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VOL. 30.
STROUDSB URG, MONROE COUiXTY, PA., FEBRUARY 20, 1873.
ISO. 41.
Published by Theodore Sciioch.
T31f S -T- ! !trs rf (!rice end if nol
pi l ef rf the ra-t of tae year. lo dollars nJ fifty
rruts will t charged.
v tuff tiM-.Ttiiim 1 ant jl all arrearages are pud,
eicert ! ;tioci ot the EJitor.
:Q.V trmeiaeots f one -Tre of (eight lines) or
e. nr thw inerH..-s SI S. Each sdiiitloual
p?rlim. 5) cent.. Loader ones to proportion.
JOB PRIXTIXG,
Or AIL KI5DS,
(!tecuteJ ia the hishet rtyle of the Art, anI on the
uiot reasonable terms.
DR.J.LANTZ,
Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist,
Sillh hi nfFtrt on Main Stnt, in the second
ry if Dr. S- Walt.m bncfe bui:Jtuc. neaily tiprw.
ae 'tie S:rni.Nttii;f H-Mi-e. and be d-iUers'hlinself
t.iat hr ei?"ircn veats constant (icarure and the M:o?t
mr-t a;i car rial a.:n?i- r n!l watlers pertaining
t j hi? irot-Mn. that he i fu'.iy able to rerf.rm all
o;ioration. in the cental line ui Lhe moct careful, taste
j ii ant s'xtuOit manner.
Sxn-ial attention given to sarin the Natura' Teeth ;
t.i. t. tiie iieni'a f Aruacial rmb oo Rutarr,
C .! 1. Silver or t'onur.a.iui Gums, and perfect fi:s to
all ca-e i a hit J.
M t per..i kn.-i the ?re-it f !!r and dan;rr ! en
iniiiis ihelr Kt to t:ie inexp;nencel. r t thoe
Uv.ns at iti-Uuce. April 13, letl.-Iy
u. c;s:o. w. jacrsox
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & ACCOUCHER. j
j
In the oh! oiEce of Dr. A. Reeves Jackson,
residence in Wycknff building.
STROUD SB URG, PA.
August S, 157'2-tf.
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II. II. J. PATTCIISON",
GFER1TING AND SECHAMCIL DE5TIST.
Havinz I..catcd in East Stroadsburg. Pa an-i
ho f-iat he U now t reoarvd to insert arti-
fici.il teeth in the niost. beautiful and life-like j
manner. Also, sreat a::en:ion civen to filling
and preserving the natural teeth. Teeth ex- !
traded without jain by n-e of Nitrous Oxide j
(ix. All other work incident to the profession
cfoue ia the uil skillfiil and apjroved style, j
All wj.-k attended to
(.liiw reasonable.
promptly and warranted, j
Patrouage of the public
oHi-ited- I
Sce in A. W. LoJerV new bui'dinc, c-p- j
I'a. Jul II, ly. ?
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7 . . - -
DR. N. L. PECK,
. -r-w i i
OlirgeOll JeilTlSt.
, ,
Anrioans th.l - ..n2 j.ist returned .rom
Dental Co:ief,ne is fuliv 1
rtificial tet?t'i in tns rnot beautiful and liie-
lit- manner, and to fiii ceca.ed teeth ac-
cording to the most inprov-u metho-J.
Te?tS ex'ret-d without piin. when tie -
irJ, bv the use of Nimma Oxide Gas. i
which ia entirely hinnles--. Repairing of '
all kinds uratlv done. All work warranted.
Cbirr-ii reisombl?.
OSci in J. G. Keller new Brick build
in. Mi t S reet, Straudsburj, Pa.
IJ2 31-tf
rn r n unmiiv ti n ;
f J tv.
IIOFF.MAX. 31. I.
.irirr,;rH-r t. tli
ju5HsC tiiat no lias rem.vM nis omce inm :
Uavlani to Cana leri-i-, ?Ioarc Counfy. Pa.
.. , IV tT
Tn-stir.g tfiat rtany years ol t-R-.-ntive ;
practiu-e ot -Me-uetr; ait r-urcerv vnn oe a
runcien
t g'jaranree lorthe pcblxconU-icncc.
