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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-04-25
MONROE COUNTY
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.


The rate of Insurance in this Company
is one dollar for every thousand dollars in
sured, after which payment no further char
ces will be made, except TO cover actual loss
by fire that may fall upon members of the
Company.
The policies issued by this Company are
perpetual, and afford the fullest security,
with the largest economy and convenience,
This company will not issue Tanneries.
Distilerics or Cabinet Shops.
Applications for Insurance may be made
to either of the Managers, Surveyors or Sec.
retary.
MANAGERS.
]. Depue Labar, Jacob Knecht,
Richard S. Staples, John Edinger,
Silas l.. Drake, Francis Hagerman,
Robert Bows, Theodore Schoch,
William Wallace, Thomas w. Rhodes,
Stogdell Stokes,
STOGDELL STOKES, President.
| e. D. DREHER, Secretary and Treasurer.
Sias L. Drake, Monroe CO.
Melchoir Spragle, 4"
Peter Gilbert, ("
Geo. G. Skater, Z"
Tho w. Rhodes, I" Surveyors.
F. A. Oppelt, Wayne CO.
]. II. Wells, Pike CO.
Rich'd Camden, Northampton,
J Sam'l Ziegeufus, Carbon.
i o. The stated meeting of the board o
Managers takes place at the Secretary's of
flee, on the first Tuesday of each month, a
2 O'Clock P. NJ.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-04-25
Ayers Cathartic Pills.

For the relief and
cure Of all derange
ments in the stom.
ach, liver, and bow.
els. They are a mild
apericnt, and an
excellent pHrgative.
Being purely vego.
table, they contain
no mercury or mino-
raj whatever. Much
serious sickness and
suffering is prevent.
nh l,r~ fi.it. t,,N
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23
Changing Clothing.
From Halls Journal of Health

From Halls Journal of Health.l
Iu the attitudes OF New England
and New York, going westward, the
month of March is the most disa-
greeable of the whole year, with its
changing temprature, its slosh and
mui, its cold, raw, piercing, damp
winds; and although not as cold as
January and February, it is more
prolific of dangerous diseases, great
ly promoted by the hurry Of the peo-
pie for lighter aclothing; but it
would be agreat deal better to wear
the entire winter suits through
March, and even to the middle of
April and even then, until the first
week in May, to make no change in
thu outer clothing, nor any in the
inner garments, except to less
heavy woolen next to the skin ; for
it is only for three hours embracing
l o'clock in the afternoon that win.
ter clothing is at all oppressive ;
while the warmth of MONDAY makes
the raw dampness of the morning
and late afternoon specially felt.
All changes to a lighter or cooler
garment should be made at dressing
in the the morning, and in any case
the change leaves the body chilly, if
soon after it is made the weather
changes to be much cooler, by all
means promptly, without half an
hours delay, resume the full winter
dress. The, old, the young, the in
valid, in short, all persons of feeble
constitution, Of small vitality,
should be especially careful to heed
these suggestions insttention to
which gives rise to the very frequent
announcements in the morning, in
the early spring, Died suddenly
Yesterday of pneumonia," = Of
ten the very friends whom we had
met in the street, or at church,
within a week, apparently as well
and as hearty as ever before.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23
Iron.

Five years ago Illinois did not
produce a ton OF pig metal. Last
year she made $4,000 tons.
Last year Missouri mined 266, 500
tons of iron ore, and Michigan 9l0,-
984 tons.
Nearly one third of the pig metal
produced in the Uuited States is
made from Michigan ore.
Illinois, as rail-producing State,
is second only to Pennsylvania.
About $500 tons of "black ore"
are mined in Clay County, Indiana,
every day, part Of which is sent to
st. Louis.
One mill in Wisconsin places
that State fifth on the list Of rail
producing States. 1t made 25,774
tons last year.
Michigan made nearly 100000
tons of pig metal last year, against
900 tons in 1854.
The Missouri ore companies are
prepared to put 100000 tons OF ore
in the market this year.
The manufacture of rails in this
country has Just doubled ia the last
six years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23

brother was deaf to entreaties. At
lat the partner dwndled to skel-
eton, died, and the brother, after
burying his victims emaciated
corpse in the sand, resumed his
journey to st. Louis. There he
gave out that his partner had died
while on his way through the Rock
ey Mountains, and in prof Of his
assertion, delivered the letters.
The will was also proved, and the
girl became the dead mans heir.
Two years afterwards the brother
was shot by Indians, and before he
died he confessed what hehad done.
Some hunters visited the place and
dug up the ske eton, around the
neck of which still was the chain by
which the poor man, when living,
had been fastened to the fatal rock.
The spot is still pointed out to trav-
elers, and the tale told of how the
brother day by day, ate his meals
in the presence Of his wretched pris-
oner, but would not give him a
crumb, or a cup Of water to slake
his thirst.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23
History Of Newspapers.

