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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

E5scz Our distinguished neighbor over the
way is rot particularly we'll pleased with the
Auditor Generals showing for the last fiscal
year. and yet why he should not be is not
particularly shown by his article. the cream
Of which is altogether favorable to the exhibit
made 10y the report. He don t fancy the fact
shat the Governor failed to accompany it with
explanation or suggestion when on Its
very face the report makes such an exhibit
,hat it explains itself. He evidently don't
Ike the reduction of 81, ,204, 1854 90 in the
receipts. We cannot however. see why, es-
peca!ly, as, directly under he gives the
figures that were produced the year Leiore OF
81. .5a7, ,34l: IS, or OYER three hundred thous-
aud L9nars more, by items, which, for light
en;ng the burdens Of taxation. were stricken
out Of the list Of sources Of revenue produc-
ton. lie certainly would not have the Cover
nar recommend the restoration Of ftheSe items
81 the tax list. Again, he don't admire the
fact hat the redemption Of the public debt Is
only 81. 20. .234: - or S2S9, 52I SIS less than
last year. and yet this payment was made
i,y his own showing with 81 597, 34l IS less
receipts than last year If this.is anything
il i famous exhibit, fo- It shows that the
age Of economy in the management Of tbs
government Of the State has dawned for u
il eayuest-;hat dollars have been counted
- dollars in the expenditures and held to
their su!l value, under the watchful eyes OF
Gov. Hartranft, Auditor General Allen and
State Treasurer Mackey. Can anything more
1augilly explanatory or more iorcibly sugges-
awe he desired than this Our neighbor
pruu.bIas over an increased expenditure Of
500 900 over last year and then goes off in
Il ! scries OF lachrimose blinks OYER hard
t;.acs and year Of terrible hard ship and suf-
loting. Why not be honest and make men
ton oi Increased expenditures rendered ueces-
sary Is the Inauguration Of the new Consti-
tu.:oa which both Of us supported, and the
oher extraordinary expenditures which,
completed this years will in all human proba
Li.ity never occur again? Why not pick out
and show to his readers the items which mill
tate against the generally received truth that
inits necessary expenditures, we have not had
in years, an administration 40 conscientiously
honest, just as economical as that Of Cover
nor uartranft's. We are pleased to see tha
III the end of his TRADE our ncighbor is con
strained to say that there will be enough tt
meet the interest Of the State debt next yea
aud to meet the redemption required by tn,
constitution without rcsorting to increased
taxation and to confess that the constitutions
and centennial expense which are extraordl
nary, amounted to just the s35O,O0O whicl
he clai.ns as increased government expendi
tu-e. After all neighbor the skies are not St
totally dark
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2s, 1875.

Es~ Vice President Wilson letter to the
Eli;or of the Springfield Republican, and
which will be found in this weeks JET. is
richly deserving of an attentive pcrusal from
voters Of all parties and especially of Repub-
licans. It takes patriotic as well az philo-
sophic view of affairs.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

THE school laws of Philadelphia forbid
study out of school hours. We believe that
Philadelphia school laws arc more than half
right. We pay teachers to teach our child
ren, but under the present system the par
ents are the teachers while the teachers them
selves are only hearers of the lessons taught.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

AFTER much talk upon the subject with
people from all parts of the county, VIC feel
authorized to say that Judge Stauffc-'s ap-
pointment gives universal satisfaction. Re
publicans and Democrats. alike, are vel:
pleased with it.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

JACOB ENGLER is erecting very neat
dwelling on lotrecently purchased in Labar' 5
addition to the borough, on Academy hill.
Jacob appears to understand that the next
best thing to wife is a neat, comfortable
home to keep her in, and Jacob is right
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21
Death of the President Of Il5 ;,a n
stitutional COnVeh'iOTTr WI

