foe 'sy waft.
. THUvSDAV. AUGtrST.10, 1882. -
fc-J - J- -,'J-Jl1-
New Dniff Store.
A. C. Cralg'eNew Drug Store W
Down grrod working order, various
TfeV Improvement linve been marie''
lately, a aplended Illuminated mortar
Ign jjas.been added to the attractions.
; -Mr.' J. It. Ralrd a gentleman well
known to the people of Ridgway and
urrYiuiidlng country as a ruggest
riinrmnclst baa been engnged as an
assistant.
r-The' 'patrons of the "New Drug
)6tore"can always havetbeMitisfacti'in
of being served by experienced com
pounders. Which Is a matter of great
.Importance In a business requiring bo
much nktyt, experience and caution as
the handling of medicines. No better
Illustration Is needed than the many
deaths oeeurlng yearly from the mis
takes of careless, Incompetent and un
pVfuclpled venders of drugs. With a
fine assortment of fresh pure good, at
'popular prices, the people may rest
.'assured we will keep up with the times
nd be content with nothing less than
being iu the front rank of first class
liV'ug Stores.
.General -Grant has a eharmed life
Bufk short tvme ago he sat in a rail
road car that was dumped off a bridge
iuto a creek an-1 'smashed to pieces,
'.yet when the passengers from other
'larts of the train came to help the
wounded, Grant sat in the wreck like
ft sphinx, smoking his cigar. Last
week be Started out from his coitnpe
t ICoi'iir Branch to indulge In bis
usual aftemoou drive. To reach the
Country he was forced to pass along
tnaln avenue, Tmd was there stopped
1y a balky teah'i. During this delay
a saddle horse, which bad been jam
med in alongside of the General, be
eame fractious, and kicking up bis
heels knocked away the dasher of the
General's buppy aud broke a wheel.
."Sire occupant quietly bundled tip bis
lines, chewed his cigar and wailed for
Ibe beast to come at him again.
A Missouri boy of twelve, who,
with hia brother, was whipjuxl by hie
athcr for quarreling, conceived that
hid father laid the p.fcip on to him
rather the hardest, instead of giving
?l share and share alike. He ac
xxjrdingly waited his opportunity,
land when his father's attention, was
otherwise occupied, the boy brought
the family shotgun to bear upon him,
Kind shot him dead. ll'm defence
was that his father had given liihi
la worse thrashing than his brother,
and that he had not intended to
If ill him, but only to hurt him and
teach him a lesson. The jury found
the boy guilty of murder in the first
degree. The (j'uestion which sug
gests itself is what ought to lie done
with such a boy. lie committed
Hjurdcr with intelligent motive and
in cold fcld'od. At his trial he showed
neither regret nor fear-, aiid seemed
utterly unconscious of the serious
character of the proceeding?. His
extrehtti youth may be plead in ex
cuse for this, but indifference to the
issue is not characteristic of boys of
twelveon trial for even petty ollcnses.
H is evidently one of that class who
are entirely wanting in moral sense.
(Juiteau was such a one. The crim
inal courts are every little hile turn
ing up specimens of humanity who
commit crimes habitually, but with
the smallest appreciation of their
criminality. It is idle to think of
Jninihhingsuch men; the only resource
Ifl toplsce them whore they can do
no further harm : and if murder is
the crime their best place is on the
gallows. Unless the Governor in
terferes, this Missouri boy, who used
a shotgun to teach his father a lesson,
will have to banc If he should be
pardoned and subsequently released,
there is but little doubt that Ins lirst
rinie will sooner of later be fol
lowed by a secondj yet every humane
instinct revolts at the idea 01 hang
ing a boy of twelve, and the general
judgment outside of Missouri would
certainly be that the lad should only
be placed under restraining and re
formatory influences. Philadelphia
rrut.
' i ; :
A Terrible Crime.
