PUMOVcUL''' . : : ;:' ~3PANK, SPANK , SPANK . Spank; spank, spank, . From morning till night, from early daylight, With tears in-her eyes, And with numerous sighs, A:milth6r Was,wieldinta weapon of might- A shPper. all woven with cardinal red, Which she . flourished ' triumphantly over her head, . . Then brougkt it with vengeance down -on the flank Of the child on ber knee, !vank, - spank, spank "It hurts P' belloired he, ”Glat on kV 4:inoth. she, Spank, spank, spank !papk,.!pank;spEqik, There's a apsidin . who is prcliaring to wed, , • But' do *you suppose That the fair creature knows— That the thought had . ever once entered her 'head-= - That ere ; long she'd be playing a mother's sad part, • • And a-elipper careering above his bare flank-;- , • That soon she will learn To spank, spank, spank ; And though bellow do he, . She will right merrilee . Opank, epank, spank ? PRESIDENT GRANT'S MESS/kGE. BY MICKEY - M MIRE. lb' th. people of Amerav givin' ye (thank God) , me eighth and last message, it is right in explanation to myself that I should ravitiw some of . the events and ofishul ax con nected with my career since I have bin yer hon ored President. 1 , In ackordance with:what I have.stated to ye before', I will begin by sayin, that itvras me good, (or bad luck I - dunno which, be gOrrM that ye made -me •yer presidint. Viritout any political trainin, I tuk hold of the raves of guy ernment feelin sumwhat like a. passenger on. a Hoboken ferry boat on a foggy day, with divil a hand cud ye see before. ye, and troth it was with ixtrame difficulty 'to say where ye wud land, and inciade a l mon wud be lucky if he landed at all. Bein educated intirely in military Mather& I was obliged to fall back on bayonets whiniver I found myself and 'the, partby in a tight place. Since I was a htd "et sivinteen years os f age, I - mvii tended but, two elecshuns previous to the time I . was made Oictator, and then begorra I was not allowed to vote but once. ILE ADIELNIBTRABRUN. Mistakes hey been made as all can see, but ye will notis that I am not to blame altogether for that. It was mainly the of the dis honest . spalpeend such as itolibenton, Belknap . and the like of 'em, that I appointed to do my business in a proper manner. It is impossible, fellow citizens of , the United States, when there are so minny dom scoundrels in our party to appoint responsible and upright mill for high positions of trust.' , , me arm sAßvis CAREER.` Me civil same operashuns began, at a time me friends. When I was myself intirely unable to understand what the divil I should do-in tke matter to further me own interist. The twe houses of congress, it games, were unable to agree wid wan another, and bejabers I was puzzled out of me wits as to what coorse I shud pursue in the matter. But in order to pre vent the conquered Sutbners to again becoine citizens of the United States; I concluded the' Best Syay to get rid of !em was to give them eternal punishment, anal consequently, wid the assistance of General Sheridan and bayonets, I placed as rulers in a number of the rebel states; wandering pilgrims from the aist, vul-ga-ri-lee called by the rebel Democracy "tramps." I act ing as a union president. did iverything in me . power to prevent the dirty rebel black-guards nein Navin a say in the state guvernment, at all. In regard to the injoyment of yer presi dent, I selected Long Branch as . a place of re crmshun.\ Mc object in doin' this fres that a man whose name I will not mintion at the pris int time, made mos gift of a nate little cottage, near by , the bache. I hey 110 grate dale of fault to find wid this peculiar spot fer a summer va cation. indade, me wife sid to me a few days previous , to me lavin' that it would be a long time DI be stoppin' in Thinise before I wud be iurntshed_wid such fine accommodashuns. TEE TATS ELECICSIITTREI. In spakin of the eleckshnns held a few days . ago, 'I hey only to say , that it wnd be entirely against the interests . of thelrip-up-lican party to allow Misther Tilden to take his sate. His rip- utashaa as guYemur of York state is enuff to condim him on that pint, , among party luvin Drip-up-licans. His reforthin principles are in tirely against the advancement of out parthy. His ruin of Misther TWeed whin in thoinjoy mint of a prosperus bizness, is only a taste of what the divil, had in store for our loyal and 'Christian parthy: . Begorra, if he got hold of our books in Washington he„ wud be afther gitin u in a divii'of a scrape.. • RETURNIRG BOARDS. Shore it was a . doutilucky thing that I intro= . dared : the new patent called "returnm' boards." Shure the`experiment wurks like a char rum.