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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
The CANA or Grama Grass.

When in the American deserts, and see
ing how admirably this grass grows in
spite of the heat and absence of rain, it has
often suggested itself to the mind of the
writer to recommend it for trial in the
Southern States. This idea is revived BY
reading the following in the California
HOrticuhmist::
While California dairymcn, stock-raisers,
and farmers generally, says the San Fran
cisco Rm'at Press, are so enthusiastically
engaged in investigating the merits Of and
experimenting with the different varieties
of grass now grown or being introduced in
to the State, we suggest that trial be
given to the wonderful grama grass of New
Mexico. Not that we believe it to be any
better or even so good hay-making or
pasturage grass as some OF our other we'll
known varieties, as clover, Alfalfa, the
Italian, etc, but because We think its pro-
pertics make it peculiarly adaptable to our
pasturng or dairying localities, which are
not suitably situated to render the others a
success. The places where it promises to
be of most value will be at once indicated
by the short description which we here
give Of it. 1t is hardy perennial, with a
tendency to grow in dense punches, and in
its natural home-the plains, n,esaS, and
even mountains of New MeKico-at-
! tains height of from eight or nine inches
| TO about two feet 1t thrives in the most
dry and sandy locations and in fact seems
| to be like the water cactus Of the deserts
of southern Arizona, especially created to
| supply the place of vegetation, which de-
riyes most of its moisture from the air or
immediate surface of the ground. 1t takes
| kindly, however, to moisture as in the VI
cinity Of springs or streams it grows much
ranker But its great and Distinguishing
popularity exists in the fact that when ii
natures it does not dry up like others
of the class, but cures into good hay as II
stands. The process by which other gras
ses return their sap and substance to the
earth and air seems to be arrested by somt
unknown agency in this variety entirel Y
and the punches remain throughout the
winter as little cocks of well-cured hay. o
course, it has not such body as housed OF
stacked tame grasses still it is very nutrl
tive; and the Mexican burros, antelope
elk, and black-taied deer, keep fat upon i
the winter through. Now, in our foot
hills and mountain country, where th'
grass is never very luxuriant, and where i
soon becomes worthless by drying, it seem
to us that the introduction Of this gras
might give very good results We are Ger
tain, that, once having gained u foothoId
it would hold i5s own thereafter withou
difficulty, and the expense Of procurin:
seed sufficient to give it a trial would b
very trif!ng.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
An Interview With Stokes.

Passing the chapel L could hear the swe!
ling notes of the organ and the singing Of
the choir, which was rehearsing for to-day's
service held me spcllbound. As the time
for closing the prison was fast approaching,
| was reluctantly compelled to resume my
stroll As | looked ahead Of me l saw Il
convict, whose coarse garb seemed to fit his
figure more neatly than those of the others
| had passed. The long, quick stride told
me that it was Edward ). Stokes. The
wide slanting visor of his cap almost con-
cealed his eyes. His hair near Y snow
white, and full, jet black beard of a six
weeks growth readily explained to me why
it was that so many who have seen him in
New York failed to recognize him in the
repelling costume which he is now conf
PEELED to wear | Knocked at the little of
fee door, and, passing in, was warmly
greeted by Stokes lie had before him
some drawings of machinery for making
stone blocks, in which he was very much
engrossed As he leaned over the table,
could not help noticing the general neatness
Of his appearance His shirt with It's
hickory stripes, was ironed neatly, and the
gray felt shoes were tied close and tight
Looking up from his work he said "The
anniversary of my arrival here is near at
hand and when | look back over the years
of my incarceration, both here and in the
city, how long the time does seem strive
patiently to forget everything, but | find it
impossible. Were [ the murderer that my
enemies seem determined to have me, |
could not complain of my lot but when
I know that the facts of meeting Mr. Fisk
are known to no one but myself and my
God and that the boy, Hart, was a hired
perjurer, / cannot but feel kneenly my ter
riblc situation. Sing Sing Letter.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
A Lone Hand.

