VOL 1.
RIDGWAYi PA., MARCH 20, 1870.
NO . 24.
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COUNTY OFFICERS.
President Judge S. P. Johnson.
Additional Law Judge Hon. Jho. P.
Vincent,
Associate Judges E. C. Schultze,
Jesse Kyler.
Distvict Attorney J. K. P. Hall.
Sheriff Jacob McUauley.
Prothonotary &c., Fred. Schceniog.
Treasurer Claudius V. Gillis.
Co. Superintendent Ruf'us Lucnre.
Commissioners H. Warner, Jos. W.
Taylor, Louis Volltnr.
Auditors Clark Wilcox, George D.
SJwseuger, and Joseph Wilhelm.
County Surveyor Geo. Walroslpy.
Jury Commissioners. George Dickiosu,
and Horace Little.
TIME OF HOLDING COURT.
Second Monday in January,
Last Monday iu A pril.
First 'Monday in August.
First Monday in November.
RAILROADS-
HIXAD LFHIA 4 ERIE RAILROAD.
WINTER TIME TABLE.
Q and aftar MOSDAV. NOV. 2flth.
the trains on the Philadelphia & .Erie
Railroad will run as follows :
WESTWARD.
Mail Train leaves Philadelphia - 3. do p.
Ridgway 2.00 p.
' arrive at Erie 8.20 p.
Brit Exp leaves Philadelphia 11 50 a.
Ridgway 3 -St" a.
" arrive at Erie .'. 10.00 a.
HA6TWA11D.
MailTrain leaves Erie...! 8.10 a.
" " Ridgway 2.50 p.
" " arrive at Philad' 6.20 a.
Brit Express leaves Ene 4.00 p. m.
" Ridgway 9.41 p. m.
ar-at Philadelphia 12 4i p. m.
Express east connects at Corry, Mail east at
Corry and Irvinton with trains on Oil Creek
AAlUgheny River R. R.
ALFRED L. TYLER.
General Superintendent.
LLEGHENY VALLEi RAIL ROAD.
'iba only direct route to PittBburg
WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS
from Oil City.
On and after Monday Nov. 23d 1869, trains
'ill run as follows :
GOING POUTH
Day Express leaves Oil City at
10,30 a. m.
6,30 p. m.
9,30 p. m.
7,00 a. m.
6,10 p. ro
9.00 p. m.
7,00 a. m.
Arriving at Pittsburg at
Night Exprrss leaves Oil City at
Arriving at Pittsburg at
Kittanniug Aco. leaves E mien ton
Arriviving at Kittauniug
Mixed Way leaves Oil City at
Arriviug at West Penn Junction at
GOING NORTH.
Cay Express leaves Pittsburg at
Arriving at Oil City at
Might Express leaves Pittsburg at
Arriving at Oil City at
Parker Aco. leaves Kittanuing
Arriving at Parker
7,05 p. m.
7,15 a. m.
1,55 p. m.
8,00 p. m.
6,00 a m.
7.20 a. m.
9,55 a. m.
Mixed Way leave West Penn Juno, at 7,00 a. ni,
Arriving at Oil City at 6,00 p. m.
Connections at Corry and Irvine'on for Oil
City and Pittsburg. At Franklin with James
town and Framilin R. R. Connections -with
West Penn, R. R. at West Penn Junction for
Blairsville and all points on the main line of
the Pennsylvania R. R.
Bleeping Cars on Night Trains.
J. J. LAWREJ4CE, General Bupt.
Taoi. M. Kino, Asst. Supt.
B
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Struggles and Triumph! of
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at a merchant, manager, banker, lecturer and
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eclectic fit rsicra.r
T1
sclio
Ihe word eclectic means to choese or se
lect medicines from all the different
schools ot medicine: using rciuoaies mature
safe, and discarding from practice all medi
cines that have an injurious effect on the sys
tcm, such as mercury, antimony, lead, cop
per, &c.
