S3cuotc& ta Ipolitics, literature, Agriculture, Sriciue, illoraliti),- dub enerai lutelligeuc.
VQL. 24.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA FEBRUARY 1, 1866;
NO. 47V
Published by Theodore Schoeh.
mriH.t'. ....,i..ii.lrcrifitir i n advance and i f no
paid Wore the end of the yc:u,lwo dollais and filfy Whereas, Jerome B. Shaw aild Tr ifc,
'n!. of Hamilton Township, Monroe Co., Pa.,
4xc.ent'dii.)ie option of the Editor. . have made a voluntary assignment of their
j-rt j.ert.se ncutofone squareof (eigU ImrsO or , , , , 1-, . .
?Toneor tijr"c insertions si so. Ea.-h additional. Real and personal Estate, to the subscri-
iieiti.n. 50 cents. Longer ones in propoition. for tle benefit 0f hjs creditors ; There-
irn.n flJ JI'tniKfl (fore, all those indebted to the said Je-
jjv s h.,
or ALL KINDS
j:fated in the highest style of the Arl.anU ontiie
most icasoiiHble terms.
Important to Everybody..
The subscribers would inform the public
very respectfully, tbnt they are carrying on
the
Boo? &Shoc Ksssaiacss j
at their old stand, one door above the
Evnress Office, on Elizabeth St., Strouds-i
burg, Pa., where they will be happy to;
wait on their old customers, and as many :
new ones as can make it convenient to call. !
They have on hand a good arrortment of
BOOTS &. SHOES,
for men, women, misses' and childrens' wear,
;. nnH .m.l.ncr cti,,c r0od articie of
nv...... ir.i Pronli ATnrnprnnfl
French Calfskins, Lasting and all kinds of
Shoemaker tods, Ink Powder and Slice
Blacking, and Frank Miller's water-proof
oil blacking. All of which they oiler for
sale at small advance upon cost. Give us a
call, no charges for showing t coils.
P. .S. Boots and Shoes made lo order and
warrant d.
CHARLES WATERS & SON.
Stroudsburg, Jan. IS, 18G0.
there will be offered for sale at public eut-
Gr:hT will attend to the duties of Ins appoint, You took tho cbel w
nmi mitsft. a jju.v.u. wl,u.,..,.,. ment on iu-inay, tne tun uay oi reoruary , , , . ,
and Boot-Trees, shoe Thread, Wax, Heel , at io o'clock. A. M.f at the Pro-L Oji. Johnny, you did heap
Pincers. Punchc?, iiVOicttsaiitl ivyc- . , ,rr. 0. i.i ..l 1 wish vou had a thousand
lctt Setts, Peers and Peg-Cutters, fchoe Ham- , . , , . i Of Rebs to lieln vou keen
lul ' .' fc , ' i i: which time and nlace all uereons havinffi XJl iVLOb lo jou
mors. Uiimimiir ioiirb auu ocicu uicu, ji- , . V n .n Tn :..
( rniOPO I Air'f Vo A I Administrators of the above named Estate. "'A i rue icepuoiic never :
UiUiidiiO UJtlit OdiU. kill attend to the duties ol his appoint-1 jjow Johnny, if you pay our claim,
1 iment. on Friday, lebruary 10, 106, at j Wc,n q1 th(j nTQW Qycr
l)v virtue of an order of sale msdo by ! two o'clock P. M.. at the Prothonotarv's
Wfl.l,n- fWf of Monroe CouiitvJnfS.ft in Stmudsbur- when and where But ifu mcdillo hero again
i
Iklkllbf X' " - - - - Ci I
cry upon the premises, on against said luiiu witi present tne same.
The 3d day of February, 1S6G, f be debarred froa coming in
lor any share ihorecl.
st 1 o'clock, V. M., the follo-in-; Realt TflOS. McILHANEY,
Estate, late of George Runsc, des'd, riz : !.j:in. is, 1S66. Auditor
A ccrtaiu farm or tract of land situ-i
ate in ?diddle Smithficld town.-bip, in said)
Monroe Countv, adiosnmir lan-. or James
Moier, Jacob Eenicle, Lewis Brovu and
Jacob Pipher, conuiuing about
One Uli'.iiilintl ;t:s!Tve:jJy Acres.
more or less SO acres cleared 20 acres
excellent meadow, balance good timber
land.
