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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

NoTIcK TO CUSTOMERS -We, the
undersigned merchants Of the borough Of Clear.
field, wishing to give our clerks holiday, dc
agree to close respective places of business OF
Christmas-of which our customers will pleas,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

Tho writer boasts that the Parsonage is the best
furnished in the Altoona District, and he also
states that Mr.. Boynton pays about onc-fourih Of
the preachers salary, and then e1claims, 80, Fa-
ther Boynton, live forever"
Well, all we have to say is, IL this brother, who
ways he has an inside view Of the affairs Of the
church In this place, tells the truth, the brethren
and sisters of that denomination ought to feel
happy while Mr.. Boynton keeps paying his gale,
into the church treasury
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

RED JkwkLar-yery latest pAttcFns--al sny
del's Jeyelry Store.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

A plsnaii stock of ans Jcwelry at snydsr'i
Jewclry Store.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

American Watches speciality at snyder's Jew
elry SlOre
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

HAPPr CnRIsrnAs.-A. I. Shaw wishes all
his customers and everybody else happy Chris
mas and merry New Ycar--and proposes to as
sist in making everybody happy. A visit to his
Holiday emporium win satisfy all that such Is
the case
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

AXIS sevca'y.6vo dozen Clearacld Wood
choppers Axes at
g;2J;72 II, r. HIuLkk Cos.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

Thursday evening" o'coek-dont fail to b,
there.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

A full line of Household Goods, Japanned Ware
dc, for sale by II. r. Diger & Co.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

On Thursday evening you are invited to call ut
A. |. shaws and examine his stock Of Holiday
goods.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

IoLiDAY CooDs.-Wm. Reed will open, Friday
December 18th, 1872, Full line of Holiday goods
Fancy Boxes, Fancy Boxes with Handkerchcfs
Embroidered Sets, Cuffs and Collars, real Thread
Point Lace and Poiat Applique Collars, Tides anC
Lace llandkerchics, Siad TICS, Gloves, Paisley
and Broche sbawls. Also, a few sets ilne Minh
Furs. There will be Gne display Of the aboy,
named goods, suitable for presents
dccll-2t VIZ. RrRp.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

Just reccivea--anothcr lot Of Burrall's Iron Corn
Shellers, at (d4-3tl sAckErr & souRrvRR's.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11
Livery Stable.

TUE undersigned begs leave to inform the pob.
l. lie that he Is now fully prepared 10 accommo 4.
date all in the way Of furnishing Horses, Bugcies
Saddles and Harness, on the shortest notice and
on roasonnblc terms. Residence on Locust street,
between Third and Fourth.
GEO. W. GEARHART.
Hlearheld, April II. 1867.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

Wood and Willow Ware Of all descriptions 70
sale by II. Z. Biglor 4 90.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

Compliments of A. |. Shaw for Thursday even
ing, at O'Clock.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19

The Dubuque Times admits that
the cid charges of fraud and cerrup,
titn were we'll substantiats2 and not
controverted by Harlan, and owns up
that it and other republican papers
in the State lent their columns and
influence to whitewash the matter
over, and deceive the people into the
belief that he was an honest man.
Honest confession is said to be good
for The soul, but without repentance
and forgiveness, We would as soor
take our chance for salvation in Har
lan's shoes, as in those of "a Journalist
thus self stultifedsby his own admis'
sions.
But radical politicians. probabl,
expect to get to Heaven by som,
other road than the good old way
They probably think thoy will be a
successful in cheating and deccivin,
God, as they are in cheating and de
ceiving tho people. Union. es
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19

