t. TUB HLEAEFIELD BEPIIBLICAN," riiuiaio avast wtMasoir, if QOOOIfAHOlBH UAGEKTY, omfinsLD, pa. ; KITAB1IIBED IN IStT. Tk iar(oat Circulation, rfu; Newspaper la North Central rsuaaytvanla. - Terms of Subscription. ' , If paid la idfim, or wllhln I nuntoi....M 00 If paid after I and before month! 11 SO U paid ft 1W the MinUoB s( ( months... S OO " ' '' Bates ot Advertising. Trenilint adrertteementi, per eqaareof 10 lines or lose, I Umu or leu $1 40 Jrtir wi luoaequeni inoanion.. AimlnUtratora' and Exeeutori' notice.... Auditors' notice!. n Ceutlool and Httraya. .. Dleeolutloe netlooa. ..- .... Proronionel Oarde, t liau or leas,l Tear. looel notloairpar Una . YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS 1 iqoara.. ..,.... 00 I J eolumn........ 00 ... I 00 ... 1 00 ... 1 to ... I 00 0 00 ... 10 .$31 00 . it 00 t aquaraf wmmmmIA 00 I t eolumn square!. ,20 00 1 oolojnn..... 10 00 jjob Worfc , '. . BUNKS, klngk quira..la to I 0 ..ulree, pr. qalreil 11 I qeie,pr,o,Dire, 1 00 Onr 0, par quire, 1 it , HANDBILLS. iheot, II or law, $1 00 I ) (heat, 15 or leai, 00 I iU 14 I... 1 OH I 1 almat. S or Inn 10 00 ' Orar 11 of each af above at proportionate rata. ; ' GBOROB B. OOODLANDER, ' ' QBOUOa UAQHBTV, runtitnera. iagggj.ij i L-.ii j -i l v FRANK FIELDING, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, . , Clearfield, Pa. Win attend to all buitnm entruited la him pronpthr and faithfully. novl3'7J villus a. wallacb. aaaar r. wallacs. datid l. aaaae. joih w. waieLsr. . WALLACE & KREBS, (Sn-wciiora to Wallaoa A Fialding,) ATTOBNEYS-AT-LAW, 11-1175 Clearfield, Pa. a. t. irasoa, a. a. B. 1. TAB TAL1AH, a. D. DBS, WILSON & VAN VALZAH, Clearfield, Pa. Offloe in reitdenoo of Dr. Wllion. ' Orrics Ho mi: From 1! to 1 v. a. Dr. Van- V aleak oan be found at night In hii roomi, next door U iiartiwlok Irwin's Drue; more, up etein, novWJS DR. JEFFERSON LITZ, WOODLAND, FA. . W ill promptly attend all calli In the Una of hla profeiaion. bot.1-7 Jeears a. a'aaaur. dai iaL w. i'wui. MoENALLT & McCUBDY, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Clearfield, Pa. CaV-Legal baiineia attended to promptly with fidelity. Office on Second itreet, above the Firit Hetiooal Bank. , 0:11:71' G. R. BARRETT, Attorney and Counselor at Law, clearfield, pa. Having reiigned hla Judgeihip, baa renamed ike nreetiee of the law In hli old office at Clear teld. Pa. Will attend the ooarta of JeSerion and Blk ooanttei when ipeeiall; retained In connection with reildent eouneel. 1:14:71 WM. M. McCULLOUGH, - ATTORNEY AT LAW, Clearfield, Pa. ar-Office np itain In Weetern Hotel building. Legal buiinei i promptly attended to. Rral estate bought and eotd. ' Jell'73 J. W. B A N T Z, ATTORN KY-AT-L AW, Clearfield, Pa. '.Otnoe up itain la Woetarn Hotel baUding. All legal boiinaea entruated to hii care promptly .attended to. Julyl, ltiO. T. H. MURRAY, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Prompt attention given to all legal bntlnen Antrutted to bta eare in Clearfield and adjoining eantlea. Office on Market it., oppolite Naagle'l .Jewelry Store, Clearfield, Pa. Jel'7S A. W. WALTERS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Clearfield, Pa. VsvOffloe In the Conrt Hoase. dacl-ly H. W. SMITH,' ATTORNE Y-AT-L A W, tl:l:TI Clearfield, Pa. . WALTER BARRETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW. . Oflea aa Saoead St., Clearfield, Pa, aorll.OO ISRAEL TEST, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Clearfield, Pa. r-OOce la the Conrt Home. Jyll07 JOHN H. FULFORD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Clearfield, Pa. J09e aa Market St., orer Joieph Sheweri' recery atora. Jan.1,1873. JOHN L. CUTTLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. . And Real Eatate Acent, Clearfield, Pa. Offloe on Third itreet, bet. Cherry A Walnut. rSeapectfally offeri kli lerrlcei In lelllng aad buying lande In Clearfield and adjoining eoantlaa and with an experience of orir twenty yeari a a earreyor, lattart klmielf that he aal render latlifaotloa. Feb. 19i03:tf, J. BLAKE WALTERS, REAL ESTATE BROKER, ad siAiaa ra ;Saw IdOgs and IiUmber, CLEARFIELD, PA. .OBee la Haaonia Bellding, Boom No. 1. 1:25:71 J. J. LJNGLEi- ATTQBNEY-AT - LAW, ld deeeola,Clai-0eldCa.,Pa. y:pd ROBERT WALLACE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, frTallaceton, Clearfield County, Peon'a. YAWAll legal bnilneu promptly attaaded to. CYRUS GORDON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Market itreet, (north tide) Clearfield, Pa. All legal bnilneu promptly attended to lea. 20, 'TS. PR. T. J. BOYER, rilYBICI AN All D SG RO EON, Office oa Market Street, Clearfield, Pa, aVOmo hoori : to 12 a. m.,,and 1 to 8 p. m. P R. E. M. SCHEURER, B0MO20FATBI0 PHYSICIAN, Office la reiidence oa Market it April 14, 1071. cL"r,L,l(1!pl: D R. W. A. MEAN 8, ?IIYSICIAN k SURGEON, LtilflERSBURU, PA. . Will attend profeiilonal ealla promptly. auglO'TO WILLIAM H. HENRY, Jimnri or tub PaAca aan Scniraaaa, LUMBER CUT. Collaatioai made and money promptly Pi orer. Article of agreement and drcdi of eareyanoa neatly eieeaud and warraated oar feet or no eharge. )y23'7l - J. 8. BARN HART, ATTORN RT. AT-LAW, Bellefonte, Pa, Will praetlea la Clearfield and all or the Court! of the 15th Jadtelal diitriat. Real eatate kneineii and aalleatloa af elalmi made epeelaltlea. al'fl JAME8 CLEAR Y, ' J3ABBES & IAIB DRESSEB, ogoowD armrr, (LEARF1EL OOODLANDEB & HAGEBTY, FubMers, VOL. 48-WH0LE NO 2359. JOHN A. GREGORY, COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, Offloe In the Court Home, Clearfield, Pa. Will alwari be found at home on the SECOND and LA8T SATURDAY of each month. !: John 1L Orrla. 0. T. Alexander... C. M. Bonera. 0B VIS, ALEXANDEB & BOWERS, , ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ' . Bellefontfl, Pa. tan2S,'47- , .1 H KLINE. M. D.. