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CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 29, 1870.
VOL. ia-JfO. "43.
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THE BEAUTIFUL MAIDEN.
Orrr t'ue purple-hearted glen
1 :.e rj ni-jming blushed again,
Awl kitjcJ Ihc geins of diamond dew
That trembled on the daisy blue ;
Then voice in the bowors,
'.Mi J the blooming Bowers.
Thin reined to call to the maiden fair,
C. mo. trim yotir trcsse J of rvn hair !
Yo-ir treww of raven hair!
.-'a it'.ly with the river's flour
er golden lines the ripple? go.
VI ere the swallow tips her silver wing.
1'. e ?kjlark poise ere they soar t sing,
ilu.-k. 0 bar, so sweet and clear,
Sonrsters calling far aa-1 Dear;
r..-rr.e. maiden bright, coine maiden true,
fc n e. ba:h in watrrj f.are-aaii blue '.
CfUie bathe in the waters blue!
.-"it -mes. tin ro.iijen puro and fair,
Willi unbound treeiesrif raven hair
tii? Ion; dark lashes slowly rise,
At, I 'how the depth of loving eyes.
O TTIir far the sor.g she sings.
' Than erer in the woodland ringt,
Than ever haunts tb woods or sky
U'hrre sweetest echoes never die.
Where the echoes never die!
ficilins niaidQB. heautifel girl !
Wi'h p.owj neck and te!h cf pearl;
That eye where pensive beauties reign,
Jlab won ray heart I eyond regain.
O tLe voice in the bowers wat mine ;
'O lie voice of the birdt was thine;
1 hr tep i beauty, thy smile is grsew,
I can but love tb y winscme fie
Tb beautiful, winsome tace !
"DEAD E20SE."
v- n:i!i-h .;cs he eve?''
(.! i-." i.'. to-iuorrovf, over t:o wnt'i,"
f .!! the o!trk, . xarji-nin the Wiser.
-V.'ht r '" w'u!.-tli:il i he lamlUvrJ. "Has
- t:- K-.-vl to ray i'.tr J: tin ?"
" i'L tity ci' i'tiocJ- X:'A7, unt let 'V.rw Hit
. :.t tt-nt !; ! r-Lc v. A thev'il b; oii" like :i
v.y..f lii-N."
' I la. t.-t for: !:i)i ;" 3!i ti-fl liotrl prnpr"'
t :. v.- i';.::.-T )!!: uy-n tic- j'i r.za. t.;r,a-h-
":r. V.;r- ii, y.iuri'iil, i cc, iiu arrenrs
I- v A. over t: o strulcrueiii d:ty. Why
; roan uu; -Le-i at !ir?l as it i;i
: '1 '.! ii a sn;i!; over.-j.ri a.l Us l.sr.i
Ji-a. "I kno-.T T aai a tlcHi'i- i:t,
k'::"sv, I.'.ir I can't par r.r ;;rc"-:;t."
v..:t ftj-oct ii'-'tu-y ?(...:. ?"
p'aiiy. I .li.u't know r' t.!,i
;: si.yihi-tg irciii iLs ;r ruifok tl
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v
V.".i;s--n, lor y-.ns uve l eon a fa
h? s--a.-in, a:i ( I tl;a' i:kr to inr.'i
hrp-ik-tt'i. N'T v. ill I.
;:vt "i; y" jr e'itt of rooms .:
:ih .''; riiite-l to yuur circunitan-
ift y rotiiaiij the t.CTt-.n out,
i.'t i '?.y me in tbo hit "
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'. !.! iV :::t tl.c ciej-ut ?u:t :! t':-?
'. r tvt a lii tie so", eu Ly iuartet'U
: :V- f,:ih n..-.r.
il I!"
i.ery te: va:t
the
r. - -.j i f iL j n.-u ill U'-icienje pt.i.l to the
; oi' 'j.ariors." At J:tner, the
": y," v. iu1 li.i 1 l,.?;i oulr too esgor to au
t'u'.j ato ;r. V'.'j::-o:j"s wants, fm.I.Wi,!y bc
oatae livictts) l: those tratsts, anl ou'y a:i
- i t':i a:;or rt$ eaita oi'ii'jis. j he
. r at.-i r-.-x:.-tT cle.-fc. ulway. to c'i-"
i"..it:.s t!:v.' aigti'.UcJ hu1 inJtUcreat. Ou
Ij" Uilsi.e oir.ji.T 'leervcd a tirju!y
gr.-.;,;ig f..r the gacst tov pr to pay hi.,
t'iii, su-i lL.ijaitiiiijr by suSTcrattce.
'"liv.o.-?." ihuuirht the holt:l propiicior.
ur:-;uly ba'h ooncy it.ouIi when
! r he ucioi!c-a a cr.al live thom-
: : :.. Hi !:usr.'t b pi: fits!, I tit-i
i.: 1 hai-it- !;ave been f pood
':;t t':..- y..!;:, L"oi"j-i have rather p5y-;l
:r him. Hat he lis Iceti a favorite.
