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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05
A DEATH BED MARRIAGE.


The marriage ceremony IS usually
associated in the mind with ideas OF
life and health and youth, and IS Tar
removed from any connection with
sickness and suffering and death
Hence il is that a sad interest attaches
to the solemn rites of marriage when
performed in the sick chamber, or by
the bel OF death; and when one whose
life is fast ebbing away is united IN the
holy bonds with anotherwhose earthly
career is but Just begun.
OF such u case, which occurred IN
this city lew days since, our reporter
is just informed. a young woman,
employed at the Robinson House had
been for some time betrothed TO a
young man OF this city, a herman,
who, partly through inheritance ana
partly by his industry, had accumu,
lated a considerable sum o. money ana
some other property Inc marriage,
ceremony would pave oeon Soie'ln'Ncu
ere 'hls put 'ne 'ac. ., 'na. . % ,no pro'Peu e',,
i've or'uegroo" 'os. nv "'",'n Nv iew
months s'hce' ror u '''ie 'no u'ea' ''
disease rom wnien ~ sun',eu, III i,
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anu gi"uuo'y ,ua' ~ s.a'e., .s"''.sa w.,
,ho cer'a,n'y ena' , n's uay ' VIZ Lo e,",,d n"
oereu ou' y io" |eeHs ,.,' dso 1V .,s",Ia ,vyIo
himse'' c',,incu 70 NV oeu' ,"u u"I''. .,..
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NEW SERIES--VOL. IS, NO. AZ

ct, and about its ears were flying sand
and scrap. iron, which seemed TO stimu
late its fleetness. Down that hard
beach flew the mule, the light cart bob
bing and swaying, and the drivers arm
raising and falling as he delt out lash
after lash. At last they near the friend
ly shelter of the sand hills. In anoth.
er minute they will be safe, but just as
they near the place to turn aside a
shell came screaming from Sumter Ev-
erybody could see the huge mass OF iron
as troared through the air. 1t struck
the beach directly in tho rear of the
mule and with bound il overlook IL
and exploded with terrific violence A
general exclamation is heard from
Dablgren's flag. ship, where the Admi-
raj and his staff are earnestly gazing at
the adventurous mule and bis daring
driver. Fort Sumpter's ramparts are
black with men, they, too, willing wit
nesses of Yankee pluck. Along the
swell of Morris Island, and covering
every elevation, can be seen the Union
soldiers, who stand with bated breath,
anxious and full cfsuspcnse, aud every
eye intcnty taking in the scene When
the shell exploded circle OF smoke
hid the mule for n moment, but when
the smoke cleared Mr.. Mule bad his
ears laid back, and, with head down,
and legs lashing wildly out, be was
making kindling wood of the cart,
which had been badly demoralized by
a fragment of the shell. Presently the
driver is seen limping to the mule in
a second the mule is free from the cart,
and, with the driver on his back, and
farewell whisk OF his tail, disappears
behind the cover of the hills,
The thousands Of boys in blue unite
in long and hearty hurrah the sail
ors wave their hats and shout them
selves hoarsc, and, bark the rebels
have caught the Infection and are
cheering, too.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05
LET YOUR NEIGHBORSALONE

No people are such thorough nui.
sonccs as those who are nerpetuallv
meddling with the business ot their
neighbora-wbo arc always on tho
alert for anvtbing spsnicio1s-alwavs
road IN bcIieve The worst of every.
bodv Wbatisit 10 von IL vonr ne,oh.
bor docs brino home brown paper
nacl,aro and a covered basket You
will live iustas long if YOU never know
what thcv contain II "a none of your
business And If vour fiigbtv neigh.
bor Mrs Ligbtfoot indulges horselfin
a new bonnet while her devoted hus.
hand wears patched boots Won need
moi fret about it-be ia the only suffer.
or not Won No need ot making hue
and A cry over her supposed cxtrava.
gance. The money did not come out
III vonr noclet and consequently il ia
none al vour business What If the
minister ,,oes call ON Ann Smith twice
A week -? WHY exercise your brain
about it2 SuSpose she has an awful
,emner--and powders her face as Won
saw She does-hor temner will not
trouble YOU. Mind yonr own concerns.
What difference does il make TO YOU if
bold Maria acuts out" modest Mary?
You need not torture Mary by long
stories of what YOU have heard con.
cerninr the matter. al thought |
would Tell YOU, nv dear. | speak for
vo,r ,,ood Snmehodv should mt Won
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,bsolutc at The next as aforesaid.


