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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24
A VICTIM OF WANT.

/ The Chicago Times of Monday last
says, Saturday night woman was
found on comparatively deserted
street IN Chicago with her offspring
in her arms. The woman was attired
in the remnants of what once swept
with magnificent result over the floor
OF a richly furnished mansion but the
lace had been turned up against the
sky so many nights that IL hadn't a
single mark upon it to tell that it had
ever felt the touch Of Summer day.
The child had just enough about its
tiny form TO protect it from the heart
less March wind that made pande-
monium out of the surroundings when
ever there was anything it could swing
One might have found some kind of an
excuse for this utterly homeless woman
if she had strangled the only thing that
was left her to love--the only thing
that existed TO her TO remind her that
there was such thing as innocence !
But her mothers instinct remained.
No storm ever washes that away no
ingratitudc ever hardens it. Several
times she stopped passers by and offer.
cd them the child provided they would
be kind to il, but her appeals were in
vain. At last she went down to the
river, and walked under the shadows
of the naked masts that lined the docks
like gbastly things in want. The night
overhead was not so cheerless as TO be
without its grove Of stars" and these
unwound their silver threads until they
seemed to trail in the water and play
with the lispings of the waves. But
there was nothing else in the shadows
except the church steeples and the
mansions of city, and these were lett
untouched by glow of the starlight.
Once the woman united the excuse OF
bonnet she wore, and pulled down
her hair. She pressed the treasure in
her arm, and kissed 1t. Then she came
closer to the water, and looked into its
depths. Whatever desperate impulse
may have seized her at that moment
it passed away, and she turned
back, coiled her hair, and turned her
face again to the streets. She met an
officer, and told him she was vagrant.
He took the child in HE own arms, led
the wreck of life to the Madison street
station. This woman has been strip
ped Of a fortune in less than two years
by trio OF hardened wretches. She
has been chased from garret to cellar
by men who, having ruined and rob
bed her of ali that she possessed, be-
sides running her daughter, who is at
the Bridewell today, have hunted her
night and day, in order to get her out
OF reach OF the court before which they
will shortly appear. They have drag
ged her up and compelled her to sign
all manner Of documents which crimi.
nate herself They have used every
device to steal her child. They have
so poisoned the mind OF her daughter
that she curses the poor old wreck Of
a mother whenever they meet. And
now she is the most helpless and appar.
emily God-forsaken creature that ex-
lists in this city. But there is God,
and justice If slow is sure.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24

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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24

), $3.50. s-s.s. s~--.s-ss- ;,,il,,a an,
over head and cali. al de'' 70 .onvyl
lenders, and who was disposed 10 sac.
rficc his properly for ready money.
1t now remains TO be seen what tho
Turkish servant got for bis fifty dol
lars, In order that we may form fair
idea of the money value of Eastern
women. The lady in question was o
good cook, skilled In the art Of prepar.
ing soup, and was thus possessed Of
way TO the heart Of man Of perman-
ent and enduring character. She look.
cd two ways at once, which must have
enhanced her value, seeing that she
had only one eye disposablc al any one
time for the purpose Of investigating
her husbands delinquencies, which
were numerous, as is usually the case
with mankind and, finally, she weigh.
ed one hundred pounds.
Women in the East are generally
valuable in proportion to their weight,
which is the great desideratum, other
qualities being regarded as mere ac-
cessories, Tho wife of the Turkish
servant of Captain Barnaby must,
therefore, according to her weight, have
been worth half dollar per pound
Now, il we set aside quarter OF dol.
lar per pound for such extraordinary
qualifications as the art of preparing
palatable soups and savory slows, we
are forced TO the conclusion that tho
mass of ordinary Eastern women, reck-
oned at their current value, are not
worth more than one quarter OF dol
lar per pound. Now this is very low
figure, and as no society can progress
where women are so cheap, it would
seem desirable that Russia should pre-
vail in her struggle with Turkey, il
only Cor the purpose Of giving Eastern
women a higher value monetarily, as
well as morally, in Eastern society.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24
TURKISH WOMEN.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS CONCERNING
THEIR MARKET VALUE.


