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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-30
Alauch Chunk has Wolf that sm

NEauch Chunk has Wolf that smokes
cigars, Reed that is two feet thick, Lilley
that weighs 100 pounds, Line that has
never yet been wound up, Spoon that can
sing Dutch. a King that never wears over
alls, Boyle that is twenty-five years old
and has never come to a head a Fisher that
never caught fish, Keyser that never
bought dog, a Painter that never had the
lead collie, a Hill that removed to another
place, Kane that was raised in ireland, a
baker that never made loaf of bread, a
Cole that is fesh-colored, Taylor that nev-
er used a goose, Moon that don't shine, a
Miller that never wears white hat, beside
Cox that never crowed, Water that climb
trees, Potts that will fall without breaking,
and quite number of Horns upon which
no one can play tune. Mauch Chunk is
one of the most wonderful places in Ameri-
ca bdyond doubt = Carbon Democrat
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-30
STILL AHEAD.

The Cheap AUCTION Store is now filed up TO
the Brim, with the very best DRY GOODS,
best ready-made clothing for Men and Boys,
best Hats and Caps, best Boots and Shoes, best
Velveteens, best Velvet, Turbans and Jockeys
trimmed and untrimmed, best assortment of
Ribbons and the best Ladies and Childrens'
& U r 8
We repeat it, that we have the very best goods
in the county of Monroe, for the price.
Fresh goods will be sent by Mr.. Decker
from New York every few days. SO call every
week and see the new and very cheap goods.
oct 1881 DECKER & co.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-30
Melancholy Suicide.-M E. Al

len, for several years past a respected resi-
dent of East Stroudsburg, committed suicide
on Friday last, by hanging himself in the
garret of his residence. Mr. A., since his
coming here, has always lived the life of a
Christian gentleman, and was much thought
of by all who knew him. About year ago
he lost much loved wife, and was himself a
sufferer from Typhoid Fever . Since then
his mind has been at times affected with
the taint of insanity, and it was doubtless
while suffering from one Of these moods,
that he committed the rash act. His re-
mains were inferred on Monday last, and
were followed to the grave by large con-
course of mourning relatives and friends
His death, under any circumstances, would
have been regretted by the community in
which he lived and the general griet is rem
dcred infinitely more poignant by the circum-
stances which surround it.
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-30
GRAIN MARKET REPORT

Corrected weekly by GARDNER & WALLACE,
Wholesale and Retail dealers in Flour.
Meal, Feed. Grain, &c
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-30
BOROUGH AND COUNTY.

Stroudsburg, Nov 25, 1871.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31
How to Cure Foot Rot.

off you ever have foot-rot break out
among your sheep" said Mr., johnson,
+" let me know, and, if l am well enough,
I will come and show you how to cure it,
You can do it yourself; but have told a
good many people how to do it, but l
scarcely ever knew one Of them who sue.
ceeded. They don't follow the direc
tons"
II thought at one time" he continued,
it would ruin me. l had over thousand
sheep and the foot-rot broke out among
them. We could cure the sheep affected,
but it kept breaking out among the Others:
l went to bed one night greatly distressld
about it. | kept thinking ard thinking
the matter all over Finally l exclaimed
have itg Have what ? asked my wife.
l have found out how y care the foot
rot I'm afraid you'll never do that,
John, she replied. Yes, can; am
sure of it. In the morning told the man
to get up the sheep, and we went at 1t.
We dressed every sheep, and those that
were affected We drew out and put in q
field by themselves. These we dresse d
again the next day, and the others in two
or three days We cured every sheep and
banished foot rot from the flock"
what did you dress them Win! l
asked, though suppose that is not the
essential point" NO" he replied, the
point is to dress the whole flock, whether
they have foot-rot or not, and another es.
seniial point is to pare off the hoof, so as
to lay bare all the affected parts. Nothing
| can cure the foot.rot without this being
done. l used blue vitriol ground into
powder, and made into salve with tallow
and if the weather is very hot, use bees
wax instead of tallow. Rub this salve be-
tween the claws with your finger, and all
over the foot, being careful that no part
escapes. Those affected are treated in the
same way, only that more pains are neces.
sary to get the salve in direct contact with
all tie diseased parts. Two, or at mos,
three, dressings will effect a cure. II
Rirfss, en- American AZ, icatlturist.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31
Table OF Measures.

