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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-31
On the ED day of February, 1868,

Un tue ESu ud vi FeDIudTy, lOOo,
A -A to, to the Holders Of CERTIFICATES. ''' A"''
rH r DIOR "a.
And the following Valuable Premiums
One Farm OF $50 Acres.
1U.s Bond. $1,000 Grand Rosew'd Pi. .,,,,
One Farm of SEQ Acres. v-.
1 o. S. Bond. $500 Rosewood Piano. .seot
One Farm of i6O Acres.
Camel H,ir ShawlsioooI l Set Silver Ware $500 SOC
RsmGnd CT ;I:on ss;; 1000 Rosewood Piano; So'
ssss &aehnss Machines at $50
at $l5o eacn.--. To0 each '... ..-..... Iet
one Farm of so Acres.
Igg Us! 5: Bend 500 rs Bond S.rs slOt
Diamond Hing. 800 Piano. .............. SOC
Farms of from 40 TO so Acres Each.
sasss Sewing Ma. Wsss:s Ml.on
ss1 sssh 400 g. s. S5nS ics
10 Farms of from 40 to so Acres Each
10 svsr skS FIasi Masshs; .,sso u s. Bond
Farms of from 40 to so Acres Each.
to
90 Fa rms of from 40 to so Acres Each
500 articles of Silverware at from IS to ss5 each
10 Copies Carpenters Portrait of Lincon lOl
"a Farms of 40 Acres Each.
5000 LINCOLN MEMORIALS.
Making grand total of
,15O p H e Nj L U M 3.
To be distributed gratuitously to holders of certi.
fcates. each of whom receives ONE ADMISSION
to the pIORAMA and a finely executed PHOTO
The FARMS selected BY the Association are 10.
Gated in Jasper county, Missouri The land is all
drainage, rich and productive growing ali kinds Of
grain and fruit to Perfection is well wstered and
sirous of locating homes. Pa. ties can obtain any
infor nation they wish regarding these lands from
souri, John q. Neil, Esq. tfofmerly Of Ohio. Pres
ton Mo-: VIM Frazier ESQ., 90 Of p the American AZ
York, and 1. A. Hutchinson. Esq. Of Columbu o.
THE DIORAMA is the ecclusice properly of the
association. the designs having been copyrighted
whom it is awarded need. therefore, have no fears
to its reproduction, which is of the utmost i'm
portance to the owner. who, with this protection.
ThE LINCOLN MEMORIAL was written by
DOR =. A 1t is a work of 327 pages, with portrait
of fr. LINCOLN and contains q biographical s etch
sination and a complete record of the demoustra-
tions of emotion and respect paid the remains of
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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23
Thich we would respectfully invite your at

mhlch We would respectfully invite your at
tention.
The cause in which we are engaged is one
OF vital interest to the citizens OF our county,
and we appeal to you, as christian men and
women, to lend us your aid. Remember, that
those upon whom the burden and heat of
the day now rests, are passing away; their
places will soon be vacant, in the household,
the church and the state. Upon whom then
shall the duties, we now perform, fall? Our
children must soon stand, where we now
stand-they must occupy the places We now
Inland our future glory, or shame, will be
determined by them. We shall be govern
ed by the boys growing up around US. Our
rulers are to be chosen from among them,
and upon us rests the responsibility of deci-
ding what they shall be- Shall we give
them religious and moral training to pre-
pare them tor the duties before them? Or
shall they run wild until manhood overtakes
them with its weight Of care? Who would
trust vessel to an unskillful mariner, or an
untaught crew? Then, would we ask you,
shall zee not now rise up and labor and let
our earnest efforts be expended in endeavor
ing to place that nursery of the church the
Sabbath School, within the reach of every
child in our county? Let US endeavor, as
christians, to uphold the kingdom of Christ
in the world among the children. And how
can this be better accomplished than by lead
ing them to the Sabbath School? Come,
then, to the work. Join with US in the labor
of love, and the blessings of heaven must
rest upon it. Work, while there is need for
it. until every child among us shall be gath
cred into the Sunday School army-'ti loud
Hosannas shall rise from every hill and dell
in our land
With this object in view, we propose to
hold series Of meetings, in various parts
of the county, the first of which will be
held in Curwensville, in January next. Due
notice of the day will be given. And all
interested in the cause are earnestly invited
to attend Come, Brothers and Sisters, and
help us. A. NJ. HILLS,
GEo. w. RHEEM, Sec'y. PREs'r.
Clearfeld, October, 1867.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23
The Good Man,

