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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19
VEGETABLES AS HOUSE
PLANTS.

The waman who has taste for, and
skill in, raising housc.plants, has at her
command q source Of beauty and
health for her home, however humble,
that the rich may initiate but cannot
surpass. As everybody now knows,
growing plants feed and thrive on the
very elements that animals exhale,
and which are so inimical to animal
health and life. Most people must
have observed the delicious quality OF
the air in a greenhouse. ltis pleas
ure to breathe it, not from its perfume
alone, but from its purity and its elas-
ticity, the elasticity arising from the
oxygen that plants are continually
giving out, and the purity from the alb
sorption by their myriads Of leat-cells
Of the deadly carbonic acid that is man
ufactured by human lungs. The more
plants one can raise in house, there
fore, the purcs and fresher must Of
necessity be the air Of that house.
Things OF beauty and Of blessing wher.
ever they are put, they are no less the
ornaments Of the parlor and dining
room than they may be the air-scav-
engers, so to speak, Of the bedroom.
Most women content themselves in
their window-culture with the usual
list OF blossoming and climbing plants,
but any one who is little ingenious
and fond OF experimenting may amuse
and instruct herself and her children,
and produce very pretty effects, with
very cheap and simple means. For
example, a unique fower.basket may
be made of common turnip by scoop
ing out the inside Of it, leaving shell
about an inch thick, piercing the sides
to allow a double string TO pass thro',
and then filling it with earth and plant
ing it with seeds OF the star-cypress,
or any other quickly growing vine.
After few weeks Of hanging in sun
ny window the vine will be running
wild all over the sash, and the turnip
itself will in time put forth leaves
which will turn up and conceal the
whitish bulb. A carrot scooped out in
the same way, but filled with water
instead of earth, makes specially
pretty hanging mass Of green on ac
count of its feathery and graceful foil
age and when the leaves wither and
the turnip or carrot shrivels and dies
and has at last TO be thrown away
the wise mamma may point moral
to her little flock by telling them that
such is often the fate ofrich fathers with
idle and spendthrift sons who will do
nothing earnestly and faithfully for
themselves. Like the rootless leaves,
they draw without mercy upon the re-
sources Of a generous parent, and when
be is exhausted and old, he and they
have to go down into ignominious use.
lessness and forgetfulness together.
A mother may play with her little
boy that he is farmer, and may be-
stow upon him miniature wheat
field, and perhaps at the same time an
abiding taste for that noblest of manly
pursuits = agricultural-by filling a
celery glass two-thirds full with water,
and placing on top of 1t piece of cot
ton batting, sprinkled with wheat
seeds or she may raise him o crop of
baby fax, by covering an old kitchen
cup very smoothly with red flannel,
damping it and then rolling 1t in fax
seed, conccaling the flannel completely.
Dlaca tka ouO .ropth domn in a cau
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19

Mr.. Burchard further said that the
cotton crop this year will equal that
of 1875, which was the largest which
has been made since 1860. The net
results Of his statistics is that since
1870 the number of acres under culti-
vation in the country has increased by
one.third, the live stock by from one
quarter TO one.hali, the wheat crop by
more than onc-half and other staple
products in equally striking proper
lions. In view OF these facts, II is easy
to understand why the balance of
trade tor the past three years has been
in our favor, and why the premium on
gold has declined.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19

A CONNECTICUT ENTERPRIsE.-A new
Connecticut industry that beats wood.
en- nutmcgs and Eastwood hams all
hollow has been developed. Some
East Haddam men are buying female
dogs and raising pups TO kill and sell
them TO the town for one dollar each.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19

INA Frx.--A fashion journal says
a Nothing will bc worn this Summer
by the fair sex, except longitudinal
striped hose" What weary time
we modest men will have, cooped up
indoors oil the day. We will not dare
10 90 out.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19

Coon ApvIck.--Josh Billings 70.
marks; Before a man deliberately
makes up his mind tew be raskal hc
shood examine hisself clusely tew as.
scrtano Of he aint better constitooted
for a phool."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19