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, TTATINQ located at PanaOeld, Fa., offen hli IB nmraaaloBKl arvtnaa to the naonle of that plaoe and lurrvonding country. All calli promptly . oct 11 tf. GEORGE C. KIRK, Juitloe of the Peace, Surreyor and Conreyancer, Lutberaborir, Pa. ' ' AUbailneu Intrmted to him will be promptly attenuea to.' rereuna wi.ihb ... in jn H,n in ,t. him & nalt. aa he flatten Try Ul will ww ws.. B ' - himiclf that he can render aatlifaotioa. Deed! or oooreyanoe, artiolel of agreement, aau an irK.i papan, promptly and neatly executed. t20noY74 .JOHN D.THOMPSON, Juitioe of the Peace and Scrlrener, CurwenarUle, Pa. ta.CollecUona made and money promptly p.idT.er. hbtrVH xo. Aiiaar ncaar albibt-. w. albbbt W. ALBERT 4 BROS., v.nufatnrflra A axteniire Dealer! In Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, &o., WOODLAND. PBNN'A. aVOiaVra aolloltod. Billi filled oa abort notice and rcaaonable termi. Addreu Woodland P. O., Clearfield Co., Pa. je2i-ly W ALBERT A BROS FRANCIS COUTRIET, MERCHANT, BTraiichvlUe. Clearfield County, Pa. Keepi comtantly on band a full eeeortment of ,.n.il Wnt in a retail atora. whioh will be lold. for cub, aa cheap aa eliewhere In the county. rrenenvuie, June it, iooi-ij. THOMAS H. FORCEE, DBALBB IX GENERAL MERCUAVDISE, CRAHAMTON, Pa. Alto, extemlve manufacturer and dealer In Square limber and Sawed Lumber of all kindi. tr-Orderi eoliclted and all billi promptly fllLVd. ejylO'Tl CHARLES SCHAFER, LAGER BEER RREWER, Clearfield, Pa. HAVINO rented Mr. Entree' Brewery he hopee by itriet attention to buiineei and the manufacture of a mperlor article of BEER to receive the patronage of all the old and many new ouitomera. et2iagj 1 J. K. BOTTORF'S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY, Market Street, Clearfield, Pa. aj-CROMOS MADE A SPECIALTY.- NEGATIVES made la clondy aa well aa In clear weather. Conitnntly on hand a good aaiortment of FRAMES, STEREOSCOPE" and STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS, Frame!, from any ityle of moulding, made to order. apr2Mf REUBEN HACKMAN, House and Sign Painter and Paper Hanger, Clearfield, Perm's. iHuWill eteente Jobi la all line promptly and in a workmanlike manner. arr4,07 G H HALL PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER, NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENK A. 4hPimpi alwitTt on ha nd nfttle to order on ihort notict. P.uei bn4 uu reisonahle term. All work warr-inted to raoaer latlffftcttmi, sod dellTtred lfdilrd. mjSiiljpd E. A. BIGLER & CO.", DRALERt IX SQUARE TIMBER, and manufacturer! of ALL KINDS OP SAWED LUMBER, l-T'72 CLEARFIELD, PENN'A. JAS. B. GRAHAM, dealtr la Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards, . SHINGLES, LATU, A PICKETS, 0:10'73 Clearfield, Pb; JAMES MITCHELL, MALtlt I Square Timber & Timber Lands, JeU'7! CLEARFIELD, PA. JO II If TROUTMAN, Dealer in all kinds of FURNITURE, Market Street, One door eaet Poat Office, aagrt n CLEARFIELD, PA. Ylil HA KM AN, "TKACTICAL MILLWRIGHT, . LUTllERSBl'RO, PA. . Agent for the Aaerlcan Doable Turbine Welor Wheel and Andrew! A Kalbach Wheel. Can fur nlnh Pnrubla G rl it Midi on ahort nntlee. Jvl?'?l DR. J. P. BURC H FIEL D, Late Surgeon of the 83d Regiment. Penniylranla Volunteer!, having returned from the Army, olTiri kli profeiilonal nrvloei to theoltlaeni ofClaarleldeoanty. wProfetilonal call! promptly attended to. Offloe aa Second atreet, formerlyoeeupied by Dr. Woodi. aprt,'o-U . H. F. NAUGLE, WATCH MAKER & JEWELER, and dealer la Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, &c, lela'Tl ' CLEARFIELD, PA., 6. I. SNYDER, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER aan dbalib m Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, i" Oraham'i lion, Uarktt Sir I, (LEAK PI ELD, PA. All klndi of repairing in my Una promptly at ended to. April IS, 1)73. HEMUVAL. REIZENSTEIN & BERLINER, - who I "sale dealers Itt CE.VTS riBMSHIG GOODS, Hare removed in IH7 Cham atreet, between Franklia and White ativ few York. Jyi)l71 Miss E. Aa Pa Rynder, Aai,t roa Chlckaring'i, SUInwAr't and Emaraon'i Plaaoai Smlth'a, Maaoa A Uamlia'a and Peloakel'i Orgaal and Melodioai, and Ororer A iiaker'i Bowleg afaehlaaa. auo tbaobbb bp Plaao. Guitar, Organ, Harmony and Vocal Ma ll. No pupil taken for liaa this half a term. aT Room, onpnell Oallea'i Furnrture Brora, t learlile, May , lee? jf. .lisallnurous. VALUABLE FARM FOB SALE! IN G1RARD TOWNSHIP. . , The underilmed offtn for lale the farm on which ha now reildei, liluatela Uirardtownihip, tiearneid county, fa., rormerly owned by Juittn J. Pie. The farm cuntiim 120 acrea.and ia very dralrably located. The building! are all new, and oonilit of a large frame houae, having good cellar underneath, and good water convenient t large frame barn, blackimith ihop, wagoo ihed, iprlng nouve, ao. J he bmiuingi on tnu term are ai rood, if not better, than on any farm la Clearfield count jr. The land la of lupcrior quality and in a goon rote ol cultivation. Pomiiion will be given In tba iprlng, or at any time molt eonveoientto the purobaiar. Tbe termi will be rcaaonable. - Penoni deairoui of porcbeiing can addreu the autaoriber at Leconte'i Mini r. v., uiearuaia county, fa., er apply ta penon on the prcmiae. Any perioniwantingaay Information In regard to the quality of the land, the kind of building! thereon, Ac, Ac, can get the information byoall ing on Sheriff Pie, in Clearfield, ae he ewned tbe farm for a number of yeiri, and of eourae know! all about it. WJ?NDELL ENDUES, Leoontel Mllli, Clearfield Co., Pa. January 11, 1874. Store House for Sale or Bent. That well known Stor and Dwelling Houit, fltuatod In Olen Hope, Clearfield ouDtj, ia ofler ed at priraU aale or for rent. The house U two itoriei high, 66 bj 40 feet, with good back build Ingt i No. 1 well of water In baok building t other outbuilding, euoh u too bouM, imok houee, oorn orib, lUibllng and large shedding, nil in good order. This property ii suitable for any kind of bUBtnejf, ana win u tola at private sale or rent ed on reasonable terns to a responsible partr. The property Is good and In a pleasant plaoe to ao Dullness, ana win te soia or reniea on easy terms. The bad health of the subscriber com pels him to olusa his bniinws for tbe present. This house has don a good bulness, and a good business nan ean do well here. Possession flren on April 1, 1874. For further Information oall sn or wnie to ' w ji. o. iiLi.