The improvements are a one and a hall
-1 .....
Frame
House4,
about 32 by 42 feet, Frame "Burn 40 by
45 feet, witli stone Stabling, Frame Wag
on House. 22 by 32 feet, Corn Crib and
other outbuilding--; two good Apple Or
chards. A public road runs along one line of
the land, and a stream of water passes
through the same. There are several
never failing spriugs ol water convenient
to the house. The buildings are good,
and the land in an excellent state of cul
tivation. Conditions will be made kuown at the
time of sale by
W1LSOX D. ROUSE, ) F.xccutorq .
JOHN 1). HOUSE, j -"ctulor"
Jan. 11, 186G.
NEW
5TOBB
AND
CHEAP GOODS!
The undersigned respectfully informs,
the public and his old customers, that he
Las taken the Store" Room formerly oc
cupied by James A. Pauli, in Strouds
burg, nearly opposite the -Methodist Epis
copal Church.
His stock is composed of entirely IScxr
Goods, laid iu at reduced prices, and he
will sell them at small prohts.
He has on hand a complete assortment:
of DRY GOODS, Cloths, Camcrt.
bonnets, ana a uu
DRESS GOOES, Shalla De Lanes,
u , - inou those cniuicu tnereiu, win uutuu
Auioors, Coatings, Calicoes, and a general th"e duties of his appoiutment on Fri
aBsortmentof Ladies Dress Iriuiiuings, 16th dav of February 18G0, at
and laokee JSotious.
ALSO A good assortment of GKV-
CERIES, such as Coffee, Sugar, Molas-.
ses, and Syrups, lea and Kice.
Please give me a call,
goods aad prices.
Rutter aud Eggs, and all kinds of
Country produce, taken iu exchange for
goods.
JAMES 13 MORGAN.
Stroudsburg, January 4, 18GG.
Saddle and Harness
Manufactory-
The undersigned respectfully informs
the citizens of Stroudsburg, and sunoun
ding couutry, that lie has commenccu
above busiuess in l?ovIer,s building, on
j i.
izabetU street ana , " 7
furnish any article in his line or ousiness,
any
at short notice.
On hand at aH times, a
large stock of
Harness, Whips, Trunlcs, Valices, Car
pet Bags, Horse-Blankets, Bells,
Scates, Uit Uiotns, ojc
Carria-e Trimming promptly attended
damage J.nmmm-3 pi uuijj j
. JOHN 0. SAYLOR.
! Assignee's Notice
irome jj. onaw, arc rcquesieu to niaxu im -
mediate payment 10 me suoscrioer, ana
all those having demands against the same,'
will present them immediately, duly au
thenticated to the subscriber for settle
ment. JEROME S. WILLIAMS,
Assignee.
! Hamilton, Jati. 23, 1S6G.
. A H0 1 tOV S Otl f. A
Estate of MICHAEL HAWK, dee'd
, , .
tlhe, undesigned appointed by he Or-
, I'"a,ja vuumui iuuuiuu county, Auuuur
lu luaui' uimi tuuuuii ui iuc uaiaucc ill ihb
hands of John S. Fisher, Administrator
; of said deceased, to and among the heirs,
. u3' claims against said tumls will prei
: the same, or be forever, debarred from
coming-in Jor any share of said funds.
T. M. McILHANKY, Auditor.
January 11, 1SGG.
Auditor's Notice.
r , ct uTTr," in , , T 1
Estate of J 02 AS dETziGAR. (ecd.
J . . '
i lie unacrsigneu apjioisneci uy uie ur-
phans' Court of Monroe, Auditor to re
! port distribution of the hinds in the
hands ot Charles lioftmanancl David isyc,
all persons interested and having claims
A
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Tlx n c
CMS. k3 IiVC
la the matter of the Account of the
Administrator of the Estate of Lewis
Schrader, late of Slrtmd Tsp., dee'd.
