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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-30
GOVERNOR SNYDER.
, SNYDER who WAS

Simon Snyder who was the third
Governor under the Constitution Of
1890, was born at Lancaster, on the
9TH of November, 1859, Of German
lineage. His father died in IVA, and
two years later, at the age of seven
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

The Force Of Brevity.

Be biief. Come to the point. Be
gin near where you intend To leave
off. Brevity is the soul of wisdom
as wei, as wit. Without it you can
seldom obtain currency. Only the
gems of literature are treasured up
and quoted; and gems are not reek.
oned by gross weight.
flow compact all that comes down
to US from the oljen timesi In how
few words we have the command
ments and the history of creation-
hardly embracing 30 many words as
are now employed to welcome an
alderman, or to make complimen.
tary present of spoon.
The efficiency ard value of CON-
preston can scarcely be overrated.
The common air we beat asds with
our breath, compressed, has the
force of gunpowder and will rent the
solid rock so il is with our language
Eloquence will never flourish 10
country where the public taste is
luinutifo oHougu W hboneuto sto val
ne Of speech by The hours il occu-
pies.
A gentle stream Of persuasir eness
may flow through the mind, aud
leave no sediment let it come at q
blow, as q cataract, aud IL sweeps all
beforeit. 1t is by this magnificent
compression that Cicero coDfounds
Catalina, and Dsmosthenes over.
whelms Eschinee; b this that
Mark Anthony, as Shakespeare makes
him speak, carries the heart away
NHAh u bad cause.
"a, clergyman once being asked
why be made bis sermon so long,
replied that be hadn't time to max g
it shorter. Do you say it costs labor
to be brief? OF course it does Mere
words are cheap and plenty enough ;
bnt ideas that rouse aud set multi
tudes thinking como as gold from
the quarry. The language of strong
passion is always terse and com
pressed. Genuine conviction uses
up words. There is something OF
artifice in a long speech.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
TntolsrsnSs u Anstria
At q place Gear Praaue. ! far \,

AT plses gear Prague, q few peo.
pie. presenting the "Old Reformed
Chnrch have been forbidden TO ad-
mil ,oiheir family Worship any indi-
ytdusl who Is not strictly member
ofthc family. Last Autumn the ad-
herents Of the so. called New Church
at Vienna, who have had public wor-
ship for ten years, were forbidden TO
hold any meetings az all; and an
other Protestant community in the
same city received orders not to ad-
init strangers non. membersl to their
servioes.ae Last March the Conerega.
tionalists connected with the Ameri.
can Mission were forbidden to hold
meetings. for divine service either =
Prague, or Graz in Styria. It was
intimated to them that not even IN
their own houses might they invite
friends for religious purposes, and
the leading members were threatened
with fine of fl0, or twenty-one
days Imprisonment, if they dared to
be present at any service held beyond
the pale of the Churches recognized
by the State. The services Of the
Free Church of Scotland were equally
forbidden, il conducted in any but
the English language; and notice to
the same effect was given to the Bap.
fist Church at Vienna. Bible-read-
ings, which for many years have been
held weekly in private house, and
also public balls, have been suddenly
and peremptorily stopped.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
---------------
The Bright Evening Stars.

Venus shows her beauty IN the
west, and Jupiter his brilliancy in the
east The perihelion Of the latter will
arrive in September, 1880. Some
philosophers predict all manner OF
atmospheric changes. owing to the
near approach of the sun and the
great planet. One of them writes
tina. the vast mass of Jupiter, when
approaching 100000 of miles TO
the great central luminary, must in-
evitably create commotioD among
his incaudescent elements, and every
disturbance in the sun is reflected TO
The renotest bound of the solar sys
tenn. The men of science are there
fore watching the dawn of the
eleventh year period, and the inau
spieious com oination of the perihelion
passages OF the four great planets,
with an intensity of interest proper
toned TO its importance, while Jupi-
ter. the superb star challenging Our
admiration throughout the month. il
the chief sinner among the shining
quartet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
Sponges.

