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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-07-14
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY, JULY IA, 1876.
FIvE-YEAR-oLD MARES

80, Madam Hooper, b. m., dam Of
Fred Hooper toaled in
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A HALF MILLION IN HORSES.
MR.. ROBERT BoNnERs BREEDING AND TRAIN.
ING FARM.

ONE TRACK IN THE WORLD ON WHICH
THERE CAN BE NO BETTING AT ALL
THE PEDIGREE OF SOME NOBLE ANIMALS
THAT COST THEIR oPULENT OWNER
FROM $4,000 TO $4,000 EACH.
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STALLIoNs--Edward Evert, b. s.,
foalcd 1855 got by Rysdyk's Hamil-
tonian dam, by imported Margravc.
2. Startle, b. s, foalcd May IA, 1867;
got by Ryskyk's Hamiltonian dam,
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EREIGHT.

OFFICE of Chicot, Pine Bluff and Little
~ Rock Railroad; Office OF Missi ssipDi
Ouachita and Sed River sailroad, at No 300
Front street. The roads are now in frst-class
running order, and shippers can rely on no
detention from either road. and the Lowest
rates OF freight 70 Pine Bluff and all points
Will be given on application 10
sea JNO. T. WASHlNGTON,Ag tut
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Those who hold that BritOns love their
kings may be interested to see the
epitsph the incompatible genius Of
Thackersy frames for this George:
"Here was one who had neither dignity
nor leArning-morsl nor wit; who
tainted a great society by bad
example; who IN youth, manhood, old
age, was gross, low, and sensual" and
over whose grave this Parson Porteous
came TO invoke heavens blessing and q
nation's tears. Thackeray sstiIcislly
adds elsewhere that the divine who wept
these plaintive numbers over George
the Seconds grave, afterward wore
George the Thirds lawn. Ii was an
easily won biShoprie, and reminds one
oiOGT own easy way TO cabinet portfolios
and the like places Of high degree. But
for the poor Porteous in the grave yond-
er, in Brooklyn, there was no lawn.
He Was OF too Independent mind. The
atmosphere of his church in England
was sitting, and be came here hoping TO
find our churchmen as broad and gener-
IS our laws and institutions. He found,
as many have found before him, Gus
that bigotry and intolerance exist in all
places, sud in this grevious discovery he
relinquished the contest, rather than,
like his thrifty ancestor, "bend the prez-
nant hinges Of the knee that thrift
might follow fswning." Though not
q radical reformer in any large sense, he
seems to have been q gentle minded
mau of answering sincerity, who could
not bring himself in all things TO follow
the behests Of an iron. bound ritula and
an imbecile pulpit.
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And he entered along the hail, into
the bedrooms and out, and was turning
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A correspondent OF the London Athe-
glCeuna, writing from Germany, says:
"Since the year 1862 the gross number
| of theological students in the German
universities hiss steadily decreased. Dur
ing the summer semester of that year
the whole amounted to 1850 in the older
Prus sian provinces; in the winter of
1866 they had decreased to $50 The
same falling off is apparent throughout
the other German States. The theO-
logical faculty of Leipsic has now the
greatest number Of matTiculated stu
dents. viz 1855; Tubingen, 242; Halle.
204; Erlangen, 1856; Berlin, 1874; Coffin
gen. 81; jena, "A; Suasboufg, So; Bonn,
56; Kiel, IS; KOnisberg, 55; Msrburg,
As; Breslau, 81; RostOck, 81; GreifsWald,
"a; Heidelberg, 8; Giessen, g. The de-
crease is doubtless attributable to various
causes, one OF which is patent, viz the
poor salaries of pastors compared with
the incomes derivable from other pro-
fes5iOns or from commerce. 1t may also
be well remarked that the eminence OF
the professors in the universities geneT-
ally has equally declined. Where
Gesenius and Hupfeld f1ourished,
Schlettmann lectures in their place.
Semisch is in the chair of Neander.
Lucke and Gieseler at Gottingen have
DO equal successors. The places OF
Ewald and Hitzig cannot be adequately
filled; nor can that OF TischendOrf at
Leipsic. No man of like ability and
piety of Rothe can be found to occupy
mis- position in Heidelberg. The present
dearth of great masters in biblical liter
eratura is a fact to be noted and de-
plored. The university Of Halle, which
has always taken the lead in theology,
has not now half of the seven hundred
and fifty theological students which it
had in the days of Gesenius. 1t is q re.
markeble fact thst the illustFious He
bTaist had once class of five hundred,
even when lecturing on the book of
Isaiah, after be had published his COM
mentary upon it. But it must still be |
admitted that the creates! men in theo- |
logical literature have departed, after |
leaving an indelible mark OF their mind |
upon upon one or more parts Of it |
Ewsld, Hupfeld and Hitzig on the Old |
Testament, and DeWette, Strauss and |
Bauer on the New. Had Zeller not |
abandoned the study of the New Tests-
ment for philosophy, his work on the |
Acts of tine Apostles shows what he could |
have achieved. / fear, however, that
scholars are not now encouraged in Ger
many as they were in former years, the |
military and polemic spirit having
drawn away attention from their lust |
claims. They are inadequstely remu-
nerated.
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Six Hundred Miles of Navigation.

