farmer's Department.
Fanner's Gardens.
A - a general farmers do not provide
Ilu )i.>f!vcs with good gardens ;at least, so far
as til. writer hits travelled, lie has seldom seen
■. lost l.e would eel! a good garden on farms. —
The excuse for litis neglect is generally the
satn. with all of them they " have no time to
attend to sncli small in itteiv." And vet it
may safely he asserted that an acre of ground
appropriated to a good garden, will he more
profitable to the farmer than any otlmr ten
acres of the farm. The interests of the farmer,
the comforts of l.is family, the good condition
and health of whole household, require such n
garden on every farm in the country. And it
should Je a gitro'i'n, not a mere excuse for one,
a mere weedy patch. It should lie one so
managed and arranged that every vegetable of
a wholesome quality for human food should be
raised in it in perfection, and at the earliest
season. After a Winter's diet on solid and
generally suited animal food, the human consti
tution requires the deterging operations of free
vegetable and fruit diet; and, as a general
rule, no one can dispense with it safely. Be
sides this, the natural appetite calls for it, and
there are few pleasures that may be so safely
and e. n beneficially indulged in. In the latter
part of Winter and early in Spring, measures
should be taken to secure airly vegetables of
all kinds capable of very early cultivation.—
Details will not be expected here; there an
other books and papers appropriated to such
information ; but I cannot help saying, that
when I am at a farm house, at a season when
early peas, beans, cabbages, cucumbers, pota
toes, green corn, lettuce, Ac., are properly in
season, and find none of these luxuries on the
table, nothing but the blue beef, salt pork and
beans or potatoes of Winter. I am free to say
T do not envy the farmer's life nor Ins family
their enjoyments. These very people are fond
enough of such things when they go to tlie city,
and it is not therefore want of taste. It is
simplv the fault of negligence. Why may not
every farmer in the State have every kind
of early vegetables on his table as early as any
gardener near the cities can raise them ? There
is not a single reason why lie should not, while
there a a great many why he should. The
gardeners iinve to incur a very considerable
expense in procuring hot manure for their hot
beds, whilst the fanner has it in his barnyard.
The gardener Ins everything to purchase, and
draw a considerable distance, whilst the farmer
lias nothing to buy. The small quantity of
lumber required is probably rotting on his
premises. If would only be a source of amuse
ment during Winter, for him to construct the
frame of a hot bed, and prepare the manure
and bed for use. Having done this, and got
his plants in a thrifty state lie can, in a short
time, when the season arrives, get his garden
ground in order and make his plantations.—
And then he will have al! these vegetable
luxuries as early as any of his town friends can
purchase them. It only requires a little in
dustry and attention to accomplish this, and as
said before, his enjoyment, his health, and even
bis interest, as well ac the comforts of his
family will be benefitted by it.
Fruit and Orchards.
Although the important subject of fruit
culture is now receiving far greater attention
ihan any former period, still it does not receive
that general attention which it merits. True,
many are devoting all their time and energy to
the raising of fruit, and realize large profits
from their orchards ; but every farm should
be well supplied with the variotis kinds of fruit
tr" s, and each farmer have the pleasure of
eating the fruit of his own cultivating.
In setting out an orchard, select a spot of
ground say two acres, (it makes no particular
differenee on what part of the farm, provided
it suits the convenience of the farmer,) that is
under good cultivation ; make the gronnd
mellow, by plowing, sub-soiling ami harrowing ;
then furrow it out, each way, with the plow,
making the furrows thirty or thirty-four feet
apart. After the gronnd is prepared in this
way, dig the holes (of course where the
furrows crossj large, say six feet in diameter,
and eighteen inches deep, so that in setting the
trees, the roots can be placed in their natural
position.
In transplanting, it is necessary to have
Mary persons, one to lipid the tree steadily in
its proper place, while the other places the soil
around it ; this soil should be from the com
post heap, or that taken from the hole may be
used, if thoroughly mixed with well-rotted
manure. The tree should be set about as deep
as it stood in the nursery.
Iu selecting fruit-trees, especially the apples,
care should be taken to procure the varieties
that produced best in the section where they
are to be transplanted, for while some kinds
yield well in one region, they are nearly worth
less in another. The trees should he two or
three years old from the bud or graft, when
set in the orchard. The usual time for trans
planting is in the spring and fall ; the former
we recommend, yet some prefer the latter.
It is a well-known fact that the apple tree
does not arrive at perfection iu one year or two
seasons, but that it requires years to attain its
growth ; therefore, after the orchard has been
set out with labor and pains, tlie farmer must
noU-Jlnnk Ins work fiiiished, and that the trees
will hereafter take care of themselves, and in
due Mine produce a bountiful harvest ; but
year after year he must not only stir the ground,
and keep ii loose, but aLo feed it well with
manure. Besides, these are those rile mahires
the caterpillars anil borer, who not only in
habit, Iml are ever endeavoring to destroy the
orchard ; they must be routed from their pleas
ant abodes and slain without mercy.
