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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-02-21
Red-HOt.
DOWN IN A SILVER MINE, UNDERNEATH
THE GROUND.

Those who have never personally in
spected the lower levels of our mines may
obtain some idea of the degree Of heat to
he found therein by visiting the Savage
works at the change of shifts. Tue men
packed together as close as they can
stand on the cage-are popped up out OF
the shaft, all steaming hot, 70: all the
world like bunch of asparagus just lift
ed from the pot. They make their APP
pearance in cloud Of steam that pours up
continually from the "depths profound, y
and are dimly seen until they step forth
upon the floor of the works. AS the men
land and separate, each carries with
him for half minute his little private
cloud of vapor. AS this passes off
the man is seen to be naked from the
waist up, his skin as wet as though he
had just been lifted out of a pool Of wa
ter. The men bring up with them, besides
the steam-an amount of heat that can
be felt by the spectator as they pass All
this is at the top of the shaft, whore it Is
considered quite cool-what, then, must
it I've hundreds of feet below, where the
men started Touchdown where the water
stands 157 degrees Fahrenheit Down
there no steam is SCENT is too hot tor 1t.
Ii is only when the hot, moist air, coming
up from the lower regions, strikes the cool
air at the top of the shaft that it takes
the form of steam. Down there where
the men came from you must keep your
hands off the pump column and the pipes,
and if you pick up any iron tool you will at
once put it down without being told to do
so. Down there they handle things with
gloves on. or wrap rags around the drills
they are guiding aud iron apparatus they
are moving, and down there, too, you will
learn to keep your mouth shut after you
have drawn a few mouthfuls of hot air
into your lungs. Perspire2 1t is no name
for it. You are like sponge that Is be-
ing squeezed.
You are ready to believe that you have
ten million pores to every square inch OF
surface, or as many more as any author
ity may mention, and that these pores are
as big rs the cells of honey comb. You
go for ice water, and it almost seems to
hiss down your throat-you keep going
for it, and thus in a short time find out
what becomes of the tons and tons of ice
that are daily consumed in the mines.
Remain below among the miners for an
hour or two, and when you are finally
popped out at the top of the shaft, all
ed-hot and steaming, among the other
asparagus sprouts, you will appreciate
the beauty, the light and the GOODNESS OF
of the upper world.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-02-21
AGENTS IN LIVERY TOWN


L hanging baskets aud stands Of al sues, chairs,
sofas tables brackets aud every variety OF rustic
work. wholesale and retail T. DUFFY prize manu-,
facturer Of rustic work, y. W corner Of ofarrell
st,cL IL the Ifnitsd Stst,s TNr ~nh'tr inwt'ea
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-02-21
The Cure of Shyness.

The shy girl can do something to help
herself. She can force herself to talk
She can constantly bear in mind that a
certain amount OF confidence in her own
powers is needful to bring out whatever
powers she possesses; nay, that complete
withdrawal from the strife of tongues is a
form of seltishness which often shackles
and depresses those about her. There is
the girl who is shy from feeling that she
is not "clever enough" to talk; the girl
who has "nothing to say"-why, let her
read the papers and talk about the giant
gooseberiieS rather than be mute; even
AN invcterate habit of blushiug may be
brought within reasonable bounds.
At whatever cost, come out of your
shell. Do not sit dumb for this Cypress
i've shyness, from being the cage in which
your ideas die rs they try to emerge, will
after time become the unwhplesome
vacuum precuding the very birth of them.
Silence which forbids the utterance OF
thought not seldom destroys the capacity
for thought From being very silent
girl, you may become very stupid wom-
an; the vital force which once gave you
unused ideas will cease to traverse your
brain at all, and you will end "bouche
iautile' and burden 10 the community
1t must be clearly borne in mind that
shyness can he conquered, if not wilfully
encouraged, just rs it undoubtedly can
be fostered by indulgence; for as our de-
sires act strongly upon our will, so is it
possible for our will to act on our de-
sires, controlling both our attractions and
our repulsions. Shyness is kind of
collapse of will, a form of moral paral-
ysis; but we can strengthen feeble
limb, by steadily exerting it, and each
effort will make the succeeding effort
less painful. How often one sees chill
dren, too young to be reasoned with, suf'
fering almost physical pain from shy
ness, and making everybody suffer with
them, till merciful nurse removes them.
From "7he Art Of Beauty" By Mrs. H..
Il. Hdules.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-02-21

