V- i I- 'v. '
FPOriSSIONAL CARDS
LAURIE J. BLAKELY
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW.
R'ulgwny, or Bcnzingcr P. O. Elk Co,
Fa., "
tTtTa": iTr a m s ,
Alio H N E Y AT Ij A TV
LOCK 11 AYES', PA.
SOUTHER & WILLIS.
Attorney's at Law, Itidgway Elk CO u
ty Fa., will attend to all profession
business promptly.
CIIAPIN &AVILI5UR.
Attorneys ami Counselors at Law, Offic
in Ohapiu's Block, Itidgway Elk Co. Pa
Particular attention given to collection9
and ali monies promptly remitted. Will
also practice ia adjoining counties.
JO II N G. II A L L
, ATTORNEY AT LAW-
Rklgway, i lk County Penna
drT w ' j7vmesblaly
15 1. Mary's Elk Cbuuty Pa.
' DR. V. W. SHAW
Practices Medicines k Surgery
Ccntrcville Elk Co. Pa.
DR. J. S BORBVELL
Eclectic Physician,
(Lately of Barron county Pa.)
Will promptly answer lII professional
1U hv n"it nv rl.iv T! r-sideneo one.
door East of the late residence of lion.
J. L. Gillis.
It. C. It. Earley. Kcrsov Elk
Co., Pa. V.'ill attend to all call
night or day. July "J, ISOl.
hotel cards.
" fountain" IFouseI
J OUS I.'. l'QU7i:r.nrj.l, J'roprktor.
Itidgway, Elk County Perm'a.
HtEl. KOIiB'S,
Eagle Hotel
Luthcrsburg, Clearfield County Pa.
JlteS-Fredrick I ""orb Proprietor, hav.
log built a large and commodious house,
is now prepared to cater to the wants of
the traveling public.
Luthersburg, July 10th 1SGL ly.
LUTllElTsirciiGitwWL,
Luthersburg Clearfield County Penna,
WILLIAM SCIIWEM. Proprietor.
Luthersburg, July 27th W L tf.
NATIONAL llOTKL!
Corner of Peach Street and
the Buffalo Road,
E R 1 E r A .
ENOS B. IIOYT, Prprietor
C5T"Thia House is now and lif cd up
with e:pccial care for tho convCnioccn
and comfort of guest?, at moderate rasct.
fc3fGOO! STAIIJ.IXU Al TACIU.1)"5
exc!iaxgimotel7
RiJiwai, Elk coinii Pit.
DAVID THAYER, Prop'r.
tt.This liouse is pleasantly situated on
the bank of (he Clarion, intlic lower end
of the town, is well provided wnh'hoiiFC
room and stabling, and the proprietor will
eparc no pains to render the stay of his
rucsts ploji "ant and njireoiihlc.
Ridgway July 2, 13G0.
' ii y n e i fo usli
Mrs- E O- Clements,
Proprietress
Itidgway Elk County Penna.
CLEARFIELD HOUSE,
Corner or Market and Water St's,
Clear field Pa
GEO. N CO LB URN, Proprietor
ST-'mXry'S HOTEL
St. Mary's Er.ic County Penna,
M. WELLENDOllF, Prop'r.
LOCK 8! V-:X, IM.
E. W. BIG ON Y, Proprietor.
Omnibus running to and from tho Depot
roe of charge.
OOKUIIAD IIOI'SK, Main St
Kroukville Pa., G. N. Krctz. Prop'r
This house has been rclitted and furnish
c 1 in a neat. ntyle, anil w every way
idajitt 1 to tlia wants of the public.
"vooTw AviVuiriT"""
Lock. Haven, Ceinion Ciunty Pa.
I E.LEHS in Flour, Grain and
J Feed iii'ar the Passenger Depot
lli.dgway M.arkets
Corrected wt.eeUy:
Apples, (dry) 'j bushel - -
Buckwheat " " -
Beans, " "
Butter " lb - -
Beef " ...
5 4 00
1 50
4 00
45
9(1 2
20 00
1 50
12 00
08
50 00
1 00
2 50
1 75
4 50
SO
25
15
Boards
Cora
Flour
Hides
Hay
Oata
Wheat
Ityi
fchiugleii
Hams
Pork
" M.
" bushel
" bbl.
