VOL. 43
The Huntingdon Journal
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TT CALDWELL, Attorney-at-Law, No. 111, and street,
_U. Office formerly occupied 1 y Mears. Woods &
12 Wil.
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A.ll. BRUMBAUG If, offers his professi ono! services
to the cumin unity. Office, N 0.523 Washington street,
one dour east of the Catholic Parsonage. 1jau4,71.
DR. IIYSKILL has permanently located in Alexandria
to practice his profession. [jan.4
1' C. STOCKTON, Surgeon Dentist. Oftire in Lei,ter'm
building, in the ro.un p.ri l ier:y occupied by Dr. E..
J. Greene, lluntingdon, japl2S, '76.
GEO. B. ORLADY, Attorney-at-Law, 495 Penn Street,
Huntingdon, Pa. Lu0v17,'75
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. Nu. b2O, Penn Street, lluutingdon, Pa. [apl2.'7l
II • C. MADDEN, Attorney-at-Law. Office, No.—, Penn
Street, Iluntiugdon, Pa. [ap19,"71
T SYLVANUS BLAIR, Attorney-at-Law, Huntingdon,
Pa. °ince, Penn Street, three doors west of 3rd
Street. [jau4,'7l
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d • Agent, liuntingdon, Pa. Soldiers' claims against the
Government for back-pay, bounty, widows' and invalid
pensions attended to with great care and promptness. (A
tee on Penn Street. [jan4,'7l
T L ORAINE ASHMAN, Attorney-at Law.
Office: Nu. 403 Penn Street, Houtiagdon. Pa.
July IS, I S7O.
IS. GEissimi ER, Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public,
I. Huntingdon, Pa. Office, Nu. 2.10 Penn Street, oppo
site Court House. jfebs, '7l
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A 7 t office in Monitor building, Penn Street. Prompt
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GERMAN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEOA
Office at the \Vashington House, corner of Seventh
and Penn streets,
April 4, 1579 .
HUNTINGDON, PA.
DR. C. H. BOYER.
SURGEON _DENTIST,
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Office in the Franklin Howe, Nest door the Post Office, Iluntingdon, Pa. Our
Motto: Th .e Best Goods at the Lowest Prices.
HUNTINGDON, PA. March 114th, 1878-Iyr.
Apr.4-y.
New Advertisements
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HERE WE ARE !
At Gwin's Old Stand,
505 PENN STREET.
Not much on the blow, but always ready for work.
The largest and finest line of
Clothing, Hats and Caps,
-AND_
GENTS,' FURNISHING GOODS,
In town and nt 1.;
20 PER CENT. UNDER COST ,
Call and be ennvineeti at S. WOLF'S, 505 Penn et.
RENT AND EXPENSES REDUCED,
At S. WOLF'S. I am better able to sell Clothing,
Hats and Caps, Gents.' Furnishing Goods, Trunks
and Valises, CH BAYER than any other store in
town. Call at t; win's Jl4l stand. S. MARCH, Agt.
MONEY SAVED 13 MONEY EARNED
The Cheapest Place in Hnnting,lon trl buy Cloth
ing, Hata. Caps, and Gelds.' Furnishing Goods is
at S. WOLF'S, 505 Penn street, one door west
from Express Office. S. MARCH, Agent.
TO THE PUBLIC.--I have removed my Cloth
ing and Gents.' Furnishing Goads store to D. P.
G win's old stand. ';..g...Expenses reduced and
better bargains than ever can be got at
S. Wolf's 505 Penn Street.
March 28, 1879,
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March 14th, 1579-tf.
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Julyll-Iy,
3 Valuable Farms 3
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Private Sale I
The undersigned ()fors at private sale his three
Farms, togther with TIIREE HUNDRED
ACRES OF TIMBER LAND adjoining
said Farms, situate in Juniata township,
Huntin don county. These Farms are valuable.
The quality of land is river bottom and red shale.
NO. ONE contains NINETY ACRES of cleared
land and FORTY ACRES OF
TIMBER LAND, near thereto.
This farm farm is well improved— •
GOOD BUILDINGS—a never-failing
- SPRING OF WATER, and a GOOD
ORCHARD.
NO. TWO contains NINETY ACRES of cleared
61t, land and FORTY ACRES OF
TIMBER LAND, near thereto. 1 ., &
This farm is well improved— 1.4 pit
GOOD BUILDINGS—a never-failing _
SPRING OF WATER, and a GOOD ORCHARD.
NO. THREE contains TWO HUNDRED
ACRES-150 cleared and the balance in
TIMBER. On this farm there are ten
never-failing springs of the best water—
good orchard, and is equal to, if not the best stock
raising farm in the county.
