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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
Prevalence Of Dust.

Dust is such thorough Paul Pry,
so intrusive, so all-pervading, that
there is some foundation for Nigh,
Thought Young's hypothesis of a uni
verso Of dust, except that each par
ticular atom does not dance according
to its own devices, but according to
law. Tho air on tho top of Mont
Blanc contains dust, but the acme and
concentration Of dirt is the atmos.
phere of London, 10 which it is i'm
possible for any ono TO keep quite
clean, outside or in. Solar light, in
passing through dark room, reveals
its track by Illuminating tho dust
floating in tho air; II there were no
dust no track would bc visible. Pro.
fessor Tyndall who has a keen eye
for tho beautiful, says that on day
Of iransient-shadows, thero was some.
thing almost magical in the rise and
dissolution of the luminous beams
among tho scaffoldng poles Of tho
Royal Albert Hall, in London.
Dust is tho cause of the lovely col.
or of the azure armament. In fact,
sky.bluo may bc produced by exceed.
ingly minute particles Of any kind OF
mater. To the same cause are to bo
ascribed the effects by which distance
lends enchantment 10 the view. Pro-
fcssor Tyndall makes an artificial sky
more perfect than q real one. In
mountainous countries hills at no
great distance are rendered almost in
visible by haze. 1t will be understood
that IL 10 not the intcrposition Of the
haze as an opaque body that renders
tho mountains indistinct, but that IL
is the light of the haze which dims
and bewildere the eye, and thus weak
ems the definitions Of the objects seen
through il. Artists take notice of
these phenomena under the name Of
erial perspective. The haze varies
with the temperature and humidity Of
the atmosphere. At certain times
and places IL is almost as blue as the
sky itself, but to soc its color tho at
tcntion must bc withdrawn from the
mountains and from the trcos which
cover them. In point Of fact, tho
haze is q piece Of moro or less perfect
sky II Is produced in tho same man.
ner and is subject 10 tho same laws as
the armament itself. We live in the
sky, not under u /, and tho nhlye arch"
turns ont to DO greater dolaslon than
was imagined.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
A French Incident.


Tho Figaro dpropos Of a reward Of
ono hundred dollars offered in its col.
umns for the return of FIVE hundred,
recalls an incident which occurred a
few years ago. A merchant, having
lost a large sum, offered reward OF
ono hundred dollars, but with very
slender expectations Of rogaining his
money. Much to his surprise, however
a man camo 10 him few days after,
TO announce that no had found his
pockct.book containing tho missing
seven notes Of one thousand francs
each. Ho forthwith proceeded TO say
that, in returning the money, he had
only done his duty, and looked for no
reward, but that times had lately gono
80 terribly hard with him that ho
would be grateful for the hundred dol
lars as loan. to be repaid SO soon rs
fortune began to smile. The worthy
merchant, much moved, protested that
the proiiio,cd reward was ho..ssinge
more than meet recognition Of bis
conduct, and thanked him warmly
Before leaving, tho rcstorer OF tho
purse begged him to see that the num-
ber of the notes was correct, and they
were forthwith counted. When the
man left, the merchant repaired to
madamc's apartment iu great glec.--
He told his story of superlative hon
esty TO an admiring circle, and then
half mechanically recommended his
examination of his treasures. Horri-
bic 10 relate, close examination
proved that, instead of being a thous-
and francs zach, they wero for that
number OF frdcs-in other words, the
notes were forged, so that, besides the
original loss, the merchant was minus
the reward.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
Lost Occupations.


