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cLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY, APRIL II, 1878.

enact the character of Joab. A stab
at something better than himself is con-
vcnient, and because an occasional
scoundrel hides beneath the cloak Of
church membership. il does not argue
against the reformatory power of the
church it is nothing more than the
case Of Judas as one among the twelve
re-enacted. The Catholic and Protes-
tant churches Of to-day have all the
elements of true referm" within them,
and il is seen in the lives Of men on
every hand, They are a standing re-
proof to the vicious, and their diminu-
ton would only be the iorerunner for
an increase of whipping-posts- But
there is food for reflection in the SEN
tence that "after u single lashing the
memory Of it would rise like ghosts in
the night and would stay the dead"
A public whipping, thirty or more
lashes, swell laid on, is the most dis
graceful Of punishments, and whether
it would have a tendency to lesson the
evits which afllict society is matter
open for grave discussion. We have
not the statistics at hand to show what
effect the barbarous practice OF Della
ware has in repressing crime in that
State but notwithstanding all the re-
proach cast upon the people of that di-
minutive commonwealth they cling to
their whipping.posts with death.like
tenacity. The subject of crime and its
repression is one which must, sooner
or later, awaken wide spread attention,
and demand some other methods OF
punishment by which society may be
relieved Of its frequency, and be pro
tected against its consequcnces.-Ai-
to0nd Tribune.
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CRIME AND ITS PUNISHMENT

~, 80. Al l.
Ihe increase OF crime throughout inc
country Is appaillng 10 the feauer Oh
the dairy press: Our Jails ana penitcn-
tiaries are tllled TO ovcriiowing' a rev
years ago their capacity was thought
to DO sufficient for any emergency put
the increase in the number Of convicIs
from time 70 time, has demanded either
now additions 10 already large strnct'
urea or the building OF new ones Inc
ordinary methods oil punishment APP
pear too inadequate Tor inc repression
OF crime or the diminut'on OF criminals
Executions Tor murder 20 not lessen
the number OF murderers severe ana
extended sentences inil 10 decrease the
army OF thieves, iorgers, emlpezz'ers'
and kindred wrong doers' ino qnes,-
t'on thrnsts i'Sel' upon thepuo.c mind y.
~" hat Is 10 DO aono uhuor Vneso r'r'
cumstancesF Must not some o,her
modes OF punishment oe invoked 70
cure the cvlif some new torlures'
some now disgrace shall the onroar-
Gus whipping-post oil Delaware DC set
up as one oil the remedies 70 ala IN di'
mlnlsbing crime
McdregorSteeie, before New ork
audience tho other evening, advocated
that the country would ma instant re-
lief from crlme u the whipping post
was ~ more gehorai use 'hal 'ino
race would oe oenen'eu u 'nere were re
fewer churches ana more whipping
posts, iot Tue iatter ra'ner 'nan tne ior-
mer contaiped all inc elements Oh true
reform NO matter now s'rong inc
temptation TO commit crime aiter q
single lashing, the memory oi " wouid
rise. like ghosts IN inc night ana wouio
stay the decd Iho lecturer sald nc
believed that there was need OF a law
TINT would appeal 10 the.mentai capa'
city fthc people that to pity crlml'
nails was TO assist and encourage them
and that nothing but tho remembrance
OF physical pain would act as an eiiec'
tive check upon loose morals Crime
has increased TO such an extent that
the public has grown indifferent to De
scriptive accounts OF II, except TO study
the skilful, scientific and humanitarian
way in which II was committed lie
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17
THE MISSING LINK.


NIP" one Of the two chimpanzees
that so puzzled the New York customs
officers recently, died Of consumption
At the aquarium on Thursday last The
post mortem examination, at which no
,se>a <4esAs.. 50 .SssS1i sssa ss ~ s.ss. $
afternoon, ana drew together aGiasol'
ested body of medical and scientific
gentlemen, among them being Prof
Hammond, Porf Smith, DIR. James II.
Wood, Prof Valentine Mott, DR.. Lit
tie, Prof Sayre, DR.. Bates, Prot. Dar.
ling and DR.. Janeway.
DR.. Il. c. Spitzka, assited by DIR. J.
r. Taylor, laid Nip's physical anato-
my hare, and found that the cause Of
death was chtcritis, with general tu.
berculosis OF brain and lungs. The ply
sicians declared that the brain looked
strikingly human. The diameter Of
the Uranium was found to be little
more than four inches, and the circum-
ference fourteen inches. The brain re-
sembled the human brain in its convo-
lutions, was about the size Of that Of
newly born child, and the cerebrum
overlapped the cerebellum the requisite
third of an inch TO carry out. the hu-
man comparison. DR.. Spitzka said
that part of the brain which is suppos-
ed to do the talking, and which Is call
ed the "Island of Reil," was fairly de-
veloped in Nip, who had only lacked
association and inherited habit to be
able to express in words his opinion Of
America The undeveloped potential.
ity of speech was there. Those parts
Of the brain which answer to the in
tellectual faculties predominated over
those which are the seat Of the auto.
matte and reflex functions.
Dr. Spitzka believed the autopsy
settled every point of the controversy
between Prof Huxley and Prot. Owen
in favor Of the former. A microscopic
examination of the brain and spinal
column will be made, and the result
will be laid before the Neurological So
ciety of New York. Before the doc
tors get through with Nip they may
decide that what is lett OF him is emit.
tied to misunderstanding Patriot.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17
EG YPTIAN COLOSSAL WORK.