. Bberpsburg, Aug. 1. A lady return
ing to her home about nine o'clock,
near Rons station, observed a man
stretched across the railroad track
Bbo procured assistance and had hin
removed. He was unconscious, but
when brought to, told this story
' My name is George Itinglanri. I
work at butchering for Mr. Walfogle
in Etna. On Saturday evening last 1
drew $40 due me with the intention of
taking it to a friend of mine in lib
boken, near the workhouse. I was in
Bharpsburg on my way up between
even aud eight o'clock. After leav
ing Bharpsburg I was followed by four
men, and when near Guyasuta station
I observed theiu still after me and
grew quite suspicious and stopped. It
wis then getting dusk aud the men
disappeared, f then proceeded on my
way, and when in the gravel cut near
Ross Station I was pounced upon by
our persons who held me aud snatched
my i watch and took my knife aud
pocket-book containing the $40, aud
also seventj'-five cents in change
When they let me go I told tbem that
I knew them, and would have them
arrested- I wad then knocked down,
and they, I suppose, left me on the
railroad track." Ringland pointed
out Jessie Kleinfelter and George
Altmeyer as two of the parties that
assaulted bim.
The latest au d greatest discovery
is Peruna. If you do not feel well
fkkeltfatoiiiM
u Personal.
H. M. Powers, returned with
Ills family from Cleveland on Tuesday.
AVe'are glad to see 'thftt Bradley
Dewitt, is convalescent after his recent
illness.
A teachers examination, will be
held in the Rlduwav school building
on Saturday, August 10,c6runiencliig
at 9. A. .
Ye editor being one of the "Boys
In bjue" b's sanctufri is enifit'y this
wedt, a fact which explains the
scarcty.of news In the local colums
this weeR.
Alfred Sherman started for Buf
falo on Tuesday, in which city be In
tend undergoing a course of medical
treatment for the hip disease from
which he Is suffering.
The lie,, P. Macfarlane, of May
ville, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., will
conduct the services (D. V.) of Grace
church n'ext Sunday, the 13, Inst.
Services at. the usual hours 10:33. a.
M-, and 7:45. p. m. All- are cordially
luviteil.
The concert of the JYiv'enlle Phil
harmonic society at Hyde's opera
house on Tuesday evening was well
attended and a good programme was
well rendered by the young perform
ers, soma of whom showed great
ability.
The party bent on piscatorial
Viport .who visited Erie last week re
port having hud a jolly time although
some of the boys were a little sea-sick.
They did not come home empty
handed either, nor did they forget the
AdvoCatk In the distribution of the
contents of their baskets.
Dahi.r Randolph On Aug. 5,
1W2. at Grace Chunrii Reetorv, hv
the Rev. II. $. Miller. Mr. Rush
Merchant Dahle of Clarion .-, inid
Mitis Jennie Randolph of Elk Co.
Fall Announcement.
Cohen Bros. & Brownsteine, of the
Nkw YoitTt Stork, are now arranging
their goods to make room for fall stock.
In order to ifo this completely they
will from this time on sell all goods at
reduced rates.
Prints best, 8 to 6 cents.
Ginghams best, ft to 12 cents.
Light dress goods will be sold at
wholesale prices. Also hosiery, gloves
and fans. Shetland shawls, Parasols.
A large Htock of buttons, fringes, and
ribbons in variety, will bo tToseu out
at astonishingly low prices.
Gents' light fur, wool and straw
hats In great variety, style and prices
to Bii it all. A complete stock of Cents'
firnisliing goods also Misses', Youths',
find Hoyft' 'clothing, all of which goods
will be sold strictly as nbove men
tioned. Do not fail to call and ex
amine our stock atid get prices before
purchasing elsewhere.
Coiikn, Bros'. & Bkownsteine.
t)ver Trusted Cashiers.
Philadelphia Press.
The Franklin Bank failure affords
the latest demonstration of the folly
of over confidence in the honesty ol
bank cashiers. The allurements of
oil speculation proved too much for
Mr. Craft, and there being no cola
borer sufficiently versed in the affairs
of the bank to act as a check upon
its cashier, the latter squandered its
resources until the magnitude of the
shortage, which it ultimately became
impossible to conceal, brought his
misdeeds to light.
The defalcation of a bank cashier
always produces a profound sensa
tion, particularly in a small com
munity where, everyone knows every
body else. 11 U remarked as an
aggravation of the situation that the
defaulting officer had hitherto borne
an unblemished reputation, and that
everybody trusted him implicitly.
1 hat is exactly the class ot men who
alone have opportunities to embezzle
funds. Those whose characters are
smirched, or whose manner and 1
methods do not inspire confidence,
are not usually entrusted with the
handling of other people's money to
any great extent. Those who have
once committed a breach of an im
portant trust rarely haVe a second
opportunity. It is, therefore, only
those whom no body suspects and
everyone speaks well of that have it
in their power, like Cashier Craft, to
misappropriate $100,000 of funds
entrusted to their care before their
irregularities are brought to light.