merit. We might cite more than one
farmer who in rival markets has mad
money on single lead at times when
the cupidity of the buyer induced
him to advance the price, and lost
double his profit on that load when
returning with his many neighbors to
reap harvest.
The producer has no more interest
in the Cresco market. than have the
businessmen Of the place. Wo all
understand that the better he prices
it pays. the greater the number of
people that will seek it, with a con-
sequent increase in every brarch of
business and larger dividends. We
will even concede that tho mcrchant ats
Of such town as this might com bine
to handle the produce of the country
paying such prices as not to leave a
farthisgfor handling it.
This would not prove that they
would do the work ayA labor Of hand
ling a crop gratuitously any more than
that they SO do in other towns where
they are as class interested in the
produce trade. They would of course
increase their own sales IN proportion
as they would increase the number Of
persons doing business in their mar
ket. This is a recourse for rcpara-
tion of losses that the grain buyer
cannot avail himself of.
So it remains grave question even
if these propositions are true whether
this would be any means Of certain
relief, for by concentrating the bus
iness in few hands would destroy
competition in all, and leave the few
master Of the situation. But if our
market has not an honest, healthy
competition, as exists in all other
trades or professions, then others,
and as many as are needed to make
it so, should be permitted to engage
in tho produce business npon equal
terms with others while if there is
such competition as the buyers allege,
then we cannot see how it would ben
eft the producer to increase the NUN :
Der Of middle men at this point, for
the farmer to support, while their
services are not needed to move the
crops of any season.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19

THE MANUFACTURER AND BUILD
Ea.-This excellent scientific month
ly begins the year with an unusually
good number. As presage of its
future excellence. itappears in new
and beautiful dress, which can not fail
to be admired by every one. We are
glad to notice the continued success
Of this valuable magazine, and re-
commend all Of our readers interested
in scientific OF industrial matters to
subscribe to- it, as its pages always
contain practical information regard
ing the newest and most useful dis
coveries nd inventions in science and
art. Among the articles in the present
issue we notice those on "Ready-
Made Houses" "Internatioual Sooi-
eties," '.New Rotary Drilling. Ma
chine,'' "The Selden Double Action
Plunger- Pump" Floral Fountains, ;
Manufacture Of Russia Iron,' New
Sources Supply for Paper 'Falla-
cious Theories of Boiler Explosions, .
besides many others, all admirably
illustrated. Published by the Engi-
nesrs and Manufacturers Publish
ing Company. 81 Park Row, New
York. So a year.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19
Don't Advertised

Don't do it. Don't Advertise your
business; it's paying out money to
accommodate other people; if they
want to buy your goods let them
hunt you up.
Don't advertise for it gets your
name abroad, and you are apt to be
flooded with circulars from business
houses, and to be bored with "drum-
mers' from the Wholesale establish
ments, all of which results in solicit
ting your order for new goods. and
money to pay for them, which is very
annoying to one ola dyspeptic tenn
perament. .....
Don't advertise, for it brings peo-
pie in from the country, Country
folks, you know are Of an inquiring
turn Of mind, and they viii ask you
many astonishing questions about
prices, try your temper with showing
them goods, and even vex you with
the request to tie them up; which
puts you to an additional trouble of
buying mere.
Don't advertise; it gives people
abroad q knowledge of your town,
and they como and settle in it; it
will grow, and other business will be
induced to come in, and thus increase
your competition.
In short, if you would have a quiet
town, not too large;ifyou would not be
harassed by mul:itudinous cares and
perplexities Of business; fyou would
avoid being bothered with paying for
and losing time to read q great cum
bersone newspaper just remain quiet;
don't let the people know five miles
away where you are nor what you
are doing, and you will be severely
let alone to enjoy the bliss Of undis.
turbed repose.-[Gazette, Redwood
city, California.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19
Relief For ChicagO-The En-.
tcriHg Wedge.

A bill for the relief of Chicago has
been introduced in Congress. The
bill provides that the foreign materi al
used in the rebuilding Of Chicago
shall be duty free. This would save
about $25, 900, 900 to Chicago and
be that much of relief. That con-
ceded, why would it not be a similar
relief to the whole country to repeal
the tariff law altogether, or at least
to so modify it as to make its bur-
dens light. Of fcourse, his would be
the effect universally ola repeal of
the law, as much as it will be the
eject as respects Chicago, by auspen-
ding its operations SO far as it might
affect that city. We say to Con-
gress, pass the bill for the relief of
Chicago, if for no other purpose than
to prove the truth Of the doctrine of
free trade. Once the people become
convinced that suspension Of the
tariff act, as regards one locality,
will be a benefit to the place, they
have sense emo ugh to perceive that a
repeal of the same act-its indiinite
suspension-it will be benefit to
the whole country. Suspend the
tariff act by all means in Chicago
Dubuque Telegraph.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19
LEAVING WINDows OPEN AT NIGuT

