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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
Daniel WebSter'S Advice.

Other young people may find the ad.
vice of Daniel Webster to his grandson
of value for themselves. He wrote it
about four years before his death: Two
or three things wish now to impress on
your mind. First, you cannot learn with
out your own egorts. All the teachers in
the world can never made a scholar of
you, if you do not apply yourself with all
your might Iu the second place, be of
good character and good behavior boy
of strict truth, and honor, aud conscience
in all things Have but one rule, and
let that be always to act right, aud fear
nothing-but wrong doing. Finally, "re-
member you Creator in the day of your
youth" You are old enough to know
that God has made you and given you
mind and faculties and will surely call
you to account. Honor aud obey your
parents love your sister aud brother be
gentle and kind to all avoid peevishness
and fretfulness be patient under rest.
raint. Look forward constontly to your
approaching manhood, and put off every
day more and more all that is frivolous
and childish.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
How they Shave in China.

a fellow who has been shaved in China
says that his barber first stropped the
razor on his leg, and then did the shaw.
ing without any lather. The customer
demonstrated, but was told that the lather
was entirely useless, and had a tendency
to make the hair stiff and tough, and was,
therefore, never used by persons who had
any knowledge Of the face and its ap-
pendages.
After the beard had been taken off
and it was done in a very short time
the barber took long, sharp, needle
shaped spoon, and began to explore his
customers ears He brought up from
numerous little crevices bits Of wax and
dirt, that had been accumulating since
his childhood. The barber suddenly
twisted his subjects neck to one side Ia
such manner that it cracked as if the
rertebrae had been disloeated.
"Hold on ~ shouted the party, alarm
ed for the safety of his neck.
"All right" replied the tonsor, sine
no hurt you," aud be continued to jerk
and twist the neck until it was as Timber
as an old ladys dish rag. He then fell
to beating the back, breast, arms and
sides with his fists, then he pummeled
the ID musces until they fairly glowed with
the beating they received. He then dash
ed a bucket of cold water over his man,
dried the skin with towels, and declared
that bis work was done. Price two cents.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
DARTONSVILLE HOTEL.

This old established Hotel having recently
changed hands, and been thoroughly overhauled
a9d repaired, will reopen, for the reception of
Vi guests on Tuesday, May 9th.
Inc public will always find this house de-
11'raOle place ofresort. Every department will
.|i - managed in the best possible manner. The
ltSie a wall be supplied with the best the Market
tnsfes, and conBois.fes will always find none
"u5 u tpe best wines and liquors at the bar.
e. uood stablipg beloning to the Hotel, viii be
'IGnd % at all times under the care of careful and
oohglng attandants.
Aiay =, 1872, ANTHONY II. ROEMER.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
A PITIFUL STORY.
Suicide of an American Girl in London
HeartleSS Conduct of her EMPLOYER.


From the Pail Mall Gazette, Sept. TO-
1t was stated day or two ago that the
body of the young woman who drowned
herself at the Waterloo bridge a few
evenings since had been identified. He
name, it appears, was Alice Blanche Os
wald, and she was within few days Of
completing her twentieth year. At the
inquest last night before Mr. Langham
the following letter was put in and read ::
No. 17S High Street, Shadwoll, Lon
don, Sept 3, 1S72.-The crime that
am about to commit, and what | must
suffer hereafter, is nothing compared to
my present mystery Alone in London,
not penny or a friend to advise or lend
helping hand tired and weary with
looking for something to DO, failing in
every way, foot-sOre and hcartweary, |
prefer death to the dawning of another
wretched morning. have only been in
Britain nine weeks. | came as a nur-
sery governess with lady from America
to Wick, in Scotland, where she discharg
ed me, refusing to pay my passage back,
giving me my wages, G3 los. After my
expenses to London found myself in
this city with only 5s. What was to
do? | sold my watch. The paltry sum
[ obtained for that soon went in paying
for my board and in looking for situa-
ton. Now [ am destitute every day is
misery to me. No friend no hope, no
money what is left? Oh, God of heav-
en-, have mercy on poor helpless sinner;
thou knowest how [ have striven against
this, but fate is against me. | cannot
tread the path of sin, for my dead mother
will be watching me. Fatherless, mother
less, home | have noue. Oh for the
rarity of Christian hearts. am now
mad ; for days have foreseen that this
would be the end. May all who hear of
my death forgive me, aud may God Al
mighty do SO, before whose bar / must
soon appear. Farewell to all, to this
beautiful and yet wretched world. Alice
Blanche Oswald. am twenty years of
age the l4th Of this month.
The jury returned verdict Of "Suicide
while in state Of temporary instantly"
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TO PENNA. SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

