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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09
CLEARFIELD. PA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER g. 1853

at the first settlement, and state to rhe Off
GERS what had happened, and he promised
to do so. He once more blessed the brave
woman who had saved his life. and tt en- set
out. Late in the afternoon two officers ar
rived at the cabin, and when they were shown
the dead bodies they recognized. them at
once and proceeded to remove them And
ere week had passed, whole settlements
blessed the Boz der Heroine for the work she
had done
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

Little Susie, poring over book in which
angels were represented aS winged beings,
suddenly exclaimed with vehemence, Nam
n.a | don't to be an angel; and | needn t
need p why, Susie?'' questioned her
mother. ''Humph leave of all my pretty
clothes and wear fedders like hen p
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

Little Sarah Colt, aged eleven, started
tie first Sunday School in Patterson, New
Jersey, seventy four years ago. and taught
it forty years She still lives to witness the
fruits of her labors.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

DR.. Holmes says that easy crying widows
take new husbands soonest; there is nothing
like wet weather for tran>planting.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

Il would bestow my daughter" said The
mistoces, upon man without money,
rather than uron money without a man,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

An irritable man. having been disappeint-
ed in his boots. threatened to chew up the
shoemaker. but compromised by drinking a
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

True goodness is like the glow worm it
shines most when no eyes, except those of
heaven, are upon 1t.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

However well young ladies' may be versed
in grammar. but very few of them can de
cline matrimUny.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

Il wish. Sally said Jonathan, that
you were locked in my arms, and the key
WAS lost ~
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

Time works wonders" as a lady said
when she married after thirteen years
courtship
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

Jones says the reason why he is always so
pensive is because his wife and daughters
are so expensive.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

Does fish ever sleep? And if not what
was the use of making ''bed to the sea. y
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

SECOND MARRIAGE Some one says that
nobody enters second marriage with the
sane reverence or carnestneSS, with which
he contracted the first. He is older aud
colder: familiarity with the estate has bred
Indifference the being at his side Is not "A
trembling pure little soul whom all his strong
chiyalrous nature ruShes forth to protect,
but nice sort of person. who Is going to
look after his servants and see that his linen
is kept in order.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09
CHARLES NJ. EVANS. Proprietor.
Formerly c. NJ JACKSON Co.

Hoofanj's q erman Bitiere er hottie. 81 90
Hoohands G Germ Bitters. half dozen, 40
Hoofa and's German Tonic put up in quart bottles
81 50 per bottle. or half dozen for 81 30
n Do not forget to examine we'll the artiei
you buy. in order to get the genuine.
For sale by A. L SHAW Agent cIsasfsid p.
ApxSl n leeS-y
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09
CAUTION.

HonAand's German Rem edies are eopp1erfeited
a. -r.nne, of each bottle. All other, sre
eoen,sTfeit eon Prinei D pal once and Msnuf.c.
tory at the German Medicine Store.No. 63l ARCH
Street Philadelphia Pa
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

From Rsp. E. D. F,ndaH, Assistant Editor
Christian Chrontri,, Phiiaaei,hia.
have derived decided benefit from the use of
Hoohands German Birters. and feel il my p;ivii-
ege to recomme nd them most valuable ionic,
to all who are suffering from general deoih.y or
from diseases arising from derangt nent OF the
liver. Yours truly, u rE~Ohhh-
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09
PERSONS ADKANCED LN LEE,

And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them with all its attendaut ills viii ind in
the use of this BITTERS. or the TONIC. an elixer
that will instii new life into their veins restore
in a measure the energy and ardor of mure youth
full days, build up their shrunken forms. and give
h alth and happiness to their remaining years.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09

Is composed of the pure juices (or, as they are
nedicinaiIv termed e1tTactsl of X cots Her and
trated. and entirely Fl free from sieohoIic ad d.
mixture of any kind.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09
TEST[MONIAL.S.

Hon. Gsorge W. Woodrcard. Chief Justice Of
THE SHpy.1ae Court Of Penn a, scrztes:
Philadelphia. March I6. 1857.
II fnd .Uoofsnd's German Bitters' is
good tonic. useful in "A diseases of the diges-
tive organs and of great benefit in of de-
bility and want of nervous action in the system
Yours truly, GEO. W WcoDW ARR"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09
NOTICE

II is awell established fact th at fully one-half
of the female portion of our population sell
use their own expires L sion, never feeiv.lI y
They are languid, devoid of all energy, extreme
ly nervous. and have no appetite. To this class
OF persons the BlTTERo, or the TONIC, is espe
ciaily recommended.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09
WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN

Are made strong by the of either of these
remedies. They will cure every case of MARAS-
MUS, without fail.
Thousands of certificates have accumulated in
the hands of the proprietor but space will allow
of the publication of but few. Those.it will lie
observed. men of note and of such standing
that they must believed.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-12-09
The Schoolmaster in Spain.