Februry
iry --. I.t-. !
JA3JCS II. 1VAI.TOX,
Attorney at Iar,
05tv in the Lu;MIn formerly r-.-cupied
br Ia. B irn. an 1 c.p-ite the Stmuds
bur Ua&k, Iaiu street. trouLbarg, I'a.
jaa 13-tf
Trn'i-E
ii or .si:,
HONESDALE, PA.
Mot central losati-.-n of anr Hotel in town. '
R. W. KIPIaZ&SON.
J Msin -trec-L Proprietors.
Ja.j-.iirv 9. 173. ly.
T
A CX. IWA.W A HOUSE.
1J orPO-rlTK THE DUfT,
Kat Srroud-lurg, Pa.
B. J. VAN COTT, Proprietor, j
The bah contain the choiet Liqsor and
the table is P-ip plied with the best the market j
aSLr l-. Charses moderate. may 3 l'72-tf. j
TAT-SOX'S
loant i crnoa ijouh-.
117 and 119 North Secoad St.
acotj: ASCII,
PHILADELPHIA.
Mav 30, 1572- If-
.1KTO.VSVILLE IIOTKL.
n-Ta r,! 1 tnT-.t?!i-i! Hotel. liaTinz recently
changed hands, arl been thrci!?h!f orerhauicd
and repaired, will reopen, for the reeeitwa of
f euests cm TtidaT, May 27th.
tr public will alwars nd tin. house a Ce
ulralie place of rtn. livery department wii!
be raanrjted in the best possible manner, ine
tUe will be supplied with the best the Market
cSWd; and ccnuoisure will always find none
let the best wines and liquors at the bar.
Good stab'.lng beloning to the Hotel, will be
f und at all times under the care of careful and
ouliin-r attendants.
may sC ANTHONY H. KOEMOL
Found out why r?op!e go to MeCarty'e to
?c-t their furniture, bocanse he loy it at the
Ware Rooms of Lee k Cx affi !L it at
an advance of only ticitt-tM and turo
Htk prr ernL Or in other words, Ibx-kmg
Chairs that he buys ox k CV. (through
the runners h din't Lave) for IJ& he '-He
$5 SO !'" hi"1 to Lvv qfful Fur-
trouisburg. Aug. 1, 1870. 1
BLANK LEASES
For Sale at this Office.
A GHOST ON THE RAIL.
It Follows a Train for Two Days.
The Hearts of Brave Men Quail at Its
Presence.
WAS IT A WARNING OF D EATII f
A Profound Sensation all Along the Line of
the Railroad.
What the Skeptics in Spiritualism are
Doing.
Syracuse, Feb. 4 The above bead
ing niaj not surprise jour readers when
tliej learn that if has reference to the
railroad runniog from here to Bingham
ton. Indeed the great wonder may be
not that it has been visited bj a ghost,
but that whole legions of "goblins
Ruined," have not haunted it for months.
But without levity, we have just listened
to the recital of a story that, in connec
tion with the past history of the road,
may well freeze the heart ot the narrators,
and stir up the feelings of the listener
On Thursday last, the regular through
freight on the Biughamfoo road, lelt at
the usual hour, drawn by engine No. 14
The engineer was Mr. John Kennedy,
the firemao, IiLy O linen, and the con
uutlv' t "
seem , be the Iat persons on earth to j
.1. ...... m l , l . .it u ,..n i
tear a visit irom a aenizen oi ine otner
world. When the train approached
Jamesvil!e, it was run ia a switch to
await the passing ot evening express.
While staudiug thus the engineer had
stretched out on a seat to enjoy a nap,
while the firemia was on the watch. All
at coce the silliness was broken by an
unearthly voice within a few feet of hi.
Wniinrr Aill Mil r.lhnr I I nnka
' " " " vt --u. i , w, uiuiuci,
sunst I die!" The fireman was startled,
and when he stepped back upon the plat-
! form of the tender and cast his eye about, t
- he saw sittioz upon the roof of the cab, a
Uhostlj female form, from whose pallid
J lirs came the wail. He was horror
j j. tct h;, firs, lhousbt wa3 -if j
the enly witness of this vision, and
. T , ,, , ' ,
"port it tomorrow, I shah only m-ke
S myself appear ridiculous, and he instantly
J awakened the engineer, who came out of
the cab and ;a!ked with the strange beins
Here, or It, conversation was mostly di !
