Miscellaneous. UNDERSTANDING OURSELVES• •' Di we Itat)W (Car elves? Hint, can wain i.-tprot others? • How many of us, are there .that truly under Stand ,biter own feelings and itniMlses? Th i rd perfectly- com prehend Our habits and chardeter? That are clearly able to discriminate betwceu what is right and .what is vrool. - 7,?1. That are conscious of our own imperfections and failings? .Few, few indeed. - - We are often prompted 1)y 'some invisible influence to do • things and say things, without any cvil intent, that' cause us much sub aatinent sorrow and unhappiness ;- and this is not the direct result of rant of forethought' so much as a failure to comprehend the truo'cir eamstanees in which we are pltired• at the time we do or say them. The mind needs to be educated as much with regard to judgment and reason as to a perfect comprehension of hu • 1:1i.;1 LiTt4ll?. To be human is to be imperfect. The inborn I self-conceit of many persons, makes them oblivi ous of their failings, and tends to in fluence them to put too high an' esti -11:,le upon their virtues, while the innate selfishness of their hearts rhaltes them blind to every thing but that which is evilin their neighbors. - Persons of this character neither un ,lenitand themselves nor can com prehend the real intents and pur poses of others. But there aro some ii!ls-,ltish souls in this world—beings au are gifted with the Faro virtue ItLo , Ning. their own weaknesses, v. 1,0 can interpret others without pr:judieo or partiality ; that can ];.01: (with pleasure) upon their ac e;•mplishineuts and lofty attributes ‘,l eikaraete., and can regard their ~ ,;(7:iie!.;se.; with :charity and pity r than een,tire. A conceited ':•;. I . person is inv = ariably a sel- H 1 , ne, and therefore incapable of imi , artial judgment while an nuns= !!enerons man will near teolper iris judgment of t;1 1,1“ t l'ealic.4l and good n.e- v.lic:ll regards himself. NEM IMIZZI MAWS AGE• • I): .-sor •FAraday believed 'in riomin's pltytiologieal theory that t ;Age Of _tuan is oue hundred years (!nratiou of life he says, is to In 3 ,l, , a,iirea by the time of growth. V...i:(.11 (lice the•boncs and epiphyses mi.. united, the I , otly grows no more, RII,I it is at twcnty years this union atiee!ed 1n .1.1.:111I. in the camel 14 plat,: at eight, the lion at .af t at two, in the rab t out. The mi. - Lurid termination lifeiis . five times that of the devel o,:aient yerioil. Man belug, twenty years ;in growing, lives five times t OD. is'to say, one hun dred years ; the eaMel , is'eight years in grirving, and liNes forty years ; the- horse ist five years in growing . twenty-tire years ; and so on •i% th. other The d ,- As nit die from lives fr eighty to a bun ars., Providence has given ,!. cernmry of life, but - he does I. ~ attain. it I) , •earfe he inherit§ dis f::-.., cats nny,l:,,lesoiLe food, - gives ilet•nFe to aii, I.fts,:ion ,, , ntl pernits \ A ..“, to 4i' :M . !) i:i-i 31caltliy pioi , •• : Ile ,1,. 1 (11..,!:,:. kills hini eli. -, divivic , l Into two -a.o.rtll inn (lettlih:_ , , ;;; 4 1'.. eKteii:ls to the tii.ih yea , ,11!il to the tift:(th , h - tring this Ft' iod t • t.. •tap; fir :; ; durip, 1.0:c ii!'t re, the (::'•_::1 : 1;IS:1: 1',•11 , 4111ti:-. , I: 1 :1 -4-Venty iiv (OA IC/ lon: , or a .dart t dit;);:oltio!i of res;-:yed hastened-cu retarded. MEI 1.1-:4:14 writittZ tin Wit hin a f•iw years, ME /11111 quills of the g. 1:11:1 . 1,0 suid -c.l "m Into ti!.e long ago A. 1). 