, , THE U.l.'JU. oj M.i7re This life is but gauiQ of. cards, Whiou mortals have to learn ;" Each shuffles, cuts and deals the pack, And each a trump doth turn 5 ' Some bring a high card to the top, : And' others brimra" In 1 i .t r, H Bouie hold a hBd quite flush of trumps, 1 "no viueia nope, can bdow. t ' ' 1 -r -' f , : : 1 r Soido shufHj with, a practiced hand, And pack their cards "with care, 80 they may know when tho are dealt, Where kit tho leaders are ; 1 ';!iT Thus fools are made the dupe' of rogues, While rogues each other cheat; And he ia very wise, indeed,' Who never meets defeat. '' ' When playing, some throw out the ace, The counting cards to save; Some play the deuce, and some Uo ton, Burcany play thet knave; Some play for money, Some for funj And some foi worldly fame . But not until the game's played out ' Cad they court up their game. Who'n hearts sre frump we'play for love, And pleasure rules the the hour No thoughts of sorrow check our joy, ''' In Beauty's rosy bower; We sing, we daooe. sweet verses make, Our cards at random play, And whilo our trumps remain on top, , Our game's a holiday.. Wbeq diamonds chaucn to crown the The pliyers stake their gold, pack, And heavy sums are lost and won By players young and old ; Intent on winning, each his game Doth watch with eager eye, How he may ee his neighbor's cards, : And beat him on the sly. I When clubs are trumps look out (or war, Oo ocean and on lau.l ; For bloody horrors always come . . i When clubs are. held ip hand ; Then lives are staked instead of gold, "The dugs of war are freed Across the broad Atlantic now, . See ! clubs have cot the lead I Last game of all is when the spade ' Is turned by baud of Time; He alwnjs deals the closing game , In every oge and clime. No matter how much each man wins, Or how much each man saves, : The spade will finish up the game ' ' And dig tbo player's graves. MISCELTvANEOUS. INCLINED TO BE QTTARBEL80XZ. There was onco a little slim-built fel low, rich as a Jew, riding along a high way in the State of Georgia, when he overtook a man driving a drove of hogs, by the help of a big rawboned six. foot two specimen of humunity. Stopping the last named individual, he accosted him;;:.. ' ' , " I say, are those your hogs ? " ; " No, sir ; I ' am at work by thie month." ' ;-' "'' ' . "What, pay might you be getting, fiiend?'! .-o ! .. : " Ten dollars n month, 'and whiskey thrown in," was the reply. " Well, look here, I'm a weak, little inoffensive man, and people are apt to impose upon me d'ye ' see. Now, I'll give you tweuty-fivo dollars a month to ride' along with me and protect me,' said Mr. Gardner. " But," he addcdi as a thought struck him, " how might you bo on a fight ? " ' vs t " Never been licked in my life," re joined the six-footor.. ' " Just I he man I want. Is it a bar. uainf'iqucried Gardner.. ! ' ." Six-footer ruminated. ' " Twonty-five dollars ; double ' wages ; nothing to do but ride around and smash a fellow' mug occasionally, when he is sassy," , 'i. , . ,.-.1 Six-footer acoepted. They rode along till, just at night, they reached a vil lage inn. Gardner immediately . singled out the "biggest fellow in the room, and picked a fuss with him. After consid erable promiscuous jawing, Gardner turned to his fighting friend and inti muted that the whipping of , that man had become a aad necessity. Six-footer peeled, went in, and came out first best, - ' The ocxt night, at another hotel, the tame jcene . was re.enucted, Gardner gettiDg into 8 row with the biggest man iu the place, and six-footer doing the fighting. ! " ,' , At last. o the third day, they cauie to a ferry, kept by a huge, double' fisted man, who had uever been licked in bis life. Whilo crosHiog the river. Gard ner, as usual, began to find , fault, and blow.",, The, ferry wau : naturally got mad, threw things round, and told him liis of iniqn of their kiud, Gardner then turned to his fiiend and gently broke the intelligence to him, '" that, ' he was rurrv, but it was absolutely necessary to thrash ttie ferryman." Sit. footer podded his head, but said ri'thing. It' was plainly to bo seen ti.st he did not rulisU the job by the 1 ; y be bhmged his shoulders; but ii i 1 . was no help lixll. So when tboy reached the shore, loth shipped and at it they went1,.