THE CLEARFIELD REPUBLICAN," CLEARFIELD, PA. EDUCATIONAL. I1Y M. L. McQU0WM BBTAHLIBUED IN lt. Tin Urfeit Circulation of any Mnwopauer la North Central Peuneylraula. Torms of Subsoription. .. ,la g idtuH, or within monthe....'4 HI ii Dinl after h'ln ' montbe t SO J p, j after tho eiplratlon of I aontka... a IM Bates ot Advertising. Tromt"1' drrtlomli(, aquarvuf lOlinoeor lui, I Hum or Ion II 0 l'r each aubiequenl inoertion Aiiniilretore' and Kleontore'iiollee f 00 Audit."' notion. Cmioniend R'treye I oO Unulollon nntlcee I Profoialonal Oarda, o linol or leea,l year.... 0 ,al noltoea, per line 10 YEARLY ADVKRTI8EMENTB. i .,, 18 00 I onlomo. 00 now. 1 0 i ool.inn TO 00 Itinera... SO 00 1 column IN 00 O. II. HOODLANDKR, Publlahar. (farflfl. Tt"V SMITH, 11. ATTORNKY-AT-LAW, .1 I TS Clearfield, Pa. T J. LINQLE, A T T O R N E Y - A T - L A W, I II I'lilUiuburg, Centra Co., Pa. y;pd Q RAW. BARliETT, Attorneys and Counselor, at Law, clearfield, pa. January 30, 1878. TSIIAEIj TEST, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Clearfield, Pa. ey-OI9oe la tbe Coort Hoaio. JyllST HENRY BRF.TH, (OATKRO r. O.) JUSTICE OF THE PEACE roa bell fow.ainr'. Mj 8, 1878-ly- yM. M. ilcCULLOUCn, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CLEARPIKLD, PA. (Its. In Mifnnlo building, Seeonil etreet, op j,u,it. the Court Houre. Je2A,'7H'tf. c. arnold, I, AW A COLLECTION OFFICE, Cl'RWKNBYILLK, tA Clearfield Countjr, Pcnn'a. T5y s. T. BROCK BANK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CLEARFIELD, PA. Office in Opera Monro. ap 15,17-1 J AMES MITCHELL, DEALRB l Square Timber & Timber Lands, J,ll'7.1 CLEARFIELD, PA. g V. WILSON, ATTORNKY AT LAW, Office one door coat of We.terB Ilotel building, upoite Court IloOM. iept.J,'77. CLEARFIELD, PA. J,1 HANK FIELDING, ATTORNEY-AT-LA W, Clearfleld, Pa. Will attend to all buaineaa entruit.d to hia promptly and raithfully. Jenl'7 J F. SNYDER, ' ATTORNEY AT LAW, CLEARFIELD, PA. Office in l'io'i Opera Uoaio. Jul. 20, "7tf. VILLIAM A. WALLACB. ARar r. wallacb. patio L. bbbbs. jobs w. waieier. AUALLACE A KREB3, (Knweaaore to Wallaoo A Fielding,) ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Jaol'77 Clearfield, Pa. r. o'l. acta. A. A. aaABAM. 1)I!CK At KRAHAM, ) ATTORNEY. 8 AT LAW, CLBAartELB, PA. Alt legal bu.toeat promptly attended to. Office In Ureham'a Row roome formerly occupied by II. B. Kwoope. Julj-21, '78-tf. thoi. nrniuT. crura oftrioa. uraur & oonnox, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CLEARFIELD, PA. jbOfflct la Pit'a Opera Ilount, Mcond loor. f;1074 io in a. tTiaiLLT. PAMIKL W. K'CLDT. M cEaVALLY A MrCURDY ATTORaNEYS-AT-LAW, Clear Urld, Pi. fdr Legal basinaai atttndod to promptly with) fidelity. Office on Second itreet. above tba Firit National Bank. jan:l:7t Y G- KitAMER, A 1 T O It N E Y - A T -LA W , Real E.tate and Collection Arent, C LEAR Kl ELD, PA., Will proiaptty attend t all legal bnalaaaa oa- tru.ud to hie care. jH-e-OOic. ia Pie'l Opera Hunre. Janl 70. T P. MeKENRICK, e ATTORNEY AT LAW, CLKARFIKLD, PA. All legal bniinem tntru'trd to hit eart will ra eelre prompt attention. Once oppoilta Coart Uouaa, la Maionie Bolldtag, mood Boor. avgi. "-iy, JOHN L. CUTTLE, ATTOnNEY AT LAW. tnd Real F.irtata Acent, Clearaeld, Pa, OBce ea Tblrd elreat, net. Cherry A Wal not, y-R...tt.ly eer hia eerrleeela eelllag aad koylag laada la OI.ar.eld and adjolblag aaaatlea Bnd wit. aa eipartoaao oi over twenty y.ara aa a earroyor, datura kltnaelf tbat ke eaa r.aler eatlaraetioa. irea. am-c u, JJR. E. M. SCHEURER, OIIXOPATBIC PHYSICIAN, OSc. Ib reald.rice oa Pint at. April Jl, lafi. Clearleld, Pa. rvit W. A. MEANS, HHY8ICIAN A SURGEON, LlTIIKRSBfRU, PA. Kill atund profeerlonal ealla promptly. euglH'70 yyi t. j. hoi kn, f II V 8 1 C I A N AND 80KOKKN, OBce on Uarkct Street, Clearlleld. Pa. Br0ce koara: I to Ii a. aa., aad I to f. D It. J. KAY WRIGLEY, nMKPATni0 P1IYSICIAS, serOA'a adjelarng the rc.IJ.ec .f Jamee ""ll.,, k. oa rteooad SI, I'learkold, Pa. )ll,'7t tt. I) !!. II. H. VAN VAI.ZAH, ; ( LliARPIELD, PBMK'A. OFFICE IN MASONIC BUILDING. A 081 re Boun-From It to I P. M. May II, 8Ti. Vl ,1. P. BURCH FIELD, Ute Hurgton of ike t34 Reg, mew I, Paaniylranla ieviittTi, laving rotarati ires tat army, 'en kteproftatlanal nrrleea IttkttiUstaa f Ctsarleld toaaty. cue TTvmrlf ' a 8 aeon d itreet, former lyeaeaa led hy Wooefi. . Iari.M-U AHRY RNTDEH. BARBEH AND BAIRDdlSSEk. rkcp oa Market Bl, apaoelto Ooart Hoaja. A alee towel for nary eaeteeaat. Ah ojeaafaotarer ei ll KlBde el aVl-tieaea k Maaau Bjalra CLEARFIELD Q0. B. GOOLLiSDEB, Eilitor VOL. 53-WHOLE NO. "lOB PRINTINO Of KVERY DESCRIP ej lloa eaelly eaeoatod at tble offloo. QSCAR .MITCHELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CLKARFIKLD, PA. jJrdr-Oflice In tbo Opera Iloueo. oetil, '78-tf. WILLIAM M. IIENRY, Jobtice of fa a Pbacb arp Scairaaaa, LUMBER OITY. CoUeetlone made and bob.t promptly paid over. Artlolee of agreement and deed, of uaeejaneo Baatljr eaoeutad aad werrantod ear root or bo energe. SeiyTl OLAND D. SWOOPE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CurorcBffiUe, Cleerfletd oonnt, Pa. Mt.t,l-lf. JOHN D. THOMPSON, JbiUo of the Pm and 8criTner. Curwenivllle, Pi .Col)otioai BAdt an J munav promptly patdow. fibai'71tr JAS. B. GRAHAM, dealer Ib Bcftl Estate, Square Timber, Boards, SHIXOI.Kft, LATH, A PICKETS, W:'7S Clrarlold, Pa, REUBEN HACKMAN, House and Sign Painter and Paper Hanger, Clearfield, Pena'a. tefvWUl aioeute Jobo In Ble line promptly and la a workmanlike manner. arrl,A7 JUUN A. STADLER, BAKEK, llarket 6tH ClearOeM. Pa, Frih firaad, Ruik, Holla, l'iea and Cakaa ob hand or mad t order. A ganural aiiortmeDt of Conftiooarii, Frulta aad Nuta in itoek. lot Cream and Ojtton Id aeaaon. Saloon Boarijr oppoiita tba l'oitoffioa. Prteot Biodorata, Mroh IfcU'TA. WEAVERS BETTS, PKALans IX Real Estate, Square Timber, Saw Logs, AND Ll MltKR OF ALL KINDS. r0(noa ob Booond etreot, ia rear of atore room of Ueorn. Wea.er A Co. janlt, '78-tf. RICHARD HUGHES, Jl-STICF. OF THE PEACE MB Uttatur Tou-nnhlp, Oeoeola Ullla P. O. All oBeial boainOM antraeted to klm will be promptly attoaded to. eoebSO, '70. J. BLAKE WALTERS, REAL ESTATE BROKER, AND DB1LBB IB Saw LaogH and Ijiuubor, CLEARFIELD, PA. OBce la Oraham'a Row. 1J5 71 E. A. BIGLER & CO., BBAI.BBI l SQUARE TIMBER, , aad taaataeUrari of ALL HI Nim OF SAWED LUMBER, -T71 CLKARFIKLD, PENN'A. G. H. HALL, PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER, NEAR CLEARFIELD. PENN'A. nV-Pumpe alwaya oa band and mad. to ordor aa abort notice, rtpee ooreo oo roaaonaoie lerm All work warranted to render eatiafactton, and dellraredifdealred. aiylfelypd THOMAS H. FORCEE, BBAABB IB GENERAL MEHCH ANDI.HE, GR AH ANTON. Pa. Alao, eiUnilTO aianafactanr aad doater la Square Timber and Hawed Lumoerol au atnaa. ar-Ordera aoliclted and all bill, promptly llled. jjl,U lit very Htable. THE aaderaifnod bega lean to lalom the pub lic tkat ke la now fally prepare to accommo. daM all la tke way of f.ml.bloa H.aea, Bujji.a, saddle! and Haraeaa, oa Ike ekortaet aotiee and ea reaaonable torraa. Reeidoaeo oa Looaat atrett, UKii, ?r. OAAnnani. 