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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16
Transplanting Hair.

The principle Of industrial subdivis-
ion and specialization is just branch
ing into an art that is as interesting
as it is novel. An inventive Kcntuck-
ian proposes to contribute exotic hair
culture to the curiosities and exquisite
elegancies of modern civilization.
That hair plucked up by the roots
from one animal soil and inserted rad
ically in another, would grow and
prosper in its new habitat, has been
no secret 10 science. But as each hair
required a separate cavity OF its own,
the labor and expense involved in such
process Of transplantation would not
allow it to go beyond experimental
culture on very small scale.
So, until recently, the matter stood.
People whose heads had become hair
less, and people who preferred exotic
hair to their own, had TO be content
with wigs, chignons, and tho like con-
trivances. Now, however, they arc
promised by this inventor the privi-
lege Of having hair Of any color, or
from any animal actually rooted and
naturalizcd in their own scalps.
His plan is TO cut locks from con-
venient hoada, backs, or other hirsute
parts, and TO plant them at once in a
compost of chemical substances
Hero they grow with prodigious ra-
pidity into magnificent luxuriance.--
The human surface which they are
destined to adorn is then scarified !;
the locks Of hair are placed roots down
ward upon this freshly plowed ground,
and there are confined by bandages
until the roots have firmly taken bold /,
and the wearer can claim the capilar
acquisition for his or her own, not only
as an article purchased, but as a part
of his or her personal identity.
The vista Of transformations which
this invention opens is somewhat diz-
zying and bewildering to the cleanest,
coolest faculties. 1t is not at all i'm
probable that, in the progress OF taste,
human hair will be discarded in fash
ionable circle as insufferably vulgar.
Choice will then range, fancy free,
over tho whole animal kingdom out
side Of the human family. Some may
prefer the spots of the leopard or the
stripes Of the zebra. Some may pre-
fer the brush of the red fox or the
grey squirrel. 1t may be that the
flowing mane OF wild Texas mus.
tang will be more to the fancy of the
"girl of the period" 1t may be--for
feathers, being Of the same organic
nature with hairs, can be transplanted
by the same process--that the tail Of
the peacock will suit the "style" Of
the aloud" fine lady best. Or, posi-
bly,, aspiring bolles, painting to soal
to the acme of capillary novelty and
establishment, will not be satisfied
until they shall have crowned them
selves with tho capillary spoil of nj
uncomfortable little animal as beauti
iul as it is mal.odorous.-Erie Times
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16

A LIVE PLANr.--A gentleman Of
Willamsport, Pa, travelling in Jam,
aica, w. l., a few years ago, was at
tracted by vigorous-looking plant
growing on tho roadside in the dry
and arid soil, apparently the only veg
citation that could Withstand the ex-
trcme heat and drouth. Upon inquiry,
he was told it was the Elephant, and
that, If leaf should be suspended by
n thread from the ceiling, it would
put forth rootlets from each OF tsS
dentate notches. He broke of twig
and loaf, and packed them among
some dried grass and brought them
home with him. Tho moisture In tho
air in the tropics was so penetrating
that they grew in his trunk, and tho
twig continued TO grow after IL WAS
planted in the ground up to tho pros.
cnt time. Last winter it bloomed,
the flowers were in large panicle,
purple bells, about an inch and halt
long, and they soon began to fade.-r
At the suggestion Of gardener, tho
top was cut of, but, tho plant looking
little unintercsting, the top was
stuck into the ground, when new buds
appeared, and it continues to bloom
as though IL was on the parent stalk.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16
Unaired Chambers.


The following sensible advice is CIV
on US by correspondent in the Coun-
try Gentleman:
~ pass some houses in every town
whose windows might as well be sealed
in with the walls for any purpose they
have but to let in the light. They
are never opened, summer or winter.
In winter it is too cold; in the sum-
mer the flies stray in, or, if they arc
Noted, the dust sifts through the nets.
Now, l can tell person who inhabits
such chambers when l pass him in the
street-there is such smell about
his clothing. / always wish for q
sniff of cologne, or hartshorn, or burnt
feathers, or something of tho sort, to
take the taste out A house that Is
never aired has every nook and corner
filed with stale odors Of meats, boiled
vegetables. especially cabbage and
onions, which, as tho weeks 60 by,
literally reck in their hiding places.
"Who has not wished sometimes Ia
hang new servants clothing ont ol
doors some frosty night until II should
be thoroughly aired But have
seen the fine ladies come sweeping
in.o church with their vclvets and
biiks, when said volvets and silks gave
unmistakable evidence of having beer
housed in just such sbut-up chambers
Oh, what a tale that odor Of pork ant
cabbage tells about the lady's style o.
housekeeping The very garments
of the children tell the same story o
uncleanliness. 1t is bad to have un
washed clothes, but there may be ar
excuse for il. But what excuse car
there bo for unaircd ones, when air Il
so cheap and FREQ There is death il
such unaircd chambers. Better
swarm Of flies or a cloud of dust, bet
ter frost and snow in room, thai
these intolcrable smells. Dear girls
tho FIRST thing in tho morning, whel
you arc ready to 20 down stairs
throw open your windows, shake appr
the clothing Of your beds, and lot th
air blow through it as hard as II will
There is health and wealth il such
policy. At helps to keep away tn
dootors with long bills. 1t helps 4
make your eyes sparkle and TO max
your checks glow, and to mako other
love your presence. Girls who live I
those close, sbut-up rooms, can onl.
! be tolerated at tho best in any circle,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16
Wearing a New Boot.

