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Scuotcu to polities; itctdturc,u gdcnlturc,; Science, ilTotiitij, ,au& General intelligence.
VOL. 29.
STROUDSBURG,' MONROE COUNTY, PA'., MARCH 21, 1872.
NO. 47.
published by Theodore Schoclu
TBRM-T dollar a ye;riii ndvance and if not
Mfiethe nl of the year, two dollars and fifty
!) rlutrced.
nmrdiwo:Uinue'l until all.irrearagcs arc paid,
irtU ' "e option o! the Editor.
' r7 idveriisemenU "f one square of (nght lines) or
' mit or three insertions 91 50. Ehc.1i additional
j'rtl.ii,5tc.rnt. Longer ones in proportion.
JO 15 IItIiTIXG,
OF ALL KINDS,
w'.lr'Afd in tHh liiehetrtyl of the Art,
of the Art. and on the
" most reasonable terms
Yalnablc Properly
FOR SALE.
The subscribers ofTor for sale,
r their residence in Stroudsburg.
The IiOt has a front ot 14" it-
on Main .Street, with a depth of
flic building consist of a convenient dwell
ing house, store house, barn and other out
k'xii'pre is an abundance of choice apples,
jwir, plums, .crapes and small fruits, with
irlcnt water.
frb-iTJ 72. 1 A. 31. & 11. STOKES.
DR. J. LAN T Z,
Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist,
lull hai hi ofTie n Main Street, in the second
-fiir V.i!t:in'i brirk buildinc. nrailv onoo-
iir th Strou.lshurg Ilnnsr, and Ue flatters himself
..t kr i-titrrn vear constant nractiee and the most !
irnet and rrrtnl altenln-n to all matlers pertaining
i hu r",,f''ss'""" nc 's fully able to perform all
,r rati'iin i" the dental line in the most careful, tawle
fi'il and killf'il manner.
sinnal attention gien to savin" the Natural Teeth ;
I. tti insertion of Artificial Teeth on Rubber,
CMd, Sliver or Continuous Gums, and pcrlecl fits in
ill re insured.
M t persons know the ;;reat folly and danger ol en
irBtm(! their work to the inexperienced, or to those
hfinj at a distance. April 13, ltJTl. I y
rTcTo. 1IOFF.1IAX, 31. I.
Would resjieetf'ull.v anuounce to the
puWic that he has removed his nflu-c from
OiklanJ to Canadensis, 3Ionroe County, l'a.
Trusting that many years of consecutive
prartice of Medicine and Sursren will lc a
inffirient guarantee for the public confidence.
February 25, 1870. tf.
DR. J. F. CASLOW,
Oculist, Aurisit & Surpcon,
OF SUXJiUJiYy ilL
n taken rooms at the Stroudsburp House,
where he will oterate and treat all disease of
the Lye and r.ar, ana all Utiornnues or in
juriei requiring Surgical aid. He also
locate, here for the practice of medicine and
iJwifery. Worthy poor attended free of
hjrge. For consultation and advice, free.
February 1, 1S72. 3m.
Cto. W. Jackson. Amzi LeBar.
Drs. JACKSON & LcBAR
PnYSiriAMs, SURGEONS I ArCOlTIIEBS,
Strovdshvrg and Eut StromhLitrrj, lt.
DR. GEO. W. JACKSON,
Stroudsburg",
la the old office of Dr. . Iteeven Jackson
F.irlene in WyckofF DuiMing.
DR. A. LeBAR,
East Stroudsburg,
ffiee next dxr to Smith'u Store. Kecidence
at Mis K. Heller's,
feb. 872-1 f
DR. N. L. PECK,
Surgeon Dentist,
Announces lint In vinn jus' returned from
Denial Collets, he is folly prepured to make
artificial teeth in the most beautiful and life
like manner, and lo fili decayed teelh ac
cording to the most improved method.
Teeih extracted without pi in, when de
ired, by the use of Nitrou Oxide Gas,
which ill entirely Inrmle?". Repairing of
U kin!a neatly done. All work warranted.
Chirgea reaontble.
