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Child Missing.

The following We clip from the Bethle
hem Progress On Monday. July lst
a young sen of Mr.. Micheel~O Sullivan,
living on Fifth street, between Locust
and Pine streets, aged about 8 years, dis
appeaerd from home without any appar.
ent cause, and up to date has not been
heard from. The afflicted parents have
been making inqoiries in all directions
but have received no tidings of the little
one. 1t is supposed that the lad might
have found his way to the canal and re
ceived employment on cabin of cana
boat. Inquires have been also made at
several locks along the canal, but no in
formation received. Exchanges, city
and county papers will confer favor by
publishing this account, as it may lead
to discover the whereabouts of the mis-
sing one The following description oi
the missing lad may prove of some ser
vice i: Johnny O'Sullivan, aged years
jet black eyes, dark complexion, brown
hair, medium hight, had on a hickory
check shirt, and wore pair of light tweed
pantaloons. Exchanges please copy.
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Some Snake.

AS Mr., George Knadle was crossing
the mountain from Slocum, about one
and one half miles from the Three, Cor.
nered Pond, and little to the left of the
road, he discovered large snake coiled
around young hickory tree, tail up
He gradually approached his snakeship
and discovered that a COW was lying at
the foot OF the tree. To his surprise he was
merely milking the COW as babe would
suckle the breast Of its mother.
Mr.. HANDLE, after satisfying himself
that it was mutual understanding be
tween the COW and the snake, procured a
large club and destroyed the snake The
COW beloved as though she had lost a
calf. 1t was monster black snake of
the blue racer species. Measuring seven
teen feet, four inches in length, and TWEEN
ty-three and one quarter inches in cir
cumference. Mr. Knadle intends stuff
fng his trophy aud presenting it to Jake
Berry on his opening night Wilkes
Barre Daily.
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delegates into her county Convention, was de
clared by Monroe county to be the choice OF
Wayne for Congress. Wayne all the time
voting for Mr.. Beardslce This is. History
and it establishes, beyond preadventure,
four facts.
Ist, That it is cardinally Democratic, by
the act of Monroe Democracy to concede the
nomination to the county to which it belongs.
I'd, That it is rendered equally, cardinally
Democratic, by the act of Monroe county,
for the rest of the counties to say who the
nominee shall be.
3rd, That for the legitimate exercise Of
this latter principles the Democracy of gallant
little Monroe established a safe precedent
4th, That if our aspiring Democratic
friends, hereabouts, have the tables nicely
turned upon them, by combination among
the rest Of the Counties, at the Conference
to be held at Honesdale this fall, they car
have no good grounds to find fault, as such
doing would be sanctioned by the act Of gal
lant little Monroe in the case of Wayne coun-
ty, and the Conferees OF the rest Of the Coun,
ties would be but following in the line of safe
precedent established by7her.
As we said last week, it is not our fight,
nor can it possibly be our funeral, but We
could not avoid putting an oar in the pool
though we have no desire to cause a ripple
to disturb the calm waters of Democracy
hereabouts We speak only that our pleas
ant neighbor, across the away, may have the
facts before him, and thus be enabled tc
avoid the danger of innocently, because ig
norantly, working himself into passion a
bout nothing. We have done.
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The United States import three or four
million cocoa uuts every year. This mum
ber is large when compared with the trade
twenty years back but it gives US little
idea of the luxurious growth of this fruit
in intertropical climes There are said
to be two hundred and eighty miles of
cocoa nut trees lopg the coast OF Brazil ;
Malabar besides supplying home demands,
exports four hundred million cocoa nuts
annually, besides an equal value of cop
perah, or dried kernels and there are
seven million cocoa nut trees in Ira
vaneore. AS for ourselves, We import
these nuts almost wholly for eating, as a
pleasant fruit, and give from twenty to
eighteen shillings per hundred for them
they come mostly from the West Indies
and Guiana. The milky liquid contained
within the nut is also pleasant to the taste
The oil expressed from the nut is, never
thless, becoming more important than the
fruit as an edible. Even the Fiji Island
ers, occupying tiny spot in the great
Pacific, manage to press out several hun
dred tons of oil from their nuts, and to
export it in Australian trading ships.
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The Archives of the Ex- -Confederacy--Ex
huming Of Unpleasant Documents.


