Raftsman's journal. (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, January 20, 1864, Image 1
4l- 5? - V. iriF ygr v ' 'www w . BY S. X EO.W. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1861 VOL. io.-m 21, TERMS OF THE JOURNAL. The Kptsm.' JounsAL is published on Wed nesday at Sl,oO per annum id advance Auveb TisBeTS inserted at SI. 00 per square, for three or less insertioni Twelve Hues (or les counting a square, For every additional insertion 25 cents. A deduction will be made to yearly advertisers. 3ju.0inc5i.ci 'jjivcftovy. 1KVIS BKOTHKRS. Dealers in Square Sawed Lumber, Dry G'Kidg. Groceries. Flour, Grain, ,io , Ac, Rurnside Pa., Sept. 23, 1803. 11KEPERICK LKiTZlNGKK. Manufacturer of II kinds of Stone-ware. Clearfield, Pa. Or .Jeriaolicited wholesale or retail. ' Jan. 1, lhfi.'J C1UANS A BARRETT, Attorneys at Law. Clear- field, Pa. May 13. lsG.1. t. crass. .:::::: w.u.ter babrett. TjOUERTJ. WALLACE. Attorney at Law. Clear J i field. Pa Office in Shaw'o new row. Market ireot, opposite Naugle'S jewelry store. May 20. HF. N AUG LE, Watch and Clock Maker, and . dealer in Watches, Jewelry, Ac. Room in liraham's row, Market street. Xov. 10. II RUCIIER SWOOPE. Attorney at Law, Clear 1 . field. Pa. OEei in Graham's Row, fourdoo 8 vest of Graham A Boynton'a utore. Nov. 10. .J P KRATZER Merchant, arid dealer in Boards and Shingles, Grain' and Produce. ',....1 v. .1 tl... flanul,! Pa I ii 2 U7" ALL ACE A HALL. Attorneys nt Law, Clear field, Pa December 17, 18o2. wili.uk i.trAi.ucR. ::::::: : joii.vo. hai l. m A rLEM.MIXG. Curwensvillo. Pa.. Nur.ery 1 . man ai:d Pealer in all kind. of Fruit and Ornamental Trce. Plants and hrahbory All or ders by mall promptly attended to. May 13. rlI.LIAM F. IUW" IX. Market street. Clearfield, Pa , Healer in Foreign and Domestic Mer chandise. Hardware. Queenaware, Groceries, and 1 tin ily articles generally. Nov. 10. ynHNGl ELICH. Manufacturer of all kinds of Cabinet-ware, Market afreet, Clearfield. Pa. J!e also makes to order Coffins onshort notice, and ntreiids t'uneraN with a henMe. April!. 'ill. I K. M. WO'lllS. pKATTiriNtJ PlIVSICIAN, and I f Examining Surgeon for Pensions. 'tFi'V. South-west Ci.tr.er of SWoud and Cherry Street. Clt-arfiell, Pa. January 21. ISOil. it 7" . SH AW. M. I . has resumed the prne V . tie.-: of Medicine ami Surst'-ry in hawsville. V:m n. whrrr he ?till re-peclfully solicits a con tiiiUHiioe'nf public pi'.n.nage. May 27. l.-M. M'UNALLV. Atr.rnev at Law. Clearfield. Pa. Pis'iiiocs in Clearfield and adjoining roil:, I i. -a. oi'.oeiii iiw DrioK DH! !iin 01 .1 . nnyn t iii. 21 ffrc.-f. one door south of Lanicb's Hotel. I IC11AKU MOSSUP. I'ta'er in Foreign and l)o I i nic.tiic Dry Goods. Groceries, flour. P.acon, 2.1-juow. Ac. Room, on Market street, a few doors te-t .f Juiirwtl tjjfirr., Clearfield, l'a. Apr27. f MU0.MP.S0N. A WATSOX. Dealers in Timber J. S.m Logs. Boards and Shingles. Maryvillc, iearftfld county, Peiin'a August II. .t. w. Tiiovpto.s : : : : : jas. k. watson. 1AKKIMER A TEnT, Atturr.eys at Law. Clcnr J field. Pa. Will attend promptly to all logul ii. other liusine.is entrusted to their care in Clear field mid udjoiiiiiig i'oii.:ties. Augmt i. IS.ifi. j vi! WM. CAMPBELL offers bis f-rofessional I setiee to the ciii.ens of Mosbamion anil vi vihity lie can be Consulted at bis residence at nil t in.en. unless absent on professional business. M.isli union. Centre co . Pa.. May 1."!. ISSlo. ir .M ALBERT A BUM'S. De iters in Dry (ioods. Uroeeries. Hardware, "ueensware. Flour, l:r. hi. eic . Woodlan-. Clearfield county. Penn'a. Alio extensive dealers in .ill kindsof sawed luni )tr iiiu.lr.s. and souare timber. Orders solici t' J Wood.'siid. Aug. 10th. I8C3. T MlI'iMAS J. M'CULLL'II. Attorney at Law. 'li-.uticid. Pa. t'Ciee, east of the '-Clearfield c-. I'.fti.k. leeds and other legal instrumentspre- 1'iretl with proinplni-ss and sccuracy. July i' . d bpsh. :::::::: t.j.m ciii.loi.uh BL'.SH A M CLLLOUGH .S '.'oli.ki:tiov e'KFicR. Clkarpibld. Pens'a. DR. MTCJiS MEOKJIM l.S.A fresb supt ply of these invaluable Family Medicines mr for sale by M. A. Frank. Cleirfield, consisting ! I' tin Cnrri ; Tlixlorai'Vi , a greateure for coMj :i:.J rough ; .m l Anli-Ijuiohs I'hysir. They have 'ten thoroughly tested in this community, and a:i- lii-tiiy approved. TllVTHEU. r.tt w.vf Fm & .1 f.w eLITv stokh.