The e lands all lie together in a body, well lo
cated and six miles from Huntingdon. Any per
son wishing a good home, will do well to call and
see for themselves before purchasing elsewhere.
A. B. SHENEFELT,
Aug. 29, 2m. Huntingdon, P. 0.
GRANT'S TOUR,
AROUND the WORLD.
A complete record of the journey of General IT.
S. GRANT through England, Ireland, Scotland,
France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium,
Switzerland. Russia, Egypt, India, China and Ja
pan, and a full account of his arrival and recep
tion at San Francisco, with a graphic descrip
tion of the places visited, manners and customs
of the countries, interesting incidents, enthusias
tic orations by Emperors, Kings, and the peo
ple of all climes, richly embellished with sev
eral hundred artistic illustrations; also, a fine
handsome steel engraved portrait of General
Grant. Sure success to all who take hold ;
will positively outsell all books. Lose no time.
AGENTS CANTED to sell this the cheapest,
the best, and the only au
thentic low-priced book on the subject. 900
pages. Price, $3 25. The sale of this book is
immense.
Address S. W. KELLEY & CO.,
711 SANSOM &MEET, PHILADELPHIA
Oct.3-4t.
,1-77/7/i
PITTSBURGH, PA
Exclusively devoted to practical education of
young and middle aged men, fur active business
life. School always in session. Students can
enter at any time. Send for circular.
J. C. SMITH, A. M., Principal.
Sept.2o-3m.
TOYFUL News for Boys and Girls !1
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Fret and Scroll Sawing, Turning,
Boring, Drilling,Grinding, Polishing,
• Screw Cutting. Price $5 to 00.
Send 6 cents for 100 pages.
EPHRAIM BROWN, Lowell, Mass.
Sept. 5, 1879-eow-lyr.
FUR FINEAND FANCY PRINTING
Go to the JOURNAL OEOO.
HUNTINGDON, PA., FR
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The Closing Scene.
AUTUMN ALONG THE JLNIATA
By .1. G. LONIjEN
The last full sheaf is garnered now,
And fields bereft of clover,
The maple leaf falls from the bough,
For summer days ire over.
The rose no longer sheds perfume,
The evening primrose closes,
For seasons of such seeming gloom,
Are not the ones for roses.
The days have lost their measured hours,
Within the murky weather ;
For summer—mother of the flowers,
Ilas called her brains together.
Unless, perhaps, one golden-rod,
Upon the hillside lingers ;
Also, it too must disappear,
Snuffed out by unseen fingers.
Or flashing onward down the stream,
A branch of golden willow,
Rest on the ripples, as a gleam
Of sunshine on a pillow.
In shady dells, where lovers met—
Beneath the foliage oaken,
The seal of swift decay has set
As vows there made—and broken
All day long, and all night through,
The katydid and cricket,
Yips all their tell-tale musical crew,
In meadow brown, and thicket.
And thus our lives, like their's go out
Singing a song of sadness ;
The only joy we ever feel,
Is while we live in gladness.
Better to live no life at all,
Than to expect all green,
The Lord directs the Summer and Fall—
And with us, "The Closing Scene."
gcluparr cjist,ory.
Address of Prof. A. L. Guss, of Hun
tingdon, before the Juniata Valley
Printers' Association at Cres
son, September 6, 1879.
PERRY COUNTY
The "Perry Forester" was started by
Alex. Magee and 11. W. Peterson, July 12,
1820, at Landisburg, then the county seat
of Perry county. January 13, 1831. Pet
erson retired to Canada. Major Magee
continued, enla . rging the paper in January,
1826, from four to five columns. In
April, 1829, the paper was removed to
Bloomfield. and in March 1, 1832, Magee
retired and was succeeded by David A.
Reed, who conducted it three years. Dr.
James Ickes took charge of the paper Feb
nary 14, 1835, with Peleg Sturtevant as
publisher. A year after this the files of
the "Forester" end, but it is known that
John McKeehan and others became pub
lishers, editors and proprietors, and the
materials finally passed into the hands of
Judge Baker in the establishment of the
"Freeman."
The Perry County Democrat" was born
October 7, 1836. George Stroop and
James G. Sample were its founders. They
purchased the "Mercury and Perry In
telligeneer," which had been published by
dames B. Cooper for a short time at Liver
pool and removed it to Bloomfield. De
ceinbeir 8, 1836, enlarged to a six column
paper. Sample retired in November, 1837.
