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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30
CLEARFIELD, PA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 80, 1867
A Little of Everything.

An old maid is like an old boot-ot no
use without fellow
The Baptists are very generally moving
Tor open communion.
One Steinmeter of Jersey City, is charg-
ed with stealing a Iady's. garter.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey de-
cldes that liquor bill is not a legal debt
Air is dish on which one feeds every
minute, therefore 1t ought always to be fresh.
The aggregate cost of the buildings
erected In Chicago, last year, was $4,000. 900.
The largest diamond in America, valu-
ed at $50, ,000,i on exhibition at New Orleans.
Troy has praying Band. Its mem
bers go wherever they may be invited TO pray.
The man who courts young lady in the
starlight probably exp ects to get wife IN a
twinkling
The Philadel phia mint is producing
about 1000, 900 pieces OF the new tiyes per
month.
The number of scholars enrolled in
Pennsylvania equals the population of Wis
cQnsln.
"A gold nugget weighing one pound, has
been found in the Chaudferre mining dis
trict, Canada.
Vile last year than in any previous year for
half century.
What is that which occurs once in a
minute, twice in a moment, and not once III
a thousand years? The letter NJ.
All flesh is grass, sighed Spoigers,
after dinner one day, and Immediately add
ed: ''Ot all grasses give me plump grass
widow"
There are ties which should never be
severed, as the ILL., used wife said when she
found her brute Of husband hanging In
the hay-loft
Sally, said fellow to a girl who had red
hair, keep away from me or you Ii set me on
fire No danger of that, replied Sally, you
are too green to burn.
"A farmers boy was told to give the cows
some cabbages, and to give the COW that
yielded the most milk the largest share.
He literally obeyed the order, and deposited
the largest share on the pump.
DO you think lager beer intoxicating2
''Vell ash for dat, / CANT gay. L trlnk feef-
ty to seexty classes a tay, end it tosh not
hurt me, but | don know how it would pc
if man wash to make hog of hisself.
The golden rule for young lady is to
converse with your ferHale friends as If a
gentleman were present; and with young
men as if your female companions were
present Well warrant it to be chaste and
becoming.
Two Irishmen were travelling when they
stopped to examine guide board. Twelve
miles to Portland" said one. Just sex
miles apiece" said the other. And they
trudged on, apparently well satisfied at the
small distance
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30
Curious Chinese Stories.

There is a well-known Greek story of a
penniless man, going out with rope to hang
himself, found purse of money, which in
duced him to throw the rope away, whereas
the owner of the purse, coming back to look
for his property, and finding only the rope
instead, straightway hanged himself A
still more curious tale of similar kind is
tcld by the china papers. In the native
city of Shanghai, the parents of a young
lady lately married, having fallen into dis
,ressed circumstances, applied to her for as
sstance, and her husband allowed her to
give them a coat for the purpose of being
pawned. The daughter, however, being
anxious to render further aid without her
husband knowledge, secreted SIC in the
pocket of the coat. The old man did not
discover this, and took 1t to a pawnbroker,
who, noticing the money on unfolding the
garment, kept his counsel, and quietly ad
vanced So Soon after the husband dis
covered that the wife had given the $16 to
her father, and made SO much noise about
1t that the young lady disposed of herself
by hanging. In this way the news of the
robbery committed by the pawnbroker be-
came known to the parents, and the old
mother took the matter so much to heart
that she poisoned herself with opium. Last
ly, the pawnbroker, getting alarmed On
hearing that his dishonesty had already
caused TWO deaths, drowned himself in
well This story is very characteristic of
the Chinese feelings in regard to life, and
similar incidents not unfrequenily occur.
Some years ago, for instance, an accom-
plished young lady at Canton, who had been
unfortunately married to coarse and stupid
husband, was bewailing her fate to a party
OF sisters and female cousins, and declared
herintention of committing suicide On this
the other young ladies declared that, since
such was married life, they would die too;
snd so the whole bevy of them joined hands
together, and walking into fish pond, de-
hberately drowned themselves. Again, three
men Imprisoned in Hong Kong Jail on
charge of piracy determined to make away
with themselves rather than have the both
er OF trial At some height In the cell
where they were imprisoned was small win
dow guarded by two iron bars, and the prob
lem which these worthless had to solve was
now the three of them were to be hanged
upon the two bars. From the position in
which they were found in the morning it
Would seem that the third man had assisted
The two others in hanging themselves from
the bars by their tails; that then he had cut
down one of them by knawing through the
tall with his teeth; and using his dead body
as STOOL to be afterwards kicked over, he
mad eontrived to suspend himself All this
100, was done so quietly as not to attract the
notice of sentry who was pacing outside
beneath the window.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30
"That Alters the Case" 4"

