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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14
rE4cHEFs H4ND BooKAYD MANUAL


Superintendent McQuown, who is
ever awake to the interests of educa.
tion, has recently compiled little
book entitled, "TEACHER's HAND Book
AND MANUAL OF INFORMATION, " for the
uso Of teachers in the county. 1t con.
tains well arranged and connected
course of study for three years in the
public schools, and all pupils finishing
IL at the termination Of that time, will,
upon passing an examination, be grant
cd the Common School Diploma. The
work contains much valuable informa-
tion to teachers and school officers, and
will be especially valuable to young
teachers who are frequently much
puzzled how to conduct their schools,
when they have no definite rules TO
20 by. We donot claim that teachers
under all circumstances should follow
these rules and no others nor is il the
intention of Prof McQuown that
teachers should accept them without
due exercise of their own judgments,
and, subecting them TO such modifica-
tions as the interest of each individual
school may require. They can, how
ever, be followed in the main, greatly
TO the advantage of our schools, and
should therefore receive the serious
consideration OF teachers. The follow.
ing is the preface to bis work
1.-THE key TO success in our school
work is harmonious action between
Teachers and School Officers. 1t is
well that we fully understand one
another, in order that no mistakes may
be made or offences committed. To
make the work Of the sohoolroom uni
form, is TO make it effective. Our
methods of teaching should be reduced
to a system, and this can only be done
by mapping out the way, and then
pursuing that way with definite ends
in view. Toinauguratea uniform move
ment throughout the county In our
methods Of instruction is the object Of
this little volume. In It's pages will be
found the plan Of work for the coming
threo years, together with such hints
and suggestions as will greatly aid
teachers in the management Of their
schools. The desires Of the County
Superintendent are enumerated In its
pages. To enforce all the plans Of the
work will be bis ann TO honor its sug.
gcstions and help carry them into
effective practice, will be the duty Of
every teacher
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

A boy on Jones street was the other
evening eating away at a big cocoanut
that had been cracked open with a
brickbOt, when a pedestrian felt il his
duty TO halt and remark "Boy, don't
you know that too much Of that stuff
will give you the collie p 81 guess so,'
was the reply. "Then why do you eat
it ?" "Well, if my chum, who lives
next door, can stand the small pox for
six weeks, ! guess ! can put up with
the collie tor three or four hours !" was
the reply, as he bit off another big
hunk. Detroit Free Press.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14
USEFUL STUDIES

The Curwensville School Board are
about to introduce work on civil
government asa textbook in the Bor.
ough schools. Practical educational
features are always to be desired.
When all the matter taught in the
common schools is of the useful char.
acter of such studies better effects will
be realized from the system. The
common schools are for the people.
The people want practical and useful
studies taught their children. Persons
who need preparation for college or
wanta classic education can find plenty
of places intended for the use OF such
asplrants. Give the people everything
useful in every day life we say.-AH-
cili1.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

A distinguished gentleman whose
nose and chin were both very long
and who had lost his teeth, whereby
the nose and chm were brought near
together, was told-"I am afraid your
nose and chin will fight ere long, they
approach each other very menacingly."
II am afraid Of il myself" said the
gentleman, "ior a great many words
have passed between them already"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14
HORSE STABLES.

There is far too little attention paid
to the matter of ventilation and room
in horse stables. The health of the
horse depends very much more on the
character of his stable than most peo.
pie seem willing to believe. When
animals are stabbed only at night n
minimum of |, 200 cubic feet should be
allowed. In England the newer cav.
airy barracks give minimum of 1900
feet, with a ground area Of fully 30
square feet per horse, and the best
hunting and carriage horse stables
have more room.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14
VOL. 55--WH0LE NO. 2,739.
BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL.