- t Tli uiidersigned having located in the bor "nh of Clearfield, (at tjie shop formerly occupied fcv It Welch as a jewelry shop.) is prepared to Ki wu.-k of all kinds on the most reasonable terms, "he cvli will positively be expected when the "rit is delivered. He 'is confident that hecan imt beex.-elli d by any workmen in town oreonnty Came nve' finnrall ttJte&ien of the Hi if Watrh April.-62-ly-p.l. ! It. LALC1ILIN. 4 I'CTIO.NEEK. The undersigned having J been Licensed an Auctioneer, would inform the piti2pns of Clearfield county that he will at tend to calling sales, in any part of the county, "''merer called npon. Charges moderate Address, JOHN M QUILKIN. V May 13 Bower Po., Clearfield eo., Pa. V B. Persons calling sales without a proper !i "O'e are subject to a penalty of 5Q, which pro Tj'ion will be enforced against those who tnay'vi "'ate the ame. Bl' . K L E V'SP A T K X T LIT MBKRDRTED Hi' SI PKRHKATF.l) STEAM. The under '.'gned respectfully informs the people of Clear 1ld and adjoining counties that he has the agen '7 of the abov? patent and will sell individual, ur,ty or township rights for it,s use The lnm 'r dried by this process is stronger, finishes bet is easier on tools, and requires loss time in "fyin thau any other proees known, drying I r,cil lumber perfectly in 3fl hours better than anJ months under' the old system using the "iie amount of fuel per day that a common kiln 'onauiae. The certificate of a number of resi st mechanics well known in this community is wnply sufficient to convince the most sceptical of x. "tiltty. Persons desirous of purchasing rights , Jlress JOHN' L. CUTTLE. Jii. 13r.3 Cearfield. Peun'a. MILLINERY & FANCY STORE. MRS. H. D.WELSH, RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCES. TO THE LA mF.a of Clearfield and vicinity thafshe I haj opened a Millinery. Notion'and Trim toing store, on Second Street, next door to t T .,- . , ... , . ...la. i.uicu a noiei, wnero ane win db bid 17 t0 rece've ordert for either work or goods, nod pv0net' maJe over into the latest New York a Philadelphia stylo, on short notice. By pur ...Z1"!! ften she will alwavs have on hand the J.T ?test Btye! of Dre Trimmings. Hats, Nn sU . ?ds- ColIar- Sleeves. 4e.. which she will ' n . tallest possible profit for cash . Afield, p, SoV 18. 1S63. Select OH, BE HOT THE FIRST ! Oh ! be not the first to discover A blot on the fame of a friend, A flaw on the laith of a lover, Whose heart may prove true to the end. "We. none of us know one another, ' And oft into error we fall ; Then let us speak well of our brother, Or speak not about him at all. A smile or a sign may awaken Suspicion most falpe and undue; And thud our belief may be phuken lu hearts that are honest and true. JIow often tho Hht smile of gladness Is worn by the triends that we meet, To cover a soul full of sadness. Too proud to acknowledge defeat. How often the eigh of dejection j IS heaved from the hypocrite's breast, To parody truth and affection, Or lull a suspicion to rest. How often the friends we love dearest, Their noblest emotions conceal ; And bosoms the purest, siucorext. Have eocrets they cannot reveal. Leave base minds to harbor suspicion. And small ones to trace our defects Let ours be a noble ambition. For base is the mind that suspects. Vie. none of us know one another, And oft into error we fall ; Then let us speak well of our brother, Or speak not about him at all From the Scalpel HOOPED SKIRTS ARE THEY KEALTHITLI l:r EDWARD II. DIXON, M. D There are fow subjects about which more stujiidiy iil-natnrfil leiuarks liave been made by tlioughtltirij I'eopio, than that simple de vice tor woman a coiuturt the hooped tkirt. We always thought i'avoiably of hoops from early association witlj that glorious race of women, our revolutionary grandmothers, when we listened to the description of one of lii se stately minuets given in honor of the inauguration of General Washington as rrc.-ih-nt of the United States. Hoops were invariably worn on all occasions vi cer emony ; 'tis true, we then had no omnibus or railroad cars in which Women of bad breed ing, and of t u wf)ie temper, could display these accomplishments, by mistaking the vehicle ibr their own private carriage, should any hurried or wearied pedestrian seek a Hc-at Lsii'Je them ; ii'-ir ttus It" ihcu v-iimary to go to market or shopping in an evening or ball dress : even on grand occasions, the train was looped up on one or both sides ; because the wearer bad tin' good sense to see that an apartment was of limited space, and a man could not annihilate himself for her convenience ; but the hoops were am ple, and grAndly did they become the weax eri. for they too were grand and ample wo men ; we have seen the co.