Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-08-02
Miscellaneous Items.

lhc last rail- IN inc DahvIlIe, uAzlo-
ton and Wilkcsbarre Railroad, between
Sunbury and Hazleton, has been laid.
A Connecticut horse has been taught
to ring the door bell, but he can't ba
made to wipe bis feet on the mat.
Two Atlanta bellies couldn't restrain
themselves from kissing jeff. Davis,
last Saturday, and Jeif--wcll, hc
wouldn't restrain them,
One Of the Chinese shoemakers at
North Adams, Mass, having caught
the prevailing infection Of that region,
contemplates lecture tour
Anna Dickinson declares thpt the
report that she is about TO marry an
Iowa Congressman SANDER. Proba.
bly, the Iowa man says the same.
Truc charity is an excellent virtue,
and sincerely 10 labor for their good
whose belief in all points doth not
agree with ours, is a happy state.
A fool in a high station is like
man on the top Of high mountain
everything appears small to him, and
he appears small TO everybody.
Shenstone, nm artist in landscape
gardening, said he knew the turn in
his life, which led to unhappincss, lit
was when he made pleasure his aim.
A fashionable mamma's advice to d
married daughter; Never tako your
husband TO an evening party, there is
nothing that is always so much in the
way.
It is in vain to hope TO please ali
alike. Let man stand with his face
in what direction he will, he must
necessarily turn his back on onc.hal
of the world
A physician writes asking a renew
al of note which be owes, giving as n
reason therefore awe are in horri-
bio crisis, there is not a sick man in
the district"
The Hartford Post records the arri.
val of Q, Cumber, Esq, at that city.
His putting in an appearance there at
this season of the year just shows how
great he is.
The States which elect Governors
this year, arc California, Georgia,
Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey
and Ohio. '.-f l.r IS
TO Cure Dyspepsia-Closc all the
outer doors of a four.story house, open
the inner doors, and then take long
switch and chase the cat up and down
stairs till she sweats.
Judge Longakcr has decided in the
contested election case in Allentown
that students in attendance at college
cannot vote in the district in which
the college is located
There is something to initiate even
in the "heathen Chinee." They cele.
brate their holidays by paying their
debts, forgiving their enemies, and
shaking hands all round"
Honest and courageous people have
very little to say about either their
courage or their honesty. The sun
has no need to boast of his brightness
nor the moon of hor effulgence.
"The blessed man that preached for
us last Sunday" said Mrs Partington,
"servcd the Lord for thirty years
first as a circus rider, then as locust
preacher and last as an exhauster."
| haI hnt IL e.
than money" said finely dressed
gontlcman to beggar who asked for
aims. VI asked fUi wb.tt tI~-eL.
you had tho most Of" was the cutting
reply.
The Baltimore movement to nomi.
nate Senator Cameron for Vice Presi-
dent in 1872 is editorially approved
by the Washington Republican, the
recognized organ of tho Administra-
tion.
A lady was urged by her friends to
marry widower, and as an argument
they spoke of his two beautiful child
rem. "Childrcn," replied the lady,
care like tooth. .picks-a person wants
her own"
The woman who never owned q
Bible supposed she was quoting 1t
when she greeted her son, who came
home TO keep thanksgiving, in the fol-
lowing words "Here comes the fattcd
calf" .C ..t a Is.
Liberality should have banks as
well as streams, say some. True
but even the bank should be green
and velvet. When we cannot relieve
another's want, we can at least refuse
with kind and courteous words. 40
Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van
Buren, have been the only men in the
history of this country who have been
Governors of States, holders Of first
class foreign missions, heads of Cabi-
nets, Vice Presidents and Presidents.
The rising generation sage" rapidly.
A mature specimen, eight years old,
was hunting around tho police station
for a stray father the other night.
"You see" he remarked, with filial
cxultatlun, "thc guv'net's little wild
yet, but he'll grow out Of i'll" gl
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Com.
pany has commenced tho erection of u
bridge over the railroad and canal at
their depot at Harrisburg, for tho
passage of vehicles and pedestrians
IL will bo Is feet high over the road
and five hundred and sixty feet long.