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Dcuotcu ta politics, literature, Agriculture, Science, iHoralitn, auu encral intelligence.
VOL. 25.
STROUDSBURGr, MONROE COUNTY, PA., NOVEMBER I, ISGG.
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Published by Theodore Schocli.
TEUM Two dollars a year in advance nnd if not
pai.l bef te the end of the year, two dollars mid fitly
Cs. will be -hargd.
.No pnperdiscontinucd until all arrearages arc paid,
except at the option of the Editor.
1E7A Icrtisciiieiiis of one Kuare of (eigl.t Imrslor
if f-t, 0110 tv three insertions $ I 50. Each additional
i isertion, 50 cents. Longer ones in proportion.
JOB lRI.TIG,
OF ALL KINDS,
Executed in the highest style of the Arl.andonthe
most reasorvtble terms.
S. EIOIIES, .12?.,
ATTORN E Y-AT-LA W, AND GENERAL
CLAIM AGENT.
STROUDSBURGr, PA.
Office icith S. S. Dreher, Esq.
All claims against the Government prose
cuted with dispatch at reduced ntes.
07 An addiiional bounty of 100 and of
$oO procured for Soldiers in the late War,
FKEK OF EXTRA CHARGE.
August 2, 1SGG.
DR A. REEVES JACKSON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Begs leave to announce that, in order to
prevent disappointment, he will hereafter de
vote THURSDAY and SATURDAY ot
each week exclusively to Consultations
and Surgical Operations at h f office.
Parties from a distance who desire to con
sult him, can do so, therefore, on those dajs.
Stroudsburg, May 31, l-?G6.-t
Furniture ! Furniture !
McCarty's (lew Furniture Store,
DREHER'S NEW BUILDING, two
doors below the Post-office, Strouds
burg, Pa. He is selling his Furniture 10
pcrcent. less than Euston or Washington
prices, to say nothing about freight or break
age. May 17, lSG6.-tf.
tSTiN IXG-ROO M FURNITURE in Wal-
JLJ nut, Oak and White Ash, Extension '.
Tables, any size you wish, at McCARTl fc
r.ew Ware-Rooms. May 17, ISGG.-tf.
OSE AND GILT FRAMES made to
order. A fine lot of Ovil Frames on
hand J. H. Mccarty.
May 17, ISGG.-tf.
IF YOU WANT A GOOD PARLOR
J. Suit, in Rose, Mahogany or Walnut, '
McCARTY has it. May 17, ISGG.-tf. j
TF YOU WANT A GOOD MELODEON, j
J. from one of the best makers in the Uni
ted States, solid Rosewood Case, warranted
5 years, call at McC ARTY'S, he would es
pecially invite all who are good judges ot
Music to come and test them. He will sell
you from anv maker vou wish, $10 loss than
i hose who sell on commission. The reason
is he buys for cash and sells for the same,
with less than one-half the usual per centage ,
that agcn.s want. J. II. McCARTY. '
May 17, ISGG.-tf.
NDERTAKIXG IN ALL ITS BRAN
ches. . I
Particular attention will be given to this
branch of the subscriber's business. He will :
always study " to please and consult the ;
wants s.nd wishes of those who employ him. ;
From the number of years experience he has :
had in this branch of business he cannot and i
will not not be excelled either in city or ,
country. Prices one-third less than isusual- '
Jy charged, from 50 to 75 Unified Collins a!- j
ways on hand. Trimmings to suit the best
Hearse in the country. Funerals attended
at one hour's notice. J. II. McCARTY.
May 17, lSOG.-tf. '
Saddle and Harness
Manufactory. j
The undersigned respectfully informs
the citizens of Stroudsburg, and surroun
ding country, that he has commenced the
above business in Fowler's building, on
Elizabeth street, and is fully prepared to
furnish any article in his line of bu-iness,
at short notice. On hand at all times, a
large stock of j
Harness, Whips, Trunin. Yalices', Car- j
pet B'tijs, JlorscJJinn.ets, JJills,
Skates, Oil Cloths, d'C.
Carriage Trimming promptly attended
to. JOHN" O. SAYLOR.
Stroudsburg, Dec. 14, 18'3.
Gothic Ball Drag Store.
Wiiliani E2oHi2ihenil,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist.