Daniel Drew was seated in his Office one
day after his disastrous tilt with North
western, by which the boys of Wall street
tilted the old fellow out of two millions.
There was curious expression on his fsce,
something between crying and laughing !;
and he appeared to be contemplating the
vanity of all things here below, or how
quickly millions take to themselves wings
and slip. While seated thus a stranger
entered, and accosted his confidential clerk :
"You paid me for some stock yesterday i;
do you remember the transaction 2"
"Oh, yes; perfectly" replied the clerk.
"Well, then, you made slight mistake,
sir"
Guess not am no the habit of doing
so, said he, somewhat piqued to think
thas such a charge should be brought
against him in Drew's presence.
"But am sure you did ; just glance
over your books, and if I'm mistaken, why
III treat"
Reluctantly the clerk complied, and
found that he had made an error in fgur-
ing and paid the stranger one hundred dol
| lars too much.
Drew got up and approached the desk.
II knew it, said the stranger, throw
ING down a hundred dollar grcenback. a
make it point to be honest" he added
buttoning up his coat.
Honest, eh ?" whined Daniel, turning
to him, ''honest! Do you live in New
/ York 2"
Il do sir"
"You DO, ell :? And You are being hon
est? Well, you are playing lone hand
young man. a lone hand. If you hac
much to do in Wall street, you would ge
awfully lonesome-that's all | have got t.
say"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03

A rubber horseshoe has been invented
by Il gentleman in Newark, n j., which
is made and lined in a similar manner to
the rubber shoes worn by humans 1t is
made of the best quality of India rubber,
and is designed as a substitute for the iron
shoe, and as means of preventing many
maladies to which horses feet are subject,
it being claimed that horses suffering from
cracked or contracted hoof and similar
hurts are generally cured by the substitu-
ton of this for the metal shoe 1t is easily
removed land put on the hoofs, and thus
the ANIMAL while in stalls or pasture, may
90 barefoot 1t costs about ome-third more
than overshoes and weighs forty per cent
less. 1t is claimed to be durable -BmaI
Ne,o Yorker.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
NO. ze.

The Turf, Field and Farm is rcspon-
sible for the following Among horse
men it has been known for a long while
that Methodist minister owned colt, of
which marvellous things are told The an
imAl was black as raven, and bore the
name of Dlackwood. The value of the
horse, in the estimation of the owner, may
be seen by the pleasant little price that was
put upon him. The horsemen on the street
laughed that plain Methodist parson, iu
the wilds of Kentucky, offered his animal
for $4,000 \ gentleman from New
York heard so much about this colt that
he took a trip down to Kentucky 10 look
at him. He saw him move. He describes
him as a marvel His nostrils become red
Us fire his eyes dilate, and he seems trans
formed. The captivatel New Yorker Of
fered $4,000 for the colt The owner re
ceiyed the proposal with disdain. He did
not even reply, but ordered the horse back
into the stable, and went into the house.
Another visit was made, and the horse
changed owners, $4,000, it is said, being
the price"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
The Official Vote.

The official vote of the state, which has
just been authentically annouced shows 4
total vote of 554 ,35S on lieutenant gov
ernor, against 671, II for governor lii
1872, and 464,294 for state treasurer In
1873, or falling of this year from 1872
of 116.739 votes, and an increase over last
years vote Of 90,064 Judge Woodward
received the highest vote Of any Demo
cratic candidate, his excess over Judge
Paxson being Z 7,124 Latta over O!msted,
4,679; Temple over Allen, Alp, and
McCaudless over Beath 3,62J. The aver
age Democratic majority is $3.50 The
highest vote polled by any Temperance
candidate was 5000 for Judge Black for
supreme court, and Of this number more
than one half came from Allegheny coun-
ty, and about one-niuth from Luzerne
These two counties are the only ones N
which the Temperance ticket received q
sufficient number Of votes to be worth tho
trouble of counting In eighteen countie:
! there was not single vote cast for the
! Temperance candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor; in fourteen counties the Temperance,
vote was less than ten in each and in oniy
six counties was the vote polled above ont
hundred. It is a somewhat remarkab!,
fact that in Potter county, where no license
to sell liquor have been issued for mor
than twenty years, not single vote wa
cast for the Temperance ticket.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
a One Cent Business.

