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The Portland daily press., 1881-04-16
APRIL IA, sSSI.
GENTLEMEN:

GENTLEMEN: -
We invite your attention TO the
large stock and assortment OF
strictly FIRST-CLASS Furnish
isigs which we are now showing.
OUR Underwear, Hosiery, Dress
Shirts and all Staple articles are
from the best makers, aud stock
is always complete, with tuif
range OF sizes. Our Glove stock
is acknowledged to be beyond
comparison, the best in Maine,
and we claim that it is not eX-
ceIscd i'm New England. I'm Neck
wear, we buy the best and latest
styles, and receive New Goods
every week. We are very anx-
i0us to please, and try to accom-
modate iva everything except by
giving long credit. Feeling conf
dent that we can make it profit
able and pleasant for you TO buy
these goods of us, we remain
Yours truly, -.
OWEN, MOORE & co.
apr15 diff
The Portland daily press., 1881-04-16
Receipts of Maine Central.

IL PORTLAND. April IA.
For Portland, 80 cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads, SO cars miscellaneous rer.
chandise.
The Portland daily press., 1881-04-16
Gloucester Fish Market.

Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water conveyanco-lOOO bush Cornmeai to G
w, Trua q Co. -
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Ar at Falmouth E. 14th. ship Gettysburg, Theo-
bold, Savannah for Cronstadt.
MEMORANDA.

A vessel in frame at Kennebunkport. commenced
by Chas II Thompson for a centre-board schr of 1877
tons was sold by auction 9th inst to Capt Bradford
Cakes for SOLO.
The Portland daily press., 1881-04-16
FOREEGN PORTS.

AT Cebu Feb Is. ship St Lucie, Gates. for Sandy
Hook, for orders.
CID at Ioilo Feb %. ship Hersey. waterhouse
Boston, with 400 tons sugar.
AT Manila Feb 25 barque Willard Mudgett, Sta
pies, for New York. (takes $500 bales hemp; Saml
II Nickerson, Eaton from Newcastle, NSW, ar 22d,
disg; and others.
At sourabuya Feb 25, ship ,Josephus, Rogers for
Manila.
Sid FIN Batavia Mch l. ship Mt Washington, Per-
kins. Padang.
Passed Anjisr Feb %. ship Portland Lloyds, Chase,
from Cardiff for Singapore.
Passed Banjoewangie Jah 18th, ship Summer Il
Mead, Parks from Tagal for Queenstown.
Sid I'm Liverpool Mich 81, ship Lucille, Talbot, for
Hong Kong via Cardiff.
At Cardenas Sth inst, barque Caro-, Gray, for
North of Hatteras; brig Havana, Reed, do; sch d +
Parkhurst, Hooper. do.
At Sagua Sth inst, sch Etna, Sawyer, for Phila-
delphia, ready.
Ar at Nassau, Mp. Sd inst sch Fanny Young (Br)
Flayin from Barbados for Portland, in distress; be
detained but few days.
Ar at Lockport, Ms, sch Grace Greenwood, Hiltz,
Portland.
Sid FIN Halifax 18th, brig Eliza, Renault, for
Portland.
Ar at St John, NIB, 18th, schs Daphne, Munroe,
Halifax; Terrapin, Hanna, Calais; 18th, Union.
Dix, Calais.
Ar at St stephen NIB 11th sch Dolphin, Rooney,
Red Beach.
Cid 18th inst, sch Mansanilla, irving, for New
burypOrt.
The Portland daily press., 1881-04-16

The above prices are for lots of Potatoes; small
lots ato1t SC higher
The Portland daily press., 1881-04-16
NOTICE.

In order to close the balance of our stock at the
earliest possible date offer still greater reduc-
"a in prices of all goods in store until Satur-
Ia, April 18th, when on that day all goods
+ ., indebted to us are requested to SETTLE
tha;r a pv.ss a before the first of May
W ~ RICHARDS & CORLISS
Yarmouth Ahr,, 7, 1881. apr9 sn 2ws
The Portland daily press., 1881-04-16
PRIZE MONEY NOW READY.

E7OR the officers and men of Farragut's Fleet, on
- the Mississippi River. in April, 1862. Call on
or address, u. X. HARMON, Pension Atty Cepten-
NAL Block, 93 Exchange Portland, Me.
mar3o d&w3wI4
The Portland daily press., 1881-04-16
SPOKEN.

SPOKEN.
March 4, lat 81 90 w, Ion % N, ship Iceberg
King, from New York for Melbourne.
March 81, lat As N, Ion IA W, ship Palestine, En-
mons, from Cardiff for San Francisco.
April 13, lat 81 IS, Ion IA 40, brig Morancy,
Small, from Bathurst for Boston.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
VENETIAN BATHERS.

