,Iurc Wntur the best DrlnU. There is no axiom of health more jupt thnn that 'men never have n true Appetite till they can cat with relUh any ordinary food.' It is loltl of John Bailee, who liv cil to the age of 128, that his food for the most part consisted of brown bread and rhece, sod hi drink water nnd milk. Tlic He had buried llio whole town Ol iNortti- of(v..lm,,j. an.pton twonlv limes over excepting three hhofir.t . ii.. i ,i,m ycart lot 1 1 ays inc uive, nu rctprruiiiiy iay ntriorr uiu nun. uUUBc wi iuu or four, and said strong drink killed them 7 ofCommon ,.Ioa,)lho following .tatement and report, agreeably to the till. Water manilestiv Is tno naiurai ncv S2(1 RnJ crane of all animals: whole nations, aa Ma of Apiil, hornclans, and Hindoos, use it alore as a beverage. Mid unlike other driuK.ii (iocs AmoUnt stale the appetite, bnt the contrar) ; indeed, Ji ..... .,W..-.,,I I.f HmnnnratflS. tlboVC tWO i. ..v..-.. -i " l l ' . , thntifind Yars ago, that water OriMtcr Aln0UIlt tixvr (ienerally keen appeiues. n is h nuiu that requires no digestion, for it is not ne cessary that it should undergo any changes; it is tlis natural menstrum which holds in solution both what is essential for the nutri tion and healthy functions of the tody, and what has become refuse after having served its destined office and intention in animal economy. Water, therefors, from its coo- oo.,inl mi , mi .4 can never mucli utsturti ft "1" the s si.'- i and hi'" ' does, it is spee dh 'v excelled by us natural outlets, the skin Amount ntknlnevs It is told of Lord Heath To amount Held, so well known for his hardy habits of mililiry discipline, and watchfulness, that 'his food was vegetables, and his drink water, nevct indulging himself in animal (ood or wine;' and Sir John Sin rlair in his work on lontrcviiv, says' in the account of Mary Campbell, then aged 105 Whole ihat she prelorred pure water to any other driuk. 15 V amount THE MECJIAS1C 'W hat class of m?n are more useful than the mechanics? To them we are indebted fur iiihiiv of the necessaries, and neatly all the luxuries nnd coniforis of life. They are generally well .informed; because, as the cveniiiL' is, with many of them a leisnri time, the.v have.oppnruoilies for reading (.ml r.onveisms-ou scientific suhiccls, and Amount thus lav unAslures of information, nod ar- do custom IhemseUe to reasoning and inves tigatioiu They are aleohardy and strong do -by tht salutary exrise of their employ tnent. In th war of the revolution, and in the Inst war,mdiry-of the most distinguished I mount officers had been uerhanica, Ami, for love of freedom and for love of our country, they have always been conspicuous. A inuiouut .perative, industrious, and frugal body of .meclianics.via the mainsnnniT of a city v prosperity- Amount Russian Remedy for Drunkenness. It Amount ronsists in confining the drunkard inn room do do do do and Inrnishins htni at discretion with bran. (h uiliiK'd with two thirds of -water, anil as much wini beer, and coffee as he desires. but containing one thitd of brandy; all the food the bread, 'meol, and meal, "drc,, are Amount steeped in brandy and water. The pool mill is continually drunk and or On the fifth dav of ibis reitunen, he hd3 an ox. treme disjnisv for brandy, lie earnestly en Amount treats other diet, but his desires must not bo ielded to till the poor wreich no longer Amount desir-s lo eater drink he is then enlitei) cured of his penchant lor drunkeness. He Amount aequires-sucli disgust lor