Cl)c 3xffcvsouictn. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1874. doingr Normal School ? any thing about the It will not do to let the Tlie IVoriual School. Vre we matter lie idle for a single da- if we intend, seriously to .secure such an institution here. There i.s nothing in the way as wc can see but want of will. No other section is making a move in this direction, and hence we are wholly without opposition. And why is this ? No other county can present such inducements of locality as can Monroe, and this is conceded by the silence relative to the matter on all sides. Let us go to work then with a will, and see if wc cannot by ii'wt spring, if not before, have the buil dings ready for the reception of students. .and the certainty of a noble paying Educa tional Institution duly inaugurated. And why not ? What is to hinder ? Certainly not the want of means. It is not as though the $(10,000 required fur the purpose is to be paid at once and sent away to benefit some other locality. On the contrary the whole sum, and the State appropriation of S:-5,000 besides, is to be expended right here at home. The pajmente of course will be called for in instalments, and in the natural course of thintrs it cannot be other wie than that a portion of each instalment w ill for labor or material flow back to its source in time to meet subsequent instal ments. Who can doubt this ? No such an amount of money can be spent in any j-.l iee without every body receiving, in the lue course of trade a share ot it And then again the question of special locality.' Ihis should not even prove a retarding, much less a preventative con si lt ration. The precise point of locality is i nutter of little moment in connection with the 'great object to be obtained. The in stitution should certainly be located some where near the jrreat business center ot the .County, and the question of precise point is a question ot the easiest possible solution Tush around the subscription papers thoroughly and energetically. This is the main thing in the work, to have the necessary number of dollars assured. After this the wi rk of selection will be easy. For want of a better plan to do this we incline to a vote a.s the best possible plan. After the subscriptions are secured, then let the subscribers assemble together and by n'ca ror- according; to the amount of each man's g& On dit, that the Democracy of Pike and Wayne Counties arc casting their eyes towards our fellow-townsman Gen. Burnett, as suitable material out of which to form a President Judge for the 22nd Judicial. Well, as the man selected, whoever he may be, will more than probably be a person of like political kidney an unswerving Democrat they may go farther and tare much worse. The General is a well read lawyer, of fine abilities, has had considera ble experience in the Courts, and would, beyond a peradventure make our old Judicial freund scJiaft an excellent Judge, though we should hate to see him called away from us. "WliAT we heard and saw," next week. Decoration day was generally observed throughout the country. No need to complain of the cold during the past week. Bur your Boots and Shoes of Adam's Stroudsburg, Pa. June4-3t . n . . 1 ' n - oevekal. articles prepared lor this week's Jeffersoxian, are unavoidably crowded out. The crops hereabouts look well. Though the season had a late beginning there is no reason to doubt an excellent harvest. The fruit crop promises an abundant yield. The blossoms were well filled out and healthy and the sett of fruit is very large. ' Rogers L. Burnett, son of Hon. Charl ton Burnett, of Stroudsburg, has passed ex amination and been admitted as a Cadet to the United States 3Iilitary Academy, at est I'oint. Hail Storm. A terrific hail storm passed over Polk and Chestnuthill townships, on Monday afternoon, May 25th. Some of the pieces of ice were as large as a man's thumb. The hail did considerable damage to the fruit blossoms. President Judge Samuel S. Dreiier, has ordered and directed that the time of holding the regular terms of the several courts of Pike county shall hereafter be the third Monday of February, May, September and December. suNscr iption. let the question be settled. and then let the unsuccessful parties join in with a will heartily to second the suc cessful. Can any thing be more fair than Through a mistake the name of Rer. J. II. Sanderlain was omitted in publish ner the programme tor JJecoration day, in our last week's issue. Wo make announce ment of the fact, because he was one of the first to lend his assistance. thb If so we do not see how. After all we do not see that point of locality has much to do either with success of the School or profit to the people. We firmly believe that the success of a Normal School is assured in any event and we are jut as well satisfied that any where within ten miles of the School the benefits of in creased prosperity from its establishment will prove a certainty. To work then fellow citizens, and lot us see what we can do itbout it. Special Notice. Read the advertise- meet of the fall term of the Wickersham Normal School, in another column of the JefFersonian. As the school will be crowded next term, those intending to attend it, would do well by applying early. June 4-4 1 D. E. Sciicedler. 