LEAVING WINDOWS OPEN AT NIGHT
Very much has been written on
this subject and written unwisely.
The facts are, that whoever sleeps
uncomfortable cool will get sick. To
hoist window skyhigh when the
mercury is at zero, is an absurdity.
The colder sleeping apartment is,
the more unhealthy does it become,
because it condenses the carbolic
acid formed by the breathing of the
sleeper. It settles near the floor and
is rebreathed, and if in very conden-
sed form, be will die before morning.
Hence we must be governed by cir
'cumetances. The first thing is keep
comfortably warm dnring sleep,
otherwise you are not refreshed, and
Inflammation of the lungs may be
engendered and life destroyed within
a few days. An open door and an
open FIRE are sufficient for ordinary
purposes in cold weather. When
outer windows are openit is we'll to
have them down at the top two inches
and up at the bottom for the same
space. .. . .-4 a .,.:.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19
A n elderly gentleman was recently

An elderly gentleman was recently
"confdenced" ON train running in.
to Keokuk by sharpcrs, who induced
him to buy draft (worthless) on Buff
falo for $157. 40, he paying them two
$100 bills, and they paying him $4S
as change. The conductor on the
train took the first opportunity to
quietly suggest to the innocent old
gentleman that he was afraid the
draft was a fraud. "Well, - was tha
bland response of tho imperturba Bile
greency, "if it is any bigger fraud
than .my two $500 notes were.
then am not S43 ahead-which I
think l am. am not in the habit
of dealing in counterfeit currency,
but always keep little Of that sort
of stuff about me for the benefit of
that sort of customers.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19
MY First Experience.

The following is the experience of
a mechanic concerning the benefits of
a newspaper: --.....
Ten years ago lived in a town of
Indiana. On returning home one
night, for l am carpenter by trade,
I saw little girl leave my door with
a smile, which is encouraging
to man after hard day labor. /
asked my wife who she was. She
said Mrs. r. had sent her little
girl after her newspaper which she
borrowed. We sat down to tea. My
wife said to me: .s ."...-.
II wish you would subscribe for
the newspaper, it is so much comfort
to me when you are away from
home.'
My answer was: ...a
Il would like to do go, but you
know owe payment on tho house
and lot. 1t will lie all l can do to
meet it," .' ."-. -..
Said she: g.
"If you will take the paper, I will
sew for the tailor to pay for it,
I subscribed for the paper; it came
in due time to the shop. While
resting one noon and looking over it,
I saw an advertisement of the
county commissioners to let bridge
that was to be built.
I put in bid for the bridge, and
the job was awarded to me, on which
I realized three hundred dollars.
which enabled me to pay for my
house and lot easily, and for the
newspaper. If 1 had not subscribed
for the newspaper l would not have
known anything about the contract
and could not have met the payment
on my house and lot. A. mechanic
never looses anything by taking a
newspaper. .- -s 49,"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19

Josh Billings discourses thus on
the Dinner Horn ''This IL the old
est and most sakred horn there. IL.
It is set tew musk, and plays Home
Sweet Home, about noon. It has
been listened to with more rapturous
delight than ever Graffulals band
has. You kan hear it further than
you kan Mr.. Rodman's guns. It
will arrest man and bring him quick
Ell than sheriff warrant. 1t kan
outfoot any other noise. 1t kausss
the deaf to hear and the dumb to
shout for joy. Glorious old instru-
mept - E-..=- -. .=z--.. .
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19
THE AHsPORTEONalENT,

