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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-10-13
sTROUDsBURG. MONROE COUNTY, PA OCTOBER 49, 1859.
and hopeless as the great American Des-

and hopeless as the great American Des-
ert.
That this Lake should be salt is no
anomaly. All large bodies of water into
which stleams discharge themselves. while
they severally have, no outlet or should
be salt. IF one such is fresh, that is an
auomly indeed. Lake Utah probably re-
ceives as much saline matter as Salt Lake;
but she discharged it through the Jor-
dan aud rem aims herself fresh; while Salt
Lake, having no issue save BY evapora-
ton, is probably the safest body of wa
ter on the earth. The ocean is oowpara-
lively fresh; even the Mediterranean ct
Legborn is not half SO salt. am told
that three barrels of this water yields a
barrel of salt; that seems rather strong,
yet its intense saltness. no one who has
not had it in bis eyes, his nostrils, can
realize. You can no more sink 10 it than
you can in the clay bank, but very lit;
tie in your lungs would suffice to strangle
you. You make your way in fIom hot
rocky beach over chaos of volcanic bas-
salt that is trying to the feet; but at
depth of yard or more you have fine
sand bottom, and here the bathing is de-
lishtful.
The water is of light green color for
ten or twents rods; then deeply. darkly,
beautifully blue" No fish can live in it,
no frog abides it; few birds are seen Dip
ping into it The rugged mountains 10
and about it just such scarped, scanned
and quilted precipices as | have been de-
scribing ever since | reached Denver
have little Fir and Cottonwood or Qua
king Asp 10 their deeper ravines or be.
hind their taller cliffs, but look bare and
desol ate to the casual observer; and these
cut the Lake into sections and hide most
of it from view. Probably less than a
third oft is visible from any single point
But this sufiices.
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American Epidemic.

One of our agricultural papers declares
that the most prevalent disease amongst
one most fatal to our eoun-
try's prosperity-is the a0illingneSs to
"seH out" The editors then says:--
Make up your mind to stay where you
are. Apply energy and headwOrk to
your operations; determine to make
home-one for yourself and your family
have marked and definite purpose in
life."
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1t is said that there are four Shaker
Societies in Ohio, numbering 1850; one
in Connecticut, numbering 200; two in
Maine, numbering $50; two in New
Hampshire, numbering 500; four in Mas
sacbuset', numbering 700; two in Ken
tuck y numbering 600; three in New York
1850; making in all eighteen
societies, each constituted of several dis
tiuct families, or communities, regularly
ofisered with elders, deacons, care takers
&C., of both mslc and female orders, 40.
cording to their uniqac custom. and num-
bering in all some 1900 members.
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B@A little tool has been invented for
threading a needle. 1t is made with two
blades, which hold the needle with its
eye opposite little funnel shaped open
ing, into which it is perfectly easy for
person of weak sight to pass the thread,
and the thread inevitably passes through
the eye.
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"Why, Bridget" said ber mistress,
who wished to rally the girl, for the a.
musement Of her company, upon the fan
tastic ornameDting of huge pie, why
Bridget. did you do this you're quite an
artistic. How did you do itl "Indade,
mum, it was meself that did it." replied
Bridget. "Isn't it pretty, NUM- l did
it with your false teeth, num-"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-10-13

SECURING KNIvEs.-A small, clean
potato, with the end cut of, is very con-
venient method Of applying brick dust to
knives. keeping it about the right mOis-
ture, while the juice Of the potato assists
in removing stains from the surface. We
can get better polish BY this method
than by any other we have ever tried, and
with less labor.-EI.
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"My dearest Maria, wrote a quiet, al
fectionate husband to his wife, strong
minded woman. She wrote him back
thus:
dearest, let me correct your grammar
or your morals. You address me
My dearest Maria Am l thus to sup
pose that you have other Dear Marias 7"
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4 publisher Of newspaper out West, in
the 6rst issue Of bis journal. returns thanks
to those who loaned him the pecuniary
means. and expresses gratitude to heaven
that there is no law in the State eDforc-
sing Imprisonment for debt.
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"Sball 1 have the pleasure of your
company for the next setl" asked young
gentleman of pretty but not well eduea-
ted young woman st ball. ''What is
to be the next dance, sir ~ "Ditto," said
the young u an, referring to bis program
me. "Ob, you must excuse me tbeu."
said the young lady; II can't dance dittop
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All you that want a mate,
And to marriage do incline,
If yon have slid through SO,
Now don't through SO.

