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VOL 15.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. MAY 24, 1855.
NO. 27,
Published by Theodore Schoch.
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PETER FRANCISCO. manded bis immediate surrender. His
The Samson of the Western Hemisphere.' gun being empty, bo feigned submission,
As late as tbe year 1836. tbere lived land said be would surrender, attbe same
in Western Virginia a man whose strength time remarking that his gun was of no
was so remarkable, as to win him tbe ti
tle of the 'Western Samson.' He knew
further use to him, he presented it side
ways to the trooper, who in reaching lor
country. While yet a lad, he apprenticed
JOB PRINTING.
Having a general assortment of large, elegant, plain
and ornamental Type, we are prepared
to execute every description of
oar.is, circnUrs, niii Head?. Notes. niank Receipts his arrival, bis time and services were
Justicss, Legal and other Blanks. Pamphlets, Ac. ' anU n ATr WJncfnn nf Virmnia. in
.ft. .. . .
whose service be remained until tbe break
nothing of his birth or parentage, but it threw himself off bis guard, when Fran
supposed he was born in Portugal, from cisco, quick as thought, run him through
whence he was stolen when a child, and with his bayonet, and as he fell from his
carried to Ireland. His earliest recollcc- horse, he mounted him, and continued his
tious were those of boyhood in the latter retreat. Overtaking his commanding of
ficer, Colonel Mayo, of Powhatton,be gave
printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable
crnis,
A.T THE OFFICE OF
T5IE .TEFFERSOXIAUr.
i himself to a sea captain, for seven years,' him up the animal, for which act of gen
j in pay for a passage to this country. On erosity the Colonel afterwards presented
bim witb a thousand acres or jana in
Kentucky.
The following anecdote exemplilying
OLD DOS TRAY.
A POPULAR SONG.
The morn of life is past,
And evening comes at last
It brings me a dream of a once happy day,
Of merry forms I've seen
Upon the village green,
Sporting with my old Dog Tray.
Cho Old Dog Tray's ever faithful, .
Grief cannot drive him away,
He's gentle, he's kind; I'll never, -never
find
A better friend than Old Do"- Trav.
The forms I called my own,
Have vanished one by one
The love'd one?, the dear ones, have all pass'd ' most of tbe engagements in that section,
and towards the close of the war be was
ing out of tbe Revolution. Being of an
adventurous turn of mind, he sought and
obtained permission of his master to join cannot say.
the army, and was engaged in active ser
vice during the whole contest. Such was
i his strength and personal bravery, that
no enemy could resist him. He wielded
a sword, the blade of which was five feet
in length, as though it had been a feath
er, and every one who came in contact
with him paid tbe forfeit of his life. At
Stoney Point, ho was one of the 'forlorn
hope' which was advanced to cut away
the abatis, and next to Major Gibbon,
was the first man to enter the works.
At Brandywine and Monmouth, he ex
hibited tbe most fearless bravery and
nothing but bis inability to write, pre
vented bis promotion to a commission.
Transferred to the South, be took partiu
his peaceful nature and his strength, is
also told of Francisco. How true it Afcwe
but we tell it as it wasold
m m m .Ml
to us, many years ago, while no was sun
living in Buckingham county, Virginia.
One day while working in bis garden,
he was accosted by a stranger, who rode
up to the fence and inquired of bim ff be
knew 'where a man by the name of Fran
cisco lived V
Raising himself from bis work, and
eyeing bis interrogator, who appeared to
be one of the 'kalf-horse-half-alligator'
breed of Kentuckians, he replied :
'Well, stranger, I don't know of any
other person bv that name in these parts
I A. w
i e
'Well, I reckon you ain't the man that
I want. I want the great fighting man
I've heard tell so much about. The fel
low they say can whip all creation and
awav ;
Their happy smiles have flown,
Their gentle voices gone,
I've nothing left but Old Dog Tray.
When thoughts recall the past,
His eyes are on me cast;
I know that he feels what my breaking heart
would say,
Although he cannot speak,
I'll vainly, vainly seek,
A better friend than Old Dog Tray.