BEFORE SCHOOL.
"Quarler to nine
Boys and girls, do you hear 2"
zone moro buckwheat, then
BE quick, mother dear,
Where Is my luncheon box p
"Under the shelf,
Just In in the place
You left II yourselfl"
81 can't say my table :"
"Oh, Ind me my cap
zone kiss for mamma
And sweet Sis in her lap"
"Be good, dear, r'-"I'll try"
80 times 9is ST."
"Take your mittens l"--All right"
"Hurry up, viii let's run"
With the slam gf the door
They are of, girls and boys,
And the mother draws breath
In the lull Of the noise.
ArrER SCHOOL.
"Don't wake up the baby
Come gently, my dear /"
"0h, mother, I've torn my
New dress, Just look here
I'm sorry | only was
Climbing the wall"
'Ohi mOther, my map
Was the incest OF all %
"And Nettie in spelling
Went up ito the head !"
"Oh, say can 60 out
On the bill with my sled
"l've got such toothache,"
"The teachers unfair 2"
as dinner most ready
I'm just like bear"
BE patient, worn mother,
They're growing up fast
These nursery whirwinds,
Not long do they last;
A still, lonely house would be
Far worse than noise
Rejoice and be glad in
Your brave girls and boys.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

"Pa," quoth Sammie to his sire
"why don't you 20 out west ?" "Why
DO you ask, my boy p "Because Bill
Higgins father went, and struck a
banana r. "a bonanza, you mean, Sam
mic I" "Well, what's the difference p
"why when people strikea bonanza
il sets them up, and when the strike 0
banana il sets them down-and very
emphatically, too"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

An apprentice boy who had not
pleased bis employer one day came in
ior a chastiscment, during the admin.
istration of which bis master exclaim.
ed "How long will you serve the
dcvil?' The boy replied, wbimperingi
"You know best, sir believe my
indenture will be out in three months. F"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

A Danbury bootblack was in South
Norwalk when the strain went through
there on its way to Hartford with the
nations dignitaries. "Did you see
General Sherman p asked citizen this
morning while having a shine. mo ;
was he looking for me p was the re-
sponse.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14


The Anciilid, sprightly little sheet
published monthly at Curwensville by
@. G. Mcdonald, contains the following
pertinentremarks on teachers salaries:
"'Too MUoH.'-Thirty dollars per
month is the munificent sum the direc.
tors of the Pike township schools have
decided to pay their school teachers.
Yet half the taxpayers will think even
that amount too much. First as last
our young people may as well learn
that genius, labor or scholarship meets
very little reward in that profession.
Hotels will pay their cooks twice that
il they are good ones, and laborers can
earn $40 more per month. The policy
of school boards, or rather the people
whose servants these boards are, has
ever been against the teacher When
teachers are scarce and cannot be had
for double the now common wages, the
people will realize that their children
must be educated and will willingly
pay living price for competent in
structors. In the face of starvation
wages the educational mills are yearly
grinding out a new grist of teachers
who are eager to teach at any price.
Cannot human ingenuity invent some
better profession for the aspiring geni.
uses of the next era.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

Arithmetlcal toast The fair daught.
ers of this land May they add virtue
TO beauty, substract envy from friend.
ship, multiply amiable accomplish.
ments by sweet temper, divide time by
economy, and reduce scandal TO its
lowest denomination.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14
THE EDUCATOR


Henry Ward Beecher recently said
"Without the educator you have the
golden stick with no candle. The
common schools Of America are to ex.
alt the teachers, and the time will
come when it will be enough to say,
He was a teacher to give him the
highest rank in the land. The teacher
should be the ideal and example of
noble womanhood and noble man.
hood. This cannot be accomplished by
starving them. Their salaries should
be ample, so that they may devote
themselves to the children. They
should have no thought of their
own wants. The State should pro-
vide for them, and they should be
made SO comfortablein their ayocation
as to honor it. My profound convic.
tion is that the common schools are
the salvation and light Of the Nation.
1t is placing under the whole popula-
ton the foundation of light and knowl.
edge, that our people shall grow up in
a common life, so that we shall have
a common people and Common.
wealth"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

This is the latest Western form OF
saying a man was hanged "lie was
unanimously chosen by a convention
Of twelve property holders 10 jump
from a new pine platform in the sweet
subsequently"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

"Can man see without eyes p
asked the Professor. eyes, sur was
the prompt answer.
"Pray, SIR, how do you make that
out2' cried the astonished Professor.
Gle can sec with one, sir" replied
the ready witted youth, and the whole
class shouted with delight at his tri.
nmp over metaphysics.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

