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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17
THE HUNTED SURGEON

A young surgeon, having tried in
vain TO get into practice, at last fell
upon the following expedient TO set the
ball to rolling. He sprang upon his
horse once day, and rode at full speed
through the town. After an absence
of an hour he would return, and carry
with him some of his instruments
thinking if he could impress his neigh
bors that he had practice, they would
pegln ~ pace commence III MS aDinty i.
4 wag, who more than suspected the
deceit which he was practising, deter
mined to know the truth. He accord
ingly kept his horse in readiness, and
the next time the doctor galloppcd
past his door, sprang on his steed and
placed himself on the young gentle
mans trail
The doctor saw the man following
at his heels, but did not, at first, evince
any uncasiness. At length, however,
he thought il advisable to turn down
narrow lane. The pursuer followed
on like an evil genius: but the doctor
was not discouraged, as another road
lay short distance ahead of him. and
down which he turned. The other
kept close at his heels, and the doctor
grew inpatient to return home. There
was no house by the way at which he
could offer any pretext for stopping.
In the meantime his saddle bags were
with him, and he was otherwise pre-
pared for business, so that he could
not return, in the face Of his neighbor,
without exposing the secrets Of the
trade in the most palpable manner
Every bound of his siecd carried him
further from his home and the shades
Of night began to fall on hill and dale.
Still the sound of horses hoofs were
laundering in his ears, and he was
driven to his wits end but jast as he
turned the angle of a wood, he heard
a low moan. \ man lay PROSTATE
near the fence of a meadow, and blood
gushed from fearful wound in his
arm. He had cut an artery with his
scythe, and was in danger of immedi.
ate dissolution. The young doctor
sprang from his horse and staunched
the wound. Bandagcs were applied
and his life was saved. The puisuel
had also thrown himself from his horse
and as the surgeon tied up the last
bandagc, he looked up in his face and
said
GLOW lucky, neighbor, that | wa.
able to arrive just in time Y
The wondering spectator was silent
with awe; and, after assisting the
wounded man home he told such q
miraculous tale TO the wondering town
folk, as secured to the young surgeon
u reputation not only for skin, but alsc
for supernatural prescicncc. Thus die
the merost accident contribute more tC
his advancement than years of studi
Gus toll could have done and the i'm
pertinent curiosity of waggish neigh
Dor opened for him path TO business
which the most influential patronag,
might never have been able to provide
for him.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

FAITH As A MEDIcINE.--The cure Of
any illness which does not consist in a
disorganization OF the tissues can often
be accomplished when the person
thinks that II can be done. If we ply
sicians, who treat patients every day,
had the power TO make them believe
that they are TO be cured, especially II
we could namc time for il, II would
be great element in success. have
succeeded sometimes, and may say
that succeed more now than former
", because / have myself the faith
that | can, in giving faith, obtain a
cure. wish, indeed, that physicians
who are younger than myself, and who
will have more time to study this qucs-
ton than have, would take II up, es-
pecially in those cases in which there
u o functional nervous affection only
to deal with, as it Is particularly,
though not only, in those cases that q
cure can be obtained. Indeed, cure
may thus be obtained in certain organ
ic affections even in dropsy il may
lead to cure. You know il will stoT
pain; that going to dentist is often
enough TO make the tootbache disap
pear have seen patients come tt
me with terrible neuralgia, who dread
cd the operation was about to per
form, and just at the time ! was abou'
TO undertake Il, ceased to suifer.--Dr
Brolcn Seqadrd.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

GENIUS AND PovEnTy. is one of
the mysteries OF life that genius, the
noblest gift of God to man, is nourshed
by poverty. Its greatest works have
been achieved by the sorrowing ones
of the world in tears and despair. Not
in the brilliant saloon, furnished with
every comfort and elegance not in
the library, well fitted, softly carpeted,
and looking ont upon a smooth green
lawn, or u broad cxpansc OF scenery
not in ease and competence is genius
born and nurtured, but more frequent
ly in adversely and dcstitution, amidst
the harassing cares Of Strengthened
household, in bare and fireless garrcts,
with the noise Of squalling children
in the midst of the turbulence of do
nestle contentious, and in the deer
gloom of unchccrcd despair, is genius
born and reared. This is its birth place
and in scenes like these, unpropitious
ropulsive, wretched, have men labored
studied, and trained themselves, unit
they have at last emanatcd ont Of The
gloom of that obscurity the shining
lights of their times; become the com
panions of kings, tho guides and teach
crs of their kind exercised an infiu
cncc upon the thought Of the worlt
amounting TO a species of intellectual
legislation
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17
HE WANTED TO TELL US.

