PROFESSIONAL CADItS SOUTHER & WILLIS Attorney's at Law, Ridgway Klk coun. ty Pa., will attend to all professional business promptly. J. C. CIIAPIN Attorney and counselor at Law, Office io chapin's Mock, Ridgway Klk Co. l'n. Tarti'-ular attention given to collection, and ali monies promptly remitted. Will alio practice in adjoining counties. JOHN G Tl A I. L ATTORNEY AT LAW Fulgway Elk County Pi-nna LAURIE J. BLAKELY ATTORNEY ANl COUNSELLOR AT LAW. United States Commissioner. Ridgway, or Beniinger I'. O. Klk Co. T. T. A B I! A M S Attorn kt at Law LOCK JfWEX. J 'A. DR. W. J A M I SB LA R E L Y , -St. Mary's Klk bounty DR. W. W. SHAW Practices Medicii t-s t,Suiwry Centnnille Klk Co. l a. dr. j"sbo1dw!ll Eclectic Physician (Lately of H'arren county Pa.) Will promptly answer ell professional alia by night or day. Residence one, Joor East of the late residenco of Hon. J. L. Gillis. DR.C R. Co., Pa. night or day. Earley, Kersey Will attend to all July 21, 1S61. Elk call DR. A. S- HILL" Kersey, Elk County Pennsylvania. Will promptly answer all professional oalls, by night or day. UUIUU UAKDS. FRED. KORB'S Eagle Hotel Luthersburg, Clearfield County Pa. Fredrick Korb Pr,-nriotnr hnv jng built a large and commodious house, is now prepared to cater to the wants of the traveling public Luthersburg, July 16th 18(54. ly. l u the it siTci: a hotel, Luthersburg Clearfield County Pcnna. V.'ILLIAM SCIIWEM, Proprietor. Luthersburg, July 27th 1361. tf. NATIONAL HOT Corner of Peach Street and the Buffalo Road, E R 1 bl P A . ENOS B. HOYT, Proprietor lThis House is new and fitfed up with e:pcuial care for the convenieeen and comfort of guests, at moderate raset. HjOOOU STABLING A 1'TACII Kl)-a " EXCHANGE IIOTEL lli'fitfiiii. EUc rounfi Pa., DAVID THAYER, Prop'r. K&.This house is pleasantly sitnaiH on tha hank of the Ckricn. intlie lower end flhe town, is well provided wi.h house room an l tabling, and tlie proprietor will pir no pains to render tha staj of his Clients pleasant, and screoable. Jtidijwoy Juy 23, 1S10. YOU 1 1 ) U S K Botinqton k Moore. Proprietors Judgway J' Ik County IVnna. CLEARFIELD HOUSE, Corner of .Market am Water St'. (le.,ried Pa GEO. N COLBURN, Puoi-RiEron ST. MARY'S HOTEL Mary's Elk Colnty Pi-ana. St M. WELLEN DO It F, Prop'r. LOCK II tt i:, Ia. E. W. BIGONY, Proprietor. Omnibus running to and from the Depot fre of charge. BUSINESS CARDS BouiMTi 1.1, & Mi;ssK.oi:u JIBLtHdlkTS, Dealers iu bruit aud Chemicals, PAINTS, OILS ANO VAllMMI Perfumery 4 Tuilet Articles at Suuiouarr. Itid'jway, Eh County lnna. " WOODS &, xviugTFF" Lock IIavkn, Clinton County Pa. 'I iK ALU RS iu Flour, Grain and XJ Feed near the Passenger Depot lwidcjway Markets. Corrected weeeklv; AppleK, (dry) bushel ( 4 00 1 50 4 00 45 91,' 2) 00 1 50 10 00 08 liuck wheat " ll Beans. tl lb tl M. bushel bbl. Ib ton bu. ' u M. duxen lt Butter Beef Board Cora Flour Hide Hay OaU Wheat Uhinglea Hams II It it It u it II It it li It tl u 15 2 1 4 00 80 50 75 50 30 25 30 P. W. BARRETT Editor INDEPENDENT. TERMS-SI Jo per Annum if Faid in Advance VOL. 6 18G5 18G5 pillLADELPUTA k ERIE RAIL I BOA P. This irrriit line traverses the Northern und Northwest counties of Pennsylvania to the city of Erie, ou Luke Erie. It has been leased by the 1 etmsylra pin lidil llnml Company, and is opcru ed by them . Its entire length w:s opened for pas sender ami freight business, October 17th, 1S04. TIME OF PASSENGER TRAINS AT RIDGWAY. Leave Eastward. Erie Mail Train 8 Erie Express Train 7 39 a. m. 57 p.m. Jjravv Westward. Erie Mail Train 11 37 a.m. Erie Express Train 10 10 p. m Passenger cars run through without chungo both ways between Philadelphia and Eric. NEW YORK CONNECTION. Leave New York at 6.00 p. m., Arrive at Krie 3 37 a. m. Leave Erie at 1.55 p. m., arrive at New York 1.15 p. in. Elkoknt Sleeving Cars on Express Trains both ways between Williainsport and Baltimore, and Williamsport and Philadelphia. For information respecting Passenger business apply at the S. E. comer iiuth and Market Sts, And for Flight business of tho Coin pan v's Agents: I S.B.Kingston, Jr. Cor. 13th aud j Market Sts. Philadelphia. I J. IV. Reynolds Erie. timore. II II. Hoiisto.v, Gen'l. Freight Ait. Phil'a. II. W. GWTSNER, Gen'l Ticket Agt. Phil'a. Alfred L. Tyi.er, General Stipt. Wma'i. DR. W. B. HARTMAN, HT. J1AK l 'S, ELK CO., J'A. Late of the Army of the Potomac. ftsT Particular attention given to all cases of surgical nature. 