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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28
THANKSGIVING DAY,
By the President Of the United States of
4 1;ue,jt.1

BIZ the President Of the United States of
Americd,
A PROCLAMATION the year which is
now drawing to It's end, the art, the skill
and the labor of the people of the Uni
tied States have been employed with great
er diligence and vigor, and on broader
fields than ever before. aud the fruits of the
earth have been gathered into the grapery
and the storehouse in marvellous abundance,
our highways have been Enlightened, and
new and proclifc regions have been occu.
pied. We are permitted to hope that the
long protracted political and sectional dis
cussions are at no distant day to give place
to returning harmony and fraternal affection
throughout the Republic. Many foreign
States have entered into liberal agreements
with US, while nations which are far of, and
which heretofore have been unsocial and ex-
elusive, have become our friends The an
nual period of rest which we have reached
crowned with many blessings, is By uniyer-
sal consent a convenient and suitable one
for eutivating personal piety and practicing
public devotion.
l therefore, reccomend that Thursday,
the 26th day of November next, be set apart
and observed by all the people of the United
States as day of public praise, thanksgiv-
ing and prayer to the Almighty, Greater
and Divine Ruler of the Universe, by whose
ever watchful, merciful and gracious Provl-
dence alone, States and nations, no less than
families and individuals, men do live and
have their being.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed.
Done ia the city of Washington, this 18th
day of October in the year of our Lord,
1868, and of the Independence of the
United States the ninety third
ANDREW JOHNSON
BY the President
WILLIAM III. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

OF all the lessons that humanity has TO
learn in ljfc's school, the hardest is to learn
to wait. Not to wait with the folded hands
that claim life's prizes without previous eff
fort, but having struggled and crowned the
slow years with trial. see no such result as
effort, seems 10 warrant-1ay, perhaps dis
astcr instead. To stand firm at such cris-
is OF existence, to preserve ones self poise
and self respect, not to lose hold or TO relax
effort, Hts is greatness, whether achieved
by man or woman-whether the eye of the
world notes it, or it is recorded in that book
which the light of eternity shall alone make
clear to the vision.
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. o 81 E T II I n G. n E W
~ IN ANSONVILLI.
Clearfeld county Penn'a

The undersigned having erected, during tn
past summer large and comm odious store room.
is now engaged in filing it up with a and
select assorTne of Fall and Winter goods, which
he offers to the public at prices to suit the times
His stock of Mems and boys clothing is unusual
ly extensive, and is offered 10 customers at from
81 to $50 for whole suit. Flour, Salt, and Gro
ceries, of every kind, complete assortment;
Stoves and Stove-pipe. heavy stock Boots and
Shoes, Hats and Caps, in great variety: Ladies
dress goods furs, and other fancy goods, together
with an endless assortment Of notions too tedious
to enu.nerate. always on hand, ard sor sale very
cheap. Prints at 10 cents yard ard other goods
In proportion. Now is the time ts bug.
Country produce of every kind at the highest
market prices, will be taken in exchange for
goods; and even Green backs will not he refused
for any article in store Examine nay stock be-
fore you buy elsewhere.
October 50 1857 II. SWAN.
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highest shelf; then he draws out number
OF the loose magazines, hidden there because
OF their untidy appearance, lays the old
love letters quite at the back of all, carefully
replaces the books, locks the glass doors, and
Is walking away, when Fanny, with cry
which awakens him, snatches the key from
his hand. Rubbing his eyes and wondering,
ne sees her eager fingers dragging Hume
and Smolett from their proud position to as
sumo an lnglorious one on the floor the
once treasured Belle Assemblee'' are scat
tered in all directions, the highly priced
love-letters receive similar usage; and from
behind all the rest Fanny triumphantly takes
out the small brown parcel, tied with pink
tape, and sealed with the Office seal. Cry
ing and laughing in one breath the happy
little wife Is the next moment in her hus-
band 5 arms, kissing and being kissed ad
Gbitum.
Little explanation was needed. The
young mans brain, excited by extreme anx-
iety regarding his trust, had led to his eau
tlously rising in the night, and unconscious
ly transferring the packet to what he after
wards remembered as the first hiding-plac
which had presented itself to his mind on
bringing it home the preceding evening
How many times he asked forgiveness is
not recorded but Fanny is a true woman,
quick to resent, but easily appeased and
Mark has taken George and Georges affairs
IN hand so heartily that the young scape-
grace is actually improving, and there is
even some hope of Fanny's belief in total
reformation being realized
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

