Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              »—I pi mi • »- W*'C **»■1 W" '*''" *"•■*"• ' Dv.v,iX'}43Ma«f JMI!,. i mum ggagagMMBeaaHBBMHimi "'  mmvmv r a 7Ijtft[p bisss® rll lolU \ Hi uAZjUi 11 Hi, mmm -™- t 7 w» h»Te produced ihs Bni »nd ontT work of Ibl*4«cr1ir I Jf ,T*r IM*— M»nwl,*»nH. Tb« m»- AND SUSQUEHANNA ANTHRACITE JOURNA Cje Jittston (Sajflte, Sosqnebaana Anthracite Journal. PUBLIkHBD WBBKLY BY aeorge M. Rlokurt, Jtnkhu' new Brick Building, on* door touth of Clark's itore—up ttain. r%» OAXtTTK and JOURNAL In published awy PrldDr. at T— DtlUri mir in num. Two dollars sad lAfmti Will tMcktriiMtrnAi jiBld wtthla the year. r *• papar win b* dlaeonllnuad until ill trrHri|cD «r« paid, «D!••■ at our option. iUaetl I Tfe. following list of Blanka may always be found .Hair oflloe; and will beaold upon th. moat r.aaonabi. Itnui NAHM OP BLANKS. -.1 ADVERTISEMENTS Ou aqaara of twelre Unas, or Jeaa, on* ar tbraa n«rttoaa,tl. Card of 8 line" or leu. yearly. - - C5 00 On. aqairw. yearly, ? 5 . ,.i. . . 10 OA On* half colum yearly, ..... 30 Oaa column, yearly, SB fektttr io ijrt Coal Interests, ptos, literature, Stgricultitre, aid General |nttUignt«. Sheriffs*  Constable 8i»—, luminous. Judgment Contracts, rromlwry Kol« Lewee, Judgment Note*. " Bonds, Check Rail*. VarrfajreCerttAcitee, ' Tlm« Ralls, Executions, Blank TWs: Attachmeuu, Monmgea, { Subpoenas, lc.,*a. a II. Birtfis* GateUe offlce, lenklns'Block, f FitUton, July 11, 1856.-11. | Warrant*, 7/.C »{ According to an act of Congrpaa, no ptatag. en fee .bartwl on this paper to lubacrlberi residing In the Oml), nor to thoa. wllkin the county, whoae nearea, rut Office it without the county. VOLUME VI.—Wo. 32. t FITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1856. WHOLE No. 322. business Car&s. justness Citrus. W. Tbnrsby, Mr. J. Thoobold, and Mr. J Btgrtcd from Bavaiid, jn Turkish Ar- MAHOMETAN HONESTY. THE LEOPARD'S ATTACK, i The power of a leopard is wonderful la proportion to his weight. I hare seen a fait grown bullock with his neck broken by the leopard that attacked it. It is the popular belief that the effect is produced by a tDIow of the paw. This is not the case. Few leopards rush boldly to the attack, like a Cdog. They stalk their game, and advance oroucbingly, making use of every object that will afford them cover, until they are within a few bounds of their prey. Tnen the immense power of muscle is displayed in the eoncentrated energy of the spring. He flies through the air ana settles on the throat, usually throwing his body over the animal, while his teeth and claws are fixed on the neck'; this is the manner in which the spine of the animal is broken, by a sudden twist,'and not by a blow. The blow from the paw is, nevertheless, immensely powerful, and one stroke will rip open a bullock like a knife, but the effects of tho wound are still more to, be dreaded than the force of the blow. a FAREWELL TO SUMMER. An infant (lumbers I The little w**on lids cover the blue eyes like night veiling the sunshine. One dimpled hiipd supports the soft cheek, while the other clasp a stray ringlet which has escaped from the rest, and now rests upon the marble brow. Gradually the rosy mouth relaxes into a smile, disclosing one pearly little tooth. -The fair child is dreaming. Sloep on, fair, unconscious innocent; age brings many cares and sorrows unknown at present to thy young heart. May thy path in life prove as sunny as the dreams which now flit through thy brain, and shed sunshine around thy pillow. Will life indeed prove to thee a path of roees ? Qod grant it. THE CONTRAST. Mahometan honesty is what strike* the Christian in the East more forcibly than any .Other character. There seems to be no distress so deep, and no temptation so great, as to iuduce a follower of the Prophet to take what does not belong to him, or in any pecuniary way to wrong friend or foe. The history of human society does not show an instance where the teachings of any one man have made suoh lasting impressions as Mahomet's. in this particular. Centuries have passed since he has gone, but his standara of honesty has not being lowered among his followers, and no Christian community in Europe or America can, in this, begin to comparo with them. Theft is a crime unknown to them, and but one single instance of robbcir has happened in Turkey in twenty years. A recent writer, speaking on this point, Says: " While traveling, it is not uncommon to see a Janissary enter the Cafioe, heave several bags of gold in a corner, and go out and sleep with his horse. A merchant returning from Smyrna, traveling early in tho morning, saw a horse tied to an olive tree, and several bags lying on the ground. Curiosity led him to examine them; ho found that they all contained gold, and that several of the pieces had nearly worked through tho cloth. On looking around, he saw a Janissary at some distance, in a profound sleep. " Friend," said the merchant, on waking him, " whose gold is that f " I have the charge of it," was the reply." •' But are you not afraid to leave it there?" " No," said the Janissary, " it can't run away." " But travelers may steal it," said the Frank. BT WM. KODBBICK t*W*K*C*. menia, ten'milesfrom Ararat, with the design of Meending the mountain. They had with them two servants and an Ottoman officer, were recommended to the protection of the Kurds, and being provided with stout poles, hooked at one end and pointed at the other, had little to apprehend from robbers, or from the difficulties of the route. Dr. Raaford Lawtou, late Resident Physician of the Connecticut General ■oapltal, at NEW HAVEN, offers his proiwaional services to the inhabitants of Pittiton ■d vicinity. KEFKRKffCT.S—The Faculty of the Meillcal Inatltuto at rale College; the Ore. Ivea of Near HaC«|i; T. Strong, Baq., and Re*. Mr. Parke, of Plttstoii; Dr rfojil, of Wllkea Barre; C. O. Shoemaker E44., of Klugatou, mid L. D. ■koemaker, Baq, of VVilkes-ISorro. OfBce. in Mr. KBOUIN'd near building, opposite th. Butler ilouie. tar- BO.tRDUtQ PLACE, at Mr. Emforda, West PluatOB. