.farmer's IRRIGATING MEADOWS. There are few subjects which merit the attention or American farmers mere than that of irrigation. In many parts of New England, and in the grazing and dairy districts of Hiis-State and Pennsylvania, there are thousands of acres of land that might be irrigated in the simplest, easiest and most economical manne r possible. We have often been surprised to see small streams of water running to waste while the parched and poverty stricken meadows in the neighborhood, which might easily have been iirigated by this wa ter, produced not more than a ton of hap per acre, and often much less. In irrigating, as in underdraining, it is frequently necessary for a few neighbors to combine in the work. And this is not always an ea=y matter io accomplish. Tn fact, this is one of the greatest difficulties iu the way of any plan for the introduction of irrigation.— We have no remedy to propose which will overcome this hindrance. All that we can do is to call atten tion to the great advantages which irrigation would afford in some sections, and endeavor to show that such combinations as we have alluded to would be mutually beneficial. That irrigation is a great means of increasing the produce of grass lands, will not be disputed. In Eng land we have known many instances where at least three times the amount of hay has been obtained simply by irrigation, with ordinary water, from a small stream that was dammed up and the water con ducted in furrows and allowed to flow over the laud. Ih the last number of the " Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England," it is stated that the spring feed alone on the irrigated meadows on the Avon is sometimes let for S4O or SSO per acre, and even S6O. Levi Bartlett, in describing the farm of Mr. San born of New Hampshire, in a recent number of the Albany Cultivator, says Mr. S. commenced irrigating his old mowing fields about twelve years ago. At that time many of them yielded very scanty crops of grass, not over ten to fifteen cwt. per acre. Now, by the application of water alone, these fields yield two tons of first-rate hay per acre, and those which have Deen irrigated longest yielded the heaviest crops. Boussingult, the well known French chemist and farmer, considers a good meadow the cheapest means of enriching the farm; and this is undoubtedly true The extra produce obtained by irrigating grass lands, when fed out to animals, furnishes an extra quantity of manure for the use of the arable upland portions of tho farm.—^Farmer. IMPROVING ODD PASTURES. At a recent agricultural meeting in Cheshire, Eng, Richard Dutton read a paper on the " Agriculture of Cheshire," in which he remarked: An old pasture-field, rich-in good herbage, should never be brought under the plow, on a dairy or graz ing farm, without an urgent necessity. On our best dry soils, old pastures are apt to become rough, and, in some cases, covered with moss. This may be pre vented, to a great extent, by a top-dressing of salt during the winter at the rate of 10 cwt. per acre; or in some cases, a good dressing of lime, at the same time freely harrowing the surface, or what is less ex pensive, stocking them with sheep during the winter months, at the same time feeding them with com or turnips. In a very productive summer, or when a farmer has been unfortunate with his stock, he may, with advantage, mow such parts of his pastures as can be spared for the purpose. It is superfluous for me to.say that on a very large proportion of our grass lands draining and bone dusting are the great means ©f improvement. A question of some importance may be asked : Are all our clay goils improved by drain ihg for mowing and pasture purposes ? I think not. When there i 3 nothing in the herbage produced which indicates the presence of too much water, I think draining will add nothing to the fertility of such soils so long as they are in grass. PURE WATER FOR STOCK. A good draught of good water is, probably, as re freshing to beasts as it is to people. But in the month of August, nearly all domestic animals sufferfar more than we imagine, for want of good water. Sheep will thrive far better. Teams will endure the heat far better if they can have a plenty of clean pure water and if milch cows must drink stagnant water wherev- j er tfcey can find it, how is it possible for them to give their usual flow of good milk? It is impracticable for them to do-it. Some people allow water to stand in troughs day after day, many times, and compel their animals to drink it-ali up.