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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-06-20
Polk and Free Trade.

The Washington Standard has Immediately
over the nominations OF Polk and DALLAS,
whom i, warmly Supports, The following extract
from Calhoun's letter:
"The grea, popular party is already rallied
almost en- nasSe around the banner which Is
leading the party TO its final triumph. The few
that slill lag will soon be rallied under lis am
ple folds On that banner is inscribed---FREE
TRADE; Low DUTIES &c. &c.
This assertion of Mr.. CALHOUN wa~ proph-
ecy.--he fen that Jagged, have rallied under
The ample folds Of Free TRADE, Polk aud
DALLAS. This is the issue, PennsyIvanians
Z" Free Trade with Polk" against "a Tariff
Policy with Clay" Choose ye between them
.choose, but do not say after lhe election, If
you are betrayed, that YOU were not weekly
warned from the columns OF our paper and 9th
er Wing prints. that The election Of Polk would
be the repeal of The Tariff of S42. aud The de-
slruction Of the Protective Policy.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-06-20
An UnfaIlimg Sign.

When the swallows fly low, be sure rain Is
at hand Yesterday morning could scarcely
have been surpassed for the clearness OF the
sky, and the elasticity of The atmosphere AT
The same time there was an unerrlpg indication
of rain The swallows were sklmmlng The sur
face of the ground Before noon the clouds
gathered slowly over the horizon, and drench-
ing rain fell before sua-duwn.--NsW Hauen
Courier,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-06-20
Death in the Kitchen.


Tim, thou art nigh, !-'Tis sure that
And all who hear thee, are 10 die.
The sloulesl lad and wench
Must lose their places al the will
OF death, and 60 a, last TO fill
The sexlon's gloomy trench.
The dreary grave oh when think
How close We stand upon lis brink,
My inward spirit groans
My eyes are filed with dismal dreams
OF collins, and this kitchen seems
A charnal full of bones!
Yes, iovial butler, thou mus. fail,
As sinks the froth on thine own ale;
Thy days will soon be done
Alas. lhe common hours that strike
Are knells; for life keeps wasting, like
A cask upon The run.
Ay, hapless scull,on! lis Thy case:
Life travels al securing pace,
Far swiIier than thy hand;
The iasl-decaying frame OF man
Is but keule or pan,
Time wears away wIlh--sand
Thou need'sl not mistress cook! be told,
The meal Tomorrow will be cold
That now Is fresh and ho,
Fen lhus our flesh will by aud by,
BE Geld as stone l--Couk lhou must de!
There's death within the pot!
Su,snnah, too nay ady's maid;
Thy pretty person once nusl aid
To swell The buried swarm!
The glass OF fashion" thou wilt hold
No more, but grove! lii the mould,
Thal'o not the "mould of form"
Yes, Jonathan that drives the coach,
He too well Ieels the fiend's approach
The grave will pluck him down;
He mist in dust and ashes lie,
Aud wear the church yard livery,
Gras. green turned up with brown.
How fraiI is our uncertain breath
The Iaund.'ess seems full hale, but Death
Shall her last linen" bring.
The groom will die, like all his kind;
And cen the The stable boy will 6Hd
This life no stable thing.
Nay, see the household dog cen that
The ear,h shall Iake--Ihe very Cat
Will share the common fall;
zAl,heagh she hold [lhe proverb saith
uineiaid life, one single death
Su6ces for them all
Cauk, baiier- Susan, Jonathan,
The giri that scours The pot and pan,
And these tia, tend the s,eeds--
All, all shall have another sort
OF service aiser ,hls--n short
The one The parson reads!
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-06-20

Ii was stated in meeting of the Cincinnati
Horticultural Socie'y, last week. that one per-
son, Mr.. Cuiberlsou, on the bank Of The Lick
ing, had 60 bands constantly employed IN pick
Ing suawberrles, aud that he sent l25 bushels
Of The fruit daily TO the Cincinnati market
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-06-20

NTCoL. JOHNSON should mos, undoubtedly
have been placed on the same ticket with Polk,
for they have one principle in common. viz:
my opinion is that WOOL should Be duty
free '.--Jan,ss X. Polk.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-06-20
The Courtship and Honeymoon.

