Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-09-06
panfil gutfs.
Passed-the swine law.

Still contiuue-the fires in the woods
Wing naecting-on the Wednesday evening of
the Court,
Cromaez-the s.Good Intent" on Saturday. Full
of anatives."
Good House-the "National Exchange" kept
by Joseph Peters, at Curwensville.
In to.cn on Mouday-the man with the wrong
end of his shirt up. He's one of 'em.
Hieh-the price of -four, and two or three
b'hoys at camp-meeting the other day.
Spleudia-that beer and 'chaze.' at camp meet
ing, Phew did'n we luxurate?
Eloqxent-the orators at the Native Convention,
on Saturday. Sorry they engaged in SO bad
cause.
Lou-our river. That apochryphal individual
sthe oldest inhabitant" !" says he never saw so lit
tie water in the channel
IA. A,,fuE Storn-at Louisville on Monday
week. Houses wereblown down, and number of
persons were killed.
At Cur,censriHe on Saturaay-the man with
the churn hat He cut quite DASH until he
got too many bricks in the upper story.
Opposedto 10 the sKno,U Nothings'-the Episcopa-
lians. The New York sChurchman,'' came out
against them in three column editorial, which IS
we'll and ably written.
name without capital letters. and commence an
editorial leader right above it, with "little n !"
~ nearly every whig paper, &c"
Iosprogenseuts.-Our friend HEMPHILL, has en-
larged and refurnished his house, and visiters to
Court, who stop with him, will find most excellent
accommodations. He is clever fellow and good
landlord.
Badiy 6eat.-We were called upon to speak at
the Native Meeting on Saturday, but they would mt
let u.s. whether we had wanted to not. They
did mt even give us chance to object, We must
acknowledge that we were badly sold,
Queer acay of Keeping the Sabbath-selling
books even though it should be at camp meeting,
and the pu blicatons of the Sunday School Union.
That agent must have a new way of expounding
the fourth commandment
Not eractly-Our friend of the Nears Letter,
thinks the 'natural sleeper" Of Curwensville no.
toriety. must be know nothing Guess, from
what the proprietor of the ''Good Intent says
he belongs to the "Pay Nothings'
Iron Heads-It is said some of the Locofoco
leaders have organized lodge of this society in
Clearfeld. So much for their opposition to secret
societies. We suppose Bigler Joined this order
after he was rejected by the Know Nothings.
Got the Jli,ld staggers'-M Mossop's horse, after
he came home from camp-meetng. Must be
.ketchin,' as we saw a number of two legged ami
mails about the ground laboring under similar
affection.
1.-THE Flea Bite,,-is the title of spicy little
sheet published at Lewistown, Pa, edited by j
Marcus Stauber. 1t is most emphatically one OF
'em-in its own language, forty -horse-steam-
powor go-ahead- king little paper.
g O,, orr ta6le-the September number of 'sHouse-
hold Words" magazine edited by the renown-
ed novelist Charles Dickins. 1t is excellent
periodical, and can be obtained Of E. L. McElrath
Co.. II Spruce st. New York, at So per annum
Not a1arn,ea-our devil at the threats some in
dividuals make about his ''pencilngs." He in
tends to pa ss on the even tenor of his way, say
Just what he pleases. and bear the responsibility
So go in lemons, crack your whip and let her
flicker!
Ferdaat.-The editor of the Clinton Democrat
thinks that people who live ''away back in Clear
field - '.dont know nothing" But there is one
thing they do know, when they hear it, as it is
belched forth in his article,-the braying of a
Jacksss.
TIE Misunderstanding, our host, is making
arrangements to entertain a number of strangers
and travellers on Court week. 1t is quiet, good
house, and those who desire to be removed from
the noise and confusion and get good living, will
do well to stop with John.
"TAs divHs among the horses"-as Bob said
the other morning, when Mossop's had ''the blind
staggers" one of the stage horses fell down in the
harness, and another, at Curwensville, not only
skicked over the traces but "keked the bucket ~
Guess Bob was mt far wrong.
In a snari-some of our friends in Huntingdon
county. They had better pursue the good old
plan of sticking to regular nominations and above
all beware of locofoco gull-traps The only object
the locos have in view is to slip into office, through
an amalgamation with dissatisfied wings.
Denies is,-Morr, that he is 'sKnow Nothing ~
According to the Locofoco expositions he eas-
ly do that, rs they say it is not their real name.
He says he 'cont confess to a connection with any
political organization but the Democratic party,
but if he is 'Know Nothing according to their
story, he is s,cOrm not to ''confess it,
a tip of or s.cide ascake'-to friend JONES of
the Hollidaysburg Register. "He's been bussin
the blarny stone," as Paddy O'Flaherty said when
he planted 'sockdolager' on the 'swatc lips of
Mrs. McBlarney; May the Register have lots of
subscribers, and its editor, in Paddy's language,
s'live thousand years and niver grow ould.'
Large Camp 1feeting.-we learn that the Meth
odist friends are holding avery large and well at
tended Camp" near New Washington. There
were some sixteen or eighteen tents, and several
hundred persons have been present. That's none
of your one horse concerns. Great country up
there. and got good living, but, Oh Jehosophat
what roads?
Camp meettmg-in Bradford township. We were
there on Sabbath, and found it we'll attended,
lots of fun and good living, which we must confess
were about the Cnly things that induced US to at
tend. By the way, our friend Hen. Antis is a first