A man with q wart ON his nose. an
umbrella under his arm and patch Of
buckskin on the gable end Of his
brceches, invaded our sanctum last
Saturday. AT the time we were en-.
gagged IN calculating how much horse.
Adish could be raised on an acre Of
iground, II q small Aixed garden patch
would produce eleven bottles OF toma.
! 10 ketchup, and were 30 busy that wo
neglected 10 ask him 10 take scat
| But he came and sat down Ia front OF
fns, laid hl- umbrella ncross the Agri-
tsitria, fipm which we had hoped 10
Qnan some information, caressed tho
, war;, and thnn remarked:
"As was In town to-day thought
I'd drop in 10 see you fellows about
something that's been on my mind for
some time. ] sometimes borrow one
OF your papers, and ] don't like the
way it's run. Now, tho way TO run
paper Is to have column for children,
filled with nice stories about how wick
ed children are punished for stealing
watcrmillions; and then n religious
column. and temperance column, ns
the Good Templars ought TO edit, and
then publish some such verses as 'Fa-
ther, dear father, come home and"
But we took him by the arm, walk
ed him to the window, pointed to the
graves on the hill and asked
"Wouldst thou fhin have thy pure
soul waited to the realms of bliss, and
its habitation of earthly clay deposited
ON yonder verdant bull, with the sor-
rowing quaking aspen waiing requi-
EN- DER thy sepulcher?'
And the wart assumed the hue Of
the luxuriant hollyhock, the umbrella
was grasped convulsivcly, and its pro-
prietor gasped
NO well-you sec-bnt-"
"Fear not, thou sweetly perfumed
quintessence Of mortality, we would
not harm thee; we are weary OF she'd
ding blood, and we respect that um.
brella, those wart, and soon thou may
est depart in peace, and as we gaze
upon thy rctreating form we will liken
thy mail Of buckskin unto a circus
poster which we once purloined and
pasted on our respected fathers wood
shed. But listen. On yonder hill re-
pose three uncircumcised Philistines
who sought to counsel us in regard TO
how we should run our paper. Two
were not Of our subscribers, the other
was but he gave us not shekels. They
came up as the timothy in the beauti.
ful morning and bathed in the bright
sunlight they pufied up with vanity
as the war horse puffeth with collie.
They sought our presence and would
speak unto us words of wisdom; they
went down with the night like the fra
grant clover before moving machine,
and now their administrator are hunt
ing estates to settle"
And we looked towards the shot
gun, whettcd the scissors, and yelled
down to the devil asking if that par.
rot gun was loaded and the nitro-gly-
cerlne ready.
Our visitor sought the stairway, and
the next moment we saw him climb
ing Macs corral fence--he hadn't time
TO go around.
And we went and asked the senior
what he had done with that black bot
tie we had left in the drawer.-Fdir.
play Sentinel
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17
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NUMBER THREETH.

aIlss Agersiuuu wissioo wont into
one of our shoe stores the other day tc
buy pair of lasting CATERS.
Miss Ageratum is not as young as
she once was, but still shakes hei
cork-screw curls in very girlish man
ner. On this occasion she isped very
prettily, owing to the fact that she bad
Just left her front teeth at the dentists
to be mendcd.
an look at your lathting gaitertb
if you pleath, thir.'
Clerk produces a box and inquiries,
"what number do you wish?
"Number threeth, thir.'
"Here is pair, ma'am.
Miss Ageratum put her hand in one
and sweetly asked
Have you a pair the thame number
little wider in the thole ?"
Clerk produces number 81, and says
ayes, a'am, here's pair"
"If You plcath, ! would like pair .
little fuller in the toeth."
Clerks hands out pair of number 4
saying
"Thesc are about right, | guess"
Miss Agcratum seated berself,pushct
back her ringlets, arranged the foldi
of her dress, and proceeded to tak'
off her shoe. She did not seem TO MAKE
much headway with number 4, and
raising her head in an artless manner
said
"It appearth to me, tbir the mum
berth get thmaller every year.
The obliging clerk produced a pail
of number SIS, handed them to her anC
gallantly observed;
"Ycs, ma'am, il does really seem L
me so just slip your foot into this one
It's little roomier, so to speak"
"Yeth, it ith, but il ith very tigh
acroth the inthcp."
t"Ahl well here's n pair which In
sure will be Just exactly right-w oul'
be willing to take my oath on it" ant
with a look of warm admiration (whicl
! Miss Ageratum received with coquet
tish toss of her spiral tresses) handel
her pair of 6's,
"At lathtl Juth right ] knew
couldn't be mithtaken in my number
though MithtcrP Pegthcrapcr next door
declared il wath impothible for me I
put on number thrceth. There i'll
thuch ditfereth in thore- keeperth."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