Van Buren, (Ark.) Press, l2th.I
We had the pleasure of meeting on
Wednesday last, Messrs. Berkeley, Win
ton and Bowen, OF Arkansas City, State
Of Kansas, who started from that place
on the eighteenth day Of August last,
and arrived here Tuesday, the fifth OF
this month, having travelled by fiatbOat
on the Arkansas river the entire dis
lance. Their boat was twelve by thirty
six feet, loaded with fifteen tons OF
freight, and drawing eighteen inches of
water. The enterprise was gotten up by
the business community and citizens of
Arkansas City, in order to ascertain the
practicability of steamboat navigation
from that point to this place, and there
by navigation to the Mississippi river.
They represent that they find the river
clear of shoals, and but few snags to the
mouth of Grand river; and in
all the shadows they found three
feet of water, and from dive to six
teen feet at intermediate points, and cur
rent not exceeding an average of more
than four miles per hour, and that very
little improvement would be needed
from FOrI Gibson up to their city to rem
der navigation safe and easy. Their i'm
pressions are that small appropriation
by congress, to this end, would only be
required to secure channel of from five
to eight feet of water, seven months in
the year, from Van Buren, to their city.
The people of southern Kansas are de-
sirou5 for the cooperation OF the people
of this State in urging upon congress
the improvement OF the navigation Of
the river between these two places.
These gentlemen come with the in
dorsement of the leading citizens, ask
ing our consideration OF this great en-
terprise. Taking into consideration the
great advantages to be derived by open
ing the navigation to Kansas, and tile
large extent Of country thus opened up
to trade, it becomes us to see that our
congressman be informed of this project,
and urged to obtain the necessary APP
preparation. They report large beds of
coal cropping out on the banks Of the
river through the Indian county, fine
slluvial bottom land well timbered, and
in many places with large forests of
cedar. The distance between the two
points they estimate to be about six
hundred miles by river. They are OF
the opinion that q railroad could be
built upon and near the banks Of the
river, by crossing the bends at dis
lance not exceeding three hundred miles,
and at small cost for grading and eX-
cavatioD, the country being level along
the entire route. We bring this matter
to the attention of our merchants and
business men, that they may take action
that will eventuate in something being
done by our congressman.
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Sumac and its Uses.
Petersburg Cva.) Index.I


The sumac is shrub whose wood fur
Dishes beautiful yellow dye; its leaves
when prepared and dried are valuable
in tanning, yielding tsnnic acid in large
quantities; it is also used in medicine.
The sumac is found and cultivated in
most of the countries of southern Eu-
rope. The Italian is esteemed the best,
and is known in commerce as Venice
sumsc Large quantities of the leaves of
the Italian plant are annually shipped
from the island of Sicily to the ports Of
New York and Boston, where it meets
with q ready market. In slavery times
the negroes of Virginia made frolic of
gathering sumac leaves. Men, women
and children sailed out in groups, with
bsgs, baskets and bsdticks, in which to
deposit them; afterward selling them in
the nearest town or village, By this
means supplying the wnerewith to pur-
chase many a comfort or luxury. Of
late years this trade has developed, and
in more energetic hands has as
sumed larger proportions and become
of great importance. The leaves Of the
sumac, when gathered, should be spread
upon the floor OF a loft or barn to dry,
fIr they must be dried in the shade.
When this is done they retain a green
color. If sun dried they become yellow
and are good for nothing. The test OF
the quality of the article is its Odor, its
bright gresn color, snd It's freedom from
all extraneous substances. The wood Of
the young twigs or shoots are the parts
used in dying. These are carefully re-
moved, Clipped and then ground in
mill. A great deal of the coloriDg mat.
ter for dOve-colOred and drab calicoes is
derived from this source, as is also
brilliant yellow hue for wooden goods.
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Warmers Fire-Extinguisher.

