THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 181.
Gus. Rohde the Popular
- Barber Still Ahead.
LOOK AT HI9 PRICES,
Khftvlng with Kny Rum 10 cents
Hnlr Cutting 15 cents
Hliompoo - 15 cents
Dry Shampoo 10 cento
Moustucho Dying 15 cents
Shop corner Main and Mill streets,
Ridgway, Pa.
Satisfaction guaranteed every time.
Mall west was 8 hours and 20 min
utes late on Tuesday afternoon.
French Prunes, Pitted Cherries
mid English currants at Morgester's.
Quarterly Meeting will bo held
In the M.E.Church next Saturday and
Sunday.
Neck-tic party in the basement
of the M. E. Church to-morrow even
ing. All are Invited to attend.
Twelve gross shelf paper assorted
colors just received at the Advocatk
office. Price reduced. Call and see
our stock.
A teachers' examination will be
held at Centreville, in the school-
house, on Saturday, April 10th, begin
ning at 0 A. M.
Tuesday morning iiore snow fell
in this Borough. Monday was cold
enough to be classed with the cold
days. Winter still reigns. And
' spring Is expected by and by.
The McKean Miner man evidently
believes not in a hereafter, as he copies
a little personal for Mr. W. J. Cole-
grove, from this paper, and with
malice, aforethought, deliberately
credits it liidyway Democrat.
Georire Stephenson, the inventor
of the locomotive, was born June P,
1781, and there is a movement to cele
brate the one hundredth ani versity of
his birth. He died in 1848, unci his
won Robert, who was a very able en
gineer, in 1839.
Just oa soon as a country editor
finds himself the possessor of about
live dollars, he feels so jubilant that
lie selects a (pi ire of nice clean paper
jind sharpens up three pencils to write
n doublc-heudcd leader on '.Solid Pros
perity.' Kansas City Times.
The Rochester Express claim
that Michael Qauuc, of thai city, is
108 years old and is in fair health. He
Is a native of Canada. His wife, also
of Canadian birth, died last January at
the Rge of 103 years. He has 10 child
ren and 70 grand-children. He
smokes.
William Carter broke into Fanny
Perry's house in Louisville and was
arrested for burglary. Fanny got a
license and went to the jail and mar
ried him to avoid testifying against
him. It is the first case of the kind
on record iu Kentucky or we pre
sume elsewhere.
Kaster Sunday falls this year on
April 17. The council of Nice, in
3:25, fully discussed the question, and
finally settled for the whole church by
adopting the rule which makes Easter
day to bo always the first Sunday
after the full moon which happens
upon or next after March 1 ; and if
the full moon happens on a Sunday
Easlerduy is the Sunday after. By
this arrangement, Easter may come as
early as March 22, or as late as April
26.
The consumption of cigarettes in
the United States has increased enor
mously of late. The revenue returns
for the fiscal year ending June 20,
1880, show that 40S.000.000 cigarettes
were made in that year, an increase of
over i0 per cent, on the preceding
year. It is estimated by some manu
facturers that the figures for the cur
rent year will be nearly 1,000 ,009,000.
The majority of them are smo'ied by
nice little fellows from 14 to 18 years
of age who belong to the class of men
which Puck calls "the unsalted."
List or Letters
Remaining in the Ridgway postoffice,
Elk Co., Pa., for the week ending
March 4, 1881. Persons applying for
letters will please say advertised and
give date of list.
Anderson, Aaron
Uartty, Wm.
Haglaud, P. M.
Johnson, Judge
Johnson, W. W.
FORKION.
Mayer, Phillip
Llndquest, C. A.
If not called for in thirty days they
will be sent to the dead letter otllce,
Washington, D. C.
J. H. Hagikkty, P. M.
D. O. Oyster's Cow.
That full-blooded Jersey cow we
epoke of last week was purchased by
Mr Oyster of Albert K. James who
resides In Fox township, Elk county,
instead of Kane, McKean county.
This cow was bred by N. P. Jioyer &
Co.,of Coatesville, Chester county, Pa.,
was calved March 1st, 1870, mid is five
years and one month old, instead of
four years as the Democrat incorrectly
stated, notwithstanding the editor had
the pedigree before li is eyes when he
wrote the Item. Instead of Mr.James
having ''some fine specimens umong
his herd," as the Democrat states, his
whole "herd" consists of oue half
blood. The pedigree of "Hortense"
the cow recently purchased, March
17, 1881, by Mr. Oyster, and purchased
by Mr. James May 25, 1876, of the
firm who bred her, is traced back
through several generations of full
blooded Jerseys, as far back as the
"Iron Duke," whose dam was "Fairy"
an Imported heifer, and sire "Pilot."
