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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07
THE"STORE ORDER LAW,

AT the last session OF the Legisla
ture, an Act was passed "to secure to
operatives and laborers in and about
coal mines, manufactures of iron and
steel, and all other manuia ctories, the
payment of their wages at regular in
tervals and in lawful money of the
United States" From the title Of the
Act il is apparent that hundreds OF
mining and manufacturing companies
in this section of the State, and tens Of
thousands of operatives are interested
in knowing what its provisions are.
1t is important that they should make
themselves familiar with its require.
ments, for the reason that il goes into
operation on and after the first day Of
September.
1t is provided that all persons, firms,
companies, corporations or associations
engaged in mining coal, ore or other
minerals, or manufacturing iron, steel
or any other product, shall settle with
their employees at least once in each
month, and pay them in lawful money,
with interest, made payable to en-.
ploye or bearer, and redeemable with.
in period of thirty days, by the per-
son or firm issuing it. Any person or
firm, or agent Of any person or firm
engaged IN such business, who shall
issue for payment of labor any other
paper or order, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, punishable by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, which
shall go to the common school fund of
the district in which the crime shall
have been committed.
1t is also declared that it shall be un.
lawful for any person or firm engaged
as aforesaid, and who shall likewise be
interested in merchandising, as owner
or otherwise, in any profit or commits
sion on the sale Of goods, to knowing.
ly and wilfully sell or cause to be sold
to any employe, goods for a greater
per cent. profit than supplies Of like
character and quality are sold to Gus.
toners buying for cash and not EN-.
ployed by them. A violation of this
clause works q forfeiture OF the right
TO collect the debt for goods so sold
Refusal TO settle and pay once month,
in cash, or cash order, subjects the
parties so refusing, after the period of
twenty days, to a penalty of one per
cent. month, which shall be added to
the Judgment in favor of the plaintiff.
The same penalty is exacted where n
party issuing a cash order refuses to
redeem it within the time specified,
The above are tho provisions of the
law, stripped of the legal verbiage in
which all such enactments are clothed.
As the time is close at hand when it
goes into effect, and since there is a
very general misrepresentation as to
the nature and effect of its provisions,
this digest Of it will be acceptable to n
large number of our readers.-L0ck
Hduea Exchange.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07
GETTING WHISKEY IN YER.
MONT.


Correspondence st. Louis. Democrat
A st, Adams gentleman whom
questioned about the workings of the
liquor law told me, just as | was told
in all other parts Of the State, that
there was no trouble in procuring
whiskey. He said ~ am in very
funny secret, which is shared by most
of our citizens who like little stimu.
liant occasionally. Come with me"
He took me TO a cross street and we
entered room which appeared to be
a cigar store, with confectionery, etc.
We took seats at the rear, and my
friend told me TO keep my eyes open.
Within twenty minutes | saw ten or
twelve gentlemen come in, some in
pairs, some singly, some in little parties,
60 to the water cooler, take drink,
buy cigars and go out.
My friend finally asked me if / had
seen any liquor sold, and said mo"
"Nevertheless," said he, every gentle.
man who came in here took good
square drink of whiskey and paid for
it,"
"Well, said /, "the drink must have
been IN the cooler or the cigars.
i know it was not in the cigars, for
most Of them were lighted before the
purchaser LETT. 1t must be in the
cooler"
"Well, 90 and draw some," said he.
went 10 the cooler, held the glass
under the nozzle and pressed down the
button. | was rewarded for my exer-
tions by flow of clear, cold water
that soon filled the tumbler was
puzzled, and my friend and the pro.
prietor greatly enjoyed it.
My friend took the empty glass
and drew from the same faucet half
glass of whiskey. III was puzzled be-
fore | was now thunderstruck, and
after laughing at me awhile the trick
was explained. 1t was simple Press
down the button and water runs press
up with the thumb from below while
You appear to press down with the
iorefnger and you get whiskey; open
the cooler and you will find it full of
ice water. The whiskey comes from
cask in "A hidden closet up stairs and
flows threw small pipe which de-
scends in the partition, and passes
from the wall into the bottom Of the
cooler and connects with the faucet.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

