" CLEARFIELD IEPIBLICAV
O BONG B B. UOODlAl)E,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
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HaTAteLlaBEB IN Ib)1.
ra largest Clrealatloa af eay Kiwipinr
la Horth Csatral Pennsylvania.
Termi of Subsoriptioni
f antd la ulTMoa, or within 1 aoatha.... Ml
If paid after "J before aoalba SO
(( pold KM toe aspirant) w aooiae.
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UKOHUK D. OO0DLANDKR,
Edlter mi Pnblliher.
SarM.
T.OI. . siranar. crane aoanoii.
MURRAY & GORDON,
ATT O.B NETS AT LAW,
;J0'74 CLEARFIELD, PA.
FRANK FIELDING,.
ATTORNEY-AT-DAW,
Clani-SaUt. Pa.
Will attend to all bnilaeel eolrutled to Ua
aioaptly Bad rallMAlly.
wll'ia
W1U.IAS A. WaLlACB.
BAtria L.
johr w. waioLar.
WALLACE 4. KREBS,
IHlwian to Wollooo FioldiBf.k
A T T O R N E Y 8 - A T -1. A W ,
ll-ll'7J ClaarBaia, Pa.
iTiTmnM, a. . a. v vAtaas, a. a.
DBS. WILSON & VAN VALZAH,
, , ClearRalel, Pa. j
" ODIm lo retidenoe of Dr. Wilwn.
.. to ... o . m. tor. V .D -
orrica uoceei ruw - . - . .
V.leab o.a be foond nigbt la hi. rooae. Ball.
door to Iluliwlok A Irwia'l I)r Slo'O
atolr
tp "Vp'pk'KiisoN LITZ.
I I tvttnnt.ANII. PA.
r bu
a i
j ii Ti. ! tba liao
ii in urvnpwj - ,
prof...iua. ' . "''-
loaara a. B'aiu.r. "iat w. a'ccaof
MoENALLY & MoOUBDY,
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW,
'..rHalil. Pft.
arUal baalaaai atlaadad to proapUjt wlthj
IjJhla. OrJoa oa Baaoad olraat, obora tho Pint
Natloual Dank. jao:i:ia
Q. R4 BARRETT,
Attorn iy and CouMnRtoR at Law,
nl.lD.IDUI PI.
lUrlaf raiiiwad bia Jodaa.bip, baa raaoaiwl
lha praoUoo at tao law in . 010 .
. w:n ik. anarl. rtf J.Boraoa ADO
t3
Klh aoontlaa wbao apooially lotaiaad la oonnoetloo
with roaldoot oooaial.
WM. M. McCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
! 1 ClaarRold, Pa.
- t. , 11...M. (HhflrtrT'a Oraoa)
I .lTkn.l.... nron.nl W tl.Dj.a to. Rral a.Uta
boof bt aad lold. jaU'7t
TTwrwAL t"e R 8 ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
. -' Cloai-ttald. Pa. ! ,
kfA,Oaoo la Orabaai'a Row. IdoaM
H. W. SMITH,
ATTORNBY-AT-LAW,
ail:l:7 rieartial. Pa.
WALTER- BARRETT,
iBaa oa Raaand Bl, Ooarlald, Pa. (aoatl
,
ISRAEL TEST.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
. Clearnela, ra.
Olea la Pia'a Opora Doaaa. Jyll,'"
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTUKKBT-'il liflTT,
. . ri.....ll sift.
'OSaa la Pia'a Opara Uoata, Boob Ko. t.
J... t, 1874
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
. n ...... n . r . ti t . 1T
AIlUKriEil AiAiav.
tad Raal Katata Acoat, tlaarlold. Pa.
.. TklpA .trooi. bat. Cbarr A Waloat,
adr-Raipaotfallj affara bla aaraiaoa la aalllaf
iadou;laf laada la Olaarlald aad aajalalag
.alar aallafaatloa. I'ab. Il::tf,
a rarvayor, u.. -
FBEDEBIClt O'LEABT BUCK,
8CRIYENER & CONVEYANCER,
General Life and Fire Ins. Agent.
Daoda of Cooaoyaaoa, Artlalat of ApoaBaat
aad all teaal pajora aronptl; aad aaalll aia.
OalOO. UBIOO IB I vri
(,'loartald. Pa, April M,Jia74.
jT'bUa k "ew alters,
BEAL ESTATE BROKER,
' ' ' ABB BBAkU t
Haw ILopt and Lumber,
OLBARFIELD, PA.
ao IB Orabaa'a Row. ' l:iTJP
J J . L I N G L E ,
ATTORNEY' AT LAW,
1,11 Oacaala, Clarold Co Pa. J fd
ROBERT WALLACE,
ATTORNEY -AT-LAW,
VYallacalaa, ClaartaM toaaly, Poaa'a.
tafAII taial baaiaaaa aroaaplly altaadad la.
DR. T, J. BOYER,
PUViilOIAK AND SURG BON,
Oflaa oa If arkat Slraot, Claarlald, Pa.
pm-om- hoara i to II a. , aod I lo I p.
jyt., E. M. SCHEOBER, , J"
'.uoJiatopAimo pursictAR,
'' Oo ta raaldaano oa Markat . "
April 14, 1171. . ; Claaraald, Pa
: DR. W. A. MEANS,
PIIYSICIAN k SURGEON,
LUTUER8BUR0, PA.
Will attoad profoaaloaal oalla promptly. aaftt"7
J. 8, BARNHART,
ATTORNMT AT LAW,
Will praatlao la Claaalald and aU af lha Coartl of
tba zaia Jaaiolai aiauiai. . omw o.ift
aad aollaoUoa of olalaia aaaJo aaaalallloa. al'll
C. BAKER, i
BARBER AND H.AIK DRESSER,
CLEARPIKLD, PA,
Skap la old Wntarajllolal aaraar of Markat
ana saeoaa atroau. jBBBia
JAMES CLEARY,
BABAER 4 HAUL CBESSEB,
CORD STRKRT,
Jy
CLEIiri BI. , PA.
I"
, JAKES 0. WHITE,
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER
SooBia la lha Lataard Daaaa,
aapil'74 ' Claarlald, Pa. :
fr M. ROBINSON
If aaafaatarar aad daalar la
Harnrsg, Sftddlcs and Bridles,
Collaaa, Whlpa, Rrkk llr alt, THaatafA
aoraa Biaaaota, aa.
Vaooaa, Praak Miliar'! aad ajaaUfoot Olla.
Arntajr Pa,L,yAiai Wllaoa'a Ragglaa. , -OfJ.nJ
AA ptpattfc'ara.rlT aavaadaA t,
tboa aa Marhat ttroal, ClaarilftlJ, Pa, la room
fonaoriy oaaaptod by Jaa. Atoaaadar. fl.'4T4
MITCHELL WAGONS.
Th Bert it Cheapert I
Tbdtau tlolliy boa narfiad aaotkar larta M af
"iwwftw WBroB, wbiob aro BBlOBg m totj
baat aaahotarad, aad wtloa ba will aoH al ao
aoal raaaoaaba) ram liu atawa atotaaaa aiaooi
all aAaortptlaal of wafoaa larfftaad aaal, wld
aad aarrow traak. Call aal boo una.
aMjtd ,(i f THOMAS RKILLT.
JAMES B, WATSON CO.,
' RIAL BTATI RROIItlR,
" . CLlAPn., PIKPJ'A.
Iloaio b 041 MO ta tot, Ootlaatloaa troatpUy
o.. ooi- trat.rraaa Caai aad Ptra-CIn Laada'
aad Tawa arwpany far ao lo. Odbaa ha Wootarh
lata! IslMHni (M tmrt), faaaad rH. ayllldy
CLEARFIELD
GEO. B. GOODLAHDER, Proprietor.
VOL 49-WHOLE NO.
