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Connecticut western news., 1874-02-06
Did Not Know.

MT. Layard, the Eastern explorer, once requested Mohammedan official to give him some statistics of the city in which he lived. He received in reply a letter, of which the following is an ex. tract "My illustrious Friend and Joy of my Liver The thing. you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Al though I have passed all my days in this place, I have neither counted the houses nor have I inquired into the number of inhabitants and as to what one person loads on his mules, and the other slows away in the bot tom of his ship, this is no business of mine. But above all, as to the previ- ous history of this city, God only knows the amount of dirt and confusion that the inhdels may have eaten before the coming of the sword of Islem. It were unproftable for us to inquire into it. Oh, my soul l! oh, my lamb! seek not after the things which concern thee not. Thou comest unto us and we vel come thee. Go in peace" sl."
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-06
VOL. III.
|" The Babes In the WOOds.O

BJa PINE FLAT, 1871. Something characteristic" oh
 Hump! reckon you mean by that Something that happened in our way, Here at the crossin' of Big Pine Flat. Times aren't now as they used to be, When gold was flush and the boys were
 frisky,
 And man would pull out his battery For anything-maybe the price of whisky. Nothing of that sort, eh ? That's strange. Why, I thought you might be diverted, Hearing how Jones, of Red Rock Range, Drawed his Hint to tho Unconverted, And saying, "Whar will you have it 2" shot Cherokee Bob at the last Debating What was the question :? I forgot But Jones didn't like Bob's way of stating. Nothing of the kind, eh ? You mean Something milder ? Let's see-Oh, Joe! Tell to the stranger that little scene Out of the "Babes in the Woods" You
 know,
 " Babes" was the name that we gave 'em, sir, Two lean lads in their teens, and greener Than even the belt of spruce and fir Where they built their nest, and each day grew leaner. No one knew where they came from. None Cared to ask if they had mother. Runaway schoolboys, maybe. One Tall and dark as spruce; the other Blue and gold in the eyes and hair, Soft and low in his speech, but rarely Talking with us and we didn't care To get at their secret at all unfairly. For they were so quiet 50 sad and shy, Content to trust each other solely That somehow we'd always shut one eye, And never seem to observe them wholly, As they passed to their work. Twas wornout
 claim, -'
 And it paid them grub. They could live
 without it, For the boys had way of leaving game In their tent, and forgetting all about it. Yet no one asked for their secret. Dumb It lay in their big eyes heavy hollows. It was understood that no one should come To their tent unawares, save the bees and
 swallows. ...... So they lived alone. Until one warm night was sitting here at the tent-door, so, sir When out of the sunsets rosy light Up rose the sheriff of Mariposa. I knew at once there was something wrong, For his hand and his voice shook just little, And there isn't much you can fetch along To make the sinews of Jack Hill brittle. " Go warn the Babes !" he whispered, hoarse i; Tell I'm coming-to get and scury, For I've got story that's bad, and worse, I've got warrant; now man, you hurry!' Too late! they had seen him cross the hill ran to their tent and found them lying Dead in each others arms, and still Clasping the drug they had taken flying. And there lay their secret cold and bare, Their life, their trial-the old, old story For the sweet blue eyes, and the golden hair, Was ,coaan's shame and ,oonan's glory. ' Who were they ?" Ask no more or ask The sun that visits their grave so lightly Ask of the whispering reeds, or task The mourning crickets that chirrup nightly. All of their life but it's Love forgot, Everything tender and soft and mystic, These are our Babes in the Woods, you've got, Well-Human Nature-that's characteristic.
 BRET HARTE.
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-06

Coop LANGUAGE, - Young people should acquire the habit of correct speaking and writing, and abandon as early as possible any use of slang words and phrases The longer you put this off, the more difficult the requirement. of correct language will be ,; and if the golden age of youth, the proph season season for the acquisition of language, be passed in it's abuse, the unfortunate victim will most probably be doomed to talk slang for life. You have merely to use the language which you read, in- stead of the slang which you hear, to form q taste in agreement with the best speakers and poets in the country.
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-06

A BEAUTIFUL TREE.-The carnphor tree perfumes the air, and it's leaves yield the finest honey. It often reaches a hundred feet in height, with 6 girth of fifty feet. The precious gum-is found sometimes in layers as large as 8 mans arm, but more frequently in small fragments, extracted with sharp. pointed instruments. The wood is ex- cellent for house, ship-timber and furSi, ture, and, excepting the, teak ana calambuco, is the only wood never at- tackled by the myriads of yoracious in sects in the East Indies. The common kinds of camphor are procured by dis tillation,
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-06
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Connecticut western news., 1874-02-06

