Department. Odd Hints for March. As bay and straw will become drier, with the progress of the seasoD, the supply should be a little increased, for feeding stock, and the quantity of roots, not diminished. Grass-lands which failed to receive their dressing of compost lest Fall, may be attend ed to now, before the ground becomes soft.— Tne manure dropped during the Winter,around hay-stacks in meadows, should be cleaned up and carted away on sleds before Spring opens, if left until May, the. grass will be badly in jured, if not killed. Dry meadows will take it kindly if you give them'a bushel or two of plaster, or a few bushels of liinc, or leached ashes, to the acre, and Winter grain, which got no plaster at sowing time, may well Lave it early this Spring. Fruit trees exhaust the ground of its need ful elements, and should be manured a little every year. A compost of chip-dirt and barn manure now spread over the orchard, will help the grass and the trees themselvcf. Water-courses which are allowed to flow ovgr mowing lands, should be frequently chang ed, so that all parts of the fields may get ben efit from the irrigation, and the grass in no part become rank and uneven. Now, or as soon as the frost is out of the ground, this should be attended to. If any dead animals.—cats, lambs, dogs, calves, cows, horses, etc. —have accumulated around the premises during the Winter, now is the time to dispose cf tlura. Instead of j beiDg hauled into some retired spot, to decay ! above ground and fill the air with noxious j smells, they should be taken to some unoccupi ed corner of a field and covered with six or eight inches of soil ; this will not only obviate unpleasant effluvia, but will contribute largely to the mannre-hcap. Now is the time to look after seeds, ii they have not been already provided. Let every ar ticle be the best of its kind, if good crops are expected. The garden should not be forgot teu. Fens, beans, tomatoes, lettncc, radishes, and the like, should be provided for before the hurrying season comes. Now, split rails, and stack them where they j will dry well, if they are not wanted immedi ately on the fences. Look well to all ihe farm gates, bars, and bar-posts ; let none be out of repair after this month. A broken fence often costs about the value of a crop. lIOEIXG WHEAT IN* TIIK SrnixG. —ln a pre vious article, we have alluded to the advan tages of bringing seed wheat from the South, for the purpose of getting the wheat so early that it may escape the attacks of the midge.— Something can be done in this way ; but we must also endeavor to cultivate the soil, so as to enable it to force the wheat forward. We must make it dryer, and warmer and richer — at I'ast richer in the appropriate food rf reheat i e., richer in the ammonia, without much car bonaceous matter. L T nderdraining not only removes injurious, stagnant water, but it also makes the soil war mer, and, consequently, plants growing on it ripen earlier. Tho midge will force farmers to avail themselves cf this fundamental means of improving their farms. But we do not now intend to give our views on the best method of growing wheat so as to avoid the midge, but rather to ask the experi ence of our readers in regard to the effect of hoeing wheat in accelerutiug or retarding its early maturity. We have often seen wheat hoed in England, and always with decided benefit ; but we can not say whether it favored the ripeniug pro cess or not. MORTON'S Cyclopedia cf Agriculture (one of the latest and Lest English authorities) says : " All drilled wheat should be hoed in spring, both for the purpose of loosening the surface and cutting up weeds ; it will always pay itself either by an iucreased crop or by saving in the after-cleaning of the land, and often it will make all the difference between a very good and a very bad crop." There is one difficulty in hoeing wheat here which is not met with in England. Our springs are late, and the wheat begins to grow rapidly before the ground is sufficiently dry to hoe. Still, some farmers have adopted the