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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
A Spider in the Stomach.

A short time since young lady, a resi-
dent at Brookvillc, Pa, experienced creep
ing sensation in her nose after she had re-
tired in the night, and all efforts to remove
the annoyance were without the desired eff
feet, the difficulty remaining for several
days, merely changing to a location farther
up in the noStril. At length it seemed to
pass down into the throat, causing chok-
ing sensation. Immediately after its disap-
pcarance the victim experienced acute pains
in the stoamch, and called medical asstance
in vain, the only thing that gave her any
relief being copious doses of brandy, which
failed to produce any of the usual effects.
Finally severe vomiting ensued, and after
one whole nights suffering, and the patient
giving up hopes Of life, the cause of the
trouble was removed and an examination
found it to bo small particle of blood and
matter, in the centre of which was COM
mon sized black spider. Evidently the
brandy saved the young lady's life
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
Important Decision.

4 Witness Cannot be Compelled to At
tend Court Until HIS Costs Are Pud-
The Centre Reporter says "A witness,
james Bell, had been subpenacd to attend
on an attachment, but was afterward taken
by the deputy sheriff, Judge Mayer decided
that the witness having demanded his costs
at the time of service. and it having been
refused or not paid, he could not be held
for the cost of attachment, nor had the
court right to issue an attachment in the
case. This settles the vexed question Of
compulsory attendance, and establishes the
fact in law that no witness is obliged to at
tend in civil case until his costs are paid
in advance In criminal eases the law may
be different, as the Commonwealth is sup
posed to be good for the costs
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
Cleaning of Boilers.

The furring or coating deposited on the
inside of steam boilers may be easily re-
moved, making the surface appear like new
iron, by placing quantity of raw potatoes
in the boiler and letting them boil to pieces.
After two or three days open the manholes,
and a sandy deposit will be found brush
it out and the boilers will be as good as
new. The worst cases Of gravel may be
cured, the deposit dissolved and passed
away, by using the water in which potatoes
have been boiled to pieces. Strain the
water, sweeten to taste, and drink for two
or three weeks.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
The Hardest Coal in America.

The Mount Hope coal mine in Ports
mouth, Rhode Island, contains the hardest
anthracite in this country, if not in the
world. 1t is much lighter colored than
the ordinary anthracite, and in many places
it strong y resembles plumbago. The mine
yields about 5000 tons u year, and is
pretty good fuel, though when the beds
were open. many years ago, it was thought
to be next to worthless. 1t sells for from
So 30 to 81 so per ton at the mine. Large
quantities Of this coal are consumed at the
mine in smelling copper from Chill.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
A Slight Mistake.

4 wag walked into saloon in New
York lately where three men were sitting
around freless stove As he entered all
eyes were turned toward him. Apparent
ly taking mental review of the number
of people in the room, the new conner step
ped up to the bar, and blandly ordered
four glasses Of beer. The boots that had
adorned the tow of the stove now sought
the floor, three men cleared their mouths
Of tobacco, and all looked at the barkeeper
as he filed the glasses and placed them in
row on the bar. When everything was
ready, the three louugers arose, and the
stranger paid for the beer. Then, starting
with the glass farthest from the door, he
emptied all the barkeeper had SLED, and
very quickly left the room. The three
chairs were then resumed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07

The Van Arnim case has at length
reached a conclusion, and ostensibly the
victory is with Bismark really it is with
Won Arnim. The latter has been convic
ted Of no crime, of nothing that impugns
his personal or official honor the original
charge of embezzlcmcnt could not be sus-
tanned, and was abandoned, the conviction
and sentence of three months TO prison
less the month in which Won Arnim was
in duress-are meet only as the penalty
for the Ambassador 5 negligence in connec-
ton with the correspondence of his office
1t is easily seen how this verdict was ar
rived at. Something of the kind Was alb
solutely necessary, for an acquittal Of the
Count would have been a airtual conviction
Of the Prince Either Won Arnim was
guilty Of some offense, or the conduct of
Bismark in sending the Diplomat to Jail
and invading the sacred rights Of domicile
was inexcusably criminal There was no
middle course left to the court 1t did the
best it could, that is, Won Arnim was found
guilty OF and sentenced for negligence, with
the understanding that the Emperor would
remit the punishment. Possibly Bismark
is satisfied with this conclusion, as techical-
ly it sustains his harshness and cruelty to
an old member of the nobility an honored
official, but the moral victory is with his
enemy, and must remain there. 1t was
impossible for Won &rnim to hope for an
acquittal while Bismark was Chancellor.
That he got off so easily and honorably is a
matter Of surprise.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
How to Pull Teeth.