-tly brocades and the high-heeled slippers, but the hoops lung since went into the oven or great Franklin or Ten Kate that warmed 1 1:" parlor or cook ed the dinner in tho-e primitive r.ml anti shoddy days. The hoops were made ofui stantial hickory; and we have oi'ien trapped rabbits on the very spot where some of them grew. The ladies were usually content with three circle-", so disposed tmit they gave the most eh-cant and article; -disposition of the ich and in-.tv v iabi iies, wi.ich. umi.-:e most of the modern material, would almo-t tand alone v.ithoat either the wearer or the hoops. In those days when most of the wearers Auic irw 1 iiiv. i ."5 i ni .t o iui'.rv. nut liic n-room or bread-trav, thoo ennninsh' devis ed little springy circlets that now give such an exqui-ite and Vemss-like curve to the tournure as it sweejis downward and fails into (lie grand mid loop-iikc folds of the skirts, were entirely unknown. You may completely clothe a barrel with the stoutest hickory without impairing its excellence ; but we should be loth to wail?, with a part ner thus arrayed, even if our ardur in the dance would permit us to ignore the con tact of the lower cirtles with our tibia and fi bula, cv (breathe it softly) our shins. Truth to speak, however, dear ladies, the smaller circles were quite unnecessary ; for women in those primitive days had a fairer chance for life and beauty. Muscle and a superb outline, were not considered vulgar, nor did she of the acuminated elbows and anatomized bust and hips, have a coad jutor in the crochet-needle and the vinegar bottle, in her malicious ridicule of a young women whom nature had formed as woman ought to be formed, with the vital organs, breasts and pelvis, adapted to the grand end and object of her creation the crowning glory of her pcx a family of heathy chil dren. We consider the modern hooped skirt one of the most admirably artistic and health giving devices of our time ; and no sensible person can fail to appreciate its benefit to the young girl or woman; we will give our reasons ior" this opinion; of course they will be entirely professional, for w-e are no man-milliner. It is conceded by all correct observers, and fully recognized by our anatomists and gym nastic teachers,that the nmsele3 of the thorax and its appendages, the arms ami abdomen, are not used more than one fourth as much by our modern women as they are compell ed to use those of the legs ; nearly all the movements which our unfortunate young people are premitted to perform by the in exorable fiat of Japonicadom are what may be called passive ; her hands must be rev erentlv and lovingly folded across her chest in order that their whiteness may not suffer bv permitting the least motion ; the lungs, of course, must be kept quiet, not only be cause she is not allowed to walk fast enough to require much air, but because the posi tion of the arms and the weight of the fore- The negroes sold them in Washington, or as it was then called. Bear Market. A lady might often be seen carrying them home oa her arm, with the family dinner following her on that of her servant. : ' V - ' " ' arm and hand resting upon the lower ribs, will not allow their elevation so that the air tan euter the lower part of the lungs at all; at best, but a sixth part of those hlegiving organs are used, and only their upper part fully inflated ; now if the hooped tkirt Ihj hooked to the jacket in four places, at least, and not left to rest upon tho hips, the read er will perceive that the backbone and all the muscles which inclose and etoady both the great cavities of the body, and keep them elegantly erect upon the hips,, must carry both the hoops and the skirt ; then these may be made both light and elegant, or heavy and grand as the seasons may re quire ; while drawers of material adapted to our tevero winters, may be so artistically adjusted, and supported by suspenders, as completely . to protect and clothe the limbs, without the necessity of the .skirts fco girding the body by drawn cords to keep them and the drawers in place, as not only seriously to crippie all the viscera, but to interrupt the healthful action of the muscles of the abdo men, and worse than this, to compress all the veins that carry back the blood from the lower liinbs to the heart forpuriiieatioi!, and often, as we have seen, to render the integ ument, below this girdle of many cords, very perceptibly dropsical. Every lady if she will u.