Tho Danbury News says: 1t is
little singular how well pair of boots
can DO made to lit at the store. You
may not be able to get your foot
only part way down the leg at the
first trial, but that is because your
stocking is swcaty, or you haven't
started right, and the shoemaker sug-
gests that you start again aod stand
up 10 It, and he throws in little pow
der from pepper box to aid you
And SO you stand up, and pound down
your foot, and partly trip yourself up,
and your eyes stick out in an unplcas-
ant manner, and every vein in your
body appears to be on tho point Of
bursting, and all the while that dealer
stands around and eyes the opera.
tion as intently as if the whole affair
was perfectly new and novel to him.
When your foot has finally struck bot
tom, there is faint impression on
your mind that you have stepped into
an open stove, but no removes it by
solemnly observing that he never saw
a boot ft quite as good as that. You
may suggest that your toe presses too
hard against the front, or that some Of
the bones in the side Of tho foot are
too much smashed, but he says this is
always the way with now boot, and
that the trouble will entirely disap.
pear in few days. Then you take
tho old pair under your arm and start
for homo as animated as relic Of
1872, all tho while feeling that the
world will not look bright and happy
to you again until you have Drained
that shoemaker. You limp down
town tho next day, aud smile all tho
while with your mouth, while your
eyes look rs if you were walking over
an oyster bed barefoot. When no
one is looking you kick against post
or some other obstruction, and show a
fondness for stopping and resting
against something that will sustain
yonr weight. When you get home
at night you 90 for those old boots
with an eagcrness that cannot be
described, and the remarks that your
wife has disposed Of them TO q widow
woman in tho suburbO, are calculated
to Immediately dspopulato the earth
Of women and Ehoemakcrs generally
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16
. Newspaper Stereotypings

Perhaps tho greatest improvements
for facilitating tho rapid introduetion
of newspapers, since the introduction
Of the power press, Is that BY which
newspaper forms arc quickly and
cheaply storcotyed. In fact, 1t would
hardly be possible TO use either tho
Bullock or the Walter press to print
from type, as the cylinder which tho
stereotype form is made to ft % so
small that the type could not well be
held in place. Even with tho Hoo
presses, however, if it were not for the
process of stereotyping, great difficult
ty would be experienced, and was iolt
in former years, in printing mn addition
of anything more than twenty or thirty
thousand copies with sufficient rapidi-
ty to meet the demands of a daily
newspaper. To obtain and mako
ready all tho news, and have the types
set up and put in the form, requires
tho full force of editors, reporters and
compositors up to and o'clock in
the morning, Then stereotype plates
are made Of each page, for as many
presses as desired, according to the
number of copies to bc printed. If
three of the ten cylinder presses arc
to be used, by making three sets OF
plates, fifty or sixty thousand copies
can be printed per hour instead OF
only twenty thousand per hour, which
was the maximum before the intro
duction Of stereotyping.
Newspaper stereotyping was first
made successful about ten years ago.
1t must not be supposed that this was
the first successful stereotyping for
any kind of printing, as printing has
been done from plates almost as long
as types have been used but by tho
ordinary method of making sterco-
type plates from plaster ofParis molds,
the time consumed was so great as to-
render this method totally unavaila-
bic for newspaper work.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16
Equal to the Situation.

