BY S. J. BOW. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1870." VOL. 16.-N0. 46. Story of Parish Justice. The war Lai broken out between England anJ France ; Douaparte had broken the treaty ol Auiieos ; all was consternation a:uo:ii' the English in India, particularly ihoic who had valuable cargoes at sea, and tLosu who v;er about to return to their na tive '. .iid. I was oue of the latter class ; so I j.Af'.iliy accepted a passage home on board a la:ie Do'itijark, as yet, remaining neu tral ia the ejuatrel. So far at luxury went, I certainly found her very inferior to the regular India-men, La', as a .ailor Ate was far superior, and in j oint ot diaciole, her crew was as well regu lateJ, and a sirictly commanded, as the crew of a British man-of-war. In fact, such order, i sulatity aud implicit obedience I fv.u'-' ii'ivcr have believed to exist on board a Kirlih in'iijun. Tlif fhicf mute 'as one of the finest young men i mc:' .-w. lie had just been promo ted to h's present post not from the mere l.iet oi his iifiiie the owner's son,, but really iiOiii .-terlir.., afh-ii. He was beloved by the orevr, ati oij;; whom ho had serTcd, as is uu.i! tLs Dan'.sli service, five years, aud v:is cua!!y popular with his brother officers s.i the pa senders returning to Europe. Tin- only La 1 character we had on board was th- ouk a warthy. ill lootii j I'ortu who niauaged somehow or other 1 1 iy to cause oauie disturbance among the imrii. Fur this he had often been re-. priiuauJcJ, aud this evening when this ;-eti !: opci..- had just been released from ir ni, i;.;o tibii-h he had been ordered lor '.'.it a:;J twc!'ty hours by the chief mate, ;. i Lain' u'i.'mpted to poison a sailor who l.a-l .!: tiueu l.iui. In return for haviog j :;!.;-iu d hiti- thus severely the irritated l'..r.i.gae.-L -vvore to revenge himself on the i.i-t u'tio.-r. j The te who was called . Charles, was valuing in tLe waut with a besuti.'ul young I j! i-h -.ill, to whom he was engaged to k .iiarii'-d, when .-ulleiily, ere asDulcou'.d ii.'c: or even suspect his dein, the . 1 L n;.-hel fjrffirl and buried his Lnife u'.li one plunge into the heart of the un ;;tui:ate young ma;i, wl.o full, without a rr. . :is the exultant l'ortugue.--e burs; forth i y a '".vuii-iiiac laugh of triumph. Cnr'mM ious of the full extent of her be- iv. iv. i-:.-nt, th; poor -rirl hung over him ; "..! a friend who rushed forward to support ) in; drew the knife from his bosom, with Lu v.".:t tlie youug man turned towards her, t.v.v her a last look of affection, and as the 1 left he wound, fell a cuipse iu the :.. ' of hiui who held him. ! iMs tiaie the Captain had come on i-.L. Ii tlied tears like a chil l, for he i nd the young man as his own son. The ri it erated crew would have instantly fal ! ;i mi the as.as.-.ia and takeu summary veu 1 : ..;:ee. but were wily kept within bounds '. tiicir e iiniuaudor'a prceenee. The cook, . 11 aj j.ear.'d to glory in his djed, was iti i amiy reized and coufiued. The corpse vj- taken be-low while the wretched betroth ed i as can led in a state of iuensibility to i.er eabiu, Ilight t.t-ii-i had struck, the following e tiling, when I received a summons to al u. 1 1 on deck. 1 therefore instaully aacen-di-d, an 1 found the whole of the crew, tltev ted iii their .Sunday clothes, together with ai! the ol5i .-cr of the s'lip and the uialepas-.- tigers aiseiubled. The men off duty were lining cither side of the deck ; the Captain, ?'Jrrounded by his officers, was standing im mediately in lront of the poop, and the body i f the unfortunate victim lay stretched on a grating over which the national flag of I'eiitiia k had been thrown immediately iu the centre. In an instant I saw that I was Miniti,;ii:e 1 to b; present at the funeral of the chief mate, and my heart beat high with grief as I uncovered my head aud step ped on the taarter deck. It was nearly a dead calm, we had parsed t!.e trades aud were fast approaching the line-; the fcun had beuu to decline, but- still b iriit with a fervent heat, the saiis hung l;:!e ;y against the masts, and the uiaiu- v. iis was braided up, in order to allow the 1 .'.. should any cri-e, logo forward. 1 rved all the unrniii; a still stronger iiiiiie:-.tiin of our approach to the torrid Z'jiie. Through the clear blue water I had reiiiaiked a couple of sharks following the vt.---.jl. aL'cuiij.auied by their usual compan i 'lis. the pilot fi.-di. TLis the sailor, had t-s.-ievtrd as a matter of course, as they su I rst'ui.iusly believe that these mousters of tie deep always attach themselves to a ship in whi h 0 dead body lie, anxiously antici-l-ating their dreadful meal. In their ap 1 '-arance, however, I ouly saw the the usual aiiiittuiiex-ment of our vicinity to the liue. I ti such weather, placed in a ship which .v?ms to rej.resei.t the whole world shut out from all save the little band which en circled us, with the wide and fathomless ele ment around us tha ethereal throne from which God seems to look down upon us; at c'!i'j moment our yoice rising in solid prayer '. r .ine wc had loved, and the next the splash of the divid:d waters, as they receive in their btisom the creature He has made all tiiei-e, at such a moment, make the heart thrill with a deeper awe, a closer fellowship with iti Creator thin any resident on Bhore anknjw; a consciousness of the grandeur f God aud the feebleness of man, which those alone can feel who "go down in ships to ee the wonders