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OLAND D.SWOOPK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Curwraivlllf, Cleirfield county. Pa.
ool , '71-If.
QSCAK MITCHELIj,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
; CLEARFIKI.D, PA
iT-0n"co la tie Opera ILu.e. ocl9, '78. tf.
1 R. 4 W. BARRETT, ;
G.
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
January 30, 1S7S.
JSRAEL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
jr0fflee la the Court Home. Jyll.'et
HENRY BRETH.
(oRraar, p. o.)
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
for bull Tciwimir.
M:i 8, 1878-ly-
M. Jf. McCULLOUGIT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
- CLEARFIELD, PA.
In Ma'onic building, Second etreet, op-
jezfl.rn-ir.
yy C. ARNOLD,
LAW 4 COLLECTION OFFICE,
nts
po.ile Ibe Court Hovre.
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BROCKBANK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
ap 16,17-ly
Office la Opera Homo.
AMES MITCHELL,
OBALBB IB
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
)eirr CLEARFIELD, PA.
F. SXYDKR,
J.
ATTOM1BW
CLEARFIELD, A.
Offict in ria'i Optra Hoom.
Jnttt M, 'TStf.
KAVID la. IIIU.
ion W. WR1BLT.
WILLIAM A. WALLACB.
A RUT F. WALLACE.
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ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Janl'77 Clearlieid, Pa.
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VOL. 53-WHOLE NO. 2.622.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1879.
NEW SERIES-V0L. 20, NO. 20.
JBHTICEH" CO-STABLE. FEEO
Troai I""' '" Bnmbnr of tba now
... u.uieoa wm aa tba receipt of Iweoty.
... rnnie. ai.il a eouy la any addraee. a,,!!
VU 1LLIAM M. HENRY, Justice
.V r"OT noaiTBaaa, LUMUEK
OITY. Cullaalloo. ..J ". H
paid orar. Arttalaa of acraameot and dJ. o f
aunrayanaa aaally aiauatod and warrantad aor.
rw or so enarya. S3jy'7
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
jQitloe of the Peue and Borlraaar,
Curweuavllle, Pn.
H-telleetlooo made and Dramntl.
febll'tltr
JAS.
B. GRAHAM,
dealer la
Beal Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
SniNQLEg, LATH, t PICKETS,
9:1078 Clearfield, Pa, .
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and
Sign Painter
Hanger,
and Paper
Clearfield, Penu'a.
teavWUI axaeuta jobe 1b hla Una promptly and
a wuramaniiae aiannar. a,M,ar
JOUN A. STADLKR,
BAKEB, Mirhet Bt., Clfrflo.(), P.
Freih Brcd. Rmk. Rollf. Plei and CtkM
cm bitnd or made U order. A gvntrttl uiortment
of Coarott.)nrt, Frafta ud Nuta In stock.
lo trcRtn and UrnUri in icaaon. Saloon avirl
appoint in roil one, f rlCfl nodirat.
Mrh III. '7ft.
WEAVER 4, BETTS,
DKALKM IM
Real Estate. Square Timber. Saw Logs,
and lumber of all kinds.
.CV'Offioa oa KMond itraat, io raar of ttora
room of Uaorga Wtaver A Co. f jnfl, 'iS-lf.
RICHARD HUGHES,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
ron
Itrcaluf Toirnthip,
Oieeola Mill! P. O,
All oflteial buiine.f antraetad ta him will ba
promptly attended to. neli29, '70.
BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
AND BBALBB IN
Maw IjogM and launiltor,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Olloa In Qrahanl'l Row. 1:15:71
A1
NDREW UARWICK,
Market Htreet, Clearlleld, Pn.,
naauracronaa Ann DaaLaa IN
Harness, Bridles, Saddles, Collars, and
llorse-turmsnmg Hoods.
nV'All kindi of repairing promptly attaoded
to. Baddlare' Hardware, liorea Uruebae, Carry
Combe, Ac, alwaya oa band aad for aale at tba
loweal oaib prlee. LUarob IV, H".
r. o'l. buck. " . '' , a. A. naanAn.
K fiRAH AM,
) ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
cLBittriaLo, ra.
All Leal bu.lneii promptly attendod to. Olfioe
In Unhea l Row rooiae formerly occupied by
julyM, JO-ll.
. B. bwoope.
Frenk Fielding., W. D. Biglar....8. V. Wlleoo.
YIELDING, BIGLERi WILSON,
ATTORNEYS - AT-LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
ar-OBoa la Pie'. Opera Hoo.e.
tboi. n. nnnaar.
ornul aonnoa.
JURRAY &, GORDON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
eT-emoe in Ple'l Opera Donee, laeoud Door.
n.lO'TA
E. A. BIGLER a CO.,
oialbri
sniliRK TIMBER.
and niannraetarerf of
ALL HINDU OF SAWED LUMBER,
-7'7, CLEARFIELD, rnnn
G. H. HALL,
WHAT AND WHERE IT 18 Tfl oRK
AND DISTORT.
Alt.n..-i. i i
on.uuU((u miiBun anu iiixon a line
has been lor yoars past a part ol oar
hiBtory, a one may say, there aro many
persons who have but an indistinct
idea of what and whoro it i. Dis
etiiujioni as to whothor urownStnte
nea noitb or aontlr of this famous line
are not uncommon amonir Doluwaro
ana, and thoajrh the line itself has lost
nan its significance because it is no
longer a political shibboleth, a hii,irv
oi its origin can scarcely fail to intor-
csi ine people oi tins peninsula. Such
a history is given in a locturo by John
U. H. Latrobe, Esq.. of Baltimore, de.
livored nearly 25 yoars ago beforo the
rennsyivania Historical society. The
lecture was published in pamphlet form,
and Mi, Joseph A. May bin, Las a copy
hi um pusBuaaion, norroweu witn many
piviiiinen ui uareiui Dunanng Iroa: a
gontleman in Philadelphia, whogroutly
inr.vo it, vupiua ueing somownat rare.
In the early pages of bis locture, Mr.
Latrobo says: "Thoro is perhaps no
line, real, or imaginary, on the surface
of the oarth not even excepting tho
equator and the equinoctial the name
of which has been ollonor in mens'
months during the last titty years. In
the halls oi Wisltttion, iu the courts oi
justice, in the assemblies of tho people,
ib uoa uumi an mmitiar as a uousenoKl
word."
The lecturer then gives a most in
teresting account of the ncninsuln's
early history and of tho quarrels which
led to Mason and Dixon's line being
laid down aa a compromise between
conflicting territorial claims. Thoro
were many difficulties in settling the
boundary between Ponn's Dossossions
tind those ot Lord Baltimore, the pro
prietary of Maryland ; but finally a
treaty was arranged on the basis of an
agreement mado boforo Penn heenmo
a proprietor of lands on this poninsula.
ny into compromise it was ordered
nut a lino should bo drawn neross the
peninsula due west from Cape Uonlo
pon (not tho prosont capo of that name
Dut a point corresponding with tho ex
treme southeastern corner of Dele
ware) and that from tho middle noint
of this line another line should be
drawn tangent to a circle twolvo milos
from Now Castle. All west of this
tangent was to bo included in Lord
Baltimore's possessions, and that land
(as all know) now forms part of tho
eastern shore of Maryland. The coun
try west ot the tangent went to Penn,
and, of course, our own Stato ot Dela
ware.
