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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
VOL. 55--WH0LE NO. 2,721
A LEAF FROM THE CALENDAR,


Where wood -violets love to grow,
Thiekly lies the Winter snow;
Where the streamlet sung and danced,
And the Summer sunbeam glanced
Through the meadow, down the dale,
All is hushed, and chill, pale
Where the erow-foot's tender green
Earliest In the Spring is seen
Where the oheckerberries hide
By the pale arbulus' side,
And the coNslips, tipped with gold,
over hill and dale unfold
Where the ferret soft and brown,
Stores bis nest with piliered dowaj
And the Geld mouse 10 the heather
Sleeps for days and weeks together;
And the SQUIRREL wise and dome
Waits for better days to come
Lies the winter-bitter strong
Heaped through freezing nights and long
While The tempest comes and goes,
Sliding swift DER driited SHOWS;
Clouds above and gloem below
Tell me--when will Winter got
when the buds begin to swell
When The streams leap through the deli
When the swallows dip and fy,
Wheeling, eircling, through the skyi
When the vielet Lids the rose
Waken from i's long reposej
When the gnats In sunshine dance;
When the long, bright hours advance
When the robin by the door
Sings as ne 'er be sang before;
Then, when heart, and flower, and wing
Leap and laugh then comes the Spring
- Wa. u. Briggs, Ia Seribasr.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

He PLUos HiN-The minion editor
Of the Baltimore Gazette counters on
Beechor in this way for abusing the
quill drivers; considering the alti-
tude of the thermometer last Sunday,
that was cool sermon in which Mr..
Beecher bawled out hope that edi.
tors might become thoroughly chris
tianized.' We hope so, too, but we
also hope the editors will not adopt
Beecher as n model, whose christianity
seems to be 'all on account Of Eliza"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
A PRouPr FAHILY

Tho four children Of Mr.. JIM. Daley
Of Pcnheld, viz. jennie, Lizzie, Maggie
and Willie, all attended school during
the late term Of eight months without
missing day. Is there another fam
lily in the county that can show bet
tor record2
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
WHIPPED BYA SNAKE.

A terrific runaway of q horse at.
tached to a spring wagon and driven
by man named james Coons, occur.
red on the turnpike, near Mime Hill
Gap, on the Goth ult. Tho horse, gen.
orally q well disposed animal, was
jogging along quietly, when one of
bis fore feet grazed a black snake which
was crossing the road. The snake at
once reared its head and sank its iangs
into the horses leg, above the knee,
at the same time ooiling itself around
the limb. The horse snorted with
terror and dashed off at terrific pace.
The driver was almost thrown from
his seat, but managed to retain it and
held firm grip on the reins. The
road was rough and the wagon thrown
first to one side of the road then TO
the other of the thoroughfare, as the
maddened horse tried TO shake off the
snake in it's wild race. The snake
clung to his hold, but the race was
brought TO q sudden termination by a
sharp curve in the road. The driver
was unable TO make the turn and horse
and wagon dashed into brush fence.
The driver was thrown over the fence,
but fortunately lit in safety on his feet.
The horse made desperate efforts to
extricate itself and showed such ex.
treme terror that Coons concluded
something uncommon must have caus-
ed the fright and subsequent runaway.
Catching the horse by the birdie he
endeavored to calm the animal. While
engaged IN the task he noticed the
snake which was still ooiled around
the animals leg. Suddenly catching
the reptile by the tail be pulled with
all his strength. The tip OF the tail
came off in his grasp and the snake at
once uncoiled and fell to the ground.
The horse was finally extricated from
his unpleasant position and securely
tied until be had become somewhat
quiet. The snake was killed and it
measured four feet six inches in length.
- pofferiUe Njusrsi To,tro1I
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
ORIGIN OF THE DOLLAR
MARK.
From tho Chicago Inter. Ocean.