The shareholders of this bank who
will have to meet this loss, are not
specially entitled to sympathy. The
example of scores of similar defalca
tions all teaching the same lesson of
the evil of the one-man power in
bank management was before them,
but they gave it no heed. No man
should be exposed to the temptation
which the uncontrolled charge of a
bank's assets brings. . The person
so trusted sooner or later begins to
think that he sees art bpportunity
for certain profit to himself and no
risk to the bank, and as there is no
one to note the temporary withdrawal
of the money, enters upon a course
of speculation. Maybe lie can re
turn his money and nothing is said.
More often a final day of reckoning
comes, when the bank's funds are
found to be short far in excess of the
cashier's ability. to repay. Thecdrh
munity is shocked, the peace and
reputation of an honored household
is gone, and often there is caused
widespread loss and misery among
those who committed the saving of a
lifetime to the bank whose cashier
was so thoroughly trusted that no
supervision was maintained over him.
The Franklin failure is like a . hun
dred others, only that the loss will
fall upon those who can best bear
Cathp "Reynolds. '-' j -Lewlstown,
Pa., Aug.. 4,
Left Rldgway at 5 o'clock, Thurs
dry afternoon, Aug. 8, 1882, weTDt by
P. A E., to Suftbury j thence by if. C.
to Hnrrisburg; thence by Pe'nn, main
line to Lewlstown. Arrived at Lewis
town at 8:30 Friday morning. We
went by the Erie Mail to Hnrrisburg.
From Harrisburg, Co. H went down
the main line to Lewlstown on an
emigrant car. Arriving on the ground
at Camp Reynolds, we found that we
were considerably ahca&of time, as
the tents were scarcely ready to re
ceive the company; the company
officers' tents were not ready, but it
was not long ere ('aptain llorton and
Lieuts. Wood war J, aud Bailey were
busy as nailers. In a short time the
olllcers' tents were ready. Very little
duty was done the first day in camp.
At night a patrol guard brought tiie
boys in from town (those that came
not in by the rear way-u,,d they
weie many, This wo know, speaking
from experience.) A tiYaii from the
12th Regt., fell off from a high bridge
down a ragged embankment, and
landed on some rocks below consider
ably confused aa to dates and circum
stances. He was brought into corn"?,
and at last accou n ts was doing as well as
could be expected. Another man,
this one of Co. G. 10th, regiment,
white 'escaping from the patrol, fell
and was considerably braised. At 10
o'clock the lirst night the camp was
quiut, am! the N. O. P. nlfpt th sleep
of the just (j ust arrived Vn camp after
escaping the patrol,) and dreamed the
soldier s urea i ii or Home, l Lie young
men dreamed of their girls, and the
married meu of their wives (their own
wives.)
Saturday second day in cainp.really
the first day W duty. A number ol
regiments arrived this morning. Ami
by noon the entire Guard bad biv-
ouaced at Camp Rcyirolds. Here I
must say that the scene from the parade
ground, facing I'ewistown, looking to
the west, is one of pleasant beauty,
arriving almost to grau'dure in its rag
ged pi'cturesquenuss. To the right,
far as the eye can setr, may be seen
hill, hacked by higher and still higher
lulls, until far away iu the distance
the top of distant mountain ranges
seem almost to touch the clouds. The
hills are dotted with farms, iu the fore
ground, while at the rear a dense green
verdure covers the hill side?. To the
left we see alino-t a counterpart of the
scenery to the right, with the differ
ence that more farms and less rugged
aspect treet the eye. Between the
right and loft arid at the foot of the
hills nestles in Iho valley of the blue
Juniata, the borough of Lewlstown
with its beautiful homes, well kept
yards, interesting cemeteries, and in
many places tumble-down palaces.