uranuy mat no im ready to vomit at tfce very sight of it. Amountnaij EIect!on floard,0ftho teveral 'J believe I'll go Ashore. A story is i of an niifophisiicnicd Yankee who o took pbi!i on a Lke t-rie tcliooner, in the 'aorvisr Utne of the year, when the winds and the waves are difnosed to be boisterous. I he story is thus related, tn oic who is-supposrd to know all about it Sunn after the barque IiriI weighed anchor the v. uu! began to blow, and in a shori time it wns found necessuy to take in every stiiel. ol eanvbn mid .villi hare poles the sciioesnr (lev. vi-r n,t wves with light rrt ri idi. S' w ; now lifieen milei from t ure iliE wrnil wwj htoutug ire ineii:JOU!v nun Hie ii'iilil waii 'oaiK as a stack of eats.' 'The dangi r was iniininenl; fijdr was Ifitftbty wriiten in every fare. All Amount this mnnienl the Yankee came on deck. with his baggage strapped closely to his back Walking up to the captain, his face as long Amount a a yard slick, and la ing his baud on the do do do do 'do do do do (hi do do lo 0. do shoulder of ihf latter, he remarked, with all the gnviiy-of a p'nlusopher, 'Captain, I beljeve I'll go ashore. A Frenchman wishing to take the st2- al'Untica, was asked by the driver if ho had any extra baggage. 'Extra liajgngr! vate yon call dart I havu no baggage l all but niy three trunkf five dogs and iblack t'lrl. von STATEMENT OF THE IQIEGIEniPE'SS JSSIPIBSJIDIIMBilBS OF TUB COUNTY OF COLUMBIA Auditors fleeted In adjust ami fettle tho Public accounts of tlio county toecthcrwlth the Commissioners, have examhiedlho ino day of January, 1813. until il.-at.t day of December: of the same 21lJ ,8Ctionioran Act oi mo uenerai uicmuiy passcuuie mm nay 1831. RECEIPTS rect4ved by L.D. HUPEM E.q. Treasurerof Col.co. DR. ..nl.. . ! loin 717 73 .c(.;vcd from collectors during 1st quarter from collectors fur 1840 84 62 1611 .57 07 1843 14S4 73 209G 02 Amount received from collectors 2d quarter, from collectors for 1811 628 15J 18G3 1709 89 Amount received from collectors 3d quarter. from collectors for 1811 200 1C 1812 1839 29 1813 306 Co Amount received from collectors 4th quarter. from collectors for 1840 29 81 1841 323 64 1842 843 72 1843 120 67 -2238 01 -3331 95 $1817 44 received from collector during 1843 $9222 09 received fiom other source. William Darter on bond 413 00 Northumberland co. on bridgo repairs 75 00 John Fruit ts Jury fees 37 18 Jacob Eyerly aa do do 71 90 Owners of Land as redemption money 22 C2 Collector in llnaring-crcek (school tax) 25 00 A taxes on unseated land 1 10 18 -$764 88 amount of receipt during 1843 $9970 g8 DR. of Comminioners orders redecmod in 1843 8147 26 Diicount on depreciated money 18 62 Ainonnt as premium on Fox calp 95 25 Paid for advertising unseated land 63 60 Jacob Evcrly on bill 71 9G OfUommUiioner at percent on 9283 43 165 f.7 lUfundeifM. C. Grier on settlement ofdup. 0G 85- Ballance in Treasurers hand), Jan. Ut,lS44 -19179 $497 87 EXPENDITURES. BRIDGE CONTRACTS. paid Cleckner & McNinch in full on budge contract at oeidletown U7 paid Cleckner V .McNinch in full on bridge contract at Melick's 149 87 paid David I.illey in full on bridge confact at A. IV". Hauscs 382 00 BRIDGE VIEWS. 1080 paid sundry persons for viewing site -P" "JJ ,,pA1Da 33 00 . . yam umciciii iLTiuiia iur rcpuirs uono pnvffrnl hriilfr In nmt In, ill Ku tho county ... .... ...... ..-B" ", 409 ROAD VIEWS- paid different persons for rooking reports ol public roads JURORS WAGES AND MILEAGE. 