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Connecticut western news., 1873-05-02

How THEY Do IT.-In New York State to take more than seven per cent. is usury. When money is worth one per cent. day or thereabouts, they get over the usury clause in this fashion:
 MT. Brown-Say, Jones, I'll bet you $50 you won't lend me $1O,O for two days at 2 per cent. per annum.
 MT. Jones (stroking his mustache and musing)-I'll take that bet. I'll lend you the $1O,O0O.
 MT: Brown-Lost again, by love Here's the $50.
 N. B.-Fifty dollars is exactly the interest on $10, 900 for two days at per cent.
Connecticut western news., 1873-05-02

HE THREW. - Artemus Ward once lent money. He thus recounts the transaction A gentleman friend of mine came to me with tears in his eyes. I said, Why these weeps ? He said he had @ mortgage on his farm, and wanted to borrow $2OO. I lent him the money and he went away. Some time after he returned with more tears. He said he must leave me forever. I ven- tured to remind him of the $2OO he borrowed. He was much cut up I thought I would not be hard upon him -so I told him would throw off $1OO. He brightened-shook my hand-and said Old friend, I won't allow you to outdo me in iberality-I'n throw off the other hundred.'"
Connecticut western news., 1873-05-02
THE BIG TREES OF CA11FoRN1A.-Th

HE BIG TREES OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Alto says: The travel to the Geysers and to the Big Trees has commenced for the season. A trail is now open from the Calaveras Big Tree Grove to the South Calaveras Grove, which is five miles distant, and has 8 much larger number of trees of the larg- est diameter, though they are not so high. One tree lying down is hollow, and the cavity is so large that six horses can walk abreast in it for distance of more than 100 feet. The Calaveras Grove covers 160 acres, and has 9S trees; the South Calaveras Grove has 800 acres and ], 1880 trees, including several hun dred over 30 feet in diameter.
Connecticut western news., 1873-05-02

DRY OR WET FUE1.-A very general misunderstanding exists in regard to the effects of burning wet fuel. It is widely supposed that certain portion of water aids combustion and intensifies the heat of fire. The fact is that while the water may be decomposed by con tact of steam with incandescent carbon aceous substances into a highly infam- mable gas, yet exactly the same amount of heat is needed to produce the decom- position as is produced in the combus- tion of it's products. The cause and the result are exact equivalents. If the water is not decomposed, but is merely converted into steam, Q large amount of heat is absorbed and wasted in the pro- cess. In this case @ loss occurs, and in that there is neither gain or loss.
Connecticut western news., 1873-05-02
New Discoveries at POmpeii.

The Unilo Nagionole, of Naples, gives an account of some interesting re- searches recently made in the ruins of the buried city: " In the porch of a small house two skeletons were found, one of them being incontestably that of woman, as 1t had on bracelet in mas- sive gold, of an unusual form, composed of thick rings soldered to each other, the whole being fastened by two pieces of wire of the same metal. The day after, in the garden of the same build ing, was discovered a small statue, seat ed, about two feet high, of rather un- common model. It is in terra cotta, but of no definite type. The head, in fact, is absolutely that of Jupiter the
 figure is covered with a tunic, having short sleeves which only cover the up
 per part of the arms the legs and hands are crossed @ cloak falls from the shoulders and envelops the lower limbs; the right hand holds @ papyrus so that the belief is it must represent Q philosopher. Two days after, how ever, more important work of art was found at the bottom of another garden contiguous to the one aforementioned, namely, marble Venus, measuring "AUAh OAAO OuoC1 1uO1O Uuul u 1dIu III height. It is in perfect preservation, as it only wants two fingers of the right hand, but the most remarkable charac- istic is that it is colored. The excava- tions of Pompeii and Herculaneum have produced many other specimens of painted marble, but the tints have all more or less faded away. In the pres ent work the hair is yellow, the eye lashes and eyebrows black; the chlamys which form the left arm passing behind the shoulders, descends on the legs and covers the lower parts, it is also tinted yellow outside, whilst the interior folds show at the edges some traces of blue and red. The nude parts are white. The left arm, the hand of which holds the apple of Paris, rests upon similar statue, the drapery of which is also tinted yellow, green, and black"
Connecticut western news., 1873-05-02

Special notices, unusual designs, and adver- tisements set in double column, or to occupy fixed places, % per cent. additional to regular rates.
 Advertisements must be plainly marked the length of time desired, or they will be contin- ued and charged for until ordered out.
 Notices of Marriages and Deaths free of charge All additions to ordinary announce ments 10 cents per line.
Connecticut western news., 1873-05-02

