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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-05
Another Baby.

Tue n. Y. Times says They have got new
"baby elephant" up town, the product, we be-
ieve. of one of the elephants belonging to Bar
NUNS travelling menagerie. Being too unwell
TO go upon her usual summer tour, she was
lef. al home. we believe, 10 recuperate for
season. The result is this addition to the Gle
phantine circle. Both Button and Goldsmith
tell Us, rs scientific fact, that elephants new
er ges.ae in captivity. However prolific in
their natural state, they never give birth in the
domestic condition, those authorities assure
us, 10 other captives--and such used to be the
case. But lew years ago, one of the female
elephants in the Geological Garden at Regents
Park, London, set the example. An elephant
IN the Jardin Pllntes, at Paris, followed in IL
months after. A year after an elephant in
this city gave us an imitation, and now, as if
our country must keep ahead OF all competi-
tion, behold we have another.
These baby elePi ants very interesting
objects. They are perfectly formed through
out, and differ from their parents only in size
but the difference is SO amazin; that 1t be
comes ridiculous; and when You see the baby
walking to and fro under its mother, you can
10. resis. the impulse 70 laugh at the oddity Of
the comparison. And then the comparis n
And then the bulky mothers care of her baby
Is so human like and stectionatc. Give the b.
by an apple for instance-the mother elephant
takes il in her trunk, examines il closely, and
then returns it TO her infant eat, having ap-
parently satisfied herself of its innocuousness
And so with everything else. The watchful
care, the jealous fondness, the assiduous and
uutiring attention of the parent-monster, is
ininently worthy of imitation by many being
who makes profession of a much greater
share of intelligence.
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scriptions list it would be absurdity not perceive
in this unprecedented patronage some evidence
of public approval and esteem
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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-05

LETTER HER DE.--A Detroit mercantile gen
tleman, vino was travelling eastward short
time since, went TO the clerk of one of the On
tario boats to be shown to his state room.
The clerk handed the applicant a key, at the
same time pointing to the door some little
distance, marked b.
Our friend went in the direction indicated
but opened the next door to his own, marked
A. where he discovered lady passenger ma
king her toilet, who, upon the strangers ap-
pearance uttered Z low scream
Go away go away y screamed the lady.
Letter b. yelled the clerk.
Il am not touching her at all,' shouted the
Indignant merchant.
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"By and By"

There's music enough in these three words
Tor the burden Of song. There's hope wrap
ped up in them, an articulate beat of the hu-
man heart.
By and byi
We heard it as long ago as we can remem-
Der, when We made brief but perilous Journeys
from chair to table, and from table 20 chair
again.
We heard ii the other day, when two par
ted that had been Glowing in their lives" one
70 California, and the other 10 her lonely
hons.
Every body says it-sorne time or other
exchanging the little stubbed boots for those
like man.
The man uurnurs it, when in lifc's middle
watch, he sees his plans half finished, and his
hopes yet il The bud, waving in the cold, late
spring.
The old man says it--when he thinks OF put
ting OF the mortal for the immortal, to-day
for tomorrow.
The weary watch for the morning. and while
away the dark with .'by and by.''
Sometimes il sounds like a song; sometimes
there is sigh or sob in it. What wouldn't
the world give to find it in slmanacs-set
down somewhere: no matter if in the dead of
December-to know that it would surely come!
But fairy like as il is, fitting like starbeam
over the dewy shadows Of years, nobody can
spare it, and we look upon the many times
these words have beguiled us, the memory of
the silver "by and by, as like the sunrise of
Ossian, pleasant but mournful TO the sou!.'
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SHANGHAIS.

