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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20
NO. 81.
A Pennsylvania Woman.

\ correspondent of Cincinnati paper
tells rather an extravagant story of the ex-
ploits of widow Of his acquaintance. 1t
runs thus. We dwell in a branch of the
beautiful Clinton Valley in Fayotte county;
Penn. just to the east Of us are the Chcs-
nut Ridge mountains rs rough and rocky
as mountains generally are Well, upon
the top of the mountains dwells widow,
yet in the prime of life, who is now wealthy,
and OWNS the best mountain farm in Fayette
county. 1ears ago, when quite young,
she married a young man who owned this
farm and Il team, and nothing more. The
land was uncleared, exceedingly rocky, and
full OF ravines. In a few months after be-
inc married the husband died, leaving his
wife nothing but this land, cabin and team.
Thrown upon her own resources. the widow
went to work telling timber, making cross
ties and hauling them to the railroad at
ConnellSyille, distant ten miles, and all with
out the assistance of any one. This being
before the paniclly times, she made money
sufficient to give her good start in life
Disliking to drive team or attend to
horses, as soon as she considered herself
tibIt cilC L4ilu uIlFCI, DuG COntlHUcI max
ing the cross-ties with her own hands. and
between times amused herself with blasting.
rocks and rolling them into the ravincs
thus killing two birds with one stone, clear
ing the land and filing up the ravines.
Thus, by industry, economy and persever-
ance, she, in very few years, amassed a
considerable fortune, cleared sevcnty-fve
acres of rough land, filing up and leveling
over rayines, and fitting them for agricul-
tural purposes 1t was indeed an interest
ing sight to see her sitting on top of rock,
with drill in one hand and a sledge in the
other, piercing the very heart Of the rock
and blowing it to atoms, and after*ard roll
ling it piece by piece into the ravine This
lady has now a grand house, luxuriously
furnished tirst-class piano, from which
she brings forth the sweetest music, and
fifty thousand in the bank. She has had
scores Of offers, but she refuses them all,
preferring to pass the remainder Of her life
In single blessedness rather than undergo
the pangs Of burying another husband.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20
STROUDSBURG MONROE COUNTY, PA, MAY 20, 1875

ter his untimely end was discussed by his
friends around their fre-sides About ten
days ago, when the snow was pretty well
off the ground a party of men thought it
their duty to 60 over into the deserted
valley, and bury his body. They arrived
at the door, of the cabin and were alighting
from their horses when a voice within was
heard joyfully to exclaim--"Wel have you
fellows got here at last p and Robinson
came limping out upon pair of crutches.
Noticing their surprise, he said You all
thought | was dead, did you? l am not,
but am as we'll as ever l was in my life,
except this leg" And so it proved.
He kept his wound dressed with snow,
and when his ready provisions were ex-
hausted dragged himself to the carcass of
the bear at the door of the cabin and cut
off a slice with his butcher, knife Raw
bear meat and water from mountain stream
which ran near by was all the sustenance
he had for over seven weeks. This mea-
gre diet, no doubt, kept his foot from NOR
tifying. The fever subsided, the infama-
ton went down, and it soon began to heal
With wire which he tore off an old broom
he probed the wound and drew out several
pieces of the bone lie then made a pair
of crutches and was able to get about with
out difficulty. He considers the snow
storm a lucky thing, as his leg wonld pro
badly have been amputated had the physi-
clan arrived.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20
Objections to Education.

