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VOL. 30.
STROUUSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., JUNE 20, 1872.
NO. 8.
published by Theodore Schoeh.
TSKV' -T,.Jollira.e:t,1ri advance and if nut
r-j,llcirethe eiA of Hie year, two dollar and fifty
pnl Mill UC III"' S'-'-
v . .in.v Ji:o!itiiiupJ unit! all arrearages are nan!.
iirent nj.tjmi ol the Editor.
i7.t ivenlseuieiiis of orle square of (eight line?) or
fji.oiiu of three insertion $1 5tt. Each additional
nuitioii, 50 cent. Longer ones in proportion.
JOB IMIIXTIXG,
OF ALL KINDS,
iiceuteJ in the highest Myle of the Art, and on the
innsl reasonable terms.
Valuable Property
FOE SALE;
Jfok Tlic subscribers offer for sale,
fFP'tal, their residence in Stroudsburg.
Mil jj$ The Lot has a front of 145 ft:
S.-SsSjn Main Street, with a depth of
2iK lift.
The buildings consist of a convenient dwell
ing house, store house, barn and other out
buildings
There i an abundance of choice apples,
yr. plum?, grapes and small fruits, with
rxflknt water.
.May It., '72. A. M. k R. STOKES.
i
K'K.lWAXXA SIOl'SJ.
i OPPOSITE THK DEPOT,
Kast Stroudsburg, Pa,
B. J. VAX COTP, Proprietor.
The run contain.'' the choiest Liquors and
the table is supplied with the best the market
a3brd. Charges moderate. may 3 lSTH-tf.
DR. J.LANTZ,
Surgeon aiul Mechanical Dentist,
t.!l his his office on M.iin Street, in the second
' of Dr. S. Walton's bricii building, neatly oppo
:; the Stroudshurg House, and hcfl.tlters" himself
liul ' ushtccii years conlaiit practice and the mot
4nif-.t and careful attention to all matters pertaining
to li s prffci(ii, that he is fully able to perform alt
rations in the dental line in the mo.H careful, taste
t jl jhJ skilll'il manner.
jtn-rul aUenMon given to saving the Natural Teeth ;
'.. to the insertion of Artificial Teeth n Rubber,
.;! i. Silver or ("liiluiuous Gums, and perlet-t fits In
I ra.es injured.
M ist prisons know the great folly and dunper ol en
iruMing tliclr work to the inexperienced, or to those
at a oi-itanc.e. April 13, 1ST 1 . ly
DIt. C. O. IIOFIMIAX, 31. K.
Would resjevtfully announce to the
puHlic that he has removed his office from
(hklau 1 to Canadensis, Monroe County, Pa.
Trusting that many years of consecutive
practice of Medicine and Surgery will be a
fiitfSeiont euurantce for the public confidence.
February 25, 1870. tf.
Gas. "W. Jackson.
Amzi LeBar.
Drs. JACKSON & LcBAR
wivsirms, sikgeons t ai'isithers,
Stroudsburg and JJast Stoudslurg, lr.
DR. GEO. W. JACKSON,
Stroudsburg-,
is the old oflice of fJr. A. Reeves Jackson
Residence in WyckofFs Rtiihling.
DR. A. LeBAR,
East Stroudsburg,
oSre nest ixr to Smith' Store. Residence
i Mi K. Heller's,
t'eb. 3 '72-1 f
DR. N. L. PECK,
Surgeon Dentist,
Announced lint hnvinw just returned from
Denial Coltegs, he i fully prepared to make
urtificisl teeth in the most beautiful and lile
lik manner, and to fill decayed teeth ac-c-rdaij
to the tnot in proved method.
TeeUi extracted without pain, when de
:red, by the use of Nitrous Oxide Gas,
which is entirely harmless. Repairing; of
'l kino's neatly uone. All work warranted.
Chnrjes reasonable.
Oftice in J. G. Keller's new Brick build
ing. Main S'reet, Stroudsburg, Pa.
uf 31-t f
I II. WALT).,
0 Attorney sit Iawy,
fn in the building formerly occupied
Kv b. M. ljiirson, and opposite the Strouds
turg Hank, .Main rtreut, Stroudsburg, Pa.
jan lo-tf
KELLERS VILLE HOTEL.
