Cl e wfi e!t SlB K efitfeMcftm —i — i,‘. i.'in n;.;.7r-m).rrTT'Y’: ■■ :'7. :~'-i —: : T _ nl ' . rpuniv nint! aIITY AND FOREIGN AND fiOMESTIC INl'Li^QgjsjQE WEEKLY PAPER: PUNISHED IN CLEARFIELD, BY D. W. MOORE AND CLARK WILSON; DEVOTED TO POLITICS, LITERATURE, A . > 00 a year in advance,Sl 26 if paid within three ntontlts, SI 60 if paid within six months, SI 75, il paid within nine months, and if not paid untd the exp.rat.on of the year ft 00 w.ll c V 5. MAX STQIiPBIAU. I hod in fact,reached the piawhioh still A taie.oM bmiifulness. lay there, for the servant had not sufficient . , ■' • 'jCi ' , r - * • Jv recovered from her fright twu loss ol Tlverp |s n certair? Misfortune ill tjie breftlhj an(l stop[l glaring at the mastor wofld, *iO\ usually enumerated. in the hst p| e ' ce o rcrockery dashed to pieces on the of common misforlunes.but which, never- without an ofl’ort to remove it. r f : *rr hi,oeng r; d ‘rSi Mv father, God rest his soul, sent me fresh inclination, my unfprtunat di£n\ly tq'sSool: there I gained some wandered into the pastry. I_saw nothing, 11 said,‘Max has talent, but he foot slid from under me ;in an instant is st.V a y nd awkward, canpot adapt himself personal and politioal balance wero lost to the ways of the world, is unacquainted !o with thp usnpes of society, and never know B spme, the irrepr’es what.l9 d 9 with hmhands and feet, other , )„ cr of others of the largo and wise he is a good and .clover fellow enough. , hcre aS3cm b,ed. Such was tho general impression of me. ™si"| r Reader do you perceive my failing 1 My In falling, 1 brought down two c mi.r , worldly education was defective. Diligent, which 1 had seized bold of in order osu at school and in the workshop, I was un- myself, together with a young and p ly j cleanly and negligent of mv attire; wqs female, who in all probability was at th c'vil obliging B apd hpnest,' but bashful moment about to seat herself, but now wnh witlml so that I rap ofTwhcp unknown per- a speed equal to that of hor clutr, c» sons my eyes never kLew rolling on .be floor beside me, Grncous where to look for a resting place when ad- heavens 1 it was my Barbara . , , dressed by a stranger, and if called upon A terrible clamor arose, ant. ns lay to meet n tody with civility and politeness, there stretched on the floor, I felt P crsua “Kw*- Y"c * p “ cUc,a STi “"emu and of manner that, no eauhqaaka had cosed ll.i. me|. ' oaScv oTe called,are cekce.ns no ic. per-1 .nakol, fell, he. «» already n.rral.d, on tniningte life and life's coroleri,than bread,' Tte cou> ; n lreated „, 0 Siiigiiglissri; at ono niomenUnto bj,s "?^ cp “ • . I The'cousin was so gallant ns to place me other into hi. I’W'fK&fe'S.lSrßlA.r.. 1 had rarh.r been site apair raising one or ih varii-tv' i nted near to o volcano than at Iho aide of **■»" “Et trilby a a”"ue and nrauy cremate IMI tvilb J °"' y " a wife. -• u „„n» 4 P nd and I ' Soun was served round. Barbara offer- No sooner wosmy old #«Pt Ipe^ i L Q " > i P( , °e B ome-but how could I accept it ? her sole heir, thereby r y thirtieth 1 Sho herself was vet unprovided. Compli lively 25,£.“ oxchangodfend I already fora, year, was led to seek, the 9U n > lhttt some new evil would .arrive ou lady, °T Q w ! n hh be- 1 of these abominable civilties. Henco 1 boauty> virtUß, amtabi tty, I became more nnd moro pressing, and look sidos. . m „ nrP it u n a r. ,n<T imploringly in the faco of my charmer l was well pleased y P , L ;, and ' forgot P tho pinto altogether. Tho conse :• bam ; matters weroqmckiy , wa9 ‘ , hat j poured tho burning soup $ nothing remained but ,n meet her 'mto Barbara's lap and over her clothes, quainlanco. ‘^ng^^gin^nnd^iykivila'l and inendsevering hastily ,o rvithdraivi, l at the bouse of her cousin nu fiCnt the remainder into iny own lap, dolu | tion to dioo was horror • 1 ging alike my garments and my. finger ? Of large parties I had .a pew c i b j, wna a fraternnl division. I I my aforesaid defective n J{ j slm P U never (brget it. I remember alias m ° B do to pretty Bar- though it had occurred yesterday. It I bam ISo 1 put ou my suU, ■ cr * b “ pp ; Wing Barbara IoA tho table white silk, ' bu; . { Btammcre d out sundry apologies. riio and appiegreen coat. witniag J , 8 endcavoro d to console me, and n tons—in.