TEA
"CLEARFIELD BEPCBLICAV
CLEARFIELD, PA.
BITAHLNHBD IN ItST.
Tha Urffeil Circulation of auy N ewe pa pet-
la North Central Pennsylvania.
Terms of Subsoription.
if td lb adranon, or within I aonths..93 oo
jf paid after t and before moatha 9 fto
if paid after the aapiratloa of 4 moatha.., 9 OO
Bates ot Advertising,
Trantlant adTertlaementi, peraqomraof lolinwor
itii, Itimeeorleei $1 0
tVoreacb obeoquentinaertion.. 0
Almlnlxratori' and Kxaenton'notleaa. t at)
Aadltort doiiom ......... i ou
Giuliani and Katraya. M 1 60
DniolatioB ootioei 1 ftO
profaaalonal Carde, llnaa ar laaa,l year...., ft CO
Loeal aot.oea, par Una to
TKARLY ADVERTIBEMKNTS.
1 tqnara 00 eolamn.. $51 00
I KaariH......M15 00 ft oolnma.. ........ TO 00
I uuarai.....H..Sf 00 1 column.. ..130 00
O. B. GOODLANDBR,
Publiaher.
Card.
lOR PRIWTIffG 07 KVEP.Y DE9CBIP
J tloa naatly aieeatad at tbla oftoe.
TJ Y. SMITH,
Al'TORNEY-AT-LA W,
cl:l 71 Clearfield, Pa.
T J. LINGLE,
IT TORNET - AT - LAW,
1:11 Phlllpebarc;. Centra Co., Pa. j-.fi
JOLAND D. SWOOPE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Curw.Birille, Clearfield county, Pa.
act. , '78-If.
QSCAK MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY. AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
pVOttt la tbe Opera Hnuea. oel, '78-tf.
QUI W. BAUUETT,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
clearfield, pa.
January SO, 1878.
JSRAEL TEST,
ATTORNKY at law,
Clearfield, Pa.
ar-Oflo. la tbe Curt Houss. Jjll.'(7
nENKY BRETH,
(oireiin r. .)
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
PUR BILL tOWRSBIS.
Mar I, 1STS-I7
yjl. Jf. McCULLOUGII,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Ofil -a ia tlar.nie building, Second street, op
po.ito tbe Court JIuum. Je28,'78tf.
C. ARNOLD,
LAW 4s COLLECTION OFFICE,
CURWENHVILLE,
.28 Clearflsld County, Pena'a. Toy
Se
T. BROCKBANIJ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Office la Opera Home.
Bp M,7Mj
JAMES MITCHELL,
SBALVB IB
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
JeU'78 CLEARFIELD, PA.
J F. SNYDER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Office In Ple'a Opera Hoaee.
June . '78tf.
WILLIAM A. WALLACB.
BARRT P. WALLACR.
DATtD L. RBBBB.
iVBB W. WBI.LBT.
WALLACE & KREBS,
T (Bamaaaora to Wallace A Fleldla,)
ATTOBNEYS-AT-LAW,
Janl'TT Clearfield, Pa.
Frank Fielding.. W. D. Biglar....S. V. WUeaa.
YIELDING, BIGLER& WILSON,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
"OBee la Ple'i Opera Heart. mcbt-Tf.
II
AIUIY SNYDER,
BARBsK AND HAIRDRESSER.
Shop on llarkai Bt., oppofltt Court Boaaa.
A fllaaa twwal for tvarj attwawr.
Alan dealer la
Beat Brandi of Tobarco and dgara.
Htpi4. p. tftv 19, TO.
TBOfe I. MOBBA T.
craui auanoa.
jJURRAY k GORDON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
"OAee la Pie'a Opera Uoaie, aeeood loor.
:J0'7t
foaapa b. h'bballt. daribl w. H'oDmar.
M
fcENALLY & McCUKDY
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
ciearneid, ra.
ap'Legal baalaeea attended to preatptly witbj
fldelity. Umoe oa Becond street, abore tbe rir.1
National Bank. Jaa:l:7a
O. KJAMER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Real laUU ar,d Collectlea A goal, .
CLBAKCIKLII, PAM
Will promptly attend U all legal ba.iaeee aa
traaled to hia ear..
erOffioe ia Ple'i Opera lloaM. Janl'7l.
J F. McEENRICK,
; , - , ATTORNEY AT LAW,
J " ' : ' ' " CLEARFIELD, PA,
All Ural baalaeea ealraated te kia ear will re-
eetre promaa atteattea.
OBee eppoaite Ceart Heera, la afaaaala Balldlng,
eecond loof. augie, le-iy.
JJR. E. M. SCHEURER,
BOMiHOPATBIO FUT8ICIAN,
OBee la re.ld.nea aa Flrat eL
April M, ISfl. . ..'i y Cleareld, Pa.
TR. W. 'A. MEANS,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
DUBOIS CITY, FA.
'Will attend profeerloaal call, promptly, aaglt'ti
JJU. T. J. BOYER, .
f II YSICTAN ANDSUROEON,
OSeeea Market Street, CUarleld, Pa.
M-OBaa koarai I la IS a.., aad 1 b I p. av
JJR. J. KAY WRIGLEYf .
OMaPATHIO PHYSICIAN,
j-0Bm auljclalng the rnld.aoe ef Jaaaaa
WriBhy, Kaa,., a SeaoadSk, Cloarldd, Pa.
Jalyil.'fl xt..
M. LULLS',
CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
aTOni la reetdeaee, cppeelte Skew Hoaee.
jyl,il7Mf
JJR. H. B. VAN VALZALT,
CLP.ARPIELD, PKNN-A.
OFFICE IN HRRIDENt', CORNER Ot FIRST
AND PINS STKnaTe.
A OBee boara From II to t P. H.
Hay II, lITt
D
K. J. P. BURCH FIELD,
Late Sarge.a af Ike lid leglmeat, Paaaeylraala
Veleauere, kaelag r.taraed from Ike Araay,
efara kia er.feaai.aal rerrieei U IkeeHlaaae
af Olearteldaaeaty.
awyPrafarrlena) aallt pramptlr attealad M.
aa laeead t tree I, formarleaeaplad by
Df.W " (aera.-M-e)
CLEARFIELD
GEO, B. G00DLAUDER, Editor & Proprietor. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. TEBMS-$2 per annum in Advanoe.
VOL. 53-WH0LE NO. 2,618. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2G, 1879. NEW SERIES-VOL. 20, NO. 46
Cards.
TIIMTICE8' CnajHTABM3N YtBM
We bare printed a lerie .amber .f tba
FEE BILL, and will .a tbe noeipl of twenty
T" acuta, mail a enur i. .ny address, mytt
WILLIAM M. HENKY, Justice
or taa Pbacb ARB Scritbrbr, LUMBER
CITY. Collaotloni atada aod noney promptly
paid avar. Arlielai of airreeineot and deeds a I
soarayanec Beaut esoeuted aad warraated eor
reet or ao ebarxe. sojy'fs
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
J nation of tht Peaoe and Brirenrf
Curweuarlllc, Pa.
feflBvCollsetlont atada and money promptly
paid over. TebJI 7ltf
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
dealer la
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
8UINQLE8, LATH, A PICKETS,
:I0'7I Cleariield, Pa,
REUBEN H ACKM AN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Cleariield, Pettn'a
tee. Will HMutt lobi in hli Una nromntlr and
la a workmanlike manner. arr,67
JOHN A. STADLER,
BAKER, Market St., Clearfield, Pa.
