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Hsi. C*tt>PldK, PHYSICIAN A SURGEON*
• Newton Centre, Luzerne County I'a.
0 1., PAKHISH, ATTORNEY AT LAW
• I'ffi-c at the Court II <use, in Tankhanuook
Wyoming Co. Pa.
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five tn Stark's Brick Block Tioga St., Tunl:
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rp 4. OlASfi. ATTORNEY AND < OPK3BL- !
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Especial attention giion to settlement ol dece
dent's estates
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Store, or at his residence on I'ntiuan Sreet, turmerly 1
occupied by A. K. Peokhaui E-q.
DENTISTRY.
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DR. L. T. BURNS ha? permanently located in
Tunkhannock Borough, and respectfully tenders
his firofessiona 1 services 10 its citizens. _ j
Office on seeoud floor, formerly occupied by Dr. j
Oilman.
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Brick Muck,
TUNKHANNOCK, I'A.
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Portrait and Landscape Painting, in Oil or water
Colors, and in all branches of the art,
Tuok , July 3!, *f;7 -V(jnso-tf.
NEW
TAILORING SHOP
The Subscriber having had a sixteen years prnc
tical exjierienee in cutting and making clothing
now offers his services in ti>is line to the citizens of
NICHOLSON and vicinity.
Those wishing to get Fits will find his shop the
place to get them.
JOEL, R, SMITH
-nSO-6mos
BOLTON HOUSE.
HAltltlSHUltd, I'EWA.
The undersigned having lately purchased the
" BCEIILER HOUSE " property, has already com
menced such alterations and improvements as will
render this old and popular House equal, if not supe
rior, to any Hotel in the City of Harrisburg.
A continuance of the public patronage is refpect
fully solicited.
GEO. J. BOLTON
WALL'S HOTEL,
LATE AMERICAN HOUSE/
TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING CO., IA.
THIS establishment has recently been refitted an
furnished in the latest style Every attention
will be given to the comfort and convenience of those
who patronize the House.
T. B. WALL, Owner and Proprietor-;
Tunkhannock, September 11, 1961.
WORTH BRAWGH HOTEL,
MESHOPPEN, WYOMING COUNTY, PA
AVm. 11. CORTRICIIT, Prop'r
fT AVISO resumed the proprietorship of the above
I-A Hotel, the undersigned will spare no efforts
sender the house an agreeable place of sojourn to
ull who may favor it with their custom.
T „ Win H CORTRIGHT.
June, 3rd, 1563
MEANS' HOTEL.
TOWANDA, PA.
P. B. BART LET,
(Late of HBRAINARD HOUSE, ELM7N\ NY.
PROPRIETOR.
The MEANS HOTEL, i- one of the LARGEST
and BEST ARRANGED Houses in the country—lt
' ts fitted up in the most modern and improved style,
and no paius are spared to make it a pleasant aud
agreeable stoppngi p[ace for all,
vj-n'JUy.
TUMIIA MOCK, fYOMM CO7PA. --WEDMSMY, JAN. 15. 1808. NO. 20.
Y TUB peculiar taint or
*"roe*V\" 7A /. infection which wc
'Or £7® call SCROFULA lurks
yF in the constitutions of
Sh multitudes of men. It
J either produces or is
o produced by an cn
-I'ecWed, vitiated state
twf" I it ** le wherein
trT y^fPP^,J "if* tl'iUpHuid becomes in
jp-1--. competent to su.-tain
(Rf y vital lbrcca iil their
v 'f 3; * ,rouß * rtion aiul
V A-h-aves the system to
-"* fall.lnto disorder and
(lcc.ay. The scrofulous contamination is va
riously caused hjt mercurial disease, low
living, disordered digestion from unhealthy
food, impure air.' tilth and filthy habits,
the depressing vices, and, above all, by
the venereal infection. Whatever' ho its
origin, it is hereditary iu the eor.stitutipn,
descending •'from parents to children unto
the third and fourth generationindeed, it
seems to he the ru of Him who says, " I will
visit the iniquities of the fathers upon their
children." The ..diseases it originates take
various names, according to the organs it
attacks. In the lungs, fvcrofula produces
tubercles, and finally Consumption; in the
glands, swellings which wnppurate aud be
come ulcerous sores; in flic stomneh and
bowels, derangements which produce indi
gestion. dyspepsia, and liver complaints; on
the skin, eruptive and cutaneous a (lections.