7. .32. Dealei in Clothing, llata, & Men's Furnishing Goodg WAT 11 STKKKT, I.OPK IIavkn, Clinton Co., 'a ' ' A I) O A II em i - ,1' e, I lk T T M M con My la. CWGenpral Manufacturer of Wagons, Himgii's e.-Al.SO Furniture, suih as Ruiealls. Tables. Stauus 1 i'il.-tils ami ,-i .hi.:, i cp , .i ( bans All Uid of heparin done at , I M-m-imi i.' t u iioi'vi,' , t. i 0)RlI h II Ol Sh, Main St. Brookvilic Pa., L.N. Kretz. Prop r This house has been refitted and furnish ed in a neat style, and is eveiy vtay adapted to the wants of the, ublie. j COUNTY DIRECTORY. Vreniitmt Jndije. R. G White, Weilsborough. Annuriiit Jlidijes, V. S, Rroikway. Jay tp. E. O. Schultzc, St. Mary's- Hon. Hon. Hot). Sheriff. P. W. Hays, Ridgway Pfnthenotury, Rerj. nd Rec. George Ed. Wcis, Ridgway District Attorney, L. J. Blakcly Ridgway Treasurer, Charles Luhr. St. Mary's County Surveyor, George Walinsley, St. Marys Cnmminxiiiners, Charles Weis, St. Mary's Geo. Dickinson. Ridirwav. Joseph W. Taylor, Fox. jiuiittors, R. T. Kyler, Fox Jacob McOauley. Fox. II. D. Derr Benczett N'OTICK. All persons indebted to late Firms of O. Luhr & Co, and Fred Schooling & Co. are reipieted iheir accounts by lhe first of .Inly next, either by note or olher. -.no, k.iiii mo accnunn win men ie len for immediate collection. Persons Indebted to Fred Soh.eninn & Co., will find their an. counts at t'eutreville until the above stated time. CIIAS. LUHR. St. Mary's, May 15th 18tiu. Notice. Parties attending Court as witnesses in Commonwealth cases, must hereafter claim their fees of tha undersigned, before leaving Court, or they will not be taxed iu the bill of costs. By order of the County Comr's. LAURIE J. BLAKELY, District Attorney. 'tit Kidowat Elk Count Pknxa. Better than Beauty. My love is not a beauty To other eyes than nn; ; Her curls are not the fairest, Her eyes are not divine : Nor yet like rosebuds parted, Her lips of lnvc may be ; But though she's not a beauty, iShc's dear as one to me. Her nr k is far from swan like, Her bosom unlike snow ; Nor walks she like a daNy This breathing world below ; Yet there '8 a liht of happiness Within, which all may see: And though she's not n beauty, She's dear as one to mo. I would not give the kindness, The grace that dwells in Iter, For all that Cup'd's blindness In ot'.iers might prefer ! I would not change her sweetness For pearls of any sea ; For better far than beauty Is one kin I heart to me. Ami Right? Or Am I Wrong ? We've been friends since chilhood's time, We have known each other long ; . I have lived to love thet now Am I right ? or am I wrong 1 Mine is not the flitting thrall Of a passing glance or song; 'Tis affection, firm and true Am I right ? or am I wrong ? I have floated on the talc Of the world's relentless sea, With no beacon-light ahead, Till I saw it shine from thee. Give me hope, that I may guide My frail bark of life along ; Say that, loving thee, I'm right, And net wholly lost or wrong. Oft T think thy heart is mine, With its depth of passion strong ; When thus dreaming, can it bo Am I right ? or am I wrong ? Words Fitly SpokerT BY T. S. ARTHTR. "Have you called to seo Mr. Par sons V asked Mrs. Fuller, addressing her husband. Not yet. The fact is I feel diffi. dent about going to we him. HI had any suggestions to make or anything to ofkr it would be different. Homo men are peculiarly sensitive when things go wrong with tlirm. I know hew it is with my.-elf. Ho might consider my visit an intrusion.'' urs. r mier thought uitlerently. fche d;d Dot S(J0 the efr om h4and.s point of view. 