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STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., APRIL 6, 187G.
NO. 45.
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tC'i-ln VatVaWaMo terms.
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V1 solary Pnblic,
i:ST STUOITDSDUKG PA.
. nil business pertaining
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OS" A THOMPSON',
II -.il K-tate Insurance A scuts.
iurc, I'a.,Jan-2". 1:S.
r i;nr novlviiMinp.prarty opposite
"'Smrt l!i:ik. adtuiiistcrtd for extaitiiig
:r;'-., fjat..fi,'75-tf.
Sand Oct, Wayn-k Co., Pa.
. ,,rvn ;v t:e:uitil, to 6y or r.i'zht.
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r.i Liable.
AO
rU. ctlox and AiTauciia'n.
p1"
,,H H,vr, HnlKlin,. nearly j
ti'. r. m :U--e. r.cli-nof ou .Surah street, j
Siroiul-l.Mirg lloiic,'
in:?
Sirveyor, Conveyancer and i
wtLLit J-i. Urn
h:
Timber L-.r.ds and Town Lots
!
FOR SALE.
rlv c;;;rMto American
-low tiie ('or.!ter Store.
111"
D K. J. L A N T
"uIECHANIGAL DENTIST.
on y'.:n street, in tli sefond rtry
1 1 he Satyrs hiiustlf that ty rili-
asi'I the uu't i-arrit-t end
!o Ul '.:Ui;.T5 fHTtSIliKi-r io nir. pro-
;!,r 3M'.- in if rl n:i a:l itt-ra;ion
1 .a
i-arofal and kilifu2 inan-
i".-n t.J .-.vtn? th JTatun;! Tf-?li ;
n .iii:i -ial Ti t!i f.n Ruhlr.
:iauu Guai, stud jtctfect Gis in all
I'.r an'' danger of on- I
it : i'a- iii .-.N ;-
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Aijril 1 :, 174. ;f.
AOTi!LK TilOPIIY WOX
BV THE
ESTEY COTTAGE ORGANS!
iiic-e sr.rerior arid Leatiti fully finished in-'-r;:,--n:?
... far triij.sed their competitor in
' '' .riiy, wtttiies nnd delicacy of tone,
to carry of!' the ;nd only preminm giv-itoexhi-ii:...rs
of reed Orai.s at the Monroe
1 .1::, i.fiu .-'.HflllWr -J, iOI-i,
Oct kid "
e oe.r. 1 or tirice Iit address
J. Y. SIGAKUS,
PAPER HAiMiEK,
GLAZIER AND PAINTER,
MOMiOE STREET,
Ke.
ar'v opposite Kautz's Blacksmith Shop,
SxROCDeBURo. Pa.
i!. unierigned would respectfully in
to'ii, H;pC;. ;2pR8 f) t-jtrodabirr ;,nd vicinity
' J"'' Hilly prppired 10 do all kinds
rsp-f Hanirtsr. (jlazinf and Paintinjr,
P'Oitiiitly anJ at short notice, and that he
J"' consuatly on h;ind a fine htock ot
Ic?" fiaEi",2's of all dewripiiona and at
P'fC's, 'pjj paircnage of the public
jarnesty dieted. May 16, 1872.
FOR SALE,
A (i'm!.'.o home mid lot. nr th Court
'U. H ill U n,d t(ir icr or bPim-
. VJ .-U:t li!iri...,,.rv
"J-.i.uiv. i,
V. S. LLC
2:;. is:.-. ,r.
