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' ' 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
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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.
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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 '