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, 1873-01-21
HEATING APPARATUS AND INSURANCE.

Tho UnIeEwriters' Investigating Committep
to Commence Thclr Lahprs Within IL Tow
Dnys--A Word of Warning TO Church People
nuil proprietors Of Mercantile Houscs.
The Committee OF insurance men recently up
pointed by the Board Of Underwriters to exam
inc tho heating arrangements Of all the city
churches which arc insured, will commence ita
investigation pretty soon, and It is ikely to be
thorough ono. Pastors and congreg ations
should fully understand the object of this pro-
fosBional inquiry. It ia not made for the nero
purpose Of ascertaining tho condition Of ohurch,
thon reporting to the Board, aud dropping the
matter without further ceremony. This
may DO tho way with some Boards mud
Committees, but the Underwriters and their
Committees do business on different plan. 1t
is tho intention of this Investigating Committee,
In the evont Of an unsafe church being found, to
proyementa within tivo daya, or olse tho riska
hold by companies represented IN the Board Of
Underwriters will DO withdrawn. The Commit
teo will not commence work for couple OF days
probably, and meanwhile pastors and Church
Trustees will have plenty Of time to examine
their buildings and hnvo the nccoHsary altora-
ii obs rs sa r rsde 9a Sxsna Sn I'm
heating arrangements Of our large mercantile
houses. Some OF thom arc inclined to think that
defects will be found which will atartlo tho in
surance interest OF til city, An incipfent
fire broke out In Farwell's store on Saturday
oYoning, owing to overheating; and 1t waB
claimed by m insurance agont with whom a
TRnUNE reporter convorsod, yesterday, that the
prompt and energotio action Of the Captain Of
The Fire Insurance Patrol. Perhaps It would DO
we'll for everybody to overhaul their heating
apparatus, aud saye extra insurance rates.
, 1873-01-21

fold, ILL.,, Fl. O. Robinson, D1artlnsbnrg, ". Va.
L. T. Tambart, Boston; II. L. povine, eycaTnolr}
Ill. A. Rx. Thomas vavnsy San Franoisco J.
II. Hawkins, plymouth, D. u. Marsh, Blooming
ton ]. II. Colo, Pm.
Tho following woro at tho Sherman yoaterday. +.
J. N. Vance, Wheeling. ". Va; G.. Il. Walkor,
N1on,pll!a; II. II. franklin, london, Eng.' H.
NJ. ktnny, Fort Wayne; O. II. Baldwin, St
Louis; G. II. Foator, Doston L. =. Day, Kon-
tucky; 8. II. simons, San frencisoo; II. u.
Hays Springfield.
Dcteotiyo simonds, w1,oso lagraceful conduct
was tho subject Of NJ. article In 4 rittsburgh pn-
por, which WIS copied md commented upon In
The TntnuNE of yesterday, has roturnod from
his Eaatorn trip. Ills SON. who is now aafo
In tho custody Of her parents, viii! doubtless ba
rejoicod to hoar TINT tho jolly old man looks un-
usuhlly we'll, and that lo docs not express the
alightost contrition for tho dccoitful part which
ho played in the "olopeucnt."
r. q. Caproal, Esq, tho President Of tho
Huron and Ontario (Goorglan Bay) Ship Cannl
Company, was IN tho ci!y yestorday. no left
last ovontng for DosNIoines. whore ho Ia pre-
pared to lay boforo tho Iowa Induetrial Convon-
tlon tho alrvoya for this groat work, and It's adj
vantagoB to Tho commerce OF tho Northwest.
His plan, IL carried out, would add 20 per cent
to tho yaluo Of every farm weat Of Lake Michi-
gan, and furnish AL adequate outlet for our cereals
to tho oeonn at six centB por b,isle{ cheaper
than they oan over bo carried by ON railways.
, 1873-01-21

