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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24
Winning Without a Driver

There was rather an unusual inc
dent at the Steubenville race grounds
says Pittsburgh paper. 1t was IN
the pacing race for a purse Of $500
free to all. There were five entri s.
The winning horse was Copperbot.
tom. He took the first heat, and in
the second heat the sulky of Copper
bottom came into collision with an.
other, and was instantly overturned
The driver of Copperbottom was Of
course thrown out, and it was expect
ed that Copperbottom would run
away. Contrary to expectation, how
ever, the horse never broke once, anc
came in amid the widest of cheers
ahead, in as good style as If his driver
had been behind him. The enthusi
asm of the crowd was immense. They
cheered and cheered The self-possesseC
horse which had declined to &c
frightened, like most of its kind
when released from a drivers care.
The judges were at first going Il
give tho heat to the horse which cam,
in second, because Copperbottom cam'
in without driver. The crowd get
ting wind of the possible ruin.
against the gallant Coppcrbottom
gathered around the stand, while from
every hand went up cries of cooper
bottom Copperbottom y
The judges saw if they should Civ
the race to the second horse that tn
crowd were just in the mood 10 pul
the stand down about their ears
They then retired, and after consul
tatiop, ruled the heat o dead heat
They would have been obliged to Civ
the heat to Copperbottom, as he nev
er broke once, had II not been for tn
claim of foul put in by the driver Q
the sulky with which Copperbotton
collided.
As it was, II was one of the rar
events of the turf where q horse ha
lost its driver, but yet has kept it
place in the race as if nothing ha
happened.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24
An Aboriginal advertisement.

The Denver News OF late date
contains the following: "Ths Utes
were pippcd yesterday; that is, their
preparations for grand parade in
honor Of that scalp were ruthessly
broken in upon by Special Agent
Thompson, who blocked the game and
put stop to tho pandcmonium they
had inaugurated. Everything was in
readiness for grand pow-wow that
would have frightened all the horses
in town ou. of their wits and harness,
and sent sensitive women into hyster-
les for a week. The Indians who
read the NeWS had seen that parade
had been arranged for yesterday fore
noon, by Mr.. Thompson's permission,
and so from early candlelight till ten
o'clock the entire outfit were active
with the busy notes of preparation.
They got out their bags of paint, and
took off their rags of clothes and be-
smeared themselves with the former
until they looked more elegant of ap-
parel than ever they do with anything
of civilized construction. The bucks
were attired airily 10 suits a la mode
ochre, yellow and red, biased on the
flounces, headed with little daub OF
whitewash, and cut so low in the neck
that there was nothing left of the ori-
ginal garments. Some OF the lads
were gaudiIy clothed with simple
piece of twine tied negligee about the
loins, which gave them primitive
appearance. Altogether they were a
motley crew, so far as their apparel
went; but this, taken with their hea-
thenish noises and and singing and
beating of drums, was enough TO cast
dismay into even an Arapahoc camp.
They got into line about ten o'clock,
and sailed down towards town. Eve
ry buck that owned a gun or a revol-
yer had it along, anticipating a glori-
GUS time shooting off his powder in
the faces of the whites in town. When
they had arrived at the bridge they
were met by Agent Thompson and In.
terpreter Curtis, who told them they
would do more harm than good, and
that the best thing they could do
would be TO go right away home
The old squaw carrying the scalp
took the hint, and made counter
march, and the remainder of the rab-
bic slowly turned their horses tails
toward the town and went back Ia
their village somewhat disconsolate
The streets all around town were
thronged with fasteners and curious
sight-seers all the forenoon, who were
looking for the gentle savages, but
they were all doomed to disappoint-
ment."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24

A HARMLESS HAIR DYE.-ln the
list OF bair-dyes one agent has long
been overlooked which is found in the
humblest households. II is too com
mon aud humble, indeed, TO excite
confidence at first; but il ia said that
the water in which potatoes have been
boiled with the skins on forms a speedy
and harmless dye for the hair and eye
brows. The parings of potatoes be-
fore cooking may be boiled by thcm-
selves, and the water strained of Tor
use. To pply it, the shoulders SHOULD
be covered with cloths to protect the
dress, a fine comb dipped in the water
and drawn through the huir, wetting
it at each stroke, till the bead is thor
ouphly soaked. Let the hair dry
thoroughly before putting 1t up. II
the result is not satisfactory the first
time repeat the wetting with asponge
taking care not TO dsoolor the skin ol
the brow and neck. Exposing the
hair to the sun out-ofdoors will hastet
the darkening, and set this dye. Nc
hesitation need be felt about trying
this, for potato water is a safe article
used in the household pharmacopeii
In variety of ways. Itrelicves chill
blains il the feet are soaked in IL whll'
( the water is hot, and IL is said to cas-
rheumatic gout.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24
"A Good Record.

