THURSDAY, FFBRUARY 6, 1874.
Cmr Time at Mlidgtcay.
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ELK LODGE, A. T. M.
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N9, art held at their hull, oorner of Main
and Depot etreels, on the.seoond and fourth
Tuesdays of each montlr
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Send in your subscriptions, and itsk
your friends to subscribe. Lvcry izs.u
should take a county paper and every
roan has $1.50 that he can invest in this
way, which will bring a tarter interest
on the investment than ). S. Bonds.
Show six inches else p.
BOTTEa 83jcoritti ?. pc.
Eoqs 35 ceaia a dozen.
POTATOES 51 00 a luVsu!
Wood eighteen to ti-'-. i.-.ehw
jcg dglivered nt C2.00 a c -J.
Wir.UAMeruKT2HS iif' 22'yi2,C7fi
Icet of lumber on haal :s Jorj.-.ry
Tnttn nsw bttUcti.:.- i'.'i r-:;..
Let them eoran in; 1. 1 i"...:u c h;
he the new subscribe! g Sc.
Brandon, ot iSia;!- ;:,'',: '-:; in
the other Jay. At a -ii :. U ded
s iheu:h he'(! hv '.- -. r.
Pjsi. To .V- c - I'.' ?.-.y7 2d.
1374, Ssri'i J , iui'r t -.".uu:;! f.r a" II.
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Public l;&i--;r t Ufa went
snows ft tt:c: -s
t'-o V's r.:-.:5;:i of
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And RiJgwsy far k uju i J. ;
ifl p 5.:arc.j a.-tiot.i in ihw t-ciP.eu
this winter, and c-.:r c.s:i -' i:: Ui
to, "like the ll'llo bco," wjt-c rr.e'j
freezing I. -ur," cr tV.-y f rvr. r-ny
ioe.
A mam In this ii'.asa ttLt a ktter (a fft-v-1'ork
ono year ao, in wJiicU Lo tnrloet-tl a
$10 "Wi:j.n," an.l on tkt 2M ul1.., ro
eif el the sine litter :m U-t uo:l latter
cfiice w.th f.Ir. V,'.!i;ra c! ill fncloi:d.
Thero mut be aoras hnucst po3rat'.r3
oint'whors. HcXetpc-i 1 imt.
It's refreshing nzn z O Lfar cf
hoce:y Rnylovr.
Tottxsku' i'iccriu:;. TusJj,
Fttraary 17;h. Oicsn t. Lo e'c;tod
one judder elcclxa, ts :;v pectora, cne
conitub!;;, u-a surcrvicCir, two turcs
joar scbou! dircctov.", oaa town clerk,
one; cuditor, i ns trcas-jrer, and ens assoi
or. A I3lO Kun. Geo. AV. Woodward,
on ot fiira-.i Woodward, ran down SOD
loga :b oao dry uiib cceSeat:, cn a elide
one and a l-s-f miles lonj, cn Lnurel
Hun, for Ten r';ck, Erjory L Co, Kow
is tbiit for "Hi" rr ratbsr "Mi's em
Gazet'a & Jjiiuei'v.
Last Thursday a )r;kDd pre?t!!:!od us
with a lunch cf psasSca in full LIoddi
frrowQ in th air in thio viiia Jajt
think of it; flowera bloo-jQii: i.i tha
gardens of Welkboro on t-bo 221 of
January! Surely, tho li'jo a3 over
knowa l-2fcr. Ticja AjUatcr.
8aV3 on ''Lwet tb3 a
man with e;ul to deal, v.b- r.o.-cr to
himself bis rr..l, I'll juy b.ifera I - to
bed the debt I ov:u t!, 3 jii.le: Ver
thera ars coca vs kr.u-.r fall vcll who
never euo'i e t-:!e e?uM toil; b::t t!i:y, I
1'ear, v,lH to roll, tbo place
wbero tljoro'a no r.i'.t.r."
In Jai'j. On Fridr.y r.J.'crnnn last
Phillip Wilhnlfii, biovrli t d '.vti from
St. Mary 'a clr.r'vd v;i;!i tlio crime of
rape on t!ie perssn of his davjvhter, a lit
tle girl etrod tweivo jniivs. If this crime
is proven, a residence cf Dfteen ycar.3 at
AllegbeD7 c:y v?:M fal to tbo lot of
Philip.
Doc.3 ctlll die, in these part3, and
who is the man that scatters the poisoD?
If a man baa a dog, be don't want jt
killed any more than bo does his cow, or
bog, or hen, or any other artiole of live
etock. We vote that dogs aro a mxis
anoe as a general thing, but like every
oo be, cmr dog is the exception.