1l..reld. Feb. 4,1874. S. I. SNYDER,. fiSt. PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER tifacW ABB ttBALBB IB LaWalclifK, Clock) and Jewelry, tfraliMi'a Kow, AforAef AreW, CI.EARPIEl.n, PA. All klnda of repairing In my line promptly Bt- oaded to. "f" -' Great .Western Hotel, No.. 1.111, 1313 and 1310 Market Street, ( tlirtrllf ooeie RVle.ar'e Oroad Dip.) pjiilaiolpMa, Fona'a, Termai, IB.OO per dr. Til. Unlet la a.ar Ibe Bew Pablla Bwildiage, new Marenie Temple, I'. 8. Miot, end Academy , Orrjr ALt ainat I Jyii.ie-iy Clearfield Nursery. ' ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY. ama.a. .. I 1 A...L.li.kJ e. Neae. X aery on ia ni "-j - - I . .a- - .I.H.- 1 W.lr aa... ki WAxaaaa atak all ktada ti rai i ini-no, v dwarf,) KfergToeai, Bbrebbary, (irape Vlaaa, . H a Di..kka.M MiP.ajr.arrv. aad Kaapntrry vinei. aipo, nupenu v- "" Qaiaet, and early aoariet Rkabark, An. Ordera pn.pu, 1 wnrriur aaa2t CI-i CarwtiHllit, Pa. ANDREW HARWICK, Market mraet. ClcerteM. Pa., , wABvr Acrvaaa abb bbaibb iw ' ' BARKERS, SADDLES, BRIDLES, COLLARS, aad all klode e ob si rinmxuma tovoa. a ...it ..-.l -M b.ajim' HtfdATara. Braakae. Comb., Blaakete, Robea, .1.., alwaya ea kaad aad lor aale at Ike loweat oaak prlooe. All klada ef repalriag promptly attoaded to. . .1 m Ll J A L. aaa A aa aw Aala akBa aBak mfaaV flBVW All Biae m mim ' x All L 1 eeiaa ni karBBafia Itatllt one ents rjpiii"- -kept oa hand, and for aale at a mall prolL Claarftold, Jan. It, 1M. 1 WKflT BRANCH xr Insurance agency. PEflTIt k BROCKBANK, Ageata. (Feeeeeeort ta Murray A UordoB.) Tke fe Bowleg ret ele coeapaatM reprwate B.rtk Britlek A Mareeelll. Fire lea. i- a-.LA . ..iB.eee.eee Beottl'.k Cemmoroial Fire laa. Co., of J"lVVkVi"kiAr.'""'l !7!ee rire AeMiatlna,idPklladelpkla.-... I,l,e WatorUwa Fir New lark, ieearea farm areperly oaly J"J Mobile Fire Deaarlmeat laa. to r,e Pareaaa aa tke eaawtry waallag laeeraaae, eaa kaee it promptly attended to ky ao'eneeiog ea aa Mreoa eV bl WtUr. Loweet poe.ikler.te. ia tret fLIama' attr aV. OeW IB Pte'a i.T.IW9MAJI. ' Cleartelt, May I, llja-ly. A(U. L Proprietor., 2,608. TIIKCIIY 1V CONHTAKTINU. (When Mohammad II, after tht fall of Coo.Uu tioople, ODterad the palaoa of tht Itjiaotiaa Km peror "a mrlacefcalj refleelloa on the vlcimittide. of baoiBn greataett forced ltielf oo bit mind, and ha rrpatd an lrgant dUtlch of Peru! an jftet ij i "Tha ipldtr hai woven hit wob In the Impe rial palaoo, and tht owl hath lung bar watch ong on tbt towtrt of Afraaiab.' "Gibbon . ctaaNI Fall of tit Hmam JCmpln. I. Four bandrcd ywr have paaaad away Hinoe tbt TurkUh torrent poured Over thy walle, Byaantium, With tht Koran and Ibe .word ; , Fuar hundred yeare ainoa Com tan tine, Lait muoaroh of ha race, Fffll like a king before Ifae fut, Contending fact to feet And ped away from hlitory'i paga, That Empire famed of old, Ala limp ti blown tut by the wind, And a ilory that ll told. " For tht .t(ftrfT hn immr kit tftb fa rA tmptriat pnlmtm, mnd th w' hath mng i Hatch tewy on ik touMrt of Araiinb." , ir. They drafTftrd the fallen Emperor From 'ueeth the beapi of ilain Of all bii bruad and purple robi Mo traetsa now remain. Only the golden eairi bright That oo bii tend all ihune. Told this wai mlgbiy Comtaotlne, The grant imperial one. With larage aeal they imuto the head From the body of their foe. And at &lohammed'i feet tbey laid Tht ghoetly trophy low. Nor itorn nor grief the lloilem frit i It vai hie fu to die i .Mun ii but dmt In tby great icelei, All conqneriog Deitiny I ' For th tpidtr hat kw Aii wet ta f tmptriat pnlact, mmd tk tti hath tang Aer injtek-tong oh tht lautrt of Afwiab." III. The gurgtoni palace fan III, ablata With Pf'pbyry, gemi and gold Where the proud Umperori of the K.it Larifhed their weellb untuld, Kow lay denned lone and itilL, A ram tht Cxuqueror there, And echoed to hie heavy triad High arch and marble itair. The Siloalem pauied o'er laoe and eye A ibadow aeemi to fall : 'Such, then, la earthly pomp and power, A lunbcam on the wall j To-day wc reign tn pronperoui pride, To-morrow wo are dead i Ah, true aa art the l'rophet'a worda Art tboit tlio poet ettid t " For tht tpidtrhatKuve kit tcth tm (htimptriut palact,md tht mul katk tumg Aer ttatck tuHf ta ric (oirer a Afrattaf IV. Four hundred ye.n have paaicd away Tba Moilem bulwark now The mighty eity of tht Eat Wean inhei on bar brow. The Crttoent palei iu falling flri. And Islam auiipllant itanila Before the monarubi of the Wait With elaxped, Imploring ban da. Her time haa alio come to yirld, And pica away, and die, Aa palei the moon, when, itrong and red, The aun aacenda tba iky. For the tpidrr Aa worra At' tri I'm tht imptriml pnfact, mnd tht awl hath tung htr WQlek tomf on tht tOKtrt of Afratiah." Htmrjf PtttrtaH, Pkiladttpk ta. A C1USESE WEDDING. A NOVEL SERVICE DKSCBIBtD. A MOW AND A LOVELY PAfdllTKR OP TUB FLOWERY KINGDOM MARnlKD IN 8IIANOUAI CELEBBA TED BY FEABT1NO AND FIRECRACKER8. From the Shanghai Herttd.) Tbe iutorostintr ooremon y of a Cbinetve weddinir wag pertormcu in tbe pres ence ot largo numbers of foreigners of both sexes, iho bnaoi'room was tue second son of A-raow, the well known storekeeper on tbe Iroticb settloment, and tbe brido was the daughter of a family of some cstato residing in tbe native city of Shanghai. Tbey are only seventeen years of age. The docoration of tbe premises lor the oc casion was earned out on an extensive scale, and, as the wedding took place at 5 o'clock in tbo evening, the elicit was much heightened by iho inevita ble Chinese luntern, of divers colors and shapes, suspended from bowers of evergreens ana nowors, arranged upon trellised bamboos. . Several rooms in the store were prepared for tbe accom modation of tbo guests,and a stand oat- side was erected lor the convenience of; tbe musicians and singers. Tbe brido was attired sumptuously in a parti-colored brocaded satin over garmont, which was of course sur mounted by tbo red cotton bridal veil covering tlio wholo bead and face and banging soma distance down, oetng, however, slightly open at the sides to permit of easier breathing. The fash ion of this attire was that of centuries ago Iho top of the head-dress bulging out in form very similar to that seen in ancient pictures of Israeli tish proisls. Around this she wore a golden coronet, studded with pearls, amethysts, and rubies, while pendant from It woro numerous strings of long glass bends of several colors, tbo whole presenting a novel, jl not altogether charming effect Tbe bridegroom was clad in tbo etn broidorcd silk robes of a wbito-button Mandarin, lie betrayed not tlio slightest-anxiety to lift the veil tbat con cealed, the bride's lace, but, with a stolidity remarkable in one so young, allowed the ceremony to proceed and himself to bo guided