But wish to speak of Venice Of O
hot Summers early eve, when the
lengthening shadows cross its network
Of green waters and, climbing fast up
It's marble iaoades, give quaint gloom
and suggestive mystery to the many
picturesque portals with their medic.
val sculptures and inviting coolness,
sometimes leading the eye 10 inviting
patches OF brilliant green in verdant
courtyards, but oltener into passages
and halls dark and grim with the stains
of many humid centuries in deep tinted
picturesque decay. At this hour Ven.
ice becomes doubly amphibious. Her
canal. urc alive with her male popula.
lion, men and boys, and very many
little maidens, TOO, in cloth fig leaves,
sporting in the waters like 30 many
dark.skinned Polyncsians. They dive,
they gambol, they shout, they splash,
they mako the old walls and plimy
waters merry with their cries aud
laughter, while their nude, white bod.
les come out against them In shiny,
dripping rellei, like 80 many figures OF
a lar away primitive world where in
nocence still rules supreme. Mothers
sit knee deep in water on their house
steps, either holding their six months.
old babies, while they kick, and slash,
aud COO dclightedly on their own az.
count nj finding themselves thus early
in lie IN their nutivc element, or else
they let older ONES loose, with ropes
around their bodies, securely fastened
either TO themselves or the door-rings,
to be hauled In quickly in csse Of an
emergency. To aid them sull further
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
CONCERT REGULATIONS.

Concert Tecitations can bo used In
the school.room TO much advantage.
but they must be used with great dis.
cretion, and within reasonable limits.
Concert recitstions are done TO death
by many teachers, who use them be-
cause they are easy and the children
like them, and who keep on using them
for no better reason until they have
caused serious detriment to the schools
grade of scholarship. For it is impos-
sble to make the concert recitation
test of individual requirement 1t is
impossible to prevent the idle pupils
from sbeltering themselves behind il,
relying upon the noise of the reoita.
tion TO conceal the fact that they only
follow where others lead, that they do
not repeat half the lesson or sentence,
and perhaps, have no understanding
OF it whatever
The concert method is especially
adapted to young children. They like
il, the excitement of it and the noise
please them. 1t also helps very shy
children who find it so bard to speak
out before the class or school. Then
it enables the teacher to instruct many
more pupils at the same time than by
any other way, fifty or sixty being
tested during the same time that six
could be taught individually. Then il
gives the skilliul teacher an opportu.
nifty toSwork upon the emotional ma.
turc OF children and rouse an enthusi
asm that could be wakened IN no other
way. Besides, the noise of the con.
oerted exercise is a help to the memo.
lies of little ones, the body OF sound
making an Impression on the ear that
aids greatly the recollection Of words.
And this brings us to the remark
that as concert recitations are aids to
the memory rather than the under.
standing, they should be used for mem.
orizing mainly. When the teacher
wishes to teach his school verse or
verbatim rule, or TO drill thom on
something already learned, be should
use the concert method, first calling
Tor an individual repetition of the line
or sentence, then for a repetition in
concert, and so on, until the whole
school has mastered the lesson. For
this memorizing work, nothing moro
effective than concert reciting could
probably bo found.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
TESTING her INNOCENCE.

A poor pale seamstress was arraign.
ed for THEFT She appeared at the bar
with her baby of eleven months on her
arm. She went TO get some work one
day aud stole three gold coins Of ten
francs each. The money was missed
soon after she lett her employer, and a
servant was sent to her room to claim
il. The servant found her about to
quit the room with the three gold coins
ia her hand. She said TO the servant,
81 am going to carry them back to
YOU" Nevertheless she was carried
TO the Commissioner OF Police, and he
ordered her to be sent to the Police
Court for trial She was too poor Ia
engage a lawyer, and when asked by
the Judge what she had to say Tor her
self, she replied: "The day | went to
my employers carried my child with
me. It was in my arms, as il is now.
! wasn't paying attention to it. There
were several gold coins on the mantel.
piece, and, unknown to me, il stretch
ed out its little hand and seized three
pieces, which | did not observe until
got homo at once put on my bon.
net, and was going back to my en-.
p.oyer to return them, when | was ar.
rested. This is the solemn truth, as |
hope for Heavens mercy"
The Court could not believe this
story They upbraided the mother for
her impudence in endeavoring TO palm
off such a manifest lie for the truth
They bcsought hrr, or her own sake,
to rutract 80 absurd tale, for il could
have no effect but to oblige the Court
to sentence hor to much sovorer pun
i-hInent Than they were disposed to
infct upon one 30 young aud evident.
ly so deep in poverty,
These appeals had no effect, except
to strengthen the poor woman's peril
naeious adherence to her original sto.
ry. As this frmness was sustained bv
that look Of lnnoconse which the most
adroit criminal can never counterfeit,
the Court was at some loss to discover
what decision justice demanded. To
relieve their embarrassment one Of the
judges proposed TO renew the scene
described BY the mother. Three gold
coins were placed on the clerks table,
The mother was requested to assume
the position in which she stood at her
employers house. There was then a
breathless pause in Court. The baby
soon discovered the bright coins, eyed |
them for moment, smiled, aud then
forth its tiny band aud
them in its fingers with a
miser's eagerness. rho mother was
at once acquitted Paris Erchoage.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
TEAoHEs's FAvoRIrrs.

