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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-18
A Millionaire in Sackcloth and Ashes.

A Saratoga correspondent of the Al
bany Times says: Among the recent ar
rivals at Saratoga is young gentleman
of great fortune who is regular summer
visitor here, and who has invariable made
a great display. This season he proposes
to do the place on quieter scale, on ac-
count of his mothers recent death. This
is how he goes about it. He has suit
of rooms at the Congress, that under his
supervision, have been so arranged as to
present rather sombre appearance, for
out of respect to his mothers memory,
they have been put in MORNING. A deep
black border runs around the ceilings,
while the wall paper is Of very gloomy
color the furniture which arrived to day,
is from Egypt, and is exceedingly gro
tesque in appearance and mysterious in
style nothing like it has ever before ap-
peared in Saratoga. The gentleman an
nounces that he will not enter the ball
room this summer, but will entertain his
friends in his rooms-in an elegant and
clostly manner, of course-no levity. He
is to drive fourin hand, his groom and
coachman are to be attired in morning
lap robes, like funeral pals, are to be
spread over the seats of his carriages,
which will be painted in keeping with
the habilitants of woe. For these emb-
lens of sackcloth and ashes he pays $500
per week. Shoddy society calls this
''6lial devotion" and speaks Of him as
'such good son." but so odd and CO.
centric while common sense people are
unkind enough to call him snob, and
one of the most Outre kind.
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DARTONsyILLE HOTEL.

This old established Hotel, having recently
changed hands, and been throughly overllauled
aud repaired, will reopen, for the reception OF
OF guests on Tuesday, May 9th.
The public will always find this house de-
sirable place ofresort Every department will
be managed in the best possible manner The
table will be supplied with the best the Market
affords and connoisures will always find none
but the best wines and liquors at the bar
Good stabling beloning to the Hotel, will be
found at all times under the care of careful and
obliging attandants.
may 23, 1872. ANTHONY II. ROEMER.
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DE. &. j. PATTERSON,
OPERATING AND MECHANICAL DENTIST,

Having located in East Stroudsburg, Pa, an
nounces that he is now prepared to insert arti-
fetal teeth in the most beautiful and life-like
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. Loder's new building, op-
posite Analomink House, East Stroudsburg
Pa July IL, lS72-ly
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KELLERSVILLE HOTEL

The UNDERSIGNED having purchased the
above well known and popular Hotel Proper
q. would respectfully inform the travelling
public that he has refurnshed and fitted up
the Hotel in the best style 4 handsome
Bar. with choice Liquors and Segars, polite
attendants and moderate charges.
CHARLES MANAL,
Oct 10 1871. If. Proprietor.
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DR.. N. L. PECK,
Surgeon Dentist,

Announces that having just returned from
Dental Collegs, he is fully prepared TO make
artificial teeth in the most beautiful and life
like manner, and TO fill decayed teeth ac-
csrdlng 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
oil kinds neatly done. All work warranted.
Charges reasonable.
Office in J. G.. Keler's new Brick build
ing, Main Street, Stroudsburg, Pa.
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-18

In the San Joaquin Valley is a grain
patch thirty FIVE miles long and eight
miles wide, covering an area of lis, 200
acres the average yield is estimated at
sixteen bushels, which will give a total of
2,S67 200 bushels, OF s6,0l5 tons.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-18

There have been opened in Connecticut
during the last year one hundred and fifty
seven miles of road, making now in opera
ton eight hundred and eighty one miles
of road, one hundred and twenty nine OF
which is with double track, with paid
up capital of 81 100000, aud funded
floating debt of Sl9,009,000.
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DR. G. o. HOFFMAN, NJ. ID.

IL Would respectfully announce to the
public that he has removed his Office from
oakland TO Canadensis, Monroe County, Pa.
Trusting that many years of consecutive
practice of Medicine and Surgery Will be
sufficient guarantee for the public confidence.
February -. IS10-tf
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-18

Macon, Ca, disputes Brooklyn's claim
as the City of Churches" She has a
church to less than every thousand in,
habitants.
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AsfES sI. WALTON,
~ Attorney at Law,

Office in the building formerly occupied
by l.. NJ. Burson, and opposite the Strouds
burg Bank, Main street, Stroudsburg, Pa.
Jan I3-tf
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Wisconsin is exciting itself about little
girl whose head is said to weigh seventy.
eight pounds. How they managed to
weigh the head without the body is not
stated.
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D R. J. L A N T z,
Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist

still ht> ms Office Main Street, ia the second
s.ary nf Dr. \. WaltunS brick building, nearly oppo-
,le the StroudSbuTg House, aud he fatiers himself
that by eighteen constant practice and the most
earnest aud careful attention TO all matters pertaining
q, his profession that he is fully able to perform all
o,eratons the dental line in the most CAREFUL taste
f,II and sAIiltul manner.
special attention given TO saving the Natural Teeth
also To the insertion of Artificial Teeth Rubber
Cold. Silver or continuous Gums, and perfect hts In
ali cases insured.
Most persons know The great folly and danger Of
trusting work to the inexperienced, TO those
living n 4 distance. April I3, ls7I.-ly
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Ostriches are now raised for the feath-
ers in Africa, and yield fifty dollors per
year.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-18

Let us make the best of life, nor render
it a curse, but take it as We would wife,
for better or for worse
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-18

After all the grumblng, the crops in
Minnesota will be magnificent.
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NASBY.