Dwelli
ing House for Sale.
a" vry ,lp "vo story lvre!IjnK I!oue, contain-J-1-'
s' vtu r-Mjiiia, on ol hkii is u:talile
" '"ra tore K'khh, hituatc on Main strtt-t,
!IJ rouxti of lrudsiur. The
o?L&V lj"'1'lu,g m-:ir!v nei-, itJ tverr frart
sejr ,t m g(Jj4 cou'.iitiou. For terms Ac,
1 -' ' i - -
TO LET,
- j t c-
of s., . ,'v House and IJarn, in the Borough
wiii w uUrS- Tl: Houe in good order,
"i-rooms. Inquire of
J. B. MILLER,
J.T. PALM Ell,
SYD. W. PALMER.
n,ary i7f 1875
t) V ,T 5ou, hw at ,I-
ti;,.r a,1y & .Sons are the only Uuder-
ba.iD'fe"V TJur understands their
ty arJ;. if I11- attend a Funeral managed
will SMtu Undertaker in town, aud you
f 1. -
l I
T.'-'th? of xhi vor'r tW d0,!ars 3"a nttJ
. .V., .3 fl VCV.T I"
('.;..? '';-.lii..;iaH until ail arrearages are
' Pru ,',ti'.n of the hditor.
'".U"'!;!'!'!,:n"''rti.n St -l:h additional in-
i 1 i"'-:r 0!1(' in r""rurtio"-
r
DGcksr's Column!
Old Kriss Kingle
After going around Monroe county, creep
ing slyly Jown tlie chimneys on Christmas
and Xuw Year's and filling the stockings
or 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 to stay until next Christmas :
BUT DECKER
of Tin;
Wonderful Cheap
AUCTION STORE
STILL AROUND TO PUT
THE DOLLARS INTO
THE POCKETS OF
HlS CUSTOMERS.
He wants to SELL off all his
Goods, from the finest French
Merino, down to the last Shoe
StriDg. lie wants to SELL every yard of Calico,
rvcry yard of Dress Goods, every yard of
Musiin, every yard cf Flannel, every yard of
Ueavcr Cloth, -every -ard of Cassiiuer and
Satinett. and every Boot Sc .Shoe, everv
Coat, Pants & Vest, and every Hat& Cap.
In fact he wants to sell every thing lie
ias now in the Store, so that he may fill it
up eany m tlie Spring with the cheapest
and most beautiful Goods
ever sold in
Stroudsburtr.
iiou,s!We wm gell off at Auction
! Prices,
Liniencing at S o'clock in the. morning
and close at the same time in the evening,
at the following
Smash Down Auction Priccs
Dost Shoc-Strings, 5cts dozen.
Dcst Needles, 5cts a paper.
Dins all sizes, "cts a paper.
i"2 Dozen Shirt Buttons, all for octs.
Ladies' made Callars, 2 and 3cts.
Glen's heavy mixt Hose, onl- lOcts.
Children's Jc blisses Fancy Hose, S and
12cts.
Ladies' Fancy Hose, only 20cts.
Ladies' Merino Hose, only 15ets.
Splendid Calicoes, C and Tcts.
Fine 3Iusiius, 1 yd. wide, 8 and lOcts.
Deautifui Alpaca Lustres, only 20cts.
Dlack Alpacas, only 25cts.
Piaid Dress Goods, only 12Jcts.
F'trie Delains, only 15cts.
A'cry line French Merinoes, TGtoOOcts.
lied tick and Denims, 12 to locts.
Very fine Wool Hands, 20 to 25cts.
Heavy Cotton Flannel, only 9cts.
Heavy fine Hose Blankets, only $3.00
to 84.00 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 Casiimers, only 50 to 75ct3.
Kentucky Jean, only locts.
Cotton Bats (good) only 14cts.
Cotton Carpet' Warp (fine) 2Scts.
Men's Boots, (fine & heavy) $3.00 to
$3.75 a pair.
Youths' & Boy's Kip Boots, only $1.25
to $1.75.
Ladies' line Laced Shoes, only $1.50 to
$2.00.
Ladies' fine Button Shoes, S2.50 to
$2.75.
Ladies' & Misses Rubbers, only 50cts.
Men's Rubber Boots, $3.15, Shoes 75cts.
Men's Coats $3.50, Pants $2.50, Vest
$1.25.
Boy's whole Cassirucr Suits, $4.00 to
$0.00.
Meu's Cassimer Suits, $3 to $10.
Men's Black Broadcloth Suits, $12 to
$lo
Men's Soft fashicuable Hats $1.2a to
$1.75.
Bov's Soft Hats, 50 to OOcts.
