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Crooked whisky.
From the iron County Register.

From the iron County keg:ster.1
Secretary Btis;ow must be highly delighted
with the intelligence that all Of the whisky
dlstillers and rectifiers in ST. Louis against
whom he had instituted suits for detraudlng
tho revenue bavo pleaded guilty, except one,
who, il is reported, defies prosecution on the
ground that he is remotely connected with the
Administration by ties either of marriage or
cousanguinity. II is to be hoped that the
success which has attended the raid upon
these III, will encourage the Secretary to push
with yigor the prosecutions against the faith
less revenue officials whose completely alone
rendered tie whisky frauds possible, ard who
are far more culpabIe than the 8istillers, since,
besides assisting to dafraud the revenue, they
betrayed the trust contided to them and vio-
lated their oaths of Office, if they ever took
any.
il Mr.. Bristow will only follow up these
foxy yogdes, and see that they are punished
to the utmos. extent of the law, he Will add
UNNECESSARILY to his present popularity To
be sure, such course might result In bring
ing grief TO special favorites of President
Grant. and their public trial, if fearlessly con-
Quoted, would probably result in develop
ments which would astonish the country and
create CONSERVATION in the White House;
but considerations of personal character
should never be permitted to check the en-
thusiaBm Of an earnest Ieformer, such as Mr.
Bristow's friends claim that he is. At any
rate, if the worst rascals in such an extensive
conspiracy to defraud the government are al
lowed to escape, the people will have no diff
Guilty in accounting for the failure to pursue
the rogues.
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The following are the rates Of postage on Dca

The following are the rates OF postage on Dca
nestle Mail Matter Of the different classes:
Note-Au domestic mail matter Except news-
nspers. magazines and periodicals sent to aotua!
subscribers from known Office OF pubhoatons
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a letter on which one full rate of postage to
prepaid, but ON which further postage Is charge
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in s
post-oiioe, charged with the unpaid postage to
be collected on delivery. IL the postage is left
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rate it will be held for postage and sent to the
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach lts destins-
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With double postage on delivery. "One nun
ratio" means. in the case of mail letters or other
arst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts OF larEs
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in distance of three miles OF each other, any let
ter posted at one of such Offices and addressed TO
locality within the delivery Of another OF such
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,nly, may be forwarded to its destination through
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1t is questionable whether Achilles would
aver have had spunk enough to 60 for hec-
tors scalp if his married life had been troubled
nv the voice Of woman yelling at him twenty
or thirty times day to come back and shut
the door u1.eI him.-Broohlyn Argus.
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Advertisements in the Want and Rent column in
,lc BULLETIN, not exceeding one square, inserted
for fifty cents each.
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TRUSTEES:
Moses Greenwood, r. NJ. Walmsley,
w. A. johnson, A. Brittin,
John l. Noble A. II. May,
John Chaffe, D IL. Snowden,
Richard Milliken, T. Lytt. Lyon,
Samuel E. Moore, VIM. C. Raymond,
il Warren. Jas. S. Prestidge,
RI. Buckner Samuel II. Boyd,
Samuel Friedlander, Joseph McElroy,
A. A. Yates f. b. Wheelock,
John /. Adams, Cyrus Bussey,
Isaac Ssherck. VIM j. Behan,
81 Am b. F. Eschleman
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sTocKHoLDERs' MEETINGS.

sFc. 1. Stockholders meetings may be CT lied
at any time by the Board of Directors, and on the
reauisition of the holders OF one-ffth OF the
capital stock issued it shall be their duty to call
such meetings for the purpose OF amending this
Charter and consideration of and action upon all
other business OF the company, and all questions
a majority of the stock there present and voting
SEC q The annual meeting of the stockholders
for the election Of directors and transaction OF
the regular business shall be held on The second
Wednesday in January of each year.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-15
DANA ON robson.


