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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12
NO. 325
Reading Habits.

Good mental habits should be eultiva-
ted by a wise supervision Of child's
reading when out of school, Most child
ren will read Of their own accord, if they
can get hold of attractive books, and will
fly from the comparative drudgery IF
school to the interesting volume of ira
vels, tales or adventures, which stimula-
tes the imagination, and requires no ef.
fort. This tendency must be turned to
good account and prevented from becom-
ing a source of evil. Travels and adyen-
lures, if selected and well read, are Of
course useful, and the same may be said
of some tales. But never, perhaps, was
care in the selection of books especially
of those comprised under the general
term of "light literature" more necessary
than in the present day. The Aippant
tone of some, the disgusting slang of 9TH
ers the exaggerated coioring of a mother
class, are, to the tender ard impossible
mind of the child, like attractive poison
The Imagination, over stimulated, be-
comes jaded, and demanda more extrava-
giant incidents, profounder mysteries, and
darker horrors. And it is needless to say
that where this is the case the inclination
but, for time, the cap city for good
sound reading is lost. What is more sad
than to find young people blind to the at
fractions of some of the best specimens
of English literature utterly
Ignorant of it-while reading with NOR
bid avidity socend and third rate works
of exciting fiction ? This must be the
parents care. | will set no wicked thing
before mine eyes is resolve which ought
to apply especially to books. Many
man has had to mourn the day when in
the impressible time of his youth he met
with bad book. The mind becomes en-
feebled, the moral tone lowered, and the
life corrupted by access to vicious litera-
ture in early life-Home Life.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12
The Speed Of Railroads.

The Great Western Express to Exeter,
England. travels at the rate Of forty three
miles an hour, including stoppages, or
forty nine miles al hour without includ
ing stoppages. 20 attain this rate, q
speed Of sixty miles an hour is adopted
midway between the stations, and in GER
tain experimental trips, serenity miles an
hour have been reached. A speed Of
seventy miles aa hour is about equiva-
lent to thirty yards per second, or thirty
FIVE wards between two beats Of Z common
clock. All objects near the eye OF pas
scDger travelling at this rate will pass by
his eyes in the thirty fifth part of second;
and if thirty-Gve stakes were erected at
the side Of the road, gard asundcr, they
would not be distinguishable one from
another; if painted red, they would ap-
pear collectively as continuous fash OF
red color
If two trains with this speed passed
each ether, the relative velocity woald
be seventy yards per second and if one
of the trains were seventy yards long, 1t
would pass by in single second. Sup
posing the locomotives which draws such
4 train to have driving wheels seven feet
in diameter, these wheels will revolVe
FIVE times in second the valve moves
and the steam escapes ten times 10 Sc
conduit as there are two cylinders,
which act alternately there are really
twenty puffs or escapes Of steam IN Sc
eond. The locomotives can be heard to
cough" when moving slowly, the cough
being occasioned by the abrupt emission
Of waste steam up the chimney; but
twenty coughs per second, cannot be Sc,
parated by the ear, their individuality
becoming lost Such locomotive speed
is equal to nearly one fourth of cannon
ball and the momentum of whole train
moving at sHch speed, would be nearly
equivalent to the aggregate force of
number of cannon balls equal to one-fourth
of the weight of the train.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12
In the School House.

Surely God the Lord was with US,
In the school-house just up there;
Did you hear the little children
Lisping such sweet words Of prayer!
All without heavenly halo,
And within throne Of light
Where the King, with hosts of angels,
Came to see the wond 'rous sight;
Came to hear them tell the story,
OF His never changing love
Came to see them paint the glory
That was waiting them above.
Surely twas the Savior talking
In their voices, soft and low;
He had quickened, lie had taught them,
Else they ne'er had loved linn so.
Do you ask me, Where is heaven?"
In the school-house just up there;
Where you'll here the little children
Lisping such sweet words of prayer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12
CourtlDg in Iowa.

