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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19
Excessively Literary,

How a young lady endeavored to adapt
her style of conversation to the character
of guests, is narrated in an Ohio paper.
Tom Corwin and Tom Ewing being on o
political tour through the State, stopped
at the house of prominent politician at
night, but found no one at home but a
yound neice, who presided at the supper
table. She had never seen great men,
and supposed they we're elephantic alto
gether, and all talked in great language.
Mr.. Ewing, will you take condiments in
your tea sirl' inquired the young lady
Yes, miss, if you please replied the
quandam salt boiler. Corwins eyes twin
kled. Here was fun for him. Grstifed
at the apparent success of her first trial
at talking to big men, the young lady ad
dressed Mr.. Corwin in the same manner
will you take condiments in your tea,
sir:' Pepper and salt, but no mustard,
was the prompt reply of the facetious
Tom. Of course, nature must, out and Ew.
ing and the entertainer roared in spite of
themselves. Corwin essayed to mend the
matter, and was voluble in anecdote. and
wit, and compliment. The young LADY
to this day declares that Tom Corvin i.
is coarse, vulgar, disagreeable man.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19
HIGH Water at the West.


A despatch from Pittsburgh, dated the
lltb, says:
The heavy rains for the past three days
have caused freshet, attended with the
destruction Of considerable property
The low lands along the MonOngahela and
Allegheny rivers are completely iuunda-
ted. The ri,e came 80 suddenly that sew
eral coal boats on the Monongahela were
swept over the dam and sunk. The mum
Der lost was thirteen. the loss being over
sixteen thousand dollars The loss in
Allegheny has been considerable. Sever
el manufactures we're flooded, and fsmi-
lies, in come instances, were driven from
their dwellings. The railroads also have
suffered BY land slides, which have impe.
ded travel. Altogether, it bas been one
of the most destructive freshcts experien.
ced for many years. The rivers have
now mostly STAINED the highest stage, ri
sing but about an inch per hour. The
Monongabela pier mark indicates TWEEN
ty-niue feet and four iucbes-only twen-
ty inches less than the great freshet oi
1882.
The heavy rains Of the past few days
have resulted in considerable obstruc-
zion to the railroads in Ohio. The Cleve.
land and Pittsburgh, and the Central o.
hio Roads are both washed away in sew.
ersl places. and will be rendered impass.
able for day or two. A message from
Columbus, says, that all the roads leading
into that place are oVerfowed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19
Rather Idle.

A popular preacher tells good story
as bit at those kind of christians who
are too iDdolent to pursue the duties re-
quired of them by their faith. He says
that one pious gentlemen composed ve-
ry feryent prayer to the Almighty, wrote
it legibly, and affixed the manuscript to
his bed post Then. on cold nights, he
merely pointed to the document" and
With the words. "Oh, Lord! those are my
sentimental" blew out the light and nest
led amid the blankets
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19
Something New About Peas.

As the time is near at hand for plant
ing peas, the following new suggestion
may be of interest and advantage to our
readers. A correspondent of one of our
agricultural exchanges says, the theory
recently advocated of planting peas very
deeply in the earth, in order to prolong
the bearing capacity of the vines, has
been well tested in Willismstovn, and
found to be correct. A farmer told me
that be plowed furrow beam deep, then
scattered the seed peas at the bottom, af,
ter which be turned q deep furrow upon
them with his plow, covering them if pos
sible to the depth of twelve or fourteen
inches. They pushed their way up
through the thick n ass of earth very soon,
and instead of turning yellow at the bot
tom and dying after the first gathering
they blossomed and bore until he was tir.
ed of picking the pods. If such re.
suit will uniformly be realized from the
plan, pea culture may be made more prof
liable than hitherto.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19
A Town on a Lake,