These, till having the same origin, require tho
same remedy, viz./purification and invigora
tion of the blood. Purify the Mood, and
the-e dangerous dbteiupers leave you. With
feeble, foul, or corrupted blood, you cautiot
have health; with that "lite of the flesh"
healthy, you cannot have scrofulous disease.
Ay or' 3 Sarsapurilla
is compounded franrtlie most, effectual anti
dott s that medical science lias discovered f >r
this afflicting distemper, uitd for
the disorders i; entails. That it is far supe
rior to any other rolncdy yet devised, is
know n 1 v all vim hac? gifen it n trial. That
it does eotnbinf- virtues ttfily ejftniqtrdlnury
in t! t-ir effect tiii* Mr.-s of complaints,
isireli-put.il ly priiyi n by the greitt multitude
(jf.-fut I ely 1, now if amt remarkable cures it
hfls made of the following di-easesr King's
Evil, cr Gkndahr Stveliingi, Tuaiocs,
Irruptions, Pi Blotches and Sores,
Jirysipehs, Rgso OF St."Anthony's Fire,
9?it Rheum, Scald Ilencl, Coughs from
tuberculous dopo.itfiu tho lungs, White
Swellings, Debility, JJropsy, Neuralgia,
Dysp.psia or IrJ;ge:tk>n. Syphilis and
Syphilitic Infections, Mercuri >1 Diseases,
Fem dcWeaknesses.and. ir !<•. d. the wlelc
series of complaints that arise from impurity
of the blood. Minute reports of individual
ernes may le found in At! ids AMUKK IV
At MAN AO. which i< fumi.-hed to t!u
lor igratuitous distribption. wherein may lie
learned the directions for its i; e, and some
of the remarkable i un> which it has made
tflieu all other remedies Lad failed to r.l'.ord
r lief. Hi- e eases are puiposcly takvlt
from all sections of" the countiy, in order
that t vi ry re. dor may have coccss to some
one who can speak to him of its benefits from
personal experience. Scrofula depresses the
t.:.11 onergii s. and tin s leave* its t i< tin-s far
more subject to di.-i;oe and its f,;t..l n nits
than are healthy constitutions. Il> uce it
tends to shoiten, and does greatly slot tin,
the era pre durath nof buman life, ,'il.e
v -t in.; : twice tif these Qgi-Akraik n4 las
led u to spend rear? iiFperfeCti g* remedy
v i.ieli is adequate to its (lire. litis Ave 1. w
< ' ; to tie Jild Hi ui.jjer thg Wili.O of AVLP'S
fAi.-.ir ii:ii:i.i, altla>t:glk it is compos* d of
ingredient*, seine of which exceed the la st
of ScirscjiarfiTa in alf'ehitn e powi r. Hy its
aidy. ti nay prof 11 yourielf f. oui the rufl'er
ir.g and danger of thise disorders, l'urge
out the foul i (irruption's that lot r.iul fester
in the 1 lood. purge out the causes i t"disease,
ami \igoioiis lieultli will follow. Isy its pt iu
li.ir virtue l! is t 'irady sitnudales the* vliul
fmictions, ai d tit's eAjTls the dl.-tifrjierf •
w liich liuir v. it i ill the sy-tein or I itr: t out
inn ! nt- pari cr it. .. / r ■ ;i
V i hi.< w the l uflie have been deceived
ly ma. i CHi.ipDiifeds i t' Sirtojhittffui tlßit
pria ijwvl mticii :ir. 1 d.d poib!i'.g;j but they
will ti-iHfer ho deeciv4.ll liordisi jqjointmi in
tl.i4 ]u v iron - have? hi 111 proven hy ahufi
d.mt trial, and there reiiiajbis 110 question hf
its urpa<--i)ig ( .ecileiiee Tor tile care of Jht'
flflliciTnt tii-fr cs it *s intctniwd to- rearks.-
Although under the nunc name, it is a very
diii'creut medicine from any other which has
la-en before tlie jieopic, and is far more ef
f t tual than any other wldji lais ever "been
ai ail.ible tu t'.a ta.
AYER'S
( IIKRRY PECTORAL,
Tlio World's Groat Reinoriy for
Coughs, Cold-s, Incipient Con
sumption, and for the relief
of Consumptive patients
in advanced stages
of tho disease.
This has licon so long used and *0 uni
versally known, that we need do no more
than a.--trfc flip public that its quality is kept
up to the best-it ever has been, and that it
may be relied on to do all it has ever done.