of the deep." I took my place with the other passengers. Not a word was spoken, for we all believed we were about to witness the last rites over our late friend, and consequently stood and waited in anxious silence ; when suddenly a steady tramp was heard, and the larboard watch with drawn cutlasses, slowly marched down th deck, escorting the murderer, whom they conducted to the eido of the corpsc,then withdrew a few paces and form eda line which completed the hollow square. We now began to exchange glance'. Sure ly the assassin had not been brought here to witness the burial of his victim ; and yet what else could it be for? Had it been for trial (as we had often heard the Danes pro ceed to instant investigation aud summary punishment), we should probably have seen the tackle prepared for hangiug the culprit at the yard arm. This, however, was not the case, and wc all, therefore, felt puzzled as to the meaning of the scene. We were not long ke. t in doubt. The second officer read from a paper which he held in his hand, the full power delegated to the Captain to hold court-martials, and to carry their sentences in effect ; the law in similar cases, &e., and called on the prisoner to know whether he would be tried iu the Danish language. To this he sullenly as sented, and the court was declared to be open. The flag was suddenly withdrawn from the face of the corpse, and even the monster who had struck the blow shuddered as he beheld the calm look of him whom he had so foully murdered. The trial now proceed ed in the most solemn manner. Evidence of the strongest kind was adduced and the deed clearly brough t home to the accused. I confess that my blood turned cold when I saw the knife produced which had been used as the instrument of the murder.'and the demon-like smile of the prisoner as he be held it, stained as it was with the blood of one who had been compelled by hid duty to punish him. After a strict investigation, the Captain appealed to all present, when the prisoner was unanimously d-iclared guilty. The offi cers put on their hats and the Captain pro ceeded to pass sentence. Great was my surprise (not understanding one word which the commander said), to see the culprit throw himself on his knees and begin to sue for mercy. After the unfeeling and obdu rate manner in which he hail conducted him self such an appeal was unaccountable ; for il was quite evident he did not fear death, or repent tha deed he had committed. What threatened torture could thus bend his har dened spirit I was at a loss to conjecture. Four men now approached and lifted up the corpse. A similar number seized the pri.ioner, while tea or twelve others ap proached with strong cords. In a moment I understood the whole, and could not won der at the struggles of the murderer as I saw him lashed back to back, firmly, tightly, without the power to move, to the dead body of his victim. His cries were stopped by a sort of pair, aud with the body he was iaid on the grating, and carried to the gang way. The crew mounted on the nettings and up the shrouds. A few prayers from tha Danish burial service Were cad by a chaplain on board, and the dead and the liv ing, the murderer and the victim, were launched into etcrniry, bound together. As the dreadful burden separated the clear water, I caught a glimpse of the living man's eye as lie was falling ; it haunts me even to this tuuiueut ; there was more than agony iu it. We paused only for a few moments and turned away, ami sought to forget the stern and awe-inspiring punishment we had seen inflicted. I was glad when Sg-uddeu breeze drove us away from the tragic scene. There is a vast copper mine in England where shafts extend many hundred yards under the sea. The moaning of the waves as they dash ag?in-it the rocks is forever sounding in those gloomy isles. When the stoim comes, the sound of the waters be comes terrific, aud eveu the boldest miners cannot stay below, but leave their work and come out upon the earth. Overhead are uiaseof bright copper streaming through the gallery in all directions, traversed by a network of thin, red vj;ius of iron, and over all the salt water drips down from tiny crev ices in the rock. Immense wealth of metals is contained in the?e roots, but no miner dares give it another stroke with his pickaxe. Already there has been one day's work too much upon it, as a huge wedge of wood driven into the rock bears witness. The wedge is all that keeps back the sea from bursting in upon them. Yet there are three tiers of galleries where men work day by day, uot knowing but at some fatal hour the flood may be upon them, rendering all escape as hopeless as it was in the day of Noah. Sol'niioNiirs, a wise teacher, would not suffer his grow n up sons and daughters to associate with those whose conduct was not pureud upright. "Dear father," said the gentle liulalia to him one day, when he forbade her, in company with her brother, to visit the volatile Lucinda, "you must thiuk us very childuh if you imagine that we would be exposed to danger by it." The father took in silence a dead coal from the hearth and reached it to his daughter. "It will not burn you, my child; take it." She did so, and behold ! her delicate white hand was soiled and blackened, and her dress soil ed too. "We cannot be too careful iu han dling coals: even if they do not burn, they blacken. So it 19 with the company of the vicious." Uncle Jed, up country, don't