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iDcuotcu to politics, Citeratuvc, -Igvicnlluvc, Science, ilXnrnlitij, ani) sacral Sntelliqctuc.
I VOL. 33.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., SEPTEMBER 16, 1875.
NO. 16.
FT1 TJ T?
JL JljlJLLj
N 9
i-i'lishrd lv Theodore Schoch.
T,r,Mi,,llir a vcur in advance ami if not
' l",r.- tin- '"' "f -Vl'ar' tWO a,,1Ijrs aI1'1 ,'1't-v
4 " ':"n 1 J.Vi.'r ii';-''(i"''',l 11,1 arrearages are
-'v ' ,' -i! tin- ouiini of the l-Mitor.
!: '' ' ; ',' '-ncii'ts !' sotiarc ''."'-'''I 1"0 r
' " . ,!,- t' . insertions .V.i. Each additional i:i
' ' v'i V.'iiV' . l.dii.' t mi 's in jr'.p'-tim.
JO 5 IUI.TS.
dV All. KIN !,
l mi i'ii' lii"'i"-t stvh' of the Art, a:ul on the
1 ' ' 7 . ".',!,. term-.
Ill " - ii.i - - -----
u. l:. f.uite JOIINSTOXK,
I)
Homoeopathic Physician,
:,M.lo!iiv: IVnjamin Piiugan, Cherry Valley,
;.!Xi:oK COCNTY I A.
May lTo. ly.
physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur,
Sax ; Cut, Wayne Co., Pa.
c-es- jmm;itlv attended, to day or night.
lvirz moJerate". May l:, '7't-tf.
1 -.1. --"fi.,
. , ;,.,t hiviu-; juM rctanr-d fr-oii IVntal
, . ' "i,"- i S--.W--- i.r--,.-ir.-i t..m:ik- a rt i ti.-i:-.! l.---t h i n
, . ,,,:;r..,'i ;,.! i:f.-l:ke i.i.-.tm.-r, ami torn, do-
. . I lie; ; ! the HM.-t improved lil.t in m 1.
! -.1 w-itti nt p.iiii, wii-ii i.-.ir.-t. by the
. . j: -.. oxide i .!. w'.ii' ii is i" i y harmless.
kin-is HM'.ly !.(;.'. AM wok w.u ai.i .-l.
. : (, i! !'- : I'ri' k !u;! ; i : M.iin street,
..',:'.-'. i'a. i AiU'. :U '71-1 r.
() ii iKMrly )i'.to.Ue ViHiuvus' lrug Store.
.; I r.':t:i rlv i.--.-u,i.-,l 1- K. I.. Wu'l", cirncr
u-i:l'.,., I vi!'i:it tr.vt.-.sir.Mi.Ni.tirv', I'a.
.M ,:-..-!i 1 if.
I)
?i73iciin, Eirgeon and Accoucheur,
).:;..,. ari-1 Ki.leiicv, Main su eet, Strut!s-!;i!-',
i'a-, l!"-' bnii'.lin.i; lor.ncrly ort-ujiieii
!.iv 1V. S.-ip. Pricupt attention ivc'.i tu calls.
i" 7 to '.' a. til.
).:;,v !...i:rs J 1 : p. .
( 0 " S p. in.
.;.:-i: !''. i7 j-ly.
I'liVviriW, Si'SGEOX AN 'J Ari'Oii'ilEL'K.
la the ,M otlia- nf Dr. A. Pu'evcs Jarkson,
re-iiK n:-f, r'-riu r of Sarah a:ul l-'ranklin street.
3TEOUD3BUHG, PA.
, y '- , r
j AUCTIONEER,
J . Il3al Estit-3 A?3nt and Collector.
I T'.i i-i ! 'l ! .' l-ave t- noii'.y iln- !hViu- ili:it
i i- ur -,,.ir. i ;, - !! ..t ii ,r: n j-.!--.!; I fr- rt y
I-. v.-. It ;il K-M-,at jm-ilic or Jriv;ite
' ..V: ;-.t T!:.:a.i-, jiMi;, oi l .-f.re ;aivl. at ICaM
. ; ','ir ... i'.:. i,-e. 17. 1.S74. ly.