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, CARPENTERING AND BUILDING. HE. Ebbbt, desires to asnounce to the public that tie is now prepared to take contracts for Building undFiirnialiilig Materials for Houses and otlicr descriptions of buildings at the most reasonable flguro. By arrangements which he has recently concluded with lumbermen in the State of New York, he is enabled to procure bills of Lumber almost ready to put together for any desoriptioa of buildings whatever, at the shortest notice. Ho has now and will constantly keep in his employ the best of workmen, and hopes tu be able to give entire satisfaction as to his work, and to accommodate to a greater extent than has ever heretofore been done in this Valley the desire to have houses splendidly and substantially completed. Ilis long experience and general acquaintance with the people of this place and vicinity, he trusts, will be sufficient to secure for him a reasonable share of the best work required in this neighborhood. Loved season of the rosy hours, Why hast thou flown from me T Nor left behind of all thy flowers, Save these which sere and wither'd bo. IIow many whom wc prized most dear, Have thy bright pinions borne away ; •No more to blena our journey hero, Nor cheer with lovo life's weary day. For thou didst como with golden light. And sunny hours and balmy breath, Yet stole away our heart's delight, And sealed the speaking eye in death. ) Crossing the plain 'they began the ascent, through a ravine sloping upwards, and walled on both sides with vast ridges of volcanic rock. For three hours the route lay through similar defiles, occasionally varied by bright little table lands, on which wereeorn and barley, rustling and ripe, to tempt the sure footed little horses as they picked their way along. They were how about »;000 feet above the sea, and a welcome sight presented itself. There was an i open pasture, dotted with tents of black goat's hair, and Kurdish chiefs and shepherds were at their doors, with ready hospitality inviting the strangers in. A lloor, covered with brilliant carpets, a fat sheep roasted, milki and pure spring water,' formed a ploasajut change from tho long tramp over a rising rocky ground, and tho party spent the night In this home of pastoral simplicity. Next morning all were early on foot, but Mr. Thursby had broken down, and was too ill to procced. Honor be to him, however, he made tho attempt. It would have been madness for any one not in good health to have climbed tho next sta»o on that day. Even the others separated. Major Fraser, not being accustomed to snow, turned off to the south east, that he might keep to a lino of rocks; while Major Stuart with nis two companions, advanced along tho frozen slopes straight on. Major Stuart says: "To my friends, who aro experienced Alpine climbers, this was.easy work, but it soon began to tell unfavourably on my unaccustomed linibs. For a time we kept prettv well together,; by degrees, however, Mr. Theobold began to forge ahead, followed by Mr. Evans, while I brought up the rear as well as I could. But my strength was lust giving way, ajid when about halfway up the cone 1 found myself utterly unable to proceed any farther.:— Accordingly, there being no alternative but to descend, 1 sat mi the snow and shot down with tho volocity of an arrow, undoing in a few minutes the laborious toil of nearly 3 hours. This whs a keen disappointment, amply repaid to me however, as will appear by-and-by. "At the foot of the cone 1 found Isaak Bey, who with a couple of his people had come out to watch our progress. 1I« looked on my failure as a uiatler of course, and seemed to think the others, too, must soon give in; but no, up they wont, higher and higher, his interest aud surprise keeping pace with their ascent." July 10,1856. medical t, DR. EVANS, (lute of tho University of Dublin, and tho London Hospitals,) respectfully tenders his professional services to tb« inhabitant! of Pittetomnd vicinity. Office nearly opposite the "Keystone Store" •f J. Bowkley Sc Leyshon. Alt- I, 1856-8m. It snows! the laughing schoolboy hastens home, and, throwing down books and slate, hurries to his mother's side, and with sparkline eyes and 43ha«ks blooming with health and exercise, relates to her his long cherished schemes of enjoyment. As she smooths his dark curling locks, and guzes into his beaming countenance, her heart swells with joy and thankfulness to Ilim who had given her such a son. And when age draws nigh, will he not comfort and cherish her us she aid him in infancy? God only knows. Know you not, fond mother, that naught on earth is certain but death f All here is unstable. Fix your thoughts on high j thor? only will you find all your expectations realized. Fair summer, when we meet again, And all thy roses svootly bloom; May every heart be freo from pain, Which now mourns o'er the silent tomb. Jan. 18, 1856. 