A rich broker in San FraL cisco late
ly made desperate effort to prevent
his pretty daughter from marrying a
man who mendcd harness for sos a
month. The girl loved the man, and
seemed determined to go ahead with
the business Of true love. The broker
offered the harness mender 81 900 to
desert bis daughter forever The
young man refused the bribe as no
equivalent for his claim. Ho then
went to the young mans employers
to get them to discharge him. They
could not think of doing this, as he'
was q good, faithful fellow, and gave
entire satisfaction-so the old broker
didn't know what 10 do next. His
daughter helped him out of his uncer-
tainty, but plunged him into deeper
trouble than he had ever known be-
fore. She disappeared one day, and
search for her proved unavailing. In
two or three days traces of tho miss
ing girl wero found in the office Of
Justice OF the Peace. There was a.
record there of her marriage with the
faithful harness mender. The broker
draped his house 10 mourning accord
ing to the custom of bis religion, and
Of course regards his daughter as.
dead. She Immediately found place
as saleswoman in millincy store at
SIS month, and s45 and s65 make
Sll0, which is not SO bad figure after
all for a young married couple 10 cut.
1t is just tho sort of beginning that
POUNDS happy home, into which
mothers-in-law are not apt to enter
with their disturbing influences, and
fathers do not break through and steal
thcii daughters away.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16
STRANGE BlRps.-Australia abouuds

STRANGE BiRDs.-Australia abounds
in strange things, and particularly in
animal forms, singularly deyiating
from all other types on other conti-
nents. Among them the bird called
the cipog, mound builder, is truly
remarkable on account OF peculiar
habits and instincts. The male and
female concur in the construction. of a
mound of leaves, grass, and materials
that in their decay generate heat
They seem to know exactly when
warmth will be evolved by the chemi-
cal disintcgration. On the top they
excavate y hole, and into IL an egg is
dropped. Some Of the mounds are
twelve feet in circumference by three
in height. Each egg to the number
of eight, is srtistically lodged, and
covered with loose sand. All this is
done in the darkness of night, so that
no eye of an enemy may know where
the treasure is hidden. Both parents.
then pursue an earnest plan for secur-
ing tho propagation Of new genera
tion, with a degree of precision, skill,
and apparent knowledge of certain
natural laws that imply reasoning
faculty. Thus the eggs are incubated
without the detention of the mother
bird on the nest in climate that
would otherwise DO fatal to her
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16
Two Historical Figures.


The following pathetic story is
translated from the German journal
Sceptre and Groom: "Sirc," said the
wife of Macmillan to Napoleon, with
heartfelt but gentle voice, "pardon tho
wife who speaks for the honor and life
of hcr husband. If /, in my zeal,
have allowed myself to be carried on
to too bold defence Of the cause which
to me is tho highest and holiest-it|
could not have been otherwise. Sire,
| bcseech you, for the sake Of eternal
morcy, have compassion. Give US
yet q years protection or give us
gold, il the blood of France is precious
to YOU" And with an indescribably
beseoching look of anguish she looked
at this man, from whose mouth the
word Of hope might be sounded, which
she might carry on wings of love and
joy to her husband pining aiar, in
order to restore his despairing soul
with new strength. With cold tone
replied Napoleon: "Madamc,the great
est service one can render ladies in
serious moments is complete truth
and candor. 1t would be crimo to-
wards your Majesty if | were to offer
to you hopes which cannot bc realized.
My resolves are unalterable, like the
necessity which has dictated them
/ have nothing more left for Mexico
not q man, not a dollar" Then
the features Of tho Empress became
convulsed in horrible fashion; the
white of her eyes became OF the color
of blood her glances had flaming,
phosphorescent glow; her lips parted
wide back from her splendid white
teeth. With arms outstretched, she
stepped towards the Emperor, and,
driving forth her words between the
paintings of her beaving breast, she
cried with voice which sounded
more than human "Yea, il is true
the picture of my dreams, the horrible
phantasy of my nights There he
stands before me with tho bcaker OF
blood-that demon Of bell--the muir
derer of my husband, smiling devil
Murder me, tho grandcbild Of Louis
Philippe-of that king who snatched
thee from misery and saved thee from
the scaffoldp Tho Emperor re.reated
slowly to tho door, as before tho ap-
partition of sceptre. The Empress
remained standing, and, stretching
ont her hand, cried again, while her
| features became still more disfgured
and her eyes more wildly glaripg
"Begone, man but take with thee
my curse--thc curse which God hurl-
ed at the head of the first murderer.
Thy throne shall fall into ruins; flames
shall destroy thy house and when
thou hast been cast down to the dust
from which thou emerged, sinking in
shame and impotence, then shall the
Angel Of Yengencc cry to thy despair
ling soul, in mournful tones, the names
'Maximilian and Charlotte y"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16

