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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

clouds and feeding itself on whateve
nourishment it could obtain from tn
smoke itself.
When the oil, which had run dowI
on the hill and on the river, had al
burned away, | walked back to th,
tank and to my astonishment the two
little wooden houses of which | hav,
spoken were still intact, preserved, ap
parently, by the devotion Of the smoke
blackened, exhausted and breathlesi
men who were stlll throwing tiny
cupsful of water on the homes that
were 30 dear TO them. How the mer
escaped death by suffocation or by the
flames IS an unanswerable problem to
me. | crossed the ravine where the
oil had flowed down the first day oi
the fire Thursday. Where a row Of
neat dwelling houses were week ago
the ground is perfectly level, and there
is not so much as charrod piece Of
wood to show where they once were
A field which had been newly plough
ed just before the fire, was baked into
httle oiack hiliocks, ana when touch
ed one Of them with my foot and broke
inc crust which had formed over IL,
lound That the earth was cooked INTO
nne dry powder as SOFT as wheat hour
on the brow on q small KNOB just
across the ravine and about fifty yards
from the burning tank, the other 22,-
ooO barrel tank, which had exploded
an hour before, had stood, All That
was leit oil IL was the IRON bottom ana
a lew sheets oi the siding. One OF the
employers oil the Pipe Lane told me
he had gone to the SIDE oil the tank
nearest the nre about twenty minutes
before Il exploded, to see how hot 1t
was Inc IRON was not very warm,
although he could not touch II with
his hand. The tank did not have a
particle oil hre about II, but exploded
OF Its inherent cussedness together with
the tightly confined gas which the
heat generated. A piece OF tank iron
weighing three or four hundred pounds,
was blown out INTO the middle OF the
river nearly hall a mile away, ana
fragments OF planklng were 1ound IN
neighborlng helds with the ends buried
two and three feet IN the ground.
The track of the Valley Road was
badly damaged for some distance.
Just at the place where the oil crossed
on its way TO the river. the rails. ties,
and even part OF the road bed itself fwere
swept down the steep bank into the
river. The passengers on the through
trains were taken over to Parker, and
transferred across the river in boats,
and the train which left Pittsburgh at
$40 A. NJ. brought the western bound
passengers into Town.
Mr. King, Superintendent of the
Valley Road, was on hand all day and
worked hard in getting the passengers
comfortable and repairing the track.
Today the fire has anieted down.
The track has been rebuilt and trains
are again running.
The twelve thousand barrel loading
tank, at the foot of the ravine. is still
burning. The summary of losses, as
far as | could learn are as follows:
The losses, as estimated here by the
nEna-s nf the rrer.-.,. a....syss -. -
follows: Munball a Co., SIS '0oo Gra'
ham OIl Cog s6,ooO; United pipe Line
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27
FURIOUS STORMS.
FEARFUL TALEOF DESTRUCTION
BY VIOLENT TORNADOEs.
YACHTS, STEAMERS AND scHooNERs
WRECKED AT NEwBURYPoaT, MASS.
--oHUncHEs IN BOSTON DAM
AGED-THE STORM ELSE.
WHERE


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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27
MACHINERY HALL.
A CENTENNIAL BUILDING REMOVED.

