'Sl)c 3fctfcrsoninn.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1374.
A Happy .cW Year.
To-day is the Eighteen Hundred and
Seventy-fourth anniversary of the Christian
era, dating from the birth of Christ the five
thousand eight hundred and seventh-fourth
anniversary of the Masonic era, dating from
the building of Solomon's Teiuple, and the
six thousand eight hundred and seventy
fourth anniversary of the Jewish era, datin;
l'roui the creation of the world, according to
the Jewish version. Within the recollection
of all the first of January, in this country
has been a day of festival seldom or never
a dav of religious observance exclusively,
though all of the churches have at times, or
according to locality, celebrated it religiously
at some time within the twenty-four hours
by which it is encompassed. By all it ls
acknowledged to be a holiday, and as such it
has ever been recognized in the wishes oi
'happy New Year," earnest and heartfelt
both by old and young.
And why not ? The day begins one of the
great divisions of life the anniversary of
the beginuing of time and it is well to have
a data from which to take a fresh start in
the voyage of life a stopping point at
which the journey through life can be re
viewed, credit taken fur the good done, and
a "new departure" fur the unknown future
inaugurated.
Every year's experience but gives us proof
of the wisdom of this idea. All of us have
yecn the folly of some bad deed of the twelve
month just oomph-ted all of us the wisdom
of some good deed. A review of these tend
to lead us aright, and, if we give honest
thought for the future, lead us in "wisdoms
ways which arc ways of pleasantness and
into wisdoms paths which are paths of peace.
Tn the world there are many we trust who
can look upon the past without compunction.
There are also mav.y to whom the past is a
matter of reproach. There are many again
who sat at their boards to-day with perfect
content, and there are many to whom the
present is a season of mourning. Pcath has
Leon at work, and friends have taken their
departure to that bourn from whence no
traveler returns. Riches have taken to
themselves wings, and ti-day poverty stares
at us where twelve months ago plenty reigned
supreme, and viia icr.i-i. We camiot ignore
the vacant seat, nor can we laugh when grim
want stares us in the face, but, trusting in
the a'.lwise God, we can, with the hope of his
aid, resolve that for us the day shall b the
starting point of a new life, catered upon for
the securing of a more perfect life for the
days that remain to us here, and a most per
fect life after the things of time shall be
made to succomb to the realities of eternity.
Oar idea is not to moralize, but the season
a ul its sequences press ujxjn us. The pass
ing away principle which arbitrarily marks
-very thing temporal leads every living thing
involuntarily to give thought to things
eternal, and it is well so to shape ourselves
that the "happy new 3-ear" of to-day may
I! the gracious precursor of 1 glorious state
of things in the twelve months to come.
But of the day ! We prefer to look upon it
as a festival, and in recalling its antecedents
treat it as such.
It is natural for man, in view of the
insinuations of tradition, to distinguish this
day with peculiar usage. We find this to
have been the case with most civilized
nations, though divers days were fixed upon
by divers nations to make a festival corres
ponding with the 1st of January, or New
Year. The New Year of the Jew3 began
with the month Tisliri which corresponds with
our month September. It was considered
as the day on which God holds judgment,
(hence Jam Had Jin, or judgment day,) and
it is probable that it is from this view of the
Jews that the Germans, particularly, make
this the day of annual business settlement.
It was also observed by "the favored people
of God" as the anniversary r.f the day on
which Adam was created. The Romans of
fered sacrifices on New Year's Day to
Janus, and generally a white steer was the
victim. In the whole city of Rome, a vast
amcuut of incense was burned, and the new
ly elected magistrates went in procession to
the capital, where they sacrificed to Jupiter,
auJ the success of any affair on that day was
considered a good omen for the whole year
People greeted each other with 11 Annum
vocum fauxtum ftliannque, tibV1 Presents
given were termed xenoi. and those returned
iipophorcta, strenac. ' These consisted chiefly
of gilt dates, dried and gilt plums and figs,
honey, rare coins, spoons, and lamps orna
mented with the head of Janus.