-e her eyes, can see this for her self ; the '"horrid marks" that they cause, she often laments. Now, readers, if the lungs are only used one sixth part, the mus cles of the body scarcely at all, and the ven ous blood from the lower limbs, prevented from returning at the full rate of five sixths of the speed intended by Nature, when you are walking even at the snail's pace you are allowed to, what must be the result on the nutrition of the muscles of these ? for you know they act and grow by blood alone ; de pend upon it, though you may make them dropsical and deceptive in size, the3" will not help yon to dance as well, or to go up and down stairs. And this brings us to another great evil ; if we will sacrifice so much to brown stone fronts and the fancied necessity of fashiona ble streets ; if we must live in houses furnace-warmed, and eighteen feet by live sto ries high,"for pity's sake let us so distribute the load of dress our climate requires, as to allow every part of the bodv to be used to carry it up-stairs. let the jacket or the shoulder-strap give the chest its share of the work ; in a word, let our wives and daugh ters shoulder their loads, J f thnv would havr their (.dys prolonged m tle land. If the ladies will pardon us, we will ven ture a hint on the dimensions of the skirt : its most excellent end is to insure the unres tricted use of the limbs in walking ; it must, therefore, be of sufficient diameter to allow a full step and the necessary space for the under-clothing ; if it restrict the stp in the lea-t degree, it is too small ; no woman should be ambitious of a short step ; the longer the step the more breath required, an i the greater development of the thorax and lurm-s ; quick and energetic walkiinr, wjh the shoulders thrown bark, will do as much for the growth of the vital organs a singing ; woman must dress warmly, keep her feet dry, walk more, and eat more, or she will never fulfill the great object of her creation. Jnvida View of Sebeldora. The original letter here copied is in our possession. The Quartermaster General, to whom it is addressed, was at the time at Lynchburg, Ya. JST. V. Tribune. coxfedeuatf, statks of amf.btca, War. Dk.part.uext. Richmond, Ya., November 14, 1803. (jtT.nkral : Your letter enclosing a com munication from Larkin Smith, Assistant Quartermaster General stating that many of the farmers of Warren. Franklin, and Johnson counties, N. (J., refuse to pay the tax in kind by delivering the Government's tenth at the depots established by you, and that many others are known to have conceal ed a portion of their grain and productions, and attempted to destroy all evidence of the amount produced by them, has been received. It is true the law requires farmers to de liver their tenth at depots not more thau eight miles from the place of production ; but your published order requesting them for the purpose of supplying the immediate wants of the army to deliver at the depots named, although at a greater than eight miles, and offering to pay for the transport ation in excess of that distance, is so reason able that no good citizen would refuse to comply with it. You will, therefore, promulgate an addi tion to your foimer order, requiring producers-to deliver their quotas at the depots nearest to them by a specified day, and noti fying them that in case of their refusal or neglect to comply therewith the Govern ment will provide the necessary transporta tion at the expenses of delinquents, and col lect said expenses by an immediate levy on their value at the rates allowed in cases of impressment. If it becomes necessary to furnish trans portation, the necessary teams, teamsters, &C must be impressed a in ordinary eases. All persons detected in secreting articles subject to the tax, or in deceiving as to the quantity produced by them, should be made to suffer the confisca tion of all such proper ty found belonging to them. . - TLp nponle in the counties named, and in fact nearly (ill the western coun ties of that State, hare, ever evinced a ' disposition to caril at, and even resist, the measures