THE
"CLEARFIELD REPUBLICAN,'
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GOODLANDER HAGERTY,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
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McENALLY & McCURDY,
ATTORN EY3-AT-L AW,
Clearflold. Pa.
i V..I.U. ttannd In nrnmntlv with
Offloo on Second ttreet, aboTa the First
N.tienal Bank.
wilua a. wallacb. riLio.
WALLACE AV FIELDING,
ATTORNEYS - AT LAW,
l...rl.1. Pa.
eft-Legal bueiuoaa of all kinds attended to
.t.k ...nimii and OdolitT. Offloa In resideneo
,f William A. Wallace. Ianli71
G. R. BARRETT,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
.1 L' . nwTKT.n PA.
nation resigned hit Judgeship, hat resumed
he prentice of tho law In his old office at Cloer
. . n win . I. .,) tli anuria of Jefferson and
i-i. Mantles when specially retained in connection
with reeiaoni oounsei. - -
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WM. M. McCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield. Pa.
.nau n in Western Hotel huildinff.
t .CThn.iness nromDtlT attended to. Real estate
bought and sold. . Jell'73
T. H. MURRAY,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
Prompt attention given to all legal business
entru.ted to his care in Clearfield and adjoining
eutiDties. utnoe on aiaraoi su, opposite
Jewelry Store, Clearfield, Pa. JeU'73
A. W. W ALT E RS,
. ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
fcavOOoe In tho Court House. deeS-ly
H. W. SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
atl:t:7I riearflcld. Pa.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
08m an Second St., ClearOold, I'j. norll.00
ISRAEL TEST,
ATTORN KY AT LAW,
ClearUeld, Pa.
VOIIlet In the Court Douse. Jyll.'CT
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
l'li-flr,ld. Pa.
n.. aa Market St.. erer Joseph Showers'
Grocery itoro. Jan.S,IB73.
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTfJUNEY AT LAW.
And Real Estate Agent, Clearfield, Pa
Tktnl .ir.t. hat. Cherry A Walnut.
Respectfully ffors his serrleealn telling
and baying lands In Oloarllold and adjoining
seaotlea aad with aa experience of orer twentr
years el a tureeyor, Battors himself that ha eaa
.... r D -V .a.A1.r
nailer satlstaetlon. . i o.".,
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
EEAL ESTATE BROKER,
AND BBAltn IB
daw IiOgs nnd liuinbcr,
CLEARFIELD. PA.
Offloa In Maaonlc Building, Room No. 1. l:iS:Tl
J. J. LINGLE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
1:11 Oteola. Clearfield Co Pa. y.-pd
ROBERT WALLACE,
HTnUltPV. AT-T.AW.
WallaeeUin. Cleartlcld Couuty, Pcnn
Vsa.AI1 legal basinesa promptly attenuou io,
D. L. K REB S,
Buecesr to H. B. Swoope,
Law and Collection Office,
Fdtl.n. CLEARFIELD, PA.
John II. Orris. . . 0. T. Alexander.
ORVIS & ALEXANDER,
ATTriR'Nir.VS AT LAW.
Ilellalunte, Pa. toplJ,'01-y
3. 8. BARN HART,
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,
Will nraetlae in Clear6-ld and all of the Courta of
ns i:hu tfaaieiw "i." '
ud collection of claims male specialties, sin
CYRUS GORDON.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
M.rL.1 rimt. t north side) Clearfield, Pa.
jtV All legal lullnesi promptly atten lcj to
.job. rt, l.
DR. T. J. BOYER,
lOHYSICIAM AND SURGEON,
Offloa on Market Street, ClearUeld, Pa.
f-0oa bourn I to I? a. and I to I p. m
TR. E. M. SCIIEURER,
nOMfEOPATniO PHYSICIAN,
Office in Masonic Building, '
April M, 1873. Clearfield, Pa
D R. W. A. MEANS,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
. . LDTnERSBURQ, PA.
Will attend nrofesslonal ealls promptly. aaglO'70
J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON
HATINO looated at Pennfleld, Pa., offers his
professional sereices to the people of that
place and surrounding country. Alloalls promptly
aitsnded to. oet. le ii.
DR. J. P. BURCH FIELD,
Isle Surgeon of the aid Reglment.Pennsylranla
Volunteers, harlng returned from the Army,
eTers his professional serrloer to theeitisens
viicarneioi cnuBiy. ,
;krofeitlonal calls promptly atlealed to,
on Beooail itreel, formerjyooeapieo
J"oJ,. aprV6
JOHN p. THOMPSON,
Jurtlce ef the Peace and BorlreBer,
CnrwenasJIIe. Pa.
fc.ColleettoBS made and money promptly
faid orer
f.bJI'Tllf
It'll I'KMTINIJ OK EVERY DESCK1P
' ' anally sxet uted t thl. ouce.
CMMWIEW)
GOODLANDER St HAGERTY, Publishers.
VOL. 47-WH0LE NO 2331.
Cauls. '
JOHN A. GREGORY,
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT,
um in tb uourt nonce, uictrueid, ri,
Will alwyi be found it home on the LART
FRIDAY ud BATUKDAV of cb month. 3:1
noLLowii'ia . . . n. datii oauby
H0LL0WBUSH & CARET,
BOOKSELLERS,
lank Book Manufacturers,
AHD STATIONERS,
318 Market St., Philadelphia.
Vat-Paper Floor Sacks and Bags, Foolscap,
Lattar, ttota, Wrapping, Curtain and Wall
Papers. feb24.70-lypd
GEORGE C. KIRK,
Jujlloo ot the Peace, Surveyor and Conveyances,
Lutlicrsburg, Pa.
All buslneu Intrusted to him will bo promptly
attended to. Persons wishing to employ a Bur
vevor will do well to irlvo him a call, aa be II at tor.
himself that he can render satisfaction. Deeds of
conveyanoo, artlolei of agreement, and all lepnl
papera, promptly and noatly exoouted. otJ0nov73
DAVID. REAMS,
CKIVENER & SURVEYOR,
Lutheraburg, Pa. , , ; j
THE nibsorlber offers his services to the public
In tho i-apaolty of Scrivener and Surveyor.
