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TT W. SMITH,
ATTORNEY
AT-LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
J.
J. LINGLE,
A T T O R N K I - A i - u a w,
1:11 Phtllpabura;. Cealr Co.. Pa. J fi
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OLANPD. SWOOPE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Curwrntrille, Clearritld eounly, Pa.
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SO Alt MITCHELL, .
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
8-Offloe In ll Opera Iluie. octll, '78. tf.
Q R. 4 W. BARRETT,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
clearfield, pa.
January 30, 1S78.
TSUAEL TEST, .
ATTORNRY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
un-Offlee In tha Court Honae. jvll.'OT
HENRY UUETII,
(OOTKXD P. O.)
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
ron BKLL luWIIIUlP.
TM. M. McCULLOUiilf,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OI.KAIIFIELU, PA.
Ofil.-e in alaFonie buiidinr, Feconil atreet, op
p.ite lb. Coort tluua. Je2,"7-lf.
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C. ARNOLD,
I,AW i COLLECTION OFFICE,
CliRWKNPVILLE,
tin CUarlield CounUr, Penn'a. lij
s.
T. 13 ROCK BANK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARPIELD, PA.
Offioe in Opera llouie. ap 26,7-1
JAMES MITCHELL,
nnatia ir
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
jairrs CLEARFIELD, TA. '
J F. SNYDER, ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Office in Pie' Oj.era llouao.
June It, 'Jf.tf.
WtLMAH A. WALLACB. . DAVir, L. KaBBB.
BABBY r. WALLACB. - JOBR W. WBIOLBT.
WALLACE & KKEB.3,
(Humaaon to Wallaea A rialding,)
ATTORN EY8-AT-LAW,
Janl'77 Clearfield, Pa.
r. O'L. BUl'K. . A. A. aBAllAU.
1)VCK A (ill All AM,
AT TOKNKYS AT LAW,
CBABriBLD, FA.
Allieeal bn.ineAa promptlr attended to. Offloa
In Orahain'a Row rooma fbrmerlr ooenpled by
u 11 u.n... . tni.9i 'ra.tr
Frank Fielding.. W. D. lliler....S. V. Wllion.
lIELDING, lilGLERi WILSON,
ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA,
e-UfBoe In Pie'i Optra Ilno.e.
craua aoanoN.
jJURRAY li GORDON, .
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
aYvffice In Pie'i Opera llouae, aeeend floor.
:S0'74
joaara a. n'bballt. oabibl w. M'utranr.
pENALLY & MoCURDY
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
jTwLeeal bualneaa attended to promptly withj
I'lelity. Ofllne oa Second atreet, abora tba Firat
National Bank. Jan:l:70
Y O. KitAMER,
A T T O R N E Y - A T - L A W ,
Real Kitate and Cuitectlou Agent,
I'LEAHFIULl), PA.,
Will promptly attend te ail legal binlo.ll en.
, trnrted to hia aare.
-Oaie in Ple'a Opera llouae. Jaol'71.
J F. McKENRICR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, TA.
All builnem enlratted to bla eare will re.
etive prumpt attention.
OffliNi oppoaite Court llouae, la atatnoie Building,
eeeond fiuor. auglt,'7e-ly.
JJR. E. M. 8CIIEURER,
IlOMOiOPATHIO PUYSIC1AN,
Offlee la reildrnce on Firat rt.
April Jt, 1I7J. Clearfield, Pa.
TR. W. A. MEANS,
PHYSICIAN A St) HO EON,
LllTHEllliRl'RU, PA.
Will attend profearleBal ealla promptly. BuglOTO
YY T. J. HOT EH,
PHYSICIAN AND SOROEON,
OSlee eu Market Street, ClearHold. Pa.
f-w-OISoe boon: I te U a. m , aad 1 to p. m.
J)R. J. KAY WRKJLEY,
noMIEPATniC PHYSICIAN,
-0flce ailjolnlag tba reaidenre af Jama.
Wrirlry, KM., oa Seeoad St., Clearfield, Pa.
Jalyl,'7l tf.
)R. II. B. VA?f VALZAn,
( l.bAHf IKI.I), PKNW A.
OUICE J.V llF.SIIiKNCl, CORNER OF FIRST
AND PINE blKhSTd.
f Ollce koara-Froei It te I P. M.
May II, l'Ti.
I)
R. J. I'. 1U1RCUFIELD,
Uie Sorgeoa of Ik. tti Regiment, PeBntyltaala
VolBBtoere, kavlag retBratd from the Army,
'tn bia prafeaaieaai aarrieea to taeelllaeai
ef Clearl.U M..I.
adrPrefeieioBal ealla promptly allead.d te.
lt ea Seeead Itreet, formerlyeeeaplrd by
llr.Woeda. (aar4,'lt-U
tTARRY SNYDER,
a a. BARBER AND UAltlD REfSKR
k p aa Market St., at.pe.Ht Oeurt Ueaaa.
A eleaa towel far erery aammar.
Alao aaaadfaatarer ef
All kind, ef Art !r lee la Huaaa alr.
Vle.rlMd, pa. ..y U, f I.
CLEARFIELD
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VOL. 53-WHOLE NO. 2,613. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1879. NEW SERIE3-V0L. 20,NO. 11.
Cards.
THHTICKrJ' CONHTAHLKK' KK10
J W bare printed a largo Bumber of tbo now
riflf 1111,1., and will on loo receipt of twenty-
eente. nail . mr to any aridreee. mvll
WILLIAM M. HKNHY, Juhtiob
or Til I'iacb ajd bcitrmiR, L UMUKR
01TV. Collection! made and money prompt);
paid ortr. Article! of aitrement and deed of
eonveyanoe Beatly axecuted and warranted ear-
root sr bo oberge. lajj 71
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Jji.tloe of the Ptut and Sorlrentr.
Curwenivllle, Pa.
toA,Col1ectIuBa made end noner nrotntitto
paid over. febSS'TUf
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
dtnlor to
Eoal Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
fllllHOLER, LATlf, A PICKETS,
8:101! Cloirfl.ld, P.,
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfield, Peuu'a.
toWlll oxoeato Jobi in bla Hoo promntlr and
lit workmanlike nt.nnor. apr4,07
JOHN A. STADLEK,
BAKER, Markal St., Clurteld, Ha.
Fre.h Bread, Ruak, Rulla, Ploa and Cakaa
oa band or made to onlar. A central aniortmant
of t'onfoetlonarloa, Fralla and Nuta lo atoek.
Ioa Cream and Oralera in aeaaon. Saloon nvarlj
o.pofile the lWoffice. Pricea modt-rate.
M.reh IO-'7.
WEAVER & BETTS,
DKALKM IN
Real Estale, Square Timber, Saw Legs.
AND LU.MUER OF ALL KINDS.
MT-Offlot oB Booond Mrt. 1b rar of itoro
rouio ot Ueorg Wnrtr A Cu. n. 'VS-lf.
RICHARD HUGHES,
JUSTICE OF TUB PEACE
roa
Utcalur Totrnthip,
Oteeola Mill. P. O.
