r agreat national work. Ceitcnnial History of the United t!lUlesfr0il f'e tiscovrV fthe Atxeri 7 Continent to the dose of the First C-n' try of American Indejjcndetice. By f'e, LK XcCabe. Author Qf "A V,nm! of General History u The Great Republic Etc., Etc. t', has Ions been a great and ilm- rslIIy-felt want of a History of the United cL. uitab!e for general use. This want n,,w being supplied by The National Vub'i-i"- -"5 l11?'1' have .,.-,, i handsome volume, styled "The Ccn .,ri'ul History of the United States," by j ,,es D. Mcl'abe, a well-known historical ,r This work will, undoubtedly, take aa tlio Standard History oi the Lnited It 15 no dry mass of details no ; effort to inflame the notional but is a clear, vivid ana brilliant rrrath'e of the events of our history, from the discovery of the American Continent ruu ;,.vn to the present time. It traces the ien00s of that mysterious race, the first f VIu f our country, and gives a most i-.-crin- account of the Indians of North 1 1 i .- u-r. the time of the coming of nM . rri i :;e w rV us of the different nations cf r..T, r.;:i the CnaJ occupation and con- . ut't of the land by England, are told with power. r. .-r GUT colonial hi.-tory is ill pati-nt fidelity, and the sour- and we trust, enduring ?; which have made our country -v-?. are sK-wn with remarkable r.5 rfth Tie aues oi our creat struc: 1. o i.,.,; t r.l ::i-ce are tuui with alhitv u:iurra?sed m any! .e dr. v. Then follows a clear and r.iM.-t-v.nt r.f the formation of the ; u:ut:on ; me esta cstaoiisriment or I'r.' .e O' urse of affairs until the! f the Second War with Kng- ill and ct Uiprch.ensive account and its results. The events i'-i. m the cl' Se T that contest ncv-:r..'::t of the Civil War. rder. The history of the . t ? - i v nii in,o!!e vigor and ...;v to tnuli. 1 i i;e autuor 1 1 r.o rai ty cr sccti. n. He :ts I'Ut the lessons which :f baling to neither passion trusts to the ecod : n:on to sustain his ,k contains an Appendix, y.rz rn ctcrur.t cf the sjprcachirg Cen-t- rniul Exhibit;-: n. -risod in one h;rc:e. handsome .l.i 4 . t J prges, and contains ,;irs c n steel and wood of : r:Tcs and scenes. The price' IIoi-er ,iave len admitted to practice in ,. . . I the Suppreme Court and all the courts of ...run lo.rd to IurchaseatheTerritorv These scntlemcn are both 'i ( u l r sut scriLor is presented with rat l ie encravintr of the Cc-n- : n Buildings and Grounds. : script icn only, and the pub- vczv c:i diod at York the jr tr.e corn crop of this k-Is to aa acre. X A TIC N A L Co N V ENT IO N . Th e r;;::-.r.cr::ti? Convention meets in v i is n .)', :e -7th. IT ri-k i; Wri-ht distributed i to ''Vcs of hrad to the poor of -rre n asnmztcns birthday. i'Trir "yrv in the trial "of General -''"c r. ly.uis. for alleged complicity ,r-v"V irauds. on Thnrsdnv. rpn. I to AA i veraict of not cruiitv. i nr. Brooklyn Advisory Council ict, eustaininc? Ply- E-.'J'h f urcn nn ad thp onrt?onn ;nh. r'-'"r t tr.at a further church inves ss r?'.'c. ci mended under certain cir- t:---'..' ierr!. i or.e of the marrt's of growth nnd frc-grc-. In fonir 'nnatiin has increased from 1,- and it is growing at the r; ds a d;iy. .iX t::o r f Doyle, the "Moll v Ma-uire" cr nv'd ht week at Mauch '' K. , ;r xv; njurr,,r 0p nijnP koss Jones, ' "--"t)riae refuseil the application for a ar-'i l'"ive sentenced him to be ll" '? 'pt well guarded by r' '1"" Pirce to prevent any at- u'i " rescue him. ' i: " ' l r.vthias. have issuel a circular t!: jurisdictions in the United ;s- wdain-ng that tlie next session of trif. ?remo U shall be held in Phil- 'rh-.a l egmnitig on the fourth Tuesday of "-a ,'JPrena Lodge are authorized to centennial celebration during the w. M 1110 Supreme Lod'e as lod loirof res. lor nsiradp. A annua5 Uleet'ing of the Delaware, T vna Western railroad company ir,rfpn New Y on the 22d, the follow- ffirrs wore elected for the ensuing 3tr ti Uirv i ' 1 fpfirtpnt Samuel Sloan Secre- ll'r.rri v. Uiell; Treasurer, Fred v. '""ns; M anacrers, m. h. Dodjre, inU Pyn r' Geor? Buckley, J. I Blair, irisMn Uv!rarps S- B. Chittenden, John ft Wm ? -r-e Percy R. Pyne, 0 H, Phelps, James Blair. Wilson ailf - I. M.v-y. and A. L. Dennis. A careful measurement of the distance cu,uurwea tne tact that the riaitor to " , t,ruiuai wno ould see everything ,T v u lue DU1inps, must