N-1 a b ihc rontu but would ha e
'S: ' i h:r i'O-t frirnl for his atttitdctcc.
in- if I watt utidcr.'ttnd it.
v at-, ti. haiiin j from Uultitiioro, hul bitfin
.s-.-ti piv-t ut the Ca-vadf-. TricnJ he
Ifjity. He was courteotis, vli
'!!. i.i.,Siiag, intelligent, and, appa-r.-ti
ri-h vht mr.re could ba a-k'd V
A:- th-,' hi.lies he had moved )uite a
1 n i : mid many trtpj the ?o?auter Tfcbs
i ;i toils to eapture lam, but to all he
I ' v. 1 a very incrrigible recusant he
W""M tmt he one's prize. The cxiuiste
c. . nii i.f v.ii..'o, manni r, and sentiment, tht.
"' "f person, the elegance of attire ull
w. r.. :;.':cc'ih!o to hitn, deeply so, for he
" l it 1 ii enjoy them a"ll innisen'-e'y ; but
r- '' i e hi illiant jxtetfts, MKs Mournjoy,
th -..y au J artlcsi xMiss Duniaiu, nor
rittiu-hi.'a'.led ycung Mis-'s Lambert, nor
haughty, elegant, and exclusive Miss
IWy. nor the very rieih Mi?s Oromanos,
-!; rared to eotniuand him. He was to all
:' i9. the agreeable companion, the candid
friend, the shrewd resistant of all arts to
'ad hitn into love's labyrinthine mazes.
U )-.v would all these beauties of the salon
receive the announcement sure to be made
cf hit "altered circumstances," as the Ma
jor expressed it.
Evidently Mr. Watson was not indiffer
tnt. He still frequented the piazzas and
parlon, giving every friend, male or fe
male, ample opportunity to "cut" his ac
quaintance, or otherwise to express them
selves. It was somewhat curious to note
j the progress of his fall, for Wat.on had that
I in his character construction which, even
in poverty and trial, would preserve h;m
Irom a sacrifice of personal dignity and selt
reliattce. Uut that he teas on the decline
became to him a sorrowful fact. ,
Sorrowful, did we say ? That is, judging
by the usual standards of human felicitv or
misery. 'Jin lose one's fri.rnds, 'to behold
your position in society gradually slicing
away, to realize that no longer you are held
in coveted consideration by a diosen few, U,
ordinarily, a source of .sorrow. I'ut in Wat
son'? case it was difficult to determine how
keenly the knife cut to thetjuick of his sen-sibiiitie-i
; for, while every acquaintance was
.civen full facilities for doing the disagrcablo
ofliee of giving the '."cold shoulder," the1
l'akiiiioriati appeared like an interested
spectator, and was as unmoved, when pas
sed by a supposed Mend without the sMght-
Ur, anxious to see the ac: aud to note the
fact.
Into the parlors ditrit;?; the evenin:; he
particularly pressed his way. If a bevy of
uay fellows surrounded Mis M iijurjoy, he
worked his way to the circle, and, at la't,
received from that lady of .Sappho like lips
his discharge. She did most jrraee fully and
crushing!? turn her hack upon him not
three days after his removal from the sec
ond flji'-r.
Miss Duroaiu he songht, confident that
one so -artless certainly would be above the
iiollow-he.ntel crowd, and stil! give him
her kitju'y greeting. Vat a conception !
The ai ;!e-s gi:l was coy indeed ; and when
at lerr,'lii he coruered her, it was to his dj.s
eomiituro. fc'he suddenly turtied and forced
iicr wr.y past him, nithout even ot,e of her
dowa can itmeos. O i the contrary, her
cyi-s Were rived ;?! ou his face, and plain
ly eaid, ""Sir, we tire stiaii-ers."
Next he trie J rattle hea.l Miss Lambert,
t.i 1 she ratth'd on quite as usuiii; but Wat
soj .- di.-cjvc-fi.l that the rattle was ut
for !:i;.i.-
."r'liT.'.vi-ly enouli, t'ic proud ::nd excht-
ST
.i;.-s l'e.ry it il -nt s-t.ticrh.'tt from her
!,
l.y ci-.tj.v;', stid gavo h:i a welcom ;
but o- or it :; was a shad-.nv a tear, apj a
rer.t!y. which ii;a j Miss Percy s-hy rather
than haughty ; and W.iUon began to catch
.li.Lpvos u!' a -L;.racttT beneath a.'i that
t- itiv: i;:u.r;r.i vtii ahivli he Lad ii.l expected
to 1H:.J. -
Of courts he wctiiliy Mi-i Oroaiant-3
would c:!ir.i i.is iurthcr friendly relations.
I t-.-r r -t t:is wery nejr hi. own second Uoor
apari :;:t !!t ; she daiij- u'i ihe season, had
t i;ci)-;.'.i'.-ir'.: him in his Pa il throut.h ih
..'rr;J.'0. ai.-d aist h tvj been one i
li ': ii.- Ut ;; :! of hi? f;:ih-:i f'-rt u:;:-s. I'i
de:d, he La'.f .araihed iLit hi r ilicsit: g
msti'i ij.i I mado t peeial inquiry ioto his ease,
seeing htr in eoiiii louial CL-niah with the
i'lot,;- s'.ew:ti Ji'.-s and tuoia jtii ?. So Wat
mii, with a reictve r pride not eitfe; t-uned
with uthtrs, ktpt ai;t hum Miss Oro
unties.
