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House RemtS.

House EkGHaS.
ENTEEL Rent of seven rooms, gas. Sebago, fur
ST mace bath ROOM hot and cold water, in the
new brick house 766 Congress Street. VIII be let to
a small family.
A story house, II rooms, arranged for two
families, western part of city.
A small house, six rooms, good neighborhood.
western part OF city. $50
New house, IL looms, gas ana Sebago, arranged Tor
two families on Spring Street, near State.
q story house on oxford Street, near Franklin, II
rooms, gas, Sebago, furnace, arranged for two
families, tor $3.50
New store on Spring Street, near State; excellent
ocation for boot and shoe business
Apply to f. &. PATTERSON,
Dealer in Real Estate
nov1d2w 379A Congress Street, near City Hall.
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EDUCATIONAL.
PARLEZ-vOUs FRANCAas?

DROF. nIAssE, A. M, Instructor i'm
Il the French Language and Literature
In the high School of Portland, wishes to say that
he has greatly reduced his prices account of hard
times. He will give lessons to classes at private
houses whenever desirable.
Prof. M. may be found at Loring, Short G. Har-
mons, under Falmouth HOTEL from II to IL A. NJ,
or at the Chadwick Mansion, Congress Street.
oct21 dim
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FOR SALE---A BARGAIN.

TIME New two story French rooted house, on Cum
u berland near high street, containing IA rooms,
furnished and fitted for two families. gas. Sebago
irst-class house. viii be sold low as the owners
are about leaving the state. Apply to
N. S. GARDINER, Real Estate Agent,
uoy3dtf 425 Exchange St
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CITY ADVERTISEMEN TS
BUILDING LOAN.
NOTICE OF SALE.

WHEREAS, Charles H. Adams of the City of
w Portland, in the County of Cumberland, on
the twenty-seyenth day Of june. 4. p, 1863 BY his
of Deeds for said County, Book 356, Page 2O4,
veyed to said City, certain parcel of land situated
on the East side Of Temple Street, in said Portland,
seventy feet front on Temple Street. and ninety feet
Adams by the Temple Street Chapel Society, by
deed dated July %, 1856, and recorded in the
Cumberland Registry of Deeds. Book 272, Page 255,
to which reference is made for more particular
condition in said mortgage to sell said premises at
auction, and from the proceeds to pay the debt
secured thereby, and, whereas, the condition of
said mortgage deed has beeh broken by SAID Adams
This is to give notice that said parcel of land,
with the buildings thereon, known as the Adams
House, will be sold at public auction, on said
premises, on the 9Th dav of November next, at 8
O'clock in the afternoon for the reason and purpose
aforesaid.
In witness whereof I, Henry W. Hersey, in behalf
of said City of Portland, and by direction of the
City Council, and of the Building Loan Commits
sioners. and as Treasurer OF said City, by virtue
of whatever authority is given in said deed have
hereunto set my hand and given this notice.
HENRY W. HERSEY,
Treasurer for said City.
Portland, August IA, 1876. aug14eodtd
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REAL ESTATE.
Money to Loan.

I'm first class Real Estate security, in Portland,
" or vicinity-Rents collected, taxes paid, etc. on
Commission. Houses bought and sold. Apply to f.
G. PATTERSON, dealer in Real Estate. Office 379i
Congress street, Williams Block, between Myrtle
and Pearl streets. au28tf
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Eastern Railroad,
OCT. 9, 1876.