by tbe old women fo-botwoens with much resignation, hey placed the bride to the right of the laimly altar and tbo bridegroom at her left band, both kneeling. it may not be amiss to explain bow the brido reached her father in-law's house, whero tbo nuptials are alwaya celebrated. On the duy' which bas been tound by the forluno tellers as being propitious lor tho event, the bridegroom seta out for tbe bouso of his prospective liither-iu-law ; but he is always mot on the way thither by an eminnary, who entreats htm to return to his Own borne; and not wasto hia timo in aoeking the root ol so humblo a personage as his luture wife's father. At length, persuaded of this, be re turn, borne and sends tho bridal cbair, accompanied by four, eight, twelve or sixtcon groomsmen, as the case may be, to ask lor the bride. The bridal chair is a line qua won of tho wedding ceremony. While tho groomsmen are being: icasted. tbt bride is subjected to a little martyrdom of having some of her front hair pulled out anu ner iore hoad expanded to that matronly form which Hi often seen in the caso of amahs. Tbe gioomsmen having urged the iiniiatienoesfthe Broom, and 1,10 lonR- ing with which ,ho is looking forward to the haurv nour, inoy lane meir ja- narturo, and the bride is led lorth to her paronts' family hall to worship hor ancestors those lares ot the Chinese lamlly religion and her pa rents, the dcitie. incarnate of this cult. At tba termination .o these simple riles, she enters tbe bridal chair. Iho musio, the lanterns, tho toroncs, in red umbrella imitation of a Manda rin', turnout tbe numcrousboxes and rnnks. tied clothes, and utensils inde scribable, all shining bright and red, that form the make up ol a bridal pro cession, are fatuilliar to every foreign rcsidonU At the bridegroom', bouse, tbe family allar, aa above eUtcd, had bcon prepared. wo ?anuiee, iut nuji- lial taners. on.- covered with green ml ib mher with red crap., war. lying on th. .lutr trnni, Ik object of wiiHB will M preewnuy inA.i... . Tbt bride wag received at ber n.w CLEARFIELD, PA., home with a salute of flrocrakers and musio ; and the chair was deposited, with its devoted occupant, insido the entrance to tho hull, but at tbo rcurol tho altar. Tho chair polos wero then removed, and the female bridal attend ants, a oinss of women who, in China, make woddings a matter of trade, took their station at tbe door of the chair and assisted tho groom's mother in examining the door itself. Tho origin of this examination was the cub torn (long sir.co exploded) of sealing tho gate of tlio cbair to niako sure that the bride bargained for had not been changed during the transit from hor bouso to tbat of ber husband, and an interior specimen of womankind substituted. In tbe wedding under notico, tho supposed seals being found uninjurod, the mother retired, the nup tial tapers were lighted, and the bridal attendants led tbo brido to tho right hand side of the altar, and the groom was informed sho had loft the chair. In obedienco to the call of tho Mas ter of Ceremonies,, the pair knelt and worshipped first heaven and earth the Chincso ideal of a wedded union from wbicb all things havo been born into existence. They then worship ped tho ancestors of tho bridogroom ; next bis parents ; each in their turn shadowing forth tho nearer or mora re mote fountain of existence, liko tho Spirit of God moving upon tho fnce of the waters. The second act was begun by two of tho groomsmen (both of whose parents must still bo aliro, as other wise they are not qualified) taking tbe nuptial tapers to light the way, the groom gently drawing tbo brido by the red and greon pieces of crnpo referred to beloro to the bowor that had been provided for her. Arriving in the nuptial chamber they both sat on tho edge of tho bed, and the brido groom softly lilted tho edge of the bridal veil, and so obtained the first peep at his wiI'u'b features. Tho female attendants then immediately put the veil altogether aside, and tho bride groom immediately resigned his bride to the care of the femalo attendants who took off the veil and bride's coronet and antique dress, and proceeded to array ber in tho garb of a laHhionablo lady of the present day. Tho fresh toilet completed, the bridegroom oneo more led ber forth unveiled to be in spected by parents, relatives and guests, after which she retired to tho bridal chamber, and the groom remain ed behind to attend to tbo wants of tbo vistors. Feasting then becsmo the order of the evening, champagne, sbumshu, and other liquors flowing in abundance. -Many ot tho guests visited tbe brido in tbe nuptial chamber, whore sho re ceived them seated on the bed, which was a very handsome piece of furni ture. Tbo proceedings were kept up till a luto hour, and were resumed on Wednesday and Thursday nights, though not to snob an extent ; but wo are credibly informed that, taken al together, tbore were not less than COO guests present. THE MILLERS' STATE CON VENTION. Tbe Annual Convention of the Mil lers' State Association was held in the city of Lancaster, January 14th. Tbo proceedings were of an interesting character. Many of the millers were of tbe opinion that Fullz wheat was not, as a general rulo, so good to make flour of as many other varieties ol wheat. Tbo Full! wheat yields well enough as to quantity of flour, but tho quality of tbo (lour is inferior as it is darker than tho flour made from tho Mediterranean wbcat.andconsequently makes darker and rough bread. Some millers said tbat by taking one third Fall., oiio third lied and one-third Amber, and grinding them together, a f;ood quality of Hour can be obtained ; icnoe, it is to tho interest of millers to encourage farmers to raise the Hod and Amber, or such other kinds of wheat sb yield well lor tho producer, and at tho samo timo make a good quality ot flour. Tho Lancaster Intelligencer, In its report of the proceedings, says : A member Iroin rnilaueliilna stated that the chief recommendation of the FulU wheat was its tino appearance Ho warded it as far inferior to the Red Mediterranean and several other varieties for all purposes, except for shipping. For export it grades as Am ber, and brings a good price, but when used by our bakers is sure to cause complaint. In the Philadelphia mar ket jjaneasior county nour, wnten fonnorly hold very high rank, was now held in light osteem, and he oclievcd this was bocauso of tho introduction of Fulti wheat. Tho aoovo view was endorsed by a number of tho millers present. Mr. Wi Latimer Small, ot lork, thought tb Clawson wheat even worso than lbs Fulir., and would like to know bow th4y may bo got rid of. He suggested that millers should refuse to pay as much lor those varieties as for others that aro better. Mr. Levan, of Lan caster, said tho trouble was that ship pers wero paying tour cents per bushel more fur l ulls wheat than tbey paid lor. lied Mediterranean ita fine ap- pearanco recommending