All ealli for surveying promptly attended to. and
the making of drafts, deeds and other legal Instru
ments of writing, executed without delay, and
warranted to be oorreot or no charge. l'Jja7S
J. A. BLATTENBERGER,
Claim and Colleclion Office,
OSCEOLA, Clearleld Co., Ta.
nnnvovanclna1 and all leral papori drown
ith aocuraoT and dispatch.' Drafts on and paa-
aaire tloketa to and from any point In turopo
procured.
octt'70-tm
E. A. & W. D. IRVIN,
DEALIBI III
Real Estate, Square Timber, Logs
AND LUMBER.
Oftoe In new Corner Store building.
noTlt'71 uorweniTUie, ra.
aaa. ALBURT HBXET iLBSHT. W. ALBBRT
W. ALBERT &. BROS.,
. Manufacturers A oxtomtre Dealers In
m . -r mi 1 I.
bawea iiumoer, aquare umoor, wu.,
WOODLAND, ftJIn'A.
t--0rdors solicited. Bllli filled on short notioe
ana rDutmsuw wi m.
Address Woodland P. O., CIcarBcld Co., Ta.
jeJi-ly W ALU&KT 11 lints.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
FrenchTllle, llearueld County, Pa.
Keeps constantly on hand a full assortment of
Dry Uoods, jlaraware, urnconc., anu
usually kept in a retail store, which will be sold,
for oasn, aa oneap as eiscwncro in sua .mm,
JTencbriue, June Jl, loi.i-i v.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
DBALIB IB
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
GRAIIAMTON, Pa.
Also, extenilve mnnufaoturer and lealer In Square
Timber ana eawea s.umuorui an miuu..
-Orders sollclUxl and all bills promptly
filled. rjy'"
CHARLES SCHAFER,
LAGER BEER RREWEK
ClearUeld, Pa.
TTAVINO rented Mr. Eotres' urewcry no
XL hopes by ttriet attention to business nrt
the manufacture of a superior arliolo of BEKR
to receive the patronage of all the old and many
new customers. 'uuri-
J. K. BOTTORF'S
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY
Market Strct, Cloarftcld, Pa.
TCR0M0S MADE A SPECIALTY.-?.
-rrjnATIVK made In aloudv aa woll at io
i clear weather. Constantly on hand a good
assortment of KRAMKH, KIKHKOHCOPES and
STKRHOSCOPIO VIEWS. Framos, from any
style of moulding, mode to order. apra-u
T EW. SCuULEIt,
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER,
Second street, next door to Firot National Dank,
n'vfi'71 Clonrfield, Pa -
JAMES CLEARY,
BARBER & HAIR DRESSER,
SECOND STREET,
yJ3l CLEARFIELD, PA. ti
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Paintor and Paper
Hanger,
ClearUeld, Peiin'ru
,WI1I execnto Jobs In hit line promptly and
in a workmanliko manner. ai-rr,.!.
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PEXN'A.
ryPumps always on hand and made to ordor
on short notloo. Pipes brcd on reasonable terms.
All work warranted to render eatlifertinn, and
delivered if desired. m24:lypd
E. A. BIGLER & CO.,
naiLr.ns n
SQUARE TIMBER,
BBd manufacturers or
ALL KINDS OP HAWED LUMItKR,
-7'71 CLEARFIKLD, FKNN'A.
H i F. NAUGLE,
WATCH MAKER & JEWELER,
and dealer In
WatcliCM, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver
and I'lntcii w arc, &c,
j,l,'7 CLEARFIKLD, TA.,
M
etiAuaimv co.'H
RESTAURANT,
, Second Strcl,
CLEARFIELD, PENS'A.
Always ob hnd, Fresh Oy.ters, loe Cream,
Candies, Nuts, Crackers, Cakes, Cigars, Tobacco,
Canned Fruits, Oranges, Lemons, and all kinds
of frnit in season.
sarHILLlARD ROOM on second Door.
Jc7i7i D. MoilAUUIlEY ACQ.
JOHN TROUTMAN,
Dealer In all kinds of
FURNITURE,
Market Street,
One door east Post Office,
,gl'7l CLEARFIELD, TA.
E
L I I1ABMAK,
PRACTICAL MILLWRIGHT,
LUTlIBRbUUlta, PA.
Agent for the Anerlean Double Turbine Wa'er
Wheel and Andrews Kalhacn nueei. can inr
nish Portable Url t Mills on short notice. Jyl2'7l
TTOUSB AND LOT FOR SALE:
Jl The House and Lot on the corner of Mar
ket end J'irih streets, Clearfield, l'a., Is Tor en In.
The lot eontalus marly an aore of ground. The
bouse It a largo doulile frauio, eontaiulng nine
rooms. For toimi and other luiormallon apply
to the subscriber, at the j'o.l urnee.
puvU I'. A. OAlLLf
THE REPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD, Pa.
WEDNESDAY M0RMNQ, AUGUST 6, J87S.
L.I 1
DON'T BIT AROUND WAITING FOR LUCK.
Ho! ye who llitlesi and moping
Sit dismally twirling yeur thumbs,
And gloomily waiting aud watching
For something thai thus nerereomei) '
Y on might just as well, foolish mortals,
Expect you'll by lightning be snook -
One will happea as soon as the other I .
' Don't stud around waiting for luok. .
There's a laying a good and true one
(Takeeourage, yon poor one wbodelrea --Wtel.
.emUMif. eiMi ika, "uvaviin
t WW help these who first help themselves,"
And you'll And, if you wish for good fortune,
A pretty good way is to tuok
Up your shirt-sleeves and start out and find It.
Don't sit around waiting for luok.