The undersigned Auditor appointed
by the Orphan's Court ol 3Jouroe County,
to muke distribution of the lands in the
hands of said Administrator, to and among
ihose entitled thereto, will attend to the
duties of his appointment on Monday, the
19th day of February, lt66, at 10 o'clock
iu the Ibreuoon, at the OlScc of S. S.
Droller, Esq., in the Borough of Strouds
burg, when and where all parties interes
ted, are requested to attend, or they will
be debarred from coming for their distrib
utive shares of said fund.
S. HOLMES, Jr., Auditor.
Stroudsburg, Jan. IS, 1SG0.
Auditor's Notice.
In the matter of the Account of the Ad
ministrator of Joseph Ijarlieb, late of
Ross Tsp., dee'd.
The undersigned Auditor appointed by
the Orphans' .Court of 3Ionroe County, to
make distribution of the fund in the
hands of said Administrator, to and a
mong those entitled thereto, will attend to
the duties of his appointment on Satur
day the 17th day of February, 1SGG, at
at 10 o'clock iu the forenoon, when and
where all parties interested are required
to attend, or they will be debarred from
coming in for, their distributive shares of
said fuud.
S. HOLMES, Jr., Auditor.
Stroudsburg, Jan. 18, 18GG.
Auditor's Notice.
In the matter of the Account of the Ad
ministrator of the Estate of John Smith,
late of Eidred Township, dee'd.
01 rtnrc'o-nof A iwUtrir nnnnintsd bv
q 0UTt of Mom.oe Coilutv,
dl8tribution of the fuud in the
hands of said Administrator, to and
i - jq q'.j- jn the forenoon, at the Office
g Drcher, Esq., in the Borough of
g d b whcn atjr whece aH parties
j interested are required to attend, or they
I will be debarred from coming in for their
distributive shares of said fund.
S. HOLMES, Jr., Auditor,
Stroudsburg, Jan. 18, 18GG.
SCRATCH ! SCRATCH ! SCRATCH i
Itch ! Itch ! Itch !
Trvllollinshead'sltch Ointment, a sure,
mrr. for that troublesome disease. War-
aautcd to cure, or the money refunded,
Not injurious.
x'reparcd and sold at
j HOLLINSHE AD'S Drug Store. .
Stroudsburg-, Jan. 11th, 1800..
The Commissioners of Monroe County
will be in session at tneir umcu, iu
M V T 1.1.
Borough of Stroudsburg, en the urst oat-
urdiy of each mouth, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
By order of the Board,
M. H. DREHEB; Clerk.
For The Jeffersonian.
JOHNNY BULL.
Tune. Yankee Doodle.
BY MR. WHACKHAMMER.
.n. t . -p,, f vonpc ntTn
i -" w....v,u. j.-
( xuaue yet anouier uiunner,
When he declared our prestige gone,
Our Union smashed asunder:
Yankee Doodle was enough
To put Rebellion under,
And Johnny Bull did miss his point,
Ah, Johnny lost his thunder !
Meson and Slidell made a joke
And Johnny laughed quite hearty ;
His Times took up the glowing themo
And cheered the Rebels smartly:
Yankee Doodle, Times have changed,
Ah, Johnny, don't you feel it?
The mischief you pitched in to do,
Your Times can never heal it !
,'ith zeal,
them,
more
them :
here
And Johnny over yonder;
The one is in his private cell
The other sold his thunder !
Oh, Jonatlian is on his pins,
The allies could not throw him ;
A mighty man is Uncle Sam,
, ,t , ,
Ah ! Johnny, don t you know him i
Yankee Doodle, come to Tea,
Stars and Stripes forever;
Kingdoms all shall kiss the earth
Ve'll spoil your field of clover:
Yankee Doodle never fails,
Yankee Doodle Dandy;
North America is his, "
Because it lies so handy !
January 27, 1SG6.
DROOP NOT UPON YOUR WAY.
Ho! ye who start a noble scheme,
For general good designed
Ye workers in a cause that tends
To benefit your kind
Mark out the path you fain would tread,
The game you mean" to play,
And if it be an honest one,
Keep steadfast on your way.