walk eighty-four and five-eights miles. There s nothing mean about the sultan of Turkey. His servants at the palace number o,400, the kitchen employing 500 the stables 400, the menagerie 200, and others accordingly. The gentleman's wives number, 1,200. W hen a California woman deteated a hon m a hand-to-hand combat, the neigh bors were greatly astonished, but her hus band quietly remarked : "Oh ! that's noth ing. That woman could lick the devil." There was a tear in his e3es as he thus ac knowledged his inferiority. Although the revival awakenings through out Schuylkill county have gone on for over two months now, there appears to be no abatement of interest in them, and some of the churches actually eipect to keep it up for two months longer, and indeed there is every indication that they may do so profitably. There have beeu a large num ber of conversions. i O ur triends from nrmca ,- promise to visit us in force, this summer General Norton, of the Centennial Bureau of Finance, states that every berth on everv stcaync-r to arrive at Philadelphia from foreign ports, has been engaged from the 1st of May until the 15th of September. The leading lines plying to other cities also expect a largely increased passenger trafSc. A rival of Tom Thumb has appeared in Einghamton. X. Y., in the person of a boy rive years old, who weighs nine pounds when fully dressed, is twenty-three inches in height, is physically perfect and healthy, and who talks very distinctly. The child weighed but two and a half mends at birth, and has not o-rown cmoo l.n -n-n few months old. Croup can be cured in one minute, and and the remedy is simply alum and sugar. The way to accomplish the deed is to take a knife or grater and shave otF, in small particles, about a tea-spoon-full of alum, then mix it with about twice its quantity of sugar, to make it palatable, and adminis ter it as quickly as possible. Almost in- -tanevs relief will fcllo. says an ex- c!i:.r;i:.: P. T. Barnum. tl;e showman, is at pre sent busily cr. raged in erfccti!)g arrange- i ments t ir a Centennial show during the coming summer, which is to eclipse all his I former eiforts. He will have employed 110O m?n and women and "xO horses and ror.hvs, and it will require 120 railroad cars for trjsportion purposes. He proposes to visit all the prominent cities and towns in the United States, going as far east as Ban gor, and as far west as Kansas City. mi i. he Penver, Colorado, Daily Times ?riys : Gen. Harrison Allen and Mr. Fred. lawyers of trood standing in tne courts of Pennsylvania, where they have prctieed for several years. Gen. Allen's talents and legal ability secured hi3 recognition for psominent positions in the gift of his party, and Mr. Hooker was for a long time the partner of Hon. Glenni W. Scofield, one of the most prominent lawyers in Pennsylva nia, and for mcny years a member of Con cress. The new firm has our best wishes !or their success. TfiE Dziiccr.ATic Leader Hill, of Georgia who has ccme forward as the Democratic Confederate leader iu Congress, the same man who offered the following resolution in the Confederate Senate at Richmond : Iiaohed. that every person pretending be a soldier or officer of the United States, who fcha.!l be captured on the soil off the Conreuorate states alter tne 1st oi January, lSo"3, shall be presumed to have entered the territory of the Confederate States with intent to incite insurrection and abr-t murder, and that unless satisfactory proof be adduced to the contrary, before a military court before which his trial shall be had, he shall suffer death." In effect this was a resolution that every prisoner of war should be put to death the most barbarous proposition that could be conceived, and borrowed from the most savage tribes in Africa. And its author is the man who now takes the lead of the Democratic Confederates in Congress, and lias the effrontery to arraign the Govern ment of Abraham Lincoln for its conduct of the war ! A Hnsical Ilonse. A Mr. William Stevens, living at Union Corner, Md., is the happy possessor of a musical mouse. According to the state ment of our informant, Mr. Stevens' house hold has been kept in profound wonder and amazement for a long time by the sweet strains of and unseen warbler, the music being precisely like that of a Canary bird. At various