A HEROINE ny MIsTAKE.-One dark
night, not long ago, a burglar entered
a private residence on Broadway On
ascending one flight OF stairs he OBJ
served light in chamber, and while
dcliberating what to do, alargc woman
suddenly descended upon him, seized
him by the throat, pushed him down
through tho hall, and forced him into
tho street before he had time to think
"lIcroic Rcpulsc Of Burglar by q
Woman" was the way the story was
told the next day. But when iricnd'
called and congratulated her upon hei
courage, she exclaimed "Good gra
cious | didn't know II was q burglar
II | had, l should have been frightcn
ed TO death. thought II was my hus
band como homo drunk, and was dc
termincd be shouldn't stay In the hous'
IN that condition"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

h ...-..---..-- tt~-- G---.-s...s 81 A
good Joke IL told of wealthy New
Yorker, with an eye for a good horse,
who, shortly after betaking himself to
his summer residence on Long Island,
in April last, was sitting on his piazza
one fine morning, and noticing pair
of fine steppers that were being driven
on the road in front of his house. The
team consisted of a bay and gray
mare, and the driver was an unassum-
ing, quiet, wcll-behavcd young man.
Tho Now Yorker noticed them again
on the following day, and was more
than ever impressed with their fine
style and graceful step, and he decided
at once to buy them. Accordingly on
the next day he stationed himself at
his gate, and when the team came
jogging by he signaled the driver 10
stop.
dThat's n pretty ihirteam you drive,
says he.
ayes, they are moderately good step
pers," was the response.
"Are they for sale ?" asked the New
Yorker.
"well, yes, would sell them" was
tue rather hesitating reply.
"Send them along down the road and
back, so that can see how they move,
says the New Yorker
Up and down they were sent few
/ a - tLn n o
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

WALSUT LuMBER.--Of all timber
trees, the black walnut is at the present
time believed to be the most profitable.
Prices have been so tempting that in
many localities no more of any conse.
uuence is TO be found. Ohio and lndi-
ana have of late years been the great
sources of supply. From these States
large quantities have been sent to the
furniture establishments East. AT the
present time Kentucky is shipping wal
nut timber largely While, however
the older States are being depleted o
this valuable wood, the States thai
may be called timber-planting ones arr
rapidly coming up with supply. II Il
found to grow with great rapidity II
some of them, and especially in Ne
braska. In this State several acres sc
out within the last ten years arr
already producing nuts in abundance
and these, it is said, have already pai'
tho expense ofplantingand care. Man,
people, in view of tho growing scarcit.
of walnut fear its disappearance iron
market in short time. II would b.
no matter for alarm IL the extcnsiv
western plantations were bctterknowi
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17
PARAGRAPHS.

A rnn of luck-winning n race
Expensive living-living on excite.
ment
A poor relation-telling an anecdoto
badly.
How 70 ,,oo, a ,,;c ,.oa, ho.,o.
new dress.
Wbv obo,aloos9 pooorso
II stands 10 rooson ' ''s' '''
Time will only hang up his scythe
~" ~ - '0 "'''
II is said that there are only three
women in Indiana who can make a
good cup OF coffee, and those three
don't have any to make.
IA 1na ~ O. an,a,oo, = a.e".s .e'M @ n"s
,han nr wor,, NJ ~ waIl,ar hod "n haea.n = 'y,e she
wan, u" 80 l;~a % ,y;,h % 'ha snI,on %a ''' '"'
WV - '' y" ''' S'''
Lucy Stone says its wicked to wear
d;dn, haro nv an,, ''L o,n,hoa nav IVA ". ,f.ro Nv
he r;ohod g." n.r Nio.' I'n'. GU . wv s,vav,
,hor, G "'' wi Lucy ''o"' 70 wear
e
John Quigley, l6 years old, took his
S"m NJ. 'o'nI' ",g NY ,asJ o"in ~ iios'
Iohn la haa. - - ~ nas ni %
stnd,. w ' '"' " "'
oh, liberty, whereabouts is thy stingG
A small boy in Connecticut was wal
Up1u haoan snu o'pel aas ~ sonoo, .eaen'
h., o'' IT, '' ''''e' ," 'i'''''s y"
''' ''''''
A country dentist has patented an
instrument for holding a womans
tongue, being, we believe, the first man
a. H., oeS'u 80 ~ =. " ',"N' " '"e'''7 VI "',
'"s ''"' '''''
A Watertown lady has commenced
the study Of natural history. She has
a mammoth cat that plays the piano,
and is now training toad to dance
WY s'"'''u''s'
A man has an object and walks. A
woman never walks she jumps, she
runs, she dances, she capers hither and
thither up and down everywhere, she
caracoles, but she never walks.
An Fnglisb Indy Of rank who had
issued invitations to grand ball, was
Mortified at seeing in the morning pa
pcrs OF the day fixed notice to the
effect that the ball was postponed.
=. N. u.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

