1 9 PROFESSIONAL CARDS ... T. T. A i"l"X"M87 Alt OKSIT AT La W LOCK HAYEK TA.' ". SOTJTHPR JP, WTT.T.TR Attorney's at Law, Ridgway Elk ton business Dromrttlv. , - CHAPIN & WILBUR. f Attorneys and Ooanselers at Law, OfRc ""hi Chapin'a Block, Ridgway Elk Co. Pa I oracular attention given to collections and alt monies promptly remitted. Will also praotice in adjoining counties. ' " J O l'fNGTiTL L ATTORNEY AT LAW. Kid gway Klk County Penna LAURIE J.BLAKELY, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELREL AT LAW. St. Mary's, Elk County Pennsylvania DR.WT AMESBLAKELY St. Mary's, Elk 0unty Pa. DR. W. W. SHAW, I Practices Medicines fc Surgery Uentreviile i!lkJo., Pa. 1DR. J. S. B OR DWELL ? Eclectic -Physician, (Lately of Ifarren county Pa.) Wi'l promptly answer ell professional alls by night or day. Residenco one door East of the late residence of Hon. J. L. Gillis. D R. C. R. Earmja-, Kersey Elk Co., Pa. Will atteud to all calls July 21, 18(31. night or day. HOTEL CARDS. FRED. KORB'S, Eagle Hotel Luthersburg, Clearfield Couuty Pa. BsSr-Frcdrick Korb Proprietor, bav. ias built a lanje and commodious house, j .1... .......... r ! the traveling public Luthersburg, July ltith 18(31.' LUTHER SB ERG HOTEL. Lutlioriibiig, C'icarfic!d I'a WILLIAM SCIIWEM, Proprietor. Luthersburg, July 27th 1SC4. tf. NATIONAL UOTt.L! Corner of Peach Street and ; the Buffalo Read, M Ii I K 1J A . ENOS B. HOYT, Proprietor fcjyThis House is new and fitted up with especial caro for the convenience and comfort of guests, at moderate rates. JKaJfUOOl) STABLISQ A I TACIIEl"gga EXCHANGE HOTEL, Ridiicay, Elk county Pa., DAVID THAYER, Prop'r. $(&-This houso is pleasantly situated on the bunk of the Clarion, in the lower ond of the town, is well provided w'nh house room and stabling, and the proprietor will Fpare no pains to render the stay of his guests pleasant and agreeublo. Ridgway July 28, 1800. iiyde TfcTifsl Mrs- E- O- Clements, Proprietress- Ridgivay, Elk County Pemia lit m&w Boot-jack Elk County T3, 11. U SIION5, Pnov'n. RidgwayNov. 28th 1803. CLEARFIELD HOUSE, cohneb of Market and Water Rt's Clearfield Pa GEO. N COLBURN, Proprietor S7- MARY'S HOTEL St. Mary's Etic County Penna. M. WELLENDORF, Prop'r. ft? HO'OE LOCK I tVL:, I'a. E. W. BIGONY, Proprietor. Omnibus running to and from the Depot iree of charge. BUSINESS CARDS IjOCK Hatf.n, Clinton County Pa. -JEALERSin Flour, Grain and XJ Feed near t'ao Passenger Depot. OORIIEAD HOUr,E, Main St Brookvillo Pa., C N. Kretz. Prop'r This house has been refitted and furnish d in a neat style, and is every way adapted to the wante ofthe public Ridzwiiy Markets. Corrected weeeklv: . Apples, (dry) buskel - - S . Buckwheat " " r - . 50 00 00 20 Beans, Butter , . Beef Board Corn ', Flour ' Hidei , Hay . . Oat , Wheat Rye Fhipglei u ii u ( (( (( 'u l 4t (I II IS II IV II M. bushel bbl. lb ton bu. u ii M. Ofcfil 10 00 1 12 20 1 2 1 4 50 00 OS 00 00 60 5G 02 Ml My P. WBARRETT Editor INDEPENDENT. "TERMS-$1 25 per Annum if paid in Advance VOL 1304 PHILADELPHIA fc ERIE RAIL ROAD. This great line traverses the Northern and Northwest counties of Pennsylvania to the city of Erie, ou Lake Eric. It has been leased by the Pennsylva nia Rad Road Company, and is opera ed by them. Its entire lengthwns opened for pas senger and freight business, October 17th, 18(54. TIME OF PASSENGER TRAINS AT RIDGWAY. Leave Easticard. Through Mail Train. 