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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-09-13

asy- All articles to insure insertion in thi'
,apcr should be handed in early on Tuesda,
morning, as We go to press at " o'clock, (noon.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-09-13

y AMATEUR SOLDIERS. "A company OF
volunteer Militia was orgunizcd at Philipsburg
l''l week. This is right. II the martial spirit Of
our yoahs and middle aged men is not cultivated
little soon, they win not know how to play sol
de'' Why cannot volunteer company be organ
ned in this borough Twenty-Five years ago
uiearicld was blessed with Tlcpdid company Of
Infantry, curwensville had two, Cavalry and Ar
ullery' and "Trip Up also Ind Infantry compa-
mes and encampmcnts in the fall was the result
out Of which came more sport than all the hum
hnggey Of the present day piled up together
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-09-13
Terms Of Subscrlution,

:, noa in advance, or within three months 80 90
=, rai1 nf,er three ard before six months... 2 80
:, p,id after the expiration Of six MONTHS. 90
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-09-13
S. PORTER SHAW. D. D, S.

D, TUNIIh ouHWJ d D. D'J
nvxn Office In Masonic Building,
@ffB CLEARfIELD, PA.
Putting Of the natural teeth In healthy, pro-
scrvative and useful condition Is made speciality.
Diseases and malformatons common to the mouth,
Jaw and associate parts, are treated and corrected
with fair success. Examinations and consulta-
tions rnrE. Prices for partial and full sets Of
teeth much lower than In 1870. II would be well
for patients from n distance TO let us know by
mail o few days before coming to the ofhcc. II
is very important that children between the ages
Of six and twelve years should have their teeth
examined. by Anrsthesia Teeth are removed
without main. foblb1l
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-09-13

TN THE ORPHANS COURT of Clear
i field county, Pennsylvania.
In the matter Of the Estate Of James Curley,
deceased The undersigned Auditor, appointed by
the Court to adjust and settle the accounts between
the widow Of said dccedcnt and J. W. Potter,
guardian of the minor heirs, and to make distri-
button Of the assets in the hands Of said guardian
hereby gives notice that he will attend to that
duty on Tuesday the 26tb day Of Sept, 1871.
aug30;3t JN0 W. WRfGLEY, Auditor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-09-13

ALARMED The editor of the Jour.
nal is becoming alarmed at the near completion and
substantial appearance Of the new prison. nelast
week pitched into the marble tablet as though that
annoyed him. However much that may annoy US,
that's not what troubles him. It's the rear portion
the stalls--which are the real cause of his
soon, such buildings will be filed with Radical ed
itors and office holders.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-09-13

Fam AT oscEoLA.-The Catholic Congregation
Of 0sceola will open their fair on the 10th, and
close it about the 3Oth Of September. Proceeds
to be applied to pay of debt on Priests house.
sep62t X. 0'BRAScAS, Pastor.
Cheap Lubricating Castor Oil, Lightning Fly
Killer Paper, spopgcs Of all varieties and sizes
Flaycring Extracts Of superior quality, for sale
at the Drug Store Of TIartswick irwin, Second
street. fw jyl9-3m
DR.. +. Platto Eclectic Physician and Surgeon,
offers his services to the people Of Clearfeld and
vicinity, and will be in readiness to attend all
professional calls, by day or night. Office on
Reed street, west of the depot, Clearheld, Pa.
May 81, lS7l-tf
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-09-13
THE RAILROAD HOUSE,

MAIN ST., PBILIPSBuRG, PA.
YNHE undersigned keeps constantly on hand
i the best Of Liquors. His table Is always
supplied with the best the market affords. The
travelling public will do well to give him call.
novl,'65. ROBERT LLOYD.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-09-13

Another correspondent writing from Cush p.
o. in the same township, among other things,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-07-29

An Elmira farmer wrote to
Mark Twain for advice as to the
best kind of bees to keep, and
received an answer to the effect
that "husking bees were the best,
but in order to make them lay
honey profitable he must use a
china nest egg, blanket his bees
when they are not on the nest,
and feed them on bran and mid.
dlings."
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TALE OLA HANDKERCHIEF.