A.Q.KRAMER,
ATTOBHEY-AT-IiAW,
R.il Ettale ud OolleotlOB Ageat,
CLKARPIKI.b, PA.,
Will moronity alteod to til l.l buiiuM
trailed to hie eare.
t-drumoo la rie'e upon uoaee, aceono iw.
aprti i-o-
Kh.ll.Or.lt. 0. T. Aleieador. C. M. Bowera
OBVIS, ALEXANDEB & BOWEBS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Bolleieate, Pa. lJaoJ8,'47-y
jrHKUNE "mT'd.,
PIIYSICIAN & SURGEON,
RAVINU loeatod at Peanleld, Pa., offere bla
nrofeuional eorYleee to tba people of that
puueaorf aurrooodingooontry. Alloalla proaplly
atteadtd o. ,:J. !'..
GEORGE C. KIRK,
Jaalioa of too Poaoo, Surrajor anil Convejanear,
Lutheraburir, ra.
All bmlnata latraitad to him will ba promplljr
.ll.n.l.d to. raraoot wl.blnf lo ampluy a B.r-
j .ii n ir him 1. oa ha aalttra
aoyor win wu.. a ,t , ,
hlamll that ha ana randar aall.faatloo. Boajla of
oo.r.j.n... artlaloa of a''. "'''!
popart, prompllj aad aaallT aloooUd. ail(lrw.74
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Jaalioa of tba Paaoa aad SerlTanar,
turweaarlllo. Pa.
wCollaotlona rnodo aod . P"P''
paid ovar.
. rabzz T 111
... nanar ALBBBT- w. AI-aBBT
W. ALBERT v BROS.,
UaTiiifarlnPira
AaaUnilTaDoalertia
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, 4o
n n a u A ItKNN'A.
-0rderi wUclM. Bllli on ihort aotlo
fUUVUaila', a.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
m, A.m. I.r8eld Coonty, Pa
Knp. ooailABtly oa baad a Ml aaaorli..l of
" " . .. a iLftftAtlAi mnA awarv thine
Dry uoodi, narowar, w... i - -
..all k.pt t f ' . 7h'?ih Wl" ioM
for SMB. 0DUp aVJl VIHwaaaa.. .
y-Pivil.t.Jui7a lm-loT'
THOMAS H. FORCE
:e,
bilbb la
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
:H AUAMTtlN. Pa.
Alio, oitoailto naaufootarar aad 4aalar la fcaara
Tiaabor ana bawoo i,ooinr-,
jat-Orlara aollolud and all bill; protapllr
Iliad. ' "
o enntTM HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
riftuaiM. Paaa'a.
a will .etoto lobe la kia llaoproaptly aod
. ..7 ' .ri.A7
la a workaaaliaa aanner.
Q. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
DEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
jatfPoiBpa alwaya oa baad and aiado to ordor
..Tbortaotioa. Plpaa borad oa paaaoaowa uraia.
, n l .i.A u rondar aalialaotioa, ana
dallrarod If daatrad. '''L'f-1' 1
E. A. BIGLER CO.,
tilALIM I
SQUARE TIMBER,
aad aaanraetarare o
A1.L KIND 4K AWED LURIBKII,
g.7-71 CLEARFIELD, PKHR'A.
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
dealer la
Real Eitate, Square Timber, Boardi,
BHIKOLKS, 1.ATII, a rn.ift
:tl'7l Clearttld, Pa,
nrr am MITCHELL.
JAMES Mm-iUSLOJ,
aanaa ii
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
jam. CLEARFIELD, PA. '
no J P RURC H Fl EL D.
Lata Beraaoa af tba 3d Roglaoat, FeaalylTaaia
. .. i i ...hhaA Imm Ik. Arm...
VOIBBieero, ..tivb T , , "
afera hie pnfoaeloaai aerileee lo Ibaailiaoaa
atoiaarneiaeoaBiy.
, ,i- .HB,i ftll.ftd.dlo.
JAarrroieeeio... r- . . L
Olio, oa Soeond elreet, foraarlyoeeapled by
.. u r.nrA.'aa.if
UT.nooae. . '
H. F. NAUGLE.
WATCH MAKES & JEWELER,
aad dealer la
Watcbee, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver
a ara aj m.wr i -
ana I'latea vy are, sc.,
(.lOTi CLEARFIELD, PA,
B5 PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
(g9 "
- "-'-'"- (.lochs ana joweiry
Oraaoa'a ilea, Jforatl Slrnt,
rLBARP'IF.I.n, PA.
All kladl of repairing la I
aaded lo.
tETS' HBISHIG COODS,
rtoaa roaoved lo 1S7 Chareh ttroat, botweoa
Franklla aad White lta., Mew York. Jyll'71
Miss E. A. P. Rynder,
Aaaat roa
Ohlakorlag'a, Sulaway'a aad Eaaraoa'a Plaaoa,
gall a, Maaoa a hbbiib i bbb rowwoora
Orgaaa aad Malodeoaa, aad Oreaer A
Bakar'a Bawl.g Maohiaea.
Aua TBAoaaa ar
Plaaa, OaltAr, Orgaa, Haaaeay aad VoooJ Ml
ale. Mo aaall lakea fat loot Ibaa half a btra.
aglHa, eppeeil Uftll.h l FBrallara Vtora.
Clearleld, May t, ISSt.lf.
I. aoLAAiwauaa
a. BAT IB fiABBT
HOLLOWBDSH a OABET,
m, BOOKSELLERS,
Blank Book Mnnfactnrers,
ADD (TATIOHIRI,
918 JKmrM Ml- rhUmdtlmkl.
naa,Paner Floor Baokt aad Baga, Faalaeap,
Latur, MoU, Wraaplag, CarUia aad Wall
. : Tr t.i.i to
rftpere. . "
s
TONE'S SAW GUMMERS AND
SAW U PSKTB.
Wa haaa roeoiaod the agtaay for Ike aboTeaad
win all tkoa al aaoeloalerai'l prieoa. Call aad
eiaalae Ibaa. Tbey aro the boat,
yeia-ri II. F. BIULER A CO.
A.M.HILL8
-va-asav Woat4nifMtfaU"Bpt.iy a-.fpaliftaU
AlVwitbat U aa. rrdoo! the ftt AfcTi
""FiClAL TBKTH t $10 ft mi, or
4S(,M fur aloabla Mi. iVnr aa tw fttom
eatatog at ta aaaa lis a, la hart aak aa pfr
tat, will (tt Ikva iwt Mi for at $1T.M
laen.
Trai laTarlakt? Caib.
. Claart.H. Marefe It, IITI.
8. tiUMm, tntX K. t. Biichm, Bd'-
CONTINENTAL
Life Insurance Company,
, OP BAaTFORD, CORK.
Aetata- SJH,H
Ratio of Aeeata lo Liabilities Itl
Faraltboa laaaraaaa al Ibe rerr lewawi aaa
Poliey-boldora aartleiaalo la Ike polla af the
Ceaaaar. that aoallaaalty redaelag taa aaaaal
Mm raiaa. .. tan wr mmnjwm
ft. M. MrlNALLT, AMI
p la SteWt ftw. OtaariaM, ttm, f;U'74.
WILLIAM af. HENRY, Josnci
oao laua abb graaaBaa. LUMBER
OITT. Colleowoaa aaada aad aoaay aroaplry
(al eror. ArUoMaaf agmaiat aad daada af
aatraayaaaa taatly aaaaaaael aad nrraaaad ear.
"II 10
y llae nraaplly al
April 11, 1ST.
REMOVAL. .
f RuJZENSTEIN & BERLINER,
aakAlaaaala dlaahrtl !
2103.
NCW YEAR'S M LLR.
Rlai, bolla, rlaf, with yoar aaalloa dla,
Rlaf lha old yaar oat aad lha aaw yaar la!