- Did such people ever drin-t water from an old dirty slop-pail, after it hadbeen allowed to stand in the sunshine for two or three days ? Let them try the experiment of drinking such water, and wait the result; uud they will be prepared to express a correct opinion, whether or not such water is as good for stock, in the sultry days of August, as pure oold water would be. Water troughs and water tanks should be cleaned frequently during the hot days of August, and fresh water pumped into them several times a day. Milk cows require a vast quantity of pure water in hot weather, in order to produce their usuul flow of good milk. THE GRAIN DEMAND. The demands for grain and breadstuffs is likely to be unusually large. Not to speak of the foreign mar ket, there will be a great demand at home. The op erations of the war must have diminished the product of grains somewhat in the North, and still more m the South. With all the efforts of the Confederate Government to secure an increased supply of bread stuffs at homo, it is not likely that the South will pro duce as much grain as usual. Every plantation has telt the excitement of the times, and it is impossible, under such circumstances, to get the usual amount of lkbor from slaves. Our advancing army has found destitution in many places, and there is, doubtless, much more than has been heard of There cannot fail to be a great demand for provisions in the South ern States as soon as they are again thrown open to cominerce. It- becomes us, then, to make most of the season that is left us, in. raising all the turnips we can The hay crop is short in many parts of the North,and turnips will save hay. They will also save grain in feeding pigs, sheep, horses and cattle. They will make mutton and wool, beef and pork. - , RECEIPT FOR EIGHT DUMPLINGS* After making up your bread the second time, take off a sufficient quantity for dumplings,and set it away until about on hour before dinner ; then nuke them up in rolls as you would-biacuit; sprinkle a little flour ovwr your pie -board, and put them on it, far euough apart to allow for raising. Have ready a boiler,with sufficient boiling water to steam them; place the steamer over it, and put in some of the dumplings, so us not to touch each other, (see that the lid is placed on tightly,) and let them remain ten inftiutes; then remove them and put in others. Send them to the taMe hot, to be eaten with cream and sugar, or butter and molasses. pise attii pteittise. HOW HE GOT THE COUNTERSIGN. One night after the countersign was on, the qiuar* termaster of owe of the Pennsylvania regiments, en deavoring-to en 9er the lines was-challenged by a* Irish sentinel'. " Holt! Who goes there V " A friend without the countersign." " Well, what y'de wantf' " I am the quartermaster, and I want to get into my regiment, and not knowing the countersign, I sup pose I shall have to go back and get it." "Is that all ? An' be jabers, what's to prevint me givin' ye tfce countersign ?" "Nothing I suppose." The seiftincl gauMhim the countersign, and the quartermaster entMl the lines with a beaming face to tell his story to a circle of laughing comrades. cr- A country girl desirous of matrimony receiv ed from her mistress a twenty dollar bill as her mar riage gift. ller mistress desired to see the object of Susan's favor, and a diminutive fellow, swarthy as a Moor, and ugly as an ape. made his appearance. " 0 Susan !" said her mistress; " how small! what a strange choice you have made." ' La, ma'am," answered Sue, " in such hard times as these, when all the tall