Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-01-27

The election of Grant marks in the his
tory of the country. The future is full of prom
Use. We stand on the Threshold of period of
remar kable interest. If the Presidential cam
paign awakened a desire for reading and intelli-
gence, the election of Grant must create a wish
among all classes to be well informed at every
step In the career which, people, ws are
about 10 enter The people having elected a
President by unexampled majority, they will
naturally wish TO observe him at every step. p.KnOw
of every event as it happens, and have an intel
igent understanding of men and things not only
il, our own country but throughout the world.
More than ever now good newspaper becomes
essential to every man who would keep himself
informed concerning passing events No man can
pretend to know what life is or keep up with even
the most modern ompetitor, with, ut he is the
constant reader of good newspaper. a good
newspaper is the best investm ent any man can
make-a poor one the poorest. Although estab-
lished but recently, comparatively, the Pittsburg
CONNER cial has won place among the first jour
mails of the country, and by common consent is
the best paper in Pennsylvania. Few papers in
the country have so extensive a correspondence,
none has so complete arrangements for gathering
the news, and nc other pays much attention to
adapting what it prints TO the wants and associa
uons of Its readers. The Commercial is not
merely political paper. An advocate of the
principles of the Republican party, it returns to
political friend and ioe thousand times what he
pays.
THE DAILY COMMERCIAL,
ever since it established has been ahead in
giving the latest and most reliable news Not
professing TO be a party organ, and wishing not
TO be understood as the instrument of set, sect
or com bination, yet devoted to the great princi-
pies which have so signally trium phed in Grants
election the Commercial aims 10 be educator
of the public mind, the II edium through which
it can find EXPRESSION. and the advocate and
friend of truth In all things If it is the organ
of anything it is of Pennsylvania Interests nor
especially of the great Industrial classss, with
whom it is in the closest sympathy, and of whom
1t is a part AS commercial paper especially in
its extensive and reliable
MARKET REPORTS,
the Commercial is recognized everywhere as au-
thOrity, and it is daily read an relied on in
Banks, Counting Rooms by the Mechanics, Trades
men az Representative man of every calling
In this respect We spare neither labor expense
and we take pride in believing that we have
position which older papers have striven in vain
to obtain IN word, if you desire the Latest
and all the News; the fullest aid most complete
Market Reports; the choicest General ReEding
and Literature, and complete newspaper in
every respect read tn e Pittsburg Commercial
There are thousands who cannot afford to take
daily paper and to whom weekly is sufficient
provided il be good one. To meet this want
publish THE WEEKLY COMMERCIAL a very
arge sheet. each number containing amount
of reading equal to dollar volume, prepared
for those who desire in one paper all the News,
and Newspaper reading enough I or a family To
this end we give in the Weekly Commercial the
particulars of leading events, whether of Politics
Finance, Home Occurrences or Foreign Inteli-
gence.
TO reuder the Weekly Commercial Of especial
value to the rural portion of the population, we
give extensively of
AGRICULTURAL READING.
for which we have special arrangements; no num-
Der Of the paper will fail to give what TO any
man with an acre of ground. will be worth many
times the cost of a years subscription.
1t also gives full weekly report of all the
markets OF PittsbuTg and the principal cities at
home and abroad. These reports, occupying near
~ an entire page are to the buyer and seller of
whatever our popu lation makes, grows trades
in. invaluable
The Commercial is published Daily and Week
~ at the following rotes:
Daily paper. one year, $40 90
(Liberal terms to News Desl lersl
Weekly paper, copy one year. So 90
Clubs of 20, copy free to the getter.up 90
Address COMMERCIAL,
J,N.l T6 Fifth Avenue, Pittsbu-g