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sTRoUDsBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA, JANUARY II, 1857

not in the least disturb her child's tenn
per, and instead Of not seeming to hear
her words, as had almost always been the
case, he regarded all that was said, and
tried to do all she wished.
There is wonderful power in gentle
words, remarked Mr.. Burton to his wife,
after Harry had left the table.
Yes, wonderful indeed; their effect
surprises me-"
Love is strong"
Days, weeks, months and years went
by; during all this time the mother con-
continued to strive very earnestly with
herself, and very kindly with her child.
The happiest results followed; the fretful,
passionate, disorderly boy became even
minded and orderly in his habits. A
word gently spoken, was all powerful in
Its influence for good, but the least shade
of harshness would arouse his stubborn
will and deform his fair young face.
Whenever mothers complain to Mrs.
Burton of the difficulty they find in man
aging their children, she has one piece of
advice to give, and that is, command
yourself, and speak gently"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17
A Sister,,

He who has never known a sisters kind
ministratiou, nor felt his heart warming
beneath her endearing smile and love-
beaming eye, has been unfortunate in
deed. 1t is not to be wondered if the
fountains of pure feeling flow in his bo-
som but sluggishly, or if the gentler emo
tions of his nature be lost in the sterner
attributes of manhood.
"That man has grown up among kind
and afectionate sisters" we once heard a
lady of much observation and experience
remark
"And why DO you think SOP" said We.
Because of the rich development of
all the tenderer and more refined feelings
of the heart, which are SO apparent in
every word
a sisters influence is felt even in man
hoods later years; and the heart of him
who has grown cold in his chilling con-
tact with the world, viii warm and thrill
with pure enjoyment, as some incident
awakes within him the soft tons and glad
melodies of his sisters voice And he
will turn from his purposes, which a
warped and false philosopher has reason
ed into expediency, and even weep for the
gentler influences which moved him in
his earlier years.
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The Mischief of Passion.

"Will putting ones self in passion
mend the matter 2" said an old man to
boy, who had picked up stone to throw
at dog. The dog only barked at him
in play.
"Yes, it will mend the matter" said
the passionate boy, and quickly dashed
the stone at the dog.
The animal thus enraged, sprang at the
boy, and bit his leg; while the stone
bounded against shop window, and broke
pane of glass.
Out ran the shop keeper, and seized
the boy, and made him pay for tho bro
ken pane. He had mended the matter,
finely, indeed
1t never did, and it never will, mend a
matter to get into passion about it. If
the thing be hard to bear wheu you are
calm, it will be harder when you are in
passion.
If you have met with loss, you will
only increase it by losing your temper.
Try to be calm, especially in trifing
troubles, and, when great ones GENE, try
to bear them bravely.
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NO. as.
Water will not Drown.

All travellers, writes a correspondent.
have mentioned with astonishmeut the
peculiar buoyancy of the water of Great
Salt Lake, and it is truly surprising. No
danger of shipwreck need ever cross the
mind of those who navigate this lake, for
1T would be simply impossible for them
to sink if thrown overheard With my
hands clasped together under my head,
and my feet crossed, [ foated lon the
very surface of the lake with at least one
third of my body above water Upon a
warm summers day there would not be
the slightest difficulty in going to sleep
upon the lake, and allowing yourself to
be blown about as the wind permitted
only one would need an umbrella to keep
off the rays of the sun.
1t has been stated that three buckets
Of this water will yield one buckets of
solid salt, but inasmuch as water will not
hold above twenty-five per cent of saline
matter In solution, and if more be added
1T is instantly deposited upon the bottom,
this estimate is, of course, too large. On
lnqulrlng of the Mormons engaged in
procuring salt, they unanimously stated
that for every five buckets of water they
obtained one bucket of salt, which gives
the proportion as no less than twenty per
cent. No visitor to the lake should omit
the bath the sensation in the water is
most luxurious, and leads one to think
himself floating in air. On the way back
to the city it will be as we'll for the bath
er to stop at the superb sulpher baths just
outside the town, and remove the saline
incrustations which will have formed up
on him, by plunge into the fine swim
ming bath, whose only objection is its Pc
culiar ordor and its great heat, which re-
quires large admixture of cold water.
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Dressing for Church.

