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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-10-17
Nem advertisements.
K STRAY COW.

4 'ame 10 the premises of the subscriber
~ in Locust Township, in Columbia county, OH Tue.
day. septcift er 29th, 1868, "
BLACK WHITE sPOTTEDC0w.
The owner is request to come forward nrovs n,or
ery, pay charges, and take her away or ,he viii ha
disposed Of according toiaw
CHRISTIAN SMALL.
October II, 1S63-6t
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30
A MUSKETO STORY.

The musketoes down on the NTississippi
| river are supposed to be rather large, and
| tolerably ferocious. | am not prepared to
peiIeye the story of the man who came to
| look for his COW one day, and found the
skeleton on the ground and large musketo
on an adjacent tree picking his teeth with
one of the horns. But [ will say that it
would take man gifted with considerable
imagination to exaggerate the prowess of
those Southern swamp musketoes We
were discussing one night in hotel in New
Orleans, when one gentleman of the paatv
told the following anecdote:
There was once man In the CITY who
insisted on 1t that he was musketo-proof.
and who offered to lie down in the worst
place that could be found and let muske-
toes bite him for an hour for SO. Nv
friend hearing him make the proposition
took him at his word and with several 9th
ers, they both started off for a nice marshv
place between the town and Lake Ponchar
traln-a regular musketo paradise Arrived
on the ground the musketo chap took off his
s siiirt and coat, and lay down on his face.
1 he insects came down in crowds, lighted ON
MS back, and biting, commenced. If the
man scratched he would loose his ten dollars:
even squirming was prohibited. But he
stood 1t like Trojan didn' give utterance
TO single grunt. Half an hour passed.
The ground all around was covered with
gorged musketoes, who sucked until they
were as drunk as judges, and were stageer-
ng about IN a most discreditable style A
quarter OF an hour enSued more intoxicated
suckers, and the man as unmoved and in
different as a log. Suddenly one of the
gentleman took two or three strong puffs at
his cigar, and then chucked it on the mus
keto chaps back. First he WINGED, the he
squlrmed, then he yelled and scrambled up. |
! have come across a considerable number |
ot mosquitoes in my life, he remarked, |
scratching with one hand and working into
his shirt at the same time, but assure you |
gentlemen, / never seen musketo like that |
before. He WASH much to hum, gentle
men, he continued; but when it come to
biting, that musquito was a sncrter -
He lost his ten dollars and went home
that when he made ar bet he
hadn t calculated on no humble bees bein'
in.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30
VOL. 10.---NO. lS.
GREAT WATERFALL.

a detachment of troops recently scouting
IN the valley of the Snake or Lewis Fork of
the Columbia. discovered a waterfall which,
1T Is said, Is entitled TO the distinction of be-
ing called the greatest In the world. The en-
tire volume of Snake river pours over a sheer
precipice one hundred and ninety-eight feet
high, hirty-etght feet higher than The Mag
ara. Snake rtUer IS full as tdrgeos the NJ
d9dru, and the cascade IS one solid sheet or
body. The locality of this immense water
tall Is near the point heretofore designated
as the Great Shoshone or Salmon falls of
that river, but they have always been envel-
oped IN mystery. Almost a dozen years ago
the writer passed along the Snake river road
For two days we heard the roaring of these
tails, but learned no more respecting them
than II they had been IN the moon. 1t was
SAID that there were series of falls and ran
ids, making descent of seven hundred feet
IN seven miles, and the sound gave color to
the report. For hundreds of miles across
the great plain, Snake river flows through a
cannon, with vertical walls hundreds of feet
nigh 1t Is only at long intervals that sal
lent points arc found by which the river can
be reached The road crosses from point to
point of the bends, only approaching close
10 the river where there is a chance to de-
scend for water From these facts very few,
if any, of the tens of thousands of adventu
rers that have crossed the plains ever looked
upon the great falls. The late diseoverers
report beside the main cataract many others
OF less height, varying from twenty to ffty
feet each, near by Some day they will be
visited by the tourist and pleasure seeker,
and looked upon as frequently and familiarlv
as Niagara is to-day; and it will be admit
ted that, with the stnpendous grandeur of
their surroundings, they are as far beyond
Niagara as Niagara now excels the balance
lf the world
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How the President rot rid Of a Bore.