MoDEsTY. hiodesty adorns virtue, as
bashfulness ornaments beauty it barmoni-
zes with just sense of character rs modera-
ton harmonizes with justice 1t heightens
dignity of character, as simplicity enhances
greatness. 1t adds to merit the same charms
which candor adds to the greatness Of heart
What is modesty? Is it not a sense of ex-
cellence so deep and true that the observance
of duty appears natural thing? Is it not
so sincere a desire for VIII at Is excellent,
that what is wanting is much more percep-
tible than what is already obtained Is it
not so pure love for what is good, that it
forgets the reward reserved for merit in the
appreciation of others?
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Oongratulatory Addresses.
Rooms OF THE UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CENTRAL CMMIrrEE,
PHILADELPHIA, October I6, 1868.

PHILADELPHIA, October I6, 1868
Republicans Of Pennsylvania: YESTERDAY
you achieved a triumph at the rolls scarcely
less important in its results than the victory
of arms on the field of Gettysburg. The
integrity of the Union and the perpetuity Of
the Republic were secured by the one its
permanent peace and future glory are insur-
ed by the other
Your verdi thus pronounced will be re-
corded by the American people in November
next in most emphatic condemnation of
the party false to the country in the hour of
its peril, false to liberty and the rights of
man. Every lover of peace and good order
congratulates you on your achievements in
stripping such an organization of all power
to infict future injury on the country. Hence
forth it must sink under the same obloouv
that rests upon the Tories Of the Revolution
and the Federalits of the war of 1912. En-
trusted with power, it welded it for the dis
memberment Of the Republic Confded in
by its devotees as the guardian Of liberty, it
exerted al its energies for the perpetuity of
human bondage. Processing reverence for
free speech ;nd freedom of the press it ST.
fenced both with bowie knife and revolver
wherever it had supreme control. Assum-
ing TO be the guardian Of the rights of man.
it became the champion Of human bondage
and stood sentinel with baying blood hounds
to seize and return the heeing fugitive, and
at last, dissatisfied with the result of a fair
election. it raised its hand against the life of
the Republic, and, Sampson-like, would
have buried itself in the ruins of the grand
est temple of liberty ever reared by human
hands.
1t is befttiug that party SCARED by such
a record should die at the hands of the peo-
pie whose sense of justice it has outraged,
and whose dearest rights it has trampled in
the dust
Republicans of the Keystone Your
brethren throughout the Union have watch
ed the struggle through which you have just
passed with intense interest, and its result
glad9ens every patriot heart Let not your
victory dampen your ardor or relax your en-
ergy, but march on with closed ranks and
solid columns to complete your fictory in
November. GALUsHA A. GRow,
Chairman Republican State lentral Com.
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T ,IFE INSURANCE At HOME

The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
g2l CHESTNUT STREET, PHIL'A.
Insures Lives on favorable terms, and will issue
Policieson any of the approved plans of insurance
Assets liable to Losses 81, 1,221, ,299 II.
Surplus divided Annually. Losses paid prompt.
ly Premiums may be paid in CASE; annually.
semi-annualiy or quarterly; 0r one-half in cash,
and one-half in note. By supplement to the
charter notes hereafter received will participate
in all Dividends Surplus Scrip certificates up
to January, 1852 inclusive, now receiva bic in
payment of premiums
Agency, at the Office of II B. swooPE. Clear
field, Pa DIR J. G.. Hartsviek. Medical Exsmi-
August "a, 1854.
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Z, ALL OF 'EM.-A story is told by Mr.. Al.
fred Taylor of youth whose ease is like
that of many others lured to the church and
Sunday schools By the vision of picnics and
sweetmeats. In answer to the question,
wv here do you go to Sunday school, jim
my?" the little boy replied:
why, marin, | go to the Baptisses, and
Methodisses, and the Presbyteriums, but
I've been trying the Piscopals for two or
three weeks.
You don't seem to belong anywhere,
then Jimmy?"
why, yes, marin, don't you see? I be-
longs to EN- all,sxceptin' the 'Piscopals, but
I'm going to jine them too now
We'll, Jimmy, what 5 your idea in going
to so many ?''
Why, you see, gets little of what 5
going on at EN- all, marm. gets libraries
and hymn books, and all that, and when
they have picnics, | goes TO every one of EN-. -
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28
IT H E L A D Y'S Fl E N D.