-a -word, uoadq my I es |. . ato WQS handed to mo. Meanwhile ! bridegrqpra, . . cousin’s' my pnntalpons were streaming frorn the \ On reaching , lb ° oor ban t 0 lhurn p' inundation. Barbara was obliged to have house, howqyer, my JI hor dres3 changed. She returned, and 1 | against my ribs, as ll ‘9 u 8 h Qo , y rc J 1 endcnv ored again and again to excuse my | within my breas . , , ,b o u„bt r self as well ns I could. I assured there will be PP party, ‘Jo ? , Qn ceiving tha t she smiled gracious- I —‘would to heaven ttot d 'voii 0 m • _| j sorpcw hnt re-assured, nnd began I Fortunately I found thecousm a. theCo , d porsp,‘ration from my face 1 king up f icnd Stolpriau,’ said 1 of course, not with my hand but with my ■I have it, tho mUstand instead o i . )ac j carnot]r B box, and poured a whole stream 9 , ep[ j Titteringsand roarsof laughter succeed- B black writing fluid over the n ■ I , Politeness compelled mo to join inthe ■ Wge,. 1 tlwiught.l eboalil f m 1 11-hi and I did .oUtlll, far some, B lately fainted from sheer fright, WX , ka^ g why or wherefore, until B confusion hurriedly dre-w forth my. T found that some of tho ladies were be- B while pocket handkerchief to wipe |t “P- aJarmed- at the blackness of my B With an exclamation °f, Avlia, .., mv I v; S and now for the first timd f per- B yon doing therc, friend Stolpnau - y :[■ - v^d t imt 1 my handkerchief hod got mb I ?nio a fresh l put 10 r ‘fl nD In S HS.’ prcciiiltatel^Vr^Ktha B fhonTcd the way to the apartment.where 1 OH j,bonccd a retretjrtowards B , 1 the liitchbnV ih order ,olwirklf .ihysblf.phd , B on ~ o° l V "g . , S'Sg; ford had y,bnv ■ B Sown was horrified to observe nn ink-b o vlulb Soao p , 6IK . , nsloa d ,f H Rtncklnc, ‘Holp me, heaven i mPmnuy i n , a cg and ai9 j, eat boiled and row B Jti/r. ahfnach; ho'ttlcs and .salt ceV- Tbn ropm dporwas opened. 1 I, PiVfkw. r, j-m nd fowl, knives arid forks,sppops ' B biookheod boiffry ; that; ;l Wf* 8 * / )ipblD ?i ‘i nlfh Al l? rushed pftpf *9° !' vllb gbow'mysolf.light and graceful, as W9 ll r clatter. Tlte gucfte, H clever nnd gallant, Sprang fprvy,ard, sqmp- Pca "“' nossing Jj t h o good things thus i‘B dpg-.drst with.ono jfoot and thenrho other, o' i w .^ dr ° wn ond many a'delieacy on I "B inwall directions, and not perceiving,,a fS'-Jf/JJ they thair hearts commfidl f\B mala idomestiP justiUfom me whoiwasjr. b^|ftp rilPie ,. satopen-msimlted Wld t B’ iha aot.afdißhing|Up,apve,daBhed;ixvyih9.ad j,rP 'so oi.«l*l» astoniehtpanfi viv- K such her todpnd iB J S h Sv®liof.thhi4wh pudhhiflpur; iAt,firsts seeing i could!at- 1 dosoly fdlowng 0^ y , o w itchcVaff, but - te «Pdmy’ s l'^ ! ‘ rw ihepart vitb -oijork, * |H sera ping., meW^ihßdtUdb^botolhoJstatW, CLEARFIELD JUNE 1 4, 1 85 4. a Bpgl did I admit to my prcstfnce, and I never thought of matrimony without a sen sation of giddinoss; and aa to largo parties thobafoidea brings on nfil of ague. I now laugh myself at my helplessness. But my history-may. servo to many, not indeed for an example, but for warning and instruction. , T.HB STORY IN A NUTSUEI4. 'T'iie Albany Koj(?l>erbpcHQr, under the head of “Independence and Progress, tells tho,story of our option's birth and pro gress in the following racy style : “It is but seventy-seven years ago sinco UnC-le Sam was born, and what nn event ful sevQnty<aeven years they liuvc been 1 Seventy-seven years ago thq United States was a remote circumference; they now compose the second commercial nation in the world. In three quarters of a century ihey have revolutionized the worldi bind up nn ompirc, licked our mother, and fenced in tho continent. , In less timo than it tpoli Methusaleh to gel out of his swad dling clothes, wp huve mado m9 re canals, tamed more lightning, and harnassod more steam, and at greater cost in money, than ihe whole revenue of the world could have paid for the day be got out ol Ins timq.