5511 Th , .):t..J - nmst used were pincked ailll urea' cruelty from go,•:7c. receLitly, metallic of ! , f e . t,'copper, silver, or gold 1.e , . it in 1 upular - use, and are in: , ;infactureil iu iptinense quantities in c. , :taniry and in Eu.tope. But it 's difficult to impart, to metal tliie quill, and !unity prefer nse`it. i• the hianufacture of uteel pens 1:. .t../.1 is seh'eted, made hito , ii?tZ:e•i.ves of th‘l thickness which 11 regiii,:ite flexibility to Hint. i,hin slips are then • qted lo t l he action of a ,ti rnping t•r,•-•-t, v iclx Al.:ties the peas. The int de:,tined the nib is next in ;J-,,,lnced-sinto a hole of a small mai thim! !where it is pressed into the proper curve, and pierced with the slit. Pens are afterward clean ed by being tosskid about among eadi other in a revolving cylinder, where the mutuAl friction:imparts a polish. St, pre sometimes punelica t al tilt; s'offened sheet of steel, and :Ltrl ten:pert:3 by being heated in au cr::: c.r tomparary, stars only make their Mkicnt :it lo' intervals, sud- Alcilly blazing forth i the sky with a iiliaut light elceecli.N that .of the Irightest planets, being plainly dis-. , 2erileCl in the presence of the noon:- lay sun, .and, - after a short career, r:pp.”ring almost-as suddenly as A rcmarkable fee. in their hi,?.. - cry, is the rarity of their oc.. . 11! „,„ e ,, rl n ic- twenty-two such Mars have rec:nr(leci..- in the last two thousand :yet. - .N. conntin ,, from clim ese ei t talogae?f AlantUanlin, , aich goes back to .13: C. The cejitilry numbers Mit two 111 its r, Ilicse of 1848 a:id 1866. Nt dc , now 4(1 ti:MporarS' stirs Their appearince from time to ;ine, .;cl.l)rded on an6.imat isappeared frbm ii , !•:lvcrs P ::hell numbers as to •: :1.11:-L1 filly cliliel e lost stars. Thee ',;f iemporary stars • • tv' Ink generally : 5 ...•‘1, im!y ti/e :mist resplencl :lttractecl notice. ?rlve-s. the science of astronomy has inade wore. 'progress, it May be es• tablished that all temporary stars are variable ones whose changes es . Aend over so vast a cycle that we are ignorant of their true periods. EikriTil Pont.ricE.-I:he value of t' d i - ts a d:ofectant and deodorizer I:no':vs : tuld the ty&atment of a. e , l and gangreuous \vitli it is becoming very gen- • A_ new application of this sys hrr lately been described,z name -111,2 rt,e 4,f clay di a dressing for tte fo.f:_!e• eaSt:S Of confluent •11- : i•, •iii of patients ao I.llc pustules becomes _fairly Cldes eloped. • 00 Mum von lirmsrr Serime.—/L certa town of Eastern Tennessee boasted, tt having four whisky-stills. The son of the man who started the first one went into it one Sunday morning and drank so freeley as to get drunk. He then went to a dis tant church, and made such a distur bance that they were compelled to turn him out. Going into,the woods, he remained alone until he got sober. .He then resolved never to 'get drunk again, and to work until the whisky-stills were all broke up. Meeting with an active agent of the American Sunday-School Union, he secured his advice and assistance in organizeing a good Union Sunday school near these fou - r distilleries. They have all since been closed. The owner, as he shut up the last one for want of business, said, "That Sunday-school is too much for us. Anything but this singing the Bible into folks. Its no use to fight that." NEAP WAY TO SAVE MEL9NS. —A man in Indiana complained to a friend that the thieves got so many of