5"The ceremonies of Decoration were performed on Saturday last in accordance with both the letter aud spirit of the pro gramme, though it is a matter of regret that the turn out of our citizens was not more general. The day was beautiful a little warm perhaps but that was not by any means a serious objection and should have deterred no one from doing his duty towards the memory of those who laid down their lives for the preservation of the country and its uoble institutions. As living heroes of the late war deserve our lasting respect and regard for the sufferings they underwent in our behalf, so the dead heroes who ventured and lost life to wipe out the monster rebel lion deserve our warmest and kindest remcm trances for them and their great sacrifice, To devote one day to especial exhibition that they and their brilliant deeds have not faded from our memories, is certainly due them and should be accorded with most melan tholly cheerfulness. We hope another re turn of the day will find us prepared and de termined as surviving comrades, as civic societies, as sabbath schools and as people to show proper floral and patriotic respect to the memory of these truly deserving dead, whose bodies lie burned in our midst. To those who did turn out in the performance of this melancholly duty all credit is due for the faithful and splendid manner in which tiiev accounted themselves, whether as speakers, as choir, as depositors of the flora offerings gathered, or as respect showing spectators. The firemens para-Ie in Scranton on Mon day last is pronounced a grand affair. Among the features of the parade was a company the Union Hook and Ladder Company composed exclusively of col ored men. From their color they were udged to be descendants of genuine sons of Africa. They looked well, in the uni- brms and marched with as much pride and precision as their white brethren. Dullness in business affairs is not bv Miy means confined to this country. In al the European countries commerce and manu futures are greatly depressed, and times are quite as 'diard as they are here. Ther appears to be a general reaction after the excessive activity and prosperity of the last ten years, during winch people have be come accustomed to a state of things which could not last always. The best way out o the trouble for us is to take in sail, and try to restore the financial health ot the country l t l . mi . . uy economy ana nonesty. lhe empirical plan proposed by Congress to pay everbody ; debts and make the whole people busy and prosperous by watering the currency wil not work. It would only be a fresh debaucl for a nation that has been already over stimulated. tr Gen. Bristow, the nevr Secretary o the Treasury, is a man of good standing and cannot help proving a great improve ment on Mr. Richardson. His reputation at home is high, and when, once before, he was nominated fur a Cabinet office, the (selection was generally conuuended. JDSTlIon. Charles B. Brockway of Blooms burg, O. A. Megargell of Orangeville and Mr. E. h. Urvis or Jienton, are announced in the Columbia papers as Democratic candi dates for Congress in the Eleventh District, including Columbia, Montour, Carbon Monroe, Pike and a part of Luzerne. The country hereabouts was blest with a series of delightful showers on Sabbath af ternoon and night last. The weather has been more pleasantly cool since. The ad vantage to the growing crops is incalculable. . Corner-Stone Laying-. The Corner-stone of the East Strouds burg Methodist Episcopal Church, now un der erection in this place, will be laid Satur day, June the 13th. at 3 o'clock P. M. The Presiding Elder ot the .Lehigh, dis trict, Rev. Wm. B. Wood, will be present, also other eminent speakers to take part in the exercises. All are invited to participate. Pastor. Accident. Last Tuesday, jvhile Peter Felker, a resident of Bossardsville, employed in the Lime Stone Quarries near that place, was in the act of removing some matches which were lying by a box containing