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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05
MAR RIED

On Thursday, September 22d, by Rev.
W. a Clippinger, Mr.. JOHN A. MILLER
and Miss CLARA SHUNKwILER, all of this
county.
On Thursday, September 29th, by Rev.
". NJ. Burchfeld, Mr. w. +. DAVIS, OF
Ferguson township, and Miss LYDIA MOORE,
of Lumber city.
On Sunday, September 18th, by J. p.
Farwel Esq, Mr.. JOHN 2. HAGERyY, OF
Lumber city, and Miss LIDIE j. Caldwell,
OF Pike township.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

The FAIR.-The people throughout the
county are reminded that the Fair CON-
menccs on Wednesday next, October 18th.
The Indications are that the display of all
Kinds af products viii be large. Crops OF
all kinds were never better than this year,
and, we hope, therefore, that all will inter
81 themselves to make the exhibition the
largest and best that has ever occurred in
the county. Thi. can be done by united
effort Then, let all try their best. The
Secretary wishes all persons wao intend
placing articles on exhibition to call Oh him
q, the CIearfell Comfy Bank during this
week or the first of next week, and enter
them, if they can conveniently do so.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

TIE c. G. B. CONCERT.-The concert
given by the Clcarfeli and Philipsburg
Eornet Bands, on Thursday evening OF last
week, was decidedly the most elegant musical
entertainment ever enjoyed in this place.
Owiugto the unfavorable weather, The audi
ence was not as large as We eould have wish
el and We can assure those of our citizens
who failed to be present that they missed
rich musical treat.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

FATAL SHOoTING.-George Rosencranz,
Of Huston township, lad about IA years
OF aye. was accidentally shot while out hunt
Ing, a short time since. He survived his
Injuries some days, when death relieved him
Of his sufferings. The community deeply
sympathizc with the bereaved family.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

EXTRA TRAIs.-We have been reques-
tel to state that an extra train will run from
CearGeld to Philipsburg during the Fair,
leaving the depot in this placs at 7 clock
in the evening, and stopping at all intc rnc-
date stations. This will enable persons %
come to the Fair in the regular noon train,
ant return to their homes the same evening
II Desirable.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

THE CoNCERT-We would remind our
readers that Mr.. and Mrs. Hays will give
three grand musical entertainments, in the
Court House, on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings of the Fair.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

FaEsALE-a Nc u Speer's Revolving
L;-hr anthracite coal stove and pipe, near
lvaaw. For further information apply to
Henri Z. SNYDER.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

DEDiCAuoN.-The new NJ. Z. Church in
Ga~kill township, Jefferson county, Pa. will
ID. Y. be dedicated on Sabbath, October
18th, 1870. Rev J. D. Herr, A. NJ, of
Pittsburgh, Rev II. B. knight, A. NJ, of
Allegheny, and others, are expected.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05
TERMS OF THE JOURNAL.

The RAFrsxAN's JOURNAL is published Oh Wed
nesday at $500 pei annum in advance. If not
paid at the beginning of the year, $3.50 will be
charged, and $500 If not paid before the close.
ADVERTISEMENTS viii bo inserted at 81, so per
square, for three or less insertions-Ten line,
(or less counting square. For every additional
insertion 30 cents will be charged A deduction
viii be made to yearly advertisers
No subscription taken for shorter time tn An
six months, and paper will be discontinued un
till all arrearages paid except the option OF
the publisher s. ]. ROW
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

=, p,7Roys-To insure the safe transmission
,lO,rev bv mail, patrons should remit by check
or money order, or have their letters registered,
- money cones TO hand;
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05
IMPORTED LIQUORS,

SUCH as
BRANDIES and HOLLAND GINS,
PURE OLD GRAPE BRANDIES,
PURE OLD CABTNET WRLShEYS.
--. OLD GRAPE WINES,
All the above brands warranted pure and to
e,csI ANYTHING in this market for medicinal pur
noses GEO. \. COLBURN,
March 80, 7O-tf] Prop'r of Shaw House.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

The corner stone of new NJ E. Church,
10 be erected at franklin, (Mahaffey Bell
township, Clear6eld County, Pa, will be
laid on Wednesday, October 10Th, 1870, with
appropriate religious services. Speakers
from Allegheny county are expected to be
present. A general invitation i extended.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05
nO OWNERS oF HoRSEs-Perso

having spawned horses, are hereby no.
titled that they can have a effected by call
ing on Fslicsr Parrotts. at the residences of o. ii
West, at Burgett's Shingls Mill, in Girard town
ship, Terms liberal. Ne charge if net cured.
Aurust 5 lS7e-2rnn
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