To-day anotbcr'cauioe inooumbed to
the inflocnee of strychnia. "One by
one tbey oeaso their howling!; one by
one the doggic& die."
Wl are pleased to note the increasing
ealeg of Dr. Morris' Syrap of Tar. It is
one of tbe few Medicinal oompounds that
worthy of confidence. Sold by James
Penfield
Last week Sheriff Oyster, accompan
ied Hiram Russel, tbe car thief, to
Allegheny, where he, the said Kussoll,
will be detained on business for a term
of eighteen months.
Woodwarb Outdon. On last
Friday, the 16th oi January, John
Ardel, Jr, on bis log job on Mosquito
Creek, liirch Island aad Forge Runs,
put in 8,000 logs length of slide two
ttiles. The logs belong to the Beaver
Mills and Jamison & FiBbcr, and soale
between one and oc6-kalf anl two mil
hea litlG. A D.
Tex Uties Herald ssys two old ladies
troubled a oonductor on the Central
rcsd, one protesting that Bbo should die
if the wiudow was open, and the other
protesting against shutting it, when an
experienced traveler advised the con
ductor to eettlc the matter in this way.
"Open the window and kill one, then
close it nod ki'l the other, and wo shall
have peace"
Here is an Offeb for You. Wo
will send Frank Leslie's .Illustrated
Ncwswaper, end fho Advocate, one
year, for f4.50 cask. The regular
prico ol Illustrated Newspaper is $100,
thus yet ?t tbe Adtccatr for 50
csutn. Wo will Bend tho Advocate
and "The Chimney Corner" for $4.50.
end on your Eubsiripfioen, accompan
ied ly the c--.ih.
Frocs Clxtuks. Seih Green now
rr.":::"! frog cn'.ture for iced. Us says:
'".To 2iivo iiir.iiy i'!.??asnt peels about
tho country tl:it r.ro uselr3 ia their
rre'-cci, t'.a;r, cod Lelicin;; that there
b uctbinp, zj.7.h ia van, I do not know
of 7 other use C.r thr-m thr.n to make
t!.;.:a ;;: f;-e;; pcL;b. I alia believe it
r.'ci'd lar.'i--: the mnn r;er.lu:y vt'-.o could
rr;-: a u:i':;irn frr'i osd got them to
r.:r;iiot. All I v.c-iM clai.n ia giv!n
f.isri tve y-.ir.' ci;::Tie:;?e ip OTpcriracat-
I'lr. IcT?wy.-.r's LiU, regulating the pny
cf Cu'i'-:, row in tbo r.an--b .of the
Our.n'ittc--. cn Cotstituticn Uefora, the
l-aj ri Ar;.cc;st:3 Ju.-s h fjd aa h-
-!i?ios cf thn Aisctin'.s tot
Icavi'cd ia tl.i iav, whoyo atteaduues c'-
c..u:t due i .) ', cucetd four weuks osr
y.:'v.;i.-i, 2. J'.-':; for thrs wbo:a atton-dan-:e
r v. iVcta f.;r ! pIx week
,;''.,; fcr thofo vhori: atttndnnea ranges
betwitrn t-lx r-r-d ei;;ht wocIm, 5500;
ti:?.e who exceed ci;-':t wssks, 3600:
ard for those wL-:si ettondiiicij esceedh
tea rcsks, i':0'l. Xhe ealarlcs provided
.v.o to Lo j' aid quarterly by warrants
iira.vn by urvjrnor et tha Statj on
'.bo ctste licasurcr, aad oro to be in lieu
of daily puy, laiieas and other eonv
pcitolivn.
Old 1'roi!AI!:l:ties. Oer learr.ed
friend, who Git.? at Washington, and re
ceive?, frona tbe signal stations of a con
tinent, repart3 cn tbe vicisstudea cf the
weather, sorts, compares and iofen from
them the daily bulletins which everybody
reads, might reasonably add, ia view of
cr Into sudden changes, "colds, coughs
and affections cf tbe throat and lungs will
prevail iu tho East and Morth. Warn
ing signals continue ia tba West and
South." la view of tho truth of these
probabilities, we commend to all suffer
ers that excellent and potent speciiTc,
Ayoi'j Cherry Pectoral, It has, in
coun-Jeca instances, saved life
anl ha?, wiihin the kDowledgo of every
one, alleviated moat alarming symptoms
and erected cures almost surpassing be
lief. So excellent h it that the medical
faou'ty largely use it iu their practice.
