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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-03
an dark misfortunes droary hour,
In fortunes prosper ous gale,
Twill have holy soothing pswer,
There's no such word as fail"

There are many incentives to urge
teachers, now especially, TO increased
activity. The holy lessons which for
merly have been taught at the fireside,
are TO great degree neglected; and
children, almost before they can know
good from evil, are sent ont to choose
Tor themselves the path Of sober faced
virtue, or the swcetly smiling siren
vice--of this there is ample proof in
our streets. Precious boys, who few
years since, at their age, would not
have been allowed cut of doors after
night-fall, and who, on Sabbath eve.
nings were carefully instructed in the
way of the just, now roam about at
all hours Of the night, and pcrpetuate
crimes which more mature knaves
would shrink from doing. If these in.
fuenccs are not countcractcd at home,
where else may we hope for reform
but In the sSheclreem Prisons. pen.
itentiarics, and houses OF correction
may and will perform their vigorous
teachings well, but they cannot touch
the plague at its fountain-thc heart
That must be clcansod by the angels
Of kindness and love, and with these
the teacher goes hand in hand
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-03

Bad luck is simply man with his
hands in his pockets, and a pipe in his
mouth, looking on TO see how II Is
coming out. Good luck is man OF
pluck, with his sleeves rolled up, and
working TO make Il come out right.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-03

Mr.. F. G. Harris, Assistant Princi.
pal in the Leonard Graded School Of
this place, delivered lecture on "The
Law-Giver of Israel" before the reun.
ion of the Belles-letters Literary So
ciety, of Dickinson Seminary, on
Wednesday evening, june 26th. Mr..
Harris graduated at that institution
about six years ago.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-03

The examinations for teachers for
the present year will bo held during
the months Of July and August. The
programme will appear in the next
issue Of this paper. | hope to meet
tho Directors at thoso nestinss, and,
as will be in each district early, |
would suggest that the appointment Of
teachers be deferred until the day of
examination. l desire, too, that the
Secretary of each Board inform me at
that time, of the exact number Of
teachers report books needed for the
coming term.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-03

The following production is from the
pen of lady who spent many years
in the ayocation of teaching in this
county, and who still is active in the
cause of education
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-03

Explanation by the Kansas City
Times "The reason why Chief Joseph
will not wait to converse with Howard
is that the chief does not want to be-
come bank president"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-03

Our wandering Ex- President Ulysses
was weighed when he visited the Paris
Exhibition the other day and was
found wanting by II pounds, that rep.
resenting the wear and tear of his
European junket.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-03

That naughty Ha,ckeye "a scien-
tific authority states that "a single fe-
male house-hy will produce in one sea-
son 2O,OSO, ,32O eggs Great guns
What must the married ones do r
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-03

The woman who has no sense OF
beauty, and who lives only for herself:
the woman who has no sense OF love-
and who cannot compass its divine
sacrifice, its exquisite selfabnegation
and she who has no sense of modesty
not one of these is woman pure woman
ly-the woman by whom men are en-
nvtlvG aud thu ~Vrid hopt p-re.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
Girls and Gum.

Two little girls-two good little girls
had received permission from their
school-teacher to call and ask Bijah if
there was any particular objection to a
little girl chewing gum.
"Well, no." he slowly answered as his
Jaws began to work on an imaginary
quid, ono valid objections as know on.
In fact rather like to see person chew
gum. It somehow throws 'em off their
reserve, and you get chance to look
into their true nature. A woman who
don't chew gum can keep the public
from knowing that she has q bad front
tooth, or that her cheeks sink in, or that
her nose works in sympathy with her
Jaws, but let her sit down about the cen,
tire Of a street-car and begin to chew, and
it is a grand, deep study OF human
nature to watch her: No, my little
dears-chewing gum is not unladyike
nor improper. Here is penny tor each
of YOU to 20 and buy fresh stick"
3Thank you," said the FIRST little girl
as her mouth watered.
sour teacher will be 20 glad!" said
the other good little girl, and they can
tered out like two angels.-Detro1 Free
Press.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14

