davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-21

widows and orphans, for which deep regret Is
felt City Clerk Biggers, who Is quite an inya-
lid. had just returned from Florida, where he
had been in search of renewed health, and the
loss OF S36, 900 Of the city money falls heavily
upon him. He was born and raised here.
and no man ever said aught against him
as an honest, industrious, public spirited
citizen. Should his bondsmen, as proposed,
pay the $4,000 for which they are held, he
would still have 5000 to make good Despite
his Ill health he said to me yesterday: Before
1t shall be said that Willis Biggers ever cheat
ed the city out of one dollar Of her money, |
will take shovel and go to work on the streets
and pay her the amount" And he will do it
II 1t becomes necessary.
Much useless discussion is going on about a
new hotel TO accommodate the rush to the Cot-
ton Exposition. Atlanta has no lack of hotel
accon. modationS il our hotels were all run for
the benefit of the travelling public and not
turned into boarding houses for families. Many
nrSt-claSS boarding houses have failed because
they could not compete with our hotels in low
prices, and this fact has leSsened the number
or good boarding houses and reduced the ac-
commodations at our hotels for travellers. At
lanta has several times entertained larger
crowds than will be here to attend the Exposi-
tlon. But we are going to have more hotel ac-
commodations. The Kimbail House win finish
on some fifty rooms that are now unoccupied
ana the Markham House will probably be en-
larged to double its present size. If Messrs
Hun & Brown succeed In their present pur-
pose. Under the personal supervision Of Mr.
Iii. T. DEOWns OF GD0 virginia blue Ridge
Springs, the most popular and accomplished Of
hotel managers, the patronage Of the Mark
ham House has far outgrown its Accommoda-
t1ons. After reducing his regular boarders to
two families. he is still often unable to take In
all who come to his door from the railroad
trains. The travel this winter has been ex-
ceedingly heavy, and our hotels have been
crowded, but with the proposed additions feel
safe in saying that ample room will be provi-
ded for all who come to the Expositi n. We
have several hotels that can be emptied Of
boarders and made available to visitors. and
this will also open up new boarding houses.
Why have capitalists invested so largely in
railroad stocks in Georgia, IL the Commission
is not benefit to the railroadsS Simply be-
cause it was case OF life and DEATH Nobody
wanted these railroads as a local, independent
investment, but they were absolutely necessa-
ry to the completion of certain great through
routes, and would have been purchased even
at higher figure, if the Commission was as
tyrannical as Russian despot. 1t is the heig ht
of folly to claim that all this rise In the
value of some railroad stocks is due to the
wisdom or the existence Of the Railroad Com
mission.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-21

Messrs. w. I. Kline and J. L. Hopkins. two
excellent gentlemen, have gone to Savannah
to canvass for Messrs. J. P. Harrison & Co. for
the second volume of ''The Georgia Gazetteer"
which this firm Is preparing to publish. Messrs.
Kline and hopkins are instructed to gather up
all needed information in regard to Savannah
to make the second volume far superior to the
first, and it will be we'll for your business men
and public officials to lend them all the assist
ance desired in carrying out their plans
The Citizens Bank failure is still the topic Of
excited conversation on the street corners.
There is great diversity of opinion some bit
terly censure the bank officials, while others
defend them; some say the assets will pay
out, while others pronounce it dead
failure" Treasurer Speer is unjustly CON
demned for checking out funds. but he simply
did his duty He had no confidence in the
bank, and had no power to withdraw the de-
posits. He could only check out the funds as
he needed money to pay claims For this
reason he gave Congressman Clement check
for eight hundred dollars, which the bank re-
jected, and closed its doors Treasurer Speer
was working to save the State a threatened
loss Of nearly two hundred thousand dollars
There is one sad feature of the failure of the
Citizens Bank, in addition to the losses by
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
STAMP TAXES.