The Emperors made these presents a heavy
tax, and Caligula received them during the
whole day, from his officers. Claudius
abolished this crushing tax, and it remained
an extortion of the past, until Henry the III
ssenis to have restored it, and it grew in
faror until the 3,000 cambric gowns of the
good Queen Bess, received as New Year's
presents, and found at her death, showed the
extent to which royal exactions could go.
These presents, however, were doubtless
given on the old principle of "you tickle me
and I'll tickle you," and hence were but the
purchase and sale of questionable compli
ments. The Druids of Ancient Brittaia were ac
customed, on certain days, to cut the sacred
mistletoe with a golden knife, in a forest
dedicated to the Gods, and to distribute its
branches with much ceremony as Xew Year's
gifts to tke people.
Among the fcaxons this day was also
observed by gifts accompanied with festivi
ties. They also reckoned their age by the
nuembex of these merry makings at which
they had boon present
nnilar customs i
r.vi.vm auivng ocn-f nwmn inrxv. nreom
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panied by many superstitious observances,
so that many of the laws of Charlemange
are found to be directed against them. To
this very day a number of ceremonies, orig
inally superstitious, but now serving to ex
cite mirth only, are practiced in Germany on
the night of the 31st of December, and on
the 1st of January. Among the most com
mon at present, is the melting of tin or lead
and throwing it at midnight into a basin of
water to form figures for the purposes 01
divination.
The new year of the Christians, being the
eignui aay auer viuiaiiuas, w-
Christ's circumcision. The day is a holiday,
celebrated with religious service all over
Europe. In England and in the United
States it is not so cared for. In some of the
American colonies Puritanism prevented the
observance of the day by severe laws.
At an early day most Christians celebrated
new year on the 25th of March, being the
anniversary of the conception of the Virgin
Mary. In Germany this was the. ease unti
the 0th century. At a later time it was
changed to December 25th, and so continued
in Germany until the 14th century, and in
England even until 1752.
Of modern nations the French celebrate
the new year with most spirit, mith, in
his "games and festivals" says that it ha?
been estimated that the amount expended
upon ' bon-bons arid sweetmeats alone, for,
presents on New Year in Paris exceeds
$200,000, while the sale of jewelry and fancy
articles during the first week of the yeir 1
comnuted at one-fourth the sales of the
a
whole twelve months. In Germany, Eng
land and the United States new year's pres
cuts are not so frequent.
In New York a custom prevails, (probably
a remainder of Dutch manners,) of paying
visits of congratulation on New Year's day
Good stores of cookies (Dutch, hodc, cake,
wine, liquors and refreshments generally are
provided for the entertainment of the visit
ors. As it is considered the duty of the
gentlemen to visit all the ladies of their ac
quaintance on this occasion, it may be easily
imagined that the day is one of considerable
stir in fashionable society, and that a genera
"drunk" is the consequence. Latterly an
effort is being made to omit from the "bi
F firft" nvervthinsr that can make drunk
come, and in this, we arc pleased to observe
that the worthy Chief Magistrate of the
nation, and several of the heads of depart
raents at Washington set a most commend
able example.
But the subject crows too large. Reader
a Happy New Year.
TUB aTEW COIVSTITrTIO.Y.
.V Majoiuty of 1 43, 1-7.0, ix ax Aggregate
vote or 3G2.33S.
THE FCLL OFFICIAL VOTE BY COUXTIES
For.
Ag'st.
24GI
1895
1017
1159'
774
1 8GG
224 S
1193
29:J5
49G
1813
50
G99
1077
797
945
1222
1GI
784
841
1GG4
4032
797
229
742
883
18
1275
93
1804
494
3152
912
039
4447
223
1849
1897
2501
1747
04
2104
37 G
381
Atlanta,
Alleghany,
Armstrong,
Dearer,
Bedford,
Berks.
Blair,
Bradford,
Bucks,
Butler,
Cambria,
Cameron,
Carbon,
Centre, .
Chester,
Clarion,
Clearfield,
Clinton,
Columbia,
Crawford,
Cumlerlandt
Dauphin,
Delaware,
Elk,
Eric,
Fayette.
Forest,
Franklin,
Fulton,
037
183 1 -l
245i)
3037
2211
D114
1782
4340
4445
3377
11(72
41!)
