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A WEEKLY KEWSrArER,
Oevosdto the Interest of tlie Teoplc of Elk Co
J IS rUDUMIKI) KVEltY SATI'DIVAY,
, .TOMN F- MOOllE,
Offict in the Court IToitsr..
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M.AKKS.
Biikie quire $J f0'( quires "p qv..$l 7-"
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Nov 28, 1807. ' JOHN F MOOHK,
I Editor and Proprietor.
I TIME OF HOLDING COUltT.
Second Monday in January,
Last Monday in April.
First Monday in August.
First Monday in November.
3. S. IiOKDWKLL, M. V.
eclectic riiisici.t.r.
The word eclectic means to choose or
select Medicines from all the different
(schools of medicine ; using remedies that
jare aafe, and discarding from practice all
'medicines that have an itnpunous effect' on
ithe system, such as mercury, antimony,
lend, copper. So.
j 1 lay aside the lance the old blood
! letter, reducer or deplcter, and equalize the
, circulation and restore the system to its
natural state by alteratives and tonics. I
'shall hereafter give particular attention to
chronio diseases, such as l'obciiinutism,
Dyspepsia, Liver complaint. Catarrh. Neu
ralgia, diseases of the throat, urinary or
pans, and all diseases peculiar to females,
&c.
CATARRH I treat with a new instrument
of a late invention, which cures every ease.
TEETH extracted without pain.
Office and residence poulh of the jail on
Centre St. Office hours from 7 to 8 a. in
12 to 1 p. m ; 6 to 7 p. m.
Dec. 23-67. -ly. J. S. UOUDWKIX.
G
HEAT REDUCTION
IN TUB
PRICE OF FURNITURE !
Mr. Charles L. liaycr desires respectful
ly to inform the citizens of Elk County that
be has now the most complete, cheapest,
nd best lot of Furniture in the county.
Hit Furniture is all made in his own shop,
he can therefore warrant it to be neat and
durable. He lias a large assortment ol
llureaus, Lounges, Sofis, Cnnirs, Tables,
Wardrobes, Cupboards, liookcates, Hook'
stands, Washstands, Towel Hacks, Halt
Hacks, What NoIk, Kedstf ads of Whitewood,
Walnut rnd Cherry, lSmokets, I'iciure
Frames, and everything usually kept in a
firBt class Furniture YViire-l!oom.
lie has connected with his establishment
a steam turning lathe, which will enable
him to do all kinds of turning in a neat and
Workmanlike manner.
All he asks is a fair trial, and if his
wares do not give satisfaction, he will re
fund the money.
CHARLES L. RAVER,
my2218G71y St. Mary's. Pa.
TmTiAfv, & vl ls6n7s Vkvv
ING MACHINES. The under
signed having been appointed Sole Agent
for the sale of Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing
Machines for Klk county. He keeps an
assortment cotiHtr.utly on hand. Marhincs
sold at Philadelphia and New Vor prices.
Any parties desirous of obtaining them can
address J. K. WIIIT.MOKK,
March flt-'fiO-Iy. at Hide way, l'a.
NOTICE OF APPEAL. The Commis
sioners of Llk County, will hold ap
peals, at the time anil pi. ices mentioned its
follows :
Feb. 18, for Spring Creek, at Irwins.
" 10, for Jones, at the Wilcox House.
" 20, for Highland, nt Charles Stubbs.
" 25, for Hortnn, at D. Oysters.
" 2ti, for Fox, nt John Kne'.is.
" 27, for Jay, nt M. Span?!. r.
" 28, for Renrzct, at Aliza Winslow's.
Mar, 2, for St. Mar's at M. VtVllcndorfs.
" 8, for Renzinger, at J.. Windfeldcr's.
" 4, for Ridway, at Com. Office.
On the 6tu of March the appeal on un.
seated lands will bo held at Itidgway.
pROPOSALS FOR
L IT MB ER!
The Columbia fridge Company will re
ceive proposals, addressed to C!. B. Hob
era, Chief Enginnecr, Office Pennsylvania
"". v-ompiiny, l'liila.o:plua, uulil
February 20, 1808. for about
3,300 OOO Feet White Pino, B. M.
TlKrJjOU Feet White Oak. 11. M.
1,900 000 Short Joint Shingles.