I:i canc3 of seated consumption, it pro
long:? life and eof'.e.ic3 tba BUy of the
afliieted sufferer. About these dtiys it is
bent to bara it in tho bouee. By iti
tiii;e!y usa, serious disense may be
checked and turned cside. Araima
(Iowa) Fi.it.
Si'SCiAi, Offei. All persccs Eub
cribhig to tho Elk Coontit Advocate
L-.foro Mey lrt, 1874. end all old sub
reril er? r.ho pr.y 1.50 ia advance, will
be firahbel tho Advocax5 fcr one
year, Our object in doing this ie to in
crease our sub'jerip-bn list. At this lew
price every pevion cr.n r5jrd to take
their couLty piper
Tua chestnut came from Italy.
The oaion originated in Egypt.
The nettle cornea from Europe
Tobacco is a native of VirginIa.
Ilye originally came from Siberia.
The citron is a nativa cf Greece.
Tbe poppy originated in tbe East.
The experiment, reoent tried in some
Eastern schools, of using a newspaper
for reading exercises, instead of a reading
book, is proving a great success.
A Duluth conple were married on tha
ice the other day, and it would have
been highly romantic if the bride hadn't
fallen down and cracked her auburn
head and kicked tbe minister's feet out
from under biro.
STATE IT0TE3.
Pennsylvania makes all the knitting
needles.
Gov. Geary's funeral cost the State
14,806,41.
$23,226,06 were paid to inspectors of
ooal nines last year.
Tho Constitutional Convention eost
$410,628,80.
O'Marra and Irving, the Susquehanna
eodnty murderers have been found
guilty of murder of in tho first degree.
James Cox, of Sobuylkill county has
won $1,500 from James Mattos; of Lu
cerne, within ten days by beating him
shooting pigeons.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
bas recently appointed four married
women ticket agents at as many different
stations on the road. The "tidal wave"
is sweeping onward.
A praying band has lately been on a
visit to Watertowo: The Timet re
lates that one of the band accosted a
spectator with the question, "Are you a
Christian?" "No, Sir," was the reply,
"I am one of tbe editors of tbe Demo
cratic paper of this oity." "For God's
sakc, then, let us pray," was tbe respouse
of tbe questioner.
A horrible murder has been brought
to light in Schuylkill county. Mr.
Bradley, of Forrestvillo, was nhot about
11 o'clock Friday night, the 23d ultr,
by a man named Fcrrel, while eating his
Bupper. Farrell afterwards cut him in
two and threw bim down an air bolo of
a doep mine not far from where the mur
der was committed. His wifo gave the
alarm, and tho murderer was arrested,
being caught in his house.
Public Dibt and Sricn Pat
MINT6. There is no royal road to the
extinguishment of tho publio debt, and
no royal road to the resumption of specie
payments. The extinguishment of the
publia debt must be through the chan
ue! cf taza ion; and tba way to the re
sumption of specie paymcuts is to pro
vide by law for tbe prompt converti
bility of tho notes, or into eomo form of
specie equivalent, If Cavern meat finds
itself unable to give gold for greenbacks
iu consequence ofuot huviug now or at
any time a sufficiency ol gold iu the
TreaturyJ tt should do tho next best
tbipsj, it should civo eneoio interests
qonds (eay 5 per cent, bonds) in ex
change fcr greenbacks at par. Govern
ment should also get a3 early as possible
aad keep iu tho Treasury a gold reserve
equal to oaa-quarter or coo third of all
tho greenbacks ar:d national currency
cutatr.nd'iu,?; wbea ibis is accomplished
it 3-p.y safely redeem greeabecbs with
gold ai l decline the alternative of giv
icg therefor in exchange fcpecie-besiiitig
bonds. It would be vrell tb.t the green
backs thus rescived ia eschango for
tends; so that the principal of the pub
lic delr.t seed nut be thereby disturbed,
cither by being increased or decreased.
A Texi'iNi'Mr Qcfiav. Tho Phila
delphia Ihtjn'rer wsints to know where
a!! the covulus iudiiua cumea from 1
Vi'l.o ircport.i it, sella it, where is it
stored, and does it pay a heavy duty to
the Govcrn:ueut .' These questions are
reedcred at once pertinent and important
from tho cicum'itancc that shrevfd per
sons have discovered cosulus indicus to
bo the principal adulterating material of
our d?.y. Tho stud is said to enter
largely into tbe manufacture of lager
beer, to prcvado our ale, to give body to
mcro fiery draughts, and last of all to be
thrown into rivers "in immense quanti
ties for the purpose of stupefying fishes"
aud rendering them an easy prey to
hooks and nets. AH that is said of the
substance may be true, but if so, it must
be brought into this couctrv by the
millions of tons per annum, and, if tbe
tho preeent reputed consumption con
tinues tor a year, must become one ot the
dearest substances largely consumed in
the United States. By-and-by, as a
matter of course, something wil Ibe dis
covered wherewith to adulterate the per
vading conulus, and then the people
cannot help but sigh fcr tho halcyon
days vben indicus was to be obtained
dirt cheap nod in pristine purity.