his melons that it wasn't worth his while to raise them. "I'll tell you how to save your melons," said his friend. "I couldn't keep my melons , nor other fruit. But a little while ago a missionary of the Sunday-School Union got up a SundayjAhool here, and I haven't had auf melons stolen since. He ust keeps telling them they'll go to, some awful hot place if they steal, or lie, or cuss, or break Sunday, and' then he givep the youngsters such nice pictures, and teaches them to sing such pretty songs, that they'd a heap sight rather go to Sunday school that eat melons if they had them." A husband of . 96, a wife of 94 and children whose ages aggregated 4C years, were features of a family re-union at Wooster, 0., the other day. AN bid lady ; ``gazing at the Bing- Ir?rutou depot while the cars were standing. wondered they ha. thr p - ior hen so so close to the tra,di. Mrsmusr the man who finds every hn bide eV( rything, eTO, and tt“. man mho is indifferent to everything. Rail-Roads. EW ROUTE TO PHILADEL -LI PELL NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Shortest and most direct line to Philadelphia, Bal. tirndre, Washington, and the South. .2 Pairsengers by this route take .1 erinsylvanla New York Railroad train. passing Towanda at 10:40 A. 11., and 2:05 p. m., make close connection at Be thlehem with Express train of North Peun'a Rail road, an! arrive in Philadelphia at 8:20 P. IR. and 10:30 p.m., in time to take night trains either for the South or West. Palace cars are attached to the 2:05 P. 31. train. Clty passenger oars `re et the Depot on arrival - of E.ll trains conve ps.ti,.ln,zer a to the TvEkliolls Dept to and to all partsof the DIGMEM Leave North Porm'a Railroad Depot, corner Berko and American S Philadelphia, at 8:30 :t 9:45 A.M.. al-c.v.:lg at Towand•l 4:37 A: 8:05 P.M., seine evraing. Mann's Baggage Expr • collects and delivers bag gage, miles No. 105 Soot • it'd:, street, Philadelplia. ==! •ir!lit received at Front an“ Noble etreGts, Phaa d dphw, and forwarded I.y Daily Fast Freight train to Towanda, and all po:rds in Sus va r lianna valley with quick dispatch. ELLIS !JAIME, A7,t. Proiat and Willow Sta. Jui: 3.1572. Philadelphia. pA. N.Y. CANAL es: R.R.CO.— ARR.kNGESIENT 07 PASSENGER TRAINS Tr, offect 11,m7.117,,Nriv. 11. 111172. SOUTH kin) DEEM No. No. I No 7. SI ; AT.IONK wlrmiAal , ..... 2 101 9 10' 'l2 45 , 41 13 945 3 201 125 915 Wavcrlv 1 11 57, 54! 900 - 3 11,, 1 1 34r 5 :15 , .... 11.45: 631 850 4 20, 2.05 1., 10 ......Towanda.... ill 05: 45, 810 5 2u' 11 05 10 051 7 10 5 45 . 3 05'11 24.... 19 43 1 405 0.50 6 11 'll 49 .... 7.kler.hoppen...l 9 20; '27 0 2 0 . t 11 5G...1110h00pany..., 9 131 62 , 6 5 4 5 5 ,, 1_! 4.5 . ....Tunkhaunock.. R4O 320 554 800 ! 442 150 l'itfiston 7251 232 4 50 8 251 200 2 I - , ....Will:cos Barre:. 700; 215 430 7 :1 , ) 4 .15 —Manch Chunk.. .....111 45 135 P. 111 5 20, 5 nut kilFritown.... A .5f `1047 12 29 840' 005 .....15,11.1, , heui / 10 30 12 09 ' 9 15: 6. 5 ..... Eatton - 110 or, 13 7:".. • 1 0 3 0 820 .. 