, I he undersigned having purchased the
r-iove well known and popular Jlotel Proper
'J. would respectfully inform the traveling
Pb!ie that he has refurnished and fitted up
the Hotel in the lest style. A handsome
Ear. with choice Liquors and Segars, polite
attendants and moderate charges.
CHARLES 3IAXAL,
OcU 0 1 S7 1 . tf. j Proprietor.
f "und out wliy people go to McGarty's to
their furniture, beouse he buv? it at the
are liooms nf Jx.c cC Co. and 'sells it at
Sf) advance of only ttrrtity-tico and ttco
iiihtli p,r rn,t. Or m other words, Pocking
( hairs that he buys of Iam k Co. (through
the runners be don't have) for $4,50 he sells
. vr). I'ays him to bin ihhi (;m1 For-
'LKH k CO.
Mrr.ud.-burg, Aug. 18, 1870. tf.
PLASTEE!
Fresh ground Nova Scotia PLASTER,
t Stoke Mills. II KM LOCK BOARDS,
FENCING, SHINGLES, LATH, PA
blXG. and POSTS, cheap.
FLOUR and FEED constantly on hand,
i l exchange Lumber and Plaster for
Grain or pay the highest market price.
ULACKSMITII SHOP j.iet opened by
. Stone, an experienced workman.
Public trade solicited.
. N. S. WYCKOFF.
toke Mills, Po., April 20, 1871.
I E V. E I) WARD A. W I LSON'S (of W il.
J y liamsburgb, N. Y.) Recipe for CON.
MPTIONud ASTHMA carefully com
POttnded'at HOLLINSHEAD'S DRUG STORE.
fe Medicines Fresh and Pure.
ise7.j w HOLLINSHEAD.
THE MOUNTAIN FIRES.
A Visit to the Burning Mountains of
rennsyivania scenes and Incidents
How the Fire Traveled.
From the New York World.
Port Jervis, May 23. Strange, very
strange, and most unsightly is the ghast
ly appearance heareabouts of blackened
fields, charred and ruined homesteads, and
withered brooks, all Bhowiog where the
scorching tornado of flame has eaten its
blasted track. I feel myself at a loss for
proper words in which to adequately give
an idea of the horribly bare, black desola
tion stretching for miles into the sur
rounding country. Fertile fields, gleam
ing with the vividly gliuting green of
growing oats or wheat, giving promise of
full, abundant crops ; stately trees, rejoic
ing in the unhampered development of
years, ana snintng id the adorning bravery
of many leaved spring j and even the
numerous intersecting fences which bore
token to the farmer's care and skill, have
all vanished from the surface of earth,
leaving no trace save the melancholy cin
dery fragments which strew the ground
far and wide.
For over four weeks not a drop of rain
fell upon the parched and thirsty soil ;
the earth was dry and crumbling, and
every breeze, however gentle, floated away
thick, powdery puff of dust, the streams
sank daily lower and lower, leaving ex
posed deuse banks of oozing mud from
which arose the wan shapes of malaria ;
many of the mountain brooks were dried
entirely ; springs ceased to flow, and well
buckets came in contact with the bottom,
and the Delaware river could be waded
at this ppot, for the water was lower than
one's knees. A fearful droughi bad set
tled upon everything with a universal, all
absorbing blight. Overhead, thick, dense,
and impalpable hung the cloud of smoke
curling ever upward from the burning
woods. Dimly shone the hazy sun, its
beams obscured and looking like a
dull ball of clouded light, the darkly op
pressivc glare experienced in the heat
seeming to portend some great destruc
tion, vague aud vast. Fitful showers ol
charred twigs and bits of burned leaves
still glowiug with evanescent sparks pat
tered down in weary sequence, and from
the distance, faint and dim, came the
niufrled roar of the fiery tempest.
In Pike county, Pennsylvania, just
across the river, the fire swept with its
besom of destruction, covering as it went
more than fcvco miles, a l:rge extent of
much ot the bc?t land in the vicinity.
