V 1. fi THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1881. The Grand Central, Powell & Klme'a are headquarters for fancy nnd staple fans. U. Brennan has a new tin roof on lils fish-pond liouse near Wilcox, W. 8. Service, of this Ho rough did the job. A teachers' examination will be held at the Keystone school liouse Horton township, on Friday 13 Inst., beginning at 0, A. M. Judge Dickinson has ordered about 2000 feet of water pipe and will convey water from a spring to supply all the purchasers of hia lots recently laid out across the river. By tho way where is that water company we were going to have this side of the river? D. It. Kline has moved to the liouse recently occupied by Joel Mil ler on Centre street. Workmen are now engaged tearing down the liouse vacated by Mr. Klino at the corner of Maine and Kast street. f. 11. Hyde will commence the erection of a line residence on this corner at once. Judge Dickinson Is making many mibstantial Improvements across the creek. His farm between the road and race has been laid out into lols, and many of these lots have already been taken up. The old stump fence along the road has been removed and burned. A row of shade trees have been set out on both sides of the road from below the old school liouse. A temporary fence, and new board walk will be built at once. An accident happened on Friday last at the old Doctor Fuller liouse which has been moved to South street. A "xS 20 feet Ions green hemlock Jolce used ns a lever, one end f which wiut under the liouse, rested on u block a few feet from the end of the Jolce, and ut an angle of forty-five degrees. All. Hoss, who works In the planing inlll, went, up ni ter his day's work to assist Jlr. Mohney who occupied the house nnd Is also em ployed In the planing mill, to raise it up on the blocks. Young Koss jumped up mid cnuglit the end of the jolce, when It slipped the hold under the house, and coming down utruck him on the side of the head, knocking him senseless. For evcrul days he remained In an Insensible condition, but is now re- foverlns. j New goods received at Morgeslcr's j this week. Pic Peaches, Wiuslow'sund Cumberland Corn, Koyal Raking Power, Dried Apples, Canary Seed, Runker Hill Chow Chow, Pigs Feet, Corned Reef in cans, New Cheese, Fresh Dairy Rutter, Fresh Soda and milk Crackers. A Letter, from District Attorney Wurzcll. St. Marys, Pa., May Dili, l.sSl. Hnry A. Parsons, Jr., Kditor Anvnt'ATH, My Dear Sir: In your issue of Hie otli inst., there appears nn article Leaded $000.51 in bold large type. The tenor of the article would seeiii to in dicat that by virtue of my office, a de tective was employed by me without consultation with, or application to the court, and under cover of an net of assembly full and plenary power was arrogated unto myself for the purposes of this appointment. At the time the friendless Swede, Johnson, was murdered I was absent from the state, and on my return Hit -t learned of ils commission; nl thai time t lie press of the county and particul arly (if I recollect aright) the Advo cate strongly urged a full and com plete iiiTestigation to the end that the guilty parties be punished. Application was made by me to the court for the appointment of a special officer based upon the act of May liith, IS74, which provides as follows: It xhall be lawful for the district ator ney of any county in this common wealth, with the approval of the court of quarter sessions of the proper county, whenever said court and dis trict attorney may deem it necessary, to appoint an ofllcer as a special de tective, whose duty it shall be to as sist in obtaining such evidence as hhal be dtrecte by the district attorny for the commonwealth, in all criminal eases, and perform such other duties as the court may direct." In accordance with the power lodged in the court the officer was appointed and entered upon his duties, the result of whose labor would not be advisable at this time to make known to the public. The compensation of the ofllcer is wholly left to the discretion of tin court as provided by act of April I 'ith, 1876. The amount of the bill and character of same was tirst made known to nie on the first day of the term of its presentation. Had you been familiar with the facts of this case and the law under which the appointment wa9 made, no doubt the injustice done me in your last is Hue would not have occurred. Your Truly, O. W. Wuhzeli,. Personal Items. Ren Dill is cleaning up tho court yard. Mercer Rros. new house on Centre street la under cover. J. V. Morgester has a new sign on the front of his building. Judge J. K. Whitmore cut his knee badly with a hand axe Friday morning. C. II. Rli i ncs has moved Into Thos. Noon's house formery occupied by him, and Is working on the en gineer corps. Geo. W. Rhinos returned home from Pittsburg last Wednesday. It is reported in this Borough that lie has the small-pox, Superintendent Dixon has moved into Miss J5. IS. Wilcox s house on South street. Mr. Mercer and family who formerly occupied the house ore now boarding at (I. (I. Messenger's. H. ll.Wensel has purchased the liouse for three years occupied by Supt. Dix on, and will move into it In a few days. Enigma No. 2. I am composed of fifty (00) letters. My 13, 4, 48, an, 2, 43, is a valley. My 3, 50, 48, 40, 45, 15, 25, is a nurse. My 38, 81, 38, 40, 8, an article of tho priest's official dress. My 1, 28, 48, 10, 35, 5, 20, 8, 50, 21, is a lake. My 41, 40, 37, 4, 31, 3s, 21, 20, 15, 25, a priest of On. My 23, 35, 34, 38, 47, 0, is tt district of Syria. My 0, 41, 3S, 42, 8, a country noted for the production of precious stones. My 12, 32. 