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CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY. APRIL 7, 1869.
VOL. 15.-NO. 31.
THE DOORSTEP. ,
The coDtrrenee eetins through at last,
We boys eroand the ves waited
to see the PI in
tik. snow iri ''"'"a" to ba n'd-
'ot braver he hat leps the well . 1
Bt level musket-flashes littca,
Tbae I. who stepped before them ell,
Wio longed lo see me get tbe mitten.
tat no, she Unshed sad took my inn !
ITe let the old fulks here the Highway,
And started towerds the Maple Farm
Along a kind of lovers' by-way.
I eaa"t remember what we said,
Twu nothing worth a song or story,
let that rede path by which we sped,
geeta-d all transformed and in a glory.
The mew was eriip beneath onr feet,
Tie mono was full, the field were gleaming ;
Bj hood and tippet sheltered sweet,
tier face with youth and health waa beaming
Jier little hand oaiside her muff
0 sculptor, if yen could bat moald it
So lightly touched my jacket-cuff,
To keep it warm 1 bad to hold it.
To hue her there with me alone.
Teas lore and fear and triumph blended,
At Uit we reached the foot-worn atone,
W here that delicious journey ended.
Eh shook ber ringlet from her bead.
And with a -Thank yon. Ned," dissemble!,
Cut yet I knew she understood
With what a daring wish I trembled.
A elnod passed kindly overhead,
Ihe moon was slyly peeping through it,
Tct hid its face, as if it said :
"Ciae! now or never! doit! doit!"
My lips till then bad only known
The kiof mother and of sister,
Cut somehow, full npon ber own
Keet, lor j. darling mouth I kissed ber!
Perhaps 'twas boy.sh love, yet still,
O listless woman! weary lover !
Tn feel once more thit fresh, wild thrill,
I'd give bat who can lire youth over?
KT SLEIGH RIDE.
"Li!i my word! George is gotten tip re-prfe-Iy
to niglit!"
"Maaima, George has got on lxis Dew Hue
f;!k n-okrie don't you .see?"
'JI dear Mr. I wan not aware you intend
ed going out to niht."
Xir. when a man cnnses down stairs on
tipiv. and eavs'M g:iin the front door with
the leant iostlde amount of observation, it
i-n't particularly agreeable to have a whole
IroaJ.-idu of ft uialo. ton?uts nnon him the
in-tsnt tie crsos the tUrcshol 1. However,
r.ot lo ffpni dan ted, I confronted tht-ni
dugpedly. :iintuliy conscious the while of
nrra l-var'ti prea.-c on uiy hair, a borrowed
ring on in' finger, and a sl.irt whose gloss
might have lemindcd one id a whole starch
factory. Need I mention, after enumera
ting ihee r-artwulsrs. that I was in love?
" here are you going. George?' asked
Biy mother.
'i am going hleigh riding with the party
from Judge Dacre's," I answered, fitting on
pair of lemon colored kid glovei, which,
roni.lring the night was dark as pitch and
tie thermometer s-tood at zero, was a piece
of idiocy well ic5tting a ynung man in love.
"What lady do you take with you?"
'None?"
" Why." interrupted Dolly, "where's Miss
A5ndale ?"' I felt myself grow hot all over
I strove to answer indifferently, and esca
- V U my little cutter I soon jingled op to
taiine of equij ages in front of Judge Da
w's door.
' '3m in time," observed Harry Spieer,
fining up hi vicious little pray horse, as
tht ss-a-ious animal was about to try the
-iiUe qualities of my ear, "the girls are
n.ing out they ran in to warm while
l';tr Iaere was getting her things on.
'bew ! how cold it is. I say, old fellow"
the Ii?ht of a passing lantern fell on my
'wf numlJe "aren't those yellow kids
'aiming 'r the oocasin? I gueps you've
fcifii up your next quarter's salary for "
Hc Mopjied abruptly, and tho next min
! 1 heiri him whisper to some one beyond :
Hallo. Judon, I vc been and gone and
it. I mistook old Barnwell for George
it!iwood, and I've been chaffing him like
for? Their trap are as like as two peas. I
n.kr what he thoueht of me ? crusty old
never to answer a word, though !"
!!"??:n- mynjlf, mentally of course, at
I '.fiiotiof Spicer's, I took care not to
c :'- i.im of the idea. It was a relief
' f"? rid ;t theelaeV of his ceaseless tongue.
A- :!).,; r-jfi-x'tions passed hurriedly thro'
l7 nt nj, thare was a sound of merry, bird
Ketni,vs.jnt.rnijjeii with musical laughter
1 i'1"' .""Pin? of many feet.
he pir. i,tzn or so in number, wore
; nimR ouN hoo.led, cloaked and furred.
