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ATTO BN EY-AT-1A W,
CtaarfloM, Pa.
Will atload to all huitutia oBlraalod to kirn
arom,llr aod folthfatljr. batII'TI
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maul U Wallaoo at fi.ldiag,)
ATTOKNKY8-AT-LAW,
11-lI'TI Cleat-Bald, Pa.
I. B. TAB rALAAB, B. B.
DBS. WILSON & VAN VALZAH,
tloart.ld. Pa.
' OBoo fa mldoaea f Dr. WilMB.
Orrtra Hoiiaai Fruoa II It I p. B. Dr. Vaa
Vahak abb bo food at Bigot U hi. rooma, wit
door la Hartavick Irwin'. Drag Btoro, Bp
uln. boiMIS
Db. jefFersolitz, .
WOODLAND, PA.
Will prsaipll; attaad all oalla la tka Una of kia
arafoadoa. bot.Ip-H
joaara a. m'sballt.
babibi. w. h'oobbt.
MoEUAIXT 4 MoCUBDY,
A tiunnA I O-A l-UATT ,
Clearfield, ia.
Legal bttilBM attended to promptly wllfc
l.leht. Offlne oa Seeoad street, iUn t-te tint
Nt.ft. Bank. Jestl-M.
Q. R. BARRETT,
ArrORNIT AND COIINHILOE AT LAW,
OLBAHKIKLD, PA,
nTiof rMiKntd hit JuillMhip, hu rwnmM.
th pneliofl of th U ir hi old oAoo CImt
Bnld, P. Will klUnd lhorUof JffrM m4
Klk Maot.M mhm ipeeinlly iUid l wnBNtioa
with mtdot eousnt. I:H:T1
WM. M. MoCULLOUQH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ClairftoU. P.
VOfloi Ib Ooart Ho.-. (8katir 0oo).
Loiol baoiaon prompil; alAoaaod H. R.il mu
oo.fit aaa roll. hll'Tl-
j, wTl 7TnT"z ,
ATTORN BY-AT-LAW,
' CloarKila. Pa.
rOSnt ia PioA Opora Uobab, Roobi Ko. 4.
All l.fal aaaiBMl aBtratUti to kti aara pronptljr
alUadoa la. )'
T. H. MUrTr AY,
ATTORKBY AND COUNBBLOR AI LAW.
Proa.pt atualloa fjra U all loftl korlaou
talrBiUd to kit earo la Cloarlald and adjoining
aoanliaa. Odea oa Markal it., onpoitu Naaflo'A
J.o.lrj dura, OloarAald, Pa.
AT wTw A LT E R 8,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Cloarlald, Pa.
kvOBM Ib OrakaB'i Roa-. daal-lr
H. W. SMITH,
ATTOKNET-AT-LAW,
tl!l:T ClaaHreW. Pa.
W ALT E R BAR RETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OBot an Boooad St., eiaartald, a. aotll.af
ISRAEL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CloarRold, Pa.
Olaa It Plo'a Opara Hoata. tJTlJ.'
' JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
t loarield, Pa.
BaT'OBaa la Pka'i Onara Uoaal, Roani No. i.
Jaa. I, UI4
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
lad Baal Batata Agoat, Cleardrld, Pa.
OBao ob Tklrd rtraat, kakOkam A WaJ.at,
fafrRMpoatfall oPara kla Hrrlaoa la olllag
tad kBjlBg laada la Claartald aad adjaialag
(aaallaa i Bad with aa aaporlaaaa of otartwoBt
aara aa a aarraror, laltara klaaalf tkat ka aaa
nadir aallafaatloa, '. l!Uitf,
"mDERIOK O'LEABT BUCK,
8C1HVENEB a COSVEYANCEH,
General Life tnd Fire Int. Agent.
Daoda of CoBrajaoaa, Artlolaa af Agraaaioat
and all trgal papari aroaiptl aad aoatlr aia
OBlod. Offioa la I'io'l Opara Hoata, Room No. i.
Cloarlald, Pa., April It, 1H.
J. BLAKE WALTER8,
REAL ESTATB BROKER,
ABB BBAMB IB
Haw Iioa, and Lumber,
OLKARPIk'LD, PA.
OBaa la arakaai'l Row. ItUiTI
j7jLTnqle7
ATTORNBY-AT-IjAW,
IiIB fraeaola, ClaarBald Co., Pa. p;pd
' ROBERT WALLACE,
ATTORNEY - AT- LAW,
Wallaaeloa, ClaarBeld CoaatT, Ptaa'a.
BavAll Lagal kaaiBoaa prorapllp atlaadad U.
CYRUS GORDON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Markot ttaot,(aortk aida) Cloartold, Pa.
CT A It lagal kaalBBH prompt attoadad ta
Jaa.
. It, 'U.
DR. T. J. BOYER,
PII YSICIAN AND SDRQIOK,
OBaa aa Harkat Straat, Cloarlald, Pa.
BaTOBoa aoarai I to II a. at, aad I la I p. a,
D
R. E. il. BCUEURER,
OMOOPATHIO PBTSIC1AN,
OBoa ta raoldca oa Markot m,
Aprtl II, lata, CtaarBOld, Pa.
"DP..' W. A. MEAN 8,
PnYSICIAN 4 SURGEON,
L'TTMRftBCRO, PA.
Wll alaaad protWoUaol ooiU prompUj. an flit I
J. 8. BARN HART.
ATTORNKT - AT . LAW,
llrllrfbata. Pa.
Win praottoa la I'lwleid and all of tko Coarti of
tko 1MB Jodletal dINrioi. noal ootata baalBOM
aad aatlootoar. of alatmo modo apottoltMB. al l I
JAME8 CLEARY,
BIBBER 4 HAIR DRESSES,
btohd rrkirr,
jTltl CtlAlVlBlf), PA. i
W1LMAM M. HKNRY, Jprnn
ttrmm Fuc AB SriTTiitn, lrillRR
CITY. Clt(lrBa m4 Bad msb BrBtl
paid ntf. ArthlM f ifritBiil Bud dwJi af
wtRM aUrf, i7ll
GOODLAHDEB & HAOEETT,
VOL 48-WHOLE NO. 2371.
rams.