" -
i J ltJ(fi !:o.v ai Law,
I ::.' d'l'ir al,ive tl;e "r: troiid.-burg I rouse,"
! ,!.'..:. I';,.
i ! i,-ft t'.'iis nrotnpil'r tna'lo.
; .'.t -11, 1 S7 4.
1
EONESDALE, PA.
?! -t e-o'itra! locnti .; ot any II tfl in towa.
j i:. vr. kivu: & sox,
I J M.-.i'i strt-t-t. Proprietor:;.
I J:ni:i try i, 1 s:',. y.
S2:i Si, 12"
Xrt.'t Third &!,;, t, PHILADELPHIA.
T j' llckteed rate.', tM 7- per day."5Va
IIKXllV SPAIIX, Prop'r.
L. Pi. Swim:;?. Clerk.
V.-.:
. ISTk f.ui.
WILLIAM S. EEES,
Surveyor, Conveyancer and
Seal Estate Agent.
Farms, Timber Lands and Town Lots
FOR SALE.
()-':v incarly oppo.-itc American llouis
! '1 dii r In-low the Corner Store.
M.uh i!o; is7:;-tf.
DR. J.L A N T Z,
SURGEON & MECHANICAL DENTIST.
I !.:ii l.t hi M;t:n street, in t?i- s-ci,i!,l stury
. V;i;l i'i' lir i, 1; ini i !! i its, ie ;n !y ! - t lie.'
!-''.-.: ti'inse. an,I Ii- !'::it-i s liiniv.-'lt' that Ijy eiu'h
c.af.Mit '! ;.--t aa-l Ihf ui' curliest aiel
f .'.:i-eii.i fi all mailers ;-rtaiiiiii'; to his r
i.li.' I'--is f'illy hI-Ic 1 i .!: in :!! fj rat ions
'! :.;! !ine in the most ean lul ami skilli'iil m.ui-
'::! .utt'iiM-.in l-'h savinr tho Natural Teeth;
t'ltii" .! li-iii of Aiiii"eial 'l'ei'lh n ftuhlM-r.
i vt. , l .n! iiuMii.-i i a mis, an 1 jn-rt'iel lils in :ill
i-.'-i.
: 1 1
i,.. i.
i' 1:1s kiniw l!i-' reat 1'iltv aa-l il-lii'T of cn
a tlicir w i; k t; the he-xncrii in-,-.l. or lo ttist' I i v-
! : 'l-M
1".-' a!
ii UisJn,:i,,
April 15, 1S71. If.
R. MAIN ONE,
Hiker, Tuscr, Regulator and Repairer
Oh"
Pianos, Qra and Melodeons.
in
.' i ! ;,-
: their
iire,
ir
i"i'siliii; in Si ro'iilshtirj: and v'u iuity, wish-
lii-tninients tiiiiriiu;hiy lulled, regulated and
at a ni,,.-l n-aMinaMe' j-riee, will please leave
rsat the Jeli'ersoiiiyii Oliiee.
y, isiiin lo iniii lijse I'ianos or other iiislru
'' fni' I it l-)theiraivaiitaeioea!lon me. llay-
a i'lai tir!,.' exoei ieuee of over twenty-six
hat
in : ue lati.sieal line. I am pr-jiored t' l'arnish
'' -i aa! iu-i iiDtirove.l iiisti ument.s at thelowett
SOMETHING NEW !
A SHOE 'MANUFACTORY.
The nnarsi-.rii:il v.oitM rejieet fully ive notiee that
thi'y liave 'sia!,lishe at Williams' lir.ll ImiMing. eur
ner of Ceorge ami Monroe streets, St roinlsbun,', I'a., a
SHOE MANUFACTORY,
fur the maVliitr of all himls of I.a ly's ami lientlemeiis
ami Children's lto.its ami Shoes an,l 1'inurs. l'artieu
lar attention liaid to
CUSTOM WORK.
