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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
YOUNG GIRLS INITIATION IN,
TO WASHINGTON LIFE.

On none who indulge in so.called
society" does its blight fall so heavily
rs on the young girls. Take any one
of them fresh from the wholesome
regimen of quiet home among the
eastern hills, or on the western prairies
She is impulsive, impatient OF restraint,
inexperienced, CALLED little by school
discipline, with attractions enough TO
invite, and in n position to reciprocatc
attention, and she has just arrived at
the most sensitive and impressive part
of her moral and physical existence.
Consider her daily career She dresses
for an indigestible breakfast at ten
o'clock, followed by n fashionable lunch
con party, which ends in dance. A
second toilet for afternoon calls, at
many of which she dances again. A
third toilet for dinner party, and
still forth for the german, which
lasts till the gray morning light, and
includes intense heat, draughts Of cold
air, heavy supper to say no more
Sunday graciously intervencs, but one
can hardly make amends in twelve
hours for weeks dissipation More
over, calling is always en- reqie Sunday
evening; and there are quiet little teas,
where the appetite is sanctifed by ter.
rapin and divers French dishes.
Soon hollow circles begin to form
around her eyes; then the beautiful
color which alternately kindlcd and
waned in her cheeks goes out alto
gether; and at last she finds that,
even If she stay in bed till noon, she
is not rested, for sleep is denied her
Then, though the first suggestion of
the kind was repugnant to her, she
gradually experiments on the virtues
of bella donna she learns the arts of
red and white powders, and the secret
of charcoal pencils In the beginning
she practices slyly, and seems ashamed
oven before her mirror; but ere long
she becomes brazcnly Indifferent as TO
painted lips and brows, and checks
that simulate the bushes they no
longer know. More yet Champagne
she takes II to Strengthen" her
chloral-to woo sleep. Her highest
ambition is now german favor her
only standard, dress her most inno-
cent emotion, vanity. Physically NOR
ally and intellectually she is stunted
and warped-N Y. Post.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
AMBITION.

A love of activity, desire to excel
and to gain position in the world are
commendable. They who bless the
race, elevate man, inspire him with
true courage, soften the induntions of
our being, increase mental and moral
power arc the true heroes and hero
ines. They are the beneiactors OF the
world who leave Il better for having
lived in IT, But he who encourages
cruelty and delights in blood, either on
the field of baltic or in the retired
waysidc is the native and true ruillan.
He who kills, prompted bya love of
glory (O Is not less q murderer than he
who steals stcalthy on bis victim to
crafty an uncomfortable hate, while
the cnorinity of the crime must be
graduated by the number of lives sac
riiiccd in the injury sustained lie
who robs milton Of its wealth de-
stroys its material growth, abridgcs
its peace, happiness, It's prosperity, its
mind, muscle and morals by war Is
not less robber than he who takes the
private purse and then kills. The
more guilty one Is he whose deprcda-
tons are on the most extensive scale.
Music, gay tinsclry and dazzling nc
coutrcmcnts can never change the
real nature of crime. To murder Is to
maliciously take life. The moro lives
taken, the greater the turpitude, the
deeper the criminality. TO rob is TO
take wealth, material, mental or moral
--ruthlcssly, while the moro extensive
the scale the more robbery iscommittcd.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
Jay GOULD
now HE WORKS THE STREET.


A friend of mine. SAYS correspond
cnt, had nm interview with Jay Gould
the other day at his own house, and
there are some who may he Interested
to know how the operator lives, and
by what method he works. His house
is on Fifth avenue, corner house,
with u bay window nearly opposite
the Windsor Hotcl--nothing rcmarka-
bic about il in any way. The door is
opened TO visitors by mn unusually
plain and stupid looking lIibernian ic-
male, Qt is said he dare not have u
smart colorcd man for fear he would
learn too much and persons whom he
meets on confidential terms are invited
TO the front basement, which is smok-
ing room and office. IL is here, in this
room, that he tiansacts business, bears
stocks, breaks up combinations, and
performs those daring acts which sepa-
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