STROUDSBURG, Pa'.
constautiy oa nana ana ior
sale cheap for CASH, a fresh gup
ply of Drugs, Medicines, Paints,
Oil, Glass, 1'utty, Varnish, Ker
osene Oil, Perfumery and Fancy Goods;
also
Snli. blind :istd I)ooi.
Dure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal
purpose.
P. S. Physicians Prescriptions care
fully compounded.
Stroudsburg, July 7, 18G4.
TIN SHOP !
The undersigned begs leave to inform his
friends and the public generally, that he has
now opened a TIN SHOP, on Main street,
near the Siroodsturjj Mill?, opposite Troch
Walton's, formerly R. S. Staples' Store,
where he is prepared , to manufacture and
jsell at wholesale and retail, all kinds of
Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron-Ware.
ALSO,
Slovc, Stove Pipe and Elhonx.
Old and second hand Stoves bought and
'.d, ut cash rates.
CASH paid for Old Lead, Copper and
Brass. v
OCT" Roofing, Spouting and Repairing
promptly attended to and warranted to give
atit:faciion. Call and see for yourselves.
WILLIAM KEISER.
frtroudsburg, Dec. 8, 18G5.
JOB PRINTING OF ALL KINDS neat
. . ly end promptly cxecu'.cd at this effice.
LIQUOR STORE.
Important notice to Landlords and all
others in want of
PURE LIQUORS,
at very low prices.
The undersigned having recently open
ed a LIQUOR STO 11 E in the room for
merly occupied by 31 r. Robt. 11. Depuy,
Stroudsburg, are prepared to offer Li
quors, Wines, &c., at prices ranging
from 25 cts. to $1 00 per gallon less than
the same quality can be purchased tt in
the cities. We also guarantee in every
instance, our Liquors pure, and free from
all Drugs and compounds, and cordially
invite Land Lords and all others in want
of anything in our line, to favor us with
a call, or, if more convenient, their orders,
which will always be met with prompt at
tention, and in either case pure Liquors
guaranteed at a great saving of money.
We also, especially call attcution to our
Raspberry and Strawberry Syrups,
which for richness of flavor and taste,
cannot be surpassed.
' J. S. WILLIAMS, & Co.
Stroudsburg, July 13, 18G5.
Special Notices.
ITCH ! ITCH ! ITCH!
SCRATCH! SCRATCH! SCRATCH!
Wheaton's Ointment
Will Ciiiolln- Itrli in IS Hour.
Also cures SALT RHEUM, CHILBLAINS
and all ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN.
Price 50 cents. For sle by all druggists.
By sending 50 cents to WEEKS & POT
TER, Sole Agents, 170 Washington street,
Boston, it will be forwarded by mail, free of
postage, to any part of the United States.
June 7, 1SGG -lyr.
EIIROHS OF YOUTH.
A Gentleman who suffered for years from
ovrrvous Debility, Premature Decay, and all
the effects of youthful indiscretion, will, for
the sake of suffering humanity, send free to
all who need it, the recipe and directions for
making the simple remedy by which he was
cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the
adverriscr's experience, can do so by ad
dressing
JOHN B. OGDEN,
No. 13 Chambers St., New York.
A CARD TO INVALIDS.
A Clergyman, while residing in South A
merica as a missionary, discovered a safe and
simple remedy for the Cure of Nptvous
Weakness, Early Decay, Diseases of the U
rinary and Seminal Organs, and the whole
train of disorders brought on by baneful and
icious habits. Great numbers hate been
already cured by this noble remedy. Promo
ted by a desire to benefit the afflicted and un
fortunate, I will send the recipe for prepar
tl and usinjr this medicine, in a seiled en
velope, to any cue who needs it, Free of
Charge.
Please inclose a post-paid envelope, ad
dressed to you reel f.
Address, JOSEPH T. INMAN,
Station D. Bible House,
March 29, 16G6.-ly. New Yorkity.
l A A PER YEAR ! We want agents
V-"5v everywhere to sell our im
proved $20 sewing Machine. Three new
kinds. Under and upper feed. Warranted
five years. Above salary or large commis
sions paid. The only machines sold in the
United States for less than 810,-which
are f'Uy licensed by Hoice, Wheeler
&. Wilson, Grover &, Baker, Singer
&, Co., and Bachdder. All other cheap
machines are infringements and the seller
or user are liable to arrest, fine, and
imprisonment. Circular free. Address, or
call upon Sh.tv &. Clark, Biddeford, Maine
or Chicago, 111. January 4, 166G.-ly
TO COrVSUJIPTTfiYES.
