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OACTE0E.
Oh. koEsl's IyvI5oaA7 tHs CoerIiL Las been :cus
tsrfeiteI by SONS unprineiplsi persons.
In fG:ure, g.: The genuine Cordial win have the
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03
The Millionairas of New York.

The N. York correspondents of the
Charlestown Courier makes the following
mention of the millionaires Of that city
"William B. Astor is our richest man !:
be Inherited his wealth. Stephen Whit
ney, five millions; owes his fortune to
speculations in cotton and the rise in real
estate. w. II. Aspinwall, four millions !;
came of a rich family, and gained vast in
crease of wealth in the shipping business.
James Lenox, three millions, which he
inherited. The late Peter Harmony, two
millions; came to this city as cabin boy,
and grew rich by commerce. The Loril
lards, two millions came from France
poor, and made their huge fortune in the
tobacco and snuff business. The late An
son G. Phelps, two millions, learned the
trade of a timer; ana made fortune in
iron and copper, Alexander ID. Stewart,
two millions; now of the dry goods palace;
began business in little fancy store.---
Of those who are put down for million
and half, George Law began life as a
farm laborer; Cornelius Vanderbilt as a
boatman John Lafarge as steward to Jo-
seph Bonaparte. Of the millionaires,
James Chesterman began life as Journey
man tailor; Peter Cooper as a glue maker.
The same correspondent adds:
George Bancroft, Henry James, Pro
fessor Anthon, Thos. McElrath, and DR.
Francis, are each stated to possess hun
dred thousand dollars. Edwin Forrest is
rated quarter of million; So is S. L
Morse, of the New York Observer. VIM
Niblo, it appears, has four hundred thou
sand, Barnum is put down at eight thou
sand Bennet at one hundred and fifty
thousand But perhaps the most remar-
kable statement of all is that Mrs. Okill
of New York has made quarter of a
million dollars by keeping school !"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03
Woman's Monosyllables.

Many years ago, at a private evening
party in the city of New York, young
lady of considerable pretensions to each
of the highest attributes of woman, wit
and beauty, became engaged in playful
repartee with gentleman, and finding
that she was losing ground in battle of
her own provoking, resolved on respite
by directing the humor of her opponent
into another channel, and accordingly re-
quested him to compose for her batch
of rhymes on the subject they had just
been discussing. The following is the
result of his labors, which occupied less
than fifteen minutes, in presence of the as
sembled company
The frown of woman-'tis fearful thing;
The wit of woman-shields me from its
sting;
The faith of woman-fragile as her glass;
The face of woman-mercury and brass;
The charms of woman-sevre to lead as
tray;
The eye of woman-dazzling butt slay;
The head of woman-with strange vagar
les filled;
The love of woman-thousands hath it
killed;
The youth of woman-foolish, sing gsong
dress;
The age of woman-scolding, fretfulness;
The smiles of woman-harbingers of guile;
The tears of woman-chiehy crocodile's;
The heart of woman-finty, ruthless, cold;
The hand of woman-bought with lands
and gold:
The heels of woman-they who are wise
will shun;
The nails of woman-oft they've made me
run;
The tongue of woman-'tis hung in the
middle;
The wrath of woman-now I'll hang up
my fiddle;
The statement of the origin of the a
bove bitter philippe against woman is
undoubtedly untrue. No such acrimoni-
Gus ebullition was ever spoken impromp-
tn, unless it had previously been concoct-
ed while chewing the bitter cud of some
fancied or real injury, or it may be, dis
appointed affection.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03
Maxims for Young Men.

Never be idle. If your hands cannot
be usefully employed, attend to the culti-
vation of your mind.
Always speak the truth.
Keep good company or none.
Make few promises.
Live up to your engagements.
Have no very intimate friends.
When you speak to person, look him
in the face.
Good company and. good conversation
are the very sincws of virtue.
Good character is above all things else.
Never listen to loose or idle converse
ton.
You had better be poisoned in your
blood than your principles.
Your character cannot be essentially
injured except by your own acts.
If any speak evil of you, let your life
be so virtuous that none will believe him.
Drink no Intoxicating liquors.
Ever live, misfortunes excepted, with
in your income. -,
When you have retired to bed, think O.
YER what you have done during the day.
Never speak lightly of religion
Make no haste to be rich, if you would
prosper.
Small and steady gains give competen-
cy with tranquility of mind.
Never play at any kind of game.
Avoid temptation through b fear that you
may not withstand it.
Earn your money before you spend it.
Never run in debt, unless you see your
way to get out again :,
Never borrow if you can possibly avoid
it..
BE just before your arc generous.
Keep yourself innocent, if you would
be happy.
Save when you are young, to spend
when your are old.
Never think that which you do for re-
ligion is time or money misspent.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03
Thn I.nnatin

