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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-05
THE BAlfBoo TREE.


Probably this tree subserves more
purposes of usefulness than any Other
in the whole range of nature. The
Indian obtains from il part of his
food many Of his household utensils
and a wood at once lighter and capable
of bearing greater strains than heavier
timber Of the same size. Besides, in
expeditions in the tropics under the
rays of n vertical sun, bamboo trunks
have more than once been used as bar
rels, in which water, much purcr than
could be preserved in vessels of any
other kind is fresh for the crow. On
the western coast Of Southern Asia,
the bamboo furnishes all the materials
for the construction of houses, at once
pleasant, substantial, and preferable
TO that of stone, which the frequently
recurring earthquakes bring down up
on the heads Of the owners. The fact
that the bamboo is hollow has made il
eminently useful for variety of pur.
poscs-it serves as measure forliquids,
and If fitted with lid and bottom,
trunks and barrels are quite frequently
made of Il. Even small boats very
often arc made of the largest trunks
by strengthening them with strips Of
other wood where needed. In one
day they obtain the height of several
feet, and with microscope their de
velopement can be easily watched
But the most remarkable feature about
the bamboo is notwithstanding. With
all It's marvellous rapidity of growth
they bloom only twice in q century,
the flower appearing ut the end of fifty
years Like other grasses, they die
after having bornc seed. The highest
Of the bamboo is the Sdmmot. In tracts
where II grows in the greatest pcfec-
ton, IL sometimes rises to the height Of
one hundred feet, with a stem only
eighteen inches in diameter at the base
The wood itself Is only an inch in
thickness
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-05
A lMATHEEATcAL MARVEL.

i tlIt 4I7lI
] "A correspondent of the st. Lmis
RepulI,can. writing from Tabo. Mo.
avs we have, quite n marvel of n
man in our community. a natural matb-
cmatician. His name is Reuben Fields
Having heard Nof him Frequently
through farmers and others wbo GOT
him 10 do their fixuline. j determined
n short time aco 10 make him visit,
and TO ascertain for myself If the sto.
ries told of him were true. | am free
10 confess Tint IA first was fully as
incredulous as many readers of this
paragraph will BE-; In fhct would not
have believed statements made con
ccrninp him had not the authority been
undisputably god. Proceeding to Fay-
ettevfle, the srrall village in which he
lives. jnouirrd for aIseub. . and was
told that he wa III town. and was
shown liis rcs'.. .,'es, toward which |
iinaic nv way Wien nearly there L
met a Young man, apparently about
TWENTY-FIVE wears of age. walking a
little lame, and seeming to be loisurely
andvacantlv gazing about. and accostcd
him with. docs Reuben Fields live in
that house Wonder ?l "Yes, SIR aWcll,
I've heard that Reub was great cal
culator, and | must 90 and see him,
and started forward when he stopped
me with, Pm him. "Well. Reub."
said /. II have a few questions ! would
like to have YOU answer and will make
il worth your wlilc to do so.1 Gazing
around. he answered. eThat's all right
and remarked that he could count
anything he could understand. | may
here remark that he cannot read or
write letter or figure. He said if he
could he would lose his gift. He can
not explain ANYTHING, but saws he has
numeration table away on "beyond
the books" Ho remarked: "You com
mence at the bottom and work up-I
commence at the top and work down;
il is easier falling out of tree than
climbing one.H He frequently observes:
"If | could read and write. / shouldn't
know any more than YOU do.n Ii is
said he never makes mistakes. Of all
the questions | rave him. he made but
one. and he corrected that on recount
ing.
The following are some of the oues-
tions oslscd him n 10 tbe time mast
noon there he added is and Oh
the ann u;ll he eonoI IN 1 of thc timo
10 m;dni,rht ,ybet "a tbe horrS ID;
v;dc st1 5o between two nersons 80
tbat ono shoil have 7hc more than tho
o,hor tnoo lae eeet long fall and
was brol,on into two pieces twothirds
~ the lonrar ,,ieco odnals tbree'onar
,o,.s ~ oe the lancth of tbe shorter. What
IL tbe lens,,h ~ each nicce9 What i
the interest of | cont far ono daI ot a
nor cont nor onnnm9 , what q the
a,.ao, ~ IonoM,h r. 81 nna s;do 81 so,aro
ocre9 T6eso onost;ons ,vere all cor
rectlv answered bis answer to tbe last
heing sJt cant he toIdr
/ tbon said aReub / bear that Won
ean tcll What dav of the week snv
e,;ven data WINS or viii he. IL that so =,
syes s;rS nWba, was Julv 1s6s p,
aWodncsdav,' aCorrectn aWbat was
tbe 9od of January 1887 SUNDAY .
aWbat will thc itb of Julv como on
th;svearsr asatu,Jav.'i eNew Years ~
DFridav.n pAfI right II have also
heard. Reub, that you can tell the hour
at any time of day or night is that
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-05
SUPERFICIAL AoouIRKMEsrs.-A writ