DYING DECLARATIONS IN CIVIL SUITS
The Rochester ErpreSs says "a
decision has been handed down by
Judge Dwight, which involves point
Of great interest not only TO lawyers
but to the litigants and the public gen.
orally. Judge Dwight grants the mo.
ton for new trial made before him
on the Sd of June, in the case Of Catha
rine Waldele against the New York
Central Railroad Company, and the
suit will be tried for the fifth time in
October next, This case has become
a famous one in local court history,
Mrs. Waldele sued the Railroad Com
pany for damages for the killing OF
her son, and obtained a favorable yer.
dict several times, but the Railroad
Company has each time appealed from
the verdict. During tho various trials
great weight has been attached TO the
statement OF the deceased before he
died. He told how he had waited at
tho crossing for long train to pass,
and upon driving on the tracks did not
see the engine which struck him, all
Of which went TO show that the acci.
dent was not due TO negligence on his
part. 1t is claimed, however, by the
attorney for the defense, that state
ments s'by the deceased was mere hear.
say and could not be admitted as evi.
dence, and this view is confirmed by
the Court Dying declarations, 1t ap.
pears, have no weight as testimony in
civil cases unless mado under oath,
whereas in murder trials in the words
spoken by the victim before expiring
carry conviction with them
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07
TEN RULES FOR LOSING CONTROL or
SCHOOL.

/. Neglect to furnish each pupi
plenty of suitable seat work.
2. Make commands that You do moi
OF cannot secure the execution Of Dc
casionally make demand with which
il is impossible to comply.
3. Be frivolous and joke pupils tC
such an extent that they will "talk
back This will "break the ice" and
they will soon learn TO be impertinent
in earnest. Or be 80 cold and formal
as TO repel them.
A. Allow pupils to find out that they
can annoy you.
5. Promise more In your pleasant
moods than you can perform, and
threaten more in your "blue spells
than You intend TO perform.
o. BE so variable in your moods that
what was allowable yesterday is Grim.
inal to-day, or uice rersd.
I. Be overbearing TO one class Of
pupils and obsequious to another class
s. Utterly ignore the little formali-
ties and courtesies oil life in the treat
ment of your pupils in school and else.
where.
0. Consider the body, mind and soul
of a child utterly unworthy of study
and care. Let it be q matter of indif.
ference to you whether a child is com.
Portable or uncomfortable. Consider
that ii is unimportant why child en-.
joys one thing and dislikes another
and that it is not your business TO aid
him in forming worthy character.
10. Let your department towards
parents aud officers be such as will
cause you TO lose their respect and
confidence.
One or more Of these rules faithfully
executed will secure the end in view
Wisconsin Journal Of Education.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

AsBuRY PARK.-A reporter Of the
Brooklyn Eagle was rusticating at the
above celebrated seashore resort re.
Gently, and happened TO overhear the
following conversation between two Of
the brethren, Deacon Stiles--'I have
a request to make of you, Brother
Potts" Brother Potts-"Happy to
oblige you, il | can" Deacon Stiles
"You kissed Mrs, S. behind an elder
bush at our last Sunday school picnic p
Brother Potts--"Yes" Deacon Stiles
--"Well, don't do it again, please, as
it might breed coolness between the
two families. My mother.in.law OBJ.
jeots."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07
ECONOMY AKoyo SoHooL CHILDREN.


