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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-11-29
CLEARFTELD WEDNESDAY, NOV 80, 1854.

ded to become the wife Of so great O war
ror. She was received with much kind.
ness by her strange love, and instead oi
regretting the step she had tokcn, seemed
proud Of the distinguished honor conferred
upon her.
They then sat down, a!o, and smoked
together, and then parted, the lroquois 10
return to the village, and Paskaret and his
bride TO perform long journey TO the
country OF the Algonquins.
lie reached his warriors in safety. His
return was regarded as little short Of a
miracle, while his fair wife was not a little
enyied by the Algonquin maidens on ac'
count of her extraordinary beauty, and
the good fortune which had made her the
partner of the brave Paskaret.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-11-29
NUMBE A5.
AN INTERNAL EFTOTT.

Somebody tells a joke that may be worth
printing, even after making n reasonable
deduction for the risk Of its being old.
In d small ,own in one Of tho counties
ties Of Ohio, a stranger rode up to the
door Of tavern, and having dismounted,
ordered a stall and oats for his horse. A
crowd Of loaIers-that class Of indepen.
dent citizens who are never equal to the
decent men except on election day
swarmed the bar.room door and steps,
waiting to be invited to the counter
Among this crowd the strangers business
was at once a subject Of impertnent specu.
lation. One fellow more impudert than
the rest, made free 10 enquire of the trav.
eller what occupation ho followed; 10
which the latter replied that his business
was a secret for the present, but that he
would probably make Unknown before leav.
ing town.
Having spent day or two looking
round, visiting the places where whIskoy
was sold and making enquiries as 10 the
amount retaied, the number of habi,ual
drunkards in the place; the number of
dogs kept by men, whose children never
went 10 school or had enough 10 eat--after
in short, making complete moral inven-
tory Of the town, he concluded 10 leave,
and having mounted his horse was about
to bo of, when his sinquistive friend urged
on by his associates, stepped uPAnd said
"Seo here, Captain, you promised 10 teIl
US your business, before you left, and we'd
like so hear from you on that point"
"Well, said the stranger--'I am an
Agent for the Devil, I'm hunting q loca.
ton for h-ll, and am glad I've found a
place where it will not be necessary to re-
move the present inhabitants !"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-11-29

A DRop OF OL.-Every man who lives
in house, should oil all the various parts
Of it once in two or three months. The
house will last much longer, and will be
much more quiet to live in. Oil the locks,
bolts and hinges Of the street door, and it
will shut gently with luxurious ease, and
with the use Of a small amount Of force.
A neglected lock requires great VIC
lence TO cause it to shut, and with SO much
violence that the whole house, its doors,
its windows, its very floors and ioists, are
much shaken, and in time they get out Of
repairs in all sorts ofways, 10 say nothing
OF the dust that is displaced every time the
place is so shaken. The incessant bang
ing Of doors, screeching OF locks, creaking
and screaming OF hinges, Is great dis
comfort. Even the bell wire cranks
should sometimes be oiled, and they will
act more certainly and with such gentle
force that there will be little danger of
breaking any part Of them. The castors
of tables and chairs should be sometimes
oiled, and they will move with such &c n.
tie impulse and 50 quietly that sleeping
child or old man is not awakened. A wen
oiled door.lock opens and shuts with hard
ly whisper. Three pennysworlh OF oil
used in a large house once a year will
save many shiliings in locks aI,i o,her
material, and in the end will save many
pounds in even the substantial repairs Of
house; aud an old wilo living and Sleep
ing in quiet reposo will enjoy many mo,e
years Of eyen temper and active useful.
ness. iiousekeepors, pray 10 no. forge;
the oil. A stitch in time saves nine, eud
a drop in time saves pounds.
Tie BujHey.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-11-29