and handsome fellows are off to the war, what more of a man than this could you expect for twenty dollars 7" EST A school master in one' of the neighboring towns, while on his morning walk, passed by the door of a neighbor who was excavating a log for a pig's trough. " Why," said the school master, "Mr. have you not furniture enough yet 1" " Yes," saiJ the man, " enough for my own family, but I expect to board the master this wintter, and am mnkiug prep arations." An old bachelor, who had procured a marriage certificate of a friend, while glancing over it, was heard to soliloquise thus : "Can't do it—would like to, but won't—want a wife—would like to have a wife but must do without so expensive a lbxury—wives are expensive—money is scarce—provisions are KigH —won't consent to give any one authority to spend money for me—can't do it." Little Siss—" Ob, Bobby, I'm going to have a hooped dress, an oyster shell bonnet, a pair of ear drops and a little baby!" Little Bobby—" The thunder you it! Well I don't care, I'm going to have a pair of tight pants, a shan ghae coat, a shaved head, a crooked cane, a meer schaum pipe, and a pistol." " Ma," said a little girl to her mother, " do' the men want to get married as much as the women do 1" " Pshaw ! what are you talking about?" " Why, ma, the women who come here are always talking about gettiDg married; the men do not talk so." A preacher whose text led hi® to speak of the prophet Jonah, among other things safd: "lam of the opinion that Jonah was a cleanly old man, neith er smoking nor chewing, from the feet that the fish' retained him so long in his stomach. If the fhh had swallowed the house where we are worshipping, he would no doubt bare vomi Jed himself tc death; "I® Mi ß3 Blinkins at home ?" asked Mr. Sanders of the Irish maid who answered his ring at the door. " Yis, I b'lave she is, sir." "Is she en gaged 1" inquired Sanders. " Engaged is it 7 Faith and I can't say, sir ; but she kissed Mr. Vincent las t evening as if she had never seed the likes of him be fore, and it's engaged I b'lave they are. sir." tir a. person received a very polite note from a neiphbsr, requesting the loan of an a?s for a few days Being unable to decipher his friend's hieroglyphics, anil wishing to conceal his ignorance from the servant, he hastily returned for au answer: " Very well, tell your master I will wait upon hiua myself presently !' tTW "What do they mean by a cat and dog life?') said a husband to his angry wife. " Look at Carlo' and Kitty asleep on the rug together. I wish men lived half so peaceably with, their wives "Stop," said the lady; " tie them together and then see how they will agree." A venerable lady in her liundreth year lost her daughter, who attained the good old aga of eigh ty. The- mother's grief was great - r and to a friend who came to condole with her, she remarked, "OO r dear, oh dear! I knew I should never be able to raise that child"' £7W " How is it," said a gentleman to Sheridan, " that your name has not an 0 attached to it! Your family is Irish, and no doubt illustrious." "No fain ily has a better right to 0 than our family," said Sheridan; " for wo owe everybody." IJT " Did you ever go to a military bull ?" asked a lisping maid of an old veteru. " No, my dear," growled the soldier, " in those days I once had a mil itary ball come to me, and what do you think, mad am, it took my leg off." . VW A lawver once asked a hotel keeper the fol lowing question : "If a man gives you a hundred pounds to keep for him and dies, what do you do ? Do you pray for him 1" " No, sir," replied the land lard. " I pray for anotherlike him." £7W A mathematician being Asked by a stc-ut fel low if two pigs weighed twonty pounds how much w mid a large hog weigh, replied, "Jump on the scales and I will tell you immediately." One of the rebel flags captured by Gen. Cur tis' troops' near Grand Glhixe, in Arkansas, bore the following motto : "Run nigger, run! or Lincetn will catch-you" SIT Prentice says—"Ashe rebel l writes-to uebhat the sight of our paper caused her dog to fall down in a fit It does seem to have-that effect upon a good many dogs—of both sexes." V7W If you wnnt to know a woman's true charac ter, linger alter the guosis have gone, aud-see what she has to say about them. !