Preah Braid, P.uek, Rolli, Piea and Cakai
on band or made to ordtr. A general aasortmant
of Confoet.onariea, Frufta and Null In Block.
Ice Cream and Oyotara In tcaion. Saloon nearly
uppoiita tba Poiiotlioa. Prioaa moderau.
Marrh 1-7ft.
WEAVER &, BETTS,
DkALlRB IB
Real Esta!e, Square Timber, Saw Legs,
AND LUMBER OF ALL KINDS.
XVOffiea ob Keeond afreet, la rear of etore
room of Uaorte Weaer A Co. Je. '78 If.
RICHARD HUGHES,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
MR
Itttalur Totrmhlp, "
Oieeola Mill. P. O.
All official boalnan entraated t. bim will be
promptly attended t. moh2v, 78.
JAMES H. TURNER,
JUSTICE OF TUB PEACE,
W allacetoti. Pa.
i-Ile bai nreDared bitnaelf with all the
oeeea.ary blank forme aadar tba Peniloa and
fioanty lawa, aa wall aa blank Llaeila, ate. All
laa-al metier, entrusted to hi! eare will receive
" . u. e.k ie;u.r
prompt attention.
TOIIN L. CUTTLE,
TJ .
ATTORNEY AT LAW. -and
Real Batata A;eut, Clearfield, Pa.
una. oa tmru -
-d...,II. .r. hi. i.reieea In Hue
aad buylag laada la Clearfield aad adjolnlag
eeaaUaa l aaa Wlia aa oaperieaoe oi .i.r .weu.r
ean aa a larreyor, latter, klmaelf that be aaa
reader eatl.fectioa. Feb. i:81:lf,
ANDREW HARW1CK,
Market Htreet, Clearfield, Pa.,
HABl'VACTOBBa ARD DBALBB IR
Harnett, Bridlei, Saddle), Collart, and
Jlorte-J-urnithmg uooai.
p-An kiafla of repalrlnii promptly attended
to. Baddlete' Hardware, Horae llrnaaea, varrj
Combe, Aa., alwaye OB band anl lor aaie at tna
lowaat eaeh price, taiemn i.,
G. H. HALL,
EACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
arPamDe alwaye oa bead and made to order
en abort ootiee, Pipea bored oa reaaoaable term a
All work warraated to reader lattifeotloa, aad
delWaredifdealred. By:lypd
JLlvcry Stable.
THE anderalgaed begi laara to latona tbe pub
lic that be Is now folly prepare ta aeoommo
date all la tbe way of faraiabiag H..oee, Baggiea,
daddies and Harnaaa, oa tbe ahorteat aotlae and
aa reaeonabla Urn... Be.ld.Roe oa LAoasi street
betweea Third and Foorth. .
UKU, W. tfSABUARl.
Tlearleld, Feb. 4, 1874.
WASHINGTON HOUSE,
GLEN HOPE, PENN'A.
Till aadenltnel, baring leaeed thii Boat
Bodloaa Hotel, la tbe Tillage af Slea Hope,
u aow prrparwd ta aeeemRaadate all who may
call. My table and bar .ball be supplied with
tbe beat tba etarkat affords
U KM HUB W. UUiTB, it,
Olea Hope, Pa, Merck JJ, 18J-tf.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
VBALBB IB
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
CiRAIIAMTON, Pa.
Also, eitenslre mannfactnrer and dealer la Square
Timber and Hawed Lamberor all ktaas.
M-Orders solicited aad all bills promptly
lied. r)yl7
E. A. BIGLER & CO.,
DBALBRB IB
SQUARE TIMBER,
aad manufacturers of
AIX KINDS OP IAVTKD LUMBER,
8 7'7J CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
S. I. 8 N Y D E R,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKBn
Wttuhoa, Clocks Dtl Jewelry,
blraAam's Arm, JferAet AVast,
CLBAMPIKLU, PA.
All kinds f repairing la ay Una promptly at
snded ta. April IS, 1871.
Clearfield Nursery.
ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY.
THE anderrlraed, bavlag eetahll.ked a Nur
sery aa the 'Pike, about half way betweea
ClcarAald and Curwrnarill., is prepared to far
al.k all kiada af FRUIT THKKS, (.taadard sad
dwarf,) Krergraeas, Shrubbery, Urepe Vines,
Qooaeberry, Lawtoa Blackberry, Strawberry,
aad heap berry Vines. Alse, Siberiae Crab Trace,
Qulace, and early scarlet Rhabarb, Ac. Ordara
promptly atteaded ta. Addresa,
4. v. itniiiui,
eeplS 8. Carweaerllle, Pa.
MEAT MARKET.
F. M. CAEDON & BEO.,
Oa Mark at 0L, ana daKaM of Maailaa Bonea,
CLRARPIBLD, PA.
Oar arraarfmaata ara rf tba mart tomplata
aharaatar tar Nraleblaf tba pbli with Frank
Haata at all Bian, ana ai taa vary aa qaaiuj.
Waalae deal ta all kkade of Arriaallaral Impla
ata, wbtab wa ttoep oa aibtMtioa far tba baa-
fit of tba pnblia. Call nroaad whaa la toaa,
aad taka a leek at tbin(t, or addrMi aa
. m. UAHlUn BAV.
Claarflald. Pa., Jmly 14, lr.7ft.tf.
Clarficl4 tnnurnnrt .4ftnty.
IAMBS BBBB. OABBOtt b. BIBBLa
HF.nn k offore. ytgemt,
Rppraaaat taa fcllowtaj aai otkar Irtl-aUtt Oo'a
Camaanloa. Aaeata
LiTrruool JUadoa a Olnba U. . Br..4 l tt
Ljaamtai a aataal Aaaah plaaiMW
Phaaati.af Hartford, Omb......... I 0-1
I.earaaC. afN-rtk Aaarta - MU.AT4
Nank ritUh 4 Horaaatlla U. 8. Hr- I.T't.MS
BaoUlwh CommamaiwU. i. Bra4tohM.. 79,Uft
Watartova 1 '
Travalara (LUa A Aaakdat)....M ,9,4t
OAoaoa Market tu.epp. Owt Uaata. CUa
laid, Pa. J aaa ., Tf-lf.
NOVEMUEH.
What ara tba wild wlndi laying
Ae thejr eweep throgih tba Hurmj Ay,
Or in opto 'aid tha leaflrii braaebea,
With a euund lika a human atxh T
They ara utltnit in mournful w humeri
Of iba benotifal Somiocr doid,
Of Mar and bar faded aartande,
Of June and bar roiea floj.
Of tbe thin in a; dart or Auirutt,
And tha enaat bapttmlwr k'ow,
Of tha legallv-crownod Udtohar
With fuotitepa ilQt and alow
They ara lolltti of barveita garnered,
Of ripened aod gathered ahearaa,
Of euipty neati ia the fortata
And andor the hutneitead aarea.
They are tailing of atraaded raaaela,
Aod wrtoka upon atormy wavaa
Of signal guoa on a mldoittht aea,
Of craat aiid watery grataa j
Aod ul ItiToa that drift ia tba ralleya,
And mounria where no gra.a he grown,
Of bfaunfut idjli raniibed,
- AaStJ IraMkHlirVll U OUwYM I
Of a jrar with I (a Joji aod eurrorrt,
1 hat Time like a aboaf haa bound,
Leavinit no fruit for the gltaner
On all tba dewlaie ground.
