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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-01
The Doctor'sDIPLof1A hangs in his onioe
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS.

The many thousands cured at this estab-
llshment within the last twenty years, and
the numerous Important surgical Operations
performed by DR.. Johnston, witnessed by the
reporters Of The Sun and many other papers
notices Of which have appeared again and
again before he public, besides his standing
as a gentleman Of character and respecta-
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
marl6-1y
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-01
YOUNG MEN

especially, who have become the victims %,
Solitary Vice, that dreadful ana deStructiTy,
habit which annually sweeps to an pntIma,S
grave thousands OF Young Men OF the ~
excellent talents and brilliant intellect, who
might otherwise have entIanceCl lISfanjn,o'
Senators with me thunders OF elOluenCa ny
wRkea 10 ecstacy the living Tyre, may "a az
with full confidence ~ NeL'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-01
ausaraufe.
Franklin Insurance Company,
OF WHEELING. s,.o oO.

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-01

DR. JOHNSON has discovered the mo,,
II Certain s2eedy, and only Enect1sI
Back or Limbs, Structures, Affections ~ ,ne
Kidneys and Bladder, Involuntary DiScb'aule
ges, Impotency, General Debility, NerTo5t-
ness, Dyspepsia, banguoE, Low spirIs, on.
Tmidity, Trembling, Dimness OF Sigh y,
GiGdinesS, Disease OF the Head, THROAT NJ VI
or Skin, Affections OF the Liver, InnSSe
stomach or Bowels-those Terrible DisorIisss
arising from Solitary Habits of Youth-secrrdss
and solitary practices more fatal to their VIC
TINS than the song ofSyrens TO the MaripeS,
OF Ulysses, blighting their most bFilIIon;
hopes or anticipatiOns, rendering marriqse
&c, impossible.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-01

Oaice No. south FredericIE street.
Left hand side going from Baltimore street, a
few doors nom The corner, Fail not to Oh
serve the name and number.
EB-No letters received unless post paid and
containing stamp TO be used on the reply.
Persons writing should state age, and send
portion Of advertisement describing symP-
toms.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-01
MARRIAGE

Married Persons. or Young Men eon,s,
plating marriage, being aware OF Physiciai
Weakness, Organic Debility, DeforiniI,eLi
speedily cured.
He VINO places himself under tina caroo
Dr.. j. may rel6lously conride in his hnnS,
as a gentleman, and confidently RELY my
his skill as physician. "f'u
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-01

.ELLAS. GpoReE MENDEL,
y, THos. z. SHALLcRoSs
TZHRIh. j. N. VANCE,
J, MICHAEL ESEIL4I+EE'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-01

Member of the Royal Colleseof Surgeons
London, Graduate Zone OF the most emf,
nent Colleges In the United States, and the
greater part OF whose life has been spenI in
the hospitals OF London, Paris, Philadelphia
and elsewhere has etTected some or the inOst
astonishing cures that were ever known.
ears when asleep, great nervousness, beIpg
alarmed at tudden sounds, bashfulness with
frequent bluBhlng, attended sometimes with
arrangement OF mind, were cured imme-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12
Two SharperS.