The Philadelphia Times, says:
The site upon which Machinery Hal
svvvd 10 nv~ wIInUut u 5lngIc uprigul
beam or stick of any kind. All thai
remains is about one-half of the floor
some piles of lumber and a lot of rub.
bish. Even the foundation wall, which
ran entirely around the building and
stood about five feet high, is all gone
except a stretch Of about one hundred
feet. The purchasers of the great
building W. G. Allison & Co., the cal
builders, have now taken more than
two months longer than was allowed
them at the time Of the sale (Februa
ry 8 for the tearing down and re
moval. 1t was stipulated that the
site should be cleared of everything by
June |, but the extent of the work tc
be done was too great to permit Of an
accurate calculation as to the time in
which it could be performed, and the
Park Commission, seeing that the pro
gress of operations was steady and in
dicated that the grounds would be
clear before September l, at the furth
est, did not think it proper to apply
the spur.
Allison & Co. paid $4,000 for tn,
building, and the speculation has prov
cd a very profitable one. They hav,
found ready sale for the material
Nearly all the stone has been purchas
ed for the rebuilding of the recently
burned Point Breeze oil works, and Q
large quantity of lumber has been tax
en- by parties erecting coal oil sheds
and cattle yards at Communipaw. Be
sides these sales large number Of lesi
important ones have been made. 1t il
said that Allison & Co. have obtained
almost the price of the building out o.
the tin alone. There was over SOC, ,00C
square feet of il, which, after being
painted, they disposed of at three cents
per SCARE foot. For the |, 100000 feet
of flooring plenty of customers are
found willing to pay tho price of one
cent foot. Not to speak of the 20,
900 panes of glass (32x1S inches in
s'zel, inc tne soo'oVo POUNDS OF cast IRON
i,oOoooo ieet oil white pine 1901 ium
her' ooo,Voo POUNDS wrought IRON, inc
tens OF thousands OF ieet OF yellow pune
that formed the hnlsh oil tho ofnce'
ana other parts oil the interior, IL wou'c
seem that the investment was anything
but losing one III is estimated tna'
without considering .ne material wnlc, \,
Ailison q 20. can ut','he or nave u''i
Yea az thelr car WORKS tney WIN nave
net proht oi seyerai hunareu % pei
cent out OF the'r bargain. me nrri
have maze q regular iumoer yaru ou'
Oh tne s'te upon wnicn tne uiooe lro,e
stood, lew hundred 'eet sou'h Oh 'n'
centennial GROUNDS
Two Oh tne towers or cupolas, eaci
80 ieet square that rose from ,ne roo'
together WIN ABOUT seven nunurc'
WINDOW pahes' y lot OF prlck hnu o'ncl .n
material nave peen presented ~ mr
ahlson 10 Tue olu Isuies p none l.
Lehigh avenue anu prosu s'rcc' m
where they nave oeen 'urneu my "a oo,n
modicus ana pretty ,sa SUMMER nvusys .,",'",,
ni' n,.Vn nla aa',.oS a,Iv ,np oraos.;nn ,hor,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27
NEW SERIES--VOL. 90, NO. 33


alone the damage to corn is estimated
at fifty per cent.
Ocean Grove camp-ground, below
Long Branch, suffered severely.
At Gloucester, Mass, several vessell
were dragged ashore last night. Al
other points on the New England coast
vessels were beachcd, but thus far no
loss Of life is reported
Tho storm at Moorchead City, n. G..
was the most violent which ever visited
that place. AT A. NJ. il blew hurri
cane from the southeast, and at midday
hauled to the southwest, a chang,
which saved Beaufort and Moorehead
from entire destruction. The Atlantic
House, the largest hotel in that part Of
the country, is demolished, not vestige
being left. There were $50 guests in
it, and there was not a particle of cloth
ing saved by any of them. People did
not begin TO Ioavo until tho Nvavoo wore
literally breaking the hotel to pieces,
then there was a stampede.
Young men saved all the ladies and
children at the danger of their own
lives. All the baggage, furniture, ETC.,
went to destruction. John Hughes,
son of Major Hughes, of Newbern,
lost his life in the wreck of the Atlantic
House. The front street of Beaufort
is strewn with lumber, trunks and
goods, and crowds of people, some
barefooted, are trying to identify their
property. The Ocean View House
and other hotels at Beaufort were
damaged badly and many private
houses ruined. There is not a wharf
left in Beaufort, and only two or three
of her hundreds of sail boats are fit to
sail in.
During yesterdays storm at Ports
mouth, Va, the water front Of the city
was overAowed by the rush of the
tide and great damage resulted.
Wharves were submerged and many
Of them completely destroyed. Vessels
and boats were driven from their
moorings and beached. The centre of
lhO Oit) pccnCu W NutCu tnc RIOulObl
force of the gale, particularly along
High street, from the car shops to the
foot of the street, distance of mile.
Buildings were unroofed in every di.
rection. The extensive warehouse of
Peters 4 Reed was completely destroy
ed and the new foundry shops Of the
Seaboard road was blown down. The
Catholic Church was badly injured and
the city Jail unroofed. Over fifteen
buildings were damaged at the navy
yard. There was a great deal of dam
age done and general suspension of
work occurred The roof the marine
barracks was blown off. The steam
dredge and pile driver were beached
and receiving ship Franklin was forced
from her moori rgs and grounded. The
sea wall Of the Naval Hospital was
washed away and extensive damage
done TO the grounds.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

