Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-08-12
CLIPPINGS AND scRlssllnes.

tyr Legal conveyance-a lawyers carriage.
- 'Thanks-to our friend Jacob Irwin, for some
fine apples.
10 London, in 1851 contained 2362236 of a
population. Paris has now ,727,4I9.
E5y- Unusually squatiy-our town last week
Cause the rapid increase of population.
ry-We see it stated that at Desmoines, Iowa.
corn was sold recently at So busheI.
20 After the porkers-the high constable. Bet
ter pen them up, or they III be ''kotched" +"
- Snooks wants to know what the difference is
between piekeling eabbages and cabbaging pickles
EgA few days ago, Mr.. Henry Grub, of Lea
cock, Lancaster county, died from the effects of a
wasp sting.
70 Somebody defines modern patriot to be
man who has neither property nor reputation to
lose. That's ever SO true of some, at least
.1geDon-t like 1.-THE Locos that Packer backed
out from stumping the State with Wilmot. Whar-s
your old canal 'hoss' now? Ga-lang, ''rip-rap.''
- Died-a fine horse of townsman, Gen.
A. NJ Hills, ON last Thursday, from disease origi-
mating in founder. The horse was valued at sI75.
20 Progressing-the large new building of VIM.
Irwin Esq at the river bank, in CurwensviIle. 1t
will be a decided improvement, and is designed,
we believe, for hotel
.<y'A few days since. miller of New Albany,
Indiana, purchased three thousand bushels of
wheat at ninety-fye cents per bushel to be deliv-
cred in this State in three weeks.
EB7The st. Paul, Minnesota, Times says provi-
sions rainously high in that city. Provisions
sell at-wc haven't the exact fgures-about dime
apiece; oats and corn two for a cent
.55It is stated by the Alta Californian on the
authority of miners, that than SIS, ,000 900 of
gold lie buried beneath the earth in that
State, seoreted solely for safe keeping.
.1SAs an old friend of ours used to remark, it
has been slightly luvious'' for several days past.
The rain has doubtless done some injury to the
grain and hay that remained in the fields.
.gF man named SHREDDER was recently arrested
in Lancaster for bigamy, but compromise was ef-
fected by the second wife buying the right title
and interest of the first for So. Fast age, this.
- Last week, Hon. J. C. Dobhin died, Senator
Rusk, of Texas, committed suicide, and James b.
Clay: Of Kentucky, was elected to Congress. by
the Democrats. How true it is that '.Inisfortunes
come not singly.'
ISS'If any of our farmers wish to get TIE best
kind of a threshing machine, they can do so by
calling on Mr.. BENZ. Spackman, in Clearfed bor-
ough, who is the agent for Wilson machines We
direct attention to his advertisement.
s87''A pretty pairr-Henry Abby and his faith
er, of Bennington county, Vermont, both having
recently been sentenced to the State Prison for
bigamy, the old gentleman having six wives, and
the young one two.
10 An exchange tells story of a who was
about to die, and whose sister suggested that he
might not be entirely prepared for that event.
"Why should be afraid said he, a,rten nerer
eoted a Loeofoco ticket an all my iits2"
IVA a recent trial in Wisconsin. the subject
of controversy a demijohn of whisky, which
was ordered to be brought into court The defen-
dant was tried. and SO was the whisky; in other
words, the whisky was drunk and SO was the Jury.
sag'They have either big shuckleberries ;, or
tell big stories down in New Jersey, for the Mon.
mouth Inquirer says he was presented with sew
cral bushes with clusters of fifty in a bunch many
of them by actual measurement being t,co inches
in circumference.
SA boy eaten by bear on the Hamtra-
mac marshes, near Detroit. Michigan, about three
weeks ago.. He was in company with other boys,
engaged in picking berries when the bear and
her three cubs. came upon him and tore him to
pieces. The other boys escaped
ty'The Grenada Mississippi, Republican un-
derstands there is lady near that place who has
blessed her husband with eighteen heirs since God
joined them together as man and wife. She has
given birth to twins GSe times, and few weeks
since bad a trio, who doing fine Well-they
had sbetter stop dat knocking at de door,
"a Can't Sleep.-A Thibodeaux, Louisiana, pa
per of the 4th ult., says:-People hereahouts COM
plain much from a want Of sleep, caused by the
rapid growth Of the cane and corn crops keeping
such noise and confusion as to render the closing
of the eyes the next thing to an impossibility
The health of the country sdisressing-to doctors
sSThat's So !--If Isaac Hazlehurst had been
nominated at Harrisburg instead of David Viii
mot tho Ishmaelites who are now urging his cleo
ton and making speeches in his favor, would be
opposing him as bitterly they are opposing VIII
mot These slow fellows of the baser sortr by
running Haxlehurst, are helping Packer & Co.,
and any one that can't it, must be very short
sighted, indeed. We trnst no one win be green
horn enough to vote for Hazlehurst
YItis said the weed we'll known as the "water
fpepperv or sssmart weed, - which may be
ound in abundance along bitches, roads, lanes and
lbarn-yards, is an efectual and certain desroyerof
| the he'd bag. A strong deeoctien is made of the
Iherb, snd the places infested with tho insect well
| washed With It. Tho plant may also with much
advantsas, be stuffed in tho cracks and CORNERS of
thc xoen Hzde1beery leaves laid on tho shelves
Of Is safe or cupboard, viii dfisc away ants and
vnorhes