— In seventy-five years wo have not .only changed the politics ol the earth, but its wearing apparel—cotton shirts being as much the offspring of tho United States as ballot-boxos and Since tho fourth of July, 1770, the whole world has been at school, and what is better has learned more common sense, than she was tau«ht in the previous four thousand years. Tho problem or self government has been solved, and its truth mado immortal ns Washington or yellow corn. Its adoption to all the wants of tho more aspiring na tion has been made most signally mani fest Under its harmonious wording, a Republic has grown up in an ordinary life time, that would have taken any other system of government a thousand yenrsto havo brought about. . Yes, in less time than it takes some green house plants to arrive at maturity,’we have built a nation that has spread from Maine to Mexico, and from tho Atlantic to tho Pacific—a nation that has been catching more whales, licked more Moxicans, and planted more telo craph posts,-and owns more steamboats, than any nation that ever lived or ever Grateful Young 'America——A dpy or two since, an adventurous boy num berin'* gome ten summers, undertook to scull a skiff across the Ohio, from Cincin nati to Covington. When a little over half his voyage had been accomplished, n German Gentleman standing op the Ken tucky side, saw tho frail bark capsisw and the bov struggling in tho angry tide- In a moment he divested himself of coal and boots, plunged into tho, stream, npd swam to the youth’s assistance. ■ Ho reach ed him just as ho was sinking the last time, and caught the youngster by the head, on which the lnttor soiled him by the arm, and for a moment both were in danger o( being lost. llafl>ily, tho gentleman pos scssed great presence of mind, and gnvo tho boy a sudden kick, tho effect of which caused him to release his hold, and ena bled his preserver to bring him safely to me.” , . T nnnr shore. Again on dry land, Young Arneri “You are very kind, sir. lam a poor ghQok ] ike Q true water dog, woman, General — |t nnd turning to his preserver, Bnid, in an cm “Poverly is no crime, madam. nhatic lone, “what thq d —l did you kick “Notsir, but I have n little family t °i^ 0 p 0I . | vou d—d old Dutchman!” and caro forVl nmn widow, sir: and theclerk this expression of thanks, the young employed in one of tho departments or, leaving his "Dutchman your administration, is indebted to me lor, . ftfter him with mangled feeling of board, to a considerable amount, which 1 ri g enD( j admiration at such a genuine .cannot collect. I need the money pa y, Qn j c crvenl expression ofgralitudo from so and come to ask if a portion of Ins pny hand.— Cm. Com, cannot be stopped, from time to time until > b this claim of mine—nn honest ono Gener al for which he had full value, shall bo PRINT It IN LETTERS OF GOLB. I canceled.” A father whoso son was cdicted to some re ally —Madam-that is, I have no vickiua propcnsitU’s, b.d. .1, o' boy dri.o .|„ ottol «.». Wta. .A. ««>«•* » f nail into n post whenever ho committed a | t ho bill!” . . . „ ■i:x r rE“ s, x* 7 s >» i-w P The youth became alarmed at the extent a ycnr .” r i>;„ inHUerelions, and set about reform- llAn d no t pay his board bill ! J bimself Ono by ono, the nails were ~A b you see sir, this has been standing drawn out; the delighted father common. J for five months unpaid Three days hence ded him for his noble self-denying hero- ho wiU draw his monthly pay, and I t in freeina himself from his faults. J B j r jf you would bo kind enough t fori 1 h.voil. Goto b m.