and uncertain hours of the day and night, and in diiferent localities in the house, the mysterious melody would break out, puzzling and delighting the inmates. After awhile the mystery was partially solved at least it was discovered that the sweet singer was a mouse ; and straight way plansVere adopted for the capture of hi mouseship. A trap, temptingly baited with a morsel of savory cheese did the work, and a few mornings ago Mr. Stevens' family awoke to find their singing morse a prison er. This minstrel mouse is not unlike oth ers of its species in its physical appearance, except in the item of color. Though in du rance vile, the little animal is apparently contented and happy, and continues to war ble as cheerful as ever. He has been trans ferred to a neat little cage and entertains the samilv, and numerous visitors who are attracted'by the curiosity, with almost con stant warbling. Our infomant says that the singing is precisely that of a Canary bird, and that no one would imagine other wise than that he was listening to a fine specimen c this popular feathered song ster. Milford Neves. TERRIFIC TORNADO. A Western Town Devastated. St. Louis, Feb. 28. A terrible wind storm, amounting almo.U to a tornado, struck the northern rart of. St. CharW Mo., yesterday afternoon, and passing down Main and Second streets, demolished or oauiy injured twenty or more bu:!dinsrs. Among those most seriously damaged are Kramer's warehouse, wrecked, and his fiourinir mill ereatlv ininrpH t.Vn .-.nrf house unroofed and the front blown down The county jail was unroofed and the wall oiown down two stories below the roof, leaving the iron cells exposed. Concert Had and St. Charles' Saving Bank, th Gas Works and Piper's Agricultural Ware house were totally destroyed. The First National Bank will have to be pulled down, also the County Clerk's Office and California House. The Democrat News and Zeitung offices, the Park Hotel, t&e Oerman .Methodist Church, Odd Fel lows' building and numerous other build ings were badly injured. James Gasney, an employee at the gas works, and his little son were killed. Three cr four other persons were more or less hurt. The storm went in the direction of Portage des Sioux, ard is said to lave destroyed several farm houses and iujured a number oi persons. The storm lasted less than five minutes The damage at St. Charles is estimated at $300,000, but th is is probably exaggerated. The Storm in Illinois, Chicago, Feb. 23. A terrific wind, rain, and thunder storm prevailed in this section last night, lasting until nearly morn ing, it was especially severe in the vicinity ot .uiiwauk.ee. 1 olographic communication is entirely severed with poiuts north of here, and the wires are reported badly down in all directions. The Tornado in Indiana. Cincinnati, Feb. 23. A despatch from tvansviile, Indiana, says that th tornado in Princeton, Indiana, last nisht 1. 1 i i i - uiew uown ten nouses, vjne nouse was burned. One old lady aud a boy were seriously injured. The Damage at St. Charles. St.Louis, Feb. 23. Later advices from St. Charles state that the damge by the tornado yesterday was much exaggerated, but it' will still be heavy, probably from 6100,000 to $130,000. The remains of George Linebur, a boy, were found in the debris this morning, which makes the third person killed by the storm, and about twenty persons were injured. Children Blown Away. Cincinnati, Feb. 23. A special from Evansville places the number of houses blown down by the tornado at Princeton Gibson county, Indiana, last night, at thirty- nine. I he storm struck the southwhestern part of the town, and, although it lasted but one minute, badly damaged the fine public school building, demolished the new church of the Covenanters, uprooted trees blew down fences, &c. A larre number of persons were injured ; one or two fatally. A little child was blown from its bed into a garden, and another was blown a hundred yards, and found on a railroad track. The names of the injuied, as farasascer certaincd, are Mrs. Clark, back broken James Taylor, injured internally ; Mrs. Llackherd, thigh broken ; Miss Kindle, both legs broken ; the family of Mr. Jennings all more or less injured. A number of horses were killed. There are rumors of gre; dame throughout the surrounding coun try, but no