It was not until 1701, however, that
the proprietors sot about having their
boundaries actually surveyed. In ad
dition to tho circle, tho east and west
ino, and the tani'ont drawn from its
centre, it was determined at this time
that a meridian should bo run from
the tangent point north to within 15
miles ot the most southern part of
Philadelphia, and thonce a line shonld
V&tr7a"adlU? JYy,-sn.orMin Pennavl-
The work: was at nrst done ny sur
veyors, probably natives of this coun
try, and with instruments which would
now bo regaraca as very inauequute ;
for they sighted along poles "sot up in
wkt tl,ev railed ri.ntos cut bv them
PR A PTTCAL PUMP MAKER, throuBh the forest." They got on very
! . , ' . i : .who k
a owir. nowever. nnu iu itw
Fenns and .ivora Baltimore, men in
London, engaged Cbarlcs Mason and
under the Iettor P." ThiB stone
situated on tie Morrison proporty
anoui two miles southwest ol JNowark
Those who aro in doubt as to Doal
waros relation to Mason and Dixons lino
will soo from this that while Mr. La
trobe refers to the boundary line
between Maryland and Pennsylvania
as constituting the lino in question
iucbo two surveyors also run the tun
gent which forms our western bound
ary. Anyono who will tako the
troublo to examino a map of the pen
insula can havo all tho lines without
the least difllculty. Ho will find tho
east and west lino oxtonding from the
Atlantio ocean just hulf tho distanco
across to tho Chosnncako bay. and
NEAR OLKARFIBLD, PENN A.
jtay-Pamp. alwaya aa band aad made ta order
an eborlnottea. Pipaa bored oa reeaonai.ierB.
All work warrantad ta render eatlifaetion, ana
delivered If deelred. yl:lyp
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
BHALBn n
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
(iRAHAMTON. Pn.
Alaa, eaten lire BaBnfaetarar and dealer la Square
' IlaW IH OWW -
jnrorden aolleltad and nil fcllla prnmnlljr
led. t
lilvery Stable.
Joremiah Dixon "two mathematicians
or surveyors." to mark, tun out, settle,
fix, and determine all sucn parts oi me
circle, marks, linos and boundaries," as
had been agreed upon.
Mason and Dixon reacsea mis coun
try in November, 17C3, and soon aitor
engaged upon their work. They adopt
ed the peninsula oast and west line,
tho radius, and the tangont point
already determined by the Amoncan
surveyors, it thus fallinor upon them to
run the tangent from tho middlo point
of the east ana west line to mo urn-
" . , .,. V eont point; tornn tho monaian tnence
dTia J I In the way of fcrniebing Hwiy, iwggiei
T:lTrv'. TJZ2Z Point 15 miles south ot Philadel-
.-A n Mm.ee. on the eborteit notice am
. .wiaonahle lenna. Reeldenoe on Leen.t .tre.t,
netween i nira nB,i,niii.
lU. W. U.ftl,""""
Heariald, Feb. 4. 1874.
loiars a. n'MALLT.
ATcENALLY
naniBL w. n'cvnnr.
4 McCTJRDY
ATTORN EY8-AT-L AW,
ClearBeld, Pn.
Legal bnelneee attended to promptly witbj
I l.lity. Offloa on Seaond atreet, aboTe the Firet
National Sank. Jan:l:74
O. KiiAMER, '
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
' Raal K.tate and Collaotloa Agent,
. CLEARFIELD, PA.,
Will promptly attend ta nil legal bo.lae.e an
tre.ted lo hi. oara.
fl-Odioe la Ple'l Opera Uoaaa. Janl 70.
J P. McKENRlCK.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
All legal bullae., entrnatod to hli oara will re
Mire prompt atteatioa.
OSea appoilU Court Hou.e, In Haionle Building!
Heond Sooi. eu!t,-7-ly,
D
U. E. M. SCHEORER,
1I0M0PATUI0 PUTHI01AK,
Ofiea In reaidenea on rlrit it. .
April 14, U71. el"'!,i, LL
ryi W. A. MEANS,
C1IY8ICIAX SURGEON
LUTHBRRBIIRO, PA.
Will attend nrofailtonnt oalll promptly. augl07
jyt. T. J. BOTEK,
I' H Y S I C I A K AND SURGEON,
OBoe on Market Street, Clearfield, Pa.
bv-OIIm hoam S U II a. an., aad t to I p.
WASHINGTON HOUSE,
QLBN H0PK, PKNN'A.
ntiy ...l.taynattl. kaTiDI Inaltd tbli Mil
L BodlfM ll-ul, ta tba vllUira af atao Uopa,
oall. My tabta tnd bar shall ba aappliad with
tli bolt tba market aflurdi.
(JleUnitlk . aVVAJ.J, Sa
(ll.n nope, Pa., March 10, 197 tf.
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
. . ......... ir.nr
AilUUflai A I "
,d final F.etnle Aent, ClearSeld, Pa
OSlaa an Tblra itraai, oe..waerr "
j phia, and lastly to run a lino due west,
forming tbe boundary botwocn'Mary-
land and Pennsylvania. W hon they
imm to run thoir taniront tboy lound
that their line did not stnEo an men
off the noet set no by the American
surveyors to mark the tangont point,
a decided vinoicator oi .duckhkhi en
einoering.
Having dotcrmmcd luo point u
miles from Philadelphia, they turned
nH started unon their lone western
.... . i l url
journey. Too mmuio oi juno iouj
lound tnem at tue dub4"uuuu, ...u
then they rccoivod orders to extona
tho line "as far as the provinoes of
Maryland and Pennsylvania are set
tled and inhabited." In continuing
the work they found it necessary to
make a treaty with the Six Nations,
delicato task.wuicH wasnnany accom
ST-Reepeelfully aSeri bli laraloai It n l;8hed, Tbcy then received an escort
Huallea I and with an aiperlonoeoloTer twenty oi 14 Indl:
y.are aa n inrreyer, latter, hlmielf that be aan
j BtlifaatloBa " l:":"p
I. SNYDER,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
ann bbalbb in
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry,
!.-; 0ru)oje'e tM, Jfwrbal SfM,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
All kind, of repairing In Bay line nromplly nt
ended to. ''
8.
r.H.J. KAY WRIGLEY,
BOM0XPATHI0 PIIYSICIAK,
-0Bee adjolalag the rerldeBoa af Jamie
Wli(l.y, Koa,., oa Racond SL, Clearfield, Pa.
JnlJl,'7S U.
I)"
U. B. VAN VALZAH,
CLEARFIELD, PKNS'A.
01FICE IN RESIDENCE, CORNER OF F1R4T
ANU PINE STREETS.
M- Oflea konra From II le I P. M.
