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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-11-09
A LONELY BANQUET.
The story OF Ten Men who agreed
to meet at the end of ten years.
From the st. Louis Republican.


In 1862 ten young gentlemen of con-
genial tastes and tempers boarded at
a fashionable boarding house in New
York. They divided up in parties of
twos, threes and fours, and attended
theaters, lectures, and other places of
interest in the evening, and when they
returned they made it a point to meet
in the parlor and talk over the bust
ness, pleasures, and adventures of the
day before they retired to their rooms.
Their close friendship, and this meth
cd of each communicating his expe-
rience for the benefit of all, proved
both instructive and entertaining. and
these daily reunions possessed local
attraction enough to draw them all
together at a regular hour in the even
ing. This mode of life continued for
some years. At length the time came
for them to separate. The country
needed its young men, and called for
several of this party of ten. They
had farewell dinner in their board
ing-house on the 10th of September,
1862, and a grand time feasting and
One remarl AKA fcat,irc of tb;s colo
bration was that, before theyTsepara-
ted at 2 clock in the morning, each
arose in his place and made q solemn
vow that, if living, he would meet the
tbe same nlocc and dine with them
ton woars hence as tbev had d;naJ
that niabt Eacb one was to occnnv
The same seat and ms nearly as nossi.
blc thew were TO have the same kind
~ y d;npnr So thev hid each other
Cood n;gbt and scnsrated Tn the
course % Of vears the house had changed
bonds and set nm the more nreten.
tious claim of n hotel The dining
room re,na;nod bowevor inst os +
mas and mrobablv The old table and
cbairs I wera wa st;li nm dutv
Snmo days oao Mr. Edward X Win
shin brokcr 81 Rond street called on
tber - nronr;ntor If The hotei and re.
ouostnd him n nrenore dinner for ten
Iuofli Iaontlomon % IN tba ali d;n;ng room on on
fbn evnn;n% Of Sentember 10 Mr.
W;nsbin hrieAv narrated the circnm-
stances of tbe comnact n evnla;n his
roa,roSt and tbot be;no tbe eldest of
M Inv, noriv OF IF ton he had benn annoirt.
ed o on p tIo eveninS Of their diping in
is63 iS as cbo;rman At nrecisclv eioht
o,clocI ON tbe evening of Scniember
IN NJ W;nsbin entercd The dining
roon m and tbe doors werc onicklY
oIoand bnb;nd Kim Noona elso came
The Tbe tabIc was bonnteously snread
three coIored Writers were there and
n;ne omntv chairs and inverted mates
and classes at every chair The meal
WAS begun and the solitary bannueter
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-11-09

No more. no more of the cares of time!
Speak to me now of that happy cline,
Where the ear never lists TO the sufferers
moan,
And sorrow and care are all unknown:
Now when my pulse beats faint and slow,
And my moments are numbered here be-
III. low,
With thy soft, sweet voice, my sister, tell
Ofthat land where my spirit longs to dwell.
oh yes, let me hear of its blissful bowers,
And its trees of life, and its fadeless fiow-
erS; 'f I'D
OF its crystal streets and It's radiant throng,
With their harps of gold, and their endless
song;
Gifts glorious palms and Its rai,nent white.
And its streamlets all lucid with living
light;
And IT'S emerald plains, where the ransom
=. ed stray. ... .,......
Mid the bloom and the bliss of change
less day.
And tell me of those who are resting there,
Far from sorrow and free from care
The loved of my soul, who passed away
In the roSeate bloom of theirearly day;
Oh are they not bending around me now,
Light in each eye and joy on each brow,
Waiting until my spirit fly, 'w
To herald me home to my rest on high?
Thus, thus, sweet sister, let me hear
Thy loved voice fall on my listening ear,
Like the murmur of streams in that hap
pygrove ti
That circles the home of our early love;
And so let my spirit calmly rise,
From the loved upon earth, to the blest in
the skies,
And lose the sweet tones have loved so
long,
In the glorious burst of the heavenly song.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-11-09

fly up into the realm invisible. and
there live, or may do so. They endure
as seeing him who isinvisible, How easy
1t is for us to retreat out Of our cares,
out of the sick room, out Of the house
of death, into this greater upper realm.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-11-09
DocToRING THE HORSES.
the Epi.ooslc and How torreat II.

