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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
CA TERPILLAR AND THE FL Y.

A corpulent caterpillar is stuffing his
turred or velvet doublet with the Juicy
pulp of young and tender oak leaf.
His thoughts-at all events his sensa.
tions-are completely centered IN the
business which which he has in hand
moro properly in the mouth and he
dreams as little of approaching danger
as an alderman at city feast imbibing
the green fat Of turtle, while a spark.
ling chandelier hangs, perhaps sus.
pended by an all but severed chain.
over his devoted head. No chandelier,
indeed, but destruction in a living form
as brilliant, hangs suspended over the
unconscious glutton OF tho oak leaf
An ichneumon fly, poised in the air
above him, her iridescent wings and
black shining body glittering in the
sun, is fearfully vibrating her tail.like
piercer, with intent 10 plunge II into
the fleshy back of her well.fed victim.
She stoops-her weapon enters--is
withdrawn, and leaves behind il, in the
wound, germ Of nascent torture q
thousand times more dreadful than q
drop OF deadly poison--a tiny egg de.
dosited within the warm orifice pierced
for its reception. In few hours this
egg becomes gnawing worm, which
thrives and fattens on the juices, lcav.
ing carefully untouched the vital or.
gans Of the helpless gormandizer thus
TO foster il. Its growth
completed the parasite emerges, and
then, in completion OF its murderous
part, spins silken thread, with which
Il proceeds 10 bind the nearly exhaust.
cd body Of its supporter (as Gulliver
by Lilliputian cords) 10 the surface Of
the oak leaf. Thus manacled, the
sbrunken remnant of the once plump
exists yet a few miserable
days, while the young ichncumon, hav,
ing inclosed itself within a shroud o.
silk, undergoes its transformations, and
finally cmerges into q perfect life, q
sparkling fly, like its parent, close be-
side the then dead body of the creature
by which II had been nourished 10 ma.
turity. Episodes Of Insect Lite"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

A Janesvillo man instructed a new
servant how to order meat from the
market through the telephone, and
then told her, after ordering the meat,
to put her nose 10 the transmitter, 20
sec If the meat was good. The next
day she ordered meat and as she was
smelling at the transmltter, the mans
bird dog passed through the room.
The dog had been having fight with
a skunk. When the servant got n
smell Of the dog, she yelled through
the telephone: "Keep yeze ovid
strong mate, and sind some fish. How.
ly mother, that wud drive a buzzard
away from q dead horse. Whist p
and she left the instrument in disgust
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

A QUEER BoY.-The Duluth Courier
says; "a ST. Paul boy hasa magnetic
hand, TO which small metallic articles
attach themselves, and which imparts
a burning sensation, Takes after his
mother, doubtless"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
SCHOOL VISITATION.

The work of visiting schools began
early in November and continued until
the middle OF March, In our noun.
famous county, containing as il does
l l,l3O square miles and 240 schools,
this duty is, indeed, prolonged and
laborious, and yet some times com.
plant is made because every school is
not reached. The law onioins upon
the County Superintendent the duty
of visiting the schools under his care
"dS often as is practicable,' To visit
all the schools in a period of five
months or 1l0 school days would re.
quire an average of three schools q
day, after deducting the days necessar-
lily spent in reaching the distant town.
ships, in preparing for and holding the
County Institute and for unusual
storms, which in our country so ire.
quently occur. In view of the fact
that scarcely all the schools can posi-.
bly, be reached, / have always endeav.
ored to reach, if possible those schools
in charge Of young and inexperienced
teachers first, and offer them such sug.
gestions and advice as were prompted
by observations made during my stay
in the school.
There are many teachers in onr
county who have had long and sue.
cessful experience, who are known to
bo masters Of their situation, and in
such cases visits from school officers
become simply matter Of courtesy.
If the time spent in visiting this class
of schools was applied TO making a
second visit to the schools in charge of
young teachers, more general good
would be accomplished. And in doing
this the law would certainly bo com.
piled with, as the schools would have
been visited "as often as was practica.
ble."
THE SCHOOL LAW FREQUENTLY VIOLATED.
One Of the first duties of school
director, coming into Office, should be
to acquaint himself with the law which
he is intended TO observe and enforce.
Tho Office, however ordinary II may
seem, is fraught with the gravcst re.
sponsibilities, and has attached to IL
the most exacting duties. Yet how
often men are found who proceed to
those duties without the
slightest knowledge Of the law that is
intended TO govern them in their
official actions. IL often occurs that
directors adopt plans and measures
totally in opposition TO both law and |
reason. Some times meetings arc held
md important business transacted
when the Board is not legally con.
'tituted body teachers are frequently
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