There is a man in this city who is amass
ing handsome fortune by buying and
selling pennies, two and three cent pieces,
and five cent nickcis. In many of the
newspaper offices, news dcpots, ferry Off
ces, retail houses where cheap goods are
sold, bakeries and other places, the accu
mutation Of small coin very often becomes
so large as to be cumbersome. 1t connot
be disposed of, for coin is SO plenty that
customers object to taking it in change in
any great quantity, and in business houses
where it is needed the regular sources of
supply are always ample The coin might
be sent to the Philadelphia Mint for
redemption, but the requirements of the
redemption department are enough to dis
courage any business man. To send pennies
to the mint they must first be sorted and
wrapped in packages of FIVE dollars each
Com OF each separate mintage must be
put together. 1t will not do to mix the
old-fashioned coppers with the bright or
/ bronze-colored nickcls, nor can two or a
three cent piece be mixed with the pennies.
/ If they are packed in this way they are not
even counted at the mint, but are shipped
back to the sender without delay or notice
of any kind. The law also prescribes that
the coins shall be packed in iron-bound
boxes, and shipped at the sender expense.
! AS coins are heavy, the cost of transporta-
ton is considerable The officials count
the money at their leisure, and sometimes
the sender does not hear from his consign-
ment in nearly year He thus loses the
use of his money for that length of time
This combination Of veXati0us details pre-
vents those who have an accumulation ot
coin from sending it to the mint, and il
seems as though the officials at Philadelphia
intended that they should not be troubled
with it.
Every day man rides to the newspaper
and other offices in a buggy, and buys the
cion which has been taken in from the
news5oys and the customers. For the
pennies and two cent pieces he pays ninety
seven cents a hundred. and for the three
and five cent nickels he gives ninety-nin(
cents for dol RS worth The sellers are
glad to dipose Of the coins at this disconuat
The man then rides to about the only
tradcsmen III the city who desires ;
quantity of pennies-the pawnbrokers-
and TO them he sells the coins at par, tax
ING their notes for three months in pay
mcnt.
The pawnbrokers who have shops anon:
the poorer classes say that they need small
denominations of fractional currency o
coin, as many of their loans do not exceed
ten or fifteen cents. Many poor person
pawn their articles of wearing apparel o
trinkets only when driven to do so by til
want Of single meal Of food, and such ar
not particular as to the denomination Q
the money they receive. The pawnbroker
give their notes without interest, thereb
gaining the use of the money for thre
mcnths.-N-c1c York Sun
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
A Good Example.

Burleigh writes to the Boston journal
Those who visited Commodore Wander
bilt $ rooms last week could have seen in
the antc-chanber, waiting for an audience,
person about fifty years of age under
sized, light hair, quiet, and evidently well
preserved. When his time come he was
ushered into the little room where the
Commodore holds court "You don't know
me-" said the visitor, 'Fbut know you very
we'll" "Who are you said the gruff rail-
road king. ''I am Eaton Stone" "What,
not Stone the bareback rider p Yes y
was the reply. "And what are You do
ing p 'I have made little money in my
business and have retired to farm near
Patterson | have taken with me my old
horses that helped me make what little
money | have. | have built a small cir
Gus, and when my friends come to sec me
| treat them to little entertainment. 1t
is difficult to tell whether myself, my
friends or my horses enjoy the treat most. y
But, Eaton, how have you preserved your
self 50 well 2" During all my circus life
| | abStained from the use Of all stimulating
drinks and from tobacco found that, To
be at the head OF my calling, it was ncces-
sary for me to hold my nerves in perfect
control, and this | cGuld not do with the
use OF stimulants never used tobacco
and never took drop of intoxicating drink
in nay life. / am not as rich as you are
Commodore, but am quite as happy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03

We have had sent us some very fno
large ears of corn, for heavy crops which
Chester and Delaware counties make spe-
cialty. Notwithstanding the drouth, our
crops Of corn iii this section are generally
full crops, the growth anishe,t before lis
effects were mach felt These cars were
SO large and fine that we weighed them,
and had the grains on each counted. These
from Townsend Walter, West Chester,
weighed / pound 6 ounces each, aud had
t,l38 grains; from james Ingram, near
West Chester weighed l pound / ounces,
and had 997 grains from ID. D. Paul,
Waliingford Delaware county, weighed l
pound ounces, and contained 957 grains
. The two first were what is known here as
Gourd seed, while the last was more of
the Flint variety, never containg quite 50
many grain on the ear, but preferred by
some farmers as weighing rather heavier
to the bushel-Fr0ctical Fu;zacY
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
FIENDISH OUTRAGE.
A Farmers House Attacked and Rapsack
ed-The Farmers Feet Roasted to
Make Him Give Up His Money.
from the Titusville Herald, 24th. ]