BAD FOR THE EyEs.-The New York
Graphic introduces u new point in an i'm
portant question. 1t discusses the impair
ment of visions of school children, result
ing sometimes in nearsightedness. This is
generally attributed to the length ana
severity of the studies, but the Graphic
suggests as the main cause the color OF
the ink and paper. Books are printed on
black and white, but these are not col
ors t. be found in nature. In the tenn
perate zones, at least, negative tints pre-
dominate. The water is dull green,
the earth is brown and the sky blue.
White, wherever found rs in the Arctic
SHOWS, the sand of the desert, the white
cliffs of the Pyreenes, always create dis
eases of the eye. The sign painters give
a yellow or golden foreground on back
ground of black, as being the most strik-
ing form of lettering, and the object
seen at the greatest distance is the yell
low star in the dark blue sky. In morn
ing newspaper offices, where the work
is done in great part by gaslight, paper
of "a yellow or brownish yellow has long
been in use. The Graphic thinks that
school books will presently be printed in
colors.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-02-21

81 HAVE hoped my son would uphold
the honor of my NAME" said apoltclan.
but when | die, I'm afraid he'll be the
greatest rascal in the community Yes
was the response, "sohen you de, but no.
till then"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-02-21
The Hawkeye Man.

One of the largest audiences that ever
assembled in Cleveland gathered in the
Tabernacle last evening to listen to the
lecture of Mr.. r. J. Burdette, the hui
morist of The Burlington H0aoheye, on the
Rise and Fall of the Mustache.
The speaker is little, why, dark com
plexioned man, himself possessing IA light
mustache which be keeps carefully waxed
and twisted. He has II humorous look
He stands very erect, and in an instant
gains the entire sympathy of his auditors.
He appeared upon the platform promptly
at eight o'clock and Immediately opened
his lecture.
He said that there were in his opinion
two great ewes to the nation-Hawk-E Eye
and Buck. Eye. He felt that there il u
close sympathy between the two. The
men, for Instance, upon the Burlington
Hawheye are nearly all Onio men-and if
he had had anything to say about it he
would have been born there.
Alter the lecture the reporter was ia
vored with a short conference with Mr..
Burdette, in which the following facts
were gathered:
III shall not publish another book for
some years to come,if get through with
the one l now have upon my hands" said
Mr. Burdette.
"Why notl"
"Simply because I have no business
ability or capacity and don't want the
trouble. 1t has bothered me more than
it was worth. was proprietor of pa
per myself in Peoria once, but it was Il
flat failure on the account | have stated.
have tried to remedy this, but it seems
to be cardinal failing. 1t is vain"
elias your book been financial sue
cess?"
Fairly so, think, though l really
don't know much about it,"
"What are your plans for the future9'
"Well, | shall stay in the newspaper
business if live. am certain Of that.
l like it better than anything else. !
shall also stay in the lecture field if pos
sible. am almost an enthusiast upon
that subject. Last year | started out on
my own hook for the purpose of trying
it little. didn't make that go so very
we'll either, on account of my lack of bust
ness capacity. had very good audi
ences, but on one occasion especially the
door keeper did not appreciate the lee
ture and upon taking in all the money he
could he departed, and have not heard
from him since"
do you intend to remain upon the
Haukeye in the futurel"
Most certainly do. am perfectly
satisfied. | feel that l have a square
thing there, and if Ishould go to another
place and another paper | would be out
of my sphere and not at all at home"
"Are you under the direction of u lee
ture bureau this yearl'
"Oh yes, am under the direction of
the Redpath bureau. am so determined
to lecture that if did not make it 90
we'll l should take some lessons in elocu-
ton. l only ielt as large as your thumb
when got up there last night and saw
that large audience, but they were evil
IDENTIFY in full syrhpathy with me. and
things moved off very nicely. When
things don't go we'll | cut my lecture of
with hypen. Clepeldnd co. Leader.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-02-21

THE oldest house in New England is
said to be in Guilford, Conn. 1t was
built in 1889.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-02-21

A GIVE AGENTS. MALE os FEMALE WANTED
n 60 sell the following Al large pruhlsi Nckei .
giant Chromos sNil Is c u Cold Water Pens p cts.
y Chrome ards Is cts Berrien's Ligh ming Platter
~ 100. Is Fun Cards y Transparent Cards. Is cts
also $50 other Novelties samples by mail on receipt
OF price send for Catalogue. sADl-hs Co., ato
Poet street san Francisco.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-11
THE NEW PENITEN7IA x Y.