" lb
" ton
" bu.
ii
M.
dozen
lb
P.W. BARRETT Editor INDEPENDENT
VOL.
1805
1SG5
)11ILAPELPIIIA k EltlE RAIL
X EOAD. This great lino traverses
the Northern and Northwest counties of
Pennsylvania to the city of Eric, on
Lake Erie.
It has been leased by the Pcnntyh-a-nia
Nad Road Company, and is opcra
cd by them.
Its entire length wns opened for pas
senger and freight business, October
17th, 1SG4.
TIME OF PASSENGER TRAINS
AT JRIDGWAY.
Leave Eastward.
Through Mail Train 1 o'6 p. in.
Accommodation a.m.
Leave. Westward.
Through Mail Train 12 33 p.m.
Accommodation p- m
Passenger cars run through without
change both ways between Philadelphia
and i'lrie.
Ei.KOF.NT Slkepino Cars on Express
Trains both wuys botweeu Williamsport
and JJaltimorc, andrnlhamsport ana
Philadelphia.
For information respecting Passenger
buiuess apply at the S. E. corner oUth
and Market Sts.
And for Freight busiucas of tho Com
pany's AseDts:
S.B.Kingston, Jr. Cor. 13th and
Market Sts. Philadelphia.
J. W. Reynolds Erie.
J. M. Drill, Agent N. C. R. R. Bal
timore. II. II. Houston,
Gen I. Freight Aft. rhil'a.
II. W. C WINNER,
Cm' I. Ticket Agl. Phil'a.
Jos. D. Potts,
GcnerallManager, YTmtp't.
Dealer in
& Men's Furnishing Goods
WATER STREET,
Lock IIavf.n, Clinton Co., -Tv.
ADO L P II
fJeiircvillc, tilt.
T I M M .
count yTa.
t-37-Oencral Manufacturer of
Buggies &o.-AL0 l'urnituro, suon as
Bureaus, Tables, Stanas Bedsteads and
Chairs. All kind of Repairia done at
rcasoaablo rates.
BOOK STORE,
ST. MARY'S, ELK COUNTY PA
In the room formerly occupied by
Doct. Blakely.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Vrrsident Jwlqf.
R. G White, Wellsborough.
Associate Judges,
V. S, Brockway, Jay tp.
E. C Scbultze, St. Mary's-
lion.
Hon.
lion.
Sheriff.
P. W. Nays, Ridgway
Pi othtndary, Reg. and Rec.
George Ed. Wcis, Itidgway
District J Homey,
L. J. Blakely Itidgway
'Treasurer,
Charles Luhr. St. Mary's
Count' Surveyor,
George Waluuley, St. Marys
Commissioners,
Charles Weis, St. Mary's
Geo. Dickinson, Itidgway.
Joseph Y. Taylor, Fox.
A uditors,
R. T. Kylcr, Fox
Jacob McCaulcy, Fos.
II. D. Dcrr, Benczett
Coal Lands For Sale.
rgHE subscriber offers for sale tho
-"- Coal privilege, with tho right of
mining and other minerals under 495
acres of land situated in Fox tp., Clear
Cold county Pennsylvania, within 2
miles of the Itidgway & Sbawtuut ll.lt.,
which connects with tho Phila. & Erie
It. R., at Itidgway, with a six loot vein
ut Bituminous Coal upon it, which is
now commanding such enormous prices,
fo nianufaeturiog purposes. For sale
cheap, terms cash, a good title given.
For further particulars, address
O. L. BARRETT,
Clear6eld P. O.,
Clearfield Co.,Pu
NOTICE. The Books uud accounts of
Jacob J. fJtorer & Co., and Churles II.
Geriug & Co., of St Mary's, have been
placed ia the hands of the undersigned for
settlement. Tartics indebted to either of
the above firms, are notified that their ao
counts must be settled by payment to the
undersigned, within 30 days.
LMJRIE J. BLAKELY, Atfy
for GERINO & CO, & STORER & CO.
8t.Mry'i February, 25th '66 5U
ilPliiilill "3
ifSSf
I WW w
111 W i it'1, kiwi,
Ridqway 1-lk County Penna.
THE PltlNTEltSJ'itlHXD.
Tho night was dark and not a star
Peeped through the gathering gloom ;
And silence brooded o'er the typo
In the composing room.