Looking hence, the progress of the ftorrn
could be uiaiked by an appearance like
that given to t he Israelites ot old a cloud
of tnoke by day, and at night a glowing
mar's, transfigured and shot through by
arrow fires. Futile efforts were made to
stay its advance, but vainly. Like an
inevitable torrent, it flowed steadily on
ward, with the might aud calm impres
siveness of fate. It seemed some horrible
monster, coosciou3 of its work and glory
in its power ; insatiable, and demanding
the more the more was given, and never
glutted. Old landmarks vanished in its
glowing embrace. A thin stream of fire
would run in advance of the coming wall
of flame, leap upon the side of a barn,
and flit over the crackling, gum-exuding
boards in impish glee, then dive sudden
ly into the interior. Faint blue emoke
would arise tremblingly and drift away
into lazy motion ; then a quick jumping
stream of fire would follow, light issue
from all parts at once, and almost iustau
taneourly the barn would become the vor
texofthe flaming whirlpool that roared
and raved atound it as the centre. y
this time the wall of Ere would have ap
proached and all would be eugulfed with
in the larger flood, and barns, houses, and
cattle-sheds be whirled away in ashes and
smoke- Ahead, but all too short a way,
the frightened family would be fleeing
along the road, often times saving only
the clothing they wore, carrying the little
ones, whose lagging feet would have cost
their lives, and followed by what domestic
animals they could have persuaded to come
dogs, horses, sheep, cowe, oxen, hens,
and even geese pressing forward in aeon
fusedly mingled mass, flying with commou
accord lrom the huge, wide stretching wall
of fire that ran after them with such terri
ble rapidity, thrusting out long arms,eager
to clutch, aud roaring like the wiud. .
Many were the instauces where the
fire hurried ou so swiftly that it seemed
as though it but designed to plant the
seed, leaving that to develop as best it
might. The flaming wall would in some
case rush past with the whirl and dash
of a plunging cataract, and in its track
would be seen the parched fields faintly
flickering, and houses and trees fiercerly
burning, while the main body of flame be
tens of rods away. At the lumber vil
lages of Carter and Gould, Pa. the two
separated only by a stream, named Lar
ry's Creek the fire came upon the in
habitants so very quickly that scarcely
anything was saved. Terrified, hemmed
in, surrounded by a blazing wall, they
sought refuge upou the thousands of logs
lying in the mill-pond near one of the
villages. And here occurred oue of the
most curious incidents of the fire. As
though determined not to relinquish any
substance whicu could be made to burn,
the flames came down to the water edge,
pounced upon (be half submerged Jogs,
and drove away the frightened occupant
in dismay. Dashing on, the fire swept
over this large mass of floating timber,
and, in a short time, three thousand logs
were blazing at more than furuace heat
iHuwmimiijumijiM
blown by a tornado. Think of this vast
collection of wood, crackling and roaring
in one huge flame, while around its lower
edge was a continual sizzling as fire came
in contact with water, bellowing of rush
ing flames mingled with sharp hissing.
It was a picture as grand as it was awful
Finally came the blessed rain. Dig
surly clouds strutted high into the sky,
and there collected in threatening port
ent. They grew blacker and blacker;
once in a while a keen dazzling flash of
lightning sped across their sombre fore
heads, followed at an interval by the
hoarse, low rumble of tar off thunder.
Thousands were collected in all the coun
ties scourged by the fires, with heads up
turned and eyes astarc, gazing wistfully,
painfully at the clouds, praying and hop
ing, yet hardly daring to hope. In this
vicinity the streets were crowded with
wide eyed gazers, all keeping a perfect
silence, intent only upon the darkening
heavens. A big drop of rain fell upon a
man's head ; he lifted his arm and looked
at it almost wonderingly. Then came
another, and still another, and quickly
down poured the sheet of driving, drench
ing water. Put who cared for being
drenched ; relief had come, and fires would
be stayed. Large, muscular men sobbed
audibly, women threw themselves upon
their knees and passionately thanked God
in inarticulate words for the sweet boon
of heaven's charity, and little cildren
joined in the general chorus of thanks
giving. Down poured the rain and down
fell the fires, fighting to the last, but at
length stifled aud choked. The thirsty
smoke ascended the billowy masses, sul
len and reluctant, but defeated and retir
ing. So ended the great fires of the
spring.