293 paid Grand, and Traverse Juror at the several terrs in JB43 Paid at Jan. term 462 00 April term 612 50 August term ' 611 SO November term 700 00 STATE COSTS. -2180 paid Justices, Witnesses, and Con stables, as costs in suits, wherein the Commonwealth was plaintiiT DEPUTY ATTORNEYS FEES. 402 C2 paid Edward II. Daldy as fees PROTHONOTARY'S FEES. paid Jacob Eyerley 89 fees 149 41 COUNSELLOR FOR COMMISSIONERS. paid Paul Lddy, Esq. for Counsel ELECTION EXPENSES. election districts in 18 13. to meet in Wilkeskorro 18 80 Amount paid KlectionlJoard in Uloom 27 77 do Drier-creek 23 90 do CattawUift 24 30 do Uerry 27 80 do Fishingcrrek 31 30 do Greenwood 30 40 ' do Hemlock 24 90 do Jackson 31 14 uo Liberty 24 22 do Limestone 27 14 do Madison 26 28 do Aahoning 21 60 do Mifilin 30 40 do Mouleur 23 38 do Mt. Pleaianl 28 76 do Orange 27 60 do Paxton 25 42 do Koaring-creek 27 99 do Bugarluaf 29 60 do Valley 24 60 1 559 C8 JAILOR AND SHERIFF'S FEES. paid John Fiuit, William Kitchen, and I. Deix, Krqrs. feesnaudcost in Communweilth suits ASSESSORS PAY. paid the several Asresors furmakin the spring ntresFment in 1843. Paid Aemor of Uricrcreek Hloom 10 25 15 25 20 12 15 12 11 00 11 00 10 62 6 12 16 00 8 00 16 12 20 00 13 00 0 00 7 00 Cattavriu Derry Fishtngcreek Greenwood emlock Jackson Liberty Limestone Madison Mahonuing Aliulin Montcur Aout ' leistnt Ji Orange S 00 do Koaiingcrcek 17 .2 do Sugarloaf 12 00 do Valley 7 00- PRINTINO. Amount piid for advertising, Blanks, and as salaries, In 1543. viz: do Thomas Painter it Son 75 00 do Henry Webb 04 50 do Valentine Heat 87 50 do Title ii Gangawere 00 00 do For Blank Orders 21 00 COUNTY BUILDINGS. Horn , . . . , 1 , m " pa.o ro epa.r. in anu auout j.u. it. do Court House 80 77i- CONTINGENT. Amount paid on Store Bills, Lights, Paper, Ink, Quills and Blank nooks for Courts & Commissioners office 83 77 for rooms for Juries 3 00 for postage in 1843 0 7G for fuel for Court House & Jail 1 0 84- do do d. CONSTABLES ATTENDING COURT. Amount paid Constables, their daily pay for attendance at the several term CONSTABLES RETURNS. Amount paid Constables, as Mileage and fur making their returns COURT CRYER. Amount paid Jesse F. Sholeg, his daily pay as Court Cryer AUDITORS PAY. Amount paid Hugh McElraih Esq. as Auiitor 11 50 do J. IL.lkeler 11 50 do J. S. Wilson 5 00 COMMISSIONERS AND CLERKS Amount paid Christ. Wolf for services J22 GO do John B. Edgar 159 50 do Jacob Demoti 101 75 do Samuel Meats 10 50 do J. S. Wilson as Clsrk 250 00 PAY. EDUCATION. Amount paid on School Orders, on billu l'or liimeslono 2a 44 i do Mifilin 17 75 do Valley 20 81 do Roaringcrcck 15 40 CORONER'S FEES. Amount paid for post mortem examinations as lees to Justices anu juries BOOKS AND BOOK BINDING. 10 Amount paid for Books and Book binding in the several ollices in 1843 PANTIIKR AND FOX SCALPS. Amount paid as premiums on certificates of Panther, Wild cat and Fox scalps TAX REFUNDED. Amount paid different persons, Taxes on lands sold and redeemed TREASURER'S COMMISSIONS. Amount allowed L. B. Rupert, Esq. as Com mission on $9283,43 and approv ed by the Auditors 185 07 of discount allowed Treastner 94 do on money depreciated in hands of Collectors 18 021 Total amount of Expenditures in 18-13, Amount of receipts over Expenditures, 59 00 STATEMENT Of outstanding dobis duo tho Oounty, Jan. 1st Ballance duo by Collectors viz: In 1840 'The Estate of Isaae Blue, Mahoning In 1811 Hiram Philips Cattawissa 329 II John Winner Hemlock 120 97 00 Daniel Follmcr Limestone 42 G5 'Thomas McBiide Madison 97 23 John