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8. B. HOW. K.DlTOlt AND l'ltOPRIETOIt.
CLEAUFIEED, TA., SEPT. 23, 1851
TnE IXTFRKSTS OF CLEARFIELD CofXTr.
The lumbering business t Clearfield county,
as all here know, is immense. ' Away from
thosrt nl.iees with which the trade comes di
rectly in contact, it is not known that the epo-
rations of this business are felt in so wide a
range, as is actually .the case. For ' instance,
It is not generally known that the spars which
are placed in the waters of the Susquehanna
in the upper part of this county, are floated to
Xorfolk, Virginia, or to Bangor, in the State
f Maine ; aud yet this is really the case, and
at cheaper rates, vi e believe, than they can be
procured from anywhere cls. The ship and
boat yards, and manufacturing mills of Phila
delphia, Baltimore, Xew York, and other im
portant points, receive large supplies of square
timber, decking, keels, plank, &c, from onr
lumbermen, and scarcely a wharf, bridge, or
ImiUUng of any considerable size, along the
Susquehanna and in our large cities, erected
for some years past, but what contains more or
less material procured iu this region.
About half a century ago, the rafting busi
ness was. commenced by the few persons who
then dwelt along the YTest Branch and its trib
utaries in the counties of Centre, Elk and
Clearfield. At that time, the bed of the
stream over which the turbid waters dash at
frightful speed during freshets, was full of
rocks which endangered not enly their prop
erty, but their lives, in navigating this part of
the Susquehanna, and but comparatively few
rafts reached market. Besides this, the coun
try was a wilderness, destitute of roads and
means of communication by land with other
larts, and the hardships of the returning rafts
men, clambering the rugged hill-sides over
narrow paths through dense forests, are almost
inconceivable. At an early day, these hardy
and enterprising settlers adopted measures to
remove the obstructions iu the river bod, and
accordingly, at their own expense, blasted
huge rocks to pieces and rolled them out of
the stream. By such means, and by becom
ing more familiar with the navigation, they
were enabled to continue the business, and
thus struggling with poverty, abandoning for
weeks the ties of home, risking their health,
and laboring with vigor, they finally succeeded
in improving the navigation so as to render it
comparatively safe. About the year 1S-30 the
attention of the shipwrights and lumbermen
of the seaboard was attracted by the inexhaus
tible fMests of timber, particularly of Clear
field and Lik counties. The business began to
improve. Up to 1840, the prices realized for
our luinl.r at market scarcely compensated
the manufacturer for the labor expended upon
it. liie population had gradually increased,
and onr citizens looking forward to a brighter
leriod in the piue timber market, engaged in
the business w ith an envrgy and zeal worthy of
their undertaking. In 181-j and '4G the pri
ces obtained gave the lumbermen a full remu
neration for their toil, and since that period
the general improvement of the lumber region
has gradually been advancing. The proceeds
ol this article of exportation have been devo
ted to th purchase ot timber lands, originally
owned principally by non-residents, and to the
erection of substantia saw mills." Jn ISoG,
there were nearly 400 saw-mills in the region
of the counties named, erected at a cost of not
less than $1,000,000, aud the entire rafting
business for several years had exceeded two
millions of dollars annually.
As the timber is taken off, the land is con
verted into farms, and if the inhabitants were
permitted to cany on their business in the
usual way, the proceeds would enable those
who have purchased lands to pay for them,
clear up their larms, erect buildings, and thus
contribute to the general prosperity of the
county. During the last few years, however,
the safety ot the descending navigation has
been seriously endangered by the erection of
booms in the river, and by a system of busi
ness kr.t'wn as ''.og-tloatiug.' Kafts, con
- etructed of square timber, boards, &c, are
usually from 2'X to 240 feet in length and a
bout 2-3 feet wide, anil are managed by oars
plied at the ends of the craft. Thus any one
can at a glance see that when the stream is
filled by immense numbers of logs, which are
Ihrown loose in the water and permitted to
float a!out at random, obstructing the current
and getting under rafts, that their safety is
imminently jeopardized. A few years' expe
rience hiU fully demonstrated the fact, which
is acknowledged also by the log-floaters them
selves in a series of resolutions passed by them
at Lock lla.en on the 21st Feb. last, that the
two systems of lumbering log-Coating and
ratting cannot be carried on successfully to
guthcr, and etiurts have been repeatedly made
tc have the Legislature pass a bill te restrict
the Coating of loc-v legs to require the float
ers to "r-it-up , or otherwise manage their
logs so as not t- interfere with the safe navi
gation of the West Branch by rafts. This is
all that is a&ked of those who arc eng-ged jn
o - ' j ur"uis wuo carrv on
that business, to the detriment f the many
who are mainly dependent upon the rafting
business at a means of subsistence and as the
source ot realizing money to pay for
their lands, for tneir goods purchased in the
m. farming implements, Sec
-. LU.eould any doubt PuisibW arise a
to the propriety of Laving a bill to restrict log
floating passed, it would have to give way to
jmtice, which will certainly decide that those
who expended their means to remove obstruc
tions and render the navigation comparatively
sale, who have opened roads, improved the
. I
lands, and "made the wilderness to bud and
, . , ,. n, r,.rr.
ence in the use of the stream.