SENSATION OF THE GuILLoTIyEp.-
The London Lancet pretends to know
how man feels after his head is cut
off. 1t says; Our readers may re-
member that rather less than four
years ago we had to reiute the theory
of DR.. Pinel that Tropmann's head,
having lost under the guillotine the
sources of common sensation, yet re-
taincd hearing, sight, and smell with
the whole apparatus of consciousness
and intellect. The trunk, he main
tanned, died quietly and painlessly from
hemorTage in the course of few min
utes; but the brain, shielded by at
pressure, retained its blood
and consequently its life for no fewer
than three hours tits still necessary,
it seems, to rcassert the fact that while
the brain possesses a considerable quan-
tity Of blood alter decapitation, the
blood rapidly becomes venous for want
of oxygen, the condition being like
that in complete asphyxia, in which
consciousness vanishes in ninety sec
conds. The physical shock sutained
from the guillotine would of itself,
moreover, paralyzc all nervous function
too completely to admit of conscious
ness taking place during the brief in
terval necessary for the thorough de-
oxidation of the blood in tue BRAIN
Beyond the momentary impact of tho
descending knife on the felon's throat,
no further sensation can be fclt.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

JonN Mitchell AND DR. KENEALY.-
John Mitchell and DIR. Kcnealy have
been elected to the British Parliament
These events, says the New York
Herald, will cause great excitement in
England, and the election of Mr. Mitchell
will command attention everywhere,
as il involves constitutional questions
of deep Importance. Dr. Kencaly who
is so well known as the counsel for the
claimant in the Tichbornc case, was
chosen from Stokc-on-Trent by ma
jorty of two thousand--nn unexpected
victory for man who has so lately
been driven out of his profession but
Mr.. Mitchel's triumph is far more start
ling. DIR. Kenealy has sought from
tho opeoplc vindication from the accus-
tations Of his fellow barristcrs but
Mitchell has appealed against the sen.
tence of the Crown itself. His cleo
tion TO the House of Commons from
Tippcrary, without opposition, appears
TO be understood by the English gov
ernmcnt as defiance. Mr.. Dyke
moved in the English House for copies
Of all the documents connected with
the trial and conviction of John Mitchell
in 1913, and with his escape from Van
Dcmans Land. This motion was
adopted by vote OF one hundred and
scvcnty-four to thirtccn, and the do.
bate shows that the government is de.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
THE ADVANTAGES OF SMALL
IA dRHS.


4 correspondent writes TO the Do
partmcnt OF Agriculture from Van
Buren,, Iowa, that he is running 4
small farm of forty acres, with twenty
under cultivation in fruit, vegetables,
and small grain. aMy income varies
from $1,000 to $4,000 a year." he ap-
pears proud to acknowledge. The
more industry and intellect one puts
into an acre Of soil, the more money
he is likely 70 take ont Of it. Ills
Judgment should tell him what crops
will pay best in the markets within
his reach, with n small farm close in
hand, small taxes, and small outgo for
labor, feed, and working stock. There
is both art and good sense in keekping
down expenses on the farm, and In
other branches of business.
Success in tilagc and husbandry de-
pends ON the capacity Of the hninuri
brain, rather than on the size Of cne's
plantation. One family, by skill, in
dustry and economy, becomes rich by
cultivating twenty acres only, while
another family grows poor by the bad
management of 1000 under the plow.
1t is not the pursuit, but the man, that
is failure The farmer often grasps
more acres than he can handle TO the
best advantage, and all arc more or
less slightcd at certain times and sea-
sons to the injury Of his cash income.
Labor is misdirccted, or neglected till
out of season, when vitality in seeds
and cultivated plants does no good
On a small farm every blow may be
struck At the proper moment.
Every person has but limited quan.
tity of force, physical and mental and
il is the most common Of all mistakes
to dilute and spread this force over
too large a surface. 1t is not the diff
fusion of musular strength, but its con
centration that bores artesian wells,
and draws a fountain of living water
from the strata of rocks hundreds of
feet in thickness to the surface for the
use ofuneducated man. Diflused labor
on n large farm is like the scattered
rays of light in the interstellar spaces
before the telescope collects them to-
gcthcr, aud thereby extends human
vision and knowledge 10 millions of
suns and worlds before unknown.
The cultivator of the earth needs
time and opportunity for profitable
study. How shall he command such
an advantage? Not, surely, by holding
more land than he uses with any bcne-
fit TO his family, orto mankind at large. |
The Democratic doctrine of seeking
4the greatest good of the greatest
forbids all land monopoly. |
Seventy-fvc men are said to own one
half of the soil of Scotland. Such
state of society cannot last many cen
luries in the future. Live and and let
live is principle good for all time
NdshpiHe Union and american.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
sPEcTAczEoF THE HEArENs