Mr.. Lincoln had been greatly bored
by visitors of late, notwithstanding his in
disposition. The Hon Mr.. Blowhard and
the Hon. Mr.. Doolittle have been calling
upon his Excelency to congratulate him on
his message aud his proclamation; gentle
men in the humble walks of civil life have
been here for the first time, and ceuldn t
leave without seeing the successor of George
VI ashlngton; persons with axes to grind
have insisted upon li5tle aid from the
great American rail-splitter; and between
them all they have given our convalescent.
Chlef Magistrate very little leisure or peace
OF mind. An individual whom the Presi-
dent knew to be a very tedious sort of custo-
mer, called at the White House day or
two ago, and insisted upon an interview.
just as he had taken his seat, Dir. Lincoln
sent Tor physician, who Immediately made
his appearance.
Doctor, said he holding out his hand.
what are those marks? ?"
That's varioloid, or mild smallpox,
said the doctor
They re all over me It is contagious.
L believe 2 said Mr.. Lincoln
very contagious, indeed, replied Es-
culapIan attendant
Well, [ can't stop, Mr.. Lincoln Just
called to see how you were, said the visit
or.
oh don be in any hurry, sir.' placid
ly remarked the Executive.
Thank you sir L Il call again, replied
the visitor, executing a mastery retreat
from the fearful contagion.
DO, sir, said. the President "Some
people said they could Mt take very well to my
Proclamation, but now, [ am happy to say. [ |
have something that every body can take.
BY this time the visitor was making a des- |
Perate break for Pennsylvania avenue, which |
he reached on the double-quick
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PEGIsTER's NoTICE.-Sot

SEGlSTER'S NOTICE.-Notice is hereby
gwen, that the following accounts have been
e1aniiaed and passed by me, and remain filed of
tee'Ea IN this office for the inspection of heirs.
esA'eesereditors and a II others in any other way
.I'efested, and will be presented to the next Or
:5Aals' Court of Clearfeld county TO be held at
,Ie O"HTt HOHSe, in the Borough of Clearield
Aenelng on the Second Monday of January
- ior confirmation and allowance
Tt A5e partial account-ot L.. Reams and George
Nheens. Executors of the last will and tesla
IN Ci abraham Reams. late of Lawrence town
Clearheld county. Penn'a. deceased,
~ 'le account of Joseph Fiscus administrators of
-ns =" anu singular the goods and chattels, rights
NJ Ifedits, which were of Jacob Fisher, late Of
licensed r ~ N' W -
r,e me account Of Samuel Rank and s P White.
s,:I Tors OF the last will and testament of Peter
deceased ~ Oisi' Neia oouH' eni a.
t,[ aE hnal account of Andrew Pentz, admi listra-
rig6.. sIi and singular the goods and chattels
l.fs = anu Iha credits, which were of Adam limerick
geoso..B BFady township. Clearfield county Penn'a
t,s,a ae hnai account of William RisheI admins
lisb, VI an and singular the goods and ehattels
er aiit credits, which were of George Schuck-
dsesae.g,i u Brady township, Clearfeld county, Pa
trstAs maj account of James Wrigley admins
lgb, % an and singular the goods and ehattels
ale - b au credits which were of Moses Norris
5tess..,i FiKe township. Ciearfeld county. Penn'a,
5lsSsS.,, ISAIAHG q BARGER
DEC. y 1853 Register
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

The NEGRO INRoME-It would appear
from the following paragraph, which we
Ind IN the Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph OF
December 2, that the .preiudices which
some of our Catholic fellow-citizens so often
display against the negro, is not derived
from Rome-the headquarters of Catholicity
to the teachings of which they are suppos-
ed to render such implicit obedience:
y young American Democrat went re-
Gently to Rome to study for the Priesthood
IN the Propaganda. He began his first let
ter from the Eternal City as follows: ''The
first thing which forcibly attracted my at
tention here, was the discovery that the
Pretect of the class in which am placed is
a ntgger. What a dreadful thing A
young American not only compelled to asso-
ciate with negro, but to acknowledge him
at the head of his class. What is to become
of the church ?''
Those who have visited Rome at any time
during the past five years, have often met
from the colleges, white and black,
walking the streets arm and arm together
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