A. G. KRAMER, "
ATTORNEY-AT-i.AV,
i'-fi Raal Batata and OoUoatloa Agoat, , j :' ,
CLBARKIKLO, PAM
Win pmnpllr auoad U all lagal knalBau as-
traiiod to kii aaro.
par 0aa la Pta'a Opara Hoaat, araoaa loor
aprll I ta"
Joka B. Orrla. 0. AlaBaador, 0. K. Boaora
OEVIS, ALEXAKDER A BOWERS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW7.
Bolleftuito, Pa. ianIS,' J
J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN k BURGEON,
HATIHO lOMtod at Prnndald, Pa., offm kli
profaaatoaal aaialaaaaa tk. poovto W taoj
pldamrraoBdingooaBtr. Allaoll.proo.pu
auaododtt. aot-Utf.
GEORGE C. KIRK,
Jaitlao of tko Poaoa, BarooTor aad Coaooraaear,
.ataaTaaara:, a-n.
. l ..j ,A wtH alii ka hromntlv
attoodod to. Paraoaa aiahiag to aaipW b Bat-
in a. .11 ... kin, a Mil. aa k flottarr
kiBiMlf tkat ko COB rendar tatlifaoi loa. Doodn of
oooro?aaoo, artloMa -r og'aooBn.i ... ... ,-b-
,pora, proaptlr aad aaallp aaaaaud. Mvnli
JOHN D. TH0MP80N,
' Jattioa of tko Paaoo aad Borireaor,
CarweaaTllla, Pa.
BK-OolVoatlaM auda aad atoaap promptly
pBldTror.
ooo. ALBBBT BBBBT ALBBBf. ALBBBT
W. ALBERT A BROS.,
Sawed Lnmber, Square Timber, to.,
AnnLiafi. PBNN'A.
-Ordara aollaltod. Bill. (Had oa abort nouoa
Addroal Woodland P. 0., Crjarl.ld Co., Pa.
j,21.ly W ALBkHT A BKIW.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
D..-.k.m. riaorflald Caaatv. Pa.
Koapa BoBauuuy oo - '
DrUooda, Ilardwarr, Uroooria.. aad a.erjtking
bibbiij aapt la a ro.oi, "
roooB, m onoap w".'""
FraaakrilavJaBalT, 1M7.1i. r
THOMA8 H. FORCEE,
BBALBa IB
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
ft RAH ANTON, Pa.
Alia, aitoaalro fltaBBfaatarar aad daolor In fiqoara
Tliakor aad Hawod Latnborof all kindi.
aVOtdora tallalM aad all Mm pioiapiir
utd. . . .. ' ' I'w'vy.
CHARLES SCHAFER,
LAGER BEER RREWER,
daavarBaM. Pa.
SAVINO raalod Mr. lotto!" Browaty ka
knpaa kp atrial attoattoa u karlnaii and
aaafaelara of a aaporior Brtiala of BKUK
to rooolvo tko patroaaga af all too old ano many
aaoaato.on: OUJaogU
J. K. BOTTORF'8
PDOTOGRAPn GALLERY,
Markot Blraat, Cloarlald, Pa
-orniiWiiB If ADB A SPECIALTY. -M
-vrEOATIVBS aiada la aloadp at aoll aa ia
uurtiaaat af HUM KB, BIKRWIBCUPKr) Bad
BTKHKOBUOI'ltJ vinofB. ' vh.
trlaof atoaldiag, Bado to arttar. apra.-t.
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
ClaarBald. Pana'a.
BBBUWIUaiaaaUJoki la kit llao promptly aad
la a ororkma&llko mannor. a,r4,ll7
q7h. hall,
practical pump maker,
NKAR CL1ARPIBLD, PBNN'A.
- -i k..a uA a. to ord.r
onikortBottoa. Plpoa borod oa roaaonablo urat
in -A,k ..mKiJ to raadar aallifarlloa, aad
dolirarod If doalrod. myltilypd
E. A. BIGLER & CO.,
DBA LIB!
SQUARE TIMBER,
aad aaafaotarora af
AM. KINOB OP HAWED LlllHlir.lt,
l.rtl CLEARTIKLD, PKNN'A.
JA8. B. GRAHAM,
doalor la
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
BHIlttJLaH, LATU, a 1-iv.naio,
l:lttl Xloarlold, Pa,
JAMES MITCHELL,
ftBALBB IR
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
Jolltl CLEARMEI.D, PA.
E.
LI BAIBAI,
PRACTICAL MILLWRIGHT,
LCtnBRSBl RO, PA.
Atoot for tka Aaortoaa Donltlo Torfaino Watar
Wkool aad Aadrawi A Kalbatk Wkrol. Caa far-
Biak Porubto edit Milla oa akort aotioo. JIS 71
DR7j. P. BURCH FIEL D,
Lata IMirnOB lit Slid IWf ttatBt, Pbbi1tbbIb
VBIBBWtni BBTIBf roisraiapa. ,Ium nrmj,
ff bit profmtontl Hrvtati 1 U,iUiJ
f OlMrlldtiBijr.
M-ProfBuloBBltiBlli ftompxif Bttwd-dU.
OOet m Imm4 itrBt, famarljoeMBpUd by
Dr.
(pr, U
H. F. N AUGLE ,
WATCH HAIER & JEWELER,
aad doalor la
Watcbca, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver
and Plated Ware, ftc,
oim CLBARPIKLD, PA,
8717 8 N Y D E Rj
jftl PRACTICAIi WAICHMAKIR
I a a y-'-' . Clocks and Jowalry
aVmlam'a JfooA, JfarAH Artal,
rLBABKIKLO, PA.
All brada of ropairlag la my Itao promptly at-
aaaoa to. npm an, 101.
, BiM)VAl.
REIZENSTEIN A BERLINER,
VaMpla?BHI dBBlBfB ial
cevts' riiisiue goods.
