Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-02-07
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Smith, the prophet, raised from the dead
- The Mayor of Allegheny city, Pa. has
issued proclamation against men and boys
loafing the street corners after sunset
- Eggs were sold in Washington CITY. on
Thursday of last week, for .iitIy cents dozen.
That is at the rate of four cents cackIe
- In the Irish language, the electric tel
egraph is called sSgeol abada botta,' the liter
al translation of which is. News upon stilts'
- The Common Council of New York
have appropriated $4,000 for celebrating the
anniversary of the birthday of Washington.
| - When man undertakes to snuff out
gas light with his forefngcr and thumb wit
ness may conscientiously swear he was drunk
- A proposition is about to be introdu-
ced into the New York Legislature to close
all tarber shops on Sunday.
| Fidelity, good-humor and complacency
of temper, outlive all the charms of fine face
and make its decay invisible.
- A woman in Wisconsin, who was late
ly attacked by q bear in the woods, so abused
the poor animal with her tongue, that he died
at her feet.
a hog is on exhibition at Buffalo meas
uring, it is said, 3 feet 10 inches in height,
feet 10 inches around, IL feet in length and
weighing 1869 pounds.
- The ague RACES SO in some parts of
Iowa, that people are obliged to sleep with
corn cobs in their mouths to keep from sha-
king their teeth out.
- 4 young man on being requested to
dance y Scotch reel, with couple Of sour
| looking old maids. objects on the ground that
pickles don't agree with him.
- An economical man always takes his
meals in front of mirror. He does this to
double the dishes. If that isn't philosophy,
we should like to know what is.
- The following is cut from al Ohio pa
per:-s'N otis is here By Given that now pur-
son is pur Mittcd to take Enc Nuts of Enc
kind out Of Mi Wuds Ny hogs Must Live
Look oute.''
- Whether skill Of the broom in the fe-
male hand is to her credit, depends somewhat
| upon whether it is used upon the floor or the
head. The faithless will please experiment
and satisfy themselves.
- The doctrine OF s>Compensaticn'' is
beautifully e1cmplified at those boarding house
breakfast tables where the weakness of the
coffee is always in exact proportion to the
strength OF the butter!
- Sixty ladies in New York have signed
| an obligation, by which they agree not TO pur-
chase any article of foreign manufacture for
wear for year to come. That is the Ameri-
canism we like.
- The gentleman Of WaltiIam Mass =, are
enjoying the luxury of female barber She
is young, pretty and keen. She operates, it
is coajecturcd, like chloroform, so that when
she shares man he fancies himself kissed.
- The editor CT an Eastern paper (says
the Cincinnati Adrer;iser} expresses great in
dignation at the manner in which a woman |
was buried who committed suieidc. He says: |
She was buried like dog with her cloths on
- A western exchange says that the pref |
test way of dunning ever devised, was lately |
practiced in that vicinity. a very pretty |
young woman accosted creditor thus-s.IIus- |
band has made me present of that little bill
you owe him.
- Notoriously mean man having often |
ded downcast Yankee. was addressed by the +!
latter in a long TRADE which concluded in the !
following caustic terms-'sYour little soul !
would have much play il a mustard rot as
pickere! in Lake Eric, and would rattle ike q
kernel Of corn in barn.
"A young lady recently returned from 4 /
boarding school, being asked at the table If !
she would take somcmore cabbage, Replied |
by no means madam-gastronomc safety |
admonshes ME that have arrived at the ul- |
timatum of culinary deglutition consistent
with the code of Esculapus'
- The Iowa Legislature elected two m en- |
to attend to the fires in the Hall. They are |
qualified by taking oath to .ssupport the |
constitution of the United States and keep |
good fires in the house, Oliver Cromwell on |
one occasion ordered his troops to 'sput their
trust in Providence, and keep their powder |
dry"
a rum seller in Jersey City, on Thurs |
day last having sold liquor to poor man who |
unable to pay for it, actually took the
mans shoes from his feet, and sent him into |
the streets to go home through the snow and |
cold without them. Such wretches as this rum |
seller, should be scorned and despised by all |
decent and respectable men.
- Among the leaders of the Russian |
army at the battle of the Alma, as we learn by |
private overhead Aurora Borealis Telegraph |
were Menschikoff; Scared-h.m-off; Sold-him- |
off; Sendhinl-of; Kickedhim-off; Pulledhim-