Prepared by I)R. .1. C. AYF.R & Co..
j 'tactical and Analytical Chemitfa
Lowell. Mass.
Sold hy all druggists every where.
For sale bvßunnell A Bnnnatyne, and Lymin A
Whlls, Tunkbaunork. Sterling A Son, Meshoppen,
Stevens A Ae-kley, Laceyvilla, Frear, Dsan A Co,
Factoryville, and all Druggists and DeuUrs iu meil
eiucs, everjwhere.
THE HEALING FOOL,
AND HOUSE OF MERCY.
Howard Association Reports, for YOUNG
MEN* on the CKIiIE OF SOLITUDE, and the ER
RORS, ABUSES a id DISEASES which destroy the
j manly powers, and create impedimenta to MAR
RIAGE, with sure means of relief. Sent in sealed
letter, eni elopes, free of charge. Address Dr J.
SKIf.LEN HOUGHTON, Howard Association,
Philadelphia. Pa.
6n44-lyear
TXZS TTOTOM"
STRAW CUTTER,
MANUFACTURED BY
William Flickiier,
Al 2 t'.YA V/AWOCA', 'a.
Who has the exclusive right for Wyoming county, is
one of the very few Machines that will cut Hay.
i Straw. Stalks, do., better than ihe old fashioned
i Cutting boxes, used by our grandfathers,
i Those who value time and labor: and would avoid
a needless lots of both, in feeding their stock, should
get one of these improved Cutters.
No man ever found anytbiog better : or ever went
back to the old machine after a trial of it.
A Supply Constantly on Hand
and for sale.
WM FLICKHER.
I Tunkhannock, Doc. 2, 1877v7n13tf
Wm. Ross Wallace the poet, referring to the fol
lowing cltgy sa Ji : "It is a poem of exquisite beau
ty and ten lern. ss. with broad grandeur of versifica
tion and striking conception ipth sublime
im.gery ; while the aftections aw naturally and
touchiugly expressed with mournful pathos which
will strme the heart of every parent who has been
bereaved of a beloved child." .
MY LITTLE DELTHA. .
AN ELEGY. ' ST "
Wrapt in the pall of sorrow's sombre gloom,
A mournful blight is .thrown across my heart;
My little pet lies sleeping in the tomb-
Laid low by cruel death's envenom'd dart,
llow transient are our joys 7—alas ! how few,
Brief, like a rocket's brilliant display,
Which, mounting, sheds its splendor to our view,
But all its beauty quickly fades away.
That face divine, those beauteous brbs so bright,
I yet behold in Fancy's blissful train ;
Once more [ hear thee tune with sweet delight
"© sing to mo again that heavenly strain."
Again I hear thee sing that pretty nir
'•0 cradle rnc dear ma upon your knee.:
And then I hear'thee lisp thy evening prayer,
Ami gaze with rupturo ou thy infant glee.
Bat shafl T never see thy face again 7
Yes ! yes ! a whispering spirit caltas my mind,
Time's veil will soon be drawn aside and then
I shall toholJ thee, love, in glory shrined.
As serial forms from worms hurst forth they spread
Their-jgoideu wings and take their bappy flight;
So thou, nry Delthw, art transform r d-k-act dead,
But changed from mortal to anftngol bright,
Thy words prophetic like a funeral knell,
Bang through liiy.anguish'd ceul ■ a Mournful
tone ® • I' •*' v 1
"Stay pa [A dear, yonr Deltha is not well,
You must not go and leave poor ma alone."
"Tou're weeping ma, I feel upon my cheeks
Your falling tears so warm, Oh do not cry,
Ilow dark 'tis getting, yet I hear yon speak ;
But now I see bright angels in the sky—
"See 1 see 1 they're coming nearer than before.
They sing ! and smile cm me,and look so bright'
Come ma, come papa, kiss your pet once inoro—
Once more, dear ma—they call —I couie—good
nighl."
That lovely form like sculptured inarble lay, |
Those features placid as a summer sky ;
Her guileless soul had winpil to heaven its way,
To dwell forever more with God en high.
Near Audson's famous proudly toll fug stream,
The casket which contained my jewel lies ;
There in thy pensive moments, oft in dream
My thoughts will roam when darkness veils the
skies.
On that loved spot.o'erspread with winter's shroud,
I shed my parting tears with heaving breast,
I bear Thy chastening rod with spirits bow'd,
Forgive me Lord, l'hou knoweet all things lst.
A WINTRY JEU D'ESPRIT, &c.