believe in one of the Hartford inventions. He don't see "the benefit of a weed sewing machine." He is pestered enough with the plagued things without sowing them. A tavern boaster the othe day, vaunting his knowledge ot the world, was asked by a wag at his elbow if he bad been in Algebra. "Oh yes,' said he, 'I once passed through in on top of a stage.' (Mmtttonal Annual Eeport of the County Superintend ent of Clearfield County. I. EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS. "TIocses. The new houses that Lave been built during the past year, are as follows: Beccaria, one ; Coggs, two ; Dradford, one ; iracty, two; liurnjulc, one ; Chest, two; Decatur, one, and Huston, one. Nearly all these are first-class buildings. A number of old ones have been so remodeled that they now present botu the comfort and appear ance of new ones. One hundred and tiftv seven s shools, aud one hundred and fifty four houses in the county. Eighty of these are classed as gooa ; any one as midJliuir. and twenty-three as very poor. Many of the lost are injurious to the health ot nunils. They should, and no doubt will, soon be re- 1 .. 11 1 . piaeeu py gooa ones. j tew or tne new houses have been built without any fore thought or plan, and are a disgrace to the districts. JJtrectors should examine plans, visit some of the best houses in the countv. aud have such houses built as thcu want, in stead of being influence I by contractors, as is sometimes the case, and allowing them to erect such as may be most profitable to them. Fl'RMTL'ttE will class very nearly with the 1 . 1. ... 1 nouses. jx gooel nouse, occasionally, has poor furniture, but more frequently the fur niture is better than the house. Those class ed as mid Uing have insufficient furniture, and those very poor have uone fit for use. Ari'AUATUS. Eighty complete sets of outline maps are 111 use, and a number of schools are supplied with charts of various kinds, such as Oigood s, hauders aud the National. In addition to those reported last year, the directors of Decatur, Jordan, Woodward, i'enn and Guelich, have sup plied their schools with Globes. Tkaciiers. We have a few competent and well qualified teachers, but a large ma jority lack in qualifications and experience. i he scarcity ot good ones is a uatural con sequence, so long as there is uo distinction made in wages aud when the salary paid, iu many districts, is inadequate to assist them iu their self sacrificing efforts to be come better qualified. It is a pleasure to know, however, that we are much better provided for, in this reipot, thau we were a lew years ago. Modes of Instruction were about the same as tue previous year ; except, a lew teachers forced their pupils, two or three times, through the different books in a sin gle term or lour months. Few, if any, of the pupils comprehended the elementary principles, and the teachers gained eonnid- erable popularity in the profession, and were set down, by patrotu and di-ectors, as model teachers. How long they will be satisfied to be thus agreeably aud satisfactorily de ceived, remains to be seen. The motto should be, "not how much but how well." Elemkntaut Instruction. It is a mis take to suppose that any oue, who has only studied the simplest English rudiments, is fitted to instruct in a primary school. The lir.-t steps are the most difficult as wsli as t he most important : therefore, the very best teachers should be employed for such scuoois, as the highest skill is needed. From the bungling processes in the prima ry schools, often springs a lasting dislike to study, and the choicest talents lie motion less and inactive for the want of skilful teachers in the primary schools, .I'akental Co-oi'Eration. On the part of many parents, a greater degree of iudif ference is manifested, than is consistent with their relation to school matters. Ties of the tenderest sympathy should be formed between their homes and their schoola and a common inteie it interwoven. This accom plished and our schools would become more extensive iu their scope, mot complete in their departments, and more thorough in their efficiency. "As 13 the school so will be the people," is as true "as is the teacher so will be the school." Our most pressing ueed to day, therefore, is good teachers . teachers who will not goby the printed mau uals, asked the ptiuted questions, and bijr the printed answers ; but living ones, that will present things before their names and "ideas before words." Directors. A uumber of these officers are active aud perform their dut es well. We hive a few, however, who are opposed to the system, and others to all measures of improvement. j1 ore care in me selection 01 teachers is necessary on the part of directors. The movement, of the whole school entire ly dependent upon the teacher. It is uot to the incapacity ot our citildren, but to the teacher, that we are to trace a want of pro gress in some of our schools; therefore, special discrimination and prudence should be used in selecting teachers, on whom the welfare of our children so much depends. 11. educational work. Examinations. Held twenty-three pub lic and a large number of private examina tions ; issued one hundred and sixty-three provisional certificates and rejected ten ap plicants. Forty-uiue directors and eighty five citizens were pre.-ent, and appeared much pleased with the exercises. Traveled oue thousand six hundred and seventy miles, wrote three hundred ami fifty-four official letters and taught eight weeks in the Nor mal Institute. VisiTATiONS.