-yj and dowmthe bart, over die andiinto tb5 :Watcr,rthey fought, scratched, gouged, bit and rol led, till at the end of an hour the fer. ryman gave in. Six.footer was triumph ant, but it had been rough work. Go ing up to his employer, he scratched his head for a moment,. ind 'then broke forth " Look here, Mr. Gardner, yoursah ry sets mighty well but I'm of the opinion that you're inclined to be quarrelsome. Here, I've only been with.yauthree days,, nod H've licked the three biggest 'men in the country 1 So this firm had better " dissolve ; for you see, Mr. Gardner, I'm afraid you're in clincd to be quarrelsome,' and I reck. on I'll draw." THOUGHTS ON THE TIMES. ' President Johnson is still following the tailoring business (The radicals call it the Tylcring business) But that don't make any difference He is giving Sumner and Stevens Jilt, and Is making breeches ia th& JlepotH can party. It don't tuit them a bit. He has tewed, up Forney The tailor's goose has turned out to be a dead duck. Andy don't like patchwork Otherwise called amendments. The Republicans will have enous-h td do mending their ruptured party, with. . i - . o " out troubling the Constitution. The radicals don't like the spirit of Johnson's speech They say it is the spirit of Rye. We should thiuk so, from the way it rile.l them, v 1 ? '' " ?.' The Republicans now spell the name of the second month, Feb-rue ary. They rue the President's speech. We don't blame them. Tho Freedman's bureau was to have been composed of many drawers from tho, public reasury i f . It was fitting that it should be bro't to a close (clothes.') In view of his many letters, Governor Cox may be said to be all write From the way they pitch in to his last epistle i It might be. called a fottre de cachet. MY COTOTSHTP. i When I was sixteen, I fell in love. There was nothing remarkable in that, for most young men of that age do tho same thing. But what I am going to tell you is, how my co'urtshipterminat.; , J .J .. 3 ii i -i v. .u eu. iv ' It was at a party I saw Sallie B , who was one of the sweetest girls in Ticktown ; and I tell you, she looked sweet in her white muslin ball dress, with her hair falling loosely over her shoulders. 1 got on, introduction, danced with her once, iwice, thrice, and I was just the happiest man in all Ticktown. Well, at last the party broke up ; but I had an invitation to call on Miss B . That was all I wanted, and I didn't sleep much before Sunday evening for that was the time I'd fixed to call. I called; saw Miss Sallie to church saw her home ; and when I left I had a pressing invitation to call again, and I did not forget it, I assure you. At the end of a month I was com. pletely gone. At last I resolved to t pop tho question," and fixed on my next visit for he tnne, jstudicd Qoyrfi, ship made a thoroughly, end'' con cluded I was ready for the task. The time arrived. Here I was sit. ting by the side of my beloved, with my arm around her waist! I took her hand in mine, and screwed up my cour age to say, " Pear Sallie, do you love me?" : She made np., answer ; , but. her eyes were cast down, and I hoped yes, I Was certain she loved me. 1 put both my arms around her neck, and pressed one, two, three kisses on her rosy lips. She did not resist, but raised her head and said : " You're a$ bad at Sqm Simmons I " -: j V 'a' v- 1 " ' S&.The veto power has not been ex ercised much of late years, though the predecessors ot President Johnson have frequently exercised the prerogative. president Washington issued two vetoes during the term of his administration, Madison 6, Monroe 1, Andrew Jackson 9, John Tyler 4, Polk 3, Buchanan 1. and Andrew Johnson 2 total, 26. t&fOue of the milestones erected bv Benjamiu Frsbklli when howael Post- masior ueuerai, ana was measuring tne road between Philadelphia and Boston. 