J-t I w is about U guide my horse away
u the ,,ate t0 maJte roQm fof gome envj,
'J-t niiv-reant who claimed proprietorship
V P' 0r,.n,"re of 'i" glancing bevy of fem
!" ,0T!;-!.'.a light foot was placed on the
rail of the cntter, and Kate Aspindale
m bolide me. nestling down among
't.j r ",)0, " if t her place by right.
av pe 1 na''cr' L?pt you waiting, Bruce,
v' "he said' a,1jastn2 the folds of her
r The WrtI"1 of glad greeting which bad
n v my lips seemed frozen on the very
Portal, () specch ..Bruce .. jnJeed j So
' WHtfK.k me for the man of the money
M-vd.dshe! Well, considering that she
W-ed Mr. Barnwell so heartily, as she
ured me, her voice was attuned to
'e7 taxing aecentg.
"Only think," she went on, as, obedient
1I of "Go ahead" trom behind, I me
aoically loosened the reins and touched my
'l m norse with the whip, "George
Withwood is here to-night, and all alone ; I
suppose he couldn't get any girl to accompa
ny him. I do think that young man is the
greatest fool I he my gracious I" For Sul
tan, my horse, gave a plunge just then. I
had nncnnssiously given him a merciless cut
with the whip, and it required all my
strength and self-possession to calm him
down again. Still I never spoke my teeth
were tightly set together and I could feel a
burning spot in the centre of each cheek,
which seemed as if they mast glow in the
dark like live coals.but I waited instinctive
ly to hear more.
"Now.yoa're not vexed with me, Bruce,"
murmured Kate, "Just because I mentioned
George Withwood'a name? You know I
don't care two straws about him a conceit
ed, silly blockhead, that fancies a girl is in
love with him, just because she happens oc
casionally to smile at his foolish speeches. I
assure you. Bruce, I've never seriously en
conraged him, but a girl must have some
thing to amuse her in a dull country place
like this, (ieorge Withwood, indeed, as if
I could care for him when you are near,
Bruce ! How he will stare when he gets our
wedding cards r.ext week 1"
She broke out laughing that merry, me
lodious laugh which had been music to my
ears so many times, in our lonely woodland
rambles and twilight gossips beneath the
vine draped porch. Flow differently it
sounded to me now ; the hollow resonance
of some tuneless instrument how could I
ever have fancied it sweet !
"I've worn my engagement rine ti-night
Bruce," she went on coaxingly; "there's no
use keeping the matter secret any longer,
and I want to see what the cirls will all say.
You've no objection hare you, Brnee, for
dear me what is the matter? We can't
have reached Slopersvilleyet, I'm sure!"
The long line of sleighs had come to a
stand still one, not unlike my own, detatch
ed itself from the rest, and jingled up to our
own.
"Why. she's here! What on earth does
this jugglery moan?" demanded the voioe
not a particularly melodious one of Mr.
Bruce Barnwell. Kate started up with a
slight shriek.
"WhcreamI? Who is this in the sleigh?"
she cried.
"Pray don't djstnrb yourself, Miss Aspen
dale," satirically growled Mr. Barnwell ; ev
idently there was an abundant spice of the
grim Othello in his temperament- "If ynu
prefer Mr. Withwood's company to mine,
it's all right,"
. "Mr. Withwood !" reDeated Kate.wildlv.
On, mercy ! it can t be possible!"
Some ones held up a ianternr I looked
full into Kat Asncndala's snlendid tlurk
eyes.
Now, it I had been a woman, what voiiiss
of satire I could have fired into the enemy's
camp what red hot coals of taunting jocos
ity I could have heaped upon Kate's de
fenceless head. But being a man, I left her
to the puniihment of her own recollections,
and bowed with all the courtesy I could com
mand. "Permit me to assist yon into the other
sleigh. Miss Aspendale," I said. "When
Mr. Barnwell understands that it was my
mistake that you entered this equipage, he
wiil pardon any appearance of awkwardness
in the affair."
WiThout a single word Kate Aspendale
descended from my sleigh and was assisted
into that of Mr. Barnwell, who still sat up
right and irate, staring indignantly around
him.
"Good evening, Miss Aspendale," I said,
unable to resist the temptation of launching
back one Parthian arrow, as I drove away,
"I shall expect to receive the cards very
soon." .
Alice, my blue eyed cousin, was sewing
alone in the room when I returned home.
She looked up in surprise as I entered.
"Home so soon ?" she said. "I hardly
expected to see you so early."
"Didn't you, Alice !" I sat down be-ide
her. "But you see I wanted to say some
thing very particular to you."
"George!"
"Upon my word, Alice, I'm in earnest."
So I was. After the stormy reign of Kate
Aspendale in my heart, Alice's sweet face
seemed like a dream of repose for which I
longed with an undescribed longing.
And the next day I went on a tecond
sleigh ride with my dove-eyed little fiance,
and our cards were out in the same week with
those of "Mr. and Mr. Bruce Barnwell."
An Irishman entered a barber shop while
drunk, ate wiMi a brush a cup of !ather,dug
out the ball of soap at the bottom of the cup,
ate that, and sat down to warm his feet.
