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VOL. 55-WHOLE . NO. 2,7 1 0.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1881.
EDUCATIONAL.
FT M. U HcQUOWN.
LOCAL INSTITUTE SERIES.
OSCIOLA.
Tbe iuddon change in the weather
interfered somewhat with the attend
ance ol teachers at thii appointment
However, 21 toacbor and 11 director
wore enrolled aa members of the Insti
tute, and a large number of spectators
were pi won t at all the session, it A.
('mpbell, Esq., W. A. Ambrose, Mr.
ells and others, diseased the sub
jects assigned them. "Tbo Royal
itoaa in iho .hi,;,,,.. r,f .n
NEW SERIES-V01, 22, NO. 8.7ZLtl
if-, A T-u c r- . , .. . I
V-aU3. ' e.incn a UK ham. lllK IKSUKED HUSRAND.
IOH HK1NTIN(. Of KVF.RY IiKbCMP
tin. neatly executed t Ihlf nfttM.
au'crs" ffarflg.
j j w. SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
il l:7l flearlleld. Pa.
T J. LINGLE,
A T T O K N E Y - A T - L A W
1:18 Flilllp.burt;, Centre Co., Pa. yTd
JOL A N I) D. 8WOOPK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CurwmaTille, Clt.rd.ld count?, Pa.
act. , '-S If.
QSCAR MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
.f-trOfflne in tbe Optra llouao. oclV, '78. tf.
column i It TimTICKH' eV CONST HI 1 si' pRfc
eoluuiu.. 70 00 ; I w hare printed a large number of the o
rr.K Hlbb, anj will un th. receipt of twenty,
tea oente. nail . .too? to any eddreea. mrlf
yiLLlAM M.. 1IEKKY, Justice
M OF TBI Pi ALB AND dCRIT BMKR, Ll'MBKH
CITY. Collect. ona made and money promptly
paid ovar. Artlelea of agrtcmoot and deed ol
conveyance neatly oieculed and warranted eor
raet or no eberge- lljy'71
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Juatiea of tba Peace and 8c ri Toner,
Curwenavllle, Pi
G.
R. & W. BARRETT,
Attorneys anu Counselors at Law,
CLEARFIELD, PA. ,
January SO, 187!.
fe.Collectlona toad and
paid oer.
laoneT promptly
let.31 7 111
nKN'RY KliETII.
1 - (narenn r, o.)
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
roa arLL townnnir.
Mj , ItiTS-l j v
JAMES MITCHELL,.
PXALIR IR
Square Timber & Timber Lando,
Jall'IJ CLEAI1FIKLD, PA.
IIOYT,
SRAEL TEST,
ATTORN KY AT LAW,
flearUeld, Pa.
,"Offlaa ona door rait of Sbaw Home.
Land Surveyor and Civil Enginee
rniLlPSDlRO, PA.
A1I buiinras will bo alt.ndo : to promptly.
Deo. 15, ISSO ly.
rM. M. McCULLOUUII,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OLKARr'IKLD, PA.
iilli .' in StnRonlo bnltdinic, Fcoond rtrept, op
.om(c (be Court llouao. J2(l,'7a-tf.
C. ARNOLD,
LAW COLLECTION OFKICE,
Ct;itWE.NHVILI.E.
rivorSold COU&L.V, Penn'a. T5y
T. RKOCKBANK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.'
Office in Opera llouao.
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfield, Pemi'n.
-B-Will 1 1 acute jobi in fait lino promptly and
In a workmanlika manner. arr4,67
J ? HANK F1ELDINU
AND
WILLIAM 1). I! Hi LEI!,
a tto n.n: i t-i..i ',
CI.EARFIELP, PA. '
N... ITlfa, tf.
JOHN A. STADLEIt,
JIAKLH, M.rk.c bi., Clnailld,
Pa.
Fraab Rroad, Ktiak, RolH, Pira and Cakoa
on banil or mad. ta ordor. A ifencral aaaorltuent
of Contootlonarloa, Fruila and Nula In atock.
too Crcatnand Ov.tora In ae.aon. H.lnnn nM..lv
ap li.T-ly I oppoaita lha Poatuflioo. Priooa modcrata.
- I U k lit '
lttoriify-tti-iMir
(I.KARFIELD, - . PENN'A.
.r-O-Offlre tn tba Manunio Dutlditi(,over tht
C- umy Ntitioiial baoh. Imri4-8U.
ILI.lAM a. vFiixaci.
titar r. wallacb.
DAYID L. KHRBS.
JOHN W. WKIOLBT.
ITALLACE II KKEBS,
1 1 (Suweaaora to Waflaea A Fialdina;,)
A T T O H N E Y S - A T - L A W ,
j,m,177 Cleartlelil, Pa.
J.
K.. SNYDKH.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD,
"iiira over lha County National I! .ink.
June 18, 7 Stf.
PA.
'Ho., I. HtiBRAT.
oraui fiuanon,
M
UK KAY & GORDON.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
CLEARFIELD, PA.
AV-OSca ia Pia'i Opora llouao, aooond loor
:M'74
II. 1. 1AM A. HAdEiiTY,
offlVK onr T. A. ayieca A Co.'a utore,
CLEARFIELD, PENN'A
fir Vim allaad to all legil bu.inaaa wilb
proui'lncaa and fldolily. fcbllaO.lf.
M
am B. H IHALLT. DAMIRL W. m'cCRDT.
cKNALLY & McCCKDY
ATTO KNEYS-AT-LA W,
.;iearneid. Fa.
Jtr- Legal buoineae attended to promptly withj
Iclily. Office on Heeond ilroot, abore the Firal
National Bank. Jan:l:7
T P. .Mc KEN RICK.,
DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
All lel buainea. rnlruated to hta oara wilUra.
calve prompt attention
.ftr-OaW In Ibe Court llouao.
otl4,t878.y.
. KiAMER,
A T T O R N E Y - A T - L A W ,
Knal Entita and Collodion Agvnt,
CLtAUKIICi.l, PA.,
Hill promptly attend to all legal buatnoii an
truMrd tn hit oara.
.,?;--OfBca ia Pta'a Opora Houia. Janl'71.
Mmh l-'7a.
WEAVER & BETTS,
URALRRII 1.1
Real Esta!e, Square Timber, Saw Legs,
AND Lt'MllKR OP ALL KINDS.
jtirOftiua on 8ecnd itroat, in rear of ttora
ri.m of iJaorga Wearer A Co. jit(J, '78 tf.
RICHARD HUGHES,
Jt STICB OP THE PEACE
ron
ifecntur Township,
Oioeola Milli P. O.
All offlolal boainaa ant raited to him will be
promptly attended t. meb'it., '70,
r w. a. TIN ABI.B,
The weary trerlinr eat alone
While twi light Katbered on ;
And not a a and wei beard around.
The buy i and f irla were gone.
T e weary It-aoher ait atnne,
I'nnervrd and pale wai he r
Bowed 'neath a yoke of are, he apoka
In tad aoliloquy,
"Annfhfr rcund, another ronnd
Of labor thrown away
Anolher chain nf toil and pain
Dragged through the tedioua day.
"Of no avail la conttnnt teat,
Lort-'a aaeriSoo ia luit,
Thr hopea of toorn, so Kolden, turn,
Ea b eweoing, uqio droaa.