REFoRM-No screens or stained
windows are now allowed in Massa.
chusetts saloons, and the nectar from
Kentucky must be shot down in full
view of any son of temperance who
may happen to want to SEQ how it is
done.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

Say for instance dog loses his paw
and rooster loses his nav, does IL
make orphans Of them2
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
PHILIpsDURa
MARBLE WORKS!
THE LARGEST STOCK OF
Fine Italian Marble in the State,

Both FINISHED or UNFINISHED. We put
up any work that can be done in the city At mueh
cheaper rates. We will Put uP
MONUMENTAL WORK,
In Italian Marble or Granite, cheaper than Il can
be done 10 any other part Of the State. Any per.
son buying monumental work 10 amount oft25 and
upwards, will have fare paid to and from Philips.
burg. Do not bo fooled with cheap American
marble vher you can buy enc Italian marble at
lower prices.
&s-HEAD STONES a specially.
Produce and approved paper will be taken In
exchange for Cemetery work. All cash payments
will be made to the Mohannon Banking Co., TO
the credit Of n. PIERCE.
Phillpsburg, Pa, Jan. 10, lssl..0m.
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Terms Of Subscription.

Il paid in advance or within nOnth'''.'sa 90
II pald after the expiration Of 9 months. 90
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
CONCLUSION ,

Thankful for the courtesies of the
department and the press of the
county, for the generous hospitality of
the people with whom we have
mingled, and for the confidence of the
school directors, we invoke tho aid
and cooperation of all in the work of
the coming year.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

"About half the cases Of nervous
breakdown in men, said DR.. Horatio
c. Wood, Of 1851 Arch street, "are the
result OF the use Of tobacco, and the
use of tobacco IS much worse for boys
than it is for men. have in my mind
now one Of our best boating men, who
left off rowing and training and went
back 10 his cigarettes, and now he is
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
COUNTY INSTITUTE.

On the goth day of December, the
County Institute convened according
to law. In point of excellence it sur
passed any previous meeting of the
Institute. 1t was attended by 235
teachers, 60 directors, and hundreds of
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-10-18

Dig your potatoes, take in your to-
bacco, and lay In your winter boots
and shoes. Jack Frost is coming.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-10-18

Peterson's Magazine is on our Ia
Bile for November, ahead Of all others,
and better than ever. 1t leads off with
charming steel engraving, after
Meyer Won Bremen, Half, Afraid.
This is followed by one ofthose dou-
ble-size. steel iashion-platcs, supcrbly
colorcd, only seen in this unrivaled
lady's book. Then comes another en-
craving, Lacy Hall, illustrating an
cxquisitely told love story; and then
some fifty wood outs of dresses, pat
terms in embroidery, DC, &c. There
is also a superb colored slipper.pat-
term. for braiding, in crimson and
gold. The principal article is A Day
at Canterbury, which is profuscly il
Illustrated and is of a. character very
much higher than is usually seen in
magazines. The tales and novelets
are even better than usual. and "Pet-
erson," as is known, always gives the
best. With this number, appears thu
Prospectus for 1882, when Six Origin,
81 Novelets will IL given, and, in adj
dition, hundred shorter stories. A
series Of brilliantly illustrated stories,
and articles like Canterbury" vii
also appear. Also a Paper Patterr
for Dress, every month. The pric,
of Peterson" is but Two Dollars I
Year, postage free. To clubs, tn,
terms are even lower, viz: two copiel
for $3.50, with superb engraving
| (size 20 inches by l6) Hush, Don,
Wake Them, or handsome Photo
| graph Album, as premium. Or fou
copies for $3.50, and an extra copy o
the magazine itself as a premium
Or FIVE copies for $500, with both al
extra copy and either the Engraving
or Album for premium. For large,
clubs, the premiums are even NOR,
tempting. Now is the time to get "
/. clubs for 1882. peterson" combine
more, for less price, than any other
Specimens are sent, gratis, if writer
for. Subscribe to nothing until 20,
have seen a copy. Address CHARLIE
j. PETERsoN. 300 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
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A true cauue for regret.

