HE EL I ; '. t VOCA Ill HO WAY. PA., NOV.aO, 18G9. NO. O. VOL 1. ill i III) c50 x Pt'BLlSIlED WFEKL T, A T i 1 JG Jl t .VA VJtl . Hates of Advertising. iflrc'r and Ex'rs notices, eac, 6 times, $ 3 00 Auditor's Dot ices, each, 80') ("su'.ions and Kstrnys euch, 8 times 3 00 Transient Advertising per squre of 10 lines or less 8 times, or less ..........2 00 For each subsequent insertion BO Official advertising for each square of liner or less 8 times or less 2 00 for each subsequent insertion 6'J Professional cards, 5 liner, 1 yr C 00 J.oal notices, per line, one time..... 15 Obituary notices, over 6 lines 10 Yearly Advertising, one-lmlf column (ill 00 Fearly Advertising, one column 100 00 Hanks, single quire 2 AO Jllaaks, three qtnre I t Flunks, 6 quires , per quire 1 75 Blanks, over 0 quires per quire 1 60 For bank notes, suhpocuas, summons, ex editions warrants, constable sales. road and school nrdors. each per doi...2fi llandbills, eight sheet 25 or lesa 1 M " fourth sheet 25orlcssi....M...2 60 " half-sheet 25 or less.......4 60 " whole seet 25orlcss H 00 Over 25 of each of above at proportionate rales. cHit ajjoimtg gircrtor. COUNTY OFFICERS. President Judge S. P. Johnson. Additioual Luw Judge Hon. J ho. P. Vincent. Associate Judges E. C. Schultze, Jesse Kyler. District Attorney J. K. P. Hall. Sheriff Juinos A. Malono. Protlionotary, &c. U. A. Rathbun. 1'reasurer Claudius V. Uillis. Co. Superiutendeut l'uf'us Lucore. Commissioner H. Warner, J. W. Taylor, Louis YoHtnr. Auditors Clark Wilcox, Byron J. Jones, Jacob McCaulcy. County Surveyor (Jeo. Walmslcy. TIME OF HOLDING COURT. Second Monday in January, Last Monday iu April. First Monday in August. First Monday in November. J VOU WA.NT TO BUV tXOTHM'G for the Million Go to A. DUltLACilKR, bi'Ai.ta in CLOTHING ! CLOTHING GENTS' FUBNISHING GOODS, llATS, CArS, BOVTS, SltOKS. TRUNKS. TRAVELING HAGS, &c. ST. MARV8, ELK COUNTS', IT.NNA JanSlSflSlypd VDJi UolSE, '. ' RinnwAT. Ki.a Co., Pa. W. II. SCIIUAM, Proprietor. Thankful for the patroiMge heretofore so liberally bestowed upon him, the new pro prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention lo the comfort aud convenience of guests, to merit a continuance of tha same. Oct 80 18li'.t. f10 OWNER OK L'M'ATKtNTED UANDS. SuBVKVOR fllKKRAt,' Ot'FICF. 1 Harrisburk, Penna. Nov. Kill. 1800. In ohedience to au Act of Assembly approv ed the 8te day of April, one thousand eight liundred and sixty niue, you are herehy noti fied that the County Land Lien Docket,' con taining the list of unpotented lands for Elk County, prepared under the Act of Assembly of the twentieth of May, one thousand eight hun lircd and sixty four, and the supplement there to, has this day been forwarded to the Protlion otary of the county, at whose office it may be examined. The liens can only be liquidated by the payment of the purchase money, inter, tst and fees, and receiving patents through this depirtmenl; JACOB M. CAMPBELL, Nov. 13, 18(10. Surveyor General. N" 0V IS THE TIME TO PROCURE CHEAP Bargains in HARNESS. SADDLES, VALISES, TllUNlW, WHIPS, &C. J. M. HEARD, havingjust returned from Phil adelphia, where he has purchased a large as sortment of the above goods, along with nearly everything in his line, would respectfully in Vitc the attention of the public to them. He is at all limes prepared lo manufacture Id order all kinds of harnoua, or anything else in his line, BOSTON TEAM COLLARS, The best Collar for lumbering purpose, are KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HANDi I CHALLENGE COMPETITION AS TO PHICE, STYLE Oil QUA LI Y. BEQuGWa ma a call at my establishment, ABOVE THE CORNEH Of MXlN AND DEPOT STREETS, RIDGWAY, PA. novCyuOly J. M. DEAfel). ' mt darliao. My darling la the sweetest maid ' That ever lived on marmalade Or wanted wings, to make he The angel that she ought to bo j But then unluckily for me ; I'm five and forty, and, you aee, She's only twelve deuoa take her t Why, I was over thirty-three Itefort! she had begun to be That B you aee leads me to D, Because the fates miscarry. To letter her be my wife a bar They prove nor suffer letter R To make my M.at marry ! Her hair is gold in wavy cutis. Her eyes are stars, her teeth arc pearls, Her boota ara bronze and lace up, Her cheek is bloomy like the plum, Her breath is sweet as niajurum ; But poetry is weak to sum Her figure and her face up. j Alas, the truth I must aver My nephew Dick's in love with her. While Prudence says I should prefer Her aunt, who's plain and heavy, O, would but why ask Fate to grant A boon which I'm aware it can't O, would that she had been her aunt, Or I had been my nevvy. A TEAM'S WORK. Sitting beside the casement In the chill October day, Whiie Twilight, wrapped in her misty veil, Was sobbing her life away ; Hearing the tinkle of the berk. And the chirp of the lingering bird. And tha whistle of the homebound hind, And the low of the distant herd ; Watching tha red leaves floating down From the branches one by one : Thinking