Run ORA horse, that was hitchcd to
: suIkey ran off, on Market street on Mon
day last. After smashing the vehicle
against some posts, he ran into the store of
c Kratzer's and passed out of the back
door into the lot adjoining. No damage
vas done in his passage through the store.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

Close connections made at Tyrone with trains
asrgri West on the Maine Line.
r.ssrgers leaving CIearfeld at . 30 p m, reach
!rf,IiamsBort az 1880 p. IN. the same day.
p ssrn.crsieaving Williamsport at 90 4 N. reach
,,Issr6eId at SEQ the same day.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05
NEW MARBLE WORKS.
Opposite the Jail,


CLEARFIELD, PENNA.
Monuments Grecian Tombs, French Coucbss.
MantIes Table Tops Washing Ranges, Garden
Statuary Terra Gotta Ware. of ever, deseription
Head and Foot Stones of New and beautiful de,
signs, all Of which we offer at city prices. or 25
per cent les. than any other establishm ent in thi
county Having large experiences in the bust
ness we guarantee satisfaction in all cases Or
ders thankfully received and promptly filled in
the best work manlike manner.
s A. GIBSON.
May H. 1870 IF JAMES WATSON, Agent
MISS H. S. SWANS, School for Girls,
nA Clearfeld, Pa.
The Fall Term of Fourteen weeks will cem-
nencs On Monday, September 5th, 1870
rii TERMS OF TUITION
Reading, orthography, Writing, Primary
Arithmetis and Primary Geography, per
term. (of IA weeks, 81 o.
History, Local and Descriptive Geography
with Map Drawing, Grammar, Mental
and Written Arithmetic, 90
Botany, Geology, Physiology, Natural Phi
losophy, Physical Geography, Algebra
Rhetoric. Etymology and Latin, 12 90
Oil Painting, "a essons( l2 90
Monochromatic Drawing, 10 90
Crayon. 90
Pencil Drawing. mo extra chargel.
Instrum ntal Music 80 lessons) 10 60
Wax Flowers and Fruits, with materials ct
teachers charges
For full particulars send for Circular
Clearfield August II, iS7e-ly.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

THE PREsBYTERY Of the Presbyterian
church is now in session in this place All
are invited to attend.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-10-05

DRUNEs-a quantity on handa for sale at
L May 27 HhAHAMo.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-02-09

| young fellow, (clad in a strong home
spun coat of his mothers manufacture,
all WOOL, held the beast fast, drawing
her tightly to his back. The bear, sim
gularlay enough, did not scratch or
strike with her feet-startled perhaps by
the novelty of finer situation, or afraid of
hurting the cubs, never suspecting that
they had already been made to pay the
debt of nature.
The old horse being thus left to HIM
self, turned towards home as quickly as
possible, and proceeding at a rate of
speed which perhaps had he never at
tempted before, soon reached his own
er's barn-who, with a couple of other
garcOns, was thrashing oats on the barn
floor. The doors being open, il he rush
ed, laden with IsidOr, Lady Bruin and
two dead cubs. The amaZement and
terror of tBOnhOmme Pere, and the two
| 'garcOns' may be imagined-IsidOr still
holding on like q brave fellow, as he is
and roaring Justify in French and En-
glish for help. a moose was soon pro-
cured, thrown over the head of Lady
Bruin and she was hauled off most un-
tremendously, and despatched. Her
carcas weighed two hundred and fifty
eight and three quarter pounds. The
cubs were not large, being about the
size of an ordinary rabbit The three
skins were soon carried before Rufus G.
Cole, the resident magistrate, the noses
cut off, and the affidavit and certificates
duly prepared and sworn to and deliver
ed, emitting IsidOr to a bounty of nine
dollars. No one envies his good luck.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-02-09
Ice Mountains and Caverns.

