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Clearfield. Pa.
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Clearfield, Pa.
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Clearfield, Pa.
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H. W. SMITH,
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eU:l:JI Clearfield, P.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW.
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ISRAEL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
. Clearfield, Pa.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield. Pa.
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JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
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counties i and with aa experience of oTcrtweMT
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PEAL- ESTATE BROKER,
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ftaw ItOgt and Xtiimbcr,
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ATTORNEY -AT -LAW.
-eraliarcton, Clearfield County, Penn'a.
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Pdtl.l'Tl CLEARFIELD, PA.
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itAili.ffkiit. Pa.
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Dry uoods, llaroware, unrooriKi,, u ,j.i.og
usually kept in a rotsil store, which will be sold,
for cash, as cheap as elsewhere In the county.
Frcnchville, June 27, isoT-iy.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
siALin is-
GENERAL MERCHANDISE, .
CiRAHAMTON, P.
Alto, extensive manufacturer and dealer In flquare
Timber and Sawed Lumber of all kinds.
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CHARLES SCHAFER,
LAGER BEER RREWER
Clearfield, Pa.
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II kntuu hv itrlet attention to business end
the manufacture of a tnperior article of BEER
to receive the patronago of all tha old and many
new customers. uamgn
J. K. BOTTORF'S
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Market Street, Clearteld, Pa.
M-CROMOS MADE A SPECIALTY.
NEGATIVES made In eloudy as well as in
clear weather. Constantly on hand a good
aMortment of FRAMES, STEREOSCOPES and
STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS. Frames, from any
ttylaof moulding, made to order. apri8-tt
JEW. SCI1ULER,
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER,
Second street, next door to First National Bank,
nove'TI ' Clearteld, Pa.
JAMES CLEARY,
BARBER & HAIR DRESSER,
SECOND STREET,
JyJH CLEARFIELD, PA.
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfield, Peun'a.
tevvWIII execute Join in hit line promptly an
In a workmanlike manner. e,r,07
G. H. HALL,
rEACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
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on short notloe. ripes Doreq on reornnniiie imn.
All work warranted to render tatlsfnetlon, and
delivered if desired. my26:lypd
E. A, BIGLER & CO.,
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SQUARE TIMBER
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ALL KINDS OP SAWED LUMIIKR,
8-77J CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
M
eCAUOHEYA CO.'S
RESTAURANT,
Second Street,
CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
Alwavt on hind, Freih Oysters, Ice Cream,
Candies. Nuts. Craekers, Cakes, Clears, Toliaoeo,
Canned Fruits, Oranges, Lemons, and all kinds
ef fruit in season.
MrUILLIARD room on seoonn noor.
,3171 D. MoUAUUIlEY A CO.
J
OHM TROUTMAN.
Dealer In all kinds of
FURNITURE,
Market Street,
One door test Post Office,
auglt'71
CLEARFIELD, TA.
TIL1 IIARHAN,
PRACTICAL MILLWRIGHT,
LUTHKRPIICRO, PA.
Agent for the Aneriean Double Turbine Water
Wheel and Andrew, natoacn n neei. uan tur
niia Portable Orlit Willi on abort notice. Jyli'tl
DR. II. B. VAN VALZAH.
Office next door to HarUwiek A Irwin
brua Htora. nn stairs.
6 7 CLEARFIELD, PA. tm
p....n..r..T)r. R. V. Wll.on. Dr. J. 0
Hartawlok, Faculty of Jefferson Mcdlcll College,
H. F. N AUGLE,
WATCH MA kER & JEWELER
and dealer la
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver
and Plated Ware, sc.,
JolHl CLEARFIELD, PA.,
THE REPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD, Pa.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST IT, UTS.
LETTER FROM CURWENS vTLLE.
Where Is tbe man who has aa Amer
ican heart la his bosom that would
not shudder attberehoarsal of the In
justice perpetrated upon the honost
though oppressod and tax ridden Dem
ocrats of CloarSold county, Novor
in the history or our county havo such
wrong" been Inflicted vpon a Just and
unoffending people aa in tho rocent
primary election frauds that eolipso
"Tammany" and put tbe "Crodit Mo
bilier to shame." I was at a loss to
know in what part of tbo county
those "high-banded outrages upon tho
yeomanry were porpetraleu, until a
quiet, nnprotor.ding, honost Domo
emtio farmer of Lawrcnco township
revealed the don of robbers, tlto bot
tom I esg pit," tho abodo of tbo party
loocbei that have feasted upon tbe life
blood of untainted Democracy and fed
ta lacerated body, gory from tho ef
fects of tbe party lash, upon party
husks.