The good man is the very salt of society,
and fortunately for almost all communities
at least one such man is to be found every
where. He may or may not be the most
prominent, the most wealthy, the best edu-
seeted citizen fhis neighborhood but be his
surroundir gs what they may, he is the Gen.
ire of distinct class of influence indispen-
sable to the veal of society. He stands firm
when others are yielding /; the farthest re-
moved from dishonest tricks or heated
strifes, he is composer of differences. Al
ways happy in the consciousness of his own
integrity, he is calm when others around
him are violent and alarmed; invariably care
full in forming and expressing his opinions,
his judgment is deferred to when the heats
of passion have subsided and men wish to
ascertain the path of safety. One such per-
son in a community, one such Christian In
a church, is of more value than thousands
of silver and gold. Great multitudes of
people cannot have, in the straight sense,
minds of their own. They either lack orig
inal capacity or training, and they must
have some such men insensibly to think for
them, to be their moral, or spiritual guide.
He becomes a reservoir which is constant
ly tapped for spiritual knowledge. Lesser
and feebler souls take hold of his strength
and are held up by it. BY the riches of a
single rich man, employed in manufacture
or commerce, hundreds of poor families
may live and so there may issue from the
heart OF one good man streams of religious
wealth which will flourish and indirectly sus-
tain very many who are not so much pro-
ducers as consumers in the religious world.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23
The Elder Duck.

Far away in the icy North, in Labrador
and Greenland, in Iceland and Norway, and
other cold countries, lives this bird so noted
Tor the soft down it gives us !; and, there 1t
lays its eggs and matches out its young.
You see mother bird take her duck lings
into the chilly water, from which the brief
Northern summer has melted the ice. She
Is going to feed them on the shelf and
sea urchins that she can pick up from the
edges of the rocks and in shallow places.
You think they must be very cold. But
they are not, God has covered them with
warm down and feathers, and they are COM
thing about the way in which the Elder down
is obtained? Most of it comes from Nor
way and Iceland, and from the Fern Islands
lying Oft the coast Of Scotland.
The Elder duck builds her nest of fine
weeds and mosses on the ground or among
rocks, wherever they can find little hol-
low ; and these nests are often so clio e to-
gether that man can hardly walk among
them without stepping on the eggs. The
breasts of the birds are covered thickly with
the softest down, and as soon as they have
laid their eggs, they then pluck out enough
of :his down to cover them warmly, for there
Is not sufficient heat in their bodies to hatch
the eggs without help from the down and
besides, they have to leave their nests some
times to get food, and then if il was not for
the covering of down the eggs would be fro
zen.
The people who live away in the far Nor
thern countries, where these ducks make
their nests and hatch their young, know "a
bout these down-covered eggs, aud as soon
as they find them well wrapped up, take a
way both eggs and the down. Then the
mother bird lays another nest full of eggs,
and second time strips,th down from her
breast to cover them and keep them warm
A second time the eggs and down are ia
ken away. Poor bird Still she is not dis
couraged, and lays third nest full of eggs !;
but she has no more down with which to
protect them from the cold. What is to be
done? Will the eggs be frozen? Not so !;
for now the male bird comes and picks the
downy treasures from his breast and lays
them over the eggs. This time the down
gatherers leave the nest unharmed, so that
brood of ducks may be Matched that will
lay eggs and supply down another year
Each nest supplies about half a pound of
down, with which the people of Germany
and Northern Europe stuff ed-coverings
that are used in winter instead of blankets.
This Elder down is so very light that the
weight of three ounces will Eli hat
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23
Select goetrg.
A SONG FOR OCTOBER.