had occasion, few weeks since. 10
take the carly train from Providence
TO Boston and for this purpose rose at
two o'clock in the morning. Every.
thing around was wrapped In darkness
and hushcd in silence, broken only by
what seemed at that hour an uncarth.
ly clank and rush of the train. twas
a mild, serene midsummcrs night; the
sky was without cloud, the winds
were whist. The moon, then in the
last quarter, had just risen, and the
stars shone with spectral lustrc but
little affected by her presence; Jupiter,
two hours high was the herald of the
day the Plciades, just above the hori.
zon, shed their sweet influence in the
east Lyra sparkled near tho zenith;
Andromcda yelled her newly discover
cd glories from the naked eye in the
south; the steady Pointers, far beneath
the pole, looked meekly up from the
depths of the north to their sovereign.
Such was the glorious spectacle as l
entered the train, As we proceeded,
the timid approach of twilight became
moro pcrceptiblc; the intense blue of
the sky began TO soften, the smaller
stars, like little children, went first to
rest the sister beams Of the Pleades
soon melted together, but the bright
consultations Of the west and the north
unchanged. Steadily the
wondrous transfguration went on
Hands of angels hidden from mortal
eyes shifted the scenery of the heavens;
the glories Of night dissolved into the
glories OF the dawn. The blue sky
now turned more softly gray the great
watch-stars shut up their holy eyes;
the east begant to kindle. Faint streaks
Of purple soon blushed along the sky,
the whole celestial concave was filed
with tho in-flowing tides of the morn
ing light, which came down from above
in one great ocean of radiance; till at
length, as we reached the Blue Hills,
a flash Of purple fire blazed ont from
above the horizon, and turned the dewy
of flower and leaf into ru-
bies and diamonds In few seconds
The everlasting gates of the morning
were thrown open, and the lord of day,
in glories too severe for the
gaze OF man, began his course.
do not wonder at the superstition
of the ancient Magans, who in the
morning of the world, went up to the
hill-tops Of Central Asia, and, ignorant
lf the true God, adored the most glo-
rious work of his hand. But | am
illed with amazemcnt when | am told
that in this enlightened age and in the
heart Of the Christian world, there are
persons who can witness this daily
of the power and wis
lom Of the Creator, and yet say in
heir hearts, 'there is no God."-H-
cdrd Ercretf,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

LoSG AND SHORT LIPE-Thc man
who lives abstemiously, who avoids all
stimulants, takes light exercise, never
ovcrtasks himself, indulges in no ex-
bausting passions, feeds his mind and
heart IN no exciting material, has no
facilitating pleasure, let's nothing ruillc
his temper, keeps his accounts with
God and man squared W" is sure, bar
ring accidents, to spin out his life 10
the longest limit which it Is possible
to attain while he who intensely feeds
on high seasoned food, whether mate
rial or mental, fatigues his body or
brain by hard labor, exposes himself to
infammatory disease, seeks continual
excitement, gives loose rein TO his pas
sions, frets ut every trouble, and cn-
joys little rcposc, is burning the candle
at both ends, and Is sure to shorten
his days
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
DRPTn OF AMERICAN LAKEs.-There

DgPTH OF AMERICAN LAKEs.--Therc
is mystery about the American lakes.
Lake Erie is only sixty or seventy feet
deep; but Lake Ontario, which is 592
feet deep, 230 feet below the tide level
of the ocean, or as low as most parts
of the Gulf of st. Lawrance and the
bottoms of Lake Huron, Michigan and
Superior, although the surface Is much
higher, are AL from their vast depths
on a level with the bottom of Ontario.
Now, as the discharge through the
Detroit river, after allowing for the
probable portion carried off by evap.
Grafton, does not appearlby any means
equal 20 the quantity of water which
the three upper lakes receive it has
been conjecturcd that subterranean
river may run from Lake Superior, by
the Huron, TO Lake Ontario. This
conjecture is not improbable and ac-
counts for the singular fact that sal.
mon and herring are caught in all the
lakes communicating with the St. Law
renee, but no other As the Falls of
Niagra must have always existed it
would puzzle the naturalist to say how
the fish got into the upper lakes with
out some subterranean river; more
over any periodical obstruction of the
river would furnish not improbable
solution Of the mysterious hux and re-
flux of the lakes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