1747
2'Jll
5C30
227
1425
2374
2303
5G0S
3300
3119
1SGG
592
f.t521
2727
320
2901
K93
OSS
24r,S
io99
139
931
8102
2-V8
1"7G
3072
oG89
3814
1093
.3H90
1-yj'j
1G40
G354
10G")
3245
3 17U
1491
59114
COS
r,40
G15C
40S
892
.181
2973
2--Gl
1509
4716
2487
4G2G
15G0
4081
1750
4514
258741
108594
145150
Greene,
Huntingdon,
Indiana,
Jefferson,
Juniata,
Iancaster,
Lawrence,
Lebanon,
Lehigh,
Luzerne,
Lycoming,
McKcau,
Mercer,
Mifflin, '
Monroe,
Montgomery,
Montour.
Northampton,
Northumberland,
I 'erry,
Philadelphia,
Pike,
Potter,
Schuylkill,
Snyder,
.Somerset,
Sullivan,
Susquehanna,
Tioga,
Union,
Venango,
Warren,
Washington,
Wayne,
Westmoreland,
Wyoming,
York.
Total.
154
2531
1621
1910
24994
03
G17
2020
223G
2972
197
331
1910
317
189
128
G38
257
245G
125
3091
108591
Majoiity.
hits j. ii tj vxmsiuuuonai convention re
assembled at Harrisburg on the 29th ult.,
for the purpose of canvassing the vote cast
for and against the New Constitution at
the recent election. At .an informal
meeting of the members it was resolved to
form a Union of the members for annual
meeting and interchange of sentiment, and to
propose such amendments to the New Con
stitution as may from time to time suggest
themselves.
Lectures. A course of three lectures,
the proceeds to be devoted to the benefit of
the Lutheran Church, and to be delivered in
the main room of the Church building, is
proposed. The first Lecture will be by the
Rev. J. Fry, D.D., of Reading, Pa., on
Monday evening, Jauuary 12th. Subiecr
"The Bonds of Matrimony." Tickets for
j the course ty) cents. Single Tickects 25 its.
IVciv Constitution.
Delow wc give the official vote of this
County.
Townships, For, A'jzt.
Barrett, 00 3
Chestnuthili, 147 10
Coolbiugh, 88 4
East Stroudsburg, 87 1
Kldred, 8 140
Hamilton, 130 18
Jackson, 01 3
Middle SiuithfiulJ, 174 .3
Paradise, 36 27
Poeono, HO 14
Polk, 43 52
Price, 27 1
lloss, 12 CO
Smithfield, 120 15
Stroud, H4 1
Stroudsburg, 193 14
Tobyhanna, 44
Tunkhannock, 34
Total, 1G40 381
Mountain Home, Pa., Pec. 22, 1S73.
The second lecture at this place under the
auspices of Mountain Home Lodge, No. 684,
I. O. O. F.. will be delivered by the Rev.
Thomas W. Maclary, of Tobyhanna, in the
Oaklaud 31. E. Church, on Thursday even
ing Jan. 15th, 1S74. Subject "The Utility
of Odd Fellowship." Scats free. Lecture
to commence at 7 P. M.
Fly Utt, ) Committee
Jon. H. Rond, of
J. P. Zabiuksie, j Arrangements,
Court Proceedings.
The December sessions ot our scvera
Courts, commenced, on Monday the22d ult
Prcseutj the Hon. S. S. Drehcr, President
Jnd?e. and the lion's John DeYoun-r, and
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Peter Cruver. Fsqs., Associates.
The Grand Jury was organized by the ap
poiutmcnt of Wm. Rittenbcnder, Esq., Fore
man. .
After the usual returns of Justices and
Constables were made, His Houor Judge
Drcher, ably and clearly defined the duties 0
Crand Jurors, when the criminal business 0
the Court was proceeded with as follows : -Commonwealth
vs. Alfred Heiney. As
sault and Battery. Verdict, not guilty, the
defendant being evidently insane.
Commonwealth vs. John A. Quacco
Moses Washington and Aaron Anderson
disturbing religious meeting at African
Methodist Episcopal Church. Verdict, not
guilty but defendants to pay the costs.