October strews the woodland DER
With many a brilliant color,
The world is brighter than before,
Why should our hearts be duiler?
Sorrow and the scarlet leaf.
Sad thoughts and sunny weather.
Al, me this glory and this grief
Agree not we'll together.
This is the parting season, this
The time when friends are flying;
And lovers now, with many kiss.
Their long farewells are signing,
Why is the earth SO gaily dressed?
This pomp that Autumn beareth
A funeral seems, where every guest
bridal Carmen weareth.
Each one Of US may often hear,
On some blue morn hereafter,
Return to view the gaudy year,
But not in boyish laughter.
We shall then be wrinkled meu,
Our brow with silver laden,
And tn ou this glen mays't seek again,
But never more maiden.
nature perhaps foresees that spring
Will touch her teeming bosom,
And THINKS few brief months will bring
The bird-the bee-the blossom.
All, these forests do not know,
Or would less brightly wither,
The virgin that sdorns them so
VIII never more come hither
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

Jox says that if man feels much like
getting married, yet imagines he ought not
to, the best remedy he knows is to help one
of bis neighbors to move house full of
furniture-borrow about nine of his children
and hear them cry IF that fails, build up
a fire of damp wood and when the smoke
in the room is thickest, hire a woman to
scold him about four hours. If he can
stand all these, he had better get married
the next day-give his wife the pants and
be the silent partner in the great firm of
matrimony. The remedy is severe, but as
every man is liable to these things after he
yokes himself, it would do no harm to try it
before
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23
The Writing on the Rock.

Ages upon ages az o the tide was out, and
the muddy beach lay smooth as this sheet OF
paper before me- A cloud passed over the
sky, and shower of big rain or hail came
down, and pitted the mud as thick as leaves
on the trees A strong wind drove the
drops, so that the impressions were little
onesided They had written their short
history as plain as my pen can write and
even the direction from the wind blew was
recorded Some great frogs and lizards
which used to live there, come hopping o.
yer the mud, and left their tracks also deep
ly printed on the shore. By and by the
great waves came softly stealing up, and COW
cred the whole surface with 6ne sand, and
SO the tracks were seen no more for ages
upon ages. The clay hardened into solid
rock, and so did the sand and after these
thousands of years had passed away, some
masons came upon the curious inscription.
Men of science, who are skilled in reading
these stony leaves of God great book, read,
as plainly as if they had been present, the
story of that passing shower. 1t had been
written on the softest clay, but it was read
on the solid rock. So your hearts to-day
are like the soft clay. Everything stamps
them, but the stamps are not so easy to re-
move. They will be there when you are
grown up to be man or woman. ., what
deep, dark prints the bad works of e.
vii associates make? But how lovely it will
be to recall the record which kind and low
ing action make upon the soul
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23
q Genuine Ghost Story.

The Monongaheia Republican says "Not
very long since, the young and beautiful
wife OF one of our citizens was called to her
final account, leaving her husband disconso-
late, sad, bereft She was buried in the
adjacent cemetery, and the husband return
ed to his desolate hoine-but not to forget
the loved one. She is present with him by
day in his spirit and in his dreams at night.
One popularity of his dreams, and one that
haunted him, being repeated night after
night, was, that the spirit of his wife came
10 his bedside and told him that the under
taker had not removed from her face the
square piece of muslin or napkin, which had
been used to cover her face after death, but
had screwed down her coffin lid with it upon
her; that she could breathe in her grave,
but was unrest on account of the napkin.
lie tried to drive the dream away but it
abided with him by night and troubled him
by day. He sought the consolation of reli-
gion; his pastor prayed with him and as
sured him that it was wicked to indulge
such morbid fancy. 1t was the subject of
his own petition before the Throne of Grace.
but still the spirit came and told. anew the
story of her sufcca tiorl.., / n Despair he
sought the undertaken, MIR. Dickey, who
told him that the napkin had not been re-
moved, but urged him to forget the circum-
stance, as it could not Be aty possible annoy
snce to inanimate clay. While the gentle
nan frankly acknowledged this, he could
not avoid the apparition, and continual
stress upon his mind began to tell upon his
health. At length he determined to have
the body disinterred and visited the under
Ia ker Tor that purpose. Here he was met
with the same advice, and persuasion, and
convinced once more of his folly, the haunt
ed man returned to his home. That night,
more vivid than ever, more terribly real
than before, she came to his bedside, and
upbralded him for his want of affection, to
remove the cause of all her suffering. The
next night, with friend, he repaired to the
sexten, who was prevailed upon to accom-
pany them, and there. by the light of the
cold, round moon, the body was lifted from
It's narrow bed, the coffin lid was unscrewed
and the napkin removed from the face of
the corpse. That night she came to his
bedside once more, but for the last time
Thanking him for his kindness, she pressed
her cold lips to his cheek, and came again
no more. Reader, this is true story; can
EOu explain the mysteries of Dreams?
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