42, 15, 25, an ollicer in David's army. My 27, 42, 0, ii), is a musical instru ment. My 38, 7, 5,25,20,42, was an Archite. My 10, 17, 20, 20, is the name of a tower. My 10, 15, 48, 40, 32, is a mount. My 37, 30, 45, 47, 34, a city of Pheni cia. My 20, 14, 7, 4S, 33,30,a sou of Jacob. My 40, 40, 44, a son of Haratu. My 22, 14, 47, 40, a mountain. My 11, IS, are consonants. My whole is found in the Psalms. M. E. H. itidgway, Penn'a. Answers respectfully rci (nested. A line lot ol tomato plants nt Morgester s. Last Day of Sohool. The Itidgway Graded Schools closed their sessions yesterday with appropriate exercises. Misses Wil cox, Barrett, nnd lloss closed their respective schools with giving vari ous presents to the scholars, as candy, nut.s, chromo cards, etc. Hut the main attraction was the graduating or Senior class of 1881. This class of t?ix passed a thorough examina ation in the common English, and several higher branches, and were awarded beautiful diplomas hand somely lithographed on parchment paper. The young ladies and gen tlemen of the class are certainly de served of great praise for t he labor and pains they have taken to gain the honor so proudly won. Uelow we print the programme of exercises together with the essays and orations of the graduating class: Music "The World is Moving On." Essay- The Golden Ago In English Literature. Missel. A. I r.YNN. That Kimliind bears the palm of the world in lliu variety and excellence of Its litorury productions there can be no question. In this paper ii is proposed to take a brief view of t'e't iv:e when rii'ilnml won her toeiit'-st vietoilesin the Held of literature, due who Mops lo Investigate this subject, can have little (j ties-inn as to where belongs the honor able title or the golden itiie of Knglish litera ture Commencing with I'linucei-. called the Kill her of Ktigllsh poetry, we find lilm with out contemporaries of the first rani;. Chaucer himself engaged in a busy life; brought, by loree of eiretiinsiances to taiie a prominent part in Ihe troublesome reigns of Kdward III and lllehe.rd It with no path for his iiiitiuc.rlil feet but tliedoubirul ones of the Komi'iilie ;iigi rs.; threading his wav step by siep Ihroii'jli stormy Melds he Is Indeed worthy of the highest admiration. It was a coldeii day for the Kmrlh.h tongue, there in Pljs, when chancer was born;' but his was not to be and oti:d not be. Hie golden aire In Enirlisli literature, for 1.71 years Kn'land boasted no writers worthy to rank with Chmieer; yet it was not an age of intellectual inactivity. In the meantime Caxton hud brought forth his printinu press withttut tciiheru'D movable types. Then W.vatl, Skelton, nnd Lydate announced again the possibilities of our tonvue. Sackvllle wrote the tirst Knglish IM'aina, a stupid perform ance we are told, end lo! like the coming of a new day, cnme the golden age. Think of it a moment ; Spenser, Sidney, skakespeare, and Uiicon ell writhe.' at one time. Yi'us not this 1 1 u- golden ivro indeed? Follow Ihe history down to this day; trace It backward from i !k ii s, ami say when t lie world lias ever seen lis like. The national mind had put firth many blo-ems of poetry; iti the ca?e of I'luiur-i- thn fruit was of the ri'-hest iiavor. l'.ut il was only in the hit tor pm t of 'M. bellfs rei!i that. 1 1 10 nation and tho world reaped the sweet, harvest. Any one of the three. Siiaki'pcaiv, llH'-oii.iir Spenser, would lir.vc made any nue illustrious, iiut so great, is the fame oflliese leading spirits that w c hall forge! even "Hare lien .Johnson." He and Marlowe, ami Kyd an1 overshadowed and lost sight of. in the might and sppMidor speare. ell may own poel hit- (.'lean up your back yards, and clean out your cesspools. (,'Ieanliiuss is next to (iodliuess, and besides save doctor's bills. Get ir ester's. your tomato plants at Mor- Note paper and envelopes AllVOt'ATK oflioe. at the Now is the time to get your llowcring and vegetable plants. Orders left at the AdA'ocatk oili'v will receive prompt attention. Bin TIT. Ihwix On Thursdav mornintr, Mav 5, 1 -SI , lo Mr. and Mrs. J. H.hwiii, of Oalcrhout's tannery, a daughter. MA Jilt I AGE. Holt i il ItKis Al the Lutheran Par-E-magc. by I!ov. J. Sunder, on Sun day, May Kli, l.