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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-01-13
HIS cELLANEoUs.
CAPTAIN JACK

THE last OF our immense Spring Stock Except
! our accustomed weekly shipment l having ar
rived. we are now ready, sad propo-e 20 commence
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-01-13

Sole Agent for HerPer's Ferry.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25
or of .the will over tbe svstsm e 4,

or of the will over the system is not
80 great as 10 supposed. ] was once
called in Paris to see o girl who was
suspected Of pious imposition. Upon
bearing q church bell ring ut eight
every Sunday morning, she would
stand on her feet on the edge of the
bed, and, while her body remained as
immovable as statute, pray inces-
santly until the bell rang again twelve
hours afterward. ! gave her. q gal
vanic shock so powerful that o healthy
person could not have endured il, yet
She did not stir There is no doubt
but she had received from her brain
some immense power over her ncrv-
GUS system entirely independent Of
her will. The act Of performance
does not have refercnce 10 the will.--
The communication between the brain
and spinal cord may be very largely
destroyed, and still voluntary action
exist. A very few remaining fibrcs
are sufficient. a*T* Many afacts
show that when the will has ordered
q certain action, that action is com
plcted Independent of tho villas
walking in sleep. Indeed, the action
of the muscles is nearer perfection
the less we think about it. The ac-
tion is more like telegrnphic dis
patch from the brain telling the muse
les what to do, than a vibration Of the
nerves directly causing the result.-N.
Y. Sun.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

THE WONDERS OF THE ELECTRIC
SPAnK.--A small company of gentle
men interested in telcgraphy assembled
recently at 66 Broadway to test tho
capabilty Of the new system recently
introduced by theAutomatic Tole-
graph Company. A message of 1O2
world was transmitted 10 Washington
in twelve seconds, then in seven, then
in five; an1 messages were received
from tho Same place at the rate Of
1000 words a minute. Dispatches
were received from Old Prob, who had
not word to say about the New
York fog, and from other temporary
residents of Washington who were in
terested witnesses Of the experiments ts
in the Office in the capital. The ra.
pidity with which messages can bc
transmitted by tho new system can
DO limited only by the physical power
of the operator. When the improve
ments which Mr.. Edison is now max
ing in his Newark laboratory are
completed it will be an every day ex-
perince to send and receive from 200
TO 1900 words a minute, the message
coming in printed slips ready for the
printer, and as lcgible as the page of
the most carefully printed book
When the Presidents message was
sent from Washington II required fifty
nine minutes TO transmit II over eight
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25
.@isffllauepns.
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE!
IN CIRARD TOWNSHIP.


The Undersigned offers for sale the farm on
which he now resides, situate In Grard township,
Clearheld county, Pa, formerly owned by Justin
J. Pie. The farm contains 100 acres, and 10 very
desirably located. The buildings are all new, and
consist Of large frame house, having good cellar
underneath, and good water convenient, large
frame barn, blacksmith shop, wagon shed, spring
house, &c. The buildings on this farm are as
good, If not better, than on any farm In Clsarfeld
county. The land is Of superior quality and in o
good state Of cultivation. M itF
Possession will be given in the spring, or at
any time most convenient to the purchaser. The
terms will be reasonable. Persons desirous Of
purchasing can address tho subscriber at Lecontes
Milis P. o., Clear1eld county, Pa, Or apply in
person on the premises.
Any personswanting any information In regard
to the quality Of the land, the kind Of buildings
thereon, &c., &C., can get the information by call
ing on Sheriff Pie, in Clcarfeld us he owned the
farm for a number Of years, and Of course knows
all about It. WENDELL ENDRES,
LeconteI Mills, Ciearneld Co., Pa.
January 81, 1874.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