Such eloquent oppoalg, In behalf of
blooding and wrongod humanity,
should not go unheeded. Did I bo
lieve that our liberties brtvo boon tram
melutl, that tbo money we pay as
taxes is consigned to that ''bottomloss
pit," (the Court House,) that tbo most
sacred rights of an American citiron,
the right of choosing and being chosen
to office has beon tampored with by
tho so-called "Court House ring," the
modorn "Tammany," and instoad of
being countod in ourselves tbe order,
'In uttor contempt of our wishos,"
has been reversed, "by the most un
blushing frauds tho ring succeeded in
counting in themselves," I would then
unite with my Lawrence Democrat in
oalling upon tho few surviving incor
ruptiblo patriots to rally around tho
standard of "economy and honest ad
ministration," and wago a war of ex
termination upon tho "professional
demagogues," and proclaim as our ru
lers, "quid citizens; men who do not
hunt ollloo, bat adorn it, when it finds
thorn," if I could find any. But on
tho contrary, I am not ono of them
with whom disappointments rest hcuv
ily. I pay my taxos, and by the way
as much as my honest brother of Law-
ronco. I am BatiuGed they are high
enough, and boliove in an economical
managemont of our county finances;
and fcol confident of tho ability and
integrity of those to whoco euro they
aro ODtrustod.
I enjoy and exorcise the right of
voting for whom I ploaso, and more
over I enjoy the ineslimublo blessing
of possessing sen so enough to know
that if my friends aro not elected to
offico the peoplo don't want them
and I cannot make thorn want them
by such "dog io tho manger" stylo of
reasoning as "honost Democrat" from
Lawronoo usos. But it is not my de
sire to indulgo in comparisons. I wish
only to state a tow fuels to iilustraio
the weakness of "honest Democrat's"
argumont.
In bis communication to tho Times
ho complimonts its editor opon the
independent position in politics ho bas
taken, says "ibis is as it should bo
thoughtful mon in all parties see and
realine the evils that flow from violen
partisanship. . We need not
revort to Now York cilios as govern
ed by tbe Tammany ring.
We (tho Domocracy) have from 1,000
to 1,400 working majority. This bas
beon tbo case for a long ti mo, (too
long:") and then, assails the "Court
House ring," as be styles it.
Now Mr. Domocrut frankly admits
that be admires an Independent posi
tion in politics, confessirg from tho
beginning that bo is only a e-frau; elud
ed by ovory broero . From tbo os
tablisbod fuel that tho Independent
politicians of to-day aro that class of
men that are a curse to any govern
mont, void of any established prlnci
plos, lacking interest In tho wuifure of
our government, and pursuing nodefi
nilo courso in politics; in a word, mon
indifferent to tbo bott intorea'.s of froo
institutions, unworthy ot tbe nam
American citison, the mercenaries of
thoso seallawags who aro to-day con
spiring to ovorthrow our Democratic
institutions, and orcct upon their ru
ins a centralized doNpotism.
In tbe noxt plaoo ho trios to imposo
his spurious carcass upon tho Demo
cratic parly by saying, "We (tho De
mocracy,") styling himself ono, "havo
a majority , and thon re
voalihis Inconsistency by almost say
ing "too long." Ho might as woll have
said what be meant. That Is; the
Democrats have been in power long
enough oorao, now, you are dissatis-
fiod with tho present state of things
you will not be o lee tod to ollloo, be-
causo you aro not a true Domocrat,
and your party are mighty particular;
thoy want bjDost, lifo-long Domocrats
to fill offlcot ) join right In with us in
dependents, and by bolting from tbe I
nominations, with tho assistance of
our Republican friends, we willdofoat
their oandidutos and aloct
ours, and
PRINCIPLES!
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1873.
thon you and I will eomo in swoep
stakos. The above is the sum and
substanoe of his motivoi.
He then assails the men who fill
our county offices, stylos them "Coait
Uouso ring," makes no spocifio char
ges, but says it is patent to all in the
oounty that tbo Court Houso is a "bot
tomloss pit into which tbe pooplo's
money " His moaning infers
that our oounty officials who transact
tbo publio business at tbe Court House
are guilty of rocklessly and lavishly
squandering the people's money, are
"professional domogogucs," "party
loochos." Now, boforo giv-J
ing "uomocrat croan rornwonng a
single truth, lot us consider who tho
mon thus assailed aro, and bow many
of them aro in tho fabled ring, for I
Infer from bis moaning that tho ring
is confinod to Cloarflold borough.