Has any body heard the bell!
You have l-dear me, | know full we'll,
I'll never dress IN time
For mercy's sake, come help me, Luce.
I'll make my toilet very spruce
This silk is quite sublime
Here lace this gaiter for me-do!
+" A hole!" you say! plague take the shoe
Please Lucy try and hide it
Just think, it's Sunday, and my soul,
| can not wear it with a hole
The men will surely spy it.s
They're always peeping at our feet,
CTho' to be sure, they needn't peep,
The way we hold our dresses }
I'll disappoint them, though, to-day!
" And cross myself" An, did you s1y,
Don't laugh at my distresses!
How splendidly the silk will rustle,"
(Please hand my selfadjusting bustle,''
My corset and my hoop@
There, now, I'll take five skirts or six
Do hurry, Luce, and help me fix,
You know | can not stoop!
How shall | say my prayers to-day?"
As II girls went to church to pray!
How can you be so foolish!
Here damp this ribbon in colonge;
''.What for!" to paint, you silly one
Now, Lucy, don't be mulish.
Now then, my hat-how he abhors
This thing-it's big all out doors
The fightful sugar SCOOP
Thank heaven, my cloak is handsome, too,
1t cost enough to be, know
(Straighten this horrid hoopD
My handkerchief and gloves you'll find
Just in that draw. Luce, are you blind,
(Does my dress trail y
It's all the fashion now, you know;
(Pray, does the paint and powder show
Through my loose veil?)
Thank you, my dear, l b'lieve I'm dressed
The saints be praised! the day of rest
Comes only once in seven,
For it, on all the other six,
This trouble / should have to fix
I'd never get to heaven!
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17
Silent Influence,

The Rev. Albert Barnes says: at is
the bdbbling stream that flows gently /;
the little rivulet which runs along day
and night by the farm house, that is use
ful, rather than the swollen food or war
ring cataract. Niagara excites our wond-
er and we stand amazed at the power and
greatness of God there as he pours in
from the hollow of his hand. But one
Niagara is enough for the continent of
the world, while the same world requires
thousands and tens of thousands of silver
fountains and gently flowing riyulets that
water every farm aud meadow, and every
garden, and shall flow on every day and
night with their gentle, qaiet beauty
So with the acts of our lives. 1t is not
by great deeds, like those OF the martyrs,
good is to be done, bat by the daily and
quiet virtues of life, the Christian tenn
per, the good qualities of relatives and
friends.
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Love Your Enemies.

Some years since clergymen in Litch.
field county was reproving an old Indian
for his cruel and revengeful conduct to.
words them that had offended him
"You should love your enemies" observ-
ed the parson, "and preserve an. affection
for those that hurt you"
81 do love my enemies" retorted the
son of nature, land have great affection
for them that hurt me-"
"No such thing" retorted the clergy
man, "you don't love your enemies"
Il do"
"Who are the enemies you love :"
"Rum and cider J"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17
a Slight Mistake.

y capital story is told of young fel-
low who one Sunday strolled into a vii
lage church, and during the services was
electrified and gratifed by the sparkling
Of pair of eyes which were riveted upon
his face. Alter the service he saw the
possessor -of the shining orbs leave the
church alone, and emboldened by her
glances, he ventured to follow her, his
heart aching with rapture. He saw her
look behind, and fancied she evinced some
emotion at recognizing him. He then
quickened his pace, and she actually slack
ened hers, as if to let him come up with
her-but we will permit the young gen
tleman to tell the rest in his own way:
"Noble young creature !" thought l.
"Her artless and warm heart is superior
to the bonds of CUSTOM"
| had reached within a stones throw
of her. She suddenly halted and turned
to bursting. | reached the spot where
she stood she began to speak, and took
off my hat as if doing reverence to an an
gel.
care you a pedar ?" she said
"No, my dear girl, that is not my oc-
cupation."
"Well, | don't know" continued she,
not very bashfully, and cycling me very
sternly. II thought when saw you in
the Westinghouse that you looked like a
peddler who passed off pewter half dol
lar on me three weeks ago, and SO de-
termined, to keep an eye on you. Broth
er John has come home now, and says if
he catches the fellow he wiring his neck
for him and | amt sure but you're the
good or-nothing rascal after all"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17