of a'.l that a year could do, Of all that a year had done. Sweet as an April morn it rose. The love lhat had tailed so soon. Strewing her path with bright May flowers, Brilliant and warm as June. It droiiped in Augt st's fervid smile. It fell like the year's last rose ; She will scarcely trace its resting place 'Neath December's coming snows. The blossoms will bloom into life again At the call of the summer sun. But no time nor tide ran undo for her What a tingle year bas done. Sitting beside the casement Till the stars gleam through the firs. The large tears dropping, slow and cold, On tlio'e folded hniids of hers. They glitter as hright in the red firelight As the diamond that she wore Ere she drew it off, the mocking pledge Ufa troth whose truth was o'er. The hollow darkness around her creeps; The day's long work is run ; And all that they swore but death could do A little year has done. itUtt ftisftllang. TBI-; GRIZZLY. A CALIFORNIA TALE. Sitting in the luxurious apartments of my noble mansion on Fifth Avenue, I often recall a scene in iny life the very thought ol which GUs me still with terror. I was not born to riches. I was well educated and extremely poor when I com menced life. At that time, just when I was seriously debating whether I ehould teach sohool or open a retail grocery store out West, the startling tidings camo of great gold discoveries 1 California, which set on fire the brain of a world. I yielded to the potent influence of the gold-fever at once, and was one of the very first who went ont to the new "El LVrado." I sailed out in a vessel which from the hold to the cradles, was litterlly crammed with human beings, and landed on the streets ot the em bryo city of San Francisco with scarcely a a rag on my back. I hurried off at onee to a place just then discovered, and whither a large crowd of human beings the representatives of near ly every nation under heaven had already assembled. Desperate characters they were to be sure I Convicts recently escaped from prison and broken-down lawyers; tieket'-of-leave men from Botany Day and Norfolk Island, with impoverished clergy men retired organ-grinders, With gradu ates of European universities all were there. I marvel now at the coolness with which t Ventured into the midst of euch a crowd of desperadoes. But t myself was a desperado. I chose, after, a long search, a place in a remote canon as the scene of my labors, flere I made my rudo hut and proceeded to dig. There were neighbors around me. In fact it was difficult to avoid neighbors, even if it had been desirable. No matter where a loan might go, some one would be sure to track him. So I made the best of it, and put up with the presenoe of otherst Take them all in all my neighbors were about as villanotts looking M set oi men as I hat! ever seen out of jail. One waa negro of enormous proportions, thick as a eoal, with the expression of an untamable savage in his brutal features. Another was a long thin, cunning, treacherous miscreant, who (as I afterward learned) had been confined for twelve years in the Sing Sing prison for an atrocious crime. Another was a short, thick-set man, with heavy beard which almost concealed his features, but added to his ferocious expression. Among all the wild adventurers whom I had encountered, nono were altogether so repulsive as these They went respctively by the names of "Niggar," "Sing Siug" and "Pirate." I tried to get away from the neighbor hood of these men, but fatality seemed to attend my efforts. On three different occa sions I moved to new places, and actually, each time, I encouutered these men, who had moved on before uie. It looked as though I was actually following them. So I tried to get rid of my aversion, and turned myself to work. At the lust place to which we came there was a very remarkable man who had been living there for some time. He was a Spaniard, was tall and well formed, with a wonderful expression of resolution and during in his face. His lace was pole, his eyes dark and his general appearance commanded involuntary respect. He lived in a hut above a cavern ou the side of a neighboring bill. This place he had se lected fur a residence some time previously. He was never seen digging an) where in particular, and it was generally surmised that he had some mysterious diggings in the immediate neighborhood of his cavern. 1 dug on patiently for some mouths, and gained barely enough tc "Vpply the neces saries of life. I biigan to be very greatly discouraged. One evening I sat moodily uear the place where I had been working. I had lost all hope. For three days I bad gained absolutely nothing. 'Buenos dias, Senor.' Looking up 1 saw the Spaniuid. I bow ed and was silent, . 'You have a deep hole there,' he said. 'I should think so,' 1 replied. 'Are you encouraged, Scnor T Purdon uie, but you look disheartened, I think.' 'I have reason to be. I have gained nothing. I must leave this place.' The Spaniard's eye lightened up. 