Improvement in Telegraphy.
One of tho most recent improvements in
telegraphy is a process by which outline
sketches and charts may be transmitted,
and a lac simile of their outlines made to
appear at the other end of tbe line. The
general construction ot the instrument
for the transmitting and receiving these
sketches is thus described ; Over. the
map already made ij laid a semi-circular
plate of glass, the circumference of which
is graduated. On the center is a radi
cal arm, also graduated which carries on
a slide a piece of mica, marked with a
blade-poiut. The latter, by its own
movement along the arm, and also by the
arm itself, C3n be biought over every
point in the glass semi-circle. Looking
terouKh this, the black dot is carried
successively over all the points of the
plau to bo reproduced, and the polar CO'
ordiuates ol each notod. The numbers
thus obtained are trnusmiited by tele-
i'1'uph. I ha receiving devise is eon
btrueted iu the same manner and iu the
fame proportiou as that desciibed, with
the csception that a peucil point is sub
stitutcd tor the mica dot. By this peu
cil tbe points designated by the numbers
aro marked, aud from them a tracing is
secured, simply by connecting the dots.
From ibis discre tion, it appears that tbe
engineer or draughtsman can procure a
messae in his own room eimply by re
cording tbe co-ordinate points by the
designated numbers This list of num
bers is then sent in the form of an ordin
ary dispatch. The receiver then ad
justs his machine, dots the detiinated
poiuts, as make know h by tbe numbers,
and a lac simile ot the sketch is easily
ODtaioeu.
Circulate the Documents. We
want to increase tbe subscription list of
the Advocate to 1,000, and think it
can be done this year at the low price
we offer it
OBITUARY.
Sx-CMef JtsUce Th'tcricn.
Judge Thompson wai la Lis sixty
eight year, having been born in Butler
county in 1813. He studied law with
Thomas Blair, Fsq., of Kitanning, And
was subsequently admitted to practice in
1830. He removed to Erie, from whieh
place he was chosen as a representative
to the State Legislatare, and while there
served a term as speaker in the House.
In 1846-43 bo was a member of Con
gress from the Erie district, and was
subsequently President Judge of the
Eric and Crawford judicial districts. In.
October 1857, he was elected to the
Supreme Bench, and took his seat
thereon ooNovember following, holding
the office (or the full term of fifteen
years. Ue was renominated for Su
preme Judge by the Democratic party,
but was defeated by Judge Mercur.
Upon his retirement in November, 1872,
he was tendered a banquet by the mem
bers of the bar in Pittsburgh, at which
Justice Agnew delivered a most elo
quent eulogy oa his high charaoter and
ability. After his retirement be con
tinued the practice of law in Philadel
phia, in partnership with his son, Sam
uel G, Thompson. Whilst arguing a
ease in the Supreme Court, cn -Wednesday,
the 28th ult, he was was stricken
with paralysis and his death was immed
iate. Working Vndar the Xrw aiMan Lvr.
Tho llarrisburg special correspondent
of the Pittsburgh Commtrcial writes .
The election law having been compered
faithfully by the Senate Comnntte to
compare bills (s duty never before per
formed), the first bill passed under the
new Constitution w3 signed by the
Speaker in the presence of the Senate,
the title having been reed, in full by
bim immediately before signing. This
was a novelty in legislative practice,
here, although no novelty in Congress,
and considerable interest attached to it
in. both Houses, betause it was the first
instance arising under the the rules pre
scribed under tbe new Constitetion.
Speaker Strang used a bran-new gold
pen, procured for the purpose, and will
lay it away as the pea that signed the
first act under the new Constitution.
The same ceremony was observed in the
House; but Speaker M'Cortuick used
an old pea, and Geo. Handy Smith, ot
rbiladelphia, captured it as a momeuto
of the event. The bill went to tho Gov
ernor before noon, and was signed to
night. I he House has ordered ten
thousand copies to be printed. These,
with tha &,'JUU ordered by tho (Senate,
ought to furnish an abundant supply to
every election district in the State.