-si Mr. Theodore ol Shak( tier siln: I lave the old .nelndl-ms lay? Which sotily melt ihe ages through; 'l ite songs of spencer's goal-Mi da, s, Arcadian Sidney's sil -r r phrase, sprinkling our noon ol' nine wilh the fresh er t morning dew. Whether we think ol the great iiiuMer shakcvpeaie: P.odv in.; fa Mi t he shape of things unknown. And' gi v'.icj: to a iry nol iiing A local habitation and a name," or of llacon overthrowing tile uiici"iit falla cies ofsebntiiie impiiry, and rising the f .titer of Inductive philosophy. or the "starry splendor" of Spenser, we are cnntpellid to say this was the goiden age; Ibis ihe day of men by whom ell otlu-;s are (o lie measured. .music "nine Alsatian .Uouu- tain-." Kittie. Wliiunori Oration Ho accomplished his object, but if viewed in this light, the old Scotch Sago with Ids hatred of shams, who would have lifted tiie world Into a strong and enduring life, he was a failure. Put, while the years roll on, Pilgrim will wend their way to where ho lived, and weep over the place where he lies buried. Thomas Curly le won true fame, he earned his pay, and his pay is an Immortality of love and regard from the world that was made better by his having lived in it. Music "Moonlight, Music, Love and Flowers." Misses Katie and Jennie Gresh. Essay What are You Going to Do? Miss Katie Mkknan. This is the nuestion we often hear in our daily lives, and yet sometimes how useless it seem to ask It. We do not known now what we may do. We may intend to do something in the future that will leave us such a bright record in history that our names will never die and when the time arrives that we intended to accomplished it, it is ar far from us as ever. 1 low often we build our hopes on something that like a drifting sand keeps constantly going from us. JIow often all our hopes our plans are destroyed; per haps it was the loss of a friend nt the time we most needed liiiu or perhaps it was thai while we were thinking of these we were carelessly let ling the tiineglide by tltst. we should have been itsiii for building the foundation of them. But we must all have some plan. The one that embarks upon the voyage of life without a plan is Pke a ship going to sea without a rud der, and alter beia;? tossed upon its waves for sometime lie will soon ink into ohiivion. But it is the one who has a iixed plan that will succeed. He does not expose himself to tin? changes of this life and hence suffers but little from them. Soil' we intend to ac complish anything we must know liosv we arc going to do it. There is nothing great done in life without hard mental or physical labor, and if we intend to do an vtliing in life with out one or the other we will And tout we cannot succeed. Some may have wealth that will give them a broader Held to work upon; others may have a brighter intellect and things may come easily to them. But there is no one who ii iieiries cannot accomplish something. No one has ever done anytliiny until he tried. LcoU at our authors, our statesmen they ail had lo try hard. But in all your plans in all your transactions you must remember one thing. "Be true to yourselves" and in doing so you will he I rue to others. If you do this your life will be ii success, it' you do not it will he a failure. On this depends your future. For the one that cheats oiliers cheat himself most, ami if we succeed In making our lives useful to ourselves and (o our neighbors it is all we need desire. I'or we will have Ihe pleasure oi' knowing Unit our time did not go for nothing. Then let us make our pinits lor (lie fu in re, and if we can I never reach the po-dtion wo hoped to I obtain weeun only do our herd. There i arc many tilings liiat lie beyond the lioii.ou of our lives of which we know iK.'.iiing and if any of them should I happen to destroy our dans we will i have i ii .i s.ii i 't.-n-! ion of knowing I lint our tunc was not uselessly cmploycu and we will have gained a contidcnoe in ourselves that .we might nut other wise obtain. these palatial halls. How many hours we spend with tho people there, friends of our own choosing. There at least we are Rupremo. None come but as we bid lliem; and the wealth of fancy which purchases tho surroundings grows more abundant as wo lavish its treasures upon this beautiful castle. To this castle of ours come kings and rulers proud of our friendship. Friends are there who live only lor us. The breezes blow, the sun shines, the grass grows because we want them to, and enchanted music "sprinkles the notes In a silver shower. " How painful it la sometimes when we are enjoying the society, t lie pic tures, the niusic of our enchanted cas tle to be called back to the real life in which an adverse fate has placed us. While on the other hand, when friends deceive us, and pain wears upon us, and labor wearies us, what a rest it is to lly on the wings of our imagination, to our castle In Spain. No one toils there, for we hut wish and the feast is spread ; no one suiters there, no one deceives us; and yet once a deceiver came to our castle. But how we tortured him, how we mocked him ; how we called the honored guests to witness his shame. Yes, we had invited him there; foolish that was vou say : but we had invited him from' this real world of ours, and coaxed him into our castle. He was stronger here I hail we, but there we reigned. So it is always. A wise providence lias given us these (castles where we mav reward our friends with all the good things that they themselves could wish, and punish our enemies as they should be punished. A beautiful poem, a work of fiction is but the record of the author's visit to his castle in Spain. Let us build these castles then, and fill them with all th.it is gram I and beautiful and true; let us invite the wise and the good there; let us heap earth's bless ings upon our friends there; Yes, let us even punish our enemies there, but let us not forget that this is hut a ensile in Spaili, and remember that right hero in our own loved Pennsyl vania, we have oilier homes, and oilier friends. Whatever we do for our friends in our enchanted castle will do them no good. The foes that we punish do not stiller in that castle. There we may go and learn to confer lienelits or even to inflict injuries. Bat her.; is where the wrongs are lo he righted, the sick honied, the sorrowful made happy. Let us not .therefore come buck from our Spanish possessions without bringing with us some lesson, some treasure of knowledge, thai shall make the world in which we live the better for it. Music "(jipsry nie (.Jresh. ( ) ration Count Work r.nd Win. domo'ume. John (. Wiin.