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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-01
A LExANDRIA q WASHINGTON K. x

A LEAANDRIA q WASHINGTON X. X
AND
CORNER or AND SIxrH STpHsTs
Local trains leave for AleEAndris o. foilows.-s,
~, Al m, 4, 3, a.. m:
Sunday. .'1' ~a'o okeept
1888, 1:3S, s:33i s:33, 1888. Ii.as r
i;SS, 80, f;sS, a:SS ,6:SS, 1888 p m The e:sS
otheI trains daily except Sunday s' IA
w.-s,.I rsins marked thus connect with trains ON
QgAkTICO Accommodation leaves Washington
o;23 - ;on ,nnesday. Thursisy and Saturday
CHEAT SOUTHERN EXPRESS, VI. tllcu Ioond
leaves eshington IL 3 Q. m. daily ,e1oepf enndaS
Throush tickets 60 all points South and southWest
tor safe 81 Oncee corner 18th street aud pepnsvIxa
DIS syenus and corner Sch street and PennsTIvs1is
eNenue where passengers can leave orders Cor bsg-
through % destination e1e i'0AenOo
y. q. YOUNG. Gen1 Passenger Agent. jrz1tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-01

dUIUAL vs.. SHORT " klGHT.-Aside from the
impure substances from which are made the
majority OF Baking Powders, a large proportion
are short of the weight represented upon the
package. We not only claim that Doolsy's Feast
Po,cder Is free from any injurious substances,
and that each package contains full weight
but that the quantity required to produce the
desired result In the kitchen lie from TWENTY-FIVE
TO nifty per cent. less than those of ordinary
matuiacture. Manufactured by Dooiey &
Brother, CO New street, New York, anu for sale
at retail By all respectable Grocers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-01

FOR CoRNs, BUSToNs, TRoUBLEsoNH NAILS,
etc, visit DR.. Whites establishment, No SIS
18TH street, opposite the Treasury. Fee, 81 per
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01
THE BELLE or rAE SEASON. y

| "a
declare my head seems bursting, and my brain
! u in quite whirl, D 0ol1 cggs I
These men arc SO prov0king--tis plague to bc
don't object to bolle.hOod, to boauty or tc
kt beaux, nNff Argf
But, then, It's SO pcrplcxing when the horiid
b things propose. aq4f FNtt II
Papa Is looking curious, and mamma is looking
III wisej asr lat.f
There's a world of awful warning in Aupt Tabby's
I've ,s sss's q q, NOR NOR. o. lovers every ago ana
am twenty and'unsottlcd, for can't make up
my mind saswnN .t.N .l~'
There's that charming Captain Hawkins, with
his untamed, eagle glance 81
such hero in the saddle, such partner in the
Such shoulders and such whiskors I adoroa him
:, for week, .,,..I'1 -
And then IN i somehow struck me he had rather too
Th0n the famous Lawyer Morton, who's so witty
and SO keen, .lrasfaN er .h
Who says 50 many clever things don't know
half they mean; sl .7-g
VINO studies me ns though were some problem
left unread; r. rN,''''
But couldn't have the lawyer, ho has quite
. quite too much head. bBii
Then my dreamy poot-lover, with his starry,
shining eye, fa
And his fortune floating somewhere in n misty
future sky. alff
They say poets worship is each woman's Sc
crct goal tlFl r-t7l
But I'm Of "oarth, still earthy"--ho has rather
too much soul. fr
And therc's--well, yet another, who Is noble,
brave and true, saii
Who wooes with simple earncstness as simple
men will WOO, ff If
Whose love is deep and tender--of his very life a
part; 1ta- tr M
But l-twerc shame to listen he has really too
much heart.
For must have lace and diamonds, and must
have style and dash,
And what are hearts or minds, or souls, II folks
are minus cashY
vow III take old Golding, though they say he's
eighty-two
But he's worth at least million, and what bet |
ter could do7
His mind is getting shaky, SO he won't be over
wise,
And lis time his soul was tending to a homo be-
yond the skies
lie has neither heart nor liver, and his lungs arc |
far from strong
POOR man he quite adores me, and he can't |
adore me long
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