You may pine and mope on forever
Find fault and deplore your hard fate
But you'd better reuienibor the proverb
And act on it ere it's to late;
You may pout aud grumble forever
Just so long you will find you are stuck
In the mire of sloth and abasement
Don't sit round waiting for luckl
There Is woalth to be had go and seek it I
Aud with it get honor and famo J
By the sweet of yourbrow yon oangnln them,
And orare for youself a proond name ;
But to do this takes taet and ambition,
Persistency, hope and some pluck.
Are you ready ? then lose not a moment!
Don't sit around waiting for luck I
ANNUAL REPORT
or riTB
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT,
ron tub
Year ending June 1, 1873.
Whilo the schools of our county
havo not reached tho standurd thut
miirlit be desired, yot it is with pleas
ure that I roport that educational in
terest Is fust advanoing, and should
toaclicra, directors and citizens con
tinue in their present efforts it will
not be long until tho schools of Oloar
llold county will rank with those of
any other county in tho Stalo.
WORK DONE BY DIRECTORS.
The many directors of the connty
are alive to their work and anxious to
have their schools In the boat working
condition, and are only kept lrom ac
comnlishinir it bv tho constant com
plaining ol high taxes by the citizens;
for in many districts, tho amount al
lowed by law will not keep the schools
in proper condition for the required
time.
EXAMINATIONS.
At tho public examinations of toach-
ors sixty-two directors wore mot, all
of whom evinced a dcsiro to employ
tho very best teachors for tho wages
thoy wore poying.
INSTITUTE.
Atour district and county institutes
a great numbor of directors were pres
ent, some of whom took an active part
in the oxorcises.
directors' convention.
A direclors'conventlon met at Cloar-
field on the 14th of January and die
cussed and votod on the lollowing
Questions :
1st. Should a uniform sorios of text
books be adopted throughout' 1,10
countv J
za. Should county insiuuio time uo
allowed toachcrs r
8d. Should district Instltuto time be
allowed toachors?
4th. Should the salary be govorood
bv tho irrado of ccrti8cnte f
5th. When should our district
schools open f
The boards of Boccaria, Boll, Bloom
Bol'l'S. Bradford, Bradlord Indepond
ent, Brady, Burnsido, Cloarfield, Cur
wonsvillo, Covington, Decatur, Gosh
en,Girard, Knox, Lawronce, Lawronco
Independent, Lumber City, Osceolo,
Ponn, Piko, Union and Woodward,
met in thoir respoctivo districts, .de
cided on tho questions and each sonta
dolegato to tho convention, instructed
on the man nor to act fur tho board he
represented. Tbo convention dcuidod
that a uniform sorics ot books should
bo adopted that neither county nor
district institute time should be grant
ed to teachors; that thosalnrv should
be covornod by the grade of certifi
cate, and that no one time could bo
sottled upon for tbo oponing of all tho
schools. A committee was appointed
to examine text-books, whitb com
mittee mot and recommended a series
on March 18th, which was adopted
by tho directors at a second mooting
on Juno 3d. .
IMPROVEMENTS.
Six new bouses wore built during
the year: one in Brady, one in Gulich,
one in Karthaus, two in Knox and
one in tho borough of Curwonsvillo
for Piko township; all of which are
first class bouses ana eacn lias a suf
ficient amount of ground except the
ono for Piko township, which was
built in tho borough ot Curwonsvillo,
wboro sufficient amount of ground
could not be procured.
HOUSES repaired.
Tho houso in Bradford Indopondont
district was so repaired ns to mnko it
a first class bouso. It Is piooiy lur
nished with tho patent desks and a
pood blackboard. The house for Piko
township Isalsofurnishod with the pat.
ont dcBks and supplied with good ap
paratus) tho other housos wore furn
shod with tho improvod woodon dooks
Ono of tho houses in Goshon township
has been repaired so as to make a good
houso of it. A lto scnoois Ol jvnox in.
were furnished with Kamp's outlino
mops. Tho school rooms in tho Bor
ough of Curwonsvillo were papered
during the year, also furnished with
libraries and suitablo oil paintings, to
moko thorn more attrnclivoand pleas
ant for tho pupils.
GRADED SCHOOLS.
Tho directors of Clearflold borougli
havo under way a firnt-oluss building
fnr a o-rndod school, which Wlion com
nlotoJ will cost nearly $30,000. Tho
directors of Huston township aro ult
putting up a fine building lor a graaoa
school, which will cost near 110,000.
Tho diroctorsoflloulr.dulo are pulling
up a two story building for a graded
2r S.fJtJ
PRINCIPLES,
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1873.
school. Thedirootorsof LomborCily
have also a building In contemplation
for a graded ohooL "
Tho direotoro ol Guliob district bold
eleven regular moetinL't of the board
during tho year, tho board of Cur-
wonsvillo DorouKb eleven, renn aix; no
otborg roporlod. Tho district reports
wero roouived In bettor condition Ibis
vonr than last. SufUcient fuel was
furniauod for all the bouaoa to koep
tbero comfortable; 14 now atovoawore
procured and 10 now blackboards ; 103
school housos placed in proper condi
tion for oponing and some fow lookod
after by the .directors ftflor closlnc
school.
WORK DONE BY TEACHERS.
nf vur tutiura laburust frl.tsr
fully during thoir school terms and
woro abiotosuowatlhociosoa markeu
advancement. Outof 170 teachers em
ployed for the winter terms, 15'J suc
ceeded in toauhiog throughout their
tortus, ii laiiotl. .
COUNTY INSTITUTE.
One hurdred and thirleon teachers
woro prosont at our county Institute,
and by thoir unanimous effort nnd
greut interest they displuyod in tho
cause ot education maua it a grano.
SUCC088, far beyond my own expecta
tions. All present seemed anxious
for self improvement and to doviee
means lor tbo improvement ot our
schools.
' DISTRICT INSTITUTES.
