I .liarrird .Wrtii Water Vp thf
, lft on i'atugcr.
Mr. Z. Lives on Market utreot, in n
S ,oriain luus lu-nringn certain niim
j Wr lie is the lu:y jmfses.nr of a
i m ;io iiml n Hir or nioro of ehUilren,
MrosvJ with thin world's gorxln,
i iir.ci f conrw is much mlmired and
I . jir mixed ly all hi neighbor.
I ' U. 'L is nUo a public tainted man,
I ,rii) nothing delights him more than
I ioce 101110 work of internal improve
Jniei.t. Jle attends nil meetings and
I I therpaiherings looking toward the
prrxiiolion of these objects, and was
1 never known to bo backward in ub
f bribing to any cause caleulalad to ad
1 vance liie beft interests of St. Loui.
Having given this abort hiatory ot
I tho man and his nsnirations, it is un
I neecosniry to add thut he waB present
f t the Miller's and l-'lour Merchant's
ii'onveution, held at the Merchant's
Exchange, last Wednesday, and made
I one or two vigorous speeches. When
f evening came, it required but little
J urging to prevail upon bim to stay at
I the banquet. Being ol a social nature
I and much interests in tho objects of
V tho convention, bo came to the con-
cluHion that if he could advance those
objects by taking bis seat at a well
filled supper table and putting down
a few flashes of lleidick. ho would do
it; ana so Mr. Z. staid. It was late
or early, rather when the company
broke np to go home. There is noth
ing CMtluvituium l in miDvnJuiiiDWfiw
but our duty as a luithlul historian
compels us to disclose the fact that
Mr. L. was ulightly fuddled ; or, if this
is too barsii a term, elevated. Ilia
eyes liiirly twinkled with merriment,
and be became oppressed with such
an inordinato desire for speech mnk
ing that ho was only silenced by a
cuuplo of geiilluraja clapping their
hacdkerchii Is over his mouth and,
leading him from tho room.
Iu this unsteauy, uncertain and tot
tering condition, Air. Z. was conveyed
to his room and left at the street door,
llre bo dismissed tho kind friends
who had piloted liim with a paternal
blessing, and then addressed himself
to iho tatk of getting into the house
und to bed without arousing the part
ner of his bosom. This undertaking,
however, involved considerable ditti
ri'ty. The sleping room was in the
scvOi'd story, third hoor from tliestair
auy landing, and although Z. could
Lave fouud it well enough at other
:ini's, yet at this particular juncture
ho Mi, migiitr uncertain, lie open
ed tLj duor softly and commenced to
oree np stairs. It uocmod to him as
liioi. ;h he weighed a ton, for each and
every stair (teemed to groan and
r-iu-ak with pain, and in an agony of
ce; juration be clung to the banistern.
Air.wng at the top he groped around
in x darkness until his band camo
in contact with tho knob of the door,
ar.d imagining that it led to the couch
wherb reposed bis partner in the
dreams of innocence, he turned it
portly and entered. Ho would not
light the gas, but disrobed in tho dark,
and off came his coat, rest and pants,
ui'J last his boots. He thought that
he could not be mistaken in the room
for he dctectod articles of dress such
as could be worn by none but a femi
nine, lie tauglcd himself in a pair of
hoaps Mle bbeu iuavto against some
French corsets and mentally swearing
at Mrs Z. for leaving her things where
he could Btumble over them ; shuffled
up slowly to the bedside, and turning
down tho clothes, was in tho act ol
placing bis log beneath, when a pier
cing scream broke out upon the mid
itiglit air, and a wbito-robed figure
jumped like lightning from tho bed,
and going to the window shouted,
"Help, help! save me, its a man!"
Tho whole house was soon in an up
roar. A policeman, three blocks dis
tant, hearing the hubbub, started foi
tho sceno, shaking his rattle vigorous
ly as he ran; bat frs. Z, who slept iu
tho next room adjoining, was the first
to rush to tho rescue. Wo shall rot
ationipt to describe the sight that
met her eyes on bursting open the
deor. Thcro in a corner, screaming
with might and main, was the young
lady guest that she had invited to
spei.d the evening with her, and there
by the bodsido stood Mr. Z., in puris
nuturalibui, looking as though he had
been fooled by Balaam's ass and was
about to bo turned out of green pas
tures. Mrs. Z. gave one long agoni
zing look and muttered out: "Oh !
yea naughty man," and them tumbled
back w aid on a death faint, while the
unfeeling wretch alluded to, sat down in
;uui; w re i e ii unun -u u v n
iir, pascd his band over his brow
or twice, and exclaimed: "Well,
a cha
once or
1 II be cursed V
He strayed into the wrong room.
Vkt ere happy to stale that tho mutter
is now settled, in consideration of bis
promising to never stay out another
evening later than ten o'clock. St.
Lovis Times.
1 A K.ice Around the World. Last
I year two vessels which sailed from
China, with cargoes of tea, simulta-
inously lost sight of each other after
t iliree days, and, after tho lapse of
Ireo or four months, found them-
e've aain side by side in the Hrit
jj li chnnnel. and actually airived at
I ti.ei- anchorage 'n the Thames within
I jii ut balt'an hour of each other. The
r.ri tiling has occurred again this
yetr, &r.d, curiously enough, the race
I as between the same two vessels.