Kaintuck to boot.'
engaged in a contest which exhibited in a j I can't tell you stranger, where you'll
. f -W-
striking manner, in sell confidence ana ; find that man. 1 don't know such a man
A Holy Pack of Cards.
Richard Middleton, a British soldier
once attended divine service witb the rest
of his regiment, in a church in Glasgow,
Plain Talk About Relations.
Relations are a perfect curse. Happy
is the man who has the fewest of them.
Most of the unhappiness in this world is
Instead of pulling out a Bible to find the .owing to relations. It they are rich and
Axioms for Teachers.
An interesting paper, lately read be
fore tho United Association of School
masters of Great Britain, lays down the
following principles in education :
1. Tpnpiiprs nf limited canacitv. or
- i j
the company to winch he belonged. The yuu.uium:. jjv uat yuu 2 Mjn Qf a jraagination, having
latter ordered him to put up the cards, will, (and that may not be as much as it ' mond of language, and also
nun nn riTU ri nicfi i nnnfinirnii mill Mr v t mm u
service before the Mayor and preferred a1 -Hiey never thank you lor the least lavor
formal complaint of Richard's indecent you d them, but receive it as a right.
behaviour.
"Well, soldier," said the Mayor, "what
excuse have you to offer? If you can
make an apology, it is well ; if not, you
shall be severely punished."
"Since your honor is so good," replied
Richard, "as to permit mo to speak for
myself, an t please your worship, 1 have
nnMiimi.isni of character, almost invaria
bly become superior teachers.
n Tw;csinn of character almost inva-
If you have official influence, the whole I forms an eicracnt jn the qualifica-
irineis uown on you now uiumiug tu tiong of a superior teacher,
night, for places where they can get pay I 4 Jen wbo aro deficient in general
without work. They demand it and they i knowiedge and cnthusiam of character,
will have it. are crenerally bad teachers, even though
Your wife's relations generally consider ; t- possess great technical acquire-
you an intruder into their high circles, cts
unless you nave property, ana iiieu iuoj 5 An earnest maD imbucd with a lovc
been eieht davs on the march, with the chuckle with delight at the thought or : , cLildrcn : rarev bad teacw
-P . ' , , mmo in tnv i in t linnpr. ' ' . .
horn ol nnriTinn rF n c vnnnnn norr nv nnri UtJIUK UUlt lu wuii - r
-.v, t ,i f
cofl rrn n TOlilo Ur CISC, UnQlDR IUU ui yuui '
or any other good book." On saying this .has your chief love by which they per- ,
u;i,n, Am 1,; r,nnh nP nnr,a nnd 1 ceivo their own influence is diminished,
presenting one of the aces to the Mayor,
continued his address to the magistrate
as follows :--"When I sec an ace, may it
please your honor, it reminds me that
there is only one God ; and when I look
upon a two or three spot, the former puts
me in mind of the Father and Son, and
the latter, of the Father, Son and Holy
Ghost; a four, the four Evangelists, Mat
thew, Mark, Luke and John; the five , five
they soon begin to tear her conduct to
pieces, and to pity poor John with his
upstart little wife.
If you want money, relations have nev
er any to lend ! if you lend to them good
bye to it forever. Scandal, jealousy back
biting, and uncharitable constructions
mingle in every discussion and taint eve
ry transaction.
If you have the mistortune to have an
;n rchn WPr nrrWd to trim their estate held in trust for you by a relative,
lamps, (there were ten, indeed,) but five you will quiciciy learn something ot the
COURTSHIP.
Jennie "sighed, and Robin seized her
Pretty little trembling hand,
Then with out-stretched arms he seized her
Half reluctant form, and and
" Loose me f but be clasped the tighter
'Jennie, say wilt thou be mine!"
Then her bright face grew much brighter,
And she whispered, "I am thine."
Then they clasped each other fondly,
Close together as two brickF,
And they kissed each other soundly,
And I left them in that fix.
courage.
One day, while reconnoitering, he
stopped at the house of a man by the
name of W to refresh himself.