overwhelming majority is assured.
Seventh district, the reelection of
Harris over Paul is claimed by about
1000. Eighth district, Hunton is re-
elected without organized opposition.
In the Ninth district, the contest be-
tween Richmond, regular Conservative
nominee, and McMullen, Independent
Conser yative, is very close. Newberry,
another Independent Democrat, is also
running pretty we'll. The race, how
ever, is between Richmond and McMul-
len, with strong indications in favor OF
Richmond.
MADISON, November THE follow
ing are the latest returns from the con.
gressional districts: In the First district,
Williams, Republican, is elected over
Parker. In the Second district, Caswell,
Republican is elected over Davis, Demo
crat, and Tenney, Greenbacker. In the
Third district, Hazelton is elected ovel
King. In the Fourth district, Deuste,
defeated Frisby by a small majority
In the Fifth district, Bragg, Democrat
is elected by large majority. In the
Sixth district, Bouck, Democrat, is elect
ed. In the Seventh district, Humphrey
is returned. In the Eighth district
Pound is victorious
Warrington Territory.
| SAN FRANCISCO, November Ere
turns of the election in Washington
Territory are fragmentary. So far al
received the Republican and Democrats
nominees ior congressional delegate ar
about even There is a majority fo
state constitution.
Later returns from Washington Terri
tory indicate the election of Brentz, Re
publican, by a small majority. TIL
constition is adopted excluding femal
suffrage and local option.
Wyoming Territory.
| CHEYENNE, November 7.-Downey
Republican delegate to congress, is elect
ed by about 900 majority.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
A Novel Cash-Drawer.

At late exhibition in Falmouth, En-
gland, patent check till " was exhib-
tied, which is certainly remarkable, if it
does one-half of what is claimed for it.
According to the Official description of
this friend of the shopkeeper, " it will
check every penny taken and paid better
than keeping cashier and using check
books. It occupies no more time than
the ordinary till. If an assistant should
take money of customer and fail to put
it in the till, it can be detected at once.
If only part of the amount .is put in, it
will show how much has been withheld.
If any cash has been taken out, it will
show the amount. The till cannot be
opened without its being known, and
the number of times. It will show how
much money there ought to be in at any
time. Any amount of change can be
left in for use, and yet none can be
taken away without it's being known.
1t can be left any length of time with
out being cleared, and will show the
amount there ought to be in without
counting the cash. It can be used as a
desk, or set in level with the counter top
if required. It shows the number of
customers waited upon by each assistant;
and if line is drawn across the paper
close to the glass every hour, it tells the
number of customers at any given time"
And all these advantages are wound up
with the brief statement, "interest on
outlay and cost of working, penny a
dow
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
Great Apple Crop.

This years apple crop is now gathered,
and it is one Of the richest the country
has ever had. In some regions apples
are SO plenty that they are fed to pigs,
cows and horses, and the cider mills are
everywhere pressing out more cider than
they can readily dispose of. This very
palatable and healthful drink may be
bought in the,country at 81 and $3.50 a
barrel, and it ought to be on draught in
cities at price which would tempt the
poorest customers. There is no need of
anybody's drinking sham cider this year.
The real juice of the apple is plenty
enough for any demand there is likely
to be for it. A splendid apple crop can
fortunately now be disposed of to much
better advantage than formerly. An ex-
tensive European demand for our apples
has grown up recently, and this autumn
we are exporting more of them than
ever before, though the prices are very
low, running from rs cents to $l.62 a
barrel, according to quality, so great is
the supply. Vast quantities of apples
are regularly shipped to Europe by
steamer. The manifest of one vessel
from this port hast week showed that she
carried 4,671 barrels, and all the out
going European steamers are weighted
with them. A Boston steamer took
5000 barrels last Wednesday, the largest
shipment of apples ever made from that
port. Three steamship lines from Bos-
ton have engaged to carry more than
10000 barrels, and the export from New
York will reach an enormous and un-
precedented total. If the fruit is care.
fully picked and selected and well
packed, it reached Europe in good con-
dition and brings a fair profit to the
sender. Apples ought to be plenty and
cheap in England this autumn.--Ne,o
York SIN
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
Where Peanuts Come From.