'I aquander on a barren field
My eirenrth, mr life, my all :
Tbe aeeda I aow wKI never grew,
The? peiiih where they fall."
lit airbed, and low apoa hie hand
Hit acbiog brow he preited ;
And o'er hia frnme cm long ttaro eama
A aootbing iobfo of reat.
And I ben be lifted up Mi faoe,
Hat alarod hark a ghaut
The ror.m by atraagn and aadden ehanga
AaiutneJ proportiiDa vait.
It aremed a Senate ball, and one
Aditreaaed the .iiieoine; throng j
Each burning word ull boanma atlrred,
Aplauie roao loud and long.
The wildered te-vebnr thought he knew
Tbe apftaker'a voice and look.
"And for hia name," aald ha "tbe earn
la in my record book."
The itately Senate hall diiaolred,
A ehurch roao in ita place,
Wherein there atood a mto of God,
DiapO'lng wordaofgraoo.
And though he apuka in aolemn tos,
And thourh hia hair vu gray,
The teaober'a thought waa atrangely wrought,
"I whipped tbat boy to day."
Thn ehurch, a phanlaam, van I "bed aoon ;
What raw tbe tacher then 1
In claanie gloom of aJcovrd room.
An author plied hia pro.
"Mt IJIe't lad !" the teanher said.
Filled with a new lurpriae
".Shall I behold hit name enrolled
Among the great and wiao ?"
The viion of a oottatre home
The traenar now denertbod ;
A mothrr'a fnco illumed tba place
llrr infliieLCB aanctiHed.
"A mlrtote ! a miracle !
Thin mutroB, wrll I know,
Waa hut a wild and oarcteaa ohitj.
Not half an hour ago,
"And when the to her ehtMreo apeatca
Of duty'a golden rule,
Hrr lipa re; cat, in aooent aw eat,
My wo til to her at aoliool."
Tlio cene was chanced apuia, and lo,
Tho irbol-boute ruda and old
I ori tbe wall did daranaaa tail.
The an n air waa cold.
"A dream !" the alreper, waking, aaid,
1hn paced along the flor,
And whiMling alow and aoft and low,
He looked Ibe ichool-room door.
And. walking borne, bla heart Waa fall
Of prar and truit, and lore and praiae
And airging alow and a,tt and low.
He murmured, "After many deya."
'From aetna on ( Miami.
BAXKISO 11ULES.
AKKY SNYDKK.
BAHBKR AND HAIRDUKSSEn
Hhop on Market St., oppoaita Court Home.
A oleaa towel for every euelomer.
Alao dealer in
Beat llrantla of Tobarro and Clgara
nUarltnlil. P. mar lt. "tl
J
OUX L. CUTTLK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
'l MeaT Eatate Areiit, Clrarfleld, P,
O tli ne oo Third treet, bet.ChorriA Walnut.
MT Heapect fully offer a hia arvieeain aelllng
and buying IWida ia ClearOeld and aljpining
cnuntiea and with aa aiperioneoof overtwentr
y are aa a aurveyor, Battera hlmielftbat he oan
render aatiafaotien. Fab. 18:P8:tf,
JAMES H. TURNER,
JCSTICKOF THE PEACE,
W aliacetoii. Pa.
haa prepared bimaelf with all the
neeeaiary blank forine under the Pension and
Bounty lawa, aa well aa blank Deeda, etc. Ail
legal malier a entrusted to hia eare will receive
prompt attentive. May 7lb, IHT.' li.
ANDREW HARWICH,
Market xircet, ClrarUeld, Pa..
ABrrACTuaRa and dcalib in
Harness, Britllet, SiiUs, Collars, and
Jlvrsc-turnixhing (foods.
lAn kin 'la of repairing promptly attended
to. Haddlera' Hardware, lloraa UruaOra, Curry
Cumba, Ac., alwaya on band and for aala at tbe
lowest caah priee. (March l, Ih.fl.
Q. H. HLL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PEN.VA.
MTPumpi always on hand and made to order
an abort notico. Pipea bored on reasonable term a.
All work warranted to render aatiafaction, and
aenvered it desired. my2&:lypd
SIIOICMAKINC.I hereby inform my pa
troni, and mankind in general, that I have
removed my ahoemaking shop to tbo room ta
Uraham'a row, over H. I. tinyder'a jewelry atore,
and that I am prepared to do all kinda of wnrl
ta my line'cheaper than any otbor sbnp In town.
All work wurrmuiud aa good a oan he dona any.
where eUe. Positively ton ia the ehpapunt abop
tu Cletirueld. JUS. H. DKhltlNU.
Dee. II, IKTS tl.
K underatgned bega leave to Intorm thepnb
X He that be is now fnllv prepare to areommo
date all ta the way of furntabing IL.aea, Huggiea
tsaidlei and II am en a, on the ahorteat notice and'
roaaonamo term. Heaidenoe ou Loouat itreeL
J between Third and Fourth.
MHO.
'.learfleld, Feb. 4, 1874.
I)
Pitsifi.uts' Cnrds.
U E. M. 8CII EITHER,
W. IIKARHART.
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN,
Ofleo Id roaldeaeo oa Plrat at.
April II, 1 87 J. Cl.arll.ld, P.,
J")l W. A. MEANS,
fllYSICIAN 4 SURGEON,
Dt'tlOI.S CITY, PA.
Will attend profeaaioaal oallf promptly. au10'70
jyt. T. J. HOY Kit,
PHYSICIAN ANDSURGKON,
OBfa oo Market Street, Clearleld. Pa.
-nf!ea houra: I to II a na., and 1 to 9 p.
D
R. J. KAY WRIGLEY,
HOMiKI'ATHIO rnrmciAif,
rffOffla a'ljoinlaf Ike feaidenre of Jatnoa
"nal.y, K.a., oa ,"i..nd .St., ClearOeld, Pa.
JulyJI.'JS If.
(J C. J ION KINS, M. I).,
I' H V S I C 1 A N A N D S V K E O N,
Ct'RH ENSVILLE, PA.,
Olnca at re.id.nra, corner of Rtate and Pino
'"'I' Jan. tth, lasl-tr.
J!t. II. H. VAN VALZAII,
( I RAHKIi:!,!), PIONN'A.
nf TICK IN HEHI DKNpR, CORNER Or FII18T
ANU PINK STRKKT.i.
F OBao kouia-From II lo I P. M.
Hay II, 187.
U. J. r. HURCHFIK1.D,
' "aon of Iko tU Raflaaat, Peaa.yl.anU
Voluat.ori, koalas retaraad treat Iko Amy,
"era kla profeaaioaal lerTleea to UeelUa.na
'Olearleldooaaly.
S?,nl,,u'"l sraaaaUf Uaaaiae) to.
, ItrML feemorh
THOMAS H. FORCEE
BIALIR IM
UENKRAL MEItCH ANDIKE,
(iKAHANTON, Pa.
Alao, ritonalro manufaoturer and dealer In Rqaare
o.wra bumeeroi all Rinaa.
Ordera loliolted and all bill, promptly
8. I. SNYDER,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
aan viALia la
, Watches, Clorks' and Jowelry,
firal.oi'a ea, Jfarial Areal,
( I r:AHFi:i.n, pa.
All klnda of renalrinf In bt line nromntle at.
ended to. Jan. In, 187V,
tlrarflrltl Insurance lgtucy.