Whilst at the table he was surprised by
nine British troopers, who rode up to the
house and told him he was their prisoner.
Seeing that he was so greatly out num
bered, he pretended to surrender, and the
dragoons, seeing he was apparently very
peacefully inclined, aftei disarming him,
allowed him considerable freedom, while
said Francisco, resuming his work, as a
hint to the other that the conference was
ended. But the Kcntuckian was not to
be bluffed off, as he would term it.
'Look'ere, stranger,' said he, returning ! three
to the charge, 'what might your given
name be V
your worship may remember, were wise,
and five were foolish; a sis, that in six
days God created Heaven and earth ; a
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seven, that on tne seventn aay ne resi
nature of accounts, and be informed of
the pressure of bard times! Your income
cut down by fraudulent or unfair charges
for services or commissions, or perhaps
ed from all that he had made ; an eight,
righteous persons who were saved from
the deluce. viz : Noah and his wife and
! three sons, and their wives; a nine, of when you have unluckily ca.
I the lepers cleansed by our Saviour, (there I pie of hundred on account of
i were ten. but only one offered his tribute j tor. On the other hand, if
service.
'Ah 1' returned the other, 'you're just
the man I want to find,' at the same
time riding inside the fence, ho dis-
they sat down to partake of tbe food mounted, and tied bis animal I a rough,
which he had left when disturbed. Wand- iunsrainlv Indian ponv to one of tbe
'My name is Peter Francisco, at your 0f thanks;) and a ten, of the ten command
ments."
Richard then took the knave, placed
it beside him, and passed on to the queen,
on which he observed as follows :
by deductions for some old disputed claim
in the family, with a world of good ad
vice, you receive perhaps five dollars,
of I when you have unluckily called tor a cou-
T Mm lficf mifir.
you are poor,
and in absolute want, and your own broth
er is a millionaire, he will suffer you to
languish for the want of the smallest aid.
There are hundreds of rich 2arvenus m
New York who never speak to their re-
.-V "I"l
thought I'd saddle old isiossora, ana just, ; K your honor will not be angry with
ride over and see what stuff he's made of me" returned Richard, "I can give you
and here I am. And now stranger, I'm tne same satisfaction on that, as on any
Valuable Receipts.
To become rich Save your money and
scar your conscience.
To become wise Eat, sleep and say
nothing.
To become popular Join the strongest
church, and all the secret associations.
To become Respectable Say yes to
every other man's opiuions, and have
none of your own.
To become exalted to a little office
Be ready at all times to act as a tool for
big men.
f t.lir nnnnn llations, and who, in fact are ashamed of
of Shnha. who came from the uttermost them. We know personally, of teachers,
erina out into the dooryard, he was ac-. posts. 'My name is Big Bill Stokes, all arts of the earth to hear the wisdom of , boarding-house-keepers, seamstresses, sis-
: posted bv the paymaster, who demanded! the wav from Old Kentuck. Iain the Snlnmnn ns W nnmnnnion the kin? does! ters, mothers, brothers we had almost
. J - . ... ... -r- -r - "r- . o. .ii-i, r
j ot nun cveryiuing or vaiue auoui, miu, uu
j the ri.k of his life, in case of refusal.
'I have nothing to give,' said Francis
i - i i
co, kso use your pleasure.
'Give up those massive silver buckles
in your shoes,' said the dragoon.
; 'They were the guts ot a Inend, rc
i plied Francisco, 'a-nd givo them to you I
i never shall; take them if you will, you
, have tbe power, but I never will
: them to any one.'
Putting his sabre under his arm, the
j soldier stooped down to take them.