absolute at the next as Aforesaid.
SEC. ~. That the expense OF view
erS on all public roads and bridges
shall be PAID by the county at the rate
OF one dollar and fiity cents per day
for viewers, and three dollars per day
for surveyors, and mileage for each Al
the rate of five cents per mile for each
mile Travelled to and from the nearest
point OF said view.
SEC 20. That any person orpersons
so situated that they cannot get apub
lie road as herein provided, and have
not the right OF way for a private road
may present his, her or their petition
setting forth the facts TO the court,
whereupon the said court shall appoint
dlsinterested persons as aforesaid one
OF whom shall be surveyor, who shall
give due notice as aforesaid, and view,
locate, lay out and report the same as a
private road, together with the dam
lagos, he, she or they shall have through
whose lands the same is located, and
| w. NJ - "'N''
pay the same.
SEC. 30. And the report of the said
private road shall be confirmed as
herein provided for public roads, and
when the damages aforesaid, if any be
assessed, is paid as directed by said
viewers, the petitioner or petitioners
shall have the right to make and keep
the said road in repair at their own
expense from time to time as they
may see fit; the width of said private
road to be not more than twenty-five
feet,
SEC. 81. That when any community
asking a public bridge by presenting n
petition signed generally by the citi-
zens thereof, the court Of quarter ses-
sions shall appoint three disinterested
persons, one Of whom shall be u prac-
tica surveyor or engineer, who shall
after due notice given, as in case of n
road view and being duly sworn by n
Justice OF the peace, or other person
authorized by commission to perform
their duty as bridge viewers with
fidelity, they shall proceed to the pro.
posed site and view tho same and IL in
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05

BUcKwHEAT. - The name comes
from becchwhcat, because the seed re-
sembles the beech-mast in shape, but
has been corrupted into buckwhcat.
IL is a native of Asia, and was brought
into Europe either by the Crusaders
six or seven hundred years ago, or INTO
Spain by Moors. 1t did not reach
England until the last $50 years, but
Just in time to como over with some of
the earliest settlers in America. 1t
was first cultivated by the Hudson
river Dutch, and by the Swcdes On the
Delaware. The Dutch mention IL as
early as 1926, and from what they say
on the subject il is quite certain they
then knew quite as much about buck
wheat cakes ss was ever worth know
ing From these two centers ol
carly settlement the cultivation spread
over New York, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania, following the colonist'
into the new homes they cleared up u
the forests as certainly as the honey
bee follows in the pathway Of the
western pioneer, making his home wher
ever tho white man builds his cabin
These three States have always beer
immense producers of buckwheat
growing two.thirds ofthc whole quaint
ity raised, now amounting to many
million bushels annually. Its cultiva
ton is rapidly extending through th'
North aud northwest, until the prescn
annual product is over 30,OOO,OOO o
bushels.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05
DUTIES OF C1NS7ABLES AND
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE


A supplcmentt 10 aa Act, eniItlsir rAn Astprs.
vidlng for ths election Of aldermen and jusiIccs
Of tho peace" passed the twenty first day of
June, eighteen hundred and thirty nine, hzing
the time for tho expiration Of their Officer.
SrcrIoS l.. Be Il enacted, de-, That
all aldermen or justices OF tho peace,
who shall be elected on the third Tues.
!, ,, -. s,.....s s,.....ss.vlangses -. -. ss,sE.s
undcr existing laws expire prior to tho
first Monday Of May, shall con.inue in
Office from the date at which said torn
would otherwise expire until the first
Monday OF May next ensuing thereto.
SIC 2. ltshall be the duty OF the con.
stable of the proper ward, district Dor,
ough or township TO give at least TWEEN.
ty days notice, by advertisement pre-.
ceding the election to be held on the
third Tuesday Of February ofeach year,
OF the expiration oil, the term Of the
commission OF any alderman or justice
OF the peace that may expire on or be-
fore the first Monday ofMay following,
and also of any vacancy that may hap.
pen by death, resignation or otherwise
SIC. 3. If any vacancy shall take
place after any ward, district, borough
or township election, by reason OF the
erection Of any new ward, district bor-
ough or township, or from the neglect
or refusal Of any person elected 10 ac-
ccpt commission within sixty days
after the date thereof or by death, res
ignation or otherwise, snch vacancy
shall be filled by appointment by tho
governor until the first Monday OF May
succeeding the next ward, district, Dor.
ough or township election
SEC. 4. That the aldermen or Justices
of the peace elected under the provi-
rions Of this act, shall file an acceptance
of said Office with the prothonotary OF
the proper comfy, stating therein the
name Of the alderman or justice of the
peace whom they succeed, with the
cause Of vacancy and said protbono-
tary shall certify the same under his
seal of Office to the secretary ofthe com
monwealth, whereupon the governor
shall issue commission to such persons
as shall appear to be duly elected, for
the term Of five years TO be computed
IRON the first Monday Of May succeed.
ing the election, for which said com.
mission each person 10 elected an alder.
man or justice OF the peace shall pay
three dollars, to be received by the re-
corder of deeds of the proper county to
be by him transmitted TO the secretary
Of the Commonwealth rs fees for other
commissions are transmitted; and the
said aldermen or justices Of the peace
shall be by the said recorder sworn or
affirmed in the manner now provided
by law. si- g.s,
SEC. 3. All acts or parts Of acts in
consistent herewith be and the same
arc hereby repealed.
APrRovED-The 22d day of March,
A. d. 1877. j. +. HARTRASFr.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05
HANS BABY.