279. There is a peculiar poison in the claw, which is highly dangerous. This is caused by the putrid flesh which they are constantly tearing, and which is apt to cause gangrene by inoculation.—Baker $ Wanderings in C*ylong.C. R. GORMAN, M. D., Respectfully tenders his Profouional services to the citizens of Pittston snd vicinity. Office in the Post Office, Pittston. Aug. X, 1850. ly. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. SpECiFCATioN Plans and Estimates for Steam Engines Boilers and Machinery of every description will be made with despath on application to GEORGE D. WEST, And when thy visit nest shall close, And we are called to part onco more ; 0, leave me but a Bingle rose, From out of thine abundant store. Consulting Mechanical Engineer, at the Pittston Foundry. Pittston, I.tizerne Co., Pa. April 25, 1858. So I will love thee, Summer fair 1 Of all the seasons swoetcst, best; Till I a lasting summer share, 'Mid blooming bowers of endless rest. DR. J. A. HANN, Office over Dr. Dorr's Drug Store, Main St., Pittston, Ps. December 17, 1853. NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA—TIOGA. Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune. The scene has changed. In a dark loathsome cell in theoityprison, loaded with chains upd bowed down to the earth ,with guilt and remorse, is one who, heis, hiA forfeited his life to.the ofl'cndcu laws of his country. In the heat of passion, bliuded by anger, and that dread demon rum, ho raised his hand against one of his companions. The blow fell, but not where it was intended, and a lifeless form lay before him. Kemorfo came too late, and now in a few hours he is to die; Ilark! a bell tolls 1 ho knows its meaning; theclenchhands arc removed from the haggard brow, the damp locks are swept from the forehead, and a pair of eyes almost unearthly in their brightness is revealed. A faint sad smile breaks over the countenance as the sound of the bell breaks upon his car, for ho feels that before the hour of his execution arrives, he will be called to answer for his misdeeds in another world. Could any one recognize in him the pure, unconscious infant, the laughing school .boy, as light hearted and free from care as the Summer winds which blow heedlessly by, and care not whither they wander. Alas ! not a truce remains. Mourn not ye who see your household idols laid in the tomb. Better, far better, that the bud should be gathered to bloom in I'aradise, ere the withering touch of sin hath chilled it, and blighted its fragrance forever.—JS. F. Ledger. Wire Rofe for Shafts, Slopes, Planes, fcc., of a very superior quality, all sizes. Ashcroft's Patent Steam Gusges; Woodward's Improved Steam-pumps for supplying boilers, extinguishing fires, clearing V'fnes etc. Willsboroooh, Tioga, Co., Pa., Oct. 22, Hold on there Mr. Tribnne! Bradford Go. can't hare that banner. Tioga is in the field and contests the prize. Let us see: Bradford at the recent election, gave, in round numbers 8,000 votes ; 6.000 of which were for the Bopublican ticket. This is as 3 to 1. Tioga, gave, in round numbers, 4,800,3,700 of whifch were Bepublican, which is as 3 1-2 (nearly) to 1. So, Mrs. Bradford, you will please stand a little back, where you can see just as well. We have a banner town, too, which, though small and young, went straight out for trio Fremont ticket—not a Bingle Bucbaneer in it. There is but one town in the county that did not poll a Republican majority, and her sktlU is so thick that she has not been able to get the merits of the question fairly through mr hair yet. D T. A. PEIRCE, M. D., HoMoeorATBio Physioia* AKD Sc»a*0!».— Residence, Franklin St., 1st door above Hillmaa's Hotel, WilkcsBarro, Pa. Maroh 4,1850—287 6m. WHEN WE IIITSKED CORN October scorching, fires the trees, Also all improved attachments and fixtures for Steam Engines, furnished at short notice by GEO. D. WEST, at the Pittston Foundry. April 25,1856. And naked lies the shivering vine j While dimly o'er tho distant seas •' They can't steal it," replied the Turk, " for it belongs to a man in Smyrna." WASHINGTON NUGENT, M. D., Respectfully offers his services as physician and Surgeon, to the inhabitants of Pittstea sad vicinity. Office at B. Hall's Drug Store. Till) fading light of summer shine. Along tho lawn tho negro blows SCANDAL MONGERS. ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING. Da no Sciiooi.et, would rcspoctfully announce to the public that ho still continues the practico of the nbove profession, in all its branciies, and holds himself in readiness at all times to attend to any business in the line of Surveying, Engineering, Estimating and Drafting. Deep summons on his noonday horn, And homeward troop the girls and boaux From husking of tho corn. In every community is a certain class of nle whose only object in life s&'fns to be, afamo and injure those around them. Generally persons of small mind and low origin, they seek to drag others down, because their own merit will not suffice to give them a creditable position in society. It lias been our lot to meet several of this class, and we have made their frailty a study ; but we confess no philosophy will account for all their caprices. One person, for instance, goes back into the past, and resurrects all the old stories of family shortcomings, of social dissensions, of " what was once said," and a sad array is thrown in the teeth of some excellent man or woman, as old sins, which they are expected to bear. In consequence the whole neighborhood is busy with these old, and usually false tales of scandal and gossip, and the talebearer has the satisfaction of see injj really worthy people in much trouble and pain from the unexpected imputations made Against them. But here is tho mystery: That very talebearer has a past of the most unenviable repute—her family was of the most " soaly" kind of people, and lived such a life as does not look well in print*: and why a person of such doscent should be indirectly excite attention to her own affairs and her not-forgutton past, by her revival of ancient scandal, is if strikes us, puzzling to tell. It has served to quicken our suspicions that all soandal mongors have a family esqutohen not particularly pure ; and we havo come to the conclusion that he or she whose tongue are busy wi& reputations or family happiness, is just the person whose past ought to be shrouded in darkness. Riricaaxccs.