Liba Iba aolaaa of blrda from lha old fray apira,
Lot yoar allrory Baala rl alhar aad blfbar i
PloatiBl abroad o'or tba hlllalda baro
In blllowa of aoaad on tbo troaiulooa air,
Ut II riaa aad fall la Iba Itral (la i
Toll ovor ally aad wood tbo tola t
Ray Ibol lo oljhl the old yoar dloa I
Rid tba watahara looh to tbo oailara aklaa,
Por Iba uaaalllall halo that tella afar
Of tba waloona riaa af Iht bow yaor'a alar t
Rlaf Iba old yaar oat, with Ha .Ifhi aad laan,
lta wlihahag hrart-aahaa and tireaoma faara )
Away with III aaraorlaa of doakl and wroag.
Ita aold daoalli aad ita oavyiagi atroag,
All Hi panderln( larta la Iba fallariag itnie,
All lta pitifal tbaoii oad oold prolaaaa.
Wo will boap Ikrai togalhar aad bind Ibra rait
Totba old naa'a load aa ha lottara paal,
The ilia that ba broaiht bo aay taka afala
Kaap wa lha joya, lal kia bory Iba pala i
HiBg aofl, ok Lalla, aa ba gooa to rest
Far In lha tbadaa of Iba dnrbrolng wall I
Ring, balla, riag, wilb tba aerry dla !
Tbrjild yaar haa gnaa with ill aara aad tint
8millBg and fair At tho aaatora ffAlftt,.,.
Clad la tlnlad lifhl, tba Bow yaar waila !
Wataoaa bia la with tba roay baad,
Wbo wait tba wavo of bla aookonioi band t
Ilopa, with harwraalbaof awaat tpring flowarr,
Joy lor too tumniara glowing sourv,
Planly and paaea for tho fraitrnl fall,
A nil lova fur all toaaona boat of oil.
Riog aerrily, belli I o'er the bluabiog tklea
8oo Ibe boantifal atar or tho aaw year rite I
"poet iktAlrtim or iJertat&ar.
STAKTKD OUT 0FKAXSA8.
A JOI'RNKY OP FIFTEEN HI Nnsr.D MILES
IN A WAGON.
The 21st day of November there
passed slowly through the street of
tho on let little village ol lirsncuviiie,
in Sussex county, N. J., a covered emi
grant wagon, drawn by a bay horse
aud a gray mare, evidently not in the
best of spirits, wbilo a third horse fol
lowed behind at its own sweet will.
A young, red-wbiskervd, sun-burned
man drove tho steeds, and a young
woman, with light bairand bright blue
eyes, sat bosido him, holding a baby.
A lively bint k anil Ian terrier com.
pleted the cavalcado. "What's that,
Bill? axked a villager of his conipan
ion. ''Dunno ; gypsies, 1 reckon ; looks
like em. "By tieorgol it am t though.
It's young John Wyker a drivin'j I'll
bet lie's just come from Kansas, I
heard ho was a comin'. (lot a wife
aud baby, too." It was John Wyker,
wife and baby, anil they bad just come
from Kansas, having niado tho entire
journoy in tho wagon in which they
sat.
Tbo reporter found them at the
fileasant farm house of the young man's
ill her, Mr. David Wyker, alxiut two
mile from Branchville. "Yes, wo
camo all tho way by wagon," said M r.
John Wyker. ' I suppose it seems a
big thing to Eastern people," but it
ain't much after all. They wouldn't
think of it in Kansas, where they start
for Oregon and California in wagons
drawn by oxen. Jlow did 1 come to
start? Had to, or starve. I'll tell
you all about it
THE TRAVXI.I.ER S STORY.
Soven yean airo I went to Kansas
and located throe hundred acre of
land in Leavenworth county, in the
town of Tonganoxie. I only staid six
months, but lour years ago 1 went back
again, and commenced to break np
and partially fencomy farm. Of course
the Bret year l (lulu l ao much in the
way of crops. Tho. second year the
result was fair. I bad built a house
and was batching it. But I got tired
of that, and so 1 got married. Well, 1
worked hard, and was potting along
5 roily well, getting a little ahead.
'bo last season promised well. 1 put
in sixty acres of corn, a few oats, some
wheat and rye. J ust before tho small
groin was ready to cut the chintz bugs
came. You know what they are,
Well, tbey went through ouronts, and
wheat and rye quick enough. At first
they couldn't fly, but they crawled
lively enough. They covered the grain
sucked the juico from the stalks, and
quickly fiiiisbcd it. Then they got
big enough to fly, and went to tho corn
fields. They destroyed 'a good many
acres for me before the corn got too big
fur them. Then the 13th of June the
dry weather commenced. For three
months we didn't have a drop of rain.
The corn uff'red. Tbo nay crop
failed, and it looked pretty dubious, 1
tell you.
A new pi. Afire.
"But that wasn't tho worst, 1 can
tell you. The 13th day of August 1
noticed a good many grasshoppers
coming slanting down from tho west
They began coming as a snow storm
commences a tew at first, then thick
er and faster, until the wholo air was
full of them ; the ground was covered
with them. In six hours they' had
oaten every green- thing the chintx
bugs and the drought had left. They
stripped the corn of leaves and husks
and then ate the corn off tho cob.
They devoured all tho grass. They
swarmed ovor ovcrything. 1 counted
240 on an 8x9 window pane. Thoro
were a great many mora bushels of
grasshoppers to the acre than l ever
saw corn. We had to cover up our
clothes in the houso. They clung to
the aide of the house in millions, and
ate holes In the clapboards. Thoy
covered a barrow an that you could't
tell, for the life of you, what it was
made of. It was simply a gigantic A
of grasshoppers. The only thing they
wouldn't eat was tomatoes. Thoy say
the love for tomatoes ia an acquired
taste, and I suppose the hopper hadn't
acquired it then j but they'd eat to
bacco). Tbey were the greatest ehow
ers yon ever saw. Karmers lost their
entire tobacco crop. And then they
were
CANNIBALS 1
of the worst kind. The minnto a hop
per got killed there were a half dosen
going for the dead body, and it didn't
take long for 'em ta finish it. Home
of the tarmers, hearing of their ap
proach, went to work cutting up
their corn, and so saved a little. I
didn't save a thing. And in six hours
ftor the hoppers came 1 hadn t enough
left to winter a cow. It was rough,
mighty rough ; and I thought the best
thing we could do would be to start
for old New Jersey, for it was certain
starvation to stay there. I had a good,
strong lumber wagon. I put a floor
on the top of the box, and then side
boards above that. Over all I bent
hoops and covered them with double
sheet. So I bad a two-story wagon.
Under the floor w packed what goods
w had to take and some provisions.
We carried a sheet-Iron stovo, and lecd
buxea ftir tba hiirseo. Bv the 21st of
September we were ready, and, with
two other teams starting for the East,
we Degan our Journey, nut my wiif
can tell you more about the journey
than 1 con. She kept a diary and put
down tba dutlanoe we travelled each
day, the town we panned through.
ami an account of all expense."
Mrs. wyker wa liaiiny to tell of
their trip, bat abe would first Intro-
daoe Mum Margery Wyker, the young
lady who had made the trip with the,
and wbo wa eleven month old when
they started. Mrs. Wykor wa sorry
not to be able to introduce the dog,
but he had recently been shot. Tbey
CLEARFIELD,
hud enough tioi8 nt tho hnmetttvail
without him.
APl.rWKr LITTLE WOMAR'g NARRATIVE.
"Wo croBscd the WiHtioiiri river at
Leavenworth citv." said Mm Wykcr,
"and then sot out aoroog tho Sliite of
Miwiouri. After leaving tho bottom
lands of Missouri, wo went through
the hilliest country I ever saw, right
straight np and right straight down
all the time. We eroHscd twenty ono
hills In five hours. In Missouri wo
found the fields for fifty miles as hare
aa the mad, not a green thing to bo
neon. Tho grasshoppers had boon there.