This question, it must be'evident to every
individual who examines it, is one of the most
vital importance to Clearfield county, so much
litical considerations this fall, and it is also of
no little interest to other sections of the coun-
try. In the event of a bill being passed by
the Legislature next winter, it is essential
that there should be a man occupying the Ex
ecutive chair, who will not frustrate legisla
tion on the subject, but w ho will sign a bill to
protect the raftsmen. Is Gen. Packer such a
man ? We think not. In 1852-3. it is well
known, he helped to defeat such a bill, and we
have reason to believe that he is now as mnch
in favor of log-floating as he ever was. The
Lock Haven Watchman, of Sept. 4th, 1837,
says that -not over two months since Gen.
Packer assured an extensive log-floater that,
if elected Governor, he would aid them to the
extent of his ability in keeping the river open
to the floating of loose logs; and the Wafch-
mrtn defies successful contradiction. Is he,
then, snch a man as the people of Clearfield
county wish to see elected ? We think every
one who desires to see the rafting business
flourish, will say that he is not.
David Wilniot lives in a lumber region ; he
is well acquainted with the business, and we
feel assured that he will, if elected, respect
the wishes of the people, as expressed thro'
their Representatives in the Legislature.
LETTER F20M NEBRASKA.
Correipoiult nce of the "Hafisman's Journal."
AnciiER, Bichardson Co.. N. T.,
8th Sept., 1857. J
Friend How : Nebraska, in all of its glory
and beauty, is as prosperous as when I wrote
you before. The earth has yielded to its mon
arch s its luxuriant summer fruits, and is now
exchanging its "mantle of green" for the gold-
en one of autumn. All nature seems gay and
in a merry mood. The trees and shrubs, the
weeds and grass, are all robing themselves in
the richest garb. The flickering rays of the
sun arc dancing upon the waving corn, and
"Sol" is doing well the fall work. The corn,
(and a very bountiful yield it is,) is fastmatu-
ring and will soon ripen and be gathered into
the garner, and tho husbandman will then rest
from his labors.
We have some exciting times here, occa
sionally, but peace and quiet and harmony are
soon restored. The people, generally, are very
enterprising, wide awake, and, withal, are
never forgetful of their own interest.
There was considerable interest manifested
iu the late election for delegate to Congress.
he general desire was to defeat Mr. Chapman,
the late delegate, for reason of his official mis
deeds, lie, however, came out second best.
otwithstanding the powerful influences bro't
to bear agaiust him. Hon. F. Ferguson, chief
usticc of Nebraska, was the successful candi-
ate. The board of canvasscis, consisting of
Gov. Izzard, Hon. Samuel W. Black, and one
other, is in session, for the purpose of receivi
ng and counting the votes. Judge Fergnson
will probably receive the certificate of clec-
tion, and hold his seat in Congress. Chapman,
ou w ill recollect, had a majority of the votes
polled in Nebraska two years ago, cast against
him. He contested his opponents claim with
success, on the ground that a nnmber of voters I
n the precinct where his antagonist had a ma-1
ority, resided on the Indian Reserve", and was I
admitted to a seat in congress accordingly. I
He now threatens violently to contest the claim I
of his more fortunate rival, not for the same I
cause that he did before, but for some trifling
nformality in the manner of voting.
The Indians are very numerous here, but I
they are generally peaceable. The fear of I
punishment, probably, makes them good, and I
necessity makes them virtuous. But some of
them will occasionally so far forget themselves
when they get hard up for money, as to take
the best horses they can find, and "felonious-
lu" appropriate theru to their own use. A few
days ago, I saw a number of Pawnee Indians,
who had stolen eight or ten horses, aud bro't
them to Nebraska City, where they sold sever-
al of them to the whites. The owners were
soon upon the scent of the Indians, armed and
equipped as tho law directs on such occasions.
They were soon overtaken, and all were made
to "bite the dust," so that not a single one of
them was left to tell the fate of his comrades,
In Pennsylvania, we would call that inflicting
summary vengeance on an offender, and that is
what they call it here.
Last Saturday three slaves escaped from
their masters in Missouri, and endeavored to
gain their freedom by ciossing tho Missouri
luver into Nebraska, llicy succeeded in
crossing the river safely, and had concealed
themsclves very snugly in tbc high grass and
WCeUS. their pursuers were not far hphin.l
them. Whilst searching for the "darkies,"
they came suddenly upon them where the3' lay
concealed. The slaves, terrified on being dis-
covered, commenced firing at their pursuers,
They were well armed, and don cnmo ta,i.
tion. They shot one man dead on the spot ;
fired five or six times at another, without cf-
feet, and then fled. Two of them, as they ran
throngh the town, mounted a horse each and
made their escape. Thi other one, less for-
tunatc, finding himself hotly pursued, jumped
into the river and attempted to sim it. But
ho soon received a shot in tho arm which shat-
tered it in fragments, and the contents of an
oI4 shot-gun about his cars, which compelled
h'.n to "heave to" an 1 sne for ouarters. He
t - . .
ai.un tAi turea ana taken to the calanoose
to be dealt with as the infuriated crowd tho't
advisable. This occurred at Brownsville.
