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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29

"llk man that love where him think,
Shall say 'Wasshail 2 and to him drink.
He that drinks shall say Wasshail:
And tother shall say again, Drinkhail
That says Wosshail, drinks Of the cup;
Kissing his fellow, he drinks it up"
The Saxons were never without hand
ing round drinking or pedge-cup, or
Wassail.bowl, at all their teasts: and in
course Of time this practice became trans
ierred to the Christmas festivities, now on
ly recognized in the custom of drinking
healths or toasts.
The Waits or Christmas Bards, are q
remaEt Of the old minstrels attached to
courts and cities and added TO their mu.
steal offices the more important, though
less pleasant duty of watching and guard
ing the streets. They perambulate the
principal thoroughiares in small parties,
crying the hour at each corner, or street.
or lane; ard inasmuch as in these remote
days-during the thirteenth and four
teenth centuries-our cities were not lit
up at night by any thing like lamps, these
Waits carried beacons, or large fires, sup
ported upon high poles, Their office APP
pears to have fallen into disuse during
the reign of Henry VIII and Subsequent
ly, the watchmen established on u better
footing, exercised their musical powers
only at Christmas time and hence the
bands of nocturnal musicians in England,
still perambulating the streets at this sea-
son, in the ''witching hour of night"
Mummers, or masked players seem to
have their name from the Danish Mm0,c,
er the Dutch MORmc, TO mask; and there
Is reason to believe that this custom of
dressing and masking had its originin the
practice Of exchanging clothes between
men and women, at the Sat,UWaia, feast
of the Romans. The Mummers of the
early ages appear to have been of both sex
es (; and being dressed in strange costume
and masked, went about at feast times,
from house to house, rcciting verses and
singing songs.
/ Mosques wele a species of play former
! ly exhibited in the Inns of Court. One
of these entertainments was exhibited in
the inner Temble in the fourth year Of
/ the reign of Elizabeth, in which the cele
brated Leicester then Lord dudley, was
the principal actor. During the Christ,
mas of 1901, we read that the Twelfth
/ Night of Shakespeare was performed IN
the hall of the Middle Temple In tho
reign of Elizabeth and James l., these
Mosques were most popular, ana oftentimc,
got up at great expense During the lat
ter reign, Mosques were performed at
Whitehall by the principal mobiles of the
court.
The Lord of Misrule was an officer ap,
pointed in all large establishments, to su
perintend the arrangements for the
Christmas revels In Scotland he wa.
called the Abbot Of UuCaSou whilst at the
Universities, where fcstities at Christina,
were always rife, he took the title of I'm
pTdt0r. The Office of this dignitary be,
gan upon All-Eallows Eve, and ternina.
ted at the end ofthe twelve days of Christ
mas.
Bear Batting, or worrying of bears by
dogs, formed another pastime, which, al
: though INDUCED in by all ranks at other
times of the year, was nevertheless one Of
the sports which constituted the Christ
mas festivities of the times of Elizabeth.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
Sir Charles Napier on Cherbourr.

Sir Charles Nopicr has addressed to the
London journals long letter respecting
Cherboug and what he saw there. His
conclusion respecting the strength of Cher.
bourg is 1--WE had not time to count the
guns, nor, perhaps, would it have been
prudent but, judging from the extent
Of the Notifications, and the ground they
covered, there could not have been less
than 2OOO and, from the loud reports,
they must have been of very heavy CALI
bre. 30 many guns, so many different
forts, at a considerable distance from each
other, would require large army to de-
fend, and a still larger army and fleet to
attack; and the probability is Cherbourg
would not be seriously attacked with a
view to its capture, but it might be so tor~
mented that fleet could not lie there
with impunity." lie is Of the opinion
that in the event of war Chcrbourg can
be better watched from Alderny, Portland,
and st. llelens, than Brest was during the
last war with France. What lie fears is
"that in times Of profound peace, France
having large army at command, large
fleet, and large number Of scanlen al
ways ready, may suddenly make nm attack
BonIogrc or o1v othor % n6onrcI an, nort sb9" %
rIoosns tLis doas not ,,oy,, 7rle ro-
miro sins of ,vo, Ghnmo, @ % sbo o ;s Uora, vm
mo- stroan, tronsno,t, ~ oarr,, % X do0 oor
aIr5y ~ shn ,yo,,,J o,,Ir Loro - .a;,ooI,on,
' olS tIo LoIai Io,,. ~ ''''
cnIloct tLnn, ~ CLorho,irC' ' o"d ,i'js ;soYI,
60 miles from Portland. do not say
France would do this but we were told
cLeoner That We yoro within faw Gonr.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
Wonderful Phenomenon