Office in J. (J. Keller' new Rrick build
ing. Main S'reet, Strotidbburg, la. :
up31-lf
J
451 i:s II. WALTOX,
Adonic 3- at Law,
OIW in the building formerly occupied
PJ I. Urn-son, -Aiil oppo.-itc the Stroud
ur Jbnk, Maui street, Mroud-bur;
jati l."-tf
J'a.
s
HOLMES,' Jr.
Attorney at
STROUDSBURG, PA.
Office, on Main Street, 5 doors above the
Rtroudiburj House, aud opposite Ituster a
hthinj itore.
fall kinds attended to with
P'0!nptn' and fidelity.
MiJ 'J.1&G9 tf.
PLASTEE !
ground Nova Scotia PLASTER,
it Stoke MM. HEMLOCK BOARDS.
FENCING, SHINGLES, LATH, PA
LING, and POSTS, cheap.
FLOUR nd FEED constantly on hand.
il exchange Lumber and Plaster for
Grain or pay the highest taarket price.
BLACKSMITH SHOP j'tt opened by
C. Stone, an experienced workman.
Public trade solicited.
N. S. WVCKOFF.
Stokes'' Mills, Pa.f April 20, 1871.
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON'S (of Wil
lunwburgh, N. Y.) Recipe for CON
SUMPTION and ASTHMA carefully com
Pounded at
HOLLINSHEAD'S DRUG STORE. .
CO" Medicines Fresh and Pure.
Wot. 21. 1807-.' VV. HOLLINSHEAD.
OO.VT FOUGET. tUal when
you want any thing in the Furniture
r Ornamental line that Mpvarty. in the
OJd-FtllowB' Hall, Main Street4, SiroucV
burf, Pd-, is Hie pUcc to d it. fScpt.
A Nabob's Visit to New York City.
BY MARK TWAIN.
In Nevada there used to be, current
tbe story of an adventure of two ofh er
nabobs, which may or may not have oc
curred. , I giYe it for what it is worth.
Colonel Jim had seen somewhat of the
world, aud knew more or less of its ways;
but Colonel Jack was from the back set
tlements of the States, had led a life of
arduous toil, and had never seen a city.
These two, blessed with sudden wealth,
projected a visit to New York Colonel
Jack to see the sights, and Colonel Jim
to guard his unsoplnstication from mis
fortune. They reached San Francisco
in the uight and sailed in the morning.
Arrived in New York, Colonel Jack said:
I've heard tell of carriages all my life,
and now I mean to have a ride in one.
L don't care what it costs. Come along."
They stepped on the sidewalk, and
Colonel Jim called a stylish barouche.-
liut Colonel Jack said :
"No, sir ! None of your cheap John
turnouts for me. I'm here to have a good
time, and money ain't any object. I
mean to have the nobbiest rig that's go
ing. Now here comes the very trick.
Stop that yeller one with the pictures on
it dou't you fret I'll pay air the ex
pense myself."
So Col. Jim stopped an empty omnibus
and they got in. Col. Jack :
"Ain't it gay though 1 ' Oh ! no, 1
reckon not. Cushions, windows,, and pic
tures till you can't rest. What would
the boys say if they could see us cutting
a swell like this in New lortf Uy
George ! I wish they could see us."
Then he put his head out of the win
dow, and shouted to the driver :
"Say, Johnny, this suits me ! suits
yours truly, you bet ! I want this she
bang all day. I'm on it, old man ! Let'
em out ! Make 'em co. We'll make it
all ri-rht to you, sonny."
Tbe driver passed his hand through
the strap hole, and tapped for his fare
it was before gongs came into common
use
Col. Jack took the hand and shook
it cordially. -
Here the omnibus stopped, and a nice
youDjr lady cutercd."
"Don't say a -word." he whispered.
"Let her ride if she wants to. Gracious,
there's room enough."
The young lady got out her portemon
naie, aud handed her fare to Col. Jack.
"What's this for 7" he said.
"Give to the driver, please."
"Take back vour money, madam. We
! cau
't allow it. You are welcome to ride
here as long as you please, but the she
bang is charted. We shan't let you pay
a cent." ' '
The girl shrank into a corner bewilder
ed. An old lady with a basket climbed
in aud proffered her fare.