The toachors in tho school districts
of Bloom, Bop-irs, Bradford, Bradford
Indopondont, Brady, Curwonsvillo,
Percuson, uuiicn, Aartnaus, inox,
Lumber City, Morris, Penn, Piko,
Pike Indopondont, Union and Coving
ton, bold district institutes during
tho year. Their mooting were well
attended and their exorcises interest
ing and useful. They have awakoncd
an educational interest in all those
districts.
A lyceum was organized at Bloom
ington.in Pike township. It progress
ed well. The Biblo was read in 123
schools. Drawing was taught in GO.
Vocal musio was taught in 83. Tho
higher brunches wero taught in six
A great number of teachors hold pub-
Ho examinations at tho close of thoir
terms ; a fow adopted the system of
constant roview, and some looked al
ter the children not in school; forty
took educational works.
WORK DONE BY SUPERINTENDENT.
Examinations Twonty-seven pub-
iio examinations wore held, at which
189 teachors received provisional cer
tificates, ono was rejected, and one
received a professional cerlincato. ISO
private examinations were bold and
B v.l A mtt a ..a. naw.il i . w i .
Vi&iti. Two hundred and olevon
visits wore made during tbo year,
averaging two hours eucb ; a great
number wore visited tbo second timo,
and In each case a marked improve
ment was found. Threo sohools wore
not visited, as I was not informod of
thoir opening, and so they closed oar
lior than expocled. .
Countv institute. The County in
stitute was bold in tho borough of
Cloarfield, commencing on Docomber
10th and continuing in sosnion five
days; 113 toachors wero prosont and
labored bard ; 18 directors altondod
and a great number of citizens; the
uourt House wnoro it was noia oein
well tilled during each day and even
ing aossion. Tho instructors present
who do not rosido in tbo oounty wero
Prof. J. W.Shoomakorof Philadelphia,
Prof. J. S. Geist of Lanoastor, and
Prof. E. II. Barlow of Lufayetto Col
lege, Easton, Pa. Evening lectures
were delivered by Hon. Win.. A. Wal
lace, lion. Wo, Bigler, Hon. Goorgo
H. Barrett, Hon. J. B. McEnally, Rev.
U. 8. Butlor, Kov. Wn.ll. UurcliUuld,
and T. 1L Murry, Esq., all from our
own county. My thanks are duo to
tho people ot Ulearueia lor the inter
est they tbowod in our iimtitulo, fur
assisting on so many occasions, aim
for making it agreoublo and pleasant
for our teachors whilo in town.
District Institutes. Twolvo district
institute mootings wore attended dur
ing tho winter, at each of which I
found our teacher working woll.
Educational Meetings. Tho state
toachors association, which mot at
Philadolphin. was attonded, also a
Superintendent's convention at Uar
risburg and eleven other educutional
mootings not in tne county, a .nor
mal school was oponod at Curwens-
ville on May 6th, to which 89 pupils
woro admitted. G. W. Woavor, Esq.,
and J. F. MoKonrick, Esq., are as
sisting in our work. The pooplo of
Curwonsvillo have given us good
bouses, and we hope by their aid to
mako our school a suooess.
Miscellaneous. Two hundred and
oighly-lhroe official letters were writ-
ton, z,444 miles irnvoiou, sponv onict
ally 232 days.
SUGGESTIONS.
1st. As the school directors have
the school law to direct thorn in thoir
work,so thoy should adopt a code of reg
ulalionsas a body lodireottbo toachon
in their omnlov. nnd in like manner the
teachor should adopt a programmo of
exercises to direct his pupils, and
whatever of new matter Is gloanod
from educational works or educutional
mootings, or from conversation with
mombors of more efficient school
boards, would sorvo to improvo tho
syslom yoor by year. Many a worthy
teacher has fulled from listening to
tbo diflcrontopinions of different mem
bers of tho school board and not know
ing what thoy, ns a body, dosirod him
to do. and many pupils full frum not
knowinit what tho teacher wishes
thorn to do. The teacher that desires
to do his duty is anxious to have the
directors toll him what to do. By
this moans we would seoure a uniform
syslom that would bo founded anon the
opinions Ol luo oosi euueauunut uiuti.
2d. Several boards of dirootors soom
anxious to divide the five month term,
having a part luught In tho summer
and part in tho winter, as whon in one
torm wo are not able to sccuro good
attpndonce during tho first and last
month. Tim would cortainiy prove
vorv hurtful to the schools, for instoad
ol having ono teacher lor five months,
thoro would be two, and perhaps a
REP
NOT MEN.
poororonoin the summer than in win
ter, it would also beditilcultto employ
a good teacher for three months if ho
could got five elsowbore. One groat
injury to our school at present is tho
too often changing toachors, and an
other is pupils having too much time
uua ui nouuut io lurgoo wutb tuuy nuve
learned In school, 'xms would only
bo: increasing the evil. Had we not
rather strive to got good toaohors and
then to assist tbem to sooure good at
tondonoo. ' '
ltd. Tbo more frequent visiting our
schools bv directors would trroatlv en
courage both toacher and pupils.
j. oore aro tnroe ways oy wniun uiroo
ton could make their regular monthly
yl'Jta: by mplnyino; nnd nf thoir
moukuers as a district auponnienuori
to visit all the schools in the distriot,
by one member visiting all tho schools
in the district tho first month, tho
second, io., ouch ono taking with him
as many of the others as ho could got,
or by allotting to oacb director a cer
tain numbot of schools. .
4th. WouU liko to soe tho amount
of apparatus increased each year, as
toachors with rood apparatus are ablo
to do more and bolter worK, ana tne
pooror classes ot pupils do not ncod so
great a number of books. - '
otn. directors should do more care
ful to not grant school ordors until the
reports are made 6ut proporly by the
teuohor.
0th. It would greatly add to the
health and pleasuro of pupils to have
tne scliooi room scruouoa eacn mourn.
7th. Think our directors Bbould
choose tho bost teachors for our pri
mary schools, that the first principles
of an education may bo given oorroctly.
