.ml 'j 'jjaLji jmjuj m Hi Scuotcu to politics, itctatuve, agriculture, Scitucc, ittoralitL nub cncrnl Jntelligcurc. V VOL. 30. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA , NOVEMBER 7, 1872. NO. 27. Published by Theodore Schoch. TS.l't -T- l- 11 rs :t j-c.iriii advance and ifnot it irf neine fin i me year, io dollars and fifty et will he chwee.1. , n i'' ltenitiiiuet until all arrearages are paid, except .it 'he ortiim ot the Elisor. r7.Vlvcr'ise:nents of one vtre of (eight line) or .oie ot mr-.e wieruons 51 a". cv.n A'Mitluital fn-iti :i, 50 cents. Longer ones in proportion. or A.L!. KINDS, (tternlfJ in the hUh rtyte of the Art, and on the most reasonable terms. Valuable Projicrty FOR SALE. The subscribers offer for sale, sW.hfir residence in Stroudsburg. ?XjlH ?V lo Ijoi has a trout ot 14) It. pa 31am fctrcet, with a depth of J.Vl tbct. ... The buildings consist of a convenient dwell ing house, store house, barn and other out IdMings. There is an abundance of choice apples, pears, plums, grapes and small fruits, with firt'ilent water. May 1C, ?7- A. M. & 11. STOKKS. DP, J. L A N T Z, Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist, Mill has his office on Main Street, in the second ii-.iry of Or. S. Walton's brick hui'ding, neaily oppo n!"th? S:rtiils!iing llouve, and tie ll.itters'hnnself triat !' fialnrcii years const int praetire and the most cartiet aii l careful attention to all matters pertaining to his prnfrsion, that he i fully able to perform all o rtioii5 in the dental line in the mott care ful, tagte t ! t a;1 skillful manner. .i wi-ial aitention jjtven to savin the Natural Teeth ; !, to the im-ertioii of Art ificinl reetti on Rubber, G..M. Sliver or 'ontinU )us Uu;iis, and perlert fits In nil rawrs insured. M st pernis kn-v.v the great f.l!y au.1 danger ot en iru'.in their work to the inexperienced, or to tho.e lifins at a .listanoe. ' April 13, 1871. ly D n. CJCO. W. JACKSOX PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & ACCOUCHER. In the old otaec of Dr. A. Reeve Jackson, miJence in WyokofT's building. STROUDSBURG, PA. August 8, 1672-tfI JQK. II. J. PAITCRSOX, OrERATlXG AND yiECIiANIfJL DEMIST, Hiring located in East Stroudsburg, Pa., an nounces that lie is now prepared to insert arti ficial teeth in the most beautiful and life-like manner. Also, great attention given to filling irid preserving the natural teeth. Teeth ex tracted without p.iin by use of Nitrous Oxide Gas. All other work incident to the profession done in the most skillful and approved style. All work attended to promptly and warranted. Charges reasonable. Patronage of the public oluitcd. Office in A. W. Loder's new building, op-j-'rte Analomink House, Kast Stroudsburg, J'i. July 11, 172 ly. DR. N. L. PEO Surgeon Dentist, Announces tint having just returned from Denial Collegs, he is fully prepared to make nificial teeth in the most beautiful and h'e !iks manner, and to fill decayed teeth ac cording to the most inproved method. Teetli ex'ruct-d vitb't pain, when de sired, by the u?e" of Nitrous Oxide Gas, which is entirely harmless. Repairing; o! il kinds neatly done. All work warranted. Charges reasonable. 0tu;e in J. G. Keller's new Brick build ing, Mai i S reet, Stroudsburg, Pa. u31-tf D It. C . EIOFI-'JIAS:, I. Would resiKictfullv aniiouncf! to the Pblic that he has removed his office from 0ti!td to Canadensis, Monroe County, Pa. Triiatingr that many years of consecutive Kctioe of Medicine and frunrery will be a a!tfyeat guarantee for the public confidence. February 25, 1870. tf. J a :i i:s 51. WAIjToVT At(oruc3' at L.ar, O.Tr-e in the buildinsr formerly oecujtied soi!, and opposite the i?trouls l'ir;' Ihnk, Main street, Stroudsburg, Pa. jan Vi-ti' I A C I A W A JV S A If OL'Si:. J OPPOSITE TIIK IjKI'OT. Ka.-t Stroud.sbtxrg, Pa. P. J. VAN COTT, Proprietor. The bau contains the choiest Liptor and the tablk inMippIied with the bent the market 3ord. Charges moderate. may 3 1872-tf. Mount Veritoii IIoumc, 117 and 119 North Second St. A DOVE ARCH, PHILADELPHIA. May 30, 1972- ly. KELLERS VILLE HOTEL. Ihe undersigned having purchased the above well known and popular Hotel Projer-'7- would reoectfullv inform the traveling Public that he ha refurnished and fitted up Hotel in the best style. A handsome with choice Liquors arl Segars, polite tndatit3 and moderate charges. CHARLES MANAL, Oct 19 1S71. tf.l Proprietor. B ARTOASTILLK IIOTKL. rii'w old established Hotel, having recently chnged hand;, and been throughly overhauled nd repaired, will reopen, for the reception of 'WestaooTuewlay, May 27th: . a he public will aiwaytt find this house a de 'rble place of resort. " Every department will i Jna"ageQ u tue ,it?it l8'6 nianner. The able will be supplied witltthe best the Market "ords, and connobitire will always iind none ""t the best wine aaid lUjuow at the bar. Wd HtiLllng Uloniog to the Hotel, will be 'wind at aJl iina under the care of careful and "Miging attMxiaat. aa7 1872. ANTHONY H. EOEMKR. THE OLD GOCPLG. They sat in the sun together, Till the day was almost done, And then, at its close, an angel Stepped