Persons having ih-formed feet, Imnions or corns, or
ehildreii with weak ankles, or erookeil limlis, ean have
here of first class materials and at reasonable- priees
Shoes made to suit their eases.
Having had a lari: e.xiei ienee in New York wu feel
confident that we can suit customers as to qualit ies and
priee, all of our jxoods Imtli for general and sjK'eial sale
aro warrantcl to he as represent el 1 'lease pi ve us a
call, examine our pxals and materials consist im; of
Surges, irlazed l'reneh. Mat and I'reueh Calf Kid, lout;
grained. Itrush and 1'ehhled ioat Moroeeo, French and
American Calf and Kip Skins, all of which will be
cheerfully shown to those who may call. Intemlin,' to
m ike a first rate wearing article w have nothing to
conceal, either in st-n k or make from the uhlic, but
would invite their closest scrutiny.
J uly s, 'T.Vt f 11. K. CIK M M FTT A C( ).
The e.nder-i'-rned oifers at jirivate sale, his Farm, sit
uate in Hamilton town diip, .Monroe County, I'a., near
l:.,sa:'!svii.,, and i'. mil -s iroiu Strouilsluir, County
sea i of Monroe, coutniiiin
75 Acres,
aln.ut i AeresTiuioi rl.-.nd.thehalane,- i:uprovel lam
lime s;..ne soil, in a hiuh state of cut! ivat ion. The im.
iroveiiienl.s are a jr-'i,...W
Frame House, YfrtiA
eontaiaiiiir nine ro-'ins; Kant by J,liry-,i3.J:l.it2
fee; Wapm sh-1, riv-pi'ii 1-s by leet.fJ-.'.-jJ
wiih Carriage Ib'ijs ;utaeh d, and ail other necessary
ui-l-uildii! ;s; a ii':v. r falling well el' water Hear tho
dwelling, 'i'le. re is an excellent Orchard of
Choice Fruit Trees
on the farm, eoni-tin of Apple, reach. Cherry, TMam,
Prunes, Cial-appl-.', several varieti'-s, i rapes, standard
and dwarf Cherries. Ae. : a Lime Kiln, and one of IIih
bet stone e'le.rries in the valley. The !il;i haseapi
tity ciioiih to turn out one hundred and tilty biish
els"ol' lime ji-t day.
The crops and Mock ean be lMiiiht with the Farm.
Here is a .o,hl chance lor a baruain.
i'FTKlI W. SIIAFF.il.
r.osar.lsvi'ile, July 1, ls7o. tf.
AT THE
n v h s v
1 Oi
THI
5 APE ST GOODS
IN TOWN.
Great btirgaittH are now o 111-red in
FANCY DKKSS GOODS,
alpacas, vklvi:ti:i:xs,
CLOT 1-1 S ,
casimePvES, plan:nj:ls, &c,
all of vrlileli have lxen marked down to
PANIC PBICES.
Goods all new and ri.trlit in stylo, but
marked down to meet tlie times. W'c invite
ail to call and see for themselves. Terms
Cash.
c. u. AXDin: & Co.
doc-Itf Main St., Slrottdnhnr, Pa.
G. II. Dreher. E. B. Dreher
(2 doors west of the "Jefiersonian Ofiice,")
S Ea 0 K E
hum
ELIZABETH STREET,
SUoiitlsIjin;?, I'a.,
DREHER & BRO.,
DF.ALr.US IN
Drills, 3IeI! i!ios, Ici rumciy
and Toilet Ailitics.
OILS, VARNISHES, (JLASS & I'U'ITT.
Abdominal Supporters and Shoulder
foe
Seeley's
Blast! ItL15!5Z::t Tl'S.Si:.S Also
Emitter's .
TRUSSES OF VARIOUS PATTERNS.
Lamps and Lanterns Burning
and Lubricating Oils.
