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4 RASCALLY TRANSACTION.
indianapolis Journal, August 5.

indianapolis Journal, August s.
1t is not pleasant duty to expose the
true inwardness Of Gov. Hendricks and the
hollowness of his professions of reform, but
it is duty nevertheless. The record Of a
public man is public property, and, no mat
ter what it may contain, he must face it.
We published yesterday the official record
of Mr.. Hendricks connection with the
fraudulent claim of Charles W. Hall and
L. a. Smith against the Government on
account of mules, alleged to have been
furnished during the War The evidence
shows that Hall and Smith were both ras-
Gals; that they attempted to defraud and
did defraud the Government out of large
sum of money, and that both of them were
sentenced to the Penitentiary. After this
Mr.. Hendricks, then a Senator of the
torney of their bogus claims against the
Government. BY some hocus- pocus it was
assigned to William Henderson, of this
city, a cousin of Mr.. Hendricks, but whom
the latter innocently presented as a con-
stituent Of his. The claim was vigorously
pressed before the War Department while
Mr.. Hendricks was in the Senate, and af-
ter he retired from that body he continued
to urge it before the Senate and the De-
partment. Let it be borne in mind all this
time that the claim grew out of a fraud on
the Government, and that both the claim
ants, Hall and Smith, had been found guilty
and sentenced to the Penitcntiary Finally,
in 1871, eight years after the preparation
of the fraud in which the claim originated,
it was paid into Mr.. Hendricks hands
81 $50.
Now, here is the sequel After Halls
conviction and sentence, Mr.. Hendricks
undertook to procure his pardon from the
President, and was successful. After pro-
curing his pardon, he UNDERSTOOD to have
him appointed to a responsible position in
the New York Custom House, and in this
he was also successful. SO that he actually
succeeded in having Charles W. Hall, a
convicted swindler of the Government, par
doned out of the Penitentiary and appointed
to position in the New York Custom
House.
In view of these facts, not one of which
can be controverted, we should be pleased
to hear some explanation from the Reform
candidate or his friends of the amount and
kind of fee he received for his services.
Did Mr.. Hendricks really own the Smith
& Hall bogus mule claim, and was the as
signment to Henderson a mere pretense
and fraud ? These are pertinent questions.
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something very different another day you
would say promptly that you would not
trust him. Now, party is nothing but
an aggregate of individuals, at the very
best and, remembering this fact, we have
only to look at the recent past of the Demo
cratic party to Judge whether or not it is
worthy of trust. In 1861 this party
declared the War for the Union a failure,
and denounced the Republican party as a
band of usurpers for attempting to suppress
the Rebellion by force of arms. In 1868
the Democrats were denouncing everything
the Republican party had done to recon-
struct the Union, as unconstitutional. In
1872 they denied their own existence, by
gulping down Horace Greeley, who had
been their lifelong enemy. In 1876 this
party Of Greenbackers at the behcst of Wall
street, becomes an absolute hard-money
party. But the most ridiculous part is to
come. Hardly have the delegates at St.
Louis got home before the Democrats met
again in State Convention at Springfield
and gulp down Lewis Steward, the nominee
of the Greenback party"
In the above terse manner Mr.. Lathrop
summed up the record of the Democratic
party. There was very large audience,
and his speech was received with much
enthusiasm.
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and love, or of selfshness, deceit and har-
tired? Are we instilling the habits of in
dustry, temperance and frugality, or of idle
ness, sensuality and extravaganza As the
fountain is, so shall be the stream. If we
would know what influence we are shad-
ding, we have but to examine our most
cherished thoughts, hopes and purposes
We may fancy them hidden in our breasts
but it is not so. They are all at work re-
ducing themselves in doubtless forms in
the hearts of others, and building up their
characters for good or for evil.-Phila-
deiphia Ledqer.
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A Jealous Dutchman.