&i ctm. , Glen Hope, ClearfleU Co., Pa. Jan38-2m J. R. M'MUIIRAY WILL SUPrLT YOU WITn ANY ARTICLE OF MERCHANDISE AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICE. COME AND BEE. (!::73:y) NEW WASHINGTON. "OYKTirminBt mie-iTi' r. vn i. y XJ bj givtn tbat letters testaneotary baring been granted to the undersigned on the en) ale Of AURA HAH KYLKK, deeeawd, lata of Mor ris townnbip, Clearfield oounty, Pennsylvania, all persons Indebted to ssld estate are requested to make Immediate payment, and those baring ewims against tna same win present tnem duly authenticated for settlement. WM. ROTIIROCK, ED. PERKS. Morrtsdala. Feb. 4, 18;4. t Eeeutors. o nnn rBf op wkl wanted, -v.UUU By Arnold, Hartshorn A Hippie, for which tber will pay essh. at their factory, near Curwensrille, or at the store of Arnold A Harts horn, In Curwensrille, feb4 Km ARNOLD, HARTSHORN A UIPPLB. SPECIAL LEGISLATION. No tice Is hereby given to tbe public and all par ties interested, that application will be mad at the present cession of our 8 tats Legislature to pass sn act repealing an act of Assembly, ap proved the 14th day of April, A. D. lHoH, nnd a supplement, approved the 7th day of April, A. D. 187 0, both relating to the purchase and repairing f tbe bridge across the West Branch af the Bus quehanna river, at Karthans, on the lino btwen Clear Held and Centre eounties. And tba Senate and Hopso of Rep rosea tativas will be further pe titioned to pass an aot declaring the said bridge frea; free of toll to the business and traveling publta, and Hint the same be kept in repair at tbe joint expanse of the eounties of Clearfield and Centre. . . CUUTKHKT. Vf. J. 110FFBK, KortSMis, Feb. 4, 187t.-4t and others. SPECIAL LEGISLATION. No ties Is hereby given to the public and ail parties Interested, that application will b nade at tba present aession of our State Legislature to pass an act repealing an act of Assembly, ap proved lutb April, A. U. IH7.1, relating to the ap plication of taxes on lands la the new township of Pine, oreaicd out of parts of Host on and Lawrence townsnips, in tbe oounty or Clearfleld. And further petition the Legislature to pass an act, tbat all said lands formerly belonging to Huston township shall ba and remain subject to tbe authorises tbemif for tai purposes. II IK AM WUUPW A HI, CHAfl. ROBAOKKR, BAML'EL CONOWAY, Penfield,Feb. 10, 74-4t. and 20 others. SPECIAL LKGISLATIOX. Xo tlee Is hereby given to the public and all parties intereilad, that application will ba made at the present session of our Btate Legislature to pass an aat authorising the Overseers of the Poor of Hnsloa lowoship, In tbe county of Clear field, to levy a tax for poor purpos-e upon the unseated lands In said township, at tbe name rate par sent, as may be levied upon seated property. DAVID HORNING, ALFRED bCOKlKLD, Psnfietd.Feb. 11, 74-41. and Ta others. IN THE ORPUAKft' COURT of Cloar fleld county, Pa. In the matter of the partition of the real estate of Samuel Waring, lata of Morris township, de ceased. To Susannah Waring, widow, and Wil liam Waring, Catharine Ebbs, Ueorge Wiring, John Wariug, Samuel Waring, Klisabeth Waring and Dclaneey H. Waring, children, devisees and heirs at law of the said Samuel Waring, deceased. Take Notioe, thai at an Orphans' Court held at Clearfield, for said county, on the 18th day of January, A. D. 1874, a rule was granted upon all tbe heirs and lgl represeatativrs, and all per sons interested In the estate of aai j decedent, re quiring thftn to be and ap niter at on Orphans' Court to be held at the Court House, In Clearfield, in said eouaty, on the 10th day of March next, tbea and there to accept or rufuse the estate of the said decedent at the valuation thereof ; and in ease the heirs, legal rpprescntntives, and all peuons interested in the estate of the said dece dent, nrgleot or refuse to teke the same, then to show cause, if ally they have, why the same should not be sold according to law. W. R. McPnBRPOtf, Feb. 11 lb, 1374.-81. . - Sheriff. ADMINISTRATORS NOTIt'EU-Notice is hereby given that letters of administration on tbe estate of A BRA II AM R. PKOPLKH, dec d., lare ot Knox township, Clearfield county, Pen on, baring been duly granted to the undersigned, all persona Indebted to said estate will please rake Immediate payment, and those having claims or demands will present them properly authenticated for isttlement without delay. N. B, PKOPLKH, , P. A. ROWLK, Administrators. New Millport, Feb. 13, 1874 At AUMINI8THATUHH NOTICENotlce ii herehv eivrni thut Inti.. r .i4ml.u-.iinl. on the eitate of ALEXANDER IIIKKKV, lte of aaomi wwoeiiip, uiearnrlil county, l'a., deoeaaed, havlog keea duly granted to the anderaigaed, all peraoni indebted to laid aatate will plaaee make immediate payment, and thoa. having elalma or demand! will preaeut them properly authenticated for lettlement without delay. A. D. JOHNROV, Kylartown, Feb. ll.-ote Admioiatralor. pi AUTIONr-All peraoniara hereby warned J egalnit pureliaaing or trading for any of the following p erienal property, vii i Una bar aorae, one ileigH, two iprang wagona, one whaaiharrow, one coal Move, one bcditead, one iron kettle and one cow, now in the poiaouion of A. D. Elatnh, of Morrle fewnahlp, aa the aama belong! to me and la left with him luldect to my order. JOSEPH POIIER. Kylartown, Feb. 11, lfrT4.-t t. aeiLowavaa a. BAVti cAjtar -H0IX0WBUSH A'OAEEI, H BOOKSELLERS, Blank Book Manufacliu-m, AJD ITATIONEBB, SIS Jtfar Philadelphia. nmJ'apor Flou, Back, and Baga, Foolrrup, Letter, hole, Wrapping, Curtain and aVdll ff. , a1WyT,r7.T.i " 1 - " i PRiNCiPLEsr CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, THE REPUBLICAN. clbarfield, Pa. . WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. 