it. Of courso, our millers wero willing to let them havo it ; but as long as it was in tie mand it would be grown. Mr. Small recommended tbo Mediterranean, tho IU no Stem, the Shoemaker, and tho Canada While, as better than any others with which bo was acquainted for making superior flour. Another member suited that in his neighbor hood Fultz wheat was largely used and the flour highly esteemed by baivors. As much as 372 pounds of good bread was made from a barrel of flour. It was furthor said that although our borne millers undervalued it, it was Bought after by foreign buyers. Ho suggested that perhaps th. faults com plained ol lay not so much in tno wuoat aa in tho machinery by which it was nrcnarod : it was said that tbo r mix wheat could be ground intogooa nour by subjecting it to a steam heater bo toro it is put on Ib. burrs j the process was described. . Finally tho mailer respecting which variolic of wheat wero best for flour was referred to a committee of- five millors. This committee at tho even ing session of the Convention made tho following report I " BreeJeod, That thla Boaiety will dleaonrage tke arowiaa of Full, and Claw.ee wkeat. For mill- log parpeoeo, tkey are act deetrehle aad Bare beea tke oauee ef much of tke eomai.lal ef ear Iner. We n,gcal Laaee.tor, Old Hcdtierraneea, Boegbtoa, Bboamaker, Dtebl, Vlok aad Ceaerfa Watte. Tho htdligenar says tho sentiment of the Convention scorned to bo vory doctdedly against the Kults and Claw son wheat, and the above resolution was almost unanimously adopted, A man who by begging gets a favor and then uses that favor to the injury of tb. party that generuusly bestow, it, i. aa ingrsl. of tuor. thai usual teftb. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1879. TUE STOLEN TELEGRAMS. Tbo Potior committee has not gone very fur in its Investigation of the cipher telegrams, but it has gono tar onougu tn indtcato clearly that what ever of obloquy thero may bo on one side is well balanced by a series of well plannod rascalities on tho other. The unblushing coiilossion of Urady, who occupies the position of Second Assis tant Postmaster General, establishes all thut, and, accustomed as pooplo have become to tbe various phases of moral deformity as developed in the conspiracy which led to tbo tbeit of the Presidoncy, they most think with horror from some of th. revelations of thi. government official. Not alone did men high in department authority conspiro to commit one ot the greatest crimes of the ago, but tbey lent their personal aid and threw tlioir subordi nates into the work audi a Southern Slate was invaded not only by wily politicians, but by government officials ranging from an Assistant Postmaster (ieneral down to special agents ot tbe department, with wollfilled pockets, ready tor any emergency. Descend ing to this level and becoming thus a part of tbo crime itself it was tho most naturaixeiiing that the highest of these officials should afterward become an accomplice in the theft and in the sup pression of tho evidence of guilt in tho transaction. Nothing is needed beyond tho dis graceltil story which Urady tells to satisfy honest men of tbe character of tho wholo business, it any woro led not already satisfied. When the Senate commitleo had come into possession of tbo political telegrams the republicans who wero concerned had the fullest opportunity to go and select the dis patches dangerous to them, lirady persoually secured tbofo which bad passed betwoen btm and rostmaster General Tyucr, and when there was a lull in this neat work of discrimination tho messenger of Morton's committee, one Bullock, stolo a carefully assorted lot and turned them over to lirady, who had thorn copied hy clerks in the Post Ollleo Department ; pome ho sent tor publication and others ho turned over to William E. Chandler, who had no more business with the stolen mut ter than lirady had. It was all in tho line ot their business, however, lor t heso were the Democratic ciphers, and it was desirablo they should bo given publicity, tho Republican evidence of crimo having been destroyed. What tho Republican dispatches wero can, of course, never bo known, unless some conscience striken participant in the outrage should be moved to a confes sion, and then bo would be certain to have to face the contradiction of all his fellow-conspirators. No one will have tho hardihood to claim tbat these tele grams woro innocent in thoir charac ter ; had they been solhoy would havo been presorved with the greatest care, as their valuo for purposes of vindica tion must havo been recognized. Hut having been destroyed there can be but one suspicion in tho public mind regarding tbo motive for such a des peralo resort. Nor does thatconiplcto the evil. Evidently the valuo of tbo cipher dispatches as inculpating evi dence is destroyed by this stealing of such ol thorn as would havo implicated one side, and so fur as tho investiga tion is further concerned it will never bo ablo to clear the skirts of ono parly while besmirching tho other. There was no better way to show tbo iuiqui ty of tho Democratic cipher telegrams than by contrast with tho republican dispatches had the latter been innocent and honest. Th. opportunity to do this has been lost by the crime of those wbo abstracted the Republican docu ments, and it will always remain to bo remombcrod that whilo ono side, with all its ciphers, failed to hold that to which it was entitled, tho olhor sido got that which did not belong to it by a process known only to its plotters and their destroyed tolograms. It was worth while to call President Hayes' attention to tho tact Hint he has appointed to ft position abroad ono of the men who was most active in the theft ol tho dispatches from the com mitleo room. That is Bullock, former mcsscngorof Morton's conimilteo but now United States Consul at Cologne If the President know of Bullock's crime bo is as guilty as Bullock ; if ho did not know it thon be will make him self guilty by permitting bis continu ance in oflico as a representative of this government, since tho sworn conlcssion of the Assistant Postmaster General makes Bullock but a thiol. He should bo summarily dismissed if the Presi dent is to bo respected It would seom that there has already been quito enough of this sort of business to satis fy tho ambition of an administration which started on a reform basis. Phil-adt-ljihia Timet. . AGRICULTURAL. PROFITABLE CORN AND W 11 HAT RAISING. For somo yentu I have been cultiva ting corn and wheat with a view, all tbo whilo, of making tho most und best seod from a given extent of land, at the least cost, In the shortest possible time and with tho least permanent injury to the soil. Discarding all old logy Ideas, I persistently pursued their culture on almost purely scientific principles. In tb. first plaeo, tho natural laws that irovcrn veirctation woro complied with, tlio habits i.l tbo plants, ttieir