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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-02-17
pUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE TIM

DEN LaNDS.-By virtue of sundry or
ders OF the Orphans Courts of Lycoming and
Cleartield Counties, there will be exposed to PUB
Lie SALE by outcry, at tie Court HoUse ia Clear
-held, on Thursday the 25th day of February.
1898, at + NJ, all the following described Real
Estate, situate in the township of Huston in tbe
County of Clearfield. Pa. to Wit:
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-02-17

The mercury was 10 deg. below zero at sun
rise this morning, here, in Clearfleld.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-02-17
CLEARFIELp HOUSE, CORNER OF Q

u FIRST AND MARKET STREETS. CLEAR
FLED, PA.-The undersigned would respectfully
inform his friends and the travelling public in
general, that he has taken the above house. for
mcrly known as the Hempliu Hotel) and that he
is prepared to accommodate all who may give him
n call in the most pleasing and agreeable m amer.
lie is amply provided with everything to render
his house desirable stopping place, and will
endeavor to entertain his guests in a manner that
cannot fail to give the fullest satisfaction The
house is situated in pleasant and quiet part Of
the town. and no expense attention will be sps-
red to make it OF the best houses in the county.
A liberal patronage is isrespectfully solicited His
bar viii be supplied with assortment of choice
liquors. [jan6-'5Sl II. HAYS MORROW.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-26
The West.

Caleb Cushing, in his late speech at
Boston, paid the following eloquent and
striking tribute to the west Jealousy OF
the South Such may be my theme, il
the demon Of sectionalism had so far pos
sessed itself of me. | should not strive tc
draw the attention of Massachusetts, away
from the only real danger of sectional
nature which threatens, and to fasten her
attention to an imaginary one. Not by
compatiyely small section of the Union
laying between Mason & Dixons line and
the Gulf Of Mexico is the scepter of the
power in this Union to be held hereafter
but by those vast regions of the West,
State after State stretching out like star
beyond star in the blue depths of the fir
mament far away to to shores Of the Pa.
ciic. What is the power of the old Thir.
teen, North or South, compared with that
Of the mighty West? There is the seat
of Empire and there is the land of impe-
rial power. Tell me not of the perils of
the slave power and the encroachments of
the South. Massachusetts, and South
Caroline will together be but as clay in
the fingers of the potter when the great
West shall stretch forth its arm of power,
as ere long it will, to command the desti-
ny OF the Union.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-26
Daring Adventure.

A reckless dare devil named Sellers
made balloon ascension from Dayton,
Ohio, the other day. Instead of q silk
balloon, properly rigged and arranged for
the trip, he had provided huge muslin
concern, coated with glue and white,
washed" with yellow ochre, in size and
shape very much resembling the canvas
under which the small showmen on the
outskirts of the circus exhibit fat women
and big snakes. 1t was to be set ahoat by
building fire under it, and initiating il
caught Are, but he finally went off, rising
at least mile high. After being at this
height for brief period, the rent in the
balloon allowing the rarified air to escape
rapidly, he began his perilous descent,
which was nearly as rapid as he had tray.
eled upward. At one time he was in dan.
ger of cold bath in the well-swollen Mi,
ami, but current of wind struck him,
and he came down safely in a marsh a.
bout mile from the starting point. Al.
together, it being his first attempt to get
heaven-ward, and in such a frail vessel, it
was the most foolish and reckless adven-
ture that we have heard Of for many a
day.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-26
Pacific Railroad.

The last number of the Omaha Times,
breaks ground in favor of organizing a
company for, and of taking preliminary
steps towards the construction of Rail.
road from Omaha City, up the valley of
the Platte, to Fort Kearney, distance of
$50 miles 1t deems this course advisable,
because of the postponement, till next
December, by Congress, Of the bill making
provisions for the construction of the Pa
cifc Railroad. 1t also expresses helief
that nothing will ever be done by Con-
grcss to aid this work, until private enter
prise makes commencement-th
it is in favor of immediate action on the
part Of the people of the Territory, in the
hope, that if work is commenced in real
earnest, by private enterprise, Govern
ment will be no idle and uninterested
spectator, but will step forward at once,
and extend its aid in furtherence of its
vigorous prosecution to completion. The
object is an eminently worthy one-the
reasoning of the TimeSis plausible and will
admit of speedy test, but it strikes US,
that in calculating the results to follow
such action-it would be we'll to remem-
Der that old saw, which drily advises pro-
ducers of poultry, to postpone the census
of their juvenile fowls, TIL the period of
incubation has fully terminated.
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The Burning Noun ain.