The advertiser, having been restored to
health in a few weeks, by a very simple rem
edy, a.ftvj having suffered several years with
a Eevere lung affection, and that dread di
sease Consumption is anxious to make
known to his fellow-sufferers the means ot
cure.
To ail who desire it, he will send a copy
of the prescription use-d (free of charge,) with
the directions for prcparirfg and using the
same, which they will find a sure cure for
Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Colds,
Coughs, nnd all Throat and Lung Affec
tions. The only object of the advertiser in
sending the Prescription is to benefit the
afflicted, and spread information which he
conceives to be invaluable ; and he hopes
every tuffcrer will try his remedy, as it will
cost them nothing, and may prov a bh-ssing.
Parties wishing" the prescription will
please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburgh,
Kings County,
New York
January 4,.16CC.-ly.
THE AMERICAN .100K1NG STOVE
Is manufactured with ceriain improvements
secured by letters patent, under date of May
5, 18G3, and December D, 16G3 One of
these improvements covers the arrangement
of fitting a portable ash pan in the hearth of
a Cooking Stove, to receive the ahes as it
passes down from tho grate. All persons
are cautioned against manufacturing, vend
ing or using other Stoves made in imitation
of'the American, as suits have been com
menced for infringement of these patents,
and all persons manufacturing, selling or us
ing said imitation, will be liable for dama
ges for infringement on these letters patent.
SHEAR, PACKARD & CO..
17 and 19 Green St.,
Albany, N. Y. -The
American is for sale by
FLORY &, BROTHER.
rrriiouP!HrH, Pa.
June 14, l?00 -6m.
Twenty Years in Prison.
Just think on't a moment reader
44 Twenty years in Prison." Hard fate is
it not? and the victim a young man too!
It will be remembered that some time
aco the cood neighborhood of Kin?ham -
ton was cursed by a scries of incendiarv
fires, starting and unnerving the people as J Dear gentlemen between the age3 of ;
ours of a few years ago. Well a number," an1 1'stcn to a few words of,
of young men were arrested on suspicion '. gratuitious remarks. When you make a , matters ofwhich she is cognizant; in short
of being concerned in the foul deeds, and sociable call of an evening, on a young: jet her only be loved, honored and cher
a late session of the Grand Jury indicted j la(1y K away at a reasonable hour. Sayiscjj fu'.G'.lment of the marriage vow, and
four of them. One was a young fellow !3ou ;omo at eight o'clock, an hoar and a shc will be to her husband, her children
named DeLaney indicted for arson in the nalf is certainly as long as the most fas-!aQj aociety a well sprin- of pleasure
first degree, lie stood trial in the Cir-! cinating of you in conversation can, or-! She will bear pain, andtoil, an 1 anxiety;
cuit Court and Court of Oyer and Tcr-' ratner ought to desiro to use his charms. for her husband's love is to her a tower
miner on Friday last, Judge Uoardman j Two hours, indeed can be pleasantly j and fortress. Shielded and sheltered
presiding. DeLaney pleaded not guilty, ! sl'ent music, chess or other games,; therein, adversity will have lost its sting,
but the evidence by the District Attor-;to lcntI variety; but, kind sirs, by no She may suffer, but sympathy will dull
ncy on the part of the people give con-',Deans stay longer. Make . shorter calls the edge of sorrow.
