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Persons drawn to serve as Grand Jurors, jor
May Term, 1841.
Joseph Snyder, Stroud.
John Green, Chesnuthill.
Christian Eylenberger, M. Smithfield.
Joseph Harman, Hamilton.
Daniel Snyder, Chesnuthill. 4
Peter Storm, Price.
Casper Metzger. Hamilton.
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Peter Shaw Hamilton.
Charles Strouss, Ross.
Thomas Stout, Tobyhanna.
John Kern, Stroud.
Charles J. Walton, Hamilton.
Benjamin Singer, Pocono.
John Frutchey, M. Smithfield.
John Orerpeck, Hamilton.
James Gunsaules, M. Smithfield
John Miller, Stroud.
Daniel Brown, Chesnuthill.
Rudolph Keller, Hamilton.
Bidleman Gordon, Stroud.
Peter Yeisley, Smithfield.
Persons drawn to serve as Petit Jurors.
David Bush, M. Smithfield. -
John P. Dowling, Coolbaugh.
George Krasge, Chesnuthill.
George Phillips, Stroud. .
Jacob Siglin, Chesnuthill.
George Altemos, Tobyhanna.
Peter Learn, Pocono.
William McNeal, Hamilton.
George L. Yan Buskirk, Hamilton;;
Jost Dreisbach, Tobyhanna. 1
John Boram, Price.
Charles Foulkc, Stroud.
David Roth, Ross.
John Pipher, M. Smithfield.
Joseph Johnson, Ross. ;
John J. Price, Price. -'"ity
John Shoemaker, M. Smithfield
Martin Place, do.
James Van Buskirk, Stroud.
Adam Custard, Hamilton.
Robert Brown, Stroud.
Nicholas Metzger, Hamilton.
Simeon Schoonover, M. Smithfield ;
Michael Gower, Ross.
Michael Brown, Stroud.
John Bond, Hamilton.
George Meckley, Smithfield.
Francis J. Smith, Stroud.
Townsend Palmer, do.
Peter Metzger, Hamilton.
Frederick Smith, Smithfield.
William Bisbing, Pocono.
Robert Boys, Stroud.
Je3se Shaffer, Tobyhanna.
Sydenham Walton, Stroud.
Peter Williams, Hamilton.
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NOTICE.
All persons indebted to the Estate of Jacob
Brown, late of Stroud township, Monroe coun
ty, deceased, are hereby requested to make pay
ment on or before the first day of May next,
and all those having demands against said
estate, are requested to present their accounts
legaUy attested for settlement, to either of the
Administrators.
DANIEL BROWN,
ROBERT BROWN,
EDWARD BROWN,
Stroud tsp. March 24, 1841.
Administrators
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SAW MILL FOR SALE.
The subscriber offers for sale his Saw Mill
.-ituate in Smithfield township, Monroe county,
about two miles from Bushvilie, adjoining lands
of Peter Trively and others. The said Mill
was built in 1837 by Adam Melze, a first rate
workman, and is as good as new Irons and
all in good repair. This mill is situated with
in a few rods of the river Delaware and can
be easily removed. It will be sold cheap.
GEORGE BARNES.
February 5, 1311.
papers by a carrier or stage anvers empiuyuu Dy uie propne
to-r: will hn charred 37 1-2 cts. per year, extra.
until oil nrrrttivirrfte - 1
STRO UDSBURG. MONROE COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1841.
POETRY.
Requiem on filse IeatU o President
Harrison.
WRITTEN BY GEO. P. MORRIS.
Weep for a spirit fled !
The solemn word is spoken !
Weep for the silver thread
And golden bowl are broken ! .
A warrior lived a Christian died! ' V
Sorrow should slumber in our pride!
Go bring his battle blade,
His helmet and his plume ; , t f
And be.his trophies laid v",
Beside him in the tomb !
Where files of time-maiked veterans come,
With martial tramp and muffled drum.
Give to the earth his frame!
!Twas born but to decay: , '
Not so his deathless name! ,
That cannot pass away ! :
In youth, in manhood, and in age, -He
dignified his country's page. . "'v
Green be the willow bough . , .
Above the swelling mound, s y
Where sleeps the hero now 4t;
In consecrated ground.
His monument his fame endears
His epitaph a natiion's tears !
Philadelphia Appointments by the
Methodist Episcopal Convention.
The following appointments were made bv
the Annual Conference of the Methodist Epis
copal Church, on Friday 16th inst:
South Philadelphia District.
James Smith, P. E.
Union. To be supplied.
Ebenezer. Pennel Coombe.
Salem. Elijah Miller; James Mitchell, sup.