School Union has recently issued the fol.
lowing call to Prayer:
UNIVERSAL PRAYER FOR OUR SUNDAY
| SCHOOLS.
g "Arise, cry out an the night IN tile
BEGINNING Of the matches pour our thine
heart like ,oater before the face of
Lord: lift up thy hands towards Him
for the life of thy young children, that
fd.nt for hunger IN the top Of feUery street" !"
-Lauentations H. 10.
1t has been thought by the Committee
of the SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION, that in
view of the solemn and increasing re-
sponsibilities of their work, their fellow
laborers would gladly welcome the pro-
posal to appoint day on which Teachers
throughout the land might offer SPECIAL
PRAYER, both uuitedly aud privately, on
behalf of those committed to their charge
In answer to such prayer, a new bless
ing might be confidently expected while
the effect of the hallowed fellowship would
be felt by both the Teacher and the
taught; the former being stimulated to
more fervid piety and ZEAL and the lat
ter being led to a more thoughtful con
cern for their immortal interests.
The Committee therefore propose that
Lord 's-Day, the Goth of October, and
Monday, the 2lst of October, should be
set apart for the above purpose, and sug-
gest that the following order should be as
possible observed.
That on Lords Day morning, October
10th, beteen 7 and 8, all teachers should
offer special prayer, in private, for God S
blessing upon their work especially in
the conversion of their scholars to Him.
self.
That the usual services of the day
should be varied, and each school gather
ed for prayer, the proceedings being in
terspersed by suitable address.
That in the evening OF the day the
Teachers meet for prayer either before or
after Public Worship
That on Monday, October 2lst, between
Z and 8 A. NJ, all Teachers should again
offer special prayer in private, for Gods
blessing upon their work.
That in the course of the day the fe
male teachers of each school hold pray
er meeting.
That in the evening special prayer
meeting should be held by every Church
on behalf of the Sunday School, suitable
and sturring addresses being informing
led with the prayers.
Appropriate topics for supplication and
intercession will present themselves to
all. Above everything, the prayers
should be for special outpouring of the
Holy spirit, imparting to the Teachers
heavenly wisdom, to the Scholars docilty
and seriousness enkindling the deeper
interest Of the Churches in the work and
leading, as the happy result, to large
ingathering of the young into the fold of
Christ.
1t is intended to call upon Teachers in
every part of the worl to blend their sup.
plications, so that the poets thought may
be realized in glorious sense, aud
''The whole round world be every way
Bound with gold chains above the feet of God"
WILLIAM GROsER,
AUGUsTS BENHAM,
FOUNTAIN JOHN HARTLEY,
JOHN EDWARD TREsIDDER,
56, OLD BAILEY, LONDON, f. c.,
July, 1872.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
Effect of Colors upon Health.

a correspondent of The Builder states
that he had occasion for several years to
examine rooms occupied by young women
for manufacturing purposes, and he has
observed that while the workers in one
room would be very cheerful and healthy,
the occupants of similar room, who
were employed on the same kind of bust
ness. were all inclined to be melancholy,
and complained of pain in the forehead
and eyes aud were often iii and unable to
work. The only difference he could dis
cover IN the rooms was that the one oc-
cupied by the healthy workers was Who'll
ly whitewashed, and that occupied by the
melancholy workers was colored with yell
low ochre. As soon as the difference
struck him he had the yellow oehre wash
ed off the walls and then whitened. At
once an improvement took place in the
health and spirits of the occupants.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10

A correspondent of the Rural Ne,e
Yorker says that last year on piece of
ground 10 by 20 feet, he raised ten bush
els of onions from black seed He raised
onions on the same piece of ground the
year before, and they did not pay for the
seed they were destroyed by maggots
aud wire wroms. He procured three
bushels of salt and two barrels of fish aud
pork brine and top dressed his garden
(about one fourth of an acre. with it, at
ter he had gathered all his vegetable les.-
Last spring be ploughed the garden and
put on three OK cart loads of well rotted
how and chip manure, and such vegeta
ables he never raised before.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
Different Kinds of Wood.