5 v thu others of the fleet that sailed
" i.o.n ''hina in company, having been
far behind. The difference bo-
t:..
oen the two this season was ubout
"'r hours and a half, but even this
v.uicthing wonderful when e coa
ler Unit the race coarse was about
uricen thousand miles in length.
A man in Canton, Ohio, named For-
ind Hoffman, recently discharged
;!"ora the 1'enitentiury, went to church
Y:,,'i Sunday last, and meeting Caroline
f,'t, sometime since divorced from
11 ii, demanded a kiss. She complied
" 'h the request, when he drew a
'rr'c butcher knife, and plunged it in-
t'1 her rertM)ii eleven times. Thfl WO.
8"n is not expected to live, and the
iiian is in jail.
? "Ilavo yon ground all the tools
I -U as I told you this morning when
I rent away ' said a carpenter to a
. away
fMUer irrecn lad w hom he bad taken
rr n apprentice
JJ. sir,'' replied
"All but thehnnd
tho lad proniptM-;
M eoui.in t
get
all tho gups out of
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f .or ii If 'oiiio it.
Mrs. Lincoln has discovered that
Republicans, as well as Republics, are
ungrateful. Whilst themen forwhora
bIio wheeled fat contracts and nice lit-
tlo ofliees out of tho "late lamented"
are rolling in wealth purchased for
a little jewelry or now aud then a
shawl, she, Mrs. Lincoln, to whom
they owe everything, is suffering for
the necessaries of life upon a "poor
pittance" of scventoen hundred dol
lars per year. Hence Mrs. Lincoln,
alias Mrs. Clark, alia Mrs. Morris, is
wroth. She scolds, she threatens, and
like a lone woman as she is, wipes her
eyes with the corner of her apron.
At length driven to distraction by the
ingratitudo of those who once "wait
ed upon her smiles," sbo proceeds to
advertise' and sell at "public auction
tho gifts which had once been the
price of her favor.
Hero is her last appeal, and our
readers will obsorvo, that like a true
woman's letter, tbo pith is in the post
script :
S'iteinlier 25.
" W. II. Kndy, Eif r I Imre riBwU'J npun
jour rtumrki, au-l Ibve cunrlutled t') h-ftvi- rer.v
llung to your ffiid jutlgnu-nt Mitt excellent enie.
Mr .r,Mt. f rvt lur-. and dorrow fcuve uikde mi
pTfwiIy wtiitire ; bul h my feelings and pwn
tnfti r comfort were never p-pinleu. oreren reeojrnii
ed iu the niid!t uf ruj overn lieliuinjc iK-renveuient,
notii thj&t 1 .iu prcrd in most ilnnling tnaiiuvr
for mer.nt of common aulnt.tf-nre 1 do not know
wbir I vhouU 'brink from m ojt)uirtuuitj of iin
proving iu.t trjing po.iti.in. lining nun thnt all
yuu do will be appropriately executed, and in a
manner thht will not atartle me very greatly and
exetta aa little comment aa po.ailde, aaia I ahall
leave all in your hands. 1 am panning throub a
very painful ordeal, which the country, in remem
brance uf uiy nobie and elevated hu'hand, lluulj
have a pared lae. I reniaili, with great reriect, very
truly, Mm. Liieni.,
I. 8. Ai you mention that my gooda have
been valued at trt.Oou, I wil! be willing to make
a reduction of ,0ou, and relineui.h thrin for $IS,
UOO, in 9vr-twcntie reratay Um. If rAia it not
accompli.hed, I will oontinue to advertiae largely
antit every article ia aotL I au.t hare meaua to
lire, at leant in a aiedtitM oomfortahle ptate.
Mns. L.
Mrs. Lincoln claims to be a truo
Republican she certainly acta like
one and accuses Seward, Weed and
Raymond, of treachery, and of a dis
position to degrade the party as
though it wore now possible. Per Cvn
tra. Abraham Lincoln's administra
tor, Judgo Davis, of the U. S. Supreme
Court, contradicts tho statement she
makes about the condition of her
finances. Ho says her share of Mr.
Lincoln's estate was$73,O0U, invested
in 5-20's, tho interest of which she
has. Thurlow Weed replies to Mrs.
Lincoln's denunciations of himself,
that she demanded a reimbursement
of 89U0 for tho dinner to l'nuce Na
poleon, when only 8JU0 were paid
therefor, and, with having sold elev
en of Mr. Lincoln's new linen shirts
almost before the remains, which wero
shrouded in the twelfth, bad started
for the tomb. Salim Statesman.
Her .IHlnity.
Tho other day wo happened to call
upon a very quiet and modest family
of our acquaintance ; in the courso of
our conversation Spiritualism became
a topic. Its demerits were being pret
ty freely discuMsed, when in camo a
ludy friend of tho family. .She seemed
to become considerably excited on
finding out the nature of our conver
sation, and with great warmth, she
waded into all Spiritualists without
mercy, till one of the ladies remarked :
"liy tho way, Jane, didn't you go
to see old Dr. , tho other day f !