A peculiar dental operation has just
come under our observation. A certain
citizen had an upper tooth which was loose
and troublesome, so he resolved to extract
it by fastening string in it but after a
trial, finding the operation painful, he hadn't
the grift to grin and bear it. He thought if
the tooth could be extracted by some sud
den mode the pain would be but transient :;
and after mature deliberation he hit upon
AN ingenious plan to jerk it out in jil1y.
Procuring heavy fat-iron he tied it to
the other end of the cord attached to his
tooth, then shutting boath eyes he let the
iron drop, which descended plump center
on his pet corn. After hopping about the
room, wildly, on one foot, groaning for
very anguish Of spirit, and reciting choice
passages from profane history, he finally
calmed down sufficiently to hurl the fiat
iron over the fence and swarth the sore toe
in cotton. But he pulled the tooth and
with it a piece Of gum. And the man
lived
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
DR.. j. L A N T z,
erpGEON & MECHANICAL DENTIST

, has hi, office or Main street. in the second story
n " atoms brick building nearly opposite the
i.slrs House, spd he haters himself that BY cSgh-
..sr, constant practice and the most earnest ABd
attention to all matters pertsisiisg TO his pro-
Inn that IA, is fully abe to perform ali operations
a5p.li i.ac IN the most careful and SkIllful man.
lsisf attention given to saving the Natural TeetA
~ ~ fLs insertion ef Artificial Teeth Ruhbcr
Ei silver Or CoatiEGeuS Gums AND perfect Gts in all
'rt rrs3ns know the grea; feliy and danger cf en-
In th.!r work 10 the inexperienced, te those liv-
..-s, y distance. April Is, tS34-tf
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07

a NEW and novel religious belief, prob
ably an outgrowth of the spiritualistic idea
Of naturalization, is gaining converts in the
northern counties of Ohio. 1t involves, too,
an elaborate principle of mehtempsychosis.
An outline of its teachings is as follows
The soul is immortal, beginning with the
original creation of the universe and last
ing forever. In the course of It's existence
it occupies a varied succession of bodies on
earth When disembodied by the death of
its corporal form, it hovers an unseen power
in the air until, by subtle process of mate
rializatioh, it forms for itself u new infintile
body. This body it builds up By what we
regard as the natural process Of growth,
and occupies it until death again frees it,
when the same thing takes place again
While discmbodicd, the soul understands
this scheme of existence, but when clothed
in a storm Of flesh it loses the knowledge,
except in those vague g,impses which people
are supposed to have at times of some pre-
vious and different condition. The follow
ers Of this new religion Cal! themselves Eter-
nalists, and their number is increasing rap
idly. They believe that souls may advance
or deprecldte in attainment, rising high en-
ough to take on the forms Of men great in
some particular, or falling low enough to
animate drunkards, criminals, savages, or
even animals They do not believe the Bi-
ble or the Christian scheme Of salvation
but they teach culture and morality as
means Of development for the soul, and as
a training for higher form of organization
when the soul shall next materialize an
earthly body
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07

Powell Bros, of Spring, Crawford coun-
ty, have just imported from Glasgow ten
Clydesdale stallious ranging from one to
SIX years OF age, and weighing from 1,600
to 500 pounds. This is a superior breed
of horses, and they have been selected from
ditferent parts of Scotland, where the
Messrs. Powell have been engaged in col
lecting as sound and fine specimens as could
be found. These horses are noted for their
weight, power, fine muscular development,
broad shoulders, solid limbs, aud fine lines
and graceful curves.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07

Some one with little to do has been at
the pains of ascertaining how many birds
are Gagged in the United States. Their
number amounts to 500, 1000, of which
100000 We're imported last year. Addi-
items come only from importation, since the
number yearly raised here only about equals
the nnlflbcr last from various causes OF
other Gagged birds there are about 100000,
and the whole .,me seed of various
binds to the value Of 5000 coo, 600 wear
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
Juvenile Recklessness.