Tue SENATOR FROM MIssouRr-
When Carl Schurz is seen sitting in
his seat be does not impress the spec
tator with the idea OF q tall man.
But when he arises, you wonder when
his head will stop going up towards
the clouds. After he has ntowered"
to a certain altitncd, and all the links
and kinks and hinges accm straight
encd, he gives bis shoulders another
twistupward as much as to say "Shades
OF the mighty Schiller if one only
could touch the top of spacew Then
thero is shake. of the long, brown,
curling locks as lion tosses bis name,
for all the royal animals of creation
use similar signs and symbols. The
mouth opons.' Its not growl The
ear is greeted with the sweetest and
soitest strains of the human voice.
Who has ever read Olivier Wendell
Holiness description of those velvet
and flute-like tones that ravish the
soul like heavenly melodies of Beeth-
oven Carl Schnrz has a voice like
the wind signing through tho sugar
cane, and his classical English floats
In q sca of rhymical measure. In
manner this distinguished German or
ator would not attract notice for either
awkwardness or grace. The person.
atty OF the man is lost because his
mind is fully engaged in following his
snbtIo thranb of ar,,,,,,a,, ,.l:SL 4:
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

The ArcnISEsE.-Many poopl,
having read frequent dispatches in
the papers about tho Atchinose, will
bo glad TO learn whcro thoy live.--
Atchin forms tho north western por.
tion Of Sumatra; it covers an area Of
about eight hundred geographical
square miles, and has 2, 600, 900 inhab.
itants belonging to tho Malayan race.
Tho Atchincsc are tall, strongly built,
aud of a violent and naughty ten.
permanent, though they arc much
more intelligent and skiliul than most
OF the other inhabitants of Snmatra.
They arc mostly Mohamedans. Tho
capitol has about 5000 houses and
10000 inhabitants. The country is
generally mountainous, but exceed
ingly fertile; pepper, coffee, cotton,
tobacco and vegetables grow freely
and produce abundant crops. Gold
and precious stones arc also found in
great quantities. Although part of
Sumatra Is under the equator, the eli.
mate is very moderate, The air is
healthy in the mountain districts. but
not in the plains or on tho coast
Atchin abounds with wild animals /:
there are elephants, tigers, buffaIocs,
fhinoccros and orang- -outangs. Tho
latter are never killed by the natives,
rs they believe that the souls of their
ancestors have passed inio those nn;.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

AJUvENILE MONSTER. Kentucky
paper gives the following account of a
huge infant, named Dcro Edward
Chambers, and born two years and a
half ago, in Barren County, that State
"When about three months old he
began TO fieshen, and soon attracted
the serious attention of his parents
and immediate friends. His accumu-
lation Of fat has been uninterrupted.
and now he exhibits an obesity of
hugo aldermanic proportions. We
visited him and made careful exam
iuation and measurement, which we
give TO the curious public. His
parents are the reverse of their infant.
lie representative, so far as physical
proportion is concerned The father,
Smith Il. Chambers, is q delicate,
spare-madc man, of not vigorous look, /,
and weighs l27 pounds the mother is
small, delicately-built, and weighs la
pounds. Dero. theyoung giant, stands
in perpendicular measurement, 81
inches. The measurement around the
wrist is l0i inches, and above the
the elbow, l63inchos. Theleg around
the calf gives circumference of IS
inches, and the thigh tho enormous
length of 2Si, while the hips take full
4S inches OF tape to circuit their huge.
ness. Around the waist he shows
girh OF AZ inches. His avoirdupois
pulls down the scales easily at 1lsl
pounds. The child is quite intelligent,
can walk with much easier locomotion
than his ponderous, unshapcly form
would indicate, and enjoys very good
health"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

A SKETCH or A MILLIoNAIRE.-W
y. Asior has walked Broadway for
three, Score years WITHOUT Indicating
any sympathy for mankind. If yon
wish to make a trial, call at the office
in Prince street. 1t is well under
stood that charity is not tolerated
there; Mr.. Astor's property enabled
him fifteen years ago to pay q tax of
10000, and at present he pays about
500, 900, which is small sum in pro-
portion to his immense estate. When
he was boy his fathers property was
worth about 81 900, 900. The old rep-
tlcman died in 1913, leaving soO, O,00O,-
OOO, and the estate has much moro
than doubled since that time. Six
hundred houses acknowledge Astor as
landlord; but with all his wealth. why,
Just try him for charity Thirty
thousand women have bceh driven by
poverty into prostitution during tho
umo that Astors property has thus
grown into colossal pile, and now,
while poverty grinds the masses moro
bitterly than ever, the golden noun.
tam increases still more rapidly under
ITS careful management, What con-
trast to behold s60,OOO,000 in tho
hands of an old man Just on the verge
OF tho grave, while the direst poverty,
even to starvation, is the lot
OF thousands. - Rochester Democrat.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