PASSENGER TRAINS leave Portland
for ScarborO'. SacO, Riddeford, Ken-
nebunA. wells North Berwick, Soeth
Berwick, Conway Junction. Elio I,
Aittery. Portsmouth, Newburypsrt,
salem. Lynn, Chelsea and Eoston at
900 a. m, arriving in Boston at LAO p. m.
SacO, BiddeFord, Kennebuuk, Kittery,
Portsmouth, HamPtons, Newburyport,
salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Boston nj
800 y: m, arriving il Boston at 7.3O p ~, in
season for New York and Western connection.
pullman Parlor Car attached
5.2O nm. Biddef0rd Odatiug train,
Returning, leave Bidieford at 90 a. m.
Night Express with Sleeping Car, for
BOsson mt 2.s5 a. m, every day Except
MOnGays.l
RETU r. MING,
Leave Boston at so, t15.3O and nj 8 90
y. M, come citing with Maine Central
and e. 4 N. A. Railway for 81. j ohm
aud Halifax. Pullman Sleeping Car attached
Through Tickets to all Points south and West at
owest rates. Pullman Car Tickets for Seats and
Bertis at Ticket Once.
Passengers by this line avoid all change
oc9dtf GEO, BATCHELDER. Supt.
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Boston & Maine
RAILROAD.
Commencing Monday Oct. 8. 1873.

Passenger Trains will leave Portland fer
Boston at 615, 800 a. M, and 800 p. M,
irving at Boston at 1915 M. LAO. 7.30 D. M.
Returning. leave Boston for Portland at 730 a. M,
1890, 80 p M, arriving at Portland at 1910,
500, $40 p m.
For Wells, North Berwick. Salmon Falls,
ssrent Fails. Dover, Newmarket, Exeter,
Hnverhill. North AudOver, Lawrence,
Andover and Lowell at 6,15, 900 a. M, 8 90
p. m.
For Rochester and Farnaingiop. N. H.. at
6.15, 900 a. M, 800 .. m.
For Scarborough, Pine Point, Old Or
chard Beach, SacO, RiddefOrd and Ken
nebupk at 6.15, 900 a. m, 3 90, 5. 80 p. m.
Morning Trains will leave MenDehunh
for Portland at 7.20 a. m.
ParI0r Cars on trains leaving Portland at 800
p. M, and Boston 7.30 a. m.
Excursion Tickets TO New York and
Philadelphia for sale at Boston q Maine Rail
rood Ticket Office, including
Free Carriages from Depot in Boston to any
other depot and return Choice Of carriages.
N. B.-Sates low by any other Line.
Tickets via all Lines to al, points for sale at
lowest rates.
Trains on Boston & Maine road connect with all
steamers running between Portland and Bangor,
st. John and Halifax. Also, connect with Grand
Trunk trains Gt Grand Trunk Station, and Maine
Central and Portland & Ogdensburg trains at
Transfer Station.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes fer refresh
ments at first class DINING rooms
JAS. T. FURBER, Gen. Supt
S. Fl. STEVENS. Gen. Agent. Portland. oc7dtt
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WANTS.
House Wanted.

d. A small family without children desire a
M;;. rent in the western part of the city. House
GesAm must contain from seven to nine rooms, having
considerable direct sunlight, and be supplied with
gas and good water. Reference given. Address L.,
Box 1857. se27na1wttf
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To Rent,

YHIENEMENT of six rooms corner State and Sher-
Il man streets. Modern improvements. Family
without small children preferred. eau be seen from
o5P. M. oct25dtf
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IN the Thompson Block. Nos. 1ls & 1I9
Middle Street, Good location below the Post
Office where all the wholesale dry goods and other
classes of trade located, The finest store in the
city, with light and airy basement two entrances,
two counting rooms, brick safe and elegant show
windows, tables counters and other fixtures. Will
be let very reasonably applied for Apply to
Hi. IL. THOMPSON,
No. 32i Emery st. the Spring St. Horse Car Route.
mh14 d&w22
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THHE Offices in Third Story Merchants National
4 Bank, now occupied by j. & M. Randi also
the front offices. These offices are heated by steam;
have gas, water and fire proof vaults Possession
given Nov. 1st. oct27dtf
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A FEMALE FRIEND or THE
lf} E ADMINISTRATION. 3aaii