AS it is generally known, there is vein
of coal located above water level in the
Broad Mountain, about seven miles from
this borough and near Heckscherville,
which for twenty-one years has been on
fire. The vein, which contains excellent
white ash coal, is some forty feet in thick
ness. The origin of the fire is attributed to
couple Of miners who having some work
to perform in the drift in the depth OF
winter, built fire--they being cold--in
the gangway. The flames destroyed the
top timber, were carried by a strong cur.
rent, rapidly along the passage, and the
fire communicated to the coal, all subse-
ouent efforts to extinguish it were inefiec.
tual The men were cut off from escape,
and were, undoubtedly, sufiocated to
death. Their remains was never found.
A few days since we assembled the noun
tain ut the spot of the fire, and were much
interested in examining the effect of the
fire on the surface. The Lcourse Of il is
from west to east, and were the vein is
nearest the surface the ground is for the
space of several hundred feet sunken in.
to deep pits, and while the stones exhibit
evidence of having been exposed to the
action Of intense heat, every vestige oI
vegetation has been blasted. 1t is des
ert trace in the midst of smiling fertility
The ground in some places was almost toe
warm for the hand 70 rest upon il, while
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-26

tic, hoping to become quickly rich by its
uncertain gains, return to the plow, the
anvil and the plane, and they will attain
a true prosperity, and give the rest Of the
community q chance to live also. II any
body is anxious to know what the exact
gain will be of freducingtradc to reasonable
limits, let him estimate what ii now costs
the 20 families to support each trader and
his family, and then allow 1000 families
to each trader and calculate the differ
ence. 1t is simple operation in arith-
metic. Let us have a reduction in the
great army Of tratlickers. We cannot all
live by trading with each other. Let us
go back to the plow, for the wealth must
be created before it can be accumulated.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-26
Pennsville, May 5th, 1858.

MAJOR GENERAL P. F. SMITH.
The death of Persifer +. Smith. Major
General in the United States army, which
took place aJ Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
on Monday last, the 18th, is an irremedi-
able national loss. The news has occa-
stoned us little surprise, while sharing in
the general grief over such adispensation.
General Smith had been in failing health
for some years past, When we last met
him we were startled at the great change
in his appearance. The erect and hardy
soldier whom we knew so well, and re-
membered so kindly, ten years before,
could hardly be recognized in the attenu-
ated frame and trembling movements OF
that human wreck. His indisposion du-
ring the Mexican war, aggravated by his
late residence in Texas, at the head OF the
military division in that quarter of the u
Mon, no doubt hastened his death. There
was much in the history and character OF
General Smith interesting and exemplary.
Apart from his military genius, he was a
rare scholar, q good lawyer, an accom-
plished gentleman, and an upright man.
The Evening Bulletin of yesterday con-
tains a short and faithful sketch of his ca
reer, from which we copy as follows:
General Smith was worthy son OF
PENNSYLVANIA, having been born in this
city Philadelphia in 1898, so that he was
in the Goth year of his age. He was son Of
Jonathan Smith, whose father held an
important public Office in Chester county
under the colonial government and came 10
Philadelphia during the last century. The
maternal grand father of General Smith
was Persifer Frazer, who was lieutenant
in the revolutionary army.
"After going through collegiate course
and graduating at Princeton, the subject
of this notice studied law under the late
Charles Chauncey, Esq Upon his admis
sion to practice he removed to New Or
leans, where he resided, engaged in the
duties of his profession, until the period Of
the Florida war, when he volunteered fol
service there, and served gallantly during
two campaigns under General Gaines
1t was here that his militrry talent was
brought to the knowledge of General Tay
lor, and it was upon his recommendation
that the Governor of Louisiana gave tC
him the command of the Louisana'volun
teers for service in the war with Mexico
He served under General Taylor in the
| campaign of the Rio Grsnde. d h
an May, 1916, while in Mexico, he wa!
appointed Colonel of the Rife Regiment
that was raised for the war, and for hi
services at the siege and capture Of Monte
rev he was brevetted Brigadier General. II,
was subsequently ordered to join GENERA
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-26
Go Back to the PloW.