; rected to the fireman, and it constantly j
j broke forth with that heart wrung ques
tion, "O, n-ust I die." The fireman fioa'.Sy j
j asked in a gruff manner what she wanted
! there. The answer was, I want jour life.
and I will have it. Give me the ring oa !
your Snaer!" Mr. O'Crien at the time
1. . I Kt I . . . . ,tn.i i rt n r n
up" fl
him by a yung lady friend. Mr.
Kennedy asked it tome questions, some
0r wn;ch were an
answt-red direetlv. and
otfc-rs 03jT b? shrieking demands tu the !
fireman to give up the ring or his life. !
These teen, who cannot be frightened by
anything earthly were horror stricken,
' and almost paralyzed, wheo at last on
! lifting their eyes to the form it was I
No track, no sign, no noise. It went as
; it came, and their hearts were gradailly
lifted from fear. Of coarse, they talked
aboat nothing else during the rest of the
; trip, but nothing further did they see of j
' the chostly visitant. On reaching Ding
i hamtoo, the fireman repaired to a e'ergy-
rnaa for counsel. lie was toil that it
j was doubtless an evil spirit, and was aa
' vised to take every precaution to ensure
j his safety, as he might be thrown from the
: train.
On the return trip, on Friday, as they
were about t: leave the Tully station,
j without any waruiug, like the shadow of;
! a cloud across one's pathway, there she
appcard ag-iio, directly in front of the un
fortunate fireman, on the tender, and she
followed Lim upon the coal and constantly
filled Lis ear3 with her wails. Tn his anger
and desperation, he clutched a huse iron
clevis and thrct? it rijht threvjh her, and
through crc of the wiudows of the cab,
trashing it to fragments. The man was
terribly in earnest. Between Onativia
' ( La Fayette) and Jamesviile. there is a
: new vsa'er tack, at which they stepped to
take water, nod as O'Brien stepped upon
the top of the t3Cer tobwer the water
spent, again the vision tras at bis heels,
and as she aaia Ftreacicd, ' Give ce the
ring 1" he felt a blow upon Lis leg, and
in his horror he dropped the spout, jump
ed to the ground, aod tearing the rinz
frem his finger, turned and said, "take it,
4 o you," but he spoke to empty air.
When the train left Tully lr. Euo had
sot vet seen the weird female, and express
ed hiasclf that he would give one bun
dred dollars to see it. At the water tank
he came upon the ecgine and Lis wieb
was gratified. He heard much of the
conversation, and is totally usable to
explain the matter. We are not ghost
makers, but there is one thing certain,
these men are honest, straight forward
persons, and they are terribly in earnest
in this matter. On their arrival in this
city, the firea;an walked miles to reach
the lidy who had presented him the ring,
to ascertain if the persecution he had suf
fered Lad any connection with her welfare
He found her alive and well, and unable
to ive hita any explanation of the phe
nomenon. His sleepless nigtts and his
higgatd look tell plainly what Le Las ua
dergone. Other developments cay be re
ceived. D'Jity Democrat.
BRUTALITY ILLUSTRATED.
A Brooklyn Boy Whipped to Death by
Ms Father.
John Fox. aged thirteen, died on Fri
day last in Brooklyn from the alleged ef
lects of brutual flogging inflicted by his
father while intoxicated. The case was
first heard of by the police on Saturday,
when an investigation was made. The
parents of the deceased were then arrest
ed and held to await the action of the
Coroner's jury. OScer Sweeney, of the
Ninth precienct, was oa duty ia Hopkins
street on Saturday morning, and several
women called his attention to the fact
that a boy had died in a tenement house
No. 5- the previous day, under suspicious
circustances The officer's informants
seated that the boy's father, Peter Fox,
had been ia the habit of beating and
kicking him, and they charged Fox with
having murdered him.