practice here on a small scale, and, we believe, with very encouraging results. Those, too, who have harrowed their wheat ia the spring, have found it beneficial. Unless the land is very hard and foul, the Dutch-hoe is t lie best for hoeing wheat. When the drills are twelve inches apart, wheat can be hoed by hand for about seventy five cents an acre —and we know of BO cheaper method of eradicating rcdrcot and other noxious weeds. If our farmers will try the effect of hoeing wheat, and the result is beneficial, some of our intelligent mechanics will construct a machine which will do the work well, and at a cheap rate.— Genesee Farmer. How TO RAISE SEEDLING POTATOES. —After the vines having seed-balls on have been well dried, after beiug frosted in the fall, collect as many balls as may be wanted, squeeze the pulp out in a basin of water, wash all the pulp out by frequent rinsings, spread the seed ou a board set np on the kitchen mantel until well dried, rub them and blow out all out all bnt the best and heaviest seed. Sow them the next spring in a hot bed, as yon wonld tomato seed, and at the same time you would to raise early tomatoes ; transplant after spring frosts, as soon as the ground wi'l pulverize well into rich new or well manured old ground, in rows, one set in a place, two feet a part each way. Cultivate well, by hilling up as the young vines grow, to prevent them from falling down and mildewing prematurely. The better the tillage tho liuer will be their siza and the more abundant will be the yield. From one rod square of rich new ground of a clay soil I raised by the above mode, the last season two bushels ot some half dozen dis tinct kinds from the seed balls gathered from the pure white Neshannock, three-fourths of which were large full-sh.ed potatoes, although planted quite late in the spring. A lotof the finest in quality and size which, together with several varieties of the second year's growth,l have buried, and after they are all well tested, those who are worthy of cultivation I shall name and distribute to all who may waut samples. I plant altogether upon the oue eyed plaD, as recommended by Mr. Me Williams,and have for the last four years, and succeeded four-fold bettor than the whole potato plau. If planted in hills two by three feet. I would recommend three and four eyes iu each hill, if in drills,not more than six iuehes aj>art iu the row. . Society, Fikg shaded sdli,must be viewed m till wtuatious, or its cofois will deceive you. iWfsccllanrotts. f ~~2p NEW ATTRACTIONS ! At Geo. H. Wood's Gallery, J TOWANDA, PA. I \ Yoa cau procure, at low prices, I \MOTTO®MPIHIS, I /I \of ail sizes, up to life size, cither plain or re " * touched, colored in oil or pastille. Also. MEL.VIXOTYPES and AMBROTYPER, and al most ail other hinds of types. Pictures iu good cases for 1 50 rents, and other sizes and qualities in proportion. 1 Melainotypes made iu all kinds of weather, (except for 1 children. All work warranted. August 10.1859. THIS IS THE ESTABLISHMENT 'where you can find a very fine assortment of WATCHES AND .JEWELRY of all descriptions, also a , good stock of CLOCKS, prices ranging from 10 shillings up, and warranted to give good satisfaction or no sale. I 4 am also agent for the sale of I). E. LENT'S celebrated Barometers, which every farmer should always have. Pri ees from $8 to s'2o, according to finish REPAIRING done as usual iu a neat and workmanlike manner and war ranted. WM. A. CHAM BERLIN. THE OLD STAND STILL IN OPERATION! THE subscriber would announce to the public that he has now on Land, and will make to order all I ff. 