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a ALUABLE PKUFERIH FUK SALE.
"a. / desire to sell my property in Tyrone City,
Blair Co. Pa, commonly known as the Tyrone
City Hotel. Comprising follows:
One large three story brick house. Sixty feet
two fronts and finished off in complete style. A
large and extensive stable excellent wash
house and other necessary out-buidings. There
is also on the Lots frame house, with
out-buildings attached, now renting for one hun
dred and thirty dollars per annum. The whole
stands upon three valuable Lots as in the plot of
said town, and affords several very eligible loca-
tions for store, Offices, &C., &c. The whole will be
sold on reasonable terms And to any person. de-
string an investment, speculation, now is the
chance. Private reasons cause to sell this val
liable property, which is every day increasing in
value Inquire of Caleb Guyer, or the subscriber
J. ID. STEWART
Tyrone City, Sept. 49, 1S55-tf
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NEW ARRIVAL.

IN Il. d j. PATCHTN
Have just received n and splendid assort-
ment of Goods-the best that ever brought in
to the upper end of Clearfield Comfy. They in
vte their friends and the public generally to give
them a call, where they will find all kinds of
goods usually kept in Country Store
Come and examine our stock-we charge moth
ing for the exhibition.
AARON PATCUTN.
JACKSON PATCHIN.
Rurnside Nnv 2S 1917
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II p. NELSON & CO.,

II p. NELSON CO.,
se. Morris Tou,,ship, Ciearfeld Co., Pa,
Would respectfully inform the citizens of that vi
cinity that they keep constantly on hand a large
assortment of
Dry Goods. Hard- Ware, QHceHS,yars, Groceries,
ConfcctioHaries, Hats d Caps, Boots d Shoes,
and all other articles usually kept in country
store, which they are determined to sell low for
cash, country produce, or lumber
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H1OR SALE.-The subscriber offers for sale
II his farm, containing about 62 acres with a.
bout % acres cleared and under good cultivation,
having thereon erected 2-story house and
Darn, situated one and aihalf miles above Clear
field town, opposite the new bridge. For terms
apply to the subscriber on the premises
may 14-tf MILO H0YT.
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IMPORTANT TO FARMERs,-s 4

IMPORTANT TO FARMERS! = S. S.
d VII SONS PORTABLE TIIRESHING MA
CHIMES. 2 3 and 4-horse powers, beautiful sim
pie and compact article. can be procured of Ben
jamin Spackman, who is the authorized agent, In
the Borough of Clearficld, at manufacturers pri-
ces Mr. Spacixman is practical mechanic, and
will attend to the repairing of machines, should
they require it. Persons desirous of procuring
these machines in time to them the present
season. should call Immediately Mr.. Spackman
and leave their orders so that he can have them
forwarded to him from the manufacturers.
.JuIy If IS56-3nK
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HOTEL, PHILIPSBURG.

ENXCHANGE HOTEL, PHILIPSBIrRG.
HL The subscriber thankful for past favors
would respectfully solicit continuance of the Iio-
eral patronage bestowed upon his House by the
Public He is prepared to accommodate water
men. editors drovcrs. and all others who may call
with him, in the very best manner
He also purposes to a line of Hacks from
Tyrone TO Cleareld, for the accomm odation of the
travelling public J. q. RUNk
Philpsburg. March II. lS55-tf
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NOW'S THE TINE
FOR BARGAINS
NEW GOODS AND NEW PRICES Il