Yonr, Kc, D....
CFMJe sure te read the new advertisements.
SUMMARY OF N2WS.
Advices by way of California, state that Mr.
Sullivan the. chaigc d'itl'.iirs at Lima, has been
murdered by sis Peruvians.
The Government of Costa Rica had decreed
the expected Walker expedition to be a pirati-
rt I n(l,;. nnA tYin iptAri if mltf P. TO :1 WOltlil hi
' '
treated accordingly
Tbc Citizens Bank of Linead CollaM and
Hughes, snspended on the 11th.
special dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune from
Washington City S;iys the Commissioners of
the Land and Patent oflices had a conference
" Secret of th a,UW d.S
since, at which it was decided to dismiss all
clerks suspected of being tainted with Know-
Xothingism or Republicanism. The heads of
these unfortunates are to fall on the SOth inst.
Three clerks were dismissed from the Treasury
Depattraent on Saturday ; 13 more are to die
on the SOth, and four heads of bureaus perish
on the same dav.
Advices by the Persia from Europe state
that, eleven more British regiments arc under
orders lor India. The Paris "Pays" denies
the reported occupation of the Island of For
mosa by the United States. The Court of As
sizes of Paris have condemned Ledru Rollin,
Mazzini, and others, to Deportation. The
Spanish papers deny the existence of a secret
treaty between the United States and Mexico.
The King of Prussia's health causes uneasi
ness. It is stated that diplomatic relations
w ith Naples w ill shortly be resumed by France
and England. The Russian troops are concen
trating on the Austrian frontier to prevent the
interference of the latter with the affairs of the
Principalities. Advices from Constantinople
state that the Porte still firmly insists that
England shall evacuate the Isle of Perin and
restore it to Turkey
-Tho advices from Texas announce Judge
Hemphill and Governor Pease candidates for
the U. S. Senate in place of llusk deceased
The Mobile Register states th.it $150,000
have been raised in Georgia to aid General
Walker in a descent upon Nicaragua,
The Revolution in the Island of St. Domingo
is still progressing, and the revolutionists seem
to be making headway against Baez and the
government. It is reported that Baez had to
leave St. Domingo, and that the provisional
government were occupied selecting a compe
tent chief.
The election in Washington Territory rcsul
ted in the selection of 20 Democrats and 5 Re
publicans as Representatives.
Mr. Curtis' resignation as Associate Justice
of tne Supreme Court of the United States,
'ias becn accepted.
The Pacific overland mail contract was sign
ed at N.York on the 19th, by Messrs.John But
terficld, William B. Dinsmore, Win. G. Fargo,
and others, and Mr. Dundas, on behalf of the
government. The contract runs six years, at
600,000 per annum, and goes into eflect one
S'ear from dale. The contractors contemplate
forming a joint stock company.
The President has signed the proclamation
for the sale of about two million and a half of
acres of public lands in California, and upward
of 450,000 acres inMissouri and iu the unlocat
ed tracts in the Sioux Half-breed Reservation
on Lake Pepin, Minnesota. The sales iu Cal
ifornia will take place in May and in Missouri
and Minnesota in March next.
The Administration isdetermincd to enforce
lne neutrality laws, and on the 18th took the
initiatory steps for that purpose. Iu addition
to information having been receive 1 of the
fitting out of three several expeditions, viz : at
cw York, ew Orleans, and Mobile, for the
re-invasion of Nicaragua, uuder the leadership
of General Walker, intelligence from an ol
ficial quarter has come to hand of another ex
pedition, having its centre in, if not nearly al
together confined to Texas, for the invasion ol
Mexico, and it is supposed being designed for
"ie seizure of the State of Tainaulipas. Gen
Houston is, by the reports received, implicat
ed as the leader of this expedition. The form
f instructions was prepared by Executive au
thority, and copies were despatched on th
19th to the various United States Marshals and
District Attorneys on the seaboard as well as
I tl,c officers of the army,, and navy, to use all
lawful means at their command, to prevent
I such expeditions leaving the United States for
the hostile invasion of any coiiLtry with which
I we are at peace. In other words enjoinin
them to strictly enforce the neutrality laws
present no Presidential proclamation will
K10 issued
During the latter part of the week ending on
tne 12th, and the begining ol the past week
there were heavy gales on the Atlantic Ocean
and several vessels were lost. Among them
were the Norfolk, tho John Parker, and the
Central America. No lives were lost on the
first named two ; but 500 persons, out of about
I COO, on board the latter, are among the miss
Mng.t ho' it is said that all tho females and
I children were saved.