-toiit;. With every man who is worth con aecoiii- i present lo I'he Music ''Hearts IJowed Jennie Gresh. Ucuding Down. Ilorlh lo Miss Katie Itidgway, l'a. lleis, both of Note paer and envelopes at this office. The finest line of Sugars and Byrups for the least money at the Grand Central, P. & K.'s. The world's best flour at Powell & Klme's. Evaporated apples at the Grand Central, Powell & Klme'a. A flue assortment of fancy dress buttons at Powell & Kline's. 811k sun umbrellas at modem prices at Powell & Kline's. Leave orders at The Advo cate office for flowers of every description. A fine lot of samples in Morgester 8 winuow. dj:a tjis. InwiN Monday night, May f, ISM, at 10 o'clork.Colista K. eldest (laugh ter of Peter Irwin, aged about I'd years. La Ml)- Wednesda v iiie.ht, Mav ith, IKsl, at 12 o'clock, Mrs. Bridget Lamb, wife of Patrick Lamb, aged about "" year. Nearly a year ago Mrs. Lamb was stricken with paralysis from which she never recovered. The interment took place in the Itidgway Catholic cemetery on Friday last. Axe Handles, Wash Tubs, Pails, W. Boards Wi.'low Clothes Baskets, Handle Baskets, Half bushell.Peck and 2 (puirt meas ure at Morgester's. A. Swart. Ross, Merchant Tailor, over Maginnis' Billiard Hall, bason hand, and is constantly receiving the latest and newest samples of cloth for spring and summer suits. Prices to suit the million. Work guaranteed to lie as represented and delivered at the time agreed upon. sKU'i'ing. l wills toe tiisire plish a definite purpose. ' is the onlv time of which wo mav Ik wholly sure, ytt no man lives wholly in the prescnl. His thoughts, his as pirations, ei-owd onward and antici pate (he event. There is a vague but uo'deii sometime where he lives. It is the lime, perhaps, when he shall be iil authority: when Ihe multitude thrills at his eloquent words or when, if he he a philanthropist, noble struc tures are rising to the skies, the pro duct of his eenerosii v : or tiie unfortu nate whom he lias blest wait to do him ! V,",'!'.Vy.',!!.',$" Homage. Looking men iowaru lins sometime let us consider what it mav be and ought to be for us. A: any duty which we may owe or toour fellow men, we are I History and Prophecy of ths oi'irani."il the (ormeil The public has long since awarded to Ayer's Hair Vigor the foremost place among reliable Hair Restora tives. It is effectual, agreeable and tibiolutcly harmless. It makes the hair fresh and luxuriant, and old age scarce and unfashionabe. An L'ditor hi Luck. Wui-reii Ledger. w iineiaw Kent, ot the Unounc, was recently married. His wife is beauti ful and amiable, and brings to the editor a million of dollars as a marri age portion. This added to Mr.Iieid's hoardings, say f SOO or $'Ju0, makes a nice fortune on which to start hoase keeping. Mark Twain is said to be worth over a mill ion of dollars, a minion anil two hundred, all of which, except a million, was made in the newspaper business. List of Letters Remaining In the Itidgway Post office, Elk county, Pa. up to May 9, 1881. Persons calling for the following letters will please say advertised and give date. Anderson, Gustif Anderson, B. G. Oulmiche, Alfrid M'Arty, Murdock. Nallon, William Hhewby, Ella Miss i, il iiukiutr, v, m. illght liv the plainest common seii.-c and the limited experience even of youth, that our future, this sometime of which we are speaking, should he, must lie, a clean, sober, and industri ous one. l.veii a lool nixis few attractions in the guuer, and even a child might see thai a good name is rather to ho chosen than uToat riches. We are then Ii rst of all lo merit and win the esteem of cur lei ow men. We cannot bnv this, we cannot steal it; we may buy the silence of hostile I tongues, we mav buy the worthless outward show of respect from those wiiose respect is worthless, hut a good name, an hoiioraule, desirable place among our fellow men is only to he won by honesty, sobriety and "inflexi ble goodness. Such a name then so acquired we place among the most desirable things in 1 his beautiful some time of our life. Wealth is no tritle; it is worth seeking after; ami its honorable accumulation is worthy of the efTorts of any man. We who have our futures yet to make, we who are vaguely forming our plans for that future, may often be in error. But it may not be amiss to those who have forgotlou the thoughts of their youth, thai we regard life as something more than a time for making money, and we regard money as desirable only so far as it lifts