Who are teachers favorites2 We
hear two or three bright, careless boys
or girls, "she (or he) lie the teachers
favorite. He (or she) can do as he
has a mind to and the teacher will not
notice il. Now, we all have our favor.
ties and teachers cannot help having
theirs, but in the school.room all should
bo treated the same, IL all are equally
studious and obedient. A child who
tries to please her teacher in all things,
whether she be brilliant or not, cannot
help finding a warm and tender place
IN teachers heart. But We do not
think teacher should ever hold up
such child as this In comparison with
Others or as an example. "Compari.
sons are odious' and the child soon be.
comes disiked by her playmates and
is made uncomfortable by IL. There
are few teachers, We are sorry TO
say, who will pet and iondle the chill.
dIon Of wealthy parents, thus causing
those less favored In worldly posses
sions much envy and bitterness Of
spirit. II is needless to add no true
man or woman will do this. A teacher
is often accused Of showing Partially"
when she has no thought Of doing such
thing. A teacher needs 70 be care.
ful and watcbiul in the treatment Of
her favorites. In fact she should show
no faporitism in the school room. She
must learn the art Of conccaling her
feelings all she needs 10 do Is 10 nd.
minister justice faithfully and impair
tally.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

Moss ron HOUSE, PLANTS. "A CORE.
spondent Of the Country Gentleman
writes "A good many kinds of sue.
culent growing plants during their sea-
son of rapid growth require when
growing in pots great quantity OF
moisture at the roots. This is the
ease with such kinds as carnations,
bouvardias, heliotropes, geraniums and
roses, especially II grown in house
heated by artificial means, and mini.
mum of50' maintained, Agood many
failures with roses during winter are
caused by not supplying sufficient wa.
ter to the roots when growing. For
years | made thus mistake myself but
as we are daily learning tho nature
and requirements Of plants better, |
find that too mnch water cannot be
given roses growing in high tempera.
ture, having plenty of healthy foliage,
30 long as there is sufficient porosity
in the soil to prevent saturation. Dry.
ness at the roots is often the cause OF
mildew on plants, and is also the cause
of the plants producing imperfect buds.
Where plants are placed in warm
rooms, 1t is good plan to cover the
surface of the pots, or il growing in
shallow branches, the surface OF the
bed, with moss, which may either bo
the green moss found growing on
stumps and stones in the moist parts
of the woods, or sphagnium moss
found in swamps; this latter is the
kind generally use, but the other is
the prettiest for house plants"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
STUDY AND PREACH.


Spurgeon throws on his early minis
terial life a ray OF light which may be
Of service TO young men who would
like to begin and are wondering what
to do and how TO do it. He says
my college course was after this fash
ion | was for three years a Cambridge
man. though never entered the uni.
versity. | could not have obtained a
degree, because ! was a Nonconlorm
list and, moreover, il was q better
thing for me TO pursue my studies un-
der an admirable scholar and tender
friend and preach at the same time.
| must have been singular looking
youth on wet evenings. During the
last year ofemy stay in Cambridge,
when / had given up my Office as
usher, ! was wont TO sally forth every
night in the week, except Saturday.
and walk three, five or perhaps eight
miles out aud back again ON my
preaching work, and when il rained /
dressed myself in waterproof leggings
and a macintosh coat and bat with
a waterproof covering, and / carried
dark lantern TO show me the way
across the fields. had many adven.
lures, but what bad gath.
cred by my studies during the day /
handed out TO company Of villagers
during the evening, and was greatly
proiited by the exercise. | always
found it good TO say my lesson after |
had learned it. Children do so, and it
is equally good for preachers, especial
ly il they say their lesson by heart.
= There is no way of learning
to preach which can be compared to |
preaching itself IT, you want to swim
you must get into the water, and i'll
you at first make a sorry exhibition,
never mind, for it is by swimming as
you can that you learn to swim as you
should. Hence wo ought to be lenient
with beginners, for they will do better
BY. and by, lfyoung speakers in Cam.
bridge had been discouraged and
'ilenced ] might not have found my
way here, and, therefore, | hope /
shall be the last TO bring forth a wet
blanket for any who sincerely speak
or Christ, however humble may be
heir endeavors."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
AMONG TUE DISTRICTS.
BRADY