The streets are not in good condition,
cows, hogs, aud geese run at their
own sweet wiil, and in some quarters
of the borough the stench from the
lui ietio uuJ ttliir ilo.im of liltli 1
enough to make a christian wisli lie
were a wild, untutored savage on the
wild plains of the west where could be
secured a little bret'th Of fresh air. The
court bouse, yes the court houset t wo
story brick structure with low celling,
and dirty tiwrs, one of the most sloven
ly kept court houses we have ever visit
ed, and iucoiiiparsion with our imjios
iug and neatly kept Elk county court
house, would stand as one to a
thousand. The beer here (the boy.
say) is miserable, and i oil 1.1 do to
feed the many beautiful swine that
roam the the streets of the ti'wn, or it
might be utilized to turu oii the dirty
lloo'r of the court bouse. The water of
the place (this wC speak of from ex
perience.) is lit obly for wash lug feet,
but for drinking purposes, rccommehd
me to some other liquid other than
Lewlstown water. We were in oneof
the cemeteries here, aud it seems that
everybody and his wife were dead and
hurried i u this particular place of tile
dead. Iu one place nine tombstones,
standing side by bide, recorded the
lat place of a man, bis wife; and
seven children. Iu many other places,
men and their wives were hurried side
by side, aud in one place a mail with
a wife on either skle, has taken his
plaee among the citizens of this quiet
city of the dead:
This day, Saturday, the regular
routiue was gone through with. At
ten o'clock, Company G, of Erie, the
next company to II in Hue of tents
held an election for Captain to till the
vacancy occasioned by the promo
tion of ('apt. Frank M. Lamb to
Major of the reimeiit. First Lieu
tenant J. B. Royd, and Sergeant
Major D. W. Crawford were the can
didates ; the vote resulted, Boyd, IU ;
Crawford, 27. Having a personal ac
quaintance with the new Captain, I
know bim to bea courteous gentleman,
a thorough soldier, an 1 a prompt,
diligent, and etfloTeut otlicer. Iu this
ease a worthy olllcer has received a
merited promotion. '
NOTES.
We have good straw ticks filled
With stiaw to sleep on; our ratiuus are
good and served lit good style, thanks
to Comniissary-Sefgcaut Wilson, and
cooks Nulf aud Scttelle.
Frauk Settelle enjoyes enmp life.
He talks some of getting a chance to
be Major-Getierul,' or Corporal or
something.
Joe Meisinger bewails the heat
and despairs of getting Stout on f bis
Jim RliineS cant keep bis stuff
togttber because everybody steal
from bim?. -Mack
Lewis, and Will Malofie
made their appearance in camp to
day.
Jim White almost sweat himself
to death.
The general health of camp Is
tfood.
on Scby
THEIR DELICAT8 AND DANGEROUS
WOW IN THB Oil. KEOION8 OF
PENNSYLVANIA SOMB CURIOUS
INCIDENTS
. From the Brad fdM Star
When an operator goes lp to an untie
veloped Held to put down atest well lie
naturally desires to have the profit of
his rlk. It costs bliu something like
$B,000 to put down that. wJWCnt well,
for wjilch, In most cases, he gets no
return, for the majority of wildcat
wells produce nothing., .it hie finds a
rich sand, however, and can keep it a
secret for a while, he lias a fortune iu
his hands. He can sell oil short
knowing that when il Is known that
a new field has been flisco'vered the
prick Will go down." His most direct
opportunity, however, is to lease the
land in the tielghborliood of bts well,
to be sold again at an enormous prollt
as soon as It is known' that it is pro-'
ductlve territory. So be guards bis
secret with every appl'ance he can in
vent. His most d.ugerous enemies
are the "scouts " Tfaey wre paid to
discover what he Is trying to conceal.
Almost every prumhicut oil broker
hiis a ''scout" regulur.y employed to :
ki'ep him posted 'on lie latest doings
at the front. During, cautious, pati
ent untiring, unscrupulous, and hon
est, the scout must adi to the experi
ence of a driller the subtle judgment
of a broker a'n'd the keeAness of au
operator. In the shadfwsof the night
he earns his salary lur'iing about in
the neighborhood of a new well out of
gunshcittf ll'ie guards ahout the der
rick ; lying often in the snow or iu the
swamp for hours with 1 is nose and
ears stretched above tl.e shelter of
some friendly log to catch the smell
of gas or the gurgle of flowing oil;
sneaking up to the tank house to 'get
a peep ill IT possible ; watching the
motion of the walking beam aud esti
mating the depth of the Tools thereby ;
ready to bribe the driller or exchange
shots with a guard at n moment s no
tice, i
He sometimes spends weqhs Watch-'
ing one particuhiV (veil. He studies
the habluVof the men working on it,,
notes If any of them are likely fo sue-'
cumh to the temptation of his brandy
llask, jots down the hours when eacli
one takes his nap, marks Winch way
their faces are mostly turned in their
rounds, and if lie cannot court their
favor, devises some scheme to get in
side their guard and at their secret.