What did ho tell you t"
"Yes," replied Jano, "and the stu
pid old thing pretended to mesmerir.o !
himself and told me that when ho was
'entranced,' as he called it, I must
ask him any questions 1 liked, and lie
would unswer them satisfactorily.
Well, as soon as the old fool got off,
into u sort of sleep, I just thought I
would try him a little, so I akcd
bim whero ho was ? He said he was
with tho fairies in the Fpiril land. I
then aked him what ho saw f Would
you believe me, the good-for-nothing
old thing had tho impudence to tell
me ho saw oh, 1 can't tell what be
said."
"Why," remarked ono of the ladies,
"there can be no harm in telling us
what bo said."
"Wei!, 1 don't know thnt there
would be, if we wero all alone, but I
can't tell you before this gentleman."
"Oh, Jane, don't bo loolish ; this
gentleman needn't prevent your tel
ling ns," replied tho ladies.
, "Well, if thero's no harm in it, ho
he told mo he saw oh, thero's 'do
use; I can't tell yon now," said Jane.
"Oh, Jano, Low can you ue
60
silly ? Tell us what ho said, do.
"Hell, it 1 must, the oia w reven liinnc with a boiled carrot ; as impos
had the faco to tell mo licsaw my 'af-L;i.a o hullo the ocean drv with a
unity,' so I left his house immediately, j
for I never had anyone talk in that
wav before mo."
The othor ladies all burst intolangh
ler,and tried to explain to her the
innocent meaning of tho word, much
to our amusement.
Whv Sam Xevfr Married Sam,
a colored man. residing somewhere in
Berkshire count v. Mass., by good luck
received a fine start in the world, and
soon acquired a handsomo property. j
When he bad reached middle life, a .
friend ask him, ono day, why ho did
not marry, as a man of his circutn- j
stances was abundantly ablo to sup- j
porta wife. "Oh, I consider myself
too good to mnrry a nigger wench," j
returned Sam, with a feint to turn up.
i,;.fli,i an.a ' Mf.-irrv a while woman, i
then," returned his friend, "the law j
. i i..... n,.,... it T think-".
"I'd be hanged if Id have a white '
woman that was mean enough to mar- j
aa lie- 1
ry a
hugo gutfaic.
-" -- " a
Alexander Vincent, a farmer living
near Vionna, Johnson county, Illinois,
was robbed of '.U0 tho other night by
a "weary traveler" to whom bo had
kindly given inppei and lodging
Joth. Mailings.
Joth. Hillings, Esq.. has turned up
with the following "monegratl's :"
The Jealous Alan is alwuz hunting.
Ho is alwur. hunting for something
that lie don't expect lew lind, and af
ter baz found it ho is mad because ho
haz. These fullers don't beleav in
specks, and yet the' aro about the
only folks who ever seen enny. A
jeulouB man is itlwuz happy jest in
proportion as he is miserable.
Jealousy is a diseaso, and it is a
good deal like sea-sickness dreadful
sick and kan't vomit.
Tho Anontimous man boards at a
red tavern, and pays biz board by
tending bar occasionally. Ho ain't
got no more karactcr tluin tbo jack of
spades baz when it ain't trumps.
He is a loafer by profession withont
enny vices.
He rides on a box onco in a while
with the driver and nobody thinks of
asking him for his stage fare.
He sprang from a resiiekable fami
ly, hiz grandfather waz u juslis of the
peace, but he baz not got vanity
enough to brag about it.
The Stiff Man looks down upon
folks, as ho walks. He dorent seem
tew have but oue limber jiut iu him,
and that is located in bis nose.
He is a kind of masculine turkey
on parade iu a barn yard.
He iz generally loaded with wis
dorn clear up lew the muzzell, and
wheu ho goes oph, makes a noise like
akannon, but don't dew cnuy damage.
I have seen him fire into a crowd
and miss every man.
Asa general thing stiff men git mad
drctful eas', and hav tow git over it
dretful easy, bekaso folks ain't apt
tew git a bigscaro at what they ain't
afraid of.
The Model Man nover disturbs a
hen when she is setting; never specks
cross tew a lost dorg ; alwuzo puts a
five cent shinplastcr in his vest pock
et late Saturday nito tew have it rea
dy .Sunday morning for the church
platter; rises whenever a lady on
ters tho street kars ; remembers your
uncle plainly, and asks urtcr all the
family. If he steps on a kats tale, be
is shuro to do it light, and immediate
ly links her pardon; hooks up hiz
wife's dresses and plays boss with the
children. Never meddles with tho
milk in the milk pans ; goes easily on
errands, and vuinz back in season; at
tends everybody's phuneruls ; can al
waz tell when tho moon changes ;
thinks jest as you dew, and follows
everybody's advice but his own ; prac
tices most of the virtues without
knowing it; leads tho life of a short
lamb ; gits sick alter awhile, and dize
az soon az ho kan to save making en
ny further trouble
Significant ISimllrw.