St. Paul's. T. J. Thompson.
Western Church. J. S. Inskip.
Mariners' Bethel. J. Lednum.
Wesley Chapel and Fairmount. M. H. Sisty;
J. Woohon, sup.
Bethesda. W. H. Elliott.
Trinity. John Kennady.
Asbury. C. A. Lippencott.
Haddington. T. S. Johnson.
Chester. I. T. Cooper, T. Sumption; J
ley, sup.
Radnor. H. G. King, L. M. Prettyman.
Phoenixville.--W. M'Michael.
Tal-
Susquehanna Miss. J. Edwards;
Harrisburg. Joseph Lybrand.
Halifax. E. Reed.
Springfield. J. Hand, W. L. Gray.
West Chester. M. Sorin.
Dauphin. W. Cooper, J. W. Arthur.
Brandy wine. H. Sutton, W. Henderson.
New Holland Miss. A. John.
John P. Durbin, president of Dickinson Col
lege. Levi Scott, Principal of the Grammar School
of Dickinson College.
North Philadelphia District.
S. Higgins, P. E.
St. George's. J. B. Hagany; E. Cooper, sup.
Nazareth. W. A. Wiggins.
Eighth street. J. Nicholson.
Fifth street.--A. Atwood.
Kensington. G. Lacy.
St. John's. J. D. Onins.
Harmony and Elizabeth street. -R. M. Green
bank. , 1
Zoar. G. Wiltshire. - '
Parish street. T. Miller, sup.
Melody. Y. Gray.
Cohocsink. J. A. Roacho.
Frankfort and Bridesbur?. J. L, Taft.
Bristol, Bustleton, and Holmesburg. R.
Thomas, J. Allen.
Manayunk. W. Uric.
Germanlown. D. Dailey, D. Shields; W
Gilder, sup.
Lehman's Chapel and Bethel cir.- W
W.
H.
K.
Goentner, J. A. Boyle.
Norristown. J. Neal.
Rising Sun. PL E. Gilroy.
Doylestown and Attlcborough miss. C. 1
Crouch.
Easton. S. H. Higgins.
Stroudsburg. J. Flannary.
Mauch Chunk. W. M'Combs, J. Ashton.
Pottsville and Port Carbon. W. Barnes.
Reading miss. J. Mason.
Pottsgrovc miss. J. Harmer.
Stoddartsville. P. J. Cox.
Minersville and Wostwood. L. K. Benidge.
Mt. Bethel cir. To be supplied.
Sharp Tongue. A gentleman of Leeds in
his description of his eloped wife says, she has
a tongue that cuts like a razor.
Military. When I say fire! said a militia
captain to his men, all you that have guns must
shoot and you that have only sticks and com
stalks must point them outwards and cry boo!
An editor out West, when he wishes to write
sharp articles, puts vinegar in his ink.
From the Albany Cultivator
Work for the ITIoiilh.
. In the month of April the farm la
bor of the husbandman may be said
to commence. His flocks and herds,
his fields and his garden, all now re
quire or begin to demand, his constant
supervision. His young animals now,
as well as his old ones, claim his care,
and the least neglect ononis point
may occasion losses which a year of
toil can hardly repair, loo many
seem to suppose that because the
snow is gone, and the cows or sheep
are peimittecl to go into the fields, (a
very bad policy at this season by the
way,) therefore, less attention is ne
cessary, and that they may safely be
permitted to "shirk for themselves."
Nownoman who understands his true
interests will do this. He is aware
ihat animals need good looking to now
as much as ever, and it is probable
the inattentive farmer loses more of
his stock in April than any other
month in the year. Look then well
to your animals; see that that expres
sive, but unfortunately too often ap
propriate phrase, "poverty struck?
be not applicable to your creatures.
One great secret of having first rate
cattle, sheep, and swine, consists in
keeping them in the first rate condi
tion at all tirries.
PiiOWiNG. Do not plow when your
land is not in a fit condition to work:.
Some soils, those of a light or porous
kind, are ready for the plow as soon
as the frost is out, but there are many
of a ctayey, heavy or rete ntive kind,
in which early plowing, or moving the
soil while wet, would prove fatal to a
crop. Such must remain until suffi
ciently dry to work without adhesion,
or the labor upon them is worse than
thrown away. To remedy such ten
dency to adhesion as far as practica
ble, they should be thoroughly un
derdrained, which will much reduce
the period of time in which they can
not be worked. It is generally an ex
cellent plan to plow heavy soils in
the fall, while quite dry, as the win
ter's frost pulverizes them, and they
are fit to work earlier than when left
for spring plowing.