"How did you like your lunch?" asked a by
stander. "The custard was illegant ; but,
by my sow, I b'lave the egg was a little too
long in the wather."
An individual advertised for "a wife" the
other day, and requested each applicant for
the situation to enclose her carte de visite.
One of his fair correspondents closed her re
ply in these terms : "1 do not enclose my
carte, for,though there is some authority for
putting a cart before a horse.I know of none
for putting one before an ass." -
A few wet:k8 ago, in Manchester, New
Hampshire, a man worth one hundred thous
and dollars, earned twenty-five cents by car
rying . home a, fowl for another man. He
said ho thought himself lucky to get pay for
taking needed exercise. .
A devotee of Bacchus was overheard the
other night thus addressing his fiat, which
had fallen from his head: "If I pick you
np, I fall ; if I fall, you will not pick me up ;
then 1 leave you," and he staggered proudly
away.
MISS BBIGQ3' EHEUX
Mr. Perry was an old bachelor, and Misa
Briggs was an old maid. He lived in the
brick house on the hill, and she lived in the
cottage opposite, and they were mortal enemies.-
He despised her because she kept a
canary and two cats, and she hated him for
his affection for a hage mastiff aud a knock
kneed horse.
"Why on earth the man don't get a de
cent horse is more than I can imagine 1" she
would say, as he plodded up to the door "I
believe that he is too mean and miserly to
buy one."
Miss Briggs would hardly have felt pleas
ed, had she known that Mr. Perry rode back
and forward on this old, worn-out piece of
horseflesh, merely for the purpose of annoy
ing her.
They never spoke, but yet they managed
tokeep np a perfect warfare, by disagreea
ble manners and wrathful glances.
She sat hour by hour beneath the canary
bird in the window, with her cats perched
upon the sill, and her knitting in her hand
throwing glances of scorn to the opposite
side, where he, with cigar and newspaper,
and boots a few inches higher than his head
received, and payed them back with in
terest His detestable dog came over and ran
through her garden, destroying all her beau
tiful tulips and hyacinths, and she gave him
a hot bath which sent him howling to his
master, and when faid master remonstrated,
scut word that she would treat him worse
next time.
Her little red cow broke through his en
closure and devoured hU turnips and cab
bages, and he led her houi, and informed
Miss-Briggs that a second offense would give
her a comfortable pasture in the pound.
For two years they lived and fought, and
no one could bring about peace between
them, it was a pity the neighbors all said,
for Miss Briggs was n dear little soul, and
there was not a finer man in the country
tiian .Mr. Perry."
"Julia, my love," said Mrs. Perkins, one
afternoon as she entered the cosy parlor, "I
am going to have a party, and I want you
to come down in the afternoon to tea. and
remain during the eveuing. Every one will
Le there."
"Will that old bac& over the way be
there?"
"Mr. Terry? Oyes! We couldn't-get
along without him."
"Then that settles the matter. I shan't
fin."
' Muii, fJ una, uuh t w eu suuiiau i xr juu
remain at home ho will think that you are
a' raid of him."
Miss Briggs thought the matter over.
Well, it would look a little like it, and bhe
would not have him think so for the world
:be conceited wretch I
Mrs. Perkins went home, and it was ar
ranged that Miss Briggs was to spend the
afternoon, and remain for the party.
She was a pretty little woman, and it was
always a puzzle to every one why she never
married. She had a round rosy face, clear
brown eye.?, and beautiful hair, and a sweet
mouth, and if she was near thirty there was
not a smarter woman in town.
She stood before the gilt-framed looking
glass in the little chamber, and fastened tier
lace collar over the neck of her maroon col
ored dress, with a plain gold brooch, and
began to think she looked very well. There
was a bright healthy flush upon her cheek
and her eyes were full of light and beauty.
Sho walked into Mrs Perkins' sitting
room, and she found her awaiting her with
a smiling face. She thought t-he must be iu
a very good humor, but said nothing, allow
ing the good lady to smile as long and pleas
antly as she wished.
She understood it all when supper time
came, and Mr. Perkins entered followed by
Mr. Perry. This was a well laid plan to
make the two become friends.
Miss Briggs bit her lips, and inwardly
vowed that nothing should tempt her to
give "that man" her band in friendship. She
hated him.
He was placed directly opposite at the ta
bic, and many times forced to pass the bis
cuits cakes or preserves, and Miss Briggs
accepted them, although she declared to
Mrs. Perkins after supper, that they nearly
choked her.
Before evening they both were persuaded
to overlook the horse and cow difficulty and
be civil, and Miss Briggs was frightened
when she found herself talking to him with
ease and pleasant familliarity.
The party was a success, and although the
sports were generally monopolized by the
younger portion, they found room for the
old maid and her enemy, and several times
she found herself doing the most ridiculous
things in the way of paying forfeits.