I
1t is under contemplation in Con.
gress to repeal so much Of the law as
makes it imperative to place two
cent stamp on checks. A large reve.
nue. is derived from this source, but it
is 80 TAR such tax on btsiness that
that the country can afford 20 dispense
with it.
A more grievous tax Of this sort,
more wide reaching and cpmprehen.
sive, and far more unjust, i the tax
through stamps on. match,s, which
realized to the Government more than
three million dollars annually. Both
should go, but if only one is to be abol-
ished let it be that upon matches. The
Government, in this stamp business, =,
drnes q Wholesale and retail trade.
At the best, counting the cost Of man
ufacturng or printing the stamps, and
the commissions allowed middle men
for dispensing them, it realizes little
more, if as much, as ninety per cent.
on the trade, for 80 we may vail it
that is to say, on 800 worth ofmatch
stamps sold the Government dos well
if it nets $50. The Government has
no more occasion or excuse for tnfiok.
ing in this manner with its issues Of
stamps than it would have in its issues
of coin or groenbacks, but it does, and
the people pay the round face value of
them every time they buy matches or
put one on a check. 1t pays lis sub.
ordinates o salary for serving Il, and
to such as are assigned the sale of
stamps this son of a perquisitc is added.
But it is less to that point than the
inequality and iniquity Of this stamp
on matches we would speak. Before
the imposition of this tax mitches
were retailed at one cent per box The
imposing of it has given the manuiao-
turers bonanza, in that we now pay
at retail five cents for two boxes. Any
one can calculate how much moIe the
manufacturer realizes now thaa be.
fore the stamp had to be attached.
Consider the discount Of five per cent
he gets in the purchasing at wholesale
in this connection and you arrive at
the additional profit he realizes upon
what before was remunerativo retail
trade at one cent a box. Any school
boy who bas made progress in frac-
tions can answer tho question. Small,
you say, to the individual But in
the aggregate over three millions of
dollars drawn from the resources main.
ly Of the masses 1t is tho little
things that make or mar at last.
"Take care of the pennies and the
pounds will take care Of themselvesi'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
THE VERDICT.

The Directors Convention has met
and adjourned, and the decree has
gone forth. We had intended to give
to the public review of the impru.
dent and unjust course pursued by an
outside element, but we refrain, be.
lieving that the result is sufficient ex.
posure of their futile attempts. The
school men of the county have said by
their votes that they are not ready TO
surrender the purity vouchsafed TO
the Common School system OF Penn.
sylvania by act of Assembly to class
of individuals who have shown q desire
to drag our Common Schools into the
ravne ofpoliticalstrife. Our opponent
in the contest was gentleman Of the
highest type, an experienced and sue
cessful teacher, whose work and indu.
encc greatly strengthened our hands
in the work of the past three years.
We have enjoyed his acquaintance and
friendship for a number of years, and
know that he bore no part in the cir.
cuation of the malicious ialsehoods
intended TO secure our defeat. Our
remarks, therefore, have special refer.
epce to a weak and prctentious circle
Of young politicians, representing both
political parties, who attempted TO
iarnish the question Of public school
education with their prolane hands.
When men Of questionable integrity
attempt to defame the character Of
those who have been entrusted with
the management of the Common
Schools, by circulating debased and
malicious falsehoods, when such class
make night hideous by their corrupt
prowling over the county, awakening
honest School Directors at the mid
night hour, and attempt TO force upon
them the biggest lie of tho campaign, IL
is not much wonder that the school
men of the county believe 1t time To
rise in their strength and bestow upon
them such rebuke as they did on
Tuesday, May Sd. "To err is human
to forgive divine" Whether weshah be
able to follow the injunction OF this
quotation in our future relations to
these apologies for men is question.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
THE CLEAN NEWSPAPERS.

There is growing feeling in every
healthy community against the jour.
nails who make il their special object
to minister to perverted taste by seek.
ing out and serving up in seductive
form disgusting scandals and licentious
revelations. There is good reason to
believe that the clean newspaper iS
more highly priced to-day than 1t was
four or five years ago. 1t is also safe
10 predict that, as people In all ranks
OF life, who wish TO protect their own
at least from contamination, become
more conscious of the pernicious infu-
ence OF a certain class Of Journals, called
"enterprising" because they are ambi.
tious tos show up dirty scandals, they will
be careful TO see that the Journals they
permit to be read in the family circle
are of a class that never forget the
proprieties OF life. Already men and
women Of refinement and healthy NOR.
ais have had their attention called TO
the pernieious influence of bad litera.
ture, and have made commendable
efforts TO c0unteract the same by caus-
ing the sound literature TO be publish.
cd and sold at popular prices. These
efforts are working a silent but sure
revolution, The best authors are more
generally read today than at any pre-
yious time. The siskly sentimental
story-paper, the wild ranger and pirate
story book, are slowly yielding the
field TO worthier claimants. To the
praise of the decent newspaper it may
be said, that where it has a place in
the family, and has been read for years
by young and old, it has developed
such healthy tone and such dis.
eliminating taste that the literature Of
the slums has no admirers. Fortu-
nately the number Of such families is
increasing in the land, and as they in
crease the journal that devotes itself
to sickening revelations of immortality
will be compelled to find its supporters
solely among those classes that prac-
tice vice or crime, or are ambitious to
learn to follow such ways Boston
Herald.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
FARM NOTES.