The Mutiny in India is the absorbing topic
of the English press. The mail by the Baltic
reports no new events, but brings a mass of in-
teresting details. As late as July 15th tho
Eorlish had not tili.n n.ill.i nholrnharlnn.
peared in the canqi, and it was feared the siege
must be raised before reinforcements could a:
rive. An officer writes that a force of only
two thousand active men could be raised, which
I t(vivn an inference of tho ravacre of sickness
among a force originally seven thousand
strong. The operations before Delhi have
I consisted mainly of sallies made by the be-
I sieged and repulsed by the besiegers
I The reinforcements from Great Britain to
I India amounted to 40,000 men.
Through the arbitration of England and
France the difficulties between Spain and
Mexico arc upon the eve of settlement, and
I the preparations for the invasion of the latter
bv the former country have
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been suspended.
The allied Powers England and France
arc entirely agreed as to their policy in Chi
nese affairs, and will declare war simultaneous
ly in case Lord Elgin fails to obtain satisfac
tion. .
SENATOR BIGLER'S SPEECH.
Tho Pout and Vniou of this city, says the
Pittsburgh Gazette, of Sept. 14, published on
tturday, a speech of Senator Bigler, deliver-
d by that gentleman on Tuesday, the Ptn
ust., at Clarion. 1 he telling speecnes oi
udge Wilniot during the last two or three
weeks, in whiiii he haa held up the record of
that recreant Senator to the people, has made
commotion in the camp of the "Democracy,"
and his blows have tingled so sharply that
even the tough back of a man so used to
political flaying as is Mr. Bigler, has bent
tinder them. Yet he wasn't the man to meet
Judge Wilmot face to face. He comes here,
earns the route of the Judge, and by skilful
and forced marches, steals tip to Clarion, a
day in Advance of him, administering the an
tidote beforehand a very quackish dose too.
Wilmot spoke in the same place the next eve
ning and where was Bigler then ! On Tues
day, 10, he was at the St. Charles, in this city,
with Gen.. Packer par nobile fratrum hav-
ng delivered himself of his speech and safely
retired from the inglorious field.
It is not our design to make any general
reply here to this ettort of the Senator. t e
wish simply to allude to one portion of it. It
is known by all w ho have heard or read any of
the recent speeches of Judge Wilniot that he
lays before ns the record of William Bigler
who, at the time of the introduction of the
Wilmot Proviso 1847-48, was a member of
our State Senate, and in that record we find
this Senator Bigler voting and speaking for a
resolution fully endorsing that Proviso, which
resolution was subsequently adopted by the
unanimous vote of the Senate. It is necessa
ry for our present U. S. Senator to get over
this hard place in his political history, and the
following extract from his last Tuesdav's
speech in Clarion will show how scuivily he
docs it. Read !
"Admitting all that Mr. W. alleges, I do
not see that he makes out any man's destruc
tion. The wisest men in the nation have
often been wrong in their first impressions as
to the expediency of suddenly proposed mea
sures, and to be mistaken on a constitutional
question, is no uncommon thing among able
lawyers. As to the Pennsylvania resolution,
it certainlv did not receive that consideration
to which it was entitled. I do not believe it
was under consideration in the Senate exceed
ing one half hour before it passed finally. For
myself I knrw but little about it until it came
from the House of Represent., the day it pas
sed tho Senate, and had only thought of it as
aa abstract sentiment against the acquisition of
territory, with the view to the extension of
slavery and as affecting the question of peace
with Mexico. As a proposition involving the
rights of the States and the power of Con
gress, I had at that time given it no thought.
Reflection upon .these things soon alter, and
long before I knew that -Mr. Wilniot intended
to press the principle as admissible when ap-
plyed to territory which had been long previ
ously acquired by the common blood and
treasure of all the States, without any such
original condition, convinced my mind that
its practical operation would do injustice to
the slaveholding States, and I dicarded its
doctrines eutirely. Four years after the
advent of the proviso, when the Democratic
nominee for Governor, 1 certainly was not
charged witli a want of sympathy for the South.
Senator Bigler certainly deserves all the
credit such an explanation can reflect upon
him. He deserves all the boot he can win in
a bargain between inconsistency and incom
petency. So when n raging frver burns.
We shift from siiie to ile by turn.
And "tis but poor relief wc gain,
Tu change the place but keep the pain.
