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BY S. J. BOW,,
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1867.
VOL 14.-NO. 13.
THE DEATH BED.
VV watched her breathing tore' the night,
ller breathing soft and low.
Ai in hoi breast the wave of life
Kept bearing to and fro.
So silently we seemed to speak.
So slowly moved a boat,
As we had lent her half oar powers
To eke her living out.
Our very hopes belied our fears,
Our fears oar hopes belied.
We thought her dying when she slept
And sleeping when she died.
For when the morn came, dim and sad,
And chill with early showers,
Her quiet eyelids elosed she had
Another morn than ours.
THE WIFE'S SEOEET.
It wi a cold, sharp evening in December.
The snow lay thick on the ground ; the wind
howled bleak and shrill across the hills and
through the leafless branches of the trees ;
the stars houe out with double brightness
in the f ro.ny tky ; there was no uioon, but
the whitens J road sent back the cheerful glow
Iroui windows where the roaring lire flashed
cheerfully through the red curtains, giving a
rare promise of warmth and comfort within.
Mowhere was such promise better fulfill
ed thau iu the snug cottage of Dick Weav
er, where fire and lamp burned brightly, re
fecting in the glittering potlids and well
lalbed fire-irons, and in the clean dell
iilates and dishes ranged upon the shelves,
fhe curtains were drawn ; the small stools
and odd ends of rough playthings were all
in their places for ttie night; the merry
laugh and childh prattle were hushed, for
it wa.i past thts youngster's bed-time, and
they were all asleep, dreaming, no doubt,
ui'tha plans of the morrw, and realizing vis
ions of uual oyed fun and frolic.
At the table, by the light of the atnp,
sat the good mother mistress of the snug
cuttaee Dick's faithful wife, engaged in
meuding some unlllcky reuts, or aduiinister
ij foua needful patch; Opposite har
Mt Dick, who had just laid down the papers
Ld had beeu reading and nearer to the b!aE
io hie sat Dob Foster," neighbor aud fellow-workman
of Weavur's.
"Well," feaid Dick, after a pause, "thank
Heaven I I uever was guilty of that sin.
i!a J & I was, I never had to reproach my
relt wiili raising my hand against my own
r.tfsh aad blood ; a harsh word Was the
worst, I believe, and that bad enough ; but
thanks to goodness no worse."
"Aye." said Dob, "'tis what I have of
ten whed to ask you, Weaver."
''Well, neightor, I'd been glad enough
to tell you how aud the wherefore before
iirT and for the good of those to whom it
viifclu serve, but th fact is, my wife has a
khure in it, you see ; and though there is
nought to be ashamed of, 6he always bid
iuc hush when I would speak. But I wil!
toll you Bob, if it is enly she may have her
Jue; for I am tired of hearing praise iveu
to me for what was all owing to hr. No,
iu, Mary, the baby is all right; he is net
trying but there she's off! I knew how
it would bo ; she will not stay to hear her
own praise, no. neighbor, we will have it to
ourselves."
"I need not go back to tell ydii what I
was a year ago. There was not any in the
village but knew that pretty well. Old
Jinks at the Blue Moon knew me for his best
tastonier; and the color of my money, I
fancy, was better known to him than to the
V taker, the butcher, or the shoemaker here-labouts."
"Aye, Bob, man as I am, and doubly
u.an as I feel, since joining with your lot, I
could fain cry like a child when I think of
the evenings and the nights, the half days
and odd hours that I have sotted away
'here; of the gold cash, and that time as
good, and of the strngth and health that old
Miow has had out of me for his gain.
"As you Fay, you did try all your hardest
to get me among you ; and I will not say
but at times your talk set me thinking, and
lor a while I would see the folly of my ways,
and wish I only could make up my mind to
toaie amoug you. But you see, Foster,
there was another party on the other aide
that talked as loud and showed as many rea-
ns for their doings ; and I felt some way a
hamed at breaking with them ; I felt as if it
would be showing myself wanting in manli
ness and so forth.
"You will remember, Bob, that I was not
twd to be iu liquor, any way riotous or abu
"e; it was just sot, sot, and waste and
srend, aud neglecting home with the best
wife ever man had, pining and wearing her
w'f out. and, as was natural, even she
would be put out at times. Theli there
would be words, and off I would go to J enks'
ad the drunken lot there.
