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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.
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