Mr.. P. u. Simmonds Of London,
10 bic new book on Commercial
Products of thefSea, says sponges
are found most sbundantly in the
seas of the Australian Island. Some
are shaped like vase. others like
Ian. Those in shellow water are
coarser than The deep sea sponges.
The best place for tbs American
sponge fisheries is off Key West,
Florida. About six hundred men
are engaged in gathering them
when the weather is fair. Each
sponger is provided with sponge
hook made of iron, with three
prongs, fastened to a pole from
eighteen to thirty-fve feet long, al,
so bucket with a pare of glass
at the bottom. This enables the
men to see down deep in the wat
r. When load is gathered, thoy
are placed roots down and eyes MP
TIL hey are dead, the sponges
meantime exbuming bloody.
shiny matter, most offensive to the
81 ell, When the vessel reaches
the shore, the sponges are buried
10 the sand for week or ten days,
then bleached 10 the sun TIL they
a'c ready for market OF the coast
of Syria the sponges are obtained
by divers, who plunge from thirty
To one hundred aud eie hty feet, and
grasp them with their hands.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
The experiment has been N

The experiment has been made
OF sowing oats and wheat together
With q view 30 obtaining a winter
covering for tho wheat. The seed,
in the proportions of one part of
oats 10 two parts of wheat, was
sown in the fall ard the oats spraDg
up quickly and were killed by the
early frost, the stalks and leaves
lying on the ground all winter,
keeping the snow from blowing
away and preventing the sun from
thawiDg the frozen ground. 10 tho
spring the dead oats made good
top dressing for the growing wheat.
The crop of wheat secured on the
following season was reported to be
excellent, while wheat on an sdjoin-
ing land planted in the usual man.
Uer was of no value.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
A Lime Kiln Grub Deficiency.

At the last meeting of the Lime
Kiln Club, Judge Sunfower Truax,
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, announced that he had a
delicate mission to perform. He had
been requested by the new ianitor TO
state that there was a deficiency in
the cash accounts of the old janitor.
The treasurer's books showed that
the janitor should turn over to his
successor the sum of thirteen cents,
whereas he had only turned over
eight. Brother Gardner requested
the ex-official to step forward and
explain, and he up and said:
81 tole the new janerter all about
1t, an he had no bizness to raise die
fuss. Dat FIVE cents was lost down
crack in de flo out in de ante
room, an de treasurer should report
it as cash on hand"
"Kin dat FIVE cents be sawn down
dar under de flo ?" inquired the
president, and being informed that it
could be, appointed committee OF
two TO "sawn it" and report. The
result was the acquittal Of the old
janitor of the serious charge Of en-
bezzlement. The committee report
ed that they could see the nickel un-
der the floor, aud that II could be re.
covered any time a carpenter was
called in. f
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
Subject of Conversation.

In society one must talk about
something, aud q little nonsense
sometimes answers good purpose.
If you read the newspapers, maya.
zines; and some new books - if Won
go. to lectures, to church. to balls, to
parties or any places of amusement
such as ladies and gentlemen resort
TO, you will lack for subjects OF con.
versation. Personal gossip of an
innocent nature. that which does
not involve scandal or wounded feel~
ings, Is ! equally, with the current
events of the day, a legitimate cub
ject of con sersation. Moreover, it
is always, safe. While you m be
well read yourself and acquainted
with the current news of the day.
oil persons that you may be thrown
in contact with may not be as well
informed. To dwell on the topics
with which you are familiar at the
expense of others is not polite or
kind. At the same time duty or
po!iteness do not require such com.
ple'e self sacrifice as to demand
that you shall devote yourself to the
ignorant and uniformed. A pass.
lng recognition and few words
adapted to the range of culture and
thought and all that well bred
person is required to give to such
people.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
The Famine in China.

Russian merchants recently re
turned from the interior OF China To
st. Petersburg have furnished ter
rible details respecting the famine
which has Tor some time past pre-
vailed throughout certain provinces
OF the Celestial Empire. They de.
pose to having seen peonle die in the
streets of msnyz towns and villages
from sheer starvation. and state not
only that anthropophagy is practiced
upon the bodies of the dead, but tha,
famished men attack the living, and
prey upon them with terocity One
of them alleges that he was present
at the examination OF a mendicant
who had been arrested for some pet
ty theft, and in whose professional
wallet the mangled remains Of an in
FAINT were discovered. The man con
fessed to the magistrate that for
some time previous to his seizure he
had lived exclusively on the fresh
flesh of human beings, as he could
not surmount his antipathy to that Of
deal bodies. Another appalling
case which came under the notice OF
a Russian merchant was that of q
young man who had persuaded his
father to assist him in numbering and
subsequently eating q girl to whom
he was betrothed. Men have been
executed for killing and eating their
children, aud sons have slain their
fathers to appease the pangs of hun
ger. In some OF the northern dis.
tricts whole villages stand empty,
their inhabitants having one and all
persisted for want of food.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
The Map Agent ana the Workman