We chronicled on Tuesday the killing
of an elephant, recently escaped from a
menagerie. We regret to learn that be.
fore he was killed he did great damage,
and utterly ruined one planter in Kinds
county, Miss. Passing shrough his plan.
tation, the huge beast came across two
stacks of fodder-one of the stacks he de.
voured instantly,while he hoisted the 9th.
er on his trunk and bearing it before him.
he marched on in solitary grandeur. lie
soon reached point where the negroes OF
the plantation were king their dinner
when the unusual sight which met their
eyes so frightened them that they all turn
ed white When their fears subsidized
finding that they were all white men and
women, they deliberately walked of, and
left the owner Of the plantation without q
solitary darl<ey.
This remarkable phenomenon may seem
rather strange to the incredulous, but il
any one doubts the truth of our statement,
a highly respectable gentleman of this Gle
ty is prepared to substantiate it in every
particular. We have often heard of per-
sons hair being instantly turned from sud-
den aud overpowering fear, but do not re-,
member before to have heard of an Afri,
cans skin turning white from the same
cause. While we sincerely sympathise
with the owner of the negroes in his Sc
we're loss, we earnestly hope that this re-
markable case will be thoroughly invests
gated by philosophers VtckSJ,Uy True
SOutkcW.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29

INNOCENT PLEASURES The Rev. DR.
Bellows, of New York, in an excellent ad
dress on ''Mirth, " remarked:
"For my part, say it is all solemnity
have become sincerely suspicious of the
piety Of those who do not love pleasure in
any form. | cannot trust the man who
never laughs who is always sedate; who
has no apparent outlets for natural springs
of sportiveness and gayety that are per,
ennial to the human soul. | know that
nature talks revenge on such Violence
| expect to find secret vices, malignant
sins, or horrid crimes springing up, in this
lot bed of confined air, and imprisoned
space and therefore it gives sincere
moral qualification, any where and in any
community, to see innocent pleasures and
popular amusements, resisting the reli-
gious bigotry that frowns so unwisely up
on them. Anything is better than that
dark, dead, unhappy social life; a prey to
enn,d and morbid excitement, which result
from unmitigated puritanism, whose Sec
ond crop is unusually unbridled licence or
Infamous folly"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29

DARK ETLEcTroN.-Uncle Bill Fidd was
drover from Vermont. Being exposed
to all kinds of weather, his complexion
suffered somewhat; but at the best was
none of the whitest. Stopping at public
house, a man of notorious bad character,
thought as Uncle Bill came in, he would
make him the butt of joke, and as the
black face of the weather-beaten man ap>
peared in the door, he exclaimed:
"Meroy on us, how dark it grows ~
Uncle Bill, surveying him from head to
foot coolly replied:
eyes, sir--you character and my CON-
plexion are enough to darken any room"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29

BeA-.The best thing in the world for low
spirits is to have clear concienco and a
warm heart. Never be guilty of anything
that would trouble your mind, keep your
heart warm with love for every one, and
youwill pass thro' the world as smoothly as
over lea of glass.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29