elusive proof that he was engaged in a"d come oftencr. j A house with luve in it and by love
burning the Eldridge building. DeLa-j A girl that is, a sensible, true-heart- we mean love expressed in words, and
ney offered contradictory testimony, but Cl girl will enjoy it better, and really looks, and deeds, for we have not one
the evidence he brought forward could . value your acquaintance more. Just
cnispai'k of faith in love that never crops
cot shake the straight story sworn to by Jcicvc the agony of a girl who, well know-; 0ut it is to a house without love as a
the witnesses of the prosecution. The inn tll(5 icelings of father and mother up-person to a machine; oue is love, the
trial continued through the greater part on the subject, hears the clock strike ten, ! othcr ,'s mechanism. The unloved wo
of two days, and on Saturday afternoon atlI yet must sit on the edge of her chair,! man may have bread just as light, a house
clo.-ed by the summing up of the oppos-,'0 mortal terror lest papa should put his just as tidy as the other, but the latter
mg counsel, lne jury retired, ana on
again being brought into Court returned
a verdict of " guilty of arson in the first
degree." The court then asked the pris
oner "if he had anything to say why
sentence should not be passed?" to which
he responded, ' I never set fire to the
building." The Judge then passed sen
tence that DeLaney should be confined
twenty years in the State Prison. When
the dreadful sentence was announced,
two sisters of the prisoner, who had been
in attendance upon the Court, hoping
against hope, that the brother they loved
so well would be cleared from the heavy
charge against him, were thrown into vi
olent hysterics, so that they had to be ta
ken home in a carriage and a physician
called. Young men who lead a thought
less and uulawful course of life, do not
realize how they shatter the strong love of itho limits shall have passed, the starting
their mothers and sisters, and completely j query shall be heard coming dowu stairs:
wreck the fend hopes indulged in by their:" Isn't it time to close up?" you must
fend hop
faithful friends.
Moralizing on this sad life chapter the
Rennhlican remarks:
Twenty Years. Only think of it
youugnian; twenty years in prison. A
youug man commits a desperate deed
against the law, but not only destroys
property but endangers life : he is arres-1
ted, tried and convicted; the judge sen
tences him, to a long imprisonment not
for life, but for twenty years, the best
part of his life. How changed wiil all
things appear to the old man, the man
who entered those walls full of life and
vieror but with a downcast look and brok-
on lionp wlipn ho cinfr'cs once more
into the buy world, with wrinkled fea-1
turcs and silvery hair aud feeble frame.-
Which way will he turn to meet the
friends of his youth, or who will remem
ber in hiui the old man of forty five or
fifty years the young and active man
of twenty years of age ? Young men, you
whose acts occasionally lead you into er
rors against the peace of the neighbor
hood aud into the breaking of the law,
slop and think of twenty years in prison
twenty years of hopeless toil for the State
twenty years tf incarceration away
from the bright fields of the outer world.
Is it not dreadful to thiuk about it even '(
How much more so is the reality?
Scranton Register, Oct. 25th.
Profaniy.
Why will mcu take the name of God
in vain? What possible advantage is to
be gained by it? Aud yet this wanton,
vulgar sin of proranity is evidently on'
the increase. Oaths fall upon the ears j
in the cars and at the corners of the!
streets. The North American Review
says well: 44 There are among U3
DOt
few who feel that a simple assertion or
plain statement of obvious facts will pass
lornoiuing.uuicsa uicy v,a, ty iuiufor sectarian bands. Men who do not
r nil flirt noiiiPH nf tl( Drtifir niiil lilistprl . . .
" , - - -j - ' strive, nor cry, nor cause ineir vo;ce3 io
their Ir.s with cverv vai ictv of hot anJ!..i '.. .i .:nJ
- i- j j
sulphurous oaths. If wc observe such
Jcncr .b .ll ..pnwllv
find that the fierceness of their profanity
is in inverse ratio to thcafilucnce ot their ! (Jut aU(, do Jt Mcu ,vho knovv thcir
ideas. Q venture to affirm that the; . c a, fin jt. yen w,0 tl)jn their
profancst men within the cirele of yourjown busiucss jren wh0 ()t i;e.
knowledge, are all afflicted with a chroma, Mcn who arc arc r)()t to azy tl) workt nor
weakness of the intellect. 1 he utturancc , t00 j t0 bc yooT jjcn wl0 aie wii.
of an oath, though it may prevent a va-jn t eat wjiat lhcy ,ave p., jor )CQ
cum in sound, is no indication ot sense.
It requires no genious to swear. The
reckless taking of sacred names in vain
is as little characteristic of true inde
pendence of thought as it is of high mor
al culture. In this breathing and beau
tiful world, filled, as it were, with the
presence of the Deity and fragrant with
its incense from a thousand altars of
praise, it would be no eurvility should we
catch the spirit of reverent worshippers,
and illustrate in ourselves tho sentiment;
that the 44 Christian is the highest tty le .
of man.'
Novel Lager Beer Eet.
The Bethlehem Chronicle. ?ays that one
.1 at Tfllltnn f!tlTn
ofiered to bet with one of Columbia's
sons, that he could drink G'J glasses (largo
filze" of la?er beer in thirtv minutes. Co
o .
lumbia said he could do tho same. The
bet was: The loser to pay for 100 glass
es of beer and S50. To work they went.