I lay aside the lance the old bloodletter.
reducer or detileter, and equalize the circular
tion and restore the svstcm to its natural
state by alteratives and tonics. I shall here
after give particular attention to chronic dis
eases, such as Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Liver
complaint. Catarrh, Ne tra!gia, diseases of tiie
throat, urinary organs, jnd all diseases pecu
liar to females, &o.
CATAKKH I treat with a new instrument of
a late invention which cuesevery case.
TEET H extracted without pain.
Office and residence P out h of the jail on
Centre St. Office hours from 7 to 8 a. ; m 12
(o 1 p. in : 6 to 7 p. m.
Dec. 2iT67. -ly. J. S. BORDWELL.
TOJ1N O. HALL, Attorney at Uw, Ridg
way. Elk county Ta. nir.2260 ly
JO. IN O. BALL JAS. K. P. HALL.
IT ALL & BHO.
Attorneys -at
ST. MARY'S :
Law
BEXZINOER P. 0. EI K. COUNTV,
September 20, 18G6. ly.
PA
J.
S. Kordwell, M. I. Eclectic I'hysician
Office and resilience opposite tin
Jail, on Centre St., Ridgway, Pa. Prompt at
tention will be given to all calls. Office hours :
7 to 8 A. M- ; 12 to 2 P. M. ; and C lo 7 P. M.
Mar. 22, Co tf.
F
KAN KLIN .HOUSJi,
1UAB1 B. I'A.
I.ARGEY & MA LONE, Ppopr's.
The proprietors respectfully ask the attention
of their friends and the public in general to
their large and commodious hotel. Every
attention paid to the convenience of enests.
II. LAlUiKV,
nay.30 -1838.1y J. A. .uALONE.
ASI.IN Kettles. Brass Kettles, Porclcon
Sauce Pans. French Tined Sauce Pans.
Fruit canB the cheapest and best, at V. S.
SERVICE'S, Ilardware.Slore, Pidgway.Pa.
HYDE HOUSE,
RmowAv, Flk Co., Pa.
W. IT. SCIIRAM, Proprietor.
Thankful for tho patronig heretofore so
liberally bestowed upon him, the new pic-
to the comfort and conveuience of guests, to
merit a continuance of thoauic.
Oct SO 180'.).
ri-VlAYER HOUS,
X R I DC. WAV, PA.
IHVTD THAYER, Proprietor.
The undersigned having fitted-. up a large
nd ooinmodinus hotel on the southwest
corner of Centre and Mill streets, with good
and convenient stabling attached, respect
fully solicits the patronage of his old friends
and the putlio generally.
decl3'06 lj DAVID THAYER.
XrKKSEY HOUSE, .
Jt CesTi-tviLM, Elk Co.,
Pa.
II, 3. Liach, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage herotolore so
liberally bestowed upcii him, the new pro
prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention to
the comfort and convenience of guests, to
merit a continuance of the same.
vlu201y.
All orders for Stoves and Hardware
will be promptly attended to as Boon
as received, at the
12'(j7 St. MARY'S HARDWARE STORE.
M
ORTON HOUSi
EIIIE. PA-
M. V. Moore, late of tht liyde Ilouie)
Proprietor .
Open Day and Night-
nSOif.
CARDS, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads, Tags,
Handbills, &o., done in a neat manner,
and at the towtsi peick, FOR CASH, at
the Elk Advocate Printing Office.
JTOUIS II. GARNER,
PRACTICAL MACHINIST,
Can be found at his Foundry at St. Mary's
where ht is ready to have all shop-work in
his liue done on short notice. St. Mary's,
Beuiinger P. O , Elk eo., Pa. myl'68'ly
J D. PARSONS,
Manufacturer and Dealer in Boots A Shoes,
Main St., opposite Hotel,
ov27y . Wi3ox, Pa.
T ACOB YOUNG & CO
B,ook Binders Ami
rs, Wright's Blk.
ff Blank Book Manufacturers,
Corry, Pa.
Blank Books Made to Order.