Jiaai acaa. raaani.i a. ainiiLa.
HKIlll K It IIH I. H, Jgtntt,
Rrpreientthe folliwlnf and other flrat-olaea Co'a
Companioa A... to
Llr.rijnul London A Olnbe U. fl. l)r..4..lul.H
I.TOomlnif oa aiutual A eaib plana.... A.oim.O'Hi
i'lioknil, of Harlf'ird, Conn 1.874. 1188
Itiauranne Cu. of North America lt,4:t.V07t
North llrill.h A Mrraaatllo II. H. Br l,7H,f:i
Hrntil.b CoDJmetoi.l L. 8. liranok.... 87V, Ut
Ueterhiwo Till. 818
Trar.lert I Life i AoFldentl 4..1V.S.404
(Ifflro oa Market HI., opp. Cnurl llooae, Cl.ar-
Aald, Pa. June I, '! tf.
Had ha
aat4.'ii
West End Drug Store,
IN Q R A HAM'S ROW,
(Halfway betwarn Mo.aop'a and Fleek'a
aloree.;
t'LKAHFIKLD, PA.
THE underlined kaeopeaed ap a Dro Store,
ilk a full aupply of perleolly pure and
Ire.k Dr,e, Mrdtriara, Cbemlrola and Toilet
Arllelee. lheae Uruaa baao boea aelealed wlih
great ear. and art fuorenleed ta aa perftly
pure aad rolial.le. I will aire aay prreon.l Blue.
Uoa aa tkla department, -ad will neorfallf lira
aaa ad.tra anei Lakamatioa la refer, tomo lieioai
(raaafarfa. DI.Vf.Kltla.
Claavtaaa, Pa, Roa. I. Uea-ut.
Tbo ftillowini; rules on "Hank an-
counts und Imw to tianmct bunincBs
with bunka" may bo tuiniliur to moat
bimiiiiHs men, but tho young mon just
ciilcrin; tho Iiumi iichh world will tind
their ohservunco to bo of incalculable
benefit and full of good sciiho and lair
iics :
1. If you wish to open an account
with u bank, provido yonrnelf willi a
proper introduction. Wellmanauod
banks do not open accounts wilb
alrHiiuerri.
2. Do not draw a check unless you
have tho money in the bank or in your
ponmwHion to deposit. Don't tent the
courairo or generosity of yonr hank
by presenting or allowing to bo pre
net, ted, your check for a larger sura
than your balance.
3. Do not draw a check and send it
lo a person out ol tho city, expecting
to make it good before it can possibly
L'et back. Sometimes tclei'mnhio ad
vice is asked about ouch chocks.
4. Do not exchange checks with
anybody. This is soon discovered by
your hunk ; it docsyour friend no good
anu oiscrcuiis you.
u. no not give your check to a
riend with tho condition that he is
not to uso it until a certain time. lie
is suro to betray yon, liar obvious rea
sons.
6. Do not tako an out-of town check
from a neighbor, pass it through your
uiinit wiinoui ciiarirc, nnu civo him
your check for it. You are suro to get
caiigni,
7. Do, not gifre your check to a
stranger. This is an open door for
Irnud, and if your bank losos throngh
yon, it will not feci kindly ol you.
8. When you send your checks out
of the city lo puy bills, write the name
and residence ol your payeo, III lis:
I'ay to John Smith & Co., of Boston.
Tins will put your bank on its guard,
il presented at the counter,
9. Don't commit Jho folly of suppos
ing that, becauso yon trust tho bank
with your money, the bank ought to
trust, you ny paying your ovord rails.
10. Don't suppose you can bohave
oauiy in one hank and Bland well with
llio others. oii loruci thoro is
Clearing House.
1 1. Don't nuerrol with Your bank
If you aro not treated well, go some
where else, hut don't go and leave
your discount lino unprotected.
12. Don't think il unreasonable if
your bunk declines to discount an ae
commodalion note. Havo a cloar
definition of an accommodation note.
It is a nolo for which no value has
passed Irom endorser to the drawer.
If you want your bank discounted, tell
your bunk frankly that it is not, ia
tui'ir uenniiton, a Dttsiness nolo.
13. If yon hike a note from a debtor
with an kgreement, verbal or written,
ihut is to bo renewed in wholo or in
part, and il you get that note dis
con ti led, and then ask to havo a new
one discounted to tuko up the old ono,
ti ll yonr lunik all about it.
It. Don't commit the folly of savins
ihut you will guuranteo the pavim-nt
ol a note whicu vou liavo nirnnif en
l.i. liivoyotir bank credit for boinir
ntelligont generally and understand-
ng its own husinci-s particularly. It
is much better informed, probably.
than you suppose.
1(1 Don t try lo convince your bank
hat the paper or security which has
ulrcady been declined in better than
the hank supposes. This is only chaff.
17. I'on t riiarrel with a toller be
cause ho does not pay you in money
exuttly as you wish. As a general
rule, he docs the best be csn.
IS. In all your intercourse with
bank ollicers, treat them with tho
some courtesy and candor that you
would expect and desire if the situa
tions were rovorM'd.
ID. Don't sond ignorant and stupid
messengers to bank lo transact your
business.
In some parts ol India it is unnleas
ant for an elderly person to havo to
die. Along tho Ganges, when a man
is givon up as past medical power to
cure, nis relatives urag him to the bank
of the sacred river and plaster holy
mud into his cars, his noso and his
mouth. It is tho correct thing for him
to submit to this, lor tho mud is sup.
posed to have a sanctifying power
which, while helping bim out of this
world, gives him prospective lift for
the world to come, ilavinc half motb.
crca the dying man bis pious relatives
carry him to a placo where vultures
aro hovering around and awailinc- his
demise and that of such other persons
as may be left thore under similar cir
cumstances. These birds of prey main
tain a dignified and silent composure
until the invalid bus breathed his Inst
gasp. But the momont life has fled
they pounce on tbo remains of tho do
ceased and begin their meal, which
they conlinuo until nothing Is loft but
bones. Tbo Hindoo who thus places
his grondfulher in tba wav of beino-
disposed of considers that he has done
lor the old man tbo very best thing in
the world, and that this course of treat
ment will land the patient in tho
seventh heaven, or very near it.
This sort of funeral rito docs not ex
tensively prevail Id this country, for
public sentiment ia against il. and wo
aro short of vultures. A very near ap
proach however, is chronicled as oc
curring in Indiana, whoro a man lies
k with consumption. Dosnito all
the advertised nostrums and all tho
attentions ot. the regular fucully this
emaciated invalid is given ovor to
deutb It would be a kind and Chris
tian deed to let him die in peaco. But,
unfortunately, tho consumptive is in
sured, and as tho company insuring
bim has not goDe into bankruptcy be
is, to the extent of tho policy on bim.
a valuable piece of property. There
fore ho has not been carted off to tho
banks of tho Wabash to die a lonely
death, but instead ol thai ho has been
stolen and taken away from his wilo
to ino nomo ol his own bood rolutions.
These bloodthirsty poisons claim to
bavo an insurable interest in his life, or
rather in bis death. Thoy know that
in all human probability ho must die
very soon, and they want to mako out
of tho poor fellow whatever they can
as much, indeed, as there is in him.