1t is aushoratively stated that the g.
mount of money remitted home BY Irish
men resident in America. the last year.
for the purpose Of assisting their friends
to emigrate, was 50, 100000. The ten
preceding years the amount remitted was
S49, ,6s0,O00.
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sgParts of Illinois are so terribly in
tested with rats, that one Of the county
agricultural societies, that of Logan
has offered three premiums of $50 aud
$50 for the three largest exhibitors of
rat scalps at their Fair.
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plemeuts and seeds are scarcely to be OBJ
tanned short of three months journey,
and then at an enormous cost-that they
had one year Of virtual and costly hostil-
ties with the Federal Government, in
which very little could be done, and i'm
provemeut was out OF the question-and
| am mayed that so much has been we'll
done here in the way of building, tilling,
fencing, planting trees, &c. Of course
this city is far ahead of any rival, being
the spiritual metropolis and the earliest
settled; bat | am assured that the valley
of Utah Lake is better cultivated than
this, though Provo, its county seat. is far
behind this city. which, with its broad !.
regular streets, refreshed by rivulets OF
bright, sparkling, dancing water, and
shaded by rows of young and thrifty
trees, mainly Locust and Bitter Cotton
wood, is already more attractive to the
eye than an average city of like size in
the States. The houses (of adobe or
merely sun.dried brick) are uniformly
low and generally too small; but there is
seldom more than one family to dwell
ing on lot of an acre and quarter
The gardens arc we'll filed with Peach,
Apple aud other fruit trees, whereof the
Peach already bears profusely, and the
others begin to follow the example. Ap-
ricots and Grapes are grown, though not
yet abundant; SO of Strawberries. Plums
are 10 profusiou, and the Mountain Cur
rants are large, abundant and very good.
Many of the lots are fenced with cobble-
stone laid in clay mortar. which seems to
stand very we'll. That of Brigham
Youngs's garden and grounds is nine or
ten feet high. Three feet thick at the base,
and cost some $50 per rod. Undoubted.
ly this people are steadily increasing in
wealth and comfort
Still. the average life in Utah is hard
one Many more days faithful labor are
required to support family here than
in Kansas; or any of the States. The eli
mate is severe and ospricious-now in
tensely hot and dry; in Winter cold and
stormy; and though cattle are usually al
lowed to shirk for themselves in the val
leis, they are apt to resent the insult by
dying. Crickets and grasshoppers swarm
in myriads, and often devour all before
them. Wood is scare and poor. Irriga-
tioD is laborious and expensive; as yet. it
has not been found practicable to irri-
gate one-fourth of the arabic land at all
Ultimately the valleys will be generally
irrigated; but this will require very cost
ly dams and canals. Frost is very de.
structise here; Indian Corn rarely escapes
it wholly, and Wheat often cutters from
it, Wheat. Oats, Corn, Barley, Rye. are
grown at about equal cost per bushel-
50 may be taken as the average price;
Wheat is usually heavy, though this year
it threaten to be relatively light. cs-
timated that one hundred and fifty days
faithful labor in Kansas will produce as
large an aggregate of the necessaries of
life-Food, Clothing, Fuel-as three hun
dred just such days's work in Utah.
Hence the adults here generally wear a
toil-worD, anxious look, and many of
them are older in frame than in years.
ardently hope it may not always be
thus.
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Polygamy.


