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slant, regular and unremitting
progress of the human race in
everything which tends to its
civilization and elevation. -
ton. This progress is the result
of individual men; that every hu-
man aids or retards the conse-
seauent duty of man to develop,
to the very largest extent, every
capacity of the mind, soul and
body that he may contribute his
lust share to the general
advancement of the human race
Boston, June 29.-E. Porter
Dire, Jr., the former cashier of the
Newtonville bank, has been sen
fenced to six months imprison-
ment and $4,000 fine. This is
the last of the State street irregu-
iarities.
Pittsburg, June 29.-During the
terrible storm, which Frustrated
houses and trees, the lightning
fired 1000 brrrels of oil in a tank
of the Eclipse factory. Citizens
refinery was struck at the same
time. The Eclipse tank exploded,
the burning oil running down to
the river aud burning the Sharps-
burg bridge. One person was
burned to death.
Wilmington, June 30.--On Tues
day evening the steamer Tennes-
see left Charleston for New York
with a large freight and over fifty
passengers. At 1 o'clock Wednes-
day morning fire was discovered
in the pressed cotton slowed in
the forward hold. Every effort
was made to stay the progress of
the flames by throwing six streams
ofwater into the hold, but without
success. Finally the steamer was
headed for the shore, and at IL
o'clock Wednesday morning she
was run ON the beach aud scuttled
at point a short distance above
Little River, and thirty miles
south of Cape Fear-passengers
and crew all saved. The United
States revenue cutter, VIM. II.
Seward, was to start to the relief
Of the passengers, last night, and
they are hourly expected in this
city.
New Orleans, July 2.-Seventy-
five Chinese arrived, via Pacific
Railroad, for plantations.
Cairo, July General turn out
yesterday to witness the arrival
of the steamers r. L. Lee and
Natchez. Neither landed here.
The Lee passed at Cos P. H., and
she Natchez one hour and twelve
minutes later. The Lee made the
run to Cairo in the unprecedented
time of three days and one hour.
Pilots say there are only eight
feet of water to st. Louis, and the
trip above will be necessarily slow.
st. Louis, July 4-The Lee ar,
rived here at 1925 A. NJ, making
the run from New Orleans in
three days, eighteen hours eleven
minutes; beating the time of the
Natehez on her last trip, three
hours and forty-four minutes;
and the James NJ. Whites famous
time, about five hours. The
Natchez was detained by "a heavy
fog hundred and ten miles below
here, and has not arrived at p.
M. A million dollars changed
hand. Several thousand people
were out to witness the arrival.
st. Louis, July Capt. Leath-
ers, of the steamer Natchez, claims
that, deducting six hours laid by
for fog and thirty six minutes lost
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He shall also be keeper of the money
and other funds of the corporation, and
as such shall give bond in the sum of
three thousand dollars for the faithful
keeping ard disbursements thereof. He
shall disburse only on the order of the
Board Of Directors. No Director shall
be secretary.
ART. IL. Any member of the Board
of Directors, or other officer of the
corporation, may be removed by vote
of majority of all the stock taken.
ART. IL The secretary and .ex-
oficio treasurer shall receive such
compensation for his services as the
board of directors may prescribe, not
to exceed two hundred aud fifty dollars
per annum.
ART. II. The board of directors
shall cause such surveys of sites for
the bridge and estimates of cost as may
be necessary, and the site shall be de-
termined by q vote Of majority of the
stock at meeting to be called for
that purpose.
ART. Is. The board of directors
may establish such bylaws for the
government and management of the
corporation as they see fit, not to be
contrary to or inconsistent with the
provisions of this charter.
ART. Is. The Board shall also pre-
scribe the kind of seal necessary for
the corporation, and procure the same.
ART. H. This corporation shall
have all the rights, privileges and i'm
munities of corporations established
under the general laws of this State,
and of and by virtue of the particular
law under which this corporation is
authorized to be constituted, and shall
cease to be corporation at the expira-
ton of twenty Five years after the first
day of January, A. D. 1873.
ART. Is. So soon as any stock hold
er shall pay up his stock note, or the
last per centage that may be called for
on completion Of the bridge, there shall
be issued to him certificates of stock
of such form as the Board of Directors
may prescribe.
ART. 10. These certificates Of
stock shall be transferable only by a
registry of the transfer in the Office of
the secretary.
ART. 90. New stock holders may
be taken in at any time before the com
pletion of the bridge, on the approval
of the president, by their giving their
several stock notes and paying in the
per centages that may have been pre-
viously called for.
ART. 81. At the termination of this
Corporation the Board of Directors
then existing, will constitute a Board
of Liquidators, who shall divide pro
rata the assets of the Corporation
among the stock holders according to
the amount of stock held by each indi-
vidual.
In testimony of oil which I have
caused the appearers TO sign each
hereto his usual signature on this sixth
day Of June, "A. d. eighteen hundred
and seventy, in presence of B. IL. Key
ser and VIM. Il. Head lawful witnesses
domiciled in this parish, and me said
Recorder.
Affect w II HIN
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Benz. I'D. Herring,
BELLEVUE, LA.

