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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
NEW SERIES--V0L. %, NO. 27

An Act to amend part Of an Act entitled an Act
to amend and consolidate the several Acts re-
lAting to game and game hsh.
That section fifteen of the act enti.
tied an act to amend and consolidate
the several acts relating TO game and
game fish, approved June 3, 1878,
which provides Is follows, namely :
"No person shall kill, catch or discharge
any firearms at any wild pigeon while
on its nesting ground or break up or
in any manner disturb such nesting
ground or the birds thereon, or dis.
charge any firearms within one.fourth
of a mile of such nesting place Of any
wild pigeon or pigeons, or shoot at,
main or kill any wild pigeon or pigeons
within their roostings under a penalty
Of twenty dollars provided, That no
person except citizens Of this Common.
wealth shall trap or catch wild pigeons
with nets IN any of the counties OF this
Commonwealth, unless he shall have
first taken out q license from the coun.
ty treasurer in the county in which
said pigeons are found, for which H.
cense he shall pay the sum of fifty
dollars for the use of said county, un-
der penalty of one hundred dollars !;
and provided further that no person
shall at any time or place within this
State kill or take any wild pigeon with
any net, trap or snare, nor set any
such net, trap or snare for the purpose
of taking or killing any of said pigeons
during the nesting season, nor shall
any person sell or expose for sale any
of the said pigeons after the same shall
have been so taken or killed, under q
penalty of ten dollars for each bird so
taken" be and the. same is hereby
amended so that it shall read as follows:
No person shall kill or take any
wild pigeon or "squab" while on its
roosting ground or break up or in any
manner disturb such nestingor roost.
ing ground or the birds there on, or
kill or catch with gun, net or trap or
otherwise take or destroy any such
pigeon or pigeons within one mile Of
any nesting or roosting ground, or
discharge any firearms within one
mile of any nesting or roosting ground
under penalty of fifty dollars pro.
vided, That no person except citizens
of this Commonwealth shall trap or
catch wild pigeons with nets in any Of
the counties of this Commonwealth
unless he shall have first taken out q
license from the county treasurer OF
the county in which said pigeons are
found, for which license be shall pay
the sum of fifty dollars for the use Of
said county under a penalty of one
hundred dollars. Approved Juno 10,
1881 HENRY NJ. HoYT.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
THE ESCAPING STEAM.


Topnoody made up his mind the
other day that he was not going to be
bossed any longer by his wife, so when
he went homo at noon he stalked in
and called out imperiously;
"Mrs. Topnoody, Mrs. Topnoody "
Mrs. Il. came out of the kitchen
with a drop of sweat on the end Of her
nose, a dish rag tied around her head,
and rolling.pin in her hand.
"Well, sir" she said, "wharll you
havo2"
Topnoody staggered, but braced up.
"Mrs. Topnoody, want you to un-
derstand, Madam, and he tapped
his breast dramatically-"l am the en-.
gineer of this establishment"
"Oh, you are, are your Well, Top
moody, | want you TO understand that
r"-and she looked dangerous-"am
the boiler that will blow up and sling
the engineer clear over into the next
county. Do you hear the escaping ol
the steam, Topnoody2"
Topnoody heard il, and he meekly
inquired If there was any assistance
he could render in the homework.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
TOADS AMONG PLANTS.

A writer in the London Journal
gives some interesting statements re.
specting the toad. In the matter Of
feeding he says the toad is not very
particular, either as to quality or guam.
tity. Anything that crecps or crawls
will do for him-wood lice, beetles,
spiders, slugs, worms, even snails with
their shells, are put out of sight as if
by magic, for he has a peculiar way Of
catching his prey. He watches the
moving insect Tor a second or two I;
then suddenly darting out his tongue
while at distance OF one or two inches,
the insect is snatched up and swallow
ed instantly. One evening he gave
one wasp and humble bee. Both
were snatched up directly and they
commenced TO move, apparently with.
out causing tho toad the slightest dis.
comfort, though theymust have reached
his stomach in a tolerably active con.
dition. In plant houses, especially
forcing houses, where insects increase
their numbers so rapidly at ali seasons,
the toads services are especially valu-
able; and If suitable ladder, made OF
narrow board with bits OF lath tackled
on it two inches apart, be set in q cor.
ner, slanting from the door to the stage,
hc will climb it, and thus be enabled to
make himself still more useful. But
perhaps the most remarkable fact con-
cerning the toad is, that though he
can, and does, eat a great deal, he can
exist long time without eating any.
thing. Years ago he buried one for a
month in the earth, as an experiment
and when dug up it was apparently as
well as ever. More recently, having
been bothered with myriads of wood
lice in an early cucumber house, and
not being able to find toads in Febru.
ary, he later on, when they became
plentiful, buried three in a nine.inch
pot, with slate on top, eighteen
inches under the ground, that he might
have them handy for the next early
forcing season. But that season he
did not require them, so they remain
ed buried until the following one, and
were then, on being taken up, appar.
emily not much the worse for their
eighteen months fast, though they did
not have any ice water or alcoholic
baths.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