Upon inquiry among the otheir ten
ants, the officer learned that on Tuesday
night last they were awakened by hear
ing an uproar io Fox's apartment, and
that they distinctly heard Fox tell the
boy to go out and get some beer. The
boy refused to go unless his father gave
him some money, whereupon he was bea
ten, a3 is supposed, with a stick until he
cried for mercy. A Mr. Blintzman, who
occupies adjoining apartments, states that
his wife awoke him and said, "For God's
sake go into Fox's room with a stick and
prevent him from beatiug that poor boy."
Blintzman refused to interfere. In about
ten minutes the beating ceased, and it
seemed as though Fox was throwing his
son about from one side of the room to
the other.
The boy screamed piteoasly for help,
and was heard to cry, "Father, father.
don't kill me," apparently in vain, for
soon he could but groan. The next day
the boy was not seen, and oa Friday his
death was reported among the tenants.
The officer eotered the man's appart
ments and asked if anybody was dead
there. 31 rs. Fox replied that her son was
dead. "Whet did he he die of?" inquir
ed the officer. "Oh," replied Mrs. Fox.
in broken English, "he fell out of the
window yesterday, and he died from in
juries received." The woman was in
clined to resist the officer's demand to see
the body, but he locked the doors load
ing to the street and went through the
roMtns until he found the body ia a hall
bed-room. It was to a fearful condition,
beinz, covered with bruises, while the
back and shoulders were a livid mass of
flesh, from which the skin had been torn.
The appearance of the body was consider
ed proof positive that there had been foul
play, aod the father, who was found in
another apartment, was at once arrested.
His statement was entirely contrary to
that told by his wife. He denied hav
ing beaten his son, but claimed that the
latter had fallen out of a sleigh a week
ago, and had died from the injuries thus
sustained.
Change in Election Day.
After a fierce contest the Constitution
al Convention has decided that hereafter
the State elections shall be held on the
same day with the Congressional and
Presidential electioos, vix : the first Tues
day after the first Monday of November,
aod that all city and township elections
shall be held oo the third Tuesday of
February. The effect of this decision
must be good io every way that one can ,
thick of. The evils which have grown
oat cf the present system are apparent
an ! real. The cry has always been her
aided that the October election mut be
carried iu order to secure success for the
same party io the November contest.
Now oae can vote as he prefers for ctate
officers without lear of endaozering the
success of the Presidential ticket. Since
Conzress decided that elections for Con
gressmen should be held in all the States
oa the satne day in November of each al
ternate year, the October election in this
State was rendered unnecessary and a
useless expense. The propriety of hold
ioz city elections on a different day and at
a different time of the year from the State
and National contests will occur to all.
It removes the municipal questions away
from the national issues, and permits a
fair expression on the one without inter
fering with the other. It will also break
up the danger of slippinz improper per
sons into office through the excitements
caused by the contest over the more ini
portant offices, and draw forth a better
expression of the people as to the fitness
of candidates for municipal places. Phil
adelphia, of course, opposed the measure,
aod for the very reason . that we have
commended it for. There was one objee
tion urged against the latter change that
appeared to have some little force, and
that was, that the absence of the usual
excitements would tend to decrease the
vote east ; but enough interest is taken
generally in municipal aod township af
fairs to draw out a fair expression of the
people, and consequently no fears need
be entertained.
. . .
The supplement to the local option li
has passed the senate. It provides that
in all cities, boroughs and counties the
vote shall be taken on the third Friday
io March next, except where municipal
elections occur by law before that dite
Under this supplement the cities and
counties vote separately, so that a city
may
vote for license, while tftebilance oi
the couaty may
teverse.
vote against it, or the
THE FEET.
Of all parts of the body, there is not
one which ought to be so carefully at
tended to as the feet. Every person
knows from experience that " colds, and
many other diseases that proceed from
the same, are attributable to cold feet.
