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Young Married Couples.

DEAR PosT Once upon a time l spent
the evening with o friend, and met there
with dozen or SO others, two young Ilar.
ried couples. .-.....
One couple was Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, the
other Mr.. and Mrs. barton.
MIR. Smith and his wife were so much in
love with each other that the rest OF Us
we're scarcely noticed by either Of them
Mr.. Smith devoted himself to his wife; twas
my dear" this, and my DEAR that; or my
darling" do you think So and 80 +? and Mrs.
Smith thought no one was present but dear
john" sometimes it was "honey," "pre-
cious," or shoog THAT means sugar, if
you please, and once they kissed. Now
did you ever know Of anything like iti /
suppose she must have said something aw-
fiji sweet; we saw his head bob" then a
bump, then smack they both went We
laughed, but felt like boxing them both.
Now just as sure as your name is Mr.. Post,
and mine Daisy Burns, things are different
behind the scenes; being at home and
abroad, makes Just lots of difference.
Mr.. and Mrs. barton were very agreeable.
He noticed the rest of US ladies equally as
much as his wife, yet paid her due respect
at the same time, and she had word now
and then for other gentlemen present. We
dIdn't hear a " my dear or "honey' from
either of them the whole evening but once
when they were alone on the porch-not
alone either, for was there but they didn't
know that saw him take her little face
between his hanGs and kiss her tenderly and
well it made me feel good, for knew he
meant it.
Not many days afterward Mr.. Smith
walked in at home.
Liza he said to Mrs. Smith, who re-
clined on the lounge with late novel, ICON.
found the luck, come here and give me a
clean shirt, I m in hurry"
"Oh, john" said the affectionate wife
I'm not going to get up; get it yourself"
"Oh, come on, put down your old book,
and"-
Al tell you I'll not do it."
"Well you can let it alone" 80 John slam
med the door and walked off with his soiled
shirt.
"Oh. Charlie" said Mrs barton, throwing
DOWN book. IN so glad you We come
I've been anticipating lonesome evening
and now you will stay and keep me com
pany, won you-you dear good husband
Yes, I'm home for the night" said the
newly arrived husband, throwing himself
in large rocking-char and drawing his
wife into his arms, land we'll have pleas
ant evening all to ourselves"
And that s just the way.
Now. young married folks. please take
little friendly advice; when you are alone
eat one another up if you want to, who cares;
out don g. calling each other honey,
:" shoog" and like names in company for
indeed such is worse than ones first Sea
voyage, to dlsinterested party-Ddisy
Burns in SATURDAY. Erentnq Post.
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PAPER OAR-wHEELs.-The numerous uses
to which paper and paper pulp are applied
in the various departments Of general indus
try, form one of the most interesting chap
tiers in the history of recent mechanical and
chemical progress. We have paper doors
and wndow-blinds. paper billiard-balls,
boats, and wash basins. paper clothes and
curtains, and, not the least important, as
recent experiments have demonstrated pa
per wheels. From an exchange we
learn that a Connecticut railroad is about
to make trial of these new wheels, which
have been known to car builders for some
time, though their general introduction has
been hindered by the expense. These
wheels are made by the following process
Sheets of common straw paper are forced
into compact mass by . pressure Of three
hundred and fifty tons. The solid mass Of
paper thus formed is placed in q lathe and
turned perfectly round. After which, a hub
is forced into hole in the center. under
a pressure of twenty-five tons. This paper
wheel, or disk is now forced, under press
ure of two hundred and fifty tons, into q
steel tire, with one half inch bevel upon
its circumference. Two circular iron plates
are then bolted on to the tire to keep the
paper filling in place. BY this arrangement
the steel tire rests upon the paper only, and
is thus rendered more elastic, quality Of
great importance, as regards both the safety
and comfort of travellers.
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HEALING QUALITIES OF WELL RoAsr.