Ut course there is a fight betwoen them
and tho man's wife. Hhe, too, has an
ni6uruuio interest in tbo remains, and
proposes to have her riirhts if sho can.
She has no idea of being swindled out
oi sucn a vaiiiaoio piece ol goods as an
insured husband. She has therofor.o,
in order to securo justico to herself,
brought an action at law against hor
husband's relations to compel them to
restore tho stolen properly. This is
stoutly resisted by the roluiionB who
nave possession. They say thoy will
see tho wile in a certain very hot place
before they restore the botly of the
almost dead invalid. Tbey consider
that thoy have aright to tho insured
property by reason of having in oilier
ways brought him in dobt to them.
The wife struggles loget possession of
him on a hubeus corpus, but thoy allege
that he ! now so fur gono that to cart
hitn over to whero tho wife lives would
only be to turn corpus into corpse.
Tbe battle rugos and the poor fellow is
made nervous over the annrehonsioii
ot oeing mauc a loot hall ol and tukon
back and lorlh ns opposinir cousel mav
havo luck in obtaining decisions, orders
anu injunctions Horn various courts.
Ho rottlixos that he is a person of con-
siderublo importunco. yet ho wishes ho
nau never seen that Ills insurance
policy which is thocuusoof his present
unsettled situation. It is sometimes
said of a man whoso position is poorly
deli tied that he does not know whether
or not bis soul is bis own. Wbatover
may bo the extent of this man's knowl
edge regarding the spiritual entity, it is
piaui mat oe cannot Know to whom
his body beloncs.
Sucb'a contest liko this over tho
body ol an almost expiring man ia
quite as disgracoltil as anything prac
ticed on tbe dying by the itnrogenerato
Hindoos. It would be a pleasant thing
to bear about tho timo this man dies
that llie company insuring him had
A QCESTIOS 1PF WORDS.
Should we say and write 'railroad,'
or 'railway?' A road, tho dictionary
informs us, is a place where one may
rido, an open track, a track for travel.
A way is a generic thing (on the sumo
authority), denoting miy line for pass
age of convenience. tiA highway was
originally a way raised on tho level fur
dryness. A road suy the dictionary,
ia nirieiiy a way lori uorsus and car
riages. In this couolry, and. annar.
ently, in England, Judging by 'the
King's highway' thi) word 'high' has
come to havo the sigtiillcanco of 'ooon'
and 'public,' and wlick wo spouk of be
ing -on tue nignwaw wo mean tbe
public and common rbud. But when
wo say 'in my way' (.very rarely 'road'
in-such sense), there appears to be a
common recognition i 'way' aa tbe
more generic worn. But in uso with
out a compounding wonl, 'way' is
rarely applied in tho Burnt scm) as
'road' thus, we do not speak walking
or riding 'along the way ; wo iy 'right
of way,' not 'road ;' nor is 'rotd' used
except in 'railroad,' which is tin Amer
ican term, as 'railway' is tho English.
a imw roaus we ao not say 'ways
which havo English ownership cr close
cuiinouiion, sucn as tne ttno aid At
lunlicand Groat Western, arootlcially,
railway, and this torm is pmbubly
making its 'way' slowly. It hat, how
ever, at least tbo comparative disad
vantage that, as yet, wo are not accus
tomed to 'ways' as short for railvays,
or to speak of tho 'waybed ;' on tbe
olher hand 'way' has an advanttgo in
not boing used to dusignato iistru
monts of passage by ordinary voliiclea.
Some other English terms are botior
than our own : lor example, 'shore' ia
better than 'stock,' the lutter laving
several uses. Tbo English coaob,' on
ruils, was obtained by transfer of word
us woll as article, but it is low ex
pressive than our 'car.' So 'stoker,'
although correct, is ralher less idiom
atie than fireman,' which ia mudo by
the samo process with which children
turn tbo gray coated 'carrier' ino 'loi
ter man.' The English 'point' is cer
tuinly belter than our 'switth' and
'driver, which in this country is short
lor the largo wheel when used in con
noclion with locomotives, is moro ex
act lhau 'engineer,' who is not much
more than an engine driver. 'Metals'
would sound strange here as the desig
nation of iron rails, and 'lino' would
hurdly cscapo detection as foreign, in
use lor ino -roaa or 'way.' T hero a
however, an English term so expressive
as applied lo capilul fixed in railways
and manufacturing enterprises, mi
it would bo well to tiulurulize it tbo
word 'plat.' Such capital may or may
uui invo iruiuui ; yet all n o sumo
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WASTED EKERft Y hV PHILA
DELPHIA. Tho Philadelphia Record my: Prof.
Haunt, of the University ol Pennsvl.
vania, read a paper on "Slroot Travel"
before tho Enginoers' Club on a recent
Saturday night. Ho stated that tho
population of what may ho called the
heart of the city, i. e., the district
notinilcd by tbo two rivers, Washing
ton avenue on tho south and Poplar
sued on ino norm, nuti decreased in
tho last 10 years by 20,000, showini?
strong drift of population toward tho
outskirts ol the city. Outside of these
limits, which aro everywhere dial ant
at least a mile from the business cen
tre, is a scattered population of about
unw.ouu. 110 took tho caso ot a man
whoso homo lay in a diagonal diroo
tion from his placo of business, and
calculated that in tho xigsag course
which that laiyo class of men must
tako thoy lose 40 per cent, in distance.
He suggested that two now diagonal
avenues bo opened. Tbo distunco sav
ed by a diagonal street through tho
heart of the city would bo a milo and
a third. 'Iho reports of six of tho
twelve passenger cai lines showed that
they bad carried during the past year
about 60,000,000 persons. Supposing
tho six remaining lines to have bad
about tho same numbor, this would
make a tolal number of passenger ear
ned of 100,000,000. Upon this and
the average yearly expense to the poo
plo of travel. Air. Haunt calculated
that evory milo lens in distance was a
saving to thorn collectively of 1,GU0,
000 in money, 4,000 years in time, and
something like 3,300.000,000,000 foot
pounds of energy. Mr. Haupt also
suggests the provision, for pedestrians,
ol those "cut-offs" or diagonal lanes so
co Timon in Boston.
It is generally when you are not
looking for a woman that yon get on
her trail. Puck Yea, and yon always
hear the belle aa soon as you gel on
the train. Aorrtafotra Herald. And
aha, you lookskwtrt. Oouritr Journal.
Jack Robinson." ' Lord Eldon
led an anecdote-book in manuscript.
n wincn no nolod tho loHowinu-:
During tho debates on the India Hill
at which poriod John Robinson was
Secretary to the Treasury, Shoridan,
on one evening when Kox's majorities
wero decreasing, said, 'Mr. Speaker,
this is nut at all to be wonderod at,
wbon a member is employed to oor
rupt overybody in order to obtain
votes.' Upon ibis thore was a groat
outcry made by almost evorybody In
the House. 'Wholsitt Nams himl'
'Sir,' said Sheridan to the Speaker, 'I
shall not nam the person. It is an
unpleasant and invlduous thing tn do
so, and therefore I shall not name him.
