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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

HORRoRS oE THE SILENT. SYSTEM IN
PRIsoNs.-Mr. James Greenwood has
published in London frightful account
of the silent system, which is in operation
at the Holloway Model prison in London;
1t is an offence for Il prisoner to speak
one word, and he was never addressed ex-
cept in whispers, so that he may be in
the prison two years without hearing one
natural sound to the human voice The
effect of this is so terrible on the mind
that the prisoners will speak out in des-
peration at the risk of any punishment,
rather then endure that horrible silence.
The prisoners never see one another,
but remain in perpetual solitude. One
poor wretch, driven to desperation by
nine mouths solitude and silence, broke
out in Mr.. Greenwood's presence in these
words:
"For Gods sake, Governor, put me in
another cell Put me somewhere else |
have counted the bricks in the cell | am
in till my eyes ache ~
The request of the tortured wretch was
refused
There is fine hole in each cell, and as
the wardens wear shoes with India rub
Der soles, the prisoner can never be sure
that he is alone.
Those condemned to the treadmill have
to ascend twelve hundred steps every al.
ternate twenty minutes for six hours
And this in place so hot and close that
prisoners often lose in perspiration three
stones in as many months Every day the
prisoners are taken to chapel so arranged
that they can see no one save the chap.
liam, and him only through an iron graf
ing. And this is the order of devotion
observed; "Wardens are constantly on
the watch lest they, through the whole
of the service, depart from the rigid rule
of eyes right" They must look steadfast-
ly at the preacher; must raise and lower
their prayer books with elbows square
and all at once, like soldiers at drill
They may not scrape their feet without
having afterwards to explain the move
ment They may scarcely wink an eye
or sigh without danger of rebuke or pun
ishment. God help them, poor wretches !!
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07
CARRIERS ADDRESS
January LIST, 1869.

Happy New Year." kind Patrons
All Gents, Maidens and Matrons,-
Is the wish of him who so cheerfully CLEANS
From the North and South through,
And the East and the West too,
The good things which weekly the Jed7s col
umns sheens.
As the past has been rateful
OF things for which grateful
Each mortal among us should cheerfully be,
So, too, may the grim future,
Right steadily too, sure,
Bring Joy and content to thee and to me.
May peace and prosperity,
Without lifes austerity,
Gather around each Palace and lowly Cot;
And May health too and wealth too,
And the blessings of Love true,
Throughout the New Year be our own happy
lot.
And may we, gentle Patrons,
Gents, maidens and good matrons,
Remember mid blessings in purse and instore,
That the God who thus gave us
From grim, drear want to save us,
Also gave to our care the suffering poor.
The cold chills of December,
We should each one remember,
Begin the sad season when suffering gaunt
Stalks forth through the land
And lays his hard, heavy hand
Unkindly upon the sad children Of want.
1t is these we should think of
Whilst we are in the midst of
Our season of merriment, pleasure and glee,
We should seek them and greet them,
And with kindness meet them,
And with acts of good cheer set their sad
hearts free.
Not in words should we Go it,
Not in words, lone, pursue it,
But in deeds, unmixcd with bitter alloy,
Should we join with soul and heart,
And act right bravely our part,
In making the poor feel radient with JOY.
Then will we feel we've earned
That peace, not to be spurncd,
Which finds its way to each true feeling heart
Which tells by its joyous throbs,
That good deed never robs
Him of purest JOY who doth well act his part.
Then let Us seek out the poor
Well find them close by our door
And spare them freely of our God giv'n store.
The deed cannot us distress
Indeed cannot fail to bless
Both them and Us too now and forevermore.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

sTROUDsBURG MONROE COUNTY, PA, JANUARY ?, 1869.

