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InlpOrtant.-Ayerc

ImpOrtant.-Me Merchants, druggists,
grocerymen, and others interested, should
read the following letter carefully. Its peru
sal may save trouble, time and money:
OFFICE SUPERVISOR INTERNAL Rev. !
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IA, 1871.
w. IT. Thompson, Esq, 1sssessos. Inter
nal Reroue, ,-Su My atteatlon has re-
Gently been called to the fact, that canned
sauces, sirups, jams, prepared mustard,
&c, are on the market without being
stamped as required by law. 5a,.l sEt
You will please instruct your Asst Asses
sors, to examine carefully groceries and 9th
er places within their respective. divisions,
where such articles are sold, and see that all
those preparations mentioned in schedule
''C' are properly stamped. 1t has been
ruled by the department that catsups come
within the requirements Of the law.
Very respectfully, &e., r9 si
ALEX. P TuyroN, Supervisor,
.a sf per SILsEN.
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uddenpeath.IOn Friday afternoon

SUUUch UCttH.-CIn FIIuay dfttfhooh
last, as Mr. Charles Waters, an old resident
of our borough, was examining building,
in course of erection for him, down town. he
was stricken with appoplexy, and 'feil to the
ground. Friends at once gathered around
him, and he was taken to his home, where
everything possible was done for him, but
without avail. He fingered along in uncon-
sciousness until about 9 clock, p m, when
he died. Mr.: Matters was aquiet agreeable
Christian gentleman, useful citizen and held
in high esteem by all who knew him. His
death is sincerely regretted by our whole
community His remains were inferred on
Monday afternoon last
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ns- IT is a little curious to read in an

He1y- II is little curious to read in an
american newspaper that here, in America
where all religions are free, and the preach
ing of all creeds possible, that the police are
compelled to stand guard about building
i'll which the Bible is read Yet the story is
quite true. La New York the Roman Catho-
lies threaten to destroy public school build
ing because the Bible is read in it, and the
police surround 1t to save il from destruction.
There is an easier and better way than this
to solve the difficulty Ifthc Roman Catho-
lies fear that the truths of the Bible are like
iy to uncatholicize their chihlren, they have
only to keep them out of the schools. Educa-
ton Is not compulsory in this country but
there is in the minds of the American peo-
pie deep-seated conviction that the Bible
IS good book, and fit one to make their
children acquainted with. Christianity every
where accepts it, and if the Roman Chatho-
lies choose to deny it, no one will find fault
with them. But as regards the use of it in
the public schools they had best keep hands
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Among the recent victims of the small
pox in Berks county, were benjamin Con.
rad and Josiah Sutphep, two citizens OF
Oley township. These men belonged to
a class, OK which there is quite a number
IN that county, that still practice the old
aud absurd system of trying to cure dis
ease BY po,c acoacing, or the exercise of
certain mysterious rites performed over
the sick person. A Deighbor of these
men caught the small pox 10 PhiladeI
phia, and they undertook to operate on
him. Their patient, who had the disease
IN a mild form, got well, but the "doc
tors" were both attacked soon after with
malignant type of the malady, and both
died.
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For the jeffersonlan. .. - u
B10 Jake Roth.