"It is over fifteen months now, Bob, and
j jubtn the fall of the year I remem
wrthe evening as if it was yesterday I
ame in muzzy and stupid ; but not quite so
tdas usual, and I miud well how I was
truck with the look of the place ; it was all
w clean and light; the fire burning clear, as
I do like to see; the hearth swept ; the ket
te singing on the hob, and her in the chim
"eF corner, in a clean cotton gown, all so ti
dy and sweet looking, stitching away, too, At
m7 old jacket ; and all so quiet, for the
youngsters were abed, and the baby had not
cme then you know.
1 stood looking in a bit at the door, I
I'd not help thinking how nice it all was,
pd what a difference to the place I had just
eKu ith its stench of smoke and beer, and
'"e blathering of the fellows, and jokes not
decent, and all such like. Then I
'ooked at Polly's face, and it struck me like
1 nce how pale it was to what it used
f0 J r;nly a year or two back, and I did not
altogether right in myself, I'll assure
. Kon- ' :
. k I walked in. and my wife,instead of just
sLln5 UP and down again at her work, as
n-A to do, got up and earne to me ; and
she said, "I ain glad you are here early to
night, Dick. Could you take a bite of sup-
Eer, for I have something in the house can
e done in a minute?" Then she took my
ap I'd flung on the table, and she htngs it
up, and shuts the door I had left open be
hind me, and "It is cold to-night," she
said again, all so pleasant and quiet; and
then, though I had made her no answer,
she set about getting the supper, talking of
this and of that, as if I had been the most
steady going and best fellow in the world.
"When it was ready, she poured out
some warm water in a bowl, and said, "Dick,
will you wash your hands a bit ? you will
enjoy your supper the more."
"So I did and I washed my face, too.and
brushed ruyself before setting down, feeling
about as small and shamefaced as I ever
did in my life The supper, t.o, done to a
turn, and hot and good, just as if I had de
served it. So different, too, to what things
used to be I could not make out what it was
all about, and almost wished she had not
done it, so queer did it make me look: But
presently I spoke, and said I, "Mary is
there no beer?'1
"No, Richard, dear, I have given it up,"
said she ; '"but you will try some ".coffee
that I like, better, and it does not make mo
heavy mornings like the beer dous."
With that she poured out two cups of
steaming coffee, and in truth I was glad e
nough, for my head was queer, and I was
dry enough ; but still I did not like the way.
I thought to myself this is what the tee
total folks have been telling her to do I
fancied it was t catch me, as it were.
Seeing me hes tatiug,she said, "Dick, if you
would rather have beer, I will get it for
you ; but I made this 011 purpose, and it is
a cold night."
That finished me, sir; I could as ?oon
have taken poison as beer after that. "Don't
Pollv," said I, "dont ," for I felt I should
break down altogether and make a fool of
myself. I took the coiiee, and 1 thought 1
never tasted anything to come up to it, for
Pollv can make coffee aud no mistake.
You may think, Bob, when went to
sleep that night I did not sleep directly. I
l:iid thinking of the past and made a hun
dred good resolutions for the future. But
the next evening I broke thctu all ; for the
chaps would not hear of me not joining
them; and I said to myself by the way of
excuse for disappointing my wife, that no
doubt it Was only a freak of hers, and
ihuught she would be as cross as ever that
uight. So I stayed, and never went near
home till Jenks told us it was just 'on the
strike of twelve, and if they did not carry
me home. Bob, it was because they were all
worse thau L was.
L was not so far gone, though, but I could
see and mark it all so comfortable and
quiet, and she hitting at work, just as if it
hid been early in the evening no night
cap, nor black hearth, nor cold supper, to
make one feel how miserable she had been.
And she ia.stened tho. doors, and lighted me
up stairs to bed without a cross word ; aud
oh, Bob, I believe if she had raved at me, it
would have made me comfortable to what
I felt at her kindness.
I could not staud it, Foster. I tried
more shame to mo hard; for I thought of
t he laughter of the lot I had kept in wit h ko
long; but it would not do. Every day I
felt more and more ashamed to enter my
own do-ir where all was as nice and pleasant
as if I had been the best of men. She was
right and I was wrong, and could not help
owning it.
Thcu of evenines I would find she had
borrowed a paper, and be ready to talk over
the pieces she had read, and to ask about
them. I began to think the public house
was not tho only place for a pleasant even
ing'; and I would call myself a fool for going-,
and yet went; for you know, Bob, we
do not like to be beaten, even for our own
good.