Ladies' Velvet Hats Trimmed, $1.50 to
$2.00.
Ladies' & Children's Furs, nearly as
possible half price.
Besides lots of things -too numerous to
mention here. Now we are bound to sell
these Goods at these Auction prices every
day and night during the whiter. The past
year has beeo a hard one, and money scarce,
but thanks to our customers it has been a
busy year with us, for we have sold more
goods the past year than any year previous,
since we have been doing business in
Stroudsburg, and we trust that in the year
to come we shall make goods of all descrip
tion so cheap that our customers and sales
will be largely increased.
DECKER & CO.
4 doors below the Post-Office,
Stroudsburg, Pa,
April 15, 1375.-ly.
THE BREAD-AND-BUTTER BOY.
BY A. H. BENCDICT.
I knew him when, a lawless lad,
A dozen years of a;jc,
IIo stood beside me In the class,
Anil thumh'd my reading pac;
Tor he could seldom find his book
And then 'twas torn and soil'd ;
He somehow had the chronic lack
To have his !?fson9 spoil'd.
He was the teacher's plague, his dread.
Nor yet the scholars joy ;
Vi'e christcn'd this young jackanapes,
"The lJread-and-Butter Boy."
For why ? He stoutly stufTd himself
With butter and with bread,
In school, behind his book, Lis desk.
In entry, or the shed :
Nor did it matter whose it was.
Or on what basket, coat,
The gormandizing tyro poune'd
To gorge his greedy throat ;
Suffice it, his propensity
And regular employ
Begat for him the sobriquet
"The Ire?.d-and-Butter Boy.w
I saw him, later on in life,
When he was "well to do ;"
Iic'd had his hand in public crib,
And in a ring or two ;
He did not want for bread, at all.
And buttcr'd it full thick ;
His very face seemed made of dough ;
His tongue a pudding stick ;
He had the talent to absorb
Tli' unwary to decoy,
And 'scape the pui-islunr nt, as when
A Bread-and-Butter Bey.
Again, I'd lust all traces of
'This weli-lcd, wild tool,
Till, lately, down in Washington,
At Uncle Sam's own school,
Cail'd Congress where, by boor or crook,
And Towers Infernal, join'd,
Full many a scounderl worms his way,
To air his empty mind,
I stepped, a mere spectator, in.
The speaking to cijoy.
And lo I in grand spread-eagle gush,
Our BreaJ-and-Bntter Boy !
With fits uprais'd and eyes oproil'd,
His cheek as sheepKin pale !
He ' laid" about him, right and left.
As one that swings a flail !
And yet the House was all untnov'd,
No deep emotion snvte
The Members, who despised the man
They knew would sell his vote;
But yet he spoke his wretched piece
'Twere better to destroy,
For grub and btmcomlx; had inspir'd
The Bread-aml-Butter Boy !
"Large streams" as in the sons w e're
"From little fountains flow,"
So, tall and festive Congressmen
From little rascals grow ;
And though you now are small and mean,
And thievish, too, may be,
Steal on! thou fu tu re Cicero '
From lisping A B C,
Traise the "dear people," by and by,
Chicanery employ,
Outwit "the critics," and be crownd.
"The Bread-and-Butter Boy !"
YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW.
HER SIDE OF THE STORY AND A FRETTY
GOOD STORY, TOO.
A good many things, some of them good,
many of them sharp and occasionally cruel,
having been said of late about mothers-in-law,
and now comes one of this much-talked-of
class and tells her side of the story. That
she tells it well will be admitted by all who
read it.
Left a widow, after a few years of most
unhappy life, I retired with my two child
ren to a small town, where I intended to
subsist upon my very moderate means, and
devote myself to the care of their educa
tion. I think the enjoyment we have in our
children before they reach the age of ten is
very great. All faults and evil tendencies
seem so sure to be eradicated with time
that we can scarcely believe the pains we
are taking will ever have any but the de
sired result. These early promises arc so
beautiful ! Every childish liking seems a
talent, lacking only opportunity to develop
into excellence.