HF. C. KRUMME, M. D.,
c PhysioUn and Surgeon, Ridgway Elk
Co. Pa Office above store of R. O. Gillis-
Office hours from 8 to 10A.M. and 6 to 8 P.
M. . vlnStf.
H
ENRY SOUTHER,
Attorney-at-Law
(feb23'68),
Ridgway, Pa.
ANKS tf all kinds for tilt at this
h,
in Lager Beer, opposite tht Railroad
Depot, St. Mary's, Elk county Pa.
Mar-22'66-1 .
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ENVELOPES, LABELS 4 TAGS neatly
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T WA8 cured of Deafness and Catarrh' by a
I aimple remedy, and will tend the reoeipt
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T
0 CONSUMPTIVES.
Hie Advertiser, having been restored to
health iu a few weeks, by a very simple
remedy, after having suffered several years
with a severe lung affectum, and that dread
disease, Consumption is anxious to make
known to his felluirrsuflcrers the means of
cure.
To all who desire it, he will send a copy of
the drescriptiou used, free of charge, with the
directions for preparing and using the same,
which they. will find a sure Cure for Consump
ti:n, Asthma, Bronchitis, etc. The object of
the advertiser in sending the Prescription is
to benefit the afflicted, and spread information
which he conceives to be invaluable ; and he
hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, as it
will cost him nothing, and may prove a bless
ing. Parties wishing the prescription, will please
address. REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburg, Kings County, N. Y.
vln2yl.
rillit iiiiumoit) ueu.euy dues
noi, nit) the
poisonous irritating snuffs
and strong
csu.tic solut'ODs with which the people havt
long been humbugged, simply, palliate for a
short timt, or driv the disease to tht lungs at
there is danger of doing in tht ust of such nos
trums, but it produces perfect and permanent
cui ts of the wsist eases of Chronio Catarrh, at
thousands can testify. Cold in the bead is our
ed with a few applications. Catarrhal Head
ache it relieved and cured at if by magic It
removes offensive breath, lots or impairment ef
the sense of taste, emtlling or hearing, water
ing or weak eyes, aud impaired memory, when
caused by the violenct ofCatarah, as they fre
quently art. I off'tr in good faith a standing
reward of $500 for a east tf Catarrh that!
cannot turt.
For salt by most drujgists tvtrywbtrt.
Prict only 50 cents.
Ask your druggist for tht remtdy ; but if
ht has not y tt got it on talt, don't put it off by
accepting any miierable worse than werthlest
substitute,-but tnc'.ose sixty ctntt to mt, and
tht remedy will bt sent you postpaid. Four
packages $2, or ont dozen for $2. Stnd a twe
cent stamp for Dr. Sage's pamphlet tn Catarrh.
Address tht proprietor,
R. V. PIERCE. M. D.
BOv27'69y Buffalo, N. T.
a handsome prospectus of our new illus
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T1XECUT10N5', SUMMONS, BUBPUh
i nu. Warrant, it., ta head aad far
HALF CASH AND HALF BARTER.
A CUTE TRICK.
A Connecticut broom peddler a shrewd
chap, lrom over among' tho steady habits,
wooden clocks, schoolmasters, and other
fixins drove through the streets ot Provi
dence heavily ladeu with corn brooms. He
had called at several stores aud offered his
loud, or ever so small a portion of it; but
when he wanted the cash, uod nothing else,
in puyroent, they hud uniformly given him
to understand that they had brooms enough
aud that he might go further. At last he
drove up to a larga wholesale stnre on the
west side, and once wore offered his wares.
