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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21
TWO THOUSAND NILES IN A
CANOE


A canoe voyage, unprecedented in
the annals OF canoeing in this country,
was undertaken and successfully ao'
comp'ished by MIR. Charles Il. Chase, a
correspondent for the Boston Journal,
who traversed distance OF over 1000
miles IN his canoe, Bubble "a craft iour-
teen feet long thirty-one inches IN
beam, ten ana one-hali inches ~ depth'
ana weighing ABOUT iorty POUNDS MT,
Chase started on his trip on the 'th oil
May iast IRON tne ioot OF east one-
Hundred'and-Ie tenth street, with his
tiny vessel loaded win provision
change oil clothing, shelter tent, all COM
paetly arranged IN tho limited space
OF the hun oil the boat, ana proceeded
up the harlem river 10 the opuyten-
Duyvll, ana entering inc auosoh com
menced IN real earnest his solitary
voyage. Proceeding along the macs-
tlc stream, under paouie ana san, mr'
Chase reached iarrytown' wnere nc
stopped ior the nlght, ana inc next
morning continued his cruise ana reach
ca waterford, the end OF inc nayigaole
Hudson, IN about Ten Gays aiter leaving
New iork. FROM waterford nc pad
dled through the OnamPlaln canal 70
Lake Ohamplaln, over when nc cruis,
ca ior some t'mei ana hnally reached
houscs FONT, az one extremity oi inc
lake nv dlnt of hard nQldliDU ag he
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21
INSTRUCTIVE PARAGRAPHS.

A day Of idleness tires one more
than q week of work.
five would begin by thanking God
for oil the joys we owe him, we should
have little time left to complain Of our
vexations.- Vacation Day.
Wise men make opportunities 9th.
ers wait and find them.
An ignorant teacher is like blind
torch.bearer with an unlightcd torch ;
he holds II up, but it gives no light,
and he does not know IL.
Education is not a charity, II is q
necessity, and parents are guilty Of a
crime against the State when they re.
fuse TO give their children decent ed
ucation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

"0h yes" she said, "l'm very fond
of little boys" and as she trippcd on
o string stretched across the pave
mcnt she added. "I feel as though |
could cat couple of 'cm this minute,
raw"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21
ANIMALSAT SEA.

Mr. Noyes, editor of the Washing
ton Star who was passenger on the
steamship Mosel, thus writes of the
habits OF animals on ship.board 1t is
fact perhaps not widely known that
most of the animals procured for the
menageries and geological gardens of
Europe and America are brought from
Africa by German New Yorker nam
ed Reichie, who has an aquarium in
that city. 1t is another curious fact
that these animals should como from
Africa mainly through North Germa-
ny. 1t seems they are collected in Al
rica (mainly cubs) and brought to Tri.
estee and thence to North Germany,
and from there are distributed to the
countries where they are needed. 1t
thus happens that the North German
steamers frequently carry these ami.
mails to the United States and it is
interesting to hear about their habits
on ship.board. The lions, tigers and
hyenas are great towards in storm.
They also suffer good deal from sea
sickness, and whine abont it. The
elephant has little to say when he is
sea-sick but he always tosses his great
head from side to side, and looks sun
utterable things" IL has been de.
scribed by a famous writer Charles
Reade) how the sagacious elephant in
storms at sea, saves himself from being
off the deck by throwing himself fat
upon his belly with all his four legs,
and his trunk spread out with suction
power upon the planks. Captain Ney-
naber being interrogated upon this
point, remarks with sly wink in the
direction OF the undersigned, that it
will not do to believe all we see in
print. He says that no ship-master
would undertake to carry loose ele-
phant on deck. A loose elephant
tumbling about in gale would be a
more dangerous object than a loose
gun told OF by Victor Hugo. The
elephant, and all tho other wild ami
mails transported by steamer are con-
fined in the strongest kind of boxes,
but the boxes themselves are secured
in the frmest manner. The horse, it
appears, is the most nervous and SEN
sitive animal that goes to sea, and
hen shows the most utter disgust with
life when sca.sick, by vomiting and
eccentric movements.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21
GOOD NIGHT.