The New York Herald says: "a
circular has recently been issued by
the British Educational Department
calling attention TO the important
question of how thrift may be taught
and encouraged among the classes
which need il most in that as in every
other country. The idea of the gen.
tlemen who have the supervision of
the training of the youth in England
is that some plan ought to be devised
to induce habits of economy among
school children. There can be no
doubt as TO the excellence of the sug-
gestion. France saw the Importance
of this question thirty or forty years
ago, and solved il in a very practical
way by establishing children's savings
bank in nearly every school in the
country, England is away behind in
this respect, and for that matter so are
the United States. No children in the
world spend 80 much money as our
own, and upon none are habits OF
economy less impressed The exam
pie of France in this respect is one
that might be proftably followed, not
only IN England, but here in America"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
RESPONSIBILITIES.

For every accident that happens an
engineer is liable to be blamed whether
at fault or not. He holds the most
responsible position on the train. The
engine in his care is worth from IS, 900
to $4,000, Look at his duties. He
must keep his eye on the track ahead,
watching the switch targets by day
and lights by night, He must be on
the lookout for danger flag at all
times. lie must keep informed of how
much water there is in the boiler by
constantly trying the gauge cocks
must neither have too little nor too
much. He must watch the time so as
not to run ahead Of time nor to lose
time. He has the throttle and reverse
lever to attend to, and must see that
the latter is in the notch which will
use the least amount of steam--that is,
make use Of the expansive qualities it
possesses. He must be sure that the
pump or injector, whichever the engine
is equipped with, IS working all right
and putting the proper amount of
water in the boiler continually. He
must watch the steam gauge and the
gauge which indicates the amount Of
compressed air contained in the reser.
volrs to be used for applying the
brakes. He must watch his air pump
and not let il stop, in order to have
plenty Of compressed air whenever he
has occasion to apply the brakes. The
whistle must be blown and the bell
rung on approaching stations TO obscure
crossings. If he is running a freight
train he must also use good judgment
in keeping out of the way OF first.class
trains. In all cases of danger ahead
he must reverse his engine, sand the
rails, apply the brakes, Or if he has
not the air brakes, he must then whis.
tie brakes. There is not another man
on the train who has more to occupy
bis attention or has more responsibility
than the engineer. There is no other
man on the train in winch man is so
liable to have blame attached TO him
from so many different quarters than
have just been enumerated. And, be.
sides that, it is dangerous position,
If we find n broken rail the engine is
the first to strike il. In a collision
the engine is in the thickest of the
wreck, or the machinery may break
and raise Old Ned. When an engi.
neer gets in trouble make allowance
tor all these things.-Altoona Sun
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

A receipt for making bean soup
Take pail of water and wash 1T clean,
then boil it till it is brown on both
sides pour in one bean; when the
bean begins to worry, prepare TO sim.
mer. II soup won't simmer, it's too
rich. Pour in more water. Dry the
water with towel before you put it
in the dryer the water the sooner il
browns. Serve hot
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

SPEAKS FOR GUITEAU,-Judge Il. r.
Hoar, United States Senator from
Massachusetts,, has written letter con-
demning the action of the District At
torney of the District of Columbia for
Directing that Guiteau be subjected to
peculiar and unusually severe treat
ment while he is held TO await the &C.
ton of the Grand Jury Judge Hoar
very truly says;
1.-THE Warden is undoubtedly responsible for
the safe custody Of the prisoner, and should use
all proper precautions against escape, but he has
not yet been tried or found guilty Of any crime,
and is, 10 view Of the law, only held for trial.
No man has legal right to punish him until he
has been tried and convicted, and then only by
the punishment 10 which he is sentenced. To
subject him to any priyation or indignily not re-
quired fer bis saie-koepng is Illegal aud should
not escape condemnation because this poor
wretch Is the object Of universal odium. II be
has q friend or relative or wishes to see a legal
adviser, why should he not be allowed to sec
them The District Attorney is the officer Who
Is TO repr esent public justice in the prosecution
OF alleged criminals. What authority Of law has
he 10 direct jaier upon the subject Of indul-
gences to bepermittcd to unconyictei prisoners -
The Delaware County Democrat says
"what a lucky thing it is for Judge
Hoar that he is Republican, Were
be Democrat, such language as the
above would beindignant by denounced
as 'disloyal' by the Republican press"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

The farmer buys pound OF soap OF
d city grocer; il of short weight, the
soap is not condscated by the clerk of
the market; but the farmers butter,
| if il does not pull down the scales, is
taken from him. This is robbery. Our
Legislature passed a law against such
discrimination last Winter, and the
Governor has vetoed the bill The
Governor ought to hide his diminished
head under bushel. He can make
speech at an agricultural fair, but he
cannot do justice to the farmer,-Farm
Journal.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07
MARES NESTS.