Oh, wind of tba wild November 1
A aorrowlul voioa ta taina
A requiem o?ar tha dying yaar(
01 tha enuwy abroad a itgn
And tba barteit days that ara over,
Wben we gathered no golden grain,
And iinka that are broken forever
And loat from Ltort'a nagio ehaln.
TALKS OF THE SEA.
Capsized In Mid-Ocean Crashing
Into an Iceberg.
BIX DAYS) AFLOAT WITIIOCT FOOD OR
DRINK UNDER TUB SHADOW OF A
MOUNTAIN OF ICE.
AVe recently nolictd the arrival ol
tbe Auottian bark Rubus, in New
York, with six survivors of the wreck
ed Petrel, whom it took from a bulk
In niiil-ocoan, on November 3d, wbero
tbo wavca were wanning over (hem.
The story of their adventures is more
thrilling than fiction :
On the 25 lb of October the schooner
Petrel left Hew Bedford with a mis
cellaneous cargo for Bravo, Capo l)c
V ertie inianna. bae wus conimuntlt'd
by Cuptain Kisbcr, port owner of the
fennel. As tbo Captain was dexirona
of making the trip as cheaply as pos
sible, he took on board seventeen per
sona, who wero to work as seamen for
part payment ol tboir passage. Among
them was Manuel Pena, with his five.
year-old son, both natives ol tbe islunds,
and a crnr.y man known as "Julo.
The rest ol tho crow compriitcd a first
and second mate and steward. It was
a very pleaxant Saturday alternoon
wnen they cleared trom JNew ilouturd
harbor and a smooth and speedy voy
age was predicted. All wore in tho
Dent ot spirits, little dreaming ol the
teirible lute that awaited them. Tho
sailing was everything that could be '
wisbed until luesday mornintr, whon
a broeza from the eastward milled the
surface of the water. The schooner
glided along at a good pace, and, with
all sail set, seemed to enjoy the breeze.
Instead ol abating, however, tbo wind
increased and the waves became ao vi
olent that fears were entertained for
tho safety of the canvas. By noon it
blew a stiff gale and several sails bad
to be "winded." Tbo wind suddenly
changed to southwest, causing a heavy
chopped sea fur about an bour, thro'
wlm: h tbe scbooner labored boavily
and shipped large quantities ot water.
As night closed in threatening clouds
totally obscured tbo ligbt of tho moon,
making tbe situation moro critical.
For the safety of the craft all sails
were taken in and the scudded before
tbo gale under bare poles. At half
pant ten P. M. the wind veered to the
northwest, blowing a hurricane. A
terrilio sea was riinnine, and it requir
ed every effort of the crew to keep the
vessol from lulling into tho trough ol
the sea and being water-logged. The
waves washed the decks, and every
ono obliged to be above was in immi
nent danger or being washed ovor
board. Captain Firiher, First Mate
Hurgess, Second Mate John Ford,
Head Watch Benjamin Martin, a ne
gro and five other men wero on deck.
It was almost impossible to distin
guish the orders of tho Captain from
the bowling ol tbo wind. The man
at the wheel was washed from his post
and narrowly escaped drowning.
By four o'clock in tbe morning the
docks wire washed clear of everything
movable and part of tbo nminmant
had been earried away. The fury of
the storm was Increasing ovcry min
ute, and Cuptuin Fishor, who was still
at his post, was not backward in ex
pressing to his men his oonviclions ot
the terrible fute in storo for them. At
precisely five o'clock a terrible gust of
wind struck tbe Petrel broadnide Tbe
crackling of timber was heard and tbe
remainder ot tbe mainmast fell over
the side of tho vessel. A few minutes
later tbe other mast was snapped by
the gale. As it fell it struck the first
male (then at tho wheel), cutting off
all tho fingers on bis right band and
knocking bim senseless. Suddenly tbo
vessel veered, the rudder chains rattled
and abo fell into tbo trough ot tbo sea.
Tbe wildest excitement prevailed, and
tbo Captain, unawaro ot the accident
to tha man at tbe wheel, was at a loss
to act. Many hands wero ready, but
kiiew not where to render assistance.
Five minutes aftor the accident to tbe
first mate a high roller struck tho
schooner, completely capsizing her.
Captain FiBber and Benjamin Martin,
the head watch, stood cloeo to one an
other wben tho vessol capsized. Mar
tin clung to the rigging and succeeded
in keeping bis bead above water. Bus
ing some one rise to tbe surface beside
bim he attempted In rescue bim and
lound it was Captain Finhor. In try
ing to get him into the rigging be loet
his bold and ramo near being drawn
under, as tho Captain, who was bur
dened with a heavy ovorcoat and oil
cloth cap, broke sway and sank to tbe
bottom.
Martin, who bad regained bis hold
of the rigging, was working bis way
slowly toward tbe capsized bull, when
he witnessed a terrible sight. Manuel
I'ena, with bis little boy clasped to bis
breast, was trying to unfasten a yawl
boat He succeeded in getting it I roe
and it fell into the water. He then
sprang into it with his son, and might
have been saved hut fur tbe fatal leap
ol lite In nsttic "J tile." Tbecrazy man,
who had bocn clinging to the hatch,
caught sight of the father and son in
the yawl, and, jumping toward thorn,
struck it on the side and capsized it,
throwing tbe occupants into tbe wa
ter. All three perished.
Martin, tbe bead waleh, was al
most stranglod and would have lallcn
from exhaustion bad not the ill latcd
craft suddenly rlihted. He gained
tbe deck and there lound four of his
companions. Cries of "Help I help I"
were heard coming from the after part
ol tbe vessol, and investlcation showed
that two more men were alive tbe
first mate, Burgos, and a anamep Do
Gross. They bad fortunately become
entangled In (he Figging of tbe fallen
mast and were thus kept from sharing
the tale of their Captain. Tbe mate
was weak from the loss of blood from
bis injured hand. All the batches
were torn off wbon the cralt capsized
and when she richted tbe bold and
cabins woro flooded. Eleven persons,
sevon of whom were in the forecastle
and two in the cabins at the time of
tbe accident, were drowned, bosides
tbe three who Lad boon on deck.
The little party ot seven, all that re
muincd ot tho original "twenty-one,
was in a critical situation, and its
members wore not long in discovering
that all tho provisions and water had
been destroyed. To add to the horror
ol tbe scene a corpse rose slowly from
tbe batch and fell over with a thud on
lbs deck. Tbey wrapped tho body of
their unlortunale companion in a pieco
ol canvas and dropped it overboard.
nut a iuiiik rtstiiniiiwu un uvea uy wdicd
they could make themselves oven
slightly comfortable. By daylight tbe
storm abated and gradually decreased
until at noon tbo wreck ot the 1'etrel
drilled easily. Every one took it upon
bimsell to keep a sharp lookout, and
at two o'clock P. M. a sail was sight
ed to tbe north. It was too distant to
hoar any.cry for help ; but in the hope
that a signal ol distress might be scon,
tbey hoisted a red shirt on a polo and
wailed anxiously fur a response, lint
nono came, and again the horizon was
clear. An bour later tho cry, "A sail I
a sail I" arose, and a two-masted
schooner was sighted to tho north-
west. 'J he sil'iibI was BL'Bin hoisted,
but without success. Bclure night an
other vessel was sighted, but niado no
reply to tbe signals. With tbe disap
pearance of the sun in the west a gale
sprang up from the north and made
tbe water rough. At midnight the
waves wero washing the deck of the
floating bull and the suffering surviv
ors were in imminent dungur. On
Thursday the wind was blowing bard
and tho sea running blgh. Occasion
ally a piece of flesh would rise in the
hatchway to tbe surface of tbe water.