$lu0r ought to buy a good cow, but
with "Hortense's" long Hue of
ancestry she is no doubt worth the
tuoneyr
Personal Items.
Mrs. J. W. Eyster, of Erie, is in
town.
Robt.Campbell bos fully recovered
from his recent rheasle sickness.
Rev. 8. M. Clark visited' Centre
ville, and Reynoldsville this week.
William Taylor, of Sheffield,
formerly of this place visited friends
in this Borough last week.
Mrs J. 8. Rordwell who has" been
sick with the measles for some time Js
again able to be about the the house.
We understand Powell A Kline
will make several 'Improvements in
The Advocatij building this spring.
Mrs. S. 8. Ross, of Rcnovo, visited
her daughter, Miss Emma Ross, in
this Borough last week, returning
home on Monday last.
Charles "Fisher, who has for some
time past been working at Kane, Is
again making the anvil ring at M. E.
Lcsscr's blacksmith shop.
A Swartz Ross has moved his
tailoring establishment over Magiu
nis' saloon, temporarily. He proposes
to move into the place now occupied
by Jacob Butterfuss. William Sweet
has moved his shoe shop to the rooms
up stairs in the rear of The Advocatk
building.
DIED.
Smith Thursday night, March 31.st,
1881, infant daughter of Mr. and
.Mrs. P. R. Smith,. about 10 months
of age.
The funeral sermon was delivered
iu the M. E. Church on Sunday by
Rev. S. M. Clark, after which the In
terment took place in the new ceme
tery. The church was crowded with
people. The infant lay in its hand
some casket arrayed in spotless white,
an beautiful object of innocence and
purity.
Tonorkn Laura, aged 2 years, 1
month, and 13 days, daughter of
Andrew Tongren.oi' Ridgwuv town
ship, Wednesday, March 30, 1881.
Fresh case of cookies just received
at Morgester's.
Boneless codfish fresh stock at
Morgester's.
Frazier's axle greese at Morges
ter's. Choice Gunpowder, and Basket
tired Japan tea at Morgester's.
Scrap pictures, shelf paper ma
chine made, and note paper and en
velopes at The Advocate office.
Ayer's Pills contain no croton oil,
calomel or mineral. They are com
pounded of pure vegetable extracts,
which have positive virtues and always
cure, where cures are possible.
After reading Senator Mahone's
recent speech the Columbus, Ohio,
State Journal is moved to remark that
he "has enlisted for the war against
Bnurbotiisin and lias burned tiic
bridges behind him. He knows the
injury which Calhoun ism iuliictcd
upon liis country, and he ha resolved
to have no more ot it. On the ques
tions of national power ami human
rights he is as good a Republican as
Blaine or Sherman."
The Altoona Tribune is conscious
that the present Pennsylvania Legis
lature has more work on its hands
than it can probably attend to, and it
is therefore witli considerable hesita
tion that it directs the attention of
that body to the insurance business as
at present conducted by certain un
principled parties in this State. The
Tribune lias a vague sort of an idea
that there are some laws on the stat
ute books which are supposed to regu
late the insurance business, and
has somewhere heard that there is an
officer having the matter in charge,
but recent shameless proceedings, such
as insuring men and women who
were known to be on their death-bed
for the benefit of speculators, lead it to
believe that additional legislation is
necessary.
Among the new advertisements in
this issue will be found one from
Messrs. Rathbone, Sard & Co., manu
facturers of the celebrated "Acorn
Stoves and Ranges." The distinct
lead which "Acorn" stoves have
taken In all the markets of the world,
is being emphasized eacli year by the
fact that no live stove merchant who
carefully studies his best interests con
siders his stock complete unless It em
braces some numbers of these
renowned goods. Every stove is fully
warranted; and u special feature of
the best grades of "Acorns" is their
patent Asbestos lined oven doors for
retaining the heat in the oven and
economizing in fuel. The "Acorn
Oil Stove," embracing many new
features, has been added to the list for
season of 1881. For a fuller descrip
tion of "Acorn ' stoves, send for a
sample copy of The Acorn Times,
published by Rathbone, Sard & Co.,
Albany, N. Y.. See their advertise
met in another column.
The Called Five Per Cents.
Washington, March 3d. The fol
lowing circular to holders of the called
bonds was issued by the Treasury De
partment to-day :
Notice is hereby given that this De
partment will redeem oil and alter
April 1, 1881, any of the outstanding
United States five-per-cent. funded
loan bonds of 1881, embraced in the
one hundredth and first call (which
will mature May 21, 1881) at the rate
of one hundred und one aud twenty
five one hundredths (101.25) dollars for
each oue hundred dollars of the bonds.