But Mary never said a word only kept
on jast the same, until at last I felt I should
go crazy if I fought against myself any lon
ger, and one night, right in the midst of
Naylor's song, and the laughing of the rest,
I said to myself all the jeers of this lot
could not make me feel as I shall sneaking
into home to night to meet that kind, pa
tient wife of mine : and up I got as bold as
brpss, and I said, "Good night all," and
made for the door.
"Are you ill?" calls one. "Are you
coming back?" cries Another.
"Nay, I am well," I said, "and I am
not coming back."
But I came to you, as you know, Master
Foster, that very night, and I signed.
I went home as sober as you are, and
without a word laid the paper on her lap.
She looked at it, and then she jumped
up and put her arms around my neck her
eves were full of tears and she said, "God
bless you, dear Uick, ana bless tnem mat
turned you to it."
Then says I, "Mary, He'll bless yourself,
for it is you that done it, and no other."
Aye, Foster, it was so; and from that
day to this, Mary has never spoken a word
to anv livin? creature of it, nor boasted of
her husband, as man r do, and makes a man
look small. To them that ever asts ner
aught about it she gives ail the praise to
the teetotal folks and says she knew that
sooner or later her husband must be con
vinced. "Here she is, Bob, and with some of her
coffee that she means to treat you to. Yes,
Polly,! have told your st cret, my girl ;
but you need not blush it's a pity but
more of the women learned it."
"Aye, indeed," returned his neighbor,
"man may be the head ; but, after all, 'tis
the neck that turns the head ; Dick, and
'tis a sorry case that it should so often be a
wry." The East Tennessee papers state that
hunting is unusually good in that region
this fall The mountains and valleys warm
with game of all kinds.
CLEARFIELD, PA:, NOV. 25, 1867.
National Finances,
The Reading Journal says: The subject of Na
tional Finances is just now a matter of paramount
importance in financial and business circles. The
Pendletonian theory of paying off our vast debt
by an unlimited issue of "greenbacks." apprezi
mating as it does to virtual repudiation, of course
finds favor among Rebels and Copperheads who
own not a dollar of these securities, but oecasions
a feverish anxiety among the patriotie few who
hold these certificates of indebtedness. It is not
probable that this plan of repudiation will be car
ried out, because such a result could only be ac
complished by a Rebel and Copperhead triumph
in the coming Presidential election. Still, the
bare possibility of such a result has occasioned a
general alarm throughout the eountry, and Gov
ernment bonds are not now held in as high esteem
as formerly. Parties who hold' them are selling
out and investing in Real Estate and other secu
rities Should the war npon the National Backs
continue, and the system be broken np, a univer
sal panic would be the consequence
The argument that the National bonds are too
greatly favored by high rates of interest and re
lief from taxation is not without point,and States
men are looking about for a remedy that shall
relieve the Government from a portion of its
burdens. An equitable mode of providing proper
relief to the Government and the people, without
serious loss to the bond holders, and oue which
we advocated a year ago, would be to consolidate
the entire national debt into a five per cent, gold
bearing loan running for an indefinite period,
the interest of which should be paid promptly, as
fast as the means of the country warranted. We
are glad to gee, in the dispatches from Washing
ton, that the Secretary of the Treasury will, in
his forthcoming report, recommend such a loan
for the action of Congress. It is stated that he
is encouraged in this oourse by the ready sale of
the 10-40 bonds, and by the opinions of prominent
bankers with whom he has been in consultation.
Senator ShermanTifis stated, concurs in the rec
ommendation of the Secretary, and has prepared
a bill to be presented immediately on the next
meeting of Congress, authorizing the consolida
tion referred to.
By converting the whole debt into five per cent,
consols and requiring, the National Banks to take
them as collateral security for their notes, the
present high interest loans could speedily be
changtd for the new Consols, and the government
and tax payers be relieved at once of the annual
payment of many millions of dollars. It is true
that business men. who look for high inteiest,
might seek other investments, but the solid men
and women of the country, who desire a tr.turt
and permanent investment, without risk or trouble
would gladly become the creditors of the govern
ment. Tfce prompt payment of interest, and reg
ular paymentsof the principal from time to time,
would give to the U. S. Consols, at all times, a
premium in the market. What is better. this loan
would tcud to consolidate the Union, by making
it the direct interest of every government bond
holder to set his face aainet any future Rebel
lion. It has often been argued that England's
debt is England's strength, and the same rule
would hold good so far as the United States is
concerned The more the coneols were diffused
among the people and care shojild be taken to
have them so diffused the more would the cred
itors of the nation stand up for its onion and j
perpetuity.