'Most people,' she replied, 'arc grate. fu ,.ur J ttw-llM nternt ,.:,.,. i.i.. v., .: rru.. Mrs. Fuller thou-rht differently. Sh ei(S1, dilit.rUllia,e b,tw,,CI, clIrioU8 trniol uml .tmine j ,,.,; . ,y true,' answered Mr. Fuller 'But a man in Mr. Parsons' condition wants something more than sympathy, lie wants help." Perhaps vou can help him," sail Mis. Fuller. ' Me!' The surprise of Mr. Fuller was unfeigned. Help comes by many ways. You may be able to suggest the very thing he needs.' 'To a man who has been living for the last ten years at an expense of four times greater than his income! Oh, no, I can't help him. If I bad ten thousand dollars to spare there would be some sense in my calling.' But Mrs. Fuller could not see it in that light. 'Self help is the sorest help,' she re turned. 'A quick, suggestive mind iuhv tret more of tho true material pet it y from a hint than from thousands of dollars. 'Not from any hint of mine. It's of no use for you to argue with me in that directiou. Parsons can teach me twenty things where I can teach him one.' A ud your one may be of more use to him than his twenty to you.' Tho woman saw she was right, tnd did not yield. Will is very persever ing. After tea for it was in the evening Mrs. fuller drifted unon the subject of their unfortunate neighbor airaiu and insisted that it waa lo.r hus band's duty to Make him a call. 'If I could see any use in it,' answer, ed Mr. Fuller, 'If I had any sugges tioti8 to make that would bo of value to him.' 'It would be of use for him to Lno fha VOU have not forgotten an nU friend und heighbor,' replied Mrs. '"' "in uo cuuugu iu re. cede-to stand afar off-to look upoo him 1 coldly, or to pass him by as of but small ruiier. -j litre win tQ enouh to re Stuudat January. 13th 1SG(. iccount in the world, seeing that he no otiyer has the old money value.' In the end Mrs. Fuller prevailed. Her husband, alter concluding to make he visit, thought he would defer it tin d tho next evening; but she urged hat the present hour for a. kind act was i he best hour. ' It was after eight o'clock when Ful. !er stood at Mr. Parsons' door. He lelt -me that his visit, would be considered an intrusion if not an impertinence; 'hat. Parsons would sec in it a rude inti. mation that they were now on the same oeiiil level 1 1 is. hand grasped the bell but he hesitated to ring. II the thought ofhis wile and what she would ay it ne went home without aecom- miMiiiizme crrann that took him mi . had not then crossed his m,nd, he would h:ivn crnnr hnimi Hut I,n tKn,,..1.e have srone home. But tlmt thnturlit. stimulated his wavering purpose and the boll was rung. A servant showed hiin into the library where he found Mr. Parsons, who received him with a cor. dial hand-clasp. 'I fear this may bo an interruption,' said Fuller. 'No ; your coming is welcome and timely. I was just wishing tor a cool, clear-seeing, conscientious friend with whom to take counsel. The iailure of Lawrence .t James involves every thing I have. I am on their paper fer more than I am worth. They will have assets, but in the meantime my credit is gone. My name is dishonored-I am a broken merchant.' 'Commercial dishonor is one thing personal dishonor is another,' faid Fuller. 'Men who go down into the valley of misfoi tune tread on slippery ground. They must look well to their Icet. Ou safer ground we may recover a false step; here it is very difficult impossible. We are no longer Masters ot the situation. It will not do to risk anything; all doubtful expedients should be avoided they are never sale under the most favoratde circumstances; but when misfortune limits and cripples a own they almost always fall and leave him more unhappily situated than be. fore.' 'I'nquestionably you are right,' said Parsons. 