Extract from poem received from young
lady at a boarding school, in answer to the
present Of baked Shanghai.
Cn Shanghai feathers may you rest;
On Shanghai hens eggs tread!
May Shanghais rouse you from your dreams
And hover DER your head
Nice old Shanghais,
Long-legged Shanghais-
Real kind old Shanghai hens.
And if you're ever left alone
By your companion true,
May |, or some one handsomer,
Cook Shanghai hens for you
Well fed Shanghais,
Great, fat Shanghais-
Real Shanghai hens fer you.
C:.Vaty you make dere 20 hastily injured
Dutchman of his daughter, who was being
kissed clamoronsly.
..Oh not much, just counting little, dat's
ALA
soho, dat's all, no! py tam, fought you
vas vighting.''
Fusion .'-Uuder this head, Ohio papers
now place marriage notices. We clip the fol-
lowin from the Chillicothe Gazette:-
sFused.'-Ar. X. Van Slyok, with kiss Alb
bey Scott, all of this town.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-05

IN AVID s. PLoTNEE-Eespectfu informs
AZ his old friends and the public. that he has
obta ined the services of good Gutter and work
NAN rs foreman in the tliioriny business. and
Line of work on the most ac commo atinS terms and
short notice. and will have co-hing on hand AZ all
times such as dress fro TX coats. ves:s, and
pantaloons of their own manufacture. and gool
material at the lowest prices. With a wish ac-
commodate. he solcits "A share Of patronage
New Washington. May 8, 1875.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-05
BERLIN,

SAMUEL BERLIN,
- ne--a s. Tyr ne City, Pa.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRUGS, CHEMICALS. MEDICINES. PAINTS,
OILS. DYE STUFFS, WINDOW GLASS,
NIALS. PERFUMERY. &c, &c.
HaviI.; just opened an extensive assortment of
these articles Physicians will find il to their advan-
tage to give him a call and examine his Stock be-
fore ordering from the Eastern Cities; and Coun-
the Essences Tinctures. Patent Medicines. &C.
WHDLESALE D,nk RETAIL. at lo1csst prices
tar lie hopes by strict attention business. and
n desire TO please, to merit share of public pat
ronage. April %, 1888
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-05
Beaut iul Old Az

In Mrs. Sigourney's new book, ssPast Me-i-
d.an,'' the following charming picture Of vir-
tuous old age occurs. God grant that such
pictures may not be few and far between:
"Thc venerable old man vigorous. his tenn
pies slightly silvered, when more than foar-
score years had visited them, how freely flow
ed forth the melody of is leading voice amid
the sacred strains of public worship! His IA
vorite tunes OF ssMear'' and ssOld Hundred, -
welded to these simply sublime words:
Awhile shepherds watched their aocks by night
and
Praise G cd, from whom all blessings flow
seem even now TO fall sweet!y, as they did
upon my childish ear. These, and similar an
eient harmonies, mingled with the devout
prayers that morning and evening hallowed
his home and its comforts; she, the loved part
ner Of his days, being often sole auditor
Thus, in one censor rose the praise which eve
ry day seemed TO deepen. Gods goodness
palled not on their spirits because it had been
long continued. They rejoiced that ii was new
every morning, and fresh every evening""
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TIE DYING YEAR.
By wnL,.is CULLEN naYasr.

Now doth the hurrying sun
Tarffer TO rise, and earlier TO his rest,
More gor geous gild with cleaning Gola the west,
Whene'er his race is run. =
s4a The many coicred leaves SO
Are sweeping DER the heath with rusting sound.
And swa allows empty and deserted nests are found
Beneath the caves.
The frequent blast
0rosns thro' the night and means in lashiDg seas,
Reuds the dead limbs and leaves The riAed trees
Skeletons of the past
The winds that moan,
The leaf that withers and the limb. that fall
The aight of birds but dying year. recall,
With many groan.
These, life do typify; [leaves
Eisfortune il the blast, and treasured joys the
And friends, the birds that d. the wintry caves,
When comes adrersity. Ef
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-05