From the Rochester Democrat, Oct. 2lst. !
The Canadian horse disease first
showed itself here to any extent on
Friday last. 1t soon attacked nearly
every animal in the livery and horse.
car stables, and yesterday we were as
sured that over FIVE hundred animals
were suffering from it. One veterinary
surgeon alone is treating seventy cases.
The disease has prevailedin the Do
minion for some time past. Accord
ing to the Buffalo papers it was brought
across the. Niagara river by the horses
of gentleman who drove over to
Queenstown to attend q reception
given by the Governor General. Soon
after his return one of his horses was
attacked by the epidemic, which in
day or two affected his whole stud
The disease has spread so generally
since, thatfr one-third to one half
of all the horses in Buffalo have suf.
fered from it. We see from the Lock
port Journal that the disease has with
in a day or two become prevalent
there.
We add communication from n
well-known and successful veterinary
surgeon of this city, upon the nature
and symptoms of the disease, together
with recommendations in regard to its
treatment:
In accordance with request give
you some of the symptoms which char
acterize the epizotic that has Just made
Its appearance and is vigorously at
work victimizing the horses of this
city. with some suggestions in regard
to the proper care and treatment of
the disease during its course,
| think it cannot be properly re-
garded as a new disease. 1t is clearly
q form of influenza that has occurred
frequently in the United States, as it
often has in different portions of Eu-
rope. Three forms of influenza are
spoken of by veterinary authors: The
catarrhal, rheumatic and the CASTRO
erysipelatous form.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-11-09

A Radical editor attended musical
entertainmont, but when the first
piece was announced, " Strike the Tyre -
he ran off shouting Kuklux." He
made sure they were after him.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-11-09
TREATMENT.

The patient should be excused from
all labor and allowed complete rest
The stables should be cleaniy and we'll
ventilated. Disinfectants may be use.
full, and in some stables necessary.
Any of the following will answer
Carbolic acid, sulphate of iron or
bromo -chloralum. The patient should
be properly groomed, and the nose
and eyes frequently sponged with wa
ter, and the limbs, if cold, bandaged.
The drink should have the chill slight
ly removed, but not enough to make it
warm and unpalatable. The diet
should be light and of laxative
nature say spout feed or bran wettcd
or scalded, with little salt added.
Hay in limited quantities may be al
lowed.
In regard to remedies, I wish to say
that heroic treatment should not be
tolerated. .Blood-letting, cathartic
nauseants and arterial sedatives arc
all of them either injurious or uncall-
ed for. Next, whatever medicines are
administered should not be given in
the form of draughts or drenches, as
the animal is stire to be tliro#n into
paroxysm of coughing the moment
drench is attempted, and some of
the medicine will, in such event.
be sure to find its way into the
windpipe and BRONCHIAL tubes, thus
inducing fatal bronchitis or pnedmo-
MIA, Balls should not be given, as
they will be coughed back or out. and
the irritability of the throat will be
increased in attempts to pass them
over with the hand or fingers. Pow.
ders are well nigh useless, as when
mixed with the food the patient will
usually refuse both food and powders.
Electuaries, strips or pastes are the
only forms in which medicines may be
safely and successfully administered
in cases where the, throatis tender and
irritable and coughing easily induced.
Saline medicines | regard as the
most useful in this disease, Any of
the following will answer: Chlorate of
potash, muriate of ammonia or hypos-
ulphate Of soda. As an anodyne to
relieve the cough, fluid extract of bel
ladonna may be added. The proper
dose of either of these medicines may
be rubbed up with two or three ounces
of honey or molasses, and these poured
in the mouth from small bottle or
placed on the tongue with a spoon.
Given in this way the medicines will
be readily, Tapped up and easily swal
lowed. But little trouble is required
to give it, and no danger of getting any
medicine in the trachea will be incur
red by this method. About the throat
and over the windpipe sharp stimu-
lating liniment should be well rubbed
in. In cases that prove severe or are
complicated with other and more
serious diseases a competent veterna-
rian should be employed.
ROCHESTER,, Oct. 10, 1872.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-09
A Genuine Soap Mine.