A Pennsylvania papor furnishes an
account of "modcl conductor'on tho
Pennsylvania Railroad, but does not
give him any name. The account, ii
fact, is almost too good TO bo truo. As
published, the man has been engaged
with scarcely an intermtssion for over
fifteen years in bis responsible busl-
ness. During that time he has trav-
eled over 100000 miles, has carried
many millions of passengers-tbe
number last year was about 2S0, ,000--
has turned over to his employers the
sum of s5,000,O00, has never lost a
package. an what may seem incred-
ibIe-during all that period has mover
killed man The same paper COM
ments upon this record thus: "The
best rules mechanically obeycd are no
security against disaster. A large
discretionary power must always be
given the men who are placed in
charge of train, and whom this is
exercised intclligcntly and conscien-
tiously the acme of safety is reached.
When once questioned by his employ
crs as to his manner of running
train, he replied that be did it as If it
belonged to him. He is never able to
forget that hundreds of lives are in
his hands, and carelessness or forget
fulness on his part are simply other
names for manslaughter or murder"
The late Capt. Mcbride Of the De-
trot and Milwaukee line, was an Off
Ger whose story might be told in tho
same connection. As captain Of
.teamer, Capt. Mcbride crossed Lako
Michigan some twcnty-six hundred
times, and although crossing the track
OF thousands OF vessels never had
collision, disastor, or lost life. He
was denominated "lucky" old sea
dog, but those who knew him, knew
that it was not "luck" but care that
gave him the record. lie felt every
moment that be was responsible for
the lives Of those under him, and act
ed accordingly. On his death bed he
had right 10 feel that his record had
been q good one. |
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24
Paper in the Boston Fire,


Curious results followed some of the
experiments made upon charrcd pa
pers and documents, and the cxami-
nation of books in safes which proved
worthless in the great fire. 1t war
found that what paper makers call poor
paper, paper considerably "clayed,
stood the test best. Parchment paper
used for bonds and legal documents
shriveled up exceedingly, and the
print blistercd so that it could be read
when writing was iIegible. So it was
with the engraved work on notes
The gliding, on the account books
burned and charred, showed out nj
bright and chcar as when the books
we're new, which brings up the ques
ton if to introduce gilt-edged account
books would not be well, on the GROUND
that the gilt would stay the passag,
Of fire TO the pages within. Book
crammed into safe, 80 that it wal
difficult to get them out, suffered con
sidcrably less than those that were
set iu loosely, and in some cases cant
out from safes, in which everything
else was worthless, so far preserved
that the figures on their pages coult
be deciphcred- With cbarred papers
which could not be made Transparent
by any light whatever used, II wa
found, after the employment of vitriol
oxalic acid, chalk, glycerin, and othe
things, that any thing that moistene'
them to a certain stage-to which !
was delicate work to get and not u
pass-made the lines, words, and fig
urcs lcgible through a magnifyinI
glass. IL has been the almost unjyer
sal experience that lead pencil mark
show out all right where ink mark
cannot be distinguished. The success
of the use OF photography has alroad.
bccn noted. - Boston Advertiser.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24
Powerful Acting,