The New York Sun, with a vigor
commensurate with tho subject, dis
courses Of our Secretary Of the Navy
and his fleet in the following style;
In the five years of the reign Of
Grant and Robcson, from June 30
1869, to June, 80, 1874, Congress has
appropriated for the navy in total
about one hundred millions of dollars
Of this sum filty millions in round iig.
ures was wholly spent in tinkering the
old tubs Of the navy and on things on.
tering into their maintenance. Be
sides this, three millions two hundred
thousand dollars was appropriated tor
eight sloops-ol war, which are now
built, and are Of no more use for war
purposes against anything except say.
ages than eight Erie canal boats. The
millions spent ON them might us well
have been thrown into the sea winch
these ships traverse at such slow pace
thatshcy could neither catch an enemy
nor run away from one Their build.
ing was the result OF combination of
jobbery and professional stupidity. 1t
gave employment 10 the Navy Depart
ment rings and filled the bellies Of
some Of Sccor Robeson's lccchcs.
wcspcnd ten millions u year scratch.
ing around navy yards and patching
up old ships If onc-tepth part Of
this was honestly laid ont on torpedoes
OF the right sort; and all ring jobbery
was thrown ASIDE, we should bc In an
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-15

cccding! why, he sent copy oi ~
10 Mr' SchencS' WIN the necessary
papers Tor the prosecution OF ,ho c'"'u''
Did MI. Schcnck protest iho'ghahuy
at snch an anront TO MS honor D'u
be refuse to be u party 70 the bargain
Not at all he wrote paek = w"'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-15
THE CENTENNIAL NATION.

The vexed question Of the Ccnten.
NAL orator was settled yesterday by
the selection Of William NJ. Evarts, Of
New York, with Longiellow as poet
and n grandson of Richard Henry Lee
as reader OF the Declaration Of Inde.
pendcnce. OF the wisdom Of the last
two appointments there can be little
question. There Is q special fitness In
selecting ono whose grandfather was
originally appointed to frame tho i'm.
mortal Declaration Of l170-- and who
doubtless would have done so but Tor
bis unavoidable absence--to read the
charter of our liberties given us by the
fathers Of the Republic century ago
There will be music, also, in blending
tho voice of the cx.Confederate with
the shouts that will go up in the name
OF a free and united country on the
grandest occasion Of our history, and
il will heal the lingering wounds Of
sectional cstrangement, for none should
survive that day. Longfellow will
most happily weave in song the bright
lessons and promises of a century OF
free government Evarts is one Of our
most finished and sparkling and logical
OF legal orators, but whether he can
command The inspiration that must
grace the orator who Is 10 speak for
forty millions of people who have solved
the problem of sclGgovernment, is the
doubt that will hang over his name
until his work shall have been done.
IL was the want Of the true inspiration
that must mould the eloquence for
such an occasion that made Charles
Francis Adams ineligible. He would
have polished freedom with tho most
chasto and chilling sentences, when
the lustre and keenness of the indefina.
bic ntterances which brighten the eye
and swell the heart and paint impcr-
ishablc pictures in patriotic memories,
alone could I'll the exceptional measure
of that days greatest duty. Everett
was orator at Gettysburg, and never
was Greclan or Roman story told in
more exquisitely chosen words, but his
oration perished and is forgotten. 1t
is to this task Mr. Evarts must bctake
himself, and he must I'll its utmost
possibilities or accept from his country
men the inexorable judgment ofiailure
We do not assume that he is unequal
to il, nor can we name another TO take
the place with absolute confidence in
his superior fitness. 1t is the one
crown that no citizen has fully proved
his claim to, and those who shall not
be called to it will be honored greatly
beyond him who shall receive it with
its chaplets dimmed by nations dis
appointment,
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4 NATIONAL ORGANIZE TTON
or FRA I'd.


The startling facts brought to light
in this city in connection with the
whisky frauds have so engrossed our
attention that we have overlooked the
scarcely less important proceedings Of
II similar nature ih other quarters
What has been confessed, and what,
besides, 10 suspected here, is so staggcr
ing that we easily imagine that St.
Louis was the centre OF the whisky
ring, and that our city enjoys an in
famous .cminence in the wretched
business. But this may be mistake
after all. The promise of San Fran
cisco paper, if opportunity is afforded,
TO exhibit whisky frauds "hciore which
those of st. Louis and Chicago will
grow pale, and the dispatches of yes
terday stating that the ring at Chicago
defraudcd the government out Of the
tax on two and half million gallons
of spirits, suggest the possibly natioLal
character Of this wonderful conspiracy.
This significant feature of the business
has already been demonstrated-that
the ring was q confederation OF distil-
lers and revenue officials When we
bear this in mind, and reflect that the
vast partnership was formed five years
ago; that it extended over the whole
country, from New York TO San Fran
cisco, and from Milwaukee to New
Orleans that its operations bad ali the
method, regularity and organization
of government business that it pos
sessed a system of cipher communica-
tion with Washington; that uotwith-
standing the undsguiscd boldnoss Of
its transactions, Secretary Bristows
two latest predecessors in the Treasury
Department never exhibited a symp.
tom of knowing anything about it;
that its dividends amounted, probably,
TO s5,000,0O0; and that the late Com
missioner of lnterpal Revenue steadily
refused, when his attention was again
and again called to it, TO take the first
honest step towards breaking il up
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EST.fRLISHED 1887.
BAILEY'S
PURE RYE WHISKY