— Divil the matter how menny votes the dimmy mitts git in the billot-box,bejitbers we can over ballins thim in the md. In regard to' this man, although he resaved a arge mainri-tiof the votes in South Cazolm' a,it was contrary to thewishes ot Lis friend•Cham berlane that he shud bate him. out of his sate. 4, therefore, sent Gen. auger to the assistance of me old friend and tramp, who with the ade otbayonets and_ nainr . constables carried 11' . pint I:InEAVIEW. , at fit! a, 04:joke bad pn Tilderei backer Abe float Liazaattio bay a bit ottalic wid LONG BRANCH.. WADE amprosr: ree,anci lift with an idea that .I wud give Tilden a show in the matter.' But hevin made contra ry with Zach Chandler, I was obliged to stand by me first cOntract,l however, did not tail to pull the wool , over Abe's eyes somewhat,and he lift me Win relayed to a grate extint. THE OREGON ELFTOR. In regard to Oregon, begorra, I must admit that :I was a leetle too careless. Shure I thot Whin I captured the three doubtful states and had one king left on the checker-boatcl, that the game' was finished altogether. But Whin I found' that the &ell Grover, hid a man, lea and jumped me king, wati completelisurprised.-- his another job I hey on me hands now to git rid of that troublesum raseal—CrOnin. TEM 'BI}TTENNIAL. It is me duty to spalie of• thehundredth year of our nashnul ihdepindence. The glorious counthryjn which, we live, and enjoy the butt ful privileges of .a free government. Shure it was - a splendid show we bad at Philadelphia.— The people from all over the world who-hey spint the summer wid us, hey returned to the, old world thurolee convinced that.a guvernmint ruled by the paple is just the fansy. Shure there is nothing , like it. lam pleased to notis at this stage of me missage that most of the furriners lift before the returning" boards got their wurk in, (Thank God.) ' MY SIDEWALK AT GALENA. It will not be furgotten, by my numerous ad mirers, that me only ambition after I retire to private life, (if I ever do) is to pave that side walk 'from the depot to me risidince that I bay stated a number of years ago must be done. A very nate idea has struck me since the eleashun. I hey been bothered to know What the divil ti) do with those confounded dimmyerat majorities in Louisiana, Florida, and South Carolina. and now I hey me mind fixed on that score.. I will be atter paving me sidewalk wid them and then' begorra, 1 will be able to kape them under foot intirely. • *. In biddin ye farewell, gintl'emen, I hope ye will not be lid astray by a rebel congress, but submit quietly to the _will of the officeholders even if ye think ye are wronged out of t!ze elex shun. • It.will be better to submit than to raise a row,as ye well know that in four years ye can hey another crack at it, find ir ye are not satis fied thin, it will be bekase there is a returning board in ivery Southern state. Very respecttully yerinaster, A COOL CONDUCTOR. 1 doet knoiv whether yeu would call it cool ness, or brazen impudence, and perhaps it-don't matter; but for what your Frenchman under stands by nonchalance, in its most perfect form of developrnent, - commend us to Pete Frost; aforehme connected with the Portland and Buckfield railroad, in Maine, but now serving the B. and P. road running out from Boston.-- It was years ago,.when Frank,o. - J. Smith had put the Buckfi i eld branCh into running order, and had buijt a steamer to connect with Mexico and Rumford on the Andixiscoggin. Frost was one of the first conductqrs on the road. •'He seemed to think he could: drive an engine as Le had been in the habit of driving the North Waterford state coach. His first grand opera tion was to collide with an engine and tender between n were and Hebron, by which•both e gines were essentially smashed. His next bril- . liant exploit was close to Buckfield, when he ran plump into a freight train. - • , Mr. Smith thought that would answer, and he dropped a polite not to Frest, informing him that his servicesuld be no longer re quired on that road, away posted Pete to Port land; finding Frank 0. J. at the old Elm house. "Mr. Smith," said he, plumply . and unblush ingly, "1. wish to hezeinstated on your road." "What!" exclaimed the governor. "Put you baek On that road v". . "Yes, sir." :, "Trust you again as conductor ?" , "Exactly, sir." "Bless me I and you have already smashed up (.6 ' three engines tor us, esides endangering many lives 1" ' i 'Yes,sir—and for that