INDIANS DYING OF STARvATIoN.-The Indians at Vermillion Lake, Minn., are dying of starvation. They have eaten two children and one man. Scarcity of game and failure of wild rice crops are the cause. They claim that the Gov. ernment failed to send the usual SUD- ply of provisions. Eighty of the Indians are coming into settlement for relief,
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-06

J. B. CAPRON would also state that after much expense he has been able to procure the services of one Of the most scientific Watch and Chronometer makers in the United States. Mir. B. F. Edmunds or New York. to take entire charge of the Watch work, who will pay particular attention to rafting and adjusting fine Chronometers and Watches watches and Clocks Of every description cleaned ana repaired with DESPATCH, and warranted, at the most reasonable rates.
 for goods. ...=. lrrfFfT
 w MT. GEORGE v. cAPRoN is employed to take charge of the store, where he cordially in. vites his friends and the public generally to give hlm call. 14tf-vo3
Connecticut western news., 1874-02-06
CLOCKS! !

Besides splendid assortment of Fancy Goods Pocket Cutlery, Musical Instruments, Stationery together with a thousand and one other articles 100 numerous to mention
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28
Sherin's Sale.

DY virtue Of awrit OF Fisri Facias, Issued
ID out Of the Court Of Common Pleas CT Clear
field county. aud to me directed, there will b,
exposed to PUBLIC sALB. at the Court House
in the borough Of Clearheld. On Monday, tho
10th day Of November, 1874. at o'clock, p IN
the following personal property, TO wit;
All Of the interest Of Dan. Simmer. the dc.
fendant, In the timber standing. growing, lying
being on certain piece or tract Of land, situ.
ate in Bell township, Ciearheld county, being upon
land owned by Philip Shader. and which said
timber, with the right to enter upon said land for
tho purpose Of cutting and removing the zane, in
reserve to and belongs TO the said Dan. Simmer
by certain article Of agreement, Ae. seired,
taken in execution and 10 be sold as the property
u the said Dan. Simmer.
Terms or SALs-Tbe price or sum al which
the property shall be struck od must be paid ai
the time Of sale, or such o her arrans gene nts
made as will be approved, otherwise the property
will be immediately put up and sold again at
the expense and risk Of tho person TO whom Il
was struck Of, and who, 10 case Of deficiency q,
such resale, shall make good the same. md In
no instance viii the Deed be presented In Court
for confirmation unless the money 10 actually
paid TO the Sheriff W. X. MCPHERSON
SnEnIrr's 0rF,cE, Sheriff.
Pa, Oct. Is, 1874.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28
M rur M.nrrr.--Thnl lirsL class

IN THE MAhhhi ""' 49,
demaeogue, Alexander, has issued an
address In which is found the following
passage; -. ..,.,n.
.It Is true | was a candidate for The nomina-
tion which was given % Il. a. Maekey. was =
candidatc not because 'ysrs"d inc ounce, Nv, W
made which | conceived would be undemocrntc
and arainst The lntcrcsis of Tho people. iai''d
ia aseo,opllsh my purpose In this, as tho hng
combination. hacked hy tho monicd powers was
lao stronr but had the satisfaction OF knowing
that my efforts prevented tho Democracy OF
Centre county from being made party 10
shameless bargain and sale.
This is pothing more nor less than
an advertisement that he is already Tor
sale In fact he has been for sale Tor
over two months but the Democrats
who know his true yplue refused 10 IN
vest in him. Hence, he now oilers
himself tothc Radicals The cgotism
expressed in the last clause ofthc above
extract reveals the mental calibre OF
the man. Il had the satisfaction OF
knowing, etc. is so peculiarly, Alex
andrian, that il simply produces a
snigger where the writer is personally
known. Besides, il is notorious that
he was for sale, and we believe he
could have been bought OF for ten dol
lars had any Democrat seen fit to in
vest that sum in him. !.
Il was, Il wanted, II conceived,
Il had, II preferred. ~ will moi refuse
to serve you. M
Very Respectfully yours,
- ~ AIrN Annnn
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28
LETTER From cURWENS-
TTJIE