At the end of the evening Misa Briggs
was at the door ready to depart, when he
called :
"Miss Briggs, I am going right up your
wav. Will you ride?"
Would she ride. and behind that old horse,
and beside that detestable man? She was
wondering whether she would or not when
Mrs. Perkins came and triumphantly led
her out, and packed her into the carriage.
It was as dark as pitch, and they had to
let the horse go his own way, and find it the
best he could. He did so very well until
they reached the cottage, and then he was
bewildered.
Mr. Perry spoke, jerked the reins, but to
no purpose. Ho then Uok out the whip,
Whether his natural dislike of that article.
or the memory of the indignities he had
suffered frim the hands of the owner of the
cottage overcame him it is hard to decide,
but at all events he kicked up his heels.
ran a few rods and fell, overturning the
buggy and its precious con ten' s.
Misg Briggs was up in a moment, un
harmed, but Mr. Perry was as silent as the
grave, one ran snouting inrougn the dark
ness, until Mr. Perry's "help" came out to
her assistance.
They found the poor man half dead be
neath the carriage, and while Dan was at
work, Miss Briggs ran home for her own
servant. After much hard labor they sno-
ceeded in extricating bim from the wreck
but he was senseless, and they bore him
home and sent for the village doctor. Upon
examination they found his leg to be broken
and thus Miss Briggs' tnemy was at hrr
mercy.
The days and weeks that followed were
dreadful ones to the poor eufferrr, but Miss
Briggs never left him. Day and night she
stood beside him, and ber little plump hands
administered to every want.
He forgot the cow and his turnips. She
forgot the cats and canary. He only saw
a little patient woman, with a pretty rosy
face, trim figure and tender hands, ami
would you believe it? He fell in love with
her.
How could he help it? She had sat, by
him through the long dreary days of pain,
she had brought him her preserves, her
wine and nice invigorating cordials. She
had made blanc mange and delicate custards
and in all probability saved his life.
What could he do? nothing but fall in
love.
"J'iss Briggs!" be said, one day when he
was able to sit. up.
"Well, Mr. Perry!"
"You have been very good to me, and I
feel as though I owe ynu a great deal."
"There, now stop right where you are.
You owe mo nothing."
"But would you mind if I trespassed a
little further on your good nature?"
"Not at all."
"Well, Miss Briggs, wiil you take me in
charge for the rest of my natural life?"
"What? '
"Wiil you marry me? There 1"
Miss Briggs Llu.-heil and her answer came
thus :
"I will marry yon."
There was a wedding a few woeks later
and Mrs. Perkins prepared the wedding
supper.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry live in the brick
house, and tho cottage is rented to a young
man and his wife, to whom Mrs. Perry be
queathed her cats and canary.
- Tt , fc.olfr atJ the knok-kwd nu
horse are with iherriuj darners. 1
What He Got. A committee appointed
by the Illinois Legislature to investigate
charges ot corruption against memb ers of
their body, were about giving up foiled, after
a most determined effort to find out some
thing rotten to report, when they fortunate
ly, as they thought, had a member brought
before them who admitted that he had re
ceived "something for. his vote." Ujmn
this admission they instituted a most search
ing inquiry which resulted as follows :
Question You have stated that you have,
on a certain occasion, received something
for your vote. Did the con mittee under
stand you correctlv ?
Answer Yes, sir.
Q. Have you received anything for your
vote on more than one bill ?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. About how many ?
A I cannot tell, without stopping to think
a little while.
Q. We will- waive that point for the
present. You will notfstatc to the commit
tee what you got for your vote The repor
ter will please record the answer in full, and
the witness will speak slowly, in order that
his answer may be taken down.
A. I got the curses of the whole com
munity. We may add. says the Harrisburg Tele,
egraph, that the Illinois legislator's expe
rience is not an uncommon on?.
Aek Yotj Ready? Are you ready for
life with all its multiplied cares and respon
sibilities, its trials and temptation.s,its aver
sities and afflictions, its sorrows and disap
pointments ? Are you ready for death, its
pains and weakness, its farewells and part
ings? Are you ready for the judgment, iu
review and its exposure of your inner life,
as well as your outward acts and spoken
words? Are you ready for that august tri
bunal where all must appear, to hear from
the lips of Christ a welcome to the joys of
heaven, or the door of banishmt nt which
shall consign the soul to endless darkness
and despair? Are vou ready to walk with
the saints in light, ready to enter upon the
enjoyments and enjoy the society of the bet
ter land ?
. If you a: e not ready for these things,
think most seriously how short tho time for
preparation for salvation ; remember that it
is aloue through repentance towards God
and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and a
holy life that you can get ready for the fu
ture. Let not another moment pass with
out giving your earnest attention to this im
portant work of life. Rest content with no
state of mind short of assurance.
A philosopher says that if anything will
make a womanewear.it is hunting her night
cap on a cold night, after the light has been
put out. '
Creditors are like corns ; they are always
reminding one where the shoe pinches.