The apportionment bill has passed
the House, providing for 2S3 mem
bers. SO, 10000 is the average pop
ulation of the States, which gives a
representative basis of 1856, 900.
Iowa Will have nine members, eight
on the full base, and one for the frac
ton. It becomes a matter of interest
as how to eur Congressional districts
should be formed, and the following
has been Published IS the probable
arrangement: Y
L Lee, Des Moines, Henry, Van
Buren, Davis and Appanoose. Six
eounties, with population of 1885,
624.
II. Muscatinc, Louisa, johnson,
Washington, Jefferson, Iowa, and
Keokuk. Seven counties with pop.
ulation Of 1872, 322. IS 'f -
III. Scott, Clinton, Jackson,
Jones and Cedar. Five counties,
with population of 1856, o2s.
". Dubuque, Clayton, Allama.
kee. Fayette, Buchanan and Della
ware. Six counties with population
of 1876, o47.
V. Winueshick, Howard, Nitch-
ell, Floyd, Chickasaw, Bremen, But.
Ter, Franklin, Hardin, Grundy and
Black Hawk. Eleven counties with
population of l26, 800.
VI. Linn. Benton, Tama, Mar
shall, Story, Jasper and Poweshiek
Seven counties with population of
134, 294. 49,
VII. Mahaska, Marion, Warren,
Clarke, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello and
Wayne.-Eight counties. with pop.
ulation of 130, o94.
VIII. Polk, Dallas, Cass, Adair,
Madison, Union, Adams, Montgom-
cry, Mills, Fremont, Page, Taylor,
Ringgold, and Decatur. Fourt cen
counties, with population of 1884,.
3O5.
TX. Worth, Winnebago, Crocker,
Emmet, Dickinson, Osoeola, Lyon,
Sioux, O'Bricn. Clay, Palo- Alto,
Kossuth, Hancock, Cerro Gordo,
Wright, Humboldt, Hamilton, We5.
ster, Pocohontas, Buena Vista, Cher.
okee, Plymouth, Woodbury., Ida, Sac
Calhoun, Boone. Greene, Carroll,
Crawford, Moncna, Harrison, Shelb,
Audubon, Guthrie, and Pottawatta.
mie. Thirty-six counties, with 9
population Of 123, ,278.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19

Mr.. Spillman has just married .
second wife. On the day after the
the wedding Mr.. Spillman remarked:
II intend, Mrs. Spillman, to enlarge
my dairy!"" You mean our dairy, my
DEAR replied Mrs. spillman. NO."
quoth Mr.. spillman, II intend to
enlarge my daryl "say our diary,
say our" screamed she seizing the
poker. "My dairy! My daryl"
yelled the husband. "Our dairy!
Our daryl screeehed the wife, en-
phasizing each word by a
blow on the back of her cringing
spouse. Mr.. spillman rctreated
under the bed. In passing under the
bed clothes his hat was brushed off.
He remained under cover several
minutes waiting for lull in the
storm. At last his wife saw him
burst his head out at the foot OF the
bed, much like a turtle from its
she'll. "What are you looking fort"
exclaimed the lady. Il am looking
for our hat, my DEAR" said he.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19
From the n. Y. Evening Post, the Oldest
and ablest paper in the State.
The Organization Ofthe Legis
l0ture at Albany. N. Y.

1.-The representatives Of the poo.
pie of the state Of New York are gath.
cred there to do the exclusive work
of the State; their business is to
perfect an organization of the lcgis-
lature and the most important re-
quisite to satisfactory organization
is that it shall reflect the new. born
but honest zeal Of the citizens for pol
itical reform. A new spirit of purity
has come over the people, and tkat
spirit they desire to see alivc and
effective among their legislators at
Albany.
In this condition of things what do
we behold ? The officers of the feder-
al government hocking to the capital
from all parts Of the State, not to
carry out this generous purpose of re-
form and incorruptible government, but
for the furtherance of certain Wash
ington intrisues bearing upon the
candidature for the next presidency
We are told, blythe Albany CORES
pondents, that among the crowds of
lobbyists who thronged the corridors
Of the hotels, and the chambers of
the capitol. the most CONSPICUOUS
actors were the Surveyor of the port
of New York, the naval officer Of the
port of New York, four deputy collec-
tors of the port Of New York, the
United States district attorneys for
both the Northern and Southern dis
tricts, tho Unit States marshal of
the Southern district, the collector
Of the port of Buffalo, more than half
of the collectors and assessors ofinter-
nal revenue Of the state, shoals OF
of weighers aud mcasurers from the
custom houses, the agents for the
payment ofpensions and scores Of
postmasters-in fact, the postmas-
ters from nearly every important town
in the state o, shame where is
thy blush?" fra.ssa fea f. .r.-.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19