Stroop continued until his death, January
1856. He was succeeded by John A.
Magee, son of the pioneer editor, with
George Stroop, son of the first editor, as
his associate. Stroop retired in 1858, and
is now of the "Tyrone Democrat." In
1867, enlarged to seven columns, and 1871
to its present size. The Sample above
named was in the "Spirit of the Times,"
at Miffiintown, and was a son-in law of
Alexander Magee, and this family seem all
to take to the printer's case as naturally
as a duck to the water.
The "People's Advocate and Perry
County Democratic Press" was started June
27r1853, with new materials, by John H.
Sheibly as editor. representing a company
of then leading Democrats. In 1854 it
took the side of the American party, and
in the following year advocated Fremont,
and has been a Republican paper ever
since. In 1866 the name was changed to
"The People's Advocate and Press." It
has been under the editorship of John 11.
Sheibly from the start to this day, now
twenty-six years, who has been assisted for
some years by A. B. Anderson. This
paper has never missed an issue since it
started, not even taking a Christmas, or
Fourth of July vacation. Started seven
columns, enlarged to eight columns, Sep
tember,lB6B. Has a Cottrell & Babcock
power press. Got the first job press (a
Gordon) in the county in 1866. Was
burned out December 5, 1873, losing mach
type and presses. James P. Laird served
an apprenticeship in the office and except
a few short intervals has been apprentice
or foreman since 1857.
The "Perry County Freeman" was es
tablished J une 1, 1839, and has been
edited and published from that date to
this, now forty years. First six, now seven
columns. Established Whig—now Repub
lican. John A. Baker editor. The history
of no other paper of its age can be written
in so few words. Baker is the oldest
continuous editor in the district.
"The Times," New Bloomfield, Pa.,
started August 1, 1867, a four column
quarto, was started as a monthly, and was
published gratuitously for two years. It
was then enlarged in 1870, lengthened in
1871. It is independent, and still quarto
in form. Frank Mortimer, editor. In
December, 1868, Mortimer purchased the
office of a man named LuckeLbaugb, at
Port Royal, who had not yet got out a
paper. The conditions specified that he
was to issue for Luckenbaugh one paper.
Hands were taken there, one issue struck
off, and the office removed the same day.
'•lf so quickly I was done for,
I wonder what I was begun for.
The Millerstown Ledger" was estab
lished Nay 1, 1875, by George Shrom,
and continued to December 9, 1875, when
the office was removed to Newport. On
December 16, 1876, "The Ledger" was
commenced at Newport, and has been con
tinued by Shrom to this date.
The "Newport News" started by E. T.
Williams and Herman Smith, November,
1868, subsequently edited by Williams
alone, who sold to Charles A. Wright, No
vember, 1869, who sold to George Shrom,
December 11, 1869, who sold July 25,
1874, to Henry B. Zimmerman & Son,
who sold to Furguson & Fry. .The latter
still conducts the paper.
On January 1, 1857. Levi Klauser be
gan the "Millerstown Gazette."
CAMBRIA COUNTY.
The first thing in the newspaper line in
the county of Cambria was called the
"Ellelah Sky," published by Ephraim Con
rad, from the "Deserted Village" two miles
DAY, OCTOBER 10, 1879.
west of Ebensburg, as early as 1798, but
the paper was printed in Philadelphia.—
Like that town itself it may be said it was,
but is not.
The first paper printed in Ebensburg
was started in 1814, and called the "Olive
Branch and Cambria Record," by Thomas
Foley. It ran about a year, or to the end
of 1819, when the editor got in jail fir
debt. I suppose if that law still existed it
would break up this picnic to-day.
The next effort was called the "Cambria
Gazette, commencing in 182, by John
Murray and Thomas McFarland, but after
two years the materials were removed to
Blairsville for the establishment of the
"Record," but in 1831 that office was pur
chased by John J. Canan and William B.
Brown, and re-conveyed to Ebensburg,
where they commenced the publication of
"The Sky," July 26, 1831, afterwards
changed to the "Ebensburg Sky." After
a year and four months Brown retired. In
an issue of December 20, 1832, it is stated
that the "newspapers printed in the United
States amount in number to nearly one
thousand," and the issues average four
papers annually to each inhabitant. After
another year John Scott became an asso
ciate editor with Canan. January, 1836,
Scott retired. April, 1838, Moses Canan
succeeded him, and May 26, 18-16, the
publication suspended. The "Sky" was
neutral until the "Democrat" was started,
after which it opposed that paper. Its
material went to Johnstown, where its
publication was resumed, and it became
the forerunner of the "Tribune "
About November 6, 1828, Dr. Robert.
and Samuel Young started the "Mountain
Telegraph and Cambria Gazette," but this
enterprise soon ceased telegraphing.