Spring Grains. Spring wheat,
barley, and oats, will succeed best
when put in' the earth as soon as it
can be properly fitted for their recep
tion. Wheat when sown late is very
apt to suffer from blight or rust, and
give an inferior kernel; barley is in
jured by the extreme heat of our sum
mers, unless its growth is so far ad
vanced that such an effect cannot take
place; and although oats will bear
late sowing better than other grains,
yet every farmer is aware that his
heaviest crops and best berried oats
are produced by early sowing;
Corn. We are inclined to the
opinion that the agricultural census
of the "United States will show that,
notwithstanding the vast quantity of
wheat produced, and its importance to
the country, the great bread product
of the nation is, after all, corn. Cer
tainly it will be so, if its capacity of
feeding both man and beast is taken
into consideration. April is the month
in which preparation must be made
for this staple crop. The manure
should be spread and plowed in, and
always remember that corn "is one of
the few cultivated plants that cannot
be manured too high. Cold, wet land
should never be planted to corn, and
if necessary to cultivate such, it should
not be moved with the plow until so
dry as to fall to pieces or be friable.
There is many a piece of ground
spoilt for the season, and the labor
and crop lost, by being worked when
too wet. The English make great
use of the turnep, and it is a most val
uable plant in proper soils and cli
mates; but would the English grow
the turnep as much as they do, if they
with the same manure and labor would
raise 70 or 100 bushels of corn to the
acre? Give your manure.5? invariably
to your corn and root crops, and let
these be followed by grain Avith grass
seeds. Heavy manuring will make
great wheat straw, but it will not give
a plump fine berry; the manure must
be thoroughly incorporated with the
soil for that, and corn is the best crop
for this purpose.
Remedy for Burns and Scalds.
The following recipe, as a remedy
for burns and scalds, wasl communi
cated to the editor of the U. S. Ga
zette, by a physician of Philadelphia.
It is said to be an efficacious and al
most unfailing remedy, and ought to
be generally known.
"Take soot from a chimney where
wood is burned, rub it fine, and mix
one part soot to three parts, or nearly
so, of hog's lard, freshimtter, or any
kind of fresh grease, that is not salted,
spread this on linen or muslin, or any
cotton cloth for easier or more perfect
adaption. If in very .extensive burns
or scalds, the cloth should be torn in
to strips before putting over the scald.
Let the remedy be freely "and fully
applied, so as perfectly to cover all
the burned part. No other applica
tion is required until the patient is
well, except to supply fresh applica
tions of the soot and lard, &c.
In steamboat explosions, this rem
edy can in nearly all cases; be at once
applied, and if done, many valuable
lives will be saved, and a vast amount
of suffering alleviated.
Durable Polish for Furniture. Take your
table to the cabinet-maker and make him plane
ou the wax or varnish, then take some very fine
sifted brick dust, mix a little sweet oil with it,
just enough to make it stick together like flour;
rub this mixture on the wood with a pumice
stone, until it is perfectly smooth; then add some
spirits of wine or strong old whiskey, and con
tinue rubbing until you have the required pol
ish, which will bo the more beautiful and far
more durable than varnish. Water may be
thrown upon it without injury, and when by
age the polish becomes dim you can in five
minutes restore its beauty by rubbing it with a
cloth dipped in boiling oil, or by using the brick
dust, as at first.
We copy, with cordial approbation, the fol
lowing timely suggestion of tho Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia Standard,
concerning due provision for Gen. Harrison's
family.
I hope that the next Congress will appropri
ate either the whole or at least tho half of the
salary of President for the term of four years
to General Harrison's family. This would be
nothing more than justice. General Harrison
had to mako many sacrifices incidental to his
election; he had to neglect his business and his
farm, and he had to give up the management
of his own private affairs in order to removo to
the seat of government and attend to the affairs
of the nation. I know that he is largely in
debted and that his farm at North Bend is
mortgaged for nearly all it is worth. It would
be a disgrace to the nation if his widow and
children were to be impoverished by the admi
ration and affection of tho people whose suf
frages invested him with the chief magistracy
of the nation. There is already a precedent of
this kind on record in the instance of General
Brown, and every one of your readers will re
collect with what manly eloquence Gen. Har
rison at that time advocated his cause. What
are fifty thousand dollars to a great nation de
termined to discharge a debt of gratitude to the
widow and orphans of one of it3 most illustri
ous patriots. 1 can scarcely bolieve that a
member of Congress would oppose a proposi
tion to that effect, and sincerely hope and be
lieve it will bo made at the next session.