-With five exceptions all the schools of t lie county were visited, and a few the secoud time ; spending, generally, from two an 1 a half to three hours in each. In twenty-live districts one or more directors and citizens accompanied me, aud iu all 70 directors and J5 cittzen.. A Normal Institute was opened in Clearfield, 011 the 2d of May, and continued in session eight weeks; although small com pared with lortncr ones, it is believed that il did some good. HI. WORK BY OTHER AGENCIES. "Clearfield Academy," conducted by Rev. P. L. Harrison, A. M., "School forGirli," conducted by Miss flattie Swan, and a num ber of select schools throughout the county, assist more or less directly or indirectly in advancing the cause of education. Districts Superintendents. Tna num ber of districts, the Secretary acted in this capacity. Where tha duty is faithfully per formed, by one who has been a practical teacher, the beneficial results are plainly visible. It seems to me this position should nerer be filled by any other, as the changes often suggested by an inexperienced one, only cripple the usefulness of the teacher. Countt Institute was held in Curwens ville last October, and in many respects, was a decided success. Valuable information was imparted to tha teachers, by the Hon. J. P. Wickersham, State Superintendent, and Prof. C. E. Cady of New fork. Some of our own teachers took an active part The election, for our State, being held on the same week, detained many persons in terested in the cause of education, hence the attendance was not so large as the pre vious year. IV. OBSTACLES IM THB WAT OF 1 M t-ROV EM NT. 1. The want of morecompetent and faith ful teachers ; 2. short school te-rms aud low wages; 3. the frequent change of teachers. So strong is the desire to change, that only eight or ten schools during the last fouryears, have been taught for two successive terms by the same teacher, and but two or three for a longer period ; 4. irregular attendance of pupils. The evil results from this are patent to all ; aud when parents know that the absence of one pupil is not only an inju ry to himself, but to the whole cltiss, I can not see why they do not endeavor to adapt their home arrangements more to those of school for without the parents co-operation little progress can be made ; with it much more than now is can be accomplished; 5. incompetent directors, and carelessness of others in the administration of school affairs. V. TO PROMOTE IMPROVEMENT. 1st. A law requiring directors to be sworn, particularly Secretaries, to a proper dis charge of their duties. 2d. An iujiease of the State appropriation, sufficient to keep all the schools of the State open four mouths in the year. 3d. An iocrease of the mini mum length of school term to six months. Teachers cannot be prevailed upon to quali fy themselves for the duties of a profession which does not guarantee to them more than four mouths employment. 4th. Appropri ate school buildings iu Clearfield borough, with grounds sufficient to accommodate ail the children ; under the control of a compe tent aud faithful teacher, who should have the power to ad pt aud carry out a rigid course of discipline ; a board of directors, who feel an interest in all the children, aud the cry ot "public nuisance" would cease to be so common iu our county seat. Financial IIecokhs. With.the consent of directors, a uniform by-Mem of keeping school accounts will be established in every district. A. reform is very much needed. Public Sentcm ent has long been favora ble to the school system. It is true, there are neighborhoods where little or no interest felt, where buildings aud furniture unsuita ble for school purposes still remain, where persons who are known to be opposed to in creasing the taxes tor school purposes, or paying teachers better wages are elected di rectors ; but the large majority see the im portance of havinz their children well in structed iu the English branches. The idea of erecting a commodious school edifice in each district ot ten or more schools, to which all the advanced pupils may be scut, has been suggested to many ot t lie boards, and is rapidly training favor. If such schools could le established. with the Normal Insti tute, the district schools, by a continuous chain, would be connected with the great Normal Schools of the State. STATISTICS. Bradford. Schools six : average time. four months ; teachers, six ; four males at an average of $42.o0, and two lemales at an average oi 540 per mouth; pupils 272; males 1,'jS, average J25; females. 