Commonwealth vs. I. F. Sherman : As
sau't and Ratterv on Frank Marsh. Defend
ant plead guilty and was sentenced to pay
fine of 10. and costs.
Com. vs. Felix Englehart, Sophia Raker
and Anna Maria Zahn : assault and battery
Verdict guilty as to Englehart and Baker
but not guilty sfi to Mrs. Zahn. The guilty
parties were sentenced to pay a line of five
dollars each and costs.
Com. vs. Aaron Anderson and Edwin E
Quacco : assault and battery on Samuel Huff.
This was a remnant of the Churchjdislurb
ing case. Verdict guilty as to Anderson,
not guilty as to Quacco. Anderson was
sentenced to thirty days confinement "in the
county jail, and to pay a fine of $1 and the
costs of prosecution.
Com. vs. Christian Ililler : maintaining a
nuisance. Verdict not guilty, but defendant
to pay the costs.
Reuben Ronser vs. Frederick P. Miller.
Action to recover wages for labor. Verdict
for plaintiff for $139.44.
Jacob S. McNeal vs. George W. Jackson
and John Kresge, Jr. : Action to recover
on a note- given by Jackson in payment for a
horse, Kresge being the security on the note.
The grounds of the defense was the imper
fections of the horse, and his failure to come
up to the warranty. Verdict for plaintiff
for $108.42.
Com. vs. Christian Ililler: Indicted for
selling intoxicating liquors to men when
drunk. Defendant plead in bar a conviction
under another indictment growing out of the
same transaction, After argument the bill
was quashed.
Com. vs. Timothy Heller: Indicted for
the murder of the lad MufHey. Owing to
total want of preparation on part of the de
fense the case was continued to February
term.
The following bills were returned ignora
mus :
Com. vs. Benjamin Hull: Assault and
Battery. G. II. Eliot to pay the costs.
Com. vs. John Coyne and Ellen Coyne :
Assault and Battery. Rarbarra Ilaney, to
pay the costs.
Com. vs. Ely Utt : Assault and Battery.
John Zahn to pay the costs.
Sheriff Henry acknowledged Deeds in open
Court, to the following named persons:
Samuel A. Rulan, for a tract of land in
Tunkhannock, and tract in Jackson town
ship, sold as the property of Renj. F. Field.
John C. Strunk, for a tract of land in
Middle Smithfield township, sold as the pro
perty of Mary Ann Gallct
George Lessig, a lot in Tanncrsvillc, sold
as the property of David Woodside.
Richard Welsh, for a tract of land in
Coolbaugh township, sold as the property of
James Y clsh.
This ended the business of the first week,
and presents a greater arrary of criminal
business than our sessions have been burden
ed with iu many years. It shows a little to
close an approach to city style for a free
enjoyment of country life, and we hope may
not prove our expereiucc iu the future.
The second week of Court commenced on
Monday afternoon last, with all the Judges
on the bench. The afternoon was taken up
with the Argument list
On Tuesday morning J udge Strectcr of
the Bradford district appeared upon the
bench, and proceeded to try the cases in
which Judge Dreher had been concerned as
Counsel. The first case tried was
Davis, McCarty & Co. vs. Brown & Stod-
dart. On trial.
Donation. A donation party fur the
benefit of the Rev. IL Daniels, will be held
at the German Reformed Parsonage, at
Fcnnersvillc, pa., on Thursday, the Sth of
January, inst., afternoon and evening. The
public arc cordially invited to attend.
Happy New Year to all.
St. Valentine's day comes next.
All over the country hard times.
A fair, winter thus far for the poor.
The donation season is drawing to a close.
'
The cold snap has given the ice gatherers
better heart.
A gentleman in Cleveland rejoices in the
name of Jtdfjst.
.
We had a black Christmas, which is said
to anger a fat graveyard.
At Ttonflmfr sneinhles. ladies receive
presents of smoked herring.
il M. ""O - j
Christmas passed off pleasantly and
without any accidents or brawls.
The Spring Elections this year takes place
in February, all over the State.
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No pardons after to-day cause why
The New Constitution goes into effect.
Tins is the first day of 1S74. A good
time to subscribe for the Jeffersonian.
The show booked for Friday night last, at
Williams' Hall, failed to put in an appear
ancc.