\ good natured German became jealous
of the warm friendship his sweetheart man
ifested for one of his male friends, and one
evening reproached her for her conduct
She said she had only been polite to the
man who had aroused his jealousy, and po-
liteness was nothing to get angry at.
He replied 'sIsh Whispering nodding :?
Ish shlamming noses to noses and shmell-
ing sour krout NIT onions-ish dot nodding?
Kissing nit de inside auf dc lip shopping
de burst of laughter nit schmack Ga
sound like exploded vatermellon y play
ing tag nit foot on foot under the table,
and hiding behint window curtains-ish
dose noding? Wishing for CLOCKS to 90
more slow, and counting der minutes NIT
der most shlobbery shmacks until lateness
auff der midnight arrifes, ven all odder eyes
are glued togedder nit sleep Den on der
door step, youst previously befor he tooks
his last final frwell, he squouzes your waist
yust like his arms vas a ingine rubber band
vot grows shmaller NIT efry squze, and he
tries NIT his front teeth to take leetle bit
out auf your lip IF all desc ish noding,
vot is someding? Would you answers dot
codnundrum ?"
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NO. l3.
A Queer thing in California.
From the st. Heyena Star.

From the ST Helena Star.
\ strange friendihip has sprung up be-
tween two very dissimilar animals at Mrs.
Stratton's A black rabbit came to the
place some three months ago and took UP
its abode. Mrs. S keeps on the place a
couple of cows, and short time since the
rabbit took up the strange habit of sleeping
with one Of these cows 1t goes to the
cows wonted place of rest, waits her COM
ing, aud when arrived the motherly cow
licks the little protege with much the same
affectionate tenderness that would be be-
slowed on calf, the rough tongue and tre-
mendous licks nearly raising the little anfs
NAL off its feet, and it the meanwhile brac-
ing itself with It's four feet to withstand
pressure. Then little bunny puts its little
nose up to the cows nose and appears to
kiss it, after which the rabbit nestles up and
goes to sleep. 1t is a singular bedfelow-
ship, the tiny bundle of fur and ears of per
haps three or four pounds with the UNI
wieldly carcass of six hundred
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nR. =. MILLER.
~ Physician and Surgeon,
STROUDSBURG, PA.

Office formerly occupied by Dir. Seip Residence with
!. i. Miller, door below the JcfferSonian Office
Office hours to9, y to ) and to 8.
Nav l 1, 1S76--tf.
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Victory is sometimes more costly than
defeat. In spite of the immense indemnity
paid out of French savings and divided
among the German States, France is to-day
the least depressed country in Europe,
while Geramany is suffering in every branch
and department of enterprise.
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AEOTEsER TROPHY WON
BY THE
ESTEY COTTAGE ORGANS !

These superior and beautifully finished in
struments so far eclipsed their competitor in
volume, purity, sweetness and delicacy of tone,
as to carry off the first and only premium Civ
en- to exhibitors of reed Organs at the Monroe
County Fair, held September 25, 1874.
Buy only the best. For price list address
Oct I-tE J. Y. SIGAFUS,
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hON'T You know that j. III.
~ McCarty & Sons are the only Under
takers in Stroudsburg who understands their
business? Ifnot, attead Funeral managed
bv any other Undertaker in town, and you
vii see the proof of the fact.
june s, 74-tf
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Returned Black Killers report -four six
dollars hundred and potatoes five dollars
a hushel, with 1000 miners in the hill
country.
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MASON Took,
PAPER HANGER,
GLAZIER AND PAINTER,
MONROE STREET,

Nearly opposite Kautz's Blacksmith Shop,
STROUDsBURG, PA.
The undersigned would respectfully in
form the citizens of Stroudsburg and vicinity
that he Is nov fully prepared TO do all kinds
OF Paper Hanging, Glazing and Painting,
promptly and at short notice, and that he
will keep constantly on hand fine stock oi
Paper Haugings Of ali descriptions and at
low prices, The patronage of the public
Is earnestly solicited. MAY l6, 1872.
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PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND ACCOUCHEUR.

Office i'm Samuel Hoods new building, nearly oy-
poSite the post Office. Residence Sarah street
above Franklin
August S,'72-tf
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I'll. SKULL, M. ID.

Second door below Burnett House Residence
2nd door west of Hieksite Quaker Church Office
hours to a m, l TO p. M, to p III.
May -, 1S7G-tf.
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Dwelling House for Sale.

very desirable two story Dwelling House, contain
2,vz-a ing seven rooms one of which Is suitable
%EzY<sA for Store Room situate on Main street
lssssMH in the Borough of Streudsburg. The
lsssiNS7a$ building is nearly new, and every part
t=azks%kes1 of it ia good condition. For terms %c
call at this Office Dee. ., lS75-u
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DR. q. Z. PECK.
~ Surgeon Dentist.