Way It,
J)U. J. P. BURCHFIELD,
Leu Surgeoa af tba S3d koglmeal, PaaBiyWanla
Velaateen, kavlnf ratnrned freni tba Army,
l-r. kli erof.eel.BBl aerrlee. ta tkaaltiaana
( Clearfield eonnty. .
noy-Prefeaileaal aalla pramptly ataeadad ta.
um on Seeead atraat, lermerlyoeeapled by
Br.W,. apra.'Olll
an euidesand on interpreter,
The savages, it is said, seemed to sus
nnet noinethinff uncanny in the many
nhaervations of the heavens and the
innumerable measurements on tne
oarth taken by their white compan
ions ; but continued faitlitul tor a time.
Finally, bowovor, at a point Z44 miios
west of the Dcleware river, the sur
envnrn ntruekan Indian war path, and
then their guides coolly told them that
it was tho will ol the Six Nations that
ptiy nt- tho survey should at that point cease.
There was no disputing tmi. ciu, ...u
iUnnh onlv 36 milos f rom their iourn-
..-'. n,l ll,nn hail liter-
Great Western Hotel, aiiyVto-puii p tb& stokes and go
Later the lino was nnisnco oy otnor
enitinoeni and to us. Mr. Iatrobos
C,r,n f.,ol
woras'" cairn oi hmji-bbvmiw
i,ih in tho denao forest, now marlts
the tcrminulion of Mason nd Dixon's
linn rdMinc bv that name tbe soutnom
boundary of Peruiylyni." The line
f. m,w l, nt iia oourae has a laree stone
TmSS!! u every 6Hh mil. bearing the orm. of
,. T. W. TRAUCK, Prop'r. th4 l'onns cu one eidcyaad of ivord
Bttllimor on the otber, tvuiie onea
mile between is marked by a stone
bearing tbe lettore P nd M on oppo
site sides.
An interesting chapter In thehiBtory
of this line grew out ol tbe tact mat
h mnrKinir ne irorweaemni
honnd.rw of Maryland was under-
forming the southorn boundury of
Dolawaro. I his line Mason and Dixon
did not run, but accepted the old sur
vey as truo. They did, bowovor, run
tho line forming Delaware's western
boundary, but Mr. Latrobe evidently
docs not rcga.rd it as strictly a part of
masoD anu .Dixon s line, and Ubam
bent encyclopedia speaks of Mason and
Dixon's lino as tbo boundury between
Maryland and Pennsylvania. From
this it is plain that Delaware can not
bo said to lio either north or south of
this lineunless wesunnose it produced
time jreiawaro river. 11 uimington
(lJti.j r.ntry evening.
TUE ABUSE OF OPIUM.
Tho use of opium in tho UniLod
States has become muoh more preva
lent than ever before. The sales of
tbe drug in its various forms bavo in
crcasod enormously, and unless some
thing is done to chock tho disirustinir
and debasing practice, fears are cnter-
tainoa that it will become much more
goncral. Closo inquiry into the sub
ject has rovoulod the fact that women
are more addictod to tho use of opium
than men, and that in consequence of
the cost, its votaries aro mainly among
what aro known as tbo bettor classos
of society
Various speculations aro indulged in
regard to tho causos which have led
to the alarming growth of this danger
ous habit. By some it is attributed to
the great influx ofChinose. By others
it is laid at the door of physicians, who
lay tho foundation for it when they
administer opiates for tho purposo of
Booming pain, it is said lliat cases in
which opium-eating has bocomea fixed
habit con bo almost infallibly traced
to tho door of tho doctor, who pro
scribes it in casos of norvousnoss, and
iu such attractive forms with such
soothing effects and so porsovoringly
that bolore tbo pationt is aware of tho
dangor tho desire grows into a longing
which becomes next to insatiable
In viow of the' fact that tho use of
Ibis useful as will as pernicious drug
for the gratification of a morbid appe
tite for stimulants Ib a costly luxury.
and that, consequently, the habit of
oiiutH-euting is almost necessarily con-
uuuu iai iue luveiiigoni, anu me rennea,
the question of exacting such laws as
will prevent its abuse is being seriously
a.wliA.1 t.n rn .a , lii. imn. on'hinr.
ject. Once acquired, tho habit is in
curable, r or mo urunnaru mere in
hope, but for tho confirnjod opium eater
none. Having acquired a fondness for
the bosotting drug, tho victim must oat
or die, and benco tbe necessity tor bucd
restrictions in its salo as will prevent
porsons from procuring a Bufficiont
Quantity to create that appctito. But
just where lo begin is tho question, for
tbo opium eater soon learns io anuw
tbitt tbore are a vanoiy oi torron m
which it can be used to produce tno
same result. It may be taken in its
nnre stato. or in the form of Munn s
elixir, oras laudanum or morphine, and
the bvpcrdormio inioction is also usea.
Under those oircumstancos all attompls
to control it by law must prove as
abortive as those mado to reform men
by legislation. An able writer on the
aiihirtet nnvn :
"11 philanturopy anu law novo uuuu
to abolish aleoholio drunkodnoss, law
II assuredly full to abolish opium
eal no lor law IS a eatlie uamur
ntm list t io attack oi money, aim um
druggist who will not sell tho most
protiiablo articlo in his stock bocauso
a legislature forbids, is a man above
tho average of tradespeople. If such
a law wore ousscd. a special policeman
would have to be placed in every drag
store to watch tho druggists, ana
HntjuMivn to watch the policeman
but who should watch tho dotectivo ?
Evon dcloctivos will tuko money.
rlrinlr whisky and eat opium
"The spread of the habit is especially
in hit den orod Decause lis vicuiua niu,
a. n ruin, nersons whoso intelloct,
moaiiB and position, if controlled oy
principlcsof reason and usages of sound
mnrnla would be of bonofit to society.
Only the medical profession can chock
the evil by oompeiung urugHtow,
Hnr nn in f exposure and the with
drawal of patronairo, to cease selling
it; and by exorcising in their piactice
a caution whicb is alarmingly absent
now which, while employing opium
hn nlsMilutclv necessary and omit-
lingitwhonovor possible, will gradually
UUI Iran 1 1 H1W
FJEXD1SU FANATIC.
IIS OFFERS VP HIS LITTLE DAIIUIITEK AS
A SACRIFICE TO THE LORD.
No.. Illl, 181 and 1111 Market Strait,
(0(ref, .pMeil IT.a.a.r'l Crane! flepol.)
PhflfrriaipUm, Tea&'ft
eroraxaaa. B-00 e- clr.
- y- - - -
Thl. IloUl ll near tba new Pablla Bulldlnge
new Meiooie
. . tf A..
. 1.1, 1 1 .
Oraa all nianr t
Clearfleld Nursery.
ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY.
mUff aanilararlrnlAri. barton eetablliaed n Hnr-
I a, e tbe Pike, akont half way between
Pitted And Thin Enslaved.
ttnndsome as a Caucasian girl" is th
highest tribute which a Turk can pay
to female loveliness, owuutui
l.,w.lv nvon. and a matchless Complex
ion are tho inheritance of a race with
whirh tho nrincipal nations now in
habiting Europe ore supposed to have
a common origin. In every Caucasian
homo, whethor rich or poor, the dougli
irn era the real mistresses of tho house,
idolized by their parents, and kept
from every toil which might impat
ikAlr namnnal charms. They live
hanDV life under the maternal roof
k. .11 iLii inilnlcence ceases as soon
as thov marry. Hard work in the field
hold drudirerr is the lot
ik. r.ucaaian matron, and soon tak
away the bloom of ber youth i so muoh
that generally auer one joai u. ...
..rdtTTRiXK by a brook and
."'?. J.:. . Rkblr.. Urane Vinaa, u,.. waa actually built into the
ory, Ljwt f,1".'.. o'J.b TrS chimney ol a neighboring farm taouso.
2tt&F2l Byoo4er.tionofthotbrrSUte.ino
Jro-puy -tand ..,- torested, a new survey of part of tho
Boston, May 2, 1879. Charles F.
Freeman, of Pocasuet, Mass., yestorday
killed bis fivo-ycar oltl daughter. The
man is a Second Advunthtl, and has
boon attending revival mootings. About
a week ago ho claimed to have received
a wonderful revelation, and has not
eaten or slept sineo. llo says tho
Lord director! him to sacrifice his little
daughter, and declares she will rise
again in throe days. Yostorday morn
ing be Bent word to tho noighbors be
would mako the revelations after an
orthodox sacrifice.
In tboaftornoon anumbor ofSocond
Adventists assembled at his house, but
the child hod then, been killod. Tho
little ono was trnnulixod with a knifo.
and her blood poured out upon the
table improvinod as an altar. Frcoman
has driven every ono from the houso,
and locked and barred tho doors and
windows, and bavins firearms, threat
ens death to nny one who interferes.
Alone with tho dead child ho goes
through horrible incuntntions, in which
ho says, throe days will mult in the
resurrection of my bolovod child.
runner particulars ot tbo traced v
stnte that Freeman is tho mail-currior
at Pocassct, between the railroad sta
tion and poBtofliue. He woke his wife
at half past thrco Thursday morning
and told hor ho must mako a Bacritice
to tho Lord of his youngest dutighlor.
uo got up ana took tho child iroin hor1
bod and stubbed her in the sido with
a butcher knife. His wife said it was
right, nnd that Abraham would raiso
her next Sunday. Frooman says tho
child gave one scream and died in a
minuto. It is stated tho Soeond Ad
vontisu hold a mooting at bis houso
the name oftornoon, and appeared to
wish the affair kopt quiet. Frooman
carried the mail as usual, and showod
no signs of insanity. Tho causo ap-
f cars to be religious excitomcnt alono.
Io is now ot his residunco in chariro
of officer iieddinir and Dr. Wood, of
rocossot. r recmun Inlormod tho re
porter to-day that ho was told bv Ood
of offer Edith, his young and beautiful
daughter, as a sacrifice to God, and
he did so, as God would not stay his
uunu, no naa to ao his command, llo
said God would justify him in tho act.
i ocasset, Alans.. May 8. Krooman
who mado a sacritico of his child in
obedionce to a "revelation," lias boon
arro6tod with his wife. On thoir way
to prison, both loudly proclaimed that
the death of the child was in obedience
to a dovino mandate. Both insist God
will fully justify thoir action and re
lieve thorn from all human penalties.
Somo of those prosont at tho mooting
at Freeman's houBo on tho day of the
muraor win do arrested on a cbargo of
being accessory to the deed.
THE MURDERER'S NARRATIVE OF "THE
SACRIFICE."
On his way to jail ho told the story
of the tragedy with a calmnoaa and
VfrSSUj11 fel? justification that si na
tion about a week ago in wnicn me
Lord appoarod to me and told mo to
kill one ol my family ana oner 11 as a
sacrifice. Well, He did not soy what
one, but on Tburday morning, on
awaking from a sound sloop, some
time about I o clock, the Liortl appear
ed lo mo and inlormed me that tno
victim of tho saorifice was my pot, my
idol, my baby Kditb. 1 awoke my
w fe and we talked the manor over
and prayed to the Lord for guidance
.l..:r;. . l.A'm mill
ana uireeuun, um u
that the cup might pass from me, and
ended by saying, God's will be done.
Tho liord said that it was nocossary ,
and so 1 aroeo, wont out of doors to
my Bhop and got a sboatn knuo. i
then came in, and placing tho lamp on
a chair near the bed, I drew back tho
nlothcs. raised my band to strike the
fatal blow, fully convinoed that tho
,ord would stov my bond os Uo did
with Abrobom, when obont to offer up
is son Isooo ; but lie did not ana tno
nifa descended. My darling turnou
as tho knifo struck ber, and, lifting hor
bonds oud oponing her eyes, said,
Oh. nsnol" My oldest child awoke
at m hor littlo sister was about to be
slain, and I sont her to hor mothor's
room. 1 struck tho doadly blow as
tendorly as 1 could, and tho little ono
died with tho light of heavon on her
face. 1 then took tho Dloouing cnnu
in mv nrmfl and wont bitterly. I lay
down with it in bed. It seemed os if
God had forsakon me, as He did Jobus
on tbe oross. 1 prnyod and wept bit
terly, and in the morning lolt-gloriousiy.
God rewarded my Boul with light, and
1 wont to tho depot at pcaco Willi uou
and all tho world. I notifiod tho se
lectmen and constables to bo present
at tho mooting in the afternoon but
nono came. .
"Do von expect to bang lor it r
asked tho correspondent.
"No," answered Freeman, "God has
commanded jno to thus rudely awakoa
tl,o world from Its prosont conutvtoii,
an.l Cnl will iustifv his servant. If it
bad been mv wile or tno otner cunu i
should have dono tho same. I bogged
God to tako my life ; but that was not
to bo. I lovou tho cuna peuor man
myself."
Ho naid further that be was a soo-
ond Abraham, and tho fooling gave
Kim .mmt do irht. Ho related tno
circumstanco of tho horriblo deed, sub-
i.nilallv ntnted above. and Mrs. r reo-
man gaxed rapturously on her husband
.a lm ran ited the terrible tolo and cor
roborated his Btatoment regaining nor
bolief in his gospol. Ho said in tbo
course of his remarks, "Eithor tho
child will bo raised from the doad in
tl.reorlftvs or she will ho translated
hnililv in heavon."
o. nt i ha atranp-ent fuaturea of the
torrible trafcdy is the fact that the
members of tho sect to which P roo
man hnlonirN. the Second Adventists,
who were nrencnt at tho house by his
invitation, approve nts acv, mgnnung
throe hundred inhabitants, standing
on tho coast and looking dejoctcdly
out over the sound. It has a boggar
ly array of empty housos, with useless
doors and broken windows. It is out
at the olbows and down at tho heels.
But it Sitka has no perceptible future,
and no prosont worth spoaking of, ll
hat a past. When, in 17!)!), the Great
Russian-American Fur Company was
orgunizoa, anil endowed with sucb
powors that it grew to be in its way
an imperial aospotism, rjttka was a
otisy ana prosperous town of more
than a thousand inhabitants, and the
centre of a lucrative and extensive
trndo. Russian capitalists found thoir
way mere, anu the company bad in
its employ ovor seven thousand por
sons. Vi hon tho company's charter
expired, it was not renewed, and then
to a great monopoly succeeded a frco
ngnt lor tbo lur trade.