But wc are not willing to grant him what
little comfort his newly chosen position may
afford. "The resolution endorsing the Wil
mot Proviso was not under consideration in
the Senate exceeding half an hour before its
final passage," savs Mr. Bigler J That is a
lame dodge. How long was it under cons'ul
cration and dicussion before it came to a fina
vote 1 How long was he watching its progress
through the House, and how long discussing
it in the quiet knot of politicians gathered at
the street corners: politicians who thought,
at that moment, they saw Senatorships, Con
sulships and fat salaries shining through the
Wimot Proviso 1 Does he deny that he went
to Charles Gibbons, at that time Speaker of
the Senate, on the day preceding the flqal
passage of the resolutions, and stated to him
that he desired to have tho floor on the follow
ing morning for tho purpose of introducing
those very resolutions "u-.VcA he knew very
little about"? Does he deny that he did gain
the floor for the purpose mentioned ? Are
not his speech and vote in behalf of the leso
lutions on record, a speech which ho had slept
upon over night 1 A fine "Statesman," this
to cat up his own history, and declare to-day
that he knew very little about a subject on
which he had with much perspiration prepared
by long and careful study, a speech whose
sentiments do him more credit to-day than
any act in his subseuuent career ! Tho record
stands, and Mr. Bigler cannot falsify it.
IlAnn Times. The X. Y. Tribune, of Sept
18, says : Every day presents fresh evidence
that the nature and seriousness of the presen
commercial crisis are utterly misapprehended
and underrated throughout the Country, and
especially by those seeking employment,
Hundreds are still trooping to the seaports, in
quest of situations as teachers, journeymen
clerks, seamstresses, musicians, &c.; when it
is notorious here that not only is there no dc
mand for their services, but that thousands who
are now employed in like capacities must be
thrown out of work and very probably of
bread, too within a few weeks. By the first
or middle of next December, we shall have at
least One Hundred Thousand persons out of
employment and nearly out of means in this
City. Already, our ship-yards are nearly idle
our founderics arc but half working, and our
great clothing stores are doing very little
Women have recently come hither from places
tnree nunarea miles awav in quest of work
from those stores, only to ba turned off with
none and compelled to beg their wav home a
gain. Hardly, since 137, has so gloomy a
prospect for Winter lowered upon the Labor
ing Classes in onr City. Aa yet, the humbler
classes have scarcely felt the pressure ; but
meir turn must come. : Places have looked for
servant en Is for some time past? soon, ser- I
vant girls ill Took earnestly for places, and be
veiy glad to find them. Sonp-houses for hun
gry laborers who can find no labor will be
wanted here before January.
We state these ungracious truths in order
that,thc evil day being foreseen, it may be mea
surably obviated. Wc entreat the intelligent
and benevolent on all sides to warn the Kor
against coming to this or any other commer
cial city in quest of work before March next.
Better work till Spring for their board in the
Country than to trust their luck in a great
City. If laborers flock hither as usual when
farm work is over in the. adjacent country,
three-fourths of them w ill eat up their Sum
mer savings and be virtual paupers by midwin
ter. Let them be entreated to stay away, and
let artists, performers, and those who hope to
live by teaching langnages, do likewise. Bet
ter rugged labor and rnde fare in some rtira I
neighborhood than the chances of one who
drops into a great city just when its people aro
generally intent on retrenching their expen
ditures to meet the exigencies of hard times.
The "Gold Box Panic" has ended in a
ridiculous inuss," and Andrew Jackson, Jr.,
disgusted with the rudeness and conditions of
the "bravest men," has left New York and
takiMi the sovrcnir with him. The "millingta
ry," meanwhile, are in an awful stew. The
friends of Major Dyckman, whom the City
Councils Jiad otficially pronounced "the bra
vest man," are cursing like troopers, while
the adherents and partisans of that other
brave," Maj. Burnett, (who also served in
the Mexican war,) are decidedly jolly. An-
Irew Jackson, Jr., is said to have gone up to
West Point, and the probability is t lint he w ill
take the gold box back with him to lennessee.
New Advertisements.
A SSE.MBLY. Mr Bow: .S7r: l ou will J
J. lL please announce that Hon. J am us I. i.eo.nakp. i
f OlearSeld. will he supported as au independent
candidate for Assenibly, irrespective of party, by
scpj.t .Many Citizens ok L i.EAitriKLi to.
A
SSEJIBEY. Robert Matron, of Itoe town-
ndepcmlent candidate for tho Assembly, at the
li.ming election. Sept. 2Ct-te
r ATI! A WAY STOVES A good article at low
s1
TONE AND EARTHENWARE. A largo as
sortment of Jttrrs, Stove-pipe Collars and
Crocks of all kinds, for sale at the '-coriicr.1'
Curwensville, Sept 2:!. W.M. IltVIN.
IVAMKn-Two teachers to teach the Pnb
f T lie Schools, in the .Borough of Curwens-
lle. for the term o'.' six months, to commence a-
bout the 1st October. Application to be made to
JOSIAll EVANS, Secretary of
Sept23. Board of Directors.
c-'
"1AUTIOX. Stolen from the subscriber, on or
abjut the first September, a Due liill, jriren
by Andrew Moore, in favor of James Crosly cal-
uig tor slXI.Oli. All persons are hereby cautioned
against receiving, or taking any assignment o
tho same. 1. S. MOUUE.
Lumber City. Sept. 10. lS57-.ept23-t
CAUTION. AH lcrrns are hereby cauntion
ed against buyiujr or in any way meddling
with a yoks of oxen, now in poweiiion of A. L.