Mrs Genoral BENTON. referred TO by
Ran Ru,,er nc mvsterious witness.
and who will in n few dnys be snug
In Moxico was in her maiden DAYS.
M;Idred Wbi,e of Mobile. Gen. Ben.
Ton was from Richmond. Ind. Mil
drad shen eicbteen~ il described as
a. ,,lor;ons bTnns,,e with n dash of
,ta or,an,ai IN her tastes and temuer.
amen, "a well as annearance A trifle
ahove ,ho overoga beigbt her form
was rather .lorger chan the standard
of hear,v m;gbt ask but so porfectly
nronn,.,;on. d,ha, a change would seem
q dsfcct snarklinr black ewes. dark.
An xur;an, hair regular features. and a
hr;,,h, and winning face Here beau
tv and symmetry ended for her TEN.
roronent conformed 70 no rules or
l,a''da.d Sha m"s r,Il of oxcontrici.
49, and manb Of What might he called
,,an;na Eor of hor oxcontrici,ies.
Mldrsa wss n rehel-at ali times and
- ali Observation-Disclosures talked
'.,h"i ~IaJ' .,'d "a oo,ad rohai and ,yould no,
~, -, ga da"ns w
w Thp NJ an M;ldroj and concral pen,on
hocansa aonnoin,eJ n, RATION Romeo
u,". "',J unon ,ta;r .;;sas shn was noi
ai so ,,,aros,;ne rn,il she los, ber hus.
h.ad -" W. o.o,e aoain
"Aoor ,hd Generars deatb his wilv
and dashing widow beyan 70 figure in
Wash;na,os W. socie,v ali Tho ,ime keen.
;uaun a5 elogan, mansion in Lexington
,s,'ia ans "p Nay ynri, and served hy tho
v"'oi - n'n oid coloreJ bo,n her fatber oncc
G~rcd @ in Pensacola Gov Warmotb
om"ou .,.'' ~ " 80 hns,,os, oons,a,, and fas.
s;no,od %no o,' meets ~ She usad her nowers
ss ~ sdsceress on soft hearted and
wealthy Senators nj the Capital How
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CHANGE IN CHINESE POLICY