But don't suppose, sir, that 1 abstain
because there ia any dilhYulty in nam
ing bim, I could do that, air, at toon
as iM mum soy Jack Kotnnto:"
Rbvision ornia New Testament
CoMPLErED Tho revision ot the Now
Testament, which was begun under
tho direction of the Convocation of
Canterbury ton years ago, waa com
pleted last October, and tho new ver
sion is now in print, although it has
nut yet boon given to the public. Tho
work is tho result of tho deliberations
ot twocommitteos, oniiof fifiv learned
Biblical scholars in England and one
ol thirty in this country. The two
commilleos did not meet together and
tako action, but corresponded with
each other and compared notes, and.
as a general thing, wero able lo agree
upon tho proper reading of tho texts.
In oases ot disagiooment, tbo text of
the British committee is used, but tbo
reading of tho American committee is
given in an appendix, so that tho
reader or student has before him both
translations. Tbo only copies of the
hook in this country, according lo tho
lYinet, aro thoso which have been sont
to members of tbo American committee,
of which tbo Rev. Dr. Philip SchafT is
tho President, and they aro pledged
not to show them to any person, or
give any information as to tho changes
mado in the texts of the King James
version, until tho now version is form
ally approved and adopted by tbo Con
vocation of Canterbury. Dr. Scbaff
announced that tho Convocation would
meet early in Eehruary, and as soon
as it approved tho version tho revised
New Testament would bo givon to the
world. The American committco bus
taken out no convriiht on tho honk.
and tho intention is to uivo it to tho
publio free, as the old Bible has been
givon. In a very few days at furthest,
il tho Convocation approves of tho re
vision, the book will bo published, and
overybody will then bo at liberty lo
tumparo ii wiui mo old version.
Pkoiiaiily foii a Sensation Tho
Now York Herald recently contained
a double-leaded dispatch, dated at Cin
cinnati, fromasourcoof which itspeuks
editorially as Iriendly to Garfield, and
the correspondent is supposed to be
acquainted with his purposes. Tho
air ol confidence about tbo dispatch
suggests either that it is a sort oi semi-
ollieial announcement from Mentor or
another Herald hoax. There is noth
ing specially new in tho subslance of
the statement made. It. hi-wever.
speaks with absoluio K)siiivoness with
regard lo two things that Blaine is
to beSoorctary of Slate and that Robert
Lincoln, tho son ol President Lincoln,
is to be a member of the Cabinet. Xn
Southorn man need apply is written
over tho doors nt Mentor, according to
this correspondent, as neither Hayes
nor Grant mado anything out ol their
Southern mon. A statement which
lashes tho Herald (o cditoriul fury is
that Conkling is to hesutislield by hav.
ing Now York left out ultowiber. Ill
tbo senior Senator from New York is
not satisfied with Ibis vcrv kind tn-ut.
mcnv ne is to no considered a mutineer
against tho general parly welliiro. Vo
Gods, what a mutiny ho will arouse
thoiiirhl Ao wonder tho Herald
mnd. Affronts como tint in these lutter
days to Conkling by singles or by
pBirs; they march In legion.
These pleasing preparations for
household adornment may bo made
follows: Thore is a slow and quick
mothod, tbo former is by procuring
tho natural decomposition of the
pulpy subslunco of tbo leaf by ex
posuro to light in a dish ot water
the quick method is by the use of a
weak alkaline destructive solution, of
union soda ana lime aro the active
ogenls. By the slow mothod ono may
proceed as follows: Tho loavos are
laid nut smoothly in a pan or dish, and
covered wilb rain water two or throe
inches deep, and aro held down by
means of shoots of glass resting on
small stones at tho corner by which
they aro prevented from pressing too
closely on the leaves. They aro ox
posed lo the sunlight in a warm win
dow. In two or throe weeks they are
examined, and ull thoso that have be
come soft and pulpy aro romovod to
anoiner uisn lo he cleaned. The rest
aro loll until they, too, become soil.
Tbo softened leaves are carefully ro-
moveu one ny one uy being floated on
lo a small shoot of gluss; tbe pulp is
pressed out by means of a small stiff
painter's brush or a tooth-brush, used
by tapping up and down and not by a
sweeping motion, lb is breaks up the
pulp only, which is washed away by
pouring water upon it from a pitcher.
To mako this convenient, tho glass
mny oe piacoa on two wooden bars
rusting ou tho edges nf a deep dish
with a towel under it. to catch the
splashiiigB.
iho quick method is as lullows:
Four ounces of sal-soda are dissolvod
in a quurt of hot water, two ounces of
quicklime are added, and the two aro
boiled for twenty minutes. Tho solu
lion is cooled and strained. Tho leaves
aro then boiled in this for ono hour, or
until tbo pulp is easily removed, when
it is washed off as already montionod.
The fibres remain, leaving a perfect
sKcioion or iramo work ol the leaf.
'P i. : ... i i i ,i . .
i ins ib uieacnou py tne exposure to a
solution of one tablespoonful ol chlor
ide of lime in a quart of water, strained
clear from sediment. The skeletons
are placed in a dish, oovorod with this
solution and kept in a dark closet for
two uays, watching in the meantime
that the fibres are not sollened too
much and thus injured. After bleach
ing the loavos are Bleeped in clear solt
water for a day, and then floated off
upon a card and placed bolween soft
napkins until dry. They aro then
ready to be finally pressed, bont, ourled
or arrangod in bouquets or groups.
Crystahzod grasses and sprays are
mado as follows: The bunches are
first arrangod in a suitable manner,
tied and secured ; a solution of four
ounces ol alum lo a quart of boiling
water is mado, and whon this has
cooled lo about 90 degrees or blood
bout, tho bunch of grass or louves is
suspended in it in a deep jar from a
rod placed across tho mouth of it ; us
the liquid cools crystals of alum aro
deposited upon overy spruy. the finer
and smaller tho weaker tho solution is
mado. This deposit of crystals occurs I
in me cooling liquid because hot water
dissolves moro alum than cold water,
and as tbo water cools tbo excess ol
alum forms crystals which attach them
selves to any fibrous matter in contact
with it moro readily than to anything
else. Thoso crystals onlargo by ac
cretion constantly, as long as there is
an excess of ulum in tho solution.
When the supply is exhausted tho
solution is wanned and more alum is
dissolved In it ; it is returned to tbe jur
and the bunch of grasses is replaced.
When sudioienlly covered with crys
tals it is takun out and dried and is
finished.
BEGINNING AGAIN.
Wboo eotnotimea, our feet crow weary,
Oa Ibe rured hill, of life
Tbe palb alretohed long and dreary
With trial and labor rife
Wo pauao oa Ibe tollaorae Journey,
OJeneiajt book word in eallry aoi glra,
And alfth with Infinite longing
To return and begin again.
For behind la Ibe dew of the morning,
In all ila fresboe., and light.
And before are douhte and .liado v.,
And Oje ohill and gloom ol the night.
We muaainer tbe aunny ,.laeea
We teaaed on earelra.ly then.
And aak, with a paMlonale longing,
To return and begin again.
Ab, rale, Indred, la tho a.king !
Life'e dutiea preae all of aa on,
And who dero ahrink from tho labor,
Or eieb for tho eiin.biao Ibat'a'fooe ?
And, It nay be, net before aa
Wait fairer plaoea than Ihea ;
Life'a path may yet lead by etill watera,
Though wo way aow begin agaia. ,
Forerorniore upward and onward
lie our patha on tbo hill, of life,
And aooo with a radiant dawning
T.au. Scoring the toil and lha a trife
And our Faiber'a hand will lead ua
Tenderly upward then ;
In ibe joy and poaee of a r.iror w,orld
He'll let ua begin again.