'Wheu a man gets into trouble it is of the first hniioi-fanee, to him to show a clear record. As the case now standsl think mine is clear. I will be misjudged no doubt all men urn who fail in busi IieSS. These nn iliftinnlt waters to uaviy-ate : the man is in h.n ger of losing their integrity.' With honor at the helm and recti, tude for pilot, the passage is safe.' -Anti faith in (rod. said Pnraona speaking from a sudden impulse. His countenance Hinted up; Ins eves "lew calm and steady. 'Yes. faith in God, always. lie is very near us. especially in trouble ; and u we aesire to do rilit He will show us what is right. We must not hesitate to put our trust in llim. y0 ntnttot how luativ lions are in the naili of ih.tv our safest w:y is right onward. If we turn aside, our soms are in peril. After sitting with -Mr. J 'arsons for au hour, Mr. Fuller went home. The conversation had been of tho yener i chaiacter we have seen touching main ly on those principles that lie at the oasis ol ail right actions. 'It was kin I in you to call,' said Par sons, as his visitor retired. -You have helped me toscesumo things in a strong light that were obscure. It is often very dark with men so hard pressed a. 1 am ith nu n who grope amid the ruins ot a fallen fortune and friendly counsel is 0od for them. Come and see me ngaiu.' It was perhaps a month later that Mr. Fuller, urged once more by his wife, called upon Mr. Parsons Mi w-.m one of your diffident, retiring men, who are always afraid of selves Ilia Wile, whn Ltiaw h urrWli aa a man and understood h 14 trilA valua among men, was always disposed to push him out of himself, and f: social circle than he w; s inclined, of his own accord, to go. 'Ah, Mr. Fuller, I am glad to sec you. Why have you not called before ?' was the warm greetiur he received. Mr. Parsons still had a c ire-worn look but his manner was more cheerful and confident. '1 have had it on my thoughts many times; but did not wish to intrude my self.' Your calls can never be regarded as intrusions. No, uever; 1 think your visit one month ago, at a time when I was in great darkness and bewilderment, was a direct interposition of Providence. When you called, I was deeply revol ving a scheme that promised extriea. tiou. It was not a very sale scheme itwas hardly justnay, it was uot just, for if it had failed it would have invol. ved in loss persous in no way concerned with my a flairs at the time. That it must have failed is now clear tome und I should hae hurt myself inwardly and given fair cause lor a harsh judgment. In Aamt T V - -I ..... . ucar a i-icur COUSfieUCC. 1 m r'K"t with niyself and can look every mau fairly iq the face. I Lave NO 1 thanked you a hundred times for your filly spoken words; they were nptdes of gold in pictures of silver.' 'And yet I catna with great reluct ance, fearing to intrude.' 'If we mean kindly we "ball never intrude,' Mr. 'arsons answered. 'In time of trouble our friends anl neigh bors are apt to recede from -is ; not for lack of interest or sympathy, I am sure, but from a fulse impression that we- are sullen, morose, or full of sensitive pride, and will repel advances. But it is not so. Misfortune sweeps up a great deal of pride and mellows the hardest. There are few men in trouble who will eonsid. cr the call of an old friend or ncojuain- lance as untimely, i housands, 1 am nn.J .:i.. t, j r r i steps if their friends would come close .1 .1 1 1 - . about them and help them to find the naht path for their straying and stum bling feet. In the multitude of coun. sellors there is wisdom. I speak leel- ingly, for I know how it has been with I niyself. My feet were just about turn, ing aside, when you showed me the right way. and I thank God tint He gave me the courage to walk therein. 1 shall ever hold you in grateful remem brance as one of my best friends.' t : . , A KOADSIriF Ml ( 1.1,1111 V ...1 c i.i ' Squire, you don't take a county paper'" -No Major I ,ret the city paper, on much better terms, I take couple of iii . o .i - "But. SriUire. the Ponntr r.m.r.re r.rinn , , .. -, , , ,,, u prove a great convenience to us. The more wc encourage them, lhe better tho editor can afford to make them." "Why, I don't know any convenience they are to me." 