4 workman at a Lunatic Asylum in
England, left chisel, more than three
feet long, on a recent occasion, in one Of
the wards. A furious patient seized it,
and threatened to kill with it any one
who approached him. Every one then
in the ward Immediately retreated from
it. At length the attendant opened the
door, and balancing the key of the ward
on his hand, walked slowly toward the
dangerous madman, looking intently at it.
"His attention." said the attendant,
"was Immediately attracted. He came
toward me, and asked:
I'm trying to balance this key on my
hand" said I, "and I can do it; but you
cannot balance that chisel in that way on
the back of your hand
eyes | can," said he; and be immedi-
ately placed it on the back of bis hand,
balancing it carefully, and extending it
toward me.
81 took it off very quietly, and without
making any comment upon it. He SEEM
ed little chagrined at having lost bis
weapon, but he made no attempt to re-
gain it, and in a short time all irrigation
passed away"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03
NO. "a.
Pill Takers.

There are people in the world who
physic themselves to death. We have
known men to fee to pills for relief from
every kind of i'll. They had what may
be called pill-mania. Some of these
pili-devourers would present a startling
sum total, could they give in round num-
bers the amount taken during lifetime.
We recolect of hearting of one man, in
the western part of New York State, the
total of whose pill-taking was recorded
as follows: In twenty -one years he took
226, ,934, which is at the rate of lO,8O6
per year, or, twenty nine per day. lie
began, however, it would seem with
moderate appetite, which increased as he
grew older; for during the eight years pre-
cedipg his des:.hh OF course ne diiea-he
swallowed Fim Pii;s at the rate of seventy y-eigSt
per dayl In one year, just before he
shuffied off his pill-coil, he took not less
than 81 500! The most surprising part
of the story is not yet told: in addition to all
the pills above recorded, this victim swal-
lowed, at various times, some so, 600 bot
ties of mixtures. These facts were OBJ
tanned, We would add, from a respectable
apothecary, near where our medicine
maniac lived from boy hood to death; and
who furnished him with all he wanted in
hisline. There is a question in our mind
whether the respectable apothecary, as a
foresaid, was not an accessory to the muir
der of his profitable customer; for, that
he was murdered, would seem to be FIX
ed fact
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Not Bad.

The appended negro story, copied
from a Southern correspondent of the
Boston Journal, is not bad
General C--gaye his black man,
Sawney, funds and permission to get
quarter worth of Zoology at menagerie,
at the same time limiting to him the strlk-
ing affinity between the Simia and negro
races. Our sable friend soon found him
self under the canvass, and brought to in
front of sedate looking baboon, and
eyeing the bibo quadruped closely, soli
louuized thus:-"Folks--sure's yer born,
feet, hands, proper bad-looking counten-
ance, just like niger, gettin old | reck-
on" Then, as if seized with bright
idea, he extended his hand, with genu-
inc Southern Chow dye do, uncle? =
The ape clasped the negro's hand, and
shook it long and cordially.
Sawney then piled his new acquaintance
with interrogations as to his name, age,
nativity, and former occupations, but elic-
iting no replies beyond knowing shake
of the head, or a merry twinkling of the
eye, (the ape was probably meditating the
best way of tweaking the darkey's nose
he concluded that the ape was bound to
keep on-committal, and looking eau
tiousiy around, chuckled out, Gle, he, ye
too sharp for them, old feller. Keep
dark--if ye'd just speak one word OF
English, white man would have hoe in
yer hand in less than two minutes
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03
Economy in a Family.

