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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
THE REVISION.

Dr. Philip Schaff, Chairman OF the
American Branch of the Bible Revis.
ion Committee, addressed a large au.
dience at Pittsburgh recently on the
subject of the revised New Testament.
After briefly reviewing the different
translations made from time to time
the speaker said that for fifty years
there had been growing demand for
now translation. There were two
reasons for such a revision, first, the
changes in languages, and second, the
progress in biblical scholarship. Ev.
cry living language, he said, changes
from time TO time. Certain words have
changed to direct opposite meanings,
such as "prevent" used in the sense OF
"precede, '"let" for"hinder," carriage"
for baggage" "by and by" for "forth-
with" &c.
The most important reason, howev-
er, is the growth of knowledge. The
forty-seven persons who made the
King James translation had none. of
them beonin Palestine, and knew little OF
biblical geography. They were thus
liable to make errors, and did make
many. Since then Egypt has gwen
up her treasures, Siani has been ex.
plored Palestine has been traversed.
Babylon and Nineveh have risen from
their graves to testify to the truth of
the bible, and lend their manuscripts
and inscriptions to the explanation of
its passages.
Older manuscripts since discovered
have been Used IN the present revision,
and many actual errors rectifed,
"Strain at gnat" has been changed
to "strain out gnat," and a great
many such typographical errors have
been corrected. The two words in the
original were both translated "hell' in
the King James version-"hades,"
meaning the abode of souls after death,
and "gehenna, meaning the abode OF
the damned. In the revision this has
been corrected So also has the dis.
tinction between "devip and "demon"
been brought out.
The division into chapters, FIRST
made by Catholic cardinal in the
thirteenth ccntary, and that into verses,
first made by Paris publishing house,
in the sixteenth century, have been
done away with, and the text has been
divided according to sense. Italicized
passages when they were unnecessary
and weakening TO the true sense, have
been discarded.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
THE WONDERS OF MIMIoRY

A very striking illustration of th,
possibility Of mimicry without drollery
was afforded once by the famous Cou
Ion, who may be described as at one,
the fool and physician at the court o
one Of the Louises. He actually min
licked the deceased Minister VillelC
with such accuracy as to afford the
means Of painting what has been do
clared to be wonderfully faithful
portrait. 1t appeared that after the
death Of the minister his friends were
grieved TO find that there was no sat
isiactory portrait of him in existence
Coulon was present when expression
was given TO their regret at the cir
cumstance, and agreed with them that
no likeness Of the deceased statesman
represented, as he said, "the profound
subtlety Of bis character and his evan.
escent expression" As he spoke he
assumed the features, expressions, at
titude, and tone Of voice Of the depart.
ed man with the most startling accu.
racy, and was at once requested to sit
for a portrait. As to the features
something, We suppose, must be ac-
credited to the Imagination of the be-
holders. The artist probably was sat.
isfed to catch the expression from the
mimic's face and to rely on his memo.
ry or inferior portraits for the deinea-
tion OF features, unless the two men
bore q resemblance to each other to u
degree which would have robbed the
performance Of much of its merit.
One of the most remarkable facts
about the most skillful of mines is
that they are able TO overcome the
apparently insuperable difficulty pre-.
sented by the endless and radical fea.
ture, and will give to a face an aspect
and expression which have been char
acteristic of some visage totally differ.
ent in every respect. There can be
no doubt also that this is the real SC.
crct of much of the power of amusing
possessed by the mimic. The vaga-
ries of expression, voice, tone, attitude,
and utterance present constant series
of striking incongruities. That which
in one person requires very keen
observation to catch, and is not par,
striking when it is caught, is
no sooner donned by some totally dis.
similar person than it becomes ludi-
crously inoongruous, and is found to
be irresistibly amusing. There was
nothing, so far as we are aware, espe-
cially odd about Chantry, the sculptor,
yet Sir Edwin Landseer once put a
dinner party in roar Of laughter by
personating him. The sculpt.
or put Bandseer in his chair at the
head OF tho table, and went himself
and stood before the fire. "Come
young man." said Landseer, initiating
to nicely the tone and manner of
the individual whose chair he oceu.
pied, "you think yourself ornamental
now make yourself useful and ring the
bell" Landseer was one of the most
clever mimics that ever lived. His
were described as perfect
in every particular, displaying the nj
cest discrimination in points Of charao.
ter and the astonishing accuracy.
The bewilderment of the butler who,
on the occasion just referred TO, came
into the room and saw his master at
the fireplace, while he heard his mas.
ter's voice at the head of the table or
dering more wine, was very amusing.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
BUTTER AND CHEESE.