"Excuse rue," said Col. Jack. "You
are perfectly welcome here, madam, but
we can't allow you to pay. Set right
down there, mum, and doa't you feel the
lastuneas;. Make yourself as free as if
you verj in your own turn out."
Within two minutes three gentlemen,'
two fat women, and a couple of children
entered.
"Come right along, friends," said Col.
Jack : "don't mind us. This is a free
blow out. Then he whispered to Lol.
Jim, "New York ain't no name for it."
He resisted every effort to pass fares
to the driver, and made everybody cordial
ly welcome. The situation ; dawned on
the people, and they pocketed their money,
aud delivered themselves up to covert eu
joyiueut of the episode. Haifa dozen
more passengers entered. .
"Oh, there is plenty of room," said
Col. Jack. "Walk right in and make
yourselves at home. A blow out ain't
worth anything as a blow out, unless a
a body has company."' Then in a whis
per to Col. Jim : "JJut aiu't these New
Yorkers friendly ? And aiu't they cool
about it, too? Icebergs ain't anywhere.
I reckon they'd tackle a hearse if it was
- . -m t
'uio' their way. ' : '
More passengers got in ; more yet, and
still more. Joth seats were tilled, ana a
file of men were standing up holding on
to the cleats overhead. Parties with
baskets ond bundles were climbing up on
the roof. Half suppressed laugbtea rip
pled up from all sides.
"Well, for clean, cool, out and out
cheek, if this doa't bang anything that
ever I saw, I'm an Injun," whispered
Col Jack. : j
A Chinaman crowded his way in. - -
"I weaken," said Col. Jack. "Hold
on, driver ! Keep your seats, ladies and
irents. Just make yourselves free every
thing naid for. Driver, rustle these
folks around as long as they're a mind to
o friends of ours, you know, lake
them everywhere, and if you want more
money come to the St. Nicholas and we'll
make it all right. Pleasant journey to
you, ladies and gents ; go it just as long
us you please it shan't cost you n cent."
The two comrades got out, and Col.
Jack said :
"Jimmy, its the sociablest place I ever
saw. The Chinaman waltzed in as com
fortable as anybody. If we'd staid a while
I reckon we'd had some niggers, llj
George, we'll have to barricade our doors
to night, or some of these ducks will be
trying to sleep with us."-- .'
"Ten thousand dollar worth of the pro
perty'etolcy from a Chestnut5 street ftore
iu Philadelphia, recently, have becu
fou&d in a-storo on Droadway, New York.
urn mw.iviu uui
California in the Early Days,
A writer in the
San Jose
Murcury
crvra tll3
I II IlJ
account of
early agricultural
methods 'and implements' 'in'' California,
uuder the Mission rule 7"-r
Plows were roughly fashioned from the
stems of small tree,' while tree brush was
the only material of which - harrows were
composed. "Yokes for cattlo were merely,
poles of suitable length, lashed to their
horns by 'means of ."'rawhide thongs, and
the only vehicles were carts, f which the
wheels were sections of logs, and resembl-
e J huge cheeses with "'holes through the
centres. Instead of chains, rawhide ropes
were used;;; In fact,, at this. ; period .the
whole , business of seeding a California
farm might be .accomplished without the
use of iron, in any, implement, if we ex
cept the pole or goad used for driving the
cattle ; for in the end of J this persuader
was inserted a small brad or awl.
Relating to these carts, an anecdote is
told which may not be out of place hero.
In a certain section ofCalifornia the peo
ple were greatly annoyed by marauding
parties of Indians from the mountains, or
wild Indians, as they were called ' Now
it hoppened one day that an " American
who was riding past a' grove in which was
situated a ranch house,"' heard issuing
from the " thicket the most terrible and
piercing scrcani3. Hurrying-with all
speed to the next ranch he informed the
people what he had' heard, and that he
believed the place was attacked by In
dians, and that they were murdering . the
women and children. The ranchmen
bravely responded to his call, and hastily,
with such arms-as they could collect,
hurried back with him to the place, vow
ing by the way .vengence upon los pira
tost robcros the pirates a id. robbers.
