farm Gartf iuV |iitd)fit. LW Farmers, and Agricultural men generally are requested to contribute to this Department, as it Is from their experience that we hope to gain some thing of interest for our readeTs. OUR FARMERS' WIVES. Next to being a minister's wife, L should dread being the wife of a farmer. Some times, indeed, the terms are synonymous— Raising children and chickens, adinfinitum ; making butter, choese, bread, and the omni present pie ; cutting, making and mending the clothes for a whole house hold, not to speak of doing their washing and honing: taking care of the pigs and the vegetable card an, making winter apple sauce by the barrel, and picking myriads of cucniubers ; drying Iruit and herbs ; putting all the twins thro' the measles, whooping cough, mumps, scarlet ever and chicken pox ; besides keeping - a perpetual river of hot grease on the kitcheD table in which to float potatoes, carrots, on ions and turnips for the ravenous maws of the ' farm hands " No wonder that the poor things look har rassed, jaded and toil-worn long before they arrive at middle-age. No wonder that a life ao hard and angular should obliterate an the graces of femininity—when no margin is left year after year, for those little refinements which a woman under any pressure of cir cumstances naturally and rightly desires, and lackiug which, she is as iuevitably uuhappy and coarsened. Now your farmer if a round, stalwart,com fortable animal. There is no baby wailing at his pantloocs while be plows or makes fences. He lies down under the nearest tree and rests, or sleeps, when he can no longer woik wiih profit. He conies unto his dinner with the appeiiie ut to be presented with a fine calf or colt, they take pains that the prospective mother is well cared for,both before and after the event. The farmer who would qpt do this would be considered very short s'ghted. The catila are not allowed to be overworked or under fed, or abused in any way. Now, pray, is Dot a farmer's wife as valuable an animal as a cow or a horse, even looking at the practical side of it ? Is it not as important to have a sound, healthy mother of children, as to have a healthy mare or cow ? You may say that no woman should marry a farmer who docs not expect to work. I say in reply, that a woman was never intended to spiit or ratry wood, or to carry heavy pails or buckets of water. And yet bow many farmers can we count who never think of the women of the house, in regard to the distance or proximity of the wood or water in relation to the kitch en ? While too many grudge to these over worked women that labor saving apparatus in every department of their work which would prolong their wive's care for y ears to a family of growing children. Then, to grudge such an industrious wife, decent raiment wherewith to make herself and her children comfoi table, is a shame.— To oblige such a woman to plead like a beg gar (or the dollars she could have earned a thousand times over in any family but his own, should make him blush. Look at our farmers' wives all over the land, and Ree if, with rare exceptions their toilworn,harnessed faces do not endorse my statement. Every mother should have time to talk with their children—acquaint herself with their souls as wtll as their bodies—to do something be sides wash their face and clothes. And how are these hurried weary women to find it ? Of what avail is it to children who come up, but who are not brought up, that another meadow, or another barn, be added to the family inheritance,when the grass waves over the mother's tombstone before tbeir child hood and youth aie past ? or when they csu remember her only as a fretted, querulous, care burdened, overtasked crea'ure, who was always jitftliiig them out of the way to ca'ch uy some burden which she dare not drop, though she drop by the