The feet arc such a distance from the
"wheel at the cistern" of the system, that
the circulation of the blood may be very
easily checked in them. You see all this,
and although every person of sense should
be aware of the truth of what we have
stated, there is no part of the body of
much trifled with as the feet. Theyoun
and would be genteel footed, cramp their
feet into thin-soled, bone-pinching boots,
in order to display neat feet, in the fish
ionable sense of the term. Now this is
very wrong. Io cold weather, boot of
good thick leather, both in soles and up
pers, and large enough to give free cir
culition of the bl joJ ia the feet, should
be worn by all. They should be water
tight, but not air-tight. It injures the
feet to wear an air-tizht covering over
them. India rubber shoes or boots should
n t be worn except in wet slushy weather,
and then taken off as soon as the exposure
to it is over. No part of the body should
be allowed to have a covering which en
tirely obstructs the passage of the car
booic acid as from the pores of the skin
outward, and the moderate passage of the
air inwards, to the skin. There is one
great evil against which, every person
should be on the guard, and it is one
which is seldom guarded. We mean the
changing of warm for cold boots and shoes
A change is often made from thick to
thin soled shoes, without reflecting upon
the consequences which might ensue.
It is a dangerous practice, aud many an
individual has suffered hours of illness
because of it.
New Divorce Law ia Indiana.
(From the Chicago Tribune.)
There is a new divorce law in Indiana,
intended to correct some of the evils
which has made that State responsible for
so much fraud io matrimonial matters.
The new law reduces the number of causes
for divorce to seven : Adultery, impo
tency, three years' abandonment, cruel
and inhuman treatment, failure of the
husband for two years to provide for his
wife, three years' habitual drunkenness,
and conviction of any infamous crime.
Two years bona fide residence in the Sute
i
with no other than newspaper notices may
rpnuippii ct tr.B netirioner. nivorces
The divorces, therefore, of the fraudulent!
kind will be granted subject to be set j
aside at any time within two years. The j
h, nnnne 1 an:t the rtPcrpps rt as'ilft.
new law, restncte-1 as it is in comparison
ith the old one, is sufficiently liberal to
leave Indiana a large business vet. The
courts, however, if so disposed, can do j
much to break up the fraudulent busi
ness, by requiring absolute proof of the
continued residence of the petitioner in
the State. A constructive residence has
hitherto been productive of innumerable
frauds.
Seeing a Live Heart Beat.
One of the curious thiozs is the phe
nomena of animal life is a siht of the
first rudimentary stazes io the develop
meat of a fish. Mr. Daniel Potter exhi
bited io the Times office yesterday, a lit
tie trout. It was only four days old, but
it could swim and dart about in a lively
way in the jar of water in which it had
been placed. When we saw it, however.
it was only opening its mouth, and partly
elating it again, ia the rezu'ar act ol
breathing. It was but a t!
Se more than
half as inch long ; a tiny.
colorless, semi-
transparent orject, whose litllo heal was
mostly occupied by two disproportionately
big eyes. These, which seem to be the
egg germ of life io the fish, do not grow
touch larger. So transparent was the lit
tie creature that the pulsations of its heart
could be plainly seen Its belly had not
yet been formed the lower part of the
baby fish, consisting of the large, protu
beraat, watery sac which is to be grad
ually absorbed and transformed iu the
wondrous process of natural development,
into full-formed, symmetrical and perfect
fish. Hartford Times.
Nothing
Wonderful.
An Arkansas local soliloquizes thas :
"Some of our exchanges are publishing
ns a curious item a statement to the ef
fect that a horse in Iowa pulled the plug
out of the bunghole of a barrel for the
purpose of slaking his thirst. We do not
sec anjthing extraordinary in the occur
rence Now, if the horse had pulled the
birrel nut of the bunghole and staked its
thirst with pi az, or if the barrel had pull
ed the bunghole out of the plug aod slak
ed its thirst with the horse , or if the
pluz had pulled the hore out of the bar
rel aud slaked its thirst with the bun
hole, or if the bunghole bad puHed the
thirst out of the horse, aud slaked the
plug with the barrel, or if the barrel had
pulled the horse out of the bunghole and
plugged its thirst with a tdake, it might
be worth while to make some fuss over
it."
A skillful Ninirod, of Wheatland, Mo.,
saw a rabbit run into a hollow log, and
took it into his head to crawl after it
When begot inside, the log began to ndl
downhill. Oa arriving at the bottom
he was eousiderably bruised, aod didn't
Ciicb the rabbit after all.
An Unexpected Answer.