8th. Several difficulties have arisen
from teachers not having boon articlod
with.
1Kb Every teacher should bold an
examination at tho oloso of bis term
and thus show to the directors and
oitizons what ho has accomplished
during the term.
10U. Many teacheis need to ac
quaint themselvos with tho proper
manner of teaching from tho appa
ratus fonnd in our solioolt.
11th. Teachors should always koop
thoir roport-books in the school-room,
that visitors may see what progress
pupils aro making.
12ih. From the groat advantage
Institutes have p-oven, think we as
directors, toachers.and superintendent,
should make it a prrt of our school
work and organize ono in each dis
triot. It is truly bat a part of tho
teachers mission that is porformod in
the school-room, and the live tencbor
will ever bo instrumental inawuuon
ing an interest in tbo community
where ho leaches.
In conclusion, 1 desire to wank toe
editors of the Cloarfield Republican,
Raftsman' t Journal, and Osocola Rev
eille, for their kindnoss in printing so
many tioticos of our work during tho
your. I also tender my maims io iuo
many kind friends wbo have received
me so oordiully in my travels ovor the
county.
; J. A. GREGORY.
It was a groat many years ago, at
acamp-meoi.ng, that Brother Higgina,
a giHid man but passionately fond of
dogs, came in ono day accompanied
by t black-and-tan bound. Somebody
asked bim to address the congregation,
and he mounted the stand for that
mrposo, whilo his dog sat down upon
lis haunchm immediately in front
looking at his mastoi. In the midst
of tho discourse, which entertalnod ns
much, another dog came up, and after
a fow aooial sniff at Brother lliggins'
dog, bogan to examine the hind logs
of tho latter with his teeth, apparent
ly for tho purposo of ascertaining if it
was tondor. An animated contest
ensued, and nne of tho congrogatioii
oame forward for the purpose of sep
arating the animals. Ilia efforts wero
not wholly successful. Ho would
snatch at tho leg of Higgins' dg, bu.
before his hand got thoro the yellow
dog would be on that side, and would
probably tako an inoidontul and cur
sory bite at the doacon's hand. Broth
er Higgins paused in his discourse,
and watched the deacon. Then be ex
olaimodt "Spit in bis cyo, Brothor
Thompson, spit in the hound's eyo!"
Brothor Thompson did, and tho fight
ended. "But I just want to say,"
oontinued Mr. Higgins, "that outsido
of tbo sanctuary that dog of mine can
eat ui any eulmon-oolored animal in
the Stuto, and llion onaw up me cones
of its ancestors for four gonorotions
without turning a hair. You under
stand mo 1" Thon tho sorvicos pro
ceeded. Tll Caubui. The. roneon rrVij Mrs.
Dutran. of Hntrorstowo, wishes a di
vorce is that Mr. Dugan lias attacks
of nightmuro oi the most fearful char
acter, and she fears he will slay his
whole lamiiy in ono oi ui paruxynuiu.
A fow nights ago, for instanoo, Dugan
.lronmnd Lhat he was hunting for oouns.
Ho chased ono through tho woods ana
un a tree. In his dream Mr. Dugan
olimod tho trco, and, soizing tho coon
bv the tail, he atrove to araw iv uown
Monnwhile a thundorslorm came up,
and just as he was struck by a poco-
... r I. I .t.. 11. .......
ur v vivid HUB I OI llgiiiniNKi ajuiilu
owoko. He found he had climbed up
tlix iild-fuHhinnod bod post, and bad
boon pulling tho baby l'runlically out
of bod by tho log, and that Mrs. Du
rrnn. havini knocked him down with
a chair was brandishing the article
ovor him as ho lay upon tho uoor.
Improving. The Rov. T. W. Ware
delivered an oration at Boston on the
Fourth of July. Among many other
things, tho rovorond gontloman re
marked i "Has it como to this that
America can do nothing without a
nnnndal annexed- a suspicion at least,
a Vienna Exposition, a Freodman's
Itnrenu. a IWtflo railway, a Prosidon
tial campaign, a Washington treaty 7
Aro we to bo lollowod all the timo by
the inoompotoncy, tho dishonesty, the
blundors ol thoso who aro iy our j n
torn foistod into plnoos, if not of trust
of conspicuousness wo pnn't say bon
or wboro no honor is.' Jixcnange.
It is soldom that ft Boston clergy
man gets off so much orlhodoxy-
Irulb.
LETTER FROM DR. BOYER.
Clearfield, Pa., Fob'y. 11, le"3.
To S. Jl. Jlindman, Esq., and others t
Dear Slits Your ostcomod favor
has boon kindly roceivod, and is so
(ull of truth and sound Domocratio
doetrino has so muoh ot the spirit
and patriotism oi too Deiior cays in
ovory liuo, so many suggostioua that
will be useful in the future lhat I
hope you will pardon mo for express
ing my enllrO approbation of it, by
way ol a sort of review, lou say
tho result of tbo lato .election htivo
not disappointed you ; neither havo
thoy mo; and thoy have not entirely
discouraged mo, because we could not
uope iur au su4.u hi u grow
from the planting of tho last three
or four years. We usually do not
gather grapes of thorns, or figs of
tbtstlos. iv Hit horo ana thoro an iso
lated exception all tho organs of pub
lic opinion havo been cither openly
promulgating pernicious errors, or ro
strainod from publishing tho truth by
the various sorts ot intimidation prac
ticed by the new-born despotism.
What has a country to hope tor whoro
three-quarters of tho publio press is
tbo advocate ot wrong, and the other
quarter is silenced by tho pressure of
policy or war r tvuu what reason do
wc look for a correction of public
opinion, whon tho organs of opinion
are an wrong or silent r wo aro tow
somewhere, I bclievo In "Cato's let
ters," that tho judgment of Iho pooplo
is gonorally sound whore not misled."
