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COLLEGE PRANK.S.
mowA NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT SENT
A COLLEGE PROFESSOR TO THE INSANE
ASYLUM.


DR.. Jesse L. Peek was president Of
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa, in 1S4s,
and was made the victim Of n practical
joke about that time, which was wide
ly published and regarded MS the very
essence Of college mischief The auth
ors of that joke can, at this late day,
be made known, for the first time with
out subjccting them TO ccnsure. DIR.
Jesse r. Peck (afterward Bishop Peck,
and now, if we mistake not, dead) was
a very large man, dignificd in his man
ner and bearing, and with q peculiar
faculty for rolling his RS in converse
ton, which made his speech very i'm
prcssive. At Dickinson College in that
year, were Moncurc ID. Conway, now
famous in this country and in England
for his high literary attainments, his
vigorous, brilliant intellect, and his
strong minded views on all religious
and scientific topics. His name is ia
miliar to every lover of literature, and
his letters to the Cincinnati CONNER
cidt are one OF the most interesting
features of that paper. Mr.. Conway
lor, as his fellow students then styled
him, None Conway was not regarded
ms a brilliant student, but was rather
noted for his literary predictions.
He appreciated humor, and enjoyed
the practical Jokes for which college
students have always had weakness.
In the same junior class was Mar
Gus J. Parrott, who afterwards became
prominent man in the Free Soil party
of Bleeding Kansas and whose name
was for years connected with the poll.
tics of the West. This is the same
Marcus ]. PARROT, who. some years
ago, while at the Langham Hotel, in
London, dispatched to the Grand Hotel
in Paris to reserve apartments for him.
On his arrival there great was his as.
tonishment to find that one of the
grandest suites of apartments in the
hotel had been reserved for him, while
he was greeted with the greatest dis
play of respect by mine host and his
staff. % a'fa ra
This extraordinary attention TO a
simple American sovereign was caused
by a ludicrous misconccption of Mr..
Parrotts name. The dispatch con
veycd to the landlord the impression
that the apartments were for the Mar
qus de Parrott distinguished foreign
nobleman. How Marcus ]. Parrot,
the private citizen, undoccived the
landlord and selected moro humble ap.
artments, il is not necessary to relate.
Dickinson College was sustained at
the time we referred to by the Mctho-
dist Conference of Pennsylvania, vir-
ginia, and MARYLAND, and the annual
conference was to be held at Staunton,
Virginia,in March, 1913, Dr. Peck, as
was customary, made his arrange
mcnts to attend the conference, and
also TO witness the Inauguration Of
President Taylor in Washington.
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An exchange asserts that raw meat,
fed TO fowls, makes thcm quarrelsome,
and that II is, moreover, lees nutritious
than cooked meat.
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q &
r'" wv Wv '"S' ~ '''
DULUTH
is prc-eminently central point, for
am tod by gentlemen VINO nave been
~ ~ 70 p " venture , away INTO 'hoSc Hwiu'
rog'ons whero
DULUTH
is supposed to be, that IT Is so exactly
~ the contcr OF the visible universe
that the sky comes down at precisely
the same distance. all around II.
md, by reference to this map, that
DULUTH
is situated somewhere near the west
is no dot or other mark indicating its
exact location, ] am unable TO say
whether it is actually confined TO any
particular spot, or whether ait is just
lying around there loose" | really
cannot tell whether il il one OF those
e'nv'sa' orea'ons ~ ',tei'oo,rAi ., ilos'' '
MorN, norv ''llsls'olc ,nan 'no iose-
~ .,'.1u Nv, cioaus .. sumner .I suns, on'
" 'nosp airy on.ai'''ol's w ,' u ,no sPeeu.
,i.oi or'il Which, ail' toi' 'uo Wy
l',''ilg ~ 'nv ior'u Vi ,oNns .''iu ',, e,uys
"'o',s .nosv ''nos " ia'',onu, "u'' w"
wo,.v se,tle, 40 ,hn mira ,,e of ,he doacrt
lures the famishmg traveller on. and
ever ON. until it fades away in the
larkening horizon; or whether il is u
real, bona 6de, substantial city. all
astaked oiTp with the lots marked
with their owners names. like that
proud commercial metropolis recently
discovered ON the desirable shores oil
San DOMINGO But however that
may be. am satisfied
UT mr., ,,ru
~ =.
y therci OF lhereaoouts lor see ltl
stated here on the map that il is en-
actlv thi,fv.nine hundred mud ninety
miles from Liverpool, though | have
no doubt, for the sake of convenience,
II will be moved back ten miles, so as
to make the distance an even four
thousand.
Then, sir, there is the climate of
DULUTH.
unoucs,ionahlv tbo most saluh,ious and
dclio,hf,l to bc cound anvwbcrc on
,bc Iorrs co,tb Now / have ol
wovs hecn undcr Tho ;,nnrcssion os I
nrcsnro otho, ocn,lomop hove that
II ,ho roc;nn aro9nd aIo snnerior i,
- ~ = So - '%'''NN '.'IN'fN' -
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SPEECH OF HON. J. PROCTOR KNOTT, OF
KENTUCKY, DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE
or REPRESENTATIVES, ON THE ST. cRoIX
AND SUPERIOR LAND GRANT JANUARY
81. 1911
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.
dians,
And here, sir, recurring TO this map,
find in the immediate vicinity of the
Picgans "vast herds of buffalo and
immense fields of rich wheat lands"
Here the hammer fell
Many cries aGo on r. "go on ri
The Spcakcr-ls there any objection
to the gentleman from Kentucky con-
tinuing his rcmarks2 Tho chair hears
none. The gentleman will proceed,
Mr.. Knott-I was remarking, sir,
upon these vast "whcat fields" repre-
scnted on this map in the immediate.
neighborhood Of the buflalocs and Pie
gans, and was about to say that the
idea of there being these immense
wheat fields in the very heart of a will
derncss, hundreds and hundreds Of
miles beyond the utmost verge Of civ
iization, may appear TO some gentle
men as rather homogeneous, as rather
too great n strain on the s'blapkcts' Of
yeraeity Rnf Ia my mind there u no
difficulty in the matter whatever. The
phenomenon is very easily accounted
for. 1t is evident, sir, that the Picgans
sowed that wheat there and plowed il
In with buffalo bulls. Now, sir, this
fortunate combination of bufialocs and
Piegans considering their relative posi-
tions to each other and 10
DULUTH,
as they arc arranged on this map, sat.
isfcs me that lt.
DULUTH
is destined TO be the best market Of the
world. 2
Here, YOU will observe (pointmg to
the map, are the buifaloes. directly be-
tween the piegans and
DuLuH
and here right on the road 70
DULUTH,
are the Greeks. Now, sir, when the
bunaloes are sufficiently fat from graz
ing on those immense wheat fields,you
see ii will be the easiest thing in the
world for the Piegans TO drive them
on down, stay all night with their
friends the Greeks, and go into
DULUTH
in the morning, think ] see them,
now, sir, vast herd Of bufialocs, with
their heads down, their eyes glaring,
their nostrils dilated theirtongucs out,
and their tails curled over their backs,
tearing along toward
DULUTH,
with about a thousand Piegans on their
grass-bellied ponies, yelling at their
heels On they come And as they
sweep past the Greeks, they join in
the chase, and away they all go, yell.
ing, believing, ripping and tearing
along, amid clouds Of dust, until the
last buffalo is safely penned in the
stock-yards at |
Sin might stand here forhours and
hours, and cxpatiate with rapture upon
the gorgeous prospects of 100 b
ruLuTn,
.I .A.-.l- n
as oSpic.eu upon .n's map pu. huc
.Ia ,nn' % ''io - soo snor'' anu 'no INN, i,'ne "
mus mousse iaf 100 valuable 10 anow me
70 niger lpngeF upon .n,S uelgntlui
.nsmc' .,sn tlll,lh vVc,y geh'le'nnn upon
'n's "oo' . "S "V', s"''s'''" "' "''' ''''' '
puror"
is destined to become the commercial
metropolis OF the universe and that
this road should DO built at once. l
am iuiiy persuaded that no patriotic
representative OF the American people,
who has proper appreciation of the
associatcd glorlcs OF
DULUTH
and the St Croix, win hesitate a mo.
mcnt that every ablc-bodied female in
the land. between the aacs of eighteen
and lortv.fiyo. who is in fhyor OF wo.
mans rights should be drafted and
set TO woik upon this great work with
out delay. Nevertheless, s1r. NJ uriCyCs
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CToREKEEPBRs, ATTENTION