MIR. EDITOR Sir: For the last year OF
more all the papers in North Eastern Penn
sylvania have been increasingly ringing the
changes on the not euphonious name of Jqhe
Roth, the horse thief 1t is Jahe Roth here,
and jake Roth there You meet Jake
Roth, at all conceivable places and at all
times 1t is jake Roth ON the street, in the
Office, store and work shop, railroad car
everywhere, wherever you open one of the
aforesaid papers, the viainous ubiquitous
Jake obtrudes himself upon your pious atten
ton. This internal name finds prominent
place in all the public Journals, democratic
republican, independent, religious, literary
and scientific. Jake Roth blisters your eye
balls from the imposing nine column weekly
and the less pretentions six column daily
When you emerge from the post office, the
first thing that meets your gaze is .Jah,
Roth, you scarcely drop your half dime into
the soiled palm of the news boy, when you
are astounded by the name of .Jake Roth
As you glance rapidly over the columns tc
catch the latest news by cable Jake RotI
arrests your attention. If you nervously
attempt to examine the proceedings of the
stock board, market reports, or general com
mercial, monetary and political news, that
intolerabe nuisance Jake Roth, fills the
measure Of your eye.
Indeed you cannot sit down to the break
fast table without your attention being
instantly attracted, by the steam from the
coffee. urn, Enthusiastically weaviss It's vapory
woof into the name of jake Roth. So cruel
so persistent, so inexorable have been the
efforts of these papers to keep the name of
lake Roth before the public, that if you
should hermetically, seal your eye lids at
midnight, in Egyptian darkness you would
discover photographed artistically in pris-
matte colors on the rctina the horrible name
of Jiaie Roth. sissy ia gaa.e
Hang Jake Roth! Transport him Quar-
ter him Send him up in balloon Com
mission him as Indian agent, near the court
of Cochise the Apache, chief, where the
tomahawks are well tempered and the scalp
ing Knives well whetted. Send him on a
whaling voyage, that he may be crushed
between icebergs in the Artic seas Banish
him to Iquique in Peru, that he may be
overwhelmed by an earthquake Hurl him
from the Tarpean rock, Let olympus cover
him; Let the hancas of Actaeon consume
him; anything to relieve the people from
this soul narrowing night -mare-thcse week
ly, senG-weekiy, and daily, peStilential
visitations. Let us all insack cloth and ashes
abjure our sins, and pray, that we may be
henceforth exempt from the presence of this
horrible shadow" JAKE RoTII.
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asS~ Our Democratic contemporaries are
laying great stress on the declaration that
they are defeated but not dismayed. De
feated but not dismayed That's brave
But as events occur in the promised influence
of truth we expect to hear the Democracy
about this time in 1872, declare they are de-
feated, dismayed, but not exactly chawed to
pieces. We like cool-headed men, and sure
ly the Democracy are to be commended for
not being dismayed in their present sur
roundings of fearful disaster
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Scranton correspondence.
SCRANToN. Nov. go 1871

SCRANTON, Nov. SO, 1871.
FRIEND ScHoCH A life in the coal re
gions is certainly attended with danger tc
life, limb and property, on every hand. And
neither is this danger confined to the miner
who penetrates the bowels of the earth and
''cubs' the black diamond, but to the entire
community. On Thursday last, at about !
o clock A. NJ, the dcnizens of that portion OF
our city known as Hyde Park, were aroused
from their slumbers by rrmbling noise, and
a gentle rocking to and fro of their buildings,
as of an earth quake. As consequence,
the alarm and general CONSERVATION among
the inhabitants was, for time, and in fact
has been ever since, very great Many were
of the impression that their dwellings were
being robbed, and, springing from their bcds,
revovcrs in hand, for the purpose of dispors-
ing the supposed robbers, they were still
more alarmed and surprised, when they found
that their buildings were racked in every
shape, and that in some places there were
cracks in the walls, wide enough to admit of
the passage of a mans hand When day
light appeared, the cause of all this trouble
was revealed. 1t appears that the first vein
Of coal commonly known as the ''six foot
vein,'' has all been removed, thereby leaving
Hyde Park wholly undermined, and, fears of
just such a catastrophe as has befel that
place, have, for long time been anticipated.
1t was found that an area comprising some
ftrc EaI 1aI Il
about two feet, and in some places even
more than that. The course of this devasta-
ton comprises all that portion of Hyde Park
lying south of main street, and, property in
that section has deprecated in value, at least
fifty per cent. Even in this city it was i'm
agined by great many, that the papers
had exaggerated the report, and, consequent
ly, gave themselves no anxiety whatever I'M
regard to the matter. But after visiting the
scene, and seeing with his own eyes, the
of damage done, your correspondent
is of the opinion that there Is ample and Just
cause for alarm. The terror-strickon fanli-
lies fed from their homes in great haste at
the time, but have now rc-occupicd them,
md the apparent Indifference displayed on
heir part, under the circumstances is really
surprising. In fact, it appears as though
hey had learned, by past experience, that
10 catastrophe is too great to be borne, and
aave became thoroughly resigned to their
ate. Fellows Hall, large and well built
'rlck structure, standing on Main street, is
racked in many places, and literally ruined,
S is also the case with the post-oflice, the
ieerman's House, and large number of
rivate dwellings. Imagine yourself living
n a house which leans either forward or
ackward as the case may be, looking as
hough it were ready to fall over at any min
to, and with the earth cracked all around
ne premises, besides standing on very un-
,fe foundation at best, and you have the t
resent condition of large number of the
.habitants of Hyde Park. Carrie. Is
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Almost Il Fire.-Thc res