Haoa romovod ta It! Obarok Itreot, botwooB
rraablla aad Wklta ata., Naw Tork. (JyH'TI
Miss E. A. P. Rynder,
ata bit to
CkUktriBf', BulBVBj'iBBd KatrtoB'f PlBot
Mwltk'i, MUoi HatllB'l and r-IMtri
Oriavai Bad MltdMi, and Qrtr A
lAer'i feviaff Martlats.
iLM VIAOBBB Of
llM, ObIW, OrgBA, laraaBj aad Vat Ma
ta. aapil Ukaa ft Ih Ubb hair a Una.
IU4MBf oftftMlt Uahna'l ruraltan IftoM.
CIwM. Maj ft. IMt-t.
AtPlAlJTI)JI All aaftptpM ata tw-.T aaalioa
J ad aal la parafcuw af ta aay way anJJld. u
twa aaj warw, aaw la paaaaaaioa Uora Hill, at
taa bbwbs w mm aaa an laajai-i ib mjr araar.
Madtta. Hank 4, 74-la , ft. WARIKU.
Pablishen,
THE REPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD, Fa.
WKDNBHSAT MORNINO, JTNI It, l74.
. . THE iHORTEST WAV HOME. . f
'Tha iboiitat wy by half a tail
I eoaia w ar oftta by H
It up the road, aoroat Iba tt.lt,
And Lbroaf h tna naaJow. Klull wa Irjr tt t
The dayi atru tut witbuut a otuma
Wan Ulklng toft and Inokinff Bitty,
My tova and I valked atm-iB-arai,
Aad lna aara hta astl ialda wan It illy.
We ronod o many thtuffi U tty
That attray. In the thirty fBtbr,
We took tb well, the aVAnnVr way,
4. Ja fca a Uhimmb.
We atp-jka buat triul, n'ltidnMa ItnAWI
Oa toniei of eoifakulaUoDj
AIhibI the weaiBcr, J eoin'te,
Tha erupt, the barren, anil tha nit Ion.
At all event, altboajrh the talk
H aa acitKer win aor very witty,
Wt ended each BUorrwire walk
With "liuata already what a plly !
We Baigltt tiara lett a litlla trranud
Throunjh eatniiif by the ruatl tclectad.
Dut both agreed that we had found
The Jourany tborter tbaa tipaetaxL ; '
Can taira'a esperlmant tapport
The paradat that Lere prtpoaw t
Poet any path Ntta very thort,
t'ntMt it be a path af rwae 7
We feldftB. inH tlta nearer war f -
And if we hit tpoa and lake it,
By ereepiair on fTwai da to da)'
It mini aa long a IrngUt can make II.
The read to fame It aerer ,rief, -
Tbe way to wealth ia dull and dreary j
AH earthly roa let, ia aiy belief.
Are very long and very wtarr.
Nay on that leadi throuxb oare and ttrife
la tbort when aortal unce beitia it.
We tab the "near eel," out ul
AhhouRh we take tbe leat In it.
The Oocurrenoe and Use of Nickel
Nickel wss ditcnvoro-l by C roasted,
in 17ft 1. In color it is ber'woen a yol
iowisb wbito od a tol gray It h&a
A bnubt luster, wlncb it rulatoi even
in moiiL ir ; it in m hard iron, ii
porfeclly mallonble And ductile, fuses
at ft tomporature but little lower tlmn
wrauoht iron, ii mi. trio lie. and has a
s poo i tic gravity of 8 8. It docs not
ocour nativo. and is on the whole quite
rare, being gonerallr found combined
will) arsenic. I be lollowintr staliblioi
of tbe production of nickol'J.re from tho
liergand Jiuttenwianmscnen Scttung lor
mi and H72:
The production of the Prussian
nickel worke was, in lHDii, about 4;U
tons, worth over f2'n' UOO ; in 1870,
4i3 tons, worth 40,000. This quan
tity was produced in eight establish
ments, employing 089 workmen, Tho
total prcd notion of aickol o roe of Prus
sia in 187U was only 62 cwt., worth
Vititi. Saxony produced, In 170,07
tons of nickol.worth 8DUt177. Austria
produced but a very little in 1H70,
her nickel, cobalt and antimony only
amounting to 112 tons, worth 1.1,28 1.
Hungary ia a larger producor of nickel,
yielding, in 1809, 410 tons of cobalt
and niukol products. Norway in the
same year produced 0 tons nickel
ores and 6,000 pounds oiekol, and
Sweden, In 1S;8 ricldod 120 tons of
ore and iz,)w pounds oi nickel.
ureal iimain snows as good as none.
In 1K70, l Ann) pounds wore obtained,
worth 9135. llclgium produced .1)
tons, worth $0,500. Tha largest
nickol mine in the world is the La
Motto mine in Pennsylvania, whore
ooppor and load ores are also found.
A deposit o teot tincic extends lor a
long distance. Tho pig iron from the
load furnaces thors are rich fn nickel.
Tho Chinese have long omnloyod
niekel with ooppor and ainoo to make
an alloy called paekfong. In Europe
nickel has only been used for about
Ullv years, an alloy Known as argon-
tan or Gorman silver beini? made of
copper, aino and nickel. Ihe princi
pal centers of the German silver (Nou
eilber) wore manufactured at Horlin,
Aliens, ldoriohn, iianover; outside oi
Germany, Paris, Vienna and Birming
ham are the principal places for its
production. In Vienna it is known
as packing, China silver, or alpaca sil
Tor. The French call an alloy of cop-
Cer, tine and nickel, paekfong or ouivro
lane, also maillochort, after an Kn
glisbmaD named Maillot, who patented
it in 1827.
Niokel is also used alotio for axles
and other parts of machinery for chi
rurificfll instruments, io watchmaking.
Ac. It ahio serves for covering other
metals, or nickel plating.
Another use for nickel, which Is at
tracting much attontiou now. is for
coins, tno new uerman coinage law
prescribing Its use in certain small
coins, in which it fallows lire example
not only of the United H talcs, but also
of llclgium and Hmti.er.and. This
has caused an iminene inciuaso in tho
price of nickol abroad, and greatly
disturbed tho maikot prico of German
silver.