It is not possible at present to even es
timate the immense loss caused in Sulli
van, Delaware and Ulster counties, New
York ; Sussex county, New Jersey ; and
Pike, Wayne and Monroe counties,
Pennsylvania ; but it cannot fall short of
many millions of dollars. This will in
clude the destruction of crops, timber, cut
and uncut; saw mills, with the stock of
machinery and logs and boards ; bridges,
plaokroads, farm houses, barns, sheds,
cattle, domestic animals, stored produce,
fences, and several small villages, where
the destruction of indivinual property
has been almost complete. Fourtunately
I can hear of no lived being lost.
In the Saddle.
A cavalry camp immediately after
reville, says Gen. Custer in his ''Life on
he Plains," always presents an animated
and most interesting sceue. As soon as
tlte rnlJ.i are called and the reports of ab
sentees made to headquarters, the men of
the companies, with the exception of the
cooks, are employed in the care of the
horses. The latter are fed, and while
eating are thoroughly groomed by the
men, under the superintendence of their
officers. Nearly an hour is devoted to
thi3 important duty. In the meanwhile
the company cooks, ten to each company,
and the officers' servants, are busily en
gaged preparing breakfast, so that with
in a few minutes after the horses have
received proper attention breakfast is
ready, and being very simple it requires
but little time to dispose of it. Imme
diately after breakfast the first bugle call
indicative of the march is the "General,"
and is the signal for the tents to be taken
down and everything packed in readiness
for moving. A few minutes later this is
followed by the bugler at headquarters
souoding "Pouts and saddles," when
horses are saddled up and the wagon
train put in readiness for "pulling out."
Five minutes later "To horse" is sound
ed, and the men of each company lead
their horses into line, each trooper stand
ing at the head of his horse. At the
words '"Prepare to mount," from the
commanding officer, each trooper places
his left foot in the stirrup; and at the
command "Mount," every man rises io
his stirrup and places himself in his sad
dle, the whole command presenting the
appearance to the eye of a huge machine
propelled by one power. Woe betide the
unfortunate who through carelessness or
inattention fails to place himself in the
saddle simultaneously with his compau-
ions.
If he is not for this offence against
military rule deprived of the services of
his horse during the succeeding half day's
march, he escapes luckily. As soon as
the command is mounted the "Advance"
is sounded, and the troops, usually in
"column of fours," move out. The com
pauy leading the advance one day march
in rear the following day. This succes
sive changing gives each company an op
portunity to march by regular turn iu
advance. Our average daily march, when
not in immediate pursuit of the enemy,
was about twenty five miles. Upon reach
ing camp in the evening the horses were
cared for as in the morning, opportuni
ties being given them to graze before
dark. Pickets were posted and every
precaution adopted to guard against a
surprise.
.
A Gue quarry of lithographic stone has
been discovered in Kentucky, on the line
of the Lexington aud Dig Sandy railroad.
There is but one other similar quarry in
the world.
An immense mackerel, probably the
largest of its kind ever caught, was cap
tured off Norfolk, Virginia, the other day.
The monster was thirty inches in length,
nineteeu io girth, and. weighed sixteen
pounds.
Female Gamblers at the German Spas.
Paden, Hamburg, Wiesbaden, and Ems
have each their feminine noblesse from
the leading nations of Europe. They
compose, indeed, some of the best known
habituees ; can be met, while they are
alive, in the Dichtenthal avenue, the
Wilhelmstrasse, or on the Mahlbery
Kopf with as much certainty as the tail
leur with his imperturbable face, rigidly
polite manners, and perpetual "Faites
vctrc jeu, messieurs.
One of the most noted players of rank
is the famous Countess Kisselef, whom
all frequenters of Hamburg must remem
ber as a large gray-haired woman hob
bling about with a crutch, and often
carried by her servants in an invalid
chair to the gaming table, which she
seldom quits. She must be seventy five
now, and has been reported dead again
and again. Her portly and crippled
figure was conspicuous in the Cursaal
last season, and will be again this, I am
sure. She could hardly forego the pleas
ure of occupying her accustomed seat
during the last gambling year, when she
has for nearly a quarter of a century
breathed the geuial summer air of the
Taunu9 Mountains. She is, or rather
was, the wife of the former llussiau
minister to Home, and all kinds of stories
are told her. She is said to have separat
ed from her husband because he insisted
that she should give him up or give up
gaming, and she adhered to the latter as
the more attractive of the two. The
gossips declare that up to her fortieth
year she was a beautiful basilisk of fas
cination, and her figure (who ever saw a
vcay fat old woman that had not once
been a modal of lissome grace ?) so light
and symmetrical that St. Petersburg and
Moscow followed it with adoring eyes.
