Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-12-02
CLIPPINGS ANp scglaellNas.

u Quise agreeable-plenty to eat and no
appetite.
- Attorney cat that settles differences be-
tween mice.
p Make them thy sea-marks--Other mems
ship-wrecks.
Query.-When the day 'sbreaks,'' what be-
comes of the pieces?
II Beautiful extract-heIping rosy checked
girl out of mud hole.
70 -Down-the mercury last Friday morning to
Josr degrees below zero.
- Up-the price of grain and -four in Clear
field Must decline. however.
% Wonder-when 4 mans studies are a7y, if
his compositions viii be iRsipid.
EEQuite handsome-the VIII ;skers of certain
yonng men in neighboring town.
Women. are like bad watehes-.when set ga
going" they are hard to regulate .
| - Honesty term formerly used when man
paid for his newspaper and the coat on his back
ESA feast of notwithstanding a cook
book when you have nothing in tn c house to eat.
- An artificial commodity bIushing. 1t came
into the market with knowledge and mantau-na-
kers.
couldn't get trust for drink Of whiskey long G.
nough to swallow it.
- Estimatcd-the amount of specie in the T.
nitcd States, at S259,3l5,54 n. That overruns
our pile 'iwec bit.'
.zg-It is said of certain eongreSation-they
pray on their knees on Sunday, and their neigh
bors the rest of the week.
E5T-Was defcated-the bill to Iegalize n tax to
sustain the credit of the State of Missouri in the
House, by majority of 80 votes.
An Irish Attorney said-s'no printer should
publish death unless apprised of the fact by the
deceased" Sharp lawyer, that!
- QUeer-how high hoops and crinoline rise
in wet or muddy streets. when pair of pretty feet
and ancles want to show themselves.
= faet-nany persons spend so much time
and
they have none left for PrEcttsiMg II.
- =Reported-that there is Z fellow in Pine
Grove with nose so long that he has had holes
bored in it and uses it occasionally for clariOnet.
t5-Was killed. large bear, in Penn township,
| this county, last week The ''yarmint' weighed
| near 500 pounds 'Old Driver the best dog in
| the party
~ Raised the salary-thc School Directors of
Dauphin County, of their Superintendent. from
$500 to $500. That's right; the .'laborer is wor
thy of his hire"
- Numbers-the Masonic Order of the United
States. 100000 persons, and includes large por-
tOn of all the distinguished civil, military and
professional men.
kindness in the kindest manner Do this and you
viii pass at par in any society without studying
| the rules Of etiquette.
Called 1.-The Silence Cap'-the new instru-
ment Of torture used by the King of Naples Be
ing made Of iron and steel, a wag wishes to know
il it ism hard-scslr-
20 Has given directions-Sir Benjamin Hall.
that the dimensions OF the new reeeptlon-room at
by crtR0linear IN Measurement
- Came near dying-a man in California, by
putting on clean pair of stockings and drinking
a glass of cold water-an experiment he had not
tried for many years before.
- Says the Louisville Deaocyut-the Democ-
racy know how the land lies the slavery cues
ton. Yes, and the land knows how the Democra-
cy lies or the slavery question
~ Went into turner's shop-a wag the other
day and asked the man TO turn out joke. which
he refused. but turned the joker ont instead with
| the impression of boot following him.
| - Heads an narticle-anExchange, Convention
/ of Old Boys-" All conventions now -a-days Gse
'.oId boys conventions though the Old Boy him
self can hardly tell where any Of the parties stand
| - That's so-that wagons cannot run without
wheels, boats without steam, ball frogs jump with
out legs, or newspapers be carried on everlasting
| ly without money, no more than deg can wag his
| tail when he has none.
| E-Y7Should n skunk read Tr1uYct which line
| would he choose for motto )! Answer: ''Methinks
| I scent the morning air" This vas obtained from
young man who proposes TO start in the perfu-
| merry business shortly.
| - Publishes NOTES.-The Harrisburg TsIcgraph
/ of intended applications to the next Legislature
| for charters for twenty-five new banks, one for
general Banking law, three for Increase of capi-
| tai, and two for extension Of charters
| EyIs eager to have any toy it sees-a child. but
| qually eager to have that We are most OF us
cfiIRTcl through life, and only change toy for
/ another from the cradle to the grave
! - ood food for hard times-Grahamite pud-
| ding. The way TO make it; cut up four laths in
! a peck of saw-dust; mix well, put il in pipkin,
| place it in the sun. and bake half hour. Serve
up with sauce made by soaking cedar shingle in
a pail of we'll water.
| - ExpIained-the parable of the ten virgins by
young city preacher, thus: ''fhat in old times it
| was customary when the bridegroom and bride
were coming, for ten virgins to go out to meet them,
and escort them home-fCs Of these girgtRS JtiRg
males Gatd Pee females -
-5''Nothing to wear,n Well, well I suppose
| Some ladies quite truly declare it,
| For their habitual disuse of clothes
| Aooye the waist sufficiently shows
| That there at least, far that goes,
They've nothing to wear-E1ia they tesar "a!
| 20 Is said to be-John 3. Stanley, of Florida,
the greatest hunter of the age Besides his almost
| daily presence his plantation, during the past
% years. he has killed at least 10000 deers 100
wolves, 80 panthcTs, and II bears We have moth
ing to say about the rErH1iHtS but opine, that
oHe deer for each weekday and tlro for each Sun
day, for % years, is few too many.
| LUMBER CRY CoURTs.-His Honor Judge Nc
Cracken, the Bench.-Last week being the reg
ular term for trying petty causes, the following
cases were disposed Of