The Memphis Journal says that the print
ers OF that city commenced at II clock on
Monday the l4th to organize military COM
pany, and before two in the afternoon, they
had swelled their list of enlisted men to
something over hundred This is what We
call quick work, and don { think it was ever
beat in any section of the country The
company was mustered in by Gen. Veatch,
and we expect to see the printers in this, as
they are in everything else. the foremost in
the ranks So mote it be-
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

RECRUITING IN ARKANSAS A Little
Rock ARK. letter says: Recruiting here
goes briskly on. One cannot but be aston
ished at the great number who have mana
ged to escape the rigid conscription of the
rebels There are, even already, from eight
to ten thousand Arkansians in the Federal
service, and still they come There are
eight regular Arkansas regiments, either
formed OF In process of formation, besides
the several thousand who have ioiped other
regiments from other States. To-day two
entire companies came In for the Sd cavalry,
and some three hundred for ID infantry,
Col Fishbach.
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Washington's Opinion Of the North.

In a letter of Washington to his friend
Lund, IN June l716, occurs the following
passage, In which he most graphically de-
scrlhes the peculiarities of Northern and
Southern men as soldiers. and gives pref
erenee for the qualities OF the Northern
men, the justice of which the present cam
paign is likely to verify
We have lately had general review,
and have much pleasure In informing you
1hat-we made better appearance, and went
through our exercises more like soldiers than
l had expected. The Southern States are
rash and blamable in the Judgment they
form OF their brethren Of the four New En-
gland States l do assure, with all my par
tIallty Tor my own countrymen, and prejudi-
ces against them, | can but consider them as
the Hover OF the American army. They are
strong, vigorous and healthy people, Injured
to labor and toll, which our people seldom
are; and though our hot and eager spirit
may suit better In sudden and desperate
enterprise, yet, in the way in which wars are
now carried on, you must look for perna-
nent advantages on " from that patient and
perseverlng temper which is the result of
labor. The New Englanders are cool. con-
slderate and sensible while we are all fire
and fury, Like their climate, they main
tam an equal temperature, whereas We can
not SHINE but we burn. They have an uni
formity and stability of character, TO which
the people OF no other States have any pre-
hence they must and will always
preserve their influence in this great empire.
Were 1t not for the drawbacks and disad
rantages which the influence of their popu-
ar opinions on the subject of government
nave on their army. they soon might, and
probably will. give law to it. y
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Seleet 2oetru.
RIDING IN A SLEIGH.

Gliding down the hiIlsides,
Ger the frosty snow
Sliding through the valleys,
JInglIng as we GO
Happy voices joining
In noisy lay;
Bless me, how delightful
Riding in sleigh.
Girl whom you invited
Is certain she shall freeze;
Nestles closer TO you.
Gives your arm squeeze;
Hints at old school friendships,
As any maiden may
Says it's U6ry pleasant
Riding in a sleigh.
Driver gets excited,
Thinks he's very smart
Snaps the whip a little.
Gives the nags a start,
Girls and gallants mixing,
In an awkward way;
Bless me, how delightful
Riding in a sleigh
Round the corner rushing,
AT speed too rash,
Suddenly upsetting.
With hOrrid crash
In snow bed tum bled,
All the lovers lay
Ha, ha how beautiful
Riding in a sleigh
Beavers sadly battered.
Hoop-skirts all awry =
Some o the girls laughing,
Others want to cry;
Careless driver swearing,
Says the deuce's to pay;
Never dumped" load before,
Riding in a sleigh.
Matters once more righted,
Jingling on we go,
Through the woods and meadows,
Ger the frosty snow.
Jingling, laughing, kissing.
All the merry way;
Bless me, isn't it pleasant
Riding in a sleigh,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30
'ENHE ESTATE OF JOHN RITRGUN.
Il DER, DECEASED

SS,-> Clear fsld CoUnfy, Sc In the matter of
SA1h the appraisement of the Real Estate of
-, 0 ~ John Burgunder deceased, setting out
. Tie widow 5000, her claim was on the Both of
september read and confirmed Nj ST and ordered
" lie Court that publication be made in one
newspaper published in said County notifying all
persons interested that unless exceptions are filed
va OF before the first dayo next term viii be con-
AEined absolutely. By the Court
NoE u 1863 |. G. BARIER. Clerk of 0. C
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