FoRoorrES.--Generation after gen
Grafton have felt as we feel, and their
fellows were us active in life as ours
are now. They passed away as va
por, while nature wore the same as
pect of beauty as when her Creator
commanded her TO be. And so, like
wise, shall 1t be when we are gone.
The heavens viii be as bright over our
graves as they are now around our
paths the world will have the same
funeral winding on its way, and the
attraction for offspring that she once
bad for ourselves, and that she has now
for our children A little while and all
this will have happened. The throb-
bing heart will be stilled and we shall
be at rest Our prayers will be said
and the grave clods will be thrown in.
and our friends will all return, and we
shall be left behind to darkness and to
the worms. Aud it may he for some
short time we shall be spoken Of but
the things Of life will creepin, and our
names will soon be forgotten. Days
will continue to move on, and laughter
will be heard in the very chamber in
which We died and the eyes will gls-
ten again with JOY and even our chill.
drcn will cease TO think of us and will
not remember to lisp our name
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

started from the Stokcr Mine, near the
top of the ridge between the two Cot
tonwoods, and passed down gulch
east ofthc track ofthe first, the junction
of the two being at the foot of the
mountains, on the elevated plateau
north of Alta. II is unusal for snow.
slides TO occur in that vicinity, and
those of Tuesday are the largest ever
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
THE UNWRITTEN SIDE or
GREAT MEN
MAX ADELrR's OPINION on rnr SUBJECT


MAX ADELER's OPINION on THE SUBJECT.
We always think of great men us in
the act ofperiorming deeds which give
them rcnown, or else in stately reposc,
grand, silent and majestic And yet
this Is hardly fair, because the most
gracious and magnificent Of human
beings have to bother themselves with
the little things of life which engage
the attention of us smaller people. No
doubt Moses snarled and got angry
when he had a severe cold in his head.
and if n fly bit his leg while he was in
the desert, why should we suppose he
did not jump and use violent language
and rub the sore place? And Cesar
isn't il tolerable certain, he used TO be-
come furious when he went up stairs
to get his slippers in the dark, and
found that Calphunia had showed
them under the bed, so that he had to
sweep around them wildly with a
broom handle. And when Solomon
cracked his crlzy-bone, is it unreason-
able to suppose that he ran around the
room and felt as il he wanted TO cryY
Imagine George Washington sitting on
the edge of the bed and putting on a
clean shirt, and growing atMartha be-
cause the buttons were off; or ST. Au-
gustinc with an apron around his neck,
having his hair cut; or Joan of Arc
holding her front hair in her mouth. as
women do, while she fixed up her
back hair; Napoleon jumping out of
bed IN n frenzy to chase a mosquito
around the room with q pillow; or
Martin Luther, in a night shirt, trying
TO put the baby to sleep at two o'clock
in tho morning; or Alexander the
Great, with the hiccoughs F.; or Thomas
Jefferson, getting suddenly over fence
to avoid dog or the Duke of Well
ington, with tho mumps; or Daniel
Webster, abusing his wife because she
hadn't tucked the covers at the foot of
the bed or Benjamin Franklin, pairing
his corns with a razor; or Jonathan
Edwards, at the dinner table, wanting
TO sncczc just as he got his mouth full
of hot beef; or Noah, standing at his
window at night, throwing bricks at a
cat.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
MrAsrnrMrsrs OF Asolrsr clrrr,

MEAsuREMEYTs OF ANCIENT CIrrEs.
-Nineveh was fourteen miles long,
eight miles wide, and forty.six miles
around, with wall one hundred teet
high, and thick enough Tor three char
lots abreast Babylon was fifty miles
within the walls, which were seventy
five feet thick and one hundred feet
high, with one hundred brazen gates.
The Temple of Diana, At Ephcsus, was
four hundred and twenty feet to the
support Of the roof; II was ono hun
drcd years in building. The largest
of the Pyramids was four hundred and
eighty-onc feet in height and eight
hundred and fiity-threc feet on the
sides. The base covered eleven acres.
The stones are about sixty feet in length
and the layers arc two hundred and
eight. II employed 0,00O men in
building. The labyrinth of Egypt
contains three hundred chambers and
twelve halls. Thcbes, in Egypt, pre-
sents ruins seventy seven miles around,
and contained 350, 900 citizens and 400,
900 slaves. The Temple of Dclphos
was so rich in donations that II was
plundercd of SOC, 100000, and tho En-
pcror Nero carried away from II two
hundred statues Tho walls Of Rome
were thirteen miles around
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