— Paul B. Goddard, M. D., Phils., Wna. Corson, M. O., Norristown, pa., Messrs. Wells & Bean, Pittston. Nev. 33, 1865-ly. I mind me well that autumn day, When five and twenty years ago, Wo turned our labor into play, And husked the corn for neighbor Lowe. Ah! wife, we were tho blithest pair, That o'er to wedded love were born ; Fcr I was gay and you were fair A husking of the corn. DR. H. WENTZEL, Being provided with a full and complete set of instruments, and having had ample experience, he flatters himsblf capable of giving satisfaction in any and every department of his calling. Office with R. 1). Lacoe, Odd fellows'Building.Pittston, Nov. 16, HflS-tf. Gatmak Phtsioiav. Would respectfully announce to the people of Pittston and viciaity that after an absence of some months, he has returned and permanently looated in the place. Ho will bo happy to wait upon any requiring his professional services. Thankful for past favors he will endeavor to merit a contiauanco of the same. Office at Frederick HaiCs. Tioga now proposes to Bradford' and Susquehanna to add another thousand to the majority in the Wilmot District, making it 9,000 instead of 8;000. Tioga pledges herself to do one third of this increase, and she intends to do a little better than that. Do you take ?— very well; then it's a bargain. Please to stiek a pin there, Mr. Editor, and on the morning of the 5th, if you will listen a moment, you will hear thunder from about these dig* gins. Tiooa. Watches and Jewelry. 'r*H15 Undersiitnrd, hoi; (eavn to an■*» notuice to the cilizrns of Pitlftton riuinlfy thai they huve ju«t opened In the Drtif 8t«»r«* of ! antic K. Ron*, 3 doors south CDf the Butler Hovir, ft lnrge nMortinont •' Oh, how we sung, and how wo laughs, sat lightly on our lips, A4 we the golden cider quaffed, And plpssed the bowl with rustic quips. And when sly hints of lovo went round, You glanced at me with pouting scorn, Yet biniled, though you fain would frown, A husking of the corn. Feb. 17, 1854-tf. DR. E. SHELP, There lie stayed, wntclring his more successful friends, the keen, naked eye of the Turkish chief following their movements as accurately as Major Stuart could follow them with his telescope. In about eleven lioury from the timo ot atKMingi Mr. I'liw/Wlu had toiled up to the hoary pinnacle of Ararat. Nothing c Duld exceed tlD* astonishment of the bnrbariu patriarch. "In tiic name of the Merciful 1" ho exclaimed, "God is great ! What wonderful people those English are I a few of them come here, and witiiout any difficultywalk to the top of that holy taiountain, a thing that never was done by man beforo. Wonderful! wonderful!" Woiu e»ll the attention of the public to a New and Iraprored plan of inserting artificial Teeth on Gntta Perclia base. This ■ is superior to any article as yet used for temporary or difficult esses—and he has purchased the right to use the Improved ftutta Percha.— Partial or full setts of teeth will be inserted on tfcte plan with neatness. Office on Ktanklin Rt, Wilkesbarre, Pa. — Fin* Watches and Jewelry — of «r«ry dwriptloii, which th#»y nro oflenntr at prlcmi ihNtCAiiuot b« considered oilier than cheap. Tit* proprietor*. from n long career in the Uuniuew, have the advantage of huvineM connect Jour with mnmi foci tiring and importing flrnia in NfW-Y«»rlt, which enables litem to procure their article* from wiurc-* which give ti»era everj aacuranne of their being genuine. Kverv article th«D »ell will be ntpre* i»i«-ti in it* true light, and it» real merit* fnlrlj ttnUui. Their Stock comprises VVwtehes, HrvtPt-plnii, l£.ir rlu*s. C;ann«o nlnii. IVateh-keva, Fn.gerringartfi. eta. Will Ujoho who dexira to procure good Jewelry of any kind fuv«»r u» with a cull. FACTS WORTH KNOWING. NEW TANNING PROCESS. The whole number of languages spoken 111 the world amounts to 2523 ; namely, 587 lit .Europe, 296 in Asia, 270 in Africa, and 1264 in America. . The inhabitants of the globn profess more than 1000 different religions.