During tbe day live vessels wero seen,
but none passed within hailing dis
tance. On Thursday night several of tbe
fortunate sei-cn wero utterly disheart
ened and refused to do anything fur
ther, preferring to moot doatb ball
way. incy searched again lor lood
or a stray cask of water, but without
avail. Their countenances haggard
and wan, their eyes sunken and list
less, bespoke intense suffering. That
night tbey huddled together in the af
ter part of the vessel and tried to re
Irenb themselves by sleep, but tired as
they woro the excitement was too in
tense to pormit them to slumber.
Early Oil Friday morning they wero
startled by loud shouting, and wero
horrified at discovering tbe first mate,
Burgess, standing over a dead body
that bad been given up by tbe wators
in the hold, brandishing a largo spiko
which he held in bis hand, and shout
ing frantically, "I will eat you ; 1 will
eat you I" It was soon discovered that
tho mate was not in bis right mind,
lor wben bis companions approached
be imagined thorn to be monsters in
quest of bis flesh to cat. As the body
was lowered into the water be sought
to plunge in alter it, but was prevented
by the others.
A sail was sighted and the signals
wore again hopelessly raised. Tbe men
wero now becoming dosperate. Tbo
first mate bad gone crazy. In tho
midst of thoir discouragement Benja
min Martin made a discovert. From
tbo pocket of bis jacket ho drew a
pieco of beeswax about the size of an
egg. Here was something that would
relievo their parched throats, down
which no lood or drink bad passed lor
three days. He called bis companions
about him. There were only six. Ono
was missing. It was tho first mate.
They subsequently luund bis body in
the lorward part ol the null, ins
wounded finger, which bad not healed,
bad commenced bleeding.
bat shall we do, bnyar said
Benjamin Martin, the head watch.
"Shall we drink a little of that blood
or not? It's life or death. What do
you sayT"
"ics, was tbelecbie out unanimous
response. Ibey all rushed lorward.
'Hold hard, luilows. lam mistaken.
Don't touch it. F'or God's sake, don't,"
exclaimed Martin, placing himself be
tween the body ot the mato and tbe
furnished seamen.
"VVby not?" was the surly demand.
"Becauso it will only sharpen our
appetites to do a worso thing to cat
one of ourown party. No, stand back
and wait ontil tomorrow."
As be finished speaking bo cut oft
pieces ot the beeswax about ball tho
sizo ot a pea, and gave one to each of
them.
'Make ono piece lust you twenty-
four hours,',' wore Martin's instruo
t ions.
Tho mato's body was dropped over
board and Martin oven wont so fur as
to see that no stains ot blood remained
on the deck where tho body bad lain.
Un Saturday alternoon not one ot
tbe sufferers entertained a hope of
evor seeing land again. About noon,
alter having twico hoisted their signal
of distress without avail, ono ot the
party found a piac nt ship a hrwad. It
was inturatcd with salt water, but
they received it with thankfulness.
When divided equally among toe six
survivors, each man bad a piece about
the size ol bis nst. I bis they devour
ed greedily, despite the entreaties of
somo to be sparing. At night tho sky
again looked threatening, and tlm un
fortunates bad terrible forebodings of
their late. But when Sunday's sun
shone on the Atlantic every trace of
tbe storm bad vanished. J be little
band then resolvod to call upon God
for assistance, and in unison sent up a
simple prayor for help. Alt day Run-
day not a sail was seen, nail 01 tne
hcoswsx bad now been eaten, and two
of tbe party too weak to stand on their
feet One bad not even strength
enough to chow the wax.
After having wearily watched all
night without seeing a living thing,
save their own emaciated forms and
haggard features, Martin confessed his
beiiof that tbey were doomed to die of
starvation.
Now, boys, all give one more look,'
he said, about five o'clock on Monday
morning.
Thoy responded, but It proved a
fruitless search. Just then large drops
of rain began to tall, and the counte
nances ot the men brightened at last
as the precious drops fell faster and
faster. Clothing was spread on tbe
deck, and when thoroughly saturated
the water was wrung into a hat Bo'
fcro the shower was over they suc
ceeded in relieving their condition
considerably, and were prepared to
struggle through another day. At
seven o'clock a sail was sighted to
windward. They hoisted their signal
of distress, a red shirt, and were over
joyed to discover that a stranger was
bearing toward tbom. Wben she was
within balling distance they all shout
ed in a ohorus fur beip and waved
their hands. The "setr earns within
a quartor of a mile- and then sent a
boat to their rescue. In giving thorn
nourishment great care was exercisod
nnd some of them could only drink a
inimoioiul ol wine.
CRASHING INTO AN ICEUERO.
The steamship Arizona, of tbe Guion
lino, while crossing the northern edge
of the Newfoundland Banks, and going
at a ralo ol lilleen miles an hour,
struck an iceberg with a terriHo crash.
The accident is attributed to the fail
ure to keep a proper lookout. No
lives were lost, snd the steamer was
safely taken to St. John, Newfound
land. Ibe scene On board is thus de
scribed: In the evening tbe ladies gathered,
k usual, tu toetmlnon, and ono ot tbelr
number, Miss Gaslelt, ot rjngland, was
playing tbo accompaniment to a glee
song, "Soo our oars with feathered
spray" which one of the gentlemen
was singing. Without a moments
warning, and before any one could rc
alizo what occurred, a terrible crash
was beard. The hull of tho steamer
shook as.thougb every rivet bad burst
asunder, and the ladies and gentlemen
wore hurled from their seats nnd sont
sprawling on tho floor. A spasm of
terror seized on many of tbo ladies,
but the majority displayed wonderlul
coolness end self possession. A lady
fainted and others sobbed hysterically,
but they were soon by their husbands
and triends, who, seizing cloaks and
wraps, hurried their lair charges to
the deck. Social ball for a moment
was tho scene of even worse panic.
Tbe nightly auctions ot pools on the
next day's run had just concluded and
Mr. 8. S. Ingham, Jr., who was acting
as secretary, was in the act of receiv
ing tbe purchasers' money. Before
him, on a small marble-top table, lay a
quantity of gold and silver coins, when
the ship wont crushing into tho ice
berg, and he was Bent with tho tuble
and money sprawling on the floor, A
dozen others were hurled from their
seats and those who remained on their
feet mado a wild rush to escape to tho
dock by tbe door. Tho prostrato were
trampled on and sovorul received quite
serious contusions. A suddon panic
bad seized upon tbe men who, a few
moments bclure, had been engaged in
friendly hunter. Fortunately, a low
retained thoir self-possession and sev
eral voices cried out : "Steady, gentle
men; keep cool." This appeul to their
manhood was effective and the panic
ceased almost as suddenly as it bad
begun.