Mr.. w. X. Russell writes to the London
Times from Madrid:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-08

SALARIES -or CLERGY IN New foRkk.-
a,Those who serve at the altar shat live by
the altar" says Saint Paul. But the good
saint had probably not the taintest idea how
well some Of bis successors would manage 70
live in this way. It's stated that the Rev.
J. A. D. Winefeld, cf Petersburg, Va, has
been called 10 the Church ofithe Holy Sa.
viour, on Twenty. fifth-street, at a salary OF
Sl5,OOO. The call.is loud enough, and the
reverend gentleman must be- unusually dsaf
if he does not hear it Of that figure. Ar.
Potter, q nephew of the Bishop OF New York,
lately accepted the care Of the souls OF those
who attend Grace CaRrch for the consldera-
ton Of $4,000 year, and small Yhlte mar
Bile palace on broadway. DIR: Hall, OF the
Presbyterian Church, oorner'of Nineteenth
street and Fifth: Avenue, has come Fall the
wagfromt Dublin to feedthe flock that wor.
ships there, which he consents to do ior the
modest pittance of $4,000 year in gold aid
a handsome parsonage. The doctor has the
old country notions about currency; be
doesn't understand greenbacks, but prefers
lis pay in solid metal DR.. Morgan Dix, oi
Trinity, receives $4,000 and house { whl!f
the more popular preachers 20 up to a mucn
higher figure. DR.. Chaplin receiving not less @
than from fifteen to twenty thousand IN sala'
ry, and the results of outside literary work
while Henry Ward Beecher's income reaches
from twenty TO thirty thousand from like
sources. On the other hand, the Catholic
clergy are underpaid, and have to distribute
ago6d part Of what they receive amone
the poor Of their parishes es'-NeWark Ad'
Yertiaer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-08

A DECISION AS. TO PRoMIssoRY NOTES.:
The Supreme Court has decided npon writ
of error that. q promissory note is rendered
void by any change Of date afterjts delivery.
In the case on trial it appeared on the face
of the note that "Septembern had been
stricken out and October IL" substituted as
the date, after ono of the parties had signed
the note, and without his knowledge or con-
sent. The court showed that it was rule OF
the common law, as far back as the reign OF
Edward Ill, that an erasure in deed voids
it; and the same rule had been held as ap
plicebla to commercial paper-it having been
established in both English and American
jurisprudence that material alteration in
any commercial paper without tho consent of
the party signing to the change extinguishes
his liability. The alteration of the date,
whether to hasten or delay the time of pay
ment, has been uniformly held to be material
To prevent and punish spoh tampering, the
law does not permit the plaintiff to fall back
upop the contract as it was originally. In
pursuance Of q stern but wise policy, it annuls
the instrument as to the party sought 70 be
wroneed.-New York Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-08
The Fest Oath of Legislators Dis
-, i,pensed With. -

General Candy has issued General Orders
No. III, containing an official copy OF ,hn
law, familiarly known as the "0mnibus Bi!, y
to which the following instructions arc added :
"The provisions of the second and third
sections of the foregoing law, authorizing aus,
requiring the Legislatures OF thes scve1ai
States embraced in its operation to convene
at the end of twenty days from the tine tfis
Act takes effect, unless the Governor eic2.
snail sooner convene the same and directing =
that when any State shall, by its Logislarurc.
duly ratify article fourteen of the amend
ments to the Constitution Of tte-sUnilel
States, propoaed by the Thirty.rhih Cen
sress, the officers of ouch State duly elected
aud qualified under the Constitution khe,co.,
shul be inaugurated without delay are re-
garded as dispensing with the oath of office
prescribed by the law of July 2, 1862. Sc Gar
as it concerns the members .elect of the Leg
islature who are not qualified by the constitu
tionaI amendment known as article fourteen.
Accordingly, so much of the provisions OF
General Orders No. 70, of May 2, 1863, and
No. s3, of May %, 1863, as requires the
members elect of the General Assembly of
the States of North Carolina and South Ca
rolna. respectively, to take the oath Of Office
prescribed by the Act of July 2, 1862, before
entering upon the discharge of the duties Of
their Offices. lis hereby. revoked.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-08
VOLUME xxxIII.-Eo. 2s.
Coz. scott,s Forth coming Message.