The varieties of wood produced in diff
ferent parts of the wood are far more
numerous than most people are aware of.
At the Paris Exposition of 1867 there
were, from forty five different Counties
no lest than 8, ,T69 different kinds Of wood
exhibited. 395 coming from Europe, 252
from Africa, S3S from Asia, 966 from
Oceanica, and / ,295 from America.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
DR.. N. L. PECK,
Surgeon Dentist,

Announces that having just returned from
Dental Colegs, he is fully prepared to make
artificial teeth in the most beautiful and lite
like manner, and TO fiji decayed teeth ac-
cordlng to the most improved method.
Teeth extracted without pain, when de-
sired, by the use of Nitrous Oxide Gas.
which is entirely harmless. Repairing Of
al kinds neatly done. All work warranted.
Charges reasonable.
Office in ]. G.. Keller's new Brick build
ing, Main Street, Stroudsburg, Pa.
aug 3l-tf
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10

1t is said that milk can be kept year
or more as sweet as when taken from the
COW, by the following method Procure
bottles, which must be perfectly clean,
sweet, and dry; draw the milk from the
COW into the battles, and as they are ill
ed, Immediately cork them well, and fas-
ten the cork with packtEread or wire
Then spread little straw in the bottom
of "a boiler, on which place the bottles,
with straw between them, until the boiler
contains sufficient quantity. Fill it up
with cold water, heat the water, and as
soon as it begins to boil, draw the FIRE,
and let the whole gradually cool. When
quite cold, take out the bottles and pack
them in sawdust 10 hampers, and stow
them away in the coolest part of the
house.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
A Bear Story.

Mr.. Richard Dyas, with the wholesale
grocery firm of Warriner & Co., Delaware
street, met with quite an adventure
while on an excursion to Colorado, short
time since. He went up into the noun
tains to fish, and found nice little nook
hemmed in on ali sides but one by the
creek or bluffs, where he sat down and
soon pulled out of the mountain stream a
fine string of trout As he got up to re-
turn home, he saw young bear, prob
ably about half grown, coming towards
him, and occupying the only path by
which he could leave the place. The
bear didn't seem very savage, and Dyas
thought by giving him the fish he would
be satisfied, and thus afford an opportun-
ity to escape. He threw the fish, but
there's where he made mistake. Bruin
mistook this act of kindness for an as.
sault, and at once advanced upon the foe
Man and bear then grappled, the bear by
some means getting Dyas' arm in his
mouth, both tumbled to the ground, and
after short struggle, both hugging each
other closely, rolled into the creek. This
had the effect of separating them, and
Dyas hastily climbed out of the stream
and ran for dear life. The water doubt
less cooled the bears wrath, for he did
not follow his enemy, going away in a
different direction. Dyas lost his hat
and fishing tackle, and reached his friends
in rather sorry plight, his clothes be,
ing thoroughly soaked Omaha De.
spatch.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
DR. EE. j. PATTERSON,
OPERATING AND MECHANICAL DENTIST,

Having located in East Stroudsburg, Pa, an
nounces that he is now prepared to insert arti-
manner. Also, great attention given to filling
and preserving the natural teeth. Teeth ex-
tracted without pain by use of Nitrous Oxide
Gas. All other work incident TO the profession
done in the most skillful and approved style.
All work attended TO promptly and warranted.
Charges reasonable. Patronage Of the public
solicited
Office in A. W. L6det's new building OPP
posite Analomink House, East Stroudsburg
Pa. July IL, 1S72-1y.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
DR. g. @. kH0FFssAN. M. I'D.

~ Would respectfully announce to the
Pselis that he has removed his office from
0aklasd to Canadensis, Monroe County, Pa.
Trusting that many years Of consecutive
practice Of Medicine and Surgery will be a
rahcient guarantee for the public confidence.
February .. lSI0-tf
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10

In Maple Grove, Barry county, Mich,
is white oak tree twenty seven feet In
circumference, claimed to be the largest
tree in the world OF that particular spe-
cies. This tree is three feet larger than
was the Charter Oak, and eighteen in
ches larger than the big oah of Genesee.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10

Naples, large enough to make three
ten feet rails each, with 4 100 trees to
the acre, have been raised from the seed
in seven pears, in Monroe county, Iowa
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
ATEES al. WALTON,
II Attorney at Law.