Our Legislature, bad as the MAORI
ty is, sometimes do a good thing fol
their constituents.
In view of the fact that large
number of establishments for the man.
ufacture of butter and cheese are being
chartered and established in the East
ern part Of the State, the following Act
which was, one day last week, passed
finally by the House will bo of special
interest, The bill is entitled, "An Act
to protect the manufacturer of butter
and cheese" 1t provides; "That
from and after the passage of this Act,
If any person or persons, with intent
to defraud, sell, supply or bring, to Bd
manufactured, to any butter or cheese
mandatory in this State, any milk
diluted with water, or in any way
adulterated, uncleanly or impure, or
milk from which cream has been TAX.
en-, or milk commonly known as
SKINNED milk, or if any person or per-
sons so furnishing milk as aforesaid
who shall keep back any part of the
milk known as "strippings," or shall
knowingly bring or supply milk to any
butter or cheese mandatory that is
tainted or partially sour, or shall know
ingly bring or supply to any butter or
cheese manufactory milk drawn from
cows within fifteen days before partu-
rition or within five days after partu.
rition, shall for each ofensc forfeit aud
pay sum not less than ten dollars,
with costs of suit, TO be sued TOR in any
court of competent Jurisdiction for the
benefit of the person or persons, firm
or association or corporation upon
which such fraud or neglect has been
committed"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

The School Boards for the above dis
tricts are organized as follows:
Burnside-President, l., II. Haney
Secretary, d. IL. Davis.
Bell-President, G. Estricker; Sec
retary, G. W. Campbell.
Bradford-President, John 9. Cow
der Secretary, VIM. Il. Forcee,
Oscoola-President, DIR. f. B. Read
Secretary, Henry Liveright.
Goshen--President, Lewis |. Irwin
Secretary, John Fulton,
Brady--Prcsident, Fred Kohler,
Troutville Secretary, iona. Shaffer,
Luthersburg.
Girard--President, Augustus Mignot,
Leconte's Mills Secretary, George W,
Stever, Leconte's Mills.
Penn-President, Charles Helper,
Grampian Hills; Secretary, J ohm Pentz,
Grampian Hills.
Gulich-President, Henry Alleman,
Alleman's ?. o.; Secretary, William B.
Whitesides, Ramey.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

A lady being asked why plain girls
often get married sooner than hand.
some ones, replied that it was "owing
mainly to the tact OF the girls and the
vanity and want of tact on the part Of
the men," GLOW do you make that
out ?" asked gentleman. "In this
way" answered the lady; "the plain
girls fatter the men and so please
their vanity while the handsome
ones wait TO be hattered by the men,
who have not the tact TO do it,"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
TEACHERS TQBEALL0 WE'D THEIR TINE
WHILE A ATTENDING INSTITUTE.