The Wilhamsport Banner makes
sundry charges of malieasance in office
against the Commissioners of Lycom-
ing county, all of which the officers
emphatically deny. If there is relia.
bic testimony Of guilt the proper pro,
ceedure would seem to be legal action,
The "hmited vote" plan of electing
County Commissioners effects no good
but has done much harm, and this
Lycoming affair is another illustration
OF the fact. The old plan of electing
one new Commissioner every year was
tho best ever devised and speedy
return to it will soon be prayed for by
everybody.
The Attorney General at present
receives a salary Of $4,000 per year,
and fees not exceeding $1,000 besides.
The Harrisburg Patriot has astutely
discovered that this allowance of fees
is unconstitutional 1t is to be hoped
the Patriot is right, even though it be
very long in making the discovery.
$40, 600 year TO an Attorney General
is most unreasonable salary, but tits a
fair sample of the extravagances in
troduced and practiced by the Repub,
liean party. In old Democratic times
the Attorney General received a salary
of only 5000 per year and then the
brightest lawyers in the State were
glad to accept the positon.-Cl Clinton
Democrat.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07
THE COMET.

THE COMET.
Mercy love US
Far above us!
See the comet slashin' round;
Fifty million
Million billion
Billion miles above tho ground.
with tail,
Like whale,
See n scoot and whiE and rear
With Its Aipper
In the dipper,
How It ROLES the Major Bear.
Now it's tryin'
For 0'Ryan
Irish chap that killed the bulD.
And the moon,
Pretty soon,
Gives the comets tail pull.
Here and there,
Everywhere.
Restless sprite OF sky ideas;
Awful pert,
See It iirt
with Helen Potter's Plciades.
Unbelicyer
FNAilhni lNNNIg
Plague and pestilenee and war
Fret and worry,
Trouble, hurry.
That is what the comets for
Lots Of debt,
Too much wet,
Rain and hail and sleet and GOOD
Burning drouth,
Torrid South,
sun-baked field and seas Of mud
Blood and bones,
Tears and groans,
Crashing teeth and horrid erica
howls and yowls.
Frowns and scowls,
That's about the comets sire.
Everything
II will bring
That is bad beneath the sun
How Il huns
.... Here Il comes!
Goodness gracious, let us run
Huntington Hdlokeys.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

1t is announced by the Richmond
(Va.) Dispatch that only 81, 900 is now
wanting to secure to the University
Of Virginia the gift by Mr.. Mccormick
of the finest telescope in the world, an
observatory and an ample endowment
of the chair of astronomy, the whole
valued at $4,000.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

A so-called wit was once talking to
one of our wise professors. "As for
me-" he said, al do not believe what
] do not understand" "Do you un.
derstand," objected the professor, chow
II is that fire will soften butter, and
harden an egg2" mo, SIR" "Yet
you believe in an omelet.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

An lrishman recently arrived in this
country from the land Of the "howly
sod, and standing at a street corner
in Now York bewIldered, not knowing
what TO do or where to 20, said
Here is my bundle, and here is my
umbrella but where am IL"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

"You do not find any flies in the
butter which put on my table, said
the Boston boarding mistress proudly.
aNo," replied a boarder, otis too
strong for them" That boarder was
given immediate notice TO quit.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

1t was discovered after the deceasc
of "Old Abe" the celebrated Wiscon.
sin war eagle, that IL was not that
kind of a bird. 1t should have been
christenod DR.. Mary Walker, Gail
Hamilton or Joan of Arc.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