A writer in the CornhW Magazine
says; "The notion OF bigness seems to
have held a closer grip over the des-
potic Egyptian mind than any other
psychological specimen with which we
arc acquainted. 1t does not need a
journey up the Nile TO show us their
fondness for the immense halfan hour
at the British museum is quite suffi-
cient. Now, why did the Egyptians
so revel in enormous work Of art?
This question is usually answered by
saying that their absolute rulers loved
thus to show the vastness Of their
power; and doubtless the answer is
very true as far as ii goes, and quite
falls in with our theory given above.
But is does not happen that desptotic
monarchs build pyramids or Memnons,
and the further question suggests itself
what was the circumstances Of Egypt
which determined this special and eS-
ceptional display Of architectural ex-
travagances As we cast about for
an answer, an analogy strikes US at
once Taking the world as whole, l
think it will be seen that the greatest
architectural achievements are TO be
found IN the great plain countries, and
that mountain districts are compare
lively bare of large edifces. The plain
of Lombardy, the plain of Low Coun-
tries, the plain Of Chartres, the lower
Rhine valley, the eastern countries
these are the spots where our great
European cathedrals are to be found
and if we pass over to Asia, we shall
similarly discover the country for pa
gadas, mosques, and temples in the
broad basins Of the Euphrates, the
Ganges, the Indus, the Hoang- Ho, and
the Yang-tzekiang. No doubt castles
and fortresses are to be found every.
where on heights for purposes of de-
tense; but purely ornamental archi-
lecture is most flourishing in level ex-
panscs of land. Now, there is no level
expanses of land in the world habita.
BILE by man so utterly unbroken and
continuous as the valley Of the Nile,
Herein, doubtless, we have no clue to
the special Egyptian love for colossal
undertakings of every sort"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17
VOL. 52--WH0LE NO. 2,567
THE TELEPHONE.

The world stood still for thousand years,
And crept for thousand more
This wonderful world with wings for ears,
Like the Messenger god Of yore-
Aud winged feet ard winged wand,
And a wing on It's either hand
And more than Mercury wore.
1t brides and rides furnaces foal,
With iron aud hammer for sire
Great clouds Of white from their nosirls roll,
And Il feeds It's horses fire
They are Hooded stock--the engines swift
Beneath their heels the distances drift
Like SHOWS from the Arctic Pole
They rattle across the meridian lines,
And down the parallels play
They marry together the palms and pines,
A thousand miles In day.
The world has trained a wonderful wire,
A nerve Of route for articulate FIRE,
And taught the lightnings to say
"pear Mary. DO mine lv--"Car load Of swine y
"One ton of cheese ~" Maria dead -
"Joy it's boy ~" I'm coming to dine -
"Send soap -" She's married 10 Fred
The humblei. of words like angels hy
A thousand miles 10 the fash Of nn eye,-
You hear before they arc said
What happened at ton ou know at nine
And you away in the West
They distance along the lightning line
The sun 10 his golden rest. Ita
They talk to-day in audible tone,
The telegraph turns the telephone,
And parted lovers are blest !
Think Of girl In lonely hour
No beau in forty miles
She sits by the tube of the talking power,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17

A CONDENSED SERnoN.--We find this
oddity in tho Edinburgh Fugitive
Pieces" by ". Green, FRS; "Abridg-
ment Of a Sermon, which took up an
hour in delivering, from these words
Man is born Of trouble.
any FRIENDS The subject falls
naturally to be divided into four heads
|. Mans entrance into the world
2. His progress through the world
3. His exit from the world and
+ 4. Practical reflections from what
may bo said
First, then
/. Man came into the world naked
and bare,
2. His progress through II Is trouble
and care
3. His exit from II none can tell
where,
4. But IL he does well here, hc'll be
well there.
Now, can say ma more, my breth.
rem dear,
Should | preach on this subject from
this time to next year.
Amen"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17