Ooe of our school trustees was taken
considerably aback the other day by an
unexpected answer from a pupil he was
catechising. The tiustee was visiting
the school of his ward, and showing it
off with a great deal of pride to a num
ber of ladies and gentlemen who accoru
panied him. During the visit he put a
number of questions to the pupils, and
turned toward his friend with a tri
umphant air at each correct answer. At
length a class io history was called up.
and the trustee, perhaps not unwilling
to display his own knowledge as well as
that of the pupils, asked the class a few
questions, which were properly answered
till he came to the following :
"Why do we celebrate the 22d of
Februnry ?"
'Because it is Washington's birth
day." was the response.
"Why," asked the trustee, "do we
celebrate Washington's birthday ? Why
should we celebrate his birthday more
than Uiinc ?"
There was no answer. The trustee
looked from one to the other a sort of
half surprise, half reproach, till finally
a little, dirty-faced, tang'e-haircd urchin
at the very foot held up his hand to at
tract attention.
"I know, sir," said the boy.
'Ah I" said the trustee, with an air
of relief aod satisfaction ; "why is it, my
little man ?"
" Cause he never told a lie !"
The titter which followed was one of
that infectious kind which irresistibly
swells into a loud go Haw, and the d is
comfitted trustee retired precipitately,
just before the laugh had reached its
climax.
Some crabbed philosopher pats his
splenetic thoughts into the mouth of a
scholar, but any one can discover the wri
ter to be a disconteoted and uoapprecia
ted author:
"First class Oriental philosophy stand
up. Thibblets, what is life ?"
"Life consists of money, a boss and a
fashionable wife."
"Next what is death ?"
"A paymaster who settles everybod'ys
debts, and gives the tombstones as re
ceipts ia full for all demands."
"What is proven? V
'The reward of merit genius penerally
receives from a discriminating public.
"What is religion ?'
Doing unto others as you please, with-
j out allowing them a return ol the cotapli-
. u"-ut
"What is fame?"
"A six line pull io a newspaper while
living, an i your fortune to your enemies
when dead."
Instances, of sheep eating their wool
are quite common, especially during the
latter part of winter and early of spring.
Some have thought the cause resulted
from the presence of small parasites as
minute as the red spider of some flower
ing plants which produce ao irritation,
and to allay this, the sheep acquired the
habit cf biting its own skin, and thereby
eatinz its own wool. It is generally be
lieved, however, that the habit is anala
irons to that ot hens eating their own
feathers, and of the abnormal appetite of
cows for old bones, woolen rags, etc ; and
is caused by ao exhaustion of the phos
phate iu the soil. As a preventative,
mix a small quantity of bone meal with
corn meal, and give them occasionally.
Sulphur also has been found to be a pre
ventative of the habit, and many farmers
keep their stock constantly supplied with
it. It uodoubt assists in giving a healthy
tone to the system.
A New York letter says : "A singu
lar discovery was male last week that a
younz physician, recently from Scotland,
who had gained quite a practice among
the ladies from his acknowledged ability,
was ia fact a feniale in male attire. Thor
ouzhly educated and undeniably conipe
tent to assume charge of diseases of w
men and children, the doctor confessed
that she bad experienced ?o much preju
dice on the part of her own sex as to sag
gest the assumption cf a masculine srarb
in order to attain celebrity in her profes
sion. For a time she evaded detection,
but her secret being betrayed, she Las
suddenly quitted the city, well aware that
her somewhat extensive practice would
disappear as soon as her veritable sex
became publicly known."
Persons wh wear moustaches are of
ten dreadfully embraced wheo eating
curry or pea soup by the accumulatioo of
the aliment upon their hirsute append
ages. Such will be glad to learn that a
rubber muzzle intended ta obviate this
inconvenience has beeo invented It
covers the upper and lower lips, having a
slit in it to correspond with the mouth,
and fastening being the occiput with a
spring.
To cleanse easks or barrels S II. Sher
man says the simplest, quickest and most
effectual method i to burn a hndfull of
straw in the ck, followed by washing
with scal-ling water. The most rancid
pjrk barrel may be made perfect'y hweet
in a very shoit time by this methyl If
anything wi'l cleane a ra-k that Las con
tained oil. fire will do it ; but even this
mLht fail where the oil has penetrated
the wood.