When uecessury, the trees should be care
fully mid judiciously pruned with the saw, and
not with the axe. Fruit intended for market,
or winter use, should Me gathered with
out bruising, as this is essential for its preserva
tion.
Ladies and Agriculture.
I- *liit< v fn.ui I*. ll'.l'-uiiiY- tin- M.irvlutni
State Fair.
As showing the interest the English ladies
take iu agriculture, 1 cannot but relate a
casual interview 1 chanced to have wit ii an
Knglish lady, in going up in the express train
from London" to York, ller husband had
bought a iiook at the stand as we were about
starting, and remarked to her that "It was
one of her favorite American authors- II iw
iHoHNK?" I casually observed " 1 was pleased
to sec youffg American authors found admirers
with Knglish ladies," when the conversation
turned on bdoks and authors But I said to
myself pretty soon, '• this a literary lady pro
haoly her husband is an ditoror reviewer, find
sue uses the •' sci. sots" for him -at all events |
L must retreat from thLdiscission about authors.
modern poets, and poetry. M hat should -a
farmer know critically ot such things ! 1' I
wire oulv in those fields —it the conversation
could be"made to turn upon crops or cattle—
then I should feel quite at home." I finally
pointed out a field of wheat, and remarked that
it was very fine. The lady observing it, said,
" Sir, I think it is too thin—a common fault
tills season, as the seeding was late. Those
drills," .-he added, turning to her husband fur
confirmation, "cannot be more than ten
inches apart, and you see, sir, ground is not
completely covered-—twelve and even fifteen
inches is now preferred for width of drills, and
two bushels.of seed to the acre will then en
tirely cover the ground, on good land, so you
can hardly distinguish the drills."
If the goddess Ceres had appeared with her
sheaf, or her cornucopia, 1 could not have been
taken more by surprise. A lady descanting
on the width of uhcut drills and the quantity
of seed !
" I will try her again," said I, "thismay be
a chance shot;' and remarked in reference to
a field of plowed ground we were passing, that
it broke up in great lumps, alul could hardly,
be put ia good tilth. "We have much clay
like this," she replied, " and formerly it was
difficult to cultivate it in a tillage crop ; but
since the introduction of CROSKIIJ.'S Clod
Crusher they will make the most beautiful tiltli
on these lands, and which are now regarded as
among the best wheat lands."
The conversation turned on cattle. She
spoke of the best breed of cows for the pail—
Ayrshires and Devons ; told me where the best
cheese was made—Cheshire ; the best butter
—lreland ; where the best miik-muiiLs were to
be found—Wales.
"Oh !" said I, " I was mistaken ; this
charming, intelligent woman, acting so natural
and unaffected, dressed so neat and so very
plain, must be a farmer's wife ; and what a
hcljHnate he has in her ! yes, a single brace
let clasps a fair, rounded arm—that's all."
The train stopped at York. ?vo sooner had
my travelling companions stepped upon the
platform, than I noticed they were surrounded
by half a dozen servants men and women—the
men in full livery. It turned out to be Sir
JOIIX and Lady 11. This gentlemen, I learn
ed was one of the largest land proprietors in
Berkshire, and his lady the daughter of a noble
mail, a peeress in her own right; but her title
added nothing to her—she was a noblewoman
without it.
It is a part of our task to excel iii horticul
ture, in which female tact and skill must aid
us. We must embellish our homes : we must
make tliem sweet and pleasant homes. The
brave old oaks must be there, the spacious
lawn with its green sward, and the fruit
orchard and the shrubbery, and the roses, and
the vines festooned and trained about the bal
conies'. Even the birds will think that a sweet
home, and will comcand siugand make melody,
as though they would " teach the art to imitate
man."
Such a home would be entailed to our
children, and to their children—not by statute
laws of entail, but by a higher law, the law
of nature—through the force of sympathy—
the associations of childhood.
•' The orchard. the meadow, the deep tangled wildwood,
And every loved spot which my infancy knew."
Tliese will hold them to it—these early
memories—which we should take care to deepen
with <t binding and indissoluble tie.
Talk not, then, O you fathers and mothers !
to your sons of forensic fame—of Senatorial
halls—of the distinction of professional life—
or the gains and emoluments of commerce.
It is not for our class, surely, to furnish more
recruits to this hazardous service in which so
many of the country have already been lost—
lost to any useful purpose of living—themselves
miserable from hope deferred that makes the
heart sick—or disappointed of the objects of
life, have become overwhelmed by bankruptcy
and ruin. Give, tn your sons the pursuit of
W ASHI.VOTON, who gloried in being a FARMER.
The field and the council chamber he sought
from duty ; but his farm at Mount Vernon,
where lie wisely directed tiie plow, from choice
and pleasure.