Ibcre is a strong local pressure from
various localities in favor of erecting new
judicial cistncts. beaver, Uutler, Mer-
r, Vcnantto, Adams, Deiawure, Leb
anon, Northumberland and various other
counties of lika population, all want to be
made separate districts. Armstrong,
Bradford, Bucks, Chester, Crawford,
Cumberland, Dauphia, Eric, Fayette,
1'ianklm, Lehigh, Lycoming, Mereer,
Montgomery, Aorthawnton, Northum
berland, Venango, Washington, West
tncretauu ana lors, cave c.en more
than the requisite population, (40,JOO)
to entitled thrni to be wadcs'-'peitito dis
tricts ; but as tho Legislature is empow
ered to attach smaller couutics to such
us aro lar;re cuouirh to be separate, sev
eral ol these named will havo to take
on adjoining counties. i'or instance,
dams is surrounded by counties each
having over 4U,iJ00, and so 13 Gteene,
ine latter county, tneretore. must go
witn either ushiugtou or taveUe, and
Adams must go with either Franklin or
Cumberland.
tub coldest dat.
New York, February 2 To-day is
decidedly the coldest of the season,
The thermometer
shows ten degrees
above zero.
TIIICHINA SPIRALIS
A dispatch from Cincinnati gives an
alarming account ef poisoning in Au
rcra, I nd., from eating pork infected by
tricuiua spiralis, iirs. jnrenart, re.
siding tuere, naa two bogs killed lor
nouie consumption ore monta ago, one
oi wnicti naa been sict witn wnat is
known as "drop." A quantity of sau
sage was made with the meat. Mrs.
Threnart and her children partaking
freely. Ou Tuesday last they all took
sick with pain in the bowels, vomiting
and diarrolioca. J. ho physician treated
them for tvphoid fever. The neighbors
kindlv helped to nurse them. Mrs.
iluyter, wile o! a Methodist clergyman
aod bar child partook ot the sausage;
Miss Davis, Miss Blal.coliorl, a youn;
man named Kriager, and Mrs. Ross, all
ete and sickened. Tho meat being ex
amined by tbe physician, it was found
literally alive with tnchnia. Mrs.
Threuart, her eldest boy and girl, aud
Mrs. Ituyter will undoubtedly die; the
others may reoover. The case created
great alarm.
A NATIONAL BALANCE SHEET.
A special from Washington says: Mr.
Dawes will to-day or on Tuesday present
in the House an elaborate statement of
the existing obligations of the Govern
ment, with a view to detcriniue every
II , . WW
possioio reduction oi expenditure, lie
bas caused to bo prepared a national
balance sheet, showing on oua side all
the appropriations made by existing
laws, aod on tbe other the present
and probable resources of the Govern
ment. The balances against the Gov
ernment ore very large; among these
appropriations, Mr. Dawes thinks about
seventy millions will ultimately be cov
ered into the treasury.
Among the conversions accomplished
in tbe late Reading revival, was that of
a man who had been a coal dealer for
fifteen years.
St. Louis delicacy is shown by one of
its papers publishing a pretended inter
view with the spirit of Horace Greeley
The New York Comwxrcial has this
"The papers are beginning to discuss
the intoxicating effects of beefsteak upon
certain institutions.
Hot our part we
never doubted that porter-hou&ee vere
couuuoivaio amuteDCfs. -
GENERAL NOTES.
Tha Jananeue lave adopted the pos
tal card system.
The street pavements of New York
cost lust year 21,250,974.
Albany peoplo are suspicious of but
ter. They look for wads ot mashed po
tatoej in tbe rolls.
Daily pistol exercise on Main street,
Trinidad, in Colorado, prevents life from
being a burden in that village.
llebroa, New Hampshite, recently
made most ot the first opportunity af
forded it in fifteen years ol witnessing a
wedding.
A Buffalo alderman told a policeman
who accosted him, to mind his own bus
iness. The policeman obeyed, and
locked him up.
Xrom Mount Lincoln, Colorado Terri
tory, 200 peaks ean be counted of 13,
000 feet and over. The highest has an
elevation of 14,300 feet.
A prisoner in the Cowley county,
Kansas, jail has been playing Samson.
He lilted tbe door ot his prison from its
hinges and departed thence.
"He was a good man," says a Nevada
paper of a deceased citicen, "but tben
he sometimes bet on tbe wrong horse,
the same as the rest of us."
The Union Pacific artesian wells are
as follows: Rock Springs, 1,145 feet
deep, bore six inches ; Point of Rocks,
1,000 feet deep: Bitter Creek. 906 feet;
Wasbikie, C33 feet; Creston, '326 feet;
Seperation, 1,103 feet deep.