All bonds forwarded for redemption
should be addressed to the "Secretary
of the Treasury, Loan Division,
Washington, D.C.," and all registered
bonds should be assigned to "The
Secretary of the Treasury for Redemp
tion." where parties desire checks
iu payment for registered bonds drawn
to order of anyone but the payee they
should nssigu them to "The Secretary
of the Treasury for redemption for ac
count of" there insert name of person
v pf" -ins to whose order the check
Buvu.ii beiiiade payable.)
Wu.iiAAt Wisdom, Secretary.
ALWAYS, NEVER.
Artd Slang Words.
Whnt RtratiKe trouble rulflos now
AH thy thought, and kntuthy brow,
CurlB thy lip, and bathos thy check.
From thofte teiry fountains ileop,
Moven nnon, thy lips bo mute,
Ai thy mind were In dispute,
Waging war within thyself;
What's the matter little elf t
Mama Raid I could not go
and I think lis mean Oh! oh! I
All the girls have gone but mo,
Why I could not I don't Hue)
'TIs Just no most every lime,
An d I Just don't care a dime
How I look nor what I do.
Now I tell you Oh! boo!! hoo!!t
Why my child, will you deny,
Mama's right to make reply
To your fancies as she will,
Hhe's the Judge of pood, or 111,
Which may come from hidden cause,
Hence, the prudence of those laws,
framed In love and bused on right;
Dost thou henr, thou little sprite?
Yes I here, hut I can't see
Why 'tis always only me,
All the rest can have their fun,
Daisy, Maudlc, ev'ry one;
Nellie! Roes from year toyonr,
I must alwaix stay right here,
Xevvr s.'o nor Xoikt know
What -they S'jo who alloty g a.'
"A twas, never," 1 repeat.
That my poem b,! replete,
With some terse Important truth,
Kilted to thy budding youth;
"Aliva.y, A'crer," ne'er agnln,
Drop those words In thoughtless strain;
lie this your motto over,
Weigh well your almi, never.
Older heads and larger brains,
Handy words in careless strains,
O'er their lips in reckless ll.iw
Pours the Hood of slang they know,
I.aden wllh the putrid mud.
Gathered by the rushing flood,
Tainting deep the purer tide
Fomilaiued at a mother's side.
Pure and holy was each word
Which the prattling Infant heard;
Asthe bud the dew drop sip,
So the lisping qulv'iing Hp
Caught the accents as they fell,
Aud, as If beneath a spell.
Gazed with rapture on that face,
Italdent with a mother's grace.
Such the fountain from whose source
Nobler words should gather force.
C. E. H.
Ridgway, Pa., March 12.
Communications.
Ridgway, April 4th, 1HS1.
Dear Parsons:
li see that the Dcmocrut man has
been doing some counting of mistakes
in the Advocatk, and it put me in
the notion of counting his As a re
sult 1 find in the local column of last
week's Democrat, advertisements &c,
as follows:
In nil there are twenty paragraphs
called locals.
Five of them contained some local
news.
Nine of them are advertisements.
And the remaining six have no
more local application than so much
moonshine.
However, I suppose the readers of
the Democrat have become perfectly
content to pay two dollars per annum
in order tolearu how poorMr.Wni.Me
Keo of Patterson, N.J. suffered the ago
nies attendant upon diseased Kidneys
and how he was cured by using War
ner's Kidney Cure. Snoozkr,
The eye is an organ of very curious
and delicate construction. The inside
surface is covered with a tissue of ner
ves, which are at a certain point collect
ed together inlooue.and by means of it
the effect, produced by the admission
of rays of light into the eye, is trans
mitted to the brain. One portion of
this tissue is far more sensitive than
any other part and in order to see an
object distinctly, it is necessary to
have theeye so that the ravs of light
passsing through the lens in front
will be collected and will throw an
image of the object on that part,
crabs, spiders and many other animals
have more than one s.ich spot. in their
eyes, or as they are called com
pound eyes, and as a consequence, a
single imago may bu transmitted to
the brain through compound eyes and
produce the impression of many ima
ges. It is a well known fact thut intoxi
cation changes tiie human eye so that
the images arc greatly multiplied as
iu the compound eye, and that likely
is what aided Miller when he counted
the mistakes In the Advocatk. Q.
Ridgway, April 4th, 18S1.
Dkak Mr, Editor:
The comments of ''Lutheran," in
your last paper are so lucid, that I res
pectfully suggest the propriety of his
changing his name to "luthern," as
a sky-light lie would boa success. But
before he lays down a "Moral'' for the
guidance of Asterisk would it not be
well for him step into a law office and
ascertain tlie legal aspect of the case.