Paint oil tools that are exposed Ia
the weather or the heat of the sun.
Dip the tip of nails in grease and
they will easily drive in hard wood.
Frost will not penetrate as deep
when the ground is dry as when it is
very wet.
Parafine oil on whetstones is supe.
rior to any other liquid, and will keep
the stone in better condition.
Spent tan bark has been ploughed
into a compact clay soil with the best
result, as it rendered the soil mellow
and increased its warmth.
When good earth is used for potting,
plants seldom need any special ma
nurc. The best soil for plants is found
in old meadows, and the corner oil
fences where the sod has grown long
time.
Time intelligently given to the bees
will pay as well as any other farm
work, and when too many are not
kept, most Of their work can be done
either before or after their regular
working hours.
Corn does not succeed well after
buckwheat.
brakes are quarrelsome; the fewer
on hand the better.
Water filtered through charcoal be-
comes perfectly pure,
Oak is stronger than iron, both pieces
being Of equal weight
England imports 100000 worth
of fertilizers annually.
One firm at Grundy Centre, Iowa,
shipped thirty.five car loads of flax.
seed the past season.
The simplest method to remove tho
hull from corn is to make q weak I've
from clean wood ashes and soak the
corn IN il.
Poor cows are dear at any price
really good ones, il young, are never
sold too high. A COW should give at
least $50 worth of milk year.
1t is well for farmers to bear in mind
that the average for all breeds of cows
is about six pounds of hay, or its equiv
alent, Tor one quart OF milk
The Agricultural Department is 10.
formed that the codling moth arc max.
ing such ravages among the orchards
OF California as threaten the destruc.
ton of all the apple trees on the Pacific
coast.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
PEACE WITH "LfBERTY."


England has met with nothing but
disaster in her war against the gallant
Beers in the Transvaal, and the peace
which IS now dawning upon that un.
happy but brave colony is one which
reflects credit upon the Gladstone ad.
ministration, while it may not appear
to glitter with glory for English arms.
II is full of honor for the Dutch farmers
who have been fighting In a cause as
lust as the cause oil the American colon.
lists, which more than century ago
was crowned by n glorious indepen.
dence at the treaty Of Ghent. The war
in the Transvaal was a legacy from the
brilliant but precarious policy of Ben
consheld's administration to that of his
successor. Mr.. Gladstone may not
possess the spirit Of aggression and
thirst for glory at the cost of national
faith and humanity which character.
lied the policy of the favorito premier
oil tho Queen, but his policy in the
South African war will not fail TO COM
mend itself the applause of the con.
servativc and liberty loving portion Of
tho English people. 1t has been telc.
graphed from London with much per
sistence that tho Beers have acceded
to the terms OF the English Govern
mcnt as a matter Of fact tho English
have acceded TO the terms OF the Beers.
Liberty was tho price of peace for
which the Transvaal army under Jou.
bert proposed to sell It's llfo.blood, aud
liberty is what England proposes to
guarantee them. After the disaster at
SpilEkop the clamor was loud in En-.
gland that no peace was possible until
English prestige had been redeemed,
and II was no trifling matter for the
administration Of Mr.. Gladstone to
yield 10 the demands Of justice and
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
GOT THEIR CLOTHES MIXED.