| do not believe the plural wife system
can long endure; yet almost every man
with whom converse on the subject seems
intensely, fanatically devoted to it. deem
ing this the choicest of bis earthly bless
ings With the women, am confident
it is otherwise; and I watched their faces
as Elder Taylor at social gathering on
Saturday night, was expatiating humor-
ously on this feature of the Mormon sys-
tenn, to the great delight of the men; but
not one responsive smile did see on the
face of woman. On the contrary,
thought they seemed generally to wish
the subject had been passed over in 81.
lence. FaDaticism. aud belief that we
are Gods especial. exclusive favorites,
will carry most of US great way; but the
natural instinct in every woman's breast
aust teach her that to be some mans
third or fourth wife is to be no wife at
all. | asked my next neighbor the name
of fair, young girl who sat some dis
tance from her with babe on her knee.
THAT is one of Judge Smiths ladies'
was bis quiet, matter of course answer
Of course, no woman spoke publicly
believe pone ever speaks in Mormon
assem blage-and shall not ask any one
her private opinion of Polygamy; but |
think | can read an unfavorable one on
many faces.
Yet Polygamy is one main piller Of the
Mormon Church. He who has two or
more wifes raroly apostatizes, as he could
hardly maintain here in safety and com.
fort as an apostate and dare not take bis
wives elsewhere. | have heard of but a
single instance in which man with three
wives renowned MormoDism and left for
California. where he experienced no diff
6culty; "ior' said my informant "a wo.
man) "he introduced bis two younger
wives girls of l9 and l4) as bis daugh-
ters, aud married them both off in the
course of six weeks"
| am assured by gcntiles that there is o
large business done here in unmarryiDg
as we'll as marrying; N some of them assur-
ed me that the Church exacts fee of $40
on the marriage of each. wife after the
FIRST but charges a stiIl heavier fee for d.
vorciDg. / do not know that this il true.
and suspect my in formants we're no wi
ser 10 the premises than am. Bot it
certainly looks to me as though rich
digDitary in the Chursh has freer and
fuller range for the selection Of bis sixth
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-12-14
Delirium Tremens.

This fearful disease is increasing alarming
ly, giving the most unmistakable evidence Of
the wide-spreading prevalence of drunken
ness. The idea has prevailed for some time,
that i~ntemperance was less common than in
former years-that there were fewer drunk
ards than formerly but this can only be
true of som highly favored communities
The amount Of intoxicating drinks sold in
the country is greater than at any former
observation-disclosures is more common and
deIiriun trenaens is becoming more frequent.
1t is possible, in some localities, drunken
ness is not seen so much as formerly, for the
reason that night drinking is more common.
The loud voice of public sentiment, has driv-
en- it more from the public gaze-men are
ashamed to appear drunk in public, who are
not lost to shame, but the nightly orgies of
the Sons of Bacchus, we are told, are on the
increase. This accounts somewhat for the
increase o delirian trenaens. The miserably
impure and highly drugged liquors which
are drunk, the loss of sleep, of appetite for
food, powerfully affect the brain and bring
! mania POtu.
No disease is more alarming, horrible or
, fearful in its consequences than this. The
man who has once passed through it, and re-
turns to his cups, is to be pitied. He is a
= poor bound slave to his appetite, and moth
ing but the most kind and careful watching
OF his friends, and the powerful intervention
OF divine grace, can save him from ruin
Who, that has ever witnessed the wild IA
wings, the horrid shrieks, the maniac glare,
the fearful tremor produced by imaginary
hobgobblins, Of a poor fellow, can ever put
the cup to his lips again? What cruelty O.
hatred can be greater than that which coult
induce a man to encourage its victim or per
suade him to drink again? And yet the pre-
~ tence of friendship, and social etiquette ofte
prompt men to do it. Cursed friendship in
!. deed Cruel friendship must that be, whicI
!, puts the bottle to the mouth of one who IS
- slave to Alcohol.
When will men learn common humanity
- even the care which the beasts feel for eac
a other, that will prompt them to withhold th
j bottle from their n~eighbors' lips? Wher
- shall this burning, blasting torrent of Alec
hol be damned up-when shall our land b
rid Of the murder and ruin of Alcohol? Ne,
: er, never, until men open their eyes an
hearts to its fearful ravages. Would tn,
al Heaven may interpose, to save the natic
from its certain ruin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-12-14
Public Meetings.