I Half century ago bellows.making
was q thriving trade. Every house
had its pair Of bellows, and in every
well.furnished mansion thore was q
pair hung by the side Of every fire
place. Ipswich, in Massachusetts,, &C.
quired quite notoriety oil over New
England for tho elegant and substan-
tial articles OF the kind it produced
But as stoves and CRATES took the
place Of open frc-places, and as coal
was substituted for wood, the demand
for bellows diminished, until the bust
ness as a separate trade quite died out.
The same is true of flint cutting
Flints were once necessary, not only
for firearms, but for tindcr-boxcs and
a undertook was us necessary for cye-
ry house as gridiron or skillet
Every one who looks back TO child.
hood Of forty odd years ago must re-
member the cold winter mornings
when the persistent crack, crack Of
the flint against the steel sent up from
the kitchen an odor Of igniting tinder
and sulphur which pcrvaded the house.
! have no moro idea what became Of
tho hint-producers than of the old
man Of sorrowful memories, who,
three or four times week, called at
our door with birthstone matches for
sale at cent the halfdozen lunches.
Both havc as completely vanished
from England as have the red Indians
and the Druids. r
Then, again, are gone the pin.ma-
kers, who, though they have been in
their graves this quarter Of a century,
still figure in lectures and essays to
illustrate the advantages of division
of labor. Instead Of q pin taking q
dozen men or more to cut, grind, point,
head, polish and what not, as it used
TO do, pins are now made by neat lit
tic machines at the rate of three hun.
drcd q minute, Of which machines a
single child attends to half dozen.
Nail making at the forge is anoth.
or lost industry. limo was, and that
in this nineteenth century, when eve.
ry nail was made on the anvil. Now,
from one hundred 10 one thousand
nails per minute are made BY ma
chimes. Tho mailer who works at the
forge has but bad chance in compe-
ting with such antagonists; and he
would havo no chance at all were IL
not that his nails are ;en-fold tougher
than the former. As it is, the poor
men follow an all but hopeless voca-
tion and are condemned TO live in con-
tinual hand-gIips with poverty.
In the days OF Presidents Madison
aud Monroe, and even later, straw
bonnet making was practiced in every
middle class house where thcre were
growing families, and straw.plaiting
formed the staple of domestic leisure,
work. At my grandfather's, around
the hugo kitchen fire place, Cesar.
born a slave, who sat on an oak bench
directly under the gaping chimney,
and We boys, who crowded upon tho
settle, used to pass winters evenings
splitting straws, while the lassies
we're plating them. Then, bonnets
were bonnets, covering the head with
a margin Of foot or two to spare
presenting a sort of comical, she'll
shaped recess, in which dimpling
smiles and witching curls nestled in
comfort. The work has vanished and
will never rc-appcar, unless the whirl-
igig Of fashion should glido again in
to the forsakcn track. - Appietoa's
Journal.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
Girls at Breakfast Time.


Somebody writes: "a girl who
looks like fury or a slovon in the
morning is not to be trusted, however
finely she may look in tho evening"
No matter how humble your room
may be, tborc are eight things it
should contain, namely: a wash. stand
mirror, soap, towel, comb, hair, nail
and tooth-brushos. They are as es
sential as your breakfast, before which
you should make use of them"
There, young ladies, you have a SEN
sible opinion and some very whole
some advice. We dare venture the
assertion that there are hundreds of
young girls in this county who make
ther appearance at the breakfast Ia bic
in condition Of frowsincss that would
be positive discredit to the veriost
slattern of tho kitchen, and there are
hundreds OF parents who not only tol.
crate but absolutely encourage this
most objectionable untidiness. There
is no possible excuse forit Unwashed
face and hands, unkept hair, unlaced
gaiters, unmendcd or an uncloan wrap
per, should never DO seen on or abonl
the person of young lady or an old
or one either. Common decency, not
to speak OF respect TO parents or self,
forbid thcm. Wo would as soon on.
counter young lady with lighted
cigar, or chew of tobacco in her
mouth, as one of these slovenly crea-
lures. Let such, II tbcrc be any
among our readers, ask themselves
whether they would be seen IN such
unscemly attire by the young gentle.
men whom they meet in the parlor.
If they would not, then there is no
apology for this W orso than untidincss.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
What isa Ohromo9