And thev will bo tliore next your. 1
believe, for just under tho surface of
the ground everytrnoro one couiu nnu
millions of ffraashiiPDcra' eggs. We
could turn thum up in vnxt nuiuititics
with the-blade or a penknife. After
travelling tho fifty miles wo camo to
crreer) irraH and grasshoppers, and rtxlc
lor flhreirv through grasshoppers
and over grasshopper. We wore glutl
enough when wo saw tho lustnf thein,
I can tell you. In Western Missouri
wo met a man going West whosnitl he
hail mot over a hundred teams going
Host. Another man saitl ours was
tho fifty-second team lhat hail passed
that tiny. And tho week we started
there woro 150 wagons, encampod on
tho l'latte county luir ground. All
these people, liko ourselves, woro driv
en out of! he country by tho grasshop
pers Bnd drought.
"WecrosBedtheMimissipiiiatQiiint'y
bv ferry, going thence to Springfield,
III. The finest country I ever saw is
Illinois. Indiiina is too level, ami tho
people wore very inhospitable nntl re
served. "I n Ohio the people woro vory geniul
and kind, ami all refused to tnko pay
for the hay for our horses; but they
didn't any ot them seem to know the
distil neo from one place to another.
Yet tbey would pretend to know, anil
would sav it was twenty miles when
perlifis ft was only five. Wo camped
ono night on the top of tho Allcghanics,
and bad to go without breaklust for
want of water. Pennsylvania is by
far the roughest State wo came through,
but tho ciiplo aro just tho reverse.
Tho Dutch farmers arc the very souls
of kindness.
THE DISTANCE.
"We reached here tho 21st of No
vember, being out sixty-one days and
sixty niirhtH. Tho actual number of
days that wo travelled was ftirty-iiino,
lur we hk.-iiI a wcck at a menu in
Ohio, and only travelled two Sundays,
and then only becauso we could get no
teed lor our hoi-si's. J no whuie ui.
tanco travelled was a little mora than
l,500milcs. Our smallest day's journey
woe eighteen miles, our largest lorty
three, and that in rough Pennsylvania.
Wo crossed six Status and thirteen
rivers. We bad only one rniny day ;
hut it snowed tho last two day out
He camped in our wagon torty-six
nights, though some of the time John
slept under tho wagon. No, wo had
no adventures. Nothing romantic nor
exciting. We woro often taken for
gypsies in Pennsylvania, and the chil
dren used to hoot after us, that was all.
It got to bo very tiresome ruling, I
assure you. n e tlitln t even have a
spring seat; but tho trip agreed with
uk, lor John gnineo nine pounas ana l
fourteen. Ourcxpenses wcrcjust $l)ti."
"Yes, I drove tho sumo horses all
tho way," said Mr. Wyker. "I had a
third which tollowed, hut never drove
it. 1 got one shod once, the other
wears tho same shoe with which he
started. The horses were poor when
they started, and they haven t changed
much one way or tho other."
THE CONDITION OF KANSAS7
"What have you dono with your
farm? asked the visitor.
I routed it to a man on share, hut
have hail a letter saying ho must have
aid. And there are thousands Ilk
him. It' all wrong for tho Kansas
pniers to say that Kansas can take
care of her own people. I sny sho
cant. There are threo classes in
Kansas. One class who have friends
to whom they can go, liko myself.
1 he second class can not get out ol the
State, and will stnrvo unless helped.
like my tenant Ibe third tlva are
the moneyed men, tho capitalists who
are getting rich through other people's
misfortunes ; who aro buying land aud
stock for almost nothing. These are
the men who say through the pros
aod who write East that Kansas is
prospering and can tnko cam of her
own unloi'tunato. Mio can t do it, 1
repeat, and unless aitl goes to those
farmers there will be untold misery
throughout the country. There is
now an incredible amount of suffering.
All that has been written has not nor
cannot, put the condition of things in
too strung a light
AN IMI'KyDJya OYSTEJl I'AM-
The English newspapers unite in a
dolorous wuil over an impending oyster
famine. It seems lhat both the natural
and artificial oyster-beds on tho En
glish coast havo been "dredged to
death" by their avaricious owners, ant!
the consequence is, that this delicious
niollusk has grown alarmingly scarce
and expensive. Only tho most pleth
oric purses can now afford the luxury,
and there Is a prospect that, in no long
tlmo, gold Itself will bo powerless tx
procure the treat, for the reason that
it is not to bo had. The natural oys
ter banks in the Frith of Forth used
to be so productive that oysters Were
sold in Edinburg at the rate of 10
pence per 120. Sow, there, as else
where in (i reat Britain, they cost 3
pence apiece. The hods have been so
reduced by overfishing that the prt
ent yield is only a fourth of what it
wan ffirtv vcara arm. Onlv ' seven
year hack, the oyster -fishories in the
Ubannol Islands employed zuu until
and smacks, and the annual harvost
wa 4,680,000 gallons. Now, the crop
amounts to but 78,000 gallons, ami is
gathered by the crew ol 23 boats. ' t
1 he same process or exlianstion is
going on in I ranee. A I (Janeale, twenty-seven
years ago, thodrctlges brought
In with littlo trouble, a crop of, 71,000,-
000 oysters. To-day, thoy can secure
but one-seventh or that amount. Pans
lias, for a long time,dopcndcd anon the
artificial herder of A reaction, Maren-
ncs, the Islo de lie and other place,
for it supply of bivalves; but these
men are also killing the goose that lays
the goltlon egg, by drawing toe heavi
ly upon their stock. It Is only a ques
tion of time how noon the oyster will
bo wholly run oat in France. "
A rev month ago, Mr. r rank Duck-
land raised a lanwntable try over the
waste In American oyster-nsherios,
predicting, if there wore not a wiser
economy practiced, our hod would be
prematurely exhausted. - There was
abundant reason lbr hi warning, and
American ovstermon should give it
due heed; but, from present appear-
anon, no and other adept naturalists
need to turrt their entire attention to
the restorattoR ot the productive force of
the impoverished English oyster-banks.
'1
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PRINCIPLE8, NOT MEN.
PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1875.
TEMPER..
Ou no part of tho chiiructer has eilu
cation more iiifliioiuto than on temper
the duo regulation of which Is un oh
iect of so great iniwrtmiee to the cn
joynieiit of tho present life, and to
tho preparation of a better. An au
thority, such as has been desciil
firm, but afl'ectiuujito deii'iled, .yet
mild imposing no, unnecessary re
straints, but encouraging every inno
cent irocuom ami gruiiueaiimi, exer
cised aceordinir to tile dictates of judg
ment judiciously dispensed, is the best
means of securing (fjod temper in our
children, and evinces that hcII siuijoc
tion on our part, which is essential to
its successful cultivation on theirs.
This at once will put au end to those
impulses of temper iR ourselves, which
are the most fruitful sources of irritation
to others: for ft 'V gurnriainir how
'TrmVklv ''lur nwit'iiTitnlilHty wHt -tie
reflected in tho little ones around us,
Npenk to a child in a fretful maimer,
and wo shall generally liutl that his
answer partakes of the same character.
Wo may reprove wo niny punish
wo may euloivo obedience ; out nil w
bo done with double the effect, if our
own temper remain perfectly tiiiriimYd
for what benefit can reastmublv he fx
pcctetl, when we recommend that by
our own injunctions, which wo renounce
hy our cxiimpler
Tho variations ami inconsistency to
which character of impulse aro ulso
liable, are particularly trying to clnl
drcn. There are tow teniors that can
resist the effect of being sharply re
proved at one time lor w hat, nt an
other, is passed over without notice
of being treated ono day with excess
ive hiduWiice, and the next with fret-
fulness anil severity. We havo all our
weak and irritable moments; we may
experience many changes of teniicr
and feeling ; but let us beware of bo-
traying such variations in our outward
conduct, if we value the good temper
and respect of our children ; for these
we bare no right to expect on men
sitlo without consistency on ours.
If a fault be glaring, it must be seri
ously taken up, but in the impingement
of the temper, especially in early child
hood, much may be effected by a sys
tem ol prevention. A judicious attend.
aut may avert many nn iniicntling
naughty jit bychango ol ohjoot. gentle
amuscmertt, and redoubled care to put
no temptation in the wny, if sho ob
serve any of her little ones wenry, un
comfortable, or irritable. This, for
instance, will generally be the caso
with children when they first awake.
