siicnatures, was to-day re
ceived from Toledo, Unlo
Members of Conirressare continually
bearing to the President thyse petitions
received from their constituents,
which are referred, as usual, to the
Judge Advocate-General of the Army
lor consideration-. Active steps in
Mason's behalf were taken to-day by
the presentation in the Supreme Court
of the pn pcrs and petitions asking a
writ of habeas corpus. The Court, as
stated last night would be done, took
the case under consideration and will
decide on Monday as to whether it
will allow the filing of the petition.
Meetings aro being held in various
portions or the city cacn night, in the
interest of Mason's wife and child,
and the contribution were placed in
the hands of the lady friends to-day,
to bring lier from her home in
Virginia to tills city. She Is expected
to arrive in a lew days.
AN APPEAL FROM MRS. MASON
The Washington Star prints the fol
lowing letter, which was received from
Sergeant Mason's wife by Mrs. Mary
Shannon, a lady who has been labor
ing actively in behalf of Mason and
his distressed family :
" Locust Grove, Oransre county,
Va., Sunday March Is), 1882. Deur
Mrs. Sbnunnti : Your kind letter of
the 10th is at hand. Very glad to see
you. I did not feel very well, so I
came home. X saw mv husband on
Tuesday, the Mill, and bade liiin good
bye, and he said r 'Don't worry my
dear wile, 1 will conio out all right.
Yet I can't help worrying. My bus
band is ail 1 have to look to for my
support. It in enough to break my
heart when I think over it. If my
husband hud committed some great
crime.it would have been different. but
he has not done anything to be punish
ed lor. I hope he will be pardoned oy
President Arthur. 1 hope you will go
and see him for me, aud, dear Mrs
Shannon, try and do all you can for
me. I am very much In need and in
distress, and I can't help thinking of
my dear husband, for he has been good
ami kind to me ever since I have been
married to him ; and to think he has
been so good and brave a soldier for
eighteen long years, neverin the guard
house before, and carries a very bad
wound on the left shoulder, and a piece
out of the left ear. 1 think that is
enough to give him a good and honor
able discharge from tiie army, and a
pension. I think he has been punish
ed enou&h for what he has done. He
has been in a place that a brute would
not live in the same length of time.
He has been there six months in that
cold, dump cell, and sometimes not
feeling very well. God is with him.
and 1 pray He will protect him and all
the people who are trying to get a
arUn for him. 1 hope he will soon
ie released and come home to me.
Go and see President Arthur, and let
me hear from vou soon.
' P. S. I did not know my husband
was to be sent away so soon. Oh. my
heart aches with pain. I trust in God,
and hope he will protect me.
l remain your menu, wun love to
an,
" Bettie E. Mason.
" Write soon. My little boy is well
Ameriean Xews Papers in 1S82.
The American Newspaper Directory,
which will be issued next month by
Geo. P. Rowell Co., of New York,
will contain the names of 10,011 peri
odicals in the United States and Teri
tories, which is a gain of 344 in the
year just passed. The number of
daily papers has increased in some
what larger proportion, aud is now
represented by a total of 000 against
921 in 1881. The largest increase has
been in New York 10 dailies, 20 of
all sorts. Illinois and Missouri show
a percentage of gain which is even
greater, while Colorado leads all others
iu the percentage of increase, both of
daily and weekly issues. California,
y .U.....I.,. vc.M.,1.. Orecon. South
Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and
West Virginia have fallen behind
1881 in the total number of periodicals
issued. In Georgia, Maine and Massa
chusetts the suspensions have exactly
counterbalanced the new ventures.
In every State not mentioned above,
aud in the Territories, there has been
an increase.
The Anti-Chinese Bill.
SECRETARY OF SATE FRELINGHYSES
OPPOSED TO IT.
Washington, March 27. The mem
bers of the New Jersey delegation say
that Secretary Frelinghuysen is op
posed to the president's signing the
Chinese bill, and will use his influence
to have it vetoed. It is understood
that the Chinese minister takes the
grounds thathe bill is a direct violation
of treaty stipulation, and that the
twenty years' suspension of the immi
gration of the Chinese is not such a
resonable time as contemplated by the
terms of the treaty. The opinion is
maintained that if tlie bill becomes a
law the Chinese government will not
consent to accept its provisions, but
require the United States to abrogate
tlie treaty as a whole. The Chinese
minister thinks that the words ' rea
sonable time " could not be made to
extend beyond a period of ten years.
