Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-01-07
CLIPPINGS AND scgiesuNes.

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making the annual settlement.
GIMeets-our Court the 18th of the pre-
sent month, being the third Monday.
WIntcresting-the article on our outside,
headed .'Russia III the Light of Prophecy
WConyenes-the Democratic State Con-
vention, at Harrisburgh, on the I'd of March
GIGood-the skating on the Susquehanna,
last week, and those fond of such exercise
made good use Of it.
WSiightIy squabbled-thc head OF the last
Clearffeld Republican. A wag at our elbow
says it is nothing unusual.
WGonc-Father Matthew, the renowned
Apostle of Temperance. He died at Cork,
| Ireland, on the 9th of December.
! UAppointed- Nichols, Jr., by the
| Commissioners, Mercantile Appraiser for
| Clearlield county, for the year 1857.
| ry-Dead-Col. Reah Frazer, of Lancaster.
He died at the State Lunatic Asylum near
| Harrisburgh, on the 30th Dec.
WLooks comfortable young lady with
an overcoat on, and a gentleman with shawl,
such as we seen on the street one evening, not
very long since.
UJ-Eycting-the ssmuss'' kicked up at
hustling match down town, the night after
Christmas. We are inclined to think it was
kind of s.free' affair.
OyA Fact.-It you want to gain a womans
affections, don't appeal to her hand, but to her
feelings. One squeeze of the hand, or press
OF the lips, is worth dozen speeches. Cali
CO is institution of touch, not of logic.
U-Geaing up 4 Brass Baud-some of the
citizens of Curwensville. They have excel
lent instruments; and having engaged the ser
vices of an instructor, will in a short time be
ready to tlog out good music.
W-Rich-the burlesquc on hoops, on New
Years day. The hoop Of the ostcnsive lady
was so large rs to prevent the gentleman oc-
cupying any part of the Sleigh and SO he had
to walk alongside to drive. The costume of
both was grotesque in the extreme.
~Succecded-the proscriptionists of Vir-
gnia, in driving John c. Underwood from
that liberal State. Mr.. Underwood had the
''audacity'' to attend the National Convention
that nominated Fremont. What a commcnta-
ry upon our boasted 'sfreedom -
rrPlenty--bears in Dauphin county. The
Telegraph makes mention of one killed few
days ago at Bear Gap, and says, s'this makes
about tlceafy bruins that have been captured in
that vicinity within the last eight months and
the place is evidently not bare yet.''
~Tragical-the fight in one of the ba--
rooms in this place, on the Saturday between
Christmas and New Years day. Fists and po-
kers were brought into requisition. A liberal
application of the latter is calculated to make
Short work of scrimmage, and raise bumps
worse than Boiis on mans head.
C5-The man who thought he could learn to
make boots y swallowing sherry cobblers, has
just got out work in which he attempts to
prove that by eating hops you will acquire a
knowledge of waltzing. He must be related
to a chap we know OF, who used so much brinl-
stone that he has forgotten how to tell the
TRUTH imagining himself a scion of 4 certain
old chap, known as the '.fathcr of lies.'' He
! desires to keep up the distinctive trait of the
} family to which he belongs.
C-.sTHE LION AND THE SKUSK.''-The wri-
ter of the article with this heading, in the last
Clcarfield Republican, is certainly more face
tious than truthful. Besides making misrep-
reservations, he omitted the finale of the af-
fair. He should have stated that, when mat
animal, which lie is pleased TO call the skunk,
suddenly backed oUf, burst more than sssus
pcndeI,' and, consequently, was not visible
to the naked eye for some time after. Doubts
of his precise whereabouts for several days
were entertained, and probably it will alway:
remain n mystery though it is said that th'
atmosphere in the vicinity OF the Republican
office was about that time strongly impregna
| ted with pole-cat perfumery. Be that "a i
may, if we Judge the author of the article il
the Republican by his production, he mus
, lack all the qualities of candor, common de
cency and maniness. As the cOckncy wonlt
say, 'sVot very hintcrestin' hanimcl he mus
be- We think he would make . rare acqui
sition to a mcnagerie. Who bids for him
MARRIED--On the 10th Nov. by John Blair