ERIE, Jan. 25,-llo1G, 1G,.J5.2titntioaal 52''| Go
president of the late C9n5-i,; i. resid'n
vention of this State, died at IT. nj had been
in this city this morning
.eelae health f,r some tine
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

The greatest coal mine of the age has
been found in Skagit Valley, Wyoming.
1t is vast field, where coal can be obtained
to an unlimited extent on the surface with
out going to the expense of underground
tunncline
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21
No man who has real or personal propert

No man who has real or personal property
should think of going to sleep without hav-
ing it insured The knowledge that it is in
sured, in the Monroe Mutual for instance,
will prove more conclusive to refreshing slum-
bers and pleasant dreams, than all the lauda-
mum in an 'ashotccary pop" Try its sodorific
properties.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

THE fourth week OF the Tilton-Beecher
conglomeration of smut and moral uglness
has been got through with. Mrs. Beecher
and ''the child Elizabeth" are daily with
each other attendants with Henry Ward in
Court, and flowers in the greatest profusion
hem MIN in with their perfume. Modesty,
yve think, should dictate to the ''ladies, -
that their Sroper place was any where else
than 10 a place where they will be compelled
To sec tarnish smeared over their good
names, no matter what the verdict may be.
Mutual Friend Mouitou has occupied the
witness stand for week or more, and has
stood the ordeal brayely In no one particu-
lar has he contradicted the points and asser-
tons Of bis statements, which, for the first
time, the public learns, were written by Gen
Butler We Go not feel like befouling the
jeff with the evidence in the case.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21
THE Y. NJ. C. A. met on Friday evenin:

THE Y. NJ. c. A. met on Friday evening
to organize library. Very good Now let
US have the dancing school on religious prnci-
pies. A venerable, and good old Parson
once said, it is better often to wag the heels
than the tongue, and we cannot help but be-
lieve that he was right. The dancing school,
now, our christian friends Wen promise it
to draw amazingly
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

ST. VALENTINE makes his appearance on
Sunday this time, and postmasters will have
day of rest. The Juveniles, and the agen-
lies, too however, will have their, send, "
and we presume that for week before and
a week behind the day Simon will have his
handsful. Get your pictures ready for a
week from Sunday, as that is tie day.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

The way the boys pile on to Farmer $ sleighs
when they come to town, reminds US OF the
grass-hopper plague.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

4 daughter Of An,zi Wilson, Esq, and wife
of Mr.. Squircs, Attorney -at-Law, hung herself
on Friday evening of last week, at CarbondaIe.
She had shown symptoms Of arrangement for
some time.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

During the warm snap on Friday last, some
East Stroudsburg ladies' met and passed reso-
lutions, and in a short time had a party OF ~
and a four-horse team out slay-riding, leaving
their husbands to wonder what was SAID about
them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

Ir is matter for congratulatien that we
have not had coasting accident to record all
this winter. But we will not brag as the
boys have not near got done riding down hill
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

TIE concert given by Prof. Perkins Quar-
tette from New York. last Tuesday night IN
the Lutheran Church, was well patronized-
nothing more.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

VINO among our many readers young or
old can send in the correct answer to the iol-
lowing puzzle =" If the B m put Ii the
B. putting: -
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

Hon. j. p Christiancy, of Michigan,
was on Thursday elected to the United
States Senate as the successor of Senator
Chandler, hy one majority oyer the latter.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

Mason Took, has torn away the old shan
ty in the rear of his dwelling on Monroe St,
and erected neat piazza in its stead. Quite
au Improvement as well as convenience.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

We hear rumors of Improvements to be
made in town and county during the spring
and summer, but nothing sufficiently settled
to warrant an extended notice.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

AND last, but not least-those cisterns
which are to hold water in case OF hre-what
are We doing about them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

WE understand that Judge Throop, hav-
ing received an eligible offer is about dispos-
ing of his burnt district property in Homes
1.Io
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

AND then as to the Normal School-W hat
are we thinking about it
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

An industrial army. The granger or
ganizations of Illinois have membership
If 10000.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

AND now as to the gas compauy-how is
that getting along?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21
ADVERTISE.

