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SCAR MITCHELL,
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- CLEARFIELD, PA.
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G.
R. A W. BAKKKTT.
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
clearfield, pa.
January 90, 1170.
JSRAEL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Claarflald, Pa.
-Offlta hi Iba Court Hooaa. (Jyll,'
HENRY BRETH,
(oarcKD r. a.)
JUSTICE OF ME PEACE
t roll RLL ToWNSBIF.
May 8, W8-1 y
M. M. McCULLOUttH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Omja la lla.onie building, Saoond otroet, op
poaita tba Court Houaa. je20,'7-lf.
C. ARNOLD, .
LAW k COLLECTION OFFICE,
Cl'RWBNSVILLB,
20 ClcarBald County, Penn'a. 7Sy
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12 T. BROCKBANK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
OIBoa in Opora Hooaa.
ap lo,T7-ly
JAMKS MITCHELL,
DBALBl !
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
Jell'7J CLEARFIELD PA.
J K. SNYDER, , .
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Ollioo la Pte'e Opera Boaaa.
Jane 20, 7eU
WILLIAM A. WALLA.) A.
Aaar r. wallacb.
datio l. Baaia.
Jam w. waiaLBT.
WALLACE & KREBS,
(Homaaora to Wallaoa A Flaldiei.)
ATTOBNEYS-AT-LAW,
Janl'77 Clearfield, Pa.
Frank Fleiaiaj.. W. D. Biler...S. V. Wllaoa.
IIELDING, BK.LER4 WILSON,
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Or-OHoe la Ple'a Opera Houaa. mobi-70.
TTARRY SNYDER,
IX BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER.
Kbop on Market St.. oppoette Court Uoaje.
A efeaa towat for ovary auauaear.
A too dealer la
. Boat Brandt of Tobareo and Clf ara,
Olaarfleld. Pa. laa, 10. ft.
TBoa. MUBBAT.
0TBDB aoBDOB.
M
URRAY &. GORDON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
0Aaa la Pia'a Opera Ilooea, faaond loor.
0:10'74
foaara . m'bballv.
pabibl w. v'cvanT,
M
cEXALLY A McCUKDY
ATTORN EY8-AT-LAW,
Claarflald, Pa.
ep Legal baaioeee attended to promptly witbj
Rdeitty. umeo oa Boeona etreot, above tbe riret
Kationai Bank. jan:l:70
G. EitAMER,
ATTORNKY-AT-LAW,
Heal I.UU and Collaetloa Afent,
CLEARPIBI.D, PA.,
Will promptly attend ta all legal kaalaaaa aa
traaUd to bia aara.
aT-0aoo ia Plo't Opara Hoaea. JaaHt.
J F. McKENRICK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
All leral buelneaa entrueted ta hta aara will ra
oaive prompt atteatiou.
Oflloa oppoelta Coart llaaae, la ataaeaio Boikllag,
aeooad Ooor. augl4,'78-ly,
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R. E. M. 8CHEDRRR,
HONOOPATIilO PHYSICIAN,
Otto, la realdeaea oa Flrat at
April 14, 1071. . Clearteld, Pa.
JJB. W. A.JrIRANB,
F1IY8ICIAN 4 SURGEON,
DUBOIS CITY, PA.
Wiriattoad prafeaalawal aalle promptly. aa1070
R. T. J. BOTER,
f 11 Y 8 1 C I A N AMD S U KQ ION,
Otoe aa Market Street, Cloarield, Pa.
gear-OSoa boon i I ta II a. m., and 1 to I p. B.
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R. J. KAY WRIGLKY,
UObiaPATBIO PHYSICIAN,
ar-oana adjoining tba realdanoo at Jamea
WriRley, Kae,., oa Booal$t.f tlaarnold, ra.
Jalyll,;! tf. . ..
m. hills, .
' OrERjITIVE DE.1TIST,
CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
arOffiea la raeLIeaee, oppoelta Bbaw Uaaaa.
jy0,l70tf
JJR. H. B. VAN VALZAH,
CLBAP1BI,D, PRNFTA.
OFFICEIN It EVIDENCE, CORNER OF FIRST
AND PINE STREET.
OaVe karaB It at t P. U.
May II, 17I.
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R. J. P. BURCHF1KLI),
Late Senear af tba U4 Raglmeat, PatetjlTaala
afaaa Ma pietaaateaal eerrWea ta tbeeMlaeaa
wm Plafeaaleaal eailt promptly atUalad to.
w. arooaaa euoaa, lormeriyoeeapiM. ay
Dr.WaaOa. oaraM tf
CLEARFIELD
GEO. B. G00DLANDEE, Editor
VOL. 53-WHOLE NO.
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FEB BILL, and will oo tba rooolpl of twenty
0e oonta. mail a enov to any addr.ee. atrtH
WILLIAM M. HENRY, Justici
DP Til Piacb AND ScRfTBIIR, LUMI1BR
Li ii, Loiieettons vied a aud money promptly
paid over. Artie Iti of agreement and deeds ef
oonveyanee neatly uitiuM end warranted eor
rapt or oo eharge. lAjy'T'
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Jostle or the Peace and Scrivener,
Curweiisvllla, Pa
felU Collections nede tad bobiv promptly
paia over. tebaiTW
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
doalar ta
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
SntNOLES, LATH, A PICKETS,
0:1071 ClaarOald, Pa,
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfield, Peuu'a.
saVWIH execute Jobe In bia line promptly and
In a workmanlike manner. arr4,67
JOHN A. STADLER,
BAKER, Uarkat St., Cl.arf.fld, Pa.
Fra.h Broad, Kuab, Eolla, Piaa and Cakoa
on hand or made to order. A general aaaortment
of Confeetionartee, Fralte add Nata In atoek.
loo Cream and Oyatere in eeaeon. Saloon nearly
oppoaite the Poatnfltn,. Price moderate.
Marrh l-'7.
WEAVER & BETTS,
Real Esta'.e, Square Timber, Saw Legs,
AND LLMBKROP ALE KINDS.
VOBlno on Seoi.nd street, ia rear of iloro
roots of Otorg Weaver A Oo. f jn. 7R tf.
RICHARD HUGHES,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
roa
Otcatur Totrnthlp,
Oacoola Mllla P. O.
II official bo.inaaa animated to bim will be
promptly attended to. aaoii29, '71.
JAMES H. TURNER,
JUSTICE OF TUB PEACE,
H allaceton, Pa
jT-IU has prepared bimielf with all the
neeearj black foruii uodfr tht IVbi.ud and
Bounty Uwa, well ai hlaok Doe)i, etc. All
legal aaattari rntruated to bia eare will reeeiva
prompt attention. May 1th, lSTV-tf.
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Ind Real Eatate Agent, Clearfield, Pa.
Oflee oa Tblrd etreet, bot.Coerrj A Walnut.
ey-Reapeetfally offera bia ferTloaa In aelling
and buying landt In Clearfield and adjoining
eountteai and wltb aa eiporleneeel orer twenty
year, aa a aarTeyor, Oattara blmaelf tbat bo eaa
render aatlafaetloa. Feb. I8:HS:tf,
ANDREW I1ARW1CK.