A correspondent of tho Lowislon
Journal rclnlos sn Androscoggin lo
gond, which has probably boon mel
lowed by time, though tho narrator
says bo could give the names if ho
chose, as ho know tho parties well in
bis boyhood. It appears that on a
clear, cold, quiet morning, some miy
years ago, a family wero seated around
tbe tabio taking their breakfast when
a rap was beard at the door, and, as
the custom then was, tho outsider was
bidden to "come in' when a man past
middle life entered, and, after the
usual amotion, scaled himself In
chair. He was a neighbor living some
half a mile distant, lie was asked to
sit op and eat some breakfast, but ho
answorod, "1 don't suppose 1 ought to
stop, lor our House is on tiro, and tuoy
sent mo to Veil you.
How ro Iiisr.aT Screws in PUstik
Walls. It io often desirable to in
sert screws in plastered walls, without
attaching them to any woodwork, but
when we turn them In, Ihe plaster
givos way and our effort is rain. And
yet a screw may be inserted in plaster
no as to bold light picturos, etc., very
firmly. Tbs bust plan is to enlargo
the bole to about twice the diameter
of the screw moisten the edgos of the
hole thoroughly with water, and All
it with plaster of Paris, such as is used
tor rastoning the tops of lamps, etc.,
and bed the screw in the soft plaster.
When the plaster has sot, the screw
win do neia Tory strongly.
PRINCIPLES! NOT MEN. ... .. v
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1874.
The President and the Washington Ring,
' Th comment of the press on the
President's actions, standing up for
the Washington ring of robbers, are
as severe as tbey are deserved, in dis
cussing tbe matter tho S. Y. Tribnne
remarks:
In the case of Air. Secretary IZicli
iirdrton tho press of tho ootiniry, and
the whole poopio, wild uio exception
perhaps of air Butler, Mr. Sanborn,
and Mr. Sawyer, have clamored for
his removal on tho around of incom
petency. This was another ease of,
uum.iig ab biitj utraia oi uiuii ttiiii wda,-
traordinary shoo-latchota. Tho Pres
ident imvo out with distinction that
SO long as vnis ciamor cuiuiduou jut.
i . t ' a: 1 Xl-
KtohaiHison bdouiu not vo rcmovoa.
Ho did not pronosc to remove a men
from office simply because the press
and the poopio thought him unfit. The
complaints oi Mr. uiennruson nave
not boon limited lo tho opposition
nross, nor confined to any ono party,
flic demand for his romoval bra been
general and loud. But tho Groat
Silont Man put his foot down and said
Mr. llk'hardson should stay. Ho
would not romovo him or ask his res
ignation. No man should be made a
victim of public clamor witn nis con
sent. A great many poopio failed to
soo Anything very chivalrous In the
sort of friendship that retains a man
in an office ho is unfit for and in which
bo only succeeds it. making a fool of I
himself, and it is not too much to say
that the people generally are of tho
opinion that tbe prinoiplo is a very
dangerous and oau one.
The J 'reside nt, however, is not un
equal to tho emergency. Sinr then
is so general a desire that he should
comply with demands for tho removal
of unpopular officers he seizes tho first
occasion to striko an avorago on that
subject. JJo retains Kicbardson when
an indignant peoplo and largo maj or i
ts of bis own partisans ask hit. removal,
but ho removes Mr. Gloss, the Knginoor
of the Department of Public Works of
tho District of Columbia, upon the
first suggestion of tho mom hers of tho
Hoard whom tha testimony of Mr.
(Jin bb inculpates. This was a caso in
which ho did not wait for a second
call or for popular clamor. Mr. C'luss
had given testimony uctore an invoe
UifiUina commit lee that was very dam
aging to oertain mon in the Iistriot
Government Thereupon these men
pass set of resolutions denouncing
him as a perjurer and ask for bis re
moval. The Prosident had said in the
cane of Attorney -General Williams,
wbon bis nomination for Chief Justico
was ponding, and unpleasant things
were charged concerning hint that ho
outd not withdraw the nomination
tw long as thoaa charges wore made.
llo was blomod lor that. In this caso
he doos not propoio to wait to bo
blamed. He removes Mr. Cluss on
the instant.
Birth-Place of Columbua. ;
Tradition makes Co go I c llo, a smalt
town a few miles from G'jnoa, tho
birth place of Columbus, at', there is
an inscription which marks the house
of his reputed birth. It mny be true,
and it may bo f also for, in this land
of tradition and superstition, it it as
easy to fabricate a tradition as an in
scription, and credulity is ready to be
hove that it is as old as Adam, ino
house of bis father was in tho suburbs
of Genoa, am is shown by the deed
Ho, himself, says he was born in
Genoa, an oxproBsion which may woll
mean the territory, nnd not the city,
of Gonon. - There is, therefore, some
color tor tho tradition, nnd it is not
worth while to dig tko nor to find
doubts. Ho was a l.lgurian, and
nolhinir could bo more likely to sharp
en his curiosity, and auggest a lifo of
advontnro, than to iook out irom ineso
rocky highlands upon the Meditora
nean. washing? tho field at its base,
and covered with the little, bat daring
and enterprising corsairs oi the Kovant,
tho Grecian Archipelago, and the
African eoast.
How timosots things riirht ! Brought
home In chains, robbed in his lifetime
of his honors and his profits, and the
namo of anotbor given to his discover
ies, timo has writton his name "with
iron and lead in the rock forovor."
His jealous and triumphant enemies.
as well as his royal patrons and ontor-
prising tollowors in the pain oi discov
ery, a ro rcmom bored ; but when we
call thorn up from the land of shad-
dows, there is always in the midst of
them, and before them, the great
Genoese with a glory shout bim, in
tho light of which llioy ehinu with. a
pale ray. So it will bo forever.