The sight that met tho passcngors'
eyes was well calculated to chill tho
bravest heart Towering above the
steamer's bows rose a huge iceberg,
threatening ber with instant destruc
tion. Out of the submerged Bold rose
three huge, cone-shaped masses sixty
or seventy feet into the air. There
was danger that one of these would
topple over and crush the ship into a
shapeless mass. In the few moments
ufeu runuwwu atiia uiaeuvery, men
seemingly lived years of agony. Tbe
affrighted sailors of the watch fled he-
hind tbe bridge, and, thinking only ol
their own salety, eel to work to launch
ono of tbe boats. One of thoso men
wept in abjoct terror : another spread
dismay among tho more frightened
passengers by stating that tne ship
was sinking lapidly. Unfortunately,
appearances but too well justified bis
statement, for the atesmor on striking
tbo iceberg listed heavily to starboard
and sunk visibly forward, creating the
impression that she was settling at
the bows, which, broken and twisted,
no longer offered a bnrrior to the in
rushing water, which rapidly filled tbo
lorepeak. .between tbo passengers and
destruction there stood only the slight
barrier formed by the collision bul
wark, but at first it was impossible to
toll whether it had not also been
driven in. Should it prove so, all on
board tbe Arizona were doomed to
death. A hasty examination revealed
the fart that the bulkhead bad not
given way, and that tho forohold was
tree from water. A boat was then
lowered and tho first officer proceeded
to examine the broach in the bow.
Wbon he mado his report it was an
nounced that tbe ship would lay to lor
tho night, and that in tho morning
measures would be taken to repair tbe
damage. Subsequently, on consulta
tion with Mr. (juion, ono of tbo own
ers, who, with soveral members of his
family, was on board, it was decided
to make tor ot John, Newfoundland,
the nearest port of rclugo. This news
was jnylully received, as there was a
strong impression that the ship had
received more damage- than the ofll-
ccrs were willing to admit.
As soon as tbe excitement had be-
como somewhat allayed tho passengers
assembled in tho saloon, and. at the
suggestion of tho Rev. J. M. Ross, all
knelt in prayor to return thanks for
their deliverance from imminent death.
All joined in tho hymn, "Praise God
from whom all blessings flow" with a
deep and earnest fervor. During the
remainder of tho night very few per-
sor.s turned in, but kopt watch in tbo
saloon till, worn out by fatigue, they
dropped asleep on their scats. The
wcauior coillintieu pcneuny cattti, anu
the disabled ship mado good headway
towards St. John. At 8 o'clock in tho
ovening the lights on the coast wero
sighted, and by 10 o'clock the town
lights could be distinctly seen nestling
in the shadow of tbo rocky coast.
Signal guns wero fired, but no notice
was paid to them from tbe shore. In
the morning a pilot came off and
brought the Arizona safely in. Her
arrival created an immense sensation,
and thousands of people have visited
bur at Shea's wharf, while she lies
waiting lor repairs.
H Acknowledge the Cosh." Tbe
phrae "acknowledge the corn," says
the New York livening Telegram, is
variously accounted tor, but the follow
ing is a true history of its origin : In
1S-8 Andrew Stewart, a member ol
Congress liom Pennsylvania, said in a
speech that Ohio, Kentucky and Indi
ana sont their haystacks, cornfields
and fodder to New York and I'bila
delphia lor sale. Mr.. Wickliffe, ol
Kentucky, called him to order, deelar
ing that those States did not send hay
stacks or cornfields to New York for
sale. " Well, wbat do yon send ? "
asked Stewart " VVby, horses, mules,
oattleand bogs." said WicklilTe. "Well.
what makes your horses, mules, cattle
and bogs r lou Iced one hundred
dollars' worth ol bay to a horse. You
just animate and get upon top of your
haystack and ride urr to mnrkut Jlo
is it with your oatlle ? You make one
ol them carry flfiy dollars' worth of
hay and grass to tho Eastern market
How much corn does it tako at 33
cents a bushel to fallen a bog V "Why
thirty bushels." " Tben you pot that
th Irty bushels In the shape of a bog and
make It walk on to tne eastern mar
ket" Tben Mr. Wlckliffo Jumped or
and said: "Mr. Booster, I acknowl
edge the eoro."
REPUBLICAN.
XAKCASTER.
TWO TOWNS IN THE OLD WORLD AND THE
NEW.
W. W. Nevin, writing to tho Tbila
dclpbia Press from Lancastor, England,
notes the similarity of names and cus
toms in many places with l ennsvlva
nia towns, and in this graphic and
interesting manner compares the Lan
caster of Iho old country and tho city
ot that namo in this state :
In this Lancaster from which I
writo you can traco tbe family rela
tionship even to minuto detail. There
i bore from old a King street and a
(Jueen street, and a Little Duko street,
and St. Mary's, James, High, Market,
Water. Ann, Church and MiHtllostrceU
One- Print atre im ber. Prino. rtag.nt
street. There is a St. reter s ltoman
Catholio Church and a Pbccnix Foun
dry, which may, for aught 1 know, be
the parent ot our faconixvUle Iron
Works,
England's Lancastor, liko Pennsyl
vania's, is a town ot something over
zu,uuu people and tbe contre ot a ian
t aster county ; but in tho two counties
there is no parallel. England's Lan
cashire county has nearly thrco mill
ions of population. It is relatively one
ot the largest counties of .England,
having an acreage of 1,Z08,000 acres.
During this century it bas become tbe
centre of tho cotton trado, and cities
like Manchester and Liverpool, with
their hundreds of thousands of inhabi
tants, have sprung up witbin its bor-
dors ; but little Lancastor town, wilh
its old church and castle and tho
prestigo of its Roman camp, is still tbe
biBtorio county-town, tho soat of its
dignity and honor. England rather
louks down on new-made wealth un
oonsecrulcd by religion, learning, blood
or tradition of arms.
Although a place of perhaps several
thousand inhabitants less than our
Pennsylvania town, this Lancastor
presents a much more imposing ap
pearance. It is built entirely of stone,
giving it a very solid and substantial
air, wbilo the tints ot the stone, grays
of every hue, produce a much hand
somer effect than anything that could
be gotten trom bricks, ibo central
view Irom old Main street, looking up
the rising slope of tbe hill covered with
quaint gables and buttressed walls, and
finally culminating in the castellated
masses of John of Gaunt's great town,
ia one of tbo finest pictures ol interior
England and architecturally quite
Binding. It is an irregular town of
narrow streets, rambling up and down
hills of oven steeper grudo than thoso
of our own Lancaster, and plunging
every now and tben into dark and
dingy hollows that aro moro pictur
esque than reputablo. It is, however,
very reasonably fico, for England, from
beggary and want, and iu approaches
to tbo country are generally thiough
pleasant lanes lined with comfortable
cottages or small houses festooned wilb
flowers, and each with its little rnrden
ot green grass or toliugo presenting a
pleasing picture of comlort and modest
refinement
It was on a market morning I came
to Lancaster and the look of things
was very familiar. King street was
lined witb unhorsed wagons and carts
and vehicles of all kinds Irom the coun
try. In tbo lurge, spacious courts or
interior yardsof tbo inns woro throngs
ot people surging out into the streets
and then back again. In tbe stalls
and tap rooms the men wero gathered
talking, and selling, and buying in
tbo stores and shops of the women.
Further down into the town tbe scene
became more distinctly English and
provincial, tbe market shifting into a
kind of lair noisy, cheap and rough.