The printers bad to supper gone,
And vacant were their places,
When through the door a v:!!i:in crept.
And stela Dick Johnson's spaces '
O, foulest wrong beneath the .sun !
O, deepest of disgraces !
The darkest crime that can be done
Is that of stealing spaces.
When tho forgiving angel's pen
All other siu erases,
Alone, uutoched, shall .still remain
The sin of stealing spaces,
Dick wont to "lunch," and left his case
Filled running o'er with letter,
And thought he would return again
When copy .should get fatter.
When he came back he took his place
Aain before his caves
You should have seen his attitude
When ho beheld his spaces.
It was no time for charity,
Or other Christian graces ;
He wildly cried "I'll dot the eyes
Of him who stole my spaces 1"
The fiend still lives and walks the earth,
And so must walk forever !
lie cannot die a wretch like him
For rest awaits him never 1
And printors, for long years to come,
Will tremble at their cases,
Well knowing that his spirit still
Is fond of stealing spaces !
Edwards Temptation.
It was six o'clock in the afternoon.
At this time the groat wholesale ware,
bouse of Messrs. Hubbard Son was
wont to close, unless the pressure of bu.
sincss compelled the partners to keep
open later.
The duty of closing usually devolved
upon Edward Jones, a boy of fourteen,
who had lately been engaged to perform
a few slight duties for which ho received
the sum of fifty dollars annually. He !
was the "boy," but if ho behaved him
self so as to win tho appiobation of his
employers his chance of promotion was
good.
Yet there were soma things that ren
dered this small salary a hard trial to
him circumstances with which his em
ployees were Unacquainted. His moth
er was a widow. Tho sudden death of
Mr. Jones had thrown the entire family
upon their own resources aud these
were indeed but sleuder. '
There was an elder sister who assisted
her mother to sew, and this, with Ed.
ward's salary, constituted the entiro in
come of tho latr.ily. Yet by means of
untiring industry, they have continued
thus far to live, using strict economy, of
course, Yet they had wanted none of
tho absolute necessaries of life.
But Mary Jones Edward's sister
grew sick. She had taken a severe
cold which terminated in a fever. This
not only cut off the income arising from
her own labor, aud also prevented her
mother from accomplishing as much as
she othewiso would have bceu able to
do.
On the morning of the day on which
our story commences, Mary had expres
sed a longing for an orange. In her
fever it would have beeu most grateful to
her.
It is hard, indeed, v-hen wo arc oblig.
ed to deny those we love that which
would bo a refreshment and benefit to
them.
Mrs. Jones felt this and so did Ed-'
ward.
"I only wish I could buy you one
Mary," said Edward, just as he set out
for tho store. Next year I shall receive
a larger salary, and then we shan't have
to pinch so much."
"Never mind, Edward," said Mary,
smiling faintly. "I ought not to have
asked for it, knowing how hard you and
mother Cud it to get along without
mo."
"Dou't trouble yourself about that,
Mary," said Mrs. Jones, soothingly,
though her heart sank withiu her at tho
thought of her empty larder. Only get
well, and we shall get on well euough
afterwards."
It was with the memory of this scene
that Edward went to the utore iu the
morning.
All around him were boxc3 of rich
goods representing thousands of dollar
ia money.
1 "Oh," thought he, "if I only had the
TERMS-$1 50 per Annum if paid in Advance
Thuusdat Juno 15 1865
value of one of these boxes how much
good it would do poor Mary," and Ed
ward sighed.
The long day wore away at last, and
Edward was about to close the ware,
house.
But us he passed the desk of his em
ployer his attention was drawn to a bit of
paper h inr on tho floor bem-ath.
He picked it up, and to his great joy
found it to be a ten dollar bill.
The first thought that flashed upon
him was. '-How much pood this will do
Mary. I can buy her the orauges she
wants, and she shall have some every
day. And perhaps she would like a
chicken."
But a moment later his countenance
fell.
"Tt Isn't mine," ho sighed. ''It must
bo Mr. Hubbard's. This is his desk,
and lie unlet nave
dropped it."
."Still," unred (he tempter, he will
never know it ; and after i ll what are ten
dollars to him '! lie is worth a hun-
dred thousand.