Democracy in 1776 and 1867. ..
Thomas Jefferson, a politician, chosen by a po
litical convention to frame a political document,
for a purely politics! use and occasion, and speak
ing only of politic 11 .-ijbtjasj privileges, laid
down as a political axiuin -'That all m'.a are cre
ated equal aud are endowed Ay their Creator with
certain inulieoable- rights, amongst which are
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
The Democratic party, says the Telrqraph..cz'iai3
the author of this immortal declaration as their
founder and patron saint; while they charge the
Republicans with being, of all men. farthest from
the principles of the fathers. If Thomas Jeffer
son was to revisit Kentucky, where the Republi
cans are in a hopeless minority, or Massachusetts,
where the Democrats a-e as helplessly 6verwhelin
ed, in whioh State would he see the principles
which he announced July 4, 1776 ? And which
party would Thomas Jefferson vote with, always
supposing that, unlike his fellow-Democrats he
believed the -'self evident truths" whioh he enun
ciated 1
Would it not strike the great founder of the
Democratic party as singular that granting equal
political rights involved necessarily social equal
ity ? We can imagine Horatio Seymour proving
that giving a negro a vote made him bis equal so
oially, and we can imagine Jefferson's contempt
for the demagogue, but his agreement with the
claim of modern Democratic leaders is a tax up
on our imagination beyond its power. We do
not believe that any man intelligent enough to
exercise the right of suffrage can believe such
nonsense, and yet this absurdity is the mainstay
of Democracy in IS67.
A Qdestjos Settled. Notwithstanding it is
still unsettled whether Jeff. Davis is to be tried
this month, or indeed ever, yet it is now settled,
beyond controversy, that he tea disguised as a
woman when he was captured. lie had on, ac
cording to the official report of Gen. Wilson, a
water-proof cloak, the hood of which was drawn
over his head, and the waist gathered closely
around bim. The State of weather was not such
as to admit of this costume being worn, except as
a disguise. In view of the ridicule attaching to
the situation, we have no doubt,reinarks the N.Y.
Commercial Advertiser, the arch traitor has often
wished that instead of carrying the bucket he
had kicked it.
Chieago horses are not very fast, but the men
and women make np for it.
"Stick To Your Busb."
Mr. Morgan was a rich man and a good
man also. His neighbors liked him. The
Eeople of the town respected him, chose
im to offices, sent bim to the Legislature,
and never undertook any important work
without asking his advice. If a schoolhouse
was to be built, the plan had to be talked
over with him. ' When the new town-hall
was planned, the whole matter was put in
to his hands. Widow Partridge asked h m
what she should plant iu her Seld. Farm
er Parker "always got his advice in buying
cattle, and Airs. Reid & insulted him about
bringing up her boys. Remarkably success
ful man was Mr. Morgan.
John Wood was a clever boy of fifteen.
He had got through what little schooling
his father could afford to give him, und was
going to thi city to try tor himself. lie
hoped to get a place in a store, and by and
by become a successful merchant. In talk
ing over his great hopes oue day with his
mother, he said ;
"I wonder how it was that Mr. Morgan
cot as rich and important as he is. Don't
I wish he would tell me how he did it."
"Well, John," said Mr Wood, "there
is nothing like asking him. Mr. Morgan
will give a lad like you a good word, I know,
if you will only go to him."
Jolin braced himself up and started for
Mr. Morgan's counting room. He Kiund
the merchant there and alone. "Good mor
ning, Master Johu," said he in a pleasant
voice. "Can I do anything tor you '
John stammered a little at first, but he
was a brave fellow, and bound V) succeed.
"Well, Mr. Morgan, I am going to the
city to try for myself. 1 want to be a mer
chant, and get rich, and help father and
mother one of these days; and they will
give me my time. Mother said I might
come in and ask j-ou if y!u would tell me
how you became so successful."
Mr. Morgan was pleased with John's hon
est way and Iran k question. After telling
him that he was glad he had so much ener
gy, and that if he kept out of bad compauy
and attended closeiy to his work, whatever
it was, he could not fail, Mr. 31 organ said:
"As for my success, John, I will tell you
how it was. One day "when I was a lad a
party of boys and girls were going to a dis
tant pasture to pick whortleberries. I wan
ted to go with them, was very fearful my
father would not let me go, and scarcely
dare to ask him, until the time came and a
dozen boys and girls gathered at our door.