BELLE UE, LA,
GENERAL COLLECTING AGENT,
VNYill attend promptly to the collection of
w all accounts, notes, &c, at the usual
per centage. Von5l
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We are authorized to announce JOHN Fl
LOTION as candidate for Sheriff of Bos-
sier Parish.
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Shreveport Price Current.

Corrected weekly from the South Western.
Made from actual sales as they TRANSFERRED
1t should be understood that our quota.
tons, generally, represent the wholesale
prices, in u. S. currency. In filing small or
ders, higher rates will have to be paid.
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Can did NteS.
FOR PARISH JUDGE.

We are authorized to announce J. A. SNI-
DER as a candidate for Parish Judge of
Bossier parish,
We are authorized to announce b. F.
FORT as a candidate for Parish Judge, and
to assure the public that his disabilities ere
ated by the 18th Amendment have been re
moved
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H. w. CLARKE,
Recorder and ex officio Notary Public
June llth, 1870. SITS.
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GOETHE was in company with a

GOETHE was in company with a
mother and daughter, when the
latter, being reproved for some
thing blushed and burst into tears.
lie said to the mother: GLOW beau
tlful you reproach has made your
daughter! The crimson hue and
those silvery tears become her
much better than any ornament Of
gold orpearl; those may be hung on
the neck OF any woman; these are
never seen uncOnnected with NOR
al purity. A full-blowm flower,
sprinkled with purest hue, is not
SO beautiful as this child, blushing
beneath her parents displeasure.
and shedding tears of sorrow for
her fault. A blush is a sign
which nature hangs out to show
where chastity and honor DWELL
Save something, no matter how
little it may be, always save some
thing. Never turn away your
head from small savings, they are
the foundation of all great ones.
A penny is not much. Many a
man would rather throw away a
penny than pick it upif it lay be,
fore him. Yet a penny day is
nearly eight dollars a year. eight
dollars is the interest of between
one and two hundred dollars cap
ital. "Waste not, want not" is
an old saying, and he who is ex-
travagant enough to cast away
what can be made useful, though
it be but a trife, may expect to
see the day when even that trifle
would be acceptable.
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Attest; w. II. HILL.
W. r. HEAD. E R. MOORE.
B. II. KEYsER. j. G.. HEAD.
r. w. TURNER,
j. R. GRIFFIN.
W. NJ. SWAMI.
T. NJ. FORT.
B. T. FORT.
j. A. SNYDER.
l.. G. Raspberry.
G.. S. RASBERRY.
j. L. BIGGS.
w. I'll. SCANLAND
E. K. RUSS.
w. j. MOBLEY.
T. n. BRADEN.
r. B. TAYLOR.
r. 7. STINS0N.
H. w. CLARKE,
Recorder and ex -officio Notary Public
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sHREYEpoRr MoNEY MARkEr.
Sheriff Sale.

Executors Of A. A. Abney) InParish
vs.. , Court of
Edwards & Afford, ct ais. Bossier.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14
NEW SERIES--V0L. II, NO. %.