From the Toledo Blade.
MR.. NASBY DREAMS A DREAM IN WHICH
THE FUTURE OF A s'GREAT AND Goup''
NAN Is FORESHADOwED.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-21
That Fiji Princess.

\ Wllllamsport, Pa, paper, says that
some days before the arrival Of Rarnum 5
exhibition there. II letter reached the
post-office directed to Any Methodist
Minister in Williamsport." 1t was placed
in the box of Rev. j. b. Palsgrove, and
proved to be a communication from
George Boyne, of Sacramento, Cal, the
missionary who brought Mary Jane
Neeboalow, the FIJI woman now travel
ing with Barnums show, from her ma
tive island to Sacramento. BY that let
ter we learn that she is devout Chris
tian, having been brought up from a
child by Mr.. Boyne and educated in the
FIJI language. She is very devoted.
reads her Bible almost constantly and
seems much attached to it. The COM
munlcation referred to stated that she
was dissatisfied and wanted to leave the
business of being exhibited to the public
as Il curiosity, and would leave if she
had any friends to take charge of her
and return her to her home or to Cali
fornia. She is ardently attached to the
family of Mr.. Boyne, and would gladly |
return. How she was induced TO leave |
them is not clear but she was placed in
the hands of Barnum by man named |
Gardenhyer, to whom Barnum probably |
paid considerable sum for obtaining |
her. The missionary claims that Gar
denhyer, obtained her by fraud but be
this as it may, it is very evident that she
has become discontented and wished to
be free from the annoyance of being
made apublic exhibition. Proper steps
were about to be taken to release her at
Williamsport, when on legal advice it
was thought best to wait for further and
particular information from Sacramento
before taking this step. We regret the
delay, and think that too much caution
had been used. The woman is evidently
mentally from her manner of
living, and ii Will no doubt seriously
affect her health. No i'll treatment is
alleged by her friends, but if she be held
in any sort of duress she should be i'm
released.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-21
80 Yes, am
"And you are kind husband, ! sup

80 Yes, | am
q" And you are a kind husband, ! sup,
pose p
60 suppose so; what then 2
80 Have any children blessed your union
Mr., Myers
"The plaintiffs counsel here called on
the JUDGE Ito interfere. The questions
were irrelevant and iInpcrtincnt in the
matter in question.
81 pledged my word 10 the Court that
they were neither, but had very impor-
tant bearing upon the case, and was al.
lowed to proceed. ! repeated my ques-
ton.
"'I I've a boy and girl
"'Pray, how o,d are they2'
"'The boys twelve, and the girls nine,
| b'licvc.
"'Ah! Well, | suppose you are an
aflcctionate father, as well as kind hus-
band. You are not in the habit of beating
your wife and children, are you y
81 don't see what business it is of
yours. No! | ain't.'
80 You don't knock your son about, for
example 2
90 No don't lie was growing down.
right savage, especially as the people in
the court began to laugh.)
So You don't pummel him with your
fist, eh p
- No, don't.
"'Or knock his head upon the ground
in this manner p and | raped the table
with my kruckles)
"Now Indignantly
".You never did such thing 7
- Nor
60 You swear to thatP
""Yesn
" An this time ! had never given him
an opportunity of seeing my face; ; / now
turned towards him and said
SO Look at me, sir Did you ever see
me before 2
Z" He was about to say No again; but
all at once he stopped, turned very white,
and made Ro answer.
"'That will do, said stand down,
sir. Ny lord, | snail prov TO you that !
this witness is not to be believed on his
OATH
81 then related what we had seen that /
morning, and putting my friend, who had |
been sitting behind me all the while, into |
the wituoss-box, he OF course confirmed |
the statement
"The conrt Immediately decided that
the man was unworthy of belief, and the
result was verdict for the defendant,
with costs, and a severe reprimand from |
the judge to Myers, who was vJv near |
being committed for perjury. But for the |
occurrence OF the morning, the decision |
would inevitably have been against US.
As | said before il WAS in a double sense
fortunate for me, for it was the mean. Of
my introduction, through Mr.. Tritten, to
ln influential and lucrative connection"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-21
Whiting Tor the Paners.