over the threslold stone. He folded their hands together, He touched their eyelids with balm, And their last breath floated upward Like the close of a solemn psalm. Like a bridal poir they traversed The unseen, mystical road, That leads to the Beautiful City, Whose Builder and Maker is God. Perhaps, in that miracle country, They will give her lost vonth back. And the flowers of a vanished spring-time juau Dioom in tne spirit s track. One draught of the living waters Shall restore his manhood's prime, And eternal years shall measure The love that outlives time. But the shapes they left behind them The wrinkles and silver hair Made sacred to us by the kisses The angel imprinted there We'll hide away in the meadow, When the sun is low in the West, Where the moonbeams cannot find them. Nor the winds disturb their rest. But we'll let no tell-tale'torabstone, With its age and date, arise O'er the two who are old no longer In their Father's House in the skies. Mothers, Put Your Children to Bed. There may be some mothers who feel it to be a self-denial to leave their par lors, or firesides, or work, to put their lit tie children to bed. They think that the nurse could do it just as well ; that it is of no consequence who "hears the children say their prayers." Now, setting aside the pleasure ot opening the little bed and locking the darling upthere are really important reasons why the mother should not yield this privilege to any one. In the first place, it is the time of all times when a child is inclined to show its coo fie nee and affection. All its little se cret ts come out with more truth and less restraint; its naugbtiocs through the day can be reproved and talked over with less excitement, and with the tenderness and calmness necessary to make a per manent impression. If the little one has shown a desire to do well and be obedi ent, its effort aud success can be acknow ledged and commended iu a manner that need not render it vain or self-satisfied. We must make it a habit to talk to our children, in order to get from them an ex pression of their feelings. We cannot understand the character of these little beings committed to our care unless we do. And if we do not know what they are, we shall not be able to govern them wisely, or educate them as their different natures demand. Certainly it would be unwise to excite young children by too much conversation with them just before putting them to bed. Every mother who carefully studies the temperament of her children will know how to manage them in this respect. Bui of this all mothers may be assured, that the last words at night are of great importance, even to the babies of the flock ; the very tones of the voice they last listened to make an impression on their sensitive organizations. Mother, do not think the time and strength wast ed, which you spend in reviewing the day with Tour little boyorgirl; do not neglect to tcich it how to pray, and to pray for it in simple and earnest language which it can understand. Soothe and quiet its little heart after the experience of the day. It has had its disappoint ments and trials us well as its play and and pleasures ; it ia ready to throw its arms around your neck and take its good night kiss. Mothers' Magazine. Emigration. The Liverpool returns show that dur ing the months cf July, August and Sep tember the departure of shipa for the United Scatcs have averaged more than one per day, while the emigrants have flocked westward at the rate ef 12,000 per month, cr 144,000 per year. English artisans and laborers are beginning to couut largely in the emigration, and it ap pears that they avoid Canada, as affording fewer inducements to the industrious and enterprising thao the free and independ ent life of a republic. Compared with other period, as well as the preceding quarter, the increase of immigration is enormous. Ninety nine ships left dur ing the three months for the United States, with 30.4UI steerage passengers and nearly G000 in the cabin. Seven teen ships left for Canada, carrying 5607 persoos. The aggregate number of pas sengers was 50,385. of whom the greater proportion (18,279) were English, and only 5104 Irieh- The most notable fea ture of the quarter's return is the sudden access of Swedes, Danes, and Germans to the emigration from Liverpool, no less than 15,853 of the whole number having been drawn from the Scandinavian and German countries, coming by way of Hull to Liverpool and thence to the United States, in preference to shipping from the Baltic direct by the Bremen and Ger ma Lloyds' steamers. These vessels, however, bave also brought a, larg com pany of "hd migrants. A Noble Wife. The Government of Missouri has re cently pardoned an inmate of the Peni tentiary, under circumstances which fur nish a remarkable and touching instance of what a devoted, trusting, and energetic wife can do for ati unfortunate husband. The latter used to live in Toledo, Ohio. ana the tacts ot bis case are vouched for by respectable journals of that place. oome time ago be removed to Missouri with his wife, and early in 1870 