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The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

TINT Sum TorAL.-According to variious
statements which have appeared in the
New York papers, during the last six
months, some twelve millions of dollars
havo been fraudulently obtained by swim
ding took operators. Thus;
The Schuyler over issue, S3,000,0o0
The Parker Vein, ---- 100000
The Vermont Central, 100000
Three small fry swindles, - 100000
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

A mayor out west has determined to kill
half the dogs in the city, and tan their
hides with the bark of the other half.
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

Not long since Friend, who rejoices in
the name of Comfort, paid his devors to a
young and attractive Quaker widow named
Rachel H, Either her griefs were too new,
or lover too old, or from some other cause, the
offer was declined. Whereupon Quaker
friend remarked that it was the first modern ia
stance he had known where Rachel refused to
be comforted." The anecdote is remarkable as
being the first Quaker put on record,
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

The "know-Nothings" have instituted
branch of their order at jamestown, Tu-
oiumne county.
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01
HARD SToRY.-The Haverhill Gazette

is Responsible Tor the following story;
During the showers on Thursday after
noon tortoise, three inches in length, and
weighing two and half ounces, fell upon
the sidewalk near the Universalist Church.
on Summer street. 1t was seen by lady
as it came through the air, and its move
ments noticed after reaching the ground
The little fellow seemed alarmed, and at
the same time rather pleased with his safe
arrival on terra 6rma, and, after taking a
hasty observation began to travel.
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

Laborers on the New Orleans Levee re-
Gently demanded for their services three
dollars day, which was at once conceded.
Very shortly, however, the demand rose
to four and five dollars.
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

John, [ wish it was as much the fash
ion to trade wives as to trade horses -
"Why so p "Id cheat somebody most
shocking bad before night =
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

The Speaker who bore down on his op-
ponent made an effort that atger- ed well.
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

whats whiskey bringing:' inquired
a dealer in that article.
bringing men to the gallows,' was the
reply.
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

A new Post Office has been established
at Iowa Hill, Jas. Colgan, postmaster.
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

The 7co Ertremes Of Fashion.-For or
merly, when ladies went out, they used to
have their bonnets on; but that is no on-
ger the case, for their bonnets are now not
on but half off: The reason generally as
signed by our female acquaintance why
bonnets are thus worn, is, because they
are. There is, however, a somewhat more
logical one to be given than this; namely
the length of the dress Condemned. by
the tyranny of Fashion to screen their
feet and ancles from admiration, the ladies
indemnify themselves by showing as much
as possible of the head
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01
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SJRG aoT * WG CEgA1sI6 Az DsNTZsT
5 paal.c ,..ot he continues 70 prscr5ce
u vv@1 his profession in all its hranchcs. on the la
- l-i-lJ test tua most approved principles
II II. commenced his Studies in 1855, under the we'll
~ BDI I of Iitsbur-, and graduated under the
,.a]rs;ei nr htlW@ItR Of Paris III 1910; and con
practice since th4 time gives Am confidence in he
...- as34 10 Ej,r
Perfect SatiSla csirn % Ills Patrons.
IL. keeps constantly hand an excellent article Of
TtoiH IONI4R. aud lNIIl4BLE REMEDY FOR
MGDIH ACHE.
CGi22---Jaited States Hotel, NcvaGa.
= n. ylsIt~ GrasS Naty ever! 5,olaes "a or
f-e. o5cr dams / Co f,N. reos Office.
In b.ai~ a}jeu for short time my friends and pat
in Calf rs., take pleasure in recommending Dr :
e. Mrt,ra as gentleman we'll skilled in his profession
a.. worthy II al confidence. T. J. IIEEKNOEE
-r.ert-lly subscribe 20 The above. r. y. CLARKE
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

Apples are selling in Oregon at four
dollars and half per dozen
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01
S11.60N 100

Sl1 1,60C,O 900
This will do for the year 1854. What
will next be attempted.
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