To keep one sacred fame
Through life unchilled, unmovd d
To love in wintry age the same
As first in youth we loved.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30
From the New York Evening Post.
FOR WHOM WAS THE NEW
TARIFF MADEl

The Standard, a paper published a
Raleigh, North Carolina. in remarkine
upon the report of the Secretary of Treasu.
~ of the proper methods of increasing the
slender and inadequate revenue derived
from the new tariff, makes the following
very sensible suggestions:
''Let the free articles. the dye-stufs,
and the like, used by the manufactures,
be taxed. This will bring revenue"
If any Of our readers have the tariff Of
1912 an ample list Of articles have been ex-
empted from the payment Of all duty for
the benefit Of the manufacturer.
The farmer pays one hundred and fifty
per cent upon his log chain, the black
smith seventy per. upon his anvil, the
housewife twelve cents a pound upon her
brass kettle. The tariff was not made for
the like Of them. 1t was not passed for
the convenience Of such low persons as
plough joggers, smiths. and washer-wo-
man. They follow branches of industry
which need no encouragement. Such
people are obliged to work; and the more
they are compelled to pay for the imple-
ments they use,t the harder they must " ork to
pay for them. This is the sort of en-
enlargement which their domestic industry
receives from the friends of high tariff;
and It is a pretty effectual one.
But fustc and logwood, and the rest of
the dyewoods, and kernes and madden
and cochineaI, and other materials used
by the manufacturers in dying their cloths.
are allowed to be entered free Of duty
The tariff is made expressly for their ad-
vantage-it was made in fact By them, and
they have taken care that everything. for
which they have occasion, shall come into
port untaxed. This huge and massive
custom house, under the shadow Of which
we are writing, with its rows Of offices.
aud its army of deputies and clerks, and
weighers and guagers and inspectors, Is
not maintained for the purpose Of taxing
the owners OF factories, They are priv.
legged persons. Ii is maintained in order
to tax the farmer at his plough. the black
smith at his forge, and the iaundress at
her wash-tub. 1t is this Woodworking
class who pay the millions that are an
nualy collected in our national treasury,
while the manufacturer goes free.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

AWFUL StrUA11oN.--A notorious ,ippler,
in town not forty miles from Boston, re-
turned home last washing-day, with Jug
OF rum, and staggering into his wife's do
main, mistook tub of well harmed water
for settle, and Suddenly settled himself
into it, so that its surging sides leapcd
mcrrlly about him-he being fast prison.
err. In this predicanent he called Justify
for Nabby. His 'gudc wife" seeing his
decp interests in her affairs. Selling the
Jug, danced around the philosopher, pour
ing its contents over his head -disrepar
ing his prayerfu look, outstretched arms.
and besecching appeal of "Nabby, save
II! Save it Nabby!" To which she re- ,,li.d.
''Go it, Joe--Iong life TO your nonor.n
&c.-Bo ton Courier.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30
From Noah's Weekly Messenger.


The WonLD.-"Sir, bring me good,
plain dinner" said melancholy looking
individual to waiter at one of our prin-
cipal hotels.
'.Yes, sir.'
The dinner was brought and devoured,
and the eater called the landlord aside, and
thus addressed him
"You are the landlord!n
"Yes."
"You do good business here!"
eyes," in astonishment.)
"You make-probably ten dollars day
clearl"
"Yes."
"Then am safe. | cannot pay for
what have consumed; | have been out OF
employment seven months; but have en-
gagged to go TO work Tomorrow. | had
been without food four-and-twenty hours
when | entered your place. | will pay
you in week."
81 cannot pay my bills with such promis-
es," clustered the landlord, "and do not
keep poorhouse. You should address
the proper authorities. Leave rue some
thing for security"
81 have nothing"
81 will take youl coat"
"lf | go into the streets without that |
will get my death, such weather as it isl
"4ou should have thought of that be-
fore you came here"
"You ar escrious? Well, | soemnly
aver that one week from now will pay
you"
81 will take the coat"
The coat was left, and week after
wards redeemed.
Seven years after that, a wealthy man
entered the political arena and was pre-
scented ct caucus as an applicant for a Con
gressional nomination. The principal of
the caucus held his peace-he heard the
name of the applicant. who was member
of church, and one Of the mos. respecta-
BILE citizens. He was chairman. The
vote was tie and he east a negative
thereby defeating the wealthy applicant,
whom he met an hour afterwards, and 10
whom he sold
"9ou don't remember me?'
ono"
81 once ate dinner in your hotel, and
although told you | was furnishing and
pledged my word and honor to pay you in
a week, you took my coat and saw me go
out into the inclement air, and at the risk
of my life, without it."
"Well sir, what then?"
"Not much. You call yourself Chris
tian. Tonight you were a candidate for
nomination, and but for me you would
have been elected to Congress"
Three years after, the Christian hote
keeper became q bankrupt and sought a
home at Bellevue. The poor dinnerless
wretch that was, is now high functional
ry IA: Albany. We know him well. The
ways of Providence are indeed wonderful,
and the worlds mutations almost beyond
conception or belief.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