114, aver- e Uo ; per centaee bU. .biuances, tax lev ied $1,458 80 ; appropriation and unseated land tax $273 17; balance on hand from lost year -k6 an. Teachers wages $1,000; fuel, fees ot Collector and Treasurer, &c., JPJ2 27; building aud repairiiiK $876 7'J: debt due per last report sinee paid $350 70; debt due by district $28'J S3. Jordan. Schools, tour ; average time. four mouths ; teachers, four; one male at $U5, aud three females at an average of $30 per mouth; pupils 126; males 02, average 45 ; iemalcs 63, average 48 ; percentage SO. Finances, tax levied $752 10; unseated laud tax and other sources, $206 J0 ; ap propriation $0S. Teachers wages $440 ; fuel, lees of Collector aud Treasurer $110; repairing and debt due per last report since paid $707 04 ; debt due by district $1C9 'J4. Dradford, (1ml.) Schools, one; av erage time, four months ; one male teacher at 38 per month ; pupils, 34 J" male) 16, average 12; female 18, average 10; percen tage 00. Finances, tax levied $105; ap propriation aud balance on hand $22 25. Teacher's wages $152 ; fuel $6; debt due by district $30 75. Onion". Schools, two ; average time, six months ; two male teachers, at an aver age ot $39 per mouth ; pupils 'J7; males 52, average 2'J; females 45, averaee 30 ; per Ci-utage74. Finances, tax levied $317 16; appropriation and unseated landtax$ 164 53 ; luel, tc, $S1 57; debt due by district $45 3.8; balance on haud from last year $23 50. Curwensyii.le. Schools, three ; aver age time, four months; teachers, three ; two males at an average of $52 50 ; oue fe male at $35 per month ; pupils 162 ; males 80, average 74 ; females 73, average 01 ; per centage SO. Finances, tax levied $1, 715 OS ; from other sources $603; appro priation and balance on baud from last year $005. Teachers wages $500 ; fees of Col lector, building and debt due per last report since paid, Ac, $1,517 78; balance on band $'JS5 36. Pf.nn. Schools, five; average time four and one-fifth mouths ; teachers, five ; four males at au average of $40 ; one female, at $34 50 per month ; pupils 178 ; males J9, average 06 ", females 79, average 54 ; per cetitage 73. Finances, tax levied $632 77 ; appropriation, unseated laad tax, and from duplicates 186S-9 $906 33. Teachers wa ges, $818; fuel and fees of Collector, fcc, $165 35 : exonerations $98 93; balauce on hand $456 82. Dloom. Schools, three; average time, four months; three female teachers employ ed, at an average of $28 per month ; pupils, 119; males 65 ; average. 44 ; females 54 ; average 30; per centaj-e 50. Finances, tax levied, $277; unseated land tax and other sources, $135 ; appiopriation and balance on hand from last year, 71. Teachers' wages, $336 ; fuel and fees of Collector, $65 ; bal ance on haud, $82. Pike. Schools, seven ; average time, four months; teachers, seven; four males and three females, at an average of $3j 83 per month; pupiis, 259; males, 148; average, 100 ; females. 111; average, 75; per cent age, 72. Finances, tax levied, $1,910 38 ; unseated land tax and appropriation, $191. Teachers' wages, $950 ; fuel, fees of Collec tor, Treasurer, &c, $284 78; debt due per last report, since paid, $993 28 : debt due by district, $126 68. Morris. Schools, seven ; average time, four months teachers, seven ; three males and four females, at an averaee ot $40 per month, pupils, 326; males, 178; average, 112; females, 148; average, 89; per cent ape, 02. Finances, tax levied, $1,008 62; unseated land tax, $400 ; appropriation and fiom other sources, $350 22. . Teachers' wages, $960 ; fuel.fees of Collector, Treasu rer, repairing and exonerations, $610 98 i balance on hand, $237 86. BiKHis. Schools, six ; average time, four months; teachers, six; five males at an av erage of $39; and one female at $35 per month; pupils, 218; males, 130; average, 85 ; females, 83 ; average, 55 ; per cenUge, 60. Finances, tax levied, $1497 56; un seated land tax and appropriation, $378 20; Teachers' wages, $ J20 ; fuel, fees of Col lector, etc., $191 ; building and interest on debt, $906 46 ; debt due per last report and still unpaid, $641 58; debt due by district, $786 28. Chest. Schools, six; average time, four months ; teachers, six ; males, Hve, at an average of $34 ; female, one, at $30 per month; pupils, 225; males, 115, average, 90; females, 110, average, 85; percentage, 80. Finances, tax levied, $1,502 37 ; appro priation, $118. Teachers' wages, $800; fees of Collector and Treasurer, $205 ; build ing, $800 ; debt due per last report, since paid,$850 60; debt due by district,$l,035 23. Graham. Schools, five ; average time, four months ; teachers, five ; male, one, at $40 ; females, four, at an average of $3S per mouth; pupils, 202; males, 107, average, 95 ; females, 95. average, 68 ; per centage, 72. Finances, tax levied, $982 41 ; unseat ed land tax. appropriation and other sources, $146 74. Teachers' wes, $763 ; fuel, tees of Collector, &c, $214 41 ; purchasing ground and repairing, $46 75 ; debt due per last report, sinee paid, $100. Huston. Schools, tour ; average time, six months ; teachers, four ; males two, and iemales two, at an average salary of $35 per month; pupils 100; males 51, average 35; female 49, average 37; percentage 70. Fi nances, tax levied $170; unseated laud tax $1,000. Teachers' wages $840; fuel and fees of Collector $79 9; building $700; balauce due by district $449 86. Knox. Schools, four; average time, four mouths ; four female teachers at an average of $30 per mouth; pupils, 130; males 78, average 05 ; leuiaLcs 58, average 46 ; per cent age 78. Finances, tax levied $565 05; unseated land tax, au appiopria ation $070. Teachers' wages $40; fuel, fees of Collector, repairing, &c. $134; bal ance on haud $506. Gosuen. Schools, three ; average time, sis and five sixth months ; teachers, ttiree ; oue male six mouths, at $36; two females seven and one fourth mouths, at $30 per mouth; pupils, 104; males 43, average 35; females 61, average 45; per ceutage 80. Fi nances, tax levied $424 21; unseated laud tax, appropriatiou and balance on hand from luit year $992 24. Teachers' wages $651 ; fuel, fees of Collector, &c., $191 46; pur chasing ground, building and repairing $503; balance on hnd $70 99. GiRARD. Schools, lour; average time, six