Here all kinds of things wero being
sold at vondue, bull a dozen rude auc
tioneers standing almost wilh tbeir
backs to each other, each witb a barrel
covered wilh a sheet-iron pluto as bis
stand or counter. All of them cried
their wares ht the top of thoir voices
and pounded witb a hammer on the
iron plates In order to emphasize
their yelling. Nevertheless, through
all Ibis din and disorderly noise tbe
transfer of property, aftor a fashion,
went pretty rapidly on. The things
sold were small wares, of course, of a
chcup kind rough china, tin, ready
made clothing, eto.
Ono touch of local color which I cer
tainly thought to bava eonio on hero
is conspicuously wanting. I had surely
expected to seo again in this ancient
Lancaster the " Red Lion," and tho
"Leopard," and tho "Wbilo Swan,"
and tho "Cross Keys," and "Tbe
Grapes," all in a goodly slato with sub.
slantiul coaches in front or them, and
sanded floors, and burnished pewter,
and warm welcome and good choer in
side ; but they are not here. Nor did
1 find any inn signs or namos at all in
the old placo which havo survived in
the new a missing link in the chain
of succession which seems to mo rather
singular.
The most marked contrast between
tbe two Lancastera is the entire ab
sonco hero of any Teutonio clomcnt.
Tho placo is very English, with evon
less traco ol the Saxon than in most
parts of England. Lancaster bas very
Bvnstbty fl-li the influence of the Celtic
settlement to the North, South and
West of it, Scotland, Wales and Ireland,
and you see this blood stamp clearly
in the forms and structure ol tbo pro
le, especially in tbe women, who have
more of the French and Irish race
obaraeteristics ol feature and move
ment than any I have met in any part
ot Kngland. ibis was easily dislin
guished both in tbe farmers' daughters
in tho markuta and In laces and car
riage of the tnwnswomen whom 1 saw
in church. Tbero was a distinctly
warmer coloring ol hair, a greater
elasticity ol step and fluency ol motion
than belongs to the average Knglish
women of other sections nf the land
Being the last stronghold a.rainst the
Danes and Saxons and invading North
men ol alt kinds coming in from the
East, it is but natural that this north
west quarter of England should retain
most strongly tbe blood and features
of the carl tuat races.
e
English Lancaster has just throo
weekly newspapers. Here, as in the
rase ol Heading, our 1'ennsylvania
towns so far outstrip their old country
parents that any comparison is out of
the question, it Is the same way in
Old Carlisle, which, with a population
of 35,000, publishes only weekly jour
nals, and but three ol them
Our young Lancastor of the New
World if you will subtract from it all
the presence and Influence nf the great
German blood, whioh it could so III do
without is a pretty fair reproduction
of this old town. That is the only
marked difference. You do not hear
a grateful German word here or see
the trace of a single Uermanio custom,
sssge or tradition.
There I no great bams here ; - no
red-faced farmer boys wilh thsir shin
ing buggies snd well-fed horses in the
streets; ao staid and deoorous Men-
nonito elders with solid and prosperous
air; no German books or papors or
almanacs in tho shop-windows ; none
and nothing et tbat honest, strong ana
historic raco which bas contributed so
much to the wealth and glory ot Lan
caster county, and which is now per
haps its better half only their English
cousins ot like manner and degree
You find hero fresh and in clear outline
tbe Lancaster of our young past ; tho
Lancaster tbat clustered around Ibo
old-fashioned Court House ; tbe Lan
caster ot old King and Queen and Duke
streets ; the Lancastor of the Old Bar
and of the country "manners" of gone
limes:. the Lancastor tbat used to
come in from Carnarvon and Colerain
and Litllo Britain and the "lower end ;"
tl. .Lancaster ot tbe ates and ( tin
ninuhema and Lardners and Mont
gomurys and Franklyns and Jenkins
and Burtons laid away in their family
graves forever. Uoro it is, drinking
port and sitting in stately old Windsor
chairs and burning wax tapers and
swearing at dignibed butlers and po
dored footmen yet
In tbeir respective relation to tbe
adjacent country there is a strong re
semblance between the two Lancaslors.
Lancaster of England is situated on
tbe pleasing river Lune, which, whon
the lido is out, is nearly as respectable
a stream as our Couosloga creek ; wben
the tide iri in it is something larger
Wbilo tbe county of Lancashire is dis
tinctively known as a cotton-spinning
district, tbat portion of it which lies
immediately around .Lancaster town
and forms its beautiful sotting is a fine,
neb agricultural sweep ot land rolling
pretty much as do the farm fields from
Lancaster to Millorsville in Pennsyl
vania. It looks rather richer and
more bountiful than our land, becauso
tbe genorous grcon of the meadows
and fields is not brokon by tbe arid
linos of dusty roads and dry fences.
Tbe sweep around Ibis Lancaster is
one broad field of living green, the
various divisions of property marked
only by the darker olive shades of tbe
hedges, ibo roads are narrow and
doop and so hedged by hawthorns and
box and busnos as to be burdiy seen,
and not at all to break the picture ot
tbo landscape.
Altogether there is quite a lumily
resemblance botwecn the two towns
their pooplo and life. There is the
same size, the same equable comfort
and root and substance lbs goldon
mean of blessing. Tbe genoral features
of every day life on the outsido and
out-of-doors at least are much tho
same. There is a reasonable distribu
tion of wealth among the people of
bulb towns, and a comparative freedom
from want
Lancaster of England, witb Its solid
structures of stone ; its fine gray lints
unbroken by tiie glare of red brick or
white paint ; lis old-lasbionod domestic
houses, with quaint armorial bearings
or scriptural legends carved abovo the
doorways; with its venerable old walls
andrratewavselal with ievnnrl,lubYo
with ilsiuniousuoinun castle which has
Oft rolled back tha tide .1 war,
and from whose parapets surly cannon
aro even now trained on tbo peaceful
fields ; witb its medieval legacies ot
dungeons and keep ; witb its uuthonlic
traditions ol ltoman Empire; with us
tower and turrets and spires of modern
limo and uso ; with the British soldiery
of the day, brilliant in scarlet and gold,
Hung through tbe streets to tbe calls
of drum and bugle ; witb its local
poasant dialect, unintelligible to Ameri
can ears, and tbe clang of wooden
shoes, is by far tho most picturesquo
and Impressive ot the two places.
Lancaster ui rennsyivania, uowever,
has solid advantages over tho oldor
city. She bas already In ber Court
llouso and Soldiers Monument and
Franklin and Marshall College, public
buildings fur beyond thoso of this
town at tbo same ago. Give the Lan
caster of tho Now World 1,000 yeors
more lime and I doubt not she will bo
a greater city than even this one, and
in traditiou, already in ber inlancy,
has she not tbo names of Muhlenberg
and Mifflin and Fullon and Buchanan
and Thaddeus Stovons, men as great
and historio as any of tbo heroes of
the Ware of tbe Roses ? She was for
a brief space, in times of turmoil, also
tbe capital of the .Nation, a seat ol
government just ns respeclublo as tho
Court of Henry IV., which tor a abort
time was held hero.
And to-day in many of those things
which msrk tbo strength of this cen
turyin newspapers, in schools, in
broad streets, in commodious pave
ments, in spacious hotels, in fino stores
and the goods in them our Pennsyl
vania town is Inr ahead or us rospocta
blo old English parent The glory of
this Lancasior lies in its past ours is
yot lo como.