II makes the heart OF every philan-
tlropist sad to see SO many worthless
patent medicines pulled and adver-
iised for the cure of chronic diseases.
Usually the rolnedy is some vile ca
thariic compound or alcoholic pre-
paration, combined with buchu, tur-
pcntine or other severe diuretic that
affords the invalid only temporary
relief, but which has no lasting ef-
feet, and in truth eventually brings
on complication of diseases arising
from a state of WORKOUT and ex.
hausted digestive and urinary organs
TINT nothing but death can relieve.
lnyalids should trust more TO nature
for their recovery. A gentle medici-
nal tonic thatstimnlates enfeebled di-
gestion and strengthens every part of
the system by its soothing and re-
freshing effect on both mind and
body, is natures truest and best as
sistant. Such a remedy is Browns
Iron Bitters, medicine surprising
the sale of all other remedies when
ever its merits become known, for II
acts IN such perfect harmony with
the laws of life and health, that all
pulmonary, urinary and digestive
troubles are prevented and perma-
nently cured by its timely use. II
contains no alcohol, and will not
blacken the teeth. Physicians and
ministers endorse and recommend it.
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Thiztlepod's Dog with Rattles on
His Tail.

Say" said old Mr.. Thistlepod
Chewing his norsel ofnavy plug will
the rapid information Of q man who
was in earnest. "Say, you know
that spotted coach dog of mine that
bis his leg with a rattlesnake nigh
onto three weeks ago? Well, ever
since he's been tiyin' to coil himself
up all the time, and has eleven rat
ties growed out at tho end of his tail.
Has for gospel fact. Nights. when
he was around the house, it sounds
like drum corps goin' by. l de-
clare to goodness wished 'Pd brung
him in to let you see him. Nero, the
dogs name is" he went on. Nero;
o years old this spring. Raised him
myself; you've seen him hundreds Of
times under my wagon"
Surprised that no establishment was
expressed, the old man added:
"You probably remember that shay
gy, rough-haired Scotch terrier Of
Ben Martins? Well, sir, Ben he
sent to Pbiladelphy and gotta couple
O. dozen silk worms and fed 'em to
the dog. an'--ye hain't seen that
terrier since last Saturday, have ye?
Well, SIX, ! hone | may die some time
II that dogs hair hain't come out the
sottest. finest silk fringe ye ever saw
in your Iilcl SILK fringe, with a braid
two inches deep along his back, and
chenille. hangin' from the end Of
each ear. Ben's goin' to buy up a
couple o hundred cheap long haired
dogs, feed 'em silk worms and shear
EN- every spring"
The editor thought there would be
money in it.
"Better'n gold mine" the old
man said; "an' do you know, while he
was fcedin' of him, Ben forgot to take
Oft the dogs collar, big leather collar.
And what happened to the CELLAR"
the editor asked, a little YEARLY,
Velvet, said the old man enthu-
siastlcally. at grew Lyons velvet,
with celluloid buckle"
The editor promised to make a note
OF the fact under tho head Of --latest
Inventions and Thistlcpod went
away perfectly coniented with him.
self and the rest Of mankind.
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u "a IN. 9s ,II! /. furnished tes, win

vantage Of the good chances formaklna ma,
cy TINT are offered generally become ,ggcn aim
while tlloso wlodo not Improve mch chsarcys
r wn,nd,, n poverty, We want many men,
ii their o TVSI apn girls to work for rs right
s.'p tnnn ten tipcs ordinary wnrcs. Wcc
nend s,D IN expensive outfit aud ali that Won
wSu,Sy ,yIery rapidly. You can devote Your
momert .''"9 ,, " tne work or only your spare
Portland Maine. Nm y ~ ~ ~
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Mr.. Walter #. McCune, OF Pitts
burg, Pa, writes: "My age is 20
years. l was born with an excellent
constitution, but at the age of 10,
having just finished my collegiate
education, ! fell into habits of dissi-
patton. After six years of fast liv-
ing | felt my constitution broken
down. put myself unde, the care
of one of our best physicians. His
treatment seemed to do me no good.
Finally he said at best / could live
but few years, that my bowels, kid.
neys and lungs were all threatened
with consumption and were fast
wasting away in certain decay.
tried everything advertised, hoping
to gain relief. Finally / drined into
state of melancholy and hopeless
despair, suffering excrutiaiingly from
dyspepsia, short breath and urinary
catarrh. A year ago i saw Browns
Iron Bitters advertised. | used
them, and they acted like charm.
Boon began to enjoy dreamless
slumber-and now ] feel myself n
man once more. and haye gained 81
pounds since using the remedy.
feel very strong, and can hold out q
Is pound weight. Browns Iron
Bitiers sayed my life"
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A Strange Circumstance.