o,rco,nmercial r,,lotions with China
oro =, nrosan, next in imnor,ancc "a
,hoso " * Z, reat britain In view of Tho
san;dlv arow;ng intercourse between
,ar g. s,,,ss on Tie Pacific sIopo and the
onnn,,,es Of eastern Asia II i moro
,Ian N, ol,, ,hst IN a NOT dis,an, f,,nrc
ena ~ ;,,ara,, H. tho cnncerns of china
& IA, s,,,,, an,ai hot of Eugl,nd
w"ar,s, Ma 90 100 thirds Of tho China trade
T. p.;;;sh ,he larger nortion Of tbc
- !, ia y A rar;eon ro, Enronean
% ,rho ovten, of the Rr;,ish trade at. nres.
80, % sa,onn,s a. 'ahont so00 0o( 0O0
1'e,iN 81" ~ y, ;"1or,s and exnor,s Hin.
49, ~, 10 nolirv of,ho Chinese has been
III. , ,,,',,,, s", ro ;,a,o,s and oxclusive ,.nd.
;n', s,oad;l, ~ isoia,ion They have
~ | alaar ,,,on, on,sido na,ions even
nAsP,, 80; sa;, al haro No ;aoos in.
,'n,.,,',",' y" ] Min foreign nooolos of West.
o''n no ,,,,," I,;s ,hn nrroya;l;ng ;doa Of
H. H. rh;no.a go III, oil o,hor S1at.ao,e
~ o~s .hnnId he snbmIssive and tributary
t''' env ""a ,,no,a,n or their lanyna,yye
N.Y., r, r',i;or & wi,h ,bc wri,in,a az Con
S,",ns and barbarians at the best ii'
For Former wars Of tho Englisb and
P,,neh show hv thcir results that the
,,a,a ;na;,t;o,, of nnn;sbment makes
',s, ,,' ,'s.am,;ai chan,,a i. ,ho d,msanor
!, ~ ,ho chin.s. and ,heir relations with
oa,s,de M harbarians The French mav
o".L' oa,'i, n,ian.s and ,ho EnoI;sh uov can.
,"r ,"rs inr, resses. thew both NAV levy
ean, @ rib,,inns and exact indemnities !:
o"" S,' ~ saon as % ,bev wi,hdraw tbe
%h;a' ~; w 'l v;ll hsdge ,Icmsclvas In with
n,, ',i.nos, ,hs so,ne exclnsiveness and re-.
aosv ,,,',' o,,ar . a shor, in,crval N their aid
.'aa..a"a,;ons .u'a as, 7, IL imnoss;ble far anv
prvIJ;.", 't;ua,,on =, Western nowrrs "a nor.
.'.',,.,,',,,,' cocrce an cmp,ro lil,o China
~ ,,,';nh ~ tbe hest estima,e that can be
e.aa.aa ms and In ,ho absence of a trust
sor,hy census counts in ponulation
m0 moarly one',hi,d. Of the bnman race.
H., i ,,.rc Lays been for many years
,.ara rr es,,ecialIv s;ncc The eatnblis6ment
Of ,orsian embassies al Pekin. forces at
.orr ;n China which nromiso 70 ae +.
comnlish neacolaIly what never could
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1
been closely watched by the higher
class of Chinese officials, and much
commented on in Pekin, The educa.
ted gentlemen OF China form q most
influential class, In which are included
all candidates for office, The influence
of these litcrati is very considerable.
Among tho people they do much 70
mould public opinion, performing some
oil the functions Of thc press with U.s.
Great as Is their influence, they cannot
venture to adopt measures strongly
opposed to the feelings and traditions
Of the masses. Hence we accept the
recent news, from Pelsin as an evidence
that the body of the people themselves
are at present in favor of more liberal
policy and q frcer intercourse with
foreigners. ~
IL may not be amiss here to inquire
wnat innnence th9se Cinnamon, mostly
Vi .nc nuiio'es' .'''s, VIZ INV ~ L,,.o ,a.o
years cn,'Rra,ou " Anl,i,ea, ~, n'.y nase ass
eAurc'sva ~ tn' way ~ nvv,"1s hs' sn'
my, y'ums :, wy. oe ,o1. :tn'.. 'ns en., ~ s IN,
ny MY !" 20 aoYp. n',y .aV'
saiu Sn,a.'Y@ ra',e ~ .nI ..I m'.;. os"
pi,n.Pa ,ou ~ S"'o,n"' 20 n
yean ao., , 1nna r,,,aS III. as ,'.,and I
i. ,an's, os.a;a .'i;' .s;a'' ,.ho ~ =. III
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n, sn lo.3 C, W. Vonss' ..oa ,nas wy III a,a ~
io"i =. o"r-" ~ '.li M 3,,.;.aae
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IN I'm =; ~ Ts.,'.,l .""s pa's 81 ,ho,, @ ",.o nnS
e'a, 'ass :" "a "a 'sa.'s rn ,.,;an, ~ ,am,
'1,u,,y p,,.y i''I"s.i'o' nn iah hs,. " a,sa,
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80 -. ,t.;,, a..S
l.;as .s. s"a ;.,s,;,,: as go 'a.;,,, and sncosss
a ,s ,SrE r,Ea n,soI ai,ros, unl;n,;,od
a.aa;, ,oau y" Thnao 1 eo ,an,,Io arn nora or leos
+, s Observation-Disclosures ~ ir;,h ,ha;,. rela,;ves
- -. s..;ands -, hnn,o and ,honoh thoy
.'s"as - -, 49,,
.a,'''o. eo,seies'.,o. " ;,"i,,,oa % osS".od
~ ' a'Lo'Ias -, ,ha ,;,;.ans @ ~ ~ ,h;s ,ennhl;c
.I .he.h ~ A., wy ,'s s,,a CO, al ndnrs,and
my w ~ a,a',o'e, aos 80 49, ,rh;oh ms, an
~ ss" Th;as ,ho ;n,rodrc,;o, os
=, AZ uo " o".aa ~ Wv ,a,,,oads ,a,o
v os,o'" .",nHas'y s's.s'," .aaa'.' Ii.
graphs, munuitctOiicSi ntehth hI"'hih
cry, and tho ilse-througbout the en-
pirc That they have written, do write,
and will continue to write of these
things, there can be no doubt. Such
writings cannot have been barren Of
result.
IL remains with usto promptly take
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MRS. WILLIAMS.
THE HISTORY OF ONE OF THE MOST FAscIN,
ATIN0 WOMAN OF wAsHIHGTeN.