A map agent went into one OF our
manufacturing establishments recent
ly, with an egotistical idea that his
power of reading faces was an aid to
him in his business He looked the
shop over and fixed upon a common.
place. looking workman. with an in.
telligent face, as the individual upon
which to begin business Approach
ing the man he touched spring and
down dropped an elaborate map OF
Connecticut, with its towns, rail.
roads and rivers all properly located.
Then it was earnestly and compre-
hensively described by the glib
agent, who briefly stated the advan.
tage Of such an educational chart to
the possessor, etc The workman
looking up very innocently from his
work, remarked "That is mighty
prettyl Should think it would be
first-rate in family! What is the
expense of such an article ?" "Only
a dollar fifty" responded the agent,
dilating upon the bargain there was
in the value offered tor such a small
amount of cash. "Would you rather
have $3.50 than to have that p
asked the workman Certainly"
responded the agent. well, don't
know much about such things" said
the laborer. "but with your expe-
rience, if you had rather have 81 SO
than to have that map, why, think !
had, too !"-Norwich Bulletin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

Tux experiment WAS recently
made OF magnetizing iron while il is
being cast. A mold 10 the form OF
a bar was surrounded by a coil
through which an electrical current
was maintained. Refined white
iron in a,auid state was poured into
the mold when curious pheno.ae.
non was observed, The molten metal
in the mold being agitated very
much as when hot metal. is poured
into damp mold The mold was
not damp and it was thought the
magnetic influence of the coil tend
ed to repel the fluid metal toward
the magnetic poles of the mold. or
better, the magnetic poles of the
bar formed by the metal itself. On
cooling, 1t was found that tho bar
was hollow for about two. thirds it's
length, the hollow part being largest
at the center where the sides of the
bar had only the thickness Of paper.
10 is thought that by casting iron in
this manner it may be possible to
make permanent and very power
full magnets, but whatever the re-
suits in this direction, the export
ment has another aspect that may
lead 10 important notifications in
the methods OF casting hollow CYL
inGeys without cores.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
. Dress CT the Greeks.

! The Distinguishing feature of the
dress of males among tbe Greeks is q
| white cotton tunie or kilt, reaching
nearly to The knee, and looking very
much like plated skirt. Over this
is worn one and sometimes two Jack.
cts, usually plain but jaunty, and
sometimes embroidered with gold
lace, and sround the waist is bound
shawl or belt, with the addition, in
mountainous districts, Of leather
wallet for knife and provisions
The legs are covered with tight knit
leegings, and the feet with turned up
shoes, ending in point, to which q
tassel is fastened. The head is coy
cred with a red skull cap, with a
flowing blue tassel. A shaggy white
cloak, with hood sometimes thrown
over the head, completes the costume
10 the cities, however, European
dress is largely adopted The WON
en- Of the higher classes, who have
not yet adopted French fashion, wear
red skull cap, often set with pearls,
with long gilt tassel. an embroid
cred jacket fitting close TO the body,
and loose petticoat OF gay colors.
ne must confess that the costume is
an exceedingly attractive one, and
often compelled US to look twice at
The rather pretty young women
whom We passed on the streets OF
Athens. In the interior, however,
We found the women generally in
dulging in dirty WRAP around the
shoulders, dirtier shor, skirt, and
still dirtier bare legs and feet. Many
of their customs remind the traveller
of Homer's description OF their an.
eestors = Athens letter in Lepistoa
journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
Smilax for Winter.