WHEREFORE THAT the people may
know where to go to find what they want to
to buy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

OuR selighing is frat rate.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

"WuAr we heard and saw, next week.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

MORE moderate weather for week past.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

We know number of boys who play tru-
ant.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

Our cote1nporaires elsewhere are SO clut-
tered up with notices of ward and township
meetings and vigilance committees, that one
uninitiated would suppose that two or three
Presidential elections, at least, were on band
instead of a mere municipal election. Here
we do things differently. We merely call a
meeting of citizens without distinction OF
party select the best men of both partles'
equally as possible, to fill the several offices
and elect them without useless vcxatlon,
strife or trouble The result is that we have
no rings to steal our taxes, and our borough
affairs are honestly and properly managed.
WE learn that Mr. S: w. Keen, the gen
tleman who has just completed a handsome
residence in the suburbs Of Highland Dell,
has completed hatchery, by which he de-
signs bringing forth poultry in great abund-
ance by artificial heat. The capacity OF his
apparatus, it is said, runs way up to the
thousands in the season, and every thing is
arranged so as to make success as near as ca n
be certainty. BY means of mercural valves
of his own conception and get up the incest
adjustment of heat to fixed standard is al
ways secured, and there seems to be no
earthly reason why he should not succeed to
his hearts content. County Superintendent
Frutchey has experimental in this direction
for several years, but has not this far proved
himself good enough setting hen to brag OF
probably because Of the impertectIon oi
his hatchery. We shall keep our ear open,
and make note of the progress Of Mr.
Keens efforts as we hear Of them for the
benefit of our readers. Poultry men general
| ly, we believe, rather doubt the feasibility o
the idea, and think that in chicken Matching
as in some other things, natures way is by
far the best way. One can't tell, though
until one tries.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21
REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GEN
EDhI

Attorney General DfMMIcK submitted
his annual report to the Legislature on
Wednesday of last week. 1t is as follows
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, HAR-
RIsBuRa, january II, 1875.--To the Sen
ate and House of Representatives OF the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania-Gentfe-
men: In compliance with the provisions
of the act of 21st April, 1857, entitled
Gan act relating to the Office and duties OF
the Attorney General, I herewith trans
nit statement of the business transacted
in this department, during the year ending
December 81, 1874:
Number of claims certified for collection,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21

Number withdrawn, /.
Number collected, SO.
The amount Of money represented
hv these claims was, s74, 4,396.G4
Amount collected, l4,O59.6o
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-18

HUNTED.-It would seem as if the
elements were determined to hunt
down and continually render I'M
happy our friends of the Territorial
Enterprise" They had just got a
natural mug" on their paper, and
were nicely established in the odd
Fellows building at Virginia, after
having been burned out and hustled
from pillar to post for weeks, when,
on Tuesday night, just before going
to press, they suddenly found them
selves deluged by mortar and slush
from the roof of their office. The
building was being provided by a
mortar roof, covered by tin, but the
tin had not yet been laid; and after
days of soaking in the rain, the lime,
sand and hair parted company, and
went each its own way into the rooms
below. This unwe.come visitation
induced stampede of the concern
in the direction of Gold Hill, where
their paper was sent to press on
wednesday morning.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-18