uemnntis and wants wero carelully attended to. In tbo second placo, the nature ot tho soil, its elements and adaptation to tho growth of tho plants wero analyzed, and whero deficiencies occurred, ele ments wore supplied, and whero too much stalk lood predominated, iiiulo rials were applied to neutralize the ex cess and securo tho proper proportion of the various elements ot the plant food. For Instance, low, alluvial land al ays produces too much slulk and too little grain. To muxo less staix ami moro grain, limo, salt, ahes, etc., may be UBCd to great advantage and prolit. In the vi'L'utable, as well as in tbo am mal world, there are good, bad and indifferent specimens, htockmcn have them all, and it is only by closo breed mir. careful study and intelligent appli cation to Nature', own laws, that they finally succeed in producing pure and valuablo breeds, Just as much atten tion sbouid be givon to tho selecting and saving of seed corn and wheat. Tbe largest and best looking oars tak en from tb. crib do not by any means make tho best seed. The best seed corn is always found in tbe field on tbe top cars of Ihoao stalks that bear more ears than ono and ripen earliest. Seed corn should alwayi bo seloctod in tbo field, not from tho largest stalks, but from those that are the best formed and have the finest stover. Seven Tears of experimenting, woi k ing on one variety, have given me one tbat I. almost invaluable In almost nerd rospact, H is .ry prolitio, hat an g on each .talk several .are, eaeb REPUBLICA yielding train five to eight ounce, of grain, juy best specimen ot a stalk bad lourteen cars and shelled sixty three ounces. My best 100 stalks scloc- ted from off an acre, shelled 170 pounds, and my best acre on bighly improved land made me 102 bushuls shelled. I merely state these tacts to show what can bo dono by way ol improvement in our coreais. A word about tbe physiology of tbe plant may not be out of place right here : It is the largest of the grasses. It is monoecious and susceptible, per haps, of greater improvement than any other. My opinion is tbat, in its original and primitive statu, every joint tbat has ft groove bore an ear. Ono may boo on examination an car or an embryo ear on every node from the roots to within six or seven of tho tas sel. Then I ask, why do not all du volop as docs that on the last joint gen erally ehnnt. twn-t hints of the way up I find an oar can bo mudo by careful selecting and saving the seed, feeding and proper culture. Wheat, too, can bo wonderlully im proved by picking by hand the center beads of the largest tillers, that ripen earliest. This insures pure seed, relia ble and tree from evory foreign variety, as well as lrom all cheat, cookies, etc. I do not mean thut ft farmer should pick all his seed, but I do say that ho should pick a busbol or two which, wben sowed on a choico, clean aero or two, will produco his seed for the next season. This picking should be done every year, so that tho wheat may not deteriorate. The most roliabio preventivo for tho rust, and perhaps one of tho best top- dressings, is a mixture of salt ami ashes hull and hall. Ily mixing in Decomber, or early in January, and koeping it stirred twice a month, it bo comes in two months ono of tbo best of fertilizers. Put it on in Fobruary or early in March. Four or ten bushels to the aero will pay any ono twtco the amount of expense and labor expended. A'wrni New Yorker. A HOTEL OFFICE. EVERYDAY SCENES IN IIIF. CLEBK'S I. IKK. A reporter ot tbe New York Graphic gives a bird's-eye viow ot tbe inwurd ness of a hotel office. Ho remarks : I stood near the office ot one of our largo Broadway hotels a few evenings since tor exactly ten minutes. Besides being intently engaged in regulating a muss of books and lulls, the Clork at tended to Iho following programme ot business : Man with small rod satchel appar ently (list departing " Can I leuvo this in your care tor a lew minutes 7 Clerk " Certainly, Mr. Jones," and the valise goes over the counter. Another guest" Will you favor mo with pon and ink J" Guest accommo dated. Uent (in groat hasto)-" Is Mr. A. in f" Clork (to waiter) "James, take this card to 3-0." Ethiopian flies up throe steps at a timo. Aing-a-ltng, ting a-ling. Ibis bell produces a negro and coal scuttle again. Clork 'Lyman, make a fire in 234.' Messongor boy approaches " For Mr. A.," laying down a letter. Ding dong I . ' Clerk" Take this to 442." Ethio pian vanishes up the stuir-caso. Messenger boy " Pleaso sign for this, sir." Cierk signs. (icnKin long ulster) "Mr. Whiting bus gone, basn t hor l lerk "Just loll two minutes ago. llroud chested gent approaches. Clerk "Loiter for you, Doctor." Doc tor roccivcs tbe lettor. Tingaling. Clerk "203." An. other Ethiopian disappears in tho in- tricacies of tho stair-case, above. Anothor guest" I wish tho key of, 305." Clerk hands over key. I Ding dong I Fireman's bell again, Clerk " Lyman, build a lire in 230.' J.argc, imposing guest, with gray mustache, urmy but, distinguished iu appearance " If any ono asks for mo tejl 'cm I'm in JNO. l.l. dork "All right, Mr. H." Man in chock ulster " Will you put this card in Mr. A.'s box?" Card goes ono of tbo vast system of small pigeon-holes holding keys. iiiry lrom tho cigar Btanu in restaur ant " Change a 810 bill, sir?" Clerk changes bill and never censes checking bills und adding up figures. Hoy places a lurgo bundle on tho office counter. Clerk to waiter " Tuke this bundle to No. C." Another messenger boy with letter. Ding dong. Clerk to waiter "Take this to 402." Musscngcr boy "Forty cents on this, sir. Clerk pot s and boy leaves. Small man in lurgo ulster " I'll pay my bill, it you pleaso." Clerk to As sistants "Make out Mr. C.'b bill." Siout young man "My key, pleaso 305." Key bunded over. Ting-a4ingl "Jamos, 200!" Ethio pian flies upward. Enter traveler; old patron of tho houso; hands heavy vuliso over the counter. Clurk "Jlow do j-ou '", Mr. Vurnttm ; jtiBt get in?" Mr. v glad to see Clerk. Mr. V, nods to tho wulters, reglstoru his naino, and then goes to interview tbo bur. The ten minutes are up. Tho om- niscient Clerk is inspecting his books ! and bills as serenoly as Emerson would write an essay in tho retirement ot bis! study. Ho is not disturbed. Ho is at homo. Ho docs this sort of thing ail tho timo. It will go on In Iho sumo way for hours ono steady string of. questions, answers, keys, bells, fires, messenger boys, bundles, and Iresh ar rivals. Wilhin thirty feet of him fifty guests uro talking and tramping about, fiorters are staggering under trunks, udies aro going down stairs on their way to tho theater, children aro spin ning tops on tho marble floor, tho front door opens and si. tits, and shuts and opons, unintcrmittingly, n telegraph indicator is clicking, a man behind a news stand is selling papers, another cigars, the run on tho bar is steady and constant, pcoplo are eating in the ad joining