—• The number of men is about equal to tfc* number of women. The average of human life is about 33 rears. One quarter die previoui to the age of 7 years, ana one-half befora reaching 17. Of every 1000 persons 1 reaches 100 years of life, of every 100 only 6 roach the age of65, and not more than 1 in 500 lives to 80 years of age. There aro on the earth 1,000" 000,000 inhabitants. Of these, 33,333.333 dia every year, 91,824 every hour, and 60 every minute, or I every second. These losses ar« about balanced by an equal number of births, the married are longer lived than the singlo ; and above all, those who observe a sober in** dustrious oonduot. Tall men live longer than short ones. Women have ohances.of life fa» their favor previous to being 50 ye&th of age than men have, but fewer afterward. TM number of marriages is in the 'proportion of 75 to every 1000 individuals. Those born in spring are generally more robust than others. Births and deaths are more frequent by night than by day. Although* a fcrent number of patents hate been taken out for tanning processes—more than a hundred having been granted—new modes aro still being patented and brought bofore the public. We learn by the London Mechanic's Magazine that an important improvement in the tanning of skins and hides has recently been introduced into that country by M. Funckje, a practical tanner and currier, of Herdecke, Wesphalia. It consists in counteracting a too rapid action of the tannic acid upon the surface of the skins. The mode of operation is of follows: Then wbon I found tlio «o»rl«t er»r. And claimed the old traditioned kiss. You bado ine not api rjnoh too near, And pleaded that, and pleaded this— Away ypu fled, and I pursued, Till all too faint you wore to warn, And—know you not how woll I wooed A husking of the corn. (t77) tr. REPAIRING WATCHES. ROBERT BAUR, Having made arrangements with I*. O. Ensign, of Wyoming. one of the bent watchmakers In the country, they are prepared to give entire satisfaction In the line or watch cleaning and repairing. repaired or manufactured to order. Book-Bixdc*. North East corner of Tublie Squire and Main St., Wllkesbaire. Picture Frames, common Gilt and Mahogany, ornamented and plain, made to order, ol any rise. Job Binding neatly executed. A largo selection ot common and fine pictares, Albums, Blank books, Stationary N »v-•Is, fee., always on hand. Juae 17, 1868. IIEMMEKEN Ct ANOIIUS8. About an hour afterwards, Mr. Evans also reached the ascent, both returning bv the same track, and reaching the tents at sunset. Meanwhile, Major Fra«er, keeping tohis path of stone which led up about two-thirds of the way, was at last compelled to take to the suow, and, plodding patiently on, was much exhilerated by perceiving that he was within a few hundred iect of Hie summit. Here, in attempting (says the narrator) to cross over to'what appeared a more practicable line, he stopped on some thinly oovered ice, and, losing all control over himself, shot down, witji feamil velocity, now head, now foremost, over a space of about a thousand feet. By extraordinary exertions and presence of mind he succeeded, at length, in arresting hi» formidable progress, and, gaining his feet, determined to start ag*in. By din t of immense labor the summit was reached about half-past three, three full hoursjumng been lost by the accident. Maj Dr Frascr was carcful to search out tlie traces of his predecessor's path, and to return by the way that had been chosen by Messrs. Theobald and Evans. Upon the third day, Major Stuart and Mr. Thursby—the one not daunted by his mishap or the other by his indisposition—determined to perform their part in the expedition. They started at two in the afternoon, two Kurds accompanying them with rugs, great coats, and a small supply of provisions, but a third of the way up they wero obliged to dismiss these attendants, who, from religious scruples refused to proceed further, or to pass the night on the 'mountain. The Englishmen, therefore, proceeded alone ov-er a rocky surfeee, from which the wind had blown away the snow, and encamped Sbout half way up, with a pile of stones to sheltor them, rugsenv«loping their: bodies; and a hearty dinner to prepare them fur sleep.' Says Major Stuart, "We saw the sun set in indescribable glory, throwing the shadow of the vast mountain faraway over Georgia and Aperbijau, nnd oven darkening the distant haze of the Eastern horizon." F lll-lon, Oct. 25, 1850 EXCHANGE & BANKING OFFICE. The subscribers have opened an office of deposit, discount and exchange, in this place, of Wyoming avenue, opposite the Wyoming House, two doors northeast of Mr. Chase's store. ASCENT OP MOUNT ARARAT, The unhaired skins or hides aro first passed through a weak liquor of the soda or commerce, then hung up to dry.' They are then steeped in common oak, houilock, or other tanning liquor of the common strength, to which has been added some vinegar. In this liquor the poros of the skins are opened, and thus the tannic acid is admitted to the interior.— The next tannic liquor in which the skins arc steeped is made a little stronger with the bark, also some more vinegar, and a litt(e dissolved sugar is added. The succceding liqriors to which the hides are subjected, until they are finished, do not differ from those in common use. The vinegar being a vegetable acid, unites with tho alkali of the soda in the hides and its carbonic acid is Ret free in the pores of the skin; this expands them, and allows tho tannic admission to the . center of the hides in the first tanning liquor. The sugar in the second tanning liquor, unites with the vinegar, and forms a tannin mixture, it is said, which is of a softening character, imparting elasticity to the leather. The strength of the soda lyo usod to steep the hides in, the first stage, is not above 1°—rtery weak—and a very small quantity of vinegar is sufficient for the purpose stated. Any other vegetable acid may bo used in place ui the vinegar, but it is tho cheapest. The expanding of tho pores of hides and Rkins by generating a gas in tho tannin liquor by the agency of the carbonate of soda and an aeid such as sulphuric and mUriatio, is not new. It has been tried in this country, and it known by the name of the Ilibbard proccas, but it has not displaced the old methods, arid never will. The procossof M. Funekels the same in its nature as that of M, Cluuqsen for splitting the fibres of flax, '"to produce flax cotton, and which, we think, unless performed with great caro, will injure the hides and skins, by tending to separate their fibres, and thusproduoe more weak, although it may be more thorough and quicker tannod leather.