0iice in the building formerly occupied
BY L. NJ. Burson, and opposite the Strouds
burg Bank Main street, Stroudsburg, Pa.
jan l3-tf
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10

Mrs. w. II. Wherritt, of Lancaster,
from pints OF milk, from an Alaerpey
COW, made ! pounds Of butter.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
I ACKAWAENA HOUSE.

IL OPPOSITE THE DEPOT,
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
BJ. VAN COTT, Proprietor.
The BAR contains the choicest Liquors and
the TABLE is supplied with the best the market
Affords. Charges moderate. may 3 1S72-tf.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
D R. j. L A N Tz,
Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist.

still has hls Office Main Street, in the second
story of DR.. $ Waton'S brick building nearly oppo-
site the Stroudsburg House and he faIlers himself
that by eighteen years constant practire and the
earnest and careful attention all pertaining
his profession, that he is fully able To perform All
atoms IN the dental line the careful taste
tai and Skilllul manner.
Special attention given 10 saving the Natural Teeth
also. to the insertion of Artificial Teeth on Rubber
Gold, Silver or Continuous Gums and perfect fits In
all cases insured
Most persous know the great folly and danger en-
trusting their work to the Inexperie those
living Al 4 distance. April l3, IS7I.-Iy
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10
PHILADELPHIA.
KELLERSVILLE HOTEL.

AEIIERSVlLLE HOTEL.
Z, The undersigned having purchased. the
33ooVe well known and popular Hotel Proper
" would respectfully inform the travelling
public that he has refurnished and fitted up
iae Hotel ia the best style 4 handsome
Dar, with choice Liquors and Segars, polite
attendants and moderate charges.
CHARLES MANAL,
Oct 10 1871. t. Proprietor.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-10

WkTsDN;S
w ss0uNt Vernon House,
III and l19 North Second st.
ABOVE ARCH,
PHILADELPHIA.
Nav 90 1870 L.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
super~nuated Old Queen,

will give one case: had q stock
that supposed had lost their queen, as
l could find no eggs or unsealed larvae
in the hive; I introduced queen in
my usual manner of introducing, and
to my surprise, on the third day there
after, found her dead in front of the
hive. then gave the stock card of
eggs and unsealed larvm. expecting
them to raise q queen, but they failed
to start any cells. I did not pay any
attention to them for number of days,
thinking to break up the stock and give
the combs to new swarms. On opening
tho hive to break them up I discovered
two or three worker larvse, few sealed
workers, and five or six eggs, not yet
hatched, and among the rest q queen
cell with the larve, nearly ready to
hatch.
I then went to searching for q queen.
and after long and fruitless search, I
found her Majesty, but was several
times on the point of giving up beat.
Now, the mystery was solved. This
stock had superanuated old queen.
In those cases the queen becomes very
small, not larger than q worker, hence
the difficulty in finding her.
She had become s1peranuated and
ceased laying entirely, yet the bees still
chung to her as a mother, and did not
like to give her up, but after q long
time, by some hocus pocus, induced
her to lay few eggs and commenced
to raise a queen to fill her place. The
cases are so numerous where there are
two queens in q hive, a young fertile
one and IN old one, that before intro
ducing new one I examine very close.
" for twO.-COr. Z0sU0 Homestead.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
A Little Too Fast.

A Portsmouth. N H., man who hired
a special train in Boston for $75, the
other day, upon reaching Newburyport
was joined by . clergyman and several
ladies', who entered The car without in
vitation, apparently thinking it a req.
ular train. The rightful tenant of the
train said nothing, except to ask the
ladies' permission to continue smoking.
The minister was highly incensed there.
at, and after reading long homily on
the evil effects of tobacco, branched off
on the impoliteness to his "feller men
and winning" in thus smoking in =
public conveyance. The smoker said
nothing, when the minister became en-
ragged and started for the depot-master,
who, coming in, told the occupants OF
the car that it had been hired by the
gentleman using the weed, and who
could smoke, drink, chew, or stand on
his head the whole journey, if he
pleased, and if the people in the ca,
did not like his style they could wait
for the regular train, which was com.
ing on behind. Tho dominic apollo.
gized amid the filters of the ladies'.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
Success Based unoA Merit.