When, in 1867, Russia sold out hor
Americon possoBsionB to us. "Russian
America," to the great annoyance of
juveniles in geography, sunoreu a soa
chango into "Alaska," and the capital
city abandonod thocolostial tendencies
of "Now Archongol," end stoppod out
unaor tne American nag as plain, short,
sansitiln "Sitkn " Twn.th rri. f ik.
sonsiblo "Sitka." Two-thirds of the
Russians availed themsolvos ot the of
fer of thoir government to take them
homo. Tho rest stayed, but those who
stayed wcro not, apparently, capuble
of individual or independent enter
prise ; they havo done nothing in tho
way of commerce, and trade has do-
genorated to paltry traftio with tho
inaians, who durinir a lew years nasi.
havo como up and built their lodgos
nose to tno town on tho west. The
Indian villngo varies in population
from throe hundred to two thousand ;
out wnotner thoy aro low or many.
tlioy aro said to bo tho most worthless
typos ot tho tribes, and their closo
proximity both uisagrooablo and dan
gerous. Indeed, it is to them that
bitka is indebted for its present promi
nenco as a matter of publio interest.
it was lor protection against those In
dians that Alaska, a few weeks ago,
appoolod to the government. In the
interval that elapsed, boforo our coy-
ernmont ship could reach thorn, an
English gun-ship answered thoir peti
tion for protection, and hovered watch
fully on the horizon whilo tho Indians
lookod at oach othor ovor a low wood
on stockado, utterly useless lor all pur
pones ot defense.
A mooting of the citizens of Sitka
has boon bold, and a universal expres
sion of opinion elicits tho fact that tho
Russians wish to go back to Russia,
and that Russians, Americans, and all
tho various throe hundred inhabitants
of Sitka, want protection from tho
Unitod States Govornment against tbo
Indians; thoy want a gunboat to pa
trol tho sound and awe tho Indians.
ond they wont a civil government.
Ibis lo tho present situation. It is a
matter which deserves the immediate
attontion of Congress. Washington
Fast. J
among tho most Intelligent, much
doubt exists. A remarkable letter has
been written by a physician in this
country to Prince Bismarck; who some
time sinco appointed a committee for
examining medical candidates in ttie
German Empire ; ond it appears that
tbe arguments presented in this letter
nave attracted much attention. Tho
prominent recommendation is that of
making physicians uovernment officers.
paying thorn salarios, and making thorn
independent of tbe patronage of their
pationts. There will then be ne In
ducomont to doctors to deceive those
treated by thorn ; but the practicability
of inducing such officials to give the
careful attention to sick persons which
they sometimes nood may be greatly
doubted.
Our city is situated in a climate
between the disagreeoblo extremes of
uvMt uu uuiu , it, in lur vnuugu ununu
to bo protoctcd from tho fierce storms
of tho ocean ; it is surrounded by for.
tilo lands, producing tho most whole
some and agteoablo articles of food;
there are no local diseases prevalent,
ond from an early period in our coun
try's history it has Leon tho chief seat
oi medical education. There is no
reuson why Philadelphia should not be
me neauuiest, as it is tbe most
pleasant, place of residence in tho world .
inero are, however, some forms ot
tliseaso which bafllo our physicians,
particularly thoso which affect the
throat and lungs. That in many coses
iuey are noreaitary is Deyond quoslion;
but tbore is tbo greater reason why
their causes and origin should be well
ascertained, and tho habits, food, occu
potions and manner of'sponding leisure
timo should enter into the instruction
of tbo poople in all conditions of so
ciety, in this city, as woll os in all
others, an Injudicious and extravagant
uso ot stimulants, sodativos and narco-
tics undoubtedly tends to reduce in
tellectual and physical force, and con
sequently to diminish produotive
power. Undor favorable circumstances
tho uso of such thinirs may be, to a
consiaorauie extent, prevented ; and it
should be kept in mind that habits of
iiiuuBuy, uuigeneu in uustnoss, an
earnest ambition to improve and a
fondness for refining recreations which
will occupy leisure timo are the reli
able safeguards against tho temptations
Dy wnicn we are constantly besot. It
is not merely os a producer of tho good
things of life that health is to ho valued,
for upon it depends a very lorrro part
of all the gratifications wo onjoy.
Sec. 3. Any act of beggary or va
grancy oy any person described by
tho first seotion of this act, shall be
prima facie evidence that the person
commuting the same Is a tramp with
in the meaning of this act, subject to
the proviso eonluined in section one
of this act.
Sao. 4. Any person upon view of
any offense described in thin act, muy
apprehend the offender and take him
before a justice of tho peace or alder
man, whose duty it shall bo, after
bearing the evidonoe, to discharge or
to commit tbe prisoner for trial, as in
tho case of other misdemeanors.
Sec 5. This act shall not apply to
any tomalo, or minor undor ago of six
teen years, nor to any blind, deaf or
dumb person, nor shall it be applicable
to any maimed or crippled person who
is nnable to perform manual labor.
Mo. b. Tbis act shall take effect
on and after August 15th, 1879, and
all acts or parts ot acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
DISCONTENTED LABOR.
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CTnrwK iu- e it m U.e result of a direct rove.atlon
UAUKY RNYDKK,
BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER.
p an Market St, eppoolte Ooart Honaa.
A alean tewel let eaarj eaeteaer.
Ales naaaaiaetnrer ef
All Riado of Artistes M Unman Hair.
Cleatlall, Pa. Buy It, '
prompuy
eepIO 08-1
UteAT MARKET.
F. M, CARD0H BRO.,
n. u.-wu iL. ana door waat af Maniwa Ho.
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Oar nrreaie-enti ere ef Ike men) eompMa
. ' . f.r.t.kle. the neblle with Freib
EaetTef a" kind, nad af the aery beat . y.
IluLwhieb wa keen an eaklbltlen fee the bwa
Z?5 in I MM- Can nawaadw." b lew.,
jTLw7. Lak nt lalsta, e eridreee ne
, lM " ?V CARDOIf A BRO.
Clenr4A,rn.,Jnl, 14, 1170-tf.
It
was at this survey that an error id the
original work was discovered, by the
correction of which, the area of Mary
land was reduoed by about two acres.
t .A k rdnna of his lecture Mr.
Latrobe says: "And now Mason and
!:.'. tin. nf common parlance, be
gins at 'triangular prismatic post ot
granite," with tbe letters At. D.,
and P. oa tbe sides, respectively faoing
th States to whicb then letters refer,
with ike names f tbe lata commis
sioners, Key, Eyre and Riddle, and the
date, DM7, cut deep on tbe north side
oasian mounlaineor has everything to
do till the soil, carry water and fuol,
tend the horses and cattlo, gnna me
corn and prepare the food, besides
having to weave cloth and the linon
nnnuuartf ine tbn members of her
family, and make tboir garments and
shoes.