way herself I—Fan ny Fern. THE Importance or AGRICILTIRE —- What must be the feelings of h tpptnts.v and contentment of the man, who by skillfully turning to proper account his intimate knowledge of the peculiarities of his land, has succeeded, without increased application of labor or capital, in gaining from it a per manent increase of produce ? For such a result is not only a personal advantage to himself, but a most' important benefit confer red upon all mat kind. llow paltry and significant do all out discoveries and inventions app< ar, compared to what is in the power of the agriculturist to achieve ! All our advances in arts and science are of no avail in increasing the conditions of human existence, and though a small frac tion of society may, by their means, be gain ers tn material and intellectual enjoyment, the load of misery weighing upon the great mass of the people remains the same. A hungry man caies not fur preaching, and a child that is to learn anything at school must not be sent there with an empty stom ach. Every step in advance, however, made by agriculture, serves to alleviate the sufferings and troubles of mankind, and to make the human mind susceptible and capable of ap preciating the good and the beautiful that art and science present to us. Improvements in agriculturo constitute the only solid founda tion for further progress in all other branches ©f knowledge.— Liffriv. L . pEL LACK k WS3TEKNR *. Winter Arrangement--! PASSENGER TRAILS WEAVE. .4r > S *':* / j WESTWARD I EASTWARD. Passenger Mail Mail Passenger Train. Train. STATIONS. Train. Train" 4 '"f.™ New Tort" ' 5 50*' 11.30 New Ham j ton, 2.30 1149 12.03 GxfoTd, "2.01 12.15 Bridgeville, 1.50 12.30 Mudunk Chunk, 1.40 - r m. Dine. 100 Delaware, 1-35 Dine. 1.10 Mount Bethel, 110 P. M, 1:25 Water Gap, 12.51 1,40 StroUdeburg, 12-36 lAI Sprague villa 12.24 T.M HenryGlle, 12 14 2 20 Oakland. 11.56 239 Forks, 11.37 3 00 Tebyhaana, 11 17 3.14 Goaldsboro', 10.04 3,36 Moscow; 10.40 3.47 Dunning, 10.30 4 20Ar } C L 10.00 A.M. > SCRASTOS. < P-M 10.10 4-351.e S ? Ar.9.50 6,25 10.40 4-57 Chirk'sSummh, 9.29 5.55 10 53 5.05 Abington, 9.20 5.40 11.13 5.21 Factoryville, 904 5.21 11.43 541 NlohoHot, 840 435 12.09 6.03 Hopbottom, 8.23 4.10 12 38 625 Montrose, 800 340 l.oa 646 Miiturd, . 7-29 3.10, 135 701 : Great Bend. 7.20 246 i P. M. PM. A M P.M *Station foot of Liberty St COM N ECTlONS—Westward, The MORNING TRAIN from New York con nects at MANI'NKA CHUNK with the train leav ing Philadelphia (Kensington Depot) at 8 00 a. in. and at GREAT BEND with the through Mail Train ' on the Erie Railway, with sleeping car attached, 1 stopping at all the principal stations on that road. and arriving at Buffalo at 6 15 a m., and at Sala | manea at 5 50 a. in The Passenger train from seranton connects at I Great Bend with through trains going west and east on Urie Railway, arrivin- at Buffalo at 12.00 mid night, aid at Salamanca at 11.55 p. m. Eastward. The MORNING TRAIN from Great Bend con nect? there with the Cincinnati Express on the Erie Railway from the West; at Manunka Chunk with a train for Philadelphia, Easton, Trenton, aDd in termedial stations,arriving in Philadelphia at 6.00 p. m., and at New Hampton with a train for Eas ton. Bethlehem, Allcntown, Rending and Harris burg, arriving at llarrisbirrg at 8-30 p. m. ; At SCRANTON. connections are made with i trains on the Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Rail road, and on tja Delaware and Hudson Canal Co.'s Railroad, Time Tables of which roads are printed ' below. R A Kk.nrt. Gen Pass A Tkt. Agent. je29tf \TEW STORE! IN Nicholson Pa., H*m. O. GARDNER & CO j have just rcee ived a large and a splendid stock o I goods consisting of ! Jaiici) (Scobs s.