A writer in the american Register, OF
Paris, says; European society has been
aware for some considerable period
that women in the East are sometimes
worth their weight literally in gold.
Strange stories have occasionally been
recounted OF beautiful Circassan ladies
sold at private sale for s25,0 900 apiece ;
but then, Of course, those prices are ex-
ceptions, and the purchasers Viccroys,
Sultan and Ministers of Finance, TO
whom money was no object. The
Eastern middle class, comprising such
small fry as Aghas, Effendis, Bashis,
Bimbasbis and the like, il is asserted,
usually expcnd sums varying from sl,.
900 to $4,000 in the purchase Of their
bettcr.halves, bat hitherto we have bad
no indication Of the market valuo OF
women among the working classes in
tho East II has been reserved to Cap
tain Barnaby, in his interesting &C.
count Of u ride through Asia Minor, TO
enligbtcn us on the subject Of women
considered as marketable commodity
among the lower strata Of Eastern 80.
ciety. .n'
II must bc understood that we do
not include In this classification such
abnormal people as Kurds, Bedouins,
Circassians, and the like, these people
generally stealing their wives just rs
they steal everything else. Captain
Barnaby relates that his Turkish ser.
want, who was given to such eccentrici.
ties as praying FIVE times day, and
who may, therefore, be regarded as q
genuine type Of his class, rsyeled in tho
luxury Of one wife. Monogamist by
force Of circumstances, this Turkish
servant had purchased his vile Of her
fatber Tor fiiiy dollars, and she was con
J sidsrcd a bargain at the price, her faith
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24
NEW SERIES--V0L. 10, NO. l6


OF Washington is not, therefore, in
another State the requisition may be
refused, and the fugitive, safe in his
asylum, may look out from his loop.
hole Of retreat and smile complacently
upon his disappointed pursuers thus
kept at bay. We are drifting right TO-
wards this condition of things, and il
is high time the subject were met Wig
orously and directly, though our pres
ent object is simply to refer TO it.
The exclusive legislation which
Congress exercises over the ten miles
square, is not greater than that which
it exercises over places purchased from
States for forts, magazines, arsenals,
dock yards, and other needful build
ings. Indeed by the very language of
the clause granting the power, II is
declared to be a "like authority in
both cases. In the latter class of cases
we believe il is the prevailing legal
opinion that the purchase Of lands for
pubic purposes does not Of itself divest
the jurisdiction or sovereignty Of the
State IRON which the lands are pur-
chased. The legislation and authority
over the ten miles square, are by the
phraseology Of the Constitution, incl
dent to ana IN ana OF the use Oh tne
District as the seat oil the uo'erh-
ment,' and use for such purposes
cannot certainly be 80 extended and
perverted as TO oDstruct the admins
tration oil the criminal law oil tne conn
try at large and nuilliy the Const'tu,
tional provisions that the irlai OF al
crimes, except IN cases OF Impeachment,
shall DC by jury, ana shall pe neiu III
the state where said crimes shaii nave
been committed besiues, u Ine DIS
trict oil Columbia, not pelng otatei Is
not bound by the constitution 10 sur
render a iogiuve from justice upon 'ne
demand OF a state, then ior 'ne same
reason u IS not entltiea 10 u eenihnu
IRON q STATE the surrender Oh u iuBluVe
from the District, ana the result may
be that crime commltted tnere may 90
unPuh'sneu 10 less 'nnn eri'io oo'''u'i'- ',i'r
Tea IN otate, ana vliialhs may 'nus
JON hands IN a general Juonec' ~.
u trouble IS likeIy 70 arise upon .pls y,
SUBJECT ana II tne district claims 70 DC
exempt from tne terms OF spirit Oh the
inter State obligation, then II VIII Dc
come important 10 CONSIDER wnat II
the right OF arrest OUTSIDE OF tne pro,
vision ID the federal oohstltutl9h anu
irrespective oil It's terms Oniei : ustice
Tilghman, in one OF our reported cases cases
said that prior TO the American hevo-
luton a criminal VINO neo from one
colony, found no protection IN an9tner
he was arrested wherever iouhu anu
sent Tor triai 10 tne place wnere @ INC
offence was commlttea' In iater
case iugiiIve from inls state was VI.
rested at Detroit, michigan, without
warrant, oy the oiheers oil steampoat,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24