„d go, h,. ■ 1 ■ I note to-day, at thirty days.” Pa The boy looked sad, and there was a , ..His note, sir! It wouldn’t worth 0»o whole column of. practical wisdom in his pnper 0 n which it was written, h. p ) sadness. With a heavy heart ho replied : no oD e a dollar voluntan y. “True, father, but the scars arcall there | „ But bo w j|| give you his note—will he who wyiuld have their, children not ,ioh yes, he would be glad lo have a re arow to sound and hoaltliy characters, Uo thnl wny for n month, no doubt. must gnw the seod nt the fireside. Ghar- ~T lial» s ng ht then. Go to him and oh liable associationscan.reformthe man.and , nolo J» nl lhjrly days from to-day, perhaps make him a useful memboiofso ; himn rece i p tin full and come to me cietv but alas 1 tho scars are them, lno b • , ~ reformed drunkard, gambler, °r tM. 19 , 1 h The \J y departed, called upon the only tlio wreck of the man ho ’ : * iar U, and dunned him lor the he i 3 covprcd with scars—dishonorable * which he only smiled—and scars—which will disfigure lps cl»rac|e.r fmnny nskc a him to give her his nolo hnwSn K features • upon.it at tho bank. . T g . t 0 tbp should h «§ ST”X r » ; ItV i' kriowi]but I’d like to knosA ‘l.n sharf, If 'she'hiUeaJly JW W U paper the ba P!' tl i for l hog'leavo. tn add ed for the hole that had been 1 i,,, /, <lmt I wish I had a kldction agni(& the teller. ; '' V - b^v" “ItwnS discounted b thowort dwUldis. V^, a „7in • “DiscounlodTk ) 7mne m count such a backer a$ you ' ; ‘ “ it. t 0„ • ; Skelter.■! Me^-haokdr—Who! ■ . • ' yoti can’sco ' sdidtho will live.” latoJudsie Tulfo.wrd; m, tho wso Qf Wag - rffln tried at the Bristol, England. w.Kelaon, tn?a aM Qh . g ■ iSefinVfc clmractcr ofa gentleman: akt while id the ??. 111 . 10 . * rff' iTifi not sneak tp roe* l anl a gen winch doalndt Apply l»i &gBBsßn& i m>[ i Wp\ &0-PWK SinM «0«t upon him with virtue and hon. . ouiitlcd to tho hornePfgedtlc or' ‘® «iin .who-cduld'- Indulge in | his station. GEN. JACKSON AND TIIE CLERK- Many of our readers wilt recognize the point of tho following joke which we heard related, "long time ago,” hut which wo never saw in print. It is a g oo[ l un pn will boar ro-lolling. ' While General Jackson was President 0 r the Unitod States, ho was tormented day nftor day-by importunate visitors, (as most Chief Mngißtratos of this "groat country are,) whom ho did not oaro to soo—-and in consequence ho gayo strict directions to thp messenger at tho door to admit onlj (Certain persqnson a particular day, whon !ho was more busy with State affairs than usual. • ■ . In spile of tho preparatory orders, how over, the attendant bolted into his apart ment during the afternoon, and informed tho general that a person wns outside whom ho could not control, and who claimed to seo him—orders or no orders. "1 wont submit to thisannoyanco, ex claimed the old gentleman nervously. “Who is it 7” “Isdon’t know sir.” “Don’t know! Whnt is l>ia name . “Llis liamo! Bog pardon sir—it’s a. wo. mun.” ,'i “A woman ! „Show hor in, show her in James ; show her in,” said the President wining his face, and the next moment thoro entered tho General’s apartment a neatly clad female, past the middle age, who ad vanced courteously towards the man, and accepted tho chair proffered U> ‘‘Be seated, madam,” ho said “ Thank you” responded the lady, throw. in g aside her Toil, and revealing a hand some face to her entertainer. „ “My mission here to-doy* General, linued tho fair speaker, novel one, 1 you can aid mo porhaps.” ‘Madam,” snidthc General, “command teller handing him the document on which John recognized tho bold signature oh the then President of tho Unilod States. "Sold truly 1” cxolaimod John, with a hysteric gasp, and drhwing forth the mo ney for he saw through tho management at n glance. ' ' . Tho note was paid, and of courso jus tice was awarded to tho spendthrift at onco. ■ ■ , Ono tho noxt morning ho found upon his desk a note, which contained the fol lowing entertaining hit of personal intern gm :~A change.has been made in your office. lam directed by tho President to inform you that your servicos will no long er be needed ih this department. _ Yours, &c. John Small retired to private life at once, and found it convenient to live on a much smaller nllownnco than twelve hundred a year. A W.MtNiNd.