A Constable was stationed at the door
of the hustings to prevent the crowd from
forcing their way among the candidates.
A gentleman came up to him, and put
ting shilling into his hand, said, with an
attempt to put off the smallness of the
donation, al take it for granted there is
little corruption here" 'Yes sir"
said the constable, looking at the shilling,
"but this is too Iiitle 2"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17
Drinking for Solace or Comfort.

This is the most dangerous of all the
motives by which the moderate drinker is
Influenced. 1t is absolutely false and
acting at time when most likely to de-
ceive, the young man or the middlc-aged,
thinking that excitement is release from
care and sorrow, renew their potations to
increase the effects and are lost before
they dream of danger. Charles Reade
says, "No man or no woman is safe who
has once formed the habit to drink for
solace, or cheerfulness, or comfort While
the world goes we'll they will likely be
temperate but the habit is built, the
railroad to destruction is cut ready for
use, the rails are laid down, the station
houses erected, and the train is on the
line waiting only for*he locomotive; it
comes to us; it grapples us, and away we
so in moment, down the line we have
been years constructing, like fash of
to destruction. Nation.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17
Beautiful Sentim snt.

When the Iindoo priest is about to bap-
ties an infant, he utters the following
beautiful sentiment: "Little babe, thou
enterest the world weeping, while all
around smile contrive so to live, that you
may depart in smiles while all around
you weep.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17

If2O grains make scruple, how many
will make doubt? i? TT days make one
week, bow many will make one strong
If 81 yards make pole how many will
make a Turk? If three miles make a
league, how many will make confedera-
cy !? If four quaters make yard, how ma
ny will make garden!
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17

Two young fellows gotto bantering each
other the other day. Finally, one OF
them exclaimed. "Well there's one thing
you can't put your bead into an empty
barrel" "Oh, nonsense" exclaimed the
otbere, "why can't 2" Because" dry
ly rejoined the first, sit is an impossibillty
to put hogshead into barrel"
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IF YOU WANT A GOOD MELODEON.
UNDERTAKING IN ALL IT'S BRAN
Z chas

~ cues.
Particular attention will be given to this
branch of the subscribers business. He will
always study to please and consolt the
wants and wishes Of those who employ him.
From the number Of years experience he has
had in this branch of business he cannot and
will not not be excelled either in city or
country. Prices one-lhird less than is usual
ly charged, from 80 to 75 finished Cofiins al
ways on hand. Trimmings to suit the best
Hearse in the country. Funerals attended
at one hours notice ]. Ii. MCCARTHY.
May II, lS66.-tf.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17

A Prussian Soldier receives six cents
daily-but after the first Of January, is to
receive seven cents. Heavy wages,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17

Opportunities like eggs must be hatch
ed when they are fresh.
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17
VOL. 25.
Published by Theodore Schoch.

TERMS-Two dollars year in advance-and if not
paid before the end ofthe year, dollars and fifty
cts will be charged
No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid
crcept at the option o. the Editor.
EMBELLISHMENTS of one square of(eisEt line or
less one three insertions 81 so. Each additional
Insertion, so cents. Longer ones in proportion.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17

COMMON CHAIRS of all kinds, Cane
~ Flag and Wood Seats; Dining, Bar
room and Office Chairs, with or without
Cushions, Rocking-ChaIrs of every descrip-
ton at McCARTY'S Ware Rooms.
May II, lsG6.-lf.
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BOB PRINTING.

