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VOL. so.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., APRIL 4,1867.
NO. 2.
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Published by Theodore Schoch.
TEHM3 Two dollars a year in advance and if not
raid br.f re the end of the year, two dollars and fitfy
el, will Ua charged.
S'e p iperdiscoiitinued until all arrearages are paid,
txfce rt ;f the option of the Editor.
E7A Ivertiseinents of one square of (eight lines) or
jSSi.oneor three insertions $ I M. Eaeh additional
'..iseitioa, 53 cents. Longer ones in proportion.
JO fi piiixtiYg
" OF ALL KIXJJ.S,
Sxecuted in the highest ttyle of the Art, and onthe
most iciisori tble terms.
C. B. KGLLGi:,
DEALER IX
Boots, Shoes, Leather,
AND FINDINGS,
STROUDSBURG, Pa.
March 23, 16G7.
ATTORXEY-AT-LAW, AND GENERAL
CLAIM AGENT.
STROUDSBURG, PA.
Office with S. S. Drchcr, Esq.
All claims against the Government prose
cuted" with dispatch at reduced rates.
0? An additional bounty of $100 and of
$50 procured for Soldiers in the late War,
FflEK OF EXTRA. CHARGE.
August 2, 18GG.
I DR. A. HE EVES 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 Consvltatioxs
and Surgical Operations at his office. j
Parties from a distance who desire to con- :
ul t him, can do so, therefore, on those days,
fstroudslurg, May 31, 18GG.-tf.
F iirnitur e ! Furniture !
McCarty's Mi Furniture Store
DREIIER'S NEW BUILDING, two,
doors below the Post-office, Strouds- !
tar?, Pa- He is selling his Furniture 10 j
per cent, less than" Easton or Washington '
prices, to say nothing about freighter break
age. May 17, lSGG.-tf.
TF YOU WANT A GOOD MELODEON, '
i from one,xf the best makers in the Uni
ted States, solid Rosewood Case, warranted j
call at McCARTY'S, he would es- ;
pecially invite all who are good judges ot
ilusic to coinc and test them. He will sell
you from any maker you wish, $10 less than
those 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 agents want. J. II. McCARTV.
May 17, ISGG.-tf.
UNDERTAKING IX ALL ITS BRAN
ches. Particular attention will be gircn to this
branch of the subscriber's business. He will
always study to please and consult the
wants and wishes of those who employ him.
From the number of vears experience be has
had in this branch of business he cannot and
will not not be excelled either in city or
country. Prices one-third Jess than is usual
ly chirgcd, from ;")9 to 75 finished Coffins al
ways oa hand. Trimmings to suit the best
ilearse in the country. Funerals attended
it one hour's notice. J. H. McCARTY.
May 17, 15CG.-tf.
Saddle and Harness
Manufactory.
The undersigued respectfully informs
the citizens of Stroudsburg, and surroun
ding country, that he Las commenced the
above Lusincs3 ia Fowler's building, on
Elizabeth street, and is fully prepared to
furnish any article in his line of business,
Jit sLort notice. On Laud at all times, a
hrg stock of
Jhrncsr, Yr'hips, Trunk , Yalices, Car
pet JJyg, llorac-Blankets, Dells,
'Staff, Oil Cloths, f-c.
Carriage Trimming promptly attended
to. JOHN O. SAYLOR.
Stroudsburg, Dec. 14, 1805.
Gothic"fIa!l Drag Store.
We'Siiniti ZSoUinsIicnd,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist.
STROUDSBURG, Pa.
Constantly on hand and for
f sale cheap lor cash, a lresh sup
ply of Drug, Medicine?, Paints,
Oil, Glass, Putty, Varnish, Ker
osene Oil, Perfumery and Fancy Goods;
also
Stasia, and Doors.
Pure 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 ar.d the public generally, that he has
now opened a TIN SHOP, on Main street,
near the Stroudoburg Hills, opposite Troch
& Walton', formerly It. S. Staples' Store,
where lie is prepared to tnanufactuft and
seM at wholesale and retail, all kinds of
Tin, topper and Sheet Iron-Ware.
