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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-08
THE PUNCTUAL MAN.

Mr.. Higgins was a very punctuaI
man in all his transactions through
life. He emassed a large fortune by
untiring industry and punctuality,
and at the advanced age Of ninety
years, was resting quietly on his bed,
and calmly waiting to be called away.
He had deliberately made almost every
arrangementfo for his decease and burial.
His pulse grew fainter, and the light
of life seemed just Pickering in its
socket, when one ofhis sons remarked
"Fathcr you will probably live but
q day or two; is it not well for you
to name your bearers 2"
"To be sure, my son" said the dy.
ing man. alt is well thought Of, and
| will do it now"
He gave the names of six, the usuaI
number, and sank back exhausted on
the pillow.
A gleam of thought passed over bis
withered features like a ray Of light
and he rallied once more. "My son
read tho list. Is the name of Wiggins
there z"
at is, father"
"Thcn strike il off, said he en-
phatically, "for he was never punctuaI
was mover anywhere in season; and
he might hinder the procession a
whole hour"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-08
BOggsTOwnssipAwake
Cheap Furniture.
JOHN GULICH

nvSlRBS to inform his old friends and su,.
IL toners, that having enlarged bis sbop and
increased his facilities for manufacturing. 4, 4,
now prepared to make to order such Furniture A,
may be desired, IN good style and OF cheap MI,
for CASH. He generally has on hand, At N,
Furniture rooms, a varied assortment Of ready.
made furniture, among which are
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-08

authorities for outrages committed on
whito women, or to many other law
less acts both in the South and North.
Where, in fact, would there not be
found u pretoxt for tho exercise of
federal military authority il tho gov
crnmont should wish to strain the law
for that purpose or had political OBJ
cct TO accomplish Z
The President believes, perhaps, he
is doing his duty. We are not willing
to think otherwise, But, unfortunate O.
ly, ho is not a civilian, aud has little
opportunity to study State affairs in
the light of civil and constitutional
law. His training has been military
and his mind is imbued with military
ideas. No doubt he is patriot and
wishes well to the country, and be.
lieves, probably, that he has intuiIivc.
ly the same capacity TO govern in
peace rs he had to command in war
but if he would have his name 90
down to posterity as statesman he
must leave tho camp and drop the
sword-he must in time eff peace re.
spect above all things The civil law
aud civil liberty. And will he not
have some regard for the anomalous
and trying situation Of those poor
Soulherners, who, though they erred,
arc brave and high.spiritod people
of our own race and blood Can he
not see the humiliating position thoy
are placed in, particularly in South
Carolina, in being political slaves to
their former domestic slaves-an in.
teligent and cultivated population
put under the rule of ignorant and
semi savage negroes and corrupt
strangers, who have little or no inter
est in the State, except to rob it I?
Has he no bowls of compassion for
these unfortunate people of our own
blood under such trying circumstan.
ces2 We think, as we said before,
that he means well but he has been
led, doubtless, to extreme measures,
which are cruel to the people ofSouth
Carolina and dangerous TO civil liber-
ty, by partisan and narrow.mindcd
politicians, who care only for their
own immediate interests. The Presi-
dent should know that he can make
more political capital and win the
good will of the generous American
people, both North and South, more
by kind and liberal policy to the
Southerncrs than by military coercion
"Let us have peace" seems to be his
favorite motto, and he can have peace
in the South, as well as good will
everywhere, by abandoning bis mill
tary idea of government and making
the civil law supreme in every section
of our common country.-New York
World.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-08

LIFE A VAPor.-"The time in which
| live is but n small moment of the
worlds history. 1t is fight of a
shadow il is dream of vanity; it is
the rapid glance Of the meteor it is
a flower which every breath of heaven
can wither into decay il is a tale
which n remembrance vanished; it is
day which the silence of the long
night will darken and overshadow.
In few years our heads will be laid
in the cold grave, and the green turf
cover us. Tho children who come
after us will tread upon our graves
they will weep for us few days
they will talk of us few months
they will remember us for few years,
when our memory shall disappear
from the face of the earth, and not a
tongue will be found to recall it,
DR.. Chalmers.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-08