15, 18T4, . : . .. . THC PARTING HOUB. Tbere'l lomething In the "parting boor" Will chill the warmaal heart, Yet kindred, oomradea, luvere, frlondi, r , ) Are fated all ta part. ' i ,( But thii I've leen and many a pang ' Haa preaieu it on my mind. , .. , ' i. The one who goei il happier r t. , Than thoie he learei behind, . : No matter what the Journey be, Advautnrotta,. dangarraa, far, ' - ' . - To the wild deep or bleak frontier. To aolilade or war, Still lomething cheen the heart that darei ' In all of human kind, And they who go are happier . Than Ihoie they leave behind. . The bride goei to tbe bridegroom! borne With doubting! and with tearl, But doea not Hope her rainbow apread ' Aoroal her cloudy feari f -Alai 1 the mother that remalae What comfort oan ihe find But thii! the gone II happier Than one aha leavee behind. ' - Have yoa a friend a comrade dear An old and valued friend Be rare yoar time of iweet eoneourw At length will have an end. And when you part ai part yon will I take it not unkind, ' ' ' If he who goee ii happier Than you be leavoi behind. Qod Willi It lo, and lo It la The pilgrimi on their way, Though weak and worn, more cheerful are Than all the real who iter, And wbeo, at I aat, poor man lubdued, Lie! down lo death reiigned, May he not Mill be happier far than thoee he leave! behind t Muscular Strength of InseotB. M. Felix Plateau, young Belgian naturalist, and a bod of the cole bra ted phyaician, bas lately tried soma vory dolicate expeimenla to meannre tbe muscular strength ot inaecla, as others have done with man and tbe horse. Tbe strength of tbe Inst two is esti mated by the aid of a machine culled a dynamometer, whore the tension of a "print; Is counterbalanced by an ef fort exercised, for a very short time. A man, il is found, bas a power of traction equal to five-sixths of his weight ; a horse, only the half or two- lairds ot Lis weight ; but this is very small in comparison with tho strength of insects, many of which can draw forty times that amount. Tbn way in which M. Plateau has measured these powers is ingenious, lie . harnessed the insects by a hori zontal thread, which was passed over a light movable pulley ; to this was attached balance loatlou with a few grains of sand. To prevent the inseot turning amdo, he made it walk between two bars of glads on a board covsred with muslin, so aa to afford a rough surface ; exciting it forward, he grad ually poured fresh sand into the bal ance until it refused lo advance far ther; the sand and the insect were then weighed, and the experiment was re peated, three limos, in order to arrive at a correct conclusion as to the great est effort that each could mulie. The tables which give tbe results of these trlals.seetn clearly to domonstrato that in tbe same group ol iusecls tbe light est and smallest possess tbe greatest strength, or that tbe relative forco is in inverse ratio to the weight. This law applies also to the expenmonls in ny ing and pushing, as woll as to draw ing. l'ho strongost insects appear to be those so familiar to the naturalist. which live on lilies and roses, such as tho Criocera and Trichies. Theso lit tle beings can draw a weight about forty times superior to their own, and one, an athlete of tho tribo, drew six ty-seven times its own weicht. A small beetle of tbe tribe anomale hits executed Ihe same feat. Another more remarkable fact is related of a horn-beetle, which held between its mandibles, alternately raising and lowering its bead and breast, a rod thirty ccnlimetors long, weighing four hundred grammes; its own weight was but two grammes. At the side of thia insect, what are the acrobats who can carry a table between their teeth I Sucti examples show to what an extent insects are superior to the largor animals in the strength of their musclos. Dry and nervous, they can, lu proportion to thoraselves, move mountains. Io addition to lhi, they are ingenious: whon an obstacle does not yiold to them, they know bow lo turn it aside. One duy, in a garden, a small wasp wus trying to raiso a caterpillar which it bad just killed. i ke caterpillar was at least Ave or six times heavier than itsoonriueror.wbich could not gain its end. iSix limos suc cessively, weary of the war, end des- pairing af success, it abandoned its nrev. and sadlv ulueed iisalf ut anme distance. At last a bright idea saved it Irom the emburrassmeut : it relum ed, placed itself across the caterpillar, as if on horseback i with its two mid dle foot it embrsccd tho body of its victim, raisod it against its breast, and managed to walk on the four foot which were at liberty ; thus it loon crossed a walk six feet wide. Investigations have been made re garding the. jumping Insects of tbe order Orthovtera the weight which" orickets and grasshoppers can raise when jumping. " To prevent thorn using their wings, IS. PUteau tied them and the elytra, or outer sheaths, with a thread. Tbe burdon was a ball of wax ballasted with morsels of lead, which was hung lo a thread tied round the thorax ; loud was gruduully aoueu to um wjix until tbe inseot couui only raise itself an inch from tho ground- The ball and the insect were afterward weighed, tho latter having boen ,mndo tnsonsible by Ui fumes of ethor. Criokots of tho larger kind raised one and half limes iLetr own weight; tho smaller ones throe or four times their weight The grass hopper differs from tho cricket in liiv ing longer and thin 0,0 logs; Ue green variety, weighing about two and a half grammes, can only raise a woight equal lo its own, confirming tho law that the muscular force of insects inorease as their siso diminishes. When al lowed lo jump freely, cricket doscribe a curve In the air similar to all pro A ;:ot men. (;; 'f jectiles. ' It is curious tbat the ampli tude of the spring is Uie same for the large and smaller kinds alike. This