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Cards. .
MURRAY & GORDON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
t SVU CLKAUKIBLP, PA. ,
1 "FRANK l ELD I NG7
ATTO RNKY-AT-LA W,'
. Clcu-fltld. Pi.
Will tl.l to all builaaM Milraattd la alia
promptly aod falthfttUy, aarlt'TS
wttu.a . WALLACB.
a.aaY r. wiktitB.
BAVni t. aaaaa.
JUBN W. WRIQLBT.
WALLACE &. KREBS,
(BaienMn t WallaM a Plaldiag.)
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
I1-1J 7I ClurlteM, Pa.
A TaTIk R A M E r7
A TT O UN-ET- AT -LAW,
Reiil KiUU and OalUellua Agsat,
CLRAKHIKLI). PA.,
prnmpll; atlmd to all legal builnaia aa
traile.1 to bi. am,
;-ff-Olflo. ia Pia'l Opora Rouia, aaooDd floor,
april l-fiin
fnBi'B B. B'BNALLr. 0.1IBI. W. B'COBPT.
MoENALLY 4; MoCUEDT,
ATTOKN EYS-AT-LA W,
C'lrarUelJ, Pa.
,prVpil bu.ln.nl .(twilled to promptly with
n.lelitr. offlo. on Hwond itr..!, aboT. tha Firit
National Hank. Jaa:l:4
Q. R. BARRETT,
Attornry and Oounsklob at Law,
CLKAItPIKM), PA.
- Hnvlnn rHif(uiMi hit Jm,Rehip, hu ftiomtd
the prmotifi nf lh Uw ia hi old otBii at CUtr
fipM, H. WiH ltBd tbeaoirUDf JcffarMB mnd
Klk ouuntUi hB ipoeiBlly reliood in eonnMtiu
wttk rani J tut mubmI. 1:14:72
WM, M. McCULLOUGH,
ATTORN KY AT LAW,
r!orbld. Fa.
tMrORlM in Court Houitt, (Sheriff! OtRom).
l.fKftI hniinctprnmptl.r attended t. H(il
(ought mid .IJ. j117t
"X'wrWALfERS',
ATTOBNEY AT LAW,
, Cle.rtlr.ld, Pa.
BTkOffii. IB tlrabani'. Row. (daoS-ly
T k"wT8MITh7"""
A T TOltNET-AT-LA W,
tl:l;r " ricarflrld. Pa. ' ,
WALTER BARRETT,"
AITOHNEY AT LAW.
Clearfield, Pa.
rft-Omc In Ol.l W.itern Hotel bntldlaf,
oorn.r of Second and Mukil til. (aorIl,.
ISRAEL TEST,
ATTOKN K Y AT LAW,
Clearfleld, Pa.
drOOio. in Pia. Opera n.iaaa. JyllT
JOHN H. FULFORD, '
, ATTUKNEY AT LAW,
leartlalil. Pa.
JUT-OKI., ia Pi.'. Opara liouaa, Room Na. I.
Jaa. D, 1871.
J OHN L'TC U f t LEV
ATTOKN BY AT LAW.
kiid HbbI Batata Agent, Clearfield, Pa.
t)lHoo oa Tbird atra.t, b.t.Cb.rrj A WalnaU
K..p.etfullr oif.r. Ulf Mr. ice la eaillag
.ad baylaa: laad la Ol.arll.ld aad adjoiaiaf
-BunlleB anil withaaaxperi.oeaoloT.rtw.ntT
l.ara a. .arrayor, Mature bimaalf Ibat ba oaa
render letliraattoa. IP'b. H:3:tl,
J 71$ L A K E WA LTER8,
RBAL ESTATE BROKER,
Saw l'Ogn aud l.uniber9
CLEARPIEI.D, PA.
61a in Uribwo'i Row.
, J. J. L INGLE,
ATTORIfEY - AT - LAW,
1:11 Oeceola, Clearfield Co, Pa. j pd
X8T"b7min har t,
ATTOKNKT - AT - LAW,
llellel'oiite. Pa.
Will praollc. la Clr.rn.0d and all or the Court, or
til. 2 jib Judioial dittrloi. K.al ..lata buainea
and wlieliuB or elaim. aiad. tiiMialUM. al'71
DR. W. A. MEANS,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
HJTIIERSBDRO, PA.
Will attend prormloaal oalli prompt!. aujld'Td
DR. T.T bOYER;
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Offioe oa Market Street, Cl.arl.ld, Pa.
jMrOffloa boura: 8 to 11 a. m., and 1 to I p.
rjR. E. M. SCUEURER,
' lIOMiKOPATHlC PHYSICIAN, . .
Offlea In rflideaoa OB Market It.
April M, lMy.. ' J y CIar(l.ldvPa1
' j. H. KLINE, M. D.f
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
TT A VINO located at Pennll.ld, Pa., ofen Mi
IjL profeieional MrvicM to the pMt.la or that
pi... .nd mrrounding country. Alleali. promptly
attended ta. - en.
DR. J. P. BURC H FIELD,
Lata Sarffaoa of tat H3d Heglraaat, PannirW anla
Voluouara, aaring rttarnaa iron sat A nay,
offer i hli profatiional mrrleai to tbtcititaai
of Olaarfleld ooantf.
INT-Prufof ilonal ealll promptly atUalad to.
Otact oa Btooad itrait, furmarlyoaaapled by
Dr.Woodi. (apr4al
DR. H. B VAN VALZAH,
' l l.l'.AIIVIEI.I), PP.NN'A.
01' KICK IN MASONIC BUILDING.
pIT OBloa hour. Prom II to 1 t. M.
-Maylf, IITI.
DR. JEKKKIISON LITZ,
WOODLAND, PA.
IVill promptly alKad all call, la Ilia lioeof bil
profoaioa. , .!-
aw. WEAVER & CO.,
DRUGGISTS & AroTllKOARIES,
Ct'RWKNBV'LLB, PA.
Il.el.r. In aH blade ot rrfe. Meill.laal, Fan
cy lloo.li and llrnrglel' Pundriea,
Cura.n.vllla, Mar.b 17, ! ' '
". GEORGE M. FEEQUSON, i
WITH
V, V. LIFPISCOTT & CO.,
. i deaUn fa
HATS CAI'S, BOOTS It SHOES,
J:1T 6.11 Mark.t fitreal, Pblla..lpbla. T ir
"'7a7h7mitt6n7
Manafaetartr and di)ar In
Harness, Saddles and Bridles,
Celhrt, Whip., Bro.hei, Fly Ifcta, TrlmmlBfe.
llorM lll.nk.ti, do.
Yuaam, Frank Mllk-r'e and Hcat.root Oil'.
Arrat for tlalley and Wilaoa'a BagfiM.
Order, and repairing jiromntly alluded ta,
Kaop on Market itmt, Cl.arteld, Ta., la room
formirlr occupied bj Jae. Alfiander. liH'lt
rpi!t! undrrelgned bep laa ta Inrorm th.pab
I lie that b. ie now tullf nrmnrvd la aceomma-
del. all In tbe way or rurnlablng Home, BanglM,
tWIdlH and llarncaa, na tb. abort.! aoliM aad
a mKiaabla Mrma. Reridaaoa a. Loeaat Mnat,
balweaa Tbird and Foartb.
II 0. W. OIARPJART.
llaerleU, Fab. 4, ! .'?.
CEEARPIEtD
010.8.000011111)131, Proprietor. ' PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. '.; ; , ; '., ,, ,..., ,i,, TESMSr$2 por mpnm in AdTtnot. -
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VOL 49-WHOLE NO. 2130. v CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1875; - ' - -
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Card.'