Rev. G. W. Smith, Presiding Elder OF
the Indiana Conferences, gives the follow
ing account of Morg antown. in that State,
one Of the peculiarities of which is that it
is built on lake.
ave read Of "city upon a hill," but
Morgantown, in my district, stands upon
a lake! This was not known for a num-
ber Of year, after the town was settled.
The discovery was made by digging wells
to procure full supply of water. The
supply OF water in the wells which had
been used, failing in the dry season, a
few years since, one of the citizens con-
cluded to sink we'll deeper and see if he
could not strike strong vein. When
some thirty-6ve or forty feet below the
earth, the man at work in the we'll sud
denly struck bis pike through a crust; the
water gusbed up with such rapidity that
with difficulty be was saved by the meu
at the windlass In a few moments the
water was some fifteen feet deep in the
well. In two or three instances after.
wards, men were near being lost by com
ing suddenly to this inexhaustible foun-
tain Of water. Wells have been sunk in
different parts of the town from each 9th.
er, and | believe forty feet is the creates
depth to reach this lake. Lead lines
have been dropped into several of these
wells, but no bottom has been found. IL
digging down to this lake they invariably
pass through strata of sand. leaves and
timber, resembling driftwood. This is
some twenty feet below the surface of the
earth. After passing through these
strata, a stratum of hard clay is found
and when with some eighteen inches oi
the lake, hard crust is reached, which
is sure indication that thOy are DeaI
the water. When they reach this crust
they commence a wall thereon, carrying
it to the top of the we'll, then put dowr
large auger. and bore a hole to the wa
ter, which gushes up with great force, fill
ing the we'll from Is to 20 feet in a few
moments. When the auger strikes th'
lake the atmosphere bursts up for few
seconds, producing sound resembling
very much the blowing off of steam from
an engine. have not given all the par
ticulars of what has been discovered o
this mysterious lake. Enough is known
to settle it beyond doubt that the who'll
town stands upon lake under ground.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19
The Greatest Duel on Record.

An old Mississippian furnishes the fol-
loving to the WoodVille (Miss. Republi-
can:
"The famous duel in which forty or
more gentlemen were engaged, in 1928,
is still remembered in Matches. Col.
Jim Bowie, the famous fighter and in
ventor of the knife which bears bis name,
used to spend great deal Of bis time in
Natchez. He was challenged by gen.
tleman of Alexandria, Louisiana, whose
friends, to the number of twenty or more
accompanied him to Nstchez to see fair
play, knowing that Bowie was desperate
man, and had his friends about him -
All parties went upon the field. The
combatants took their places in the rear
far enough not to endanger them with
their balls. Behold the battle array
thus:
Twenty armed Louisianians fifty yards
behind their champion and his seconds
and surgeon, aud opposite them, as far
behind Bowie and his seconds and sur
geon, twenty armed Mississippians. Be-
hold the heights of Natohes throDged
with spectators, and steamer in the river
rounded to, its decks black with passen-
gers, watching With deep interest the
scene. The plan of fight was to exchange
shots twice with pistols and to close with
his own terrible weapon. At the second
the Louisianian was TOO quick, and took
advantage of Bowie, who waited for The
word. At this Bowie's second cried "foul
play" and shot the Louisianisn dead
The second OF the latter instantly killed
the slayer of his principal. Bowie drove
his knife into this man. The surgeons
now crossed blakes, while with loud bat.
tie cries came on the two parties Of friends
the light of battle in their eyes. In a
moment the whole number were engaged
in fearful conflict. Dirks, pistols and
knives were used with fatal effect, until
one party drove the other from the field
| do not know how many were killed oil
wounded in all. but it was dreadful
slaughter. Bowie fought like lion, but
fell covered with wounds. For months
be fingered at the Masion House before
he fully recovered"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

N Tile Hartford C0raut says that
the illegal vote polled for the Shams at the
election in the cities of Connecticut was
not less than Three Thousand, and con-
cludes: 1--WE shall have one advantage
in the November election for President:
All the States vote on the same day. and
the voters will be wanted in New York
City, every man Of them. If the Demoera-
cy entertain the fsintest idea of carrying
the Empire State; SO shall We escape the
honor of being assisted by Woods tools
in our comparatively unimportant State.
The Democrats will not be able to poll SO
large q vote in November as they have
polled this Spring. That may be coun-
ted on for certain"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

A Hurricane passed over Landerdale
county, Mississippi, on Saturday week.
At Judge Cbspman's place it prostrated
every house but his dwelling, and that
was much damaged-no person seriously
hurt. 1t took Z. B. G.. Harpers place
in its route, and tore it all to pieces
Further on it struck the plantation of j.
b. Mcdonald, where it killed one negro
snd wounded four others, and badly hurt
both himself and his wife, His dwelling
house aud every other house on his place
were blown down, and not a single panel
of fence left standing. Old Mrs. Crune's
house was blown down, and herself so Sc
riously injured that it is doub tful if she
recovers. Her leg was broken in two
places. Mrs. Judge Daniels new house
was badly damaged BY having large
tree blown down upon it. Mrs. Daniels,
With her family, had gone to Marion. and
stayed over night, which was lucky cir
cumstance, and saved them from proha-
bio injury.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

