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THURSDAY, OCT., 21th, 1878.
Notes
"
Ywrttr day was a rainy day.
Cow loose In the court yard.
Politics are getting extremely hot
now.
Heavy frost nearly every night
now.
- The brown leaves are now ready
to fall.
Winter will bo here one of these
4 fine days.
New side walk In front of Towell
&. Klme'a fitoK.
Pleasant weather Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday.
Freight traffic does not seem to de
crease on the P. d E. R. R.
Wallace Morgester has opened a
grocery on the corner next the bakery.
Sheriff Oyster has a Btory In this
lsHiie, the sequel of which will be told
nt the November term of court.
J. W. Morgester keeps oysters by
the quart or count. He also serves
them at all times to those who wish
them by the dish.
Pig chase on Centre street last
Monday. If there is anything in the
world tjhat will arouse a neighborhood
that thing is a pig chase.
Why should Republicans vote for
John O. Hall when they have Just as
good a man of their own ?
Ladies, have the Star treadle at
tached to your sewing machine if you
want to live long and be happy. Sold
ly E. K. Gresh, Ridgway, Pa.
A Sunday school institute will be
held at Brockwayvillo, on October 29,
30 and 81st All Sunday school work
ers are invited to be present.
The neat picket fence built by J.
8. Hide In front of the T. A. Neill
property recently purchased by him,
adds greatly to the appearance of Zi
on's hill.
Republican Mass Meeting at the
Courthouse on Monday evening next.
Genl. William H. McCartney, of
Wilkes-barre, and Hon. W." W.
Brown, of Corry, will address the citi
zens of Elk county, on the Political
issues of the day.
Tiie Greenback meeting at the
court house, last Monday evening, was
well attended, the court room being
crowded to its utmost capacity. A
number of ladies were present. The
meeting was addressed by Seth H.
Yocum, congressional candidate;
Thomas W. Taylor, senatorial candi
date, and C. E. Lyman, of Lock
Haven.
Last Friday, a buck weighing 275
pounds was killed on Toby's Creek,
y William Rorickand John Caltthan.
Rorick shot the deer. The horns were
twenty-eight inches apart at the tips.
This is the largest deer killed in this
vicinity in many a year. At least our
memory does not revert to one as ltrge.
If we are wrong will some hunter
please correct us.
Wm. Gibson who resides about
three miles from Centreville, this
county, was working on the new trus
tle on the Dagusehonda U. R., at Da
guschonda station. A "Yankee wind
less'' had been rigged to hoist the
benches Into place. The knot by
which the windlass was fastened in
place, slipped and Gibson was crush
ed by the falling bench, as he tried, to
dodge it, the back of his skull was
smashed In, death ensuing almost in
stantly. A wife and three children
are left by the unfortunate man.
Republicans, vote for E. M. Grant,
a man who is in opposition to all mo
nopolies and rings.
Personal Notes.
Sunday last was a very pleasant
- day.
Mr. A. B. Preston, of Wilcox, was
In town this week. .
Mr. Ross, of tiie firm of Hydi &
Ross, plaining mill owners, now sings
in the Methodist choir.
Rev. H. V. Talbot will preach a
sermon on Temperance, in the M. E.
church, next Sunday afternoon.
Charley Olmstead has made appli
cation for the West Point appointment
which Hon. L. A. Mackey has the dis
jMsal of.
Rev. H. V. Talbot has some of the
nicest fowl in town, consisting of Ply
mouth Rocks, Brown Leghorns and
Light Brahmas. He is having a new
coop built for his poultry.
Mr. Tim Badger, telegraph opera
tor, a resident of Sheffield, is now em
ployed at the office at this place as
night operator. He lives in J. Powell's
house next the Thayer hotel.
C. II. Cummings and John Mc-
Grady have purchased the right of
Adams' feather renovator to several
counties In this State. Mr. McGrady
started with the machine on Wednes
day morning. Mr. Cummings will go
next week. They propose working
the territory themselves.
Accidental Shooting. Fire-arms
are dangerous playthings for children.
A little teii-year old boy of this place,
eon of Sheriff Fen tz, became possessed
of a revolver one day last week, and
while he and some companions were
shooting with it last Saturday, a ball
passed through the fleshy part of his
hand and struck another little fellow
in the side, passiug through the cloth
ing and Just grazing the flesh. Neith
er of the boys are much hurt, but they
were both pretty badly scared. Chil
dren bhould not be allowed to pur
chase or handle such dangerous weap
ons, as they are scarcely safe In the
bands of grown pereon. (,'karfield
JStermliUcKtn,
The Ohio Election. - .