(If this be so, it is only another corrobo
ration of my resthetie theory concerning
the tendency of rank to awkwardness aud
avoirdupois.) The hour of begiuning
the game is almost invariably anticipated
by the countess. She is at the table be
fore the croupier, day and night, week
days and Sundays, find her glued to her
familiar chair. Koulette is her life, aud
her last words, as the ball of death goes
swinging round the circle of her being,
will be, no doubt, "Le jcu est fait; rieu
ne va plus."
Her losses at Hamburg are slated to
have been enormous not less during the
last twelre or thirteen years than eight
or ten millions of florins. She has done
much to improve the little town, has
built many of its best houses and opened
a street, which is named in her honor.
Put all her property has becu mortgaged,
and it is questionable if she now has left,
out of a colossal fortuue, more than a
modest independence. She uo longer
bet3 with her former audacity, staking
rouleaux of napoleons upon a simple
chance, but limits her ruise to a few
florins, in consequence of her compara
tively straitened circumstances. To her
more than to any other one person the
Direction is indebted for the large divi
dends, averaging about twenty per cen
tum per annum, which it pays to its
stockholders, " after deducting its very
liberal expenses. All the tables at the
springs are owned in this manner, though,
as may be presumed, the companies arc
supremely close corporations, and the
shares are no more purchasable than the
correct biography of Prester John. As
divided paying stocks they probably have
no rivals iu all Europe.
A lioooe at Paden is the Princess
Suvarrow, a Pussian lay of distinction,
who devotes herself almost as zealously
to rouge et noir in the Conversationshaus
as the Couutess Kisselef does to roulette
in the Cursaal. She must have been ex
ceedingly pretty ; indeed, she in very
good-looking now, although full Ave and
forty, if it be allowable to conjecture a
woman's age, and she still has a fine
prcscuce and engaging manners. Always
dressed richy yellow silk, trimmed with
black lace, is her favorite costume, set
ting off her brunette beanty to advantage
aud having a really grand air, she
draws the fire of many glances. Accord
ing to general report, she has played as
sad havoc with the funds of the Paden
bank as she has with the hearts of men
all the way from Paris to St. Petersburg,
from Constantinople to Antwerp. She is
said to have won as much as her notorious
country woman has lost, and she bears
the credit of having again aud again ex
hausted the treasury of the tailleur. Her
reputation as a lucky player is diffused
throughout the graod duchy, and she is
often implored to make bets for others,
as persons believed fortunate are apt to
be. Full of bonhomie, eIic generally
yields to persuasion, albeit she avers she
has little leisure to look after other stakes
than her own. She is deemed the best
authority ou systems in the entire valley
of Oel bach, and appears to have studied
them to some purpose. I have been iui
formed that she has thousauds of the
little pricked cards (having noted the
courso of the game for many years) care
fully arranged in her archives according
to date, and that hc gives the late hours
of ths uight to their diligeut investiga
tion. She must be a femiuine Auastasius,
if all the on dils concerning her are to be
trusted. She has been everything and
done everything ; speaks all languages;
has traveled all over the world is, iu a
word, a paragon of imprudence and en
chantment, of folly and generosity, of
wickedness and charity, of tcnderne&.i aud
temptation. She is a Greek, u Russian,
moREOKSgBasKn
an Italian, a Spauiard, and a French wo
man ; the much-fathered daughter of a
Grand Vizier, of the Pope of Home, of
the Emperor William, of a llussian ad
miral, of a Spanish grandee, and of a
French general. Everybody at Paden
knows something about her nobody else
knows; and what each knows is alto
gether differnt from thegeneral knowledge
of this singular woman, who seems pleas
ed with the mystery surrounding her, and
nowise averse to deepening it by a con
tinuation of eccentric courses and in
explicable vagaries. Junius Henri
Broicne.
The Will of James Gordon Bennett.