The United States standard bushel is
the Winchester; its regular dimensions
are cylinder of 1875 inches, interior
diameter, and 8 inches deep; Its cubic con.
tents are, therefore, 8. 25x9 25x3. l4lGxS, o.
nearly 2l50.j cubic inches
The United States standard gallon meas.
ures 23l cubic inches; consequently a box,
"a inches by "a inches square, and IL
inches deep, will contain 1892 cubic inches,
or nearly barrel of 40 gallons.
A box, 1734 by Is inches, and 8 inches
deep, will contain 1850 cubic inches, or
nearly bushel.
A box, 141I by 10 inches, and ~ inches
deep, will contain 1915 cubic inches, OF
half busbel
A box, 8 by s inches square, and 8 5-1E
inches deep, will contain 53s cubic inches
or peck, very near.
A box, by 8 inches, and ~ inches
deep, will contain 231 cubic inches, or {
gallon exactly.
A box, 0 by 6 inches square, and SO
inches deep, will contain 1T cubic inches
or nearly half gallon, (of 1857 cubic
inches) ..
a box,4 by inches square, and 80
inches deep, will contain So cubic inches
or nearly pint, (of 5!34 cubic inches).-
Kaaufactuyfr and Builder.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31
A Big Fish Story.

We visited Spoon Lake yesterday, and
found ali true, as reported, concerning
the myriaos of fish thrown on the prairie
all around the lake, and the water is liter.
ally alive with buffalo, perch and cat fish.
They are dying by thousands and Il 1ating
toward The shore, making ring of dead
fish aroend the lake, and for some distance
on dry land. There were over hundred
boys in the water, with clubs, hooks snd
nets, killing and hauling in fish, and ex
press wagons carrying loads to the differ
ent depots TO be shipped over railroads to
towns elong the lines, while others were
carrying loads to their homes in different
parts of the city. There were two express
wagons from Omaha there yesterday af
ternooo, and they left with heavy loads
Some3f the fish are three feet long and
weigh twelve to fourteen pounds, Cat
fish snd buffalo are the principal species.
They keep sticking their heads out of
the water and opening their mouths as if
they wanted air. They can be seen NOV
ing in shoals close to land, and great
many of them appear lsnguid or seemingly
exhausted, and can be actually c. ught by
hand. We saw boy about twelve years
old up to his knees in water and throwing
OuU lcu luC DiEh Will piSIS Vi pCLiLl,
most of them from one to two posnds
weight. In less than twenty minutes he
had more than he could carry heme This
has been the case since the flood subsidized
sufficiently to allow wading through the
low places in the bottom, bat more especi-
ally in the vicinity of Spoon Lake.
But the mystery is, where did the fish
GENE from? Parties who have been citi.
IF Council pl,- f. Cor taay
say this is the first time anything of the
kind has been witnessed here. IL is the
opinion of good many that this immen-
sity of fish come through some subterra.
neous passage forced by the late freshet
through the bottom of spoon Lake, carry
ing the fish from some distant body OF water
while Others contend that the fish came
there by the overflow of the Missouri river
during the night of the storm. The later,
to us, seems the most probable taeory, but
parties who consider themselves thorough
ly acquainted with the Missouri, and who
say the river did not and could not over
TOW the bottom to that extent that night,
or with such storm, insist that the 1sh
must have come there by subterraneous
passage, or that they fell from the clouds
The fish are dying off by thousands and
floating on the top OF the water. Although
some look fresh aad nice, we would not
care about eating any OF them, as it is our
candid opinion that all OF them are more
less affected or diseased, and for this rea-
son we would recommend our readers to
use but very few Of them. At the rate
they were dying yesterday afternoon, ii
the lake was filled to its utmost capacity,
they will all be dead in three or four days
-iouncL B!,tfs (IoD1) Nonpdrsel.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31
s. Little BreakdOwns 10 our COnstI.
tutiOns.