We again cal, your attention to the above cel,.
bralrd brand Of goods. aud we do 20 with the con.
ric'ion that there Is great want existing among
syssi number Of persons who are compelled to
nsc. medically or otherwise, pure whisky.
To supply this want scaoHer Bailcy's Pure
Rye, an article which has becn before the pablia
Tor number Of years, is reputation stan ling
high ss a thoroughly reliable stimuant among
medical men. As an n'evdence, quite number Of
nur eminent physicians prescribe Il to the exclu-
siun of all others.
being male on III, best kuown scientific prn.
elple.. from the choicest gfar, aul BY practical
distiilcrs. It retains delightful dayor, and,
greatly Improved by agr. makes IL largely sought
after by hrs, cla.s hotels anl druggists.
should yua desir, to give this whisky trial
and are In doubt a. to whether your hotel or drug
gist keep T., not having one Of our signs display.
cd,l write 10 US aud We shah DO most happy to
direct yuu 10 tho Fsrsaas who handle our goods
in your ncghborhool.
We arc alsn sole prop'ic,ors and manufacturers
ofthcwcll. known Dil. SrGvBR'S TONIC HERB
BlrTERs, which has been successfully used for
over thirty years rs a Blood Purifier anii-Dy,-
peptic and Tonic.
Maoh2ifal l2l N Third ST.. Philadelphia
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ORPHANS COURT SALE
" N. VALUABLE COAL AND
TIMBER LANDS
Estate Of ISAAC MCKEE. deceased.


by virtue Of an order Of the Orphans Court o.
Clcarhcld county, TO US directed, there will b,
exposed 10 pubic sac, ut the Court House, In III,
borough of Clearhold, on
FRIDAY. December ~, 1915.
at o'clock p. m, oil that certain tract Of land
situate In Knox township, ciearheii county, Pa.
bounded and described a follows. via; On The
north by the Isaac McRc. Homestead Farm, OF
the east by lands Of John N. Chase, on the sou,l
by lands OF Joseph Best and others, and on th,
west by Ccarfrid crock, land- ef the estate Of DR.
iloutr and others, containing
ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN ACRES
and allowance, With about ~ acres cleared, and
having good good two-story log House, orchard
and other improvements thereon, The land /,
good for fsrmi & purposes, has a quality Of pine
OAK and hemlUck timber thereon, and IL under
laid WITH coal, being situaicd Ia the great coal
basin.
Also. one other tract Of land. situate In the
township aforesaid, bounded by Lands Of Brisbin
a Miller, John ID. Coder, Agnes Robinson and
Others, being part Of tract va rranied In III,
name Of Benjamin Pcultney, and containing
ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE ACRES
and iib rerches. This land 10 we'll suited for
farming purposes. has large quantity Of pine,
oak and hemIook timber thereon, and IL situa,ed
In The great coal basin.
Tsmss ov sALE.--Tss per cent. when tho prop.
srty 10 knocked nown the remainder Of one.
third nj confirmation Of salc, ssd NE ba,ssos In
eqssl payments cf one Asd tive yssrs. v ~ ~
cured sy s'ss sss "'rsrs: :. g =: LE..sss.
Ne. hinpsst Nov. ., 7st1. 5fIsiss
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GOOD FL OUR,

OF different brands, always on hand, and will b
sold at the lowest possible figures.
j. II. Mcclain's Medicines. Jayne's Medicines
Hostetter's and Hoohand's Bitters.
5000 pounds of Wool wanted for which th'
highest price will be paid. Clovcrseed on hant
and for sale ut the lowest market price.
Also, Agent for strai,onville and curwcnsvill,
rhreshing Machines.
N3- Call and SEQ for yourselves. You will hnd
everything usually kept in a retail store.
L. NJ. coUDRIET.
Frenchville P. o., August l2, 1874.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-15

imprcgnable condition for naval do.
fence, aud that Is all we need But
this cannot bc done with Porter setting
himself up as an Inventor and plauncr,
whom he is fit only to teach boys to
mako granny knots. Nor viii 1t ever
come TO pass while seeor Robson is
on hand to gst up Lay torpedo jobs
and toroo them through Congress.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-15
A UcTIoNEERING

clcarield. May I. lsss-u
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-15
GRANT HAS THE CARDS IN
HIS OWN HAND.