II official bueinera Bnlrnited to bim will ba
prouiptlj attended to. naeliZO, '7a.
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
ARB DIALKB !
(Saw Ijom ami Ijuinbor.
Cl.KARFII.M), PA.
OQios 1b Orahtn'i How. l:Ji:71
E. A. BIGLER &. CO,,
BBALIBf III
SQUARE. TIMBER,
and maBulkciurars of
ALL Kl SDH OF SAW iCD LUMBliB,
M71 CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
ctPumpi aiwara on hand and made to order
en abort notiea. Pipe, bored on reaaonabla terma.
All work warranted ta render eattafaetion, and
delivered If doalrod. myJ4;ljpl
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
DBALBB IB
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
GR AH AIM TON, Pa.
Alao.eitanalra manufaetarer aad dealer In Square
Timber and sawed iiamnerol an Kinaa.
mm-0
Iliad.
Ordera lollolted aad all bllli ptpmpllj
Iilvery Nlnblc.
rTtllE anderaiened beri leareto inform thopnb-
lie tbat be ia now fully preparew to aeeommo-i
date all In tbe way of farntablnf tK.eel, lluKaieB,
tiaddlea and Harneel, on the ahorteat notice and
an roaeoneblo terma. Realdanoe oa Loonat atreet.
betweea Third and Fourth.
QEO. W. QEARI1ART.
Ilearleld, Feb. 4,1174.
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Ind Heal Estate A font, Clearfield, Pa,
Ottee on Third itreet, bet.OharrjA Walnut,
anr-KeaDeetfolly offara hia aarrieea in talline
and buying landa in Clearfield and adjoining
eeuntieB aad with bb experienoa ol over twenty
y.ara a a aurvayor, flattora himaeif that ha eaa
render eaueiaouou. iwmv. .i..;ii,
I. SNYDER,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
ABO DBALBa IB
Watches, Clocks tnd Jowolry
ffraAiiM'a fow, Jfareel Street,
n.F.AnFii:l.n, pa.
All kinda of repairing In my Una promptly at-
ended to. April
I 23, 1874.
Great Western Hotel,
Not. Ull, 1313 aad 131a Market Street,
( Dinetlf oprnit H'aieere ffroed Drftl.)
rbilaiolpliia, Pona'a.
Terma, AB.OO per clevy.
Tbil Hotel I. awar tbe aew Pablle BolMinel,
new Maaonle Trmple, II. 8. Mint, and Academy
of Fine Arte. T. W. TRAl'OK, Prop r.
OrxB ALl BianT I JyIT,'7t-ly
Clearfield Nursery.
ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY.
THE andertlfned, baring eatalillabad a Nur
aery on the 'Pike, abonl half way betweta
Clearfield and Curwrnirille, il prepared te far
niih all kind, of FRUIT TREES, (etaodard and
dwarf.) Krergreene, Shrubbery, Uraie Vinea,
Uoo.eherry, Lewtoa Blarklierry, Strawberry,
and Reapbarry Vinea. Alao, Siberian Crab Treat,
Quioce, and early acarlat Hbabarb, Ac Ordcra
promptly attended te. Adurett,
J. 1). WRKIIIT,
CuTwtntriilt, Pa.
eepM )
English and Classical
SCHOOL.
Tbil ackoel will epeu la the Leonard Graded
school boilding. Clearfield, Pa, la April, II7,
and eonllnettltrenweeki.
Cltitei la Herman, Bouny aad Boek Keeplog,
will be formea. Ihonwgk laetruelioa wiU be
TUITION.
Common Braaebat J
Higher Kngll.h aad Claatlea...-.-
R. C. YOI'NOMAIC,
F. (I. HARRIS,
Clearfield, Pa.. Jaa. IMCT-IH
WEST I1RANCU Ar
Insurance agency.
PKNTI A BROCKBANK, Agtntt,
(Aaoeeeeort te Murray A Oordea.)
Tba following firtt elimeompaaleireprettBtedi
or ih MtlA A Maeflaatlla Fire lat.
Co., of England JS,M,OH
gcolli.h Commercial Fire lee. Co, of
England ...io.eo.o
ti.k i ..t PMIed.lnhla - 4.7110,000
l.r. A,etl..e...f Philadelphia l,ll),00fi
u-.. -..- vim. aiaw Vara. Inaarte
farm property only '?
Mobile Fire Dopatlmeal lat. Ce...... 1 M"
Pereaaa in the eouatry wantlag iaaarenoe, eaa
are promptly eetoedoa fca by eddreaeing ae la
" i, k, totter. Leweot peeeible relet ia firet-
jVe onl Ofilet la ne t
ANbRKW PKNTI, Jr,
S. T. BROCRJAJtt,
Opera Moeae
S.
HKMT VOH TUB W EARY.
Rt lor tb waodarer, reit t
Tha lot ont eomvaKa,
To Iran upon bii Ir'athar'a breait.
In penltcol.al piio.
licit for the wandarar, rcit!
Tha llfrht from H raven bath broka J
Tba joy tbat makei tha iplrit bleat,
A Father! word batb poka.
Rrit fur Ilia tnolhar'i heart!
Who bora ui on her knee,
, Vlho watchod qi thro' the Iub(, long llghti
Of bolpleil iDfanrt;,
Reft for the wearjr, rait I
When llfe'i ttarji toil li o'ar.
On thota i till ragtona of tba bleat, -
Where aoi-row eomaa n mora.
Dl VISIONS OF TIME.
EARLIEST MEAHL'RES OFTIMK WUYTIMI
VARIIB WITH LONUlTUDt.
Ast lonomom usnnlly dintinguish throe
kitida of time : Sidereal, or tar time,
that which is obtuined by ohadrving
tho diHnppcarunco of the same slur on
successive evenings behind soma sta
tionary object ; mean, or clock time,
which is shown by well-rcgulatod
clocks and watches ; apparent, or dial
time, which is indicated by a meridian
mark on a sun dial.
If the disappearance of a star bohind
a chimney or otbor permanent object
ia observed sovcral evenings in succes
sion, tho intervals will be ibund
to bo exactly tho same. Sinoo
tho disappearance of tho star is caused
by tho rotation of the earth on its axis,
this shows tbnt its rotation is unilorm
and is taken as the unit of time.
But civil ufluirs lire rogulutcd by
tho rising and sotting of the sun ; or,
in other words, by day and night, and
sideroul time, therefore, is not entirely
suited for tho purpose. Recourse, con
sequently, was bad, at a very early
period, to methods for murliing tbe
progress of tho sun in the sky. One
of these won a perpendicular polo, which
threw its shudow on a perfectly level
surface Tbo time at which the shadow
was shortest was noon. Tho distance
between this and tho disappearance of
tho shadow wus divided into equal
spaces. This was the origin ol tbe
sun diul, of which wo have tho first
record in tho Bible. But, owing to
tho uncquul advanco ot the earth in
an elliptical, or oval, instead ol a cir
cular, orbit, the sun docs not arrive at
a moridian mark, or noun, at equal in
tervals, llie inconvenience arising
(rom this irregularity has been over
come by tbo adoption of mean or clock
timo, that is, such as would be shown
by tho sun if the earth moved around
it in a circle mid at a uniform rate.