The only way to get rid of them is to cnt
them and that won't prevent them coming
again. " '
When are gloves unsaleable? When they
are kept on hand.
The Shortness of Time.
"Live as long as you may, the first twen
ty years of your life is the longest half of it :"
this was said by one of our modern writers,
and I doubt whether anything more true
was ever said by any man.
Don't you find, you that have reached mid
dle life, and you that are approaching middle
life that time passes much more quickly
thrn it used to pass ? Don't you find when
the evening comes and the day's work is
over, that it seems only a few moments since
the day's work began ? You may have been
very busy ; but when you return home to
your children it seems but a very short time
since you le!t them in the morning. Of
course th(;re is exceptional seasons, as when
health is bad, or when heavy grief presses
on you, but, on the whole, is it not now a
subject of constant remark that the days
pass with incredible rapidity.
And don't you remember when the case
was very different? Don't you remember
how l6ng they used to be, hen you yourself
was a child what a crowd of delightful in
terest multiplied and diversified the hours,
and how extensive the pro-.pect was when
you looked toward the future? The fact is,
you and your children are living lives of dif
ferent lengths in the same epacc of time.
The day is far longer to them than to you
They feel, when you think of it, as if its be
ginninz and et.ding were almost the same.
When they lay their little heads on the pil
low, weary with their t.veK'e hours play,
their toys broken their excitement about
trifles at an end their merry, their eager
quarrels, at length brought to a pause, those
twelve hours have made, to them, a very
period of their existence. Your toys, too,
perhaps are broken you, too have been oc
cupied with trifles your quarrels inconsid
erate but your longer, your more responsi
ble day, has been far shorter than theirs.
It miaht not be very difficult to explain
this. Our sense of the lapse of time doe
not depend entirely, or even chiefly, on the
duration of time itself. When impressions
are vivid, forcible, and fresh, the time
seems long. When the events of our livesaie
monotonous and uniform if ouly meanwhile
we are in diligent occupatiou the time
seems short. Any persson may test this
for himself by comparing pa.-sages of his
own experience. The few days spent in a
new place are longer than those that succeed
them; but soon tha novelty is past; and
the stream moves on, quietly and rapidly as
before. And no one, on the other side, needs
to be reminded that days of anxiety and
!.li i n it lie" t-- ".! Atnctantlir nn
Itie siretcli, arc IiisluruITy lmig. Ak tlic
battle of Waterloo for instance, can you not
imagine, if you remember the circumstances
of that engagement, how different was the
length of that summer day to the great cap
tain, on the one band, on whom rested ail
the suspense and responsibility, and to seme
private soldier in the ranks, on the other,
actively occupied, and with nothing to think
of but. to le pron.pt and obey.
How desirable then to make sure of doing
something in the present that will really bear
good fruit in the future !
'Ah me!
There is no rest:
What rein eaneutb our headstrong hoars ?
They pss away : they pass, we knew not bow;
'nr Now is gone before we can say Now:
Time past and future's noue of ours;
That hath yet no being
And this has ceased to be:
What is, is ours ; how short a time we hare '."
A Cheerful Religion.
Let men be taught to know there is as
much religion in the good, robust, rejoicing,
enthusiastic singing of God's praiie, as in
the sedate and doleful style that ii usually
6!!ed the m i-it ltj'r,"nn il ; lut them know
that the earnest pi aver need not be a drawl
ing jeremaid ; let them feci that good gos
pel prt acbitiK may be in sprightly delivercy
ol pleasant truths, more than in the whining
reciiatiou ot inanities.; le'. them believe that
Christianity is a live thing, that it is in
'wnpathy with the active, rejoicing spirit of
ir h i n inity, mi l it. will be better com
mended to their acceptance.
Seriousness ought always to characterize
the Christian. But seriousness does not
consist in auilenness. moroscucss, or even in
the sobriety that drive away smiles and the
taste for rational pleasures. lie is most
serious who best brings an earnest, healthy,
rejoicing nature to the performance of his
duty. Men are most beautifully serious when
truthful smiles are playing on their lips and
when their whole countenances are lighted up
with a benignant joy.
It ought, therefore, to be the effort of pro
fessing Christians to pass through the world
as happily as to light it up and fill it with
joy. They ought to sing in the midst of
judgments, and to sing loudly and cheerily
amid their marvellous benefits. We pass to
a kingdom out of sadness and sorrow, where
there will be no sadness or sorrow, where
there will be no sorrow nor sighing. Pass
ing to that place, let us cultivate the spirit
that is to distinguish us when we arrive
there, and show that we do really begin our
heaven on earth.
A lady brought a child to a phjsician to
consult about its precarious state of health.
Among other things, sho inquired if he did
not think the springs would be useful.