him who has thought more, and experienced more, into a prominence where this thought and experience may be used for the general good. Shall we win f.iiue in that beautiful sometime'.' The Wtn-t ol a thousand trumpets, a thousand hats hi the air, a thousand voices sounding their hurrahs, if that is fame, it is too cheap to be worth the winning. These things may attend fame, but they do not constitute fame. In the excite ment of the hour they may attend brazen impudence and' loud mouthed ignorance, but fame! The general approval of a well spent life, the expressed appreciation of honest efforts for the public good, this is lame. It is what all may seek alter. Who does not wish, or who should not wish. to leave "foot-prints on the wands of time," root-prints that are turned toward virtue, honesty, and upright ness. 1 Lis year has seen two great names cniseieu on the marble which marks the last resting place of those who bore them. The one lived for no other purpose than to make a noise in the world. "The day will come," said Beniamin Disreali. when von will hear me," ami Kngland did slop to listen. The day came when England uncovered to the friendless Jew: prin ces waited to do him honor, and the world shouted itself hoarse at the spectacle of a man who could trample his failures under his feet, and lift himself up by the obstacles which were thrown in his way. But his coro net is uaric with the stain or selfish ness. The World is already beginning to asK wnciiier tsen.ptmin Disreali vHi'lieil Ins ill' bemors. 1'k: ii. Ii. la.v. Lie--! Septet. ihci- Mr. llisheil '-'r.elniill'i cle of . In .Ian n: 1 rv a eln s essoeiatio-i v witli Miss Mnirt-'ic l--J;.-iin as niesident, will has met three times ii week to iliseuss litei-a-t-.tre, reo'i'iv.phy, soellillll'. 'I'll;' nil-is pahl slnet intention . th 'ir sttiiies, while some of tie' li-i - were ineiineil to (my acre nt'en 1 ion to die yon-.'.", ladies. A few days prior n the e:a n i i mi; h -a -e eoim-.ieneeit to t o U -an account ot stock. This inventory of oai- ai'-ni.tl iu. i".iinis ami t he jteneral clos ing of tile hooks sliolieil lit least a so ill 1 1 li.Ualiee in oar favo';. mil we all :e.'reel that if 1 1 i 1 1 1 i we ilia not Know we We were nt. leest. re:nly to incet tho committee. Win,' !i'ansiie'l tho llrst til'teea minutes Is what no ineitiiier ot' the ela-s can tell. We were not hadly sc:red. illll .. 11. (I,. I.I. I ..I t ..I. ..!.,!. V.- L' ..... . to (iod, ! we recover, d our v its. w hich hi spite oi our- irom t.'i!.-, Ki M'AU.ISTKIi. .Many persons would pass tins, our motto by, with scarcely a thought; while a thoughtful person, would find many rea.-ons, why we, as members of the Senior class, slum hi choose this motto, in preference to many other. Must wo "o'' to it'iit, or can we win without Kin!;'.' No, we cannot, anil hard work at that. Therefore, il be- i comes net c-'-ary to begin Work when i young; ami the hoy or jiirl who is go ing lo win. can lie known while still young or still small, by his work al school or at home. You will always find him on time, at the school-house You- will always find him up in Ihe morning, maybe a' eight ' o'clock, mavbe not till nine, but you will al-1 ways liud him up, if you happen to (tome around at the riirlit time. He will always do his work well, and al ways have his lessons perfect. You may (hiuk that if is not. necessary to work, that you can get along very well without work, but you cannot, although many do get along without working very much, yet their lives are never a success, they appoarto have no object in view, except to pass the lime away. Thus living day by day, their lives ni.-cnibling a string each day they pull in some of it ami so on, Waiting till they conic to the end of the string and life. To all such cases I would sii'jv.cst that they tie the other end of the string to the trigger of a shotgun loaded with about eighteen buckshot and then bv pulli ng- on the seeing the downfall of his comrades? No, it Is because he has won. Why la it that in school when the pupil stands at the head of the class, after many days of hard study, that he surveys tho remainder of the class, with the eve of a monarch? Is it because be delights in seeing his fellow pupils beaten? No, It Is because be has won. And so he goes on all through life ever trying to reach tho top round of the ladder of fame. Hew Is it with the hoy when he starts up the mountain siite? Does lie ascend a few hundred feel? When sitting down upon a rock and surveying the vast plain below does lie feel satisfied? No, he docs not feel satislied until lie readies the very highest point of that mountain and then sits down tired and weary, but with a joyous heart. So it is with us, never sat'isfied always wishing that we were something greater, that we could do something noble. How many times have we heard peoplesay "Oh! If t only had that ' or II J only nan tins I would be satisfied, but give it to them and they would be as far from being sal islie las ever. And is this not one reason why we try to win; in this age of the world, in this age of railroads, telegraph, telephones, elec tric lights, etc-, docs a person that has not won an education stand an eonal chance with those that have? If you