Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-07-18
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~Warm work-haymaking, and drink ing
corn whisky.
~Estimatcd-the wealth of the u States,
at Sl2, ,000, ,000, 900.
CyMeasured by the cord-a pile Of firewood
and dsunionist's neck.
DHave been in Europe-2S6 regular wars
| since the days of Constantine.
~Theory may all be very well, but young
doctors and lawyers always prefer practice.
~Making an effort-the everlasting state'
of Williamsport. to establish daily paper.
~Amusing-to hear a chap inquire, "Who
am I7''when hauling top load of tangle-foot.
wThe Charleston IS. Co. Mercury consid-
ers Douglas ga cheap pocket edition of Sew
ard.''
uBroke his ncck-a young man In Adams
county, Illinois, in an attempt to turn SOM
ersauit.
UHas blooded cow-Samuel Ray. far
mer residing near Blarsyille. which weighs
1866 pounds.
WYou can't be sure that dog isn't cross
till you see him wag his tail. So, ",rah for
the ,raggin'.'
~Projected-a new railroad from Frank
lin to New Castle, to connect the Sunbury and
Erie Railroad with the Ohio river.
rMr. Jones of Tennessee, says he sucked
his Democracy from his mothers breast. Some
Democrats suck theirs from q bottle.
U-An American hay cutter took the first
prize and gold medal at the exhibition of
farming machines, in Paris, a few weeks ago.
rThe Disunionsts threaten TO spit upon
the platform Of the Democratic Baltimore Con-
vention, and they are generally tobacco chew
ers!
WThe mistake many people make is re-
garding life as a theorem, something to be
proved--instcad of a problem-something to
be done.
~M'lle Mires, who has just been married
to the Prince Polignac, in Paris, received
boquet from some unknown party containing
5000 roses.
0vThe three candidates tor Governor of
Arkansas are Thomas Hubbard, Richard IL.
Johnson, and Henry NJ Rector-ssTom, Dick,
and Harry
~Visblc--a comet with two tails, nightly
in the north west. 1t is symbolic of the DEM
ocratic party. the Southern tail being longer
than the other.
~We must preserve the int egrty of our
party, is the unanimous cry Of the Democrats.
We hope they will find their integrity, for it
was lost long since.
UThe smartest dairy-woman in the Uni
ted States is Mrs. Poucher, of Madison, Mich.
She made $50 pounds of butter and 100 pounds
OF cheese last season.
~Modest-the Young lady who says the
reason she carries parasol is, that the sun is
Of the masculine gender, and she cannot with
stand his ardent glances.
UThe St. Paul Pioneer says, Minnesota has
already had this year emigration of ten
thousand actual settlers, and farming interests
were never more promising.
U-La Mountain made very successful as
cension in his balloon, from Troy, on the 4th.
He was accompanied by an intrepid young Ia
dy-Miss Moss, of Lansingburg.
UUThe Louisville Journal contains the only
discouraging intimaton we have heard IN
fortnight. II says Mr.. Buchanan's hatred OF
Douglas will induce him to work for Lincoln
sAny shape but that
U-The Baltimore Patriot offers a reward of
500 to any individual who can satisfactorily
show which is the real, genuine. unmlstakable
Democratic national ticket. This is a chance
for the enterprising. Fitch in.
UThe Breckenridge men call the Douglas
Convention at Baltimore the ssRump Conven-
tion,' and kicking at it merciiessly, How
long will the Douglas party submit to having
its rump outrageously kicked
UISadly puzzled-many of our Democratic
friends to know who they are for-DouglaS or
BreckinriGge. Like the hesitating lover,
"They could be happy with either,
We're t'other dear charmer away"
GDIhe Chicago Democrat chronicles an I'M
portant discovery which has recently been
made in that vicinity. II says, large guam
tity of ssprairie ctone,'' near the western su-
burbs OF the city, has been found to yield i'm
mensc quantities OF gas and saltpetre.
U|A party of Pixies Peakers, returned to
Chicago, state that, by actual count and re-
cord, they met 5,4S6 teams the road be-
tween Denver city and Fort Kearney, and >
500 more between Fort Kearney and Omaha
city, making total of 6 1888 teams on the road,
and all gong West.
U~Gcrshom Twitchell, the last of a most
extraordinary family of misers, died at Mil
ford, Mass, June Both. Large amounts of
gold and silver were found in out of way pla-
ces about his house. The overseers of the
poor took charge OF the fuads and deposited
them in a bank for safe keeping.