Still Edward was not satisfied,
Whether Mr. Hubbard could ;
not was not the oucftiou It
pare it or
-bt-
fully his and must be given back to
him. ,
"I'lV.no to his house and give it to
him this verv niirht. said Edward.
'Otherwise I might bo tempted to keep
it. '
He determined to go to Mr. Hubbard's
before he went homo. The sight of his
sick sister might perhaps weaken his
resolution, and this rliust never do at all
hazards.
He knew where Mr. Hubbard lived.
It was a largo, fine looking house, on a
fashionable street.1 He had passed it
several times and wondered whether a
man must not feel happy who was able
to live iu such style.
Without any necessary delay there
fore, he went to tho house, ascended the
steps, and rang the bell.
A servant came to the door.
"Well ? ho said
"Is Mr. Hubbard at home?"
"Yes. but ho has just come in, aud I
don't think ho can see you," was the
rather supercilious reply.
"I urn in his employ," said Edward,
quietly, "and have just come from the
store, I think he will see me if you men
tion this to him."
"Very well, you can come in."
Edward was left standing iu the hall,
while Mr. Hubbard was sought by the
servant.
"Well ?" he asked inquiringly, 'J-has
any thing happened '!"
"No, sir," said Edward, "but I pick,
cdup this bill near your desk, aud sup
posed you dropped it. I thought I had
better bring it here directly."
"You have douo well," said Mr. Hub.
bard, "and I will remember it. Ilouesty
is a very valuable quality in a boy just
commencing a business career. Here,
after I shall have perfect coufideneo iu
your honosty."
Edward was gratified by his assurance,
yet as tho door closed behind him, and
he walked out into thestrcet,tho thought
of his sick sister at homo again intruded
upon him, and be thought regretfully
how much good could have been dono
with ten dollars. Not that he had ro.
grettcd that ho had been houcst. Thcro
was a satisfaction in doing right.
Mrs. Jones brought some toast to her
daughter's bedside, but Mary motioned
it away.
"I thank you for taking the trouble to
make it mother,' said she, "but I dou't
think I can possibly oat it."
"Is there anything that you could
rcli.-h, iVlary !
"No
said she hcsitat'iii"!" "nothiu" -
"
that we can set
Mrs. Jones sighed a sigh which Ed
ward echoed.
It was with a heavy heart that Ed
ward started for the Warehouse the best
morning. He had never, felt tho cray.
ing lor wealth which now took possession
ot him.
lie sat about his duties as usual.
About two hours after ho had arrived at
the warehouse, Mr. Hubbard entered.
He did not at first appear. to notice Ed
ward, but in about half an hour sum
moned him to tho ofliee, which was par
titioned off fiuni the remainder of the
spacious
stored.
rooms u wuicli mods wcro
Ho smiled pleasautly as
Edward cu-
tered his presence.
"Tell me frankly," ho said, "did
not feel nu impulsu to keep the
vou
'bill
which you found lust night '!"
"I hope you will uot bo ofleuded with
mo, Mr. Hubbard," said Edward, "if I
say that I did."
"Tell me all about it," saidMr. Hub
bard, with iutcrest. "What was it that
withheld you. I should never bavo
known it."
"I knew that," said Edward.
"Then what withheld you from taking
it ?"
"First, I will tell you what tempted
mo," said Edward. "My mother aud
sistei are obliged to depend upon sew.
ing for a living, and we live but poorly
at the best. But a fortnight since Mary
NO 31
became sick, and since then we have had
a hard time. Mary's appetite was pivir,
and docs not relish food, but we are able
to get her nothing better. When I
picked up the bill I iouM not help
j thinking how much I might buy with it
for her."
''And yet you did not. take it ?"
''No, sir, it would have been wrong,
and I could not have looked you in the
face after it."
Edward spoke in a tone of modest
confidence.
Mr. Hubbard went to tho dijsk and
wrote a check.
"How much do I paj you now ?" he
asked.
"Fifty dollars a year," said Edward.
"Henceforth yonr duties will be in.
creased and I will pay you two hundred.
Will that please you ?"
'1 wo hundred dollars a yor ! ex.
claimed Edward, his eves snarklius with
delight. ' Yes, and at tho end of the
year that will be increased, if, as I haV3 j
! 'M doubt, you continue to merit my eou- i
filonee."