History, l think, attests this truth
Thoro is no doubt that mankind would
be in tho interest ol truth and liborty
wero it not for oxtornal delusions or
extornal forco. Tako away terror,
and no man will fuil to assert his lib-
erty. Take away imposture, and men
will never be dupes ur bigots. - When
ovor the pooplo are in tho wrong, thoy
aro so tbrougn mistake. When thoy
como to know tho truth, they aro
quite suro to correct thoir faults and
to visit upon their deceivers the just
rewards tor tne cheats put upon them.
But this is not the case with tho lead
ers of partios, who aro almost always
in the wrong t'.irough ambition or
avarice, and continued so through
malice or revengo. I do not make
thoso charges against all of tho load
ers. Wo huvo some who havo, stop
by step, protested, and inch by inch
defended, tho grand old principles so
basoly thrown aside, and never ac
quired only undor solemn prolost.
Lsonoral Hamilton, a nrst-elass scamp,
wrote a boon some years ago on "l ar
liamontary Logic," in which ho seri
ously gavo this advice to politicians
"If your cause be bad, call in aid
lnM.ln , If-- -rr . s r.
ho must be made obnoxious; if help-
loss, contemptiblo." This it seems to
hio has boon adopted as the text-hook
of the party in power. ' At least it
bas boen the wbolo ethics ol that par
ly for tho last ten years. This, and
not argumont, not truth, bas been tho
solo weapon of thoir success, i It has
boen tho basis of scoundrelly suocoss
in all ages of tho world. It has boon
the wo; to manufacture a base public
opinion in all timos; and until shaken
by tho loudest thunders of truth, '
base publio opinion has boen just as
effectual in holding the multitude as
the most just ami enlightened public
opinion. Demetrius, the silversmith,
cried aloud "Groat is Diana of the
Ephesians," and straightway his fel
low craftsmon raised an uproar against
the Apostles without difficulty. Tho
groat body of tho Ephesians wore
porfeclly williug to bo damnod, that
Demotrius and his party might con
tinue to make ailvor shrines for tbo
moon. St. Paul was twice beaten
with roils and onoo atonod by similar
worthies acting upon tho spur of pub
lio opinion. When tho Apostles had
honied tho lumo man, who was luid
daily at the boauliful gate of tho torn
plo, all the pooplo, as a first impulso,
ran togctner unto mom ; out tuey re
mained wondering under Solomon's
porch, and no ono of all the crowd
tuned the Apostlos, because ol tho
restraint of publio opinion. Of all
tho ton lopers, whom Christ eloansod
in Samaria, but one had tho oourago
to remain lo thank Him. Whon
Christ drove the buyors and sellers
out of the templo, no man dared to
praise Him openly, booause of tho
publio opinion which sot so strongly
against His name. .When He drove
logions of devils out of tbe country of
tho Uaduroncs, instoati oi uaring io
thank bim, thoy besought bim to de
part from their coast, bocause of tbo
publio opinion that condemned tho
name of Christ. Tho insane cry of
the multitude has too often boon tho
"Not this man, bub Uurrubus."
Crucify tho Saviour, but froo tho rob-
bors. That is exactly what public
opinion is worth wbon based on false
hood ana ltiUHiiee. wo nnva una a
fearful exampla of this kind of publio
opinion in hub i-uuiurj, wvvi eiuvv mu
atiDulinff hour thai wnnosson me uts-
gusling advonl of Linooln riding on a
tail into tho Presidential chair. That
event was not only a disgrace to tho
name of Amorioa, but it was a calam
ity. It started a lido or demoraliza
tion and shamolosnncsg which has
floodod the wbolo land with wrecks
of everything that statesmen and tuon
ot Honor nail notu near in hub e-uu
ii'v. It uave birth lo a publio opin
ion which would hnvo been a public
scandal at any provious poriod of our
hininrr. , l'rinciDles ol govornrooni,
hnl.l nored from tho very dawn of
tlm Involution, wore Ignored. Tho
rnniitntinn was discarded. Thovory
nnmn nf libortv was Uuchod at anu
despised, nnd juBt mo.i were dragged
;nin rinnrrnniis. under tho idiotic
tint ft AH nf lincinii "sympathies."
Opinions thut gftvoXirth to tho repub
Un wnrn nun ialind as a orimo. Com
mon thieves woro dud in tho livory
r.e iKn i.nt nmboilimoilt 01 rui
splitting stntosmanHhip, and dubbod
frnn.t lUnrshnl. Tho moral and
nr-UI ainlra of sociotv woro ran
sackod to fnd filling tools for both iho
civil and military administration.
Brawling pimps and loafors woro ap
pointed to tho soat of judges, and
drunkon gonornls, who woro by pro
fession human biitchorn, loafors and
tanneit", wero erected in(o military
TERMS $2 per annum in Advance.
NEW SEItlES-VOL 14, NO. 31.
tribunals for tho administration ot
rfi'ff justice. Good God 1 was thoro
ovor on earth such a spoctaole boforo T
Did over publio opinion start so low
and reign with such furious dospotism
bolore ( Editors ol newspapers, who
oxprossod tho smallest regard for the
constitution, wero threatened with
more dovils than tho Son of Man
drove out of tho country of the Gad
arines. Tho populaco seemed Inspired
with tho sonsolcsincBs of an idiot and
tbe fury of real dovils. Manhood ap-
noarod to have llod lrom cvory
breast. ' Thoso who had not sold thom-
solves sbrough avarice or lust of pow
er, woro cringing boneulh tho lush of
nuomunizuu puuuu opinion, mabepurou
... . . i 1 1 - , a .
nn nrinmnlA that wo a hold aaeroil hv
thej- ioundura ur mo rcpuolie. 'A'hat
hour was indeed dark almost hopo
less. Hopolcss, cortainiy, oxcept lo a
low bravo ana pairiouo mon, who una
the sagacity to see and tho courago to
dcuounce the universal aposlucy trom
principle and civilization. Men who
still bolioved in right and who hearti
ly abhorred tho abominations of Lin
coln's administration, soughtout thoso
whom thoy bohovod they could trust,
drow them into by-placcs and nor-
vously asked what hope there was of
keeping tho old banner ol conslttu
tionul liberty flying In such a tompest;
but thoy nover for a moment doubtod
tbo justico of Almighty God, nor that
at lust a torriblo retribution would
fall upon the authors of tho unnatural
strife botweon thoso sovereign and
oqual Slates. 1 nevor doubted, nnd
never will,tho lessons ot history which
attest that no such gigantio usurpa
tion and wrong ovor yet wont unpun-
ishod. All tbo way along tho track of
lime, lrom tho days ol Cutahno to tho
still more abhorred days of beward
and Stanton, are strewn the wrecks
and miscarriages of tho cunningest
scbomes of usurpation nnd tyrany.