particulars have been received. The damage in Princeton is estimated at over 550,000. Huge Haii Stones. Cincinnati, Feb. 23. Additional par ticulars from Patoka, a station a few miles north of Princeton, say many hail stones were found there measuring over six inches in circumference, and fiome nearly eight inches. The Princeton Casualties. Further reports from Princeton state that eight persons were dangerously injured, four of whom arc not expected to recover. One woman lost her eyesight. Houses Demolished. Over fifty houses were totally demolished, and about fifty more were badly damaged. The tornado was most severe from the north side of the public square to the southern limits of the town. In the track of the storm it is impossible to distinguish streets or the former location of residences, everything being prostrated and spread over the ground. Several persons were buried under the wreck of their dwellings, . and were taken out unharmed to-day. j Walkin; on the Ceiling. One family found themselves walking on the ceiling of their house, the house having been overturned, yet they escaped un harmed, while those who attempted to escape were injured. Porter Williamson, colored, charged with the murder of Robert Hamilton, was taken from jail at Lebanon, Term., on Sun day night, by a band of masked men, and hancred and shot. There were shipped from Indiana dur ing 1875 1,338 horses, value $203,300; 5,;CG cattle, value SI 93.3 10 ; 27,795 sheep, value 111,180 ; 0,292 hogs, value $G2,920 a total of 41,141 auimals, the aggregate value being 35S0,G10. At New Orleans on Monday, the House of Represetatives resolved to impeach Gov ernor Kellogg, and so otified the Senate, which body promptly organtzed as a high court, but could not proceed because the House suddenly adjourned until to-morrow, which is the last day but one of the session. Governor Kellogg says this action was had to defeat his defense. At West Chester, Pa., on Sunday, John Turley mortally wounded his wife by shoot ing her in the head, and, thinking her dead, he shot himself twice in the neck. The wounded woman was alive when found, and was sent to St. Joseph's Hospital, Phila delphia. Her assassin is in jail, and it is thought his wound will not prove fatal. One hall has been extracted. By this tragedy a home is broken, up and four small children left unprovided for. Frtnthe Tidioute, Pa:, Ncu)s. ' Ploughing Every day in January Mr. W. W. AVarrcn ploughed every day in January, 1S7H, tip to 'the 25th day, brealciug up in that time thirty acres If pasture land. If any of the '-oldest" cau beat that story send it in. , "BRIDAL OF DEATH." Polygamy to be Suppressed. t Salt Lake City, Feb. 4. Chief Jus tice White in charging the grand jury to day concerning polygamy said : "We had better Jook it suuarely ia the face, distaste ful as it may bo to some, and govern our selves by right, reason and manly discre tion in dealing with it. Polygamy must be suppressed in this Territory. Mor monlsm many survive it, and relieved from it would stand unshackled and free, as every other creed or mode of religious worship, shielded and protected by the Constitution of our common country ; but if Mormonism cannot sever itself from polygamy it will be to it the bridal of death." What Regulates Easter Day. Easter will full this year on the loth rather than on the 9th of April, because Easter Day is regulated not by a solar, but by a lunar cycle the cycle that regulates the Golden Number. Now, by a solar cal culation day always begins at midnight ; but by a lunar calculation it begins at noon. If. therefore, the Paschal moon falls cn a Sa turday after 12 M., it is counted as falling on Sunday, and then Easter Day is, under the rule in the Prayer Brock, the Sunday following. This is what happens in the present year. The Paschal falls on Satur day, April Sth, at 2.43 P. m. It is there fore counted as falling on Sunday, April 9th, and Easter Day is the Sunday follow ing, that is, April 10. It may be added that should the full moon fall on March 21 before 12 M., that full moon, (counted, as falling on March 20) would not regulate Easter day, but the one following. This happened iu 1819. The Stay Law. mi i. mi . t f .ine out proviaing tor a stay ot execu tion which has passed a second reading in the House, grants a stay of