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, 1865-01-04

that complicated and extensive system Of
Tariffs Oh imports and internal revenue, de-
signed to operate evenly and universally On
alI interests and classes, could have been d.
yiscd in one or two sessions Of Congress so
vast ns to meet the demands Of the wa, and
yet 50 perfect Us o.have done no injustice or
admit Of no improvement. The country may
highly estimate, but can never adequately ap-
prcciatc, the burdensome, heterogeneous and
cxhaustins labots which have deyolved on the
committees Of Congress having charge Of thc
subject Of tariff and internal reycuue. They
have lnbored arduonsly and patrtotscally, aud
their work generally has been VIII done. But
as nns been said OF constitutions, SO 1t may lc
s,id Of the most important laws" they are
.,ot made, but grow" Such arc our revenue
luws-1hc most intricate, difficult, and deli
cate part Of the legislation OF Congress afis-
5ng out Of the war.
It can not he claimed, however, on any hand,
or by any reasoning, that tariff on impaired
papcr which excludes 1t from our market,
thereby shutting Of all revenue, Is profitable
10 the Government, or that a tax on papcr.
Maid, not. the Government, but TO tbs
manufacturers, helps 10 carry On the war; or
that pecu,:iary bu,dcn, inflicted On the
prcss. 10 which the Government is indebted
for It's influence over the people, and to
which the people are equally indebted for
their power over the Government, il in har-
mony with the genius Of our free institutions,
or that the continuation Of mistake which
will e1.ingulsh the selt:supporting papers Of
the country, and leave none In existence hut
those which are dependent on other than le-
sitimate sources Of rcvenue-mcre parasites
and minIons of the press-is at all con
sistcnt with the interests Of the
country OF The wisdom Of Congress.
Tct such is precisely the effect Of the twenty
rcr cent duty in gold which the Law now cx-
acts on all imported printing paper. News
printing paper, notwithstanding the rise in
cotton and rigs, which is as great in Europe
rs here, Is sold to publishers n Great Britain
and throughout the continent ut eight cents
per pound in coin, or about eighteen cents IN
currency, while American publishers arc pay
ipg twenty-six cents in currency. No foreign
naper is imported, rs the home manufacturers
layc margin Of prult 10 the extent Of five
to seven cents per pound, on which. h..they can
drop below the importer and prevent him
from selling. At the same time, By comb.
nation they risidly ke*p up the price SO as to
include the whole twenty per cent In gold
which the importer would have to pay to com
pc.c with thon. The paper must be had, and
as it cannot under this duty be imported, and
as 1le number Of manufacturers Is compara-
lively small and that Ut the consumers large,
the former hayc the latter ut their mercy.
Some valuable journals have TINS been com,
relied TO suspend publication. while nearly
, 1865-01-04
Flour. Wheat. Corn. uats. Rye.Darley-
brla. tn: hu; ha: hu. b.;
By Railroad 3as4 Sis ITO sl@6 TO
Tota]v Ss1 Ss3 100 Mss 80. 100


srI1ruxSrs or FLOUR AND GRAIN pCRIN1 Tu6 WfEE
INpLSa DEC, 81, 1SF3,
, 1865-01-04

EGGS In moderate receipt. marzet moderately
active and steady st40c per doz.
FEATE1 tIs@- In small supply. with limited d..
ms nd Satk-s easy at Fressnt 9uotstlons. WeQnote:
Mixed FeatheTs. q n..-.-........-.....:...61 2io 6
FUR~There has been NO n.nce IN the N Eket
are 10 Iii request. wtd limited su ply. Fail M
, 1865-01-04

hlcssrs. Burchard and Lake were appointed
to conduct Gen. Fuller to the chair.
Tp taking his seat Gen. Fuller made Q
speech returning thanks 70 those WHO had
~,nt Ind him
, 1865-01-04

LTM HER-Eeee1ei.s si09 fsss; shipped. Ga:ofMo & q.
LsTu shipped. o,0opcs There hns heen no further
change the market. FcucinE u stl IN very nctlve
tigr,ant with very Snlal1 stocka Ia le*!ers hands,
Prices generally firm and unchsnEed. We quote:
, 1865-01-04
WEEKLY REVIEW CHICAGO
NIA& K&ET.