WASHINGTON, July l9.-Colouel John
t. Pickett, formerly Confederate State.
Diplomatic Agent near the Government
OF Mexico, publishes statement showing
his agency IN sale of the Confederate
archives to this government, the obraiued
being $4,000
They were stored in four trunks, and
duly delivered at the Executive Mansion
the Sd OF this month. The documents
consist of the entire archives of the State
Department of the Confederate States.
without the abstraction OF single piece.
The secret service vouchers. by which
many persons of little note this side of
the lines, might have been compromised,
did not leave Richmond with those more
public papers, but were faithfully and
honorably destroyed by Mr.. Benjamin
the day Of the evacuation.
There is" Colonel Pickett says, "but
one paper the perusal of which gave ME
any paln-the, report of Hon. Jacob
Ihompson's report Of the operations on
the frontier, &c., the existence of which
was unknown to me until the government
officer, with whom / lately went to Canada
for the documents, found it," t
The publication of his report, Pickett
adds, will doubtless cause him, with JET
ferson Davis and j. p. BENJAMIN, to fee.
uncomfortable for little while, but, as |
expect to go to neither when | die, my
sympathy shall not be of heart rendiDg
character, especially as they have all treat
ed me badly enough in my time; and here
must be suffered, as one still faithful to
the Lost Cause TO say that | wholly
repudiate the policy OF attempting to burn
Northern cities during the war, especially
Democratic cities, and that always 10.
dignantly denied the allegation until
seeing Thompson report. So let those
three worthless vince, not the noble peo
pie whose cause they butchered. These
now famous archives haze no political
significance whatsoever. Historically and
financially they are valuable. | dare say
all good citizens and tax payers are in
terested in them, La the latter aspect
they may save money 10 the Common
wealth by defeating the claims OF those
who threw up their caps for jeff Davis,
aud shouted Death to the Yankees dur.
ing the war, aud now they come up here
with their claims, aud pcrjure their souls
by swearing that they were always 'Trooly
loil.' | have no sypathy with such
The oonqueror stripped me Of every
dollar"
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Andrew Stewart, just deceased a
Uniontown, Fayette county, was borr
there in .l192, admitted to the bar in
1915, served three. years in the Legisla
ture, and was United States District At
torncy for western Pennsylvania, nndel
President Monroe. He was first elected
TO Congress as Democrat in 1920, and
reelected until 1929, omitting one term
was returned for the next two, and again
for two after l843-sixteen years Of Con
gressional service in twenty seven. AT
ter 1928 Mr.. Stewart was elected as a
tariff man and follower of Clay, as we'll as
on account of his personal popularity aud
ability. Joining the Republican party
at the outset, aud sustaining it vigorous
ly, he was re.nominated for Congress in
1870 from the Twenty FIRST t-Covode' S
distrIct-but defeated by snail majori
ty. He was a man of shrewd intellect
great activity and enegry, interested in
manufactures and agriculture, and pos.
sessed of much influence. 30 aa
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New Fifty Cents Connterfeits.

In Pcters0n's Counterfeit Detector for
July is the following description of the
new counterfeit half dollar notes, exten
sively circulated The head of Stanton,
the beard harsh and stiff, the back ground
on the right of the head irregular and
scratchy. Under some of the letters of
the words ''fractiona currency" are fvs
lines in the ruled shade to the letters, and
but four in the genuine. In the words
limited States the blank space between
the body of the letters and the ruled
shades are irregular, and generally Dar-
rover than the genuine, which are Of
uniform width. On the back of the
counterfeit the hair lines forming the turn
at the top and bottom Of the italic letters
are heavy on the genuine they are light
and delicate. The red seal also differs
materially from the genuine 10 the form
of the letters the dots on the shields, the
shades to the letters, which are irregular
and on both sides Of the letters, and the
ruled lines forming the back ground to
the shield. The. fibre paper on which
the genuine notes are printed has been
initiated by scratchy lines engraved on
the counteit plate. On examination with
glass it will be seen that the entire work
differs from the genuine, .,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-25
AN ITEM FOR I,EFoRMERs.