Tho difference betweon mean or
clock timo and sidereal time is nearly
four minutes, and this gives rise to the
apparent shifting of the heavens in tho
courso ot a year. A star rises nearly
four minutes earlier every evening, or
two hours sooner in a month, and, of
courso, sets that much earlier. As a
consequence, those stars which appear
overhead or on the meridian at mid
night at a particular time will, in six
months, pass tbat meridian at noon.
If tho earth, whilo it makes a rota
lion on its axis, did not advance in its
orbit, solar time and sidereal time
would agroo anu mean timo would not
bo neeuod. ibis may be illustrated
by tho hands of a clock or a watch.
Tbe hands are together at twelve
o'clock, and if tho hour band did not
niovo they would bo together again at
the ond ol an hour,. But instead of
this, the minute hand bas to pass over
a (pace equal to that which the hour
has advanced before they aro In the
same relative position. As the minute
and tbe hour hand ot a clock move
uniformly, the space is always equal,
This is tho caso with Bidorenl time, ob
tained from tho stars, and mean time
derived from an imaginary sun ; both
are uniform, and the diflcrenco bo-
tween these, as already stated, is the
same, nearly four minutes. But if the
hour hand ol a clock, instead ol mov
ink at a uniform rato, moved somotimcs
slowor than at others, or, instead of
moving forward or toward tho right,
seemed to move backward, it is evi
dent that tbe timo in which tho hands
would bo together would vary, being
sometimes less than an bour and somo
timcs groator. Now, this is precisely
what takes placo with ordinary or
mean time and apparent or dial time.
Tho latter is unequal at some periods
ahead of moan time, at others behind
it ; bonco the expressions, sun fast or
sun slow, which may be found in most
almanacs. Hub dillcrence botwoen
dial timo and clock timo is called the
equation ot timo.
Astronomically tho day begins at
noon, because tbo sun Is then on tho
meridian and can bo observed, but tbe
dav ending at noon would be incoven
lent and lead to endless dispntos in tne
affairs of lilo. Tho civil day is there
fore made to begin at midnight by
most nationB, as it is a poriod wnen
business bas ceased and when the
quostion whothor it is to-day or yes.
torday seldom enters into ino iransae
tions of civilized life.
Time also varies with a difference of
longitudo, but not with a difference of
lalitudo. J n other words, places easi
or west of a given locality bavo oilier-
ont timo, but not tnoso norm or sou in
Wbon it is twolvo o'clock at Thiladol
nhia, it is that bour at every place dl
rectly north or south ol it as far as
tho Arctic circles, but nowhere else.
This gives rise to tho difference be
tween schedule timo and local timo,
which may be noticed in our railways
running east ana west, irains leave
bv local time, or tbe time 01 tno piace
Irom which they start, and arrive at
their doslinalion dv scueouio lime.
This latter is generally a mean or an
approximation to a mean or tho differ
ence of time between places situated
at tbo termini ot tbe road, i nis an-
(crenco of timo is produced bv tho rov.
olution of the earth of its axis from
west to oast, and is equal to ona hour
for evory flltoen degrees ol longitude.
It is greater than local time at all
nlacea rant, but loss at those situated
west. Thus when it is twolve o'clock
at Philadelphia it is five o'clock p. m
at London, but only forty minutes
and a fow soeomls past eleven a. m. at
ritlsburg. Thifi change ol time often
nrcscnts some apparently contradicto
ry results. The total solar eclipse of
1X69 commonoed In Siberia on the 8th
nfAiisust. local time, and ended off
the coast of North Carolina on tho 7th
of the samo month. 1'hla. Jtecord.
The l,ime Kiln Club, at the last
mooting, according to tbe Dotroit Fret
Prtu, fixed the following Spring sched
ule: "For white-washing a common
coiling without spilling any lime on
the carneL ihirtv-nve oenta : for put
ting a clu-omo-oentre In a eeiling, sev
enty five cents j for imitating any of
the historical paintings in tbe "National
Capital with whitewash and yellow
ochre, one dollar extra: for wall and
fence white washing, two dollars per
day. Where tbe white-washer gets
around la Mm to eat breakfMt wita
tbe family, redaction of II v percent.
will be mad from aoov nguree.
VEMORAL1ZA TlOJf OFSOC1KTY
No one can disputo the fearful de
moralization of society, whon from day
to day such sad revelations ol its dis
honesty are mado. Crime has ceased
to bo odious or repulsive. There was
a time when the discovery of a dishon
est juror would bavo astonished the
community, when tbo purchase of a
grand jury would have so alarmed men
that the iniquity would have boon sum
marily punished. Such things aro now
not exceptional, but common ; jurors
soek appointmonts for the emoluments
ol the office ; and their appointment Is
a matter of patronage, distributed with
or without a consideration. Defalca
tions in public offices and in private in
stitutions have become so common that
they no longer attract any moro at
tention than changes In the weather.
Society bas reached a point tbat il is
ppalled at nothing, lnndolity in all
io relations of life, in tbe family, in
business, in all commercial and finan
cial transactions, results in no social
exclusions. Tbe fact of being rich Is
sufficient, and no inquiries are mado as
to bow that wealth was obtained.
After the long and protracted wars
of Europe at the beginning of tbe pres.
ont century, Kngiand was stricken
with the moral palsy which now pre
vails in this country. Tbe samo cor
ruption of private and publio morals
existed. Society was rotten to the
contor. Offices wore bought and sold ;
the wealth accumulated in tbo wars
had demoralized all ranks in life ; and
conspicuous among the criminals ol
that day, was the brother of tho King,
who through his mistress, sold commis
sions and contracts. Tho struggle was
long one. Paper money had added
its corrupting influence to the evil
mcs. At last, through tho resump
tion ot specie payments and the deso
lation of a panic, the moral intelligence
ot the nation recovered its supremacy.
lbs dishonest wore dismissed, abuses
wero discountenanced and prevonted,
corruption and the means of corruption
were eradicated, and a long string ot
sinecures was abolishod. rarliumcnt
was reorganized, representation was
reformed, and a host of rotlon bor
oughs wero abolished. Gradually the
moral improvement extened to trado,
to tbe administration of the laws, and
to all the affairs of Government, na
tional as well as local. The improve-
meut in public and private morals
brought enlightenment in political mat
ters. Tbe exclusive policy of trado
was abandoned, and England becamo
tbo storehouse of the surplus products
of all nations, and tho banker and com
mercial agent of the word s commerce.
Her wealth has grown with ber intel
ligence, and she has reached that point
1 prosperity whore ber people are
nly taxed on their vices.