execution for two years on judgments now remaining unsatiGed, or which may be obtained with in six months from the passage of the act : provided, that the defendant can show that he is the owner of property to double the amount of the claims held against him ; or, the defendant may give security to the Court or Justice of the Peace before whom the judgment was obtained, which security shall consist of one or more persons, who shall satify the Court or Justice that their property at a fair valuation is worth double the claim. Strange Petrefaction. Twenty-five years ago an old lady in Providence township, well known for her many excellent qualities, died and was buried in a psivate burying ground back of Hyde Park near the Continental mines. The body was removed a short time since, and it was found to present some very singular features. From the skull to the pelvis, or hip bones, nothincr remained but the bones, which were well preserved ; from the pelvis to the feet the limbs were found to be per fectly petreued, havincr all the appearance of stone, both in weight and color. We offer no explanation of this singular pheno menon, but leave it to the physicians to de termine why half of the body should be pe- trefied and the other not. Scranton Re publican. Public Schools at the Centennial. 3Ir. Wickcrsham, state superintendent of the Pennsylvania public schools, has adopted a handsome plan for the building for making an educational display at the Centennial. The building will be of glass with i frontage of one hundred feet and a depth of one hundred and forty-eight feet. The contract for its erection was awarded on Saturday and it is proposed to have the 1 11 .1 f 1 M T. Ml wors nnisnca py tne lotn oi .April, it win be amply large and will have a lecture room with a raised platform where the various modes of instruction can be illustrated, be side considerable space for the display of maps, models of school buildings and furni ture. A large number of colleges, uni- veritics, seminaries, normal schools and pub ic schools have given notice of their inten tion of being represented by contributions and classes. A regular programme of lec tures, class exhibitions, &c, will be made out. Pennsylvania's school system will be ully demonstrated. An Aged Horse. There is now in Erie county, Pa. or was at last accounts an equine curiosity in the shape of a forty-five year old horse. The venerable animal is in the possession of Hon. Morrow B. Lowery, of that coun ty. The horse was taken to Erie in 1S35 being then a frisky fonr-ycar-old by Geo. Lauman, Esq. The animal came into Mr. Lowry's possession in 1S49, and he ha3 owned him ever since. He wa? then a raven black, but the frosts of the forty five winters which have passed over him have turned his head as white as chalk. Some years ago the old veteran's teeth gave way, and after various experiments with soft food his kind-hearted owner secured the services of a dentist, who fixed up a full set of first-class "uppers" and 'dowers," since which time the old horse can take his rations with the most vigorous of his equine brethren. Two or three times a week he is driven to Erie from the farm where Mr. Lowery keeps him, and is a wonderfully stylish hack yet. Whenever the horse ap pears on the streets he is the object of much attention, and when his affectionate driver tightens the reins and brings him to a halt he is speedily surrounded by a crowd of ad mirers, who tenderly smooth his frosty coat and talk "hoss" with his owner as long as the patience of the latter will permit. Of course the horse is treated with great ten derness, the best morsels being reserved for his delectation and the warmest and cosiest nooks in the stable and barn yard reserved for his reception, and with anything like ordinary luck he will remain to cheer his old owner's heart for many years to come. The horse is a curiosity, and we doubt whe- ther one of equal age can. be found any where in the country. i tee: cedar mines of hew jersey. . Among the strange productions of Cape May,, says the Monmouth (N. J.) Demo crat, are the "ced-tr mines" swmps of dark , miry stuff in which are buried im mense trees of th? white cedar,. Cwressus thyokles of the botanists. These mines con tain enormous trees, buried to a depth varying from thrcs to ten feet. The