Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-02-03
CLIPPINGS AND scsiss.lNcs.

II Rougb--the roads.
CoId-the weather.
sg~Hard-the freezing.
sgA Bass Viola small bottle filled With doc
tor s stuff u
gFact-thc prettiest lining for a bonnet is a
smiling face
5Has an area-the Central Park, of ~ York,
of over 700 acres.
af'Drove of-the settlers on Shawnee reserva-
ton, by the Indians.
u Seized-in New Orleans 134 loaves of bread
for being short weight.
u Married-Bob Stodart, of the Tyrone Her
afd; to Miss Mary Miles.
Hearts-little red things that men and wo-
men play with for money.
S-Taught-book- keeping. by Punch, in three
words: Never lend them
1Estimated-Tucker' defalcation to the Min
eral Bank of Maryland, at Sl5O.000.
s-g7Should never be paid-the ''debt of nature''
if it can't be collected without an erscntion.
Hung hiInself-Capt. J. Z. Cole in his coll
in Pittsburgh Jail. lie was confined for poisoning
his wife
terfeit twenty dollar bill on the Southwark Bank
Look out for it.
sg Stated-by the Providence Post, that rot
single murder committed in Rhode Island du-
ring the year 1857
~ Well matched-the couple married at Grand
the maiden IS. Never too late
~ Will be in session-the Commissioners of
Clearfed county. the 22d and 23d days of Feb
ruary, for the transaction of business.
Srurncd his son out of doors-a man in New
York, because he would mt pay his rent. strik-
ing instance OF pzY-relit-af affection, that.
s-S Elected-Scott Republican. to the Legisla-
ture, from Allegheny county, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of J. d. Backhouse
~ Lost-the Atlantic Mills, by forced sale of
goods in New York at auction, the nice little sum
of one hh1dred and eieren MonSa'ia dollars.
.y@A youth with turn for figures, had five
eggs to boil being told to give them three minutes
each boiled them quarterof an hour altog ether
ES-Query.-If n spoonful of yeast will raise
forty cents worth of flour, how much will it take
to raise funds enough to buy another barrel with
y-Receives-Parodi the prima donna of la
wanna thirty thousand dollars per annum; a lar
ger salary than that paid to the President of the
United States.
iy-Was asked-Jack Bannstcr after his return
from visit to the sister kingdom. if he had beon
in Cork lie replied: NO, but saw great ma
ny dra1ciReS of it,"
BLucky-a German. in Albany. He lately
came into the possession of SA.OO0 the bequest of
his wife, who run away to California with another
man some years ago.
Ey-Contains-a late Dublin paper the follow
ing advertisement: ITO let; the upper part of n
cellar, to n small family, rent low. p S. Privilege
the sidewalk for pig
~ Elfing north again-the wild geese, sure
sign of an unusually mild weather; for however
silly that bird may be, general thing, it is an
excellent judge of the weather.
Suggested-bya Lond on paper that the eel
ebrated Mr. Spurgeon be engaged TO preach to the
Leviathan, as he has had greater practice than
any one of the present day iii moving masses.'
Egrcstifed-a witness in liquor case. that
'iSal soda is ice and water and some stuff squirted
into it from a concern. Don't know whether it is
intoxicating not 1t makes one feel good-feet
lift easier
II aIild-the weather in Florida. 4 letter da-
ted the Sth ut., says: 1T has been very warm all
winter; peach trees are in full bloom, and all
kinds of trees are out like May. People very
busy gardening.
g-Causcd-considerable excitement at Gesport,
Indiana, by the successful operations of shin
plaster concern, called the Bank of Gosport. The
issues to the amount of 500 0G0 ,wcrc used in buy
ing pork when the concern suspended.
EY'Con;inues-the weather in England.
niarkabiy mild on this side. Vegetation, in some
parts of the country, is in forward state as it
usually is in April. There are gardens in the vi
cinity of the metropolis where SnE1RaeT
fsiik bloom.
E-f-At adscount-government paper money. in
New York, the banks positively refusing TO receive
it at par. Buchanan's 'rag-mili' will require an
ether of the crank, before its ''shinplasters
will ne equal to Benton ''mint-drops.' Whar is
your hard-moncy rag mill, low.
I-Y'Has walked-a medical man of forty years
practice IN fhliadeiphIa. over IJDUoJ miles IN tat
time How many Of the present generation OF ef-
Terminate doctors Will ever accomplish this feat
This gentleman, ut the ripe age of sixtynine, is
now active as boy OF sixteen.
Lg-Extcnsive-the business of SIeaford func-
tionary His signboard says he is '-LetteT-carricr
By appoin ntmeot- altisonant town-crier, primary
envoy. external paper-hauger renOyator of faded
habiliments. hair abbreviator ambrosia dealer,
adroit horsc-trimmer, general agent, &c.
tSTGiven-the definition Of wild OATS as "a
cereal crop that is generally sown between eigh-
teen and twenty-five. the harvest generally sets in
about ten years after and is commonly found TO
consist of broken constitution. two weak legs. a
bad cough and trunk filed with small viais and
medical prescriptions.
EyThc editor Of the Ruthland Herald. just
married to Boston girl, says that a pair OF sweet
lips pressure or two of delicate hands and Il
pink waist ribbon, will do much to unhnge a
man as three feyers. the measles. iarge-sized
whooping- cough pair of lock-jaws, several ny
drophobias, and the doctors bill.
t-lr More ''ChivaIry.'-A public meeting has
recently been held at Mobile, at which commit
tee was appointed to inform Mrs. StTick land that
she could no longer be permitted 10 live in that a
IniabIe city Mrs. Strickland crime Is that she IS
the wife of bookseller, who, two years ago: sold
some copies Of Uncle Toms Cabin" and for SO
doing, was summarily banished from that city.
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