Domestic Guano.
Recently there has much been written in
regard to the Lobos guano question, which has
mused no small stir among the importers,
venders and consumers of this important
manure, in England and this country. The
annual removal of organic and inorganic matter,
contained in the productions of the field, dairy,
and stalls of the rural districts of our country,
will, no doubt, in process of time, oblige every
thrifty farmer to use imported manure, contain
ing those ingredients especially, which shall bo
wanting in his soil, for production of remuner
ative crops. The cheapness at which these
foreign manures, of a good quality, can be
afforded in the American market, will be a
subject of great interest to the agricultural pro
ducer, in all parts of the country.
Yet every American farmer should be con
stantly impressed with the vast interests con
nected with his profession, in saving and mak
ing all the fertilizing matter at home, on his
own premises, he possibly can, thereby saving
his money, to be otherwise expended in im
provements, increasing the productiveness of
his lands, and tlms putting within his reach, at
a small outlay, the means of rendering tliem
more and more fertile, as every succeeding crop
is gathered into his garner.
The object of this article is to recommend to
the American farmer the manufacture of do
mestic guano, from the droppings of his barn
yard fowls. Let liiin have erected a suitable
hen-house, and then insist that every old
rooster, hen and chicken on his premises, shall
make it their resting place for the night, at
least, under the penalty of death, after a suit
able time of training has been expended on
them in vain. At the close of every week,
cause these premises to be thoroughly swept
and the products thus obtained to be carefully
packed away in barrels or tight boxes, mixed
with about one-third its weight of plaster.
When you have your corn-ground ready for
planting in your crop, not before, have a box in
readiness, sufficiently large to hold two or three
barrels, and mix well with this domestic guano,
about double the quantity of wood-ashes, a
peek of pulverised charcoal, and four quarts of
salt, to the barrel. Take a small handful of
this mixture and drop it into each hill, dust it
over with the soil, from one-half to an inch in
depth, then drop your seed, cover as usual and
if your ground is able to perfect the crop in the
latter part of the season, you will find reward
in Lite day of harvest.
I saved, from eighteen liens, about nine
bushels the past year, and found it superior to
half a shovelful of hog manure to each hill.—
Tiie increased productiveness of that part of
the field, where this mixture was applied, will
more than furnish the r< quired stock for a
year's food for my fowls. lam well satisfied j
with the result. i;. e.
iiiisccllanrons.
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BOOTS AN 1) SII OES.
John W. Wilcox,
HAS located his establishment on Main Street, on door
North of the " Ward House," and will continue the
manufacture of BOOTS A SHOES, as heretofore.
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A large variety of Children*' fancy gaiters, boots & shoes
of all kinds.
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ftfl' The strictest attention paid to MANUFACTURING,
and he hopes hy doing work well to merit a continuance
of the liberal patronage he lias hitherso received.
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At the IVrw Store, opposite the Court House.
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IN PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, YANKEE NOTIONS, TOVS,
FRUIT, UONKKUTIONARV, WILLOW WARE, AC.., the largest
and most comprehensive assortment, and the longest ex
perience of any dealers in Northern Pennsylvania. We
have arrangements by which we can take advantage of the
city and West' r-i Market*, and are thereby enabled to of
fer good bargains.- Call and try ns.
Below we name a few of the articles that may always
he found in our stock :
PROVISIONS.
Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Rye Flour, Corn Meal, Feed,
Pork, Hams A Shoulders, Mackerel, Codtibli, Shad, Lake
Trout, Piekeled and Smoked Herring, Cheese, Rice, Beans,
Potatoes, Butter, Lard, Crackers, Ac.
GROCERIES.
Black and Greer. Tea, Rio and Java Coffee, Chocolate,
Cocoa, Sugar, Molasses, Syrup, Ginger, Pepper, Spice,
("loves, nutmegs, Mace cinanion. Ground Mustard, Pepper
Sauce, Soda, S.ileratu*, Cream Tartar, Sperm aud Tallow
Candles, Bar Soap, Vinegar. Starch, Ac.
FRUIT.
Primes, Citron, Figs, Eng. Currants, Raisins. Dried
Peaches, Dried Apples, Almonds, Pecan nuts, Prazil nuts,
Grenoble and Madeira Walnuts, Pea nut*, Chestnuts, Ac.
German, French and American Toys, Fancy Goods, Tin
wagons, rocking horses, boys' sleiglis, China and pewter
toy tea setts, dolls, trumpets, accordions, harmonica*—
Glass, paper and wood inlaid work boxes and toilet cases,
toy bureans, secretaries, writing desks—plain and em
broidered work baskets, knitting, do. pearl, ivory, papier
machc and leather port moniaes, wallets and purses, ivory,
horn and wood pocket combs, toilet coin lis, ivory fine
combs, pocket inkstands, pocket and small fancy mirriors,
tobacco and sunff boxes, cigar cases, perfumery and liair
oils, Ac.