CrRwENsvILLE, Oct. 20, 1874,
En-. REPUBLICAN, SIR: | have q. lit
tic leisure this morning and thought II
would not be ont Of order to drop you
u line. Square business has not been
so well looked after the past ten days
as politics. The Rcpublican-Modoc
candidates for Prothonotnry, and Reg.
lister and Recorder canvassed our Dor.
ough last week. II is pretty well set.
tied that Kuntz don't know much and
the estimate put upon him by his
ncighbors last February was n proper
one. lie was candidate for Justice
of the Peace in Brady, last spring, and
out of over 400 votes he received Just
10 that in my estimation tells the
story of his popularity at home
Smith is good stnnper, but the cleo
ton returns will show that he cannot
run worth cuss besides, nobody
knows whether he is Democrat or q
Republican, or whether he is fit for the
office or not lOif .Irf
Potter the Radical candidate for the
Legislature, stumped our town on Sun
day and made some impression on our
people ON that account--~we are o de
votional people, any how. A promi-
nent Republican vouchcs that DR..
Potter is pledged to vote for Simon
Cameron's man for United States SEN
ator, should he reach Harrisburg in
time. This do know, DR.. Potter is
bound to cheat somebody should he be
elected. OF his election, however,
there is no probability, whatever,
When he talks to Democrats hc is q
Democrat and promises thathe willvotc
for the Democratic nominee for SEN
ator when he meets y Republican he
says the reverse to him. If there Is
any honor in such work, i will confess
| am too blind 10 see II in that light.
The Democrats will give q good ac-
count Of themselves here and In Pike
township, on election day, Tho ticket
will be well supported. nartshorn and
Bloom will of course ran considerable
ahead in these two districts. Thoy
arc both honest and competent, and
lcscrye the united support OF the party, |
" do oil our nominees, on Tuesday |
'cxt A TRrE Brrr \
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28
SheriE's Sale.

DY virtue Of wri,s Of vs~difioai Erponas, ISSUED
ID out Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of Clear
field county, and to me directed, there viii
be exposed to public sale, at the Court House
In the borough Of Clear6eid, on Monday, tn,
18th day Of November, 1874, at | o'clock, D. m
the following described real estate, to Wit,
A certain tract Of land situate In Chest town.
ship, Cleardeld county, Pa, beginning at pos.
corner Of land Of John lIopkenberry, thence b.
land OF said Ilockepbcrry north SO west io6 ii
pcrches 10 stone corner, thence north $50 east
l5 pcrches, thence south o0e east by land Of
y. a. Irwin 100 $40 perchcs to a post, thence
south s3io west Is perches to post and place Of
beginning containing. ten (io) aoros. neat meas
ure. seircd, taken In execution, aud to be sold
as the property Of Martin Hockenberry.
TkaAs ov sALr.-The price or sum at which
the property shAll be struck Of mus, be paid At
tho time Of sale, or such other arrangements
made az " i'll be approved, otherwise the proper
y will be immediately put up and sold again at
the expense and risk of the person 70 whom II
was struck Of, and who, In case Of deficiency at
such re.ssie. shall make good the same, and In
no instance will the Deed be presented 10 Court
for confirmation unless the money IL actually
psid to the Sheriff. W. r. MCPHERSON,
snsRIrr's OFFICE, Sheriff.
CleArhcld. Pa. Oct "a 1874
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28
gm Establishments.
THE SUN.
AND DAILY FoR le75


The approach Of the Presidential election give
ubutual i'm portauoc to the events aud develop
ments of 1875. We shall endcavor to describ,
them fully, faithfully, and fearlrssly.
TIE WEEKLY SUN has now attained cir
culaiion Of over seventy thousand copies. IL
readers are found In every State nrd Territory
and Its quality is well known to the public. W,
shall not only endeayor TO keep 1t fully up 10 III,
old standard, but to improve aud add to It, va
rieiy and power
TIE WEEKLY SUN win continue to be I
thorough Newspaper. All the news Of the day
will be found in il, condensed when uninportant
at full length when Of moment, and always, ",
trust, treated In clear, interesting and ins,ruc
tive manner.
1t is our aim to make the WEEKLY sun th,
best family Newspaper In the world. i, will b,
full Of entertaining and appropriate reading ol
every sort, but will print nothing to offend the
most scrupulous and delicate taste. II will al
ways contain the most interesting stories and 70
manees Of the day, carefully selected and legibly
printed.
The Agricultural Department 10 a prominent
feature In the WEEKLY sun, aud ir artie ei
will always be found fresh and useful to ih,
farmer.
The number OF men independent in politiei
Is increasing, and the "EEhLf sun is theil
paper especially. II belongs to no party, and
obeys no dictation, contending for principle, aud
for the election Of the best men. 1t exposes tn,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