In tho Prothonotary's ollioe wo
havo A. C. Tuto, of Lawronoo town
ship, and as it la tbe homo of "honost
Domocrat," we tuko it for granted
that Mr. Title could not bocome con
taminated upon soil so productive of
honest mon. A. W. Leo, tho incumb
cut in tho Register and Recorder's of
fico, we bolievd,bails from Becoaria.
With regard to bis integrity and abil-
ty In that capacity I feel that I ex
press the sentiments of every candid
man in Clearfield county whon I say,
(Adf offico has never been filled by a
raoro compotcnt man. Samuol Wil
son, County Treasurer, "kocporof the
bottomless pit," is an old citizen of
Bradford long known at an bonpbt,
industrious farmer, (kin profession to
Democrat, of Lawronco,) bas always
paid bis taxes, and naturally enough
knows that tho people's money should
bo judiciously cared for. Sheriff Pio,
a cilizon of Girard, also a farmer, woll
known to many for fair dealing and
strict businoss babits us well as his
hospitality, bas entrusted to bis caro
somo 890,000 of the poople's money,
in tbo shupo of a substantial prison
and as a matter of courso you have
tho privilege of getting your shnro
back by way of front, Mr. Democrat,
from Lawrence, if you cannot IruBt
Sheriff with it. Now comos the Coun
ty Commissioners F, F. Coudriot, of
Covington, J. 1). Thompson, of Cur-
wensvillo, and G. 8. Tozor, of Chos
all of whom somo twolvo or fourtocn
hundred honost yeoman assorted, by
their ballot, are bonoet men. Not a
maa of tbe "ring" boing a citizen of
the borough when elected,
In referring to tho recent primary
oloction, ho says, "The ring by tho
most unblushing frauds havo succeed
ed in counting themselves in and aro
boasting a now lease of powor, If not
plundor." This savors strongly of the
waitings of a kicked dog; as tho men
nominated at that eloction are just as
likely to fill oaeh position in a manner
crcditablo to himself and satisfactory
to tho people as any candidate whom
a conglomerate mass of soreheads,
bolters, Republicans and Independents
assomblcd in convention and "irre
spective of party" might put in nom
ination.
"By all moans lot us try tho exper
iment, there is nothing to loso and all
to gain." Such reasoning 1 Why, Mr
Domocrat, you cannot Imposo suoh
vilo trash upon any sensible Democrat
Just such impostors as you, and per
haps you among thorn, trtod tbo ox
porimont you now so much reconv
mend, lust fall in the Octoborand No
vember olections. Then you succeed
od in deluding thousands of Domo
crats Into your snaro, and to day they
see not only the evil of tho experiment
but aro ashamed of the actual result,
Tbo prosont digraooful Btate of affairs
in our National and Stato Government
are a lorriblo warning to us tbnt any
experiment which may load to tho es
tablishment of the Republican party
in powor is a dangerous one, In any
such experiment wo havo all to loso
and nothing to train.
He appeals for "concert of action."
What concert f 'Of course a Union
of Republicans and sorobcads. Who
will tuko the initiative In the good
work f This saino quostion was ask
ed by tbo Grant party lust full, when
it wanted agonts to sow tbo sood of
discord among tbo ranks of tho Dem
ocratio party, and Blanlon Duncan
responded aye, and Brick Pomoroy
by the tomptalions of a fow thousands
(bribe) was induood to rospond aye,
Tbo eyes of the Democracy of Clear
field county are turnod suspiciously
upon tho editors of our two Independ
ents, Times and JlcveUle, as tho Wan
ton Duncan and romcroy of tho pros
ont initiulivo movement for a uiitiia
turo Louisvlllo Convention, as both
have espoused tbo causo of tho In
dependents. Brainard, in bis lust issuo, acquits
lilmsolf In tho following strain : "Wo
most certainly woll use our influenco
in tho right way to defeat tbo nomi
nations of tho Domocratio party."
Ho might bave saved his breath and
ink. Kvory person In tho county
knew full woll boforo bis position in
politics. I do not sock to find fault
with bis political views, but I do hope
the Clearfield County Time will soon
adopt somo colors under which to sail,
that all may know to whom ilTe ship
belongs. This trying o carry water
REPUB
NOT MEN.
on both shouldors drowned one edi
torial committee and may prove a
source of onnoyanoe to the prosont.
Under tbe guise of neutrality, Demo
crats were made to fool tbe sting of
the viper they bad nourished, and
nolo in the garb of an "Independent,"
the Hydra of Republicanism shows
its many ugly boads.
