Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-05-31

The scene of Moody and Sankey's
labors in Philadelphia is now "mam-
moth" mems furnishing store, with the
most floor room so occupied in the
world
The Bermudas invite the strenuous
labors OF the crusaders. While $780,
900 are spent annually Tor intoxicating
drinks, only $4,000 are expended for
public education.
"A Pottsyille lawyer recently slept
ten hours in n room with the gas es.
Gaping and no ventilation. He felt no
serious effects from il. It's hard to
kill lawyer with gas.
The 2,629th anniversary of the
foundation of Rome by Romulus was
celebrated in that city on the 23d of
April, with an illumination Of the an
tique monuments and relics.
The colored people of Philadelphia
are expressing some dissatisfaction be-
cause some Of the more noted of their
class were not invited to seats on the
platform on tho opening day.
"A woman named Mrs. Hattie Kirk.
wood shot and killed herself near Pc
trolia, Pa, on Saturday. Before doing
50 she left statement, which occupies
nine columns OF the Oil City Daily
Derrick.
"A little girl in Chester county
while playing in lane, was struck on
the head by stone thrown over the
fence, by a boy from a garden. Her
skull was fractured and she died in o
few days.
They say ii is impossible TO cheat
with one of the turnstilcs at the Cen.
tcnnial Exhibition, yet one of the gate
keepers turned in $50 more than his
registering apparatus called for the
other evening if
There were fifty-four railroad 40
cidents in this country last month,
whereby six persons were killed and
forty-seven injured. For the year end
ing with April there were 993 acci.
dents, by which 246 persons were killed
and 924 injured,
Mr.. Samuel p. Hancock, City Con.
troller of Philadelphia, is under arrest
for misdemcanor in Office. He is
charged on bis own admission with
violating the law by advancing on
warrants which ho had 10 audit as
city controller
Hon, Bobert Orr, Of Armstrong
county, Pa, cx-Member of Congress
and Of the State Legislature, died in
Kittanning, May 22d aged ninety-one
years. He was prominent man in
the public affairs of that section of tho
State forty or fifty years ago.
Thursday, May Goth, was the 57th
anniversary Of the birthday of Queen
Victoria, and was appropriately celc-
brated by Englishmon' in this country,
Her Majesty was born in 1919 and has
reigned for 80 years. She was mar
ried 36 years ago and has been widow
10 years.
AN aged couple in Luzcrnc county
found on their door steps, the other
morning, an infant, around whose mock
was tied the half of silver quarter.
Accompanying the child was note TO
the effect that il one could find the
other half of the quarter no could find
the parents of tho child
The Altoona Mirror says that the
Molly Maguires have undertaken TO
assassinate man named Patrick
O'Brien who has incurred their dis.
pleasure by revealing a plot TO kill
Constable Burns, who shot q man,
named Baton, some years ago, while
the latter was resisting arrest.
Mr.. Joseph Newman, of San
Francisco, Is on the way East with
some 6,O00 silkworms, which he is taxi
ing 70 Philadelphia 10 exhibit. This
Is The first instance In which worms
have boon carried such distance
from China To Philadclpha--somc L..
900 miles, Thoy arc In 'fno condition,
have grown double size and win readily
spin on their arrival.
Peanut oil, first made in tho South
during the war, Is now in large do.
mand. ltsupplies the place of almond
and olive oils for various uses, and Is
lower IN prIoe, retains its purity and
flavor for . long timo, and Ia loss sus-
ceptible 10 tho efieet Of light than olive
oil. The oil Is extracted entirely from
tho meat Of the nut by pressure, tho
refuse being used as cattle food or q
fertilizer. eOa s
! The Now York Tribune urges
everybody TO 60 SEQ the Centennial,
even if thcy would have to sacrifice a
large part Of their years earnings and
time to do so. Moreover, II says at
is not chance likely TO occur again in
q middlc-aged mans or womans life.
II will In them as nothing else can do
oup af tho dull petty level Of every day
thoughts Tidy viii be hpalthisr and
stronger alI their days TOR kpoylpR
how largcls u the world they live ln and
how small IL their part Of it.T F"