He will find the law prohibits the des
truction of such trees under certain se
vere penalties. The fact that the deed
was done under the nose of the Chief
Burgess of an infant Borough just
building bito existence, aud done by
"sky-lights" does not relieve the of
fenders from the penalties. If "Luth
eran" wishes to investigate the sub
ject further I will send bim the
ground plan of the Western Peniten
tiary and of Dixmout so that lie can
select a suitable room to pursue bis
studies in.
Removal.
C. Bowers has removed bis furni
ture store to the West End store of
W. C. Healy, where he will be on
hand as before to furuish all who
give him their patronage, as good
bargains in furniture of all kinds as
can be found in Elk county. Give
Joe a call at his new place, Healy's
store. West End.
New styles visiting cards at
The
Advocate office.
Get your bill-brads and note
heads priuted ut The Advocate of
flcel Dried Lima Beans, Evaporated
Shuker Corn, Hominy, Evaporated
aud Dried Apples ut Morgester's.
Lumbering Operations on Little
Toby Greek in Elk and Jeffer
son Counties.
Ex-Sheriff D. C. Oyster, of Ridg
wav, and Hon. Alfred Short of North
East. Erie county, compose the Arm
of Oyster & Short. Hon. Alfred
Short, of North East, and W. H.
llorton, of Brock port, Elk county, the
firm of Short & Horton. The "Key
stone steam saw mill is located 15 miles
south of Ridgway ami Is operated by
Oyster & Short. At the mill 3,0iK,0 0
feet of pine boards are sawed and wait
ing a Hood, of the above amount about
8il(,00) feet remain to be raited, the
recent heavy snow fall having caused
a temporary suspension of operations.
The mill is still running day and
night turning out thirty to forty
thousand feet of boards every 24 hours.
At this mill there is about 8,00(1,000
feet of stock (pine logs) on hand,
which will lie sawed out during the
summer and piled ready to raft-In the
next spring. This mill has a 72 inch
saw yet they have logs that even this
big saw cannot cut without a good
deal of chopping.
The Brockport water mill, Short &
llorton is situated near the Keystone
mill. The whole busbies of stocking,
manufacturing and running the lum
ber of this firm is under the direct
supervision of W. H. Morton, whose
good judgment and business qualities
are well known. Mr. Short's interests
in Eric county prevent his giving nnv
attention to the business of the firui.
Here they have 2,000,000 feet of pine
boards, sawed, rafted and till ready
to run assoou as there comes a flood.
Besides the boards rutted thev
have 2,000,000 feet of pine, and about
o00,00) feet of liemlnck stock, which
the mill night and day Is transform
In! into boards at the rate of twenty
Hve to thirty thousand feet every 24
hours. This will continue during the
summer, and the boards manufactured
will be piled up ready to rafl-iu and
run next spring,
Messrs. Oyster & Short also have
100,00:i cubic feet of pine square tim
ber, equal to 1,000,00.) feet board
measure, all raited in and ready to run
near the Keystone mill.
The two mills will have about fi.000,
000 feet of boards, besides the square
timber, and it will require about two
hundred men to take the product to
market. The Keystone mill will
turn out 123 Toby four nnd live plat
form pieces; the Brockport mill about
100 rafts. Besides there will be !io or
40 rafts of square timber before spoken
of. The year's harvest of the two
tirms will yield the neat sum of $lu',),
0' Hi or very close to that amount. O.'
course out of this sum conies the ex
penses, after deducting which there
will still remain a snug profit, as a re
ward to the enterprising and wide
awake gentlemen who have interests
in tin- linns named.
N. M. Brockway has the contract
for running the Keystone mill lum
ber. He hits two sets of shanties on
the' rafts (a sets consisting of a cook
shanty and men's shanty). These
shanties arc all shingled and battened
making them very comfortable.
They will easily accommodate lot)
men. The size of the cook shanties is
Mx IS feet, that of the men's shanties
10x10 feet. Short &, llorton also have
a set of shanties on their lumber huge
enough to accommodate till their men
during the running season
The Galusliu water mill, 10 miles
from Ridgway and 8 miles up from
the mouth of'Lit tie Toby has recently
been purchased by Oyster & Short.
This mill has been thoroughly over
hauled, and fitted up with Steam's
automatical fractional headblocks,and
gaugedger. It is intended principally
for hemlock lumber, of which the
firm have 4,000 acres standing in easy
access to the mill, of as fine hemlock
an ever grew. Operations will com
mence tit this mill in a week or so.
About l,0o.),0'iii feet of hemlock stock
is now ready for the saw.
He.ckiah' llorton litis a steam mill
in Warsaw township, Jefferson county,
where he mad- 1,000,000 feet of
pine boards, chielly manufactured one
year ago and during lust summer. He
liauls his lumber six miles to the Gu
luslm dam, v.-here all is now rafted,
ready and wailing for a Hood.