DYING-There is dignity about that go
ing away alone, we call dying-that wrap
ping the mantle of Immortality about US !;
that putting aside with a pale hand azure
curtains that are drawn around this cradle
of world that venturing away from home
for the first time in our lives for we are
not dead-there is nothing dead to speak OF,
and we only go off seeking foreign countries
not laid down Oh the map we know about
There must be lovely lands somewhere star
ward, for none ever return that go thither,
and we very much doubt if any would if
they could
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23
ITURE ROO Ms.
JOHN GUELICH,

Desires to inform his old friends and custoniefs
that. having enlarged his shop and increased his
facilities for manufacturing, he is now Prepared
to make to order such furniture as may be desiY-
ed in good style and at cheap rates for cash. He
m ostly has on hand at his ''Fui niture Rooms"
a varied assortment of furniture, among which ia
BUREAUS AND SIDEBOARDS.
Wardrobes and Bookcases; Centre, Sofa, Parlos.
Breakfast and Dining extension Tables
Common, French-posts, Cottage, Jeu.
ny-Lind and other Bedsteads.
SOFAS OF ALL KINDS, woRK-sTANDs, Hat
RACKS, WASH-STANDS, DC. -
Spring-seat CAIN bottom, and Parlof Chairs;
And common and other Ch airs.
o o K I N G-G L A S 8
OF every description on hand, and new glasses FER
old frames, which will be put IN on very
reasonable terms, on rhort notice.
He also keeps hand. furnishes to order, Hair,
Corn-husk, Hair and Cotton top Mattresses
COPFINS, OF EVERY KIND,
Made to order, and funerals attended With Q
Hearse. whenever desisable
Also, House painting done to order. -,
The above and many other articles are furnish Cd
to customers cheap for Cash or exchanged foY 40.
proved country produce. Cherry Maple Popfar.
Lin wood and other Lumber suitable for the Susi.
ness taken in exchange for furniture
Remember the shop is on Marx ct street. Cteat.
field, and nearly opposite the .soId Jew Store.,'
Decemb 4. 1881 JOHN GUELICH
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

tHE DooN OF THE WoRLD.-What this
change is to be, we dare not even conjec-
sure; but we see in the heavens themselves
some traces of destructive elements, and
soue Indication of their power. The frag-
,hents of broken planets, the descent of the
aietorc stones on the globe, the wheeling
comets, welding their loose materials IN our
oSa satellite, the appearance of new stars,
ala the disappearance of others, are, as the
ssoar furnace, the volcanic eruptions, all
,.?;teshadowings of that impendign convrii-
Jonn to which the system of the world IS
tOomed Thus placed on planet which is
uurned up and under heavens which are to
pass away thus treading, as it were, on the
lGneterIes, and dwelling upon the mauso-
.eainS OF former worlds, let us learn the les
sIn Of humility and wisdom, if we have not
ton. ~ -
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL-At a festival party
q old and young, the question was asked,
Which season of life is most happy? After
being freely discussed by the guests, is was
referred to the host, upon whom was the
burden of fourseore years. He asked if
y h % nlf noticed d grove OF trees h De1re
comes and in the soft air the buds are break
ing on the trees, and they are covered with
blossoms, think, how beautiful is spring
And when the summer comes, and covers
the trees with its heavy foliage, and singing
9IFds are all among the branches, think,
hoE beautiful is summer! When autumn
ioads them with golden fruit, and their leaves
Gear the gorgeous tint of frost, think, how
beautiful is autumn And when it is sere
winter, aud there is neither foliage nor fruit,
then | look up, and through the leahess
branches, as could never until now, | see
she stars shine through"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

Sanford Conover, the individual who was
for SO long a time a source of items for
the reportorial corpse. is now learning the
trade of shoemaker in the Albany peniten-
tiary. He varies his work with occasionally
writing a petition for his pardon on the sole
of a shoe
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