Office in las Edinger's building nearly opposite
the Stroudsburg Bank Gas administered for xacting
when desired.
Strpulsbur-, Pa. TJan. &, '76-tf
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Opposition toHUmbUgseryI
BOOTS and SHOES,

made in the latest style and Of good material Repair
iuE promptly attcutcd to. Give me eall.
Dee. ,. ls7J-lv.l G. LEWIS WATERS.
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JOB PRINTING

OF ALL KINDS,
Executed in the highest style of the Art and on the
most reasonable terms
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-04
another epidemic Of ulsters is pre-
- e. thn rnrninrr uinfar

another epidemic Of ulsters is pre-
Aieted for the coming winter.
The only way to distinguish . mush-
room from a tOadstOOl Is by eating the
specimen. If you live. it Is q mushroom:
If you die. it is toadstOol.
The grocer who says be can sell rails
ins good enough for minee pies at eight
cents per pound and then make 4 profit
has the lease Of q gravel bank somewhere
When a nan and woman are made
one by = clergyman, the question is
Which is the ODe2 Some times there IS
long struggle between them before the
matter is finally settled
A Duluth girl married young man
because be lifted bis hat so beautifully
as be passed her. She got divorce be-
cause he lifted the table 50 beautifully
when dinner didn't suit him
An Irish peasant being asked why be
permitted bis pig to take up bis quarters
with the family. replied: why not ?
Doesn't the place afford livery eonvan-
fence that pig can require
"Now. John. suppose there's a load of
hay on one side Of the river and donkey
on the other: how can the donkey get
to the hay without getting vet? Il
give it up" well. that Is just what
the other donkey did" said Johns
friend.
A farmer the other day wrote to a
New York merchant. asking how the
farmers son was getting along and
where he slept nights The merchant
replied: He sleeps in the store in the
daytime don't know where be sleeps
nights.
When a blear-eyed. bald-headed
weather prophet is asked whether it II
going to Be hard winter. be shuts one
eve looks at the sun with the other. digs
up . elump Of grass. examines the roots
and says. Il dOn't know" He Is gen
orally correct
Jonathan, WHARF we're you going yes
terday. when I saw You going to 10:
mill o. why. to the mill to Be sure
well. wished I'd seen you: I'd q
got you to carry grist for me-" Why
YOU did see ne. didn't you ?" "fes
but not till you got clear cut o sight
Lately at an English railway station
a black and tan dog chased rat upoI
the line and train coming upon him .
soon 70 allow Of his getting out Of IL
way. be lay down close TO the road bed
allowing the cars TO pass over him an
escaped uninjured- A cunning DO
that
A burglar broke into a palatial resi-
denee on South Hill. Monday night
ehlOrofsrmed the inmates. got possession
Of a United States bond looking boz
fastened with brass paddock. and car
ried il three miles into the country befOr
be ventured 70 open it. and then vbe
be found it to Be only cut paper pa
tern Of lady's night dress. be thre'
MS dark lantern into q creek and swa
loved bis skeleton keys. and died !
abjsct mortifeati0n-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-04

Term was over, the coach was full Of
young 0xonians returning to their re-
spective colleges the morning was cold.
vet and miserable. when well-appoint-
ed drag" drove up to the White
House Cellar" Pieadilly. Have you
room inside asked as pretty girl as
you would wish 10 see on summer $
day. s-What a beauty 2" exclaimed
one. '.Quite lovely 90 said another.
..Perfectlyr' lisped a third. Quite
full. Miss, inside and out replied the
coacbmAn. Surely. you can make
room for one. perseyered the fair one
Quite impossible. without the young
gentIemens consent" "Lsts Of room. .
cried the insides I'VE are not very
large We can manage to take one more.
~If the gentlemen consent, replied The
/ driver, II can have no objection.
I'VE agree" said the inside quartet
..All right" responded the coaehman
/ The fare vas paid. and the guard pro
oeeded to open the door. and let dovE
the steps. Nov. Miss. II you please
se are behind our time. said the coach
man. Come along, grandfather.
cried the damsel. addressing nost res
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-04