ATlNu WOMAN OF WAhHINGT0N.
[keokuk corrcspondcnecofst. Louis Republican.
MANY of the old steamboat men who
have traded in the upper Mississippi
and Missouri rivers will remember The
name of Capt. Ross d. Hughes, lie
once commanded the steamer llindoo,
boat that piled on the Mississippi
previous to 1850. Aftcrward Captain
Hughes, in connection with others,
built the famous steamboat Chouteau,
which bc ran for awhile in the Missis-
sippi, and then took her around TO the
Missouri river, ascending as high as
the site now occupied BY Omaha. At
the time Of which VIC speak the "gold
fever y wns raging tnrougnout ,hv coun-
try. Hughes put his boat TO good use
at Council Bluffs by converting IL into
ferry for transferring the !" outfits
of tho "golden pilgrims" who were
then stringing the plains en- route West
in multitudes. He "mado good
thing" out of the business. AT that
time, andior many years before, Hughes
had his residence at Keokuk. His
family consisted of three bright and
beautiful girls and one son. who was
physically deiormed by curvature Of
the spine Years ago, just what year
your correspondent could not ascertain,
Mrs. Hughes died. Her place was
supplied in no long time by second
wife Hughes continued on the river
for some years, leaving his family at
the home in Keokuk. The lady who
is now known as Mrs. Williams was
the eldest Of the daughters. Mrs. Krum,
wife of Daniel Krum, formerly Of Keo-
kuk, was next in age, and the youngest
was fair girl who answered TO the
name of Hettie. These girls as they
grew to womanhood revealed remark
able personal charms. They were
handsome in feature, symmetrical in
form sparkling and vivacious in con
vcrsation they did not fail to secure
the admiration Of the gallants about
Keokuk. Their position in life was
not such as to give them all the advan-
tages Of intellectual and moral training.
Capt. Hughes is represented to have
oeen .. u rousn man M win l ';sI,e euugal Sn"i"i
,.e' uo"' nv nsP'ia.'o''s 'ol " n,snei soe'd' .'i
me- anu us 'hora' cnarae.er was nucn '
uhuer par. ana yet auvelse '0'l,s as w wuro
thc circumstance surrounuins .ncli' '
'noy sueceeueu ~ cs.ao,lsn'ns ..l,s .n.u
serves u no' IN the nrs, rams ~ ieaS' III
rospcc.ap,e soc,a, ,,clics, clicies,
oap'. iaoss p. n"seS q. u''q ~ =" i,. nan
oio pou'u'iig' 'nouse .i1,. ~ '.,' ~ hou'' a'"ny
years ago, u we ereul' c 'ne reports We
ne''r' ia'hon,ou " ,,M ~ oour' /"
umv u,1' ,no e,ues. oi tno g'ris, now m,s'
!" illlams' lneh Regarded as surPrlS'ne'y
beautiful, was 'n"rricu 70 y '''n' 'a, ,na,n'u
,s,hS, anu 'no voup'o i'ni'su,l'o.y
ie,t t hepnuS, se'.,ng so'nowhcre ~
ONO ine ieast .ua. can ~ sa'u VI
lhls matrimonial union Is, 'na. !. was
very uh'vr.un'le, v n anu sno par.'cs sepa
,'''eu. nrs. i''ns r''uri'eu ,li ~ iowa' ',,
IN uue courso mrs. is'ns goI " s u's,
next sbe contracted marriage with a
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FORTY WEARS AGO.