Arriving at the place of. the supposed at
tack, they found, no robbers . there, but
only a couple of tame Iudians engaged in
the peaceful occupation .of hauling fence
poles with two of these carts propelled by
oxen, and as wheels and axles were com
posed entirely of wood, and no lubricat
ing material used, a great screeching was
the consequence
The manner of plowing was peculiar.
To every pair of oxen there ' were two
men Indians. The' business of one was
tn hold the one handled plow upright and
also to use the persuader,1 of goad,1 while
the other acted in the capacity of n guiue,
marching ' solemly just in1 front of the
team. These plowmen were accustomed
0 wear only the boots and pants provid
ed by Dame Nature. A scrape (blanket
with a slit in the centre) and an old broad
britned sombrero (hat I) completed their
outfit. Sometimes the plow-holder acted
as guide to those iu the rear, as frequent
ly there were five or six plows, ruuning
in the same field. ; The furrows were
mere scratches, being four or five inches
widj aud about three in depth.
The' harvesting was accomplished in
the same primitive fashion, the graiu be
ing cut with sickles aud stacked in a small
circular enclosure, having space' between
the stack and fence for passisrc or road
way.- - Into this a band of horses was driv
en, two or three mounted drivers being
among thcm whooping and yelling like
mad men. ' Uound;and round the stack
went the flying band, the grain meantime
beine thrown on the grouud for . them to
run over. After a few hours' exercise of
this kind, the hor.ses.wcre turned put, the
threshed straw being thrown over the
fence, more of the unthrcshed grain spread
on the ground, the horses
again turned
in
. again the wild, mad chase performed,
and so on until the stack' was finished. '
The threshed grain was then imper
fectly separated from the chaff and dirt
by carrying it uponfhigh" scaffolds :and
pouring it down while the wind was blow
ing. ' This, it will bo perceived, was the
process practised three thousand years
ago. Though poor add' rude the plan,
'still, 'owing to the fertility of the soil,
crops fair in quantity and "quality were
obtained, and the pandres, viailrcs, sen
oritas. hombre amlIudios (Indians)
these-latter peonsapd performing.nearly
all the labor were enabled to luxuriate
on tortillas, onion's," beans, &c, to their
hearts' contents
' Tish Commissioner Worrall has made
his annual report in reference to the re
storation of the inland fisheries of Penn
sylvania. He considers the project as
entirely ieasible, and states that he has
everyfreason to anticipate ultimate suc
cess. : The first experiment tried was the
erection of ft fish dam in the Susquehanna
river at Columbia. ; This1 was brought in
to operation' in 18C7, and' the very first
year it wai .a juccess, the catch of had
being very respectable. In 1871 the fin
est Columbia' shad- were sold in llarris-v,ro-
SO miles from the fisheries, at con
siderably less than odc dollar a pair, the
catch for that year exceeding one hund
red thousaud. In support 01 nis meory,
h further states that, iu 18G7, shad were
.n,.n.l artifiVullv iu! the Connecticut
river, by Seth Green, (the inventor
artificial shad culture,) aud the expense
f k Statfl. to the extent of two mil
lions, aod'.iu the posuing. year the catch
anvthing ds - fur back; as lbOS.
Thus, by a siugU- experiment, was the
l,.B ; rh.it river.made up, which had
W.n decreasing . asccaJly, for u over, three
score'years. . The learned Commissioner
enumerates 'sorae'thirty varieties offish
indigeuoiw to il "waters cf Peflnsylvariia
that are good, substantial fbod, and which,
iu his cyinion, might be rendered ptenti-
ful in our rivers by artiami propagation
aud judicious legal protcctioo
'.V'Tlie Inland Sea.' .'" 1
'''' ' - - ' : - ) .' -i , '
In the Great West.'thcre is no" more
interesting and'facinating locality than
that of Slat Lake, in Utah. -
At the first glance, it seems to strange
to find a sea,' whose waters are even more
salt thau the waters of the Atlautic or
Pacific, away up there, at an elevation of
nearly five thousand feet, and eight hun
dred miles from the nearest sea coast pro-
per. liut, wben we know, its history
which we now only suspect it may not
seem unnatural, though still wonderful.
" l1 here is every indication that Lalt Lake
is a mere remnant of what was once a
mighty sea I . . ' ". . ..'..''. . . 1
It appears to bo gradually drying up.