'The farm you sold last fall was ad vertised iu one of them, and thereby you obtained a customer. Did vou not?" J "Very true, Major, but I paid three dollars for it." "And you'mndo more than three hundred dollars by it. Now, if your neighbor had uot maintained tho press and kept it up ready lor use, you would have been without the means to adver- tisc your prov,ertv. Jiut I saw r daughters marriage in those papers; did that cost you any thior i,T u... ' "u'uui- 'And your brother's death, with a long obituary notice. And the destruc. tiou of our neighbor Rigg's house by fire. You know these things are ex aggerated till the authentic accounts of the newspapers set them light." "O, true, but" "And when your cousin Splash was up for the Legislature, you appeared much gratified at his delence, which cost him nothing." ,'Ys yes, but these things are inter, e-sting to the readers. They cause the people to take the nancr." "No, Squire Grudge, if all were like you. Now I tell you, the day will surely come when somebody will write a long eulogy on your life and character, and the printer will put it in types with a neavy uiaeK uut over it, and with all j iuv. iui ii, uo'i uu an your riches, this will be done for your rave as a pauper. Your wealth, your morality, and all such things will be -poken of, but the printer boy us be spells th words in ar'anging the type to these savings will remark of you p or, mean devil he is even sponging his obituary! Good morning, Squire." Wish "TiiiTvi.rVrVii." vn rvif. pkomisi:. Jjast summer a bank Ca bank clerk in New York stole 8100.000. He lost the money by ' fighting the tiger." He then called upon a lawyer and informed him that he was a ruined man, and thought of suicido( This led to the fol iug dialogue : "How much does your defalcation amount to ?" "One hundred thousand dollars." "Got any of it left?" "Not a cent." "That's bad ; you havo nothing left, to work with." "What must b done?" "You must return to your desk aud abstract another hundred thousand." "What must I do that foi?" "To preserve your character and save you from the Slate Piison. With the hundred thousand dollars you are to steal io morrow, i intend to compromise with the bank. Your stealing ul'cr to-morrow will amount to S:.'Uii,0(,o. I will call at the bank and confess your offence. 1 will represent myself as your heart broken uncle, '.honest but poor." I will offer the bank ?uO,0U0 to hush up the matter. The bank will ,.n..( This will leaveS.'id.OOO to divide b tween you und me that is fi:-i(nm apiece. With this sum you cau retire from business." The young man listened and took on wisdom. He doubled his defalcation and compromised as the lawyer said ho should, lie is uow worth 8'.')0,000, and is counted "ouo of the most respec table gentlemen" in the city of New York. The two smallest animals mentioned in the Bible the "widow's mite" and the "wicked flee" (flea). Ai.rnAKETtcAL Questions am Answkks. Why is the letter A liki the meridian? Because it is in tho middle of day. Why is the, letter It like hot fire ? Because it males oil boil. Why is the letter Dlike a fallen angel ? Because by its osvtciation witU evil it becomes a devil. Why is tho let. tcr E liko the end of time ? Bccau it is beginning of eternity. Why is the letter F like death ? Because it' iuale- all fall. Why is the letter O like wis dom ? Because it is tho beginning of greatness and goodness. Why is thr letter II like the dyinir words of Adams? This is the last of oarth.' Why is the letter J like the end of spring ? Because it is the lcinning of June. Why i the letter K like a pig's tail ? Because it is the end of pork. A country school teacher, prepar ing for tin exhibition of his school, (.. lected a class of pupils, and wrote down, the questions which he would put t. them on examination day. Tho dav arrived, and so did the hopefuls, all but one. The pupils took thoir plaoes as had been arranged, and all went off gli. bly until the question of tha absentee came, when tho teacher asked, ''la. whom do you believe?' 