Last week we announced that the
bill making II obligatory upon school
directors 10 allow their teachers the
time and wages for attending the an.
nual Teachers Institute had boon dc.
feated in the Senate. We have discov.
cred, however, that il has become a
law, having been signed by the Gov
ernor on June 7th. The following is
the Act.
SECTION l. That from and after the
passage of this Act, it shall be the duty
Of the school directors OF the several
school districts of this Commonwealth,
and they are hereby required to allow
the school teachers employed in the
said school districts, who are actually
engaged in teaching school therein, the
time and wages whilst attending and
participating in the exercises Of the
annual County Institutes for the i'm.
provement Of teachers.
SEc 2. That at tho close Of the an.
nual sessions of the said Institutes, II
shall be the duty Of the several County,
City and Borough Superintendents TO
make a report 10 each board Of school
directors in their respective jurisdic-
tions, setting forth the number of days
that each teacher shall have attended
and participated in the exercises of the
said annual Teachers Institute, which
said report shall be the basis for allow.
ing the teachers their wages; provid.
cd, that the provisions OF this Act shall
not extend TO the First school district
Of Pennsylvania, nor 10 the counties
wherein special laws regulating or re-
lating TO County Institutes are In force.
Approved tho 9TH day Of June, 1881.
HESRr M. Horn.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

A young man with an umbrella
overlook an unprotected lady acquaint-
ance in a rain-storm, and extending
his umbrella over her, requested the
pleasure Of acting as her rainbow.
"0h !" exclaimed the young lady,
taking his arm, "you wish me 10 be
your rain dear" Two souls with but
a single umbrella, two forms that
stepped as one.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

A VERITABLE PALACE CAR.--The st.
Paul Pioneer Press, IN a description of
Pullman palace car sleeper, recently
placed on the Eastern division Of the
st. Paul and Omaha road, says: "There
are twelve sections in the body of the
car-twenty. eight double and two sin.
gle berths. In the drawing room there
are two double and two single berths,
and the smoking room has a double
berth. The ladies drawing room is in
one end of the car, and the gentleman's
in the other end. In the gentleman's
drawing room is double washstand.
The car is supplied with air and auto
matte brakes, with paper wheels forty
two inches in diameter. The machin-
cry is so perfect and so complete in all
its parts that the occupants do not ex.
perience the slightest jolting as the
cars move along the rails. All the
side, or panel work Is solid mahogany,
ingenlously and claborately carved,
while the carpets are Of the heaviest
and softest patterns of velvet. A
striking feature is the metallic work,
the cuspdors, knobs, etc, which are
gilded instead of being silvered. 1t is
lighted with five large patent lamps
with double burners, which render oil
parts OF the car so light that the finest
print can be read as plainly as by day.
light. This is the first of FIVE cars of
the same description, all of which will
cost $4,000.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

"lf Jones undertakes to pull my
ears, said loud.mouthod fellow on
street corner, "hell Just have his hands
FULL The crowd looked at the fellows
ears and smiled.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

A lady who had quarreled with her
bald.beaded lover said, in dismissing
him. "What is delightful about you
my friend, is that / have not the
trouble of sending you back my locks
of hair"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

A WICKED BoY.-A Georgia boy
was aiming a gun at a robin. A little
girl begged him not 10 shoot the bird,
and when he would not desist, scared
itaway. The exasperatcd young hun.
ter thereupon shot the girl.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
VOL. 55--WH0LE NO. 2,737.
DEMOCRAT1CPRINARY ELEC-
TION RULES OF CLEAR.
FIELD COUNTY-1S8l.


]. The organization Of the County Committee
shall be and remain as now constituted--that is
one member for every borough and township and
Chairman, which Committee shall bo selec ted
annually by the delegates, and their term Of Off 90
shall begin at January following their election.
or THE DELEGATES AND CONVENTION.
3 The number Of delegates to which each dis
triet is entitled is based upon the following rule,
that is to say Each election district in the coun.
~ polling one hundred Democratic votes or less,
shall be entitled to two delegates absolutely, and
for each additional one hundred Democratic votes
or fraction greater than one-half thereof, polled
in said district at the last preceding Governors
election, an additional delegate, and under this
rate the following allotment Of delegates is now
made for 1881
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

The Newburg public school opened
for term Of three months on June
18th, with Miss Mary Gallagher, Of
New Washington, as teaeher.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

There are in the United States ,424,.
0sG pupils and 272,6s6 teachers con.
nected with public and private schools
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

Miss Mamie Irwin returned from
Philadelphia on Thursday Of last week,
where she had been attending the Ma.
tional School Of Elocution and Oratory.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
BY NJ. L. McoUowN.