'is still standing in Stratford, Conn. r Hubseribe for the Advocate. - KNOCKING, KYEH-KNOCKING.' 5 ..;, .0 jr ; njr as. HAtiRrt Rfni(a Tewa. Suggested by flutif Picture of thf '" Light 01 me norm "Behold, I ttand at the door and knock." Knocking, knowing, ever knocking , 11 Who is there f 'lis a pilgrim, strange and kingly, Never such was seen before Ah, sweet sout; for such a wonder Undo the door. No that door is har( to open ; . ?ifics rosly, latbh i brokeii" f . Bid him go. Wherefore will that knocking-drcary Seare.the sleep of,pne so.wewj ? t -'Bay Him, Ifo. Knocking, knocking, ever knocking 1 ''"' 7 What! still therel 1 ' .' ' '" ' Oh, sweet soul, but once behold Him, With that glory-crowned hair j And those evs, so strange and tender, i Waiting there 7 " '' Open! Open! Once behold Him, Him, so fair. Ah, thaidobrl Why wilt thou vex me, Coming ever to perplex me t For the key is stiffly rusty, Ajacttbe bolt hf elbgged Sod dinsty V rWany-fingered Wjr rine, Seals it fast with twist and twine ; Weeds of years and years before, Choke the passage of that door.1 Knocking, knooting! What! still kttock'g! He stillthere t "',', r What's the hour! The nightie waning In my heart a drear complaining. And a chilly, sad West ! Ah, this knocking! It disturbs me! Soars with sleep my dreams unblest t Give me rest, Rest ah, rest ! Rest, dear soul, He longs to give thee ; 1 Thou hast oaVy dreamed of pleasure, ..' l I Dreamed of gifts and golden treasure, Dreamed of jewels in thy keeping, Waked to WearinesB of weeping ; Open to thy soul's one Lover,' And thy night of dream is over ... , The true gifts He brings have seemio g More than all thy fated dreaming t ' Did she open t Doth she 7 Will she ? ' So as wandering we behold, Grow th-picture to a sign, t . PresB upon your soul and mine ; For in every breath that liveth ' Is that strange, mysterious door j The forsaken and betsngltd, -. Dusty. Rusty and forgotten i There the pierced hand still kuocketh, And with ever patient watching, With the sad eyes true and tender, With the glory .crowned hair, " Still a God is waiting there. j Wise and Oihtrurtse, t At twilight every hen becomes a rooster. A Military definition for a kiss a report at headquarters. Why is U the gayest letter in tho alphabet ? Because it is always in fan. Features without grace are like a clock without a face. :Marriage without meaus is like a horse' without his beans. Indulge in humor as much as you please, if it is not ill.humor. Why are the girls of Missouri sweet ? Because they are Mo-lasses. What game docs a lady's bustle re semble ? Backgammon. When are carpenters like circiim-' stances? When they alter cases. A Misnomer Calling , a certain nether garment,' between five and six feet in diameter, a ,4 pcttycoat'' ' People who travel - in ' Cannibal countries are apt to be turned into In dian meal. Why is a chicken pie, like a gun smith s store r iiecau&e it contains foul-in 'piece, i-;"' ''i"' '' ;. When a man is saddled with a bad wifethere is sure to be , stir-up's in the Mrs.: Partington'asks, 1 very indig nantly, it the bills before Cobgress are not counterfeit, why there should be so much difficulty in passing them 7 A lady visiting a girls' school ask ed one of the children if she was ma king a chemise " No, ma'am," said the girl bashfully, " It's a he-mise." Josh Billings says " When a man's dog deserts him on account of his poverty he