— J\ CLOTHING, BOOTS A SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, UMBRELLAS, i TRAVELLING BAGS and TRUNKS, Cloths, Cassimcrcs, Vestiugs, Trimmings, YANKEE NOTIONS tVc. all goods sddby us warranted as recommended i Our ann "To keep good Goods," Our motto, "Not to be undersold." In connection with the store is a I TAILOR-SHOP. GARMENTS CUT AND MADE IN THE EAT EST STYLE. i FIB TAKEI II IMAM \V. O. GARDNER & CO. Nicholson, Pa. CA3BIAGES& BUGGIES. The Subscriber, n practical workman of long ex perience, Is now finishing off a large lot of new Car riages and Buggies, at his Carriage shop LY TUMHAMOCK. Equal, if not superior, in Workmanship. Quality of Material, and finish, to those turned out at any other shop in the country. Those wisning to buy should (CaU anfc (£r!' TrtX^XNTTIVVA. Dress Trimmings, White Woods. Embroideries Ladies Zcpher, in all colors. Kid Gloves, Cuffs and Collars, I.ece, Veils, Corsetts, LadiesNe.-kties, best quality of Combs, Needles and Thtead of the best quality, atid Fancy Notions of every variety, a large stock of TOYS, Including China, Brouse, Papier Macbe Tin, Rose wood, Glass, Pewter, Wooden, Parian and Candy Toys, For Ladies. Cosmatics Ac., Such as Pomades, Oils, Bandolina bloom of youth and Paints, Rouge, Lilly White Ac MRS. E. LEASE. Tunkhannock, May 1, 1966 piRE, UPE & ACCIDENTAL GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCf ! MONTROSE, Pa. CAPITAL RKPKENLNTLD OVER $30,00°,000! | Home Ins.Co., N Y.,Capital and Surplus.s3.7oo.ooo Ins. Co. of N. Ameriea, Phila. " '• 1,900,000 j International Ins. Co-, N. V. " ' 1.500,000 I Lycoming Co. Mutual, Muncy, Pa, '' 3,000,000 Farmers' Mutual, York, " 560.W00 j I Ins. Co.. State ot Pa., Phila., Pa. " 700,000 Hartford Eire Ins. Co, Hartford Ct. " 1,800,000 ) Putnam " " •' " 600,000 Travelers' Ins. Co. of Hartf: rd Ct, insur- j j • ing ag;Aust all kinds of accidents. 500,000 i CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY-, _ of Hnrtford, Ct., paying 60 per cent, divi dends to the insured. Capital $10,000,000 1 Notes received in payment of one-half the premium, on which six per cent, interest only is to be paid, and only four notes re- I quired. The notes are never to he paid un der any circumstance*— Poliey will be paid ! in full nnd notes givtn up. Assets over $3,000,000 : AMERTCAN LIFE INSURANCE CO., l of Philadelphia, Pa., Capital, $1,000,000 i C.FT SMITH. Solicitor, Montrose, Pa. HARTFORD LIVE STOCK INS. CO., Capital $5000,000 , Insrnnre on oil hinds of Lire Stork agatnsl Thtjl and Deal from any cause. ' All Business eotrusted to our care will be attended | to on fair tertnes, and all Losses promptly adjusted IJrtj.lNl.s STROP D, } STOUD A BROWN. Agents, { T HAS. L. BROWN. S M. C SUTTON, Esq., Fricndsville, Pa, Solicitoi Office first door east of "Brick Block," montrose, Pa. 1 I v7-n3-tf. Insurance Agency. DANIEL WEIGHT & NEPHEW, At I unAhctnnock, I'd, Are Agents for the following, and all other responsi- , i ble Insurance Companies : N America, Fhifadetpbia, Assets, $1,763 267. i Enterprise, " - 372.304. Manhattan, New York, • 1 052,128. N.American, •' " 755,057. Lorillard, ' " 1,436.540. Oort fcifnkange, " " 501,095. ; Farmers Ths. Co;, York, '■ 525 1 80 ' j Lycoming, Muncy, " 2,800,000 j Home, New York. " 3,645,389- | nrtford, Hartford, " 1,788,153. Phnenix, •* " 1,103.467 Travelers, " 741,337- j ! Hartford Live Stock, " 178,929. I Home, New Haven, " 1.438,491 ; Cumberland Valley, " 506.000. N. England Mutual, '• 5,000,000. } Projierty of all kinds will be insured at the most I reasonable rates, in any of the above companies. Losses to insurers by Fire, accident or theft, ' promptly adjusted and paid. DANIEL WRIGHT £ NEPHEW, T*nk , Pa Sept. 16 1867.