Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-28
CLIPPINGS AND scsIBBlINes.


WHigh-the river, -four and provisions
generally.
~Low-our wood-pile and the chap ,oot
rolled into the gutter the other uight.
URich-to hear an inordinate blast puff
ing himself.
OPrevailing here-a sort of in1uenza.
Wonder whether it isn't the Packer grip.
~As nation we have run in debt this
year alone about $l25 200, 900.
DPlenty-Pheasants, if we can judge from
the number our town Nimrods have been
shooting recently.
~There are large fields of sugar cane in
Kansas, and the climate, it is said, is well a.
dapted to its growth.
nS-Since the financial pressure commenced
the notes of no less than ninety three banks
in the United States have been discredited.
DIThe Iowa City Republican states that
farmers are offering wheat in that city for for
ty cents bushel, and cannot find purchasers
~Gov. Pollock has appointed Thursday,
the 29th November, as a day of general thanks
giving and praise throughout Pennsylvania.
NGood for Colds, Coughs, Group &c.-Dr.
Litch's Pain Curer, Anti-Billous Remedy and
Restorative, which can be procured of Mr..
Joseph Coon, Clearfeld, Pa.
~Found-on Saturday morning on Main
street, a lady's brass hoopi Just to think where
that hoop has been straying about, and-well,
| the owner can have it by calling at this office,
proving property, &c.
"The contractors on the Lock Haven and
Tyrone Railroad have suspended operations.
for the present, and discharged their work
men.
~Some of the Western papers have placed
their money columns in mourning, by invert-
ing the column ssfles," and putting an obit-
uary head at the te.
WCourting is q irregular, active, transit
tive verb, indicativenood, present tense, third
person, singular nuIber, and agrees with all
| the girls in town.
TThe Allegheny Synod of the Ev Luth.
Church, held its recet session at Johnstown,
| Cambria County. Re. P. Sahm presided as
President of the Syno.
TVirginia land wrants, for two hundred
acres each, are now ling bought by some of
the shoemakers in Nc England, at one dol
lar an acre, payable iEhoes.
DvThe earnings ofhe Pennsylvania ia Rail-
road Company, in Seember, amounted to
S498, $40 20-an increa of $751; ,599, % over
the corresponding perio last year.
~PhiIosophers saytt shutting the eyes
makes the sense of hears more acute. A
wag suggests that this aounts for so many
| closed eyes at church in svice time
UBenzinger TOWNSHIP in Elk county,
! gave Packer majority o.0l, unanimous
vote. There is not Ptestant Bible or
school in the whole townso. Comment un-
necessary.
~When all the white ople of the Uni
ted States reduce their eAnses one shilling
day it makes dfferencSf eighteen mill
ions of dollars week, ansver fifty millions
every month.
/ Owe learn that since election of the |
Democratic State Central Glmittee Cover |
nor of Pennsylvania, the ce of fighting |
whiskey has increased from cents to setea |
ccnts' per drink.
W-The little Prince Impal of France. |
is entered upon the roll of the-ench Grena-
der Guards, draws pay and hisme is called
at muster, when answer is ma for him sson
leave with his familyl''
| Gg~Mr. Miles White, of Ella. Potter
County, raised the past season Cucumber
which weighed lbs and ounc.ld measur-
cd 16 inches in length and Il hes in Cir
cumference. Hard to beat.
TThe hard times have reac Turl-ev
: No less than fourteen merchants, been de-
ciared lnsoNeht at CohS'antiho Nearly
all OF them are Greek' VINO nave IN specu-
lating excessively in corn.
~The Rev. Albert o. Johnsttd lady
PRESBYTERIAN missionaries to Indi,d for
mer residents OF fttsourg, were while
making their escape from frettus hiuring
the mutiny there, in June last.
~An excess Of imports.-Whilem NOR
chants OF New L ork are all "eti s'ooa it is
) said that there are now lying in the tom
House stores of that city, imported { to
the value of thirty millions of dollars
OyAn American lady of the name a
laway, while recently ascending Montsc
lost her foothold, and was precipitated g.
precipice of several hundred feet, and in
= ly killed. Her body was not recovered.
, GA destructive fire occurred at Chi
4. | on Monday morning last, involving 10
| six hundred thousand dollars. Twelve
sons were killed during the confagratior
the falling of the walls of the burning bn
ings.
~How to whisper away warts.-Put ye
mouth close to the wart, and tell it in VIII
per that if it does not go away you will bu
It it out with caustic. If it does not take t
: hint be as good as your word, and you W
Il have great sore ten times worse than t