ALSO,
SJtM'c, Steve Sip and RSboue.
Old and second hand Stoves bought and
8:id, at cash rates.
CASH piid fur Old Lead, Copper and
Brass.
07" Roofing, Spouting Bnd Repairing
promptly attended to and warranted to give
eatisfuctiun. C'dll and see for yourselves.
WILLIAM KEISER.
stroudsburg, Dec. 8, 1865.
TUST received 50 retts of STAIR RODS
and FIXTURES, latent styles, for
'e cheap. Dee. 6, 'CO. J. II. MCARTY.
i
F YOU WANT a r.nnn Tuitinn
5 r?J2 ,R0Se' f Walnut,
-u-XARl Y has it. May 17, lG0.-tf
NEW STORE
-:and:-
HEW GOODS
-:at:-
REDUCED PRICES!
DARIUS DREHER, begs leave to an
nounce to his friends and and to the pub
lic generally, that he bas just receiveda
general assortment of
Dry Goods, Notions, Dress Trimmings,
AND
MILLINERY GOODS
consisting, in part of the following desirable
articles, viz. :
Calicoes,
Latent,
French Cliintzs,
Children's Dress Goods,
Worked Edgings,
Parasols, Zcphers,
Shetland Wools,
Shetland Wool Shaicls,
Delaines,
Muslins, ,
White Dress Goods,
. Inscrtings,
Lady's and Cliildrcn's SacJcs
Flannel' and Cloth,
Ladigj Misses and Men's LTocs,
Gloves and Collars,
Mourning Goods,
Shroudings, Cc, drc,
Goods shown with pleasure. Quicks
sales and small profits" at the old and well
known Millinery Stand of F. A. DREI1ER.
The Millinery business will be carried on
as usual by Mrs. Dreiier.
Patronage respectly solicited.
DARIUS DREIIER."
April 20, 1SGG.
TRE3ZEXDGCS EXCITEMENT !
Death to High Prices!
Up Town in a Blaze !
METZGAR & STORM, respectfully in
form the public that the djys of imposition
prices have gone by in Stroudsbtirg, for the
proof of which they invite their friends, from
both town and county, to call at their new
Store, on Elizabeth Street, in Stroudsburg,
one doc below the Indian Queen Hotel, ex
amine their goods and learn how low they
sell them.
We have DRY GOODS in almost endless
variety,
Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings,
Calicoes, Dclains and Muslins,
Trimmings and Notion:?,
and everything in that line.
We have GROCERIES and PROVIS
SIONS, SUGARS, COFFEES, TEAS,
SPICES, FISH, PORK,
and a full assortment in that line.
We have Crockery Ware, Wooden Ware,
Willow Ware, Hardicare, a general assort
ment. TOBACCO of all kind"
BOOTS AND SHOES, and in fact al
most everything that can be called for in a
completely stocked Store.
Call and see for yourselves. We take
pleasure in showing goods without price,
and can sell you calicoes from 12 cents to
25 cents per yard, and everything else pro
portionately low.
We feel duly thankful for the many evi
dences ot already received appreciation of
our efforts to knock down war prices, and
can assure the public that there is still room
for a few more evidences of ihe same sort.
Don't forget the place and give us a call.
J. P. METZGAR,
March 29. 1SGG. JEROME STORM.
Good Sews for the Million.
The subscriber hastens to lay the import
ant intelligence before the public, that he
has added largely to his already large stock
of fashionable and seasonable
Cloths, Cassimercs, Vcstings, &c.
which he will make up to order on short no
tice, in a manner satisfactory to all. His
shelves, literally groan beneath the
Ready Made Clothing
with which they are loaded.
Coats, Overcoats, Pants and Vests
made of the best material, and in the most
fashionable manner, at prices to suit all.
Hals and Caps,
Boots and Shoes,
Vc. cVc. &.C.
and indeed every thing wih which he has
heretofore supplied the public, will be found
ready for inspection and bale at prices which
defy competition.
Thankful for favors heretofore received he
hopes to merit a continuance of public favor
at the old stand.