'lS,.u.pt favorable terms, enabling u to sell t hem to dealers aud Seminaries uttheir regular whole sale prices. Carhart, Wfeedkani 6c Co.'s, X^elodeocs. Mr. Carhart being the original inventor of the above In struments, and the same having all the valuable improve ments, it is only jut to say thev are not to be excelled. A large assortment of SHEEt" MUSIC. One of our firm having had long experience in this i branch, parties at a distance not able to visit our Ware rooms, may rely on his selections. The bet of Italian Ptrings. Violins, Guitars, etc. Par ticular attention is paid to the selection of BRASS IX STRUMBNTS tor Bands. All Piano l-'urtcs bought of us arc WARRANTED for three years. llanos and Melodeons TO RENT, and sent all over the country t extremely low prices. Parties wishing to purchase Piano Fortes, or any other Musical Merchandize, and save from ten to fifteen per cent., will "lease call, or address ELI AM IN, GREENER A CO. May 16, 1859. 51 Water Street, Elinira, ST. Y. WM. DITTKTCII, is agent for the firm at Towanda. BUY YOUR BOOTS AND SHOES OF L. C. NELSON. PTIIIE subscriber would respectfully tender J- his thanks to his patrons and the public generally for the very liberal and mux-ected amount ol trade given him for bis lir-t few opening months, and sis he lias be come acquainted with the wants of the people, aud the styles worn in this pnrt of the country, (kilters himself that he is now prepared to fnrniatiJtoots and Sheen of all hind* generally called for, such as will liettcr please than heretofore; and as his object is to please, he will give his whole time and attention to this one great and import ant branch of the Mechanical Arts. And as there are some of his customers prejudiced against Stitching Ma . bine work. In- has procured the best and most experi enced hand help, where all of his work will he made and warranted first best. Those gentlemen that are in the habit of wearing nice French Calf Boots, sewed or pegged, will do well to call and leave their measure. He has employed one of the best workmen iu town. Ladies Kid, Morocco and Calf Slioyj ami Gaiters can be furnished at short notice, and of tiie best materials. He also has in his employ faith ful and experienced workmen engaged in making Gents Thick and Kin Bootand Phoes of all kinds to measure, down to Boys', Youths and Children.*. As he has been engaged for some years in the Eastern Boot and Shoe Manufacture, he Ims thereby become acquainted with many of the Custom Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, can buy goods almost at cost, whereby his department of Eastern work will be offered at prices that will defy com petition. And as his whole business life has been devoted to the two branches. Custom and Aaic Boot aud Shoe Manufac ture, feels posted and conversant with all the rules end principles which enter into the preparation of the stock. The correct nieasurment of the foot, also a knowledge with the anatomy of the loot, a familiar acquaintance with the angles, lines and curves, which are involved in the perfect adjustment of part to part, and their relative positions, which is necessary in order to be successful in the profession. Call and examine his winter goods before buying else where, he has a large assortment of the best Thick and Kip Boots, extra long legs and custom made. He wants every man and hoy to buy a pair for his as well as their own interest. etH' Propositions cheerfully hoard. Repairing or Boots and Shoes of all kinds, will be faith fully done and at the time promised. Towanda, Sept. 28, 1859. L. C. NELSON. FALL AND WINTER (PS® SJP I if Oa JM. COLLINS, is now receiving at his • old stand on Main Street, next door to Hull's, ouc of the largest, best selected and cheapest stocks of READY MADE CLOTHING, ever brought into this market, to which he Invites the at tention of purchasers. Having bad some years' experi ence in the business, he Is able to offer inducements, as. to the QUALITY, STYLE AND PRICE OF GOODS, not to be met with at any other establishment. Ilis stock em braces the usual assortment of OVERCOATS, COATS, VESTS AND PANTALOONS, of every style and price, to suit the taste and the pockets of customers. To those who prefer ordering garments, lie would say that he keeps constantly on hand a large assortment of CLOTHS, CAS SIMERES AND VESTiNGS, which wiH be made up on short notice, by experienced workmen, and warranted to give satisfaction iu every wity. Particular attention will be given to this class of custom, and every