Furniture rooms, varied assortment Of r,,dr.
made furniture, among which are
BUREAUS AND SIDE-BOARDS,
wardrobes and Book Cases; Centre, Sofa, PArlor,
Breakfast aud Dining Extension Tablsi; Con.
mon, French post, Gotta &c, Jenny Lind and other
Bedsteads Sofas Of all KINDS Work,tsbdl,
Hat-raeks, Wash-stsnds Rocking and Air.
Chairs spring-seat, cane bottom, paror con.
mon and other Chairs Looking Glasses Of ever
description on hand and new glasses for old
frames, which will be put in on very rsasOnstls
terms on shortest notice. lie also keeps On hand
OF furnishes to order, Corn -husk, Hair and Cot
,on-top Mattresses.
CoFFINs OF EVERY KIND
Made to order, and funerals attended With
Hearse whenever desired. Also, House Painting
done to order. The subscriber also mauuis..
lures, and has constantly on hand, Clement,
Patent Washing Machine, the best now in Us. /
Those using this machine never need be with.
out clean clothes lie also has Flyers Pa,tsl
CbuTn, a superior article. A family uSing thiI
Churn never need be without butter
All the above and many other articles are fur.
nished to customers cheap for CAsH OF exchanged
for approved country produce. Cherry, Maph,
Poplar, Linrood aud other Lumber suitable isi
Cabinet work, taken in Exchange for furniture
re- ReBsnber the shop is on Market street,
clearfeld, Pa, and nearly opposite the "Old Jew
Store" JOHN GULICH.
November 2s, lss2y
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-08

All classes and all ranks are exposed
to danger. The "caro of the world
becomes the snare Of those who have
little, and the "decoitiulness OF riches
the snare of those who have much
Thus the world wars against the soul,
alike when it smiles and when il
frowns. Pinching want and luxurious
prolusion are two widely diverse
species of thorns; but they may be
equally effective in destroying the
precious seed.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-08

LIGHT.-Light is present to us in ever
varying conditions-but it is always
the same-there is q oneness in es-
sence after ALL 1t is the same light
that glistens on the wing of the fire.
fly, and blazes on the ruddy hearth
stone, and sparklos on the jewels in
the diadcm, and flashes beauty in the
morning. Science tells us that those
prolific beds of coal in the bowels Of the
earth were once forests on the sur
face-forests of luxuriant vegetation /;
and they incorporated the suns rays,
and then in merciful convusions, were
imbedded in the center of tho lower
earth by an all provdent foresight for
the wants of an inhabited world.
Science tells us, too, that time was
when the shapeless crystal was yet
new to the covering of the earth.
Subjected to the wheel Of the lapidary,
it sparkles out to view as gem of the
first water 1t is but the release of
the imprisoned rays which shone from
the same great source long centuries
ago so that, in both the cottage and
freight and in the monarch's gem,
we have just the resurrection of some
olden SUMMERTIME great return of
somo sepulchral sunlight, from which
man has rolled away the stone.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-08

ldleness is tho hot bed OF tcmpta-
tion, the cradle Of disease, tho waster
of time, tho cankcr worm of felicity.
To him that has no employment, life
in little while will have no novelty ;
and when novelty is laid in the grave,
The inneral of comfort will soon follow.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-08

Three.fourths of the difficulties
and miseries of mon como from the
fact that most want wealth without
earning it, fame without deserving IL,
popularity without temperance, re.
spect without virtue, and happiness
without holiness.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

Il d under arrest. To-day thc|
is changed, and Wissler I'D
bogus Marshal in his char \
Ku-Klux. This ku-Klnx 4
man was strutling around II
day with pistols about him, ID
ing constableS and Innocent |
of tho peace. Our Sheriff Isl
town, and has not received tn
cious dispatch from the Il
Judge Hill. A dispatch ala
from United States District
ncy General Wells, which
Wissler to ego to jqil, ! viii
Corinth Monday. ! am in co
niea'ion with Washington
get TO Corinth | will teac
sheriff n lesson" +
(Signcd) "WELI
Wis>ler j" here trying to el
counsel. The lawyers have II
something Of his history, and
mand y cash fee, If the Shcri
not weaken before the tcrS
Judge IIiIl's threat Wissler VI
cupy a cell in iail to night, d
ducc five hundred dollars, II.
ceeds OF the coal oil business,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

H-H. "a '
The foreman of tho Miss
.Ku,Klux Grand Jury " the
lentgcntleman who is u defa9f
the United States Goyernmef
largo sum. His deprsdation'
the people and pubiictreasafy
committed in Northern Miss
For all that has been said :
by an outraged and plupdcFes
pie he now proposes to ayeEg'
self as foremaa. of theiher'
Grand Jury. He 10 thus !
proper member Of therins '
would mako $780, 900 throw
operation Of soxtra9Ee
p~rOclnmatiOna hf7a4 hrte
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22
A CHASTITY Case.