some powder, the matches ignited and fell into the powder causing it to exnlode. trning Mr. Felker quite severely about the arms and face. Dr. Geo. Jackson at tended to his niedictd wants. What are we doing about the 4th of July. Stroudsburg should certainly have a celebration, if for no other purpose than to show what our two Bands can do, and some of us should be "up and doing" about it. Is it not a shame that our people should be compelled to go elsewhere to give vent to the patriotism that is pent up witnin tnem And another thing, business men, and we write it for your eyes alone. There are dollars and a good many of them too, in a well got up celebration of the 4th. Such .i thin"- draws people into town, and these spend their dollars freely on that day This is the experincee both here and else where. Let us then by all means, have a good old fashioned celebration. . Auditor General. As there has been some doubt about the proper time to elect another Auditor Gene ral, the following act my be referred to as conclusive upon the point : "That at the annual election next ensuing after the death of such person, so elected to the office of Auditor Generator Surveyor General, the qualified voters of this Com monwealth shall choose by ballot one person to fill such vacaixy, who shall assume the duties of such office on the first day of De cember next ensuing after said election, and hold said office for the term of the person de ceased which he was elected to fill." General Allen's term will expire on the first Tuesday of May 1875, and his successor must be elected in November, 1874. . 9 Sunday School Convention. The Tenth Annual Convention of the Presbyterian State Sunday School Association, will be held in the First Presbyterian Church, on Washington avenue, in the city of Scranton, beginning Tuesday evening, June 9th, at 7:45, and clos ing Thursday evening June 11th. County and Town Associations and Schools throughout the State are requested to 6end delegates. Bev. Dr. Vincent, Rev. Richard Newton, D. D., Prof. Lowry, Rev. Prcst, Hays, J.ev. J. eltz, Rev. I. Newton Baker, Gen. J. A. Eea- ver, Jno. Wanamaker, esq., Hon J. Ik. hit ney and other representative Sunday School men of the State will be present. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, and Lackawanna and Rloomsburg Railroads have generously promised free return tickets to delegates paying full fare one way, and all other railroads will sell excursion tickets at re duced rates. The Local Committee in behalf of the city of Scranton extend hospitalities to all pastor?, officers and delegates, with the request that they send their names to Wm. Hadden, Esq., Scranton, Pa., on or before June 1st, in order that entertainment may be provided ; but they can give no assurance of entertainment to de- egates whose names are not received before 3d. Pastors and Superintendents are requested to give timely notice, and endeavor to secure the attendance of delegates. E. W. RICE, State Secretary. F. E. Nettleton, Ch'n Dist. Com. Julius L. Scum ax, a member of the Pennslvania Legislature, from Lancaster county, was shot and mortally wounded by Jacob Wittmer, at Washington, Lancaster county, Saturday night Wittmer was intoxi cated and threatened to shoot his wife, when Shuman entered Witmer's house and inter fered. The bullet entered his abdomen and lodged in his spine, and the wound is consid ered mortal. Wittmer was arrested and jailed at Lancaster. Fair axd Festival. Thursday and Friday evenings the 11th and 12th inst, the Phoenix fire "laddies" will hold an Icecream and strawberry festival, the proceeds of which are to be used in purchasing a team of horses for the use of the corupanj. Every effort will be made to make the festival the event of the season. Their hall will be hand somely decorated for the occasion. We hope the public will liberally' patronize the boys and make the affair a pecuniary sue cess. Religious Notice. By request, the undersigned will administer the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper to the congregations worshiping in the Church at Jackson Cor ners, on Sunday, June 7th, 1874. The services will commence at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and be conducted partly in the German and partly in the English language, Preparatory services on Saturday afternoon previous, commencing at 2 o'clock. All are welcome. D. E. Scikedler, Evan. lief, minister. In accordance with the demands of his thousands and more of customers Mccarty, whose motto is "progression" has added Par lor and Church Organs to his already varied stock of Furniture dealers and UnaertaKers goods. As