They should, therefore, then be treated
with more than common tenderness;
never roused from sleep suddenly or
violently, nor exposed to any little
trials, till they have hail time to thor
oughly recover themselves. It is
soured' necessary to odd how pecu
liany tins tender consideration is re
quired, not only in illness, hut under
ths various lesser indispositions so
Ircqiient in infancy,
Children ought not to lie unneces
sarily thwartbed in their objects,
which, at a very early ago, they pur
sue with ' eagerness. Let -tlmm; rf
possible, complete their project without
interruption. A child for example,
before no can Biieuk, is trotting niter a
ball ; tho mother or tho nurse snatches
linn up at tho moment, to bo washed
and dressed, and tho poor child throws
himself into a violent passion. Where
as, had sho (mother or nurse) first
entered Into bis views, kindly assisted
him in gaining his object, and then
gently taken bim np, his trial would
have been spared, ami his temper un
injured. We should avoid keeping children
ill siispcnso, which is often done from
a kinti motive, though with a very ill
effect. If a child asks his mother for
a cake, and sho can give it to him, let
hor tell him so at once, and nssuro him
that he shall have it ; but, should she
bo unable to grant his request, or know
it would be improper for him, do not
let her hesitate ; do not let her say, "1
will think of it ; wo will see;" but
kindly ami decidedly refuse him. If;
ho sous bis mother going out and
petition to accompany her, it will be
better she should sny "No," or "Yes,"
at once ; for ho will rcceivo with case
an immediate but kind refusal, when,
probably, be would cry bitterly at
it denial, idler his exitcclntions hail
been raised by suspense.
hen a child is to go to lied, we
ought not to fret him for tho last half
hour, by saving evert' few minutes, "I
shnll soon semi yon to bed Now, my
dear, it is time to go Now, I hope
you will go;" but let him ho told
that, at such a time, ho is to go to bed,
and when that time arrives, no com
mon excuse should prevent it.
lly such measures as havo been rec
ommended, accompanied by a quick
sympathy with tho jwculiar characters
and peculiar Infirmities ot children,
inui h may be done toward forming
among them a habit of good tonqier.
Hut such is the irritability both of tho
mental and bodily constitution in child
hood, that with our best effort wo
must not expect unvarying success.-
I' rnui some hidden cause, generally to
be traced to their bodily slate, many
children, perhaps nil occasionally, arc
prone to a certain fro! fullness or irrit
ability, which will ballloovery attempt
to ovorcumo it, and w hich, tueroloro,
is rather to be borne with than opposed
never to ho humored. ,
Thr Vii'Ksinmi War. In pninu-
anca of a resolution, recently adopted
by the lower House of Congress, pro
viding Sir tiie appointment of a select
committee of five members to visit
Vicksburg, for the piiriKwe of ascertain
ing mill making rc,oit as to tho nature
and cause of tho recent disturbances in
that city, the Speaker appointed the
following gentleman mcmncrs of said
committee : Hon. Omar I. Conger of,
Michigan, lion. Stephen A. lltiilliutt
of Illinois, Hon. Cliurles fl. Williams
of Wisconsin, Hon. H. Milton Spear of
l'onnsylvnnia.and Hon, i m. J.U linen
of Maryland. Tho first three named
members of flic committee nrc Kepuli
Means the Democrats being represent
ed hy Messrs. Spccr and O'Urion. We
hope the committee will give the mat
ter a thorongh ' investigation, and see
that tho guilty are exposed to the
world antl punished for their hcnlous
crimes.
The Pacifln Mail Company's steam
ship Japan, from Han Francisco and
I okohaniR lor Hong Kong was burned
on the 17th, when sixty miles out from
l okohama. A few ol the crew and
passengers havo arrlvotlat Hong Kong.
It is feared that ninny lives have been
lost. Tho Japan left San Francisco
November Uth, arriving at Yokohama
December 10th. and sailed thsnre on
the 12th for Hong Kong, with throe
cabin muuongers, r. W.Crocker, P. M.
Tindefl. Mary Hcntt, and four hundred
and twenty lliur Chinese in the steer
age. The steamer left Han Francisco
with 078 tones of freight and 1375.000
treasure.
REPUBLICAN,
DEATH OF GEHRETT .SMITH.
New Yoiik, Pec. 2R (ierrctt Smith.
in comnanv with his wife, arrived In
town last Thursday, lor the purpose of
spending the holidaysamong uisti ionds.
lie was in modorato good health ; his
check being as ruddy, his eye as clear,
his voico us free, his step as elastic as
it had been tor many years. II o had
lnado arrangements to meet Charles
O'Connor on (Saturday. lie arose early
and said to Mrs. Smith that he had
slept uncommonly well, stilting ho had
not spent so merry a Christmas
lor a long time as on the day
before. While dressing, hi utter
ance suddenly became indistinct, and
ho wus gently homo to a bed, barely
able to sny in a iitint tono "Very
weak." lie immediately bocamo un
conscious, and thus remained until his
death, which occurred at hall' past
KwehrfftVcrock trwlrvy ab-tiia laiidonoe
of (ienentl John Cochrane. Tho cause
of his death was a combined attack of
apoplexy and paralysis.
(ierrctt Smith was widely known as
n great philanthropist ami a writer.
lie was born in I'lita, N. Y., March (1,
1707, ami wa consequently in bis 78tb
year, lie graduated from Hamilton
College, N. Y.; in 1818. His liither
left him ono of tho largest landed es
tate in tho I'nited States, the man
agement of which has principally oc
cupied his attention. In 1N23 he was
admitted to tho bar, and subsequently
took part in several importunl triuls.
In lb-f) he connected himself with the
American Colonization Society, and
contributed largely to its treasury, but
in 181)5 lie withdrew from it and joined
tho American Anti-Slavery Society. .
UlS All MH t..T LllltlUl.lTV.
Jlo practically illustrated hisoposi
tion lo land monopoly by distributing
200,000 ox-res of land, partly among
institutions of learning, but most among
poor white and black men, in parcels
of about fifty acre. His largest gills
of money havo been in aitl of emanci
pation ami to buy homes for tho poor.
In 1852 ho was a member of Congress,
and was for a long time a prominent
advocate of a largo Utterly ef opinion,
and freedom from what lie believed to
bo the bondago of sect. In 18G1 he
muilo some speeches in behalf of a vig
orous and uncompromising prosecu
tion of the existing war, and ulso wrote
niuiiy articles u)Mn this subject for tho
press. Among the works of which ho
is the author, is a volume of his speeches
in Congress in 18U5 ; "Service and
Speeches of Genvtt Smith" published
in 18C1 ; "Nature the Huso of a Free
Theology," 1807 ; Heligion of Hcason,"
18G4. Since tho close ol tbo war ho
has not taken a very active part in
politics, liikc tho other leading Abo
litionists, Win. IJoydtiarrison, Parker
I'illshurv and others, ho found that his
thirty years effort to free the negro
had not bettored his condition, niter
Mr. Pillsbury made a pilgimage of tho
Sothcm State ant) camo back and
made his report to his oo-adjiitors, all
of whom woro too cowardly to go
South and seo ibr themselves. Mr.
Pillsliiiry'r report in 1805, upon the
social and political status of Ibo freod
man, effectually closed tbo mouth of
every red bot A boll lion ist in tins coun
try. Although one of tluunost tealous
oi tbo anti-Slavery leaders, .Mr. Ninth
became one of Jefferson Davis' bonds
men, and sent Gen. I,cc $2,000 to help
build up Washington lollege. Ills
eccentricities arc numerous : hen old
John Drown and his raider were ar
rested at Harper's Fern', In 18IUI, and
put upon triuf, Cierrett Smith feigned
insanity, aud was locked up in a luna
tic asylum until after Jtrown was
hunir. There was no question but
what ho knew a great deid about
Drown movements, besides having
furnished him with moury. i , ,
Smith, liko nil other men, governed
by sentiment rather than principlo,
was a moral coward. Those men al
wftv mount their bobbv. in tbeoloiv.
social science, or political economy, and
invariably ritlo them to tlenth. Smith
straddled all tbree,and bail it not been
for his immense wealth in real estate,
his anti-slavery xeul wonltl have brought
him in conflict with tho government.