Market Htreat, Clearlleld, Pa.,
' AK,VAaTBKBR ABO UBALBB IB 1
UamtM, Bridlet, Saridlet, Collart, and
Morse-furnishing (joodt.
JoyAH kinda of repairing promptly attended
to. Saddlere' Hardware, llorae Brualiea. Curry
Comlte, Ae., alweya on hand and for aele at tbe
mwr nwii py'- i imercu iv, inia j
G. H. HALL,
RACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PKNN'A.
Pomps always on hand and made to order
en short notion. Pipes bored on reasonable terns.
All work warrant
ted to render satlsfaetion, and
delivered if desired.
nyl(:1ypd
JLIvery Mtable.
TH S nnderslgned begs leave to Inform the pub
lie that he is now fully prepar to oeoommo
4te all la tbe way of famishing see, Baggies,
Baddies and Ilarnese, on the shortest aotloe and
ea reasonable terms, Hestdenoe on Loenst street,
teiweea intra an ronnn.
GEO. W. GBARHART.
Ileerfl.ld, Feb. 4,1874.
WASHINGTON HOUSE,
OLF.N HOPE, PENN'A.
THE aoderiltned, having leased this eom
modioas li.tUl, ta tbe village of Glen Hope,
Is bow prepared ta accommodate all who toey
sail. My table and bar shall be supplied With
me dob. we Baaraet anoras.
OKOKdK W. DOTTS, Jr.
Glen Hope, Pa , March 16, S7.tf.
THOMAS H..FORCEE,
bRALia ia
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
CRAHAMTON, Pa.
Alto, extensive manufacturer and dealer In Lquare
a twuwT inv dinio iwumoerei ait amas.
bT Orders solicited and all kills promptly
torn. I'jytl '
E. A. BIGLER II CO.,
it a a Line tn
SQUARE TIMBER,
aad maautaetarera of
ALL KINDS OP RAWED Lt'MIIBR,
'71 CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
S. I. SNYDER,
W ATPflMAKER
abb aatun nC,--
Wttclios, Clocko and Jewelry,
Omkom't irow, Mmrk SlrHt,
rLRAHPIEI.D, PA.
All klada ef repairing In my Hne promptly at
andod to. April 2J, 1074.
Clearfield Nursery.
ENCOURAGE JIOMR INDUSTRY.
THE aaderHiraed, baring oatabliebod a Ifar
eery aa the 'Pike, about half way between
Clearaeld and Carwenaville, la prepared to far
aleb all klada of FR1IT TKKKs, (ataadard aad
dwarf,) Errrgreeaa, fihrabbery, tlrane Viaaa,
eloo.elterry, Lawtoa Blaokberry, Slrawhorry,
and Reepberry Viaeo. Alao. Hlbnuui Crab Troee,
Uaiaoe, and early ararlet Rbaeara, Aa. Ordera
promptly atteaded ta. Addroaa,
i. D. WRIUHT,
oeplO 0- Oarwennilla, Pa.
MEAT MARKET.
F. M. CARD0N & BR0., '
On Market Si, ana door weet ef Maaeloa Boaaa,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Oar arraarrmaate are rf tba meet eoaaplete
flheraetor lor furalahiag tba puhlle witb Freeh
llaalaaf all hiad, aad ef the very boat oaality.
K e alee dMl ia all hmda af A grieMllara Imple
ment t, wbieb we hop oa aikibltiea for tba Oce
an t of the Hie. Cell aroaad when In tewa,
aad take a look at thtnge, or addroee ae
F. M. CAHDOM A BRO.
ClaarOald, Pa., Jaly la, lltt tf.
CltnrtUld Intnrnnrt Wfroiry.
1
JAMBB BBBB. CABtMILL b. aianLtJ.
JtEAH K BIDDLC, Jrnli,
Bepraaant laa fellow log and ether Iratlaaa Ca'a
Compaaiea. Aaeota.
llerrpool Loadea A Slobe-O. S. Br-ll.tol.al
Lvaomiag on matael A oaeh piano... t.Ono.OM
1'horoil.of Hartford, Coaa ., I 0J4 0
Ineereao, Oo. of North America M 0,411,074
North Vrill.h A Moreaalllo U. S. Br. I.JM.tHJ
goottiah Commaratat-V. S. Braneb.... 070,140
elOTOawa. .,..rt.. ...... fit, III
Treeelera (Lifa A Aeelaonl) 4,ee,4e4
OSea aa Market St., off. Court Hoaae, Clear
eld, Pa. Jaaa 4, 10 If.
& Proprietor.
2,619.
HOONER OR LATEIl.
flooner or latar'the alormi ahall beat
Over my ilumberi Ima bead to ftvi
. Booner or later tba windi (ball rare
In the loo grati above my grave.
I shall not heed tbetn where I Ik,
NoibiBg their lotinila ohall aiajniTy
Nothing the hendatone's fret of rain ;
Nothing to ne the dark day's ptin.
Sooner or later the sun ahall shine
With tender warmth on that mound of mine
Pooner or Inter ia the Summer air.
Clover and violent blossom there.
I shall not feel ta that dp rert
The sheeting light fall over my breast,
War even note tn those bidden hours
The wind-blown breath of the toning Bowers
Pooner or later the stainless snows
eSliall add their hush to my route repose ;
Sooner or later shall tlnnt and shift
And heap my bed with their dmliog drift.
Chilled through that frosea poll shall seem,
Its touch no eoMer flan make the dream
That reeks not the sweet and saertd dread.
(Shrouding theeity of the dead.
Sooner or later the bee shall eoma
And nil tba noon with its (olden ham j
Soon or or later on h If poised wing
The blue-bird'l warble above me ring.
Ring and ohirrup and whistle with glee i
Nothing his musio means to me y
None ot these beautiful things shall ktow
How soundly their loiar sleeps below.
Sooner or later, far out In the night
The stare shall over me wing their flightf
Sooner r later my dankliog dews
Cato hi be whit sparks in their silent ooie
Never a ray shall part the gloom
That wraps tie round in tbe kindly tomb,
Peaoe shall be perfeot lor lip aud bruw
Boouer or later oh, why not now.
THE SCHOOLMASTER S CON
QUEST. Branson Alcott, of Boston, oncotold
Joseph Cook, and Joseph Cook told
evoryooay tie met, that bo mailo it a
regulation in his school that if a pupil
violated a rule, "tho master should
substitute his own voluntary sacrificial
chastisement for that pupil's punish
ment ; and this regulation almost chris.
tianiited tlio school." "Ono dny," Mr.
Alcott said, "I called np belbre mo a
pupil who bad violated an important
rule. All the school was looking on,
and knew tho rulo and the penalty. I
put the ruler into tho offender's hand ;
I extended my own hand; 1 told him
to strike. Instantly 1 saw a struggle
begin in bis luce. A new light sprang
up in his countenance A new set of
shuttles seemed to bo weaving a now
naturo within him. 1 kept my hand
extended, and llie school was In tears.
Ho scorned to be in a hath of fire
which waa giving him a new nature.
Ho seemed transformed bv tho idea
I should suffer chastisement, and over
after was tba most docile fellow in the
school, though he had at first beon tho
runout.
