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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IA, 1877

silent, heartfelt prayers of gratitude
assembled TO heaven when the stoical
savage placed the mouth-piece of the
pipe to his lips and the merciful wreath
of bluish-white smoke slowly came
ont upon the air The pipe was once
more sent around the circle-poling
the Jurors, as IL were--and, as before
four of the seven chiefs smoked IT,
Says Mr.. Carpenter; "Whitc Bird IN
formed me that | and my sisters should
go home, and brought two horses for
them to ride, intlmating that | could
walk, and replied that all | wanted
was chance. Mrs. Cowan's riding
habit was brought to her and they
were mounted. White Bird took me
behind him we crossed the river and
started homeward. White Bird escort.
cd us about a mile" Though suffer
ing much from exposure and cold Car
penter and his sisters made their
way in safety to Lieutenant Schofeld's
camp and thence TO Bozeman. That
their lives were spared was to the TACT
that at their farm the Carpenters were
always in the habit OF treating the In
dams kindly, giving them bread, milk
and vegetables as they passed every
season through the Missouri Valley.
Mcssrs. Arnold and Dingle say tnat
just before the firing began Joseph
said to them "You had better got out
of here the best way you can, if you
want to save your lives. Get into the
timber and don't go near the wagons.
| wish you WELL but have number
OF warriors who have lost relatives in
battle and they are desperate. can
not control them and they are detcr-
mined TO kill you" They therefore
concluded TO attempt an escape, and
ran for their lives, hearing shots be-
hind them. They were five days in
the hills, without coats, blankets or
arms, and having for food only four
small fishes. At last they fell in with
Howard's scouts and were saved. Ny.
ers also escaped, though the Indians
followed him for eight miles. They
shot Oldham, who was riding at his
side, and Oldham fell exclaiming II
am killed-go onl You can do me no
good ~
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
A SORROWFUL CASE.

Tho sentence of five years at bard
labor in the peniteniiary, passed on
William G. Gilman, the forger, was O
Just punishment for the crimes he con.
iesscs TO have committed In com.
menting on the case the New York
Herald says: Any sympathy felt for
him on account Of his former respecta.
bic position in life would be misplaced.
A criminal act is the more inexcusable
when It's perpetrator is neither driven
to II by necessity nor tempted by evil
associations. In this case tho prison.
er had enjoyed the advantages of edu-
cation and OF good example. He was
in possession ofan income large enough
TO enable him to live in comfort if not
in luxury. lie had about him social
and family ties TO induce him to covet
an honorable reputation. Yet with
all these incentives to honesty he on.
tered deliberately on career Of crime,
commencing with violation of trust and
proceeding step by step until he be.
came forger His life has been for
years living lie. Ho went with n
smooth and smiling face among tho
brothers and sisters he had robbed.
lie wore the mask of Christian man
in the presence Of good pastor who
did not desert him in his hour of ex.
posure, and worse than all, hid bis true
character from u trusting wife and
reared his children in the expectation
Of ease and independence, while he was
by his acts booming them to misery
and entailing upon them the curse of
branded name. Surely such man
is less entitled to sympathy than is one
who steals bread for starving family
or one whose vicious training fits him
for nothing but criminals career.
Nevertheless the scene enacted in
the Recorders Court was sufficiently
affecting to move the hearts of strong
men Injured to the sight Of suffering
and remorse. 1t was painful spec
taclc, that of n man who had hereto.
fore been honored by the world bend
ing down in shame before bar Of jus.
tice and coniessing In broken tones the
crimes which must eonsign him TO a
fclon's cell. No romance could be
moro briefly touching than tho brief
story read on behalf OF the prisoner,
IN which tho terrible secrets so long
locked upin his heart were for tho first
time laid bare. A thrill ran through
the court when he acquitted bis VILE
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
MORE Gro WNED HEADS.


The contemplated marriage of King
Alfonso Of Spain with his cousin, the
lnfanta Mercedes, realizes us a love
affair the same general relations that
were planned by Louis Philippe and
Guizot, his Minister, thirty-iour years
ago. By'"th Spanish marriages" of
lS43, in which Queen Isabella and the
lnfanta Louisa were welded TO suit
the designs Of tho "Citizen King and
his shrewd counsellor, the fact was
kept in mind that in case the Queen
lett no heirs, as it was not intended
she should, the husband of her younger
sister, the Due de Montpensier, would
succeed to the government, and as
King or Regent he would not forget
what he owed by birth and fortune to
France and TO his father, who sat up.
on the throne OF France The revo.
luton which seA Louis Philippe into
exile defeated all these well-lain plans;
and now, when substantially the same
results are TO be brought about by the
union here contemplated, the diplo-
matte circles of Europe do not seem to
care much about it one way or anoth.
er. The Spaniards, however, are not
so Indifferent TO the arrangement.
They may not be apprehensive of any
political complications, but they have
their preiudices, which are, with them,
suffipiant mofivos Tho Duo do Mont
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
RUSSIAN CATTLE PLAGUE