BELLS foR SuKEP.-The cheapest
and best insurance against dogs kill
ing sheep is bells.-plenty Of bells. The
shcep-killing dog is great coward
when hc is IN pursuit Of mischief, and
be wants TO do II quietly--wants no
noise, no alarm Bells bought at
Wholesale do not cost much. Buy q
side Of bride leather at the curriers'
for collars, and put a bell on every
sheep, u your flock Is small. Tbepricc
Of one sheep will buy a gross Of bells
and leather enough and buckles enough
to strap them. Put this gross Of bells
on q flock Of sheep, and they will
Ifrightcn every dog out Of the field.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24
Oh URCHES AND CH URCH
SCANDALS.

1t is q good deal worse than foolish
TO argue from case like that of Ther-
asson that the Christian Churches are
dens Of hieres, and we doubt whether
even Col. Bob lngersoll himself would
commit the blunder Of making such a
hasty induction. If critics must NOR.
alize upon such case, the only refer.
ences they can properly draw from it
are that scoundrels get into churches
in order that they may avail them
selves Of the confidence which a repu-
tation for piety inspires--a thing which
OF itself goes to prove that religious
peopl emay be sentimentally religious
without being proof against all sorts
Of temptations. Neither of these in.
ferencds, however, is exactly in the
nature Of news. OF course, churches
should exercise great caution in regard
to the character of the men whom
they put forward as exemplars Of
Christian character but IL is much
easier to keep up Appearances of any
sort in great than in small com.
munity and IL is 90 difficult TO test re-
ligious pretensions by anything but
appearances that the churches may be
readily imposed upon. Christians are
particularly bound toacccpt professions
OF faith as sincere until they are proved
TO be false, and as suspicion OF the mo-
tivcs Of others Is the very worst form
of uncharitableness, IL Is obvious that
nothing can be more difficult than to
keep thorough hypocrite out of q
church il he is determined TO get into
ii. Moreover, the theory of tho efli-
cacy oil divine grace makes IL peculiarly
incumbent upon religious people to
accept all sorts Of converts, and while
a family might properly enough be
slow TO admit . tIcketofleave man as
a servant, church could hardly take
the same stand touching its member
ship without denying the fundamental
idea of the regeneration of sinners
Like the sheet In st. Peters vision, il
is exposed to embrace many things
which society would consider as un-
clean, in the hope Of seeing them meta.
morphoscd and made really as white
as snow. One Of the angels rebelled
and led away myriads of the hosts OF
heaven; one Of the twelve disciples be-
trayed his Master. The Old Testament
is full Of instancesin which men chosen
as Gods favorites lapsed into deadly
ain. and the New Testament has many
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24
TRADES UNIONS.