My girl and boy went to school in the
morning. In the afternoon we walked to
gether, and we all three enjoyed those long
rambling walks. Then our tea table, and
our evenings, when I read to them how
delightful was our companionship ! How
I tried in every way to sow the good seed.
I have said that my means were small, but
my wants were few, and I considered it my
duty to make them fewer for my children's
sake. I took care that they were always
well dressed, often working until late at
night at their clothes my own were plain
enough. They never knew, of course, the
sacrifices I made that they might have pleas
ure. That my children loved me, respected
me, I need not repeat. Their first thought
always seemed to be of me. At Christmas
they presented me with horrid little daubs,
which I still treasure, tied up in little pack
ages and dated. Ah ! happy, happy days !
days when a paper of sweet cake is suffi
cient for happiness.
The days came when they grew tall and
less dependent on me. James lcfl school,
and, as my means did not admit of his go
ing to college, I obtained admittance for
him into the place of business of a friend.
One day I heard an acquaintance say that
my son admired Miss Bensou. Then first
shot into my heart that acute pang of jeal
ousy, which I heard a woman feels when
another woman dares to lay claim to her
son a bitter, unreasonable feeling, but
strong and fierce, trample on it as you may.
I asked James about it ; he laughed at the
idea.
A year later he announced that he was
engaged to this very girl, and asked me to
go and see her. I went. She was tall and
very thin, and stylish looking, with reddish
hair. She wore a great many flounces, and
a great deal of jewelry of the pale gold kind.
Her manners were very gracious to me,
but somehow or other there was something
about her that seemed to say she was the
one who had always had a right to James,
while I stood out in the queer but awk
ward light of one whose claims upon him
were very trifling and quite recent.
When I went home I sat in my rocking
chair for about an hour, thinking. I had
understood the formation of every kite he
had ever flown, fathomed the capacities for
every toy cannon with which he had ever
just missed committing suicide, overcome
the mysteries of marbles of every degree,
loved every puppy and kitten he had ever
adopted and taken to his heart why could
I not at least try to love this reddish -haired
girl ? People congratulated. "Oh !
yes ; I was very much pleased, not losing a
son at rdl oh no ! only gaining another
daughter I" "Delightful, certainly ; and
early marriages arc, as you say. very de
sirable. A year afterward they were married, and
remained some months with her family,
during which time I saw her often, and
cannot saj that I had any fault to find
with her. Then James sought and obtained
a very good position in a town distant about
one hundred miles. At first the news was
very satisfactory. "Charming little house,
the perfection of servants;" aud then later,
"loveliest little baby," my grandson. Then,
some months later, things were not quite
so bright. The baby had had the croun,
my sou himself a touch of the intermittent
fever, servants were great plagues, house
keeping a dreadful trouble. Disturbed be
yond measure at the reiteration of these
lamentations, I decided to go and see for
myself how they were circumstanced, and
be of what assistance I might for a short
time. So one wintry morning, leaving
Fanny with an intimate friend, and intrust
ing my house and all it contained to the
care of one servant, I left home alone. Ar
riving after dark at my destination I found
the two young servants enjoying a very
comfortable meal in the kitchen. MT sou
and his wife were out spending the even
ing with some friends. Their surprise and
pleasure at seeing me upon their return
home appeared great. Upon conversing
with Maria the next day. I found her to
be very ignorant as regarded baby's require
ments. "He does cry so dreadfully, she
said. I stayed there a whole month ; per
haps it was too long, but then there always
seemed to be somethirg for me to do. I
took charge of the little creature whenever
his mother wanted to spend an evening in
company, which was not seldom. Many
and many a lonely hour did I spend in that
dimly lighted room, listening to that low
breathing rather than trust him to the awk
wardness of the young girl who professed
to fulfill the duties of a child's nurse. I
did a great deal of serving for Maria, of
whom I became fonder than 1 had ever ex
pected to be.