The Ruin. The old house stands where the hilltop trees Bend to the breath of the upland breeze, Stands in the solitude alone, An unknown castle of unhewn stone, But crumbling,
 Falling,
 This once stronghold, Burial heap of memories old. Stands in it's silence-sad, forlorn, Its walls o'ergrown with the briery thorn, Mouldering brush and rank weed tall, Choking up portal, path, and hall, Thus checking,
 .---.. The stranger, who Would boldly wander the old pile through Night owls build in the turret gray, Fox and wolf through the great hall play, Or from the thickly tangled grass Start as t',s wandering footsteps pass, All snspping,
 Snarling,
 r Lonely bold, Modern lord of the castle old. The daylight peers with aourious eye Through the broken panes of the windows high; And the winter winds with relish keen Whistle mongst rafter, brick, and beam, And gaily,
 Madly,' .es-.a .z.
 Wildly carouse Through the halls of the old deserted house. I'd not wander there when the dewy eve Gives to the day glad reprieve, .-v I'd fear to see through the twilight air @ Some olden knight of his s'ladye faire,'' ... Some ghostly,
 Ghastly, ....... ... 0uaking sight, Of elfn dwarf or pohlin snrita ...
Connecticut western news., 1873-05-02

An order by the Sultan forbidding the wearing of turbans in places of pub lie amusement is creating some distur- bans in Constantinople.
Connecticut western news., 1873-05-02

Fifteen sugar plantations have been burned in the Union Jurisdiction, Cuba.
Connecticut western news., 1873-05-02
HOW THE SPELL WAS BROKEN.

I---.- "ITI" F V F3uahIuS sISnU, Of elfn dwarf, or goblin sprite
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15
How Young Men Fail.

There is Alfred Sutton home will
his family, to live on the old folks,
said one ncighbor to another Ill
seems hard, after all his father ba'
done TO fit him for business, and capi
tai he invested to start him so fairly
1t is surprising he has turned out SC
poorly. He is steady young man
no bad habits so far as | know; he
had a good education and was always
considered smart but ho doesn't sue
ceed in anything. am told he has
tried a number of different sorts ol
business, and sunk money every timo
What can be the trouble with Alfred
| should like to know, for | don't want
my boy 10 take his turn
alfred is smart enough, said the
other, land has education enough, but
he lacks the one element of success
He never wants to give dollars worth
of work for q dollar Of money, and
there is no other way for man tC
mako his fortune. Ho mast dig, if he
would get gold. All the men tina,
have succeeded honestly, in making
money, have had to work for it, the
sharpcrs sometimes the hardest of all
Alfred wished to set his train in mo,
tion, and a smashup was the result
Teach your boy, friend Archer, to
work with will when hc does work
Give him play enough to mako him
learn oarly that work is the business
of life. Patient, selfdcnying work il
the price of success. Ease and iDdo-
lence cat away not the capital only, but
worse still, all n mans ncrvo and pow.
or. Present qualification tends 10 put
off duty until tomorrow, or next
week, and so the golden moments slip
by. 1t is getting TO DO rarc thing
for the sons of rich men to dio rich
Too often they squander in hall
score of years, what their fathers were
q lifetime in accumulating. | wish
could ring il in the ear of every aspir
ing young man that work, hard work
for head and hands, is the price o.
prospcri y. Country Gentleman
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15
Children's Rights.

The "rights of women" have had
their advocates among us for good
many years and now the "rights OF
children" have found an advocate who,
mirabile dictu, is school teacher. AT
a convention Of the schools, held re-
Gently mt Worcester, Massachusetts,,
Superintendent Marble read a paper,
in which no maintained that every
child in school, however young, "has
the same right to his opinion, his judg-
ment, his will and way, which full
grown man would have if ho sat in
the same scat. Tho fact" said ho,
that hc is weak and ignorant docs
not alter the case. Ii tho child's opin-
ion or judgment be at fault, we should
correct him in the same rational way
as wo would an adult. II his will be
obstinate, aud his way be productive
Of harm TO himself or others, we should
first point him out tho right way, and,
II hc did not dosist from his evil way,
we should enforce both adult and child
in the same manner. The qualities OF
reason and intelligence should always
be recognized both in the child and in
the adult The first right of every
child, then, as of cvery human being
is TO be treated as an equal, and not
as an inferior. IL seems TO bc the
opinion of some people that TO teach
Is TO stamp ones own image upon the
child that what / know the child
must learn that what l think he
must be taught. We have no businesi
to do any such thing. A child Is
weak, but we havo no right TO bully
him. He is undcvclopcd intellectually
no more have wc right TO impose
our opinions upon him without BIZ
choice"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15
VOL. 47--WHOLE NO 2S4l.
THE REPUBLICAN.
- s-H'7'-sa--'sa.a-aa.-s1
FOREST MELODIES