More than a few distinguished men
in the world owe much Of their success
in life TO their wives. Mrs. Benjamin
Wade was her busy husbands secre
tary, assistant, reader, and may almost
be said right hand. Mr.. Wade had an
almost invincible antipathy TO putting
pen to paper iIc had an almost equa
disinclination 10 search books. Thii
drndgery Mrs. Wndo cheerfully as
sumed. When her husband had .
speech In hand II was hcr who fur
nished him with the materials, which
be afterward arranged, assimilated apt
systematixcd. Great things arc tolt
Of her skill in this respect--of her tact
industry, patience. r.,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17
GOLDFISH ARISToCRAoY.
IN EXAMPLE OF IT is SEEN IN TOLEDO

Not long ago there camo 10 the Flu.
ture Great City a family from one Of
the outlying towns, the inhabitants Of
which look upon Toledo as their Nee
ca. The father had, metaphorically
speaking, "slruck lie. Like many anoth.
or fortunate man with frugal, hard.
working wife, he had earned and saw.
ed, until he had arrived at that stage
when, in the town where he lived, he
was called erich" In a city, however,
he would have been termed well-to-do.
An ambitious man was he, and his wife
partook Of the same characteristic.
As before stated, the family remov-
cd TO Toledo, and reached that seventh
heaven which they had been struggling
TO attain by hiring house with sill
yer mounted door-bell, bay window
and gas. Nay, more; they did what
but few Of the most wealthy Toledo
ans do, viz hired q colored waiter to
tend the door and carry in the cards OF
callers on silver (plated) tray. They
adopted all the customs practiced by
those who areimmensely rich, and who
reside IN tho largest cities where aris-
tocracy exists in all its glory. They
were in comfortable circumstances, but
put on airs that millionaire would not
have attempted to assume.
And their daughter, bless US their
daughter who had been 10 boarding
school, who hired dressmaker by the
year, wrote on note paper periumed
with musk, lett all the ''r's" out Of
words etc., etc, Why she was the JOY
OF their hearts and the old man had
made up his mind that she should mar
ry a rich man, and a great man. She
observed that the daughters of one Of
their wealthy neighbors purchased al
tho household supplies. The family
aped every habit OF the wealthy and
refined, and the daughter aforesaid be
gan to purchase the family groceries
Now the grocer was one Of the Tole
dos finest and handsomest and best
young men, who moves in the best ant
most aristocratic society, an entrance
into which would have been denied th,
daughter of the Goldfish aristocrat Hi
father at one time held the highest Of
fee within the gift of a municipality
Every day the daughter traded will
him. An acquaintance sprung up
She even smiled upon him, and at time
made her pointed face look sweet. Lit
tie did he dream that she was practic
ing for future conquests and heart win
nings.
81 will call upon her, said the younl
grocer to himself one day. He longet
for amusement of some sort and, beinl
an apt student of human nature, b,
surmised that he would see some o
the antics OF those most amusing char
acters, the Goldfish aristocrats. ii
called. A colored servant in livery an
swered the bell.
81 wish to see Miss -n said th
grocer.
"Your card, sab y demanded tn
waiter, imperiously. Ile, too, had be
come stuck up.
ing earu '., was M seni III n. 'nu y ,s snu ,o"n ~
looked at the old photographs in th
family album they were pictures Q
hard working honest ruralists, the IN
cles s anu y, aun's =, oi 'no ,auy wnon, , :, =
nad caIIeu 20 see. a Ai.er ~. ~ nou. ., : '.
ulous waiting ho heAru 'n' ius''o
SIX; ,l,s
~ IL sne' saiu ne 10 % %nl'liseii Us y
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17

Duth OfOi thO Hot Bthaf~o's"" f's'~f -
drops into his seat unnoticed. His
wealth OF golden hair is deeply silver.
cd now and his features are sharp and
pale as il they knew little of health or
content. OF to his right is the round,
dusky face of Bruce, of Mississippi, the
youngest Senator, believe, and the
only representative Of the colorcd race
in the body. He Is light mulatto,
stout, seli-possessed, intelligent and
graceful in all his movements. Lamar,
bis colleague, looks sluggish beside the
restless Gordon, but he is able TO cope
with any in the debate. Burnside
came in without his skull cap, display
ing bis shining bald crown and now
snow-wbite Burnside whiskers. He
has grown uncomfortatrbly stout, and
waddles about the Senate duck-fashion,
although his stateliness Of form and
fanltIessness of attire remain with
him. Cameron is absent-off TO New
York to prepare for his coming mar
riage with the beautiful and cultivated
MISS Sherman, OF Ohio, but Wallace is
in his place and looks from the gallary
like tho Youngest of the members. His
quiet, dignified reserve well becomes
the Senate, and he is now one of the
leading party oracles IN directing the
Democratic side in all emergencies.
Thurman is esteemed abler, but hc is
sluggish and only once in a while is
great. He moves about lazily and
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17
MRS. HICKS IN LONDON.