The evenings of Wednesday and Thursday
were appropriated to public exercises. On
the first named, after Prayer by the Grand
Chaplain, P. G. W. P. Sterling, of Green's
boro', was introduced to the audience. who
then delivered a brief but serious, argumen-
tative speech upon the virtues of total absti-
hence and the dangers and evils of ipdulging
in intoxicating drinks, whether in what is
termed moderate" or immoderate quantities.
The strong, nervous language, as well as the
empassioned, earnest manner of the Speaker,
must have made a deep impression on his
hearers.
Bro. Sterling was followed by Bro. John
Moffat, with a speech such as he only can
make. He evidently made his speech from
the thoughts and suggestions which his fer
tile mind brought forth from the ~circumstan-
ces by which he was surrounded. We know
not how to characterize this effort:-at one
time the touching melody Of his voice in sym
pathy with suffering humanity under the
baleful influence of intoxicating drinks, drew
forth the involuntary tear from all. Again.
the strongest feelings of indignation were
aroused as he recounted the curses inflicted
upon the citizens Of this free country by the
atrocious liquor traffic; and again thrilled
his audience with the power of his eloquence
and the flashes of his wit and humor. But
who can do justice to John Mofat Not us.
surely and we forbear farther attempt.
Col: Grier, of M~ecklenburg, being called
for, made a few impromptu remarks. He told
US he was born in the good old county Of
Interchangeable have been borr
anywhere else, if he could-the land sacred il
the history of North Carolina for the patriot
ism and independence of its citizens in resist
ing British tyranny in the days of Colonial
v~asalage, and now alike distinguished for its
resistance to the more CALLING expressions o
King Alcohol. In Mecklenburg there wer,
fifteen Divisions, embracing almost a thous
and Of her noble sons and lovely daughters
who have signed the glorious declaration Q
independence ofthe reign of the liquor-king
Col. G. was listened to with great pleasur
and took his seat amid the applause of hi
auditors.
r. B. Vance, Esq, of B~uncombe, then rt
sponded to loud calls on him, in a very haT
py name lie gave an encouraging accoun
of the state of public opinion in the mour
%tains. against The liquor traffic the town
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For the Spirit of the Arc.

DEAR Bro. GoRMAN:-The Grand Division
Of South Carolina met at Columbia on the
3oth ult., where I had the pleasure of meet
ing with the brethren, as also with visitors
from Ohio, Georgia, Virginia and North Car
olina 1t was a session of unusual interest,
very largely attended by Representatives from
various parts Of the State. The good citizens
of Columbia entertained the Grand Division
in a truly hospitable style. Public addresses
were made by Bro. John Moffat, late of Can
ada West-Bro. j. L. Evans, G. S. of Va,
and others.
On Friday, Bro. Blackstock, of Buncombe,
and myself Qeaving our G. w. P, DIR. Cum.
mings, at S. G. Conference left Columbia fol
Charlotte, where we assisted Bro. Wilkinson
ID. G. w. p, and other brethren, in organi
zing a Division at the N. G. Military ~Institut,
at Charlotte, under the care Of Major d. HI
Hill, Superintendent. This is surely fort1
nate and praiseworthy. lThirty-two of tn,
Cadets were initiated, and the Division i
called IN. @. Military Institute Division, No
337." Major Hill himself ATTENDS the meet
I, 2 sn O. State saS ep siSShiSniSSpp ,p and fdd / think ok g safer glac
The buildings are elegant and the arrange
ments very good. The following are the O
ficers elect:
&c Littlejohn, w. P; j. s.. johnson, "
A.; Z. A. Ross, r. s.. J. A. Craige, A. r. S.
H. u. Shepherd, F. S.; H. B. Lowr:e, T.: v
5. Williamson, c.; G. w. Kidder, A. c.:
5. Evans, |. S.. j. M. Garder, O. S.
Yours, truly,
BUNCOMBE.
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Do Ladies Drink?