Sweet Susy Brown ! my pretty one !
I'm sure you must remember,
If not for-love; a>t least lor fan — .
The sleigb-ride iuT>eceheC; A ! ' '
When all the belies, and all the beaux,
In spile of frosts would go forth,
And squeeze, beneath the buffaloes,
Each other's h.mls, Ac.
How brightly streamed the Northern Lights,
Above the snowy ridges !
How pleasant were the winter nights,
Observed from country bridges !
Where "toll" was sought with such address,
And laughter loud would ppal torth,
While lovers felt, amid the press,
Each otiier's hands, Ac.
, .it ( l
Tis very singular and queer,
Of all the inad devioes,
Lore's flame should born so bright and clear,
On fuel formed of ices ,
And yet we own its flame, indeed,
-Most brilliantly would glf>w forth,
When flulned behind a Hyidg stead, i
Hid under furs, Ac.
I'm sure you mind the village*inn—
The supper and the revel,
How, in the general dire and din,
Love shot his arrrows level,
Ami don't forget how Ilarry Kidd,
Embraced you ere he went forth,
Yhu kissed his lips, you know you did,
lie squeezed your hand, Ac.
And when the forfeits all were paid,
How one old maid resisted.
Until the younger ladies cried,
A prude they all detested.
"Detest !" she cried—tbo ancient Ann—
Her modesty to show forth,
"I'll never yield to any man
My virgin lips," Ac.
The wintry winds the hotaoway,
Blew chilly In our faces,
But underneath our furs we lay,
All snugly in our places !
One girl npon the forward seat —
The pretty Nelly Satterlee,
Declared Jack Frost, had pinched her cheek,
And Billy Frost, etc.
Another, nndefeeath ber robe,
(The buffaloes,'not her dresses.)
Fair Patience with attendant Job,
Detected in caresses—
Sprang up with angry, blushing face,
... Her Innocence to show forth, '
Bat showed her curls all out of place,
Her collar gone, Ao.
And then the parting at the door !
Its tender mutual blisses 1
Sweet lips from Iheir abundant store,
Gave to the poor in kisses !
The parting word—the lotig embrace.
As cupid's arrows shot forth.
Brought fire to many a boyish face,
And raised his hopes, Ac.
Dear Susy Brown, save you and I,
Of all that load of merriment,
No other pair are left to try
Love's latest, best experiment:
And when the coming snows shall spread,
And mutual hopes glow forth—
May Hymen bless our nuptial bed, v
Increase our joys, Ac
" To Speak his Thoughts is Every Freeman's Right. "
WHAT HOPE DID.—IT stole 011 its pin
ions to the bed of disettse ; Uie sufferer's
face became a smile—the emblem of peace
aud love.
It weut to the house of mourning, and
from the lips of sorrow there came sweet
and cheerful song.
It laid its head upon the arm of the poor,
wflich is stretched forth at the command
of unholy impulses, and saved him from
disgrace and ruin.
It swells like a living thing in the bo
som of the mother, whose son tarried long
after Lis promised coming, and saved her
from the desolation and " the care that
killeth."
It hovered about tlie head of the youth
who had become the Isbmael of society,
and led him on to works which even his
enemies praised.
It snatched the maiden from the jaws of
death, and went with the old man to
heaven.
No hope, my good brother? Ilave it;
keep it always with you. Wiestlc with it
that it may not uepart. It may repay your
pains. Life is hard enough at best, but
iiope shall lead yon over its mountains,
and sustain you amid its billows. Part
with all beside but keep hope.
AN EXCITING SCENE.
A great " experience meeting" was to
be held one evening in church,
where the speakers were as usual, to be
reformed drunkards. An estimable wo
man, whom 1 will call Aiice, was induced
to attend. When the meeting was some
what advanced, a late member of Congress
arose, with apparent sadness and hesitation
and said !
"Though I had consented, at your ur
gent solicitation, to address this assembly
to night; vet 1 have felt so great a relue
tanec to doing so, that it has been with the
utmost difficulty that I could drag myself
forward. As to relating my experience,
that T do not think I can venture upon,—
The past I dare not recall. I could wi-h
that the memory of ten years of my life
were blotted out." lie paused a moment
much affected, and tlicji added in a firmer
voice. " Something must be said of my
own case, or I shall fail to make the im
pression 011 your minds that 1 wish to pro
duce.