A grotosque simile is somctimos ve
ry expressivo. Vt e may mention tboxe
of Daniel Webster, who likened the
word "would," in RufusChoato's hand
writing, to a small gridiron struck by
lightning; of a sailor, who likened a
gentleman whoso face was covered
with whiskers up to his very cyos, to
a rat peeping out of a bunch of oak
um ; of a Western reporter w ho, in a
weather item in a cold day, said that
the sun's rays, in the effort to thaw
the ice, wero as futilo as tho dull re-
yx of a painted yellow dog; and of a
(inductor who, in a discussion as to
speed, said that tho last time lie run
his engine from Syracuse tho tele
graph poles alontho side looked like
a tine tooth comb.
Similes of a like character are often
iu,rj among the common people, and
re .mmosed to bo tho peculiar nrotv
erty of iVcfctorn orators. Instances: As
sharp as the little end of nothing; big
as all out floors; it strikes me like a
thousand of bricks; slick as greaso or
ns greased lightning ; melaneholly as
(Junker meeting by moonlight ; flat as
a flounder; quick n a wink; not
enough to make gruel (bra sick grass
hopper; not clothes enough to wad a
gun ; as limp and limber as an India
rubber stove pipe; uneasy as a cat in
a strango garret; not strong enough
to haul a broiled codfir-h off a gridiron ;
after you liko a rnt terrior alter a
chipmunk squirrel ; useless as whist
ling psalms to a dead horso ; no more
than a grasshopper wants an apron ;
don't make tho difference of tho shake
of a frog's tail ; soul bobbing up and
down in the bosom like a crazy por
poise iu a pond of red-hot grease; en
thusiasm boils over like a bottle 6f
ginger pop ; as impossible to penetrate
bis bead as to boro turongli .Mount
cara abell, or suck the gulf of Mexico
through a goose quill ; or to stuff but
ter in a wild cat with a hot awl; or
for a shad to swim up a shatl pole with
a fresh mackerel under each arm ; or
for a cat to run up a stove pipo with
a weasel tied to his tail ; or Cora man to
lift himself over the fence by tho straps
ofhis boots.
How to prcservo ice for a consider
able length of limo, for domestic pur
poses, and especially the sick room, is
told by an exchango thus:
"Mako two bags of stout woolen
fabric ; the inner ono should he eigh
teen inches wide by fourteen inches
deep; the outer bag should be mado
at least two inches wider ench way.
After placing the bag itisnlo tlie oilier,
Bluff feathers be'.woon the two and
sew the two bags together nt the top.
Put a block of ice into a U9 cf this
description, and it will be preserved
for nearly a week ; when under expo-,
n.lll irtnll tn lata I ll It ii An limil "
Chicaro is not tho only place whero i
' divorces arc frequent. Seventeen were j
parted st one session ol the court in a i
little county in Maine, recently, ten j
of which wero on th application of
wire!.. i
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lipt of the name, of all the aewDpapera anppreaeed.
and molihed during l.ineolu'a adMiuialrationt and
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4 or tint
SABBATH - SCHOOL CONVENTION,
Held In (lie C'omH llanar. In l learftrlil, on
the Hill and loth uf October, If til.
Pursuant to a call for a County
Convention, to be held in the borough
of Clearfield, on ilio 9th ond lUth days
of October, for the purpose of pro
moting the general interest of the
Sunday School, s number of persons
assembled in the Court House on
Wednesday morning, at U, A. M.
On motion, Dr. J. G. Hartswick was
called fo tho chair for temporary
organization, and Ueorge W. liheciu
was appointed Secretary.
Rev. A. II. Scmbower led in prayer.
Tho President then briefly stated
tho object of tho call for the Con
vention, whereupon it was resolved
that we do now proceed to busi.
ness; and it was unanimously agreed
upon that the Convention shall form
a pormanent Sunday-School Associa
tion. On motion of Mr. Thomas L.
liailey, it was
Kea-lvod, That the Convention do form Itnetf
ino a committee of the whole arid report a Cim
ntitulion for the government of the A.'ot'iation,
and ofhiTcr for ita permanent organiaation, to bu
adopted at the acMiou of thil a'ternoon.
Tho coiiiiiiiltco then prepared a
report ; and being no further business,
the Convention adjourned, with pray
er by Rev. J. 0. Archer.
Wednesday afternoon. Session was
opened, at - o'clock, with devotional
services conducted by Itev. A. II.
Sembower; and upon the expiration
of the time iillowcd for these services,
the committee offered tho following
as their report for-a Constitution for
tho Association, which was adopted :
CONSTITUTION.
Article 1. This association shall
be called tho Clearfield County Sabbath-School
Association, auxiliary to
the Pennsylvania State Sabbath-School
Association,
Article 2. Tho object of the Asso-
cituion Mi. 'i II be to pnsutote tlie inter
est of our Sunday School, by tho dis
cussion of topics relating to the work ;
to endeavor to establish Sunday
Schools iu all the wasto places in our
county ; to aid and encourage teach
ers, siiperintf ndunti anil pastors in
the work, and by ovory suitablo means
to stimulate to greater real and more
persistent efforts the friends of the
can bo and of tho Redeemer.
Ahticle o. Its raombcrs shall be
delegates present, nialo and female,
from the Sabbath Schools, at annual
conventions, and such others as may
from time to limo sign the Constitu
tion. Article 4. The officers of tho Asso
ciation shall bo a President, one Vice
President from each religious denom
ination represented in the Association,
a Secretary and Treasurer. They
shall hold office for ono year, or until
others are elected to fill their places.