Cruel Joke on a Young Farmer.
(From tho Elmtra Advertiser.)
A young farmer of eiintoiidale, Ul
ster county, became deeply enamored
of a young lady, a stranger iu the
neighborhood, who was temporarily
stopping in the vilhige.audaftercourt
ing her assiduously for some days,
popped the all importantqu estion, re
ceived "yes" for an answer, and in
sisted on tbe marriage ceremony being
performed the following evening. Ac
cordingly, a large number of friends
were invited and the couple made one
by a justice of the peace of the neigh
borhood. Immediately upon the con
clusion of the ceremony the bride was
surrounded by her gentlemen friends,
all of whom insisted upon kissing
her, greatly to the displeasure of tlie
Jealous groom, whereupon she made
her escape to an adjoining room, and
the bridegroom bas not seea her since,
or at least has not been able to recog
nized her. The truth of the matter is
that the bride was a pretty boy, and
when he left the room he changed- his
garments and mingled with the crowd
and enjoyed the fun. - The groom will
never- get over the 'rather1 practical
joke which bis frieads- played upon
him
The Coming Great Comet.
(N. Y. Sua.)
tf the i comet that was- discovered by
a young astronomer In Albany a week
nif' minis iimr or tn9 promises mane
fur It, we may ei,.,t in behold, in
May or June, a cHmtlnl snpctiiclc such
ns has not been equalled since 1868 or
1811. This comet, althouirli some 200,
000,000 miles from lis perihelion,
which it will tint reach for three
months, showa n bright tail nndasiar-
iiko nucleus. i ne interence is fair
that the comet Is a vcrv large one, and
that when it -Rets Into our neighbor
hood it will present a magnificent ap
pearance. Moreover, l'rof. Chandler's
llffurcs show that the comet is piune-
iug almost straight attlic sun, which
It will probably approach within lno.
000 miles. Tlie only oilier comet, in
the long list of those bodies whose
orbits have been calculated, which an
pronchou anything hue as near to the
sun as this are tlie comet of 370 B. (!.,
tlie comet of l(ji!7. the comet of 160.
often called Newton's comet, the
comet of 1843, and the comet of 18S0.
The last named was observed only iu
South America and Australia and at
the Cape of Good Hope. Concerning
the comet ot 870 li. C, ofwliich iriitht-
ful things- are related, and which is
sivid to have split in two, not much Is
known, but the measurements made
In the other cases nre generally to be
depended upon. In fact, it was the
approach of the comet of 10SO which
led Newton to anticipate possible peril
to the earth from the fall of great
comet into the sun. This Is not the
popular view of the dancer from
comets, tho fear usually being that
they may strike tho ear.!), or produce
pestilence by mingling the substance
of their tails witli our atmosphere. Of
late, the oilier view las been made
more conspicuous, esmciallv since Mr,
Proctor's recent article on what he
called the Mcnacin comet of 181
which he anticipated may return iu
1807.
Tlie appearance of this new comet
on the heels of the discussion awaken
ed by Mr. Proctor's suggestion gives
the subject renewed Inteest, especially
In view of the announcement that the
coming comet is iroinirso close to the
sun. Unless tlie calculators have
made n very great blinder it will pass
through the corons, and, if large
enough, may graze tbe luminous sur
face. It should be noticed that there
is a discrepancy betveen the estimates
of tlie perihelion dstinct made by
Prof. Chandler of Harvard University
and Prof. Boss of tlie Dudley Observ
atory, tbe latter making tlie distance
considerably greater tliiin that above
given. Both agree, however, that the
approach will be a close one. The
question wheather the earth may not
at some lime be in danger from a great
comet Is all the more interesting be
cause men of science arc not exactly
in accord upon it. Mr. Proctor Is not
the only astronomer vhothinksthatif
ever the world is to be destroyed witl
heat, it will be when a great comet
plunges into the sin. Even those
who think Mr. Proctirls mistaken in
his conclusions adnit that, eiven
comet big enough anc massive enough
undoubtedly its lull upon the sun
would prove disastrous to the earth
Hut they say it would require a body
ha.'iiiK a mass sometiim; likothatof
Jupiter to produce uch effects, and
compared with .lupit r the most mas
sive comet ever seen ire more pigmies.