—A bright and interesting little girl, about eight years of age, died last week in tho villago of Newark, from convulsions, brought on by excessive ex ertions in jumping the rope. She was competing with several of her school nanions in this exorcise, wb.o were endeav oring to outdo each other in endurance. She jumped lour hundred times insucces. sion, until entirely overcome by tho long contidued exertions. The child was taken homo insensible ; but the movement oftlie muscles of tho limbs, ns in jumping, con tinued, without cessation, 48 hours, until the sufferer was released from tho pamtul exercise tiy death. Faintiw. —In the opinion of Mr. Yel* low Blush, thero is no greotor nuisance in iho world than a house where fainting is alt wavs going on. Yellow Blush is right. If any thing will excuse drowning in the water, it is a wife who is continually go ing into liystorics, because she imagines a lot of burglars are coming down the fron chimney.’ It was the remark of an early Roman, that if a man cw'lj bavo a com-, fortnhlo life he will lay*™ jolly one ,- which means that the husband that s peek ed at homo will seek consolation in warm drinks, and all night restaurants- Young married dimmity will plcaso make a note. baby show came off at Bytown, Canada, on tho 2d ult. A correspondent !of tho Burlington Free Press gives■ an nmusing description of the proceedings. He says the prizes were 880 each to the three largest, hniideorncst and ha bies in the town of ‘March. On tho d,4y ol exhibition but two were presented ;.one six teen and the other •seventeen months old, enclv of whom received , n prize. Alter some speeches by tho judges. otiQ of the I juckv mothers (who is doubtless a strong i minded woman !) announced _that she should have another baby- to shew of the same time and placo year, >fthcro was a premium to b? given!’ Where there is a prill there is a way. , spare tho : ,?ccd .' v, ‘ eD O J®J 1 sow clover. . Four quarts are not to the acre; put on not. ji ho not frightened if ypu.se* 1 F 80W y. JM e^S&forlcodi : ma-; clover fields oVcr ftsi t<j nec( ] j om0 nstra-, mire, is too j l '°p ..sely.so withadvertising—sow thick, j L.i a corresponding crop. , j. shnTit, j.ndios ; .:ond .gentleman* ”| l.said an excited mfa ‘M ean ;only ,say-| 1 1 beg Iqavo to add—l desire tp assure yon liiat l wish I had n window ip my.illPSon l thnt you;might ECR, ,t.hq , emotions,,<?f' my heart. -[Vulgar boy frotp.Mto galNy/M “Wouldn’t -a 2 }ane in your stomach do this time 1” :! best thing to take after being intoxicated resdl.ulion never to gel tipsy again. NUMBER 1 9. Transplanting cabbages and othor plants from hot-bcds should bo done when tha l ground is not wpt.; for, if worked in this ■ state, it will be reduced to a sort of mortar,-: and left hard and full of creeks when dry. The earth should bo ju?t so moist as.to bo capablo .of being finely pulvorizod,so that it may, when pressed about the roots, touch: them in every part and ljq close about.' them ; and it should bo freshly dugor stir red up just before the operation. Cabbage ' will live and tftrivo better when transplan ted in a fine qellow and moderately, moist soil, under a hot sun, than yrhon placed in a wet soil during rainy weather. Much more indeed depends mode of the operation than on of the weather, There are some plants, however, which arc so tender and juicy, cucumbers ana melons for instance, as to he scorched and absolutely destroyed in allot sun. When this is the case, tlioy must bo shaded up on their removal, by slicking a brood slun glo in tho ground on the south side,or two shingles so ns partly to enclose