'No, Senor, do not.' Do not ? why should I waste my time longer ? ' ' 'One must be patient, Senor.' 'Yes, but patience has its limits.' The Spaniard gave me a look of the deepest meaning. Senor,' he said, 'if you ate wisa you will wait and work yet longer.' I looked inquiringly at him, but he tnrned away, and before I could speak had gone. As I looked up I fcaw close beside me the trio before mentioned. Tbey had evidently overheard our conversation. They were exchanging glances. I turned away and began to whistle. In a few moments I was at my work again and they had gone. I had scarcely given more than a dozen blows with my pick belore I heard a loud cry. I recognized the Spaniard's voice. It was in the direction of his hut. To teize my two revolvers, and to bound for ward in the direction in which I heard the voice, was but the work of a moment. There stood the Spaniard with the three men around him. He held a keen knife iu his hand, and stood at bay. They were all araied with ales. 'Help, Scnor 'shouted the Spaniard. 'Back, you infernal fool ! cried 'Sing Sing,' waving me off. 'You murderous villains !' I exclaimed, leveling both revolvers. 'If you don't make tracks double quick you'll never leave this place alive 1 ' The men fell back, cowed completely by my terrible revolvers. The Spaniard smil ed sarcastically, bowed to me, turned away and disappeared among the trees. The men Walked off, scowling add muttering. I too turned away. A week passed. I woiked on. At last the hour came. Great heavens ! can I ever forget that time the moment when the hopes of years, the longings of a lifetime lay fulfilled before me ! It was sunset The cloud were all aflame. The river rolled gloriously by. The trees tossed Up their branches in the evening wind as though bidding the day day farewell j from the forest eame a burst of melody. . There I stood, rough, ragged miner, in the bottom of deep, wet, muddy hole. There I stood with thrills of ' raptire run ning through me. All my tout entranced, all my gaze riveted on one glittering mass at my feet I was master of wealth untold. After the first Burst of my joy a levolu. lion came. I had found my treasure, but how could I secure it ? How could I se cure it f How could I cairy it away un. sepn ? Where should I take it ? Or. if I did not cairy it away where should I hide it? These thoughts flashed with the rapidity of light through my head. I was overconio with perplexity It was lonely place. There wore the trio and the Spaniard no other neighbors weaenear. The first were dangerous, the latter helpless. My strength lay in myself. My resolution was soon formed. I would bury as much of my treasure as I could carry into my tent, cover up the hole, and watch all night. It was ten o'clock before I had buried all that I wanted in my hut, and covered up the hole to my satisfaction. The intense excitement of the occasion, already began to havo its effects. I fancied I heard foot steps. A moment after I reached forth to get my revolvers, which, in my hurry and agitation 1 had left iu my tent some hours before. The weapons were gone. A cold sweat burst out upon me. I rush ed back to the bole hoping to find them there. A tall figure ssood there. He had my pistols in his hands, displaying them with a triumphant gesture to two others. It was Nigger, with Sing Sing and Pirate. 'I am lost !' I groaned. To stay here is death, to go buck to my hut is destruction. I am unarmed. These men would think no more of killing me than of crushing a fly.' These thoughts came and passed in a moment. Where should 1 go. I could only think of the Spaniard. Without giving another moincut's thought I tuaued and fled. My movements were seen. I was discovered. With a loud and savage shout they run after roe. Six bullets-whistled past my head, but fortunately none touched me. If ever fear lent wings it was at that moment. I bounded along the path and down the hill and up on the other side toward where the Spaniard lived. 1 heard them call on me to stop. "Never mind," cried out another voice whith I recognized as that of "'Pirate j" 'we'll get them both together this time !'' On, on I ran. The clatter of fDotstcps was close behind. With the frenzy of desperation, I rattled at the Spaniard's door. My pursuers were close upon me. "Let me in ! Save me !" I Bhouted. Hurried footsteps souuded within. The bars rattled. I heard a heavy sound, I was pulled violently inside, the door was banged to and secured just as the eager blows of my pnrsuers fell upon it. "Just in time!" he murmered,bi,eathless ly. '"Up stairs, quick !" He held a lantern in his hand. By its light I saw a rude ladder which aeceuded to an opening above. I clambered up as I was directed. The Spaniard came up after me. "All right'" said he, as he gave me a meaning glance. The men below had dealt some trernen. dous blows at the door, which yet held on, however. ' I heard them eagerly shouting to one another. They said not a word to us. "No quarter" was their motto. A few