Ed APPLE.--But, ah when we were so sick
What charm is there in the whole cuisine
so succulent and safe for an invalid, as q
well-roasted apple? Fever had rendered
every liquid food tedious slop. JeIlies
we're insipid; broth became vapid. The
dryness Of the tongue, the scum on the
mouth, the odiousness of the havors. threat
ened to starve you. Mother pondered well
" Johnny, love, wouldn't you like little OF
that nice sago?" You shut your mouth
and turned over mournfully. "Try spoon
ful of this toast-water!' Your teeth turned
ON edge. Mother pondered. How about
a roasted applet" Now it comes. A baked
apple? No, you simpIeton, nothing of that
sort. No clammy mess of pulp settling
under shriveled, but tough and stubborn
skin. A roasted apple beautifully brown
ON top; with little saccharine bubbles sim
mering on the brittle surface of skin that
ian be pulverized. Juices even more lux
nrious than when it hung upon the tree
Richness refined 1t fetches with it gush
Of the old orchard. 1t perfumes the little
stand by the bedside like a bouquet, and says
to all the stale, tasteless decoctions, and to
all the walls and jars, as to intruders, "Come
get out of this, and let me try"
LET mother feed you, johnny. Just q
little of this powdered sugar upon it, to
soften the acid--not to stiAe IL The
relish, SO keen and pungent--so kindly and
sweet-like wit from lovers lips, or teasing
from loving eyes! re.
Mother took the spoon and fed you, with
her own white hand, while her eyes filled
with tears, and her voice quavered, Poor
Johnny, you have had hard time" You
spoke softly then, Mother, dear, I'm bet
ter now. will get well, and 70 into the
orchard. o how nice this tastes. Mother
how green the grass must look, down our
lane Did this apple come off that tree in
the lane, do you think. mother? | guess il
will have lots on this year. 1 mean to 90
there the first time get out. Mother, dear
am going to be better boy when ] get
well and | am going to help youas didn't
use to do"
Yes, Johnny, darling; il God will, we
will take walk together in the lane, and
see how that apple tree gets on" And the
soft, white hand put away your heavy hair,
and the sweet, holy lips kissed your wan
brow-leaving there tear of gratitude be
cause God was making Johnny WELL"
And you got well. But now, when you
walk out, the grass is green over that moth.
ers brow; and when the apple tree is laden.
you pause under the boughs. brush away
your own tears, and think of the happy
throng. who stand under the "tree of life
which bears twelve manner of fruit"
You stand in the mellow silence Of an
afternoon, and the scented breath of heaven
touches You to a throb Of pain, while it
thrills you with the hallowings of tender
thought. That hand that lifted to my lips
the nourishment. and softly stroked my
brow, has crumbled, folded on the hreast.
Those lips that spoke so softly and 80 sweet
", are silent. and so calm. Mother! Have
| kept my promises to mother? Mother |!
God. dear God, let me somewhere see my
mother yet again From Apple Thoughts
for Apple Time in the Oce1Idnd Monthly
for April.
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81 am q Woman"

am woman-therefore may not
Call to him, cry to him,
Fly TO him,
Pray him delay not
And when he comes to me, must sit quiet
Still as a stone is,
Harder and colder.
IL my heart riot
Crush and defy it,
Should grow holder
Say one dear thing to him,
All my life fling to him,
Cling to him
What to atone is
Enough for my SHINING!
This were the cost to me,
This were my winning
That he were lost to me!
Not as lover at last if he part from me,
Tearing my heart from me-
Hurt beyond cure
Calm and demurs
Then my behavior:
Showing no sign to him
By look of mine to him,
What he has been to me.
Fifty ms-O my Savior !-SczibnAr'
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FAGGrNG.--During our residence at Char
ter-House school Q847-1853) there was
an immense deal Of tagging, which has
been, We believe very properly, much d.
minished. Under boys We're called in to
perform many menial offices which should
have been done by servants. The task
work which by grown-boys" was most
disliked was what was called being bason-
lite. This duty devolved upon the twelve
junior boys occupying what was known as
the under bedroom" To this hour we
recall with horror how on a gloomy, fog
gy, wintry Monday morning We remember
ed on waking that it was our basonite
week-for q fresh set of three went to
work each Monday morning and that we
must get up and call the monitors. This
basonite duty consisted of the most elab-
crate valeting. Each monitors clothes
we're brushed. warm water was fetched and
poured out for him. and everything so ar
ranged that he might lie in bed up to
the last possible moment, and then-one
small boy being ready with his coat, an
other with his waistcoat, and third with
his cap-be able to dress in five minutes
and rush into school. At mid day. when
the monitors washed their hands for din
ner, similar work had to be done, and
again in the evening, when they washed
their hands for supper. The only set-off
to all this was that each monitor had
been q basonite, and each basonite
had a very good chance OF becoming q
monitor But it was carrying the tagging
system to far too great an extent, and
the practice is now greatly modified.