Iu the gray of the morning he rides
away to the nearest telegraph office '
and communicates with his employer
before the market opens. It is a mys
tery when he sleeps. Almost any
time of the day he may be seen loiter
ing abilut Wherever there is a crowd,
picking up acquaintance With the few
drillers he does not already ktiow.
The cmolumentsof the work are oo- ,
casionaily of a sine to compensate for'
any amount of hardship. For in
stance : "Si" Hughes, who got the
Anchor oil company A pointer on 040, 1
lias been taken into the company with
the olrtceof superintendent and a clear
tentli or their prouts.- His spring's
work will net him ndt "less than
150,0(KI; but there is a well-defined
PmUi circling through the woods
around 5W, worn by the feet of those
who worketi as hard as he aul got
nothing but their salaries How
Hughes got bis information is still a
mystery', lie is said to claim that lie ;
lay ui;Uer the derrick for nineteen con
secutivo hours, bitt the prevalin
impression is that he bought Ihe se
cret from one of the guards.
In the course of an experienoi
meeting the other evening with Cp
tain Peter Grace, one of the men wh
put down thetihi well In this districi,
he told me the true story of- the mys
tery. Much has beeii written about
it, more probably than Was ever print
ed about uu oil well before, but the
captain told me a few things which
were new. This wonderful Cherry
Grove district owes its development
to the misfortune of George II. Dim
mick. lie had been Wrecked
tlnaiicially over in the Coal creek
region, and Captain Grace set bim to
work out this way rather to lve him
a chance to recover than from any
other motive. Land could be leased
lor a dollar an acre, Hiij tha experi
ment was not very costly.
"When the tools broke through the
t-hell of the sand about IU o'clock on
the morning on the 11th of March,"
said Captain Grace, "we kneW we bad
found wealth. The oil filled up a
hundred feet before we could get the
tools out. The pressure on us was
tremendous. We drove A tiglil-iUtiug
wooden plug 3J feet loug to the bottom
of the well, poured the hole full of oil,
screwed in tl'e citsiug bead, and set
the tools, Miich weigh not less than
a ton) on top of it- Even then when
the well flowed it blew the casing bead
off and sent the tdc'ls a flying up the
derrick.
"One trick we played to deceive the
scouts I think has never got iuto
print; I took a toredo man into a
room iu the hotel at Warren one day
very mysteriously, but took good care
to have a scout see nte tlo It. Of course
the btout iuinicdiat'y hid himself in
the adjoin ing room.; I fold thee'liooter
with my voice trembling that I had
put my last dollar the bm ven
ture and had found no oil. 1 , must
get some appearance ot grease' iii order
to sell my lease aud geifout whole. I
arranged with h'iiii to go oiit that
night And torpedo the well. Well, we
went out with a make-believe tor
pedo tilled with water, the scouts
were at our heels of course,' und
watched every motion. We went to
the Well in the dead of night,, and
there went through the fornl of
shooting the well so accurately that
even the guards about the well were
deceived. .The next morning they
complained that the . smell of the
dynamite had given them the lfetul
ache. Sharp as they were, the scouts
were all taken iu, ami uia not no a out
the trick until weeks afterward.
I'laring Pet cell re.
Cameron Prets.
On Friday evening a man wearing
false whiskers was; noticed passing up
Fourth street and his hurry ,ftnd ex
cited manner of walking (to my noth
Ingof bis give-way whlskeriO aMracted
the attention of our citizens. Police
man Bettie followed the cl;op and ar
rested bim. He gave "hia name as
Jos. Slffley and claimed jto bail from
Centerville, Elk county, Pa., said be
came from Buffalo, where he was rob
bed by a man whom he. was following
in disguise. His answer not being
satisfactory he was locked up until
Saturday night when he was released,
the authorities receiving no telegrams
calling for a man of bis description.
His story was not believed and bis
every action .told ihfrt tie bad been iu
mischief of some kind.
The Latest Wonder.
HOW INTENSE II EAT It VllODUCED BY
A t'OStmNATION OF MIRUOHS.
A Washington tpaper Vvuntnins a
sensational report Ilia's an invention
of startling significance and import
ance lias just been patented. The in
vention consists of piling up layers of
light upon each other by means of
mirrors and producclng intense beat.