MuRRAYs LAST T-The Radical Chair
man is greatly exercised over the re
suit of the recent elections, and last
week issued an address TO the faithful,
warning them not vote the Democratic
ticket. He said
every Republican who stays away from the
polls will, In the same manner, vote for repudia-
ton Of our national debt, and the payment Of the
Southern Confcderacy's debts A Demo rattle
majority In Congress means nothing short ofths.'
The surface indications are that the
man who gave utterance to the above
is either q knavc or u fool, and il makes
very little difference TO us which he
prefers. If he is too ignorant to know
that this could not be done, then he is
excusable upon that ground, however
fit he may be for n Radical Chairman.
IT, in giving utterance to this language,
he simply assumed the role of the
dcmagogue and public liboller in order
to frightenhis followers, then We should
say that complete Sunday School ed
ucation has had very little effect upon
him in q moral sense. Because the
language he has incorporated in his
address is only uttered by the lowest
political strumpets in the country, not
one of whom believes it to be true
Again he remark.
"Not only this under Democratic rule every
industrial interest must weaken and perish"
We reply that the people of Ohio
Indiana, Iowa, West Virginia and Ar
kansas believe no such stuff, nor does
anybody else who prefers the truth TO
a fnlsebood.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

The TRAITOR. was q
candidate for Congress before the Demo
cratic Conference and failing in sccur.
ing the nomination, he has gone over
to the enemy. 1t is well enough to
say to those who are opposed to Mr..
Mackcy because he is president of n
bank, that Alexander, when he found
that he could not have himself nomi-
mated, did all he could TO nominate Mr..
Read, of Miflin county, who, by the
way, is also president of bank This
goes to show how much Alexander is
opposed to corporations, and should he
unfortunately succeed in reaching Con
grcss, he would be the cheapest rooster
found promenading on Pennsylvania
avenue. But then he viii not get
there, unless he goes on his own hook.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

RADICAL EcoSoMIsrs.-ltisc is cviden,
from the proceedings of the several
Radical District Conferences, that tha,
party knows how to practice economy
inparty affairs If they do not in govern.
mental To illustrate practically.
The Congressional Confcrces werc
D. W. McCurdy, ]. c. Henderson, J. NJ.
Ross
Thescnatorial Conference was blessed
cy the presence Of ]. c. Henderson, J.
NJ Ross and D. W. Mccurdy.
And the Judiciary body was en-
nghtenedby the smiling countcnancca Of
- W. Mccurdy, J, G. Henderson and
f' -~N I" ...' ... f|
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

The Radicals in Lancaster county.
although they have already nominated
three several candidates for Senator.
are still without nominee Fraud y
Fraud did the work. II would be
a huge joke if the Democrats would
succeed in electing a Senator in that
benightcd country, because of the sys-
tematic frauds each of the Radical fac
uons practice upon each of the others.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

In TRouBLE.--Thc ad interim editor
of the Philadelphia Press is seriously
injured by the result Of The recent cleo
tons in Ohio, Indiana and West vir-
|ginia If he does not got better in the
next ten days, Col, forncy will have
to be dispatched for @ set up viii,
him Poor felIah l-D .-..h l-L.-----.l.-
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

That SLATE.-The McEnally- y-Mur.
ray letter, found elsewhere, addressed
to Gov Hartranit, pretty clearly in.
dicates who invented the Harrisburg
slate, about which we have heard SC
much within the past six months.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

The Radicals, who were unable TO
find a man within their party in this
District who had brains enough to
make Congressman, finally settled
on a rooster who had formerly been a
Democratic but notoriously unqualified
for the position
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28
rur GnnLY RINn