-. =.
The United States consul at Odessa
mas sent TO our government an official
statement that the cattle plague has
broken out IN Southern Russia, in which
hundreds OF thousands OF cattle have
died. In some villages not COW is
lett. This steppc murrain or rinder-
pest originates IN Asiatlc Russia, but
u appears to break out in any part of
Europe IN winch large droves of cat
tle are gathercdin one place. For this
reason 1t has nearly always followed
IN me wake OF armies, sweeping away
the hooks oil cattle which had been col
iected ior commlssary subsistence
Every great European war which his
tory accurately records. has been ae.
companied or followed bv n co,,lo
plague. It's most recent visitation was
at the close of the Franco. German war
when the nndcrpest broke ont among
tho cattle sent TO the relief of Paris ot
ter the siege. killing Ten thonsand of
the twelve thousand set apart especial.
ly for the troops. No treatment for
il has vet been devised rho onlv
sanitary precautions are destructive
and consists in killing the animal at
the first symptom of The disease and
burning up Injected stables and sheds
The only methods of reslsting its
spread are rigid quarantine not only
Of living animals. but of hides boois
and horns The disease is rather con.
tagious than infections still il does
travel from east to west. and the cat.
tic breeders and droycrs of ENGLAND
shudder when they hear that tbestep.
pc murrain is on lis march. The pres
ent pestilcncc has been known for
months, and ouarantinos have nIroadv
been established throughout Germany,
hoiianc, belgium ana England IL
would be wen Tor us TO have some pre-.
cautions against inc lmporlatons OF
RUSSIAN hlues' &c. a single cargo OF
hassiah macs OF glue ma,er'n' ihat
might DC oought mosteSceeding cheap
would perhaps sehu 'ne r'"uerpest
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
JOY.

The effect Of joy on the animal econ.
omy is that of a direct stimulus OF a
very powerful kind, which acts not
only on the nerves, but on every part
of the body action Of the heart is ex-
cited, il "leaps with joy" and tho
blood under It's animatIng influence is
propelled more literally to the surface,
therefore, the "hcart is light" and the
minute blood vessels Of the skin be-
come more thoroughly injected; the
countenancc is flushed aud "expand-
ed" its expression is frightened, and
the face "beams with joy
Tho whole body participates in this
cheerful elasticity, It's movements are
quickcncd, the step is buoyant, and
there is n desire TO run, to- jump, 10
dance, to sing; in fact, every organ,
every function, and every limb ap.
pears to be gladdencd and invigoratcd
with the happy moral condition.
When the Joyous excitement is sud
den and great, when the flow ofjoy is
IInnOucFutc anu NlOicut, tuc tOtlnc
quencc must always be prejudicial to
health in some instances the do
rangement is serious, and even fatal (;
the nervous system being unduly cx-
cited, and the circulation unnaturally.
increased, there follows a correspond
ing degreo-ea sensorial exhaustion, and
the strength of the body is com.
plotely prostrated. Thus, as in intox-
icalion from wine or spirits, the state
of excitement Is succeeded by dcprcs-
sion, languor, lassitude. The very in.
sigma Of grief, signing, sobbing and
painting, frequently follow cxtrava.
giant joy, and sometimes the countc-
nancc will turn pale and the limbs re
fuse to support the body
There are instances on record in
which culprlts, just at the point Of ex.
ecution, have Immediately expired on
the announcement Of pardon. Val
erius Maximus relates two anecdotes
of matrons, who, in like manner, died
Of Joy on seeing their sons return safe
from the hattie between Hannibal and
the Romans at the lake Of Thrasis
the ono died while embracing her son,
the other had been misinformcd, and
was at that moment lamenting his
death.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN
PENNSYL VANIA AND NEW
YORK.