Brooms, mopsticks, clothes pins, bench screws, willow
clothes baskets and market baskets, sugar and spice boxes.
CANDY OF ALL KINDS.
Dairy and table Salt, Salina, do., etc. Country dealers
supplied at a small advance from New York prices.
# Most kinds of country produce taken ill exchange
for goods. BAILEY & NEVINS.
Towanda, Febrnar 1. ly*ss.
/1 ROCERIES— I Call and sou our ilrown,
VJ Crushed, Coffee and Pulverized Sugars ; Fine Young
Hyson A Black Teas—warranted a superior article, or the
money refunded—for sale cheap by B. KINGSBURY.
IK ATH KII—2OO Sides sole Leather just re-
J reived and fur sale by 15. KINGHBKKY.
Ii LOU It ! FLOUR !—5O barrels Superfine
FLOUR, just receivd and for sale bv
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fftrbical. 1
AYER^PIHS.
A M> <J]l KRRYJPECTOKAL. —The fol
-L JL lowing remedies are offered to the public as tLie I .est,
most perfect. which medical science ian afford. A\tu*
CYTHAUTIO PILLS have l.ccii prepared with the utmost
-kill which the medical profession of tliis age possesses,
;sfill their effect* show tt ey have virtues which surpass
any condonation of medicines hitherto known. Other pre
parations do more or les good ; but ttiis cures such dan
herons complaints, so quick and so surely, as to prove an
efficacy and a power to uproot disease beyond any thing
which men have known ho lore. By removing the obstruc
tions of the internal organs and •stimulating them into
healthy action, they renovate the fountains of life and
vigor—health courses anew through the body, and the
sick man is well again. They arc adapted to disease, and
disease only, for when taken by one in health they pro
duce but little effect. This is the perfection of medicine.
It is antagonistic to disease, and no more. Tender chil
dren may take thera with impunity. If they are sick they
will cure them, if they are well they Will do them no
harm.
(live them to some patient who has been prostrated with
bilious complaint; see Ills bent-up, tottering form straight
en with strength again ; see liis long-lost appetite return ;
sec his clammy features blossom into health, (live tliem
to some sufferer whose tonl blood has hurst out in scrofula
til! his skin is covered with sores; who stands, or sits, or
lies in anguish. He has been drenched inside and out with
exery every notion which ingenuity could suggest. Give
him these Pills, and mark the effect; see the scabs fall
from bis body ; see the new, fair skin that has grown un
der them ; see the late leper that is clean. Give them to
him whose angry humors have planted rheumatism in his
j lints and lames ; move him, and he screeches with pain ;
lie too has been soaked through every muscle of his body
with liuaments and salves : give him these Pills to purify
his blood ; they may not cure him, for olas ! there cases
which no mortal power can reacli ; but mark, he walks
with crutches now, and now lie walkes alone ; they have
cured him. Give them to the lean, sour, haggard dyspep
tic, whose gnawing stomach has long ago eaten every
smile from his face and every muscle from his body. See
his appetite return, and with it his health ; sc4fae new
man. Pee her that was radiant with health and loveliness
blasted and too early withering away : want of exercise,
or mental anguish, or some lurking disease lias deranged
the internal organs of digestion, assimilation, or secretion,
till they do they do their office ill. Her blood is vitiated,
her health is gone. Give her these l'ills to stimulate the
vital principle into renewed vigor, to east out tfcc obstruc
tions, and infuse a new vitality into the lilood. Now look
again—-the roses blossom on her cheek, and where son .v
sat, jo v bursts from every feature. See the .-went infant
wasted with worms. Its wan, sickly features tell you
without disguise, and painfully distinct, that tliev are eat
ing its life away. Its pinched-up nose and ears, and rest
less sleepings, tell the dreadful truth in language which
every mother knows. Give it the Pills in large doses to
sweep these vile parasites front the body. Now turn again
and see the ruddy bloom of childhood. Is it nothing to
do these things ? Nav, are they not the marvel of this
age ? And yet they are done around you every day.
Have you the less serious symptoms of these distempers,
they are the en -ier cured. Jaundice, Costiveness, Head
ache, Sideache, Heartburn. Foul Stomach, Nausea, I'ain
in the Bowels, Flatulency, boss of Appetite, King's Evil,
Neuralgia, Gout, and kindred complaints all arise from the
derangements which these Pills rapidly cure. Take them
per evcriugly. and under the counsel of a good Physician
if you can ; if not, take them judiciously by such advice
as"we give yon, and the distressing, dangerous diseases
they cure, which afflict so many millions of the human race,
are cast out like the devils of old—they must burrow in
the brutes and in the sea. Price 25 cents per box—s boxes
for #l.