EcTILIPSBURG BOTEL:-The subscriber
l. would inform his friends in Cearfeld and the
public generally that he has enlarged and re;tted
his house, and is now enabled to compete success
fully with any Hotel in the country. No pains
His table shall always be supplied with the best
the market can afford and his charges moderate
He respectful ly invites his friends and others TO
give him n call DAVID JOHNSTON.
Phiiipsburg Jan. 81, 1855 / y.
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20 Let the miser have his gold, and the
man of honor his emblems of reRown, but let
my portion be the boon of friendship, secured
within some faithful heart, in which peace,
contentment, and every virtue, reign perpetu-
ally supreme.
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S!lhSTlPJJ TAX II lE LAST!

st THING ANNOUN NCEMEN T
--LATEST ARRIyAl ER9M TIE EAST
ae r. WEIGH. has just returned from the City
a. with new ard splendid assortment OF
Watches JeweiTy. and Silver -ware-the largest.
,est and cheapest ever brought into Clearfed-con-
sisting of hunting and open-fIced gold and silver
watches. gold lockets gold chnins gold Pens rings
breast-in spectacles. silver forks bracelets sleeve
buttons. cuff pins ear rings. &c. &c. &c.
Watches and jewelry repaired the shortest
notice June &, '55.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-05

A. N. HILLS, u. IL. :. Office adioin
Sf;Ssss-sZ ing his Store, Clearfield. Pa Artif-
S1IAD cial Teeth, from one to a full set rnonn
ted IN the most approved modern style
Filling, Filing, and Cleaning done with care
feetn extracted with all the caro- and d;.n.,..
modern science can furnish Au 9isPa'eh
DIR. HILLS, can always be found =.
Is he is now devoting hn whole s.tent,on ~ s S;.
f%uas % '&s
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-05

sYURNAFI FOR KANSAS .---The Blood
n Red Banner hoats in triumph the .O';R Cor
Store where A. NJ. HILLs has just opened the
cheapest and most spenlid assortment of Goods,
displayed before this community. and exactly
adapted to their many and various necessities.
sHATS. CAPS, BOOTS. SHOES. B9NNETTS, CAS-
SIMERES. CLOTHS. DRESS GOODS, TOLL
Ell ARTICLES, DE LANES. PRINTS,
GLOVES. HARDW ARE. STONE and
QUEENSWARE. GROCERIES,
with fancy articles al iBfltltRm.
Clearield. june %. 1855. A. II. HILLS.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-05

~ lady, on being asked to join the
Daughters Of Temperance, replied that abe
Intended to Join one of the Sons IN the COURSE
q the week,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-05

Z EhOFAL The undersigned be:s leave to
Il z inform his friends that he has removed his
BOOT AND sHo STORE.
from shaw Row to his new building opposite
the Office of James Wrigly. and two doors sou h of
the Office Il. Il. BARRETT. Esq.
He sill keeps con- family on hands every varie-
~ OF Ladies slippers CATERS. pumps. &c. Mems
fancy shoes and CATERS. with an excellent assort-
ment of heavy work. all adapted to the various
wants Of the people of Ciearfei He hopes his
friends will call At his NEW STORE, and ex-
anime his Stock.
Boots and Shoes made to order and mending
done heretofore ISAAC JOHNSTON
Clcarfeld. June ~. 1855
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28
KISSING MARRIED WOMEN IN rRNNcE.