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THE cry of "no paper next week," stared
at us last week from nearly all of our
exchanges.
Bless the little children ! How many thou
sands of pairs of young eyes will, this morning,
open verv wide with astonishment and admira
tion at the treasures which New Year pro
vides.
Personal. B. F. Butts, Esq., late
Editor of the Newark "ZTco" dropped into
our Sanctum on Tuesday. Ben. was looking
well, and wc were pleased to have him drop
in. The latch string is always out for such
as he.
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I he 1 beautiful wlncn iell here on rn
day last was gladly received but was a little
behind the time. It would nave been the
proper thing to have had mother cartl
covered with a clean white blanket on Christ
mast day.
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Some one having, without consent, bor
rowed Mr. George Huntsman's overcoat on
the 19th of December, now that the cold
weather has come, if the borrower has got
through with it, George would like to have
it returned.
We feasted on a rousing good fat turkey
last week. Conner did it. He has done it
before, and our hearty prayer is that he may
live to do it, in the same generous style for
many years. Wc enjoyed the feast, and
Conner, as he deserves, has our thanks for it.
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The Stroudsburg Street Passenger Rai
way Company presented each of their era
ployces with a Turkey, on Thanksgiving day,
We should have noticed this p'ece of gen
erosity sooner, but some men will bo hide
their light under a bushel that it i hard to
catch the "glim."
Puof. Coffin, of Lafayette College,
preached a sermon to the young men ot
Stroudsburg, in the Presbyterian church,
Mauch Chunk, last Sunday. Fiston Argus.
This must have proved comforting to
the young men of Stroudsburg. What
geography does the Argus use?
The Rev. J. R. Fociit, of the Hamilton
Lutheran Charge, this week, sends us the
5T0th wedding, at which he has officiated
since his eutering the Ministery. Five hun
dred and seventy couple eleven hundred
and forty persons given a chance to live and
be happy by one man. Of course we count
nothing on misery in such transactions, at
least not as following from the parson's hand
in the matter.
Congress meets again on Monday next.
The recommendations of Secretary Richard
son will then come up for action. Wc pre
sume however, that Congressmen will be so
impressed by their consultations with their
constituents that retrenchment in proposed
expenditures rather than restored taxes will
bo made the order of the day. 'It is time
for all hands to rate expenditure by thous
ands instead of millions as heretofore.
Runaway. On the afternoon of the 18th
ult., a horse, belonging to Mr. John Warner,
of Tobyhanna, standing in front of Palmer's
butcher shop took it into his head to have a
little run to himself. Ho set out at a 2:40 pace
and had reached Main street, opposite our
office, when he was suddenly brought to the
end of his fun by Mr. T. C. White. Kic-
kic-kic-Carey did a big thing at the risk of his
bones, and deserves credit for it, beside the
reward he got from the owner.
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From all parts of the State come cheering
reports in regard to the revival of busiucss.
Mills which suspended operation during the
earlier days of the fiuancial trouble are resum
ing, work, giving employment to large num
bers of men, and putting much money into
circulation. The prospects arc that by the
first of the new year, nearly, if not quite, all
the great industrial establishments of the
Commonwealth will be at work, with orders
enough on hand to iusurc continuance.
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The Missing: Man. The rumors which
have appeared in a number of our exchanges
relative to the finding of the body of James
Ryan, and the arrest of an Englishman
charged with his murder arc without founda
tion. No information as to his whereabouts
or whether he is dead has been obtained.
The nearest approach to information as to
his probable fate was made in the discovery
of the basket he had with him under tho
apron of the Experiment Mills dam, and the
finding of some of tho known contents of the
basket in the tail race of the same mill a
few days ago.
John Bauer, aged seventeen years, was
killed in Easton on the 24th iost. by be
in thrown from a wagon
What IVc heard ana Saw within
the lVecK.
A fine Christmas Tree at Miss rsnsan mier-
mutes millinery store. A handsome barber
sisrn above the door of Geo. Dixon's shop M.
