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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03
FRENCH WORDS WRONGLY Y
USED

The French words constantly used
In English are often used wrongly. II
would be interesting to know the origin
of calling out encore when We wish TO
hear piece of music over again. 1t is
Just possible that In some bygone age
the French may have done this, but
certainly no living being ever heard a
Frerchman call out anything but "bis'
on these occasions. Then we have
adopted the French word morale /; but
il is never used by Englishmen, never
even by the most learned historians,
without blunder The learned his
torians say, for example, wellington
was now determined to carry ON the
war a dFoutrd,ice, and the morale of his
army was excellent Both these ex-
pressions are blunders dF0nrdnce is
bad French; ought to be outrdHce but
morale, used in this sense, is still worse
1t is hardly possible TO imagine more
absurd mistake, and yetit is universally
prevalent among English writers. The
historians mean to say ''the moral Of
of the army was excellent, or, in plain
English that the men were IN q cheer
fully resolute temper, whereas TO say
that the morale of the army isgood is TO
affirm that its theories Of morality are
sound, or in plain words that the sol
diers are convinced that they ought
not TO commit adultery, etc iemordle'
used in this way means mental firIn-
ness, cheerialness, courage to face am
culties and bear privations without be.
ing cast down into low spirits; Ia mordt
Of body OF men means their theory
more or less severe, Of moral duty ana
obligation. Thus lofty morale may
exist at the same time and IN the same
person with q low moral You may DC
utterly discouraged as TO temporal al
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

The NEcK.---Perfect health demands
that the clothing about the neck should
bevery moderate inquantity, and worn
40 loose as to prevent tho slightest com
preston. The great error frequently
committed In clothing this part of the
body consists in wearing such an
amount as to overhead and weaken the
throat, and thus render Il susceptible
to cold or in wearing il so tight as to
retard the circulation Of tho blood to
and from the head. Great care should
be exercised upon this point, as the
arteries and veins leading from the
hcart othc brain arc so sitnated in the
neck that slight compression there
serves 10 check the flow Of the blood.
Many cases Of congestion Of the brain
and headache are partially or wholly
caused by too tight collars and cravats.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03
GEN. JACKSON IN THE ROLE
OF CHESTERFIELD.


The Cincinnati Enquirer has been
engaged in controversy with some of
the,administration journals inregard to
the accomplishments Of Andrew Jack.
son, and it vehemently resents the ac-
cusation that the old hero was man
of either ''imperious or boorish man
ners," declaring that Awe never had q
President who was more elegant in de-
meanor or impressive in his external
appearance That he was often Sim
pressive' must be admitted, but we diff.
fer from the Enquirer in the former part
of the assertion. Nor was he very
well informed on many subjects on
which Grant has also evinced an abund-
ant lack of information. lie knew lit
tie about international or even consti-
tutional law; but he had one of those
happily constituted minds which go
across labyrinths of sophistry and
through masses of immaterial facts
straight TO the true point.
A story is told of him by Governor
Wise, who admired him greatly, that
is Illustrative of his character. During
the administration of Mr. Monroe, Gen.
Jackson, in command of some troops,
invaded Florida and captured Arbuth-
not, and Ambrester, two Englishmen,
who, it was charged, incited the Indi-
ans to depredations, just as the carpet
baggers now incite the negroes to riot.
He at once ordered court martial and
had them hung, with but little time to
prepare for their future place of abode.
He was arraigned for the offense before
the cabinet of Mr.. Monroe, and Mr..
Adams, the Secretary of State, defend
ed him on the high ground of interna.
tional law as expoundod by Grotius,
Vattel, and Pufiendorf jackson, who
had quarreled with Mr. Monroe, was
disposed to regard the matter as en-
tirely personal. "D--n Grotius; d-n
Poflendorf; d--n Vattel, "said he "this
is were matter between Jim Monroe
and me- Courier-jomndl.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03
THE DEFEA TED CANDIDATE