Through a trial of many years and through every nation
of civilized me, AYKR'S CIIKRUV PECTORAL has been found
to afford more relief and to cure more cases of pulmonary
disease than any other remedy known to mankind. Cases
of apparently settled Consumption have been cured by it,
and thousands of sufferers who were deemed beyond the
reach of human aid have been restored to their friends and
usefulness, to sound health and the enjoyments of life, by
this all-powerful antidote to diseases of the lungs anil
throat. Here a cold had settled on the lungs. The dry,
hacking cough, the glassy eye, and the pale, thin features
of him who was lately lu-ty and strong whisper to all but
him COXSUMITION. He tries everything ; but the disease
is gnawing at his vitals, and shows its fatal symptoms
more and more over all his fame. He is taking the Cher
ry Pectoral now : it has stopped his cough and tiiadd his
breathing easy : his sleep is sound at night: his appetite
returns, and with it his strength. The dart which pierced
his side is broken. Scarcely any neighborhood can be
found which has not some bring trophy like this to shad
ow forth the virtues which have won lor the Cherry Pec
toral an imperishable renown. Influenza, Croup, Bron
chitis, Hoarseness, Pleurisy, Whooping Cough, and all ir
ritations of the throat and lungs are easily cured hy the
Cherry Pectoral if taken in season. Every" family should
have it by them, and they will find it an id valuable pro
tection from the insidious prowler which carries off the
parent sheep from many a flock, the darling lamb from
many a home.
Prepared by Dr. J. C. AVER. Practical and Analytical
Chemist, Lowell, Mass., and sold by all Druggists every
where.
AGENTS —Dr. 11. C. Porter and at Reed's Drug Store,
Towanda ; Newton, White & Co.. Monroeton : J. Hnloomb,
Rome ; Dr. C. Drake, Troy ; and by all Merchants every
where.
<D&22AR WHlffl EPIBACSISS
GREAT WAR AGAINST CLOTHING.
Q RICH would respectfully inform the citizens ofßrad-
D. ford county that lie has opened a branch establish
ment in Towanda. for the sale of READY MADE CLOTH
ING. comprising the usual stock of Over, Dress, Frock and
Sack Coats; Vests, Pants, Shirts. Drawers, Wrappers,
Overalls. Storks, Cravats, Collars, Pocket li'dkfs, Ac.
.Mr. Rich positive!} - assures the public, that residing in
New-York and buying always for rash, enables him to take
advantage of the "market, so that he can and will sell
Clothing 25 per cent, cheaper than any other establish
ment in the country!
CALL AND SEE! examine and price the stock, lie sat
isfied yourselves that it is more extensive, of better manu
facture and style, and sold much cheaper than ever before
offered in this market.
1 have appointed as my agent in Towanda for the sale
< f Clothing, M. E. SOLOMON, formerly of the firm of
Alexander A Solomon, who is well and favorably known
Location, for the present, over Tr.u v A Monro's Store,
Main street. Upon the completion of f'atton's block, the
stock will le removed to one of the new stores, corner of
Bridge street.
Towanda, January ff, 1555.
M. E. SOLOMON respectfully calls the attention of his
old friends and the public generally to the aliove announce
ment. and invites all who may lie'in need of Clothing to
give him a call, assuring tliein that he can furnish them
with woods at the lowest prices, and that no pains will be
spared to merit their patronage. 2m31
COLLINS &. POWELL
WOULD respectfully call the attention of the public to
their large stock of Mens' and boys' furnishing
Goods, consisting of every variety of Broadcloths, Cassi
mercs, I)o< -skins, Tweeds, Kentucky Jeans, Linens, Shirts,
Collars, Stocks, Cravats, Hosiery, Suspenders, Hats, Car
pet Bags, Trunks, Canes, Ac. Ac., which will lie sold cheap
er than the same quality can be sold in any other estals
lishmcnt in this country.
They have also on hand a well manufactured assortment
of READY-MADE CLOTHING, to which we invite thcat
tention of buyers. Our Clothing is mostly made up in the
shop—and not purchased at "slop-shops"—assume we
wot of.
Orders in the Tailoring line executed in the most fash
ionable manner, at the shortest notice, and warranted.
The public will please notice one fact, that NO ONE
not practically acquainted with the business is capable of
judging of the quality and make of a garment; hence the
reason why the community have been so much imposed
upon by a CERT AIN CLASS of community who deal in the
article, who, if they were not practically and profession
ally cheats, could of necessity, know nothing about the
business. They are certain. the public would consult their
true interest, they would purchase only of those acquain
ted with the business.
Towanda, Jan. 1, 1*55.
NEW WINTER GOODS!
JOKEI'II I'OWKLJ, is now receiving, as usual, a large
stock of \V IN GOODS of every description, con
sisting of Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Cjockery,
Boods and Shoes, ia-ather, Shoe Findings, Hats and Caps,
Ac., which he is now offering for Ready Pay at unusuallv
low prices. J
He would invite particular attention to his stock of LA
DIES' DRESS GOODS, consisting in part of French Me
rinos, French Plaids, Parmcttns, Thibet cloths, all prices,
Canton cloths, liompazines, wool Delaines,all colors, plain
and figuered Monslin delaines, Persian twills, Ac.