The San Antonio (Texas) HcrdH tells
this story: Some years ago some emi-
grants from Ohio and Illinois settled in 4
little town in this State, and soon began to
agitate for the erection of a schoolhouses
and the employment of a teacher. A town
meeting was called to consider the PROPOSE
ton, and one of the Northerners made a
neat little speech, telling of the blessing
which education had brought with it to
Ohio and Illinois When he had sat down
an old man In the corner arose, gave the
customary hitch to his corduroys, pushed
back his hat tri1e, and answered thus
Stranger, up in yer Ohio State you've
got big penitentiary full of people. h anint
yer Well, yer've got larnin' up thar
Up in yer Illinois State yer've got big
penltentiary full ofpeople yer've got larnin'
there. But I've lived here thirty-seven
years in peace and happiness I've raised
nine doys and tew gals, and / sleep perfectly
sound o night, COS | amt 'fraid an7 of
my boys II go 20 the pcnitcutiary for for
gin notes, COS they can't none of EN-
write y Sensation in the audience and
sympathy manifested Another of the
newcomers then spoke, arguing in favor of
education; and then tall, lank native
stood up and made this speech: See
here, mister, amt you that ere machine
man ?" "Yes," said he, a did sell some
machines here last year" ''Wa'ul, when
wheat got ripe, all the people went to
Neighbor Johnson's to see how yer mowin'
machine would operate. We got the tar
mel thing into the field, and Neighbor John
son he hitched his young FLY into the
shafts. She alters was fractions critter,
and the first thing we knowcd she give ii
tlounce and caught Neighbor ,Johnson's
boy Bills leg an cut 1t clean orf, Manifest
sensation.l Then, mister, in just about
two weeks yer pardner came round peddhn'
wooden legs, and Neighbor johnson had
to buy one Of them ere things. Nice
eddicated people you are You understand
1t, you do! Fust you sell the machines,
and then yer pardner he furnishes wooden
legs = This ended the matter. and no
school-master viii be welcomed in th;,e
village for some time to come.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20
HUMAN ENDURANCE.
A Baby Injured Man Lives Two Months
on Raw Bear Meat.

Nevada papers bring us details of two
remarkable instances of human endurance.
The first is told ofby the Virginia Chroai;-
Gle of April %, as follows =
About fifty miles from Virginia City is
little mountain value know as GravelIy
Valley In February last, two hunters.
named NJ. III. Robinson and David Knox,
were in the neighborhood looking for game.
They succeeded in killing large cinnamon
bear which they dragged to the hut. On
the morning of February Is, when twelve
miles from camp, Robinson, in getting on
his horse, accidentally discharged his gun,
and the ball, an ounce in weight, passed
through his right heel, shattering it to frag-
ments. His companion enveloped the
wound in snow, and tied it up in piece of
saddle-blanket, and they started immcdia-
tely for the cabin Upon their arrival,
Knox saw at once that it was necessary to
90 for physician. Robinson WAS weak
from loss of blood, was utterely unable to
ride to the nearest settlement, distance of
forty miles, and the nature of his injury
was such that he must surely die unless
medical assistance was procured. They
were sworn friends and Knox, after plac-
ing the wounded man in bunk, covering
him with blanket and leaving him two
days provisions, babe him be of good cheer
until his return. He rode all that night
through binding storm, which set in soon
after his departure, and arrived in Lake
Valley soon after daylight. Having pro-
cured the assistance of a physician, who
was well known to Robinson, they started
to return As they assembled the steep side
of the mountain, the determined men soon
found that it was impossible to proceed
further. The snow was already four or
five feet deep, and was accumulating in
great drifts.
The regrets they felt at Robinson's fate
were of no avail, hut all through the win
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20
THE BOARD OF PARDONS.
Rules Adopted for the Government Of
the Body.