In 1832 the "Cambria DeMocrit" was
established by Arnold Downing, who con
tinued it about three years, when it also
perished.
In 1836 William B. Conway started the
"Mountaineer" in Johnstown, and after a
short time removed the office to Ebensburg,
when, in 1838, being appointed by Presi
dent Van Boren, Secretary of lowa terri
tory, the paper suspended—he having in
all printed fifty-six numbers of the "Moun
taineer" in Johnstown and Ebensburg.
In these days the "Democratic Journal"
was started by John Scott, about July,
1838, and ran till January, 1839, when it
passed into the hands of R. D. Johnson,
who conducted it a year, and the material
was then removed from the county.
After about three month's suspension of
Conway's "Mountaineer" it was revived
by S. S. Seeley and Glessner in 1838, who
were followed by Thomas Lloyd in 1839,
and then by John B. Brown in 1812, then
by James McDermitt in 1843, and then
by John G. Given in 1846, who changed
the name to the "Mountain Sentinel,"
from whom it passed, March 1, ISSI, to
A. J. Riley, who sold it, August 1, 1833,
to Richard White and William B. Sipes.
In the mean time, Richard White
started the "Mountain Democrat," in 1852,
and at the end of the year the "Mountain
Sentinel" and "Mountain Democrat" were
merged into one paper, under the title of
the "Democrat and Sentinel," edited by
White and Harry Devine. In 1859 they
were succeeded by Daniel C. Zahm, then
by Charles D. Murray, and in 1863 by
James S. Todd, and in 1864 by Michael
Hasson. and in 1865 by Clarke Wilson,
and in 1866 by William McEnrue, under
whom it suspended.
In January 1867 the office was purchased
by R. L. Johnson and under the charge
of H. A. McPik, ethe "Cambria Freeman"
was established. McPike soon bcoame sole
owner, and continues its publication to
this date, as is well known to us all.
The "Alleghenian" was started in 1853
by A. C. Mullin and Charles A. Albright.
They were followed by J. 11. Durborrow
in June 1854, and then by John M. Bow
man as editor and R. L. Johnson as owner,
and the paper then suspended after a
meagre existence of a couple of years.-
The materials were then taken to Kansas
into a new paper which came under the
wrath of some persons during the Kansas
slavery excitement, and they now repose
gently on the bottom of the tugid Missis
sippi river.
In 1858, the "Mountaineer" (No. 2)
was established by Philip C. Moon, who
was followed by John Lloyd, but this also
suspended after a couple of years.
On August 25, 1859, The Alleghenian,'
(No. 2) was started by Bolsinger and J.
Todd Hutchison. After February 16, 1860,
by Hutchison alone until August 15,1861.
He was followed by lion. A. A. Barker,
September 20. 1861. The name changed
to the "Ebensburg Alleghenian." From
October 19, 1865 , the paper was conduct.
ed by Barker, an Hutchison to October
18, 1866, when the paper suspended. Jan
uary 24, 1567, J. T. Hutchison and Will
iam E., his son, resumed its publication.
The latter having died the paper was con
ducted by J. Todd Hutchison alone after
January 16, 1868. August 13, 1868, Ed.
James became a partner. After August
19, 1869, Hutchison conducted it alone
to August 4, 1870, or 1871, when the
paper again suspended, and was resumed
August 3, 1871, by Ed. James under the
name of the "Cambria Herald." May 9,
1879, the office passed to Fess Lloyd, who
still continues its publication, and during
the past week he has added to his sane
tum an "angel," such as has never lighted
up the dismal headquarters of such crusty
bachelors as are found in the "Johnsown
Tribune" and some other offices.
I heard of a paper called the "Free
man," published by one Martin, at Port
age, but even brother McPike 'could give
me no further information.
The "Northern Cambria News," at Car
rolltown, was started started April, 1879,
by Scott Williams.
The first paper published in Johnstown
was the "Johnstown Democrat," by Wil
liam D. Latshaw, in 1834. and contined
until 1836.
In the spring of 1536, William B. Con
way started the "Mountaineer," but dur
ing the year removed it to Ebensburg.
Tne "Democratic Sentinel" was started
in 1846, and'after five issues, by George
N. Smith, it ceased.
In 1846, the "Democratic Courier and
Tariff Advocate" with Thomas A. Ma
guire as editor, and H. C. Devine as pub
lisher, was started by the "outs" of the
Portage railroad. It was commonly called
the 'Threshing Machine," and was filled
on four pages with editorial matter. After
about a year the name was changed to the
"Cambria Transcript," and was conducted
by Devine, John K. Ouslow and probably
others. By ISIS, it suspended and was
revived by George N. Smith, in 1849, and
called the "Mountain Echo and Cambria
Transcript," and continued a year or more.