1t is not often that we find hasty people
willing to make the dnaende honorable, as
was the individual mentioned in the follow
ing anecdote A punctillious regard fer
truth is highly to be commended; below we
find nice sence of honor on one side, with
still nicer nicely on the other.
\ man said of a virago with loud mas
culine voice: 'Confound that woman 5
throttle her voice will reach the fifth story
of my house.
The woman, hearing of the remark, IN
sisted that her husband should call on the
man and demand either a retraction or an
apology, and if the man would do neither,
the husband was to chastise him.
HusbaBd-''Sir, [ am informed that you
say my wife's voice is so loud and masculine
it will reach the fifth story of any building.
Did you or did you not make that scan
dalous assertion2' Holding whip signii-
cantly in view
Han-"Well, my dear sir, | can't say
positively, | might, and rather think did
say five stories. Perhaps it is an exagera-
ton. 1t is pushing the thing pretty strong,
| admit. | am willing, sir, now that | am
cooler, to take off one story, but not another
brick F"
''Well. said the other, that alters the
case, but | should not have stood the FIVE
stories. 1t was agin natur.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30
A Monster Financial Concern.

From the report of the Board of Direct
ors of the Paris Bank OF Discount presented
last December at a general-yearly meeting
of the shareholders, it appears that it is,
probably, one of the largest concerns of the
kind in the world Its operations extend
over the whole of Europe and to India and
China, and its discounts in 1861 amounted
to the sum of one thousand seven hundred
and fifty-four million francs 1880, 500, ,000),
and III 1866 to the enormous aggregate OF
two thousand four hundred and torty-fou
million francs (S4SS, 800, ,000), upon com
paratively small capital OF forty million
francs, or eight million dollars But it does
not seem that the profits of this establish
ment were in any way commensurate with
the tremendous expansion of discounts, for
during the six months preceding the hrst
of October, 1866, the net gains foot up only
], 200, 900 francs or for twelve months at the
same ratio they yielded nine and one-halt
per cent upon the capital invested; but on
the entire amount of business done the
profits at that rate was only a fraction over
the seventh of one per cent. 1t may be
that the costs of administration, salaries, a
gencies and the like, have been excessive; 1t
may also be that the actual gains we're lass
ened or even decinrated by heavy losses, es-
pecially in the affair of the Mexican loan,
in which thev confessedly took a prominent
part. But it is proof of the general over,
trading of the world that, with capital Of
but &c, 900, 900 francs, business expansion
up to ?, 500, 600 600 francs can be carried on
and kept up. How eagerly and persistently
they have pushed forward their operations
in the East can be learned from that portion
of the repert which says that In India and
China their agencies keep steady pace with
those of the foremost English banks and
bankers. They have now resolved to dou-
bic their capital The shares hold well in
the market. selling at premium.
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Select goetrg.
BOARDING ROUND. I

At sixteen, with valiant heart
The task / did commence,
ITO teach young ideas how TO shoot
The germs of common sense
Al yesi a mighty task was that,
Rnt very soon found
That it was not a simple one
To 90 boarding round :"
The times we're different then from now,
The folks we're different too;
rha umaster's'' path with honor bright
0yite tbickiy they did strew;
And questions grave and problems deep,
THAT did their brains confound,
Tbav ALWAYS would he sure to keep
Till he came boarding round"
Fathers would talk of politics,
Or church affairs propose.
And If nv views were not like theirs,
warm dispute arose
And some old "pOsers," sly and wise,
Did oftentimes PROFOUND
Questions that sOrely puzzled me,
When was boarding round"
The mothers talked of rude young girls,
Of sermons books, and boys;
But always tried their best to ada
Unto my earthly joys;
for did | catch the slightest cold,
Or hoarse my voice should sound,
got dose of catnip tea @
When | went boarding round. "
The girls would talk of everything
Of parties, rides and calls;
Of presents and the holidays,
Of beaux and Christmas balls;
Some grave some gay and misc hievous,
Those last | wished were drowned
Forssticking pins into my bed,
When [ came boarding round
Long winter evenings then were passed
With laughing, jesting joy;
Nor did good apples, cider, nuts,
The least that fun destroy;
Or, il a singing school were near,
We'd go. and I'll be bound
I've often sung till was hoarse,
When l was boarding round"
The dinner basket, every noon,
My willing hand did greet,
And scarcely ever failed to bring
Me something good to eat
Mince pics were full of raisins then,
Doughnuts were large and round
Alas such CAKES as I've not had
Since | quit boarding round"
But now those pleasant days are gone,
Life's sunny spring times past
The boys taught have, one by one,
Into The world heen cast;
Ny locks are growing thin and gray,
I'll soon be under ground;
I hen I'll forget, and not till then.
About the boarding round" )"
Ii was formerly the custom in almost all par
the country, for the teacher of district scho
get part of his pay by ''boarding round
i is. by boarding in each family successive
period of time prsportioned to the numb
therein, that attended school.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30