Teuton got his drinks down within 2(1
minutes. The result was : The landlord
trot the money for the beer, and the Tea -
" - - ...... i. ,
ton won the
the ?50, while Columbia, who toil and bear a hand where the hammers Major-General gets 5,800 a year, anJ is
me up in timo, lost the wagcr of time ere ringing ai they fashion the allotto l five horsca. The payo4 a lriga
ii2h found bis bier. 'febric of eternity. ' . :ier U 53.U0.50.
did not co
and well ni
LATE HOURS.
A Lady's Advice to Yourg Hen.
A lady who signs herself u A Martyr
! to Late Hours," offers the following sen-
, Slb,e suggestions to young men:
jWiicpuaitu uuwi iuio muiuiiuu "iak
Aft. . A. . 1L A I A. L.. i
all because a young man will make a lon
ger call than he ought to. Now, young
gentlemen friends, I'll tell you what we
girls will do.
ror an hour and a half we will be most
irresistably chartniug and fascinating,
Then beware; monosyllable responses
will be all you need expect; and if, when
con
ider it a righteous punishment, and.
taking your hat, depart, a sadder and it
is hoped a wiser man. Do not get angry,
: but the next lime you come be careful to
Keep wuuin just uonus. e want w
rise early these pleasant mornings, and
' in ptove the " shiuuing hours ;" but when
forced to be up at such unseasonable hours
at night, exhausted nature will speak, and
as a natural consequence, with the utmost
speed io dressing, we can barely get down
to breakfast in time to escape a repri
mand from papa, who don't believe in
beaux, as though he never was young
and a mild, reproving glance from
mamma, who understands a iiitla batter
Voor daughter's feelings, but must still
disapprove outwardly, to keep u) appear-
ance.
these
dou't
And now, young iijcn, think about
thing, and, don't for pity s sake
throw down your paper with a
" pshaw
of 10.
but remember
the
ale side
Men Wanted.
The great want of this
aire is men.
Men who are not for sale. Men who are
honest, sound from centre to circumfer
ence, true. to the heart's core. Men who
fear the Lord and covetousness. Men
who condemn wrong in. friend or foe, iu
themselves as well as in others. Men
whose consciences are as steady as the
needle to the pole. Men who will stand
ior the right if the heavens totter and
the earth reels. Men who can tell the
truth and look the world and the devil
riirbt in the eve.. Men that neither brag.
nor run. Men that neither swagger nor
flinch. Men who can have courage with
out whistling for it and joy without thont
log to bring it. Meu in whom the cur
rent ot cverlastiuir life runs still, and deep,
ttiand strong. Men careful of God's hon-
I np nnfl flf men' anr.hmM
Men
toolarKe for ecctarian limits, and too strong
vi luviuug me geuueuian io orcanasi. ousness, an aggressive and penetrating
And we girls understand it all bycxpe-jand prevadin brightness to which the
lience, and what it is to dread the prog-j former is a stranger. The deep happi
nostic of displeasure. In such cases a ness in her heart shines out in her lace,
sigh of relief generally accomplishes the! This is a run of sunlight in the house.
closing door behind the gallant, and one She gleams over it. It is airy and gay,
don't get over the feeling of trouble till graceful and warm, and welcoming with
safe in the arms of Morpheus. Even ' her presence; she is full of devices and
then the dreams are sometime troubled j plol? and sweet surprises for her hus
with some phantom of angry father and band and family; she has never done
distressed (Tor both parties mother, and 1 with the romance of sb hprsr-lf is
.ye ucaru in iwe siictin, uui iu win uui.' i .t . i i i
L dieouraed till judgment bd, Ly lh? recc.nt Iotcrual 'eveuue hw
r" "or. Ul"t )u ?, ' J , n " - ! boot or shoemakers enjased upon custom
i ' i I ,,.;,
i L : i thev have believe-l.-
Men whose feet arc on the everlasting
rock. Men who are not ashamed of thcir
hope. Men who aro strong in divine
strength, wise with the wisdom that Com
eth from above, and loving with the love
of Chris.t. Men of Go 1 ! Exchange.
Manhccd and Womanhood.
Who are you, young man, young wo
man, livinir in this country nnd aire, and
yct tjoio nothing to benefit others?
