Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-05-11

W NhAN RA w. q -
who has not spoken above
a whisper for nearly six
years, suddenly recovered
her voice the other day.
1t appears she had n vio-
lent spell of coughing, af-
ter which, to her great
surprise, she found that
her voice had been restor-
ed. DR.. Strickler had re-
peatedly encouraged her
with the assurance that
sooner or later she would
recover her voice and to
her great delight his pre-
diction has proved true.
Perry County Dem.
Alta country vendue in
Somerset county, recently,
almost every article sold
for its full value; cows,
very poor in flesh, brought
from thirty-three to sixty
eight dollars per head
Common sheep, sold for
fat stock, brought seven
dollars and fifteen cents
per head. Out OF the four
hundred people present, il
appeared that one hun
dred OF them had como to
buy hogs; and the sheriff
was astonishcd 10 find
that in less than two min
utes he had knocked of
ordinary pigs Of mixed
breed, only six months
old, and weighing alive
one hundred pounds, at
twenty dollars and fifty
cents a head.
We could never see the
use Of those things the la
dies delight to wear on
their heads called water.
falls; but the following
shows that they are use
ful nevertheless. A young
lady at Burlington, Iowa,
went TO church and forgot
her waterfall, leaving il in
the window, and when she
returned she found n little
bluebird sitting in it, on
two eggs.
The local elections in
Illinois this spring show a
decided gain for the Dc
mocracy, and a correspon-
ding loss TO Radicalism.-
And this, Notwithstanding
the Radicals, in most ca
ses, voted all the negroes
they could find. In New
York the same fact was
observable, while the Con
necticut election spoke in
thunder tones the voice Of
an outraged and indig-
nant people.
A cotempOrary well
says; "The ability Of
nearly every man TO pay
his debts depends upon
his ability to collect dobts
due him. The individuals
Of a community linked
together by a chain of
debt and credit, and in
times Of depression the re
fusal of one person TO dis
charge a single liability
often embarrasses aline of
q dozen debtors and credi-
tors. Hence the prompt
payment OF small debts
becomes in times like
these a public as well as a
private duty. The same
money which pays one
debt in the morning may
pay a dozen before night,
and twelve men arc thus
relievd from anxiety and
pressure by the action Of
one"
The Philadelphia LED.
ger says; "Mr. Mackey,
the late State Treasurer,
surrendered his keys on
Monday, and turned over
10 his successor 81 ,762, 600
in cash. TIE whole amount
WIS in funds in bank, TO
the credit Of the Stato,and
not n dollar OF due bills or
checks, or any other class
Of paper, heretofore cover
ed up at such times under
the convenient title OF
"vault account" " hen
Mr. Mackoy took posses
sion of the Treasury he
received s2ll,00O OF this
accommodation paper
He now returns a "clean
Treasury" and We hope
it will be kept so.
Elk county is said 70
have the largest tannory
in the world Il is known
as the Wilcox Tanncry,
and was built three years
ago. Tic proprieiors havc
/ %. 900 acres Of land on
the Clarion river, al heav-
ily covered with hcmlock
The bark mills Of the con.
cern are in n building 81
by 100 feet, two stories
high, and capable OF grind
ing IS cords Of bark per
day. These mills ury
driven by an eighty hons,
power engine, aud th,
only fuel used is spent tan
The teaching house is 81
by 2l0, and two story
high. Il contains twelve
leechors of immense size
The "sweat pit" Is 20 hy
90, stone. Seven hundre.
watts are now in use. ThI
company makes nothiu.
but sole leather, ans o
this produce is one huu