. Now, this is very affeoting and roa
buiiuiiio anu siriKing. jno ono can
read tho incident ar.d very readily for
got it; and it contains a lesson that
ovory school teacher can certainly read
with profit. The incident came to the
knowledge of Willis K. Stoddard, who
for some yoars past has beon teaching
a district school in Flint River town
ship, Iowa, Ho read this extract from
Lavio of Joseph Cuoky.lvetuiea, nod
nevor lorgot tbe great moral it con
veyed. And, indeed, ho privately In
formed a clergyman who called upon
him during a critical period in his ca
reer, and with whom he was very inti-
mato, mat he didn't think be would
lorgot it. Young Air. Stoddard had
snmo pretty bard bors in bis school.
They wero big, noisy, rough and tur
bulent, llo bad reasoned with them ;
he bad expostulated ; he had begged
and wept. He bad whipped ibem un
til bis arms ached, and tbe Directors
bad threatened to dismiss bim tor un
necessary seventy nod absolulo cruel
ty; and tho boys erow worso and
worse evoiy day. But when bo was
at his wits' end, and was seriously
thinking ef running away and losing
all bis back salary, rather than slay at
the school another day, be read this
incident and it gave bio troubled mind
now light. Ho treasured it np, and
incogm u migni ncip mm.
Ho had treasured it up probably
hall A day when, one bright Juno af
ternoon, Samuel Johnson, loo biggest
and strongest, and worst of all the big
bad boys, violated all the rules of the
school, ono alter anolhor, as last as he
could think of thorn, and wound np by
tearing sevon loaves out or bis googra
phy. Ihene he crammed into his
mouth, and, whon ho bad chewed them
into a pulp, be took tho "wad into
bis hand, and propelled tbe whole
mans with groat violence into the ear
01 r.lln iiuskoll, who, although also
big and bad a little bad was not
possessed ol snllicjontpruaonceol mind
to look, calm and unconscious under
this avalanche merely becanso the eve
of his teacher was upon bim, and be
accordingly signified bis very natural
dismay ana astonishment by a tre
mcnaous nowi.
And all the school howled in resnnn.
sive chorus; not only because the
scholars wero deliirhtcd to see Ellis
Haskell with his larboard ear full of
pnpirr maehe, as though be wore going
to luao a cast oi it lor me physiology
class, but also becauso they know the
teacher would promptly, and without
further ceremony or formality, give
"lntuat&''...Juliniiou fc bcn.Iit--to
wiw moainwiuiandilri'nfnl lickin'"
And Uan being a pleasant change h orn
the monotonous routine ol study, and
recitation, waa- always bailed with
demonstrations of great joy by tho
pupils.
Air. Stoddard called Snmnol John
son up to his desk, and, more calmly
than waa his custom undor such cir
cumstances, told bim to go ont and
bring in a switch. Tbe pupils noticed
that there waa something unusually
gentle in tbo teacher's manner, and it
struck Samuel Johnson very forcibly
that It was certainly very much onto!
the ordinary method of procedure lor
the culprit to beaocorded the privilege
of cutting his own switch, liut ho
was not the boy who would fail to ap
preciate and mako the best uao of his
privileges and opportunities. So be
did not idly waste his time, but pres
ently returned with a very peaoelul
looking switch indeed a switch ap.
pareiitly far gone in the last stages of
consumption the sickest kind of a
switch.
"Now." said Mr. 8toddard, witb
a gentle, compannionate intonation,
"strike mo."
Samuel Johnson, who bad already
begun to unbutton his own jacket,
opened his mouth wide, and tho whole
school stared in speechless amircmcnt.
Mr. Stoddard calmly repeated his or
der. ile thought he could see the
"new set of shuttles beginning the
work." Some ono, ho said and a
woman could not have spoken more
tenderly "some one must suffer for
infraction ol tbe rules. 1 do not pun
ish any of yon for any pleasure it
gives me to see you suffer. Some one
must be punished, and I will suffer in
jour stood." The teacher saw a "new
light spring n" la Samuel Johnson's
countenance. The boy looked at hi
teachar and then lit his switch. Tbe
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1879.
teacher could "see a struggle begin in
tho face." Presently the tears sprung
to Sumuol Johnson's oyos.and hosoiti,
in a voico contused with anxiety
"Hadn't I hotter go out and got a big
gor switch ?"
The teacher softly told him be might
do so if be wished, and Samuol John
son wont out and was gono ton mm
utes ten long, anxious, quiet, won
dering minutes. When ho returned
the school smiled. He carried in bis
hand a switch that lookod like a Rus
sian peace commissioner. Ho had cut
it out of an Osago hedge, and when ho
hold it wbore the sunlight could fall
upon it, it looked wickeder than John
Morissey'a luro parlors. It was about
sevon feet long, an inch and three-
quarters thick at the butt, and was
limber and twisted, and had knots and
knobs clear down to tbe point. Tbe
boy's face shone with a bright glow
ol conscientious satisfaction as he bal
anced this switch and drew it through
bia bard, muscular hands.
Mr. Stoddard stood up and folded
bis arms. Then be suid, with a a sad,
sweet look at the culprit, "Now strike
me." Tbe school just sat still and
held its breath.
Samuel Johnson did not act 'in
greedy and unseemly hasto, as though
no wero moanly and wickedly glad to
have this opportunity of bitting bis
dear teacher. Ho conduotcd himself
like a boy who has a painful duty to per
form, but is impelled by conscientous
motives to peilorm it thoroughly. He
pulled off his jacket; ho rolled up bis
sleeves ; bo oput in bis hands, and took
two-banded erasp on tho switch.
Twice be changed the position of his
feot to got a better braco. Then he
drew a long, deep breath, raised his
arms, and tho switch just shrieked
through tho air like a wild, mad, liv
ing thing.
Old Mr. Hargls, the senior Director,
who lives only a mile and a half away
from th'e school house, says he was
out in bis field plowing, and whon Mr.
Stoddard let oil his first yoll the old
man's first impression was that the
school-house bad been struck by light
ning. Tho clear sky, however, dis
proved the theory; the next time the
teacher shouted the Director was con
vinced tbat a steamboat bad gone
astray ana was whistling lor a land.
ing somowhero up tbo creek. While
ho was trying to hold his terrified
horsos, another volley of sound camo
sweeping over the land like a vocal
cyclono; a'nd old Mr. NoBcngalo, who
had beon dmf twenty-lliiee years,
camo running ovor saying he believed
they wore lighting down at the quar
ries. By this time they wore joined
by the rest of the noighbors, and tho
excited population wmit thronging on
toward tne school-house.
In accepting Mr. Stoddard's resig
nation, the Directors considerately al
lowed bis pay lor tho full term, and in
a scries ol complimentary resolutions
spoke of his efficiency in tho highest
terms, although it transpired that the
board was privately agreed aflor all
tbe facts bad been laid beloro it, that
he waa too much of a "nat'ral-bono
tool" to suit a practical locality. M
Stoddard is not teaching any w hero
mis hummer, lio told bis landlady
that bo. needed rest, and tho trood-
bourted old Investigating committee
was amazed to discover that .Mr.
Stoddard rested and even wont to bed
by loaning np, lace foremost, against
tno mantio pieco in his room. A. J.