A noted sportsman, taking dinner al
one of our clubs, exhibited diamond
ring ofgreat beauty and apparent value
on his finger. A gentleman present had
a greatpassion for diamonds. After din
ner, the parties met in the coffee, After
much bantering the owner consented tC
barter the ring for the sum of six hund-
red dollars. AS the buyer left the room,
a suppressed tittering struck his ear. He
concluded that the former owner had sold
both the ring and the purchaser He
said nothing, but called the next day up
on jeweler, where he learned that the
diamond was paste, aud the ring was
worth about twenty FIVE dollars. He ex-
amined some real diamonds, aud found
one closely resembling the paste in his
own ring. He hired the diamond for a
few days, pledged twelve hundred dollars,
the price of it, and gave hundred dol
lars for its use. He went to another
jeweler, had the paste removed, and the
real diamond set. His chums, knowing
how he had been imposed upon, impatient
ly waited for his appearance the next night.
To their astonishment they found him in
high glee. He fourished his ring, boast
ed of his bargain, and said if any gentle
men present had twelve hundred dol
lar ring to sell for six hundred dollars,
he knew of purchaser. When he was
told that the ring was paste, and that he
had been cheated, he laughted at their
folly. Bets were freely offered that the
ring did not contain real diamond. Two
men bet $1,000 each. Two $500. All
were taken. Umpires were chosen. The
money and the ring were put into their
hand. They went to frst-class jewel
er, who applied all the tests, and who
said the stone was worth without the set
ting, $1,000. The buyer put the So 900
which he had won quietly in his pocket.
He carried the diamoned back and recall
ed his 81 200, and with his paste ring on
his finger went to his club. The man
who sold the ring was waiting for him.
He wanted to get the ring back he at
tempted to turn the whole thing into a
joke. He sold the ring, he said for fun.
He never wore false jewels. He could
tell real diamond anywhere by its Pc
culiar light. He would not be so mean
as to cheat an old friend. He knew his
friend would let him have the ring again.
But his friend was stubborn-said that
the seller thought it was paste, and in
tended to defraud him. At length, on
the payment of 500, the ring was re-
stored. All parties came to the conclu
sion, when the whole affairs came out
that when diamond cuts diamond again
some one less sharp will be selected
Matthe,o Hale Smith.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12
DIR. FRANKLrNS TOAST.

Long after the victories of Washington
over the French aud English had made
his name familiar to all Europe, Dr.
Franklin chanced to dine with the Eng.
lsh and French Ambassadors, when as
nearly as the precise words can be recol
lected, thefollowing tosts were drunk:
England-The Sun, whose bright
beams enlighten and fructify the remotesI
corners of the earth.
The French Ambassador filled with ma
tional pride, and being too polite to dis
pute the previous toast, drank the follow,
ing:
France-Thc Moon, hose mild, steady
and cheering rays are the delight of all
nations, consoling them in darkness
beautiful.
DR.. franklin then rose, and, with hil
usual digniGed simplicity, said
George Washington-Ths Joshua wh'
commanded the Sun and Moon to stant
still, spd they obeyed him.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

A Western paper contains the follow.
ing advertisement: "Wants situation, q
practical printer, who is competent to take
charge of any department in aprinting and
publishing house. Would accept pro-
fession in any of the academies. Has no
OBJ lection to teaching ornamental painting
and penmanship, geometry, trigonometry,
and many other sciences. Is particularly
suited to act as pastor to a small evangel-
cal or local preacher. He would have no
objection to from select class of inter
esting young ladies to instruct in the
branches. TO dentist or chiropodist
he would be invaluable, as he can do 81
most anything. Would cheerfully accept
a position as bass or tenor singer in
choir. Would board with family, if
pious. For further particulars inquire at
Browns Saloon.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

Boston boasts preacher who does a
square piece of work once in while
He told his hearers the other day that
many person attended church ''who might
as well not who would get more good
from stroll in the fields or in some 9TH
er rational mode of improvement and en-
joyment" Others he said went to church
simply from force Of habit Git is not bad
habit, at least), and the observance of a
time honored custom others to be seen
and to see; others to be "super6cialIy
enlivened by eloqucnce, and still others
to "pick flaws and mako trouble" We
thou ght Boston was more devout than
this description would lead us to believe
In fact, it sounds exactly like a faithful
description of large class of people in
this vicinity.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12
3 II e T
IRON AND PURE BRANDY
RY DIR HARTMAN.