"Well, I want the brooms badlv enough,"
said the mercbuut, ''but what will you take
in pay 1"
Ibis was a poser. The peddler was ach
ing to get rid of his brooms ; he despised
the very sight of his brooms; but he would
Booner tell a single broom for cash than the
whole load for any other article especially
that which he could not dispose of as readi
ly as be could brooms. After a moineut's
hesitation, however, lie screwed his courage
to the sticking poiut it required some
courage after having lost his chance of
selling Ins load hull' a dozen times by a
sitnilur anhwer and frankly told the mer
chant be must have cash. Of course the
merchant protested that cash was scarce
and that he must purchase, if he purchased
at all, with what be had in his store to pay
with, lie really wanted the brooms, ui.d
he did not hesitate to say so ; but the times
were hard, and he had notes to pay, aud
had goods that must be disposed of.
l inallv, he said be would put the goods
at the cost price, for the sake of trading,
ana would take the whole load ot brooms
which tho peddler had labored so unsuo.
eessfully at the other stores to dispose of.
"So unload tho broouis, said he to the
man from Connecticut, "aud select any ar.
tides from uiv store, aud you shall have
them at cost price."
Jho peddler scratched his head. Ihere
was an idea there, as the sequel shows plain-
enough.
"I tell you what it is," he answered at
ast, "just say them terms fof half the load,
and cub for t'other half, and I'myourman.
IJIowed ef I don't sell eout, if Connecticut
sinks with all her broom stuff, tho nest
minute."
The merchant hesitated a niomont, hut
finally concluded the chance a good one.
Me would bfi BfititiLt biilt tln hrnonis for
something that would not sell as readily ;
as for the cost price, it was an easy gammon
in regard to it. The bargain was struck,
the brooms were brought in, and the cash
for half of them was paid over.
"Now, what will you have for tho re
mainder of your bill '(" asked the merchant
The peddier scra'ehed his head aitaiu,
and this time more vigorously. He walked
tho floor, whistled, and drummed with his
Cagcrs on tho head of a barrel. By. and
by his reply came slowly, deliberately and
emphatically :
"You Providonce fellers are cue ; you
sell at cost, pretty much all of you, and
make money. 1 dou't see how it's done.
Now, 1 do&'t kuow about your goods, bur
rin' cue article, and il I take anything else
I may be cheated. So, scein' 'twont make
any odds with you, I guess I'll take brooms.
I know them like a book, and can swear to
jest what you paid for 'em."
And so saying, the peddler commenced
re loading his brooms, and having deposit,
ed half of bis former load, jumped on his
cart with a regular Connecticut grin, aud
leaving the merchant cursing bis impu
dence and his own stupidity, drove off in
search of another customer.
A Situation Open.
The romance of the runaway darkey was
quite played out after the people of the
North and South had pecked their flints
for the linal shot. Once in a while, how
ever, there comes a remiuiscence which
shows Sambo's native humor, and how irre
sistible was his hankering for the "boon of
freedom.'' Before the war there came into
the barroom of a hotel in Canada, near the
frontier, a bright looking negro, who was
thus addressed by one of the eminent per
sons usually found in such resorts :
"I s'pose you're a runaway slave," eaid
one, looking sharply at the new comer.
Feeling that he was pretty well away
from bondage, the darkey responded that
he was.
"Ah, indeed ; well, we're glad of it ; but
you don't seem to look very poor have
good clothes down South ?"
"Certainly," said the darkey, with some
pride. ''Same clothes as my master."
"But you got many a good threshing,
eh?"
'Never had a whipping in my life."
"Never thrashed !" eaid auotber; "well,
but you niggers dou't always get enough to
eat, do you ?"
"Always had enougb, gemmcnj never
went bungry."
"What !" eaid the interrogator, "good
clothes, do punishment, and plenty to eat.
Now," said he, turning to the group, "only
think ot it! this fellow bas left a petition
where he enjoys all these privileges for an
uncertainty."
'Gemmen," said the darkey, "all l'se got
to say respeotin' dem privileges, is, dat if
any ot you wants to avail bisse'f oi 'em de
iituation am still open." ,
John C. Breckinridge it about to take
tbe editorial charge of one of the Lexing
ton (Ky.) newspapers.
The Bull Puntcher of California.