of Gorern meiit, and it is quite time they, , and all others similar disposed, should be dealt by with becoming rigor. Now that our ener gies are taxed to the utmost to pubsist our armies, it will not do to be defrauded of this much-needed tax. If necessary force must be employed for its collection. - Let striking examples be made of a few of the rogues, and I think the rest will respond promptly. Yours, &c, James A. Seddon, . - ;. ;- ... , : Secretary of war. j - General A. C. 31 vers. "'"' ABUSE OF THE STOMACH.' It is one of the mysteries of human nature that mankind abuse themselves in some re spects worse than they would animals. The careful farmer sees that his stock has every thing needful to health and comfort, that it is under shelter, and has enough, but not too much, to eat ; and from this prudent provision for his own pocket's sake, the far mer goes straightway to his own table and eats greasy fried meats, vegetables sodden in uutter, ami pastry or pudding as a make weight to keep the load down ; the fanner is only the representative of a class, for ma sons of all conditions in life are guilty of similar practices. As this performance is solely a matter of individual concern the law has no risrht to interfere. but.V shunl.! like to know why a man in such a case is not equally a suicide with him who saps th foundation of life with slow but subtle nar cotics laudanum, opium in other forms, auu me immoderate use ot tobacco r Perhaps we erred in drawing ;m Hliist. tion between a man and his beasts, because tne latter seldom or never exceed the bounds of the instinct which nature has provided them with; but this trait being removed in the sentient being man he gorges himself to repletion, auu sooner or later his or her posterity fall victims to the abuse of the stomach. Some digestive organs are "strong fortresses. Fifteen-inch shot in the shape of huge, doughs', apple dumplings. Greek fire in the semblance of scalding liquids, followed by deluges of ice water at the same meal, rifle shot and Mime bullets, disguised as pickles and sharp spices, have no appa rent effect. ' 'Pshaw, ' ' says the robust read er, "mj' stomach can stand anything. I never was sick in mv life." All that is oolite probable: but the strongest fortifica tion in the world cannot resist the slow ad vance of rifle-pit, sap, mine and parallel, and the engineer knows full well that when he puts spade into the ground the strong hold is virtually his.. The comparison holds good with the stomachs of men : although for a time the individuals who compose gen erations of families may defy disease of the peculiar nature discussed, their posterity will le enfeebled until they are literally swept off" the face of the earth entirely, or their blood absorbed into new and healthier organizations. Thus we see races, or rather families, die out; so great names perish. In some cases drink has destroyed the coat- -iir-tiie MmiaCA,. Ill OtllHii ii!ii living and dissipation generally, kept up through a series of s'ears, are the sap and mine of which we spoke previously. To paraphrase Patrick Henry, "Is money so dear and ease so sweet as to be purchased at the sacrifice of life and health?" Far better, in a physical sense, the humblest la Ixner, with his simple fare and regular hab its, than the millionaire and his disordered constitution. The latter is of no more use to civilization as regards re-populating the world with healthy human beings than a wooden puppet. 1 he great social vice of the American peo ple is eating too much and too fast. We are as a race natural!' nervous in tempera ment. and this added to the evils first-mentioned ' results in the long, lean physiogno mies characteristic of the nation. When an American business man takes dinner he does so generally with over-eagerness and a sort of gulping choke, as if it were an un pleasant duty which is painful to witness. In all probability his mind is actively en gaged in calculating his profits aud losses, w hen he should be wholly at ease and cheer ful. Now, every one must know that such practices are wrong that they are not what nature entended. The organs of the human bod', particular the digestive ones, are deli cate in the extreme, and when used rudely nature revolts aud disease results. If it is disputed that stomachs are naturally deli cate, we may take the case of a hardy out door worker ; confine him to a sedentary or partially sedentary life and require him to overload his stomach as too man' men do, and then mark the result. He will as assur edly become dyspeptic as any one else. The punishment inflicted on such infrac tions of common sense are severe but justly imposed, and the remedy is as simple as obvious. Of all the ills that fle.