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JDcwtcfr ta polities, literature, mgruultuve, Suuiic, iltbraliti), auir flfoettcral JntelKflence."
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V9feP'T ..9f bxJ telfY
, mmma i i , . t --. p' i -jiff i rwaM
v"sy Ym b.s wi u - R
t For Rats :155oc, Roaches, Ants
JlccI Bugs Hlotlis iti Furs Wool
ens iiiMicls on Plants, Fowls,
:p? u??o a5c.soc. and i,ou Boxes, But,1 Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, &c,
lie, nnd Flasks. 3 and 55 bizes Tor Ho- l purchased with a view to the ac
ut, Public Institutions, &c. , HMjfe tion of the new tax and tariff
"Only infallible remedies l;novn." 1 laWS' tliey nre PrcPared to offcr
MPree from 5PKsons.M . 1 JEjL rarc bargains to purchasers.
""iVdt damrerotrs to the Human .Family."
"Rnts come ott of their holes to fiiel"
tJjrSold vWliolcsolc in nil large cilies.
-Sdlll bvo!!l 'J$ruggitts and Retailers ev-
crvwhere
OT-MIocwure'!!! dfnll worthless imitations.
tJ-Seclhat " GostxrV name is on each
'feifA, 'Bottle and Fl.isk, before you buy.
03-Addrcss HENRY R. COSTAR.
'Sold bj
W.TIOLUNSIIEAD,
Tliolosn.le'Sr.Retiiil Agent, StrotidsburgPa.
March 24, lfeGl. Gm.
A LECTURE
TO YOUXG 31 EX.
Just Published in a Scaled Envelope.
Price Six Cents.
A Led arc on the Xatitrc, Treat.
client and radical cure of Spcrmatou
H(r&. or Seminal Weaknrss, Involuntary
.. o i rvj ... .. l r.., wi: . . .
10 Jiarrinjri gi'iieraiiy. iurvoiisiit;,
lMiysical IncajKicity, resulting from Self-A-
Cuse, &c. By KOirX .1. UUJ. ISItU'hLL,
M. D., Author of the "Greeti Book," Sic.
The world renowned author, in this admi
rable Lecture, clearly proves from his own
perponal experience that the awful conse
quences ot belt-Abuse may be eltectually re
enoved without medicine, and without dan
llioutdan
jjorous surgical operations, bougies, instru
ments, rings or cordial, pointing out a mode,
of cure at" once certain and effectual, by1
which every sufferer, no mailer what his
vniidition may be, may cure himself cheaply, :
privately, and radically. THIS LECTURE
WILL PROVE A BOOX TO THOUS
ANDS AND THOUSANDS. ,
rfent, under seal, in a plain envelope, to;
-1 .1 wsi.-.- icwi7 nn mrt i i ?t nf ctv !
, 1
ifliers. :
.... . .... . .
Address the pub
127 Bowei r, Sen'
' 1 t
ficc Ikjx 45?0.
" 1 .1
June 1G, 150 i. ly.
DR. W. l WI'DIOR,
Of Philadelphia.
here he has been in successful I raclice j
for number f years, with the experience ,
of all the different Ilospilals, &c., is new j
permanently located at Allenlown, (Office,
Schncck Lagle Ilctel ) where he wi.l be m j
tnct attendance to all Professional calls. U
No Patent .Medicines usrd or recommenc
ed. The remedies administered are those
which will not break down the constitution,
itul renovate the system fr'7,i a 11 injuries it
has sustained from in-proper treatment, and
lve the syiitcm ;a a healthy and perfectly
cored condit'.on,
Mekncholly Abberation, that slate or ali
enation and weakness of the mind which j
renders persons incapable tf enjoying the:
r'.caMircs or ncrformiug the duties of life.
DYSPEPSIA. That flUlresMiig disease
sail fell destroyer of health and happiness,
undermining the constitution and yearly car
rying thousands to untimely graves, can nios-t
emphatically be cured.