Your Own COOP NAME-Some one
says to young men, don't rely upon friends.
Don't rely upon the name of your ances,,
tors. Thousands have spent the, prime OF
life in the vain hope of receiving help from
those whom they call friends; and thou
sands have starved to death because they
had a rich father. Rely upon the good
name which is made by your own exertions !;
and know that better than the best friend
you have, is an unquestionable reputation
united with decision of character.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30

An lrishman was summoned for refus-
ing to pay doctors bill, when he was ask
ed why he refused to pay. "What. for
should pay ?" said Pat; sure he didn' t
give me anything but some emetics, and div
one could | keep on me stomach, at ALL
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30

A scoffer once asked, "What advantage
has religious man over any one like my
self? Does not the sun shine on me as on
him this fine day?" Yes replied his com :
panion, pioas laborer, but the religious
man has two suns shining on him at once
one on his body, the other on his soul.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30

The road ambition travels is too narrow
for friendship, too crooked tor love, 700 rug
ged for honesty, and too dark for science.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30

To drain lands, drink whiskey and s9ena Th;i
all your time at the village tavern Inns
will drain you of all your lands IN snort
time
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30

GWAIMS PANACEA, Kennedy's Medical Dis
- covery, Hembold's Buchu, Bake's Cod Liver
OIL, Jayne's and Ayers Medicines, for sale by
Jan. 10 HARTSWICK & IRWIN.
DUFFALO OVER SHOES. so pairs. best quality,
ID just received and for sale at 81 pair: at
December H. 1866 MOScOPS.
CALT- a good article and very cheap al 10
- store of WM F. IRWIN, C!esrfel
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30

DENTISTRY.-J. p CORNETT Dentist offers
his professional services to the citizens of
Curwensville and vicinity. Office IN Drug Store,
corner Main and Thompson Streets.
Nav I'd 1866
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30

VXTALLACE, B1GLER & FIELDING. Attorneys
w at Law, Clearfeld, Pa Legal business of
all kinds promptly and accurately attended to.
-Clearfeld, Pa, May 10TH 1856
WILLIAM A WALLACE WILLIAM BIGJER
i RIAKE WALTERS FRANK FIELDING
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30

X ALBERT & BROS, Dealers in Dry Goods,
VI, Groceries, Hardware, Queensware Flour,
Bacon. etc Woodland. Clearfeld county Penn a
Also extensive dealers in all kinds of sawed lum-
ber shingles and square timber Orders solicit
ted Woodland, Aug. 18th. 1853
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30

DR T B METZ Surgeon Dentist. G. len Hope,
J Clearfeld county Pa. Teeth put up gold,
silver, and vucanite base Full setts from five to
TWENTY-FIVE dollars Warranted equal to any in
the state May 30th, 1866
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-15
THE SWEDISH fRlGaTE EsasSepIyS.

Some foreign vessel OF Ia continually arriving in
our harbor and this ha, received so many
visitors that New YORK bay has often prssea,sd more the
appearance OF comba,an port than the tree harbor
OF The Empire city. Tho Norrk5ping, whose arva has
already been noted in the columns of the HKa,Lp will
not take her departure probably until Monday week,
when she will return again TO Der native sweden.
All the officers, from the Captain, Count cronstadt
down the smaller grades OF rank went last even TO
dino with tho Consul OF Sweden where quite CAV ban
quet was given, to which many OF our privae citizens
we're invited The officers very much pleased with
New York md say that they wish tner vessel going
lay up here for the winter Instead Of going back
Gutenberg for then they would have some chance Of
en- Joy ing themselves IN our city.
TN Tuesday night steamer coming down tho river
foul OF tie NorrsJping, aud carried her ib.
BOOM which has not yet been returned to place Tho
frgate, although small rs fine specimen the old
class Of sailing 'rnen OF war, that have been
eclipscd by steam and her equipment order aud discl.
pine aboard reflect thc grea est credit her captain
and other cfcns, particularly as her crew are mostly
raw hands
The Nork5p,ng is 6ns saier, although she has not
very graceful lines She s used training ship and
has flush deck like the Sabine Of our old frgaes
Of the same cass She r. about fourteen hundred tons
burden and carries armament o twenty thirty
two FOUNDER guns. Her tween decks beautifully
neat and garDished al along WITH arms AMI cut
lasses aud her officers quarters Comfortable a
they are neatly arranged.
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NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE.
Cou,u,untpnw.