HARRIsBURG, May 7.-The recent meet
ing of the Board of Pardons, the following
rules were adopted to regulate all applica-
tions made to it =
First. The first Tuesday Of each month
is appointed as the day whereon the board
shall convene to give full hearinged in open
session to all applications for pardon.
Second. The board must be furnish with
proof that notice of application for pardon
has been published once week, for two
consecutive weeks, in newspaper printed
in the county or city in which conviction
was had, said proof to be made by the
affidavit of the publisher of the newspaper
that the publication had been made as re-
quired by this rule
Third Notice of the application must
have been given to the judge who tried the
cause and to the district attorney or at
torney who prosecuted, and proof of said
notice be furnished
Fourth. Every application for pardon
must be accompanied with the following
papers, written in clear and distinct
hand -
l. \ certified copy of the whole record,
including docket entries, minutes of the
court, copy of Indictment, pleas, and all
other papers on file relating to the case.
2. a brief statement Of the reasons upon
which the application is based setting forth
all the facts, will be required in every APP
plication the notes of evidence taken on
the trial letters from responsible persons
in the community where the crime was
committed.
Fifth. No applications viii be considered
if presented to any individual member of
the board
Sixth. All applications and correspond
ence must be addressed to or fled with the
Recorder Of the Board at Harrisburg, so
that the same may be prepared for presen-
tation to the board at its next SESSION and
no application will be heard or considered
unless the same and papers upon which
based have been filed at least ten days be-
fore said sessions, and in no instance will
this rule be relaxed
Seventh. No application that has once
been rejected will again be placed upon the
record or heard by the board without the
consent Of the board first obtained therefor,
and when submitted the second time, addi-
tional reasons, petitions, and proof of notices
to judge, district attorney, and the public
must be furnished anew
Eighth. No party will be permitted to
occupy more than fifteen minutes in the
oral discussion of any application unless by
the special request of the board
JOHN LATTA, Lieutenant-G Governor.
NJ. S. QUAY, Secretary of the Common
wealth
SAMUEL e. DBDuCK Attorney General.
WILLIAM MCCANDLEss, Secretary of
Internal Affairs
A. WILSON NORRIS, Recorder.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

The constable of Cabot, Vt, went down
a trapdoor into mans cellar for the pur-
pose of putting an attachment upon some
potatoes. The mans wife shut down the
door, sat upon it, and would not let the Off
cial out till he had made to her ''the most
solemn VOW he ever promised to a woman"
not to put an attachment upon the vegeta-
bles. As he was coming up she interviewed
him with the fire shovel, and he left the
house thinking that "a slice of the day of
judgment" was after him.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

Now is the time to hunt convenient
dark corner to carefully stow away stoves
pipes till fall, when they will be again
needed and so easily found missing.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

a rural assessor lately asked a woman
how many chickens she had aud, doubling
her word, proceeded to count them. She
took him to the bee hive, kicked it over,
and invited him to count the bees. They
counted the marks on his person and cal
culated the number of insects thcrefrom.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

The Buffalo On Y.) Courier says :.
"While you are talking about this backward
spring, just remember that in the spring
of 1917 or '4S, there was sleighing in most
places between Mohawk and St. Lawrence
on and after May / -
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20
r. MAINONE,
Maker, Tuner, Regulator and Repairer
Pianos, Organs and Me|Odeons,

Parties residing in Stroudsburg and vicinity wish
ing their instruments thoroughly tuned regulated and
Spreu at most reasonable price, will please leave
thclr orders AT the JeffersOnian Office.
Those wishing to purchase Pianos other instru-
ehtS VIII hnd II to their advantage to call Hav-
ing had a practicle experience of over twenty-six
years III the musical line, am prepored to furnish
the latest and most improved instruments at lowest
possible prices. | have located myself permanently
here and solicit your fayors
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

John Smith has been arrested in Buffalo
for wearing clean shirt. Unfortunately
it belonged to another man.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

"Lake Erie continue covered with ice as
far as the eye can reach, !" says the Buffalo
Courier of the 9TH instant.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

The police of Philadelphia made 1900
arrests during the month of April
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

Many potato bugs are found twelve to
hfteen inches below the ground, in Ches-
ter county.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

The Wilkesbarre policeman, Reibseumor.
who was shot by the lawleSs Councils on
Thursday, died Friday morning.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

The tailors of st, Louis trash those of
their patrons who DO not pay their bills.
And this must be stopped. What, other
wise, is to become of the very structure of
society -RocheSfer Dem. and CHl0aicEe.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

There are 6,282 pupils in the public
schools of Reading.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

Ex-Mayor Lotus, of Scranton, tried at
Wllkesbarre for perjury, was acquitted
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20

The females are crusadipg again in
Franklin.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-20
DON,T vou know that J. III.