Did it ever occur to political theorst,
that this universal Yankee nation was
given to trafiicking to an excess almost
startling? The lists of one of the mercan-
tile agencies of New York exhibit the as
tonishing fact, that there are 204,06l ira
ders of all kinds in the United States
What an army of "storekeepers." Divi-
ding the trade Of our twenty-five millions
equally among these traders, and there
are l23 to each, men, women and child
ren, or about twenty-five families. What
can show more strikingly the great ex-
cess of attention bestowed upon traffic
All these men cannot live honestly by
their business, and they do not. Half of
them fail, and are succeeded by others,
who 90 the same round and come to the
same end. If the other half live, it can
only be by exorbitant profits on the arti.
cles passing through their hands, consti.
tuting system of legalized robbery of the
producers and consumers of the commu.
nifty. Everv article of food and drink and
apparel is burdened with q heavy tax to
support this vast army Of traders. They
eat up the substance of the land, and like
Pharoah's lean kline, they still continue
lean and ravenous.
If about three-fourths of this class
would devote themselves to some produc
tive labor, the country would become rich
or by several millions every year, the
means of living would be sold for al
honest price, and labor would not -bt
cheated out Of its just rewards Let The
! crowd who are eagerly rushing into tIaf
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-26
GREAT DISCOVERY OF THE AGE,
..nH Important to
TOBACCO CHEWERS.
DIR. GUSTAV LINNARD'S
TASTE RESTORATIVE TROCHES.
The Great substitute for ItJacco.

The Great substitute for TtJacco.
niss well known and in,ontroyertiblc fact
tina, the use of Tobacco is the promoting cause Of
many Of the most severe MENTAL AND PHYS
ICAL DISORDERS to which the race of man is
subject, as careful analysis and long and painful
experience have clearly proven that it contains
certain narcotic and poisonous properties most
dangerous in their effect, which by entering into
the blood deranges the functions aud operations
Of the heart, causing many to suppose that organ
to be seriously diseased.
TOBACCO affects also the entire nervous sys-
TEN, manifesting itself-as all who have used the
nsIious weed will bear testimony--in Lassitudc
Nervous Irrtability, Water Brnsh, Dyspepsia, &
many other disorders of a similar character.
THE TASTE RESTORATIVE TR0CIiES are
designed to counteract these baneiul influences,
and have proved completely successful in null
tituds of cases, and wherever used Being harm
less in themselves they exert a beneficial eflec t
upon the entire system, restoring the Taste which
has become vitiated or destroyed by great indul-
gence, completely removing the irritation and
accompanying tickling tensation Of the Throas
which are always consequent upon the abstaininy
from the use of Tobacco, and by giyin G health
tone to the stomach invigoratc the whole system
Persons who are irretrevably undermining
their constitutions and shortening lbeir lives,
should use these Troches Immediately and throw
of the injurious and unpleasant habit Of Tobac-
co chewing,
These Troches or Lozenges are put up in a
convenient and portable ferm at the low price of
so cents per box. A liberal discount to the trade
Prepared solely by the undersigned to whom
all orders should be addressed
JAMES L. BOWERS, Druggist.
Cor. I'd and Race streets, Phila
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For tie Rcpubiicdn.

LINES WRITTEN TO THE PARENTS OF NASGii
Z. FULLERTON.
The Lord his chastening rod hath sent,
Nor must you murmur or complain,
Tho bereft of one you lov'd so well,
You hope TO meet with her again.
You feel the loss you now sustain,
But bow submissive to his rod,
Your loss is her eternal gain;
She dwells forever with her God.
And while you dwell in tents below,
And often drop the silent tear,
She lives where trees immortal grow,
And streams that run divinely clear.
Dear Maggie" PLAYS on harps of gold
And strikes the richest notes of grace,
She feels the joys to earth unknown;
And views the Saviour face to face.
Then can you wish her back again,
To tread through this dark vale Of tears,
Delr Maggie, no-with Jesus reign;
He's put an end to all thy fears.
JENNIE n. C.
Pennsyille, May 5th, 1858.
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NEW SERIES-VOL. IlI.-NO 10.