PAISTISGS IN THE CATA
COMBS. The earliest works ol Christian art
in Italy aro tho wall-paintings of tbo
Ca'acombs. At first thoso wore merely
abstract symbols: tbe Labarum, the
Alpha and Omega, tho fish used as tho
sign for tho numo ot Christ. Then
moro pictorial emblems wero painted:
the dovo, representing tho Christian
soul freed Irom the body; tho peacock
or phoenix, type of immortality : tho
sheep, signifying the soul in tho earthly
no. iuis lust emblem stands in im
mediate connection with tbe earliest
representation! of Christ as tbo Good
Shepherd. This is the fuvoritcsubiect
of tho Catacomb paintings. Ho is de
picted as a beautiful youth in shop
herd's dress carrying a lamb on bis
shoulders, or leaning on his stall' in the
miast oi a nock, or playing on a shop
herd's pipo, whilo tho ahoep listen lo
uiiii. iud mea. oi tueso pictures is
certainly isimicul ; Put tbo artistio
form is supposed to bo taken from an
old Greek statue of Mercury carrying
a kid, which oxiotcd nt Tunugro. For
il must be observed with regard to tho
ait of tbe early Church that once hav
ing gained the right to exist, it adopt,
cd without hesitation materials and
forms which bad been invented by tbo
heathen. Proceeding on the principle
that what God hath cleansed man may
not can unclean, the (Christians repeat
ed in their religious pictures the types
of faco, the methods of expression, the
aritsiiu mannerisms, which aro found
in tho wull-painlings of Herculanenm
and Pompeii. They personified tho sun
and tba moon, tbe ourtb and the sea,
mountains and rivers. They even
adopted heathen myths. In a besttti
ful painting from tbo ceiling of the
tomb of S. Domitilla, Christ is repre
sented in the character of Orpheus
playing upon bis lyre, while trees bend
toward him, and wild beasts gather at
bis feet.
Mingled with these, symbols and
allegories wo find the first beginnings
of sacred historical painting. Tho sub
jects aro chosen impartially from both
Testaments, with this difference, that
tbe scenes Irom tbe Old are used in a
purely typical relation to the new dis
pensation. Noub in the ark typifies
the Christian saved in the ship ol the
Church ; tbo history of Jonah prefig
ures tho ministry and resurrection of
Christ ; Daniel in tbo lion's tlen is an
encouragement to Christian martyrs.
Tho most common New Testament
subjects aro, the Nativity ( with ox and
ass kneeling), tbe Adoration ol tbo
Magi, the miracle nt Cana, Christ heal
ing the paralytic, multiplying tho
loaves and fishes, and, most frequently,
tho raising ot Lazarus from the dead.
Lazarus is represented aaa mummy
appearing at an open door, beloro
which Jesus stands with a wand in
his hand.
Tho spiritot these pictures is purely
symbolical. Thoy do uot depict, they
simply suggest, their subject. Tbey
presuppose in tnomincot Iho beholder
llio .knowledge of a certain event
which thoy shall recall to bim by a
...jni.u aigu ior ins comtort anu en- "nut the Lord teat with Joseph." And
cotiragement. For this is the aim and tbe Lord is with a great many of his
strengthen and console They pass by
tho passion and death of tho Lord, lo
uwen upon tnomcsot gladness and con
solationresurrection, miracles, deliv
erance, hope. Thoy aro joyful and
confident. Tboy are flowers blossom
ing in darknessstuntod, delicate, im
purfoct, but full of marvelous bright
ness, an nnextipguishable lifo. H eky
J. Van Hyki. Jr., in Harper's Maga
zine, for February.
Did Not Appreciate, tue Oifer.
A dairyman in Floyd county, Indiana,
having settled it to his own satisfaction
that a certain widow Whom he was
WOMEN IS THE TREASURY.
Tho first female clerks in the Na
tional Treasury were appointed in 18li2
by Secretary Chase, who placed them
in theotlico of tbo Comptroller of the
currency at nou a year. I boy cut and
mrnmsu me united States notes issued
in sheets, and did their work well. As
soon as tbey bad been appointed there
were many oilier applicants, and their
numuer sieaony increased, many of
thera securing places through the po-
euimr energy anu pcrseveraiico which
will refuse to tuko no for au answer.
There aro now moro than thirteen
hundred women in tho Department at
Washington, the majority employed
in the Bureau ol Engraving and Print
ing and in tho Government Printing
Ollice. Thoy excel as counters, their
sldider, sensitive fingers turning tho
notes with quick rapidity and exact
ness. Tbey detect counterleils. it is
said, quicker than men, though they
do not succeed so well with accounts.
as tbo average feminine mind has little
natural love lor figures. Counters and
copyists receive S'.IOO a year, othor
women fl,200 to S1.400, several
of tbem ei,fi00, and ono in tho
International Kevenuo 11,800. Most
of tho clerks ate educated and refined,
and many of them havo seen moro
prosperous days. A numberaro widows
und daughters ot army and navy
nllln,. -l. l.. .1...:. ' ., . .... .f.
war V Z . i i T0T """T tbat u"b' eympsis of th
ar. ery low ot tho vounir women ! . ' ' ..!.' 1
: icciure was secureti oy our reporter.
! instruction as usual, and lauinti In
the evoning to a largo and approcla
liveuudience. The directors and teach.
en of Houlzdulc were presont, th
Board having given- their teachers
credit with tho time to attend tbe
meeting. Excellent musio was furn
ished by a choir selected for the occa
sion. The meeting at this appoint
ment was one of the pleasant and
profitable meetings of the series
Biui.rs.
The teachers of Bridfordal the re
quest of the directors, all closed their
school! on Friday, February 11th, to
attend the Institute at Higler. Al
though tho rain had descended and
the flood had come, wbioh rendered
tho travoling exceedingly difllcnlt, yet
the Institute was well attended by
teachers and others. Twenty-seven
teacher wero in attendance and a
number of director. The exercise
ere inlorestinir throughout. Noarlv
all the teachers presont look an active
part in the discussions, and thereby
removed tho monotony that charac
terize! the averago Institute. The
Trustees gave tho Presbyterian church
to tho managers in which lo hold tbe
several session. Deputy State Super
intendent Houck delivered his final
lecture on "Educational Progress" to
a cultivulod audience on Friday eve
ning. Every ono who listenod to it
was delighted with the trentleman's
comparison between the "old times and
the now," and tho practical hints and
suggestions which his lecture contain
ed. On Saturday evening, Smith V.
Wilson, Esq., of Clearfield, delivered a
very entortuining lecture on "Daniel
O'Connell." A choir under the leader
ship of Mr. J. L. Pcarce furnished ex
cellent music for the occasion. Al
though the weather was stormy, and
the traveling disagreeable, the meet
ing was a complete succoss.
Thus closed a very successful series
of educational meetings, and we be-
neo tney have been productive of
great good. For tho hearty co opora.
lion of tho teachers and directors, anif '
tho generous help of tbo pupils and pa
trons, we uro inuccu very thaiiktul.
LECTURE Of P. I. WEBER, ISO, REFORK
THE TEACOERS' LOCAL INBTITCTI AT
LLTUERSI1URO, FEB. 5t1I, 1881.