Tho American Agricultural givo an'
interesting account Of the manner IN
which chromos are produced, and as
this style Of picture is very popular
just now, wo transfer the account. to
our columns, feeling suro that it will
interest the reader The stono used
10 peculiar limestone, capable Of re-
ceiving polish, and yet absorbent Of
water. TO paint lithograph, tho
stone is FIRST polished, and then, what
ever design is required ia drawn upon
1t with pencil made for the purpose,
and which contains somo greasy mat
tor Let us suppose that the artist
draws picture, or, what 10 simpler,
prints out tho words American Agri.
culturist The stone is then wetted,
and the water sinks into the pores
everywhere except tho place whero
the greasy ink formed tho words
Ink, or paint, is then applied TO tho
whole stone with roller Just as II Is
10 types. This ink does not adhere
10 the stone whore it is wet, but TO
tho words drawn with the greasy pon.
Gil the ink will stick. Then shoot of
paper is laid over the stone, and the
whole passed undora press; when tho
paperis lifted Off will be found to have
taken up the ink left adhering TO tho
words upon the stono. This process
can be REPEATED over and over indef-
tely by mixing the stono and keeping
it wet. There must be as many stones
as there are colors and tints in tho
picture to be copied. One stone must
have all the red parts drawn on it,
another all the blue, another oil the
brown parts Of the picture, and so on.
Sometimes one color is printed over
another to get the proper shade, so
that, to reproduce the picture the
chrome has to printed color and q
bit ut time, on from ten to twenty
or more stones, every touch of tho
painter being faithfully copied
When the chrome picture has received
sixteen or eighteen different paintings
on as many different stones, so that
1t is shadowcd everyway like the or
iginal, il is finally pressed upon clean
stone, which has been cut in grooves
like the threads Of canvas, and il now
has all appearance of heing real paint.
ing on canvas. The reader will see
that IL is an immense work to prepare
the different stones at first, so that
each shall have somo Of the picture
in just the right place and color. It
takes three to six months to prepare
a set of stones for ono picture, even II
but one copy was to be printed, But
after the stones are once prepared,
copies can be transferred to other
stones in few minutes, and after that
they can 60 on and print as many
thousand, or tons OF thousands, as are
desired.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
Punotuality.

How often we have heard busines.
men censured for dilatorincs in keen.
ing their engagements for the delivery
of goods, etc. Tailors sbocmnkers
miliners and dressmakers, seem TO ro,
ceive the lions share oe this censure
but il is by no means confined TO them
being applicable, moro or less 10 mr.
ties engaged in almost every branch
of trade.
The lack of punctuality is seeming
ly one of the least cxcusablo evils TO
which humanity is addicted n isos.
tonishinc. after all the experiences 20
which people have been subjected. and
tho annoyapces which associations.
and even whole Communities have
suffered through the laol, of this one
quality, which seems so necessary 10
tho smooth running of tho MACHINERY
of everyday life, that II should receive
80 little attention in daily atfairs Its
value cannot bc estimated bv single
occurrence, or by one davis duration
but by its constant recognition in tho
innumerable transaction of n lifetime
Every man is to some extent dc.
pendent on his neipbbor. lot his posi.
iion in life be what it NAV. 1t will
thus be seen how important il is
that his every engagement sbopld bo
promptly met. in order that tho MT.
most confidence NAV be nlaccd in ono
another. On the other hand tho fail
ure Of or DELAY in. the nerformancs
Of his duty in Ibis respect, not onlv
possibly inficts inisry on those with
whom Ie dcals but also mon b;msolf
by indulgence in 80 pernioIous a habit
p,nc,9eIl;,v ia az ,ho n,n,os, -,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02


FAMILY ODLlaATIoNs TO SuPpoIr
PooR RELATIoNs.-Some time since
there was casc in Court involving
tho obligation of members of families
to contribute to the support of other
persons of the same families who are
unable to support themselves. The
law in this case is not generally known,
nor is IL generally understood how far
these family obligations extend. BE.
sides the ordinary duty of husband
and father TO support his wife and
children, the law Of Pennsylvania re-
quircs in the case Of "evory poor per.
son not able TO work." and wl.o has
children or grandchildren, parents or
grandparents, Of sufficient ability"
that such parents or grandparents,
children or grandchildren, "shall re.
lieve and maintain such poor person."
at such rate as the Court of Quarter
Sessions shall order, For tho credit
Of the seven hundred thousand people
OF Philadelphia, it must be said that
the cases in which our Court is called
upon TO enforce this order are com
paratively few. But for the few who
desire TO evadc the duty imposed by
natural affection, we point out the fact
that a child or children having poor
father, mother, grandfather or grand
mother, are bound by law 10 contri-
butte to the support Of tho poor and
disabled parent or grandparent; and
conversely the children and grand
children, even though they may Jc
grown up men and women, have tho
same lawful claim (if they be poor
and unable 10 work. TO relief and
maintenance from father, mother,
grandfather and grandmother, il any
Of tho last mentioned be "of sufficient
bility."-Phiiddelphia Ledger.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