TIMELY HINTs.--On the contrary,
vines and creepers on the walls pro-
tect them, and make q house warmer
and dryer, and also make it look much
better.
The best oil Tor making boot and
harness leather soft and pliable is cas-.
tor OIL
Glycerino is excellent to rub on
ohafes, burns or cbapped hands or sun
scalds.
Raw hides make the best and most
durable betting for farm or other ma.
chinery. Put the hair side next to
the pulley.
White lead ground in oil is an ex.
cellect application for saddle cbaics
or harness or yoke gals on horses or
cattle
Keep your boots well oiled in winter
and they will last longer, while your
feet will be dryer and warmer.
A few drops Of diluted carbolic acid
in kettle Of glue will keep IL from
spelling for several days in the warm.
est weather.
Autumn is the proper season to pre-
pare gratis and cuttings. Ofthe latter
cuttings Of grapes, currants, ounces,
gooseberries, poplar and many other
plants, taken Off in the Fall and buried
In the ground all Winter, will grow
with facility IN the Spring. Crafts
should always bc taken off in the Fall
and kept in moist sand or sawdust till
ready to use.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, JULY l3, 1881.

sance, deceiving those who enter into
them, A man goes there--he imag-
ines he can take insurance on the lite
of a man whom he would not trust
with s25. He takes an insurance on
his life for $4,000 and pays the insur.
ance for q year or two and calls that a
fair business. 1t IS such transaction
that could not be recoverable in any
court. The man is cheating himself
as we'll as the community. | have
long intended to call the attention of
the grand Jury to oflenses of this kind
that have not been committed here,
but in the neighboring counties of
Lebanon, Lancaster and Berks they
have become very common. But they
are becoming common here and will
lead to great evil unless stopped, and
the efiectual way to stop them is to in
dict the insurance companies and TO
indict those who act as their agents.
They have no interest in the lives Of
the persons A man can effect insur-
ance where there is an insurable inter.
est, as o relative, but when insurance
is in favor Of total stranger il is
strong evidence of an intention TO de-
fraud, and such would disable them
from ever recovering penny on the
policy Let it go on for little while
longer and il will lead to murder
These persons will get tired of paying
on the policy Here fs person who
don't own a penny-one whom no one
would trust with penny and nobody
expects to live six months. Yet they
will take insurance on his life for fifty
or sixty thousand dollars. This is
done by strangers. 1t is practiced
daily and is in violation of the law. |
should have no hesitation in convict
ing any agent Of a company who took
insurance of that kind, no hesitation
of convicting for conspiracy. Only q
few days ago an old man com.
planned of them having insured his life
for $4,000, and they were to give
him s25, but only paid him sS. This
is q species of the worst kind of gam
bling. If the Legislature will pass no
laws to put a stop to such business, the
courts Of Justice who have the morals
and interest of the community in their
keeping, will endeavor to look after it.
| should never hesitate moment to
convict any person who should take
insurance in that way and under those
circumstances"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
GRAVEYARD INSURANCE.
OPINION OF AN EMINENT PENNSYLVANIA
JURIsT.