Horrible Lnfaxticade "A few days since
DIR. Tapin, of this city, came to the City
Marshals office, and stated to Marshal
North that he was in possession of facts
relating to a murder in tbs city. but was
afraid of his life should he disclose the
same without being assured of protection
of the law. Marshal North informed him
that he should have it, when the doctor
made statement to the following effect ::
About one week since he was called upon
to attend one Mrs Hall, who resides on
First street, near Market, who had Just
been confined. While there the husband
asked if he could not "make way" with
the child, or in other words, kill it. The
doctor replied that such proposition was
inhuman, and suggested that if the child
was burthen on their hands, that it be
left at the door of some humane person.
While thus conversing, the baby commenc-
ed crying, when the brute of a father ask
ed why it could moi be shut up, and re-
ceiving no reply, as the doctor ayers, de:
iberately choked the infant till life was
extinct. After the deed was perpetrated,
Hall informed DR.. Taplin that if he men
toned it, "his business would be settled
too" The mother Of the child is charged
with being consenting party to the deed
Both were taken into custody, when the
latter was bailed out in the sum of $4,000
and the husband locked up.-EUe. Nea0s.
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01
SatiSla ctirn % lis Patrons.
ROOTS. SHOES AND !2UDBERS.

Nf~ls UHI on them
il his New Brick Store on the Corner of
Main and Commercial streets.
hcre he us been doing business Tor the last yenrs
sd = ha'f. Ills stock Is row LARGER and he VAHiE-
~ GREATER hpn Mt npy former time. hay ing been &c
scled personally from the
BeSt U1u2oS "a San Francisco,
which with the pracch experience Of the undersigned
raunot fail to ri, Satisfaction MI All work purchased
this establishments if it RPS before hay ing done reason
4. Die service, viii be Repaired FREE oF CHAEGE.
EZ.viuG established himself permanently
Nevada the UNDERSIGNED H tcsirou@ that his work hal
commend him to pb.ic confidence and favor, and it III
be his constant aim accomplish this object BY doing
] tistice to his customers.
lie has also on hand an assortment Of Sad
dJcry. Harness, Whips, Spurs, &C. &c.
\. II. Surgery performed old Boots and Shoes a
usua by rnendjug the broken; Leather Soles put on
Rubber Boots aud shoes, thus rendering them more du-
rabie and less injurious 10 health.
es- There VIII aIso be Ii PR ACTiEAL HARNESS MA
ER in readiness to make uud repair s shor notice and
oil reasonable terms. +. j. ESPENHCHElD
3SN corner Of Main and Commercial sts
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01

Tie Love Of TIHes.-A story is told of
an old Dutchman, for many years keeper
of the ferry at Oil Breek, wins was one day
crossing with a load passengers, who, with
one exception, addressed each other as
colonel, major, captain, judge, &c. When
the fare came to be paid, he changed the
titled men one shilling each,
What is my fare ? said the gentleman
who had no title, after the rest had paid
Your fare?' said the Dutchmaa, your
fare is chust nothing you ish de first high
private Yankee | ever carried over this
creek, and you ish Welcome
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-11-16
A Tame Whale.

An eastern traveller, in a newly pub
lished work entitled Notes Of Travel, re-
latcs the following singular fact which
came under his observation at Muscat:
NO visitor to the harbor is better well
coined by the natives than 'Muscat Tom
This name has been given by sailors to a
male Gn-back whale which has made an
habitual practice Cor over forty years to
enter, feed, and frolic about the cove sew
eral hours in each day, always leaving
before night. Sometimes smaller mem
Der of bis tribe, supposed to be female,
accompanies him. His length may not
be less than seventy feet, and that of his
companion fifty feet. Since his arrival
signalizes the departure of the sharks
which infest the harbor TO the prevention
of sea bathing by the natives, the most
strenuous caution is observed not to in-
terfere With bis pursuits and diversions.
He shows no fear of such vessels as tress-
pass upon his watery field. One day as
be came rolling lcisurely and jollily a.
longside of vessel at anchor in the har-
Dor, and Oh board Of which | was, one OF
the crew threw with considerable impetus
a stick of wood into his open mouth as ne,
raised his head out of the water. This
breach of the good treatment which ne
bad been wont to receive did not draw
any signs Of displeasure from his whale
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-11-16
NO. 81.

her in all things, loved all his playmates
and feared God
How many Millards and Harveys are
there, l wonder, who read this paper
every week l think not many Harveys.
Dear boys, do you always obey your
mother! Do you respect her? If /
were to say yondid not love her. you
would be very much shocked, would you
not! Well, you must prove your love by
obeying her always.
As soon as boy thinks he is too old
to obey his mother, scorns her counsels,
smokes segars, runs with Ere companies,
stands at corners making remarks on all
who pass, then it is all up with him. 1
would not think much of him, but pity
Linn and think of his poor mother, his
wasted youth and unhappy old age.
Many a ruined man looks back to the
time when he first disobeyed his mother.
when he was tempted to DO wrong,. as the
stepping-stone to all his misery.
If you have moral courage, you will
never fear to be called a coward. The
real coward is he who disobeys his mother
from fear Of ridicule.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-11-16
Gum Arabic