los lie one across nnother, and there is abund ant evidences that they are the growing of different fcuccessive forests. Indeed, in these verv swamps forests of the same trees are now growing. Ihe miners have be come very skillful at their work. An iron rod is thrust into the soft mud, over which often the water lies. In striking a buried tree the workman will, by several sound ings, at last tell how it lies, which is its root end, and how thick it is. He then managos to get a chip, of the tree, and by its srnea determines at once whether it is worth the labor of mining, that is, the workmen will tell unerringly whether the tree be a windfall or a break-down. If a breakdown, it was so because it was de cayed when standing ; if a windfall, the trees fell when found, and has been pre served ever since by the antiseptic nature of the peat marsh in which it was buried. The soft earth is then removed. This makes a pit in the swamp. Into this the water soon flows and fills it up. This is rather an advantage. The saw is now introduced, and at regular intervals a cut is made through the trees, when the log floats to the surface. It is curious that the log of a sound tree will be sure to turn over when it floats up, the lower side thus becoming uppermost. Trce3 in this way are some times obtained , which will yield 10,000 shingles, worth $20 per thousand ; thus one tree will yield 200. The age of such a tree, as the season rings have been counted, has been made out from 1,000 to 1.200 years, and even more. A layer of such trees is found covered by nnother layer, aud these again by another, and even a third, while living trees may still be grow ing over all. It is evident, indeed that New Jersey has experienced what the geo logists call ''oscillation." Cape 3Iay con tains abundant evidence of having been lift ed out of a modern sea. The recent oyster and clam are found in natural beds, just as they died in the ocean, but now in posi tions many feet higher than the contiguous oyster beds ; while buried trees exist at depths low er tnan tne beds or Iivm-jr mol- lusiis. Special ILSTotice. Everv other thinl;eing equal, the cheapness cf an article is a great recommendation. It in bound to decide the purchaser. He would he foolish indeed who should pay more than he need, for an article fur the simple sake of pav ing! In buying clothing, which is quite an item in one's personal and family expendi ture", cheapness rules the dav, and ought to. At Wanamaker & Erown's Oak Hall, Phila delphia, it is certain that the purchaser buy cheaply. Cheapness, with every other excellence accompanmg it, 13 the very basis of their enor mous business. ' KEYSTONE DRUG STORE. Dr. S. L. Foclse & J. Kresge, successors to IV-tor Williams, have purchased the Empire Dru 'toro, on Main Street, a few doors below the Post-office, and for the convenience of those who vish to call, will have a red lamp in front, and known hereafter as the Keystone Drug Store, where will be constantly kept Paints, Oils. Varnishes, Drugs and Medicines, and all articles usually kept in a Drug Store, at the lowest market prices. S. L. FOULhTE, J. KRESGE. Dr. S. L. Foulke being a practical Physician, having his office in the rear of said Drug Store, cordially invites the public to give him a call. a iic is imiv quawneu 10 prescribe ana com pouna an prescriptions. 2s ov. 11, 1 u-uiu. Goods cheaper than ever at N. Rustcr's He has them marked way down to bottom prices. New goods will arrive at N. Ruster's this week and next. Don't fail to call and see them. Those wishing to secure a good bargain will do well to call at N. Rustcr's, as he is bound not to be undersold. MAK1UED. On Fehruary 24th, 1S76, by Rev. G. D. Car row, D.D., Mr. Calvin Martin and Mis Emma Lousia Flory, daughter of Captain William S. Flory, all of Stroudsburg, Pa. On February 24th, ISTrt, at the Cherrv Valley M. E. Parsonage by Rev. G. L. Staffer, Mr. Alonzo Ilumer, Esq., and Miss Eella Marsh, all of Stroud township. On February 12th, lSTfi, bv Rev. Samuel Hull; at Ids residence, Mr. J. W. Hall of Stroudsburg, Pa., and Mrs. Harriett P. Steele, of I'clvidere, N. J. February Cth, by Rev. Robt. Pitts. Mr. Geo. II. P.utler, of Prooklvn, N. Y. and Miss Lucy Anna, daughter of William S. Rees, of Stroud township, Monroe county, Pa. February ICth, by Rev. Robt. Titts, Mr. Eu gene Van Vliet, of Eat Stroudsburg, Pa. and Miss Theresa Kcllet, of Stroud township, Mon roe county, Pa. February 19th, by Rev. Robt. Pitts, Mr. William II. Scott, and Miss Mary Cecilia Gor den, both of Stroud.