Mr.. Warner, a respectable and law
abiding citizen OF Baker street, rode
home in an express wagon the other day,
having hand firs.extinguisher and the
driver for company.
"What's that thing?" asked his wife
in coDtemptuous tones as she opened the
hall door.
--,"What's that? Why, that's a fire .ex-
tinguisher; best thing you ever saw;
meant to have got one year ag0.n
.s"Jscob, you are always making fool
Of yourself" she continued, as she shut
the door. Every patent-right man
gets around you as cat lays for a
mOuse.n
"Does, eh?" If you know anything
office in Detroit has one o. these. They
have saved lots O. buildings, and may
save ours."
"YOu throw it at the fire don't yOu?"
che asked in sarcastic tones.
He carried it up stairs into closet
without replying, and she followed and
asked:
"DOes it shoot Gre out?"
"If you don't know anything pI
learn you something! 1t is full Of chem
icals; you strike on this knob on top and
she's all ready to open this faucet and
play on the fire."
She grinned as she walked around it,
and finally asked:
"Do you get a horse to draw it
around?"
"No, 1 don't get horse to draw it
around. You see these straps Well, L
back up, put my arms through them,
and here it is on my back"
81 see it is," she sneerad.
And can't run to any part Of the
house with it?" he demanded. "See
see-?n
And he entered along the hail, into
the bedrooms and out, and was turning
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A PorIeQuS POFfent.