ltt0m the Shlcago ihter-Ocean.I
There are number of theories for
the origin of the dollar mark. One is,
that it is a combination of U. s., the
initials for the United States another,
that it is a modification of the figure
s, the dollar being formerly called a
"piece Of eight" and designated by the
character S.S. The third theory is
that il is a combination of II. s., the
mark OF the Roman unit, while fourth
is, that it is a combination of P. and g.,
from the Spanish peso dro, which sig.
nifies "bard dollar" In Spanish ac.
counts, peso is contracted by writing S.
over p, and placing it after the sum.
But the best origin Of the sign is offer
cd by the editor Of the London White.
hall Revieio, who recently propounded
the question at dinner party in
that city, at which the American
Consul was present. As no one could
tell, the editor gave the following ex.
PLANTATION: alt is taken from the
Spanish dollar, and the sign is TO be
found, Of course, in tho associations Of
the Spanish dollar as representation
of the Pillars of Hercules, and around
each pillar is a scroll, with the inscrip-
ton, plus ultra This device, in
course of time, has degenerated into
the sign which stands at present for
American as well as Spanish dollars
49, The scrolls around the pillars, |
take it, represent the two serpents
sent by Juno to destroy Hercules in
his cradle"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

This year, with improved drilling
and tillage, / believe the crop will
average fourteen bushels per acre.
The long and severe Winter upon
which many OF our farmers looked with
dread, seems to have treated us kindly
and VIC greet the advent of Spring
with happy prospects of abundant
harvests.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

WILL SrIcK.-"Roally, my DEAR"
said Mr. Jones to his better.half, "you
have sadly disappointed me. | once
considered you q Jewel Of a woman,
but you've turned out only BIT ofmat-
rimonial paste" "Then, my love"
was the reply, console yourself with
tho idea that paste is very adhesive,
and will stick TO you as long as you
live"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

"Who was the first mani" asked
a Sunday School teacher of her prod
ICY.
"Georgo Washington" was the
prompt reply.
"No, no" corrected the teacher, ''it
wasn't Washington, 1t was Adam, you
know"
"Oh," said the boy in rather dis.
gusted tone, perhaps Adam was, II
you're goin' 10 count foreigners"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
THE WHEAT PROSPECT.

A newspaper correspondent who
came within few millions OF bushels
of estimating the wheat crop of'lsSO
predicts that the yield for 1881 will be
525, ,O00,O 900 bushels. The production
OF wheat last year in the United States
was, in detail, as follows.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

Tommy Dorkins came running into
the house the other day with this co.
nundrum for his long suffering mother:
1f you were On the top of church
spire on the back of a goose, how would
you get DOWN."
Mrs. Dorkins thought she'd jump
down, slide down the lightning rod, fly
down on the goose, fall down, and at
last gave it up,
"Why, If you wanted to get down,
you could pick it off the goose" said
Tommy eXultantly.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
NEW SERIES--V0L. %, NO. 10.
EDUCATIONAL.
BY N. L. McQUowN.
THE VorE.

The following Is list of the direc.
tors of Clearfeld county, and the vote
OF each, as recorded by the tellers at
the Convention for the election of
County Superintendent, on Tuesday,
May Sd:
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

There are only five ladies now living
whose husbands werc Presidents OF
the United Statcs.-Mrs. Polk, Mrs.
Tyler, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Grant, and
Mrs. Hayes, wife Of the Fraud.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

Mss Marie Moore, of West Clear6old,
has been employed to teach q term oi
two months public school at MADEIRA,
OF q good salary.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

MILLINERY lrEM.-Spring bonncts
this season will cost about what three.
story house would bring at SherifIs
sale.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

W. A. Kelly was reelected Superin.
tendcnt Of Jefferson county, and Il. N.
McGhee in Centre county. VIM. X,
Baker was reelected in BLAIR county.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

THE undersigned has opened up Drug Store
with full supply Of perfectly pure and
iresh Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals and Toilet
Articles. These Drugs have been selected with
great care and are guaranteed TO be perfectly
pure and reliable. will give my personal atten-
lion to this department, snd will ohecrfully give
any advice and Information 10 regard to msdlclne'
free Of charge. Oh. 4. J' bofhh'
caeafisld, Pay Dec. I, isso-h
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Insurance Agency
-0F-
WILLIAM @. HELMB0LD,
Patton BIoek, CurtcensriIfe, Pa.
Companies Represented F.