Tbe water works io Callifornia, foot
up tnus : hdi irrigation aucnes, ironi
which 119,yy4 acres ot land were irri
gated, and 780 mining ditches, having
an ageregate length of 4.883 miles, sup
plying 210,188 inches of water per day.
In consequence of the extreme cold
weather in tho mountain regions of Ne
vada, water for mining purposes is ex
ceedingly scarce. The ditches aro clog
ged with snow and ice, and as a conse
quence many miners that would gladly
be at work are lorced to be idle.
There is a prospect that tho long
talked of monument of Stephen A. Doug
lass as Chicago may soon be obtained.
A petition is before the Illinois Legisla
ture asking for an appropriation of 850,
000 fcr that purpose, and it is thought
that the request will be granted.
A corgoous Georgia girl recently ped
dled out 300 kisses at 10 cents a smack,
and then gave the money to the poor to
ouy coal and flannel and thing?. lhe
young men io thut town leel within their
mdmdual and collective breasts that
charity ia divino.
Last week, in Ohio, a young lady diad
from what an old doctor said was "heart
klot, or cmbyolism of the nisin flua of
the heart," but she revived io an hour,
and it was found be bad been temsor
arily choked by a chew of gum which
she bud swallowed.
The latest thing in envelopes is a
small block devil on tho fold, with the
words "who the" above his lurdnhip,
and the words "is this from" underneath.
Thus it reads (inclusive of tbe picture ot
fcatan) "who the devil m tins f ro. r
is to bo persumcd theso envelopes are
not intended for peneral use.
The scions of chivalry in Kentucky
formerly amused themselves by flogging
aad teasing the darkien. Things arc
changed no. The iuvenilo colored
population in Louisville congregate
around dark corners, and garote the
white trash on its way to the oorner gro
cery. The blue laws of Connecticut wero
somewhat disoouraging to young men ol
enterprising connubial aspirations. For
instance: "No man shall court a maid in
person or by letter without first obtain
ing consent of her parents; jC5 penalty
lor tne urst cHrnce, JUU lor tue second
and for tho third, imprisonment dnring
the pleasure of tho court."
The annual report of the Philadelphia
Board ol Trade, just made publio, says
that "Business is regaining its usual pro
portion and activity. It is with piide
as well as pleasure we allude to the
stanchness of the business community
throughout this period of stern trial
it has showed itself possession ot finan
cial strcneth. prudonce. and common
sense.
The whole number of Granges organ
ized in tbe United Stales up to Decem
ber 1st was 8,83d, with a membership of
602.6G5. These numbers have been
materially added to since that date, as
the organization of new Granges was
never so active as at present. It would
be a vetv low estimate to put the nutn
ber of Granges now organized at 10,000
and the members at 1,000,000.
A lady traveled from Titusville to
Cleveland, Ohio, recently, ia conse
quence of a dispatch announcing the
dangerous illness ot her lather, hh
arrived at Cleveland in safety, but when
uar her lathers residence she was sud
denly taken ill, and was carried into the
house in an msensiblo condition, when
stie uiea soon alter, lier lather sur
vived her only a few hours.
Tho amount oi liquids made and con
euiucd in Austria is very large. Tbe
empire is siid to contain 2,622 breweries
producing annually 1,139,4SU,80G litres
ot beer, or about 2-i'J.loU,(0 gallous
In addit'on to this, tho wine production
umounts to about 243,000,000 gallons
aunually. lhe population ol the country
is about 40,000.000. so that tho average
consumption of cvry man, woman aud
child in the Empire is about six g.ll us
of wiue aud eix and one-quarter gallons
of beer,
Among the growing industries of th
United states, and one that enters
largely luto the foreign export trade, is
tbatot sole and op per leather. Ih
value of exports of leather for tbe last
three years, Irotn this country, lias ag
gregated $10,000,000. Great Britiati
and Germany being the largest cus
tomers. l he shipments of solo leather
alone in Boston io 1873 were 200.000
sides, valued at $885,688, and the total
value of leather exported from tba Uni
tea states was $4,421,030. me ex
port ot niaes to i.uropo, last year,
amounted to nearly $3,000,000. Nearly
I all the exports of leather go from New
f lorx do noewa.
New Adcrtisemcnts.
MXKVVTOIVS JTOTIOii.
Hollo is hereby given to all peroons ini
debted to the estate of ERASl'US nUKLIN
GAME, late of Jonen township, Elk
county deoeaaed, that they are required to
make prompt payment aud all persons hav
ing claims against sid estate, will present
lhm for a'ijuijtment to
ALDEU'f iiUKLINOAME, Executor.