FULL OFFICIAL RETCRNS FROM THE
STATE THE REPUBLICAN MAJOR
ITY. Cincinnati, Oct.-16. In the recent
election In Hamilton county the offi
cial returns give Barnes (Rep.) for Seo
retcry of State, 1,164 majority ; Vhh
(Rep), for Judge of the Supreme Court,
1,080 majority j Paul (Rep.), for the
Board of Publio "Works, 1,198 Butter
worth (Rep.), for Congress, First dis
trict, 720 majority. Young (Rep.), for
Congress, Second district, 074 majority.
On the county ticket Judge Watson
(Dem.), for the Probate Court, is elect
ed by 93 majority. Kellorman (Dem.),
for Director of the Infirmary, 2-5 ma
jority. The Republicans elect their
other candidates, with the possible ex
ception of Prosecuting Attorney,
which hinges on a decision respecting
the tally sheet of Precinct C, Fourth
ward.
Columbus, O., Oct. 16. Full offlcla
returns from all the counties give the
following as the total vote cast for each
candidate : ; . ., '
. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
Bnrnes, Republican..................... ...271,120
I'lllgB. IKMIHMTHl ...ifU.lHitf
Roy. National 88,332
Robinson, Prohibitionist...., 6,874
Homes' majority 8,151
The returns also show the election of
eleven Democratic and nine Republi
can congressmen, as follows : , -
Dlst. Nnmc. Mnl.iDlst. Name. Mat.
1. Iliitterrlold.R. 75011. Tlckvy, D......I,avj
2. Yonne, R W412. Neiil.R ...2,073
a. McMunnn, D..i,tw7
4. Koltor, R 5,010 14.
5. Lefevre, D 1,82$ 15.
6. U 4,O.W16.
7. Hnrd, D 1,0M17.
8. Flnley.D 1,255! 18.
9. Converse, D... ttHrtilK.
10. Ewing, 1) 834 20.
Warner, D 123
Atlierton, D....2.2S7
OeililcR, I) 4,578
MeKlnley. K...1.2.U
Monroe, K 2,t78
L'pUegrafr, R...2.H79
Garfield, R 9,013
Townselld, R...5.S10
Is it any reason you should vote
for Hall just because he says to you
he wants a good big vote at home,
it looks better to have it said, " Hal1
must be a very popular man at home?"
Is this any reason? Hall gives no
promise to support the Republican
cause. .
Third Class Hall Matter.
The United States mail service, like
that of Germany and other continental
countries, seems destined in time to do
a large part of the business now trans
acted by the various express companies.
This will be accompanied by the new
system of registering third class mail
matter, which includes almost every
thing except written matter, and
which will give facilities long with
held from the people of tills country.
The registration fee required on
third classmatteris JO cents in addi
tion to the postage required on the
article sent, the charge for which is
determined by weight. This fee is
designed simply to cover the cost of
registration, which furnishes the
sender with evidence that the package
has been forwarded and assures for it
the extra care given to all registered
matter. The new system, therefore,
enables people to send packages by
mail with precisely Hie same advan
tages as by express, except that they
are not guanuiU'ed against loss; but
experience has proved that the
chances of loss fir damage are very
small, while the difference in the cost
of sending is enormous. When the
system shall become thoroughly known
to the public it is likely that the post
office will transport the great hulk of
small parcels forwarded from one part
of the country to the other, and the
people will make a vast saving in the
aggregate cost. It Is possible that the
express companies have heretofore
taken advantage of their practical
monopoly of the package business to
charge more than they ought, and, in
view of the post office competition,
they may make a material reduction ;
still they will scarcely be able to put
the rates on small packages so low as
the government, for several reasons.
The government, of course, does not
enter the field as a competitor with the
express companies; it merely offers
cheap rates on small packages, which
the express companies have never
voluntarily given.
Let us all turn in and elect Grant
and W. W. Ames, and see if we can't
have the railroad fenced.
'Teuiograts Dake XotixJ"
Over in Sugar Valley, where every
man is supposed to be a democrat to
the back-bone, lives a jolly old German
farmer who lias always been a demo
crat, but has lately become dissatisfied
with that party and wandered oft' to
the irrecnback fold. As he does not
want to be troubled by candidates
every few minutes in this busy season
he posted the following notice on his
front gate ;
"Temogruts dake Notlx!