very reason you ought to put hie back there. I have now learned the trade. You can trust me. If anybody his any question about the propriety of trying to put two engines ,ahead, on the same track, and in opposite directions ; it is not me, sir. I have tried it twice, and I know—it--can't--be— done!" It was too gook, The twain took something together in Charley's little back parlor, and Pete Frost was reinstated. That was more than a score of years ago. Pete has been rail roading ever since, and has never met with an othei accident. In foot, he is accounted one.of the best conductors running out from Boston-, A new phase of woman's rights in Sixth afe nue: "She entered a car the other morthig, and made this little' speech, 'No, sir! Dol!i't rise. Mort up on that side ! Move up theie ! There'S plenty of room if you'll only move Move up! It won't hurt you a bit !' There were eleven ladies on "that side," but they moved-up and she sat down. • A doting:young father boasts that the little stranger is so affectionate that he sits up with the parents, nearly all night, and , so tough that he seems to bave no conception or fatigue or of the time of day. , • "What time Is it?" inquired one policeman of anether last flight. "Don't know; ain't got a watch." "You've been on the force three months, hain't you : ?' "Yes:' `Then yer a disgrace to the business." "If there is anybody under the canister of • heaven that I have in utter excressence," says Mrs.Partington, "it is the slanderer going about like 'a boy constructor, circulating his calomel bn bobcat folks." gentleman.was accosted by a bootblack in this manner "Shine surf" "No l" "Shine 'm quick,sur. Do't in three different languages —'publican, demmycratic and greenback.' got the job. • GINERAL GRANT. 'I 3 IIR - ER POINTS FOR CONSIDER - & ATION, During, the pat five ye'ars•Vegetine has been stead ily working Rob] f into pnlilic 'favor, and those who were at first most • incredulous in regard to its merits are now its , most ardent friends and supporters. • There are three ease causes for those havingsuch' a horror of patent medicines:changing 'their opinion and lending their influence toward the advancement of Vegetite.= lst—lt is •an honestly prepared medicine from barks. roots and herbs. 2d—it honestly accom plishes al; that is claimed for, it, without leaving any bad iffees in the system. ad—lt presents honest vouchers in testimonials from honest. well-known-cit izens, whose signatures area sufficient guarantee of their earnestness in the matter. Taking into consid eration the vast - quantity of medicine brought con spicuously before the public through the' flaming ad. vertisements in the newspaper columns. with no proof of mentor genuine vouchers of what it has done, we should be pardoned for , manifesting a small degree of pride in presenting the following testimonial from Rev J. IL -Dickerson, D. D.; the- popular and ever genial pastor of the South Baptist Church, Boston. :THE TIRED BODY SUES TOE SLEEP.' Boston, March 16,1874. H: R. Stevens, esq. : Dear Sir—lt is as much from a Huse of duty as of -, gratitude that I write to say that your Vegetine—even if it s a patent medicine—has been of great help to me when nothing else seemed to avail which I . could safely use. Sithet excessive mental work or unusual care brings upon me a nervous exhaustion that deeper ately needs sleep, but as desperately defies it. Night after night the poor, tired body sues for sleep until the day dawn is welcomed back, and we begin our work tired out with an almost fruitless chase after rest. Now I have found that a little Vegetine taken just beforc I retire gives me Sweet and immediate sleep, and with out any of the evil effects of the usual narcotics. I think two things. would tend to make brain-workers sleep: Ist—A little less work: 2d A -little more Veg etine: This prescription has helped me. Nowt have a particular horror of Patent Medicine, but I have a, greater horror of Writ afratd to tell the straight out truth. The Vegetine has helpedme and I own it uR. ` Yours. &c;. r !J. S. DICKERSON • - VALUABLE EVIDENCE. The following, unsolicited testimoinal from Rev. O.T. Walker 41. D. formerly pastor of Bowdoin Square Church. Boston, and at present settled In Providence, R.I • must be deemed as reliable evidence. No one should fall to observe that this testimonial is the result of two years' experience In the use of Vegetine in the Rev. Mr. Walker's faintly, who now pronounce it•inval uable : Providence, It. 1.,164 Transit Street. H. R.Atevene, esq.: 1 feel bound