To be delivered on the framing ground,
at the fridge in Columbia, l'a., ou or be
fore the 1st day of August 18U8.
The lumber to b of the best quality of
bridge lumber, and subject to the inspec
tion, measurement, anil approval of such
Agent as the Company may appoint. l)e
taiWd bills and specifications can be pro
cured by addressing G. B. UO2EHT3,
Penn'a U. K. Office, l'hilad'a.
Feb. 8, 'C8.3t.
A TTENTION L UMBER VEX !
rpiIE EAGLE TURRINE WATER
L- WHEEL, patented July 30, 1807, is
superior to any wheel in use. The under,
signed have the agency fur said wheel in
the 8tate of Pennsylvania, uud can rcconu
mend it as being the best manufactured.
For further particulars, and circulars, in,
quire at. our Foundry in Kersey, where
machinery, mill-gearing, oastingsaud steam
engines will be made to order at reasonable
prices. We expeol by giving satisfaction
in our work to receive a good share of pub
lie patronage.
J. F. ROBERTSON,
K. HELL.
Kersey, ra.JinlU 18i;:q..l.
RIDGWAY, PENN'A. 'MARCU, 7, 13G8.
J0I1NF. MOORE, EJlior fr Proprietor. VOLUME SEVENNUMBER 51.
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a I rap Jlorc liantrt.
Daniel Akin had become a common
drunkard. So fully liad lie come tin
der tli c dominion of his appetite that
he was perfectly m iscrnblo when lie
could not obtain the means of gratify.
ing bis thirst. He ' bad neglected bis
family till h'13 wife's father bad taken
her find her children to the parental
roof. He had spent nil his substance
tor drink, and was kept from the poor,
house only by performing menial scrvi.
ees for his food, and by the kindness of
Thomas Edgcrton, a member of the So
ciety of Friends who had knowu him
from his youth, and had a strong hope
that in the course of time be would sec
bis folly and turn ogain into the right
path. The leading lusrchant of the
plaoe had kit him have drink as long
os his nioucy lasted, but would trust
him no longer. Ho was loafing about
tho store one bright moonlight evening,
pleading with tho merchant to trunt
him for a drink. His reply was, " not a
drr.p more, Daniel." Ho remained a
while longer and left. As the cool air
of the evening fell upon hint, lie ail at
once began to give utterance to bis feel,
ings in the following strain :
' Xot a drop more, DatiKl. Am 1
drunk, or am I sober. I am sober. Not
a drop aiore, Pauiel. Did Haskins
tliink a drop more would hurt me ? No !
but my money is gone. He has got cv.
crything I had. IIj bns got the !ible
mother gave me. lie has got the shoes
which my Yiifo bought for Jennie, and
paid for with her own earnings. Not a
drop more, Daniel. Daniel, what fay
you to that ? say so too. I ouce had
good clothes, and now have nothing but
rags. Not a drop more, Daniel, till I
have others as good as when X'uiy and
I wcie fluarried. I onee Lad a good
watch, but that too is gouo. X.t a
drop uioie, Daniel, till I have another
a? good as the one I pawned to lias
kins for diiuk. I have seen the time
when I had a good horse and buggy,
and could ride into the village in as
good style as any man in the place.
Not a drop nioro, Daniel, till I own an
other horse and buggy as good us 1
onuo bad. I once had cows which fur
nished my family with butler and cheese,
but IlaskiLS has got'thcin. Not a drop
more, Daniel, till those cows oi others
as pood as those are luiui again. 1
onee hud this wallet full of biiis, but
now there is not a cent. Not a drop'
more, Daniel, till this wallet is well filled
ugaiu."
ly this time ho had reached the
place where he had formerly resided,
and be stood and leaned against the
fence, and mused for a long lime in si
lence. He viewed the tlcsolateness of
ihc Eceoe by the light of tho moon, and
his eyes ranged over the house , ami
barn once bis own, which hud lecouic
out of repair. , , .
lie then said, " Once I owtcii this
house and farm. Here I was Loin.
Here my father and mother died. I
was the pride of their hearts, but I
brought down their gray hairs with sor
row to the grave. Here I commenced
my married life, and all that heart could
wish was mine. Hero Mary and I took
comfort till Haskius camo here and
opeued his rum shop, and now he calls
it his. Io that south room my cliildrcu
were born j and there my Jennie died.