Do not forget to give plentiful sup.
ply Of cool water TO stock Of all kinds.
A pailful Of water into which a large
handful of bran has been stirred should
be given, to each COW at noon. II will
very perceptibly increase the quaint.
ty of milk.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

A farmer should look ahead, think
in advance OF his work and have his
plans well laid The Winter is a good
time for this mental labor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

Thomas Jefferson said: "Let the
farmer forevermore be honored in his
calling, for they who labor in the earth
are the chosen people of God"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

The Borough Of Glen Hope contem.
plates building a new school house
from private contributions.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

The School Board Of Woodward
township has increased its teachers
salaries to s35 and $40, according to
certificate, ability and successful ex.
perience.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

The Grange has increased the dc.
mand and facilities for the education
Of the farmers sons and daughters. 1t
has introduced books, periodicals and
newspapers in the farmers homes, and
it is grand education. 1t teaches all
that 1t is good, pure and true. 1t
teaches us faith, hope and charity and
brotherly love; it has helped many
an invalid brother harvest his crops,
and given helping hand to the afflict.
ed sister. 1t teaches unity and upon
the patriotic unity of our people de.
pends the unity of the Nation. 1t
plants flowers and fruits around and
carries poetry and music into the
farmers homes. IL makes the home
attractive to the children, and thus
keeps children at home, so that in ai.
ter lite, when they have grown to the
estate Of manhood and womlnhood,
they will sing from their souls, as our
choir here have just sung, of "thc or
chard, the meadow, the deep.tangled
wildwood, and all the loved scenes
which their fancy kney." The Grange
has done more to do away with the
credit system than any other organi-
zation or individual. II has taught us
that IL is not credit, nor cotton, but
cash that is king. The credit system
has brought failures and bankruptcy
to individuals, States and nations
Ertrdct from Mortimer IVhhchedd'S
speech, at a Grange picnic, at Green.
vile, Mlchiqdn.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

OF oil the attachments Of sewing
machine the feller is most pleasing to
the girl.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

John G. Barclay has been chosen
teacher Of West Clearfleld Public
School. Salary $40 per month.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14
CARE OF WAITER APPLES.

As the time will soon be here when
the care of Winter apples will claim
the farmers attention, / presume a
few suggestion on this point may not
be amiss, About the last OF Septem-
ber all good "keepers" should be pick
ed by hand into a basket, box or bar.
rel, (never use a sack), and carefully
carried to the place of storing. A dry,
well-ventilated cellar or cave will pre-
serve apples very well, but a fruit
house is preferable. 1t is easily con-
structed, and by attaching an ice.
house, fruit may be kept until jane or
July, when it will always command q
paying price. | saw common apples
sell in Clearfeld, on the 18th Of June
last, for sl.50 per bushel, and they
were in great demand even at that
price, while many Of the apples sold
from December to May could scarcely
find purchasers even when you enter.
ed houses and stores to find if any
were wanted Any one knows this is
not so pleasant as to have the pur.
chaser come TO you. Mr. Asaph KIRK,
man who has had large experience
in keeping apples, says he boxed up
few bushels last Fall and buried them.
In the Spring they were sound and
nice. As the apple cropis Of consider.
able importance in this county, hope
Others who are interested will give
their experience in this column.
f. NJ ID
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

The public examinations close at
Pennville Wednesday, September 2lst.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14

Let your anger set with the sun, but
never rise with IT,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-14
NEW SERIES--V0L. %, NO. 36
AGRICULTURAL.

Contributions to thi, department should be Ad-
dressed to J. BLAIR READ, Cleardeld, Pa.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-21
A Chance to BUY Precious stones.