Those who wish to culuvate smi.
lax in their windows mex. winter
should start il now. Separate the
bulbs. allowing but two or three
10 4 inch Pot. Use loan, leaf mould
and sand 10 tqual quantities for
potting with little COW manure
mixed thoroughly among it. Place
the pots where they may have a
fair heat, and MT much sun, and
keep the suil just moist. When the
plants appear above ground remove
TO window whe.o they may get
the morning and evening sun and
keep the pots moist, but not
drenched with water. Smilax like
plenty of neat but not hot sun.
Many p rsons make a mistake in
attempting I train tie vines on
trelIises They should simply be
given sm II Irvine to cling to.
Thus they will make nice growth
and besides being very pretty will
furnish IN abundance for cutting
during winter. In cutting sever
the plant at the point wanted and
pail the whole vine from the string.
The bottom will again grow and
form 8 new vine. Lit wanted for
permanent show, the strings may
be carried around any object. and
their peculiar growth will produce
very ice effect.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
THE DANGEROUS GIRL
How Manageable Young Men Are Unwistiug
" Led into shc Folly Of Talking 100 Much.
Long Branch Cor. Chicago Times.

4 Long Branch Cor. Chioago Times
IL is said that our dangerous
girls prefer Long Branch to any
other summer resort. This was
affi rmed by gentleman who ough'
TO know, and l asked him frat:
s"What is q dangerous girl - and
How do you 6no them out 2"
"A dangerous girl is one VIII is
endo q cd wi b those subtitle, indie
Enable magnstisms that compel a
man 10 feel as II he had known
her IL his lite only five minutes
fter he had been introduced TO
her These girls are winning aud
conf'iing in their Ways, as if hey
should shy, i trusi you, depend up
on you and admire you. Ii you
should ask me To dance with you.
to ride with you, or ~ " * ia thc
moonlight or starlight alone with
you, | should no more hesitate to
say yes. 10 you than if We were al
ready eff ,nced.' That is wha herI
eyes, her smiles, and her msnne
say to me. II does no; m,tter
whether such a gil DO plain or
beautiful. OF course By p ain do
not mean a right down ugiiness, but
simple comliness. with her engaging
manners. Yes. engagiag is just the
adjective have been boxing after.
| say, with her engaging manners
a fellow ia booked tor an il, timacy
before an hours converse i'm is
terminated Add t, comeiiuess Of
lace ard figure seductiveLess of
manner, briliancy of conversation
Il mean bIilliancy of talk &C.
eording to the usual mental calibre
of girls fine styls of carriage. and
perhaps real grace of pose and
action, beauty ofseyes and bands,
snperb, fascinating, and everchang.
ing bewitcbment of apparel, and
there isn't many more virtues that
a young man who is weary with b
years hard labor desires 10 see IN ii
young lady-at least nothing m re
than these tor summers vacstion
And, after al, her dangerousness
consists mostly In this: A fell,
finds OUT somewhat prov king'y
late, that be has made So i-invol-
untary plunge which signifies mat
rimony, condition in which he is
in no mind or purse to undertake.
When fellow is under the influ-
ence of this sort of girls intoxica-
tions he is just as likely to talk too
much and to say foolish things as
if drunken with wine, but nobody
excuses the first, while they do re-
NIT or forgive his forms oi speech
and his maudlln conversation when
bis head is muddled with hottie.
but when with a woman, never"
| wonder If this young man is
not given to exaggerati ms ? Look
ing about the psrlors and out upon
the verandas on Saturday evenings
after the arrivals, for Saturday
night ia the grand incoming of gen
tlemen at this beach, | am inclined
to believe that he kept as close 70
the truth as a man can when he is
tuiking about that dangerous enc.
my'to his life of self -hnes-, pretty
oSSri
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11


I'VE all reckon among our
frien L. some silent man or woman,
whose Il fneDce is felt, VIII use rare
ly expressed opinion carries weight,
whose words are few, indeed, but
well chosen, spoken in clear bar
monious tones. go TO the point aud
decide ii. We have oil met with
quiet, weli-refd ard well bred wom-
en-, whose society we bave sought
aud found an ever incress Dg thirst
fOr-women whose minds unfolded,
leaf by leaf. rare beauties which
make one feel better TOR every hour
spent with them. To know such
women Is TO study them, - to love
them. to hunger for their ST ciety to
priz, their presence. TO regret their
absence. aud TO mourn for them
forever when they have passed
away into the spirit land" TO
such women the world owes much
these are the women who make
men happy aud life beautiful"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