Tho defeated candidate thus relates
his experience:
When | got home last night, said
Squills, the old lady was up waiting
for me. | knew there was something
in soak. There always is when she
sits propped up in bed reading, and |
knew il.
wasn't feeling pretty good, said
Squills, for / had been whitewashed in
the convention, sold out body, boots
and brooches, and / felt like a board
yard or cat with his back hair turned
the wrong side up.
"Have you got the election, Squills
dear?"
knew she had seen the paper but
| said, "No love-" as mildly as if cleo
tions and all such snares were beneath
my notice.
mot got the election, Mr.. Squills p
"No, Mrs. Squills not that the court
is aware of at the present writing
Certainly not"
"Then what do you expect to get
for all the whiskey you've been pouring
down those fellows throats ?"
"What fellows throats 2"
"Your friends who have been tramp
ing in and out of the house, Mr.. Squills,
and borrowing your poor children's
money, and running you into all kinds
OF disreputablc places to hunt up votes,
and sneaking you off into the country
to barbacues and other infamous re
sorts, paying for buggies and making
ridiculous remarks, which know you
paid the reporters to work up into a
speech. A nice thing you have done
for yourself and me and the poor. chill
dren, and then after all, not to get any
thing for your pains. I'm ashamed of
you, Mr.. Squills. If ! could afford to
blush for SO wretched a being, Squills,
| would blush for you, but l can't, and
what's more / won't. Don't tell me
Squills, that you don't want me to
blush for you, and you sitting there as
mad as n hatfull of hornets After you
telling me, too, and the dear children
that they should all have new silks
when you got the election. A nice
election you've got, and those fellows
who took your money and your whis-
ky just laughing at you and thinking
what a fool you are for believing them.
That's what hurts me in the tcnderest
point, Squills."
After time exhausted nature gave
way and size was silent. Then ! felt
singular juggling OF the bed, and | turn
ed around and said, "Mrs. Squills, is
that your What in the world are you
doing that for? If you want TO laugh,
laugh, but don't shake as if you had
the buck ague."
"Oh, what a politician you are, Mr..
Squills,n said she. 1.-TWO months can
vassing, and TO be beaten by tad
pole"
To keep peace in the family, said
Squills, | had TO promise the dresses or
something else, and for the tadpolc
business, what can you explain to a
woman?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

HAD SEEN KINGS ENoUoH--A gen
tlcman at Washington was requested
on Saturday last by friend TO join
him on visit to the depot to witness
the arrival of the King of the Sand.
witches.
"No, sir not much, growled the
gentleman. r.I.
Have you ever seen n king in your
travels ?7 inquired the friend, marvel
ing somewhat at his short answer.
ayes, sir" replied the gentleman
81 was once guilty of seeing three
kings Then after moments pause
went ON TO say "And they cost me
$3.50, sir Those were war times how
ever"
His friend suggested he must have
been in bad company
"Wcll, don't know" says the gon-
tleman, II thought was in pretty
good company at the time. | scaled"
to see those three kings, and an ace
spot, and have never had any desire to
sec one OF the royal family since"
His friend saw the point Said he
passed, and shufllcd on.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03


MAcREADy PERpLExED.-W When Mac.
ready, the actor, visited this country
he found many things to puzzle and
perplex him, for he was as precise and
angular as Grewgious. The idioms
and eccentricities of the Yankees
were beyond his comprehension. AT
one of our theatres, where he was per-
forming an engagement, he had occa-
sion to find fault with the supporting
actors, who were a particularly free
and-easy set. Going to the manager one
day, he said '
"Mr. Manager, you have deceived
me, sir. You have told me that which
was not true, sirl"
"Bless me p cried the manager, in
surprise, show sop afa eif l'a
aAbout your actors, sir. Did you
not tell me that Mr.. A---was on
? high byh." y hhfal
"And that Mr. S---had u touch
of the tangle footfp ai iH +.
ayes H. nr 'ra0rf
."And that Mr.. P---had brick
in his hat p f..s u
"Yes."
"And that Mr. R------was feeling
glorious9' i eaha
"Aye, that was what said
"And in the explanation of the con
dnct of Mr. B--vou fold mo that
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03
HOW TO BUY CLOTHES IN
NAPLES.