FOR BARGAINSi
NEW GOODS AND NEW PRICES 4
''QMiek sales ami small profts1't''
HAVING just returned from the East, would
IL inform my old customers and the public in
general that am now receiving and opening at
my ''old stand' splendid assortment of Spring
than any goods heretofore sold in Clearfeld, a.
mong which will be found
MANTILLAS, large assortment at exceedingly
low prizes.
SILKS, at from 20 cents to % cents per yard.
GINGHAMS at from II cents to % cents per yd.
CALICOES, at from cents to l2l cts per yard.
SIIAWLS-a good article of Shawls, at from 62i
cents to $40, each
B0NNETS-A large lot at from 80 cents to So. z
LADIES' CATERS for so worth 50.
% Boots. Shoes and Slippers at from 81!
cents to l.25 cents per pair.
LADIES' win please call, as / have almost eve-
rything in their line, at extraordinary low rates
GENTS Boots Shoes and Caters at very low
rates.
MUSLINS, at from to % cents a yard.
JEANS, at 20 cents yard worth 40.
CLOTHS-Black, Blue, Olive, Green, and other
coOrs, very cheap.
CASSIMERES-BIack and variety of Fancy
co1ers of the latest styles.
VESTINGS-a great variety of fancy and plain.
in short. variety of almost all sorts of Gentle
mems and boys wear.
Call soon while you can have an opportunity to
select from the whole stock.
All the above, and great variety of other goods
can be purchased at the very lowest prices FOR
CASH, as have determined not to be undersold
may2I56 RICHARD MOSSOP
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ROKER, BROTHERS & JONES,
Nos. 15S & 16O, Market Street,
PHI IL ELPHIA.

MOE I05 q I6U, Market Street,
III L A D ELPHIA;
importers and manufacturers of Citv and
EASTERN MADE BOOTS AND SHOES
Also, every variety of French and English Shoe
Hastings, Patent Leather, Kid and CaIf-skins
Shoe Laces Gallons, Bindings &c,
suitable for manufacturers
Also, Foreign and Domes Straw and Silk Bon
nets, Leghorn, Panama, and Palm-Leaf Hats,
English, French and American artificial
Flowers, Oil Silk Straw Trimmings
&c. &c
Having removed to our new Store, No I5S I6O
Market Street, below 5th, South Side up stairs we
invite your attention to our large and varied Stock
of Straw Goods, Boots and Shoes which we are
preparing for the approaching Fall Sales
All our Goods being exclusively of our own di
rect Importation and Manufacture we feel conf
dent mat our facilities are such that offer
you inducements as regards variety and prices of
Goods, unsurpassed by any house in the country
BOXER. BROTHERS & JONES,
Nov. s, 1s54-1y. Pttlad.fcl,o
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Advertisements inserted at fifty cents per square,
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AM1(Nh LONG SHINGLES wanted by A.
NJ. Hills, at his store for which
.he highest market price will be paid In Goods at
the lowest prices in the county ffune25f
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MOUNT VERNON HOUSE.
NA No. SO, North Second Street,
HILAD EIPuT

The undersigned having taken the old well
known house. which has been renovated and re
modelled throughout, respectfully solcits his Clear
neid friends TO give him call their visits to
the city.
Inc furniture is all new. and has been selected
with care from Henkles well known establishment
IN chestnut Street, and is of the latest and m ost
fashionable style.
The location for Merchants and others coming
10 tne city is convenient, being in the centre Of
business l. l.. BARRETT,
aug y Iooo-ly. Proprietor.
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PAY TODAY, AND Trust Tl-M0RR0V
i s 5 6.
NHE OLD CORNER STORE

L
NNIIE OLD CORNER STORE OF
A NJ HILLS. Is JUST NOW
BEING CRA1IHED with choice selection of
seasonable goods
AT THE PURCHASERS OWN PRICES.
READY MADE CLOTHING in greatvariety and
of the choicest qualities
A large variety of choice DRESS SILKS, which
will be sold at city prices.
Some beautiful GRAPE and Summer BROCHAE
Shawls. which will be sold very low.
BOOTS SHOES in great variety, lower than
they have ever been offered in this county.
FANCY GOODS extremely low in price, and of
the most beautiful patterns
CALIC0ES at 10 CENTS per yard warranted
fast colors and full width.
PLEASE CALL and e1ami,ee ny STOCK
before purchasing eLseirhere. READY PAY
Vly motto, md am fully determt1lea to sell
L-ET-T-L-E L-O-TV-E-R than any one else,
not,cithstaRaiRe go ct. Jeans acorth 40"
All kinds of marketing, boards and shingles ta-
ken in exchange for goods
y. Il. A few beautiful Gold Brooches and Gents
Breast-pins, gold and silver hunting-case patent
lever watches, &c, very low for the Ready Rhino
2. S.
Just call at your leisure. I've got goods enough
to do you all so that can get head of another
juneII, '56-tf A NJ. HILLS.
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EROCERIES.-Just received and now fcwsa
~ opening, n general assor ment of Esse III
choice groceries, which will be sold at the Es =
lowest cash prices at WM F. IRwIN's
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DC. PURvIANCE,