So help me gracious, efery day
laugh me wild to saw der way
My small, young baby drie to play
Dot funny lectle baby.
When ] look Of dhem leetle toes,
und saw dot funny leetle nose,
und beard der way dot rooster crows,
shmile like vas graly.
Und When heard the real nice way
Diem beopc to my wife dhey say,
"More like his fadcr every day."
vas so broui like blales.
Sometimes dhote comes a loeto schquall,
Dots when der windy wind viii crawl,
Rigid in his leeile stchomack schmall,
Dots too bad for der baby.
Dot makes him sing at night so schvect,
IND gonyharric he must cad,
und must chumb shbry on my feet
To help dot lcctle baby.
lie bulls my nose and kicks my hsir,
und grawls me ofer eicrywhere,
und sh 0bhsrs me--but vat | care
Dot vas my small young baby.
Around my head dot let,e arm
Vas s1bquvsin me so nice and warm,
Oh, may dhere never COON some harm
To dot schmall eetle baby.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05
THE AMERICAN YOUNG NO
MAN.


1t has often been affirmed. and with
truth. that nowhere in the world NAV
the Young woman travel with greater
security than in America. Along her
whole route she finds men ready TO
NM themselves IN nersonnl ;ncnnyen.
ience TO obli,e her and who do not
presume ON what tbev do IN ingraiiate
themselves. Men step forward as her
protectors as If IL were according TO
n law of the State instead of a cnstom
and were anv one N front her with
discourtesv defenders would snriug nm
on ali sides. With a chain of con.
ductors she will be passed from one
end of the Union TO the other with
perbaps more care than if she was in
cbarge of n relative In hi. general
attention with which the pre1tv wo.
men are surrounded il Is Seldom tbere
is an Interior motive. as there ia for
instance in n ooun,rv like France
where il Is moi saie for her 10 accent
the proffered service of Tho other sex
tor Inc Fronchman sta, ds ready ~
mako his declora,ion on sliyht nrovo.
cntinn
In America the rccognition of her
right IN deference in 1ll her wishes
some,imes. and particularly of late
wears, has led her to claim as a right
what was only extended as II courtesy.
Hence her neglect 10 return thanks
for the seat Welded IN in the car
hence the growing reluctance in the
man to resign his seat. in the spirit of
the turning worm which will not he
troddon on forever. This reluctance.
however, is confined 10 the large cities,
In the towns and villages throughout
the Union tho man still gives up his
seat to the woman, though he be old
and feeble and she be youur and
strong. This is gallantry that costs
something.
| have seen in railway car women
occupying extra seats with bundles
that might have been placed under the
seats or hung up in the rack, while a
group of men stood, without being
able TO rest themselves. and they new.
CIR complained. Such an incident
could hardly occur in any other coun.
try. For three hours these vic.
tins with aching limbs stood with
out murmur, looking from time TO
time to the coveted seats occupied with
tho bundles, not daring to lift up a
voice to ask for one. Their faces
showed plainly that they would like
TO sit down, but their exceeding re.
spect for the sex would not permit
them TO approach the different Young
women who kent puard oyertbe places
with their trans 1t did not occur to
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05
THE DEAD ALIVE