In France, to kiss lady with whom you
are not at all intimate on meeting her, is very
common; especially is this the case if she be
a married lady. Not only the members of
the family, but all the guests, expect invaria-
bly, to salate the lady Of the house on coming
down in the morning. But tn ough the mod
est American may, perhaps, escape the cere-
mony on ordinary occasions, yet on New
Years day it is imperative. On that morn
ing. says a Paris letter-writer l came down
TO my coffee about 9 o'clock. ! sat down
quietly, bidding Madame bon jour, as on or
dinary occasions. But j was not to get off
so easily. In few moments she was at my
elbow, with "Mons. b., am very angry with
you expressed, of course, a regret, and
ignorance at having given her offence.
"Ah," said she. you know very well the
reason. 1t is because you did not embrace
me when you came down this morning"
Madame was lady of perhaps twenty
eight, with jet-black, glossy hair, large lus-
trous black eyes, clear, fair complexion.--
She was very beautiful; had she been plain
should have felt less embarrassed She wal
ted as though expecting me to atone for my
neglect; but how could before the whole
table? l sat all this time trembling in my
seat. AT length Madame said: "Mons b.,
em6rdssez moi" The worst had come.
arose tremblingly, put my white-bloodess
lips, all greasy with butter, and wet with cof-
fee Qor in my embarrassment, dropped my
napkin) to those of Madame. This was my
first French kiss.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28
NECExssIrY oF SLEEP.

No person Of active mind should try to
prevent sleep, which, in some persons, only
comes when rest is indispensable to the
continuance of health in fact, sleep once in
twcnty-four hours is as essential to the ex-
istence of mamalia as the momcntary respira-
ton of fresh air. The most unfnvorable con-
dticn for sleep cannot prevent its approach.
Coachmen slumber on their coaches, and
couriers on their horses, while soldiers fall
asleep on the field of battle, amid all the
noise OF artillery and the tumult Of war
During the retreat Of Sir John Moore, sever
al OF the British soldiers we're reported to
have fallen asleep upon the march, and yet
they continued walking onward. The most
violent passion and excitement cannot pre-
serve even powerful minds from sleep; thus
Alexander tho Great slept On the field OF
Arabela, and Napoleon on that of Auster-
llt2. Even stripes and torture cannot keep
on sleep, as criminals have been known TO
sleep on the rack. Noises which serve at
hrst to drive away sleer soon becomes indis-
pensable to its existence thus stage coach
stopping TO change horses, wakes all the
passengers. The proprietor of an iron
forge, who slept close to the din of hammers,
forges and blast furnace, would awake ifthere
was interruption to them during the night !;
and sick miller, who had his mill stopped on
that account, passed sleepless nights until the
mill resumed its usual noise. Homer, IN
the llliad, elegantly represents sleep as
overcoming all men, and even the Gods, ex-
cepting Jupiter alone.
The length Of time passed in sleep is not
the same for all men ; it varies in different in
dividuals and at different ages but it can
not be determined from the time passed in
sleep, relative to the strength or energy of
the functions of the body or mind. From
six to nine hours is the average proportion,
yet the Roman Emperor, Caligula, slept only
three hours, Frederick of Prussia, and DR..
John Hunter, consumed only four or five
hours in repose, while the great Scipio slept
during eight. 1t is during infancy that sleep
is longest and most profound. Women also
sleep longer than men, and young men lon
ger than old. The seepless nights of old
age are almost proverbal. 1t would appear
that carniverous animals sleep in general
longer than herbivorous, as that superior
activity of the muscles and senses Of the
former seem more especially require repair.
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WHAT SHALL WE DRINK |!

