Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-06
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capital young WIFE,
Hydrophobia prevails among some OF
the animals in Lancaster co.
- Coal is retailing in Louisville at thirty
cents a bushel.
The New York Kansas League has
sent out eight hundred settlers.
- Jenny Lind has limited that she may
again visit this countr: professionally.
- In the town OF Crockett. Texas, there
is not single marriageable female.
- The rotunda, in Washington, can now
boast some fine pieces of sculpture.
- There is no pride in heaven, because
no corruption for it to thrive on.
- The lady who threads the streets SO
much is in danger basting.
- He that listens after what people say
OF him shall never have any peace.
- There arc only two million forr hum
dred thousand farmers in the United States.
- The State of Connecticut does not owe
a cent to any capitalist in creation.
- Monkeys in the neighborhood of Trini-
dad are dying in great numbers of the cholera.
- whistling is an epistlc from conten-
ted heart. Who's ready to put his mouth in
to puckeri
- Col Benton is to lecture in Baltimore
on the 18th Of December, on the Pacific Rail-
road.
A man was fined one hundred dollars in
Wilmington, n C, for defacing monument
in graveyard.
- The young ladies say the times are so
hard that the yonng men can't manage to pay
their addresses.
- Among the literary curiositics recently
brought to light in London. is poem Of 100
lines in the handwriting of Goldsmith.
- There are four Thousand five hundred
fanguaecs throughout the world, besides the
language ofthc eyes.
A company of Chinese are on their
way from San Francisco to tab having been
converted to Mormonism.
- According to the census of 1850 there
are four million children in the schools of the
United States.
- lie that breaches gratitude pleads the
cause OF God and men; for without it we can
neither be sociable nor religious
- A man who lives much in society will
have acouaintances enoug to fill 4 cathedral,
but pulpit will hold his friends.
- Miss Nudge, the victim of Beale and
ether was married last week to Charles Throck
morton, of Philadelphia.
Mr. RUSSELL. the correspondent OF the
London Times, who accompanies the army 10
the Crimea. it is said, receives $500 year
1t Is estimated that over 1000 lives
have been lost Y shipwrecKs during the last
eighteen months.
- During the recent session of the Yer
mont Legislature, Miss Lucy Stone received
seven votes for the office of Brigadicr-Generai
of Militia.
- Scarce one person out of twenty mar
his first love, and scarce one out of TWEEN
tv of the remainder has cause to rejoice at
hrving done so.
Wear your learning, like Your watch,
in a private pocket and don't pull it ont to
show that you have one; but If you are asked
what O'Clock it is, tell it,
1t is pretty evident that when man
buvs a hundred-dollar handkerchief for ga
duck of WIFE" that he is '.a goose of a hus-
band.''
- Precept is instruction written in the
sand-the tide flows over it and the record is
gone Example is craven on the rock and the
lesson is not soon lost.
- Hos. ELLIS LEWIS is now Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of this State, in
place of the Hon j. S Black, whose term as
Chief Justice expired on the lst inst.
- Give man brains and riches, and he
is King. Give a man brains without riches,
brains, and he is a fool.
- There is nothing on earth so beautiful
as the household on which Christian love for
ever smiles, and where religion walks, acoan-
sallor and friend.
- Miss Dobbs says that the sweetest line
she ever read was her Simon's name written
in molasses. on the front step. Enthusiastic
girl that Miss Dobbs-well she is.
a woman has suggested that when men
breake their hearts it is all the same as when
a lobster breaks one of his claws-another
sprouting Immediately, and growing in its
place.
- The common council of Erie have pas
sed resolutions authorizing the mayor to di-
rect the high constable to remove the railroad
track occupying the street, after one week s
notice to the company. More war ahead!
The Detroit Times saNs the assumn-