Touching this important subject,
tho venerable Judge Pearson, of Har
risburg, says: 81 am well satisfied
that large portion of the insurance
companies supported for the purpose
of insuring lives are public nuisances,
and that those carrying them on,
those acting as agents, and those act
ing as inspecting physicians for them
ought TO be indicted and convicted for
misdemeanor, and that they enter into
conspiracy in establishing such insti-
tutions and in conducting them in the
manner they do. We know not mere
y by public report in the newspapers,
but by what has been tried frequently
in the courts, that these, the men in
torested in these insurance offices, are
sometimes perfectly honest, Generally
speaking, they know what is going on.
And they sometimes know that what
is going on is neither honest nor safe,
The physician who certifes to a man
being good and suitable subject, a
proper person to have his life insured,
knows well he is over eighty.fvc years
of age, feeble and miserable, and at
the same time hardly expects to live a
year, and yet they will insure him for
twenty, thirty or forty thousand dol.
lars on his life, not in favor Of relatives,
but in favor of some person or other
who hires him to use his name to have
tho insurance taken. Those things
unquestionably are high misdemean'
or They are a conspiracy TO cheat
IL is an evidence to cheat. II is an
evidence to cheat on the part Of those
who manage the company II they
know what is done. LISA conspiracy
to cheat on the part Of the physician
the party who certifes to cases Of that
kind-on those who take insurance
They cannot recover penny on them
If they only knew il, but at the same
time they are misleading many. In 0
ncigbboring county Il led 10 case ol
murder where men were hanged
for crime Of this kind. They con
spired TO get q mans life insured
which they did, in considerable sun
Of money. They fout a that he would
not die quick enough and they pul
him to death. The whole is q nui
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
CONDITION or THE JEWS


The Jews have been wandering up
and down the earth ever since the. 10
mans destroyed Jerusalem Slncethat
time they have had no permanent
abiding place. Ihey gave the Chrls'
tian religion to the world, and to-day
the Christiansi in Russia are destroying
their property, and driving them IN
many instances beyond the boundaries
OF Holy Russia. In the kusslan towns
along the Austrian irontler tne houses
OF the Jews have been plundercd ana
burned. Inc jews iound IL necessary
to flee Tor their lives across the Doruer
to Austrian SOIL
AtOdessa, on the Dniester near inc
Black Sea, the plandering continued
the enure day. Inc rich Jews neui
and the poor with their iamilies were
lett to be taunted ana p9neted Dy a
bowling MOB oil drunken, brutal men
AT Men, on the Dnelper, ,ne syln'
gogue was broken open ana inc con
gregatlon grossly maltrealeu' Inc
'9"i1u Iu"i W. " S"e ~" n. ~ - -. -.
cd. In the dark ages the jews were
moooed py OhristiahS anu Inelr prop
erty destroyed III tnls nl'gn@teheu @
nineteenth century however, tho per,
secutloh Oh the jews ls ehtireiy gu. VI VI
place. Ihey are more olnre'llgehs ~, 'llai .h
Tue natives .,1 oi hass'a' NUS, ry my ouuea.e l.,o
their cniure1 ~, Votler' l n.y n'o u'oio '
temperate, Ihey save sne'o money
ana soon become rl0h anu 'ii,luon1i1i. s''i'.,,i
Inc hussiatls as u race are ioaliully
gwen 70 uruhSehness & wen 'ne plieses n'I
get oeastly drunk " nch tne sheP,
herds iall SO depIoraoly IN t1elr !i au, uu.y y
what can DC eNpectsu VI 1ne nooA @ /.
me Jews o,s aoknowISage y .ne powess WI,
tnat De- lhey uoh aglta'e nsa'hs'
absolute RUE ana . nenco lne 'lI nuSs,na IDn',
peasants VINO nave peen wrongeu, heP'
III lgnoInnvVi ueB ."ueui SiiO",eu' ou"0'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