12 Accommodation 0 Ijravc Westward. Through Mail Train 11 Accommodation 5 Pa.ssengcr cars run through 24 p. m. 4o a. m. 30 a. m. 80 p. in. without change both ways between Philadelphia and Erie. Ei.kijif.nt Sleki'Ino Cars on Express Trains both ways between Williamsport and Baltimore, and Williamsport uud Philadelphia. For information respecting Passenger ) business apply at ihc 3. E. corner oUth and Market Sis. And for Freight business of the Coin I pauy's Agents: S. B. Kingston, Jr. Cor. loth aud J. IV. Reynolds Erie. J. M. Drill, Agent N. C. R. 11. Bal tiniore II II TIorsTON, Gen I. Freight Aft. 1'hiVa. H. W. GwiSNER, Gen I. Ticltel Agl. Phil' a. Jos. D. Potts, General Manager, Wmsp't. TMOKINSON & Co. DEALERS i" J Mirehandise Provisions &c., on the Rend ii tv system, ut prices much t the advantage of purchasers. ft! Deal or in Clothing, Ilitfl. Men's Furnishing Goods WATER STREET. Lock Hayek, Clinton Co., I'a. fMnkxjenz T ft Ii i, S Ccntreville, Elk county Pa XTJO L LJ 11 TTSfAl . CcntreviJte, Elk county I'a. fcs?Gcncral Manufacturer of 'Vagous, Buggies &C.-ALSO Furniture, sucli as Bureaus, Tables, Statias Bedsteads and Chairs. All kind of Rcpairiii done at reasonable rates. .BOOK STORE, ST. MARY'S, ELK COUNTY TA. In tho room formerly occupied by Doct. Blakely. " COUNTY DIRECTORY. Vrcsident Judie. R. G White, Wellsborough. Associate Judges, V. S, Brockway, Jay tp. E. C. Schultzo, St. Mary's- Hon. Hon. Hon. P. W, Hays, Ridjrway Prothenotary , Reg. and Rcc. Ceorgo Ed. Weis, Ridgway District Attorney, J. C. Chapin, Ridgway Treasurer, Charles Luhr. St. Mary's County Surveyor, George Waliusley, St. Marys Commissioners, Charles Weis, St. Mary's Julius Joues, Benezett Joshua Keefer, Jones Auditors, R. T. Kyler, Foi Henry Warner, Jones II. D. Derr, Benczett NOTICE. Is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Stcckhol. ders of the Clarion River Navigation Company, at the House of Win. H. Schrani, Brockwayville on Saturday the litaday ot December next, for the purpose ot organizing the company and the election of a President and four man agers as required bj tho act of incorpo ration. AH are requested to attend. N. B. LANE, A. I. WILCOX, J. S. IIYDE, GEO. DICKINSON, N. M; BROCKWAY. CommUsioneu, Ridgway Nov. 14th 1?64. 186 4 mm Kidgway Elk County Penna., PEACE AND WAR. "One murder makes a man a villain, ten thousand a hero." Byron. Let others sing the song of War, Men's hatred to increase : Bo mine tho song of Hope nnd Joy, Love, Unity aud Pcaco. Away with cannons, powder, ball, And all their kinderd train ; - They've always been the curte of man, And so they will remain boys, And so they will remain. Did ever war throughout the world, Oue blessing yet bestow ? Has it not made men worse than brutes, Filled every land with woo ? Taxation, debt and misery Have followed in the train It ruined every countrj yet, And so it will agaiu, boys, And si it will agaiu. The mutilated forms behold, Who have escaped with life, And ask how many human souls Have perished iu the strife. Go hear the curses, prayers and irroaus Upon the gory plain These things arc but the fruits of And so they will remain, boys, Aud so they will remain. war Ten thousand homes made desolate, Ten thousand widows made, Ten thousand murderers asking God, To bless their bloody trade. All justice trampled under foot Truth treated with disdain Such is the sad result of War, And so it will remain, boys, And so it will remain. Now turn thine eyes from wretchedness, Where Peace, in calm repese, Has made the wilderness to smile And blossom as the rose. There Justic, Harmony and Truth, And Love iu concord reign. Peace always made men happier yet, Aud so it will again, boys, Aud so it will again. , Sayings ol Josh Billings- It is highly important that when a man makes up his minde tew bekum a raskal, that he should examine hizself clusly, and see if he ain't better kon. structcd for a phool. I argy in this way: if a man iz right, ho kant be too radical, and if he is wrong he can't be too consarvatifT. "Tell the truth and