OLDEST FoRriFIoATioN IN AMERICA.
The Spanish fort of San Juan dc
Pinos, now called Fort Marion, at St
Augustine, Fla, is the oldest fortified.
ton ON the western continent still used
as q place Of defense. II covers about
an acre of ground, and would accom-
modatc a garrison of 1000 men, with
100 guns. 1t was begun in 1920 and
completed in 1856, the Indians being
compelled to do the work of building
Over the entrance is tho Spanish coat
OF arms and the name OF the then Gov.
ernor, the chief engineer of tho works,
and the datc Of the completion of the
fort. In 1885 dungeon was discov-
cred by the caving of wall from
above, and in it were two iron cages
just largo enough to admit tho body
OF man, and each contained a human
skeleton. Who the victims were there
is no traditions to tell. In one of the
dungeons Osccola was chained pre-
vious to his removal to Fort Moultrie.
Tho fort is now garrisoncd by an
old sergeant.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

According TO tho orthodox creed
OF Islam, women will DO saved with
men and all be made young again
all except one woman. Joseph, when
viceroy of Egypt, was riding one
day, when an old woman seized his reins
and demanded aims. lie tnrned to
look at her, and was so shocked at her
appearance that he involuntary cx.
claimed, allow terrible homely you
are J" "Then," said tho old woman,
"Why don't you pray TO God, who
answers all your pryers, and ask him
to make me beautiful 7" Whereupon
Joseph lifted up his hands and prayed
for her, and instantly behold her
standing by him, young and lovely,
so lovely that he loved her and made
her his wife. She lived long after
him, and died very aged, and went TO
heaven, and is an old woman there
now, and the only old woman
there, for God makes all good women
young again once, and she can never
be made young again.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

WHoorINo CoUGuIN THE LAST SrAar.
"A writer in The Medical Journal,
London, states that III cases of whoop.
ing cough in tho last stage, that ia
after the third weck-ho has hnd ono
ounce OF .hc strongest liquid of nm.
monia put into gallon Of water in an
open pan, and steam kept up by means
OF a brick madn red hot throughout.
and put into the boiling water con
tanning tho ammonia, tho pan being
placed in tho middle of room, into
which tho patients wero brought as
the ammonia steam was passing Off
This method, no says, was used IN n tho
evening, before bedtime, and il proved
30 efiicacious in abating Che attack.
and after threo or four days ,esm.as.
ting tho malady, as to establish, beyond
doubt, tho value Of this mode Of in.
haling ammonia as therapeutic agent
70 tranquilizing the nervous systom in
Tie whoopiug congh.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

GEN. SHERMAN ON DANCING. The
General, says a Washington letter, is
an odd genius, yet great favorto
with old aud young. He is extrava-
gantly fond of dancing, and some ono
wittily remarked: "llc never steps
lower than the back of u chair, or
higher than the chandelier" Ho il thor
oughly nngraceful, but enters into the
pastimo with such real relish and
earnest enjoyment that ono can OK
cuse his walking half way up ones
train, or in the height of bis delight
carrying tho greater portion of ones
prctticst aounce half way across tho
room, or in the Lancess, for instance,
persistenty going the wrong way in
the grand chain, thereby causing the
most laughablc confusion, aud tho en-.
tanglomcnt of his lower proportions
in tho surrounding doating drapory
Of tho ladies' His wife and daught-
ers disapprovo Of round dancing, and
ho ono day said TO mo: al wish wc
had dancing at our house, like TO
see young people shooting around.'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01
The Great Colorado Desert. Z