The following circumstances happened
III Cedar county, Iowa
A certain young man being out on a
courting expedition, came late ON Sunday
evening, and in order to keep his secret
from his young acquaintances determined
to be at home bright and early Monday
morning. Mounted on his horse, dressed
ed in his fine white summer pants and
other fixings in proportion, he arrived at
the residence Of his man1orotG, where he
was kindly received, and his horse prop
erly cared for-being turned into pasture
The night passed away and three o'clock
in the morning arrived. Three O'Clock
was the time for him to depart, so that he
might arrive at home before his comrades
was stirring He sailed forth to the pas
ture to catch his horse, but there was a
difliculty-the grass was high and loaded
with dew. To venture in with white
pantaloons on, would rather take the
starch cut of them and lead to his detec-
ton. 1t would not do to 90 in with his
white unmcntionablcs, so he quickly made
his resolve He carefully disrobcd him.
self Of his valuable whites and placed
them safely on the fence, while he gave
chase with unscreened pedals through
the wet grass after his horse.
Returning to the fence where he had
safely suspended his lily unmentionables,
0 horrible dictu what a sight met his
eyes! The field into which his horse had
been turned was not only horse, but a
calf pasture too, and the naughty calves,
attracted by the white flag on the fence,
had betaken themselves to it, and, calf
like, had eaten them up! Only few
we'll chewed fragments of his once valu-
able portion of the wardrobe remained
only few threads-just sufficient to in
dicate what they once had been What
a pickle was this for nice young man to
be in
1t was now daylight and the farmers
were up, and cur hero far from home with
with no covering for his travelling aparat-
US" 1t would not do to 60 back to the
house Of his lady love, neither to 60 to
town in that plight. There was only one
resource left to him that was TO secrete
himself in the bushes for some time, and
it may be imagined that his feelings tow
ard the calf kind, were not of the most
frienly character in consequence. But,
ere long his seclusion was destined to be
intrudcd upon. BY aud by the boys,
who had been out to feed the calves, re-
turned with the remnants Of the identi-
Cal white garment which had adorned the
lower life Of their late visitor.
They were mangled and torn to shredsl
An inquest was held over them. Some
awful fate had befallen the man. The
neighbors were summoned to search for
the manglcd corpse, and the posse, with
dogs and arms, set out with all speed
The pasture was thoroughly secured, and
then the adjacent the adjacent thickets,
when 10 our hero was driven from his
lair By the keen scent Of the dogs, all
safe and sound, minus the linen.
An explanation then ensued at the ex
pense Of our hero, but he was successful
in the end and married the lady, and is
now living comfortably in one of the
fourishing towns of Iowa.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12

While Gen. Grant Vas en- route from
Springfield to St. Louis, crowd ca
gerly pressed around the train while it
was stopping at Alton. Somebody step
ped upon somebody's toes, and a fight
ensued, which spread ike an epidemic
through the crowd assembled. The train
moved off, leaving them to fight it out
on that line" A Gentleman in the crowd
cried out, as the train left, IL never knew
Gen. Grant to go anywhere but what he
got up big fight"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12

it to you, had I not supposed that you
needed the lesson it contains. 1t is i'm
possible for me to give you any adequate
notion of the suffering have undergone
on account Of my brutal rashness to my
boy.s But, fortunately, it has been over
ruled to my good, and to that of my fami-
ly also. The remedy, though terrible,
was complete, and no other child of mine
has ever been punished by me except
when [ was in the full possession and
exercise of my best faculties, and when
my sense Of duty has been chastened and
softened by reason and affection.
81 devoted myself to my poor Charley,
from the time he left his bed, and we
came to understand each other as | think
but few fathers and sons ever do. The
poor boy never blamed me for blighting
so much happipess for him, and | have
something tried to think that perhaps his
life has been happier in the whole, than
it would have been had not been taught
my duty through his sacrifice Still,
neighbor Doran, should be sorry to have
you and your son William pass through
similar ordeal"
81 trust that we shall not" emphati-
cally aud gravely responded Doran II
thank you for your story, friend Hanford,
and | shall try to profit by it."
And he did profit by it. And we hope
that every parent who is capable of strik-
ing his child in anger and petulance, that
reads this sketch from life, will profit by
1t also.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12
Internal Revenue.