Almost Il Fire.-The residence of
Mrs Elizabeth McDermot, on Sarah street,
in this borough, came very near being the
scene OF destructive fire on Sunday evening
last From some cause the stove was up
set and the Goals scattering around set fire
to the carpet. But for the opportune pres
ence of Mr.. Daniel Buskirk, who labored
manfully and successfully to extinguish the
Goals, we should have had the destruction of
a dwelling by fire to announce. Daniel had
his hands slightly burned
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Tie Lafayette CoIlege.-Th,

Lafayette College at Easton has lately re
ceived a very handsome and valuable pres
sent from NJ. Ferdinand de Lesseps The
gift is a complete set of Reports and Docu-
ments relating to the Suez canal. There is
twenty-three volumes in all, giving the most
complete information of the great work 1t
is said to be the only complete copy in the
United States H1 s.siHss TD suh
Under the efficient Presidency of the Rev.
w. c. Cattell, d. d., the collegeis in an ex-
.ceedingly prosperous condition. There are
now nearly three hundred students in the
various departments. .n- -.n.r. = atl.
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Once more We have intelligence ogths
great African explorer, DR.. Livingstone
1t is somewhat indefinite, being mere
statement Of the fact that the traveller is
IN his chrome condition of safety and
pursuing his interminable way toward the
coast. In consideration of his services
the British Government has granted
pension OF $500 to the children Of the ex,
plorer IN
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Runaway A horse, attached to a

Runaway A horse, attached to a
buggy, and standing in front of Brown q
Keller's Jewelry establishment, took notion
to have little fun to himself, on Tuesday,
and started up Street, at about a 2:20 pace.
He brought up against lamp post few
blocks above, relieved himself from the bug
,gy, and put home like a good fellow. He
belong to John Smith, and per Consequence
of his bad behavior, John went home in
Foot and Walkers line.
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10 the ~ G.. Offers and Esssareu of
Fort Pees Lodqr, No I3t. I. q of el u

] - Il .
BRETHREN The undersigned, Committe,
! appointed to draft resolutions expressive of tn,
| sense of this Lodge over the sudden decease O
our late Brother P.G. Charles Waters, respect
fully beg leave to submit the following 70,
consideration: TOO aaf-- NHHn'r E 9G8
Death has again appeared in our H4idst
The seat of another beloved Brother is vacant
All that was mortal Of Brother p g.. Charles
Waters, who was wise in council, prudent
In the management of the affairs ofthis Lodge,
and gentlemanly kind and eminently fraternal
in his intercourse with us, has passed from
earth forever. In the suddenness of his death
We have an admonition not to be misunder-
stood-"Be ye, also, always ready for, "in the
midst of life, we are in DEATH"
ResotUed, That this Lodge has heard with
unfeigned regret of the decease of Brother
Waters. We knew him as Brother and as a
Christian gentleman long and we'll and so
knowing him it will be beyond Language to
compute the greatness of our loss or the loss
of the community of which he has so long
been useful member.
ResOlred, That our warmest sympathies are
with the family and friends of our deceased
Brother. May. "He who ruleth all things
well, SO bring this sudden bereavement to
their hearts, that the separation from the
loved one here, may prove but the stepping
stone to a meeting of endless happiness in
Heaven. E 49,.
Resotced, That the remembrance of our
fraternal intercourse with our deceased Bro
Iher Waters, is nothing but pleasant Tn all
nur relations with him we ever found his life
bright exemplar of our beautiful motto
. Friendship, Love and Truth" May the re-
collection of his many virtues SO enable us to
i've, that when we leave this Terrestrial Lodge
'elow, we may, each and every one of US, be
prepared to meet him, in JOY eternal, in the
Celestial Lodge above.
Resotced, that these resolutions with the
preamble be entered upon the minutes of the
lodge, and that a copy thereof be furnished
he family of our deceased Brother.
Resoloed, That the Charter be draped in
morning for thirty days. w
j. f. SNYDER,
TdraI 4 i dLEESPHf. Edn5SH COMMITTEES,
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a circular meeting of the Society of
Friends, will be held at their meeting house,
IN Stroudsburg, situated upon the corner of
Franklin and Sarah streets, on First day,
Sd of next month, in the morning and even
ing. Samuel Levick and other prominent
speakers will be present. A general invita-
ton Is given to all.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-23