Bailor Monleur 120 98 Jscob Shipman Ml. Pleasant 83 t5 Georue Mess Sugarloaf 11 45 In 1842 Samuel Freas Brtercrcek G73 15 09 38 John M' Williams Liberty 302 11 Samuel Knusler Bloom 729 50 Hiram Philips Cattawissa 504 40 James C. Sprottl Derry 100 44 P. Appleman Fishing creek 118 50 William Cox Greenwood 187 03 Daniel Purse) Hemlock 1 1 1 57 Hcniy Follmci Limesiono 370 20 William Kelly Jackson 55 42 Caleb 'Thomas Madison 402 29 Robert Russel Mahoning 747 98 Samuel Creasey Mifilin 449 04 Samuel Grimes Mt. Pleasant 85 89 Daniel Font wait! Orange 213 88 Chos. Mensch Roaring creek 200 33 William Cole Sugarloaf 17139 In 1813 Geoige Brown Mifilin 505 40 Jacob Leidy Monleur 321 52 Elwood Hughes Briercreek 089 97 James Vanhorn Orange 294 39 James Yocuiu Jackson 49 50 John Low Cattawissa 871 Gl Joseph Rohbins Greenwood 244 88 Ureal Bitdlc Derry 635 34 James Craig Roaring creek 391 90 Jacob Rishfal Hemlock 332 09 20 00 Richard Wilson Liberty - 653 72 Jickson Cainahsn Madison 480 50 II. Labour Fishing creek 240 27 John Flood Limestone 477 71 James MuDermntt Bloom 800 40 John Best Mahoning 1111 70 James Grimes Mt. Pleasant 211 31 Reuben Davis Sugarloaf 202 15 Caleb Appleman Valley 392 65 - 385 46 Com nissions & Exonerations included in this sm't, I Amount of bond due the County by William it tins. Harber with interest 447 07 of Note due by Solomon Rarer 44 38 do John II. Jennings 28 29 do John Miller 34 58 ih S.tmuel Hackenberg SO 00 do William Parks 4 00 iToUl Am't. due the Cnuntv exclusive of itxes on unsealed lands We the. m.leriunfd Auditors of Columbia Co Mfyj duly elected to settls and adjust tho accounts of tho Treasurer and Commiloncra,have carefully -339 examined iheoccnunu and voucbers oMliosame for the vear 1843. d.i ccllifv that we find them to br correct, and that wc find a ballnncc of cash In the I'rejaurv! for Cnuntv nurnose of four hundred anil ninety teven dollars Bnd eighty seven and a half cents, and a lialanre outlanding ouo tno couniy from the above mentioned sources, of sixteen thoua md two hundred and twenty Collars, and forty fonr tnd a half cents. Givrn under our Hand tins mil of February, A. D. 1 844. .308 00 IIUUU ir I'.liICA I II. JOHNSON II. IKELEH, JAMES C. SPUOUL. Jlmlilora. Wc the undcrsisned Comrnlsiionero of the coun I2l 6lj ty of Columbia, di certify that (lie following 1 a full ami correct statement tifthn Receipts and 1.x pendilures of said county, furtlio year A. u. 18151 Vitneour Lands tins SlhilaT of February, 1814 JACOB UI5MOTT, JOHN 0. 12 1) C3 All, SAMUEL MEAHS, Attest, E. Mendenmau,, Cltrk April loth, 1844 -109 37 78 00 The foregoing Itcnort of tho Auditors of Colum Ida county, buing present-d to tho Court nf Com mon Pleas of sold oounty, the said Court order nnd 87 21 lirect that tho name lie filed among tho records of the Court of t.ornmon Pleas aforesaid, conformably to tho actsuf Atucmbly in such caso made and pro video. J. B. ANTHONY. W. DONALDSON. GEORGE MACK. Judge of Common Picas 82 30 28 on NEAR BLOOM SBURG, 50 OOO fecl Inch Pino Boards. 5(M)00 fcel leather Boards. IHO.OIMp Lap Shinnies. -713 25 OOO feet Pine nnd Hemlock Plank. i: i i.... .1 m';...i,, rrnn. '7lHtJU lt'i:i iiiiuui ivtiiiuu i iiiiuui, iiwtii 1U 10 1-1 luciies in uiainniL'i. And a quantitv of Oak and Pine Tirnbci for Mill-Right work. pply lo ja, m JOSEPH PAXTON, -70 President of the Bloomt-burtr Rail Road Iron Company 39 424 March 23. 1814. 4 Valuable Property 25 00 Wv Sale. 198.121 The StnisciBErt ofkeiis to ski.i. in:; Valuable WAMM AND MMA property. 