restaurant, waiters aro coming and going; and amid the busy concen tration ot life in a nutshell that Sturlo vunt Houso Clurk keeps as cool as an ieelierg while adding up figures, answer ing questions and giving orders. "Opened Br Mistake." Congress man Flank Jones, of Now Hampshire, lives with his liimily at a certain Wash ington hotel. The other day loiter addressed in a dainty feminine hand was sent to his room. Mrs. Jones.who answers her husband's letters, opened it, and lo I it proved to be an in vital ion to " My dear Frank to call " at such a place at such and such an hour, ll rs. Jones, being a sonsiblo lady, at oneo concluded that thero must bo another Frank Jones around, so she sent tho letter down to th. ofllce, markod : 'Opened by mistake." Andsolswns, tor another Frank Jones did live at the hotel. Moral but a nieral isn't nee - seBry. . , NEW ANCHOR OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. THE OLDEST REL10 IN EXISTENCE OF THE DlBCOVr.il Y OF AMERICA. On tho night of tho 2d of August, 1498, the little fleet of Christopher Co lumbus, the discoverer of America (he being then upon bis third voyage), lay at anchor just off tho South-west point oi tno island ot Trinidad, on too main land of South America, which ho had seen that day for tho first timo. " Bo- ing on board of bis shin." says Wash ington Irving, in bis history of the great navigator (Vol. II., Hook A., page 123), "lato nt night, kept awako by painful illness and an anxious und watchful spirit, be hcurd a terrible roaring from tho South, and beheld tlio sea beaped up, as it were, into a great ridgo of bill, the height ol the ship, covered with foam, und rolling towards hint witn a tremendous upi-our. As this furious surge approached, ren dered more terrible In nppenranco by tho obscurity of the night, he trembled for the safety of his vessels. Ilia own ship was suddenly lilted up to such a height that ho dreaded least it should bo overturned or cast upon tho rocks, while another of tho ships was torn violently from hor anchorugo leaving, it was hardly noccssury lor Mr. Irving to add, her anchor behind her. Tho crews wero for a time in great con sternation, tearing they should bo swal lowed up ; but the mountainous surge passed on, und gradually subsided. after a violent contest with the counter-cur rent of tho strait. This sudden rush of water, it is supposed, was caused by the swelling of one of the rivers which now into the gulf ol I 'una. and which wcrons yet unknown to Columbus." So fur Washington Irving, who, ol course, founds his text upon that of tho old authorities, and especially upon tho "Vita" of Fordinund Columbus, the son ol tho great Admiral. Tho words of Ferdinand, in reference to tho loss ol tho anchor aforesaid, in the original Italian, are as follows : " Ma piucquc a Diochepasso di sotto, o per dir niig iio cbu gli levo in alto, senna furgli dunuo, anchorche ail un naviijlio leva.uc le anehnre di terra" "Although ono ol tho ships left her anchor behind her '." Iho anchor was lost on tho night ot August 2d, 1408 nearly four hundred years ago I from ono of tbe ships of Columbus, off the South west exticmity ot the islund of Trinidad Point Are- nat, as Columbus named the spot, ride Irving has recently been recovered by Senor Argostino, the gentleman who now owns tbo point of hind in question. It has tbo rare and thrilling merit ot being the oldest relic extant ot tho great navigator and of. the dis covery of America. As would bo expected from tho aire of this relic, it is an anchor in its sim plest form ot expression. The sbull is round, and nine leet eight inches in length, At tho head of tho shall is a round ring, nearly a foot in diameter, to which the cubic was fastened. Tbo flukes havo spread of about five fret. Its total weight ib 1,100 pounds. - Hut tho strangest part is to come. This anchor was duir up by Senior Ar gostino, in his garden, from a depth ol six feet, at a distance of three hun dred and twenty-seven feet trom tho nearest beach ol the soa. 11 is lirst supposition was tbat ho bud stumbled upon a relic of tho Phoenicians, or ot the ancient iNationj who have been supposed hy many to have visited the coasls of America thousands of years ago. But un attentive examination ot local facts and authorities soon con vinced him that a portion of his garden uow occupies the. very fttot nt which tbe ships of Columbus lay at anchor on the night ot August 2d, 149S. The land is constantly rising from the sea and encroaching upon it along this en- tiro coast, as bas been shown by Hum- boldt, Findlav, and scores of others who have written upon this subject, and Iho lato of this encroachment is known to havo boon quito sufficient to turn in 400 years the anchorage of tho groat fleet Into the garden of a private citizen. Thcro is no doubt, therefore, at the 0,0(1 ot tho rigid inqaity that has been made, that tbo anchor recently found b' Suhor Argostino is really und truly tbo lost anchor of Columbus. Inconvenience op Fasihonaiii.f. Clothes. Mrs. Slowo has an article in tho February Atlantic called "Tho Modern Martyrdom of St Perpolua,1 in which sho describes most feelingly and graphically tho tortures endured hy u good and noble woman who wits compelled by her lustiionablo daugh ter to wear a fashionable costume. Poor woman I She couldn't raiso her arms and she couldn't toko a long step, and sho thought ber bonnet was com ing off nil tbe lime, and hor lace got sunburned, and the light hurt her eyes and people stepped on her train and yet she endured it all for the sake of ber daughters wishes. Mrs. stowe suys of her demeanor in church : "In .timo she learned to divide her sacred .oughts in church with the care of ber bonnet nnd tie back, and never in nny ocstacy of devotion to forget she was mortal. As to the pain hor clothes gavo her, tho sense of compression, the weariness, she learned to endure that in tho spirit cf sac nine. 11 bl. rer pelua 0j C0J maintain a heavenly oestacy when tossed by a wild cow, miijlit sho not hope in time, by spiri lUHl forces, to riso uhovo tho sense ol bodily torture. At ull events sho tried j,. .,,, Wll, .i10 meekest, sweetest-look- , Buit evcr sacrificed on the allnrol' fashion." Tho logical capacity is ono of the most lioaulilul and touching tilings to bo seen in the modern small boy. A I tho conclusion of a teslivnl lust sum. mer, an excellent teacher, desirous of administering a trifling moral lesson, inquired of the boys If they had enjoy ed the feast. With the ingonuoiia mod esty of youth they ull responded, "Yes, sir." "Then," usked tho excellent teachor, "if you bail slipped into my garden and picked those strawberries without my leave, would tbey havotast cd as good as now?" Every amull hoy in tliatsiitlnod and sticky company shriek ed, "No, sir I" "Why not?'' '-'Cuuee," said little Thomas, with' the cheerful ness of conscious virtue, "then wc shouldn't have had sntrnr nnd cream with 