TAKE WARsINo. = Revenge com
monty hurts both tho offerer and suf
fercr as we SEQ in the foolish bee,
which, in her anger, envenoms the
flesh and loses her sting, and 40 lives
drone ever alter.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19

TRuE ENTERPRISE SoHEDuLED.-Tbe
following notice speaks for itself =
coffee hours for listening to CONNER.
cial travellers, 10 II (; solicitors OF
church subscriptions, II TO ] book
agents, to 3; stationery peddlers and
insurance men, all day. We attend to
our own business at night"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19
THE PRESS.

uO lOiiOWihk 10 tUhch iiVhh al "N'
dress ON the Press, delivered before the
Psi Epsilon Society, in Boston, by
George Corning Hill, journalist of
that city:
Obedent as the Press may seem to
be, it is, nevertheless, sleeplessly jeal-
ous of its standing and influence, lest
they should be underrated or misap-
piled. 1t is an unerring measurer of
public men, and alone knows the little
ness of great ones. An nteger in the
fabrics of society, it has scorn Of be-
ing thought to represent merely indi
vidual interests. The personal organ
is dead the day it is born. II today,
therefore, it is the advocate, tomorrow
il is the Judge. 1t is the eulogist now,
it was the censor yesterday. Though
it have three hundred and sixty.fivc
opinions in the year, 1t is nevertheless
consistent always. Not as yet has 1t
found its ranks among learned profess
ors, and it is doubtful if it ever will, for
it most needs be practical rather than
learned. In this country it is not re-
cognized as the stepping stone to public
preferments, and it perhaps gains by
the disassociation. In England il is the
accepted touchstone of intellectual Gu
paciiy, recruiting Parliament, the Bar,
and the schools of authorship. In
France IL is the acknowledged finish
ing school of publicists and statesmen,
and the entree into the best society
With us, politicians would fain make q
milestone of it to sharpen and polish
their blades; advertisers find it almost
the whole of their intangible capital /;
lawyers and doctors resort TO IL as
birds do to the hedges for shelter; the
grand army of grievance. bearers
marches up and filings down its KNAPP
sacks full Of complaints at Its feet the
accused run to it with their ready ex-
plantations the DETAINED with their de-
mails and deiences; the philosophers
with their remedies, and poets with
their fol.de-rol, and the other sex with
their sleepless causes. The world at
large seeks the cover of its sheltering
told. Everybody is eager to proclaim
his existence and something more
through its effectual agency, they alone
except who are in the real secret and
sit silent at the source of its power. 1t
is Argus, Briareus, Hercules and
Hermes rolled into one. Day and night
il keeps its messengers running. flying,
swimming, delving, looking and listen.
inc. and with their faithful assistance
Il n manages TO turn the world inside
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19

SrRAsoE.-Men will chcerfally give
up their property to save the life Of
the body, and yet, for the sake Of the
property, they will sacrifice the lie Of
their souls.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19

TRuE-Thc influence of mon is not
confined 10 the credit Of their acquaint-
ances. II spreads on every side OF
them, like tho undulation OF the smit-
ten water, and will reach those whom
they never saw.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19

ADvIcE-If a mans religion is pre-
tentlous on Sunday and obscure on
weck days, you had better do busineas
with him on cash basis.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19