We desire to call your attention to our extensive
Commission business and to our facilities for dis
posing Of such produce As our consignofs sena "
Having a large trade with city stores, We are en-
ablcd 70 make quick rcturHs, at full prices.
storeksepes having Chickens, butter, Eggs
or other produce, will DO well 10 give rs trial
Where 0roceries are taken In exchange, no CON
"-f s.L. KIRK, SON a CO.,
Wholesale 0rocers and Oommissicn Merchants
No. lso N. Third street, philsd'a. aprly
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Had such been my melancholy fate,
! have no doubt that with the last fee
BILE pulsation ofmy breaking heart, with
the last faint cxhalation OF my hceting
breath, should have whispered,
"Wherc is HN
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Yes, sir, had il not been for this map
kindly furnished me by the legislature
of Minnesota, might have gone down
TO my obscure and humble grave in an
agony Of despair, because ! could no
where find
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is supposed to be, that it is so exactly
in the contcr Of the visible universe
that the sky comes down at precisely
the same distance all around il.
] find by reference TO this map, that
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sir, they are simply illimitable and in
cxhaustiblc, as is shown by this map.
| see il stated here that there is n vast
scope Of territory, embracing an area
of over two millions Of square miles,
rich in every element of material wealth
and commercial prosperity. all tribu.
tary TO
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not only in the centre of the map, but
represented in the center OF n series Of
conccntric circles one hundred miles
apart, and some Of them as much as
four thousand miles in diameter, EN-.
bracing alike, in their tremendous
sweep the fragrant savannas Of the
sunlii South and the eternal solitudcs
Of snow that mnntlc the icc.bound
North. How these circles wcro pro
duced is perhaps one OF those primor
dial mysteries that the most skilled
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THE
"CLEARFIELD REPUBLICAN,"
che largest Circulation of any Newspaper
IN North Central Pennsyivania.
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Look at it, sir (pointing to the maps
do you not see from these broad, brown
lines drawn around this immense ter
ritory, that the enterprising inhabi-
tonta of
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CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1875.