D. Coolbaugh artisted the work 1 ne urum
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Oorps on
the street. lubs are trumps, it
nnt ran iudire from the sign of the Jack and
three assistants placed above the tJoor 01 me
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luenix Engine House. A oao: testament u
-ad bovs. Judge Drehcr treating the "imps"
of Snta Clauss to present the night before
n,.:.-im9g nntlier welcome visu 01 me
"beautiful'' and many fleighists taking ad
vantne of it. Our friend Eugene 15. Walton
in . town, hanpy as a lark in Spring L. B
Hrer trvlnr to measure his length on the
on ne
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fiidewalk in front of William jewelry
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The spectators laughed but E. B. only walked
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off saying nothing to noboay.- era. smou
v,L-a Miinvintr tlip hospitalities ot 11 jtel
X UH IV." J'-'j &
de Troch. Our Main street turned into a
"rat-pit." Reary explaining himself on the
witness stand he said he could tell it by the
'smell." A couple of young ladies pcrambu
ating our streets in boys clothing. An
"ovster devourer" eating loO bivalves at a
sitting. When asked it lie woum ni nae ov
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more, he replied that he did "not wish to
Kcary's gone to hU long home he died irom
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the blow of a hammer. A crortreous sunset on
Saturday evening. A flourishing night school
Packinirham's Sam solved the watch
problem, and wears the champion belt for one
-.i-p.,f r mnnmnlntiiio- tl.ft "bi? win"
atr,rmni&Keller's.-I-mily Jane receiving
a package of gMtre-rib, by express, one night
last week. The prettiest girl of Snydersville,
in town a short time since, and Mit. considerably-
agitated. No cutting around the bush
Mit. Two fair ones from the verdant hills of
Hamilton beguiling Gus. out of his dinner on
a Mondav. Raid, and Tat. with their darning
nredlcs enroute to a carpet-rng party. (Jo it
Iwys while you are single, for when you're
married vou can't. An intoxicated umbrella
hrin,inr -t Ksonire Waener's and desiring
to be sent home. The S. I. S. doing a whole-
o a i i o
sale business on Saturday night, lictter apply
for license and do a square businers bovs.
. . . . ...
Another soul made hanpy as the shoemaker
said when he received a cabbage head nr
Christmas roast, of which L. K. was the
donor. ,'jamuel and Josiah on a tease, and
Oaiuuei iliuillll Jlllll.-itli in a ftitiiij:
k.,,- T,w;n, I,oir.cr.lt.i,nr,ortl.tc.i;nT'rnTiL-'"
shoes. George pitching thronph the window
to rescue the lnilc ones irom tne lngiit oc.
casioned bv a snow ball
Christmas. In Stroudsburg Christmas, by
a large- portion of our citizens, was but little
obcrved as a religious festival. The courts,
feeling but little reverence for the day, and
possibly less respect for the religious sentiments
of numbers who aid in making upourpopula-
tion,and who consider the day a memorable one
impressed with "the majesty of law,"
thought it "a good dav to hold court on," and
held it accordingly, away into the night.
Our shopmen, too, prompted doubtless by
the example of the courts, thought to turn an
nonesi penny, ami Kepi open 10 meet me
uemanus oi me Diir cnuurcn ana uio nine
children wlio dropped in upon them. It wa
with them a day of busines.
The Lutheran and Preabyterian churches
wei? opened, and at the former which was
tasteful I decorated with cvcrgrcen.,frnpres.-ve
religious service? were held morning and even
ing, and sabbath scLool cxerci-ses in the after
noon. At the latter service the children were
made happv in viewing the chr'tmas trees
and in the reception of memento's frOiti v'anta
Claus. The Rev. Kohler made all the exercises
of the day more than usually attractive.
At the Yresbytcrian Church the exercise-;
were wholly characteristic of the true Sabbath
School festival, the Ilev. Dinsmore's exertions
being most successful in making them highly
interesting, amusing and instructing both to
the old aiul young who were present. We
were not present, but we were near by to see
the happy contented faces, as they filed out of
the building at the close, each bearing a gift
presented in commemoration of the day.
At many of our private residences the young
hearts awoke to gladness over the well filled
stocking or platter, and rejoiced over the time
honored Christmas tree ; and Ave could see that
on the streets the "Merry Christmas" was very
generally rewarded.