Murphy, of Peiin township, as said oxen bolong
to mo. and have only been loaned to said A.J.
.Marphy. NATHAN" MOOllK.
I i.ioii tp-.tcntre c , l a.. S-ept lt. lfJi-.t-ot.
rKIlE Sl llSCKIBEK PROPOSES OPEN
A iug a sHtool for youth, uialo and feuialc. ou
the 12th day of October, 18i7. provided sufficient
encouragement be given.
lor this purpose, in connexion with the Hoard
ef Trustees." he is fitting up a room in the lower
story of the ''Clearfield 1 iislituto.?' where he hopes
to render bis pupils comtortablc in the pursuit
of their studies.
No effort will be spared to promote the moral
and intellectual improvement of the pupils atteu
Ulllg 11113 SCHOOL
TUITION PER TERM OF ELEVEN WEEKS
Orthography. Heading. Writing. Arithmetic. Ueo-
graphy and Knglish omnuoMr. 1 01)
Higher branches of au English Education
and the Classics. 5 00
No scholar received for less than a term, and no
deduction made for absence, except in cases of
protracted sn Kniss. .1. lit i uaNaa.
Clearfield. .eptcmbcr 23. ls-4t.
onlr child, a daughter, was given up to die. He
had heard mnch ol the wonderful restorative and
healing qualities of preparations made from the
l-.ast India Hemp, and the thought occurred to him
that he might make a remedy for his child. He
studied hard and suecee led in realizing his wish
es. His child was cured, and is now alive and
well. lie has since administered the wonderfnl
rcmed to thousands of sufferers in all parts of the
world, and he has never failed In making them
completely healthy and happy. Wishing to do us
muah good as possible, he will send to such of his
afflicted fellow-beings aa request it, this recipe
with full and explicit directions for making it
up. and successfully using it. He requires each
applioant to incloso him cno shilling three B
cents Ui be returned as postage on tho recipe,
and the remainder to be applied to the pay I
rneiit of this advertisement. Address,
Dr. H. JAMES, No. 19 Grand street.
Sept. 23. is:7-lm Jersey City. N. J.
D EMOVAL OF EOBINS'
It IITEIIAIIY DEPOT.
Thomas Robins' having removed his Cook and
Dru Stora tu the Store Room formerly occupied
by Richard Shaw i Son. ono door West of Hie
'Mansion House,-' where he is prepared to a centra
modato his former customers aud the public gcn
erallv, with cveryihing in his line. Having late
ly added a general assortment of Groceries to his
loroiar stock, ho is now prepared to accommodate
all who may favor bun with a call, with
COFFEE, SUGAR, TEA, MOLASSES, Ac , Ac.
Also, with . - -
BOOKS OF ALL KINDS AND STYLES,
Sttttinnarif,
FANCY ARTICLES AND CONFECTIONARIE.
Tobacco and Cigars,
DRUGS, MEDICINES, DYE-STUFFS, PAINTS.
Clifnurnh, A-r., A-r.. A-r.
Among his stock will he found Histories, Biogra
phies. Sketches. School Books, Poetical. Scieotic.
Mechanical, Medical and Ijiw works ; the latest
publications always on hand or procured to order
all the Magazines furnished monthly, at publish
ers prices ; fancy and common letter paper ; plain
ana ruieu cap paper ; penoratea paper ; note pa
per ; fancy ana common envelopes; black Doou
a great variety of Steel Pens ; common and fancy
pen-holders, pencils, Ac. Ac. Ac, which he will sell
at the most reasonable prices. . .
llis stock of Drugs, Medicines, Dye-stuffs. Paints,
Ac, is large and well selected: among which are
Calomel, Blue Mass, Quinine, Morphia. Bed Pre
cipitate ; Rhubarb, root and palverized ; Rochclle
and l-.psom talts; Cream of Jartar. Sulphur. Sen
na. Pink Root, Sun. Carbonate Soda. Tartaric A
cid, Sulphate of j&iac ; Liquorice, Colombo-aud
wcminn rooi; i,ogwooa, un ltnol, Hlae Itriol,
coperas, Alum. Ked Lead. Prussian Blue. Chrom
Green and Yellow, Vermillion, Terra do Sichna,
au-i in iati general assortment. - - , ,
He has also a fine lot of Ladies' Geld Brcasi
Fina, Ear Drops, ingor Rings. Ac. Also, Watoh
(ruaros and Keys, l'cnknivcs, Jiair oils; Hatr,
Heading, tine and Pocket combs, Tooth-picks, R
zors and Strops, Sadlerg' Silk, Pearl powder, Fa
cy Soaps and Perfumery, a creat variety.
Also, Prunes, Fig, KaUiiis, Almonds, Pea-nuts
ana llloerts; Candies a general assortment : Cm
amon. Cloves. Poi)ier, and other roieefi: Blacking
and Spool Cotton ; the moet popular Patent Med
icines or tho day ; all of which will be sold at tb
very cheapest Tales. - -,. . . - ;. -.