Chicago TimeS.l
Now that telegraph is done with the
lunersal troubles OF the Reverend DR..
Porie0us, and the grave clods are press
ing upon his iDsulted remains, it will
prove interesting, if not profitable, to
compare for momentthe fortune which
came ID an ancestor o! his pursuing an
opposite taos in the church. TIE re-
iussI q the reverend big0t in Brooklyn to
accord the dead Clergyman the rites of
burial, was not the FIST cause of DR..
POTteous's appearance in print On his
appearance ia this country some years
ago, quite SIS vehement contumely was
visited upon him in the flesh for his
alleged unsOundness ia doctTinal points
ii Was not 50 with the frat parson OF his
name. When George, the second Of the
name, died fail Of hoDoTs and ills in
1860, there was country parson who
peIf-rmed this ffaersl elegie3 so sweetly
that the royal Telict gave him her heart
aud confidence, and what lie craved
sill moTe-prOmotion. The incident
sdOrns one or ThsckeIay's mos brilliant
leges and viii bear reproduction. 1t is
an one Of the lectures on the Georges,
bits Of composition which no mortal
hand ever surpassed in brilliancy, wit,
and feeling. says Thsckersy, recording
the king death which brought cur frst
Porteous to the surface: "Here are
some arless veTses in which an English
divine dCp.oTe1 the famous departed
nero, over which you may cry or you
may laugh, exactly as your humor suits:
While at his feet expiring faction lay,
NO contest left, but who should best obey:
saw IN his offspring al himself renewed
ne same lair path OF glory still pursued;
SaW 20 young George Augustus care impart
" mater could raise or human re the heart.
blend All his grandsiTe's virtues with his own
ana from there mingled radiance for the
throne.
No further blessing could on earth be given
Inc next degree OF happiness was heaven"
The praises were made by Rev.
PoIts0us, in honor of that George who
was one Of the yilest Of the HanoveTian
kings. He was an ignorant ruler, de-
ceitfm friend, false husband, notori-
Gus liar, the mesnest and mast scOun-
dr-lly or his vile race. He lived a life Of
beastiality and died with
lie on his wicked, shriveled old lips.
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Just IS the train had gone. 1t was too
late. Another train would leave in an
hour, and she waited. When she was
once on her way she grew nervous and
frightened. She was afraid he " luld bs
angry with her for following him. and
the days ride Was a SLOW torture to her.
When she arrived at Vernon it was
dusk, there was q crowd gathered at the
depot, seemingly under some strong ex-
element. A terrible fear ofsODething,
she knew not what, took possession Of
her a. she stepped on the platform
She soon found out what had happened.
A man on the other train, in stepping
off, had, in his hurry, caught his foot,
and fallen on the line. the train WAS
in motion. Oh, Nellie, her repentance
came to late :"
There was an agony in Aunt Ruth's
voice, which flashed sudden suspicion
across Nellie's mind.
"He had heard that her mother was
very i'll with the smallpox, then raging
in Vernon. He did not wish to pain or
Brighten her with the news till he had
ascertained the truth Of the report.
This was the reason he refused to let
her accompany him. Tender and for
bearing to the last; ndshe-oh how she
had repaid himW
"And what became Of her, auntie?"
"She took the disease from which his
care would have guarded her, and for
long weeks lay balancing between life
and death. She prayed for death; but
her prayers were not answered. Some
portion of her former strength came
back 10 her, but health never. She has
never let her couch since that terrible
day; but in thetender care OF his nephew,
who is as like him in disposition as in
form and features, che has found con-
tent"
Nellie knew now whose story she had
been listening to.
"No wonder she loves Norman 30
much" said the little wife 10 herself, as
she wiped her fearful eyes, and stole
out of the room.
IA lady wishes to see you, sir" said
Richards, as he put his head into the
office where Mr.. Wilde sat leaning over
q table covered with papers which were
scattered about in lawyer-like confusion.
every well, Richards"
And Mr.. Wilde rose, and walked into
the office, where little fur-muffed
figure sat awaiting him. AS he closed
the door, Nellie sprang forward to meet
him.
"Nellier'
ooh, Norman" and she chung to him,
sobbing. "Forgive me! I will never
speak to Mrs. May again"
"She is bad woman; not fit associ-
ate for my little artless wife. know
this, else 1 had not asked you to give
her up. And you came all this distance
in the bitter cold to see me about it, my
little Nellie?"
And he kissed her fondly.
"Norman,"-snd she chung closer,
sobbing stiIl-"I have suffered SO much!
Forgive me, and We will never part in
anger again"
my own darling, neverw
And they never did. Through the
long and happy years of married life
which followed, no word Of unkind-
ness or reprosch passed the lips OF either,
and they often spoke Of this happy
termination to their first and last
quarrel.
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the head of the stairs when his foot
caught in the carpet. He threw up bis
arms ard she grabbed sU him, and 10th
rolled down stairs. He yelled aud she
yelled. Sometimes he was ahead, and
then she took the lead, snd nsither Of
them had passed under the "string
when the exJinguisheT, Jumping and
jamming, began TO shoot off its charge
of chemicals.
"You old --m she started TO say,
when stream from the hose struck her
between the eyes, and she didn't finish.
"N hat in-O-u c-hN rOsreO Mr.. War
ner, as he got dose in the ear.
They brought up in a heap at the
bottom of the stairs the stream playing
into the par!Or, against the hall door,
and up stairs by turns and she gasped !:
"pIl Save you sent % fool asylum ~
"Who's fOOlv he Toarsd, dancing
around with his eyes full Of chemicals.
"l'm fAintilgw she squeaked.
"And pve broken my bacll.' he
shouted.
1t was SAD house when those two
highly respectable old people got so that
they could use their eyes and discuss
matters calmly. And she doubled up
her fist and hOaTsely said:
"Take that investigator, or Gistin-
guisher, or whatever yOI call it, back
down town and tel every body that you
are lunaticW
And he said:
''Dummit! l know more than all your
family put t0getherW
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MEMPHIS & CHARLESTON
IA [rR - AT
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE

NN AND AFTER SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10,
~ 1879,
Leaves. Arrives.
u ali train, dali ......,,-.,.... IL . pm
Express train, daily. s:lUa J2.25 ana
Somerville train, daily lex
eeIt SundaVs) .........--.. AIS pm g:3J am
Grand Junction Accom-
modat'n train daily lex
cept Sunday ......-......-....... 0:45 pm
NO change OF cars between Memphis aud
Bristol, and only one change Of cars TO WASH
lngton. Sleeping coaches on all light rains
Time 20 minutes faster than city time
Ticket CfiCe us Main street.
". j. fsOS5, Gem gupt
Tom B. DUNN, Ticket 4 gent. octlO
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s2On.OOO.OO nj stake