SUPERFICIAL AoQUIREMENTs.--A writ
err says: "The boy or girl who can give
the name of every river and the height
of every mountain in Asia, the age Of
every reigning sovereign in Europe, the
date of every battle in America, can
hardly be as well off for all this burden
some knowledge as one who knows the
elements of human physiology and an.
atomy, who is taught more of the
knowledge useful in after life, and can
tell how to help himself or another in
case of accident or emergency. The
boy who is to 20 into active life and
the girl who is TO become head of a
household, will have little occasion and
less opportunity TO use the greater
part Of the "crammcd" lessons 50 in
dustriously accumulated during their
school years A fair knowledge of the
rules that are at the bottom Of all
healthful activity, general acquaint-
ancc with anatomy and well ground.
cd taste for natural sciences, will all
grow into and become part of their
daily lives, and such things are fhr loss
likely TO make prctentcntious men or
women than that kind Of smattering
memorized' facts and dates and words,
which is too often the penalty of super
fetal study"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-05

Queen Elizabeth seeing Sir Edward
Dyrc walking in her garden, called To
him, what does q man think Of Sir
Edward, when he thinks Of nothingY p
referring TO his work entitled, "The
Praise Of Nothing" lie, smarting under
supposed neglect, answered, He thinks,
madam, Of a woman's promise"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-05

A prince Of Italy, whose dominion
was Of small extent, ordered person
out of II in twenty-four hours. "The
prince has been liberal for | can quit
I in half an hour answered the ban
ished man. riii4
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-05

Mr. Croker plausibly maintained
that II was impossible to be q great
man without being a good sleeper; his
iAvorite samples being Napoleon, Pitt
and Wellington. - '8 y
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-05

Plato, when indulging in the gaity
Of his heart, used sometimes TO say,
"Silencc, my friends let us be wise
now here is fool coming
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-05

SCREENING A NosE on THE DEVIL
A correspondent of an English news
paper sends the following communica.
ton, which will be read with interest
by all Christians and tinkers;
One meets with many curious thing.
in his journey through the bounds Of
this broad, circumambular globe.
have met with many myself; but the
most unique that | remember of seeing
is the following curious bill, paid in the
year 1882, by the officers Of the Church
of England, for repairs at the Winchcs-
ter Cathedral. This is a literal copy
WINCHESTER, October, 1882,
For work done by Peter NJ. Sellers.
.. d.
In soldering and repairing 81. Joscph......... [
Cleaning and ornamcnting the Holy Ghost.....
Repairing the Virgin Mary behind and fore,
and manufacturing q new wchild..................4
sorewing nose on the devil, and putting hair
on his head,plaeing new joint on his tail..e
Paid December,
r. NJ. SoLLEns, Church Mcchanick.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-05

The largest Circulation Of any Newspaper
In North Central Pennsylvania.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-19
General.

The Grand Lodge Of Free Masons, in aes-
sion at Philadelphia, contributed 81 900 for the
relief Of Louisiana sufferers.
GROVER, the democratic governor elect Of
Oregon, has majority Of 400 over his OPP
ponent.
RESIDENTS in Now York Of the Hebrew
aith, are making contributions for the relief
of co-rehgionists suffering in Palestine from
famine.
The President has nominated john +. Long
for Surveyor of Customs at 81. Louis
BALD MOUNTAIN, North Carolina, which has
been for some time rumbling, and qualing,
and heaying in very remarkable manner, has
now broken out ia a new direction. Il is re-
ported that a huge light was recently seen
moving up Broad river, accompanied by a
quaking Of the mountain The light shone
with such intensity az to exhibit the trees and
hills for an eighth Of mile on each side OF
the river and then suddenly disappeared
BEN. HOLIDAY, the great mail and stage
man, has contracted to carry tho Sitka mails.
DIR. BENZ. A. GoUID, the eminent astron-
omer, formerly director Of the Dudley OBJ
seryatory, who has just returned to his home
in Boston, has won great fame as director Of
the National Observatory of the Argentine Re
public. He has made observations embracing
IL, 900 stars, and in few months he will have
ready ZOO maps of So, 600 stars
THE scientific party to observe the transit of
Venus sailed from New York On the eth inst,
in the U. y. steamer Swalara
The French communists, Rochefort, Paine,
and Benedict have sailed for Europe.
JAMES f. BABoocK, formerly Of the New Ha-
ven Palladium, has been made City Judge Of
New Haven, CT, by the Democrats in the Leg
islature.
ADyIcEs from Kansas City report the total
drive of Texan stock 10000 head, nearly 50
per cent less than anticipated. One hundred
and five thousand have already passed Salt
Fork $4,000 for Ellsworth and 900 for
Wichita. There will be 5000 in the vicinity
of Salt Fork soon, leaving 10000 yet toariye.
The stock il the best ever driven being large.
good cattle Business there has become more
active.
JEFFERSON DAVIS sailed from Liverpool ON
the ith inst, for home
Two trotting horses came in collision at
Prospect Park, New York recently, fatally III
juring both.
THE will Of j. Edgar Thompson, after pro-
yiding for his family, deyotes the balance of
his property to supporting orphans Of railroad
employees killed in the service.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-19
The West.