0, how sorrowful she looked when she
saw me take tho shoes and stmt for Ibe
store to pawn them for rum, while she
lay sick ! And then how she begged
uio before sho died, never to strike her
mother again ! I on see her now, her
pale face, her wasted form, but she can
not come to mo again. And O, toy
wife, how shamefully have I abused
you ! It was uot your Daniel that did
it. No ! it was that cursed ruin that
Ilaskius sold ma. No wonder you were
taken from me by those who loved you
and would not nee you abused. They
wou't have me iu the houso. They will
not let me livo with you. Not a drop
more, Daniel, till this house in mine
again. Not a drop more, Dauiel, till
thesa broad ucres are aL'ain iu my pes.
session, and that wife aud the children
that arc living arc iu yoadcr rooms, aud
we are n happy family otmo' moro, . Not
a drop more, Daniel, M help me God,
till all those things are accomplished, t.'
thank you, Haskins, for those woids. I
shall not forget them.','. . t
lie bad become M mach occupied
with his thought", and spoken in a tone
so loud, that he had not heard the wag
on, which by this time reached the
road, iu which was seated tho kind
hearted Qunker who hm been mention.,
cd. lie stopped hit. horse, and heard
distinctly the language which Daniel
used. As ho closed his soliloquy he
turned and saw Thomns Edgerton, who
said, " Dnniel, docs thee mean to keep
thy vow?" V,
lie answered', 'f I do." . 1 : , . , ;
" Tlteo has promised a groat many
times that thee would drink tin more.
What makes thec think thee will keep
thy vow?" . ! '
"I know, Friend Edgerton, I have of.
ten vowed to dritik no more, but now I
feel different from what 1 ever did be
fore. My heart is broken, and I feel
my weakness, and I bclievo God will
help me this time."
" Clod grant it may be so. Daniel,
get iu und take a seat. Thee must be
l.nngry; go home wich me." ! .
On the way the Quaker drew out of
him all that has been written ; and he
advised him to go to California. He
told him to go to New York and work
his passage around tho Cape, He de
termined to do so. The Quaker fur-ni.-hed
him with suitable apparel.
" Theo wants to see thy vifo tnd
children before thee goes."
" Yes, Fr'cnd Edgerton, I do, but
they have become cstrauged from mo.
If I went perhaps they would ; not be
lieve what' I say. Jt is better that I
should not see them. Indeed it is bet:
lei that they should uof know where I
am., J. want to surprise them, ai I hope
to do, by eo:u;ng back a sober man, and
with mouey enough to make thetr, oom-
f oi tabic. 1 preler that you and your
wife shculd bo the only, persous in tlie
place who should know where I am and
what I am doing."
Thus while riding toward the quiet
farm house of tho Quaker, tho whole
thing was arranged. When they reach,
ed the place, the horse was put in the
barn, and they entered the house, lie
said as they look beats before the fire,
" Amy, theo may put on another plate j
Daniel ul? stay with ns a few days, and
then he will go to California." '
Tho beucvoleut Quaker was conS-
dent that Daniel Akin would keep his
resolve.
At length when everything wa.s iu
readiness the old horse was harnessed,
and btforo daybreak Daniel Akin was
on his way to a railway station. He had
not been in tho village since the night
when the words " Not. a ' drop more,
Daniel," were uttered.' '. He was misled
from his custoniary bouuts, but it was
supposed that ho bad gone off on a spree,
and so nothing was thought of his ab
sence. His wife's father, lived iu the
ou'joining town, aud some thought he
hud gone there.
No inquiries wore made, for all were
rejoiced that he was missing, and cared
not for his return.
lie had. been gone somewhat more
than a year when tho Quaker was in the
storo of Haskins and remarked that he
withed to hiio a pasturo for the comiug
jeasou. " I have got oue I will let you
have free of rent if you will put up the
fences on the place." : ,'')
" Where is it ?" said tho Quaker.
" On tho Akiu farm."
" If thee will let it ut that rate, thee
must have let it get out of repair."
'It is so indeed; I cannot leave the
store to see it. Tho house is poor, ond
tho family that lived iu it last were too
shiftless to buy wood, aud burnt up the
tails. I hud rather sell it than rent it."