Prof. P. S. Weber, Secretary of
Sandy township School Board, deliver
ed a highly entertaining and instruc
tive lecture before tbe Teachers' Local
Institute at Luthersburg, on the sub
ject of "Mental Science as Applied to
ino hoik oi instruction, and we are
or widows ovor marry or resign, and
consequently tho hundreds who are
seeking places in Washington bavo
slender prospects ol success. Tho
most untiring, obstinato placo seekers
at tho Federal capital are women.
.Toe Lord was with Joseph. Yet
it might not have scorned so to some
men in Jescph's condition. Hntcd by
his own brethren. Sold into slavery.
Lied about becauso ot his well doing
Cust into prison uniustly. Did that
look liko having the Lord's presence?
children who are having a very bard
time in tho world. Because we are
hated, and aro lied about, and aro suf
feting unjustly, wo musn't think that
tho Lord has neglected us. It is our
personal comfort, our personal pros
perity, our personal popularity, that is
the test of God's presence and favor.
Ho is just as near to us when every-
umiy eisc seems to nave deserted us,
as when wo aro tbo centre of a great
circlo of lovo and admiration. And it
is bettor to havo tbe Lord with us in
a prison than to bo without the Lord
in a palace.
"Thrashing by steam," murmured
FARM GLEASIXCIS.
George V. Hullock, who has a farm
of forty-five acres at Orient, Lonir Is
land, raised lust year 15,000 quarts ofj
sirawoerrtes, z.i.uuo heads of cauli
flower, 2,300 bushels of onions, 3.000
bushels of potatoes, 173 bushels of
wheat, 100 bushels of corn, 30,000 cu
cumbers, 6,300 bushels of turnips, 4.0U0
ousnetsoi carrots and i:u,U9U cabbages,
George Goddes.of Fairmount,N. Y
who leeds about 2,0110 bushels of grain
annually, after thirty years' experi
ence suys ho is sutisfieil that it is worse
than lost labor to grind cobs lor cattle.
and that corn should be ground as lino
for stock aa tor bread, tho object being
io so reauco ino grain that it can bo
the most readily acted upon by tho
gastric juico of tbo stomach.
Every poultry house should luco tho
South, and, if possible, bo upon dry
ground. Any available ground pro
loclei! by groves, hedges, stono wulls.
or by buildings of any kind, may be
used fur this purpose. Fowls suffer
very much from cold storms and wind,
and any protection aguinsl these is
very vuluablous a preventive of colds
and roup.
Several farmers in Wisconsin, who
not long ago complied with importuni
ties to r-igu a tumporance pledge, are
boing astonished by tho presentation
of promissory notes, promising to pay
cash instead ol to practise tolal ab
stinence. Any farmer who could bo
so deceived must surely need lo sign
gonuino temperance pledge.
Reduce as fur as you can the amount
of fencing upon your farm, and put
tnui wnicu is necessary to rood up in
good substantial order. Fences at best
are dead capilul, ugroulandeonslunlly
recurring expense.
supplyirfj; with milk would make him fond mother as sho glanced at an ar
ticle in an agncullural paper. "What
gtl-ups tbey do have nowadays, if 1
had had ono of thoso steam thrashers
lor my four boys, my arms wouldn't
have been as rheumaticky as thev aro
to day," and she dreamily thought of
uiv past as ti might nave been.
A lover, who had gono West to
muko a homo for his "birdie," wrote to
her : ' I've got tho finest quarter sec
tion of land (ono hundred and sixty
acres) I ever put my foot down on."
Birdie wrote hack: "Suppose you
buy another quarter section, John, lo
that you can have a lawn around your
foot.' John mado a home, but Birdie
nevor was the mistross of It.
An exchange says that thov have
old wheat enough in California to take
tho bend out of a Chicago corner or to
suppress mo Kussian lunnno ; hut of
Too Courteous -Courtesy may suflVr
from exaggeration. By too much
courteous, and excess of civility makes
uncivil. A gentleman of infinite com.
plaisanco was about to tako leuve of!
another ol liko disposition. The latter
insisted on seeing htm to the door of
his house, The former relused, and
alter many gracious words locked tho
door on bis host and ran down tho
staircase; but tho host, opening hia
window lightly leaped into the street
and was ready to hand his guest into
his carriago. "You might have broke
yonr nock, said the oulorlained.
"True," roplied the entortaincd, "but
better so than break tbe cannons of
politenoss."
A conceited young country parson,
walking home from church with one
of the ladies of the congregation, said,
in allusion to nis rustic audience, "i bis
morning ( preached tn a congregation
of asses," "1 thought of that," observed
, I. . I .1 .. I! I ...H I .1
i.uv "y, w J wv UBIIUU tUVIU JUUT
'beloved brethren I' "
A Cuitiors Will Case. A very
curious illustration of the chances of
litigulion is found in tbe llesilra caso.
A colored woman of this namo, by a
long life of industry and thrift, accumu
lated a property estimated at 175,000.
Sho lell a husband, who claimed at
least a partol the property, but offered
to waive that claim on receipt of 15.000.
This was refused by the olher heirs,
but while overhauling some papers the
old man found a will by which the de
ceased bequeathed to him tho entire
amount. Ibis will has just boon ap
proved, and tho other heirs get noth
ing. How much they now regret they
did not accept the old man's proposi
tion.
It was the Diptd. Scene : Mar
gin of a highland river. English
tourist "And you say, Donald, that
an English gentleman was drowned In
the river last Summer while attempt
ing to swim across ?" Donald" Ay,
sir." Tourist "Tho feat might have
boon easily accomplished ; tho distance
is not so very great." Donald "Vera
true, sir ; vera true ; but yo maun ken
that it wisns tho broedth, bit the depth
o' the water that feonlshod bim."
A Georgia young man asked his
sweetheart whether she bad ever read
"Romeo and Juliet." She replied that
she had re I Romeo, but she did Dot
think ah bad evor read Juliet.
an excellent wife, rang his bell in front
of her house, and when abo came out
with her pan, addrossod heras follows :
"I want a wife. 1 havo a good dairy
of fifteen cows. Wo rise at 3 o'clock
in tho morning ; we havo ryo coffee
for breakfast, with skimmed milk, but
no sugar lor seasoning, You need not
gel up so early, and you may have
bean soup onco a week ; wo havo boil
ed cabbage once a week, and Kraut
once a week. Wo occasionally havo
some bacon. But wo do not use but
ter, for it is too oxpensive, and uso
lard in its placo. We work bard and
live saving. 1 bavo told you all and
would liketo marry you." Tho widow
thanked him, said she'preferred her
own table and told bim ho hail bettor,
proposo to bis next ouslomor. ,
Fit ktti no. Of all causes destructive
of family comfort, hardly any is to be
moro dreaded than the practice of (rot
ting. Only one person need havo the
habit to destroy tho peace of an entire ;
household, i be habit may arise from
mere nervousness or a slight degreo of
illness. Indeed, it seems often to
spring from almost nothing. Il in
creases with indulgence, and becomes
chronic. Then il is fret, fret, about
nothing. It is fret in cold, fret in heut,
fret in sunshine, fret in storm, Iret in
the morning, f tet at noon, Iret at night.