How TO HAVE Coon EGos. There
is vast difference in the flavor oi
eggs. Hens fed on clear, sound grain
and kept on clean grass run, give
much finer favored eggs than hens
that have access TO stables and manur,
heaps and eat all kinds Of filthy food
Hens feeding on fish and onions flavor
their eggs accordingly, the same a.
cows catingonions or cabbage, or drink
ing offensive water, imparts bad tast'
TO the milk and butter. Tho richel
the food the higher the color Of tb,
eggs. Wheat and corn give eggs thu
best color, while feeding on buckwhea
makes them colorless, rendering then
unfit for some confectionery purposes
-Moore's Rural Nac York.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17
TuyOlpMAnAsprur YOUNG TnErs

TuE OLD MAN AND THE YouSo Trees.
Tho young man in the beautiful ia.
bic Of La Fontaine ridiculcd the man
of four score for planting an avenue
Of little trees, because hc could not
hope to live long enough to sec them
as high as his head. "Well," said he
"and what of that? If their shade af
fords me no pleasure II may afford
pleasure to my children, and even e
you; and, therefore, the planting o.
them gives me pleasure"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17
THE MECHANIC.


What builds nations pillars high.
And its foundations strongi
What makes II mighty to defy
The fCes that round II throngs
II is not Gold Its kingdoms grand
do down 10 battles shock
Its shafts are laid In sinking sand.
Not on abiding rock.
Is II the sword Ask the rcd dust
Ofempires passed away;
The blood has turned their stones to rust
Their glory to decay.
And Is 1t Pridei All that bright crown
Has seemed to nations sweet
but God has struck It's lustre down
In ashes at His feet.
Not in Gold, but only men can make
people great and strong
Men who for truth and honors sake
Stand fast and suffer long.
brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others ny;
They build nations pillars deep,
And lit them to the sky.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

An eastern tramp, who has becn
over Wisconsin, says the names Of the
towns SAVIOR too much Of pedestrianism
to suit his notion Of printers State"
There Is Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ocono.
voc, Manitowoc, ,Waukegan, Pewaukie,
and dozen other "walk," but no work
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17
FOR IrOMANKIND.


ut is better to love u man you can
never marry than to marry one you
can never love- This is short text
for long sermon, says some wise
man or woman. We do not propose
to tire any ono with n long sermon up
on il. This weather is discouraging to
long scrmons--even were they worthy
to be endured at any season. A few
words on the text are sufficient A
lovelcss marriage is much worse for n
woman in every way than for man.
In the first place woman has the credit,
whether she deserves it or not, of be-
ing much more refined, of possessing
much more dclicacy and sensibility
than the stronger SEX" Being thus
higher, her degradation, when il comes,
is much more thorough and terrible.
Few things can conduce to this result
in n greater degree than the constant
and Intimate relation OF married life
with man whom she does not love
We have heard refined young women
speak with disgust of the coarseness
OF their conversation of class OF their
married lady acquaintance, and in
many cases have traced this disagree
able trait back to its cause-a well.
known lovelcss welded life. Then again
perhaps the woman who marries ior
support, for home, an establishment,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

Touching conclusions Of nm obituary
notice In an Indiana newspaper "He
was an elder In the Methodist church
and the leader Of the brass band In the
village"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17
T IMEl LIME!
BeIlefonte Wood- Burned LIND
MITCHELL WAGONS
The Best is the Cheapestl

Thomas Reilly has received another large lot Of
mitchell Wagons" which are among the very
best manufactured, and which he will sell at the
most reasonable rates. His stock includes almost
all descriptions Of wagons-largcand small, wide
and narrcw track. Call AM sec them.
nprs'7i THOMAS REILLY.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

Lots o. girls wear striped stockings,
but Il is only your Philadelphia lass
who mingles stars with stripes on her
nose. Bless the Centennial.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17
EDGAR ALLEN POE.