In the spring of 1853, George N. Smith
and C. L. Pershing revived the "Moun
tain Echo" in an enlarged form and with
new material, which they run until the
spring of 1861, when it suspended—the
material sold and taken away. Among
the titles of this paper, besides those above
named, were the "Mountain Echo and
Johnstown Commercial Advertiser and
Intellivneer," and the Allegheny Moun
tain Echo and Johnstown Commercial Ad
vertiser and Intelligencer."
Prior to this the "National Democrat"
was started by A. J. _Hite in 1857, and
run about eighteen months.
"The "Johnstown Democrat" (No. 2)
was established by J. F. Campbell, with
new material, in March, 1863. December
12, 1861, it passed into the hands of 11.
1). and 1). Woodruff, who have continu
ed it publication to this day.
The "Mountain Echo" (No. 3) was
started by George N. Smith in the fall of
1870, and after a year was succeeded by
Thomas L. Myers, and then by Casper
Easley, and then by D. W. Hite, after
which it ceased to echo among the moun
tains, but op July 2, 1872, there came a
"Daily VoiEe," from John B. Campbell
and brother, sons of the irrepressible J.
le. C., which was run for over two years,
when the "Daily Voice" ceased and there
was a '•Voice and Echo" commenced in
October 25, 1876, by J. F. Campbell,
which continued its reverberations between
the Johnstown hills fur about two years
longer. Campbell is now about to start
another paper in Johnstown to be called
the "Times."
The "Teachers' Advocate" was publish
ed in Johnstown about 1865 to 1870, by
T. J. Chapman and J. Frank Condon, and
afterwards by D. W. Hite and G. J.
Akers.
The "Johnstown Freie Presse," a Ger
man paper, started in 1871 by Victor
Voefitly and Charles Snyder. It suspend.
ed in the fall of 1872, revived by George
S. Lechner in the fall of 1877, and sold
to C. T. Shubert, who still publishes it.
We have heretofore related how the
material of the "Cambria Gazette" was
taken from Ebensburg to Blairsville into
the "Record" and then brought back into
the "Ebensburg Sky." In the early part
of 1837 the material was removed to Johns•
town, and the first anti-Democratic paper
was published in Johnstown, by John J.
Canan, still called the "Sky.'' After a
year Steel S. Sample took charge of the
paper as publisher, Abraham Morrison
having purchased the material from Canan.
After two or three years it was suspended
until 1842, when Moses A. Canan, son of
Moses Canan, above named, became pub
lisher and changed the name from the
' Sky" to the "Cambria Gazette," and con
tinued it about two years, Messrs. George
S. King and Charles B. Ellis having purch
ased the material from Morrison for Canan's
use. He was followed by James Morgan
for about a year, when Thomas S. Reed
and Andrew J. Eckles followed during the
Polk and Clay campaign of 1844. After
this, Moses A. Canan again returned to
the office, and after about six months died,
when Robert H. Cagan, his brother, con
ducted the paper the rest of the year, as
administrator of the estate, and at the end
of 1845, suspended, when and by whom it
was again revived is not ascertained, but
prior to 1849, Thomas A. Maguire was
running the paper, and in that year sold
it to William Foster, who changed the
name to "Valley Wreath." After a year
Frhok W. Hay was associated with Foster
for some nine months, then after some time
S. B. McCormick assisted Mr. Foster. In
the campaign of 1852, James M. Swank
took charge of the paper for the proprie
tors and changed the name to "The Cam
brian." After the campaign, it again sus
pended, but on December 7, 1833, Swank
purchased the material and changed the
name to "Cambria Tribune," and continu
ed its publication until June 11, 1856,
when John M. Bownman purchased the
office from James M. Swank, and conduct
ed the paper until March 20, 1858, when
James T. Swank again became connected
with it, and the firm of Bowman and
Swank again retired, and Bowman remain
ed sole editor until June 5. 1863, when
Cyrus Elder became associated with him
as editor. October 7, 1861, Swank re
purchased the material and published the
paper with Elder as an associate until Oc
tober 5, 1866, when Elder retired, and
Swank remained until January 7, 1870,
when the office was purchased by his
brother George T. Swank, who has con
ducted the paper until this date, and be
sides the weekly has published the "Johns
town Daily Tribune" since March 3, 1873.
Joseph Young came from Doylestown
and started a German paper in Johnstown
in 1857. After a few issues he was placed
in jail, for lack of bail, on some charge or
libel suit growing out of something in his
paper against his political opponents. He
was liberated and left town. Ile had
brought his motherless daughter, a small
girl, to Johnstown, and in the incarcera
tion dilemma her friends took her back to
Doylestown. A romance grew out of this.