Az aquarium car passed through Omaha re-
Gently. containing over $4,000 fish from east
em waters. destined FIR California.
THE quantity Of freight carried TO California
over the Union Pacific raih oad last month, was
nearly 5000 toms aoro than ever before in the
same length Of time
AT IT Wayne. Ind. the laying Of the corner
stone Of the now Hebrew temple, took place
on the eth inst before an immense concourse
of people Rabbi Wise. the celebrated lie
brew theologan Of Cincinnati, delivered the
Grafton
THE widow Of J q. Roberts, a prominet
lawyer Of Des Moie=. Iowa recently sued the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Of Hartford, for the amount OF policy Of
", 500 on hi. life, the company refusing to pay
1t on the ground that he died by his own act,
his disease being delrium tremens, and the
court decided for the widow
THE site for the new Michigan insane asy-
lum has been located at Pontiac
Tar bribery case OF ex-senator Pomeroy. Of
Kansas, has been postponed till July n. Pc
utions are ia circulation throughout the state.
aud are signed by many q his former enemies,
praying that the case be not prosecuted. but
1t Is said the prosecution will certainly take
place
oREaoN has elected the eutire democratic
state ticket
IHE area sown in wheat last season IN the
states Of Illinois, Indiana. Iowa Kansas. Min
nesota, Missouri OHIO, and WISCONSIN. il es-
timatod IA round numbers at 3. 500 900 acres.
Reports make the increase the Present erap
year /. 367 7l3acres, or total area OF "A. sia..
34i acres
DISPATCH from Prescott, Arizona, SAYS the
chief Cachise b. very n ami not expected to
recover. lie imagine tie -piutr Of white
men murdered hy him are leaving hir flesh.
DumNa parade Of Eohinson's citcus at In
danapohs recently, iva hunalocs escaped from
their keepers and rushed through the crowd.
severely miuring an old lady and baby. and
creating general stampede
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-19
Washington.

lr is now said that the Senate cannot finish
it, business III time to adjourn before July II
THE fate Of the civil rights bill is decided
for this season. On the sth inst, motion to
take it from the Speaker table and refer it 10
the Judiciary committee with the right to re-
port at any time, was lost ayes 1856. nays So
not twO-thir,ls.
4 NEARLY all Of the government officials are
+ preparing to send their families to summer
resorts The President will 60 TO Long
Branch soon after the adjournment Of Con-
gress.
The bill equalizing bounties by allowing
1888 per month to all soldiers. rank and file.
Of the late war, was defeated ia the House on
the sth inst, on a motion 10 suspend the rules
and pass it. The vote was so nays. to ~ ayes
THE recent resignation Of the Indian commits
siouers, was caused by disagreement between
them and the chief of the Indian Bureau on
the question of control Of disbursements on
Indian contracts Their resignation. it is said
wiz aa,s 40 effect Oh the Indian policy
FELIX Il. BRuNor. Robt. Campbell, Natha,.
BISHOP. W.n. r. Dodge, John Y Farwell anl
John H. Stuart Indian commissioners, have
written to the President resiguing the Office
THE President has given 10 senator Jones',
aud through him ali concerned, memoran-
dun embodying his views on the financial
question. The President fayors hard money
and free banking and intimate- veto for the
pending financial bill, should it pass in it,
present shape,
ASST SEc'Y SAWYER is spoken of a. success
OF to Mr.. jag, "a minister 10 Austria
THE new secretary Of the treasury has taken
hold Of the Affairs Of the department with great
energy; among his litst orders il one dis
charging all persons ON the pay-folls who have
not given, in labor, an equivalent for the ss'
any paid. There are said to be a large number
Of these sinecure positions.
TuE names OF Gen. Fuller, Of Toledo. VIM,
Brown, OF Louisville, and VIM. T. Chandler,
Who formerly held the position, are mcntiou-
ed In connection with the assistant secretary
ship of the treasury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-19
Foreign.

