O. S*. IMJ(reiiGra 1 Insurutice and JKealKstate Agent, 'l owanda, o. Bishop Ryan, of St. Louis, in his Len ten Pastoral takes ground far above the mere minutiae of bread and meat and gives advice, the spirit of which may be found profitable to the devout of other communions as well as to those of his own. lie says: "We also again remind von that the season of Lent is sanctified not only by fasting and abstenauce and penitential observance, but a.so by a spir it of prayer, by more frequent attend ance at Divine worship and religious ser vices. by more regular and lengthy fami ly devotions, by avoiding worldly dissi pation and all unnecessary idulgence. In all the churches during Lent there will be special instructions and devotional exer cises, such as Stations of the Cross and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, and the clergy will a fiord all an opportu nity of approaching the Sacraments. We hope that no one will be found to neglect t he I'aschal Communion, which is of strict obligation within the Easter time, t!.e first Sunday of Lent and Trinity Sunday, and as each pastor, in the yearly account of his mission, is required to report the number of those who neglect their East er duty, we will indulge the hope that the number of those who are Catholics only in name, who despise the gifts and gra ces of Clod and forfeit all right and title to and pribileges of membership in Clod's Holy Church during life atul after death will be shown to he very small and year ly growing less. These holy Sacraments are tile channels through which How unto our souls from the Saviour's fountains the water of life; they are by (I id's ap pointment the sources of supernatural grace; through them we jut made par takers of the merits of Christ. Let no one, then, through carelessness or neg lect deprive himself of what our Blessed Lord lias purchased for him at the price of His very life, for 'you were not re deemed with corruptible things as gold or silver, but with the prescious blood of Christ.' " Spurgcon has been saying something worth rcnmibering on publ c ptave:^which he thinks is olLtn conducted ill it very slovenly niiinncr. He says: --It is my solemn conviction that the prayer is one of the most weighty, useful and honora ble parts of the sen ice and that it ought to be even more considered than the ser- mon. There must be no putting up any bodies or nobodies to pray and then the selection of the abler man to preach. Appoint the ablest man to pray and let the sermon he slurred, rather than the approach to heaven." The Mrxsomjcr adds: "The idea prevails that extempo raneous prayers in public are necessarily spiritual, because, as is alleged, they arc sure to come fVsm the heart. This is not however to be taken for granted. Leav ing ;dl hypocrisy or self-deception out of tliequestion, the oldest and best Christ ians olten fiihl themselves so flurried al- ter years of experience that their heart's desires are distuibed. They find it hard to get I'd of embarrassments which out- Nvatvl Oppressions impose, and the most pious nud learned divines have confessed Ihe difficulty. In fact, the sense of this difficulty has nearly always been in pro portion to 1 the gift the men have had for public prayer, and only self-sufficient per sons have thought they could perform the work to the satisfaction of God and man." How is the difficulty to he got -over? Some people would suggest the use of a printed ritual a- an easy solution. This meets part of tlie objection, but trot all. Xi\en with a comprehensive form of pray er it is not always parcticable to meet every desire that the petitioner fishes to put up to the Throne of Grace. No man: ever fails on great occasions who schools himself day by day in the faithful and conscientious doing of life's common duties.—/Vo/. Codditujton. Our creeds are preached on Sunday; our characters preach all the week.— Prof. Cwldin •ttdn. VH.4rMiLt.tiWS ai'tDK. FA. AND N. Y. U. R. Trains oti the Pa. & N. Y. 11. It. pas# this place as follows: Moving South. So. 3, at 5 :02a. in., for New York and way sta. No. 7, at 10:10 a. in., mail train for New York, l'hil adclphia and intermediate points. So. 9, at 2:41 p. in.—Express for Philadelphia. No. 1 ">, at 10:55, p.m.—Fast express for Philadel phia and New York. No. 31.—Local Passenger Train, between Eluura and Wyalusing, 7 :0a p. in. Moving North. No. 8, at 3:58 a. m.—Fast express from New York and Philaaelpliia No. 30, at 10 :55 a. m., \VilkesP>arre accommodation. No. 2, at 4:41 p. ra.—Mail train from Philadelphia and New York. No. 0, at 11:02, p, m.,, from New York. No. 32, at 6:53 a. m.—Wyalusing and Elmira local. STATU I.INEAND SULLIVAN It. K. Lea ve. 3:00 o'clock p.m. for Bernioe and intermediate sta. Arrive. I 0 :30 a. m., from Bernice. BARCLAY R. R. Leave. I 7:30 a.m., for Barclay and all and 3:00 p. m. Arrive. 10:15 a. m., from Barclay and intermediate stations. ! and6:2o p. m. CANTON BTAGK. heaves at 0 o'clock, a. in. Arrives at 5 o'clock p. m. TROY STAGE, | Leaws at 10:30 a. m. Arrives at Ip. m. SIIEBII Kl> CIN STAGE. ! Arrives at 11 o'clock a. in. Departs at 12 m. I.ERAYSVILLE STAGE. ; Arrives at 12 in. Leaves at 2 p. m. TKItRYTOWN STAGE. ! Arrives Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 12 m. Departs same days at 1 p. m. NEW ERA STAGE. ! Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 12 in. Departs same days at 1 p. m. CIIERCII DIRECTOR I*. I PIIKSBY PERT AN—Rev. .1. S. Stewart, D.D., Pas tor. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. and 7 p. in. eve ry Sunday. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7:30. Sunday School— D'A. Overton, Superin tendent—at 12 oYloek. 'CHRIST CllUßClf—(Episcopal)—Rev. John S. Beers, Rector. Service and preaching at 10:30 a. m. and 4 :'io p.m. Service and lecture Thursday i evening at 7:30. Sunday School—Jas. T. Hale, Assistant Supt.,i-at 12 in. Teachers' meeting ; Tuesday evening at 7:45. i M, E. CHURCH.—Rev. C. 11. Wright, Pastor. Preaching at lo :30 a. m. and 7 p. in. Prayer Meetings oil Sunday evening at 6:30, Thursday evening at 7:30. 5 ountt men's prayer meeting Friday evening at S. Sunday School—B. M. Peck, Superintendent— at 12 in. SS. PETER AND PAUL.—(II. O.) Rev. ("has. F. Kel ley, Priest Mass at 8 and 10:30 a. in. Ves pers at 7:30 p. m. Sunday School at 12:30 and ! 2:3| J gage in the most pleasant and profitable busi ness known. Everything new—capital not re | quiren We will furnish you everything. $lO a day ; and upwards is easily made without staying away | from home overnight. No risk whatever. Many ne worker wanted at once. Many arc making fortunes at the business. Ladies make us much as | me, and young boys and girls make great pay. No ,! one who is willing to work fails to make more mon ey every day than can be made in a week at any - ordinary employment. Those who engage atonce will find a short road to fortune. Address 11. j Mallet it Co., Portland, Maine |H EW " : Job Printing ! OFFICE. • We respectfully invite public attention to on r COMPLETE JOB PRINTING FIOUSK! Corner Main and Puie streets, over fclie Music Store. for tins stylo of PHILADELPHIA SING Kit. Equal to any Singer in the market, lte.member, tor send it to be examined before you pay for it . This is the same style other companies retail forsso. All Machines warranted for three yearn. Send for our Illustrated Cir cular and Testimonials. Address CHARLES A. WOOD & CO., 17 N. Tenth St, Philadelphia, Pa TRIAL LIST for March Term of Court! 1881, to be held at Troy, Pa.: H M Lake vs John Ivellv issue W 8 Newman vs 8 J Uickok et al .issue Michael Flynn vs Win Duughan asspt Pomeroy Bros vs David Lindlcy issue N Hinith vs Chas B Wright debt Hannah Ward vs John Rov slander | M C Westbrook vs W G Westbrook asspt Betsey (J Bullock vs Carpenter Hoagland issue Rubright and Dormau vs Minn Sps Imp Co...sci fa Mary Ann bmith vs J (f Rockwell covenant Eason Pepper vs 8 J Hickok eject U E Bullock use vs Margaret Dann issue Daniel 1) Watkins vs Mary A Ingalls eject Amos \Y Wilcox vs Peter Herdic et al sci fa J A Linderman et al vs NCR R Co -.. .appeal I- 'Fr-y., !l,u ' rß ° n vs I ,l toes Longwell trespass E H i nomas vs J N Ilolcomb Gar att ex Levi llartmap & Son vs Geo E Bullock et al.. .sci fa J R Ilazlelitt vs Geo E Bullock et al sci fa 1 onieroy Bros vs Ii M Mauley appeal Wen I T Par T" H VH Layton trespass " e,,s township vs Henry Robert et al eject iflfi Üb J?o na . C ? 'Jurnable 0n Monday, March 28th, 1881, at 2 o clock, pm. GEO. W. BLACKMAN, 1 o wan da, Feb. 25th, 1881. Protbonotary TAZ:E *fcXT*.. ! 7 ■ ■ mhMJiim ' V'." -JJT ". I .?.;A - H.VT^ THE GREAT 7? IRLIJS'O TCiRO I'TE. K'ff"Xo other line runs Three Thjfcugh Pas senger Trains Daily between Chicago, Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Omaha, Lincoln, St. ! Joseph, Atchison, T >p ka and Kansas City. | Direct connections for all points in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming. Montana, Ne vada, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and ! California. i The Shortest, Speediest and Most Comfortn ! ble Route via Hannibal to Fort Seott. Denison, ! Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Gulves j ton and all points in Texas. The une< pi tiled inducements offered by this Lino to Travelers and Tourists, are as follows: The celebrated Pullman < ifi-wheel) Palace Sleeping Cars, run < nlv on thi* F inc. P.. B. S: Q. Palace Drawing-Room Cars, with Morton's Keciiniug Chairs. 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White Sewing Machine now stances pre ; eminent among lirst-class machines, for ; its simplicity and light-running qualities. It is a mechanical fact that the White ! Sewing Machine is made from the best | material and of excellent workmanship, ; and all its wearing parts are adjustable, l so that lost motion can be "taken up" in | an instant. i It is an undisputed fact that the dura ; bility of the White Sewing Machine is j sustained by a written warranty for live years. It is a progressive fact that the White embodies the most practical and useful improvements of other sewing machines, together witji advantages peculiarly its own. It is a money-making fact that th i White is the easiest-selling selling ma chine in the market, and therefore all wide-awake dealers make it their specialty. It is a gratifying fact that the White gives universal satisfaction, and that it is steadily and rapklly increasing In public favor. CAUTION, Do wot be imposed upon by agents and parties who are interested in the purchase and sale of other machines. It has become a common trick for un scrupulous competitors to get a White machine and put it in bad order so that they might prejudice pur chasers against it. and in favor of their own machines. To guard against such contemptible trickery, we advise all intending purchasers to correspond with us direct, and we will take pleasure in giving them the address of a regular authorized dealer for the "White" in their county, or wo will offer to sell them a machine direct at special prices, and guaran tee satisfaction in every respect. •If. C. 1 Jigcnt, OMce at the .IMmic Stere, TO WANDA, PA.