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
This morning ordered, the following ruling:
Travelling agents of manufacturers and
dealers, regarded as commercial brokers,
Under decision of August l8, are required to-
take out license only from August |, instead
of May l, at charge Tor the remaining
portion of the license year of SIS, instead of
800 for full year.
The receipts flom Internal Revenue to-
day amounted to 81 ,465, III 45.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12
Dead Letters

During the fiscal year ending June 80,
1865, the number of dead letters returned to
the Dead-Letter Office in Washington was
a little under 100000. These contained
$250,0 ,000 in cash, beside many other articles
of value. One million three handred thous-
and of these letters were returned to the
writer's.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12

The other night landlord discovering
one of his customers drunk, sloshlng
about in the mire, went to his assistance,
and setting him up on his feet inquired
if "he was sick OF what was the matter Z
"No," said the boozy customer, al aln't
sick, and | amt drunk, but am-slight-
y discouraged p
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12

" The Union Ferry Company have car.
tied nearly 30,000,000 Of passengers between
Brooklyn and New York during the past year
without killing oIe of them,.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12
81.
Published by Theodore ScbOch.

, TERMS Two dollars year in adTance-and if no
paid before the end OF the yeaI TWO dollars and fifty
cts. will be charged. ,
No paoer discontinued until all arreaiages paid,
except at The option Of the Editor.
OAlyertisements Of one square of (egEt lmeS) or
less one or three insertions 81 SO. Each additional
assertion 50 cents. Longer ones in proportion.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-10-12
JOB PRINTING.

OF ALL KINDS,
sressted in he highest style of the Art and the
most reasonable terms.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-05
CHU RICH SCHOOL
FOR
70 q n G L A d. ES.
A N N ANDALE
MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,
(PosT oFFicE,,MADIsoN STATION
(PosT orFicE,,MADIsoN srArIoN.)

TTNHE first annual session of this school will com
l. mence on the 2Oth of Sept, 1865 There will
be two Departments, the Primary and the Cole
gate.
Applicants will he admitted into the Primary De-
partment without examination, at any age Adj
mission into any Of the classes of the Col,eqiate
Department, or promotion from one TO another will
he granted to such. only, sustain an examination
on the studies which precede IT, Those who com
plete the whole course satisfactorily will receive at
its close, diploma.
For the government of the yonng ladies' but one
+" rule " will be established viz. that they shall no
all times conduct themselves as becomes the daugh.
tiers of gentlemen and the enforcement of this reg
ulation will be the special duty of Mrs. tombstone.
Visitors to the pupils must present letters Of in
Production from parents or guardians TO the Prnci
pal. No visits should be made on Sunday, or dur.
ing school hours.
Each pupil is requested TO furnish her own fork
spoon, towels and napkins. and to have these, as
also her clothing, marked with her name in full
Daily instruction in plain sewing will be afforded
such a. desire it, without extra charge,
Parents who prefer their children should not
study our religious textbooks, are requested to no.
tfy the principal, and they will have their wishes
respected.
So comfortable hack will run on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, between Madison Station,
on the N. o., j. d G. N. r. r, and Annandale, six
miles distant connecting with the trains. The post
Office address is Madison Station, Madison county.
Miss.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-05
EVERGREEN NURSERIES,
Situated one Mile from the Court House,
G A N 7 ON, Miss.

TNHE undersigned have this day formed a
L copartuership under the style of T. j.
DRANE d CO., for the purpose Of carrying
on the Nursery business in all its branches.
1t is the intention of the prOprietors to
propagate in the Fruit Department, choice
varieties only, aud such as are well adapted to
the soil and climate of the South, ripening in
succession over the fruit season. Consequent
ly, purchasers will be positively protected
against disappointment.
Every new variety of fine fruit shall be
added to our catalogue, as soon as tested and
proved to be suited to the climate.
All trees and plants will be carefully labeled
and packed in the best manner for any
part of the South, for which a moderate
charge will be made; aud no charge will be
made for delivery Of packages at the rail-
roads.
1t is requested that explicit directions be
given for marking ard shipping packages,
but mall cases, rhen shipment is made the ar
fieles are at the risk Of the purchaser.
All orders from unknown correspondents
must be accompanied with a remittance, draft,
or satisfactory reference.
Our customers are requested 10 notify us
Immediately Of any error that may be commit
ted in filling their orders, in order that we
may at once make amends.
Catalogues will be forwarded TO all who ap-
ply. poet paid, and enclose a stamp to prepay
the postage. T. ]. DRANE d co.
Sept. l4l665. ly.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-05
DEWDROPS OF WISDOM.