the events fell out that proved so disastrous to him. It appears that he was not very prosperous, and had occa-ioo to sell as nearly the last of his possessions a pair of nne Horses. I' or these he received 6500 in clean, new national currency. The stock dealer who bought the horses after ward disappeared. On the next day af ter the sale, the vender paid out two bills of S10 each. It was discovered that they were counterfet, and the uttcrcr was promptly arrested aud lodged in prison. He. of course, directly protested his in nocence, and told how he got the money. The horse dealer was traced and brought forward, when, to the horror and amaze ment of the accused man, he stoutly de nied all knowledge of the bad bills, and swore the money he had paid for the horses was in bills on Illinois banks. No confirmatory evidence of the prisoner's tale could begot.Jand, as much counterfeit money had lately been circulated in that region, public feeling ran strongly against him. He was tried, and, despite his earnest protestations, and his wife's de termined struggles in his behalf, be was found guilty, and sentenced to five years imprisonment in the Penitentiary. But the wife never for a moment be lieved him guilty 1 and, with astonishing resolution and pertinacity, she now bent herself to the task of proving his inno cence and effecting his release. The lat ter end she first sought, and obtained in terviews with the Governor of Missouri. To him she stated her case as the saw and . believed it. But the Governor, al though kind, was firm. The prisoner had been shown to be guilty. Counterfeiting was greatly on the increase. It was .ne cessary to make examples, and there was every just reason why her husband should be one of them. ' He could hold out no hope, save'io the condcinned's restoration after five vears. The wife went home. converted all she had into cash, and thenceforward devoted her whole time and brain to follow the horse dealer who had given her husband the spurious. notes, with the hope, of convicting, the really guilty person of that offense. Pursuing him like a shadow, but keep ing out of his sight, she soon found that when he went to a place-counterfeit money was said to be in circulation there soon after. This happened at Freeport, 111., and afterward ' at rort Wayne, Ind. At the latter place she caused his arrest, but nothing could be proved against him, and he was set free. She then dogged him to Canton, Ohio, to Pittsburg, Al- toooa, Lancaster, Chambersburg, Phil adelphia, Goshen, Bioghamton, Oswego, h! intra and other towns in New xork, sometimes staying two or three months in each place, lhe man was, however, so guarded and ingenious as always to manage, to cover his. tracks; in fact, he never passed false "paper" himself at all, and his implacable pursuer was unable to bring him to account. At last, bow ever, he fell ill at Newtoo, Sussex coun' N. J., and she believed and proved that her golden opportunity was at last at hand. , .- . When the horse dealer fell ill, the wife of his victim was at the same hotel. She found out the physician attending him, and frankly told her whole story. : She described how she had tracked the cause of her husband's misfortune, and begged the doctor for the sake of right and jus tice, to help her. The physician was moved by her tale, aud agreed to do what she asked, which was to give his patient some depressing but safe medicine, and adroitly to lead him to think that he was in a very critical condition. This was accordingly done, and worked to a charm. The patient begged at occe for a clergy man, who, arriving, pointed out the ne cessity of full repentance, and at this juncture the wife entered the room, and implored the supposed dying man to re pair the great wrong he had done her husbaud. The result was that the suf ferer made a deposition before a magis trate, confessing . that he had passed the five hundred dollars, u described, and further more that he was a member of an extensive gang . of counterfeiters, his special business being not to utter bad money, but to spread it among confeder ates in different parts of the country. He also said that ou the occasion of making the trade in question, he happened to have no other money, and greatly wanted the horses. Armed with this document, the. now happy woman hastened back to Missouri, laid her evidence before the Governor, and had the satisfaction of car rying a full pardon to her husband al most immediately after. The two are now living joyfully together on a farm in Southern Illinois, and their case is na turally attracting abundant comment and congratulation. . .... Secretary Boutwell has ordered the re demption of 1,250,000 of three f cent, bonds, the interest on which will cease with the cloe of the current year. OUR ARTIG POSSESSIONS. Resources of Alaska. Alaska is not'"owncd by a single firm ;" nor are her resources limited to the skins and oils obtainable upon two small islands, as has been charged. Here are a few of the products of her soil and waters, which invite the investment of capital and the empoloyment of