Inns Bros, engaged IN building rail
road on the river Amazon. The letter
will no doubt be interesting to our
readers;
FALLS OF SAN ANroyIA, |
March 20, 1878. !
DEAR FATHER We arrived here on
the 10Th of February, forty days from
Philadelphia. All that started with us
are safe and sound, with one exception ;
we left one man at Barbados Island,
where we stopped for water and coal.
We landed here on the 10Th and on the
goth we had to go to work to clean up
and prepare place for our goods and
in three days time we had all the
goods off the ship. We found San An
tonia to be inhabited by one Sergeant
and ten private soldiers placed here to
guard property belonging to the Boil.
Wan Navigation Company. We also
found tour empty houses that were
built by an English company who were
here seven years ago to perform work
that we are now doing, and which we
expect TO finish When such men as
are at tho head of this undertaking
agree to perform a certain piece of work
they put it through. We soon had the
bouses cleaned and prepared for. use,
and put up tents for about fifty per-
sons. Myself in company with Mr. s.
Cougblin, the General Assistant Man
ager of the road. soon had the store in
very good order, and in readiness for
the next load of goods. On the 2Sth
the Arary once more made her appear
ance with all on board from the Merci-
dita, but six passengers and 500 tons
of freight, which was left on her stick
ing on bar in the Madeira river 200
miles below us. After few days we
had everything in order, the ship un-
loaded and the grading of the road
commenced. On the 9th of March the
Arary again made her appearance tow.
ing the old.Mercidita. We have con-
structed temporary wharf, and are
unloading her as fast as possible-thc
mos. troublesome part is the railroad
iron. The health of this place, so far,
seems to be very good the principal
disease here is fever and ague. We
have had few cases of sickness, but
they have all recovered. think ifone
was to drink the hquor that is used
here he could hardly escape being sick
it Is called "cavash" and is made
from sugar cane ; it is about equal to
the most common whiskey made in the
United States. We are getting ready
10 mt up A new store room and board
inc bouse. After that is done we will
have everything yery comfortable. The
woods are almost impenetrable owing
TO the great growth of underbrush and
yines-some trees grow very large and
the wood is so hard that the choppers
frequently break their axes when they
sink them into tree. We have com
menced TO plant different seeds that
grow in the States, and will soon know
what will and what will notprow here.
The heat is intense, the thermometer
stands at "a in our office today, it ia
about 100 in the sun. Until this coun.
,rv "a CLEARED nm and the lands culti-
vsted decaving vegetation il bound TO
oarse s;ckness psnthers and other
wild beosts are numerous up the line.
and teen he hons o,noke ot nioits They
wounded a nan,her but bad 10 retreat
aa.,;,,,. a. ~ ali
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19

"Ingersolls Lecture on Ghosts by
Daylight" is just now the text used by
many Of the orthodox persuasion.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19
A LETTER FROM SOUTH
AMERICA.

Mr.. David Johnston, formerly of the
Mansion House, Clearfeld, has handed
us letter from his son Clarence, who
is now in Brazil, with the Messrs. Col
Inns Bros, engaged IN building rail
road on the river Amazon. The letter
will no doubt be interesting to our
raadnra
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-06

BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.-IDe lODaccO CraIlS-
actions yesterday were large. Highest re-
ported price paid on Change, s2G; highest
bid withdrawn, S+3.50.
kesSnich's band give grand promenade
concert at SSnger-Iiale Garden tonight.
The collections OF United States internal
revenue yesterday amounted to S1.597.22.
Georgcana james has entered suit in
the Cbancery Court for divorce from her
husband, William James.
The Norwegian bark Gogla, Koldruss
master. with a cargo OF 426 hogsheads OF
leaf tobacco, valued at S55,7S2; 80 pack
ages of manufactured tobacco, valued at
S69S; and oak slaves. valued at 5000, ship
pcd by Curtis & Parker, cleared for Bristol,
England Yesterday.
The Norwegian bark Rival, Jorgenscn
master, entered Yesterday from Liverpool
with salt, for Cringan Il Morris. The Rival
discharged Il portion OF her cargo ut City
Point.
Franklin street east OF the Exchange Ho-
tel is being paved with granite spalls.
A man named DunnaWav had tempo
rary spasm Yesterday evening near the Old
Market, and fell and injured himself badly
about the head. He was taken in charge by
friends and carried home.
One cargo OF sal! was received yesterday
coastwise. The shipments were coal, Sra-
mite. logs, and bark.
There will be celebration OF the lnde-
pendent Order OF Good Samartans OF this
city and WASHINGTON this afternoon at 3
O'Clock on Navy Hill.
Albert Davis (white). Of Petersburg, and
Henry Thomas (colored) OF Plttsylvanll
county, were discharged yesterday from
the pcnitentiary, their terms OF imprson-
ment having expired.
Mrs. Phoebe 4. Thorpe, widow OF john
G.. Thorpe. has brought suit in Henrlco
Circuit Court for $4,000 against Robert
Alyis, on account OF the death OF her nus
band. on the 22d OF last March, by boiler
explosion, while in the employ OF the salu
Avis.
Omnibus lines are projected from the
post-of1ice to Brook avenue utG Clay street.
and from the St. Claire to Richmond Col
le@e ri0 Grace street.
The ninth annual session OF the Medical
Society OF Virginia will be held III this CITY
October 22d.
One hundred and siXty-nine lawyers,
doctors, and merchants have been sum-
moned by the Police Justice to appear be-
fore him on the 10Th OF September TO sno"
cause why they should not DE iiued Tor iai'-
ing to pay the city class-taX assessed aaal'is'
them.
The improvements at st. james church
are being pushed forward. When com
pleted, this will be one OF the handsomest
places OF worship in the city.
There will be entertainments tonight oil
Virginia Opera-House and Springfield Hall
for the benefit OF the ycllow-fever sufferers,
Emmerson's California Minstrels and
the Original Big 4" will give two enter
tainments in this city, at the Theatre, on
Monday and Tuesday, September 10th and
18th.
The Norwegian bark Sirio, Lonse master,
dropped down to City Point yesterday to
finish loading oil for Europe.
The police OF the Second district have in
their possession trunk, which was given
to negro driver at the York River depot
to deliver, but who could not afterwards
find the owner.
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LOCAL MATTERS
The Mofrest.Resister Tax.