30 745 Yat 040 , 1 ir m No. T.: icarK, - Towanda at 7 10 a. m.; Athena, 7 50 a tn.; Waverl::, 805 a. to., crriN tug; At Elmira at 9 00 a. !sr. No. 31 Iravea Elmira at 5 30 p. la.; Waverly. at 4315 r. Attu•ga, at 13 p. m., arriving at To-. wamia at 7 15 r. M. Driwitiv Room Cara attached to Train,' 2 and 2 ruu throu;ll from Elmira to Philadelphia ' R. A. PACKER, • Superintendent. = R ÜBBEIi PAINT! THE IIEnT PAINT IN THE WOULD ALL SHADES, TINTS, & COLORS POET. Wh ITE AND JEI BLACK FOR AT NVIIOLEiALE AND RETAIL i . CIIEIP. DTI:IDLE, ELASTIC WATER PROOF & BEA.IITIFUL, Made Iron, the very best material. Two Coate or the llrr.r i 'AiNr are better than. three coats of nralu:iry it iK s chenf.c.,,l con:p ',lnd, which, when applied, an paint, ie xs firsa ac h,rn. yet elastic, and produc ing a glos , equal to varni9h, It has bec•u manufac,tured in the United States for six years past and stood the severest testa, and has established for itself a brilliant reputation upon. Is firm bads for the following qualities needed to make any paint valuable, namely: '.Durable, not affected by sun, wind, frost, heat, Or water; fir= and elastic, strong and adhesive, will not crack or peel eff; retains its color, giving a surface as bright, smooth. and delicate as if varnished. It flows froth the brulfiLl freely and settles promptly. Is adapted to all kinds of painting on either wood, iron, brick, or plaster. No other paint will resist water equal to it, making it unequaled for painting vessels or metal roofs. In aril the requis.t , s cf a first-class paint the Rut. liti• Paint is unequealed. It is prepared in Puro White, and in alt Cottage and other colons, compris ing any uninbi:r cf different shades. One gallon of the Lubber yalc,t will cover twenty to thirty yards two coat 4. MIXED READY usE AND SOLD BY ThE 41ALLoN In 1,2, 3,4, 5, 10, 1.7•, 20, and 40 - GALLON PACKAGES. AT, MANEFAC TURERV PRICES Satr..pic ctic,r-carls, circulars:references, prize lists, and other particulars furnished by the 'ebb acril*r by m tit, or on personal application. .119 Y. Z;. 187:: A GENTS ! . QUICK! Or you will t•hoice, of territory, (there is a nustt for W. aft I , TO Lr.wrs:•!3 la6t and great work OUR. DIGESTION, ztv JoLT.nUtIM;D'S SECRET. It 1,4 by odds the nit utking and saleable book In the field. 1. It is on a vitally Important subject. S. It Is by America's maslßopu.Lar writer on health. 3. It is, for the prb,te , the lurgest and handsomest book ever Rohl by subscription. gents. the people are eager for each a book. and willurge you to bring it to them. Write for tense, .t.c../ree. GEORGE W,ACLICAN, Publisher, 733 Bantam Street, Phil* LIIMBERMEN, LOOK AT ',rigs ! The subscribers °Be: for sale at a B.4RGAMC All th , machinery for a 3Sztlay Saw Mill. wl? ch has Brea iu nee only eighteen mint tha and is as good as new. The Mill can be put up rind run ouithe prem iss 1.1:e F3lbSeribera tT Lleture'll. and any informa l.' regaid to operating it the erfnlly given. win be cold at a great reduction frOM"'original cost. R. CASE A. SON. Va.. Nov. 13. 1872. VSIIIAY.-Came into. the enclos -1 tare of J. W. 'Nichols, of lantlioston, on or ! ,b c ,, l t th. , su l of Oct.. 1872, one S-yrsr old !tetras. , 1 .qt,.. 1, wall short horns. Ti.- oStier is requested 1 v, rovt.. f ,rward, prove rePperty. tidy charkfta,. and takebcr away of al.s will ut rite poestt of arTorfut t g to law. A: W. NICH 1:7.13-w3 W.,8. . . POIVIIISCA!tD 1 EMS IMMEII .'!