We will not see the process completed in
ourday, nowever, as it. is a considerable
body ; of water, T having a length of one
hundred and twenty miles, j and an' aver
age breadth of about 'forty miles.' At
some points its depth is very great. '
I have stated that Salt Lake contains
a greater proportion of salt than the two
great oceans, which is an evidence that
evaporation has been one agent in reduc
ing a great ocean to the more modest di
mensions of a lake. . .Evaporation, erup
tions and drainage have accomplished the
vast work. This amounts to. little more
than speculation, at present, but in time.
science will prove it as clearly as the
boundaries of , seas aod continents are
marked as they exist to-day.
- Salt Lake bears all the marks of a body
of water that is shrinking aod drying up
It has a i crcaf. smooth marstn, at some
points many 'miles in width, that is one
vast rilain of alkili. white as snow, and
baked aud crackey like the muddy bot
torn of the poud that has been licked dry
bv the buruinir ' sun durinz a summer
drought. "" ' 1
Around Salt Lake, where the land rises
a little higher, is one - of the most fertile
regions on the continent. - It is a perfect
oasis, indeed ; for on the west stretch out
barren plains hundreds of miles, and on
the east loom up rugged mountains, cap
ped with Fnow, and so rocky as to offer
but poor cnoyurageracnt to tree or brush.
Dut the level lands, between the moun
tains and the lake's margin, are the para
dise of the husbandman, and Salt Lake
City is the nucleus of a perfect garden
spot. .The soil. is wealth itself, aud its
vegetation fairly rivals that of the tropics
in its richness and luxuriance.
Whatever may be its political destiny,
the Salt Lake region has a bright future
before it as a farming country ; and with
its beauty,' its wild surroundings,' its
faciriating history, it is one of Heaven's
richest gifts to man.
. Elepliantine and Tiserine. .
L .-..; -
Forepaugh's Menagerie is now exhibit
ing in Philadelphia, and from accounts
they have some ill beasts to contend with.
Everybody has heard of that famous ele
phant Ilotneo, the largest elephant in the
country, and who is continually keeping
himself before the public by his occasion
al ill I freaks, i He was on a rampage last
week again, and on Weducsday he seized
his kecperr George Forepaugh, in an un
specting moment, and flung him' into the
air. The keeper fell senseless on a pile
of blaukcts Just as. the elephant was
about to fiuish him, another man plung
ed a pitch ford in to his side and diverted
his attention, so that Forepaugh at length
got a place of safety, ltomeo has killed
five keepers at different times.
' On the same day the beast trainer en
tered the cage in which the lions and ti
mers arc confined, and discovered that the
animals were not in a humor to, undergo
the usual training, quickly drew a parti
tion which separated him from all the
beasts but a young tiger. The keeper's back
was at their time towards the animal, and
it made a "spring and fastened upon him.
He called for help, but the persons about
the place were too much terrified to ren
der any assistance. Mr. Forepaugh at
that - critical " moment entered, aud by
catching hold of one the ' animal's : legs,
drew its attention from- the trainer, and
he escaped, having received only, a lew
bad scratches. In the excitement creat
ed among the animals by this scene, the
horned horse attacked the zebra, valued
at$3,000, and gored it in such a manner
that it died soon after; . ' '
- i
You can Spit.
...Two newsboys, says the. "Commercial
JJulleton," werc standing, helore a cigar
tore, when ooc.askca tne oinor, -nuv
-ou. got threo 'cents ?" "Yes." "Well
have got two cents : gve mc.your three
and I'll buy a five center." "All right,
says number two, handing but the money.
Number one enters tne store, proemcs
the cigar, lights it, and puffs with a great
deal of satisfaction. "Come, now, give
us a pull," fays number two, "I furnished
more than.., half the. money.",. "I know
that," says the smoker ; "but theu I'm
president, and being only a stokhold
cr,,you can spit." . , t
' .
The bill' prohibiting'the sale of liquor
on election days "' has now ' passed both
branches of the Legislature. -1 The vote
in the Seante was.IS yeas to 10 nays.'