It is bettor not to ask too many ques
tion nhont the future. A curious
husband who too curious asked his
wife, "My dear, what kind ot stone do
vnn think tnev will aive me when 1 am
gone?" She answered eoelly, "Brim
stone, John."
True friendship is a plant of alow
trnorth. and must ttndereo and with
stand many shocks of adversity before
it is entitled to tbe appellation.
Whoso will feel tbe tendorest par-
tirinntlon In loy, let bin) not look at
happy fhildren, but at the parents
who rejoice to see them happy,
WJ1A T IS TO BE DONE WITH
A LASH At
Probably wo have never mado any
purchase in wnicn we nave u
little subsequent interest as in Alaska.
Twnlva rears have elapsed since we
- j t . ,
bought sevon million aonaro worm ui
cold weathor ana iur anu nsn, aim "
have paid so little attention to it that
anw doncrintion of the country to-day
comes nnder the head ot news. Every
nra in a while somebody bas said
about tbe fisheries and the
magnificent mineral roaouroen ui m
country, and now and then poople
have e-one out irom tno oiaion o.
ham talked of eoinir to establish can
nnriM for fish. But not many people
have gone, and Alaska's future bas ap
parently been waiting on the slow pro
cesses ol the gcoiogio agen hi reuuo.
inhnhiLnhln.
Sitka is the head and front oi tne
GEOGRAPHY AND NEWS PA-
iuuilon iuif WW,..-... - - ,
press on tho publio the fact that news
papers have become great teachers of
geography, and have inoreasod, be
yond all the possibilities ot the schools,
valuable knowledgo regarding distant
placos ond foreign people. Each week
statements, which relate to the offuirB
of the most widoly separated countries
and cities, appeur in the newspaper.
Obscure rivers bocomo famous in con
nection with groat events occurring
on thoir banks ; namos ot towns are
suddenly olovatod into importance by
being associated with momentous inci
dents. When wars convulse and de
vastate, or fumino and pestilence
acoui-fo otbor populations and coun
tries, tho first inquiry mado by the
Intollirzent render ot foreign news is
whoro aro these things happening, and
reference must be made to a map to
ascertain the information whicb thoy
require. Now, why, suggests the
Herald, cannot the newspaper bo util
ized by the teachers of geography in
tho schools t Instoadof taking a class
through the drenry list ol cities, towns,
rivers, capos, inlands, Ac, until the
mind is wearied by the monotony ot
recitation and memory is jogged more
by tho sing song association of sounds
than tho intelligent retention ot names
and thoir relation to places and objects
tho teacher should tako tbe lorcign
nows in a nowBpaper ond road : "The
Theiss river is rising and threatening
Szegedin, "Whoro is tho Theiss I
What and whore is zcgouin i ur,
Bulgaria, haschosenaruler;" "Where
Bulgaria?" Such rracticul ques
tions at once awakon the interest ef
tho scholar in the subjoct; be asso
ciates current news with interesting
and useful information, and thus ac
quires much more geography by this
method than ho possibly could obtain
the ordinary way. Indeed, if the
newspapor is regarded as it ought to
i as an educator, n win mum m
hools and familios many of the use
ful purposes of toxt books in art, sci
ence, and litorntnre, and especially is
there a natural alliance oclwoon geog
ranhv and nowspuoors. Honce how
incomploto and now inaucqtiaio is tue
reading-matter of 0 lomily without tho
Idition ol o good nowspnper.
LA WS OF HEALTH.
Tho editor of tho Philadelphia Rec
ord dilates upon this subjoct In this
way :
"Health as an element of business
prosperity is of more imnortanco than
is gonorally supposod. This is ovidont
when an epiuonuo invauen a grenv
nonu oua district oua me orui-
..I . . . l ! -1.-1. n
nrv "Ills wnicn nean m ueu vu ununuy
are not considered among the causes
of "hard timos. A carolul examina
tion of tbo statistics of mortality, bow-
ever, will show that many lives are
hortoncd, and consequently produc
tive power diminished, oy uisennue
which nropor sanitary precaution
might prevent. Many of the dwellings
in whicn tno people reniue are eoiy
deficiont in arrangements for a supply
of fresh air, tor the light oi tne sun,
water, drainage, cooking apparatus
and facilitios for washing and batbtng.
Some localities are nnhcalthy in oonse
quenoe of exhalations of noxious gases
irom tne ground ana oi unuiLmuoo.
Sicknoss involves loss of timo and in
oreasod expenses, in addition to the
loss incurred by the premature euumg
of lives. The vast amount of money
invented In life insurance docs but show
a result of the fear of tbe lose to be
encountered by families in consequence
of sudden death. How far medical
science bas mitigated tbe eftoets oi
disease is not oortain ; but, with regard
to some maladies, the opinion is con
fidently expressed that hygienic
measures may prevent thorn. How
much decay ol health le caused by
reckless disregard or nature's laws, and
how lar medical skill prevents the
effect ol disease, we eannot easily ae
WONDERFUL MIRAGES IN
ARIZONA.
An imaginative correspondent, writ
ing from Arizona, says : "It was only
a few wocks ago, botwecn Gila Bend
ana .uancopa, that 1 witnessed a most
marvelous and exquisite sorios of trans
formations reflected by tbe phenome
non of mirage. The Sierra do las Es
trella mountain had entirely disappear
ed, and in its' place was o walled city
upon the margin of a beautiful lake.
All at once the city disappeared ; a
Mv, 1.,, - i . . -!. . . ; j
air, toppled ovor ana mint into ino
bosom ot the tranquil waters, a iieu
arose a multiplicity oi grotesque ele
vations, which rapidly assumed the
character of fairy islots, with lakolets
within thomsclves; then, owing to
tho unequal densities and refracting
powers of tho adjacent strata of air,
the islets became transformed into oas
tlns. cathedrals, buttrossos, cubes, for
tifications ond othor rock systems of
architecture, which only survived,
however, to yanish on porfect comple
tion. Again arose an objcot which re
nombled a magnificent opora house or
cathedral, with requisite discription of
gothic windows ond domes, DBiustroacs,
imnosini? orchos and doorways and
many colored lamps. Tbis last picture
gave way to an immense tubo, wnich
seomod to bo suspended in me air, un
til shivered into almost lnnnuesimui
fiairments, each of which assumed a
varioty of shapos, with sorratod bor
ders, and soon vanished or became
truncated below tho horizon. Tbon
arose on immense island, in shape not
unlike Alcalras: again, it closoly re
scmblod Gibraltar, littod iu the air, all
the whilo presenting an aspect as
throatoning as either of the strongholds
abovo nomod. Then came the pyra
mids, and anono, tho Casa Grande,
precisely as it oxists fifty miles away.
i'rosent v a broad wnue scan ntwmuu
to havo been thrown ovor tho last
named clovation, yet permitting a for
mation like the picture of the "Rock
ofAgos."