Burdett, in ll'MfcTn Farmers' Almanac.
FA1STXES8 AXD ITS CAUSES.
Cassell's Household Guide says :
Faintnosa consists in a temporary fail
ure of the activity of tho heart; the
blood, in consequence, is not properly
oircuiuieu. it uoos not reacn mo ncaa,
and tbo patient loses clearness of vision
and color, and if not prevented, falls
on tbe noor, wbcre, however, or even
bclore reaching it, be recovers. There
is no convulsion, and, though be can
scarcely bo said to bo conscious, be in
not profoundly unconscious so as not to
be able to ho aroused, as happens in
epilipsy. There are all degrees of
lainlness, merely leoling fuinl and look
ing slightlv pale, to tho statu wo have
described ; and in some canes tho stnto
ol fainting is hardly recovered from
well beloro it recurs acain and acain.
for hou rs and days together. W e need
hardly say that such cases as tho lat
ter are altogether beyond tbo reach of
domestio medicine. - What are tbe
causes of laintncsa f It is not difficult
to describo these. Some people are so
vory easily affected tbat they faint if
they cut their linger, or even it they
only see the cut finger of another por
son. All ono can say ol such persons
is that their muscular fibre is not
strong and that tbeir nerves are sen
sitive. Tho heart, which goes on fur
years circulating the blood, is essen
tially a musclo. It Is weak in somo
people, stronger In others. As a rule,
it is weaker in women anil stronger in
men. Hence, women faint more lap-
idly than men Whatever weakens
tbe heart and the muscles generally
acts as the cause ol fuintness. Close,
foul air is a common cause ot faintness
or of languidnoss. Anything wbicb
grcntly affects tho nervous system.
Htieh as bod news or ttiewtgu ur aoniu-
Biititg nornnte or nisngrecattie, -arm
eometimrt cause fainting. But of all
cnuHos of faintness, none ia so serious
as tho loss ol blood. Tbo muscles, in
order to act well, must be supplied with
uiooa ; ana u the blood ol the body is
lost if it escapes, either from a vein
opened purposely, or from piles, or
irom tboaeourco irom wbicb menstrua
tton proceeds in excessive quantity,
thon laintnoss will happen. The de
gree of it will depond on tho constitu
tion, and on the amount ol blood ksu
A loss of bleod that would scarcely bo
lelt by ono person will bo a serious
cause of laintnoM to another. Homo
times frequent faintnosa artaos from be
coming very let, tbe muscular system
of the heart being impaired by fatty
deposit.
When little Bob asked his sister's
beau for a cigar, his future brother in
law snubbed him with the remark r
Young man, a strap would do yon
more good." ' Next night Bob's sister
and her young man got tbeir bands.
cbina and clothes smeared with coal
tar while lingering at the front gate,
and little Bob, wbon questioned on the
subject, said be couldn't tell a lie "It
must bavo been a tramp."
At a shoemakers' ball ia Philadel
phia, a reporter says that "feet of
every else, from a fine taper in white
Kid to pudding shaped pedals in lull
skin, welled the wax on the floor ia
harmony with the masio. They waxed
warm and pegged away until late next
morning. It was Wbole-eoulad affair
throughout." '
the most afflicted part of tbe house
ie the window.' It Is always loll ol
panes ana wno ban ore neon more)
teen one window blind T
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN.
nAisixa conns and things.
In all probability thousands of those
who wore, interested in sgriculturo in
the eventful year of 1878 aro dead, hut
that doesn t intorlero with tho nublicu
lion of Commissioner Lo Duo's report
on tbe crops and things of tbat ancient
porlod. no has oven takon tbe pains
to get tbe report before tho publio at
this particular time, doubtless with tho
pleasant purposo ol affording the pub
lio something nice tn read as a holiday
season comes on. An agricultural re
port has grout menu in this way; it
is among tho very best of our populur
literature and Is within reach ot every
body, 1 ho great care which Lommis
sionor Lo Duo has takon to prevent
the premature publication ot his Invaluable-
work is one of the slight evi
dences ol his great usefulness. Printed
now, a year or more alter tho occur
rence ot nearly all thai is so graphi
cally described in its pages, it is re
moved Irom the excitement and em
barrassment of contemporary passion.
As a part ol tho history of a lormur
ago it will receivo tho calm and impar
tial consideration of all men and wo
men ot this time who know anything
about farming. . To be sure, there is
notbing about farming in tho book,
but it is all tho more valuable on that
account, and tho thrco hundred thou
sand copies of this great national work
will divide themselves np between the
junk-shops and the publio libraries of
tho country in a way to prove tho in
dispensable naturo of tho publication.
J lie casual reader ol the report just
issued presuming it is not too much to
presume that it will have a casual reader
will dotect that it is moro generally
written in the bnglinb lunguago than
was tho previous report. Commis
sioner Lo Due himself seems to prefer
English, and since he has turned off
somo ot tho professional men of the
department be has apparently con
cluded to bavo less science and agricul
turo in bis book and more r.ngiisb
wntcu is a good thing, tor ho who in
dustriously cultivates the proper uso of
tho J'.nglisb language against tho dis
advantages of tho American soil and
climato must prove a public benefactor.
Tbo point in which the Commissioner's
book will provo a sad disappointment
is in tbo account of the experiments
witn tea and similar articles which
bavo been growing into immonsecrops
in tbo Commissioner's mind, but which
aro not yet ready for publio ubo. Tea,
wo find, is of slow growth, and it mat-
bo several years bclore tbo success of
tho industry in this country can bo
known. On tbo subject of bamboo
Mr. Lo Duo is strongly silent; bo
doosn't even tell what bus become of
the bamboo shoots which wero brought
alt tho way from Japan ; but as bam
boo has generally gone out of fashion
lor umbrella sticks it's of very little
conscquenco. Tho Poruvian potatoes
which were imported were found, upon
boiling, to bo vory nice potatoes in
deed, us good as a Cornmisnioncr of
Agriculture could want to cat, but
there is nowhero any account ol how
they turned out when they wero
planted whfcli la-a very provoking
omission, siuce tbo experiment ol rais
ing potatoes ready boiled had nover
before been tried. The most ol Ibis
Hisappoiiitrricnttscompensated for how-
over, py the able soclion of the book
on tbo growth of tho cork tree, which
is translated Irom a Spanish pamphlet.
Commissionpr Le Duo fuels confident
that tho climate of some portions ol
ine untied states Is suitable to tho cul
livation of cork, but hitherto cork in
tbia country has boon chiefly raised by
means ot a corkscrew. This has boen
a popular but expensive method, corks
so raised frequently costing as much as
tivo dollars each, and the country is
prepared to welcome any suggestion
which shall cheapen tbe price. It is
possible that a proper study of the
nature ana tiauits ot tbo cork will de
velop its real usefulness, and if the in
telligence of tho Agricultural Bureau
ia only allowed to spread, wo shall
soon bo ablo to raise the finest imported
cbampaigiiea by merely planting the
old champaigno corks that now go to
wasio.