Unde, the above heading. the Rich.
mond va E'rening NerS says =
Some folks have queer ideas about the
privileges and immunities granted to the
Press. an amusing instance OF which has
just come to our knowledge. spruce
young lady entered Broad street store,
few days sin ce, and said to the clerk
who came to ait upon her. "Tve just
commenced to write for the papers
Yes, Miss l am glad to hear it.
yes" she continued, "Ive just
commenced TO write for the papers, and
I came in to see what you would give
me.
"Give you, Miss---?" said the sur
prised clerk.
Yes, | don't care much what it is to
begin with, dress, or dozen handkef
chiefs, Or
Il don't exactly understands inter
rupted the clerk.
"Why, am writing for the papers,
she glibly replied, land gentlemen who
write for the papers go the theaters, ho-
tells, restaurants, furnishing stores, every
where, and get just what they want, and
| know they never pay anything; now
why shouldn't / do the same you know
this is an era of woman's rights, and
she gave a conquettish toss of her head
and one of the sweetest smiles imagina-
bic.
The gentlemanly clerk informed her
that that was one of the stores where the
50 free list" had been entirely suspended.
She manifested great surprise at this
e. b,,f har
she inquired if the gentle
man knew of any store where the free
list was still kept open. The clerk whis-
pered to her the name Of well known
and the lady departed for the
happy haven, but with what reception
she met we have not heard.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-21
How 10 Advertise.

Never run down your opponents good,
in public. Let him do his own adver-
tising.
Let your advertisements have some.
thing OF the dash in them, without ex.
aggeration.
You can't cat enough in one week to
last you whole year, and you can't ad.
vertlse on that plan either,
It's ms true Of advertising as of any.
thing else in the world-if it is worth
doing at all, it is woril doing we'll
Handbills and circulars are good Of
their kind, but cannot take the place of
newspaper advertisements.
lnjudicious advertising is like fishing
whore there's ho fish. You need to let
the lines fall in the right place.
No bell can ring 80 loudly as good
advertisement. People will believe what
they see rather than what they hear.
Small advertisements, and plenty Of
them, is n good rule. We were al. babies
once, yet we made considerable noise.
When you advertise, see that you do
it on the same principle that you buy
goods. Get the most that you can for
the money.
We don't recommend advertising as
the best way to get n wife; but we know
that it is the best way to get good trade.
People who advertise only once in
three months forget that most folks
don't remember anything longer than
seven days,
If you can arouse curiosity by an adj
vertisement it is great point gained.
The fair sex don't hold al the curiosity
III the world.
A constant dropping will wear n rock
Keep dropping your advertisements on
the public and they will soon melt under
1t like rock salt.
"Dull times it is said, care the
best for advertisers Because when
mo ey is tight, and the people are forced
to C lomize, they always read the ad-
Y t ements to ascertain who sell the
'Ir pest, and where they can trade to
~ best advantage.
According to the character or extent
)f your business set aside liberal per-
centage for your advertising. Keep
yourself increasingly before the public,
and it matters not what business of
utility you may be engaged in, for if in
telligently and industriously pursued,
fortune will be the result.
The man who advertises shows not
only business talent above his neigh
bors, but he may be at once reckonel
among the Independent, generous ard
public spirited of the community. He
who hides his light under bushel, when |
such advantages as those at present af
forded are..so freely offered him, does not
deserve to sscceed.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-21
Laws for the Million.
ote dated on Sunday is void.

A note dated on Sunday is void.
A note obtained by fraud, or from on,
intoxicated, cannot be collected.
If a note be lost or stolen, it does n d
release the maleer-he must pay it.
An indorser of note is exempt from
liability, if not served with notice of its
dishonor within "a hours of its nonpay-
Ilent.
A note by minor is void.
Notes bear interest only when so stated.
Principals are responsible for their
agents.
Each individual in partnership is re-
sponsible for the whole amount of the
debts of the firm.
Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
1t is fraud to conceal a fraud.
The law compels no one to do impos-
siblities.
An agreement without consideration
Is void.
Signatures in lead pencil are good in
law.
A receipt for money is not legally con-
elusive.
. The acts of one partner bind all the
Others.
Contracts made on Sunday cannot be
enforced.
A contract made with a minor is void
A contract made with lunatic is void.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-21
SINGULAR ACCUSATIONS OF BRUTALITY.