— Jones-is a thief, but Ido say that if his farm joined mine I would not try to keepaheep," VW " I y, Bill, Jim i caged far stealing a horse." " Served him right. Why didn't he buy one aad not pay fer it like any other gentleman." . XST A German oat west being required to give a receipt in full, produced the following after much mental lal>or : " I ish full I cants no more monieb" SH! PIJLC!®' !!?© BEST ANB CHEAPEST. IS AT G. H. EASTMAN S BOOT AID Sly SHOP. as ha intends for the future to sell exclusively for CASH OR READY PAY; thug making every man pay for his own work, with out taxing him for the debts of those that never pay. He will sell all kinds of the best custom made work at a lower figure than the slop work usually found in country stores can be bought at. He is constantly adding to his large stock of THE BEST MATERIAL, and will keep on hand and make to order all kinds o BOOTS, SHOES, BUSKINS, GAITERS, SLIPPERS, GLOVE-KID SHOES, Ae., Ac. • The Best Workmen are employed in his manufacturing establishment, and he feels confident of his ability to give the most perfect satisfaction. 6, H. EASTMAN is noted for making the BEST and CHEAPEST Boots and Shoes ever offered to the public, and in order to sustain his reputation, he will spare neither care nor oxpense. Hie shop Is first door below R. R. Little's Law Of fice, where he is prepared to make to order, and do repairing on short notice. My mnCtb i, to use none but GOOD LEATHER — not to purchase that which is boiled or rotten. P. S. Orders for fine Sewed Boots parti cularly so licited. G. 11. EASTMAN- Tunkhannock, Aug 14, 1861 TO TRAVELERS. DAM LINE OF STAGES! PROM Tunkhannock to Pittston. i CONNECTING with STAGES running to and from Wtlkes-Barre, and all other points, from Pittston. Also, with stages running to and from To wanda, Laee.yville, Meshoppcn, Montrose and other ointe, from Tunkhannock. NONE BUT GOOD HORSES, AND CAREFUL. AND OBLIGING DRIVERS are engaged on this Line. Extra Horses and Carriages constantly on hand, FORWARD PASSENGERS from Tunkhannock to Springville, Mehoopany and all other points off the line of regular Stage route. J. RITTERSPAUGH, Proprietor. Tunkhannock, September, 18, 1861. DEL. LACK. & WESTERN RAILROAD. CBTANTGE OP TIME ON and after Monday, November 25th 1881', Trains will run as follows: EXPRESS PASSENGER TRAINS Leave Great Bend at 7:20 A.M. New Milford 7:39 " Montrose 8:00 " Hopbottom 8:23 < Nicholson -8:40 " Factory ville 904 • Abington -v9:20 " SCRANTON 10:00 Moscow 10:41 " Gouldsboro 11 : 07 " Tobyhanna-- 11:20 " Stroudsburg 12.32- p. M Water Gap— 12:46 •' Columbia- 100- Delaware. •-••1:25 " Hope (Philadelphia connection) • ■ 1:35 " Oxford 1:53 • Washington 2:10 " Junction 2.-32 " Arrive at New York 5:30 Philadelphia 650 " MOVING NORTH. Leave New York from foot of Courtland Street 8:00 A M. Pier No. 2, North River, 7:00 '< Philadelphia, from Kensington Depot 7:10 " Leave Junction 11:15 " Washington 11 r33 " Oxford -•• 11.-50 " Hope (Philadelphia connection)--I2:14 P. M. Delaware -.12:43 " Columbia-....... ........ JJQQ " Water Gap 1:16 • Stroudsburg 1:30 " Tobyhanna 2:42 " Gouldsboro 2:55 •' Moscow 317 i SCRANTON 4rio " Abington 4:40 < Factoryville 4.55 Nicholson Hopbottom 5:38 • Montrose 6:00 " New Milford 6:21 " Arrive at Great Bend 6:40 " These Tniing connect, at Great Bend with the Night Express Trains both East and West on the New York and Erie, and at Scranton with Trains on Lackawanna and Blootnsburg Railroad, for Pittston, Kingston and Wilkesb irre ; and the Train moving South connects at Junction ith Trains tor Bethle hem, Mhucb- Chunk, Reading-and Harrisburg. . Passengers to and from New York change cars a Junction. To and From Philadelphia, via.B. D. R. R., leave or take cars at Hope. FOl Pittston, Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, take L. A B. R. R. cars at Scranton. For J'essnp, Archhald and Carbondale, take Omni bus at Srrantton. ACCOMODATION TRAIN. MOVING NORTH Leaves Scranton 9:50 Abington 10:35 " Factoiyville 11.