-7n7 (f. flartitaf & ftog (Sniitos i K6ss t Wihhs# c o i Corner Tioga and Warrgn Streets, TT7NKHANXOt'K, PENN'A, Are uow opening a large stocko Hardware, such as IRON, STEEL & MAILS, I Faints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Var nishes, Turpentine, Benzine, Nail Rods, Building Hardware, Mechan ics Tools, Wooden Ware, Brushes of all kinds, Cutlery, Shovels, Seives, Lamps, Lanterns, Oil Cloth, Rosin, Ropes, aiso Hatchets, wrenches &c. HARNESS MAKERS HARDWARE, i Buckles, Japanned Buckles, Silver plated ! Bitts of every kind, llames, Iron Pad Trees, Saddle Trees, Gig Trees, Girth Web, worsted and Cotton, Thread, Silk J Awls, ami needles, Halter Chains, Trace i Chains, &c. ire. PAINTS AND OILS, SPERM, AND LUBRICATING OILS ALSO CROCKERY, GLASS, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE WINDOW and PICTURE frames, GLASS OF ALL KINDS. Wails and Hand-Rakes at wholesale and retail. All of which have been SELECTED WITH GREAT CARE, and expressly for this market, and all they ask is an examination of the goods to satisfy all of the truth of what we say. Remember the place. ROSS. MILLS A Co. Tunk. Fa. May 29th, 18G7. HATS & CAPS ! GROCERIES mmei & go's. On Bridge street nearly ojjo si t e VVheelock's old stand NOW OPENED. BV X 3. MOTT. THE CORNER STORE, FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY HENRY STARK. IN TUN KHANNOCK, PA. A NEW STOCK A NEW STOCK A NEW STOCK A NEW STOCK OF SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS SPRING AND SUMMER UOODS consisting of consisting of consisting ot - • consisting ot DRY GOODS DRY GOODS DRY OOODS DRY GOODS DRESS GOODS DRESS GO'-DS DRE-S GOODS DRESS GOODS GROCERIES GROCERIES GROCERIES GROCERIES PAINTS AND OILS PAINTS AND OILS PAINTS AND OILS PAINTS AND OILS • IT ATS AND CAPS HATS AND CAPS IIATN AND CAPS IIATS AND CAPS •CARPETING CARPETING CARPETING CARPETING Ac,, Ac., Ac, Ac., Ac., Ac., Ac., Ac., Ac., Ac., Ac., Ac., In large quantities and at reduced price*. A. B. JiIOTT. TrnV. ifvfl k. § rugs & IJcbitiittf. THE EAGLE Store TUNKHaNNOCK. NEW FIRM, LYMAN & WELLS. Dr. Lyman respectfully announces that he has Uiken Dr. K. 11. Wells as a partner in the DRUG BUSINESS, and that pioy will continue to keep A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT, In their line, at the old stand of J W. Lyman A Co,, on Tioga St. We cannot esutucrate articles, bpt it ig our inten tion to present a WELL SELECTED AND RELIABLE STOCK adapted to this market, and meriting the atten tion of all who desire MEDICINES. PERFUMERY, PAINTS, DYET SUITS, Ac Arc. Arc., At rates as low as ean possibly t>e afforded. N. B—All professional calls promptly attended. Prescriptions carefully prepared, at all times, by one of the Doctors. J W. LYMAN, 31. D. E, 11. WELL"?, M. D v6n39Cm. DR. RHOADS _ AND rV-ABIDTY f|,TORE. The largest and ini-st complete Drag Store in TUNKIIANNOCK, NEW GOODS FOR EVERYBODY !!! TRICES REDUCED. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY ! Just received and for Saio a splendid Stock of |leh) 6floH including PAINTS, VARNISHES, DYE S TCFF S , BRUSHES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, Pocket Books, iflair Tonics, HAIR DYES, STERLING'S AMBBOSIA, TOOTH DROPS, HAIR OILS, POMADES A PERFUMERIES, FANCY NOTIONS, CONFECTIONER Y, STATIONERIES TOBACCO, HAVANA CIGARS, (REAL.) ABDOMINAL SUPPORTERS, SHOUL DER BRACES, TRUSSES, Ac,, Ac., A-. A! 1 the Popular PATENT MEDICINES of the ilu.y And in fact every imaginable article belonging to a ¥IIt ST GL.\SS DRUG STOJtE PHYSICIANS' PRESRCIPTIONS efully compounded at all hours of. und night, Don't forget to call at DR. RHOADS* DRUG STORE. v6n37tf. Tnnkhannock.Pa. IS THE IMPROVED pißßESioip^ HAIR DRESSTNFI jtewM j" priCEONEDOU^R flartitaf, C- D-"G EARH AK T CO V j' ' Foundry, Machine, AND STOVE SHOPS I WAItBEN 6TBEET, TUNKHANNOCK, PA. ' I . Having bad a life-long experience as Founlry- , men and MaohiiiesU, and employing uviio but the ( . best workmen the underrigtird pledge themselves to exe< ute all work in their tine in a style not sur. 1 p ussed by any s urilar <.