1t is said that before deciding upon
the architectural design and the sys.
tenn Of confinement TO be adopted at
the new State penitentiary, the com
mission, through an agent, secured the
plans OF similar institution at Paris
and two in London. On a careful ex-
animation OF these plans the members
OF the commission were surprised TO
find the systems in force in all these
institutions were identical with that
of the Eastern Penitentiary. As the
European prisons were constructed
since that institution was built, the
members knew that the similarity was
not the result Of accident.
Inquiry has developed u strange sto'
ry in connection ith this fact, and es-
tablishes beyond doubt that the three
foreign prisons were after the plans OF
our institution. About ten years aye
gentleman Of good address, and show
ing many signs OF Intelligence, visited
the Eastern Penitentiary and spen,
nearly an entire day there. Many o
his requests to more closely scrutiniz,
certain portions OF the institution and
hold conversations with .bc prisoner
had to be disallowed, and seeking ou
one OF the chief officials he asked TO b.
committed for certain period. II WA
thought ut the time that hc was slight
ly dcmcntcd, and he was told that h
could only become nn inmate througl
the agency OF the law. Some time al
ter the gentleman found a way Of hav
ing himself confined 10 the prison 10
ak months AT the end OF that tim
he was discharged. 1t tranrpired som
time later that this person was nj
agent Of the English government, !
which hc made IN elaborate report o
tho solitary confinement system i
vogue here. Since then tho Englis
authorities arc generally adopting th
! same system. Tho French have ev
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-11

lessly sold. When the auditors of the
kingdom came to reckon il up--a pro.
cess which occupied them about two
wecks-they found the amount alto
gether beyond what International treas
ury was likely TO contain for lew
centuries to come, and as fiat money
was unknown IN those days, it was de.
cided after profound del Iteration that
the debt should be repndiated.
The chess-board wqs originally un-
colored, although lined of into the
same. humber OF squares as at present.
The custom of coloring the alternate
squares dated from about 1900.
The queen at one time could only
move one square diagonalIy, and con-
sequently never was able 10 come into
contact with the opposite queen. In
stead of being, as now, the most i'm
portont piece ON the board, she was
then scarcely better than pawn.
1t is said the king conld formerly be
captured HIS move, however has al.
ways been the same ~ now.
The bishops in old times were much
restricted in their powers, and the Gus.
tom of giving the pawn two squares
AT starting is quite recent adoption.
The rock and tho knight are tho
only pieces whose powers have always
been the same 80 far as known.
The act of casting dates only from
the sixteenth century. The king, in
place thereof, was formerly allowed,
as u last resort, the privilege Of leap.
ing TO his knights second.
Many persons of great historical dis
tinction have been exceedingly fond of
chess, among whom may be mention.
ed Napolern Bonapa te and Benjamin
Franklin.
We are told by travellers of pecu-
liar practice among some OF the des-
p0te Eastern potenlates in regard TO
this game. A board, correspondent in
size To the requirements Of the novel
design, was marked out in large hall,
and slaves, dressed in appropriate cos
TUNES, made to represent the different
pieces and pawns 1t has also been
said that these human cbess-men were
accustomed to- b. beheaded by the
ruthless players, as fast ss taken.
The most wonderful modern inven.
tion relating TO chess was KempeleD's
automaton chess player which aston.
lshed all Europe by repeatedly beat
ing her champions. Napoleon, him
self lost several games with the ma
chine, one of which is on record. 1t
is supposed that the automaton was
directed in its movement by q person
concealed within it, but the deception
was too ingenious to be discovered by
any moderate means.
Playing chess blindfold was first
practiced IN the 1lth century by Per
sian and Arabian experts. In modern
times us high us fifteen games have
been played by one person, at one time,
without seeing seelngtbe boards or any
one of them.
Paul Morphy is the king of chess
players. Al tho age oil thirteen nc
beat Lewenthal, one of the best play
ers in the world and at twenty.one
no one was found who could compete
with him. AT Paris he played eight
different games with the experts oi
that city, all at one time, without sec
ing the boards and without losing u
game,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-11
pInrcroRs' pAY-rnuRspAY.