'-Oh, sir, bow can I thank you ?'' said
Edward, full of gratitude.
i "By prescribing your integrity. As '
IT nresiiuie vnu are in nresent need of!
mnnev. T will nav vou one Quarter in ad-
, " ,. . . 1 . ...
vauce. llere is a cueeu tor ntty dollars
which you can got cashed at tho bank,
And, by the way, you may
ha?e the
rest, of the day to yourself.
Edward flew to the bank, and with
his sudden riches hastened to the mar
ket where ho purchased a supply of pro
visions such as he knew would bo wel.
come at homo, tnd then made haste
home to announce his good fortune
A weight seemed to fall off the hearts
of mother and daughter as sho hoard his
hurried story, and Mrs. Jones thanked
God for bestowing upon her a son whoso
good principles had brought them this"
great relief.
And Mr. Hubbard slept none tho
worse that night, that at a plight pecu.
uiary sacrifice bo had done a kind ac
tion, confirmed a boy in his integrity,
and gladdened a struggling family. If
thcro were more employers as consider
ate as he, there would be fewer dishou
est clerks.
From the Freeman's Journal.
A t-Iiot HacU.
The Presbyterians are very uneasy.
They exhibit enlargement of the pupils
of the eyes, and itching of the nose.
They have been making what they
call "deliverances," but they are such
deliverances as tho inspired prophet
spoke of they have brought forth wind,
only ! "
They fay the "man of sin' troubles
them. We know and so do many of
their own people that, men of sin
abound among them. The "man ofsin"
is, in their view, the Pope, or Popery
itself. As a dying spasm, they try, once
more, the old sing-song of abuse of the
Catholio Church. They have been "de
livering" on the matter in their annual
assembly. They aro alarmed at tho
strides of Popery !
Some "religious" body, lately Presby
terian or Methodist, wanted to make a
religious matter of insisting on the ad
mission of negroes to tho right to vote !
They wanted them, they said, to counter
balance the Irish and German Catholics.
They claimed the ncgrociasiV'3t.,s'N.
But President Johnson, who has lived
all his life iu Slave States, told a set of
ufigro preachers that the negroes, thus
claimed as reliablo Protestants to the
number of "four millions," "live in open
! ad notorious concubinage !" Is that
I V . I .1 ..I'll. 11.....
wnat mascs tuciu reuauio us i reics
tant? There are, however, two bodies, each
flainiing to be tho Presbyterian Church
in these States. One claims to bo the
old orgiual Jacobs. They split and
blackened each others eyes, ia a quarrel,
uearly thirty years ego, on some notions
none of them knew auythiugubout. Tho
gist of it was that ono party held that it
wasiu tho eternal decrees of God to
damn some men eternally and it was
foolish in those to try and save their
souls. The other "Church," we believe,
held thaUowc people ought U bedamued
eternally !
These "played out" Prcsbyteiianmin.
istcrs thin' they can get up a persecu
tion of Catholics ! Poor fools ! That
persecution is luit coming on, iu this
land, but Preobyterian, or any other sect
professing the uamo' of Christain, will
uot bo as the dust iu tho balanoo toward
promoting it 1 Tho time is not just yet.
We recommend to these feeble folk of
Presbyterian to put blankets round then,
put their feet to the fire, and to take
Funstock's remedy. If it don't do good
it cau't do hurt, and thoy uro iu a bad
vyay !
Verily, verily, in view of these crim
inations on the part ot tho part our
brethren of tho "Religious" Press.
wo, secular journalists, who aro outside
of tho palo, may be pardoned for saying.
Behold how these ChrUtains, (io a
Pickwickian sense) lort one another !
irecreta of Masonry.
At an iiin in tho west of England,
several persons were sitting around tho
fire in a large kitchen through which wan
a passngo to the other apartments of tho
house, and amongst whom was a female
traveler and n tailor. At thin inu a.
lodge of Free and Accepted Masons tfas
held, it being lodgo night severnl of their
members passed the company in the.
way to the meeting room. This circura.
stance introduced observations on tho
occult signs by which Masons could bo
known to each other; when the female,
observed that there was not so much,
mystery in masonry ns many imagined,
and that she herself could show any ppr?
ron a Mason's sirn."
"What. I" ssid tha tailor, "that of &
Freemason?''
" Yes," she replied, "and I'l bet you a
half ciown bowl ot punch, to be decide
by any of the member. ymi may pleasa
; to apnoint, that. I perform my promise.''