Judge f. 7. Daohus, Detroit, was at Andor-
sons yosterday.
Captain ". 4. Burn, United sta.es Army, il
at tho Sherman.
r. Q. Colgate, EBq,, Of Now York. Was at tho
Briggs yesterday.
Joseph Vilas, Eaq., Of Aranitowoo. WAS at tho
fremont yesterday.
J., H9a; 7: .: Murphy, Of Woodstock, n1,, We, at
tho Briggs yesterday.
Mr.. Frank wolcott, Private Secretary to tho
Governor Of Wyoming, Is at the fremont
Major ]. ". Whorn, United States Indian Com
missioner, WAS ut tho fremont yeaterday.
Captain ]. J.. Mitchell and daughter, OF st.
Louis, were at tho fremont yesterday.
Mr.. Liohtenbcrger, Private Secretary Of Gov
ernor Warnoth was In this CITY yeatordax en-
route for Washington.
4. A. Anderson, Esq., Vice President Of tho
Toledo, Wabash d Western Railroad, is at tho
fremont. .s.--
at halR-paBt o'clock, at tho Freo Baptist Church,
corner OF LoorniH and Jackson atreots.
Milo. Marie Aimee, Nile. Bonolli. Brong.
Juteau, wife, and Dlstor, @. A. Ohizzoln. and II.
Durana, Of the Aimeo Opera Doufre Company,
aro at the Gardner.
On Saturday last, tho employees OF tho Barnum
l. Richardson Manufacturing Company, pre-
Gontcu 10 Maur1ce OGonnpr E6Q., foreman OF
tho shops. D. W. Raymond watch, III heavy
gold case.
Tho following voro at tho fremont, yesterday: ::
n. ?. saukford, Montana; q. Day, st: Louin /;
@. a, Asp, New York; H. II. Trobrldge, Detroit /,
D, P, Hinman, Cincinnati; "A. Clark. Door
Lodge, Montana.
Tho following were at Anleraon's European
Hotel, yoaterday: II. @. Koch, st. Louis; d. ".
Robinson, Weat Point; N. E. rh!lips, Dakota !;
H. NJ Hfl1,ar5 Ereonnrt III. CnTnra1 .Inlu
George, Warner, N. II.
Tho following we're at the Gardner, yesterday !:
Ota 3. Hopkins, milwaukee; ". II. Woodman,
Syracuse; J. g. Prescott, Indianapolis; T..
Toddles. 6an francisco; Mr.. aud Mrs. J. W.
Sheppard, Now York.
The following were at the Briggs, yesterany /:
]. B. Temple, philadelphls; g. L, Oven, Spring.
, 1873-01-21

ITO nENT-RHsPoNsIBLE PARTIES WANTED TO
tass fasn.hed house centrally loeatsd M Il on West
BASH HAPLEY,s. OTIS Block. oornor Ia5alo and
Madison. .ata., Room ..
no RENT-NEW TWOSTORY AND BASEMENT
j houEo on Ffthav., near Poikst.. by q. l.. JEHKs,
corner Clark and Mnd!sonsts.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-23

LAWYERS MANUSCRiPr.-A NICE
piece OF manuscript, says the Nash
Vile Union, was sent to this office
lately. Il was prepared b. the skill
iul hand Of 4 member Of the legal pro-
lession, and consequently its meaning
was as clear as mud. There were
short marks here and long marks there
while dots, ink splashes, crasureS, and
things Of that sort were scattered
about with reckless profusion. The
paper rcScmblcd 4 map Of bleeding
Kansas, 4 plan Of our new proposed
watcr-works, 4 pen-andink sketch of
tho burnt district Of Ed9eticld, or in
deed, anything Of that sort. The
printers vearned for that manuscript
the momen they saw it, ard the one
who was given the largest portion oil
it was looked upon with envy by his
fellows. Finally one OF them came to
couple OF long words that he could
not really decinher readily. He went
ont and borrowed 4 telescope, and
looked again, but still failing to make
out the two words in question, he
Proppei his copy up at one end OF
the room, stood upon his head at the
other, and viewed it in that position
for awhile, but vet without success
Then he carried the copy to every
man in the Office, begging their assis-
lance, bat none were able TO help the
unfortunate typo. Then he became
desperate, pulled his hat down with a
firm grasp, ignored the umdcciphera-
bic entirely, and substituted therefor
copy books ten cents each," remark
ing confidently to brother comp
won't that chap swear when he reads
his proof?" And he will, of course;
but is there not something suggestive
| in the sentence substituted If copy
books are only ten cents each, why
should not every lawyer in the city
purchase one Immediately, and at once
set about improving his chirography
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-23