George II. Straddle, of 4l0 North
Second street, Harrisburg, left his
home several weeks ago, and, despite
dilgent search and inquiry, nothing
was heard of bis whereabouts until
October 9Th, when telegram was re-
ccived by his friends in Harrisburg,
from Eagle Station, Pennsylvania rail
road, that a boy had been found dead
on the track near there, who bad told
the trackmen the night before that he
was on his way TO Harrisburg, where
his mother lived. Telegraphic com
munication was bad with the people
at Eagle Station, and from the facts
thus elected il was inferred that the
boy killed was the missing George
Straddle. In tho meantime the body
had been removed to the country bur
ial ground near West Chester, Tor bur
ial. The mother, as soon as she bad
received the intelligence Of the acct
dent, went to Eagle Station, and thence
TO where the boy was buried ndnad the
body cxhumed. A careful oxamina-
ton convinced her that IL was hcrson,
and accordingly the body was re-
moved and buried at the Harrisburg
cemetery, where il now lies, the grave
marked and the dead mourned with all
the quiet sorrow with which moth
Ter under such circumstance can feel.
On Thursday evening, while engag-
cd in conversation with her husband
and friend, some one entered the
house by a ride door, when the mother
arose, expecting 1t was another son, to
sec to supper As she passed through
the dining room to the kitchen she
was startled by what she instantly re.
garded as an appa1tion, for AZ tho fig.
ure she met in the room turned full
face upon her, lol there was her son
that was supposed TO have been killed
buried and mourncd. The scene was
naturally one Of excitement, and the
10Y over the lost and found indiscriba
bile. fi f1fr filiT iir -.
! The story is tho old one The boy
! restless aud with the spirit of adyen
: turc, had wandered to different parts Of
, the country, until he at last pulled or
+. on the shores Of Lake Michigan wherC
he engaged as as deck band on lax,
l steamer. There he worked until q
, lew days ago, when suddenly he i'm
? hibed q desire 10 return.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05

An attorney having died exceeding.
ly poor, q shilling subscription was set
aioot to pay the expense Of his funeral.
Most of the attorneys and barristers
having subscribed, one Of thcm applied
to Tolcr, afterwards Lord Chief JUS
ticc Norbury, expressing a hope that
he would also subscribe a shilling
"Only a shillingl" said Toler "only a
shilling TO bury an Attorney Here
is guinea, 60 and bury twenty-onc
of them"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05

It isa painful thing to sec the young
man whodelivercda brilliant GRAFTON on
commencement day punching tickets
and collecting nickels on street car.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05

Ministers as well as other people
who call upon the sick must have great
care about wearying them with much
talk or with long staying.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05

It may happen that Judge Hilton
will find that he can procure no lodg.
ing in Abrahams bosom. er soia.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05

"whom the gods love die young is
proverb that ccntcnarians have no
faith whatever in.
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Clearfeld Nursery.
HOME INDUSTRY.

THE undrr'igpei having cstahiishol Nur
1 scry on th, PIKE, aboui ball way bei~e'n
Cleaiheld and cpfvcasyiilr. is prepared 10 ur,
pisb al sipds Of FRUIT TREES, tsiapdald and
dWarf) Eycrgresus, shrubnefy. drap. E'nes,
Goo, cherry, Lawion Blackberry, st'a~h,rry,
and Raspberry Vines. A 30. Siberian Crah Trees,
Ounce, and early scarlet l.hubarh, dc Ofders
promptly attended to. Address,
}. D. WRIGHT,
pep20 6s.y Curwcnsville, Pa.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05

The sign Of the cross Cossacks on
tho Turkish side Of the Danube.
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Livery Stable.
NEW BOOT AND SHOE SHOP.

The undersigned would inform The public that
he has removed his BOOT aud shoe Shop TO the
room lately occupied nv Jos. Dearing. IN shaw's
Row, Market street. where he is prepared to a.
tend to the wants Of all who need anything in his
line. An work done Ny him will be- Of the best
material. and guaranteed To he iirst class in every
respect. Repairing promptly attended 10 All
kinds OF Lenth,r aud shoe Findings fpr sac
JOHN sCnlEFER
olearield. Pa July IL, 1877 mn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-15
A MEXICAN POET.