' By way of conclusion, lot mo as
sure those who flatter themselves up
on, the success of tho prosont schome
fd,' the ovorthrow of Detnooraticpow
erand tbe predominance of Republi
can rule In Cloarflold county, that
noorata may be caught once, but
rioTtrrfce-wtth tbe same bait," If you
would suooeed you must base your
claims upon party issues. Stand upon
tbe platform of common justice aud
labor for tbe common good of all, not
to advance the interests of dema
gogues who are always growling be
cause they do not got every good bite,
and associating yourselves with
mongrol orew and embark in a ship
flying false colors and freighted with
tbo plundor of your former rulo. 'Tbo
history of your party is well known
to ovory school boy, and tho result of
your powor is known and foil in every
housobold. JUSTICE.
LETTEr'fROM CHEST.
Chest, August 14th, 1873.
Mn. Editor : It is some time sinoe
I have seen any communication from
Chest in your valuable pnpor, and
thore is not much to writo about.
Thore is little or no building going on
this summer. Crops genorally good
but if the present wet spell continues
much longer the oats may be consid
erably injured. On tbo night of tbe
lltu inst., thoro was quito a heavy
bail storm passod over part of this
township, doing considerable Injury to
corn, gurdons, io. I am not prepared
to givo anything dofinite as rogards
tho amount of injury done.
That eminont physician, Dr. Jack
son, paid a vUit to Nowburg, a few
days ago, and was strongly patron
ized ; took in about three hundred
dollars in greenbacks and thon left,
Ho bus forwarded his medicine; it re
mains to sco what buccobs bo may
have. I do hopo that be may bo more
successful than Dr. Local Option bas
proved to bo.
' Some two weeks ago I saw a com
munication in tho Reveille, complain
ing of tbo fraud or injustico of our
Primary Eloction. I wish it to bo un
dorstood that I am not an apologist
for tho manner In which the Primary
Eleotion whs conducted, further than
in tbo township of Chest. If other
distriots havo actod wrong, that is no
business of mino. Let tbe Democracy
of each district correct thoir own
wrongs. I do think that there aro
honost Domocrats enough in each dis
trict to correct any abuse that may
ariso, and I bopo it will be altondod
to. It Is not my desire to sco a sec
ond tickot at this time, as much as
regret the dofoat of a personal friond
or two, for in my opinion no good can
como out of it ; it is only playing in
to tho bands of the advorsary, which
is visible to the most casual obsorver,
For in no ono instance can you como
in contact with a Republican, but the
corruption of tho lulo Primary Eloc
tion bus takon completo possession of
bis whole system. To boar them
blate you would snpposo that they
woro the pinks of virtue that they
had not, nor would not, volo for
drunkard, a hangman, a djssomblor
not only of truth but of virtue They
will swallow a Republican camol, top.
loaded with all the corruption and
villainy known to tho calendar of
crimo, and gag at a Domosratic wrong,
or a supposed wrong, in tho result of
a Primary Eloction, which is no con
corn of thoirs. Friends, I appreciate
your kindnoss, but you had hotter got
your own bull out of tho ditch beforo
you lend ns a band to get our kid out.
But I havo strayed from my sub
joct. I am sorry that Chosl Is enu
merated among tho distriots that poll
ed more voles at the last Primary
than we polled at last Oolobor's elec
tion. That ih correct ; but in Octobor
lust thero remained at homo no less
lliun twenty-four Domocrats. Must
wo closo tho oloction as soon as that
numbor of votes are pollod, and send
old and well tried Democrats away
without voting ? No, novor; tho rules
should say no more votes than is i
tho party of each district. Re mom
ber that the action of the parly at
Baltimore lust rear was a vory cold
bath to tbo party generally. If one
half the onorgy and oxponse wasproo
liood In getting tho vole out at tho
October Elections that is used at 111
Primary Elections you would seo
much lurgor voto and lurger mujorl-
lios. I do think the lust Primary
('host was fairly conductod, the rules
being strictly adhered to. Tho insln
nation bears heavily oo tho honesty
of tbo officers, There woro a very
fow Rcpublioans voted, and every man
complied wilh the rules. One said ho
would not only voto with us at lb
comjng eloction, but forever. Under
the oiroumstanoes, it is ungonorous to
chargo ('best with a violation of the
rulos wbon tbo township has at least
ono hundred, and thirty Democrats,
As to the Crawford County Systom
of nominating, it is a fraud, and full
of fraud, and I am willing to assist
Domocrat or any number of Domo
crats to doviso somo other systom thai
will bo likely to render more gonoral
satisfaction. To oohabit with my po
litical enomy, for my part, I cannot
do it. His viows and mine do not
sgroe. It is but a very short time
sinoe tho Republicans went Soulb to
kill Domocrats, and many wantod a
law to draft ovory Domocrat ; also a
law to confiscate tho property of Dem
ocrats and band it ovor to the indo
lent portion of the Republicans.