| TALE OF A dANDKERCHIEF.--
There is one touching incident in
the life of William Writ. In his
younger days he was a victim to
the passion for intoxicating drinks.
Affianced to a beautiful and ac-
complished young woman, he had
made and broken repeated pledges
of amendments, and she, after
patiently and kindly enduring his
disgraceful haUj', had at length
dismissed him, deeming him in
corrigible. There next meeting,
after his dismissal, was in a pub
lie street in the city of Richmond.
William Writ lay drunk and
asleep on the sidewalk, on a hot
summer day, the rays of the sun
pouring down on his uncovered
head, and the flies crawling over
his swollen features.
As the young lady approached
in her walk, her attention was at
tracted by the spectacle, strange
to her eyes, but alas! SO common
to others who knew the victim, as
to attract little remark. She did
not at first recognize the sleeper,
and was about to hasten on, when
she was led by one of those i'm
pulses which form the turning
points in human life, to scrutinize
his features. What was her emo.
ton when she TecOnized in him
her discaded lever! She drew
forth her handkerchief aud care.
fully spread it over his face, and
hurried away. When Writ came
to himself he found the landker.
chief, and in one corner the mi.
tials of the beloved name. With
a heart almost breaking with grief
and remorse, he made new vow
ofreformation. He kept that vow
and married the owner Of that
handkerchief.
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A SCHOOL GIRLS OPINION OF
DoGs.-Dogs is usefulIer than
cats. Mice is afeard of cats they
bite EN-. Dogs follow boys and
catches a hog hy the ear. Hogs
rarely bite. Sleeps bite people.
People eat hogs and not the Jews
as they and ether animals that
doesn't chew their cud isn't clean
ones. Dogs sometimes git hit with
boot jacks for barking Mt night.
Sleepy people gitslmad ard throws
at EN-. Dogs Is the best animal
for man than grounded hogs or
koons or gotes. Gotes smell.
THE END.
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JAPANESE HoUSE.-1'he ia
panese have habits of living about
as unlike ours as the inhabitants
Of the moon, if that satellite has
any living beings. Here is a
sketch of a japanese house:
When the walls of the house are
up it consists of but one large
room, which is then cut up by
partitions, which are nothing
more than sliding screens that
close up into each other in a fash
ion that admits Of one apartment
being devided into a dozen dis
tinct esinstantly. There are no
chimneys attached to the houses,
and they contain no beds, chairs, or
tables.
The floors ara covered with a Sc
ries of clean bamboo mats or cush-
ions, each six feet by three, and
nicely bound with red or blue tape.
They are stuffed with light wool
or moss, and ale as soft and well
ding to pressure as the heaviest
Brussels velveG.
These mats lit in order as reg
ularly as the squares of a chess
board, and the whole floor is kept
as clean and is busted as often as
the mahogany side-board in the
house of a burgler. No fieck of
dirt is ever allowed to rest upon
the polished surface of the mat
ting, and to step upon it with a
pair of boots would be q greater
insalt than to make footstool of
a seven hundred dollar piano.
The family sit upon the mat
ting all day, with their legs bent
under them, in a shape that would
give any foreigner incurable par
alysis in fifteen minutes, and they
sleep upon it all night.
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in a hurry

CONsTANCY.-A young British
officer in India, who was shock.
ingly mutilated and disfigured in
battle, after mature reflection re.
quested a comrade to write to his
betrothed in England, and release
her from the bridal engagement
Her noble reply was worthy of
a true woman: "Tell him if there
is enough of his body left to con.
tain his soul i shall hold him to
his engagement"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-07-29

Areporter of Cincinnati paper
attempted to interview one OF
Brigham Young's wives the other
day, but she quickly dismissed
him by saying: II will have moth.
ing to do with you. am perfect.
ly contented. / get everything
need, and have an easy, pleasant
life. Clear outr
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-07-29

A Washington paper. having
stated that a SHORT. hand reporter
in that city can write with both
hands at the same time, the left
taking notes and the right trans,
cribing, the ''Troy Wing" comes
to the rescue with this bigger sto.
~: "There is an old reporter, now
retired from active life, who used
to take notes with his left hand
while writing a check with his
right. He is now wrestling his
mush in a grey-stone front in Sing
Sing just because he forgot him
self and took notes with one hand
in a hurry
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A rich man was applied to for
a contribution in building an iron
fence round the cemetry in that
town. But he declined on the
rather irreverent but witty plea
that "the cemetery does not need
any fence, as those inside cannot
get out, and those who are out do
not want to get in"
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81 was not aware that you knew
him." said Tom Smith to an Irish
friend the other day, "Knew himr'
said he, in a tone which compre-
hended the knowledge of more
than one life, 81 knew him when
his father was boy.n
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The only amusement of the citi-
zens of Calhoun, Georgia, is that
of tying tinware to che tails of the
village dogs. The dogs are so
well trained that whenever one
of them sees an oyster can in the
street he backs up and waits fol-
some one to tie it on.
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Labor Reformers."