Some colored divers brought up
from Mobile bay last week fragments
of the exploded boiler of the steamer
Franklin, which, thirty-six years ago,
went down with many lives. Inc
operations of tho negro dives, as do
scribed by tho Register, are interesting
With long irou-pointed pole they g,
about in Q canoe feeling along tho pea
Of the river, and when an obstruction
Is mot The pole 10 firmly imtoddcd, AND
down il they slide 70 The bottow, pro-
vidcd with a cotton hook They gen,
orally romaip under from twenty,oigbt
to thirty seconds, tho water beng
twenty feet deep, and rarely fail to
come up With como scrap Of IRON, cop
per, or ropc,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16


SETTLED ASYHow.--An Iowa cler-
gyman was just unreasonable enough
10 want his salaYy, and when the
church failed utterly to pay him any
considerable portion oft, he sued and
recovered judg ment. Tho matter was
recently made the subject of invcsti.
cation by a council OF inquiry, and
that tribunal arrived at four solemn
findings, viz: "That the church did
wrong in failing TO pay it's pastor his
salary; that the pastor did wrong in
suing the church; that the church
should apologize to the pastor, and
that the pastor should apologize to the
church." Jack Bunsby would have
found il hard to beat that,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16

The Box WAS Too SMALL "A prom.
incnt merchant went to his box in the
Boston post-ofiicc Monday and found
therc what he thought must be a dress
pattern. A little surprised, he com.
monced pulling 1t out, but II seemed
TO be glued fast into tho box. He
pulled harder, and was at last gratified
at hearing little scream. le then
became aware that tho dress Of one Of
the lady clerks had became caught in
tho box, and our merchant was vainly
cndeavoring to drag dress, young lady
and all, through the door. emery
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16
The Spiri. OF Discomfort,

How universal it is We neveryot
saw the man who would say,"l am con-
tented" Go where you will, among
the rich or the poor, the man of com.
petence or the man who earns his bread
by tho sweat Of his brow, you hear the
sound of muttering, the voice Of CON-
plant.
The other day VIC stood by a cooper
who was playing a merry tuno with
his ADJ round cask.
"Ah," said he, "mine Is hard lot (;
forever trotting like dog, driving q
hoop
"Heighow ~ sighed the blacksmith,
on hot summer day, as he wiped the
perspiration from his brow, whilc the
rcd iron glowed on the anvil, "this is
life with vengeance, melting and fry
ing ones self over fire."
"oh, that werc carpenter; ejacu-
lated o shoemaker, as be bent over
his lapstone. "Here | am day aftor
day wearing my soul away making
soies for others, cooped up in this little
seven.by-nino room-Li-ho, hum %
"I'm sick of this out. door work y
exclaimed the bricklayer, "boilng
under sweltering sun, or exposed 20
the inclemency OF the weather.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16

The most extensive s.ook raiser W
Texas is Samuel W. Alien, who lives
at Galveston, and carries on an i'm.
mcnse rancho forty miles north Of
tbcrc, shipping his cattle 70 Galveston
and thence to New Orleans and New
York. He owns Eve hundred thous-
and head of lopghorns, and bis freight
bills over the railways during Qo
month of March wore sSl 200, while
on the steamer line they amounted 10
10000.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16

Tur Chicago Tribune is after a GER
tain Congressman with a sharp stick,
who choatOd the Green Bay Indians
out of twonty thousand dollars In one
lumber transaction, with the aid Of a
special agent of the government. Let
us have tho namo Of that Congress.
man. lie should emigratc TO Massa-
chusetts and enter tho lists for Gov.
erpor against Three Cent Butler.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16

A HUMAN LOOKING. GLASS. Every
parent Is ikea looking glass for his
Children to dress themselves by
'Tbereforo parents should take care TO
Keep tho glass bright aud clear, and
n not dull and spotted, as their good ex-
amylc Ia a rich inheritance for the r's-
Ing generation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16

Tho Danbury man is inclined to be.
lieve that women arc going for the
polls in dead earnest, for the fact that,
Of nino married men talking politics
IN u panbury grocery on Saturday
evening, seven we're entirely bald
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16
THE
DaRlRPIELD REPUBLICAN"
,r,lnnsD svrnr wrDsEsDAr,sr .
,ooDLANDER 4 ERTY,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
psrABLIsnED IN issT.
-. largest Circulation Of any Newspaper
IN north Central Pennsylvania
usrApLIsnED IN issr.
farms Of Subscription.