Probably the greatest religious swim
die ever palmed of on the American
people was the job set up and headed
by those eminent Christian Bankers
jay Cooke n Co, assisted BY tho pub
Usher Henry G. Bowen --of that "rc-
fined religious Journal the New York
lIndependent. while under the editorial
control of Rev. Henry Ward Bcecher
and that classical lecturer Theodore
Tilton. This combination of moral
thieves and frecbooters succeeded in
robbing the churches and people OF
more money than all other robbers
combined, in The same space of time
Bowen actually sold his religious edl-
torial columns to tho Cookies for hall
a million of dollars. An exchange al
luding to the matter says;
Mr. Henry G. Bowen, publisher OF
the New York Independent, has come
to the rescue Of his impeachment hon
esty as man and an editor by the
publication Of q statement in which he
Claims that the services for which Jay
Cooke & Go. paid him s50O,OOO were
strictly personal, and the contract did
not include the purchase of the cdito-
rial columns of his paper, Whereupon
the Nation, an independent Journal
which sayagely attacked Nh Bowens
course in the NATTER comes forward
and states the following facts, which il
clinches with a proposition 70 Mr.
Bowen that no honest man cam decline
to accept HI
The facts of the ease are simply these
Mr. BoNcn suhsnrihad esq nnnin~ he,'d'
and the stock OF the road, but paid n,
money. He then entered into thecon
tlact with Jay Cooke which we hav,
described and underit paid for $4,000
in bonds and 100000 in stock by the
service described in the contract ant
Mr.. Cooke then gave him II receipt il
full, as if for cash, u short time beior,
his failure. The trustee now maintains
that Mr.. Bowen has obtained the bond'
and stock under an immoral agree
ment, and without adequate considera
tion, and demands them back, as Jay
g.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

The GREAT CoMpouSD.-Cyrus-
coupled with Alexander makes people
who despisc Legislative ROSTERS stop
and think. The Belleionte man will
never cry because he has no more
worlds to conquer. He cannot even
subjugate himself
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

The RoosTER.-A prominent Mifllin
county Radical says he purchased Al
exander,the Radical candidate for Con
gress, for s25, for the whole session
while he was in the Legislature. Rath-
er cheap we should say for a Congress-
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

Tur T,np cu,Nntxo When Rodi.
ne ~
Gals usnrped the powers Of Congress,
l;,,;l.i a. cto,o ~ vir,,;,;o
Una, purity uNiueu 'hV'9''''e"i VI S'''"
for the purpose of getting two more
Kadlcals INTO the unitcu othtes Schate,
In order. ia override the Constitution.
The State OF West Virginia was illegal
l 90. g.. ,,ol;soal ,,,,.,,osos
~ car'eu ou' io' PoH''o"' P"iP'sVe'
against the express wish of its inhabi-
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

Democrats, Tuesday next is election
day. Remember how nobly the Demo
crats Of Ohio and other states deported
themselves on the I'd Tuesday of 0c-
tober. They put to fight the Radical
hosts Go and do likewise.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

How TO no IT.-Those voters who
wish to send an upright, intelligent
man to Congress will of course vote for
l.. A. Mackey. Those who with to be
represented by an old Harrisburg "roos-
ter" will vote for C. 7. Alexander.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

''N ~''''N f'tf'Nf'F soy -
"when c. T. Alexander represented our eoup y
In the legislature an extra session was held. For
that special session they voted themsolvcs an ad.
ditlonal salary Of $500. Although Mr.. Alexander
mover showed his face IN Harrisburg, tho books
Of the State Treasurer show that he received his
$500. Surely Mr.. A. ought 10 take .hc stand.
The people arc not In mood at present TO be
lenient 10 salary -grabbersi they have plenty Of
men Of that character In Washington now, whom
they are disposed 10 retire. and not to recruit their
ranks with men who have proven themselves such
wonderful adopts In q smaller aroma. "All pny
and no work Is no motto for hard times. We
would rather contract for our legislation on the
cooperative plan-largc salos and small profits
The voters must certainly be few in
this congressional district who will pre-
for this salary-grabbing rooster to Mr..
Mackey, on election day.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28
VINO NAY VOTE.

II is well to remind our readers that
under the new Constitution, every per
son offering to vote must show;
1. That he has been citizen of the
United States at least one MONTH
This viii cut Off all persons natural
lied after Che 3rd day of October in
the present year
.. That he has resided in the State
a year, or, if formerly resident and
removed therefrom shall have returned
six months proceeding the election
This is the same provision that pre-
vailed in the old Constitution.
8. That he has resided in the elec-
ton district where he offers to vote, at
least two months Immediately before
the election
4. That he has, within two years
and at least month before the cleo
tion, paid State or county tax assessed
at least two months prior TO the cleo
ton.
Let no man move from one ward OF
district Immediately before the elec-
ton and expect to vote.