In June last the engineer corps sc.
lected by the joint commission of Penn.
sylvania and New York TO rcsurvey
the boundary line between these two
States began .heir labors at the stones
set up on an island in the Delaware as
the northeast corner OF Pennsylvania
and the southeast corner OF New York
by Rittenhouse and Dewitt in 17S6.
They have surveyed the route to the
lO9th mile post, within three miles of
the Allegheny county line, where a
post has been set and the work sus.
pended for the season. The engineers
raanhad 81 THE -rSu rho harinninn nc
the high mountain ridge which il the
water shed Of the Susquchanna on ono
side and OF the tennessee on the other.
While the distance surveyed is about
half OF the whole route, the labor in
the remaining distance will be greater
and more difficult in accomplishing,
owing to the intervening high noun
tain chains, large streams and rough,
wild country. The new survey has
thus far varied but little from the old
boundary line, and most of the old
mile-stones have been found. Those
discovered in the early part of the
work were moro carefully set and pro-
tected better than the ones found lat
terly. In locating these old landmarks
the engineers received great aid from
people living along the line, which, to.
gether with the fine weather they
have had ever since the work com
menced, has enabled them to make
such rapid progress. The slight varia.
tion the new survey makes from the
old shows that most remarkable skill
was possessed by the original survey
ors, who, nearly ninety years ago, had
few Of the fine scientific aid in their
work that the engineer OF to-day uses
in his work. Since the party left Wa
vcrly, or tbcreabouts, they have used
the compass but little, using signals
from one TO another from the submits
OF tho mountains.
The most striking among the changes
made by the now line is the dividing
of the village of Wavcrly, placing
considerable number of the residents
in an entirely different State and coun-
ty from those they have always been
supposed to dwell in the locating OF
Lawrcncevillc, Tioga county, Pa, in
the county of Chemung, New York,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
POWER or IMAGINAT TION.

Tho local editor of the Reading Ed.
gle, relates the following case of mag
nation: The case is that of Henry G.
Ershman, residing near Sweetwood,
who is large owner of iron ore lands
and the possessor of considerable
property. Up TO within several weeks
ago he was hale and hearty, and, not
withstanding bis abundance of this
worlds goods, ho generally wore one
suit Of clothes during the week and on
Sunday. Several weeks ago he was
startled because he imagined that n
very foul smell either came from his
cars, or mouth, or the pores of his skin.
He was greatly alarmed, and Imagined
he was sinking into galloping consump.
ton, and was gradually decaying. lie
was unable to sleep, became haggard
and emaciatcd, and even his friends
began to imagine that his end was
near at hand lie dressed himselfreg.
ularly, and was determined to keep on
his feet. He went into the field and
in the woods, determined to fight down
the disease, and wherever he went the
same dreadful stencil and feeling came
over him. Finally an old wood-chop.
per met him in the woods one day
The woodman bad long talk with
him, and he stood quite close TO exam
inc him. Then the woodsman asked
the sick man for his coat. 1t was ex-
away S'ay"f twenty yards dciTaf ana was disScoy
cred that tho stencil followed. The
coat was then thoroughly examined,
and dead mouse was found in tho
lining. The mouse had by some means
gotten into the lining of the coat and
died there, and its dccaying remains
caused the unpleasant efiiuvia. When
this was made known the sufferer
gained courage, and as he slowly real
ized what Imagination had done, he
rallied, and was soon on q favorable
road TO the best of health again.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
OLDEST MAN IN THE WORLD.