NICHOLAS RUSTER.
Stroudsburg, Dec. 8, 1SG5.
LOOK THIS WAY !
BEAD ! READ !
Chas. Schaefer & Co.
FRENCH & GERMAN
STEAM DYING ESTABLISHMENT.
EASTON, PENN'A.
Will dye Woolen, Silk and Cotten
Goods of Every Description, in any
Color desired.
Orders can be left with II. S. Wagner,
STROUDSBURG, Pa.
June 21, 18GG.-lyr.
Money Vanted.
rjnilKSUBSClTlinilllUOSPKCTFUL--H-
ly requests all persons indebted to
him to pay up without delay. The money
due him is absolutely wanted. A word
to the wise, ko. ,
Feb. 21, '07. NICHOLAS HUSTER.
C COMMON CHAIRS of all kinds, Cane
Flag and Wood Seats ; Dining, Bar
Room and Office Chairs, with or without
Cushions, Rocking-Chairs of every descrip
tion at McCARTY'S Ware-Rooms.
May 17, lG6.-tf.
From the Scranton Register.
An Impostor. Chas. S. Custard, alias
Jefferson, alias Pretaire, &c.
A young man of rather prepossessing
appearance, with black, curly hair, and gen
erally dressed in yellowish-brown clothes,
arfd an 'uncxceptionally bright " high
hat," has doubtless been observed of late,
by many of our citizens, passing along
our streets apparently full f business,
and looking too meek to be human. This
individual put on a great many'French
airs, to suit the French name he had as
sumed, and it seems had walked into th
affections of many unsuspecting persons
in the city; and but for some one appear
ing in Scranton who was acquainted (to
his sorrow) with the past career of the
dashing young swindler, "and whom he
was unprepared to see, there is not the
slightest doubt that he would have soon
given all into whose confidenca he" had
engrafted himself sufficient reason to re
gret their trusting to his oily-tongued
representations. As it is, fearing expos
ure, he has left the city, and we are not
certain after all, that he has left every
one unbitten.
The impostor has a checkered history,
and although he is quite youug, some of
his exploits would do credit to th oldest
in the conGdence " profession." We will
go back a little over his past, and show
the citizens of Scranton what a " nice
young man nag Deen sporting in tueir
j midst, off and on, for some time back.
Although known in. Scranton under
the high-sounding name ef C. S. Pretaire,
it is not his proper one. II is name is
Charles S. Custard, and in different pla
ces where he has operated has assumed as
many different aliases. He hails from a
small place named Bushkill, Pike county,
this State, where he lias very respectable
connections. He is a dentist and also a
watchmaker by profession, and those who
know, say that his workmanship cannot
be excelled, and were it not for his ras
cally inclinations, his profession would be
a source of great profit both to himself
and the public. He i3 a natural mechan
ic, and no work comes awkwarkly to him.
Notwithstanding the fact that the local
ity where he is from was the scene of
many of his juvenile efforts in the way of
rascality, the first stir he made in the
world was some years ago, while, yet a
lad, by absconding from a jeweler's shop
in Stroudsburg, where he had been placed
by his parents, with about $200 worth of
goods. He wa3 captured, but through
the influence of his friends the matter
was settled and smoothed over. His next
exploit of any importance was in Port
Jervis, N. Y., where soon after the above
circumstance, SG0 worth ef jewelry, &c,
disappeared from the shop of a Mr.
Dutcher, and our hero was found to have
it in his possession. This matter was al
so quieted, by his relatives, and he set
free. We have no positive information
as to his doings from that time up to 1SG3,
as he went to the west; but we have not
the least doubt that ho left h'i3 mark in
every place he visited. Put in the sum
mer of 1SG5, ho came back to his father'f.
Getting into a "scrape" ia his own neigh
borhood, helled the law and went to New
York State, fetching up at Monticello, in
Sullivan county. lie called on Dr.
Brown, a dentist, in that place, and gave
his name as Jefferson, saying that he had
been robbed of all Jiis money by some
sharpers on the railroad, and that he
would like employment. Dr. Drown took
pity on him, and set him at work in his
office. Soon discovering the superior
character of his work, the Doctor took
Jefferson as his partner in his business.