remember well tbe many ruids through
the county and tbo arrest of many of
our citizens, as woll as desertors, io,
This effort failed to subjugate tbe
iron-willed Domocracy. Will they
now, for a disappointment 'in tboir
fuvorile candidate not rocoiving the
nomination, swallow all the insults of
an Insolent and victorious party for
tho last thirleon years, and Judas Is-
ouriot like tuko them to tboir bosom
and uso the filthy weapon to dostroy
the Domocratio party, or more likoly
tbomsolves? I cannot credit theso
reports. Corlsinly theso gentlomon
have too bigb an cstimalo of tliom-
selvos to affilialo wilb tboir deadly
foe. Frionds, bo that wrosllcs wilh
sweeps must expect to got bis gar-
raonls badly soiled.
JgrrERsoNiAif Democrat.
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTTTUTE.
Tbe Brady Township S, S. Institute
convoned at Now Sulora on Aug 13ih,
at 7 o'clock P, M., and was opened
with singing and prayer by tho Itov.
I). W. Wompler; after which Rev. E.
Manges pioachcd a sormon with spe
cial reforonce to tbe tho Sunday school
work subject'scareh tho scriptures."
The Inslituto was thon organized by
electing tho following officers : Presi
dent, Rev. E, Mangos; Vico Fresidont,
S. O. Kuntz Socrotary, W. S. Luthor;
Conductor of Inslituto, Rov.C. Wilson;
Assistant Conductor, Rev. D. W.
Wamplor.
Regular programmo: 1st. Rcportof
Superintendents. Tbo schools repre
sented wore, the U. S. Schools ot
West Liborty, Radakor, Brooks, Now
Salem, Troutville and Lulberaburg;
also, the Lulhersburg M. E. S. S and
Gorman Reform S. S. Quostion,"what
is tho chief mission of the Sunday
school f" Opened by Rov. C. Wilson.
Mtisio. Adjourned.
August 14A Forenoon Session. In
stitute was callod to order by Rev.
Wamplcr. Qustion, "Irregular atton-
donco of teachers and officers Us in
fluence" Opened by Rov, J. W.
Weldon. "Should teachers and schol
ars nave books when rcjeiling r
Oponcd by W. S. Luthor. Question
basket. Adjourned to meet a 11
o'clock.
Afternoon Session. Institute mot at
tho appointed timo and was oponcd
with singing and prayer by Rov. C.
Wilson. Quostion, "should Sunday
schools bo continued during winter f"
Opened by J. B. Johnson. Addross
by J. B. Johnson, subject, "Sunday
school singing," Essay by Rov. Wam
plor ; subject," my ideal Sunday school
teacher." Question, "Howtomanago
a Sunday School Library." Oponcd
by W. S. Luthor. Address to Sun
day scbool children by Rev. C. Wilson.
Addross to parents and citizens by
Rev. Mangos. On motion, tho noxt
Instilulo to' bo bold at Lulhersburg,
in tbo Lutheran church. Object les
son by Rev. Wilson. Adjourned to
meet at 71 o'clock.
Evening Session. Instituto convon
ed at tho appointed timo and was
oponcd with singing and prayer by
Rev. J. W. Woldon. Address by J. It.
Coxson, EBq , subject, "the relation of
tbe Sunday school to tho church."
Lottor road on tho subject from Rov.
S. T. Thompson. Quostion, "to whom
should the superintondont bo amenn
blo for his conduct V Discussed by
tho different superintendents. Ques
tion, "should Sunday schools be Union
or Denominational V Opo.ied by W.
S. Luthor. ,
llesolved, That this Inslituto Is fa
voritblo to tbo holding of a county
Sunduy school Institute somo pluco in
Clearfield oounty ,for tbo promotion of
Sunduy school in teres t.
Resolved, That tho Soorotnry be ro
quostod to prepare for publication in
Ibo Cloarflold counly papers and Ma
honing Argus tho proceedings of this
Inslituto, wilh these resolutions.
Closing romarks by Rov. C. Wilson.
Adjourned.
Winfikld S. Lutiikr, Scc'y.
A gentlomnn addicted to scientific
inquiry, hss discovorod that thirly
threo days completo tho cycle of tho
potato-bug gonuralion ; that 700 of
Ihe criUei s uro tho average product ol
ono female, ltom which lue family
grows in the seoond gonoralion to
1185,000, and in tho third to 85,700,000.