Commercial Union Ins Co., Assets 80, ,O6s.7O2 IS
Ritemens fund 1ns Co, Asssts,..... l.l6o.Ol7 Oh
Union Insurance Co.. Assets ......... ,02O, ,O87 IS
Travellers Accident los. Co. Assets. 5.5lg ,l9l 2s
Northern Ins Co. Of New York Asts Si6,s9b 90
Insurance placed on all kinds Of property at
equitable rates.
Curwensville, Pa, Feb. 10, lssi.h
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

Maiden lady's quotation, slightly
altered from an old aphorism where
singleness is bliss, 'tis folly 10 be wives"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

The fashionable shade this Summer
will be the shady side OF the street.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11
Terms Of Subscription.

If paid in advance, or within 5 months.".s2 90
r. aid after and before 8 months......... 2 so
If paid after the expiration Of 8 months. 3 90
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Are Quickly Cured With the so
Cent Marsh Arue Cure.

Your Ague Cure is giving universal
satisfaction here.-L. II. I.ane, druggist,
Prescott. Kansas,
For curing ChiIs and Fever, the
Marsh Ague Cure surpasses anything
have ever used.--R. Il. Clark. Spring
field, Mo.
"Shook with the the third day Ague
for nine months, during which time |
used all the various Ague Cures, Spe-
cifics, Tones. etc, but derived only tenn
porary relief. Finally l tried the
Marsh Ague Cure. and am happy to
say that two 30 cent bottles effected
permanent cure. 1t is the only sure
cure in the market-D. $. Kelley,
Joplin. Mo.
The Marsh Ague cure is for sale by
W. G.FOut & Bro. druggists, kirksville.
and by prominent dealers everywhere
Price so cents-liquid or pill.
dlSwSep.
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LaBelIe GraphicS.

We had some heavy fires west O.
town, burning hay, fences, and mead
ows. Itwas caused by sparks from
the trains. Among the losers were
Messrs. Allen, Zinn, Ervalt, Walters
and others. 1t looked for a while as
though the whole country would be
burned, but the fire was brought under
control.
Our town observed Monday bv
the closing of business houses, and the
the tolling of bells.
The public schools are overwhelmed
with scholars.
The high school has thirty-six STU
dents in attendance.
Mr.. John Wright sold to Mr.. A.
Fisher ninety-nine cattle averaging
1888 lbs. for 5 s-4.-One of the best
lots ever sent from this place.
Farmers are realizing more for their
crops this fall than usual. The corn
on many places was sold tor more
than the land is worth which PRODUCED
II. R. f. PORTER.
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Normal Notes.

SEPT. aS.-The school still move:
on with earnest, solid work. with all the
classes making rapid progress. The
faculty advise all students who are ex'
pecting to enter at any time during
the present term to enter by the mid
die of the term and move right along
with the rest of the class.
Two hundred and ninety students
now enrolled. Most all belong to
some one Of the societies, and are
eager to hear their names mentioned
when on duty, aud then work with
earnestness. The school was dis
missed on last Monday in accordance
with the proclamation of the new presi-
dent of the United States, to observe
the twenty-sixth day Of September as a
day of national grief. On Monday
morning the ladies and gentlemen
formed themselves into two societies
called young ladies' and young gentle
mems prayer meeting. The time Of
meeting to be on Wednesday evenings
after school hours.
The senior society is having pro-
longed discussion on the subject Of
purchasing an organ for the society.
and if the organis secured by what
means. The probabilities are that
the organ will be secured.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Ryan, the Train RObber Convicted
and Sentenced.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Sept. aS.-The
jury in the Ryan case at independence
retired about noon. The closing ar
gument by Prosecuting Attorney Wal
lace having been finished, and in ten
minutes returned with a verdict Of gull
ty, fixing the verdict at twenty-five
years in the penitentiay. Only one
ballot was taken. Now that the ball
has begun to roll the probabilities are
that the train robbers will all be made
to feel the force of the law. More ar
rests will be made Immediately All is
quiet. Great rejoicing the best citi-
zens over the verdict.
HOW RYAN WAS CONVICTED
VIM. Ryan was tried for participa-
ton in the robbery of the. Chicago and
Alton express train at Glendale, on
October s, 1873. The principal wit
ness against Ryan was Tucker Basham,
who plead guilty to completely in the
robbery year ago and was sentenced
to ten years in the peni.entiary, but
was pardoned on turning States evil
dence. Basham said that about the
middle Of April, 1879, Ryan came to
him and proposed to rob train. On
the 9th of October Ryan approached
Basham again. and told him that Jesse
James had commanded him Basham
to assist Ryan and Ed Miller in rob-
bing the Chicago and Alton express
train at Glendale. The witness de-
tale how on the night of October s, he
met Jesse James, Miller, Dick Little,
and another man was furnished arms,
and went to Glendale, where they took
possession of the depot and afterwards
robed the tram. The robbers got al
together $4,000, but gave Basham
only $500. During the trial great ex.
citement has prevailed in Indepen-
dence. Threatening letters were sent
to the prosecuting attorneys, and the
case was so threatening that Gov.
Crittenden came here yesterday with
an rmed..posse to prevent an app1e.
hended rescue of Ryan from the Jail.
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Hunt Them Down,