RHEUMATISM In any form or condi
tion wairatitcd currablc, Epilepsy, or falling
cickneis, all chronic or stubborn cases ol
Female Diseases, radically removed. Salt
Medicated Jacket, which is a protection
the Lunga against an cnange. o wtuer ,
- . I . C .1 '
a . comes, iiaving ... .w
thecause nnd character of intermiltciits, (te-.
Ter and Ague.) in all parts of the United ,
States will cure permanently all Chronic
or Acute cases of Ague and Nervous diseas-t
s, in n few days. i
TAPE WORM.-Tht dread to the Hu-,
man Family, can be removed and permanent-
''Consultation in my office in the English
nnd. German language, free of charge. Will j
iu wu.... ---"- j ".IT";; r" ' snectfullv inform his old triensa, anu u
if K m v"l n rw T xj i uhi'i nil ill I nil I'l ii I iiiup.
rues ana cru.u.uu u u, - u . , Morally, that he .ally prepared
baffled previous medical tK.u, can tie cirra - , in ,lisline with promptness,
by proper treatment; ana i ao say, -jes PIItlnrior even to what he was
Consumption) can be cured by wearing my s . , .,. ,irfmv
make visits any distance. Wednesdays and ip m, .4. ' - J-X" ; in
Saturdays set apart for patients from a dis- that produced by any other establishment in
tnnce. May be addressed by letter (confide,,-, the country. The new loundry and Ma
ii.lly.) and Medicines sent with proper di-1 chine Shop is located on Walton Senear
rectki to anv nart of the country'. Elizabeth street, in the borough of Strouds-
Dr. W. H. WITM01L
Office in Eagle Iloiel Building,
AMentown, Lehigh Co., Pa.
September 1, 18G4 -ly-
JHASOIV tock,
Glazier, and Paper Hanger, '
Will attend to, and proirptly execute, all
i t 1 THAm
orders will, wmenne may oeiavoreu. x ....
bis long experience m ine v'ariou f
oi us Business, ue iee.s con imeut u, .Cuu y
n onliro cnlic nn inn iti Ilia li.nrlr MP1
,K -o.uwv.. ...o t and splendid lot of new and fashionab e lur-
mar be found at bis shop, on Simpson; " 1 . .
Btrlet, Stroudsburg, Pa. turc' such as
Patronage respectfully solicited. (ft Bureaus, Bedsteads, Tables,
March 26,1862. j Vp Chitii s &c. .
HOW ill BD ASS OCElT IO IT , which he will dispose of cheap for casK or
" ; c TifixXDELPHiA.. read; Pay- He has alsaon hand a cbolce
Diseases of the .Nervous, Seminal, Urinary rot ot inu1tUnrc
and Sexual Systems new and reliable treat- bill M0UlUlUo,
ihent in Reports of the HOWARD AS SO-, which He is prepared to make up m, frames
GIATION Sent by mail in sealed letter to order, or dispose of as purchasers may re
Gnvelopes, free of .charge. Address,' Dr. J.- quire.-
SKILLiN HOUGHTON, Howard- A"ss.oc.ia-- The Undertaking business promptly at
fton; No. 2 South Ninth Street1,-Philadel-itended'tO' as usual1. .,,. ;
phia, Pa. I MORRIS SMILEY.
December 17, 1863. ly. j Stroudsburg, Pa., Feb. 26, 1864. tf.
PJIOENIX DRUG STORE.