JUDGE TANEr's DECIgoN ON U5uRY.-
The decision Of Judge Ian-y il the case
of D1I vs. E!i-otj, on tbe usuriou5 point
raised in the trial, h1s produced much so.
lcitude on the part Of some money len.
ders. The Patriot says j. nus taken e
good deal ortrouLlo 10 ascertain the sub
s.anco OF Judge Taucy's decision, which
is tbs, that, under tie new constitution,
all original contracts or obligations. i1cluj.
ing moro .Aan 6 per cent interest are
void, and involve no contract wAoleyer.---
la case Of a note OF hand, sold .of what it
viii bring, the plea Of usuTy cannot be
maintained. The Legislature is author.
iz'd TO fix The "penaltie5 dni forIcilures,"
BAT as yo: Lave omitted to do so, and the
opinion Of Judge Tanoy IS that no penal.
ty or forfeiture can be less than the whole
contract, but may bC mare. It is stated
hat % IS the intention Of Judge 4. to write
out his opinion, which viii be looked for
with much inlsrcsi. In the meantime the
notes offered by brokers Tor sale, if not
originally made with usurous intent, can.
not be affected by the clause Of the Con.
sdtuion referred to, and upon which Judge
T. has decided as above. In the casJ Of
Dill ye. El,icotl, the plea Of usury was not
sustained, although m5de, old Inc dsci-
sion was in favor Of ,ul rlairiT,o r-a5v-
err, while, We believe, the acceptance or
the Elicott's had been gtlved.
baltimore SIN, noe. H..
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-11-29

WuAT's IN THE WINDING have al.
ready stated that orders had been issued
70 6t ont Immediately the United States
81 sloop.or.wor o. jamestown, at Philadelphia, il
and the ships Cyane aud Saratoga, at the
Cbarles,own (hlassachusetts) navy'yard.
We now learn that orders have been re-
ceivcd at Portsmouth, Virginia, to fit for
sea, as soon as possible, three United
States frigates, and to hasten the compile
lion of the two now in course oi consiruc'
tion there. Similar orders, il we mistake
not, had previously been received at inc
Portsmouth New HamPshIre) naVy.yaru'
Al the Brooklyn navy.yard about one one
hundred and fiiy mechanics are at work
nnon The United States frigato Congress
fitting her for sea with all possible dispatch.
The Sabine is also being fitted for sea at
the same yard Baltimore sun.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-11-29

CEEEPFuLNEss. s.-Cheerfulness anda ies.
tiyal spirit fills the soul full Of harmony
it composes music for churches and hearts;
it makes and publishes Qualifications Of
God; it produces thankluIness and serves
the end Of charity; and, when the oil o,
cladncss runs over; it makes bright and
tall emissions of light and holy fires,
reaching up to cloud, and making JOY
round about and therefore, since It IS IS SO
innocent, and may be so pious and luII oI
holy advantage, whatever can minister 10
this holy 10Y does set forward the work o'
religion and charity. And, indeed, char
ity itself, which is the vertical top oil all re-
lirion, is nothing else but union oil Joys
concentrated, in the heart, and reflected
from all the angels of our life and inter-
course. 1t is rejoicing in God, glad
ness in our neighbor's good, pleasure IN
doing good, rejoicing with him; and
without love we cannot have any Joy at
NIL
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-11-29

CoUNTERFEITER AGREsTED.-John
Wilson, an old coun.erleiter who has long
pructiccd his trade about PenningtonyiIio,
Chester CO., and the Gap in Lancaster, has
been caught. $500 in counterfeit 81
notes on the Middletown Bank, and % S
on the Grard Bank, were thrown away
from his person while fleeing from the OF
fcers. He offered them bribes 10 let him
escape.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-11-29

0cT,Recent excavations ofthe ground at
Saltyie, in Virginia, have discovered the
fossil remains Of some big.boned animal
or animals OF the PFC Ademitc aanods.-
The distance between the joiC.s ol one Vi
these monsters was over 20 .eet---lror
which il has been concluded That the bsis
must have been a great one--ihdi Is
meyatherioa.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-11-29

CIELs.-Wo like too see the girl who
isu'nt afraid 10 soil her hands, who, shines
with Iaiionce when in the ballroom,
scrubs the kitchen floor TIL it smells as
sweet as new mown hay, and does up lin
en- so neatly, giving such an exquisite pol.
ish, everybody admircs it. Who sneers
at the working girl J at the fair being who,
in the claso dress or bonnet makers room,
in the bindery, fur shop, printing Office,
and bandboI manuiactury, earns her ,iy-
ingl Noue but the starohed up Miss, who,
deckcd in silks and satins, is only f! TO
squat on a piano.stooi OF Aiu with dandi.
fed fools. Working girls are truly hap,
py, Cor though they can't spend their az
tarnoons promenGding, they can steal on
hour from the morning or evening Tor a
walk, and when thoy do put on their ap-
pafcl ,hoy look just Ike ladies', as tho Oh
er sort Of females are called and are they
less sol No Tor pa and ma didn't pay
for their rich shawis and pretty dresses;
their own no less beautiful fingers earned
the money topurchnse them. How many
Of them support aged parents and helpless
relatives How many of them submit 10
discomfort, confinement and privalions
only 10 come of conquerer at last, by
gaming the affections of worthy mon, TO
whom they make excellent and industr.
Gus wives.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-04