steam, heated by the internal fire, rose
from every pore, The fire has evidently
extended several hundred yards from the
place il originated, and finds vent and air
TO continue its progress, at the pits to
which we have alluded. A score of years
has passed, still it burns, and it will burn
until further fuel is denied the element
Thousands OF tons of coal have undoubt-
edly been consumed, and thousands of
tons may feed the fire. before it is check
ed.-Nners journal PoMSniNe Pa.
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SCHOOL BOY DAYS.
ny 7. W. A. sHULTz.

ny T. W. A. SHULTz.
All! well do ! remember
"A My early school-boy days;
The tedious hours of study,
The welcome hour for plays;
Ihe well contested spellings,
m The smiles of playmates dear,
Inc treat the teacher gave us,
On the first day Of the year.
With pockets full of candy
In glee we skipped about,
And wak'd the forests echo,
With many a joyous shout;
As on the neighboring side hill
A-sliding on the snow,
Full many an hour we squander'd
In days of long ago.
Sometimes we'd fight and quarrel,
Against the teachers rule;
Oh! then, how we would "cotchsit"
When we'd go back to SCHOOL,
But soon twas all forgotten,
3 Forgotten in an hour,
Much like clap of thunder,
Or passing April shower.
Then in the summer weather
With laughter-sparkling eyes,
We wandered through the meadows,
To chase the butterflies.
And hunt the speckled birds nests,
Low in the grassy ground;
Oh, how we were delighted,
Whenever one we found.
And in the dim old forest,
Amid the sylvan pines,
To wreath the school-house windows,
We gathered verdant vines,
And blooming honey-suckles,
When we had time to spare,
To decorate the building,
While we were learning there.
Since that time ! have travelled
The worlds area through
Have seen a dozen elephants
And roaring lions too:
But memory still will wander
Through years of mist and haze
To lov'd associations
Of early school boys days.
Curwensville, 1858.
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LateSurgeon Old Point Light Mule Batter!

WHAT Jews CAN DO BESIDES MAKE Mon
EY.-Who composed "Ill Barbiere?" Ros-
sini-a Jew Who is there that admires
not the heart-stirring music of the "Hu-
guenots" and the ''prophete?" the COM
poser is Meyerbeer-a Jewl Who has not
been spell-bound by the sorcery of "Die
Judin 7" by Halevy--a jew ! Who that
at Munich, has stood before the weeping
Koningsparke, whose harp silently hung
on the willows by the waters of Babylon,
but has confessed the hand of n master in
that all Tut matchless picture? The art
ist of Bendemand-a jew Who has not
heard of the able and free-spoken apostle
of liberty, Boerne?--a Jew Who has
not been enchanted with the beautiful
fictions of lyric poetry, and charmed with
the graceful melodies, so to speak, Of one
of Israel's sweetest singers, Heine, O jew J
Who has not listened with breathlcss ec-
stacy to the melting music Of the mid
summer Nights Dream?" Who has not
wept with elijah" prayed with Pau" F"
and triumphed with stephen y Do you
ask who created those wondrous harmon
iesY Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdyl who,
also, that I must so write il, was Jew!
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-26

nsa- Governor Blacksnake, an ancient
Indian Of one hundred and sixteen win.
ters, lives about six miles from Randolph.
Gait county. He was an Indian scout du.
ring the Revolution, and wears a silver
medal given to him by Washington The
old "brave" is very feeble and nearly
blind and bedridden. 1t is stated that
he once bore dispatches from the Reser-
walton, where he no resides. to Buffalo,
N. Y, distance of ,ixty-nine miles, GO
ing and returning in one day
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-26
April 16, 1853. ~.

II IST OF LETTERS remaining in the Pos
IL Office at Clcarfeld for the quarter ending
March 3lst, 1858.
L. Noston, DR.. John Cresswel, Mrs Sidney
Montgomery, Celestien Verrei, John Low, John
Livingston, Henry Lininger, Gee, Wornick, Mrs
Mary Wise, James S. Ames, John Beers, JOna
Grossnickel, Hiram X. Gerald, Harry W. Fisher
james S. Peters, VIM. Stewart, DIR. Stark, Mrs
Susan Sharnh, Miss Alma Humel Miss Nary
Hut, Envy Ann Soulse, John Kuhn, foreign !
Andrew Siegal, Smith Dmklant
Apt. c. d. WATSON p. NJ
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-26