Petter you not cum in niit dot Gate !
Der Big Dog is tied Loose Youst
Behint der house unt
Ihafjine mit dot Greenback Barty I
Petter you Tetnograts Keep a Leedlo
Out!"
In telling a confidential friend how
it worked, he gave his experience thus :
"Veil py shiminy it was yust so much
fun to see dem yellers, I most explote
der buttons ouf my breeches of. Dey
trive up like my house vas afire,
shuinp der buggy out, rush for dot
gate, and veil, dey sthop like dey see
der tuyvil. Den dey say 'Tarn old
Dutch fool,' shunip der buggy in and
trive off yust like der tuyvil vas after
'em. More as forty vas dere all dem
Lock Haven vellers, dat big Renovo
velier, dot Center gounty veller vot
pizness he runnin' niit sheriff in
Clinton gounty? und all dem uder
vellers und I yust layin' stiller as a
mouse peiiint der host in der grass,
stuflin' glover in my mouth to geep
from bustin out. It vas more fun as I
oever had niit my life pefore J"
Lock Jlavcn Journal.
r-John G. Hall says he is sure of
being" elected If this Is true why does
lie ask Republicans to vote for biui?
Th Recorder of the City.
Philadelphia North American, Oct. 18.
The office of Recorder of Philadel
phia has always been subject to ap
pointment by the Governor of the
Coimnouwealth. As one of the curi
ous results of ibis, It is especially wor
thy of remembrance that during the
entire life time of the Whig party this
staunch Whig city never had a Whig
recorder I The old city always elected
Whig mayors and councilmcn, but
always had Democratic recorder. In
those days nobody thought this an out
rage. It was fate, and It was submit
ted to and accepted as a mysterious
dispensation. In the same way tlio
county courtsnever had a single Whig
judge on the bench until the Judges
were made elective. The whole bench
being thus permanently Democratic,
the entire Judicial patronage went to
Democrats, and, as a natural conse
quence, the bar of the city became
strongly Democratic.
For a period of forty consecutive
years the office of Recorder of Phila
delphia was filled by Democratic in
cumbents. They had no salary, no
appropriation for office expenses, no
provision for clerks or other depen
dents. Yet they managed to make the
office so valuable that the control of it
became an object in local politics. The
recorder had both civil and criminal
jurisdiction, and as bis office was al
ways in Chestnut street, or In the
commercial centre, the business of the
court was large and lucrative. He was
not subject to nny supervision whateV'
er. He did as he chose, and ho was
not accountable to any one for his re
ceipts and expenditures. But during
the whole forty years of the Democrat
ic possession of the office no one
thought of complaining of this. The
recorder had a special police of his
owu, not subject to anyone else, and
not paid any salary. Yet they all
managed to make ft living. " One of
the most notorious of these officers was
the famous Ned McGowan, who,
after getting, into hopeless troubles
here about the election frauds in Moya
mensing, which were organized by
him, went to California, and became
one of the greatest rascals on the Pa
cific coast. .
'There were many dark and devious
ways in which a Democratic recorder
could serve his party. All the crim
inal elements of his party could be
held in leash by an officer who could
only be removed by legislative im
peachment; and thus, while the
Whigs held the old city fii-nily. the
Democrats most of the time managed
t6 control the couuty. In the changes
of time the Republican city of Phila
delphia has had one Republican re
corder for a ten years' term, and now,;
has another. The tenure ot the ottlceJ
is not changed in the least, it is pre
cisely the same that It was during the
whole forty years of Democratic sway.
The only difference is that a Republi
can governor lias appointed a Repubil
can recorder. The changes in the
character of the office convert what
was a mere private police shop into an
important department of the civil ser
vice. The recorder was always a mag
istrate, and so lie remains; but now
his duties are, for the first time, really
useful and valuable. Now, what are
those duties? All legal methods of
preventing and punishing the sale of
liquor without a license had failed.
The temperance societies furnished
witnesses, but juries refused tc convict.
The Democratic district attorney final
ly left the offence unpunished, and
when Recorder Quay commenced
operations lie found over fifteen hun
dred unlicensed liquor shops open. Of
these he has closed seven hundred and
ninety-six, and compelled the rest to
pay. The North American opposed
the passage of the bill enlarging the
functions of the office; but so far the
city has only benefitted from-its enact
ment. Democrats who are in opposition to
rings and monopolies, vote for E. M.