In spite of the fact that the mother of
Jesse James has appeared in Kansas
City denying that her sons were engag-
ed in the recent robbery-which is usu-
ally regarded as a sure sign of their
compllcity--it is generally believed that
the recent robberies were committed by
young men in the immediate neighbor-
hood, some of whom actually went
home on foot from the scene of their
depredations. They are believed to be
a lot of young fellows, sons Of respecta-
BILE farmers, who have spent their lives
working on farms a part of the time
but carousing and idlng great deal
more. Destitute of education they
have became desperadoes and cut
throats and made Jesse James and his
like their models. Governor Crittenden
avows his determination to use every
cent of which he can legally avail HIM
self to bring them to justice. If he lad
S5oO,OOo, he says, he would use it, if
necessary, to capture or extermmate
the gang. Missouri, he adds, has but
one duty TO pursue, and that is to rid
itself of these robbers, who are a curse
and blot to the State. He complains
that but for 'the tlmidity of certain
persons, he would have brought the
robbers to justice and so have
prevented this later one.-Free Press |
Detroit.
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M1xoxR. III. Sept. 70. 1881

-ulNoNh, ILL. CCpt. ~. 1901
EDITOR Of GRAPHIC:
Permit me to congratulate the Bap.
tist church upon securing the services
of so able and excellent christian gen.
tleman and minister as the Rev. Mr.
Chanbiss, son of Rey 4. w, ChanbliSs
d. ID. for more than forty years an emf
nent minister, brother to Rev. j. A
Chanbliss d. ID. of S. c. and Rev. J. E.
Chanbliss of the Calvary church Kan.
sas City Mo. himself scholar of no
mean ability. feel sure the church
could have secured no more reliable
and upright christian minister in all
this land, and am happy to welcome
him to the pastorate of church of so
much possibility and field where
gladly spent three years of my young
manhood. l bespeak for him the good
will and cordial support of all my old
friends and parishioners in kirksville.
My prayer is that the great head of the
church may bless him abundantly IN
his work. Respectfully
JOHN c. SHIP
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Yesterdays st. Louis Markets.

The following were the quotations
up to Wednesday forenoon.
Wheat-Sept. 81 45, Oct l ~.
COrn-65A Oct. 10
Oats-NO 2 cash 4} to "A sc in eleva-
tor East st. Louis.
Hay-Prairie 5000: Prime timothy
fls.
Cattle-fIeavy shipping steers $500
light do. 57j to 800. Good ma
tive cows and heifers :;.25 to $40
Hogs-Yorkers s640 to 6 80 mixed
packing 81 % to Is, butcher md Sc
lect $3.50 to 7.4O; roughs $40 TO 6.25.
Sheep-Common to fair $3.50 to 50.
good to choice 90 to 40.
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The Public Schools.