The MOfAeft.He&iSSer laA.
The following is a statement OF the Moi
fett-register tax for the month Of August
for this city:
Two hundred and sixty-four alcoholic
registers recorded S3,9S1 drinks sold, real
izing a tax Of S2,09953-a falling off OF
s92 A as between the alcoholic tax OF the
previous month.
One hundred and ninety-four malt regis
ters registered IA, 1862 drinks sold. realizing
a tax OF $714.31-a falling of OF S94.17.
Total alcoholic and malt tax, S2,Sl3.S4-a
total falling off as compared with July OF
S1S6.61. The total number Of registers was
seventeen less in July than in August, but
the tax realized in July, as will be seen, was
m )re by nearly 5000. In fact, there appears
to have been steady falling off in the tax
ever since the registers have been in opera
ton.
The galon-tax OF about $50 per month is
to be added to the Mottett tax.
The following is tabulated statement OF
the alcoholic and malt registrations from
about the middle OF September, 1877 to Sep
tember l, 1878, with the tax thereon, as
taken by the commissioners
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-06

THE POLICE COURT YEsTERDAY-CAsEs
DISPOSED CF.-The.e were the cases dis
posed of by the Police Justice yesterday:
Thomas BraXton, charged with entering
the dwelling-houSe OF Ann Hall ana as
saulting her. Let oil with an admonltlon.
Joseph White, charged with assaultlng
and striking james Minter. Fined $40;
in default of payment, sent to chain-gans
for forty days.
Sheppard Cox, charged with being COM
mon thief and vagrant and having in bis
possession silver watch supposed to have
been stolen from some person unknown.
Dismissed.
William Harris, charged with being q
common thief and vagrant. Continued un-
til Friday.
Joseph A. Williams and Samuel Walker,
charged with obtaining goods OF the value
of S21 by false pretenses from 81. w. Hey.
William Jackson and Sheppard Cox,
charged with stealing silver watch OF the
value of $3.50. the property Of E. H. Val
entine. Convicted OF petit larceny second
offence. Sent to Jail and chain-gang for
ninety days. and ordered to receive thirty
nine lashes.
j. T. Caravati, reported for allowing q
vicious dog to run at large and bite child
OF Patsey Minor. The dog was ordered to
be killed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-06