exertion made to please customers. Gentlemen's Furnishing' Goods, SHIRTS, COLLARS. TIES, HOSIERY, GLOVES, SUSPENDERS, .to. Ac. A large assortment of hats and caps, of all styles and prices. CUTTING done to order, aad warranted if properly manufactured. Towanda, October 19,1859. J. M. C HAY SCALES ! TnE SUBSCRIBER IS NOW PRE PARED to otmstraet Hay Scales opon an improved principle, where, simplicity, accuracy, and durability are so combined as to excel iu at least simplicity aud dura bility any of the scales now in use. Also repairing of old platform scales done on reasonable terms and with dia patcb. Address G. W. JACKSON, June 6,1859. Wyalnsing, Bradford Co-, Fa. .fHftcllaiuous. PAITON i I'AVNK.. Wo. 4, Patton's Block, Towanda, Pa., Have recently added largely to their stock of DRUGS JS IMB, CHEMICALS, FAMILY GROCERIES. They also have constantly on hand PURE WX2VSS AND LIQUORS, FOB MEDICINAL PURPOSES. FRESH CAMPHENE, At the lowest rates, and BURNING FLUID, of superior j quality, manufactured expressly for the gas-jet Fluid ' Lamps. They also keep all the Popular : PATENT ME of the day. Every article going from this store is war- j , ranted as represented, and if any prove different, they j - will be cheerfully taken back, aud'the money refunded. | J. G. PATTO.Y. Towanda, Feb. 1, Kin. Dr. E. D. I'AYNE. j ' ' zAi ''" - | STORKS & CHATFIELD OWEGO, N. Y, Aje agents for the sale of 1 Wheeler's Patent Railway Chain j II O R SE- R O W E 11. WHEELERS PATENT , Combined Thresher and Winnower, OVERSHOT THRESHER, j (With Vibrating Separator,) Siugic or One horse Tower and Separator, WHEELER'S CLOVER HULLER, j LAWRENCE SAW-MILLB, (for sawing wood, Ac.) \ AH the above machines are manufactured by Wheeler, : Meliik, A Co., Albany, N. Y., and are warranted to give 1 entire satisfaction, or may he returned at the expiration * j c! a reasonable time for trial. s. nonTorc & co.'s CELEBRATED DOG POWERS, FOR CHURNING, &C. Constantly on hand. r j KA"Farmers and others wishing to proer.rc any of the ! j above articles, will do well to call upon us before pnrchas- | ; ing. June 2s, MB, r TOWANDA HARDWARE, CUTLERY | IKON ANI) STOVE STORE.'' H D. C. lIALL Jlq Wholesale and Retail Dealer 'sl Hardware and Stoves, Iron j Jl ft T" f> ' nil Sash, Glass, Paints /k. JfL—jJ*' j4^| a ndOi I <, House Trimmings—• w-er-" " i.fflii all kinds d Carriage triiiimings, RMjitthhi.i'tt,!' |c Seat Cloths and Laces, Carriage ■ -oUPffT"** 'j Sulkev and Sent Springs. Car pouters' and Joiners' Planes, j as? S iv.-. A •• • r. i hisols and all I SH Other Tools—Cross Cut, Mill! I " 'iJt and Circular Saws, Blacksmith 1 Tools, Bellows, Anvils, Vices, I j Hammers and Screw Plates, j Axes. Broad Narrow, Lath and Hand Hatchets—Cable. Log, Trace and Hultr, Chains, Crowbars, Picks, Shovels and Spades. POUKKTAXD TARLE CUTLERY—Shears and Scis sors. Edge Tools of all kinds, Brnsand Enameled Kettles, Shovel and Tongues. Spoon- and Ladies. Tubs and Pails, Mops and Washboards, and all other kinds of house-keep ing Implements. In Uie HARDWARE line. Brass, Biittania, Jappaued and Plain Tin Ware, single or in setts. Bar, Band, Scroll and Hoop Tron, Steel of all kinds. Nail Rods, Ac. Pumps, lead Pipe and all the neces-avy fixtures for water works. Patent, Stretched Leather Belting and String Leather, and 10,000 other articles too numerous to mention, that we are now receiving direct from the hands of manufac turers andimporters. including the largest assortment and greatest variety of STOVES Stoves 25 per cent, less thin usual for Cash, or Grain at the highest market prices. Coal and Wood Cooking. Coal and Wood Parlor, Dining- Room. Six Plate and Cylinder,ever brought into Northern Pennsylvania or Southern New York : all of which we are now prepared to sell at wholesale or retail, at as low rates, and on as good TERMS as can be found this side of New-York, from the fact that all our goods were bought of first hands and in full packages and large quantities, that gives us an advantage over smaller purchasers and Dry Goods dealers, that wiil enable us to sell from 5 to 15 per cent, less than any of them, which advantage we shall offer to any who will favor us with a call before pur chasing elsewhere. A large quantity of Tin ware. Stove Pipe and Elbows always on hand, wholesale and retail. All kinds of Job Work done to order, on short notice and warranted. Don't mistake the place to buy STOVES and HARD WARE cheap—one door South of Tracy A Moore's, and Powell's new block on Main street, in the new Wood Building, lettered allover. Grain and Country Produce, old Tron, Brass. Rrittania and Copper, Dried fruit of all kinds, Feathers and Bees wax wanted for goods. 