HOUSE, SININ "A \ ID URNAHE EN m!
H p A n L ~ q The undersigned
respectfully informs the citizens of Clearfeld and
vicinity that he has commenced the above busi-
ness in all its brpnches also that of paper hang
ing. Business will be punctually attended to, and
all Jobs entrusted to him will be executed in the
very best manner A share of public patronage is
asked for. Shopon front st, doors north OF N
Hills store. [july23'56l j. F. BOYLE
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NOTICE.-Having purchased the Books of the
IN Raftsman's Journal with the establishment
all amounts unpaid for Subscription, Advertising,
or Job-work are TO be settled with the undersigned
nor1o S. b. ROW.
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nEMOVAL THE undersigned begs leave to
IL inform his friends that he has removed his
BOOT AND SHOE STORE,
from aShaw's Row. to his new building opposite
the Office of James Wrigly, and two doors south of
the Office g. Il. BARRETT. Esq.
He still keeps constantly on hands, every varie-
ty of Ladies slippers. CATERS, pumps. DC. Mems
fancy shoes and CATERS, with excellent assort-
ment of heavy work, all adapted to the various
wants of the people of Clearfield He hopes his
friends will cali at his NEW STORE, and ex-
anime his Stock.
Boots and Shoes made to order and mending
done as heretofore. ISAAC JOHNS1CN.
Clearfeld, June 81, 1855.
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TUST RECEIVED, A SPLENDID ASSORT-
- MENT OF NEW BOOKS, STATIONARY.
FANCY ARTICLES NCONFECTIGNARIES, To-
BACC0, CIGARS, and DRUGS of all kinds, at
ROBINS LITERARY DEPOT,
SHAWS ROW, Clearfeld, Pa.
THE latest publications always on hand, pro-
cured to order. Putnam. Cooley. Graham, House
hold Words, Leslie's Fashions Harper Peterson.
and all the other Magazines furnished Monthly
at Publishers Prices
of the weed to his large stock of tobacco ond 81
gars, which cannot be surpassed in this region
consisting of the best quality of Natural Leaf So
other tobaccos: Havana, Regalia Principe pian.
tation, Spanish, Half Spanish, and "A few mere
left cigars. Also good stock of s'pipes;' and
efne-cut."
He would also call attention to the fact that ba
mas just opened large assortment of
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, AND DYE STJTFFS
hshment in the County THOMAS ROBINS
November ID, 1855
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The RAF TsmAN's JOURNAL.

A X. WRIGHT, MERCHANT, AND EXTEN
A. SIVE DEALER IN LUMBER, Second Street
one door south of his residence, Clearfeld, Pa.
Clearfield March IA. lS55.
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Indigestion and Impurity of the Blood.
Erysipelas, ScrofuIa, Kings Evil, Tette
Tumors. and Salt Rheum.

From FaIrarirg Merchant Of s.. LoHis, Feb. 4, 1855.
DR.. AVER Your Pills the paragon of all that Is
great in medicine. They have cured my little daughter
of ucerous her hands and feet that had proved
incurabe for years Her mother has been long geyous
ly afflicted with botees and pmples on her skin and in
her hair After child cured she also tried your
Pills. and they have cured her. ASA M0RGRIDGE
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Burnside. Nov. %, 1855.
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a LAkGE lot of Family Groceries just receiving
"A at Mossop's in Clearield NAV 81
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NOTICE.-In the absence of Eli Bloom, Trea.
surer of Clearfeld county the Books and Pa
pers VIII be IN the possession of John Mcpherson
VINO Will attend TO the business AT all times
Clearfeld, May 2S, 1856
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Dysentery, Relax, and Worms.