The Pueblo people are rejoicing over
the discovery of genuine soap mine, and
the Chieftain thus discourses over the
matter: "The other day one Of our
prominent citizens rode out up the Foun-
tain three or four miles on kind of pros
pecting tour, and at certain point near
the banks of the stream noticed some
rocks of peculiar formation. lnstlgated
by that curiosity so fatal on a momeutons
occasion to old mother Eve, he broke of
a piece, and taking it to the creek, plung-
ed it into the water, for the purpose of
ascertaiuing the consistency and grain
Upon taking it out Of his hand, what was
his surprise to see lather formed, and
with a vigorous rubbing, the stone proved
to have saponaceous qualities in fact,
possessed all the cleansing virtues of the
most excellent soap. Greatly surprised
not a little mysti6ed, with the profound
conviction withai that the found big
thing, our discoverer hastily gathered up a
few specimens, and brought the same to
the drug store of DR.. Z. II. Thumbs where
it is now On exhibition, and can be in
spected and tested by the curious. The
stone is of dun color, about the hardness
of chalk, aud forms perfect lather, while
it eiIectually removes all stains and grease
spots from the clothing. We have tried
it personally, and must pronounce it a
success. After bathing it leaves the skin
as soft and smooth that Of a new born
babe, while the odor is quite pleasant. 1t
is certainly remarkable discovery. and
the only query now is, What next z A
country that can produce mountains Of
gold and silver, narrow gauge mules, flea
bitten dog and mines of soap to wash the
whole with, must be capable of producing
almost any wonder" "-Nelc Me.ricdn.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-09
NO. 2.
Worth Trying.

II is said that sowing of Buckwheat
broadcast in the preparation of turnip
crop, will prevent the ravages of the
turnip fly; that when the turnips have
attained their rough leaves, the Buck
wheat may be cut and taken away without
any further danger from the insect This
experiment might be tried without much
pains or expense. 1t would not be much
trouble to go over on acre or two with the
moving machine aud cut down the Buck
wheat and cart it off All kinds stock
could eat it without detriment, or it might
be thrown into a heap to make manuere.
1t is exceedingly annoying to the earnest
farmer to have his turnip crop nipped
off by insects, and if any means can be
employed to prevent it, without too much
labor and expense, it will be wise to give
it trial. 1t is further said that lettuce
seed scattered on the cucumber hills at
the time of planting will prevent the
ravages of the yellow bug this would be
an experiment to try. The lettuce plants
could be destroyed by the hoe as soon as
the cucumbers were out of danger from
the bugs. The knowing ones have fur
ther said poppies are a sure protection
against every species of obnoxious fly and
bug, and that Russian leather is safe
against the moth that often destroys the
binding Of books, on account of the oder
of the bark with which it was tanned.
Spirits of turpention and cedar shavings
will project clothing from the same on
account of the odor they impart 1t will
not cost much to try either or all of these
experiments, and if any should prove
successful the result is worth moving
| Cor. of Journal of the Fdrnt
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-09
Taking Cold.

If a cold settles on the outer covering
of the lungs it becomes pneumonia, in
fammation of the lungs, or lung fever,
which in many cases carries the strong
est man to his grave within week. If
a cold falls upon the inner covering Of the
lungs, it is pleurisy, with it's knife like
pains aud its slow-very slow recoveries
If cold settles in the joints, there is
rheumatism in its various forms inham-
matory rheumatism with its agonies of
pain, and rheumatism of the heart, which
in an instant sometimes snaps the cords
of life with no friendly warning. 1t is of
the utmost practical Importance, then, in
the wintry weather, to know not so much
how to cure cold as how to avoid it.
Colds always come from one cause, some
part Of the whole body being colder than
natural for a time If man will keep
his feet warm always and never allow
himself to be chilled, he will never take
cold in lifetime, and this can only be
accomplished by due care in warm cloth
ing and the avoidance of drafts and undue
exposure. While multitudes of colds
come from cold feet, perhapsthe majority
arise from persons cooling off to quickly
after becoming little warmer than is
natural from exercise of work. or from
confinement to warm apartment.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-09
Colors and Health.

There are some colors that no person
can be cheerful and elastic in spirit, if
their rooms are tinted with them. A
correspondent of scientific paper, the
Builder, states that he had occasion for
several years to examine rooms occupied
by young women for manufacturing pur-
poses, and he has observed that while the
workers in one room would be very cheer
full and healthy, the occupants of similar
room who were employed on the same
kind of business, were all ''inclined to be
melancholy, and complained of pain in
the forehead and eyes, and were often i'll
and unable to work" The only difference
be could discover in the rooms was that
the one occupied by the healthy workers
was wholly whitewashed, aud that oecupi-
ed by the melancholy workers was colored
with yellow ochre. AS soon as the diff
ference struck him, he had the yellow
ochre washed of the walls and then
whitened. At once an Improvement took
place in the health and spirits of the oc-
cupiers. He pursued his observations and
experiments, not only in large manufac-
tories, but also in small apartments and
garrets and he Invariably found that the
occupants of such apartments, when they
were colored yellow or buff, were less
healthy than their neighbors in whitened
rooms, and that when the yellow hue dis
appeared the low spirits and i'll health
went With it.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-09
A Patent Cat.