NJ MARI
God keeps you safe, my little love,
All through the night,
Rest close in His encrcling arms
Until the light.
Ny heart is with you as kncel to pray;
Good night God keep you in his care Away.
Thick shadows creep like silent ghosts
About my head
lose myself in tender dreams
While overhead
The moon comes stealing through the win
dow bars,
A silver sickle cleaning mid the stars.
For |, though am far away,
Feel safe and strong;
To trust you thus. dear love--and yet
The night is long
/ say, with sobbing breath, the old fond
prayer,
Good night Sweet dreams! God keep you
eyerywherei
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21
WEST BRANCH
INSURANCE AGENC Y
PENTz A BRocKBANK, Agents.
Successors to Murray A Gordon.)

The following fret class companies represented;
North British a Mercantile Fire Ins.
Co., Of England...... ........ ......s7s, 900 900
Scottish Commercial Fire ins. Co., Of
ngland............... uuu
North America. Of Phiiadelphia....... 4,7oo, 900
Fire Association, of Philadeiphia..... s,i00, 900
watertown Fire, New York, insurcs
farm property only 100000
Mobile Fire Department Ins. Co-...- 775,0cc
Persons 10 the country wanting insurance, can
have u promptly attended to by addressing us 10
person by letter. Lowest possible rates in drst
class companies. No as.e.aenh. Office In Pies
Opera House. ANDREW PENTZ, Jr.,
5. 7. BR0CKBANK,
clearheld, May I, is7s-iy. Agents.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15

The Springfield Republican is NOV
ed to eXclaim: "And this is all the
reason the republican leaders in the
United States Senate have to offer as
a reason for the continuance of their
party in power-'Resolved, that we
ought to have the offices, because the
democrats were against the constitu-
tiOnal amendments ten years ago. A
noble attitude, truly, for once proud
party"
Surprising we admit so bald false
hood to be truth and reply that the
democratic party have only to offer
asa reason why itshould be given pow
er because only thirteen years ago they
were in open rebellion against the ma
ton or sympathizing with rebellion,
and therefore they are now the very
best patriots and the greatest re-
formers in the land.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Congressional aear GARDEN.

Considering the little work they do,
the members of tie House contriye to
display a vast amount of bad temper.
A lew days ago two members from
pennsylvania called each other pup
pies and issued mutual invitations to
visit the tabled home of his tropical
majesty. On Friday it required the
interference of number Of gentlemen
to prevent two others from having a
boxing match during debate on one
OF the Southern claims. Whether it
IS the weather or the peculiarly irri-
tating influence of Washington drinks
that provokes this bellicose spirit, is
not known. tits very probable, how
ever, that if an early adjournment is
not had there will be Congressional
funeral or two. The loss of the slain
could be easily borne by the country,
but the funeral speeches would be un-
bearable. If the members have no
better occupation than quarreling
they had better go home.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
The Sandman EXPLOSION

LONDON, May 1.-THE steamer Sar-
dinian, ON which the explosion hap
pened yesterday afternoon at the en-
trance to Lough Foyle, on her pas
sage from Liverpool for Quebec, was
at anchor at the time the explosion
took place in the coal bunkers and
the ship took fire at once. The great
est confusion and CONSERVATION ensu-
ed. When order was restored, the
compartments were searched for
dead and wounded. Some of the lat
ter had arms and legs broken, and q
few were burned about the head and
face. 1t is believed when the extent
of the disaster is ascertained, the fig
ures given in dispatches last night OF
the injured and killed will be consid-
erably increased. Three tugs were
sent for the passengers and with med
ical aid for the wounded, who were
temporarily placed in q warehouse
on the quay. All saloon passengers
are safe but four persons, Storage
passengers and members of the crew
are missing. Among the Sardinian's
passenger are forty orphan children,
destined to domestic service in Amer
lea. The fire brigade of Derry went
to the vessel in special steamer, but
their efforts to extinguish the fire
were unavailable, and she was
scuttled and filling, sank in five faith
oms of water. Subsequently they
we're taken to Derry Infirmary, and
three of them were last night pro-
nounced hopeless. Two of the
bodies recovered were Unidentified
as members of the crew. Some
passengers are reported missing but
this may be owing to the existing
confusion and to the fact that q ma
jority Of the passengers do not speak
English.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15