Washington Special to the Chicago Times
The suit OF the government against
the Union Pacific railroad company,
which has bsen set by the United States
supreme court for argument on the
twenty-siXth instant, involves more
money than any case which has ever
been in litigation IN this, or perhaps any
other county. The government issued
to the Union Pacific railroad, the Cen
tral Pacific and its branches, sixty mil
lion dollars IN bonds. They run for
thirty years with interest payable semi
annually. These companies claim that
they ere not required TO pay the interest
until the end OF the Thirty years. Mean
while, the government has met the
semi-aanual installments. 1t now
wants restitution, and has demanded it..
The case first came up in congress. That
body allowed the com panies 10 go to the
court If claims. That court sustained
the point made by the railroad cCmpa-
MES, from which the government mas
appealed to the United Stetes supreme
court Attorney. General PierTepOnt has
had made, by experts, calculation OF
the difference which the government
will have to pay in case the railroad
companies are sustained by the supreme
court. It aggregates upward of two
hundred million dollars. Judge Pierre
JODt is giving the,case his most earnest
attention, and will personally make the
argument on bebal OF the respondent,
the United States,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-03-13
FoREIcN NEW s.

LONDON, March IL.
A letter states that the banquet to
the Prince Imperial at WOolwich has
given rise to a good deal Of criticism,
both here and in France. The com
mander Of the garrison. who presided,
made an extremely fulson'e speech to
express the hope that the swords of
England might one day be at his SER
of Cambridge.
Ex-Empress Eugene has, it is said,
just contracted another private loan.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-03-13

THE Carson Tribune says that on the
last day of the session the members of
the Assembly disgraced themselves
by rude and boisterous behavior
Pt0che Record.
Don't be fooled, Bro. Croyland. It
was only such members as failed to
gain any notice as legislators, and
rather than sink into entire ~obscurity,
sought to gain a little notoriety as
hoodlutns, that "disgraced themselves
by rude and b~oisterous behavior"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-03-13
RoUou on THE SALOONS.

The temperance society known as
the Champions of the Red Cross is
threatening to ruin the saloon bust.
ness in Austin. 1t has, of late, been
making recruits among the most hard
enad drinkers-men who, but a
few months ago, would have spurned
the idea of joining any temperance So
ciety whatever. But now they have
turned their backs on whisky, and we
are informed that at the last meeting
of the Champions no less than six OF
the harderst cases in Austin were in
itiated. The occasion is represented as
having been highly impressive. There
was something almost heroic in the de-
meanor of the neophytes. Firm re.
solve was clearly visible on their illu-
minated cOuntenances, and after the
usual initiatory ceremonies were gone
through, Sam. Clifford delivered an cs-
say on water, which is spoken of as a
most eloquent production; after which
he sang q beautiful temperance song,
commencing thus:
O, then resign your ruby wine,
Ye smiling lads and lasscs,
For sparkling and bright. in its liquid light,
Isl he water in our glasses.
He was joined in the chorus by the
rest of the new members, who eimpha-
sized every stanza by swallowing a
glass full of water, which 70 disturbed
their stomachs, unused to the refriger-
ating beverage that they have been
sick ever since. They are determined
to stick it out, however, even if it kills
them.-ReUeite.
We extend to the aforesaid six of
the most hardened cases" the right @-
of fellowship, and most cordially well
come them to the ranks of the cold
water army. They are all men of
firmness and resolution, and, having
made up their minds to abstain from
the insidious fluid which " steals away
the brain," will doubtless adhere 10
their purpose. They have before
them the patriarchal example of
Judge Logan, and if they "stick it out"
long as has that venerable expound-
or of temperance principles, there is
no danger Of their ever falling from
grace.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-03-13

There seems now 10 be no obstacle
in the way Of an amicable adjustment
Of the Louisiana difficulty. The arti-
cles Of agreement, as drawn up by
Congressman Wheeler, have received
the signatures Of forty-four of the Con-
sentative Committee of seventy, and
the terms OF settlement are Endorsed
by the most influential Journals and
business men in New Orleans. The
compromise recognizes Kellogg as
Govertior, and nullifies the action Of
tie Returning Board in depriving GER
tain Conservative members OF the
House of their seats. As the election
Of Treasurer turns upon the votes of
parishes which the Returning Beard
throws out, that official is doubtless
given to the Conservatives with the
control Of the House. This settlement
probably u Pinchback his long
contested seat in the Senate, as he was
elected by the Legislature that was
chosen in 1872, when Kellogg was
elected. The recognition Of Kellogg
seems to carry with it a recognition OF
the legality Of Pinchback's election,
unless the Senate shall decide to &c
into the merits of the case.