‘; 7 00- OC am i . ; . y R. M. WELLES, Wholefiale and ,ilctal Agent ' . Idisoolianeolug, TOWANDA. -, Marble Works. McOLBE & SON- sip Pet reeitTed the WOW suortment of AMERICA. AND ITALIAN la- Ai R '33 Z M ! lists exhibited in this motion, to which the, invite the attention of the public. • • "nay keep on hand Or fund& to order itONISkIEN i rS, TOMB STONES, -MANTLES, Of every style, AT THE LOWEST TERMS. Penons in smite anything in per line are re. spectfully invited to call and examine our Mock. IgicCABE & SON: Towanda, May 1,11:1. LADIES FRIEND. The sales of Sewing Machines in nil 1. as reported under oath in 1872, to the owners ofrh ewing Machine Patents. show that the S G- M MANUFACTURING COMPANY SOLD 'LAST YEAR 1‘1.260 MACHINES, Ninety per cent of them being FOR FAMILY USE. This is over LO AA) Afore Sewing Machines than were sold by any other company during the mime period.' I Every Machine sold by • \ WICKHAM & BLACK (iriMUT, AGLSTS. IM Eng. H. 1872. N E«' GOODS lila MEE B. A. Pettes it Co.'s OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE Cow •iating of a general line of frrAPLB AND , ANCY DRY GOODS, 1 • i QOM SHAWLS, NUBIAS, GLOVE 0 FOB LADIES &ND GENTLRMEN WATER-PROOF CLOTHS AND CLOASTROS, VELVETS AND VELVETEENS. HAIR GOODS FOR LADIES, LINEN SWITCHES, BRAIDS k 171) COILS, or an the Latest Style.. lIILIJNEBY GOODS IN ALL VAILIETTE2L Towanda, Oct- 8, 1872: SOMETHING NEW. W. A. ROCKWELL Has purchased a large and elegant assortment of JEWELRY, GOLD AND SILVER IVATCHES. CLOCKS OF ALL KINDS, GOLD AND SILVER CHAINS AND SINGS, PLATED IBA 8 GOBLETS. And All the splendid goods for ..1. WEDDEiG AND HOLIDAY PRESENTS Spoons and Forks in sets, Pena. Charms, and to tact everything to Please, with an endless variety of Spectacles and Clocks. ar Having pAk from the late A. IL Warne*. estate the entire lot tif tools and natures I am pre-, pared to do all kinds of work at the shortest not and warranted. Please give tne a eali and exam' the 'Oda and I will try to give you entire astisfaci tien. W. A. ROCKWELL - 1 Towanda. Oct. 23, lyt2. THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING Is the Ina of 3. B. PLTON & 00.. as say prepared to ogler to the onions of Braked Oonnwsndticln!• a Law sad wail s9leoted ;took bd Mail I haniparahaard for ash. sad fool. confident that I can sell at as low Agues se ow be pureidieed diewthim. I now eder to the public a splendid stock TONS.ANDA, PA., IS TSARRANTED El HOSIERY, Esnn groceries and l'nvhbila Parctwee the settle tobrreet of IL E PATH, GRO-CERIES. TEAS, COFFEES, SUGARS, r!7r_ Have - on bind &largo stock of AKRON FLOUR, GRAHAM DO. Eli DO. I beep coodintty on Baud. POBX.IIIIIIB. LARD, and fi ill kinds of XIBB. W the &Bastion a/ the pats& to au Can't Be Beat STOCK OF TOBACCO, In qualtry ar vibe Jana Oakiers OalebratedLaua dry, New York Obandool and Brown Soap. Plow all aM esamlae•our Mock of WOODEN WARE. Large assortrOoot of YANK= NOTIONS, SOAPS, he., he. I will pry the highest eeell iiiee for. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Farmers, ere ns a cell before se:ling elsewhere 0 C. B. PATCH All ponces indebted to the late Arm willplesaecial mad make immadlstajpaymaat. Towanda, March, M . J. LONG. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, WOOD. WILtOW, AND STONE WARE. FLOUR, FEED, MEAL, &c., No. I PATTON'S BLOCK. COR. HAIN AND BRIDGE STK rOWANDA, PA. I dos re to call the att.:tit...on of the 1.0.1.0 to toy assortment of goods, %One!. is always full tad corn plete, and will be hold to In:; cudt,. , ,. rs at lowest market rates. Mr 'dock of TEAS, 11131 S P C r.;S, Have hi-,n purchwre , l.ince the lit, ri..tuction in tL•e tariff on theca. and are offer- , 1 at cor rorpond. Ordcra be mail or oth , r,,:, raid prompt :Mouton. • Thanking ti'n , public for the ht, I..trunage they havo Marti 1210. I IVIAI 'a contitun,n,e the O&SII PAID FOlt COLSTRI PRODPCF feb.2o'7l Bt. J. LONG. • . ;. 1 VOX