l selected what seemed to me the
least Objectionable of the lot, and ap-
preached the delicate object the price
thereof Beppo beamed upon me |
don't know what his name was, but
it might easily have been Beppo.-
Beppo said, "Only seventy-fve francs
for that complete and lovely outfit"
1t struck me that the price was reason
able, and i was about to settle the bill,
when my friend plucked me by the
coat-sleeve, with an expression of hor-
ror, and exclaimed, "You must never
pay the price asked you; make him an
offerp 1 wonder if he would feel in
suited were l tosuggest sixty-ive francs
as fair bargain. Again my friend
saved me from disgraceiul sacrifice.
"Ofier the fellow thirty" said he. |
offered thirty francs, and expected to
be stabbed on the spot. But no; Bep-
po thought it q cruel thing for so ex-
cellent gentleman as my self to thus
rob him of "the finest suit OF clothes in
Naples" at the figure. He would take
fifty francs and nothing less at which
announcement he did the clothes up in
a parcel, "Make it thirty-two francs
and stick there" This was the last
utterance of the monitor at my elbow,
and when obeyed orders with the
calm deliberation of one who proposes
to fight it out on that line, poor Bcppo
burst into tears and plead his cause.
This was too much for man with
large family and no mean stomach he
might, owing to the fact that he had
secretly admired me ever since my ar
rival in Naples, make it forty francs
but friendship, selfish and undying
alone prompted the gener-
GUS act.
With that announcement my friend
took me by the shoulder and walked
me out ofthe establishment. We didn't
20 far; we tarried about the threshold
for o moment, and ! was once more
seized and walked back again, while
Beppo embraced me tenderly, and cried
with much emotion, "Take them for
francs--take them; am
ruined man, but would not have you
go out into the world naked and for
Iorn for tho sake of q few sousi" Feel.
ing, by this time, that l was quite q
brute, ! resolved to brass it out, and,
therefore, put down my thirty-two
frances, which Beppo received without
0 murmur. VI
A tragedy in five acts could not have
SO worked up my feelings as did the
picture Of Beppo weeping in the midst
Of a numerous and starving family and
this picture haunted me as left that
unhappy spot. A moment later Beppo
was at my side, begging that would
give him glass of wine-only six sous
It was conscience money, and was
Freely given; but as turned the cor
ner close at hand, Bcppo was still
me, aud saw then there
was a twinkle in his eye, that seemed
% say, "After all this shopping, l have
he best Of you, my boy" OF course,
he cloth is pasted together, and the
buttons are put on with starch but
lime is fleeting, and perhaps | shall
-ise into cooler ATTITUDES in season to
ave myself .aa
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03
FEMININE TACTICS.

A lady correspondent Of the Boston
Globe writes: One day, on the trip up,
when reading magazine, my atten-
ton was attracted BY the glitter of a
gold bracelet, which, look where
would, flashed before my eyes, and
further scrutiny revealed the fact that
the young lady who wore it was par
ticularly anxious that ! should be at
tracted by it, and, TO further her de-
sign, began cutting the leaves Of her
magazine with a silver fruit knife
For the purpose of showing her that
l was not particularly daEzled, in fact,
that there was another such in the
world, took q gold pencil from my
pocket and marked n passage in my
book, for my bracelet was equal to hers.
Observing the fact, she drew off her
left glove and carefully arranged her
veil, that l might not fail 10 500 the
heavily chased ring which cncircled
her finger could ego her one better
here so, taking of my glove, ] drew
down the blind, flashing a rare topaz
and solitaire diamond before her ap.
preciativo eyes. She saw, and quickly
pulling of her other glove, displayed
a splendid cluster diamond and gi-
gantic amethyst / was slightly non
plussed, but, as she wore no earrings,
/ felt that after all, ] wns even with
her. At that instant she drew an ele-
giant little watch from her belt, which
she studied attentively two whole min
utes, holding it up 70 full view, then
turned to me, as II TO say, "Well, 20
on" | had done my bost, and could
not answer the challenge, but thought
mournfally of my little locket in .
drawer at homo, with one side oil
jammed in. When, At last, the Aggra-
waiting creature took jewel case from
her satchel, and held up . lovely coral
set, turning it this way and that TO OK
hibit all It's beauties, fiirtively glancing
at me TO be sure that l observed, was
utterly vanquished, completely routed,
and so greatly absorbed in my book
that l did not sec thing" ngi -aul
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

Here we are, within quarter of Il
mile of land, was the joyful announce.
ment made by the captain of an ocean
steamcr TO his grumbling passengers.
where ?" Which way is y were
the eager oxclamations which follow.
cd. eAnywhere down below there"
said the captain, pointing towards the
bottom of the sea the lead gives us
just two hundred and twenty fhthoms
of water, and the land comes slap mp
against the brinc.'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