By private letter from Washing
ton we learn that Blaine, Conkling,
Ben. Butler, Banks and Townsend,
will consent to talk the pure and un.
surrendered gospel Of stalwart repub-
licanism to the republicans of Iowa
for a week apiece this fall. They will
receive such welcome, if they come,
that they will think it is a Fourth OF
July in Iowa the year round.-Des
MONIES Register.
AS for Ben. Butler, ut least, the
pure and unsurrendered gospel Of re-
publicanism isn't in him. The people
of Iowa would be glad to hear him,
for the people of Iowa are curious, as
other people are; but it will be best
for the republican party of Iowa not
to back him as the preacher of "pure
and unsurrendered gospel of stalwart
republicanism. "--,SioMr City Journal.
The Journal is right. Ben. Butler
is long way removed from stalwart
republicanism, and just at this time
he has got rather farther out Of line
than he ever was.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Imp ortant Railroad Trsnsfer.

1t appears that the Dubuque South
western Railroad has been sold to the
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad Co.,
or to parties who represent that cor
poration. The General Manager and
other prominent officers of the Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad COM
pany passed through Dubuque yester-
day morning on their way to Cedar
Rapids on business connected with
the transfer of the Southwestern road.
1t Is thought by some that this is a
move of the Milwaukee Company to
get into Dubuque. The purchase of
this road will be a practical extension
of the Western Union to Cedar Rap
ids, and will prove valuable connec-
ton of the Milwaukee and st. Paul.
Whether it has any greater signifi-
canoe than this at present, is only a
matter of speculation. But it has GER
tainly been the policy of the Milwau-
kee and st. Paul Company to extend
its lines in Iowa during the last few
years, and it is to be hoped that this
enterprising corporation will ulti-
mately get into MISUNDERSTANDING
Times.
The above is interesting news to on,
people, for it shows how important il
is to the Milwaukee & st. Paul Com
pany to get down this way, and how
we would all be great gamer there
by.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
County Convention,

We call the especial attention of the
of Wapello county to the
call for County Convention to be
held June 10Th, and the primaries
in the various townships June sth.
This County Convention will select
delegates for the Judicial, Congress
sional and State Conventions. 1t is
important that the caucuses be well
attended in the townships and good
representative men be chosen to the
County Convention. 1t is also impor.
tant to choose men who will attend
the County Convention in order that
We may have a full and good repre-
senation at Ottumwa on the 10Th to
elect the delegates. This years can
vass will be an important and, we
think, hot one. We have a good
fight to make and we stand on the
very best of grounds to make it. II
is important we should make a strong
earnest fight and now, in the COM
mencement, is the time for republic
ans to turn out and see that the battle
is opened right.
Don'tstay away and then make COM
plant. 1t is the duty ofevery repub.
lican to be on hand and help do the
work.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Alaska

NuaoN0
Has generally been believed to be an
elephant on the hands of our govern.
ment, but it seems that it is now turn.
ing out to be a bonanza. A cores
pondent of the San Francisco Ghroni-
Gle says that the resources of our Rus
sian purchase are abundant in quaint.
ty and magnificent in quality. They
are divided between the sea and the
land. The fisheries are described as
being among the finest in the world,
As many as 1000 salmon are often tn.
ken at a single haul of the seine, some
of them weighing from As to 100 lbs.
each. Those captured at Cooks inlet
average even heavier, and distance
all competition in Oregon or else
where. In the mining region near
Sitka ten well-developed lodges OF
gold-bearing quartz have been uncov-
cred, and eight mines are already To-
Gated and will soon be in active oper-
alton. These lodges which have been
followed three miles or more, are pro-
nounced by prominent Russian en-.
gineer, capable of averaging $32 per
ton. Experienced miners who have
examined them think the Alaska
yield of gold and silver will eventual.
ly be larger than that of California
and Nevada combined.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15