A good joke is perpetrated by rebel pri-
soner captured at Chickamauga The rebel
was looking at one OF our guns, and remark
ed that he didn't think that the Yanks
would use them big guns much longer"
ny not ? inquired the Feds. Because.
said be, the Confederacy is getting SO mar
row that you II fire clear over it and hit your
men on the other side. -
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

The Paris correspondent of the London
Spectator says, in recent letter, that sev-
erybody in France appears to agree on one
point-that an irretrievable disaster of the
French troops lin Mexico) or war with the
Z. States would instantly sound the death
knell of the Second Empire -
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

A new pass through the Andes has been
discovered to the southwark of the city of
Mendoza, in the same latitude with Buenos
Ayres 1t is practicable for a wheeled We
hicle, and viii facilitate the traffic between
the Atlantic and Pacific
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

TExAs.-A New Orleans correspondent
OF The Boston Iraretter writes that the ex-
pedition of Gen. Banks to Texas is a glori
Gus success. The Union men are rallying
under the standard of Gen Banks in large
numbers. All the Texans required was a
force to back them up. and they repeatedly
said that If sufficient army was sent to as
sist them they would soon have Texas all
right again. They have already proved the
truth OF their statements, for Gen Banks
has recruited two regiments since he landed
IN that State, and the work is still going on,
the Texans coming from their places of con
eealment and enrolling themselves in the T.
MON Army.
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WHAT We EAT AND DRINK.

| There may have been time when names
were things, but if there ever was such a
| golden era it has long since passed awav.
| Names, nowadays, are but too often false
! tokens that, like the predictions of the
witches IN Macbeth, keep the word of
promise to the ear, to break it to the hope y
Adulteration, for example, hasmade the whole
nomenclature of trade little better thar
series OF downright fbs. To begin with
bread. The photographers will tell YOU that
1t Is composition of flour, yeast and water,
baked III an oven. But submit your baker
bread to an analytic chemist, and he will find
aIum, potatoes, Indian meal, and perhaps a
little plaster of paris in it Let hin, Gissect
your port-wlne, and he will give as the re-
suit, decoction of lCg-wood cider. elderber
ry juice, pure spirit and essence of Cogniac
From your claret he viii produce you crvs-
tais OF sugar OF lead, a deadly poison put in
to 1t to correct the acidity; and from your
GIN and brandy, If you are mad enough to
drink such fluids, plenty OF terDentine. cav
enne, and perchance a trifie of strvchnine
and blue vltrlol. If you are a teetotaler,
don be too sure that your tea and coffee are
the articles their names import. The tea
may have been used before, and recurIed and
retlnted with the aid OF heat and metallic OK
ldes. As to the coffee, if it Is only half rye,
ehIcory and beans, you are well off Choice
HayanaS now come principally from Con-
nectlcut, and are made sometimes of the
horrible tobacco grown there, and sometimes
of cabbage leaves literally peppered, and
spotted with acids to give them Cuban ap- |
pearance.
One would think that Adulteration might |
keep its pernicious fingers out of our physic. |
But no, it dabbles them In our castor oil. |
blue pill, jalap, rhubarb and ipecac, so that |
after having been sickened with deteriorated |
food and drink, we are liable to be poisoned
with fraudulent medicines.
Surely trade was never more unconscien-
tlous than at the present day Ask the la
dies how much wool there is in all wool .
cloakIngs, how much cotton in silk poplins,
how much -four in the best shirting muslins.
and how little honesty in dry-goods general
y. They viii tell you that there is scarcely
IN article that comes under the yard-stick
hat Is not more or less debased with some
Inferior material.
There is h0c,tz poc,ts in everything. You
1uy first class house of Mr.. Skimp, the
architect, (who builds mansions by the
block In order that one may hold the other
lp) and find it shell composed of rotton
,ricks and almost Hmeless mortar, pinned
ogether with sappy timber. You affect the
sntlque, and get smoked daubs forthe gems ,
It the old masters, ancient coins manufac-
ured the other day at Berlin, and Pompeii {
nd Herculaneum vases direct from the En- !
ish potteries +
Reality seems to be out of fashion From f
lectrotyped jewelry to ladies shapes all is /
eceptlon and vanity and vexation of spirit. |
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

IT is asserted that in Mayence, where the
annual consumption of wine is three hundred
and sixty bottles per adult, ''gout delirium
tremens and liver complaints are quite un-
known. We are not told what kind of
wine it is that is drunk In Mayence
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