: Francisco, seeing bis opportunity, which
was too good to be lost, seized tbe sword,
and drawing it with force from under the
arm of the soldier, dealt him a severe
blow across the skull. Although severe -,
ly wounded, yet being a brave m,an, the
dragoon drew a pistol and aimed it at his
; antagonist, who was too quick for him,
however, and a3 he pulled the trigger, a
blow from the sword nearly severed his
wrU, and placed him tors du combat.-
To become poor Be honest and void , The report of the pistol drew out tbe oth-
of su-picion. or dranoons into the yard as well as v
To become insane Speak your scnti- ' . who very ungenerously brought
out a musket and told him to make use
of it. Mounting the only horse they
could get at, he presented the muzzle at
the breast of Francisco, and pulled the
trigger. Fortunately it missed fire, and
Francisco closed upon bim. A short
Kentucky frame chicken. I am. lean p i, dmixt .Knur nf TTpavnn. and of Kinsrt said children fallen into the most wretch
out run, out-hop, out jump, knock down, George the Second." cc condition, for want of even the com-
and whip any man in all them diggings, j "Well." returned the Mayor, "you have monest sympathy and aid from their rel-
.... r. r. 11 1 , I . y ' . I . ..1.1 1 1
So, as I heard tell ot a reiiow down nere- given me a good description ot all the auves. roriunaceiyme law compels pa
abouts who could whip all creation, I Cnrds except the knave." rents to support their children, or few
I .1 .1 "I
wouiu UO It.
Already the world is crowded with the
forsaken fatherless, and the air is filled
with the wail of distress and tbe deep
sighing of tbe poor, for tha alleviation of
whose comfortless troubles, God alone is
sought.
We sometimes think that Providence
has permitted these dreadful evils to exist,
co, 'you've mistaken the man entirely, "Whether he be the greatest knave or not;! to prepare as for the final separation of
givej to see
home.
most starved tor a fight, and I'm bound :n tne nnck."
who's the best man, before I go j "No," said the Mayor.
It's all in good feeling you know, I "Well,"retumed the soldier, "the great-
and if you lick me why, I m satisfied, cst knave I kDOw is the sergeant who
but ' , I brought me before you."
'Stop a minute, stranger,' said hrancis-j i don't know," replied the Mayor,
ments without consulting tue oracles.
To become unfortunate Print your
thoughts.
Courting in a Right Style.
"Git eout you nasty puppy let me a-
Innn. or I'll tell ma!" cried out Sailv. struggle ensued, which ended in his dis
to her lover Jake , who sat about ten arming and wounding tbe soldier. Tarle-
feet from her pulling dirt from the chim- J ton's troop of four hundred men wero
nev iam. 1 now in sight, and the other dragoons
"I am t tcchin on you, Sal," rcsponoeu were aDoui lo auacn mm. ouuiug ma
jake case was desperate, he turned towards an
I'm no fighting man at all. and it l was,
I've nothing against you to fight about.'
Well, I don't know; is thero any oth
er Peter Francisco in these parts V
'No, not that I know of T'
'Well, then j-ou're the man, and you
must fight, I've come all the way from
Old Kentuck, and I ain't going back
without knowing which is the best man.'
'But I won't fight. I've got nothing to
fight about, and I tell you I won t Jight;
'Dam'd if you shan't fight, stranger,
I'm bound to lick you if I can if I don't
you must lick me.'
By this time Francisco had become
angry at the importunity of his visitor,
and determined to put an end to the
scene. Seizing bis antagonist, therefore,
by the seat of his buckskin breeches, and
the collar of his hunting shirt, he threw
him over the fence into the road; then
leisurely going to where his pony was
tied, he unfastened him, and taking him
up by the main strength, Lkrcw him after
his discomfited rider.
The Kcntuckian raised himself from
the ground, perfectly dumb-founded by
but I am sure he is tho greatest fool."
The soldier then continued, as follows:
"When I count the number of dots in
a pack tbere are three hundred and Bixty
five so many days are there in a year.
The cards in a'pack are fifty-two so many
weeks are there in a year. When I reck
on how many tricks there are in a pack,
I find there arc twelve so many months
in a year. So that a pack of cards is both
Bible and almanac, and prayer-book to i
families and connections in another world.
Very probably. But, in this world, the
Lord deliver us from our relations ! N.
Y. Leader.
me.
The Mayor called his servants, order
ed them to entertain the soldier well, gave
him a piece of money, and said ho was the
cleverest fellow he ever heard in all his
life.