Us in the hope that strife'll soon cease
And our land enjoy perfect peace.
Let us have peace" is the command
OF one who by his word will stand;
And Grant will soon unfold plan
BY which the rebel Ku-Klux- Klan
VIII soon, soon be, at one fell swoop,
Like Lee and Johnson gobbed up.
Then may the sons of North go South
With open hand and open mouth
Then will the ebon sons of Ham,
Without fear and without sham,
Stand boldly, in the light of day,
As free as any other clay
Then will our land regain its smile
Which treason smother'd for while,
And North and South and East and West
VIII soon again be richly blest,
And we people gain shall be
Happy in our prosperity.
Why then should we in sadness set
Why NOPE along and fume and fret
The prospect is too bright for that.
No one but hard-shell Democrat
(Our neighbor round the corner might
Would, surely, ever think it right
To scold at the decree offate
So plainly told in sixty-eigh,.
No, let us be merrily glad
That sixty-eight had so smooth run
There was little in it to make sad,
But, Jeemes thinks, enough for rare fun.
Good-by then my jolly Old Year,
We greet your departure with cheer;
For the good you have done our thanks
Are yours, unmingled with pranks.
You have given us Grant to. lead,
With Colfax to 'sist us in need,
And you've boldly said to A. J.
Haste, haste thee sad traitor away
To the spot far way from the sea,
To thy old haunts in Tennesse.
What reason have we, then, for care?
'Tis the Democrats only who swear.
But, faggots and slim fiddlesticks,
Why should l dirty my hands?
Jeemes deals not in grim politics,
He thrives best in harmonious bands.
No longer, kind reader, will multiply words
But bid you good-by, as l 'orter"
And pocket as quickly as with dignity cords
Your greenback or half or cen quarter.
have faithfully serv'd you Throughout the past
year;
l have brought you the news at all times;
But if with the greenJGcks you don't see your
way clear,
I'll as cheerfully pocket the dimes.
Pint ha II lreeob1cE or half or ouarter or Dime
Or neither, that athwort my eye CLEANS,
The wish that you may all have happy, good
time
Fills the heart Of your humble friend
JEEMES
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

SHE WASN'T AFRAID.-A matronly
lady, with physiognomy indicating that
she was strong minded, was on the wit
ness stand at New Haven recently to tes.
tify in case of trial Being pestered a
little by the counsel for the defence, she
exclaimed, raising herself up to her full
height, and with CLEAN of triumph in
her eyes, II aint afraid of the whole of
you you cant scare me. have lived
in Chicago ten years, and any one that
has lived in Chicago ten years needn t
be afraid Of the devil"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

The finest idea of thunderstorm ex-
tant is when O'Fogarty came home tight
one evening He came into the room
among his wife and daughters, and just
then tumbled over the cradle and fell
heavily to the floor. After while he
rose and said "Wife, are you hurt "
"No." "Girls are you hurt?" NO"
Terrible clap wasn't it?',
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

A gentleman who owns a country seat,
nearly lost his wife, who fell into a river
which flows through his estate. He an
nopnced tha narrow escape to his near
friends, expecting their congratulations.
One of them--an old bachelor, wrote as
follow:
Il always told you that river was too
shallow y
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

Philadelphia congratulates herself up
on retaining the lead in the petroleum
trade From Jan. to Nov !, 1868, she
exported 1865, ,224 gallons, an increase
of more than 100000 over the CORES
ponding ten months of 1867.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07
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BY DIR. HARTMAN,
gsgular Graduate of the University OF Pc


Regular Graduate of the University Of Penn
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L, has been the means of RESTORING
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snce 1t does more 10 relieve the Consump-
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The cure of Consumption was first effect
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have used it with perfect success in my
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70 the public feel confident that every af-
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Circulars and medicines sent to any ad-
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Laboratory 5l2 South Fifteenth Street,
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Wholesale Agents. French, Richards S.
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Philadelphia.
o. Sold By Druggists Everywhers.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

The Mcssrs Seitz, extensive brewers at
Easton, received few days ago thirty
six car loads of barley and rye from the
West, amounting to some fourteen or ff-
teen thousand bushels.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

The total earnings Of the American
people are said to be 81 800, 100000 an
nually. If there were but $500 of US
how rich we should all be.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

When man is so affected that he thinks
a lamp post will fall unless he holds it up
it may be inferred that the post or the
man is out of order
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