@Two persons were once disputiDg
SO loudly on the subject of religion, that
they awoke big dog which had been
sleeping on the hearth before them, and
forthwith barked most furiously. An old
divine present, who had been quietly sip
ping bis tea while the disputants were
talking, gave the dog kick, and ex-
claimed, "Hold your tongue, you silly
brute! you know no more about it than
they do"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19
,~C.ss;,s NJ CLAW writes that tba |,

sg Cassius M. Clay writes that the To-
coiocos are engaged in conspiracy to
drive him out of Kentucky. He and his
friends are armed and awaiting the as.
sault. His wife and daughters share his
danger, refusing to retire. Mr.. Clay's
offence consists in being Republican,
Every man in the north who votes with
the locofocos is participant in the con.
templated outrage on that gentleman and
his family, and in the multiplied outra-
ges of the same sort which are constantly
occurring in tho slaveholdiDg States.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19
To Cure Scratches in Horses.

Take somO LAMP oil and mix it with
little white lead, till the oil becomes of
straw color. Wash the legs perfecly clean
and rub them dry. Then apply the mix
turo aud rub it we'll on the affected parts.
By doing this three or four times, the
horse will be cured.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

CARA lawyer having asked witness
the value of house, the answer was,
'That depends upon what sort of wife
there is in it"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

s~An editor out West has discovered
y secure defence against the annoyance
Of those pests of modern civilization
duns. He hss printed, and pasted over
hia desk, in frowuiDg capitals: "Stick no
Bills Here" 1t acts like charm. E.
ven the mosquitoes avoid him.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19
JOHN HAYN
CUT OUT.

CUT OUT.
It is many years since fell in love
With Jane Jerusha Skeggs;
The buxomest country girl, by far,
That ever went on (-)
By meadow, creek, and wood and dell,
So often we did walk,
And the moonlight smiled on our meeting lips
And the night-winds learned our talk.
Jaue Jerusha was all TO me,
For my heart was young and true,
And loved with double andktwisted love
And love that was honest, too
roamed all over the neighbors' farms,
robbed the wildwood bowers,
And tore my trowsers and scratched my hands
In search of choicest flowers.
In my boyish love brought all these
To my Jerusha Jane;
But wouldn't be so foolish now,
If was boy again!
All dressed up in store clothes,
With a shiny hat and shiny vest,
And mcustache under his nose!
He talked to her at singing school,
(For her father owned farm.)
And she left me, her country love,
And took the new chaps arm?
And all that night never slept,
Nor could eat next day,
For loved that girl with fervent love,
That naught could drive away.
strove to win her back to me,
But it was all in vain
The city chap, with the hairy lip,
Married Jerusha Jane!
And my poor heart was sad and sore,
Until the thought struck me,
That just as good fish still remained,
AS ever were caught in the sea.
So went TO Methodist Church one night,
And saw dark brown curl
Peeping from giPsy hat
And married that very girl!
And many years have passed and gone,
And think my loss my gain,
And often bless the hairy chap
That stole Jerusha Jane.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

s%Indigo as good as was ever pro-
duoed has been raised iu South Caroline,
its manufacture, however, was SO fatal to
the negroes that its cultivation was dis
It absorbs oxygen in the pro-
cess of manufacture so rapidly sa TO ZEN
der The air unfit to breathe,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

sGr Very extensive ruins Of an ancient
city have been discovered in New Mexi-
co, ninety miles northeast of Fort STAN
to. They are said to rival, in magnitude
and architectural decoration, the ruins Of
Thebes.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

I~ Bitumiuous coal has been discover.
ed on the farm Of Anson Frazer, about
three miles north of Plainfeld, N. j. 1t
was found about thirty feet from the sur.
face, and is rather slaty in appearance,
but it burns with strong blaze, showing
that it is iwpreguated with oil or bitu-
men.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

There is q room in q house in Roxbu-
ry, Massachusetts,, in which fifteen chill
dren-eleven girls and four boys were
born Of the same parents; and what Is
more singular, the eleven girls were mar
ried in the room.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

IL Prentice says he has heard of but
one old woman Who kissed her COW. but
he knows of many thousand young ones
who have kissed very great calves.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

s0rAt Fayetteville, North Carolins,
the Rev. Daniel North has been found
guilty of circulating Helpers Impending
Crisis, aud sentenced to imprisonment, for
one year.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19

81 love the STILL as the quiet husband
said to the chatteriDg wife.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19
VOL 49,.
Published by Theodore Schoch.

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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-19
.IOR PRINTING.