Inc httle OLD theatre at Albany, IN.
u, has been the scene of many curl
ons tbeatical stories. On one occasion
.lr, Edwin Forrest, the American
tragedian, then a young man, and
moro famous for his muscle than bis
genius, gave trcmedous display Of
really powerful acting. He was sup
posed to represent Roman warrior,
and to be attacked by six minions Of
a detested tyrant. At the rehearsals
Mr.. Forrest found great deal Of fault
with the supers who condcscended to
play the minions. They were too
tame they didn't lay bold of him (;
they wouldn't go in as if it were
real fight, Mr.. Forrest siormed and
threatened; the supers skulked and
consulted. At length the captain of
the supers inquired, in his local slang,
"Yor want this to be bully fight,
oh 7" ~ do,' replied Mr.. Forrest
"All right" rejoined the captain,
and the rehearsal quietly proceed.
ed. In tho evening the little
theatre was crowded, and Mr.. Forrest
was enthusiastically + ,eived. When
the fighting scene occurred, tho great
tragedian took the centre OF the stage,
and the six minions entered rapidly
and deployed in skirmishing order
At the cue, "Seize him " one minion
ssumed a pugilstc attitude and struck
blow straight from the shoulder
upon the prominent nose of the Eoman
hero another raised him about six
inches from the stage by a well direct
ed kick, end the others made ready to
rush in for decided iussle. For
moment Mr.. Forrest stood astounded,
his broad ch7t heaving with rage, bis
great eyes flashing fire, his sturdy
legs planted like columns upon the
stage. Then came the few minutes of
powerful acting, at the end of which
one super was seen sticking headfore.
most in the bass drum in the orches-
ira, four were having their wounds
dressed in the green room, and one,
finding himself in the flies, rushed out
upon the roof of the theatre shouting
Fire" at the top of bis voice, while
Mr.. Forrest, called before the curtain
bowed his thanks pantingly to the ap-
plading audience, who looked upon the
affair as part of the piece, and chad
never before seen Forrest act so splen-
didly." Upon another occasion, how
ever, the powerful acting was the part
OF the supers. For the sake of poet
justice let us hope that they were the
same supers. The hero was Mr. Geo.
Jones, afterwards known as the Count
Johannes. Mr.. Jones was impersona
ing the theatrical British sailor (trans.
lormed, of course, into the theatric
Yankee sailor), who fights a broad :
sword combat with four pirates and
roscues q lovely damsel in dis ress.-
BY some means or other Mr.. Jone,
had offended the free and independent
supers who played the pirates, al {
the result was a material alteration in
the den0ument OF the drama. The
lovely damsel was in distress; the
four pirates were about TO bind her
and bear her away TO their secret cave:
the feelings of the audience were
wrought up TO the highest pitch, when
suddenly Mr.. Jones (as. the Yankee
tar dashed upon the scene threw him
self before the unhappy damsel, -four
ished his cutlass, and shouted, "Come
on, villains p One Yankee sailor is
/ a. l.,L
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24
A New Deadly Weapon.

A new deadly weapon, called tho
Sand Club, is described as follows by
a reporter of the Herald in writing
up an account of murderer in Cali
fornia, in whose possession was found
one of the diabolical instruments af-
ter his arrest: The sand club was
originally made by filling an eel skin
with sand. This formed very plia-
Bile and deadly weapon. A blow could
be stuck with it which would easily
break bone without leaving tho
slightest mark on the skin. 1t is only
with few years that the sand club
has been in use or at least known to
the police authorities of the United
States. Attention was first called to.
tho curious weapon in New York
Several bodies of murdered men were
found at different times, the postmor-
TEN examinations of which showed
death by external violence, but no
marks could bo found on the outside
of the body. A burglar was finally
captured with sand club in his pos
session made ont Of an eel skin stuffed
with sand. Being closely questioned
he explained its use. When the vic
tim is struck, for instance, on the.
head, he drops inscnsible and soon
dies from congestion of the brain.
Oftentimes the skull suffers no injury
from the stroke, and if the person
struck RECEIVERS state of sensibility
he gradually relapses into condition
OF maudlin idiocy Sometimes man
struck in the body will be knocked
down by the peculiar force of the
blow and feel no immediate results
from it. In a few weeks, however,
the flesh will begin to mortify under
the line of the blow and rot down to
the bone. Heller, the celebrated pi-
anist, is supposed to have met his
death in Mexico from a stroke Of this
diabolical weapon.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24