In Morocco, about the middle Of No.
vember, that is, after the rainy season,
which begins in July, gummy juice ex-
udes spontaneously from the trunk and
principal branches of the acacia tree. In
about fifteen days it thickens in the fur
rows, down which it runs, either in Yer-
micular (or worm) shape, or commonly
assuming the form of oval and round
tears, about the size of pigeons eyes, Of
different colors as they belong to the
white or red gum tree. About the mid
die of December, the Moors encamp on
the borders of the forest, and the harvest
last six weeks.
The gum is packed in very large sacks
of leather, and brought on the backs Of
bullocks and camels to certain ports,
where it is sold to the French and Eng
lish merchants 1t is highly nutritious.
During the whole time OF harvest, of tho
journey, and of the fair, the Moors ofthe
desert live almost entirely upon it, and
experience has proved, that six onnces of
gum are suf6ci9nt for the support of man
twenty four hours
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Honor Thy Mother.

"Come on boys |" shouted Harvey B.,
to group of his playmates.
"Where 7 where :"
"Lets 90 down to the river and have
good skate; III show you how to cut
your names on the ice scien ienti6cally"
"Yes come on let's 60 ! let's go!" an
swered they.
"Where are you going, Millardl'
II am going home"
"Come on don't back out"
81 dare not go without the consent Of
my mother"
Coward coward coward !" cried the
boys.
II would not be such child as to ask
my mother to permit mo to SO where l
wanted to-
"rm not a coward" replied Millard'
his eyes flashing and his manly form
erect "I'm not coward promised
nv mother would not go where there
was danger without first obtaining per-
mission from her" "He is right" said
George, II am going with him to ask
my mother
"You can wait or 90 on, as you
choose" said Millard 81 am going i'm
mcdiately, and if she consents, I'll join
you"; and he turned on his heel and
walked off With George.
"Let them go !" cried Harvey; "they
are the mlksops, we're the braves !" and
be ran toward the river, followed by
all the boys.
1t was early in spring, and the sun was
thawing tho ice very fast, which made 1t
dangerous TO 60 on it, and for that rea-
son Millard would not go.
Harvey was bad boy he respected
neither bis father nor bis mother he
prided himself on bis manliness, smoked
segars, and was coming on very fast.
Millard respected his mother, obeycd
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-11-16
JOB PRINTIN NG.
WRITTEN FOR THE JEFFERSoNIAS.
Geographical Enigma.

l am composed Of 33 letters.
by IA, %, %, 10, 8, 80, is an Island in th
Torrid Zone.
My l9, Is. q, %, 2, is river in Austria.
My %, 30, IA, 8. is a town in Soudan.
My 3, Is, ], 9, %, is county in Michigan
My %, 9, %, 6, %, is an island in Malaysia
My 26, 81, 9,6,4 90. IL, is river in Oregon
by 81, 8, Ia, ID. %, 9, is town in Italy.
by 33, %, 10, 26, 2, II, 90, is q county r
Virginia.
My 5, Il. 80, 10, 8, 25, is river in Russia.
My 80, Ii, 81, "a, is city in India.
My "a, 1, l3, go IL, %, is an Indian tribe in
British America.
My 81. %, %, IL, 3, %, is an island in Pol
ynesia.
My 10, 6, 27, II, 30, 81, !, 80, 5, battle
fought in Europe.
My 13, "a, l6, 10. 8. %, is city in France
Ny 2, 2S, 10, %, 3d. "a, is town in Peru.
Ny Z, "a. %, 2, II, 10, Is, is parrish in
Ny 10, 2e, IS, %, 90, is country in Africa.
Hiy 6, D, -, 9, l6, is river IN Vermont.
Ny 81, 2S, %, q, is a county in Texas.
My -, %. 3, 81, is q river IN Germany.
My ], "a. 10, Is, is a county in Iowa.
My l9, Is, 81, q, -, Il, is Capita! in
Europe.
Ny 2s, 10, "a, II, is an Indian tribe in the
United States.
My.lO, y, %, lG, II, 81, "a, II, i. an isl
and north of South America.
My 6, 6, 33, u, 26, is an Alps in Gcrm:ny.
My IL, 9, 25, 80, is an island of Scotland
My 80. /, IL, 20, I6, %, is College in
Georgia.
Ny "a. %, ,, 80, is a county in y. Carolina.
My 8, 81, 3, q, is river in Europe.
My 25, 6, u, ], IL, is sea near England.
My 81, 6, II, is an island in Cult of Mexico.
Ny &c, II, %, s. 80, is a sea near Asia.
lily I9, 8, l6, %, 6, 81, isa county in Arkansas.
Ny whole is the name of Weekly News
paper published in the United States.-An-
sTer next week.
StroudsbErg, Pa. J. D.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-11-16
Selling Dry Goods.