animation, and was admitted TO West
Point as cadet. lmbibing the spirit
Of his patrons, he resolved 10 show a
white cadet that be had no rights
which "Crfiee" was bound TO respect;
and accordingly he dealt said white
cadet n fierce blow with n letha weap.
on, the mark of which he will wear to
his grave. Ifa white cadet had com.
mtted the offence. a court-martial
composed of the officers of the institu.
ton would have been at once con-
vened, and the offender would have
been suspended for one or two years
without pay, If not expelled. Only a
year ago, cadet twhite), for slapping
fellow cadet in the face, was sus-
pended for year If cadet is list
less on bis post as guard, bis punish
ment is to walk post for ten Satur-
days, for about three hours each. If
cadet INDUCES in profanity, his pun.
ishment is six Saturdays walk One
unacQuainted with the latter.day order
of things would naturally suppose
punishment commensurate with the
offence would overtake the negro
scamp. Judge, then, Of the spirit of
the reforming negrophlists, when il
appears that the punishment awarded
"Cuffee" for manning a fellow.c cadet
for life was to walk post six Satur-
days-the same precisely as would
have overtaken white cadet who
had indulged in the weakness of pro-
fame swearing But this is not all
A white cadet has court martial,
composed of officers of the institution.
Not so "Cuffee." Far above that
scars he. He has gone beyond equal
ity. His ourtmartial must come
from Washington, and over it must
preside the veriest knave and hypo-
crite that ever sang psalm-none
other than o. o. Howard, Of Freed.
mans Bureau fragrance. The next
week a regular court.martial was con.
vened to try white cadets, but it did
not suit tho Washington powers to
have this precious ward of Che nation
como before it. Only Howard and
his clan could try "Cuifee," and of
course they did what was appointed
for them TO do The negro was virtu-
ally acquitted and the negrophilists tri-
umphed. Here let us draw the veil
The point is proven. Equality for
all" has developed into the superiori.
ty of the aegro. Natures foible has
been avenged The wisdom of the
Creator is forced to yield TO the phil.
anthropy Of the creature. What God
has pronounced inferior that man
makes lord over all The maxim as
perverted has been reversed, and that
"a white man has no rights which
negro is bound TO respect" is proven
to the satisfaction OF the powers that
be, 10y Smith and his clipper" EE
frontery can wear no more brazen hue
Outrage can assume no more wanlon
shape. Selfdegradation can don no
meaner guise.
Let us put Onr trust in the future,
with a cheerful faith that when man
betrays, time will be the avcnger, and,
ere the goal, bring all things even.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14
The Old Couple.

The old house, 50 mossy and brown,
with gray sloping roof and cumbrous
climney-the lawn with its carpet Of
cowslips and daisies-the tall tree, a
century old, with branches covered
with foliage so dense that the wild
birds sang in concert amid its shade
there, side by side, on the old oaken
bench, beside the open door, at the
sunset hour, sit The happy old pair
bowed with age, yet young in heart,
for time, with its many cares and
changes has not bad the power to dim
the lustrc Of their true affections
A smile lights up her aged face, as
she bows her head TO catch the tones
of his well known voice, that brings
back the happy dreams Of girlhood-
that voice that won by gentle love her
early affection and smoothed her cares
and sorrows through life. The twi.
light shadows deepen, yet they heed
them not but, seated more closely TO
each others side, they have left the
present and gone far, far back into
the past. Sweet remembrance recalls
their youthful hours, and in the bright
rccollcctions Of the past they are
again lovcrs-yonng, happy and free.
A new world is before them, and life
is a path of golden sunshine. He sees
her bird dressed in dazzling white
her bright eyes fall Of trusting love-
her soft hair falling in sunny folds on
her snow white shoulder-and, with
her trembling hand within his own,
ho feels again the life blood quicken
in bis heart, and, gushing from that
pure fountain, goes bounding through
bis veins o, what a thrill Of pleas
uro cnlivens and animatcs that aged
frame, as he recalls the happy bride
that filed his heart when he brought
her home to dwell beneath this roof
to cheer aud grace bis home; and, as
time sped on, the rosy little prattlers
gathered around to bless their love
These were the happicst moments Of
their peaceful and tranquil life; but,
like blissiul dream, too bright TO last,
those little chorubs. passed away to a
bright land aud let their sad impress
sion of sorrow in furrowed brows as
now they sat silently alone. Yes,
alone they sit in their old age,awaiting
the summons that will call and unite
them above with their buds of limo.
cenco now blooming in glory, aud
awaiting there to welcome them TO
enjoy eternal youth in Heaven"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14
Clothing.
How 10 Save Money.