WATERMELoNs HEALTHy.-A writer
in the Hartford Post combats the gen.
eral impression that watermelons arc
injurious and says: Tho impression
seems to prevail that watermelons arc
Injurious, Since many of them arc
now in the market of excellent quail.
ty, II seems but right that their mer-
its should bo understood. Of course
one unripe or anywise tending TO de-
cay should be discarded. But DR.. w.
W. Hall, in his excellent treatise on
"ITealth by Good Living" recon-
mends the use of watermelons ain
forms Of disease in which il may be
desirable TO act upon the Kidneys"
under which he classes cholera, diar-
rhpa, dysentory and yellow fever Opp.
2l3-4, } and strongly recommends tho
use of this fruit in such cases. In sup
port of this view he cites a number of
instances of their beneficial effect, ono
of which will suffice as an illustration.
A lady was attacked with n debilitat-
ing and alarming bowel complaint,
ordinary remedies proved unavailing;
she was tormcntod with excessive
thirst accidentally worry fine largo
watermelon was at hand; she ate il
ravenously; tho symptoms changed
almost in an instant, and in two or
three days she was in her usual health.
The watermelon acted upon her kid
news. changed the direction Of the
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24


THE LARGEST STEAM ENGINE IN lHE
WoRLD.-Pittsburgh claims TO have
in progress of construction pair OF
engines which will be the most pow
erfnl in the world. Reducing the
capacity of some OF the largest pump
ing engines to uniform lift of one
foot in twenty-four hours, II is found
that the one at the Lehigb zinc mines
will lift 3,456, 900, 900 gallons; tho pair
at the Chicago water works. 4,5OO,-
900, 900 gallons; the pair at Haarlem,
Holland, 100000 900 gallons while
the new Pittsburgh engines will III
IA, ,240, 100000 gallons. Tho pair will
weigh 1900 tons, and will cost s423,.
$50. The following dimensions will
serve TO give some idea of the magni'
tudc Cranks, nine tons shaft, twcn'
ty-four tons; four sections Of tho two
valve chambers, one hundred and
twenty tonsj fly wheel, seventy tons
The four plupgers will weigh upwards
of four hundred tons. Cylinder, sixty
four inches diameter; stroke, fourteen
icet. Plungers, forty inches diamc
ter, eleven feet stroke.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24
The Art of Hanging,

As long as capital punishment ID
the Law of the land and hanging the
mode Of accomplishing it, there is sat
isfaction in the thought that men are
to be found who, regarding it as a
scientific process, or an art, If you
will, are ready with advice to mako it
perfect. An English clergyman, Rev.
S Haughton, who is also Fellow of
Royal Society, has been publishing a
work on the "Principles of Animal
Mechanics" in which be does not dis
dain to devote portion of the space.
to this subject. He says that the
method in use is unworthy of tho
present state of science, and the long
drop, which causes instantaneous
death BY the fracture Of the vertebre,
is recommended, the length of the
drop TO be obtained by the following
rule /: Divide 2,240 by the weight OF
the "patient" in pounds, and the quo
tent will bo the required length in
feet. This rule is simply obtained by
supposing Gas was found to be actu-
ally the case in one instance) that
2,240 foot.pounds of shock is sufficient
to cause fracture in any case, no al
lowance being made for differences of
age, weight or sex; thus, by this rule
the lighter the criminal or "patient"
the longer must be his drop, and tho
longer the time Of his agony in the.
air. Besides an immense number of
measurements, of disscctions and ex-
periments on the bodies of animals, in
order to obtain data for his calcula-
tions, DIR. Haughton has made expe-
riment on the living subject, some
times Of somewhat amusing char
acter. But the above is the practical
result at which he has arrived, and
we would suggest that there is ample
means in this country for testing its
value
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24
A Mission Accomplished.

When n woman puts tbrce mackerel
TO soak in a dish. ban. whose sides are
eight inches bigb. and leaves tho nan
on n stairway. She has ACCOMPLISHED
her mission and should 20 hence.
This was what a Division street wo-
man did Friday NIGHT Filled the
pan at the pump and the left IL stand
inc on The steps TO the stoop while
sbe went into The next bouse TO see
how many buttons would bc required
TO no down the front of a redinrote.
Ana MIGHTY important affair that
was 10 be sure. And there was her
husband tearing through the house In
search of n handkerchief and not find-
ino II of conres. And Then he rusb-
ed ont into the yard. wondering where
on earth that women could be, and
started down the steps without seeing
the pan, or even dreaming that any
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24
Legend of the Woman Of Stones.