CAPT. LEE NJ. COOLEY, seven times
in succession chosen as Clerk of the
District Court for Wapello county,
and now serving his fourteenth wear
in that responsible Office, is a candi-
date for Secretary of State, and as
such will seek the republican nominal
ton in June, Capt. Cooley served in
the 22d Iowa Infantry, lost a leg at
the front, and enjoys the unlimited
of the people of Wapello
county, among whom he has lived
twenty-four years. OF his capability
for the Office he now seeks there is nc
doubt, nor is there of an earnest sup
port to his candidature at Des Moines.
Many delegates to the State Conven-
ton will be sadly perplexed between
the claims of SO good man and those
of that other strong and deserving
candidate, Capt. J. A. T. Hull.-Dav-
export Gazette.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, May Is.
Lapham introduced . joint resolu-
ton reciting the danger to which the
country may be subject by threatened
raids of Sitting Bull and Indians
across the Texas border, authorizing
the President, if he deems it necessa-
ry, during recess to increase the army
by the enlistment of volunteers, not
to exceed $4,000 men.
SENATE.
Johnson introduced bill to levy,
by the Moffatt Bell Punch, . tax on
liquors in all places in the District of
Columbia where intoxicating liquors
are sold by the drink. Referred.
Russell presented petition by one
half dozen merchants of Boston ia
voring the repeal Of the eight hour
law. They declare it 10 unjust to pay
workmen employed by the Govern
ment as much for eight hours work
as other workmen receive for ten
hours work. Referred.
The President pro tenn laid before
the Senate communication from the
Sec. of War calling attention to the
fact that payment of claims for bounty
and arrears of pay due discharged
soldiers will cease on the 3Oth of June
next, unless the necessary money be
appropriated. Referred.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May l4.-Immediate-
ly after the reading Of the Journal q
demand for the regular order was
made on both sides Of the House and
the Speaker announced the regular
order to be on seconding the demand
for the previous question on the reso-
luton offered yesterday by Potter.
The Republicans RETAINED from vot-
ing, thus leaving the House without
quorum as there were but Ill Dem
ocrats present, 146 being necessary to
make quorum. A call of the House
was then ordered. The call disclos-
ing the fact that there were 245 men,
bers present. Further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with
and the question required ON second
ing the demand for the previous
question. The Republicans agair
resorted to filibustering tactics anG
the House was left without quorum
the Democrats being able to muster
only lib votes.
Wood-As factious minorit,
seem determined to obstruct bushes
l move the House ad journ. The mo
ton was opposed by the Republican
but was carried, yeas 100, nays lO4.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15

SAYS the st. Louis Republican, one
of the few leading democratic papers
of the country:
CATER we have got greenbacks
firmly fixed on a coin basis, we may
safely take UP the question of their
permanence, but it is folly to compli-
cate the situation now by trying to do
too much at once"
This is just what we have always
contended for. Our present system Of
paper money is long way the best
this nation ever had after hundred
years Of experience. 1t has done an
admirable work. We do not say il
cannot be improved upon; on the
contrary it probably can be, and thi.
matter of improvement will be 6
work to which the government car
and will, doubtless, address itself al
the proper time, but it is no time now
to experiment when we are in the
struggle for resumption. We are get
ting along splendidly and the GOOD
sense of the people and Congress will
suggest and carry out such improve
ments as may be advisable after oul
finances shall have been placed upor
solid foundation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15