LAWKS CLOTUS.— A variety of Cloths, with Galloons,
1 lushes, and other trimmings to match.
SHAWLS—A large assortment, all qualities and prices.
KMLROI I>KKI:I> ( lOOl>s. —ChemiaettcH, sleeves, collars,
handkerchiefs, Swiss and jaconet hands ami financings,
edgings and iusertings. Also, a lot of stamped embroide
ry patterns.
kti" 1 here will also be fonnd among his stock a good
assortment of Gloves and Hosiery, Ribbons, White Goods,
bleached and unbleached Table Linens, Crash, Scots-hand
Russia Diaper, bleached and unbleached Muslins of every
quality and width, Tickings, Stripes, Denims, Canton
flannels, Ac.
Towanda, January ], 1*53.
(IALICOS —A large stock of Merrimack,
sCoehecc and Fall River Prints—-also good calico for G
cts. per yard. Warranted good Madder colors, for sale by
B. KINGSBEKY.
DR. 1 iTTR UllVCf STORE,
SOUTH END OF THE WARD HOUSE, f
Fronting the Fablic Sfruare.
TIIE subscrilior. thankful for the lil>eral patronage of the past year, intends to keep constantly on hand a full
sortment of the verv best articles usually kept in oar line, which HK WII.I. dispose of on such terms as will l>eat- 5
isfactorv to all who may patronize him. The purchases are made entirely with cash in hand, and for the CASH <.g t !
customers will receive the benefit of a good article at a low price. All articles not answering our recommendati. n, ij
will lie cheerfully taken brick, and the mimnj refunded.
[£p- Medical Advice gratnitonsly given at the Office, charging f.nly for the Medicine*.
The stock consists of a complete and select assortment of
DRUGS, MEDICINES, AND GROCERIES,
Pure Wine & Liquors, for Medicinal nse, Loudon Porter & Scotch Ale.
ALL THE MOST POPULAR PATENT MEDICINES! '
FRESH CAMPHENE & BURNING FLUiD—NEW & BEAUTiFUL PATTERNS GF LAMPS!
A SriKWDIII ASSORTMEST OP
American Pocket Cutlery, (Warranted Gocd.)'
SuDcrior IGU/i-CGO CL SIZVTT ! —Choice brands of Ture Eavanua, Princire
v and Vara GIG AXIS ! *
Paluls, Oils, Varnlslies, Window Glass, CruSiitH, Perfumery, Shaving Soap,
Fasicy Articles, &c. &c.
FAMILY GROCERIES:
Black and Green Teas ; Rio and Java Coffee ; Molasses, Syrups, Sugars, Spices, &c & c .
Salmon, Mackerel, Sardines, &c.
REMEMBER THE STORE —SOUTH END OF THE WARD HOUSE!
AND ITS MO TTO
'• The lex/ quality of Goods—Full assortment—Mokerate Profits —Heady attention to customers—
]Vo Adulteration of Goals—Candul advice as to Patent Remedies—A nd close attention to
business H. C. PORTER, M. 1).
To wan da, February 1, 1555.
I
HALL ?< RUSSELL,
fe ft Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
fIHIHARDWARE AND STOVES.
Tin, Japanned and Britannia Ware,
House Trimmings, Cariiagc Trimmings, Harness &. Saddlery
f * Ware, Carpenter's and Joiner's Tools,
BLACKSMITH'S TOOLS, FARMERS TOOLS AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
LEAD PIPE AND PUMPS, of all kinds and sizes,
IRON, STEEL, LEATHER BELTING, &c. &c.
Would inform their friends, that these are only a part of the eon oral heads under which may be classed their extm
sivc assortment, and to which they are constantly receiving additional supplies, direct from the importers and nun.
factnrors, which enables them to offer such inducements in their large stock and low prices as w iil defy competition,
from any quarter. We would ask the particular attention of
£ms@m!A!Kyn@3 Asras iL&ffiEffiSißSa
to an examination of our stock, whiei having been selected with the greatest care, we are confident will satisfy wen
the most fastidious.
IHT Don't forget the place—South side of the Public Square.
Old Iron, Copper and Brass, and al! kinds of Country Produce, taken in exchange for Goods.
Towanda, May 27,1*54. HALL & RPSSEI.L
Dr. HALSEYS' FOREST WINE.—The
discovery of the FOREST WINE i" the greatest bles
sing of the age. Put tip in Quart Bottles, a single Imtlle
of which does more pood, and poos further in the cure of
Disease, than ton hot ties of any Sarsaparilla in use, and
warranted to cure without an unpleasant or weakening
efFeet.