The last cartoon of the Hearth
and Home represents a pack OF
loaters round a bar-room door
talking about ''labor reforms"
They are down on John Cinnamon,
and no doubt would hate about as
badly to be aRder1OOrked by any
other race of mOrtals. There is
nobody in the world so sensitive
about the ''rights of labor'-the
sdignity of labor" and the "dan
gers of labor" from the remorse-
less exactions of capital, as the
man who subsists chiefly on loafing
and spOnging. H~a-
That is a NOtherR phrase of the
NATTER but il has also Southern
aspect. We never hear or read
lamentations about the scarcity of
labor and the increasing worth
lessneSS of negro labor, without
some serious thoughts on the
amount of labor lost by idling in
Georgia. If the whites of Geor-
gia would all pitch into hard work,
they would be happier, healthier,
and richer by about forty millions
of dollars a year than they now
are. And why? Because they
would not only gain their own Ia
Dor, but would lead, incite and
stimulate the labor of all their de-
pendents and employees. They
would make industry fashionable
and idleness areproach. The YER
lest idler-white or black-wouid
at length be shamed into better
habits by the example of every
body around him; and lounging
byone'sself. without company, is
dull business.
! We have tried both kinds of
life in Georgia and further South,
and unheSitatingly assert that a
man can better sustain summers
heat and winters cold under the
excitement Of active physical ex-
ertion in the open air, than by
loling around in the coolest place
and easiest chair he can find.
There is nothing in the climate of
Georgia, certainly, which should
hinder healthy man from any
kind of physical labor with reason
able precaution and care; and
there is nothing so debilitating-
so utterly prostrating to mind and
body-as a life without purpose
or plan, save ''to take the world
in the easiest way
That kind of life is worthy only
of the brute creation. The God
of nature endowed man with rea-
son, energy and ambition in order
that he might plan, worthy de-
signs for his own moral, mental
and social elevation, and carry
them out with vigor, persever-
ance and sagacity. hen a man
conceives such plans with regard
to himself and his family-and
: with respect to his farm, work
shop or warehouse, he is living in
) harmony with his own convictions,
, winning the appreciation of his
own notwithstanding his own
. self-reSpect-and this moral and
{ mental satisfaction and excite
, ment contribute largely to his
physical we'll being. But the idleT
and dawdler is a burden to himself
, and necessarily a bore to all
around him. Macon (GG.) Iele.
graph.
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ADVANTAGES OF CRYING

ADVANTAGES OF CRYING.--A
French physician is out in a long
dissertation Oh the advantages of
groaning and crying in general,
and especially during surgical
operations. He contends that
grooming and crying are two grand
operations by which nature allays
anguish; that those patients who
give way to there natural feelings
more speedily recover from acct,
dents and operations than those
who suppose it unworthy man to
betray such symptoms of coward
ice as either to groan or cry. He
tells of a man who reduced his
pulse from one hundred and TWEEN
ty-six to sixty, in the course of a
few hours, 10y giving full vent to
his emotions. If people are at all
unhappy about anything, let them
go into there rooms and comfort
themselves with a loud boo hoo,
and they will feel a hundred per
cent, better afterward.
In accordance with the above,
the crying of children should not
be too greatly discouraged. If it
is Systematically repressed, the
result may be st. Vitus' dance
epileptic fits, or some other dis
ease of the nervous system. What
is natural is nearly always useful
and nothing can be more natura,
than the crying OF children wher
any thing occurs to give then
either physical or mental pain.
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A man has just been hauled out
of the swamps in North Carolina
who went there to avoid the draft
in 1864, and until he was discov-
cred did not know the war was
over.
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a stranger went to church at
Middletown, Conn, on a Sunday
recently, and sat down in a pew,
when, just as he was getting in,
terested in the sermon, a rough.
looking, pious church member
came in and took him by the col
lar, and threw him into the vesti.
bule. He thought he would stay
there and hear the rest of the
sermon, when the sexton kicked
him off the steps. He went to the
side of the church to listen to the
sermon through the window, when
ono of the members said aAmenr
to something the minister said,
and then spit tobacco juice out of
the window into the listeners
eyes. He says q man can't enjoy
much religion at Middletewn.
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"Madam," a great many persons
we're disturbed at the concert last
night by the crying of your babx.n
"Well, / do wonder that such peo-
pie will 60 to concertsp
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-07-29