,, ADVANCE, or within months...e2 90
j ps%,I a,er s and before 8 months."... 2 80
y Pa%% P,% .i,cr the expiration Of Q months". . 90
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16
Cards.
GEORGE G. KIRK,

Justice Of the Peace, Surveyor and conveyanccr,
Luthersburg, Pa.
An business intrusted to him will be promptly
attended to. Persons wishing to employ . Sur
veyor will do well to give him call, as he aatters
himself that he can render satisfaction. Deeds Of
conveyance, articles of agreement, and all legal
papers, promptly and neatly executed. St2onov73
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-11-19

N oTicE..rho Undersigned having purchased
Nv ren mv ss'aee o. the late A p ceaveand here
VII, ie9aests al persons who have an acen,,,s.
w,sh SAG estate, 70 call and settle the meoonnt
M, Sins due the estate enn 10 ea,, ~
~ note u desired, but Seement nus b. hod
Hyde parh "a, o,n Y. CLEAvELAND.
~ NH'' ~fthf lefJs sOtf
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-11-19
WAITED
For Sale.

nne Douoe and one Single Sleigh. Ono Low
~ Wheel and one High Wheeled Stylish Buggy,
both ne arlA new, one OK cart iron axle. One
pair Heavy, one pair Light, Collar Harnesses. One
Broast-platc Secondhand, silvcr trimmed, liar
ness: One bright Bay year old Horse Colt, Is .
hands high. 1000 lbs. with black points, well
broke. Also one pair close matched bright bay
TWO year old horse colts, large and lsh, will I've
sold low for cash. or will give time, or exch tngs
Tor lumber. Will sell for wool in snail lots 100
young eve sheep.
j.. NJ BURLINGTON.
Johnson, W.. Aug. 2j, 1879. 43m3.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-11-19
" ERMONT CENTRAL Il. R.L.NE
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

Commencing June 2, 1878.
TrainsGoing South and East-Leaye Waterbury
IS "A IN, ~ a. IN, aud . IN ni.
Mail rran leaves ogdensbus ate O)pm,ct Al.
hansatb 20 y, IN, and connects ut Rutland for TOY
aud at White River Junction and Bellows Fall.
with trains for Boston, Worcester, Springfield and
n. Y, at New London with steamer for New York
Day Express leaves Montreal at Is Il. M. st.
Johns at ~ ID, Ogdens5urS at ~ "a. NJ, ST. Al.
bans at Il 10 IN, arriving in Boston via Lowell at
lOW p. m.
Night Express leaves Ogd,nsburg at I2a5 u. m.
Montreal asp. IN, st, Johns % y, IN, St Allan.
20 y. III, connecting at W. R.Junction aud Bul.
lows Falls for Boston Worcester; &C. aIriviny in
RustUn at 30 a, m. at So. Vernon Tor Springfield
aud NY arrivnsin N. Y. at I2,30p. m, New
Trains going North and west-Loa,t Waterbury
at rs q N, 5 ~ Il IN, 4 Bop IN, and 30 D IN,
Day Express leaves Boston via Lowell at a IN,
for burlington, Montreal st Albums, &c, arriyiuc,
II Montreal at ijpm, and 0gdcnsbursh at , 80
West. "
Mail train for Burlington aud st. Adams Ieays,
Bnston via Lowell at am, via. Lawrence ano
Fitchhur. at 7 30 IN, Springfield M a M New
London 100 a. N; SO, Vernon at 10, u. NJ, Bellows
falis ", u; NJ, White River Junction 23O y. m
arriving In st. Alhans s.55 u. M
Trains lcav nc Boston via. Fitchhurr at no y
NJ anu npr!;'ghe'd az ~ IN. connect at White
River junction with nav Express Train
Accommodation Train leaves Mortified at 4 45s,
~, Rutland ut 3.ion. M and arriving in Bur-
lington at9.'Oa. nj, st. Alhsnsat II m, st. Johns
hti'u p N" ogdensiur-h at $50 p. m.
Night Express leaves New London at 9 As D. IN
south vernon at N.is D. m, receiving passengers
from Connecticut River Railroad leaving New
YORK at 3 p. m. Springfield 3 10 y. m. Bellows
rsIiS TIE ?. M, connecting with trains over
theshlre hal lrnnd leaving Boston at 30 u M
connecting at White Rive Junction with trains
leaving boston at p. m, for burlington, st Al
bans, Montreal, &c arriving in Montreal at OILS
q. M, connecting with Grand Trunh Rsilwagand
Steamers for the Wust.
or sleeping Cars are attached to the NightExprer
Train running hctween Montreal and Boston, and
MGntreal and Springfield, and st Abansand Troy,
tween Montrealand Boston.
Ihrough tickets for Chicago and the West for sale
~ the principal stations. q. MERRILL, Genil
superintendent st. Allans June 1874.