JOHN D.THOMPSON,
' Jaallae or tba Peace and S.rlr.ner, ' .
rurwenivllle. Pa. '
Bv0olM0llona made and money promptly
peldeear. tainuiil
eao. .Leant bbbbt ii.ar w. iL.a.T
W. ALBERT . BROS.,
Mannfaetarara A aatonf lv. Dealara la
Sawed Lumber, Square. Timber, &o.,
wuuuLAtiu, rxnn-A.
aaV-Ordara aollelled. Bllla tiled on abort notice
aad reaaoanbla tarma.
AddraM Waodlead P. 0., Clnrl.ld Co., Pa.
als.ly W fl.BKKT A BHOB.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MEliCH ANT,
frenebTllla, ClearfleU Cwuty, Pa.
Keep! eonetently en bead a rail aaaortment or
Dry uooda, jlarawara, uroewnw, eaa .wrw..,
UQ.il kept In a retail atom, wbieb will ba .old,
for eaah, ee ebeap a. elMwhcre In the eonaty.
FrenchTtlla, June il, lanr-tj. -
THOMA8 H. FORCEE,
DBALBB IB
, GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
CiRAHAHTON, Pa.
AIM, altenrlre m.nnfactarer and dealer la Beware
limoer ana Mwea liuiamn-m . ...
MTOrden aoliclud and all billa promptly
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger, ' , ;
Clearfield, Petm'a
kL.Will execute lobe In bin line promptly aad
la a workmanlike manner. err.,.?
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLKARI'IF.l.D, PKNN'A.
cTPnmpa alwaya on band and mad. to order
en abort notice. Pipe, bored on reasonable t.rua.
All work warrantod to render aetielactlua, and
dellnred ir dielred. mylfclypd
E. A. BIGLER &. CO.,
S Q U A rTtI M B E R,
and manurauturera of
ALL KINUHOlr IAWLU l.UMIIKH,
-T71 CLEARFIBLD, PKNN'A.
JAS. B GRAHAM,
dealer In
Eeol Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
nnfOLKrl, LATH, A TICKETS,
:I7J Clearlcld, Pa,
TAMES MITCHELL,
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
J.11'71 CLEARFIELD, PA.
H. F. N AUGLE,
WATCH MAKER & JEWELER,
and dealer la
Watcbes, Clotiks, Jewelry, Silver
and Plated Ware, &c,
J.11'71 CLEARFIELD, PA.,
S. I, SNYDER,
a
A ABO HBALB. IB
on AnTff at. tfiTrnuivvt
Watotiea, Clocks aud Joteelry,
roAom' Jfoia, Mariat StnH,
CLBAHflULU. PA.
All kinda of repeirlac In my line promptly Bl
ended to. April ill, 1171.
HEMOVAL.
REIZENSTEIN & BERLINER,
' wholaaala daateri la
CESTS' FIRMS11IG GOODS,
Have reaaeved to Inf Church atrert, between
Franklin aad WbiU ete. New York. ySI'7l
JAMES H. LYTLE,
Me. Ple'a Opera Houet, Clearfield, Pa.
D.al.r la aroe.it.., ProvliloBB, Vegat.blee,
Fruita, Floar, Feed, etey ete.
.prU7J.tr
J AMES B. WATSOlTeTcoTi
RKAL EXTATE BROKERS,
CLKARF1KLD, PENN'A.
Ilonaaa and Office te let, Collcctione promptly
mads, nnd flrat-elaaa Coal and Flre-Ciay Lande
and Towa property for eele. Office In Wat.rn
IloUl llalldiag (Id door), Seeend St. (uijIS 7J
D. M. DOHERTT,
FASUIONABLE BARBER A HAIR DRE88EH.
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Sbep Belt doer le Weaeer A Betta' atort,
Seeoad atreat,
Jaly 14, I.- -
HARRY SNYDER,
(Formerly wltb Lea Scbaler.)
BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER.
Shop oa Market St., oppoalte Court lluwae.
A elean towel for erary oaMouaer. may IV, 76.
JRATZER k LYTLE,
AORNTS IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY FOR
ItORIJLliAllD'N
OalabraMJBraadi ef
Smoking & Chewing Tobaccos.
Wa art aaablad to wholaiala to dealort througb-
oat th ooBatj at ailjr ariaaa.
HATZRR A I.VTLI.
Jr8:T4-tf
Cltarflald, Pa.
u
KDEKTAKING.
Tba aadtMlgaad art aow fall praparad to
aarrj aa tha baaiaoH af
lIIKItTAKICJ.
AT REASONABLE RATES,
Aad reapecUBny aellelt the patroaege of tkoae
aeedlag each aerTleea.
JOHN TROUTMAN,
JAMES L. LEAVY.
Cleart.ld, Pa., Feb. It, 187.
JM Ef LIME !
Tba aadan laaed U kow pmiirtil to furaltb
tba publlt with aa axoallaat ualit af
Bellefonte Wood-Burned Lime,
for plartarlBf aarttom, by tba larira ar mall
quantity. Caa b roaad for tba praicat at Pia'l
aaw bulldlag, aa Mark at ilrawt.
aatl-tr u. k. aubi.utun.
MITCHELL WAGONS.
The Bert is the Cheapest I
Tbonu Ralllr baa iwirod aaothar larfa lot af
MiUhfll WaroBat." which ara aainna tha rarjr
brat aaanfaatarad, aad ah tab ba will fall at tbo
ajoat rtaaoaabta ratoa. Hit atoek inaladaa alaioat
all daaeriptioaa af wagai larjrvand aaialwidf
aad aarruw Iraah. Call mi 4 aoa ihftia.
rBTeJ THOMAS HKlLkl.
JOHN A. RTAI'LEk,
BAKER, Mirkat Su. Ckargtld. Pa.
Prtib firaad, Raah, Ralla, Plaa aid Oaka
oa hand or aiada ta erdnr. A Ranara) aafortaioat
of CearaoUowarlaa, Fr alia aad Kala ia Maoh.
lea Ckobi aad Or-tora ia mimhi. BmUmm atarljr
oiiolta tba Poatcflea. Prleat Mo4crata.
Jiarrh 10-7.
GTS . F L E C A L f
Ironsides Store, ,
rHILMPflRI'RU, PA.
VKALK IN
DARDWARI, BTOVRS, UKATIRS, RAHO
tn, WOOD AMD WILLOW WAR1.
AND MA KVFA C TVM A OF
tlH, BHMT-IROH AND COPPIRWABI.
Praaqetrfa etraat,
rbllMpaawrg, Oaatra Co., fft.
Ma M, ItTI.
THE SHAWNEE INDIAN'S FAREWELL TO THE
SUSQUEHANNA.
, . , ar aaruuET. Lku. (
Farrwalt FanonehAnna ! Fur Kill imhla ilream,
Whan tba brnwa maidtu Hng-Moua tba loftirat
taria.
T hear Ihe wutL dot-b xl thu get)' injljej nhura,
But tba lea ret whUpar o'er ait tfioM wilt btar
tniot bo mora.
Wi bars fougbUtrong and bard, but tb itruggl
it o er.
And the bow-atriag ibill twnag at tbe wattn
uo nor
Tba aotlp l tba Pftcborn li tora from hii brow,
And tht black way of tUtlh li hit oanupy now.
I go .tba pala foaa bavi bade na depart,
They bava acatterod tbc blood of my aira'i heart,
Tho boa of a thoaaand lay wbttl on the nlalB,
ilattbclr load whoupe of war they'll ne'er n. ingle
' agau.