~ McCarty q Sons are the only Under
takers in Stroudsburg who understands their
business? Ifnot, attend Funeral managed
by any other Undertaken in town, and you
will see the proof Of the fact.
June Is, 71-tf
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08

Tax attempt, on the part of such sheets
as the Oshkosh Northwestern and LaCros
Leader. to hold Governor Taylor resronsi-
bic Tor the stupid blurders of the last Legis-
iature, respecting the railroad laws, would
be amusing. we're IL not positively silly.
The Governor could not iaterpose veto,
simply because in his opinion the bill was
bad one. A mare difference Of opinion
is no ground for veto in matter Of this
kind. No one has claimed, that We have
heard, that there was any legal or eonsti-
tutionai objection to the bull. end hence the
Governor was forced te sign the bill, or
subject himself TO the charge of attempting
to override the Will of a majority OF the
Legislature. If the people cleo. block
heads TO represensthem, they must suffer
nAe consequences of their folly. II is Bit
ter dranght, but the people must drink it TO
it's dregs. Let US be visited with famine,
pestilenss, panics, grasshoppers; but save
US, dc save US from ths''unconscious mach
nations Of sturidity.'-Asdison Demo
syat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08
GOV. Taylor.

SorrrSous governor of Wisconsin has
Ibess M successful as Governor Taylor in
securioe eesnatny in the various depart
rnerts, no other governor, if any, has in
epired greater efficiency in every executive
branch sf the state government; no other
gorerno~ Sas ever been confronted with
questions SO delicate and difficult ms those
which Gov. fayisr had to deal with last
srmner. The ansnner in which he and the
other staes officers Ret and mastered these
questions wax sln-piy Ferfeet; no parable
can be found fer it in the action of the ex
ecutive Of any other state ia the onion.
We respectfully invite those papers which
assu~ae to talk 50 fippantiy about Ge~.
Tnytors de6efenees, co tell what they are
Plain folks would like TO have them gciot-
ed out La Crosse Lsbadi DeaccTf.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08
Didn't Know Them.
Prom the Home journal.


An Englishman called on Longfellow Que
day and asked to see his house, which was
Washingtou's headquarters at Cambridge.
He showed him through courteously. The
visitor expressed much satisfaction, and
begged to know his hosts name. "Long-
fellow, said the poet, not unreasonably ex.
pecting some recognition. "Ah, indeed
an American" Bet worse even than that
is the story of some Cambridge tourists who
asked the car conductor to show them
Lowells house. lie said he didn't know
the name. "James Russell Lowell" e1.
planned the visitors. The man shook his
head. There's baker down town by the
name of Lowell, said he, ''but the cars
don't 20 anywhere near him."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08

THrrcIDApEs BRowS,a hoy of promise,
was compelled to stay at home from school
for a few days on account of a severe cold.
Ncddie Preston, one of his mates, called on
him and endeavored to cheer him up. He
said: 81 know how It's, Cid; when fellow
gifts sick he's mighty lonesome, and likes
to have his chsrns drop in on him.
"Ennesc met" and Thuycidades reached I'M.
der bis pillow and drew forth three of those
hoed csirdlins romances, bound ia yellow
paper and published By that friend Of Amer
loan youth, Mr.. Beadle-"Lonesomei Not
mucl! The fire was just beginning to
crackle nicely nnder Bowie Knife Bill when
you came in, aud had ~ drop it,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08

Herbert Bancroft's "Nentezuma."