The School Board Of Decatur town.
ship have arranged TO build a school
house at Parsonvile this Summer.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

II Professor Swift ever discovers
baby comet he is advised TO let the
skyrocket.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

II nins tailors make q man, how
many dressmakers does IL take TO
mako q woman
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

4. The election for delegates to represent the
different districts in the annual Democratic Coun.
ty Convention shall be held at the usual place Of
holding the general elections for each district
on the Saturday preceding the third Tuesday Of
September, being the 18th this year. beginning
at ! O'clock, p NJ. Of same day.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

8. The said delegate elections shall be held by
an election board, TO consist Of the members Of
the County Committee for such district, and two
other Democratic voters thereof, who shall be
appointed or designsted by the County Com
mit
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

State Superintendent Higbcc has ap-
pointed Hon. G. A. Mayer, of Lock
Haven, and Col. Il. A. Irwin, of Cur
wensville, Trustees Of the Lock Haven
State Normal school.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

Sufficient patent furniture arrived at
Glearfeld on Saturday last, to seat the
Pine Grove, Montgomery, Waterford
and Wolf Run school buildings, hav.
ing been ordered by the Board Of Law.
renee township for that purpose. We
understand this onterprising Board
eontomplates building new school
house at Clover Hill this school wear.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

5. The delegate elections and county Co1ven-
tion shall be governed and conducted strictly ia
accordance with tho following rules, and the
Chairman Of the County Committee shall be
annually elected by the County Convention and
shall be er-o6eio the President Of all County
Conventions
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
EDUCATIONAL

Ayoung fellow pressing his own suit
frequently wrinkles the girls.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

The Tyrone Herald says that school
directors are not required to be sworn
into office but they generally get we'll
"cussed" after taking their seats oil the
same.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
pHI1IPssuRe
MARBLE WORKS!
THE LARGEST STOCK OF
Fine Italian Marble In hesitate,

Both FINISHED or UNFINISHED, We put
up any work that can be done In The city ht much
cheaper rates. We will put up
MONUMENTAL WORK,
In Italian Marble or Granite, cheaper than II can
be done in any other part Of the State. Any per-
son buying monumental work TO amount oft75 and
upwards, will have fare paid TO and from Philips
burg. Do not be fooled with cheap American
marble when you can buy 6ne Italian marble at
lower prices.
es-HEAD STONES specially.
Produce and approved paper will bo taken Ia
exchange for Cemetery work. All cash payments
will be made TO the Mohannon Banking Co., TO
the credit Of n. PIERCE.
Philipsbufs, Pa, Jan. 20, Issi..sm.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
ORGANIZATION or SOHOoL BOARDS.

The following is list of District
Reports and Certificates received for
the week ending June 10th:
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
BE WANTED TOKHoW no W THE MONEY!
WAS USED.