'Certainly, madam. replied the doctor.as
he eyed the child, and then took a pinch of
snuff. 'I have not the least hesitation in
recommending the sorings and theooner
you apply the remedy the better.
You really think it would bo good for the
dear little thing, do you?"
'Upon my word, it's the best remedy I
know.' -
'What spring do you recommend?
'Any will do, madam, where you can get
plenty of soap and water
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tire ora-ans.
Hoofland's German Bitters
Is composed of the pure jaiees (or, theT are
medicinally termed, rarrofs) of Roots. Herbs-and
Barks, making a prep aratton.bighly concen
trated, and entirely -"-free from alcoholic ad
mixtore of any kind.
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC,
Is a combination of all the ingredients of the Bit
ters, with the purest quality of Santa Crnx Rum,
Orange. Ao , making one of tbe most pleasant and
agreeable remedies ever offered to the public.
Those preferring a Medioinefree from Alcohol
ic admixture, will use
HOOFLAND'S' GERMAN BITTERS.
Those who have no objection to the combination
of tbe Bitters, ai stated, will nse
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC.
Tbey are both equally good, and contain the
same medicinal virtues, the choice between the
two being a mere matter of taote, tbe Tonic being
the most palatable.
The stomach, from a variety of causes, such as
Todigastton, Dyspepsia. Nerrous Debility, etc., is
very apt to hare its functions deraneed. The
Liver. Fyinpalhising as closely as it does with
tbe Stomach, then be
comes affected. the resulr
of which is that the patient suffers from several
or more ol tbe following diseases:
Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles, Fulness
of Blood to the Head. Acidity of the Stomach,
Nsusea, Heartburn, Disgust for Food. Fulness
or Weight in the Stomach. Soar Eructations,
Sinking or Flattering at tbe Pitof tbe Stomach,
Swimming of the Head, Hurried or Difficult
Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart. Choking or
Suffocating Sensations when in a Lying Posture.
Dimness of Vision. Dots or Webs before the Sight.
Dull Pain in the Head, Deficiency of Perspira
tion. Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes. Pain in
the Side, Iiack.t'bcst. Limbs, etc.. Sadden flash
es of Heat, Iiumijg in the Flesh, Constant im
aginings of Evil, and great depression of Spirits
The sufferer from .'bese diseases should exercise
the greatest caution in the selection of a remedy
for bis rase, purc-has:ng only that which he is as
sured from bis inves ligations and inquiries
ponnes'es true merit. ' is skilfully compound
ed, is free from injurious ingrrdi'ients. and has
established for it. elf a reputation for the cure of
these diseases. In this connnection we would
submit those well-known remedies
' Hoofland's German- Bittrrx: and ffoojland'g
. German Tonic prepared ltf Dr. V. M.
Juclou, PUiladelphia, Pa.
Twenty-two years since they were first intro
duced into this country from tlermany, during
which time they have undoubtedly performed
more cures, und benefitted suB'crinir humanity to
a greater extent, than any o.her remedies known
lo the public.
These remedies will effectually core Liver Com
pliant. Jaundice. Dys popsia. Chronic, or Ner
vous Ifbitity, Chron ic Diarrhoea. Disenscof
the Kidneys, and all Diseases arising from a dis
ordered Liver, Stomach, or Intestines.
DEBILITY.
&iBUTlin5 nvtu j vnn.tMmr.M4tf,tiaB
Ol lllti SJTILCU1. I.llllv.4 ..j . - . ,
hardships, exposure, fevers, etc.
There is no medicine extant equal to these rem
edies in such eases. A tone and vigor it imparted
to the whole system, tbe appetite is atrengthed,
food is enjoyed, tbe stomach digests promptly. the
blood is purified, the complexion becomes sound
and healtnv. the yellow tinge is eradicated trom
the eyes, a bloom is given to the cheeks, and tbe
wait and nervous invalid oecomes a strong ana
healthy being.
PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE,
And feeling tbe hand of time weighing heavily
upon them, with all its attendant ills.wil' find in
the use of this UITTEHS or tbe TONIC, an elixer
that will instil new Mfe into tbeir veins, restore
in a measure tbe energy and ardor of more youth
ful days. build up their shrunken forms, and give
h.afth and bappiness to tbeir remaining years
NOTICE.
It is a well established fact that fully one-half
of tbe female portion of our population are ei-
dom in the enjoyment . ot
use their own exprea ai
of good neattn; or, to
Tbey are languid, devoid of all energy, extreme-
It nervous, and have no appetite. To thia class
or persons the B1TTEKS, or the TONIC, ia espe
cially recommended.
WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN
Are made strong by tbe nse of either of these
remedies, loey will cure every case or MAUA3-
MUS, without full.
Thousands of certificates have accumulated in
the bands of tbe proprietor, but spnee will allow
of the publication of but a few. Tbose.it will be
observed, are men of note and of such standing
that they must believed.
TESTIMONIAL!.