" Vv by." ray tho tailor, "a woman wa
never admitted, tl?en lmw is it possible,
you ran procure the secret V
I "No matter tor that," replied the lady,
j "I will readily forfeit the money I lay if
I do not prove the fact."
Thf company urged the tailor to ac
cept the challenge, and the amount olk
j the bet was deposited. Tho woman itn.
mediately started up, and took the tailor-
i by the c V.lur
"Come," said she, "follow me," which,
' he did, trembling ss he wcntalong, fear.
; ing he was to undergo son: part of tho
i discipline in making a mason, of which
! he had heard such a dreadful report
She led him into the street, and pointing
to tho sign of tho Lion and tho Lamb,
asked him whose si?n that was? Tha
tailor answered, '-Mr. Lodjre," as tha
name ot tiio innkeeper.
"Is he a Free Mason ?"
"Yes," said f:,o tailor."
"Then 1 have shown you tbesigu of
Free and Accented Mason."
T''.e laugh was so much against
tho
t..:t .I.... u i. .Mm
i "u,u'i " was wii" wueu uiiujuuy
i be could be prevailed upon to take soma
. ot t,1( ''quor which was forthwith
pro.
ducca at las cxpeusc.
An In-vitation'lto dinner
It was observed that a certain cove
tous rich mail never invited any ono ta
dine wttlj h'uu.
"I'll lay a wager," said a wag, "that 1
get an invitation from him."
Tho wager being accepted, he gocn
the next day to the rich man's" house
about the time ho was to dine, and tells
the servant lie must spenk with hismastor
immediately, for ho can save him a
thousand pounds.
"Sir," said the servant to his master,
"hero is a mau in a great hurry to spcalt
with you ; he says he can sve you n
thousand pounds."
Out came the master.
"What is that, sir? l'ou can save
me a thousand pounds ?
"Yes, sir, I cau ; but I see yo i aro at
dinner I will go away, and call again."
"Oh, pray, sir, come in and take diu
ner w ith me."
"I. shall be troublesome "
"Not ot all."
The invitation was accepted. As
sooti as dinner was over and the family
retired.
"Well, sir," said the man of the house
"now to your biwuex.i. Pray let me
know how I am to save a thousaud
pounds ?"
"Well, sir, 1 hear sir, you have a
daughter to dispose of in marriage."
" I have sir."
"And you intend to portion her with
tou thousand pounds '!"
"I do sir."
"Why, then, sir, let me have her, and
I will take her with nine thousand."
The master df the house arose in a
passion and kicked him out ot doors.
Somk literary friends were out in tha
country. In the course of their walk
they stopped to notice the gambols of an
ass's foal. A very s iiiliincutal poet pre.
sent vowed that lie would like to send
tho thing as a ptesent to his mother.
"Do," replied 0!ie,.';and tie a piece of
paper round its neck, bearing this motto:
wheu this you see, remember me.' "
Sensational ElojijEN'ck.-!-A sen
sational clergyman out in Wiscousin told
his hearers that ho should divide his dis.
course into three parts ; tho first should
bo terrible, tho second horrible, and the
third terrible horrible. Assuming a
dramatic tragic attitude, he exclaimed,
in a startling, agonizing tone
"What is that I seo there ?"
Here alitllo oi l woman in black cried
out, with a shrill treble
"It's nothing but my little black dog ;
he won't biie nobody."
The thread of tho discourse was so
badly broken by this curious interrup.
tiou that the terrible horrible head wa
never reuhe 1.
Tho ploughman's is a dangerous
occupation around Richmond and Peters
burg, because of tho uuexploded shells,
Tho prettiest girl in Br.idstwn,
Ky., died lust week from tight. lacing.
Worn out war horses nro selling ia
Virginia for S10 and 15 a nag.
What did
potassium.
Io die cf ? Iodide of
A Hitch in the IIaitcx Wepnca
heard a mau give his hostler orders as
follows : "Eury.tako tho 'arness hoff
the hoff.'orsc, slip the 'alter over 'is'cad,
hand give him some 'ay haul boats."
Ouit Aristocracy. A wag says a
codliish aristocrat is one of those men who
can pin a dried barring to his coat tail
and imagine himself to be a whale.