THE Bible Society of Clearfeld co.
hereby gives notice that their books
namely, Bibles and Testaments, are depo.
sited in the Office of James Wrigley, Reg
lister and Recorder at Clearfeld The
books are Of various sizes and adapted to
supply either private individuals or Sun.
day Schools at very cheap rates. Very
substantial bibles can be had as low as %
cents piece, and testaments as low as 6I
cents piece.
The people of the county generally are
also invited to leave with Mr.. Wrigley
any donation they may be pleased to
make in aid of the funds Of the Society,"
Signed by order of the Executive Commit
tee. III. ALEX. M'LEOD, Prest.
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/
Bag We have no desire to be acquainted
with the bachelor who perpetrated the
following:
Mature, impartial in her ends,
When she made man the strongest,
In justice then TO make amends.
Made woman's tongue the longest
An ITEM FOR THE LADIEs.-It is stated
that most extraordinary custom pre-
walls among the Vizrees, powerful tribe
Occupying an extensive district in Cabul,
among the mountains between Persia and
India. The women choose their husbands
and not the husbands their wives. If a
woman be pleased with man, she sends
the drummer of the camp to pin hand.
kcrchief to his cap with pin which she
had used to fasten her hair. The man is
obliged to marry her if he can pay her
price to her father.
n6pTwo young persons desired to mar
ry but the girls mother wouldn't con.
sent, and she being of age, the gentleman
sued out u writ ofhabeas corpus, and the
mother was compelled to bring the daugh-
ter into court. The Judge asked the girl
II she wanted to marry Smith. She said
Yes and he married them.
COOP TASTE IN DREss.-A young lady in
one of the leading circles at Washington.
was complimentcd by a gentleman on the
simplicity and good taste of her dress, at
an evening party. She replied Il am
glad you like my dress it cost just eleven
dollars, and | made every stitch of it my
selfW When our young ladies pride
themselves upon the home manufacture
and cheapness of their attire, instead of
the responsiveness and foreign importation,
we shall have fewer broken fathers.
A FIGHT WITH GRAssHoPPERs.-Tm
Gonzales (Texas) Inquirer has an amusing
account of the invasion of that city by
grasshoppers, and the attempt of the citi-
zens to repel the intruders:
Every body turned out-men, women
and children, white and black, little mig
gers and chickens, editors and devils-ev-
cry body with fire and sword brushes
and brooms, blankets and buckets. carried
on the deadly conflict, bat to no avail /;
the hoppers hoped on, and the defend
ing forces were obliged to beat an inglori-
Gus retreat, leaving the barbarians in pos
session of the conquered city.
TECHNICAL WoRDs.-ln reading we fre.
quently come across words with which we
are unacquainted, and which are necessa.
ry to give US full idea of the subject. To
obviate this difficulty, we give definition
OF some of the more common words:
A firkin of butter, sc lbs-A sack of
Goals, 224 do.--A truss of straw, Sc do
4 stave Of hemp, 80 do. "A sack of -four,
$50 do.-A quintal, 100 do.-A piggot of
steel, l20 do.-A truss of hay, Sc do.-A
bash, so bushels.--A kilderkin, Is gallons
"A barrel, 36 do.--A hogshead, 81 do
A puncheon, 81 do.
English prices current often speak of
the price Of wheat per quarter"-to re-
duce this to barrels, multiply the price by
seven, and divide by twelve. and it will
give the price, at the same rate, by the
barrel. Thus, if wheat is quoted at sc
shillings quarter, multiply Sc by 7, and
divide by II, and it gives the price, 80 shil-
lings pence barrel.
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cents por square for each insertion.
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DLAsTERING,--The Subscriber having
II located himself in the borough Of Clearfeld
would inform the public that he is prepared to
do work in the above line, from plain 10 ornamen.
Val Of any description in workmanlike manner.
Also whitcwashing and repaihsg done in n neat
manner and on reasonable terms.
.al EDWIN COOPER.
Clearheld, april II. 1881. w
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gal say Sambo, can you. answer dis
conunderfum Supposin' | glib you .
bottle oh vhiskey shut wid cork, how
would you get de whiskey out widcut pull.
lin de cork or breakin' de bottle |" 81
gibs dat up" "Why push dc cork in.
Yah, yah p siI .g-ls.a. ..
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I -ysa Rather than go to law for your coat,
give up your waistcoat also, for you will
most likely lose that much by going 4
law, even ifsuccessful. 4
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