OF ALL KINDS,
Executed in he highest style of the Art and onthe
most reasonable terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-08

II is terrible thing 20 md ourselves ~ Sad
d.pendent. This can only he prev - ~
adherence 20 the duty OF saving sOra-thing "a
our younger and ripsr years. II is astogisn-
ing 20 what an amount a small ard iac.Gs -
erabl sum will swell IN the course OF time-a
sum ample % provide for all the nscessl3.eS
and temporal cares OF Old age, The ntgh; Of OR-
life in which no man can work Tue &. n c.u-
nan t. mes alludes TO a disciple Of pr Frank-
lin, VITO shows how individual lnvss-rneu. .
may be accomplished by not Aegleetlue he
dsy OF small things. The yonug should az a.
once, lay by something IN view Of the an
pToach OF old age and parents should enlo.n
upon them 10 begin asystem OF economy while
young. This ls the way the writer referred %
slows oow 3 sixpence may be converted into
4 fortune
He gives a table showing that - cents saved
per day would yield, a. per cent. compound
Interes, S2,sO0 IN fiity years, 5 cents u day,
s. eo0 il the same time, : cents day, g, ,7uO,
II cents, Sll6OC, l3s, Sl&-5N: 29*, S2a,ssO, s.
cents a day would give 5000; e :, 81. 90 !;
Sl.lo, Sli6,CUO. and Sl.37 saved per Day wosId
yield +S,0OO IN nifty years. SO that If a young
man al II years Of sge would save 27s cents
every cay, or Just SlOO per year, be would a.
4 years Of ace be worth S.9,tuO, when rus, q.
the time he must s'close OUT for this world he
would possess competency. Al 81 wears Of
age be would have SlS,i0o, and az 81 years OF
age be would have $3.50, enough % sup
port hI n In an old mans simplicity the hal
ahce O. his days. These facts are certainly
worth considering. There are many who could
not save "by hook or crook" more than $50 a
year, a Id they must have the best OF luck 20
do that The balance of mankind might a few
OF them, save Sl37 per day, OF $500 per year
thus realizing S39.JUO a. fifty one years OF aye
$1,000 a. siNty-one, and Sli5.oOO a. seventy
one years OF age; but the larger portion OF the
remain der, who are the other side of th..
circle, could not save more than S y cents a
Day, or so year, giving him at fity-one
seventy, s5.sOO-which would be a great deal
better han nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-08

A REMEDY FOR MoRNoSIsM.-The Repub-
Iican party at Its birth Threatened 70 get rid Of
those twin relics OF barbarian. celia yery and
potygamy." by the sword, AT a cost OF thou-
sands OF lives and millions of dollars slavery
rs goTe,-out polygamy remains. Now a
remesy IS proposed by Texas Republican,
and here IL is from Flakes Bulletin.
'Of course the immoral practice OF the
MormC Bluebeards are a great scandal toiour
civilization. but so is the de bs hery of an our
large tlee and towns. We do not know thag
the quasi marriages OF Salt Lake city are asy
more disgrsceful than the open and notorlous
concutlnage which prevails in other places
ana passes, even in official circles. without
eNecra;ion. We have before expressed our
opinion OF the proper method 20 get rid of this
disgrace. Open Utah 10 Gen tile daylirht and
The hesihenlsh religion will fade away Iet
good looking and robust young men 90 there
sparkling, and no woman worth shu hucks'would
De content with a vulgar fraction OF an ola
drIed-up saint. We verify believe from an
we can learn, that an Rglier or more ha,e-
ful set OF women than the spiritual wives oY
the Mormon Elders cannot be found Unless
travellers lIe-and we know they never do
these ladies select their husbands on the
principle that half a loaf is better than no
bread. They cannot gag IN the old States a
husband apiece, so they 60 to Utah and take A
fraction Let In the GehtIle lovers, and they
VIII solve the polygamy question in a INV
Old Brlngham's house would be a Mecca Sor
Sparkers, and every nook and corner woald
be full OF amorous cassinet. looking for con-
gen ial calico. Build the Pacific Railroad ana
let the Gentiles in-thIs is the only solution ~
the Utah question"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-08