Foremost in woodsoraft, and I think in
number, are a class of man hailing from
Maine. They and their fathers before
them felled and mastered the forest giacts
of that land where, it's said, they pry up
tho morninz sun : and these truants from
the Penobscot and Kennebeo know but one
desire, ask but one question, upon arriving
upon our ooast : "Have you got good cross
cut saws and axes?" Having obta-ned
these, with an instinct born in them, they
strike for the timber, where they are at
home. After a tree is felled and sawed
into required lengths, the "bull-puntcher"
with his oxen drags it tewthe mill or railway
leading to it. This "bul-lpuntchcr" deser.
ves more than a passing mention. lie
like the choppers, generally hails from
Maine, and may be generally known from
a distance, though unseen, by the original
ity of the forcible adj?ctives he uses. The
art of "bullpunching" must be born in a
man. Practice and application may render
a man tolerbly-ezpert, but none save those
intended by nature for the calling can, for
any length of time, stand the whooping,
yelling insane cappers and toad antics, in
dulged in byjtho "bull. puntcher." He is
armed with a short stick, garnished at one
end with a sharp steel brud, in this wise
differing from the "bull-whackers" of the
plains noteriety, for whom he expresses a
supreme contempt. Your correspondent
recently had the pleasure of seeing one
start a log of about 1,000 feet with four
yoke of cattle. The sight was truly an
amazing one, and not one to be. forgotton.
The "puntcher," after driving the iron dog
deep in the log, and giving each beast an
affectiouate prod with his goad, gave the
word to gjart. The animals tugged and
strained their yokes, but the 1,C00 feet of
solid timber remained immovable. The
'puntcher' quietly called eaili ox by name,
and then for a moment sank into a reverie,
while each animal kinked tho corner of an
eye nt him in seeming anticipation of the
joys to come. In a second tho 'puutcher
awoke, his whole frame seemed to unloose
itself, his face turned red, he sprang full
six feet in the air, and on ulighting gave
vent to broadside after broadbide of stun
ning odjectives that together with a - quan
tity of tobacco juice, rushed from the ori
fice in his face like a column if water in
a mill sluice. He flew around- the team
like a gaddy, punching, striking, kicing,
yelling, beggiug imploring ; threw himself
on the ground and loared ; turned three
back sumcrsaults and hit the off leader
with both heels in the flank ; swore bis
immortal spiiit was eternally millel up, and
jammed his brad into the nigh leader until
be bellowed. The oxen tugged and strained
until their kees touched the ground, and
they looked as if they were about to burst
to pieces. The log grated on the ground
and moved ; the team straightened them
selves, and away they went. The demented
bull-puntcer,' quietly remarking, "whoa,
haw, Baldy ! paesing on as if nothing had
happened, ho is well paid for Lis services
aud ought to be. It is not every mortal
that could go through ie above perfor
mance for 875. a month. San Francisco
Bulletin.
A Dizzy Ride in an Elevator-.
Oo Wednetday night a couple of indi-
uals, temporarily stopping at the Astor
House, indulged in a heavy spree. About
11 o clockthey concluded to go to their
rooms, and took their places, as they sup
posed, in the elevator, though by mistake,
very natural for drunken men, they seated
themselves ou the steps ot the main stair
case. At the end of five minutes one of
them remarked that the motion made him
dizzy, and he wished the machine would
stop.
"Yes," said the gthcr, "it's going up
awfully ; must be up 500 feet already. If
it dou't stop soon I shall full out. My bead
swims like a codfish."
At the end of fifteen minutes Major
Aleck Stetson rescued them from their
perilous position, and sent them to their
rooms in charge of a oouplo of porters.
N. Y. Sun.
Death of a MoNbiaosiTY. The Free
Press states that Helen Eckert, well known
as the fat gitl of Eastoo, died at the rest
denco of her father neat South Easton.