TOMATO PRESERVES. With u
sharp knife remove the skins from
green gage tomatoes prick each
tomato several times add an equal
amount of sugar by weight; let
stand over night then pour off the
juice into preserving kettle add
Two or three slices Of lemon, and
boil until 1t tbickens clarity the
syrup; add the tomatoes, and boil
gently until they look transparent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

GIVE the strawberry bel special
atten ion during this month. II the
bed was newly set last spring,
and has made the growth that it
should, the runners will be SO thick
that the wheel hoe will have 10 be
abandoned, and only the hand hoe
used and even that will have to be
used with care. to avoid getting i,
entangled with the numerous run
ners and starting the little roots
that are just beginning to grow; q
large portion of The weeds will have
to be pulled by hand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

A FEW strong instincts and few
PLATA rules should govern as, and
among them one ought, if possible
toe herlsh an undying love of truth,
not abstract truth, bat the every
day article, which "shall make you
free" of sbams, worldiDess and the
artificial aud hollow poIiteness
which neither deceives nor improves
it's votaries and it's victims. - Words
-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

A DUTcHMAN once met an Irish.
man on a lonely highway. As they
met, each smiled thinking he knew
the other. Pat. on seeing his mis-
take, remarked, with a look of Jis.
pointment: "Faitb. an thought it
vas you, an you thought it wac me
and it's Baythur of u.s. "Yaw dat
ish dru. am anndder man, und
you is not yourself, and We gro
some odder bodies"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

CHARACTER Is always known.
Thefts never enrich; aims never i'm.
poveusb; murder will speak out OF
stone walls. The least admixture of
lie-for example, the least attempt
to make good impression, favor
able appearance-will instantly vi
tate the effect but speak the truth,
aud all Nature and all aids will help
you with unexpected furtherapce.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

A FEW years ago coon hunting
Ken,ocky major bad fine piece of
land which be desired TO sell. he
told friend about il, who rvmoD-
strated with him, and said: "Why,
mbJ 1r, you ought not TO think about
selling that property COW; it will
be very valuable some day." oval.
tablet replied the major "I'vs
not caught q coon off that land for
ten wears -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

"DocroR," said a wealthy patient
to his ply stefan, 81 want you 10 be
thorough, and strike at the root oil
the disease" swell, / will,'' said
the doctor, as he lifted his cane and
brought It down hard enough tU
break into pieces bottle and glass
that stood upon the sideboard. II
was his last professional visit TO tina,
houao
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

CASTOR oil, besides being an excel
lent dressing for leather, renders il
vermin-proof 1t should be mixed
say half and bali, with talIow or
other oil. Neither rats, reaches, nor
other psrmin will attack leather 80
prepared.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

Nj BODY likes 70 be Rob dy but
everybody is pleased to think him
self somebody. And everybody is
somebody but when everybody
thinks himself somebody, be gener-
ally thinks everybody else is NOBODY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

ALL but one member o. the staff oil
the Memphis Arnlanche have left the
city for healthier localities, and the
paper is now gotten out by Maj.
Fred. Nichols, the "Old Man." wno
edited, set type and printed the pa
per during all last years epidemic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

JENNIE, did yon divide that
chocolate with your little brother Z"
~ es'm; / took the chocolate and
gave him the label you know how
fond he is of spelling his letters"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
RrpE TosATo PrcKLEs.-Peel fri

RIPE ToMATo PIcKLEs.-Peel firm
ripe tomatoes slice them in halves,
then pack in a jar with alternate lay
ers of sugar. Use three pounds to a
peck Of tomatoes, and spice TO taste.
Invert plate over the top, and set
away for month. They will make
their. own vinegar, and q frst-class
article at that,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

A LIFE of csrnsl ease, death oil
stnpor, and an eternity OF horror, are
clusely allied. In the matter of con.
verting soul to God, all human
power is reduced to zero.--Aieraa-
der.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

ILLINOIS will give the banner
wheat state q close pull for first
place this year, her yield being 45,-
All SCI bushels.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11

iP a tree has not blossomed in the
spring you will vainly look for fruit
on it in the autumn.