This alono matlo bim circumsticct
lie was a violent assailant ot all mon-
nnolien. vet ho was the frreatest land
monopolist in ineMiaieoi cw iot'K,u
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not In tho I nion.
SIXOULAR CASE OF PAIWOX.
At September term, In Westmorland
county, James AV. Hlackbnrn wns tried
for the offence of barratry for foment
ing vexutious law suits and quarrels,
Ao. His guilt was fully established,
but as tho costs amounted to two or
threo hundred dollars (a hundred wit
nesses having attended four terms of
court) the jury, indulged in a ireuk
that is ton common, brought in a ver
dict of "not guilty, but tho defendant,
to pay costs." Gov. llurtranft now
attempt by pardon totVoo tho defend
ant from tho costs. How tho Governor
con pardon a man lbr au offence of
which a jury declared bim not guilty
tines not seem clear. If ho can, tho
effect is to punish the witnesses, (the
most innocent parties In tho transac
tion) for tho defendant will not pay
them because the pardon in so many
words remits tho cost, ami tho Com
missioners claim that the pardon can
not niako the coiiuty linlile. When
W outer Von Twllcr found himself nn
ablo to decide between plaintiff anil
defendant bo, as ho thought wisely,
dismissed tho caso and sentenced the
const able to pay the costs. Von Twiler
Uartranft doos bettor, and practically
sontenecs tho witnesses to pay tire
costal ' M '- : , j . . . -..,.'.
Hut the question is raised and ilis
cussitl, csrt the (hivomor remit costs
by paction ?: Neither Constitution nor
law confers such power. Tho point
was raised some years ago in Dauphin
county, in tho caso of Capt. Donovan,
convicted of assault anil buttery upon
a member of tho Legislature, Gov.
Packer pardoned Donovan, but Judge
Pearson directed liu-prison keeper not
to givo up tho prisoner until tho costs
were paid or secured. Donovan enter
ed security and appealed to Attorney
General Knox, who at first inclined to
tho opinion that tho pardon carried all
consequences of conviction with it, but
after carefully examining the authority
of tho Governor in tho premises he
gave a vo-y positive opinion that the
Governor could not remit costs, and
Donovan w as compelled to pay. '.
This pardon wns undoubtedly a
political one made to gratify party
friends. This evil will be abated after
tbo now officers elected st the Into
election take their office. ' The advis
ory hoard will then be e ompnsed of tho
Lieutenant Govprnor, Hoerotavy of the
Commonwealth. Attorney General and
Secretary of Internal affairs; throe of
whom must conear in recommending a
pardon before t he Governor can grant
it As two of them will ba Democrats
and two Itepnhlicana, strictly political
pardons will be out of the question tor
a rear st any rate. 1
NEW
PAXOER
OF MATERXAL
VEPTIOX
VE-
Ever since liebekuh, tho prime actor
in maternal deception, played off her
successful plot upon her blind and aged
husband, tho patriarch Isaac, tho world
has not lieon destitute of mother who
intrigue with their sons against the
husband ami the father. Sometimes
the plot is to secure a greater portion
of the paternal estate for a favoriloson
hut more frequently in matters of s, iidl
cr amounts. Tho son wants more
money to spend than the fat her is will
ing to furnish, antl the mother plots to
obtain it. Sho may honestly think tho
father is too close-fisted with tho boy,
and doos not give him the amount
which true parental regard would dic
tate; and so, impelled hy her maternal
love, slio seeks to make up tho deli
ciencv bv some scheme. which will nut-
wit wia. father, and get the money out
ol linn by deception.
Such a course is detrimental in the
greatest degree. It tentls directly to
injuro the olijcct of her muternal love
by breaking down all nice distinctions
ol honor mid honesty. 1 r a boy may
deceive his father for selfish ends that
father whom ho is bound to respect,
love, reverence, antl obey above all
other men unit does this with appro
bation and assistance of his own moth
er, how can that boy bo expected to
have any line sense of honor and hon
esty toward other men ? The inevi
table result of all such practice of do
ception will be to destroy in the mind
of that boy all high restHX-t for tho
truth, and load linn to seek to obtain
bis cutis by any means, however un
justifiable, which soeni to promise suc
cess. And thus ho grows up to man
hood, with a character noticeablo for
lieing tricky, dishonest, antl dishonora
ble. Hut it is tiol necessary to wait until
he arrives at manhood to sec the fruit.
Having learned, hy maternal assistance,
to deceive his father, ho contrives like
plots against his mother. Alter a
time, she is grcutlv surprised to find
that same boy plimtig oft' the grossest
deceptions upon horsolf. At Hint she
is astosished above nieasu rc,ainl grieved
bovond expression. She cannot con
ceive impossible that the son for whom
sho has done so much should mm
against her with so much ingratitude.
She' does not stop to think that bo is
only practicing on hor tho very lessons
sho has taught him ; that sho herself
has been ono ol the chiol incuns ot tie
stroying within him all nico sense of
honor, and all tmo parental respect.
And yet, such aro the exact facts in
tho case, nor is it anything uncommon
to hear boys justify the deceptions they
practice upon their mothers by saying.
"Uli I pshaw I sno clients the old man,
and I client her. ll'sallonlhesquarc!"
Too great care cannot be observed
in maintaining tho strictest honor and
hnneelv m nil home transactions.
Everything tlone and said should be
tho very soul ot truth. Jloro bov
and girls too ere morally ruined in
their homes, and by homo influence
aud example, than anywhere else, or
in any other way. It is dono by the
lulso lessons there taught them ; by
tho loose ideas there engendered in
their minds ; by tho deceptions there
practiced ; and by tho "white lies"
there spoken and enacted. Under the
influence of those they grow up with
no high sense of honor, w ilh no staunch
adherence of integrity, with no firm
principlo suflicient to bind them to the
right, and to barricade thorn against
tho assaults of temptation. And this
must be tho case, when homo Ufa is
not the soul of honor iu all its ways
tbo correct practice ot truth and ut in
tegrity in all its acts.
If tho tather deals by trickery, and
seeks gain by fraud, and win "hy in
trigne, how can the son reasonably Is)
oxpectod to do any better? If tho
mot Iter deceives her neighbors : is glad,
lieyond expression, to see visitors,,w hen
siH'nking to their faces, but berates
lliem scandalously as aoon as they have
departed from the doorstop, and thus
practices the thousand and one enacted
lies of social ami domestic life, bow can
it bo expected thill hor daughters will
be guileless and truthful?
In view of these facts, wo feel that
is of the greatest Importance that moth
ers should ho brought to consider tho
danger to their children, which grows
out of those maternal deceptions which
are too prevalent in ninny homes. 1
There is another point on which we
should liko to sny a lew words in warn
ing and caution to mothers. It is to
enjoin them to check any tendency
which they may obsorve on tho part
of their children towanls cruelty. ,.
Children are not born with an in
stinct of cruelty. They aro gentle a
angels, ami it is the fault ot their pa
rents if they become monsters when
men. From sheer thonghtlessnessjind
before they begin to reflect, it is com
mon lor them to do many cruel things
to tear off tho wings of insect, or to
trannflx them with a pin; when a lit
tle older, to kill small birds for pleasure
or to put small animals to grief. These
short mot, towards haiiil lead on to
great etiitios. Nero had the mild and
philosophic Seneca for the instructor
of his intellect, hut Agrippa for his
mother. The records ol our own times,
from day to dav, are stained with deeds
of blood and violence equal, in enormi
ty, to those which marked tho worst
periods of declining Homo. Heathen
ism, in its most gloomy phase, could
exhibit no instances of more glaring de
pravity than those nn account of which
is to bo found in every nowspapor we
tsko up. All will havo their small
beginning ; the child who tortures dumb I
things grows np to bo a wife-beater
ami a ruflluii. VhilaMphia Cammon
wmlth. A Tana Man. Show us tho young
man who can quit Um society of the
young, ami tako pleasure in listening
to the kindly voice of age; show ns
the man who is ever ready to pity and
help tho deformed; show us a man
who covers tho faults of others with a
mantle of charity ; show us a man who
bows as politely aud gives tbo street
as freely to the poor sowing girl s to
tho millionaire ; who values virtue, not
clothes; who shun tho company of
such aa gather at public places to gaxe
at the fair sex, or make unkind re
mark of tho passing girl ; show us the
man who abhors a libertine ; who
scorns lite ridicule of his mother's sex,
and the exposure of womanly reputa
tion ; show us a man who never forget
for aa instant tho delicacy due women,
as a woman, in any condition or dsns
and yoa show us a true gentleman.