'cm." Restored. Fort Wuyno, Ind., has bad a rase of romantic courtship. Be cause the fut her of Miss Mary lliirtnon objected to her marriugo with young Calvin Cogwull, young C. C. became insano and had to be taken to Iho Stale Asylum. Tho other night be escaped from the Asylum and she from her lather', abode. They were married, and Cngwell is oneo more in his right mind. i m , Tho Washington Port wants the money paid hy tho Now York Tribune ' for lire cipher diiche to go the Morton monument fund. N TERMS-S2 per annum in Advance. SERIES - VOL. 20, NO. (5. THE RED MAN'S OPINION. Whilo Genera! Sheridan and Secre tary Scliurz were interchanging sar casms as to tho fitness of tho military or of tbo Indian Bureau to tukecburgo of tbe Indian problem, tbo Choycnnes wero showing by desporato fighting and horoio deaths their views of tho question. It is difficult to imagine a moro scathing robuko of tbo iniquities and swindles ot our so called Indian policy than that tho Cheycrmcs pre ferred deulh to again coming under the fostoring care and protection ol the while man and his " Indian Agen cies " and " Reservations." They fought until the Inst mun was killed and after their ammunition was spent they rushed with knives on tho troops. Tbey had taken refuga in a pit tbat formed a sort of fortification and which gavo shelter to their women and chil dren. From this delenso they openod an ettcctivo lire on the troops, but as their ammunition gavo out our troops closed around the pit and fired down into tho det'ensoless savages, but no cry for mercy camo from them. In short, it presented that impleading spectacle ot a maBKacro, in which our troops were tho butchers und tbo dauntless savages tho heroes. Intho pauses of 'tho tiring, whilo tbo smoke was too thick to permit tho soldiers to sco tho agonies of tho Indinns, their death songs could bn heard. Tbo haughty braves wero chanting their last defiunco. When all woro dead but three, tbeso threo came up out of tho pit a ml charged tho lino of soldiors with their biinliiig knives, and of course, (ell riddled with bullets. Then the victors wont down into tbo pit and ! found that the squaws und their chil drcn were nearly all dead, by the bul lots ot the soldiers. Thus ended ono of tho "Indian problems." ll was solved and will not arise again. I lie lesson which it teaches is tho tit-mo scorn nud hatred of tho whites which havo been bred in tho Indian breast by tha long-repeated swindles and wrongs put upon them by tho In dian agents, civic and military. Itmuy lie well to Know whut licnerul Kher man thinks ot tho Indian question, what Curl Schnrz thinks, what Phil Sheridan thinks, but it is ulso well tor tho country to know whuttho Indians themselves think. 1 no Cheyennes havo given in their answer, ll is thut they buvo been defrauded ol their lands by treaties never meant to bo kept; that tin'V havo been swindled by ugenls, led witli rotten meal and defrauded with rotten blankets, cursed with the white man's whisky and bis distascs, goaded into desperation by wrongs of all kinds and treated with renewed injustice when they sought redress; until they fell at lust thai tho timo had como to die, so they chose their ground, sung their death songs und jiassed beyond tbo reach ol tlio whtto man s loving care and protec tion. Even Mr. Carl Schurz ought to Icel somo misgivings about Iho success of his " Indian policy." ABOUT YOUNG WOMEN WHOM NATURE MADE GRACEFUL. Young women, whom nature made graceful, tender, delieuto, affect despiso to both duties and limitations of their sex and study mainly bow to moke themselves the most like men, pretend ing to be what they uro not, and to poso lor what tbey can never bo. Or they adopt tho airs and graces of another school altogether, and aro ul Iral'eminiiie, artistic and a-stbetio to their finger tips women to whom tho homely lite ot work: nnd duty is a de gradation, common sen so tho denial of the higher spirits, and atlectntton tho ultur to which tlio domestic ullur is raised and tho daily tributo brought. tV ho does not know these artistic daughters of tbo commonplace? Thcsoll,ring tho term ninety-nine. Could IlllpoSSltile C.XiOlinUCl'S OI tVSinellC f Ilomelv tu leutnre and clumsy in form, they drape themselves in tho flowing, tight tilting garments ot tho ideal lady uf mcdiieval limes; sho whose lines' should bo all long and slender and in- j stinct with nutitrul graco ; long visage, and melai.t1.oly ; they fr.zx out lllcir huir, put on coquettish bats much bo. ribboned nnd bo-flowered, and go as near to a group of the dresses alter Watleau ns the. times will allow : will. . i..i,n.... i.l.... i - ..i. and roguish luces, they pile up their beads in Pompadour or upo the sweet majestic of Mario Antoinettes four teet nothing in height, and round not say potty ubout tho waist and hips, they uttempt that swimming, gliding wulk which goes only with a lengthy kind of willow wand, but it is impossible to all else; but if they are tall and lean, thoy probably skip and prance like youlhlul fairies, thinking thut art can conquer nature, and that a sufficient amount of affectation can make them seem to bo what they aro not. This is ono exhibition of airs and grucos pat ent in London society, whero every thing is sot forth save naturalness. Thut independence Which is part of the English character, happily for us, uvery now and then blossoms out into bold eccentricities, which prove noth ing but individtiul hardihood, und the icsihelie stylo of dress is one of them. l'or unless there is the nbsoliitc harmo ny belwecn the style und person, noth ing is moro ludicrous than tbeso ttfl'cc laliims ol costume. But oddly enough, lor tho mo-l part that hurmony Is wanting, and tho woman who has sieni precious limo in sliiddying patterns, tints and ornaments, knows nothing of the exigencies ot her own style, or bow to utilize what sho bas, supply what sho has not, and conceal what she ottglii not to have. Largo feet wear glaring Blockings and voyuht slippers ; scraggy shoulders low dresses, at. inch below their neighbor's ; short, lliick throats wear puffy trills and broad black velvet bands, whilo straight, smooth hair, the merit of which is its silltioess, is tortured into tlio staring sped res of cm Is and crimps ; and hair that no Ingenuity can uinlio lo lie straight Is plastered und braided down, worn a la Chinoisr. when nature imper atively demands a fringy and fuzz and refiies a compromise l.onJun (jueen. A Canoe Boy." Mumma," said a ii ked youngster, "uiu I canoe?" "No, cbilil ; why did yon ask ?" "Oh, boeottseT'on always suy you like to sec peoplo paddle their own canoe,-and I didn't know but maybe 1 was you re I" Tho boy went out of tbo door with more n fereiKo to speed than graco. A maiden lady said to ber II, lie nephew, "Now, Johnny, yon go to Ind tuily, and always do, and you'll be rosy-chocked and handsome when you grow up." Johnny thought over this a tew minutes, und then observed, " Well, aunty, you must havo sot up a gteat deal when you wero young. 