Ou thai third eycrtini of his charter
tr-
tuties wte ii the ttaiiplc
liiial-fd hitsi. creally to t
':.. ""i.ioo I-s'' around
i of t'.!a-eadei at't'i
:5,e pl.astira of the
her Vj atj-cn wan-
dte-i away at
;. u;-t:i ni -oil Uli );a:.Z is :
ItK il t.'JJ 1t:ttiV.U ti.C
lontr, dtseilod La:i.,
d trestitiii t!;e notca
.!';-::!! in!.
Aiiieii j:c; .la ! teeu iaiino; Iiamao ii3i;;rc,
au i trying to ill the relative valu.; of man
ui.i.eet taca.y. it was tho tryytulir.e trutit
he w-ts i'a.iiieg not the truth ia mere so
aulutiou. so:net::nc3 ( Irar, sometiiiies
(.paq-ao, but always thin the precipitated,
hai'!, angular, clear-cat crystals of "experi
ence, mind in unexpected places. H id he
remaiitt-d u; on the second Hour, never would
he lmve obiained the perns ; I he ittere o!i;
tion only would have jepaij his keenest
-eatvh. i'.it that migration to the upp--r
.-paces bad given him a wondrous lens; his
horizon was so i'Umeasurab'y extended that
larring the f ict that his hi!i trs unpaid, he
was the Lap-pier, because Wier for the up
w:rd reverse.
Suddenly in '. is solitary promenade, he
eonfr' tited the heire.-.s. She waj walking
arm in arm with young Evans, of her 'set,'
in eviiii Jent'al communication it would ap
pear, i !-e why should they have been in
tbttt iopg h?,l sioce? asked Watson, as,
with a glance, he took in the situation. The
ineetin; vas a surprise to both parties, and
the inclination of but h men was to pass
without i eoauition. i'van:, indeed, frown
ed ; Watson ilu.-hed iti anger, and with
head erect bore down atid passed his ene
mies, like a suspended or cashiered officer
of the. line, euueious of his soldierly quali
ties, but equally conscious of bia "altered
circumstances. "
Too high he held his head, in fact, for he
caught no soft glance from the lady's eye,
and tro 1 so firmly upon the trail of her ele
gaut evening dress as to eau.-e a perceptible
cracking of seams fit the skirt pleais. Kvan.
turned with a sudden anger.
'"Jo'i," he hissed.
Watson passed on, staying to make no
apology, but he heard the lady say :
"Fie, it is nothing;" and he conscious,
too, that she was looking at him wonder
ingly. An hour after Watson was down on the
piazzas again, evidently on the quest for
some person, and he found his man ere
long. Kvans was the ccutleman wanted.
Going up to hitn Watson said :
"Mr. Evans, what was the word you used
at the time I trod on tho trail of Miss Oro
iii? ties' dress?"
"I said Jolt, Sir I and I say it again. We
have hitherto supposed you to be a gentle
man, and now learn that you can not pay
your bills ;" aud he laughed half in scorn
and half in humor of the fact so opportunely
given him to crush another.
The hot blood flew to Watson's face ; his
j hands were clinched as if to strike ; but, by
j a strong effort, he mastered his passion.
' hvans, no gentleman ever would have
uttered that sentence. Only a coward would
fling another's poverty in his face. Miss
Oroinanes, educated as she has been to give
virtue to wealth, might find in my. inability;
to payniy hotel bill a jurisdiction for drop
ping my acquaintance ; 4mt I doubt if ever
she would have countenanced incivility. I
owe her an apoloey for my seeming rude
ness, and will give it to her, but you I hold
in too supreme coutempt even to exchange
more words with you. Hereafter do not
speak to me, for if you do I shall slap your
face, even iu the presence of the ladies."
and the speaker went his way to his attic
room.
This scene, overheard by several gentle
men and ladies, soon was the talk of the
rooms. Kvans, being a recognized leader of
a very aristocratic circle, soon convened
others of the set ; and Major Snow was, ere
long, summoned to be informed that he
must "clear out Watson" Kvans ofleiiug
to pay the delinquent's bid.
And the news flew throughout the parlors
and prouieuades that Major Snow was to
give Mr. Robert Watson, of Baltimore, his
walking papers iu the morning.
An observer of the scene between the two
gentlemen on the piazza wasMiss Oromanes.
Having at once retired to her room to repair
the accident to her skirt, the lady donned
another dress, and, to enjoy half an hou
undistu.bcd, stole out upon the pleasant
open weather promenade. She thus was i
witness of what transpired. She, too, re
tired, in evident excitement, to her room ;
and'when her maid, half aa hour later,
brought the house-" news that the Major was
to clear Watson out in the morning, the
heiross, with perfect deliberation, but with
brightened color in her cheeks, and a clear
spa.lle is her beautiful eyes, sat down to
her desk and indited the following note :
"Major Snow wiil please take no aetioti
in the matter of the difference between Mr.
Vaton and Mr. Kvans. I overheard every
word that passed between the 'gentlemen,
and I fully justify Mr. Watson. Were it
not. aa insult to him, I would offer to be
come responsible for auy amount which he
may not now be able to pay ; but know
that, he is a thorough gentleman, and Would
equally sectrn to wrong you or to leave your
iioUaS a. the dictation of others.
"I am, Sir, yours, v
"HKI.EN2 OrtOMAXES."
ri his the maid was instructed to place in
the Major's bauds at once. The maid had
tut far to g, lor e-he me: the proprietor
vao.eiiig u; the stairway, lie glaucedVat
the billet and laughed; then parsed and
said :
No use of my trip up ftre pair of stairs.