remit was foreseen by the celebrated naturalist, Strauss-Durokbeim. In bis work on The Comparative Anatomy of Arucuiatea Amman be establishes the poilt that two animals of similar form bat of different dimensions will jump tbs samo height above the point where lies thoir centre of gravity at the mo meit wbeo tbey quit the soil. Ho takui as an example the cat and the tigr, and adds tbat tbe sam6 conclu sion is applicable to crickets and grass boipers. Vue experiments In the way of. fly ini 'Vad to the conclusion tbat insects eu.fny mrjch loss aascular foroe in that way than in drawing or pushing; perhaps it is that, unlike birds, they are not intended to carry large weights through tbe air. A ball of soft wax ot a weight little superior to what the insect might be expected to bear was fastened round its body, and it was tried as to whether it oould support this in the air: if it foil, the size was diminished. ' Among various insects belonging to tbe Sve orders of Coleop tera (beetles) it wts found that tbey could raise from one-sixth to double their own weight; the common fly could manage triple that amount. Yet the flight of insects is so marve lous rapid ibat some can distance the swallows that pursue them, and cer tain kinds of flies are said to be able to pass a raco horse or a locomotive going at full speed. If weinqnire why tho imallorspecios are tbe stronger, the answer may be that their way of life necessitates it. Thus the hardness of the soil is the same to all the burrowers; the grains of sand which the largor can oasily displaco are rocks to the smallor ones; and comparing tbem with animals, the mole and the rabbit require much less strength to force a passage than the ant. The prodigious leaps of the cricket, tbe locust, and tbe grasshop por, would, in the same proportion, make a lion spring over half a mile. Not less surprising is the power of destruction in certain classes : the ter mites bavo undermined whole towns, which are now suspended over cata combs ; such is thecase wilb Valencia, in New Granada : La Kochello is nion- aced by the same fate. The lurvte of the sirex pierce through balls ot lead with tbeir mandiblos. .During the Crimean war packets of cartouches were found tho conical balls of which were perforated in various purls. The little African ant can raise mounds of clny five yards high, and of such sol idity thai tbe wild cuttle stand on them lo explore the horizon. 8ucb edifice are thousands of limes largor than their architects, whilo the Pyra mid of Chfiups is but ninety times the Height ol man. An Ohio Giant. A Cleveland pa per relates a number of anecdotes illus trative of the strength- and size of Abner Mcllratb, whom ft dubs a giant. It apper tbat Mcllratb ia "sixty-one years of age, and is six feet seven and a half incbos standing in bis boots, fairly proportioned in form, without a pound of waste flesh, lie was and is a giant in muscular strength. He has lifted 1,700 pounds ot iron, and a blow wilb bis massive fist and long arm is go powerful thai-on one oo caaion, when somo twelve or fifteen sailors wont out to his place to "raise a muss, be tbrnshod tbe whole lot and threw tbem one by one out of the door just as one could throw so many babies, and during ibat operation he dared not double bis fist for fear his blows might provo fatal to the rowdies. He formerly carried on the bosinoss of a cooper, and used to come to town with bjs load ol barrels. On one oc casion, while stopping at the "lied .tavern, lately known a the "Jack son House," and which is now torn down, a snob from town, who was out there with his turnout in the shape of S livery horse and butrtry, cot into a difficulty with Abe, and having insdlt-J on Dim in some wny or aooinor, A no resented it by lifting tbe buggy right up and Dlraddling it across the fence, and then got on bis wagon and drove off to town, whistling as though noth ing was the matter, and leaving the luckless wight to get his buggy off lb lence s dosi ne oouia. The AVondkrs ot mi Electric Spark.. -A small company of gentle men Intoreeied in telegraphy assembled recently at GS Broadway to test tho capability of the new system recently introduced by iheAutomalio i olo graph Company. A menage of 102 worm was transmuted to anlnngton in twelve soconds. then in seven, than in five: anj messages wore reooived from 'bo samo place at the rate of l,uuu words a minute. Jespulchcs were recoivod from Old Prob, who had not a word to say shout the New York fog, and from olhor temporary residonts of Washington who wore in teracted witnesses of the experiments in the office in the capital. The ra pidity with which messages oan be transmitted by the new system can be limited only by the physical power of the operator. When tbe improve ments winch Mr. .dieon is now mak ing in his Newark laboratory are completed it will be an every day ex- pennce io sena ano recoive irom lo 1,800 words a minute, tbe message ooming in printed slips ready for the printer, and as legible as the page of tne most careiuny printed uook. Whon the President mossaire was sont from Washington it required fifty nine minutes to transmit it over eight wires of the Western Union lino. IJv the Automatic, Telrgruph il was lent over one wire in twenty. two and a half minutes. Whllo Mesdamo Wilklng and Per kins are discussing grave school board matter and parliamentary busloos, their respeolive husbands are engagod on a topto morn gonial to .their suitor natures and weaker intellects.' "Isn't she a darling pet, Fred F And lost fancy two front teeth, and only four months last Tuesday week I" "Well, t never I Why, my darling ickle Tot- tV hasn't out a slnirle tnnlh. and lin'a six months to-morrow t How do you r j . it- ... jcia ner i oia ( . B..J , ' 1 ! ' " '.:.,"', TEBMS $2 per annum In kirmot, 1 1874. NEW ' Mysteries of the Nerves.' Dr. " Brown Soquard lectured Id Plymouth Church recently on mental phenomena. The famous scientist is apparently fifty years old, and nota bly baousoine, ma gray hair and whihkers are neatly trimmed, his fea tures are clearly .eirt and striking, aad his color is youthful in it freshness. Mr. Beecbor InUodueed him to tbe udieooe, which included tho majority of the preacher and physician of Brooklyn, besides a good share of tbe riymoutb congregation. . 