The query "what shall we eat ?" has been
discussed from time immoral, without any
positive results. for among the diversity of
viands with which the markets TEEN, choice
is no difficult matter; but, "What shall we
drink" is question that really begins to
assume degree Of Importance, from the fact
that the range of choice is very much circum-
scribed. We may have n Maine liquor law
enforced which may prevent the procuring
of ardent spirits; and if SO, what shall
we drink ?" becomes a serious consideration.
Although such an act has passed, its enforce
ment may prove difficult matter; yet the
query needs an answer nevertheless. The
teetotallers assure us there are no genuine IL
quors in the market; that IIennessey Otard,
Coenac and Dupuy are arrant humbugs; that
though last years vintage at Madeira was a
failure, the supply of that particular wine has
not at all diminished; that there is more
champagne" drank in New York than that
entire district produces; the gin is a sham
and Irish whiskey foo-foo. In fine that no
good liquors are imported, and as to domes-
tic spirits, their quality needs no comment
from any one. The lover of the ardent, re-
torts with equal truth, perhaps, that small
beer ferments upon the stomach; that tea is
but another name for gypsum and copperas !;
that beer is synonymous with coculas indicus
and rotten wheat that the water is either so
filled with animalcules as to make ones stom-
ach an aquatic nenagerie, or else so impreg-
mated with lime as to convert ones bowels
into stone quarry. Indeed the question
becomes very difficult to decide when we ex-
anime the paucity Of beverages suitable for
gratifying the palate and allaying thirst
Soda water which is so popular during the
summer time, is often impregnated to such
an extent with copper, that if a soda bibber
were to be dissected his interior would be
found to present the appearance of q font of
copper-iaced type. Milk, as it is here called,
is nameless mixture, not an approximation
to the lacteal secretion Of the COW. Coffee
is SO identified with chicory and peas, that
the true aroma of the Arabian berry is almost
a forgotten thing. Lager beer is attracting
some attention, but it requires considerable
time to acquire taste for it and the pecu-
liar flavor it derives from the coating of
pitch which the interior of the barrels re-
ceive, is anything but satisfactory to an
unsophisticated palate.
Then, in view of these facts we repeat
"What shall we drink 2" With no good
brandy, Objectionable water, bad milk, drug
ged coffe, poisoned tea ale only fit to kill fish,
porter made principally from decayed herrings
and rain waterfall the beverages of the
day open to similar objections.-"Whats shall
we drink ?"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28
PRICES OF LIVING IN ITALY.

An American traveller in Italy, 20 nice
young man," writing from that country, says
that when once q man or family prepared
to Withdraw from society, with the view OF
living cheaply then there are no places in the
world like the Italian towns. A man with
an annual income Of $400 may, after he has
learned the language and the customs, lead
a very decent, not to say elegant life. He
may take his meals at the first restaurant,
may visit the public assemblies daily in befit-
ing attire and be regular subscriber to the
Opera, during the carnival season OF forty
nights. or course by abandoning all the
extraneous habits, the expenses may be re-
duced to $3.50 per annum. Look at the
list OF prices: Breakfast at 6rst class cafe,
including bread, butter, beefsteak and pota-
toes, coffee with the yolk of an egg in 1t, in
stead of milk, seventeen cents. This is not
slop shop price, but the price of the best
articles the city affords. a frst-rate din
ner is possible for twenty-five cents, which is
not at Paris. Clothing is not so reasonable,
but nearer our American standard. Lodg-
ing is cheaper. lie says: 81 have seen at
Nice, Florence and Genoa, two furnished
rooms, tit for bachelor aud each containing
q Fireplace, carpeted, curtained, and gener-
ally well ordered for $50 year.-A servant
may be obtained to come three times day,
and do oil sorts Of unbargaincd for odds and
ends besides, for one dollar month. Twelve
dollars will feed one fireplace through
winter. Naples kid gloves Paris gloves are
luxury not required by the highest fashion,
cost 30 cents pair; if worn loose, they are
more apt to slip than real kid.
The aveaage rate paid by American artists
for their studios, unfurnishcd, is Sl00 year.
The same quarters, they tell me, would cost
5000 at home.-They consist for the most
part, of four rooms, of which the annual rent
is $24. For $500, family of four may live
respectfully and comfortably, and maintain
an honorable position in the first English
and American society "A family spending
$4,000 q year in New York, and finding
themselves poorly treated for the money,
might, in many of the beautiful italian cities,
for the same sum- live in considerable style,
having box at the opera, give a dozen
small parties in the winter, grand route in
the Carnival. and keep one-horse broug-
ham all the year round. ] think such a
family could wear Paris kid gloves. What
a comfortable prospect for some of our "Dim-
mecrats" who have laid by ten or twelve thou
sand dollars, and wish to be able to say like
the learned monkey who visited Eome-"l
have seen the world"