I here is one tact forces Itself on one
in drawing this parallel botwoon the
two towns, from tho old home site,
which is rather strange and somewhat
sad. Tbe name of the now Lancaster,
tho establishing it as a scat of a county
of Lancaster, tbe naming of the stroois
after the old ones, evon to the dotail
of rank, King and (jueon and Prince
being the great streets hero and the
others monlioned minor onos, all force
the conclusion that onr A merican Lan
castor was laid out by Englishmen ol
LiRncaKhire, who lovingly traced In the
soil of tbe Now World tbe very lines
and leaturos of their old home. Yet
ih tho county paper of to-day, on tho
signs of tho shops in the streets, on the
mouldingand sunken tombs and grave
stones in the old church yards, 1 have
not lonnd a single one ol tbe old
colonial lamily names ot the Lancaster
ofPenn. Literally, "the plaoos that
once knew them know thorn no moro."
"O, pa I" said a little girl in Canton,
N. Y., bouncing into tbe house witb
joy besming from her young face.
"(). pa I there s no more school to-day.
"Why not. my child ?'' inquired the
father. "Why Mr. Conkling is going
to speak In the town balk" '-Who is
this Mr. Conkling?" asked the lather.
"Well, I don't know much abnnt him,
pa," answered the little enthusiast,
"only they say he Is a man that bad
some Iron ble about another man's wile."
Pa explodes and disappears.
" Pa, didn't you whip me for biting
Tommy?" " Yes, my child ; you hurt
him very much, indeed. "Well tben
pa, you ought to whip mamma's mu
sio teacher, too. for he bit mamma
right on ber mouth ; and I know he
hurt her, 'cause she put bur arms
around bis neck and tried to choke
him."
Tbat was an observing little fello
if he was but six years old, who said :
" Pap, 1 wish you'd quarantine against
Tom Jones coining hers every night
to see Jennie ; It s got lo be too epi
demic" A Bunday-echool boy.oo boinej Ssked
wbat roads tbe 'lower or l ua leas
replied, "Bocaese ot tha famine in the
land."
EDUCATIONAL.
BY M. U McQUOWN.
Diphtheria prevails in a number of
the school districts ot tho county.
Remember Mho coming Institute.
I ho prospects aro exceedingly natter
'"rt-
No Statu appropriations bavo yet
bocn paid to tho school districts of the
State for 187 11.
Besides two largo stoves boing plac
ed in tbe Opera House, we have or
ranged to bave tbe aisles covered with
malting.
---ujohnny" -Short, wbo graduated
from tbe Leonard Graded School last
year, has taken charge of tbe New
burg school.
Twenty-three visitors put in an ap
pearance at the West Clearfield school
on Friday last, to listen to tbo literary
exercises ot iho school.
G. R. Hall, of Marchand, Indiana
county, bas boon appointed to fill tbo
vacancy at bower, caused by tbe res
ignation ot Mr. f rank Liomg.
Tho teachers ot Brady held their
nrst Institato meeting at Salem on
Saturday last Tbe Sandy township
teachers organized on Saturday, No
vember oth.
Next week we will give the readers
ot the educational column a brief in
troduclion lo the distinguished persons
wuora wo bavo employed lor work at
tho coming Institute.
The Ohio, Docatur, and Chcsterville
school-rooms, in Decatur township, are
tbe most profusely decorated of any
yet visited. Tho rooms in Osceola
borough are second to tho above.
We have lust completed mailing the
Institute Herald lo tbe teachers and
Directors of tho county, and hope all
have recieved it. May it accomplish
its mission in impressing upon the
minds of all tbe importance of attend
ing the County Institute.
Tho Directors of Sandy township
have organized two additional schools,
making thirteen in numbor, six of
which aro in the growing town of I)u
Bois. Miss Maggie Grogun, ot Jeffer
son, and Miss Sue Rishell, of Troutville,1
have been placed in charge of the
added schools.
Tho Institute Herald was entered at
tho Clearfield postoOlce as second-class
matter. Therefore, they were mailed
to tbe several postoMices in the county
in packages. On opening tbe pack
ages, the Postmaster will determine
whero they belung, and should any
teacher fail to get ono, we shall be
Mr. McLarron, Mr. Goes, and a few
other enterprising citizens of the Ohio
school district, met together last spring
and cleared off the school grounds, and
enclosed the same with a substantial
board fence. Besides this, tbey laid a
good plank walk from the publio road
to tbe school-bouse, adding greatly lo
the appearance of the surrounding,
and contributing vory much to the
health and happiness of the school
Would tbat every school district bad
such onterprising citizens.
ITEMS FROM LATE REPORTS.
A report from Pine Grove, in Green
wood township, was received, but was
unavoidably mislaid.
J. C. Huhlur, teacher of Cove Run
School, in Knox township, reports for
tho month ending November 18th:
J umber ol pupils attending every day,
1 ; percentage of attendance, 94 ; num
ber ol visits, lti.
Robins School, in Pike township,
taught by Luclla Farewell, reports fur
tbe first month : Enrolled, 17 ; per
centage of attendance, 65; visile re
ceived, 6. Ono pupil attended ovcry
day of the month.
A. M. Buzzard, teacher of Chestnut
Ridge School, in Pike township, re
ports for tho month ending Novem
ber 11th: Twonty-five pupils in at
tendance every day. Tbe percentage
of attendance, 93.
J. O. Campbell, teacher ol Mt Zion
School, in Lawrence township, reports
for tho month ending November 3d:
Wholo number in attendance, 29 ; per
cent, ot attendance, 1)5. One Director
and nino citizens visited the school
during the month.
J. L. McLarron, teacher of Mosban
non School, in Decatur township, re
ports for the montu-ending November
10th: Whole number enrolled, 60 ; av
erage attendance, 42 ; percentage of
attendance, J ; number present every
day, 12; visits from citizens, 2; visits
Irom directors, 0.
Alice Dimeling, teacher ot Shews-
ville School, reports for the month end
ing October J!Hth : Numhor of pupils
enrolled, 38; avorago attendance, '18;
percont of attendance, 84. A number
ol visits were received one from the
County Superintendent, and one from
a Director. The school-room was dec
orated. Pine Grove School, ia Btiinsido
township, taught by J!. S. Lovelace,
reports fur the month ending Novem
ber lllh: Wholo numbor enrolled, 67 ;
pecciitaga of attendance, 88; number
ot pupils attending every day ol month,
20. Lack of interest on tbe part ol
patrons is painfully ovident Irom the
few visits received.
W. J. Owons, teacher of Turkey
Hill School, in Knoi township, reports
for tbe month ending November lllh :
W bole number enrolled, 30 ; average
attendance, TL; percentage of attend
ance, DO. Blinds were furnished lor
tho windows, and the room decorated
Tbe County Superintendent visited tbe
school during tbe month.
Carrie M. Flegal, teacher of Primary
School No. 3, Clearfield,' reports for
the month ending November lllh
Whole number enrolled, 36 ; average
attendance, 34 ; percentage or attend
ance, T. Nineteen pupils missed no
time during the month. Two misted
one-half day each, and two one day
eacn. i no scnooi was visited by mem
cent oi tne ocnooi Hoard.