Though Courts and business men were held
down by the press of business, Christmas
furnished its pleasures for many in Strouds
burg, who did not hesitate to enjoy them.
V Wood's Household Magazine for
January, contains a lavish supply of first
rate articles. It is now iu its fourteenth
volume and every year has incrcasedits popu
larity and added new friends to its large list
of admirers. Though retaining its old name,
it has not the slightest connection with its
former proprietor, but has for many months
been the exclusive property of Mr. S. E.
Shutos, its present publisher II. V. Os
borne (Tenoroon) still continues as its editor
and is the onh person employed in that ca
pacity giving to the magazine not a care
less supervision, but direct personal attcn
A. 1 Fill
tion in every department, ine maganue
is improving constantly, and is splendidly
adapted to the members of tho household.
The present number contains three engrav
ings and other good things in proportion.
Price of magazine one dollar per year
with chroma lo-semite, one dollar and n
half. Adrcss Wood's Household Magazine,
Ncwburgh, N. Y.
The new Salary Bill as passed by the
House fixes the members' salaries at
3(5000, and leaves the salaries of the other
officials untouched. The bill pag?ed by
one majority. All who voted "Yea,"
voted in effect to keep ail the increased
pay ho has drawn since the 4th of Mrch,
and to iocrea.c the old salary bv 500 a
year, alter adding to it fuJl allowance fur
the abolished mileage and statiouery, and
putting on top or all that a compensation
lor dual traveling expenses. And then
they talk of increased taxation to meet
the extra expenie.
The State Orange of Patrons of Hus
bandary will meet in Harriiburg iu an
nual session on Wednesday, .hmmrv 7
1874, all! p.m. " '
xlra ct from a letter from Jra j '
Urich, Wauseon Co., O. "Pi. P. ir
Ahincii, nauseon lyo., u. "ii. P.jy ,
bottles of your Sicilian Hair Rcnewer. (,t
4bald and gray' do not want to be out. v !
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mother is a living recommendation of tlie ' I
j suits from the use of the Rcncwer. ? '
almost seventy years" old, and bavin
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w,g 0Yer thirty years, It seems a mirac-V . '
those who have known tier so long ,
an j tlc nair ?1C ,a(j jj j
j vvlilto ; now her wig thrown aside, lier U I
grown out, ana a smooth .glossy broaa- f
girlhood. Hoping you may longcontinUPtf I
pour blessings on the heads of the afHitteiT V
remain, yours.truly."
Such evidence, with the indorsement ,f I
the great chemists of New England, I)r l
A. Hays and .b. lana Hayes, should
o of f ' I
in v.
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the best results.
A Wonderful Clock. j
The Kingston, N. Y ,' Freeman te!' J
a wouueriuiiy conMructcd cork ) ?
Keeps peneri nine, nnu nas no porccp;
hffurkv
n is Mutiny a iire sn
l'i i:c i,:..
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0j jiafe "lass, with a ppg iu the ce&r
0n which iho hauU are licej. ;
tne sight, ana mou-n nothiii- H.eo
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coiiueciiu wun uic nan-js, i u y uut
tell the hour, but are loose on the i,iT;
ana n i:viiiea arounu any number
times, will seme uacs to the right pUCe. f
! ll.-tl1. t. 'ft
CTeu making an allowance tor the f,.
"Condi " which they have been moiic.f
It requires eighteen thousand hxr 't
j to illuminate the streets of New Yoik ' I
In Montana, it is said, eggs arcwor,v
75 cents a dozen, aod vcuisua 5 ccq;j
pound. I
Princeton Theological
cemiua
rj hi
101 etudeuts, only mx of
whoat are frJSl
New Jersev.
The consumption of
horse floh
Usance is reported to be lucrcasin- m th
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me nepuuiicm un.jur i t tnivtrS
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oi o)iatu?f, -i. x , ciclicu vn catar ?
I i i : ..r o-jivi ... ?
uay oy u m ij .n.y u. --' .ie3.
a 1 here are thirty lour ouuot iM'vi
performing in diflerent pirts of the cuai i
try, oi whom thtrry mice are bou
Viiuii;ii imuiiiii i u c f i Ul S l .
ra'nw.l :it (Hl() (l!)0 i-hnrrK I
J iugs of various denominations Dual:: I
r.