M. P7Rindlaub, a brother of the wife of
speaker, came to visit us, your speaker be
ing then teaching school in Johnstown,
and he getting a job with Colonel Bowman
in the "Tribune" office remained some
months and became acquainted with the
young lass, Kate Young. Thy kept up a
correspondence. He removed west and
became editor of the "Grant County Wit
ness" in Platteville, Wisconsin. Seven
years afterward he came east to Doylestown
and married that girl, and she is now the
mother of several type setters and several
lasses, who in a few years will also be on
the outlook for stray, lonely typos belong
ing to several other mothers.
CENTRE COUNTY,
The "Democratic Watchman," at Belle
fonte, was established January 1, 1855, by
Wein Forney and Henry Hayes. After
two years John T. Hoover became pro
prietor, and associated with himself B. F.
Hall, but after a few months the paper
passed to S. S Seeley and B. F. Hall. Soon
after Hall withdrew and was succeeded by
J. S. Barnhart. January 1, 1861. During
April there was no ostensible editor. On
May 1, 1861, its owners, S. T. Shugart,
A. T. Hoover, Dr. Samuel Shoemaker,
John Hoffer and C. T. Alexander, leased
it to C. T. Alexander and P. Gray Meek.
The following August Meek withdrew and
was succeeded by John W. Furey. April
1, 1562, Meek purchased Alexander's in
terest. October, 1863, Meek became sole
owner, who has continued the paper to this
date. John P. Mitchell, Alf. S. Kinoff,
Jack Spangler and J. W. Furey have been
associate editors. The press is run by
water power from the Bellefonte springs.
The "Bellefonte Republican" was es
tablished January 6, 1869, by W. W.
Brown and A. B. Hutchi,-on, under the
name of A. A. Hutchison & Co. June 8,
1870, R. B. Barger purchased the "Belle
fonte National" and consolidated it with
the "Republican." Hutchison retired, and
R. B. Barger & Co., continued, Soon af
ter this the paper was enlarged to a quarto
sheet, which form it still remains. In
November, 1872, the office was bought at
Sheriff's sale by James A. Beaver, W. P.
Wilson, John P. Harris, A. S. Valentine,
Edward Blanchard, Daniel Rhodes and
William Shortlidge. The paper being sus•
pened was resumed January 8, 1873, un
der the firm name of E. T. & R. P. Tuten
—the former editor, the latter publisher.
March 1, 1875, Robert Tuten sold his in
terest to Edward T. Tuten, who cJntinues
to publish the paper to this day.
CLEARFIELD COUNTY
The "Clearfield Republican" dates its
origin from the beginning of December,
1828, when the "Pennsylvania Banner,"
12x17 inches, made its appearance on a
sheet, like the other old papers, of a qual
ity like a low grade of wrapping paper of
the present day. A practical printer nam
ed George S. Irwin, was the founder. The
press was made by Christopher Kratzer, a
cabinet maker, of Philipsburg, who after
wards became a partner with Irwin. This
press was used fifteen years, and the mak
er was not prosecuted for infiringing on
the rights of Adam Ramage. About 1832
W. L Moore and a lawyer named Martin
became owners. Martin was succeeded by
Matthew Brown, who was followed by Levi
L. Tate in 1834 or 1835, now the memor
able editor of the %Villiamspot "Sun."
Tate ceased about 1830, and in the fall of
1838 W. L. Moore sold the establishment
to his brother, D. W. Moore. who remain,
ed sole or part owner until 1865, when he
sold to the present proprietor, G. B. Good
lander. Previous to 1838 the name was
changed from the "Pennsylvania Banner"
to the "ClearfiPld Banner," and when in
possession of D. W. Moore it was changed
to the "Democratic Banner." In 1849 the
name was changed to the "County Dollar,"
and in 1851 it was finally changed to the
"Clearfield Republican," which title it still
retains, notwithstanding it is opposed to
the party since arisen called Republican.
Mr. Moore's assistants or partners were
1)r. Thompson, A. A. Hemphill, Clark
Wilson and the present owner. From 1856
to 1860 it was leased to Major Lamar and
R. F. Ward. The paper is now fifty one
years old, and since 1834 at least of Dem
ocratic persuasion in politics.
The ".Raftsman Journal" was establish
ed May 1, 1851 by 11. Bucher Swoope.
January 1, 1836, S. B. Row became editor
and proprietor, with S. J. Row as local
editor. April, 1860, S. J. Row became
sole proprietor and since February, 1873,
his son Al. M. Row as local editor.