James had a relapse of his intermittent
fever. His wife knew nothing about sick
ness ; I nursed him I, who never knew
fatigue when he needed anything in former
years, would not fail him now. I sat up
with him night after night, and showed
the cook how to prepare nice little dishes
for him, such as I knew he liked that is
to say, I prepared them while the cook
looked on. Whatever was wanted now,
upstairs or down, I was that one to plan
and to do. At last I began to think I
ought to return to Fanny ; and, seeing
James fairly convalescent, I sought the train
for my journey homewards. Sitting in the
railroad car, a party of young people took
place in front of me, laughing and talking
with animation, principally about persons I
knew nothing of, except by name. Pre
sently one of them began to talk about my
son's wife.
"I used to see a great deal of them at
one time, she said, "but
"But what?" asked another.
"Oh ! well, they had a raotber-in-law
raging around, so I kept away."
"So. have I."
Here followed a largh of derision.
"A mother-in-law 1" exclaimed another ;
"that's hard ; I do pity them, indeed."
"But I hear she's off now."
"Glad to hear it. Have you heard the
new opera?"
I was the mother-in-law" on whose ac
count friends kept away. I remembered'
the weary nights iu that sick room ; tho
weary days, when suffering from loss of
sleep, I struggled to keep my eyes open1,
that I might attend to various little hoiisu
hold duties which of all this was the "rag
ing around" that excited the risible mus
cles of those lively young people ? I thought
of ranny, her good looks, her intelligence,
lcr affectionate nature, and found myself
wondering what her future was to be. But
here we are. There she was, waiting to
meet me, dear child : but there was some
one with her, a most insignificant looking
individual, with very prominent eyes and
large whbkerf. Why did my heart sink
with a melancholy foreboding r
How glad she was to see me again ? She
introduced her companion- to . me as Mr
Jenkins, and whereas I was all anxiety to
be alone with her, Mr. Jenkius, with a great
flourish of politeness, Walked all the way
home with us. Before I could untie the
strings of my bonnet he told me that Famiy
had promised to marry him ! 1 was thurr
derstruck, haTing, iu the annoyance of his
presence, forgotten my foreboding of half
an hour before; I had read with much at
tention, in various highly lauded books, of
the ereat and impcratiye duty of bringing
up a girl to be a helpmeet for a noble man
this dapper little manikin. He seemed
amiable, but so utterly insignificant. He
had uninteresting parents, and weak, plain
sisters, all of whom made a perpetual amuse
ment of the engagement. My parlor was
given up to them entirely that is, to him
and his sisters. I seemed always "ac trop
when I entered, by the sudden silence which
followed the animated talk. My coming
was an interruption. I began to sit up-
stairs. I always walked alone.
Having avoided all society and all ac-
quaintanceship when my children were
youug, that I might devote my whole time
to them, I found myself now friendless and 1
1 1 TV 1M - 1 i i 1. - I
aesoiuie. menus, use plants, must ue
cultivated. I found no congeniality of either
of the two families with whom my child-
rcn were connecting themselves.
After two years they were married : and
after a year of boarding, aspired to the
dignity of keeping house. After looking
at many dwellings, one was selected one
which required a great many repairs ; and
now my services were in very great request,
I attended to all the directions Mr. Jenkins
wished given to the workmen ; I stayed in
tne cold empty rooms all day whea there
was nothing to sit on but an empty candle-
box. I did the necessary quarreling with
plumbers, and bore the snubbing of the up-
holsterers ; and I put the furniture in the
places I thought best, by decrees cnanging
it all to suit his tastes. I washed all the
china and glass, and sometimes fancied,
when it got dirty, that in doing all this I
was happy. I had so long been accustomed
to work lor those I loved that it was hard
to learn that there might be any reproach
connected with it. 1 must do Fanny the
justice to say that she was very kind and
'ratcful to me
On the last day, after having some cold
tea out of a pitcher on the corner of a man
fol.Tionn T nrarlMril Mr .TcnL-ma xchn
vvi i j a. v uvui 4 At rj IT O
had brought a friend to admire his new goods with great facility, but as being rc
dwelling, say : markably lax in his payments. It was sta-
"Well, the carpets are down, the furni-
ture is all here, and I think now when we
get our servants, and engage a baker and less than hve times. 1 Uis thing got to be
milkman, and are entirely clear of the rather monotonous with Miller, and wea-mother-in-law,
we shall be ready to move ryiQg of his imprisonment he sought re-
in.