-.'tulli.-liu.nt in the country ; i | MILL GEARINGS | ! ; L i made and fifed np on short notice, from pattern? on j hand ot all size?, PLOWS, CULTIVATORS I I [ . I and olber Farming Implements. ALSO STOVES OF AIL KINDS. I Tin, Sheet-Iron, and i • !• HOLLOW-WARE. rt Y'/V*. /. / I'D, 'P'PfCS. Ac., Ac. 1 I - I always on hand or furnished to orJer. | C D. GEARHAIIT, & CO. I 1 Tunkhannock, April 29ib, 1867. —vbn3Ftf. j ; HUNT BROTHERS. NOW OFFER FOR SALE i IRON. STEEL, NAILS AND SPIKES, MINE KAIL, RAILROAD SPIKES, ANVILS, BELLOWS, PLAIN A CONVEX HORSE-SHOES, HAM MERED HORSE NAILS. WROUGHT IRON, ilium* iiiiiiii. CARPEN TERS' TOOLS, (ALL WARRANTED.) nrr.s, SPOKES, FELLOES SEAT , SPINDLES', CARRIAGE SPRINGS, AXLES PIPE BOXES, SPRING STEEL. BOTTS, NUTS, WASH ERS BELTING, PACKING GRIND STONES; PLASTER ' PARIS, CEMENT, HAIR, SHOVELS, WHITE LEAD FRENCH WINDOW G L ASS. Ac , Ac., ALSO SASH, DOOR# AND BLINDS ON HAND IN ASSORTMENT AND M ANUFACTURED IO ORDER LEATHER AND FINDINGS FAIABAK'K SALES. eraotnn starch 25. 1963. 1n33 UOI SE I.OTS FOR fAt.E. THE subscriber offers for sale on reasonable terms a number of BLIT.NINO T;OTS, ; situate at the we?t end of Tu -khannock Borough. For particulars as to prices and terms inquire of ELISHA CHURCHILL. Tunkhannock, fa., J nn.\,lß6Sv7n2lm2. INFORMATION. Information guaranteed to produce ft luxuriant ; growih of hair upon a bald head or beardless face. 1 also a recipe for the removal of Pimples, Blotehrs, j Eruptions, etc , on the skin, leaving the same soft j clear, .m l beautiful, oan b obtoiiied without charge J by •dtireig ' ~ f H '■. F CHAPM AN, Chemist, 9< lGv^dwTW.JJwwYkwlt. | SHERMAN A LATHROPS OOLTTttK, TO TBI PEOPLE OF WYfIMIIC CODITY GREETING: fHE UNDERSIGNED HAVE JUBT OPENED AT THEIR STAND, (First door below WALL'S HOTEL,In Tunkhanjiotl) THE LARGEST AND MOST TASTEFULLY SELECTED STOCK OF GOODS IN THEIR Lls| EVER BROUGHT INTO THIS MARK IT | gomprisiog in part the following • SILKS. BROWN, BLUE BISMARCK. MEXICAN BLti, AND MARIA LOUISA BLUI, BLACK and BROCADE SILKS, f ell (raien FRENCH and IRISH. and NEW SIYLI, PLAID POFLISI ORIENTAL LUSTRES. MOHAIRS. COBI'RGS. EMPRESS CLOTH. FRENCH MERINOI3 mi ALPACCAS. of all Shades. As endless eemlp af TRIMMINGS to match the above. ZEPHYR 800H of ali kinds Ksil and Woven. SACKS AND CLOAKS, COMPRISING BEAUTY end ELEGANCE. THIBIT, BROCUEA, and WOOL SHAWLS BALMORAL SKIRTS. A Full and Elaborate Stock of Embroid ered Goods. WTiite Goods of all descriptions. Table and Towel Diaper, Domestics, Deleinn, Prints, Ginghams, Ac. Alexander's KID GLO\ ES, of all shadM, Gents and Ladies. A Large Stock of Traveling Trunk*— Ladies' R-ticnles, Gents' Tratel ing Valises, Ac., Ac. FURS of all kinds for Ladies and Genl!*m. Carpets—Wool, Two and Three Fiji rtini Brussels, Stair Carpet*, Matting, Oil cloth and Drugget. Bugs, Mats and Ila-socks, Ladies' and Gents' Hosiery. A large stock of FURNISHING GOO 18. SHIRTS of the finest and most dnrable qualitv, UNDERSHIRTS, DRAWRR9, Cravats, Collars, fcc., Ac. SHOES- Woman's, Misses, and CbilJraa'a BEDDING— Counterpanes, Coverlaida, WhilMj Blsnkets, German Blankets, Ac., As, YANKEE NOTIONS, of all kinds. - j Our Stock of CLOTHING is complete, j and not equalled in this, nor surpassed in the best New York and Philadelphia mer chant Tailoring Establish ments. Suits made to order in the latest and best style. We have purchased our slock since the last reduction in the prices of our goods. We have purchased largely, and are deter mined to sell at less prices than the saoi j kind and quality of goods can.be bought at any other establishment in this or adjoin ing counties. We bought them to sell, and all who call to sec us will readily be convinced that we are bound to dispose ol them. All goods cheerfully exhibited without scolding if you do uot buy. Call aud sec us. SHERMAN A LATHROP,