can't get any lower down in the world-r-not by land." ' " to you like novels ?" asked Miss Fizerland of her back wood lover.1 "I can't say," he replied, " I never ate any ; but I tell you I'm death on pos. sum." A learned coronor being asked how he accounted for the great mortality this year exclaimed, ; " I can not teli ; people seem to die this year that never died before." A gentlemen in' Boston has receiv ed a telegrapbio dispatch,- via San Fran, cisco, from Japan which was only twen. days coming. This is believed to be the quickest time yet made. I would steal myself." said Sambo, "it I was not afraid pf de debble." " Well I believe tyou , would," said Tv 1 im j ' ' ' 1 t ; i 1 uit'F, ior you are a oaa nigger any how; and if you ain't watched you'll steal, deNbi or no fleobio. II .fil''iJ'''HA'M.-T. r . .. r( ,r "Tr .,:. A io (-,: 1. ' t' , ... '""vis v. Wt-.il . ; . 1 ; ! .V, .-.,!'' :.nr tjPo&prmt$ jiEssENGEii', ' ; U 'i'n la i i 6 li ''. ' i ! ' fl V ' . 1 1 'T T't n.i .J.'f .rfit f,r"i7 :' !)!! r ' .' frit 11 "III! m' 1 j M. :i ' DEALERS IN '' ' ' ' DRUGS, r. 7 t:' -A '! ' . ; 1 1 A ' '' " iMEDIClNE8,.! ' LAMP OIL, pWts,-:':,;-t' IV', . , . 1 ! " i'-'u' LUBRIC ATING OIL,' . ::. t.'M TANNER'S OIL, - -' '' PERFUMERIES. VARNISH, ,f " .. :7; :u i ' "'1; BRUSHES, DYE-STUFFS, CONFECTIONERIES, ' . 1 ;r' ,-' ,i '1 '1' I u - i RAISINS, CITRON . Watches, ' ' . jjewelry.. 'b FAkcr ARTICLES, j: ALBUMS, STATIONERY, NEWS VIOLIN STRINGS, . BIRD-CAGES, . TOBAQCO & SEGARS, - PURE LIQUORS, FOR . ; MEDICAL PURPOSES ONLY, INSTRUMENTS & IMPLEMENTS ,.'..t. .: ; : r , PERTAINING TO THE n': DRUfi .BUSINESS GENERALLY. : (i ( BORDWELL & MESSENGER, : , ; , ' RIDGWAY,A, FOOT ZS V. CtLIBBATIV Thlt orfntmftUn. long ana TRYorably known, will thor ouRhly reinTigorale broken-down and low-iplritcd hore, by strengthening and eleamlng tha stomach aad InUa tinea. - It ia a iwa pra rentira of all d la ease! Inddpnt . thit animal, aurh M LUNO FEVER, GLANDERS. VKLI.0W WA- , . , TEK, HEAVE H, . CfJlHill 8, DI8. TEMPER, f E VF.K.S,KOl'.VHKR tOSS OP APPE-,, TITE AN1 VITAL ' KNERUX, o. It, use impfores tha wiad, Inertasaa me MUW., ires f M k li m iiuvvtii aim glossy skin ud transforms tha miserable skeleton inta s, ena.innkin. ,i.a bant: ' y To keepers of Cowl this preparation la Inralaabla. It Increases tha quantity and improves tha quality 01 iae mile, it na 'been proven by ac tual experiment to inorcasa Uw quan tity of milk and ertam twenty per cent, and make tha butter Arm aad aweet. In fattening cattle, it gives them 1 an appetite, loosena tnetr hide, and makes them thrive much faster. '' ' In al! diKaaea qf Swine, such as Caught, Dears la' me Lungs, Liver, fee, ' this' article '' VZ acts aa-a, iniwlaA .' iA.lt By putting from vu-uii a paper to a paper in a above disease! fiS willba eradicated .s-i barrel of swill w . - - or entirely prevented. If given in time, a certaia prerentiva and cure for tha Hoc Cholera. fries 24 Ca&ti per Paper, orS Fapers for til' r&zrAKED BY s. jl. rourz &, hmo., . A THUS 1 ' WHOLES UB DRIB ASB MEDICIK1 DCMW . No. ,116 Franklin St., Baltimore, Md. ''; "J I'ruggwta ana nvorttteepsr through out tha ITniied States. , Sold, at. Manufactures nrioes. bv BordwellA Mtssenuer Ridcwav. Agents for Elk county, r ' . ; AGENTS WANTED TO TAKE ORDERS foi the best aellino- hnnh no iu,hi;h. dA'. . ,v Thrilling 8tohes of tha Oraat SebeUioa. Compriaing lieroio adventures and hair breaJth escapes of Soldiera, SeouU, Spies and Refuflreea ; rlArinv vn1nit nf glers, Guerillas, Desperadoes aud otherai xuiea di i.oyui aB4 uisloyal weqieqi Sto ries of the Negro, &a., with incidents of Futt and Merriment in Camp and Field. By Lieutenant Colonel S. Greene, late of the United States Army. Handsomely il lustrated with engravings on steel and in oil colors. ! . 