-h is heir to there are none more ' distressing than those which arise from indigestion. We are not of that class who put faith in nostrums, bit ters, purges and the whole nauseus category of the pharmacopoeia for the reduction of the disease in question. When the system is already enfeebled we are to sustain it, not debilitate it; and this can only be done by food of the proper kind, taken in the right way at certain times. Wc are not going to run a raid against doctors or poach over their field ; but we do think that patients afflicted with dyspepsia have the means of cure within their own reach. We have no recipes to furnish, as we are not exactly in the medical line of business ; but we feel it incumbent to lift up our voices asrainst the universal abuse of the stomach and digestive organs which prevails so extensively. Ad vice is very cheap, and those who fear the approach of a disordered condition of the parts mentioned, should take . measures in time to prevent the real attack. . Nature makes feints in every part of the system : she hangs out he'ad aches and stomach aches, pains in the back and limbs, horrible lassi tude and inanity generally over the whole system, as warnings that ere long the grand attack which cannot be repulsed will take place. Eat slowly, and even solemnly, if you must, reader ; but be cheerful and merry "if you can ; eat slowly ; make your teeth do what nature intended they should, and do not delegate their work to the stomach ; it has no teeth and is intended for another than nmstii'jition. Live temperately and avoid excitement ; eschew quack medi cines : eat only the best and simplestfood.and if jou do not recover wholly you will at least be improved, and certainly will be living in c bedience, not only to the laws of nature, but to those of prudence and common sense: i . itftjSttum'js journal CLEARFIELD, PA., JAN. 20, ISM. COBEESPONDEiTCE OF THE J0UKNAL. Letter from Philipsburg. PiiiUi'sbcro, Pa., Jan. 11th, 1SG4. Dear Journal. How tliankful we so journers on this terrestrial tcrrnfinna should he, that the (treat Dispenser ot all coodne has permitted us to eujov the blessings of civilization. I love to seethe day of rest for all man and beast kind, come its weekly round, and men lay aside the roltes of their avocations, aud wend their wav to church. to hear the words of that cosnel as handed dowil from generation to generation for oigntcen Hundred and sixty-three years. And vet. another fright meets our ee. See the children, their faces learning with hap py smiles and joy depicted on every leature gaily trip alouu towards that srreatest ch ili zerof the nineteenth eentun-, the Sunday .yuooi. j nippy cnudren! long may yon Jive to enjoy the blessed privilege ot wor shiping Him. who said "suffer little chil dren to come unto Me," according to the dictates of your own conscience ; or at least .1. -J. -1 . uiar oi your parents. When I look around and see business flour "shine; on every side, the busv hum of indus try wafted on every gale, 1 pause to hear the thundering of cannon, the roir of musket ry, and the clash ot steel. None is heard All are moving on the even tenor of their way, as though gnm-visaged mars was not on this continent. Put alas! for the sad ixurn ; see tnat nie oi veterans pass, mev seem joyf ul and happy. Ask these heroes of Gettysburg, whether all is peace, happi ness and joy down on the Kapidan afar ditferenfc sight is presented. I hey answer, "where one bloomed the fruitful fields of the old dominion, is now a wide, desolate and apparently sterile waste. In the valleys, on the hill-sides, (he mountain-tops and down their slopes, lay the Ixmes of manjT a brave soldier, bleaching, to mark the sad re membrance ot this unhappy war." Put The day, the jr;eat avenging day. When this rebellion in the Aunt shall lay. And the rebel's power and the rebels self shall fall, - And one prodigious ruin swallow all, is not far in the distance. God-'gpeed the imr'wwn" Is hist assuming the busincrm activity of a great commercial centre. W here m the name ot com, does all