The above School Boards have or
ganized for the current year as follows;
Burnside President Jacob Mckee,
Grant Secretary, James G. Ovens,
New Washington.
Pike Independent President, VIM.
Cleaver, Ourwensville; Secretary, W..
Spencer, Curwensville.
Bloom-President, Isaac Thomas,
Forest Secretary, Frank Mcbride,
Forest.
Huston-President, George +. Will
iams. Penfield Secretary, Amos Horn.
ing, Penfeld.
Beooaria-President, Thomas Flick,
Utahville Secretary, Reuben Rex,
Glen Hope.
Clearfeld- President, G.. l.. Reed,
Clearfield Secretary, VIM. r. Brown,
Clearfeld (Died since organization Of
the Board).
Boggs-Prosident, Burton Merritt,
Clearfield Bridge Secretary, James
Mease, West Decatur
Rockton independently. Z. Peo.
Piles, Rocktoni Secretary, Peter Beer,
Rockton.
Bradford Observation-Disclosures
Isaac Barger, Woodland Secretary,
Isaac Wilson, Woodland.
Graham-Prendent Philip Shimel,
Wallaceton Secretary, b. d. Schoon-
over, Grabamton.
Covington--Presidcnt, Emil Mignot,
Frenchville Secretary, +. Il. Coutriet,
Frenchville.
Knox-Presiden Samuel G. Snyder,
New Millport Secretary, Jared A.
Bloom, New Millport
Greenwood--President, James Ste
venson, Bower Secretary, M. w.
johnson, Bower
Morris--.Prcsidcnt, Peter Meyer,
Kylortown; Secretary, DIR. AL Thorh,
kylertown.
Newburg--President, II. Hildebrand,
Hurd Secretary, Gilbert s. Tozer,
Hurd.
Pike-President, Joseph u. Dale,
Curwensville; Secretary, johnson Hol-
den, Curwcnsville.
Sandy---President A. Hebcrling,
Jefferson Line; Secretary, X. Q. Wash.
burn, Sabula.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

The Lock Haven State Normal
School stands at the head of all the
State schools again this year, having
recently graduated AZ pupils out of
class of AZ. The applicants wero well
prepared for the examination and
seemed to exhibit great mental and
physical strength.
The school seems to attract students
from all parts OF tho State and much
larger this than former years. Asa
matter Of interest TO those who are ac-
quainted with the school we subioin
the names of those who graduated
June 2lst, with the counties repre-
sented, viz
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

CHLORIDE OF LIME.-A French jour
nal states that chloride of lime scat
tered about where rats and mice fre.
quent will cause them TO desert the
spot. A solution Of il brushed over
plants will eilectually protect them
from insects. II scattered over ground
infested with grubs, Il will free il Of
them entirely. Buncbes of cotton OF
tow smeared with a mixture Of chic.
rido of lime and hogs lard, and tied
about in different parts Of a tree, viii
guard II against the attack Of insects
slugs, grubs, etc, and drive away thos'
already in possession
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
VOL. 55--WH0LE NO. 2,729.
WITHERED ROSES.

WITH Eh ED ROSES,
Withered rose-leaves in an urn
Everywhere our glsnces turn,
Time old graves uneoyers.
Many dainty, perfumed note,
Handslong cold once warmly wrote,
Hidden here by lovers
All the manly hearts, now cold,
Ah the hem 'ries, sweet and old,
This quaint room diseloses.
All the warmth is chill to-day
All the life has passed away,
Naught is left but roses
Roses, withered now and dead,
All their ancient swee ness Aed
With their ancient splendor.
As bend above, feel
vague fragrance from them steal,
Like mem'ry tender.
or their olden pleasant days,
When the suns rich golden blaze
Kissed their cheeks to glory.
All the pain these mem 'ries give
Ah the pain that one must live
When our life's sweet story.
Eolds no more the olden JOY
OF what use a valued toy
When It's charm Is brokenl
OF our life when youth Is Ger
OF the past which comes no more,
Are these flowers the token.
When the sun has lost lie light,
when the fall Of Winters night
Our Autumn tide Ger closes
Call we then the mem'ries sweet
OF those vanished moments fleet
Ashes Of youths rosesi
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

Col. J. +. Copeland, of the State of
Indiana, has been engaged as a lecturer
and instructor at our next County In.
stitute. Col. Copeland Is pronounced
"The Prince of Orators" and it re.
quired more than ordinary effort to
secure his services, as he is in great
demand everywhere.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

In general, pride is at the bottom OF
oil great mistakes. All the other
passions do occasional good, but here
pride puts in its word, everything
goes wrong, and what might be desir.
able to do quietly and innocently, it is
morally dangerous to do proudly
Rusbin.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
IN CLOVER.