CplSEiIu Inducements 10 SUBSTITUTE.
The Lady's Friend aDnounees tAe following
Prescott.author of Z" II o~ " oman had her way"
g. The Prize of Two Mems Lives." sy Anan-
da NJ Douglas author of The De barry Ferta as ~
new novelet by Louise Chandler Hoeit.n. au-
ther of Fleeing from Fate" &c: and . aew
novel by Mrs Henry Wood the distirS Suished En-
gish Novelist, author of East Lynne" Ee.. tsa-
less Mrs ood is prevented writing it by Ill alth
with numerous shorter stories by . brilliant
galaxy of lady writer's r-
The Lady's Friend will give . finely ezecessA
Steel Engraving handsome don BILE ? ego Smelly
colored Fashion Plate-e,cr0ved sssal-anl .
large assortment of wood cuts. il astrssing she
fashions, fancy WORK, &c, il every hso6ef. II
will give popular piece Of 70 ssie-weftA ii .
cost Of the Magazine-in every nER bog copy
of the Large and Beautiful Premium st>ei Es-
graTing-''The Song of Hsne AZ Ses' engraved
expressly for resders-will be sent tPoSs psid)
every full So 50) subscriber asd t. every Psr-
son sending club. The Engraving 10 a gen of art.
NEW SUBscRIBEss-wbo se1d 20 thsir essses Ter
1869 before the hrst Of Novsiaker, viii rsseive
the November and Deee n Der n nabsss Of .h6 ySsf
in addition making fourteen months 10 asi. Aad
all 1sIc bscribers for 1859 sAsil receive ios nag
nifce ntDecember Holiday run eer . sksaG thir-
teen months IN all
TERss One copy (aud the Largo pre1.ia 0 60
erayipg) $3.50 four eopiee. - %; Ave copies
fand one gratis) IS 90; a copies land eue srssis)
sI2 90 one copy each Of Laey's 7rispd sod r.ss,
and Premium Engrarin - 90. Tia estssr-5p
of a club will always receive . SsTy 81 fAs Pro-
MUM Engraving MEMBER Of S;se sineiaS
the Engraving must remit Oas Defi0S net,s,
Specimen copies sc mt grstis Addyeo SSftDN
PETERSON, sl9 v sinat St, Pbifs tnp u.
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NEW STORE AND SAW MILL.
AT BALD HILLS,
Clearfeld county.

The undersigned, having opened large and
well selected stock of goods st Bald Hills, CIesr-
field county respectfully solicit share Of public
patronage.
Their stock embraces Dry Goods. Groceries,
Hardware. Queensware, Tin ware, Boots md Shoes,
Hats and Caps, Neady made Clothing, and gen
eral assortment of Notions, etc.
They always keep on hand the BEST quality Of
Flour, and a variety OF Feed.
All goods sold cheap for cash, or sxch snRed for
approved country produce.
Having also erected Steam Saw Mill, hey are
predsred to saw all kinds of lun Der to order.
Orders solicited anG Punetuali =, fied-
Nov 20, 1857 p. B. A. IRWIN.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

THE USE OF WALNUT. The use of Wal
nut in the interior of dwellings is daily grow
ing in favor. Although very beautiful, when
employed in moderation and with good taste
an eminent cabinet maker truly says that
there is danger of inordinate recourse to it,
as it has very gloomy look, particularly if
oiled, as is usually done, with dark red oil,
and placed in contrast with light colored
frescoing. The best finish is the natural
color of the wood, toned to a nut brown by
the material used in finishing it,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

There is story ofan Irish newspaper ed
itor who, being left without assistance in q
busy time found himself unable to cope
with all the intelligence, late, later and la
test, that flowed in upon him so that. to
yards four in the morning, he wound ur
his nights work by penning a notice extra,
ordinary in these words Owing to a
most unusual pressure of matter, We are
compelled to leave several of our columns
blank %
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

INDIAN BANNoCK. Take one pint of
Indian meal, and stir into pint sour milk,
fresh bUttermilk is better, )half teaspoon
full of salt, spoonful of melted butter
Beat , eggs aud add, and then stir in a
pint of wheat flour; then thin it with milk
to the consistency of drop cakes, and when
ready to bake, add two heaping teaspoon
fuls of soda dissolved in hot water. Pour
in square buttered pans an inch thick, and
bake fifteen minutes. This quantity makes
two pans. Try it.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

