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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-16
TINE rERRlste oRAssmoppea.

5. A. Fulton, Esq, formerly VI this county, but
now a resident Of Falls City, Nebraska, In a let.
ter, dated May 26,h, to the Hoiiidaysburg Ssaa.
dard, detailing the destructive character of the
grssshoppsr, says
"They are devastating 200 TO 900 miles square
Of territory in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and
southwestern Iowa. A field Of wheat of one hun.
dred acres or more will be green Ia the morning
and knse-high-at night Il will be bne As we'll
worn road The corn has been taken. and small
detachment sit by every bill and eat the young
shoots, fast ne they push out Of the ground A
week ago last Sunday J had as hne looking
garden as could want. That day they came
and len me nothing. Young trees and Older ones
are as bare as in winter, although they were
nicely In leaf whcn the "hoppcis'' came. ano
blue grass lawn around "nd IN front Of my house,
n now as though a hre had been over it-nothins
len but the old s,ubble. Eight days ago II was
loot nigh, when had let 1t go TO seed, and all
out IN head was 50 saving of 1t that would
not aiio" my ponies to eat II, yet the "varnints'
took all, and before had time to pasture il
a'ter discovering their presence. How much corn
would 1t take to 30" an acre II you were to cover
the ground ail over When you make the com
pu'a'iop you will know about how many locusis
'nefe are on an acre Tor one OF them now has
@o0s' 'he superficial measurement Of large corn
gram swarm OF bees is the only thing could
suggest ass comparison by which to illustrate
their appearance when they are huddled together
for the night. When fhev hava nal our Hnld af
garden they hunt another, and can hop at least
mile day They all move in one direction,
when they 80, and II you stand and watch them
closely me eneet is similar to that Of standing by
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-16
Married.
Died

In Pennheld, Closr6eId county, Pa, On Thurs.
day, May elst, 1875, MARY, wife Of cossrAsrisr
DouDLEs, aged ~ years, II months and ~ days.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-16
Terms OF Subscrlptlon.

Ifpad In advance, or within three months ...s2 90
II paid after three asd before six months... = 50
Ifpaid af'srt exliratisa Of six months. 3 90
Io Messrs.ss. NJ. PKrrrseiLL A Co, News
paper Advertising Agents. 81 Park Row, corner
Beekman Street, are our duly authorized Agents
in New York City.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-16

ARNOLD HARTsHoRN.
curwensville, Pa, Apr. 7, Sm.
CALI on r. NJ. M'Enally and get your life 10.
sured in the Old Continental Life Insurance Com.
psny, Of Hartford, Conn. augi2-Iy
Mourning goods . speciality at Fleek A Css.
-
BreeIEs FoR sALK.-R. Newtsn Shaw keeps
full supply Of Fredonia Buggies and Platform
Wagons for sale. To be seen at the Shaw House
yard. Call on or address him at Clcarfeld Penn.
sylvsnis. may 13-tf
Black slpaoa', very good for IS cents a, 7. A.
Nice shawls for 81 at T. A. Pieck 4 Cos.
Ladies hose for and 10 cents, er,h more
money at Fieck a co's.
Alrscas all prices at T. A. Flsck A Coz.
New kid gloves at 7. A. Fleck A Coz.
-
Pcrcales and white pique at Fleck a Cos.
50
Parasois, n fu u assortment at Flsek 4 Cos.
-
New embroideries for sale at T. A. Fleek a Co.
New dress goods ct Fleck 4 Co.'S.
Silks, silks, cheap at Fieck a Cos.
New style collars and cuff, at ia. Flock 4 Cos.
White goods at 7. A. Fleck 4 Coz.
Underwear for ladies at 7. A, fleak A Cos.
Millinery goods, oil kinds, cheap at 7. A. fleck
Cos.
Trimmed hats and bonnets TT. A. Fleck a Cos
caiicos md muslins very low at Fleek a Cos.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
HypOcrasy.

