Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-01-05
A Little Of Everything.
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The Rhode Island Medical Society want quacks
abolished by law.
They have a Mad river in Oregon. OF course
it foams at the mouth.
0ver-the deer-hunting season. Better keep a
sharp eye on the law.
The Naples papers say that another eruption
of Vesuvius is imminent.
Omaha has a squaw named "Fairy Betsy" who
gets drunk and SIN ashes things.
Interesting-to receive lot of marriage no
tices two and three months old.
Olive trees flourish in Florida, and with good
luck, produce oil as good as Lucca.
Hardwick, Pa, has neither church, tavern,
preacher nor lawyer within its limits.
All the Daily and Weekly papers, Monthly
Magazines, &c, for sale at the Post Office.
The fret merchant vessel that passed through
the suez canal was wrecked in the Red Sea.
Last year l, ,Iso persons were killed by acci-
dents from gun powder, and only seven by nitro
glyosrine.
Don Piatt speaks of Mr.. Summers voice as
''bush whackiag in the depths of his senatorial
stomach
the small pox and the little folks the scarlet fever
and measles
Having procured "Power Jobber," all kinds
of job work is done the shortest notice at the
Journal office.
Chinese prescription for fever and ague is
said to bear a wonderful resemblance to General
spinner's autograph.
A loud call comes from California tn at Congress
should withhold all public lands there from sale,
except to actual settlers.
Designs for q new series of postage stamps, to
take the place of those now in use have been a.
dopted by the Department.
The present high price of butter is attributed
TO tho use of the piano. instead of the churn,
among the farmers daughters
Scarce-locai items. Would be obliged If our
friends would inform us of all incidents and
oidents in their neighborhoods.
A little girl who sent out to hunt eggs, tho't
it strange she did not find any. there were sew
srsl hens standing around doing nothing
A sign in Plymouth bears the inscription
"Frech Bottor and Eggs" and Scranton grocer
notihe the Public that he has Knew Syder for
Sail"
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was used to bribo four Senators to vote for the
acquittaI of Andy johnson, the articles of i'm
peachment.
A hotel at Red Oak. Iowa, a1vertises: "The
most polite ladies will act walters. dressed in
pea-green jackets, tilting hoops and high heeled
buttonsd CATERS"
1t is said that hundreds of people of Louisville
gain living by skmming the grease from Bear
grass creek. upon the banks of which are eIten-
sive pork houses.
This year for the first time since 1S46, the Dem
ocrats of New York will have possession Of .he
Executive and Legislative Departments of the
State Government
1t is claimed that the clergy cest the United
States 81 900. coo; large sum surely-but the
criminals of this country cost S4O,0O0,0OO; the
lawyers SO, 900 900 and rum $500, 600 600.
A so Idier in Maine regiment, who was struck
by Minnie ball on the bridge of the nose, in the
battle of the Wilderness, lately had it cut from
the back of his skull where it had lodged.
In the new Lutheran church at Hagerstown.
Mary land, large hand is painted on the wall in
the vestbule pointing down to spttoon, with
the inscription, Pie leave your tobacco th
The constructor of the Spanish gunboats is en-
forcing the neutrality laws in the case of the
thirtee. now lying at Quarantine, New Yerk. He
wants his bill settled, and will not permit them
to sail until it is
A hIushing damsel called at one of the agencies
the other day to buy sewing machine. DO
You want a felIer % inquired the modest clerk in
attendance. The ingenious maid replied with
some nsperity, No, sir, have one"
lot rro oh nF ,ba
extensive gold discoveries recently near Orc
Grando. Most of the diggngs the middle
fork of Loon creek. Some discoveries have been
IN ade on Main street, with a prospect of dollar
to pan.
The Philadelphia carpet weavers sorry
for their strike They havo held IN eetin IS about
once in thirty minutes during the last three
months, and have now agreed to resume work at
prices much less than the figure against which
they struck
As they have stopped boring the St Louis arte-
sian we'll at depth of three thous and eight hum
dred and forty-four feet, Mark Twain, in the
Buffalo New York; Express, asks why they don't
go around and try the other end, as there must be
water there somewhere.
The lady principal Of a school, in her adver-
tisement, mentioned her lady assistant. and the
reputation for teaching which She bears but
the printer left cut -whioh-'' the advertise
ment went forth cemmending the ladys "Iepu-
tation for teaching she bears
The Philadelphia Ledger says that during
Christmas week twelve vessels left that port with
,562, ,3S3 gallons of petroleum. The exports from
Philadelphia from the first of January, 1869. to
the 26th OF December ameu nted to 81, ,Sl9 gal
fous against 81 e9S,7I7 in 1868.
The New York Tribune don't like the PROPOSE
ton to create two new Lieutenant Generals. in
der to honor Meade and Thomas. at is better
it says. .'for George II. Thomas that in time to
come people should ask why he was not Lieuten-
ant General, than that they should point to his
name bearing that title some dusty army reg
lister Of the year ls7o.''
recent letter from Egypt says: "The rise Of
the Nile this year was extraordinary. The water
rose fully two yards higher than in former years
Hundreds of villages were submerged, snd m my
lives and much property were lost. The danger
is now over, every corner of Egypt has sucked
an abundance of water, and hope tn at we shall
have splendid crops next summer"
Mr. Nahum Brigham, of Bake .sheld Vt, from
ten cows, made during the dsiry season just clos
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