Thore are not cyphors enough in any
existing type foundry to express tbo
number in the tenth gonoralion. ,
Thero are Ivo things in lifo that a
tsgo must presorve at ovory sacrifice,
the coals ot bis sloinacu and the on
amol of bis tooth. Somo evils admit
of consolations; thore sro no oomfor
lors for dyspepsia aud tootbaobo
Uulwer,
cm
TEEMS $2 por annum in Advance.
NEW SERIES-V0L. 14, NO. 31.
LETTER FROM HIS OLD HOME,
About the 1st of August, Col. Lovi
L. Tato, tho veteran editor of tho
Williamaport Sun, spont a fow days
in our midst with old frionds and edi
tors, and while here ho addressed tho
letter found bolow to his journal. Ho
is entirely mistaken about the material
of the Clcarflold Democrat being used
to print the Journal. It was nover
dedicated to so baso a purpose. That
concern was foundod by Mr. Swoopo
in 1864. Tbe Colonel was foreman in
this offloo when Col. Alexander, form
erly of the Clarion Democrat, was tho
"devil." The Clearfield Republi
can of to-day is a oorabinalioa of aU
tbe titles and journals named by Mr.
Tate. Road bis loiter :
Clearfield, Pa., Ang. 2, 1873
Readers or The Sun : A short visit
to my nalivo homo, odor an absonce
of somo sovontoon years, has provon
bolh pleasant and inlcresting. Jt was
here, near fifty years ago, that I be
gan to loarn the printing business,
wilh MosBrs. Irvine & Krutzor, in the
offico of The Pennsylvania Banner,
winch was tno nrst type evor intro
duced over too Allen-homes nnd th
nrst pnpor ever printed in Clearhed
county. Ihe jsanner was a vor
small sheet the paper on which it
was prinlod was usually carried in a
common flour sack, a bundle in each
ond of the bag, which was thrown
across a borso, with a boy on his back
ol about my (then) size, and the Raw
age 1'ress, on which it was run off, was
raado by J. Kratzer, r.sq , then onool
tho Editorial firm, but now a venora
ble and wealthy merchant, and was
carried to and Irora Uardmnn Phillips
acrow ractory, at i'liillipsburg, on
horsoback, in ono end of a bar;, wilh a
stone in the other ond, to make it bal
anoe, by Tbe "Subscriber."
since then, times and Hunt's, have
materially changed in Clearfield.
Ibo town and county, bavo each, also
doubled about five timos In population
weaun ana improvements. Agncui-
tare and other industrial pursuits.
bavo beon lareoly nurtured bore.whicli
Willi tno coal and lumber trudo, aided
by tbo recent railroad enterprise, bas
imparled now lile and actiro vigor
into every section and among all cms
ses of pooplo, and caused it, as a wbolo,
lo bud and blossom as tbo rose.
In relation to tho printing ond pub
lishing in Clcarflold, 1 might bavo ad
ded, that whilst tho fanner, on which
I learned the "Art preservative off all
arts," was tho first journal ovct print
ed in this county, and of which I was
subsequently ono of tho editors, under
the firm-name of Tato & Mooro, whon
wo added a prefix to its namo, calling
our papor 2i Clearfield Pioneer and
Banner, and so conducted it dining
tho then Gerce local contosl betwixt
Wm. F. Packer, of Lycoming and Al
exander Irvin, of Clcarflold, for Slute
Sonator, and tho bitter Slulo eloction
in a tri angular fight, for such it was,
between a political trio, headed by
Messrs. Wolf and -Muhlenberg, on
the Domocratio sido of tho question.
and Jos. Ritner, tho candidate of the
W bigs and Anti-Mason, and in which
contest, Mr, Irvin, was elected Sena
tor, and Mr. Ritner, Governor of Penn
sylvania. It might also have beon
mentioned, that when 1 took a part of
tno printing olllco hero, in chargo, tho
paper was published by Jllathew
Brown and Wm. L. Mooro, and as Mr.
B., wns a whip-, he chanced the politi
cal complexion of the paper, to suit
his peculiar tactics, and arrayed it
against the Domocratio party. This
however, he soon found, would not do
in littlo Democratic Cloarflold. It wns
my ploasure in assuming Its control,
wiiq mo consent, oi my partner, jur.
Wm. L. Mooro, to ro-insute it npon
tno ucmocratio piaiiorm, snd so, 1 be-
lieve it has conlinuod faithful and
steadfast in the faith of our father,
and is now one of the very ablest and
most reliablo Domocratio journals in
Ihe Slato, known as the Clearfield
Republican, the fearless organ of the
Clearfield county Domocracy, nnd is
conducted by uco. U. Uoodlnndcr,l';sq.
