Vhttrful Ilathlng. Mark Twain writing to the Attn from Odessa, Russia, Aug. 2'2d says : It there is one tling that is really cheerful in J tho world, it is cheerfulness. I have noticed tltmt when man is right down cheerful, he is seldom unhappy for the time being. Such is the nature of man. Now I hare often thought that our stylo of bathing was rather reserved than otherwise, and lucked many elements of cliccrfulucss. But you canuot say that of Russian style. I watched a party of them at it this afternoon in the harbor, and it is really nice. The men and wo iicn, and the boys and girls, all go Sn to gether, along about noon, and the men don't wear knything at all, the boys don't, the girls don't, and the young women usually wear a single white thin garment with ruffles around the top of it and 6hort sleeves, (which I have for gotten the name of it,) but this would be very good apolopy tor a bathing dress, if it would only stay down. Hut it won't do it. It will float up around their u$8kh in the most scandalous way, and the water in clear, and yet they don't seem to know enough to kick up the mud on tho bottom. 2 never was o outraged in my life. At least a hum drcd times in the seven hours I stayed . . r , . . i - mere,! wouia nave jusi goi up anu gone away from there disgusted, if I had bad any place to go to. Several times I Lad a mind to go anyhow. Why, those young ladies thought no inoro of turning somersaults, when I was not looking, than nothing in the world. Incensod as I was, I was com pe'.lcd to look, most of the time, during this exhibition, because it forced them to make a show of modesty, at least. Yet it wouldu't even have accomplished that, if they hadn't been so fond of how naturally. Well, you can't conceive of it. It was awful. Rut sometimes my outrag cd feeling were crowded down by my fears for the safety ol tho girls. 1 hey ' were so reckless. One splendid looking young woman went in with nothing but a shawl on, and she kept it wrapped around her so that I was afruid all the time that she would tangle her fect in its long fringes and drown horsclf. My solicitude became so unbearable at last I went and signified to her that it she wanted to take off her shawl I would Loid it for her. Rut she only kicked rjp her heels aud dived out of sight. I just took her to be one of youi high flyer, mock-modest kind, nnd left her to her futc. Rut she was the handsomest 1 in the party, and it was a pity to see Ik endangered her life in that way. I said to Brown : " It makes my heart bleed to look upon this unhallow ed scene." " We had bettor go, then," he said. " If you stay here seven hours you might bleed to death." So we went away. But it was mar velou;Iy cheerful bathing. Motives of Giving. Here is a little tellow at the breakfast table. His father says, " John, you know your tea ?her tells you you must deny your ielf in order to present an acceptable of. fcring to the missionary cause, now what do you thick of doing 1" I have made up my mind, father; I won't eat salt mackerel for breakfast." " I am glad, my child, that you are willing 'o deny yourself anything for Jesus' sake. Why do you select that ?" "Oh, father, I am not at all fond of it, it is very easy to givo it up, and be aides, we don't very often have it." The children appreciate tho illustra tion and smile. Oh ! how many boys And girls aro very williug to give to Christ what costs them nothing ! But Christ is not ready to accept such offer--ings. Freddy, a fair headed youngster of four summers, the other day, after be- ing for some time lost in thought, broke out this, addressing his father : " Pa, can God do anything ?" " Yes, dear." " Can He make a two year old colt in two minutes V " Why," said the astouised parent ; He would not wish to do that, Freddy.' . " But if He did wish to, could He V insisted Freddy. " Yes, certainly, if He wished to." What ! in two minutes." "V es, io two minutes." " Well, then, he wouldn't be two years old, would he?" The old gentleman collapsed. Pea oh trees io