1 . . . Send for clrculara a.nrl ha livl terms offered. -mi.. ;.... CHAH. S. GREENE & CO., Publishers ., ; No. 184 8. Third St., Philadelphia. 171XECUT0RS NOTICE. WHEREAS, J Letters TeetAmentarv nnofi tha Eatata of Daniel Hewitt, late of Jay township, Elk eouaty dee'd, have beeu granted to the unrfArrtlD-TlAil All n.Hnnl inrlnklj, Ia tl. said estate, are requested to make immedi ate payment, anu loose saving Claims against the same,' will present them duly authenticated for settlement. " WM. Ii. HEWITT fUSlAH w, M6AW. jtPr..-,;'8-K!', Evecntar. ! .ft-:,; rttirtuw wrin'' Horse M Cattle 5 ;! 9 rf k LAJW a a a xff.-g. -53. luuf1 ' t, "Vastsa3 NEW", AERANGEMENTI ' ,;, ; VI -r - .'- ! '.1 : !! : ' f . -,1 ,;. , . -.. (. ; TREMENDOUS RUSH TO THE NKW STORE' OF ' ' ...,..' : I-.!,,.:;.- - - ' ! " T. EpfcliicK S C1IG2NIXG. . ' l : .T : I'--.,. v,' j , ,l v', i ' ( centretilie; elk co., pa.'"' ' , 1 , i'l'.iu' 'i . .-: i.iiv f 1 1 '' nr " yft '' ""' . . ' .. I' I; . ' ;': V l,'-."- " . I ' . i .-. !' i:.': 1 ' 1 1: .1 ' ' J:i . . NEWG00D8 , , ;, , DAILY A H R J V I N 0 ; : THE PE OPL E .; .. . ,,' ,.; n ? ' ! .AWAKE TO THEIR INTEREST t As manifested by the daily- throng of cut tomers exchanging ' GREEN BACKS for goods. All the Domestie Cotton Goods are high. Customers one aad all exclaim HOW CHEAP YOUR I DRESS GOODS ARE My stack consists of ' DRT GOODS, --Lit . i i 'i . : GROCERIES, HATS 4 CAPS, BOOTS & SHOES, CLOTHING," ' .'.'''' "" . ' ' ,; ,-.v. ,r "' ; .:: : '. ; ;..;CROCKERV, ' j - - ':-i'-. :-..:t ' "." ' ': ; ' . ''. v- . H i TIN. WARE, i ' -l ' . : , '' 1 ' 1 ' HARDWARE, ' J I::." 'I ) b OILS J-PAINTS, ;, : : -,m. ' i.. -n i ii ''''-; i ' " PCTTY, I ' -rV( ; . ' - .: NAILS', GLASS, ' i :: :: . i ' 'I '.. ' ' .. .. ' I ; ( ' '.',. WOODEN WARE, ., . '. ;',;; , ! . i ' :);,' :.' " . : i-n i ! j-" ' " i-' ': PORK, fLOUR, . ii 1 .i.FISH, SALT. It is useless for ma to attempt, to giva a full list of the stock, but invite on and all, to drop in and see for themselves. BUTTER, EGOS, POTATOES, GRAIN, 7 : :) HIDES, CALFSKINS andalleountry product taken at, market .,'''' . price, for goeds. '1 ) 1 , , r ..: , FREDERICK 8CnOJNlNO. .... , , Cea'Tevi!!., Ju ,j'66 )y.. .! i . i ,' -; .:-.i) v r,;-i ..: -i :r : ! '. : : Pi i.U Ji.''"? - " ' " ORE AT EXCITE it rjrt i i . I" '.. . .1. i la kspt up b Ikt. '-rst? -; i 1 .. '. 1 -.- " ii. . it" ' '. ' v.:p v-l v; , -i -i v ...,r,!f.V jf.iapt-tsm .! '1 ''rtir - DAILV ARJUTAl OP XEW GOOD " ":; ;!" V f-O ;AT' . - ' 1-1 , . l l i.' '", ; l :'. ;;ir -i ::.: . ; .. - :"-'' r FREDERICK iiDOLPn'ii" 1 "it .; . 11 C6ai Casli Store;- . r Whsjra he has oa Land and for ai. MEN A DOY'S CLOTniNCJ, DBT GOODS, : ' 1 1. .; '" . ' -f.I 'i .'i Oil VP- ' LA DIES A GENTS PCBNISBKI ' fiOODS, LADIES DRESS GOODS. LADIES' k tE!fT8' SHAWLS, SONTAOH. i . : t: ' i v. : :. ' 1 BRBAKFAST flHAWr.S ' i r, ;i .1.1'. . NUBIAS, COMFORTERS, ' ' ' ? SCARFS, HOODB . ALSO HATS CAPS, ' i . :.. BOOTS SHOES, A very large and well selected STOCK; of, the best made, and warranted la every ' r , :.. ;i"K "III r.f. ':--yi f ,' .,.; ...! --...r.tir.i:-;.,: ALSO GROCERIES, , . ... ' ;.! !:. -'If .. . i.'V i . ' : ! !.!.! I 'T . - - n. 1 ; COFFEE, SCO AR, TEA,, : .11 Ii ; . . ..: ,t r" . - :'.0 RICE, FLOUR, SALT;, , y ... , : rORK, FISH if. i ALSO--CONFli;CtlOXABr , .. i .'!.. -.''!. : i . , . : 1 . '. . . i ; . AND TANK-EE NOTIONS IN GREAT QUANTITIES . " ' ' i AND QUALITIES TOBACCO AND SEGAR.S ' ; : i ' !.":' ?! , OF THE BEfiT.QVALITT, "' I r- ' ,. ''..':, t:: ) ;1 ' , ' I i. ... ;:! I H"I say, t on and all, that my stecV it run and complete, and will, to gold at i ; ' " ' ' ''''' ' '' "'' amall prota. ' '. '-'. ' '"'I" t".l-.:i . i - i ,r:nrrv-t.,i! Giv m a eaU before pUrchaslB fy: where. i . ' ,. . i . . a. - ...... i . ( . ' , c . ' . V ' t .. H.i . til" 1 ..'"''V (,Vi K , . ...i ; 'i ;1 '.J m
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