! Corpulent old lady should liko
a ticket for tho train." Booking clerk
(who thinks bo will make a joke)
"Yes; will yon go in the passenger
train or cattle train?" Duly "Well
if yoa are a specimen of what I shall
experience in the passenger train, givo
me a ticket for the rattle train by all
means." ., i
TEEMS $2 per annum in Advance.
SERIES - VOL. 16, NO. 2.
XEW ORAIX WXPEli.
Prof. Dana iu D'esfmi Xao Yorker
thus talks of it: A new era has dawn
ed in the culture of the cereals, tho
golden ago of farmer and farmers'
wives, a day of deliverance (rem a
crowd of hungry, high-priced laborers
in harvest time. Mr. Daniel Mcl'her
son, of Caledonia, N. Y has invented
an attachment to tho Marsh harvester
which bintls securely, with No. 19 an
ncnlcd wire, tho grain as fast ss it Is
cut. A trial of the machine was held
on the farm of tho inventor, in the
presence ol several grain fnrmcm and
machinists. The trial was a perfect
success. Jso bettor work was ever
dono in a harvost field. Every spear
was bound in tho sheaves; no rukiiigs
were left. This strip, fifteen feet wide,
between tho stundiiit; grain ami the
straight line of bound sheaves wasper-
feetly oloan and smooth,:-' The line of
sheaves, arranged with military preci
sion, looked like a battalion of soldiers.
Tho Iron fingers of the machine bind
thistles as ensily as grain, without
gloves. The draft is about the snme ns
that of ordinary reapers which do not
bind. A team of medium weight make
very easy work of it. In going six
times around a flvo acre field of oats,
not a failure occurred which could ho
attributed to any fault of tho binder.
The wire, which wa of poor quality
and budly reeled, was broken a few
times. One circuit was matlo without
missing a single sheaf. '
Mr. i. A. MacKinncn, a skillful ma
chinist, who has repeatedly examined
the machine, says that it cannot possi
bly fail to do its work jKsiloctly, and
that, if well made of good materia!, it
will last a lifetime. Tho machinery is
very simple, very strong, and works
with very littlo noise or friction. Ma
jor 11. T. Brooks thought that the bind
er would suvo the wages and board of
live stiiuig men, say fifteen dollara a
day during harvest time. With it a
man can cut, rake and bind ton acres
a duy. It can be set to bind a sheaf
once iu any required distance, and, if
tho grain is very unction, the distance
pat over can lie varied for each sheaf
oy means oi a lever women iy me
foot. Sheaves may be bound tight or
loose by varying the tension on the
wire. All objection to the use of irou
bunds is obviated hy the use at thresh
ing time of a pair of nippers which cut
tho wire anil hold it fust bv one end
until it is dropped into a basket. The
wire bands can thns bo removed as ra
pidly as straw ones can be cut
Not au objection could bo raised by
any one present, which was not fully
removed. Thcinventorhusbcen stndy
ing and working npon his invention for
fifteen years, and has expondeti fifteen
thousand dollars upou it A bushel
basket would hold tho result but fifty
thousand dollars would not buy it. The
mother, wife and sister of the inventor
wore present at the trial. Their de
light over its success may be imagined.
Tbo nation and tho world will reiter
ate their joy. McFhcrson's binder
must bo as world-renowned a MtCor
mifk's reaper. That the inventor may
not, in any way, lose the honor or the
f-pecuniary reward of his labors is the
earnest wish ot tho writer., ,
. CURIOUS KUPERHTITIOXS.
On the anniversary of tbo battlo of
Blenheim, each year, a gentleman may
lie seen getting off tho train at Wind
sor, and carrying a white flag np to tho
castle, depositing it into the hands of
some court otlioiul with groat solemnity
and ceremony. On the uuuivcrsary of
Waterloo, another gentleman proceeds
to tho snme place, also with a ling.
iknn,rk iki. Hnxa ik h,,T,ii ! il 1
oolor. On a certain day in every Oc-
tober, should you happen to bo iu tho I
offlooofhcriu:ycsty'"lemcmlirancer,"
m London, vou would see threo very
dignified gontlemen, with heavy wntoh
souls and bristling side-whiskers, dili
gently ongagod iu splitting fugols of
ntHHi, uttti eotiiiung noiuu uorsu snoe
and hob nails. Such arc a few of tho
lingering relics of tho poetry of feudal
ism in Knglnnd." Blenheim was given
to tho great Duke of Marlborough, antl
Btraiuneitisayo 10 jno gronier duko oi
Wellington, on condition that the ccr-
emony detailed alnive should be per-j"1'!
formed nnntinlly forever. Tho city of
Ijondon holds possession tn the shire ol
Salop so long a certain officials make
wood choppers arid nail reckoners ot
themselves oucc even- your. What
would occur if these flags did not ar
rive at Windsor, or those nails were not
counted, is as mysterious as the conse
quences of "naming a momber" in tho
House ol ( ominous. It nun nt least
bo taken for granted that some worthy
old Tories would bo hoard to deplore
the fact that England was "going to
tho dogs." ' Noboiy--cxcept, icrhaps.
Itrstllaugh and a lew others ol Ins sort
thinks, of abolishing these absurd,
though nut unpietiiivsijiie perform
ances. Keen lemple Jlar Is allowed
to totter on its feeble fonndatitm, though
it threatens to fall on the heads of tie
Iisssers-by any hour of the day ; and
lore seems to bo the limit passed be
tween a harmless keeping alive of
quaint old customs, and tho dangerous
preservation dl what Is old simply on
account of its ago, i ! , . p
A CLEVER GOOSE.,, , ','
' A correspondent of the Hartford
Timr writes: "A lady in East U canity
obtained ot a friend Big goose eggs said
set them under a favorite hen., After
(bar weeks' incubation, under great
difficulties, the hen camo off with one
healthy gosling Who caused Irer mneh
trouble in corooqnonce of his reckless
ness in gulling hi feet wet i Still
there was great -afleotiou manifested
bv both iiureiitaud child... lint thuhen.
gradually grew oshanied, cither trf
herself or of her strango chicken, (that
hail outgrown her), ami she Sought
another nesl, in a retired place, and 1
commenced sctluig fur another brood,
Tho grading, wandered 'Jonoly as , a
croud' until she ut lost matlo her ap-1
penryncfl with a fine brood of chicks,
The gander st this lime had attained
considerable shot, and labored hard to
help lo support tho large family of his
half brothers anil sister.. He would
spread his wings antl brootl tho Chicks
ami protect them from tho rain, and
drive off all thb other fowls who inter
fered with, his adopted family.: 11
would go out to tlie held and bring an
enrol corn ami shell it off for tho chick,
and woe to any other biped who at
tempted to share the meal. At last
tlie Industrious hen a gam went to work
tor another nest, and then the whok
charge oi the lamily devolved upon
tlie gander. ' J hat s a JVeW England
goose story. ' ' " ...
A gentleman 1 said tn hi ganltrnet i
"Oeerge, ths time will come when a
man will be able to carry tb manure
of an acre of land in one of hi Waist
otrat pocket."' ' To which the gardener
replied t "1 believe, it, sir; but he will
be set io carry all the crop In the
oiner.