Thursday will be Directors day.
They will meet with the teachers in
the forenoon and in the afternoon at
o'clock separate meeting will be call
ed IN the Court Honse when the fol
lowing programme will be disposed Of
Directors Work-lts Place in Our
School System, Hon. Henry Houck
What Should Guide Directors in the
employment of Teachers ? Sam'l Wide
mire; How far are Directors response
bic for Defects in our Schools2 DIR. j
w. Potter; Should Directors Refuse
TO Employ Teachers not Examined in
the District? Adam Breth; Should
not o higher Premium be rald on Tai
ent, Age and Experience? John Rus
sell How farshould Directors be Inhu-
enced by the Requests aud Dctations Of
their Constituents? DR.. r. V. Spack
man How can the Educational Ad
vantage of our Teachers be Improved
l.. Denning; Is Change of Text
Books Necessary in your District
Voluntary Speeches; How to secure
an Honest and Impartial Change o.
Text Books, j. F. McKenrick.
II there is any section of the Schoo
Laws not clearly understood by Direc
tors, come prepared to present it e
Deputy State Superintendent Houck
who will cheeriully explain it.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-11

Can the kindergarten System be
utilized IN our Common Schools 7 An.
ME Whittier; How can the Teacher
aij in Elevating Public School Senti.
ment2 l.. W. Berry; The High School
its Value, and Right to a more Lib
eral Support, G. W. Weaver; Physi-
cal Education-its place in the Educa-
tional System, VIM. Postlethwait The
Development Of Character and Culture
in School. Margaret McQuead; How
far is the Teacher responsible for the
Defects in our SchoolsY ]. +. McKen.
rick; Odds and Ends OF Juvenile
Training, Emma McQuown; How /
make my School Room Attractive, An
ME P. Read How to ask Questions
and how TO treat wrong Answers, l..
Brown; What Attention should be
given TO the Cultivation of Memory !?
James Davidson; The Leading Char.
acteristics of Good School Government,
Jane Shaw; How can Teachers Gen
eral knowledge be untitled in teach
ing2 N. NJ. Jury; What Measures will
secure more general Professional
Growth ? Silas Reece; Every day No
notony and how TO remove il, Lou
Kelsey How can Habits of Neatness
and Refinement be best Secured Het-
tic Moore.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-11
SECTION FOURTH.
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION.


RESOLVED, That Mental Arithmetic should be
taken from the list Of common school studies.
AFFIRMATIVE. L. G. Hays, W S.
Port; NEGATIVE, John McLarren, W.
S. Luther.
RESOLVED, That increased wealth has favor.
able impression upon the education Of the masses
AFFIRMATIVE, J. NJ. Postlethwait. c.
II. Bicklc; NEGATIVE, G. W. Emigh
W. +. Dale.
RESOLVED, That teachers should form league
for protection against barriers that weaken aud
retsrd tn. progress Of the profession.
AFFIRMATIVE, AL. Leonard, Il. G
Haley NEGATIVE, A. d. Wirtz, V. U
Spencer.
RESOLVED, That the end Of education should
be the harmonious development Of all the poweri
Of the mind rather than the Special Training Of
any Of It's faculties.
ALTERNATIVES, C. NJ, Raffensburger
W. A. Ambrose NEGATIVE, Matt Saw
age, W. &. Pentz.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-11
OUR VISIBLE MORTALITY,

In view of the passing years, and of
the limitations thereof, there are GER
tain things which you will not escape,
but which you will be overtaken by
first or last. Your eye will betray you.
Your shaking hand will tell the story.
Your whitening hair tells 1t already.
You remember when you were so
young that you ran like deer. How
heavy your loot is now You remem-
ber when, scorning to wait TO climb
over a fence, you put your hand on
the top rail and sprang over at bound
How patient yon are now in climbing
over a fence You remember when,
on coming to bill, you went rejoicing
up, almost wishing it were higher.
Now how willing yon are to pause on
tssummit, and regain your lost breath
Now and then man puts these things
together, and says, 81 am not as young
as once was, and | cannot bear IA
much as | once could" | suppose
some men could open vein in their
arm, and see their life ebb away, though
not many but we see our life ebbing
away continually One symptom
comes, crying. "Be ready to depart" I"
and before that IS out OF sight, anoth-
or courier from the other life says,
Prepare to depart" And scarcely
has that gone, before another messen-
ger appears, saying III am sent TO
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-11