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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-31

DEATH OF "GRIzzLY" ADAMs.-A brief
telegram informs us that James G. Adams, of
California, OF grlzZ y bear nOtoriety, died at
Neponset, Rhode Island, yesterday morning.
He was remarkable man, this Grizzly
Adams, as he was familiarity called, though
he shared that SOu6r1quet with those of "Old
Adams" and "The Wild Yankee" He was
born on the confines of Maine, so far east that
it used to be popularity said that the inhabitants
had II solemn duty to perform for the rest of
the American world, in winding the sun up
every morning with windlass Young Adams
was born there in May, 1905, under pine
tree, while his father was telling timber and
building log hut for the reception of his
mother, who predicted that, from the very
circumstances of his birth, the child would be
in love with wild life, and finds happiness
only away from the haunts of civilization.
In l040 Adams joined the great army of
god-hunters who left the Atlantic states for
the Pacific coast and for the ten years follow.
ing passed his time as hunter among the
forests and mountains OF California Here he
had numerous startling adventures with wild
beasts who inhabited the country, and, tanning
a number OF bears, brought them to San Fran
cisco, and was subsequently engaged to ex-
hibit them i'll this city by Nixon and Barnum
For several months the exhibition remained
on the lot corner of Fourth avenue and Thir.
teenth street. where Wallack's neS theatre is
now building, and was visited by crowis, unlii
the troup started on tour through the east.
ern states.
In this city "Old Adams attracted much
more attention than ever the wild animals he
exhibited. He was splendid looking man,
with long graz beard, and keen, magnetic
eye, milicn cowed down almost at a glance the
large brutes over which lie held such singular
sway. In Italy he would have served paint.
ers and sculptors as a model for Moses" but
i'll this country he was known only as trainer
OF wild beasts. The picturesque costume of
fur and skins which he adopted when in the
ring became him well, A few weeks ago
cod Adams" published tolerably WELL writ.
ten book, giving ain account of his periIous ad.
ventures
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-31

old fogies wouldn't let him up. At the COLA
ton in Harvard Hall, which, like all college
banquets, was conducted on total abstinence
principles, the worthy president said to the
prince, "Will you drink tea or coffee 2" Meth
er, thank you" replied the guest 81 will
drink wine" 81 am sorry to say we have no
wine" cob, never mind; l will take ale"
Here was an unfortunate fix. The quick wit
of the president did not desert him He sum
moned student and dispatched him to his
mansion with request that the proper person
would at once send over dozen bottles of
a certain sherry. The student went, but
his eye mirthfully twinkled; the consequence
was that the matron in charge of the wine eel
lar, suspected college prank, and would not
furnish liquor for a sophomore to drink So
the prince went dry, and tie nervous anxiety
of the quondam Greek professor, who won
dered why the prime Old Brown did not come
was curious to behold.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-31

The PRINCE AT A COLLEGE BANQUET
Some entertaining fragments OF gossip con.
corning the princes visit to Cambridge and
Harvard colleges come from an authentic
source. All the college boys, with the excep
ton OF twenty freshmen, wore new hats. The
students were very anxious to have a thor.
oughy good time with his royal hghness The
programme they proposed was as follows
We entire flotilla of boats were to go to the
Fri, and on board Of one of these the prince
alto be taken and rowed to the University
M series of genuine college Spreads
ND be given in the private rooms, and the
al, as loEo apoul III aIce'anu-ehsy way
10 occur a dance ON the green, and
,es, y roaring time" was to be made. But
5 shook their heads and paid no at
g ps' y the fact that they were once young.
us, u highness remarked to one OF the
.lSarp Who invited him to cut away for
,es, ape, that he would be glad to, but the
jtnv
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-31

BERGER OUTDoNE.-A western champion
OF the cue is practcing to surpass Mons Der.
ger. lie has had but little experience as yet
but is improving, and hopes to cope with the
tremendous Frenchman after few years
practice The following are some of his di-
version shots-a new name for what Berger
calls the romantic" Driving ball down a
leg ola billiard table, down Two pairs OF stairs,
aud making a carom on three balls suspended
over a pawnbroker's door. Showing his ball
through three lengths of stove pipe, and draw.
ing it back into his overcoat pocket He
makes very pretty right angle shot through
stove pipe elbow. Making a carom by caus.
ing bali to travel portion of the distance on
a cushion, and travel the remainder on its
nerve. Driving his ball between two balls
four feet apart and hitting both at the same
time. This is done by his ball bursting just
as it gets between them. Making mass shots
from various portions of the table, causing the
players ball to twist forcibly against the abdo-
men Of any bystander designated. His great
force lies i'll nursing the balls. In this del
icate operation he is aided by two competent
wet nurses"