As with Encland, so with tho Uni
ted States, tbe correction of tbe oxist-
ng evils must oome from within. So
ciety must reform itself. Mon mast
draw a line botwoen crimo and honesty,
and act on it. Uonosty must be ap
preciated, and, It possible, made fash
ionable. "Fast" peoplo, and "fast" liv
ing, and "fast" morality must be dis
countenanced. Impeached integrity,
whothor in mon or womon, must cease
to bo regarded as entitled to an in
creased interest and favor from lbs
sociotv in which it appears. Personal
extravagance must be visited with loss
of commercial credit, and rockless ox.
pendituro must be aocoptod as tbe cer
tain prelude to moral and financial
ruin. The defaulter and the corrupt
official must bo placed by society in
their proper places as criminals, cor
ruption and Drioo-taKing must, rana
with all other forms of stealing. The
publio service must bo roorganizsd.
Personal intogrity and capacity must
bo substituted tor party service as the
commendations for office and as tho
tenure of office. Tbe tide of social
destruction must be arrested, and this
work must begin with tbo peoplo and
be carriod outby tho peoplo. 1 be cor
ruption which bas cropped out in the
national service is but kocping witn
that which rules in all local govern-
ments and extend: through all the
ramifications of business and society.
Tho Church, if its energies would bo
so diroctod, would bo a powerful agont
in this work of regeneration. But wo
doubt if the Church bas been truo to
its duty. It looks as though wealth
has acquired somepoworin thechurch-
os, and -that thoBO who can pay the
highest price were entitled to ino uign-
cr scat. Doos not tbo fact tbat an in
ability of drossing less expensively
than othors, Keeps many away irom
the sanctuary where so much display
and extravaganoe appears ?
If the people do not possess sufficient
virtue to entor into this work of social
and political regeneration, we must go
on from bad to worse, then indeed is
hope for better days a chimera, and the
reorganization that will come will bo
that which attends national rnin and
dismemberment, anarchy and dosola-
Hon. ritlsburg Critic.
A JEWISH WE DDIS O.
PRETTT AND TOUCI1INO CBR1MONY
DRINKINO Of IUI OOBLITS OF
JOYS AND SORROWS.
From tat New York Timet, Feb. 17.)
A marriage ceremony according to
tho Jewis riles, was performed yester
day afloriyton in Irving Uall, tho brido
being Miss Ether Busch, and the groom
Mr. Oscar Soloman. Although not
conductod aflor the strictly orthodox
fashion, tho coromony was, nevortho-
ess. a very pretty and touching one,
At 4:30 o'clock a shrill whistle rang
through the hall, and a moment later
a lull band playea a weauing marcu,
and a crowd of bandsomoly-attiied
ladies and trcntlcmon, the latter all
woaring their hats, slowly ntoroa in
ball In couples, lea oy jvauui jiaron
Wise and Richard U. Tausky. Both
celebrants were dressed alike, being
attired in long, flowing robes ol black
woarinir tassolod cans on their heads,
and having about their necks long
white scarfs, very richly emnroiuorea
in gold. At the' end of tbe hall stood
a table covered with a long white cloth,
upon which were two long lighted wax
candles, in silver candloslicks. Tho
procession marched to the right oornor
of tho ball, whore Reader Tansky
chanted the evening service, and, aa
tbe selections were finished, the assem
blage gathered in a sorm circle shout
three chairs placed some leet back of
tbe altar-table, upon wbicb tno canuios
weretwinklingwitbasollligiiu lucre
was a moment of silence, and then tbe
band again poured forth its music, and
the bride, a pretty brunette of some
nineteen summers, entered in nan,
leaning upon ths arm of her mother
and her aunt, tbe lattor taking tho
place of the groom's mother, who Is
dead, the Jewish custom being that tbe
prospective motlier-in law snail ieaa
the bride to the altar. Tbe bride was
elegantly attired in white satin, her
feature being oonoemled beneath a
ahort lac vil, fasMnwd to br hewd
dreat with a wreath ot flowers. She
also wore a necklace and bracolots of
entwined flowers and pearls, and car
riod in her hand a beautiful bouquet.
She was led to a Beat in the middle
ohair, her mother and aunt sitting on
eithor side of her. As the musio coas
od, Rabbi Wise stopped forward, and
lifting bis bands above the bride's bow
ed head, pronounced in Gorman tho
marriago blessing dT Rebecca. Another
moment of silence ensued, and the
groom, a young man about twenty
sovon years of ago, entered with his
father and prospective fathor-io-law.
Ho was attired in full dress, wore a
nosegay in tbe lapel of his coat, and a
now and shining beaver on his bead.
He walked slowly to the bride, and as
she arose she took bis right arm, and
then both walked to the altar, whore,
after a chant by the Reader, liabbi
Wise took np on ot the silver goblets
ot wine, knowiv as tLe'Cup of Joys,"
and, stepping to tho brido, gontly lilted
ber veil and allowed her tosipadraugbt
of tbe liquid, and then held tbe cup to
tbe lips of the groom, who also par
took of it.
At the close of this ceremony the
itabbi delivered an addross, taken Irom
a Bible description' of the building of a
HolyTemplointbedesort. The groom,
he said, bad now built lor hiuisell a
holy temple, in which his bride was to
be aliko theGoddoss and High Priestess.
When tho altar lights wont out, thon
should they illuminato tbe darkened
tomple with the holy light of their love.
They had together drunk from the cup
ol joys and futuie happiness, and wore
to complcto tbat happiness with their
union. As the Rabbi spoke thus, the
bride removed hor glove, and tbe groom
placed upon bor linger a plain gold
ring, saying : "Thou mayest be my I
lie according to the law of Moses and
of Israel." The brido made a simplo
response as she received the pledge of
their anion. After another chant by
the Reader, the Rabbi again addressed
tbe couple, saying that as thoy bad
drunk togother ol the cup of joys, so
must thoy together drink from the cup
of sorrows, and, taking the second gob
let, ho raised it lo tho groom s lips, and
after the latter had drank, again liftod
tho bride's veil, and she in turn drank
from the goblet. Tears dimmed tbo
eyos of tho brido and groom, and of
nearly all tho assemblage, aa tbe Rabbi
closed his remarks and lifted the sec
ond gohlct to the lips of the husband
and wife. Having blossed them both
a second time, he shook hands with
them, and tho bride removed ber veil
for tho firt time, and, taking the bou
quet from tho hand of an attendant,
while tbe band began anothor wed
ding march, she and ber husband led
the procossion ot menus and gueBts to
tho supper room. The wedding feast
was followed by a ball.
GESERALS BARLOW
UORDOX
AXD
A Washington lotter writer, to the
Boston Herald, thus alludes to these
two brave commanders :
You may not be awaro that it was
General Gordon's command which
struck tbo flank of tho Eloventb corps
on the afternoon of the first day at
Gettysburg, and after a short but dos-
perale contlict broke lla line and swept
it from the field.
In that fight General Barlow, of
.New York, commander of the rirst
division, foil dangerously and, it was
thought mortally wounded. He was
shot directly through tbo body. Two
of bis men attempted to bear bim
through that shower ol load Irom tbe
field ; but one was Instantly killed, and
Genoral Barlow magnanimously said
to tho other : " You can do me no good ;
save yourself if you can." Gordon's
bngado ol lieorgians in its wild charge
swept over bim, and be was tound by
General Gordon himself, lying with up
turned lace in the hot July sun, nearly
paralyzed and apparently dying, ben.