An upper boy had two Tags, the inferi-
or of the two being called his tea-fag. A
good feeling nearly always existed be-
tween master and fag, inasmuch as the
former generally selected boy he liked
and indeed in many cases the connection
engendered warm and lasting regard be-
tween the parties. The flag had access to
his masters study. could retreat there to
do his lessons in quiet, and not unfrequeut-
ly was assisted in them by bis MASTER
Lippincoa's Magazine.
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Cakes Ames is the best advertised man
in America. He expects during the year to
be able to sell enough shovels to level every
mountain, gil every sea, and dig the grave
Of every Congressman who cant beat him
in refreshing his memory.
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The world, nowadays, presses q general
education upon MS; we need not therefore
trouble ourselves further about that, but
should rather devote ourselves to special
ties.
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The superauous blossoms on fruit tree
are meant to symbolic the large way in
which God loves to do pleasant things.
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PATENT SHoEs--A patent for a new
shoe has been issued. An agent of the in
vention called to explain it and get letter
of approval. First, an extensive circular
was shown. Upon reading this found it
was intended to give the philosophy of the
invention. The agent followed with an hour
of earnest almost passionate. exhortation.
In the first place, there was the fashionable
shoe, with Its narrow sole, pointed toe, high
contracted heel, etc. These deformed the
toes, produced corns, weakened the ankles
and spoiled the legs. To all this fully as
scented. Then came the explanation of the
new invention. This was very long and had
reference to the osseous structure of the
heel, and the arch of the foot and the toes,
and the ligaments, longitudinal, oblique,
transverse and otherwise; of the action of
this part upon that part, and that part upon
this part, and the need of support at this
point, while that portion was acting thus and
so upon this portion. heard it all with a
sincere desire to learn something.
The longer | live, the more learn to re-
spect the wisdom of the Creator. The hu-
man foot is perfect in its service until we
begin to protect, support and fix it. All
that is wanted is liberty. When you are
measured for shoes, stand upon a sheet of
paper, let your foot spread out as wide as it
will, mark about it, and have the sole made
exactly that size. Then have the heel made
broad and low. and you have shoe which
gives your foot liberty. That's all the SCI
ence and sense which it is possible to put
into shoes. The matter of ornarnentation is
another question; but as to q scientific
shoe" your feet simply need room, and they
will take care Of themselves. You might as
well talk of scientific pitcher to hold q
quart of soft soap All that is needed is
that the pitcher should be big enough to
hold it. The foot asks for room. Having
that, it will take care Of all the scientific
questions without asking your assistance
NJ Ta,,;.
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We desire Immortality, not as the reward
of virtue, but as its continuance. Richer.
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it pays. Fife looks FIVE years younger, and
the servants no longer creep round the
house in constant fear of making discover
les to their disadvantage. A few words of
well-timed commentator has cured Jane of
her chief fault. and, since l have seriously
thought about it. believe her to be an ex-
cellent servant -AppLeton's Journal.
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-'EP'osOfso cOeS feue.
RELIGIOUS CENSUS OF ENGIaSp.-The
London Nonconf0rmist has now completed
its religious census, and published tables
showing the religious accommodation furnish
ed in eighty-four towns of England and
Wales, excluding the metropolis. The pop
ulation oil the eighty four towns is 5,9I3.9l9.