A man whom DR.. Chalmers engaged
TO manage q disordorly Sunday School
koI. bis eyes open while praying and
when one boy thrust u pin into an,
other no marched up the aisle, still
praying, and ouffed that boys oars
and went back again, still praying
After that hc was master OF tho stu
alton, for tho boys thought that q
man that could watch aud pray lilo
that could not be put down
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
SAINTS AND SINNERS.

T n : :
Thar ,oes , mama, vho ,ox,,
Somshov' or oths, ns,har. m ,.y ..''"
piebaId w;,h n.,sh.. Jam.
But thinL hr ~. ,';,.o.. ,ass !.
fHave Won ,.sn ~ sv.. ~ .,s.L. 3r
That dovn In 49, ~ T. 49,
W,,h rnr,s.rsh,a -. '"u e'''s'
Tb.re vo.. eo,,mn ~ .,,.,,
How clean and comsly. and slssI spd III.
And unto thu ultimst. js~r.s.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

At Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday, two
skaters, named Nicholas and Matthias
Brier, while at work on a roof, were
thrown to the ground, by the break.
ing Of the planks on which they were
standing. They fell distance of six.
ty feet. One was instantly killed and
the other died soon afterwards.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

1t is reported from Washington that
certain Congressman are Offering their
quota Of public documents at fifty
cents q volume.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

California housewives describe soda
as "that ere stuff which you put in
biscuits to make 'em get up and Gre
clan bend themselves"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

a lazy cook-Qne that critters
away her time. -L--L-L--
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

All things are systematized nova
days. Even every milk train has its
COW. catcher.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

The swindler's carly morning aspi.
ration--Let US be up and "doing."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

A theatrical proscript'on--Cbangs
OF sccnc.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

An expensive wlfo makes a rensive
husband.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02

A meloaious attendant, IA pas. Of
music.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-02
Torma of Snhsnrintion,

Terms OF Subsorlptlon'
" osId In advance, or within months...sx ~
n paid after and before months......". . S ~
4 psid after the expiration Of months" w
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-13
STATE OF TIE wEATHER.

Local Report for this City, Satu rGay,
IuIY IL. 1873.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-13
MELANGE.

Susan B. Anthony is said 10 have in
vented new dance.
-Forty-eight children adorn the family
board of q Michigan papa.
The Milwaukee police force is to be
armed with croquet mallets.
The Shah never laughs. His buttons
are worth S1,000,000.
The Buffalo Express wants to know
what Ben. Butler and the potato bug were
made for.
"A Philadelphia man has purchased and
set up his graVestot1e and has carved on it (.
"Died April A, 1872"
- Pet poodle dogs have bathing dresses
now. The hair would get out of curl il
they were allowed to enter the surf I'M
dressed.
An Arkansas guest recently went for
the chief clerk of st. Louis hotel because
his room was not furnished with tooth
brush.
Owing to lack of patronage the own
er of the town hearse In Dover, VT, has al.
tered that melancholy vehicle into milk
cart.
Colfsx is said TO have popped the
question 1900 feet above the sea. He
ought to have Deen happy without getting
so high.
-"Noise;ess parlor rifles" are announced.
They are said to be as effective as an "un-
loaded gun when distreetly hstdled.
Sylvester Brown, of Ashtabula, Ohio,
when sdjudged not guilty of the murder of
his wife, rose up and said: Gentlemen,
think can stand the soda water on
this."
Most of the arrests made in Duluth on
the Fourth of July we're for not complying
with the ordinance that requires ashes to
be sprinkled on icy sidewalks before 10
O'Clock A. NJ.
-Chariyari, few days since, had hit
at one of the tailings of the French people.
1t represents NJ. THEIRS Knocked OF his
pedestal and lying on the ground like a
fallen statue. BY bis side stands donkey,
dressed up as a conservative bourgeois, who
looks on the PROSTATE form with gleeful
eye, and exclaims to himself "Now's the
time, think, to give him kick"
Married ladies should be cautious
about disciplining their husbands, when the
latter come home tipsy, by sticking their
heads into a bucket of water. At such
time the husbands are not fitted for the re-
ceptiOn of water. Mrs. Junk, of Marietta,
Ohio, was in the habit of so disciplining her
husband, but she knows better now. Last
week she tried it and held his head in the
pail till he was subjugated.s Now she is
lone widow.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-13
Kingston SrKtugE.