Gordon dismounted from bis horse.
gavo him a drink of water from bis
canteen, and Inquired ot (.loneral liar-
low bis name and wishes.
General Barlow said : "I shall pro
bably liva but a short time. Ploaso
tako from my breast pocket the packet
of my wife's letters and read one of
thorn to mo;'' which was dono. He
thon asked that tho others be torn np,
as bo did not wish thorn to full into
other hands. This General Gordon
did, and thon asked : "Can I do any
thing also for you, Genoral?" "Yes,"
replied Genoral Barlow, earnestly,
"My wife is behind our army. Can
you send a message through the lines r
"Certainly 1 will," said trordon, and be
did. lbon directing tienersl Harlow
lo be borne to tbe shado of a truo at the
rear, he rodo on with bis command.
Tbo wifo received tbe mossage and
came harmlessly through both linos of
battle and tound bor biiBband, who
eventually recovered.
Since Genoral Gordon's election to
the United States Senato both bo and
Genoral Barlow wore invited to a din-
nor party in Washington, and occupi
ed opposite' scats at the tablo. Alter
introductions, Genoral Uordon said
General Barlow, are you related to
tbo olllcor ol your name who was kill
ed at Gettysburg f" "I am the man,"
said Barlow. "Are you related to tbe
Gordon who is supposed to have killed
me T "1 am the man," said General
Gordon. Tbe hearty greeting which
followed the touching story, as related
to the interested guests by Gonoral
Barlow, and the thrilling effect upon
the company, can bottor be imagined
than described.
1 WISH HE HAD LI VED.
r big
driver of a coal cart backed his vehicle
up to tho alley-gate of an old houso in
Dotroit, to dump a nan a ton or ooai,
some children cam out of the side
door, and the driver beckonod tbeis
noar and said :
"Last timo I was bore, one of tho
wheels crujbed a bit of s dog belong
ing to one of yon. 1 board a great
crying out, but I can't be ".topping to
look out lor dog on the streol.
Tbe children mad no reply, but as
they watubed mm unload tbe ooai
they wondorod if ho had little childron
of bis own. and il be ever spoke kind.
ly to them. He may have felt the
burdon of their thoughts, for suddenly
he looked ud and aaid
"Well. I own I'm a bit sorry, and
being as I know I was coming up, I
brought along an Orange to give to tbe
child who owned the dog. Which of
von isitT"
"Th dog belongod to little lame
llillv in tbat bouse thore." answered
girl. "It was all the dog ho ever had
and when vou killed it be cried him
self almost to death. He didn't never
bavo any plaything bnt that littli
-lK" . . ..
"And will you take him this or
aneeT"
"J. can't, sir, 'cos he's dead, and
they're coming to tak bim to the
a-ravevard pretty aeon.''
Th driver looked up and down,
REPUBLICAN.
soomed to ponder the matlor, and thon
no crossod to the othor bouse. J ne
little coffin and its burden was in the
front room, and two or three old wo
mon wore wiping away thoir tears and
talking in low tones. Tbe drivor put
is hand on tbo closod colli n and said:
I didn't know it was bis dog I
didn't know be was lame and sick.
God forgive mo il I made sorrow for
iml
The vehicle sent to convey the body
to tbe cemetery drove np at that mo
ment, ana tne Duny Dig man con
tinued :
"If bo was alive I'd buy bim any
thing he could ask. I can do nothing
now but carry bim softly out."
lie gontly took up the colli n in bis
stout arms and carried it out, hia eyes
moist and his lips quivering, and whon'
be bad placed it in the vehicle be look
ed at tbe driver in a beseeching way
and whispored :
"Drive slow drive slow I no was
poor little lams boy I"
Tbe driver wondered, but he moved
away slowly, and the coal carlman
stood in tbo centre of tbo street and
nxiously watched till be was off the
cobblestones. Then, as ho turned to
is own vehicle, be said :
1 didn't mean to. but 1 wish he bad
lived to forgive me I"
A CALIFORNIA CRUSOE.
A San Francisco journal contains an
account of what they call a Calitornia
Crusoe, an Indian woman who had,
for eighteen years, lived alono on a
dreary dcBort island, and was finally
discovered and taken off by the crew
of a vessel in search of hor. Many
years ago a small schooner was sent to
the Island ol ban JNicbolas in tbo i a
lie, some soventy-five miles southeast
of Santa Barbara, to bring away a
number of Indiana living there and
settle thom on the main land. Nine
teen men, womon, and -hildren bad
been got on board, when one of them,
mother, found that two of bor off
spring had boon left bohind. She im
mediately jumped overboard and swam
to tbe island, where she sought in vain
for ber children. Having returned to
the shore, she saw tho schooner Bailing
away, and tried in vain to attract at
tention. Tno island was not visited
again for sixteen years. Then George
INidever, an oltcr-buntor, commanding
small vessel, landed there, and do-
toctcd evidences of human habitation,
but could not stay long enough to
Erosecute his quest. Two years after,
e sailed thore again, and, roaming
over tbo island, came upon the woman,
who was not at all wild, and mado no
effort to escape Sbe was clad in a
garment fashioned of the skin of a sea-
fowl, and was occupied in skinning
seal-bladder, which bad formed tho
greater part of ber diet. Sb was
uite good-looking, soomed about Ulty
nnra nlil anrl arinlrA a lnno-nnu-A nn.
body could understand. Sbe died a
few weeks altei reaching Santa Bar
bara, while living In the bouse of IN id-
over, from the effects of a fall serious
ly injuring ber spine. Hor death was
much mourned by soveral enterprising
showmen of San Srancisco, who had
offered handsome sums for the privi
lege of exhibiting ber through tne
country as the Unique and Entirely
onderlul calitornia "Crusoe.
WE WANT ED IV A TION.
Tbe members of tbe order of Pa
trons of Husbandry have much to
learn and mnch ko discuss, and it will
take a long time to bring 1 ramora to a
true knowledge ot tbe different sub
jects that affect thoir interest in com
mon with the interests or ever)' other
industry. We want to know how to
belter to work onr soils, lortilize and
prcsorvo our land, and prepare tho
products ol our larms lor markot. We
want to know how bettor to adorn onr
houses, plant gardens and lawns, make
orchards and vinoyards, and render
our Homes attractive and bappy. n e
want to know better bow to educate
our childron, teach them scienco and
sound morality, without sectarianism
or fallacious superstitions. We wKnt
to know how better to judge men and
to loam their motives, when designing
demagogues attempt to use ns tor scll-
ish purpose, w e want botter to know
how nations are governed, and how
taxes are levied and collected. We
want to know where all wealth comes
from who creates it and who hoards
We want to know how monopo
lies originate whore they are created.
and for whose benefit thoy are run
We want botter to know the cheapest
way which govornmenla can b sup.
porled, whence comos tbo revenue,
and who aro tho beneficiaries of tho
national treasury. All this and much
more may be learned by association
and discussion in our Grange, it we
have the pationoo and energy to attend
the mootings regularly, and each one
to do his or her part in the grand work
of education and elevation ol tbo ogn
cultural masses of this country. Far
mer t friend.