100 OFTEN THE CAsE.-The Portland
Argus relates the following, of which VIC
too frequently see the parallel here: ga
man at our elbow tells US that a trader ir
this city by the name Of, went into
stable TO hire horse, when the stable
keeper having put the animal into the har.
ness, offered him whip. But OBJ
Iected. and asked for one he espied verv
carefully hung up by itself; bu; the hos,ler
remarked, you can't have that, it belongs
to a young gentleman, by the name of G.
Now this Mr.. G.. was n clerk in his store
at salary ofS3C0 per annum. The cost
OF the whip was screa dollars, and the
young dandy, on a salary that would hard
ly clothe him in the style he dressed, pur-
chased whip for seven dollars, and kept
IT hanging up in the stable, to use wher he
hired horse, to ride for pleasure, which
he often did, because there was none there
he considered good enough! That young
clerk must have cheated somebody or rob-
bed his employer. We verify believe that
more young people of moderate income
are annually ruined by endeavoring to are
the style of living Of the arietocrGcy of
fashion, Than by all other vices and rolfics
put together. Boston Bee.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

La PoINTE-L LAKE SUPERIOR. - La
Pointe is place ofthe most importance on this
Lake,s situated on the south east end of
Magdaline Island. The island is IL miles
in length,ald 80 in circumference. The
soil on it is poor, being stiff red clay, up
on red sand rock. The settlement was
| first formed about 100 years since, by the
French traders,and has slowly but gradually,
increased, by the settlement ofvoyagers, ira
ders, &C., who took wives Of the daughters
of the land, and by their halfBreed descen-
dents, and some Indians who have adopted
| civilized heirs, In 1884, it was made the
principal depot of the American Fur Com
pany and since then the Cleveland Company
made an establishment there, for the purpose
of fishing and trading. The whole popula-
ton, composed of whites, mixed bloods, and
civilized Indians, amounts to nearly 800.
| The A. B. G. f. NJ. has successful miss
ion and church here. The catholics have
n church. and these, with the stores oil the
fur companies, and other buildings, give
the place quite .,he appearance and busi-
ness Of town. Each of the companies
have a vessel, which plies upon the lake
during the season Of navigation, the busi-
ness of which has been increased, in ,hs
past season, by the operations Of the cop
per miners. In the vicinity Of La Poinse,
is group of % islands, on several Of
which virgin copper has been found.
For several years past, The fur eompa-
MES at this place have carried on an ex-
tensve business by fishing. But this, MS
matter Of commerce, is, Cor the present, at
an end. The hard times so affected their
sale, and reduced the price, that it becams
losing concern, and has been abandoned.
This unhappy change has thrown several
hundred people out Of employ, who der-
we'd their support the'efrom and as the
fur trade is rapidly declining, and the num-
Der of voyagers and laborers required con-
sequenliy lessened, almost the entire popu-
alion are reduced to abject want. Some Of
the most enterprising and persevering have
gone 10 the lumber region on the ST. Croix
and Chippewa, in hopes TO avoid starving;
but the majority have to submit 10 their
fate, and subsist upon fish, the only use the
numerous fnny tribes Of this lake are, at
this time, TO the inhabitants Of It's shores.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