J. S. Hyde has in 2,')'JO.o;)0 feel of
nine stock at his Brandy Camp steam
mill, which mill was burned down
and recently rebuilt. Owing to the
burning of the mill only a snrill
amount. perhaps luo,l0 feet, have been
sawed this season. The hoards mi
hand at the lime the mill was con
sumed have been hauled to Ridwav, a
distance of 12 iniks. The 2,!n,ooi)
feet of stock will also be hauled to
Ridgway when manufactured.
N. B. Lane, Hour Brockway vi!!e, at
ids mill on Rattlesnake creek, a small
stream which empties into Little
Toby at the above mimed place, 111:111
11 fa -'tilled during the year pa.-t l.hou,
000 pine boards. These were sold to
Sampson Shoit, of North East, who
loads them on the cars ut Evergreen
Station on the Low Grade railroad, n
distance of six or seven miles from the
mill, for shipment to market at Pitts
burg A Ion 20 Thurman, at his mill 011 the
Toby, two miles above Brockwayville
has ;iOO,0:jO feet of pine boards to take
to market ibis spring.
John Alexander at Brockwayville
will run about 1,000,000 feet of pine.
J. L. Ellis, will have about 600,000
feet of pine.
P. Smith, in Warsaw township has
600,000 feet of pine, which lie hauls
six miles aud rafts in at the Galuslui
dtim.
The above ligures include about all
the lumber manufactured und to be
rtiu out of the Toby this spring ex
cepting u few rafts run by different
parties amounting in the aggregate to
perhaps 600,000 feet
In our next issue we propose to pre
pare and print an article on tlio lum
bering business of the Clarion river as
far as it relates to this vicinity. We
will be under great obligatiousto lum
bermen and others who may kindly
furnish us with facts iu regard to the
same.
-The following receipe for toughening
glass, which originally appeared in
t he Leipsic Diamond, is, by reason of
its simplicity, certainly worthy of a
trial : "Place your tumblers, chimneys
or vessels, which you desire to keep
from cracking, in a pot filled with cold
water; add a little cooking alt; allow
the mixture to boil well over 11 llre.and
then cool slowly. Glass treated in
tiiis way is said not to crack, even if
exnosed to very sudden chauges of
temperature. Chimneys are said to
become very durable by this process,
which may be also extended to crock
ery, stoneware, porcelain, etc. The
process is simply one of annealing and
the slower the process, especially the
cooling portion of it, the more effec
tive will he the work."
A large stock of New Garden
seeds from Hiram Sibley & Co.
Wright's, and Crossman Bros., seeds
at Morgester's, ulso choice flower seed
from bunie fii oi
Postal Decision.
Under the date of February 21,
1831, the Postmaster General has
ordered that Section 232, Postal Regu
lations, be revoked, and in lieu
thereof the following order Is made :
Mallnble matter of the first class
shall embrace all matter wholly or
partially iu writing except as herein
provided.
The exception are as follows :
Corrected proof sheets und manu
script copy accompanying the same.
Date aud name of the addressed and
of the sender of circulars, und the
correction of mere typographical
errors therein.
Bills, receipts, nnd orders for sub
scription enclosed in second class
publications, provided such bills,
receipts, and orders shall be in such
form as to convey no other informa
tion than the name, location and sub
scription price of the publication or
publications to which they refer.
The name and address of the person
to whom second class matter may be
sent, and index finger of u subscrip
tion book, and words or figures; or
both, Indicating the date on which
the subscription to such matter will
end.
Upon matter of the third class, or
upon the wrapper enclosing the same
the sender may write ills own name
or address, with the word '-from"
above and preceding the same, and
iu either case' m.iy make simple marks
intended to designate a word or pas
sage of the text, to which it Is desired
to call attention.
They may bo placed on the cover or
blank leaves of any book, or of any
printed matter of the third class, u
simple manuscript dedication or in
scription such dedication or inscrip
tion must be confined to a simple ad
dress or consignment of such book, or
other printed matter, or a mark of
respect, and must not contain any
thing that partakes of the nature of a
personal correspondence.
Upon matter of the fourth-class, the
sender may write his own name and
address preceded by the word "from"
and also the number and names of the
articles inclosed. He may also write
upon or atlaeli to any such articles, by
tag or label, a murk or number, name
or letter for purpose of identifica
tion. Vennor's Pi'og'no3ticaton for April.
There will be a sharp frost in the
beginning of April, with a snow-fall
on the 4lh or 3th, but the spring will
open favorably and everything will
be pretty well advanced by April 13.