blossom in Florida, and tomatoes ripe. Train is stumping Ireland. JOHN F. MO ORE, Editor A Proprietor. The Sllack Crook Ectlpaetl. A shrewd speculator and showman was recently in Louisiana, watching the proceedings of the State Convention. Delighted by the performances, he is on bis way to Montgomery to select specimens of American legislators for exhibiting iu the great cities of the Un ited States. Instead of a Black Crook, he will havo sixty crook blacks in his wonderful east, of the most laughable and stupendous comedy ever enacted by combinations of grnious, shinboncs and stupidity. It is proposed to reproduce in all the leading cities of the United States not only speeches made, with resolutions and ordinnnces adopted, but to plooo beforo tho public the very men now engaged, under the direction of Radical statesmanship, in perfecting irrepcalablo codes. There is little diffi culty anticipated in effecting contracts with members of these State Conven tions. Sixty red bandannas, a fiddle each for thirty. two colored statesmen, banjos for eight, and shoes for the rest, conetttulo tlio warilrooa ot tho match. less company. After luminous debates on franchise acts, there will be musio and a Virginia break-down. In fact, it is the purpose of the showman to pre. sent, with perfect fidelity, the public and private modes of action peculiar to these majestic law givers ot the South, Few, besides imported managers of these shows now open at Southern cap itals, wcie ever beyond the limits of the cornfields and cabins, in the midst of which they first inhaled soft breezes of sultry summer timo. They would visit distant cities and behold the benefactors of their race. The enterprising show man, for aught we know an agent of Bnrnum, will, therefore, have little diffi culty in effecting engagements. We heard yesterday that Manager Thomp. son would be approached on the subject of furnishing his patrons with the first exhibition given by this new combina tion of historic talent. Whether there js any foundation for this story we are not prepared to assert. It is certainly true that recent historical events in the South will suggest many emendations of performonccs peculiar to " negro min strels." The " man and brotl er " has very suddenly undertaken a new part in the drama of life, and if ha remain true to his instincts and modes of thought and action everywhere proper ly ascribed to him, an exhibition of the character suggested, would prove moro laughable and profitable than any ever presetted to the people of the United States. Exchange. The Stevens-Ashley tribe of R adi oals are entirely taken aback by the failure of the Destruction Committee to bring in resolutions of impeachment against the President. In the blind ness of their malignity they fail to see how supremely ri diculous it would have been to base impeachment upon sn or der from the Chief Executive officer to one of his subordinate requiring that subordinate to receive no orders coming from another subordinate as by author ity of the chief. Of course the country takes no account of Stevens, Fornsworth and Boutwcll, who are still picking away viciously in low and dirty places for " hiuh crimes and misdemeanors, " be cause it is the nature of certain reptiles to go blind with venom periodically. The issue betweeu the President and Geo. Grant, which has led to so many extended and ponderous articles in the newspapers, can be stated in a very few words. President Johnson charges that Grant solemnly promised that in case the Senate voted to rein state Stanton, he Grant would either givo the President an opportunity to se. 