Nor TO De TAKEN IN An exchange pa
per has the following capital story about
one Of the best fellows in the worldwide
has no fellow Mr. Fields, the Boston pub
Usher, has a wonderful memory, and his
knowledge Of English literature is so avail
able that when friend wishes to know
where any particular passage may be found
he steers at once for the corner and con-
suits the man who is very likely to give the
desired information. A pompous would
be-wit, not long ago, thinking to puzzle
him and make a sport for company at
dinner, informed themprior to Mr.. Fields
arrival that he had himself that morning
written some poetry, and intended to sub.
init 20 Mr. Fields as Southey's, and inquire
i'll which of his poems tho lines occurred
At the proper moment, therefore after the
guests were seated, he began: Friend
Fields, | have been good deal excercis.
ell of late trying ot find in Southey's po.
ems his well known lines, running thus
can yon tell us about what time he wrote
them" 81 do not remember to have
met with them before" replied Mr.. Fields
'and there were only two periods in South.
ey's life when such lines could possibly
have been written by him." "When were
those ?" gleefully asked the witty qucs,
toner, Somewhere said Mr.. FielGs, "a,
bout that early period Of his existence
when he was having the measles and cut
ting his first teeth; or near the close orhs
life, when his brain had softcncd, and he
had fallen into idiocy. The vcrsiGcalon
belongs to the measles period, but tho OK
preston clearly betroys the idiotic one -
The funny questionor smiled family hut
the company roared.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
A. B SHAW,

DLAsTERING,-The subscriber, having
Il located himself in the borough Of Clearfield
so'd inforu the public that he is prepared to
y work in the above line, from plain TO ornamen-
u !. oi any description in a workmanlike manner
AAo EhiieWashing and repairing done in a neat
linnsr and on reasonable terms.
EDWIN COOPER.
Gsarheld, april IL, 1854. ly.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
JOSEPH PETERS.

'.''i'oe q he Peace, Ctg15Hsrile, P7lna.
laL door east Of Montelius a Ten Eyek
~ store. All business entrusted 10 him vii
- ltompty attended to, and all instruments o
'nang done on short notice.
March, 81, lSSs.-y.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
DR.. r. V. WILSON

HAvING removed his Office to the new dwell
III ling on Second street, will promptly answer
prJfs sonal calls as heretofore.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
JOHN TROUTMAN

CTILL continues the business Of Chair Making,
y and House, Sign and Ornamental Painting, at
he shop formerly occupied by TrOutman Rowe,
Il The east end of Market street, short distance
vest Of Litz's Foundry. June l3, 1855.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
Terms Of Advertising.

Over three weeks and less,than three months 25
,,Dts per square for each insertion.
Business notices not exceeding Shines are in
serted for 81 year.
Advertisements not marked with the number of
i,,ertions desired, will be continued till forbid
charged according to these terms.
}. II. LARRlMER.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29

RIANkARrICLES Of Agreement, legal form,
~ .eiNeen School Directors, snd Teachers, for
@'a' me once Of the "Clearfeld Republican"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
L. JACKSON GRAMS

ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office adjoining lis
ssidence on Second Street, CleaH III, Ia.
June /. 1854.
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Gbt 8spubItau:
Termsnf Snhscrintinn.

v,,ia in advance or within three months, 81 25
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f,1,id after the expiration Of the year, 81 2 90
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
DENTAL CARD.

NJ. SMITH offers his professional services
A to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Clear
fsId and vicinity. All operations performed
With neatness ana despatch. Being familiar
With all the late Improvements, he is prepared to
make Artificial Teeth in the best manner.
Office in Shaw's new row.
Sept l4th, 1858. lyI.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
GYSRIEgg @A@DEa
A T SCHRYNER

JIAs resumed the practice of medicine, and
will attend promptly to all calls in his pro-
iesson. by day or night. Residence opposite the
Methodist church. May 4, 1855. mos.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
H.P.THOMPSON, II.

physician. may he found either at his Office
at Scofeld's hotel, Curwensyille, when nc
Professionally absent Dec. %, 1851
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29
D. CROTCH.

phYSICIAN-Ofiee in CurWensyills.
Il May
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29

pSlr During the search instituted" by
the editor of a Newark paper for female
compositors, it is reported that the follow.
ing dialogue took place.
Brister-Hood morning Mr.. Henpeck.
Have you got any daughters that would
make good type-settcrs.'
Henpeck -"No-but 1've got wife
that would make Il good DEVIL"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-29