them, meeting nt an angle on the south. , It has been strongly recommended., to dip the root of young plants ns soon as they aro taken from the ground, into a mixture of soil and water worked together to the consistency of soft ma<J. This by adhering to the roots, provents their bo coming dry for several hours until they nro transplanted. , , Care should bo taken that theendoruw root Is not bent when set in the ground, and also the plant be set as depply as possible without hurrying the leaves. , Secretary TUE CORN GEP. On many farms the common and do stroclive corn grub is more numerous “than on others ; or more properly speaking,.cer tail) lands ore more subjected to it than others. This pest .sometimes destroy# whole fields of corn, after it is up an inch or two, cutting it offjust above the ground* and dragging it partially into their dtoloe; Many a one have wo destroyed wtpld nt its work of destruction, and many a hill or corn have we replanted tlmt had boon enJ tirely destroyed by it. . . M Latterly, however, several remedies have been found by Which young plants may be protected against its depredation., the most cffoctual of which, so far . ns our actual knowledge extends; is, in applying “plaster," to mix one port of fine salt with it: that is, to three< parts of plaster, add one of salt: apply about one table spoon , full to each bill, taking care that tn° ml ** W luro does not come in cahlact with tM young corn,.of the salt will injure, if not destroy it, . ' This bus beon found to be a sure protea. tion. Fields that wore treated in this way, in alternate rows proved, that whtlo a grub was not to be found in the salted row#, t),c others wero seriously affected by them. It is true, there is somo oxtrn trouble at tending it, ns care must bo taken in apply ing the mixture; yet whrit farmer has ever succeeded in raising any largo crop, on which extra care has not been bestowed T We advise olir friends to try this reme dy the prosent month—on n pottjon their fields apply only to alternate rQ\yd f and let us know the result next tnOplh, It will then cotne fresh, and have efiect, either to approve or disapprove therertifedyf. It must bo remembered also, fliat thp mixture of salt, will, in addition, operate most beneficially on the prop manure ; for it ts believed, that tlto same amount of money can scarcely be beUbr appropriated than occasionally in a slight application of salt to - TRATiSPLATING CABBAGES. Hf 9 Doom. —The man who runs dqwn the 1 Kiris, speaks ill of married wOmCn, ppd thrbws arfjuid pf tobacco ifito tho cpnthbij tion box! and takes out a penny to buy rtlore, can never expect to bave peaco .p this world, pnd ho noyer will. Bedbugs, mosquitoes and hobgoblins °f a guiltv.cop scierice, will haunt him on h.s way to th? well-heated prison where convicts are fed •on cinders and aquafortis lowed no otlwf amusement than (osbt and pick their teeth with a red-hot poker through all ctoroity. — Dow, Jr. . . Northern Illinois are t'Vp broth ers, who ofliciato, u$ occasions offer, in the church, as exhortefs, pr something of the kind, and flatter themsplv.es upon the pe culiar spirit with which they at times enter upon their hu.mblo occupation. On one occasion, th'o.e)d c ,r brother,, ip descanting at pomp length upon Iho characteristics pi each, gave the following forcible. illustra tion of bis own “spiritual” superiority; “Brother Gporgo,” said,.bp,bean sipg and exhort, but ho enn’tproy, Jpanpray his shift tailfiji". ' Robert do Lambplio, ajlistin- Uuished physician pf Baris, announces thatli phock of clcctricityi given to a pn r tient dying from Ihc.effccts.ofi chloroforpn, .Immediately 'counteracts its influence ;and relums tho Sufferer.to lifoi ■ (fcirln ft list of preiiiiotas awarded at’ a county fair, a reporter gave under the fiend of Mdomestio artiolesr—“Best bed - com. t farter, Mis Hariot Sheldon.”
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