Grant.
Important for Voters and Elko
tion Officers. Judges Ludlow and
Fell, of Philadelphia, made the follow
ing decision, which affects the voters
in Pennsylvania : "
First, When is a man of (he age
which entities him to vote? Answer
A person is in poiut of law of the
agf of twenty-one years the day before
the twenty-first anniversary of his
birthday. Hence a person the twenty
first anniversary of whose birthday is
theCth of November, 1878, may vote
at the general election on the 5th of
November, 1878, This question has
been settled from time immemorial ;
the reason assigned by the authorities,
is '! that in law there is no fraction of
a day, aud if the birth were on the first
second of one day, and the count on
the last 6econd of the other, then the
twenty-one years would be complete,
and in Jaw it is the same thing wheth
er a thing is done upon one moment of
the day or on another."
Second, If a man, in contemplation
of naturalization, goes thirty days be
fore election and pays his taxes on a
legal assessment for 1877, can he vote
on that tax receipt If otherwise quali
fied? Answer Yes.
Hall wont do anything for lis in
getting an act passed to fence railroads.
Neither will C. R. Earley. Vote for
Ames and Grant.
A five-year-old son of A. B. Beers,
of East Bridgeport, Conn., while play
ing in a barn, found a pistol under the
carriage seat He accidentally dis
charged it, ehooting a four-year-old
son of A. H. House in the head. The
wounded boy died In half an hour.
Vote for E- M. Grant for state sen
ator. " Don't you for get It."
-Vote for W. W. Adams lor asscm-bly.
' How Do Ton Totct
"The freeman coating with unpurchased
hand,
The vole that shakes the turrets of .the land."
"That's the question" that agi
tates now the publio mind, especially
that portion represented In the names
of the numerous nominees of the dif
ferent party organizations now strug
gling for the mastery In the fierce bat
tle now waging, which shall continue
to wax hotter and hotter, till the
eventful 6th of November shall have
decided the Issues of this memorable
campaign, this triangular fight by the
free ballots of free men. Freedom
first bad Its birth with us in the decla
ration "that all men are created equal;
that they are endowed by their creator
with certain Inalienable rights, such
as life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness." Among the rights covered by the
word liberty Is the saered right of
suffrage a right guaranteed by our
constitution to every male citizen who
has passed the age of twenty-one years
and has subscribed to certain condl
lions enjoined bylaw. In that right
he has the choice, when not intimi
dated by force of circumstances or
force of arms to cast his vote with that
party and for those men who in his
honest judgment are best calculated
to conduct the affairs of government
the most intelligently and honestly.
..., til., .a j .
e iiom mat two great parties are
necessary to preserve the equilibrium
of any government or state, each hold
ing the other iu check, anil thus pre
venting that oppression and fraud
which .grows out of a great monopoly
of placo or power; and we further
hold that in either of the great parties
which now move the destinies of this
nation there are essential elements of
good. Which of these great parties
contain the best governing element
and the noblest principles is the ques
tion that presents itself for solution to
the mind of every thinking man.
Said the eloquent Henry; "There is
only one lamp by which my feet are
guided, and that is the lamp of expe
rience. I know of no way of judging
of the future but ty the past" Seeing
then by this light thrown backward as
we look down the history of the past
and carefully compare party records,
we ask to which of the two great par
ties belongs the honor of having
achieved the greatest national benefits.
There are issues which the one party
claim are dead, but to which the voice
of oppressed millions answers 'No !"
When the shackles of national serf
dom were stricken off, bequeathing in
one sweep of the pen the sovereign
right of suffrage to four million Ireed
men, freedom had its second birth.
Of this spake the noble Lincoln :
"That this nation, under God, shall
have a new birth of freedom, and that
government of the people, by the peo
ple, ana for the people, shall not perish
from the earth." Then it was that
there went up from the hearts of
thousands throughout the christian
world acclamations of joy. Then It
was that the party, then, as now, lu
power, achieved a national beueiit a
world wide bencficer.