— Tho use of vogetable acids in tanning is certainly more safe than mineral acids. It Is, certainly, an object of importance to provent the too rapid tanning of hides at the surface, and every process of quick tanning is liable to this evil, by the early closing of the ppres, tTius preventing,tho interior of hides from being tanned. No mountain has a name so famouB as Ararat. To the Jewish and the Christian races it is a type and a symbol, the second birthplace of humanity. There rosted the ark thither flew the dove with the olive branch.— And to this hour, reared in stupendous bulk at a point whbro three empires meet Russia, Persia, and Turkey—it is an object of pilgrimage and wonder. The great ridge crowncd by Ararat rises f.om a plain about three thousand feet above the level of the sea. Great AVnrat, on the north west, and little Ararat on the south east stand like giants of the hiils, about seven miles apart, with an elevated table land botween them. The loftiest summitis 17,320 leet above the level of the sea, and 14,300 feet above that of the Arnxes, atf important river of Armenia, while the principal cone i« not less than 0,000 feet in height. Its outline m more smooth and domelike than that of the Alps, but the effect is very majestic, upwards of 3,000 leet in vertical, or a sloping ascent of three miles, being covered with eternal snow, ice, and glaciers, forming what is called the Silver Crest of Ararat. There ia a second summit, little lower, at a distance of about 400 yards, joined to the highest by a flat depression.On tho north side the mountain is deeply cut by a vast chasm, ascending almost to tho summit, and so black and gloomy that it can bo distinguished from the bright slopes adjoining at a distance af more than thirty miles. In a valley upon the plain, near this dreary rift, was once situated the village of Arguri, upwards of 5,000 feet above the plain, with nearly two thousand inhabitants. Considerably above it, on a lawn-like terrace, stood an ancient monastery. Fifteen years have passod since monastery and village disappeared. Mount Ararat was convulsed to its foundation by an earthquake, which caused the whole plain of Armenia to tremble. Prodigious masses of ico and snow, earth and rock, shaken from the dim and distant summits, camc thundering down, sweeping away the monastery, burying tho village, with nearly all the villagers, and swallowing up a tribe of poor wandering Kurds who hod pttchcd their tents near at hand. All at once tho bosom of tho mountain seemed to be rent as by some groat agony of nature, and rivers of water eame down like a deluge, sweeping away the ruins, and bursting upon the plain in a flood eighty feet deep and seven miles Wide, Only the common hare dwells upon these formidable slopes, though many a beautiful bird finds its habitation among the poplars and willows and walnut treos of Ararat, which flourish at an elevation of 6,000 feet, stunted birches I,- 800 feet high, and a few glittering wild flowers 10,000 feet above the sea. Among the credulous nations of the East it has been bolieved that human beings were divinely prohibited from attempting to scale the frozeu heights of Ararat. Even in Europe the ascent was long considered as impossible, though we believe that the recent successful expedition of Stuart and his friends w*3 not the first. Professor Parrot of Dorpat, ascended, if we mifltako not, .to the summit in October, 1829 i and M. Abich, the Russian traveller, is said to have performed the same feat without muoh diffioulty in January, 1845. He oertainly reached within 1,200 feet 6f the top, but his complete ascent is disputed. However, on the 11th of last July, Mtyor Alick Eraser, Robert Stuart, the Rev. If a decent respect for the fpelings of the living and . the dead will not prevent the exhumation of that which timo has buried and grown over with flowers, let the busybody think she is greatly lowered in the estimation of worthy people, and be silent from fear. MICHAEL B. BROWN, ILfiuiur Ti.ii.oa. Between the Stores of JjA James Welsh and James Brown, Pine St., Pitta ton, l'a. *•*. 16, 1855.  MASON, MEYERT fc OO Scrantpn, May 18, 1855. NEW BAKERY & CONFECTIONARY CHAS. F. SMITH, Fashionable Barber ahd Hair-dresser, (Opposite Banking House of Jenkius 4* Bro., PltUton, Pa. Jane 18, 1858. nPHE undersigned informs the citiiens of 1 Pittston, and the WORLD in general, that he has opened a New BDkery and Confectionary Store, on Main street, (in front of the Canal Basin, In the store formerly occupied Dr. Hall,) where ho will always be found ready D wait upon his customers, with such as Good Bread, Cakes, Pies, and all kinds of Confectionary i Cronk's Beer, Lemon Beer, Sarsaparilla Beer, Ginger Beer, and Meade's Beer. Please give me a call. JOHN NASII. STORE, TILE AMERICAN FLAG. Tho flag of our country is a banner of beauty, and opened to the breeze it always inspires a descendant of Revolutionary ancestry, with patriotic devotion to Liberty. It is a banner, too, that all political parties rally during their contests,'and consequently their numbers is considerably augmented, during Presidential canvasses. As these flags often present