'Days gone by are full of sorrow
So sang poet on the morrow,
Who, doubtless, for some days before
Had done just as they did ofyore;
Who, meaning to be gay and frisky,
Fill'd himself chuck full of whiskey,
And rampanged round till, in muddle,
He toppled in drunken puddle
Had for his pains delirium's quake
And suffered from a bad headache.
Its certain that he didn't go
For "drops" TO J. S. W. & Co.;
For, from their drops you cannot pull
4 headache from barrel full.
Pve tried them, and know their "wares"
Are wholly free from tricksters snares.
Now ! would without much fear state
That during eighteen sixty-eight
There Yves ne cause for us to SORROW,
Why then should We the doleful borrow,
Anq in vernacular Of cant
Smother the triumph we gain'd with Grant
And Colfax, Ger the rebel crew
Led on by Blair and Seymour too?
No! We rejoice that in the wear
Just pass'd there was SO much 10 cheer
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

St. Louis has population of 241 OIL,
an increase in the last four years Of 23,-
25I
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

You heard them, reader, Eve no doubt
The cracking noise and merry shout
The booming gun and merry bell
Reverb rating DER hill and dell
The fuss and clacll of happy boys,
Who find no fun where there's no noise
Who kept it up with main and might
And put old Morpheus to fight
From sun down, (sure it wasn't right,
Throughout the live-long, weary night.
The boys were bent, YOU see, with din
Tsnufi Old Year out, and New Year in.
And they succeeded. But, alas
That it should ever come to pass,
That little chaps scarce quite knee high
Should thus disturb both you and l
Without remorse. Now here's shame
For which some one is, sure, to blame.
What think YOU, now, these kids would shout
If ask d." Did mother know y'were out"
And what will mothers some day say
When little darlings, led estray
By such indulgences as these
Their little Adam whims to please
Are some day caught in the sharp claws
Of the great States insulted laws?
All! then the fun will not come in
All! then there'll be another din
The din of wailing and of tears
Al thought that darling's tender years
Had not been watch'd with greater care
Ere he fell in the fowlers snare.
But why thus moralise? j VOW
I surely did not mean to, now;
But only thought to rhyme good cheer
At coming in of the New Year.
Then away with all dolesome cant
Then away with all sickly cheer,
For Jeemes, in his joyfulness, can't
Wish ought but '1Iappy New Year"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-01-07

CoUNsEL-District Attorney, Holiness.
VIM. Davis and Samuel S. Dreher, for
Commonwealth. Charlton Burnet, John
B. Storm and David S. Lee, for Defend
ants.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-18
Personal GOSSIP.

Prince Arthur shoots with gun labelled
"From your afrectionatc Mamma, Xmas, lsGs" {"
-Adclina Patti has taken the regal apart
ments in Paris, recently vacated by Ambassa-
dor BurlIngamc.
-Drignoli and Miss McCulloch have fairly
commenced their concert tour Miss Hcnnc
also belongs to the troupe.
MIR. Lowe, the English Chancellor of tho
Exchcquer, is On accomplished vclocIpedIst,
although he began practice ut the age of flfty-
cight. i9- a'
Mrs. Wick, aged los years, living in David
last to collect her. pcnsiop. The papers say
she is hale, hearty, and MS sprightly as girl.
-Ex-Prcsidcnt Plerce's estate is estimated
ut $1,000, 900, the bulk Of which will probably go
TO nephew, who is being educated at Prince
ton College at the expense Of the late Presi-
dent.
/ -Four Jews arc now English baroncts- Sir
Francis Goldsmith, Sir Moses Montefore, Sir
Anthony Rothschild md Sir David Salomons
all of whom have been made such within thirty
years. rrr.' at sU r.
I Three VIrginia Indies, including the wife of
General Robert Z. Lee, have published In Rich
mond papers an appeal for hid to remove the
Confederate dead from Gettysburg to. Holly
wood Cemetery.
The Emperor Napoleon has ordered that
the travelling expenses OF the French bishops
of Quebec, on.golng TO and returning from
the Gcumcnical Council, shall be betrayed
from the Imperial cXchcquer
1t Is announced that Mr. Tennyson's new
work Is substantially second series of his
"Idylls OF the King" and that 1t is completed
except for tile corrections, which the author
Is making on the proof sheets. He takes 80
much time ut this, and makes so many
changes, that no one can tell when the book
will be given to the public.
Napoleon Is said to be In wrctched state
of health. His complexion has become almost
livfd, and he exhibits evidences Of great feeble
ness. correspondent of tho New York Times
says thnt the Prince Imperial is closeted very
frequently with his fathcr, and that NIL indlca-
tions point to aspeedy abdcation in his behalf,
with the Prince Napoleon as Regent. This, he
says, would have been consrmmatcd long ngo,
werGit not for the determined opposition of
the Empress She desires the Regency her
sell, but Is too reactionary In her tendencies,
and has too many sympathles with Rome to
satisfy the French people. Now that she is in
Constantlnople, It is thought the Emperor will
carry out his wishes.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-18
[rnon AN OCCASIONAL connEsroSpEsr.1