Mark Twain, in his book called
"Tramps Abroad" tells how q party
OF tourists got wet, and what they did
when they got back TO the hotel:
1--WE stripped and went TO bed, and
sent clothes down TO be baked all the
horde of soaked tourists did the same.
The chaos Of clothing got mixed in the
kitchen, and there were consequences.
| did not get back the same drawers
sent down, when our things came at
6;l5 got pair on new plan.
They were merely pair of long, white,
ruflled, cufied sleeves, hitched together
at tho top with q narrow band, and
they did not come down to my knees.
They were pretty enough, but they
made me feel like two people, and dis.
connected at that. The man must
have been an idiot TO get himself up
like that to rough it in the Swiss
mountains.
"The shirt they brought me was
shorter than the drawers, and hadn't
any sleeves to it--at least il hadn't
any more than Mr.. Darwin could call
rudimentary sleeves; these had edging
around them, but the bosom was ride.
ulously plain. The knit silk under
shirt they brought me was also on a
new plan and was really sensible
thing; it opened behind and had pock.
cts in it for the shoulder blades; but
they did not seem TO fit me and |
lound 1t a sort of uncomfortable gar.
mcnt. They gave my bobtail coat to
somebody else and sent me an ulster
suitable for giraffe. | had 10 tic my
collar on because there was no button
on tho foolish thing which | described
little while ago
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
CLEARFIELD Pa, WEDNESDAY, MAY II, 1881.

right, so far even as to treat with
the Beers upon terms as honorable
to the English people as they were
consistent with the etrae spirit of liberty
which has been the boast of the British
for more than two centuries. Mr..
Gladstone, II not the most brilliant, is
the wisest of English statesmen, for he
looks beyond the temporary approval
OF a tickle and often mistaken public
clamor to the guiding star OF justice
and right, and recognizing that the
best "honor" which peace can bring d
the honor of exact justice, he has SO
far lent his counsel toward the accom-.
plishmcnt of peace In South Africa,
even at the risk Of present popularity.
He may be sure that his vindication
may safely rest witbposterity.-Balf.
more Gazette.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

Why They OFTEN FAIL.-Younl
men often fail TO get on in the world
because they neglect small opportuni
ties. Not being faithful in little things
they arc not promoted to the charge
Of greater things. A young man who
gets a subordinate situation sometimes
thinks il not necessary to give il much
attention. He will wait till he gets O
place of responsibility, and then he
will show people what ho can do
This is very great mistake. What
ever bis situation may be, he should
master it in all Its details, aud per
form all its duties faithfully. The habit
Of doing bis work thoroughly and con.
scientiously is what Is most likely 10
enable a young man TO make bis way.
With this habit, person, Of only or
binary abilities would oulstrip one OF
greater talents who is in the habit Of
sighting subordinate matters. But
after all, this great esscnta. rule Of
success adopted by a young man shows
him to be possessed Of superior abili'
tics.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

LIVE UP TO tbs MorToEs.-T is
no use in putting up the motto "God
Bless our Homo" ifthe father is rough
old bear, and the spirit of discourtesy
and rudeness is taught by parents TO
children, and by the older to the
younger. There is no use in putting
up the motto "The Lord will Provide" !"
while the father is shiitlcss, the boys
refuse 10 work, and tho girls busy
themselves over gcwgaws and finery.
There is no use in putting up the
motto, "Tho greatest Of these is CHAR.
ty," while the tongue of the back.biter
wags in the family, and silly gossip is
dispensed at the tea.table. There is
no use in placing up conspicuously the
motto, "The Liberal man Deviscth
Liberal Things" while the money
cbinks in the pockets of the "head Of
the household groaning to get out
and see the light OF day, and there are
dollars and dimes for wine, tobacco
and other Injuries, but positively not
one cent for tho church. In how
many homes arc these notices stand.
ing-let us say hanging--sarcasms,
which serve only to point q jest and
ndorn n satire The beauty Of quiet
lives, Of trustful, hopeful, and free
handed, free. hearted, charitable lives,
is one Of surprising lovelincss, and
those lives ahed their own incOmpara.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

ROLL OF HONOR.

