Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-09-08
THE JOURNAL.
CLEARFIELD, PA, SEPT. s, 1853,

CLEAhf1E 1ELD, IA, SEfI. o, 1000
RrAovAL.-Robert J. Wallace, Esq, has re-
moved his Law office from the east end of the
County Buildings to Shaw's new Row, oppo-
site the Journal office.
OurRAoEous.-On Saturday night some vi
cious scoundrels tore the limbs off beautiful
Siberian crap apple tree in the lot of Thomas
Mills, in this borough, and also injured his
grape vines. Such conduct is reprehensble
in the extreme, and the perpetrators are de-
serving of the severest punishment.
MORE CASDDArEs.-By referring to our ad-
vertisins columns, it will be seen that James
Irwin, Sr., offers himself as an independent
candidate for Sheriff, and Michael A. Frank,
Esq. as an Independent candidate for the AS
sembly. VIM. A. Nichols, Esq, of Mexican
county, will also be supported candidate
for the Legislature. This district elects two
members to the Legislature.
DEAD.-We learn that young Andrews, who
was stabbed at Phillipsburg on the 30th Aug
ust, by Porter, died on last Saturday night "a
bout IL o'clock. We believe the facts of the
case are as we stated last week. Porter is
man somewhat advanced in years, and, we un-
derstand, of Incorporate habits. Andrews,
with others, undertook to put him in an out
house, when Porter stabbed him in the abdo-
men with pcn-knife. Porter taken to
the Bellefonte Jail to await trial.
QuAcK DocToRs.-It seems to US as if pco-
pie liked to be humbugged. Almost every
hot alonO finds nlpu-
ty of persons who are willing to be feeced by
him. 1t is lamentably true that people, when
sick, are ever ready TO avail themselves of the
advice of travelling humbugs. In great ma
ny towns quackery is much more profitable
than legitimate, honest practice-and we'll ed
ucated, skillful and regular bred physicians are
almost starved, while a travelling quack doc
tor, who knows nothing about medicine, pock-
cts lots of cash, and goes away laughing in his
sleeve to think what vast number of fools
are in the world. We have seen men, who
would sneer at worthy physician, launch out
ten or twenty dollars cash in advance, to a
humbug specialist who was utterly ignorant of
the laws which govern the human system, and
unacquainted with the first principles of med
icine. And yet there is no such great wonder
in this, after all, when we consider how chary
regular physicians are about touching printer 5
ink. A system OF liberal advertising would be
effcctual preventive of quackcry.
School ExHIBITIos.-We recently had the
pleasure of attending School Exhibition at
Philipsburg, and if this manifestation of men,
tai culture, is any criterion by which to judge
of the enterprise and intelligence of COM
munity, we must certainly conclude that the
people OF that village and vicinity are not be-
hind their neighbors in the march of progress.
Tho great majority of the large audience
there gathered were strangers to US, We are
not strangers to the blessings and benefits OF
the common school. Having been a recipient
of its favors, We now, with thousands OF
others scattered through this land, guardian
q It's interests, defender OF its rights, and
an admirer of its yotaries. The exhibition
was held in the new NJ. E. Church, which was
completely jammed with spectators, among
whom the Ladies, gay, smiling and attractive.
were thickIy. and beautifully seated. The
building decorated with wreaths, flower
vases, banners, &C., among the latter of which
was one bearing the motto now daily ilustrat-
cd, ''knJwledgc is Power.' The stage, ele-
vated about four feet, was richly carpeted and
surrounded by brilliant curtains representing
The Seasons, ornamented by appropriate devi
ccs and festooned by evergreen; while the
.sAmerccn Flag" broad and unruffled, spread
dignity, and decision around each of the ju
venile train, as he came forw ard in succession
to make his first bow to the public. The ex
ercises consisted of Essays, Declamations, Re
citations, &C., which were all, for the age anC
experience of the pupil, very creditably deliv
cred, and showed clearly that with practic'
and care, many of those Misses will compos
with case and elegance ,and those Masters neet
only age and application to place then
with the able writer's and eloquent speakers o
which our country is the home, and our FREE
schools the nursery InGced, seldom have w
witnessed more interesting scene, or passed
more agreeable evening, and the whole affai
reflected infinite credit on Mr.. Clarkson, tn
gcntlemanIy teacher of this school. Thoug'
youthful in appearance, he is emphatically al
ss.7mericGn Schooimd,ter,' - not clad IN terror o
armed with the huge cudgel that formerly dis
tinguished the profession, but m odern mode
whose amicability of temper, thorough schol
sYship, and complete self command, awaken
in the scholar an ambition to obey, and con
strains him by kindness to turn with affection
20 his instructor. whom he at all times regard
our public schools, that our children may b