The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-02-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
Easter occurs on the 3lst of March

cake, composition that required two
hundred and eighty eggs.
Between 600 aud 100 bushels of pea
nuts are annually SOLD in the city OF
Allentown.
An election in the 5th Senatorial dis
trict, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Henry S. Evans, is ordered for
the 18th of March.
The Delaware above and below Milford
is lined with wild dacks, and sportsmen
are improving the occasion by feeding on
them.
The police of Paterson n J. are en-,
gagged in breaking up the unlicensed H.
quor traffic. There are seventy five un.
licened saloons 10 that city.
If you want frst-class headache in
the morning, sleep in a room where
kerosene lamp is turned down low, so as
to give but faint light. This receipt
does not fail once of ten times.
Wendell Phillips says that he shall de
vote "every future hour of his life to the
cause of temperance. One might think
from this declaration that the gentleman
had never known a sober hour before.
Mr.. Henry Bergh has issued circu
lar calling on horse owners to discontinue
the practice of clipping. and informing
those ignorant of the fact, that such Il
practice is injurious to the horse.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
The Democratic State Executive Commit
tee met at Harrisburg on the 18th, and as
sued a call for the Democratic State Con
ventiou to meet at Reading on the Both
day of May.
The three year old son of G. H.
Coughlan, of Newton, got grain of corn
lodged in his wind pipe a week ago, and
after several days Of terrible agony an
operation was performed aud the corn
extracted. But the little sufferer died.
A story comes from Lawrence, Mass,
of pet canary bird, which, during the
recent illness of its mistress, was released
from its cage and flew from room to room
evidently in search of her, and at last,
finding her, perched upon her chin and
chirped its satisfaction.
A gay woman at Des Moines had her
husband arrested for being drunk, aud
when he was safe in Jail she was visited
by her paramour. Blu. the officer return
ed to notify the woman to appear in court
in the morning, and her guilt was dis
coyed.
A health journal says that by burning
an ounce of SUI phur in the cellar, houss
may be disinfected entirely of malaria.
The receipt is simple and cheap enough
to justify a trial of it in ever household
where disease prevails, and even where it
does not.
Lewis Wolfnger, of Bethlehem, was
tried in the United States Court in
Philadelphia last week, on a charge OF
dealing in counterfeit money. A detective
officer testified that he had found seven
counterfeit notes on Wol6ngers person
He was found guilty, but sentence was
deferred.
The ladies of some Iowa town have
adopted the alexis Twist" new mode
of doing up hair. The hair is braided
up to look like the Atlantic cable, coiled
up on top of the head, and surmounted
by dimnutive bear cubs. 1t has a
rushin' effect.
mister, how do you sell sugar to day ?''
"Only twenty cents pound, sir" ''Can t
give it. I'll drink my coffee without
sugar, and kiss my wife for sweeteuing,
Good day, sir" Good day. When you
get tired of that kind of sweetening, pleass
call round again" 81 will" He called
next day.
The Republican papers of Chester
county already contain the cards of no
less than twenty eight candidates for the
county Offices to be filed next fall, such
as Recorder, Register, Prothouotary,
District Attorney, &c. Some of them
have been working in that direction for
years past, and by their efforts have shown
great confidence in the virtue of per.
severance.
He who cannot find time to consult the
Bible will one day find that he has time
to be sick. He who has no time to pray
must find time to die. He who can find
no time to reflect is most likely to find
times to sin. He who cannot find timo
for repentance will find an eternity. in
which repentance will be of no avail. He
who cannot find time to work for others
may ind an eternity in which to suffer
himself.
The Postmaster General has issued a
circular asking the public to superscribe
the county, as well as the post Office and
State, upon all letters. circulars, Dewspa-
pers, aud other matter to be forwarded
by mail. This is important in view Of
the great increase of new post Offices, and
will, if complied with by the public,
facilitate the separation and distribution
of the mails, and avoid vexatious delays.