BY DIR. HARTMAN,
Regular Graduate of the University OF Penn
sylvania.
N-l will positively cure Consumption,
Coughs and Colds. and all diseases of the
Lungs or Bronchial Tubes.
1t has been the means of RESTORING
THOUSANDS to health who haye been gIv-
en- up beyond the reach of medical assist
ance 1t does more 10 relieve the Consump-
tive than anything ever known. Unequal
led strengthener for delicate Ladies and
Children. EACH BOTTLE CONTAINS THE NU-
TRITIoUs PORTION OF TWO POUNDS OF CHOICE
BE4F.
The cure of Consumption was first effect
ed by the use of RAW BEEF and BRANDY
in Russia, afterwards in France, in which
countries | have travelled for years.
have used it with perfect success in my
own family. In presenting this preparation
to the public | feel confident that every at
ficted one who reads this (even the most
skeptical) may become convinced. by sim
gle trial that it is truly most valuable med
icine.
Circulars and medicines sent to any ad-
dress. Price 81 per bottle--six for S..
Laboratory 5l2 South Fifteenth Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Wholesale Agents. French, Richards g.
Co, Tenth and Market streets; Johnson,
Holloway g. Cowden, 602 Arch street; r.
Shoemaker & Co, Fourth and Race streets,
Philadelphia.
c. Sold by Druggists Everywhere.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12
NO. ss.

The Editor-A School Boys Composition.
A Schoolboy's composition on "The.
Editor" ran as follows, in a school not far
from Cincinnati:
"Ihe Editor.-The editor is one of the
happiest animals in the known world
lie can go to the circus, afternoon and
evening, without paying a cent; also to
inquests and hangings. He has free tick
cts to picnics and strawberry festivals,
gets wedding cake sent him and some
times gets licking, but not often, for he,
can take things back the next issue, which
he generally does. never knew only
one editor to get lickt. His paper bust
ed that day aud he couldn't take nothing
back.
While other folks have to go to bed
early, the editor can sit Up late every
night, and see all that's going on. The
boys think it's big thing TO haug out
till ten o'clock. When I am a man
mean to be al editor, so I can stay out
nights. Then that will be bully. The
editor don't have to saw any wood or DO any
chopping, except with his scissors. Rail-
roads get up excursions for him, know
ing if they didn't he'd make 'em get up
and git. In politics he don't care much
who he goes for if they are on his side
If thee amt he goes for 'em anyhow, so
it amounts to nearly the same thing.
There is great many people trying tc,
be editors who can't and some Of them
have been in the profession for years.
They can't see it though. If l was ask
ed if l had rather have education or be,
a circus rider, l would say, let me go and.
be an editor
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12
Remarkable Petrifaction.

About six years ago Mr. Amos Brough-
ton died in Wayne County, in this State,
and was buried there. After his death
his widow and children moved to Bus
kinks Bridge, in this County, where they
now reside A few days ago the family
of the deceased resolved to bring the re-
mains of the father from Wayne County,
aud have them deposited in a cemetery near
their present residence. In furtherance
of this purpose the grave was opened and
the coffin exposed, but all ordinary efforts
to lift 1t from its position proved ineffec-
tual. The coffin lid was therefore re.
moved, when it was found that the body
was in the most perfect state of petrifac.
ton. 1t was covered with dry mould
which, when, removed, revealed sur
face almost as white and pure as marble
The body showed not the least particle Of
decay. Every feature and lineament was
perfectly preserved, and when stood up
right it presented the appearance of a
finely, chiseled statue. When Mr.
Broughton died he weighed about 20C
pounds, while the remains had increased
in weight by petrifaction, to 500 pounds
Before the body was inferred at Buskirk
it was seen by the family, friends, and
many others there. 1t is the most per-
feet and wonderful instance of petrifac
tion of human remains that has ever come
to our knowledge.-[Troy Press.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12
Information Wanted.

OF Willie Hillard, aged ten years, who
left his home in Williamsport, on Tues
day, October 9th, and has not since been
heard of by his parents. He is stout
built, quick SPOKEN, and intelligent. He
has sandy hair, freckled face and light
complexion. He was dressed in light
ish colored roundabout, lightish vest,
bound, salt and pepper pantaloons, patch.
cd on one knee, straw hat, and old
boots. Any information concerning him
will be thankfully received by the father
w. Z. Hiliard, Wiliamsport, Pa. News
papers will confer favor by copying this
notice
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12
Things That | Have Seen.