"CIOD KNOWS WHICH
RIGHT."
WAS
In ono of our border Slates a father
raised a monument to his two sons
who were killed in th late rebellion,
fighting on onposito sides. Tho mon
ument is of plain white marblo, and
on ono of the sides is the name of a son
killed in the Union Army, on anothor
side is tho name of a son killed in the
Confederate Army, on tha third sido is
the inscription, "God knows which was
right." From all wo can loarn tbe
story Is truo. We bavo here an ex
ample of even an earthly father throw
ing all animiiy to one side, tie
raises a monument to his own sons,
honoring one no moro than the other,
showing tha samo fatherly feeling lor
both, loving one aa woll as the otbor,
noitber harboring ill-feeling against
tho son who lost bis lire in tbe Union
Army, and vice versa, for the son who
lost bis lih in th Secession Army. 1
sot this a picture of charity and love
which true christians should admiro
It commends itself to our bottor in
stincts. Why therefore should not
our Congress at Washington throw
aside all lb animosities caused by the
late war, and b like the father wbo
gave his two sons, one to the lNortn
and tho othor to the South, and say, as
he did, "as each fought for a principle
and th war ia passed, we ar no ion.
gor to be judges ol winch was ngut.
How soon then would we have bappi
neas In this bright and beautiful land
of ours, knowing no Month, no norm
no East, no West, nothing but ono
country and one common humanity
1'ittfbrug Critic.
If thore ever ia lime in th life ol
th washerwoman wbon hor heart
made to beat with joy, it ia when she
finds a diamond stud in th nnwasbed
shirt of tha vouni man who owes her
a year's, wash bill. "He'll pay that
before be gets this bark, as sure aa my
nam is Matilda Jan.'Wiemi-Titii'f
RAILROAD LAW.
THE Dl'TT OF THE PUBLIC AS LAID DOWN
BY THE OOVRTS STOP, LOOK AND
LISTEN.
The trial of what is known as the
Fortnoy case, before Judge Pearson
last week, brought out the Important
requirements of the law In connection
with railroads, alike in operating the
vail concerns by tbe companies owning
them and in coming in contatct with
them by tho peoplo. W bat was known
as tbe Fortney ease, was thus tried.
Mr. Fortney bad been an employe of
the road, and was killed while be was
proceeding to his work, for which his
widow claimed a large sum. The
groat point at issue on both Bides was
whore to put tbe blamo, tbe prosecutor
on tho defendant and the defendant on
tho prosecutor. . And just here a sin
gular point of law operates. II both
parties prove these allegations, a pros
ecutor luils In bis suit ; tbat is, it the
prosecutor succeeds in showing tbat a
railroad company was deficient in all
tho requirements of the law, when an
accident happens in which human lilo
or limb Is lost, and it is also shown
tbat the party injured or killed bad
not exorcised the requirements in such
cases, had not stopped looked and
listened before crossing a track at a
regular placo, then no damages can be
recovered. This the Supreme Ceurt
has affirmod and re affirmed, so that
tbe responsibility is after all on the
publio, traveling on public highways in
snob cases. This is the law with which
jurors have no discretionary power.
W here it can be shown tins inflexible
rule has been violated, that a man driv
ing or riding a horso, recklessly at
tomtps to pass a track when a train is
approaching, the inference is that when
be is injured, he did not stop, look and
listen, and therefore is not entitled to
damages. And at seasons of tho year
when trains are running behind thoir
schedule timo, by reason ot unavoida
ble inferences and obstructions, of the
weather, purties wbo are accustomed
to traveling the road must exorcise the
moro caution, and take natural risks
incident to the dangers of tho season.
These are Important points in law,
which people operating along railroad
tracks must study. Another' impor
tant point brought out in the Fortnoy
caso is, tbat in eueing for damages, a
prosocutorcan only have a verdict for
the actual pocuninary loss suffered.
Thus, if a wifo and children bring suit
lor tbe killing of a husband and father,
no jury bas power to assess in their
verdict damages to tbe fooling or lor
sorrow inflicted. Thoy can only give
a verdict for what they lost, in a share
of a father or husband's earnings. If
he earned U00 a year, and it took $.'00
to support himself, thoy can only re
ceive (400 a year for tho poriod, it is
fair to suppose ho would bave lived to
earn that much money. In the case
of Fortney, the jury rendered a verdict
for 1400. Deceased was over 70 years
eld, so that the jury did not beliovo
tbat be would live more than two years
more, at tbe time be was killed.
But the point which th oeoDle ought
to understand thoroughly is, that lie
lore crossing a railroad track parties
must stop, look and listen, and never
attempt to cross a track when a train
is within bearing or sight Blood, in
such cases, is not equal in producing
motion with tbat ot steam, so tbat the
person who thus attempts to run against
machinery driven by steam muBt take
the risk. This is railroad law as filed
by tbe ruling of tb Supreme Court,
and it is common sonso.
HOW A HANDSOME WOMAN
CAPTURES ILLINOIS
GUDGEONS.
An Illinoisian bas givon mo an ac
count of Mrs. Gen. Logan's manner of
catching gudgeons yelcpt members
of the Illinois legislature. It is a beau
tiful elegant sort of fishing. There is
no poa jacket required, no rubber boots,
no ugly book catching into one's fing
ers, no diBagreeablo bait. Izoack Wal
ton would bavo boen ashamed at bis
bungling methods if he could have wit
nessed ner's. This fair fisherwoman
olothos bjrsclf in silk and lace ; at the
proper time she moves into tbe neigh
borhood of tho fish (Springfield. 111.1
Sbe takos parlors at the best hotel,
uiotly procures tho names ot the va
rious gudgeon, and studies np .their
private history ; then assembling her
lrioniis about her from day to day,
waits for the fish to come into hr not,
and she docs not wait long. Gudgeon
like, in thoy como. Thinking thenr
solvos very shrewd, believing that any
time they can withdraw, counting on
their power of resistance to burst the
meshes, in thoy sail, fin to fin. Here
comes a huge fellow tbe fair angler has
been waiting for. She knows all about
him, more than be knows about him
self. "Why, Dr. Clark, bow do yo
do f I wondorod if you wore not com
ing to see me. I was so glad whon I
hoard you had boen re-elected, though
of course I knew yon would be. How
is Mrs. Clark 7" And so sbe runs on.
giving him his fill of flattery. He
wonders how eho know ne was J)r.
Clark. Ho is pleased to find this bril
liant lady so. greatly interested In bim
and bis, but, before he bas bad time to
gather bis dazzled and tickled wits, Ike
siren voice proceeds : "Let me help
you to a cup of ooffco, Doctor. Do you
tako sugar r fioro are a coupio oi
good lumps. Doctor, you are going to
vote for my husband are you not T
Now you will won't yon T" And tbe
gudgeon says yes. And a lew mo
ments later as he goes away, he says
to his friend, wbo called with him:
"Why, do you know what 1 bave doneT
Why, 1 told airs. Liogan l wonid vote
for her husband, and when 1 went in
there I fully intended to vote against
him. 1 bad no idea she would ask me
outright, and I ssd "yos" Irom polite
ness, uoiore i inougnt wnai i was a fl
ing. And I can t go back on my
promise to a woman." And bo be vote.
for "my husband." Springfield Repub
(IMS). .