In an.article upon the "Press as
an Educator, Judge J. j, Noah,
gives concise history of the origin,
rise and development Of this great
power ia modern civilization, both
in the United States and foreign
countries. He traces the history of
newspapers lack to the war be-
tween the Venetians and Solyman
II, in Dalmatia, in 1868, when peo-
pie paid IL coin called gazetta for the
privilege Of listening to news from
the scat of war, read from wiitten
sheets. 4 file of these written Ven
etian papers for sixty years is in the
Magliabeechl Library at Florence.
He thinks the origin of the newspa-
per was in love Of gossip and SLAM
der rather than from higher mo-
tives, and considers it increditable
to the press that it has, in the
march OF progress, achieved higher
and nobler purposes. The year
1923 is given as the first authentic
date of the newspaper in England.
The first daily paper was published
in 1902, sheet Of one page with
two columns, called the Daley
Courant. The famous letterso of Jun
ius printed in the Public Advertiser
il 1867, gave q great impetus to
the power and importance of the
press. At the beginning Of the
present century the London Times
circulated only 1000 copies day,
though the circulation some other
papers were as high as 1000 The
Times in 1914, November the Goth,
claimed to have presented to the
public the practical result Of the
greatest improvement connected
with printing sihce the discovery of
the art elt"-tho application Of
the power of steam to the papers
published in the United Kingdom,
and SIS in London Us daiies.) In
1929 this number in the Kingdom
had increased to 325; in 1888 to
400 in 1860, 500.
In the United States, the first
newspaper was issued at Boston,
September 29th, 1890. The first
paper issued in New York was in
l725. October 1G. In 1900 there
were 2G6 journals in this country,
of which several were dailies. In
1885 there were 1000. In 1871
there were 1892 periodicals issued
in the United States of which S94
were publ shed in New York State,
and 81 IN New York city. An in
terestiug table shows the compara-
tive development OF journalism il
Europe and the United States.
The writer claims that more money
is expended on our great metropo-
Titan journals than any of those
in Great Britain or Europe-both
from the fact that all expenses Incl
dent to the business are larger, and
also because of greater enterprise
on the part Of publishers and ed
itors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23
THE HIDDEN LAKE.

Late, travelling thru the sleeping land,
Behind the rushing iron steed,
l watched the trees on either hand
In changing circles swift rccodG.
We passed the twinkling lights Of towns,
The lonely CLEANS of country fires,
And O'Cr the black and silent downs
We sp0d as fast as wild desires.
The rose still fingered in the sky
The purple on the mountains S crest;
One trembling star hung poised on high
To light the glory in the west.
Tho sweet young moon, pale yet and mild,
ShOne Ger the solitary plain,
Whence, like a child that, sleeping smiled
A sweetcr moon shOuc back again.
And by that glimmCr bright and fair,
Nestled among the clustering trees,
| knew an unseen lake slept there,
Lost in Il silent dream of peace,
All thus, Sweetheart, within thine eyes
Than evening air more soft and clear
| watch tender light arise,
And now that Love itself is near.
lis hid beneath tho veil Of night,
Like the still lake within the woods:
only that trembling dewy light
Tells where the unseen wonder broOds.
KATE HuLIARD.
-Fromm March numJcrg Lippjdcot's Maya
zine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23
Something New,

At the last meeting Of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology,
Professor Pickering showed two
novelties he had lately received by
the kindness of Dr. VIM. II. Wahi,
of Philadelphia. The first is called
mineral wool, and is made by blow
ing high pressure steam through
melted Stag, A kind of spun glass
is thus obtained, well-ftted for
steam packiugs and many other
purposes. 1t IS of course, in COM
bustible, and is a good non-conduc-
tor of heat.
The second object was a plate of
glass on which an engraving was
transferred by the following process:
A photograph IS first taken on the
glass, using film of gelatine and
bichromate of potash; after wash
ing off the portions Of the film un-
acted on by the light, the plate is
subjected to a stand blast by which
the unprotected portions are cut
away, leaving every line Of the en-
CRAVING reproduced with perfect ac-
curacy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23
A "SpOrts" Little Game.

