Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-02-13
a Little of Everything.

The man who lately received lock of
hair is On the look out for key for it.
A scribbler says life is too short to drink
poor whiskey or to make love to ugly wo-
men.
Before ''loye comes in at the door, it
would be well for him to peep hlough the
whole. He might see something that
would prevent him from entering.
Paddy, where's the whisky [ gave you
to clean the windows with?' ''Och, mas
ter, L just drank it; and [ just thought if
breathed on the glass it would be all the
same.
The Ganges carries away from the soil of
India and delivers into the sea twice as
much solid substance weekly as is contained
In the Great Pyramid of Egypt. The Ira
waddy sweeps off from Birmah sixty two
| cubic feet of earth in every second of time.
Its said that the bullion now in the treas
ury of Russia, at Moscow, greatly exceeds
the sum held by the bank of England. The
estimated value of gems and jewels, is al
most fabulous, before which the Crown jew
els and regalia of England sink into compar-
atlve insignficance.
OF the Polish exiles who took up arms in
| Siberia, and attempted to fight their way
to China and Japan, 26 were sentenced to
he shot; la to have hundred lashes, and
II they survived to be sent to the mines; 9"
to be put to hard labor; 933 to be kept un-
| der seryeiance. A number of others sue
ceeded in getting away.
There are in the United States 1920
Baptist churches, valued at $780, 900;
1888 Methodist churches, worth $50, Co.,
900; 5,O5l Presbyterian churches, at $25,-
| 200; 2,334 Congregational churches,
at IA, ,004. 900; $50 Catholic churches, at
S22, 500, 600; 2I45 Episcopal churches, at
81, 400, 900 and 264 Unitarian churches, at
S4,57S,cO0.
An Indian burying ground has been dis
covered near Easton A chief evidently
was buried under an old apple tree About
his remains were found eighty beads of
large size, ninety rings, and about peck
of small beads. besides medal dated 1924,
his pipe in good order. made of clay, one
pair of scissors, one knife a number of ar
row heads, &c.
A notice of race in Baton Rouge, had
the following regulations appended: 1.-The
Judges will settle no squabbles between pri-
vate parties. Colored people will be re-
moved from the track if they do not behave
like white people. No fighting allowed un-
til after the race, and then not within six
hundred yards of the track. No liquor to
be brought on the ground outside OF the
person carrying it. F"
A Turkish gambler won, in Paris, in one
of the fashionable gambling houses nearly
1000, 900 francs The Emperor was in
formed of it on the next morning. He
hates all kinds of cards and still more hazar-
dous games. In the Tuilleries cards are
strictly prohibited. He at once ordered La
valette and Houseman to look after these
fashionable resorts, and suppress by all
means the games of Lanzknecht and Bar
cabat.
At Denver dinner party the other day.
where Salt Lake peaches and grapes formed
prominent articles Of the dessert the con-
versation naturally turned upon the fruits
of that region. Various opinions were ex-
pressed, aud finally one to the effect that
Brigham Young was the best fruit gardener
in the United States. A lady responded ::
He certainly ought to be, since, from all
accounts, he has the most extensive nursery
in the world u
Miss Jarret, of New Jersey, has perse-
vering run of i'll luck. In 1868 she disloca-
te;. her knee; in 1864 a careless man punch
Ell out her right eye with an umbrella: in
December, 1865, she was run over by a
sleigh ani badly injured. A fortnight ago
her pocket was picked of $3.50 on Brook
lyn ferryboat. Going back to hunt the
money, a crowd OF skylarsng boys accident
ally knocked her down, disloeating her hip
and breaking rib
Two American citizens of African de-
scent had a difficulty the other day in Rich
mond One struck the other with shin
gle and alleged in defense, that the plaintiff
put on airs because he belonged to the ''old
issue'-that is, that he received his free
dom before the emancipation proclamation
went into effect. This, the ''new issue
couldn't stand, and struck him. We sup
pose they must be called the gold and
''greenback'' niggers to distinguish them.
Where shall we not find some idea of aris-
tocracy.
Rothschild's Paris abode is an immense
building. seven stories high, and would
cover about one block as we call our divi-
sions at home. You are somewhat aston
ished to see that the first, or ground floor,
is used for numberless little shops, cigars,
pictures meat-stals, vegetables, tln-shops,
TOYS, and livery stable On the second
floor are numerous offices, engravers, prin-
tiers, workers in artificial fewers, &c. Then
all above this YOU would find was a perfect
palace, large halls parlors, galleries of art.
and libraries, and all the private splepdor
and luxury of this money-king.
A gentleman who recently put up at log
tavern in Wisconsin, was awakened by a
young man who commenced serenade
thus:
''Oh, Sally Rice,
I've called you twice,
And yet you lie and snore
l pray you wake,
4 And see your Jake,