The ice mountain in Virginia, describ-
ed by Mr.. Hayden i'm vol. As of the
American Journal of Science, Is an in
stance Of the fact of ice being preserved
under the surface. An immense mass OF
debris, the stones varying in size from a
few inches to many feet, rises several
hundred feet against a rocky wall. The
interstices are filed with ice, which is
preserved there in the summer as in
a vast refrigerator.
An ice mountain also exists at Wal
HngfOrd, VT, where a wall of quartz
rock has space Of more than thirty
acres at its base covered with loose frag-
ments, and ice occurs in ravine iu
which these fragments have been cast
Ice also is constantly found in the eIeva-
ted ravines of the Catskill and White
Mountains.
The ice caverns Of Europe and Asia al.
so present phenomena allied to these
frozen strata discovered in wells. Prof
Pictet, of Geneva, describes in the Ed
enburgh Philosophical Journal, in 1923,
four Of the grOttOes examined in the
Alps and the JUra. Each of these had
upon the bottom a surface of about 1900
feet of ice, of the thickness of q foot.
When this was quarried during the
summer, it constantly renewed itself by
freezing. Strong currents of cold air
constantly issued from these caverns,
and the strength of the currant seemed
to increase with the heat of summer.
Water was found in them all, and the
air was loaded with vapor. The freez-
ing in these caVerns is explained by the
descent of currents of air into the cav
eTns in summer, and their escaping at
the bottom. These currents in their de-
cent part with their heat, and acquire
the temperature Of the surrounding
rocks, and if these be covered with
moisture the evaporation diminishes
the temperature. In winter the current
ascends, and the evaporation being less,
the cold is not so intense. Sir r. j.
MurchisOn, in his Geology of Russia,
has described some frOsen caverns eXis-
ting at Orenburg and Indurk, on the ST.
berian side of the Ural Mountains.
These are similar to the eaverns describ-
ed by Prof. Pictet, excepting that the
freezing, for the most part takes place in
summer, while in winter the ice thaws,
There is a old iron mine at Port Hem
ry, on the west side of Lake ChamplaiR,
in which ice is found at depth of from
80 to 100 feet during the summer, and a
current of cold air issues from the open
ing. Ice is also found in q cavern in a
hill about two miles north Of Brandon
village.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-02-09
ENFhgENCE.

DID you ever think kind reader what
a power is contained in the one word In.
fluence ? Have you even thought how
much good or evil you can do by the eX-
ercise Of this one individuality of yours.
You can not doubt but that you are the
pOssessOr in some degree, for it is pos
sessed by all created things, both the an
imal and vegetable kingdom, and also,
by the heavenly bodies which move to
their OtheTal sphere through countless
ages, exercising such influence as their
Creator has allotted to them. But man,
the nOblest work of God, is endowed with
q will Of his own, to use this faculty for
the advancement Of his fellow mortal or
cause him to follow that path which will
in the end be his ruin, and which he has
uncOnsciOuslY taken, by the power You
may have over him, thinking it will
bring to him happiness or peace, but will
lind no content there, no Joy, but only
sad disappointment and he will then
curse himself for his folly aud YOu fur
misused confidence Let all weigh we'll
the words of their mouths and the acts
of their lives ere they shall be left to
condemn themselves for evils they see
around them which they will lament
over, and desire to correct, but will lind
the Root Of Evil so deeply planted that
they have no mortal power of sufficient
force with which to eradicate it.
Every individual has not, of course.
the same degree of influence, but ali
clnsses Of society possess it to a certain
extent, both the old and young, the rich
and poor, and in every circle qf society
there are certain individuals whose
words and acts carry many Of their as
sociates and hearers with them and they
theirs and so on, until good or evil is in
stilled into many from the few. And as
we are not our own, but bought with u
price, we are forbidden to use this means
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-02-09