THE times are bhrd you'd like to know
How you may save your dOllars;
The way to do Il ! will show,
II you will read shat follows.
A man who lived not far from here,
Who worked hard At bis trade,
But had household 10 support
That squanderod all he made.
met him once. Says he, "My friend,
| look thread bear and rough
I've tried to get myself suit,
But can't save up enough"
Says I, my friend, how much have your
III tell you who're to go
To got q suit that's sound and cheap;
RaIZENSTEIN A Co.
He took what little he had saved,
And went to ReiHensiein a Brothors,
And there he got handsome suit,
For Enlf be paid to others.
Now he is home, he looks SO we'll,
And their effect is such,
That when they take their daily meal,
They don't eat half as much.
And now he ends on Saturday night,
with al their wants supplied,
That be has money left to spend,
And some to lay aside.
His good success, with cheerful smile,
lie gladly tolls to all,
Ifyou'd save money, 90 and buy
Your clothes at
REIZENsTEIN's CLOTHING HAL
Whore the cheapest, hrest and best Clothir
md good Furnishing Goods can be had to ~
,very taste and In every style april, I
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

A Louisville (Ky) man paid So
for express charges on package
which was supposed to contain $1,000
in notes, but proved to be made up OF
wood and card. board A victim to
the sharpers who proposed to send
him connlerfeit money.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

An effort is making in Mississippi
to revive the old Wing party. The
prospect of resuscitation is not very
dattering, for the reason that all that
is good OF that proud old party can
be maintained and perpetualed by
the Democracy.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

Oliver Dyer having made a sensa-
ton on the "Wickedest Man." is now
lccturing on "llow to get to Heaven"
IL he don't succeed any better than
he did in the case Of John Allen, we
are afraid he will not DO the world
much rood
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

The wife ola manufacturer in an
inland town, whose daughter was
about to be married, sent notes TO her
friends requesting that if they intend.
ed to make presents of silvcrwaro,they
would send the money instead as she
was about to visit New York and
would prefer to buy tho articles her.
self "for it will bo so nice to have the
things match, you know"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

Kentucky has in its Legislature a
Bright, Blue and a Bunch, Hind
man and lloleman, Lowe and n
Lyttle, a Wolfe and n Fox, a Quick
and a Wayne, glass and Combs, a
Diamond and Silycrtooth, a Duke
and Pope, aud a Riddle, TO explain
when an explanation is needed.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

The Celebrated Barnum's Hotel, in
Baltimore, will be sold at Public Sale,
under Decree of Court, for the Heirs
on the 18th of December. on very fa-
vorable terms, being ouc-hilh down,
balance in one, two, three and four
toara
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

The patrons Of husbandry in Mis-
soGrrrf 'Hase a side degree Tito which
they initiate horse thieves. After ths
ceremony, nothing can be seen Of the
aud the ground is all nciely
soddcd over.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

Christopher Ludi, Of Muscatinc,
Iowa, has wonderful dog. Ludi isa
baker, aud his dog is his policeman
lie missed money from his drawer.
lie thrcatcnd to blow bis dogs head
Oft for letting him be robbed. There
upon the dog pulled him, led him to a
mouse nest in the corner, where Ludi
found his greeubacks. He says he
"no take one thousand dollars Tor dat
dog"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

IDNNII TTUNN.
Close connections made at Tyrone with trains
Eatt and West on the Main Line, and at Williams
port for points North and East.
Passengers leaving Clearfeld At 2.l0 p. M,
reach Williamspori the same day, aud passcn gers
leaving WilliamspoH at 500 a. M. reach Clear
6cld at $50 .. IN.
Passengers for way stations on the Main Line
between Tyrone and Harrisburg, leave Tyrone at
G ESP. IN. GEORGE G. WILKINS
myigte Superintendent.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14
CLEARFIELD, PA.
MY MOTHER.


The midnight stars are cleaning
Upon her silent gravoi
Now slecpeth without dreaming
The friend we could not save.
Tho cloud of grief is keeping
Its shadows on my brow.
Oh, blame me not for weeping
have no mother now
Yet not alone she ilefli-
One angel-chili is iherei
No more for him she sighoth,
For death hath joined the pair
Together sweotly sleeping
Beneath the locust b0ugh.
Oh, blame me not for weeping
have no mother now
No mother now 10 bless me
With love sincere and true
No mother 10 carcss me
A she was wont to do.
No mother grief Is hoapng
It's clouds upon my brow.
Oh, blame no not for weeping
have no mother now
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

Horace Greeley is trying to tell
what be knows about women. 1t
doesn't take him long
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