FOREST MELODIES.
love the fine old forest,
That for centuries hath stood,
And waved its lofty branches
Grandiy In tho solitude;
Mid Its glories and its graccs,
A stately grandeur dweils;
And Natures hand their traces
All her bright and magic spells.
It's shades are full Of voicer,
Ever ringing joyous out;
From its trembling whispered brcsthlngs,
To the storms wild boisterous shout
And Its notes, so deeply thrilling,
From the dark recesses start,
And swell through ether, stilling
The quick beatings Of the heart.
When the gorgeous robe of spring-tim
Hath arrayed them In its green,
And tho leaves are bright with dew drops
Glancing in the mornings sheen
Then Its full enchanting chorus
with q rapture we have heard,
For the songs are round and o'er us
or each gladsome forest bird.
0, when the sere Of Autumn
Hath fastened on the leaf,
And clad the Summer glories
With the fading garb of grief.
Ono fearful strain of sorrow
Will thy songstcrs sadly chime,
Ere they fit upon the morrow
To some far and sunny cline.
We have heard tho gentle zephyrs
Stealing through the waving boughs,
With melody enhancing
As the madcn's whispered VOWS,
And the storm wind, as II rushes
In Its wild and mad career,
The bravest brother bushes
70 u solemn awe and fear.
Fen the frosty reign Of Winter
Hath q cheerful minstrelsy,
As the ice Of morning falleth
From the tall and stately tree,
And the heart can feel no power
In the poets sweetest lay,
Like the music of the shower
In some Summers sultry day.
Oh, | love the brave old forest,
That for centuries hath stood,
And waved its lofty branches
Grandly In the solitudel
Ny home Is in its bosom,
Where no human foot hath trod
My companion, the wild blossom,
And my trust, In Natures God.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15
The Pin Machine.

This machine is one Of tho closest
approaches that mechanics have mado
to the dextcrity of the human hand.
1t is about the height and size of u
lady's sewing machine, only much
stronger. On the side at tho back
light belt descends from long shaft
in the ceiling that drives all the ma
chimes, ranged in two rows on tho
floor. On the left side of the machine
hangs on peg reel of wire that has
been Strengthened by running through
compound system of small rollers.
The wire descends, and the end enters
tho machine, This is tho food con-
sumed by this voracious little dwarf.
lie pulls it in and bites it off by inch.
es, incessanly--l40 bites to the min.
ute. Just rs he scizes each bitc, u
little hammer, with a concavc face,
hits the end of tho wire three times,
"upsets" it to head, while he grips it
TO d counter sunk hole between his
teeth. With an outward thrust Of his
tongue he then lays the pin sideways
in a little groove across the rim Of q
small wheel that slowly revolvcs. By
the external pressure Of stationary
hoop these pins roll in thcir places as
they are carried under two series Of
small files, three in each. These files
grow finer toward the end of the &C.
ries. They lie at a slight inclination
on tho pins, and series Of cams, levers
and springs are made to play like
lightning. Thus the pins are dropped
in little shower in box. Twenty
eight pounds are days work for ono
of these jerking little automatons.-
The machines reject crooked pins, tho
slightest irregularity in any OF them
being detected.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

THE Sword AND THE PES.--The
Sword of tho warrior was taken down
for the purpose of being polished. II
had not been long out Of use. The
rust was rubbed off, but there were
spots that would not go-they were
OF blood. The sword was placed on
the table, near the pen of the warriors
secretary. The pen took advantage
of the first breath of mir TO move lit
tic further of. "Thou arc right"
said the sword, "I am bad neighbor'
81 fear thee not" replied the pen, 81
am moro powerful than thou art; but
| love not thy society" al extermi'
nate" said the sword. "And ] per
petuate," answered the pen "where
are thy victories II / record them
not? Even where thou thysclf shall
one day be-in the lake Of oblivion"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15
Don't Be Persuaded.