Iexico has a poet who calls her.
SCousin Lou" and the cheerful
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-15


Prof. Treloar on last Monday night
organized choir of about so of our
besE singers at the Music Store OF
VIM 0. Lee & Co. 1t is their inten-
ton shortly to give US a rendition
Of "Belsharez." We understand it
will be a very brilliant affair.
We'd like to see that fellow tackle
'Nebuchednezzar.'- - nterpise-Moni
tor.
Well old topper, you had better go
back to the days of "Auld LANG
Syne" and learn how to spell Ne
buchadnezzar before you poke your
'tarnal old corn-grabbers into any
other persons pot. We acknowledge
the fact, that "where ignorance is
bliss it's folly to be wise, but we
think if you would attend Josh Bill
lings' spelling school, you would as
tonish yourself in a few days. Come
at us again and give US an easy word
such a one as you can spell with
ease-rot-gut-benzine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-15
The st. Louis Republican of the
18th inst has the following:

The st. Louis Republican of the
18th inst, has the following:
DEATH OF Mn. ROBERT DEATHER-
AGE.-A report was current at the
Laclede hotel last evening of the
death, at Mexico, Mo-, of Robert
Deatherage, who and been stopping
st the Laclede. He went up some ten
days ago to Mexico, where his wife
was spending the winter with rela-
tiyes. Information Of the illness of
MI. Deatherage was received here a
day or two ago, and his death was
not wholly unexpected.
Mr.. Deatherage died in this city at
the Ringo house ON Sunday night at
II o'clock. His remains were re-
moved to Carrcllton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-15

81 gould Like to know what black
smith ever threw together the forms
Of the Enterprise Monitor. Under his
advertisement he chucked i'm the line
Arrivals yesterday-to fill out the
cOlumns-uv course
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-15

SOuSil LOu- ftilu CuC SLcCLltiI
Ter of the LEDGER encourages
rising star in the Tennysonian
constellation, by publishing her effus-
ions in his paper. Her latest effort
is the "Wreck of the Circassian,"
and here is the first blood-curdlin g
stanZa:
They were sitting in the cabin,
Having Il good time all around,
When they heard an awful cracking,
Oh, wkat terror in that sound!
Az they rushed out of the cabin door
They heard the mighty ocean roar.
Angels and ministers of grace, de-
fend US! How thrillingly is the situa-
ton depicted. The human magma
ton can picture nothing more terri
bic than to '.hear an awful cracking,
while you're having a good time all
around" It's enough to make each
particular hair to stand erect like
quilts upon the fretful forketine.
But the ''rracking'' didn't let up:
':they rushed upon the deck' and
shnnied up the fore mast and
While thy c'ung there wet and cola
The mast began TO crack and shake.
So dows, they came wi t~Erobbirg hearts
For they thc't it was going to break
They cried for mercy and they scr@echsd
When the mi2zen-mast they reached.
jess so; and Jerusalem. who
wouldn't have ~''screeched'' when he
reached the "mizzen mast and
''thunk' such thought as that?
But it is enough TO freeze the blood
in a fellows veins to persue the grand
Cii-lacteTic:
But they could not fight the stocm,
Il was mightier than they.
The mast i srlit and cracked
and at last it gave away.
And they. falling tic the sea.
In 4 moment we're in eternity.
Cousin LOUIS patent dress supper
ter caught on the jib boom and saved
her from falling into the sea and flop
ping into eterni-tce, hence this poem.
hall ever feel grateful to the III
or Of that patched dress support
r had it not been for him, "CouS-
u would have died with all her
: in her.
Lou you're a brick; you're a
c team and q big dog under the
wAr9a, and = Observation-Disclosures
prise Monitor.
The above is given as a digester,
from The pen Of an able and ~jenuine
specimen Of Mark Twain's Inno-
cance Abroad and oar predictions
are that when his eloquent illusions
once come before the public, that he
will have a genuine neck-tie party
supported by u piece Of Cousin Lou's
patent dress, and swung up to the
mizzin mast. and when the infare is
over he will soon vamOOzc to where
the woo3bines twincth aud ''tiec unto
the mountains of Hempsidameth,
where the lion roareth and tie whang-
doodle mourneth for the spirit of his
fist born eh."
We feel sorry for his condition,
We don't see why he don't
,mething for it, and if he does
Ow what to inhale, we advise /
take a few doses of tacks and
h ofthose tooth-picks he used
up in eat of the Merchants
Hotel after gentlemen had thrown
them away, and sharpen up his wits a
Come again Br9. this is better than
first one.
The St. Louis Republican of the