The number Of places of worship is 4,SI3;
the number Of sittings is 2,644 ,523, and the
proportion of sttings to population is A
per cent Adopting the old rule that only
SO per cent. of the entire population require
religious accommodation, by reason of the
necessary absence of children. invalids, and
others. it would appear that there is def
cheney in these eighty-four towns Of only IA
per cent. In the census of 1851, which has
been taken as the basis of the comparison
now instituted, no separate returns were
made for seven of these towns, and conse-
quently comparison can now only be made
in the case o. seventy seven of them. III is
comparison shows that in the last twenty
one years there has been an increase of
1927 places of worship, and of S29,337
slttings. The population of the towns has
increased at the rate OF "a per cent, while
the religious accommodation has augment
ed at the rate of 40 per cent. The compar-
ison as between the Established Church
and the unestablished churches foots up as
follows: Established Church, 1903 places
of worship, l,040.672 sittings; unestablish-
ed churches, 1895 places of worship,
l, 603,85l sittinps; in favor of unestab-
lished churches, 1927 places of worship,
536,l79 sittings. Thus it appears that in
these eighty-four towns, with an aggregate
population of nearly 100000, the Estab-
lIshment provides two-fifths of the means of
public worship, and the religious bodies
outside of the Establishment three-ffths.
The increase of the various religious bodies
within these twenty-one years Is stated to
be as follows: The Established Church, "a
per cent; the Roman Catholic Church,
80 per cent; the Uutarians, "a per cent !;
the Wesleyans, "a per cent. the Congrega-
tionalists, 90 per cent; and the Baptists,
SO per cent.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-29
II state OMciaL

Tho Warren Ledoer. publised at tho
-, - ,la Aua,,or conoro, of Tho
nou0 y, '"' sum-
o'a'e' says
"Gen' Harrison Aiien' tno great
Auui.or-uenor",, 'e's n;' , o'nov " s VS. 10,
hna,hor Z Z"nd ~ s;nt himself bolow any
ordinary standard of manhood, to
quarrel on the streets with those op-
posed to him lie openly ooas,ea Una. :,
nc came nono W nBns Wy i.Iy u'ays, "nu nv
I snlds ~ ns,oa ns Aud;tor.General NJ
This great state. he has debascd him.
self as but few men would think OF do
ing no IS v'lo biackguaru, ana an
open ho,, vlo.a.Vt ~ :. o' ,o % his oso
sball be Oman 10 inspection at all times,
and when applied for they were re-
fused. And he admitted on our streets
Una. .hey wore % no. y, s"uRe fPe," ,or po'Ssv M
tho oroat Harrison Allen Auditor.
General. 1t shows that position does
not make the man; and it shows how
much an ,ngrato ana O,aekguard can
tos,;"s;, Looaso ~ ,nnD on 0 P''pS ~
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-29

THE SHAME OF THE EAsT.-Thc
Pittsburgh Leader says: "Tbe Now
York and Philadelphia banks ought to
be compelled to resume currency pay
mcnt, as nearly all the other banks OF
the country have already done. Their
plea that they are unable TO do so,
Is utterly without warrant. They
can easily do so If they will, and II
they do not soon do It, people will
begin to suspect-indccd some sus-
pect already-that they arc making
money out Of tboir own suspension,
paying out loan certificates for their
honest debts and loaning out the cash
of dcpositors at high rates of interest.
Thoir conduct is disgraccful to them.
selves and injurious TO tho country.
Their failure to pay is tho great re.
naming embarrassment TO tho bust
ness Of the country at present. We
don't think the people will stand This
sorl Of thing much longer,
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.ssren ON Morton.

Within d week after tho nomina.
tion Of Hon. William Allen by the
Democrats for Governor Of Ohio, that
corrupt and rotten Radical leader,
Senator Morton, Of Indiana, was sent
into the State for tho purpose of libel.
ing the old patriot, whom he termed
"Bill Allen, of antiquity" The par
alyzcd debaucher should DO the last
man to talk about deorepitude. Gov.
Allen, week after, in alluding to
Morton, made this damaging retort /;
"This very man Morton, when he
was brought before the people, had
not the power to stand on his feet bo-
fore the people. Laughter ] Tho
committee helped him up lronical
cheers1, and when they got him up
they had to set him in an armchair,
and had to tumble and hunt up an Old
manuscript that he had concocted in
tho deep darkness of some midnight,
and read it there, and called It n
speech. [Laughter1 Do look like a
man ? Loud applause, drowning the
speakers voice completely Am |
paralyzed from my hips down ?
Laughter ] There are two kinds Of
Influences which wear away human
life. One is the silent, constant wear
and tear Of time, that takes the man
beyond "that bourne from whence no
traveller returns" which disorganizes
all organized things, and resolves
matter back into its pristine condi-
ton. There is another kind Of influ-
ence that brings on ago and decrcpl.
tude. There is q vicious carly life
There is personal debauchery Thcre
is moral and physical dccrcpitude
which is brought on in individuals,
and paralyzes them from the hips
down. Aud yet this man comes and
talks about my want of manly vigor.'