-burg, Pa. On Feb., 20th, 1S7G, at the Cherrv Valley M. E. Parsonage by Rev. G. L. Scha'ffer, Mr. John F. P.artholomew of Stroudsburg, Pa., and Miss Lizzie Fable, of Stroud township. DIED. At Reseca, Monroe county, Pa., February 19th, Owen Ca-sey, aped CO years. His funer rl and interment took place at East Strouds burg, on the 22d ult. Near Delaware Water Gap, Feb. ISth, John II. Rarnes, aged 2 years, 4 months and 1 days. Fb. 13th, near Sand Cut, Wayne County, Pa., Thos. Duer, aged 4 1 years, 1 month and 23 days. TO LET, A House and Rarn, in the Poroneh of Stroudsburg. The House in good order, with 12 rooms. Irirpih-e of J. R. MILLER, J. T. PALMER, BYD. W. PALMER. February 17, 1575. Decker's Column! Old Kriss Kinde After going around Monroe county, creep ing slyly down the chimueys on Christmas aud New Yesr'a and filling the stocking ot the little urchins, make them and their Mammas dance for joy, has gone back again to his Cottage in the mountains of "Paradise" where he keeps his good things, there V) stay until next Christmas : BUT DECKER OF THE Wonderful Cheap 1UCTI0N STORE is STILL AROUND TO PUT THE DOLLARS INTO THE POCKETS OP HIS CUSTOMERS. He wants to SELL off all his Goods, from the finest French Merino, down to the last Shoe String, He wants to SELL every yard of Calico-, every yard of Dress Goods, every yard of Muslin, every yard cf Flannel, every yard of Beaver Cloth, every yard of Cassimer and Satinett, and every Root & Shoe, every Coat, Pants & Vest, and every Hat & Cap, In fact he wants to sell every thinfr ho has now in the Store, so that he may fill it up early in the Spring with tlfe cheapest and most beautiful Goods ever sold i Stroudsbur?. We Will Sell off at Auction Prices, Commencing at S o'clock in the morninpf and close at the same time in the evening, at the following Smash Down Auction Pricci Best Shoe-Strings, Sets dozen. Best Needles, Sets a paper. Pins all sizes, octa a paper. 12 Dozen Shirt Buttons, all for 5ct. Ladies' made Callars, 2 and 3ct. Men's heavy mist J Hose, only iOcts. Children's & Misses Fancy Hose, 8 and 12cts. Ladies' Fancy Hose, only 20cts. Ladies' Merino Hose, only 15cta. Splendid Calicoes, 6 J and 7cts. Fine Muslins, 1 yd. wide, S and lfJcta. Beautiful Alpaca Lustres, only 20cts. Black Alpacas, only 25cts. Plaid Dress Goods, only 12cts. Fine Delains, only locts. Very fine French Merihoes, 7G to 90cU. Bedtick and Denims, 12 to locts. Very fine Wool Flanels, 20 to 25cts. Heavy Cotton Flannel, only 9cts. Heavy fine Bose Blankets, only $3.00 to $4.00 a pair. Fine Black Beaver Cloth, only $2.00 a yard. Black, Blue & Gold mixed, Cloaking Cloth, 75cts upward. Ladies' Sacks, ready made only $1.00. Good heavy Cassimersr only 50 to 75cta. Kentucky Jean, only 15cts. Cotton Bats (good) only 14cts. Cotton Carpet Warp (fine) 2Scts. Meu's Boots, (fine & heavy) $3.00 to $3.75 a pair. Youths' & Boy's Kip Boots, only $1.25 to $1.75. Ladies' fine Laced Shoes, only $1.50 tc $2.00. Ladies' fine Button Shoes, $2.50 to $2.75. Ladies' & Misses Rubbers, only oticts. Meu's Rubber Boot3, $3.15, Shoes 75cta. Men's Coats $3.50, Pants $2.50, Vest $1.25. Boy's whole Cassimer Suits, $4.00 to $0.00. Men's Cassimer Suits, $3 to $10. Men's Black Broadcioth Suits, $12 to. $1G. Men's Soft fashionable Hata $1.25 tc $1.75. Boy's Soft Hats, 50 to OOets-.. Ladies' Velvet Hata Trioix-ied, $1.50 to' $2.00. Ladies' & Children's Pars, aa.rly as possible half price. Besides lots of things- too numerous to mention here. Now we are bound to sell th ese Goods at these Auction prices every7 day and night during the winter. The past year has been a hard one, and money scarce, but thanks to oar customers it has been a busy year witd for we have sold more goods the past year than any year previous, sinco w have been doing business in! Stroudsburg, and- we trust that in the year" to come wa shaft nuike goods of all descrip tion so cheap that our cuatomers and sale will be largely increased. DECKER A CO. 4 doors below tho Post-Office',. Strorjclsburtj . Pas. April 15, 1S73.- ly. ' 1 1 1 r
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