All that the Department of Agricul-
mm wauia ia ruuin lo experiment in
and the proper soil and climate. Soil
and climato are everything, and Com
missionor l.o laic has been running
tbo agricultural interests of the coun
try long enough to find this out Feel
ing that, winlu wo have an ubundunco
ol soil and climato, such as tboy are,
more is need ot a creator variety, air.
iiO into will no doubt turn somo ol his
attention to the cultivation of a kind
of soil and climato which will enable
tno larmors ot this country to raise
anything, from a cock roach to a thresh
ing machine All we need is develop
ing. I'hiladvljihia Timet.
CIIARLES DICKENS' WIFE.
HER RKCENT DCATn IN LONDON.
Tho widow ol tho late Charles Dick
ens died at ber residence in Glouces
ter Croacnt, Regents' Park, London,
on a recent Saturday morning, after a
lingering Illness ol eighteen months.
For years before tli death of the
great novelist, Mrs. Dickens had not
nvB-iK.kun- TU truth as to tho
faouhar rJluTfKtir pv.neeii u"..,
lickons and Miss Goorgina Hogarth,
the wite'ssistor, has newer been known.
Tbe separation, bowecr, gave rise to
much scandal in literary and social
circles in England. Fur nearly twen
ty years Mrs Dickens has lived a very
retired lile, seldom appearing, in so
ciety. She spoke Irerly among hor
friends of her son Charles' seeming ap
proval of his father's conduct toward
ber as something that caused her
trouble. Ho ban, it is said, shown feel
ings of antipathy toward her. Mrs.
Dtekuns will bo buried In Kensal Green
Ccmetvy. :
On tbe 31st of March, l&'lO, was pub
lished the first shilling number ol the
"Posthumous Papers kf the Pickwick
Club, edited by iloa-'l On tho 2d of
April, just two deyt afterward, the
immortal Boa married Catbrine.lhe
eldest dangbler of Mr. George Ho
garth, a fellow-writer, on tbe newly.
prt(jectcd Evening Chronicle. Dickons'
intimacy witb his fu:nrs father-in-law
w mmonoed early ia January, 1831
it aeeens that Mr. Hogarth bad asked
Dickons, a a favor lo write an nriui-
nel sketch for tbo first number of the
Chronicle, and tho great novelist writes
back to say be won Id be glad to do bis
best, and lo ask if hs began to write a
series of articles unceraoms attractive
title, would tbo proprietor think ho
had any claim to aoine additional re
muneration T It mhst lio remembered
that Dickons waa reborlitiir fur the
Chronicle, and in cnntibutlng k scries
of light patters similar 'in style to his
street sketches, bo thotghl be was en
titled to somo pay beyond bis salary
as reporter. The ruluest was deem
ed a reasonable onej be began tho
sketches and his esljry was raised
Irom S2I to ISO per week, His eor
reapondenc with ili Hogarth was
REPUBLICAN.
tho beginning of Dickons' acquaintance
with an accomplished, kindly man, to
whoso family ho soon became closely
allied by marrlago which marriage
influenced all Dickens' futnro career.
On the Ctb of January, 1837, a son
was born, who was named Charles,
and in the February following Dick
ons and his wife wero living in their
lodgings at Chalk. In March, 1838,
a daughter was born. Dickens lived
later on In a cottngo at Twickenham
where he had a balloon club for tho
children. Attho end of October, 183!,
anolhor daughter was born to him
and bclore the close of the year Dick
ens moved into a splendid house on
tno Devonshire Terrace, men short
ly altor he set about arranging
homo for his father and mother. In
the minst of the novolist's cogitations
anont tho famous raven in "Hsrnahy
Rutlge," another son was born, on tbe
Uib of February, 1841. This son was
named Walter Lador Dickens, bnt
only lived to manhood. He died In
Calcutta, on tbo last day ol 18U3, at
the ago of twenty-throe. About 1848
Mis tioorgina Hogarth, Mrs. Dickens'
sister, came lo live with them, and re
maincd a mom ber of tho household
until his death. On tho loth of J ami
ary, 1844, another son was born, who
leoeivcd the nitmo of r rancts Jvtlroy ;
on the 28th of October, 184!, a sixth
child and fourth son was born, who
was christonod Alfred Tennyson ; on
the 18th of April, 1847, a fifth son was
Born, who wits named Sydney Smith
ibis son entered the Jfoyal JNavy, and
survived his father only a year and
cloven months, being buried at sea on
the Zd of May, 1872. On the 8th of
January, 181!), was born another son
who wus called Henry Fielding. In
1M0, wbilo engaged with that child
wile, Dora, tbo beroino of "David Cop-
pcrtield," a third daughter was born
to the novelist, and sho was named
Dora. Soon aftor Dickons' father died,
thon Dora, his lust daughter. On the
13th of March, Wi, his last child was
born and named Edward Bulwar Lyt
ton. And now after years of domeslio
life Dickons separated Irom his wife.
In May, lSliG, camo a chango in the
novelist's homo at (iadshill. Thence
forward Dickens and his wife lived
apart. Tho eldest son went with tho
mother, the other children remaining
with tho novelist. In this arrange
ment Dickons acquiesced in tho wishes
of his wife, and tho intercourse of tho
children with their mother was free.
It was a private separation, but after
wards retorted to publicity in House
hold Words- Dickons' last days at
Gadshill, his deuth and burial, aro all
fresh In tho public mind, and now tho
wife of bis youth and tho mother ol
his children has gone, and the grave
will shortly covor the faults and errors
of both.
The real and personal estate loft by
Dickens was calculated at f IC5.000.
The only mention mado by Dickens in
bis will of bio wife ia in tbo following
words : "I desire hero simply to record
tbe fact that my wife since our scpa
ration by consent, bus boon in tho re
ceipt irom mo of an annnal Income of
000 (.3,000), while all tho great
charges of a numerous and expensive
lamiiy oavo devolved woolly npon
myself." No legacy was left to his
wile, whilo 4O,0(10, beside porsonal
property ol largo value, was left to his
beloved sister-in-law, Goorgina.
SICKLES McCAIiTY.
THE ELOPEMENT STORY SlRSTANTIALLr
PENKP.
Tho alleged elopement of Genornl
Sickles' daughter with a man named
McCarty bos been widely circulated,
as woll as has also the denial of tho
samo by tho legal representatives of
uen. oicKics in this country. The
story is said to bnve been started by a
uen. tiruham, wbo says be bad it Irom
two ladies who weroou asloatner with
him returning from Europe. It is un
derstood tbat ho has beon requested by
Gon. Sickles' representative hero to
give the namos of his Informants, and
that he declines to do so, and tbat legal
proceedings are about to be entered
against bim. The story of tho clopo
ment of Miss Sickles is credited by
members ol the foreign legations, who
two years ago woro in Paris, and it is
whispered that a lady quite recently
ono of tho society belles of this city,
now married and living in Paris, was
the confident of Miss Sickles in her
lovo affair with McCarty. A gentle
man who reached this city last evening
from Europe said to a representative
ot tbe Sunday Herald that ho was in
Paris at tbe lime tho aforesaid elope
ment took place, for there wore cer
tainly good grounds for calling it that.