EDIToRs TOBACCO LEAF:
> My brother, q. G. Reynolds, living
in the country TOUR miles from Penn
broke, Christian. county, Kentucky,
has a little girl six years of age who
is dangerously i'll. The third day of
her illness pure white pigeon flew
through the window into the room Of
the sick child, flew on her bed, and
has been with her five days. 1t
roosts on the head of the bed: during
the day walks over the bed and pill
lows, and watches the child as closely
as any of the attendants. Whenever
a man goes near the bed it makes
demonstrations Of anger and fight.
The child has severe suffering spells,
and when such is the case the pigeon
hops its wings, makes that low moan
full noise peculiar to pigeons. aud
seems much troubled. The strangest
part of the story is no one living in
the neighborhood has any pigeons,
hence, the mystery: whence came the
lovely bird? =.
What / have written seems hardly
credible; however, it is true, God be-
ing my witness. Many from this
place and the surrounding country
visit my brothers daily to be an eye.
witness to this strange, yes, remarka.
5lo. sight.
Mrs. Gill, H. SMITH.
Pembroke, KY, Oct, 5, 1881.
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Bethel Female College,
HOPKINSVILLE, KY.

The Fall session Of 1881 will open on Mon
day, goth OF August, with increased facilities
FOR the education OF young ladies. Terms as
heretofore. For Information apply to or ad-
dress the President.
~ Junessl. ISL
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EXCHANGE scINgl1lATI0Ns.

-
tits very likely that the trial Of
Mason, who shotfat Guiteau and miss
ed him will result in his being a free
Mason.--[s.ate Journal.
The Eqquirer says grave fears are
entertailicd that the Republican party
will be found dead in bel some OF
these cool mornings Reporter.
1t is fashionable now tolavc little
boys and girls following bridal
couples. Fashion and nature are
much alike in this respect Post.
A circus elephant recently drank a
pailful of whisky and was unhurt. 1t
is good thing no did not tackle the
lemonade bucket Louisville Post.
James G.. Fair is worth $4,000
900. Yet he is not near so happy
rs the small boy is when he gets his
first pair Of boots with red tops
Estate Journal,
Whitaker, the negro cadet who slit
his ears at West Point, wants to
lecture six mouths for $4,000. We
know OF whole families that would
lecture for half that sum- Echo.
Sitting Bull declines to ride on
railroad trains. A great many white
people are considering whether it bet
ter to walk or meet the average prize
package boy.-ILouisville CONNER
cial.
An Iowa dog has cost its owner
$3.50 in damages for bites, and the
man declares that impccnnious neigh
bors hang around on purpose to be
bitten, knowing that he settles the
claims promptly Commonwealth.
A woman in the interior Of the
State is said to be petrifying. Her
hands and feet are now as hard as
stone. 1t has been generally suppos-
ed that a womau's heart is the only
part of her which ever attains to such
degree of solidity louisville Post.
A new style is said to be raging
among tho la-da-dah Young ladies Of
wearing stockings of different colors.
We don't see the good Of this, as no.
body but the wcarer is ever permitted
tori moment to proIanely gaze upon
'cm.--[ jacksonville Times.
In accordance with q time honored
custom, the hostile Indians are sur
rendering. Having as many white
mems scalps as they can spin into hgir
ropes during the winter, they will
settle down to that pleasing occupa-
ton until the next season opens.--
lSunday Argus.
Lieutenant D. A. Lyle, Of the army,
is trying to introduce the fashion OF
eating fried grasshoppcrs in Spring,
field, Illinois. The people Of Illinois
are Suckers, tits true, but it is doubt
full whether the Lieutenant can catch
them with grasshOppers for bait
[Sunday Argus.
"Six Nevada widows each worth
over 100000 have formed a com
pact and solemnly agreed to take no
men but editors Tor husbands. -
| Register.
What a magnificent chance is thus
offered Meacham, " oodson and Brans-
.ford.- Reporter.
We managed to get along pretty
well without Grant, but as soon as
.Conkling went into his cave at Utica
comets appeared, the President was
-assassinated and the drouth destroyed
nearly all the crops in south and west
There is no telling what would happier
if Mr. Blaine should suddenly with
draw to the inaccessible mountains o
Maine Evansville Courier.
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Brother Gardner and the Whip
ping-Post.