Call and examine the stock and judge for voar-
eelvea. tSeptpi .IUOMAjS ROBINS, . -
y A RETIRED PHYSICIAN 75 years
f J.- of Age whose sands of life have near
ly run out. discovered while in the East Indies,
a certain cure for Consumption, Asthma, liron
chitis. Coughs, Colds, and ieneral Debility.
The remedy was discovered bv him when his
VTTE.TJON nrtiVLARS-You ar -r'
den-il to meet for parade, on Paturdny. .-f.-i-tember
2i'th, at 1 o'cloc':, r.! T.v ,.i..rr"of ifce
Captain. GEO. W. EdEKM.
S pt. 23. l.'.-tM-rgorit.
IT
Ol'SE AND LOT ror.ME Tb- -i'c
residence of J. M. 1'fout; ;i- r..- -.vil(
way be bought cheap by iunnliale aepiKatioTi to
uun IdeclO-if l .1. K. M i.NAI LV
AMBKOTYrES V. C. PURVIANCK, I
ffM-rof Photographic Chemi.'try. (lallcrr
at hi resilience on 2d Street, one door ton', of
Mcrrell A Carter's liu-waro esUiblibmcii, Clear
field. Pa. CIT-Dayi of operation: Friday aaii
Saturday of each week. junclS'ii
HOUSE A.ND LOT FOK SALE. TLs
house occupied by J. II. l.rrimer. Esq , fili
ate on the road from ClearfieM to CurwcurriHo,
near Welch's saw-mill, will be ?oH very 1 . I?
suitable for a store and dwelling", r or crujr aj
ply to ' " L. J. CRANS.
sep'J Clearfield. Ta.
HAUVE-ST HOME A Harvest Uczzc
be held on Saturday the 26th inst.. iu 'ho
grove ou the opposite side of Ander?oii Ciek freru
he town of Curw?n?vil!e. Several a tJrees will
be delivered. Tho Curwensville lirnsCsr.J "r:l,
also, bo in attendance. A dinner wti! b eerv d
at 2 o clock
September l'.
PTEPIIEX GRAFF.
TVOTIC'i: TO THE PTOCKIIOI.TVEP? THC
11 ril.GKIMS PKGIU-- MUTUAL UUILI'
ING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION A Letting of
the funds of the A.oeiation wiil beheld at Ibo
house of Jaeob Mock, in Kylertown. Morris town
ship, on Saturday, the 3d iay of October nxt, at
10 o'clock, A. M. W.M. L. SiiAW,
tJos-hon tp., r-cpt. 15, 1H.'7. Secretary.
171 A It M E K S LOOK AT TUI!
The undersigned, ttriit for the sale ?f
WILSON'S T1IKESHING MACHINES, gives no
tice that he is prepared to supply tho Farmers of
Clearfield eomitv. or. the shortest notifio, with
TWO, THJSKE or FOUR HOUSE MACHINES, at
the most reasonable pri"es. The E:achine ara
not surpassed by env in the United States, ani will
thresh in one day. if properly attendei, from I'H)
lild bushels. Repairing done to order.
I i.NJ. SPACKMAX
CIcnaficM. Augn-t 12. !S.7-.1m-pd.
yOPi SALE. The undcr.-ihjnoJ offers for sale.
A on rea. Pliable term.s, Lis entire ir.?:rstu
hat valuable Saw-mill property, situated on Lit
le Anderson's ercek. one and half niii'd belorr
Moore's Mill, on the road lea-ling from IVnuil
to Curwensville. There is iu eouue-tion wiii. t'no
iw-mill, a irooi frame house, bank barn, ipriuT
ion and other oat-build incs on tue promisr.
For further particulars apply to the sub-;ibtr. re
ulirijr in Venn towushl-,-, cue mile south-east of
cnnville. Clearfield count y.
A us.WS'l-P.m. SAMUEL Wl u5MIlt.Il.
jVOTICK. All persons indebted to Samu-4
J. 1 LisH, by note, b ui.i or bik account, aro ro
quested to make immediate pnyiaent. and persons
witn unsettled accoui:is wu can anu saui t:ore
the 10th of November, and save coatd. it iocs iU
be taken in payment at the highest mrk:'. orice.
SAM; KL LiSj.
N 15. All Lcn-iness from this dale wit! be trsca-
acted in the name of S. A. Juno J. TLakful
for past favors, they respectfully solicit a MnUo-
uance of custom. Ca?U pid lor I.idus.
New Washington. Aug. 20 Ini" Zra
7ALUAELE FARM AM SAWOIILI.
i PROPERTY FOR SALE. The subcriber of
fers that valuable property on which he now r
si.les, for sale, on reasonable terms. The property
is situate 2 miles aboy Clearfield on the Susque
hanna jiver. comprising 270 a"rej of land, of
which 70 acres are cleared and under good feb.e,
having thereon two orchards, a good frame to-
story dwelling house, also another smaller dw oi
ling house, au excellent bank barn to feet by 40
feet; also, a Saw and i.ath Milt, with good water
power. J he balance of the land is wooditind, cf
which a considerable portion is well timbered.