months ; teachers, four; males, two, at $40 ; females, two, at $37 50 per mouth ; pupils, 117; males 68, average 40; females 49, average 30 ; per ceutage 70. Finauces, tax levied $509 87 ; unseated laud tax, ap propriation aud balance on hand from last year $688 61. Teachers' wages $930 ; fuel, fees of Collector, Sic,, $73 83 ; balauce on haud $184 54. Drady. Schools, eleven ; average time, four months ; teachers, eleven ; males six and females five, at an average of $39 06i per mouth ; pupils, 507 ; males 296, average 221 ; females 211, average 143 ; per centage 72. Finances, tax levied $2,843 44; un seated laud tax and other sources $875 ; ap propriatiou aud balance on haud from last year $1,808 27. Teachdr-s wages $1,718 77; luel, toes of Collector, &c, $393 57 ; pur chasing ground, building, &c, $2,00l 55; balance ou hand $1,407 32. Decatur. ScUooln, seven; average time, four months j teachers, seveu ; males six, at an average ot $43 331 ; females oue, at $40 per mouth ; pupils, 2y7 ; miles 165, average 130 ; females 132, average 100; per ceutage 75. Finances, tax levied $4,100 ; unseated land tax and appropriatiou $608 50. Teach ers' wages $1,200 ; fuel, fees of Collector, fcc, $434; building aud repairing $1,082; balance ou haud $1,992 50 no allowance made for exonerations. Covington. Schools, five; average time, four mouths; teachers, five; males three, at au average of $38 50 ; females two, at an average of $35 per month; pupils, 206; males 102, average 69; females 104, average 79 ; per centage 68. Finauces, tax levied $070 7S ; unseated land tax, appropriation aud balance on hand from last year $577. Teachers' wages $742; fuel, fees of Collec tor, &e., $103 25; balance on hand $402 53 no allowance made for exonerations. Kartuaus. Schools, three ; average time, tour months ; teachers, three ; mate, one, at $40 ; females, two, at an average of $33 33J per month; pupils, 112; males,07, average, 48 ; females, 45, average, 35 ; per centage, 61. Finances, tax levied, $523 48; unseated laud tax, $133 50; appropriation and balance on hand from last year, $703 66. Teachers' wages, $640 ; fuel, $93 86 ; bal ance Oil haud, $631 73. Deccakia. Schools, nine ; average time, four months; teachers, nine; males, five, at au average of $38 10; females, four, at an average of $37 75 per month ; pupils, 299; males, 146, average, 119 ; feuiales,153, average, 101 ; per centage, SO. Finances, tax lcyiecUl,726 07; unseated land tax. $222 12 appropriatiou and balance on hand from last year, $306 68. Teachers' wages, $1,366; fuel, fees of Collector.&c, $240 50; purchasing ground, building, &&, $655 50; debt due by district, $7 13. Lumber City. Schools, one ; average time, four months; oue male teacher at $50 per month ; pupils, 75 ; males, 35, average, 28 ; females, 40, average, 30 ; per centage, 50. Finances, tax levied, $203 23 ; appro priatiou and balauce on hand from last year, $72 63. Teachers' wages, $200 ; fuel, fees of Collector, exonerations, &c, $58 22 ; bal ance on band, $17 69. Osceola. Schools, two ; average time, four months; teachers, two males, at au av erage of $50 per mouth ; pupils, 185 ; males 89, average 64 ; females 96, average 58 ; per centage 81. Finances, tax levied, $651 99; appropriation, balance on haud and from other sources $285 99. Teachers' wages $500 ", fuel, fees of Collector and repairing $106 85 ; cash in hand $222 23. Clearfield. Schools, three ; average time, six months : teachers, three ; one main ht $75. two females, at an average ot $37 50 per month ; pupils, 205 ; males 144, average 105 ; females 61, average 44. bi nances, tax levied $1,802 12 ; appropriation $120. Teachers' waecs $9o0; fuel, fees of Collector. Ac, $284 20; purchasing ground and repairing $1,315 56; debt due by dis trict $577. , ' . Ferguson. Schools, four; average time, four months ; teachers, four; one male and three females, at an average of $25 per month; pupils, 159 ; males 71, average 43 ; females 88, average 57; percentage CO. Fi nances, tax lexied $606 42 ; appropriation and uneated land tax $89 95. Teachers' wages $400", fuel, fees of Collector, &&, $76 47 ; cash on hand $219 90. Lawrence. Schools, eleven ; average time, four months; teachers, eleven; males eight, at an average of $40 90 ; females threa, at an average of $40 per month ; pu pils 425 ; males 233, average 156: females 192, average 120; per centage 72. G. W. Snyder, Co. Supt. W. WALTERS. ATiapv.r a, t . ClwSeld. Pa. Office in the Court Hoos! ITALTER BARRETT, Attorney at Lew. Cle, v elt. P- My 13, 1S63. JB. GRAHAM BONS.De.Iers in Drv-Good. . Groceries, Hardware, Queeniwiire. Woodn ware, Provision, ete., Market St. Clearfield. Pa, HP. BIGLER CO., Dealers in H, war. a and manufacturers of Tin and Sheet-iron rare, Second Street, Clearfield. Pa. Mar 'TO. HF. NAUGLE, Watcn and Clock Maker, and . dealer in Watches, Jewelry, Ac. Room in Grahau'srow, Marketitreet. Nov. 19 HBUCHER 6WOOPE. Attorney at Law.Clear . field. Pa. OfiEc inUraham's Row. fourdoo west of Graham A Boynton'a store. Not. la. rpnrs j mccullocoh, attorts-at-law. X Clearfield, P. All legal bu-inef prompt ly attended to. , Oct. 27. 