'I be plat form bad boen fitted up for the oeoa ion with a reading desk, a row of (tas jets, and a blackboard. Dr. iirown Bequard tovak bia place at the stand, oo which be laid hi cane, sod prefaced hi speaking with a good naturod.balf deprecatory (mile.. Ill arst utter ance betrayed bis French aocent,which is so strong that olose ailootioa was necessary on the part of tbe audieoce in following bis moaoiug throughout the lecture. .-. i ,' . He started with dividing the nerv oub system iuto the elements of cells and fibres, wbicb ramify tbo brain and spinal column. Tbe nerves are a network of tbe fibres connecting wilb the oella, and tbe Irritation of either produces bolb action or arrest of aa lion. Tbe irritation of , any of tbe cells of tbo brain, may afieot tho brain or some remote part of the body ; or tbe irritation of nerv ous fibres in any part of the body may affect the brain. From these fucts arise tbe complicated phenomena of meottii and nervous disorders, and the difficulty of understanding them. If cold water be injected into the ear ao immediate and very marked effect will be tbe result in the nervous system. , , WUAT KILLED THE IRON DUKE. "One of tbe greatest of military heroes'said the lecturer,"tho Duke of Wellington, employed a quack, who iniected nitrate ot silver into bis ear. Tho Duke at ooco rolled and squirmed like an eel being tried. lie showed with his cane bow the Duke squirmed like an eei being fried, and the audi enoe laughed heartily. "But that did not cure him," added tbo lecturer, his dialect adding lo the quaintness of Ihe illustration, "and tho next duy tbe quack tried the experiment again. ibis lime be did get enough of i and of life, too, for be died the next day." To showbow small a nervous Irrita tion may cause serious effects, he told of a boy who upon getting up one morn ing was attacked with acute mania and convulsions. hen the sulturor was laid on tbe bed, the mania and convulsions at once ceased ; but when ever be got on bis feet the symptoms returned with greet severity. The surgeon who was called made a Ibor- ougo examination, ana in doing so found that the boy bad the day before run a piece of glass under tho nail of ono ot bis big toes. J his had injured a norve in such a way tbat tbe pres sure ot standing on tbo loot Invaria bly threw him into the alarming symptoms, a cutting away ot a por tion oi toe to anecied an entire cure. Tbat a minute irritation may have immense power ovor the brain and nerve was illustrated by other simi lur cases, and regarded toe field which these facts open for scientific- research as vast. The phenomena of arrest of ao'ion was the second phase of the subject, and in handling it tbe lecturer first spoke of the great power of the will in arresting convulsivo movements. Our consciousness leaves us during sleep through an arrest of aotivity similar to that produoed ,by irritation of a certain nerve in the neck. Con vulsions are the result of irritation of particular colls. He bad had thirteen cases io bis own practice in wbicb pressure of the big toes stoppod con vulsions oi the less. lees. In cpilensr. when tbe bend is drawn toward one shoulder, relief can be procured by pressing the bead over toward tho other shoulder. In discussing affections of the brain, the lecturer said that an injury to Ihe brain might produce mania; yet a diseasod bruin might result fn no out ward symptoms. He knew of casos where halt of the brain had been en tirely diseasod and no affection of tho intellect bad resulted, and other whero very slight burl bad caused violonl munia. . WltAT PARENTS OUOHT TO KNOW. "These are facts," he said, "which show that each of the two sides of the brain Is complete, and able to per form singly tbe offices of bolb, I am satisfied that we make a -great mis take in not teaching our children to use both aides of tbe body alike. We Ought to be able to write as well with onto hand as with tho other. It would be a great gain if both sides of the brain could thus be developed equally by evon use of the body, lie combattcd tho accented theory of the Influence of the mind over the body, which Is that the action Is like playing upen a piano, or tho automat io indicator in a hotel. His ohjootion to it was that the number ol nerve fibres conncctinir the brain with the body, by the way of the soinal cord, are very few compared with tho possible movements of tbe various parts of the body. He drew dotted eiroloson tho blackboard lo illustrate the unnumbered positions which a band take in asimplo operation, and asked how there oould be a fibre for each of thorn. His sooond argument against tbe excepted theory was that in many instances the medulla oblon gata, or bond of union between the brain and body at (he top of tho spi nal column, bad been in a great do gree destroyed, yet the movements of me body had been perfect, as before, lie also denied' the theory that any menial power is seated in any one part pf the brain sueh the menial ooxitrot of siieeeh, siizht.Ao. "You mi if -Ik just as wall arm." ha said, !'iha,t the solo of 'tot are Ike seat of jtha power of Umhter, because tickling ihom makes yoa langh, a that! teoaose the irritatinn of certain colls of the brain produce cor tain effects, those oslli are the seat of certain power. Th now. r - - v- t... i . . Gil SERIES-VOL. 15, NO. 9. or of the will ovor jibe system ,is hoi so great as is supposed. I was once oalled In Paris to see a 'girl who was suspected of pious Imposition." Upon bearing a church bell ring at eight every Sunday morning, she -would BlaDdonberfoetontho edge ef tbe bod, and, wbjle. bor46djf