Floods in. iv b.' expected In Chicago
about tlie first week in April, with
high winds also pcrvuiling in the
early part of the month. Snow-f ills
arc probable about April 5. Naviga
tion is likely to open on Lake Ontario
about April 7. The St. Luwrutie
will be open the fill or 11th, and the
first steamship will probably arrive
ubout the 17th or 18 th. The weather
will bo very stormy in the lower pro
vinces about the 20th, with very high
water prevailing, but in the west
April will be a dry month. There
will be warm weather lust following
the 2Kb, ending in thunder-storms
on the 31th and 25th. Snow-storms
tire probably in the far wes t on the
2-tli and 2oth, und snow-falls are not
unlikely to occur in England at the
close of the month. The month will
end wet and cold, but
will be a May month.
011 the whole
.max iKi'iw'xioi). A young man
named Thomas Shutter, whose home
was neai the village of Covode, In
diana county, was drowned in the
Susquehanna river, on Sunday after
noon, March 2"th, while engaged 111
rafting iu timber. He was wnrkin
for Mr. Bell, near the foot of Chess
Falls, and was standing ut the time
on the un fastened end of a lash-pole
when the lashing that extended out
over the water was struck by a heavy
log, knocking Shaffer's feet out from
under him and throwing him into
the water. He was standing on the
outer edge of the platform with his
face down stream und did not notice
any danger until thrown in. We are
informed that he appeared on the sur
face of the water twice the first time
bead foremost, and the second time his
feet came up but nothing could be
done to save his life. He was the son
of Mr. John Shatter, of North Mahon
ing township, Indiana county, and
was ubout 22 or 23 years of age. He
had been but recently married, nnd
got to housekeeping a few weeks tigo,
Up to the time of going to press, we
have not learned of his body being re
covered. Clearfield Republican.
Have you ciot your Garden
Seeds? If not, Mr. Joseph Harris
wishes us to say that he will be happy
to send his new Catalogue of Choice
Field, Garden nnd Flower Seeds to
any reader of The Advocate who
will send his or her name post-ofiice
address to him on a postal curd. We
have received a copy of the catalogue
ior 18J1. Mr. Harris' seeds are fresli
from the farm, und are undoubtedly of
Ibe very best quality. Mr. Harris
was formerly editor of the Genesee
Farmer and one of the editors of the
American Agriculturist. He is well
known us the author of "Harris on
the Pig," "Talks on Manure," &e.,
and especially as the writer of "Walks
aud Talks ou the Farm," in tho
American Agriculturist. In his new
seed catalogue he gives very full di
rections for the cultivation of garden
and Howc-r seeds, which embody the
results of his long experienceund inti
mate acquaintance with the subject,
and we udvlse ull our readers who tire
interested in the subject to avail them
selves of this olfer. Address, Joseph
Harris, Moretoi Farm, Rochester,
N. Y.
A barrel of choice onion sets just
received ut Morgester's.
Notes from Jay.
There Is a large stock of gimlet
seeds at Dixon's.
O Dodge's stave mill Is running
out from three to four thousand of
staves a day, 55. Webb is sawyer and
Peter Meenan lireman.
Kaul Is moving his mill from
Spring Run to Benczetto.
E. Huller is putting up a shop.
Elam says he is going to make cant
hook handles. Good for Elam.
Mrs. Hick, of Spring Run, lias
been sick far a few days past. She Is
fast recovering.
-Kyler's drive has hung up on no
count of the snow. F. D.
Notes from Jay.
Snow has fallen to the depth of
several inches since our last conimuul-
atlon.
F. E. PetoM is a happy father
now, it is a girl.
-Misi E!l;i R b.ieker, Miss Lorinda
Morey, Ezra Gray1 and Win. Brown,
all of Pen field, were visiting at O.
Dodge's lust Sunday.
Ras Gardner had the misfortune
to have his leg broken tine day last
week. It seems that while his team
were pulling 011 a log the chain flew j
out aud struck him on the leg with
the result as above stated.
The cold snap has hung up the log
drivers.
-In the estimation of some of our
business men, Weedville enjoys the
reputation of being the busiest station
on the L. O. railroad between Peu-
field and Driftwood. It glories in
three bl.iiiks;uiih shops, all being
kept limy.
Jacob VanWhy, of Caledonia, who
had his skull fractured by the kick of
a horse last winter lias improved, so
that he is able to walk around.
P. F. Meenan, of Ridgway, Is
engineer Tor O. Dodge on Boon's
mountain. Keen your eye neeled for
the rattlesnake this summer Peter.
There is more logs to bo floated
out of Kersey Run this spring than
than there has been before for a num
ber of years.
-Mr. Copp is the boss hunter of
this township, In; lias cuptured more
foxes, wildcats, skunks, and other
varmints" than any other man we
know of.