The late James Gordon Dennett of the
New York Herald always betrayed a de
sire to retain the ownership of the Herald
up to the moment of his death. He lived
only for that purpose, and any commenda
tion was ever a key to his heart and good
will. Put he was not unmindful of the
duty of disposing of his property. Shortly
before his wife and daughter went to
Europe, the venerable journalist made a
will which was satisfactory to the family.
He dealt out his wealth with a princely
haud, and each of his three heirs are now
the absolute owners of miilious of dollars.
The following arc said to be the principal
provisions of the will :
To his son, James Gordon Dennett he
gives the Herald establishment and
Herald Duilding on Broadway, and also
the property on Fulton, Ann aud Nassau
streets, formerly the site of the Herald.
It is said that the will also provides that
young Mr. Dennett shall not sell the
Herald, aud that it shall remain in posses
sion of the family.
To his widow he gives the mansion,
corner of Thirty-eight street and Fifth
avenue, with other real estates up town.
To his daughter, Miss Jeannettc Den
nett, he gives his mansion and grounds
on Washington Heights, and also some
personal property and mementoes.
The above are said to be the provisions
of the will made by Mr. Dennett a few
weeks before his wife sailed for Europe.
It is asserted that he neither altered it
nor made another will. The whole period
of his recent illness was used by him
solely to prepare for his last end.
Miss Jennette Dennett is now about
eighteen years of age. Her father and
brother literally doted upon her. She
was educated at the Convent of the
Sacred Heart and so anxious was young
Mr. Dennett to have her remain there,
that when a governess whom he had em
ployed sent her to a different institution
iu his absence, he discharged the tutor
and took Miss Jeannette back to the
sisters.
How California Fields are Plowed.
The fields are plowed with what are
called gang plows, which are simply four,
six or eight plowshares fastened to a stout
frame of wood. Ou the lighter soil eight
horses draw a seven gang plow, and one
such team is counted on to put in G10
acres of wheat iu the sowing season ; or
from 8 to 10 acres per day. Capt Gray,
near Merced, has put in this season 4,000
acres with five such teams his own land
and his own team?. A seed sower is fast
ened in front of the plow. It scatters the
seed, the plows cover it and he work is
done. The plow has no handles, and the
plowman is, in fact, only a driver; he
guides the team ; the plows do their work.
It is easy work, and a smart boy, if his
legs are equal to the walk, is a3 good a
plowmau as anybody for the team turns
the corners, and the plow is not haudled
at all. It is a striking sight to see, as I
saw, 10 eight horse teams following each
other, over a vast plain, cutting "lands"
a mile long, and when all bad passed me,
leaving a track, 40 feet wide, of pllowed
ground. On the heavier soil the process
is somewhat different. An eight horse
moves a four gang plow, and gets over
about six acres per day. The- seed is
theu sowu by a machine which scatters it
forty feet, and sows from 75 to 100 acres
in a day, the ground is then harrowed
and cross-harrowed. When the farmer,
in this valley has done his Winter sow
ing, he turns his teams and men into
other ground, which be is to summer
fallow. This he can do from the first of
March to the middle of May ; and by it
he secures a remunerative crop for the
following year, even if the season is dry
This discovery is of ioestimable import
ance to the farmers on the drier part of
these great plains. Experience has
.demonstrated conclusively, that if, they
plow their land in the Spring time, aud
then let it lie till the Winter raius come
on, then sow their wheat and harrow it in,
they are sure of a crop ; and the Summer
will have killed every weed, beside.
The Arctic wolves hunt together in
companies, and if they meet an animal
which they have not the courage to at
tack openly, they form into a semi-circle
or crcsceit, and rush down upon it, un
til the creature, terrified by the number
fo its enemies, hurries over a precipice,
and is dashed to pieces, when they search
out Ine body aud eujoy the feast.
Three fourths of ono percent, of ash
of cornorbs is pure carbonate of potash.
Is potash. If all the corn cobs annually
raiacd iu the United States were mani
pulated for their potash, it would yield
115,500,000 pouuds of the commerical
alkali.
A Close Shave.