with every thing else he keeps, his determination is to keep only the best, wnetner as regards material, mechanism, lasting quali ties or qtialitv of tone. The consequence is that he deals only in the Burdett Organ, which is as far ahead of the "yang-yang" things hith erto brought into this market as is the Cremo na violin superior to the Jewshap, or the de lightful trill of the canary superior to the crow This is a decided McCarty issue, lie first sat isfied himself that "there is only one best" in every article he deals in and then he looks un til he finds it. This was his rule of action in ooltlnfr an ort-nn for this market, and in .x..xx. 0 --0-- choosing the Burdett he succeeded most ad mirably. The Organ line is not a new thing for McCarty. He dealt in them before, ob tained through knowledge of the best princi pies involved in their construction, and hence parties desiring to purchase, will best advance their intere-ts by calling on McCarty before purchasing an instrument. In addition to neatness of case and general ornamentation equal to any other Organ, the Burdett is supe rior to all others in purity of tone, and by a beautiful combination of stops is decidedly most perfect of all in those peculiarities of quality necessary to secure a pleasing accom paniment for the human voice. As usual Mc Carty's establishment is loaded down with the finest stock of furniture to be found outside o the cities, and excelled by few stocks in them It is wonderful how he manages "to keep the mill agoing." His daily sales this spring have nearly averaged a good ware-house full, and yet there is never a vacant spot, always a few more left with which to fill up. And yet there are reasons for this. McCarty always keeps the best of every thing, and nothing but the best, and is governed in his trade by that good old fashioned motto "The nimble sixpense is better than the slow thilling." And herein lies the grand secret of his success fair deal ing and liberal prices. Court Proceedings. The several Courts of Monroe county met on the 25th of May, 1874, Hon. Sam uel S. Dreher and his Associates, De Young and Gruvcr, on the bench The Grand Jury had but little for them to act upon. A few cases of l ornication and Bastard were disposed of, aud the fol lowing other cases. Commonwealth vs. Isaiah Keller, au ac tion for fraudulently conveying his property to defraud creditors. The Grand Jury re turned a true bill, when called fur trial before court, the defendant's counsel moved to quash the Indictment and after argument o counsel the court quashed the Indictment Commonwealth vs. Mary Ann Harvey, The Grand Jury found a true bill, lhe pro sccution was for assault and battery alleged to have been committed upon the person o a small step child of defendant. The prosecu tors tried to establish the fact that the defendant was in the habit of cruelly treat ing and abusing the child, but failed to do so the jury retruned a verdict of not guilty and directed Andrew Ileiter to pay oue-third o tl Scrantox had a street parade on Sunday! last, with drums beating, bands playing, banners flying and priests and people in pro-! cession. The occasion was the consecration of a new church at Minooka, a few miles dis tant, under the auspices of the Catholic brethren. Bishop Elder of Natches, Missis sippi, preached the dedicatory sermon. A friend writes us that it sounded a good deal like war time to hear the fuss. As it was an arrangement gotten up in continuance of the eternal war against "the world, the flesh and the devil" of course it was all right, though we have some doubts as to such tunes as, 4 ' wearing of the Green," "Gallopades" and "waltzes" frightening the the old fellow much. But life b made up of differences of opinion. We learn that the recently adopted borough ordinance relative to cows, &c, running at large upon the streets 13 giving rise to considerable cussing and discussing on the part of our citizens. Well, we admit that it is hard on the cows and their owners, in view of the fact that pasture is so hard to be got and so costly, but let us look at the other side of the question. It is hard work to manure and shovel and hoe to get a garden all in order. And it completed and every thing is growing nicely and we begin to make calculations on wading into the "ingons" and raddishes, and beets, and peas, and corn, and beans, and "Kabbitches," as Congress men Paynter used to spell it, it is infinitely harder still to have a wicked cow come along, twist the gate off the hinges, or, in spite of all reasonable precautions, horn the hook of your gate out of the staple, march into your garden and in an hour