the corn go to that is hauled from the cars at tins point, isince the railroad has been completed this far, and freight cars run. (which is only about a month) at least 50,- U00 bushels of corn came over the rails. If there is any corn-fed critters in Clearfield count', that never seen a nubbin in their lives before, the' will certainly get a nil) of Geres this waiter. As to the start of hie it is utterably impossible to give any guess how much has arrived at this depot. It is just as natural to see a wagou with at least one oarrel ot the great preserver m tne end, as it is to see a horse as the motive power revolvimr the said wagon onward towards the machines that are to finish the journey of the said staff in this vale of. consumers. The running of the cars from Sandy llidge down to our town is a great advantage to tlie lumbermen, and consumers of grain and flour generally. The company deliver a car at this place for ten dollars from San dy Fudge that is much cheaper than they could wagon it down. A -double or eight wheeled box car will hold six hundred bush els of ears of corn it is six greyhound miles to Sandy Ridge by the "pike" a two horse team could haul seventy-live bushels of ears of corn, and it would take at least fix days to haul it. At $4 per day is s?21. Here is a saving of $14, besides expenses. Oh, the rail road is a great institution ; and t he more so, as it saves the "greenbacks." It makes a great difference to the "wagoners of the Alleghanics" from what the old regime wa.s. The same trip that only a few years, yes. in deed, months ago, required from four to five days, and an indefinite number of "break downs," is now accomplished in one day. So we go, steadily, slowly, but sure, on, on f Our obliging and worthy conductor, Wood, of the passenger train, has shuffled off his insignia, and ascended one rung higher in the ladder of rail road fame. He now holds the reins of assistant Superintcndant of both the Tyrone &, Clearfield, andTyrone & Lock Haven Ilail lloads. Dan is a good fellow, and I hope he may "go up." 3Ir. Caleb Tipton succeeds Mr. Voodr as conductor. He was baggage-master previously, on the same train. He is a kind, generous and o bliging young man ever ready and willing to give passengers any information in refer ence to the running of trains. I congratu late the passengers, who .may take a "ride on a rail ' over the Tyrone & Clearfield Kail Pioad, on being in. the care of conductor Tipton. . ' The cold snap continues. Boreas is play ing some fantastic capers with Balmorals, and in some cases has transcended the con stitution. The Weighing it improving, and the bovs and girls are improving thesleigh ing. Greenbacks are plenty inflated "cops" are patiently awaiting the panic. They have recovered from the shock they received in October. When will they see its like again ? Why next November ! Leroi. Thoughts on Hew Year's Day. Mr. Editor. To-day we are permitted to haU the dawn, and beginning of another year. The year eighteen nundred and sixty three has passed and gone ; and to day it is numbered with the things that were. Not only has another jcar passed away, but with it many of our dear associations. Many du ring the past s-ear, have been deprived by the relentless hand of death of a dear friend or associate. True, this may not have been the lot of all. yet it is nevertheless an undis puted fact, that the past, year has brought; sorrow to the hearts of many, and mourning to many happy homes. Some who one year ago hailed with delight the beginning of the New Year, to day live only in the memory of kind friends. On last New Years day they were as cheerful and happy as we are to-day. Whore are they now 'i ' They have passed leyond that lurne from whence no traveller returns. The bleak and chilling winds of winter sweeps o'er their graves, and 1 sings a mournful reouium to their memory. Their places arc vacant at the family fire side.. Others, who on that day stood fear-: lessly between us and a vindictive foe, in defence of our noble country, now quietly sleep beneath tho blood-stained sward of some long to be remembered battle-field. Not only is the past year to be remember ed on account of the sorrow occasioned by death, but it is a year which will never lo ' forgotten by the American people. The e yents which transpired during the past year in the United States of America, will be re corded in histu-y, to