People generally think that it is q very
easy matter to stand behind a counter
and retail dry goods; but weeks cxpe-
rience in the business would convince tho
cleverest man, that it is much more diff
cult and laborious than the task of turn
ing griudstone twelve hours per diem.
The Office of salesman embodies, in its
duties, necessity for the shrewdness of a
politician, the persuasion of lover, the
polteness Of Chesterfield, the patience
of Job, and the impudence of of pick
pocket. There are statesmen who make
it point never to lose a customer
One of the gentlemen who is in a store
in Chatham street, not long since, was
called to show very fastidious and
fashionable lady, who dropped in while
going to Stewards s." some rich silk cloak
ing. Every article of this kind was ex-
posed to her view-the whole store was
ransacked-nothing suited. The costly
was stigmatized as trash-everything was
common and not fit for lady. She
guessed she would 90 to Stewards. The
salesman pretended to be indignant.
"Madam,' said he, in tone of injured
innocence, l have very beautiful and
rare piece of goods-a case which l d.
yided with Mr.. Stewart, who is my broth
er-in-law, butt would be useless to show
it to you-it is the only piece in the city"
"Oh, allow me to sec it," she asked. in
an anxious tone, and continued, II had
no intention of annoying you, or Of dis
paraging the merits of your wares"
The salesman, who was now watched
in breathlcss silence By his fellow clerks,
proceeded, as if with much reluctance.
and with expressions of fear that it would
be injured by getting tumtled, to display
an ancient piece of vesting. which had
been lying in the store for FIVE years, and
was considered to be unsaleable. The
lady examined and liked it much. That
was piece of goods that was worthy to
be worn. How much was it yard!
"Twenty-two shillinrs."
90! that is very high"
"There,' exclaimed he, beginning to
fold it up, II know you would say that"
"Stay! stay don't be in so great
hurry" she cIIed-"1 il give you twenty
shillings."
Madam you insult me again"
"Cut me off--yards. and you can
make up the deduction on some velvet
which require for trimmings" almost
entreated the fair shopper. The sales
man, after much persuasion, sold the lady
the vesting for which they had in vain
sought to get five shilliugs per yard, at
the price above indicated. The profits
of the sale on vesting and velvet amount
ed to S33 out of which the clerks were
permitted TO pay for supper of oysters.
The best of this brief tale of dry goods is
to be told. The lady had her cloak
made, and one or two of her friends, de-
lighted with it, bought the rest of the
yesting at the same price. There is
moral to this anecdote, which We leave
to be discovered by the ingenuity Of our
lady readers who occasionally go shop
ping.-S Sunday Times.
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Important and Valuable Discovery.

The Indian Commissioner at Washing
ton has received advices that DR.. G. G..
Shumard, who accompanied Capt. Marcy's
expedition to the source of the Big Wa
cbita and Brazos rivers, discovered val
liable substitute for gum. arabic, which is
called gum mezquite.' Dr. S. writes:
The mezquite tree, from which this
gum is obtained, is by far the most abun-
dant tree of the Plains, covering thousands
of miles of the surface, and always -four
ishes most luxuriantly in elevated and
dry regions. The gum exudes spontane-
ously in q semi-Aui state from the bark
of the trunk and branches, and soon hard.
ems by exposure to the atmosphere, form
ing more or less rounded and variously
colored masses, weighing, each, from a
few grains to several ounces. These soon
bleach, and whiten upon exposure to the
light of the sun, and finally become near
ly colorless, semi.traDsparent, and often
filled with minute assures.
The washington star says this is con-
sidered the most valuable discovery since
gold was first found in California, and
that the specimen forwarded to the Indian
Bureau, which, if it differs from the gum
arabic imported from the~East differs so
slightly as to be beyond the discrimina-
ton of aught but chemical analysis. 1t
will be great source of revenue for Tex
as, New Mexico and the adjacent Indian
Territory.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-11-16