READISo.-ln these days, all men
and women read something, but the
trouble is that by reading in single
vein, which so strongly appeals TO
their individual tastes and personal
idiosyncrasics that it is not study nj
all, they lose their power to study any.
thing else. The rule Tor successful and
profitable reading would, in tho light
OF these facts, seem TO be read only
what one does not like TO read. That
reading which costs no effort and nee
essarily dissipates tho power OF study,
is that which we should indulge in on
" for recreation, while that which we
know to be important in itself, and in
its bearings upon broad knowledge
and culture, should most engage our
time and attention. The trouble is
not that We do not read enough, but
that we read 80 much Of that which
simply plenses us az to destroy oui
power TO read that which will cdiiy
and enlarge us. There are many us
poets in which newspaper reading Il
preferable to much that is considered
essential TO high culture. II is un
doubtedly dissipating to the power o.
study, but 80 is any other reading
which is pursued as II passion IL ha'
this advantage, that II never detachc'
the mind from supreme interest if
the affairs Of to-day. There are studie
which separate man from his time
which shut of his sympathlcs from th'
men and movements around him
There IL kind Of dilettanteism whicl
rejoices in mousing in dark corners 70
tho curiosltics of history or art, whicl
is wise about great nothings--wis
about bric-a. .brac, wise about antiqn
gems, wise about coins, wise abou
classical antiquities, wise about OF
books Of whvsc contents II knows III
tic, wise about dead and useless thing
and foolish enough 70 plume itself u
] on lis wisdom. m.--Dr. Holland.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-11
SECTION THIRD.

Education an Element in Civiliza
tion, A. r. Read Echoes OF the Past,
A. IL. Rosenkrans; Stand out of my
Sunshine, Il. G. Harris Successful
Teaching and its Results, W. A. Am
brose Tho Perils of the Times, A. A.
Murray; Manual Labor a Factor in
Education, james II. Kelly; Utility OF
System and Methods, G W. Weaver ;
The Ideal Teacher, G c. Emigh The
Darkest Night Brings out the Stars,
d 4. Bottorf.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-11
600 CLEARFIELD PA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER H. 1878.

IDENTIFY copied from the English. This
is the theory of the Philadelphia Rec,
ord.
The senior editor of tho Reading
Times and Dispatch, who made an cx
tended tour through Europe last sum
mer, writes that it should be remem.
bered that the system Of solitary con.
tinement is very old one. All the
prisons in Italy are built on that sys-
TEN, with solitary cells or dungeons Of
small size for the prisoners. In the
prison connected with the Doge's Pal.
ace at Venice by the Bridge OF Signs,
the cells or dungeons were all arrang
cd on the solitary plan-with this diff.
ference, that they are generally dark,
and the poor prisoner must exist as
best he can without employment OF
any kind. The State prisoners, for
hundreds of years, were thus doomed
TO solitary confinement throughout
Europe. The old French Bastile was
conducted on this plan, so that the
SOLITARY system" cannot by any means
be claimed as an original idea us illus.
trated by the Philadelphia pcnitentia-
ry, except so far rs combining employ
ment with Imprisonment. By the way,
the solitary system in the Eastern Pen.
itentiary has been as good as abandon.
ed for number Of years--tbe practice
being TO confne two or more persons
in single cell This was done for
want OF room. There are few cells in
the Eastern Penitehtiary at present
that contain but single occupant.
Although it is supposed that Hunt
ingdOn will have the new institution,
there appears to he hitch as to the
donation of the land. The county is
said to be heavily in debt and the com.
misioners do not feel at liberty to in
crease il several thousand dollars by
purchasing the land on which the
building is proposed to be erected.
Private individuals, it is expected, will
have to como forward and assume the
expense in order TO relieve the com
missioners. In the meantime il is
said that the prison commission has
decided not to commence work before
next spring, which will give the Hunt.
ingdonians ample time to fix up
matters and transfer the site 10 the
State.