DREIIER & BROTHER,
(Successors to Durling & Boys,)
Respectfully notify the public, that hav-
i .1 , . , .. . .,
ing purchased the above establishment, they
. ! 1 1 -1 T 1 1 r 1 l
win continue uie urug anu iueuicine nusi- .
ncss, at the old stand. The room is commo
dious, and is fitted tip with every convenience .
for the dispatch of busincssand the accommo
dation of customers. Having made large ad
ditionsto their already largustock of
lltuAUiAi,
If you want pure, fresh Drugs and MeJi- Z.Z ir 11 a 01
dues, call on Drchtr & Brother. JP1 Kelrle1rl deceased, will attend to
Ifyou want first quality Paints, Oils and e dut,es of h,s appointment on Friday,
Bye Stujs, call on . Drehcr & Brother. thc 10th day of February, next, at 10 o'
If you want Perfumery, in almost endless clock, A. M, at the Prothonotary'spfficc,
'variety, call on J)relier& Brother. , in Stroudsburg, at which time and place
' .If you want Lamps and pure, safe and 5 all persons having claims or demands a
chcap Burning Oils, call on gaiusfc said balanpc will present thc same,
Drehcr & Brother. 0r be debarred from coming for a share of
it you want any ot the most popular Pat- 1
cnt Medicines, or those which are not quite
so popular, call on Drehcr & Brother.
If you want thc best Cigars or a choice
article of Chewing Tobacco, call on
Dreher & Brother.
If you want Physicians Prescriptions
carefully compounded, call on
Drehcr & Brother
Ifyou want pure Yincs and Liquors for
medicinal, sacramental or other uses, call
on Drehcr & Brother.
If 3ou want the best of Hair, Tooth, Nail
7 7-r..ti. tj l- rt o r '
una yituu iiruaiiis, yuinua, ouifua. Vsuaiiiui
icsand Toilet Articles
it tii mill 11 fnll rrn
,3 "
Dreher & Brother.
In short, Ifyou wantany thing usually kept
i:t a well regulated Drug Store, you can only
mi sure to get a pure and genuine article by
calling on
Drehcr &. Broth
er.
The undersigned hope, by strict attention
to business, and a desire to meet the wants
of the public, to merit a continuance and in-
crcat:c tMe patronage heretofore extended
io me I'uoenix.
GEO. II. DREHER. E. B. DRDIIER.
Stroudsburg, Oct. 22, 1SG3.
LIVERY BUSINESS.
Wnii Huntsman, Proprietor.
Having purchased he stocky Jp
lately owned by Kautz and n
'Huntsman, I tal;e this onportunily to
notify my friends and the public generally,
that 1 have added considerable new slock to
in mn nrl it ill fftnllmirt lho liiicinocc nl
i the old stand, on Franklin street, where I.
. 1 1.1 1.1: . 1
lam prepared to hire horses nnd carriages at
j the lowest cash mles. My horses are safe,
j fast and gentle, and their Vehicles consist of
.all kinds, to suit tba lasle or the fastidious.
Attentive ostlers a1 rt-ays on hand, and drivers
! furilisbn.l U'll.-n rlucirn.l P-ll nnd coo fir
yourscivc& slranscrs taken t0 any pait 0f
,;ie Counl cl ghorl nolice Tj w, C(jn.
tijllie lo run lhe new omnibus between this
b0Tuah and the Railroad Depot. Persons
mievims to o on the railroad will be called
. ... mrt nr ,hn hnrnnnl. h lpnincr
iheir names at the office near ths stable.
The omnibus will also be at the depot on the
arrival of trains to convey passengers into
town.
No pains will be spared to give satisfaction
to all who may favor them with their patron-
aS" WILLIAM HUNTSMAN.
AND
MACHINE SHOP.
The undersigned having completed his
. t T 1 CM ..1-1 n
new f oundry anu luacninu ouup nuuiu
1C
to
and
able
by
the flood.
Having a full assortment of pat-
of t, Inatcriaj he is
pre-
, u demands for
i'aicu w 11 J
gjiJJ Work, BcU'lv D.'HIS, PIoW Cast
. (i C.,c,-Vijo-!ife
gS ailtt fcrfSU NUeIUS,
STEAM ENGINES, MACHINE WORK,
experienced workman
janf pIvingPn0I10 bllt the best
V1,
rest assured tha all work coming n lus
burg, where thc orders oi oiu irienos as wen
as new
one are solicited, oruers irum u
nistauce may be addressed, per mail, to
1 F. LANDERS,
Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., Pa.