Mr. Robert Watson has the freedom of this
hou.-e for the next five seasons."
And down stair he went again ; while the
open-eared maid, baying lost not a word,
returned to h.?r mistress to find her absorb
ed iu penning another cote. This was
written with great care and many pauses.
It was i'::iii!!y Cni Led, and read as follows:
"Mr. Waton vi!i p!oane excuse the bolu
liO'i: of this note ; but, having hecu a wit
ness to the meeting between yourself and
Mr. KvaiKi, on the piazza, I feel it incum
bent on we to ?ny that 1 ftiliy justify your
proceeding and your words. I a.-k no apol
ogy from you. Indeed, I wiil be pained to
receive it. Relieve mo I am cxceediuly
pair.ed at the inference you Live drawn,
namely ; that I could find a justification in
dropping your acquaintance in the fact of
jour temporary embarrassment. Alas for
my riches, if they compel rue to bear such
imputation on n.y sensu and motives !
I am, Sir, yours very sirccre'y,
IIklexe Oromanzs."
This missive the maid bore to the fifth
story. It found the romantic Robert in
bed ; but the letter was flung iu over the
door ventilator.
"A letter for Monsieur Watson from my
lady," said a voice at the door ; and Watson
sprang up as the envelope floated down to
his feet.
"A note from my lady!" What on earth
did that mean ? Another lumpus brewing,
of course ! Turning on the gas he read
astonished, pleased deikthted, as the rich
ccdor icounting to bis temples testified.
And then, foolish man, kissed the note.
So very preposterous for one iu his cir
cumstances I
Many were the guests who "turned out"
fully two hoars before their usuni ten o'clock
breakfast the nest morning, in order to sec
Mr. Robert Watson depart. To their sur
prise there was Watson, cheerful and con
tent, promenading up and down the back
piazza, arm and arm with MUs Oromanes,
and Major Snow looking on admiringly. To
Kvans and his set it was a declaration of
war; but who would dare to take tip arms
against the spirited heiress to a million?
They all retired, resolved to let events take
their course.
And they did take their course, of course
In three days' time a magnificent equipage
drove to the stand, and Watson soon ap
peared" witlrthe beautiful Miss Oromanes
for his companion ii the morning drive.
"Whose equipage is that?" demanded
Kvans of the Major, who had escorted his
guests to the carriage.
"Oh, that's Watson's to be sure !" was
the reply.
"Watson's be hanged ! Say. Major, has
he paid his bill '!" asked Evans, maliciously.
"Paid his bill ? Lord bless you, he is
rich enough to buy out this whole concern,
and to hire you and me for call boys!"
"Kiplain yourself, then, Sir!" demanded
Evans, irately. "Did you not inform the
guests that ho could no, pay his bill, and
that yon had sent him up stairs out of his
second floor s.uit?"
"Not I! Some of the cWks may have
said something, to which others added more;
but I really thought too much of the eeir
tlemau to mention the matter to any one.
Now it turns out that it was a little game
of his own."
"Little game? THiat object could he
have had in playing such hide and seek?"
demanded Kvans again, in tones peremp
tory. .
"Well, in part, I suppose, to test the
value of friendship in general, and the pow
er of money in particular both of which I
have no doubt be has done to his entire
satisfaction. Ila ha La ! What do you
think about it, Mr. Kvans?"
"Think about it ? Why, that it was it
was "
"What?"
"Why, a very artful dodge nothing less.'
"Capital dodge, that's a fact, seeing that
as a poor man, he wjn Miss Oromanes,
and "
"Now. what do you mean ?" fsirly shout
e"d Kvans, in his excitement.
"Mean ?v That before 10 o'clock oh the
morning of tht day when ha was to have
had his walking paperi, by your orders, he
was dead iu love wuh the heiress, and "
"And what, sir?"
"And she deal in love with him !"
"It's fals?, I know!" cried tho man, now
white in the face from some inexplicable
emotion.
"False, eh? Going off in that carriage
together to the preacher's looks like it, don't
ic?"
"Good Heaven's !''
The Major's conjecture wa premature, as
he well knew ; but the shaft had struck
Evans to the heart, and he fairly staggered
to a seat. Kvans 'had played a long and
deep game to win the heiress. He had long
been her recognized suitor he had discount
ed her possessions in his gay life. and the re
sult was he was dead broke! '
He left the watering-plac that day.
Cling to These Who Cling to Tcu.
There are many friends of Hummer,
Who are kind while flowers bloom,
But when winter chills the blossoms,
They depart with the perfume.
On the broad highway of action,
FrienJsof worth are far and few ;
So when one has proved his friendship,
Cling tc him who olinjjl to you !
Do rsntharalily judge your neighbor;
I'o not deem his life untrue,
If be makes oe great pretensions
lecdsKre great though words are faw.
Tho5e who stand ami-i the tempest,
Fitai as when the skies are blue,
Will bo friends while life endurelh,
C iug to those who clius to you.
AVI. ea you see a worthy brother
lufi'cti:i; the stormy main.
Lend a helping hand fraternal,
1 ill he roa-h the shore again ;
Don't liesTt the old and tried friend
Wheo misfortunes come in view.
Fur he then needs trienddhip's oomforts,
Clicjt to those who cling I you.