to express with my signature the high value I 'place upon your Vegetine. My faintly have used it. for the last two years. In nervous debility it is invaluable, and I recommend it to all who may need an invigorating,-renovating tonic. O. T. WALKER, Formerly Pastor of Bowdoin Square Church; Boston. THE BEST EVIDENCE. The following letter from E. S. Best, Pastor of the M. E.church. Natick ,Mass.,will be.read with interest by many physicians ;.also those-suffering from the same disease as a ffl icted the sou of the Re v. - E.S.Best. No person can - doubt this testimony. _as there is no doubt about the curative power of Vegetine. Rea* Mass., Jan. 1, 1874. ldr. H. R. Stevens : Dear Sir—We have a good reason for regarding your Vegetine a medicine of the greatest Nellie. We feel assured that it has been the means of saving our son's life. 'He is now seventeen years of age; for the last two years he has suffered from necrosis of his leg,catis ed by scrofulous affection, and was so far reduced that nearly all who saw him thought his recovery iMPOBBI' bla.. A council of able physicians could give us but the faintest hope of his ever rallying ; two of the number declaring that he was beyond the reach of human rem edicts, that even amputation could not save him, as he bad not vigor enouab to endure the operation. Just then we commenced giving him Vegetine and from that ,time to the present he has been continuously improv ing. Ile has lately resumes studies, thrown away his crutches and cane, and walks about cheerfully and strong. Though there is still some discharge from the open ing where his limb was lanced. we have the fullest con fidence that in a little time he will bo pellectly cared. He has taken about three dozen bottles. of Vegetine. but lately uses but little, as he declares he is too welt to be taking medicine. Respectfully yours. - • E. S. BEST. RELIABLE •EVIDENCE: 178 Baltic St., Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1874. H. R. Stevens, esq. : . • Dear Sir—Prom, personal benefit received by its use, as well as from personal knowledge of those w hose cures thereby have seemed almost mikacu loos ; I can most heartily and sincerely recommend the Vegetine for the complaints for which it is claimed to cure. • JAMBS P.BUDLOW. Late Pastor Calvary Bar. Church, Sacramento, CaL. VEGETINE is sold by all Druggists pER'Ss3NAL PROPERTY PUBLIC SALE. Parmers.and others who are about to have a.rublic Sale of their Farms, Stock, Farm Implements; House hold Goods, acc., should not. forget that a large number of bidders always make a successfill sale. THE DEM OCRAT is a desirable advertising medium, and one good bidder at a sale more than pays the cost of an ad vertisement in this paper, HAND BILLS, Large or small, printed on short 'notice, and at VERY ..,OW PRICES. Parties calling at this °Mee when they come into town, and leaving their order, can usually have their bills printed by the time they are ready to go home. Bills put up in the hotels • of our Borough. Fir'All orders by mail addressed HAWLEY & CRIISER, Montrose, Pa.. Will receive •prompt attention. . Handbills can be sent•to any Post Office In the country.: VALUABLE . • REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. The undersigned offers, upon. reasonable terms, a fine farm in AUBURN TOWNSHIP, • • about miles from the 4 Corners. containing MO acres, with good buildings and orchard upon it and all improved. For particulart s evri t ol AKE SLEB, • Poster. Susquehanna County, Pa. WM. B. LINABERRY, 5 . Auburn 4 Corners. Susquehanna County, Pa. Assignees of Jas.. D. Lineberry. jan.lo, 18rtf. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.. In the eat of Martha M. Vance. late of Liberty tWp• deed. Letters of Administration in the said estate having been granted to the undersigned all persona ow ing said estate, are requested to make immediate pay ment. and all persons having'claims againsb said estate are requested to present them without delay. D. A. WORDEN, Administrator. 4w6. Jan. 24,1877. ADMINISTRATOWS NOTICE. In the estate of 0. P. Washburn, late of Liberty, Letters of Administration in the said estate , having been granted to the undersigned.all persons ow ing said estate are requested to make immediate pay ment, and all persons having claims against said estate ere r,iquested to present themvithoutdelay. D. A. WORDBN . Administrator. De Bonis Non. Jan, 94,1677. 