The method hy which all Sarssnnnrillas. and other simi
lar medicines are prepared, is hy boiling the Boots of'plants
to obtain the extracts. Their medicinal virtues are thus
principally evaporated and destroyed.
It is not to be wondered at then, that Ift and even 2ft
bottles of these Sarsapai illas are sometimes taken without
any perceptible benefit. Not so with the Forest Wine.—
By the invention of a wonderful chemical apparatus, a per
fect wine is produced without boating ; retaining, at the
same time, all the primitive healing properties of the rare
medicinal plants of which it is composed, thus rendering
the Forest Wine the most efficient medicine the world ever
produced, at the same time time the most agreeable.
TF.STIMOXY.
This is to certify, that I have used Dr. Halscy's Forest
Wine iu my family with the most entire success.' My wife
was badly "afflicted with Neuralgia, affections of the Spine
and Kidneys, and general Debility. She found speedy re
lief, and regained her health by the use of the Forest
Wine.
From my own knowledge of this excellent medicine, 1
confidently recommend it for the good of others who may
lie suffering from similar complaints. It is the liest medi
cine with which I am acquainted, and those who are afflic
ted with the above, or any similar disease, may safely re
ly on its virtues. K. (1. MUSSKY.
MO UK TESTIMONY FROM COHOEK.
Pit. G. W. HAI.SKY—Dear Sir : My wife last autumn was
reduced to a low state of Debility." My family physician
advised her to take your Forest Wine. Accordingly I
went to Mr. Terry's, your agent in this town, and procur
ed a Isittle of it, which restored her in a very short time
to perfect health.
Cohoes. April l.'l, 1850. HENRY DONALDSON.
DREADFUL COUGH, DEBILITY, AND LOSS OF
APPETITE.
DR. lIAI.SEY: Hempstead, Dec. 1, 1847.
A Isittle of your Forest Wine and box of Dills, which
I procured of James Carr, (your agent for this place,) has
done wonders for me. 1 had lieen in a state of decline for
more than a year, afflicted with a dreadful cough, pain
in the breast, general debility, and loss of appetite. 1 lie
came almost a skeleton, and hail been unable to leave my
room for more than two months; my friends told me "l
had the Consumption and despaired of my recovery. I
could not obtain any permanent relief from any medicine
1 had taken, or mv physician, until your Wine and Dills
were procured. The first dose of the Dills brought up from
my stomach, much phlem and greenish matter, and mv
stools were perfectly black. 1 then commenced taking
your Forest Wine three times a day, my appetite began to
return immediately, my cough left me, and in less than
two weeks I was almost well. 1 now enjoy better health
than I ever did before,having increased twentr-five pounds
in seven weeks. Your Forest Wine and Dills are highly
valued in this vicinity, and 1 owe my recovery entirely to
their virtues. Yours, respectfully,
MARTIN CALDWELL.
AFFECTIONS OF THE KIDNEYS.
Mr. T. J. Gillies, a highly respectable Merchant of No.
30$ Broadway, New York, cured of a severe affection of
the Kidneys hy the Forest Wine and Rills.
Dr. G. W. HALSEY : New-York, March 12,1853.
Dear Sir——ln the summer and fall of last year I had a
severe complaintot the Kidneys, which rendered me unite
unfit for business. I procured" your Forest Wine and Dills
which cured me iu a few weeks time, and 1 have since en
joyed better health than 1 had for inanv years prcviouslv.
From their efficacy iu my oaui case, and from what 1 know
your medicines to have done for others, ! ain induced to
recommend them as the liest medicines with which 1 am
acquainted. Yours, respectfully,
T. J GILLIES.
DYSPEPSIA.
There are thousands cured every year of this disease by
the Forest \\ ine "and Pills; Dyspepsia, Costiveness ami
Indigestion, are kindred complaints, frequently existing
together, and the cure of one is generally the cure of all.
The Forest Wine and Pills above all remedies are pre-emi
nent in the cure of Dyspepsia.
Testimony of J. N. Vermile, of New York City, dated
July ft, 1x52.
Dr. G. W. HALSEY :—Dear Sir—Having lieen cured of
Dyspepsia by the use of your Forest Wine and Dills, 1 take
the liberty to offer you my name, lielieving many who 1
know ine may be benefited by vour excellent remedies.
For many years 1 have been afflicted with this malady so
nably that nearly one-third of my time has been lost from
business. The Forest Wine anil Pills have restored me to
excellenthealth, and I cheerfully recommend theiu, as 1 <■
ai i convinced the discovery of these remedies are a bles
sing to mankind. j. x. VERMILE.
New-York, July 9, 1852.