THE MozART.-There was a large au-
dience present at Mozart Hall last evening,
and the programme, as published in the ne
Dispatch OF yesterday, was very acep'ao,y aon
rendered throughout. Miss Louisa a. Zog-
baum, cultivated pianist, gave pleasing
rendition OF Mendelssohn's "Phantasie,
Opus 2s"; and Mrs. Louis Euker sang two @
pretty sograno solos: st tie anu ndo Afr Mr. % Iobn
Reinhardt was very hne. :,
Sicnor Jardella gave another evidence OF
his finished clarinet-playing in the rendl.
ton OF 4 cavatina from Donizettrs Opera OF OF
{" "Lucretia Borsia." The orchestra executed
with much taste three pleasing selections.
The Quatuor of Reissiger, rendered by by,
Messrs. Kessnich, Thilow, Baseler, ana
Reinhardt, was one Of the most effective
numbers. - .ottr
displaying handsome cut-wood scene re, re-
Gently finished. 1t is the work OF Mr.. Jona t,ln,
T. Allen, and reflects great credit upon th2s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-06
gentleman. To look at it an artist could
scarcely recognize the effort OF an amateur.

WYMAN.-This wizard and yentriloquist
continues to draw full houses and to please
the little folks with his tricks and presents.
The audience last night was equal In
every respect 20 that Of the night before,
and the entertainment passed off very plea
sanity. Although Professor Wvman be-
gins to show his age, his performances are
as graceful as ever, and his tricks quite as
interesting. But what pleases the young
folks more than anything else is the latter
piece "-the distribution OF the prizes.
Wyman made many heart happy last
that of an INDECENT newspaper
man, who was the fortunate recipient Of
by-carriage-an article, it is said, he
very much needed. Now. everybody will
say at once, "Ob, that was pat up iob"-
to use 4 gariSm-but the writer, in his
defence, begs 10 assert that it was no such
thing. However, we presume no one will
believe him, so it will be loves labor lost
to deny it.
Wyman will give, besides bis regular en-
tertainments tonight and Saturday night,
a matiEe, Saturday at = =. NJ, at which all
the little folks will be remembered. Let
every body 90 and see him.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-06

PERsoHAL.-Mr. f. Stanley, of Emmer-
sons California ilinstrels, was in the city
yesterday.
Captain Robert Freeman, of New York,
formerly of Norfolk, and William r. Hay
den. of Coles Circus, are il. the city. Mr..
Hayden is an old Richmond boy, and is O
brother-in-law OF Mrs. James a. Oates.
Among the visitors to the Tobacco EX-
change yesterday were N. Womack, Cum
berIand; j. V. Rice, Farmvllle; F. c.
Grange, Baltimore; j. 4. Gregan, Wash
ington; J. c. Roberts, Arkansas; r. T.
Vaughan, Goochand; Robert Oliver, Os.
wego, n. Y, and E. W. Long, Fluvanna
DR.. William r. Ezell, OF Brunswick, left
this morning for home. after a pleasant so.
journ at the Virginia Springs. DR.. Ezell's
departure was hastened by a severe dornes-
tic atf1ictlon.
Mr.. q. w. Bailey, OF the Southern EN-
press Company, leaves to-day for trip to
the Eastern Shore and the Capes.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-06

Mr.. Straus moved that the schools be
opened on the 10Th September, and that the
teachers be paid thirty per cent. OF their
salaries IN cash, and issue Il certificate to the
teachers for the balance, seventy per cent.
payable out of the first money received
from the State.
Major Courtney presented the following
resolution, embodying Mr.. Strauss propo-
sition, which Mr.. Straus accepted, and
which was read and unanimously adopted:
Whereas it appears to the Board that the
unexpended balance Of the city apportion-
ment for this year is only sG,097.S3. and tnat
the State has as yet made no apportlonment
during the year 1878 for school purposes !;
therefore be it
ResoLved, That the Superintendent be and
is hereby authorized and directed 10 open The
public schools of the city Oh the 10th Sep
tember instant, provided the teachers and
principals will accept for the three months
ending December 16, 1878, thirty per cent,
monthly in cash of their respective salaries,
and a certificate for the remaining seventy
Der cent, binding the Board to pay the
same as it shall be received from the State.
Adjourned.
It is believed that all of the teachers will
accept the proposition thus made to them,
and the places OF those who do not accept
will be filled by substitutes.
The teachers will meet at the Hlgh-Scnool
building on Saturday at 10 O'Clock. Many
of the teachers are out OF the city, but those
who are absent will be communicated with
by the Superintendent.