We have heard of a great many mean
transactions iu the way of close bargains
and shaving, but we don't remember to
have met any-thing closer or smaller id
that line than the following :
Paran Judkins was a justice in a wes
tern district a grasping, miserly, close
fisted, flint-hearted man, who had grown
old and gray in money-making. One day
he hired a poor man to comeand do some
work about his house. Upon removing
his coat, preparatory to setting at work,
the laborer's pipe slipped out upon tho
ground, aud oik Judkins saw it, and pick
ed it up. After working awhile the man
thought he would smoke, but upon look
ing for his pipe it was not to be found:
Judkins came out while he was search
ing, and asked him what he had lost.
"I've lost my pipe," said the man.
"Is this it ?" asked Judkins, holding'
up the pipe.
The man said it was, and reached ou5
his baud to take it.
"Hold !" said Judkins. "It is a small
thing, I know ; but siuce I am a justice,
we may as well proceed legally. In or
der to make a proper avowal of owner
ship you must be sworn. Hold up vour
haud."
The man lield up his hand, and Jud
kins administered the oath, after which,'
the laborer still persisting, in his owner
ship, the pipe was surrendered.
When the job for which the poor fel
low had been engaged was done, he came
for his pay. He had worked half a day,
and wanted fifty cents.
"All right," said Judkins. "You owe,
me half a dollar, so we are just square V
"I I owe you, 'squire V
"Yes. The law allows roe half a dol
lar for administering the oath ? Don't
you see ?"
The poor man saw to his sorrow ; for
upon that basis Judkins forced the se&
tlemcnt.
Scene in a street car.
The following amusing scene in related?
to have occurred recently iu a Washing
ton horse-car. As the car was passing
down Pennsylvania avenue, a well-dressed
youug man was standiug on the rear
platform, with one foot on a trunk. Ho
was approached by the conductor, and his
fare demanded, which was promptly hand
ed over.
Conductor I demand 25 cents for the
trunk
Young man (hesitatinfily) 25 cents ?
Well, I think I will not pay it.
C. Then I shall put the trunk off.
Y. M. You had better not, or you'
may be sorry for it.
Conductor pulls strap, stops car, dumps
trunk on the avenue, starts car, and af
ter going some two squares approaches"
the young man, who was still as calm as
a summer morning, and in an angry
mood, say3 : "Now I have put your trunk
off, what are you goiug to do about it?"
Young Man(coolly) Well I don't pro
pose to do any thing about it ; it's uo con
cern of mine, it wasn't my trunk.
Conductor (fiercely) Then why didn't
you tell me so ?"
Y. M Decause you did not ask me,;
and I told you you'd be sorry for it.
C. (furious) Theu go inside the car.
Y. M. Oh, no! you're good enough,
company for me out here.
At this juncture a portly German emer
ges from the car, and angrily says, "Hi f
yor feller, where is my druuk ?"
Young Man My friend, I think that
is your trunk down on the aveuue there.
German Who puts him off ? I hafo
demonish to pay him. I will see about
dot.
The car was stopped, and ehorly after
wards the conductor was seen to coma
per spiring up with the trunk on his
back a part of the performance he did
not enjoy half as well as did the passen
gers.
Ancedote of a Dog;.
A narrow log lay as a bridge over a
deep ravine. From tho opposite ends of
the log, at the same moment, there start
ed to cross it a bi, Newfoundland dog,
and a little Italian greyhound; of course,
they met iu the middle ; of course, then
was not room for them t pass, neither
could they go back. The height was a
dangerous one to the grayhouhd, and to
the water at the bottom he was extremely
averse. The Newfoundland could have
taken the leap in safety, but evidently did
not want to. There was a fix ! Tho lit
tle dog sat dowu on his haunches, stuck
his no.-e in the air aud howled. The
Newfoundland stood intent, his face
solemn with iuward workings. Present
ly he gave a nudgo with his nose to tho
howling greyhound as if to say, "be still,
youngster, and listen," Theu there was a .
bileoce and seemiug confabulation for a
second or two. Immediately the big dog
spread his legs wide apart like a Colossus,
bestriding the log on the extreme outer
edges, and balancing himself carefully.
The little dog sprang through the open
iug like a flash When they reached the
opposite shore tho grcyhouud broke into
frantic gambols of delight, and the New
foundland, after his more sedate fashion,
exrresstd creat comrilaceucv in 1 w
I achievement uo Co surely bad a right to
! do.