Physicians' Prescriptions carefully CoTdi
lonndel. X I The hiltfst (-isli price paid for
OI L of WINTERIjREEN.
uiay-ltf. '
BLcANlTl) lTc ds
i'or sctle 4t this Ofllcc,
GEBAT
COAliMOTION
THROUGHOUT
MONROE COUNTY,
ABOUT THE
Large Assortment
OF
Extremely Low Prices
AT
T
FRIEDS
IMUL
1
THE
Mammoth' Rstailer
OF
Boy's & Children's
Gsnts1 Furnishing Goods,
Trunks & Valises,
Umbrellas, &c.
Exin Announcement
TO THE PUBLIC.
l. .u!au 5.m-,i
I U HiKi lU II V mm V
i 3 1
iIMJr?3 tt nPVP'5V E?3V fi'H'O'f
1 uutii 1 c tiij nil
Wftfr m I irsthSPX)'
U x f a vii, wiiii.t xxvkj 1
stittK.S eiIi!! 4i rmiU 4ht ltn4
1
& SllOe I)USineSS. 1 tllCrC-
js. c ii
ion1 onca tisni w m imj
stock of Boots & Shoes at
and below cost.
SIMON
mm,
Agt'lit.
LEANDER EMERY,
MANCKACTCKKU AM) lKAI.l'.K IS A I.I. KINDS Ol
I amasrs r.lKl uiiccii-n, i w-M iiuu i nrrhisrs
i .... rr 4.1 i'
for Livery stabks and private Families,
rlalform tyring Wagons,
of the Litest stvicaiiil for ii kin-isiif use, koi.t n liaml
or liuule to oiler.
SINGLE-SEATED CARRIAGES,
with top or w ithout top, all styles.
Delivery and Express Wagons,
of (lillereiit styles. sliiir'l toonler. All work warrant
ed in everv iiartieulur lor one year. 1 will niaki- to or
der iitiv stvleof Carriage or liht Pul'-'v that way I1
wanted. None hut first elass work leaves 11 v Mio. I
us,? only first class stoek ami emjilov first elass work
men, anil feel confident that 1 ean jovc en! ire Kit islae-
tion to all ho niav mirehase mv -work. All orders ly
11 to all ho niav purchase mv work. All orders by
il shall receive prompt attention. Hopiliff that I
1 .. .. 1 1 . . . r : 1. 1 .. ......II... ., ...I
rnav l- ahh- to furnidi the citizens of Stioiidshtir' and
ma
vicinity with any tiling that they may want in my hue
Address all orders to
LKANPr.n k.mehy.
Marcu;,'', Calhoun County, Michigan
April 22, 1S7.1. ly.
UNDERTAKING.
OXS have on hand tho largest and host
assort iiioiit of
Va', COFFINS
and
r TRIMMINGS
to l.efounrout.-ideofeithercity (Now York or Philadel-
lihia and will make tln.s luancli or tneir humjicss a
.speciiility.
COFFINS and CASKETS
of anv shajx-or i-tvle.can lo furnished at one hour's
not ice" for shipiiu ni, at a charge of one-third Josh than
any tdioS in Stroudslxiii;. In no easy wilj hoy thdrgo
more :han ton jh r cent, above actttiw oosi(
at,. .AA m in t r. v r,.irt of the Countv at th- shnrtort
ro.ible cotieo. ' J.i.nolS.'TWf
ft H (ft
OiMULN
r-, a 6 1 I hind lee, retiring a lew yards on one siue the window ana sia :
rnnUSlmig bOOaS and as-Was hchaddoncso. The lioness "I f that man doesn't go around robbing
Timiil-t! Mini Volise I Zj.svn came up next, and tore the carcass to shreds, clothes Hues, then I'm no judge of human
l ll&gjftd dlEHi I ft I!ti1 1 )0tn,r m,rQ muuthfulls, but not objecting nature !" Ddru'tt Free Pros.
MiCAi:ty5
Lions at Dinner.
