Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-07-08
CLIPPINGS AND sca,esl,nes.


on the evening of the 4th.
1.-THE weeyil is doing some INJURY to the
wheat in this county.
[Sharp-mosquito bills. The "pesky
critters are unusually numerous.
WAn interesting letter from Hon. A. Ir-
Win, who is now in Iowa, will be found in an
other portion of this paper.
vBetween pigeons and grasshoppers, crops
in Minnesota are likely to suffer. 1t IS said
that whole fields of corn destroyed by the
pigeoas.
DyGlad to hear-that the crop OF sugar OF
Porto Rico is million lbs. more this year
than it was in 1856, molasses 100000 gallons
ID ore, coffee 100000 pounds more.
UvThe Josephine, is the newest article of
female attire, and is somewhat like Shanghai
coat 1t makes the wearer resemble the new
comet-litte body and tremendous tail.
GvThat's so When a daughter remarks ::
ssMother, would not hire help, for can as
sist you to do all the work in the Kitchen set
it down that she will make good wife.
GvSome genius has conceived the brilliant
idea to press all the lawyers into military ser
vice in case of war-because their sscharges'
are so great that no one could stand them.
UA deficit has been discovered in the
State Treasury of Ohio, amounting to some
$800,000. The present Treasurer has resign
ed, alleging that his predecessor was the prin-
cipal defaulter.
WThe OswegO, New York, Times states
that snow fell in that city, on Monday night,
June 22d, in sufficient quantities to be obsery-
ed on the sidewalks by early risers ON Tues
day morning. W-h-e-w!
"A fire occurred at Cincinnati on the I'd
July, destroying S330,0 worth of property
and throwing three hundred workmen out of
employment. The buildings destroyed were
occupied for manufacturing purposes.
Fellows report that the society had expended
during the year in sick pay to members, f1S0,-
600, f3o,00 in funeral gifts, and f40,000 for
the relief of widows and orphans.
A French journal states that the Russian
government has despatched two physicians to
| the parishes of Northern Finland, 20 instruct
| the inhabitants in the art of making bread from
moss. 'Spect he'll have to learn them to eat
it, too.
~The Methodists, Congregationalists and
| Catholics have all eady erected neat and COM
modious houses of worship at the capital of
Nebraska. The Episcopalians and Old School
Presbyterians are to erect churches during the
present season.
UM ourning-Locofocos generally, and
Canal Commissioners, Supervisors, Lockten-
ders and Superintendents particularly, over the
sale of the Main Line of the public works.
| How wicked it was to take so much srod-
der from the hungry sDimmycrats' at once.
| GyWhen the Roman poet was told by a
phlegmatic friend to mind his own business,
and not to meddle in other mems affairs, he
| made the immortal reply-'sI am man, and
whatever relates to my felow-creatures also
| touches me-" Gossips and scande-mongers
will please take notice
W~It is said that the Turks look with sus
picion on our efforts to contract for building
| railroads in their country, while We are at the
same time buying their camels to breed in our
country. They say we want to get rid of our
| railroads and adopt their ssimproyements.' -
Queer chaps, those Turks are.
U~JolIn B. Stewart, postmaster at Tyrone,
has commenced prosecution against s.Bot
| Stodard, of the Tyrone Herald, for libel. Boil
| made some serious charges against Stewart
who he thinks is san orful sinner, the chefest
among ten thousand, and the one altergether
| luyly.'' Bob handles pointed quill.
DFoul aAair.-The Lowell News says a
case was to come up in the Police Court con-
| cerniug the disputed ownership of a certain
rooster, and the bird was in court awaiting the
| result. Previous to hearing the case another
was tried, and just as his Honor gave the deci-
sion. the rooster set up loud and prolonged
crow. The Court ordered him to be taken out
as it did not wish to have all the defeated par
| ties "crowed over.''
| WDr. Jackson, of the Syracuse Dress Re.
form Convention in favor of short petticoats
told the audience that sshe had seen fifteen
hundred women take off the long skirts and PEI
on the short Skirts Such carryings-on, on
the part of the Dr., are very wrong; but with
Tom Moore we must say to him:
! s.If all this you We o,siy seen, e -
/ lord bless you, what a fool you'v beer" "'
| G[The Southern papers are repudiatine
1 Walkers administration in Kansas, among
others, the Richmond Soxth, the Charleston
] Mercury and Standard, and the Della and the
| Crescent, New Orleans. They demand Of Mr.
Buchanan another Governor, and declare tina,
Walker is seeking to aboliionize Kansas
i Poor Governor Walker! Trying to carry wa