Rkadixo Clubs. A recent number of
fit ' (tiff 2enj has the following:
There is not a town of five thousand peo
ple in America in which are not twenty per
sons who would not gladly spend five dollars
a year for books. Let these twenty form
the rending club of the town ; admit all ap-
pi.eants till the maximum, say of thirty
nicniberpbe reached. No matter if they
never heard each other's names. S impose
there are twenty members. Let them pay
five doi'sr.s each to a common treasurer.
Let hin and the president be a purchasing
committee. With thirty ooilars a yeacthey
can take ten of the best magazines. With
twenty dollars ten new books, and with the
rest of the hundred dollars one new book a
week as the year goes by.
Arrange the names of the members of the
club in the order of their residenccavon a
printed list to be pasted on the cover of each
book. Then you will start with ten maga
zines and ten books. Let each subscriber
have one new one. At the end of the week
let him pass one to the person next him on
the list, and receive one from the pen-oa
above hini. With cery week a new book
is put in circulation. With every' month
ten new magazines are put in. Every fam
ily of twenty is at its wits' end to keep up
- t ? tM . , i
witn i no supply. t neu me year is endear
sell your books and magazines at auction, to
the members of the club. That will gTve
ou aome forty or fifty dollars to add to the
next years' subscription.
A Fish Stoky. We met a boy on the
streets yesterdaj', and without the ceremony j
of asking our name he exclaimed :
"Vou just orto been down to the river a
while ago!'' tr
"Why?" we inquired.
"Because, nigger was in there swimming,
and a big cat-fish came up behind hitn and
swallowed both of his feet and went swim
ming along on topof the water with him,
and they came behtnd'another big fish, and
the nigger swallowed his tail, and the nigger
and the two fish went swimming about!"
"Well, then what?" we asked.
"Why after a. while the nigger swallowed
his fish, and the other fish swallowed the
nigger, and that's the last I saw of either of
them."
"Sonny," said we, with feelings of alarm
for the boy, "you are in a fair way to be
come the editor of a Democratic paper;'
and we left him. Erchnnoe.
A veteran soldier relating his exploits to a
crowd of boys mentioned having been in
five engagements. "That's nothing," broke
in a little fellow, "aiy sister Sarah has been
engaged eleven times."
How to Have Pure 'Water in the Country,
FKOM TUB SOT IOOK or AS XHI5K.VT PnYSIClAX.
The great and increasing want of country
towns and rural dwellings is a supply of pure
drinking water. It was long a growineccon
viction with me, before it was made the sub
jectof a more accurate study by others, that
many of our disease?, especially those of a
low type, were due in some measure to im
purities of drinking water. I have frequent
ly traced dysentary, typhoid fever, and cum
mcr diseases of a severe and fatal kind, to
springs and wells which were so situated that
they must necessarily receive much surface
filth. Id thickly settled portions of the
town, the old shallow wells have often be
come the direct recipients of the surface
draiuago of filth grounds, without attract
ing the slightest attention from those who
use their water. I have found that in these
localities and among those who use these
waters, the most intractable diseases of the
seasons appear. Nor are the wells of most
of our farmers much purer, or more free
from the impurities of surface drainage.
The increasing prevalencejof diseasesue to,
or caused by the reception into the system
of poisons which undergo an apparent fer
mentative actiou, is iu no small degree to be
ascribed to drinking water charged with
these elements.
An illustration of the truth of this opin
ion is seen in the little neighborhood of Irish
Settlement. Twenty families are located in
valley which forms a geological basin, hav
ing an area of not more than one-fourth of
a mile. An old shallow well of about forty
feet total depth,, but always filled to within
ten feet of the surface, supplied the entire
population. This settlement has been made
within my recollection. The first residents
took water from a large, fine spring upon
the side of the declivity, an't during that
period I never kneiW a case of dysentary.
erysipelas, typhoid fever, or diptheria to
occur among themj except of the most sim
ple and curable kind. The increased popu
lation led to the digging of the well, and
every year since these diseases increased in
frequency aud severity until the settlement
was threatened with extermination. In.
searching for the cause, I analyzed the well -water,
and found it charged with impuri
ties. On representing these facts to the
leading citizens, they consented to close the
well and obtain their water-supply from the
old fountain oa the hill-side, whieh still re
mained above the limits of human habita
tionand was, on careful analysis, found to
be free from all organic impurities. Amain
iron pipe brought the water down to the
'centre of the settlement, and from this
branch-pipes conveyed it to every house and
to every room. The result is as I had pre
dicted: the diseases above mentioned have
disappeared, and this locality is justly re
garded as one of th'i healthiest in the coun
try. Aside from improved health, the con
venience of this constant water-supply to all
parts of their houses and out-houses would
now, in the opinion of the people, amply re
pay them for ail the expense incurred. The
enhanced value of the lands, however,
pays them a four-fold substantial pecuniary
profit.
It is by no means as easy to convince peo
ple generally of the necessity of giving up
wells so situated as to become contaminated
as those of Irish Settlement. But it is
gratifying to find that the more inteligent
classes are beginning to agitate the all-important
question: " V here and how can we
obtain p'ire drinking water?" To those who
have practically studied the subject,' 4he
question is susceptible to easy solution, as is
seen iu the instance already given.