TUEspAY EyENEso. Jan. 3. 1866
FREICHT$. Daring the week freIghts have Id
vanced &C 103 fourth class g"o1s, lie br ~
fouE, but tLeEe Is no Ci.1nEo on dressed hoss. "
, 1865-01-04

In the nftcrnoon the Provision market was unu.
sualy firm, and there WIS strong upward ten
dency, but the scarcity Of currency checked the
demand. Prime Mess Pork WIS held very arm at
S37.oo, and Mees Pork at $50 o,ooG4o.0o. Highwinea
were steady, with light sales at sa.1s. Grain was
neglected, but firm.
, 1865-01-04

VISEGNii-in lsn supply and steaiy- We quote:
Pats c1u.r vloegns.
Pare ARlt TInesaF, Kal.....
Comnoa Malt Vinegar. fxal........... .nssc
WOOL-In ninn 1t nominal demand Prices 1zm
Mt our present quotations. We quite:
Cost9a ant n.xsan netcs. .849oc
FaetorYTabTashsd. p; 70 fno9 @
Sales To-day: 61W IS good Fleece Wool At sc hO0
ns Tub Washed do II 95c = =.
WUOT1 Tie market contlnars active. and In falt
auppjy. Prices 11M and unchanged. We quots:
1sres, 2 cord. 1.9 -ds1ysrsd, tl3N
MAD Q, y cord, ,.,.... >. i3ta $14,ht4t5M
WOODEN WARE With no change % our pre-
prices hnve strong up ward tend p
prevents an immediate nctease IN prices. The pros
ptctive demand for tc Sprtnk MARKET must neceas1-
" bo large and adyanc. quotations. We quote:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21
NO.. 20:

machinery, &c, mus. be hauled by ami
mails at least 700 miles, or from the Mis-
souri, River. With the Pacific Railroad
constructed to Denver, she could pro,
duce Gold at half the present cost and
then she might advantageously run a
thousand stamps where she now can dog
en- This is the only railroad we ever
heard of that will pay dividends when
but third constructed.
1t is stated that the Z. s. Mint at Phil
adelphia received from Colorado Gold to
the value of 81, 900 in 1856, 100000 in
1860, 81, 100000 in 1861, and S6,CO0,-
600 in 1862. We presume the last item
an exaggeration. We have estimates
that the product reached s13, 100000 in
1868, which We DO not at all credit. In
fact, we doubt that there has been any
increase since 1862, or xill bs till the
Pacific Railroad has been pushed up to
the forks of the Platte or beyond That
road once brought within sight of tho
Rocky Mountains, the annual aggregate
may easily be swelled to $4,000, ,000c
Tribune.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21
JOB PRINTING,
HOME AND FRIENDS,

Oh. there's power to make each hour
As sweet as heaven designed it;
Nor need we roam to bring il home,
Though few there be that find it.
We seek too high for things close by,
And loose what Nature gave us;
For life hath here no charm so dear
As home and friends around us.
We oft destroy the present Joy
For future hopes-and praise them;
Whilst flowers as sweet bloom at our feet.
If we'd but stoop TO raise them.
For things afar still sweeter arc
When youths bright spell hath bound Us;
But soon we're taught that earth hath naucht
Like home and friends around us.
The friends that speed in time Of need,
When hopes last reed is ken;
DO show us stIll that come W hat will,
We are not quite fors ken.
Though all were night, if but the light
From Friendships alter crowned us,
'TwoulJ prove the bliss of earth was this
Our home and friend around US.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21
a Hot Place for Rebels.

a letter from Knoxville, Tenn, says
Here stands the Jail in which the pres
ent Governor Of Tennessee was for nearl,
four months incarcerated and the self
same gallows upon which so very many
loyal, patriotic men expiated their crime
of love ofthe government of their ancestry
yet stands sad monument to the horror
of the rebellion. Some Of the scoundrels
who were of the rebel court martial which
ordered the death punishment of these
loyal East Tennesseeans, including Dick
McCan, Colonel Loddy, etc, are now in
the jail where the Governor and other
Union prisoners were. May they swing
from the same gallows, Let the returning
rebel beware of East Tennessee. Not three
days ago one was shot at 'frst sight" on
the streets of Knoxville There are a
thousand loyal men here who have regis
tered an oath in heaven to put to death
at first sight the rebel villains who were
instrumental in their sufIerings. These
outraged patriots go quietly about nurtur-
ing their wrath. "Vengeance" they
swear, and that they will have.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21
Blessed.