DIR. j. FOARD, of North Carolina,
thinks "the best and easiest way to
heal the wounds made by the war is
to compensate those who lost so much
in the conflict" Therefore he has
prepared a petition to Congress pray
ing "that all soldiers, or their legal
representatives, of both armies and
every section, he paid in bonds or
public lands for their lost time, limbs
and lives, while engaged in the late
unfortunate civil conflict"
This is the last move in the way of
Cancellation. Now just let it be laid
down that no wrong was committed
by the parties originating and carry
ing on the rebellion and perhaps the
last round may be reached in the lad
der of Cancellation, for if there was no
wrong, then perfect restoration and
remuneration ought to. be made in
every respect as far as possible. Then
taking this as a precedent treason and
rebellion would become popular, and
we should have, in the years to come,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
coings on at.Floris.

fL0RIS, IOWA, May IL. 1873.
Ed. COURIER Some time since
you asked for items from this place.
First in importance Ito us) is the un-
usually good crop prospects, though
the weather, the past week, has some
what dampened and chilled the hopes
OF some. Our people are feeling the
effects of the many failures in this
county, especially that of Robt. Egg
gleston, Of this place, who fitted out
to Kansas few weeks ago, leaving
some of our good citizens to pay his
debts.
Floris is not behind in the temper
ance work. A weekly meeting is
well sustained. Health is so good
that one M. D. has gone to hunt q
new location, two have gone to Soap
Creek fishing, and the last one sits, a
lonely watcher, on the hill overlook
ing the town, waiting for something
to turn up.
A very happy company met at the
house of Hon. w. 8. Monroe, of this
county, on the End inst. The party
met in honor of the eighty-fourth
birthday of his mother, Mrs. Phoebe
mOurO0. VI course, our OlO IrlenO,
S. A. Monroe, with wife, children and
grandchildren, was there, w. s. and
Milton and family, brought the num-
Der up to Is. Owing to the rain Mr..
and Mrs. WIN. Page, of Wapello
county, did not get there. A few out
side friends were there to see how
happy a time it was. Mrs. Monroe
retains her mental powers to re-
markable degree and was unspeaka-
bly, glad at this living tribute from
those of her children who are near
enough to visit her. Her ten chill
dren are all living. Her husband
went to his rest fifteen years ago, and
she serenely waits her call. Sixty
three years a mother, A years q
grandmother and % years q great
grandmother, loved, honored and re-
spected, she reaps the reward of q
we'll spent life, realizing the promise
of the Savior in whom she has
trusted SO many years, "Lo, l am
with you always" B.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15

The boys of Harvard and Cornell
who are on their muscle with the oar,
have a disagreement. AS the story
goes, the Harvard boys wrote to Cor
nell, offering to row match-time
and place to be agreed upon. Cornell
answered, accepting the challenge and
naming Saratoga. Harvard declined
to row at Saratoga and the matter was
dropped. Cornell, supposing the
thing off, did not train a crew, but
Harvard trained her crew and now
wants to row the race. The Inter-
Ocean says:
"The Cornell fellows should go our
some fine morning after they get al
their lessons good, and practice al
hour or two and accept the challenge
of Harvard, and flax them out, Xix,
good little boys. Harvard can neve
pull against boys who climb such hill
as they have at Ithaca; they lack tn
mind and muscle that comes from
such tremendous exercise"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Remarkable Agricultural Gains

The United States is far in advance
OF any other country in point Of ag-
riculture, the development of this de-
partment of industry having been
truly marvellous in late years. Thus
the corn crop increased from 76S, 32O,-
OOO bushels in 1867, to l,34O, 100000 in
1877, or nearly one hundred per cent.
in single decade. The hog crop
which may be said to be product Of
the corn crop, reached the enormous
total for the year ending with last
month, of 9,O4S,5 $3.50 head, an increase
of rising 100 per cent. during the last
ten years. The yield Of wheat for the
past year was 36O,OOO,OOO bushels, or
100000 more than was ever before
produced. Deducting the amount
necessary for home consumption and
seed, upwards of 100000 bushels
is left for export. In almost all other
farm products there has been cor
responding increase. Baltimore Sun.