Pure and unadulterated water may be
obtained from two sources. First, from un
failing springs upon the hills above the level
of human habitations. These springs can
almost always be fouDd in the vicinity of
towns and country residences, and so situat
ed as to admit of easy distribution to every
residence, and to every room in the resi
deuQe. Farm houses and yards in this dis
trict can, in nine cases iu ten, according to
my own observation, be supplied with the
finest quality of never-failing water from
high lands near the house at a very moder
ate expense. Where open springs do not
exist, it is not difficult to discover the re
quisite fouutaiu-hcad by sinking shafts.
Water thus obtained must, of course, be
conveyed to the point of distribu'ion in
pipes, and for this purpose care should be
exercised in selecting a material which will
not itself contaminate the water with delete
rous substances. Lead should be avoided ;
iron rusts, but is not injurious; vftoden
pipes soon decay." The best pipe yet invent
ed is that known as the "Tin Lined Lead
Pipe." This jpe combines all the necessary
qualities for conveying water, without any
objectionable ueoutninties. Jet eombmes
"safety to health, with strength, pliancy
durability, facility of bending, soldering and
makinz ioints." It has boon thoroughly
tested bv the best chemists, and they, with
out exeeption, regard it as fully meeting the
reouiremcnts eiven.
The second source of pure water-supply is
from arlisian wells, or shafts sunk so low as
to tan currents far removed from local sur
face drainage. These are, in general, more
expensive, for the majority of towns can
find a good water supply having its source
on a hbiher level.
But whether distant springs or deep wells
aj are found to be necessary, tne- expense ot
- . e
obtainins pure water should not for a mo
ment interfere with the accomplishment' of
the desired object. Such works not only
repay indirectly, by promoting the public
health, but directly by improving the neigh
borhood, and rendering the lauds more val
uable. JIcar(hi' Home.
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A W. WALTERS. ATTORxttT at Law.
Clearfield. Pa. Office in the Court House.
VA,LTf BARKE1:T. Attorney atLaw.CIeaT
V field. Pa. iiay 13 1S63
T B.URAHAM A PONS, Dealer, in Drv-Goods
fj . Groceries, Hardware. Queecswure. Woodon
ware. Provisions, etc., MarKet St. Clearn-lii. Pa.
HF. EIGLER i CO., Dealers in Hardware
. and manufacturers of Tin and stheet-iron
vaie. Second Street. Clearfield, Pa. Mar T0.
HF. NAUGLE, Watch and Clock Maker, and
. dealer in Watches, Jewelry, Ac. Room ia
Graham's row, Marketatreet. "o. 19.
HBl'CilEK SWOOPE. Attorney at Law. Clear
. field. Pa. Oa-ce in Graham's Row. fonrdoo s
west of lira bam A Iioyn ton's store. Nov. 18.
fl-mo's J MrCULLODOII, Attorvets-at-Law.
.JL Clearfield, Pa. All legal buines prompt-
WM. REED. Slarket Ptrcet, Clearfield, Pa..
Fancy Dry Coeds, White (leoda. Jfotiorii.
Embroideries, " Ladies' and Cents' Furnifhing
Hood. etc. June li. 70
A I- SHAW. Dealer in Drops. Patent Medieinea
Fancy Artictos. etc.. and Pioprietor of Dr.
hoyer's West Branch Bitters, Market Street,
Clearfield, Pa, June 15, '70.
1 B READ, M D., Physician" and St-RGeov
Kylertown. Pa., respectfully offers his pro
fessional services to the citizertsof that pi nee and
surrounding country. Apr. 20-fm.
KRATZER, Dealer in Dry-Ooods. Clothing.
j. Hardware, Queengware. Groceries. Provi
sions, etc., Market .Street, nearly opposite the
Court House. Clearfield, Pa. June. lSf.5.
I B M'EX ALLY, Attorneyat Law. Clearfield
tl . Pa. Practices in Clearfield and adjoirr'ng
counties. Office in new brick building of J . Boyn
t m. 2d streot, one door south of Lai'h' Hotel.
I TEST, Attorney at Law. Clearfield. Pa., will
. attend promptly to all Legal business entrust
ed to his care in Clearfield aud adjoining coun
ties Office on Market street. July 17, 16117. -
fffVIOMAS II. FORCET. Dealer In Pquare and
J Sawed Lumber. Dry-Ooods.Queensware, Gro
ceries, Flour. Grain, Feed, Bacon, te , Ac.,, lira.
hamtou. Clearfield county. Pa. ' " Oct 10.
TTARTSWrCK IRWr' dealers in Druirs,
1 1 Medicines. Paints. Oils. Stationary. Perfume
ry Fancy Goods, Notions. etc., etc.. Market street
eiearbcld. Pa . Deo. 6, lsfii.
KRATZER A SOX, dealers in Dry Goods.
j, eiottnng. Hardware. Uueenswar. Groce
ries, Provisions, Ac, Second Street t'leaifield
Pa Doc 27.1SB5
fOHN Gl'ELICJI, Manufacturer of all kinds o
f Cabinet-ware, Market atreet. Clearfield, Pa
He also makes to order Coffins, on short notice and
attends funerals with a hearse. AprlO.'f'0.