Article o. .Vc. 1. Jt shall be the
duty of the President to preside at ull
meetings ol tho Association; and du
ring his absence., tho chair shall bo
tilled by one of tho A ice Presidents.
Sec 2. It shall be the duly of tho
Secretary to keep the minutes und
records of conventions and othor meet
ings, mid to conduct tho correspond
ence of tho Association.
ivc. 3. It shall bo the duty of the
Treasurer to recoivo nil moneys of the
Association, and pay out tho Same by
tho order of tho President, attested
by tho Secrctar)' ; and he shall report
'.ho condition of the finances annually.
Aktic lk 0. Tho executive commit
tee shall consist of tho officers of the
Association, three of whom shall con
stitute a quorum, to whom shall be
intrusted tho appointment of the time,
and ull the details of business of the
next annual meeting they shall en
deavor, by correspoudunea with pas
tors, superintendents and teachers, to
interest them in tho coming conven
lion und in tho e-eneral Siitiduv Seliool
enusa ; thp.v shall nrociiro and diirest. I
so funis practical, full statistics ol tho
schools iu operation, and of the desti
tution to bo supplied they shall, by
circular or otherwise, give full and
timely notico of iho time und placo of
iho next meeting.
Article 7. Tho annual convention
shall be held in tho month of Juno of
each year.
Ain iri.E 8. This Constitution may
be altered or amended at any annual
convention, by a two-third vote.
Tho coiiimittoo then presented tho
names of the following persons for tho
permanent officers of the Association :
For President Dr. A. M, Hills.
For Vico Presidents John Patton,
Rev. W. B. Purdy, Thomas L. Bailey,
Moses Weis, Mark Kyler, and Dr. R.
V. Wilsou.
For Secretary George W. Rheem. I
For Treasurer Samuel J. Row.
All of w hom wero elected for one
year, and eonductod to their places.
Mr. T. L. Bailey was then intro
duced '.o tho Convention, and, by
illustrations on tbo blackboard, ex
plained the Scripture history of Jfaa-
man, teaching thereby the lesson of
obedience and its reward, also the
punisnmcni oi laisenoou as recorded
of Gchazi, the servant of the Trophd.
Discussion was then ope nod on tho
question : What relation does th Sb-
II PL
bath School bear to the Church and
the world ?
ino rrcsicient tnon appointed a
Committeo on Business, consisting
vr. J. U. llartswiok, George I . (nil,
and T. L. liailey. Tho Convention
then adjourned, with singing and pray
er and the- benediction by Rev. J. U.
Archer.
Wednesday evening. Children's
meeting was called at UJ o'clock, devo
tional services conducted by George
W. Khcem ; ufter which Mr. John F.
Weaver addressed the childron.
Rev. Alfred Taylor, of Philadelphia,
Secretary of ihe'Pernsylvania Stale
Sabbath-School Association, was then
introduced to tho Convention, and ho,
in a very interesting muuner, talked
to the children ; and by his attractive
address inteneatod not ouly the chil
dren, but the whole Convention. Ho
then introduced the system of black
board exercises recently auopted iu
other Sabbath Schools, aud new to
this co in in unit)', and by his apt illus
trations and explanations of Scripture
succeeded in convincing tho Conven
tion that, although the system was
new, yet could bo made a very useful
one in Sabbath Schools, lie was fol
lowed by Rev. Mr. Crittenden, of
Bradford county, who was unexpect
edly with the Convention, in similar
illustrations and exercises on the black
board. The question box was then opened,
and a number of questions of interest
to Sunday Schools were found in it;
and there not being sufficient time for
their discussion, tliev wero laid over
to be discussed as far as practicable
on Thursday morning.
The Convention then adjournod by
singing, prayer and benediction by
Rev Alfred Taylor.
Thursday moriiing. Session was
called at!) J o'clock, devotional services
conducted by Rev. Mr. Crittendon ;
and the particular subject for devo
tional service being prayer for tho
conversion of children, ho addressed
the Convention on the necessity of
making special efforts and otherwise
for their conversion; and after boing
loilowed by others in prayer and
remarks on the subject, the time
allotted to this service expired, and
the Convention wad called to order
for business. The subject for dis
cussion : How car. we best bring
church members to co operate in the
Sabbath School work? was taken up
and discussed by scvoral persons, and
suggestions mado ; after which the
questions from the question box of last
evening were taken up ia order for
discussion. . . .
7Vrl What is tho best method of
opening a Sabbath School f
Second How can we interest tho
people at largo in the Sabbath School ?
Third What relation does the pas
tor of tho church tear to tho Sabbath
School r
Fourth How can wo best interest
the children iu the lessons f
Fifth What method of'distributing
library hooks can bo adopted to save
time and avoid contusion ?
Mr. liaily then read a sermon which
had been delivered before the Choster
county Sabbath-School convention.
