Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-05-05

Green-the grass and growing grain
Ditto-the chap with the ring striped coat.
Cold-the atmosphere, the first three days of
May.
The California State Treasury has a surplus of
| 81 900,
Done-at the Joaptat otice-ail kinds of job
work, on short notice.
Convalescent-the fellow who 'indalged" in
cents worth of lager, last week.
! Commenced work-neighbor Goodlander, as
Commissioners Clerk. on May lst.
A "soldier organ. grinder in Boston. is said to
make forty dollars day at the business
One farmer in Texas has fenced in nice little
pasture of one hundred and thirty thousand acres
| What Spain wants of the Anglo-Saxon nations
England to give it loan, America to let it alone
Mayor Hall, of New York is quoted as refer
ring quack doctors as PLIERS of the constitution
An Irish girl of Easton has fallen heir to 500
900. She is believed to be much handsomer than
formerly.
The Cuban flag is red triangle with a white
star in the centre, and five stripes alternate blue
| and white
Western paper old quotation in this
way: "Sprague's baby is christened, and his
name is Anthony"
The Huntin don Globe flies the name of Hon.
Daniel Morrell as its favorite candidate for the
| Gubernatorial nomination.
Gen SicKles is retired with the full pay of Ma
jor General, not of Colonel as has been erroneous
ly published in some papers.
rumor comes from Berlin that Mrs. Abraham
Lincoln is to marry Count Schmidtswill. Grand
Chamberlain of the Duke of Baden
The New York HeraLf thinks the recent extern
siYe publications in the Congressional Globe
| show Sprague to be imam of letters"
Getting plenty-business signs. in this place.
That's right; and now with Judicious system
| of advertising, you are bound to succeed.
Money says exchange, was tight on State
street yesterday, and the doub full example seem
ed to be followed by many individuals
Tho LomisoiHe Journal says that Spain lately
got rid of Queen, Isabella, and is likely soon
| to lose another the Queen of the Antilles
As Grant won't say much about things great
many things said about him, about halt of
which incorrect and the rest are not true.
Gov. Curtin is the fourth Minister to Russia
from Pennsylvania. His predecessors were VIM
wilkins, James Buchanan and George NJ. Dallas
New Orleans blind beggar appeared in court
the other day and went security for a friend,
swearing himself to be worth $50 900 in property
| physician boasted at dinner that he cured
his own hams when one of his guests remarked,
! Doctor, would sooner be your ham than your
patient" ,'i'H
The New York Erpres. suggests, now that the
~ ,I,a I'll
get up celebration, and get even with the men
by marrying.
1t Is interesting to learn that ''Mumtazamul-
| Moock- -Mohsumod- dow cab -fureed- -ponjah sound
Munzoor- aIi-k han Bah adoor- -Musrujung,'' uabob
of Bengal, has arrived at Paris.
clergyman in nVirginia, writing to some friends,
says II preached the funeral sermon of man
yesterday, and to-day, at the same hour, mar
ried his widow to another man"
A woman who for eighteen years past has ped
died matches in the streets of Detroit has reared
and educated three children, all of whom have
good trades and has paid for house.
A young girl at Irwinton, W Westmoreland county,
drank large quantity of whiskey out of her
faith er's private jug, on April 10th She fell inte
a stupor, from which she never awoke.
office than ever there were to go into the army,
No drafting for office, though a great many will
no doubt be in the draught before they get one.
| The Democratic members of the St Louis CITY
Council, being in the majority, will not conf rm
the Republican Mayors nominations unless he
makes half of them from the Democratic party.
Iowa plants every three years forest of 5,OOO.-
900 trees, and within considerably less than half
dozen years 25.OoO, 600 forest trees have been
planted and are growing in the Northwest.
A correspondent of New Haven paper looked
at the telegraph wires during the late auroral
display. and saw the "sparks of electricity hop
along them like infnitesimrlly small illuminated
toads."
Among the incidents of the late storm in St
Louis, was the return of sportsman with FIVE
dozen snipe which he had found killed by the
hail. pigeon was brought down in the city by
a hailstone.
The Democrats have the majority in Fayette
county, and there is grand rush for office there
There are seven candid ates for Assembly, ten fol-
r Treasurer, six for Protnonotary and eight for
Commissioner.
The Albany EUeniRg Journal asserts that the
{ evidences conclusive that &c overnor Hoffman
mas NAOheh Win MS own parry NOW Teies Oh
the Republican party to save him being overrid
den by the legislature
Vice President Colfax was quite instrumental
in the Order of Odd Fellows. in procuring the
creation of the pegree of Rebekah for the wive:
of members. He was, also, author of the ritua
and work" of the degree.
, Mississippi editor and justice of the peac,
4 married couple in 1858, divorced them in 1860
married the man to another woman in 1861, ditto
the woman to another man in 1882 and last neel
married the original couple.
young soldier who went to Washington som,
time since as an applicant for Consulate, having
spent all his money and pawned his watch, ha!
D gone to driving cart for dollar and fifty
C cents day for street contractor.
= japanese newspapers have translated anc
printed the inaugural address of President Grant
y Aside from the compliment, this is satisfactor.
evidence of the interest and confidence felt il
this Government by Oriental nations.
Anna Dickinson succeeded in getting one won
an in Des Moiues to start TO work timer, ,tha
trade was probably chosen because so much spout
ing can be done in it, and even the most anony