l5,l5l presents Amounting to so 900
The person who orders either of the above
Magazines from us subjects hinsr,fio M ri,k
wtaisrer! AS the fun value Of his money,
81, is received in The Magazine alone. ami is
cuiitlrd and will receive, upon receipt of the
money (scnt 10 our risk to numbered tick
ct to be used at the distribution If presents.
which we are now confident will take place
~ early as the first Of Janusry next. The
presents will he put into the hAnas Of re-
sponsiblc Committee appointed by the sub.
scribcrs themselves after the tickets have all
been disposed Of
The undersigned would impress unon pcr-
son, dcsirous of cmharking in this truly mag.
hificcnt and wonderful enterprise the ncces-
sty Of sending IN their ordcrs at once. in or
der that We may peri, ,rt unr arrangements
and bring the ru.crpri,c ioo .}, cdy and hap
ny terminals Iu -, Sc .hal' la,. he distri
button tak0 place al 7s'ariy Jay a. poss
bic. The Magazines sill lc prol.'.tlv mailed
to any address desired from ll4l pa} 'ication
Offices. Again We would say, s,nd in 1our
order, rarly, designating which Of the Mnsa-
zines are ordered.
1t may seem rather ncrcdulous that we
should undertake 10 supply the Magazines at
The regular subscription price aud still afford
10 make so many valuable presents; but we
"""'" i'hihu INC Ttsucr OF thc OLD Ad5Cc,
that Union is Strength. therefore by com.
bning the strength Of one hundred thousand
subscribers to the popular Monihles of the
day, and making = special contract with the
publishers for large number of their publi-
cations, VIC are enabled to do what we pro
pose. This is the secret of our cntcrprise
DO you think well of the project 7 will YOU
| give MS your order
As soon as the Presents are awarded hold
era Of Tickets will be promptly notified wla
presents they are entitled TO, when they
should Immediately inform the undcrsignet
how they will have them forwarded
All orders should be plainly addressed
WILLIAMS & SPRAGuE,
Fultonyillc, Montgomery Co, Y.
y. BIN order that there may be no or
ror in mailing tickets from US, We would sug
eesi the proprlety of persons Who may fayo
MS with their orders, that they send pre-
paid envelope with their address plainl
written upon il. l9eowtjl w. q s.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-04
MIDDLEBURY
/ L NJ A l. L Sc NJ AIRY

The fhl Term VIII begin on Monday Sep
tember. 4th. All who propose to attend, are
requested TO bc present punctually at the be-
ginning of the term. Pupils are expected to
attend not less than one quarter.
TuirIoN-Elcmcntary EnglishBranche, So P;
Higher English $3.50; Latin with English
5000; French $500; Drawing 81 90; Paint
Ing in Oil $500 Water Colors 81, 90; Music
$1,000 lnchlenials, Fires and Sweeping 25cts
B9,RD-ln the Seminary including Room,
Washing, and Lights, S25 90 per Quarter
Fuel at cost in the Village, for 81, so Ia
s2,2b per week. Private rooms can he had
for selfboarding.
W. y. BASCOM, A. NJ, Principal
Mrs. a. i. BiscoS, Teacher of Music.
Miss j. 5. JONES, Teacher of English
and French.
Miss II. KILBouRs, Teacher OF Drawing
aud Painting.
Miss HARaI,T L. TlLnES Teacher OF Music
hiddlebury, VI, Aug. IL, 1854, u
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-04
y poctrp.
Lowly Pleasures.


