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XOL- 33.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., DECEMBER 2. 1875.
NO. 27,
JLLL-lg1ttBga8J.'gl1
polished by Theodore Sclioch.
F to dollars avear in advance ind If not
Lrf'Te th" end of tlie rear, two dollars and fifty
jaAM ' dNsonHnned until all arrearage ara
i " - t .t'thooution of tho Editor,
fctf. !rtfment of nn square of (eieht linn) or
I W v,V.hrS"rt!nS SI 5. Each additional in
pf5,' fVnta. 1. ingcr ones in proportion.
tnR FIIIXTIXO
I Or ALL KINDS,
I ...fsi iu the highest style of the Art, and on the
Jicoittxi iu ni n reas0114,ie terms.
B.''R.'BRUCEjblIXSTOXEl
t-'Uir "PViTTtsirMnn
1
j' MON'ROE COCXTT PA.
J, i.., IZiO- x...
T)
u. a. lcwis kirecjifff,
Physician, Surgeon ana accoucueur,
sj a 1 .
Sand Cut, V ayxb Co., Fa.
1 prorr.pt!- attended, to day or night.
J Surgeon DcuUst.
s,'N". I (i Kellers new brick building, Main street,
lUu;. Aug. 31 '71-tf.
PHYSICIAN.
i ) j, .: ni'aiiy opposite Williams' Drug Store.
l . "vlv.ir'v oceupi-d by K. I.. Wolf, corner
It-'ilVsii U'.ilaat streets, ftroudsburg, l'a.
j .!ir.'!i Is.
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I)
12 1) V A II I I ATT S: 5tSO.,
Piysicns, Sareon and Accoucheur,
O.-i e a:rl ILiJonco, Main street, Strouds-
. L'r. -ii. Prompt attention given tocall.
J' j" 7 to 'J a. m.
fLlc? hours " 1 3 p. iu.
f j G " !i t. in.
j April lS74-ly.
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3)
iPiivsian, susiiEON and aicoitiieuk.
In die old o;Tjo? of Dr. A. lleeves Jackson,
i e i if t. :
STROUDSBURG, PA.
Xi-t S.'72-tf
I .
AUCTIONEER,
R?il Estate Agsat and Collector.
r.)t in I-r 'rn"l ') lave to notifv the public that
V ;' jir-p ir 1 t . ?!! at short notice personal properly
-fi' a!! t:a J?, v.--:!: a H-;al lCsiaio, at public or private
' -
j, ;,.. at T'.ioinas .''lOTUii-'s oil sri)r etand, at East
r -.a i'.j.jrr. I'a. l?c. IT, 1474. ly.
P' S. LLC,
Altoracj' at Law,
Svne door aSfrre the "Stroadsbiirg House,"
-ro'i !l"ir. Pa.
iCo!!rrti'n promptlv made.
.to:wr 22, 1S74.
TrCRC2IATS liOL'.SC,
-113 & 4ir,
rti; Street, PHILADELPHIA.
"IleJuccJ rates, SI 75 per day.lSa
IIKNRV SPAI1X, IWr.
4 i. viek. Clerk.
ov. 2G, JS74. fiiii.
WILLIAM S..REES,
iSurvevor f!nri7PVf!.Tin.PT ri.nd
Eeal Estate Agent,
Jarins. Timber Lands and Town Lots
j FOR SALE.
f OJ:ce rnearly opposite American Houes
ni 2d door below tlie Corner Store,
f arch 20, 1873-tf.
D R. J.LANTZ,
BURGEON rV. T.ir.r.n amthat. nTTMTTtJT
r n is lullv able to perform a'l operi
ialenul line iu the most careful and skillful
L " 'd''1",n given to saving the Natural Teeth;
Z'm V ll'v''i"n of Artificial Tectb on Kubler.
in5i"',i0r t'"'tinuous Guin. and perfect fits In all
I M i,; p..r,s -KR0W the Kroat f(j,,y Rn1 danfer of rn
.v n ,hoir iryrk.to the iuexperlcucert. or to those Mr
P ' 1 dl-u. A priI 13 1S-4.-tf.
I
PAPER IIAMiflK,
GLAZIER AND PAINTER,
MONROE STREET,
,;Near,y oppos.te Kautz'i! Blacksmith Shop,
Stroudsburo, Pa.