This delightful summer resort is still open
for the reception of visitors, being imme-
diately on the line of the Nashville and
| Northwestern Railroad, only "a miles from
Nashville, passengers are not wearied out
with long and tedious ride. The Cabins
have been newly furnished, and everything
put in clean and comfortable condition.
The water comprises four sulphurs,
chalybeate and freestone-pronounce
after careful analysis, to be equal if not
better than any others for the cure of ner-
yousness, biliousness, indigestion and dis
eases Of the kidneys.
The bar attached is supplied with the
best of liquors; also ten-pin alley, shooting
gallery, and splendid string band is in at
tendance at all times tor the enjoyment Of
the guests.
Conveyances will leave the station on the
arrival of the trains.
RATES OF BOARD.
By the day, S2.00; by the month, $4,000.
Children, under II years of age, and ser.
wants half price. Special rates for large
families.
There will be a hop every Saturday night
for the benefit of the citizens of Nashville.
jy12 2t J. r. WINBOURN & Co.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-13
ST. Mary's orphan Asylum.

At the semi-snnual meeting of st. Mary's
Asylum Association, the Secretary, Mr.. E.
E. Jones, read bis report, from which we
CLEAN the following facts: There were in the
asylum, on the 1st of January last, rs chill
drep; admitted since that time, up to the
Both of June, %; given out during the same
period, p; leaving in the asylum, so, OF
whom 20 are boys and 81 girls. The oIdi-
nary branches of an Euglish education are
taught in the asylum, with great success,
considering the small space of time the older
children remain in the institution. There
is also class in vocal music, instructed
once each week by Mr.. Schneider, who
gives his services gratuitously. All the
children are in excellent health, not a soil
tary case of cholera having occurred in the
Institution, Notwithstanding the disease was
fearfully fatal in the neighborhoOd.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-13
TRxRUTE OF RESPECT.

NASHVILLE TENN, July, 1S13.-At regular
meeting of Hibernan society the following pre-
ambIe and resolutions we're adopted:
Whereas, Death has taken from amongst us,
in the full vigOr of life, our esteemed brother,
co-worker and social companion, JOHN Don
NELLY, who departed this life j une the 10Th, 1913;
and whereas, the solemn duty rests with us as
brethren, under one common bond OF beneVO-
lence, to express the sorrow we feel in the I'M
timely loss of our departed brother; therefore
Resolved, That while we bow in humble sub
mission to the Divine will, we regret his absence
from our midst. As a member of our AsSOcia-
ton he always acted with justice and Impartial
itv setting a manly and consistent example. AS
Chairman of our Sick Committee, which ardu-
Gus position he occupied at the time OF his death,
he was ever ready to do all in his power to allie
viate the suffering of his associates; ana MS
memory shall 1--we in the hearts of those TO WhOm
his many noble qualities endeared him..
Resolved, That we deem it our duty 10 ueeply
sympathiZe with his beTeaved relatives anu
friends in this their trying hour OF sorrO" anu
affection.
Resolved, That as a further token OF our re-
spect to the memory of our departed brother,
the charter of our association be draped III
mourning fer the space OF thirty days
Resolved, That a copy Of these resolutions DC
presented to the relatives of the deceased, and
that they be printed in the city papers.
c. IL. CURRAE,
j. j. MCLACGHLAN,
j. W. JOHNSON,
I. T. BoHAN,
JAMES MULLOY,
Committee.