The man who tried to get up a
concert with the band of hat, is
the same genius who, a few
weeks since, played upon the
affections of a city lady.
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1t is said that women now lee
ture on every subject but washing,
darning and the economy of the
household; all these things are
sealed books to the strong-minded.
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Counting Under Difficulties.

j made the acquaintance Of a
young lady once at a party, who
was rather good looking, and /,
being rather susceptible, Of course
fell in love. .....
i accompanied the young lady
home, but had very polite invi-
tation from the young lady's faith
er to stay at homeI However,
nothing daunted, resolved to win
Jane Ann at all hazards. If any
. thing, i rather liked old D-'s
objections, for that made the thing
romantic, you know.
The nexteveniug, knowing that
Jane Ann would be at church, i
borrowed horse and buggy from
a friend, and went there for the
purpose of taking Jane Ann home
after church was over.
j am afraid l did not pay much
attention to the sermon ON that
evening; and l thought at that
time it was the longest one that /
had ever listened to. But asevery
thing has an end, so had that ser
mon; and | thought it the happiest
moment of my life when I assisted
Jane Ann into my carriage.
We of course took the longest
road possible to Mr.. D-'s; and
as it was in an opposite direction
from my horses home, and as lie
had not had his supper, heidi not
care much about going; but / at
last got him under way, and then
gave my attention to my compan,
ion and commenced aconversation
with her, which ran thus:
'.Dear Jane, isn't this a beauti-
ful-Whoa, there! Where are
You going to-"
The last remark was addressed
to the horse, who had Suddenly
taken notion to turn around.
s'See how beautiful the moon
Whoa, there! Where in the dick,
ems are you going to-"
The horse was going square into
the fence.
"Janie, I've long wished for this
opportunity to-Whoa, there! Con
found that horse! Pve long wish
ed for this opportunity to tell you
how much Come out of thai
you oat muncher! Where in The
mischief are you going tor
Tie horse was going into the
fence again: but 1 Strengthened
him and commenced again.
ave long wanted to tell you
jamie, how much / love you
Come out of this, you son Of gun
What are you turning around for
And, oh! jamie if I thought you
Where the deuce are you going to
Whoa, there! If l thought vol
loved me half as well as-Con
found that horse! Whoa, there!-
I'd be perfectly-confound tina
horse!-yes, jamie, I'd be perfect,
darn that horse! Whoa, there.
It was too late. The horse
turned square round, upsettini
the carriage and breaking it all t
smash, but fortunately not hurtin!
jamie or |. walked home wit
jamie, but never finished m
speech.
The carriage cost me forty do
lars to get it repaired, and l havn'
INDUCED in the luxury of fallin,
IN love since.
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Girls, make a note of this re-
mark of an old, wornout beau.
"a man who most compliments a
woman is the one who most de-
spises her."
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Somebody slludes to Ben Butler
as ''the focal point of million-fgur-
ed scorn.-
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OmciaI Direlctory.