muscle : Gold, Silver and copper are found, but there has been no thorough work from which the extent or value of the ores could be estimated ; the "indications" arc considered very fair. Coal of good quality, and so located as to be conveniently and cheaply shipped to market, exists in abundance. The timber of the Territory includes yellow cedar, of a quality superior to the cedar of Puget Sound for ship building, which is the highest praise it could re ceive. Forests of this matchless "camphor wood? (as it is sometimes called, from its fragrance), cover the sides of mountains near the sea, while hemlock, fir and other varieties of timber not valuable for ex port, but serviceable in many other ways, are also plentiful. A peculiar kind of kelp grows on the coast north of Aviuhoff, from which iodine and carbonate of soda are obtained ; so abundant is the sea weed that it would be considered a source of immense wealth were it found iu some European countries. Then, in the way of fish, the cod. sal mon, halibut and herring present their claims, with a score of others. The cod fish of the Shumagin Islands is superior to the Eastern article, and the supply is unlimited. A species of small fish called the yulikon is remarkable for its plenteous ness, and as being the fattest member of the finny tribe so greasy that the In dians use it, after drying, as a torch. They light the tail, and that and the back bone serve as a wick, the "lamp burn ing for some time. In valuable oils there are whale, walrus, seal and other descrip tions for manufacturing and lubricating purposes, to say nothing of the "bear's grease, essential to every well furnished toilet, and the cod-liver oil which furnishes consumptives with a new pair of lungs yearly. The fur-bearing animals of Alaska com- pries both the land and sea otter, the wal rus, bear, wolf, deer,. fox, marten, mink. muskart, nearly every kind of seal in short, all the desirable and beautiful spe cies one could ask for. alrus ivory and whalebone constiute a source, also, of considerable profit. It has hardly pene trated many minds yet that myriads of birds with the richest plumage exist "away up there," but such is the fact, and in regard to numbers, it is said that if the surplus "down" of Alaska were collected and distributed, no person on the Pacific coast need repose on any harder bed. We think all intelligent men will agree that a country possessing these sources of employment and wealth and embracing an area, of half a million square miles, must in time attract a considerable popu lation. The capabilities of the soil promise to afford table supplies and sustenance for stock, at least in the southern districts. It is certain that Alaska has a great deal besides fur seals; it is equally true that no exclusive privleges have been granted save in the two little fur seal islands. As to this "exclusive" privelege, we have al ready expressed our views, but as we con tinue to receive inquiries, we will briefly recur to the subject, Goverment has leas ed the seal fisheries to a number of per sons who are incorporated under the name of the "Alaska Commercial Company." This company is permitted to kill 25, 000 peals on St. George and 75,000 on St. Paul, per annum, and no more. The lease is for tweuty years if faithfully complied with, and was awarded to the company named because it was the highest and best bidder. Our government . plainly foresaw (hat free permission to kill the seals were given, the islands would not show a trace of tho.e valuable animals in a few years. The fur seal has to be treat ed with the utmost caution, and if a rookery is once destroyed by reckless or incompetent hunters, it is never revisited. The seal leaves if he escapes his pursuer, not to find a home on some happier shore, but, uiue times out of ten, to perish in the sea. This has h ippencd so often that it is an established fact ; and when almost the last remaining haunt of these cic;i tures camc into the possession of our government it determined to exercise the same care with which the Russians had guarded it. So far, the plan works well ; the seals are killed under such restric tions as to season, numbers, age and sex, and with precautions against disturbance of the rookeries that there is no proba bility of losing the treasured species. Our government, also, instead of having a bur densome and expensive territory upon its hands, derives more than enough revenue from the islands which have fortunataly been made the home of the fur seal to pay all tha expenses to which it is subjected for military and other service in Alaska. Resignation. The Wilkesbarre correspondent of the Scranton Times says he is authorized to state that upon the assembling of the Constitutional Convention, D L. Rhone, Delegate from Lujerne county, wiil tender his resignation & a member of that body, in order to give place to Charles R. Buckalew, the Democratic candidate for Governor. Ought to be Stopped. SENDING FOREIGN CONVICTS TO THE UNITED STATES. We have repeatedly called attention to the inexcusable practice of certain petty