Roll oa Caiquabanaal aa fmud art tbou yet,
Al when my young eyaa thy glory Irat mat t
At wbee with li(tit huart o'er thy lurfece to blue,
1 atear'd round thy green lilei my light bark oanue.
FarawHl I en the rayi that oowallvor thyXraaat
Point up from the far (.arj.leil billi of the Weat j
Tha Med ebtid rball waadvr, in rjilrtte tobdued.
Through tba dark paihlaai d-jjitil af that piaa
,t aolitud. . .
There yet la a land te the wild hunter deer,
Where tba Hiatal roll thru ugh tUp wilderni-ai
elcar i
Aad there the lona child of the foreit wilt go
Aad hunt by the broad lkea the bruwa butlalo.
AN EXHAUSTIVE DOCUMENT.
, Kylirtown, July 18, 1875.
Ala. Ei-itor : Having a liw uparu
nioiiwiits tli in ovoniiifr, I tliiii;lit 1
would improve tlicin by xcribbling a
few lines to inform .you. of times' uml
tltiiia in this corner of tlio world. I
liuvo until oti ti nt, conoHimiKlcnU iihii-
ully try to "write up" their own neigh
borhood, una freneriilly uttve Hoiiiethnig
to liouxt of peculiar to their Inutility.
Now, I presume this is all rijrht uml
proper, uml not wifliinjr to appear did
1 wuut to brug little myself. Though
we liuvo nomu gwul furms down here,
and nliMgood furmera (the two are gen
erally found together, if you notice),
and though we mine tome tall corn,
largo pumpkins, heavy noUttoos, and
all"tii(.i,"yet theno ore nut the things of
wuieli 1 would ut present speak. Jlut
our chiuf productiim, and Unit in which
we miMt priilo just now, U big School
Directors.
Now, Jlr. Editor, porliups you may
begin to say, "Oh, 1 know all about
School Directors, I've seen thcin lots
of times."
Hut hold oil a little. You may, it is
truo, have scon tl.j arcraff? epcimpn
mere conimonpliice men, such us you
nmy moot ulmont anynhero but you
never saw our Directors, nt least tho
two I am going to toll ynn about ; anil
when 1 sity big Kchuol Directors, do
not understand me to meun over-grown
men puysicitlly men whose avoirdu
pois exceeds that of ordinary mortals
but men of great minds, of giant In
tellect and hcrculcnn mental power
men, who by their own inherent
strength of character and individual
exertions have not only secured places
ot honor and trot from their admiring
tcllow-cttiEcns, but bav by a lew hold
dashos brought their names from com
parative obscurity prouinontly before
the public nt leant in this section.
Somo one lust winter, under tho
namo of "Economist," gnvo your rend-,
ers an Incident in tho public career of
the then acting Director nt "Hickory
Rottom," nnd it was thought by some
that ho was tho "coming man," but he
has been so mr outstripped in bislccble
efforts and so completely eclipsed by
tho grand deeds of his successor in
office, that his name is no longer men
tioned in that connection. It has been
said that a century produces but ono
f'reat man ; but this must be a mistake,
localise hero we have nt least two in
Morris township ono nt Kylortown
nnd one nt Hickory Bottom and one
is as great as tho other, and I believo
greater. But I will endeavor now to
givo you a short account of some of
tho achievements ot theso heroic men
recently, and you can judgo lor your
self whether my remarks concerning
litem liavo boon too eulogistic.
Lnst winter tho good people ol Ryler-
Uiwn determined to hnve a singing
school. They accordingly secured a
competent teacher nuil proceeded after,
of course, getting the privilege of tho
school house. All paused off smoothly
until the closing of tho school recently,
whon they wore a little surprized by
a claim of tho vigilant Director at that
place for tho use of the house, and ho
succeeded in getting the sum of two
dollars on that pica. Commend me to
a vigilant public officer. Now, some
envious lows might sny thief there was
nothing very great nliout that: that
any ornary Director conld do as much.
lint J don t believe an ortlinary man
would hnvo thought of it all, and I
think he showed a sagacity possessed
by hut few nnd a disposition to do his
wholo duty, which thoso who would
detract from his well-earned reputation
might envy, illiouiu nothing great,
it was only becnuso he lacked oppor
tunity. It also harincncif that the noor
souls down in Hickory Bottom must
nccils learn to sing too, nnd, ns under
those circumstances, they considered
a singing school tho correct thing, thoy
proecodcu aecomingiy. uno ol tlio
rules of these schools required tho pay
ment of an admission feo of ten cents
by thoso who wero not melnlxirs of
either class, Jow, tins rulo worked
all right at Kylortown, from the met
that (at evoryboily knows) they arc a
kind of an ignorant set generally In
this town and hardly acorn to know
when their rights are infringed upon,
or if they do, havo not tho courugo to
resent tlio imposition, nut not so with
the more intelligent, sturdy yeomanry
of llickorv Bottom, among whom is
tho noblo jiirortorot thut place. Here
yon can "behold men who know their
rights and dure maintain them , and
to it was that a spirit of opposition to
this iniquitous measure was engendered
among the hotter informed classes, and
niuny instances of sublime heroism
aside from that of our beloved Director
might bo cited. Tho prowess of ono
young man in particular deserves
special mention. 1 no const ol Ins
father, the hope of his motbor, and the
priilo of all his relations, he iHXMcssod
in an ominent (legrco all tho qualifica
tions ol a man, and would he considered
good looking wero it nut for a certain
lwigy nito in inn general nppcnrance.
But parden this digression. I williot
now stop to relate his wonderful ex
ploits, and as I only wish at this time
to writo of orrnf men, will leave bim
fur the subject ot a future chapter, or
lor those who nave amuniliou to wasto
on small gnmo.
Another featuro of theso schools.
and one which plainly showed fio out
rageous nnluro of thoir proceedings.
was that all children under the ago of
twelve were permitted to attend tree.
Now, sir, I nsk should such things be
allowod 7 Why, the children might
Icam to sing better than the crown
folks, and who would like to bo morti
fied in that way? And just let uo
say in this connection, that Mr. Greg
ory, when down here last winter, made
lata! mistake lie attended singing
one sight, and being called on for a
little speech, he commended this very
thing aud spoke iu high turms of the
advantages ot singing schools, and
should ho he a candidate for ro-oloclion
throe years hence ho will certainly
lose at loast two votes from this dis
trict ; becuuse It cannot bo supposed
Unit men of brains could support liir
olllco a mun who would advocate such
doctrine
Tho time drew near which was to
prove that bur chivalrous Director was
"tho right man in tho right place." But
pormit Die to explain that previous to
his inauguration (1 believo heliool JJI-
rectors aro inaugurated, ain't they ?
Oh yes, of course thoy are, how elso
would they know when to begin to do
things li lie, like a sklillul general, iu
order to become aoqiiaiutou with tho
weak points ot tlio onomy, attended
singing a couplo of nights, and by pure
sharpness laliull call it (though there
ara some people mean euongh to in
sinuate thut that it not the English of
It), succeeded in retaining bis cuonshed
ton conts, The eventful evening of
June loth at length arrived, and a
small but determined hand of frifif men
might have boon teen stealthily form
ing in lino in front of the school house
nt Hickory Bottom, inside of which
all unconcioas of impending danger, a
law misguided though wull-iilcamiig
persons of both sexes wero making
night hidoous Willi their desperate, tut,
of course, fruitions attempts to sing.