Although you may not gain at once
The points 3'ou most desire,
Be patient time can wonders work
Plod oh, and do not tire;
Obstructions, too, ma crowd your path,
In threatening, stfirn array,
Yet flinch not ! fear not ! they maj prove
Mere shadows in your way.
Then while there's work for you to do,
Stand not despairing by
Let "Forward" be the move you make,
Let "Onward" be your cry ;
And when success has crown'd your plans,
'Twill all you pains repay,
To sec the good yoar labor's done -
Then droop not on your way !
MEMORIES.
'Tis bnt a little piece of bark,
From off that white birch tree.
Yet pleasaut memories of the past,
It calleth up to rne.
The graceful waving bough o'er head,
The moss grown rocks below,
The fragrance of arbutus flowers
Yet moistened by fthe snow ;
The rugged mountains "slumbering near,
The sound of running streams,
The far off lake, thst through the lop
Of distant forresis gleams.
The violet dressed in heaven's own blue,
The fern leaves spread above,
The noise of winds, the song of birds,
The thousand things I love.
Ah me ! that little piece of bark
My heart with memory fills,
Of nature in her loveliness,
Amidst the granite hills. -
Lost. Rev. E. Payson Hammond, at
; Binghamlon, looking for recruits, lound a
jlargc.sized African, and asked him, "Have
!vou foun( the lord ?" Answer "Golly, ma's-
ser, is tho Lord loatl"
A doctor up town recently gave the follow
ing prescription fr a lady ; "A new bonrref,
a csshmere shawl, and a new pair of gaiter
boots," The lady, it is needless to say, has
entirely recovered,
School teachers sometimes recive very
funnv excuses for absence of children from
recitalions. The following isabout asorigi
nai as any wc ever .
Septathomdiginaters."
The following is a genuine transcript of an
Q itat!l .
.qjere lies the remains of Thomos. VVoocl-
hen? the most amiable of husbands, the j
excellent of men." t l
most
I "N. The yname ;is Woodcocks hut it
would not come in rhyme."
For The Jeffersonian.
Mr. WHAGKHAMMER'S LECTURES.
NO. VI.
TONGUE versus HEART.
That brutes possess a lanmiagc of their own
1 cannot doubt. It may be in the eye
Of some, and some the throat, with sound or
Anil rp.nfl ns wo withnnf inst'iint rv.nnnt?
Nor doubt I less that they these powers use
So foolishly as do our noble selves.
The "business man . talks business, acts
business, dreams .business, lives business;
and) when the great summons to another j
world is about to be read off to him, he
calls in a doctor of the law that he may
arrauge his business so he can depart
like a business man. That man died lea
ving an estate, but hi3 head was so envel
oped in his own idea that the idolsof the
heart, those truer pleasures of life, were
entirely neglected. He gained his point,
but las' life was a failure. The poor pit
tance received for all his toil and care
were the clothes he wore and the food he
ate, with a full prospect of a children's
fight over the substance he accumulated.
Business should have its proper thought
and place but this man let it run to seed
and it made him miserable. Because it
was in all his thoughts" it was in all his
conversation and he was a bore to the
man of intellect and refinement, and not
much less to his own family. He was so
intent on business, whilst his family were
more inteut on pleasure, that they hardly
sailed in the same boat, although they
did sleep and cat in the same house.
They were happiest when he was absent
and so was he. But I intended to direct
this Lecture more especially to the small
talk of big folks in every day life. Sup
pose you are a sane man. You are walk-
. , ill- J
in" on the street w:th two ladies and you ;
meet two other ladies, friends of the two
with you, but whoni you have never seen
before. You are introduced, of course,
and the small talk is at once begun.
Blank cartridges fly like hail and you step
a little back out of harm's way or fe-
male way and paw with the toe of your
i u, R.-.A
UUUi, any siiay ucuuic uu way uuu i;uu- i
venicutly near on the sidewalk, to hud ;
out if you are really saue. Now tell me j
were there ever any four stenographers
who could take down, on paper, the puffs
, . , i t r 9
of that high-pressure machine before you?