The followintr iuterctsinj; account of a
lion's dinner is iroiu entitled '-Large Game
in Southeastern Africa" :
Perhaps the most beautiful si-ht that I
ever saw in connection wii.li them was on a
inoniincr when I went out to hunt w ith one
bearer at dawn. I had not cone far from
x J
camp, and, most carelessly, my gun was till
unloaded while I was examining some buf
falo spoor, when upon looking up, I saw
my gun hearer, who had my cartridges,
running away at lull speed. Knowing that
he i:iut have, seen something to frighten
him so, I did not shout, but went to were
he had been standing, a few yards ahead,
and there, sure enough, not twenty yards
oil' were a pair of lions; they were both
full grown, and the male had an immense
name, altogether as handsome a pair as ever
I saw. The lioness was rolling on her back,
playfully striking out at her lord and mas
ter with her fore paws like a kitten, while
he stood gravely and majestically looking
on. I stopped a moment to watch them,
though the ground was quite open, and
they must have seen me if they looked
around, and then I rushed off after my
Kaffir to load. The position they were in
was good, and I might have killed one to a
certainty, if not both ; but when I had suc
ceeded in getting him down from a big tree
and went back they were both gone. I sup
pose they must have got our wind. Xo
doubt they had been hunting all night, and
been down to the river to drink prepara
tory to going to bed.
1 once had the pleasure of, unobserved
mvself, watching a lion family feeding. I was
encamped on the Riack Unifolsi, Zululand,
and towards evening, expecting a friend, 1
went out to meet him, and enstead of tak
ing a cun, which I should have done nine-ty-nine
times out of a hundred, I only took
up one of the Kaffir's spears, not intend
ing to go over a couple of hundred j'ards.
However, not meeting my friend 1 went
about a half a mile from camp, I saw a herd
of zebras galloping toward me, and when
they were nearly two hundred yards off, I
saw a yellow body Hash towards the leader,
and saw him fall beneath the lion's weight.
There was a tall tree about sixty yards from
the place, and anxious to see what went on, I
stalked up to it, while the lion was too
much occupied to look about him, and
climbed up. lie had by this time quite
killed the beautifully striped animal, but
instead of proceeding to eat it, he got up
and "roared vigorously, until there was an
answer, and in a few minutes a lioness, ac
companied by four whelps, came trottin
up Irolil tlie same tlirection as 1110 zeuia,
1
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which no doubt she had gone to olnvc to-
. , , , , rril ' ( 1 I
wards her husband. hcy lormeu a nne
picture as they all stood around the carcass,
the whelps tearing and biting at it but un-
aWe to get through the tough skin, men
tj10 j;011 ay jowll anj the lioness, driving
1 ii- 1 i- . 1 i: 1 , e.,,,.
her oiisprinc oeiore ncr, utu mo wmv, iui
or fivc varJ4- ofi. u which hc t anJ
roinmenced to eat. and had soon finished a
- . ,
to the whelns eating as they could find.
I hf'vn uvw ;i rrooil rie:il ol Sliaillll
"us young Hoifs and occsioiudly atand up
ncht lor a minute, out tneir moioei
not tttke any notice of them, except to give
them a smart blow with her paw if they
got in her way. At last one of thc wheljs,
having probably eaten as much as it couxd
to wander about, and in a few
minutes came my way. seeing it so near,
the idea of catching it entered my head,
and descending to the lower branch 1 waited
till it came underneath and dropped down
over it, seizing it with both hands ; but I
had counted" without my host : thc little
beast snarled and bit and tore my bare arms
in such a fashion that I was glad to fling it
awav and scuttle up a tree as fast as I could
.. . . i -i ...i. .
ont of the way ot the enraged moincr, w no
was coming Uown at inn Lriou'is m-i
carried out straight behind and looking the
very nersonification of fury, bhc rushed
ri-Mit acainsttlie tree in her blind mrv, ana
i v . . . . 1 1. 1 i 1
then running up, glared at me, and roared
terribly. I wight easily enough have sent
mv si:ear into her. but as there was not the
faintest chance ol killing Iter, and it wouia
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answer no useful purpose, I refrained, and
watched her instead as she new at her en
suring, and drove it, yelling at her rough
tvoritiVwMit. towards the others. There was
now left of the zebra but a few bones, which
hundreds of vultures were circling round
Mvotmo- in i,i. k. while almost au eritial num
I '" o l ' , . .
ber llOJ-ped awkwardly Oil the ground W1U1-
I 1 . . .... i .1 I 1 .
in fifty. or sixty yards ol it ; and me wnoie
lion family walked quietly away, thejioness
leading, and thc lion, oiten turning ins
head to see that they were not followed,
bringing up the rear.