A gambler in his confession says:
81 once knew Il Southern gentleman
who, although not ostonsibly a pro-
fessional gambler, readily made
short cards II business. He was a
man ofeducation and a fine CONVEX
sationalist, and q very elegant gen.
tleman. He was fond of Il little
game of draw, just to kill time, you
know; but the result was that he al
ways got the best Of it, and, ming
ling with moneyed men, his win
nings were large. got into a series
of games with him, and as well as |
understood cards myself, | invaria-
by got the worst Of it. l knew that
there was something wrong, and |
rosolyedto discover it, tpossible. l
carefully examined the back Of the
cards, and, undrandinrstg how this
sort ofwork was done, | very soon
satisfied my self thattha backs were
all right, | watched his deal. His
shutting was square.
One day | procured a powerful
magnifying glass, and went careful
ly over pack of cards that he had
won with the night before. A long
and careful search revealed i'll the
aces and face cards a series Of tri-
fling concavities. The punches were
so slight as to he invisible to the
naked eye, but in passing my fingers
over them | could feel them. A
gamblers fingers are, or ought to be,
soft as velvet. Subsequent inyesti-
ton revealed his work. He had on
the inside ofhis finger ring aminuto
punch.
In the beginning Of q game he
would manage to turn the face of
the aces and face. cards one at Il
time, so as to bring them against his
punch, and then one indication, or
two, or three, in a certain locality
would designate the cards. SO nice
was his sense of touch that, when
dealing, he would naturally pass the
face of each card over his left mid
die fingers; and, no matter how
rapidly he dealt them, he would
know the position of all the face
cards in the pack. OF course this
gave him heavy per centage, and
the result was that he invariably
won
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23
HUMORs OF THE DAY

Men OF note-A bank cashier can
tell who they are.
Some men are worth. nothing, and
others are worth less.
A young student wants us to tell
him if W-o-r-c-e-s-t-e-r spells Woos-
ter why Rochester don't spell
rooster
Look out for mad dogs now.
There is nothing makes a dog so
mad as to be compelled to sit out on
the doorstep this weather and howl
to get in by the stove.
A Connecticut farmer offers pre-
miums to the young men and wO-
men of his country for excellence in
steer breaking, general farming, but
ter making, &c.
An absent-minded resident Of
Danbury shut down window Mon
day, and forgot to draw in his head.
lie was calling for Helen Blazes
when discovered Danbury News.
A veteran observer says: 'Inev-
er place much reliance on q man
who is always telling what he would
have done had he been there. l
have noticed that somehow this kind
ofpeople never get there"
A wiss Frenchman says: eff
lady says, l can never love you,
wait little longer all hope is not
lost. But if she says, NO one has
moro sincere wishes for your hap
piness than l, take your hat.
An article in the Christian AdUo-
cate, speaking of costly churches
and the rivalry for popular preach
ers, says: "Competion leads to
large salaries, large salaries lead to
sore throats, sore throats lead to
vacation, vacation leads to Califor-
MIA or Europe"
A Greene county farmer reckless
ly publishes the following challenge:
81 will bet $12 25 that my hired
man can take longer to go to tho
harvest field, .get back to dinner
quicker, eat more, do less, and bear
down harder on a pannel of the
fence, than any other hired man
within fifteen miles Of the flag staff
in Jefferson"
Cincinnati has retail trade pro-
lection agency, the Office of which
is to collect "little bills" for small
tradesman. In extreme cases the
agency wagons" man, the process
being to send to the debtors resi-
dence or place of business a gorge
ously painted wagon, conspicuously
lettered Protection Agency. Bad
Debts Collected" accompanied by
two collectors big enough to deter
the mortified victim from attempt
ing personal violence. 1t is claim
ed that a few applications will
Ietcn the worst class.
A short time before the revolution
ofthe 4th Of ofSeptember deputy saw
NJ. Theirs apply his tongue to pos
tage stamp bearing Napoleon Ills
image. The deputy exclaimed: II
have caught you in the act" NJ.
Theirs asked: "Ofdoing what2" The
deputy exclaimed; "Of kissing the
tyrant" NJ. Thiers rejoined: "My
dear fellow, you are mistaken; I was
taking the stiffeniug out of him."
The following advertisement ap.
peared lately in the Birmingham
Post; Wanted, general servant,
in small family, where a man is
kept. The housework and cooking
all done by the members of the fam
lily. The gentleman vf the house
rises early, but prepares breakfast
himself. All the washing is put out,
and the Kitchens provided with ev-
cry comfort and luxury. Cold meat
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23