remained as immovable as a statute, pray I noes taolly nnlil tbe bell rang again twelve boars afterward. I gave her. a gal vanio shock so powerful that a healthy person could not have endured it, yet she did not stir. There is no . doubt but she bad received from her brain some immense power over ber nerv ous system entirely independent of hor will, Tbe act of performance does not have reference to tbe will. Tbe communication between tbe brain and spinal cord may be . very largely destroyed, and still voluntary action exist. A very few' remaining tibros are sufficient. Many "facts show that when the will has ordered a certain aclion, tbat actiou is com pleted independent of the will as walking In sleep. Indeed, the aotion of the rnusoles is nearer perfection tbe less we think about it. The. ac tion is more like a telegraphic di putoh from the brain tolling the rnuso les what to do, than a vibration of tbe nerves directly causing tbe result. JV. Y. iSun. " Congressmen and National Backa. A National Representative from tho wilds of Missouri has introduced a resolution in Congress "wanting to know" how many Congressmen are interested in national bunks, who they are, what tbe amount of their inter estedness, and a bost of such matters. It is said 'that many Congressmen grew very uneasy when this Inquisi tive gentleman threw out bis poly pal feelor; and Ihry forthwith voted bis measure down to the oblivion of oth er bores. But the gentleman declares he will not bo put down. Although ho might refer to the books of the Comptroller, if he wcro permilted,and there find all such interested parties recorded according to the act of June 4, 1SG4, he won't do anything of the kind, but is going to introduce that selfsame resolution every Monday un til bo secures its passago, which be believes bo can Jo In time. What doe ho mean f Docs be im agino that Congressmen have no right to hold large shares in these banks ovor whose interests tbey must legis late fuvorably or unfavorably f Does ho prcsuino to insinuate that tbeir disinterestedness in tbi legislation will be io an inverse ratio to their in- lerestedness in the institutions f Were not many Congressmen interested in Credit Mubilier stocks and dividends ? Was not thoir legislutiou perfectly Juinterested I Did they not ttoinler- est themselves to such a degroe that the Credit Company relieved ourovor- burdonod Treasury of a few tons of millions more than the company earned and should have bad t Did not these Congressmen lay tbey were disinter ested in borrowing Mubilier Stock and innocently having it paid for out of its own dividends, and with the sim plicity of yearling lambs putting the ourinua iiiiu tiiuir jucaeb witu a tDni-tian-stalesnian-liko forgetfulness tbat bushes all laudatory odos lo good memory f Must not their legislation on tbo National Bunking system, in which they aro interested, bo of tho same disinterested nature T Not interested in national banks ! Why, tbe .Representative from Mis souri would perhaps insinuate, npon the same principle, thai they shall not be interested in great intor-Slate railroads, as soon as Senator Morton's doctrine that Congress bas tbo right to reguluto froights and furos, prevail. Would the gentleman divest Congress men "Vat tbeir rich-paying stocks in the groat lines in operation and those in protpectu, lest an Interest in these di vest them of disinterestedness in lep-. islalion aneut them f Why, the poor congressmen would soon be perpetrat ing another back-pay bill, to koep themselves In Uhdaulet, champagne, furo, poker and pleasure-money ! Names of Members of tlie House, The Norristown Herald thus puns the names of some of the Houso of ... f aieprceoniuiives. "The present Stale Legislature is composed of some queer characters, as usual. In the House wo find Ash and Wood, -but no wood ashes. One of the members from rka is always Dry, and oo doubt he thinks Philadel phia Porter a poor substitute for beer. There is one man Huy and one IIuco mnn. The Representatives frequently get out of humor, but you will not find more than ono I'ross. Armstrong seeds an Armstrong, but be la not as strong of arms as some whose names are not Armstrong. When the ayes and noes are railed, the Delaware member keeps Tallsr. Tbero I one Newmjer, and one Mver, not now he Is probably an old Myor. Ono Moore is O. K , and it is to be hoped that 00 more are "O. K," too. There is only orte Wolfe in lb fold.snd how muob. lyin', we are pot prepared to say. The House contains eight Mo's one a Dim-mick, although he may bo as bright as any of the others. Notwithstanding tbe tact that free passes are abolished, there is but one Walker, and he has only one Hill to getover. Tshudy is not lo be"sneczod at," unlets you undertake to pro nouned his namo. Ton to one Mf. Shuman wears boots and doesn't sing Shoo-fly. Piper comes from West morelnnd, and Is accompaniod by a Toner, which isall right. F.very pipor should have s toner. Their wheezy Instruments need toning all Ihe lime. There Is one Burohinell, and lis should be very popular with school boys. Tbey often wish the jblrch wss there or in somo other hot plaeo. North. amnion sends a Pyle. and hopes he Will do a bean of (rood. Wa Ann t tUt a. bow Bolter can got of anything fresh. m wooio in xiopse of liopreeen tatlves Is a very ancient body. Out of one hundred member there is only, one Young. For fear of exhausting the reader's patience wo wfH close riih Besh- - 4, Hoffthe Chinese Catch Fish.: . ''-Tbo cormorant Is.larwlj employed as an assistant to tbe -fisherman, and is carefully eduoated to -hii work -by ..i.:nn.l .!.. When, hot. JJ I UIVBOIUIIRI . U V W. . . - oughly trained, a. (lair of bfrdf Is worth forty dollar, the high price be ing explulued by tbe cost and, labor of instruction. ,v Daring tbs first seven months Of It life, tbe cormorant Ii left with - tb flock, and is taught by itt elders ta food itsolf on small fish. After tbat . .. a a age, bowover, a