From the Titusvile Herald, oath.
4 daring robbery was pcrpetrated about
six o'tlock last evening, at the farm house
of Mr.. Joseph Breed, of Troy township,
about FIVE miles from this city. At the
hour mentioned, four masked men de-
maDded entrance to the house, which was
peremptoriIy refused by Mr.. Breed, who
suspected something was wrong. They
Immediately burst the door open, and
seizing Mr.. Breed, tied him with a rope to
the lounge They asked him where his
money was concealed, and he said he had
none. They then put his feet in the fire to
compel him to disgorge, which was OF no
avail, IS he had little or no money In the
house. Upon searching his pockets they
took between thirty and thirty five dollars,
and then ransacked the house. While they
were thus occupied, Mr. Breed released
himself and alarmed the neighbors and the
house was in a short time surrounded, but
the robbers had fed Mr.. Breed and his
nephew tracked the burglars to this city,
arriving here about twelve O'Clock last
night. The old man narrated the PartIc-
ulars to officers Kane and Hardenburg, who,
having full description of the parties, may
possibly succeed in capturing them before
daybreak. Mr. Breed is suffering intense
pain from the burns on his feet, and retired
to the johnson House, rs he was unable to
return home. 1t seems the robbers first
inquired for the son of Mr. Breed, who
was absent at the shining school, and it is
not vet known whether Mrs Breed was
abused or not
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03

\ new -four is making its appearance in
Eastern markets, made away ir' the inter-
ior of Minnesota by what is styled the
new process for purifying middlings,"
process thus FAR kept secret. This -four is
heavily bodied, and of such consistency
that when thrown into the air it does not
fly off in particles, but descends into the
hand in a mass. 1t requires one-third more
water in mixing than in ordinary flour, and
III kneading it into dough more labor is re-
quired. The bread, it is claimed, will re-
main fresh for a long time. The yield to
the bushel Of grain is not know. 1t is
claimed that by the ''new purifying pro-
cess it has been found i'll Minnesota that
spring wheat can be made into the highest
priced -four, and that the same can be done
with the other kinds of wheat. There are
now about twenty mills in Minnesota in
which the new machinery has been intro
duced Cnadu Farmer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
The most obstinate mule on record turned

The most obstinate mule on record turned
up the other day in Sonoma county, Cal.
His owner was hauling load of lime, when
a warm rain shower set in. The lime,
slaked by tie rain, was soon in high state
of combustion, and the wagon caught fire
but the animal in question, which formed
one of the team, stubbornly resisted all
efforts to dctach him from the burning
wagon, and was cremated on the spot, while
his unfortunate owner stood by and misap-
piled Scripture.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03

Does the young man who persists in be-
ing loafer ever reflect how much less it
costs to be decent, respectable man ?
Anybody can be gentleman if he chooses
to be, but it is expensive being loafer.
1t costs time-days, months, and years af
it. 1t costs friends Your consorts Will
be only the buccaneers Of society. Ii sests
health, vigor, comlort-all true pleasure
in living, honor, dignity, selfrespect of the
world when living, and finally AL regre, aud
consideration when dead
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
AMERICAN TROTTING HORSES.
The Fast Time during thu Season ::

The following shows the fastest time
made by American trotting horses during
the season, and where the exhibition oc-
Cured: Goldsmith Maid, Boston, IL =;
Lulu, Rochester, 2168 Gioster, Rochester,
2.17; Red Cloud, Buffalo, 2.lS; Camors,
Buffalo, 2.13i Mambrino Gift, Buffalo,
220; Fleety Golddust, Buffalo, 2.204
Smn-sler, Buffalo 2.20i Castle Boy, Utica
221; Ncttie, Cleveland, 2.22f Bodin
Buffalo, 221l; Lucille Goddust Utica
222i Fred Hooper, Cleveland, 2.23
Thomas Jefferson Buffalo, 223t Cozotte
Springfield, , 223l} Frank Wood, Rochester
2.24; Kansas Chief, Utica, 224; Nash
vile Girl, Springfield, 2.24 James Howell
ir.. Springfield, 22l Music, Utica, 2.24i
Thomas l.. Young, Buffalo, 224l; Joker
Buffalo, 225; Nellie Irwin, Rochester
2.25; Commodore, Utica, 2.25; EYerct
Bay, Springfield. 2,25 Monarch jr., Utica
30! Spotted Colt, Cleye'and , PSI; II
c. Hill, Rochester, 2,25! Magnolia, Buff
alo, 2.264 Wellesley Boy, Utica, 2.27
Stewart Malouey, Sprinfcld, 2.27 Bcr
Smith, Rochester, 2.29 kittic Cook, Buff
alo, 2.293 Bella, Springfield, 80 Condi
Smith, Rochester, 2.30i.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
DR.. J. L A N T 2,
Deem & MECHANICAL DENTIST