Our worthy friend remained in Monti
cello somo time, making his usual impres
sions aid bill3, until he had " things" in
such a shape that he thought it proper to
" move," when he " put," one night, very
mysteriously, leaving tailors, landlords,
his generous partner, and many others, to
regret the confidence they had placed in
him. But here note the consummate and
reckless impudence of this scoundrel. The
Mouticello papers, as a matter of course,
published his doings there, and about a
week after Jefferson's disappearance, an
unknown man called on Mr. Quinlaln,
then editor of a paper there, and asked
the privilege of a few moments private
conversation with bim, which the gentle-
man granted. The
straojrer
was coin-
pletely wrapped up in a large cloak, and
had a heavy black beard, and hair crop
ped close. When alone with the editor,
he said he had come in behalf of his friend
" Jefferson," to demand a retraction of the
statement made in the paper relating to
him. Mr. Quinlain, however, recog
nized in the stranger's voice that of the
scoundrel "Jefferson" himself, and at
once had him arrested, when it was irT
fact found to be our hero in disguise. He
was released on delivering over all the
money he had about him, and matin
proper restitution of things belonging to
others. This little circumstance will
show how undaunted ho is in his rascally
proceedings.
From Monticello we next hear of Cus
tard Jefferson operating in New York
city evidently thiukiug that his talents
were of too rare a nature to waste ou the
desert air of the country. The import
ant feat of his in this city was decidedly
i worthy of him. Having by booic means
! become acquainted with a house in New
York where a leading firm of Milford,
Pike Co., purchashed a large portion of
their stock, and had limitless credit; and
' being a little " short," he saw a chance of
distinguishing himself. Ho went to this
! house" and represented himself as the
" Sun" of Wallace & Sou, aud purchased,
on credit, goods amounting to 500, and J The sharper had reckoned without his
had them expressed in their name. He j host, in this case, for B. immediately
then stated to the salesman that he de-J seized him and told him he was an iin
sircd to make a few purchases elsewhere, j postor, and that he should send for an of
but had inadvertently left his wallet at ficer'immediately and have him arrested as
the hotel where he was stopping, and if; such. Custard begged to have Dr. Fish
he would loan him an amount he would jer sentlbr, saying that he would explain
call in and hand it to him before leaving, the whole matter. Mr. B. fiually consen
the city. The unsuspecting salesman let j ted, and the Dr. was sent for, and at his
him have what he desired, of course, and solicitations, and Custard promising faith
our sharper left. Not returning that day ; fully to do better in the future, he was
nor me uen, suspicion naiurany Degan 10
arise in me minas ot tne iNcw lorfc nrm
that tbey had been swindled, which were
confirmed by an inquiry from Wallace &
Son as to what they meant by sending!
them the goods. I hey never tound out
the swindler,but it was afterwards ascer
tained by the Milford firm that it was our
hero. Here again the matter stopped, ow
ing we suppose to the influence of rela
tives. Nothing is known of the doings of Cus
tard, save by himself and whoever he
may have victimized, until last fall.
Matters at hnm bavins hfpn Rtrnirrhfpnp,!
, . .