Both my children married, I had my
solitary little house to myself, and very
solitary it was. I tried to get up some
spasmodic friendships with my neighbors,
but, being hollow, these forced intimacies
soon fell through. But I ought not to com-
plain ; it is the way of the world.
I only wonder it, considering the love
i have for our children, young or old, the
we
world is not apt to be a little hard upon
the mother-in-law.
A Dangerous Female Blackmailer.
Several weeKS ago a strange woman ap
oeared in the citv of Readimr who created
ouite a fiurrv in some circles. She renre-
sented herself to be a canTassinz ajrent for
a particular church publication and she
brought letters with her purporting to have
been written by promiuent clergymen in
Harnsburg, Allentown and other cities of
this State. She made her business known,
and it was not long before she had several
familes interested in her btrsiuess welfare
She is described as a tall woman with
black hair and black eyes, fair complexion
and moderately well attired. She was ap
parently very modest and reserved and was
successful in palming herself off as a re
spectable lady whose husband had died two
years aro in Boston. She was brilliant in
conversation, a good singer and performed
on the piano, aud when sufficiently induced
to take part, formed an attractive person in
any social gathering.
She canvassed during the day for Sub-
iK.rta on.I i'-inf' cn rrncc till A I ra
scribers and way (mite successful. Mrs.
Montclair visited the ofhecs and private
residences of quite a number of people,
and in many iustances she collected a year's
subscription in advance, a certain gentle-
man, however, had his suspicions aroused
r V, f 'i t ,, i i, j t
from the fact that at times she showed her
true nature to be dashy and forward rather
than modest and reserved, and that instead
of being what she wanted others to think
ill- i Is li.i
and believe, sue was masquerading au me
. . r . 'n, t
quire a great length of time to do th is, for
the woman s true character burst upon him
like a thunderclap from a clear sky. He
tried to set a trap but it sprung long before
lor, thc wife being up stairs. All of a sud-
den the- woman screamed at thc top of her
voice, the wife rushed down stairs and the
husband was in a terrible' fright for a mo-
, , , , t. .. .
demanded an explanation, the strange wo-
mun sat crying in a corner and the husband
maddened with ' rage paced the floor and
ordered the woman to leave the house im
mediately. Matters were fearfully mixed
and a strong dramatic situation followd
Tlie strange woman said that she had been
terribly insulted, and that the man had of
fered her serious insult and had attempted
to take improper liberties with her.
"Zounds, madam, you lie !" exclaimed the
husband forgetting his manhood in' his
passion. "Silence ! said the exasperated
wife. "Is this irue or false ?" she asked
of the stranger.
"It is true, rmtdam, and I shall take
care to tell people how I was treated by
your husband, too !" Thc wife seemed to
be nearing diritraetroir and she asked pite-
ously what could be done to avoid- the im-
pending dishonor of the family.
Strange to relate thc femalo agent very
coolly replied : "Madam, if you will give
me one hundred dollars I will leave Read-
ing to-night and never say a Word about
it."
"Monstrous P exclaimed the husband,
"Here, madam, walk right out of the
house; do' your worst ; but never darken
this dcor again." He led the woman
through the vestibule and darned tho
door as she went down the front steps.
He sent a person immediately to the tele-
graph office aud inquired of the publication,
house whether thev had a certain Mrs.
Montclair in their employ caaTa3.rIig for
papers in Reading. The store wa.3 closed
in New York and a reply was not received
until ten o clock the next day. The un
swer was "No, we know of nobody by
.1 . . - , 1 1 r, .'
uiai name enwoycu oy us. cue is a
fraud."