.Mcnnwlnlo mo party outside, under
the skillful leadership of our now thor
oughly aroused Director, woro matur
ing thoir plans, aud on tho door being
opened to admit a scholar, thoy, by a
preconcerted arrangamuut, made a rash
forward, and over-powering the door
keeper, gained the Interior ot tho build
ing, where a scene of tho wildest con
fusion ensued. The teacher had the
audacity to request those sovereigns to
comply with tho rules of thu class.
nut this thoy vory properly rclusod to
do, whilo the terrified class relusvd to
sing a note as long as these intruders,
ns they styled thorn, remained... When
things hnd reached this stago, our
manly Director arosti, and in a voice
which went through his terror-stricken
audience like a corn-cuttor going
through arotten pumpkin,he demanded
security. Security lor tho house was
what ho wanted, or tho singing would
havo to stop. Some short-sighted per
sons ridiculed tho idea of security bo
rn ir nnccssury ; but without it, 1 would
liko to know what was to hinder tho
rascally tenchor from takingthe house
with him at the closo of tho school.
His demand not being complied with,
oiirsiigucious Director secured tho koy,
us it bud fallen from tho door, aud, us
tho demoralised school withdrew, he
linked the floor, doubtless forever,"
ngainst all such pernicious practices,
rtifortunalcly, the trustees of M. E.
Church, at Sylvan (irovo, in a moment
of weakness, guvo tho school permis
sion to finish out the term in tho
Church, and accordingly they, unsub
dued, meet there once a week.
Aow, 1 ask, has he not in this crown
ing act covered himself with glory 7
Whore it Ethan Allen with his little
Ticonderoga affair of a little over on
hundred years ago 7 Where are the
bright deeds of Washington and Jeflcr-
soit 7 They aro nowhere in compari
son ; and even Benedict Arnold, in tho
most celebrated act of his life, did
nothing but what our devoted Director
would havo done, it similar situated.
Stern in his devotion to principlo, ho
performed feats which lew would care
to mutate, and marched boldly lorward
in tho face of almost certain d isgrace.
A good many are jcaloui ol his reputa
tion and conseoucntlv snoak in dispar
aging terms of his achievements, and
even among' his relatives can thoso be
loiinu who would thus sock to pluck
tho laurels from his brow.
But it is a Bible truth, that a man
need not expect honor duo in his own
country and among his own peoplo,
and, thorcforo, I am determined to
spread his fume to other lands ; and as
yourvaluablc paper is circulated almost
everywhere, I beg the privilege of a
small snaco in its columns, and in some
tar off, but civilised country, like India
or Africa, I can, in imagination, behold
Bomo dusky chieftain in his nativo
jangle, eagerly scanning tho well-filled
columns ol tho Clearfield Kepdulican,
in search of news from this benighted
region ; and his eye rests upon theso
lines, methinks 1 seo his luce light up
with unwonted brilliancy, and he re
joices to becotno acquainted through
tho medium of tho press with ono, who
though differing perhaps in outward
appearance, yet in principle is a man
slier his own heart, and in this) incom
plete description of one of our great
men will doubtless recognise a kindred
spirit. But it is chiefly for tho encour
agement of the young that I would
write, and if I can but stimulate a sin
gle youth to acts of bravery, similar to
those described, my object will be ac
complished. Hoys of Clearfield county,
take couragol Tho way is marked
out, and tho .oxainplo is bet'oro yon.
Head, reflect and act. You can all be
ho-ro(wdy)s, if you hut think so and
I take leave of this subject with a
painful fueling of having signally failed
in doing those two men justice, but I
hope that our Agricultural Society, at
Clearfield, will not bo backward iu the
performance of duty this coming full.
Let two leather medals be prepared
and some appropriate device thereon,
to the end that these illustrious men
may be suitably rewarded.
oil, times ara bard and nionov
scarce in this "nock-'o-woods." With
tho panic, (i rant's administration, and
tho potato bugs, tho farmers are having
a sovero time of it ilowover, 1 think
we'll get through. Industry and econo
my will euro tho tunos, I'sns green is
a dead-shot for the bugs, and ballots
will do tho business lor Grant next
year, 1 don t suppose bo could bo In
duced to take fans green at least, not
in wafer as tho bugs do, They sny he
is shy of water. 1 our, truly,
r AIR "LAY.
No Rose without Tnosst. Things
are protly well matched in this world.
so mr as taking comfort goes, and we
ticgin to noiicve that bigh and low, all
have their tribulations. Fishes are
hooked, worms are trodden on, birds
are fired at, and worry is everywhere.
roor men s wives worry because the
bread won't rise, or the pane of glass
is mended with putty, or'they can't
afford to hire help, Kich men's wives
worry hecsnso the proscrvo dish is not
of the latest pattern, or because some
body onus out now a party dress is
trimmed borore the party happens or
some grandee's will) overlooks them, or
because their help sauces 'cm, breaks
up tea sets, spoils dinners, gets drnnk,
and cuts tin aheets into underclothes.
Causes vnrr, bnt worry avenue the
same. The scale of miles Is different
on different maps, bnt placet remain
just to far apart and so do'humanity
ana content.
To grow an to the skies we mnst be
planted low In tlie dust.
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1 In Kitsturn l'lttnilers, of a hundred
acres of hind, seventy-two are sown
with cereals and plants Uxu.l in lituiiii-
liiotiircs; twenty-eight with roots and
forage j hut lt this must , be added
tliirty-ono acres of nftcr-ciup, which
gives slxty-nino as aH'onling exoclleiil
food for catllej superior to common
meadows, and which explains how poor
land ran pay a rent of fivo pounds tin
acre. Tho second sowing consists of
turnips and sjiergiiltt ultur colin, flax,
and early potatoes; nnd the carrot,
which Is sown in spring with the pro-
coding crops, and carefully hoed after
they nnvo been titliun away. ' The
clovers havo occupied tho ground dur
ing the winter, leaving it clear for
April sowing ; and thu giant cuhbago
develops during Hit cold season, mak
ing a stem six .feet high, und giving
abundant and excellent leaves for milch
cows. Culture thus pushed to the ex
treme necessarily requires sonic capital,
and it is reckoned thut, through n sys
tem of rigorous parsimony ami saving,
dotiblo the sum per ncro is used in Bel
gium to that employed in England, aud
two-thirds more in tho best larms. In
this way tho most dense population in
Kuropo run subsist on a soil so little
favored by nature.
Turning to ono of tho most fertile,
parts of Belgium, nil, as has been said,
is charming overy road Is bordered
with trees; not a rise in tho ground is
socn; all is calm, uniform, and presents
an imago of quiet comtort and pence.
r.acli house Is detached, and surrounded
with large apple-orchards, hedged in
by box, holly, or hawthorn, whero the
cows aro brought to feed every mora
ing nnd evening. It is of one story
only, and that shed, containing four
rooms the ursl lor meals, the second
for tho dairy and preparing the food
for cuttle, the others for slccping-rooms.
Tho old .fashioned ouk furniture is a
model of brightness ; tin nnd copper
utonsils shine on tho walls, which are
whitewashed. Tho garden is gay with
wull flowers, dahlias, and hydrangeas,
tho nonstcf Mowers which aro to
be shown at Ghent.
Outside, even-thing is in its place ;
nothing spoils tho greensward I the
ditch und uianurehcap aro banished ;
tho latter It always under tho root ol
tho Btahle or eow-slicd. In this Bland
five or six largo cows, theconsUint rare
in tho farmers wile, who gives them
nbiindance of green meat in summer
with straw, hay, and a kind of warm
soup, mixed with carrots, turnips, or,
ryo in wiuter. Thanks to this nour
ishment, and tho constunt rest they en
joy, tho animals givo from flltccn to
twenty-five quarts ol milk daily. I he
tools nro simple, but of first-rato con
struction ; tho plow is light, drawn by
ono horse, and with case, rupidily, aud
regularity. The harrows' are of vari
ous kinds, triangular, rectangular, or a
parallelogram ; nut tho special tool
with which tho Fleming has fertilized
sands, dried up marshes, and forced
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iwck me ecu, ia uiu snuuu. x uw pro
verb on tho bauks if tho Scheldt is.