Speaking mnch is sign of vanity for be
that is lavish in words is niggard indeed.
Put off repentance till tomorrow, and you
have day more to repent of, and day less
to repent in.
What you keep by you you may change
and mend but words once spoken can never
be recalled.
1t is q noble species of revenge to have the
power Of severe retaliation and not to exer.
else it.
If I wanted to punish an enemy, it shonld
be by fastening on him the trouble of cou-
stantly hating somebody.
The water that has no taste is purest; the
rain that has no odor is freshest; and of all
the notifications of manner, the most gener-
ally pleasing is simplicity.
In most quarrel5 there is a fault on both
sides. A quarrel may be compared to a
spark, which cannot be produced without &
flint as well as q steel, either of them may
hammer on wood forever, and no FIRE will
follow.
Man doubles all the evils Of his fate by
bordering over them. A scratch becomes a
wound, a slight an injury, a jest an insult, a
small peril a great danger, and slight sick
ness often ends in death by the broOding ap'
prehensions of the sick. We should always
look on the bright side of lifs's picture.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-05
MAXIMS FOR LOVERS.

Love takes deepest root in the steadiest
mind.
1t is degree of impurity in a woman to
love a sensual man.
True love is ever accompanied with fear
and reverence.
Plstonic love is Platonic nonsense.
The proof of true love is respect, not free
dom.
But few first impressions ought to be trust
ed or encouraged in love.
A lady can have but small hopes of lover,
over whom his own worthy relations can
have no influence.
The more ardent a man is while a lover
the more Indifferent he will be, probably
when he is husband.
Pride and vanity are often the source Of
love.
Respectful love inspires noble action.
How unhappy must that marriage be, in
which the husband can have no confidence
in the affection of his wife
How much easier and pleasanter it is for a
woman to obey the man of her choice, than
one she would not have married could she
have avoided it.
Invectives against marriage are a reflection
upon the laws and good order of society
Marriage is the highest state of friendship
No matter whom that woman msrries, who
has a slight notion of the matrimonial duties
she will surely be unhappy.
man for his wealth, in hopes of his death.
Exalted qualities may be sunk in low
and unequal marriage.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-05
Course of obstruction.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.

Spelling, Reading, Writing, Mental Arithmetic,
Elementary Arithmetic, Elementary Geography I
Sketches. Chids Book of Nature, Catechism, Sa-
cred Music.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-05
RIO s p CT S
OF THE
FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS' JOURNAL.

YIIRE undersigned will publish in the City Of At.
i ,lanta, Ca, so so0n as the mails are established,
a WEEKLY F. and A. MAS0NS' JOURNAL, EN-.
bracing some fifty pages Of reading matter and
some eight or ten pages for insertion of Business
Cards of the Fraternity, that Masons may be able
always to transact business of all kinds with
another IN able correspondent will he secured
from the respective Lodges, who will give state
ment OF bis Lodge, the officers and members, and
will keep be fraternity posted as to whom may lie
suspended, expelled or dead, thereby rendering ii
impossible for expelled or suspended members to
enter a Lodge, ii will refer to the Journal.
An able corps of Masonic writer's have been
cured, so It will not fail 10 he very interesting and
instructive.
II will he devoted to the Improvement Of Masonic
Literature, and will be a welcome visiter To the fire.
sds of every Free and Accepted Mason.
II will be sent to all subscribers, post free, at s.
in advance per snnum.
The undersigned most respectfully asks each
member TO constitute himself an Agent and secure
all the subscribers possible and hand their subscrin
ton list to the Masters Of their respective Lodges
who will forwar the same to me ct Atlanta Ga.
There heng nothing of the kind in publication,
and feeling that 1t viii he source e Improvement
in Masonic knowledge, / most respectfully call upon
the Fraternity to sustain me in the food work
WILLIAM JAMES POLLARD.
ATLANTA, IA.
Sept. 81. lm
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-05
4oetrp.
EN- RE 8.