Science. If Captain Paul Rot-ton's
apparatus bocomcs popular, what will
hinder th Chinese Irom swimming
over in great herd ? To rig a sail to
tho spine and come driving across me
racino, towing a ntiio cargo ui cuuauu
rice, would be nothing lo the loat the
Captain is now performing that ol
floating tbo length of the Allegheny,
Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New
Orleans, surronded, as ne is, uy nuauiig
ice. Chicago Inter-Ocean
The officeholder's misfortune Is thus
told in vers by th poet of the Wa.ih
ington 1 ot ;
lit oarer had a pieae ef breaj,
Particularly large and wide,
Bal II waa alwayt aare It fall
t'pou Ino bettered tide.
Aooident insuranoe (ompanle bar
put Kings and Emperors down to th
lourth class of risks, along with engin
eer, brakeman, firemen, book-agents
and editors. -
THE
It doos not appear to be generally
known that tbe article so commonly
used for household utensils, for cans,
for roofing, etc, called "tin," really
aontains very little tin, seldom more
than one part in forty or fifty. Tin
pure tin ia a silvery white motal, and
is the lightest and easiest melted of all
the metals in common use: it being
only about five-eighths as heavy as
load, and requires only about two-thirds
the heat to melt it. ' Pure tin is called
"block-tin," bnt it is rarely ased pure,
tb utensils, said to be made of block
tin being alloy with other metals. Our
common tin-waro is really tin-plate a
thin sheet of iron, coated with a film
of tin. Plates of iron of tb proper
size and thickness are scon red wltb
saud and acid, until petieotly clean,
and then dippod several times in mel
ted tin ; a coating of tin, of variable
thickness, adheres to the iron. The
objoct of coating iron with tin in this
manner is to protect the iron from rust
ing. Tin when exposed to tbe air does
not rust nor evon tarnish, while iron
readily does so, but the thin coating of
tin completely protects it. no dount
that many housekeepers will be ready
to assert tbat tinware does rust and
they are correct tio-trart does rust,
but tin itself does not; so long as the
coating of tin is perfect no rusting can
take placo. Tbe k nowled ge of the fact
that all our tinware is only tin upon
tbe surface, but tbat tbo body is iron,
should lead to greater care in the pur
chase and the use of suck articles.
Asido from the fact that tbe iron plate
to be covered with tin may be good or
bad, there is a great difference in tbo
coating of tin ; for cheaper ware not
only is tho tin adultoratud with lead,
but this is put on in the thinnest possi
ble coating, various expedients facing
used to quite cover the iron and yet
make the coaling aa tbin aa possible
a mere film or wash. In this, as in
many other cases, tho purchaser must
rely upon the bonosty of tho manufac
turer, lor in this as in silver plate tbo
bad looks equally well with the good ;
the maker of toe ware can buy tin
plate on which there are throe or four
times as heavy a covering ol tin as on
tho cheapest. It is important to have
good ware at the start. It will be un
derstood that when a plate of tin is cut,
the iron is exposed at the edges ; in
making up utensils careful manufac
turers tin those edges, i. e., cover thorn
with a film of tin. The neglect to do
this is what makes cheap ware show
rusty spots after a few days' use. With
tbe best of ware the tin will in time
wear off and expose the iron, but this
is often hastoned by improper cleaning.
Some poisons, especially help, pride
themselves upon thoir bright tinware,
which is furiously scoured with soap
and sand ; one such scouring will re
move tbe tinning from cheap ware, and
the best cannot stand many repetitions
unharmed. Nothing ooarser than
whiting should ba used upon tinware,
nnloss in tbe rare cases when some ac
cident baa made it necessary ; car in
its use, and tbe knowledge that the tin,
liko beauty, "is but skin deep" tbat
tho articles are really iron, with a thin
covering ot a very soft metal tin
should lead to a more economical treat
ment of these most useful household
conveniences. American Agriculturist.
Lonofellow's Birthday. The sov-enty-second
birthday of Honry Wads
worth Longfellow, was simply cele
brated, on Thursday, the 27th ult., by
the fiiends and neighbors of the ven
erable poet. The children of Cam
bridge presented him with a chair
mado of tbo spreading ohestnnt tree
under which the village smithy stood
until the march of improvement swept
tree and smithy aside. The chair is
handsomely decorated with carving,
and bears a suitable inacription on a
brasa plate. Aronnd tba aeat, in rais
ed lottors, are lines beginning:
"AbJ children nomine home from eohool
Look in at tke open door."
Tho fact tbat the wood of the tree
celebrated by the poet bas been relig
iously preserved by the authorities ol
the city of Cambridge is a pleasant
illustration of the veneration wilk
wbicb everything connected with
Longfellow ie rcgardod. He has readi
ed a ripe old ago, and in evory oorner
of the United Slate thore will be
found men and women wbo rejoice
that, with bim,
"Age li opportunity no let
Thee youlb lltelf, Ibongh in eaother a re la
Aad aa tha evening twilight fadea away,
The Iky la filled wltb ttart, Inritible day."
Instinct in a Crab. Dr. Darwin,
in bis "Voyago of a Naturalist," thus
describes a crub which makes its diet
of cocoannts, and which he fonnd on
Kneeling Island, in the booth boas:
It is common on all parts ol this dry
land, and grows to a monstrous size.
It has a front pair of loirs, terminated
by strong and heavy pincers, and tho
last pair by others wnicb are narrow
and weak. It would at first be thought
quite Impossible for a orab to open a
slrongcocoanutcovored with Ihebusk ;
but Mr. Liosk assure me he bas ro-
peatodly seen the oporation effected.
The crab begins by tearing tbe husk-,
fibre by fibre, and always Irom that
and under which tb throe eyeholes
aro Bituatod. Vt bon this is completed
toe crab commences hammering with
its heavy claws on one of those eye
holes till an opening is made; men
turning around bis body by tbe aid ot
its narrow pair of pincora it extracts
th albuminous substance. I think
this is as enrious a case of instinct as
1 evor hoard of, and likewise of adap
talion in structure between two objects
apparently so remote from each otbor
in tbe scheme Ol nature aa a orau anu
a oocoantit."
Correctly Stated. Apropos of Ibe
Renub Means position no tbe Kobason
investigation, th Chicago 7'isvii(lnd.)
says: "If John Shorman should er
iranize a mon, urea open tne nt
York Sub-Treasury, load tbe content
on a revenue cutter and sail gaiiy away
for Timbttctoo, tbe matter would be in
vestigated by a Congressional Com
mittee, and there would be tbe usual
division of strict party lines, with ma
jority and minority reports the lat
ter detooning vne removal oi uie ue-
poait as a highly patriotic measure
and a maaterpicc of financial wisdom.
Theso affects of party fanaticism only
reflect the moral condition or tbe pop
nlar mind, and nothing better need be
expected until th mass ot the) people
are brought to believe that official rob-
hnra am nn better than common
thioves, and that defenders of theft
are as guilty aa those wbo awai.