The "Mother of the Tombs" in New
York, Mary Valentine, died there on
Wednesday at the age of eighty. Once
a young and beautiful girl, she went
astray and went from bad to worse SO
rapidly that she drifted from one prison
to another and with the exception of
a few weeks, spent the remainder of
her miserable life behind the bars.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27
THE COLORED RACES IN A US
TRALIA.

The colored races of Australia are
of three principal varieties. The abo-
riginal is black, the Chinaman is yell
low and the Polynesian may DO of any
tint from copper to black. Since the
conclusion Of the Maroi was in New
Zealand the aboriginal has not attract
ed any attention beyond the limits Of
Australia. The colonists, however,
especially in the north, have by no
means heard the last Of him. The fine
race of New Zealand are rapaidly de.
clining through the combined in6u-
ence Of too much rum, and, apparently,
too little fighting Drink and inactiv-
ity cooperate toward the same result.
Peace is now maintained between the
natives and the settlers, and the former
are more considerably treated than Of
yore; but alike In peace or war,
whether drinking rum or cutting
throats, tho native New Zealander
goes down before the advance of civili-
zation. The aboriginals Of Tasmania
are extinct. On the Continent their
condition becomes moro degraded and
hopeless in proportion as they are re-
mote from the sea. Tho coast natives
are 80 far superior TO those OF the in
land districts. The former are capa
bic of continuous industry, and display
considerable amount Of intelligence
Some specimens that | saw about
Moreton bay (ihe entrance to the
river Brisbanc) were remarkably fine
men. In the north Of Queensland--ir
the peninsula Of Cape York and round
about the Gulf Of Carpentaria--the ma
tive is of an entirely different race, ant
probably migrated originally from th,
islands Of the great Indian Arcbipel
ago. He is athletic, intelligent, fefo
cious, untamable, and is credited with
an appetite for human flesh. Traces
Of cannibalism have also been iount
in the western interior, but nothing
exact Is known Of the natives Of tha
unexplored region. The most dcgrad
cd Of the aboriginal tribes have prove'
less untcachablc than might have beel
inferred from the accounts Of earl!
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

SErTLED-"Landlady," said he, "the
coffee is not settled" "No," she re-
piled, "but it comes as near it as your
last months board bill does; !" and that
man never spoke again during the
meal.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

AsCongressman Wrights committee
has not found enough business depres.
sion to keep 1t busy so far, it might
serve a useful purpose by turning its
attention to Gen. Grants boom. That
is miserably depressed just now
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27
MEAT MARKET.
F. M. CARBON & BRO,

On Market ST., one door west Of Mansion House,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Our arrangements are cf the most complete
character for furnishing the public with fresf
Meats Of ell kind, and Of the very best quality
We also deal in ali kinds Of Agricultural Imple
ments, which wo keep on exhibition fer the ben
eft Of the public. Call around when In town
and take look At things, or address us
Y. NJ. CARBON a BRO.
Clearheld, Pa, July II, Isf5-u
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

A little three-year.old child, while
her mother was trying to get her to
sleep, became interested in some out.
side noise. She was told it was caused
by cricket, when she sagely observ-
cd mamma, | think he ought to be
oiled.n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