4w6 EXECUTOR'S NOTlCE.Whereati, -- Letters testamentary to the estate of Rufus Smith late of Franklin, twp.. dec'd, having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate are requested, to make immediate payment, and all .per sou having claims against the same, are requesteu to present them without delay. W. C. SMITE, Executor. Jan:24, IST?. PIMPLES - . - will mail (Free) the recipe for= preparing a simple Vegetable Balm that will remove Tan, VitECKLES, FIMPLEEI ana • firbarcuss, leaving the skirt soh. clear and beautiful; and also instructions for producing a luxuriant growth of hair on a bald bead or smooth face. Address Ben. Vandelt & Co„ Box:5121, No. El Wooster St„ IL Y. , 2w211- • -AT 4 AIWERTISE FACTS- TO - SIJOCEED:!* s. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING-, BOOTS AND SHOES,I'HATS. 'AND CAPEN,Ncitioxs:ake Owa: 4.: .14Fi,Nggp..4. , si : qs4t.:-:::lso4.id;.::::_ptit4: We -buy for :CASH Only-and , take.' advantage of the market whenever' it can be done..ieither in large or enialt lota. Our whole, store is . filled with - BARGAlNS:: because :wei.alWays want them, and have . first opportunity to Secure such. NEW -GOODS EVERY DAY. WPriees Lower thin at anp'Binghamton_tore. PUndetetaud we do,not say se LOW but LESS." ."WE MEAN WHAT WE SAY." [ln' Brick Block.] Great Bend, Pa., Nov. 29, 1876. CLOSING OUT SALE ill - _..&_.:' . .W - ,. : '-- T ii DICKERMAX , Will• offer for, sale on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25tb, their entire We will offer OVER. 14 . 1F'rEEN THOUSAND . DOLLARS' WORTH Prices regardless of Profit or Cost. We intend to 'close out the entire - Stock in .SIXTY- DAYS. We mean , - what we say, and say just what we mean. Our Stock is large and attractive, consisting of all the modern styles • of DRESS GOODS AND TRIMMING, DOMESTICS, etc. Our Stock of,Over Coats unusually large, - 1 and we do; not intend to keep Nov. -422k,1876.—1i0.- W E SELLING OVERCOATS, IN ALL STYLES, BUSINESS . SUITS; FINE DIAGONAL, (Drees Suits,) DRESS. GOODS, LADIES' CLOAKS, MEN'S AND BOYS' BOOTS AND SHOES, of all kinds LADIES, MISSES AND CHILDREN'S. 'FINE FINE and COARSE SHOES, •IM . ' • RUBBER BOOTS , • AND . SHOES of all kinds • • - MEN'S and BOYS' HATS and CAPS, BUFFALO ROBES, LAP ROBES, HORSE BLANKETS, At bottom prices, "Bingbaniton not epepted." Nov. 8,1876. WHOLESALE DEALER IN BRONZE LAMPS; OPAL,LAMPS, ALL • GLASS 'LAMPS, HAND LAMPS, BURNERS, WICKS, SIOADES, SHADE_ HOLDERS, 4f4c..„ 4isc. Rar,.BIIILOP:::FUNT 1.ANICOMMON:011110. Prices Guaranteed as Low at any House in Southern Now York. Address by Mall Promptly Attended TO. BEST JOB PRINTING We are continually - adding new: material to our office, and with Our Large 0 / Locket JOB TYPE, and FOUR Printing Presses we Defy Competition Both. in Price and Quality, either rain Bhick or Colored Work. CH:IOI! T FRUITSi - AND VE6ETA- THE MAD OF NAVIGATION, PEACHES, ORANGES, LEMONS, PEARS, PINE 'APPLES, PLUMS, - QUINCES, ONIONS, TOM * A. TOES, APPLES, CAB ' BA GES, ' BANANA% - • °ANTELOPES, GRAPE% SWEET POTATOES, WHORTLE , BERRIES, &c &o. all at bottom prices, = by. - - - x Immumk, MOlltMes Age 10, him THE. LARGEST STOCK IN THE COUNTY IS .NEW: MILFORD, PA: DRESS GOODS AND CLOTHING. MINER, BI,NGHAMTON, SPECIAL' INDUCEIIEETS IN ALSO, MANUFACTURER OF. Stich** '-AT- them over, H. & W. T. DICKERMAN. W=M, MMMSIE & CO. March 81.1875. AT TUE LOWEST RATES COMMOTION I • • Rumor has it thatifaving been elected County Treas• nrer for the ensti t ing three years, am to dtscontinue Int Insurance basin e. Said RUMOR is UNTRUE. and without founda on, and while thanking you for kind ness, and appreciation of good Insurance lathe past, I ask a continuance of your patronage, promising that all business entrusted to me shrill be promptly attended to. My Companies are all sound and reliable. as all can tes tify who have met with losses, during the past tea years at my Agency. Read the List ! North British and Mercantile, Capital, $10,000,00 0 Queens of L0nd0n,2 . 000 , 000 Old Franklin. Philadelphia, duets, 8,1500,000 Old Contind2tal,_ N.Y.. nearly _'. B,ooo,ooo Old Pbcenix ~of Hartford, 44 6 6 $,OOO Old Hanover, N. Y., •• 411 1, 000 600, , 000 Old Farmers, York, 64 •{ 1 . 000 , 000 I also 'represent tae :new !cork Mutual Lite Insurance of over 80 years standing, and assets over $80,000,000. Also,the Masonic Mutual Benefit Association of Palm sylvan's. pra et an Accidental Policy severing all accidents, in the 'Hartford Accident Ina. Co. Policies vrritten from one day to one year. Only *5 cents for a $B,OOO Policy. New call or send word, when Ton take* trip Very respectiblly. 'RUM C. TYLIL matrose,l l 6. o 7o a 9 IeTL-+St • GEO. L. LENHELIE A. 84 *IN HAWLEY CROSIER. stook of at Panic