How wondrous arc the changes, jim,
Since forty years ago,
When gals wore wooden dresses, jim,
Aud boys wore pants Of tow
When shoes were made Of calf skin.
And socks Of home spun wool,
And children did = half days work
Before the hour Of school
The girls took music lessons, jim,
Upon tho spinning wheel,
And practiced late and early, Jim.
On the spindle, swim and reel
The boys wonld ride bare. back 10 mill,
A dozen miles or 90,
And hurry od before twas day,
Some forty years ngo. ~ tl
The people rode to meeting. Jim, 81
In sleds instead Of sleighs, l.n Il
And wagons rode as easy, Jim, is.+
As bugges nova days.
And oxsn answered we'll for teams, ''iia
~ Though nev ,hsy'd be too sios, oo NJ
For people lived not bali 90 fact.
Some foity years ago, NJ.
: 0, we'll do remember, Jim, 0I. ~.
. That wilson's patent stove,
That father bought and paid for, jim,
ii In cloth our gals had we've;
And how the neighbors wondered. Jim, d.
When we got the thing to goi
They said 'twould burst and kill 10 al,
Some forty years ago.
Yes, everything Is different, jim.
From what it used to was,
For men are always tAmpering, jim, fH'
With Gods great natural laws;i .Iil f..
But what on earth we're coming to-
Does any body knowl ~
I For everything has changed 80 much, g
Since lorty years ago. sfr-.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-12

TuE KIND or PREACHING BEEcHER
GETS 0,000 A YEAR roR.--ln SER
mon on the atmosphere OF the soul,
preached by Rev Henry Ward Beech
or, on Sunday hst he told how he
cjectcd from his house small putty
man who had insulted his wife and
himself $50 long us no offered insult
to me only" Mr.. Bcecher said, at was
Of no account; but when he turned to
my wife, IL was nnbearablc. | caught
him BY the collar of his coat Mr..
Becchcr then grasped an imaginary
man considerably shorter than himself,
and walking briskly to the end OF the
platform, seemed 10 throw him OF ],
nnd marched him, kicking, struggling,
and pufIing-he was pudgy little
man, llaughter]---to the street door,
and threw him INTO tho street After
/ had slammed the door, ! saw him OIL
tho sidewalk, dancing and purplish
with rage. | felt that the whole thing
was comical--l don't know how he
folt [laugbtcr]-l laid down on the car.
pet and rolled 10 laughter, and laughed
and laughed" irl fsEI lo.l
Then Mr.. Bcecher stood up before
the congregation and held hiA sides
and laughed, and the congregation all
laughed. Is II any wonder that so
many people become skeptics? One
such sermon does more harm to the
cause Of Christ than the scoilngs Of .
thonrsnd inndcls 1fi hrapTi 81,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-12

The Philadelphia Press says; Capt.
Paul Boyton, the American whom tho
editor Of the Philadelphia Press saw
coming into Boulognc after he bad
swan the stormy British Channel, is
for series Of entertainments
Of his peculiar powers in the Delaware,
off the old Navy Yard, and bo proposes
to contribute the net results Of his ex-
perinents to the Centennial Fund.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-12

There is story told of a certain
Duke of Florence who. being sick and
evidently in-the article of death, was
consolod by the eminent ecclesiastic
who bent over his couch by the assur.
apcc that His Highncss would soon be
in Paradise al would rather" an.
'sweicd the dying prince n would
rather be in thu I|oboh Gardens.p ea
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-12