' fort Ti UmIertiSned would respectfully in
Iiiti Clllzens ol Siroudsbnrgand vicinity
f is now Jully prepared lo do all kinds
VromTi1" I,an'n blazing and Painting.
iJ I ya"d at thort "ot.ee, and Ihnt he
h!)pri7 con,,lttnt,y on hand a fine flock ol
J0V; ngi,,ll 0f a .script ions and at
$seapnc"s' The palronage of the publir.
f KniiciPd. TMay 16, l&TJ,
i . !i i f i 1 1 1 v- prepared to r.iaxe arunciai icm in
5-'"''ar- and li!-!ik maiiiivr, and to fill d-
tAiii aoc jr.iin to the i.Kst lmpr.;-vd method.
T'-"-;. ,"a.'t-d without paiu, whon uesired, by th?
t lri'-'.'is oxi'- tins, which is entirely harmless.
'",': -in '..f a'ltiud-i usiUydon". All wort warauted.
4f r w u" 1 -iialn street, in tne nccona vory
Hi-, i hri'-k buildius;, nearlv opposite th
fern r Jr' Uoi,!. '"t ho Waters himself that br cigh
lr i r" ,:"lls!ll"t pramice and tho most earnest and
, V! alt"''fn to all matters pertaining to his pro-
! Vi i ti!. rr. r '
itions
HANK MORTGAGE
,r sal- at thi Offiw.
SOMETHING NEW!
A SHOE MANUFACTORY.
Th ondersiirned would resnectfullv Rire notice that
they have established at Williams Ifall building, cor
ner of George and Monroe streets, Stroudsburg, 1., a
SHOE MANUFACTORY,
for the making of all kinds of Lady's and Gentlemens
aud Children's Roots and Shoos and Uppers. Particu
lar attention paid to
CUSTOM WORK.
Tersona haTinsc deformed feet, bunions or corns, or
children with weak ankles, or crooked limbs, can bare
here of first class materials aud at reasonablo prices
bhos mad to sii't their cases.
Having bad a larne experience in New York w feel
confident that we can suit customers as to qualities and
price, all of our goods both for general and special salo
are warranted to be as represented Please giro us a
rail, examine our goods aud materials consisting of
Surges, glazed Frenv h. Mat aud French Calf Kid, long
grained, ltriish and Pebbled Uoat Morocco, Trench and
American Calf and Kip Skins, all of which will be
cheerfully shown to those who may call. Intending to
iaak a first rate wearing article we hare nothing to
conceal, either in stock or make from tho public, but
would Invite their closest scrutiny.
July 3, "75-tf It. E. CKOMMETT A CO.
FARM FOIl SALE.
The undarsijned orTer at private sale, his Farm, sit
uate in Hamilton township, Monroe County, Pa., near
IJo.Ksardsville, and 6 wiles from Stroudsburg, County
seat of Monroe, containing
75 Acres,
about G Acres Timber I .and, the balance improved land
liiuc stone soil, in a high stated cultivation. The iml
prorementt are a
Frame House,
containing nine rooms; larn 32 by 40
foe; Wair"!! Shed, Pi-pon IS br 3') fcet.i
with Carriage House attached, and all other necssaary
oiit-buiMiiius; a never faliinj well of water near the
dwelling. There is an excellent Orchard of
Choice Fruit Tree3
en the f-iiM, consisting of Apple, Peach, Cherry, Plum,
Prunes, Cr!-apj;le, several varieties. Grapes, standard
and dwarf Cherries, Ao.; a I.ime Kiln, and one of the
best stone quarries iu tlie valley. The Kiln lias capa
city ern.ugh to turn out cue hundred aud filly bush
els of lime per day.
The crops and slock can be bought with the Farm.
Hers is a good chance for a bargain.
PLTEP. tV. SHAFEU.
Eosardsvillc, July 1, !S7j. tf.
"leakder emery,
juMTiaiara and uealke is all kinds ok
Carri-igrs and Enggics, Two-seated Carriages
for Livery slab!;s aud private Families,
Flatfcrin Spring Wagons,
of the latest styliand for all kinds of use, kept on hind
or made to oitr.
SINGLE-SEATED OASHIAGES,
with top or without top, all styles.