I have seen farmer build house so
large, that the sheriff turned him out of
doors.
l have seen young man sell good
farm, turn merchantand die in an insane
asylum.
| have seen farmer travel about so
much, that there was nothing at home
worth looking after.
l have seen rich mans son begin
where his father left off, and end where
his father began-pennyless.
| have seen young girl marry young
man of dissolute habits, and repent Of it
as long as she lived.
l have seen the extravagance and folly
of children, bring their parents to poverty
and want, and themselves into disgrace.
l have seen prudent, industrious wife,
retrieve the fortunes of family, when
her husband pulled at the other end of
the rope.
have seen young man who despised
the counsel of the wise and advice of the
good, end his career in proverty and
wretchedness.
l have seen a man spend more in folly
than would support his family in comfort
and independence.
l have seen a man depart from the
truth, when candor and veracity would
have served him much better purpose.
l have seen a man engage in a lawsuit
about triffing affair that cost him more
in the end, than would have rooted all
the buildings on his farm.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12
Interesting from Alaska.
A letter dated st. PauPs Harbor, r

A letter dated st. Pau's Harbor, Rod
rack Island for an officer of the u. S. re
venue steamer Wyanada, says: We ex
amined, on our way to this place, all The
harbors of note on the cosat have found
several places where coal could be m;neG
at profit on small capital In fact
this country is full of coal, but great
deal of it of an inferior quality-the on,
ly good feature that | have seen so far in
Alaska. Upon the whole, 1 think the
Government has an elephant is this seven
million purchase.
The Indians who inhabit this country
arc most indolent race, particularly the
southern tribes butas We advance to the
northward and westward their dispositions
appear to change, owing no doubt, to
their intercourse with the Russians, as
many of them have been converted to the
Catholic faith. Far as we have gone the
natives seem to be delighted by the
change of Government; but fear it will
do them no good, as the traders are in
PRODUCING "rum" among them, which has
proved curse to all men. During the
winter months the natives are employed
trapping the fur animals, which abound
in this country.
The natives live in most miserable
manner, their principal food belong whale
meat, seal, and salmon their houses are
filthy, and they are filthy in person their
clothing consist principally of furs of the
poorest quality as they sell all of the best
skins to the trades. In find but very
few old persons among them, most of them
dying under forty, principally with con-
sumption 1t is constantly raining
during the summer months, and showing
during the winter.
At this place, on an island in the har-
Dor ice is collected to supply the San
francisco and China markets, the only
business that pays in these regions. The
weather, during the summer months, is
anything but pleasant, raining most Of
the time, but very little wind ; during
the winter months it is very cold, and
the winds are very severe. am told by
parties living here it is hardly safe for a
person to venture out during gale.
We are now awaiting the arrival of our
coal, when we will proceed westward to
Ounnalaska, Bristol Bay, Northern Sound,
and through Behring Straits to the most
northern part of our possessions IN the
Arctic Ocean. We are in hopes of get
ting South before the winter sets in, as it
is fearful to think of spending a winter
so near the north pole.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

An exchange in speaking of absent
mindedness, tells remarkably tough
story. OF bachelor friend it tsays: "He
is in the habit, when he comes to his
room in the evening, of putting his tea.
kettle on the stove and himself lying
down on the lounge and taking a snooze
until the kettle begins to sing, when he
would get up and make his tea. The
other evening, being little prostrated on
account of old Simpkings' daughter out
ting aim on the street, he put the kettle
on the lounge and got upon the stove
himself, and never discovered his mis-
take until he began to sing.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

Boys did you ever think that potatoes
skin was designed to protect the mealy
part from the action of the atmosphere,
much as your own skin protects the more
sensitive parts from the air, and that you
ought to be about as careful not to break
the skin of potato as you are to bark
your own knuckles or to bruise your
choice winter apples1 But who cares
for a potato skin And so they are
knocked and bruised, and barked, and
people wonder they don't come out mealY
and sound.-N. T.. Farmer
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

A quakeress, jealous of her husband,
watched his movements, aud one morn
ing actually discovered the truant kissing
aud hugging his servant-girl. Broad
brim was not long in discovering the face
of his wife, as she peeped through tho
half-opensd door, and rising with all tho
GOODNESS of general officer, thus address,
ed her:
"Bestey, thee had better quit peepiDg,
or thee will cause disturbance in the
family"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12
Remedies for Poisons.