10,000 Sheep Pelts wanted, for which the highest price n CASH will be paid. f No credit given over four months, and all hav ing accounts or notes over due had better call and pay immediately, if they wish to save cost. Towanda, October 13,1558. Extraordinary Inducements TO THE BUYERS OF I FURNITURE AND CIIAIRS. < HAYING greatly increased my former -a'k of Cabin, t Ware and Cli.iiY-. 1 am determined to dispose of these accumlua . tions rapidly, and with that design offer all articles at unprecedented low prices, for Cash. Good Sofas at $l6 to $2O, fine Cane Seat Chairs 75 cts. 1 each, a nice Bedstead for 20 shillings. I have now more than GO different patterns of Chairs, Bureaus, Desks for the farmer or merchant, Looking Glasses, Looking glass Plates.Portruitand Picture frames of gilt, Rosewood, Mahogany and Walnut corner ; 20 patterns of Stands ; extension, dining, tea and work Ta- ! iiles, Hall Stands, and in fact anything that can be found ! in a city Ware-house. A large assortment of ready-made Coffins, with a good Hearse ready, at all times. Purchasers will be sure to find the right place, south \ side of the public square, one door east of if in tan yes Towanda, Dec. 1,1850. CHESTER WELLS. OAND7 AND CANDY TOYS. i IHA\ E on hand the larsregt nnd greatest j variety of CANDY AND CANDY TOYS to be found ( in this town, which I will Bell at retail cheaper than any i living man. CANDY of all kinds sold to those who buy to sell again i at Pedlar's prices. Towanda, Dee. 15,1859. R. T. FOX. GLASS AND SASH.—IOO boxes Glass, • MOO lights Sash for sale at j > 1 Oct. If, 1859. W. A, ROCKWELL'S. L Business (Earus. Dr CHAS. M. TURNER, PHYSICIAN Sr SURGEON, offers his professional servioasto the inhabitants of Towanda and vicinity. Offire and rr-n -idence in the dwelling recently occupied by H. BOOTH Ssq., one door north of the Episcopal Church, ou Maiua Etreet. K. OVEBTOM, JK O. D. KONTAXyr OVERTON a MONTANYE, ATTOR. NEYS AT I. A IF— Office in Union Block, former y occupied by JAS. MAC FARLASI;. H. J. M. wu P. D. NOHOW If A DILL A MORROW, A TTOJINE YS 111 AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, -Office overMercur's Store. Towanda, Pa. Towanda, April 2, 18. n-43-tf DR. E. 11. MASON, I' II YSH'FAX A XI) SURGEON, offers his professional services to the people of Towanda and vicinity. Office at his residence on Pine street, where he can always be found when not professionally engaged. If 11. PARSONS, ATTORNEY AT -!• LAW, TROY, Bradford Co., Pa. Office over V M. X H. F. Long's ,-t .re. Aug- 7, 15c. UK NRY B. M• K EAN. A TTORXEY AT LAW, TOWANDA, PA.; will pay prompt attention to business entrusted to him. Collections made on reasonable terms, with prompt remittances. oetl9 If LIIANAN SMITH, bavin? rctnrnpd to A Towanda, has opened a Law Office over Mtrcnr's Store. Dec. 1,1857. J) l< H. WESTON, HE Y TIBT, permanently located in Towanda. OFFICE one doorsouth ol BailcyAXeveas'. Towanda, Feb. 19, lh.'<9. O. H. WOODRUFF DENTIST. PERMANENTLY located in Towanda.