I" I CHARD MOSSOP. Dealer In Foreiffnand Do
Ij mestie Dry Goods, Groceries, Flour. Bacon,
Liquors. Ao. Room, on Market street, a few doort
west ot JoitrtHUOflicr, Clearfield, Pa. Apr27
Y7"ALLACE A FIELDING. Attor!et at Law
V Clearfield, Pa. Office in res. dene of W. A.
Wallace- Legal business of all Kinds attended to
wilh promptness and fidelity. (Jan 5. 10 yp
W, A. WAL'.ACB. FKAXK KlBLOlXO
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W. SMITH. Attorn ev at Law. Clearfield
Pa., will attend promptly to business en
trusted to his care. I'mce on second noor of new
building adjoining County National BanK.and
nearly oppo-fito the Court House. June JO. 09
T"T1 REDE KICK LEfTZINGER, Manufacturer of
l all kinds of tone-ware. e learfield. Pa. Or
dors solicited wholesale or retail He alsokeeps
on hand and for sale an assortment c-f earthen
ware, of his own manufacture. Jan. 1 . 1 st3
well known hotel, near th t ourt Mouse, is
worthy the patronage of the public. The table
will be supplied with tho hen in the rnnrket 1 h
best of liquors kept. " JOHN DOUGHERTY.
TOIIN II. FULFORD. Attorney at Law. Ciear
J field. Pa. Office on Market Street, over
Hartswick A Irwin's Dru StoTe. 1'rompt attention
riven to the securinirofBountv claims. Ac. .and te
all legal business. March 27, 1S(7.
A I T II O R N , M. P., Physician and
t; r-o iriA -v- l.rt ,,;., l.-. ...! . T.T.
. v n . ... , mi, iii i u ai iv ii i tipn ii.
Pa., offers his professional services to the citi
zens ot that place and vicinity. (Sep.S'J-ly
W ALBERT, A BRO'S.. Dealers in Dry Goods.
.Groceries, Hard ware. Queens ware Flour i;a-
con, etc.. Woodland. Clearfit-ld county Pa. AIho
extensive dealers in all kinds of sawed lumber
shingles, and square timber. Orders solicited.
ooaiand. fa,., Aug. I 3th. 1S(S3
DR .I P. BCRCIIFIELD Late Surgeon rf the
83d Reg't Penn'a Vols., bavin" returned
from the army, offers his professional services to
the citizens of Clearfield and Ticinity. Profes
sional calls promptly nttendad to. Office or.
South-East corner of 34 and Market Streets.
Oct. 4.183 6mp.
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his services to the nublic. as a Survevnr.
He may be found at his residence in Lawicr.co
township, wbon not engaged; or addressed by
,,.. i'i. ,.r.. I l.
March 6th, 13a7.-tf. JAME MITCHELL.
JEFFERSON L I T Z, M. D.,
Having located at Osceola. Pa , "offers his profes
sional services to the people of that place and sur
rounding country. All calls pron-ptly attended
to. Office and residence on Curtin Street, former
ly occupied by Dr. Kline May 19. "69.
GEORGE C. KIKK. Justice of th Pce. Sur
vevor and Conveyancer. I.utherbur. Pa.
All business entruatad to him will be promptly at
tended to. Persona wiping to employ a Survey
or will do well to give biru a call, as he Outers
himselt that h' can rander satisfaction. Dredt
of conveyance, articles of agreement, and all Ural
papers prompuy buu uaauj iutcu j.. , v-,
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W A L T S X 3
RAL E9TATB AOSXTS ASB COSTSTASCSRS,
Clearfield, Pa
Ttal ectat bought and sold, titles examined
taxes paid, conveyances prepared, and insuran
ces tnaen.
Offic in new kuildinr, nearly opposite Court
Hou;
ouse. Fn 1S"0.
wa. A. w.itlArs.
J. 11,111 WAI.TKRS.
C OLDIEBS' BOUNTIES. A recent bill
3 bus nassed both Hotisesof Coneres.and
signed by the President, giving soldiers who en
listed prior to 22d July, ltjiil. served onayoarer
mors and wr nonoramy aiscunrg-u. ""'j
r sinri
firBounties and Pensions eelleetea ey m ier
thosntiOed to them.
WALTER BARRETT, Att y at Law.
Aug. 15th, lSt;6 Clearfield, Pa
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K. B O T T O It
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P IIO TOGRAPII GA LLER Y,
VARKBT STREET, CLEAR PI ELD, PISS 1
Negatives mad in cloudy as wall as in elear
weather. Constantly n hand a good assortment
nf Frames. Stereoscopes and Stereoscopic Views.
Frames, from any style of moulding, made te
order. C II HUMUS A SJ'JiClAl.n I
Dec. 2.'6s-jy. 14-69-tf.
T AN KING k COLLECTION OFFICE
OF
McGIRK A PERKS,
Saeeeetors to Foster. Parka, Wright A C.,
Pau.ipiicia. Ctii Co., Pa.
Wfc.r. all th. business of a Bansinfc- Heuse
will be transacted promptly and epon the .eet
favorable terms. ewd.pekss
THE KIDNEYS.
The Kidneys are two in number, situated at the
upper part ot the loin, surrounded by fat. and
consisting of three 'parts, vii ; the Anterior, the
Interior, and the Exterior.
1 he anterior absorbs Interior oocsisu of tis
sues or veins, which serve aa a deposit for the
urine and convey it to the etterier. Th exto
rter is a conductor l?o, terminating in a single
tube, aud called the Ureter. Th ureters are con
nected with I he bladder.