Leonard, of the Cleveland Leader, has
invented a sheet iron cat, with cylindrical
attachment and steel claws and teeth. 1t
is worked by cloekwork. \ bellows in
side sweIls the tail at will to bellgcrent
size, and a tremolo attachment causes, at
the same, the patent cat to emit all noises
of which the living cat is capable. When
you want fun you wind up your cat and
place him on the roof. Every cat within a
half mile hears him, grds on his armor
and sallies forth. Frequently City or one
hundred attack him at once No sooner
does the patent cat feel the weight os an
assailant than his teeth aud claws work
with lightning rapidity. Adversaries
within six feet of him are torn to shreds.
Fresh battaions come on to meet a SINH
lar fate, and in an hour several bushels
of hair, toe nails, aud fldle striuSs alono
remain.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-09
An Extraordinary Suit.

The suit of Gordon Gorden against jay
York court, is thus described by the Post
Of that city *'@'
The affidavit of Mr.. Gordon tells a
strange story. He asserts that being a
very large toekholder in Erie, and not
having knowledge of the Sickles move
ment, he was, in February last, induced
by pledges of honesty and fair dealing TO
CO operate with Gould in abolishing the
old Bord of Directors, and putting the
road under the control of the stock holders,
Mr.. Gould placing his resignation as
President in Mr.. Gordon's hands, and
giving other important evidences of
sincerity That the price of the stock
would rapidly rise was foreseen by Gould,
and he made several propositions 20 take
advantage OF the market, the quotation
then being about 35 Mr.. Gordon asserts
that he declined joining in any specula,
| ton, but finally accepted "calis" on Jay
Gould's firm for 10000 shares of Erie
stock at 35, deliverable in six months.
Gould called on Gordon on the 7th Of
March, and said that the stock held by
the former would be worth nearly one
million dollars in six mouths Gordon
then agreed to sell the stock for $780,
600, taking in exchange $780, 600 in Oil
Creek and Allegheny Valley, and North
ern and Nyack railroad bonds and the
rest in currency. Gordon afterwards
discovered an error in the list of bonds
and asked for 100000 in currency
Gould subsequently, delivered to the
plaintiff SlS0,000 in greenbacks, twenty
bonds of Northern and Nyack railroand
4,722 shares of Oil Greek and Alleghany
| Valley Railroad company's stocks, aud
six hundred shares OF Erie railway stock
The Erie stock were accepted by the
plaintiff in place Of $4,000 in currency
and the puts and calls for 10000 shares
of Erie stock were given up.
The affidvit then recites that on the
afternoon of March 23d Mr. Belden went
to Gordon in the Metropolitan hotel, and
said that he had warrant for Gordon
arrest, and power to take possession oi
| his papers, and would use them unless
Gordon delivered up the stocks received
from Could Under this threat he
utllSSlcu over W. DGluOu S-OO,OOV III
greenbacks, 200 shares National Stock
yard comany, 100 shares Brooks
Locomotive works, 20 Northern and
Nyack railroad bonds, and an order on
Messrs Austin & Oberge, his brokers at
Philadelphia, for the 4,722 Oil Greek
aud Allegheny Valley railway shares
William NJ Tweed, Superintendent
X elso and Justice Shandley were in an
adjoining room at the time.
| Gordon, therefore, demands judgment
that Gould be enjoined from parting with
the stocks, bonds, securities and the order
upon Austin & Oberge, and from prosecut
ing any action in his own name or in the
name of any of his agents on his behalf
upon the said order; that receiver be
appointed to receive aud hold the stocks,
bonds, &c; that they be delivered and
paid over to the plaintiff, and that the
plaintiff have such other and further
relief as may be just.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-09
DR.. N. L. PECK,
surgeon Dentist,

Announces that having jus, returned from
Dental Colegs, he is fully prepared 10 make
snIhcal teeth in the most beautiful and lie
Ike manner, and TO fill decayed teeth ac-
e'Idng to the most improved method.
Teeth extracted without pain, when de-
'ied, by the use of Nitrous Oxide Gas,
winch Is entirely harmless. Repairing Of
81 ., kinds neatly done. All work warranted.
Uaarges reasonable.
Oihce IN ]. e. Keler's new Brick build
"g' Main Street, Stroudsburg, Pa.
aug 3I-tf
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-09
The Chicago COnfagration.