COmmuntpWW.
THE ABAT-osThe receipts The stock yards for tho
past week 22i car containing 2032 CATTLE 9,154
hogs. l9sy sheep and 20 horses Slaughtered At the
abatoiT during the same PERIOD 300 CATTLE l70 hogs
-N1 ''0'' SN''p' Newark. ~
SERIOUS ACCIDENTAL man named Wurzfelder, . catS
pcnter employed at 9iauser's brewery in Hamburg
place, yesterday afternoon undertook cross an ope1
trap leading vaults forty feet Deep by Jumping
TIE distance too great for him. aud lie fell TO th&
bottom OF toe chasm. He picked up in an insers
sibe condition. with his skull broken. aud conveyed II
his home. No hopes are entertained OF his recovery -
FiRE.-Abou. twelve O'Clock Froay night fire.
occurred in the three story trick suilding High
street, the inclined plane, occupied by Walter NJ
Cougar Japan tea tray mandatory, and Niles &
James, bat manufacturers fne building owned by
Mr. j. & Jonnon, whose loss Is about 81 600; fully inc
sured. Mr. C0ngar's loss j. 81 0C0, FLY insured
Niles James loss Is about SO, 0oo no Insurance..
DROWNED "A little boy named John Hines fell int
the Passaic river wibers dock, Friday night,
and before aid could reach him he was drowned. a
Trenton. II
RECEPTION A FRE ConuASY.-A grand receptions
was given last evening 70 Good Will Fire Company
on their return from Providence, X. L. Mayor MILF
along the the fair sex, Content With sbowerinG
Smiles the passing throng. shoNered down bouquets
in abundance. The sight was truiv enchanting. Suc4
an array Of beauty and such lsasm viii not be for0
gotten by the Who were the especial objects Of the
demonstration. -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-15

From the Independent. September 1a.l

IRON the Independent, September Il
Frederick Douglass, and not John H. Langston, re-
ceived the first Invitation from the President TO la
charge OF the Freedmens Bureau, in place Of General
Howard whom the President threatens to remove This
unusual proposition from the White House TO MI
tingashed recipient with Characteristic modesy, rs-
framed from making it public. The 0raest llaek
man The nation did not consent 10 become he oci
Of the neanet u.ie. MIR. Douglass declined the
Presidents offer in very genIlemanly but very
positive manrer he was neither willing TO facilitate
ard nor willing TO put himself under any obligations to
keep the peace with Andrew Johnson. For this pru-
dr. and frmness Mr.. Douglass is enttleds TO the
thanks Of the country. Much should like to see so
able and eminent in OF the conspicuous offices
OF the government should be sorry to see bm sec ire
his elevation BY any OF the debasing arts which white
men sometimes use Mr. Douglas resides at Roches er,
republican district, which hope 10 see HIM repre-
ssgtia1 IN CoaQress.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-15
LETTER FROM FRED DOUGLASS.
From The independent. Sept. l2l

az have been he writes to the editor of the Iadeod
en-. excepting kind OF hotel all summer NY poor
brother Perryaf bondage OF fftysx years, deeply
marked by the bardsh aud OF tina, hateful
condition. ard after separation from during forty
years, complete as II he hadved on another planet
month ago, with his family OF six,
and TOOK up hs abode With me- To hm-iear old let
low one who has carried me on bis shoulders many
time or he is older than though my head seems to
coliradiet u-ono Who defended mo from he assaults
OF bigger boys when l needed defense-I nave been
mainly deyoting myself, and gladly 50.
~ have now completed for MIN snug little cottage
grounds, where my dear and slavery SCARED
ami long lost brother may spend in peace, with his
family. the remainder Of mis- days. Though longer
ycGng, he is no suggari Slavery got the best OF his
life, but no 10 still strong and hopeful wish his old
master could him now-cheeriul, helpful and
taking OF himself II slavery not ceod, and
did act wish to ioret terrible hard
ships, bghting and shocking horrors would ry
write narrative OF my brother Perry's bondage But
let The Old - stem 60 would not call Its guy ghot
from the depths into which its crimes has cast IT. /
gladly the darkness OF the past the new
and uetler dispensaton now dawning'
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TEE WEsTrIELD (y. J.) rURDE2s
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or TIE HERALD. /,
ELIZABETH. Sept IL 1so;