A Detroit saddler owns q monkey
which usually sits on the counter.
A countryman came in one day,
while the proprietor wasin the back
room, andseeing saddle that suited
him, asked the price. Monkey said
nothing Customer said, "I'll give
you twenty dollars for it" laying
down the money, which monkey
showed in the drawer. The man
took the saddle, but monkey mount
ed him, tore his hair, scratched his
face, and made the frightened rustic
scream for dear life. Proprietor
rushed in and wanted to know what
the fuss was. "Fuss!" said the GUS
toner, 'fussl 1 bought a saddle of
your aon, sitting there, and when l
went to take it, he would not let me
have it." The ssddler apologiEod
for the monkey, but denied the re-
lationship. A
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23
Health Items.

'yrlct battermilk diet will cure
lltcs.
PANT of fax eed oil, chalk and
5ar will give instant relief to
s and burns. Keep a bottle OF
n hand.
application of benzine, follow
ya warm bath for half an hour,
cure the disgusting disease
|Sh us the scabies or itch.
PlI IlI yolk of an egg rubbed thor
FlIy INTO the hair, and then wash
1p' with soft water, cleanses the
: and hair remarkably.
que part of hot water to two of
{'r and as much salt as will
'olye; Y one tablespoonful every
! lor an adult; will cure dysen-
ue loss of energy and vitality by
ioaith, lsa especially in this climate,
.io There is so much half-sickness
aca'cqlable-much It "a greater than
actual loss of time by whole
" .neSs, which is estimated at from
,ha. Two weeks per year for men
!, twenty-five and sixty.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23
How toAge Wines and Brandies.

There have been various methods
and processes suggested and tried,
to give the qualities Of age to bran
dies and wines. One process con-
sists of heating the wines or tr,n-
dies; and another of freezing. One
consists of pumping air into the
wine; while another pumps IT out
Each and all claim perfection for
their proc, sscs; but those who have
.ried them thoroughly have con-
demned all these expedients, as en-
tirely inefficient in producing the
benefits promised. The only change
effected was q vapid soGtness that in
no manner resembled the qualities
acquired by age. Age develops the
flavor through a long, slow and
gradual change of the natural ingre-
dents of the wine, and when this
flavor has become fully and agreea-
bly, developed it is called bouquet
There is no artificial process yet in
vented which can produce this re-.
suit. 1t is much to be regretted
that many Of our wine-makers are
so enterprising, because they have
been and still will be- victimized by
every sauguine process-invontor who
comes along. Thousands OF gallons
of good wine have thus been spoiled
ANNUALLY, by people who wish IT,! their
wines to acquire all the qualities
that age alone can communicate
But We learn as we grow Older; and
the good days ofthesC ,Npld-be IN
vehtors have. p2 are last
coming to bur- fhat Ma
ture's i Alr sIlme'
is the r. man
cav A1Cu vel,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23
pWACON BEACON
INN -IIrD EVERY SAT URDAI
by
,Ig N WARD.
-,,,,Iou. in Advance.


: lOrcolui"''' ........,,,,........ $50 %
'''',,f,es will be charged TWENTY
PAL llnU,'iiue. also cards of individual
nl' PJt, with the general news mat
oo.,ccs and tributes of respect
Rry nUi tnr eS advertisements.
faIScWnitr advertisements will be
Ii gom Zine must be specified.
HU H,m"ntS for benevolent purposes
eried at half price,, ,.,,
n'I' I,'Hicniars, Cards &c. printed at
2l5aayaIIon T. respectfully solicited
buuttIN'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23