The Fire Marshal of Chicago in his an,
nual report for the year, ending March
3lst, 1872, gives an interesting record of
the great fire in that city on October Sth,
aud 9th, 1871. The origin of the fire
has not been ascertaned. The con nhagra-
ton, which covered an area of two thou
sand acres, and destroyed twenty five
thousand buildings, burned for twenty.
eight hours. The losses are placed at
$50, ,026, 500, divided as follows: On
buildings, .s5l 500, 900, aud on personal
property, $l3S, ,526.500. The losses on
buildings are classified as follows: Busi.
ness blocks, s33 ,5l5, 600; brick and frame
dwellings and light business places. So ;,
sos, ,420 city and county public build
ings, So ,3s4 800; schools and churches,
So ,238, ,7S0 /; hotels, SO, ,lOO,O 600; railroad
.depots and Chamber of Commerce, 81
100000 buildings of publishing com
panies, 1888 900, and theaters, SS65,0O0.
The losses on personal property are CLASH
fed as follows: Household goods, SILL
900, 900; stock and business furniture,
s26, IT'S, 600; dry goods, $l3, 800 900
stock, machinery and products, Sl3,2oo,-
600; manuscript works and public records
$40, 600, 900; libraries and moneys, 81, )
40, 900 clothing and millinery, $3.50
600; groceries and drugs, s5,iS?! ,ooo
hardware, s3,Sl0,000; musical instru
meuts and jewelry. s2,900,000; produce
and provisions, S2,280,000; books and
paper stocks, $l,S45, 900; lumber aud
coal, 81 I,444 900: grain and -four ST.
332, 500 boots, shoes and leather, 81,
l75, aud hats, caps and furs, $1,000 900
The total insurance is placed at S9O, 1000,
900, so that the net losses on real and
personal property may be calculated tt
amount to Sl00,026, 500.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-09
Hard to Manage.

Some wags were walking around an
agricultural implement store, and they
chanced to see in the rear, dressed hog
hanging by hook to the wall, "Ha, ha,
cried they to the young man 10 at,
tendance, "what sort of an agricultural
implement do you call that - That
said he, s'is patent combined root grub
her, corn shelter, apple grinder gate litter
double action, back spring sod plow, bui
| guess you won't want one, for 1t take:
mighty smart man to manage en-"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-09
HOLMES, .R.
Attorney at Law,
STROUDSBURG. PA.

G. oulce, on Main Street, 5 doors above The
,JI,ppulas0urg House, and opposite Rusters
N-Buslness Of all kinds attended to with
rUnPtness ard fidelity.
May 8, lS69.-jf
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-09
The Color of Clothing.

The color of clothing is by no means
matter Of indifference. White aud light
coored clotes reflect the heat, while black
aud dark colored ones absorb it. White
is the comfortable and fashionable cloth
ing for summer In reflects heat well.
and prevents the suns rays from passing
through and heating the body. If white
is the best color for summer, it does not
follow that black is the best for winter.
1t must be reme embered that black radiates
heat with great rapidly. Give coat Of
white paint to black steam radiator,
which is capable of rendering room com
fortably warm at all shines, aud the tenn
perature will fall at once, though the heat
producing agency remain the same as be-
fore. a black garment robs the body OF
a larger amount Of heat than white, and
consequently the latter color is the best
for winter garments. 1t is the best color
both summer aud winter. Although this
statement may seem like blowing hot and
cold, it is nevertheless true Let those
who are troubled with cold feet, aud who
wear dark socks, change to white, and see
if the difficulty is not in part or wholly
removed Utility in color is confined to
the different shades merging from dark
into light but we fnd in connection with
dress all the beautiful tints of the rain
bow, and these are used for the ornamen-
tation of the person. The rich and varied
colors which are SO extensively worn are
by no means to be condemned adorn
ment of the person to reasonable extent
is commendable. We all love the beau
tiful in nature, and what adds so much
to the attractiveness of woman as the RIB
bops and scarls, stained with magenta,
mauve, or solferiuo, which adorns her
person !? Deep in the instincts Of our ua-
ture is laid the admiration of color ; and
we love beautiful flowers and birds, and
beautifully dressed ladies.-Fireside
Science. sae
The luekiest man In American is said
to be the Baltimorean who, in less than
three months, has inherited large for
tune, drawn big lottery prize found
ST 900 buried i'll his cclled, and lost his