The Norristown Herald thus puns
the names Of some of the House OF
Representatives.
"The present State Legislature is
composed OF some queer characters, as
usual. In the House we find Ash and
Wood, ,-but no wood ashes. One of
the mem mbers from Berks is always
Dry, and no doubt he thinks Philadcl-
phia Porter poor substitute for beer.
There is one man Hays and one Hazc.
man. The Representatives frequently
get out of humor, but you will not
find moro than one Cross. Armstrong
seeds an Armstrong, but he is not as
strong Of arms as some whose names
are not Armstrong. When tho ayes
and noes are called, tho Delaware
member keeps Talley. There is one
Newmyer, and one Myer, not new
he is probably an old Mycr. One
Moore is o. X and it is to be hoped
that 90 more are 10. X" too. There
is only one Wolfe In The fold, and how
much lyin', We are not prepared to
say. The House contains eight Mos
--one Dim-mick, although he may
bc as bright as any of the others
Notwithstanding tho fact that free
passes are abolished, there Is but one
Walker, and he has only one Hill to
get over. Tsbudy is not TO be 'sneczcd
at" unless you undertake 10 pro-
nouncd his namo. Ten TO one Mr..
Shuman wears boots and doesn't sing
Shoo-dy. Piper comes from West.
morelnnd, and is accompanied by a
Toner which is all right. Every piper
should have n toner. Their wheczy
instruments need toning all the time.
There Is one Burchinell, and he should
be very popular with school. boys.-'
They often wish the birch wss there
or 10 somc other hot place. North.
ampton sends Pyle, and hopes he
will DO heap Of good. We don 4 SOC
bow Saiter can get or anything fresh.
On the whole the House Of Reptesen.
tativcs is very ancient body. Out
Of ono hundred members there is only.
one Young For fesr Of cxhaustinr
tho re.der's patience wo will close
With . Rush. -
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

There's something In tho "parting hour"
Win chill the warmest heart, .f M
Yet kindred, comrades, lovers, friends, n
Are fated all to part. f,rir IL iI'
But this I've seen---and many apang
Has pressed II on my mind lt
The ono who goes Is happier .Ht et
Than those ho leaves behind, va.
No matter what the journey b.,
4 Adventurous, dangerous, far, ria- 4is
To the wild deep or bleak frontier,
To solitude or war,
Still something cheers the heart that dares
In all Of human kind,
And they who 80 are happier
Than those they leave behind.
The bride goes to the brldegroom's home
With doubtings and with tears,
But does not Hope her rainbow spread
Across her cloudy fears3
Alas the mother that remains- ~
What comfort can she find
But this the gone Is happier
Than one she leaves behind. tt
Have you friend--a comrade dear
An old and valued friendl
Be sure your time Of sweet concourss
At length will have an end.
And when you part--as part you will
/ take II not unkind,
II he who goes is happier
Than you he leaves behind.
God wills II so, and so II Is;
The pilgrims on their way,
Though weak and worn, more cheerful are
Than all the rest who stay,
And when, at last, poor man subdued,
Lies down to death resigned,
May he not still be happier far
Than those he leaves behindi
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

An ONO GIANT.--A Cleveland pa
per relates number of anecdotes illus
trative Of the strength and size Of
Abner Mcllrath, whom It dubs a giant.
1t appers that McIlrath is "sixty- one
years Of age, and is six feet seven and
a half inches standing in his boots,
fairly proportioned in form, without
a pound Of waste flesh. He was and
is giant in muscular strength. He
has lifted l,700 pounds of iron, and q
blow with his massive fist and long
arm is 80 powerful that on one oc-
casion, when some twelve or fifteen
sailors went out to his place to "raise
q muss," he thrashcd the whole lot
and threw them one by one ont Of the
door just as one could throw so many
babies, and during that operation he
dared not double his fist for fear his
blows might prove fatal to the rowdies.
lie formerly carried on the business of
cooper, and used to come to town
with bis load of barrels. On one oc-
casion, while stopping at the "Red
Tavern" lately known as the slack
son House," and which is now torn
down, q snob from town, who was out
there with his turnout in the shape Of
a livery horse and buggy, got into a
difficulty with Abe, and having insult.
cd him in some way or another, Abe
resented 1t by lifting the buggy right
up and straddling it across the fence,
and then got on bis wagon and drove
of to town, whistling as though moth
ing was the matter, and leaving the
lucklcss wight TO get his buggy of the
fence as best he could.'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25
Congressman and National Banks.