DR. G. W. HALSEY S UUM-COATFJ) FOREST PILLS,
ihe Gum-coated Foj&st Pills arc designed to accompany
the Forest Wine in the cure of" Disease, their c -niliino!ac
tion being more searching and effective. They :sreinfinite
ly better than any other Pill or Cathartic, producing in >1
cases when thi- class of medicincsare useful, a m>>st chants
ing effect. They are purely vegetable, never grioe, uuy
be taken at any time without tear oftaKingcn'd.hindranr
from business, or disagreeable effects, and pass u;t. Seat
ing the bond < perfectly natural, whvh i all ii!i;s-rt:in:
for the perfect recovery and continuation of good health, j
Thousands can testify to the great excellence ot these I'iifa
above all others.
The Forest Wine accompanied with the Forest Pills, are
most effectual in the cure of all the following complaint-:
Dyspepsia. Habitual Costiveness. I.ivcrt lni i-iint, Astk- <
ma. Piles, Obstinate Hinula-he. Pimples. Blot, lies are an- '
healthy color of the skin. Jaundice, Ague anil FYvi-r. M.t
Rheum. Erysipelas, Complaints incident only t<> Females
Languishing weakness. Night Sweats. Nervous I>>. rdtre
General ill Health and impaired state of the ( ou-titi.ti n.
The Fore-t Wine is put up in large square bottles.
Dr. Ilalsey's name blown in the glass. Oua 1' il.irjer
bottle, or six lmttles for Five D dlars. Gum-coated F '*~t
PiiU, 25 cents per Box. For Sale hv the appointed A-"ent.
at Wholesale and Retail. General Depot. Ml Duaia-St
one door from Hudson, New York, appointed Agent, is
Bradfonl comity. Dr. H. C. Porter.Towanda : C. H. Her
rick. Athens ; Drake A Allen. Waverlv. X. Y. _
WAVERLY &. TOWANDA R. ROAD!
500 2VXX3ST WANTED !!
13HE subscribers have just received at their old stand ia
Mercnr's Block, Towanda, anew and good assortment .
of Spring ami Summer Goods, consisting of READY M Y: r.
CLOTHING. GENTLEMAN'S' FURNISHING Gool*-
ever imported into the County—till of the latest styles is
market, which are being scattered far and wide, in trie
way of Furnishing Goods, we have a complete assortment
—t ravats. Collars, Sliirts, Utnler Shirts. Itraver*. Wrap
lers, Glovea, Suspenders, Handkerchiefs. Hosiery of bi
kinds, and a variety of Trunks, Ac.
Our Heady-Made Clothing embraces every thing desin
hie in that line, ami as we buy for CASH, we can and
sell 2ft per cent, lower than any other Clothing Est.c
ment in Towanda. J. ALEXANDER, j
Towanda, Jaanary 1,185 ft. s. ALKXAXf :
TOWANDA
IFEMMJE MMHHM7.
r 1 1E duties of this School will be resumed on the sec
J- Mom! ly of September next, under the charge of >i
Oi.i VIA D. and Rkukcu a I) HANSON, in the room, reit:.'.. 1
occupied hy James Macfarlane, Esq., in the North end
the "• Ward House."
Tb • school year will consist of four quarters, ofeicw j
weeks each.
TKRMS— as formerly, $O, and $l2 per quarter, aegvd- j'
ing the studies pursued. No extra charge for the La'*-
Language.
No pupil will he received for a shorter period than
Quarter.
RKPKKKSOKS—Rev. Dr. M AOI,ASK. President of tVO'
lege of New Jersey, Princeton.
Hon. DAvni WILMOT, G. F. MASON, Esq., c. L. WASH.
Esq., Hon. GGOKUK SANDERSON, 1). F. BAKSTOW. t-;
Towanda.
Towanda, August 1554.
CURVEVIX(}.—,!AMKS A. I*AINK.S'"
LA veyor for Bradford County, is prepared to attend ■
the alsive business iu all its branches, liis office 6
Monroeton. All letters addressed to him at that pi*"''
will meet with prompt attention.
April 4, 1554.
T1233 ©Z.B STAK D
STILL IN OPERATION'
THE subsorilier would aaa - e |
fe to the public that he has r' |
ghand. and will make to order . s
Kvv--.'T kinds o, CABINE't l-'i'llNiU D
UiIfjJKVM hi: IS2 such as Sofas. Divans. I.mnige> , 1 |
tie, Card, Dining ami Break*-! .
ble. Mahogany, Walnut. Maple. 4l 'J
■ ■ I B Cherry Bureaus. Stands of v ; n ; v
~—■* kinds, Chairs ami Bod-tcaib ti o .
description, which are, and will be made of the
torial and workmanlike manner, nud which tlicy • |
lor cash cheaper th;ui can lie bought in tut) otaer ■ r
room in the eonntrv. , f
READY-MADE COFFINS, on hand on the most' r** r
sonableterms. \ good HEARSE will tic f""'-';/''•'
Funeral occasions. JAMES MAI'KINM >■
. Towanda. January 1.1855. _ - E
A HARDWARE AH |
V"' assortment, at I'lliNNF