Hipokrasy liz one of the lowest priced
sins in the market.
Uypokrits, without meaning it, and
without even suspekting it, pay to vir-
tew one of the finest kompliments she
ever receives, for they acknowledge her
power and simplicity, when they ar
ray their wolfish folds in her lambs
wool.
Hipokrasy il not only CRATE wick
edness, but dredphul phoolish one
too, for it kosts double the time and pa
shunce to De a cunning nave that it
duz to. be honest.
There would be a poor excuse, at least
for prakticing hipokrasy, if this vile
artifice ever did sukseed in eskaping
detekshun, but sooner or at last we have
seen an impoSture ov emmy kind brot
to grief.
1t IL very rare, II ever, that a crime
or deceit liz hurried with its perpetrator,
and thare iz hardly anything that liz
dishonest which the world despizes
more and will work harder to detekt
than hipokrasy.
Hipokrasy, like impudense, liz GER
tain sign ov weakness, and like irnpu-
dence, too, IL alwuz sorry howard.
Theze two moral vagrants are often
found in each others company, but az
a general thing hipokrasy liz too mean
to be irnpudent, and sneaks about the
world humble, but devilish.
Nextto stealing stands hipokrasy,
two sins that don't beleave the devil
himself feels proud Ov.-Josh Billings.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
Exploit of the Man i'm India Rub
ber Trousers.

New York Herald Speciall
BoULOGNE-sUR-MER, April IL
Paul Boynton, clothed in his life-sav-
ing apparatus, started from Dover,
England, at O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, with the intention of journeying
through the water to the coast of
France. He went along hopefully, and
at the hour of O'clock in the evening
was five miles distant from Cape Girls
neZ, the nearest point of the French
shore, lying opposite to that of Britain
at South Foreland.
The weather was what the sailors
term dirty and the darkness prevent
ed the steamtug which accompanied
Boynton going closer to the shore.
The people on the steamer Were as
sembled in council, and after due delib-
Grafton it was decided to take Mr..
Boynton on board, which was dCne.
He was not fatigued, and his cloth
ing, which was worn under the marine
dress, was dry.
The temperature OF his body was
lowered one degree. His pulse was at
eighty.
He had been fifteen hours in the
water, and had traversed distance of
fifty miles, the pilot having taken a
wrong course.
The physician stated, as his profess
Isional opinion, that Boynt0n could
have remained in the water six hours
longer
The Observer to day says: Although
the task WAS hardly accomplished, the
success of the life-saving invention is
.conclusively established.'
LONDON. April 12.-Mr. Boynton
came on board five miles distant from
Cape Gris-nez and eleven from BOu-
logne, having traversed over fifty
miles.
His failure is attrebuted to change
of wind and the delay i'm starting,
whereby he missed favorable tides,
and was compelled to struggle with
the current from ten until one O'Clock
making no progress, and barely main
tanning his position. The plotting al
so was defective.
e The Queen and the Lord Mayor tele-
graphed their congratulations.
The reporters publish a joint declara-
tion that Boynton's desistance was sole.
ly due to their remonstrance because
of the increasing darkness and rough
ness of the channel.
He fully proved his power to succeed
under ordinary circumstances.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
AMERICAN FARMS.

The great improvements that have
taken place in transportation, which
make it possible for the wheat of Iowa
and California to compete in the Eng
lish markets with that raised on the
Atlantic sea-board, and which place
Iowa in competition with New Eng
land, have operated to specialize farm-
ing. The large farmer of to-day raises
fewer kinds on his farm than did the
small farmer of the last century. This
specialization allows the use of the
higher appliances and the use OF capital
as the former system could not. The
true farms have doubtless grown in
size, on the average. The early set.
tiers of necessity could till but small
farms. The tax lists OF Long Island
for the years between 1875 and in 1866
show that in nine English towns the
average and-holding was about TWEEN
ity-twos acres, and in the five Dutch
towns about thirty-seven acres, or fol
the whole fourteen towns it was TWEEN
ty-five and one-third acres, and at thai
time over ninety per cent. of the tax
payers were d-holders. The DatiOna
census of 1870 enumerates 1850, ,0Ot
farms, only six and a half per cent. o
which were of less than ten acres, anC
more than half of the whole numbel
contained over fifty acres. The casf
value of the farms, imp ements, ant
live stock was placed at upward o
$l1 ,090, 900, 900, and the total estimated
value of all the productions at abou
81. .446 600, 900. OF the II, SOC, 900 person
engaged in all classes of occupations,
e 0,lD ufl0 uprQ QDUaOpH in uuriouIture
We have absolutely no statistics of tn
agriculture of the colonies at the tim
! of tiIe RevOlutin.; "a. +, fore the actua
I figures of pro-ress can not be gIVen
and we refrain from estimates.-l Pro-
w. II. Brewer, in Harper's Magazin
for May.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
Examination of Our Stock.
G. MENDEL, BOOTH 4 co.