CIRCULARS, Cards %c', printed q
g.llismaIlon ls,,s.ln respectfully solicite
uarter''
The New CatcChism.
ss cider?
e.iacc ro.tod.
rea'cohoi in cider?
psis. The sugar in the apple.
scays and makes alcohol
it's wine?
.sror,iuice rotted.
H., alcohol in wine?
rois The sugar in the grape
5ecays and makes alcohol.
IA. are currant, gooseberry,
bIackbcrry and elderberry
ale made Of the juices of
fmtS rotted.
here alcohol in them?
e is always, The sugar in
rntiuices decays and max s
sanpo e they are sour or acid
o issugar in them all, besides
I:and very often in making
na. more sugar is added to
thus making more alcohol!
re alcohol in bee.?
b. is some always.
It is not made Of fruitjuice.
tits made Of grain.
bBit made?
starch Of the grain is turned
t.arand washed out, and this
tnmmted or decayed makes
frc alcohol in gin?
sro is a great deal more than
ism beer,
Db S itmade?
lcating the beer until the al
rocs off int yapor, like that
tatcr, and then this is cooled
|nabes the liquid called gin.
h,is THIS process called?
lIhtion,
this seperato the alcohol en-
8 from everything else?
oas not. Gin is only..about
ltalcoaol; the rest is mostly
tdat comes over i'll the yapor
|h does water come with it?
Peasc alcohol has Il very great
Aeon for water and will not
.gore0diIy.
else is made in this way?
jyis made from wine and !
u his way; whiskoy from ro-
b and from various kinds of
/; ndmm, from sugar cane.
oN much alcohol is in them?
ley are a little more than halt |
hC
n the same kind of alcohol
bMlac beer and the wine?
'ei.oly the same.
y the dis,illing mako any diff
peat aIL It only separates
b or lass, If it is wanted
tIong it is distilled three or
lmes.
lI@here does it come from in
, Pstplace?
all made by the decay of
tgr.
taro no alchool in the fruits
pains?
trny We might eat aqutrt a
lpcs without making us tipsy,
'tlc alcohol that could be made
'4cm; would, by itself, kill us
nov can alcohol be procured
.nits and grains, lift is not al
there?
chemical action, which chang
nature of things, which gets
!ltofgreasc and alkali, though
Is no soap in either.
at is this chemical action
makes alcohol?
the decay of the sugar.
Is no alcohol in the fruits and
designed for our food until
re dead and rotten, and no
+ fit for food:
any of these decayel or rot
alters nutritious?
y are rot, There is not so
iood in a pint of wine or beer
re Is ina single grain of wheat.
they poisonous?
no ot them are. The alcohol
+, POISONOUS, Julia Colman, in
S temperance Banner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23

Gustave Dore is said to have pro-
duced moro than $4,000 designs
without assistance,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23

Man begins with God when he
gets to the end Of himself.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-01

or nersons shall rent or loan to another
or others, any building or premises to be
usea or occupied, in whole or in part, tor
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors, or siii!
hermit the sawe 70 be used or occupied,
such building or premises so USED or
orcupied. shall be held liable Tor ana
NAV be sold to pay all fines, costs aud
damages assessed against any person or
persons occupying such building or
premises, and proceedings may be had to
subject the same to the payment OF any
surh fines or costs assessed, and ]udg,
ment recovered, which remaining unpaid
or any part thereof, either before or
after execution shall have issued against
the property or person or persons against
whom such fine and costs or Jud9ment
shall have been adjnd! ed or assessed,
and when execution shall issue against
the property 80 leased or rented tue
ofbcer shall proceed to satisfy -'i ex
ecntiun out OF the building or prem >es
% leased or occup Q as azores Il, an IN
case such bui,ding or premises belon5 70
Il minor, insane person or iuiut, the
Guardian Of such MINOR, insane person
lIiGt ana MS OF Htl ic6l P''CO'"i
property shall be held liable instead OF
such minor, insane person or mot, ana
his or her property shall be subject to
nh the provisions Of this section, rela,
ting TO the collection OF tiues, costs and
damages.
Sec. 10 All the fines and penalties
under lhi, act may be recovered by an
action Of debt, before any court ct COM
petent iursdiction or by Indictment
sec. H. In all prosecutions under
tbi. act, by indictment or otherwise, 10
shall not lie necessary TO state the KIND
of liquor sold, and for any violation OF
the tdird section of this act, it shall not
be necessary 70 state the name oi the
person to whom so d, and in all cases
thr person or persons to whom lntoHl-
eating liquors shall be sold in violation
Of this act, shall be competent witnes,
scs to prove such fact, orany other tend
ing thereto.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-01

A MEDIUM has interviewed jim Fisk.
II we may believe this aerial Jenkins,
is the same old coon IN the spirit that
he was in the iloh. lie Processes to be
well pleased Mia his new life. There is IL
mntAialng poyer,y OF detail in this re,
port One would like to know if he is in
,he railroad, the boutie and stock iohbing
business il he finds any legislatures or
judicmres for sale, and is he getting up
:. Corner on gold or on birthstone
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-01

TuE suit of the United States Governs
meut against much married Brigham
! Dung has come to a notifying cessa>
ton. ltappenrs that no pecunlnry pro-
visions have been made by the Governs
menJ Tor the prosecution Of such proceeds
lngS and until Congress makes some APP.
preparation To dctray expenses the suit
wa have to he discontinued Til then
brigham will be allowed TO repoSa unHis~
turhed in the bosom Of his numerous
family