SUMTER, s. c., October H..
With the coming of The fall trade comes life,
briskncss and activity to our town. Sumter
rouscs herself from her summer DOING and
prepares for business. Tie trade has been
very good so fur, and would be better did not
the planters keep back their cotton on nc
count OF the low prices. A very lucrative
Zens with the ebony faces, who bring in small
quantities OF seed cotton. their own or some
body else's, ant(syho are willing TO sell at ue,,y
reasonable rates: Early rlsers meet whole
families coming into town, each bearng their
bag of seed cotton.
Monday week was sales-tlay, and rs we had
quite crowd In town and but three fights,
further Illustration, few days ago, of the
beauties Of Radical rule. One Of our police
men Attempted to arrest noisy negro who
was creating disturbance on the street. The
piled to tile lntendant for instructions, WHO
ordered him to arrest the negro. This he sue
ceeded In doing, after being obliged 10 use his
Siu1: soon alter the policeman was arrested
was only kept from jail by some of our gentle
men becoming security for him. ] An jncident
OIL the same Kind took place horc some months
ago. Inc same magistrate hadyn not only q po-
liccman, but the intcndant arrested for u slmi-
iar oIence. The matter WAS then referred
TO the Governor, who sent some one
10 10, inquire Into the merits of the case,
ana OF course decided in filvOr of his BROTH
by Radical ties. Ali |! from dame Justice
the bandage has slipped from ,,cr eyes, and
Willie she secs the giltterof gold in the bulance,
her sword falls sideways. There are several
new stores being erected, most Of them good,
substantial buildings, one n very fine one.
There has been slIoc store opened here by IN
entcrprising gentleman from Charleston. Sum-
ter is becoming' too much Of u town TO keep
up the country notion of having n hetcrogene-
ous mass OF articles in one and The same store
On dit, that one of the colored senators Of
high aspirations, meta gentleman OF this place,
and after telling him he understood he was
q good llnguist," offered him fifty dollars to
to0:h him Latin There is q falr to take place
the first week in November, for the benefit OF
the "Church of the Holy Comforter" (Episco-
pal.) 1t is held for the purpose of repairing
the church, and has our best wishes for Its sue
cess. We have here n miniature steam engine,
the work of boy OF thirteen or fourteen, the
son of an entcrprising citizen. Wehear It dis
plays decided mechanical genius, and Is to be
sent to the Columbia Fair. r
There is an election to take place soon for
representative to fill the place left vacant by
the appointment of the Rev. johnson Saddle
cO!ored) to the Senate. We understand the
principal candidate neither reads or writes.
Such are the men who, under Radical auspices,
rule South" Carolina. Let lis leave them all
''fa Joro conscienti1." 'L,INcoNNuE."
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-18