The story is told of man who had for
wears carried an old and cherished watch
about him, who one day called on its
maker and told him it was no longer use
full, for it would not keep time correctly.
LET me examine it," said the maker
and taking a powerful glass, he looked
carefully and steadily into the works, till
he spied just one little grain of sand.
81 have IT, he said; Il can get over
your difficulty"
About this moment, by some powerful
and unseen power, the little grain, suspect
ing what was coming, cried out, Let me
alone! ! am but small thing, and take
up so little room l cannot possibly in
lure the watch Twenty or thirty OF us
might do harm, but ! cannot, 80 let me
alone"
The matchmaker replied "You must
come out, foryou spoil my work, and all
the more so that you are so small and but
a few people can see you"
This story is suggestive to those who
would care well for their physical health.
The little causes must be looked for.
There are the little errors in diet, the little
violations in our habits of exercise, study,
sleep, dress, etc. The wise and prudent
will carefully attend TO these little things
Home and Health.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31

apples, gusvas, and the flower buds of
the cotton tree Of the last, the roussettes
are especially fond, making the tree their
home all DAY, passing their time hanging
on its topm ost bral cnes by their hinder
claws, with their chins pressed against
their breasts, aud their heads in mantle
of the membrane attached to the forearm
Sunset wakes them up to feed. They
share the CiLgalese love of toddy, and
get drunk by frequenting the cocos-nut
trees at oddy-draWing time.
1t is comforting to know that even such
an unattractive individual as the bat can
boast Of one ardent friend, even if that
friend be nothing better than little para,
site insect rejoicing In the big name Of
Nycteribia. This extraordinary creature
appears as lift had neither head, antenDa
eyes, nor mouth but these deficiencies
are only seeming ones, owing to its habit
OF resting itself wrong side uppermost
with its head thrown back, and pressed
close between the shoulders, leaving no
vestige of head where one would expect
to fad it. 1t really has mouth, an,enna,
and four eyes-two upon each side, which
rttain their proper position by sudden
jerk of the nycteribia's flexible leather
neck. For the purpose of progression
this parasite is provided with three pairs
of legs armed with prehensile hooks these
hooks are 80 arranged as to appear equally
distributed over the upper and under
sides of the insect, and render it per
fectly independent of the movements of
the bat through whose fur it moves at an
inconceivably rapid rate, rolling like a
wheel rotating on the extremities of its
spokes If it be true that
Fen little heas have lesser 1eas
Upon their backs to bite 'em,
And these, again, have Lesser fieas,
And so ad HfaituHl,
the lesser flea that accompanies the bats
parasite in its extraordinary gyrations
must be curiosity indeed - Chambers
Journal.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31
GREYPORT LEGEND.
(1797
ny BRET HARTE.

through the streets of the seaport town,
Ger d from the decks of the ships where
" lay.
Syer US cold or white as they.
{Starbuck, and Pinckney and Tenterden |!
|for your sh Hops, gather your men,
liter your boats Oh the lower bay"
p.e for fear, In the thick midday
lk that lay by the rotting pier,
hi the children in happy play,
il. moorings and drifted clear.
{ed clear beyond reach call
keen children there were In all
sdrift in the lower bay!
I'd faced skipper, "God help us ALI"
IN not doat till the turning tide!''
wife, my darling will hear my call,
Ier in sea or heaven she bide."
5she lifted Quavering voice and high,
and strange as the sea-bird's cry,
4 they shuddered and wondered at her
side.
move down on each laboring crew,
each from each and the sky and shore.
= not sound but the breath they drew,
q lap OF water and creak Of oar;
they felt the breath Of the downs fresh
/ blown
hesgues of clover and cold gray stone,
4 not from the lips that had gone before.
he no more. But they tell the tale
hen fogs are thick on the harbor reef,
Kerel fishers shO ten call,
! signal they know will bring relief
ne yoic q OF childrtn still at play
: phantom hulk that drifts away
Tough channels whose waters never fail.
\ foolish shipman's tale,
e for poets idle page,
when the mists of doubt prevail,
! lie becalmed by the shores of Age,
kear from the misty troubled shore
Eoice of the children gone before,
Swing the soul to its anchorage.
-AtLQntic NO7sttlv.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31

HORRIBLE I'm New York a man re-
Gently made wager that he could run a
closed umbrella down his throat to the
handle. No sooner had he accomplished
this feat than the base wretch with whom
he made the bet seized the umbrella by
the handle, and opened it all the way,
clinching it on the catch. He then fed.
OF course all efforts to close the umbrella
and remove it have been utterly useless,
and the poor sufferer walks about with his
person distended in manner that is mex
pressibly painful. These practical jokes
are very wrong. just for the sake OF
moments amusement, this man Is Obliged
to carry that umbrella with him TO his
grave.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31