One who observed 'the process says:
"In less Miflrt 3 seconds a till ti. curl
ing puff" of smoke gave evidence of
the progress ot the experiment, In a
minute the board was bursting out In
flames. The focus was then shifted
upon the line. In a few moments it
began to turn color, as if anxious to
get away where it was cooler, and
then, in less I ban three minutes, the
entire surface covered by the focus
was literally ineltirf, crop by drop.
To melt zinc it requires a temperature
of 700 decrees Fahrenheit." An offici
al of the patent flioce whose opinion
was asked as to the importance of
this invention spoke eWnYewhat disre-
snectfullV of It ubd ald: "The use of
mirrors, both curved and flat, to ac
cumulate and concentrate the sun's
rays, is about as 6 I'd h's tue sun itself.
Ericsson's solar engine Is perhaps the
best application of the principle. The
French have of late years done much
iu this direction. At the exhibition of
1878 srVnle very interesting machines
were exhibited."
Desolation of Copartnership.
Notice is hereby given that the Arm
i ere to fore existing under the Arm
namv ol' Murphy, Morrison & Co., is
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
Those holding claims again the
company will present the same .or
settlement to E. O. Aidrieh, Wilcox,
Pa.
J. L. MtrnPHY,
W. W. MoimisoN,
D. J. Miller.
Wilcox, July 2D, 1S82.
8t.
The new Climax Wringers at .
S. Service's, agent .
-When a pei'Son is unwell then-
must be inaction of some interna!
organ, reruna exit.
Mason's Fruit jai's, Pints, Quarts,
and half gallohs at W. S. Service's.
igent.
-The Hall Vapor Stove Is th
greatest invention of llie age at W. S.
Service's, agent;
New stock of Scrap Albums, Box
I'aer, Pocket Hooks, Ladies' Port-
uonaies, Rubber and base balls at
Craig's Drug & Fancy goods store.
A very lare assortment of ilatsat
, K. Grand Central, if you want a
jood style hat for a very little money
lrop into the Grand Central.
Mrs. Jacob Hutterfuss, over Butter-
fuss' harness shop, Main street, has
constantly on ban i the lates st,le o
human hair goods, also switches, nets
aud pins, Ac. Call and see them.
-The Grocery department at the
Grand Central, P. & K's, is very full
and cbitllilete and prices as low a
food reliable goods can be soid for. A
large stock of Pork, Hams, Cheese,
Dairy Butter, Flour, Feed, Beans,
Sugar and Syrup just received.
Try our Standard Flour und you
will never regret it.
The Boot and Shoe department at
the Grand Central P. & K. is very
large, and varied. Everything iu ladie'i-
Misses' and children's Shbes.aud Slip
pers, dont. fnil tb look through this
department.
J. Ci Harrling, of the West End
Gallery lias taken recently a number
of Stereoscopic views from different
points about town. Call and see
them.
Orders for . flowers, seeds, etc.
from Hurry Chaapel's greenhouse
Williamsport, will receive prompt a'-
tentlon if left at The Advocate
olllce.
jTEW LIVERY STATUS
iiV
RIDGWAY
GOOD STOCK, GOODICARRIAGl
and Buggies to let upon the most
reasonable terms,
fcajjrile'ivill also ilo job teaming. '
Stable on Elk street. All orders lefi
at the Post Ollict wi" receive prompt
attention.
Au-201871tt
Not an alcoholic bcverttgti, but
true and reliable' family hiedfeine 1
Brown's Iron Bitters.
It . is astonishing how man
people hawk up and spit out Catarrhal
corruptions when there is so little
: Deed of it, as Peruna cures P.
What will we do with Mother,
i An exchange asks this question,
ami we hasten to answer it. If she
is old and worn out and Vou haven't
a brother living on an unhealthy
farm, you could chloroform her; but
tlieti, she might come to -some time
and make you trouble; , If it was in
the good old times, you cculd' Bell
her at auction to the highest bidder.
If you, have no obscure relatives you
can 6hove her off on, and she has
been so imprudent and reckless os to.
run through with all her means in
order to benefit her :hildren,you can
send fer to the Old Ladies', re-.
fuge or the poorhouse. But iheic
a drawback to the latter; people
have a contemptible way of talking
about affairs that do not concern
them, and if you are only comfort
ably well off' arid have" a mother
in the poorhouse, tfiey will insinuate
that you have no feeling, and make
unpleasant remarks. But if you are
worth $75,000, it is all right; go
ahead. Whot is a mother worth to
you after you are brought up and
can go alone anyhow? Old people
are only iu the way. To be sure
there are some ridiculous people who
will talk. Wncie are their mothers?