"lIc died very suddenly" said one
female TO another at the post-oflice
window last evening.
"And did he have his life insured r
asked the other.
"Ycs--threc thousand dollars
"Oh, well, then, II isn't 40 bad His
wife can have n coral set, some new
fus, a silk dress, and just make mourn.
ing goods git up and wavci"- Detroit
Free Press. NNI
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

GIVING HAppIsEss.--To give bappi-
ness, Il Is said, is God-llkc but there
are different ways Of giving II. We
presume few would choose IL as II Ia
said once 10 have been administered
by n captain in the navy, who, on
meeting a friend as hc landed, boasted
that he had left his whole ships COM
pany the happicst fellows In tho world.
''How no " asked his friend. "Why,
| have just logged seventeen, and they
arc happy il Is over; and all the rest
arc happy that they have escapedf'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
CLARA MORRLs.

This lady ID ustico,;,, a, ,o,
Ibealth's benefit and cn;ov;no ,ba md
baths of Santa Barbaro 6.or wh;ch
no;n, she writes tho follor,;,,s -
ia;n;na and nha,rc,a,;s,;a ia,s,
sr;end ~ ''S 'SN' ~ =
Tbo ;o,r,ov on. l;,,,o 49,.
far mo oh ;bat droar,. a,',o,,' w. MI M
81 on,n; and na;,, m., u,s"y y.eI ~.
and hanrod ear davs an'i W. -. ,"sse'
WOW, - ,Is;ns and ,ham w.. a,,. va" W. ~,
lonr yroaanhas a os doso,",a 'su I'M ~ nv NV
,oasSh oS IS ;n,. I,os, % ,~ai.e nus, ~ snu ''
a n;ah,may Aadha',' 'I"'o"'D'a''sS J,
bore s,;m,,la,od 40 atyo,, h,s na,t ~ "v,neu .'
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am hot,er n dav and have heon
o,t fnr ione J,iYs 90, on, ,ha
nhm,on whom uo ,o;ned thc beac,,
md sat mvsalr down nnon ,ha ha,
sand rnder = hlov;n" ann % and hosl-nd I
l;kc onv li,tle animal Thc weather
IL s;mnl,, ,o,.,c, rh;,o ,.araro sh;,,"n
inc ify in yyuIver;1ed ice monnta;ns ! in
the omen mir draw in ~reat mou,bfnIs
of beal,h a;y;nr dol;e;ans a;r ond a,;r
;ng in rcti,rn month fIl of n,;,,
W. haro bod two oar,bn,aLos ond
a fre Tbo "s, d;d moi m;nd 20 an,'
dissagrecable ex,ent / am nsed ~
tbot article bav;n,, haen burnod ont
twice n, midnigh, Rnt / mnst con
feas tho carthoSake lef, mo ve,v cold
ohout ,bc l;ns and shalv in kness and
elbows Mnch as fcsr li@h,nina I I
nreter baaven's or,illorv ho,ycvorl6nd
or c,ash;ng II NAV no n this acne in
the oo,tb II il So borr,blo to sdeI ,hn
solid cvcrlast;ng Garth g;vino WOW
under ono Tbi9l, ~ botI;n osrs, ~ ~
which we hustle ont onr littlc liycs
=, :, Il,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

a young fellow In San Francisco
suddenly snatchcd q kiss from Indy
friend, and excused his conduct By
saying that Il was u sort Of temporary
insanity that now and then came upon
hun. When he arose TO take his leave
the plying damsc said TO him, al
ever you feel any moro such fits com.
ing on, you had better como right here,
where your infrmaty Il known. and
We win take care Of von."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

a Minnesota paper says that the
only thing il bothcrs a grasshopper 10
swallow Is q iour-leggcd table. A we'll
developed hopper can worry Il down,
but the legs tickle his throat. Here
Is another proof Of mans superiority
TO the brute creation. Tho grnsshop-
per party can swallow even n Civil
Rights bill, Gag law, or a Louisiana
outrage, without winking.