ELIZABETH. Sept IL 1867.
Tho trial Of Sylvester CUTLER for the murder Of GeorgG
Firrnan resumed this morning. The arst witness
sworn Henry Hatfield from whom CUTLER borrowed
tho gun for the purpose Of shooting a "two-leggsd
skunk" Nine other witnesses examined afteE
which tho prisoners counsel, Mr. Award, opened fo4
the defence and produced three The defence
having closed. Mr. MCGEE. county prosecutor, summed
up Tor the State, his address occupying hour and
quarter Mr Award replied for the defence, arguing
that the case did not possess those clements which con
suute murder IN the first degree. AT half-pass lou
O'Clock the court adjourned tn haI-past nine o'coc
to morrow morning.
The prisoner was much affected intervals during tn
forenoon, and shed tears ~nile counsel was spssAn
for tue defence. Quller has evnceu throughout moy
than average intelligence and his cain ana o'snnso
demeanor Ia his trying situation has Won ior MN ssI
svr,
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DEATH Of A WELL KNOWN NEWSPAPER NAN

M. Patrick kean, OF RIchnood, Va, died suddenly
In that city on Sunday afternoon last Mr Ko,n was
probably one OF the best known newspaper reporters In
tho South, having Connected himself ath tbs profession
upwards OF twenty years ago local editor oil tie Rich
mond Wig Subsequently, some years before tue
breaking out OF the war no became the Virginia corrc-
spondent VI the NEW YoRk HERALD aud continued his
connection with that Journal, with an interval Of the
four years OF the rebellion, I'LL this dav OF his dea h.
ttcnogrsphc reporter he bad bu, few upsrors and
oo.aned some celebrity ~ The camps On reporter for
John NJ. Bolts william c. Rivss and othe, Virginia
politicians. He was man OF great physical endu rapcss
aod during the three weeks secret session OF the Wiz.
Of accession he accompanied the on Of reporting the
whole proceedings, scarcely averaging during the ume
e hours sleep TO the tweatysfour. NJ. keen -
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BEN WADE AND THE DEMOCRATS
MIR. Barlow Corrccts the Record.
NEW YoRK, sept a. IS

NEW YoRx, sept Il, 1857.
Hon. BENJAMIN WADE, Cleveland OAio.--
sm--My attention has been called to-day TO a speech
made by you the iOsh inst Al Cleveland, in which
you arr reported TO have said -" III war comes said
DAVIS the blow will fall upon you, and no, upon us.
The North and not the South viii DO devastated II 70
comes TO that tho city Of New York has agreed 10 so
with US Ihayo no doubt they bad understanding
with Wood Barlow and others TO hurl II possible the
great metropolis into the whirlpool, OF secession"
Your speech does great Injustice never hsd any
understanding" with nr. Davis upon any subject. I
knew him vcy slightly. | never had i've MIN
utes' conversation with bin, and never wrote hiu
a letter. BIT I was ON Intimate terms With
many southsn Senator's, friends OF MT Davis. two Of
whom Afterwards became leaders IN the Confederate
government a. Richmond. With them, and with alt
Others at all times urged tho absolute necessity Of the
Union and assured them in November, $780, 'thst the
frat blow struck by the South Mr.. Incons admins.
traton whether by resisting the cvn authority OF the
federal government or by collision between the State
and federal troops will unto the whole people OF each
section against the other that platforms aud theories
psrty tics and private friendships will be aside In
an hour and our wholo people viii be a, once en-
gagged a strife the parallel with which Is Net evsn 10
lie found Ia history
On the 27th OF the sane month wrote 10 one Of these
gentlemen as follows:-
Il nn satisned that pescesbe secession cannot DO
set but even IL plan OF separation could be devised
sufficiently pslaabe 10 the Northern states 70 induce
them submit 70 dissolution OF the present govern
ment you may be certain that questions will arise Be.
tween no two governments which win lead 70 var md
n ~ speh eenjse hs dsgiA ~ AeEt6x4 " y