governments in Germany of pardoning their worst crimioals out of their peniteu tiaries on coudition of emigranting to the United States. Even Prussia was former ly guilty of this practice, but seems to have recently abandoned it entirely. The governments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Sehwerin, however, ira pudeotly claims it as a right to send its pardoned convicts wherever it pleases, and it has done so again, iu regard to this country, but a short time since, as the followiug extract from the Mevldenlunj Neics, of September 15th, shows : "Johauoes Drcyfuss, the incendiary and murderer of Torgelow, who, in 1801, was sentenced to imprison meat for life, and whom his Royal Highness the Grand Duke pardoned in June last on his promise of forthwith emigrating to North America and Dever more return to this country, has written to his family from Chicago that he has safely arrived io that city, and that he intcutis to settle there. This Johannes Drcyfuss was employed as a gardener at the Castle of Torgelow. lie had a difficulty with his employer, whereupon he set fire to that part of the building in which the latter was sleep ing with his little son, evidently for the purpose of murdering them. The two intended victims barely escaped with their lives. Drcyfuss was caught in the act, and promptly coufessed his guilt. But this is not the only instances of such outrages. The Gcra Advertiser, published iu the petty principality of Rauss, says, under date of Sept. 0 : 'Yesterday, quite a concourse of people assembled in the market space to witness the disgusting spectacle of the transporta tion of two heavily ironed crimiuals through this place. They were the bar ber Sonoewend who two years ago poison ed his wife and attempted to murder his babe, because he wanted to marry another woman, and who, in consequence, was sentenced to death, but, through the clemency of the Prince, had his punish ment commuted to penal servitude for life; and the farm laborer, Peter Bender, convicted in 18G0 of nine cases of high way robbery, aud seutenccd to penal servitude for life. The two criminals had petitioned for their release, and inasmuch as their relatives had promised to furnish the necessary means for send ing them to the Unithed States, aud as they have manifested unmistakable symptoms of repeutance and contrition, the Minister of Justice has granted their petition. Bender and Sonnewood were accompanied by two genes d'armes. who will not leave them until they are at Ham burg, on bca-d the steamship that will them to New York. It is certainly time for our State Depart mcnt to teach these petty German govcru ments that they cannot perpetrate such outrages any longer, and the United States is not a penal colony to which they may send their worst criminals with take impunity A. Y. Post. Dangerous Counterfeit. Merchants are warned to be on the lookout for a dangerous imitation of the fifty cent fractional currency bill, a pro duction elaborately got up, and well eal culated to deceive.. The wording of the inscription conveys the idea that the ori ginators of the fraud are under the itu pression that they are working within the law, for the bill is not a counterfeit in the common use of the term, which is that the bad bill shall be a fac simile, as nearly as possible, cf the genuine. The "flimsy" has all the distinguishing marks of a perfectly good bill, but on close scrutiuy it is found that the head of Stan ton is coarsely engraved, though a close likeness is preserved. The wording ol the bill is "The People of the" in the same lettering as "Fractional currency" on the genuine ;" "United States" is just the same ; then the banner carrying the denomination "Fifty ceuts" is precisely similar in both notes, except that the fraudulent one has the words "will pay" on the fisccs, and "lor dollar" bebw it. The Treasury seal is well imitated, but the signatures are John C. Brown, vice presideut; II. B. Greeley, president, the latter written in the style of Treas urer Spinner's peculiar signature, whieh makes the bill more fraudulent tbnn'it would otherwise be. It is tinted blue on the right hand end ; the back is a copy of the genuine note, except that the word "note" is introduced before the word "ex changeable" and "receivable." The plate is prepared by "Candy Company," in stead of the "American Bunk Note Com pany." Of course, a closo look would expose the fraud, but in the hurry of business a merchant is apt to glance at the bill on the counter for its denomina tion, and carelessly thrust it iuto the money drawer. A PehoBlvania paper says: "A bar ber in Titusville, while cutting the hair of a rural customer ran his shears against 6oruethiug hard, which proved a whet stone. Tho old farmer said he "had missed that whettsone ever since haying time last July, aud had looked over a ten acre, lot for it, but now remembered stick ing it up over his ear.' " The wheat crop ot Oregou is estimated at 1,000,000 bushels. The Investment of Savia A prominent New England banker hav ing sold to his customers a considerable amount of