A CmcUI,n addressed Ivy the spanish Mini--
ter Of Foreign Affairs 10 the diplomatic Repro
scntatNes Of Spain, promises the re-e-tahh-h-
mout of peace In Spain aud Cuba and when
;hc present exceptional condition Of 'jrs h.
terminated. a complete establishment Ut reprC-
sentative institutions will become q guarantee
AZ moral order
B,Nns Of Indians have burned number of
'an,h"s ia the frontier settlements uf Mexico.
The people are REPRESENTATION
Tur English Earl of Marlborough. who b.
said TO be- frequently "a- drunk Az a lord.
lost again. aud Ihc police are uoo maJiut an
earnest seareh @ find him
lur msuucctlon AZ Fyl. 10 Turkey. has hoeu
quellod. The sroops canuouadad tho town.
killing ninety Of the inhabitants
As International conference to,l-euss meas.
urcs TO prevent the spread Of cholera. aud reg
wation Of quamntiuos viii meet az Vienna.
Austria, the 18th inst. An tho European pow.
err accepted Invitations aud sent dglpsatcs.
Anuyts from the city Ut McNttl say hAt 4
revolution against the government Is inevitable
rh Italian senato ha- given it's approval to
treaty at commerce with Mexico ami 70 postal
convention with Brazil
r. y reported that serious mutmy ha.
broken uut amongst several battalluus NJ N,
Spanish republican troop. in the province n
Guipuscoa.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-19
The South.

Gov hHIo0o, Of Louisiana, has sent mes.
rage to the SECRETARY of War 90 relation Ia tho
sufferers 10y the overflow Ho saw, there l..
some abatement of suffering ou tho banks Of
the Mississippi but u the interior Y /. snl
alarming
Gas smuMAN tsm 81 louia !, n under
stood on buHuc-. in relation 90 the removal of
the army headquarters 10 tlat city
MANOR l.. A.. Nu1f ~ New Orleans. ha.
designated nr y o Eae 10 visit the north
auiwe.t W. tir purpose d presenting to the
people Ia those sy,taps thyawcal lor further
assistance 100 rclcf ui sufferers q, the overflow.
MNuR N,unNr OHuy ana old resident oi
Memphis, was killed l., runaway accident
recently
JupaE l.. II ENtl,u, who has inst leer
appointed Chief Justice " Atkan-as oa- man,
years ago q resid'Bi II Noith Nlalama. ana !.
well known both IA that section sud M,all,
Tennessee He was, before tho ci,il war. .
Judge Of the Supreme Count ot Arbau-aa
Tnr cornerstone Of the new Merchant,
Exchange building in 81 Louis was laid on tn,
9th inst
Tnos. Swan. the loader q the rioters IN "a,
cemetery at Memphis on Decoration bay VII,
= now awaiting trial publishes a card denying
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-19
The East.

HEAVY storm OF rain, with thunder and
lightning. struck Troy. N. y, on the 9TH inst.
One span of the now iron bridge across the
Hudson was blown down, falling upon four
canal boats in the river below, sinking them
with their cargoes Of IRON Fifteen people on
board the boats escaped.
Ar Buffalo, n. ". the owner and builder Of
the building which fell on Main st., some
weeks ago, by which three persons were killed.
have been iudi,ted by the rand Jury for man
slaughter in the fourth degree
STATUE of Gen. Putnam is to be unveiled
at Hartford, Conn, june Is. II il a gift to
the city BIZ Mr.. II. NJ Allyn and son.
THE Ne " York Chamber of Commerce has
sent committee to Washington TO urge the
passage Of the moiety BILL They say if the
bill is not passed, there would be an indis-
criminate seizure Of books and papers Of mer-
chants Immediately on adjournment Of Con-
gress
The New York Tribune states that Wall
street is about to have another sensation in a
litigation between John Steward, Of Fifth ave-
nue., and Commodore Vanderbilt growing out
of stock and other monetary operations, where
III the former claims that the latter il indebted
to him for q considerable SUM
THE spring meeting Of tho American Jockey
Club opened at Prospect Park on the 9Th inst
THE census just taken shows the popula-
tion Of Providence, Il. l., to be 99,593. The
prolonged suspension of work at the deaine
mills diminished the population about 1000
The old city has gained Il. 500, or 22l per cent
in four years, and H., TO have recently beer
annexed from North Providence
Hos Julius G. Banister Of Boston, mem
Der Of the Massachusetts, Senate, died june 2
JAY GoUIp il said to be figuring to Obtain
possession Of the Erie road again lie IL re
ported 90 have made bids for proxies to cor
troll the election Of directors
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-19
THE NEWS.
Crimes and Accidents.