A RATTLE! KIM VllAlJZ.,
As 'soon as uM had iukun their scut
we rowed off silently with double bank
ed oar. Five largo boat were all wo
could man, as many of tho fishermen
had gone to the bunk in tho morning.
Though their brown sails were in sight,
tiiuo diti not allow their recall. Our
armament was almost ludicrous ; be
sides gun we carried axes, lances, old
swimls nml HOVerui keillea for making1
a noise with. Several were busy im- "
proving a formidable wcaHn by fasten
ing scyiiio nioues to snort polos; one
man culled, whilo mowing, sat in the
bow, holding his scythe. As wa left
tho rovo the women kept calling after
us and wioiiliig us good luck, ana then .
hurried to the cliff, where Uiey watcb-
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viiu iiiouii-nn i inn iiiuihi. juaninir
a long detour, tho boats were quietly
formed in a semi-circle to sea-ward of
the dark group, which armeared uu-
couscious of our approach ; as soon aa
all woro placed, the leader fired a gun,
and we Lore down upon tho whales
with ull speed, nhoutiug and splashing
the water. A movement is seen among
tho whulua, dork form disappear and
presently emerge again; tbey move
slowly at first, then, increasing their
sliced, rush in a foaming crowd toward
mo shore.
e lollnw nt our utmost speed, re
gardless of the spray that dashes over -the
bonis. Suddenly tho fish pause,
feeling, perhaps, by instinct, that they
are getting into shoal water; they
turn, seem to deliberate, and select tbo
weakest spot for a charge ; our speed .
is slackened, and . all prepare for a
slrturirle. Allot- a momfnl'a natisn.
headed by tho largest of the herd,
they rush at my boat, which hapiicned '
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they camo, raising a wall of foam, be
hind which are dimly, seen arched .
backs and agi tilled fins ; we shoot fire
our guns, throw stones and dash the
ours iu the water. They hesitate ; a
few plunge under the bout ; 1 foci their
uiiohs neiiipu netttiisi iiiu kv.i iu
are thrown over and half filled with
water; the next is received with tho
blow of an axe from a gigantic fisher- .
man ; terrified and spouting blood, tho
wbule rushes back into the herd, and
heads for tbo shore in his blind agony. .
no redoiiniu our exertions, and mo
fish, finally yielding, follow their
wounded companion and fling them
selves on tlie shore, where they lio
wallowing in the shallow water.
' With a cry of triumph borne back
from tho women who stood on the cliff,
lancing and waving their arms in de
light at tho prospect of an nbundant
supply of winter foot), all the boats
rowed for the shore, each striving to '
be first to commence tho fight. W'ith
a final cheer tho men drove the boats
in nniomr the fish, leaned out aud be.
gan striking right and loft.-. Quite sat
isfied with my exertions 1 sat in tba
bout aud watched the strange combat,
already closing, as the poor, stupid fish,
ignorant of their strength, fell easy
victims to their determined cnomiee.
The sight was strange and striking,
tho cloudless sun was shining on tlie
waves of tho bay ; blue, except ovor a
largo patch, many yards ui extent,
lived red with blood. Each wave '
showed a stream of crimson as it wash
ed over the glistening bodies, rejoicing
that it could insult the strango forms
that hail lately swam lords of the deep.
Helmut the narrow beach rose the steep
cliff, down which the women and chil
dren were running, their shrill cries
rising above the shouts 4 the men and
tho roar of the waves. Gradually tbo ,
tumult ccanotl, except where a whalo
in the last throes, wrapped himself In
a cloud of bloody spray, and deluged
the men who stood watching ibr an
other blow, . ' . , i!
LIGHTS UX HEALTHY, ,
It is not generally understood that
burning lights are unhealthy in sleep.
ing rooms. The combustion of gas,
oil, tnllaw or whatever material is used
for illuminating purposes, renders the
air impure ; for it consumes oxygen,
tho great life sustaining element in tho
atmosphere. Man cannot live, only
for a few moments, in a room deprived
of its oxygon. (It should be remem
bered tliut air is composed of oxygen .
23 parts and nitrogen 77 parts.) Now
when this clement is anyway reduced
below the standard of pure ont-door ,
air, it is sure to interfere with the
healthy functions trf life and lay the
foundations ol disease.
! , Suicnoe teaches ss that lesniration . ,
and oombustir.u require tbo same clo- ..
mont to support them, namely, oxygen.
' 'ul a , burning lamp in an air-tignt
room and when this element in the
air is used up, tho lights will go out ;
and unttor the seine conditions, a man
would die. . Ever" ono has noticed
what slow progress a firo will make
When confined to a closed room, and
how soon it will blare np when a door
is opened and free air Is admitted.
They have also noticed how dim a '
light will burn toward morning in a
Mii - ed sick-room. Ao ono. need be
that burning light in a sleeping ..
room is unhealthy, if they bav ever
entered ono from the pure air, Into at ' '
night, where two or three persons -'
were sleeping with a burning kerosene -lamp
and smell tho foul and noxious ,,
air, , that , bus been deprived of its-,
oxygen and poisoned by carbonic acid
and naif burned kerosene lamp smoke;1 '
which charges the blood with noxious
matter and so perverts tho action of .
tho brain and nervous centres that , ;
neither the phywieal nor mentalpowers '
oan ho duly irxorcised. 1'ooiJo who-'
sleep iu this way will rise in the morn-.,,,
iiuf, tired soil unfrcslied, with a bad
taste in the month, and a sense of heat "'
and aching fn the head.-1 Their heads ''
feel dull and hot, their minds ar slug- .
gWi and tbey are unfit .for .study or i,
labor until thoy have reeiiperatod their ,
system with some of God's pure air, ''
which can'' I had Ibr nothing any- '
Where out of doors, . i.
A room which roqiiiros an artificial , ...
light, should be well ventilated., If
yen must keep a light burning all
night opeu your windows antl keep
a constant supply of fresh air in your
room; then you will sleep sweetly,'..;
nWako in the morning, refreshed and -, ,
invigorated, with a clear 'head and
strong arm ready lur .the duties of tho
Uour. , i) ;q . r .. ,.t ., ,.v
Ar Eiutor Ku.i.E.-r-A ftital affray
necurod at New Oilcan on Who 2Gth of ..
DooembfT, " in a tight hetweeu Dan
U. tfycrly, anapy'of the' IMIeHn. "
nod iwc -Governor l ui inouth, on Canal ' ,
smart, Hyerlv knocked VV armouthdown ,
wnn a sut'f; nun jmnpen on mm.- ''
Worutuutlt .'thou ' drew hid knift and : ''
stiilrinrd Dyerly several- times ia the ,
abdomen.' Wsrmoaith was-arrested
luiimediatoly'aiter the fight and enn- "
vcyod to the Third 'Precinct station.'
He tifts been transferred tn Ipriseni
trt await tbo resnltof Dycrly's wounds. ,
Mr. Dycrly received six wounds in tho
lalslomon. Miortiyullcrncuigwoiintica,
Mr. Dycrly wns removed to the Or-'
leans Infirmary on Danphln street
Dyorly died of his wounds, lie was
formerly a citlaon "of Westmoreland
county, In this Htste, and well known
uy us erair, in riusiiurgn, , . ,,,,.
' Jennie Juno has the following good "
counsel for girls :" " f '
Girts, hike bold of the first iWurlt r
that comes to your bsuU no matter,,,,
what it is. Yon will soon find ont if ,
it is the thing you want to do, or can '
do best. ; Tho most promising yoottg" "
actress In America to-day rwmtminati -t
by being s aiirao-maiil. and a Well.,.,,
known artist, only found out abs could,. ,
paint by ombreijoring for a lip'ng.-r
Tho exerclso of tho Jacurtlea In ani ":
useful occupation I good,' antl Most-"''
reive in te .aiog it But thatv4 . -it
ia, brifig all there i (rood ia y to,.
boat upon, it, that the record may in, ,-
no way rte iliacreditaM to you."