"A Honolulu paper relates that as ma
tive man and woman were out fishing on
a reef q shark appeared and attacked the
man, and by successive bites took of
his arms and his legs; that the woman
made for the shore with the limbless trunk
of her husband; that she reached 1t In
safety, and that the man still lives. The
story is told on the authority Of police
man at waikiki
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31

An Irishman, quarreling with an
Englishman, told him that If he didn't
hold his tongue, he would break his Inn
penetrable head, and let the brains out Of
his empty skull.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31

THE house in Auburn, Me-, in which
two old ladies were brutally murdered q
few years ago, by negro, rents, with five
acres Of land, for $40 year, and 1t is
difficult to get tenant at that low rate.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31

ANTHONY MOORE, of Collinsville, Conn.,,
ia the father OF nine stalwart boys, whom
he wants TO match in base ball contest
with any picked nine Of brothers in the
State.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31

They are not a vile FANCY DRINc
Made Of Poor Rum, Whiskey, Proof Spirit
and Refuse Liquors doctored spiced and swee.
ened TO please the taste, called "Tonics,"" AppetE
ers," Restorers," &c, that lead the tippler On d
drunkenness and ruin, but true Medicine. mae'
from the Native Roots and Herbs Of California free
from all Alcoholic stimulants. They are tn
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and A LIFt
GIVING PRINCIPLE, perfect Renovator ano
invtgorator Of the System. carrying of all poisonou
matter and restoring the blood to healthy condition
No person can take these Btters according to drec
tons and remain long unwel, provided their bonet
are not destroyed by mineral poison OF other meant
and the vial organs wasted beyond the point Of re
pair.
They are Gentle Passstive as we'll ss
Tonic, possessing also, the peculiar merit OF acns
as powerful agent in relieving Congestion or infsu
nation Of Liver. and all the Nisceral Organs.
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, whether Il
young old, married or single, at the dawn Of VIC
manhood the turn of e these Tonic Bitters hay
equal
For Infiammatory and Cbrouic Rheumsy
tism and Gent, Dyspepsia or indigestion
Bilious, Remittent n nd Intermittent Feyers
Diseases Of the Bleed, Liver, k;'usys. II n.
Bladder, these Bitters have been most successful
such Diseases are caused by Initiated Blood
which is generally produced by arrangement of The
Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDEGE%ElON, Heho
acne Pain In the Shoulders, Coughs Tghtness OF The
Chest, Dizziness, Sour Quotations OF the stomach
Bad taste In the Mouth, Bilious ATTACKS, Palpltatior
Of the Heart. Inflammation Of the Lungs, Pain In IN.
regions OF the Kidneys, and hundred other palpfe
symptoms. are the ohsprings OF Dyspepsia.
They inylgorate the Stomach and stimulate the TOR
pid liver and bowels which render them of upsquallet
clcacy In cleansing the blood or all impuri es any
imparting new life and yigOr to the whole system.
FOR SKIN DISEASE Eruptons, letter. saE
Rhcum, BOtches Spots PimCes, fustuics, Bolls Car
buncles, Ring orms Scald.gead Sore Eyes, Erys'p
elas Itch Scurfs Dacoloratons OF the Skin, Humors
and Diseases OF the Skin, OF whatever nature
literally dug up and carried out Sf the system in
short time by the Of these Bitters. one bottle H.
such VIII convince the most increduous o: thei'
curative effect
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whenever you ind lit
impurities bursting through the skin In Pmples krup
tons Sores cleanse 1t when You ind II obstructec
and sluggish in the veins cleanse II when IL " foul
your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood purs
| and the health Of the system Will follow.
| PIN, TAPE, and other WORMS, lurking in th,
system oil so many thousands, are efecually destroy
ed and removed For full directions, read CAREFUL!
the circular around each bottle, printed In four Ian
susges-Engiish, German, French and Spanish.
| J. WALKER, Proprietor II. II. MCDONALD & co.
Druggists and Gen. Agents, Fan Francisco, Cal, an'
| 80 and 81 Commerce Street. New York.
| V~SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31
Proper attention given to tho
Relation Of Railroads 70 tho Community ana
Railroad Legislation,


This paper Is prepared by corps Of Editors Of sped
qualifications, and every pains u taken TO make II inhspsns
able TO every Railroad Man. II Is altogether independent,
avoids all undue pulling OF Elen corporations, gives
news fully and impartialy, aims especially To give rdc
cal Information which will directly aid Its readers Ia tha
prosecution of their business Business nnd in ua
RAILROAD GAZxrrE the earliest information OF the open
Ing Of stations railroads In OF construction,
and thus enabled to establish relations with such towns
from Tie beginning Of their existence.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31
Illustrated by Fine Engravings

In Ifs columns. Engineers, Master Mechanics Man.
sctrer find these illustrated descriptions OF the creates
value.
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AGENTS! READ THIS!

w ~ $50 per wook and expenes Or allow lase
O0mmission tOseel our new wonderful fuvepuons Ad.
dT0 n WAGNKR Co. Marshall, Ma.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31
BUSINESS CHANCE.