She was eighteen years of age and bad
been confined to the bouse for the past
two or three years. In early life she was
on exhibition, and traveled under charge ot
Col. Wood, now proprietor'ot Wood's Mu
seum in chioago. ' She was for a time en
gaged with Bamum in New york. At the
I time of ber death, she weighed 500 pounds
TEE GEUTLE INDIAN. ,
A letter to the Washington Chronicle,
from Arizona Territory, of dale February
13, thus describes bow "the untutore"d sav
age" amuses himself :
"The Apaches made a captive and toi
tured a young man by the name ot Skirly,
while working a placer gold mine within
five miles of Prescott. He was a young
man of industrious habits, and beloved by
all who knew him ; but no tongue can des
cribe the horrors of the slow torture the
poor fellow endured while the fiends danoed
around bim in gay delight at his writhing
pain.
They captured a band of cattle belonging
to A. G. Dunn, (all he and his family had in
the world,) within a mile of the plaza of
Prescott, and brutally murdered the young
man in charge of the herd, Mr. William
Willey. m
They attacked a camp of miners on the
Ilasscampa, six mile from Prescott, and de
stroyed aud stole everything they bad.
Tlvey also attacked on the same day and
took a freight train on the Bil Williamson
road, eight miles from Prescott, and brutally
murdered two of the drivers.
They attempted lo ambush the mail on the
Wlckenburg and Prescott road, near fta
same place that the mail was taken last
summer, when three men were murdered,
but their ambush was discovered in time to
effect an escape. They attacked two far
mers on fhe Bill Williamson road, ten miles
from Prescott, and mortally wounded two
men named Safe and Petorson. They laid an
ambush for Mr. A. Bearley, superintendent
of the Sterling mine: while going from Pres '
cott to the mine, and killed bis horse under
him, but be succeeded in escaping with a
slight wound and his clothes riddled with
bullets.
They brutally murdered Samuel Brown
and Mr. Sims while workiog on a farm in
the San Padro valley, about forty niles east
ol Tucson. They murdered a mail carrier
and captured the mail in a canon six miles.
trom Camp McDowell.
They attacked the eastern mail bout sixty
miles east ot Tucsoo, and near the same
place the mail was taken last October, when
six men were murdered, but the driver suc-
ceededed in escaping by fl-ght. They at
tacked Solomon Warner, one of our oldest .
and most esteemed citizens, and companiou
between Tucson and Santa Cruz, and it is
thought both will die from effects of the
their wounds. They attacked the Altar
and Tucson stage aud brutally murdered
the driver and two passengers. Epiphany
Aguara, one of the murdered, was among
the oldest, most enterprising and esteemed
citizens of this country. In addition to this
record of horrors, there bas been a number
of soldiers killed in battle, but I haVe not .
the data so as to make a correct estimate
of the number. There have probably been
other citisens killed, the names of whom
have not come to my knowledge ; besides,
there has been any number of hair breadth
escapes that I will not prolong this letter
to mention.
Closing Cuacks in Stoves. It may
be convenient to know a ready method of
closing up cracks, which are not nn-
common, in cast iron stoves; and we ara
assured that the following recipe is a reli
able one : Good wood ashes are to be sifted
through a fine sieve, to which is added the '
same quantity of clay, finely pulverized,
together with a little salt. The mixture is
to be moistened with water enough to make
a paste, and the crack of the stove filled
with it. This cement doas not peel off or '
break away, and rssumes an extreme degree
of hardness after being heated. The stove
must be cool when the application is made.
The same substance may be used in setting
in the plates ot stoves, or in fitting stove
pipes, serving to render all the joints per
fectly tight.
Napoleon once entered a cathedral and
raw twelve Bihar statues. "What. r.
these J" said the puzzled Emperor. "The
twelve Apostles !" was the reply "Well "
said the great captain, "take them down,
melt them, and coin them into money, and
tet tnem go about doing as their Master
did."
A young man on being asked by a judge
whether he bad a father a mother, said he
wasn't quite certain whether he bad or
not ; first his father died, and then his
mother married again ;'and now he didn't
exaotly know whether they were his fathar
and mother or not.
Carrying a bonquet containing chorofprm
is the fashion among rapid wemen in the
West. When a chap with money ooncealed,
about him gets spoony on thean. they let
him smell if it, aud the result is a iweoq.
that ho never forgets,
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