Who are vou blessed with body and
you
intellect, and
yet
an
idler in
the busy
workshop of life? Who are you with an "f wen "caic Py several -immortal
soul, and yet that soul so deaf njnt .physicians On rhursday at - 1.
to the myriad voices all about you thut! he left the addell 1 ou.e, for a walk,
.- .Infer ir. .1 l'.l,nr?
faithful toiler Ood calls you - hu-
. manity calls you - and they have both a
ri"ut
to
your powers. Arise I
M,A rt
your whole life one scene of industry!
4 - i ..r.,1 nrnrw i....,r.f
iVriSC lull CU JUIHI, iu uiuiuiii
your feet shall press or your hanU touch
- - - a . 1 . i .
some pedal or key in tho 44 organs that
fchake the universe." Arise I there is
. work for you to do
! .. ,, l
You were created to
The Wife.
Only let a woman be sure that she is
precious to her husband not useful, not
valuable, not convenient, simply, but love
ly and beloved;-let her be the reception
of his polite, 'hearty attentions; let her
leel that her care and love arc noticed, ap
predated an d returned ; let her opinion
be a?ked and her iuJment resneeted in
nas a spring ot rjeauty about lier, a joy
.
a lyric poem, setting herself to all pure
and gracious melodies. Humble house
hold ways and duties have for her a gol
den significance. The prize made the
calling
'ir.eaus,
j love."
high; and the end sanctifies the
" love is heaven, and heaven is
Not so Lucky.
Two persons who had not seen each
other for soire time met accidentally, and
one asked the othcr how he did. The
other replied he was very well, and had
j
since they had last met each
other.
44 That is good news, indeed," said the
first.
44 Nay," replied the other, not so very j
good, either, for I married a shrew.
" That is bad."
44 Xot so-very bad, either, for I had fif
ty thousand dollars with her."
" That makes it all well again."
44 Not so well as you think, for I laid
oat the monoy on a flock of sheep, and
they died of the rot."
That is hard, truly."
44 Not so hard, either, for I sold the
skins for more than the sheep cost me."
44 You were lucky at any rate."
44 Not lucky as you thiuk, for I bought
a house with the money, and the house
was burned down uninsured."
4 That, iudeed, must have been a great
loss
44 Not so great a Ins?, I assure you,
my wife was burnt with it."
for
Good Advice.
Some one says: Girls, let us tell you
a stubborn truth! No young woman
ever looks so well to a sensible young
man, as wheu dressed in a plain, neat,
modest attire without a single ornament
about her person. She looks then as
though she possessed worth in herself,
and Deeded no artificial riuinir to euhauce
her value. If
spend so much
young woman would
time in cultivating her
mind, training her temper, and cherish
ing kindness, meekness, mercy, and other
g od qmlilie, as most ot them do in ex
tra dres3 and ornaments, to increase their
personal charms, she would, at a glance,
be known among a thousand her char
acter would be read in her couutenancc."
Thft Tixation on rhomakrs
xna laxaiion on i-ii0wmah.wrs,
work onl' are exempted fr
roui taxation it
their work, exclusive of materials, does
not exceed in value 51,000 annually.
Upon this subject the Commissioner of
Internal Rcveuuc has just decined that
returns must be made of the cost of ma
terials used, and also of the value of the
pales of boots and shoes, and if the dif
ference amounts to more than f?l,0v0an
uually, the shoemaker is to be taxed the
same us any other manufacturer. The
Assessor can demand these return month
ly, but ho Is to make no assessment until
the amount reaches St.000 annually, when
he can assess the back returns and ct llect
the tax upon the aggregate.
John S. Raray, the celebrated horse
tamer, died suddenly, at Cleveland, Ohio,
on the -llh iustant. Last December he
had a stroke of paralysis, fince which
i i it .i, i ;
rise! and tea,uutsuuu eiurueu, L-uiupiaiuiu ui a jumu
in the head. Alter being seated a few
nnate he exclaimed, I am dy.n
and in about an hour expired. Mr. Karey
I was a native pt iranwun couuiy, uui,
' where he was born in loS.
Ccueral (I rant's pay is $1S,078 per
year, and Lieut.den. Shermau's, S13,
MKt each is allowed fifty horses. A
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omethiug in which Fanners are Inte'
rested.