A BoY's WAY or STATING THIyss.-
A boys way Of stating things, though
often inelegant. is generally nervous.
Example: A lad at Easton. Penn,
entered a drugstore. bottle in haad. and
said be wanted ten cents worth Of ''arma-
kymony." The druggist told him 70
repeat the word. and said, Don't you
mean aruica or ammonia? ?"
IL dunno. was the reply.
what is it for?'' asks druggist
Cant tell. said boy, starting slowly
out. When near the door bright idea
illumined him. aud be turned and asked
druggist: .1f your wife bit you on the
bead with a chair leg. which Of them
medicines would you git 70 take the swell
lin down p
"Arnica."
Then iIl Der in ten ceDts worth,
replied the boy and be gszed lovingly
at big stick Of lieorioe As the arniea
was being bottled.
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pectAble looking, portly. elderly man
the money is paid. get in. aud be sure
you thank the young gentlemen !" at
the same time suiting the action to the
word. aud. with smile. assisting her
respected grandfather into the coach.
Sorry to incommOde you" replied the
old gentleman; Il hope you won't OBJ
ject to having both windows up, I'm sadly
troubled with cough" At this mo.
ment "All right. sit fast !" was heard !;
and the Defiance" ratified away, best
pace. drowning the voice of the astonish-
ed 0xoniaus.
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IN THE oLDEN TIME.

Denver. territory's length south of
the Kansas Pacific railway, saysa World
correspondent is now city of twenty
odd thousand inhabitants. II sits on
the south fork of the Platte river. twelve
miles east from the Rocky mountain
range. and views. through the clear at
mosphere Of that region. mountain
panorama extending from north to south
one hundred miles. Ii looks like para.
disc to the traveller. from the Missouri
across the desolate plains; for its streets
and suburbs are shaded by trees whose
roots, like those in Salt Lake City, are
nourished by constant irrigation. In
the Olden time. just after its settlement
it had been but a few slabsided restaur-
ants. That was when Missouri and
Kansas had their historical border war.
and when Missourians aud Kansans.
jOurneying across the plains westward in
search of gold in the mountains, used to
meet anywhere with ferOcity.
One morning Kansas gentleman,
having arrived in Denver the previous
night, sat breakfasting from greasy
plate upon dOwdy tablecloth which
covered a pine table in pine saloon.
While he relished his ham another gen.
tleman entered the doorway. He wore
high boots outside his trousers, and into
one boot leg knife was thrust. He was
''heeled' with revolving six-shsoters,
one on each hip. Sunburnt to that ex-
tent that his nose was peeling, unshaven
and unkempt, he advanced and accosted
the Kansan thus:
"A, hal You're one O. them Kansas
sneaks. are you? | reckon I'll take a
shot at you r
But, before he could shoot, the Kansas
person had his pistol out Of his leathern
socket and begun blazing away. The
assailant escaped the door unhurt and
returned. while our Kansas friend was
picking the TAT out oI UeeIn With q
bowie knife. Exposing half bis face
and deprecatOry hand through the
doorway, he said
Il beg your parding. stranger, but
really | didn't know you was on the
shoot ]"
"All right" said the Kansan. Come
in and have blind"
| And so the two became amicable.
There used to be little old tavern
half way between Denver and the noun
tains One November afternoon two OF
three sleepy loafers. roasting their soles
at the stove therein. were aroused by a
mountain bravo. who. coming in. cooked
his pistols and began firing between their
heads at the surrounding walls. While
the mountaineer was engaged in thi:
sport six OK team stopped at the door
and the .'bullwhacker" driver attached
to it entered. walked up to the bar and
called for liquor. As he raised the glass
toward his lips it was shattered by tht
last shot from the mountain mans pistol
Not even looking aside. the guest drop
ped the pieces aud said to the barkeeper
Give me another glass"
Then. suddenly grasping his pisto
from his right holster. he turned anC
shot his assailant dead. Viewing hi
body after be had taken his refreshmen
be remarked:
THAT fool might have hurt somebod.
pretty soon, mightn't he ?"
And was of with his team and "Woa
baw; hOupla !" that you may hear when
ever you approach wagon train OF
these remote. impressive plains.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-04

RAIsFs RAIsIss.-The production OF
raisins promises 70 be profitable indus
try ia California. One grape grower
has obtained ss the produce Of twenty
acres four thousand boxes Of layer rais-
ins Of The Muscatel variety, which are
pronounced fully equal 70 the Malaga
raisins. They viii realize about two
dollars box Or eight thousand dollars.
whereas the same area devoted to wheat
you'd not have brought him in more
than eight hundred dollars. The Mus
eatel grape is likely to be cultivated ez-
.ensively iu that state for raisiB making
purposes. having sufficiently established
its roisoa defys. 20 70 speak.
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Took HTs AT HIs woKD.-The Boston
Journal relates the following Monday
evening a widow lady entered we'll.
known grocery store At the South End.
and engaged IN eonversatiOn with the
proprietor. The latter was taking down
. barrel cf -four from high stack Of
barrels for one Of his customers, When
the LADY remarked that abe woald Like :
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-04
GOING OUT IN THE COLD.