A Cincinnati firm has issued circu-
lar relative to the pear ut crop, which IS
of interest. The Tennessee crop for the
year ending September 80, 1879, was
305, 900 bushels, against 5Oo,Ooo Tor the
year previous; in Virginia the crop was
405, 600 against 100000 last year, and dd in
North Carolina it was only $4,000,
against $4,000 in 1887. The growing
cTon-; e. for lS7S-79-is estimated at
400 600 bushels for Tennessee, SOC, 900
for Virginia, and 10000 for North Caro-
lima. The North Carolina crop promises
to he about the same as to quality as
Last wear. A new feature with this
crop is the largely increased amount
shelled, one estimate being that one
fifth of tie crop vas taken in this way.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
Grating Operation on an Eye.

The Syracuse, N. Y, Journal reports a
remarkable surgical operation. The eye
of a workman in an iron foundry was
injured by some molten iron being spat-
tered into it. Under medical treatment
the wounded member soon healed, but
with the upper and lower lids fastened
to the sight of the eye. To remedy this
difficulty DR.. Van Duyn separated the
ucdr!v joined membranes with knife,
theieby necessarily removing part OF
tae conjunctiva of the eye. In the an
tic;pation of this loss the doctor had
rabbit in readiness. under the influence
of ether, and at this stage OF the opera
ton took piece OF the con]qnctlva
and Immediately placed it upon that of
the injured man, where it speedily ad-
hered, and now has become part of the
human eve.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
The Workshop.
Glass meltS at 2.377o F,

Glass melts at 2,3770 F.
The most suitable time for telling tim
Der, as regards its good qualities, is in
midwinter and in midsummer.
Timber that has been for long time
under water, when brought into the air
and dried, becomes brashy and useless.
Stone color for house-pa;nting may he
mixed as follows: White lead, with a
little burnt or raw lumber, and yellow
ochre.
Two men, working at windlass at
right angles to each other, can raise sew
enty pounds more easily than one man
can thirty pounds.
Carriage-painting should be conducted
in room where dust can be entirely ex-
cluded, and where ready means of ven
tilation are always at hand.
Glass can be drilled with a common
drill, but the safest method is to use a
brooc:. drill. No srear-pointed drill
can be tempered hard enough not to
break.
In warming buildings with steam one
square foot of plate or pipe surface i'll
heat seventy.fve cubic feet of air in
outer or front rooms, and 100 in inner
rooms.
To remove old paint, wet the place
with naphtha repeating as often as is re-
quired; but frequently one application
will dissolve the paint. As soon as it is
softened rub the surface clean.
In preparing an old whitewashed or
colored wall for paper, the wash or COL
or is wetted with water and scraped of
with an old plane-iron or any piece Of
steel which has a smoth edge, after
which the wall should be swept down
with a stiff broom to remove all that the
scraper may have left and make an even
surface.
For uniting parchment to paper or
wood, the surface Of the parchment
must first be moistened with alcohol or
brandy and pressed, while still moist,
upon glue or paste. When two pieces
OF parchment are to be joined both must
be moistened in this way. It is said
that the paper will sooner tear than sep:
| arate when it has thus been fastened
together. Another way is to put thin
piece of paper between the surfaces OF
parchment and apply the paste; this
forms firm joint. Glue and -four paste
are best adapted for uniting surfaces of
parchment.
Clements for joining metals or glass
and wood are made as follows: Melt
resin, and stir in calcined plaster until
reduced to paste, to which add BOILED
ola sufficient quantity to bring il to
the consistency of honey; apply warm.
Or, melt resin $50 parts, and stir in
burnt umber thirty parts, calcined plas
ter fifteen and boiled oil eight parts
Or, dissolve glue in boiling water to the
consistency of cabinet makers glue; ther
stir in sufficient wood ashes to produce s
varnish-like mixture. While hot the
surfaces to be united must be covered
with this compound and pressed together
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
Two Snake Stories.