Ho wenloo, when every other would
have civen up in despair. He cave a
New World to tho kingdoms of Castile
and Aragon. ButUnsiileand aragon,
and all tho progeny of their descendant
commonwealths, arc dwindling and
lading away, and a raco, nevor akin
to tho old hignrian "the world seek
in ir Genoese is, from yoar to yoar,
dovoling the Now World to the groat
commonwealth ot Iroedom and mutu
ality, A Chinaman ontorod a sloro In Uo-
lena, Montana, tho othor day, and
walking up to the counter, deposited
a grasshoppor thereon, saying, as bo
gaaed npon the olerk with a confiding
look; "Ho loo much noppoe ; all hop.
pee stop him. Yoasabboef" The
obliging elerk at onco oommonood
measuring off musqnitu bar, lo the in
tense delight of the heathen. Tho
grasshoppers had boon destroying his
garden and wanting to purchase some
mosquito bar, but not knowing tho
name ol the article, be brought tho
destroyer with him, and tho clerk
understood in a moment the articlo
needed.
Tho St. Louis Wote speculates
enncormng the obituary ol iho tuu.ro.
We append one or two spooimens i
Charles Popker; Bilbo j cremated
July l, 1H72.
For wife of abovo soo third pioklo
bottle on next shelf.
Little Tommy. Burnt up, Septem
ber It!, 18ii2.
Jane Matilda Perkins. October 3,
1.$. Put up by tho Alden Corpse
Cremation Company. None genuine
without signature.
h4trical Trape tvnd Tricks. ,
lio who saw the fairy spectacle
called TI.e Hio t'arouo" at tno urand
'prra (louse in New York, lays Olive
.Logan ! may remomner an exiraorui
nart seene, In which an old magician
wo a-Vmingly dismembered in the
prtWRje ot tne audience, inisieai
was ajcomplished through tho aid of
an iTtigoraent of traps. The situa
tion wis this : An old and feeble sor
cerer, ffter having rendered import
ant services to some young friends of
hisafied of them that they should
cat bkn in several pieces, and throw
I ntfl lit by bit into an ovon boated to
a White heat; after which he expected
to"ome out a young man, as fresh and
jiaf as yeast and magic ever yet made
bukiTg curac out or oven." lite will
was done ; be was cnt op and put in
tbe over, without leaving tho rtagc,
and without ceasing to talk. Seated
ia a large arm chair, tho old man
asked that a butro volume should be
brought in and placed on a tabio near
him. j his was done, and tho enor
mous book being laid on tho tnblo,
immediately been no vivified ; living
fnomos issued from tho pictures on its
eavos, and skipped about tho slago ;
alter which they ro-entered tho cook,
and ft was closed and carried away.
Thon tbo magician's legs were cut off
anu thrown in tiieovon, ditto disarms;
then his head was cut off and set on
tho table, where it went on talking.
giving directions as to the disposal of
tho trunk; attor which tho head too
was thrown into tho oven, which barst
op ;n with a loud report, and the actor
wit i uea on ine siogo, young and nana
omo. It was sn incomprehensible
performance to the ordinary spectator.
nu a very Amusing one to those who
tried lo guess how il was done; but
it can be explained.
The huge volume was brought In
and laid on the table at the sumo mo
ment that tho magician in the arm
chair quietly withdraw his logs from
tho scene and placed them on a trap
under tho stage, pnpior-mncho legs
wore substituted by A machinist from
below, and the seat ol tho arm-chuir
retired in good order. All this trans
pired wli No tho spectators attention
was diverted by tho big book and its
animated piotures, which woro little
boys who simply came up from under
ttie stage through a noie in tno taoie,
and through hpring holos in the book.
arranged with India rubbor. Tbo
magician then roquosts that his legs
be taken off; And having slipped his
roa i arms out oi Bight, gtvos nis pap i or
macho arms fn their order to the de
vouring flames. Nothing is loft but
the magicians trunk and nis head,
which keens on talking and looking
arnnna uis taa. j his hCAU IS, ill
fact, a mask, with a long whito board,
dpoctaclos, black skull-cap, and loco
neck-frill which mask exactly fits the
actor's head of fiosh, and permits noth
ing real to be seen but the lips And
tho eyes. One of tho persons on the
stage tugs st the magician's head till
ho pulls it off that is to say, be pulls
tho mask off and carries it over to
tho table (while the magician, who
has sunk through a trap, runs along
under the stago;, places it on tho table,
where it immediately begina to talk
and give directions about tho trunk,
wuicd ami ruiuuiiiB in vua vuitir. - auii
trunk is papier-mac bo, of course.
The magician, running along undor
tno stage, was sont up through anoth
er trap undor the table, and slipped
his real head into tho mask again,and
began to talk as stated. Finally, tho
hood is thrown into the oven, tho
magi ai an draws his hoad down under
the table descends on the trap, reaa
cenda on another further back, slips
ou a rich jackot on tho way, and wbon
tho ovon bursts, steps forth rejuven
ated. ' The Philosophy of Bain.
To understand the philosophy of
Ihrntoautirul and oiten subiimo phe
nomenon, so otton witnoasod and so
vory essential to tbe ex is ton oe of
plants and animals, a low facts derivoo ;
from observation and A long train of
experiments, mast be rememborod p
1. ft oro the atmosphere noro, ovory-
wliore And at all times, of a uniform
tonuoraturo, wo should nevor have
ruin) bail or eoow. The wntor ab
ator led by it in evaporation, from tho
sea And the earth's surface, would do
scotd in sn imporcoptiblo vapor, or
cetue to bo absorbed by the air wbon
It vas once fully saturated.
1 The absorbing power ot tho at
mosphere, and oonsequontly its civ
fiocity lo retain humidity, ia propor
ionately greater in warm than in cold
air. 1 be air noar the surface or tno
Girth is warmer than it is in the ro
pjons of clonds. Tbe higher we as
and from tho earth the colder do wo
ind the atmospboro. llonco the per
ietuftl snow on vory high mountains
n tho hottest climate,
l Now, wbon from continued ovapo
rllion the air is highly saturated with
vipor, though it be invisible and tho
aky cloudless, if its temperature Is
iilidonly reduced by cold currenU de
scending from above, or rushing from
a higher to a lower latiludo. by tbo
nation of ft sa to rated air to a lower
lalitudo, its capacity to retain moist
ute is diminished, clouds are formed,
aid rain is tho result. It condensos,
u cools, and like aspongo filled with
water and compressed, pours oat tbo
Water which its diminished oapaoity
(A n not hold.