Theu I told my father what was going on,
and at once he gave me his permission to
go with them. I could hardly coutain my
self with joy, and rushed into the kitchen
and got a big basket and asked mother tor
a luncheon. I had the- basket on my arm
and was just going out of the eate when my
father called me back. My head dropped
and my heart failed, for I was afraid ho
would tell me I could not go. I went back
trembling. My father took hold of my hand
gently and firmly, and said in a very gentle
voice, 'Joseph, what are you gsins for, to
pick berries or to play' ? To pick berries,'
1 replied. 'Then, Joseph, I want to tell
you one thing. It is this. When you find
a pretty good bush do not leave it to find a
better one. The other boys and girls will
run about picking a little here and a little
there, wasting a great deal of time and not
getting many berries. If you do as they do
you will come home-with an empty basket.
If you want berries stick to your bush. If
you want to succeed in life, stick to your
bush. Now go.'
"I went with the party and we had a
grand good time. But it was just as my
father said. No sooner had one found a
fair bush than he called all the rest, and
they left their several places and ran off to
the new found treasure heap. Not content
more than a minute or two in one place,
they rambled over the whole pasture, got
very, tired, and at night had but very few
berries. My father's words kept strangely
ringing in my ears, and 1 stuck to my bush.
When I had cleaned off one, I found anoth
er and finished that ; then I took another.
When nhrht came I had a large basket full
of x'w& berries, more than all the others put
together, and was not half so tired ai they
were. I went home proud and happy.
"But at home I found my father ill. He
looked ' at my basket full of big. black ber
ries, and said : 4 WeU done, Joseph. Was it
not as I told you ? Always stick to your bush.
"These were his last words to me. He
died a few days after and I had to make my
way in the world the best I could. But my
father's words sunk deep into my mind and
I never forgot the experience of the whor
tleberry party. I stuck to my bush. When
I had a fair place and was doing tolerably
well, I did not leave it and spend weeks and
months iu finding one a little bit better.
When other young men said, 'Come with us
and we will make a fortune in a fortnight,'
I shook my hend and stuck to my bush.
Presently my employers offered to take me
into business with them. I stayed with the
old house until the members died, and then
I had everything I wanted. The habit of
sticking to my business led people to trust
me, improved my judgment and gave mc
character. I owe all I have and am to this
motto: 'Stick to your bush."'
John heard Mr. Morgan's story with the
deepest interest. He thought he under
stood the whole secret of success and resolv
ed that he would stick to his bush as soon
as he could find a bush to stick to. He
thanked Mr. Morgan for his kindness, and
told him he would certainly adopt the mot
to for his own. As he was going out of the
door Mr. Morgan called him back, and told
him that he had dealings with a firm in the
city, who might possibly want a good lad.
He would write and ascertain. '
The next week John Wood had found a
bush in the city, and when I last saw him
he was sticking to it well, determined to fill
his basket and a worthy place in the world.
He is satisfied that the way to Buccess is by
sticking to the bush.
jujstorfts gitrrrforj.
W
ALTER BARRETT, Attorney at Law, Clear
field, Pa. May 13, 186.
DR. A.M. HILLS, DENTIST. Office, eornerof
Front and Market streets, opposite the 'Clear
field Houses' Clearfield, Pa. July 1, 1887-ly.
ED. W. GRAHAM, Dealer in Dry-Ooods, Groce
ries, Hardware. Queeasware. Woodenware,
Provisions, etc. Marxet Street. Clearfield, Pa.
NIVLING A SHOWERS. Dealers in Dry-Goods
Ladies' Fancy Goods, Hats and Caps, Boots,
Shoes, etc.. Second Street, Clearfield, Pa. aep25
TERRELL A BIGLER, Dealers In Hardware
LX and manufacturers of Tin and Sbeet-iron
rare, Second Street, Clearfield, Pa. June '66.
HF. NAUGLE, Watch and Clook Maker, and
. dealer in Watches, Jewelry, Ae. Room in
Graham's row, Market street. Nov. 10.
HBUCHER SWOOPE, Attorney at Law.Clear
. field. Pa. Offict in Graham's Row, fourdoo-s
west of Graham A Boynton's store. Nov. It.
ITESf, Attorney at Law, Clearfield, Pa., will
. attend promptly to all Legal business entrust
ed to hisoare in Clearfield and adjoining coun
ties. Office on Market street. July 17, 188T.
THOMAS II . FORCBY, Dealer in Square and
Sawed Lumber, Dry-Goods, Queonsware, Gro
ceries. Flour. Grain, Feed, Bacon, Ao , Ac, Gra
ham ton. Clearfield county, Pa. Oct 10.