The committee on business then of
ferrod tho following, which was adap
ted :
liolieving tho causo in which we aro
engaged to bo one of vital importance
to tho youth of our country, and on
which the future vellare of our wholo
country must greatly depend,
ItcRolvril. That the executive committee of thil
A...oeinlion he requested tu prepare an addrcpft
to the paptora, teacher and trienda of the lah-
hath Sehool cauao in the cotinlr, urgiug upon
them the importance of the work in which they
are engaged, and inching them to renewed ef
fort! and more enrne.l real in eprcading ita hlea
nod influence in plaoca now destitute, and encour
aging thoe who are eu h-avornig, though feehlv,
to do their duly to the children ocr whom liod
ha placed them aa teachcra.
The address to be published, with
the proceedings of this convention,
and circulated generally throughout
the country. The whole convention
then united in a model bible class les
son, with instructions by Rev. Alfred
Taylor. Tho time having arrived tor
adjournment, the convention was dis
missed with tho benediction by Rev.
J. 15. Keitrus.
Thursday afternoon. A general chil
dren's meeting, called at 2 o'clock.
Devotional services conducted by Rev.
J. K. Koarns. This being exclusively
a children's meeting, they were ad
dressed by Rev. Mr. Crittenden in a
very interesting and instructive ad
dress, accompanied with blackboard
excrcisos. Rev. Mr. Sembower then
talked to them for a short timo. Rev
Alfred Taylor then addressed thorn ou
Sunday .School music, and gavo illus
trations on tho blackboard and organ
of how it ought to bo conducted, and
then led tho children in singing sever
al very pretty pieces of inusiu. Tho
convention then adjourned till even
ing, with tho benediction by Rev. Crit
tenden. '
Thursday ecrninij. Devotionnl ser
vices conducted by Rev. A. II. Sent-
bower. Rev. Mr. Crittenden then de
liverod a short address, and was fol
lowed by l!ev. Taylor with a short
description of tho journeys of the chil
dren of Israel and travels of St. Paul,
and showed all tho points on a largo
map of tho Holy Land. Time was
given for tho discussion of any topics
of interest to the Sunday -School cause,
which was freely entered into, and
particular allusion was mado to the
necessity of all, and especially church
members,
tho cause
interesting themselves iu
Rev. A. II. Sembower then offered
the following resolution :
Reaelved, That II l the deaire of thia Anan'ia
tion, that the executive committee make arrange,
menta to hold Sunday -School ln.titutea frequent
ly during the year, at fueh titnea and plaoea ai
tbey may think leal.
The President of the Association
then returned tho thanks of the con-
Yontion to ltvs. Taylor nd Crittn.hn gone to Cf.jatU
MICA N.
den for tho very interesting and beiifi
eial services they had rendered to us
during the convention ; and after pray
er by Itov JaMor and benediction by
Rev. A. II. Sembower, the convention
odjourncd sine die.
The services of the convention were
interspersed with lively singing by
mechiin-en. A.M. Jfres t.
G. W. Kiir. em, Sec'y.
ADDRESS.
To the. Pastors, Teachers and friends
of the Sabbath School in our count u:
At a meeting of the friends of the
Sabbath School, held in the borougli
of Cleurtield, October Uth and 10th
lK(!7,an association was formed under
tho name of "The Clearfield County
Sabbath-School Association :" the ob.
joct of which is fully et abrlh in the
Constitution adopted at that time
and to which we would respectfully
invite your attention.
The cause in which wo aro engaged
is one of vital interest to the citizens
of our county, and we appeal to you
as Christian men and women to lend
us your aid. Remember that those
upon whom the burden and heut of
the duy now rests are passing away
their places will soon be vacant, in
the household, tho church and the State ;
upon whom, then, shall the duties we
now perforin full r
Our children must soon stand whore
we now stand ; they must occupy tho
places wo now fill; and our luture
glory or shame will be determined by
them. e shall be governed by tbo
boys growing up around us. Our
rulers are to be chosen from among
. i. . i -. .. . ,i . . r
ineni ; nun upon us res us too rospousi
bility of deciding what they shall be
Shall we give them a moral and reli
gious training, to prepare mem lor
the duties belore them f or shall they
run wild, till manhood overtakes them
with its weight of care? Who would
trust a vessel to tin unskillful mariner
or an untaught crew ? Then would
we ask you : Shall ire not now rise up
and labor, and let our earnest efforts be
expended in endeavoring to placo that
nursery ol tho church the Sabbalb
School within the reach ol every
child in our county ? Let us endeavor
as Christians to uphold the kingdom
of Christ in the world amoiitr the
children ; and how can this bo better
accomplished than by leading them
to the haoiiatu school :
. Come, then, to tho work, join with
us in our labor of love, and the bles
sing of Heaven must rest upon it
Work while thcro is need for it until
every child among us shall be gathered
into tlio Sabbath School army till
hul hozannas shall rise from every
hill aud dell in our land.
With this object in view, we pro
pose to hold a series of nice tines in
various parts of the county the first
of which will bo held in Lurwensville
in January next, (due notice of the
day will bo given,) which all inter
ested in the causo are earnestly invi
ted to attend.
Come, brethren and sisters, aud
help us.
A. M. HILLS, Pres't.
Geo. VP. Rhlem , Seo'y.
Clearfield, October, lriti".