Before the MuckaIucs fell from their
first estate, they were happy people.
BlydelSnelokke gave them freely all
things to enjoy, without the toll of
woman's hands. Pleasant roots bad
they, and all manner of hesh-of elk,
of deer, of antelope, of fsh-with
many green and goodly herbs which
the Garth abundantly produces. All
these things did they eat, without
sweat, or toll, or chase. Their days
were full OF songs, and their nights of
sweet love, and laughter, and the
dance. Their medicines talked with
the Chief on high, and their words
were wise. No pestilence, no black
death, nor blight, nor deadly pains,
ever passed among their villages
But maiden Of the Muckalus wrought
an odious thing in the sight of men.
In wrath and vengeance, Blydelknel-
okke slew her with his hammer, where
with he created and fashioned the
world lie smote her unto death, on
the spot but her guilty lover escaped.
She was turned into stone, on the
mountain side, and the great hammer,
likewise, beside her There they have
lain through many many, many SHOWS,
plainly visible on the mountain-an
everlasting reminder to the unhappy
Muckalucs of tho folly and weakness
of woman, and of the once happy es-
tate which they lost forever through
her wickedness. On the mountain
towering high, which thoy call "Nay.
lix" just at The edge Of the chatting and
leaping waves of Upper Klamath Lake
is seen the gigantic form of the Wo'
man of Stone, extending far up the
slope, and beside her bead the Ham
mer of Creation. And ever since that
fatal day, the haplcss Muckalucs have
been condemned to labor and TO pain
and because of the primal sin o.
woman.-O Overland Monthly.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24

Biddy 10 Pat, in charge about a
diiliculty.) "Novor fear, Pat. Sure
y'evo got an upright judge to thry
yc.p Pat-"Ab, Biddy darlin', tho
divil an upright judge want Tia
ono thatll lane a little"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24
The Family Pill Box.


The surfeiting we all undergo dur
ing this season OF fruit brings into
action the family pill-box. 1t is a lit
tie singular how much hunting has to
be done TO find that box. The party
who last needed its services doesn't re-
member where he left it, and doesn't
care to think OF it at all, while he
whose turn now occurs isn't cxfctly
tortured TO death by anxiety. We
are not quite sure but.that there is a
faint hope down somewhere in his
breast that it may not be found at all.
lie feels Jumps forming IN his throat
as he peers among the bottles and
boxes which constitute the pharmacy
at his house, aud when the box finally
appears, and bo feels it in his hand,
there is sensation at the pit of his
stomach as il somebody was trying TO
turn that organ over with an old brass
candlestick. Some people swallow a
dose of pills without qualm and at
terwards 90 around looking as prouf
and ovorbcaring as q boy whose father
plays in band, but the most of us
are more delicately constituted, and
counting out dose Of pills while some
one else gets the water, and observes
that he doesn't see how anyone can
swallow the awful things, is about as
serious an undertaking as can be found
on record. There is something too
awfully solemn about it TO described.
And il is a little singular that while
a man can swallow whole wbortleber-
ries, cherry pits, and even bucksbot,
without any uneasiness at oil, yet n
single pill will catch in his throat, a,
particularly ticklish spot, and hang
there for hours, and make faces at his
stomach. And mon in a fix like
like that is not exactly the party we
would select to concoct notices for q
festival.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24

The experiment of restocking the
waters Of Vermont with salmon prom
scs to be success. Those put in the
Winooski last spring have grown 10
be three or four inches long, and have
begun TO run into the lake.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24

An Omaha farmer went out TO dig
horseradish and struck upon a kettle
containing $4,000 in gold, He is sorry
that be wasn't digging for rutabagas,
as hc might have found a pot OF dia-
monds
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24

Application has been made to tao
Court Of Common Pleas Of Clcarheld county,
~, TO grant charter cf Incorporation to the
'a0dd Fellows Hall Association Of Glen Hope,
and II no sufficient reason be shown TO the con
.sary. the same will be granted at the nsS, term
=, go,r, &C. TATE,
serio-3i iro'nono"'s'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-24
Leconte'. Mills, Sept. 10, 1873. -Oia
DONps FOR SALE.-Tho Clear.

DONDS FOR SALE.--The Clear
I'D field Gas Company is offering It's bonds a'
an investment, running from one to ten years
-, on me first days Of January and July
Ths .mount is iin.....ed to 10000, being bu'
one third Of the stock Of the coml"nv' thus max
inc the bonds a desirable and safe isyestGeh'
They can had at either Of the Banks In this Dor
ough, or at the Trcasurers office.
W. W. BETS, Treasurer.
clearaeld, Sept 10, lsfS.-tf