The Charleston Ncins Of the o9tb, publ hes
an abstract oI the nesagco General Scott.
Governor elect. Ia he p:- senltd as The meet
Ing Of lhc In'@ Legislature. Gen. Scott urges
Immediate provision or The tXlinguishnf5nt
Of lie State debt, so that at a future time &
new loan may be effected at lover ratee. He
advises s'rigid economy and equitable taxation
to iosure the regular payment of accrued and
coming due interest He says no obligation
Of the State. should be evaded Intregard:to
education, he recommends the establishment
Of d thorough system Of public schools, and
that Congress be memorializeG for aid, ,.as tic
State is TOO poor TO pay for them by taxation.
Advises that CROPS be diversified urges the
passage Of laws encouraging Immigration. lie
advises the Legislature to relieve the citizens
OF all political disabilities In regard 10 the
militia, he advises thorough reorganization
strorgyrecommends encouragement cfrail-
road enterprise, and a:viscs measures for Sc
curing the immediate completion of the Dlce
Ridge Railroad. &c advises modification Of
the peiitentiary, jailand judicial systems, and
says h. hopes the Freedmen's Bureau will be
Terminated in the State by October. be re-
grdts The recent disturbances in Camden ard
Barnwell, and expresses lis determination to
enforce the law against all disturbers Of the
peace ofthe State,without respect Of persons.
Atthe same time, e,.hc expresses his bslief that
no no q organizations exist in South Carolina for
the purpose IF resisting or obsuuctirg The
laws OF the State. BE states that every man
Shall be fully protected in person and prop.
erty and in lhe free exercise. of all bis rights
as . citizeh, so far as they depend upon the
Executive Of the State. In conclusion, heck
S PRESSES the hope that ar era Of good feeling
has been inaugurated, and that the mar ial
valor Of South Carolina, so justly renowned,
will hereafter be displayed in supporting the
nag of our common country.
: Speaking Of the message. the Nesrs says:
g 1t appears to be temperate in tone end iu-
dcious in purpose, but its practical value will,
of course, depend on the degree of attention
which is paid by the Legislature to its discreet
recommendations" ="
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-08
The feeling in pennsylvapia. p


@ The Democracy of, Butler County, Penn
sylvauia, lately held'aG County Convention and
passed the following excellent resolutions,
which represent theieelings of the people
Everywhere: 4+ess.:
. @WHEREAs The bonds of the Government
of the United States, representing about 81
600 100000 of thepubiic. debt, was purchased
and paid for In n-greenbacks, or ut greenback
"a WHEREAS, THERE'S nothing either in the
letter or spirit OF the law authorizing the is
sue of those bonds that binds the Govern
ment or people to pay in'gold, justice to the
great mass Of the people, who are the tag
PAYERS, demands, that this portion of the Ma
tional debt should be paid lin thesc currency q
the country, ,.that oil, by thelaw, are compel.
ed tn take F5ssts; II /
"Resolced, That we approve of the plan
proposed by Hon.. George q. Pendletop, of
Ohio. Besides being saving of s2oo'o0o,Ooo
annually in the payment of taxes, it will ena-
Bile the people of the United States to master
the enormous public debt heaped upon them
by the unfortunate ascendancy Of the Radical
Republican Abolition party, within q reason;
able time. .,". -.
j.. 1" Reso!ued, That the refusal Of the Radical
party, now in power, to make taxation uni
form and on oil kinds of property in the Unit
ed States, and the refusal Of the bondholder
to paw taxes to sustain their own property,
is unjust in the judgment of thinking men,
and dangerous element OF repuoiation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-08

MARRY OR PEalsH-The Louisville Jour-
nal tells OF a young gentleman Of the west
end of that city taking unto himself a wife
under rather peculiar circumstances. He haa
Gaau paying nis court 70 young lady in that
quarter, for some time past, but had made no
matrimonial arrangements, either present or
prospectively. Tie paternal ancestor OF the
damsel, believing it was time for the young
gentleman to come. to terms, went to him
with pistol, and pointing it in the direction
of the>young mans Uranium, told him that he
had no time for unnecessary foolishness, bu,
must either marry or die. The youth tool
no time to deliberate, but anewered 'Eniarry,'
ct once, The old gent, therefore, marched
him up to the county clerks office, made him
procure license, took him down home with
him, sent for. q preacher and had the young
folks united in short order, and they are now
enjoying the blessings of married life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-08
~A CLERGYMAN lost bis horse satu,