303 24 1' l'KIVATE SAi.lJ. situated In Greenwood towtifcldn. Columbia County, I'o,, upon the rod, leading from IlhocrsbarS to Jereeytow i, about Wt. miles from Khocrsburg, and ton from Dlooms burg, containing -201 29 J $8290 07 115 Acres 9 $1080 91 mnft of wh'uh is improved, and upon which an erected a S9970 98 TWO STORY BRICK 1813. HOUSE, 43 BY 32 FEET A SAW MILL 87 63 AND MT1 Clover Hill. and other out buildings, land There arc also on the 814 54 TII'O VERY GOOD APPLE ORCHARDS or FIRS T TiJl TE FR UIT. The land is in a good ;tatc of cultivation, and that which remains uncleared n covered with tun. her. He considers it unnecessary to cio any (up thrr description, us all who wish to purchase will view for themselves. 11 will be sold nn reasonable torms, and possession given on the first of April. WIIjIjIA.M L-U.MUiN. Greenwood, January 5,1841. 3m37 -5082 06 AT THIS. WE would verv nolitcK (though at the tame me wish to be considered as being in earnest,; all unon all person indebted to us to mike pay. ment without delay, as CASH we want, and Cash wo must have, and that toe, from thoso indebted to us. This is no child play it menus OISL unn it means ALL. Hear this in mind. W.M. MeKtiliVY 3c Co. January 23 38 I,iht of Gutters REMAINING in the PostOllice at Hloorosburg the quarter ending March, 31, 1841. John Hutchison Joseph Aurry RansMn L Porter Normon A Smith ,Urs. ilariah Hall Chaistion Heist John Lot J'erson calling for letters in the nbovo list will please tiy they are advertised. -4030 09 j, ii. mu i iit, t . M' $15,012 12 NOTICE lir.UEAS, my wife M.IHV, ha lefij my bed and board, I hereby forbid all persons harboring or trusting her on my arrnunt, a I shall pay no debu of her contracting after this dat, LEWIS MKASLE. nioomsbuig, March 16,1844. -008 32 COAEio COARSE AND NUT COAL, Of a superior quality fnr Salt by GEORGE WEAVER' 910,220 44J Jfy OULD respectfully Inform tltto citizens of Bloomsbitrg, and its vicinity, that he slill continues lo carry on the iibuvo business, at Ins old establishes stanil on the corner of Mam and Last- ....... ii..,!-- - t'TC'' lITrrlX, Illivinj; 1 1 I CI vull inn m.kii rillMDEU'llI.I and NEW YORK FASHIONS, in connection with Scoll it Willson's Hichly Improved patent for cut- ing garments in tho most fashionable man ner, warranted tn fit without any possibility of failure, and feeling assured from his long experience in tho business, that work exe cuted at his shop, will never he pompininoa of, ho hopes, by strict altenlinn to husincsn to receive a share of public patronage heretofore. tC7N. B. CASH, and all kinds nf COUNTRY PRODUCE; only taken in payment for work done, at the market pri ces. unarccs lor work mouerat; to sun the times. Bloumsbnrg, Nov. 3, 1843. 28 Blmoosbfors ' MARBLBTARD. 'The subscribers have established at tho above plafe, a new MAIHILE YAH I), and will always be ready, at the shortest notice, to lurnibii to order, , MONUMENTS, TOM11-TABLES, TOMBS TONES, HE Jill Til JAMBS, MANTLES, 111NT STONES, MULLEllS, Sic. or any other work in their line. 