Besides, there seems food reason to be
lievc that a comet weuld. on approach
ing close enough to ihe sun, be pullet
to pieces and so drop piecemeal into
the great orb, the tall being prolonged
perhaps though many revolutions, so
mat the accession oi neat caused by
the conversion or the comet s motion
would lie distributed ever a consider
able period of time, liesides. as Prof.
Young has pointed out, if a comet fell
into tlie sun the lncrfe of heat would
be mainly used up in producing ex pan
p ion of tlie sun's orbs, md would after
ward be radiated out igain through
long space of years. Another very in
foresting objection hal been raised to
Mr. rroctor's theory, namely, that as
three-quarters of the strrace which th
earth presents to the 'sun is covered
deepwitli water, siifh an increase o
the sun s neat as tne tun ot a come
might produce would cause a great iu
crease of evaporation, which would
use up the extra h.t, and so protec
the earth from haril. According to
this view we are ryisonably safe so
long ns the oceans Hat una tho su
does not gets too hot
Of course tlie reylymay be made to
these objections tint, allhnngh no
known comet is gnat enough to cause
,, ,v (ty uiwntall upon tl.e
earth, yet we do not kuw hut that
comets exist thousands of times more
massive than any human eyes hav
c seen, ami mat sucn a coniet may
some time pay us a visit. In fact, we
have had a rather distant view of one
comet that really seemed to bcJfiiiir' in
an order of magnitude different from
that of ordinary comets a uort of cele
stial whaie among fishes. This was
the famous comet of 1811, which had a
heed almost as big as tlie sun itself.
But it kept far away, its perihelion
distance being some ninety million
miles. If Hticli a crnietas that should
rush upon thesun.Mr. Proctor thinks,
it would soon show us what it could
do. But his opponents say that even
the downfall of the comet of 1811, al
though it might make the weuther
uucomfortably Lot for us, would not,
'dissolve the cle.neuts with fervent
beat." Those who may have a ling
ering suspicion of danger can take
comfort in the fact that when this
huge comet disappears it was travel
ing on u track that must have carried
it uncounted billions of miles away
from the solar system, so that it is not
likely to return in thousands of years,
if ever. That the astronomers them
selves are not much alarmed is shown
by the fact that they are all very anx
ious to witness tbe promised spectacle
of the downfall of a comet in 18U7 or
thereabouts.
Whether the coming comet's close
approach to the sun will throw any
light on tills interesting question of
coursecannot be foretold, but all the
present indications are that it will pay
its respects to the ruler of the solar
saytem with royal splendor, present
ing perhaps such a scene as was wit
nessed when the great comet of 1264,
which failed to return, us expected, iu
I860, spauued the heavens witli its tail.
Iu the mean time there is no occasion
for anybody to be alarmed, but good
reason for everybody to rejoice that we
are likely to witness one of the grand
est phenomena of the skies.
The Bradford Reporter makes au
offer of $10,000 In gold for the word
that shall best describe the contradic
tory condition of the Democratic party.
The competition is not limited to age,
sex, condition or degree and it is es
pecially desirable thut spring p'oeta
shall wrestle with the conundrum,
Tbe election Committee bus de
cided the contested election casein the
First South Carolina district in favor
of E. W. M. Mackay.RejMibllcaoi contestant.
Taynicut of Poll Tax.
THE VOTER MUST PAY IT IN PERSON
OR RY AN AUTHOTIfcED AGENT.
On Thursday Inst a criminal suit
charging one William H. Shroud, an
lection officer oi the bievenm division
f the Twelfth ward of Philadelphia.
with unlawfully rejecting tho vote of
one William Durst, was tried before
Judge Allison of that city. The hls-
ory or the case is ubsttintiaiiy as fol
ows: Curst, the prosecutor, was chnl
enged for non-payment of taxes. He
presented tvtax receipt, but was again
challenged on the ground that he had
not paid the taxes for which Ire held
tlie receipt. He was sworn by the
election officers, but refused to say on
his oath that lie had paid the taxes.
His vote wns then rejected. In his
examination in court bo said that he
believed that tlie republican city com
mittee had paid tlie taxes for which he
lcld the receipt, but he did not know
of li is own knowledge th it such was the
fact. Council for tlie defense took the
ground thut Durst in failing to pay his
poll tax or in deputizing any one to do
t; had not complied with the require
ments of tlie new constitution as lo tlie
qualification of voteis, and thatShrouds
was therefore justilled tn refusing to
itKe the ballot.