What "Sam" Means,'
Every body has read of the peregina
tions in this country, recently, of an ec
centric individual whom the newspapers
A Mysterious Transaction.
We have been favored with the partic
ulars of a very strange affair in the town
ship of Salem, this county, so far as those
in that section, affected by tho transac
tion, aro permitted to know the whys and
wherefores of the mystery.
Several weeks ago, Mr. Curtis, one ot
the most upright and honorable men of
the township, received a brief letter, with
out date or signature, printed with a pen,
purporting to have been mailed at Phil
adelphia, enclosing one hundred and two
dollars, in good bank bills; with a request
that he would distribute the money to a
bout fifty different individuals mostly
neighbors, a list of the names being ap
pended, and the amount going to each,
, snt onnosite the name respectively. Mr.
l II
o. ine love ot teaching is generally as
sociated with a capacity for it, but tho
converse does not so generally bold true.
7. A man of superior teaching powers
teaches well by any rational method ; but
ho will always teach best by that method
which is suited to bis peculiar capabilities.
8. Men generally teach badly when they
attempt to teach too much, or when they
do not duly prepare their lessons.
9. Presence of mind, and that confi
dence which is basjsd on self-knewledgc,
are essential elements in' a good teacher's
character.
10. Success in teaching is more depen
dent upon the capabilities of the master
for teaching, than upon his technical ac
quirements. Teaching power is not al
ways associated with superior talent or
acquirement.
Teachers and Scholars.
The School Journal for the past month
contains several decisions or great im
portance; and among others, this one, in
regard to the power of the teachers over
the scholars, out of school :
The authority of teachers over pupils
out of the school house, is a question o-
ver which the Department has, under tho
law, only advisory, and not absolute pow
er; and deference to former decisions on
the subject, has delayed instructions thus
far on this point. But numerous and in
creasing complaints from single schools
and entire districts, of bad conduct and
acts of insubordination, at the school
house and under the eye of the teacher
and directors, have been received. Theso
cases are demoralizing in their character
and subversive of the discipline of the
schools, yet neglected by parents, and not
properly cognizable by the Courts, re
quire the statement, here, that in the o
pinion of the present Superintendent, the
jurisdiction and authority of tbe teacher
over pupils is neither limited by the school
house walls nor to the time the school is
actually in session; but that, as a general
rule, in all matters legitimately connect
ed with the schools and tbe manner? and
morals of tbe scholars, the teacher's jur
isdiction commences at the momeut when
pupils leave the parental roof and con
trol to co to school, and continues uutil
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their return from school.
denominate "Sam." It is evident that
this mysterious personage is an indefati-, Curtis upon consultation witb nfew friends,
An old acquaintance of ours (Billy
Kemp) was a house, sign and ornamental
painter in an immensity of artistic pur
suits. His genius was not only extraor
dinary but versatile, giving evidence of
tbe latter in one particular instance. A
grocery keeper, desirous of making a
splurge in the outside embellishments of
his store, encased Billy to paint somo
engaged
A . t 1 f
sitrns. Among tnem was one on wuicn
nuiu iuu nuiuo ujt iu vu,
gable politictan, and very fond of the polls.
We have been puzzled for a long time to
fix his identity to discover whether he
was Sam Houston, Uncle Sam, or some
foreign gentleman of distinction who trav
cled incog
prominent
"Well, perhaps you don't mean to nuth- adjoining thicket, and as if cheering on a
,in vnrV" i party of men, ho cried out, 'Come on, my
Tn r dnn'f " ! brave boys, now's your time; we will soon
"Caus you are too tarnel scary, you dispatch these few and then attack tkejSUch an exhibition of strength, and after
1onr-lefr!red lantern-iawed. slab-sided, pi- j main body!' at the same time rushing at rubbing his eyes as though he thought ho
"eon-toed, gangle-kneed owl, you hamt 1 the dragoons witu tue iury oi au euraguu ( mignt not nave seen ciearjy, no moumcu
Sot a tamed bit .of sense, get along home ' tiger. ibis pony, remarking, 'Well, stranger I
frJfli vnn " They did not wait to engage bim, but reckon you'll do. I reckon it's about
"Now, Sal I lovc yoa, and you can't fled precipitately to the troop, panic- time for me to make tracks. If anybody Doctor of the order to explain the mys-tjf not ajj of the mcQi wcrc living within
help it and if you don't let me stay and struck and dismayed. Seizing upon the ! asks you about that fight, you oan tell . tcry, and he expressed his readiness to'a radius 0f six or seven miles. Several
court you mv daddy will sue your'n for ' traitorous villian W , brancisco Cm you hoked Bill btokes most contound-
was about to dispatch him but he begged cdly.