The prohibitioo extends only lo; keeper
of public bouses and drinking places, and
A . .
jiYbat js xbe tfiffereucc Jictween a hun
gry matf and a ; glutton ? . One longs to
catj'aud the other cats too loog.
A Burglar Traveling as a Woman.
The Decatur (111 ,) ' Magnet contains
the following : . . :. ' 1
Ou Tuesday evening, about dark, a
bright-eyed girl of 18, handsone and ap
parently intelligent, stopped at one of our
second-class hotels. She told the land-1
lord that she had but little money and
wished to stop with him a few days. The
good naturcd landlord told her that was
all ri
hr
that he would hold her trunk
e"-l
as security for all deficiency in his regular
charges for his board.
Nothing more was said until this morn
ing, wheu the girl informed him that she
wished to go to St.' Louis,' and asked,
with tears in her eyes', for her trunk and
the loan , of S10. ' This the landlord re
fused at the time to comply with, but
demanded about four dollars due him 00
board. She said that she had no money;
that her trunk coutaincd valuables that
she could not dispose of in Decatur, and
promised him a quick remittance as soon
as she arrived at St. Louis. Everything
was arranged for her departure ; the $10
furnished her, but, as she was getting
upon the St. Louis train, an officer from
Cairo, with documents in his pocket, laid
his hand ; upon her shoulder and said.
"You are arrested my prisoner!" Dc
fore she could make things satisfactory to
tiie officer, the train left the depot with
tho young lady in chargo of the Cairo
officer.
She was broubht before one. of the
justices of the peace, her trunk broken
open, and contents examined. It was
found to cotain a lot of burglar's tools, :
four changes ot suits and masfcs, ana 301 51 . fr0m'miscellaneoussource3,e281,
about 500 in counterfeit money. Upon 632.84 aggregating, S18,710,83G.85.
a more full investigation and upon a more Tbe expcn3esVere, for conducting trans-
full examination in a private room, it was
ascertained bevond a doubt that the wo
man was a man, and that, too, of a very
respectable family in Memphis, Tenn.
lie had so disguised himself with false
curls, chignon, . paint, &c, that it was
almost impossible to tell him from the
feminine sexi' lie was handed over to
Marshal Wilson, of Cairo, and will go
hence to Memphis, where the charges" of
crimes preferred agaiust him will be fully
investigated.
God's Greetings.
God greets many a one who never ob
serves it, aud many more who never thank
him for it. When, for iustauce, his sun
wakes to the enjoyment of another day of
life aud health, and when, at evcutide,
thine eyes close in peaceful slumber, it is
because God ha3 bid thee "Good, night;"
and when thou sittcst down v to a -well
spread board with a - good appetite, it is
God's gift for thy good. When, again,
thou art enabled timely to discover some
threatened danger,,, what is it, but
God . saying to thee.-... VTakc heed my
child, and turu back before it is too late?"
When, on some early summer morning,
thou walkest about amid the blossoming
flowers and the singing birds, and thy
heart feels light
and joyful, is uot God
saying to thee, ' Welcome,, heartily wcl
come, to my palace garden ?" And when,
all of a suddn, perhaps without thy know
ledge, or why, the heart is moved to good
thoughts and thou begiunest to "feci sor-
row.for havin" done wrong, and a desire
aaying to thec, "U, grieve not my iioiy
Spirit, which now stirs within thee I
Or when ' thou passest by 11 new-made
graveand a
sodden ' shudder of anxious
r.irnTirnlin
runs cold through thy frame,
isVot God greeting thee with the father
ly admonition, "Kcmcmber now thy Crea
tor in the days of. thy youth, while the
evil days come not, nor the years draw
uih in' which thou shalt say I have no
pleasure .in", tbcm ; for there is neither
wisdom nor device in the grave, whither
thou "art fast hastening ?" O yes, these
arc God's greetings, "whether we will
hear or whether we will forbear. But if
we hail them uot with pleasure in time
wc shall remember with vain regret in
eternity. ; . , . . .s
" City elections were held in Maine, on
Monday Portland re elected a llepubli
can Mayor. Lc'wistoo, which gave' 58
Democratic majority last year, elected a
lVepublican Mayor by 528 majority. The
other" towns heard from arc about the
same as last year., .;?. t ...! i .j
U : '- ' ' ' . .