'cct soma one to relieve him, or retain the office until tho matter oould be ju dicially determined. This Grant denies. The President produces '.he testimony of five members of tho Cabinet, who sustain the President. The President ia corroborated by five respeotable wit nesses, while Grant stands alone in his unsupported statement. Who that has not determined to prejudge the case, can hesitate as lo which btatcmcnt is most worthy of belief. RWGU'AY, PENNA. FEBRUARY 22, A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, Devoted to the Interests of th People ot Xlk Co 18 PUDMNHKU KVKRr SATURDAY, I3Y JOHN F. MOOllE, Office 'n the Court Jluune. Tsrmb One Dollar and Fifty Cent per annum, invariably in ndvttubv. No deviat lion from these tenia. . Bates of Advertising. Transient Advertisemements pcrsqjre of 10 lines or less, 3 times or less $2 00 For each Biibsequnt insertion 25 Administrnlo-g' nnd Ex'rs notices... 2 60 Auditors' noticrs 2 60 Dissolutions, Cautions and Estrays... 2 (10 Local and Obituary notices pel lino.. 16 Professional cards, 1 year 6 00 VKABLV ADVERTISEMENTS . 1 square $ 7 0011 column $20 00 2 square 12 00 column 86 00 3 squares J5 00l column CO 00 The above rates will be strictly adhered to in ull advertising from this date, nLARKS. Single quire $2 60IG quires p qr..$l 75 3 quires V qr... 2 60Over 6, qr 1 CO IIANnuiI.LS. sheet. 25 or less 2 00 1 sheet, 25 or less 5 00 J sheet, 25 or less 3 00 1 sheet, 24nr lcss900 Not. 28, 1807. JOHN F MOORE, Editor and l'roprietor. TIME OF HOLDING COURT, ficcond Monday in January, Last Monday in April. First Monday in August. First Mondny in November. J. 8. BOKDWELL, M. D. eclectic i u rsici.t jr. vihe word eclectic means lo choose or Belect medicines from all the different schools of medicine ; using remedies that are safe, and discarding from practice all medicines that have an itnpurious effecton the system, such as mercury, ;antiniony, lead, copper, &c. I lay nsido the lance the old blood letter, reducer or deplcter, and equalitc tho circulation and restore the system to its nnturnl state by alteratives and tonics. I shall hereafter give particular attention to chrouio diseases, such as robenmatism, Dyspepsia, Liver complaint. Catarrh, Neu ralgia, diseases of the throat, urinary or gans, and all aiseases peculiar lo females, &c. CATARRH I treat with a new instrument of n late invention, which curesevery case. TEETH extracted without pain. Office and residence south of the jail on Cent re St. Office hours from 7 to 8 o. in 12 to 1 p. m ; 6 to 7 p. m. Deo. 23'07.-1y. J. 8. BORDWF.LL. TATEMENT OF HIE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDlt'RES of Elk County for the year 1807. By cash paid W A Ely, Com'r 75 50 By cash paid J W Taylor, Com'r 157 50 By cash paid Lauis Vollmcr. Com'r 157 05 By cash paid Julius Jonas, Com'r 17 00 By cash paid J K P Hall, clerk 213 00 By cash paid L J Blakcly, Dist Atty 152 00 By cash paid J A Mulone 679 61 By cash paid Cummonvealth costs 484 20 By ensh paid bount" for wolves, io 05 30 By cash paid prison expenses 490 75 By cash paid Jury fees 1207 (!4 By cash paid assessing expenses 174 60 By cash pnid election expenses 820 24 By cash paid Justices' fees 35 9j Cash paid Constables' fees 102 04 Cash paid Auditors 68 60 Cash paid Auditors' clerk 60 00 Cash pud road viewers 64 00 Cash paid stationery 91 60 Cash paid stamps 8 00 Cash paid repairs to buildings, eto 648 43 Cash paid fuel 112 94 Cash paid J Q Hall, counsel 100 00 Cash paid Prothonotary fees 107 82 Cash paid Janitor 90 00 Cash paid printing 250 00 Cash paid Western Penitentiary 88 94 Cash paid Houso of Refuge 179 25 Cash paid Mercantile Appraiser 4 00 Cash paid Tipstaffs 22 00 Cash paid miscellaneous expenses 2 60 Cash paid Insurance 45 68 Cash paid C Luhr, interpreter 12 00 $0209 79 To cash from unseated lands 153 97 To cash from collectors 2233 20 To cash of A Willis, redemption of lands sold to county 145 45 To cash for rent 87 60 To excess of expenditures 8511 61 To fmo in Commonwealth cases 100 00 To jury fees 28 00 $0209 79 Amounts due by Collectors Jan. 1, 1868. Isaac Hays, Fox, 1805, 14 48 J V Pouk, Ridgway, 18C5 87 47 Milton Chase, Beueiet, 18C6 81 74 WmMeCauley, Fox, I860 699 70 Anton Benninger, St Mary's, 1860 118 09 F U Dickib-on, Ridgway, 1800 198 63 T Irwin, Spring Creek, 1806 08 97 Ralph Johnson, Bencict, 1867 118 32 Joseph Korncr, Benzinger, 1807 488 33 Jacob Mover, Fox, 1807 1433 