The Executive Committee of the Nation
al Union Club OF the city of Philadelphia,
have passed decided resolutions in favor of
the nomination of General Ulysses S. Grant,
as the Republican candidate for President
of the United States
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

The Democrats of Midllesex county,
New Jersey, have nominated rebel Colo
mel for the Legislature. These are the on
ly kind of soldiers for whom the Democracy
have any respect. He will, of course, get
the full Democratic vote.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

Associate Judge Swayne, of the United
States Supreme Court, at Louisville on the
10th, in lengthy and able opinion, gave
decision in favor of the constltutlonallty OF
the Civil Rights Bill.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

Theodore Parker aptly compared some
who grew suddenly rich to cabbages grow
ing in a bed They smother the violets, but
are after all nothing but cabbage heads.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23
ADDRESS: !:

To the Pastors, Teachers and Friends of the Sab
bath School in our county
At meeting of the friends of the Sab
bath School, held in the Borough of Clear
field, Oct. 9th and 10th, 1867, an ASSOCIATION
was formed, under the name of the ,Clear, !,
the object of which is fully set forth in the
Constitution, adopted at that time, and to
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

The events of to-day have more interest
than those of yesterday. So men are fast
giving up books for newspapers
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

The first sample of pig iron ever made on
the Pacific coast rs on exhibition in San
Francisco.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

Greely says the man who pays more for
his shop rent than for advertising, don t
know his business.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

FREDERICK LEITZINGER, Manufacturer oa
Il all kinds Of Stone-wsre, Clearfeld, Pa. Or
ders ssolicited-wholesale or retail He also keeps
on hand and for sale assortment Of eaftheo-
ware, of his own manufacture. Jan. l, 1853
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

TOHN GUELICH, Manufacturer of all kinds Of
eJ Cabinet-ware, Market street. Clearneld, Pc
He also makes to order Cofns, on short notice, and
attends funerals with a hearse. Aprl0,'5e.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

az an Eastern editor was lately shot in an
IInaay; Inay; Luckily, the ball came against a
CCuildle Of unpaid accounts in his pocket.
'"npowder could not get through that
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

The punishment of those who have al
ways loved women too much, is to love them
always.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

y KRATZER & SON, dealers in Dry Goods,
". Clothing, Hardware, Queensware, Grece-
ries Provisions. &c, Front Street, (aboye the A
cademy,l Clear field, Pa. Dec 27, 1868.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

NNHOMAS J. MCCULLOUGH, Attorney at Lar,
i Clearfeld, Pa. Office, east of the ''Clearfeld
0. Bank. Deeds and other legal instruments pre-
pared with promptness and accuracy. July ,.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

I B M'ENALLY, Attorneyat Law. CIear6eid.
- /. Pa Practices in Clearfeid and adjoining
counties. Office in new brick building Of J, Boyn-
m, I'd street, one door south of Lanich's Hotel.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

DICHARD MOSS0P, Dealer in Foreign and Do
III mestic Dry Goods, Groceries, Flour, Bacon,
Liquors, &c. Room, on Market street, a few doors
west OF Journal o flee, Clearfeld, Pa. Apr27.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

" T. NAUGLE, Watch and Clock Maker and
Ill. dealer in Watches, Jewelry, DC. Room In
Graham 8 row, Market street Nov. le.s
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

T0HN H. FULFORD, Attorney at Law. Clear.
eJ field, Pa. Office with J. b. McEnally, EaQ-.
over First National Bank Prompt attention CIV
en- to the securing Of Bounty claims, de-, and -
all legal business. March Il, 1857.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

NTERRELL & BIGLER, Dealers in Hardware
WI and manufacturers of Tin and Sheet.ireA-
yare Second Street, Clearfeld, Pa. Juno So
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23

VlRANK BARRETT, Conyeyancer and Real
il Estate Agent, Clearfeld, Pa. Office on Sec-
ond Street, with Walter Barrett, Esq. Agent fer
Plantation and old Territory in South Carolina.
Clearffeld July 10, 1867. FE.rfB Etfh
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-23
Business directory.

tVALTER BARRETT, Attorney at Law, Clear
w field, Pa. May Is, 1861