will never be able to cx.
plain. But the fact is, sir,
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not only existed somewhere, but that
wherever il was, il was great and
glorious place. / was convinced that
the greatest calamity that ever befell
the benighted nations Of the ancient
world was in their having passed. away
without knowledge Of the actual ex-
..ta.... ~
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Duluth! The word fell upon my
ear with n peculiar and indcscribable
charm, like the gentle murmur of a low
fountain stealing forth in the midst of
roses or the soft, sweet accents Of an
angels whisper in the bright. Joyous
dream Of sleeping innocence
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Twas the name for which my sou
had painted for years us the hart pant
eth for the watcr-broolSs But whcr'
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Nevertheless, | was confident it ex-
listed somewhere, and that its discov-
cry would constitute the crowning
glory of the present century, if not OF
all modcrntimcs knew it was bound
to exist in the very nature Of things
that the symmetry and perfection Of
our planetary system would be incom-
pletc without IT, That the elements OF
maternal nature would long since have
resolved themselves back into original
chaos il there had been such hiatus
in creation as would have resulted from
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-28
FROM DECHEltD.
DEcHERD, Oct. 20, 1876.
Editor Home journal;

Editor Home journal:
Since my last to You, q very interesting
meeting has been held NJ the Presbyterian
Church In this place. Rev, +. NJ. Neon,
mel, pastor Of the church at this place, ant
Rev, {. l.. Ewing, Of Madison Station
Tenn. were the officiating ministers, Sey-
eral professions were made DUNG Tho
meeting, three additions to the church, ant
great interest manifested by the congrcga'
ton during the entire meeting.
a young mems prayer meeting has beer
organized In this place, and meets every
Saturday night in 10, A. Carriers room.
Quite u number of the good people OF
both sexes are to be seen about the stores
and on the streets Of Dccllcrd every day,
and IL might be presumed, from the looks
ofthings inside the stores that there was
something very attractive.
There was II wedding In Decherd one
day last week. Mr.. n. 4. Smith and Miss
Lucy Jane Anderson were united togeth-
er By II. F.. Oakley, Esq,
Erby Thomas and Ills fair M have
gone to housekeeping. Quite u number
OF their friends have made calls upon
them, and they both seem to enjoy them
selves in excellent style.
Mr.. Ellis Days Is organizing II equip
ping his forces this morning, preparatory
to making Il "mOve" on the road between
this place and Winchester, and 1t might be
presumed that, BY the time he gets
through with it, the road will be In SPLEEN
did condition, Yours, X.
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MMUNlCATED.
Editor Home journal