The complaint of the colored men.
in convention at Nashville, that their
toll is not inadequately remunerated,
ana tuat tnoy are tnorouy kept in pov
erty and ignoranco, is just such a state
ment as could honestly be mado by
the poor whites of any Stato or soo-
tion. For tho post six years there has
been a vast surplus ol labor. T he con
sequence has been idleness and its in
evitable results poverty, want, crime
and the long catalogue of events, of
which those negroes complain in their
sad manifesto.
Tbe faot that tho white labor of the
North is more intelligent, and that it
has o greater variety of occupations
than the colored labor of the South, is
in its favor. But oil this bos not pre
vented terriulo and widespread Butter
ing, tbe ruin of thousands, the break
ing up of families, tbe crowding of
asyiums anu prisons, and tbo re-in-forcoment
of the criminal classes by
vast numbers who, hod tbey been aide
to obtain work, would have boen in
dustrious ond honest. It may fairly
bo doubted if mere bos boon bo much
want ond suffering among tbe South
ern treed men since 1872 os among the
poor working people of tho North.
The formor have generally hod at their
disposal tho means ol producing Irom
the soil enough tood for their subsis
tence, whilo tho lnttor hove had no
such resource.
Not a bettor day has dawned for
tne sons ot toil ol all colors and all
sections. Business is rapidly reviving.
Tbo wheels of all our industries are be
ginning to hum with the glad music
of hotter times. There are few idle
hands now that want want work bad
ly onough to be diligent in scokinrr it
and not too fastidious as to its kind.
Thoso who fold their bonds ond sit
down to wait for profitable engage
ments to be presented, may be disap.
pointed, but the man or woman who
really desires to earn a living by labor,
can find somotbing to do.
thuW'Vcq'miIurtiTfJaMAW.luitJiQ
family, can be baa at prices corre
sponding with the reduced price of
labor. Tho time for croaking is, there
fore, past, and those Southern colored
Eeoplo would be doing a great deal
otter for themselves, thoir families,
and the country cenorally it they
would go to work, instead of holding
semi-political conventions, under the
lead of sucn brwking demagogues an
Pinchbeck, ond dinning tbeir grievan
ces into the publio ear. The advice
of Fred Dougioss to these discontented
poople is worthy of thoir serious atten
tion. Instead of complaining of tho
want of ronpoot shown their race, let
them climb out of ignorance, and bo
build themselves on as to command
tbo respect of all men. This cannot
be dono in a day. It must be a slow
and toilsomo process. But it is possi
blc, for it baa already boen achieved
by members of thoir race. The black
laborer, as well as the white, should
learn that his worst enemy is tne po
litical demogoguo.
A MINISTERS NEW NECKTIE.
CO A L ASHES AS A FER T1LIZER.
It is estimated that the city ol Bos
ton romovci 100,000 barrels of coal
oshes annually from tbo back yards of
dwelling bousos, while largo manufac
turing and mechanical establishments
cart away as much more. This im
mense quantity of ashes io generally
used in "filling up" the waste places of
tho city to the street level. A good
part of the Back Bay territory, noon
which now stands soma of the finest
publio buildings and private rnritk-va
in the city, is made from coal ashen.
Coal ashos as a civilizer are but im
perfectly appreciated. So far as the
Back Bay territory is concerned, that
property has grown in value from H..
000,000 to 140,000,000 iu tho past
twenty-five yoars. If splondid resi
donees in fact two or throe entire
wards of a city can be planted on
ooal ashes as a foundation, ib there not
somo way in which we country poople
con ntilize coal ashes upon our worn
out or boavy soils ?
In discussions on old soils and what
they neetl, it has often beon remarked
that coal anhoa have a good deal of
virtue One great want of tho old
soils of New England geneially, nnd
ManachiiMtt particnlnrlr, is potash.
Coal ashes certainly contain a trifle ol
this, the rosult of wood used in kind
ling. Again, careful observers claim
that all heavy soils need ventilation,
or "lightening up," to permit the free
action of air. A Nantaeket man, who
bad land so poor it would not spindle
corn, applied ooal ashos, two or three
inches doop, mixed with a little yellow
loam, then plowed and harrowed, and
in throe years the soil was so much
renovated that he cut a ton and a half '
to the aero of the beat clover. In
another five-acre fiold, where he ap
plied leached wood ashes liberally, not
much advantage was noted the first
year, but the next year the benefit was
very perceptible, which increased an
nually five or six years, when the
meadow was plowed up. In a part of
tbe field, barn-yard manure was used,
which ceased to show much effect the
third year, while the ashos wore offeo.
tivo for many years.
A compost of three parts of muck to
one of coal ashos was used in alternate
strips on another field, by way of ex
periment, and sown with clovor, rolled
but not harrewed. Whorovertbe com
post was Bprcad the clover germinated
and dcvoloped handsomely, while the
strips without tbe compost were bar
ren. On Long Island the farmers
send vessels to tho State of Maine to
bring mixed ashes from wood and coal
by the cargo to enrich tho famous yep--
etable gardens tiiat supply the markets
of Now York. Porhaps it would be a
benefit to our Maine frionds were thoy
to keep nil their wood and cool ashes
and apply it to their own lands.
In Cambridge a gardner last year
covered bis very sandy land with fine
coal ashes, and on this lie put a layer
of loam, all of which ho spaded in. In
June last he bod the finest looking
gordon bo has ever bod. He thinks
coal ashes did it.
Let ns have the experience of such
of our agricultural frionds as have ex
porimonted with coal ashes, and deter
mine, it poBsiblo, if they have any real
value in improving the soil or adding
to its vigor or fertility. I find, with
all our experimenting and investiga
ting, mat Hundreds ol tbe saino prob
lems that were discussed years airo
still remain unsolved. Boston Cultivator.
ATLANTIC CITY.
offending" A dilapidated town of some terrains, but it Is certain that, even
THE TRAMP LAW.
THE STR1N11ENT PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
BEFORE THE GOVERNOR TRAMPS
ARE SUBJECT TO ARREST AND
IMPRISONMENT FOR THREE
TEARS.
The following act has passed both
Uousos of tho Logislatnro, and will
tako effect on tho 15lh or August
next :
an act To purine and punish tramps.
Section 1. Be it enacted, Ac , That
anv person coing about from place to
place begging, asking or sinMmtiug
upon charity and for the purposo of
acquiring money or a living, and who
shall have no nxea Place oi rosmunco
or lowful occupation in the country or
citv in which he shall bo arrested shall
be token anu uoemea to ue n aneiuij
and iruilty of a misdomcanor, and on
conviction, shall be sentenced to nn
dorgoan imprisonment by separate and
so tarv conlineraonl, at laoor, in me
county jail or workhouse, for not more
than twelve months, In the discretion
of the Court. Provided, That if any
norson arrested can prove by salislao-
tory evidence tuat ne aoos nuv mm n
practice ot going about begging or
subsisting upon alms for the purposo
aforesaid in the mannerabove sot lortb.
he shall not be deeraod guilty of the
offonao herein before described j and
nnon such proof shall be discharged
from arrest, either by the magistrate
before whom bo is committed or by
the Court upon hoaring of the case
nnon writ of habeas corpus.