A VIRGINIA DnNovp,-Mr G, p. Mat
tnews, Of Virginia, has exhibited at the
Cincinatti Times Office what he claims as
n diamond OF the first water, and the lar
gest in the world, it has an inch and a
half Of diameter, and nearly an inch Of
thickness. The Times says;
1t is surprisingly brilliant, particularly
when viewed by gas.light. Mr.. Matthews
says he has been offered for 1t E24 4,00O-
1t was found by the father of its present
possessor in the gold mines in Bucking.
ham county, Virginia about seventy years
since. 1t has remained in the rough state
ever since, until q few weeks ago, when
Mr.. NJ, being satisfied by every test that
il was in reality diamond, took it to New
York and had it dressed This precious
gem weighs Ia carats. The Koh-i.n moor,
If we remember weighs LOG carats There
have been several diamonds found in the
gold regions Of Virginia. Last year one
found in said locality was sold at Rich
mond for $500.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-17

States of Central America and it is the wish OF the ct
zens of this place that this city OF Grcytown on San
Juan del NoIte remain free and independent govern
ment, with territory and Jurisdiction attached as is set
forth ia the constitution OF 1852 its neutrality and
rights being protected by the great powers of Europe and
the United States for consider it absolutely necessary
for the benefit of commerce and public safety that there
should be al least place in Central America where the
commerce as well as the lives and property of its citizens
should have security and protection aud are perfect
ly satisfied that, as free city, able to maintain
such position and have been enabled to do for the
hast years and in instance but one has crime
escaped its just punishment In this city and that
the murder of Antonio Palidno, patron of a river
bungo, who was killed by Captain Smith who in
command of river boat belonging to the Accessory
Transit Company OF Nicaragua, and who protected
from arrest and punishment by Mr. Scion Boriand the
American minister, in May, 1854
We would therefore, ask of your exeellency, if
patibe with your official position to assist la main
tanning our position free and independent govern
ment with full powers Of regulating own affairs,
acting and enforcing laws, electng our officers reg
ulating or finances and defending territory which
rights we feel we are fully entitled to.
We remain, &c. &c.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-17
TTNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
Washington. Dec NH,

On TIE PETITION Of Edward Maynard, Washington
ing tor the extension oil patent granted to him the
for an Improvement IN percussion primers for years from
theexpraon Of said patent which
Mnrch, 1859
IL ordered that the said petition be heard
Monday the 7t of March u o'clock persons are
notified TO appear and show they have why petition
ought be granted
Persons opposing the extension required file Patent
Office their objections specially set forth ia writing
days before the OF hearing testimony either party To
be used at the said hearing nust be tcn and
with the rules OF the Office which will be appc
ton.
The testimony the will be closed 23 February
deposilons, and other relied
be filed In the Office before the morning the
ments II any, within ten days thereafter a.#
Ordered also, that this notice be published Union Wash
ngtoh d. C and Post BOSTON, Mass
tho ~ publication BIO least sixty tho III, of March
next tho day oil hearing. a JOS HOLT,
Commissioner
sEors Of the above papers viii please copy their
bills 10 NE lhton Olrc, with sper containing this
Dee
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-17
THE WASHINGTON UNION.