Q Senator Jones, Of Nevada, has re.
eeived a full report of the results of O
scientific exploration made at tho ex.
pcnsc of himself and a private citizen
Of California, last summon, for the
purpose Of ascertaining the practica-
bility of reclaimlDg or submcrginp q
the great Colorado desert by turnin 3
into it the waters of tho Colorado
river or the Gulf of California. The
report Of J. II. James, the engineer
who conducted the expedition, and d q
elaborate commentary upon it by II.
Il. Stencil, an eminent civil engineer
of San Francisco, furnishes the fol-
lowing very interesting information,
much OF which is entirely new: ~
Tho exploration shows that the
greater portion of the Colorado dcs-
crt, and Mojave valley and Death val
ley which lie north of il, are from 40
to 100 feet below the sea, and that
this great desert, stretching from
Lower California to lingo county in
the State of California, and from the
base of the coast range mountains to
the Colorado river, comprising an
area of about 300 miles long by l50
miles wide, may be converted into a
chain of lakes or irrigated by the
method above mentioned, and also
that large portion of this desert
really consists of extremely fertile
soil, being a deep alluvium suscepti-
BILE of tue highest cultivation.
II is further shown that the preva-
lence of what arc known as sand
storms and hot desccatng winds and
the deficient rainfall, the evils suf
fered by the surrounding country, and
as far north as the Tulare valley of
California, are directly traccablc to
the existence OF the desert from which
as from a great furnace, constantly
rises in the summer time, vast col
umn Of heated air without appreciable
humidity.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01
WHAT WE DRINK.

This question cannot be discussed
too much in this community, because
upon it depends the general health o.
the borough, more than all else com
bined. Give us plenty Of pure water
and we will be firc-proof, and it will
do more 10 keep OFF disease and rem.
der us healthy than q score of physi.
clans can accomplish. The following
article on this subject, from the pen Of
Dr. Boyer, is squarely to the point,
and deserves general perusal, al
though designed for local consump.
ton:
Mr.. EDITOR "A look around our
streets and alleys just now, and if it
were not in bad taste, or IN fact i'm.
pertinent, peep at some Of tho back
doors and yards, will suggest the
great Importance of renewing the dis.
cussion on pure water, which | have
no particular desire to engage in how.
ever, and, in fact, beyond stating q
few common sense facts, will not dis
cuss the matter, beyond defending, if
necessary, what may here state.
A few summers ago few cases Of
small pox created q sort Of panic
among our people, but tho fact that
disease and death turks in our wells
seems to create Ro thought whatever.
The delusion of many, that their
wells must be pure, because they do
not "give up their dead" toads,
rats, Lizards, worms, &c, is fearful
error. 1t must bo understood that
the impurities of well water are all in
solution (save an occasional cat or
some such triding mattor) and not in
suspension. There are several kinds
of this: First mineral, derived from
the mineral constituents OF the wells
second, organic Impurities, derived
from the debris of animals and plants.
Either organic matter from ordinary
vegetation, or tho artificial organic
matter derived from the refuse of
men, or organic matter derived from
sewage. In town compactly built
and located on level plane, with SO
little drainage where mud holes seem
to be the rule all summer, and cess.
pools tho necessity q soil tho very
nature of which is calculated to ab.
sorb all the filth and refuse; every
foot of which is rceking with tho foul
stun, through which the water is con.
stantly percolated to the wells, which
you will lind variously located ton to
twenty feet from the ccsspool and
privyj the wcll'generally from two to
our feet deeper than these recepta.
'lcs OF filth; these nuisanccs arc so
rapidly augmented, that unless an in
'elligent view is taken of tho matter.
I will bc no easy task TO contemplate
'ho great misery We may be called
lpon to endure through this prolific
'ourcc OF disease. Heretofore wo
'ayo providentially escaped serious
consequences, yet every physician in
no place has often suspected and
'nown the impure water to cause
,rcat trouble in tho treatment of his
asc.
The different kinds of water and
heir impurities, whether objectiona.
10 or not, nood not bo discussed
orc. Should an intelligent judgment
ccide to abandon our wells, wo have
source OF supply at once pure and I
II requires o very lareel
uantity Of mineral Impurities in flow
ig water to make il Objectionable. OF ,
10 organic impurities in water, Iiy. !
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01
Newspapers stically Oonadarsdi