were going lo hire a person to work, would you hire a person that was not educated at least in the kind of work you wished him to do? Or would you not, the better he was educated the mote confidently you would hire him? Certainly you would. Ami does not this prove that the person that wins nut only stands u better chance to suc ceed, but is honored by all who know him; but it N only after many days and months of steady work and many after many trials and troubles, that'you will succeed. In the latter part of the bUh century, there lived two great pbilosphers (ialvani and Volta. Ualvaiii one day was exper nicnting in elect ricty; he hung several frogs legs on copper hook's, fro in an iron railing; he noticed that when the wind blew them against (he railing that they were convulsed as if in pain; he, therefore, concluded that he hail discovered the agent, electricity, by which the will controls the muscles. But Volta, die! not agree with (ialvani; he, therefore went to exporiminting and after twenty-seven years of inces sant work discovered that they were only a conductor conducting the electricity from the iron to the copper and that they were not as good as a wet rag. bo we not honor him for his perseverance and determina tion; Aye! and so will you all be honored when you succeed. ( 'onfet'i'ino- (if R. Dixon. .Misfollaiieoiis Exercises IVof. Dixon on beimif of tin; school pre sented Pro-'. I'l'shell with a copy of Mooi-o's poetical works and a trold chain and charm. Prof. I'isholl was t.ik.'ii completely by surprise and was, lis he confessed, unable to tin I words to express his emotions. .ui-s Jennie Gresh was the re (ipii .it !Vi:ii the school of a volume of Mo;iio'oii!ery's poelical work. .Music "Toilino' I'pthe Way."' Diplomas Geo. Business Cards. ATTORN KY-AT-L AW. Main street, Itidgway, Elk Co., Pa. Particular attention given to the examination of titles, also to patents and patent cases. HALL & BS'CAULEY A T TO UN K Y-AT-L A W. Office In new brick building, Main street, Itidgway, 101k Co., Pa. v:!2l H'. WILLIAMS. Late of Strattaiiville), Physician and Surgeon, Ridgway, J'a. Office in Halls Brick Building (up stairs) References .1. 1). Smith, H. L. Young, It. Kulofson, Strattaiiville; Major John Kiiley, W.W.Green land, (,'larli n. lias practiced his profession secessfully for more than ten years. G. G. FAESSEHGEn. DUUUfilST & PA R M A 'C E I "IT ST , N. W. corner of Main and Mill streets. Ridgway, Pa., full assortment of carcf fully selected Foreign and Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dis pensed at all hours, day or night. vlnSy J. S. BOKOWELL, Gfi. D. . klf.ctk: physician & kuhg'n; Has removed his office from Centro street to Main street, Ridgway, Ta., in the second story of the new brick building of John (!. Hall, west of the Hvde I louse. Office hours : 1 to P. M. 7 to 0 P.M HYDE HOUSE. W. H. SCH It AM, Proprietor, Ridgway, Klk county, Pa. Thankful for the patronage hereto fore so liberally bestowed upon himi (he new proprietor hopes, by paying strict attention to the comfort and con venience of guests, to illicit a continu ance of the same. oct-iO'GB- we il to have iione oil' iishili I'll I it V.'l's lint until the s i- i Kline made her discovery did d d Helves. S'lTIl! much licitci dav lliu! Mi si rs- is iii t h" Lrnn-d ' i ve ease. '1 he same day Mr. .McAllister round out Hint .lack is u pro noiin lifcanto it si-mds tor John. We had learned somewhat almnt ooloey hat il way resei ved lor .Mr. Whit more to learn that the key whieli op, as the pores ol' the skin is the I'lin-kiy. .Mr. McAllister's creed was found to consist ol' a he! h i' in Mr. IhxOn and a future state ot di itloinas and mat rii.'iony, Altlioieih Mr. McAllister is not a mil ivo of the I'nlted Slates hnvim; hei n horn at Tohy l-'ai-iii, near lirandy I'ainp, in IsilJ. he spenks the KlUilisil landing.' very well (Or a Im-cUm r. Kvcr since his twelfth year he has d"'oteil his mind ami time to raising a mou-'taehe ami often rubn it alleetionately wilha look of Uiet. sat lsfactioii, lie has studied hard lo ohtiiln an hotioiahle graduation which he has succeeded IndohiL'. In IS.-.7 he will lie el.-eied string thee pull. B becomes some pri life, the earlier the better uhl haul i! all in at one :l if we are going to win it necessary for us to choose Session or occupation early in 1 he reason stand their this county und we think they do. .Ino. Whit more w as horn ul Sunhiiry, l'a.. Sept. pi, ls7.i, je has spent a larue part of his life In invi stiitaiinu the principles of ma chinery which areeinployeil in chewing rum, and has already invented, upon anew plan, the ru 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 r years of a Katydid. He has also discovered that a In-east wheel does not iuiei-- tei'e with the luncrs; These thimrs with studies in electricity and frlrlolo-ry have employed much of his lime. J t is reserved lor him to perfect the electric Unlit, and in Isao ho wil I he sent to the I.eirislatnie Innn I'.llt eonntv. Miss .Matiirie l'-iynn was horn in Essex Co., F.nu'land. Nov. li. lwil. she crossed the oeeim In is7S, lived one year in the city of lirothei ly I.ove, and then removed to Ithlirway. Macule was sent to school anil .Mr. Ittshcll put her Iti the