his profession in Bushkill, in the name of
his father. He was doinz very well, and
hopes were entertained that he would de
sert his old ways. In the course of his
business, he visited different sections of
the country; and on one 6 these jour
neys he couldn't resist the tempation of
creating a sensation, and did it in this
way: He had been at a small place on
the Eric llailway, called Lackawaxen, at
tending to nis proiessionai duties, and
was on his way home, when the thought
occurred to him that he would not ob-
ject to a good dinner, at least no other
up, he again returned trom the scenes oriwuuc uuuer lUB iiitouveuieut-M aneuu
his many triumphs, and settled down to! ant upon the result of one of his unfortu
i . i ii i .1.1
reason could be assigned for the course he ; over you on a clear day as on a cloudy or
took. He therefore stopped at the house of jrajny day. On a fair day when eo clouds
Mr. Wm. Brodhead,one of the Commission- are seen the water is divided up into such
ers of Pike county, situated about a mile 'small particles, that it does not obstructs
from the villiagc of Milford, the county! the sun'3 light, and so you see no clouds
seat, and introduced himself to that gen- 0r water. A change of temperature in the
tleman and family as " Mr. Custis, from J atmosphere, as when a warmer and colder
Washington, a relative of George Wash-jCurrent of air meet, causes the small par
ington's wife ;" and having letters bearing tides of water to unite in pairs, and the pairs
the signature of the Hon. Richard Brod- unite, and these quadruple drops unite,
head of Easton, and telling a very straight, and so on until hundreds or thousands of
plausible story, as he always does, he was the small invisible parts unite in one, and
welcomed with all the hospitality the even then that one many hundred times
house could afford. The distinguished ' smaller than a pin's head. Amass of
guest told his affable host that he had
been hunting for some days in Pike coun
ty and had succeeded in killing two deer,
which he had sont to his home by rail,
while he intended to go afoot as far as
the Water Gap, for the romance of the
thing. Mr. Brodhead, however, politely
offered to take him as far as a brother's
of his near Bushkill, which, of course,
Mr. Custis, from Washington,'
was
" let
compelled to. refuse, as that would
the whole cat out of the bag," by placing
him right in the country where every
body knew him. His gallantry towards
ladies, however, was the means of placing
him in a peculiarly perplexing prcdica-
mcnt, lor he consented to ride as tar as
the village with two of Mr. Brodhead's
step daughters, trusting to luck to carry
him through safe. He was well-known
in the village, and on entering it, he
suggested the propriety of turning down
a back street, as it looked so pleasant.
But tho ladies thought differently, and
drove plump up to one of the principal
hotels of the place with their precious
burden. " Mr. Custis" alighted, and
was introduced to the proprietor of the
hotel, Mr. Cornelius, whose cool manner
of acknowledging the honor somewhat
surprised the ladies, who bid our hero
good-bye and drove away. Mr. Cornelius
knew " Custis" at once, as he had once
left a little balance unpaid at his hotel.
He was allowed to pass on, however,
which ha did forthwith. When the
truth leaked out the effect on the " sold"
family may be imagined.
Shortly after th'ui, Custard left his na
tive place, and is next heard of in our
city, where he has been, uuder the name
of Pretaire, for some time, in the employ
of Dr. Fisher, to whom he has always
been a mystery, as he is to cvory one who
does not know his truo character.
He is a young man of extraordinary
talent, if he would only apply it aright,
and is calculated to win the confidence of
the most suspecting, and for this reason
we have mentioned some of his past his
tory, and givo warning to other places to
be on their guard against him.
Pretatke Again. Since our last is
sue, in which wo gave an account of the
confidence man Custard, we hav heard of
several of his pranks in this city, one of
which wo give to show that lie tried to
maintain his past reputation while here.
If all his actions in this city wercjenown,
they would present an interesting chap
ter in the annals of " sharp practice."
His victims-of misplaced confidence are
numerous in Scranton, but they do not
desire the manner in which thoy wcro
" fleeced" made known.
It will be remembered that some two
or three weeks since, Herman Bockncr,
living in Commercial alley, was robbed of
$800 in bonds. Shortly after the rob
bery, Custard or Pretaire, ns he is bet
ter known hero called on Bockner, and
represented himself to him as a detective,
a member of tho secret police force, and
that he had been here to watch the ope
rations of certain parties. He stated, al
so, that to further his plans ba had . en
gaged first with a watchmaker in the city,
and later- with Dr. Fisher, aud that he
had proof positive as to who wero the
robbers of the SSOO from Mr. Bockner,
and that he would, for a sum of money,
proceed towards having them arrested.
imeraieu wiiuout lurtner proceedings.
PitETEititE Agaix. Since our expos
ure of the graceless scamp, we have re
ceived numerous accounts of his rascality.