Every year increases the popularity
of this valuable Hair Preparation;
which is due to merit alone. We can
assure our old patrons that it is kept
fully up to its high standard; and it
is the only reliable and perfected prep
aration for restoring GRAY OR FADED
HAIR to its youthful color, making it
soft, lustrofs, and siIken. The scalp,
by its use, becomes white and clean.
1t removes all eruptions and dandruf,
and, by its tonic properties, prevents
the hair from falling out, as it stimp-
lates and nourishes the hair-glands.
By its use, the hair grows thicker and
stronger. In badness, it restores the
capillary glands to their normal vigor,
and will create new growth, except
i'll extreme old age. 1t is the most
economical HAIR DRESSING ever used,
as it requires fewer applications, and
gives the hair a splendid, glossy ap-
pearance. A. A. Hayes, MD, State
Assayer of Massachusetts,, says, "The
constituents are pure, and carefully
selected for excellent quality; and 1
consider it the BEST PREPARATIoN
for its intended purposes"
Sold by all Druggists, and Dealers in Medicines.
Price One Dollar
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
How u Woman Buys Meat.

The Detroit Free Press says: When
q woman enters butcher shop to select
a piece of meat for dinner she has her
mind made up to take mutton-rOast.
Therefore, " hen the butcher rubs his
hands and asks what she will have, she
promptly replies:
'I'll take of that NUT
She stops there. Her eye has caught
sight of a ham, and she suddenly de-
cides to take ham.
Is that nice ham, she inquiries.
Best ham ever saw, madam. How
much %
'W ell, you may give me three p
Well, don't know, either. My hus
band was saying he'd like some sau'
sage. Have you any real nice sausage? :?
PLENTY, madam. Now, then, how
much sausage will you have"
It's pork sausage, is it"
'Yes, ma'am.'
'Well, / suppose a pound would be
enough for one small family, but
but
Shall l weigh pOun d madam p
Il was just wondering if veal pot
pie wouldn't suit him better she an
swered. 'You have veal, 1 suppose :?
'Oh, yes, madam. Here's splendid
bit of veal-as good piece as l eve
saw
= .Yes, that does look like nice veal,
she said, lifting it up.
And you'll take it?'
Let's see !~she muses.. 'Yes-no,
guess not. guess I'd better take porl
chops
Nice chops-kow much p he asks.
One of those slices will weigh {
pound, I suppose p
About a pound, madam
And it was young hog?
quite young, madam
And you'll cut the rind OFF,
/ Yes, madam
'Well,' she says, heaving a deel
sigh, i guess you may give me SOM
baefsteak-sOme that's nice, and Dt
sure to cut all the bone outn
And she's only been half an hou
coming to the point.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
Curious Facts.


Fishes swallow their food whole.
They have no dental machinery fur
nished them.
any food but that which they are salts
fed is alive.
When bee, wasp or hornet stings,
it is nearly always at the expense of its
life.-
Sefperits are SO tenacious of life that
they VIII live for six months and long
er without food:
Turtles dig holes in the seashore aud
and bury their eggs, covering them up
to be Matched by the sun.
Lobsters are very pugnvcious, and
fight severe battles. If they lose a
claw another one grows out.
Naturalists say that single swallow
will devOur 6 600 flies in a single day.
The tarantula of Brazil is nothing
ore nor less than an enormous spider.
ma single Goldfish produces more than
a million of eggs in season.
A whale suckles its young, and is
therefore not a fish, The mothers af-
fcction is remarkable.
Toads become torpid in winter, and
hide themselves, taking no food for
five or six months.
Serpents of all species shed theil
skins annually like sea-cIabs and lob
sters.
Turtles and tortoise have their skele
tons partly outside in place of within
their bodies.
1t is believed that Gro 'odiles live L
be hundreds of years old. The Esyp
tians embalmed them.
!, In South America there is prolific
hOney-bee which has not been furnish
ed with sting.
In the darkest night fishes pursu,
their usual movements the same as b.
, daylight.
Serpents never feed upon anythin;
but animal food which they themselve
put to death.
Seals are as Intelligent rs dogs, ant
l can be trained to perform many trick
| like them.
r The head of the rattlesnake has bee
&. known to ifflict fatal wound afte
5 being severed from the body.
e If the eye Of newt Is put out, al
other perfect one is soon supplied b
rapid growth.
t Fishes have no eyelids, and necessar
= ly sleep v ith their eyes open.
Alligators fall into lethargic Slee
during the winter season like the toa(
y The power of serpents to chari
birds and small quadrupeds is a we
:. authenticated fac.
j. There are agricultural ants in TeXi
!, that actually plant grain, and reap an
= store the harvest.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
The ApOpIectIc Stroke.