w nav ~ oiNCcSa 10 shNs W 'sN''
enables man or woman TO say no, and
then 10 stick to IT. OF course, one
who practices tho positive, must also
learn 10 think before hc speaks, else
he will be unjust to himself as well as
others. No ono class of our people
need to acquire this habit moro than
farmers, and when they become &C.
customod to use the word more fire.
quently and cmphatically than they
do at present, itinerant peddlcrs and
agents will find their occupation gone,
or at least slightly less remunerative.
The patent gate or bec hive man
calls on the farmer and asks him TO
purchase his waros, or the right 10
use them; the farmer, knowing that
hc does not actually need them, says
no; but tho smooth, oily tongue of the
agent soon gets decision in his fa-
vor, and there are two sales affected
instead of one-for the farmer is cold,
and the agent sells his wares. When
we glance over the list of patent
gates, bee hives, OK yokes, churns,
fences, and thousand and one other
worthless things that have been sold
to farmers, and are at the present time
being hawked about tho country, we
cannot help urging every man to ac-
quiro the habit Of saying mol
There may bc one or two better
churns than the old fashioned one
used by our grandfathers, but how
many thousands of worse than use
less things have been sold under the
name Of "improvcd patent churns y
The same is true of nearly all of tho
smaller implements used about the
household and farm; the inventors,
manufacturers, and peddlers of the
same having Hourished amazingly,
simply because farmers could not or
did not say no. All the vile nostrums
that are distributed through the coun-
try were sent there by the manuiac-
turers simply because they knew tho
weakness OF the masses; and swind-
lers of all kinds, from wine plant ped
dlers down TO counterfeit money deal
ers who send boxes of sawdust to
their dupes, flourish for tho same rca.
son.
1t is passing strange that men and
women who possess any intelligence,
can for a moment suppose that any
country quack or city quack doctor
possesses opportunities or the brains
to concoct medicine of moro value
or potency than the thousands OF
learned men who grace the profes-
sion. The same is true in regard 10
plants; and if farmers will remember
this one thing, that no travelling agent
ever did introduce u new plant, fruit
or vegetable, they will he duped less
often. When any one calls on you
aud pretcnds that he has something
new, that our regular nurscryman or
florists do not know all about, set him
down as swindler, and not only say
no, but hasten his departure from the
promises. If our farmers had SO served
the peddlers of Aikakengi, or straw
berry tomato, wine plant, coffee plant,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

A MAN FIsH.-The mermaid's male
mate has been found. 1t is called tho
man fish, and has been shipped and
brought to Brooklyn. 1t was caught
at the Fishing banks by ono Commo-
dore English, of No. % Vesscy street,
New York, two weeks ago. It's mp
pearance resembles that of male of
tho human species, more than any
ono of the fnny tribe ever before seen.
1t is four feet long, and weighed when
alive fifty pounds. Its head is broad,
and something like that of toad fish,
but with large, full eyes, big mouth
and small, sharp teeth Below tho
head is a short neck, and below that
on each are two armlke fins mcasur-
ing from the extreme ends Fl inches.
Then comes the most remarkable re-
semblanco TO q man, which is well
shaped waist, with ribs and tho gen.
eral appearance OF human being
Where the waist ends there project
from each side fins smaller than tho
upper firs, and more like legs. Ex.
tending back from these fins is u
round, strong tail, about one foot and
half long. Tho skin is tongh, and
has no scales. Altogether, il is tho
oldest looking specimen OF the fish
kind imaginable, and would be good
subject for Darwin TO discourse on.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

TINE TO SAVE HIM.--A Republican
paper in Philadelphia speaking OF
Judge Gordon's chances in that city
says: There is yet time, perhaps, To
save this gentleman, ilbis friends think
he is worth saving. But, they had
better, in the language Of the Lord
Hamlet, "lonvc of their damnablo
faces, and begin |"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

A lady retiring from an unproflta-
BILE trip to church declared that when
she "saw the sbawls Of those Smiths,
and then thought Of tho things her
own poor girl had to wear, Il II was
not for the consolation Of religion she
did no, know what she should do"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

About five thousand people werc
collected on nm afternoon recently in
Point Breeze Park, Philadelphia, to
witness II trot between the celebrated
Goldsmith Maid and fast rising com
petitor for the honors of the turf,
Judge Fullerton. The Maid won the
race in three straight heats-time,
2:22 2:22t; 2:23i
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

Louis j Jcnning, managing editor
Of tho New York Times, is one OF the
lew metropolitan journalists whose An.
nual salary is $4,000.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

There are many ladies who will not
bend, but none, alas, who cant be
beaucd.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15
Rates OF Advertising.
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15
REALIZING HIS FATE.

Jack rather WINGED under that ques.
ton and said: al can think of no one
who could take good care Of my family
He would be suspicious Of all, even Of
Scarefaced Charley, whom he thought
a good man."
Captain Jack then expressed desire
to know If bo might entertain hopes
of living, and, OH being told the Presi-
dents orders would be carried out, be
said, "Thc great chief at Washington
is a long way off; and he thinks that
be has beon misreprescnted, and
IL THE BIG CHIEF WOULD COME
to sec him he might change his opin'
ion." lie was then told that tho big
chiefs children numbered millions,and
that no was guided by good men, who
represented him.
Jack then continued al don't wish
to talk q great deal, and only about
those things near my heart, and
would like TO have execution Of the
sentence postponed until things could
bc made more clear"
On hearing that tho Presidents dc.
cision was not given without q good
deal Of thought, Jack said ~ know
Judging by the details, hc was moi
hasty In tho matter, but think be
should have hoard what ! had 10 say