Mcthnks love all common things
The common air, the common flower;
The dear kind common thought that spring
From hearts that have no other dover,
No other wealth, no other power,
Save lcvc and will not that repay
For all else fortune tears away7
Mcthinks | love the horny hand
That labors until dusk from dawn;
Methnls love the russet band,
Beyond the band of silk or lawn
And o. the lovely laughter drawn
From peasant lips, when sunny May
Lead IN some ilowery hobby.
Wis snof 7ro fancics rsi- .asl ack
VIII painful though. the p,~t's 9rsiu
Alas ,hey canno; bear us back
Unto happy years again
But the white rose without stain
Dringctb times and thoughts of flowers,
When youth WAS bountcous as the hours.
Fen now, were but rich, my hand
Should open like = ,crnal cloud,
When it casts its beauty on = land
In music sweet but never loud;
But am OF the humble crowd;
And thus am content to be,
lf thou, sweet muse, wilt cherish mo.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-04

TnE SrLENT OrAroR.-Sir William
Grant, the very learned Master Of the
Rolls, was a native of the county OF
Banff, and for considerable time, rep.
resented that county in Parliament
Though most forcible and easy speak.
or, scarcely inferior to any of his time
at the bar or in Parliament, he was re-
markably silent man lie was the most
patient of judges. The story is well
known of his hearing an elaborate and
heightened argument for two days, on
the meaning Of an Act of Parliament
and when the counsel finished, Simply
saying, Geptlencn,thc Act is rcpca led )
On one Of his visits to BanhT he rode out
a few miles into the country, accompa
MED by some friends. The only ob,er
walton that escaped from him was in pas,
ing field of peas. VERY finc peas.
Next day lie rode out with the same cor
tcgc. and wa, equally silent; but on PASS
ing the same spot, he muttcred. "And
very finely poddcd ~, Caledonia
HercnTy
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-04
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING
Done in modern style and st short motto
Law of Newspapers.

I. Subscribers who do not give express no.
tico to the contrary, are considered as wish
ing to continue their subscription.
III. II subscribers order the discontinuanco
Of their papers, the publisher may continue
to send them till all that is due he paid.
Ill II subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the office TO which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their pa.
pers discontinued.
". IL subscribers move to other places
without Informing the publisher, and the pa
per is sent Ia the fovmer direction, they arc
held responsible.
V. The courts have decided that refusing
to take = paper from the ONCE, or removing
and leaving it uncalled for, is l'rima facic cv-
id-ncc Of Intentional fraud.
VI A Postmaster ncglccting to inform \
publisher when his paper is not takcu from
the Office, makes himself liabla for the sub.
scripton price.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-04

The Lone EvENINos.-They are com.
ng--long evenings Of autumn and win.
ter . and you will want employment A
good story, now and then mind. a good
onc-wlll give a pleasant excitement to
the imagination But do not waste too
much time on silly, ovcr-strained and
unnatural love tales Read enough for
sample, if Won please but be content
with that Try to master some useful
science. TO us, no novel ever had the
the interest Of work Of Chemistry. or
Physics, or Astronomy, or Geology or
Botany. or Natural History. Try to
understand the world we live in. and
the body we inhabit, and the soul with
which VIZ live, and think, and feel.
knowledge seems the most real wealth.
the safest, the most satisfactory, and
with all sensible people, the most wor.
thy of respect.-Dinic.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-04

SIN IN FIDDLE The following an.
ecdoto is told of the Rev. DR.. Allyn.
formerly pastor Of the Congregational
Church in Duxbury, Mass, aud we'll
known ms a man Of much eccentricity.
When violin was first introduced into
the choir ofthe church, the innovationgavs
great offence to some of the worthy pa
rishioners. Especially was the player
of the bass viol exercised with sorrow
and Indignation. when the frivolous and
profanc fiddle first took its place in the
house Of God BY the side of his sedate
and portly instrsment. Hc accordingly
laid the case bofRxs tho parson, who, az
ter listening sobesfy to his complaints.
replied Il don't know but that you are
right, but if you are. il strikes me that
the greater the fiddle tie greater the sin, u
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-04
Anecdote of John Adams