A lovely white Radical !
frst,class negro drinking sslo
a neighboring village wherol
an hour yesterday. Ho is d
to tho negro, and conducts a
leagu>, and sits in the dress
at a negro church. In the fa
of his heart, overhowing with
ton for the oppressed race,
sured u whisky -headed nq
life for two thousahd dollars
was then sober. Our
negrophilist then employed
and gave him unrestricted
to'a barrel Of the meanest 9
natl tangle-foot. IN a lurid
val, before death came, the
told how no came to deaths
and that he had agreed 70
his life 10 be insured in ofda
he might have all the Yh1l
wanted, This is another ~
the CHASTITY Federal Court =
ford.
The above we clip from
special correspondence OF tA,
peal, dated ut Oxford Miss
bcoutiiul picture, but . iSst y
far as it holds up tho Radical
to the admiring gaze Of an
ciative public.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22
SALE on LANDS DELINQUENT FOR TAXES.

The following described lots tracts and parcels oflands lying, being and situated in
Nozdbee county Miss, delinquent on JuRe LIST, lg1, for the real and PcroHal taxes
ofhe owners tbereoE IA assessed against them in the rolls Of the county Of Noxube,
ohe 6saIy@m 1870, will be offered for se on the arh Monday Of August next and
sdd ia" the tRxas dwe the State and county or So much of each particular lot tract OF
parcel as will be sufficiently 70 satisfy the taxes charged against the SAINT together with
ill damages which may be- assessed against it according to law. Sale TO be continued
JOS. G. MOORE, Sheriff.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

The kaBsas corpWStriaI q \
and GSwin naAbCrdeep feAu,,
their being returned TO ths
Mo- ubes County, there i1
until taken out By due Prev
law.e Chancellor RhithelAs
cisinn reflects great hofeF
.liiihstE. COL. 5 u. mel sss
for himself a distinguished N
ton BY the abtiiy with W.T.
has conducted this impotiSil'
=, G'olumltls lndex.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

Grant, when elected, wrs in
favor ef one term, now hu is in IA
vor Of another, iuieCd, WI think h"
would like to be President again
on any terHr,
W kind Of q pole il best to
raise hops? A tadpole, OF course.
A"h rino rcrtaS.' We think
So from this trouble, and quantity
OF wine mch take to find the trnth,
and MANY seem SO fond OF it, they
cau't ret too much wine, perhaps
however, there is little truth in q
large quantity Of wine, but if the
aphOrism he true the more VINE
YOU drunk the better.
The attack OF Commodore Rog-
Crson a line ofCorean forts, mount
ing over 400 guns, with three or
four ordinary vessels, not one OF
which was injured, might be called
n reckless It not n wreukloSs affair.
-GpHN work the examination
Of the Ku.kluX prisoners at Ok,
ford.
Tho morals Of Fifth Avenue
arc of the upper tendency diScrip-
ton.
-lfJustice is blind, what is the
use of saying so often that she is
wide-awake.
Grant is said TO b" y failure.
lie may ho AZ President, bat as a
t~NiIAre he il a great success.
Had the neUro controlled 3 ma.
iority Of votes in the Northern
States, no 18th Amendment would
have mongrrlizod the Constitution.
Brca"Se they have a pEacti"al major
itv in the Southern States, that
Amendment il nov operative. Was
it made 50 for the common cool Of
the whole country, or 10 secure
pcrmancnce Of power to the Radical
party? Has it hindered Or ~accclcr-
al"d the process OF reconstruction
Has it added to the dignity and
v%eneration once attached TO that
instrument, or weakened The rever-
ence which all unr patriots once
NNd for !t2 Was this Amendment
fairly en.raftcd on that instrument,
or -mtg@Ied anour it, provisions?
Ii the latter, why
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

An esteemed friend, and too
seldom our correspondent, gently
iRtimatcs to ns tina: we should put
on more steam and get IFS a repeat,
er as a safety valve. The very idea
of putting on more steam, throws
rs into a perspiration. Under the
pressure of two or three moro at
mosphercs, we might stand it, the
present one is so thin and hot, too
much steam might result in an OK
plosion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

The Columbus Democrat, en-.
larged and printed on q new power
PrnsS, is q splendid Journal. 1t still
preserves tho general TEXTURES OF its
prototype, when under the control
vfAyorIhington senior, the Richie
" Ml-xirsirPi, II was a power in
fils State. AT that time while we
ailmircdi ts consistency and ability
wee were lighting against its tenets
IN tho ranks Of tho Silver Greys,
anwpwe arO si,lc by side with the
Dsmoerat trpC to the inter sts of
onr State and country. Long may
j. be said of AS, aud y health to the
Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22
UNATTAINED.
by VIM, WARD.