A Sensitive Man.
.T,,a l-(;,iv noon yesterday. Mr. Jones
sat down on an empty oarrci suoimug iu
. . i i i:... :..
front of a liquor store on Michigan avenue,
t. it was cheaper to lose two
lIUU I "' VV. v...-- 1
dollars' worth of time waiting for the car than
f,. Cud it nine blocks. Ml". JoilCS IS long
mid lean, and doesn't weigh over 1 U0 pound.
The barrel ought to have held two just like
' .. .11
him, but as he wriggled around to secure
an easy position, the head fell in. Mr. Jones
lill in after the head. It was the best he
..rml.l .lo but no time was given him to
i,lii Mini tionder.
The first thing he knew after thc crush
was finding his feet and ankles over one
side, and his shoulders and head wedged
....-m.caVihfi opposite. His head was bent
fbnvurd until his neek was nearly broken,
hi-i lees k;:icc
to have l.L-cn driven up, and
-
he was right where the boys wanted him.
He 3"elled out in smothered tones, and an
aged lady who keeps an intelligence office
near the scene of the .accident, looked down
from her window and called out :
'Pub, we don't want any such fooling
around here !"'
"Rub be Mowed h inme out help !
help !" hoarsely replied Mr. Jones.
'Oh ! young man, you are on your wav
to the callows S" said the aced ladv, and
she drew back from the window and sicked.
Few people walk the streets at noon, and
Mr. Jones 3-eHed out many times before the
grocer came out. .He saw the feet stick
ing up, and he gave tlteni a rap with a po
tato masher and exclaimed :
'Vou boys deserve killing !'
'T'm dying in here help wo out!"
roared Jones.
"I'll die j'ou.you old vagrant !" replied
the grocer, seeing that the feet belonged to
a man, and he gave the barrel a kick.
Four or five boys came around the cor
ner, and when tlu3r discovered, what was
up one of them recognized Mr. Jones' voice.
Looking into the barrel he asked :
"is that you, Mr. Jones?"
gasped
"Are 3'ou doin
we
II d
own
there, Mr.
Jones ?''
"Oh, Heavens ! lemme
14-
1 !" cried the
prisoner.
"Aren't 30U easy in 3'our
mind, Mr.
Jones ; inquired another bo'.
"I tell 'ou I am dying !" shouted Jones,
as he tried to struggle around.
"I believe 3"ou are a liar," replied the
grocer as he gave the barred a shake.
When he was convinced that the wan in
the barrel was not a v;:grant or a beggar,
lie sat about helping him out. He tried to
lift him up, but Jones 3'elled for mercy,
and the biys put in their talk and decided
that the barrel should be tipped over. This
was done, and while the grocer went after
the hatchet to knock the hoops off, the
boys rolled Mr. Junes up and down the
walk, "to cool him olT."
"Do you feel better now, Mr. Jones?"
inquired one.
"Have 3'ou cramps in the stomach, Mr.
Jones ?" asked a second.
"Do you reall' and truty want to get out
of that palaeejear, Mr. Jones ?" asked athird.
And Jones crowled and took on and
tried to kick, and as the bos rolled him
along he was heard making a solemn vow
that he would kill every bo3' in Detroit if
he ever got out of that barrel. The cro
ccr finall' came with his hatchet, and as he
knocked at the hoops he said it was a pitT
to go and destoiy a nice barrel like that-in
.1 . i . -. 1 i:rv
uruer 10 save oue iiuman inc.
fill , 1 1 1 1 1 A 11 .
lhe staves litiaiiy lei! m ana leu out, and
T - 11 1 11.1
.joues gave a eu auu scrainoteu up.