The "Osceola Reveille," of Oseola Mills,
Clearfield county, was first published by
Brisbin Bros., January 1, 1876, G. M.
Brisbin, editor. In March following J.
M. Scott became an associate editor. Jan
uary 1, 1877. Scott and 0. E. McFadden
started the "Industrial World," a labor
paper. February, 1877, Scott & McFad
den leased the office from George M. Bris
bin who revived the "Reveille" and con
tinued its publication to this day.
It is due your speaker .to say that he
did not visit Centre and Clearfield counties,
not being able to secure free transporta
tion, be therefore could only gather a few
facts concerning the papers in those coon
ties. Ile is well aware that the oldest and
most interesting facts regarding the pa
pers in these counties are not herein set
Perth.
elert
Charmed by a Snake.
For some weeks the parents of Bertha
Miller, near M t. Vernon, Ohio, had noticed
that their daughter was showing marks of
declining health, evidenced by an increas
ing paleness and emaciation and accom.
panied by a melancholy mood. Sa marked
was the change becoming that they began
feeling great solicitude concerning her and
consulted a physician about the matter.—
The physician visited the girl, but was
unable to explain the cause of her decline
or to render her aid. It also fell under
the observation of her mother that each
afternoon, about three o'clock, the girl
would leave the house and remain away
from one to two hours. This fact being
communicated to the other parent, it was
decided to watch the young lady and dis
cover if possible the reason for such habitual
absence. Accordingly on the day follow
ing when the hour had about arrived the
father left the house and watched for the
going of his daughter. In a few minutes
the young girl was on her way through a
wood and up a ravine leading from the
house to a small stone quarry, some half
mile distant, reaching which she took a
seat on a flat stone, under a small clump
of trees, and remained sitting there quietly
for several minutes, her head held in one
position, and eyes evidently fixed on one
spot. The father had gotten up so near
by this time that he could observe all that
would happen. In a few moments, to his
amazement, there proceeded from the di
rection in which the girl was looking a
snake about four feet in length, and known
to him as our common blacksnake or racer.
So astonished was he at the peculiar man
ner of his daughter and the appearance of
the reptile that he remained quiet in his
concealment to observe what would hap
pen. Tne snake crept slowly along towards
the girl until it halted close to her feet.
After remaining there motionless for a
minute or more and gazing fixedly into the
face of the girl it slowly and stealthily
began creeping toward her, and in a mo
ment lay coiled in her lap. The girl re
mained perfectly motionless, apparently not
the least alarmed at the presence of her
visitor, but gazing intently at it. After
!yin; in that position for a short time it
slowly uncoiled, crept down to the ground
and back to its hiding place in the rocks.
The girl remained sitting motionless for a
considerable time, and then got up and re
traced ber steps to the house. On the
next day the father, at the appointed time,
took his gun and proceeding to the scene
killed the reptile. The girl, startled at
the report of the gun, sprang to her feet,
but immediately recognizing her father,
proceeded without further ado back home
with him. She, when interrogated, could
give no intelligible reason for visiting the
spot, except that at a certain hour she felt
strongly inclined to go and sit there. She
has rapidly recovered her health, and ap
pears in no wise affected in her mind.—
Experts can offer no solution to this strange
proceeding, the most intelligible that the
animal possessed a powerful mesmeric in
fluence, and had so wrought upon the mind
of the girl that she went automatically to
the place. This, in connection with an
accumulated inherited disposition to be be
guiled by a serpenr4—transmitted from our
first mother, Eve—offers the only rational
explanation.
IT is pretty evident that when a man
buys a hundred dollar handkerchief for a
"duck of a wife," that he is a "goose of a
bus"
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SußsitißE for the JOURNAL.
Could We Live in the Polar Regions ?
If we carefully examine, the almost uni
versal features of all the land known to us,
we find a prevailing form wherever we
turn. Each territorial area of magnitude
seems to have appendage tending south
ward. If we apply this rule, by turning
the North Pole of a globe coward us, we
readily see at a glance that Greenland,
which is known to us, may bear to an un
known Artict Continent the same relation
that South America does to North Amer
ica, or Africa to Europe. Hence it is per
fectly logical to infer, by the great analogy
of nature, that an Artist Continant exists
beneath the North Pole, extending three
and a half to four degrees south from the
northern axis of the earth. As previous
Arctic expeditions have advanced to 83
degrees, 26 minutes, north latitude—or
within 394 miles of the Pole, the distance
thence to such a continent would not ex
ceed 155 to 180 miles. This intervening
space, hcwever, is difficult to traverse, as
it presents a very rough surface. If the
sea during the height of a gale, when the
waves run mountain high, were instantly
frozen, it would present much the appear
ance here encountered. For ethnologists,
the question is : Can an Arctic Continent
be inhabited, should one exist ? This may
be met by the well known fact that the
latitude of 78 degrees is about the point,
of lowest mean temperature. The earth is
about thirty-seven miles more in diameter
at the equator than from pole to pole, hay.
ing enlarged at one point and flattened at
another, because of its revolving motion.