A Washington poliooman recently
indcavorod lo tako his accustomed ro-
iose by leaning against a lamp post,
lut a smell of signed wood quickly
k-d to the discovery that the lamp post
was nearly red not. on lunoer inves
tigation he found that a bole had
boon drilled throigh one side to tho
Intorior, and looking through Ibis ho
saw a blase of ore rjsbing up through
the hollow part of the post witn a
bussing sound. Attached lo the lamp
post was a letter box, which was also
quite hot. It appears that the under-
f round Joint at the foot of the post
i ad sprung a leak, from tbe carolots-
nem of the Uborers In digging on tho
street improvement, and that the gas
escaping through the post had become
igniteo..
NEW
Life on Pike's- Peak During the
Winter
A few days ago Sergoaut K. W. Bou
tulle, of the Cnitod States Signal Ser
vice, passed through the city en route
to Washington, where he is to receivo
promotion. This gontleman ha been
stationed at Colorado Springs in con
nection with Piko'B Peak Observatory,
since Inst July when that station was
tor mod. ihiring this time he has had
many interesting experiences, both
upon tbo summit of the mountain and
in the construction of the lino from
Colorado Springs up tho sido of the
peak. Daring nis brief sojourn here
he dotai I od to a news reporter some
points which may be of inlorost to the
public.
The telegraph line which rooohoa
iron. i;oioratio hpnngs to the summit
of Pike's Peak is twenty miles In
loncth. It piWJRc ulong a trail made
during the past year, which is far
more easy of ascent than Any of the
old routes. It is now possible to rido
an animal from the base of the moon
tnin to th signal otntion on the top ot
tbs peak. - Mr. hou telle has been en
gaged most of tho time keeping tbe
lino in repair, and, in the discharge of.
his duties, has made ntly-two ascent
of the mountain. Ho has passed one
hundred and lorty-two times over the
government trail, moro frequently
than any other man, and is familiar
with every foot of the route, 'i ne
telegraph wires ore stretched on poles
and along the doad pine trees. Tho
line gots out of repair frequently by
reason of trees falling and breaking
tbe wires, The extramo cold at the
summit has also at times to contracted
the wire as to break it.
- Life on tbo summit ot Piko's Peak
during the winter season is rather pre
carious. With tho themometer over
thirty degrees below xoro at times,
the wind blowing so strongly that ex
posure to ft is dan gorous, the snow
driving in blinding clouds, the experi
ence of the observer stationed at that
great height was a varied one, and
still irought with a tedious monotony.
The signal station is a substantial
stone edifice, and is occupied by throe
officers, who manage tho affairs of the
Observatory at that end of the line.
JUinng tho winter Air. iionteiio, in
going up tho trail, wandered Irom tho
route, and was lost for four days, lie
managed to make bis way to the hike,
a few miles from Iho summit, and
there remained in an old log bouse
with no food and only a sheet Iron
atovo, that happened to be there, In
which to mako a fire. With his
hatchet ho endeavored to cut a trail
through the snow for bis mule, but it
was impossible, the strong wind filling
up tho opeuing, and tho extreme mid
nearly i recti ng mm io ooaiu, At me
end of tbe four days the woather mod
orated, and he got throngh to Jones'
itancb, eight miles irom tno summit,
whoro be was cared for. The snow
in pluces up tho trail la from five to
ihirty loot in depth, many ravines oo
ing drifted full.
All tho provisions Are rftickod to tho
summit from Colorado Springs, the
wood being obtained trom the edge oi
the Itmbor line below Iho observatory.
Wood has cost the government as high
asfL2 per cord, laid down at the house.
In tho months of December and Janu
ary it eost 12 eonts per pound to pack
provisions from tho Springs. Denver
A'nrj.
Womanly Dignity
Nature, which has triven weanons
of assault or means ol deionso to Al
most all living oroaturos, has made
mon audacious, and has sndowod
woman with dignity. And dignity
has the host of it. In fact, womanly
dignity may be accepted as one among
many explanations of that logondary
poworwhiob turned the bravest man to
slone,and made tho might oi tho strong
eat like wator in their bones. What can
any one do against It F As woll try lo
ponotrato tho armadillo's ooat of mail
by a needlo, or mako a holo In a
pachyderm by a popgun, as are a
woman to passion or melt hor to pity
when sho has once intronchod horsolf
io the stronghold of her dignity. No
argument can shake her, no reasoning
oonvinuo hor;doanair die away to
quorulousness, and tbo pleadings of
luvo itself fall dull and blunted from
her stately so If-possession like so many
toy shafts hurled agaiust a polished
and impenetrablo surface.
Indeod, how can you rago in angor,
or abuso yourself in entroaty. to a
eroalure who is lolly polito, loftily
unmoved, not to bs goadod into the
smallest aomob titration which would
put hor in tho wrong and give you a
vantage-point against her, and whoso
calm eyos look at you with a kind of
suponor scorn which, whiio it mad
dens you, offers no point of attack?
What can you dor oimpiy nothing.
Tho moans ot dofonso which nature
has given are unassailable, and a dig
nified woman is mistress of tbe Bit
nation by the very power of negation,
if by nono other. But thoro aro va
rious kiods of dignity, and if some
am mora exasno rating than others.
some are very lovely And Among the
greatest charms of womanhood. Thore
is in particular tout sou uignuy wnion
belongs to wo mon wuo aro anoouon
ale by nature and timid by tempera
ment, but Who nnvo a rosorvo oi sou.
respect that defends them against
thomsolTos as won as agaiust others.
Tho fact is, useful as womanly dig
nity ia as a womanly possession, it
oan be carried to exoeas, and from a
virtue become a vice. Ho long as it is
an honest defense-work against tbo
rough ansa alts of superior strongtb.
It is both good and fair; but, when
It assumes to be more than this, it be
comes an cxagoration, and, as such,
ridiculous. There is no law by which
women oan be exempt from a share
in the troubles and sorrows of human
life; and even their dignity cannot
always protect them from things that
override all but nature. Htill it is a
raluable possession, and womea had
better have too much of It than too
little; for, although too much renders
them absurd, too little makes them
oontemptiblo, and between the two
there is ao doubt as to which is worn.