"Tour speaker once stood among the
respected members of the Tar. Nay, more
than that, he occupied a seat in Congicss
for two Congressional periods. And more
than that," lie continued, his voice sinking
into a tone expressive of deep fueling, " lie
once had a tenderly loved wife and two
sweet children. But all these honors, all
these blessings have departed from him. —
lie was unwuithy to retain them ; his con
stituents threw him off' because lie h;td de
based himself aud disgraced them. And
mote than all, she who had loved him de
votedly, the mother of his two babes, was
forced to abandon liirn, and seek an asylum
in her father's house. And why? Could
I become so changed in a few short years?
What power Was there so to debase me
tiiat my fellow beings spurned nye, and
even tlio wife of my bosom turned; aw ay,
heart stricken from me? Alas, my friends,
it MA*, a mad indulgence in intoxicating
drinks; but for this, 1 were an honorable
and itscfnl representative in the bHs of
legislation, and blessed with a home and
wife and children.
" But I have not told you all. After
my wife separated from me, 1 sank rapidly.
A state of sohrietf brought too many terri
ble thoughts ; 1 drank more deeply, and
was rarely, if ever free from the bev ildor
ing effiCts of partial intoxication. At last
I became so abandoned that my wife urged
hy her friends no doubt, filed an applica
tion for a divorce, and as cause could be
readily shown why it should be granted, a
separation was legally declared; and to
complete my disgrace, at the congressional
canvass 1 was left off the ticket as unfit to
represent tho district.
" When I heard of this new movement,
the great temperance cause, at first I
sneffred, then pondered, listened at last and
finally threw myself upon the great wave
that was rolling onward in hope of being
carried by it far out of the reach of danger.
I did not hope with a vain hope. It did for
me all and more than I could have desired.
It set me once more upon my feet, once
more made a man of me. A year of so
briety, earnest devotion to my profession,
and trust in the great Redeemer and the
power of the Holy spirit, in whom alone a
poor sinner can find strength to fulfil any
good resolution, lias restored me much that
I had lost; but not all, not the richest
earthly treasure that I have proved myself
unworthy to retain—not my wife and chil
dren, Between myself and these the law
has laid its stern impassible interdictions.
I have no longer a wife, no longer chil
dren, though my heart goes toward these
dearly beloved ones with the tendcrest
yearnings. Pictures of our early days of
wedded love are ever lingering in my iin
agirtation. I dream of the sweet fireside
circle ; I see ever before me the placid face
of my Alice, as ber eyes looked into my
own with intelligent confidence ; the music
of her voice is ever sounding in my ears."
Here the speaker's emotion overcame
him ; his utterance became choked, and
he stood silent, with bowed head and
trembling dense mass of peo
ple were crushed into an oppressive si
lence, that was broken here and there by
half stifled sobs.
At this momeut there was a movement
in the crowd. A female figute, before
whom every one appeared instinctively to
give way, was seen passing up the aisle.—
This was not observed by the speaker un
til she had come nearly in front of the
platform on which he stood. Then the
movement caught his ear, aad bis eye that
instant fell on Alice, who bv the kindness
of those near her, was conducted to his
>ide. The whole audience, thrilled with
the scene, were upon their feet and bend- 1
ins; forward, when the speaker extended
his arms, and Alice threw herself njion his*®
bosom.
An aged minister then came forward
and gently separated them. " No, no,"
said the reformed Congressman, " you can
not take her away from me." " Heaven
forbid that I should," replied the minister;
" but by vo"ur own confession she is not
your wife." " No, she is not," returned
the speaker mournfully. " But is ready
to take her vows again," modestly said
Alice, in alow tone, smiling through her
tears.
Before that large assembly, all standing,
and with few dry eves, the marriage cere
mony was again performed, that gave the
speaker and Alice to each other. As the
minister, an aged man with thin white
locks, completed the marriage rite, he laid
his hands upon the heads of the two he
had,joined in holy bonds, and lifting up
his streaming eyes said, in a solemn voice,
" What God has joined together, let not
HUM put asunder." 'Amen' was cried by
the whole assembly, as with a single voice.
THE DIGNITY OF LABOR.
A Boston paper tells the following,
which some employers will not fail to ap
preciate :
We were never more impressed with the
dignity of labor than while witnessing, a
few days since, a group of" down trodden
workming men" engaged in setting up
some machinery. There were five of them,
or rather four men and a hoy, and at the
same time they came under our notice.