DEO. X. Any irainp wuu bum,
any dwelling honse against the will or
without the permission of the owner
or occupant thereof, or shall kindle
any fire in the highway or on the land
of. another without the owners' con
sent or shall bo found carrying any
fire-arms or other dangerous weapon
with intent unlawfully to do injury to
or iniimiil.La an other Dorson, which
intont may be Inforred by the case,
from the facts that the defendont is a
tramp anil so armed, or shall tio or
ihmiinn to dn nny injury not amount
ing to a felony to any person, or to the
real or personal estate ol another shall,
nnon oonviotioo, be deemed guilty ol
a misdemeanor, and shall be eentenced
, nnjm, . imnrinonment by sepa
rate of solitary confinement at labor
tor a period not exceeding uirww ;
Ho had recently purchased a now
necktie and doncd it for the first time
on Sunday moruiiie. It was ono of,
the small black tics, with a villainous
rubber loop. During the singing of
the first hymn it suddenly fell off, but
before the choir had finishod, it was
safely back in its place During the
singing of tho hymn preceding tho
sermon it fell into tho preachers lap.
In vain he tried lo got it back. The
button dodgod the loop, and tho nib-
bor snapped at the button. 1 no preocn-
n Hnu-ors Ireuiti wl wan norvousnoss;
tho last strains of the organ laded
away, tho audience sat down prepared
for tho customary fjununy nup.
To say that the preacher was nerv
ous give but a f'uint idea of tho situa
tion, in vain no ineu vu nerei-n ouu
self behind the narrow desk ; red and
redder grew his foco, his fingers wore
dancing all over his neck and throat
trying in vain to lasso tho elusive but
ton with the elastic noose. ThoBtnall
hoy's snicker reached bis ears like tno
crack nf doom : tho heads of the sing
ers began to poor ovor tho choir rail
tn ami the cause ot me ueiay, am
the preacher's face glowed like scarlet
and his fingers searched with trema-
loan uncertainty for tbe evasive ana
treacherous button. The audience
seomod to swell before bim into a mul
titude: acrcalBcaof eyes watcnod
his confusion; the first patterings ol
the groat storm of laughter, that was
surely ocming, bogon to fall opon his
ear; the rubber snapped io mockery,
tho gold button still lea tne loop in n
rain chase; rr ore and more the tromo-
line fin cere intertwined themseivee in
hlnnflnnnrniumsinenn: inaconiuiuu,Hi
of the faco became more marked, tho
scarlet htios doeponod into the hot
Mure nf a conflairration . exislonco he
roine a bunion, and tho preacher's
chair a greater Instrument of torture
than tbe rack ot sn inquisitor.
At lout tho crisis eamo. itising up
holding the crumpled but triumphant
tie in his hand, tho preacher asked to
bo excused, retired to bis private room,
whore before tho gloss in a single mo
ment the doraneed toilet was adjusted
He returned to bis pulpit a wiser man,
He will buv his ties earlier in tbe week,
and will go on diesa parade befure a
competent official boforo venturing on
thn rtiaiiorm. ii H exnenew-w
lead that parish to the appointment of
a dignitary who shall examine the
ministers as tbe wneei-rapporn -
cars at tho stations to see if they can
go in safety. Ono more exncnce
would rosult either In flight or apo
plexy .Christian Ltairr.
To those who desire a health resort.
or a seaside place for recreation no
place equals Atlantic City. Few places
present such numerous attractions for
the mere pleasure seeker. Bathing in
the open sea, or in sea water at private
houses ; broad avenues and walks ex-
tcrudinir for rniles; dry, hard, smooth
at ono end ot tho city, gunning iu tue
bavs. balls, soirees, concerts, a roller
skating rink admirably managed,
what nature oi pioasure or spun, in
wanting r
Unon the character of tbe place as a
resort for health nothing can be added
to the voluntary, positive expressions,
over their own signatures, of 312 of
the most distinguished physicians ol
Philadelphia and vicinity. We doubt
if the nnanamity of favorable opinion
oxbibitod therein, can anywhere" be
paralleled.
Supplemental to these conditions of
a satisfying resort, and of very special
importance are its railroad facilities.
In thie respect Atlantic City stands
very high. The Camden and Atlantio
Railroad Compony meet tho increas
ing demand with improved cars and
ewilt anu more irequeni irainn. a.ihu-
oratoly furnished parlor ears are piacea
on express trains, end thoir regular
passenger cars, with their high, well
ventilated ceilings, and superior up
holstering, are exceedingly comforta
ble. As the soastrn advancesand travel
increases, trains are from timo to time
added to the schedulo, and tho full tide
of business in the Summer, bosides nu
merous othor regular trains, employs
five doily through express trains.
These express trains make the trip,
sixty miles, without stopping, in nine
ty minutos. The special core In the
monagomont of tho rood is exhibited
in the regularity with which thoy run,
the closo connection arranged for and
mointoined with othor companinos by
which transfers may be made without
delays, and the almost entire absence
of serious aocidontiin thehistory ol.the
mill. For several yoars the company
have mado an effort to moot travel
from points beyond their own lino, and
tho schedulos art now always arrang
ed with tho view as lar as possible of
serving, by close connection, tho con
veniences ol panics arriving irom new
York City, and points of tbe New York
lines, and upon the numerous lines
contering in Philadelphia. This com
pany is specially a passtnger railway
company, ond to satisfy Otis special
trade, it is constantly adding in every
part and branch of its business.faeelitiea
of the very first class. Indeed, we
believe that in the lull complete equip
ment, and the management and oon
duot of the line, the road has no ce)il
among lines, running to tbo sea coasi.
No roan will excel in bis profession
if he thinks himself above It ; and com
merce will not flourish In any oountry
where commerce is not respeotea.
A Uappt Land An estimable Louis-
ville young man, who teaches a class
at Sunday school and occupies a prom
inent position in tno cnoir, dm a ma
y tor the maiden who Singe the alto.
The last time he oallod on her he found
her, with her father and mother, en
tertaining the minister.' Concealing
his disappointment with as much
grace as no eouia commnnu, jotowu
tbe dignified circle and maiutaiaed bis
share ol the conversation very creuiiav
bly, considering the untoward circum
stances, ine miniBier, wuu una
something ol a traveler Is his time,
turned tbe talk to bts bobby, nd wee
reveling in a gorgeous oescrinuou oi
bis favorite country, Brazil, when the
small boy of tbe family, who was
building a block ohurch on the floor,
spoke op: "Ma, bas sister Floy ever
traveled any f" "No, child, oo-you
mustn't speak when others are talk
ing " "Then, when I was lyin' nnder
the sofy 8unday night, and sister and
Mr. John oomo In from ohurch, and
WaS a setting in the big rockin obeer,
how came her to say that tba nicest
land she ever was In was impiana r
Too Cruel. Omnibus stops; smil
ing yosng lady enters; ' every seat
full; an old graUenian rises at tbo otber
end, "Ob, don't rise I" oays tbs love
ly girL "I can just aa well stand.
"You can do as yoo please about that,
miss," says tbs old man, "but I'm gog
to get out"