Delivery and Express Wagons,
of different styles, shipped to order. All work warrant
ed in every particular lor one year. I will nuke to or
der any style of Carriage or light Buggy that may be
wanted. None but firt class work leaves mv shop. I
use only first class stock and employ first class work
men, and feci confident that I can give entire satisfac
tion to all who may purchase my work. All orders by
inu.il shall rec.'ive prompt attention. Hoping that I
may be able to furnish the citizens of Stroudsburg and
vicinity with any thing that they may want in my line.
Address all orders to
LEANDKK EMERY.
Marengo, Calhoun County, Michigan.
April C2, 1875. ly.
G. H. Dreher. E. B. Dreher
(2 doors west of the "JefTereonian Office,")
ELIZABETH STREET,
Stroudshur?, Pa.,
DREHER & BRO.,
DEALERS IN
Irusrs, 3Iedicincs, Perfumery
and Toilet Articles.
3?aints,
OILS, VARNISHES, GLASS & PUTTY.
Abdominal Supporters and Shoulder
Braces.
Seeley's
Hard KinDEU TRUSSES Also
Hitter's
TRUSSES OF VARIOUS PATTERNS.
Lamps and Lanterns Burning
and Lubricating Oils.
Physicians' Prescriptions carefully Com
pounded. N. B. The liitrliest Cash price paid for
OIL of W1NTERGREEN.
niav-4tf.
HE.4.TCIIL.EYS
WOOD i'l'MP is the acknow-
lelgifi tsiA&UAiiii i me
market, by popular verdict,
the best p'ump for the least
mknnv A ttpntinn in invited
if j 1 l ill" j m jiiij'.-r'" , - - 1'
:heck Valve, which can be withdrawn with
tut disturbing tho joint, and the copper
haruber which never cracks, scales or rusts
md will last a life time. For sale by Dealers
ni ti. truHpveiierallv. In order to lie sure
- ri !..mrtti.fw1 l(rMflrrr th Irin
that vou get Hlatchley's Pump, be careful
x-td see that It has my trade-nurk as above.
v r J .. L ... ur I. rt t InlV (JpVfi
m "TO
tive circulars, together with the name and address of
theagent nearest you, will be promptly furnished by
d "fjjYJ'jJxcnLEV, Manufacturer,
606 Commerce st., Philadelphia, T
March 4, 1875.-9
tir, Cfin Per Day at home. Terms free. A4
Q)10 10 Jp5vdreMT.StinsonACo.,Portland,Me.
Ttbruary 4, 1?7. Iy.
A SOLDIER'S STORY.
It was in the Winter of 1863; shortly
before the collapse of the rebellion, that
Gen. Shafer, commanding at Dc Vall's
Bluff, Ark., sent a detachment of cavalry
up into the Cache River country to inter
cept some contraband gooda jnat were be
ing smuggled tbroughed the lines to the
enemy. That country was an almost inter
minable wilderness of swamps and forests
of cypress and gum trees at that time, and
was the last place in America that any one
would be supposed to choose a home. There
were occasional spots, however, of a few
hundred acres each, a little higher thau the
surrounding country, that by much expense
had been converted into handsome and valu
able estates, with large and pretentious re
sidences for the wealthy owners, who, though
isolated from the busy world, were content
to forego some of its pleasures for the peace
and quiet seclusion afforded. Once each
year, when the cotton was ready for ship
ment, and the little river was swollen by
the Winter rains, a steamer would come up
to the plantations and take the season's pro
duct and the planter's family to New Or
leans, where the cotton would he disposed
of and a year's supplies parchased. Then,
after a few weeks spent in the society of
the metropolies, tbey would be carried safe
ly back to the landing at home. Thus the
years were spent uutil the children, who
had been under instructors at home, were
far enough advanced to be sent abroad to
finish their education.
It was at one of these plantations that
the squadron of cavalry was halted and dis
mounted about daylight, with instructions
to surround the house and allow no one to
escape. The Lieutenant then directed a
Sergeant and six men to go through the
house and seizs any goods that might be
contraband of war. The detail was made,
and the men proceeded to their work. En
tering the house, the Sergeant made the
inmates acquainted with the nature of his
errand, and assured them that all private
property should be respected. When the
party ascended the stairs leading to the se
cond story, one of the men, a young Prus
sian, who had landed in this country just
in time to enlist, remained below, and pas
sed into the parlor. Perh.ips the single oc
cupant of the room, a beautiful girl, may
have attracted him, and perhaps he didn't
just like this unceremonious style of ran
sacking a gentleman's house, war or no war.