Hon. George W. Woodttmrd, Chief Juttir ej
the Supreme Court or Penit a, ten tee :
Philadelphia. March IS, IS67.
.it aMj .nMa.n ii.m.. P; i.
good tonie. useful in diseases of the diges
tive organs, and or great neneni in eases ot da
bility. and want of nervous aetion in the system
Yours truly, GEO. W WOODWARD."
Hon Jamr Thompson, Judgt of the Supreme
Court of fenneylvama:
Philadelphia, April 23. 196S.
"I consider 'Hoofland's German Bitters' tvaln
able medieme i n. case f attacks ot Indigestion or
Dyspepsia. ' 1 can certify to is from my experi
ence of it. lours, witn respeat.
JAMES THOMPSON.
From Rev. Joseph IT. Keiinard, D.D., Pastor
of the tenth. Uaptitt OAnre. fhiladelphux.
Dr. Joel mn Dear Sir: I have been frequent
ly requested to connect my name with recommen
datious ef different kinds of medicines, but re
garding the practice as out of my appropriate
anhnm I have in all cases declined: but
with a clear nroof in -J- various instances and
particularly in my own family, of the usefulness
of Dr. Hoofland's Herman Bitters, i aepari lor
onoe from ray usual course, to express my full
conviction that,nr general debility of the xylem.
and e.'jfeiaJtv for Ijvt Cnmjdatnt. it i a sttfe
and valuable preparation. In some cases it may'
fail, but usually. I doubt not. it will be Tery ben
eflcial to those who suffer from the above causes
Yours, very respectfully,
J. U. KENNARD.8th.bel Coatesst.
Finn Rev. E. D.. Fendall. Ametaitt Editor
Christian Chromete, Philadelphia.
I bave derived decided benefit from the use of
Jlooflnnds German Bitters, and feel it my piivil
ege to recommend them as a most valuable tonie,
to all who are suffering from general debility or
from diseases arising from derangement of the
liver Yours truly. E D. FENDALL.
CAUTION.
Hcofland's German Remedies are counterfeited
Pee that the sign tture of C M JACKOX is on
tbe wrspper of each bottle. All others are
counterfeit Princi -LJ pal Office and Manufac
tory at the German Medioiue Store.No. 631 AKCH
Street. Philadelphia. Pa.
CHARLES M. EVANS, Proprietor.
Formerly C. M. JACsKSON Co
Hoofland's German Bitters. er bottle. tl 00
Hoofland's German Bitters, half dosen, a 00
Hoofland's German Tonie put mp in quart bottles
SI 60 per bottle, or half dosen for 7 50.
CW Do not forget to examine well the artiel
you bay, ia order to get tho genuine.
For sale by A. I. SHAW Agent Clearfield Pa
April 22. 1868-ly
(?RAr?E VIXES FOR SALE. Alltt
leading hardy varieties of first quality
Concord Cuttings. $1.00 per hundred.
Orders solicited as soon as convenient and tiled
in rotation, by A M. HILLS,
pURE BUCK IiEAD, equal in quality to
A English white lead; Oils. Taints and
Varnishes of all kinds ; Gold leaf in books, and
bronzes, for sale br A. I. SHAW.
Clearfield, October 13. 188f.
rVHE OLD ESTABLISHED FIRM,
A J. J. RICHARDSON A CO.,
126 Market Street, Philadelphia, are ths largest
Manufacturing Con (ectioners and W holesale Deal'
era In Fruits, Nuts. Ac , in the Cnlted States.
March 4, 1868-1 y.
QLEARFIELD IIOUSE.
FROST STREET, PHILIPSBCRQ, PA.
I will impeach any one who says I fail to give)
direct and personal attention U all oar customers,
or fail to cause tbem to rejoice ever a well fur
nisned table, witb clean rooms and new beds,
wbere all may feel at borne and the weary be at
rest. New stabling attached.
Philipsburg. Op. 2,'68. JAS. H. GALER.
flEW BOOT AND SHOE SHOP.
EDWARD MAflK.
Market Street, nearly opposite the residence ef
it. u pwoope. fcsq.,
Clbajipield, Pa.,
Would respectfully announce to the eltliens of
Clearfield and vicinity, that he has opened a
liWlAaufHUESUUl'.lii tbe building lately
occupied by J L. Cuttle.as alawofBce.and that ho
is determined not to be ontdone either in quality
of work or prices. Special attention given to the
manufacture ol sewed work. French Kip and
Calf Skins, of tho best quality, always on hand.
Give him a call. (June M, '64.
JJOME INDUSTRY!
BOOTS AND SHOES
Made to Order at the Lowest Rates.
The undersigned wonld respectfully invite tbo
attention of the citiaens of Clear fiel i and viein ,
ty, to give him a call at his shop on Market Ft.
nearly opposite UartswicK a Irwin urng store,
where he is prepared to make or repair any thing
In bis line. .
Orders entrusted to him will be executed with
promptness, strength and neatness, and all work
warranted as represented.