Now it is well known that lower tempera
tures are encountered as we ascend high
altitudes, and the depression at the poles
may, by lessening the distance of the sur•
face from the earth's centre, afford a warm
er temperature, which will enable the hardy
Esquimaux, Ainos. or same Hyperborean
race, to exist upon an Arctic Continent
The Use of Pain.
The power which rules the universe,
this great, tender power, uses pain as a
signal of danger. Just, generous, beau
tiful nature never strikes a foul blow;
never attacks us behind our backs ; never
digs pitfalls or lays ambuscades; never
wears a smile upon her face when there
is vengeance in her heart. Patiently she
teaches us her laws, plainly she writes her
warning, tenderly she graduates their force.
Long before the fierce, red danger light of
pain is flashed, she pleads with us—as
though fur her own sake, not ours—to be
merciful to ourselves and to each other.
She makes the overworked brain to wander
from the subject of its labors. She turns
the over-indulged hod; against the delights
of yesterday. These are her caution sig
nals, "Go slow." She stands in the filthy
courts and alleys that we pass daily, and
beckons us to ester and realize with our
senses what we allow to exist in the midst
of the culture of which we brag. And
what do we do ourselves ? We ply whip
and spur on the jaded brain as though it
were a jibing horse—force it back into
the road which leads to madness, and go
on full gallop. We drug the rebellious
body with stimulants, we hide the original
and think we have escaped the danger,
and are very festive before night. We turn
aside, as the Pharisee did of old, and pass
on the other side with our handkerchief to
our nose. At last, having broken nature's
laws, and disregarded her warnings, forth
she comes—drums beating, colors flying—
right iu front !to punish us. Then we
go down on our knees and whimper about
it having pleased God Almighty to send
send this affliction upon us, and we pray
Him to work a miracle in order to reverse
the natural consequences of our disobe
dience, or save us from the trouble of do
ing our duty. In other word -7, we put
our fingers in the fire and beg that it
may not hurt. —Temple
Stuttering.
Mr. Edgar S. Werner recently read be
fore the Albany Institute a paper on this
subject. Mr. Werner himself was, at one
time, afflicted with this terrible disease,
and he says that parents almost invariably
treat a stuttering child with too much se•
verity, and thus by frightening him in
crease his malady, or spoil him utterly by
too much leniency. The proper way in
which to treat such children is thus de•
scribed : In nothing is the adage, "An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure," more applicable than in stuttering.
Indeed, in this instance, an ounce of one
is more effective than a hundredweight of
the other. Children with stuttering ten
dencies should be especially well nourished ;
they should take a great deal of physical
and out door exercise ; care should be ta
ken that their lungs are fully developed,
and that their nerves are not irritated.—
Late hours and highly seasoned food, and
everything tending to derange, weaken or
unduly excite,mentally or phy sically,should
be avoided. The child should not be al
lowed to talk too rapidly or when out of
breath. If he has trouble with a word he
should be asked to repeat the whole sen
tence and not merely the offending word.
Oftentimes a serious mistake is made here.
The child is drilled upon his most difficult
words, and he comes to fear them, and, as
a result, his ability to articulate them is
continually lessened. lle should not be
permitted to associate with another stut
tering child; indeed, no child should. In
veterate stuttering may be caused by
mimicking others. Throughout, the child
should be subjected to kind but firm treat
ment.
THE world is made up of trifles, and he
who can trifle elegantly and gracefully is
a most valuable acquisition to mankind.
The man who is all wisdom and all gravity,
we very much fear is also all tediousness.
WISE men mingle mirth with their
cares, as a help either to forget or to over-
come them; but to resort to intoxication
for the case of one's mind, is to cure
melancholy by madness.
THE blessings of an active mind, when
it is in good condition, is that it not. only
employs itself, but is almost sure to be the
means of giving wholesome employment to
others.
IT Is only by labor that thought cau be
made healthy, and only by thought that
labor can be made happy ; and the two
cannot be separated with impunity.
Tit E tears of beauty are like light clouds
floatin ,, over a heaven of stars, bedimming
them for a moment, that they may shine
with greater lustre than before.
BLACK hats turn rusty at the seaside,
owing to the muriatic acid from the sea
disturbing the Gallic acid in the black
dye.
NO. 40.