Again, when in 1860 men who are
now clamoring for place and power
sought the betrayal of the nt.tional
honor iu rebellion, when for a moment
throughout the northern heart terror
reigned nnd nil seemed chaos, the Re
publican party, then coming in;o pow
er, held firm the helm of stale, and,
supported by the loyal sons of the
north, guided her safely through the
dark days of a long and bloody war,
preserving the union and maintaining
throughout our character mid dignity
as a nation. This was a national bene
fit. And further, when the war was
on and the burdens were heavy there
was general prosperity east and west,
vast enterprises were projected and ex
ecuted, vast capital was embarked in
the many industries conducted
throughout the land, giving employ
ment to thousands of men. This was
a national benefit.
Again, for years after the war had
closed there was general business ac
tivity and prosperity, during which
tiie wise aud frugal secured larger
wealth, till, as a natural result of over
production aud unbounded speculation,
there cume those financial crashes
which always follow sooner or later in
the wake of any great revolution. And
then we began to feel the reaction in
the pressure of the times.
As hard times are always charged by
the ''Outs" to the "Ins," so now cun
ning arguments are used by political
leaders to show that the present finan
cial outlook is the result of fraud and
misrule. They .would array labor
against capital a pernicious doctrine
which bhould never be entertained by.
men of clear and unbiased judgment,
as the two are closely allied and should
ever go hand In hand. Fraud I Fraud !
is the hue and cry raised by the party
seeking place in every campaign in
any state. Isolated Instances of fraud
should not be changed to the party in
power, as in every party there are
those who would betray the honor of
their party for the sake of gain.
While discussing the political at
mosphere, a short time since, with a
young business man from Cleveland,
he said :
"I voted this year, for the first time
in my life, the Republican ticket."
"What produced the change in your
sentiment ?"
" I have been looking back over
party records, and I find that before
the war young men could scarcely
raise their heads, but through and
since the war, during Republican ad
ministration, men could push their
way up. And further, I have con
cluded that the best and most stable
governing element Is in the Republi
can ranks, and I cast my lot with
them."
Let us weigh well the question be
fore us, and ere we deposit our ballots
consider to which ot the great parties I
belongs our support, whether to that
one which presents a record of glori
ous events, to that one which cherish'
es the withered laurels and a faded
name, or to thatpaity which makes
s uch reckless and profuse promises o
retrenchment aud reform.
C. E. H,
LECTION PROCLAMATION
'itebeas. In and by the l3ih sec
tion of the Act of General Assembly of
I'ennsyivania, passeu July t, en
titled "An act relating to the electlous
of the Commonwealth." it is enjoined
on the Sheriff of every county to give
nonce oi sucn elections to be held, nnd
to enumerate In such notice what
officers are to bo elected, In pursuance
thereof, I 1). C. O VST lilt, High
Sheriff of the county of Elk, do there
fore make known and trive this public
notice to the electors of snid county of
I'.lk t hat a general election will be held
in said county on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1878,
(it bring the first Tuesday of the
month) lor t no purposo ot electing the
loiiowing oiucers, 10 wit.
One person for Governor of the Com
mon wealth.
One person for Lieutenant Governor.
One person for Supremo Judge.
One person for Secretary of Internal
Aliatrs.
Ono person for memlier of Congress
from the 20th district composed of the
counties of Centre, Clearfield, Clinton,
Union, Mifflin and Elk.
One person for State Senate from the
38th district composed of the counties
of Cameron, Clarion, Elk and Forest.
One person for member of Assembly
One person for Prothonotary, &c. '
One person for County Treasurer.
Three persons for County Commis
sioners. Three persons for County Auditors.
And . the qualified electors of the
county of Elk will hold their elections
in the several districts, as follows:
Benezette township, at the house of
iMizaix'tn winsiow. .
Benziuger township, at the school
house on Michael street, near the Elk
creek bridge.
Fox township, at the Centreville
school house.
Highland township, at the house of
ijevi JMiiuiorpe.
Horton township, at the school
house, near D. C. Oyster's hotel.
Jay township, at the house of Al
fred Pearsall.
Jones township, at the Wilcox Tan
ning and Lumber Company's office.
Millstone township, at the house of
Henry Derr, at Barr s Dam.
Ridgway township, at the court
house.
Spring Creek township, at the house
of Thos. Irwin.
St. Mary's borough, at the town hall.
' I also make known the following :
An net regulating the mode of voting
at elections in the several counties of
this Commonwealth, approved
March 30th, 1860. .