A middle-aged physician said one
day to the writer: AS / was walking
down the street after dinner felt a
shock i'm the back of my neck, as il
some one had struck me; have not
felt well since fear shall die, just as
all my ancestors have, of paralysis.
What shall 1 do" The answer was
Diminish the tension of the blood ves-
sells, and there need be no fear of tear
ing them in weak place. Now, this
expresses in plain terms the exact cause
ofapoplexy in the great majority of in
stances; and it is one, too, which
every one has it in his power to prevent.
A blood vessel of the brain, from causes
which will presently be mentioned has
lost some of its elastic strength; food is
abundant, digestion is good; bleod is
made in abundance, but little is work.
ed off by exercise; the tension on every
artery and vein is a maximum rate;
the even, circuitoUs flow is temporarily
impeded at some point, throwing a
dangerous pressure on another; the
vessel which has lost its elastic strength
gives way, the blood is poured out, a
clot is formed, which, by It's pressure
on the brain, produces complete un-
consciousness. This Is the apoplectic
stroke. II will be perceived that there
are two leading conditions upon which
the production of the stroke depends; a
iessened strength in the vessel, and an
increased tension on it, Popular Sci
ence Monthly for April. 5E l-
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POETRY


q
Brown ewes. straight nose ;Ara sazE -
Dirs pies, rumpled clothes; szf =,
Torn books, spoilt toys;
Arch looks, unlike boys;
Little RACES, obvious arts;
Three her age Isl cakes tarts
Falling down off chairs;
breaking crown down stairs;
Catching flies on the paine; =
Deep sighs-cause not pam
Bribing you with kisses,
For few farthing blisses-
Wide awake, as you hear,
ssNercys sake" quiet dear !
New shoes, new frock;
Vague views of what's O'CLOCK
When it's time to go to bed, :,
And scorn sunbime for what's SAID
Folded hands, saying prayers
Understands not nor cares;
Things it odd; smiles away;
Yet may God hear her pray;
Bedgown white, kiss Dolly;
Good night that's foily.
Fast asleep, as you see.
Heaven help my girl for me od
EfChimes for Childhood
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
To BanisIi Rats.

Plant asphodel near the barn or sta.
BILE where they are, or put some in theil
hotel. Rats have such an aversion fOi
this plant that they will quit the prem
ises where it is. H.theyare in drain:
or cellars, scatter culphate of iron (cop
peras) in their runs. The coppera:
should not be dissolved. 1t is our best
and cheapest disinfectant. The sui
phuric acid burns their feet, and they
leave in short, without dying. This
will be appreciated by every house
keeper that has to endure the stencil
of a dead rat.-Oor. Country Gentle
men. 80 80 .ta ..s-a( =
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
Mis :ellaneuns.
Mr. Beecher on Death.

And what is death?' asked Mr.
Beecher, his eyes filling with tears and
his voice trembeling. Falling asleep
in Jesus! Toothache causes tar more
suffering, neuralgia immeasurabiy
more. 1t is no more pain than is fell
by bird spreading its wings and rails
ing into the air and sunshine. Parting
life is like the ripe apple hanging t
the bough. The dew of the night il
sufficient to dislodge it and it drops tc
the ground. Death, except In rare
cases. brings no suffering. 5..as,s 81. "a.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
Canning Maple Sirup

As the season for sugar-making la:
arrived weuld like to give your read
ers my experience in canning maple
sirup. l have succeeded in keeping il
as nice as when first canned without
any trouble from equalization, by
turning the can bottom side up, and lie;
it remain so for an hour before putting
it away. By serving it in this way,
have kept it when the sirup WAS nearly
as thick as strained honey, as free from
crystolizing as when first put up.-Cor,
Rural New Yorker.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
Buckingham's Dye
FOR THE WHISPERS.

AS our Renewer in many cases re-
quires too long time, and too much
care, to restore gray or faded Whisk-
ers, we have prepared this dye, in one
preparation; which will quickly and
efEectually accomplish this result. 1t
is easily applied, and produces a color
which will neither rub nor wash off.
Sold by all Druggists. Price Fifty
Cents.
Manufactured by r. P. HALL ( CO.,
NASHUA. Nh.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
MY PALACE.
Ry THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH.