an ill shape, we give the following' description of the American flag in all its proportions, adding that when one is made larger or smaller the same relative proportion of sizos should be observed: A. KENNER'S LIVERY EXCHANGE. Nbak the Post Office. Scranton, Pa. Ready at all times to accommodate with the best »{ karao and vehicles. geraatob, Feb. 24, 1864—1*.7 . ■ ' m EARLY RISING. • Dr. Wilson Philip, in his " Treatise on Indigestion," says: 1 " Although it is of consequenoe to the- debilitated to go early to bed, there are few things more hurtful to them than remaining in it too long. Getting up an hour or two*, earlier, often gives a degree of vigor whioh. nothing else can procure. For those who ar*- not much deiblitated and sleep well, the beat, rule is to get out of bed soon after waking in the morning. This at first may appear tea early, for the debilitated require more ale»» than the healthy ; but rising early will gradually prolong {he sleep on the succeeding night till the quantity the patient enjoys is equal to his demand for it. Lying late is not. only hurtful, by the relaxation it occasions* but also by occupying that part of the day at which exercise is most benenoial." t Lord Catham says: "I would inscribe on the curtains of yonr bed and the walls of your ohamber—" If yon do not rise early, you can make progress ia nothing. If you do not set apart your hour* of reading, if you suffer yourselves, or anyone else to break in upon them, your day* will slip through your hands un profit awn. and frivolous, and unenjoyed by yourself.'" C. R. GORMAN & CO., OtrtMH, Pa. Agents for Tapscott's General m Emigration and Foreign Exchange. Persons residing in the country, and wishing to «Bgag« paasage or send money to their friends (a any part of Europe may do so with safcty by applying at (be Post QJJice. Tapscott fc Cd'b., receipt WHI %e furnished by return mall. Aug. 26, 1848. GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE. SSotueblakp, dealer In Groceries, Provisions, Four, Feed etc., S. E. corner of Main and Pine streets. Goods sold for ready pay only, and at extremely low prices. "Small profits and quick sales," is the motto by which I am determined to succeed. The standard for the Army is fixed at six feet and six inches by four feet and four inches—the number of stripes (representing the States originally constituting the Union) is thirteen, viz : seven rod and six white. It will be perceived that the flag is just one half longer then it is broad and that its proportions are porfect when properly carriea out— the first stripe to the top is red, the next white, and so down alternately, which makes the last stripe red. The blue "field" for the stars is the width and square of the first seven stripes, viz : four rod and throe /white —those seven stripes oxtond from the side of the " field" to the extremity of the flag—the next stripe is white, extending the entire length of it, and diroctly under the " field," whioh serves to " throw it out" in strong and pleasing relief—then follow the remaining Btripes alternately. The number of stars in the field, now thirty-one, represent the present number of States in the Union—and tlie Army and Navy immediately add another star on the admission of a new State into our Slorious Union j but used in an ordinary way le number of stars is not essential—thirteen (tho original number) twenty-five or thirty will answer. Feb. 1866. PORT MALLERY HOTEL. , / *T*HE Undersigned would respectfully ,an- X nounce to the public, that he has taken ftlM above Stan), and is doing-everything in bis power to make it s comfortable and desirable bom* for travelers and sojourners. No effort will b» spared to give satisfaction in all that Is requisite to constitute it a good borne. JARED LILL If, Proprietor. W. V. CONOVBR, Dealer in Wateho*! Jewelry, Silver Ware, Instruments, Yankee Notions, fl-e. Watches, Jewelry, Musical nstruments, etc... repaired In the btst mannt*. Market street, neu|r opposite Odd Fellow's Building Pittston, Pa. _____ LATIIROP & HUNTTING, . i Dialer In Faney and Staple Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Crockery and Grocories. * Jane ?7,1856 SCRANTON HOUSE, SCRANTON, PA. DIt. KimiU, proprietor. Carriages will be in readiness to convey guests to this beuse, on tbe arrival of the passenger trsihs at the Railroad Depot. . ' S.pt. 33, 1863—ly. C;$0. W. BRA1NARD & CO. ft sogers, 108 Murray, near Weit Street, \ J Kw York. Geo. ffi Beainaed, Aug. 2, I860. After a short night's r«st, they traveled on at dawn, and saw sunrise from the top of Aivarat lighting up at once vast tracts of the Persian, Turkish, und Russian empires. By nine o'clock they had reochod the highest peak, «tuok a sword up to the hilt in the snow as u memorial, and drank a loyal toast in brandy. Thb summit i« nearly level, and of»triangular shape* about three hundred feet one way, and two hundred feet the other. The snow is as line and as dry as powder. Thus was accomplished the perilous ascent of Mount Ararat, by some, considered unprecedented.