Ed. GRAPHIC: are rising as a
people. and ly the term people
would be understood as referring espe-
c,ally to the younger portion OF our
people; and yet the educators Of the
young comprehend the Improvement
by the power of association, the uplift-
ing of the whole people to higher
plane OF thought and usefulness. The
bell at the Washington building IN
formed us at $50 o'clock by pealing
fourth its long clear tone that the long
looked for period had arrived. and You
might have seen teachers and children
going from all directions towards the
schools Our rooms have been re-
pared and many Of the teachers have
their rooms beautifully decorated with
pictures, which is true mark of cult
ure. The colored children are justly
proud of their building, and the JOY Of
the little African, knows no bounds as
he scampers away to school long before
the hour appointed for gathering the
children in TO test the resistance of the
play grounds to the impression of his
foot heel, its adaptability to the re-
quirements of latter day marble alley
or top spinning arena. Our enrolment
is 499. Miss Alice Heath, graduate
of the Warrensburg Normal, and FORM
erly teacher in the kirksville Normal
is our Principal, she is as cheerful and
blIthsome as she is intelligent and
scholarly. She is like a ray of cheerful
mellow sunlight flashing through our
clouded canopy in the dark days of
professionaltcareer-a dazzling meteor
that shoots with eccentric orbit across
our pathway just as the care and wor-
ry incident to hard days ef-
forts ito teach tine young idea how to
shoot in the direction to hit the word
excelsior in the center is about to snuff
out our feeble candle and leave us in
gloom and darkness, there it is that she
appears fairy like to light us over the
way. B
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GREENTOP GRAPHICS.

GREENToP, Sept Fl, 1SS1.-Las
Monday was gloomy day in Green
top. All the business houses were
closed from 1 2 m, till four p, m.
Mr.. Metcalf is repairing his mill this
week. He says he will have it running
in a few weeks.
viii Leight has his mill pond almost
completed He will move his mill in a
few days.
The Sunday School pic mic Last Sat.
urday met in the school house at 10
O'Clock. After a few remarks by D.
Wyatt, marshall, and singing by the
Fairview school and Greentop Union
school and prayer bv Rev. Davis, they
formed in procession and marched to
the Lewis grove. Rev. Davis deliv-
cred an address in the forenoon and
In the afternoon Rev. Sharp of Klrks-
vile spoke. The pic mic was well at
tended and good order prevailed and
everybody seemed to be we'll pleased.
B. Chase has purchased G. B.
Owens restaurant. He will have new
stock in few days. Call and see him.
He has ANYTHING you want to eat.
A. Bickel our efficient and obliging
X. r. agent, was taken quite sick Sum
day night with bilious fever. He is
under treatment of DR.. Wilson. We
hope to see him up again soon.
]. Whitmer went to Macon City last
Monday to buy q stock ofleather.
A, Woods, living south of town. mad
two fine COWS killed by the train on
Tuesday night of last week.
]. B. Hutchison has the frame ofthe
M. E. church up.
H. Burris and wife have been visit.
ng neal. .Kirksville for several DAYS and
brought home with them nice presen
md B. is feeling proud and says 1t is a
girl.
Rev. Carter, of Edna, preached
ere Sunday at O'Clock with a good
Is
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1t Notified 1t,

A telegram to the New York Her
aid from St. John, N. B., gives an ac-
count of a terrible conflagration and
massacre on the Island of St. Pierre
that was prevented by a sick soldier
overhearing the dlabolical plot. There
is nothing that tones down great con-
fiagration and massacre, and softens its
harder features, like having it preven-
ted in time. A conhagration that des-
troys whole city, accompanied by a
massacre that turns the streets into riy-
ers of blood, is robbed of half its ter
rors by not taking place.-TPeck's Sun.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-09-30

Never judge bed by ITS cover or the
beauty OF head. What seems so tempt.
ing may prove pillow sham.
Cel.Muckle is thePresident of thelJni
ted States Hay Fever Association this
year. He teels as muckel man as JIM.
lius Sneezer.
1t isn't because woman IS exactly
afraid of cow that she runs away and
screams. 1t is because gored dresses
are not fashionable.
A hotel "to be run on American
principles" is to be built in London.
Contracts for furnishing the clerks in
diamond pins have already been let.
Graphic.
A bad tempered man: He had lost
his knife and they asked him the usual
question: ''Do you know where you
lost it; "Yes," he replied, of course /
40. I'm merely hunting IN these other
places to kill time"