'They are also prepared to (iirnisi WINDOW CAPS and SILLS, DUUK SILLS and STEPS, itc, cither of Ma.blc, Limo or any 'kind of itonc that can bo procured in this viciirityX Htiving had considerable experience) in the business, tncy pledge their work tq 'K! executed in as handsome ii t-tyle as can, he furnished Irom :.ny yard either in tho' i-ity or cnuutrv; ami on as reasonable terms. ARMSTRONG & HUGHES. Blootnsbtirg, Nov. 3, 1843. ly 28 v TBI E NEW VLIHE:, Wc to day commence a New, Volume of Cluim bcra Juurnal,and we nvuit oursclvrhuftliooccaiiion to remind those who desire to subscribe for il,that it is tho proper time to do so. A work that has rUeu to a circulation ol 75,000 copies wvel ly in Ureal uritiau, cannot lie qnc of mean pretentions, l or moral tundency,informatiori instruction, and clicnp uei!, it has uo cq'ui( in the Knlihli language. It can, therefore, be recommended to luiniiits in very rJi,k of society, without Unit ol reserve, nnd if it bo dcsiuble to nut into tlw hands of the rising v gciicratson agreeable and instruetivo reading, us ii sct-oirto the Unglinh and French novels circulating in such piofussuin, Chambers' Journal is a wailc eminently adapted to ihat purposn Tlilt MS In order to nut this work within the reach of nil classes of tin public, wo havo determined to issui- it at tho very low priro riant dollar and a half ptr imnum;.xu also to furnish it to ngents ntn dUcount from this p'ice of lurty-lhrtc and a third per cV. And in ordtr to diateminuto the publication Mill more extensively wo havo determined to give in- lividuals or compaiiien,f individuala who may or- Jer five copicx the adNantngen rioi'sesscd ny ngcntu, and to extend to them also tho benefit of the dis count. A remittance of five dollars then. provided it bo in fund at par in the city of New York, or not more than five per cent discount, will command live annual copies. Tho publication is weekly contains eight pages, nnd iw printed in the quarto form, with neat tvpc nnd on good paper. It scarcely necessary to Male thai the low price lit winch wc oiler tins woik, will oblige us to ndher i to the cash system without any dcwulinn wbatcer hditiirs throughout the Country inserting Ihw Prospectus four succcs'.'nc weeks, and bending :i copy containing; it to llio Albion Oilier, will Lo entitled to a lice copy lor one year. Chair xvianufactory, 'I'll I.' I. a,... I, .... ......., ... ... . 1 uu ouuuiiubl viiiiiiui.o lu tdiiy on tho CHAIR ilf AN U F A C TO RI N G business at the old stand of B iz S Hsgcn huch, where he will he ready at all lime.? io furnish Fancy (& Windsor Chairs, Set tecs, Boston Kocking Chairs &c, of every Icscriptton, which may be called for, at short notice and on the most rcasonahln terms, lie will also execute House, Sign it Ornamental Painting, and House Paperu'i in a superior manner, rrom Ins experience in tho business, and his facilitiaM)f manufacturing tho various articles of his line, he llutlers himscK that he shall be able to furnish as rood work, and upon as reasonable terms us nan bo done in the country, all of which ha will dispose of for CASH or COUNTRY PKOHUCE N. B. Orders from a distanco will bo strictly ur.d punctually attended in. 15. HACENUUCH. Bloomslurg, Dec 30, 1813. J, DYER. E8PECTPULLY informs his friends nnd tho travelling public in oeneral. lli.il Im Una l.il-pn 12. the above Hotel situate in tho centrn of the Inwu of uaiawissa,woiumiia coz". tv Pa. andformelv occuni od by D. Clark, Whcro ho will lio happy lo wait upon thoto who will favor him with tlieir custom. The fold ie large and commodious and well furnished throughout, and uo pains will bo spared to render general satisfaction. 1 colli table will be furnished with tho beat the unlry crm alTurd. Hi liar i well stored nidi the best of liquor. Excellent stabling is attached to tho establish ment and careful and ottetttivo hostlers ara sin ay in attendance. Cattawiwa, May 13, 18433, MIBH ivr war - inrrx' r