September 4th, 1802.
New Furniture.
EuWlbcr wouW respectfully untify
the public that he has now for sale at h.a
( w stand) stroudsburg, a new
. . . . ! .. I
New
Foundry
LO UU ill UlU U1U UCUlUiJUIiH-U. .at.. vrj -wi.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE
Published 1j Theodore Scliocli.
1 ERMS T.w;o dollars a year in advance and if no
paid before the end of the vcaj, iu o dollars and fitly
ets. will be charged.
No paper discontinued Until all arrearages are paid,
except s the option of the Editor.
;C7Ailvertiseincnts of one square of (eight lines) or
uuu ui nirec insertions h i ou. auai
insertion, 50 cents. Longer ones in proportion
icsi, oucor mree insertions 81 50. isaeli additional
JOB PRINTING,
OF ALL KINDS,
Executed in the .highest, style of the Ar.t,and onthe
' most reason tble terms.
Auditor's Notice,
Estate of JOSEPH KELLER, decl
The undersigned Auditor appointed by
the Orphans' Court of Monroe County to
make distribution of the balance in the
V.nno. C O 1 C! T ' 1 1 1 . f
sajj fund.
T. M. McTLIIANEY, Auditor.
Sf rnnilaVnrfr .Inn 10
1S65.
Auditor's Notice.
Estate of MA TTI1E W G. GRA TTAN
deceased.
The undersigned Auditor appointed by
the Orphans' Court of Monroe Couuty to
examine and if occasion require resettle
the account of Francis E. Grattan, Ad
ministrator of the Estate of Matthew Gr.
Grattan, deceased, will attend to the du
ties of his appointment on Monday thc
1 3th day of Februar', next, at 10 o'clock,
A. M., at the Prothonotary's office, in
Stroudsburg, when and where all persons
interested may atteud if they see proper.
T. M. MelLLIANEY, Auditor.
Stroudsburg, Jan. 12, 1SG5.
Administrator's Notice.
Estate of PETER SOBERS, late of
Ross Toicnshij). Monroe Count, dee'd.
Xotice is hereby given that Letters of
Administration, upon the above named
Estate have been granted to the under
signed by the Register of Monroe County,
in due form of lawj therefore, all persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment, and those hav
ing any just claims are also requested to
present them duly authenticated for set
tlement to
CHRISTIAN SOBERS.
Administrator.
Ross township, Jan. 12, 18G5.
imiiiustrator's Notice.
Estate of GEO. C. RANSBERRY,
late oj Stroud toicnslrip, deceased.
Letters of administration in the above
named estate, late of the townshin of
Stroud, Monroe County, deceased, hav- j
imr heen granted to the undersigned, all I
persons indebted to said estate will make
immediate payment, and those having
claims against thc same, will present them
duly authenticated for settlement.
Wm. FINDLEY BUSII, ") vr
C E DFRFEE Ad ors.
Stroud tsp., Dec. 1, 1864. 6t.
,
Town
DEALERS IN
... . , r .
HOCUS, MatdlCS, JeWClry, SliVCr
Ware, Plated Ware, Books,
Stationery, Wall Paper,
Notions, &Ci, &Ci
They have recently purchased "MEL-
ICICS OLD STAND,'1 and with increased
facilities for businnss, and a determination
to please, feel justified in asking the con
tinued patronage of the old customers of this i
establishment, in constant communication
with Importers in New York and Piiily
DEf.PHiA, and in possession of peculiar ad
vantages in this "respect, they are prepared
to sell CLOCKS, WATCHES &, JEW
ELRY, of superior make and finish as well
also as of cheaper character, at remarkably
low rates.