/ Blessed is he who does not make a
cent, for he will have no income tax to
pay.
2. Blessed is the bald-headed men, for
his wife cannot pull his hair.
g. Blessed is the Digger Indian, for
unto him no man presenteth subscrip-
,ion paper.
4. Blessed is the man that is always
fat broke, for no man saith unto him
"Lcnd me five dollars"
5. Blessed is the man who giveth many
and costly presents to young ladies, for
great shall be his reward--in horn.
6. Blessed is the man who hath nc
brains, but brass in abundance, for he
shall be the ladies' fayorite. Sc!ah
Z. Blessed is the homely man, for the
girls shall not molest him; yea, thrice
blessed is he, for when be asketh a lady
to dance, she answers him, saying, 81 am
engaged for the next set"
g. Blessed is he who polishcth his boots
and not his morals, who maketh the out
side of his head to shine, but neglecteth
the inside thereof, for all the girls shall
rise up with smiles at his coming, and
call him beautiful.
8. Blessed is the Chinaman, for when
he is asked to contribute to "good
cause" he answereth, saying, '.Ale nc
sabe," and straightway the philanthro-
pist leaveth him, and John goeth on his
way rejoicing.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21
a Temnerance Story

Deacon Johnson is Il great temperance
msn, and sets good example of total absii-
nance as far as he can. Not long ago he
cnployed a carpenter to make some alter
atoms in his parlnr. and in repairing the corr
ner near the Fireplace it was fund necessary
10 remove the winscot ing when 10! discov-
cry was made that astonished everybody
4 brace of decanlerS a tumbler and pitch
er were cozily reposing there, asif they
had sto,d there from the beginning. The
deacon was summoned and as he beheld
the blusbing bottles, he exclaimed
"Wal, declare, that's curious. sure
enough Ii must be that old Biines left them
there when he went oul of this ere house
thirty years ago
4.pethaps he did," returned the carpen-
ter, "buf, Deacon, the ice in that pitcher
must hive been frize mighty hard to stay so
til this time
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21
French Butter-Making-

II Is well known uist cream may be con-
rerted into butter by simply being buried in
the ground, but 1t Is not generally known
that this mode is in common use in Normandy
and some other parts of Francc--The pro-
cc,s is as follows The cream is placed in
linen bag of moderate thickness which is
carefully secured and placed in hole in
the ground, about foot and a-haIf deep: it
IS then covered up and left for twenty four or
twenty-five hours, When taken out. the
cream is very hard and only requires beat
ing. for short time, with wooden INA llet,
after which halfa glass of water is thrown
Epon il, which causes the butermilk 10 sep
irate from the butter. Ifthe quality fcream
TO lie converted into butter is large. it is left
more than twenty-five hours 10 the ground.
In winter when the ground is frozen, the
operations is performed in cellar, the bag
being well covered up with sand. Some
persons place The bag containing the cream
with a second bag, ia order To prevent the
ck,nce Of any taint from the Garth. This
.ystem saves labor, and is stated to produce
4 larger amount Of butter Than churninr,
and of excellent quality, and is moreover,
s.ii never 10 fail.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21
Save Your Ammunition.

AWestern hunter and his brother spent
year in and about the Rocky Mountains.
They had two rifles, one bullet, and one
keg of powder. With these, ne said,
they killed on an average twenty-seyen
head of Buffalo day. The fact that they
did all this with one bullet led TO the fol-
lowing cross-question: ''How did you
kill all these buffalo with one bullet ?"-
"Well, we shot buffalo l stood on one
side, and my brother On the other Broth
er fred the ball passed into the barrel
of my rife. The next time l fred, and
brother caught my ball in his rifle. We
kept up the hunt for twelve months, kill
ing nearly two hundred buffalo per week,
and yet brought home the same bal! We
started with"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21
WISE Thieves Steal and Comprom IsF

Last Summer bank clerk in New York
stole 100000. He lost the money by
fighting the tiger" lie then called up
on a lawyer and informed him that he
was ruined man, and thought of COM
mitting suicide. This led to the follow
ing dialogue:
{" How much does your defalcatiou
come to 2"
One hundred thousand"
/" Got any Of it left 2"
{. Not cent"
" That's bad ; you have left nothing to
work with"
What must be done 2'
You must return to your desk i'm
mediatel ly and abstract another hundred
thousand"
-" What must do that for ?"
" 10 preserve your character and save
you from going TO the State Prison
With the hundred thousand dollars YOU
are to steal tomorrow, l intend to COM
promise with the bank Your stealings
after tomorrow will amount TO 100000.
[ will call at the bank and confess your
offence [ will represent myself as your
heart broken uncle, "horest, but poor )"
1 will offer the bank $4,000 to hush up
the matter. The bank will accept. This
will leave $50, 900 TO divide between you
and me-that is $4,000 apiece. With
this you can retire from business"
The young man listened and took on
wisdom. He doubled his dafaleation, and
compromised as the lawyer said he
should. He is now worth about $780,
900, and is counted as zone of the most
respectable gentlemen in the city of New
York"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21
Painful. but Laughable.