Most things American are puzzle
over here just now, writes Mr.. Jen-
nings, from London. We cannot make
out the Hicks-Lord affair, and some
of the people who gave great parties
in honor of tho lady have puzzled over
the affair until they are all in tatters.
Mrs. Hicks was not exactly the Flash.
ionn in London last season, but she
was taken up rather enthusiastically
by some distinguished leaders OF society,
and at one time she seemed likely to
carry the town by storm. A noble
lord invited her TO pretty nearly all his
parties, and it was not at oil bad to sec
her cxtinguish the people who were
only invited 10 como after dinner.
I" How do you do 2" she would say
" Just come, supposc' Ihavc dincd
berc--a small party Of six" Another
noble lord was undoubtedly going 10
marry her, but something occurred to
break of the match. The course oi
true love never did run smooth. The
ladies, of course, did not half like it.
:" who is she p "Oh, no one knows
Il believe an American lady, i'm.
mensely rich-worth millions, they
say ?" And other American ladies did
not seem to admire what was going on,
and made various remarks which were
perhaps prompted by jealousy. Then
camo the grand afternoon party at
Claridge's, given by Mrs. Hicks her
sell, for which a royal Prince was al
most, but not quite, secured-a party
quito in the New York style, or one Of
the New York styles, with all the
windows closed 10 shut out tho light
and the rooms illuminated with wax
candles. And now arc we 10 be told
that thore was no money except that
which came from good old Mr.. Lord
in New York; No wonder Lord -
looks rather cross when you ask hin
IL be has heard from Mrs. Hicks lately
The other night at the Bcctstcak Clul
he was nearly driven out of the room
by these pressing inquiries. Some peo
pie have so little consideration l.
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DEAD LETTER OFFICE AUc
aIHH TION.

-, q, (,
IL mas become quite generaliy known
that statistics snow that marriages
ana deaths pear a dehn'te relation 10
the population IN any gwen locality
during any series oi years, the iormer
dependent Tor It's 81 ght variations upon
the price OIL corn, tne, ialler- upon inc
sort Oh weather "oia froos uoies
out, ana That IN any OF inc larger cii,
les one can predict within very small
margin the number oil murders which
Will be committed next year. But II
may not be 80 wideiy known that inc
alterations OF memory are also marked
by this general character OF necessity
and invariable order inc returns
from the London, Paris ana new YORK
postoilices show that year alter year
the same proportion OF letter writers
forget 10 direct Their letters or CIV.
nnintelllglble or lncorrectd directions II
Is bad enough that persons snou,a take
the trouble 10 wrlte ietter ana ouy
postage stamp 10 send q communiea
ton TO some one, and then forget tc
direct, or misdirect u, pnt one weu,o
suppose That very lew, II any, woulo ll
SEND articles oi value oy mal' wi'nou,
assuring themselves positively tna'
they would rcachA their destination
such IS not the case, however. Apou'
5O,000 articles, IN about lO,0oO pack
ages, through alterations OF memory
have accumulated at the Dead Letter
Once during the past year, and VII
be sold at auction on wednesday nex'
to the highestbldder, in bulk or by th'
piece. This seems an enormous mum
Der, but Assistant Postmaster hazeI
tsays 1877 wasn't much OF year To-
dead letters after all what oo,ov'
things are there, you will ask yourself
that can be sont by mail. Well,thcr
Is almost everything that ono cal
mention, from needle 70 wagon.axle
a spool of thread TO diamond, book
mark to a whole library, a butterfly Y
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17

A smart Pittsburg woman, who
keeps a waiter.girl saloon, has begun
TO evade the law j,st passed 70 pro-
hibt the employment Of females to veil
liquor. She has taken all ber girls in.
to partnership and has no employees.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17

Bob Ingcisoll has just received the
browning insult from Eli Perkins.
Both lecturcd In tho same town the
samo night Eli, who had tho largest
audience, declared il was triumph Of
mind over matter.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17

When you 20 home 10 dinner and
End nice roast lamb on your end Of the
table, you wouldn't call II . lamb-and.
table discovery, would youf They all
do Il, even the Norristown Herald.
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Clearfleld Nursery.

ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY.
fI'HE undsrsigped, having established a Nur-
II sery on the Pike, about half way between
nish all kinds Of FRUIT TRRRs, (stsndard and
dwArfJ Evergreens, shrubbery, Grape Vines,
aooseberry, Lawton blackberry, Strawberry,
and Raspberry Vines. Also, bsberiAn Crab Trees,
Quinee, and early scarlet Rhubsrs, a.. 0rders
promptly sttendsd 10. Addrsss,
sp2o.ssy curwsnsvilis, ps.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17
TIE SENAY,E.
THE SENATE. ''ls
THE CHANGE or a BRIEF DECADE.
but Two Of the Old Landmarks TO be
Found.
THE BLUE AND GRAY MIXED,

THE BLUE AND GRAY MIXED.
The editor Of the Phlla. Times made
run over to Washington last week,
by way of recreation, Of course, and
while there he went into the gallery
and took a birds-eye view Of the Uni
ted States Senate, which he describes
as follows;
WASHINGTON, April 9th, 1873.
What change decade has wrought
in the United States Senate. Since
the close of the memorable reconstruc.
ton battle with President johnson,
have rarely been visitor to the Ma.
tional Capital, and painfully realiz.
ed the havoc time had made among
the statesmen of tho Republic, as
spent an hour yesterday in the gal
lery, surveying the body whose rec
ords in its better days are among the
brightest of the annals Of free govern.
ment. Quite half the faces were
strange to me, and those which were
yet familiar, have all been more OF
less shadowod by the flight Of years.
OF the great leaders in the struggle
for the preservation Of the Union,
Hamlin and Anthony only remain
True, ConkliDg and Blaine have seen
continuous service in the councils Of
the nation since the war began, but
neither was in the Senate until the
struggle had ended In vain does the
visitor Of ten years agolook for Sumner
FessendeD, Wilson, Wade, Trumbul
and their compeers who we're the au
thors of the measures which made
freedom the jewerof a free people, and
equality before the law for every con
dition and race the irrepealable man
date of the Republic. Hamlin left the
floor OF the Senate to enter tho Vice
Presidents. chair at the opening Of the
war, and be and Anthony now sit in
the body solitary and alone, Of the
men who witnessed the departure and
the return of the Senators from the
rebelIious States. Although bowed in
form and rudely furrowed in face, the
venerable Senator from Maine is Wig
orous and active in the discharge oI
his public duties, and is one Of the
most intolerant partisans of the body
Anthony is fat ard feeble; the fire oI
his eve is dimmed and bis step is slow
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17

The undersigned begs leave to inform the eiti
sens Of Clesrheld, and the public generally, tina
he has on hand q hnc assortment OF Furniture
such ~ Walnut, Chestnut and Painted Chambe
Suites, Parlor Suites, Reclining and Extension
Chaifs, Ladies' and Gents Easy Chsifs. the Per
fcrsted Dining and ParIor Chairs, Cane Seats ant
windsor Chairs, Clothes Bars, Step and Rrten
sion Ladders, Hat Racks, serubbing Brushes, a.
MOULDING AID PICTURE rRAMRs.
eokins glsssss, chrsnos, Ac., which would
ssitsbIs foe Holiday prssents.
decte',s JOHN TRoU7MAN.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-17

-. '1N'iioi o"'' VI '''"Nio"s'
ihe notable feature OF the senate,
to ono who has been familiar with the
body ten years ago, IS the many new
faces 10 thc extreme right OF inc chair,
there are Gordon ana hansom ana
Maxey ana Morgan ana Illl ana La
mar ana Butler and Withers, all ex-
confederate chiefs, now legIslating ior
the government they reoellcd against,
and they rival their opponents on the
opposite side OF the chamber ~ con
servatlve national views The mag
netic men OF the body evidently are
Blaine on the Republican side and Cor
don onthe Democratic side. Both arc
Of the nervous temperament, genial Ia
intercourse, keen at repartec and al
ways ready Tor the ray. Blame, Tor
don and Lamar are sitting IN q .groapl
the great kepublican leader leaning
over the desk Of the Georglan warrior
on one side and Lamar bending TO bott
from the other side, chatting In 6 man
ner so friendly and Jovlal that the DC
votee OF the bloody shirt would chi
IN HIS hero-worship Of Blaine, could h'
sec how iratcrnai the blue and th'
gray can be IN the amenities OF th'
Senate. Conkling enters from the real
OF the chair and his finely chislcd fea
lures, graceful bearing and unconceal
ed sense OF superiority could not iai
TO arrest the attention OF the visitor
His golden hair has lost its iustro o.
the frosts have been busy al thel