They also keep constantly on hand the
best quality of
Silver and Plated Ware, Tea Spoons, Cas.
tors, Spectacles, Razors, Pen-knives,
Scissors, and all sorts of Cutlery,
Toys of all kinds, Qhildrcns
Carriages, Bird cages,
Fishing Tackle,
Baskets, Guns and Pistols, Lamps of all
kinds and Fixtures; Superior Sewing
Machines, Clothes Wringers, School
Books, Miscellaneous and Blank
Books, Ledgers and Day
Books. Paper, Envelopes,
Pens, Ink, 4'C, c.
Photograph Frames, Wall Paper, Window
Shades, and Fruit Cans of every de
scription. Lamp Burners altered. Repairing of Clocks,
Watches and Jewelry attended lo promptly
and satisfactorily. Orders tuken for Silver
Ware and filled with dispatch.
Stroudsburg.May 19, 1864. tf
Southerner & Horriuaini,
' WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
FANCY GOODS
Amy
YANKEE NOTIONS,
STROUDSBURG, PA,
Auguet 11, 1864. tf.
& Keller,
COUNTY, PA. FEBRUARY 9, 18G5.
A GRAM) OLD POEM.
Who shall judge a man from manners 7
Who shall know him by his dress ?
Paupers may be fit, for princes,
princes fit for something less.
Crumpled shirt and dirty jacket
May beclothe the golden ore
Of the deepest thoughts and feelings
Satin vests could do no more.
There are springs of crystal nectar
Ever welling out of stone;
There are purple buds and golden,.
Hidden crushed and overgrown;
God, who counts by souls, not dresses,
Loves and prospers you and me, '
While he values thrones, the highest,
But as pebles in the sea.
Man, upraised above his fellows,
Oft forgets his fellows then,
Masters, rulers, lords, remember
That your meanest kind are men.
Men by labor, men by feeling,
Men by thought, and men by fame,
Claiming equal rights to sunshine,
In a man's ennobling name.
There are foam-embroidered oceans,
There are little weed-clad rills,
There are feeble, inch-high saplings,
There are cedars on the hills ;
God, who counts by souls, not stations, .
Loves and prospers you and me;
For to Him, all vain distinctions
Are as pebbles in the sea.
Toiling hands alone are builders
Of a nation's wealth or fame;
Titled laziness is pensioned,
Fed and fattened on the same ;
By the sweat of others' foreheads,
Living only to rejoice,
While the poor man's outraged freedom
Vainly lifted up its voice.
Truth and justice are eternal,
Born with loveliness and light,
Secret wrongs shall never prosper,
While there is a sunny right ;
God, whose world-heard voice is singing
Boundless love to you and me,
Sinks oppression with its titles,
As the pebbles in tho soa.
Firmness of Character.
It is wonderful to see what miracles a
resolute and unyielding spirit will achieve.
Before its irresistible energy the most
formidable obsticles became as cob-web
barriers iu its path. Firmness of purpose
.... . m 1 t t 1
is like the crushing avaiancne, wuicn
sweeps everything before it while in mo
tion. Difficulties, the terror of which
causes the undetermined to shrink back
with dismay, provoke from the man of
lofty determination only a smile. The
whole history of our race all nature, in
deed teems with examples to show what
what may be accomplished by intrepid
perseverance and patient toil,
Itis related of Tamerlaine, thc celeb
ra-
' ted warrier, the terror of whose arms
! spread through all eastern nations, and
whom victory attended at almost every
step, that he once learned from an insect
!an example of perseverance, which had
' a striking effect on his' future character
and success. When closely pursued by
his enemies, as the annecdote is related,
I he took refuge in some old ruins, where,
left to his solitary musings, he espied an
ant, striving and tugging to carry away a
i single grain of corn. His unavailing ef-
lorts were repeated sixty-nine times, ana
at cach SOVCral time, so soon as he reach-
cd a certain poiut he fell back with his
burden unable to surmount it. But the
seventieth time he bore away his spoil
in triumph, and left the woudering hero
! reanimated in the hope of future victory.