THE -FLY.-HOw many of our
readers are familiar with the early his
tory Of the common hOuse-fy, an insect
that makes its appearance in early
spring in countless sWaFms, coming
frOm some unknown locality, and disaD-
pearing as mysteriOUsly? There are
few insects at once so familiar to all. and
yet the natural history of which Is SO
little understood; and it NAV not be
amiss, therefore, to recount q few facts
which have been ascertained i'm regard
to it.
The order of Diptera, 20 which our fv
l belongs, is one of great extent, and its
members, in their different forms. in
clude many OF the greatest pests in ex-
4 lstence, both to man and animals. The
mosquito, the gnat, the bftinp-fv. and
! the hOrse-hy, the tsetZe, limb. and
and other species are well-knOwn illus
tratiOns Of this statement MANY of
them being armed with lancets and oth-
ther forms Of aggressive weapons, by
means Of which they become a source Of
torment. The hOuse-fy however. al
l though provided with q somewhat sf7n-
/ liar apparatus, does not use il common
/ ly so as to draw blood, its offensiveness
consisting principally in the pertinaeitv
with which 1t insists upon crawling over
the skin or in infesting articles of food.
The eggs Of the hOuse-fy are laid i'm
deeaying vegetable matter, such sdead
leaves, and especially in the manure Of
stables, about seventy or eighty
being the usual number. These soon
hatch, and the larva grows rapidly, feed
ing upon the substances found near it.
After a short time the outer skin bar-
dens, and becomes brown and tough,
forming a case shaped like little bar
rel divided into rings. The transfOrma-
ton Of the larVa is quickly made, and
the animal is soon ready to emerge as a
perfect insect.
The common bloW-fiy is another spec
les of this order, which lays SIS eggs i'm
de oaying flesh, and which sometimes
hatch before leaving the body of the pa
rent, and in any event soon become de-
VelOped into the Larvae. These form the
Well-knOwn maggOts, which are the an
nOyanee Of hOusekeepers in hot weather.
A fly very similar to the hOuse-fiy in
general appearance, but with the wings
dIverging more widely when in a state
Of rest, is provided with a veFv mower
ful lancet, by means Of which blood
may be drawn in an instant after set
tling upon the body of an animal. lit is
a curious fact that this species, like the
mosquito, uniformly rests with its head
upward, the true h0use-hy occupying
a precisely opposite direction, or with
the head downward, thus affording a
ready means Of nguishing them.
The hOuse-fy, both as grub and per
feet insect, furnishes food to great var
lety Of other animals; but the destruct-
ton Of the adult is largely due to the
growth Of a parasitic fungus which at
tacks it, and, developing rapidly in its
interior, soon exhausts its Vitality
HdTper's Magazine.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-02-09
ABOUT THE PRICE OF WHEAT.

A REPUBLICAN paper of the West
says;
The Democratic papers Of the country
persist in charging the low price of wheat
to Radical rule, plea which ought to
stamp the one who makes it fool, and
does with intelligent men who can read,
and who dare to think for themselves.
A New York circular gives the true
reason for the low price of wheat, and
here it is, and it ought to satisfy every
one:
"On the 10th Of November there were
afloat, on the way to Liverpool, 320 car
goes of wheat from the Black Sea region,
AND ONLY FIFTEEN FROM NEW YORK /!
Do you ask why this was so ? We an
sWer because wheat could be bought
cheaper in the Black Sea markets" ;"
And why can wheat be bought cheap
eT in the Black Sea markets?
To answer this is to state one of the
simplest propositions known to political
economy. Anything which can be pro-
duced cheaply can be sold cheaply, and
with profit The demand for cOmmo-
dity does not more thoroughly control
the price of it han does the cost Of its
production, and grain which can be rails
ed at a slight cost can be sold at much
lover rates than grain which is raised at
great cost,
The farmers Of America cannot eN-
peot to compete with the wheat-pToduo-
ers Of the Black Sea region. Here we
have too many loyal blessings to labor
and struggle under
Here the farmer is taxed to support Il
select CLASS of Government spectators
-bOndhOldeFs-WhO are not taxed.
He is taxed, first, upon his house and
farm and barn.
He is taxed upon his income.
He is taxed upon every implement he
buys to conduct his farm.
He is taxed upon the clothes he buys
to protect himself and family from cold.
He is taxed upon his sugar, teas, cOf-
fees, and such other groceries as he may
purchase for his home.
He is not permitted to buy his neces-
saries where he can buy them cheapest,
and sell his grain where he can get most
for it; but he is compelled, by the acts
of a loyal Congress, to buy at the eXtOr-
tlOuate rates of the manufacturers, while
he Is, by the same Congress, compelled
to sell his wheat where he gets the least
for it,
The man who will not think of this,
and understand it as it is, is simply a
knaYe, 3 fool, or ? higQt, who would
Sacrifice the whole country, with its peb-
pie and their prosperity, that party of
fanatics, bOndhOlders, and thieves might
continually hold u carnival, and revel in
wealth wrung from the producing class
es.
1t is to the interest of the Englishman
that he gets the greater quantity of his
wheat supply from the Russian markets
for there he can trade his manufactured
goods and sustain a prosperous interna-
uonal commerce, beneficial to both coun-
tries.
lA the days of Democratic admins
hation in this country, three-fourths Of
the wheot imported by England wont
Irom the United States, and this because
england could send to our markets, in
exchange for wheat, her superior manu-
ncured goods, free of am extortionote
protective tariff,
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-02-09