"Ah ! he's the wan to play circus tricks!"
exclaimed one of the boys.
--iou uet ne s mo uosspcriormcr : ycnea
another.
at., t...,.,. ..i...,-.,.i ,.:.i
.u. oum-a .i.iv,c.i ,uuu,iu .nm mui iu
et thcui) anJ as ho Iiin d .nv;iy thc j
lady in the intelligence office looked out of
1 , " . , ,
THE RIDE OF A SOMNAMBULIST.
A nr.SI'ECTABLi: CIXX.IIX TAKES A LOXtl
RIPE OX llor.SEIJACK AV111LE HE IS
ASLEEP HE niPKS TO THE llOL'SKOE A
KELAT1VE Hi: WAICES L P AND THINKS
II E IS IX 11EI.) AT II IS OWX HOl'SE.
From thc New York Herald.
remarkable case of somnambulism oc
curred in the vicinity of tlreat Rend one
night last week, the result of which are
also most extraordinary, ihe particulars
as learned here are as follows :
Samuel Howe, a veiy respectable citizen
of Locust Hill, about eight wiles from here,
fur gomo t;mc jJCcn j:i a Yery
(,lin.i:4:,1.1 snfferin" from dronsieal a fleet ion.
o " " . :
H sixtV-seven years of age and has been
able to get about lately only with tlie aid
of others. Earl' on Weduesda morning
last his wife awoke, and to her surprise
and alarm, discovered that he was not in
bed. His clothing lar where it had been
v.wvx the night before, and Mrs. lit
owe
,ltr was at once seized with the fear that
,.t S,.-A,. with the fear that her
- - - - -
Hls,j.imi Jl;ul dragged himself somewhere
and killed himself to get rid of his suffer
ings. She searched thc house without lind
in" any trace of him, and then repaired to
thc barn. The barn door was open and a
look inside revealed the fact that the horse
was cone. Mrs. Howe now aroused Mr.
Schouten, a neighbor. He came to her
assistance, and examining the ground about
1 1 i li-irn toiiiid horse tracks leailin" to the.
muj al,j aon,, tj,0 roai jn t10 direction o
l jan)0vSYille. Shouten hitched up his team
and arousing another neighbor, .Mr. i nitz
. ... j .
to accompany him, started to follow uj the
horses tracks and see whether they were
in any way connected w ith the disappcrance
of the old man.
The horse was tracked to llarpersville,
ami from there to other villages, through
all of which it had passed without stojiping.
It was easily followed, the tracks being
fresh and undisturbed. The trail was kept
as far as Colesvi'.le, Broome county, where
it led to a house in the village and stopped.
Schouten and Pintz wade inquiries at thih
house and found that it was occupied by a
brother-in-law of Mr. Howe's and that the
old gentleman was there abed. He had
ridden uj to the Louse on horseback about
six o'clock in the morning, bareheaded and
with only his night clothing on. Entering,
he had said to his brother-in-law ;
"I am very tired and want to go to
sleep."
JTi.; relatives wfre greatly
T raveled at ills
singttlar
advent among
them, and at first
thought lie
Was insane. J I rev soon drs-
covered, however, that he was in a state of
somnambulism, and at once put him to bed.
Schouten and Pint, arrived at the houe
about eight o'clock, and the old gentleman
was siill asleep. The gravest fears wem
expected as to the result of his extraordinary
ride, his physical condition being so pre
carious. Mr. Howe awoke soon after the
arrival of the men searching for him. He
was completely dumfbunded when toh!
where he was. He had no recollection of
anything since retiring to bed the night be
fore. Poyoiid a slight soreness and fatigue
he complained of no bed effect of the ride,
and to the surjiri.se of every one arosis
nimbly from bad and dressed himself in
some clothes of his brother-in-law's and
walked about with an ease and activity he
had not exhibited for many months. Ho
required no aid to get in the wagon to re
turn home, and was quite fresh tqon reach
ing Locust Hill. A singular fact connect
ed with the ease is that Mr. Howe never
was known to get uj in his s!eej before-.