In "Notes of an Army Surgeon" we
find the following ID remember one
day in my hospital rounds, a patient just
arrived presented an amputated forearm,
and in doing Sc he could hardly restrain
broad laugh the litter was constantly
on his face what is the matter? This
does not strike as subject Of laughter.
1T is not, Doctor but excuse me lost
my arm in so funny way that / still
laugh when | look at it, What way?'-
Our first sergeant wanted shaving, and
got me to attend to it, as | am corporal.
We went together in front of his tent; |
had lathered him, held his nose, and was
just about applying the razor, when a
cannon ball came, and that was the last
saw of his head aud my arm. Excuse
me for laughing SO, Doctor, but never
saw such thing before"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

| Well to cut long story short, mess
mates, we were rescued, came ashore a
Marblehead at last, and | was we'll ant
hearty, but the poor Cappeu laid low
had thought we'd bury him at sea, but j
didn't come to that, and they took hin
home on litter to die there; but before
he went he held out his hand to me.
"God bless your' he said. "No son
could be kinder than you have been y
and | went away wiping my eye.
I'd got to love him out there on the
Gold Coast.
Well, | was uneasy, and walked the
deck Of my room the best part of the
night, and at daybreak some one says,
"Ahoy, Mr.. Blaize p and opened the
door. A boy was there. Says he, Gap
pen Jersey has sent for you-he's dying"
+. l knew it must come but my heart
sank like the lead in deep water. | set
sail for the house, leaving the lad quite
out of sight: and got there in few min
utes. The nigger took me in, and there
was Cappen in bed and Chaplain along
side, and Eva crying as if her blessed
heart would break. And Cappen says to
me:
"Blaize, time is short for me, I must
speak fast. You love my girl still !"
Says |, II haven't words to tell how
dear she is to me-"
Then the Cappen took her little hand
and put it in mine, and says to the chap
lain,
''Let me see it done before l die"
And before | knew what had happen
ed | was called on to answer would | take
this woman to be my welded wife and
had said /:
"Will L? Why, if you'll give her to
me, Cappen, you give me my bit of hea-
ven afore my time" At which Chaplain
took me up sharp.
And then we we're married, and the !
1ream came true, for kissed her-Har-
ocrs FeehIy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

An orator in appealing TO the "bone and
slnew," said: My friends, am proud TO see
around me to night the hardy yeomanry of
the land, for love the agricultural interests
of the country, and well may love them,
fellow citizens, for was born farmer
the hapPiest days Of my youth were spent in
the peaceful avocations Of son Of the soil
II may be allowed 10 use a fguratlve ca
preston, my friends, | may say | was raised
between two rows of corn. "a pumpkia.
by thunder.' exclaimed an inebriated chap
Just in front Of the stage.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

One of our Generals, when down South,
to appease the Secesh planters, issued an
order exhorting his men 10 respect the
rights of property, aud in helping them
selves te fuel to boil their coffee, TO take
none but the top rails from the fences
After that they never found any rails thai
were not top rails
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

A story is told of two Vermont captains
an the war, between whom was generous
rivalry, relating to their own galantry and
that of ther companies. Both were danger
0usly wounded at the Wilderness. Capt. Is.
was insensib!e for two days bat on the third
opened his eyes and inquired if Capt. w.
was alive, and on being told he was doing
well, said energeticaliy, "well, if w. can
live. I'll be BIB if I'll die" ard he didn't
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

Be sure that the wicks cf your kero-
sene lamps are large enough to Sill the
tubes otherwise it is possible that the
blaze, when the oil gets low, may run
down inside the lamp, ignite the gas in it,
and produce an explosion It is supposed
that girl in Worcester lost her life in
this way.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

The other day, coach drove UP to the
New York Hospital and patient admitted
suffering, he said, from having swallowed
his false teeth The man was in fearful
agony, feeling The teeth cutting his bowels.
The resident sugeon made an examination,
but could discover nothing, and the man was
sent away unrelieved. His teeth were af-
terwards found in his bed and then he felt
better.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

i snake, striped in appearance, and
eighteen inches long, was voz,itcd from
the stomach Of son Of Ira Elliott, of
Lincoln, Vt, few days age. The boy
was ten years old, and had been sick =
year past
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

A lady informs the Farmer, that she saved
her cherries from the birds, BY r,aking some
cats ont of old rags, "Besure;" sLe says, "to
make the eyes out of large yellow beads or
bright brass buttons, and the birds will not
come near when one of these cats is perchet
in the tree"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21
Loving, Very.