Posr OFFICE, HARTLASD Lv. Co, Mich, Nov. le 1855.
Dr. AVER: Your Pills the perfection of medicine.
They have done my wife good than can tell you.
She had been sick and pinng away for months. Went
off be doctored at great expense but got no better She
then commenced taking your Pills. which cured her,
by expeliiDg large quantities of worms dead from her
body. They afterwards cured her and our two children
of bloody dysentery One neghbors had bad and
my wife cured him with doses of your Pills. while
others around paid from five 10 twenty dollars doctors
bills and much time without being cured entirely
even then. Such medicine yours, which is actually
good and honest Will be prized here.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-02-01
PEoPLE,s 0oNyENTroN

The PEorIx. Irrespective Of Tor
mer party names or party ties. are
invited to meet. en- masse. at Indian.
polls. on Thursday. the 6rst day Of
May. to devise ways and means for re-
sisting the unwarrantable and uncon-
stitutional measures now advocated
for the extension Of Slavery. and also
to correct the present unsupportable
evils attributable 20 alien suffrage
Let NATIONAL MEN. Of all parties. 60 to
the Capitol, on that occasion. THE
UNION MUST BE PRESERVED,
and II can be preserved only by resist-
ing the Entertainments of the Slave
power. and rebuking those who pander
to IL. AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS, blood
bought and sacred, must be perpetual.
ted. which can be done only, by admit
ting Americans, either naturalixed or
native, to dictate what measures are 10
be pursued. The Constitution must
be amended, or the making and execu-
ton Of our laws viii soon DO in the
hands Of men who owe allegiance to
the Pope ofRomc. or other foreign des-
pots. t4ht9 t4Ir. 4Nf rnE 4ffFH q
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-02-01

..| !. u. ...|.r
II has been proposed ia the Indiana
Journal that the temperance convention
which Is 10 meet on the 22nd, request
the supreme Judges. either to draft a
law that will be constitutional, or to in.
dictate in some way. how far a law
may 80 towards prohibition, and YET
be constitutional We think this a
most sensible suggestion. That body
annulled the law Of 1854, pissed by
q Democratic senate. and a Democrat
10 House, and approved by q Demo-
cratic Governor; and the law Of 1855,
originating in, and passed by q Dem
ocratic Senate and by a Fusion House,
and approved by Democratic Gov
ernor. 1t appears that the people. in
their Legislative capacity, can not tell
how far they can 60 in prohibiting
drunkenness. Let these sacred guas.
dians of the peopleagainst themselves
tell them before hand what they
may do. 1t will save a world Of
trouble and litigation. If after trying
the law that suits the constitution o.
such Judges, il does not suit the peo'
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-02-01
GoIftsYon!..olIsHft.
Doings in Squire Wards Court.
By Q IN THE CORNER

Last Saturday, shortly after dinner.
/ was walking down street, in deep
meditation, as men are apt % be. lust
after good, dinner, when my attention,
was arrested by seeing an unusual
.number If the unner.ters az Rloom;no.
.groye and vicinity. aronnd' and p
Souire Wards Office. IT knew some
Itb;ng mnst be mn 60 v;shout ssv;rs
anythinc to any one. / stepped n and
took OF nv hat and seated rnvsels n
the corner on the scn;re's ~ocd mia
One by one distinruIshed men such
no Josev Price Il; Moore ,Scr;,e
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-02-01

4 Reverend I A Goodwin you will
plecse TO in cert this in your paper and
then this is TO rectify the the thermom-
ctcr the taking of the thermometer
out of the Church 10 coolit was A pos
tive falce hood aud the one that said
80 new when he said he saw me take
il out three times that he new that was
not so and he must be Crazy mt the
time foruo Person in his right mind
would Publish such trash and such
.falee hood that no person can come 30
me and say thatthat they saw me take
the thermometer out 3 times to Cooi
the Church and NIL / have to add is
this that il the person who saw me
take the THERMOMETERS out to Cool the
Church he had better staid at home
and hid be bind some Curtain for II
would be moro 10 his Credit as A GEN.
tleman for A lady would not be guilty
Of such SANDER nor no Gentleman
would be none bat the bascr sort u
/ ~ ff the Sexton - . a
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-02-01

The Magazines for February. (
Hatler Is better than slhe January
npmber. That Is praise enough.
The. National Is good. The editors
letter % Bishop simpssnis Ear more
sensible and orthodox than in the
January number
Graham still continues to hold an
enyiable position among the month
lies, Have received the February,
but not read it yet &
GoDEY's LADY's BooK.--This mum.
Der is ornamented as usual. A lady
friend who claims il says the domestic
recipes alone are worth the subscrip'
ton.
Lsdv's Repository. sui y0seyis n
character. cannot be compared with
any mcpthly in the land, Tits one o
the indispensable ineyery ''sH reae
lady's library rea ssna toos "a
Blackwood Cor December waslatel
than usual, but no less interesting,
Iteis not yet, too late to sub
scribe for any Of these Magazines
Back Numbers can be furnished.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-02-01