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly met, and it
is hereby enacted by the authority of
the same, That the qualified voters of
the several counties ot tne common
wealth, at all general, township,
borough and special elections, are
hereby hereafter authorized and re
quired to vote, by tickets printed or
written, or partly printed and partly
written, severally, classified as fol
lows; One ticket shall embrace the
names of all judges of courts voted for,
and to be labeled outside "Judicary ;"
one ticket shall embrace the names of
all State officers to be voted for, and
be labeled "State;" one ticket shall
embrace the names of all countv offi
cers voted for, including the office of
Senator and members ot Assembly, if
voted for, and members of Congress, if
voted for, and shall be labeled
"County." etc., and each class shall be
deposited in separate ballot-boxes.
1 also make known and give notice
as in and by the fifteenth section of
aforesaid act, that "Every person ex
cept justices or the peace who snail
hold uuy officeorappointnientof profit
or trust under the Government of the
United States, or of any city or incor
porated district, whether a commis
sioned officer, or otherwise, a. subordi
nate omcer or agent, who is or shall be
employed under the legislative, execu
tive or judicial departments of the
State, or of the United States, or of
any city or incorporated district, and
also any member of Congress or of the
State Legislature, and of 'the select
and common councils of any city, or
commissioner of any incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of bottling or
exercising at the same time the office
or appointment of the judge, inspector
or clerk of any election of the Com
monwealth, and no inspector, judge or
any other officer of such election, shall
be eligible to be voted for.
Also, in the fourth section of the act
of Assembly, entitled "An act relat
ing to elect ions and for other purposes,"
approved April ltith, 1800, it is enacted
that the fourteenth section shall be so
construed as to preveut any militia or
borough officers from serving as judge,
inspector or clerk, at any general or
special election iu tills Commonwealth.
I also make known the following
section of au act approved the 30th
day of January, A. D- 1874, entitled
"A further supplement to the act
regulating elections in this Common
wealth." Sec. 5. At all elections hereafter
held under the laws of this Common-
wea
i It la, the polls shall be opened at 7
lock A. M., and closed at 7 o'clock p.
o'clock
M.
Sec. 9. All elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot; every ballot shall
be numbered In the order in which it
shall be received, and the number re
corded by the clerks on the list of
voters opposite the name or tne elector
from whom received. And any voter
voting two or more tickets, the several
tickets so voted shall be numbered
with the number corresponding with
the number to the name of the voter.
Any elector may write his name
upon his ticket or cause the same to be
written thereou.
Pursuunt to the provisions con
tained in the thirteenth section of the
act last aforesaid, the return judges of
the aloresaid districts living witnin
twelve miles of the phothouotary's of
fice or within twenty-four miles, if
their residence be in a town, village or
city upon the line of railroad leading
to the couuty seat, shall before two
o'clock, past meridiau, of the day after
the election, and all other judges shall,
before twelve o'clock meridian of the
second day after election, deliver said
return together with return sheet, to
the prothonotary or tne court or com
mon pleas of Elk county, at Ridgway.
Given under my band at Ridirway
the 8rd day of October, in the year of
our Liord one tnousana eigni nunureu
and seventy-eight, and of the indepen
dence of the United States the one
hundred aud second.
D. C. OYSTER, Sheriff.
SherifFa Office.
Ridgway, Pa., Oct 8nJ '78.
" It Is worth double ita price " Otta
wa, (Canada), Advertiser.
ger CHEAPEST AND BEST I -QH
PETERSON'S MAGAZINE!
FULL-SIZE PAPER PATTERNS!
" Peterson's Magazine " contains
every year. 1000 paires. 11 steel plates
13 colored Berlin patterns, 12 mam
moth colored fashion plates, 24 pages
of music, and about WOO wood cuts Its
principal embellishments are
SUPERB STEEL ENGRAVINGS I
Its immense circulation ennbfes Its
proprietor to spend more on embeltsh
ments, stories,M$co. than any other. It
gives more for the money than any in
tho world. Its
THRILLING TALES
AND NOVELETTES
Are the best published anywhere. All
the most popular writers are employed
to write originally for " Peterson." In
1879, In addition to the usual quantity
of short, stories, FIVE ORIGINAL
COPYRIGHT NOVELETTES will
be given by Ann S. Stephens, Frank
Lee Benedict, Frances Hodgson Bur
nett, Jane G. Austin, and that unri
valled humorist, the author of " Josiah
Allen's Wife."