"Oh, mother" said very little child, 'Mr
S-dose love Aunt Lucey. He sits by
her, he Whispers to her, and he hugs her >
why, Edward, your aunt does not suffer
that, does She!"
| "Suffer it! yes, mother-she lOreS it ("
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

Right Two young men were fined re-
Gently, in Pottsville, for dafacing hsnd5ills.
The hoys of this town who are in the habit
of mutilating and tearing down bills, almost
as soen as they are posted. will DO well to
make note of the fact that ii is hneable
offence.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

"Come till America, Pat!' writes son
Of the Emerald Isle, OF his friend in Ireland !;
It's fine country to get livin in. All
We have to do, is to get three-cornered box,
and fill it wild brick and carry it till the top
of a four story building, and the man at the
top does all the work.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

The Southerners have found the ''last
ditch " 1t is situated in an ante room of
the White House, where applications for
pardons are considered.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

Origin of the tender passion according to
az Italian proverb-
"Man is fire, woman is tow,
Luciter oqmes and begins to blow"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-21

If you are going where there is a cross
dog, take a pistol, SO that when he snaps
al you, you can snap at him.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-05

HATS, Cars, STRAW EooDs, FURs, &C.
Merchants are referred to the card of H.
u r. b. Whittemore, IL & ID Lake st, Chi
caso. who have the largest and best stock
of goods in their line i'm Chicago. They
are in Cobb's new Block, corner Of Lake
4 Michigan Avenue, and their stock COM
p-ises every variety and style of Hats, Caps,
Straw Goods, Umbrellas, Furs, Buffalo
Robes, DC, in quantities sufficient to sup
ply the entire western trade. The propri-
etors are western men, formerly of st.
Louis, and are thoroughly posted in regard
to the wants of the western trade. Mr.. j.
Il. Humphrey, formerly of Keokuk, is
with them; we are indebted to him for an
opportunity to inspect the stores and base
ment occupied by the house, and full OF
the rich and costly fabrics in which they
deal. 1t is a good house. ..... .....-.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-05

N~Union men Of gallant old Wapello!
You have fought many good fight in the
memorable past! Do you mean to do the
same next Tuesday, Your standard bear
ers in this fight are all true as the dial to
the sun to our glorious party and princi-
pies, and the issues are precisely the same
they have been, only, if possible, more inn
portant. What say you? Will you all
work, to and through the day of election,
use your influence with your neighbors,
organize, and in every way exercise your
vigilance' We believe you will. We are
sure, moreover, that you will succeed
There is some treachery to contend with;
but not much. We can whip the combined
Postum and Copperheadism forces, If we
try. Let us do it.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-05

A NEW ERA IN THE COMMERCE. OF CHI
CAGo.-In passing through the immense
wholesale rooms of the great dry goods
house Of Field, Palmer & Letter, we no.
ticed some choice foreign goods, and upon
inquiry ascertained that they were their
own importation, of which these were
only their first arrival-purchased by one
of their firm now in Europe. We had not
supposed that the trade Of Chicago would
Justify such an enterprise, but upon ascer.
tanning the immense business done by this
firm, exceeding largely that of any other
firm outside of New York-ond surpassed
there by only three-we are satisfied that
the adventure is well timed. This is on
the same lire of policy pursued by this
firm i'm regard to American fabrics-pur-
chasing them direct from the manufacture
er for cash, thereby saving all intermedi-
ate profits. Chicago may justly feel proud
of such ahouse.-C Chicago Tribune, dug. 25.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-05
Va There are great many in this pa

Va There are great many in this part
the country who do business in Chicago,
and find it important to employ there a
vigilant, trustworthy Commission Mer-
chant To sell and buy for them and keep
them posted i'm the markets. To all such
We cordially recommend G. c. CARRIER 4
Go. So State street, whose card we print in
this issue. Old Chicago friends of ours,
il, whom we have implicit confidence, as
sure us that no house i'm the Commission
business in Chicago enjoy better reputa-
ton for honesty, business experience and
capacity, or who stand better on Change.
We can thus recommend them with con-
fidence.