and plead for Ins life, that he lorgavo
him, and told bim to secrete for him the
eieht horses which the soldiers bad left
concluded to make tho distribution m
good faith, and we learn he has nearly or
quite completed the task. Judging from.
the residences and ngca of the persons
nnmwl. it wnuld nnnoar that tho list had
, -ri
A lew days since we asKeua,beon iUadc from some data going back
Know Nothing a learned l.w tvenntv vnnr is nt tW, timo mnst
iMin
c
court you, my daddy
that cow he sold him t'other day. By
be said he'd do it Sal."
'Well look here, Jake if you want to
court me, you'd better do it as a wmte
man does that thing : not setting off there
as if you thought I had pizen."
"How dn airth is that Sal?"
"Why side right up here, and hug and
kiss me, as if you really had some of tbe
bone and sint-w of a man about you. Do
you 'sposc a woman's only made to look
at, you stupid fool you? No they're made
for 'practical results,' as Kossuth says
to hug and kiss, and sich like. "Well,"
said Jake drawing a long breath, if I must
must, lor l uo love you oai," and so
behind them.
"Rising. As the sun in all splendor
was peeping over the eastern hills, a ncw-
Pnmmvln flint. Tnrlnfnn lv married man exclaimed, 'The glory of
had despatched two other dragoons in the world is rising !' His wife, who hap
scarch of him, he made off in the adjoin- pened to be getting up at that moment,
in-wood and while they stopped at the' taking the compliment to herself, sim-
house, he, like an old fox, doubled upon Pcrea
their rear, and successiuny evaaea tueir
vigilance. The next day he went to W
for his horses, who demanded two
of them for his services and generous in
tentions. Finding his situation danger
ous, and surrounded by enemies, where
Francisco
he should havo found friends,
Jake commenced siding up to her. like a was compelled to make the best of it,and
magpie poker going to battle. Laying left with six horses, intending to revenge i letter. Cleveland Plaindcalcr
i.: if i n Tiirnrn Time:.
What would you think, my dear, if I
had my new silk gown on V
Tbere is a letter in the Cleveland Post
Office, directed as follows :
'To the big red-faced Butcher.
With a large wart on his nose,
Cleveland, Ohio.'
The clerks expect a licking when they
his arm gently on Sal's shoulder, we thought
we heard Sal say :
"That's the way to doit, old boss: that
is acting like a white man."
"Oh, Jerusalem a-n-d pancakes 1" ex
claimed Jake, "if this ain't better than
any applesass ever inarm made, a darn
sight ! Crick-ee! buck-wheat cakes, slap
jacks, and lasses ain't no whar' long side
of you, Sal. Oh, how I lovo you 1" Here
their lips camo together, and the report
that followed was like pulling a horse's
hoofs out of the mire.
himself upon W
man,
but, as he said, Providence ordained that . A rascally 0d bachelor asks 'what is
I should not be his executioner, for he mosfc digcuit operation a surgeon can
broke bis neck by a fall from'one of the perforni7 To take the jaw out of a wo-
very uorses.
Many other anecdotes are told of Fran
cisco, illustrative of his immense strength
and personal prowess. At Camden,
whero Gates was defeated, he retreated,
and after running along a road some dis
tance, be sat down to rest himself. lie
was suddenly accosted by a British dra-
goon who presented a pistol and
Bill Brown says that his Shanghai
rooster is so tall, that ho has to get down
on his knees to crow.