FIVE members of the Williamspofli ra' "io
department have confessed to having pufio"
81 ,OOO, 600 worth ofproperty in that place since
1871.
AT Loriginal, Canada recently, the WIe
and two children of Mr. Walker, mill owner At
the Rogue, lost their lives by drowning Inc
hildren were playing near some logs ana got
an them The mother, seeing their danger
went to their rescue. and while attempting to
assist them in getting out got in, aud the
three were drowned.
Two children were run over and killed by a
coal train on the Cleveland, Mount Vernon and
Delaware Railroad, near Akron, on the 9th inst
Ir is said that twenty persons were drowned
on Oneida Lake, and seven on Onondaga Lake
n. Y. during the recent storm in that vicinity
A CHILD of Thomas Mcintyre was burned
TO death in a burning building in New York on
the 9Th inst,
HIRAM SMITH, found guilty Of being an ae-
complete in the murder of Charles Wenham,
at WATERFOWL, New York, in January, 1878, has
been sentenced to be hanged July oath.
HAsEYs Touring mills, in Chicago, were
burned on the 9th inst, by an incendary loss
$4,000
r. G. SMITH, a well known real estate dealer,
and an old citizen of Detroit, committed sui
eide with prussic acid Cause, mental de-
rangement, caused by financial troubles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-19
The MISUNDERSTANDING Duel.

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Telegraph writes, May % The
duel between Prince Mettenichand tie
Comtc DE Montebello was fought to-
day at st. Cloud. The quarrel origi.
mated as have already stated, in a
slight given to the Comte De Monte.
hollo by the Princess De Metternich, at
4 ball. The Comte demanded -atisfac.
ton Of the Prince for the ailrunt. The
latter. in reply, was ready 90 accept the
challenge. bul denied that hc had given
any onense, as he could not hold him
self responsible for words uttered 10y
his wife, nc AN entertainment at which
he was not present Some difficulty
therefore arose as "a the right of Mon.
tebello 20 consider himself as the ag.
grieved party, and consequently of his
title to make the choice of weapons.
The Comics seconds at length publish.
ed the correspondence and declared
that they washed their hands Of the
affair. In consequence OF TINS puhhci.
ty. however, the duel was regarded as
necessary. and Muutebello, IN order Ia
end the discussion as to the choice OF
arms. left il to Metternich, who, re.
nouncing the pistol, accepted the sword,
and with this weapon the duel was
fought. Prince Metternich was slight.
IL wounded. He was sufficiently well.
however, TO return 90 Paris in the even.
ing and dine with his friends.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-19
A Poverty stricken Language.

From the Honolulu Gazette.
We often laugh at thequeer attempts
of Hawaiians TO express themselves in
English, and doubtless they, too, find
no little amusement in the bungling
management by some foreigners of the
maoli. A couple of amusing practical
illustrations of the glorious uncertainty
of the Hawaiian language inthemouths
of persons not well versud therein oc-
Cured recently at the Court House.
I'm one case, gentleman coming to his
office in the morning had forgotten his
key, and calling u native policeman ON
duty about the Court House, despatch
ed him to bring it from home, telling
him particularly to ask the cook 10
send the key repeating the last
word with emphasis. In about an hour
the messenger again made his appear
ancc, carefully hearing waiter on
which was pot of ten, with sugar, milk
and toast. The other case was where a
gentleman. having occasion to use
some hw books that had been left ut
home, took particular pains to impress
ON the messenger sent for them that
they lay ON a bamboo lounge or settee.
AAl' NNlNNI hNLl'' WIS lildb tle lldu dlu
not bring the books, but sweated a mile
through the streets under the lounge.
with which he eventually appeared be-
fore The gentleman, and inquired smil-
ngly where he would have il placed
" Strange that these people can't UNI
derstand their own language I"
WHEN a colored boy shoots his father
in Georgia, the local papers call it a