How pregnant the lesson this iucident
. conveys ! How many thousand incidents
lnnh inrrlnrious defeat met
dents thc career of the timid aud despon
ding, when the same teuacity of purpose,
the same unflinching perseverance, would
crown it with tnumphaut success :
Resolution is almost omnipotent.
Sheridan was at first timid, and obliged
to sit down in the midst of a speech.
Convinced of and mortified at thc cause
of his failure, he said one day to a friend,
"It is in me. and shall come out." From
that moment he rose and shone, and tri
umnhed in a cousumate eloquence. Here
was reason and resolution.
People say they shell peas, when they
unshcll them; that they husk corn, when
they unhusk it; that they dust thc furni
hire, when thev undust it, or take the
j - - t
dust from it; that they skin a calf, when
unskin it; and that they scale fishes,
when thev unscalo them. We have heard
men say they were going to weed their
gardens, when we thought their gardcus
were weedy enough already.
Sherman's soldiers while on thc march
through Georgia, learned how to rob
bee hives without the penalty of stinging.
The plan was, to rapidly approach a hive,
take it up suddenly, and hoisting it up
on the shoulder, with the" open end be
hind, run like thunder. The bees hustle
out, and fly back to tho place where thc
hive stood. Thc honey belongs to thc
boys who win it.
At a recent railroad dinner, in compli
niflnV. fn'th lfif?al fraternity, the toast was
iven : "An honest lawyer ; the noblest
frill rather spoiled the effect by adding,
work of God ;" but an old tanner m ine
iin a loud voice,
(I An1 nhftlir rhft e.MTP.f-Mt
- .
Corey Claims on Faniily AtfaiiS.
The Brooklyn' Eagle, has a correspond
ent who knows a thing or two. Hear
him :
It is a good thing fcr a man to pay at
tention to his family.
: ' Provided lie has one.
Married men generally have. So have I.
It is,thc natural consequence of getting
married.
Families, like everythinjr. else, arc
more expensive thau they used to be.
Shoes and clothes cost a sirht. nowa
days, and children have mostly good ap
petites. Mine have.
Boys will be boys. They can't heln it.
They were born so. It is their destiny !
to tear their trowsers, and wear out two
pair of boots per month ; keeping their
blessed ma. constantly employed like a be
sieged garrison renairmir breeches, and
their unfortunate pa paying out currency
under strong convictious that there is
nothing like "leather" to wear out.
I tried copper-toed boots on my heir.
The copper wore well, and I have uo idea
that copper boots would be a good idea,
but couldn t find a mctalic shoemaker to
carry it out.
Mrs. O'L. also became attached to cop
per, and thought it would be an improve
ment and save sewing if boys pantaloons
were like ships and teakettles, copper-
bottomed. Tho suggestion was A. No. 1.
but we hav.n't tried it yet.
Uoppcr so ran in my head at" the time
that O'Pake called me a copperhead.
Ihis was the origin ot the term.
Mrs. O'L. is a managing woman. She
makes trowsers for our son Alexander
Themistocles, out of mine, when I've
done with them. He can get through
three pair to my one, ordiuarily and I'm
obliged to wear cut my clothes faster than
I used to, in order to keep him supplied.
1 once suggested that it might be with
in the resources of art and industry to
make him a pair out of new material.
Mrs. 0 L. said positively that it could-
n t be done. It would ruin us. fche
concluded that it was cheaper to cut up ,
pair I had paid twelve dollars for. i
I subsequently found upon inquiry that .
new cloth for that purpose could have
been bought for about two dollars.
I ventured to tell Mrs. O'L., expecting
a triumph of male foresight over female '
ack of judgment. i
She gave me a look of scorn, as she
wanted to know it 1 had asked thc price
of "trimmings."