shame the devjl." I kno lots ov people who can shame the devil cazy enuff, but the totUer thing bothers them. If you don't belcavo in "total de. pravity," buy a quart of gin, and stnddy it. There is cue grate advantage in a plurality ot wives; tha fito each other instead of their husbands It is a verry delicate job tew forgivo a man without lowering him in bis owu estimashun, and yurcs, tu. It iz admitted now by everybody that the man who can git fat ou Berlony snssago liaz a good deal of dorg in him. I am poor, and I am glad that I am, for I find that wealth mokes more people mean than it does genrous. Wooman's influenz iz powerful es pecially when bhe wants anythihg. Sticking up yuro nozo don't prove ennything, for a sope-biler, when he iz away frum hiz hum, smells everything. No man loves tew git beat, but it iz better tew git beat than tew be rong. Awl kind of bores are a nuisance, but it iz better tew bo bored with a 2 inch auguar than n gimblet. It iz scd that "a hoss don't know hiz strength," and I really suppose that a skuuk don't nuthcr. "Be sure yuro right, then go ahead;" but in kase of boubt, go ahead enny wa. Men aiut apt tew git kicked ont ov good sosicty for being ritch. The road tew ruin is alwus kept in goad repair, and tho travelers pay tho expense of it. If a man begins life bl being a fust Lutcuant in hiz familee, be need neyer tew look for promothun. Tho oula profit there iz in keeping more than one dorg is what you can make on the board. I havu't got as mutch munny as sum foks, but I hav got as mutch impudense as euny or them, and that iz the next thing tew munny. It aint often that a man s reputashun outlasts hiz munny. Don't mistake arroganse for wisduni; menny people have thought tha waz wizo, when tha waz onla windy. The man who kant git ahead without pulling others back is a limited cub. Woman will sometimes confess her sins, but I never knu one to confess her faults. Oh, what a world this iz tew live in for the sole that iz afrade of dirt and J dcrikry. Satuuday December 24th 1861 A Will- If we possessed solely tho most valu able things in the world nnd were about to will them away, tho following would be our plan ofdistribution : Wo would will to the world truth and friendship, which are very scarce. We would give to physicians, Bkill and learning. To Abolition editors power to tell the truth occasionally. To clergymen, zeal in . the cause of Christ crucified, instead of the nigger glorified. To lawyers, merchants, brokers and public officers, honesty. To old women, short tongues. To young women, common sense, largo waists and natural feet. To servants, obedience and hones- ty. To masters humanity. To farmers punctuality and indus try. To young sprouts of dandies, good sense, little cash and hard work. To old maids, goad tempers little talk and suitable husbands. To old bachelors, a love for virtue, children and wives. "A YOKE OF CATTLK CHAW." AT ONE Many years ago, a man named Miller "one of the c.trly settlers of a neig'abor. ing county in this State, sold a yoke ot oxen for S50 ; and in payment received a fifty dollar bill, which he carefullyfol ded and deposited in his tobacco box tor sate keeping. Mr. M was accustomed to make use ofthe ''weed" at any hour of the day, or night, whenever he left an incli nation for it. The night followiug the sale of the oxen bo sought bis tobacco, box, and finding the convention, put it iu his mouth ; but not readily obtaining tho full benefit ho expected ; he chewed it most vigorously and effectually, ex claiming as he did so : "Why, there's no strength it this to. baeco not a bit !" When, suddenly recollecting the transaction of the day, pnd tho place where he had deposited the treasure, he added : "Great tliuuder! A yoke of oxen at oue chaw !'' THE "RELIABLE" DESERTER. 