SNUGLAR ACCUSATIONS OF BRUTALITY.
A Massachusetts, paper published the
following almost incredible story of the
misdeeds of resident Of Northbourgh,
and alleges that it is not his first offense
of the kind a few days since young
lay in his employ, at work with horse
in the field, lost control of the horse,
and he ran to the barn. without doing
any material damage This so enraged
him that he gave the boy most cruel
beating with heavy stick he then
proceeded to beat his horse, when his
daughter, a young woman, came out and
begged her father not to abuse the horse
in that manner, TO which he paid no at
tention, but continued to beat his horse
more severely. The daughter continu-
ed to plead with her father to desist.
when he left the horse and proceeded
to beat her with the same heavy stick.
His wife, seeing the danger her daughter
was in, came ont and begged her hus-
band to spare their daughter. He then
left the daughter, seized his wife by the
hair of the head, and procee led to pum-
mel her in "A most brutal and murde rous
manner. The daughter seeing the dan
ger her mother was in. ran across the
road to a ncighbor for help. This en-
ragged him still more, and he met the
daughter on her return, and knocked
her down on the highway, where she lay
apparently in a senseless con-
iition. After n while some OF the neigh
bors arrived at the battlefield, and the
lty ceased for the present.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-21
RATES OF ADVERTIsINo
Johnny's Opinion of Grandmother.

Grandmothors are very pice folks,
They beat all the aunts in creation.
They let chap do as he likes,
And don't worry about education.
I'm sure ! can't see it at all,
What poor follow ever could do
For apples, ana pennies, and cakes.
without grandmother or two.
Hrandmothers speak softly to mas"
To let a boy have a good time;
Sometimes they will whisper, tis true,
Tolhor way when boy wants to climb.
Grandmohors have mullins for ten.
And pics, whole row in the cellar,
And they're apt If they know it in t.mc,)
To make chicken pie for "lcller."
And II he ia bad now and then,
And makesa great rachcting noise,
They only look over their specs,
And say, "Ah, these boys will be boys"
Life is only 70 short at the best
Let the hi'dron be happy to-day :"
4hen taey look for awhile at the sky,
And tho hills that are far, far away.
Quite often, ar twilight comes on,
Grandmoihcrs sing hymns, very low,
To themselves as they rock by the fire,
About Heaven, and when they shall go.
And then, boy stopping to think,
VIII find hot tear in his eve.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-21

INSECT SAGACITY. years ago
was residing with my husband in Upper
Canada. The summer heat of that
country is something more: than that
which we are wont o enjoy in England.
and with the Thermometer at ninety siy
degrees in the house, the shade of thick
grove of broad-leaved trees on the mar
gin of beautiful bay was naturally most
inviting for little ramble. One sunny
morning, therefore, with book in hand,
| sought this cooling shade which was
near, being part of our own ground.
Sauntering along one of its paths, came
to long plank. which, in appearance,
seemed n remnant of some floor. One
end rested on a fallen tree, the other on
the ground, and close to the latter was a
large flat stone. Without thinking l
lifted the stone with the end of my para
sol and turned it over In so dong, |
exposed to the light of day the secret
chambers of an emmet's nest. ] would
gladly have replaced the stone but it |
was to late before I could do so, the
whole community were on their way up
the plank as fast az they could go. My !
attention was arrested by observing that !
the plank was split at the lower end, and .
that one poor little emmet hsl been
up with the others, but with |
half of his body on the crack, and he .
had thus proceeded till he found himself
so wedged that his four legs vainly strove
to extricate the imprisoned half of his
body. was on the point of aiding him
with straw, when | saw another which .
had Jagged behind coming fast toward
him, so | waited to see the result. He .
tried hard to set his friend at liberty, .
but failed, and then ran as fast as he
could, till he overlook the Others, who
had Just reached the upper end of the
plank. /, of course, lost sight of him,
out, to my astonishment, the whole mass
'eturned at once, surrounded and cover
I'd the prisoner, and after some hurried
of every individual they all
ct off to ascend the plank again-the
prisoner was free !-LejSufe HoVr.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-21

The CAMEL.-As the day advanced,
writes correspondent in Africa, tn
carcasses O decayed camels became more
frequent, aud so often do they occur
along the route, that there are now over
10, 600 between Korosko and Berber with
their frameworks crumbling into dust
The ruin of camel is almost the only
relic of travel that one meets along the
pathway, and in itself is the best Illus
tration of this painful, dangerous journey
of 400 miles. Camels die less from age
than they do from fatigue and exhaustion,
induced by heat and porterage, and, like
other species thus sacrificed, they die
bitter deaths. fAS soon as one becomes
unfit for duty he Fingers behind the
camel boy endeavors to whip him along
to the nearest well, and, if he is doomed,
he drops by the path, aad in tive nty-four
hours is a rich meal for the greedy Afri-
can vulture. After his membrane and
tissue are no more he lies upon his d.,
the ribs forming rafters to all that is
putrid within. Heat. in few weeks,
bakes the bones into an orange yellow,
and thus these melancholy remains litter
the desert highway and through deep
sands. and among devious ways arc ~
to the traveller that he may not lose his |
way.