A ontofibisoi,v who rooo,t
llv re,urnoJ G.om ,or.,e San,i, ,ne
rico Lns oivcn n rono,,er of ,he G,ohs
Denocroj an occonn, ~ ro"erLahIo J
old man bo saw in ,be t,;,n 81 TmIon
chill wboso nnmo ia Eolix p,;os and
who bos nndonh,o,l,, ,oochad ,ho ""a ana
Of Is6 years Ro;as was Morn ~ lin
and nj nm carly oge on,.,rod ,ho orn,
bolding Tho nnsi IN ~ Sar,aan, nv %5 waio5r
in n Span,sb rea;mon, Whon CarIos
Tho TbirJ issno5 ,ho h;s,or,o % ,anda,a ',a
eyneIiins ,ho Iesn;,s po;as ,o',, ~
chargn two meo,ha,s 81 ,Sa ordaroad
carried them from /. T.;ns.cs 70 San,iaa.o
Ue serrcd sor,v o,"h, ,'oars W. "So, ~ e.,
Chilion armies and 9 p ,horanahi, m oon 'ne
versont NTH ,1a n,,nn,os, s'al Wv"
ChiI;a,, h;s,or, cor ,ha ias, ao,,'.. a,aa"9 u
n half In ~ n va", aao pn;as ,"as a"
rcmmknblv yieo,ous tboueh for ,en
wears he has been carried sbout in n
portable chair. in cbarge of Two ser
wants For n wear he has bcen CaiIin,
rapidlv. md now seldom Leaves lie
house His pbysicions nrescrihing aI
most absolute ouiet as The onlv means
of prolonpino life. Occos;onalIy he
NAV he seen IN his chair IN fron, ~ NJ
residence. nnd passersbv INV him the
greatest respert He smokes n nine
and has used toboeco steadilv for ioo
years. His owes ara ouito wcnx nov
but he has never used snec,acIes an1
is generally able 10 read large nrint
He ia moi n lnrge man heinz scdrnelr
five feet in hig1t. md ncve1 weighcd
more lban lao Uc ia remnrIebly
well proportioned bis head boing mn.
usually largo and finely sbaned Sin
,uIar IN reIa,o Po;as Sos iiI,,d a. 80.
rtpe old age in defiance of many v;cis
siiudes and habits tbat arc nnivcrsnIlr
believed to abbreyiato a mans torn
of life. From The oge Of twenty mil
he was seventy be was an bshi,naI
drinl,or. and for long mart NJ ia,
time sueh n confirmed i;nnler tho, III
health was.seriousIv afiac,od nnd /,
was believed he eouid moi survive long
For forty.six wears he has not tasted
Intoxicating drinks. excent oa medi.
cine In ISh0 he fpunh, a bIoadIo"s
dnol with a I,ro,hor s5,is;a. sJ ,a~
vcors later in n similar cnnonr,ar rnr ,ri,h III
another an,aaon;s, ho ,ros ~ S.a',nn Wv"
atclv wonndc1 ,bnt !, was ,,yo 80 o,su ,'aar.
before be fnIlv recoverod toUc "v ,;mo in
he suffered a donbIc froc,nro oe III hio
righr leg bv n co,sson waron rnnn;nn
over II liz WAS oIso wosndod lives tw,nss
while fgbting in ba,,le He Los had
the yeIlow Cever and has hecn ~, ronoa'
cdIy nros,ra,ed hr ,ha ~ n,ho, ~" ,,o sq I'rai
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
THE HARvEsr or 1877.


According to the estimates of Mr..
Walker, statistcian of the Now York
exchange, tho harvest Of 1877 is the
greatest this country has ever gather
cd II amounts in round numbers TO
5000, 900 bushels Of wheat and ,2s0,-
OOO, 900 bushels of corn. The largest
bvield o wheat in any preceding year
~stssSssrs,scr's sss n s.scr s,ss y. ]. -,
sI4, ,l4S,500 bushels. Compared with
last year the wheat product shows an
increase OF 39,OOO,000 bushels. 1t is
difficult TO express tho value of the
present crop in dollars. At the sea-
board, taking the ruling market quo.
tations for October as basis for com
putation, the value of the wheat crop
may be roughly set down at si00, ,0O0,.
900, and the corn crop at 100000,
900. This would almost bc an embar-
rassment of riches but for the FORUM
ate coincidence of short harvest in
the United Kingdom, and tho partial
cutting off OF Russia's supply by the
Eastern war, which has resulted in
largely-increased demand for Ameri.
ean s gram. an examination oi Tue
ngures ior r tnc past TWO months re-
Neuis .no sra','ying 'act inae our wheat
eHpor's ior Tue llme rpeclhed exceed
,noso ior .ne Corresponding periou OF
laS1 year Dy 'iooo,zo' bushels Az the
same tlIne ,here was sna ialling OH 10 our
corn Exports Oh i,ooo,oo4, out TINS Is
eApiaihaple py the iact that the iali
movement 10 corn uocs not pegln untli
some weeks ai.er ~heat pas commenc-
gu g 70 now lree'y toward tne seaooard.
lnc immense c'y lncrease ~ our whea'
Exports furnishes soiutlon 10 the OK
uralnnge OF goa from inc
.' sA"s :" t-s'aha ior A'nerican snip
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
A WOMAN'S LOVE REQUlTED
AFTER AN ENGAGEMENT
OF HALF A CENTURY.