Thoro is no ond to il, and scarcely any
lot up in it. The habit is contagious.
11 nno member of a family frets, tho
ilhcrs are apt, after a while, to get to
(rotting also. If parents fret, their
cntiurcn wilt soon learn to fret. Ts'o
matter what comforts, what luxuries,
what culture fretful people possess,
they aro most undesirable companions.
Tbey are a nuisance ol the most disa
greeable charaoter.
Mr. eber has delivered a number of
lectures before our educational gather
ings, hut none hnvo excelled this last
effort. Previous to entering into a
discussion of the subjoct, b spoke upon
tho subject of ventilation, giving to the
teachers some vital direction! upon the
matter of preserving the bealtb of the
pupils in our public schools, after
which he opended his discourse by an
swering the question: "What is the
purpose of Life ?" Jle proved that the
Lobject of life should be to Improve tho
worm at large, ana ourselves individu
ally, and to accomplish this grand and
dciirable purpose of human existence.
he showed that sterling character was
indispensable. In making a compari
son between character and repulation,
he remarked : "Reputation is nut char
acter; character is what a man it;
reputation is what be is thought to be.
Men may smile in villainy, and pray
with the band on the daggei'i hilt.
In the course of hii remark!, con
trasting cbaractor with reputation, ho
said : "It is scarcely tloccssary to refer
to Beecher, as we bco enongh in everyday-life
to exclaim: "Oh, religion,
what crimes are committed in thy
r.amc I" He then urged that the poet,
was right when he said:
"Know tkea thyaelf and proaune aot good ts
acan,
Tbo proper efeify ems,Ni aef aa awa.M
It is well to pause on tbe threshold
of lile and ask ourselves hy w live.
In answer to tbe question, "Do men
study tho meaning of lite?" he remark
ed : "Some seem to live like brutes be
causo life is in them. Nobody cares
ibr thera but the politician on election
day, and the sexton at the burial. He
then quoted from Superintendent Mc
Qiiowii'b address of the previous eve
ning "We want Teachers who study
Human Nature, which led him to con- .
aider tho import of tba caption of hii
address "Mental Science as Applied
to instruction in the School room.
In showing that a toy it a boy in all
agos, be quoted Shakespeare"! h
whining school boy moving snail like
unwillingly to school." lie then trans
lated from F rebel, the foundof of tbe
Kindergarten system "Come and
let us with our children live." After
wnul particular good Is old wheat on considering this important sayinj of
llio i acillo coasi until somebody builds tho eminent Gorman pilosopher in all
a canal across the islhmus, or build its different bearings, bo concluded
the Southern Pacific railroad. The amidst tremendous annlauaa tit. rwfrir.
other roads are all closed by snow. ring to tho prime object of lile in this
----- o, e double meaning sentence: "Let ns all
It is mighty embarrassing to a man Istrivo to so live that we can leave this
who has some religious Iriends stavimrl n-mbl Imtinr fV.r Imrin,. h.! in u '
ni.u .inn iu uavu ii ia. uoc, wnien nus
Newspaper Men. Elitors do noth
ing but go to shows and eat peanuts, it
would appear from the extravagant
idea some havo of tho craft. An un
known voice in tho following well
chosen words timely remarks: "An
editor's business is to writo editorials,
grind out poetry, sort and rewrite com
munications, listen to all kinds of Cora,
plaints, offer advice on all subjects,
from prcsciibing for a baby with tho
colic up to specie resumption, keep a
waste basket, steal matter, tight other
ponplo's battles, take beans, pumpkins
ana crooKcu, Knotty grocn wood, when
be can get them, on subscription, work
eighteen hours out ol the twcnly four,
always bo in a good humor and witty,
bo aliko impervious to flattery and cen
sure, and bo criticised nd damned by
every nincompoop who don't lik his
paper. Finally, to woar out in the
service, and at last bear tbe pleasing
plaudit: ' 'Tis enough. Como up
higher.' "
When you bear a young lady very
carefully say, "I haven't saw," you
may be quite confident that she is a
recent graduate from one of tbo most
thorough nt our numerous female semi,
nariea. Boston Post.
A Boston bank advertises that it
will place money any whore by tele
graph. All right; place four thousand
with ns. Our address is Rockland,
Main. Rockland Vouritr.
been very quiot during week days,
ui-gin rigni aiier nreiikiusl Sunday to
run to tho gun in tho coiner and turn
to his master and wog bis tall, and
then run back to the guit again. Bos
ton Tranneript.
After all tho evidence was in a Gal
veston Jutlgo asked tho accused, who
was charged Willi alealing a walch, if
he had anything more to offer. "I
did havo an old silver walch to offer
you, Judge, but my lawyer borrowed
it and hasn't brought it hack yot."
Vennor, tho weather nrophot. is do.
scribed as "a red headed man of about
.ia years a weather-beaten folio
who has been surveying and exnlorinir
ann'ite smeo j.-mm. llu ia a nnt.ur.
alist
a book
and is now engaged in getting up
k on "The Birds In Canada."
Mrs. Partington will nut allow Ike
to play tho guitar. She says bo had
it onco when ho was a child and it
nearly killed him.
An old bachelor will shriek for a
better half when a counterfeit Ally-cent
piece is snovou on on mm.
There aro liver pads and lung pads
anu Kinney pans, nut tho pioneer pad
nus tuu loot pad."
Jonca calls
cause she ia
Herald.
bn wife "Old Pio" be
so crusty. Stubenvillt
Wbon is a doctor most annoyed?
U? Un 1.. I. ..... r. .... . J
ne m oui oi paiteuis.
Can a man Intoxicated by musio h
sum tu oe air iighi.
How docs a stove feel
soals? Grateful.
rhen full ol
When is a wall like a fish?
il is scaled.
When
"Chest" protsctora Good padlock.
THOUOIITFl'L words.
It is a belief in the Bible, the traits
of deep meditation, which has served
mo as the guide of my moral and liter
ary life. 1 have found it capital sain.
ly invested and richly productive of
interest.
if is tho work ol fancy to enlargo,
but of judgment to shorten and con
tract; and therefore this mnst be ai
tar above the other a Judgment la a
greater and nobler (acuity than fancy
or imagination.
All tho good things of thia world
are nn further good to ua than aa they
are of use; and whatoverwe may heap
op lo give lo others, we enjoy only as
much as we can use and no more.
Those passionate pontons who carry
their hearts in their mouths are ralher
to bo pitied than feared ; their threat
enings serving no other purpose than
lo forearm bim that ia threatened.
Next in importance to freedom and
justico ib popular education, without
which noiihcr justice nor freedom can
be permanently maintained.
The brightest crowns that ar worn
in heaven have been tried and smelted,
and polished and glorified thiougb lb
furnace of affliction.
Virginia has 4,854 publio acbooli, of
which 205 are graded. In these itboola
220,736 pupils are instructed by 4,873
tescherrl. The tolal expenditure for
1880 wore 1916,109 the support from
tbo Slate being 1037,120. There are
1,256 colored schools in which 68,100
pupils are taught by 78S colored
teachers.
Th members of th old School
Hoard of Clearfield borough were all
re elected on the I5lh Inst. Many of
the old member of other district war
also re-elected.
It I feared that tba Intellectual de
velopment of our times has outrun th
moral development An a location
without charaoter ia valul.