Come sit BY my side, thou friend Of youth,
And together we II talk Of long-gone day;
Wen Gull bright flowers from Memory q stand
To Irvine in a garland fair and gay.
Those happy days are gone, all gone,
And we two friends are left alone.
Dost thou remember the grand old weed,
Through which, in the morn of life so fair
We roamed SO oft, merry band,
And meier knew o shade of grief or carel
Those happy days are gone, all gone,
And we two friends are left alone.
Dost thou remember the little brook
That wound through the forest its silvery wayi
On whose mossclad banks we oft would rest,
And mingle our songs with its murmuring lay,
The brooklet still through the wood doth stray,
But the friends Of yore-oh, where are theyi
What merry, happy band we were,
As we cued the fairy woodland flowers
Each blossom told what those spring days were
Life's fairest, sunniest hours.
Those wildwood buds will bloom again,
But we look for the loved and lost in vain.
heIlcmOtfesb tHou 1hc 5pieauiuk oah
That stood by the merry, sparkling spring.
Rememberest thou the grape vine dark
That hung from its branches-our woodlan
swing?
Amid the leaves the birds sing gay,
But the merry laugh has died away.
We rove by the crystal streamlets side;
Those sunny faces, they are not there;
We sit meath the oak where the sad winds sigh,
And they whisper, Where, oh where?"
But, blossom, and bird still linger near,
But gone are childhood's friends so dear.
The local editor of country paper,
no doubt has more delinquent patrons
than he ought to have, appeals to them in
the following touching strain {:
when other bills and other duns
Their tales Of wee shall tell,
OF notes in bank without the funds,
And cotton hard to SELL
There may, perhaps, in such scene,
Some recollection be
OF bills that longer due have been,
And you remember me "
If they don't they ought to be ashamed
OF themselves.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-05


Elementary Arithmetic, Elementary Geography,
Parley's Universal History, Royce Historical.
Sketches Childs Book of Nature, Catechsm, Sa-
cred Music.
COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT.
JUNIOR CLASS. &
Spelling, Reading, Writing, Davies Arithmetic, Z
Smiths English Grammar, Mitchell's Geographic.
American History. Exercises in Composition, Lati1
Grammar. Natural Philosophy commenced, Kip
Double Witness. Catechism, Sacred Music.
MIDDLE CLASS. L.
Spelling, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic Algebr1
Geometry, Geography, Fowlers English Gnmmaf
English History Ancient History. Exercises e.
Composition, Kames Elements Of Criticism. Bot
ny, Mythology, Caesar, Virgil Greek Grammsr.
Theophllus Americans, Sacred Music.
SENIOR CLASS.
E'ocution, Fowlers English Grammar, Rhetori1.
Logic, Moral Philosophy, Mental Philosophy Geon.
etry, TrigonOmetry. Geology, Chemistry, Asirono-
my, General History, History Of England, Ltsr1-
tire, Exercises In Composition, Theophilus Amezf-
canus, Sacred Music. #
OPTIONAL COURSE.
Drawing and Painting. Vocal and Instrumenfai
Music, and Modean Languages.
TERMS,
(PAYABLB HALF YEARLY IN ApvANcR)
Tuition in the Primary Department per annum 7soo
Collegiate Department. 100 10
in Modern Languages, each -.-.-..--.. 20 %
In Music, Vocal or instrumental ...... 60 %
In Drawing or Painting ..--------.-- 20 90
Boarding per month"; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30 90
Incidental tar per month, 90
The Rector is in correspondence with several Of
the most accomplished educators Of the country anS
will In due time be able to announce the Faculty.
Application should be made 10 the undersigned,
or TO Ms. Jehnstone.
GEO. @. HARRIS,
Sept. Il, 1865. II RscroR,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-05

We learn from The Greensboro Beacon
that there was frost in that section
atsly,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-05

1t is predicted that Provisional Gov.
Perry, ofSouth Carolina, will be defeated
for United States Senator.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-05

GREAT EXCITEMENT I!
Hang your Banner on the outer Wall
THE CRY IS, STILL THEY
co E!!
Gros S & K e US Q r,
SOUTH SIDE THE COURT SQUARE,
Are opening in addition to their former stock,
A LARGE SUPPLY OF SEASONABLE
MERCHANDISE,
From NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, BOSTON.
Consisting OF
LADIES DRESS GOODS, TRIMMINGS
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
COATS,
PANTS,
VESTS.
BOOTS,
SHOES,
OF EVERY VARIETY.
WOOL & MER1No UNDER SHIRTS,
And every thing belonging to gentlemen's Ward
robe.
LADIES SHOES OF EVERY DE-
SCRIPTION,
In word they have every thing pertaining to a
general
DRY GOODS AND GROCERY BUSINESS,
Which they offer as cheap, if not little cheaper,
than any other house in the city
They invite their friends and the public to give
them a call.
Persons buying to sell again will find it much to
their advantage to give them CALL.
Oct. 5, 1865. u.