The bladder is composed of Tarious ooverings
er tissues, divided into parts, via: th Upper, tke
Lower, the MorTous. acd the Muoons. The upper
expels, tba lower retains. Many bave a desire to
urinate without the ability, others urinate with
out the ability to ra.ain. Th:a frequently occur
in children.
To cure these affections, we must bring into ac
tion the muscles, which are engaged in their va
rious functions. If they ere neglected, Gravel or
Dropy Kay entue.
The reader must also bo made aware, that how
ever flight may be the attack, it is sure to affect
the bodily health and mental powers, as our flesh,
and blood are supported from the eoaroes.
Goer, o KntrniTis. Ptin occurring In the
loies U indicative of th above diseases. They
eccar in persons disposed to acid stomach and
chalky concretions.
The Gravel The gravel enscea from neglect
or improper treatment of the kidneys These or
gans being weak, th water ia not expelled from
the bladder, hut allowed to remain; it becomes
feverish, and sediment forms. It ia from thia de
posit that the stone is formed, sad gravel ensues.
1 Horsy is a collection of water in some parts of
the body, acd bearsfdifferent oames.aocording to
the parts affected, vis : when generally diffufed
over the body, it is called Anasarca ; when of the
Abdomen, Akcite; when ot the chest, Hydrotho
rax. Tit eatvkst. ITelmbeld'e highly concentrated
compound Extract Buchu is decidedly one of the
be?t remedies for diseases ef the bladder, kidneys,
gravel, dropsical swellings, rbeumatisu.snd gouty
affections. Under this faesd we bave arranged
Dysurie, or difficulty and pain In passing water,
Scanty Secretion, or small and frequent dischar
ges of water; Strangury, or stopping of water;
Hematuria, or b'.oody utiue ; Gout and Rheuma
tism of the kidneys, without any change in quan
tity, but increase in color, er dark water. It was
alwaya h.iflbJv'. innnidn l.j th Iwte Dr.
Physick, in tliess affections.
This medicine increases the power of digestion
and excites the absorbeBta into healthy exercise
by which the watery or caluareous depositions
and all unnatural enlargements, aa well a pain
and itjtUmRatUn ar reduced, and it is taken by
men, women and children. Directions for uae and
diet accompany.
Philadelphia, Pa.. Feb. 2, 18G7.
II. T, Hei.weold, Druggist:
Deak Sin : I nave been a sufferer, for upward
of twenty years, with gravel, bladder and kidney
affections, during whieh time I have used various
medicinal preparations, arid been under the treat
ment of the most eniiueut Physicians, experien
cing but little relief
Having seen jour ptepnra'ion extensively ad
vertised, I consulted with my family physician in
regard to using your Extract Buchu.
I did ibis because I had used all kinds of ad
vertised remedies, and tad found I hem worthless,
ajd diiit quit injurious; in fact, I despaired of
oter getting wall, and determined to use no rem
edies hereafter unless I knew of the ingredients.
It was this that prompted me to use your remedy.
As you advertised that it was composed of buchu,
tubebs and juniper berries, it occurred to me and
my physician as an excellent combination, and,
aith his advice, after an examination of the arti
cle, aid consulting again with the drsggUt, I
ooi.duded to try it. I commenced its use about
eight uicn'.lis iifco, at which time I was confined.
to my room From the rst bottle I was astonish
ed and gratified at the beneficial effect, and after
using it three weeks was able to walkout. I felt
much like writing you a full statement of my case
at that time, but thought my improvement might
only be temporary, and therefore concluded to
defer and ee if it would effect a perfect cure,
knowing then it would be of greater value to you.
aud more satisfactory to rue
I em now able to report that a cure is effected
afier.usir g the remedy for five mouths.
I have not used any now for three months, sad
feel as well in all respects as I ever did.
Your Buchu being devoid of any unpleasant
taste and odor, a nice Unic and invigorator of the
itcm. I do not mean to bo without it whenever
occasion may require its use in such affections.
M McCOhMICK.
Should any doubt Mr. McCoraick's statement,
ha refers to the following gentlemen :
Hon. Wm. Bigler, ex Governor Penn'a.
liuu Thomas B Floreaae, Philadelphia.
Hon. J. C. Knox, Judge, Philadelphia.
Hon. J. S. Black, Judge, Philadelphia,
lion. D. R. Porter, ex-Governor, Peon'.
Hon. Ellis Levis, Judge, Philadelphia.
Hon. r. 0. Urier, Judge U. S Court.
Hon. O. W. Woodward, Judge. Philadelphia.
Hon. W. A. Porter, City Solicitor, Phil'a.
Hon. John Bigler, ex Governor, California,
lion. E. Banks. Auditor Gen. Washington, D.C.
And many others, if necessary.
Sold by Druggists snd Dealers everywhere. Be
ware of counterfeit. Ask for Belmbold's. Take
no other. Price 51.8 per bottle, or ( bottles for
S 0. Delivered to any address. Describe sy m p
toms in all communications.
Address H. T. HELMBOLD, Drug and Chemi
eal Warehouse, 591 Broadway, N. T.
NOSE AP.E GESCrSE CST.ES3 DOSE CP TS
steel-engraved wrspjetr, with fac-timile of my
CfTemical Warehouse and signed
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