collar is fastened about Its neck so tbat ft csn'not swal low its prey, and to One of its feat cord, some two teet long, is attached, terminating in a bamboo float. At a signal from tbo fisherman, whose solo Implement Id a forked, slick some too feet long,. tbe cormo rants plunge into tbe waer and search lor nsh, each bird, as be catches one in his beak, rising 16 Abe surface. Tbe! fiabovman fljea books the bird's float with bis slick and draws it toward him, taking the fish away from the cormorant as soon as it comes in bis reanh. ' ' -.t.i " , Wbon tho fish is very largo and Weighs seven or elgbt pounds, for ex ample, the cormorants will assist esca other, ono catching tbe Cob. by the tan, another by the head, etc - u bey rarely -catth anything 'weighing less than a quarter of -pound. ' After every capture a small bit of Sab Is thrown to tbe bird as a reward, the piece being sufficiently small for the; bird to swallow in spite of its collar. Cbinose bsbermon keep their leath ered assistants at work as long s daylight lasts. Occasionally the birds becomo tired and refuse to drve.a pro ceeding which occasions a scries of frightful yells anfl beating of the wa ter with a stick by their master which Irigbtena mem to sucq an extent mat tbey resume labor IriBlantlyv This modo of fishing; which is not interrupted even by severe cold, is quit lucrative, as twenty or thirty birds can readily catch about a dollar and half worth of fish per day. - In general the fishermen are associated, and tbe birds belong to a society wbicb marks them, with a peculiar brand of its own. Oil of sesame is ' Baid to be tbe panacea for all ills of tbe cormorant, which continues its career ot active work until about ten years of sge. Sound on IIcscmption. Congress is badgering away at tbe resumption of specie payment. The members are -I . i .. ' l J ' l . 1 l . : ' , auuua equally uiviuuu Between itmuing l I I .:n ... . more greenoacua ana sun witnursw ing more from circulation. A corres pondent of the Pittsburgh Poit bill the nail on the head, in this way : "There are about Four Hundred Mil lions of Government bonds deposited in tbe United States Treasury to se cure tbe circulation iesued by Nation al Banks. Tbe interest paid by tbo Government in gold to these monopo lies since thoir organization amounts to about two hundred millions of dol lars in coin. Theso banks aro required to kscp 15 to 25 per cent, of legal tender notes on hand, as reserve. Had a provision been made that this inter est should be added to tbo reserve fund ae a substitute for greenbacks, tbe accumulation of coin would be nearly fifty p'or Cent, of National Bank circulation, and resumption would bavs been eay. Is it too late to begin now f Tut $300 Exemption Law. Gov. Ilartranft is not pleased with tho firsclicai operation of the exemption aw. In his mesrago to tho legisla ture, be says : "Tbe act of 1849 ex empting a certain amount of tbe prop erty of a debtor from levy or sulo, on execution or distress for rent, was in tended for the wiso and humane pur poso of protecting his family from sudden and absolute want. This bo nevolont design is, however, often de feated, and the kw practically nulli fiod, by the harrasscd debtor waving the benefits of tbe act to meet the ex actions of his creditor. Do not sound public policy snd humanity demand a supplement to this law that will for bid a debtor having a family waving the benefit of the exemption, so thai a household may hot be shorn, in an in stant, of all tho necessaries of life by reason of the weakness, recklessness or niisfortuno of its head, or to satisfy the greed of a grasping creditor f . Condiments in P'oultrt Diet. Cayenne pepper, mustard or ginger, can, with great benefit, be added to the food of tbe fowls, to increase tbeir vigor ,and to stimulate egg production. Thia apparently artificial diet will bo soon to bo natural if wo remember tbat wild birds of tbe gallinaceous species get access to very many bigh spiccd borriosnnd bnds ; snides that give the "game flavor" lo fheir flesh. The ordinary food of tbo domestio fowl is nol, indeed, entirely without somo such addition, since there is more or less of an aromatio principle in wheal, Indian corn and all other grains. Nevertheless, il is not suffi cient in quanty to Bttpply tbo place of the stronger spioes, a taste for which i. pan hi iuo iuwib aiiiiuriiwi con stitution. A moderate quantity of cayenne, Ao, added lo tbo ground grain is always productive of health and thrift in poultry. Tbe Scotch papers are telling a joke about S ii Aberdeen lad who aociJen.tly swallowed a small loaden bullet. His friends were very much alarmed about it. The doctor was found, beard the dismal tale, aad, with as much asooo corn as be would manifest tn A com mon headacho, wrote the following laconic note to the lad's father t "Don't alarm yoursolf. It, after three weeks the bullet .is not removed, gjvo the boy a charge of powder. Yours, oto. P. S. Don't shoot tbs boy at anybody." A good wile is like snail. Why 1 Bocauae slip keeps in her owu house. A good wife is nol like a snail. Why' Because sho docs not carry hor all on her back. A good wife is liks a town clock. Why f Because she keeps good time.. A good wife is not like ft town cloclr- Whyf Because she does not speck so loud that all the town can bear. her. ' A bill has been introduced in ho Legislature of Illinois to tWnot less thun 850 nor more then taOQ.'snJ to imprison not loss than thirty days nor more then six months, persons adver tising for divorce business; the same punishment to be inflicted on proprie tors of papers inserting such advertise, mont., ".' In Ohfo, rsoenlW, a yoony lady died from what a round-headed fcld doctor aid wae "her1tlotor embyoliam of Hi main flue or tbe heart," Jmt sht rovived in an hour, and ii was founij she bad been only temporarily choked by a oho w of gum which be bad swat lowed - . 1 '
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