Mt Joy Sohool, In Lawrence town
ship, taught by Lewis UroWn, reports
lor the moijb ending November lllh
Whole Dumber enrolled, 45; average,
33; percentage, 90. During tbe monlb
nine cltiaens and one Director visited
the school. The scholars ara poorly
provided witb books. Tbe bouse hss
been famished with patent desks,
which add gieatly to the appear-anon
of the room, aod le tba eowfurt of tbe
pupils.
ALFONSO'S BET&0THAL.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE ROTAL MODI Of
roFFlNO THE QUESTION.
Vleana Dlepatsk is Farls Flrars.)
At two o'oloek to-day tbe Emperor
received tbe Duke de Builen in solemn
audience, tbe ceremonial adopted being
tbat fullowod on tbe delivery of cre
dentials by Ambassadors. Three state
carriages, drawn by white horses, were
sent to the Imperial Hotel to convoy
tbe Duke and the membersof the com
mission. In the first rode tbe Spanish
Military Attaches, Major Blsza wear
ing the uniform of the officers ol the
King's escort; Cupl. Quosada, of tbe
Pnvia Hussars, and Lieut Angulo. In
the second were the Secretaries ol the
Embassy, MM. Croua, Bsgner, and
Pernio, and the Attaches, MM. Moth-
eus and Ohtoff. Geo. Duko do Builen
and Princo Odescalchi, the Austrian
Cbamberluin, were in tbe tbird. The
General wore the uniform of his old
regiment, tho Numantia Lancers, with
Iho Grand Cordon ol the Order ol
Churles 111. and the badge of the mili
tary Ortler of Sto. Hermeneglido.
On the arrival ol tho corlege at the
Palace, the honors were rendered by
the guurd on duty. The Spanish En
voy, under the guidance of Prince Od-
escalcbi, ascended tbe staircase, passed
through tho rooms between a double
line of soldiers of tbo Austrian, Ger
man and the Hungarian Guards, and
was met by the Master of the Cere
mouies and iho Grand Chamberlain,
who conducted bim lo tbe Emperor.
His Majesty was standing alone In
tba ..dime iu lull Ulilluriu stud MVemr.
ing the Golden fleece, with the Cordon
and Badgo of Charles III. Tbe Duko
do Builen mado a short speech in.
French, and tben presented his cre
dentials pnd an autograph letter Irom
Alfonso XII. The Emperor granted
the request for the band of the Arch-
ducbers, after which the members of
tbe mission were presonted to bim by
the Envoy.
J his part of the ceremony concluded.
tbe Duke passed unaccompanied into
an adjoining room, where be found tbe
Archduchess and ber mother, and pi of
fered bis demand to the young Prin
cess, which met with acceptance.
Then in accordance with Spanish usage,
the Duke offered tbe Archduchess a
jewel on tbe part of bis royal master.
Tbe future Queen of Spain wore a pink
satin dress trimmed wilb lace and real
flowors, and a magnificent diadem of
precious stones, uer mother was
dressed in mauve satin wilh lace
flounces, and has a superb river of dia
monds round ber neck. Ibo Arch
duchess Elizabeth and hor daughter
both wore tbe Cordon of the Noble
Ladies of tbo Spanish Order of Maria
Louisa.
After tho audience, during which tbe
First Secretary, M. Creua, introduced
the civil membersof the mission to the
chiei Austrian dignitaries, tbe Duke
and bis suilo were conducted in tbe
same stale carriages to the residence
of the Archduke Albort, uncle of tbe
future Uueen, snd tbenco wont to call
on ber aunt, the Arcbducboss Maria
Caroline. Tho Ambassador returned
to bis hotel at 4. All along the lino
fullowod by the cortege a considerable
crowd assembled, as Well as in front of
the hotel and palace, and on every
side tho greatest admiration was ex
pressed at tbo nohlo bearing and splen
did uniform ot the Spanish officers.
Tbe Duko De Bailen and suite dine
witb tho Empornr to-morrow, and the
next day wilh tbe Archduke Albert.
A DAXQEROUS TALENT.
Next to a gilt for inventing, there is
scarcely any more dungerous than
that ol a talent for singing, especially
n the case ot a woman. Jn a fatal
by some'one reputed in authority on
such points to bave a magnificent veice.
isiona ot a lulure urisi or oeniier are
aroused In tho breast of ber family,
and it iB presently assumed that il she
can but be furnished wilh adequate in
struction fur a few years, rivulets of
gold will begin to flow in. Thereupon
the resources of tbe family are concen
trated on tbe prima donna of tbe future,
whose voice, in ninety-mno cases out
ol a hundred, aa far Irom rivaling tbe
stars ol the opera-house, scarcely en
ables ber, alter bard ton and a worio
ol trouble, tomptalion, and mortifica
tion, to earn ber livelihood. A salient
n point is aflurded by lbs case ot poor
Mrs. Ebmann, who committed suicide
a few days sgo. Believing firmly in
the genius ot ber husband's niece, she
practiced tbe most painful economy to
secure her tho means of arriving nt
fame, and thus robbed herself, fruit
less as it proved, of what should bave
been put away to secure provisions for
ber own declining days. The moral
of this sad story is that where the
means of a lamily are vory limited,
money should not be expended on the
cultivation of a girl's voice unless tb
most oompelont authorities form tl
very highest estimate ot it, and m
oven then if there be danger of actu
ally jeopardizing the livelihood of other
members of hor family. There have
been cases before now almost as sad as
that of Mrs. Ebmann, due to mothers
sacrificing their all for daughters who
proved utter failures. A girl may sing
charmingly to a drawing-room who
can no moro draw an audience on the
slago than the success of an amateur
can be compared to that of Mr. Jeffer
son. Didn't Give Him A wat. "Is Char
ley a very good boy ?" said the minis
ter, as he stroked (ho goldon lock sol a
bright ton year-old youth. "Oh I yos,"
said tho fond father patronizingly, "bo's
very good indeed ; 1 know he know he
will grow np to be a credit to bis
lather." " K'roct uld man. You're a
solid old Muldoon," said tho boy. " I
was afraid ycr would give me dead
away I "
A family is like an equipage. First
(he father, a dranght home; next the
boys, the wheels lor they are always
running around ; then the girls, they
aro surrounded by fellows; the baby
occupies the hip board; and the mother
well what's a wagon without a
tongue, anyhow ?
Smith and Jones, running opposite
uys around a corner, struck each
other. "Oh, dear I how yon made my
bead ring I" said Smith. "That's a
sign its hollow," said Jones. "But
didn't roar's ring ?" . "No." "Thst's
a sign it's cracked," replied bis friend.
Pittsburgh bas an Association for
the Improvement of the Poor, If it
arms their bands and fills their atom
aches the improvement is real. Tracts
and chromos are hardly substantial
enough.
The Boston Post haa beea there. It
says truly: "When a physician regards
a esse as hopeless, he advisee the pa
tient to travel, and Ibas gets rid or
having the victim die order bis rare."
"Martha," said a new made granger
to bis wife, "we'll bave lots of pump
kins next year. 1 planted about forty;
had to dig awlul big boles to put 'era
in, though." CAuMyo-Omn.
Beauty, like the flowering blossom
boou fades; but Ibsdivinoexcelleaceof
the mind, like the medical virtues of
the plant, remains in it wben all those
charms are withered. -
- When a man in Connecticut ta killed
by a buss taw, they arrest his family
and bold Ihrm until the 8tate chemist
bas examined the nan's stomach in
search for arsenic.
Two lovers, like two armies, gener
ally get along quietly enough tiU they
are engaged.