The following is a list OF pupils re.
ceivod for the "Roll of Honor" for the
week ending May 9th. All whose
names appear in this list attended the
school to which they belonged every
day OF the school term;
Marion School, in Ferguson town.
ship, Annie l.. Hall teacher-l. Straw
Nettie Barrett and Clair Shoff.
Turkey Hill School, in Knox town.
ship, d. NJ. Bloom teacher. Barnett
Eliza ]. Shugert, David NJ. Shugert.
Chestnut Grove School, in Bloom
township, Juliet s. Reed teacher
Andrew Stull. Four Others missed but
one day each.
1st Primary School, in Osceola Dor
ough, Mrs. NJ. II. Griest teacher-H
Read, son of DR.. Read, attended every
day OF the term.
Mount Calm School, in Lawrence
township, Wood r. McCloskey teacher
james NJ. Rowles (aged sevenJ at
tended every day OF the term
Coal Hill Shool, in Brady township,
Z. Ellsworth Jimeson teaoher-Roland
Wright, Ellis Wingert and W.Cochran,
An exhibition was held the last day.
Glen Hope School, E. A. Horton,
tcachcr-Della c. Mays and Il. Hunter
were the prize pupils, each receiving a
book as the compliments ofthe teacher
Penfeld Grammar School, A. H.
Rosenkrans teaoher-term s months
Morris Dunn, Henry Wolfgrum and
Maggie Daley attended every day OF
the eight months.
Crooked Sewer School, in Boggs
township, Helen Irwin teacher-Ella
Davis, Robert Pickle attended every
day OF the term, and Kate Wiser miss
ed but one half day.
Westover School, in Chest township,
Maggie J.. Wetzel teacher-Maggie
Walters, Minnie Fry, Vincent Moore.
The last two named have not missed
day for two successive terms.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

Texas 5iVuli0VVl I0tal Du'''4SUi is4siIz5
This same person referred to above
has made careful study of the growth
Of the Winter wheat thus far this
season, and in answer to questions put
to him some days ago replied that be
had never seen the Winter wheat look
so uniformly well in ten years. 81 do
not think" he said, "there arc 500
acres of bad Winter wheat in all
Kansas, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana.
In Kansas and Missouri the growing
crop never looked so well. Through.
out Indiana it could not look better
In Southern Illinois and up TO the
Spring wheat line it could not be i'm
proved. Ohio never fails. Southern
Iowa is all right. In Wisconsin TO. day,
though it is not Winter wheat State,
| saw the Winter wheat looking
finely"
Concerning the Spring wheat he
spoke in as encouraging way, He
said "the Spring wheat forms small
percentage of the 5OO,OO0,OO0 bushels,
but it is in regard to the Spring wheat
that tho bear croaker is doing most of
his croaking. There have been local
SHOWS near Chicago and out in Dakota,
but not to hurt tho coming crop. All
complaints about the Spring wheat
crop being conditional are utterly
groundless. In a word, | wish TO say
that all this bear grumbling is wicked,
and has no bottom in il. 1t is utter
humbug. The Spring is as carly in
Minnesota and Wisconsin as usual.
To be sure there is a belt OF snow from
little above Chicago to Milwaukee,
which narrows to forty miles wide from
Janesville and Beloit to Belvidere
This belt grows still narrower as it APP
proaches the Mississippi. Then it ex.
tends about thirty.fve miles wide out
through Northern Iowa and Southern
Minnesota to Sioux City and Yankton.
Even in Iowa they are now sowing
wheat on this snow belt, the snow
having melted. Now in regard to the
average yield This year the wheat is
almost all drilled. The ground was in
better condition last Fail than usual,
The snow has protected the wheat.
Last year the wheat in many localities
was very poor. The crop only aver.
aged thirteen and one.third bushels
per acre. Now the yield per acre OF
wheat in Europe and the United States
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRoR.-A rather
amusing typographical error appeared
in Washington paper the other day.
Alfred Foreman, colored, was shot on
mans premises there and died from
the effects of the wound. He belonged
to "colored Benevolent Society" but
had q weakness for fowls that was the
cause of bis untimely end. The Society
sent 20 the paper in question suitable
resolutions on the sad occasion, which
appeared duly. But the last lines
were rendered thus: "0ur brother has
gone where chickens, sorrow, pain and
death are felt and feared no more"
The explanation by the editor that
"chickens" is misprint for "sickness'
has been Of no avail, and beha had TO
leave town abruptly.