Northern Paci5e Railroad bonds decided to make an examination of the accessible parts of the line cf the road, to see for himself the character and progress of the work, the quality of the company's lands, the uature of the coun try traversed, and the prospects of the enterprise generally. He speut three months of the present season in making tho tour, going first to ,the Pacific coast and visiting the route in Washington Territory, along the Puget Sound Basin and Columbia Valley, to the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, then returning eastward and spending considerable time in Dakota aud Minnesota. A 'ter thorough examination he con cludes : 1. That iu not a single par ticular, so far as he can judge, do the publications of the Railroad Company overstate the advantages of the route, while ia many regards those advantages exceed auy published statement; 2. The work is advancing both from the East and the West at a satisfactory rate; 3. Intelligence, honc.-ty and energy mark the manage ment of the enterprise in the field ; 4. A1 large and lucrative traffic awaits the cou pletion of the various sections of the line ;' 5. The resources possessed by the North ern Pacific Railroad Company, ia its munificent grant of fertile land with ac companying privileges, aud more than1 sufficient, when properly developed, to' cover the cost of buildiugand equipping the entire Road, and provide depots, docks and other facilities ; 0. The belt of coun try along the middle of which the road runs, and whose trade, travel and business are naturally tributary to it, embraces the finest body of unoccupied land on tho contingent ; 7. With efficient mangement (which seems to be amply guaranteed by the high character and weil-kuown ex perience and ability of the Directory) the lands and traffic of the company should render its first mortgage bonds one of the safest of investment, sure to rise much above par in market value on the comple tion of the road and the closing of the loan. Now that Government bonds can' do longer be purchased except at such high prices as to reduce the rate of interest to about 5 per cent, Northern Pacific Rail road bonds, with their real estate security, have become a favorite means of invest ment. As they are issued iu denomina tions as small as one hundred dollars, persons of small means can purchase thenv as well as capitalists; and as they are registered as well as coupon, money in vested in the former is perfectly pro tected against fire, theft, or other loss. The semi annual interest on the registered bonds is paid by gold checks sent re gularly to the post-office address of tho holder, in any part of the country. The rate of interest is seven and three tenths per cent, geld, or about 8J in currency. The bonds cau be ordered through almost any bank or banker, or direct'y f rom tho Financial Agents of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co., New York, or Philadelphia. Covk. How Trees are Killed by Lightni All who have examined a tree whioh has been destroyed by a "thunderbolt" will have noticed not only how the layers of the wood have been shattered add se parated into strips, as if full of wind shakes, tut also the dryness, harduessr, and brittlersess of the wood, as though if had been through the process of curing in a kiln. This is attributed to the in stantaneous reduction of th'e sap the moisture within the wood into steam. When this moisture is abundant, as in May or early June, the amount and force of tho steam not only bursts and separate the lawyers and fibres, but rends tho trunk in pieces or throws eff a portion of it, down a line of greatest power or at least resistance And when the amount of steam thus suddenly generated is less, owing to the drier condition of the stem from continual evaporation and leaf ex halation, there may be no external traco of the lightning stroke ; yet tho leaves will wither in a few days, showing that the stem has been rendered incapable of conveying supplies, and the tree will either partially or entirely die. Still lighter discharges may be conducted down the moist stem, without any lesion or hurt. Building Nexcs. An Easton youth answered an advertise ment in the Yaverlt, and formed the ac quaintance of a y"ung lady (?) who turn ed out to be a common character, and who gave her visitor to understand that be could not occupy her time and make en gagements with her and not expect to re imburse her for all her trouble and told the frightened youth to "shell" out or prepare for a tussle." Ho prepared to "shell" rather than to have a "tussle" with such a muscular female, and gave her the contents of his pocketbook, which amounted to a little over eleven dollars. He says he was satisfied at getting off at that price, and would have given twice that" amount rather than have any dif ficulty with ber. He has solemnly vowed never to correspond with an unknown person again. . A Dutch judge, on conviction of a culprit for haVmg four wives, decided : "He has punishment plenty; I Hfs mit oue.
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