DEsPMR-lf there is anything that
will kill a man it is despair 1t has
nerved tho poor victim to steady the
knife on its way to his heart, 10 the
core of life. II has Gung the proud
woman who stood in her beauty and
lovolinoss, where before life was worth
living. into the filthy throng TO be
tramplod on, aud a filthy thing her
self, an outcast from human love, a
poor wandcrcr from the love OF God
Men and women are among us, on
every side Of us, who take our hand
and speak a passing word, but they
do not live life; they live instead, an
awful, ever dying death. Hope is
gone, and they work as the clock
works work as machine. Turn not
too coldly, proud fortune, from a iaircr
one who has fallen at your feet-shc
was better than you oncc--she stood
up longer than you could have done
She is your sister-she is God $.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14
THE
srlgFIELD REPUBLICAN"
srABLIsHED IN Is2f.
. largest circulation Of any News
paper in North Central
Pennsylvania.
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14
Printing in the Chinese Language.

The editor Of the New York CbsgU
cr in "The Tour Around the World" /"
gives the following description of the
difficulties Of book. making in China :
Ono of the first places that | visited
on reaching Shanghai, was the Mis-.
sion Press Of the Presbyterian Church
of the United States-a wisely found.
ed institution, which has been doing
great work. Ii is the most exten-
sivc printing establishment in China,
and has been sending its light into
Japan as well. The great work Of
Dr. Hepburn, Of Yokohama-his quar-
to japanese Dictionary-was printed
at this press and during the last year,
the third edition, ?, 400 copies, OF an
other japanese Dictionary, the first
two editions of which were printed at
Yoddo, has been printed. ltisa type
foundry as well rs q printing honse,
and, with judicious and liberal man
agement, il may be made an import.
ant engine for good in time TO come
as it has been in the past. During
the year 1860, %, ,0G0 pages were print.
ed at this press; aud in the present
year the whole OF the New Testament
and of the Pilgrims Progress has been
admirably oleetrolypcd / have be-
fore me copy of the Pilgrims Progress
in Chinese, illustrated with engrav-
ings drawn aud executed there, and
also a copy of the Poop Of Day, in
Chinese, from the same press,
On entering this extensive printing
establishment, ] was confronted with
series of amphilheaircs, IN the in.
terror of each Of which stood com
posilor; and | saw at a glance the
immensity Of tho work which every
one who learns TO read or speak or
print the Chinese langnangc has TO
encounter. Each one of these am
phithcatros was what printers call n
case, containing, not twenty-siX let
ters as ia English printing offices, but
moro thansix thousand different char.
acters Of types, add, with the combi-
nations that are made, more than thir-
teen thousand. do not much won
der that tho Chinese adhere to their
old method Of engraving everything
on wood that they print, for should
DO very 10th to attempt to hunt mp
many letters OF words out Of tho six
thousand boxes that | saw before me.
And yet this mode Of printing is q
great improvement on the old.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

Pigs Bye is the romantic name Of
one Of the new cities Of Minnesota,
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-04-14
STEAM SAW MILLS
Head Stones, Monuments

W anted---Agents-$75 to 5000 per
w month, everywhere, male and female, to
introduce the Genuine Improved Common Sense
Family Sewing Machine. This Machine win
stitch, hem, fell, tuck, quil, cord, bind, braid and
embroider in a most superior manner. Price
only $l8. Fully warranted for five years. We
will pay $1,000 for any machine that will sew o
stronger, more beautiful, or more elastic seam
than ours. 1t makes the "Elastic Lock Stitch"
Every second stitch can be cut, and stillth cloth
cannot be pulled apart without tearing it. We
pay Agents from SIS to 5000 per month and ex-
penses, or a commission from which twice that
amount can be made. Address SECoMB & Co.,
Pittsburgh, Pa; Boston, Mass, or 81. Louis, Mo.
CAUTI0N-Beware of all Agents selling Ma
chimes under the same name as ours, unless they
can show a certificate Of agency signed by US.
We shall not hold ourselves responsible for
worthless machines sold by other parties, and
shall prosecute all parties either selling or using
machines under this name to the full extent Of
the law, unless such machines were obtained
from us or our Agents. Do not be imposed upon
BY parties who copy our advertisement and cir
culars and offer worthless machines ct a less
price. marchl0-3m.