49-4U
sazn Mjrn.iJi'MRMrPTCT;
The nndersigned, Assignee of Wilmarth
k Rolfe, baukrupts, will expose to publio
Hide, at the offic of Hall & XcCauley, in
Ridgwav, Elk county, Pa,, on MONDAY,
23d DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1874, at 2
o'clock p, ml, personal property and unool
lectable elaiuw of said bankrupts, at fol
lows: Four ibarss of stock la Ilk Democrat
AnaoeUtioa of tho par valaa of $26 per
skare.
One due bill of John Bryadle, dated
January 8, 1H74, fot $2,600. .
One due bill of William Burton, dated
Deo. 30, 1872, et CO days, $43.
One due bill of Scott McDonald, interest
from 14iu of February, 1873, $1,070 69.
Ooo aooount against J. Charles Burns.
$176.
One account against John Doyle, $110 83.
One account Bginst VVm. Vonti, $35.
One account against Milton Blight,
$37 93.
One aooonat agsiust Miohael Breehtle,
$20 14.
JNO. O. HALL, Assignee.
feb0-8.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1874,'
for the following purposes:
For tho EXCAVATION of the foundation
of said building, stating the price of each
cubio yard to be'exoavuteii aui deposited at
the place fixed by the Commissioners who
reserve all building sand which luay bo
round in said fouudution.
The price by the perch ot STONE taken
from the bill on ths fc'ocpiinl properly aud
piled up where required at the building.
The rnee by tlie tlioiuiaua or iiltUylv de
livered and piled on the ground near the
builuiug subject lo the inspection as to
quality by the stiperimendeut of Construc
tion. Specimens to be sent v uu tlie Ui.t.
The pike of the best qua'iiy of LIME
by the bushel delivered on the ground.
The price of the building BAND which
aay be required (or brick, delivered.
LUMBER Price by the thousand feet.
White PineTiinber for roof 6&wed to
si so.
White Pine Joists 3 by 12 and 3 by 14
from twenty to twenty 'Ave feet bug
Hemlock Joists 3 by 12 and 3 by 14, from
20 to 25 feet buj.
Hemlock Joists 3 by 0, 3 by 8, 8 by 10
and 3 by 12 from 11 to 25 feet long.
Hemlock gtudding 3 by 2, i by 4 and S
by u, from 12 to 16 li-ct in lcusth.
White Fine boards aud plunk (all grades)
400.000 feet.
White Pino Bcaffoling (all grades) 100,000
feet.
Ash or yellow pine flooring 11 first quality
700,000 feet.
Ash, Chestnut. Butternut and Walnut
boards, plank and scantling 0PO,bOO feet,
AU of which should ba made Bubiest to
the inspection of lhe Suderiateudeut 01 the
construction.
All proposals, narked 'Proposals."
be addressed to tha undersigned at
carver nouse in narren, r'a,
JOHN CCRW1N, M, D.
Secretary of the Coaimisaionert.
1 Jinusry 29, 1H74 -B4312.
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Divlaiew
WINTER TIME TABLE
O'
N and after SUNDAY. DEC. 5i 187,
lhe trains on the Philadelphia
Ene RailroAd will run ni follows
WESTWARD.
Buffalo Et. leaves Philadelphia! 2.E5 p. Ot
" Renovo 12.15 a
" irr. at Emporium 2 15 a mv
' " lluttalo 8.00 aw
ERIE MAIL le.ivf.s t'li:ieiplna 10.20 p m.
" " Rcuovo 10.06 a m
" ' Emporium 12.20 p m
S't. Mary's 1.12 p a
" arrive at Eric 7.20 p ta
EASTWAKD.
BUFFALO EX. leaves Buffalo... 3 25 pjra
' " " Emporium., 9.00 p in
Renovo 10.65 p m
" " arr. at Philadelphia 0.10am
ERIE MAIL leaves Erie 11.20 a m
Bt. Mart's 6.22 p a
" " Emporium...... 6.20 p m
Renovo 8.40 p in
" " arr. at Philadephin... 8.0 J a m.
Mail East connects cast and west at Erie
with L 8 M S R W and at Corry aad Ir-
vincton with Oil Creek and Allegheny 9
R W.
Mail West, with east and west trains ea
L H & M S R YY and at Irvinetnn with
Oil Creek and Allegheny R R VY.
Buffalo Express makes close connection!
at Williamsport with N CR W trains, north,
and at llarrisburg with N C R VY traiat
south.
WM. A. BALDWIN.