Cooking doughnuts in the basement
k'tchen or minding the baby iu the
third story back attic. It is money
in their pockets to utilize her in this
way.
What shall we do with mother?
You can't bury her alive! Public
prejudice would b ftainst you. It
is a problem, come to think of it.
A worn-out, superanuated mother!
A useless, toiling, , complaining
mother! A weary, querulous, tot
tering, old-fashioned mother! Hum !
We know what we would do with her
were she ours. She would have the
best room in the house if there
were only one room she should have
that the softest, bed, the easiest
chair. 6hc should have shelter, food,
warmth', and love! She should have
respect, tenderness, patience that
would in some faint measure try to
repay her boundless devotion to a
crying, red-nosed, ill-tempered brat
of years ago a devotion; that lasted
through all the way ward years of a
disagreeable, presumptuous youth.
Kvery furrow in her dear old face
should be snored to riein'ory. Every
cracked and wheezy tone of her dear
old voice should have the ring of
music in it, and if ever our uglv
carnal nature got the uper hand of
us we should look into her faded
eyes and think how short the time,
ven at it very longest-, when we
could no more ask her forgiveness,
or hear it from lips that would then
be silent forever. Go to ! You
may be old yourself some day and
lobody will waut to have you around.
Of all the pensioners in the world
niothcradcscrvcthe highest premium.
PERFECTION STOCK TANK.
TTTATEB-TIQHT AND FROST-PROOF. These
. V Tanks are constructed of throe-lncli ludbr.
aelected Michigan pine, and are LcM topetber wtth
lmproTcd Lug hoops bo arranged taat they cm tj
drawn op with a-common wreach. Whca covcrcj
witU two thicknessee of common fencing (with tar
board between), thc-v are niada frewl
large manufacturers of reilroad tanka, and apply the
same principle and material to the couatrucUnn of
ucno .ur uiiiiia mas we, e pi body a our rillroad
work. A 1 1 tii i, W - u, nn .. . i.
knocked down and era tod for shipment
CUZAP BATES Or rr.CIGHT SECURED. J
tl ft. stav. 8 ft. bottom.
At Q .1 tl
" o " M -
Capacity M bbla,
o
2 .1
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Anti-Freezing Iron Force Pumps.
FHM for tnj drptli wclftad narfc.d w n, on. eu, put Ihra
together Md tnnk. then work trft-ctlj.-
ECLIPSE WIND ENGINE CO.
ttwfMtarrvofftlcUbrtted EcIIdm Wind Knne. Urw-fVmrila
to forty -or power. Hw Qold MUU Ukeii l World' Flr,
ru-U, 'II) CaitAiftJ, 1l AutraLU, 'X 't.0 AUabu, G,, 't.
mm star
OIL STOVE
STILL, LEADS THE WORLD.
50.00Q IN USE 1
Time Ordlaury Keroaene.
Sakei al Cooii Eqnal to an Cook I tore.
SEND FOR NEW CIRCULAR.
MYERS, OSB0RN & CO.,
OL! MANUFACTURE,
.OZlJB V JOXa OHIO,
fractal. Branch, tl LiXI tTBEIr, CHICAUO.
OALL ON OUR LOCAL AGENT.
OUT THIS OUT!
tesS15iflS40wVcV
WehavatoresinlB leading; Cities,
from which our agents obtain th.fr supplies quickly.
Our FacCvriea and Prini lpnl Oilier are at
t-.rie, ra, naua lor our n
forms to event Aadrese
, Pa. Baud lor our New Catalogue ana
By the uew process of taking jjIc
tuiea J. C. Harrling, at the West End
Gallery, can take a pliotoKraph In
three to six aeeondii, thla la of preiit
inior:aiife In tal- inur pictnrpw of hubli'H.
Enrich anti re i ali.e iie uiood ly
ubIdk Brown's Irou litter-.
Business Cards.
ktO. A. ftAtHBUN
vv,, ATTORNEY-AT-!TjAW v ,
Mtd'h street, Rlrhrway, Elk C6.', T.
Particular attention given , to "tb
examination of titles, also to pateou
ana patent cases.