Lovely, sunny, Summer day,
In a hammock swinging,
Sea waves brightly flashing near,
Happy birds a.singing,
Hum Of pipe and hum Of bee,
Whir Of insects blending
In dreamy symphony,
Rings Of smoke ascending
On the air to break and fade,
Green boughs arcbing over,
Fragrance born on every breeze
Isn't be in cloveri
flower-dotted grass beneath,
Blue sky DER him smiling,
Pretty girl on either side
Pleasantly beguiling-
One with fan and shade whose lints.
With the wings are yying
OF the gorgeous butterflies
Gayly round them flying,
One with book from which she reads
Song Of maid and lover
In voice Of melody
Isn't he in clover
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

Rev. Samuel Miles delivered an ex.
celent lecture before the New Wash.
ington Normal School on June Goth.
The subject of his lecture was "The
Beyond" from which be delivered
discourse full ofinspiration, leaving the
most favorable impressions with his
hearers. Rev. Mr.. Miles is an ardent
worker in the causes of religion and
education.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

The annual examinations will be
held this year during the month of
September, and probably will com.
mence in August. The programme
will be published about the first Of Au.
Uuet
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

The Pine Grove Normal School, in
Lawrence township, taught by Miss
Mary G. Weld, closed on Thursday,
June Both, with an examination by the
County Superintendent, The class
exhibited very careful trainingin every
branch ofstudy. Eight members were
licensed to teach in the public schools.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

We held the first examination OF
teachers for the current year at Pine
Grove school house, in Lawrence
township, on Thursday, June Both.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

Thomas G. Hopkins, of West Deca.
tur, won prize at the close of the
Summon session of Dickinson Seminary
at Williamsport.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

The School Board of Chest town.
ship are electing new school house
at McGarvey's Ridge for occupancy
the coming Winter.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

Miss kitta Logan has been employed
to. teach the Marion school, in Fer
guson township, for Summer term OF
two months.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

The teachers examination for Gulich
township will be held at Ramey this
year, and for Beccaria township at
Utahville.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

Patient old lady; 81 have been a
great sinner for more than eighty
years and didn't know it," Old col.
ored servant "T knowed IL oil dc
time
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

The New Washington Normal school,
we understand, will be continued four
weeks after the present session er'
pires.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

Short counting: Rachael, the Lord
hath sent me to marry thee" said the
suitor. "The Lords will be done,
was the submissive reply.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
EDUCATIONAL.
BY M. L. MooUowN.

A new school house will be built at
Oak Grove in Gulich township, this
Summer
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
INTERESTING TO NATURAL
lists.
WORMS THREE HUNDRED FEET UNDER
GROUND.

hhOhNbs
From the Gold Hill New Newsl
A Nelcs reporter has been shown o
queer species of worm found in the
face of the Lord of Dorne Mine, near
Lower Gold Hill. They are found in
solid stratum OF stiffy clay, 700
feet from the mouth of the tunnel,
and 300 feet below the surface of the
earth, amid the vein matter of that
portion Of Comestock. Superintendent
McDougal found quite a number of
them by soaking and washing the clay,
and they are no deiunct relics of ante.
diluvian times, but are all alive and
kicking, incredible as it may appear.
These queer little subterranean worms
are about three quarters Of an inch
long by about an eighth Of an inch in
diameter, short and thick, resembling
some species of grub. Each is inoased
In q very neat little she'll Of siliceous
material, corrugated and firm, OF q
BLUSH cast, like silver ore, with
small round spots, having a metallic
lustre. At his forward end appears q
vicious looking little head and six legs
or feeders capable Of being easily folded
when he draws back into his shell.
On top OF hs head is small helmet
or cover of the same material as the
she'll 80 that when he hauls in for a
snooze or selfprotection his top-piece
or helmet just closes the hole nicely.
Why this hard shell covering or pro.
tective armor, or how II is that these
very peculiar worms are found alive
in such depth OF ground, is not easy
ot explanation. Their presence can
be accounted for on the score of some
deep crack or disturbance of the earth
at some time, yet what they are doing
there and what supports them is q
mystery, for the clay is noways rich
though it is wormy. They certainly
are q great natural curiosity.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
ANNuAL REPORTS.

The annual reports and certificates
have been received since the 10th
day of June, as follows;
D.--.,ln to,u,ahf, rooatraJ Iuna Of
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

What a man wants--all he can get
What o woman wants--all she cant
get.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

Fame is like a pig with CREASED
tail--bard to hang on to.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

Dogs go TO the happy land Of ca.
nine, but cats 60 TO purr-dition.