be read by after gene rations with feelings of deepest interest. During the silnimer of eighteen hundred and sixty-three, the martial tread of hostile armies have been heard on the fair plains of the old Keystone State. The roar of artil lery has made the hills of Pennsylvania to tremble, and her soil has leen stained with the blood of patriots and rebels. ' Yet, amid all the conflicts of the past year, iU joys and its sorrows, many of us have passed safely, and surrounded by friends we pass the first day of" the New Year pleasantly. And as we sit in our comfortable dwellings anil hear the howling winds of winter without, should we not rememlicr those who are far away upon the tented plains who are deprived of the blessings of home and the society of friends who arc ieriliiig their lives in our defence, and in defence of liberty and the Union. Yes, to-day, feelings of gratitude and sympathy should swell up in everv loy al heart toward the noble soldiers. We are now about to enter upon r he duties of an other year, and ere it shall close to give place-to another, many changes will have occurred. Some of us will doubtless have gone the wav of all living, and those of us. ' who may be permitted to witness the begin- mngoi anot ner year, win know that we are . a year nearer eternity. e. l.- Chestnut Ridge, l'a. Jan. 1, 18f4. A GOOD STORY. Dnrinff Rolert Hellers late brilliant, Vn.- h-ncToi,,).iir vnokmtfaTt(imW''&i: classes of people the musical and refined, the milionaire aud merchant prince, the -mechanic and the artizan, in fact, even-class of society found its representat ives within the theatre, each night of his performance. Une evening a gentine specimen ot tho genus verdant, with his girl on his arm. pre sented themselves at the box office, and de manded. "What's the tax to the show ?" "Fifty cents," politely answered the tick et seller. "Well, I guess I won't back out anyhow here's your tin." Receiving his tickets, greeny cutered. draging the young lady by the hand. Thi peculiarity and the oddity of their dress, soon made them the observed of all obser vers. Heller shortly after commenced hi illusions, which were wondered at with eyes and mouth wide open by our rustic pair lie occasionally ejaeuiatted in pretty loud tones, "Thunder," while she would exclaim "Mer cy ain't it queer ?" Feat alter feat was presented, aud receiv ed with the plaudits of the audience, until the introduction of the ' "Aerial Bell," a glass I ell suspended by a simple cord from the centre of the ceiling, and used in an swering questions. After, a usual perfor mance with it, the question was asked : "Is anybody in the houso in love and wihes to get married ?" "Yes?" "IVay tell in what part of the house they areV' . The bell immediately designated our rus tics, who looking atoneannotheras a pair of doves, apparently in their own happiness oblivious to all surroundings. "Ae they engaged ?" "No.". "Will they cvct be ?' "Yes." "When will it take place ?" "Tonight?" During these questions and answers, our rustic liad been gradually opening himself out like a jack-knife, and now attained his full attitude ; w hen pulling up his bhirtcol-: lar, and stirring up his crop of flax colored hair, lie exclaimed, breathless with joy, and excitement : , "Say, say, you mister ! jest ax that' thing if Nancy Jane and me is to be spliced togeth er, and if he say yes, I'll give you the best horse in Butler county, and call our first boy after you." Shouts.yellsand peals of laughter followed this announcement, and Nancy Jane suffus ed with blushes, pulled his coat-tail, and begged him in her most entreating man ner : . ' . ... k "Now do, Ike, please sit down, wont you, now?" . . Ike, however, too much elated with his success, and unmindfull of all around stretched his body as far as possible over the balustrade, and in a voice audible in every, corner of the house, cried out ; . ; "Dod rot it, mister, do jest get that thing : to say yes, and dog my cats and buttons if I don't call all my babies boys and girls, after you, and lick anybody that says grass to you, tO boot", ' . , . You can readily imagine the entertain ment was short that night, and when over,1 . the happy couple mere made still happier, , as the minister made them one for- life, io j the presence of Robert Heller. . . .. ; Tell a man ta a single word that he took a' late breakfast. At ten. u.ate.V ' . "-,' , .