A wee bit girl in Cusco, Wisconsin,, while
at the breakfast-table few mornings since,
made loud and repeated calld for buttered
toast After disposing of liberal quantity
of that nourishing article, she was told that
too much toast would make her sick.
Looking wistfuIly at the dish for mo-
ment, she thought she saw a way out of
her difficulty, and exclaimed, Well, give
me anuzzer piece and send for the doctor
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
DENTISTRY.
DR.. HOMER PATTERSON

" " III be at the office Of Howard Patterson, NJ.
y ,I9rmcrly DR.. Seip'sl Main ST., Strondsbnrg,
r5 r5n December 24th to January I'd. 1875, (ho-
;:uaL'.l His former patients. also others wish
iTa Ta dental work done are requested to call
in i'ssh Laughing Gas will be ready for extract
\. B.-Ihose indebted are requested to
make payment. TDec. 10. j74.-4t.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
nR, q. e.. PECK.
IL Surgeon Dentist.

.rroenrcs that having just returned from Dental
rT. he Is fully prepared TO make artificial teeth in
5.r,,t beautiful and life-like manner and To fill de-
.~.I tsath according 10 the most improved method.
18th extract Il without pain, when sired by the
,.f Nitrous oxide Gas which IS entirsly harmless.
garuE Of all kinds neatly done All work warranted.
.rgrr.s raasnuahla.
Oil. u X Hers brick building, Main street,
S-yalsJuTs, Pa Aug. u It'll
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
sEERECAy HOTEL.

The subscriber would inform the public that
he hs, leased th~ house formally kept by jacob
hnecht, in the Borough of Stroudsburg, Pa.
sadhIying repaated and re:nrnshed the same,
prepared to entertain all who may patronize
him. It is the aim of the proprietor, to furn-
!'l superior accommodations at moderate rates
and will spare no pains TO promote the com
isrt OF The gIests. A liberal share Of public
patronage solicited.
april H. '72-tf1 D. /. PISLE.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
STROUDsBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA, JANUARY ?, 1875.

of the bamboo with cast iron pillars and
pipes, and that of the sponge with fbrous
India rubber.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07

Within fortnight woman in Erie was
divorced from her husband, courtcd and
married ano. her.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
rrSCgTASTS' HOUSE,
II Alb s. fI5

I,..1 Third .Sssrset, PHILADELPHIA.
Re Reduced rates, 81 IS per day. ~Saa
HENRY SPAIN, Prop'r.
+ R. SNYDER, Clerk.
Nov 16. lS74.-Gm.*
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07

A Harrisburg lapdlady eowhides those
of her boarders who fall to pay promptly
for their "hasb"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
.I0R PRINTING

pF ALI KINDS
..,,. in the h3 CHEST style of the Art, and on thu
BiS;l'-- most reasonable terms
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
ON'T You know that y. III.

IT,. HcGarty q Sons are the only Under
b;nS u Stroudsburg who understands their
br 'ncsS ltnot. attend "a Funeral managed
Mn y other Undertaken in town, and you
i Jn see the proof Of the fact.
June Is, '74.tf
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-21
Incidents and Accidents:

"A fish-hawk has cost Marlboro,
Conn, $216. that being the amount q
match-peddler has received for damages
to his team, which leaped off a bridge
without ratings in that town, when
frightened by the birds plunging into
the stream below.
Mrs. John Sullivan, Of South Adams,
Mass, died very suddenly last Christmas
Day. Her husband was waiting for her
at the door in a sleigh, and she came to
tell him that she did not feel well and
would wait awhile. Returning TO the
house she died almost instantly.
F. " Decker has sued the Stonington
Railroad for $4,000 because, being
asleep in palace car one night in 1872,
he was carried beyond the station where
he wanted to stop, through the neglect
of the roads employees to wake him, and,
being obliged to walk back, froze his
feet.
in Alton, N. H., nearly two years
ago q man undertook to make n legal
tender of ten dollars to John w. Currier,
in his Office in that town. Currier re-
fused to take the money or have any
thing to do with it, and the person max
ing the tender laid it on table and re-
fused to take it away, and SO there it
yet lies-in plain sight and within reach
of all who go in.
BY the burning of postal car on the
Baltimore u Potomac Railway, the other
night, the entire Northern mail from
Washington, except one pouch and can
vas bag for Baltimore, was destroyed by
fire. The postal clerk, Thomas Fayman,
was burned to crisp. The only thing
saved from the car was the express safe,
but the money it contained was destroyed.
This amounted to $500, 900.
-Danforth J. Skies, of Ludlow, Mass,
has turkey that justly claims notoriety
Noticing that the bird seemed to carry
an unwonted burden, Mr.. Skies cut open
its crop and liberated mass of chest
nuts and other fowl luxuries, weighing
treated to liberal dose of sweet oil,
utes the bird was lively and eating, and
since then has done well.
While the Prosecuting of
Lewis County, Mo-, f. l.. Schofield, was
coming up to Canton in buggy the
other day, accompanied by his wife and
child, his wife complained of severe
heat on her limbs, and said she thought
it was an attack of erysipelas; but Mr..
s. assured her that il was caused by her
cramped condition while holding the
child. Soon after this the pain was so
great that it caused her to scream out
right, and upon investigation it was
found that her clothes were on fire and
that the flames had burnt through three
thlcknesses of cloth, and raised blister
six inches long. Had not the fire been
discovered at that moment it would have
resulted in serious if not fatal injury to
the lady. But just how the dress took
fire is the mysterious part of the affair.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-21
| where she had been locked up on charge

where she had been locked up on charge
of drunkenness.
-AFrenchman was about to be hanged
for a criminal offense; as there was no
professional executioner available for the
occasion, the painful duty of carrying
out the sentence devolved upon an anna
teur, who apologized for possible short
comings to the person principally con-
cerned II hope you will pardon me-"
said he, "if put you to any unnecessary
inconvenience; but the fact is, ] have
never hanged anyone before" Pray
do not mention it," replied the other with
the greatest sang frOid. For that mat
ter, / have never been hanged before.
We must each do our best"
A Paris medical student has just
died insane, having become SO in conse-
quence of an event that happened in the
dissecting-room His subject had been
placed in sitting posture while frozen
and it's right arm was kept above it's
head against gravity by the icy condi-
ton of the tissues, and as he worked,
lost in his labor, this arm came down and
the cold hand struck the student on the
cheek. 1t was clear upon investigation
that the hot fire made for the student
had thawed the tissues, but the impress
sion made upon his mind was too deep
to be removed by rational explanation.
"A writer in the Woman's Journal,
published in London, says: "There is
growing up in England large class of
women who do not marry, who apparent
ly wish not to marry. They deliberately
devote themselves to literature, to teach
ing, to some trade, generally an artistic
one; at any rate to some occupation that
gives livelihood and tends to culture,
and this they choose for life. The mar
rying instinct seems dead, or rather
never to have been born, in them. They
do not seem to be thought of as out of
place, but, on the contrary, they move
into fit places in the societal organism
easily and naturally, and are accepted
without remark"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-21
A Man Who Wasn't EIated Over p.
coming Millionaire.

WE stated yesterday, on the authorize
OF street rumor, that an uncle of MI.
chael Hogan, of West Troy, died reoen,
ly in Pennsylvania, leaving coal lands
valued at s., 600 600, to a portion -
which Michael is heir. The rumor was
correct. Forty years ago Michael Ho,
gan, then twenty-one years of age. and
an uncle, the only survivors of a once
numerous family, came to this country
and adopted it as their own. Michael a
hard-working, industrious young man
finally took up his residence in West
Troy. The uncle went TO Pottsville Pa
or that vicinity, and, after laborinp .
number OF years, purchased with his
earnings large tract of land. Michael
also saved money, and in the course of
time laid by enough to start himself in
the grocery business, in which it can be
truthfully said he has prospered. The
venture OF his uncle turned out to be a
most profitable one. The lands purchased
by him were found to contain abun.
dance of coal, and by judicious manage.
ment he gradually increased his earthly
store until at the time of his death. which
occurred a few DAYS ago, he was worth
about So, 000,O 900. Last week Michael re-.
ceived information from an attorney that
his uncle, with whom he had not com.
municated for sixteen years, had died.
and that he was his only surviving heir.
Michael was not at all elated at this an.
nouncement, and appeared rather sorry
in fact that such good fortune had come
to him. He was getting old, he said, and
would not want SO much money; besides,
he had enough for himself, wife and
daughter, and the possession of the i'm.
mense amount mentioned above would
only bring trouble and disgrace upon his
family eventually, as young people now.
adays did not know how TO spend money.
Troy IN. ~ Times
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-21
Kid Gloves.