destroy your work of a month. This too gives rise to some very hard thinking, and some very tall cussing too. Indeed, we do not see how any mere earthly saint can look upon the destruction in any other than the swearing mood. You can judge how it is yourself. If all cows were pious cows that is, cows void of covet ousncss and who could pass a flourishing bed of esculants without being led into tempta tion, or if they could be taught to respect a closed gate or a fence less than a dozen feet high, the case might be different, but as it is, and wjith all the lights of past experience before us, wc do not know but that it will be just as well for Council to insist upon the en forcement of the ordinance. If swearing has to be the result of the matter at any rate, we do not see but that it is the duty of the Borough Fathers to favor that side which will assure the least amount of indulgence in the wicked practice, and to arrive at a proper conclusion in this respeet it is only necessary to offset the number of gardens against the number of cows owned in the borough. The answer is decidedly against the cows. A new house at Cape May, just com pleted for the use of Mr. Hallenbach as a first-class private boarding house, facing the beach near the Stockton House, was struck by lightning on Monday afternoon r . 1 1 . mi 1 in a ternhe thunder storm, ine electric fluid store everything to its progress from the roof of the cupola to the main roof o the house to the ground, leaving a hole a foot wide by eight feet in length. The building was seven by the tin roof. The building, worth Bomc twelve or fifteen thousand dollars, had a narrow escape. 10 costs anu ucicuuaiiL iwo-uuius oi me COsts. Commonwealth vs. Granden Turner Surely of the Peace on complaint of Reuben Potts. The complaint grew out 01 a little 1 ifficult y between two neighbors resid ing in Pocono township. The Court heard th evidence and directed Reuben to pay the bill. Charles B. Shafer was appointed con stable of Hamilton township, and Charles V . Transue for Coolbaugh township, the persons elected failing to appear and qualify. lhere was but one cause tried on the civil list, viz : Frank Merwine vs. II. L. Shircman This was an action upon convenant to re cover the amount of agreement for purchase money. John Merwine, the agent for plain tiff in the Spring of 182, sold the defend ant Shireman, the Ross Common Hotel property for $4750 agreement was made, and Shircman took possession but upon Merwine tendering the Deed, Shircman re fused to accept it on account of encumbrance on the property. The case occupied the attention of the. Court two days with a ver dict for defendant. Storm for Plaintiff, Burnett for defendant. The sale of the Real Estate of George McEwing, of Smithfield tsp.,was confirmed to Daniel Labar for $942 50. Orders of sale were granted in following Estates : Peter Fraly in Jackson tsp., George Altemose in Tunkhannock tsp., Henry Schenkel in Chestnuthill tsp., estate of John Gruvcr in Pocono tsp. Sheriff Henry acknowledged deeds to Henry Hamson for Resaca Tannery pro perty, sold for $5500. 7k. '.1 11 !ii r. T- - TV 1- T.-l -n iaviu nan a 1 lor uesse xrah.e, lvcai res tate, for $1275. John N. Coolbaugh for John W. Van auken Estate sold for $530. Daniel Serfass for Real Estate of Oliver Kresge, sold for $1550. Geo. F. Heller for Maria G. Shay, sold for $3200 The Court directed an adjourned Court to be held for the trial of Civil causes to commence on the third Monday of August. The regular term of Courts were directed to be held as heretofore on the fourth Mon days of February, May, September, and .December After transaction of some business of little irmtortance, Court adjourned on Fri day afternoon to meet on the 30th day of June Decoration Day. Last Saturday, the day set apart for pay- ing an annual inuuw; ui uui uwv "o memory of our heroic dead, was a delightful day. Up to the time of the moving of the procession scarcely a cloud could De seen m the sky. Early in the morning numbers of children could be seen wending their way to the Express office bearing loads of flowers to be strewn upon the graves ot friends ana ft t 1 a. ' 1 .