NGrICE.-AH persons arc notified
not to purchase uotc given by me in
favor Of John Rexroad, and signed by
E. Ford, as security, dated February
Il, 1873, and due 9 months after date,
for SIS; the note being obtalNcd from
me BY Misrepresentation and without
consideration. l refuse to pay the
same. w. II. MILLER.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-23

A great many people in the oil re-
zion now a-days are beginning to
think that the owners Of pipe lines and
storage tanks ought not to be also
spectators in oil, and the suspicion is
abroad that pipe line certificates may
not be so valuable, if oil should hap
pen 10 go up. as now when it is down.
The business Of these pipe line and
storage companies has been great
convenience 10 the oil producers, fur
nishing them with the means both OF
holding and transporting their oil,
with very little trouble and risk to
themselves. That it has also been a
source of great profit to the companies
themselves is undoubtedly true, but
there seems to be danger that the bus
mess will become monopoly, in whose
grasp the producers. especially the
small ones, may be badly hand!ed.-
National Oil Journal.
In this connection we would say,
that one Of our largest oil buyers gives
it rs his opinion, based upon what he
can see and learn in the Pennsylvania
oil field, that there are thousands OF
barrels Of oil that have no existence
except upon paper. The certificates
of oil in pipe companies in that coun
try are handled with L great deal OF
careluinesS.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-23
Pit hole has but two or three pump

Pit hole has but two or three pump
ing wells at present. In 1865 there
was at least one thousand. The busy
hum OF machinery is apparently hush
ed for the present, at least until oil
commands a better figure. We have
always adhered to the belief that much
good territory exists in that vicinity
and between that place Plumer and
Petroleum Center that only awaits
high priced oil to be developed. That
time is coming at no distant day
Courier.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-23
he Titusville Herald of Monday

The Titusville Herald Of Monday
iasi SAYS;
"When the production OF the Mo-
doc belt was $500 barrels per day, it
was derived principally from four
farms, namely, the Starr, Sutton,
Troutman and Harper farms. To-day
the production is only 6,544 barrels
daily, which is derived from eighteen
farms"
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-23

\ Nevada paper recently contained
the following brief local: The many
friends Of Bill Thomson will regret to
hear that he was hashed up by cata-
mount the otner day on NiXon's Hill,
while lying in wait to shoot china
man"
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-23
.SPECI1fL NOTICES.
TRUSTEES NOTICE.

ALL persons indebted 10 John
S.Coulson are hereby notified that
they muct call Immediately and settle
their account by note or otherwise,
and that in future all business must be
transacted through me as l ain the only
authorized person to give receipts.
i. NJ. Wright
Trustee
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-23

"Pretty bad under foot" said one
citizen TO another as they met on the
street. Eyes, but it's fine over head"
responded the other. True enough"
said the first, "but then very few are
going that way"
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-23

Turkeys will suffer Thursday.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-30
House Cleaning.