And suppose the thing could be done let yet introduced into the annals of crime,
it be trimmed up and boiled down, and These lmuzzlera" staud on eorniers, as a
then show me one sensible thought aud general thing. They are separated, and
I'll criticise no more. Something-of this apparently skylarking among themselves
. . , T . . . . . , " Suddenly one of them falls down and
kind, I think, is what .Pope calls, Ihc roa himself a?ainst thc pedestrian, who
war of tougucs." j ais0 umst tumble. At first the pedes-
Au example of this kind came under trian deems it an accident, but soon real-
my own observation a short time ago. izes the desperate and damnable object of
m i j. -ii i i .l.i ; thc tumble. The man who rolls against
Two ladies called on two other ladies, in l-'"-'"-.
,,,,,, ff . thc pedestrian soou on top of the latter
a great hurry; wouldn t "take off their when he is down ;md quick as a flash
things j" wouldu't sit down ; wouldn't do plUCes his hand upon his face, presses his
anything but talk. They make a move nostrils together with his thumb aud fin
to Ko, and now comes the rattle of lips and per, and covers his mouth with his hand.
, -t , . r nis cries are thus stifled, and tho unior-
SWS u ? . ; 1" f vS tunate pedestrian is almost smothered.-
ho. 2 but she is talking with ho. 4. ho. WJ -, tl j b one thc others 0
3 is facing No. 4 but she is pelting away
with No. 2. All cracking ahead through
this cross-fire and nobody listening.- !
fnl . , , , , i , n . -ii
This charge lasted about five minutes and (
was the most ludicrous scene I ever saw J
or heard. Bather than this give mc the i
war of ideas. It put me in mind of that j
little celebration at the tower of Babel,
t .: .
My wife says wc men would not call this
a war of tongues if wc possessed the quick
comprehension of a woman, by which she
can talk, listen and philosophize, all at
the same time. This may be so but I beg
thc privilege of uaiug the phrase of the
old deacon, . who, when he could not as
sent to what his wife said, always replied,
that he was under ,uo obligations to be
lieve it.
Take any fireside and how much the
! conversation might be improved. How
i the miud could be elevated, the thought
regulated aud an ennobling happiness ad
vanced ! It is almost a constant talk of
things not worth remembering or jalking
about, It is a tattle on character which
you make your business and delight to
make appear as badly as possible. In
stead of bringing out the beautiful aud
endeavoring to hide the ugly it is just
the reverse, and your own wicked thoughts
by this means, are made 'more wicked
still. If the faults 6'f others are conspic
uous remember' you are not chargeable
with their sins but you are chargabje with
the manuer iu which you delight yourself
over these failings. Do let reason have
some little, corner iu your brain and sym
pathy some little closet in yourheart. If
you spent one tenth of - the time you are-
picking flaws'inTother'charactersottiyour
own vileness you migKVtfe iYenipteU to
hang yourself in less than three days, but ' IS THE CATTLE PLAGUE S2TALL-P0X f
still I would suggest that you thus em-' n . ,T ,. - T . .
i k f i -n .i i , , Curious IiTedical Speculation in Englan d.
ploy that tenth. Even though it do lead rn, - .
i t Ll , ,t ,T' Ihc London Lancet, the leadinsr medi-
to suspension by cotton or hemp the world a , T. i i . vV
, , , cal journal in Englaud, co ntaius the fol-
wouid be batter off for the sacrifice. i lowing :
The fact is ths world is liever going to
be much better as long as everybody en-
'JJS a satnuacuan in making everybody
t
j else apoear at as much disadvantage as
; possibe . Av, the tongue ;s raigbticr
i than the SWOrd for evil
It breaks law,
estranges hearts and destroys that com loa ,,as teea continued by every subso
mon brotherhood which were it kept in- ! f-UCUt bervcr Dr. Murchison's
"llU"i 'TU"U lul a pjius-
earth. Unless this paradise can first be
1 tl n it i '1
brought to the fireside it will never be
found anywhere, but it will never be
found here so long as one half of the con
versation by this fireside is slander and
the other half light, foolish, senseless, tri
vial conversation. A talk in which the
heart and mind-arc not represented, and
which as a consequence, produces no
good fruit.