Persons wishing to spend few leisure
moments pleasantly, can do so by calling at
the Billiard room in Williams Building,
corner of George and Monroe SITS. Games
only 10 cents
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mar. Charles y. srick. an exceed

ly clever young man, has opened Tobacco
and Cigar Store, in Buttz's building, down
town, few doors below the Woolen Factory.
His stock being up to the standard called
excellent, he deserves and, should receive a
liberal share of the patronage of our lovers of
the weed
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w. IL. HINES, Agent.
Scan the al,

Scan the advertising columns of this
paper if you would discover the live business
men of the borough The man who has not
the good sense to keep his name and the
kind and quality of his goods before the pub
lie, is behind the times.
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dim Mace, the champion bruiser, is now
10 training at New Orleans for the great
aght with Joe Coburn, which is to come
off in that Oity, on the 30th inst. Deer
foot Is also at New Orleans, in training
for his ten mile race.
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Dauphin county has a township crush,
which polled only twelve votes at sAe late
.election-eight Democratic and fo@r Re-
publican !; but Lebanon had still smaller
(Sold Spring which has but nine votes
tocredit t-six Republican andthree Demo-
cratic
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Donation.-On Tuesday. 2stb inst

Bonasion.-On Tuesday, 2Sth inst,
the friends of the Rev. j. T. Strock, Pastor
of the NJ. T.. Church, Middle Smithfeld, will
pay him,a donation visit, at the residence of
John VI. Eilcnberger. If the weather proves
stormy, it will be postponed until the next
fair day. A general invitation is extended
to all.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-23

The official vote Of New Jersery gives
Parker, Democratic, for Governor, ST.
299, and Walsh, Republican, 1922,
Majority for Parker, 60U7. The Republic
can majority in the State on the Legisla-
tive vote is bout 5000. a.t0sg.r
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-23

The false counting Of the returns of
The Brooklyn, N. Y, election, blythe
Democrats, was not an overwhelming sue
cess The Board OF CauvasSers report
that only two Democrats are elecsed on
the city ticket, and that the Republicans
have all the rest Of the Offices. Hfa.s
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-23

Esad-to see young men standing on the
street corners, and amusing themselves by
quarrclng, swearing, and making nuisanccs
of themselves generally. Better go to church
boys f~A ~
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a lady in London got the idea into her
head that the devil was in her, and hung
herself. If women go to hanging them,
selves for little thing like that, they're
going TO be scarce, that's all
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Frederick w. Loring, young Boston
author and journalist of much promise
was murdered in the Apache attack upon
the LA Paz stage, in Arizona. He was
on his way to lecture upon Arizona when
killed.
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VaccinatiOn.--It is the duty of all
parents to have their children vaccnated, as
4 safeguard against that terrible disease
the small-pox-which is so rapidly spreading
over the whole country.
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Those Democrats who are so much 10
love with Carl Schurz just now have per-
haPs not seen this passage in his Louis
Vile speech :-"The Democratic party, as
a pational organization, ought to have
dissolved itself into its original elements
as soon as the fifteenth amendment had
become part of the Constitution
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-23

The first snow of the season fell at this
point on Thursday morning last. 1t showed
all day long, but could not scare out sleigh
The cars coming down the Mountains were
covered with snow to the depth of six
inches.
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The Rev. Daniel K. Schneider will dal;v,

The Rev. Daniel f. Schneider will deliver
lecture before the Teachers County In
shtute, on Tuesday evening, Nov 2sth,
Subject: 'Veal, and Rev. JOS r. Foeht,
on Wednesday, Nov 29th, Subject: Method
at teaching, adopted more than two years ago,
at the Orphan Home, at Halle, and the
present Reformatory Institutions of Europe. ~
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A Judge Elected from Railway Train.