A UCTIONEER.-The undersigned having
n been Licensed Auctioneer would inform
the citizens of Clearfeld county that he win at
tend to calling sales in any part of the county.
whenever called upon Charges moderate
Address JOHN MQUILKIN
May - Bower Po Clearield CO., Pa.
y. B. Persons calling sales without proper Ii
cense are sStjeet to penalty of 500, which pro-
vision will be enforced against those who may vi
olate the same.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

The bullion held by the Bank of England
on the l4th of November was about twice the
amount of that in the vaults of the hanks in
New York city
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

4 patriotic old lady recently sent three
smoking caps as presents to officers in the
Potomac army. One was for Gen. Meade,
and the remaining two she desired to be pre-
sented to two Generals, one of whom must
be teetotaller and the other one who new
er INDUCED in profanity Gen Williams,
Chief of Gen Meade's staff, took the An
ti-Profanity Cap, and Gen. Hunt the Tenn
perance cap. For some unexplained reasons
a great deal of fun continues to be made a
bout the distribution of these presents.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

1t is now discovered that pictures may be
photographed on STEEL and an engraving
thus obtained will give five thousand copies
Illustrated books will now be the rule rath-
er than the exception.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

The Washington Aqueduct cost the Gov
ernmen. 50, 100000. It is capable of sup
plying $1,000, 900 gallons of water per day
to the city This much, diluted with whis-
Ky, ought to keep Congressman from fam
ishing, we should think.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

4 OST.-A wooden Carpet sack. somewhere be-
- tween SalOna. Clinton county. and Curwens-
vile, on the 7th 8th of November-supposed TO
be lost between PhiIipsburg and Curwensville.
The sack contained valuable black shawl and
a number of other articles. The finder will be
literally rewarded by leaving the same at the
Journal office at DIR. Fosters in PhIipsburg.
Nov. %. IS63-pd) MARY McNAUL
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

The number of emigrants who left Liver
pool during the quarter ending September
30th was grWter by l6. 800 than it was du-
ring the same period In 1862
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

THE w oRKMEN who were on strike at
the Allentown Rolling mill have resumed
work without increase of pay.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

The Opinsone, leading journal at Turin,
says; Italy, foreseeing coming events,
must prepare to take up arms
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

\ soldier in one of the Kentucky camps
says the motto with them is: United we
sleep; divided we freeze !"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

STRAY BULL.-Came tresspass1ng on the
- premises of the subscriber in Chest township,
about the 10th of November last bull. one year
old, past, with white stripe along the back, strip
ed sides, blotchy face and short horns the own
er is requested to come forward. prove property
pay charges and take him away he will be sold
as the law directs A. I. BOWERS
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

A sweet temper in wife is worth more to
a husband than sugar plantation.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

SALT! SALT! SALT .i!-A prime arti-
- Gle of ground alum salt put up in patent
at So % per sack, at the cheap cash store of
November % K M0SSOP
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30
FNHE ESTATE OF BENJAMIN YING-
II IlNG. DECEASED:

N Ciearteld County, ss In the matter of
[ sEAL the appraisement of Real Estate of
~ - benjamin Yingling, deceased setting
out to the widow $500, her claim was on the 18th
day of September 1863 read and confirmed Nj ST
and ordered that publication be m ade in one
newspaper published in said County notifying ali
persons interested that unless exceptions are filed
on or before the first day of term will be con-
hTmed absolutely. By the Court
Nov Is 1863. [. G.. BARGER. Clerk of o. c.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-30

-FOUR WANTED.-A good sober industri.
- Gus journeyman, Cabinet make can find con-
slant employment, at good wages. by applying
soon to JOHN GUELICH,
Sept l6, 1853 Clearield. Pa
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Fs'HE ESTATE OF FREDERICK FISH
ER, DECEASED:

Ciearfeld County. IS IN the matter of
/ I--IiI the appr1isement of the Real Estate of
= - Frederick Fisher deceased, setting out
70 the widow $500, her claim the 3Oth of
September 1868 read and confirmed Nj ST and or
Nefed by the Court that publication be made in
one newspaper published in said County notify
ing s persons interested that unless exceptions
are hled on or before the lst day OF term will
De confirmed absolutely. BY the Court
Nov Is 1868 l. a BARGER Clerk of c.