The telegram was shown to the wifj
who then tuily believed that the woman
was a heartless blackmailer. She must
have left the city either the same night or
early the next morning as she has not been
seen or heard of since then. It has been
ascertained, however, that Mrs. Montclair
got away with quite a siim of money and
that she was successful in levying black-
mail upon at least two married men who
say that they gave er money just to shut
her mouth and get rid of her. Happily
for them, the stranger was proven to be a
bad character. The letters she had in her
possession have since proved to be forger-
ics of the worst charatcr. It is supposed
a man is travelling with her, who wrote
the letters, signing the names in imitation
of those written on her subscription book
by the preachers above alluded to.
Valuable Receivership.
A decidedly novel case came the other
day for abjudication before Judge Curtis,
holding Court m the citv of New aork.
hdw. J. Miller, a colored gentleman, was
charrred with 2 we'aknsx r,f nilVfha?!r?"
tea that during the last eight months he
has been confined in Ludlow Street Jail no
lease, claiming to be an insolvent debtor.
"Kiss the Bible," said Judge Curtis to
Miller, and the latter promptly applied hi3
laaiais to tne sacred volume. "1 want
you should true answers make to any ques-
tions put to you as to your property."
"Yes, sah, that I will," replied Miller,
with a grin, but which was rather ghastly
man otnerwrse.
"How much money have you ?" was tho
hrst judicial interrogatory,
il will tell you," answered J
Miller, and
he proceeded to look through his pockets,
extracting in the course of thr.e a greasy
ten cent stamp, two five cent nickel pieces
and four pennies. "Here it is," extending
his hand with the money in it toward the
Judge
"How much is there ?"
"Well, I make it twenty-four cents
ernaps you woum i:kc to count it your-
self;
un bo; is tnat an the money you vo
got ' .
"Yes, sir."
"None anywhere eke ?"
"Not another cent in the world."
"Have you any property?"
"Well, let me see," answered Miller,
scratching his head. "CI., ves ; I've got
a dog."
The answer averring the Ownership of
the dog evoked a general smile and put a
a stop to further questions, but did not
qtte cud the case This was conclude'
h? appointing one of the lawyers receive
ot "J? moncy and the do? th instruction;
ded
to dispose of the dog and to sue the pro-
ceed thcr withtha r,40UCy on hand,
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for the benefit of the creditors.
Hotf to Entrw the Age of a Horsa.
The coU U Wn with twlvp rrinWi
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when four froat teeth have made their
appearance, the colt is twelve days old,
and when the next tour comes forth it is
four weeks old. Wlcn the corner teeth
ar thc coU is ei.ht montll3 olJ .
when the latter have attained to the height
of the fnt teeth ifc is one year old. Tho
two year old coit has the kernel (the sub
stance in the middle of the tooth's crown)
nrnnj rtf :n nii tUa rrnry. t.,. r ...
thrd year the ttlil0 frcnt tccth are bdnS
shifted, and when' three years old, these
afc substituted by the horse teeth. The
ncxt four are shifted in the fourth
vear, and the corner teeth in the fifth. At
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lower middle front teeth, and the bridle
teeth have now attained to their full
growth. At seven' years-, a hook has been
formed in the corner teeth of thc upper
jaw, the kernel of the teeth next at the
middle is worn out, and the bridle teeth
bejnn to wear off. At eijrht years, the
kernel is worn out of the lower front teeth,
and begins to decrease iu the middle upper
front. In the ninth year, the kernel has
wholly disappeared from the upper middlo
front teeth-; the hook en the corner has in
creased irr size, and the bridle-teeth lose
thMr rotnts Tn thp; tnth vp;vr ihf L-rnl
js worn out 0f the teeth next to the middle
front of the upper jnw ; and in the eleventh
ycar the kernel has entirely vanished from
the corner teeth of the same jaw. At
twelve years old the crown of all the front
tceth it, the lower jaw has become trianfoi-
lar, and the bridle teeth are much worn
down. As tire horse advance in age, the
gums shrink away from the teeth, which
conscquenty receive a long, narrow ap-
pearance, and their kernels have become
metamorphosed into a darkish point, gray
liairs increase in the forehead and over the
eyes, and the chin assumes the form of an
angle. Journal of the I arm.
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