A Yankee in Iowa has taught duoks (o
swim in hot water, and with such sun
de- cess, that they lay boiled eggs.
comnlv with our renuest. whether he
has done so in good taith or not, wo can
not say; but here is his explanation, which
at least, is ingenious and remarKable.
"Sam," he said, "takes his name from the
initial letters of the following formula :
Fsnntmitinnnlia Amc.riccr. JWatnstcr : 7
--"O J
that is to say, S. A. M. moans "Master of i benevolent meaning, as many of
North America." If this is not the true ' cjpicnts, and those receiving the
reading of the riddlo, it is good enough to
be true. It seems to imply that the atore
said Sam is the "coming man" of the U
nited States, whose rule no one shall gain
say
ready
come
of the list arc now dead and in such
cases, Mr. Curtis pays the money to tho
widows, or to those authorized to settle
the estates. No word nor circumstance
connected with the letter gives any inti
mation of tbe source of the money, or tho
cause of its distribution. It can have no
the re-
1 A MMAtf
cipients, ana moso ruutuvmg iuu
sums are men of wealth. It can not have
a social meaning, as scarcely any two i
tems are of alike amount, and as no par-
and under
neath the representation of a whale.
Well the sign was finished and brought
to him. The whale didn't suit the gro
cery keeper didn't exactly come up to
his ideas of one of the monarchs of tho
salty deep.
'Look here Billy, what the d 1 do you
call this?' says he.
'Call that? Why I call that a whale,
and a first rate imitation, too 1' said Bil
ly. Whale? Nonsense I It looka more
like a hog.'
'A hog?
'Yes, a regular hog !'
'Does it though ! Well then, by golly,
I'll make a hog of it! Old Porkiey the
butcher, wants a hog painted, and I'll
just take this 'ere fuller here and put legs
on him and let him have it.'
And half an hour afterwards the whalo
had legs attached to it, and was sold for
a perfect representation of a Porkor.
There's genius as is genius.
Important to Killers.
We feel that scarcely a miller in Penn
sylvania has attended to the obligations
of the following act of the Legisla
States, whose rule no one shall gain- tv t0 tne transaction, or any one else ture, which was passed April 15, 1S35,
Perhaps, however he has come, al-, iuereabouts, can imagine whence or why 1 aud may be found under the head of Iu-
j) or perhaps he is only "coming to ue money is thus disposed of. The a- spections, section 3S, Pardons Digest.
." IV. O. Daily Delta. mounts named for different persons vary j3 due to "the purchaser and community
and are made up witb an odd number of frenerallv. that it should be complied with
cents. Some received only G3 cents, oth- ;mTnndintelv. And as many of our millers
A gcnious in Ohio has just perlected a , dollars and odd cents. Tho 1invA snmft s;s or emht different brands.
tho items falls eiguty cents tuey are liable to heavy penalties tor cv-
tbis old mode of
purposely
rifle that-knocks the Minnie into a cockcu t t i f
hat. lie placed an ounce ball in it on . horfc of tbe monoy cuciosed, thus leaving ' cry mQnlx tiey continue
Tuesday evening last, and fired at tho lirno..lv thfl, nmount t0 Mr. Curtis for Wmoaa
r .. 1 ll 1 t I J .. .. . VHO.UWM..-.
sky. A few momonts afterwards, the dog . . gcrvjC03 in making the distribution.
star commenced howling, and in such a ynen tbe money was paid out as direct
manner that the people of Cleveland "aro j d wr:tcr 0f the letter said bo would
satisfied" he was wounded in the thorax. ncard frora a.
Where are your French gunsmiths now I
irrnin.
The fame which
noss no friend need
ca-? keca "uown.
follows
hold up,
truo grcat
and no ene
my
"Every miller and bolter of Flouv for
exportation, shall causo his brand-mark
as aforesaid to bo cutercd with the Clork
of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the
County where he- resides, together with
his namo and place of residence, under
i ' which ha shall have exercised his said cm-
' Never expect others lo keep for you a ploymcnt, without having made pueh
'secret which you could not keep yourself, entry."
Who can solvo this mysterious bushess?
-Jloncsdal Herald, May 17.