PRErrr Coon ApvIcr.--Tho Rev.
Mr.. Kalloch Of California, formerly Of
Massachusetts, thinks TINT there Is no
morn sin.in going to o theatre than in
going TO church, festival but that
Young men should not 40 TO either
when their washing bills arc unpaid.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-12
THE PROGRESSI We AGGRA "a
TION OF SPRING FLOODS

TION OF SPRING FLOODS
Thcinundation cngcndcrcd bysprinl
rains are fast becoming, in our mor'
thickly settled States, an evil of grave
moment. Such statistics ns we posses
respecting the ,;usquchannn and otnci
eastern rivers reveal notable increase
in the frequency and Intensity Of tbcil
destructive ovcrdows since the begin
ming OF this century. Now aS the val
leys Of oar larger water courses are
rapidly gaining population, and thus
the area Of disaster is widening stimuli
tancously with the aggravation Of the
scourge, it is plain that the question Of
causes and remedies requires serious
and prompt attention.
II is true that the damage OF prop.
crty and loss of l;fc occAsioned by the
i--sL-. 80 - L.. s.h"~ IN Massachusetts,
and central Pennsylvania dwindie 10
ipsignificance when measured with the
calamity which prsotrated Languedoc
during the same season, or with the
havoc lately wrought in and about
Pesth. The proportions of the former
catastrophe were at first exaggerated !;
yoS ~, "so so,ac ~ h,ad,od d T ,'anSans o ,raro
PymS 'yny 90 n',.u atl p'I, I'.;,,i,, -
anoi;.aJ du, and ohs ,.h;ah 'aoussu aos.h ,.;,h
crops destroyed, were valued at fifteen
millions OF dollars. Here too, its
onn"i,;y .y TousssV ss ,,hona,n l'unso :, ~ ~
app,s La;sl, p.n 49,. aLny ~ ~
nn.,aai iar,I 5,,r; ,,as;ads af .o,a
IT, 'ha,,;s 49, Tnnio,sa c.,
s;,b,aen 40 ,5;r,v Goo, IN ,h;r,y yoars
WI snch q record and on,Iooi ,hn
,;nai, adon,;an - rn,.on,o,;,os 49, ou' ,,'as sn
snan = ha ! nondi,;opp ~ e~;s,onoo "J =,
Il ~ he honed hat we NAV nroti, bv
FrenoI, ,roran,;ons and nSnod;an,s ho
c,ro ,Lo yalIsv of ,ha Srsoaehanna hos
hecomo so nonn,ons and ner;lors as
that Of tho deronns
10 nreyent ,bo rocurronce of ;nun.
dations in son,hern France and arres,
a. ,ho- nronor moment ,ha snrnlns
TX ornnnnanJ ;,s oma -
it is proposed % d to construct @ in in the foot
hills of the Pyrenees vast system of
reservoirs, equipped with sluices and
locks, for the double function of pro-
lection and irrigation. Although il
will be possible TO take advantage of
those contiguous ravines and abrupt
depressions of the soil which consti-
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-12

a sch0Inf IN q country SCHOOL was
asked, ~How do youparsc Mary milks
the cowlY'' The last word was dis
posed iof as follows "Cow, noun,
feminine gender, third person and
stands for Mary" Stands for Mary
How do yon make that out ?psDBe.
cause added the intelligent pupil, iii
the COW didn't stand for Mary, how
could she milk hcr9' .f
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-12

@llenry, Why don't yon keep u sup.
ply of cloves in your pocket f"'snid an
Albany young lady to her escort nt the
Opera Ilouso rsccrtlyi sYou woaldn't
then have 10 run out afler every act ;
and l don't SEQ why you are no awful
fond cf cloves anyhoww '''-
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-12

pooa llousr RArEs.-Thc North.
ampton county aims house last year
averaged over 300 inmates and spent
for their maintenance sli, ,0S3.l0, an
average Of loss than s47. The Ian
caster county aims house averaged
sGi inmates and spent s3s,o9o, 90, or
m average Of over s105 apiece. Do u,