MAMMOTH Colored Fashion Plates
ftS? A. Supplement will be given
In every number for 1879, containing
a full-size pattern sheet for a lady's, or
child's dress. Every subscriber will
receive, during the year, twelve of
these patterns, so that these alone will
be worth more than the subscription
price. Great improvements will also
be made in other respects. -sn
Ahead of all others. These plates are
engraved on steel, twice the usual size,
and are unequalled for beauty. They
win oe superbly colored. Also,
Household and ollipr rpceinta Inahorr.
everything interesting to ladies.
xm. iJ. as tne puijiisner now pre
pays the jiostage to all mail subseri-
ilprH- " Pitprsnn ' la f.hotinoi. f linn
ever: In fact is the clipjuiest in rhn
world.
Terms (Always in Advance) $2 a Year
, J-Reduced prices to Clubs.-
Two Copies for $3.50 ; Three Copies
for $4.60 with a copy of the premium
picture (24x20) " Christ Blessing Lit
tle Children," a five doila- engraving,
to the person getting up the Club.
Four Copies for $6.50; Six Copies
for $9.00; Ten Copies for $14.00 with
an extra copy ot the Magazine for
iB7, as a premium, to tne person get
ting up the Club.
Five Copies for 88.00 : Seven Copies
for $10.60; Twelve Copies for $17.00
with botli an extra copy of tbe Maga
zine for 1879, and the premium picture,
a five dollar engraving, to the person
getting up the the Club.
Address, post-paid,
Charles J. Petehson,
80G Chestnut St Philadelphia, Pa.
43S3peciinerj8 sent gratis if wrlttua for.
Awarded the Highest Medal at Vienna
and Philadelphia.
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591 Broadway,
New York,
Opp. Metropolitan Hotel.
Manufacturers, Importers and Dealers la
Velvet Frames, Album3 Gbapiio-
scopes.
and views,
ENGRAVINGS,
CHROMOS,
i
PHOTOGRAPHS.
And kindred Goods Olebrltfes,
Actresses, etc.
Photographic Materials.!,
We are Headquarters for everything In
the way of
STEREOPTICONS AND MAGIC
LANTERNS,
Being Manufacturers of the
Micro-scientific Lanters,
Stereo-panopticon ,
University Stereopticon,
Advertiser's Stereopticon,
Artoptlcon.
f
School Lantern, Family Lantern,
People's Lantern. " '
Each Style being the best of Its class In the
market.
Beautiful Photographte Transparencies of
Btanuary and Engravings for the windows.
Convex Glass. Manufacturers of Velvet
Frames for Miniatures and Convex Glass Pic
tures. Catalogues of Lanterns and Slides, with
directions for using, sent oa receipt of ten
enu.
-Cut eat this ivertueauai for rferaeev
Business Cards
GEO. A. RA1HBUN
ATTOrNEY-AT-LAwV
Mai Street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Fs.
" HALL & H'CAULEY
ATTORNEY8-AT-I.AW.
Offloe t Now Brick Building, Mala Streei,
Ridgway, Elk Co., Ta. v2tf.
LUCORE 6. HAMBLEN
ATTORNEYS AT-LAW".
Ridgway, Elk Couty Pa. Onice orow
the hall from th Democrat establishment.
Claims tor collection promptly attuned to
Jne.15-1879
E. 0. FAY
LUMBER AND INSURANCE COMMM
BION BROKER.
And General Colleotlo Agent, No. 204
Wnluut Place, (31) Walnut Street.) Fhlladel
pliia, Pa. nll-ly
B. Q. MESSENGER.
DRUOGIST AND PARMACEUTIST,
N. W. comer of Main and Milt streets,
Ridgway, Pa., full assortment of carefully
selected Foreign a d Domeetlo Drugs. Pro
Rorlptions carcfull y dispensed at all hours.
day or night. vlnSy
T. S. HARTLEY, M.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office in Drug Store, corner Broad and
Main Streets. Resilience ocrner Broad
Street, opposite the College Ofllce hours
from 8 to 10 A. M. and from 7 to 8 P. M.
vln2yl.
J. S. BORDWELL, M. D.
ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Has removed his ofllce from Centre Street,.
to Main Street, Ridgway, Pa., la the second
story of the new brick building of John G..
Hall, weRtof the Hdu Ho use.
Offlce hours : V to 2 P. M. 7 to 9 P. M.