Bachelor Sam Scudder, of Wild
Cherry Creek, is quite bald. When the
girls see him coming, they say, "Hcre
comes Ba'sam Of Wild Cherry" and
then they all begin TO cough.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

Judge: "Have you anything TO Of
fer TO the court before sentence is
passed upon you 2" Prisoner "No,
Judge had $40, but my lawyer took
that
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

Photographer--"You look too sober
smile little" He smiles, and the
photographer says, "Not so much, sir I;
my instrument is too small TO encom-
pass the opening.n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

al had no time TO stuff the chicken"
apologized landlady to her boarders.
"Never mind, madam, It's tough enough
as IL is,n replied one of them.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

He was disgusted boy. lie had
exercised great caution, and had final
ly succeeded in crawling unobscrved
under the canvas into the tent. And
ho found II was not o circus, but n re
vival meeting in progress
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27
"NO HARMIN THAT. YOU MUST CON.
FEsS.v

When was young, when was gay.
| was so glad the lifelong day;
threw all petty cares away
And only thought Of song and play.
kissed the girls and squeezed their hands
And taught the darlings how to dance
And was kissed and squeezed no less
No harm in that, you must confess
They were &C cute, they were 30 sly,
They were SO awful sweet, Oh, my
They had such rogush, cunning art
That always capture would my heart
But neither did they go scot free,
'Ileart for heart" that suited me-
|, too, could love and could caress-
No harm in that, you must confess
The years went by with lightning speed,
The flowers faded, went to seed
The gay firtatioas Of the past
Are gone, and but the memory lasts
OF those sweet loves of bygone days,
OF stolen meetings, hidden ways,
Ot tender musings, which bless
No harm 10 that, you must confess
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

1t must be very warm weather that
will take the corn starch out of festival
ice cream.-Neic Orleans Picdyune
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

Aman with large feet is always talk.
ing about the healthiulness and com
fort Of roomy shoes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

Mrs. Partington says that her min.
lister preached about the parody Of
the probable son."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

A tailor who was asked II the close
of the year made him melancholy, said
yes, until they were settled for.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

Extremities meet with table sup.
piled with ox-tsil soup and bceftongue.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

It's good deal better to bc a liye
cabbage head than TO be q dead beat.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

Some men cannot stand prosperity,
Others never get chance TO try.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

A hen with clipped wing has de-
fcctive huc.
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Terms Of Subscription.

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-25

Since our last annual Thanksgiving a
number of silver dollars precisely suf-
fcient, az we calculate, to supply one for
every man, woman, child 'and baby" ito
adopt Senator Blaine's addition and make
the phrase comprehensive in the United
States, have been coined. On each Of these
new dollars is the image of a nondescript
bird which the designer perhaps intended
for an eagle, though it looks more like buzz
zard. Instead of the strength and majesty
expressed by former representations of the
eagle the winged creature on this coin seems
in autter and fright, and one might fancy
it to be on the point of flying away, as if it
felt that its room would be more acceptable
to the American people than its company.
The artist may not have known what he was
doing, for "there's divinity that shapes
our ends !" but this dollar with strange
device, in number on the approaching
Thanksgiving Day just equal to the num-
Der of our population, looks like ON en-
blematic notice served on every inhabitant
that the days of the eagle are numbered,
and that it is about to take its flight from
our national banners and coins.
The artist probably designed wiser than
he knew, and we suspect that the favored
Mr.. Riddle might, with his mystical
lore" explain how it happened that the
coming event thus ''casts its shadow be-
fore.p 1t is well known that DIR. franklin
derided the eagle and advocated the turkey as
our national emblem. Mr. Riddle was receiv-
ing those sublime communications from the
spirit world which cost him SO dear about
the time when the artist of the Mint was
designing the new coin, and the spirit of
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-25
Policemen and Corner Loasers.