Trimmings were too much for me.
I have been afraid of
trimmings ever
since
Trimmings, I suppose.
means buttons
and things.
In addition to clothes, each scion of our
house runs up other expenses.
But what is the expense compared with ;
the joy a father feels, when after a day's
laborious exercise of the office, wrestling
with a steel pen, he returns to his domes-
tic retreat, and is met at the gate by a j
smiling cherubim, who in tones that go to
his fond parent's heart, and make him
forget his troubles, says, "IIcllo, pa, give
me a penny."
lour hand instinctively goes to the
seat of your affections, your pocket, and
draws forth thc coveted com, which is
promptlj invested in molasses candy.
Petroleum-Millionire.
A somewhat rustic heir of one of the
fortunates of thc oil regions, whose in
come is several thousauda day, concluded
to see the wonders of thc Last, bo, put-
' a few necessaries into a common
traveling bag, he set out for Philadelphia.
Stopping at the Girard, and askiug for a
"ood room, the landlord said :
"You can have a room j but we shall
be obliged to demand pay in advance."
'Well, sir, 1 think I cannot only pay
for my room," replied Petroleum, "but
buy out your entire hotel. What's your
price ?" so saying, ho posted off else
where. After driving and luxuriating to his
heart's coutent iu Philadelphia, aud mak
ing a present of a fine span of horses to a
livery man who had treated him well, he
proceeded to New York.
One of his first calls there was on Ball
& Black.
"Have you any diamond rings ?"
"Yes," said thc clerk, and showed him
one of two hundred dollars' value."
"Pretty," said Prctoleum ; "haven't you
any finer ?"
ycs here's one, at five hundred dol
lars." "That's better that shines ; but is this
the highest priced one you have I
The clerk looked amazed aud suspicious,
but brought out another at two thousand
dollars.
0h !" said Petooleum, "that's brillant
that suits better. I like that. But
ain't there anything mere stylish yet?"
The clerk, dumbfounded, displayed thc
six thousand dollar diamond ring, the
most valuable iu the store; and his cus
tomer, exhibiting great wonder and joy
in survoying it, asked :
"Now hain't you nothing higher, bet
ter?" , ,
"Xo," said the clerk ; that's the best
in the country," never drcauiiug the fel
low would buy ft
"Well," said Petroleum, "L'll take
that," and forked over the six thousand.
A western editor says : "In this section
Vlie TObUl-Av is so weak since the war tax
struck it that it is run in caudle-moulds,
A 1 III . 1L. ntl.lf
tMZen and E01CI DY lB Btim
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Thunder, In Fehrnarv
Meeting an old friend from West Xe-j
bury the other. dayf;he reminded as of.
an affair that fiappene'd .there. pom? jbdii
since,. pver which we have enjoyed. manVr
a hearty- kugh together : A gentleman
residing in West Xewbury, Having missed,
a good many, sticks tfrom his wood-pilef
his suspicion fell upon a well-to do mistfri;
neighbor, tfhoni he thought capable ol
the act. He nteolvecL, accordingly to re-,
sort to the old expedient of
heavy log in a tempting position, having
first well charged it with gun powder, .not
only in the centre, but in several minor
crevices. .Sure, enough the stick disap.
pcared, and one Very much-like itrijjgH
have been seen' as -Janies says, on tbe
suspected gentleman's hearth the ensu;.
iug Sunday. Before it, in a huge' tin"
kitchen, a turkey was browning itself to
a climax. All of a sudden a thundering.
cxplosiou was heard, the tin kitchen was
blown into a thousand atoms, the dismeni.-'
bered turkey flew through the atmosphere1,
and the old torn cat disappeared up the.
chimey. The old gentlemen and bis
maiden sister were horribly "skeert," b.u,t.
not materially injured, .and- the former
was the first to.win his voice. .