From an official letter sent by the Secre
tary of the Treasury to banking house in
Europe we learn that the per cent of losses
to the Government in the collection of inter
nal revenue since March 3, 1869, has been
less than one-fiftieth of one per cent. of the
amount collected, or less than two dollars in
ten thousand dollars.
In the collection of the customs for the
same time the loss has been S2S, 900 out OF
S553, 900, 900, or the one two-hundredth part
Of one per cent, or something less than five
dollars in every one hundred thousand
The loss to depositors through our nationa
banking system has been the one hundred
and eighty-sixth part of one per cent, equiv
lent to five dollars and three-eighths of a
dollar in every one hundred thousand.
The money entries on the books of tn,
United States Treasurer, covering time from
June 30, 1861, to January 9, 1872, show the
handsome sum Of ff five thousand million.
dollars, but of this vast amount the loss has
been about ffty-fve thousand dollars
or less than one ten-thousandth part of one
per cent, or less than one dollars in one mil
lion of money transactions
How is this for reform? Could honest
Horace improve the service or make it more
honest? Could his friend and right-hand
supporter in Tammany, Bill Tweed, show a
better financial EXHIBIT if he had the finger
ing Of public funds? Who viii give US an
official statement of the per cent of losses in
New York under the control of Tweed & Co.
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This Hot Summer.

From the careful report of the weather
made by the Friend IEteifgcnctr Of
Philadelphia, we gather some interesting
facts about this summer. The mean tem'
perature of the month of June this year
1928 degrees or about one aud three
quarter degrees higher than that of last
year and about four and a half degrees
above the average for the eighty three
years. During that long period the hls0-
est mean temperature ever reached was
U,2l degrees for the mouth OF June, 10
10. That was the hottest summer 90 re-
cord aud this month will have to be mueh
hotter than it has been to make the meln
temperature for the two months OF June
aud July to touch it.
During that summer the IatelhgsRcr
prepared very elaborate tables, agSresa',,
ing the mean temperature OF June anu
July, commencing with 1870. The IVY
months of 1860 were June 772l, ana
July, so 81, giving an aggregate oil l9';-f
80, unequalled during the time named
1898 and 1923 each attained to it within
the fraction Of degree So far as June
is concerned this years mean temperature
has been equalled but lour times 10 elgh,
ty three years, in 1920, 1881, 1860 au0
1870, SO We have the satisfaction OF know
ing, as We endure the heat, that it Is rear
~ one OF the hottest summer ever known,
aud If that don't comfort US now 1t wiz
whea we come to talk TO our grand ehiIa'
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?; The annual meeting of the Penusyl
vania State Teachers Association, a,
Philadelphia, on the Goth, 2lst and 22d
of August, promises to be an occasion OF
more than usual interest The local com
mittees are making arrangements for a
grand convention of educators, not only
from PennsyIavania, but other States and
foreign countries, and have issued 1900
invitations to distinguished friends ol
education, both male and female, at home
and abroad The session of the Associa
tiOn will be held at the Academy of Music
Arrangements have been made for a full
orchestra for the morning sessions, and
for the evening entertainments by pro
iessional and amateur soloists and chourses
societies and maennerchors. There will
be a grand excursion from Philadelphia
TO Long Branch on the 23d Of August
the arrangements for which have been
made by the local societies. a
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-25