TEEMS $2 per annum in Advanoe.
SERIES - VOL. 15, NO. 24.
A Tree that Eeepa a Standing dlrmy.
Among the varied moans of defenw
developed by plants in their oosteless
struggle tor existence, inert is per
haps none more wonderful or effective
than that of a species of acacia which
abounds on tho dry savannahs ol t en-
tral America. It is called the ball's
born thorn, from tbe strong curved
thorns like bulls' horns, set in pairs all
over tho trunk and branches. These
no doubt help to protect tho tree from
tbe atttwik of browsing animals ; but
it has more dangerous enemies in the
ear cutting aula and other insects
Against those the tree maintains a nu
merous standing army, for which it
provides snug nouses stored with food,
nectar to drink, and abundance of lus
cious fruit for dessert.
When first developed, the thorns
are soft and filled with a sweetish
pulp, much relish od by a spooies of
small springing an is, never loona ex
oept on these trees. Making a bole
noar the point ot one ol oacb pair ol
thorns, these anu eat out tbe interior,
then barrow through the thin partition
at the bast Into the othor thorn, and
treat it in tho same manner. Ube
hollow shells thus formed make ad
mil-able dwollings, nono of which Are
left untenanted, as any one may dis
cover by disturbing the plant, when
the little warriors swarm out in force
and attack the aggressor with jaw and
stmg.
The leaves of tho plant are two
winged end At the base of each pair
or leaflets, on tbe mid rib, is a gland
hion, when the leal is young, secretes
a honey-like liquid, of which the ants
are very fond, l bis ensures their con
stant prosenoo on the young leaves,
and their most aealous service in driv
ing off other insects.
A sun more wondoriui provision oi
solid food is made tor a similar pur
pose. At the end of each of the small
dtvisionsof tbe compound loaflot.tbcre
grows a small fruit-like body, which,
under the microscope, looks like a
goldon pear. When the loaf first un
folds, tbe little pears are not quite
ripo, and the ants aro continually em
ployed going from one to another to
soo bow they come on. As the fruit
like bodice which appear to have no
other uso tbau aa ant food do not all
ripen at once, tbs ants are kept about
no young leavea tor a connderaote
timo. When an ant finds ono suf
ficiently advanced, it bites tbe point
of attachment, then, bending down
the prise, breaks it off and bears it
away in triumph to the nest.
Those ants, a species ofpieudomyrma
are found, as already noticed, only on
tbess trees ; and that tbe trees really
keep them as a body guard seems evi
.font from the fact that, whan plaatad
in localities where their little protec
tors do not exist, thoy are speedily
defoliated by loaf cotters, which lot
them severely alone on the savannahs,
while their boney glands and golden
pears ofTor no attractions to the ants
of tbo forest.
Apparently both acacia and psntdo-
mymat have boon mutually modified
in tbs course of time, antil tbey aro
now quite dependent on each other
for support Ana protection. ,
How They Drop Shot.
A reporter of the Baltimore Ameri
can thus describee one of tbo many
processes of making shot in ono of the
shot towers of that oity : Ono of the
"secrets ot tno manuiacture is the
mixing of the lead with, a certain
proportion of a combination of mineral
substances called "temper." Tbo "tem
per" is fused with tbe lead, and gives
the molten . metal that consistency
which makes it drop. If it were not
for the "temper" the lead would be
moulded by the soive, ana wouia lorm
MUls ponoils instead of -round shot
When "BU" shot, for Instauoo, aro to
be made, tbe lead Is poured into a pan
perforated with holos corresponding
to that aixo. The little pellets como
pouring down in a eon tin nous shower,
and fall into a tank filled with water
on tbe ground floor. In their descent
of two hundred foot they become por
foot spheres, firm and dense, and tuoy
are tolerably cool whea they strike
the wator, although the swift concus
sion, mako tho tank foam and bubble
as if tho water was boiling furiously. ;
The shot must fall in water, for if they
would strike any firm subs tan oe, tbey i
would be flattened and knocked out
of shape. To get the little pellets dry
after tbey have been fn the "well," is
tbo most difficult and troubloaome
process of the whole manufacture.
An el ova tor with small buckets (very1
much like those used In flour mills)
carries tbe shot up as fast as thoy
reach the bottom or the Hwell," and
deposits them In a box 60 foot abovo
the first floor. Tbo wator drips from
the buck ota as thoy go up, and not
much is poured into tho receiver abovo,
although it is intended so bo a sort- of
dripping machine, rroa this reviv
or the snot runs down a spout into a
drying pan, whiob resembles a gigan
tio shoo, made of sheet iron. The pan
rests at an angle which permits tho
wet shot to roll slowly down to the
chamber below, and tho pellets bocomo
perleoify dry as they pass over tbe
warm sheet-iron.
A Patmt Rat- T aa p. Tbo local
editor of the Burlington (Iowa)
liawkrye says a man has invented a
rat-trap that does not require any
bait, and will fetch a rat every time
it roaches for bim. It operates on
thoprinoiple of a stomach pump, tbe
inventor is a "retired physician, the
sands of whoee life have nearly run,"
etc. and tho trap Is placed At tbe
on trance or loo rat noie. when it is
wound up tho suction begins, tbe rat
comes, lie may hold on to the ground
with bis tooth, And hump his back
And pAw dirt, And weep and yoll for
the police all be wants, he comes out
of that bob backward, Is draggd into
a back compartment, where a steel
glove drags bis bids off and Isyi It
aside lor a kid glova manafaoturer,
wbilo tho carcass la pawned into a
little fa m aco and in ore ma ted.
When is a raatoh frivoloas T When
it toakos light of things.
lgAvsoationi by Leechea.
v That there U A anUiviics to iW
mospherio changes in tho leech, is gen
erally admitted ; and that tho idea of
utilising this little creature as a sort
of weatherglass aroao long ago, we
have evidence, fn one of the early Vol
umes of tho fientteman't M Hpv,t n.