Following up thechancosof the noliu
ical status ol tho Pioneer and Banntr,
it may bo inlerosing hero to slulo, thai
my partner, Mr. Mooro, was Boon ap
pointed Post Mastor al Clcarflold, as
the sequence ol tbe changed condition
of our journal, undor President Van
Buren's administration and subso-
quonllr, clocled by the Democratic
party, as ono of tbo Associato Judges
of Clearfield county. Judi'o Mooro
died many years Binco, leaving for his
lauuiy a good name and acompolonce
in lifo.
Mr. Wm. Biglor, prior to the politi
cal contost bolweon Jtitner, Wolf and
Muhlenberg, (and while yot in his
minority,) cHtno hero from Bcllofonte,
and established another printing con
oorn, which bo called tho Clearfield
Democrat, llo ran it for somo yonrs
as sucn, wncn no sold the ollico, and
rolired from journalistic lifo, and it
full into tho bands of tho whigs, anti
masons, knowiiothinifs, and is now
tho organ of tho Radicals, known as
37t Raftsman's Journal, nndor tbo
supervision of 8. J. Row, Ksn. Its
prnjoctor, the thon ronthlul William
Biglor, having filled the various post
lions of Stule Senator, Governor of
1'etinsylvania, United Slatos Sonator
and member of tho Constitutional Con
vention, has made his mark in tbo
world, and accumulated a largo for-
tuno, and is universally regarded as
an ominant christian gonlluman and
ono of the most respoclublo citizens of
Una commonwealth.
Among tno old associates ot my
onrly days, in "Old Town," I havo
liiiind hero now, only a row. .Messrs
C. Krnlsor, Alexander Irvin, Isaac
Southard, M. Shirk, Judgo Leonard,
Judire Shaw, Jud.re llarrott. Senator
Wallace, who was thon a stripling of
a boy ana some oihors, whom 1 may
now fail to call to remembrance
Thoso Konllemcn woro mainly identi
fied with tho riso and progress of the
beautiful and prosperous llorough of
Ulenrlivld.
' Tho borough is well represented In
business man and firms. In its limits
there is a steam suw-milh, slvnni tan
nery, planing mill, And a large flro
brick manufacturing . ostablisinent
(brco banks of issue end deposit, n ti
morous stores, Ao.,th6 boBt of churches, -end
a high scbool, now building,
J. Pio. Esq.. tho present sheriff, Is
building a block of brick, adjoining
the Court Ilouso, 100 by 08 foot, thiW
stories bigb, to bo occupiod its store
rooms, cilices, publio liftll. so., antr
when finished will be tbo best builiK
ng in conlral 1 ennsylvaniu.
X l
must not omit to mention a ploas.
ant 'trip mudo in company Willi my
elder brother, Goo. P. Tale, and A. C.
Talo. Ksn.. the prosont Prolbonolarv
io., of Clearfield county, our guide,'
and bis son Wm. Clark 'Jato, as driver;
up tbo river by way of Curwonsvillo,
winch lias greatly improved in tbo
pust low years, having mnny beautiful!
residences, ic , and surrounded by a
delightful farming country. But wer
puss rapidly-on over lull and dale,
through Piko and Pcnn townships to
Lcwibvillo, in Bell township, and inf.
duo timo we arrived at tho borne ot
B. Tate, Esa., a vory enterprising-
farmer, and after viewing bis crops'
and broud acres, and partaking of his
hospitality ovor night, tbe next day
we retrace our steps, coming to tho
Susquolmnna river at Ibe Bower Bap
list church, but a few inilos bolow tho
mouth of Cbost creek, tbonce dowrf
the river valloy to Lumber City, a
stirring littlo borough on tbo bank of
tbe river, tbonce crossing the river at
tbe place of A bnydor, Jjsq,, and alter;
partaking of his hospitality, wo climb
Ibfljjvcr biJIsJROt get into a beautiful
(arming country, ton miles from Clear-''
field. Passing by tbovilliigo of Bloom'-'
ngton, which from its croal elevation
(wo think) must be about 0909 feet
ubove tho level of tho sea. From bbrd'
fur miles fiwav the conntrv is check.
cred with fences and doltod with farm'
buildings, among which two milos in'
the distance on a beautiful ridgo, oar
mind s eyo is pointed to the former
homo of our guide, A. C. Tato, Esq.,
Protbonolnry ol Clearfield county. In'
a very few minutes our littlo - driver
halted us at the borne of bis childbuod.
ono of the plcasanlust looking homes,
and most beautiful iurms we bavo scon:
in tho county. Whilst our guide was
superintending a job of pulling stumps
and other work on bis fnrm, we were
losing no timo in admiring bis farm,'
slock, buildings, foncos, orchards and
feasting on the best of ripe apples, and
alter lading our coach with butler,;
ripe applos, and olber luxuries, wo'
mudo our best time to Clearfield, a
distance of seven miles through a mag
nificent farming country, though now,
strungo to tho writer, and owned and'
occupied by strangers, it was tbo walks
of his boy-hood days, and tho scenes-'
of former adventures, and is rcplolo'
wilh many pleasing reminiscences.