The Greenburg Herald says: "It has
rained more or less everp day for the last
week, which prevented our farmers from
getting their wheat all cut last week =
Had it been dry dry we think there would
no3 have been hundred acres in West
moreland county, uncut on last Saturday
As it is the most of it is already 10 shock
The hay crop is going to be an average
one. The oats by far the heaviest we
have had for years, Corn is now coming
out in tassel and looks very 6ne."
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Here are two stories pertaining Il
Americas most famous horse, Longfel
low, which we find floating about the
country ameng our exchanges
Commodore Vanderbilt having wor
ten thousand dollars on "Longfellow," a
the race at Long Branch last week, die
the handsome to old John Harper or
Tuesday. He sent "Longfellow" to Sara
toga in patent horse stable car, free o.
all expense, nice compliment TO 'sLong
fellow" as well as his owner. The stable
car is model institutation. The sides
are padded and the floor so arranged that
no accident can happen to the horse. Car
fitted up with all kinds of improvements
to make the trip comfortable. The world
moves.
An interesting story is told of Mr.
Harper, the owner of Longfellow
and his white rider, before the race al
long Branch. The old man observed
something mysterious, but said nothing
lie telcgraphed to Kentucky for color
ed boy who had driven Longfellow be
fore, to be sent Immediately to Long
Branch. He arrived but not a word was
said, aud the white driver was dress.
ed for the contest with Harry Bassett.-
Then the old man told bim that he
thought that the colored boy could ride
better that day than he. The colored
boy was dressed in moment, mounted
upon Longfellow and won the race. And
now comes the conclusion: The white
boy was seen by Mr.. Harper to have a
roll of money, showing that he had been
tampered with.
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Mr. WIN. Stone. of East strouasbnr,

- --' VI l1dSI DLTOuQSDurg,
when about quitting work on the Railroad on
Thursday evening last, got one of his thumbs
caught IN the car couplings, and badly mash
ed. The case was presented to DR.. Jackson
who after examination, decided amputatior
of a portion of the thmub to be necessar,
and skilfully performed the job. Nlr. s.
will be at work again in few days.
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WANTED.-About the middle of ,July
good general servant. Must be GOOD
cook, washer and ironer. Plenty of work
furnished, for the satisfactory, willing, and
cheerful doing of which good treatment
good fare, and good pay will be given.
Address MRS. PARET,
June u, l912-uI SToundsburg.
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We learn that Charley Keiser, has leased
Killers Billiard Saloon, and viii conduct it
IN future. ''Diddy'' has had experience in
that line, and knows exactly how it should
be conducted to draw a paying patronage.
The price has been reduced to Is cents per
game, proof positive that "Diddy" knows
and means business.
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we are told by physicians that small in
fants often suffer terribly, during the hot
weather, from want Of 50 simple thing as a
drink Of water. Try the baby with cup Of
cold water, and see how eagerly it will
drink. sr f.--.. ..a,f s
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A friend who had been troubled with
rats informs a friend that he creased a
thirty foot board filed it full of fish hooks,
set it up at an angle of forty five degrees,
and put an old cheese at. the top. Tie
rats went up, slid back and he caught
thirty OF EN- the first night.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-25

A Western man at "prayer meeting
said, somewhat enviously: "Brother
Dawson can sing better than I can, but
by the grace of Heaven L can fiddle his
shirt off,"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-25

Forty millions of young shad have
been hatched and turned loose in the Con
necticut river at South Handley. Some
have been sent to Western waters.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-25

1t has always been mystery to us why
people who think they can always do things
better than they are done, don't occasionally
take hold and show how to do them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-25

A San Francisco party has sold fifty
tons of barley for which he is to receive two
cents pound if Grant is elected, and moth
ing if he is not -.f-tE -- .s.
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There is no charge for showing goods at
Rusters, neither are there cross looks if you
do not buy. .g Il aars v-rF
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The New York Seventh Regiment spen
100000 during its six days encampmen
at Saratoga.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Liturgical Services next Sunday.