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UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
Ulysses s.. Grant, of Illinois, P,.,.
dent. y Afs'1st
Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana VI.
President. 90 sAIoI gst"
james G. Blaine. Of Maine, Speals,..
the House Of Representatises.S,'''
THE CABINET. .asiad "a
Hamilton Fish, of New York, Secsss,l
ry of State. sHinsAT
General Belknap, Secretary Of WwsF
George "a. Robson, Of New Jersav,
Secretary Of Navy. I'm ysIa III
George s. Boutwell,, of hIassachasst..
Secretary of Treasury.ao.s -
Jacob j, Cox, of Ohio, Secretary efIp..
terror. 49, ~. fHN
A. T. Akernan, of Georgia, Attorpss
General. IN = 600 20 sFt
j. A. j. Crtswell, Of Maryland, POI.
master General. 7I4dw ,slnafse.
Columbus DelaDo, Of Chin. Comrui..
sioner Of Internal Rsyenue.,,,a
MINISTER'S TO FoKEiGN ceusTsns.i
John j. Motley, of Massaehusstts, Il
ENGLAND .-@etJlA4A 1zt
E, B. Wsshburne, of illinois, aitS
France. 93u saa Eiaua1 "a
William s. Roseeranz, Of Ohio, h
Mexico. sEE sHiu Toba1A
A. G. Curtin. of Pennsylvania. to Ras-
STA. 2 3d'i-.f1 gifI .aobaaI
George Bancroft, of Massachusetts, 10
Prussia. iegp4f7as si,ts,,.,
George p Marsh, of Verneat, to Italy
j. Ross Browne, of California, 10 Gu,
ma.
Daniel E. Sickles, of New Yorh. to
Henry NJ, Watts, of Pennsylvania, d
Austria. ba9n sef 70 ssib6d
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio, Chief jus
tice. n aft - glu{ st,af
Nathan Clifford, of Maine, Associate
Justice, ~, --,.,.-.-......- -
Samuel Nelson of New York, Asset
ate Justice. 2 ~ 4. 53h 9ilsa
f. C. Grier. of Pennsylvania, 9Associ-
ate Justice. eaf Ii-1 s11ouse be-
David Davis, of Illinois. AssaCiats
Justice. sFsb Else 77a .bgss
N. A. Swayne. Of Ohio Associate jus
tice. & rrrsr-r ssf a., So
Samuel E. Miller, Of Ipwa. Associate
'ustice. srTgv7 h1r rrvArs4p
Stephen Field, ofCalifsgnia, lAssssiata
Justice. A. nE .E-ly ~
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w. T. Sherman, of Ohio. Grnernl Com
handing. 49,
F. H. Sheridan, of Obis, I.ieuteaahf
General. lobs h4a f31siaH
UNITED STATES DIsTRIGB COURT Of
B4 sasEi LOUISIANA. e. .r ~
E. H. Durrpll, of New Orleans. Judge
j. Morgan, Of Now Orleans, DistGs
Attorney. ~ t5fa H-f60'
D. Urban. If New Orleans. Clerk. 81
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LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT.
FL. c. Warrnoths ofNew Orleans. Gov
| EH ernor. rHm H1Eg .aF-,tna -
Oscar J. Dunn, of New Orleans, Lieu
| tenant Governor. .s---y ~
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Simeon Belden, Attorney General. =
George E. Boyee, of ST. james parish
Secretary of State. 15aa
Antoine Dubuclet. Yernillion. Urea,
1 urer. HktiA eE sEA "a
james Graham, of New Orleans, Aud
| M tor. TasT s. h9Bs 8THw .ass
James Longstreet. iof New orlesnl
| Adjutant General M ~ a9-,s
Hugh B. Campbell. Commissioned 4
fGs
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
j. T. Ludeling, of Oaachita. Chs
| Justice.
w. w. Howe, of New Orleans. Assoc
ciate Justice. 49, I III s18Ef
r, X. Howell, of N eve Orleans, Assoc
ate Justice. 10 1Gg571afai
j. 6. Taliafero, of RaPities, Associa
Justica.Es b &5dg D ggD III
w. J Wiley of Orleans, Assoeis
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How to make a hot bed-Set
the mattress On fire.
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Dry Goods and Clothing,

or anything in the Dry Goods, Clothing
ana a =
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Gold ct. l. p. IN, ilO31

10 the case Of the Commonwealth Va.
James Melville, charged wish shooting a
man named Clark, with intent to kill, the
prisoner was found guilty. The shooting it
will be remembered occurred In this place,
Immediately after the late fire, iu the bill
lard room Under Akin's Hall. The case
occupied tic court at franklin day before
yesterday.
10 the case OF the negro Thomas charged
with committing rape on tho person of a
little girl two aud y half years old, the jury
brought 10 verdict of guilty in manner and
form as indicted. This case occurred at Oil
City, and the details are loo disgusting and
horrible for publication. The brute will
probably receive his just deserts 10 the form
Of q ten years residence at Allegheny.
Tne Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Co. wbs
we're found guilty of maintaining q nui
aance in the shape Of nitrO-s csrine fac
tory, have filed an application for o new
trial.
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a white pelican of large sz. and sineul ,r
form, was shot near Springfield, Ohio, last
week. Its beak was enormous, being over
was attached pouch capable OF containing
several quarts of water. 1t is a web-iooted
water fowl, and has its home almost excIu-
sively in the warm climate along the lakes
lis plnmage was rich and of the most glossy
white. On the tips Of the wings were q
few dark feathers, and the tail was spotted
with some of the same color.