'Napoleon Bo. titiparte 1' was tho answer very quickly raiurned. 'You believe in the Holy Catholic Church, do you not?' 'No,' said the vounsrster. amid t!i rnm- ( laughter.'-ihe'boy that believes in that church hasn't joiiio to school to-d3T t he's at home sick abed.' At one of the anniversaries of a Sab. bath.school in London two little girls presented themselves to receive tho prize, one of whom had recited ona more than the other, both having learn, rd several thousand ve.'ses of Seripture. The gentleman who presided inquired : ' nd couldn't you have learned ona verse more, and thus have kept up with ii anna r j sir, me oiusning cm a replied : ' 1 . r ... . . ' D1H 1 "'veil .Martha, ana kept Lack on I,,,,,.,,.,,' j M. id' was there any one of all tho j vorscg .?B havo k,rJj. "'siueui, mat taugnt vou this les- 1 ' " son , There Was. sir.' she answerer) hlnah. ing still more deeply : 'In honor preer ring one another,' To Make Cidkr Vinegar. Almost every family in the country have th materials for manufacturing pure cider vinegar, if they will only use them. Common dried apples is all you need to make the best cider vinegar. Soak your apples a few hours, washing and rubbing them occasionally, then take them out of the water, and thoroughly strain the latter through a tight woven cloth put it into a jug, and half a pint ! . 'uu,aus 10 Pa"" ot liquor, and a P,e,c.e ot c",mon paper, "el set ,he SUn .r b tIla bre- uni in r" days your vineuar will be fit for ha n..'.,.s.....i " ' 5MU u'7.ouc L l"e mo vniv-i la nursing, jo laiuiiy need to be destitute of trnnd v who will follow the above directions. Cost of Raisiko. Cork in Ilmv. ois. A Warren county correpondent ol the Prairie t lower say s : The great staple crop of this section is corn, for which the soil is particularly well ad apted. Corn properly taken care of doen not generally cost over twelve cents per bushel cribbed. Last year I raised over four thousand bushels when cribbed, . with tha hu-kson. Any person doubt, ing this, can havo the figures of every item jharged in my farm account. Starching Bosoms and Collars. i "i" " inn ui uoiung water upon two ounces of gum arabic, cover it and let it stand over night : iu the mornin" pour it carefully from the dregs into a clean bottle, cork it and keep for future -i.se. A tablespoon full ot this gum arabio water, stirred into a pint of starch mado j in the usual manner, will give to lawns, either white or printed, a look of new. I noss wnen nothing elsecau restore them . er hey nave beo" wa!hed. To every j.iui ,.i .oil-ii auu u piece oi uuuer, laru, j tallow, or spermaceti candle, tho siie of 1 a chestnut. Some years ago there were five publio houses in the Gallowtree Gate in Lei tester, viz : Tho "Bear," the "Angel," the "Three Cups," the "Three Tuns," and the "White Horse." In opposi tion to the other, the host of the latter houso had the following line inscribed upou his sign : 'My 'White Horse' shall bitethe 'Bear And make the 'Angel' fly; He'll turn the'ThreeCups'upsidadown And drink he 'Three Tuns' dry." ' How to Cut Ihan Dnv Wr Take a shap plane, not too rankly set. : . : i . i - - . . mien ii uuu taking tne Peer firmly in the hand, push it aerosi the plane, and the beef, very nicely shaven, will drop through the opening, on a towel below. It must be very dry to cut thus, but when dry, it is much more eipedicious lyand nicely done than with a knife. Try it Ger. Telegraph. That which moveth the heart most is the best poetry ; it comes nearest unto God, the source of all power. Joke by a reformed drunkard : The reason why the giants couldn't take heaven by storm, was that ihu. all tight 'uns ( Titans). M hy do lovers shed tears when ther part in Vm twilight ? Because they can t separato without adieu (a dew).