The School Board Of Penn township,
this county were arrested Thursday,
on oath of Peter Snyder, a taxpayer,
charged with neglect of duty in failing
to publish the annual report for the
year lS79-S0. The hearing came off
before Squirrel. W. Kahlor, Of Hughes.
vile, during the afternoon, the re-
suit of which was, that the matter was
settled by the Board paying the costs,
and promising to attend to their duties
hereafter, according TO the letter of the
law. Mr.. Snyder gave his reasons for
taking this action, by stating "that he
wanted to know how the money of the
school district had been expended. -
Wiliidmsport Chronicle. The above
contains hint to School Boards, upon
which comment is unnecessary.
Young ladies and gentlemen who
contemplate teaching in the county
this year, or next, should send us their
address with stamp, and we will send
them descriptive circular of the
Teachers Hand Book" little work
intended to introduce q uniform system
Of instruction in our schools by pre-
senting a plan tor the organization and
management Of all the schools in ad.
dition to the plan prepared for the
graduating of pupils in our Common
Schools This book contains an out
line Of the mistakes most prevalent in
the management Of our schools, as
gathered from observation, and the
means Of correcting them, and of max.
ing the work OF young teachers more
effective, by the many hints and sug.
gestions calculated 10 guide them in
their work. The book has required IN
in its preparation more than months
labor, and cannot fail to be Of great
value TO our school interests
State Superintendent Higbee, being
present at Sunday School Convention
up in the Cumberland valley, where the
relation of Sunday Schools and public
schools was under discussion, made a
ringing speech declaring there was no
whatever. A local paper
reports that he said: "Many'teachers
in our public schools were unfit to
teach children. They were lacking in
character. The Directors should see
to it that such persons are not EN-.
ployed. The teacher should be good,
honest, upright, and should possess
brains enough to teach what he knows.
As between character and brains, we
would prefer character. The remarks
ofSuperintendent Hlgbee were listened
to with attention, and when he closed
be was greeted with heavy round Of
applause. The audience felt that he
had the courage and frmness to meet
and battle with every difficulty in the
way, and that the youth of our State
would be well cared for by him."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

10 case any Of the oporsons 50 constituting the
board shall be absent from the place Of holding
the election for quarter Of an hour after tho
time appointed by Rule First, for opening Of the
same, his or their place or places, shall be filled
by an election to be conducted ripa voice by the
Demo cratic voters present at the time.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

I. The voting at all delegate elections shall bO
by ballot; upon which ballots shall be written
or printed the name or names Of the delegate or
tions which the voter may desire to give the dele
gate or delegates. Zach ballot to bo received
from the person voting the same by member Of
the election board, and by him deposited in a
box or other receptacle prepared for that purpose
to which box or other receptacle no person but
the members Of the election board shall have
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
THE
sCLBARPIELD REPUBLICAN"
PUBLISHED EvrRr WEDNESDAY,, AT
CLEARFIELD, PA.
EsTABLIsHE I'm Is2T.
rhe largest Circulation Of any Newspaper
In North Central Pennsylvania.
Terms Of Subscription.

# paid in advance, or within months....sa 90
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

6. Every qualified voter Of the district, who at
the last general election voted the Democratic
ticket, shall be entitled to vote at the delegate
elections.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-11-23
A Pretty Experiment.

Roll up pamphlet, to make a tube
about nine to twelve inches long and
an inch or SO across. Put, this tube
to your right eye and look through at
some object, attentively keeping both
eyes open. Now hold up your left
hand with its back toward you, and
bring it near the lower end of the left
eye, while your right eye is fixed on
something through the tube, you
hit the right position, which you can
do, putting the edge Of the hand
against, not over, the lower end ofthe
tube you will be surprised to see very
clearly the thing beyond. 1t is a
very easy, but most surprising little
experiment, and will please the old
as we'll as The young people. You
will Of course, wish to know why this
is soawhy there seems to be a hole
where there is none. We usually
look at the same thing with two eyes,
and the two images make one in our
mind. Here we separate the two
eyes in an unusual manner, and the
mind brings together the circle made
by the tube for one eye and the hand
seen by the other, and make one ol
them. You can vary this in several
ways. If when looking through the
hole III the hand, you stretch out the
left thumb, SO that it will Be seen by
the right eye through the tube, the
thumb will appear to be directly
across the hole In your hand.
4 Instead Of looking at your hand
use a card; make a black spot in tn,
card as big as a half dime, and look
at il as before; the blackspot will ap
pear to be floating in the center O
4 the hole, with nothing to hold i
there. Another variation is to makt
a round hole in the card Of the size o
the half dime; look at this hole witt
the left eye, so that the real hole vii
be within the imaginary hole; th,
} hole will appear exceedingly bright
; and surrounded by u ring Of shadow