18(19. ytTM. REED. Market Streat, Clearfield. Pa.. Fancy Dry Goods. WLiie Uaeda. Notions. Embroideries, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Good, eto. June li, '70 A I FUAW.Dealerin Drugs. Patent Medicines. . Fancy Artictss. etc. and Proprietor of Dr. Boyer's West Branch Bitters, Market btreot, aarfield,Ja June 15,'"0. FB READ. M D., Pnran-MM and Surg son. , Kylertown, Pa., respectfully offers his pro fessional services to the citizensof that plree and surrounding country. Apr 20-0 m. CKRATZEH, Dealer in Dry-Goods. Clothing, . Hardware. Queensware, Groceries, Provi sions, eto , Market Street, nearly opposite th Court Uuu.-e, Clearfield, Pa. June, lsf.5. JB M'EN ALLY, Attorney at Law. Clearfield . Pa. Practices in Clearfield and adjoin'ng vounties. Office in new brick building of J. Boyn t u. 2d street, one door south of Lanich'a Hotel. TTEST, Attorney at Law, Clearfield, Ta., will . attend promptly to all Legal business entrust ed to his care in Clearfield and adjoining coun ties. Office on Market street. July 17, 1867. rpilOMAS lh F0UCEY, Dealer in Square and J Sawed Lumber, Dry-Goods. Queensy are, Gro ceries. Flour. Grain, Feed, Bacon, Ao , Ac, Gra bututon. Clearfield eounty, Pa. Uot 10. HARTSWICK A IRWIN. Dealers in Prnes, Medicines. Paints. Oils.Stationary. Perfnme rj . Fancy Goods, Notions, etc., etc. Market street, Clearfield, Pa Deo. 6, 1S65. (( KRATZER A BON. dealers in Dry floods. . Clothing. Hardware. Queenswar. Groce ries, Provisions. Ac, Second Street Clesi field. Pa. Dec 27.1S65. JOHN GUELICU. Manafacturer of all kinds o Cabinet-ware, Market street. Clearfield, Pa He also makes toorderCofSns. ons'nort notice and atteuds funerals with a bears. AprlO.'SK. RICHARD MOSSOP, Dealer in Foreign and D tnestie Dry Goods, Groceries. Flour. Bacon, Liquors. Ac Room, on Marketitreet, a few doors westol JournaJ Office. Clearfield, Pa. Apr27 "ITT'ALLACR A FIELDING. Attokkeys at Law Y Clearfield. Pa. Office in res. dene of W. A. Wallace Legal business of all Kinds attended to with promptness and fidelity. (Jan S.'70-yp WM, A. WALLACE. FRAME F1ELDI9Q TT W. S.nITII, Attorskt at Law. Clearfield II. Pa., will attend promptly to bnsine.s en trusted to his care. Office on second floor of new building adjoining County National BanK.and naarly opposite the Court House. Jon 30. '69 I "FREDERICK LETTZINGER. Manufacturer of ' all kinds of Stone-ware. Clearfield. Pa. Or der-i JGlictted wbolei-al or retail ii alsokeeps on hand and for sale an assortment of earthen wr. of his own mannfaetur. Jan.I.IRtiS "TANSION HOUSE. Clearfield, Pa This f 1 well known hotel, near th Court House, is worthy the patronage ofthepublio. The table will be supplied with th bet in the market. The bestof liquors kept. JOHN DOUGHERTY. JOHN H. FULFORD, Attorney at Law. Clear field. Pa. Office on Market Street, over -Hart'wick A Irwin's Drng Store. Prompt attention (riven to th securingofBounty claims. Ac. .and to all legal business. March 17, la67. A I THORN, M. D., Physician and SuRGKON, having located at Kylertown, Pa , offers his professional services to th citi zens ol that place and vicinity. Sp.29-ly W ALBERT, A BKO'S..Dealers in Dry Goods, , Groceries, Hard ware. Queens ware. Flour Ba con, etc.. Woodland. Clearfield county. Pa. Also extensive dealers in all kindsof sBwed lumber shingles, and square timber. Orders solicited. Woodland, Pa., Aug. 19th. 18n3 DR J.V BUUCIIFIELD Late Surgeon ntth S3d Rog't Penn'a Vols., having returned from the army, offers his professional services te the citixens of Clearfield and vicinity. Profes sional calls promptly attended to. OfBc on South-East eorner of 3d and Market Streets. Oct. 4. 1855 flmp. CURVEYOR. The undersigned offer his services to the puhlic, as a Surveyor. II may be found at his residence in Lawienr township, when -aot engaged ; or addressed by letter at Clearfield, Penn a. Mareh 6th. IS67.-tf. J a.MES MITCHELL. JEFFERSON L I T Z, M. D., Physician and Surgeon. Having located at Osceola. Pa., offers his profes sional services to the people of that place aud sur rounding eountry. All calls promptly attended to. Office and resideneeon Curtin Street, former ly occupied by Dr. Klin. May 19. "69. GEORGE C. KIKK, Justice of the Peace, Sur veyor and Conveyancer. Lutharsbnrg. Pa. All business entrusted to him will be promptly at tended to. Parsons wishing to employ a Survey or will do well to giv him a call, as he flatters himselt that he can render satisfaction. Deeds of conveyance, articles of agreement, and all legRl papers promptly and neatly executed JeS'70-yp A L L A C X W A L T B R B, Rial Estat Accxts aso CoxvcrAXCEits, Clearfield, Pa Real estate bought and sold, titles examined, taxes paid, conveyances prepared, and insuran ces taaen. Office in new building, nearly opposite Court Hons Jin IbTtt. Wlf. A. WAI.I.ACB BLAB WALTBIta. OOLDIERS' BOUNTIES. A recent bill - has passed both llou.-esof Coneress.and signed by th President, giving soldiers who en listed prior to 2 2d July. 1861, served one year er more and war honorably discharged, a bounty of SI 00. nfBoanties and Pensions eolleeted by toe for thoseentitled to them. . WALTER BARRETT, Atfy at Law. Aug. 16th, 1866. CIrfleld,Pa. T K. BOTTORF'8 PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY, HABKBT STREET, CLBABFIBLD, rl.VK'i. Negatives made in cloudy aa wall as in alear weather. Constantly en hand a good assortment of Frames, Stereoscopes and Stereoscopic View. Frames, from any style of moulding, mad to order. CHROMOS A SPECIALITY. Dec 2,'66-jy. 14-69-tf. BANKING 4 COLLECTION OFFICE McGIRE A PERKS, Saceessors to Fottar, Prks, Wright A C., Pbilipsbcks, Cbbtbb Co., P a.. Where, all th business of a Baniing Hus will be transacted promptly and Bpon th roost f.vorahl terms. "Tm.ImM A