Recently the Hon. f. B. Gowca dc.
livered an interesting lecture before u
Pottsville literary society on trades un.
ions. In describing the effect of trades
unions the lecturer maintained that one
of the chief evils was in destroying the
individuality of the workingman. No
matter how superior his talents or how
great his attainments, he became one
of an indistinguishablc mass, and as no
could not lift his companions to his own
level he must himself sink to theirs.
He took an illustration from the palmy
days of the Miners Union in Schuyl-
kin county. During that period an in
dustrious and skillful miner might cut
ten wagons of coal a day at sixty cents
wagon and earn six dollars day. But
the union would not permit him to
earn what he could II stepped in and
said he must not earn 30 much, as there
were other members who could earn
only three dollars day. Thus the
good and the poor workmcn meet on
common level. The good workman
must be restricted that the poor one
NAV be benefited. But Mr. Gowen said
that was not all. Tho poor workman
was not satisfied with three dollars
day. He must have four dollars and
the nrice Of mining must be raised by
combination 10 eighty cents wagon
10 nut a premium on incompetency,
such was tho effect Of tho trades union
on The superior workman. Mr. fiowen
said be could namo instances in which
worlr,ngmen were driven ont Of the
coun,rv by the opera,ion of this tvran.
n;caI sya,sm
Tho lecturer nroceeded to trace
another evil effect of this svstem in
nlac;ng he emnlovc and the emplover
n an,e,or;sr Jns,ead ~ tho mntual
confidence that shouId ex;st between
emnlover and emn.ove distrust was
ereated bv The trades union who made
both subject 10 an irresponsible society
led bv inferior men and these men
were always demaooyues He rave n
sketch of ihe Broi6erhood of Loeomo.
tive Engineers. This trades union was
for n lonv time verv worthy organi-
zation. and was operated for beneficial
urnosea onlv Rut few vears 400
h c6anged ~ n secret oath hound asso.
ciation' and il presided over by man
whose only object seems TO be- to keen
up an NJ. .feelips between EMPLOYER and
onnlova Mr. Cowen mon,ioned nm
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24

Three.fourths of those who travel
alone do not expend more than say $500
for the fourmonths' trip, while the re.
naming one-fourth lay out $500 to
81, 800 or 81, 1000 for travelling and hotel
expenses. On the other hand, a very
economical person travelling for study
gets over as much ground and perhaps
secs and learns more than the stylish
voyager, and is not out of pocket more
than $500.
Itmust be understood that carriages,
balls, operas theatres, etc, are extras"
In order to travel cheaply it must not
be forgotten that one should have
travelled, and should also understand
the language of the countries through
which he journeys.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24
Clearfleld Nursery.

hNVOUhAuE HUME iNDUolhi. =.
THE undersignsd, having established q Eur-
Il sery on the 'Pihe, about half way between
Charheld and curvensviile, is prepared 10 FUR
ni,h all kinds Of FRUIT TREEs, (standard and
dvan) kssrgrscns, shrubbery, Grape Vines,
oooeebery, Lswtou Blsehberry, Strawberry,
and Raspberry Vines. Alec, Siberian Crsb Trees,
oulncs, snd early scarlet Hhubsss, As. Orders
80 J. D. wRIaHr,
"pao-ss-y csrvsssviils, p.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24

This is good: Two poorhousc twins
at New Albany, Indiana, rejoice In tho
names Of II. .. Hayes and Elisa Pink
eton.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24
ALL ABOARD FOR PARIS.
WHAT 1T WILL COST TO VISIT THE GREAT
EXPosITioN-HlNTs BY ONE
WHO KNOWS.


The Louisville Courier. Journal says
a gentleman who has been to France
several times, and is now in o position
to know whereof he speaks, ventures
some valuable suggestions to citizens
contemplating q visit to the big Expo
sition at Paris lie says that persons
who propose visiting Europe this season
naturally, among the first inquiries, ask
what it will cost to make the trip,
which is the best route, and how 10
provide for the voyage, and any practi-
cal hints on those points, by one who
has lately been over the ground, may
not be unacceptable.
The first question may be answered
by stating several sums, and they
would apply respectively to persons OF
families whose habits and tastes in
matters of living differ. For those who
always travel first-class and put up at
expensive hotels, the following estimate
may be considered as safe, ifall extras
and unnecessary matters are left out
Of the account. For a journey to and
from Paris, and sojourn in that city
for three months, the fares would be
about these
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24