Tbe othor day a roan who had just
signed bis first naturalization papers
with bis A, iranaiy aumivwni au u.
clerk of ths court, that lb American
systom of publio school waa a bopolass
failure. .WaicAe'y.
Why is an Bngliabman like bee
tlecaua. Ba r ruiexi ny a yowen
WHAT IS TIN WARE T
CARE OF IT.
EDUCATIONAL.
BY M. LT M7(lU0Wr"
Schools are closing in a number ot
district.
Tbe Curvonsvills High School will
close with an examination by a Board
ot Examiner duly chosen for tbat
purposo.
Ths District and Local Institutes
tor tbe present year are over.
Tbe Leonard Graded School will
bave th honor of graduating twelve
students th present year. Commence
ment, April 10th.
' Ninety peroewrt. if-u the teachers
in tbo county attended tbe County In
stitute. Thomas W. Bicknell, editor of the
National Journal of Education, is en
gaged in organising a teacher excur
sion for tour through Europe aad th
Holy Land during the coming Sum
mer. The entire cost will not exceed
1400.00 in gold or greenback.
W. C. Pontz invites all his patrons,
and tb people generally, to a literary
entertainment on the 28th of tbe pres
ent month, it being th last day of his
school.
Our visiting tour for tbe year clos
ed at Summit Tunnel School, in San
dy township, on Friday, March 7th. t
We made our first annual visit to th
Oak Grove School, at Alloman's Post
office, on th loth day ot October last.
Since tbat time we bave traveled con-
tlnually among the school of tb .
county, covering a period of fiv
months. During our visits we wore
accompanied by sixty-two Directors,
and traveled, in all, about one thou
sand and seventy-five miles. All over
tho county wo wore received wilh tho
utmost kindness, for which w (ball
ever loel gratetul.
A correspondent from Jordan town
spip, to the Clearfield Citizen, wants to
know whether School Directors are
required to be sworn before entering '
upon tbe discharge of their duties. He
claims that in thoir township, tba Di- .
rectors handle tbe people's money and
settle with thomsclvos.
Directors are not required to take
an oath for the following reasons :
1st Tbe office is one that bas no
emoluments attached to it, and its du
ties are so oloarly defined that misde
meanors on the part of such body can
hardly occur.
2d. That if tbey in their legal trans
actions, violate, in any way the school
law, they subject themselves to removal
from office by the Court, tbe necessa
ry evidence being presented.
3d. It is impossiole tor School Di
rectors to misappropriate tbe people's
money without being detected, as their
accounts must pass the township au
ditors who are chosen expressly to ex
amine and approve (if correct) tbe ac
counts of tbe School Board and other
publio officers.
Ona of th most attractive school
houses wbicb it bas boen our pleasure
to examino during our travels, ia built
upon the summit of a bill, one mile. .
above Tyler's station, in Hnston town
ship. It was built during tbe past year
under the direction of Mr. Putnam,
and is intended to accommodate th
children of tha families living at th
Putnam Mills. It is a neat structure,
and is built upon tbe most approved
plan, being seated with the best patent
furniture, and furnished with appa
ratus. The house is surrounded upon
all sidos by rich clusters ot pine trees,
affording the most beautiful scenery.
Mr. Wm. Postlethwait Instructs the
little folks amid this natural solitude,
bappy with the thought of daily ob
taining useful lessons from the relief
pictures that surround them in nature's
panorama.
At the Superintendent' Convention,
hold in Washington, I). C, on tho 14th
nd l&tb ot February, soma very im
portant educational measures were dis
cussed. The President and Mrs. Hayes
held a reception in the Whit Hons
on Wednesday evening, which was en
joyed by nearly all the educator there
assembled.
We hope teachers will be prompt in
forwarding reports for the term, prop
erly filled out We tat poo t to glean
for publication some useful matter
Irom these reports, and it you bavn't
got a blank, ask your Secretary for
one.
Wo give below the name of tbe
ow Directors chosen in tbe several
townships and boroughs at the lata
election, held Februajy 18, 1879:
lieccana J acob Spangler, K. J . Hex.
Boll C. Estriker, Austin Beaty.
Bloom Hugh Leech, I. Thomas.
Boggs Portor Wisor, D. Shigle.
Bradford David Wilson, J. C. Crow-
er.
Bradford Ind. Isaac Barger, I. O.
Bnrgor, John H. Stewart.
Brady Jos. Sylor, Jr., r. Aohler.
Burnsido Thos. Mitchell, A. Beck.
Chost Robt. Dunbar, Isaac Rainey.
Covington Dr. J. W. Potter, John
Reno.
Decatur John Hughes, John Runk.
Ferguson L. B. Hile. C. J. ShorT,
Thos. N orris.
Giraid G. W. Steiner, J. B. Leigcy.
Goohon Lewis Irwin, Patrick Bar
ley.
Urabam J. u w aru, uenj. opack-
man.
Greenwood M. W. Johnson, R. C.
Thompson, Jas. Stevenson.
Gulich II. Alleman, Chas. McCau-
loy.
Huston (ieo. Williams, A. Horning.
Jordan Reuben Straw, C'baa. Laos.
Kartbaua G. Heckendorn, D. Man-
rer.
Knox nonry Straw, G. Bloom.
Lawrence R. Buck, Dan'l Welch.
Morris Peter Moyar, Jacob Beala.
Tenn Jno. H. Bowles, Abram Mys-
tor, Hugh Daily.
Pike H. Molienric, .v. A. Bloom.
Sandv Lick P. 8. Weber. Augus
tus Uorberling, A. Liddlo, J. O. Bun
dy, J. B. Shatter.
union Ji. r. oiowen.jno. oneewer.
Wood tra.-d Boas Alexander, Geo.
Gould, W. Edy.
Curwensville H. Kirk.Dr. Croncla.
Lumber City D. L. Ferguson, E. ,
W. Gerrel. .
HouUdal O. W. Dickey, A. OIa-
on.
Osceola J. J. Pi, Samuel Hopper,
R. Blandy.
Wallaceton K. Roblson, 0. U. Jury.
New Washington Jm Huttoa,
William W. Barclay.
Newburg-B. Uildebraad, J. Red
den.
Burnsida Borough JnO. C. Conner,
James Wetzel.
As we bad no direct way or (tear
ing tb above return there are no
doubt sim mistakes in names. We
are pleased to notic tbat a number
who are now serving hava been re
elected, and our knowledge of those
newly chosen give us every assurance
that the reaponibl dutie of th offio
ill be laithtuuy ana iniiiigouy un
charged.
Thore i a bill before tb Pennsylva
nia sonato, wnicn, aimougn a vary
Important measure, does not seen to
hav attracted very much attention
from the publio. W refer to th bill
ntitlod, "An act to prevent th fr
qont cbang In common ohool book
in the several oountle of tb Common,
wealth." A aerloa of text books for
each county shall b chosen by th Di
rector in Convention, and afto neb
choice i mad no cbang in th rie
shall tak place for a penod of six
year. '
Claarsele, Mae I, UTHy,
Ageate.