Senior grade. Siha has discovered that riicuiiiat ics is a son of old unities but Is In no wise related to hheiiinaties. Miss Kiln Kline was horn nt Andover, Mass., Oct. I.'i, Jsliii, unit surprised her early teaehers by cnquit-ln" whether or not stable eijtil hhriuiii Is always found in a barn. V. hen she was six years old she was sent lo school: and by hard study surpassed some of her school-mates in lliu race and has yrad uatee! as ii Senior. Miss Katie Meennn was horn on the hanks of Klk (M-eei:, Feb. 27, I.SB7. Sliti lm by hard si udy reached one of the topmost rounds of the ladder in our school, and Katie is tihlo lo hold last. There is one more member of the class which specimen Jim now see before you. Heboid hi in. aze on him. My emotions will, not permit me lo say any more. Could our prophesies be certain of fullill Inent no good thini! would lie lucking In Ihe future of any of our schoolmates. They have studied, ami the boys at least are familiar with electricity, hydrostat ics and the lever, which last we observe consists of the com pound lever, tiie bent lever, und leav er ;ro home, alone. They havu worked and they have won. And now In conclusion II Is but just to say that this history has been written, us Cailctou says, "With the warnlnu ghosts of unlinislied lessons hoverliiif about," and Ibis can be our only apology for its lack of inurlt. Music "Sereimnde." Kittie Whitmore, Jennie Gresh. Kssay My Castle In Spain. Miss Etu Kimk. No one has ever been so well satis fied with liis iircscnt enjoyments but tnu't he looked to the future for some thing better. We ull have certain plans, hopes of enjoyment based upon our own wishes castles in Spain. Thevare but the product of our day dreams, the restless longings of the heart tor something better. And yet it cannot be that our lives, the real future, are not influenced by these castles of ours which fancy builds, and which in the popular phrase are lo cated In Spain. r How much of our life is spent tor choosing some one occupation that you can make it a life study; on the ot her hand if we do not choose one particular trade and make up our mind to stick to it come what will; we shall be very apt to take up some trade and not half leal ning it, will become disgusted with it for various reasons, then dropping it will take up some thing else thus failing at every thing that we undertake. Rut on the other hand if we have chosen some occuna- rs hi ....... . ...,.!.. i , .... , i . . business and ll,MI 1,1 vtoien wcare atiMiieu aim 10 M I lie 1 1 Kj ,1113 i llllll 10 Ml veil ill' UUI energies, we will centre all of our thoughts upon that subject, we will read and study on it and are bound to succeed; although we may not win everlasting fame us did (iiilileo, Col umbus. or Sir Isaac Newton. Rut then why may not some of you become as noted as the most celebrated of men. We must have kings, emperors, presi dents, generals, orators, statesmen and philosophers. Those who tire occupy ing those positions now willpassaway ami the hoys and girls of to day wiil have to till these important positions. Do you not stand an equal chance with any of your competitors? yes nearly, il not uitogciiier. liic only argument you could bring forth, would be that you are not rich; but riches are not absolutely n eco.su ry to success, as many of our most eminent men have begun life with nothing hut determin ation; so you can do tho same; there- tore, success is wittini tue reacli ot every one of you. There was Shake speare, P.eu Johnson, and Franklin that were very poor when hoys; and Gen. (itirlleld has proven that even (lie tow-path may lead to the White House. Rut the question may come up in your minds ot what is the use of winning riches, wisdom, or a great name. We cannot carry it into the next world with us, nor will we live here but a few short years, which will be tilled with trouble and anxiety. It docs seem to me sometimes that the Indian mode of living is a happier and freer life than civilized life. It consists of hunting.or fishing, or roaming through the forests, admiring the handwork of nature; they have no school days of study and vexation; thus they erow up passing day by day, having no great schemes over wiiicli to puzzle their brain, no mining, no engineer ing, no planning. They simply Jive day by day, and year by year, not car ing what the morrow may bring forth, Rut then we must look at the question from our own standpoint. Vhat is the use of winning? Why is it that the child when but a few years old tries to win? why is it that when he outruns his companions that he draws himself up to his fullest height and looks down upon them with a bright exultant smile on his radiant counten ance? Is it because he: delights in NEW YORK STORE. COHEN.EROS. & BROWNST3INE (Nett door Kimt of Post Office.) f'o our Fi ii:n:U and 'uroiis: We hereby announce that our r priug Slock of all ( ioods in our line is now complete, lately purchased for cash in Ne.v York and ji.isiou Km bracing lull line of Dry Goods, Do mestics, fine Dress (ioods, Shawls, Dress and Trimming Silks in great variety of styles and colors, full line of trininii'i rs of latest fashionable styles, hosiery, gloves, ribbons, buttons, silk and cotton