'I he a auding war correspondent of the New York Leader, writing "from the front," on the Potoniao or James, says : A litl'.o farther on I came to a reliable deserter, who Jay on asaud heap scratch ing himself. Theso deserters are very uicc fellows. As I approached he arose and saluted. "Jes come f'ni other side, Giu'ral," he said. "What do you want ?" bays I. "I'm powerful dry," says lie. I called an orderly and bade him fetch some whiskey. "Now," eaysl, "bow's things over on your side ?" "Wall," says he, "pretty bad . old Leo, he ain't got no men whatsomcver;" "I guess you lie," says I. "We felt his line the other dayit didn't feel good. You might just as well tell the truth-" '.Oh !" says he, "I was only fipcakin' figeratively-like. "IIo ain't got no men to Bpeak of fifty or sixty hundred thou sand, mebbe." "ll'm that's enough," says I. "Yes, only they ain't good for nothin. They ain't got no ammunition." 'They keep up a d 1 ef a firing for iren without ammunition," says I. "Wal, yas," says he, "that's what's run the blockade." "Short of rations ?" says I. . "Dreadful short," says he, "we didn't git only a cracker every three days." "Why I killed a lot of you up yonder a while ago with their knapsacks full." "O yes. That's what, they got fiu the Shandoah Valley. They got a heap of food up yander. Fact they has all they want to eat jeNt uow." "How are you off tor ordnance," says "O, our ordnance is off 1" says ho. "Yes," says I, "I n'pose so. But young man, I've got an ordnanco, too, about offal ; and I keep it pretty well cleared out of these lines. Now, you'd better clear out. I go in for treating my couutrymen well, but when it comes to rebels, and lying deserters at that, I can't say I seo it. W bat do you expect to do around here f "Wall," gays he, "I kinder thort I'd go North an' play refugee. I'm told it pays fustrate at Lincoln meetin's." "And bow are youogoingtogettothe North V I asked. "I tpect you'll send me." "Do you?" "Yas ; if you don't, I'll jea go back agiu to Olo Lee, and tell him all I seen iu your liueH." This is what I call a good spceimon of a rebel, Ho went in' for diotating bis own terms, I sent him to headquarters and hid bim banged. NO 20 'A FROG STORY. A few years since, Squire . G. was Keeping a iietol in tlie town of C , State of Indiana. It was just after the war with Mexico, and tho volunteers had been disbanded, and were on their way home, that among others that stop, at Squire G's hotel was a volunteer who carried under his arm a cigar box. To the question if he could spend tho night the Squire answered in the affirmative. "fiivo me your box," said the Squire. It was handed to him, and he was about placing it under the bar room counter, when the volunteer remarked, that there was a srreat curiosity in that 1 o . "Ah !" said the squire, "I should like to f03 it." Tho volunteer took the bor. drew back the lid, and exposed to view one of those horned frogs peculiar to Mexico. The Squire, as he had never seen its likebefore, took tin box and exhibited it to tho family, as well as to several boar. deis about the house. The nest morn, ing tho volunteer called for his bill. "Seventy five cents, sir," said the Squire. "Then you jut owe me oue dollar," said the volunteer. "What for 1" aaked the Squire, open ing I113 eyes. "Why, for exhibiting my fro-' last night. The Squire found he was fairly caught and without more ado, paid the dollar. The volunteer went on his way re. joioing, and tho Squire takes great de light, to this day, in telling his "frog storv." DSStA Dutchman and his intended appeared before a newly installed Dutch squire to bo married. Biddiug