Tho spado is a gold mino to tho peas
ant ;" and different kinds are mudo for
light or heavy soil.
The Melds aro mostly square, nnd
rarely contain mnro than an aero ; the
ground is curved symmetrically, tho
centre being tho highest, so that tho
water drains down equally in an di
rections. Round the fluid, and a foot
lowor, extends a strip of grass, three
or four yards wide ; still lower a hedge
of elders is planted, which Is cut overy
seven years; and finally, the plot is
surrounded by a ditch, Vordcrod w ith
tree of largo growth. Thus, each
pioce furnishes rich grass, firewood
evory seven years, and timber for build
ing overy thirty years. Tho plow is
generally UBcd ; hut overy seven years
tho sub-soil is turned to the top by the
spado, and thus it acquires a depth un
known to all but tho gardeners ; tha
principal object boing to produce flux
and butter, not cereals. Tho best
farmers novor sell their corn, but allow
their cattlo to constimo it.
Unhappily tho farm luborcr there, as
olsuwhore, does not enjoy much com
fort ; working barder than tho most
men, ho is tho worst fed. Rye bread,
potatoes, Deans, tiiitlermilk, without
meat or bucon, ia tho usual lure-
Chicory tho constant drink ; beer re
served lor Sundays and lair-days, flu
wagot vary from tenpenco to a shilling,
anil ho could novor livo ution it did not
all the members ol his family work
without ocasing. When tho day's
work is ended, often by moonlight, the
father cultivates bis small field; his
wife and daughters tako un the noorlv
paid laco-work, instead of tho old spin
ning wheel, which ileum has super-
seeded ; and his sons, when their tlcld-
work is dono, bring tip rabbits for tho
London mnrket. Their little hands
pick up ever tuft of herbage on tho
roadside, and open up a lurgo trade of
exportation not to ba dospisud. From
Oslend alone there como to us 1,200,
000 rabbits every year; theso are
skinned aud cleaned in Belgium, whero
tho skin is used tor the making ol huts.
i ot, though their life is hard, the towns
do not attract the rural population.
Habit and lumicy traditions bind them
tothonlow: while ovcrv nino veara.
at the rcnowul of their b ase, tho rais
ing or the rent fills them with anxiety
nnd poisons their existence. It makes
them distrust all thoso who aro mak
ing inquiry on the Elate ol agriculture,
and dissiniulalo as to tho fertility of
thoir land, and tho produco they ob
tain from It.
Western Flanders is orossetl by a
strip of land which is particularly dif
ficult of cultivation ; until lately it was
scarcely inhabited, and covorcd with
low brushwood and marshy besth.
The reindeer moss onvcloticd tho trees
with a layer ts of white ashes ubnud
nnce of torus and moss grow, and the
sickly apjiearance of other plants gave
the country a sterile appeurauco. ilul
by meant of the pine trout this land
has also become valuable. About ilU,-
000 young trees are planted on an acre;
at tuo end of seven rears theso are
thinned and sold for firewood ; this is
repeated every two years until tho
trees are twenty yoars old, when they
negin to cut tnoni into poles tor the
hop; at twenty-five years thoy pro
duce props fur minus; at thirty, wood
tor buildings, and at forty tho acre will
still have a thousand trout, worth throe
or four shillings each, tho wholo pay
ing very fairly for tho expenses.
A few families settle on the Biot to
carry on tho work ; lliry tako a lease
ol a corner or innu at a vory low rent,
and husband and wife set to work ana
build a cabin which they can cull their
own. Tho next savings are spent on a
goat and a few rabbits, then thoy bring
up a calf on tho grass which grows in
the wood ; when at last they possess a
cow, they are saved from poverty.
The milk is made into bnttor; the
manure enriches thoir land ; a little
capital accumulates, and in a few years
the laborer becomes a small farmer ;
by degrees the small population In
creases, the land is conquered by mill
!,
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valion, tho Owner has spent littlo tie-
sides tha wages, . . I he laborer Is as
sured of hit plot lor thirty years, and
willingly spends Ins lime, upon It i
Here doubtless, under adverse circiim
bIuiiccs, it living is made, by n liuuily
but what kind , of living? Xot what
any ordinary English artisan, realising
thu comforts procurable by a wage of
a pound to thirty shillings a week,
would be inoliued to nut an with, ic
Tho two products which grow the
bust on poor land aro ryo and potatoes,
und they form tho food of moat of the
rural claxses iu Beleium. It has boon
remarked that tlio Gennuiiio races
havo t predilection for rye, und it bears
a bettor crop than wheat and the straw
is much used flip rooting tho cabins.
Barley gives also a larger rottira than
in Euglund ; and potatoes, though so
iincortuiii, owing to the disease, are the
favorite food of , the Floating buck
wheat is also a precious plant, becaase
it requires little tillago; and when the
Iiotutoes fail at tho end of July, it can
o immediately sown, and coming up
as leaves die, stifle the weeds and
gives a good second crop. Flux is
more cultivated than ever, as Franco
nnd England buy all the finest quality
ready spun. Each liirmer also grows
the tobacco tor his own use; while
near Commutes and Worvirq it is cul
tivated on a large scale, and acquires a
powerful flavor much" appreciated in
America. (Jluimbeit Journal.
EXCITEMENT A HIXEASK OE
fOClETY. !
In a recent conversation with a Gor
man friend upon the stuto of modern
society, ho made tho following -very
forcible remark : ' Excitement is dis
caso. Man does not need it. Ho ought
not to have it. What a healthy mind
most craves is placidity ; to do its work
in perfect calm, without uny stimulus
except that atl'orded by poi-lect bodily
health. -Vlind nnd body healthy cueli
will givo all the stimulus the oth
er needs without resort to artificial
means." There is so much meaning
in this that it will bear considerable
amplification. Mental dissipation and
physical dehuuehery, are alike disas
trous in their effects; alike breed a
fierce apatite for mora, an appetite
that will not be appeased except by
deeper and deeper draughts, which
finally ruin body, mind, and soul.
The tnste for mental cxcituinent now
prevalent, through all classes of society,
is strongly evinced in tho theatrical
perton..:;?., the prominent literature
of tho times, the morbid taste of sen
sational displays, involving danger to
human life, the detailed accounts of
crimes and executions demanded of tho
press by the public, and tho general
personal uneasiness to be observed
when people having nothing in par
ticular to do. Few peoplo, compara
tively, can sit down and content them
selves in quiot thought A philoso
phical work would reduce them to the
last stages of mental exhaustion. A
discussion upon any solid topio is in
effably wearying. Their mental no
tions are, so to speak, shaky and un
certain till they havo had their intel
lectual grog.
This slate of things is so wide spread
that wo ara justified in culling it a dit
easo of modern socioty. Its symptoms
are exotio suicides, speculative munius,
gambling, cnibeszlumeut, and crimes
of a moro heinous typo. What is tho
remedy? Thnt is a question easily
asked, but terribly hard to answer.
Religion, legislative enactments, social
fihilosophy nil seem powerless to el'
eet a cure. Wo aro sometimes dis
posed to think that the only way is to
lot the disease run its course, like small
pox, producing its unsightly eruption,
until tho poison eliminates itself from
the hotly politic. Society, as at pres
ent orgauized, may dio of the disease,
or poradvonturo it may snrvivo to en
joy bettor health afterwards.