WANT AN AGENT IN every Village 10 sell my
g. q. &. File Medicine. Dr. Rose, boN s3, Chicago.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31

Special Prominence to Railroad NeWs.
And there win be found in Tia columns accounts OF e
Organization of all New Companies the Projection and
Location OF New Lines, the Progress OF Railroad Con
Btructon Improvement Of Old Lines the Business OF
Different Roads the Combinations and Business Arrange
ments of Companies Annual Report, Elections and AZ
pointments Directors and Officers, Decisions OF CoIk
Relating to Railroads, and, Ia yort, whatever Ia
Interesting or valrAb TO Railros1 Man.
Re he President Director Stakeholder Superintendent,
Engineer Master Mechanic, Agent, Conductor, Locom"-
tive Engineer any way connected with OF Interested
IN railroads OF railroad BUSINESS.
Articles by Practical Railroad Mon
Form a distinguishing Stature OF the Journal Leading
Engineering Works and valuable improvements In RaiIoa
Machinery
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

I. O. &. T. Meeting The meeting Of
the Wood County Lodge of Good Templars, at
this place on Wednesday evening, drew out a
very respectable audience, both of Good Tenn
plars and the friends of the order. Extra seats
were placed in the Lodge room, which was com
fortably filed. Notwithstanding the condition
Of the roads, several members of the order were
present from Haskins.
The meeting was opened by prayer by Rev.
Mr.. MARTINDALE, agent of the American Bible
Society, and was followed by a mild but timely
address from d. A. PEAsE, Esq, of Toledo,
which was replete with healthy suggestions as to
the duties Of the members of the order toward
fallen humanity, and in saving the young. At
the close Of Mr.. PEAsB's address, the Rev. Mr.
MARrINDALE was called on and made some very
appropriate remarks for the occasion.
A letter was received from Mr.. A. NJ. COLLINS
announcing his inability TO be present. on ae4
count Of sickness, but stated that he would be
here at an early day.
The Lodge adjourned to meet at Haskins on
Tue third Wednesday in April next.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.
A CARD TO THE LADIES.
DIR. DUPONCO'S
GOLDEN PERIODICAL PILLS
FOR FEMALES.
ACTING LIKE A CHARM

ACTING LIKE A CHARM
In Removing Obstruction and Restoring
Nature to its Proper Cha mel.
oUTETING rHE NERVES, and bringing back the
rosy color of health" to the cheek Of the most
delicate.
ASK FOR NEW STYLE BOXES,
containing double quantity of Pills, and upon
each box you will find the Revenue Stamp,
printed from nv Private Die. upon which.
Lengthwise OF the Stamp, you will find printed
the words Duponco's Golden Periodical Pills 10
White Letters; without that, None are Cenuin e.
n. Il. The small Red and Yellow Boxes are
no longer used.
Price 81 per box; six boxes, SIS. Sold by one
Druggist in every town, village, city, and ham
let throughout the world. Sold by E. d. POW
ERS co: Druggists, Perrysburg, sole agents
for Perrysburg.
Ladies by sending them 81 to the Post Office
can have the Pills sent conidentally by mai
to any part Of the country, free of Postage.
=. ID. HOWE,
36z Sole Proprietor, New York.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

Complimentary III is usually customary
with the press to note any changes made in CO.
temporaries. suchitems not being copyrighted,
the editor receiving the compliment is at lfber-
ty to use the same in bis own columns. Owing
to the extreme modesty Of our Bowling Green
colemporary he has failed 10 copy. We give
below the only two that bave come TO our notice
The Wood County Sentinel has a new dress
and presents rather neat typographical ap-
-pearance. Otherwise II don't amount TO much.--
Hancock Courier.
Our exchanges say that the Bowling Green
Sentinel has come out in a new dress. We
didn't notice it.-iSsneca Advertiser.