A correspondent of that vooerable jour
nal stated that if a loeeh he kept in a
phial or bottle, partly filled with water,
it will Indicate approaching obanges
of tho weather. He plaoed on a win
dow ledge an eight-ounce phial con
taimnir a loeeh and about six ounces
of water, and watched it daily. Ac
cording to his description, when the
weather continued serene ana beauti
ful, the leech lay motionless at the
bottom of tho phial, rolled in a spirit 1
form. When it began to rain at noon,
or a little before or after, the leech
was found at the top of its lodging,
where it remained until the weather
became aeltled ben wind was ap
proaching, the leoch galloped about
its limpid habitation with great liveli
ness, seldom resting until tbe wind
became violent. When a thunder
storm was about to appear, the animal
sought a lodgment above tbo level of
tbe water, displayed groat uneasiness,
and moved about in convuliive-liko
threads. In dear frost, as in fine
summer weather, it lay constantly At
tbe bottom j whereas, in snowy woath
er, like as in rain, it dwelt At tho very
month of ths phial. The oboorvef
covered tbo mouth of the phial with a
piece of linon cloth, and changed the
wator every week or two. He seems
to have bad faith In tho eorrtrtnessa
bis own observations and conclusions
but went on further in the attempt At
oxplination to say: "What roasons
may be assigned for these movomonts.
I roust leavo philosophers todetermine
thongb ono thing I ovideot to every
body that the leech must bo affected
in the same way as the mercury and
spirit in tbo weather-glass; aod baa
doubtless a very surprising sensation,
that change of weather, oven days be
fore, makes a visible alteration in its
manner of living." Cowpor, the poet,
the celebrated Dr. Jonner, Dr. Merry
weather, and many others, were be
lievers In this leocb-phlloeophy.
Chaagug Clothing. .
Hotillh, and sometimes life itself, is
often lost by lsyi ng Aside winter cloth
ing too early. Laying flannels aside
io the spring Is a most pernicious
practice. Wo can bettor do without
woolens next tbo skin in midwinter
than in midsummer. We do not get
overheated in winter we do in sum
mer; nnd the most frequent excitp
ing cause of coughs, colds and con
sumption is a rapid falling of tbe tom
porature of tbo body. All are famil
iar with the fact that a sudden check
ing of perspiration is always dangor
ous; vory little exercise causes us to
perspire in summer, and a vory slight
draft of Air ohocka the perspiration;
boneo, eminent French physicians
have stated, After A long seriea of ob
servations, that colds taken in sum
mer excite the most incurablo forms
of consumption.
White woolen flannel la a most
efficient guard against these sudd on
obangea,lcauee it keeps the heat of
the body in, wbilo it repels tho ex
cessive beat from without; Il conveys
the wator of perspiration to its out
side, while the surface next the skin
is drier. We all know that silk, cot
ton and linen next the skin got sat
urated with water, and if for an in
stant the slightest draft of air gets
botween tho skin and tho material,
there is a ebarnol-like chill whon that
material touches tbo skin.
The rule should be to wear whito
woolen flannel next tbe skin tbe year
round thiek in winter, a littlo thin
ner in April, a gauxe material on tho
first day of July ; on the first day of
lecemberpat on the thickost, extend
ing to ankles and wrists.
These roles are especially necessary
to All old peoplo, to All invalids and
young children ; day laborers and
outdoor workers would bo incalcu-.
lably benefited by the same observ
ances.
Chiwesi TausT. In all places In
China you may sco a string of coolios
rushing through the streets carrying
loads of money. There is not a police
man to be seen, except occasionally at
the gates or in time of trouble. Voa
may soo a Bbroff with a lot of dollars
in a flat tray, examining thorn intently
as they pass, olick, over his thumb;
sometimes a posse of idlers, consisting
of obair-bearora, ooolies, cooks and
servants, all looking on. There does
not soon, to bo even ths suspicion that
anyone might attempt to kick the tray
ovor and bolt with what he could got
in tho scramble. Why, svenln that
nest of iniquity, Hong Hong, you may
see at that most comfortable of
buildings, tho Oriental Bank, a lot of
Chinamen counting and examining,
porbapa, thousands oi aouars wn aro
being paid to them, and some of
tha a? roa test scoundrels unhanged
passing constantly : perhaps tbey
think tbo men in tbo streets would
most likely bo honest enough to catch
them, but it is ratbor doubtful if tbey
dnre. Money and valuables aro ox
posed in a way that would never bo
dreamed of in England ; And ths simi
larity of dress, the narrow noss aud
crowded slate of tho etroote in China,
alt would aid in tho escape of A robber.
Twelve Yean in China.
Richm. Tho man with good, firm
health is rich. So is the man with a
clear conscience. So is the parent of
good, bsppy children. Bo Is tbe ofor-
gyman Whose ooat mue cmiurou vi
the parish pluck, as be passes them at
their play. So la tho Wife who has
tbo whole heart of a good husband.
So is tho maiden whoso horiaon Is not
boundod by tho "coming man," but
who has a purpose in life whether sho
evor met bim or not. So is tho young
man, who, laying his hand on bis heart
can say,"! have treated every woman
I ever saw as I should wish my sister
treated by other men." So is the
littlo child who goes to sleep with a
kiaa on Its Hps, and for whoso waking
a kind blessing waits,
Thore Is a bush story ot a negro who,
for a bottle of rum, agreed to strip to
tho waist and lie on his faco.to be bitten
for a quarter of an hour by mosquitoos,
at the JogginsofNew Brunswick. He
ondured bis posts manfully, and had
Piaat-lw tar Afl kla TtHEA. whflll OttO Of U.0
ifimii.rmn whn atood bv laid on him
a piece of live charcoal, when tbo ne-
rro wngsiea ana iwiswu awuun Higuf
fully; At last, uaable to hold out,
"Woohlnot bargain for dati dftt Is
dragon fly r "
A Tennessee lady projected her bus
band with twins, and In dus season
added triplets. "Poar me!"sxolalmod
an astonished nolghbor ; "I s'pose Hit
Stebbins will have quad roped it,
and then oentipedosl1'