Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-07-21
ALL SORTS.

An English editor calls cortain
kind Of American religion "pewism."
Who were the first astrologers
The stars, because they first studied
the heavens.
Peru has more dogs than any other
country Of its size. Hence the Peruvi.
On bark.
The average young man Is deluded
into thinking his sweetheart's hand Ia
lemon.
Gen. Dakin, Of the American Rife
Team, is heavy shot. lie weighs
22O pounds.
The strcet-sweepings of Virginia
City, Nevada, yield s7.54 of silver and
s2.32 of gold to the ton.
Ground was broken for "Agricul.
tural hail." the last Of the centennial
buildings, Philadelphia, July6.
The poorest coward may avoid
shaking in his shoes by wearing boots
or going barefoot.
The most economical time 10 buy
cider is when il is not very clear, for
then IL will settle for itself.
Mrs. Partington says that on
Christmas Day she allows Ike to "hll
himself to his rapacity."
Gen. Bidwell says that raisin
making with native grapes Is an In
dustry worth 100000 annually to Cal.
ifornia.
81 don't think, husband, that you
are very smart" mo, indeed, wife,
but everybody knows that / am
awfully shrewed."
The total number Of Masonic
lodges in the United States IL 8,654 y
Master Masons, 543,474; Commander
les, 499; knights 40,410.
--Duels hereafter will be legally
punished in France by fine and impris-
onment. The Partisan fancy stock
ridicule the idea.
The celebrated racer Lexington
died at Lexington, Ky, on Thursday,
the LIST inst, aged 25 years. He was
one of the best horses that ever faced
a starter.
About a ton of Ringing Rocks"
has been shipped from Montgomery
countyin this State, TO Fairmount Park,
to form feature Of the Centennial Ex.
bibition.
The Detroit Free Press thinks that
Beecher didn't want that prussic acid
to poison himself with, but that he
was going for the cats of the neigh.
borhood.
During the season 100000 quarts
OF strawberries wereshipped from Cum
berland county to New York and Phil.
adelphia, and about $4,000 quarts were
used by the canning houses.
"A book agent took refuge under
a hay stack during thunder storm,
and the lightning struck him on the
cheek, glanced off and killed mule
two hundred yards away.
"A millionaire of Granville, Wis,
has recently made will, in which he
leaves $4,000 to any Incorporated
town or village in Wisconsin that will
not tolerate brass band.
The Oldest convict in the Ohio
is dead. He had been an
inmate Of that institution for thirty
eight years, under life sentence, which
was literally carried out.
The Hon. David Dcrrickson, of
is the only member now
living of the first class of graduates Of
Allegeny College fifty seven years ago
in 1878. The college was founded
in 1915.
Exceptions to the report of the
Master in the Stack k-0'Hara case at
Williamsport, will be argued on the
l4th of September. The report Of the
Master in Chancery was in favor Of
Bishop O'Hara.
The occupants of six hundred
shanties along the lines of New York
railroads make a living by planting
corn and potatoes between the rails
and the fences 1t is said that 900
acres are culiyated in this way.
Associate Justice Swaync has dis
solved the injunction obtained by L. d.
Sine against the Postmaster at Cincin-
natl. He holds that Sine has his
remedy in q suit for damages against
The Postmaster-General and the Post
master at Cincinnati.
Thee celebrated trotter,l Kitty Wells,
lied at Hamilton, Ont, on Friday the
I'd inst, of congestion of the lungs, the
result of injudicious work on the driv-
ng park at that place the day before.
She made her debut on the Utica track
with a record of 2:32. The owner
valued her at $4,000.
"A charter has been secured and
'eventy-fve thousand dollars subscribed
.oward building narrow gauge rail
-oad between Emlenton and Clarion.
Il is said that there will be no difficulty
n raising all the money required and
hat the project will be speedily ac-
AN English newspaper has an ad-
vertiscment from "a clergyman -
Violet velvet sermon case, large size,
with gold embroidered monogram ON
he cover lined with watered silk,
'ery handsome, never been used, cost
hrcc and half guineas infants new
hort under clothing desired in ex-
change"
Gov. Osburne of Kansas protests
against transferring any Indian tribes
o the territory adjoining that state.
lie says Kansas has already paid $780,.
700 for defensive purposes and lost
TO the value of S350,000 by
indian raids. He does net desire to
lave the chances of border warfare in.
'reased by any accessions to the pres
mt number of savages on the frontier.
The total amount of national bank
totes redeemed and assorted ut the
National Bank Redemption Agency
Turing the year ending June 80 Is
'130,322,945. OF this amount s115,.