France owns lot of precious stones
known in history as the crown diamonds
Counting all kinds there are over 10000 of
these precious stones, and the chief eff the
lot is the famous Regent diamond. II
weighs 1876 karats, and is valued ut - ,400,-
600. Tho Minister of France takes precious
good care of these diamonds, which France
values at something like S3500,000. In
1878 they were on exhibition at the Paris
exposition, sharing the honors with the
Prince of Wales Indian collection close by.
In all there are 81 ,403 brillants, 20,119
roses, 1868 pearls, 507 rubies, 1856 sapphircs,
312 emcralds, 52s turquoises % opals and
496 assorted SORTS The republicans hold
that II republic has no business to keep
locked up such lot of crown diamonds,
and it is proposed to sell them and apply
the amount realized to the foundation of II
fund for purchasing pictures and objects for
the State museum. Besides the celebrated
Regent diamond, there is another one well
worth having. II is n brilliant of GO karats,
and is worth 100000. The third best in
the lot is one weighing 80 karats, 100000
and besides these three there are more than
dozen ranging all the way from $1,000 TO
100000 each. In the list there is one lot of
"thirty-two brilliants, mediocre quality"
put down at S775 also 1913 small brilliants +"
scheduled at 81 ,000-KoRsos city Times.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-21
Miscellany.


The Hudson river resorts are already well
patronized.
GAS is now furnished at $1.75 per thou
sand feet at Nashville.
AN AUTHOR need not necessarily be a pig
because he lives by the pen.
YESTERDAY was the forty-fourth ami
versary of Queen Victoria's accession to the
throne.
The house of Governor Foster, of Ohio,
stands on the spot where his fathers log
hut was erected.
The Boston Transcript says that Boston
milk always comes from the cow-a great
ways from the cow
A GooD-sIzED porker is Il very pluclSy
animal, judging by the prOmptncss with
with he comes to the scratch.
OUT of 101 Derbys Prince of Wales has
won but once, and that in 1888; royal
duke, York. in 1916 and 1922; other dukes
ten times, lords twenty two times, foreign
count once, in 1865; a foreign baron twice,
in 1871 and 1879; foreign prince in 1875,
and an American sovereign in 1881.
A queer-loolling character went into one
of our dry goods stores and inquired the
price of IL yard of ribbon. The clerk in
formed him that the price was six cents
"SiXteen cents; I'll give you fifteen" 81
did not say sixteen; said six cents" said
the clerk. ooh! six cents well, I'll give
you five" was the reply.
| If YOU want to make II Philadelphian fee
good and smile pleasantly, introduce The
subject of New York's worlds fair. 1t goes
right to the spot.-NoRRISTowN HERALD.
Some one says there are only about 5000
Shakers in the country. This is evidently
a mistake, as nearly that number of shakers
find their way into Police Court docks every
Monday morning.
A SPURIOUS sort of gelatinc is now bought
by ice. cream manufacturers, and used t.
aduterate the cream and give it body. Thi,
gelatine is sold Mt fifty cents II pound, anC
is said to be nothing but refined glue. 1t,
USE combined with the substitutes for tn,
navoring extracts has rendered nearly all
the ice cream sold in New York vile mix
ture of unhealthy materials.
ABOUT 800 members of the Philadelphia
Typographical Union met on Saturday t,
adjust the rates of the compositors employed
in the book publishing houses. The EN-
ploycrs united in an agreement to advance
the rates of composition five cents per 1,00t
ems, and requested that the new rate
should not go into effect until the 18th o
July. This proposition was agreed to, ant
the matter ended.
WHILE the oil men are considering thu
claims for monuments of several persons a
the discoveries of petroleum, let us not for
get monument to our ancient father job
who claims to have possessed oil wells o
springs 5000 years before oil was discov
cred by the soldiers of Gen. Sullivan
army, MS stated by Il late correspondent
See Book Of job, xxx, g: "The rock poure,
me out rivers of OIL"
The rainstorm which visited this section
The Evening critic., 1881-06-21
summary of Yesterdays News.