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A Serere .srratgmsne,,s.

The late Liberal Republican Con
yention of New York was presided
over by Col. Frederick A. Conkling, q
brother Of Senator Conkling, and
formerly an ardent Republican, and a
warm supporter of Grant when ho
was first candidate. The following
extract from his speech upon assum.
ing tho chair Of the Convention, is ono
of the most scathing reviews OF the
Radical party that we have seen for a
long time, and only the more severe
because of its truthiuness
While so many Of tho early leaders
and soldiers Of the Republican party
have withdrawn from the scene, politi-
cal cowboys usurp their places. Tho
suffers and camp-iollowers, they who
thrive by the pillage Of The slain, now
publish themselves as tho men who
fought the battles. Yenal men, made
rich by shoddy contracts and other ex-
tortions, are high in favor, the repre-
sentative men of the Grant Admins
tration. AS might be expected, en-
bezzlements, ,defalcations, and breaches
of Official trust have become matters
of daily and almost hourly occurrence.
IIirelings Of tho Credit Mobiicr, fes.
tering with corruption and covered
with pcrjuries rs the beggar Lazarus
was with sores lead in Congress and
in Council, and Sumner il made TO
give place to Il Cameron. The Judici-
ary is prostituted. The bench of the
Supreme Court has been packed to
procure a majority that would declare
an unconstitutional enactment consti-
,utional. Atrocions Judges like Du-
rell, peculators like Sherman, aud
drunkards like Deahay are retained
in the positions which they dishonor.
No party or administration ever be-
fore so allied itself TO tho corrupt YER
min that infest high places, or has
displayed such preference for i'm.
proper persons to represent il in Office
The worst charges ever brought
against the Tammany Ring arc cast
into tho shade by the enormilos Of the
Rings which sustain and are enriched
by the men in power in Washington
The local government Of the District
of Columbia surpasses in prodigalily
and infamy the outrages of tho Tam
many gang in tho city Of New York
In a word, our country and its free in
stitutions are Mt this moment in great
er danger from the corruption which
peryades every department OF the pub
lie service, and from the decay of pub
lie and private virtue than they evel
were n the darkest period Of the re
bcllion. Nor will there DO reform IL
Government, in morals or in monetary
affairs, while the present Administers
iion remains in power. II would b.
hoping against hope to expect it.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-29

The DIFFERENCE E.-The Official re-
turns show that Ludlow, our nomi-
nee for Supreme Judge, ran about
5000 votes ahead of Hutchinson, our
nominee for Treasurer, while Gordon,
the Radical nominee for Judge, ran
about 1000 behind Mackey, this max
ing the majority of the former only
4,192, while Mackoy's is 25,252.--
Thus proving that tho moro corrupt
tho candidate tho more zealously he
will bo supported. Hartranft last
October had a majority of 35,627 over
Blckalew, and Grants in November
was l37,72S. If the Democrats keep
moving on in this way until next fall
the "Pennsylvania Dutch" will play
the Ohio game on their Radical op.
ponents.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-29

MAGNIFIoENcE rUMBLING. Until
within year no single individual in
The "Great West" had more influence
and carried higher head than United
States Senator Pomcroy. Now he is
shot at, by his old friends, and bis
property confscated, because his by.
pocrisy is exposed and his villainics
are being developed, The "Christian
Statesman" turns out to be number
one rogue, although he has ever since
1857 basked in the affections of emi
nent loyalists and Bishops have knelt
at his shrine and were subject to his
nod. Tho Atcheson (Kansas) Times
in alluding to tho downfall Of this
Radical apostle, says;
"The magnificent farm Of S. c. Pomoroy in ihi
county, together with his lots in this city, havi
been attached by the proper officers on suit
brought by creditors at Topeka and elcswhere.--
One large item il said to be tba. board bill Of las
winter.
The boarding bill" alluded to is The
one he contracted last fall when try
ing to bribe the Kansas Legislature
and while counting down to Senator
York 81, 900 for bis vote.