Liturgical Services next Sunday.
NoRNlNG. lOJ, EVENING, u
MORNING SERMON: The blessedness o.
heaven.
EvENING SERMON: Our Saviour,s legacy.
G. w. MARRIOTT, d. D., Pastor.
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a house was engulfed at Scranton OF
Monday through the caving in of the ground
near mining shaft, and two little girls
buried
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A Chattanooga, Tenn, paper says that
that city is making strides towards ciyiliz.
alton. Pickpockets Aouris, horses are ill
treated, aud the children get blind drunk
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-25

Cur heated term gave way on Friday
last, and delightful weather, interspersed
with refreshing showers, has since prevailed
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Fifty millions of paper collars and suffs
are made annually in Troy, N. Y. and
seventeen thousand people are employed
in doing it.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-25

Lafayette College, in Easton, was
chartered in 1926, The present build
ing was erected in 1883.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-25

1t has become quite common now to
close fashionable churches July and
August. How nice it would be if the
devil would take a vacation during the
hot months.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-25

The gold and silver coinage of 1871
was S24, ,O7O,324, and the exports of gold
and silver S26 ,233,9l2.
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1t is said that a few drops of coal oil
applied to parts stung by bees, wasps OF
hornets, willwill give instant relief. -.
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Deaths in Philadelphia last week, 5S7
of whom AS were children. Deaths iu
New York, 96l. People are throwing
TO the country.
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England is willing to pay us little
less than half of what we claim as dam
ages for the work of the rebel cruiseres.
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The thickest coal strata in Texas are al
Brazos, and range from ten to twenty-five
feet.
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The undersigned begs leave to inform the
Citizens of Monroe county and vicinity, that
he has disposed of his entire interest in the
Real Estate business to his late partner,
Wilson Peirson, for whom he soicits a con-
tinuance of the patronage SO literally bestow
ed on him heretofore
dec. ID, tiff. GEO. L. WALKER.
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The Ladies Fair, in aid of the Pres
beterian church last week was a success, and
netted some 5000
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More people have been killed by light
ming in England this summer than has
ever been known before.
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There was light frost in Ulster county
\. Y, on Sunday morning, last.
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The wool crop in Maine is estimated tc
be a full average one. aa, s5.
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Indiana rejoices in an unusually heavy
potato crop. ..s -.t a-
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No excuse for idlcness now, farmers
want all the hands they can get.
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REAL ESTATE,

as successors to the late firm of Geo. l..
Walker q Co., and respectfully solicit the
continuance Of the patronage extended to the
former firm.
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Camp sseeting-A Camp Meet,

Camp NectinS-A Camp Meeting
will be held near Dutotsburg, under the
direction of the Delaware Water Gap Nj. b.
Church, to commence August the 5th and
continue at least eight days. Persons wish
ing any information concerning tents, &C.,
will correspond with the Pastor.
p. S.-The Camp Meeting Committee
will meet at the Delaware Water Gap NJ. E.
Church. on Friday July the 5th for the pur-
pose of receiving proposals and renting the
privileges of the gronud. The boarding
tables, ice cream, cake, confectionery and
bread stands can be rented separately or col
lectively. r. 9. WOOD, Pastor,
Delaware Water Gap, Pa.
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Easton was laid out in 1850. Incor.
porated into borough in 1889. a
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1t costs Pennsylvania at least million
of dollars for fire risks every season.
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Prices at Rusters are in accordance with
the times, low, low down.. .
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I'm ready made clothing, whether in city
or country, Ruster's stock cannot be beaten.
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III you want to see the latest style of
spring goods, go to Simon Fried's.
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All parties, Churches and Sunday schools
in want of good Organs, are invited to call
at j. G. Keller store, or send for descriptive
catalogue. Address cf
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Texas watermelons, when scooped out
are large enough to bathe babies in.
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Ruster has the finest display of Goods
ever brought to Stroudsburg.