I have now on hand a stock of extra french
calf skins, superb gaiter tops, Ac, that I will
finish np at the lowest figures.
June 13th. lsnn. UACtiicu uuaniLLi
Q I GARS AND TOBACCO.
ADOLril SCIIOLPP,
MA5t-r AcrnnEB and Wnnt.aSAt.a as RarAlb
Dealer i Cigars asd Tobaccos,
CLEARFIELD. PA.,
Would respectfully announce that be h as remov
ed to tbe large and commodious store-room, op-
osite the residence of U B bwoope, Esq., where)
e has opened a ceneral assortment f Tobaeee,
Cigars, etc. which bt is prepared to sell, wholesale
or retail, at reasonable prices.
His cigars are made of tbe Tery beet material,
and in style of manufacture will compare with
those of any other establishment.
He has always on hand a superior article of
chewing and smoking tobaocos, to which ho di
, the "---j 'mn .throughout thVeosnty
supplied at tbe lowest wholesale priees.
Call and examine bis stock when yon come to
Clearfield. Jnne 10. 1668.
TEW STORE AND , SAW MILL,
AT BALD DILLS,
Clearfield county.
The undersigned, baring opened a large and
well selected stock of goods, at Bald Hills, Clear
field county, respectfully solioit ashara of pablie
patronage.
Tbeir stock embraces Dry Goods. Groceries,
Hardware. Queensware.Tin-ware, Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps, eady made Clothing, and gen
eral assortment of Notions, ete.
They always keep on hand tho best quality of
Flour, and a variety of Feed
All goods sold cheap for cash, or exchanged for
approved country produce.
Having also erected a Steam Saw Milt, they are
Sredared to saw all kinds of lumber to order,
rders solicited, and punctually filled.
Mov. 20, 1S67. F. M. A. IBWI.
SOMETHING
NEW
J ; IN ANSONVIIAE.
Clearfield county, Penn'a.
The nnderelined having erected, daring the
past summer, a large and commodious store room.
is now ena-aared in filling it nn with new and
select assortment of Fall and Winter goods, which
be offers to tbe publie at prices to suit tbe times
His stock of Mens' and boys doming is luusi
ly extensive, and Is offered to customers at from
1 0 to S20 for a whole suit. Floor, Salt, and Uro
eeries. of every kind, a complete assortment;
Stores and Stove-pipe, a heavy stoek; Boots and
Shoes, Hats and Caps, in great variety : Ladies'
dress goods, furs, and other faaey goods, togetbe
wlth an endless assortment of notions too tediou.
to enumerate, always on hand, and sor salo verv
cheap. Prints at 10 cents a yard .and other goods
in proportion. Now is the time to bny.
Country produce of every kind, at tbo highest
market prices, will be taken ia exchange for
goods; and eren Greenbacks will not bo refused
for any article in store. Examine my stoek be
fore yon bny elsewhere.
October 30,1867. H. 8WAH.
JUST IS TIM El
THE NEW GOODS AT
A. K. WRIGHT 4 SONS,
CLEARFIELD, PA.,
Having just returned from the eastern cities
we are now opening a full store: of seasonable
goods, at our rooms on Second street, to wbici,
they respectfully invite tbe attention oi the pet
lie generally. Our assortment is ansnrpassea
in this section, and is being sold very lew for
cash. The stock consists in part of
DRY GOODS
of the best quality, such as Pribts.Delalnea.Alpa
eas. Merinos. Ginghams ; Muslins, bleaebed and
unbleached ; Drillings Tickings, cotton aad wool
Flannels. Cassimera. Ladies' Shawls, Coats, Kb
bias. Hoods. Hoop skirts, Balmorals, ke.. As., all
of w" ich will be sold low roa cask. Also, a fine .
assortment of the best of
M S If 8 1
I A B,
consisting of Drawers and Shirts, Bats and Caps,"
Boots and Shoes, Handkerchief!! srmrais, ete. .
Also, Baft Rope. Dog Hope, Baltlsa Aagars
and Axes. Nails and Spikes, Tinware, Lamps aad
Lamp wicks and chimneys, eba., etc.
Also, Qncenswsre. Glassware. Hard wSfe.Grooe
Ties, and spices of all kinds Ia short, a general
assortment of every thing usually kept In a retail
store, alt eh f for eat, or approved eoaatry
PISorCt8-jI0-aol- WK1GHT 8058.
GROUND A!TO TJNGROUiTO BPTCE8. Cltrva
English Currants, Essence Coffee, and Viasv
car ot the best quality, for sale by
J.n.ie. HARTSWICg tRWIB.
MUSICAL GOODS.riolIos flutes. flfeselareneU.
m coord eons. Italian strings, guitar strings,
clarionet reeds, musu paper, las tractive books,
for sale by J. P. KEATZBRgeat for Pianos aad
ergaus. Jeneteiy , t$
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