Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-12-05
A Little Of Everything.

Wanted, by cosfectioner, candid
young woman.
Words are often signs Of ideas, and as
often the want OF them.
-"Matchless misery F'-Having cigar
and nothing to light it with.
Domestic Magazines. Wives who are
always bloaoiitg up their husbands
The geological character of the rock on
which drunkards split is said to be quartz
ladies of Brazil. on being introduced
to stranger, insist upon being embraced.
No white person is allowed to own land
IN Liberia or become citizen of the Re-
public
1t is said that Charles O'Conner, of
New York, received fee of $50 900 in the
Jumel will case
"A drunkard, upon hearing that the
earth was round, said that that accounted
Tor his rolling so much.
John G. Breckenridge is still living at
Niagara, Canada. His hair has grown very
white and his nose extra red
Aunt Betsey says, "a newspaper is like
wife, because every man should have one
Of his own. Aunt Betsey is right
AT Salt Lake City, Lieut. Fred Weed,
a nephew of Thurlow's, weeded himself
out of This life by taking laudanum.
If spoonful of yeast will raise fifty
cent worth of -four, how much will it take to
raise funds enough to buy another barrel?
MASTER OWEN. Aunty, make
Freddy behave himself every time | hit
him on the head with the mallet he bursts out
cryngt Smart boy, that Owen.
The Chicago tunnel for supplying the
city with water Is now ready to be punched
through-both ends meeting. The ceremo-
ny of punching will take place this week.
An organized band of horse thieves,
counterfeit passers and rascals are now act
ing conformity in Northwestern Missouri,
Eastern Kansas. and Southeastern Nebraska
mo man can do anything against his
will, y said metaplIysiciaAto an Irishman.
BE jabers had brother" said Pat,
''that went to Botany Bay, and faith |
know it was greatly against his win. -
"A gentleman having horse that run
away and broke his pife's neck, was told by
neighbor that he wished to purchase it for
his wife to ride upon. No" said the
wretch, Il intend to marry again myself!
Among the wealthiest oil men of Penn
sylvania is old John Bennehof, whose in
come, estimated from the present produc-
ton of his oil farm, is not less than $500
600 year. He still lives in his antiquated
Dutch homestead, near the head of Benne
hoff Run.
1t was said in the hearing of New
Jersey Quaker lady. that Mr.. johnson
threatened to kick out all office holders who
do not also hold my Foley. But John,
she inquired with delightful ndicette, but
John, can he do it? Does thee think he
10 rI l., ol-
anybody p
"A man in Dacotah thinks he has found
Paradise. Hear him: No income tax; no
internal revenue; no spies TO see if you treat
friend on Sunday; no special police; no
ty fund. And, to end it with, the Indians
and half-bre cant tell one greenback
from another, so all our ones are tens.
A few Sabhaths since teacher of a
Sunday school was engaged in questioning
his pupils upon the subjects connected with
their previous study of the Bible. At
length, turning to young Irishman, a mem
Der of the class, he asked, What did Ad-
am lose by the fall? Pat for moment was
apparently in brown study, but at last his
face frightened, as he interrogatively re-
piled ''An' was it his hat, sir?''
Andrew Brockman, one of the victims
of the Indian massacre at New Ulm Noun
tain, in 1868, las arrived in St. Louis. He
experienced the torture of seeing his cabin
burned and his wife and four children mur-
dered before his eyes, and was then horribly
mutilated his tongue cut out, hamstring
severed, his fingers cut. his hands MANNED,
his scalp torn reeking from his head, which
had previously been perforated with three
bullets; but despite these wounds the un
fortunate man survived, and was carried TO
Salt Lake CITY, where he has remained in
the hospital for three years.