-, his Office on Min street, in the second story
=. walton, brick buiiing, nearly opposite the
I i5g- ioIs, and II. iatrrs himself shat by eigh,
s. instant practice and the most earnest and
e y ,frtnn 10 all matters pertaining 10 his pro-
rs; D.. i, fully abb, to perform all operations
..5.oral line in the most careful and skiliui man
E ~, r,tt,ution given to saving :he Natural Teeth
~. rE. iu-.r:ion Of Artificial Teeth on Rubber,
s. l,.r nr Continuous Gums, and perfect fits in all
ss iasar-d. 100. .,,,v I'D d,rr.r Of an
work to the inexperienced. or to those liv-
'a..7 7ii,,aucr. April Is, iS14.-tf.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03

One of the New York papers states that
somebody the other day stole IA very valu-
able bulldog from the Central Park men
a@cric in that city, and havctclt ever
since as if would like to get acquainted
with the thief \ man who is capable Of
stealing bulldog has talent that is sufii-
GENTLY remarkable to cntitlc him to thought-
ful consideration. | suppose for very
small inducement such man as that would
pick up 4 couple Of Bengal tigers and a
hyena and walk Off with them, and if
owned a good wild eat | would not like to
leave him alone with it. | think this man
must be related to boy in Pottsvillc, Pa.
1t is stated in one of the Pottsville papers
that "a boy ,of thirteen ran away with IA
circus frcm this place last week, And
this, it seems to me, rather lays over the
operation of the cnbezzler Of the bull dog,
Here is IA boy of thirteen who dis,lains
to stealing single animal but actually con
liscates an entire circus and decamps with
it, Destiny points to career in Congress
for this boy When | think of the man
ner which he would put through salary
grab, | feel as if the country was entitled
to his service at Washington He might
prove TO be invaluable if he should take a
notion to steal the Washington monument,
or to elope with the Patent Office just be
fore the annual avalanche of Reports de-
scended on the country.--uar Ad9er.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03

Both the constables of Minersville,
Schuylkill county, are in jail on a charge
of highway robbery One of these same
worthies had, on the day the robbery was
committed, been released from jail, where
be had served a short sentence for beating
bis mother
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03

Isaac Gensheimer, young man in the
employ of George Weiider, of Fairvlew
township, has won the belt as the champion
potato digger of Erie county. In one day
this season he dug hundred and three and
a-half bushels of red peach blow potatoes
with common hook, pulling the tops as
he went along.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03

From five to fifty tons of briarwood arc
received in Baltimore every week, from
points on the Potomac, York, James and
Rappahannock Rivers. Most of it is ship
ped to Philadelphia and New York, bring
ing S26 ton.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03

The flly. Lay Stout. owned by Richard
Penistan, of Philselpia, is said to be the
fastest three year-old in this country. she
has trotted three consecutive heats IN
2.3A!. 2:29g and 2:2s.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
ROUSE,
lES & IE5

>. j., Tl;J .Gsfreet, IHILA ADELPHIA
Reduced rates, 81 IS per day. ga
HENRY SPAIN, Prop'r.
7 SNYDER, Clerk.
~, JG 1874. I'm.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03

A minister asked tipsy fellow, leaning
up against "A fence, where he expected to 90
when he died "If cant get along any
better than | do now, said he, Il shan t
60 anvwh re. IL stay where ] sm :,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03

The supreme court has decided that
personal property located in one place and
owned by parties living in another place
shall be taxed in the place in which 1T Is
located, and not in which the owner
reside.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-03
DR,T. PECK,
II surgeon Dentist.

,.-,r,,,, that having just returned from Dental
-. h.. /, fav prepared to make artificial teeth in
NJ, BEAUTIFUL and lii.-liSe manner, and t" I'll de-
80 rrtr..t,d without pain, when desired, by the
-S;i.r.,ls Gvid, Gas, which is entirely harmless.
= ali kinds neatly done. Ailwork warranted.
-.T d, K N RS new brick building, Main street
--f.trr- p, Aug ~ 'Tl-tf.