I ho social scienco conventions do
not seem to get at the root of tho mat
ter at all. They persist in isolating
singlo symptoms, nnd looking upon
tnem ns mo disease iiseii. uno mem
ber will tell you that tho inordinate
iovo of wealth is the matter, taking for
a text tho familiar but utterly false
maxim, "The Iovo of money is the root
of all evil," nnd propose to enact laws
that shsll prohibit tho accumulation of1
giant loriunes. Another assigns the
evils of society to drunkenness, and so
on. Ihoso things nro results, not
causes.
We do not nrofess ability to nre-
scribo a cure for the universal malady
of the ago. It will require the solwr
study of philosophers for years to come;
out oi one thing we leel very certain.
namely: that all systems of ethics
which place faith in the emotional na
ture ot mankind, only substitute one
form of excitement liir another, without
even approximating a ctiro. Pen and
How.
JamitsoN's MsRsiAoa LictNsa
fioND. The clerk of Charles County,
Virginia, has recently forwarded tho
marriage license bond of Thomas Jef
ferson to the Virginia State Library
for safe keeping. It reads thus:
Know nil men hy these presents that
wo, Thomas Jefferson and Francis
I'.niies, aro held and firmly bound unto
our sovereign lord, tho King, his heirs,
and successors, in tho sum of 30 cur
rent money of Virginia, to tho paintonl
ol which, well and truly to bo made.
we bind otiinolves jointly and sovcrallv
our joint nnd several heirs, cxocuUrts.
and administrators. In witness whereof-
we have hereto set our hands and
seal this twenty-third day of Decem
ber, ono thousand seven hundred and
seventy-one.
iuo condition of tho nhove obliga
tion is such that if tlic.ro he no lawful
cause to obstruct a marriage intended
to be had and solemnised between the
shovo bound Thomas Jefferson and
Martha Skelton, of the County of
Charles City, widow, lor which a license
is desired, then this obligation is to be
null and void ; othorwise to remain - in
lull lorce.
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
FRANCIS EPl'KS.
Indorsed on back : "Jefferson to the
King. Bond of Marriage License"
Mori Aruf.bs, In 1819 Harmon
Jones, with filloen or twenty citisens
of Now Orlcnns, started for California
in scorch of gold. The vessel they
sailed In has never been heard from.
Recently, howevor, Mrs. Jones's atten
tion was called to an account In an
English paper of the discovery of an
unknown island in the Pacific. In the
list of persons found there wst the
nam of Harmon Jones, from New Or
leans. The men refused to leave the
island, saying that Ihe old family ties
were pronamy urnken, and they did
not propose to furnish a whole boat
load ol new Knock Aniens.'
Bear and blame not what yoa ran
not change.
Marshal Baiaine it living in London
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TOMATOES. AH A FA&M..CR0P.
' Within iho memory of many, to
matoes were almost unknown. ' A lew
were grown in ganlensas an ornament
iintlur tho nanw of , "Iovo apples," but
scarcely anybody thought tuo lruil til
to cat.. Almost, every ixsiy uas nuu
their time learning to liko tomatoes,
but the vogetublo has fuirly fought its
way to popular Avar, as is seen In the
fact that a aiajority of young children,
ol the present day like '.oraatoet the
first time of eating them. Now thou
sands of acres are grown for' mnrket
around all our largo cities, and a few
Slant are-found in most tanner's gaa
ons. Large establishments aro en
gaged for weeks canning tomatoes for
winter use..- The price paid by these
establishments is usually low ; bat they
tako the surplus of the crop. aP.or
prioes for th eau-liewt have .declined.
ju.v li nuuguLuwr tuo vmi, in i-ui-iui-
ly profitable, even on high priced lands
near cities where it Is usually grown.
It will bear transportation some dis
tanco with careful handling, and it a
crop which many laruters might
froHtahly cultivate on a smnll scale,
t does not demand very rich ground,
nor as a field crop any better care than
should be given to com or potatoes.
A larircr averniro yield can be trot in
tomatoes than in potatoes, aud the
average price ht generally higher. Tho
richer tho ground the largor tho crop ;
but it is also a little later aud the price
lowor. A two-year-old clover sod, well
plowed under in May, is rich cuotigh
lor a field crop, if alittle well rotted
stahlo manure is put under each hill
at planting time. There is no noed of
greater expense in alter cnltnro than
tor iotatoes, excepting for harvesting
and marketing. Tomatoes are taken
to market in baskets instead of iu bulk,
and hence less can bo carried in a
wagon load than of potatoes.
The plants should be started curly
in a hot bed and transplant at least
e, twice would be better, before
putting into open ground. This trans
planting is important to secure a
stocky growth, and induces curly fruit
fulness. The transplanting also causes
numerous fine roots, which save the
plant from injury nt tho time when set
into tue ojien neiu, auu wueu rupiu,
vigorous growth is most important. A
rooted "stubby" plant, twico trans
planted, is well worth a dor.cn Uiat has
grown up without moving in tho seed
bed. If no better way is feasible, clip
the tops and shorten the roots, as they
grow, by passing a knife between the
rows, this will servo nearly as good
a purpose as the first transplanting,
which must bo done very carefully to
avoid loss. It is not worth whilo to
sot in the open field until the ground
has become quite warm in this lati
tude from the 6th to the l&lh of June.
Huthuwar' Excelsior and Eailv
Smooth Red are reliable sorts for field
cultivation. For very early, Hubbard's
Curled Leaf it best, but it is a light
cropper, and the very early market is
soon tilled. Any ono attempting to
fjrow tomatoes by the acre will be
ikely to got fancy prices for only a
very few as extra early. There is
generally a better later niarket -to
ward the last of the season, aud for
this there is no suiorior to tho Trophy.
It is smooth, fino fleshed and pnxluo-
ttve. Both tho Trophy and llatha
way'B Excelsior require richer soil than
the Smooth Red, and they are also
moro productive Grown as a field
crop, tomatoes, with fair cultivation,
will yield from 300 to 600 bushels per
aero. Tho psioe varies so widely that
no reliable cstitnato can be mado of
tho product, but any ono knowing tho
usual price in this vicinity, can
readily judge whether it would prove
a paying one. 1 know that generally
market gardeners have made much
larger profits from tomatoes than most
farmers are forced to bo content with
for their usual farm crops. Cbr.
Country GmtUman.
ARCTIC MOSQUITOES.
In a work recently published in
London "Tho Land oi tho North
Wind; or, Travels among tho Lap
landers and tho Samoyedos" the
author, Edward Roe. givo the follow
ing account ol tho Arctic mosquitoes,
which almost makes us content with
our own:
"The one hitler drop in onr cup of Joy
was the monstrous but inseparable
curse of Arctic summor lifo tho mos
quito. He abounded, flourished, lux
uriated, surpassed himself, out-mos-
uitocd oimsell, on the Jvulot river.
Vo wore at his mercy ; our veils,
gauntlets, kandkorohiofa, flapper, all
wore a vanity and vexutiou. To kill
wa wanton, for to destroy sufficient
was impossible. We had foreseen all
this, and had even thought of taking,
among other things, a woodpecker
lrom boino with ns to protect our lace
while wo slept; but ono woodpecker
would have been a solemn mockery ;
w should have wanted a fresh wood
pecker every fire minutes. I suppose
these were tlio historical flies sent to
punish the disobetliont, obstinate
Egyptians ; thoy came forth in order,
and after three grievous plague the
corruption ol the waters, the multitude
of Oogs, and tho swarm of lico had
entirely fuiled. ' , i
"Vie are Incoming connoisseurs in
mosquitoes ; w watched them traverse
our veils like figures oa slide In a
magic lantern. There is the yellow
striied Vampire mosquito, with a triplo
fang to his proboscis; thore is tho
brown, hump-back or camel mosquito,
with legs ot gossamer, who appoar to
our vindictive eye to bo from two to
three Inches in length ; finally, thore
is the scorpion-mosquito, very search
ing and business-like. We disliko hiui
greatly, for he waste no time. We
now now that leather is a hollow de
lusion, and armor plato gauntlets are
alone of avail.