1t is subject of general remark,
among both wholesale and retail drug
gists that no medicine introduced to
the American Public has ever gained
such popularity and met with so large
a sale In all parts of the land, in the
same length of time, as has DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. This can
not depend upon its having been more
largely advertised than any other medi.
cine as such is not the case. The cor
rect explanation, we think, is found in
the fact that this medicine produces the
themost wonderful and perfect cures of
very bad cases of bronchial, throat and
lung diseases, is undoubtedly the most
perfect and efficient remedy for all kinds
OF Coughs that has ever been introduced
to the public, and at the same time
possesses the greatest of blood purify
ing and strengthening properties that
medical science has been able to pro-
duce, thus rendering it q sovereign
remedy not only in the cure of Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and
Coughs, but also for all diseases of the
liver and blood, as scrofulous diseases,
skin diseases, blotches, rough skin,
pimp!es, black specks and discolora:
tions. It has therefore wide range of
application and usefulness, and it not
only gives the most perfect satisfaction
to all who use it, but far exceeds the
expectations of the most sanguine,
thus elicting the luudest praise and it
making permanent Hvi,,g advert sing
mediums of NIL who use it. For these
reasons it is that there is not perhaps
a druggist in oil the vast domain of this
continent, who tries to please his custo.
mers and supply their wants, that does
not keep ond sell large quantities of
this most valuable medicine. 500
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
Some Of Their Saylnxs.

SOsA4e VI ssVAE osS AhX0s
LITTLE RUTH wanted to Join her paps
in long walk. 'It 10 too far for YOU
You will get tired" said her papa.
''Oh no WON'T" said Ruthie cont
IDENTITY, shut if I do, I can hippity ho1
you know"
Writers of mature years may Learn
some lessons from the earliest efforts Of
beginners. For example, a teacher re
quested little six-year-old- hoy to write
a composition ON the subject of water;
The following is the result s'Wate,
is good to drink. to swim in. and to
skate on when frozen. When T was
little baby the nurse used to bathe
me every morning in water. I have
been told that the Injuns don't wash
themselves but once in ten years. I
wish 1 was an Injun!" Now that il
coming to the point without .unneces-
sary circumlocution. But how mony
writers who call themselves experienced
perpetrated long preambles which no.
body wants to read, and "beat about
the bush" in divers ways, before they
come to the thing they have in mind
to say?
LITTLE TOMMY B. had a peculiar af-
lection OF the eyes. He could CRY, but
he could shed no tears. He cried a
great deal, too, but his eyes were
alwas dry. Something was the matter
with lis lachrymal glands or ducts or
something. One day his little brother
looked at Tommy for q long time, 10
he was taking one of his customary div
weeps, and at last, reaching him glass
of water, he exclaimed, Here, Tommy !!
Do take some water and see if you can't
cry right"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-21

JUST TAKEN HIS Buffers. heard
= seedy-looking individual with an alarmingly
red nose remark to brother soaker that he
had just had his bitters, but he did not mind
taking another nip" His remark suggested q
train OF reflection. How was it, We asked
ourselves, that the word "bitters" had grown
to be synonym for gin, whisky, rum and
other alcoholic stlmulants, to which it was
applied Unfortunately. Bltters, We rea-
soned, suggested the idea OF healthful tonic,
not Of poisonous stimulant; something in
MIGRATING to the system, not an alcoholic
irritant, full Of tusel oil, producing present 10
toxicatlon and ultimate insanity, idocy, or pre-
mature death. Moreover, our idea of bitters was
totally irreconciable with "gin cocktails"
rum punches" and brandy smashes, !"
which, We are informed, are sweetsned with
sugar, and rendered doubly injurious with
essences colorsd by means of mineral poison.
This was bitter sweet with vengeance. We
mentioned this problem ;, friend. He
solved it by exc:aiming: Why, don't you
know that most of these bitters advertised "a
remedies are only drains in disguise. Topers
know it, il you do not. must make one OK
ception, however" he added, Z" and that's Dr..
WAIKER's CALIFORNIA VINEGAR B1rrERs there
isn'ta particle OF alcohol or fermented liquor
in it, and it is the best vegetable tonic and
Alternative in America. Com.