Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1871-01-25
Little of Everything.
Getting longer-the day.

Always tarren-proud hearts and lofty noun
tains.
Mean-the chap who stole our depiPs ''m eer-
sham pipe.
Duil-business, In this place. Now is the tim c
to buy cheap.
Lost-an Italian vessel, at sss, and over zoe
persons persisted.
To be started in Beliefsnte-a religious paper.
A good opening, no doubt.
In progress protractod meeting, a. the Meth
odlst church. in this place
In the United Satisfactorily four thousand
doctors. How many quacks?
Caught cOld-a gent lately, by kissing lady Is
snowy brow. Served him right
Busted up-ths Good Tempiars, in Holidays
burg. Was water getting scarce'
There are said to be five hundred persons in
New York whose fortunes are over $500 goo
Accommodating chap who takes other
peoples jokes and pas them for his own.
Three cents per mile is the fare now charged
on the Pennsylvania railroad No more and no
less.
Died Hon Alex. King, President Judge of the
18th Judicial district at hi. residence in Bedford
last woek.
In jail-ths Saerif. Not in close confne-
ment however, as we see him en- the street al
most daily.
Let not pain send you to the doctor,
every quarrel to the lawyer, every thirst to
the dram shop.
Mr.. HOgg has just married a MISS Nice, at
Baltimore. Too bad, that q nice girl should as
pire to be a hog.
The District Court, at Johnstown, has played
out, the act creating it having been decid ed as
unconstitutional
In 1885 there were but two pottsries in Trenton,
M Now there several dozen, and the num-
Der is increasing rapidly.
The Chicago Republican is out against the Gus
tom of general kissing of bride at q wedding,
and calls it a relic of barbarism.''
Grace Church, Brooklyn, mi ade its annual col
lection for n issions on Sunday, and tho e1traer
dinary sum OF $4,000 vas contributed.
Chicago calls Its average preachers uninter
e.ting, mbecile, tiresome, religious sausage
makers" This is, to say the least, rather severe.
Discharged-4S3 Of the workmsn at the Phila-
delphia navy yard, on Saturday week. Econo-
my is the policy of the national administration.
New Orleans gained $4,000. by its tax on dogs
last year, and thinks the amount ought to have
been doubled by strict enforcement of the law
According to the returns OF the treasurors Ofico
one hundred and eight foxes and ten wildcat,
were killed in Mexican county during the year
1870
The AHeghantan says Ebensburg claims the
fastest trotting horse in Cambria county-that he
can 90 a mile inside of 2s0. Inside Of 2:9o" is
rich joke.
There is vein of camel coal in the south
western section Of Washington township, Clarion
county, on the ke1d waters of East sandy, six
feet in tn ickness.
Nc use to advertise-is the motto OF cid fsgy
business men. Buyers should keep sharp eye
on sich,'' if they don't want to pay double
prices for goods.
A prescription sentto a drug store in Western
town contained postscript for the guidance OF
the druggist tia it intended for the 'reeleef
of the Kauliek"
Charles SeIlaman, of Federal Springs, Lancas
ter county, whose two little sons were drowned on
Sunday last, was bereft of his reason on account
of the sad occurrence
In one of the Western towns the Irish popula-
ton refused to vote for q candidate because his
name is Fitzpatrick, believing, ne doubt, that
names mean some thing.
A Bostonian visiting England a short time
ago: was inquired of in London III the In
dians in Besten worshippsd at the same church e.
as the white rcsident.2'
The supr.me court Of New Hamp.hire has de
eided that to deprive a deserter of his right TO
vote the fact of his dessrtion must have been
proven before a courtn artial.
A wild kitten in Connecticut killed nineteen
sheep, whipped a dozen dogs, and kept at bay
several men, with ball il its ribs and one broken
leg. 1t weighed twenty pounds.
John Mishler, an old hunter and trapper Of
Somerset county, say. he has killed 3lo deer, 81
bears, and IS wolves besides infinite variety
of small game, In his day. He is 81 years Of age
The Baltimore ADlsrican has article on the
Pulpit and the Press in which it teo truly
SAYS "If a father has a weak and sickly son he
is apt to sgine that he make a minister OF
him.
Rejoic--somo of the Democratic editors. over
| the death Of Hon John Covode. Such hssdish
HalignIty exhibits the true character of the men
Who encouraged the rebels in their efforts to de-
stroy the Union.
| Subssribed-thiry Ave thousand deliars, by
the citize of Indiana recently, to build Nor
NAL school at that place. Let the citizens o.
| Cl garfield initiate their example. A good schosl
building is badly needed here.
Two newspapers in Halifax, ths Chronicle and
| the Recorder, fay or the American side OF the
fishery question and fail to the Justice OF the
| protection given to the Canadian fishermen by
| the Imperial and Dominion governments
| Wilkesbarre leads the state in substantial com
mon sense reform on the woman question. The
! Wyoming National Bank, there, tits repor ID, ha!
just elected lady director, she owning or repre-
| ssnting large amount of the stock OF the bank
The ladies of Paris re fuse to eat their singing
| birds. They dine off cats, dogs and donkeys,
they can even eat their carriage horses, but wher
! it comes toleanaTy birds ni.htingales, ana otnel
pets, they revolt and will sooner starVe than con
| sumo them.
Take of your bonnet, and spend tn
/ afternoon, nay dear Mrs. Slow. We are
| going to have tabIsaux tonight, and an
sure you will enjoy then" Law sake''
thought smelt something good a-cook'n anc
| guess will stop until after supper
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