The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-01-08
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an invoice of stoves to Siam and China.
Valuable discoveries of silver one are
said to have been made in Clinton coun
~
"Saly, what time do your folks dine 2"
s.Soon as you go away--that's missus' or
dcrs."
The Delaware aud Hudson Canal Com
napy have mined 2,707 1886 tons of coal
last year.
There are 1858 Sunday schools in New
$1,000 scholers.
A Montgomery county cow has given
birth to six calves in eleven months, once
to twins, and recently to four.
Eight cents, instead of fifteen, is to be
the fee for registered letters to any point
in the United States after the lst of
January.
Jones being told that he looked secdy.
and asked what business he was in, re
nlied. The hard wear-look at my
ward robe"
Charles Trip, of Wyoming, aged four
teen years, killed FIVE skunks at one shot
last week. This achievement netted him
Just (s)cent.
Selling a crock of butter, with a ten
mound cobble stone in the bottom, is
punished with fue Of a dollar for every
pound of mineral at Cairo.
The total number of deaths ia New
York city during 1878 was slightly over
$4,000. This is 3, 600 less than the ID or
taty Of the previous year.
4 white boy met colored boy aDd
asked him what he had such short nose
for. Il spect so it won't poke itself into
other peoples business"
The Elura Advertiser has it on antho
rity that a tannery in Athens, Pa, has
SHIPPED 5000 sides of leather TO Europe
10 the PAST FIVE months.
\ Rhode Island jury we're FIVE days
debating on a hog case involving seven
dollars, and then recommended both men
10 the mercy of the court
The Chinese attach usage to New
Year which is worthy of all respect and
imitation They pay up the last cent of
their debts on the last day Of the old
year.
The Lehigh and Susquehanna Rail
road has now a double track between
Easton aud Bethlehem Iu about year
the double track will be completed to
Scranton.
Dr. A X Evans, Of Pottstown Land
ing. has a venerable duck that has heard
it thunder for eleven years. Also cat
nine wears old, aud an old hen of seven
years standing.
\ poor man lost his dinner at Titus
Vile the other day. He had it nicely
tucked uDdrc his coat when hard hearted
grocery man came and took it away from
HIM and hung it back on the hook.
4 Barrister, blind OF one eye. pleading
with his spectacles on, said, Gentlemen.
in my argument shall use nothing but
what is necessary Then" replied
wag, "take out one of the glasses Of your
sFcctaclos."
Wasn't that waste Of powder p said
an ITishnau to Kentuckian who had
Just brought coon to the ground with
his rife from large tree. "Why so.
Pat?' asked the hunter. ''Sure the fall
would kilt him"
There were go Gres in PhiIadel phia
4 during the year 1873, causing losses ag
gregahOg 1915 ,079. on which there was
4 insurance to the amount OF s., ,443 ,497.
4 In 1872 there were AZ fres; losses 81,
1920 insurance 81 ,199.
Here is another awful example for the
anti tobaccomeu. At Columbus. Ohio, a.
hauk rUbber had successfully broken and
entered, when he couldn't resist the
temptation of taking piuch of snuff.
q Ills suecze betrayed his presence and
they dent allow stuff in the renitept!ray;
q her
s. TIE curious case is developed in Bos
ton. 4 man was ccurcted Of selling Ii.
81 quor aBd sent to prison for twenty days.
On the second he died of delirium
'rCmeus sud Investigation showed that
The dead man was not the liquor seller
at all, but substitute, whom he had sent
10 prison instead Of going himself
The charge Of Kansas judge in 4
breach of promise case was exceedingly
lucld aud comprehensive :-"The eyi
dence shows that he sot up with her
nIght after night, and they squoze hauds
and talked soft. and think she ought to
pave about S23 damages" But the jury,
in consideration of the low price of corn
reduced il to sl.I5, aud in Kansas that
passes for justice
Two Ashland men, one Celtic and the
other Tcutnuic orioip oacb Of ubon had
o eye matrimonial on the same lady.
foncluded to decide who should have her
running foot race. The distance
fas one hundred yards, aud the run was
nade 10 grand style, resulting in favor of
he Dutchman. The Irishman gave up
&c mau, aud VOWS to live a single life,
pniess he should be SO fortunate as to
Fe TO marry the Teuton's widow.
There is exhibited 10 St Louis just