5 d() p. M , one was engaged in slowly turn
ing over the contents of a box in search of
a screw, two wore looking with much in
terest for the result of the labors of No. T,
the fourth was slowly scratching a piece
of iron with a tile, and the boy was scratch
ing his head. No. 1 finally found a screw
to suit him, but during the search Ins pipe
had g .ne out. Laying down tiie screw he
began to investigate his pockets for a
match. Nos. 2 and 3 Searched theirs in
sympathy, while the filer paused to see
the result. Eiwtlly No. 2 found a match,
ignited it and handed it to No. 1, who,
having accomplished a light, smeked for a
few minutes to assute himself of the fact,
while the hov went to the other room to
look at tiie cluck. No. 1 tlieu looked at
his watch, and compared time with No. 3.
Time <">.4t).
No. 1 then put the screw info position
to fasten a bar. No. 2 held the bar. No.
3 txjuiiiled at it from the other side of the
machine. No. 4 inspected the operation
reflectively, as be slowly resumed his fil
ing, aud the boy wiped the oil from bis
lingers. Time y.45. The entire labor was
now suspended, while the boy was sent
aero.-s the room for the necessary tool.—
•Just then it occurred to No. 2 that a chew
of tobacco was necessary to his comfort,
aud as his supply was out, he applied to
No. 3 for the weed, aud to No. 4 for a
knife to cut it with. No. 1 consulted his
watch again. 'iimfeo.oO. And labor was
resumed, the screw was turned home, No.
1 tried the oar, Nos. 2 and 3 indulged in
a playful seutll-, and tlie b<y looked on
with agrin of admiration; The filer laid
down his work and looked at his watch,
and announced G o'clock. Tools were in
stantly dropped,and the five having accom
plished the work of two ordinary men, went
cheerfully home.
EXTEMPORANEOUS SURGERY.
Even young children should bo taught
how to act in some of the accidents of life
which require surgical skill. The arteries
of the body carry the life's blood from the
heart. If one of these is ruptured from
any cause, and the blood is allowed to es
cape, the man will die within a few mm
utes, sometimes, when with the aid of a
stick and a string or handkerchief, eiiher
of which are always at hand, his life might
be saved. If the severed artery is in the
leg or arm. and there is no string at hand,
tear a strip from any part of the clothing,
tie it loose around the limb, pass the stick
between the skiu and the string and twist
it around until the bleeding ceases. If a
vein is cut, apply the dust from a tea can
ister or common cobweb ; or even without
these, wrap a strip of cotton cloth around
moderately tight, and then anothei around
that; if the bleeding does not cease, let
cold water run on the wnund until it does,
or until a physician arrives. But it is of
vital importance to remember that the ar
tery sends out blood spurts or jets, and of
a bright red character. It the blood comes
from a vein, it flows slowly and evenly,
and is of a dark red. But these directions
will do no good unless it is especially noted
that if tlie blood comes from an artery, the
application of the string must be made
above the wound, that is between the
wound and the heart; if a vein has been
wounded, and the same appliances are
needed, they must be made below the
wound, or between the wound and the ex
tremities.
If an artery is cut in a part of the body
where a string cannot be applied, hard
pressure with the thumb at a spot about
where the string would have been applied
may save life.
If stung or bitten by an insect, snake or
animal, apply spirits of hartshorn very
freely with a soft rag, because it is one of
the strongest of alkalies, and is familiar to
most persons. The substance which caus
es the ab called poison from bites or stings,
as far as ascertained, is generally acid.—
Hence the hartshorn antagonises it in pro
portion to the promptitude with which it
is flppfctd. If nt hirtsliorn is at hard/
pour a cup-o£ hot waUr on axup of-cook
ing soda or sah netus, or even the aLes.pf
wood just from the slove or fireplace, bfe- !
cause all of these are strung alkr.lies; and
hartshorn N only best bccausb it "?s the 1
strorfgest. There is no coftdbsikeevrtk'tiee
to believe that bnrning or eufttng Out a'
bite has ever done the slightest good.—
The proof adduced to show that they have
been effectual is wbolly of a negative.char
acter, and, therefore, not decioive. —I)*\
Hall. 'J
A SPEECH ON THE SMITH FAMILY. —
"Gentlemen," said a candidate for Congress
my name is Smith, and I am proud to say
lam not ashamed of it. It may be that no
person in this crowd owns that very uncom
mon name. If, however, there be one such
let lii.m hold up 11 is head, pull up his dick- i
ev, turn out his toes, take courage, and
thank his stars that there are a few more
left of the same sort
" Smith, gentlemen, u an illustrious name,
An i ?rAnds ever high in tho annuls of fame,
Let White, Brown anil Jone? izorese as they will,
Believe me thai smith will outnuiubor them still."