There is nothing goes so far towards
placing your people beyond the reach of
poverty, as economy in the management
of their domestic affairs. 1t matters not
whether a man furnishes little or much
for his family, if there is continual leak
age in his kitchen or in the parlor, it runs
away be knows not how; and that demon
Waste cries "More!" like the horse-leech's s
daughter, until he that provided has no
more to give. 1t is the husbands duty to
bring into the house, and it is the duty Of
the wife to see that none goes wrongfully
out of it. 4 man gets wife to look af-
ter his affairs, and to assist him in his
journey through life; to educate and pre-
pare his children for proper station in
life, and not to dissipate his property
The hush and s interest should be the wife's
care, and her greatest ambition carry her
no further than his welfare or happiness,
together with that of her children. This
should be her sole aim, and the theatre Of
her exploits in the bosom of her family,
where she may do as much towards MAX
ing fortune as he can in the counting
room or the work shop. 1t is not the
money earned that makes a man wealthy
it is what he saves from his earnings.
Self-gratifcation in dress, or indulgence
in appetite, or more company than his
purse can well entertain, are equally per-
nicious. The first adds vanity to extrav-
agance, the second fastens a doctors bill
to long butchers account, and the lat
ter brings intemperance, the worst of all
evils, in its train.-N Y organ.
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Couldn't Gum Him.

When the telegraph was first put in op
Grafton between Portland and Boston.
countryman drove flock of turkeys to
the former place for a market, but not
finding so good sale as he anticipated,
he inquired of some by-standers their
price in Boston. Some wag of fellow
advised him to step into the telegraph Of
fee. Jonathan entered and put the all
important question to the operator, who
Immediately telegraphed TO Boston, and
in few minutes received an answer to
his inquiry, and informed his customer
Jonathan looked at the operator with a
sly wink, exclaimed:
you can't gum it over me-"
He was about leaving the Office, when
the operator told him that there were nine
shillings to pay. Jonathan bristled up,
and burst forth in a rage:
"You can't gum it over NE. That
darned old tick box of yourn haint been
out of this room since I've been here"
The operator finding that he had caught
greenhorn, let him off on the easiest
possible terms.--P0rtland Transcript.
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Etiuuette.

The National Intelligencer has cor
respondent who procures series OF mum
bers on this subject;
1. Before you bow to lady in the
street, permit her to decide whether you
may do SO or not, by at least look of
recognition.
g. Excuse my glove, is an unnecessa-
ry apology; for the glove should not be
withdrawn to shake hands.
3. When your companion bows to a
lady. YOU should do the same. When a
gentleman bows to lady in your com
pany always bow to him IN return
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both one day would be free. With regard

both one day would be free. With regard
to America, his hopes have been fulfilled;
but Poland
Tell me, shall not the day come when
yonder monument --erected by those
warm Southern hearts near Savannah
will yield up its dead?
For Poland will yet be free at last, as
sure as God is just---as sure. as He gov
erns the Universe. Then when re-created
Poland rears her eagle aloft again among
the banners of the nations, will her chill
dren come to Savannah to gather up the
ashes of their hero, and bear him home,
with the chant of priests, with the thun-
der of cannon, with the tears of mil
lions even as repentant France bore home
her own Napoleon.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03
JOB PRINTEN
The Candidate.

a worthy citizen, whose name was Brown,
Bethought HIMSELF one day,
That every lane must have its turn,
And every dog his say.
So to himself, at once he said:
"Methinks I'll try my fate,
And for some Office and the spoils,
I'll be 4 candidate.
ala! ha!'' he laughed, Brown stock shall rise;
Il will raise clamor high,
When BROWN,
Ny name, shall be in every eye,
Aud every tongue shall speak it,
And fame herself shall burst her checks,
AS through her trump she'll squeak it"
lie told his wife, and from her face
Quick vanished every frown,
She smiled to think that soon she'd be
The Hon'ble Mrs. Brown.
The little Browns all ceased their play,
And said tina they expected
''No longer petticoats to wear,
But pants, when PAS elected
So Mr. Brown, he went at once
To the soVeregns Of the nation,
And soon persuaded them that he
Should have the nomination.
And quick his name on every wall,
On fence, on post, through town,
In mammoth capitals was seen,
Till all was Brown! BroUn :! BRowN!!!
This made Brown happy, but, ''alas!
Who can control his fate
He'd yet to learn the trials of one
Who is candidate.
Reports were soon abroad that he
Had taken what wasn't his'n,
And that, at one time of his life,
He'd spent some years in prison.
One party swore his marriage bed
Had ne'er been blessed by parson;
Another one could easy prove
He'd once committed arson;
A fourth knew him murderer,
Which raised at once bobbery;
A fifth could swear that he besides
Had done highway robbery.
The Natives said that he was born
In Ireland's Isle SO green;
While others said in Hindostan
The light he first had seen.
Adopted cts, quite the reverse.
i ''Know- Nothing" him did call;
And one man bet that he could prove
lie wasn't bora at all.
Brown bore it well, but twas no use;
lie fell beneath these shocks;
lie couldn't steer his bark at all,
Among SO many rocks.
So beaten, drove half mad with rage,
lie hung himself at sundown,
Left Mrs B. widow, and
Was regularly done BROWN.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03