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Th;rd Torr, r r.n, na,,y !, n,ns, ,naL,
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oronnd von WIZ oro ,he noss,hl.
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80. rh., oiaa,;o, .o,,i.a pt.;..
i ,ro o,,in;on oc,ho pro.;don, ond III.
advisers and nrohohlv ,hoy ,yoro ,;,,h,
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
.na !, "a ,,Ioroll,, oon,a;, ,La, /,
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o;dah,o a. = candidate sono,or NJ.
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roli,ic;or ho ohondonoJ n,s o,,,n o,,;n
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-15

Victoria Woodruff says there are up.
wards of 100000 idiots in Pennsylvania,
Hartranit'svote was 3OI, l75. Couldn't
the religious editor of the Gazette get
her to deliver lecture upon the threat.
ened danger 10 common schools. She
is great on exposures, and a friend Of
Grants Pittsburgh Post.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-15
FATLURES AT THE STATE CAP
IIAI.


The Harrisburg correspondent oi
the Press draws the following gloomy
picture of things at the capitals
The town has been in y fever Of ex'
oitement for several days, owing Ia
losses incurred by many helpless nnt
conAding people who three years age
took stock in what was then called the
Masonic Hall association, but which
was afterwards converted into grand
opera hou'e. Tho company was start.
cd with u capital of 100000, after.
wards increased to $500, 900, and subse
quently bonds were issued to th,
amount OF ss7 900, against $4,000 il
stock sold. With This money the build
ing was begun and finished, the ground
on which it stood bcing held on mort
gage, and when the cdficc was ready
for dedication it had mechanics lien,
on il to the amount of sI2 900, max
ing it cost, exclusive of the ground
sl39,000. In the two years and halt
in which il has been in use II has yielded
about $4,000 in rents, out Of whicl
neither the stockholders nor the bond
holders received penny, and lasI
Wednesday the building was sold a
sheriff 3 sale for s42, 900, sum barely
sufficient TO pay off the mechanics
liens, subject to tho remaining mort
gage on the land, thus wiping out al
the stock and all the bonds. But Har
risburg is becoming famous for thes'
transactions. Her cotton factory wa'
built and managed some years since II
similar manner. Afler being in op
GRAFTON for few years il was closet
by n party who held majority of the
stock, and the minority were starved
into selling out, and when few belC
on il was forced to sheriff 5 sale, depriv
ing them of any share in the proceeds
Of sale. Then came the car-shops, an
other vast corporation, the stock o
which was allowed to dcpreciate by
mismanagement,and was finally bought
in at great loss to the men Of limited
means who held stock in it Then fol
lowed a stock railroad, which aitcl
business mismanagement was sold a
sheriff sale, the original stockholdor
losing their investment. On the heel
OF this came the Lochiel iron works, {
gigantic concern next stovo works
in which the management was out
rageous; and this has cast a gloom o
distress ovorthe entire city, and arouset
a bitterness OF great intensity; Tn,
aggregate of these failures, withis I
period of about fifteen years, will easily
sum up from 100000 to 100000
nearly all Of which has been taken on
Of the pockets of men Of small means
The management of our new water
works may also be mentioned in thii
connection as a piece Of financierlnl
peculiar to t..is locality, Several year
ago, when these works were projected
the outside estimate, in which q larg,
margin was provided, was put dow
at $500, 900. The work is now in tn,
hands of the authorities, all the con
tractors having been released OF thcii
bonds, aud instead Of costing 100000
they have already cost sSOO,0OO, anc
require large expenditure to pay fol
repairs and provide for defects. Th,
new basin looks like turecn-th,
pumping machinery is not Ieliable-
the iron in the pipes from the new
basin is defective, and the pipes ar,
breaking ut all times. You can i'm
agine the state ofpublic feeling.