Number of hos packed iu St. L ai.;
- t i t i:n
since ovemner i., ooj,: i , ani lo r
Chieogo, U'.)D,18 I, agaiast 033, ;
year. .
A gun was cat at the Wtst I': t
foundry, icecntly, which weigheJ, iu 1
rough 72.0M0 rb. When fiaifl.eJ.il I
will weih 45,000 lbs. It i tlte Li-jt
"babv wuker" cvsr mile i
By cousu'idati.jn, the city of N-.t V
acquires IS 1 IU au Juiou ii acre to
area, lhc area o: tho cul.:rg;4 ci;v w
be about 41 squ-.r.; miles, a il
tion 1 021,100.
The shij :ccri! of coul frja
anthracite leia of Peonsylvaci.i. fr s''
the firtt if January to December -0, b-rJ
amounted to I'ifilffyjl ton, .in incre
oror the saie period in 17- vi 1.351, ;
77 1 tens. ? .-!
S.i great, Cat in Dancer, tr.-e dsnnr.lt I
for in iny to be used i: rc? I u-iMt.-A ' !
that it a! rays c?nnn:n')-i two jr rsnt. yi t i
month oo I very bet iiprtvti rn :;
- - --j n - f 1 i :
about one hs)i it taxable ralmtion.
. WnteVtfsrrc csn Xroast rf s cljl
man. JI is son was tick with the si;iM ;
pox, and tbc father charged ll.etfw-.;
..-.- r- t.: J .1... -! ;
alter the town spent $180 on the nt ? '
The cliarge wa repulsed with heuvj !s. :
A year and a half ago John Y. DocSi'.!;.;
of AHeutown, disappcarei sudJcidj, aaij-.. -'
it was thought that he !ad been muiJerei i
A short time siaco a letter vra rcain- .
from him from Colorado, trhert U ii-:
connected with a Uuitel Sratcs eipVis
ex'pedition. A despatch from I'jrtljal, 0.-o3." :"
announces the completion, oi the IJ '
inst , of the Pacitie railroad. Thi ia
portant section of roi l extends .fri.;
Kalama. on the Columbia river, Riir1.
due north toTacomi, the main ters'.f
of tho Northem
Souud.
Taci2,
r.'y
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The new Constituti n yil
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so ovcrwnc.mtDi; u xmw n ity. nn'ii.
two annual elsi-tions. T!io 0--tl,er c
tion is abolished and the N veiber i
tion substituted. The election frc':f
ward, borough and township uffiser
hereafter be held on tha Third Tueh)
of February.
In the Criminal Court ofl'ottiS
Pa., ou Saturday, a new trial the th:r-y .
was refus-ed Joseph Brown, tli" rcaj
derer of the Kreamer family, killed !J
years ago, in the southern part of l
countv. He was sentenced to dea'H'j;
' mf mf
ml mf ' S
Judge Crceo. When he cotmuineJ t:
murder he was only 18 years of aire. ;
duriog the trial manifested a stv!il :3
difference.
A report made at a public mectiaS
New York shows that there are at th
time 10,000 idle working people vn:-.
the streeu of that city seekiui enf'-i
ment or charity by day, and s-lcepio.i :
charitable iustituiions, statioo hous-j
stahUs, carts, and hallways at nitt.
of whom are involuntary idlers. A-'f
t
that 1 1 trades in that cilv that usual'?
plojod 20,200 men, only em ply 5,93 J
mis time, leaving 20,'JoO iod Jstrious -iu
enforced idleucss. i -
dividends declared aud raid in 3)
ruptcy cases recently pending ?
IlegUter Keteham ; aud ai thU !-! '
dividends probably iudicates a SeS
average of such cases, it is to thtet -instructivo.
One case paya 100 pcrc.
one other, GO ; ouq 50 ; ooe 40 ; B:.k"J
one 30 ; one 2G ; three 25 ; four-1'.",'!
IS; one 15 ; two. 12; two 11 ; fjur ?
two S J ; six from 1 to G ; aui one ff :
three eighths of 1 pec cent,
about as near nothing as. a.bankrupt
cet.
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