" What will thee take for it f"
" It cost me some 81,000." , .
" Yes, but thee paid in goods, and
ehurged ll.iuo own prico on them."
' To bo sur,5 I did j Akin could not
get trusted liiiywhcro the, and I felt I
was running a great risk in letting him
have goods, und I charged accordingly,
just as evorybodVelse would under the
cireuuisTahcea" "' :!
" Thao'has tot told mo' what thee
would fake for. the plaoe ; ,1 will, give
eight hundred for it, if that is any ob. '
jeet to thee." ;i . ..(.'' '
' Haskins thonght long enough to con
clude that the interest of eight hundred
dollars was far better forhiui than the
fatm, for the use of which he realized
scarcely onythintr, ond taid, "loucart
have it." --' ' . -! - '
" Thee can make out the deed to
morrow, and thee can havo thy money.
By tho Way, docs thee know what hits
become of Daniel Akin ?" '
. ," No. Ho has not been in tfie vil
lage for tuoie thati a year. At any rate
I l ave not seen hinr" . . 1
We may tell the reader what Has
kins did not know. The' Quaker had
that day received a letter from Daniel
Akin, stating that he was a the mines
hard at work, . and was sticking to his
motto, " Not a drop more, Daniel," and
that ho had laid up a few hundred dol
lars and desired him to inquire what
the place he once owned could te bought
for. Mr. Edgerton had taken tho meth.
od above mentioned to find out Haskins'
views. So confident was ho that Daniel
Akin would come home a sober man,
with money in his pookct that he ven
tured to purchase it, for the purpose of
keeping it for him.
He wrote to Akin what ho hud done,
and about three months after he ieeoiv
ed a letter stating that by expiefs be
had sent five hundre4 dollars to a bank,
er io New York, with orders to sell and
remit proceeds to him, to go toward the
larru. Gold commanded a large premi
um, and the five hundred commando I
more than eight ' hundred ' beforo it
reached friend Edgertop's hands. ' Akirt
requested him' to draw' a deed, giving
the wholci property to his i. wife, Mary,
aud have it duly recorded and left with
the Register of Deeds. ' ''
In his letter he said :: " If perchance
I should cvor break niy resolution, I
should have a homo secured for my
wife aud family ; I . prefer, however,
that they should not know anything of
this at presents If I live to come home
I will give Mary tho deed with my own
handsif not you can do it. ; Now.ihat
the . farm is bought, you had better
stock it, for i will stick to my motto,'
'Not 'another drop,' Daniel."
Auother year passed. ISy this time
Friend Edgertou had stocked the farm
wit!) young . cattle and sheep. The
fences were put in repair aud every.
thing about the house wyo a tidy ap
pearauce. .
Another remittance came which paid
for all the stock, with ou overplus with
which to repair lie houie.
; Carpenters were busy,,and the villa
gors who happened . to , ,pss that, way
found that extensive repairs were goin
on ; still there was no one presumed to
question the Quaker with respect to bis
plans. :, ' . ;
These repairs all completed, furniture
found its way to the houso. A yoke of
cattle was seen on the farm. Tho vil
lagers were astonished to see the Qua,,
ker driving an elegant horsoand riding
in a new buggy. '
He received this short not one day :
' I have arrived all safe aud sound.
Go and get Mary and the children."
He rode over to tho adjoining town,
aud called at Marj's lather's, and invit
ed Li iu and his family to go home with
hi iu and make him and his . wife a visit.
They accepted tho invitation, and he
took them home.
The next afternoon he said, ; Maty,
I have to go to the luilroad
station :
but thee and the children can stay with
Amy." He went aud. got Daniel Akin
aud did not reach home until after dark.
The next morniog, lie said : " Mary,
I suppose thee has heard that I havo
bought thy old pluce. I have got it
fitted up, and I want thee and the chil.
drcn to ride over and see it after break-
fid. I think theo will like it.
They rode over and were surprised to
see the changes that hud taken place.
They could scarcely believe their own
eyes. They looked through the lower
roou.s first. Over tho mantle in tho
sitting room was a frutue, and unui-i th
glass in large letters were these winds :
" NOT ANOTHER Midi', IMSIIt,."
Mrs. Akin Sail, ' O, if Daniel c til I
have only said those words and slock
to them, this beautiful plane might hm o
becu his."