I've seen many . girl
Whs would marry . churi,
Providing he had plenty Of gold,
And would live to repent,
whsa the money was spent
whsn she found that her heart had bssa sold.
It % II 10 col
You may smile u you like,
But it's %.
I've known many lass
who would thoug htlsssly pass
Whole hours parading the street,
While the mother would scrub
All tho while At the tub,
Never ninding the cold aor the heat.
Il 10 90 Il 10 so
You may smile if you like,
But its 90.
There is many . man
Who will "drsss" II he can,
No matter how empty his purse
And his tailor may look,
When he settles his book,
For his patron has boltsd or worse,
II Is co. II 10 sol
y.~ -..y ss.ii. 10 you like
But lie 90.
know people 90 nice
They will faint In 4 trioc
II you mention hard labor to them
Yet their parents were poor,
And were forced to endure
Many hardships life's current to stom,
It Is so II isso
You may smile II you like.
But Its so.
There are many about,
With face '1ong drawn out"
Who will pirate for the harm OF laugh
Yet they'll cheat all the week,
Though on Sunday so mock,
To my mind they're too pious by half,
1t Is sol II Is sol
You may smile II you like,
But it's so.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

A little four ycar-old watertown
girl went running into the house the
other duy, exclaiming. Mamma, I've
seen Jack Frostl" "Where did you
sec him, my darling2' quericd the
mother. "0h | saw the tip of his tail
hanging over the cave" She had seen
an icicle. t.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

1Now is the winter of our discon-
tent,r as the old maid said when she
turned forty and found herself with
n suitor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

"a BAROMETER. .AOne who has tried
II says that a cup Of coffee is !, sure
barometer, II you allow the sugar to
drop TO tho bottom Of the cup, and
watch the bubbles arise without dis
turbing the coffee. Ifthe bubbles col
lect In the middle, the weather will he
hnc; II they adhere 10 the cup, forming
q ring II will be rainy and Il tho bub.
blcs separate without any fxcd position,
weather may bc expected.
Try L, and n none Of these effects arc
add more sugar and drink IL.
A good cup Of cofee Is always asalubri.
ous" in any weather lsf'Wr-or NJ
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

Distrust is the death Of the soul, be-
lief Is It's life. The soul shall live by
faith. Infdelity is the abandonment
Of life, the suicide Of the soul.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

Tho most besutifui may be the most
admired and cAressed, but they are
not always the most estesnsd and
loved
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

Were II not for the clouds that dar.
ken us, there would be no rainbow in
our lives. qaH its lif 9g.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

II should not discourage us if our
kindness Is unacknowledged IL has
its influence still. AAa n ltaa ff
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

Those who have few affairs TO at
tend to are great speakers, The less
men think the more they talk.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

Whom we read wc fancy we would
be martyrs, when we come to act, we
cannot bear provoking word.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03
csIn's majority In q horn')...
KOLIAH HARP.

Mr.. Cain went ont and sat down un.
der m apple tree in bis back yard, and
he givo himself up 10 reflections and 50
forth. Through the lcaficss branches
sighed Mr. Cain, and both sighs mur-
INJURED gently In his ear; q Ni
John Gains perpendicular IDIOT
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

Butchers agree that Eve was made
Of a snare rih Ir.. I......I ~
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

When Cain arose in the morning
and became sober enough to read the
election returns he found he had SCOOP
ed en- as follows; tlar'''Hl
Opp possg oasdidats. ,l2o
John cAin.-"........"....." -......si, $50
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03
THE CRISIS


On the day Of the election they drag
ged him from poll 70 poll, stopping NJ
all the saloons on the way. He had
to make 256,0 promises, pull his wal
let until IL was as fat as n wafer, drink
lager with some and cold wnter with
Others. and when night came, he went
homo and tried 10 hug tho hired girl,
called Mrs. Cain his dear rhinoceros,
and fell over the cradle and went TO
slccp with his head under the stove.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03

John Cain was duly nominated and
the band came out and searnaded him.
With the band came several hundred
electors, who filed the Cain mansion to
overfowing, spit tobacco all over the
house, ate and drank all they could
find, broke down the gate, and went
off with three cheers for John Cain.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-08-18