Full many castle
In air have planned
In Nobody's Land;
And now grand palace
Is building for me
Nv the weird sisters three.
Deep-laid its foundations
And broad and secure
Made to ever endure;
Low the rafters; the doorway
Is narrow and small:
With no windows the wall.
From that palace no turrets
Nor pinnacles rise,
stretching up TO the skies;
No sculptured escutcheon
With arms of the great
Hangsover the gate.
The grim, silent porter,
Who tends with his keys,
No visitor sees;
When once close the portals,
Within all is gloom
Till the trump-sound OF DOOM
1T lies in country
More populous far
Than the great oceans are;
Where the noble and pleasant
The clerk and the clown, -
As equals lie down.
A country with millions
OF wealthy and great
Who rule not the state;
Filled with once famous monarchs-
Not one has throne;
There rank is,unknown.
Nor hunger, nor sorrow,
Nor passion, nor crime,
Nor division of time,
Nor hope, nor ambition,
Nor pain, nor despair,
Nor memory there.
No blossoms, no branches,
No coppice,s ,s.no treats e
The newcomer sees
No animal living
Save earth-worms and moles-
The rest have no souls.
-.
In that wonderful country fgFs s
Where all are the same, !
And few have name,
The beautiful palace f5fEE
Now building for me <
By the grim sisters three,
1t, was, and shall be.
-[Appletons' Journa
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1SGBH HA =" G EE- IL
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16
For The Cecil Wing.
STATE FINANCES.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Dr. Mackall replies TO me
substantially as follows:
1st. | have made a mistake in deducting
1895. 033.64 from the expenditures of 1864
and 1868.
2nd. / have not convicted the Treasurer
or mptroller of fraud.
TO these let me say, the Doctor is fear
fully mixed. / cited expenditures of 1865
asserts.
l made no mistake about the $685. O33 Ga
If he had examined the Treasurer's and
Comptroller's accounts, he would have
found that this amount was repaid to banks
for money loaned to reimburse the Treas
ury, for expenditures for bounties, &C., in
1864, and formed no part of the Sc, $685.
1862. SS paid for bountes in 1865 and 1856.
In my Westminster speech, which the
Doctor took up so hastily and promised to
demolish SO completely, L charged e1trava-
giant mismanagement in regard to State
finances, and lowering of the moral
standard of legislation. l did not think
it necessary to convict men of penitentiary
offences to disentitle them to public conf
dence. What omitted Mr.. Senator Earle
has supplied, and if the Doctor is pining
for the acquaintance of dishonest official,
let him investigate Wooford's attempt to
place this Rings tools in Somerset county
on the pension list of the State, as old
soldiers of the war of 1912.
Now that the Doctor admits there have
been "extravagance," which he cannot
"defend," and fifteen per cent extortions,
which find no favor with him, we appear to
be pretty we'll agreed in our views about
public affairs in the State. This slight
difference, however, still separates us: he
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16
Hats, cheap Hats, MALLoN's.

LIQUOR LICENSE LAw.-The Indiana
Legislature has repealed the Baxter liquor
law and passed strict license law in its
place. The new law requires each saloon
keeper to give bonds of $4,000 to keep an
orderly house and pay all damages arising
under the act. No liquor can be sold on
Sunday, nor on election day, nor on holi-
day. No liquor can be sold to a person
who is in the habit of becoming intoxi-
Gated, or after notice from his friends for
bidding the sale to him; public drunken
ness is made misdemeanor; selling with
out a license is punishable by fine and
imprisonment; selling to a minor is made
penal offence, and the minor who mis-
represents his age is also to be punished;
the adulteration of liquor or selling such
liquor is prohibited; if a saloon is kept in
a disorderly manner it shall be deemed a
common nuisance and be closed; saloon
keepers are made personally liable, and
also liable on their bond, to any person
who may sustain any injury or damage to
their person or property, or means Of sup
port on account Of the use of such intoxi-
eating liquors.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16
Hats, new style, at MALLoN's.

TREATMENT FOR EPIzooTY.-Keep the
stable thoroughly clean; sprinkle little
dry dust or lime on the floors; remove all
rubbish from the managers; wet the hay,
and give it out somewhat sparingly; feed
with bran, moistened with hot water for
two hours before using it, and mix little
corn meal or clean oats, also to receive the
scalding. This, with the bran, gives
strength to the horse. Then battle the
throat and glands, with hot vinegar and
cayenne pepper several times daily. Avoid
all draughts of air; have the stable we'll
ventilated, but the air not to fall directly
on the horse. Regular administering of
medicines, and rest for one week, with feed
As above indicated, will cure the disease
After tho disease is broken, give sulphur
twice or three times day for three or four
days."