29 Thomas Tosier, Jay, 1867 6K1 19 Valentine Miller. Jones, 1867 113 60 rhomas Campbell, Uighlaud, 1867 40 11 D D Cook, Ridgway, 1807 645 41 D 0 McNaul, Spring Creek, 1867 280 09 Bounty Tux. John Koch. Fox, 1864 547 09 Geo Ed Weis, Ridgway, 1864 10G 10 Martin Perrin, Spring Creek, 1801 461 92 H D Derr, Beneiel, 1861 205 86 John A Miller, Fox, 1805 285 90 Armel Turley, Jay, 1805 245 92 B A Dill, Ridgway, 1305, 805 63 James Coyne, Esq., Treasurer, in account with Elk County for the year 1807. to balanee at last settlement To tax from unseated lands To tax from collectors To cash from A Willis, redemp tion of land sold lo eouuly To btlanae due Treasurer 649 61 153 96 2283 29 145 43 688 40 3820 63 1863, . VOL VME SE VEX NUMBER 40. Py county orders redeemed By refunding orders By exoneration orders By treasurer's commission 3404 17 41 18 193 64 121 75 8820 69 274 88 80 00 1 00 193 28 274 88 148 63 195 15 11 21 206 80 90 27 2 72 85 00 78 87 206 80 Beneret Road Fund. To balance ot last settlement By orders redeemed By Treasurer's commission By balance due fund Beneiet School Fund. By balance at lust settlement. Bcminger Road Fund. To balanco due at belt lenient To tax from unseated lauds By district treasurer's receipt By Treasurer's commission By orders rodcemed By balance due fund- Bcntinger School Fund. To ballauco due at hirst settlement 388 82 To tax from unseated lands 10 84 898 66 380 65 7 82 10 29 By district treasurers' receipts By treasurer's commission By bulunce due fuud 898 60 Fox Road Fund. To balance due at Inst settlement To tax from unseated lands By orders redeemed By treasurer's receipt By treasurer's commission By bolgnce due fuud 400 88 CO 10 12 21 Fox School Fund. To balance at settlement To tax received 62 31 60 00 1 24 11 07 By district treasurer's order By treasurer's commission By balance duo fuud 02 81 Fcx School Building fund. To balance at settlement 5 68 To tax received 0 97 12 65 13 12 62 By treasurer's commission By balance duo fund 12 05 107 00 140 10 Highland Road Fund. To bnlnnce at settlement To tax received 247 22 2 80 224 42 By (reasujer's commission By bulunce due fuud 247 22 Highland School Fund. To balance due fund 259 80 To tax received 90 98 350 78 195 00 5 83 155 95 By district tryasurcr's receipt By treasurer's commission By balance due fuud 050 78 405 83 4 00 391 61 6 00 8 01 C5 81 Jones Road Fund? To balance due fund To tax received By district treasurer's receipt By orders redeemed By treasurer's commission By balance due fund 409 83 Jones School Fund. To amount of tax received 1 CO To balance due treasurer 30 03 By I alance due Ireas'r at settlement 31 00 By treasurer's commission 8 31 63 307 62 21 50 131 27 121 00 2 85 84 00 289 12 125 80 15 10 Jay Road "und. To balance due fund To amount of tax received Py distriol treasurer's receipt By orders redeemed By treasurer's commission By balance due fund Jay School Fuud. To balance fund To tax received By district treasurer's receipt By bulauco due fund Ridgway Road Fund. To balance due fund by district treasurer's receipt by orders redeemed by treasurer's commission by balance due fund 2 80 12 8.) 140 16 454 09 301 01 35 00 70 61 88 454 09 143 26 140 39 2 80 7 Ridgway School Fund. To balance due fund by district Ireesure's receipt by treasurer's commission by bilance due fund 143 20 6 88 19 93 Spring Creek Road Fuud. to tax received to balance due treasurer 20 31 by balanoe due Ireas'r at settlement 20 18 by treasurer's couuuissiou 13 20 81 Spring Creek School Fund, lo balance due fuud 211 60 lo lax reeeived 4 13 215 63 211 33 4 30 by district treasurers' orders by treasurers commission 215 03 Spring Crk & hl Building Fuud. lo bnlu due fuud 213 14 by dibiiipt treasurers' receipts 231 UO 447 14 13 74 400 88 85 00 279 19 7 55 89 14 by trcnurcr's commisMun OS by balance uue fund 18 213 14 St. Marys' Road Corporation Fund, to balance due fund 1ft 6 to tax received 80 19 4 19 4S by treasurer's commission nnd bal anco due fund St. Mury's School Fund. To balance due fund and titk