Editor Home journal:
Please allow ME space for q few remarks
in reference to an article-a communica-
ton signed %"Janus"-in IL late number of
the University News, a spicy little sheet
hailing from the University OF the South.
"Janus" made a trip to Winchester, and
on his return to Sewanee paid his compli-
ments, through the News, to our hotel, to
our town, and to our college.
Our hotel may not be the best in the
Countrywide proprietor does unfortunate
ly takean occasional spree-but the land
lady is Il lady, and does keep as good a
house asany one could keep circumstanced
as she is. They do have plenty to eat, and
that that is good Janus" to the contra
nv Notwithstanding. We wish Sewancc
had a better hotel than Winchester has.
And he strOlled out into this raSt city.
How much does he stroll in the rdSt city of
SeWancc?
The Mary Sharp College-its President,
its Professors. and even its pupils, are
selves, and do not need the defence of Our
pen; but we will say this much: We have
had daughters educated at the Mary Sharp
College, and they have found that educa-
ton ofpriceless value. Further, the sim
pie fact of their having been educated at
The Mary Sharp College has been advan-
tagcous to them.
And we still have daughters In the Mary
Sharp College; and confidently expect
them to receive rs thorough m education
there rs they could get in any other collie
giate institution in the country.
And lie "smOlc Il CHASTITY smile and de-
artrd." Poor "Janusm
EPISCOPALIAN.
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A Pleasant Remedy.

The change in che weather has given Il
great many persons Colds, Coughs, Bron-
chitis, Sore Threats, Iloarscness, &c.
Instead of nauseouS medicines, stews
and villainous compounds, IL citizens
are using that pleasant and delightful rem
edy, Globe Flower Syrup, which always
effects a cure in a few days, and sometimes
in 4 few hours. Neglect a cold and pay
either Il doctors or an undcrtakcr's bill,
The list of diseases and the great number
ofdeaths resulting from Il simple cold are
frightful, and may be avoided by having
always at hand Il bottle of Globe Flower
syrup, which is equally and certainly rem
cdial for all stages of Lung and Bronchial
disorder, from Il simple cold to Il confirmed
consumption. BE wise in time, It's mad
ness to defer. Next day the fatal prece-
dent may plead, and you may drop into an
early g%rave-all for want of one bottle OF
Globe Flower Syrup.
Mothers, remember that Globe Flower
Syrup is Il specific for Group. and children
love to take it. Never be without this in
valuable remedy, to administer on the first
alarm of Group. Cut this ont 1t may
save your life, and with sound lungs and Il
healthy organization, live long to bless its
discovery and praise its great merits.
Sold BY j. NJ. lIutchins, Winchester. and
by all first class Druggists and Chemists.
[Octl
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Next Monday, about the hour of sun
down or evening twilight, there will be an
arrival in our vicinity of celebrated MINI
rods from our sister city Of Shclbyville.
DIR. T. ). Roane. the big fat and fine-look-
ing druggist of the aforesaid city, will be
along. lie is a whole-souled gentleman.
and, as the clown said about him, If "all
flesh Is grass" DIR. r. would make a large
stack of hay. The party will cross our
mountain into Alabama, and IL deer could
only read the English language, they
would learn from this notice that the
earthly existence Of the last one Of then is
threatened. We bespeak for the hunters a
cordial welcome in their journey through
our good old county. We suppose they
will capture IIamp. Stewart and Tom
Gregory on their route, and we have
promised to 60 along IL we can. We wish
they would bring Russ, Of the Commercial
with them. Perhaps we might learn Russ
what expansion means when applied %
powder. The b%ondholders are the gam,
we would bring down by well-directed
aims.
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BARGAINS! BARGAINS

TUe fine brich residence In which,
T now reside. Worth $4,000. Can be had
"TNe hoo-stOry frdmc buitdinG on
soutll-east side OF the Square. Cost INC
$1,000. Can be had for $500.
.1bOMt three ncres Of tdhd on Jol1,
fcrson street. within the corporation ana
under fence. Cost me Sl,2OO, Can Dc
had for $3.50.
BEAUTIFUL lot on Hi0h street,
contains over one acre. under gooh renee;
viii, stable, smOke-liousc, u larseand 1000
cistcrn under cover, Il Kitchen, &c AS
desirable n lot as cgn be found In Win
chester. Can be had for 5000 cash.
A lot or Jefferson street, opposite
Logan ~ BurroIlgh, close to the Square.
Also. some land near town. Can bc had
cheap. Apply to
w. j. SLATER.
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JUDGE Samuel NJ, Fite died last Sat

Judge Samuel NJ, Fite died last Sat
urday, at Hot Springs, Ark. whittier
he had gone in hope of recovering his
health. Judge Fite was member OF
Congress elect, and had been chosen
to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the
death orCol. John W. Head, 1t does
seem as if n fatality Is connected with
the representation Ct the Fourth Con-
ercssional district, Col, Head died n
few weeks after his election at the reg
ular November election last year
Judge Fife was chosen to fill the va
cancy Dec, 81 following, and now he
is dead, neither of them having occu
pied the seat to which they were
chosen.
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COURT LAND SALES
For November Sd, 1875.
Tyrrc Riddle VS. NJ. =. Reagin ct ais.