Besides kid, gloves are made of goat,
lamb, sheep, and calf skins. The rat
skin story is pure fabrication. A gen.
tleman who has been in the business for
the last fifteen years told me he never
saw ratskin glove in his life. Nearly
all the gloves sold in this country are
made in France and Germany. They are
cut at the factories and sewed in the sur
rounding country. Italy, Sweden, En-
gland, and some other countries manu-
facture gloves, but not to the extent of
France and Germany. The kids of which
gloves are made are taken from the
mother before they are weaned, SO that
the skin may be of perfect quality. The
other animals of whose skins gloves are
manufactured are very carefully raised.
They are never allowed in any but the
smoothest pastures, for the slightest
bruise or scratch from stone or twig
would unfit the skin for use. There are
no kid gloves of any consequence manu-
featured in this country, for the reason
that it costs great deal more than to
import them. 1t is the cheapness of labor
on the other side of the water that makes
them cost so little over there. People
complain of the high price of gloves in
this country, when in Europe they are SO
cheap. Perhaps we are a little over
charged, but then it should he borne in
mind that the Custom House dues are
so per cent, and that there are great
risks in the business.
To give some idea of how great an un-
dertaking the manufacture of kid gloves
is: The tawing or dressing of the kids
preparatory to dyeing requires twenty
four manipulations. And among the
twenty-four manipulations which con-
stitute the dressing of the skin there is
one which requires that it should pass
through eleven different hands; for the
making, it passes through fifty six.
These facts will make the reader under
stand the quantity of labor necessary for
the making of this delicate production,
which is destined to last so short time
A skin to be dressed must pass through
1873 hands; the operation of dyeing re-
quires eighteen manipulators, the cut
ting-out thirty-four, the sewing seven
teen, the putting in dozens and packing
twelve. A glove, from the state of skin
with the hair on to that of finished
glove, passes through 219 hands. One
large mandatory in France employs
$500 hands, viz: Dressers. 260; dyers
and openers, 40; glovers, 240; clerks and
overseers, 3d. undertakers of sewing,
40; seamstresses, ALSO. This establish
ment dresses every year 100000 kid
skins, French and foreign. 1t dyes 512,-
600 kid skins, and cuts out 900, 600 pairs
of kid gloves, which are sewn in differ
ent departments. Crhe sewing of
woman's small glove comprises $500
stitches) The dressing and the dyeing
together require 100000 yolks of eggs.
The yolks of eggs are employed in dress
ing the skins and dyeing. The whites
are used for making albumen. 1t may
be that in the course of time kid. glove
making will be among the industries of
America; but it is exceedingly doubtful.
Cor New Bedford Mersry.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-21

panel has been replaced with sheet of
painted or grained paper, provided for
that purpose. Outside comrade is on
guard, and the burglars are careful not
to leave the house until the signal that
the coast is clear. Immediately on reach
ing their quarters the thieves change
their clothes; the next thing TO do is to
get rid of the plumber, than which moth
ing is easier if it be plate. Jewels are
also readily disposed of, but not SO profit
ably for the robbers.
With all that has been said, there is
but little danger where proper precau-
tions are taken. 1t is a curious fact that
these men who inform themselves 80
carefully as to what and where they can
steal venture little willingly, and they
are careful to learn whether your bars
alone protect your property. Keep a
good dog inside your house and Smith
d Wesson at your hand and you'll have
but little trouble from burglars, and if
they do come never bring down q light
when you 60 70 see what is the matter
San Francisco CaH.