Three pupils of the new school.
taught by Miss Lila Reams, have died
during the year.
Mr., Shugarts received the contract
for building the new school house in
the Hartsielt district.
Jonathan Sbaffer, Secretary, and Mr.
Joseph Seyler, Jr., accompanied us
while visiting in the township.
The School Board contemplates lur.
nishing several houses with patent
furniture during the year 1881.
Mr.. Fred. Kohler has Just returned
from a tour through Virginia. Mr. X.
is member Of the School Board.
The Salem school house has been
seated with new patent furniture and
otherwise improved, making il as com.
Portable and attractive as a new house.
The Trustees Of the new Methodist
church at Lulhersburg have kindly
consented to give the same for the
Local Institute, February 4th aud 9th.
Miss Sadie Morgan, the popular
teacher Of the Radaker school, receiv.
ed twelve handsome presents from her
pupils during their Christmas festival.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

A CosTLY RoBE.-When Dionysius
captured Croton, the largest city Of
Magma Gr@cia, n, c. 3s7, he plundered
the Temple Of Juno OF its splendid
treasures, among which was robe,
skilfully wrought and sumptuously
decorated, the votive offering ofa Sy ba.
rite named Alkimenes. Dionysins sold
this robe to the Carthagnians for the
prodlgious price Of l20 talents or about
sl35,O0O. This may appear an inoredi.
bic sum hut the robe was probaly dedi
Gated to tho recontly-iniroduced He'll.
enic deilies, whom the Carthaginians
were particularly anxious to propiiiatc,
in the hope Of averting or allevisting
the lrighlful pestilence wherewilb they
had been so often smitten and the
honor done to the new gods would be
mainly estimated according to the
magnitude Of the sum laid out.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

WHIoH Horn Y-The Gentiles in
Utah, TO use their own elegant and ex
pressve phrase, shave the bulls by the
horns instead of the tail, or think they
have, now that Governor Murray has re.
fused certificate of election to Dele
gate Cannon. The refusal is based
upon the claim, first that Cannon Is
not citizen, there being no record OF
his naturalization discoverable, and
second, upon the fact that being a
polygamist, Cannon is living in viola.
tion Of the law OF 1862 which makes
plural marriage q felony. The dele.
gate will contest the seat which the
Governor gives to Campbell, Cannon's
opponent. Ii is curious that the Cen
tiles, now rejoicing 80 loudly over their
grip on the horns Of the bull, did not
take 1t long ago. 1t ought to have
been as easy to know that Cannon is
not citizen when he offered himself
for Congress first as was when be offer
cd himself last, and anybody who
could read must have known then as
well as now that being a polygamist
he was violating the law of the eoun.
try while pretending to serve under it..
There is no reason to fear that in selz
ing the bull by the horns the Gentiles
will again only be tossed over the fence
for their pains.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

Hor SAND A Coon BED.FELLow.-
The comfort which hot. water bag or
even a hot brick may afford person
on retiring, chilled, is very great, and
beyond this, the use Of some such
warmth-producing appliance is useful
as health preservative and Testora.
tive. But one of the most convenient
articles to be used as bed warmer,
and in u sick room, is n sand bag, Get
some clean, fine sand, dry il thorough.
" in kettle on stove, make a bag
about eight inches square Of flannel,
I'll II with the dry sand, sew the open.
ing carefully together, and cover the
bag with cotton or linen cloth. This
will prevent the sand from sitting out
and will also enable you to heat the
bag quickly by placing it in the oven,
or on the top Of the stove. After once
using this you will never again at.
tempt to warm the feet or hands of a
sick or well person with bottle Of hot
water or brick. The sand holds the
heat n long time, and the bag can be
tucked up TO tho back without hurting
an invalid. 1t is a good plan to make
two or three Of the bags and keep
them ready for use.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