-Highwaymen have been operating sue
cessfully in Texas, between Lorcdo and
San Antonio.
Justice Stanley Matthews has decided
to donate his entire collection of paintings
to the Cincinnati Museum when completed
George |. Scncy, of New York, has do
mated $4,000 to the Wesleyan Female CO.,
lcge, of Macon, Ga, making $4,000 given
by him to the college in two months.
- Mamie Harris, white, aged 1G years
was arraigncd at Danville Va, yesterday
for the murder of Ruth Gwynnc, colored
by cutting her throat with II poclSet-knife
The accused was committed to Jail.
Mr.. j. III. Wade, of Cleveland, o., has
rendered. as gift to the city, large trac
of land on the eastern limit, valued at moi
less than 100000, which he has for som,
years been converting into an exceedingly
beautiful park. 1t will be known us Wad,
Park.
The grand jury at st. Louis yesterday
returned thirty-two indictments against
parties charged with land frauds under
United States patents. The cases are Tho
same which were brought some time ago IN
. the United States courts and abandoned
The prosecutions are now transferred to tho
State courts. The transactions involved
millions of acres and implicate men il
Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburg and othel
cities.
The real Roger Tichborne is now sale
to have turned up in California. According
to the San Francisco Examiner, the Duke o
Sutherland and Bull Run Russell have hat
> an interview with the man, and full
statement of the case has been mailed Il
England by DR.. Russell Tichborne say
that he has been for II great portion Of TIN
time in the United States; that he serve,
through the war; was married in Brooklyn
N. w. and is now living in the vicinity O
San Diego.
; In the House of Commons yesterda,
Mr.. Gladstone, replying to the question O
Mr.. Stanhopc Conservative, of which no
tice was given ON June IL, as to whethe
representations had been made to tn
American Government in regard to Ameri
can organizations for committing outrages il
England, made semi-humorous speech
He said he was not aware what ground
Mr.. Stanhope had for speaking on prepare
tions in America for eutragcs in England
n, He pointed out shat the newspaper incite
, ments by no means limited the commission
of outagcs to various parts of England, Blu
indicated individuals giving some more par
ticular prominence This allusion. to tn
threats to shoot himself and Mr., Forste
was received with laughter.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-21
A Tip-Tiltcd Nose.

The most beautiful woman in England
has nose of tip-tilted variety. An adj
mirer has described it rs an elongated re-
trousse. 1t is wonderful nose. Though
the lady is not naturally silent, her nose
expresses more than her lips. But then we
must bear in mind that clever persons use
the gift of speech to conceal their thoughts.
1t is a sensitive nose, and yet 50 very inn
pudent on occasions that it becomes veri-
table snub, such as female fleld-hand
might comfortably do with. At times it is
almost Greek. There never was such a
nose. 1t reminds the bcholder of Mar
montels saying; "Un petit nee retrousse
renrerse les lois d'nl empire" Such nose
can express so much wit, satire, fun, feeling
each in turn agitates its mobile and dainty
tip. The most lovable women have worn
Just such noses. There is art in the man
ner of wearing II snub. 1t must not be
treated as an ordinary nose. 1t requires to
be made much of. A little coquettish toss
of the head means whole volume when
the nose is tip-tilted 1t conveys the
merest sentence when the nasal organ is OF
the Greek style of architecture. When II
is a Roman the head should never be tossed
London Life.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-21
DIED.


GRIFFIN.-In Brooklyn, N. Y, June 3,
1881. Clarence Allen Grif1in, aged years.
In Washington, ID. c., June H. 1881. True
Cooke Griffin, aged years, children of T..
w. w. and arrie G. Griffin.
JOIINSON.-Fell asleep In Jesus on Fri
day, June IL, 1881, Blaine Wilson, infant son
of John 7. and Susan johnson, aged days.
And he took them in his arms and blessed
them.-Mnrk, 10th chapter, 10th verse.
McDONALD.-Sudden June 1s, 1881, ut
745 p. IN, VIM. b. Mcdonald, aged 20 years
and 10 months.
Services Wednesday, June %, ut 5 n. M,
from his late residence, 1914 NJ street north
west Interment ut Baltimore, Md.
NEWTON.-On June 10, 1881, ut 1880 II. m,
Edith u. Newton, aged years and 10
months, youngest daughter of Jessie NJ.
and the late Albert :. Newton.
Funeral Tuesday, juno q, Mt 1880 y. M,
southwest
RABBITT.- June II, 1881, Eugene Hi.
airy, and on June 10. 1881. Teresa, children
of Edward and Elizabeth Rabbit.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-21

Au-Wooi Blue Flannel Suits SIOy
warranted fast color. l. Hamburger Il Sons,
G15 Pennsylvania ayer-s.