The following open letter Was then
read:
Brother Gardner: Did you, seven
or eight weeks since, advocate the es-
adjustment Of the whipping-post for
petty offenses? Please give me d.
rect answer, in order to decide a wa
ger.
SOLOMON WHITE.
Il did" said tho old man as no
arose, can | do now, and | shall in de
fuchur, onless de need Of it passes
away. In de fust place, does it de-
grade q man any mo- to warm him
up wild rawhide dan it does to put
HIM. in Jail or sot him to poundin'
stone on the street? In de mex place,
kin mean man DO degraded? In de
las place, we am all awar, dat not one
petty offense in five am punished,
bekase de law doan' tech it, or be-
kase its too much expense and trou-
bic to prosecute. Sartin pussons
make a bizness of loaGn'. How many
of 'em kin you convict OF vagrancy?
Sartih pussons insult lone women on
do street. How maay Of 'em have
ever been jailed?' Oar am dozen
odar lenses dat de law doan't tackle,
or il it docs. de TENDERS git cl'ar.
What punishment am it to loafer
to go to gail for month"; lie gifts
plenty to eat and good bed to sleep
on, an gains five pounds OF fat. If
dat same man was tied up an thirty
lashes laid agin his bar back he'd
open his eyes pow'rful wide. Go on
do rivder, go on de kyars, walk on do
street, an You find de loafer. He
pushes, an crowds, an abuses, an
insults. What can you do wild him?
Make complaint an de law will play
wild him an let him go. Let an Off
Ger give him n SCUM aoggin' an his
hat would come down off his ear in no
time. De whippin'-post may be bar
barous, but what do We call it when
a loafer folders your. wife frew de
streets? 1t may be degradin', but
what do ye call it when three drunken
loafers take posscsshun Of scnrshun
boat an knock men down an irighten
women half to death? Take tramp,
aloafer. drunkard, or petty thief,
tie him to whippin' post an play
rawhide on his back for five Minutes
an you have done mo- to make dat
man respect de power Of de law an de
rights Of odder men dan any work
hous sentence could do."- Proceed
ings Of the Lime-Kiln Club.
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Marrying in Chicago.
Chicago Tribune,


Penelope Stiggins lived in Boston.
Her father had gained great riches by
selling Goldfish. He had formerly
been professor ct Harvard, but went
into mercantile life that he might
amass wealth and build telescope so
powerful that his theory Of the SUMS
spots would be proven truo and his
enemies humbled. when the money
wis secured he had forgotten about
the telescope. Penelope was his only
child, and she loved her father dearly,
kissing him fondly every evening af-
ter he had'come from the store and
changed his clothes. She was not
partial to Goldfish.
One day Penelope was seated along
III herr boudoir Boston for room bread
ing a treatise on horizontal cleavage
in red sandstone, when Clytemnestra
Quirk came in. The two girls chat
ted for awhile on the progress OF ra-
tionaliSnl in Europe.
'IIave you seen that dashing Mr..
West from Chicago recently, Penn"
asked Clytcmnes,ra, suddenly, chang
ing the subject Of conversation.
A bright flush mantled the girls
brow as she said soitly,"I am going
to marry him."
Not word was spoken for at least
second. Then Miss Quirk said,
"Why do. you marry this MANI"
Let me tell YOU" replied Pcne.
lope. "You know ! am cultured-too
much SO perhaps. When, therefore,
Mr.. West invited me soon after his
arrival in Boston, to attend one of the
"Wednesday organ concerts, l con-
sehted, little knowing what awaited
me.
"Whon the first piece was over Ct
remember it was the Tannhauser'
oycrturc) | sat quite still, the tears
rained down my face, but no words
would come. Then it was / knew in
an instant how perfectly sympathetic
were my companion and myself; il
he had atthat moment uttered one n
the commonplace or conventional criti-
cisins / should have hated him for
ever. But he did not; he only said
very quietly, alter | had recovered
myself q little, i am so thankful you
heard it first with me, and Ireplied, If
only it might last forevcrl"
Two weeks later the marriage took
place, and Penelope is now resident
of Chicago. The wild, free life of
the golden West suits her exactly,
and on Monday afternoon when she is
banging out the clothes. and the south
west breeze huns mcrrily through the
clothes pins in her mouth, md csreens
her eye glasses. to leeward. she thinks
of the Wagner concert, and says soft
ly to herself, "f.iter all, can still
tread on the cats tail when the feel
ing of loneliness comes over me-"
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