Gentlemen, I am proud of being an orig
inal .Smith, and not a Smithc,nor aSmythe
but a regular natural S-rn-i-t-h Smith.
Putting a V in the middle or an 'e' at the
end won't do, gentlemen. Who ever heard
of a great man hy the name of Smyth® or
SmitLe ; Echo answers, who ; and every
body savs nobody. But for Smith, why the
pillars of fntne are covered with that hon-,
ored aud reverend uame„ Who were the
most racy, witty, and popular authors of
this country ? Horace and Albert Smith.
Who the most original, pithy, and humor
ous preacher ? Il#v. Sydney Smith. To
go further back—who tvMs the bravest and
boldest soldier in Sumpter's army in the
revolution ? A Smith. Who palavered
with I\>whaUnn, galivantcdr with Pocahon
tas, and became the ancestor of the first
families in Virginia ? A Smith again. And
who, I ask—and 1 aek the question u/orp
seriously and soberly—who, i say, is that
man, and what is his name, who fras fought,
the most battles, made the most speeches,
preached the mot sermons,held the most
offices, sung the most songs, written the
nio.-t poems, courted tho most women, kiss
cd the most girls, and married, toe most
widows ? History says, I say, you say, aud ,
everybody says, Jylin Smith ! " k
A "WORD TO MOTHERS. —Each mother is
a historian. She writes not the history of
empires or of nations on paper but she'
w rites her own history on the imperishable
mind of her child. That tablet and that
hi-tory will remain indelible when time
shaff bono more. That history each moth
er shall meet again and read with eternal
joy or unutterahh grief in the coming ages
ofeternitv. This thought should Weigh on
the mind of every mother, and her
d- epl> circumspect and prayerful and faith
ful in her solemn work of training up her
children for heaven and immortality.
The minds of children are very suscept
ible and easily impressed. A word a look
a frown may engrave an impression on the
mind of a child which no lapse of time can
efface or wash out, —You walk along ttie
sea shore when the tide is out, and yon
form characters or write words or names in
the smooth sand which is spread ont so
char and beautiful at your feel, according
as yonr fpney may dictate ; but the retflrfi
ing'iiibi shaflTn a few hours wash out and
efface all that yon have written. Not -?6
the lines and characters of truth or error
which your conduct Imprints on the mind
of your child. There you write, impres
sions for the everlasting good or' 111 of your
child, which neither the floods nor the
storms of earth can wash out, nor Death,s
cold fingers erase, nor the sh.w moving age?
of eternity obliterate. llow careful, then,
should each mother be in the treatment of
her child ; I low praveiful, and how serious
and bow earnest "to write the eternal truths
of God on his mind those truths which
shall be his guide and teacher when her
Voice shall be silent in death.—Phrenolog
ical Journal.
POLITENESS IN DINNING. —An old gen
tleman had owed a firm for years ; at last,
after every body's patience and temper were
exhausted, a clerk named Frank, undertook
to get the money.
I rank called upon the gentleman, and
met with a polite reception and the usual
answer, with the addition :
"You need not trouble yourself, young
man, about the matter ; I will make it all
right," "Oh, no," refilled Frank, "I could
npt think for a moment of compelling you
to call at the store for a few dollars. It
will not be the slightest inconvenience for
me to step in. as I pass yonr place of busi
ness six times a day, to and from mv meals,
ar.d 1 can call every time I go k v."
"Here," said the old fellow to his book
keeper, alarmed at the prospect of being
dunned six times s day tor the next six
months, pay this impertinent rascal, lie
can beat ine in politeness, and if he wants
a situation 1 will give him two thousand
dollars a year."
Eternity has no gray hairs. The
flowers fade, the heart man grows
old and dies, but time writes no wrinkles
on eternity, F/ternity ! stupendous thought.
That evi r present, unborn, undecaying and
undying—the endless chain composing the
life of God—the golden thread entwining
the destinies of the universe. Earth has
its beauties, bnt time shrouds them for the
grave; its palaces, they are but bursting
bubbles. Not so in the untried bourne. —
In the dwelling of the Almighty can come
DO footsteps of decay.
"Necestity is the mother of invention,'
but it has never been accurately ascertain
ed who is the father.
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and wift t tho corarrtenceroeftt- of a
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It is an extraordinary fact, tbsLirhet} (do*.
pie pome to what is called high wardfy tlujy
generally use low language.