In promoting brotherhood and harmony ;,e-
tween all the citizens of the United States.
Res0lrcd, That committee Of nine be up
pointed 10y tho chair to communicate 10 the
President Of the United States, PERSONALLY, the
VIEWS OF tue convention as embodied In the
above resolution.
: 90 THE GENERAL. RESULTS s7
OF the convention may be summed up In the
following paragraphs, taken from the report
OF the last days proceedings: 1,5,;' 81
Tho Southern Pacific Railroad question was
decided. The committee presentetlt two re-
wins adopted, and the result was hd1ed'with
prolonged cheers.
: Tho Finance Committees report Yas taken
up and Indefinitely postponed. THIS report
recommended an Increase In the number of
national banks, but the convention showed
tho white feather ind did not net on the sub
ject. ". - .,b 81
!. j. w. Hilliard, of Georgia, chairman OF the
Committee on Taxation, offered report,
plan Of heavy taxation may suit o splendid
government, under our Republic It should be
rs simple and light as possible. II proposes u
modification of the internal revenue system,
so as to tux but few articles, and those luxu-
rlcs, SO as-to simplify and cheaper 1t. 1t shows
that the government Gun be carried OH and
the public debt paid with $500, 200 900, and that
the plnn recommended In the report will raise
1927 900 900, thus leaving surplus annually of
s21,000,000. AS to State taxation, 1t Is ofcn
unequal anu unjust. Business and labor should
ished by penatleS. e, =
The next convention will be held In Cincln-
natl the first Tuesday in October.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-18
1EE 1BOUT THE. STATE.
The Stntc Fair.


The Phoenix saysi" We arc pleased to state
that the arrangements. are progressing favor
ably for the approaching fair. "A meeting OF
the Executive Committee will probably be held
rangements.. Let tho whole State bestir itself
and make this industrial movement decided
SUCCESS" M tI.- tr.,t, ,
l11i. Tho University.
Tic Phoenix says: "We nre Informed that
the Board Of Trustees of the University OF
South Carolin9, at their meeting, elected DR..
Materin Medica; Professor Faber, OF the Fur
guages and Literature, and temporarily OF
Ancient Languages and Literature"
Another Temperance Movement.
The Lancaster Ledger says: SIT is suggest.
cd by the sober citizens Of this county to petl-
ton the commissioners praying q Withdrawal
the county can feel q grcater interest in this
moye than tho village. We have reffaIned
from saying anvt thing on this subject hereto.
fore, hoping that the proper, authorities would
matter prominently before the world. The
grand jury has spoken In their recent report.
Somebody. is responsible for NIL this rioting,
DC; we will walt awhile longer before we say
who this somebody is.n -
shreds or state News.
The Georgetown Times Gays that the wreck,
with the cargo Of the Hudson, was sold on
Tuesday. The hull brought two hundred and
hfty dollars The cargo, which consisted OF
rosln and turpentine, sold for twenty cents per
barrel for the rosin and seven dollars per bar
rel for spirits. Ns tfI.r -
Everybody In Georgetown talks railroad,
and ali are sangulne that the road Will be built.
They arc having charming weather In
Georgetown. The atmosphere Is pure and
rather frosty, and doubtless the heavy, visitor
is not far of. The country is getting so
healthy TINT absentees are returning, no longer
fearing the malaria Of the climate.
Tho residence. Of the Rev. Mr.. Wilson, I'm Or
angebnrg, was consumed by fire on Monday.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-18

crn society. No explanations are offered. Equal
Ignorance exists rs to whnt counscls have been
given tho present rulers In Spain, but we know
the suspension OF constitutional liberties In that
country comedies with PRINTS return from Paris.
The Steele asks the rcason for the appointment OF
General Fleury as Ambassador to ST. Petersburg,
and continues Tile moment has arrived when
France wishes to know something about her for
cign AZ well ns home policy, to know the end p,r-
sued, whether peace or war. At this crisis the
adJournment Of the Corps Lcglslatif was an act OF
supreme impolicy. On these and otlIcr questions
clear and precise explanations arc required, which
the government alone can give, since It's foreign
policy is still directed By the unhappy traditions
OF diplomatic mystery ana State secrets