J P. KR ATZER. Dealer in Dry-Goodt. Clothing.
. Hardware Queensware, Groceries. Provi
sions, eto., Market Street, neaily opoosit the
Court House, Clearfield, Pa. June, 1365.
HRTSWICK A IRWIN. Dealers In Drugs.
Medicines. Paints. Oils. Stationary, Perfume
ry . Fancy Goods, Notions, etc., etc.. Market street,
Cleai field. Pa Deo. 6, I86S.
KRATZER A KON, dealers in Dry Goods,
V Clothing. Hardware, Queensware, Groce.
ries. Provisions. 4c, Front Street, (above the A
cadeiriy.) Cleai field. Pa. Dec 27. 1S65.
JOHN GXTELICH. Manufacturer of all kinds of
Cabinet-ware, Market street. Clearfield, Pa
lid also makes to order Coffins, on short notice, and
dtlends funerals with a hearse. Aprl0,'5O.
THOMAS J. M'CULLOUGH. Attorney at Law.
Clearfield, Pa. Office, east of the ' Clearfield
o Bank. Deeds and other legal instruments pre
pared with promptness and aocaracy. July 3.
J B M'EN ALLY, Attorney at Law. Clearfield,
. Pa. Practices in Clearfield and adjoining
yunties. Office in new brick building of J. Boy n
'4'n, 2d street, one door south of Lanich'ft Hotel.
RICHARD MOSSOP, Dealer in Foreign and Do
mestic Dry Goods, Groceries. Flour, Bacon,
Liquors, &. Koom, on Market street, a few doors
westot Journal Office. Clearfield, Pa. Apr27.
TENTISTRY. J. P CORNETI, Dentist, offers
xJ his professional services to the citizens of
Curwcnsville aud vicinity, titnee in Urug More,
orner Main and Thompson Sts. May 2, 1S65.
11 B. READ, M D., Physician and Pu:geon.
'. having removed to George J. Kyler's dee d,
near William's Grove, Pa., offers his professional
services to thecitiiens of thesurrounding country.
July 10, 1867.
rjIRANK BARRETT, Conveyancer and Real
Jj Estate Agent. Clearfield, Pa. Office on Sec
ond Street, with Walter Barrett, Esq. Agent for
Plantation aud Gold Territory in Sonth Carolina.
Clearfield July 10, 1867.
I FREDERICK LEITZINGER, Manufacturer of
' all kinds of Stone-ware, Clearfield, Pa. Or
der solicited wholesale or retail He also keeps
on hand and for sale an assortment of earthen
ware, of his own manufacture. Jan. 1, 1863
J OHN U. FULFORD, Attorney at Law. Clear
field, Pa. Office with J. B.McEnalIy, Esq.,
over First National Bank. Prompt attention giv
en to the securing of Bounty claims, c, and to
all legal business. March 27, 1867.
J BLAKE WALTERS, Scriviner and Convey
. ancer, and Agent for the purchaso and sale
of Lands, Clearfield, Pa. Prompt attention giv
en to all businoss connected with the county offi
ces. Office with W A. Wallace. fan. 3.
G
ALBERT A BRO S. Dealers in Dry Goods,
. urocenes, Hardware. Queensware. Hour Ba-,
eon, etc.. Woodland. Clearfield county. Pa. Also,
extensive dealers in all kinds of sawed lumber
shingles, and square timber. Orders solicited.
Woodland. Pa., Aug. lth, 1863
WALLACE. BIGLER A FIELDING. Attor
neys at Law' Clearfield, Pa.. Legal business
01 all kicdii promptly and accurately attended to.
Clearfield, Pa., May 16th, 1806.
WILLIAM A.. WALL AC K WILLIAM I. BfCLBR
J. I1LAKK WALTEKS FRANK 7TELIHNQ
DR. J. P. BUKCHFIELD Late Surgeon of the
S:id Rog't Penn'a Vols., having returned
from the army, offers his professional services to
the citizens of Clearfield and vicinity. Profes
sional calls promptly attended to. Office on
South-East corner of 3d and Market Streets.
Oct. 4. 136fr 6mp.
pURXITURE KOOM S.