"Ono rumor had it," he said, "that
Miss Sickles took tbo diamonds and
jewelry from hor father's residence,
ana Hutarty was arrested lor an at
tempt to pawn thorn. Ho was placed
in jail, anil when 1 left Paris the Amer
ican representatives wero about effect
ing bia release, with tho promise that
he would leave the oounlry. That tho
elopemont on tbo part of Miss Sickles
waa the result of a sudden Impulse,
and as tbe arrest followed almost im
mediately, tho gossips of ihu Paris
...l.,nu , ,,l ... h trvttvrv til OA
any actual injury- would result from
tbe escapade of Miss Sickles other
than tho disgrace which would attach
itself to any lady under like cireum
stancos." Tho history ut McCarty lor
tbo lu.it seven years would foim a
oareer of successful swindling and eva
sion of the law both in this country
and abroad that when read would
hardly be credited exocpt as a romance.
Witb this early life no have nothing
to do. Ho is a native of Maryland.
served In tho Confederate army, in
which he rose Irom private to the rank
ol alieutonant; was wounded in the
lelt wrist at Trevillian station, Va.,
which caused a partial paralysis of
his left arm.
Ilia first appcaranco In tlilf city
was in 1872, whon by some means be
ingratiated himself with resident for
eign minister, prominent army and
navy officers and cilizons ol moans, of
whom he organized a company called
the Texas Land and Copper Co , witb
a cash capital of IG0.D00, Messrs.
Henry D.Cooke and Gnorgo W. Kiggn
being tho trustees, and Mr, J. C. U.
Kennedy Treasurer atuL.. Secretary
tie represented to these aontletnea
that bo bad bees a Colonel in tho Con
Ictlcrate army ; that after the war he
aad served on the stafT or Maximilian
in Mexico until the death of that un
fortunate Prince; that be escaped front
Mexico with tbe Pripcosa Salm Saltn
on horseback, riding through North
western jexas, and while on hi Jour-
no discovered copper and coal mines
of a read value, ami showed specimen
of the aam. In May, 1872, he started
fin- Texas with a party of surveyors
for tho purpose of locating and survey
ing tbe kbovc-namod mines. He went
wita bi party la via St. Loeie, tnd
while in that city spent the Company's
NEW
money lavishly, occupying at tho
Southern Hotel tho rooms but' just
Vacated by the Grand Diiko Alexis.
Whon bo arrived in Texas ho hired
men, liicnds of bis, who wore in bis
confidenco, who led his party to somo
worthless surface copper mining land
in the northwestern portion ol the
Stuto. Some 13.000 acres wero sur
veyed, of which the Company now
holds an aero. Connected with this
Company were Admiral Portor, Capt
rcarson, ot mo-navy, tno dwcoibii,
Spanish, Gorman and Poruvian Minis
tent, together with a number ol iiflu
entiul and wealthy business men. Mr.
Chandler formerly District Atlornoy
ol Virginia, and moro recently a t en
sinn Agont at Norfolk, and who com
milled suicide by drowning himself
was agont of tbe Company and accom
panicd tho Surveyors to Texas. Mr.
Kichnrd rotors, ot I'bilodelphia, was
his assistant McCurly, through this
Company, cleared probably about to
000 only, which ho made by being
allowed lo buy land warrants tor it in
Now York. Leaving Washington on
his return from Texas, ho wont to
Chicago, where be established a mining
bureau, and it ia alleged that ho cleared
through the sale of worthless mining
stock tho sum of 150,000. (This is
according to his own statement). Ho
made bis appcaranco in tbo 130,000
diamond conspiracy in Jxew iork. Ho
was arrested, confined in l.udlow streot
jail for throe months, tried and acquit
ted. Altor this ho was not beard ot in
this country until the Winter of 1877
and 1878, whon how ho hoodwinked
the present Secretary of Stnto and the
dpamsh Minister in regard to Cuban
affairs and thus obtained from the
latter a large sum of money is too re
cent an occurrence to need publication
in detail. Colonel William r it Charles
Muson McCarty (this is his European
name) is a remurksbly handsome man,
ot refined tastes, highly educated, aud
most expert shot. Although over
iorty years ol age, bo does not look
over thirty. Ho has travolcd exten
sivoly, and is known in every capital
of Kuropo. His present wife (be has
ono in Canada), who was with bim on
bis last visit to this city, is a Chicago
widow of most prepossessing appcur-
nnco, highly accomplished, and un
doubted ly has been of great assistanco
to him in his various confidence opera
tions uhroud. This Colonel McCarty,
taken altogether, is tbo most accom
plished confidence man that has ovor
operated in our time, and if tho somo
ability bad been displayed in legitimate
business it woujd bavo mado bun a
millionaire. ll'ajninafon Pofl. .
BEAR BANKS AND THEIR CUL
TIVATION.
An attendant of tbe Zoological Gar-
don, at Cincinnati, furnishes a local
correspondent of the Enquirer, the fol
lowing on raising young bruins :
About. the middle ot January last,
tho fcmulo black bear in a collection
refused to come out of her den into tbe
open pit, and would not allow tbe male
boar to approach, ber. olio was imme
diately" closed in, and furnished with
an abundance of bay, witb wbicb she
busied herself in tnuking a nico warm
bud. At 4 P. M. on January 20 the
young ono wero born, and 1 did not
soo thorn until three days alter, wbon
t was surprisoa Dy too Keeper iniorni-
ing me that she would allow him to
enter tbe den. On going witb him, be
unlocked the door, fearlessly walked
in, and quickly began feeding bor with
bits of bread, which ho sliced from a
loaf in bis hand. By holding tbe bread
just over bor boad be finally tempted
bor to sit up on bor haunches, when I
obtained a clear view of tho young
ones, lying asleep just back ol her front
paws, - From where 1 stood, about six
loot distant, they did not scorn to ex
ceed six inches in length, wore a dirty
whiliah oulur, aud appeared entirely
bare of hair. In about ten days their
coats began to show, and woro ot a
greyish tint, which gradually passed
through tho various shades until they
bocame a brownish-black.. It was just
forty days before tho first one's eyos
opened, and two day after, tbe second
followed suit. From tbat time fur
ward 1 watched vory closely to ascer
tain tho oxuet titno that would olapso
before the young onus would leave the
nest, and on tho sovunty-first day after
birth when tho mother, as was hor
habit, came to the grating to bo led,
one of tbe youngsters left tite nest and
followed hor. So noon as sho found it
out, she immediately drew it gently
back, and on it second attempt she
culled it soundly, which put a slop to
ilswundcringprupensity. Aftor a low
days she allowed tbem to wander
about at will, provided no ono was im
mediately in front of tbe den ; but so
soon as a visitor put in an appcaronoo,
they wore driven back inlo tbo nest,
and not allowed to cmergo until tho
stranger wa out of sight. For some
lime she always suckled them in ono
position, lying ovor and completely
covering them by stretching flat, with
her legs drawn up under her aud her
head lucked down between her front
paws. ' As they grew oldor, and began
to run about, she would sit on her
haunches, luzily lean back against tho
wull, tttko a cub nn each forearm nnd
noiii mom up to nut oioeu until tney
were eatisfiedv-4'bey noon heeame ex
pert climber, taking advantage of ike
slightest inequalities ol the stono walls
and the cracks between tho heavy
oakon planke to reach the coiling of
tho don on tbreo sides, whilst tbe grat
ing in front sorved capitally fur their
skylarking. Occasionally they would
havo a regular sparring bout, standing
erect, feinting, countering, and making
use of many ol the tricks of old Vota
ries oi tbe P. R. These frolics would
generally end in a clinch, full, and a
regular 'rough and luniblo fight, whon
the mother would abruptly put a stop
to It by suddenly knocking both oflho
contestants completely out of time. In
lact, as llioy grew ppaon, tho parental
visitations increased so rapidly, I be
gan to tear- She would pot an end to
my bear investigations by chastizing
the lives out of them, but of late she
ha slackened In her attentions, and 1
am in hopes oi following tbe growth ol
Ursus Americantis (rim babl hood to
adolescence
Till AaitANAfl 11 A . An exohante
elaborates him in this way : Did you
everndticeaponrrnapthalstandslnlhe
nrsi picture qi tno almaiiao with the
fish and sheep and scorpions nrt bulfs,
and twhisj etc, around bint f -Did yon
Tver notice that ho was naked and had
nothing in his stomach f Woll, that
poor fellow used to edit a ppn -' "
A littlo five year- old bowlo had
seo a peacock for the first1 lime, ran
Into, the boas exclaiming , t bis
eioter : "Ob, Lizzie I I've soeu a groat,
great, tnonstilerou tail walking around
will) a ken tied to it I" ,-
- Why r poinds like a coachman T
Ueoans they hold tit rnloi.' t -. :
TERMS $2 por annum in Advance.