CIV, Emigh, Principal Of the Houtz.
dale Public Schools, has entered upon
the study of medicine, and will attend
a Medical College in Baltimore during
the coming Winter.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

All the annual district reports from
Clearfeld county are now on file in
the School Department at Harrisburg,
Woodward townships report reaching
there on the 3lst of August.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

Edgar l.. McClosky, a teacher OF
Karthaus township, graduated recent
ly at the Williamsport Commercial
College, making 100 in every branch
of the cou rse.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

Miss Lou Kelsey, of Lawrence town.
ship, has been added to the teaching
force of Osceola borough. Her posi-.
tion is First intermediate. Salary, s35
per month.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

The Osceoa School Board have
adopted Lipplncott's series Of Readers
10 be used in their schools.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

Twelve teachers examinations were
held up to September LIST, at which 10
certificates were issued and ten appli.
eanta rejected
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

The Lancaster Poultry Society add.
cd ninety.three members TO its list last
year
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

The fifteen great American inven,
tions OF worldwide adoption are l.
The cotton gin. 2. The planning ma
chine g. The grass mower and reaper.
4. The rotary printing press. 8. Nav.
igation by steam. G. The hot air en-.
gine. Z, The sewing machine. S. The
India rubber industry. .. The ma.
chine manufacture of horseshoes. 10.
The sand blast for carving. II. The
guage lathe, II. The grain elevator.
13. Artificial ice making on a large
scale. IA. The electric magnet and
its practical application. 10. The com.
posing machine for printers. A six.
teenth must be added-the telephone,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

The best herds of dairy cows in this
country yield from 800 TO 500 pounds
OF cheese per COW. Few of these are
thorough-breds, but are selected from
the best grades of the various breeds.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

Cattle hoois at the present time are
worth $50 per ton. These hoofs are
now made into horn buttons.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

I. II. Murray, Esq, has been invited
to lecture at the Huntingdon county
Teachers Institute in December next.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

Ada NJ. Ale, Of Clearfeld, will teach
the Central Point school, in Covington
township, during the coming Winter.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

AT a recent potato show in England,
where nearly / 400 plates we're shown,
a large number were of American va
rieties.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

Since the last issue of this paper the
following townships have reported the
teachers employed for the coming
school term. The appointments are
as follows:
Bradford toiCnship.-Lower Wood,
land--Thos. f. Moore; Bigler-S. M,
Bailey; Upper Woodland-Lois Nc.
Gaughey; Egypt-Lettie Wilson; Shi.
loh-Wallace Dale; Jackson School
IL. L. Faust; Pleasant Hill to be sup.
piled. Salaries, $50 and sS5.
Girdrd to,onShip, Hill
Alta Spackman Bald Hills-Agnes
Dale; Gillingham-Mary Lutz Plank
Road to be supplied. Salaries, s2s pei
month.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

Jones says that, after trying fol-
years to photograph his girl upon
bis heart, all he got from her in the
end was negative.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

The School Board of Lawrence town
ship made the following appointments
of teachers for the coming Fall and
Winter on Saturday, August 9th,
Mount Calm-J. IL. Lawhead; Ha.
zel Green--J. IL. Mead Driftwood-
Mrs. Alice Litz; Pine Grove--W. s.
Port; Clover Hill-Annie p. Read
Centre-J. A. Murray; Montgomery
L, Il. Bailey Mount Zlon--Annie
Savage; Paradise-James NJ. Porter
Mount Joy-Elma A. Read; Pleasant
Dale-Elliot A. Read Hillsdale--W.
I. Spackman; Waterford-Ida Gear.
hart Wolf Run-T. NJ. Davidson.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

The school houses of Girard town,
ship are being repaired and painted.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07

A great fortune is a great slavery.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-07
AGRICULTURAL.

Contributions 10 this department should be sd
dressed to J. BLAIR READ, Clearheld, Pa.
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