Ho had not been a mile awaf from home
in a long time, nor ridden on horseback for
ninny years. He was still active and feel
ing exceedingly well at last accounts.
A Child Born with the Head of a Cat and
the Feet cf a Chicken.
The Joplin (Mo.,) J'nUdin is responsible
for the following: Nature, when in a
festive mood, performs man) odd freaks.
Rut the most wonderful of which we have
ever heard was thc birth of a strange
monstrosity7 about two weeks ago, and not
a half dozen wiles from Joplin. The child,
if it could be so-called, weighed about eight
pounds, with a head whose forehead was.
well developed, but whose mouth, nose,
C3'es, ears and general countenance were
thc exact counterpart of a cat's, though
the eyes, from dazzling brilliancy looked
much like a serpent's. The body, arms
and hands were well formed and natural,
and so were the legs as far down as the
knees. From thc knees they bore au
almost exact resemblance to the leg of a
chicken the foot was as near a chicken's
foot as can be imagined and the infant
would contract its toes just as a chicken
would. Its head and neck are covered
witha groth of line black hair, the bod3 and
limbs looked like a chicken when plucked
of its feathers. Its cries were those of a
cat.
It is said this : Some five or six months
ago, while the parents resided in Miothcr
state, the lady was watching a fight between
a cat and a rooster in an adjoining 3'ard.
Two hoy a, aged ten and twelve 3-cars resjec
tiveky, were watching the contest with great
interest. Finally the cat caught thc chick-,
cn by the neck and instantly dispatched
him. 1 he oitler boy grabbed a light axe
ni uplifting it rushed toward the younger
aying: "D n you, 3'our cat killed my
rooster, and I'll kill 3"ou." Thc younger
brother, 111 attempting to cscajie, stumbled
:iud fell. At this stage of the proceeding;
thc lad3 fell to the floor in a swoon, but
only recovered to pass from one spasm to
another, which continued lor several hours,
nd the result was the birth of this iuoU"
strosity.
The parents wished thc child put out of
the wa3" ly violent means, but after a deal
of persuasion and the promise of a largo
sum of nionej", the doctor was allowed to
retain it, provided he would never wake its
parentage known or exhibit it for two )ears.
He has lured an old negro wan and his
wife, who live at an out-of-the way place on
the Arkansas line, to raise the infant. Less
than a week ago he heard from it, and it
was growing u:
Ay
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To Measure Land.
To aid farmers in arriving at accuracy in
estimating thc amount of land in different
fields under cultivation, thc following table
is given by an agricultural paper :
f yards wide by DOS yards long contain
1 acre.
10 yards wide by -IS -i ards long contain
acre.
L'O yards w ide by 212 j'ards long contain,
acre.
40 yards.wide by 121 yards long contain
acre.
80 yards wide by (10 J yards long contain
acre
TO yards wide by GO - yards long contain
I acre.
00 feet wide by T2G feet long contain
acre.
1 1 0 feet wide by 3GD feet Ion;
; contain
contain
contain
contain
; contain
contains
acre.
120 feet wide by UG"J feet long
acre.
220 feet wide by flat loj:
acre.
210 feet wide by lSli fect low.
acre.
410 feet wide by IK) feet Ion
acre.
A box 21xlG inches, 22
barrel.
deep,
A -box lGxlGJ inchers, 8 deep,
bushel.
contains
contains
contains
A box SxS-l inches, S
deep
1
rr
.i
A box 4x1 inches, -l
deep
a peck,-
t
The standard bushel of the United States
contains 2150,4 cubic inches. A"V box or
measure, the patents of which are equal to
2130.4 cubic inches, will hold a bushel of
grain. In measuring fruit, vegetables, coal
and other substances, 0;ie fifth must be ad-
ded.
In other words
a peck measure five
bushel. Tlie usual
nica-SLire."
times full
praeturc i.-
makes one
to he:.p tin
sviwt your uvijii.
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