The Old SCllOOl.ulOuSe e

l sat an hour to-day, John,
Beside the old brook steam
Where we were school-boys in old times
When manhood was dreala
The brook is checked with fallen leaves,
The pond is dried away
scarcely believe that you would know
The dear old place to-day.
The school-house is no more, John,
Beneath our locust trees -.-. ..
The wild rose by the windows side
No more waves in the breeze
The scattered stones look dcsolate,
The sod they rested on ra
Has been ploughed up by stranger hands
Since you and were gone.
The chestnut tree is dead, John /;
And, what is sadder, now,
The broke grapevine Of our swing
Hang, on the withered bough.
read our names upon the bark,
And found the pebbles rars,
Laid up beneath the hollow side,
AS we had piled them there.
Beneath the grass-brown bank, John,
looked for our old spring,
That bubbled down the alder path
Three PAGES from the swing;
Tho rushes grow upon the brink,
The pool is black and bare,
And not foot for many day, -
II seems, has trodden there.
took the old blind road John,
That wandered up the hill -..
'Tis darker than it used to be,
And seems so lone and still;
The birds yet tsing upon the boughs
Where once the sweet grapes hung,
But not voice of human kind
Where all our voices rung,
sat me on the fence, John,
That stands as in old time,
The same half pannel in the path
We used SC oft to climb ..
And thonght how, DER the bars Of life,
Our playmates had passed on
And left ME counting on the spot
The faces that are gone,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19

We have always had n notion that
a great many churches treated their
shepherds shabbily, but facts given
in the New York Observer have filed
US with indignant astonishment.
Sometimes, at least, Donation Par
ties are hollow humbug. The OBJ
server cites an account of one which
we can hardely credit. All the gifts
it is stated. were marked with such
price as the donors pleased to put
upon them, and the aggregate Of
these amounts was deducted from the
pastors salary, so that it isn't easy
to see where the donations come in.
Among these forced sales to the
poor minister was little package
of pepper valued at TWO CENTS! So
also two fans were charged at one
half dime each! We suppose that
the recipient of these costly gifts, If
he kept them, must have been Of
meek and grateful disposition: +: but it
they had been sent in the same way
to a less faithful follower Of Moses.
there would either have been con-
fagration in the stove or a rather
miscellaneous heap Of things in the
street.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19

An exchange tells of demure
looking chap who hailed charcoal
peddled with the query, "Have you
got charcoal in your wagon?' "Yes,
sir, said the expectant driver, stop
ping his horses. That's right OBJ
served the demure chap, with an ap-
proving nod; "always tell the truth
and people will respect you - And
he hurried on much to the regret Of
the pcddlcr, who was getting out Of
the wagon 20 look for brick.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19

An exchange tells US that ''ths
idea that the crust Of the earth 10
only about thirty miles thick and en-
cases vast central ocean Of FIRE and
melted minerals. il exploded. never
to be rsintegrated." Then We shall
feel much safer than We did, for We
used to fear that the earth would OK :
plode instead Of the idea. louisville
tJournal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-19

The Dnrand In.) Times writes
thus of contemporary out there
Poor, pinky pup. with brains SO
small that the very yermin with which
his head is filed govern his actions ;
and SO light that the poor whisky for
which ho occasionally gets credi,
keeps him in an incomplete state oi
Drunkenness" With such an in.
dorsement as this, we can't soc why
Poor Pinky Pup can'tget almost any
Office the President has to give
Louisville Coureir. Is