At any rate, the squad got along without
him. and came down presently, and con
tinued their search. All the rooms had
been visited except one into this went the
entire party, lady and all. There were
four large trunks there, all of the same pat
tern, and entirely new. The suspicions of
the soldiers were aroused still more when
the young lady asked the privilege of open
ing and displaying the contents of them
herself. The request was granted, but
each man scanned the articles as they were
taken out, expecting the long looked for
bolts of Confederate cloth would be brought
to light. They were disappointed, how
ever ; there was nothing but what was evi
dently intended fur the houshold, and the
last trunk, had been emptied of its con
tents net quite, for the Sergeant noticed
that the drawer in the lid had not been
opened, and called the girl's attention to it.
With a slight tremor of her voice, she re
plied that there was nothing there but pri
vate property, and she did not wish to re
move it. This attracted the attention of
the men, who gathered around, when the
Sergeant again demanded that the search
be made. Still the girl, who was kneeling
by the trunk, with her hands resting on
the lid, made no movement, but looked im
ploringly into the faces of the soldiers. She
was a beautiful creature, scarcely seventeen,
yet with all the grace and bearing of an ac
complished lady. Before the Sergeant
could repeat the order or execute it him
self, the Prussian, with a touch of the hat
and a polite bow to his superior office, said :
"If the lady give you her word of honor
that there is nothing there wo seek, you
should be satisfied. "Word of honor !" re
peated tho Sergeant, contemptuously ;
"honor among rebels, indeed !"
There was a free fight in an instant, for
the Prussian dealt him a terrille blow iu
the face, which staggered him back among
his comrades, who took sides about evenly
for and against the "Dutchman, "leaving it
uncertain which would be victorious, when
the Lieutenant, hearing the row, rushed in
and quelled it. In the excitement which
followed the trunk was forgotten, and the
party left the premises and resumed their
march. When the war was over the troops
were disbanded at St. Louis, and the Prus
sian was lost sight of for several years, un
til the railroad from Memphis to Little
Rock was revived, when he turned up as a
civil engineer, and assisted in locating the
route. His name mentioned freqently in
the papers at the time, but when the road
was finished he disapjicarcd again, and I
saw nor heard nothing of him until the
other day I met a lady a and gentle
man in the cars, whose faces seemed- fami
liar, and which proved to be my Prussian
comrade and his wife, the planter's daugh
ter, whom he protected in the war Then
followed a long story of how the railroad was
located across the plantation, and how they
met again a case of love at first sight
and were married, and had made a tour of
the lakes, and revisited the scmiuary at
Cincinnati where she educated, and were
on their way to California.
"Well," said I, "you haven't told me
what was in that trunk,"
"It was a pitcher full of gold and silver
coin," eaid the happy Dutchman, "but I
didn't know it till we were married."
However that may be, its value was of
no comparison to his treasure of a wife.
Kansas City (Mo.) Journal.
The Friends and the Indians.
During the recent sitting of Baltimore
Yearly Meeting the report of the Society
on Indian affairs were submitted. This
committee is composed of representatives
of all the Yearly meetings, who annuaily
assemble together at Baltimore to consider
the affairs of the Nebraska Superintendency,
which has been placed in their charge by
the Government. The report for the year
was read by Gerard L. Reese. It stated
that the work at the various agencies, with
out being attentded with any peciiliarly
striking results, is very prosperous and
highly encouraging. The sum contributed
by the Yearly meetings above named to
the cause was $7,660.79. Amomr other
good purposes consummated is that of
establishing schools for teaching the English
language, one of which has been organized
at each agency. Subjoined to and read with
this report was another from the General
Superintendent, Barclay White, that gave
much entertaining information in relation
to the subject. Accompanying it was a
list of statistics exhibiting the actual condi
tions of the Indians of this charge. This
was and explained by Samuel M. Janncy,
of Loudon county, Virginia. The Santee
Sioux were represnted as the most northern
of all the tribes, numbering about ehrht
hundred m population at their reservation.