Tyr"e Riddle VS. NJ. p. Reagin ct ais.
BY virtue of n decree of the County
Court Of Franklin county, Tennessee, pro-
nounccd in the above cause, ut the July
Term, 1879. of said Court, and revived at
the October Term. 1879, | will. on
Wednesday, November 81, 1875,
as CLERK and Special Commissioner, offer
tor sale. ut the Courtllouscdoor in the
town of Winchester, to the highcsS bidder,
upon n credit of one and two years. two
tracts OF land described in the plcadings
belonging to the estate of Thomas j.
Goodloe, dec'd,-one containing 100 acres
and the other ll0 acres.
The biddings ON the lG0-acrc tract to
commence ut 81 per acre. The biddingS
on the ll0.acre tract to commence at 81
per acre
Notes, with two or more approved sure
ties. will be required of the purchasers,
except the sum of 10 per cent, which will
be required in cash on day of sale.
A lien will be retained until the whole
of the purchase money is paid.
GLEN. ARLEDGE, Clerk.
Octl5-tds "a
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Chancery Sales
For November 1st, 1875.

II, G. Franklin and Others vs.S. NJ. Wood
ard and Others.
BY virtue of u decree Of the thancerJ
Court OF Franklin county. Tennessee. pro-
nonnced ut its June Term, 1873. and re-
vlyed ut lis adjourned term in September
1919, in above cause, | will sell, on
Monday, November LIST. 1875,
at the Courthouse door N Winchester, the
w acre tract OF land described In the
plcullngS, and allotted to the heirs OF Ben
amin Franklin, deed. lying In the al civ
] district Of said county. adjoining the
lands OF ). NJ, Woodland, \. q. Black and
others.
TERMS.
Said land will be sold to the highest bid
der, on Il credit Of one and two years, en-
ccpt ten per cent. Of the purchase money,
which must be paid in cash. The bid
dings to commence at - per acre. The
purchaser will be required to give notes.
with approved s]urctirS tor the credit pay
mcnts, and Il lien will be retained on the
land until they are paid.
This October ID. 1915.
4. II. FINCH, G. & NJ.
oc7-tds o.
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Effects linLu WOnAeLful.

CA%RrERsvILLE, GA, April 20. 1919.
This will certify that two members OF
my immediate family, after having suffer-
ed for many years from menstrual lrr"gl-
larity, and having been treated without
benefit by various medical doctors, were ut
length completely cured by one bottle Of
DR.. j. BradIicld's Female Regulator. |
therefore deem it my duty to furnish this
certificate, with the hope of drawing at
tention of suffering womenkind to the
mcritsofa medicine whose power in cur
ing irrcgularand suppressed menstruation
has been proven under my " personal
observation. Its effect on such cases Is
truly wonderful, and well may the rene
dy be called "Woman's Best Friend"
Yours respectfully,
[octl JAS. ". STRANGE.
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Non Resident Notice.
John II. Martin, administrator, VS.. Mrs
Mary Estill ct ais.

John II. Martin, administrator, VS.. Mrs.
Mary Estill ct ais.
Upon motion. and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the Clerk Il Master. from
the Bill in the above cause, which Is sworn
to, that Jos. G.. Estill. Mary j. Estill and
George W. Warner, who are made deicnd-
ants thereto, are non-residents OF the
State of Tennessee. so that the ordinary
process ofthe law cannot be served upon
them.
1t l. therefore ordered that publication
be made for four successive weeks in the
Home Journal, published in Winchester.
Tennessee. requiring said non-residcnt
defendants t. appear on or before he th
| Monday in January next. before the
Chanccry Court at Winchester. Tenn
and plead. answer o: demnrt to complain
ants bill. or the same will be taken fol-
confessed, and set for hearing cxparte n'
to them. Witness my hand. at office IN
Winchester, Tenn. this Oct. 25th, 1915.
T. II. FINCH, L. Il. NJ.
oc2S-4t (4la)
Colyar Il Curtis and Williams & Martin,
Solicitors.