Most Of the ancient philosophers might
BE named as patterns OF health, temperance,
aud long LIE. Pythagoras, in particular,
restricted himself to vegetable food altogeth-
er; his dinner being bread. houey,and water
and he lived upwards of eighty years.
His followers adopted the same diet, and
with results equally striking. 1t is we'll
known, also, that the early Christians were
remarkable for temperance, and longevity
TOO, when not removed by prosecution
Matthew, for example, according to Gle
ment. lived upon vegetable diet. The cas-
tern Christians retired from persecution into
the deserts of Egypt and Arabia, allowed
themselves but twelve ounces of bread per
day, as their only solid food, and water alone
for drink yet they lived long and happy
S.. Anthony lived l05; James, the Hermit,
I0i: Saint Jerome, 100 Simon Stylites. 100;
Epaphanius, rs; and Romauldus and Ar
scnius, each 130." Cheyne's Essay on
Healtt ard Long Life.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30
A Delicate Operation was nerrnrmed b,

A Delicate Operation was performed BY
Professor Baxlev. at Newark, n. j., a
few days ago. The subjac: operated upon
was lady, whose mouth, owing to some
disease OF an iniammatcry character, had
grown together, leaving merely, on the
right side, an opening about half an inch,
rendering her, without great inconyience.
incapable OF receiving sustenance sufIicien,
to nourish life. Prof B. proceeded to re-
move portion Of the adhering flesh, and
afterwards bringing together the inner and
outer portion of the newly formed lips.
which, with the addition Of few stitches
completed the operation.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

Another Comet has been discovered bv
the astronomers at New Haven, in the
constellation Orion. 1t was first seen on
the 9th ult. Moonlight and clouds have
since prevented observations until Satur-
day night last. when change of place
was very evident. The correspondent Of
Of the New Haven Courier who announces
the discovery, says the apparent motion is
towards the n. w, while that of the comet
discovered at Paris in November last, and
which was in the same region, was towards
the South West. 1t is impossible that the
latter has attained maximum of south
ward motion and is now returning north
ward. Boston Bee.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

BOILED GAIA few years ago, far.
MGR who was noted 70. his waggery, stop
ped at n tavern which he was in the habi,
of calling at, on his way from H --- TO
Salem.
The landlady had got the pc, boiling for
dinner, and the cat was washing her face
in the corner. The traveller, thinking that
it would be good joke, took off the pot
lid, and while the landlady was absent. he
put grimalkin in the pot, along with tho
beef and potatoes, and :hen pursued his
journey to Salem.
The establishment Of the landady may
well be conceived, when on taking up her
dinner, she discovered the unpalatabIe ad-
dhion which had been made to it, Know
ing well the disposition Of her late custo-
mcr, she had no difficulty in guessing the
aggressor, and determined to be revenped.
Aware that he would stop on his return to
get cold bite, the cat was carefully Dress
ed and laid away in the cupboard. The
wag called as expected, and pussy was
on the table amongst other cold
dishes, but so disguised that he did not re-
cognize his old acquaintance.
lie made hearty meal, and washed it
down with glass Of gin. After paying
his bill, he asked the landady if she had
cat she could give him, for he was plagued
almost to death with mice. She said she
could not, Cor her cat was lost.
What = says he, don't you know
where it tsp
'Oh yes replied the landlady, 'youhare
'ust eaten h'
He was never known to boil a cat after.
Yards.-LolccH Times.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30
An AMERICAN VoLcANo.-A Georgia

An AMERICAN VoLCANo.-A Georgia
paper says tina, there is mountain in
Raban county, near the Carolina line, that
is now throwing out large quantities OF
very black dense smoke, and manliests The
appearance OF being volcanic. Those who
have visited this mountain, say that the
smoke Issues through assures in the rocks,
and that there is /. continued rumblug
sound like low distant thunder, constantly
hssrd in the bowels Of the mountains.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30
Extract of Washington letter 10 tn
New York Journal ofComnerce.-

| Extract of Washington letter 10 the
New York Journal fCommerce:-
John @. Adams, man of simplicity Of
character and manners. Less ostentation
in dress, house or eqaipage, no man exhibits
Ring at the door Of his weather plastered
house in F-5treet, near the Treasury
Buildings, polite servant introduces Won
into parlor of moderate dimensions, plain
ly furnished, where nothing indicates any
effort at superiority over other people. Per
haps young Mr.. Adams is reading or writing.
When the father enters the son retircs. and
you fad yourself in the company of a res
pectable old gentleman, and extensively read
Scptuaginarian, who, as he twirls his liigln
and left figures over each other conyerses
socially, tells you that he rises before the
dawn, and does all that he calls real work
before breakfast. which may be at half past
eight or nine. The reminder of the dav
and evening can be appropriated to any
emergency that may rise. Hence his wealth
of time-capital, which has been and con-
tnues to be richly improved by the EXPIRES
lnent. Calls offriends neither weary nor
disconcert him. Mrs Adams is a pleasant.
and amIable lady, retiring in her manners,
but OF course accumstomed TO good society.
She is from Maryland and was Miss John
son. The domestic virtues flourish around
their hearth. He has usually held pew in
the Second Presbyterian Church and think
IN the Unitarian meeting house Whether
OF late he has attended the latter place |
cannot tell"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