Among a brave and intellectual poo
plo, liberty is suro lo wmp tyrany in
tbe end. ui loriy-inreo noman r.m
porors, who ruled from tho usurpa
tion of Julius Ccosar to tho death of
Constantino Chlorus, twenty-eight
died a violent doalu. Iho solctnu
truth is, that thoro is no poaco, no
Baf'oty, to thoso who attempt to rulo
by usurpation and oppression, except
where the pooplo aro utterly void of
intolltgonco and yiold lrom lack ol
simplo manhood. But who is there
so baso as lo propose to yield to this
infamouB dosign f Whoso cowardly
as to give up, whilo life lasts, the froo
governmont wuicu we innornea tor
ourselves and our children f This it
indeed, as you so forcibly aay, "tho
time for work and not for ignoble rest.
or forcowardly yielding to the stealthy
despotism." " Up and at them," should
UU tut) NSWUSM4 w. nil wm 1.U11 1 1 til
Write 1 Print 1 Circulate 1 Organize
Societies all over tho land, wo mus
go to work liko men who know tho
right and dare the right maintain.
Wo havo no time now, and I hopo no
inclination, for complaining and quar
reling among ourselves. Mere per
sonal grievances must bo luid upon a
common altar. It mattors not thai
this man or that man bas not received
whut he askod for and perhaps de
served. Moro personal considerations
cannot bo taken into account. What
ever wrong individuals may havo suf
fered, can bo righted by tho regular
oourso recognized by tho party. Ap
athy, division or indifference would
be most criminal, now that we siand
as it woro, on the point of freedom's
Instorv which is tho touchstone oi
civil liberty. The compliment you
pay mo, I thank you for, and applaud
tho sentiment which says inal duty
to party and our country is ot inu
nitoly moro importance than my mero
individual advancement, x novor, tor
a single moment, doubted tho justice
of our causo, nor tbe wisdom ol tbo
pooplo, when a year and a half ago
they cboso another to represent mem.
If timo should provo thut they woro
mistaken, they will rectify it as soon
as that fact is mado clear to thorn.
As I havo alroady said, tho pooplo are
novor willfully wrong, and when thoy
aro so through mistuko, aro quite suro
to correct their fault when tboy como
to know tho truth, bo that if any man
has boon aggrioved, he need only wait
fur tho proper timo and his wrongs will
bo soon lo no rignica in mo proper
manner, and through this regular or
ganization of the party. Lot us cast
aaido all past differences and unite for
the sake ol a good cause ana a good
oountry. Let us not again commit
the grave error ol dividing ana sul-
fcring the mortification oi'sooing the
enemy stealing into our etrongnoia
here and despoiling it as thoy have
the country at largo. Instoad of in-
gloriously crouching bonoath tho des-iiir-iililn
nml cowardly arm ol illouul
,
power, tho way to ciiuctuaiiy tnroiiio
this dospotism is to assail it at all
points, through tho press, in publio
speeches, ovory where. But we must
assail ; not vnuiuir unu uuuuiiuut-
ly content ourselves by narrying tho
blows OI too enemy. si u iuuoii us
tack. Literally, in this instance, car
ry tho war into Africa not only into
Africa, but through Alrica. iMovor
was thoro such a field for the arousing
oi publio opinion and publio indigna
tion before. For the black Republi
can party is not only like Achilles,
vulnernblo in its ncoi, nun in ovory
part f its body. Whorovery on touch
it vou hit a spot of sodition and trons-
on. It is a political and social ulcor,
which will cringo nml nucluuto, ami
shiver and ncho at ovcry blow laid on
by tho band of simple truth. 11 nns
no dofonce but to lio no covert but
deception no strength, but in the ir
rcs. lution or cowardice of its opposor.
Its crimes fairlv hold up to view will
mnko mankind shudder and dovils re
joice. Bull have alroady I fear taxed
vour palionco inr uoyonu my rigui w
do so, and willcloso with tho assurance
of my high regards.
' T. J. BOYEU.
The full stylo of bonnets are cer
tninlv aunorb. Tho ludiea aro show
in rr increased oxoullonoo of lasiO, and
thoy are lobe commended. Tho latest
bonnot is a trifjo bighor than freights
on ou railroads, ana as gracoiui in
proportion.
, ;
A sound judge a musical ciiUC.
Send for Mother,
r)nnr mo I it was'nt enooe-h for me
to nurso and raise a family of my own,,
but now, whon I'm. old and expoct to
have a littlo comfort hero, it is all the
timo, 'Send for motbor 1' " and. thav
dear old soul growls and grumblos,
but drosses hemolf a last as she can
notwithstanding. - After you havo.
trotted her off and got her safely in,
your borne, and she Uios around ad-,
mimstoring rcuunos and remedies, ey
turns, you fool easior. It's right now
or soon will bo mother's como.
In sickness, no matter wbo is thoro
or bow many doctors quarrel ovee
your caso, everything goes wrong,
somehow, tin you sona lor motnor.--In
troublo, the first thing you think;
of is to send for mother.