The Earl of Chatham, who bore no good will
to a certain physician, was rallying him one
day about the inefiicacy of his prescriptions; to
which the doctor replied, "I defy any of my pa
tients to find fault with me." "I believe you,"
rerjlied the wittv earl, "tor thai artfaUutead!
j JBBH
No ffl?
To the People o the -United, State.-,
A RECOMMENDATION.
When a Christian People feel themselves W
be overtaken by a great public calamity, it be
comes them to humble themselves under the tlil
pensatidn of Divine Providence, to re&ogjfriso
His righteous government over the children of
men, to acknowledge His goodness in time pasj
as well as their own unworthiness. and to sup
plicate His merciful protection lor the futurti.
The deaih of Wili.i.mi Henrv Hakrujon,
late President of the United Slates, so s.xfrrf
ter hj qlevation to that high oftiee. is, be
reavement peculiarly calculated to be regandttd
as a heavy affliction, and to impress all urintltt
with a sense of the uncertainty of human things,
and of the dependence of Nations, as m
of individuals, upon our Heavenly PftiantL .
I have thought, therefore, that I shortW h
acting in conformity with the general expecta
tion and feelings of the community, in recotRt
mending, as I now do, to the People of iht
United States, of every religious denotnjuiUi,
that, according to their several modes aud.iorrfts
of worship, they observe a day of Fasiing.ai.
Prayer, by such religious services as niaife:
suitable on the occasion; ar.d I recommend Fri
day, the fourteenth day of May next, for- that
purpose; to the end that, on that day, we may
all, with one accord, join m humble and rever
ential approach to Him, in whose hands we are,
invoking him to inspire us with a prefer fpiril
and temper of heart and mind under tnas
frowns of His providence, and still to bestqw
His gracious benedictions upon our Govern
ment and oui country.
JOHN TYLER-.
Washington, April 13, 1841.
Tlie Fropijecic 2cvr JJrop.
A delicate child, pale, and prematurely wise,
was complaining on a hot morning, that the
poor dew-drops had been too hastily snatched
away, and not allowed to glitter on the flowers
like other happier dew drops that lived the
whole night through, and sparkle in the moon
light and through the morning onwards 10 noon
day. "The sun," said, the child, "has ehned
them away with his heat or swailewcd tfeem
up in his wrath." Soon after came rwft Uttfo
rainbow, whereupon the father pointed ujiwirali
See," said he, "there stand the de.5-dbps
gloriously reset a glittering jewelry ami ih
clownish foot tramples on them no more. BNr
this, my child, thou art taught that whai with
ers on earth, blooms again in heaven." Thin
the father spoke, and knew not that he spkjD
prophetic words; for soon after, the, dettqi
child, with the' delicate brightness of his paly
wisdom, was exalted like a dew-drop into hea
ven. Lawyer and the Irishman. While a num
ber of Lawyers and gentlemen were dining at
Wiscasset, a few years since, a jolly soul ironi
tho Emerald Isle appeared and called for a din
ner. The landlord told him he should dine
when the gentlemen were done. 'Let him
crowd in among us,' whispered a limb of the
law, (Albert Smith we believe,) and we will
have some fun with him. The Irishman took
his seat at the table. 'You were not born in
this country, my friend?'
No sir, I was born in Ireland.' v.
c Is your father living'
' No sir, he is dead.'
' What is your occupation?'
'A horse jockey, sir.'
' What was your fathers occupation?'
' Trading horses, sir.'
' Did your father cheat any one" while herein
' I suppose he did cheat many, sir.'
-Where do you suppose he went to?' '
1 To heaven, sir.'
And what do you suppose he's doing therein
' Trading horses, sir.'
' Has he cheated any one there?'
' He cheated one, I believe, sir.'
' Why did they not prosecute him?'
' Because they searched the whole kingdom
of heaven, and couldn't find a lawyer.'
Married. Richard Twigg, Esq., to Miss
Julia Tree. Liverpool Courier.
By news arrived from Liverpool, we see ;
That Richard Twigg has married Julia Treejf
The proverb illustrated here we find,
"Just as the twig is bent the tree inclined.1'
Cut and Come again. We saw a littfa
yesterday. Crescent City
Come hero and you may saw a littiawo.
Rich. Star.
Wc should be ant to saw a very nU,
your saw no sharper than your wit. Or
City. A
We can well believe it if von ha!, .?;
.is nwlrwnrrllv a vnn fin thfi other. M'tU b I
you feel the teeth, man. Star.
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A littlo man. observed that he had two
tivo qualifications, which were, that t m,
lay long in bed or wanted a great coat.
"I am ticklish there," as the roast nfe &
when the lorlc went between nis rms,
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