100 low On estimate - apl 70 oe so'
on inc domestic 'a'uo Oh newspapers.
Alter readlng them, anu putting our
selves, through their agehcy,.ln iacn-
tai correspondence win INC worIo,
they arc thrown aside and forgotten.
But 10 suppose Their usefulness bound
ed by their news columns anc tho
waste-bag is thrlftless mistake.
In the first place, there are tho
house hold recipes, TO bo found in
STRAY corners, often excellent, and dc
serving refuge on the 1y leaf of the
family cook book. Then come tho
pretty verses, the strange and drolf
stories, the brief biographies and re-
miniseences which, pasted in q scrap.
book, are source of never ending
pleasure not only TO those who do NOT
care for richer intellectual food, but to
those who have only odd minutes fol.
reading
Notwithstanding the sauibs jocular
journalists have penned on the use of
newspapers for bed clothing, we know
from experience that these are not To
be despised. They may not be as
comfortable as your blanket, but Ger.
tainly they keep out the cold. Two
thicknesses of papers are better thin.
a pair of blankets, and in the case of
persons who dislike The weight ~
many bed clothes. they are inyalua.
bic. A spread made OF a double LAYER
Of papers between covering of calico
and chintx, is desirable in every house,
hold. The papers should be tackled
together with thread, and also basted
TO Inc covering to keep them from
slipping. An objection has been tnadc
on account Of the rustling, but if soft
papers be chosen the noise will not be
annoying, especially should the spread
be laid between d blahket and the
counterpane. r
As q protection to plants against
cold, both in and out of doors, nothing
is better If newspapers are pinned
up over night at a window between
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

Tho Ceril 'Ya,y says that work on
thc Fort Deposit and Columbia rail
road continues in progress. Tho com.
pany expect in tho spring TO lay tho
track rs Tar up as Peach Bottom.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

The Rudder and tho Rock-Thoso
who will not bc ruled by tho ruddcr
are likely To be ruled by the rock.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

The game law of Missouri forbids
The destroying Of bird's nests, but has
no protection for the birds.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01

A passionate man rides a horse that
runs away with bini,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-04-01
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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-09-18
NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY

Col. Stuart, in his army Reminis-
cences," relates that, when a subaltern
at Gibraltar, he was n day on guard
with another officer who unfortunately
fell down a precipice 400 feet high and
was killed. Now my non-military read
ers should understand that as the guard
reports there is a small addendum,
viz: "N. b. Nothing extraordinary
since guard-mounting," the meaning of
which is that in case anything particu-
lar should occur the officer command
ing the guard is bound to mention it.
Our friend, however, said nothing about
the accident that had occurred to his
brother officer and some hours after
the Brigade Major came to his quar-
tiers on the part of the officer command
ing, with the report in his hand, de-
manding an explanation. The Brigade
Major, addressing him, said:
"You say, sir, in your report-'N n.
&. Nothing extraordinary since guard
mounting when your brother officer,
On duty with you, has fallen down q
precipice 400 feet high and been
killed"
"Well. sir" replied B; 81 din
ma think there's anything eztraordi'
nary in it ava if he'd faun doom q
precipice 400 feet high and no beer
killed, I should hae thought it very ex'
traordinary indeed, and wad haze put ii
doom in my report"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-09-18

The Prince Imperial stands eleventh
in u class of thirty-two cadets at Wool
wich. In artillery he is fourth in
fortification and geometrical arming he
is eighth : in mathematics and me-
chanics, tenth ; in military drawing he
stands fourth ; in history, eleventh in
landscape drawing, twelfth ; in chemis-
try and physics, t%wenty-tirst. He is the
youngest in the class except four. and
has had to follow the course of instrUc-
ton in n foreign language. Those best
qualified to judge are completely salts
fed with his progress in this respect.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-09-18
r. r. R.
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One 5o-Sent Bottle

WILL CURE MORE COMPLAINTS AND PREvESi
THE sYsTEM AGAINST SUDDEN ArTAcksW
EPIDEMICS AND COSTAGIuCs DIsEASES I'LL
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APPLIED ENTERNALLY-OR TAKEN lNItS
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be usei with POSITIVE as surance Sf ooing gooan
ali cases where pain or discomfort is e experiences
-rifseized with Influenza. Dip theris,S reThros-
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ache, Earache; OF with bago. Pain in the B.eL
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Bruises; or with Strains. Cramps, ar Spasms: ~
application "f RAILWAYS RELIEF W.
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hours. u,,,
Twenty drops in half n tumhier Of water wlImI
few moments rure CRAMPS SPASMS. ~
ACH, HFArTBVRS, SICK Nv
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Els, and all INTERNAL PAINS nan
Travellers should always carry a bottisui ~ -,
WAYS READY RELIEF with them. y lew ~
in water will pIevenr sickness or pans ny
change Of water. II rs better than Frehcn oi-
or Bitters rs 4 stimulant.
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