minutes of silence elapsed. They had gone off. They soon returned, howev er. I heard their heavy steps. "This '11 fix 'em, "said one. A moment after a terriiio blow, as if dealt by some huge beam, struck the door. The hinges yielded. But in a moment a tre mendous growl sounded out and drowned every other sound. It was a wild, deep, terrific roar. My blood ran cold within me. I had beard the sonud before, but never so near. Then there arose to heaven shriek after shriek, end pitious calls for mercy. The only answer waa . the terrific roar which had first sounded, and sounds as of breaking, crushing bones. ' In a few min utes all was still. The Spaniard descou ded. He was not gone long. "It's kll over I" he said, returning. I descendedt There on the floor lay the mangled bodies of the wretches, and in the corner Was the glgantio form of the fierc est and largest grizaly bear that I ever saw. I left the hut and never saw the Span lard again. In a few weeks I had my gold ill safe in San Francisco, and was prepa ring to return to the Kant. Subscribe and pay for the Advocatk, Charlotte Temtle. We belie7e our young readers as well as those older ones to whom the story of Charlotte Temple is familiar, will be interested in thoffollowing sketch, coppicd lrom Appleton't Journal:. "Among the countless throngs who daily pass and repass Trinity Church, how many know that within a tew feet of the crowded thoroughfare of Broadway, is a grave which covets all the remains of a once beantiful and fascinating woman, the record of whose sorrows has dimmed thecye9 of thousands? No date of birth, no indication of. family, and to date of death appear on the stone that covers the grave of Charlotte Temple, whose tragic story, once the theme of every circle, is probably unknown to the greater number of our young readers. The most beautiful girl in New York so it is claimed she attracted the attention of a young officer, a monr.ber of one of Kogland's old. est and proudest families, who with his irgiment entered the city when the British occupied New York, after the battle of Long Island. Charlotte, then only seven teen year of age, was wooed and won by the dashing young officer. He descited her, and then the old story she soon af ter died of a broken heart, A littL-daugh ter which she was left was tenderly cared for, at a proper age was taken to England, and a fortune of one hundred thousand dollars settled upon her by the head of her father's family, the lute Earl of Derby, grandfather of the present Lord Stanley. She, like a true daughter and a true woman, returned to New York and erected the monument which now marks the mother's grave. The inscription upon it was engraved on a solid tablet of bras9, an inch in thickness, heavily pluted with silver, and thus it read: "Sacred to the memory of Charlotte Stanley, aged nine teen years." This filial duty performed, she returned to England and lived a life of unobtrusive piety and usefulness. The plate placed upon the stone that marks the grave was supposed to be of solid silver, and tempted the cupidity of certain vandals, who, with hammer anJ chisels, succeeded in prying it from the slab. They were never detected. Many years afterward, some good Samaritan caused the simple name of Charlotte Temple to be cut under neath the excavation. There it may be seen, within a few feet of Broadway, by any one who will take the trouble to look through the iron railing. The last time we glunced at the slab, now almost embedded in the ground, we saw several sparrows taking a bath in the water which had collected in the excavation frern which the villians took the plate; u requiem over her grave near which we were glad to observe a forget rue not, doubtless planted there by some kind heart who, in childhood bad wept over the sad and romantio stor of the blue-eyed girl." A luw court in Suutiago, Chili, is puzzled by a remarkable suit. The plaintiff has married a woman and sues for a divorce, founding her application on the simple fact that her husband is of the same sex as her self. The court can easily separate hus band aud wife, but the questions of the prop erty are an enigma. The lady who under, took the part of husband married the other for her money and her-prospects. Madame, the husband, in all the pride of manhood. employed, herself busily in making pur chases and contracts in her wife's name and with her wife's marriage portion. Now, the question arises whether the wife should be responsible for the debts incurred by the husband While managing her affairs. Also what puuUhiucut ehould be inflicted on the husband for contempt of law and forjrery committed iu signing the marriage contract aud other documents under an assumed sex. The learned magistrate of Santigo will doubtless find some solution for this matri mouial riddle, The editor of the Hartford Times is vis- iting California, and observing the Chinese He thus describee barber shop scene : In a little room six feet square I saw one Chinaman