EDGAR ALLEN POE
THE ATTENDING PHYSICIANS ACCOUNT OF
ms DEATu-"MY PEAR VIRGINIA MY
DEAR LENoRE THE ARcHED HEAv.
Fms ENCOMPASS ME --"sHlP OF FIRE J
SEA OF BRASS y
M, .m-,,........,
NJ '1''ow' T Vno'''' i', liz p eonee,n c'.',
ns wy uI"'n =, iuS" ma, " ',V', GU.
n's a.'o"u''S p"ys'oian 70 p"o,''nou ,',, ~,
tao n,s, '''iio ~ W, NV ois . .ie'a'a
~ WIN w ''"' WIZ" INNING '"''''''
OFFICIAL MEMORANDA OF EDGAR A. POE,
BY j. j. MORAN, NJ d.
Edgar A. Poe was brought in n hack
to the Washington University Hospital,
situated on Broadway, north of Balti-
more street, Baltimore City, on the 7th
of October, lS49. lie had been found
lying upon u bench in front Of large
mercantile house on lightstrect wharf
He was in stupor, whether from
liquor or opium was not at first known.
\ gentleman passing along the pave
mont noticed several persons collected
about the spot, and looking in through
the crowd was suddenly impressed
with the face, and on close inspection
recognized the poet He had been
there since carly dawn.
A policeman sent for n hack and di-
rected the hackman to convey him to
the above named hospital, which was
in my charge, being the resident physi.
clan and living in the dwelling attached
thereto. 1t was about 10 o'clock in
the forenoon when he entered the
house dc was Immediately placed
in private room, carefully undressed
and critically examined. ! had not
then any knowledge of his previous
condition or what were his habits.
There was no smell OF liquor upon bis
person or breath. There was no de-
lirium or tremor His skin was pallid,
with slight nausea at the stomach and
} a strong disposition to sleep. HIS CON
dition was more oil stupor. lie was
: sponged with lukewarm water SNAP
isms applied TO the feet thighs and alb
oop'en, anu M eo'u "ppnoa W .nJ "e"u'
naa '"s J ,vJ u oa.,sa,,"ii 49, JJ ~ "@s ro
o'nvi ,, " iso 'i'ue ~ 40 'I;n'o' ~" s"o'o 90 u.
.ou'u '"yo oee ~ n'o wv 'Yo,, ....'.' ..
home. placed an experienced nurse
at the threshold OF his room door, with
orders to watch him closely and pre-
vent the slightest noise from without,
w a"u ~ ~ ,'.,;,,,s,, no,'ss ~ a"' '' "
" +, u h.,e or bonr oi,er I lef, him he
orey ,he cover from bis brcost onencd
his evos and said
9 aW hero am Ied
The nrrse ,,ave me- the sional and
was Immediately at his side drew
a chaw Close 70 tIe he'd fool, his hand
in NV own and with the smootbed
his i3rebood pusbing back the dark.
raven curls ibat covered n and asked
him how he fell
lie said miserable
aDo Won suffer any pain p
aNoS
apo Won feel sick at the stomachYr
nYes"
aAre Won thirsty ~
.No'
|, aDoes your head snffer-bavc you
: main there ~ puttinr my hand on his
! head.
"Ycs."
"Does it feel heavy or dull Y
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17
IoHN A. sTADLER,

JOHN A. STADLER,
u BAKER. Market ST.. Clcarhcld, Pa
Fresh Bread, Iusk, Rolls. Pies and Cakes
on hand or made to order. A general assortment
of Confectionaries, Fruits and Nuts In Stock
Ice Cream and Oysters In reason. Saloon nearly
opposite the Postofice. Prices moderate.
March 1918.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

An unprincipled bachelor says troub'
lea never come single
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

THE ATTENDING PHYSICIANS $ ACCOUNT OF
ms DEATu-"MY PEAR VIRGINIA MY
DEAR LENoRE THE ARcHED HEAv.
Fms ENCOMPASS ME N-"sHIP or FIRE
SEA OF BRASS J"