-. - 4 list strangers alike. ADOUt two o aw 'c re cession moved, headed by a drum corps with muffled drums.. The Sunday School from East Stroudsburg joined the procession in a body, bearing banners with appropriate in scriptions and large quantities of flowers. Upon arriving at the Cemetery, the ltev. L. II. Sanderlain offered a prayer, after which the Rev. J. F. Chaplain, delivered an elo quent eulogy upon the dead, whose honored graves were about to be strewn with llowers. He said : My Friends: Gratitude, personal affection and patriotism assemble u.. V e have come tr Wnrate with flowers and evergreens the eraves of our country's defenders, and some of th hest rtromDtinsrs of our nature should in spire us. Gratitude should ; fur we owe them. under Uou, a debt which u wouiu uiiuum, if not impossible, to estimate. Personal ahec tion is the motive with many of you; for these silnt sleeners. who but a little while ago en acted their part in the tragic scenes which cul minated in giving us these precious uiessings of a saved and thoroughly established nauon alitv. are vour brothers, "vour sons, your hus kinds, vour fathers, vour kin. your friends. Pntrinrism rtromnts for we show our love of country in cherishing the memory of those who died in their country's aeience. Xo creater proof of love 01 country can be iriven. than for a man to lav down his life for P ' . .1 " 1 -1 1 ; it. statesmen have ineir names tmuaimeu 111 the nation's heart,-for having fought the bat tie of ideas. Scientists and inventors have 1 conspicuous place in national remembrance for the promotion ot its intellectual anu national interests. Philanthropists and public benefac tors are not fonrotten. Statues of brass or mar ble and monumental columns perpetuate their meraorv. Who will sav that it 13 wrong.' Who would deny them this small recompense' These memorials are tokens not only of esthetic taste but larsrelv of a nation's virtue. And yet none perhaps of these commemorated ones 1 1 f . e : made any real sacnuce 01 ea.se, 01 pecuniary emolument, of any earthlv comfort: but per haps most of them reaped in their life-time a rich harvest f fortune and of fame. But here are men lying in these Cemeteries, who made a sacrifice of all, oiease, ot comtort, ol busi ness. of health, of life, for the defence of insti tutions, which, without them, must have gone down in such hopeless wreck and ruin, that statesmen, diplomatists and public benefactors would have labored in vain and spent their strength for naught. I share. I must frankly confess, with Chan- ring, in Buch a horror of war that the heroes of history are not my heroes, lor the most 01 them are men of blood. ar is such a stu pendous wronjr, such a violation of the spirit o Christianity, such a monstrous scourge and des olation. that I cannot consent to let my voice be heard on an occasion like this, without de precatins and deploring it. IJut there are worse things than war, which war may have to combat and overcome. It is worse, to erive up taraelv to misrule and anarchy. It i worse, to part with liberty and to surrender the dearest rights of humanity. It is worse, to abandon the very civilization of the age anc let the world go back under the dominion of ideas, laws and customs which dmstianitv 1 abolishing and will utterly annihilate. A wa for the prevention of these worse things is-the one in which these m?n, whom we honor to dav. were called upon to liirht. If ever there was a justifiable contest, it was the war in de fence of our national union. We must as soon think of forgetting our revolutionary fathers who died for the gilt of our precious institu tions. as their sons, who died for the mainte nance of them. As the present is the child of the past, so i it the parent of the future. The present gener ation inherits from the past; it, in turn, must transmit to the next. From the dead we have life and what may be infinitely better than life Thee dead men have enriched us with a wealth of peace, prosperity and joy, both personal, do mestic, political and religious, which we can not adequately appreciate. We must guard the sacred trust, augment the store and pass it on to future custodians, if we would have the exateful remembrance of those who nre to sue ceed us, we must accord it to such as have gone before. A golden chain of sympathy and lov ? will thus unite the ages and unity the race. The defenders of our national lite fell in what 1 ,1 ; I may prove to have been the most, eventmi epoch of modern history. It certainly was the most pregnant and important in our history. We shall sadly undervalue the magnitude of these momentous events and of their salutary and far-reaching influence, if we put not some mark of our appreciation of the results attained and of the instruments used in the Providence of God, in bringing them about. It would be a crime against God and human ity, for us so feebly to hold the principles for which these men shed their blood and sacri ficed their lives as to fear to speak them. A lesson written in blood must not be erased from the memory of all the coming generations. It is the lesson of our compact