Even during his short stay in Carbon
dale he managed to " get into" a dentist
there to the tune of 620 or so. A cor
respondent from the above place says
that he represented himself there as be
ing a subject of somnambulism, and would
get np while in that state, and hide his
money and other articles, which he gen
enerally found again by dreaming of the
, place where he had hid them: it was
' u : i - j it. : : .n i
nate sleep-walking freaks that hs man
aged to catch the dentist napping, and
before his eyes were. open " the eminent
French dentist" was enjoying a pleasant
ride on the railroad. What next?
How Rain Falls.
Where does the rain come from ? You
answer, "From the clouds." But where
do the clouds come from 1 You mav
think that the wind blows them over you
fr0ni somewhere else, it also blows them
from over you to other places. The fact
is the water of the clouds is just as much
pn
these combined drops which arc still small
enough
to float in the air, refracts, or
bends out of their course 60 many of the
sun's rays that they stop and often dark
en its light. It is thus that clouds gath
er in a clear sky. When enough drops
unite to make one too heavy to float in
the air, it begins to fall. It meets and
unites with many others in falling, and
often co many unite that great rain drops
are formed by the time they get to the
ground. Each large drop is made up of
thousands, perphaps millions of the small
drops that float in the air unseen in a
! clear sky. American Aariculuri&t
Sympathy With Your Work.
While advice may be properly given to
laborers in any department, is is parti
cularly appropriate to teachers. One pro
minent reason why so many utterly fail of
success in the teacher's vocation, may bo
found in want of sympathy with the work.
It is really sad to think how many engage
in the business of instruction without any
correct understanding of the work to be
done, and without the last particle of true
interest in it. Such may "keep school,"
but they cannnot in any proper sense,
"teach school." One may perform a cer
tain piece of mechanical work without
feeling any special interest in it, but ho
cannot become an eminent mechanic
even, without feeling a true sympathy for,
and interest in his work. The physician,
the clergyman, and the lawer must each,
if he would be truly successful, throw his
whole mind and energies into his chosen
profession. And so with the teacher.
Without a heartfelt interest in his profes
sion, and a lively sympathy with all per
taining to it, he cannot become eminently
useful. He will be a mere machine and soon
become a rusty worthless affair. Teachers,
Again wo say, if you would hope to suc
ceed and do good, f'ic in sympathy icith
your work, and xcith all that pertains to
it.
A Fair Exchange.
A gentleman at Paris, amusing himself
in the gaUery of the Palais lloyal, observ
ed, while he was carefully looking over
some pamphlets at a bookseller's, shop, a
suspicious fellow standing rather too near
him. The gentleman was dressed, ac
cording to tho times, in a coat with a pro
digious number of silver tags and tassels,
upon which the thief began to havo a
design, and the gentleman, not willing to
disappoint him, turned his bead another
way to give him an opportunity. The
thief immediately set to work, and in a
trice twisted off seven or eight ot the sil
ver tags- The gentleman perceived it,
and drawing out a penknife, caught the
fellow by the ear and cut if off close to
his head.
"Murder 1 murder!" cried the thief,
"Bobbery 1 robbery !" cried the gentle
man. '
Upon this the thief, in a pn.'sion, throw
ing them at the gentlomnn, roared out :
"Thero are your tags aud buttons I"
"Very well," said the gentleman, throw
in" it back in like manner, "there is your
ear.
"Biddy, did you put an egg in tha cof
fee to settle it V "Yes, mum, I rut in
r.,nr : thev wero so bud I had to ue moro
of them." Biddy was cleared out.
Titles by which Land is held in Pennsy
lvania, There is scarcely one person out of five
hundred, owners of land in Pennsylvania,
whose broad acres aro the envy of their
poorer neighbors, and whose productive
farnis are the sure foundations of nation
al wealth there is secarcely OHe out of
every five hundred who has ever taken
the trouble to assertain whether his title
to his estates 4s valid. The prevailing
idea that peaceable possession for twenty
years renders every title "to real estate
valid and good, is, of course, sound, so far
as individual claims against such property
are concerned. But it must be borne in
miad that the original ownership of the
lands in Pennsylvania dated f Vera the cre
ation of the colony, and wa3 transmitted to
the Commonwealth whose claims are not
controlled by limitation, and debts owing to
which can never die out. . The Surveyor
General of Pennsylvania is now engaged
in the performance of a curious duty, the
result of which will ba to startle many an
owner of a farm, who has been dreaming
that his title to his real estate i3 without
a flaw. The records show, moreover, that
there are thousands and tens of thousands
of acres of land in Pennsylvania, upon
which the State has claim Jb-ackstanding
as far as 17S0, and upwards, which claim,
has been enlarging in amount from year
to year, by the interest accruing thereon.