Home Bragaaioe A
and kerosene lamps.
scolding
parent
May be Worth Preserving.
The Medical Home has the following
receipts, which miy be worth preserving :
A tea made of chestuut leaves, and
drank in place of water, will cure the
most obstinate case of dropsy in a few
days
A tea made cf ripe or dried whortlo
berries, and drank in the place of water,
is a sure and speedy cure for scrofulous
difficulty, however bad.
A tea made of peach leaves is a sure'
cure for a kidney difficulty.
A plaster made if Ireh slacked line
an l Iresh tar, is a cure for a cancer,
which with its roots will soon come out.
How to Keep Meat.
Meat is much better for family use
when at leat one week old is cold
weather. The English method for eep
ing meat for some time has reat merit.
Exports say hang up a quarter of meat;
with the cut eod up, beiu-- the reverse of
the usual way, by the lejf, and the juice
will remain in the meat, and not run to
the cut and dry up by evaporation. 2l
is worth a trial, and wheo made will be
continued.
A State exchange notices a death caus
ed by the accidental falling oi a brick up
on the head of a man, who was pausing
under a scaffolding, while a buildtotf was
being erected. An inquest was held aod
the coroner brought in a verdict as fol
lows : "Dettth caused by solteninz of the
brain in consequence of the accidental
falling of a brick- upon the niao's head."'
A Louisville man who had only been
acquainted with his girl two nights at
te Hi pled to kiss-Uer at the gats. hi
dying deposition Le tofdTfie doctor? that
just as he "kissed her the earth slid from
uader his feet, and his soul went out of
his mouth, while his head touched the
stars." Liter despatches show that what
ailed him was the old man's boeti.
A down-east editor, who has been keep
ing a record of bhr beets, announces at
last that "the beet that beat the beet that
beat the other beat, is now beaten by a
beet that beats all the beets, whether the
original beet that beat t be beet or the
beet that be3t the beet that beat the other
beat
The Memphis Appeal tells of ao Irish
man who got lanzhed at forrnakinz faces
over some persimmons, and who retorted,
thus: "Ye may grin, ye mutton headed
idiots ! bnt 1 can father the owI out uv
the maa
plums."
that spilt vinegar ever thim
It is said that the disagreeable click
ing notice caused by overreaching in
horses will le prevents 1 if the black
smith io shoeing ests of the toe or crut
of the shell of the Loots on the fore feet
instead of on the hiud feet, as is the fre
quent practice.
An inquiring citizen of Madison, Indi
ana, thrust his fingers into a horse's mouth
to see how many teeth he had. The
horse closed his mouth tr see how- many
finzers the man had The curiosity &f
each was fully satisfied.
Not content with punishing liquor
dealers for the deeds cf their customers,
Ohio has passed an act holding kerosene
carnage dooe
by explosiocs of their wares
By saturating jonr coal pile with tar
water, you will triple its heating power.
This is one of the manifold devices prac
ticed by the English poor in tha present
scarcity cf coal.
A New Yoik damsel who went to one
of Tyodali's lectures on "Light," boasts
that she was as much enlightened as if
she had swallowed a
lightning red.
A New York street-car conductor, who
said "ye, madam." to a lady, has been
presented with a new overcoat, and they
talk of a statue of him.
Christianity, if it means anything,
means sixteen ounces to a pound, three
leet to tha yard, a just weight, and just
measure.
An Eastoa, Mass., a geatleman made
his son, who is a me iical student, a hand
some present, on Lis birthday, of a dead
body.
PeBBsylvaoia is asked lor $1,000,000
aod Philadelphia for $500,000 to carry
on the Centeanial celebration.
The New census of Franee shows the
population to be 3G. 102, 1)21, a decrease
ol oGG,D& since lStA
Ao eagle was shot io Iowa reeettly
while eodeavoriag to carry o2 an eig.btv
pouad porker.
AH school districts must kep open their
schools for five mentbs or lose their state
appropriatiuo
It ra kes a jret difference whether
yiU put Dr before or after or man's
oaiae.
S-oxe I myers cau't sleep. They lie on
oi.e side, and theu turn over and lid on
the other.
Canada journals may le rendered
bright by nakia a bufiie of then.
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