ehaving another. The razor was two inches long, an inch and a half broad, and half an men thick, and square at the eud. It looked like a meat cleaver, Tht barber shaved his customers head, all round leaving the tuft and queue. Then he shaved his face and his forehead with the back of the razor, Then he shaved' off one.half of eacn eyebrow as clean as a bone, leavin littlo tufu next to his nose ; and then he shaved bis cose all over carefully, and pol ihhed that. What next ha Hid itb il.i Sun Child, as be sat upright upon a little stool, both feet coiled under him, I know not. for f pm awav U'k. I,. ,V..J .u . . i uj up pimvcu iuv creature at all I Could not tell, as he had no beard. Perhaps he slushed bim with pork tat as a noisn. it so unaog Wo Was read tor Dusiness, ana would go through you a trade. in BOYS, READ TII1S. A few years ago a large drug firm in New York advertised for a boy. Next day the store was thronged with applicants, among them a queer looking little fellow, accompanied by a woman, who proved to be his aunt, in lieu of faithless parents, by whom he had been abandoned. Looking at this little waif, the merchant in the store promptly said : Can't take him ; places all full ; be sides he is too small.' 'I know that he is small,' said the woman, 'but he is willing and faithful.' There was a twinkle In the boy's eyes which made the merchant think again. A partner in the firm volunteered to remark that he 'did not see what they wanted with such a boy he wasn't bigger than a pint of cider.' But after consultation the boy was set to work. A few days later a cull was made on tho boys in the store for some one to stay at night. The prompt response of the little fellow contrasted well with the reluctance . of the others. In the middle of the night iiiO JJierchant looked in to aee if it was all .... .. . i . ngtit in tne store, nuu presently discovered his youthful protege busy scissoring lubcirf.' 'What are you doing V said he, 'I did not tell you to work at nights.' 'I know you did not tell me to, but I thought I. might as well bn " doing some thing.' In the morning the cashier got orders to 'double lhat boy's wages, for he is willing.' Only a few weeks elapsed before a show of wild beasts passed through the streets, and, very naturally, all handd in the store rushed to witness the spectacle. A thief saw his opportunity, and entered at a rear door to seize something, but in a twinkling lound hiuiselt nrnily clutched by the dimin utive clerk aforesaid, and after a struggle captured. Not only was a robbery prevent, ed, but valuable articles taken from other stores wore recovered. When asked bv tha merchant why he stayed behind to watch when all others quit their work, his answer was : 'You told mo never to Ieare the store whrn others were absent, and I thought I'd stay.' Orders were immediately given 'once moro : 'Double that bov'a VP Anna n a a willing and faithful.' To day that boy is getting a falary of $2,C00, and next January will become a member of tho firm. How to Make a Town. The true se cret of the growth of any place is, the in ducement and enco-jrigenient held out to strangers to settlo among them. Encour age active and worthy men, whether they have any money or not. Their labor alone ts worth money. Stimulate every legiti mate enterprise by giving it all tho friendly aid in your power." Cultivate a Dublio spirit, and help your neighbor. If he is in aanger ot breaking down, help him. If he gets fairly down before you know his situation, set him on bis feet again. His misfortune is to be pitied, not blamed, and his talents and labor are worth money to the community. Besides, it may some day be our turn to need a corresponding sympathy. us spean well ot our neighbor. Talk well and encouragingly of our town, of its growth, its prospects, its advantages, and in short, everything likely to advance its wel. tare. One day lately, a prisoner was beiug con veyed from Carbondale to the jail, at Wilksbarre", in a train on the Lehigh and Susquehanna liailroud, which wai then making about thirty.five miles per hour. While crossing an embankment the priso ner suddenly jumped out a car window, and rolled dewn the steep bank, with the ve. locity of a cannon ball. The train waa stopped as soon as possible, and backed back to pick up the ' mangled remains," which everybody expected to see. But on reaching the spot the lively oorpse was dis covered maki ng a bee line across a field, at 2.40 speed, and apparently uniig ired.: Tha r 11 : leiiow escaped. Over four hundred thousand dollars a month have been saved to the Government iu the administration of the Navy depart,' uient siuce the election ofLGenera! Grant. We trust this fact will be fully noted by , Demooratio joumaluta.to the disparagement . of Republican rule. Keep the facta before the people, that they may see the vin dication of their choice for the offices of tha Government. ! . . 5. i t.i'ij
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