But this bas its ludicrous as well a
Is touching aspects. Tho verdant
young couples lo whom baby's extra-
ordinury grimaces and alarming
yawns, which threaten mo dislocation
oi its chin ; Us wondonul sloop which
it accomplishes with its oyos half opea -
and no perceptiblo flutter of breath
on its lips, causing tbo young motbor
lo imagine it is dead this timo, and 10
shriek out, "send for mother I" in
tones of anguish this young conplo,
in Iho light of the oxporionce whioh
threo or - four babies bring, find that
thoy havo boon ridiculous, and given
mother a good many "trots" for noth
ing. . i . t i
Did any ono ever sona lor momor
n.I AlA 111 Ia mm, nnlnua nick.
nesH or the infirmities of age prevent
ed her f As when in your childhood.
thoso willing foot rcbiiondod to your
call, so thoy still do and will continue
lo do as long as tboy are ablo. And
when tbo summons como which nono
yet disregarded, though it will bo a
very dark and (tad ono for you, then
God too, will sond for motbor,
A Clown'. Sermon,
Tho Virginia papors report that
during tho exhibition of a traveling
menngcrioand. circus in a town in that
State, whore thoro was at tbo timo
somo religious convocation in session,
Iho painted jester ol tho equestrian
ring illustrated bis own serious capac
ity and greatly affcoted an oudionoa
in which many church mombcrs woro
presont, by delivering tbe lollowing
homily:
"Jar j-riends Wo havo takon in
six hundred dollars hero to day, more
money, I vonturo to say, than any
minister of tho gospel In this commu
nity would receive for a whulo year's
services. A largo portion ot Ibis mon-
oy was given by church membors, and
a largo portion oi this auaionco ia
mado up of mombcrs of tho church.
And yet, when your preacher asks
you to aid in supporting tbo gospel,
you are too poor to give anything.
Vet you como hero and pay dollars to
hear mo tain nonsonso. i am a 1001
bocauso I am paid for it ; 1 make my
living by it. You profess to bo wiso,
and yet you support mo In my folly.
But porhups you say you did not come
to boo tho circus, but tho animals. If
you came to see the animals, why did
you nut simply ionic at thorn ana
leave? Now. is this not a pretty
placo for Christians to bo in? Do
you not foul ashamed of yoursolves ?
Vou ought to blush in such a placo as
this.
Tho sensation following a speech
liko' this, in such a place, from such a
sneaker, m.av bq imagined. The local
clergy availed themselves of the spirit
thus produced ; a religious revival
was attorn plod, and a collection for
foreign missions rosulled in tho sunt
of four dollars and a half.
Lost Abts. It now appears that
tho smelling of iron was ourricd on in
Egypt from Iho very earliest period.
Mr. Charles Vincent, in an English
scientific journal, sots forth some new
facts in rcl'orcnco to this Bubjoct i In
tho sepulchres of Thebes may bo found
delineations of butobers sharpening
their knives on round bars of iron at
tached to their aprons. Tbo blados
ot the knives aro painted bluo, whioh.
fact proves that they wore of steel,
for In the tomb of liamases III. this
color is used to indicate stool, bronze
boing represented by rod. An .En-'
gllsh gentleman has reoently discov
ered noar the wolls of Moses, by tho
Red Sea, the remains of an Iron works
so vast that they must have omployod
thousands ot workmen, is ear tbe
works aro lo be found tho ruins of a
tomplo and of a barrack for the sol.
diers protecting or keeping in ordor
the workmos. Thoso works are sup
posed to bo at least throe thousand,
years old. . , , ; '
Another Reform Failure. A lady
of a truly manly spirit, aocompaniod-
by a small poodlo, is said to have sad
ly failed, tho oilier day, in an attempt
ed reformatory movomont. Sho otv.
tored tbo smoking-car of a western
train, and solemnly refused to go into
another car, observing that her pres.
enco would keep tho occupants from,
smoking. Ono stony wrotch, how--
ovcr, insensible to tho claims ot reBno-.
m'ont and roform, beuan to enjoy his
accustomod cigar, which wassuddoiily
snatched from his lips, with the ro.
mark, in high trcblo, "If tbero is any,
thing 1 do halo it is tobacco smuko 1"
r or a timo the ottcndorwassiicniana
motionless, thon gravoly rising, amid
tho plaudits of tbo assembled somkors,
he took that little poodlo and gontly
threw bim out of tho window, saying,
If there is anything l d i halo it is a
poodlo 1" Ho mortal pen could do
scribe the feelings of that roformor. ,
Balloon Trip to Europe. Tbo
Now York Daily Graphic has entered
into an ngrcomunt with Prof. Wiso, of
Philadelphia, and Washington II. Don
nldson, of Reading, by which thq
Graphic Company voluntarily agroos
to build tho balloon for a trans-atlnn-no
voyngo to be mado by Mossrs. Wisq
and Donaldson, and ussumcs all tho
cxpensos for such voyage. Tho out
lay it is ostimatcil will be f lUU.uiXi. ,
iho drparluro is nxod lor tho -Utu ot
August or ns near thut day as practi
cable. The Graphic announces lhat
tho work of constructing the balloon
has been bogun, and, whon finished, it
ii r. .i:...-l
will Blur, iiiiineuiiiiciy tor A'.urtipu,
whoro, after landing, tho aeronauts
will communicate tho full particular
of the voyago lo Iho Qraphio Company
oy leiogrupn.
Ei.pr.a Sister. "Won't you bosor,
ry, Minnio, when tho boys go back to
school, it's so nlco lo havo them back
for tho holidays?" Younger sister
"It's not nico for mo it's nasty for
thoy'vo toused my dog and worried
my cut, and thoy ve kiTlod a rat, and
scattered some malt, and knocked
down my house that Jack built; and
they've eaten my pudding and oaten
my pio, and spent my money and
mado mo cry ; they've laughed nt mo
and thrown a stono ; I'm sorry they
come; I'll be glud whou they're gone."