Joint resolution rcfes te claim Of Joseph VALERIE
Deceased, to the Court OF Claims
Bill TO repeal act entitled 'sAn act to expedite tcc-
graphic communication for the of the government in
Its foreign intercourse, approved March 3, 1857
b TO facilitate communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific States by electric telegraph.
BIZ to secure prompt construction OF line of tele-
graph from San Francisco TO Fort Smith, and from thence
to st. Louis and to Memphis
Joint resolution To grant 10 the Judges and Solicitor
the Court of Claims the of the Congressional Library
and for other purposes.
JOINT resolution authorizing the appointment of
mssionc TO examine into the difficulties in the affairs Of
the Territory of Utah. with view to their settlement
Bill to settle the titles to certain lands belonging
the half-breed Kansas Indians in Kansas Territory.
Bill to amend al act entitled An continue half
pay TO certain widows and orphans approved February
s. 1858.
Act TO repeal the second section of the act entitled
An act to establish certain post roads, approved june
IA, 1865
Joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of War TO
modify contract made with Fighter Grain for the re-
moval OF distractions in Southwest Pass and Pass
fontse, at the mouth of the Mississippi river
The Senate then proceeded to consider the adverse
ports ON the calendar which had been accommodating from
the preceding session. and which given in the pro-
ceedings at that time They sever,y taken up and
concurred in and, motion the Senate adjourned un-
til Monday next
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-17
HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS.--THE POLICY oF
THE UNITED STATES.

We lay before the country to-day special mes
sage of the President to Congress, covering highly
important documents relating to Central America
Mexico, England, Spain, and the United States
Amongst the papers submitted, we invite special at
tention to Gen. Casss letter to Mr.. Dodge, which il
thoroughly American in tone, temper and spirit
and which expresses in the most explicit language
the principles that have guided the administrator
OF Mr.. buchanan in conducting foreign relations
THESE disclosures testify to the wisdom, irmness
and integrity of the government aud more than sus
tain its comprehensive policy towards the States Of
America al,,, of Europe. We have taken occasion
quite recently to speak of the probable course of the
British government in reference to Mexican aud Cen
trail American matters. Ii is therefore with some
satisfaction that we point to the record of the
interview between Mr.. Dallas and Lord Malmesbury
which support the justice of our conclusions.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-17
TINTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ON THE PETITION Fowler New Yrk PRAYING for tho
extension patent granted him
Bro England on the 4th of May 1SI9 an Eng
h patent granted the 18th March, 1885,
"c preparation OF -four FOR bread making years from
the expiration Of said patent which takes
March, 1859
is ordered that the said petition be heard ONCE on
Monday the 2sth OF February next at IL O'clock
notified appear cause il any they have why
said petition ought not to DO granted,
Persons opposing tho extension required to file
ice their objections, specially sot forth writing
days before the day of hearing All either party
be the said hearing
corancc with the rules of the Office which will APP
llicaion.
testimony will 1ih Febrar
depoons other papers relied upon testimony must be aled
the Office before the that arguments
IL any, within days thereafter.
Ordered also, that this notice be Published Union Wash
H. e., and Daily News, week thrce
weeks the nrt publication to be at least sixty days 2s Of
February next, the day of hearing
JOSEPH HOLT,
Commissioner of
p SEdtos Of the above will
bills the Patent ONCE with paper containing this notice
Dec 17--1aw3w
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-17
No. s.

Cpy Of pditon n citizens Of Greyosn, assembled al public
medg addressed 10 ST. William Gore OiseI her Braannie
hyestys pienapotentary 10 Central Ameicd
Sm We, the undersigned, citizens and property hold.
ors of the city of Greytown, San Juan del Norte,
would beg leave TO state to your exceeny that from the
hrst of May, d. 1851 the citizens of this place have
exercised all the rights of separate and independent
government under the title of the Free City of reyown
or San Juan del Norte have formed and adopted con
sttuon adapted TO wants passed and enforced
own laws regulated finances and have been enabled
or the last seven years. to protect the public peace the
property and rights of citizens and those residing in
or passing through this place with the single exception
of the bombadmen and destruction of this place by the
superior forces of the United States in July A. ID 1854
that this city and port have been declared and is free
port ia every sense of the word the city levyng
posts nor collects any upon the commerce i'm.
ported exported into this city, upon the commerce
of those States OF Central America where exports and
imports pass through this city and port The oiti-
of this place almost entirely foreigners consist
ing of Americans, English, Frencbmen Spanards Ger
mans and Italians The merchants OF this city are almost
without exception, foreigners The real ate and i'm
provements of the city have been made built and be
long almost exclusively to foreigners, In fact may
say We have no interest, except commercially, with the