One of Jeff. Davis' slaves has been
nppointed Justice of the Peaco by
Gen. Ord.
Tho Boston Tost thinks that For-
ney came homo just iu time to help
us in Pennsylvania.
The Chinese claim to have discov
ered America from tho west, a thous
and: years betoro Columbus.
Tho breach between the two Radi
cal factions that are fighting fqr the
spoils in Virginia, is, fortunately,
complete.
Mrs. Lincoln is writing a book, to
bo entitled "Five years iu iho White
House," and to contain "starllingand
damaging revelations."
An editor down South reports him
self son struck, and says he is recover
ing, though the blow was a heavy
one an eleven pounder,
Several ambitious blacks in Geor
gia wanlto bo candidates for Congress.
I'hey say that as freedmeii have a
right to vote,and are in the majority,
they ought to hold oflico.
Curly lo, tho celebrated English
critic and historian, is devoting his
mighty energies to an essay on falling
down stairs.
The New York Express says that
tho marringo foes annually received
by four or five clergyman iu thnt city
exceeds fll.OOU each. A nice lot of
"pin money."
The Nashville Gazette says that
some of the leading Radicals iu Frank
fort were very active a number of
years ago in Irving to drive the free
negroes from tliat place.
Three Louisiana negroes rocently
killed a young man, keeper of a store,
by chopping his head and face with
an axo, cutting his throat and stab
bing him seven limes. This the' did
lo procure money, rum and dry goods.
Stanton has consented to write for
Putnam's New Monthly. The coun
try has had to much of Stanton liter
ature already, and Mr. Putnam will
renlizu it too, should his beastly pro
pensities develop themselves in bis
literature.
Two nice young men of Virginia,
Illinois, named Thomson, have paid j
?,i() and costs each, for breaking up a
dancing party by sprinkling Cayenne
pepper on tbo floor ot the hall when
tho fantastic toes were tripping, one
evening last week.
The cashior of tho First National
Rank of New Milf'ord, Connecticut, is
a defaulter' to the amount of SVi.OUO.
Ho was regarded as an lionet and re
ligious man, but got into stock gam
bling with tho common result, ue
Jlie trfrsriirld. iUpbUfan.
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Over 2j of eftcb of atiove at pnptrtiunat rmloi,
GKO. Ii. f.OODLANUKR.
Editor nd Proprietor,
CHEAPFURNITURE
JOHN CUL1CII
DESIRES to iofortn bU old friendi ni us
tomer. that havinjf eolamrd bit ihup anl
itiorid bit faoilitira far tnttnuiar faring. b t
now prepared to muke to order ach Furnitur)
ojbVJ be desired. In gtwd ityle end -t eheep ratee
for CAB K. He ffenerelly bet on bend, at fata
furniture rooms a raried aw or t went of read
made funtture, among wbicb ere
BUREAUS AND SJ DE-BOARDS.
Wardrobe and Book-Cast; Centre, Ante, Parlor,
breakfast and Dluiiit; Extaniaa Tablet; Cum
moo. Prencb-puai, Cuttat(e,lenn,r-Lind and other
Bediteadei Sofa f all kind l, Work-aCtnaa,
Hat -rac It a, Wasb-itand : Koeking and Aren
Cbairt ; prinjt-et. rane bottom, par'or, torn
dob and otber Cba.rt j Louking-U leeiee of every
description on band ; and new jrlo-et for old
frnuea, which will be put ia on rery reasonable
terms on tbortett notice. He alto keeps nn band
or turnifbea to order, Corn busk, 11 air and Col
ton -top Mattresses.
CorriNs of Every Kihd
Made to order, end funerals attended with ft
Hearse wbenerer deiired. Also, House Painting
done to order. Ibe subseriber also manatee
tares, etid bat eonrtantly on band, Clement's
Patent Washing' Macbiue, (be best now in use 1
Those asing this inuehia never need be with,
out elean clothes! He alto b as t'ljer'e Patent
Churn, a superior article. A family mlng this
Churn never need be without bolter 1
Ail tha above and many other articles are fur
nished to customers cheap fur Cash or exchanged
for approved country produce. Cherry, .Maple,
Poplar. Lin wood and otaer Lumber suitable for
Cabinet work, taken in tx change for furniture.
iB era ember the shop it on Marker ttreet,
Clearfield, Pa., and snarly opposite the "Old Jew
Store." JOUS UUHCH.
November 20, 1S2 y
CLEAHFXELD
MARBLEWORKS.
Italian aud Vermont Marble fl nibbed la
the blghest ntyle of the Art.
The. eubper.twr !cg leave to announce to the
citiicna of Clearfield county, thnt tbey ha.eopeued
an eitcneive Marble Yard on the south-west corner
of Market and Fourth streets. Clearfield, Pa., where
tlicy are prepared to make Tutub-tontt, Mona
niitits, Totiilm, hoi and sidcTorubs. CradleToiuht,
Cemetery Po-ta, Mantles, f helves, Bracket, etc
on short notice. 'Jhry always kerp on band a
large quantity of work finished, exoept the letter
in, so that pTsont can call and eelect for them
selves the stvle wanted. Thev will also uiaka to
order any other stvle of work that may be desired,
and thry flatter themselves that tbey can compete
with the uianulacturers outside of the county.
either in workmanship or price, at tbey only em
ploy tn iM!ii workmen.