BANIsHED-One of the saddest re-
suits of the rain and mud is the abso-
lutte Punishment from our streets of
the additional brightness usually lent
to them by the etter-halves " of
the lords of creation. Deprive the
grape of its juice, the wine of its
flavor, the rose Of its fragrance, or the
vinegar of its sour, and we'll not
complain; but to deprive the side
walk throng of its only redeeming
quality-woman, smiling, scolding,
skirticoated woman-is to rob the
night of its stars and life of its love.
We had rather know for certain that
We should be scolded steadily for the
next 500 years by the crossest woman
since Zantippe, than to doubt for a
moment that this state of affairs
would soon be remedied. Poor, dear
creatures Just imagine how they
have been housed up with their books
and music and letting for the past
four dreary, dismal, drilling days,
with not soul to talk to but their
husbands, not a bit of new gossip to
canvass, and with not a chance to
give away II smile save in their
looking glasses, You may speak
gravely of the deep griefs of women;
of sorrow planting her willows under
the lashes of eyes tear-laden forever;
but shut up a woman with herself,
and you have the synonym for human
misery.
Since writing the above we have
seen one woman on the streets, and
hurried to the Office to take this item
ont, but were too late. The paper
had gone to our subscribers.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-18

THE WEATHER is still of a dam
peninC character, and if it continues
much longer, we will make a con
tract with Harvey Jones to build us
an ark. We don't apprehend any
difficulty in obtaining specimens of
the different animals in this vicinity.
This continued rain, while unpleasant
and fruitful of many colds to us, is
far worse for people over the Divide.
The streets there arc regular streams
of slush, and the many carts and
wagons constantly passing to and
fro cause a scattering of the afore-
said slush that is very disa9reeable
to pedestrians, and rendering them
less elegant in conve. sation and care
less in attire than is generally notice
able, and he curious observer grimly
takes note of the scattered curses
strewn by Disguised humanity as
they wade through it. Let us hope
that the clerk of the weather will re-
turn to his senses, and, taking into
consideration the helplessness of the
community and the amount of rain
fallen, withdraw his forces, and let
the suns warm rays loose again to
dry up the streets and give warmth
to the cold and shivering.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-18

DEAD. = Mathew Paulson, the
,amalgamator who received the ter
rible injury at the Devils Gate mill
last Sunday night, died at about
noon on Tuesday. Though every
thing known to medical science was
applied by his physicians-Drs.
Kirby and Zabriskie-the poor fell
low did not for a moment recover
consciousness, from the instant OF
the accident to the time of his death
nor did it seem that he suffered any
pain. Mr.. William Hardy, who is
the superintendent of both the
Devils Gate and Pioneer mills, did
all in his power to aid the wounded
man, in having him properly cared
for and attended. Mr.. Paulson was
we'll thought of by all those who
knew him, and his death is sorely
regretted by large circle of ac-
quaintance. The remains were
buried at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, ~"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-18
A FEW BIOGRAPHIES.

There was rash man in Toledo
Who swallowed one day torpedo,
And when it went off
The folks heard him cough
mile and a half from Toledo.
There was bold man in Havana
Who behaved in scandalous manner,
He tried to inveigle
The bald-headed eagle
And put down the star-spangled banner.
An excitable youth in Nantucket
Once cooled his hot head in bucket,
He could not get it out,
So he still goes about
With it fast in the pail where he stuck it
There was small boy in Cayugs
Who ate his grandmother's sugar
But she in a rage
Shut him up in cage
For fear of the bees Of Cuyngs
There is man In Silver City
Who writes the locals all SO witty,
But the people all round
Hope he'll be drowned,
And none will say its pity.
There lives man up in Gold Hill
Who long has owed this Office bill;
If he don't pay
without delay
Isuppose he will owe us still
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-18

EARNINGS OF THE CoMSTOCK.-
We gather the following facts from
the Quarterly Assessment Roll of
Storey county for the quarter ending
Sept. 30th, 1875. Number of tons
of ore crushed by the Andes, Belcher,
Bow ers. Crown Point, Con. Virginia,
Chollar- Potosi, Empire, Imperial,
Ophir, Railroad and Stevenson; 1884,
POI; gross yield, S7,3S6,l23 II; total
cost of extraction, S5,l50,9 04 60; net
yield or valne upon which taxes
are levied, $4,5sS,7l3 rs; amount OF
tax paid the county from this source,
$57, 25S 81. Accepting the above as
an average yield, Storey county an
nually receives revenue of $780,
035 GA from her mines alone to-
wards deiraying the expense Of be
ing governed-and still there are
those who say that for every dollar
taken out of our silver mines two
has been put in.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-18