Cases of poisoning often occur in which
life might be saved, and hours of agony
averted, if we only knew what to do in
season If a poison burns the throat and
acts violnehtly, uopn the stomach swallow
half apint of sweet oil, or melted butter
or lard and, within FIVE minutes, take half
apintof warm water in which has been
stirred teaspoonful of ground mustard
and salt. The oil arrests the action ofthe
poison, and the mustard, and salt causes
vomiting. If the poison swallowed does
not burn the throat and act with instant
violence, but causes sickness stupor or
faintness, swallow the white of three eggs;
also quantity Of the strongest coffee it
is possible to make, and few minutes
take the warm water and mustard and
salt as before mentioned. An eminent
physician says that with prompt use OF
oil, and white of eggs and strong coffee,
and the emetic as above directed, the IA
tai result of any poison likely to fall in
the way of man or child, may be always
averted. These remedies are, in them
selves, harmless, and might all be taken
into the stomach at once, in any quantity
without damage to the system and they
are things that we always have at hand.
But while using these things don't fail
to send for physician. And above all,
and first of all, don't have any poison
around.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12
A ouakercss, Jealous of her husband

A quakercss, jealous of her husband,
watched his movements, and one morn
ing actually discovered the truant kissing
and hugging his servant-firl. Broad
brim was not long in discovering the face
of his wife, as she peeped through the
halfopened door, and, rising with all the
GOODNESS of a general officer, thus ad-
dressed her:
"Betsey, thee had better quit peeping,
or thee Will cause disturbance in tho
family"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

U. S. SENAToR.-Pennsylvauia win
this winter elect Republican U. s.
Senator for six years ensuing. in place of,
the Hon. Charles r. Buckalew, Democrat
We do not know who will be candidates,
but if faithful, efficient, untiring effort in
in securing the great triumph shall be
considered, the name of Galusha a. Grow
will be prominent among them.-N T.
Tribune.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

A Plain spoken Western preacher de-
livered the following from his desk:
81 would announce to the congregation
that, probably by mistake, there was left
at this meeting house, this morning, a
small cotton umbrella much damaged by
time and vera, and exceeding pale in col
or, in place of which was taken large
silk umbrella, and of great beauty
Blundsrs of this kind, bretheren anG
sisters, are gettiug little too common.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

A youngster once happened to be
playing in room where his mother and
a lady visitor were conversing. Another
friend called in the meantime, and after
she had left, the two commenced to dis
cass her peculiari.ies very freely. Willie
was apparently busy with his toys; but
after a while, looking up shrewdly he said
to the visitor.
"Mrs Butler, that's the way mamma
will talk about you when you go away.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

There was a singular deathin Californis,
recently, or rather life after death.
ought to have been. In one of the hy-
draulic mines, stream of water struck a
man named Edward, threw him down aud
broke his neck. His body below the
neck was completely paralyzed at once,
but the head lived three days, and talked
and felt as we'll as ever The doctors say
there never was anything like it.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12
A traveller was boaatipg of the Iuxu

A traveller was boastipg of the luxury
off arriving at night after hard days
journey, to partake of the enjoyment of o
well-cut ham and the left leg Of goose.
spray, sir, what is the peculiar luxury
of left lcg!"
"Sir, to conceive it's luxury, you must
find that it is the only leg that is left. and
that yoq have no right to IT,"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

IL say, Pat" said Yankee to an Irish
man, who was digging in his garden, "are
you digging out a hole in that onion, bedg''
"No," says Pat, 81 am digging ont tho
earth and leaving the hole"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

When intoxicated, a Frenchman wants
to dance, German to sing, Spaniard to
gamble an Englishman to eat, an Italian
to fight, and an American to make d
speech
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-12

"What can | give you for a keepsake,
my dearest ohm ?" sobbed out a sentimen-
tai girl to her scrapegrace lover about to
join his ship.
"Give, my angel" !" cried jack, in some
confusion. "Hem-why-why, you've not
got such thing as five dollar bill, | sup
pose, about you J"