'Can a in i nor be arrested ill unrction for breach of promise to nmrry ?" is ono of tb. interesting questions that has been raised In tb. J.w iork Uourl.. HAOV ll.tr) r.ONK TO BCUOOL. ..?Jv H,' he. fon. to eobool f ak Bae I What will tno ntoiuer J-,' - . - . ... With neeor a eall to butioa or plfl, Or tie a little .ho. I How eea elie keep hereetf buty all day, Wick tbe little "hlad.nag thing" away 1 Anoibrr Utkot to fill with luoek, Another "good-by" to any, And the mother atenda at the door to tee Her baby march away And laraa with a algb tkat la kalf relitL. And belf a aomtthing ahia to grief. She thlnka of a poaaibl. future morn, Wbra Ibe children, one by one, Will ,o from their home out into the world, To belli, wllb life alone, Ai'd aot area tbe baby be left to cheer The deaolate borne of tbat future year. e'be pioba up garmenta here aad there, Thrown down in eareleea haete, And trie, to tbiak kow It woald eeoia If bolfalog were di.pUoed i It tbe keuM wero alwaye aa atlll aa tkia, Ltow eould ab. boar tho looelieeaa 7 SCHOOL-ROOM HEADACHE. Many people who buvo public school teachers amonif thoir acquaintances, aro firmly of the opinion tbat the school room has a headache system all its own, and their impression would b. strengthened if they wero to interview hoys und eirls. I hero is nothing strange about tho complaint ; tho only wonder is tbat it is not continuous, and that anybody escapes It. With systems of beating and ventilation that aro almost uniformly defective, and, worso yet, under control ol Jani tors who buy e no knowledge whatever of these departments ot their business, and who aro as apt as any other men to neglect or despise whatever nicy oo not understand, many of our school rooms aro boxes almost hermetically sealed, Into t ululi hut ulr in boing driven and compressed. Tho heat is intolerable; tho expired breath and other physical emanations of the chil dren, pollute tho air to a degree ex tremely dungcrous to health ; so teach ers and children, wbo, at nine o'clock entered the room in fuir health and spirits, emerged at noon with listless step, aching head, and deranged vital organs. Should a teacher's nature protest against breathing in poison and sweltering in It, up goes a window, and straightway all the children in its immediate vicinity are chilled, and temporarily relieved from ono danger only to submit to another. The con dition of the air of school-rooms is no secret to boards of education ; it lias bl!t,n ,,0 8,j0et, 0f gome statistics by experts, which forcibly suggest the Black Hole of Calcutta ; but what is, or has been done, to remedy it? How many teachers are competent to use such ventiluting facilities as their rooms possess? Their own frequent headaches, and tlioso of the helpless children, show that tho number is very small ; and tho same effects indicats that but tew janitors need tear to com pare their records with that of tho late lamented King Herod. SHAWSVILLE INSTITUTE. Wo buvo before us the programme of tbo Teacher's Institute, which will ho held at Shawsvillo on Saturday, February l.ruh, commencing nt two o'clock, P. M. It is arranged with much care, and gives promise of an interesting meeting. Tho Salutatory Address will bo delivered by A. A. Murray. Essays will bo read by Emma McQiinwn and Elma Read. Tbo ques tion, Resolved, that Moral Disciplino alono can be Successfully used in Common Schools, will bo discussed on the ntfirmativo, by J. 11 Mead and J. I). Flegul ; Negative, J. G. Stewart. A. A. Murray. J. M. McDowell, Elmer Shire', Maggio Forcoy and Hattie Wilson, will read before tho Institute Tbo music will bo furnished by the Shawsvillo Gleo Club. Not a teachor of Bradford, Girard or Goshon should absent themselvos from this meeting. Entertainment will be provided for all who may attend. boll or HONOR, J. II. Mead baa reported ono hun dred per cent, of attendance for tho month ending January 31st This makes the fourth month in succession thut Mr. Mead has reached ono hun dred per cent, of attendance Ho in forms us, however,; tbat he cannot reach it tbo fifth month. Second to this, is tho Hickory School, in Huston township, taught by W. S. Luther. Tho report of the first montb was ninety -nino per cent, of attendance; second month, ono bundled per cent.; third month, moles ninety-nino, females ono hundred ; making tbe nereontniro l " .iitaatitmm ro- port wo wuuiu ouvu no neon oi a "Jtou 01 Honor. f . ,-.,, , , . .. . ' , . , I'Tp ""':" ' v.auw.u, 'V,' ,"e T. L2al l" i , . . vi"-"'"'; "dd,8,ourscd som VUT mu.ic. 1 n0..act WB" Voluntary and reflect, l'1 "j;00 r m.tt,na,:r tt',d ol th. 1.nml p' beir kindness. Tho 1C0I!10 ol . ? ld d members of tho Insltl ituto highly appreciated the com pliment, and Iho boys enjoyed their trip hugely. Tho Sehool Journal for February contains a history of tho institutes held in tho Slate during this winter. A sketch ot tho Clearfield County In stitute is among them and compare, very fuvornblo with tho work of other counties. This advico is given toyoung teach ers : llely upon your own Btrenirth or body ami soul. Tako for your motto : sell-reliance, honesty, and industry. lluvo luitli and pluck, persovorance and pulienco. Don't seek too much advice. Keep al the helm and steor your own ship. Study hard. Read good books. Dining tbo month of January, wo traveled three hundred and twenty miles, visited till y ono schools, accom panied hy fiftoen directors and wrote fifty eight official loiters. No man comes to his best develop ment of manliness till ho has looked tho wolf out of countenance. It is a heavy strain on your nerve, but It i. ono of God's processes. Teachers, strivo to keep up tho In terest in your schools, during tho last month. Don't allow the warm days to rob yon of your pupils. Remember tho Teacher's Local In stitute at New Washington, February 21st and 22d, 1879, TUOLdllTS FOR TEACHERS. Avoid as much as possiblo verbatim recitations ; they are, as a rule, worse than useless. Let your pupils leil that they can implicitly rely on tho correclnes. of what you tell them. Every exercise should bo conducted so as to secure the constant attention ol each and every pupil in th. class. Mako haste slowly. A singlo prin ciple, thoroughly tuught, is worth a hundred imperfectly understood. Bo thoroughly Interested in what you are teaching ; nothing will so readily oxeito interest in yonr pupils. Tbo teacher's work Is instruction. Tho pupil', work is learning. Th. leucl.t r mnat dircct. The pupil mue'. obey. j No tcfrstopr) will cnablo us to see (Ind. No finest tnicroscope will make Him vislbloM) tbe act of working. No chemistry, no study ol physical lorecs, no search after the one primary torco, can bring us a "band breadth nearer God." Scienco, In the obeyance of our spiritual powers, attain, not to God.
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