They have 481 acres of land under cultiva
tion, producing during the past year 800
bushels of wheat and 1 ,300 of corn, besides
potatoes and other products. The Paw
ness, the tribe especially under the care of
the Bal.imore Yearly meeting, number
about 2,200. They have a boarding school
and a day school, the latter having 125
pupils. About 140 of the tribe write
English. They cultivate GOO cares of land,
and during the past ear have raised 5,000
bushels of wheat and 1,000 bushels of corn,
working 1,000 horses, and occupying 11
large houses. The other tribe are the
Omahas, Winnebagocs, Otoes, Missouris
Iowas, Sacs and Foxes. All of these are
prospering well, and promise to make steady
advances towards civilization. In giving
these facts Friend Janney stated that much
difficulty was had to accomplish reformatory
charges in the habits of the older Indians,
and although they were by no means dis
couraged in their attempts, yet it was to
the rising generation that the proper cultiva
tion for a civilized and Chraistian life was
especially directed, and from them came
the prospect of improvmcnt. lie explained
that the matter of dress was not one of
preference, but of economy, the Indians
refusing to wear the clothes of the white
man only because they were much more
expensive than their own simple garb.
Edmund P. Smith, United States Com
missoner, expressed the pleasure that he
felt at getting away from the busy routine
of office life, to come among those with
whom he could talk upon a subject of com
mon importance, but which he feared
scarcely laid close enough to the hearts of
the American people. He said that there
was a curious history attached to Indian
affairs, and that as long as he could remem
ber there had been a discussion about their
relation to the Christian community. Per
viously there had been many obstacles to
be met with in establishing missions among
the tribes. Missionaries were imprisoned,
and other serious hindrances given by the
Government. Now, the Government is
ahead in its willingness, while all the
Christian denominations, with the single
exception of the Friends, have lagged be
hind, and the work is not commensurate
with the opportunity. He referred to the
fact that in the aggregate of sixty-five hun
dred Indians in all the tribes under this
Superintendency not one murder had been
committed by them four years. Education
and civilization arc the right to all humanity,
and we are bound by Divine obligations to
recognize and regard this truth by perform
ing our own duty toward the Indian. You
cannot transport civilization in wagons nor
in Government papers, but only by the
means of throwing around these savages
worthy examples, and they will then
adhere to that which is good by natural
instinct.
The Fruits of Good Work.
About two years ago tho ladies of tho
Dorcas Society at our church, made up a
large quantity of shirts, trousers aud socks,
and boxed them to a missionary station on
the west coast of Africa. A man named
Ridley went out with the boxes and stayed
in Africa several months. When he re
turned, the Dorcas Society, of course, was
anxious to hear how its donation was re
ceived, and Ridley, one evening, met the
members and told them about it in a little
speech. He said :
"Well, 3'ou know, we got the clothes out
there all right, and nftcr a while we distrib
uted them among some of the natives in the
neighborhood. We thought may bo it
would attract them to the mission, but it
didn't, and after some time had elapsed and
not a native came to church with those
clothes on, I went out on an exploring
expedition to find out about it. It seems
that on the first day after the goods were
distributed one of the chiefs attempted to
mount at shirt. Ho didn't exactly un
derstand it and he pushed his legs through
the arms and gathered the tail around his
waist. He couldn't make it stay up, how
ever, and they say he went around inquir
ing in his native tongue what kind of an
idiot it was that constructed a garment
that wouldn't hang on, and swearing some
of the moat awful heathen oaths. At last
he left it dragging, and that night his logs
got tangled in it somehow, and ho fell over
a precipiceand was killed.
"Another chief who got one on properly
went paddling around in the dark, and the
people imagining that he was a ghost sacri
ficed four babies to the idol to keep oil" the
evil spirit.
"And then, you know, those trousers you
sent out? Well, they fitted one pair on
the idol, and then they stuffed most of the
rest witli leaves and set them up as kind
of new fangled idols, and began to worship
them. They say that the services were
very impressive. Some of the women split
a few pairs in half, and after sewing up the
legs used them to carry yams in, and I
saw one chief with a corduroy leg on his
head as kind of a helmet.