HELP OEPERED.-Some time ago
Professor w. Frank Stewart gener-
ously offered to deliver in Gold Hill
a lecture, the proceeds to go to the
sufferers of Virginia. For some rea-
son this kind offer, while not being
rejected, has not been accepted, and
now Major E. A. Sherman comes
forward and offers to repeat his in
teresting lecture on Mexico" which
he delivered before the Pacific Coast
Pioneers of San Francisco, and was
spoken of in the highest terms Of
commentator by the press and
public generally. Here is an oppor-
tunity for the citizens of this place
to render more assistance where it is
so much needed. Armory Hall could
be obtained, and in this cause the
expense should be lighter than usual,
and either the aforementioned gen.
tlemen invited to lecture. The pro-
ceeds would no doubt alleviate the
suffering of some of our fellow-men.
The Winter is upon us, and if we
may judge from its introduction, it
will in all probability be very severe.
Food, clothes and shelter are the
necessaries of life, and when they are
so much needed, almost under our
eyes, we should do all in our power
to supply them. We know that our
citizens have not been backward at
all in rendering assistance, and some
deserve special mention for their in
obtrusive generosity but in our
pleasant homes, by our cheerful fire.
sides, we are apt to think less lightly
Of their misery than the case justifies.
So, when the weather settles, let US
engage the hall, and there is no doubt
but either of these gentlemen will
accept our invitation with pleasure,
and while listening to an instructive
lecture, we will be lessening pain,
and probably tighten some wan
face with smile of gratitude.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-18

North CARsoN.-Continued good
reports reach us from this valuable
mine, which makes an improved
showing with every foot of develop
ment. As now differed, we conf
IDENTIFY look to see the rapid and
thorough opening of the vein and its
speedy establishment as one of the
paying mines of the country. Mr..
Joshua |. Ayers, the President of the
Company, is entitled to great credit
for the manner in which he has con-
Quoted its affairs, and the sharehold-
ers have abundant reason for SAYING
" Well done, thou good and faithful
servant"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-18

"THE TRUE BUSINESS. - After
the "big fire" many Of the poor
people who lost all they possessed,
desired to go to California where
they had friends, or hoped to obtain
employment. Those who were too
poor to purchase their tickets were
provided with them by the Relief
Committee. In some instances this
worthy organization has been
abused, and the charitable object
intended turned to one of gain, by
some miserable wretches obtaining
tickets and then selling them to
others. One of these contemplate
swindlers was caught the other day
by Charley Van Gorder, who had
himself, being member of the
Emigration Committee, given him
the ticket, "bucking" it at faro.
Charley did mt walt to argue the
point, but taking him by the collar.
snatched him out on the sidewalk,
and told him in language more
plain and forcible than elegant, that
if he didn't refund the amount of
the ticket he would-well. it must
have been something awful, for the
fellow pullaa ont a twenty dollar
piece, from which the fare, $l6.75,
was taken. A man, mean enough
to do this, and indirectly rob the
poor and suffering. is liable if ar
rested, to the penalty attached to
the crime of obtaining money
under false pretenses. Also, an
other penalty, that which suffering
humanity inhicts upon those who
assume the guise of poverty to steal
from the poor that which generous
charity has bestowed.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-18

about fifty feet of the fine stone wall
in front of the public school house
in Gold Hill, fell down last night
from being undermined by stream
of water, which was running from
the V. & T. r. r., track into the
Crown Point mine, thence into a
tunnel, out of which it made its way
to the damage of the wall. Eight
hundred dollars is the estimated cost
of repairing, but if they be allowed
to converse, (not flirD, with the
school marms we know some young
men in our town who will do it for
much less.