them to join hands tho squire began : "Ilaus, dosh you lofe this womau as mootch as you can v" "Yaw," replied Hans. "Katerinc, dosh you lofe mootch as you can ?" "No." promptly replied "Vol, den, dosh you lofe him II aus as Katerinc. so much replied as marry Katerinc. him ?' "Yell, den, I bronounce you man and womans," Hati3 naked the charge. ' Oh ! nothing, nothing," replied the ! arc - , . i squiia, -n you wii saiustineu a isn too." Some years since, tho Duke of Wel lington was sitting at his library table, when tho door opened, and without any announcement, in stalked a liure of singularly ill omen. 'Who aro you ?" asked the Duke, in his short, dry manner, looking up, without the least chango of countenance, upon his Intruder. "I am Apollyon." "What do you want ?" "I am ent to kill you." "Kill me ! Very odd " "I am Apollyon, and I must put you to aeatli " " 'Bliged to do it to-day ?" "I am not told tho day or tho hour, but I must do my mission." "Very inconvenient very busy great many letters to write. Call agaiu and write mo word . I'll be ready for you ;" aud the Duke went on with his correspondence. Tho maniac, appalled probably by the stern, immovable old man, backed out of the room, and iu half an hour was safe in Bedlam. BEN HARDIN'S WIFE. Ben Harden, of Kentucky, got a wife by a rich and funny stratagem. In the days of his young manhood, he was hard at work on a farm of a wealthy land owner in that State, and there sprung up between the young la borer and the old man's daughter what is often called a secret attachment. By the by attachments are generally secret. Ben and his duloinea maiH. up matters iu proper time, without the knowledge or consent of his intended father-in law. Indeed the old man never suspicioned that the aspirations of the youth were tending townrds an alliance with his family and if it had ever ooourrod to him be would have spurned tho thought. Bon was awaieof his aristo cratic notions, and the existence of al. most insurmountable objections to tho match, pne day, consulting the inge. nuity of his nature, he devised ways aud means to bring it about. Going to the old man, he told hiai that unfortunately he had conceived a liking for the daughter of a wealthy far. mcr in the neighborhood, and that it was impossible togaiu tho consent ofthe girls father; that he loved her. and she loved him, and asked what course he would advise him to pursue. "Won't she run away with you," ask. cd the old man. "She might,", ho answered, "if I could make tho arrangements. Do you think it would bo right and honorable for mo to take tho advantage in bat way ''Certainly," replied tha originator f I the plot. "There would bo nothinu- wrong:" ! Hen kept at hiui and to enlisted tho. old gcutleman that he made him a ten, der of his home and a few dimes to car. ryout (ho elopement.. Tho place of meeting was arranged, and reader, yo know what followed. Ken ran off witU the old man's daughter, a fact which thft old fellow snufled in the next morning' breeze, and which chmrrinoil t!m nnt little. 13ea .nnd his wife were far given. AN UGLY HOOSIEli. A Hoosier, an awful ugly mnn,'fcli ting his travels in Missouri said that he arrived in Chickenvillo in the forenoon. ami just a tew days before there had been a boat busted, and a heap of peo pie scalded and killed one way anil another. So at last I went into a gro eery, a squad of pjoplo followed in, and one bowed and said : "It's one of the unfortunate sufferers by tho bustin' of the Franklin." Upon that ho asked met to drink with him and as I put tho tuuu bier to ray mouth he stopped me of i sudden, with, "I beg your pardon, stranger, but "But what ?" says I. "Jist fixyer mouth that way again," sez be I done