Herbert Bancrofts "Nentezuma."
The King took bis meals alone, in one
Of the largest halls of the palace. II the
weather was cold, FIRE was kiudled with
a kind of charcoal made of the bark of trees,
which emitted no smoke, tut THEW out a
delicious perfume; and that bis Majesty
might suffer no Inconvenience from the
heat, screen ornamented with gold and
crsted With figures OF the idols was placed
between his person and the FIRE. He was
seated Upon low leather cushion, Upon
which were thrown various soft skins, and
his table Was Of similar description, excep.
that it was larger and rather higher, and
was furnished with white cotton cloths of
the finest ware of Chulula, and manr of the
goblets were of gold and silver, or fashion
cd Of beautiful SHELF. He is said to have
possessed complete service of solid gold,
but, as it was considered beneath a King
dignity to u,e anything at the table twice.
Montezuma, with all his e1trasagance, was
obliged to keep this costly dinner.set in the
temple. The bill of fare comprised every
thing edible of fish, flesh, and fowl, that
could be procured in the Empire or import,
ed from beyond 1t.
Relays of couriers were employed IL
bringing delicscies from afar, and as the
royal table was every day supplied with
fresh fish brought without the modern aid.
of ice and air tight packing. from a sea
coast more than hundred miles distant
by road passing chiefly through tropi
cal climate, We may form some idea of the
speed with which these couriers travelled
There were cunning cooks among the
Azsecs, and at these entravaeaDt neal
there was almost as much variety in th.
cooling as in the matter cooked. Sabagur
gives a most formidable list Of roast, stew
ed, and boiled dishes of meat, fish, ant
poultry, seasoned with many kinds of herbs
Of which, however. the most frequently men
toned is chile. He further describes mani
kinds of bread, al bearing more or les.
close resemblance to the modern Mexican
tortille, and all most tremendously named
Imagine, for instance, when one wished fL
piece Of bread, having to ask ones neigh
Dor to he good enough to pass tht
Observation-Disclosures; then there
were tamafes of all kinds, and many Other
curious messes, such as frog spawn ane
stewed ants cooked with chile; but m ore
loathsoms to us than even such as these
and strangest of all the strange compound.
that went to make UP che royal carte, was
one highly savored, and probably savory
smelling dish, 80 exqnisitely prepared tina
its principal ingredient was completely dis
eulsed. and yet that ingredient was nothiu:
else than human flesh.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08

CossEcTfcUr has again given a clear
sweeping Democratic majority of over
1000. In the gnbernatorial election
which took place IN that state last week,
lngersoll, the Democratic candidate re-
ceived so, SOC votes and Greene the
Republican candidate od1y 41,954 The
Legislature still retains Its Democratic
majority.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08

GREAT CONSERVATION was caused during
the evening of March 10 in the neighbor-
hood Of Balsall Heath, near Birmingham,
England, by the escape of lion from the
menngerie at that place. The lion had suc.
ceeded in freeing himself from the cage,
and one of the keepers observed it in the
garden walking toward the gate leading in
to the Baisall Heath road, and with great
courage and presence of mind closed the
gate, thus preventing the animal from leay.
ing the garden. The keeper obtained as.
sistance, and large piece Of meat was tied
to n rope and thrown to the animal, the
men putting themselves in a secure position
as they did so. The lion seized she meat
and held it so pertinaciorsly that the keep
ers succeeded in drawing the animal into its
cage again, and so prevented him from do
ing serious mischief.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08

rapidly becoming aradical one, and mild
majority. When it Was time to DO radical,
was not in the rear. Good nature 10 the
front 10 what We desifs ncw.''
Said /, "Nr. Wilson, win you join the
excursion party to MeAicci"
"Who is going'"
81 hear that Denis, Of Maryland; Cam
eron (who gets it up). Anthony, and Ben
Perley Poore are going"
81 shan's go. / am too poor, and poor
men in public life suffer more imputa ticn
from using Government ship or any such
perquisites than rich men,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08

Mr.. HALLIwELL, in his illustrations of
the Life of Shakespeare" said that tn 9
last chance of finding Shakespeare papers
was to search behind the panellings of the
old house of Lady Barnard, the grand daugh-
ter and last lineal descendant of Shakes
speare. The house is Abingdon Abbey.
NortIramton, which belongs to Lord Over
stone, and is tenanted by DR.. Thomas
Priehard. At Mr.. FurnivaIrs instance,
Lord Overstone and DR.. Prichard have
given leave that The search may be made
this season, at such time and in such man.
ner az shall be convenient to the tenant.
Mr.. hslliwell, has undertaken to bear the
expense of the search, which will be con
Quoted by Al architect under his direc-
tia0
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08

THE executors of the estate of Cakes
Ames, in settling up his accounts, have
discovered evidence that tends to exon
crate Schuyler Colfax from the charges
of bribery in the disgraccful Credit Mo
bilier swindle.