Friends of the home circle ; you who
belong to its holy membership, see to its
elevation. Eucourage, aye, give counti
nance aud sanction to nothing less than
thegood, the beautiful and the true, for it
is holy ground though you may never
have thought seriously on the fact before.
Guard it then above your honor, and as
iuseperable from your happiness. Sup
ply it .with the choicest of books and the
purest of thought, and then all the little
auxilliaries that arc needed from the out
side world will come pure and true and
there will be no jar or discord, but you
will reap the fullest happiness possible
for mortals to enjoy on earth.
Curb well your tongue, though it may seem
too late,
Raise up your thoughts lo things of high es
tate; Deal not with things of infamy, unless
It be some erring one of earth tobless:
Live for the good, the heautitul, the true.
Jl CISC UIVU UU IUC Lfitufk izuu ciiun iiuiii
. - 6 b
l 1 . .1. I 4 el,,'- Vr.ro
ICHABOD WHACKHAMMER.
Somewhere Jan. 29, 18GG.
"Lluzaling."
Some new mode of committing violeut
robbery from the person is constantly be
n? invented by uie -laMng inueiuuy.
"Garroting" has gone out of fashion,
, ..- ,, .
now coming into to-
Au Ahany paper says ;
Have you been 'muzzled" yet? If
not, beware that you are not ere long.
TJ f tli5f I !Pecies f.
crime occurred last weeic. It is one of
, 0tra-eous and successful games
through the man's pockets and rifle them
of their contents. This takes some three
r four minutes, during which time the
victim's breath is shut off. hen the
uujalera get through thc viclini ia so us.
cd up exhausted, and unconscious that he
js unable to give au alarm, let alone
pursue the robbers. He is obliged to lie
j "lore a lew minutes tutu uu .Wvu
i himself, which allows thc muszlcr an op-
; Tho tMn all per.
petnitcd so quietly that no one, save thc
i parties interested, arc all aware of what
is going on.
It is a dangersous practice
this -'muzzling," and wo would advise
our citizens to guard well how they ap
proach a party of two, three, or four,
standing on ir corner late at night.
"Madam your boy can't pass at hall fare;
he's too large," said the conductor of a rail-
way train, which had been long detained on
tie road by the snow.
"lie may be (off large now,"- replied the
rrmimn, "hut Im was small enough when we
started !" ,The conductor gave iii arid the boy
passed for half fare
An Irishman recently stopped at a hotel
in Des Moines, Iowa, where pretty high bills
were charged. In the morning the landlord
made out the amount of damage, and pre
sented it to Pat. After ho had glanced over
it, the latter looked the landlord in thc face,
and exclamed, "Ye put me in mind ofa suipe."
"Why 7" asked the landlord. Because ye're
very nigh all bill.
There are two hundred and sixty-two
mdtions of national, bank money in circula
tion. .
Berry, Knight, Crab aud Lisaugh, all
under 20 years of age, tlib murders of Mr.,
.Utffferihau',' wore hanged at Nashville on
the 26th Hit. 1v- ' ' " "
"llie report of Dr. 3Iurch:son s dissec
tions of the diseased cattle, which ap
peared in the Lancet as long ago as Au
gust 2G, showed clearly that the rinder
pest was not the pathological equivalent
of human typhoid fever, and we b elievo0
we arc correct in stating that this opin-
present communication, however, it is,
, obvious that there crisis a very utrunj
, analonv. if not absolute ident.tv. between-
the rinderpest and small-pox. The ar-
guments by which this view i3 supported
deserve serious consideration. It appears
that in all cases of cattle plague there is'
an eruption on thc skin, sometimes pa
pular and postular, like that of variola;
at other times consisting of flattened ves
icles like those of cow-pox. The two dis
eases also resemble one another in their
general symptoms and anatiomical lesions
in their period of incubation and dura
tion aud in their extreme contagiousness
and capability of propagation by inocula
tion. There are even some grounds for
believing that rinderpest may communi- .
cate cow-pox to the human subject, and
the reason why this accident has not hap
pened oftener may be due, as Dr. Mur-.
chison suggests, to the fact that most of
the inhabitants of this country are pro
tected by vaccination.