There is talk of a tannery being
built somewhere near Medix Run
this summer.
lion. J. Jones and Oliver Dodge
were at Rid" way last- week.
J. C Jr.
List of Jurors.
Drawn for May term, 1881.
(IRANI) JURORS.
Bcnzingcr Simon Brcndel.Baptiste
Bauer, Authony Goctz, Valentine
Neibert, Jr.
Fox Peter Pulitzer, Sr., Mortl-
morc fveeley, George W . Connor,
Silas W. Moyer, Andrew Cross. Jr..
Joseph Dollingcr.
llorton A. B. Smirks, A. D. Aldin.
George S. Himes, Fred Burehlield.
.lay George lj. Thurston, James A.
Burke, Morris Flanders.
Jones A. C Johnson.
Ridgway Samuel S. Wilson, T. B.
Johnson, V. W. Matiisoii.
Spring Creek Roderick Wescott.
St. Marys Frank Geycr, Matthews
Mulouo.
TKAVKitSR JURORS.
Bcnzingcr John Galiu, Martin
Diepold, Andrew Glass, Nicholas
Dewald.
Benezette Joseph EnU, Newton
Johnson, Henry Blesh.
l'ox John W. Moyer, Talbot
IhonipHon, Joseph Emmett, John B.
Jones, W. A. Arthurs,
llorton Harvey Parsons.
Jones Enos Roctzer. Frank Miller,
Millstone Thomas Slyhoif.
Knlgwuy John Gillouly, A. Swartz
Roas, Virgil S. Wheeler, C D.C.Bow
trs, John Kohler, Edward Bowers,
Jerome Powell, John A. Binkston,
Howard Gorton, Francis McGloin.
Charles Matthews.Peter C.Kenimercr.
Spring Creek Newman Crabtree,
L. L. Miller, Forbus Keister.
St. Marys Joseph Windfclder, Sr..
Herman Teller, Matt. Hays, John
Jacob, Peter .Strubel.
All Fool's Day.
SOME accounts ok the ORIOlN OK ITS
CUSTOMS AND TRICKS.
The first day of April is called "All
Fool's Day," from the old custom of
sending any one 011 this day oil u
bootless errand. Tills strange custom
still exists throughout Europe, and in
those portions of America where the
traditions of the mother country pre
vail. One of the explanations of this cus
tom is as follows: in the middle ages,
scenes from Biblical history were often
presented by way of diversou without
any feeling of impropriety. The
scene in the life of Jesus, where he
is went from Pilate to Herod, und back
again from Herod to Pilate, was rep
resented in April, ami may have given
occasion to tho custom ot sending on
fruitless errands und other tricks
practiced ut this season. The phrase
of "sending a man from Pilate to
Herod" is common in Germany, to
signify sending about unnecessarily.
The reason of choosing the first of
April for tlie exhibition of this scene
was that Easter frequently falls in
this month, und the events connected
with this period of tlie life of Jesus
would naturally tilford subjects for
the spectacles of the season.
The tricks of the first of April may,
however, be the remains of some
Roman custom, derived from tlie
East and spread over Europe, like so
many other customs, by these
conquerors. It is certain that the
Hindoos practiced precisely similar
artifices at the time of the Hull feast
on the 31st of March.
One of the best tricks of this de
scription is that of Rabelais, wlio being
at Marseilles without money, uud de
sirous of going to Paris, tilled sonic
phials with brick dust or ashes, labelled
them us containing poison for tiie
royul family of France, and put them
where he knew they would be dis
covered. The bait took, and he was
conveyed as a traitor to the capital
where the discovery of the jest caused
considerable mirth. In France, the
unlucky party who may be fooled, is
un poinson (fish) WAuril; in Scotland
a yowk (cuckoo); iu England and
America April fool.
m m
New stock candy at Morgester's.
Best 24-5 cent cigars at Morges
. tor's.
Business Cards.
" GEO. A. RATHBUH.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW;
Main street, Ridgway, Elk Co.,
Particular' attention irlveil to
th
examination of titles,
and patent cases;
also to patents'
HALL & KPCAULEY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office in new brick building, Mnlri
street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. v82t
H'. L. WILLIAMS.
Late of Strattrtuville) Physician and
Surgeon, Ridgwav, Pa. Olfice Id
. Hall's Brick Building (up HtnirsW
References J. D. Smith, H. Li
Young, R. Rulofson, Stratlanville;
Major John Klth-y, W. W. Green
land, Clark n. Has practiced his1
profession sccessfully for more thii
ten years.