Sometimes a mosquito come and
kills himself hy (queuing between our
finger and thumb, sometime by flying
against my flapper. There are mo
ments, but so rare and delicious thut 1
almost tremble to describe thorn, whon
we find a mosquito who ha anchored
himself br the nnmoscia in our gloves
and we watched th expression of
Darned Hatred in his countenance with
which he watcboa the approach of the
avenging finger. O th peaceful, bliss
ful enjoyment of that moment Some
times we watch him, in hi anxious,
harried efforts to pierce th glovo he
knows that time is all he need stand
ing upon his- fore-legs flourishing in
the air, whilo be bores away diligently
through the thick loatborin hia wicked
thirst mr blood. Homotimo in our
frensy we eninar a mosquito and get
up and trample on bi head. We ask
oarselve 1 hoar past endurance why
the law of nature should be reversed,
and Van, th lord of creation, become
the prey of savage creatare. W
hv formed a grave if Impiout resolu
tion : we will take a mosquito by strat
agem, pinion hint, and, with the help
of a burning glass, offer him in Mcrt-
flc to tba Mtdaigbt Sun."
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THE AMERICANS IN CENTRAL
.wf4'JfCi.ii-.liisi'i
"The Americans serving' under tlie
Khetlive of Egypt in Central Africa
are eiigftgiHl iu a twofold undertaking,
llw soiuntitio xploratiou of tbe Nile
busins and tho conquest of the equa
torial tribes, , This double enterprise
has already proved 'substantially suc
cessful, notwithstanding tho obatoclcs
which iuiiedo tha Alrican adventurer
beyond tho Nubian desert.' " "- '
Along the banks ol the Whit Niio,
many points hare been astronomically
determined which will scire as fixed
data for triangulutlon. . Iu Act, all the
base DtxMsieary Inr accurate carto
graphy hare been obtained by Gen.
Goruon'sofHcers,and have been forward
ed to Gen. Stone, who is thr. Khedive'
chief of staff, and in effect the War
Minister of Egypt. Tho area thus ex
plored and mapped embraces th vol
ley of tlio main Nile and the outlying
territory eastward to tho Bod Sea and
westward to the kingdom of Wodai.
(southward ol the Ureal liend of the
Nile begins the cotton region of tho
Soudan, extending toward the equator,
ami covoringn area three times the
six of France ; and still beyond lies
the land ol Ivor' and the slave trade,
with nuuiorous isolated kingdoms,
which mnst ultimately he annexed to
tho dominion of tho Khedive. Tbo
material resources of this region are
very great The soil ta of unsurpassed
richness, and labor lor its cultivation
would bo sufficiently abundant aflor
tho conquest of tho tribes along the
banks of tho Whilo Nile, of whom,
though largo numbers formerly became
the prey of the slave traders, it is esti
mated that 0,000,000 are" remaining.
' Thit immense region is not alone to
be explored, but to be conquered, the
purpose being plainly to lound a great
African autocracy, an empire the staple
product ol winch shall be cotton, tbo
social institution of which shall bo
polygamy, and whoso law and policy
shall be concentrated in the pin-tonal
will ot its ruler. 1 be ohaiices ol com
plete Btioccas are groat. No othor
power has any interest iu that part of
A mra, not even 1 nrkey herself. II ar
asxed, therefore, by no diplomatie in
terference, restricted by no Legislature,
too stubborn to pormit the existence ot
a council of Ministers, nnd with suffi
cient breadth and ability to dispense
with advice, Ismail Pasha is likely to
realise hia great ambition, ilis resour
ces ara fat annual crops, enormous
personal wealth, an Euroneau educa
tion, tireless industry, skill in knowing
und great dexterity in handling men.
Of course, thore is a dark side to his
character. Uo it a wanton profligate.
To win lbs smile of the late Empress
of tlie French, he caused ono of his
chief favorites to bo married to a no-
fress, that Eugenie might witness tho
lobammedan ceremony. His gift of
diamonds to Gon. Sherman' daughter
was simply a well put bnbo to touch
tho grosser sensibilities of tho Ameri
can people. Money is hischief weapon,
aisoursoa olten at tho expense or tum-ino-stricken
provinces, and great masses
ol population Buffering from all kinds
of oppression.
lie is, however, in goon condition
for executing his designs, ilis finances
aro prosperous ; hi American and Eng
lish subordinates have shown them
selves to bo competent explorers, en
gineers, and territorial governors ; and
he deserves and -will have, notwith-j
standing his many faults; the encour
agement of tbo civilized world. Hi
schemes of conquest cannot fail to have
a good result. They will load to the
development of an immenso territory,
and bring a barbarous population of
many millions in contact with influ
ences moro or less civilixtng. A'ctr
j or oun.
Nxolectkd Csllars. It is not prob
able that tb amount of sick noes bred
in cellars can ever be accurately esti
mated, but there is no doubt that
many mysterious coses of typhoid and
scarlet fevers, rheumatism anil ague,
may be correctly traced to th malari
ous effluvia emanating from these neg
lected corners. Old boxes, bins, and
barrels, which have oontained vegeta
ble matter, meat, fish, etc., need thor
ough overhauling, because when stand
ing in a dark corner thoy look empty,
and there may be enough poison lull
slicking on the sides and bottom to af
fect the health of tho household. The
work of cleansing is often left to tho
women and lioy of the family. A
man had much better leave hi work
a day, to make thorough examina
tion and purification of tho cellar, than
to bo andtity anxious about getting in
hit crops iu extra season. After all
gnrbago is carried out, let tho ceilings
and wall be faithfully hruslied with un
old broom'; and If this is dono once a
month, the atmosphere will he all the
sweeter. Use plenty of lime, and in
dry weather keep tho doors and win
dows open a part of evory day. Old
tin and wooden ware should not bo al
lowed to stand year alter year upon
tho collar shelves. If it is not fit to be
used, throw it away. Manufacturer
and liuildtr.
Domxstio KcortoMT.-'ofToo should
nover be roasted darker than a rich
chestnut brown, When the color ap-
S roaches to black it gives a burned, dry
uvor to the infusion.
Two ounces of common tobacco boiled
in a gallon of water is used by .the
Chatham street dealers to renovate
old clothes. The stuff is rubbed on
with stiff brush. The goods are
nicely cleaned, and strange to odd, no
l.,l..n .n,.ll nn..,;,..
Do not throw away your rihlsuns be-
..nM ll,.v m milml W..I. 1 Iimm in I
a tuds made of fine toilet soap and cold I
water, sqtiectiug them quickly through. I
Then . iron them bctwocn two cloths, I
ilh an iron not too hot. ,
Nover put a particlo of soap about,
. .11 tr . :.- I
Jlsir Biiivr li j mnu ... ivuiiii im
original lustre. When it wants polish
take a piece af soft leather and whiten
ing and rub hard. Tho proprietor of j
ono ol the oldest silver establishments
in tbo city nt Philadelphia sny that
housekeepers ruin their silver by wash
ing it in soapsuds, si it makoa it look
like powtor.