Finally, 1 bavo tbund a visit hero
both agreeable and interesting. On
re assuming my duties at homo, I
shall foel renewed in strength and
greatly invigorated, and trust I shall
nover forgot tho generous kindness
and unboundod hospitality rccoivod at
tbo hands of Ihe poople of Old Clear
field. L. L. T;
A FATAL RIDE.
On Thursday w eek, p.nva tho Cam.
cron Independent, M. M. Uanscombt
of tho firm of llanscomb & NiCkor
son, jobbing for L, li. Cook, on Lewis
liun, in Miippen township, Cameron;
county, attompled to ride down a
bark slido on a piece of bark, and was,
fa tu Ily injured. The particulars, as
near as wo can gather them, are as
we shall hereafter relato them ; but
first, as many of our readers aro not
familiar with what is termed a "bark:
slido," we will briefly describe one, so,'
that thoy may the beltor understand
tbo nature oi tho tcrriblo fatal ride of
the unfortunato victim. It is notori
ous that tho mountains of this section'
are high and precipitous, and covered"
wilh pino, hemlock and oak timber
so stoop are tho mountains in many
placos as to bo impassnblo for teams
with wagons or siads to gather tho
bark which is peeled for tanning pur
poses. The bark peelers, therefore,
resort to the bark slido, which thoy
build of boards. It consists of ono
board, about twolvo inches wide, for '
bottom, wilh boards on each sido,
about fivo inches wido, flaring out
and fastened with nails. Tlic60 boards-'
are generally pinned smooth and fast
ened on tint bora nnd cross-ties, and
are often graded up at tin anglo of 45'
degrees for whatever dislanco tbey
may desiro to run their bark. Into
this slido they throw thoir bark and
away it goes to tho lower end ot tho
slide at the baso of the hill, oilon with.1
groat celerity. It was in one of these
slides Hint tho unfortunato llanscomb
took bis falul rido on Thursday week,
and hazardous as is tho operation, wo
learn that it has been an ultnost daily
practioo by the men on this job.' Tho
slido whero this accident occurred had
just boon put up, was sleeper than
the former ones used by thoso monk.
and just before tho accident a hcuvy
shower of ruin had fullcn, wl.icb mndo
it more than ordinarily slippory. This
man, ns had boon his cut lorn, selected
a pieco of bark, put it in tho slide and
got on it, when it started off wilh its,
human freight wilh the velocity of ai.
arrow. The poor follow, sooing that
ho was moving too fast for surety,'
threw himself back nnd endeavored
to chock his speed by placing bis foot ,
against tbo sides of tbo slide, but tbo
boadway was loo great to check its
spocd, and after going somo dislanco,
ono of his foct struck against some
thing, breaking bis log short off near1
tho thigh, throwing it out of tho slido
wboro it hung helpless for somo mo-v
monls, wbon coming near tho end of
tbo slido, be wns sent whirling in tho
air to a height of somo sixteen foot,
landing on a log nbout forty footfron
Iho placo of ejection from tho slido,
injuring him so severely that bo only
lived eighteen hours aflor theacCidont,
Tho Missouri Editorial Convention,
was oponcd wilh prnyer by Elder
llcrry, and tho Troy Chief says Hint
"ft might havo boon opened by elder
borry; but wo'll wngor it was tlosouV
by juniper-berry aad old ryo."
In Washington, tho other day, a fo
mnlo monitor of a colored theatrical
troupo wont into a drygoods store
and called for somo flesh colored hose.
Tbe clerk plnccd beforo ber a box of
black stockings, and that impertinent
young mnn has nover been able to toll
whether bo was blown up by nitro
glycerine or was struck by a sho(
from a sovcnly-lwo pounder.
"Do you like chicken 1" asked a re
markably modest Nashvillo youth of
his sweetness, as he was walking about
two foot from ber on his way tl
church, Sunday night. "Certainly I
do," tho rcpliod; "why do you ask
such a quostion as thatr "llccauso
I thought if you ikcd chicken, you
wouldn't object to taking a wing,''
and ho crookod his arm in on irrtais-
luble mitmicr. Swcolncss look a wing.