EsA clergyman lost his horse satur-
day evening, and after hunting with boy
until midnight, be gave up in despair. The
next day, somewhat detected at lis loss, be
went into the pulpit, and dltook for his text
the following passage from Job: "Oh, that 1
knew where 1 might find him." The boy,
who had Just come in, suPposing the horse
was still the burden of thought, cried out,
know where he is. Hes in Deacon Smith 5
barn." Is4& Sse4.
G& q Montreal diapatch of the 27th,
says: Hon. Mr.. Davis, while coming dcsn
the stairs Of the Lenoxville Hotel with lis
child, fell, injuring his back somewhat. He
was unable, from bis injury, to attend the
Bishops College convocation. ts1e3
ES Louisiana has perfectly black ne
gro for Lieutenant Governor. The Legisia-
ture was convened on the 2:h. q
: B@r Grant will make no speeches tais CAM.
paign. Prentice says he xil smoke has scgar
and Golfax can takeahe stump.
| ,pss Daddy Barkett, 1 d renowned fianernan
+, of Forrest county, Pa, caught sIeut !,
Salmon creek in one afternoon last week.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-08
The New Bill Regulating the Whiskey,
Tobacco, and Bank,Ta1es.

The bill reported by the Ways and Means
Committee jseptitled "".Anact tochange and
more effectuaily SECURE the collection lof the
internal taxes on distilled spirits, tobacco, and
the tax ON banks" Tho tax is reduced to
sixty cents per gallon on distilled spirits, and
The following are the proposed. rales ON TO-
baeco and snuff, which shall be manulactur.
ed aud sold, or removed for consumption or
use: On snuff manufactured from tobacco,
;or any substitute for tobacco, ground. dry.
damp picked, scented, ,-or otherwise, of all
descriptions, when prepared for nser q tax of
thirtY,two cents per pound and snuff aour,
when sold or removed FOR use gor ,consump-
lion, shall be taxed as snuff, and shsll be put
up in packages and stamped in the same man.
ner as snuff; on all chewing tobacco, ine cut.
plug, OF twist ;. on allsmoking tobacco, not
maue, exclusively Of stems; On all tobacco
twisted by hand, or reduced from holeaf in
to condition to be consumed, or otherwise
prepared without the use cf any machine or
instraInsut, andt:without being pressed zor.
sweeteued, and on pll sother kindly of uauss-S
-facturcd tobacco: not sherein therwise prot d.
ed fora tax. of. thirty two seenbs pei pound
on oil fine cut shorts, therefuse of fine cut
CueWlD6 tOUdCCO, Cou Dt poooeu tllAOu5i.
riddle Of sixteen meshes to the square incL
and on all refuse scraps and sweepings otto
bacco tax of sixteen cents per pound. Tic
tax on segars is to continue the same as at
present. The bill provides that there shall
be tax of one.twelfth Of one per cent. each
month upon the average amount Of the de-
posts of money subject to payment by check
or draft, or represented by certificates Of de
posit or otherwise, whether PAYABLE, on dc.
mand or some future day With any pcrsun,
bank, association, company, or corporation
engaged in the business of banking, and tax
of one-twenty.iourth Of one per cent, each
month upon the capital Of any bank, essocia
ton, company or corporation, and on the cap
ital employed by any person in the business
of banking beyond the average amount i.ves.
ted in United States bonds, and tax CT one
sixth of one per cent. each month upon the
average amount of circulation issued by any
bank, association, corporation, company, or
person, including as circulation all certified
checks and all notes and other obligations
circulated or intended to. circulate or to be
used as money, but not including that in Q
vault of the bank, or redeemed and on de-
,posit for said bank, and also three per cent.
on Government deposits. 60
The bill contains substantially all tho maci.
inery contained in the former bill for the
collection Of the tax and to guard agaius:
frauds.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-08