A correspondent of the Poll AfaH Ga
zetts writes: When sitting in punt in
summe:, moored 100 yards or more from
shore, l have often watched a snake
swim across the lake, in that place about
800 yards wide. In the distance all that
is visible is a small black spot moving
steadily over the water. This is the
snakes head, which he holds above the
surface, and which vibrates a little from
side to side with the exertions of the
muscular body. AS he comes nearer a
slight swell undulates on each side mark
ing his progress. Snakes never seem to
venture SO far from shore except when it
is perfectly calm. The movement of
the body is exactly the same as on land
the snake glides over the surface, the
bends of its body seeming to act like
screw. They 60 at a good pace and with
beside the meadow brooks, not every
where, but in localities where these rep
tiles are common, every now and then
you may see snake strike off from the
shore and swim across, twining in and
out the stems of the green flags till he
reaches the aquatic grass on the mud and
disappears in it.
One warm summers day I sat down
on the grass under an oak, and leaned
my gun against it, intending to watch
the movements of pair of woodpeck-
e1s who had young close by. But the
drowsy warmth induced slumber, and
on waking-probably after the lapse 6;
someti mel found a snake coiled on
the grass u nder o2e of my legs. kept
perfectly still, Eeing curious to see
what the snake would do. He watched
me with his keen eyes as closely as I
watched him. So long as there was ab-
solute stiffness, he remained; the mo-
Eent moved, out shot his forked black
tongue, and away he went into the
ditch as rapidly as possible.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
Silent Locomotives.

The Boston Transcript says of the new
method of the Ashton Valve company of
that city for silent boilers, which does
away with the roar of steam from loco
motives, that call the overplus of steam
steam is blown silently and invisibly into
the tank, where it is supplied to. the
boiler. It saves coal, for the waste il
utilized, while the engine steams more
freely, labo1s less heavily with its burden,
and does its appointed work with far less
wear and tear, from the very fact that
warm water instead of cold is pumped
into the boiler. This little piece Of
mechanism stands complete in itself, and
has vindicated its power on some twenty
different reads, which are using or adopt
ing it with results which place it among
the great railroad improvements of re-
cent years." :@s's' y. 81 49,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14

New York.

NEW YORK, November $500 p. ~
Cotton-Dull at 8 5.16c for middling up.
lands. Flour-Steady; receipts %, 900 bbls:
sales 1900 bbls at S3.80@6.00. Wheat
Dull snd slightly in buyer.' favor; receipt:
e1.081<. Rye-Firm; western quoted ct
69@6Oc; state ct 62@6Sc. Corn-At No
lower; receipts 81, 90 bus; sales Y, 900 bus
1t 461<@47<c for western mixed. Barley
Dull and heavy. Oats-Firn and steady;
receipts 10, 600 bus; sales "a 600 bus at 291<@
Sic for mixed western; 30@36c for white do.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
Chicago.

Chicago.
Wheat-Weak and easier; No. 2 red at skc
bid; 871c for seller December; No.
2 spring S0Ac for cash; $40 for seller
December; $3.50 for seller January.
Corn-Weak and lower at 3lNc for cash
1890 for seller December. Oats-Un.
changed. Rye-Unchanged. Barley
Lower at SIC. Pork.-Firm at 1915 for
cash; $3.50 for seller December; $s.05 for
seller January. Lard Firm; $5.75 for
cash; IS 80 for seller December; $3.50 for
seller January. Whisky-At $l.07. Hogs
loc lower; light at $2.75@2.So; heavy pack
ing at s2,7o@3.0O; shipping at $2,90@3.05.
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, November $500 P. NJ
Flour-No movement to speak of and prices
unchanged; choice spring at $4.25@4.75;
common to fair at s. 25@4.OO. Whea,-Very
dull No. At SIC; No. 2 at SlA@S1Ac;
No. at 7O}ac; No. 4 at 63Ac; No. 2 seller
December ut 93@83Lc; seller January at
S4@S4Ac. Corn-Dull at 32c. Oats-Very
quiet at 1890. Rye-Steady at 45c. Barley
Weak; No. 2 cash at 86%c; No. 3 at
1870. Pork-Dull at $7.75 cash. Lard
At 1918. Legislative at $2.75@2.90.
New York Batter and Cheese Market.
BurrER-Fresh fall butter from all states
including creamery, dairy, ETC., of desirable
flavor is in active demand and from 1c to &c
higher than was quoted q week ago. There
is large call for fine tubs for private use,
this being the season when many families
lay in q tub Of butter for winter use. A
much finer class OF diaries are now arriving,
and for the best s. ected lots 23@24c can be
made. Very few dairy peils are coming
forward, and it is difficult to tell what real
ly fine lot would bring. Nearly all the state
Creameries stopped operations on the Isl of
thi month, hence what little creamery bit
ter is on hand is held very firmly; &c is
very often reached for fancy goods in a job
bling way to the grocery trade. Quotatio as
Creamery, fine, c6c p 10; do fair to
good, 23@25c; dairy, tubs, choice, 15@17c;
do, fair to good, 9@11c; de-, poor to fair,
1000; factory. tubs, choice, 11@12c; do,
! fair to good, 1000 do, poor to fair, 5@7c
frkins, selections, 10@11c; do, fair to good,
7@Sc.
! CHEEsE-1here is no change in the gen.
eral features of trade, save an even greater
depression for all medium and low grades
Of sharp favored cheese. Some of the long.
headed commission men of this city have
pulled their thinking caps clear down over
their eyes in q vain attempt to solve the
problem and give at least reasonable con
lecture to the future outlook for these
goods. The stock in store is steadily in
creasing, and nothing is now in view which
will in any way tend to mar the happiness
of the storehouse proprietor. Strictly
fancy September colored cheese will
probably bring 9Ac-about 1900 boxes
were sold by one firm at that
figure yesterday and to.day-though
the bulk of trade is at 5000. There is q
very limited supply of Ohio cheese coming
for ward, but the stock on hand is sufficient
factory, fancy at s@sIc;do, good to prime
7H@S14c, do fair to good, INC; do. hall
skins, 5@6c; do, skins, 3t@4c Wisconsin
fancy, SC; do fair to prime, 6@S11c; Ohio
factory, fine, $4,000; do, fair to good, ga
&c; do, half skins, 5@6c; do, skins, 2@4c
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14