it just as I was gwine tu drink, and I'll be hanged if I didn't think they would all go into fits. They yelled and whooped like a gang ol wolves. Final ly one ol them sez : "Don't make fun of the poor unfor tunate he's hardly got over bein' blowetl up yet. Less make up a puss." They all throwed in and made up five dollars. As the spokesmen handed in the change, he axed me : "Where did you find yourself after the explosion '!'' "How fur from tho Franklin ?" he in quire 1. "Why, sez 1. "I never seed, but as nigh as l can guess, about threo miles, scatter." You'd oughtcr seen that ganjj PUMPED IIIM. WTo find the following good one in the Nashville Union : One day while Forrest was makiu havoc ot tho railroad south of Pulaski . a gentleman dressed iu gray called a one of our leading hotels. The guesti were at supper, and tho halls and sittiii'r rooni3 were almost vacant, only a few persons remaining in them. Amongst, these was a government detective. Si soon as he saw the gentleman in gray bo thought he "smelt a mice," aud deter mined to keep an eye on him. Grav walked about apparently fidgety, and fi nally took a stand near one of tho door looking into tho dining roooui. Detec tive approached him, and remarked : 'Forrest seems to he playing hell dowif the road !" Gray "Yes, he seems to have fhing pretty much his owu way." Detective "He's a great fellow '" Gray "Yes, he's the greatest Gener-. oral in the Confederacy." Here the detective thought that ii had made a point, had gotten a "greu big" nibble, and tho smile, in his ci denoted that ho did not expect t-t catc't anything loss than a rebel spy. He pu:. uumerous other questions, and got an swers, all tending to confirm his suspi cious1 Ho was in ecslaey, aud eoul 1 scarcely conceal his feelings. At la-', ho ventured to remark : "But, yet, if Forrest don't mind In may be caught. Gray And when he's caught, I hop '. they'l hang him ! And, my good fe: low, such fellows as you would dobettc in the army as soldiers, than loafing around hotels as detectives. Detective turned on his heel and left, tho most chop-falleu specimen seen for many a day. How He Did It. A committee ca' led upon a flourishing trademuau to soli cit a subscription fjr tho support of u clergyman. "Cau'tdo it, geutlenien," was there ply : "I gave five dollars to the Rev Mr. P -, yesterday." After much persuasion, however, they succeeded in getting him to put down a like amount for the Rev. Mi. R , and departed with thanks; but a luiuin afterwards he was overheard giving tha following directions to au assistant : "Draw off five dollars worth of Liquo: and fill with water. Take it'out ot th row of casks ucxt to those that yo'i w:i tered yesterday for the Rev. Mr. P ."' &3y"Why don't you give us a litibi Greek and Latin occasionally V askcJ a countiy deacon of a new minister. "Why, do you understand those lau guages?" "No but we pay for the best, aud w j ought to have it." t$"A. lady asked a pupil at a Sun day school, "What was tho siu of h i Pharisees?" 'Eating camels, marm," quickly replied tho chield. She had read that tho Pharisee "strained at, gnats aud swallowed camels.". CSyAn editor aud printer downSout'i offers to sell his whole establish mm) . for a cloan shirt and a m?al of victual. He has lived on promises till his wbU kers have stopped growiug. B5Au Irishman said a few goes kerries gives 89 line a flavor to au ap! pie, the,1; it would be a darliut of a.i apple pie whioh was mado of gooscber. riea entirely. fX? A man took off his ooat to eho-v a bear ho had received (oiuo yeav . past. "Oh 1" said he, ou not baij : able to find it, "I renjembe-, now, i; was ea my brother Bill's arm."
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