Ever since the Governor of New
Brunswick undertook the eXtermina,
tiOn of the bears, by offering a premium
of three dollars for each bruins muzzle
says the Boston Times, a succession OF
exciting bear stories have continued tC
reach us FROM the BrOVinca, A clever
Yankee one summer found it profit
able business to manufacture India rub
Der snOuts at 50 apiece, but that little
game was played out in a single season
We give below the latest and most mar
velOus bear story that has reached Us,
If the old provetb does not lie about the
truth being stranger than fiction, then
this story is true or to be. It is told by
a correspondent of the Newcastle AdvO.
cate, and the scene is laid in the eoun-
ty of Gloucester, time, about the middle
af AOVemberi IsidOr Arneau, a fine lad
of the age Of eighteen or twenty-One
of nine brothers, was sent three or fOuI
weeks ago into his fathers back pasture
on horseback, In search of a missing
COW which, it was feared, had met with
some accident. He had proceeded a
mile or so by an old lumber road, when
his horse came 10 y sudden stahdstill,
and pfickd up his ears, On looking
around, Isidor perceived two young cubs
lying asleep in comfortable den, un-
der an old log, three or four yards from
the track,
He instantly dismOmted, and seizing
the two young animals, killed them
with jack knife, tied their hind legs
togeter, slupg them over his saddle and
mounted He had scarcely got on when
he was visited by Madam Bruin, the
dam, who made her appearance on the
top of the high and steep bank close to
the road, and seeing the situation of her
offsprings, fairly jumped on behind ISL
dor, Ito the great terror Of the old horse)
placing her paws, on each OF isidors
shoulders, growing most pitiously.
Nothing daunted, however, lsidOr, with
extraordinary presence Of mind, seized
hold Of the paws, aud being stout able
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-02-09
RANAO1C S90I6.
NUMBER XIV.
BY LADY GAY.

"THE cause of the present scarcity,
and high price Of butter, is attributed to
the fact that farmers daughters, instead
Of playing upon the churn, are learning
to play upon the Piano"
Now the above delectabIe paragraph I
read in a newspaper the other day, and
if I were a betting character, I would be
willing to stake my all fifty cents in rag
ged shin plasters) that the man who
wrote it, is as mean as it is possible for a
man to be, and if he has a wife III wa
ger she is a miserable, neglected down.
trOdden woman. Can no plan be devils
ed to stop such croaking?
Iheard the wife of a Circuit Judge say
to him. 70 I feel uneasy about our daugh-
ter. She is looking thin and has a
cough.D 'sHumph >" was the grufr re
ply, 4sfe needs elbow grease, if she were
to go to work in the kitchen a while,
she would soon be well - Such incOm-
sistency as this is intolerable. If man
wishes his daughters to Ee cultivated la
dies, and take an elevated position in so
ciety he ought not, after giving her the
advantage Of a superior education, ex-
pect her to assume the role of a house
servant, and unless a father intends to
sustain his daughter as ornaments to his
household, it is worse than folly for him
to go to the expense of having her ae-
cOmplished. I do not tmean that because
a young lady is educated she must ne
cessarily become useless to herself, and
every one else, but there are aumberless
duties she can perform without descend
ing to drudgery, or without interfering
with any favorite literary pursuit. Every
girl should study domestic economy.
Iassgme that a man who is able t.
and does give his daughter thorough
education, is also able to shield her from
performing coarse meniaI labor. / gel
so out Of patience with hearing certain
class Of men talk. A Lawyer, who sets
up to be somebody, in my hearing said.
"If had to marry again, I would get q
wife who could just roll up her sleeves
and pitch into the wash tub, and Just GO
IB! DON'T talk to me about these finical,
whining sentimental, intellectual wo-
menW know this man was lying, he
has a sweet delicate intellectual wife,
and would not have any other sort. o,
how wanted to have him tied to a great
double listed, flatfooted, strapping litter
ate wife; it would do me good to see
him writhing under it. And when ever
I hear a man talking in this strain ]
know they ought to be punished, for they
only do it to make somebody feel disa-
gEeeably; or to make the wife and daugh-
teEs feel the obligation they are under
Thank God there is one class Of men who
dare not give ventto such incensistences
those who marry women thathaYe more
money than they have, and are smart
enough before the knot is tied, to have
their money fixed in way that "my
desF,u can't touch it unless the wife
chooses, Lawt hqg amiable and polite
such husbands aEe5 So consistent tcoi
and all because they are forced to it,
How I laugh, when meet a fellow haF-
messed in this way!