The undersigned begs leave 10 inform the citi-
sens Of cisHrheid, and the public generally, that
he has on hand q hne assortment Of furniturs,
such a. Walnut, Chestnut and Painted Chamber
Suites, Parior suites, Reclining and Extension
Chairs, Ladies' ard Gents Easy Chairs. the Per.
fcrated Dining and Psrior Chairs, Cane Seats and
Windsor Chairs, Clothes Bars, Stop ard Kxtsn.
sion Ladders, Hat Racks, scrubbiss Brushes, Ae
MOULDING And PICTURE FRAMES.
sskIss alsssss. ckrsues, A., which woals
SsSis'rS JOHN rRouTNAN.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24
NEW BOOT AND SHOE SHOP.

The undersigned would inform the public that
be has removed his Boot and Shoe Shop to the
room lately occupied BY Jos. Dearing, in shsw's
Row, Market street, where he Is prepared to At
tend to the wants Of all who need anything in hi.
line. All work done by him will be Of the bes
material, and guaranteed to he hrst-class In every
respect Repairing promptly attended to. Al
kinds Of Leather and Shoe Findings for sale.
JOHN sCHIEfRR.
Clearneld, Pa,July IS, Is7T.6m.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-24

For persons who would prefer to
travel and live in a more economical
style, tho following figures will convey
an idea Of what the usual traveller pays
for q trip TO Paris and back
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EsrAsLIsHED EDIS Isa1.
Terms Of Subscription.

Aoiuo Va pupooiiPsioh'
II paid In advance, or within 3 months....e2 90
II paid after s and before a months-...... Q so
II paid after the expiration Of months. 90
The daily gazette., 1878-08-09
A Strange Case.

Inc chester Times says that yesterday
morning two cnildren-a girl about thir-
teen years of age and younger brother
Called upon people in that city, and by
false pretense collected money for the os-
tensible purpose of burying man named
Robert Higgins, who died of consump-
ton, leaving wife and five small chill
dren, IN destitute circumstances Being
suspicioned the children were taken be.
fore the Mayor, and of their future ac-
tions the Times says:
ths girl upon being questioned by the
Mayor said her name was Lizzie McIn-
tyre, and that the boy was her brother.
They belonged in Wilmington, and her
father Richard Mcintyre, lived at Ches-
nut and Hatri-on streets, West Whining
ton, and that he works at Newark De-,
for $500 per week, which il not sutfi ent
TO sustain them. That her step-mother
sends her out to beg for food. Her father
comes home every Saturday and gives
her step-mother $3.50, most OF which she
spends for liquor and makes the children
keep the house by begging, without the
Knowledge of her husband, who is a
member of the Episcopal church. She
said her step-mother had prepared the
paprrs, Qor she had two), and sent her to
thu city to try to beg, as she had heard
Cnester WAS q good Place. A Miss
Richardson, at Sixth aud West streets,
She said, had helped them great deal
and other families also. Her father, she
sail, was a sober, steady man, and had
sent his wife off once for sending the
children out to beg, but she promised
not to do SO again, and he let ner come
back.
The girl and boy were in tears during
the conversation with the Mayor, and
seemed to. be telling the truth. Her
story was pitiful one indeed, and
showed strongly that her step-mother's
appetite for rum caused the distress.
When she ackno wledgea the paper was
false she wept bitterly Her story mov-
ed the pohce court, and they pitied her
to the extent of fifty cents. The Mayor
told her what u great crime she was
committing, and sent her to Wilmington.
He told her to tell Miss Richardson of
the actions of her step-mother, and ap-
prise her father of the facts.
Upon investigation by GAZETTE re-
porter, It appears that no such man lives
at Chestnut and Harrison streets, in fact
no man by the name of Richard McIn-
tyre. resides in ths Tenth Ward. Miss
Richardson knows nothing of the case ut
all. The children have very probably
given the wrong names.