1t is hintcd that August Belmont, the
Austrian Jewish banker of New York,
and the Chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, has agents South, who
are paying ten cents on the dollar for Con
federate bonds, in anticipation of the cleo
tion OF Seymour and Blair, when it is ex-
pected that the paper will go up to the val
ue of the present Union debt. IF Belmont
ward
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Select Poetry.
WHAT WOULDST THOU ASK7

heart, what would st thou ask of Time' ?
Thy chiIdhood's merry hours again
Thy youth 8 delightful, golden clime2
Thy later days of sun and rain?
Al. no If only thou couldst live
One moment of thy shadowed past,
Had Time the precious boon to give,
How sweet the calm at last!
oue monent, to undo the deed
OF wrong our Eilful hands have done
One moment to uproot the weed
That prOspers in the baleful sun;
One moment only. to recall
Unkindly words and idle sneers;
Give this, 0 Time, and keep thou all
Thy stores of buried years
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HEADQUARTERS Soldiers and Sailors
State Central Committee.
Phliadelphia. October l6, 1868.


COMRADES: You have turned the flank OF
your old enemy, and he is in full retreat &;
but you must not pause for an instant in
your pursuit. Follow him up and press him
upon all sides, until he is politically annihi-
lated, and Forrest and Wade Hampton have
surrendered in the last ditch BY the way
side you will find many heretofore misguided
men, who will gladly join your victorious
column. To all such you should extend the
hand of welcome, and forget the past.
Be not blinded by the declaration that the
opposition have given up the fight. Place
no reliance in rumors Of change of candi-
dates. These things are simply weak inven-
tions of the enemy, intended to induce YOU
to halt in your forward movement. Keep
up your organizations of Boys in Blue. :"
Let them, in fact, be permanent Institutions
in this generation. Let them continue, glo-
rious monuments of Noble fight, for which
your children's children shall bless you.
Let your efforts be solely devoted to in
creasing the vote of last Tuesday, and by
this means demonstrate how overwhelming
would have been your triumph had the gang
of rebel yaga bonds who invaded the city Of
Philadelphia been required by their allies
at their own homes. BY order of the Com
mittee. C. H. T. COILS, Chairman.
A. L. RUSSELL Secretary.
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We are more afflicted by fancy than by
fact. To be supremely happy or miserable
we have only TO imagine ourselves So To
make the world a purgatory we have only to
think of its pains and privations to find it
a paradise We need but open our eyes to its
beauties and joys 4 bad Imagination keeps
the soul in torment; good one surrounds
with elysium The gulf that separates hell
from Heaven is often spanned by dream,
and the worm becomes an angel by merely
using its wing.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

A boy atschool in the West, when called
to recite his lesson in history. was asked,
what is the German Diet ?'' He replied,
" sourhraut, scbnapps and sausages."
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Dr. Franklin said that revivals in reli-
gion always made him think of scarcity of
grain; those who had enough said nothing
about it, while those who we're destitute
made all the clamor.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

To-Day AND To MoRRow.- -day we
gather bright and beautiful flowers to-mor-
row they are faded and dead To-day a
wreath of leaves shade us; tomorrow, sere
and fallen, they crumple beneath our tread.
To day the earth is covered with carpet of
green; tomorrow it is broken with the with
cred grass. To day the vigorous stalk only
bends before the gale; to morrow, leafless
and sapless, a child may break the little stem.
70 day is ripened fruit and waving grain !;
tomorrow the land is taking its Sabbath
after toll. To day we hear sweet songstcrs
or meadow and forest the buzz of myriads
of insects; tomorrow, breathe softly, all
noise is Rushed and silent To-day stately
edifice. complete in finish and surroundings,
attracts the passer by; tomorrow a heap of
ruins mark the site. To-day there are cat
tie on thousand hills; tomorrow they may
fall in the slaughter. To-day a man walks
forth in all the pride and joy of life; to-
morrow he is gone. So ''thc fashions of the
world pass away" But let Christ dwell
within US, and though we may pass away
like the faded leaf and sapless stalk, we shall
arise TO n4wness OF life, )"
Where everlasting spring abides,
And never withering flowers.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