A blinded bird DER. wcaried with its nest,
Caught in the eddy of a midnight storm,
Its batHed wings beaten against its breast,
Sheltered without a window its spent
form,
Within. was light and warm.
Struggling against the thin transparent
wall,
The little fugitive, still helpless, chung
Against the ~treacherous glass and risking
all,
On one wild chance, his quivering form
he flung,
And his last song was sung,
A blinded soul, IMPOSED, borne on the
gloom,
BY the swim whirlwind of its reckless
thought,
Beats madly7strung, where truth reveals itG
homo,
Beyond the reach ofmortal effort wrought,
And falls, as fall it ought.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

a L, s. hepoly Marshal a ar
rested and lodged in Jill vt Macon,
some fine since, lor preventing the
arrest OF II u. s. soldier by the civil
authorities. lie refuses bail and is
still in custody. lhe authorities
have All elephant on their hands,
V~ickShurg Times.
Our Eicksburg c"tcmporary is
mistaken slightly. The authorities
had u jackaSs en- thrir hands and
his owners have sent for him. lie
belongs TO the Aegean stable.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

Our friend Of the Index com,
plains that We read u lecture to
that journal and the Yicksburg
Herald, hut it was merely a hint,
aud not a lecture, and in this con
nection, when wO feel in the humor,
we intend TO "risc to explain" our
position in full on the @new depart
urc," and how far the Index is cor-
rect in CHASING us with its adyo-
Gates.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

The Tennessee and Nj ,sissippi
Editors take an excursion north-
ward IN August. Their first dob
j%ective point" will be mammoth
cave, thence probably to Bourbon
County on still HINT. We don't
wish to mako game Of u excurs,
ing Editors, and NO hope they will
have some Bourbon among them.
The Semi-wcckly Leader is the
title of the new Journal, issued at
Jackson to take the place Of the Pr
lot as an official organ. The
"LOader' presents n very neat ap-
p~carance, and is edited in chict BY
DR.. Compton, assisted by H, j..
Fisher and II. j. Altosn. DR..
Compton's salutatory is a courteous
and dignificd article, and the paper
will certainly represent the better
phases of the Republican party.
Since we wrote the article last
week on the motto OF the Leader, it
has changed tho word "victory" to
"truth," which is quite m improve
ment, though not adapted to tho
practice Of the Radical party,
A. II. Marschalk Esq, editor and
proprietor ola paper published at
Linden, Alabama, nsar DemopoIis,
was killed in difficulty at that
place last week. His body passed
through Meridian Wednesday en-
route to Port Gibson, in Claiborne
county, where, We believe, his faith
err still resides. The Marschalks
have been connected with the press
of Mississippi for the last thirty
ycars.-Mcridian Gazette.
For the last fifty years. 1t. An
drew Marschalk, whose widow still
resides in Macon, fought in St.
Glars army against the Indians,
and conducted a paper in Natchez,
before Mississippi was admitted ill.,
to the Union, the first paper pub.
lished in the territory.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

Yrs. YaHanvIgham las gn'te re.
e''forel, apI y stopping atCpnbor
lni, MI.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

The weekly n. Q. Times of the
18th inst. would make q fine vol
un,e Of miscellaneous reading, with
enough variety to commend it to
al tastes and classes of people,
The literary matter is above the
average, the political articles of I'M
questioned ability, the Typography
clear and accurate, and on the
whole, ono Of the most readable
papers we have seen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

Our thanks 10 the publishers for
the "Western Railroad Guide" a
convenient hand book for travel
lers, but containing some inaceura-
.cics. For instance, West Point is
put down with a population of
1000 and two newspapers; the
population Of Macon is. given at
1000. The former has not more
than half the population assigned
it, whsle Macon has considerably
more. A year or two hence, how
ever, the above estimates may do
very well, from the style in which
Macon is creeping along.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-22

We place on our exchange list
this week, "Thc Practical Planter"
u neat monthly edited by Patton
anderson and Geo. W. Gift, Esqs.,
Memphis, Tenn. A copy a be
seen at our office. Subscription
$3.50 per annum. Also "Thc
Weekly SUM-" Atlanta, TIA, edited
politically By Hon. A. II. Stephens,
an excellent paper in matter and
manner.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-29

