, , 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.;
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' 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 "
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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.'
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; 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.
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VARNISH, ,f "
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BRUSHES,
DYE-STUFFS,
CONFECTIONERIES, '
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Watches, ' ' . jjewelry..
'b FAkcr ARTICLES, j:
ALBUMS, STATIONERY, NEWS
VIOLIN STRINGS, . BIRD-CAGES,
. TOBAQCO & SEGARS, -
PURE LIQUORS,
FOR . ;
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INSTRUMENTS & IMPLEMENTS
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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, .
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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'
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''; "J I'ruggwta ana nvorttteepsr through
out tha ITniied States. ,
Sold, at. Manufactures nrioes. bv
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for Elk county, r ' . ;
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dA'. .
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xuiea di i.oyui aB4 uisloyal weqieqi Sto
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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
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NEW", AERANGEMENTI '
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TREMENDOUS RUSH TO THE
NKW STORE' OF ' '
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T. EpfcliicK S C1IG2NIXG.
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centretilie; elk co., pa.'"' '
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DAILY A H R J V I N 0
; : THE PE OPL E
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.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,
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GROCERIES,
HATS 4 CAPS,
BOOTS & SHOES,
CLOTHING," ' .'.'''' "" . ' '
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. H i TIN. WARE,
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HARDWARE, '
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PCTTY,
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NAILS', GLASS, '
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: i-n i ! j-" ' " i-' ': PORK,
fLOUR,
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.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
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DAILV ARJUTAl OP XEW GOOD "
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C6ai Casli Store;-
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Whsjra he has oa Land and for ai.
MEN A DOY'S CLOTniNCJ,
DBT GOODS,
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LA DIES A GENTS PCBNISBKI '
fiOODS,
LADIES DRESS GOODS.
LADIES' k tE!fT8'
SHAWLS, SONTAOH.
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1 BRBAKFAST flHAWr.S '
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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 '
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ALSO GROCERIES, , . ...
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COFFEE, SCO AR, TEA,,
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RICE, FLOUR, SALT;, , y ... ,
: rORK, FISH if.
i ALSO--CONFli;CtlOXABr
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. AND TANK-EE NOTIONS
IN GREAT QUANTITIES . "
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AND QUALITIES
TOBACCO AND SEGAR.S ' ;
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H"I say, t on and all, that my stecV
it run and complete, and will, to gold at
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amall prota. ' '. '-'. ' '"'I" t".l-.:i
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