THE KIDNEYS. Th Kidneys are two in number, situated at the upper part ot th loin, surrounded by fiat, and consisting of three parts, via ; tha Anterior, th Interior, and th Exterior. , Th anterior absorbs Interior oonsista of tis sues or veins, which serve as a deposit for th urine and convey it to tha axterier. To exte rier is a conductor also, terminating ia Bingl rube, and called the Urete. Tn Br.tert ex con nected with the bladder. The bladder is composed of various eyerie (- or tiatuet, divided into parte, via: th Upper, U Lower, the Nervous, and the Mucous. Th aptr expels, the lewer retains. Many have a dalr to urinate without the ability, others urinat vith- at th ability to retain. This frequently so an in children. To enre thes affections, must bring Into ae tion the mescles, which are engaged la their vi rions functions. If they ere Deflected, QravBl or Dropsy aay eniue. Th reader tBBSt alse b aaad aware, that Bow erer slight may be th attack, it is sure to afoot th bodily health and mental powers, as ear flesh and blood ar supported fro ia thee aoareea Goit, on Rbecmstism Psin ocurrinf In th leins is indicative of th above diseases. They occur in persons disposed to acid stomach and chalky concretions. Tea Gravel. Th gravel ensues from neglect or improper treatment of the kidneys Theee or gans being weak, the water is not expelled from the bladder, but allowed to remain; it beeomes feverUh, and sediment forms. It ia from this de posit that th ston is formed, and graval nsas. Dropst is a collection of water ia seme parts of the body, and beus'different names, according to the parts affected, vis: when general! diffused over the body, it is called Anasarca ; when of th Abdomen, Ascites; when of th ehast, Ilydrotho rax. Tratbe.it. Helmbold's highly concentrated" compound Extract Buchn is decidedly one f thw best remedies for diseases of the bladder, kidney, gravel, dropsical swellings, rheumatisia.and (oat affections. Under this head w have arranged Dysurie, or difficulty and pain in passing water, Scanty Secretion, or small snd frequent dischar ges of water; Strangury, or stopping ef water; Hematuria, or bloody Brine ; Gout and B.besata- ti-in of th kidneys, without any ehang in quan tity, but ineraas in color. r dark water. It vii always highly recommended, by tha lata Dr Physick, in thes affeelMn. This medicine increases the power of digesUo'n and excites th aVsorbeata into healthy xereis by which th watery or calcareous depoaitioaa and all unnatural enlargements, as well as pain- i ana idhuimuoi are -mbms, ua is is lacs a oy men, women and children. Directions for w and diet accompany. Philadelphia, Pa., Fb. XI, 1687. H. T, Helm bold. Druggist: Deab Sir : I har been a sufferer, for upward of twenty yean, with gravel, bladder and kidney affections, daring which tim I have nsd various medicinal preparations, and been under the treat ment ef the most eminent Physicians, experien cing but Utile relief. Uavitg seen your preparations extensively ad vertised, I eonsnlted with my family physician ia regard to Using your Exlraot Buchn. I did this bcoanse 1 had nsed all kinds of ad vertised remedies, and had found them worthless, and some quite injurious; in fact, I despaired ef ever getting well, and determined to us no rem edies hereafter unless I knew of the ingredients. It was tbia that prompted me to nse your remedy. As yon advertised that it was composed of buoha , eubebs and juniper berries, it occurred to me and my physician as an excellent Combination, and, . ith bis advice, after an examination of the arti cle, and consulting again with the dragglat, I concluded to try it. I commenced its ase about eight months ago, 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 walk out I felt much like writing you a full statement of my eaae at that time, but tho ught my Improvement might only be temporary, and therefore concluded to defer and see if it would effect a perfect cure, knowing then it would be of greater value to yon, and more satisfactory to me. I am now able to report that a cure is effected after using the remedy for five months. I have not nsed any how for three months, aad feel as well in all respects as I ever did. Your Buchu being devoid ot any Unpleasant taste and odor, a bice tenie and invigoratorof the system, I do not mean te be withoat it whenever occasion may require its ase in such affections. M McCOKMICK. Should any doubt Mf. McCoratick's statement, he refers ta the following gentlemen : Don. Wm. Bigler, ex-Governor Penn'a. lion Thomas B Flerenae, Philadelphia, lion. J. C. Knox, Judge, Philadelphia, lion. J. S. Black, Judge, Philadelphia, lion. D. R. Porter, ex-Governor, Penn'a. Hon. Ellis Levis, Judge, Philadelphia. Hon. R.O. Grier, Judge U. S Court. Hon. G. W. Woodward, Judge. Philadelphia. Hon. W. A. Porter, City Solicitor, Pbll a. Hon. John Bigler, ex -Governor. California, lion. E. Banks, Auditor Gen. Washington, D.C. And many others, if Beeeasary. Sold by Druggists and Dealers everywhere. Be ware of counterfeits. Ask for Helmbold's. Take no other. Price $1 -2S per bottle, er bottle for $8.i0. Delivered to any addresa. SeeerlVosymp toma in all communications. Address U. T, HELMBOLD, Dfng aad Chemi cal Warehouse, 614 Broadway, N T. NONE ABE GENUINE UNLESS DONE UP IS teel-engraved wrapper, with fac-simile ef my Chemical Warehcase and signed June 15,'T0-ly H. T. HELJIBOLD.
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