Raise ne ~ ia ny bel vises
There's The sound o. the sea IN ny ear.
And Il sIuEs 10 NY soul in a music
The earth Is ut blessed 10 hear.
Opeu the hstle window. vie.
Thee cone ssd So By nv sids:
Wen vait Gosi's sweet toosi-warer
To take me cot with The Tide
sse the hareor bar. Eise.
AMI my dear litsle boat IN TIE hay,
Bat who shall be able to guiae her
Whsn her master hath passsd avayr
know that helm 80 trusgy.
VIII answer 10 other hand
As ii answered mine. when knew. wife.
Yea we're waiting for ne % The strand
Our boys are all before Us vie:
Wee Jack IS bensath he save.
And blue-eyed Fred,iie sleeps. vie.
In youder yes-bswed <ravs.
Where he early daisies cluster
Arcund his eahy bed.
Ant she thrush sits chanting softer
In y0u tree that shades The dead
There's chill runs through cur hearts. E1se.
Whsn the hArbor BAR doth moan
But darker grisf viii be yours. wife.
When you are len in the cot alone.
But . Few more t0ws % the sea. wife.
And fs~ more sbos o. The tide.
Theu GOd's sweet food shall bring you
Again 70 yOur Old mans side
The red sur IS low IN The vest. wife.
And The tiis sEnks down Eish the sun.
We vii part with each other ia love. wife.
For sveetiy our lives have ruu-
Give ne your hand. my 0vn love.
As you gave it IN days u yore;
We vii clasp them. ns'sr 20 Be suneersd.
whsn Ee meet On he ar-er shorsi
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-04

The DAY VOC WERE BoRs.-Here is
an infallibIe method of discovering the
day of tie week on which a given day
Of the mouth any number Of years pre-
vious occurred To the number repre-
senting your age at your next birthday,
add one-fourth for leap-year; this a.
mount divide by seven. and the remain
der count back from the day Of the
week on which you we're born. For
instance. on your next birthday, you
will be twenty-four years old. This
divided By four. and the quotient. SIX,
added 10 tEenty-fOur. gives thirty, the
amount. which divided by seven, the
number Of days in week. gives four
weeks. aud the remainder Of two days
Now. if your birthday. in 1876. comes
on Monday. count back two days on
which you were born. on Saturday.
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NO. 40.

barrel Of that -four. whereupOn the gro
Ger pleasantly replied, Il viii give You
q barrel. if you win carry II home.
The lady was pretty stOcky, weighing
some two hundred pounds, and briskly
reached up to the top Of tho stack Of
barrels, lifted one down. put it in
wheelbarrow, and wheeled il to her home.
some half a mile distant being followed
and oheered by a large crowd. To say
that the grocer was surprised, is mild
way of putting it
The Boston Courier gives this wise
counsel:
All persons nteuplating life insur-
ance should examine the prospectus Of
the Dead Sure Life Insurance Company,
all of whose policies are to be null and
void, as specified
If the assured kills himself
If he lets anybody kill him.
If his last breath smells Of whiskey.
If he dies without the written consent
Of this company.
If he is addicted to tight lacing.
If he gets tight in any way.
If he goes to sea except BY rail.
If he drinks.
If he eats anything.
lfhe goes to Congress without the vote
of the company.
If he handles gunpOwder, face powder
or baking powder.
If he runs steam engine.
If steam engine runs him.
If be dies before he is forty.
If he is blown up by his wife.
If he runs for office.
If he died in liquor.
If he dyes his hair.
If he is caught lying west Of the
twenty first meridian Of longitude from
"aShAhSeVh'
If he is caught lying at all.
If he is hung more than once.
The proofs of death required will
be:
l. Certificate from the physician who
had hand in his death.
2. A certificate from the undertaken.
3. A certificate from some responsible
resurrectiOnist in good standing
4. A certificate from the deceased
himself to the effect that he is really and
truly dead, and no shenanigan.
Terms lower than any other company.
Agents wanted in all parts Of the coun-
try.