Love is queer article. People fall
into it, are led by it, get into all sorts of
trouble for it, and frequently go to Jail on
its account. 1t swindles the young man
and decciyes the young woman. 1t puts
on a fine dress, when at heart all is hollow
and f,igid. It smiles from cloud, weeps
from laugh, and does various other mat
ters neither mentioned In Genesis or Rev
elations. 1t makes people the happiest
and most miserable of folks, and comes
aud goes in all shapes Cupid is riddle.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03
California Financial Panic.

L San Francisco correspondent Of the
New York Daily Times thus makes light
over the perplexities of small capitalist
in that city, who was in trouble for safe
place Of investment
"a German who had a couple of hun
dred dollars in Page, Bacon & Cos, drew
It out, and after carrying it about an hour
or two, thinking Adams & Co. must be
perfectly safe, deposited it there; happen
inq to hear some doubts expressed about
them an hour later, he became alarmed, +,
and drew it out again took it to Wright's
and opened an account with him ; he had
not cot ten rods from the door, before he
saw a man rushing to his Office looking
wild. The German thought the devil
must be to pay there too, and forthwith
drew a check for his two hundred. He
continued to deposit and draw again at
nearly every banking house in town, when
getting tired out, thoroughly in despair,
sat down upon curb stone, wiped the
perspiration from his face, and soliloquized
thus: "Mine Cot, Mine Cot, ware shall |
put mine tollars Me put EN- in ten diff
ferent panks; SO soon | put em tere, he
pekin to prake-I gets him out, and he
no prake! Itake my monish home, and
sows him up in ter petticoat of mine vrow,
and spose she prakes! prakes her head"
and struck with the idea, he rushed for
home and probably has rejoiced over his
plan, which more might have followrd and
been better off"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03

4 Great Farmer---T The "E2cphant'
A6om Probably the largest farmer in
America is large elephant which is en-
gagged at plowing up the farm of 2. 1.
Barnum, near Bridgeport, Connecticut.
He is said to be very docile, walks three
times as fast as a pair Of horses, and drags
large subsoil plow, driving it from 10
to 81 inches deep. This same animal
was used in India some years since to
work on the roads, pile timber, &c, and
it is said that he don't stick up his nose
at any reasonable work that his yankee
owner places before him.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03

"Frieud it is very wrong to swear as
YOU do it. Why do you do it? "Be-
cause replied the prisoner, "I've under
stood that man may swear out OF jail IN
thirty days, and want to see if it can {
be done in fifteen. / am going to sit up
all night and do my worst,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03

Rich!- judges of the election in
the First Ward will testify to the truth of
the following rich occurrence at the polls
this afternoon: An Irishman presented
himself at the polls and his vote was chal-
lenged He said that he had bis papers
and swore "be Jases" he would produce
them. He was told to go and get them.
Home he went and returned and prescn-
ted to the judges his papers What laugh
ter convulsed their honors We need not
say, when on opening the supposed papers
they found them to. be dismissal from
the Nc'o Jersey Psnitentiayy Sciota Go
-etfe
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03

If you want a wife, don't look for her
in ballroom, at a card party, singing
school, or church gallery, but in the kitch-
en-, sick chamber, or atthe back door when
the beggar boys sing and bother. If she
doesn't miss fire at these, she's Miss
you're not safe in missing to get. Put
on your big coat and umbrella at once.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-03

Il Venerable Couple.-In Adir County,
Ky, on the 9th of March, the venerable
John Pendleton, aged 50 years, was mar
ried to the amiable Mrs. Mary Adams,
aged 70 years, who is entirely blind
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VOL l5.
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