SERIES - V0L. 20, NO. 47.
EDUCATIOrAL.
BY M. L. DoQUOWN.
leCTUKERS ESQAQED TOR l.SSTITVTE
ur lr7. .
REFLECTION OF Pflll.lC KESTIUKNT.
Alls I1ARRIET R. SWINKFOR1).
We tnke plcaeure in submitting the
following testimonials of Miss Swine
lord who will read Irom tho plulform
on Monday evening, and give instruc
tions in Elocution during tbo week :
Miss bwinolord is certainly possess.
cd of marked histrionic powor, nnd her
well modulated voice u lull and rich
ber pronunciation clear and distinct
while her manner is easy and ltuco
ful. In expression she is capable ot
deep pathos and sparkling humor
Lebanon itrwo.
I most cordially endorso Miss II. B
Hwinelord as talented, well educated,
modest and prepossessing young lady
capable of giving valuable instructions
at Teachers' Institutes. Hor readings
at our lust institute were ol bigb or
der. From N. 11. Schenck, Superintend
ent oj vjmeron County.
Miss Uallie Swincfurd gave two
recitations, marked with a resonant
voico, clear enucialion, stirring em
phasis, and a thorough appreciation ol
tbe author s meaning. Mho bas an at
tractive prosenco, and ber pose and
gestures were models of grace and
olegnnco. From the Heating Timet
ana JJuipatch.
Miss Harriot B. Swincfbrd has at-
tonded quite a number of Teachers
Institutes in this State, tuking charge
of tbo department of reading. 1 bat e
witnessed her work, and I do not hesi
tate to say that sho is one of tho most
practical teachers I hare met. 11
evening entertainments have also been
very populur. superintendents and
teachers speak of her work in tbe very
highest terms. From Hon. 11. Houcl.
Deputy State Superintendent.
COLONEL 1. P. SAItrORD.
It is almost needless lor as to state
that Col. Sanlurd bo won a more brill
iant reputation as a lecturer than any
otbor man of modern times. He is re
nowned as a great traveler and hu
morist, and in bis locturesamuses, enter
tains and instructs. Ho has lectured
over seven hundred niuhts in the last
three seasons, and as high as fifteen
nights in tho same city. In his ex
tensive travels he baa crossed the At
lantic ninetoen timos, and eaten his
bread in ovory Kingdom on the face of
tho earth. We have engaged him for
1 acsday nnd Wednesday evenings, and
leel sulibhed that all who hear hut hrst
lecture cannot be induced to remain
away on tho evening ot tbo second.
Head wbat is said ot bim :
Col. J. P. Sanford will long be re
membered as tbe best lecturer that
ever visited Girard, thus fur. Girard
Pa.) Gaztitt.
Col. Sanford is one of the host lec
turers in America, and can entertain
an andicnoe every night for six weeks.
Milicavkce Sun.
It is, in truth, no extravagant praise
to concede to Col. Sanford tbo powor
of entertaining an audience beyond
mat ot any modern lecturer who has
visited Detroit. Free Press.
Few persons living havo the com
bined powor of description, eloqnenco,
wit, and humor of Col. Suolord, and
an audionce once bearing him will not
fail to do so again. Blair Neb.) Timet.
I liked bim with all my mleht. I
couldn't help iu He kept me and bis
audience in a roar. He is as full ol
wit, wisdom, humor, pathos and Irro
pressiute ana spontaneous lun a an
gg is ot meat. Uirard (Pa.) Paper.
REV. OEGROE P. HAY, D. D.
Rev. Gcorco P. Hays is President of
Washington and Jeflerson College,
Washington, Pa., and has an enviable
reputation as a Public Locturer and
plulform speak", r'ew men In Penn
sylvania have done more lor the oauso
of populur education than Dr. Hays,
and few mon have moro admirers or
are more deserving of public favor than
tbo subjectol this sketch. We append
a few personal notices and hope no one
who desires to listen to a deep, enlor
taimng and scholarly lecture will ab
sent himself on the evening tho Doctor
is with ns:
Dr. nays' lectures aro able and pop
ular. He is really a forcible speaker,
and novor fails to bold tho undivided
attontion ol his audience Hon: Henry
llouck, Deputy Superintendent Public In
struction. Dr. Hays is. a favorite on the ros
trum, and draws largo audionces. His
lectures ore original, logical, full of
new Ideas, enriched with ready wit,
gonial sunshine, wisdom and eloquence.
(I'm. A. Kelly, Superintendent Jiffer
ton County, Pa.
Dr. George P. Hays has lectured in
tho largo Hall of tho State Normal
School on two oocaaiona. - ilut lectures
wero attractive, entertaining, instruc
tive, logical, thoughtful and mirthful.
No plulform speaker is better received
by our people. j. at, hooper, Principal
l'HOF. A. N. RAlin, PU. D. '
Prol. A. N.'Raub, Ph. D.. Principal
of Lock Haven Stuto Normal School,
is a pleasing and popular instructor.
All our teachers were moro than
pleased with bim last year and by the
urgent request of many teacher we
have secured his service this year
again. Prof. Raub has always proven
a favorite wherever ho bos boen, which
fact is fully set trrrth in tbe following
notices: a .,
Tbe Professor's leoture was replete
with fine thought and good common
sense, nnd was a fltst-clas Introduc
tion to the teachers ef the county.
Uarrifburg Patriot.
Prof. Ranb, from whom something
good is always am) not in vain, ex
peeled, addressed the Institute upon
the subject of "Training to Think.''
Gazette and Bulletin, WiUiamsport'.
These remarks on "Talk" were en
tertaining a woll as instructive, and
oar teacher can hardly fail to make
practical use tiCUte-tdaaa itvaad out of
the school room. ienroje Democrat.