POISONOUS PAIHTs-A woman living on
Rouston street attempted 20 commit suicide on
Tuesday ,ast by swallowing a pant known as
Paris green. death occurred in BROOKLYN
last week from the use, accidental or other
wise, OF the same substance. Many of the
greens used by the painter are composed of
preparations OF copper or arsenic. and are e1- :
uemely poisonous. Some other celoTs are alec
equally dangerous, and the same objection
that exists ITO the careless and unrestri ctad
sale Of poisons in drug store will apply 10
the sale OF these dangerous paints The Board
OF Health should take these matters up and
institute proper regulations for the public
safety Those paints that NAV be used 10 de-
stroy life should be sold only on the order OF
some responsible persen. At present any
chlld can get possession OF these dead ly
poisons, and make such use OF them as IL
pleases. IL would be well for parents and
others TO remember that many paints es-
pecislly the greens, are among the most dan :
gerous and fatal OF poisons.-N T. sun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-08

SMALL FARMS AND FRUIT.-A New York
farmer makes the following suggestions in re-
gard TO small farms. In many cases whers
large farms are divided, there rs no orchard
The enterprising beginner may do well by rails
lng small fruits W whIle his orchard is growing
neighbo ~ making more out of the boo
little raspberries, by sellin gfruiJs and plants
botn grown on the same land-from a few
acres, then most men make on one hundred
acres by common farming These and other
snall fruits may be grown between the rows
OF apple trees In a young orchard. The
grower OF small fruits may also do better by
growing strawberries, raspbcrrles and black
berries, so as 10 have a succession all through
the season; thus requiring less help al any on .
ume, While the business can be better mana
ged and controlled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-08
"a mar in ENGLAND has been mnIcted

"A man in England has been mulcted in
$4,000 damages for seduction.
0rInfanticide is greatly on the increase in.
Great Britain.
HThey have been enjoying strawberries in
San Francisco for a month
eHIn Cincinnati they discharge street car
conductors VINO DO not call out the names OF
the streets.
SA fine OF IS each was recentlx inno..,
upon several church laughers and whisperers
in Day County, Indiana
THE hod carriers Of New Jersey are on a
strike for three dollars per day
Inc latest ankee In yention 10 wooden
sole for shoes, from which great results are
expected.
Jen Davis's plantation. with that Of his
brother Joe, has been sold to a former slave of
Jens for four hundred thousand dollars on
ten years lease, and the oolored man, AZ is sala
Will make eighty thoGssnd dollars this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-08
From Mexico

Brownsyllle dates to the Sd INST with advi-
ces from monterey TO the 27th OF March from
Saltllo 10 the oath, and from San Luis 10 me
2uth, have been received. There are no new
features OF the siege at Queretaro The Re-
puolcans are not disposed to assault il There
Is nope OF It's capture by the starvation OF the
besieged party. A weli-known merchant froT,
Zacatecas says the last news from Queretaro
is on the 18th OF March. The ImperlaIists at
tempted TO sally out: but were driven in hay-
ing fifteen killed. Porfirio Diaz is IN Gusda-
!upe, within league of the city of Mexico
BlNa Palacias Is in Tacubaya, and many other
chiefs are about the City OF Mexico, having in
All ABOUT twenty thousand men. The reported
capture OF the Heights La Campana and Nh
fortifcations La Cruz is contradicted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-08

SALE OF LANDS IL DoRCHEsTER COUNTY
The farm OF the late Elijah Il. Stevens, near
East New Market, containing between I've
and six hundred acres, has been sold, one halt
10 Tbos. III. Meredith, and the other halt -
Mrs. Mary l.. Dean and Mrs. Margaret
Hurley, for S6,4UO. The farm near Cam bridge
known as the .'Bowdle Farm containing one
hundred ana thirty live snd a quarter acres,
has been purchased by A. W. Gullett OF
Wheeling, West Virginia, for s4,5OJ.-Cam-
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