Apply to J. 11. Mctii.Uly, at Clearfieli, or tc Ui
subscriber on the rjremises.
sept'J riill.lr Aril ln.
IV
EVTS FOR BAREFOOTED FOLE.t
THE SUBSCRIBERS WISH TO INFORM
THEIR FRIENDS and the PUBLIC GENERAL
LY, that they havo bought out Frank Short of tho
shout shoi: shop,"
in Shaw's Row. and mean to continue the P:XT
and SHOE making business, as heretofore. Cus
tomers wishing to be supplied with substantial
work, if they will give us acall before purchasing
elsewhere, will find it to their advantage. All
kinds of ready made work on hand, or made to or
der on short notice. Repairing done on short no
tice, likewise. All work sent out from ci.r estab
lishment is warranted not to be superseded by any
in the country, be they Vai.kee or any body el.
J. .Mct'AIit.
GEORGE NEWS03.
Clearfield, Pa., Angupt 2t, 1S67.
ORPHANS' COURTS
virtue of an order of s
ALE. Under and bv
Orphans' Court of Clearfield county, thera will be
exposed for sale, on the premises in I oaa town
ship. Clearfield conntv, on Saturdav. September
20th, l$i7, at 2 o'clock p. m.. the following de
scribed real estate, late of Wm. Cleaver, decease-!,
viz : A certain tract or piece of land, situate ia
Penn township. ClearGcld county. containing about
seventy-five acres, bounded as follows : on tha
north by land of Klisa Russell, east by land of
Andrew .Moore, south by land of Ytm.r. Johnson,
aud west by land of Wm. F. Johnson and Andrew
lloore. The farm is in good condition, has a good
bonse. barn, necessary out-houses and an orchard
thereon. Terms, one-half on confirmation of sale,
balance in one vcar. J"!1N RUSSELL,
MILES J. SPENCER,
scp2 ft Executors.
rpo T II i: P E O r L K
JL OK CLK RFIKLD COfSTV.
A NEW MARBLE WORKS II?
BELLEFONTE, PA.
S. A. GIBSON A CO.. are now fully prepared to
furnish the People of Clearfield county, with ail
kinds of Marble work, at a mnch lower irate tha
can be bought at any other establishment in this
part ot 1'eiinsvlvania. and of a FAR SUPERIOR
STYLE OF WORKMANSHIP.
MR.WILLIAM GAIIAG AN. one of the firra.may
be found at thepublic hcuso of D.M. Weaver in Clt
Town, during each Court, for the purpose of re
ceiving orders, and will also pasa every few woeLi
through all the different parts of the county.
Persons in want of work, will do Well t reteia
their orders until called upon, or send them by
mail. - - -
The work will be delivered to any part of the
county, free of freight. Address. . - -
S. A. GIBSON A CO..
' - - : . Bellefoate Marble Works.
.; May 13, lS.'.7-5ui. BrUcfonte. Pa.
Merrell A Carter. Clearfield, and Levi Epeaoc,
Curwensville. authorized agents for this county,
will till orders promptly
R
ODISS' EXPECTORANT.
CflMPiirvn SVuni iw irrt n rtn-Tnv
TOR THE CI R E OK
Bronchial affoetions.Coughs. Colds, Plenrfcy, Bron
chitis, Asthma, and all other diseases of the throat
and Inng9, except Consumption. This invaluable
remedy is no quack nostrum, but is prepared from
the recipe of a regular physician, who during si
practice of twenty-five years, used it with ttcpar-
alleled success.' It is a combination of expecto
rant remedies, simple in their character and used
by every educated physician. Lt Is. easily taken,
produces no nausea or other " diagreeablo effects,
aad gives almost imatcdhite relief. In thUever
ohanging climate, whero coughs aud CiUd su fret
quently end in cotixnmntion aad dtU, no, f. uti'y
should be without this onhTAix ct RK.
lt woufdhc easy to foi low in the wait of tie ven
dcrs of patent in-dicine, and multiply ccrtitioaies
got op for the occasion, of niiraea!o? e are, fci.; r.o
such-adventitious aid is necessary io iatr.-duc!0;
this preparation to tho public. Its real value, and
never failing sueeess. in aecompirshii !' al! promis
ed fu it oannet but give it a wide cIrceltioT i;d
reoommend it toall those afflicted wlia aiseaxesf-!?
which it is a remedy. Price 37j Vruls vrr
Prepared exolunively hv
.. - THOMAS ROBINS, Druggist. .
March 4. -if ' ATri . t,-
rvKlCH. on hand and for sale bv
JlaT . . -! i... - E : i
WM. rRNTS.
Carwe.n3Ttlle Sjt..$4 WT-
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