"It also appears that the physicians
who so carefully dsscribed the cattle pla
gue in the last century constantly alluded
to thc eruption, and compared it to that of
small pox. If the view now referred to
be correct, it is impossible toover-estimato
its importance. A remedy is at once
placed in our hands for arrestitg tho
spread of the cattle plague, which has al
ready come to be regarded as a great na
tional calamity. We prevent the fatal
form of small-pox iu thc human subject
by inducing a mild form of thc disease
through vaccination. If rinderpest be a
severe form of small-pos iu cattle, why
may it. not ulso be prevented by induciug
in cattle the mild form of the disease, or
ordinary cow-pox ? This we know can
bo done by inoculating them with vaccine
lymph, or with the matter of human small
pox. "No time ought to be lost in adopting
Dr. Murehison's suggestion, to ascertain'
whether cattle, after such inoculation, be -proof
against tho rinderpest. In the
meantimo valuable information might be
obtained from members of our profession
practising in those parts of the country"
where ordiuary cowpox is kuown to pre
vail. Many remarkable instances havo
been recorded where individual cattle or
cutire herds have escaped in the midst of
surrouudiug pestilence. Can it be shown
this exemption has been due to their hav
ing suffered previously from the cow-
pox ? It seems, however, that the ordi
nary cov-pox has some years been dying
out in this country so that it has been
difficult to obtain frosh lymph direct from
the cow, and thus the cattle of this coun
try are probably less protected than for
merly against the variola in a severe
form. If this be so there is no reason
why vaccination should not be practiced
as comniouly among cattle as among men.
The above investigations have been car
ried out in connection with thc experi
mental inquiries instituted atthc instance
of thc medical committee of the Cattle
Plague Commission. Their former re
commendation as to the arrest of traffio
is now being urgently pressed on the
government by the farmers at large; and
if the views enunciated by Dr. ?.Iurchi
son should prove correct the value of tho'
service of the Royal Commission will bo"
of the highest national importance."
The Loaded Guu.
Before the introduction of friction match-,
e's, an old farmer was in the habit of
lighting his tinder for the morning firo
by thc use of an old flintlock musket.
One day in his absceuce the wife loaued1
the musket to a neighbor, who returned
it loaded, -and mentioned the fact to thov
good woman, as he handed it to her.
But her husband did not return home in
good season, being on a rousing; spree.
He come home nnsfc midnight, with nu'itef
, a nmnjJC,. 0r jjj.jj.Ug j his hat ami cr t
j,,to bed, without waking his wife to enjoy
a Caudle lecture. Next morning he rose'
U) S00t- season, with tho usual thirst. and
; a hammering headache ; after rubbing tv
! lYn fV flirt nniuvffcKa am: l r
. ' .: vJ-
in
a "uron
from the remains of the o-
ver-night, he commenced preparations for
starting a fire. The splinters were col-
lffw1 finfl tlin tit-til ltlnn.t1 nnn
of. the lock ! click went the hammer, and
the oxploaion that followed shook the
uou&e, dispelling tne tunes ot liquor trpin
thc old toper's faculties, and rousing his
wife with a sudden alarm. Guessing 'at
the trouble, she exclaimed, while not ful
ly awake, "Tli th-tha that gun is Load
ed !"
Looking with an empty stare at tlio
smoking gttn and at the b'ullet-h olefin
the .bedstead, just about two iuches above
his wife's head, the fond husband rcplK
d, . . a
'No 1 I'll be tl d if it is !"
suspiciou" of being cuuccrncd' iu tho '-'ill
; ams' Express- robbery, has escapeilfrom
I jail at Norwalk,- - -5 '
1:d
Stroudsburg, Dec. 14, 18G5.
'Stroudsburg, Jan. 11, I866.-3t,