The Charlottesville college is to
be lighted with gas
Howard county has six repre-
sentatives at the Reform School.
One starch factory at Madison
used 300, 1000 bushels of corn the
past year.
A couple of German women of
Laporte make and peddle very
nice hand-made lace.
Every acre of Ohio river bottom
land between Mt. Vernon and the
Posey county line is under water,
; Thomas johnson tie largest
landholder in johnson township,
Knox county. loses $15, 900 by the
food.
A circus and the accompanying
pickpockets left Elkhart in favor
of imitation by a decided major
ity.
The Tippecanoe battle ground is
the scene of another fight-be-
tween General Satan and the army
of the Lord.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-08-18

The Council met last evening Dr.
M'Intyre resigned the position of
Councilman from the Fourth Ward.
His reason for so doing is we'll known
to our community, he having purchas-
ed property in another part of the city,
and will remove to it in short time.
The Council then ordered that spe-
cial election be held in the Fourth
Ward, on Saturday. September 4th,
for the purpose of electing a successor
to DR.. M'Intyre. James NJ. King,
was appointed Inspector, and James
Smith and Thos. N. Young, judges of
said election.
A resolution was PASSED directing
the President Of the Board of Public
Works to surrender to the President
Of the Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort
Wayne Railroad Company the ten
bonds, of $1,000 each. which were
held by the city as pledge for the
completion of the Passenger Depot at
this place.
The ordinance fixing the city license
for selling Intoxicating liquors, was
taken up. read the third time and
passed. 1t provides fee of 500 for
all distilled liquors and $50 for malt,
etc.
After the presentation of sundry
petitions asking for the improvement
of certain alleys and sidewalks, and
numerous reports from the Board of
Public Improvements, on the. same
subjects, the Council adjourned.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-08-18
Arrue Rim.

A good story is told at the expense
of q well known spiritual doctor Of
this city. He is a spiritualist, good
and true; sincerely believes he can get
at the bottom of all the great mys-
teries of the laws of nature by spirit
ualism, and that clairvoyance is the
means, or instrument, so to speak, by
which this can be effected. But to
the story, which is related in this wise:
He went to Hawkins springs, a short
distance east of Richmond, a few Sun
days ago, and while there concluded
to analyze the waters clairvoyantly,
and determine their chemical proper
ties. He bathed his head pretty
thoroughly with water, for he was
warm and somewhat fatigued by the
walk, and laid down in the shade of a
spreading beech, near one Of these
famous springs. Our friend was now,
as he fiattered himself, in condition
to examine and test the medicinal
virtues of these waters by the highest
standard known to the school to
which he belongs But alas! for our
most sanguine expectations. La the
moment when honor, and fame, and
everything which is calculated to rem
der our name immortal, as we arc too
apt to believe on such occasions, is
within our grasp. when by some sud-
den and mysterious occurrence, We
know not what, the golden opportu-
nifty steels away from US. and all is
lost!
So it was in this instance The
doctor had been lying down but few
| moments when
"Tired natures sweet restorer"
hurried him off to the land of dreams,
and there he remained nearly the
whole day, soundly wrapped in the
| embrace of morpheus! When he
awoke from his slumbers, was sur
prised to note the fact, that the shad
ow of the hill, at whose base he was
lying. was thrown far to the east, and
that the cum was fast passing behind
the horizon. He soon realized the
situation however; aud. like the Arab
once described by Jim Fisk, silently
stole away; avoiding, on his passage
back to the city, the appearance of a
human being. The doctor has not
mentioned water. springs. clairvoy-
ance. or anything Of the kind. to even
his most intimate friends, since.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-08-18
Farmers, Read!

Farmers, Read!
In order to correct the many
false reports now in circulation that
Briggs will not receive Flax Seed
pr. viously contracted, because it is
damaged, will say that he has not,
and will not, refuse to receive and
pay for any Flax Seed that is worth
anything, at its value-that each
lot will be properly inspected and
carefully weighed, 30 that justice
will be done all-yet would advise
every farmer selling Flax Seed and
Grain this season to reclean it, re-
moving all worthless stuff which
will injure the sale of that which is
good; SO don't forget to reclean and
market all your Flax Seed and
Grain that you may get the highest
prices, as it will pay all to bring
their produce to market in the best
condition. n. w. BR1eGs.
1872