Fruf. JUub.f Lock Haven, who
was tho principal Instructor during the
week; won many encomiums for the
gracofulatsa, as well as. tbo Cure id
his lectures. TVuc Dt wioornf, Levis
tettn. I
Prof. Raub ha proved himself the
right man in the right place as an lo
siructor In an Institute. Hoi a good
talker, full of good practical aenso, and
winy when tba occasion demand.
Tbo Court room was filled to overflow
ing by a very etteutive audience
11m ucr Valley Timet. i
, LUMBER PHRASES.
That technical writer, Mr. Richard
Grant White, ia the Atlantie Monthly
lor November, give an article on "As
sorted Amoricanioms," in which be
speaks of the use of tbe word lumber
as a porvorsion of the English word
timbor, and Jbat this perversion has
almost driven the word timber out of
uso. Tho Northwestern Lumberman,
published at Chicago, take exception
to Mr. While's criticism and declares
tbat ho is mistaken. Timber Is still in
general uso among lumbermen, and is
applied to standing trees, to squared
slicks, oither sawed or hewed, and to '
the heavier pieces of wood, whether
squared or nut, used In tho construc
tion of hotisos, vessels, etc. In the day
of pit saws, tho word timber was sulll-
ciontly expressive to define the limited
product ot tho primitive manufactur
ers; but with the advent of circular
und gang saw mills, and their almost
endless variety of product, from
veneers to dimension, it became neco
sit ry to adopt a -word to filly convey
lo tho mind an idea of the manufac
tured article, nnd it is greatly to the'
credit oflho trade that instead of man.
ufucltirutg a word, and thus adding lo
un over redundant vocabulary, it should
have seized upon ono already current,
which had nu well ditiued nucosnity
for existence as it really had no par."
ticular meaning and give it ft signifi
cance wbicb ia acknowledged over a
continent, and is in constant' use by
1,000,000 men who add lo tho nation
wealth $1,500,000,000 annually.. .
Thoro are many other words ia use
in tho trudo which havo a similar ori
gin, and aro equally necessary ; among
them is tbe term "dimension," which
is applied to pieces sawed to regular
sizes for a specified purpose tbe sizes
running Irom 2 by 4 inebea up to 10
by 12; 12 by 12 and larger is known
lo tho trado us timber. "Doty" is
another word manufactured by lum
bermen, ami is applied to timber which ,
having reached its maximum in growth
and excellence, bas begun to decline,
in life and, consequently, in strength ;
the word is probably derived from the
word dotage, which expresses precisely
the same idea as to tho physical or
mcntul condition in man. The word
"brash" is another clear case ol per
version, as applied to timber ; this word
means irregular clcavago, or brittle
ncss, and is used in the samo sense as
"refractory," in speaking of ores that
aro difficult ot roduction. Tbo word ,
"booming," as appliod to tho revival of
business throughout tho country, i
clearly a perversion ol a term cculi.
arly tho property of lumbermen.
it is but natural tbat a great indus
try like that of lumbering must neces
sarily have in its vocabulary many
words and phrases peculiarly UTown ;
and if Mr. White will, some tiraa dur
ing tbo coming winter, visit tho pin
eries of tbe West Branch, or Michigan '
and Wisconsin, wo will guarantee that
he will bo ablo to pick np a note book
full of ' assorted Americanism," and
that each ono of them shall be as use
ful lo a proper understanding of the ,
business as is the word lumber. Will- '
iamsport Bulletin.
Two Kind or Girls. Wherever we
go we find two kind of girls. "The kind
we would liko to have you pattern af
ter aro thoo that put on their best
looks and do their best deeds at home
girls that don't only bavo sweet
looks but know how to do nice Urines-
girls that aro at home at tbe wash tub
and in the kitchen aa Well aa in the
parlor. There is a large demand for
such girls and the world ran nover
have too many ot them. It ts a greater f
honor lo a young lady to know how to I
get up a good meal and bake nice
bread and pics than to bo able lo play .
the organ or piano. Tbe cravings of
tho stomach are stronger than those of
tho ear, and unaccomplished indeed is
the girl tbat knows not how to meet
und provide for their want. Som'
times men can take a foolish fancy '
dolls, but tboy can buy tbem me
cheaper than marry thorn. Girls dt
make dolls ol yourselves, but lear
bo useful as well as oiiiainonUl. '
other kind of girl we don't cat
say much about, and we hope t
nune ol you will ever become one
them. They are the girls that are
good for partios, know how to dress
according to style, curl their hair and
powder thcirfucos, ic. Tbey are good
lor nothing at home and become a
burden instead of a blessing to tho men
that aro unfortunate enough to accept
thorn as partners for life they are a
curse instead of a blessing to the world.
Young Disciple. '
A threo-ycar-old littlo girl wa
taught to close hor evening prayer,
during the temporary absence of her
father, with "please watch over my '
papa." itsounded vory sweet, but tho
mothor's amazement mr " ''""gined
nimu tno child added, "And you'd
better kocp an eye on mamma, too."
"I wonder how tbe world will get
along without me, when I'm gone!"
Baid a conceited man. "Well," re
sponded n friend, "I'll tell yon how
you can got an idea ot it. You just go
and stick the point of a needle into tbo
ocean, and then withdraw it, and see
how much it's missed !
'A Colored man appeared before a
magistrate, charged with some trivial
offense. Tho latter raid to tbe man :
"You can go now ; but lot mo warn
you novor lo appear here again." Tbe
man replied with a broad grin : "I
wouldn't bo bore dis timo, only ihe con
stable fotch me."
"Doctor," said a patient, "1 sutler a
groat deal with my eyen." The old
gentleman adjusted bis spectacles, and
with a Socrnltu air replied, "1 do not
donht it, my Iriend ; but thon yon
ought not lo lorgot tbat you would
suffer a great deal moro without them."
A package in a basket was left on
tho doorstep ol a cautious Newport
woman, who having no desire to adopt
a foundling, look the basket to the
police station, and there fuund that It
contained s iwonty pound turkey for
a Thanksgiving dinner.
"Tom," naid a girl to her sweetheart,
"you have boen paying your distresses
to me long enough. It ia time yon
made known your Contentions, so as
not to keep m in expenso any longer.
An exqtiisitive young Isdy asks:
"wbat Is lb most popular coler for lb
bride T" The New York Star answer:
If we were going to marry w should
prefer a while one.
An editor printed a two column ar
ticle on "Tho best breed of hogs."
He was afterward taken lo task for
devoting so much spar to his family
affairs.
A Chicago man' nightmare turned
out to be the sbaiow ol his wife' foot
on the bedroom wall, instead of an un
earthly monster with fivo born.
"Yes," said Juhnny""nja mar be
the Latin lor Slip,' bnt I nottc that
when another btp a it Usually oaean
a slipper.' "
There' no apeotai nykt of engrav
ing engagement rings. A spider' web
with a fly In it is a very pretty dovico.
When the wifool a doctor calls hiut a
littlo dick, he doesn't like It. Over
BonsUtve, you know. - ; .
It's real lun to watch a number
twelve boot trying to knepotep with a
atmber two tbo. ,
A belt around the Waist bt bette
than two ovor the bead. , ,, ,