A friend in a distant place, enquires-'Do
ladies nowadays, fashionable, highfalutin
upper crust ladies, drink sometimes to intox.
icationg' He says he has been seriousIv
told that they sometimes go home from par
ties tight! and that among them some can
sreari We have no certain means Of know
ing. Wedon't belong to the upper-crust. and
never wish to. We never sought TO know
its secret immoralities, and do not desire TO
know. If women who call themselves ladies'
drtnk or s1ear, we do not put them on cur
list OF ladies. For the honor Of the sex we
hope it is a false rumor. W. blush to i'm
agine it almost, that a woman would so nm
sex herseli-shouid so recklessly put herself
on the high road to ruin. What else can
come of such a woman? No, no, it can't he
so nor viii we believe it until We have eyi.
dencc as strong rs proofs of holy writ"
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Asheville voting almost unanimously to drive
the traffic away from its limits, in any guam
titles and for any purpose, !" except a fellow
could make it appear that he Was snake-bit,
and that bad !" and more than two-tnirds Of
the school districts of Buncombe county, at
a recent election, voted g no license" A glo-
rious reputation, indeed, it was, he gave good
old Buncomhe. Bro. VS. saIlies of wit, his
well-told anecdotes and his fervid eloquence,
when he chose to "spread himself" evinced
that when he speaks he is sure to enrapture
his audience
On Thursday nightM w. P. Townsend,
of the National Division, delivered an inte-
resting, wellpreparcd Essay, on the rise, pro-
gress and workings of the Order Of Sons of
Temperance, from its organization to the
presen. time, 1t was replete with wonderful
; facts and figures, drawn from official data,
illustrative of the great benefits this great
moral agency has exerted on this entire con-
tinent, in both its temperance and benevolent
. features. This Essay ought to be published
lit would put to silence all who dare raise
the voice of objection to our benefcent Order.
FsE ~ EH
d We hope Bro. Townsend will publish it in
n the form of a Tract, or otherwise. It was the
! wish Of all, to have this important document
IL spread before the public, as the noblest and
and strongest vindication of our Order that
e could be disseminated.
! Bro. Moffat was then greeted with thun-
ders of applause as he stepped forward to ad-
s. dress the audience. We thought we had
&c heard him in his happiest aud most success
10 full efforts-but this exceeded all. Such
glowing e~loquence, such transcendant pero-
IN rations and overwhelming arguments; such
Z a speech, take it all in all, we had never lis
ms tened to beforehand so thought all we have
m. heard speak of it. We know not what to say
else, and yet we feel that we have not given
the faintest idea of this great speech. Those
who failed to avail themselves of the oppor
tunity to hear it, deprived themselves of al
os intellectual entertainment they may neye
10. have the privilege again to enjoy.
90. Bro. Moffat has returned to South Carolin
with Bro. Townsend. On his way home
ward he has consented to comply with th
|, M request of several members of our G.. D.,
- delay and make a speech or two at their II
90 s~pective homes. If other portions Of Ii
State would like to bear him, by addressin
Fere US in a week or two, perhaps we may be alb
our to secure his services for them. But VIII;
be- is done must be done quickly. He has {
e OF confidence and endorsement of the Grand I
vision in every respect, and we feel sure
the is worthy of their highest concentrations
and We would like TO saw more-but the Print
Raj +o,lo nc bo hoe No, room, Cor onotbar word
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TnE WOMEN ABOUT TO SPEAK.-The Rich
mond Dispatch of the Both ult., says
The ladies, it is said, are soon 10 hold a
public meeting, to give their countenance to
the movement now being made for South
ern independence. All of them are even
more patriotic han the men, and if they
once determine not to encourage Northern
manufactures, the Yankee trade with the
South will instantly cease. In the city Of
Richmond there are not less than one thousand
ladies who would tomorrow, if called upon
cast aside every vestige of Northern manu-
iacture IN their possession, array themselve:
IN homemade ginghams and wo ,lscy, and fee
more independent than they now do, in fab
rlcs made by the enemes of their State anC
of the Union.
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RALgIG H NC.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER "A, 1859.
Special Notice.

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hange to be made.
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EFFIeIEs OF WISE, SEWARD AND BEEcHER.
An efigy of Coy. Wise was hung on a tree
In Woburn, Mass. on Saturday. On the
other hand, efigies of Seward and Beecher
were paraded through the streets of Prince.
ton, New Jersey, and finally consigned tc
the flames amid groanings and cheers, in front
Of Princeton College. A mock execution q
John Brown took place, on Friday night, If
st. Louis.
Nor GUrLTY.-The Charlottesville Advo
cate says :-"The Called Court on Saturda,
last unanimously discharged Mr.. Rufus Rood
agent OF the Eclectic Magazine, as there wa
no evidence to sustain the charge against hin
ofinsurrectionary and REASONABLE movements
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The sessions of the G.. Division last
week, occupied our entiretime, which together
withindisposition from severe cold since its adj
|journment, have prevented ourgiving the usual
attention to preparing News matter for this
issue. We offer the same excuse for neglec-
ting Correspondents. We hope to get all
things straight this week.