-00 " Nicholson 11:30 " Hopbottom 12:05 P. M Montrose 12:45 '• New Milford 1:20 • Arrives at Great Bend 1t46 • MOVING SOUTH Leaves Great Bend 2:11) P.M. New Milford- —•• -• - 2:35 " Montrosem • • 3:06 • Hopbotto 3:46 Nicholson 4:15 Factory ville 5:13 i Abington 5:40 Arrives at Scranton 0,30 " This Train leaves Scranton after the arrival of the Train fronu Kingston, and connects at Great Bend with the Day Express Trains both East and West on New York and Erie. JUIIN BRISBINySup'h Superintendents Office, > Scranton, Nov. 25, 1861. y WANTED -A RESPECTABLE PERSON OF EITHER SEX in every neighborhood to sell J. R. STAFFORD'S OLIVE TAR, and also J. R. STAFFORD'S IRON AND SULPHUR POWDERS. Olive tar a thin, transparent tttotd U is the best remedy known for diseases of the Throat, Lungs, or Catarrh. Also for Diptheria, Croup, Whooping Cough, Ac. My Iron und Sulphur Powders strengthen the system, aid the dtgnetfoß, and purify the bloodt I havs 16 page pamphiht containing ftill explanations, and avsr 100 testimonials from well known prominent persons which I will send to any one fret by>mai v . J. R. STAFFORD, Cheraisti ▼ New Arrangement, ————^——— 1 AT THE ( ( { Farmer's Store, < s* ( • $ NICHOLSON, WYOMING CO. PA. i < c J JVew •Arrang| ® Q i AND j.M QBl NEW GOODS ! ® O TEEMS: POSITIVELY KEADY PAY. < p m i pSi ! L. HARDING & CO, have on hand and are constantly !•> ( " ( receiving a large Stock of fcjFALX, & WINTER j* \P r Croods, 'H © rM } which they will sell for CASH OR *! ?i£M)Y PAY 1 * i® At least 20 PER CENT LESS \ 5 2 than those selling on the OLD CREDIT SYSTEM, I ' I; Our •Motto: I £ S! SMALL PROFITS & READY PAY ; - eS > w B! WANTED. —All kinds of Grain Produce, Lumber, good \^3 ; Hemlock Shingles, Wool Socks, Sheep Pelts, Beef Hides, i n £ ( fact everything that will sell, for which the highest market ( m ) price will be paid. J L. HARDING & CO. f > Nicholson Depot, ( Oct. 30th, 1861. COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, BINGH..NTON, N. Y. Ail Institution to Qualify Young Men fori Business. D. W. LOWELL, Principal, Professor of the Science of Accounts, Practical Accountant, Author of Lowell's Treatise upon Book-Keeping, Diagrams illustrat ing the satne, Ac. JNO. RANJMN, Commercial Accountant, Professor of Book-Keeping and Practical Mathematics. A. J WARNER, Professor of Practical and Ornnuicftt al Penmanship, Commercial Calculations and Cor respondence. J. J. CURTIL, Assistant Teacher in Bookkeeping Department. LECTURERS. Hon. Dmtntn 3. ©WTWHWOM, LL, D Lectoreron Com mercial Law and Political Economy. Hon. RANSOM BALCOM, Lecturer on Contracts, Prom isary Notes and Bills of Exchange. Rev. Dr. E. ANDREWS, Lecturer on Commercial , Ethics. Students can enter at any time; no vacation. Graduates are presented with a elegantly engraved Diploma. Usual time required to complete full com mercial course, from Bto 12 weeks. Every student is guarnntaed to be competeut to take charge of the boots of any business firm, and qualified to earn a salary from BSOO to 81500 per annum. Assistance rendered to graduates in obtaining situations- Board 82 00 to $2 50 per week. For particulars send for Circular, enclosing stamp. n5-ly. irtinTiliiTiTFr /astjionaolt Raping, gair cutting, AND SHAMPOOING SALOON. Shop Opposite May nard's Hotel. *l,adies' haircut in the most fashionable style, ei ther at Ws Saloon, or their residence, if desirable. Mr. Berlinghof recently from New York city, where he was employed in the be9t establishments, and consequently feels- warranted in guaranteeing satisfaction to all who may favor him with their eus om. m TME ZX&XES NEW SPUING MO SUMMER MILLINERY I I AT MRS. BALTDWEI.L'S, Opposite the Post-office* WHERE may be found a general' assort ment of Ribbov, Bonnet Material, Flowers, Ruches, Straw and Fancy Bonnets, Misses' and Chil dren's Hats and Blinkers, and all other articles in the in it littery line, which