A National Representative from tho
wilds of Missouri has introduced a
resolution in Congress "wanting to
know" how many Congressman are
interested IN national banks, who they
are, wha. the amount of their inter
estedness, and host of such matters.
1t is said that many Congressman
grew very uneasy when this inquisi-
tive gentleman threw out his polypal
feeler; and they forthwith voted his
measure down-to the oblivion of 9TH
CIR bores. But the gentleman declares
he will not bo put down. Although
he might refer to the books Of the
Comptroller, if he were permitted and
there find all such interested parties
recorded according to the act Of June
4, 1864, he won't do anything of the
kind, but is going to introduce that
selfsamc resolution every Monday un.
til be secures its passage, which he
believes he can do in time.
What does he meanY Does he i'm
aginc that Congressman have no right
to bold large shares in these banks
over whose interests they must legis-
late favorably or unfavorablyY Does
no presume 10 insinuate that their
disinterestedness in this legislation
will be in an inverse ratio to their in.
terestedness in the institutions 7 Were
not many Congressman interested in
Credit Mojilier stocks and dividends
Was not their legislation perfectly
disinterestedY Did they not disinter.
est themselves to such a degree that
the Credit Company relieved our over
burdcned Treasury of few tens Of
millions more than the company earned
and should have had2 Did not these
Congressman say they were disinier-
estcd in borrowing MoJiiier stock and
innocentIy having it paid for out OF
it's own dividends, and with the sim
plicity of yearling lambs putting the
surplus into their pockets with Chris
Understandable forgetfulness that
bushes all laudatory odes to good
memory? Must not their legislation
on tho National Banking system, in
which they are interested, be of the
samo disinterested natureY
Not interested in national banks
Why, the Representative from Mis-
souri, would perhaps insinuate, upon
the same principle, that they shall
not be interested in great Interstate
railroads, as soon as Senator Morton's
doctrine that Congress has tho right
to regulate frcights and fares, prevail.
Would tho gentleman divest Congress.
men VI their rich-paying stocks in the
great lines in operation and those in
prospectu, lest an interest in these di-
vest them of disiEterestedness in leg
islation anent them? Why, the poor
Congressman would soon be perpetrat-
ing another back-pay bill, to keep
themselves In landaulet, champagne,
faro, poker and pleasure money.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25


CONDIMENTS IN PouLrRY DIET.-
Cayenne pepper, mustard or ginger,
can, with great benefit, be added TO
the food Of the fowls, to increase their
vigor and to stimulate egg production.
This apparently artificial diet will
be seen to be natural if we remember
that wild birds Of the gallinaceous
species get access to very many high
spiced berries and buds (; articles that
give the game flavor" 10 their flesh.
The ordinary food Of tho domestic
fowl is not, indeed, entirely without
somo such addition, since there is
more or less Of an aromatic principle
in wheat, Indian corn and all other
grains. Nevertheless, it is not suffi-
cient in quanty TO sopply tho place of
the stronger spices, tasto for which
is part Of the fowls inherited con-
stitutiop. A moderate quantity of
cayenne, &c, added 10 the ground
grain is always productive Of health
and thrift in poultry.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25
How the Chinese Catch Fish.

Tho cormorant "A larreIv empIovod
as an sssistant TO he Alderman. and
4 csrsOrlIv educatad "a bia work. .bv
nroicss;onsl trsiners whom thor
cughlv trained. Z 6sir of birds ID
wcrsh fortv dolIarS ths bigh price be-.
inc exnlaiSad bv tbe cost and labor
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