ICED MUsLINs FOR SUMNER.-lt has douot-
less occurred to many one, while ad!nrlng
the beautiful effects produced by frost on win.
dows, to imagine how delightful it would be
if a sensation of coolness could be produced
in the sultry days of summer by the aspect
of those effects arti6clallv produced. The
imagination has been realized. 1t is known
that, By moans of almost any ordinary salt,
reduced to liquid, and applied with brush
to window panes, those fairy-like forms of
crystalline foliage may be successfully repro
duced, and that, with little chemical ingen"
uity, any tone Of color may be given to the2,
from snowy white to richest purple or coolest
green. That process is well known but an /.
Of her step in advance has recently been taken
in the same direction, by means OF which
musins may be similarly iced for. suramer
wear. The liue which separates pretty eX-
pertinent from a commercial product is that
which may be drawn between results obtain
ed by an original manipulation, which can
only be reproduced by a repetition OF the
same original means, aud those results which,
once perfected, can be reproduced ad in1ini-
tum, by mere mechanical processes. Daguer
reotype was only. a pretty toy till M.:-Taibot
discovered the means Of producing the same
effects On paper, and process for multiply
ing the image when once produced. An an IN
alogous method has been discovered BY N.
Bsrtsch, and practically applied by NJ. huhl,
man, for multiplying, as from an engraved
plate, the exquisite effects of the crystalline,
from which any number of impressions can
be taken. in any tone of icy grave, or pale
silvery greens, or any other cool tint. In
order to secure continuity of design, without
sop OR interruption. the Arst manipulation
takes place upon polished cylinder, by means
Of which continuous pattern, @never ending,
still beginning" impaired 70 as many tnou- .a
ouired. So that for the 6rst time in tue fan
caiful story Of fashion, iced muslin for the
summer season may be had in any quantity.
Oh, ye pymphs OF icy heart, let us see you
clothed 10 the appropriate livery Of iced mus
lin.@Montreal Gazette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-08
Cen. Graut as a Butcher.

Hon. H! 7 C. DEAN delivered aitellimg polti-
cal speech at Wheeling, West Virginia, in
May. last, and in the course Of his remarks
,throughly sdissected Grant as g. General
Grant as a Politician, and Crane as Butch
er.. His ailusioEsto " Grant as Butcher
we herewith append: - -.
! The Wholesale butchery Of Grants armies
is,the most startling commentary upon bis
contempt of strategy, or rather bis ignorance
of the science Of: successful war From the
9th to the 10th of, May, 1864, in the ten bat.
! ties of the Wilderness, the killed wounded
and missing were. ...,->,4..,.-..-n, y ,3lO
4 In Spottsyl lrania, from the 18th to the
! = 2lst May. ..--.,...s.. x o,26l
From the .2lst to 3lst May, on the ,Nor:t
Battle IF Gold ,Harbor, from june lst e
:. l0.... .......,,.. .,........-.. Il. .I53
In battles, s,of: Petersburg from juno l0:h
to o2O....:........-. 9,Ooo
From June 20 to. .30..,,:-....r-..:.5,3 5,3l6
Battle of Petersburg, July 30. .,..,.... 40O9
In,he ba,tip. of. the trenches, August ] to
Battle Of Weldon Railroad, .Au August 10 To-, .
l-.....-.,,; .;;a::'... ..t.,o:.t : S,o s,
Battle of Beam Station, August 25:. 2.432
Battle of Feeble's.E Farm, September 10 to
" Oct. L.. 90. .f.,......... IL z,6oo
In the. battle of the trenches, August l8 !.
tos3O. :. ..':..>. .-:..- -,..i. 80; A,4Ii
Battle of Bpydton Plank Road, Oct. p Il
and 2S.a, s-..e.!, -..r:;..::-.- l,SVz
4, Making grand total of SS,337, twice as
many as Tie whole number of Lees active
men at anyone time. of this frightinl loss of
the, flower ,ofAmcrican manhood in the short
cam paign Of SIX months in this army alone,
young men who went out with the blooming
!. Of spring, to fail before the leaves Of autumn
! through lhe, reckless butchery that hurled
them before breastworks. left them neglected
upon the Geld, of battle after loathsome yer
! min were eating their, wounded bodies. This
does not include ythe thousands slaughtered
Fin the battles up to,tbe surrender nor the IN
fortunate. men who died; neglected in hosplt-
tails. where, contractors, !, we're growing rich
upon food withheld from, starving. prisoners;
or exorbitant bills for carting off the dead
to Porters Field, + challenge the annals Of
military science or history, for. either prece-
dent Or parallel of these butcheries sutstitu-
ted for strasesgys..-ss.sss:sf'c; -.