"Sister," he said, "that ere was the"
loudest thunder I ever heerd in February.'? .
The next day the plotter of the mis.
chief sent a tin peddler to the dep'redator'a
house.
"Want any tin-ware ?" said the Yankee-..
"Xo, sir," said the gentleman testify?.
"Why, yes you do " rejoined the. pejlrj
dler.' "Your memory must be dreadM
short. Most all your neighbors are say
ing as how you. want a tin kitchen . . ...
A pair of tongs flew through. thajr, but,
the tin peddler dodged and .made trackV.
Looking in thc window he exclaimed ;
''Better hev it, now ; its a fust rate
article warrant it to stand most any
climate, and all sorts and kinds.of weather
from earthquakes down to thunder !"
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Dark Hours!,';. . It j ;m!
There are dark hours that mark .thV
history of the brightest years. For not a;
whole month in many jnillions .of .the!'
past, perhaps, has the sun. shone brillian
tly all the time. There have been- cold,
stormy days every year. And yet thV
mist and shadows of the darkest hour dta-.
appeared and fled heedlessly. The most?
cruel ice fetters have been broken and,
disolvcd, and the most furtqus storm!
loses its power to harm And , what a.
parable is this in human life of cur-inside
world, where the heart works, at its,
shadowing of the dark hour, and many a!
cold blast chillsv the heart jto its core.
But what maHer3 iti? Man is bqrpua ,hr
ro, and its only in the darkness and sor'nilfi
that heroism gains its greatest and it:
best development, and the storm bears Jtr
on more rapidly to its destiny. Despair,
not, then. Neither give up ; while one.
good power is yours, use it. Disappoint--nient
will not be realized. Mortifying
failure may attend this effort and that
one be honest and struggle on,' and it
will work well.
Potato Starch! .4 . .
Take a quantity of good niealy poata-'
toes, and after having them picely peeled
and washed, grate them on a. fine gra
ter, pour into the pulpy mass enough
pure cold watered cqver it a .few.inchesy
after it has well settled, strain the whole
through a sieve ora cloth into a conveni;
ent vessel; pour fato the sieve freslj .wash
ings of water, and squeeze the potatoes"
well so as to be sure you get all the nutri
ment out of them ; let the water stand for
short time, and then pour off j.jhfire ,wi,f
be found at the bottom a quantity of
starch. To render it.quite pure and nice,
more fresh water should be poured into
it and after haying settled, again pour off.
This may be repeated to the improvement
of the starch,
Thoodore Tilton was very gallant to the
Chicago ladies in his address there later,
ly. He said there were more ways of re"r.
cruiting our army than one. There were
two soldiers once, in Grant's army, lying?
beneath their blankets, looking up at the
stars in a Virginian sky. Says Jjick.:"-'-.
"What made you go into the army,
Tom ?" . ,-.
"Well," replied Tom-,- "f had no wife,',
aud I love war. What made you go to
thc war, Jack ?" - it 1
"Well," lie replied, "I hauYa Vife-;a'hdk
I loved peace, so I went to tho war."
He doubted not that among the fair
faces he saw before him many had cqnv
tributed to swell the ranks of tho army
in both ways.
A lady making inquiries of a boy ah'oufc,
his father, an intemperate man, who had
been sick for some time, asked whether
he had regained his appetito,- '. - i.
"Xo, ma'am," replied the boy. "nof
exactly his appetite is- vsrj? gapor,. but
his drinkatite is as good as ever."
An Irishman, who had lain siekjajQpg,
time was met one day by theparish priest,
when tho following conversation took
place. r ' t
"Well. Patrick, I am glad you have re
covered, b"t were you not afraid to meet-'
your God?" ,( . .f
"Och, no, your riverence, it was the o
ther chap I was afraid' of"," replied P-atf
A sailor, looking serious, .in.chapcl,, wast
asked by the minister.- if He. felt any
change. fij
''Nary red," said Jack