The following is very important to far
mers, and the decisions have recently
been given by the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue at Washington :
Fn-st. Farmers will not be required to'
make return of produca consumed in their'
own immediate families.
Second. The farmer's profits from'
sale? of live stock are to be found by de
ducting from the gross receipts for ani'
mals sold, the purchase money paid for '
the same. If animals have been lost dur-'
ing the year by death or robbery, the pur-'
chase money paid for such animals may'
be deducted froi the gross income of
the farm.
Third. No deductions can bo made
by the farmer for the value of services
rendered by his minor children, whether
he actually pay3 for such services or not.
If his adult children work for him and,
receive compensation for their labor, they,
are to be regarded as othcr hired labor
ers in determining his income.
Fourth. Money paid for labor, except
such as is used or employed in domestio
service, or in the production of articles
consumed in the family of the producer,
may be deducted.
Fifth. No deduction can be allowed
in any case for the co3t of unproductive
labor. If house servants are employed a
portion of the time in productive labor,
such as the making of butter and cheese
for sale, a proportionate amount of the
wages paid them may be deducted.
Sixth. Expenses for ditching and
cleaning new land are plainly expenses
for permanent improvement, and not de
ducted. Seventh. The whole amount expend--ed
for fertilizers applied during the year .
to the farmer's land may he deducted, but'
no deduction is allowed for fertilizers pro
duced on the farm. The cost of 5eed pur
chased for sowing and planting may bo
deducted. Eighth. If a person sells timber stand
ing, the profits are to be obtained by esti
mating the value of t'13 land after the re
moval of the timber, and from the sum
thus obtained deducting the estimated
value of the land on the first day of Jan
uary, 1802, or cn the ray of purchase, if
purchased since that date.
Ninth. Where no repairs have beca
made by the taxpayer upon any building;
owned by him during the preceding five
years, nothing can be deducted for re
pairs made during the year for which hi3
income is estimated.
Tenth. A farmer should make returrr
of all his produce sold within the year,,
but a mere executory contract for a sale?
is not a sale ; delivery either actual or
constructive is essential. The criterion
by which to judge whether a sale is com
plete or not is to determine whether the
vendor still retains in that character a
right over the property ; if tho property
were lost or destroyed, upon which of the
parties, in the abseuce of any other rela
tion between them than that of the ven
due, would the loss fall.
Verdancy.
A young lady, with a mind intent cn?
shoppiug, eutcred a store on a certain oc
casion, and addressing the fresh-looking,
rosy-chceked youth, desired to know if
he had any uice silk hose.
44 Certainly, Miss," replied he, and im
mediately the counter was strewn witlr
the delicate articles.
44 How high do they come, sir?"
The clerk blushed, turned all sorts of
colors, but spoke nut a word. She gave
him a look of surprise, and repeated her
question. Again the youth stammered
and said :
44 Really, Miss, I that is to say I
think I could not be positive but
my impression is they come Just above
the hnec!
From Georgia.
Arthur Williams, his wife and two
daughters wore murdered near Rome, Ga.r
by two frccdmen, who have been arrested.
One of them confesses that he killed Mrs.
Williams. His accomplice killed tho
father and daughter with an axe. Thcir
object was money, but. th,?y found none.
It was difficult to restain the people from
iuSicting summary punishment, but they
were committed to await the due process
of law.
The gold excitement in the upper coun
ties ef the State is increasing. Rich ore
has been found iu Lumpkin and Hall
counties, and sales of mines have beea
made at high figures.'
Fire at Oil Cit-
Oiii City, Oct. 22. A fire occurred at
two o'clock this morning, destroyiog near
ly one quarter of the oil shipping portiorr
of the city. Through the superhuman
efforts of the fire de-partmcnt the flames
were prevented from spreading into tho
city, in which esse its complete destrue
tian would have fallowed. Tho princi
pal losers are Fisher lirothers,-Weaver &
Adam-, Baxter & Ellison, James E Strkk
lorv Gallagher & lovcr, and the Luceseo
Oil Company." The total loss is about
S50,000. ' Two lires were lost by drowning-
The Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue ha3 decided that rubber boots ani
shoes arc subject to a tax of five per cent.,,
as articles of wearing apparel, manufac
tured or produced for sale from india
rubber. Tho tax on boots and shoe
manufactured of lather is ouly tw. arced.
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