A CONGRESS is soon to assemble at
Lyons, France, in which the origin of
the Gauls will be discussed. Delegates
from all branches of the Gaelic race, in
Guiding Helvetians, Iberians, Ligurians,
Ombrians, Belgians, Batavians, Scandi-
navians, Scots, Sicilians, Rhodians and
Cretans, are expected to attend.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14

The men most hoRored by the awards
Of the Paris exhibition are recognized
as Woodworking, capable, useful men at
home, heads of colleges, mechanics, arti-
sans, manufacturers, inventors, artists,
scientists, and civil and mechanical engi-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14

The longest train believed to have
ever been drawn by a single engine re-
Gently travelled over the Northern Gen.
trail Railroad of Pennsylvania. The train
consisted of 1873 empty freight cars, one
loaded eight-wheeler, two cabooses and a
dead engine. The train was 5000 feet
long, or 900 feet more than mile. The
distance travelled was thirty-one miles,
mostly up grade, at a speed of ten miles
an hour.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14

"SUPPosE you were out in a jungle
somewhere" said 6trobel to Billikins,
while walking through the Zoo, "and
should see Z tiger come charging down
upon You, with fur up and mouth open,
what would be your first thought r.
" We'll, ] rather think, }" replied Ma B.,
/" TINT for about two seconds I'd conclude
Marthys AIMS mother had just got back
from her trip to camp meeting. II would
be 4 comfort though whom I found out
I'd been mistaken about it. ~ r.
Mercury.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14

Ir.has been suggested that attempts
be made to cultivate the date-palm on
the Colorado desert. The department of
agriculture has received seed from
Egypt.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
DAVIDSON 4 WHEELER, Publishers.
GENERAL TOPICS.

THREE-FOURTHs of the licorice manu-
featured in the United States is said to
be produced in New Jersey. Spain and
Asia Minor furnish the rest.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14

A PRIZE of 91O0 for an essay on hy-
drophobia, its nature, prevention and
cure, is offered by the Royal College of
Physicians, London, and the British
minister at Washington has requested
that publicity be given the offer. The
essay must be in English, or accompan-
led by an English translation; must be
delivered on or. before January l, 1880,
and may be the joint production of two
or three authors.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14

A RECENT explorer of Southern Pata-
gonia says that the climate from the
River Santa Cruz to Cape Horn may
fairly be compared to that of Great
Britain from the English Channel to
the north of Scotland. The eastern part
of the Patagonian peninsula is the most
salubrious. On the highlands it is dry,
with night dews, but little rain. In
winter snow falls, but in spring summer
and autumn the climate is delightful,
with some few days of intense heat.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14

The Illinois Supreme Court has rem
deted a decision of interest to all dwell
ers in citicies, that city cannot by
ordinance compel citizen to remove
snow from a sidewalk in front of his
premises, any more than to remove OBJ
structions from the middle of the street,
the interest that he has therein being
only the interest common to all citizens.