The Quaker said, Thou il.ee doi M.'t
know whre Dnniel is? "
" No, I have uot beard a lisp from
him for moro than three years."
" Theo would like to bet him ? "
".''Jcs, indeed." .'
"Let. us walk up. stu!r.-7r As they
went up the front stairs, Daniel Akin
slipped down the batk ou'-s, uijd look
his stand in thq' sitting room. Vhcn
they returned, Mrs. Akin noticed a st.if.
wart nun standing iu the mom with his
back to the hall duor, and started back
for. an initarit. The Quaker said, " It
is friend, Mary." Upon this Daniel
turned roun.l, aud in tho nari with
heavy beard aud mus!;K-he) she did not
recognize her husband.
. " Don't Jou know 'nns, Mary ?. Have
you forgotten your husband '! "
Wo leavo the lender to inmllit- what
the meeting ?.: :i-'rjiud .hdgirtoti
said, l I id u.--t go and get Amy. Mary,
this house and farm arc thine ; Daniel
has the papers for thee. . Thee can stay
here as lon ai thee live. Tiue will
live happily now for that (poiutiu( to
the fra:ui uvor.lh- tu.intb,) Not. Anolh.
er Drop, Daniel,, is his nwtto uow,- ntul
will bo durinti Lis life."
; A Fiusr 0 i.i pin's IIotix. What
is that, pray ? Let us tell you a story,
reader, aud then you wifi understand
the point ot the thing. A farmer liv
ing in the; Western part of Massachus
etts applied to the-proper: authorities
for a license to keep a hotel. It was re
plied that ho lived on a by. road, littlo:
travelled, and where entertainment was
sold m openly asked for. ,
"1 know it," he u.-wcrcd, "and yi t
there is a corsidorable deiniud (or horso
feeding and single meals of victuals."
The result was that his application
was granted. IU. raised his sign, "En.
tertaiumcnt for man ard beast," and
f on. that hour Lis t uff.c I il off.
In two years' time be disappeared from
t're list oi landlords' in the county, an 1
the feign was removed. Our iuloi nisnt
asked him,
" What iu tho name of common senso"
induced you to ask for jl' license ?"
" I had most excellent reasons for tho
application. Before I raied my sign, I
had lots of cousins, more than 1 had au
idea of, to visit me, to feed their hors.-s,
themselves, and' stop over night. As
soon as I hung out my sign my cousins
began to fall off, aud ia a year or more
not ono come to spe mo. Keepiog a
hotel has killed that business."
XkaT'Bonncr, who by " his encourage
ment to fast burses, fast " pulpit ora
tors," fast " philosophers " and naa.by
pamby literature for fast girls and boys,
has made himself tho Barnaul ol ' the
prcs3, is turning h'u org iu iutD the
channel of politics, but njt to so great
an exteut as the moral world could de
sire for its owu purification. His. is one
of those so called literary papers which,
can touch pitch aye, and roll in pitch
and not be defiled. ' Tho " dirty pool
of politics " could scarcely add a stain
to pages whose subtle, s -nsuous poison
is slowly but purely submerging tho
souta and sapping the' founlations ot
happiness of thousands of youthful be
ings. Patriot ! Uiu'oii.
A gentlemrn of color working on
ono of the boats on tho Alabama river,
was asked the other day whether he was
best off now or before he was free. Tho
negro scratched his wool, and Said :
" Wall, when I tumbled overbo ard b'.
fore, the captain stopped the shipand
put back and picked iud up, and tlicy
gave me a glass of hot whiskey nud wa
ter, and theu they gave nio uejty la-h.
cs for fulling overboard. But now, it
I'd tumble nverh.i'inl, tlis captain he'd
say, " What's that? oh, ouly dat dam
nigger. Go ahead.' "
KfijrVioliu strings of tho best q-uality
aro mado in Naples from tho iutestiuea
oT the Neapolitan sheep. Tho procesi
is one involving great care aud labor,
being icraped, steeped iu ley, clarified
with alum, bleached, drawu through uu
aperture in a thimble, sulphured, wash
ed, twisted and polished.
tfDif 'own in low has tho point s l
uime of Scmicolonvill.'. This won! 1
be a capital place to umke a fall : p
for a shoit period.