JOHN GUELICH,
Desires to inform his old friends and customers
that, having enlarged his shop and increased his
facilities for manufacturing, he is now prepared
to makelo order such furniture as may be desir
ed, in good style and at cheap rates for cah. He
mostly has on hand at his -Furniture Rooms,"
a varied assortment of furniture, among which is,
BUREAUS AND SIDEBOARDS,
Wardrobes and Book-cases; Centre, Sofa, Parlor,
Breakfast and Dining extension Tables.
Common, French-posts, Cottage, Jen-ny-loind
and other Bedsteads.
SOFAS OF ALL KINDS. WORK-STANDS. HAT
BACKS, WASH-STANDS, Ac.
Spring-seat. Cain-bottom, and Parlor Chairs;
And common and other Chairs.
LOOKING-GLASSES
Of every description on hand, and new glaa fcr
old frames, which will be put it. on very
reasonable terms, on r hurt notice.
He also keeps on hand, or furnishes to order. Hair,
Corn-husk, Hair and Cotton top Mattresset.
COFFINS, OE EVERY KIND,
Made to order, and funerals attended with a
' Hearse, whenever desirable.
Also, House painting done to ordor.
The above, and many other Articles are furnished
to customers cheap for cash or exchanged for ap-
E roved country produce. Cherry, Maple. Poplar,
in-wood and other Lumber suitable for the busi
ness, taken in exohange for furniture,
i Remember the shop is on Manet street, Clear
field, and nearly apposite the "Old Jew 8 tore."
Deeeosbet it 1MV JOHN GfJELICH.
pURE BUCK LEAD, equal in quality to
English white lead ; Oils, I'aints and
Varnishes of all kinds; Gold leaf in books, and
bronses, for sals by W. M. A A. I. SUAWI
Clearfield. October 23, 1867.
Q OLDIERS BOUNTIES. A recent bill
has passed both Houof Congress, and
signed by the President, giviug .three years' sol
diers $100 and two years' soldiers $50. bounty.
Soldiers wounded in line of duty, who did not'
serve two or three yearn. are entitled It the bounty.
rSBounties and Pensions collected by me for
those entitled to them
WALTER BARRETT, Atfy at Law.
Aug. I5th. 1366. Clearfield, Pa.
pLKARFIELD NURSERY. Escocr
V ace Home Industry. The undersign
ed having established a Nursery, on the Pike,
half way between Curwensville and. Clearfield
Boroughs, is prepared to furnish all kindsof Fruit
trees, (.Standard and dwarf J Evergreen-. Shrub
bery. Grape Vines, Gooseberry, Lawtrp Black
berry. Strawberry and. Raspbeiry vines. Also,
SibnanCrab trees, Quinee and early Scarlet Rheu--barb.
Ae. Orders promptly attended to. Address)
Aug 31.1864. J.D.WRIGHT. Carwensville,
S3 USQUE II ANNA HOUSE:
Curwensville, I'a.
BXPRESS AND STAGE OFFICE.
This well-known. Hotel, having beeij to-fitted
aud re-furnished throughout, is new opeq for the
accommodation of travelers, and the public in
general. Charges moderate.
WM. M. JEFFRIES.
Augoit 14. 1867-tf Proprietor.
H
Ot THIS WAY!
NEW STORE IN MADERA!
James Fokbst A So, would rerpeotfully la
form the public, that they have just oper.ed. In
Madera. Clearfield county, Pa , an entire new
stock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
which they are prepared to sell as cheap as the
cheapest. Their ytock consists of Alpacas, De
laines. Prints and Muslins, of all varieties; Cas
simeres, Satinets and Flannels, too numerous to
mention; Ready-made clothiog of the best qual
ity; Boots and Shoes of the. very best makes; a'
complete stock of Groceries. Ae . In abort, every
thing usi ally kept in a country store.
Consumers! Look to your interests. Call and
examine onr stocK and prices before purchasing
elsewhere. Lumber and grain of all Kinds taxes
in exchange for goods.
Remem berths place; Madera, Clearfield eonnty.
Oct. 30, '67. JAMES FORREST A SON.
C O M E T H IN G N E W
IN ANSONYILr.lt, .
Clearfield county, I'cnn'jL ; -
The undersigned having erected, daring; the .
past summer, a large and commodious store room,
is now engaged in filling it up with a new and
select assortment of Fall and Winter goods, which
he offers to the public at prices to suit the times
His stock of Mens' and boys 'clothing is unusual
ly extensive, and is offered to customers at front
S 10 to 520 for a whole suit. Flour. Salt, an Gro
ceries, of every kind, a complete vsoitnteDt;
Stoves and Stove-pipe, a heavy stock ; Boots and
boes. Hats and Caps, in great variety : Ladies'
dress goods, furs, and other fancy goods, together
with an endless assortment of notions too tedious
to enumerate, always on band, and sot sale very
cheap. Prints at 10 cents a yard. and other goods
in proportion. Now is the time to buy.