jectiIes. 1t Is curious that the ampli.
tuds of the spring IL the same for the
largo and smaller kinds alike. This
result was foreseen BY the celebrated
naturalist, Strauss. Durckheim. In his
work on The Comparative Anatomy of
Articnlated animals he establishes the
point that two animals Of similar form
but of different dimensions will jump
the samo height above the point where
| lies their centre of gravity at the mo-
msat when they quit the soil. He
takss as an example the cat and the
tiger, and adds that the same conclu-
siou Is applicable to crickets and grass
horpers.
Tho experiments in the way of fy-
ia, cad 70 the conclusion that insects
Ieu.9ioy much less muscular force in
that way than in drawing or pushing;
perhaps II is that, unlike birds, they
are not intended 10 carry large weights
through the air. A ball Of soft wax
OF a weight little superior TO what the
insect nigh. be expected to bear was
fastened round its body, and it was
tried as to whetherit could support
this in the air: if it fell, the size was
diminished. Among various insects
belonging to the ive orders of Coieop-
terra (beetles) it was found that they
could raise from one-sxth to double
their own weight; the common fly
could manage triple that amount
Yet the fight Of insects is so marve.
lous rapid that some can distance the
swallows that pursue them, and GER
tain kinds of flies are said to be able
to pass racc-horse or locomotive
going at full speed.
lfweinquire why the rmallcrspecies
are the stronger, the answer may be
that their way Of life necessitates it.
Thus the hardness of the soil is the
same to all the burrowers; the grains
of sand which the larger can easily
displaco are rocks to the smaller ones;
and comparing them with animals, the
mole and the rabbit require much less
strength TO force q passage than the
ant. The prodigious leaps of the
cricket, the locust, and the grasshop-
per, would, in the same proportion,
make lion spring over half mile.
Not less surprising is the power Of
destruction in certain classes the ter
mites have undermined whole towns,
which are now suspended over cata.
combs such is the case with Valencia,
in New Granada La Rochelle is men
aced by the same fate. The larvae of
the sirex pierce through balls Of lead
with their mandiblcs. During the
Crimean war packets of cartouches
were found the conical balls of which
we're perforated in various parts. The
little African ant can raise mounds of
clay five yards high, and of such SOL
idity that the wild cattle stand on
them to explore the horizon. Such
edifccs are thousands Of times larger
than their architects, while tho Pyra-
mid Of Cheops is but ninety times the
height of man.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25


The $500 EXEMPTION LAw.-Gov.
Hartranft is not pleased with tho
practical operation of the exemption
law. In his message TO the legisla-
ture, he says: "The net Of 1s49 ex-
cmpting certain amount Of the prop
erty of debtor from levy or sale, on
execution or distress for rent, was in
tended for the wise aud humane pur-
pose of protecting his family from
sudden and absolute want. This bc-
nevolcnt design 10, however, often de-
feated, and ths law practically nulli-
fed, by the harrassed debtor waving
the benefits Of the act to meet the ex-
actions Of his creditor. Do not sound
public policy and humanity demand
supplement to this law that will for
bid a debtor having family waving
the benefit of the exemption, so that a
household may not be shorn, in an in
stant, Of all the necessaries of life by
reason Of the weakness, recklessness
or misfortune of its head, or 10 satisfy
the greed Of grasping creditor?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25


SOUND ON REsuMPrIoN.-Co Congress
is badgering away at the resumption
Of specie payment. The members are
about equally divided between issuing
more greenbacks and still withdraw
ing more from circulation. A cores
pondent of the Pittsburgh Post hits
the nail on the head, in this way -
"There are about Four Hundred Mil
lions of Government bonds deposited
in the United States Treasury to Sc
cure the circulation Issued by Nation
al Banks. The interest paid by the
Government in gold to these monopo-
lies since their organization amounts
to about two hundred millions of dol
lars in coin. These banks arc required
to keep 10 to 25 per cont. of legal
tender notes on hand, as reserve. Had
provision been made that this inter-
est should be added to the reserve
fund as substitute for greenbacks,
the accumulation of coin would be-
nearly fifty per cent. of National
Bank circulation, and resumption
would have been easy" Isit too late
10 begin now!
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

The Scotch papers are telling joke
about An Aberdeen lad who sccidently
swallowed a small leaden bullet. His
friends we're very much alarmed about
il. The doctor was iound, heard tho
dismal tale, and, with as much uscon-
cern as he would manifest in a COM
mon headache, wrote the following
laconic note to the lads fathers "Don't
alarm yourself II, after three weeks
the bullet is not removed, givo the boy
q charge Of powder. Yours, otc. P.
S.--Don't shoot the boy at anybody"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25
Store House for Sale or Rent.