N,,o,n, -, M,n,,,,,,,,o ~,
~. niATn"A ,n IN N hlpmINIhH.-.,A .N. , iS''el H
NJ" Nm w 5no f,ea' n ou.''agSi a',r ponngu oil
1'II NV eaI D"y, say I no oon''nusu l
eo,u ,,,. "ea.uG. 'a.,3, neiS n"s oauseu i, ehoI'
nv 'oua nt uau','lo' r ~ 'vo - hu,utv ~
5on ne ilorSSslioc ~, c ra,' Is % lLoLen sol'u ior
w ioo' ironi 1l'uIr s1Vle, III U1nse'
3vomyo W., Ca,, " ~u,gn h eno O,,lso1 I @ wafer
,; " "oiA' TI uiPSny nav i Ce'lsyu opera
,.o1s, ,.o,, ihoy @ tLnno, .Li oohtro. ,;. onougu
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
A WISE PLAN.-Eyery man shoulc

A WISE PLAN.-Every man should
mind his own business, and only that
IL is hard to tell him so in plain words
yet 1t is one of the simplest rules Of
conduct, and the most useful that man.
kind can adopt in their intercourse
with each other There is a great deal
of Paul Pry in the human heart, or
wonderful inquisitiveness in regard TO
the personal and private affairs OF
friends and neigbbors. This spirit
makes more mischief in the community
than almost any other cause, aud ere.
ates more malice, envy and jealousy
than can be- overcome in q century.
Let every man mind his own business
and there will not be half the trouble
in the world that there Is at present.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
SANDY

The new borough of Du Bois will
start with eight schools.
Considerable new furniture has been
added to the school property during
tho past year.
Reading is taught in all the primary
schools by the sword" method. and
very successful, too.
P. S. Weber, Esq, the gentlemanly
Secretary Of the School Board, accom-.
panied us on our inspection tour and
delivered some excellent educational
talks to tho pupils
Next month Du Bos borough will
be compelled to elect six Directors and
Sandy township four, making a total
OF ten new men who will take charge
Of the school affairs on June lst.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

That person should not teach who
is not perfectly familiar with the three.
told character Of the human c0nstitu-
tion, and who is not capable of discov.
eriDg the exact mental condition of
the intellectual plant placed in hls
bands. The body should not be in ad.
vance Of the mind, nor the mind or in.
tellectual faculties in advance Of the
moral sensihiliiies. Promptitudo and
skill in action should keep pace with
acquisition.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

Miss Kttrell, "a pale, petite young
lady," has been sworn in as clerk OF
the Nevada Legislature, and Judge
Hawley made her swear to support
the Constitution and laws; not to bear
arms against her country, and adjnred
her that she was ineligible if she bad
taken part in n duel. Should think
the "barc arms" part might trouble
her, If she has plump, dimplcd ones.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
MY LITTLE SAINT.

A window where l n, one eloudei morn
Grew suddrnly hight. rs if Il faced the East,
Ann days now ~ ~ Ia the sky was born.
lo"ked to seo narveli at the least,
Some gorgeous pageant on tho public way
OF chaiiois, happy vending from q feast,
belaltd, nashirg on the morning gray
Their CLINT Of gold and silver trappings nay
Two ehildrn, babes IN years, yet ousing old,
falid And hungry-'ick. stood on the cold
Blue tagging scarcely bluer than their feet
Zach held little basket up, and each
Cried, "Waierercss! jos, gathered, fresh and
sweet"
But one drew near With softly boiiiant speech,
Thrust back her pogr starved hair, and whisper
cd, Buy
OF Barbara. pleass-she's bungrlor than / !"
Aud As she turned saw (my riddle readl
golden glory round her innocent head.
--Hs'eH Brron Boseick ia CbfidRoo1's Appeaf.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, lS}

Of enorvating luxuries and demorallz.
ing fineries. is itso2 Tho first arti.
Gle we strike is rice, So d cent A com
plete list would be wearisome. The
following is fair representation;
TABLE SHOWING oonMoplriTs ON wnion A Duty
or MORE rHAa PIFrY PER CENT. WAS
pAID IN 1879
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

A bug has turned up in Asia Minor
which feeds upon the eggs Of the To-
Gust Where cluster Of locust eggs
is examined tho destroying insect ap.
pears in the midst OF them. Locusls
from time tNnemorial have made
themselves disliked in Asia, and the
now bug, which is believed TO deposit
its eggs In the live locusts body, has
general sympathy and encouragement
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

We have endeavored, with the lin.
tied time we have had, TO make all due
arrangements for the reception Of Hon.
Henry Houck At the various appoint.
ments selected for Local Institutes,
and bave every reason TO believe that
the meetings will be q complete sue
cess. The local committees have sent
out good programmes, and now it only
remains for our teachers to do their
part. Attend the meetings, and re-
celye the instruction thereirom.