threads, tfcc, iV-e., &e. Also largi st stock of mens' hoys' and chil dren's ready made clothing, lints and caps, boots and shoes, underwear and Gent's furnishing goods, parasols, umbrellas, trunks, valises, and all other f.oods kept in a first-class dry good- store. II you want the nicest prints in town call Ht our New York Store, your choice in best styles and quali ties for to 7 cents. Rig slock of Huntings till colors, 2 lo ;;') crnts per yard, also lawns fi to IS cent, cassimers, morine cloths, .Mohairs Jamestown alpacas, dress flannels, sin-kings, summer cloakings, Ladies' walking sacks, dolmans. Good business suits al prices $' and up, straw hats a large stock at " cents and up. APP1X.TO K'3flF2EniGA?l CYCLO- This admirable work is now com pleteiu Pi vols. KachvolumceontainsSOO pages. It makesa complete and well selected library, nnd no one can all'ord ft) do wit itotit it who would keep well informed. Price S" ui) in cloth, i.on in leather, or fro.uo in elegant half Turkey. For particulars address, W. 11. FaircbikI, Porlville, Cult. Co X. Y., who lias been duly appointed agent for Klk county by C." K. Judson, general agent. CAL'iiox wnciT. All persons tire hereby cautioned not to purchase, or meddle with the following described property now in the possession of W. II. Sliecly and Peter C. Sheely as the same belongs to me and is left in their possession for a, time only: One pair red oxen, H years old; 1 cow red and while, 1 red cow with crumpled horns. 1 1. O. Ki.i.ri'noni'. Kane, Pa , April 1 Ith, ISM. n'n:! Kcglstcr's Notice. Notice is hereby given that the fol: lowing accounts will be presented afi the next Orphans' Court for confirma tion: 1. Final account of Mary Meyer, ad ministratrix of the estate of' Philip Meyer, late of St. Marys, Klk county, Pa., deceased. -. Final account of Win. 15 Hewitt, and .1. W. Mead, administrator of the estate ol Jluincl .Hewitt late of .lay township, Klk county, Pa., deceased'. :). Filial account of Fred. Wilmarth, one of the excelling of the estate of Lyman Wilmarth, bite of Fox town ship, Klk county, l'a.. deceased. Fit Mi. Si lKKMNd, Kegister. ESTATE &CIT1CE. itate of Casper Off. late of Itidgway -iiownshiii, can county I a.,leccascti. Notice is hereby given that letters tes tamentary have been granted to the' undersigned, upon the above named estate. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immedi ate payment , and those having legal claims airninst the same to present them without delay, in proper order for settlement. John Ott, Administrator. LSTATE poamcE. state of Matthew Mcljuone, late of Fox township, Klk county, l'a., deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary have been granted to the uudersiuned, upon the above named estate. All persons in debted to said estate are requested to' make immediate payment, and those having legal claims againut the same to present them without delay in pro per order for settlement. Hkxhy IjAUuav, Administrator. The best fur and felt bats manufac tured are sold at the New York Store from oO cents to four dollars each. In short our stock Is varied and full consisting of everything usually found in a first-class establishment. We have only to say further to all purchasers to please call ami see our goods before you buy and we will guarantee satisfaction. Cohkx, linos. & Ueowxstkixh, New York Store. Branch store at Ludington, Mich. MAY 25. GRAND MILITARY DRESS BALL AT Tin-: in Opera Piou MAY 26th, 1881. COME OXE, COME ALL. A cordial Invitati.m is extended to the Public. KEMEMBElt DAY AND DATE. MAY 25, 1881.. MUS. E. CRAYST0N. In returning thanks for past favors respectfully begs to inform her friends and the public generally that she has just returned from New York where she purchased a large stock of Milli nery and fancy goods of the latest styles, also a nice selection of ladies' Skirts, Plain and Fancy hosiery, Ladies' and Childrens' Parasols, Hair goods, fancy Cliinaware, &c, which she intends to sell as clieup as the cheapest. Particular attention given to trimming and in a style that cannot be surpassed in this section. All are invited to call and inspect her goods before purchasing elsewhere. nlOiuU ESTATE NOTICE. Estate of Joseph Seheider, late of Itidgway township, 101k county, Pa., deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary have been grunted to the undersigned, upon the above named estate. All persons in debted to said estate are requested to make immediately, payment, and those having legal claims against the same to present them without delay,' in proper order for settlement. Joskpii Wixdkikk, Kxecutor. A Good Housewife. The good housewife, when she is giving her liouse its spring renovat ing, should bear in mind that the dear inmates of her bouse are more precious than many houses, and that their systems need cleansing by puri fying the blood, regulating the stom ach and bowels to prevent and cure, the disease arising from spring ma laria and miasma, and she must know that there Is nothing that will do It so perfectly and surely as Hop Bitters, the purest and best of medicines. Concord, N. II. Patriot. STOVE SIGN No. 42 Main St.- Bark Feelers' lies. STOVES, Cooking Utensils, A3s, Spuds
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