Judge Edwards was put off from the
evening train coming South on the Syra
cuse and Biughamton branch of the ID.
Ia. NV RR., at Whitney's Point, on
Thursday, 9th last, because conductor
Wildey would not receive his ticket for
fare s7 By order of Superintendent p
Elnendorf Sloan, alb tickets are refused
unless used for the time and trip for which
they are purchased, and no "stop off,
tickets are issued, Ladgs Edwards bought
a ticket from Cortlund to Bingham ton,
and had rode on it as far as Lisle, where
he had occasion to stop off When he
wanted to come to Binghamton he offered
the ticket TO the conductor as fare, for
the remainder of his journey, bat it was
not accepted. The Judge refused to pay
his fare again, aud he was put off by or.
der OF the conductor. 1t was all done in
a friendly manner The conductor ex
planned that he was only carrying out the
Instructions of the Superintendent, and
the Judge explained that he would be
put oft if the conductor wished, and that
he would bring suit against the railroad
company for damages. = Scranton Demo.
rat.
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Attempt at leobbery.-On Sunda

evening last, stranger was assailed, by
three rufilans ON the iron bridge, down town.
The object was doubtless robbery. The
stranger was roughly handled, but his CRY
for help frightened the robbers, and they
fed without obtaining any booty. A little
cold lead would be good for such folks.
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The Grand Duke Alexis has arrived
The Russian frigate Svertland, with Al.
exis On board, dropped anchor near tse
Sandy Hook lightship shortly before mid
night on Saturday n-
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The counties of Adams, Bedford, Berks,
Blair, Bradford ;. Carbon, Centre, Clinton,
Columbia, Cumberland Dauphin, Frank
In, Fulton, flunting gdon, Junata, Lancas-
ter, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming,
Miftin, Montour, Monroe, Northa mptoD,
Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter,
Schuyfkill, Sullivan, Snyder. Susquehan-
ma, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming ard
I ork are included in the new diocese of
the Protestant Episcopal church, which
was formed in Harrisburg last week,
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Ihe American Association at New.
fork, for the cure of inebriates. have
passed resolutions advocating the treat
ment OF drunkenness as disease, and re,
commencing the State to erect hospitals
Tor the detention and treatment of con
frmed inebriates.
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THIS OFFICE.

The Rev A. p Devlin, who was mobbed
at Scranton few weeks ago, believed a lee
ture at Lewisburg, Pa, on Monday evening,
10Th inst, to a respectable audience
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As nice, pleasant, agreeable days, Sun
day and Monday last were nothing to brag
of. Tuesday loomed up better, and since
then we have had beautiful weather
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Gen. W. b. Thomas, of Philadelphia,
has steam towering mill that griuds l..
100000 bushels of grain a year, or 200
barrels of -four aday-thc largest mill in
the world.
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The armies and navies OF Europe are
said to contain at dresent 5, l64 800 men,
5l2,2 ,294 hores, 10 ,22i field guns, and 500
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To be Ci0Sed.-We learn that our
merchants and shop keepers generally, have
resolved to close their places of business on
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday next, the 30th,
inst
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A man in New York city left his store
in charge of boy, and during his nb-
sence three men entered, gagged the boy
and stole $4,000 worth Of watches.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-23

Strawberries, measuring an inch and
half in length, and three inches in cir
cumferenca, were picked last week in
Norfolk, Va.
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\ Missouri lady advertises for the,
person who is in the habit of serenading
her to stand nearer the house so that She
can scald him.
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Esg- TIE Philadelphia Age has declared
the a3d day of November shall be Thanks
giving Day. The ridiculous Age never did
ike the 30th because President Grant APP
pointcd it.