ree'd 183 41 By district trcasur'soeceipi. Ireas- j urer's com. nnd bal. due fund 183 44 Elk County Bounty Fund. To balutioc due fund and received from collectors 7596 21 By bonds redeemed, treas's com. aud balance due fund 7695 21 Jay Bounty Fund. To bal, due fund nnd tax ree'd 700 05 By dist. treas. receipt, bonds "y redeemed, treasurer's com. ' and balance due fund TOO 05 Beuezct Bounty Fund. To balanco due fund 103 09 By dist. treas. receipt, treas'rs com. and bulunce due fund 103 99 Beuzingcr Bounty Fund. To balance due fund 511 511 By dist. treas, receipt and tr's commission 511 59 Kidgwuy Uounty Fuud. To balance duo fuud 81 07 Hy balance due fund 81 C7 St. Mary's Bounty Fund. To bal. due fund nnd tax ree'd 60 21 Hy balance due fund 60 21 Jones Bridge Fund. To balance due fund 106 00 By tr's receipt and com. 100 00 McKean, Elk, Clarion nnd Forest lload Fund. To balance due fund 1831 42 By balanco due fund 188142 James Coyne, Treasurer, in account with the State of Pennsylvania, op the various licenses. To balance due State C55 87 By balance carried forward 635 87 James Coyne, Treasurer, in account with Commonwealth tor ioot a. iooo, 1867. To bal due at lat settlement 1149 20 To balance due on licenses 655 87 1868. To am't received from licenses 029 50 do State tax received 1045 511 83129 10 1803. By State Treasurer's receipts, Treasurer's commission and balance duo State SSI 29 10 Assets and Liabilities of Elk County, January 1st. 1868. ASSETS. Tax due on unseated lauds $12,034 74 Tax due in collectors hands 4,825 38 Bounty tax iu collectors' 2,278 42 hands 3,131 00 J. A. Malonc, Sheriff 26115 622,532 69 LIABILITIES. County orders outstanding $ 2,666 24 Bounty bonds outstuuding 1,027 10 Due State 350 03 Duo House of Befuge 143 00 Duo Western Penitentiary 250 00 Due Treasurer on Co Fund 588 40 Due J. K. P. Hall 23 00 Excess of assets 17.4S3 02 322,532 09 James A. Mulone, Sheriff of Elk county, io account with said couuty for (he year 1867. To orders drawn $548 12 To fines received in Common wealth cases and Jury fees collected 128 00 $076 15 To bal. bro't down $201 15 By bal at last settlement, sum. monin juries, filling jury wheel, election procluina- tion, conveying prisoners to Penitentiary, and balanco due county $676 15 Vi'q the Auditorsof Elk County, having met at the Commissioner's office, at Ridg way, on the first Monday of January, 1808, being the Gin day of he month, do certify that we have carefully examined and audi ted the foregoing accounts, and find them correct as stated. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the dny ane year above written. C. A. WILCOX, Attest, G. D. MESSENGER. J. K. P. Hall, Clerk. Auditors. G REAT REDUCTION IS TUB PRICE OF FURNITURE ! Mr. Charles L. Bayer desires respectful ly to inform the citizens of Elk County that ho hns now the most complete, cheapest, snd best lot of Furniture in the county. HU Furniture is all made in his own shop, be can therefore warrant it to be neat and durable. He has a large assortment of Bureaus, Lounges, Sofas, Chairs, Tables, Wardrobes. Cupboards, Bookeasei, Book stands, Washstands, Towel Racks, Hall Racks, What Nols, Bedsteads of Whitewood, Walnut and Cherry, Brackets, Picture Flames, and everything iixually kept in a first class Furniture Ware-Room. He has connected wilb his establishment a steam turning lathe, which will enable him to do ull kinds of turning in a neat and workmanlike manner. All he asks is a fair trial, and if his wares do not give satisfaction, lie will re fund the money. CHARLES U BAYER. my2218671y St. Mary's. Pa. WHEELER & WILSON'S SEW ING MACHINES. The under sfgned having been appointed Sole Agent for the sale or Wheeler k Wilson's Sewing Machines for Elk county. He keeps an assortment conslkntly on hand. Machines sold at Philadelphiaand New Vor prices. Any pn-ties desirous of obtaining Ihemcan address J. K. WII1TMOKE, March fit.'66-ly. at Ridrway, Pa. ASKS of all kiuds for sale ut this of. ffC!.
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