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MALL & ft'CAOLEY
- ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. i. ,m
Office in new brick building. Main
street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.
v32t
J. S. BARQWELL,
PHYSICIAN AUD SURGEON
Over twenty five years prircnce; r
Office on Main Street, Ridgway, Pa.i
opposite the Bogert House. Office
Hours irom l to a anu to n, r. ji.
, IP, L. WILLIAMS. i
Late of Strattanville), Physician anS
Surireon, Ridgway, Pa. Office iii
Hall's Brick Building (up stairs)
Referencea .1. 1). Smlh, H. L.
Young, R. Rulorson, Strart'anville;
Mftfnr John lvltlpf. V: W. Green
land, Clarim. OiiW hours 1 to 3
P. M. and 7 to 8 P. M.
G. G. MESSENGER. . ii,
DRUGGIST & PARMACEUTIST,,
N.W. corner of Main and Mill streets,
llhlgway, Pa., full assortment of care
fully selected Foreign and Domestlo
Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dis
pensed ut all hours, day or night.
Zli1 .-L
J. D. KOOOF1UFF, M. D.
PKYSICIAH AND SUEQSOH.
OFFlt'B Hoc us. From 0 to 12 n. in., 2 to 4
nncl7to9 p. m. liesMftico- OWco tu r-l-ilpiine,
opposite Elk County Han, :Maln
CALLS DAY Of. XTOHT PUOJirTLT
ATTENDKD.
A fftlrnhareoi tue people's patronage lo
llclt.il. -
HYDE HOUSE.
W. H. SCIIRAM, Proprietor,
Ridgway, Elk county, Pa.
Thankful for the palronnge hereto
fore so liberally bestowed upon him,
the new proprietor hopes, by paying
strict Attention to the comfort and con
venience of guests, to merit a.continu
ance of the same. oct30'09
THE HULL VAPOR COOK STOVE,
THE OLDEST AND ONLY RELIABLE,
is the an ly de
vice of itn kind
Hint hat stood
THE TEST
OF YEARS,
md earned uni
Tersnl 'public
commendation.
Does every
denoription ot
Cooking. Wash
ing, ironing,
Fruit Cunning,
oroihcc domes-
tofora done hv
the ordinary cook stove, snd.withaul lis Insuf
ferable heat, soot, ashes, ete.
FOR SUMMER USE THEY ARE INDISPENSABLE.
- Ueliulile Agents waDted in unoccupied
territory. Address,
HULL VAPOR STOVE -CO., '
Seneca Street, for. CliaiupUiini Clcvi-lnnd, Ohio.
Walnut Lear Hair Restorer.
Is entirely different from
It
all
others. It is as clear as watw.'aiW, as
Its name indicates, is a perfect 'Vege
table Hair Restorer. It will immedi
ately free the head from dandruff, re
store gray hair to its natural ,coior,
and produce a new prowilv wljjire It
has fallen oif. It does not iu any
manner affect the htalth, which' tin I
nhnr, Huear or Lead, : and Nitra'to of
Silver preparations have' done. It
will change Ilpht or faded hair hi a
few diiys to a beauti ul glossy brown.
Ask vourdruKgist f' r it. Each bo' tlo
is warranted. SMITH, KLIN 12 5
CO.. Wholesale A"- nt Philadelphia),
and t X. CRIT'I EVl'OX, New York
u 17 1 y.
3uy the Celebrated,
YALE & JUBILEE ORGANS.
Tho Beat, Most Celebrated, Purest Tone, Host
. Durable, Von Kiinpie, Most Perfect
Oroam in tha world.
Sendfoi-etrrular - . -
HEW HAVEN ORGAN CO., ,
Now Ilavo'i, Conn
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3a3l (53
111! a ifei
era & h s rngl
U c c r -51 s;J
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ye font I nue to act as Solicitor! for Patent, Caret,,
Trarle Marks. Ctiyi ltfhta. etc., for the Coiled hUUmJ
Cknada, Cnba, England, France, Gw many. ete. Wa -have
had tblrty-ttve eitrtxprlVue. . ,
PatenWobuUmid through ua are uoilced In the ftcf
CNTirio AMKRieaM. Thib larire 'and apleiidld lllus
tratd weekly paiier, 3.StL0ayear,sliowaUi Prearreii
of Bclenee, is very interesting, and baa an tuurmuuJ
circulation, addreaa alUNN k CO., Httelit rk.ll.,'
hira, 1'ub'a.of BciENTiric AMkRtr 87 Park Bcvf,f
yewYurk. BandafikaooutPa)engffe. '"
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