Upwards of fifty years ago thcr'
lived young swain possessing tn,
patronymic of George W. Gillespie
generally known and called by The
plebeian appellation of "Wash.o In
his whilom tergiversations he became
tangled up in the affections of Miss
Annie Wilson, Of Bath, who in her
pristine days was rural lass of NO
grovelling presence. They were wont
to congregate under tho outrageous
shrubbery of old man Wilson and cx.
change those soul-inspiring words and
glances which only the juvenile tilers
OF the soil can enjoy, till George found
himself engaged and the day named.
But trivial troubles arose which seem
ed mountains in Georges eyes, and in
a fl OF disappointment he pulled stakes
and sought n babitation in the West.
AS time elapsed his passion for the fair
Annie sufficiently paled to admit OF
his affections being centercd upon an
other, whom he married, and reared a
family OF eleven children, all of whom
are now married, having long since
abandoned the parental hearth Two
years since Mrs. Gillespie died, and
the lonely widower began to rcvolve
in his genealogical lottery wheel few
schemes TO get wife, when the quon-
dam apple of his eye was presented,
and he unanimously adopted resolu.
ton to return TO his first love in Bath.
He found her enjoying the isolated
lot of an old maid, and told her he
didn't mean anything by il, and asked
if she was still angry. She said she
felt little mifled at first, but had part
" gotten over it. 1t was not long till
Nc had succeeded in reinstating him
self in that cnviable place in her heart
which only he had ever held, and the
sparks of affection that had shoulder
el in bcr devoted bosom for more than
half century were rckindled.
The two lovers visited the Paris fair
in company, and, while there called
on Clerk Patton to obtain the requi-
site marriage documents, which were
issued by this urbane gentleman, after
proper inquiry as to their ages. They
then sought the smiling countenance
of Judge Turncy, and wcic welded.
They spent several hours at tho fair,
and in the evening took the train for
Cincinnati to enjoy the sweets of a
wedding tour. Returning to Carlisle,
they were met at the train by that
kind-hcarted gentleman, George W.
Bramblette, and conveyed TO his neat
Gothic residence. There, amid rcla.
tives and friends and dclcctable strains
of music, all was peace and joy unal-
loyed, end the asscmblagc wished
them happy voyage back up life's
path. Tho bride is sixty.nine years
old and the groom is sevcnty-thrcc.--
Carlisle (Ry.) Mercury.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
NEW SERIES--V0L. Is, NO. 45

out," and taking only enough with hin
to his roost on the bowsprit end, I,
give him ample elbow room. His sta
tion reached, he fixed the spade in thu
support ready to receive IL, laid th,
iron in front Of him across tho cage
waved his hand, and We filed away
close hauled Never was mile more
slowly sailed by tho little group in th,
PIT Of the White Cloud. Never had
our hearts beaten faster than as We
ncared the fftccn.ieet fish, rolling
asleep In the trough OF the sea. Now
the pilot IL almost over him slowly he
raises the iron, braces himself, and
burls II with all tho strength Of both
sinewy arms, Tho iron sinks deeply
into tho sleeping fish, there is q nigh
ty surge, the line fakes overheard as
quickly as thought, the float splashes
as i disappears beneath the water,
then all is still We luff and wait.
Presently up bobs the float. The fish
finding the strain of tho air tight bar
rel too severe is coming TO the surface.
Now the water bubbles and boils just
under our lee, and tho swordfsh
breaches half its length out of his ele
mcnt, shakes himself savagcly, and
swims at lightning speed for the bar
rel. lie strikes il again and again with
his sword, but IL rests so licbtly on the
top of the water that he cannot iniure
H. Then he sions Looks NJ MS an In.
slant, and darts toward tho boat We
have not time 10 bring her head around.
and If he strikes IL will bo amidsbins
The n;lo, comes o,;cLir oo hr;ua;p,,
his long.bandled three. cornered shade
and as tbe fish comes within s,r,king
distance aims one swiit nnerr;ng blow
full n, his forehead Tho terrlble
sword drops harmless the unpor mus.
clcs at it's base arc severed and be
passes under us. iurrinp the boat and
splashino ma with Tho watcr no ho
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
TAXING A sWoRDFlsH.
TERRIBLE STRUGGLE WIN AN AiR.TI0Hl
BARREL ATTACHED TO A nARPooN.

The Forest and Stream says; 1t was
some time before we could distinguish
the speck, rising and falling with the
sea, which had attracted the old whale
mans attention. Soon he pronounced
II a fish," and after putting us on the
other track TO run down partly to lee.
ward of IL, went below to bring up the
irons. When he had worked perhaps
a mile before il, we lay to for our final
instructions, the skipper took the
wheel TO "keop her bead on i yer can"
and the one who held the air.tight bar
rel was told, "whcn y're surc I've
struck him, over with H."
lie was as cool as n cucumber as he
took tho harpoon and cutting.spade
forward. coiling the line Zone end Of
which was fast 10 the harpoob, the
other TO the barrcD carefully on deck,
with tho canton, aware when Il fakes