G. G. MESSENQER.
DRUGGIST & PARMACEUTIST,
N. W. corner of Main and Mill streets.
Ridgway, Pa., full assortment of care
fully selected Foreign and Domestic
Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dis
pensed at ull hours, day or night.
vilify
J. S. BOROWELL, K. D.
ELECTIC PHYSICIAN & SURG'Nf
Has removed his office from Centre
street to Main utreet, Ridgway, Pa.. Iri
the second story of the new brick
building of John G. Hall, west of the
l'lydo llouse.
Office hours :-l to 2 P. M. 7 to 9 P.MJ
HYDE HOUSE.
W. H. SCHRAM, Proprietor,
Ridgway, Elk county, Pa.
Thankful for the patronage hereto'
fore so liberally bestowed upon him,
the new proprietor hopes, by paying
strict attention to tlie comfort aud con
venience of guests, to merit a continu
ance of tlie same. octO'OU
APPLETO H'SAEIERICAN CYCLO-Pj-EDIA.
This admirable work is now com-;
plctein 10 vols. EaehvolumecontainsKOO'
pages. It makesa complete uud well
selected library, and no one can
alford to do without it who would keep'
well informed. Price 00 in cloth,
SO.i'O in leather, or (7.00 in elegant
half Turkey. For particulars address,
W. H. Fail-child, Portville, Catt. Co.
N. Y., who has been duly appointed
agent for Elk county by C. K. Judson,
general agent.
Is it Possible
that a remedy made of such common,
simple plants as Hops, Bucliu, Man
drake, Dandelion, etc., make so many
and such marvelous and wouderful
cures as Hop Bitters do? It must be
for wlieii old and young r'ch and
poor, Pastor and Doctor, Lawyer uncf
Editor.all testify to having been cured
by them, we must believe und doubt
no longer. See another column. Post:
Jam Polks
Middletown X-Cut Saws.
Jetl'ard's, White's and Mann's AxenV
Tubular and 00 Lanterns.
Files.
Diston's X-Cut Saws.
Boynton's Lightning Saws.
Corn Poppers.
Coal Hods.
Stove Shovels.
Repairs furnished for any stove.
Ax Handles.
Pick Handles.
I lb. Best Polish 10 cts. at No. 42
Main street. n30
ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE,
By virtue of an order of the'
Orphans' Court of Elk county, dated
Jan. 25, 1 8el , to me directed, I will
expose to sale at public vendue or out
cry, on the premises, in Highland
township, Elk county, on the 2th
day of April A. I). lS.si, at 10 o'clock
A."M the fol'owiug described real es
tate of I). Graham, deceased. Situate
in Highland township. Elk county,
being part of tract No. -I7Hi and out of
the iiorlh-ea-t corner of tho same, be
ing all that part of said lot north of
Levi Ellilhorps and being 10 rous
cast and west und 200 rods north and.
south, containing uboiit Pio acres of
land, subject to a contract made the
4th day of Oct. 1S78, between D. Gra
ham and R. Underwood, for sale of 25'
acres from the north side of said
lands.
Terms made known on the day of
sale
W. MLindsav, Administrator.
11 5 t'i
CAUTION NOTICE.
All persons are hereby cautioned'
not to purchase, or meddle with the'
following described property now in
possession of T. S. Kline, as it be-'
longs to me and is left in his possession
for a time only : one team gray horses;1
harness; oue lumber wagon; separator
and threshing machine.
W. H. Horton.
Brockport, March 25, 1881.
How to get Sick.
Expose yourself day und night, eat
too much without exercise; work too'
hard without rest; doctor ull the time;'
take all the vile nostrums advertised
und then you will want to know
How to get Well.
Which is answered in three words
Take Hop Bitters! See other column. '
Express.
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to euKicje In the most pleusunt and'
tprxrttablo biisinewi known. Every
thing new. Cunilul not required. W'e'
will furnish you everything.- till aduy and.
upwards is easily nnule wilhuut staying uway
from homo over night. No risk whutever.'
Many new workers wanted at once. Many
are making fortunes at the business. Ladiea
make us inueli us men, and young boys and
girls make great pay. No one who Is willing
to work fails to make more money every day
than eau be made In 11 week ut ordinary
employment. 'Ihosu who engage at ono
will rind a short roud to fortune. Addresa.
li. If ALLETf 4 Co., Porllaud, Mutue. u39yi
I. 0. of 0. F.
Ridgway Lodge !(''., I. O. of O. F.
meets every Thursday evening. Vis
iting members are cordially invited to
teud.
officers:
xiM. Cohen, N. G ; J. A. Ross, V. G.;
. S. Gross, Sec'y; J. W. Smith, As't
Sec'y; H. H. Weinel, Treasurer.
Get your KOTK 1'Al'JiK, JSJI
VELOPES, ami CIIIIOMO VIS'
ITIXG CARDS at The Advocate
ofliee, over Powell & Kiukj's bUw
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