THE THEArRg.-Leffingwe had another
grand triumph last night. The Theatre
was crowded, and with au audience most
enthusiastic and liberal In demonstrations
of applause. The comedian as "Sam the
Billiardist" convulsed the audience By act
Ing which in every phase gave evidence OF
genius, and Romeo Jaffer Jenkins lost no.
thing in lis second rendition. We must
add that the "star" was not well sustained.
Nobody could do much better than that
promising young actor Gilbert as Mr.. Adol-
phus, and Miss Mosten acted throughout
the performance with the yarchness and
pretty mischiey0usness which have made
her such fayorite in Richmond. Mr..
Eberle was, as always, good, but some of the
other actors were liable to serious ad-
verse criticism. Tonight Lefiingwell will
appear in his great role of the "gushiDg
Clorinda of Byron's Cinderella. Those
who admire Bishop in that part will enjoy
Lefllug@ell the more. Romeo Jatfer Jcn-
kins is played every night as an afterpiece.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-29
posit for grain, and insurance policies
should provide against contllgratloas Dyl
courtships.

posit for grain, and insurance policies
should provide against confligratlons ~
courtsiips.
Look as the difficulties beeotten from the
unjustiGable use of Gods name IN such
matters. Take the case OF Chicago. un.
douhtedly many good peonle were burned
out; undoubtedly many OF the worst cs-
caped. Most Of the distilleries were spared !;
most of the g:ocgeries and gambling hells
and houses Of infarny escaped, but the loss
Of churches and benevolent institutions
was singularly great. Church.goe suf-
fcred more than Sabbatl-hreakers. To call
this special judgment Of God Is to expose
our religion to the eibe Of the mocker OF
the old heathens, who ridiculcd their in
considerate habDlc about the judgment OF
the acds b, making Jupiter lament that his
thunderholt, aimed at the head of 4 sophist,
had gone amss and set temple on fire.
The man takes a great deal upon himself
who ventures to expose the sacred name TO
such sarcasm as that.
On the other hand, Providence is denied
altogether. We are 5rusquely told that the
fires were the result of Inconsiderate and
reckless building with combustiblcs and
handling of petroleum. The only lesson to
be learned is, more consideration Of physi-
cal laws, violation of which exposes to the
consequences equally the just and unjust.
Now, we have less paacnce with this view
OF the matter than with the other. Foolish
application Of the thought Of God is
incomparablY wiser than no thought
Of Him at all. Better blundcr about
Providence than deprive the heart of man
Of its greatest comfort in the struggle with
the world, and the experience OF men OF
its stcrnest and most necessary lessons.
Better be WesumDtuous Christians than
sink below the moral condition OF heathcDs,
who, in all their darkness. held strenuously
to the one savin. element in their religion
the Providence of experimenting God.
For atheism, is the supreme folly. and God
who has nothing to do with human affairs
Is no God to any human soul.
How, then, are we 10 preserve our faith
in Providence and yet escape the dilemma
Of interpretation How are we to get the
lessons of his judgment and avoid the pre-
sumption of Judging others as We are dis.
tnctly forbidden TO judge them? The pro-
blem is as old as JOB. We must defer our
c>siv st it until next week.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-29
NO. 1873

DISTRICT SCHOOL TRUSTEES. The Rosrd
y; !Euucatlon has appointed the fnlto vim
Glssrit school trustees In af1sitio,, ~ oTins
aHeady published in the UtsDn,ch : 'Ao's
boDa r,aoT2,'dn an county.-Tbe ore.year tru,teas
Ill gil oeen reaDpointed for three wears
c,iI1mg ugHer.-Centre District: James A
fr;o,a fgmaiIn " etee 4. W. Payne. In other dis.
onoa ,n.S .ne one-year trustees have been re.
"pP4inseu 70 serve for three years.
pointed. ussees reap
Hghland.-M Monterey District. Dr u
II. PATTERSON cice James NJ. siep- Pin.
5rass District: Samuel a. GIlmnns r;ce =
". wade. stonewall District: John 7. Rir[
re&ppointed. = IL
Greene.-Ruckersville and Stapardsvil,,
DISTRICTS The one-year trustees resppoint
sa. NO appointments for Monroe 'istric
In .his county as yet.
appointed. Ae
M.ontgomery.-Blacksburg District "
L:N Peftater 1eaDpointed. AlIegbanv Dis
trlet: Isaac L. Dudley uice Joseph a. Raw
burn. Christiansburg District W 4
Guerrnnt rice John G. Woods. Anbur,
Dlstr1ct Harvey P. Wilson uice ANDREW
1r rLlouisa.-Green Spring District W. J
winston vlce Thomas S. Watson. In Jack
son and Courthouse districts the oue.vea,
trustees have been reappointed, No an
polntments for Cuccoo district,
Wtse.-W alker District John P. Chas
ctce Eli fanover. In all other districts th
onc-year trustees have been rcappointed,