In 1SGI, an act was passed authorizing
the Surveyor General to make lists of all
lands held by locations, or any other of
fice right issued from the Land Depart
ment of every description, the holders of
which possess no patents. It is in obedi
ence to this act that the Surveyor Gene
ral is now pushing forward with great vi
gor the work of making out the list3 of
all such lands. It, therefore, becomes
very important for every owner of real es
tate in Pennsylvania at once to ascertain
whether his land has been patented, and
whether there are any baekstanding dues
against such in the land oface. The law of
1SG1 requires the amount due on unpat
ented lands only to be made out and enter
ed up. It is now proposed to pass another
law", covering case3 where money is due
on patented lands, where a patent has
been issued and a mortgage or lien been
executed to the Governor for the usa of
thc Commonwealth. Many acres have
been taken possession of, improved, and,
held without even the formality of an ap
plication, warrant, or survery. It is the
purpose of the Legislature at once to pro
vide the legal means for enforcing tho
claims of the State against such territory
Altogether and we have barely hint
ed at this subject the work on which
the Surveyor General is engaged is of tho
greatest importance. Those who know
Surveyor General Campbell are fully a
ware of hi3 strict and stern business hab
its. He is resolved, wjthout creating un
due alarm or imposing unjust hardships
on any class of our fellow-citizens, to push
all these claims of the Commonwealth to
prompt collection. In this the Surveyor
General will be sustained by Attorny Gen
eral Brewster. It is time that the State re
ceives the benefit of what is due the Treas
ury. Our expenses of late years have
been enormoua. Taxation has borne
heavily upon the productive labor of the
Commonwealth, and to create revenue for
the State it has been necessary to demand
even a portion of the earnings of thoso
who must toil and sweat for bread. When
it is remembered there are millions of
dollars -due the State, as honest debts,,
from particsgible to pay, it sccm.3 like
unjustifiable harshness to levy heavy tax
ation until at least a fair effort is made to
collect this indebtedness.
We repeat our admonition to the land
holders of Pennsylvania, whose duty it is
at once to trace back the titles to their es
tates and see that all is right from tho
original warrants therefore. We hope,,
too, that our cotemporarics throughout
the Commonwealth will give this subject
some attention by at once urging thoso
interested to make the necessary research
into the validity of their deeds. Prompt
action may stave off litigation, and save,
flic expenso of office fees, for notiSactions,.
&e. lLirrislurg Telegraph.
Wouldn't go to a Future Stito.
Old Ricketts was a man of labor, and:
had little or no time to devote to specula
tion ou the future. lie was, withal, rath
er uncouth in the use of lauguage. Ono
day, while engaged in stopping up hog
holes about his place, ho was approached
by a colporteur, and presented with a.
tract.
"What's all this about 1 demanded Mr.
Ricketts.
"That Sir, is a book describing tha
celestial state," was the reply
"Celestial state?" said Ricketts, "in.
what section is that ?'
"My worthy friend, I fear you havo
not"
"Well, never mind." interrupted Rick
etts, "I don't want to hear about any bet
ter Stato than Ponnsjlvaui.i. I intend
to live and die right here, if I can keep
them darned hogs out
Honesty.
A Newark paper iuforas us that a few
days ago a farmer near that city was.
n-i't.-.. uruMi bv a ?3ntleman. who said he
bud come to pay for a basket ofappls.
which he had taken from the orchard
when a boy, sixteen years previously. .
! He insisted upon paying not ouly for tha.
; original value but the iutercst. How few
orchard rubbiug youths aro ever so ccQ.v
1 Ecience stiickeu !
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