Judge Allison, in a long and com
prehensive charge on this point, said:
Hie new constitution holds as one of
tlie qualifications of a voters that he"
emphasizing the pronoun "snail
have paid a state or county tax within
two years. The refusal ot the prosee.u-
or in this case lo make oath that he
had made such u payment, in connec
tion with the admission that he had
lot made it and had no personal
knowledge of its havingleen paid, justi
fied the judge in rejecting tlie vote.
rhe iudge culled attention of the jury
to the phraseology of the constitution;
nut, wropeiy interpreted, would re
quire that the tax should be paid by
the voter himself or bv some person
whom he hail authorized to pay It for
nm. in the latter instance, he said.
the principle would apply that what a
man does by another bo does by him
self. "But this," he said, "by no
means allows a stranger to intrude
himself into the business of a voter.
who alone can determine whether he
pays tax as a qualification for voting or
not. The custom has prevailed In tills
city, and been extensively practiced,
of obtaining names of voters from the
assessment list and without the con
sent of the voter, nnd even without his
knowledge, liaving taxes paid lor
him." This, the judge thought, does
not constitute a legal payment of tax,
because it Is not done by tlie voter,
directly or indirectly and is an un
authorized act of a stranger on whom
the taw conlers no such right, it the
defendant in the c ise before him, he
said, had accepted tho prosecutor's
vote, he would have beeu more proper
ly chargeable with violating tlie law
thau by the act for which he was in
dicted.
The jury returned a verdict of not
guilty and put the costs upou the pros
ecutor.
Emory P Beauchamp, of Indiana,
who has just been appointed to a Swiss
Consulate, was an applicant five years
ago for the Belgian mission. Secre
tary inverts, according to the iNew
York Tribune correspondent, men
tioned the matter at a meeting, asking
Secretary Thompson regarding the
candidate's qualifications, inasmuch as
they were fellow townsmen. Postmaster-Genera!
Key then said he could
tell a story which would throw light
on his. He said Mr. Beauchamp had
the year before addressed an amusing
scries of love letters to a young lady
abroad, in one of which be bad made
an offer of his "hole hart." This was
a good specimen of his habitual spell
ing. The story raised a laugh in the
Cabinet, which disposed of Mr. Beau
champ's chances for the Belgian mis
sion. When he called upon Mr.
Thompson afterwards to inquire con
cearning his prospects, that gentle
men advised him to return to Cologne,
and lie thankful if he were allowed to
stay there.
.New York State produces, accord
ing to the Ilichburg Echo, '-'0,000 bar
rels a day. Allegany county produces
16,000 barrels and Cattaraugus county
4,000 barrels. New York State produ
ces one-third of the total oil product of
America. About oue year ago it
produced one-sixteenth.
Estate Sotlco
Kstate of James K. Champion, late of
Millstone township, t:n county, Pa.,
deceased. Notice is hereby given that
letters testamentary have been granted
to the undersigned upon the above
named estate. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make Im
mediate payment, and those having
legal claims against the same to pre
sent them without delay, in proper
oruer, lor settlement.
JAMES M'FARLAN,
WILLIAM CLYDE. ( Adm'rs.
HO? BITTERS.
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The blood is the foundation of
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Saved his Child.
i; N. Euuw El, Baltimore, Md.
Feb. la, 1880.
Genu: Upon the recommenda
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QOLSEI STAR
Borough Ordiuauce, No. 13.
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER"
OF CERTAIN MONIES FROM
THE ROROUGH FUND OF 1881
TO THE ROAD FUND OF 8AME
YEAR.
Be it ordained and enacted bv tlie
Town Council nftlm linmn.rli nf rih.
way, and it is hereby ordained and en-
ncicti oy me autuority oi tne same.
That the sum of four hundred ($100)
dollars is hereby transferred from the
Horoutrh Fund of 1881 to the Road
Fund of 1881 and the Treasurer of
said Borough h hereby authorized ta
make such transfer on his books of ac
count with the Funds of the Borough,
as aforesaid.
This ordinance shall take effect on.
and after March 18, 1882.
C. H. MeCAULEY,
Pres't.
Attest, W. C. Healy,,
Reo'y.
Approved this 7th day of March, A.D
J. POWELL,
t Chief Bur.
own in at The Advocate flioe.