That we'll known Store and Dwelling House,
situated in Glen Hope, Clearfeld county, is offer
ed at private sale or for rent. The house Is two
stories high, b6 by 40 feet, with good back build
ing; No. l well ofwater in back building other
outbuildings, such as ice house. smoke house,
corn crib, stablng and large shedding, all In good
order. This property Is suitable for any kind Of
business, and will be sold at private sale or rent
ed on reasonable terms to q responsible party.
The property is good and in q pleasant place to
do business, and win be sold or rented on easy
terms. The bad health of the subscriber COM
pels him TO close his business for the present.
This house has done a good business, and good
business man can do well here. Possession given
on April l, 1874. For further information call
or write TO WM. S. DICKEY a SON.
Glen Hope, clearfeli Co., Pa. [jan2s.2m
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

A bill has been introduced In tho
Legislature Of Illinois TO emo not less
than $50 nor more than $500, and TO
imprison not loss than thirty days nor
more than six months, persons ndver-
tislng for divorce business the same
punishment TO be inflicted on proprie-
tors Of papers inserting such advertise
mont.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

Tn THE ORPHANS COURT Of clear

TN THE ORPHANS COURT Of Clear
i field county, Pa.
In the matter OF the partition Of the real estate
Of Samuel waring, late OF Morris township, de-
ceased. To Susannah Waring, widow, and Will
liam Waring, catharine Ebbs, George waring.
John Waripg, Samuel Waring. Elizabeth waring
and Delaney II. waring, children, devisecs and
heirs at law Of the said Samuel Waring, deceased.
Take Notice, that at an Orphans Court held at
Clear6od, for said county, on the 18th day Of
January, A. ID. 1874, rule was granted upon all
the heirs and legal representatives, and all per-
sons interested In tho estate Of said decedent re-
quiring them to be and appear at an Orphans
Court to be held at the Court House, in Cleardcld,
in said county, on the 10th day Of March next,
thea and there to accept or refuse the estate Of
the said dccedent at the valuation thereof; and
in case the heirs, legal representatives,, and all
peiIons interested in the estate Of the said dcce-
dent, neglect or refuse to take the same, then TO
show GAUGE, " any they have, why the same should
not be sold according TO law.
W. n. MCPHERSON,
Feb. l1tb, ls74.-st. Sheriff.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

A good wife is like q snail. WhyY
Because she keeps in her own house.
A good wife is not like snail. Why?
Because she does not carry her oil on
her back A good wife is like town
clock. WhyY Because she keeps
good tims.. A good wife is no. like q
town clock. Whyi Because she
docs not speak so loud that all the
town can hear. her
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

CPECIAL LEGISLATION.---No-
~ tice is hereby given to the public and all
parties interested, that application will be made
at the present session Of our State Legislature to
pass an act authorizing the 0verseers OF the
Poor Of Huston township, In the county of Clear
field, to levy tax for poor purposes upon the
unscatcd lands in said township, at the same rate
per cent. as may be levied upon seated property.
WIN. ID. WOODWARD,
DAVID H0RNING,
ALFRED SC0F1ELD,
Penheld, Feb. IL, '74-4t. and rs others.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.--Notice
Aish hereby given lat letters Of administration
on the estate Of ABRAHAM Il. R.PE0PLEs, decd d,
late Of Knox township, Clearfeld county, Penn'a,
having been duly granted to the undersigned
all persons indebted TO said estate will please
rake immediate payment, and those having
claims or demands will present them properly
authenticated for settlement without delay.
N. D. PEOPLES,
?. A. R0wLEe,
Administrators.
New Millport, Feb. ~, 1874. Bts
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25

A DEMONSTRATIONS NOTICE.-Notice
IA is hereby given that letters Of administration
on tho estate OF ALEXANDER GIssEy, late Of
Morris tewoship, clcarfieid comfy, Pa, deceased,
having been duly granted to the undersigned, ali
persons indebted to said estate will please make
Immediate payment, and those having claims or
demands will present them sropcrly authenticated
for settlement without delay.
A. d. JOHNSON,
kylertown, Feb. li.-6te Administrator.