MRS. N. T. CUMMINGS.
A t,ARQE ASSORTMENT OP NEW
STYLES SPP1NG HATS JUST RECEIVED
nt Mrs. N. T. Cuinmlngt,, also tlec, collar
enfjv, hotser, gloves, and a general MF6ort
mentor Iad'es' fancy goode. Remember the
place In It. S. Thayer's Bulldin-;, Main street
Call and examine before purchasing elso
where.
HYDE HOUSE,
W. H. BCHRAM, Proprietor.
Rldgwa, Elk Co., Pa
Thankful for tua nntmiintrn hprrtofrcra an
Ubei'ltllv bestowed llnnn him tliA n&w ..pn.
prlotor. hopes, by paying pirlct a"ention to
the comfort and con en'.en'ce of guests, U
merit a continuance of the sarc .
oct30'fi9
MILLINERY AND DRErsTAKjNO.
MRS. .T. R. KELTZ, Kersey, Elk Co.. Pa..
takes this method of announcing, to Oi&cltl
sens, of Elk Count, that she hat on ii i-i I a
assortment o' fash'onablc millinery goods
which, will be solo cheap. Also drefr-king
In all its branches.
Agent for Ur. J. Bail & to's Potent Ivory
and Lignum Vitas Eye Cups. Send tor des
criptive circular.
nlTyl.
APPLETOH'S AMERICAN CYCLO
PEDIA.
Vol. b of this admirable vorU Is lust out
makln j It half complete-, aa there ere to be 18
in all, of 800 pages each, onsbelnj issued 1
two months. It makes a complete library,
and no one can afford to Co without It who
would keep well Informed. Prloe $C,0O n vol
ume In leather, or J7.00 in oleK&! t- "alf Tur
key. C. K. Judson, Frcdonia, if. Y controls
the sale la Ells county. Audress him foif
paticuliirs. scplT-f,
NEW
BOOT & SHOE
SHOP.'
BUTTEBTdSS & BEGEM,
Haw asaociatcJ thcnvselves in the
boot pnd shoo business iu the Ma
sonic building. Prices reasonable,,
stock first-claps, and work Eiia:-a.uteed
Repairing neatly anl cheaply c'oa a
Give them a call ano. bo convlned.
n25t!3.
Health and Happiness,
Health tnd Happiness arc priceless Wealth
to their pessesrors, and yet they are Jv.ilhia
the reach ofjovery oce who will UB6
WRIfllirS LIVER PILLS
The only Bure CURE for Torpid LWer;
Dyspepsia, Headache, Sour StomocuS,
Constipation, Debility, Nausea, and all Bu
llous complaints end Wood Oisorders.-
Noaegetuine unless oipned, ''Wm. Wright,
rona"- ii your Druggist will not supply
send 25 cents for ont. box to Barrick, Boi
ler . Co.. 70 N. 4th St. Phila'
n7v50yl.
.One hundred new Fall Cam plea
and tho new Fall styles Fashion Plate
just received from Wanamaker'a at the
West End Store. 8uits cheaper than
ever. A new feature introduced this
seaaou ii the prepayment by ".V. & B.
of the' express charges upon al! miita
cobting (20 and upwards, where the
money accompanies the order, thue
giving our citizens goods at Philadel,
phia prices. Among the rules of this
Price. I Cash Pnymenf.
Full Guarantee, Money Returned'..
THOS. IRWIN, Spring CfeelsTp.
Howe Sewing Hiehhies.
Among the great variety of goods of
every description for sale at
Powell & Kime's
Will be found an assortment of triee
celebrated Elias Howe, Jr., Improved
Sewing Machines the best machine
now manufactured they having been
appointed sole agents for Elk county.
They will keep on hand Tuckers,
Corders, Hemmers, Braiders and Ruf
flers, Needles, Sewing-machine 01IP
Thread, &c, &c. . Will also furnish at
any time detached parts for said ma
chine. All at greatly reduced prices,
and will be sold on accemmodatlng'
terms with approved security,
Ridgway, Aug. 20, '78. tf.
Billheads, letterheads, noteheads,
tags, eards and envelopes neatly and
cheaply printed at this office.
Shipping tags with ot without
strings, printed or blank, for sale at thfc
offlee, 0k
Hides, Sheep Pelts, and Calf
Skina wanted at 42 Main street.
'ft.