Cleaning is a subject by itself. Itt
miseries have beon learned in suffer.
ing and rhymed in song. 1t is the
dread of masculine humanity and is
one of the things that periodically
transfer some amiable women into
fretful and faulLfnding ones and maxi
happy homes temporarily distressing
Now there is no need of half tho dis.
comfort and Inconvenience, the head
ache and pneumonia and neuralgia
that come in the train Of cleaning
There is urgent necessity that once q
year, at least, and perhaps twice
most parts of the house should under
go the most thorough renovation
Lot ycnr weekly cleanings and sweep.
irgs ps as faithful as possible. still
dust and dirt vii! sift in ard hide ir
unsuspcctcd places, anu moths will do
posit their eggs in carpets and sofas
Paint will grow dingy and ceilings
become grimed with smoke. But most
of our spring cleaning is done toe
soon, and before we can do without
fires safely. The very neat house
keeper dislikes TO kindle the fire in
the crate, when the parlor is shining
in its freshness and, if it bo Medo-
Persian law in her family, that clean
ing is always TO be done at certain
time, no matter what tho weather
there will be days when not to have
FIRE is to be very uncomfortable, per
haps sick. For, as our friend Warner
says, "thcrc are springs when the
crocuses won't be coaxed up with
pickax, and 1t is almost fatal, or, a,
least, IL is to invite disease, TO turn
the house out OF doors and windows
till their rigor is abated."
Begin at the top and take one roou
at n time. Rcst between. Get Fan
ny's aud Mary's room done first ther
lilo upon your oars for two or three
days and come down TO mothers ant
the guest chamber. Leave stairway
and halls till you have finished the
parlor floor. Only clean on bright
sunny days and when you feel well
BY extending over three weeks wba
is usually accomplished in one, yor
will save time, temper and hcalth, fol
It is not work that hurts but worrying
over work. .--Hedrfh and Home,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-30
A sUPPLEM ENT

To an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the cleo
ton Of District Treasurer In the county OF
Clcarheld,' approved the ninth day of April
Auno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-two.
SECTION |. Be il enacted, DC, That
II shall not be lawful for any District
Treasurer elected or that may hereaf.
ter be elected, under the Act to which
this is a supplement, to hold any 9th.
er office in said borough or township,
and said District Treasurer shall not
be entitled to receive any percentage
for moneys received or paid out by him.
SEC. 2. That the expenses Of adver-
tisng by the District Treasurer and
oil necessary books and blanks fur.
nished by him shall be paid to said
Treasurer by the different boards,
bills and vouchers being furnished
them and approved.
SEC. 3. That If said District Treas
urer, at tho expiration of his term oil
Office, neglects or refuses TO pay over
to his successors, when duly qualified,
all moneys or balances remaining in
bis hands, he shall be liable for inter.
oct on the amounts, at the rate of six
per centum per annum, to bo recover
able as debts Of like amounts are now
recoverable by the laws of this Com.
monwcaltb, after having received ff-
teen days notice, which notice shall
be given by the Auditor Of said bor-
ough or township when the bonds or
surcties Of tho Treasurer elect shall
have been approved by him.
Sac. A. That all Acts or parts OF
Acts inconsistent with this Act is
hereby repealed,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-30
N LAWS PASSED
During the Session Of 1873 relating to
the County Of CIearfeId.
A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT

IL
10 the Act for the further regulation Of boroughs
III in ClearGeld county.
SECTION i. BE il enacted, dc, That
lhe town council in each of tho Dor.
bughs in tho county of Clearfield shall
consist of six members who shall hold
their Offices for period OF two years
and three thereof shall be elected an
nually and each qualified elector may
east ono vote and no more for each Of
two persons, or one vote for one per.
son, as be may sec fit, and all ballots
containing more than two names or
having cumulative votes thereon shall
lberejeeted. Provided, That the turns
Of office of all councilmen now in Of.
fee, in said boroughs, shall cease at
the next municipal or corporate cleo
tion therein, and the qualified elect
ors shall in the manner hereinbefore
provided, elect three councilmen, TO
serve two years, and three council
men, to serve one year.
SEC. 2. The Chief Burgess, when
elected in each Of said boroughs shall,
in addition 10 the powers be now pos.
sesses, be a member of the town coun.
Gil and entitled To vote upon all ques.
tions'that may como before the coun.
Gil he shall appointall committees OF
councils required by ordinances, reso-
lutions OF, bylaws, and in addition
thereto shall have all the powers Civ
en- BY the Act entitled, an Act ap-
proved April 3rd, A. d., one thousand
eight hundred and fifty one and its
further supplements, and all of the
said Acts Of Assembly and their pro.
visions, except when altered or sup.
piled by this Act, are hereby made
applicable to the said boroughs as fully
as if re-enaoted herein.
SEC. Q. That no power to borrow
money heretofore granted TO the cor.
porate authority of any of said Dor.
oughs or existing under general laws
shall be exercised without the appro-
val OF the court Of quarter sessions OF
Clearfeld county oftbe terms, rate Of
interest, amount of said loan and the
purpose for which the same is to be
created, and such approval shall only
be given by the said court whom ma
jority of the qualified electors of the
proper borough and majority in
smount Of the tax payers thereof, res
idents within the borough, shall peti.
tion for the approval aforesaid, and
any bond or certificate OF indebted.
ness hereafter issued, without such
approval, shall be void and Of no bind.
ing obligation upon said borough.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-30
How a Great Line Sprung up.

The noted Cunard Steamship Com.
pany, says Mark Twain, is composed
simply OF two or three grandchildren
who have stepped into the shoes of a
couple of old Scotch fathers; for Burns
and MacIvor were the Cunard Com.
pany when it was born; it was Burns
and MacIvor when the orginators had
passed away; it is Burns and MaoIvor
still in the third generation--never
has been out Of the two families. -
Burns was a Glasgow merchant, Mac.
lvor was All old sea dog who sailed q
ship for him in early times. That
vessels earnings were cast into q sink.
ing fund; with the money they built
another ship, and then another, and
thus the old original packet line from
Glasgow 10 Holifax was established.
At that time the mails were slowly
and expensively carried in English
Government vessels. Burns and Mac
lvor and Judge Halliburton ("Sam
Slick fell to considering a scheme of
getting the job of carrying these mails
in private bottoms. In order to man
age the thing they needed to be quiet
about it, and also they needed faster
vessels.
Halliburton had a relative who was
not shining success in practical life,
but had an inventive head name,
Sam Cunard; he took his old jack
knife and shingle and sat down and
Whitfield out this enormous Royal Mail
Line Of vessels that we call the Gun
arders-a great navy, it is--doing
business in every ocean; owning forty
five steamships Of vast cost conduct
ing its affairs with the rigid method
and system Of a national navy; using
company uniform retiring superan-
nuated and disabled men and officers
on permanent pensions, and number
ing its servants by hundreds and
thousands. In its own private estab-
lishment in Liverpool it keeps four
thousand men under pay. That is
what Sam. Cunard wbittled out
That is to say, ho Whitfield out li.tle
model for fast vessel it was salts.
factory; he was instructed to 60 aud
get the mail contract, simply under
his own name he did it and company
became commonly known as tho Gun
ard Company; then the compand tried
steam and made it work they pros
pered, and bought out Halliburton, and
also Cunard's little interests they re-
moved Cunard to England and made
him their London agent; hc grew rich
and when he died he died not as q
poor, dreaming provincial whittier of
experimental models, but as the great
Sir Samuel Cunard, X. @. b., or G. W.
x, or something like that, for the
sovereign had knightcd him.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-30
The Airless Moon.