From the Pennsylvania Inqm0cJ.
Wanted---A Wife.
want wife,
To cheer my life,
/ care not If she's minus beauty
So but find
That she is kind,
And knows and practices her duty.
want wife,
Averse to strife,
A gentle, unaffected creature
One who can pass
A looking glass,
Sans stopping to survey each feature.
want wife
With vigor rife,
Whose nerves are never in futter,
Who viii not roam
But stay at home,
And brew, and bake, and make the butter.
! want wife,
Who, through her life,
Was never known to have firt
Who'll bring to me
A recipe
To keep the buttons on shirt.
If such an one
Dwells meath the sun,
And dom mind leaving friends behind her
Shed better write
To Mr.. White,
Informing him where be may 6nd her.
Philadelphia, Oct. le, 1854.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-11-16

a RICH RoBBER.-The Bangor Me-
Mercury says, that singular as it may ap'
pear, the property stolen from B. K. Dex.
ter & Co.'S store on Saturday night, was
found this morning by Constable Walker
and Deputy Sheriff Higgins at the house
of Thos. j. Guppy of Coriuth, Guppy be-
ing one of the richest men in town and
paying the highest tax. He was arrested,
brought before the Police Court, and
bound over in the sum Of 81 600 to ap-
pear for trial at the November term OF
the Supreme Court. He found sureties.
At the time of the robbery the firm were
owing Mr. Guppy $1,000.
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0ver-Trading. :"

! 'Speech was gwen US, says great d.
plomatist, Ito enable US to conceal our
thoughts And there is no field of hu.
man research in which words are used
more foggily than that of Political Econ
omy. Let US consider one of the favorite
terms of its mystical neutrality-suspicious.
trading. which is always made to do
yeoman service in case of a general re-
vulsion or National embarrassment.
What is meant by Over Tradingi'
There are men in our City whose trans
actions during the year now closing a.
mount to millions of dollars, yet they are
nowise impoverished or embarrassed,-
There arc others who have done compar-
atively little business, yet who now find
themselves overwhelmed by the extent of
their obligations. What has caused the
difference! Not disparity of capital a.
lone; for men of small capital have come
out solvent, while others who commenced
the season with far larger means are un-
der the weather. What is it, thenl
We answer-The vital cause of pecun-
iary embarrassments, personal or nation
al, is not orer-h0dfmg but ore1-buy-
fWs, or Gf you please) Uer-cOnsuming-
You may trade as much as you please so
that you keep the balance of payments
and of available assets on the right side.
But the farmer who has raised and turned
off 900 worth of produce this year,
and meantime runs up bills at the stores
for 81 500 worth of Cloths, Groceries, &C.,
is pretty sure to be embarrassed, unless
lac has a reserve fund to fall back on: and
so if he has built house
costing $4,000 without having accumula-
ted beforehand wherewithal to pay for
materials and labor His place may now
be worth enough more than it was q year
ago TO cover oil bis debts; but this don't
pay them; and as be don't want to sell
out, he may be in trouble in spite of an
increase of property,
Thus it is with our country Her O.
Ter-Trading is simply Over-Buying. She
S richer to-day than she ever was before;
out her newly constructed Railroads, Lake
Steamers, Roads, Bridges, Buildings,
Clearings, &c, &C., cannot be melted into
anything that will pay debts in Europe
or only at very great sacrifice. Had
The labor that has stood idle in our mar
ket-places been employed in makind the
Iron, Cloth, Wares, &C., for which we
have run in debt to Europe, We might
have gone ahead as fast as We have, with
put incu-ring any check or embarrass-
nent We are in trouble exactly as any
other poor farmer would be who should
let his boys frolic a: the tavern while be
hired neighbors to chop the wood and
lend the cattle, paying them with orders
on the store
Let us use words which express. what
We mean. Our mistake consists in send
ng to Europe fer fabrics that We might
md should have produced for ourselves.
We have bought them cheap, it is said,
out nothing is cheap to us if we have not
he means of paying for it; and it is ruin
'us to buy, even at low prices, that which
Home Labor has stood idle for want of
chance to produce. Only through just
equipoise of our sales with our purchases
can We enjoy true and solid prosperity. I
NeaC York IIlGunc.