The following anecdotc VIC find in tn,
New York Atlas, in a long article IL
which are enumerated all the persona
insults that have been offered to oul
Chief Magistrates since the time o.
Washington
John Adams. when he was President
Of the United States, was most grossly
insultcd by one Matthew Lyon, repre-
sentative in Congress from Vermont
Lyons origin and story are so well
known, that we do not think it ncccssa
ry to repeat either-cspecially at a time
when Hic ct ubique may be applied to
the predominating spiritof Iibernicus--
aud 'hereforaye pass all of that over lie
was, as we alfknow, most consummatc
blackguard, and the first of The race that
found their way into Congress, though
the breed has most signally increased
within the last half scniury.
Lyon affirmed with an oath, that he
hated President Adams, and was often
heard to say that if he could ouly give
him one good tweok Of the nose, be
would die and go to - satisfied Mr..
Adams was very fond Of walking and
| it was we'll known that he almost every
morning walked for exercise, from the
Presidential mansion TO Georgetown
Bridge---a distance Of two or two and a
halfmiles One morning in the month
of June, 1899, as Mr. Adams was taking
his usual stroll, he was met by Lyon,
who thus accostcd him.
You are the president Of the United
States understand
My name, sir replied the President.
is John Adams / am native of
Braintroc, Massachusetts, and the pco
pie Of the United States have elected
me to the Office Of Chief Executive of
the Union am, sir. very much al
your service ?
Lyon, who was a stalwart man, Of un
usually irascibic temperament, was ra.
thcr taken aback by the cool and deter.
mined manner Of the President and at
first hcsitatcd to proceed, but, at length
summoning all his native rccklcs,noss
to his aid, drew himself into hostile at.
litudc. and rudcly vocifcrated--
well. sir. | am Matthew Lyon, p rep
resentativo from the state of Vermont :;
and it becomes mo to tell you, sir, that
you are 10 gentleman
The question of my geutility, sir re-
turned Mr.. Adams, 'is one that others
than myself must discuss but let me
tell you. sir, that ] suffer no man to in.
suit with impunity, whether l be John
Adams of Braintrce, or John Adams.
President Of the United Statesp
Sir, you are puppyp screamed
Lyon. 'and it is | that tell you 80
At that instant, Mr. Adams, who. in
following the fashion of the times, car
ricd, or ,eore, a long and very heavy
gold-hcadcd cane, raised it above his
head and, letting it fall, with the weight
of a Sampson, laid Lyon low at his feet.
This Incident, which was related to
Us few days ago, by an aged gentle.
man who witnessed it, is recorded most
faithfully and claborately in "ITolmcs's
Personal journal of the last Century
and Half" Old John Adams was not
Of a race Of men who were horn to be in
suited.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-04
Ocean Telegraph.

No project Of the present day is o
more importance than the union o
the Old and New Worlds by the light
ming railroad. That such an even
will be consummated some day 10
many years hence, we have not thu
least doubt, and all honor, as thci
just due, will be awarded to those
men who had the courage and the
means to plan and accomplish this
grand enterprise. We understand
that company, having this object il
view, has been organized in this city
and from the high standing, wealth
and experience of some of its members
we expect that the word fail, will
form no part of their vocabulary. Pc
ter Cooper, Esq, is President, and
Professor Morse is Vice President
L. P. Shaffner, Of Washington, Sec.
rctary of the American Telegraph As
sociation, being one Of the most active
directors. DR.. Trumbull, of Phila-
dclphia, author of an excellent work
on the telegraph, in an article in the
last number Of tho "Journal Of the
Franklin Institute" discusses the prac.
ticability of an Atlantic telegraph,
ard comes to the conclusion that there
arc no difficulties in its construction
and operation which may not be over
come. The difficulty consists princi.
pally of three parts. First the depth
of water in the ocean, and the form Of
its bottom. Second, the laying down
a marine cable of such great length
and finally, the working of such long
line. The distance between New
foundland and ireland, on the pro.
jectcd line, is about 1900 miles, and
there has been discovered an ocean
plateau, between the two Places, the
surface Of which is very level, and
disturbed by no ocean current, consc
qucntly, this is very favorable to lay
ing down a marine cable and prcscrv-
ing it from injurious action when it is
laid. Two or three steamships could
lay down the cable in three or four
weeks and perfectly insulated wire
can be worked the whole distance with
a Grove battery" Of 4SO cups,
There does not. therefore, seem to be
any very serious difficulty to the accom-.
plishmcnt of this scheme; the greatest,
We suppose, will be the money, for the
cost cannot be less than between two
and three millions, but this amount
will eventually be obtained. If the
bed of the ocean between every point
Of America and Europe had been
formed of submarine hills and valleys,
with abrupt precipices and deep rolling
currents, VIC would have Concluded
that it was impractcable to lay down
and work a marine cable of such a
length but since it has been discov,
cred that nature has provided such a
fay vorablc ocean route for the lightning
railway, we now look forward with hope
to the speedy accomplishment Of this
grand project,-.Scienfifc Ameriean.