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n.V.I'n ',e"oo vas .no ploa7ah. IAN
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la soi III aI .uo e',."i ''s 'u.iaoo u'Ner
:",N s'nou "''u s'as' ,anes coh'inen's anu
@ ,;"n ,,anu,o.; anu ,a,uu io,ns u 'ese'a-
T., o" a;sonaa nsoa sh a"' anu sayams n:,.. e,Sso-
y u.'.uSs9u ;assi .nv piooao'''.les VI us
oe,ne hnao''eu " u race Vi sehnehs
oo,"ss, win ior'ns anu iacuilies IKE
ou' gu o"n, ano oVen proPounueo scnemes
ior opening eohniun's"'ioh win 'nem,
~ oaso 'pey existed. one Oh ,nese
was 70 construct on tue oroad nigh.
iahus o' ASIA series Oh geomctricai
ngures 30 glganllc us 10 oe visible
from our planetary nelghpor, on the
supposition mat the moon people
would recognize Tue ooJect ana immo'
diately construct similar fgurcs In re-
ply Extravagant and absurd as it
may appear IN inc iight oil modern
Rnowieoge' tne eslaplsnmont OF TINS
aerreslrial ana Lunar oignai service
bureau was 'rea'eu as feasible
schemo, al,nough practcai dlihculties
wn,cn so olleh keep men from making
ioois OF themselves, stoou IN the way
OF actual experiment but the discus
sion was Kept up at intervals, until IL
was discovered that II there were peo-
PIC IN inc moon lhey must be ablo 10
i've wiihout eating, or breathing, or
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-30
General Duties Of Road Supervisors.

The Road Supervisors OF ono OF the
townships of Adams county were pros
ecuted aud tried o few weeks ago for
neglect or refusal 10 repair township
or public road. On trial Of the caso'
the Hon Robert J. Fisher, President
Judge of that district, defined, at
length, tho duties Of Supervisors We
publish that part Of bis opinion for
the benefit of Supervisors and thepub-
lie generally:
The general road law OF 1886 re-
quires the voters Of each township 10
elect annually two Supervisors, and
they are jointly liable for the proper
repair Of tho roads and bridges in
their township. They cannot divide
the township, so as to relieve them
selves from liability for the repairs Of
roads and bridges in certain localities
of the township. Tho two Supervi-
sors constitute the board and their Of
ficial ucts must be joint.
They possess very large powers and
are criminally responsible for neglect
of duty. They are bound TO keep tho
roads and bridges of the township in
good repair .a
They should have sufficient d:chos
dug upon the two sides of the road TO
carry off all the water; they should
remove all loose stones from off the
road, and they should pike or other
wise improve low places; they should
cut bitches from the road leading into
the fields to carry off the water, and
should any person fill up these bitches
they should be taken before Justice
and fined. If the Supervisors permit
ditcbes TO be filed up, whereby the
water is thrown upon the road, the
Supervisors may be indicted for neg
lect Of duty. Supervisors have right
to 60 upon adjoining property for
stone, sand and gravel, the value to DO
fixed by referees 1t is tho duty Of
the Supervisors also TO make and re-
pair bridges over small creeks and
rivulets and deep gullies. r.
II the Supervisors neglect to repair
the roads, or to keep them open of tho
width the records Of the roads call for
them to be opened, they are lisb!c to
indictment.
Public highways, laid out, approved,
or entered on record, shall be, as soon
as practicable, effectaally opened and
constantly kept in repair; and all
public roads shall, at all seasons, bo
kept clean of all impediments TO easy
aad convenient passing and travelling.
at the expense Of the respective town.
ships And whenever Supervisors
neglect or refuse to open a public
road, or TO keep in repair, they render
themselves liable 10 punishment by in
dictment and fine.
Public roads, on line which divides
two townships, shall be opened, mado,
kept clear and in repair at the joint
charge of such townships; and II eth.
er township in any case necessarily
incurs more than lis due proportion Of
such charge, it shall be lawful for such
township to recover from the other
township tho excess incurred.
Supervisors have power, and are re-
quired, at the expense Of their town
ship, TO purchase wood, timber and
other materials necessary for the pur-
pose Of making, maintaining and re.
pairing the public roads and highways,
and TO employ, oversee and direct
sufficient number of laborers TO exc
cute promptly and effectually these