The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-05-07
MISCELLAN N E 0 u s.

A Lebanon oleander has grown 100 feet
during the wiater.
Erie, Pa, has centenarian named
James McClarip, aged l03 years.
The Brooklyn Argus is Of opinion that
a kind word will always 90 fu.iher than
4 fat iron
o, bother cremation We have to
earn our living-and we don't want to be
compelled to urn our dead.
Lazarus Wheeland, Of Franklinville,
Huntingdon county, caught tweuty-one
foxes during the past winter.
A Western paper announces the death
of lady, celebrated for the purity OF
her character and complexion"
\ man writing POLITICALLY Of the wealth
er says: The back bone of winter Is
broken, but its tail wags yet occasional
ly."
They can't crusade at Dubuque. An
ordinance of that city provides that there
shall be 30 singing or loud talking IL the
saloons.
The New Orleans crusaders announce
that "the horn of the ungodly shall be
put down" That is where horns are
generally put.
ANY absorbent material not readily
com bustible, such as -four or sand, will.
it is said, readily extinguish the flames
Of burning kerosene.
Any absorbent material not readily
combustible, such as -four or sand will,
it is said, readily extingush the flames
of burning kerosene.
has heard ladies of refinement, wealth.
position and education lie customs off
Ger out of counteuance.
Are bIacksmiths, who are making a
living by forging. or carpenters, who do
a little counter fitting, any worse than
men who sell iron and steel for living
Two girls are confined in the Sunbury
Jail to appear as witnesses against their
father, who will be tried at the August
term of court for shooting John Heating,
n Coal township.
First-class carpcn ters in Chicago VINO
were employed year ago at So per day
are now glad to get 81 so per day, and
this decline in the cost of labor runs
through the scale Of employments.
The quickest way we know of to make
man believe that there's nothing in the
world worth living fer is TO excite him
into chasing a cat across yard where
two or three clothes lines are innocently
swaying in the evening breeze.
On the 3lst ult. there was recorded in
the Recorders Office in this county Sc
cond Consolidated Mortgage against the
Erie Railway Company, and in favor OF
the The Farmers Loan 4 Trust Company
Trustees, for the immense sum OF $50
600, 600, ,000.-N;Jord Herald.
The most complete check upon rob
bing bees is TO place bunch OF grass or
wet hay over the entrance to the hive
The bees will fined their way to the en-,
trance to their own hive, the robbers will
be caught by the scntiuels in passing
through the grass, and soon cease their
Pilferiug.
The american Agricultwist says the
COW "Old Creamer," belonging to S. d
Hungeriord, Adams, n. Y, who gave
302 pounds Of milk in three days in June
last, and over 81 pounds Fer day during
all Of June, so pounds in July and II
pounds in August, is an Ayrshire and
nine years old.
At prayer meeting of colorcd people
in Erie, the deceney and good order OF
the meeting being disturbed by negro
named Brown, whose prayers in public
were only incoheront rawlings, the pastor
inquired What fool nisga's dat prayin
down dar near de doe ?" A dozen people
replied with one voice 1T am bruddal
Brown, sah." Den" replied the pas
tor, "Bruddah Brown subside, and le
some one pray dat's better 'quainted wid
de Lord ~