_ " *
Prentice thinks that RadicaTs in Congress'
aisemblod woald do well to deny tho aoft
impeachment. -xal oi
i—< .r.l %■: CiilSl
At a conference meeting recently, a qoup
tryman gave it as his opinion <- tbat if meq,
were not born totally depraved, they because
so, pretty middlin' early."
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The Boston Post says a woman was ban
ished from town by tho' authorities of New
llaven, becaaae she allowed a man, rtetfhe#
husband, yo kiss her, bnt this was in 1845,'
now a days things work differently. 3 '
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"When I goes a shopping' said an old ladjrj;
"I allers ask for what I wants, and if they
have it, and it's suitable, audi feel inclined,
to buy it, and it's cheap, and can't be go! fur.
les, I most allers takes it witl out hampcripg
about it all day, as sdme people do."'
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Josh Billings truthld'ly remarks that
"trying to live on the reputation of a dead
grandfather is just about as enterprising sis
trying to hatch out rotten eggs under a'tilT
weathercock." *t •'
t —• ,t u a 770!
There is an old saying that "a fellow-fed-*
ing makes us wondrous k'od.", But
no't always the case: When we ffud a
feeling for our watch, we are by no means
inclined to be wondrous kind; t ■ 1
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THE DEVIL'S I'ACL UOKSK.— . At an inqury
meeting, orne time since, a jpurg man said,
"1 have been the devil's pack horse
enough. Ife has used me to carry the faults
oT professing Christians. li is time now to
think of my own sins."
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A gentleman giving a lecture to some boys
was explaining how'no one could live without
air. "You have all heard of man drowning,
how de that happen V ? Tisc ready answer
was, '•Uutise he can't s*ita."* uf
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A Clergyman asked some children, >' : Whyj
do we say iq the Lr rd's Prayer, 'H'Ao art in
hearen ,' since God is every where?", hte saw
a little drummer who looked Hi if he coqld
give an a'rswer, and turned to him for' iU:—
''Well, littlq soldier, what say yqu ?"'
cause u 6 headquarters.
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''Does yur fathef- tavea wry face ?' r
a little boy of an' older brother. "No,
hisan Old Bourbon lace," tho observing
youth replied. : . •>
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A very smart boy on bis return from eolvj
lege, attemp'ed, to prove thst two wipp e<yj.al
to three. . Pointing to p, rostctf chicken on
the table he said : "Is hot that one? " And
then pointing to another : "Is not that tlio f
And do fiot one and two makeJA/iee 2 Where
upon his- old Dad said : " Wife,.yon take cc
and I'll take tho other,and.a*ramart)io]r can--
have the thvrd fordfis t J
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An Irish girl going from Albany tool Net*
Y'ork to get a situation, losy. her written:
recommendation ou tho steamer St.JoJyn,
and on arriving at New York was much
troubled about it. Having an old friend'in
the city that koew her trouble he agreed to
help her. The following is a copy of his cer
tificate : ' • A
"This is toflertrfy that Bridget Mahrmy
had a g'ood character whcD she left Albany,
but lost it on the steamer coming down.
DENNIS O'TOOL:"
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A down east girl was asked, not long since,'
to unite herself to a brisk lad, who named
May in bis proposals. Tiie lady tenderly
hinted that May was an unlucky month for
marrying. "Well, make it June then," hon*.
eslly replied the swain, anxious to accommo
date. The damsel paused a moment, cast
down her eyes, and said, with a blush,
"would'ut April do as well." ,
A cynical old bachelor who firmly believes
that all women have something to say on alt
subjicts, recently asked a female friend
"Well, madam, what do you bold on this
question of female suffrage I" "To bios the
lady responded calmly ;! "Sir, I hold lay
tongue." ► >l.'
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STORM SIGNS It's a sign of a storm, to
tread on anybody's toe that has corns. 1
It's a sign of a storm, if you waken the bs*
br on a wash day.
It's a sign of a storm, to call a baby ngly
i presence of it's mother. ?
It's a sign of a storm, to start a yarn about
your neighbor at an ale house, and some one
runs aod tells.
It', a sign of a storm, to spit on the partor
carpet and your wife sees it.
It's a sign of a storm, to speak ill Ifyi ur
wife's relations,
li v s a sign of a storm, to tell yonr wife she
looks horrid in that last new bonnet.
The skeleton In every woman's closet—
Her hoop-skirls.