— Office No. 5, Brick Row. over 11. W. NOBLES' Store. Entrance one door south o! Tracy & Moore*. dec.l.tf. DUN G S. PECK AND O. CHURCH ILL. SURGEONS AND MECHANICAL. DENTISTS, TOW AND A, Pa. Bv"Office, No. ], Brick Row, over E. T. Fox's store - entrance first door CM Pine st. February iff, iB6O. U Y II WATK INS, ATTORNE YA T A LAW, TOWANDA. PA. Office opposite Laporte, Mason A Co. O-Ooltections made and remitted with promptness. Towanda, January 2, I*6o. DR. PORTERS OLD DRUG STORE, Already admitted to be The largest, safest and most approved DRUG HO'JSH IN NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA I WITH i An established reputation for keeping the best medicine, UNEQUALLED i In its faculties and apparatus for compounding and pre paring MEDICINE AND PRESCRIPTIONS, Conducted by thoroughly competent persons, who devote the most careful attention,pay the strictest regard to accuracy, and use only selected arti cles. aud medicines of unques tioned purity, lias become THIS SMJII lI'MJeBTMi With prices revised to correspond with the market. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, ALL ARTICLES WARRANTED AS REPRESENTED. j By recent arrangements with the Manufacturers. Impvr ters or First Holders of Goods and Cash Purcha ses, the prices will always be at the low est point for Prime Goods. LOWER FIGURES THAN EVER IX I Paints, Oils, Varuislies, Glass, DRUGS Bit DYE-STUFFS. ! Everything in this erlensire stock icill It sold Cheap for Cash ! PRICES REDUCED, VIZ: Of £on|)s. Perfumery, Bru>hes, Combs, Pocket Knives and Razors, Lamps and Materials for Light. TRUSSES & SUPPORTERS, WINES AND LIQUORS, ONLY FOR MEDICINE, TOBACCO SC SNUFF. All the Popular Patent Medicine.s, Tooth, Skin &. Hair Preparation*, Fancy Articles of all Descriptions, Eclectic, Botanic and Homoeopathic Medicines Spices, Bird Seed, Lamp Shades and Garden Seeds. FISH TACKLE, AMMUNITION, Xc. Constituting the most complete assortment, embracing the great wants of the People, reduced in Price, and revised for the Ca-U System. DR. PORTER'S CAMPHENE ! DR. PORTER'S ALCOHOL! DR. PORTER S BURNING FLUID ! Are Fresh, daily prepared, and unrivalled by any in the Market. DR. PORTER'S PREPARATIONS For Family Use, Known as Safe and Reliable Remedies, are warranted for what they are intended to give satisfaction, viz : Dr. Porter's Pectoral Syrup price 27$ cents I>r. Porter's Family Embrocation ■' 25 " Dr. Porter's Tonic Elixer " 59 " Dr. Porter's Worm Syren " 25 " Dr. Porter's Comp. Syr. Hypophosphites.. " 100 " Dr. Porter's Uterine Tonic " 150 " Dr. Porter's Blackberry Balsam " 25 " Dr. Porter's Tooth Ache Drops " 25 " Dr. Porter's Cephalic Snuff. " 25 " Dr. Porter's Tooth Powder " 25 " Dr. Porter's Tricogene " 25 " Dr. Porter's Tricophile " 25 " Dr. Porter's Shampoo " 25 " Dr. Porter's Horse and Cattle Lotion " 37$ " Dr. Porter's Horse and Cattle Powder " 25 " Dr. Porter's Bed Bug Poison " 25 " Dr. Porter's Black Ink " 25 " Dr. Porter's Cleansing Fluid " 37$ '* Dr. Porter's Rat and Mice Poison " 25 " Dr. Porter's Citrate Magnesia " 25 " Medical Advice giveu gratuitously at the offite Charging only for Medicine. KWThankful for past liberal patronage would respect fully announce to his friends and the public that no pains shall lie spared to satisfy and merit the contiuuauce of their confidence and patronage, at the CLASH DItTJG STORK Corner of Main and Pine streets. June 30. 1859. H. C. PORTER, M. D. CLOSING UP OF NAVIGATION. BREAK IN THE CANAL! FCnn MEN WANTED to buy Stoves at the MAM eJUU MOTH FOUNDRY, one door east of Mercur * Store. We have just received the largest assortment of STCVES ever brought to this market, both for Coal and Wood Cooking. Parlor Coal and Wood Parlor, Dining room Six-plate and Cylindered Stoves. Some of the celebrated Empress Cook Stoves, the best Coal Stove ever manufactured, ail of which will be sold cheaper than at any other establishment in this country. A large quantity of Tin Ware, Store Pipe, Elbow", Coal Hods, Coal Shovels and Coal Sifters, always on hand, and for sale at Wholesale or Retail. All kinds ol castings and machine work done to order on short notice, Particular attention paid to Roofing, Eve Troughs. Con ductors, Gutters and all kinds of Jobbing done and war ranted (to give satisfaction. All kinds of Second Hand Cooking Stoves on hand, which will be sold very cheap, l'leasa give us a call. Towanda Nov. 1.1859. JOHN CARMAN. ALL WANTING FARMS IN A DK lightfnl climate, rich soil, and secure from See advertisement of Uammiuton JLauds in auotliM column.