4 sea captain, trading to the Africa coast,
was invited to meet committee OF a society
for the evangelization of Africa. Among
numerous questions touching the habits
and religion of the African races, he was
asked, DO the subjects of King Dahomey
keep Sunday p Keep Sunday - he re-
piled '.Yes, and every other darned
thing they can lay their hands on"
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IT BRIDGE, MERCHANT TAILOR,
Market Street, Clearfield, Pa.
Zone door East Of the CIsarheId House,

Zone door East of the Clsarield House,
Keeps on hand a full assortment of G ents' Fur
nishing goods, suchas Shirts (linen and woolen,
Undershirts Drawers and Socks ;Neck-ties, Pock-
etHandkerchiefs, ct Gloves, Umbrellas, Hats, etc I,
ingreat varsity. Of piece goods he keeps the
Best Cloths, (of all shades) Black
Doe-Skin Cassimeres of the best make,
Fancy Cassimeres, in great variety.
Also. French Coatings; Beaver, Pilot, CbinchiIls,
an | Tricott Over coating, all of which will bo
sold cheap for CASH and made up according to
the latest styles. by experienced workmen. Also
agent for Clearfeld county, for 1. NJ. Singer
Cos Sewing Machines. Eovember1 l 1885
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II . NJ Il n D STRY
BOOTS AND SHOES

Made to Order at the Lowest Rates.
The undersigned would respectfully invite the
attention OF the citizens Of Clesrssl and vicini-
ty, to give him a call at hi. shop on Market 81
nearly opposite Hartswiek It Iryin's drug store
where he is prepared to make or repair any thi OF
in his line.
Orders entrusted to him will be executed with
promptness, strength and ueatness, and all work
warranted as represented.
l have now on hand a stock Of extra french
calf skins superb gaiter tops, So, that will
finish up at the lowest figures
June 9th. 1896. DANIEL CONNELLY
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1t is said that the Enghlishmen in Cana
da patriotically avoid placing green specta-
cles on their noses, lest it be constructed in
TO hoistiug, the green above the red
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

A Love LETTER R-Deer-Isend bithe
buoy a bucket of tiowers-They is ike
mi luy for u The niteshaid menes kepe
dark. The dog fenil menes am ure slaiv.
'Rosis red and posts pail
Ny luy for shall never phale. y
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wv everlasting spring abides
And never withering flowers.
WHAT WE Owe TO DEcoRuM-ssI vii

WHAT WE Owe TO DECORUM-'sI will
do just as | please'' says many head
strong young man, for whose business is it
if | choose to take the consequences? Not
so fast, good sir. If you knew more of
human nature you would be aware that you
cannot outrage even the smallest conven-
tionalities of life, which are known under
the common name of decorum, without in
jurlng your reputation. estranging your
friends and preventing strangers, who might
be useful to you, from making your acquaint
ance. But this is net all. You have 10
right to disregard decorum, for the conse-
quences reach others than yourself Y0ur
example is doing harm when it should be
doing good. 7 Your conduct affects the stand
ing of your family ard associates, as well as
yourself Going through life is Ike tread
ing labarynth Of spring guns. Ifyou fol-
low the beaten track, you are yourself But
if you diverge to the right or left, your in
discretion is sure to injure yourself and may
harm others also. A wise man never out
RACES decorum, recklessly violates prejudi-
ces or thoughtlessly acts regardless of the
opinion of the world
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

An exchange calls Frank Blair the Dem
ocratic Jonah. We suppose he swallowed
the Democratic acai which the October cleo
tious edueed
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A wit says: In Germany, when a pa
per says anything witty, they kill the editor
and not one editor has been killed there for
TWO hundred years. -
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{ HAIRS CHAIPSu CHAIRS III

SoAiN Ihot IHAN
liafing resumed the manuiastare of cA airs At his
shop located on I'll lot in th rcsr efhisrs.idenc.
on Market street and sho ort distance west of hi
toundry is prepared to accommodate his old
tIivhos. ana all others who may favor him with q
ne mas good assortment on hand to which hs
uirects the attention of purchasers Thew are
mace OF the very best IN aterial. we'll painted and
nhlshed In workmanlike manner. and will be
sold at prices to suit the time. Examine tbsn
before purchasing elsewhere
eClearfeld, Pa March IS 1915
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

Editors in France seem to make money
sometimes Emil de Girardin, for instance,
lives in house which cost him Sl00, 900 to
build
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

Goldsmith must have been thinking of
the ''Grecian bend when he wrote -
''When lovely woman stoops to folly.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-28

Twenty-four grains make one penny weight.
One dram makes ten pennies go.