1 he proper way to live ta to nave
no theory of food, bnt to eat moder
ately, bav variety on the table, and
pursue tho oourse of s quiet gentleman
who believe the pleasures of the table
are among the lowest if abused.
Tho Postmaster-General said at the
i.. ,.:.. i... ii,nri..n.k..Arrn-.
merce. just held : "I have had occa-
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UBinuui..,Tii vj uiv viinjiuvi hi VUUI'
.,,.. w m iub .,d. iuik viLy X unt-
ofllco send out 259,000 lettors in a day
representing to the department over
WDiun i preside u per cent, ol all tbo
newspaper postogo of this country,
paying as it docs 182,000 againtt Chi
cago's 118.000." Boston's 116.000. and
Philadelphia's 112,000; representing a
city that furnishes to the department
overVrhicb I preside, 88 ton every
day in letters and newspapers, excrattr
oi nercoanais.
t FAMILY FESTIVALS,
i i? ,.. (V-L-it f , -
'It is qnite clcnr" Hint wo Americana
get far leaa enjoyment out of Ufa tban
we might. V still suffer from tha
effects of. our l'nrilnuicul origin, and
although sm-titiiy bat e abandoned the
tltcury that pleasure Is necessarily a
In, we still cling to the practice ot
esulicwlng it Wo iay sot insist, aa
w once did, upon obedience to tba
cltr. .nub oonintaiiilinont -1 lion shall
hit ent uiince-piu," added by the Praia
God HaroiioiM to the Decalnguo but
wc touch the once forbidden pastry, or
indulge in the innocent pleasure of
which It is bero takon as tho symbol,
loo rarely and ' seldom without fear
and trembling. ,., .,, , ,
ro eowtetit with 'erasing from the
calendar all tlie saints' days and holy
foost and festivals which were so many
pleasant and wholesome reminders that
man was not made lot work alone, wa
have reduced our national holiday to
two or three In the year at the utmost.
The bite war, with its many day of
glory, lias not apparently led an a sin
gle one for a perpetual anniversary of
celebration. ' As for family fostival
they seem to be in a fair way of being
abolished , altogether. This we think
an imprudent concession to tho drudg
ery ollil's. .m" - '
, We might learn a useful and charm
ing lesson from our foreign friends, and
especially from the Germans, These
contrive to make their borne constant
tcenesof cheerfulness. Every domostic
event is turned by them Into an ore.
lion of joyous demonstration. Tha
celebration of the baptisms and -chris
tenings, oirthuays, ana silver ana gol
den weddings, and otbor family events,
makes life in. Germany a perpetual
holiday. This docs not, as some might
ttisiicct, render the German on idle,
devil-may-care porson. His prominence
in every country as a man of industry,
enterprise, and thrift proves the con
trary. This exuberance of domestic
joy sorres rather to lubricate hi ener
gies, and render bim capable of .bear
ing the rub of life without wear and
tear.
It is surprising also how much hearty
enjoyment the Germans manage to
get for a small expenditure of money.
These family festivals are made up of
very few articles purchased in shop or
market, but ot a great deal ot senti
ment of bomo tiroduclion. A boauet
ot flowers, a cake, a toy, or a trinket,
w an Hint costs money, the rest Is gen
erously supplied by affection and good
nature. What time may be thought
hy our parsimonious calculators wasted
in theso home festivals should be rather
estimated as gained. The strength
;tiven to tho aomostio affections, and
tho positive increase ol social happiness
by this practice of cultivating the in
nocent pleasures of home, aro sufficient
to commend it. Apart, however, from
these, it has tlie further advantage of
indirectly' economising time. The
spirit nro refreshed by these periodical
intermissions from work, and the mind
and body so invigorated that they
more toan make up, ny increased will
ingness and capacity for labor, for all
the timo spent in theso innocent and
wholesome family festivals.
A Forja Thousand Dollab Mis-
takk. A Parisian, more noted for his
avarice than for fidelity to his wife,
was dnving toe other day with an ac
tress to whom he is particularly de
voted, when, in order to put on her
gloves, she was obliged to take off four
rings, worth at loast 14,000. As she
bad no pocket in her dress she intrusted
the rings to ber escort, who put them
carolossly in bis pockets. After the
performance at the theatre was over
our friond returned homo, and enter
ing his wife's room, without thinking,
emptied his pockets, placing their con
tents on the marblo mantel. The glit
tering jewels immediately caught the
conjugal eye, and trouble was immi
nent, whon the gentleman said : "My
dear, business has prospered to-day,
These four rings are a prosont for you."
Distrust vanished, and joy toot its
place. At daybreak a messenger came
from the actress to reclaim tie rings.
He wo immediately tent away, and
at noon tbo avaricious victim explained
to the actress, and was obliged to pay
hor 14,000 in bank notes for the jewels.
As tor bis wifo she now never wearies
of eulogising hor buBbond, and while
showing the rings to ber frionds ex
claims : "Thoy say that he ia avarici
ous; it Is a calumny, for look at these."
On the Sunday following his capture
of Ticonderoga, Alien attended, divine
worship in the little meeting house at
Bennington, Vt Tho clegyman, who
was as devout as he was loyal, took oc
casion, during the long prayer that
preoedod hia sermon, to give all tha
glory of the exploit to th God of Bat
tles. Allen's notion of the share which
Providence had in tho matter did not
exactly agree with bis pastor's. Ho
held his peace for some time, but final
ly, overcomo by a passing impulse,
arose in his scat and oalled : "Parson
Dewey) Please mention the fact that
Ethan AUtn tvu therr "
A cubic inch of gold ia worth ono
hundred and forty -six dollars; a cubic
foot, two hundred and fifty-two thous
and two hundred and eighty-eight
dollars ; a cubic yard, six million
eight hundred and seventy-six dollars.
Tbo quantity of gold now in existence
is estimated to bo throo thousand mil
lions of dollars, which, welded in one
moss, could be contained in a cube of
twcnly-three foot
People who brood ovor thoir sor
rows ore usually successful in batch
ing a numerous family, and those who
nnrso their wrath to koep it warm are
sure of a comfortable temperature of
Indignation.
A woman should never consent to
b ntariod secretly. She should dis
trust a man who bus any reason to
shroud in darkness the act which in
his own estimation should be the
crowning glory of hit life.
Tho man who talks everlastingly
and promiscuously, who seems to have
an oxhattstless magazine of sound,
crowds so many words into hi
thoughts that he always obscures and
frequently conceals them.
An elevated purposo ia a good and
ennobling thing, hut we cannot begin
at the top of it. We mnst work ap
to it hy the often difficult pain of daily
duty f daily duty alwaya carefully
performed.
Mra. Woodbul! declare that aba
Wri lew ber nwn nrlitirinlw Thin smtiet
be exceedingly gratifying to those who
iibvw uwii Buspeciea oi writing mem
for ber.
Gratitude is like tho good faith of
traders it maintains commerce ; and
we often pay, not because it I just to
discharge our debts, but that we may
more readily find people to treat no.
Among tho prominent visitor at
the Wbiu Sulphur Spring, Va. are
General Joe Johnston, General P. O.
T. Beauregard and General J. B. Gor
don. Politic ore abjured by the party.
Enemies spring up everywhere of
tueiir uwn awconi. r neuua arw remrwu
in the affections, and cease to be lock
aa soon aa they are removed from th
conservators of th heart.
The law of th pleasure In having
done anything Sir another I that the
one almost immediately forgrta hartag
given, and tb other remevbert step.
nolly having received.
A word unspoken I a rword in the)
scabbard ; a word uttered a a fnHI
in another'! hand.