The Attornery General has received a
dispatch informing him of the conviction
nf finicn'lvti Kulx" at HUnt'sville,- Ala
bauta, aoJ the' sentence bf three of them
to tweuty years' imprisbniucnt in the Al-
bany Penitentiary. '
., -All Mixed Up;
A certain witness in an assault and bat
tery suit we once heard mixed up thin
considerably, in givsng his account of tho
affair. - After relating how Dennis
came to him and struck him, he proceed
ed : -
"So yer honor, I just hauled off and
wiped his jaw. Just then the dog cum
along, and 1 hit him again.
Hit the dog?"
''No,ycr honor,'hit Dennis. And then
I up with a' stun an throwed it at him
and rolled him over and over."
"Threw a stone at Dennis ?" 1
"At the dog, yer honor. And he get
up and hit me again."
"The dog?" . ' , .
"No, Dennis. Arid' willf that stuck
his tail betwixt his legs arid run off."
"Dennis?"
', .
"No, the dog". And when he camo
back at me he got me down and pounded
me, yer honor."
, "The dog came back' at you ?"
"No ; Dennis, yer honor, aud he isri'ff
hurt any at all."
"Who isn't hurt V .
"The dog, yer honor."
The anoual report of the managers of
the. Pennsylvania llailroad Company
shows the road to be in a most flourish
ing condition. The main' line of the rail
way, S58 miles in length, and 258 miles
of branches, received from passengers dur
ing the year 1871, 53,719,263.30 ; emi
grant passengers, S15Gj3'J2'.r2jfrom mails,
S147.803.12 : from express matter, S362;i
90 . froja"jjeneral freights, 14,042;-
portation, 4,030,751.60 ; for motive pow-
cr, 3,049,027.28 ;' for maintenance? of
road, 2,202,286.05; for general expenses,
$290,845 77 aggregating 11,823,433'.-'
34, and leaving the earnings to amount1
to $6,896,402.51. The: total amount of
the revenue for 1871 was an iacreaso of
1,188,13.0.03 on that of 1870.
To prevent' the tire of a wagon wheel
from comiug" loose and requiring to bo'
refitted, a method highly recomended is
to fill the felloes with linseed oil beforo
the tire is' put on. The timber thus
treated is not liable to' injury by water
and lasts much longer. The process fol
lowed is to hang the wheel in the oil, each'
felloe being immersed for one hour.
The oil which is contained' in a cast iron"
heater of suitable length is brought to a
boiling hea.ta! higher degree must bo'
avoided, or the 'wood will be burned ; tho
timber should be dry as in a green Btato
it will 'not' take oil. The tire of a wheel
thus treated will wear out" bc'for'c comiug.
loose. : : f -'.
A gaug of burglars met with 'a' singular
mishap in Manchester, Ohio, a few uights
since. Elcvcri'in number they went at
midnight to rob the First National Bank.
Entering the building with a false(key,
they proceeded to' open the' door of th
safe with powder. , bile lighting tho
fuse, a spark fell upon a keg of powder
which they had brought, and an explosion
of unexpected proportions speedily fol
lowed. Two men were killed outright,
I and another had a leg icarfully mangled-.-
The others escaped, but all except two of
them uavc siucc dccu capiurcu. u
one exception the burglars were residents
of the county, where for seven years they
have been committing depredations
. Thcrc'is a general giving out of wells
and cisterns in Vermont. Wells that had
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not failed for fifty years, are now dry.
In maby parts of the country the faltr
and winter were drier than ever before
remembered.
A large portion of the northern sections
of the country are suffering from a want
of pure water. In some parts of New
York State they are meeting ice to drink.
The fourteen" savings'banks of Boston,
have fifty million dollars or depsit to tho
credit of more" than one hundrou and
ninety thousand persous.
The coal beds' of Missbu'ri arc said to
cover an area of two thousand seven hun
dred square "miles, mostly in the north
west. '
Id Btaail drunkenesa is the unpardon
able sin. Dishoa'caty, theft and murder
are considered .'us uoihiog iu comparison
with it.s ;
ITie value of the learners and barges
employed ou our Western rivers exceeds
, tweuty-tbrce million of dollars.
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