Country produce of every kind, a the highest
market prices, will be taken in exchange for
goods; and even Greenbacks will not, je refuse's
for any article in store. Examine my stock be
fore you buy elsewhere. .,
October 30. I8U7. i: SWAN.
rp It I E N N I A L ASSESSMENT AP
PEALS. Notice is hereby given, that
tbe Commifsiouers of Clearfield county. Pa., wjJl
meet at tbe following places, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
of each day named, for the purpose of hearing
Appeals from the Triennial Assessment, to wit .
For tbe township of Goshen, at ShawsviTIe
school house, en Monday. November 25th. 18G7. .
For the township of Girard. at Congress Bill .
school bouse, 'on Tuesday. November 26th. 1867.
For the township of Covington, at the house ft
Jacob Maurer, on Wednesday, November 27,1867.
For the the township of Karthaus, at the hoase
of H. J. Haine's. on Thursday, Nov. 28tb. 1867.
For the township of Morris.at tbe house formerly
occupied by J. P. Nelson, on Friday, Nov. 29,1867'.
For tbe township of Graham, at the house ut
Jacob 11 u bier, on baturday, November 30th. 1807.
For the township of Bradford, at the boue of
Jacob Pearce. on Monday. December 2d, 1867, ,
For tbe township of Bofgs. at the house or Ed
ward Albert, on Tuesday December 3d. 18X7.
For the Borough of Osceola, at the bouse of stile
Hoy t, on Wednesday, December 4th. 1867.
For the towobhip of Decatur, at Centre school
house, on Thursday, December 5th, 187. :.
For the township of Woodward, at the house oi
Thos Henderson ou Friday, December 61E, 1HA7. '
For tbe township of Guelicb, at the school boose '
in Janesville. on baturday, December 7tb, 1867.
For tbe township of Beccaria. at the house of
D. Paulhamns. iq Glen Hope, on Monday Decem
ber th, I8OT. .
For tbe township of Kjnox, at Ames' school
bouse, on Tuesday, December ldth, 1867.
For tbe township of Jordan, at the school hous,
in Ansonville.on Wednesday, December II tb, 1857.
For the township of Ferguson, at the house for
merly occupied by John Gregory, on Tbbrsday,
December 12th, 1867. . .
For the township of Chest, at the school boos
near buion Rorabaugb's. ou Friday, December
13th. 1867.
For the Borough of New Washington, at the
school house, on Saturday, December 14th, 1867.
For tbe township of Burnside. at tbe election
bouse, on Monday, December 16th, 1867.
For the township of Bell, at tbe election boose,
on Tuesday, December 17th, 1 867.
For the Borough of Lumber City, at the public
house of James Curry, on Wednesday, December
18th. 1867. ..
For the township of Penn, at the bouse of 6- C.
Hepburn, on Thursday, December 19th. I80T .
For tbe township of Pike, at the house of Leah.
Bloom, in Curwensville. on Friday. Dee. 70th. 186".
hot the Borough of Curwensville. at tbe bouse
of Leah Bloom; on Saturday. Dec 2 1 at, 1867. .
Forth towRshipof BIoobi, at the house of Al
gernon Golden, on Monday, December 23d. 1P67.
For the township of Brady, at the house of Wm.
Schwem, on Tuesday, December 24th. 1867.
For the township of Union, at the boose of
Daniel Brnbaker, on Wednesday. Dee 25tb. 186T. .
For the township of Fox, at the house of John I.
Bundy, on Thursday, December 26th. 1867.
For the township of nuston. at tbe boose of
Wm. Woodward, on Friday, December 27th, 1847; .
For tbe township of Lawrence at tbe Commis
sioners Office, on Monday, December SOtb. 1867.
For tbe. Borough of Clearfield, at b Commis
sioners Office, on Tuesday, December 31at 1867.
An Appeal from the valuations of Cnseeteel
Lands will be held at the Commissioners Office,
on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 4th,
5th. and 6th days of February, A. D , 1863, aj
wbioh time all persons interested will plesse at
tend, as no appeal can betaken after thai date.
ny order or tbe Board or mmniivsinners.
Nov. 13, 1(V7.
W 8. BRADLEY; 01
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