A policeman has just distinguished him
self by the laudable but altogether too in
frequent attempt to dispense gang of
corner loafers. The rascals, however, were
unwilling to forego their darling diversion
of insulting ladies and other passers-by,
and they resisted even to the extent of
throwing stones, upon which the officer
drew his revolver and fired into the gang.
The motive Of the officer was most praise
press regret had the pistol bullet disposed
of one or more of the rowdies, but it never
theless is true that the method of procedure
was extremely bad and reprehensive.
Aside from the fact that in streets as
full OF people as those Of New York
bullet is as likely to hit the
innocent as the guilty, the object
of the law is not to kill peace
breakers, but to preserve the public peace.
Had the officer raped for assistance, or
even regarded discretion the better part of
valor and ran to the station house for REIN
forcements, he might have arrested the
whole gang and had them punished by due
course of law. to the delight of the public
and the discouragement of other rowdies.
Besides, death without trial is moro
severe and arbitrary punishment than the
law allows even for such vermin as corner
loafers. Let the officer continue in his
good work and be followed by other men,
bers Of his force, remembering, however,
that his enemies are more serviceable to the
community and a warning to their kind if
they ore in Jail than they possibly could be
in speedily forgotten graves.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-25

Franklin may then have been lowering
about the precincts of his beloved Philadel-
phia, and have availed himself of the open
channels for inspiring the designer. The
turkey has become SO popular that its old
advocate may have felt encouraged. In a
playful letter from Passy to his daughter
(Mrs. Bache), ridiculing the new Order of
the Cincinnati, DIR. Franklin said:--
For my own part wish the bald eagle had not
been selected as the representative OF our country
he IS bird OF bad moral character; he does not get
MS living honestly; you may him perched upon
some dead tree. where, too lazy to fish for himself
he watches the labor of the fishing hawk and when
that dilgent bird has taken fish and is bearing it
TO his nest for the support of his mate and young
Ones the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from
him. With all this injustice he is never in 90 cd
care. but, like those among men who live by sharp
ing and robbing. he is generally poor and often
very lousy am. on this account, not displeased
that the figure lon the badge of the Cincinnati is
not known as bald eagle, and looks more like a
turkey. For in truth the turkey is much more
respectable bird and withal true. original native
of America Eagles have been found in all coun tres
but the turkey was peculiar to ours He is besides
worse emblem for that bird of courage and would
not hesitate to attack grenadier of the British
guards. who should presume to invade his farmyard
with red coat on
The fowl SO eulogized by the American
philosopher has become In fact our ma
tional bird, although not yet officially
recognized. The ancient Egyptians were
accounted wise people, and in choosing
their gods they selected animals which
were recommended by their taste. AS the
satirical poet says =
Such savory deties must needs be good
AS served at once for worship and for food.
Our great unsentimental philosopher
and patriot seems to have had similar
idea respecting animals selected for ma
tional emblems.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-25

quelling the revolt. Emancipation is the
first and most pressing need of that island.
All other questions are secondary and
should readily be postponed to a more con-
venient season. Cuban independence or
autonomy is of vastly less Importance.
Doubtless the time must come, and that
soon, when Cuba will enjoy total or partial
independence. But this is matter upon
which the United States have only o
secondary interest. Americans of all
parties wish Cuba to be prosper
Gus, progressive and pacific. We
have a right to demand OF Spain
that such measures as are evidently
necessary to that end be taken at
once. We cannot afford to have our vast
commercial interests in that island peren-
nially sacrificed to fictitious interests in
Spain. As nation it is Indifferent to US
whether Cuba be independent. autono-
nous or colonial, but we must insist upon its
being we'll governed, else it is perpetual
thorn in our side. Provided the Cubans have
the privilege of governing themselves
they may we'll afford to retain an honor
able connection with the mother country
which would have many incidental advan-
tages But the one thing needful for Cuba
and Tor Spain is the immediate abolition of
q system which has long been condemned
by the unanimous voice of the civilized
world