•M ♦ ' =D I David Beldbm. Powkr of Enduring Dr. Kane'* journal of the Arctic expedition he says, the mysterious capacities by which we adapt ourselves to the climate, are more striking ther$ than in the tropics. In the polar zone the assault is immediate and sudden, and  the insidious fatality of hot countries, produces its result rapidly. It requires hardly a single winter to tell who are to be acclim** tised men. Peterson, for instance, who hWt resided for two years at Upernavitch, seldom enters a room with n fice. Another of the party, Geo. lliley, with S rigorous constitution, established habits of free exposure, and active, cheerful temperament, hail so* inured himself to cold that he slept on the sludge journeys without a blanket, or any otheij covering than his walking suit, while tho temperaturo tu 30 degrees below zero. WYOMING HOTEL. BT G. W- Xercarau, Mo. 883 Greenwich St., near Duane, New York. July 15,1868—tf. CHARLES TILLMAN. Fashionable Barber and Hair Dremer, Opposite the Eagle Hotel, Pittaton, Pa., Customers attended to with the utmost care and despatch, rublic patronage respectfully solicited.Pittston, April 14, ,1866. BUTLER HOUSE, PITTSTON, PA. HENRY ST AUK, Proprietor. April 1, 1858. V - ..-4' ■,— The Planxt Jupiter is now the evening star, and will continue bo until April ll, 1857, Jupiter is the largest of all the planets, and, next to Venus, the most brilliant. It is one thousand three hundred times larger than the earth, is about four hundred and millions eight hundred thousand miles distant from the sun, and is accompanied 'by fi'Ur moons, which help it to its light. It is twelve years revolving around the sun, and turns about on its axis orieein ten hours, which gives it a velocity at its equator of four thousand six hundred and fifty-eight miles in a minute, ot a speed of two thousand times greater than tfcit of a cannon ball. Its axis boiug nearly perpendicular to the plane of its orbit, the sun if almost always in tne plane of its equator. The Perfect Pattern.—On6o, in nil human history, we meet a being \vho never did an injury, and never resented one don* to him, never uttered an untruth, never practiced a deception, and never lost an opportunity of doing good; generous in the miast of the selfish, upright in the midst of the dishonest, pure iu the midst of the sensual, and wise far above the wisest of sages and propliet#, .faving and gentle, yet immovably resoluto j his illimitable moekness and patience never once forsook him in a vexatious, urtgrateful and cruCl world.—Christ in History. EAGLE HOTEL, PITTSTON, PA;, HtTFFORD & POLEN, Proprietors. IM. 1, 1856. ARCHITECTURE i rPsosE wishing anything designated above X will please give the subscriber a call, who is prepared tq nDake drawings for building*, write specifications, &c. May be found by inquiring at the Eagle Hotel. GEO. W.LTOft. Be Systematic.—A cotemporary truly says this will add more to your convenience than you can iinngiuo. It saves time, saves temper, save* patience and saves money. For q. time it will soon find it easier to act by rule than without one. Be systematic in everything; let'it extend to tlio most minute trifles. It is not beneath you. Whitfield could not gC? to sloep at night, if, after retiring, M'remembered tnat his gloves and tiding whip were not In their usual place, where ho eould lay his hand on them in the dark in any emergency, and such men leave their mark on the world s history. Systematic men are ihe most reliA- We wort; they are those who comply with their engagement. They are minute men.— The man who has nothing to do is the man who does nothing. The systematic man is soon known ts do what he engages to do; to do it well, and to do it at this same time promised, consequently he' has his hand* fall. PORT GRIFFITH HOUSE. AT Fori Griffith, Luzerne Co. The Subscriber having completed his new tavern house |a prepar ed to accommodate travellers **dtne public generally, is the best manner *od on reasonable terms. The rooms are convenient, and the proprietor will spare no efforts to make his guests comfortable. His bar is supplied with excellent liquors, Md bistable with an abundance of the best the markets afford. Good stabling attaehed. MICHAEL PHILBIN. Tine J, 1884-tf. Jan. 2, 1854. SHARPS & OLIVER, COAL Merchants. Office, West side Main 8*., Pittston Lucerne county, Pa. June 8, 1866. tf. ' n. Northern Central Railway.—The new* link in this road, extending from BriilgejWMj: opposite Harrisburg, to Milleraburg, a tanoe of twenty-si* miles, is now reported Mr oompleted and ready for delivery bj tMeafaj. tractors to the company. A loooMoti*# Ma* oars have passed successfully CW*t *be track between the points named. This M out makes aclear opening to the Lykeits Valley anthracite coal region. The work is progm£' ■ing rapidly towards Trevorton, and wlH speedily be opened to thai region. J®-The Montour Iron Com pally nre about to connect their furnaces with the Catawijsa. Kail Road by a branch road over Mahonjritf creek. They are now building a large ttnd substantial arched bridge over the creek and when that is finished the connection will soon be made. For years they have been deposit? ing the cinders from their furnaces into the flat for that purpose, making the embankment a solid mass, which nothing short of an earthquake can shake.—Exchange. J. BOWKLEY & LEY8HON, Coal Merchants. Office Corner of Main and Railroad Sts., Pittston, Pa- August 18,1860-tf. Johnson remarked that a habit of looking on the beat aide erf every event is betur than a thousand poundsa yea*. When Fcuolon's Ebrary waa on fire, "God be prai»- ed," he exclaimed, "that ii not the dwelling ) of »ome poor man," •! T ITHOGRAPHIC Engravlnge for Grecian Li: Painting, Artist's Sable and Brittle brushes, Oil Colors in Tubea, Demar Varnish & HsJsmu of Fir, at Hall's Drug store, opposite the Btsin. ' ' JAMES L. SELFRIDGE, "\*7"hol«sa.i.e Dealer Id Toba«eo, Snuff and VV Olg*r«, No. 68 North Third 8tr, 8 door* Arch ity Fblltd«lf hit. ; Ut 91864. ■ i%. f i