Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-20
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United States.
- No man can avoid his own company
so he had best make it as good as possible.
-Life is like flower, which is no soon
er blown than it begins to wither.
A want of confidence has kept many
silent. A want Of sense has made many per-
sons talkative.
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Deal
er had a nice Thanksgiving present. A turkey!
Bah "a live, kicking baby!
We fancy that we hate fattery, when
all that we hate is the awkwardness ofthe Hat
terer.
They have come to soling shoes with
cedar shingles-veneering the wood with
piece of sheep skin.
= SAUSAGE made of red flannel, boot jacks
and hind quarters of night mare are good
for those who like 'em; but we never did fan
cy 'em.
- Several iron companies in the east are
reported to have failed, and a number in TINS
and other States have suspended operations.
Why not increase the tariff
- The celebrated ..Doesticks,' p desert
hing New York boarding-house, says you
can always tell when they get new hired girl,
by the color of the hairs in the biscuit
The first American edition of the Bible
was printed in the Indian language in 1868 for
the use of John Elliot's converts in Aassa-
cbusetts. Not man now living can read IT,
- Somebody says that pretty woman is
brilliant poem full of rhyme, sentiment and
all manner of illustrations. When bound IN
o,,,.,s arms she increases to several volumes.
- An old author quantity remarks, 'Ayoid
argument with ladies. In spinning yarns
| among SILKS and safins man is worsted ana
twisted. he may consider himself wound up.
A teller in one of the oldest banking
houses in Chicago is said to have disappeared
being defaulter to an amount ranging from
$50. coo to $4,000. 1t is supposed TO nave
been squandered in gambling.
A massive gold-headed cane, made out
Of one of the joists taken from the ceiling o.
rndeDendence Hall, viii be presented, IN
few davs, to Hon. Jas. Pollock, Governor
elect.
- Talking of .the Dutch of Amsterdarn''
O,,. I'm, wants to know what is the difference
between an Amsterdam Dutchman and any
other dqs. Dutchman.' Profane question, can
answer it.
The spirit Of Napoleon having been
summoned to give an opinion on the state o.
Fnronean affairs. the New I orl1 Express, with
Iapdsble desire to hear both sides, suggests
that Peter the Great be called up.
81, -,.---.--r- $50 sf'----
gen6ie IN National Convention, at Washing
ton city, on the 8th January. The object Of
the Convention is to procure an increase in
the pension rates.
-J Judge Watts, of Carlisle, is spoken of
for Attorney General under the new admins
tration. He is one ofthe soundest lawyers in
the State, but it is not certain that he wonld
accept the appointment.
- It is understood that resolutions viii be
offered in the House for inquiry into the man
agement and utility of the Smithsonian Insti-
tute. and as to the expediency Of abolishing
it and returning the request by which it was
founded.
- The New York Times expresses the
opinion that there are in that city hundreds OF
Portuguese merchants and others who are con
stantly and largely engaged in the slave traffic.
make fortunes by it, and live in splendid style.
- On Saturday in the Boston P Poiice Court,
John J Adams, formerly noted as the ''Nor-
mon Elder,'' but who has more recently de
nounced that doctrine and proiessed TO become
a convert Of the Methodist faith, was fined So
and costs for being drunk.
- Robert Schuyler, the great dctaulter,
it is stated, has bought "A place" on the Rhine,
where lie now resides, and has sent for his
family to join him. His confidential clerk
came passenger to New York last week in
the Baltic, on his masters business.
- Washington. Madison, Monroe, Harri-
son. Tyler and Taylor were Episcopalians;
Jefferson Adams, John Q. Adams and Fill
more were Unitarians; Jackson and Polk
were Presbyterians; Mr.. Van Buren was OF
the Dutch Reformed church, and President
Pierce is Trinitaran Congregationalist.
- The Soirees at the Presidents House,
it is said. will commence next week, and be
continued once fortnight for the session.
BY the way, we see it stated that President
Pierce reached his 50th birthday the 25th
ult Among the special guests on that occa-
sion was Gen. Scott.
- The Bosten Times comments severely
upon the facility with which The jury credited
the testimony of Miss Nudge in the BeaIe case,
and says: "A dozen of those wooden heads
that seem almost to monopolize jug business
would as the old English bishop said, eonvict
! Able of the murder of CAIN
- The New York papers state that
! CHARLES F. LovsLY, the Austrian Consul at