and t-ver-to-be- mamtained nationality. it is the lesson of man's personal liberty. It is the lesson of the equal rights of citizens before the law. It is the lesson of practical Christianity, in the true brotherhood of man. lut in asserting these sacred truths over the graves of those who died in their defence and for their vindication, let us never so far forget them as to utter a word tending toward the alineation of any. Sec tional Btrife should have no place in our hap py land. North and South were not inimical in the contest for personal liberty; for it has been decided by the Divine Arbiter in the tru est interests of both. East and West are not antagonists in the financial issue now before us; for it will be decided, if the teachings of polit ical economy and of history be not disregarded, for the conjoint benefit of both. But while we honor our dead, by the eener- ous promptings of national gratitude and dec orate their names with llowers, let us. ruv friend, so act our part in the drama of life, so stand for the defence of truth and righteous ness and so benefit our generation, that when we fall, grateful hearts will be prompted to dec orate our graves and to embalm our memories; and above all, may we be honored and reward ed in the final day by the Giver of life who has crowns to give to all who triumph through our Lord Jesus Christ. '"'in i1;e 'nu! I Tl t to i s t his Kit!:' !!;. SMI t 1 10 ta tr ATM fi fr fnr-ma T -1 of the nresencn of tlp liV;,,,. i ? i.. come to this place to visit the i Ve they heed not our presence : thev ' nor do tuey know us. To who-,; tt, . u auuivsa uui ieiiiarKs. iNire'v those who sleep in the icry o:n! a -i,-' but to the living. May 1 n J.. u ,,, ,;, whose presence is indicated 1a- ti... '! and mounds? A silent armw.-... . ..' many hearts. One is savins n,- I s buried in this grave. An..il,n,. the bed of my Sister, and others are my Father and Mother are k,th i assembly, Avhile the little nioim-b" ooked upon by mothers with t.. Mn mis is uiu uecp, u;u k. cm j my little babe has been sleepily many years. Nature's lo'.in h i- green but soft mantle over n;v but here are the pinks, the invrt! ivy, which L planted with trei:;l,': True, while our thoughts i!.:it !. soft silent waters of tender ties. i ' i, the streams of human all'jcti ;i w, iT : banks are overflowing, the i i son cheek becomes moistened by tl!;. ..,,.' ;!" ing spring from the fountain' r. sympathy and love. Hut let us c,. ,, thoughts and ask, who are th. .-.. f , dark beds with gentle steps a?:d v 1', i beautiful sweet, and generous 11. .-.v. 1 tiful, because of their format!. n.-, ' , -. tne enquisite delicacy ot t Sweet, because of the honey, th and aromatic odors they contain. A' crous, because they will .., n L ive e ed themselves by laboring to iua breath we breathe ambroMar-. T!;.j butes are contained in the Mnvers v just placed upon the gniv;-s ..f x-,..,., beloved dead. Ihcy are ca.e d th,. , i it. . graves, and we call tins. 1 . Soldiers graves, ibc attribute -c : ; . i a i inese nowers are me most ex these once living, noble and l va were ueautiiui, uue joo:.iiig, i-- 1 1 ; of them voung and strong. wA v,b. their uniform of blue villi in ..-j. and buckles, and with buyer. -ts. a; trlittering in natures sunlil.r. The State of Georgia now hires out her convicts at a certain sum per head, and most of the felons are employed by railroad contractors. A few of them manage to es cape, but they are so closely watched that the percentage of runaways is a small one. very little larger than when the prisoners were kept behind stone walls and iron bars Most of the Georgia journals approve heartily of the new system, arguing that the constant disgrace of working in public attired in prison grabs, does more to re strain would be evil doers than the terrors of incarceration in the cells of the strong est and moat secluded penitentiaries. A few years of experience will test the efficacy of the new Georgia plan of dealing with criminals. ti ne in. lb: i!-:;.l- i - i::-.K-: t!.., ittri have 1 utir .-' t!t. ,,e I iti hue.: 'i bm;, rues. i'V.i- .v.. v i i.e After his address, Harry Wolfs quartette sang "Cover them over with beautiful flow crs," when the command to "break ranks" was given and tli3 silent home of our brave dead was embalmed in natures most beauti ful gift nowers. The graves of those reposing in the Friends grave yard and Ilicksites grave yard were nest visited and the same floral tribute of respect offered. Upon arriving at the old grave yard, the Rev. B. II. Sanderlain delivered an impres sive and touching address, of which we give the following extracts : T.4TXT170 AVTTX n t..x. T 1 n vjc.