Gen'l Sup't.
GRAND OPENING
Cummer Arrangement
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
AND
PHILADELPHIA RAIL WAT;
Time Table adopted SUNDAY, Augist
10, 1S73. Trains depart from and arrive at
the Buffalo, New Vork & Philadelphia
Railway depot, corner af Exchange and
Louisiana streets.
0!
N AND AFTER AUG. 10, 1873, UN
TIL further notice, Traiat will tutt
as follows!
MAYING BUFFALO
C;15 a. m. Local Freight and passenger,
arriving at Emporium at 5.C0 p. ra.
8: ill a m Philadelphia' .aud, Baltimore
Express Arri ing at Emp'oriura at 12:43
p m., stopping only at Enst. Aurora, Ar
aile, Franklinvillc, Olean and Port Alle
gheny. 11:20 a nr Local Freight Arriving at
1 ort Allegany tit U:OU p. m.
o:2ir r m Night Express Arriving a
Emporium nt 12:46 a m.
TRAINS LEAVE EMPORIUM.
?:10 a m NiMit Express Arriving at
Buffalo at 8:20 am.
I. IO a. m. Local Freight and Passengs
Arriving at liutl'nlo nt 2. .'(" p, m.
0:2") p in Niagara Express Arriving at
nuti.'iio at :-,. n m., storming on v at Port
Uleg.-my, Olenn. Kranklinvillo. Arendn and
I Iusl Aurora.
LEAVE PORT ALLT.GENT.
10 3"'a.m, Local Freight and'eatsenaar
arriving at Buffalo at 7.5(1 p. iu.
SUNDAY TRAINS
Leave Buffalo at. 10.00 a. tn.. irririna at
Olc.iu at I.1-" i. oi.
Leave Buffalo at 0:20 p m.: flittht E
pu-in, arriving at Emporium at 12:45 p tu.
Leave Olenn at. 2. 1 p. i., arriving at
Buffalo nt i 00 p. m.
Leave Emporium at 2:40 a m.: Nicht Ex
press, arriving at. Buffalo at 8:20 u m.
1 iclsnt llftiues.
Buffalo Omnibus Lino running from s-tt
trains.
II. L. LYMAN, Oen'l Pass Ag'f.
J. D. YEOMANS, Superintendent.
NEW TIME TABLE.
Commencing Oct 20th, 1873.
ALLEGHENY VALLEY It. R.
THE BEST ROUTE BETWEEN PITTS
BUKtill AND POINTS O V TUB
PHIL' A. & ERIE R. R.
00INO SOUTH.
Buffalo Express leaves Corry at
Leaves Irvineton,
Arrives at Pittsburgh
Night Express leaves Corry
Arrives at Pittsburgh
Day Express leaves Corry
Arrives at Pittsburgh
Oil City Accom. leaves Corry
Arrives at Brady's Bend
11 15 a m)
7 45 a m
10 05 p m
8 08 a m
1 66 p m
6 35 am
6 15pm
2 05 pm
80 p nt
GOING HOBTR.
Bffalo Express leaves Pittsburg at 7 50 a s
Arrives at Corry " 6 08 p
" " Irviiieton 6 85 i m
Night Express leaves Pittsburgh 4 35 n ra
Arrives at Corry 4 8(J m
uf i.jij.x.-is leaves nttsburgh
Arrives at Corry
12 20 p m
Oil City Ace.oni. leaves B
10 46 p ra
Bend 6 45 am
10 p a
Connections made at Corry and Irvina.
tou for points on the Oil rv-.u .-1 .u"
nrr vkn hi 11 iitii
Allegheny Valley Rail Road.
Pullman Puil.ice Drawing Re, r..-
M-cjuijiii uu jirocton.
rits3engcrs to and fro ,..
close con.iec.ion at itS "T"'e
with Buffalo Expre., north and Night Ex
press south. ' 'eul x
r Ask for Tickets via Allegheny Yalley E.
' J. liAWRENCK. Sea. SBf.
DALL
PLAYIUGr CARDS.
THE BESTTHE CHEAPEST, f
1 Kouiw vlA ciUeai' coramon carJ
BKOADWAiS A nice common tard
VIKQINIAS-Fine calico b.T8
GEN. JACKSONS Ph.or. -j .
Cittern backs. ,ioolor. Va
COLUMBIAS-(Eucl.re deck) extra ou.lirw
GOLDEN GAIES-Oa. ,f iha b ealrda
made
M'rt0NSSxira Cne' twooriaB
AK TOl I1A0TX-TA0 MHTEJ.
PlJ d by"" '"'
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to
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