"I think, though, the socks were most
popular. All fighting men went for them
the first thing. They filled them with
sand and used them as boomerags and war
clubs. I learned that they were so much
pleased with the efficiency of those socks
that they made a raid on a neighboring
tribe on purpose to try them, and they say
that they knocked about eighty women and
children on the head before they came
home. They asked me if I wouldn't speak
to you and get you to send out a few
barrels more, and to make them a little
stronger so they would last longer, and I
said I would.
"This society's doing a power of good to
those heathens, and I've no doubt if you
keep right along with the work you will in
augurate a general war all over the conti
nent of Africa, and give everybody an idol
of his own. All they want is enough socks
and pants. I'll take them the next time I
go out again."
Then the Dorcas passed a resolution de
claring that it would, perhaps, be better to
let the heathen go naked and give the
clothes to the poor at home, and I think
myself that it is more preferable. Max
Adder.
How to Get Rid of Household Pests.
I have not seen a bed-bug or a flea in
my house for many years. If an army of
them were to be brought in, mercury would
speedily destroy them ; but I think clean
liness is the best perhaps the only preven
tive. The common house fiy I do not
molest, belicveing that it more than com
pensates for its trouble by clearing the at
mosphere of afiluvia and the animalcules
which always arise from the putrefaction of
decaying substances during warm weather.
So also with the birds, which arc quite
numerous here during the summer. In
stead of shooting them or setting up scare
crows to frighten them away, I throw out
every possible inducement for them to build
their nests in my fruits trees. The birds
capture a large share of the insects in the
larva state, and thus the millers are pre
vented from depositing eggs for future
worms As to the loss of fruit by the birds,
the latter are always sure to be on hand in
force in tho season of ripe fruit, whether
they come early to take the worms or not.
For the residue of insects which infest my
vegetable garden I find that the labaratory
of the chemist furnishes materials fatal to
them all, among which white hellebore and
cayenne pepper are of the most utility. The
bug or worm which cannot find vegetation
unflavored with these articles will seek its
breakfast elsewhere aud leave a green gar
den unmolested. A few drops of carbolic
acid in a pint of water will clean house
plants of lice in a very short time. If mos
quitoes or other blood-suckers infest our
sleeping rooms at night, we uncork a bot
tle of the oil of pennyroyal, and these in
sects leave in great haste, nor will they re
turn so long as the air in the room is loaded
with the fumes of that aromatic herb. If
rats enter the cellar, a little powered pot
ash thrown into their holes, or mixed with
meal and scattered in their runaways, never
fails to drive them away. Cayenne pep
per will keep tie buttery and store-room
free from ants and cockroaches. If a mouse
makes an cntranco into any part of your
dwelling, saturate a rag with cayenne in
solution and stuff it into a hole, which can
be repaired with cither wood or mortar.
No rat or mouse will eat that ragfor the
purposo of opening communication with the
depot of supplies. Charles Thompson in
Scientific American.
Sod as a Fertilizer.
During the past year I made a limited
experiment in the use of grass sods as a
fertilizer. It was desired to plant a piece
of worn out land in cabbage. Home made
manure was exhausted, and it was doubtful
whether commerical fertilizers would pay
on land so utterely destituto of humus and
all other carbonaceous matter. Furrows
were opened four feet apart with a one
horse turn plough, which was run twico
each way, opening to a depth and width of
about ten inches. The road sides wero re
sorted to four wild grass sods, which were
taken up with a spade, of a width to suit
the furrows, which were then filled full of
loose earth with - a hoe. After the first
rain the plauts, which were of good size,
were dibbled into tho loose earth, the roots
reaching down generally to the sods. The
plants gained a rapid growth within a few
days, and the result was such a crop of cab
bages as I have never seen produced except
in soil in a high state ot fertility previously,
or made so for the special crop by a very
liberal application of fertilizers. The sod
was a source of both moisture and fertility,
maintained a thriftiness in the plants dur
ing a drouth, which periously affected ad
joining crops. Plantation.