A FAILuRE.-The new tyne.settino na.
chine invented in Troy, il is said will 60,
types and spaces, bu, !, will not ;as,ifn.
SO that every line will have To be taken
cut and justified by the hand. We though,
as much.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

The PURITANs AND TIE DUrcHMEN.-
The Rev. DIR. De Witt read paper before
the New York Historical Society on Tues.
day evening, in which (says the Journal Of
Commerce) he proved, to the entire satisfac-
ton of all the young Hunkers, that their IA
theirs, and not the Purtans, were the verita-
bic inventors of Thanksgiving day, and that
the old story that it was through Dutch bri-
berry that the captain Of the My Flower
brought her into Massachusetts, BY instead
of New Amsterdam, is all moonshine. We
wonder he did not undertake to prove that
there never has been Thanksgiving day in
New England.--BoSfoa Courier
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30
TT L n NJ G ..

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No subscriptions received for less period than
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ADVERTISEMENTS,
Inserted at the rate of one dollar per square Tor
the first insertion, and two shilngs tor each subse
quent insertion.
A liberal deduction made to those who advertise
by the year.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

DOLLAR GOLD CoINs.-A resolution is
introduced into Congress. TO establish a
gold coin OF the denomination of 81. 1t
would be very convenient, in the circula~
zion of specie.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30
THE ATMOSPHERIC RAILwAY.--The
London Mechanics Magazine of October,

HE ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY The
London Mechanics Magazine of October,
1913, says:
"Another trial Of the Atmospheric Rail
way which is now nearly completed be-
tween Dublin and Oakley, on the plan of
Messrs. Clegg & Samuda, took place last
week, when he results obtained were even
more surprising and satisfactory than be-
fore. We have seen letter from n gentle
man who was present, who states that the
speed attained was fully sixty miles an
hour. and that all parts of the machinery
worked with great exactness. 1t would
seem as il we might now almost venture
to pronounce the days of the steam rail-
way as numbered. A speed of a mile a
minute is as great stride beyond the
present railway speed as that was beyond
the stage coach rate Of twenty-five yeas
ago.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

AGED TwINs-It is stated in tho R.
Gazette that Elisha and Abjah Sibley,
twin brothers,are now liyina in II. 80.
OF D.ha' VINO were elgh'y-hve years old
.'S' Aug"s' ney have long lived with.
III ei8''y fods Of each other. and enjoyed
a good reputation for honesty md indus.
try.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

Hawthorne says the old spirit stirring
appeal 10 fight for your hearth<.v has bc,
come obsolete 1t is now, fight for your
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

II the Man-in-theMoon could speak TO
men upon earth, how many would blush
10 hear himl
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

General jackson was born on the 18th
of March, 1867, and will consequently be
II years of age on the the l4th of next
March. Mr. Clay was born on The 18th
of April. l777, and will consequently be
g. years old on the 18th day Of April next.
Mr.. Adams was born Jaly IL, 1897, and
will soon be II years of age.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30

TEXAS AND IT'S REsoURcEs.-The fol-
lowing statistics are taken from the Gen-
eral Land Office in Texas:
Estimated area of Texas in a.
ores as defined by the acts Of
Congress Of 1880, 2ca.a20,00o
Amount Of land granted by the
Mexican government and con-
frmed by the Government Of
Texas, 52,3lI 1863
Amount Of land granted by the
Governme of Texas since
the Declaration of lndepen-
dence, 5,697.356
Additional amount granted by
the Government Of Texas
since 1897, 3,535,947
Amount granted as bounty to
those who served in the Ar
my, 4,363,947
Amount Of land scrip issued
and sold by the Government
Of Texas, 100000