Jti?All inquiries by letter promptlv answered.
J!N tilLR'H.
May 22, 1M.7. HENRY til'LJCH.
DRESS-MAKING. .
SPKCIAK KOTIt K, PARISIAN DRKSfi
AND CLOAK MAK1.VU. Ladies can bavo
their Dresses, Butts, Coats, and Barquines band
soaicly made and trimmed, at the shortest no
tice, at the old established stand. 1031 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia,
fancy jnd ilain fans. Mantilla Omamtnta.
Dreae and Cloak Buttons, Kibbnnt, Cluny and
Guipure Laces, Bugle and Gimp lret Tiia
tnlngs, with a large rarlety of up!e and Fancy
Goods, from 2 j tu iU per cent, lest than eltewbert.
Also, receiving daiiv, Paria rashiont in tit'ue
piper, for Ladies' end Cbildreo't lrcstea. Sets
of Patterns lor merchant and rets mutters uoir
ready, at Aire. M. A. LINDKK'd,
J.T4 ly H3I Chettnut st , Philadelphia.
Clearfield Nursery.
ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY.
fTMlE undersigned, having established a Nur.
1 sery on the 'Pike, abuut halfway between
Ciearheld and Curwensvllle, is prepared to fur
nish all kinds of F It 1 1 T THELS, (standard and
dwarf,) Evergreens, bhmhbery. Grape Vines,
Gooseberries, Lew too Hlackherry, huawherry,
and Kasberry Vines. Also, .Siberian Crab Trees,
Quince, and early scarlet hbubarb, Ac Orders
promptly attended to. Address,
J. P. WRIGHT.
eep2fl 5 y Curweneilt, Pa
Attention. Soldiers.
EQUALIZATION OF BOUNTY.
VI I VOI Ill Jt OK lHai-'frt-'ft.l are
entitled to an IC1.EASLI UOINTY.
i lie unucirmr nrd is itrvparvd to collect all such
Bounties, a? well os tne increased nay to oldiirri'
Widows. All inquiries and communication an
swered promptly. Iischargs receipted for. Tost
Oiliee address, i'urweus. illc, Pa.
JOMAH EVANS.
LIVERY STABLE.
rilHE undersigned bfjM leave to intorm the pub
X I" 'bat be is now fully prepared to ao-nuiuio-dote
all in the aayof furnishing Horses, Buggies.
Saddlts and Ilurpevs, on the shortcut notice and
on rcanonalile tenns. Hmidenoeou Locust street.
between Third aud Fourth.
tiKO, W. UEAKUART.
Clearfield, April 11, l!o7.
Silver Wash Powder.
Faves time, labor, monev. Makes washing a
pastime and Monday a'lestival. fiold every
where. Try it.
Address all orders to the Manufactorers,
KIEiJLKH A SMITH,
Ch train ana V bolesale LniggliU,
haM Iv 1.17 North Third Nt., Philadelphia.
SdLIHIIItM llorVllleM A recent net
has pasred both Houses of Congress, and
signed br the President, giving a three years'
soldier f fe and two years' soldier $.0 bounty.
TGT'ttQV N Tibs and PKNSIOMj collected
hy mo, fer those entitled to them.
- M ALTEK 1A n KliTT,
" Att'y at Low, CUarfield.'Pa.
NOCeUKir.S to te had at
V MKRI KuL A PHLER'R.
Origin and History of the Books of
the Bible.
nr nor. calviji t. sruwn, to. .
VW0RK of rare value, and an a'moat indie
pensahle companion of the Bible, showing
wLat the Bible is not, what It is, and bow to naa
It; answering all the objections to its authentic
cit urred by modern infidels, and treeing the
anthority of earh kntik np to Its inspired author,
giving a vast amount of Information heretofore
locked up in very rare and costly volumes, mak
tug one of ibe mont popular books evet published.
I4MHI Acenlfc v anted Kiperienced aenu
clerit.vroeo, ladies, school toscbers and others
should tend at onno for circulars giving tar to or
information. A ddre",
KEIGLKR, MrCrnnt A Co.,
teptl 4m hf Thestnut st., Phll'a. Pa.
rpiiK !i;mmciutic ai mwat fr iNtn
1 an l 1h for ante nt the "Ilrpiiidit an" offief .
Price V6 celtts. Mail. d aor tf.
C'Ticnp Con I.
TDK aatwiilH-r haa n" oo linml a larffe qnan
Itir ill eierllcnt COAL, whiih he will U. lner
Ui ru.ttiaarr., U ifi-nirnl, or .ell at the tMMik.al Ira
aonaKle rule.. Thre ia nu hotter eoal mmeil ia
Ihi.co.Mr. au)rl.S tin) J. M. N ll'IIOl.S
Hor?rH for II Ire.
rilUK nihwiber a.aafrw IIOKSKS. Ill (ifllKS
t and r.MUIUKi:.S wlnrh h' .ill kin- at rea
auaeMeralra. JAMLj L. LtAVV.
CliarDilJ. Aug. 3V