Throw Away Your Nee Wrapper
Now that the weather is getting fresh'
and brisk, we see people coming out with
great mufilera and comforters around their
ncoks. Wrappers for the throat give the
doctors nearly as much practice on throat
diseases as all the malaria and foul air that
is breathed iu the lungs. They arc breed
ers of disease, aud should mt be worn at
all, unless the person is actually suflering
with some disease of the throat or ncsk that
needs protection. The throat grows stroajr;
by exposure to the cold air, and no matter
how icy the wind may feel, whatever the
face will bear, the throat stand without any
disagreeable effect being experienced from
it. That is, we mean the throat will stand
exposure if it is inured to it. If wrappers1
are used it becomes weak, and a person'
must exercise the greatest caution in going
out of doors or he will contract a cold or a
sore throat. The warmer the comforter
the more apt will the throat and neck be"
to sweat, and the more liable will it be to;
take cold. Of course the breast should bo
well protected, but we persist in saying that
mufflers around the neck are a very danger
ous kind of clothing. We have noticed
particularly ladies who wear furs around
their necks, and those who have none to
wear. In the one case sore throats from
colds will be a specialty, aud in the other a
sore throat will hardly be known. The
writer of this article has not worn a muffler
around his neck for twenty-five years, and?
he has had but two cases of sore throat,
each of which was caused ly a general
derangement of the system. Discard your
mufflers, your comforters, and especially
your neck furs. What can be more ridi
culous than to see a man with a great tower
ing fur around his neck ? It reeks with
sweat, the smell of tobacco, and poor whisky
if he is in the habit of frequenting rum
mills. It becomes immeasurably dirty and
filty after having been worn a few titriesr
and will ruin any man's throat who wears
it.
Don't turn up your nose at cheap metals.
Men have accumulated lage quantities of
gold by starting in life with a good stock
of brass.
Don't try to drown your troubles in whis
key. A man in this town ha3 used sixteen
barrels, and his trouble "still lives."
Don't use the term "I flatter myself."
Some impudent bystynder will tell you it is
wrong to flatter a fool.
Don't kick a man when he starts down
hill. It is wrong to waste your powers" in
unnecessary labor.
Don't flatter yourself that you can preach
a better sermon than your pastor. A brick
mason cannot mend a watch.
Don't talk a man to death. It is a hard
way to die.
Don't worry about the crops. Plant the
seed in good time and let the Lord have his
way about the harvest.
Don't give your coin to a blind organ
grinder. It is better to spend it for circus
tickets.
Don't slip in at the back door and drink
alone. It reduces the barkeeper's" profits.
Don't imagiue that the welfare of the
country can be affected by the conduct of a
town policeman. A tempest in a teapdt is
not very destructive.
Don't make haste to gain wealth. Better
be comfortably poor than miserably rich.
Don't abuse a policeman. Some of them
are orphans, and all of them are entitled to
your sympathy.
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Was Ready to Go.
A colored man nambed Nelson is owing ar
butcher on Beaubion street five or six- dol
lars, and after trying in vain to collect the
money the butcher and a friend put their'
heads together the other night and laid a'
plan. About midnight they called at Nel
son's house and he was awakened by a rap
on the window.
"Who's dar?" he called out.
"The Devil !" solemnly replied the,
butcher.
"You is, dey ?"
" Yes. I want you."
"What fur ?"
"You refuse to pay your butcher, and't
am sent to take you to the bottomless
pit !"
"You is ?"
"lam! Como forth at once !"
"Ize coming !" replied the negro' as lie
jumped out of bed ; "I can't pay dat sixT
dollars half as easy in any odder way, an1,
de old woman is so mighty cros3 Ize' glad'
to get away from home !"
The butcher and his fricned didn't wait
for Mr. Nelson to come out. Ex.
Iri3h Sharpness.
An Irishman had tsold his farm, arid
moved all his personal property to one ad
joinging, which he had purchased.
lie claimed that stable manure was per
sonal property and not real estate, and he
commenced moving the same. A law suit,
ensued, and the court decided against him.
His final remarks to the judge, after the
jury had found a verdict against him, were
as follows :
"Mr. Judge, a horse 'and a cow arc per
sonal property?"
"Yes," answered the Judge.
"Mr. Judge, corn, oats, hay, etc., are'
personal property?"
"Yes," responded the Judge.
"Then," says Pat, "how in the divil can
personal property eat personal property an&
produce real estate ?"
Nineteen thousand houses were built in,
Philadelphia in four years.'.