-ML.&.Mr.a. in oruer tor me to express myself, and to say what I wish to say, u win oe necessary for me to assert, l'irst, mat l teel like one standing in the midst of the dead, and the living. These tombstones by their inscriptions, inform iue of the fact, that the dead are here, and marched step to step into the in defence of their Country, their their little ones, how beautiful and while beautiful thev be; a;i:i' to the mind and heart of e wry 1 In them we placed our hopes in- tl tion of our country, it ilag, i and our families. They jravc. homes, their tenter associations, an 1 u:i!iv other comforts. They went af.K-s.g ::;:;, lived in tents, slept on the gru'.uJ. ;.,...!..; days and nights, and swam riv(-r. 'i'i.-v were taken prisoners and starve 1. Tl.J, fought, shed their bood an 1 ..li. .1. A:: l v j we who are constantly inhaling ;. ranee of their heroic deeds, forget t!. v r spring or fountain from win. u.v i: t: , ambrosial tide of national happ'u. aromatizes our homes, and f.u;::;; never can we forget the.-e noble in press ot memory is sot v;i;i miv,: t-; which is passing, and will luivvi-r ; . : the beds of revolving years: pre-e-i . n-.;:l the weight of heroic fame, pi living v '-.i, burning -words upon the heart- an 1 n.ia 1- i f all coming generations, the of highest honor, of true pntr.iusu! b; '..!, i!f.,f these men. We should never !':.". i . -bratc Decoration Day, by the cn; : - -of the beautiful, sweet and Le:.- re, ; ; f. v, .;-. Much more might be said t ivM !; tl.e al ready highly perfumed credit of ! ; - ous men, a beauty and swei I n - .- -;.;.! justly belongs on the pages of their i.:-' --y. The' have extended the border-' f 1: ; ;.:! Freedom, widening out its area, over v.i.i h with increased pride the An;.;i i ! spreads her once clipped wing-, l.ir I. i ; -.--b-ers are now full grown, and with . meled speed, o'er Freemen's tan 1 : .ri.. They have taken the vail of iV r.i t face of our national banner and ti e 11 :g i our liberty now floats o'er th v-e l ii'r ! without a blush. But v.. ; w .' '..v. opened the doors of cdacail 'i : ,.:.;! development, and the gates .'?;., . gospel of our Lord Jesus Chirst t-i ; ; t ii of our race, which had been shnmeiVly r. :! ' ted. And now; "The wlM.-n..'.- :"; :!. solitary place shall be glad for tin ::). :.ul:l; desert shall rejoice, and blos-om a- d.e r - . it shall blossom abundantly, and r.j -i with joy and singing. The glory i f i. : : , a shall be given into it, the cx vli.-nV'y f Car mel and Sharon. They shall see tb." :; ..-i the Lord and the excellency of our ' .1. The procession then broke r:i:i':s t,:A placed flowers and wreaths up,:i th? r:::v of the soldiers buried there. We are glad to announce that t!.;- " -tion in last week's J EFEKsON i ax ; !:t::.i::? a living rose bush upon each soMiovs envc. has been adopted and will be execute 1 n.it year. We were sorry to sec none of") N.nly Schools participate in the eerci: ' s. I grand turnout of the Fast Strou. day School should cause a blush f ; '. ;0 mantle the cheeks of those - ' i ' -tians who publicaly stated, that "th y v : sooner have their children ! in i i i 1 '-; caravan, than follow a precvs.-ioit t - the soldiers graves." To Miss Susan Van l!ukirk. M: Hinds, Miss Lizzie Kdinger. Coolbaugh and Misses Williams gcr, the soldiers desire us tr ret.v.n for their valuable services in rn -Ay': green wreaths and arranging ue.-. the ladies generally for their 111 cr:i! c tion of flowers. 1 The procession numbered about il.r dred and was the largest ever witn that day in this place. The Tan; to .' and upper Tannery were the only l business which suspended operation purpose of giving their employes an en ity to properly observe the day. There is a grewt depivs-i- u in iv-! business throughout the conutrv. I ton the number ot stores that :;re v; very large. The sudden rebni' : burned district is assigned as tin' ( the dullness. In New York '' of unocouiried stores is ivi 'l'lo d, ! 1 ...... , .'i : -s ae i '.;::--n:t' i:r.'.:- t L:'.I ah'1 h:::t ..1 ,.n e:;::v ;:;:i- : n In (" tleman who devoted much of 1 ing a recent visit to that m f personal innection of the real e to be surprisingly large. Louis, and New Orleans, stagnation is observable. 1 of stores are vac-ant, and w dwelling houses are unoceui A horrible murder was et Summit 1TU1 fSirhon cOUl!1. night of May 10. Kate Lei i1' !'; and beautiful trirl of It"'. bei:. euu J 1 her bomn nnd killed ill soiiiC ' i leW i - just outsido of town. The daughter of a widow. A Wellsboro colt was b. r.i legs, and is alive and d 'in" ,'v''1.
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