Thomas jefferson, once President
Of the United States, and once a lead
er Of the Democratic party. thus pitch
es into Willard, the old line candidate
Tor Governor. We hope the Sentinel,
and Enquirer. and Jsfrsonian will
forthwith read the old fanatic out Of
the party, as they did Blair. for not
endorsing modern democracy. We
think II q clear case Of insubordina-
iion--an urmistakable evidence that
Jefferson is Tor was) a Maine Law.ite,
and therefore no longer a Democrat.
"The habit Of using ardent spirits
BY men IN public Office, has occasion.
cd more injury to the public service,
and more trouble TO ne than any 9th.
er circumstance which has occurred n
the internal concern Of the country
during my administration; and we're
to commence my administration again
with the knowledge / have acquired
from experieuoe, the frss question /
should AK with regard to every can
didste for public office. would bc--i.
he addicted 10 The nss Of ardent spirits'
Wonder IL jefferson intended to ap
ply this doctrine to Electors as we'll a
Goysrnors2 II no did. hewill hav,
''respeosable" d. D. Jones. Esq. int.
bis wool. t' F'it f7i = '1r
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-02-01
Governor wright on the Nsbraska
} ~ A-1n -. Hill. 80 -Hrl -

Govrwright wrote TO Col, Lane, on
the 4th Of December, urging him to
persist in bis rebellion against the laws
and officers placed over him by the To-
gitimate workings Of the Bill'whioh
Lane himself helped to pass. The
Governor says that news had jussbeen
received Of Lanes resistance 10 the
Border RufIlans. He has money and
sons, and Is ready to come himself, and
spend every cent he has got, in defense
Of the Northern Free-State emigrarts.
He has Eve hundred men who are
ready to march at once for Kansas
'swrite Immediately, and telegraph il
possible. The boys here are greatly
excited. but have confidence in Jim
Lane" rrfe ~ q lsH 4
Such Is the substance Of the letter
a. given by the K ansas correspondent
Of the New York Tribune. Yet the
support Of this bill Is one Of the planks
Of Gov. WrighssplatiOrm. o, consis-
tency. ~.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-02-01

A Mr., Cory, one Of the Represent
atives in the Ohio Legislature. from
Cincinnati. adopting Judge Reds
views Of the manhood Of man." said,
in speech, recently. ''that q man bad
q right to take his own life, when he
deemed II necessary. Suicide is ma
tural and inalienable right"
This 10 the doctrine Of the Judge.
gone 70 seed-its ripe fruits. But il
does not shit the Enquirer. For some
cause, chiefly, we suppose. because Il
negroes were to adopt that doctrine,
they would kill themselves, instead OF
running of, and his occupation as ne.
gre. catcher for the Southern District Of
Ohio would cease, he thus pitches in
Judge Reid. over Mr.. Corry's Shout
ders: iE4s 81 ftla i7ef
q ut will be seen that one Of the Rep.
rescntativcs from Hamilton, Mr.. Cory,
holds to the right Of suicide We are
rather curious to know upon what
grounds Mr.. Cory maintained prop.
osition so offensive to the moral sense
Of community. The idea Is eminently
French, from which school Mr.. Cory
has derived so much Of his neral and
political philosophy. The notion pre-.
supposes that a mans family and
friends. as well as society. have nc
"right" or interest in his lie; that be
can take it rightfully Of his own wolf
ton: thatit belongs. absolutely aud un'
qualitiedly, to him. and that he car
destroy il when he "deems II neces
sary"'
"Although decided advocate Of tn,
rights OF individual man, and disposed
to extend them to great lengths, ye
we would stop and pause awhile. be
fore we could accept Of the idea tha
suicide or self murder was among
them"
What becomes now Of the boosted
"Manhood Of man.? Or Is it only
when he chooses to kill himself with
mean whisky, and at the same time
beggar and disgrace his family, thai
the inalienabIe rights of the "Manhood
Of man" are to be unrestrained? ia