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Business €arbs $o*tnj. OLD ROMAN LUXURY. €ditor'is ©abfo even, is performed by ,vie disintegation of the muBcle usea. Tbe truth of thi* is shown very clearly when we remember that, as soon as we begia to perform any nnusnal exercise. we com mence breathing more rapidly, showing that we need more oxygen to ante with the muscles to perform tbe work. In very violent labor, as in mailing, we are compelled to open our moaths, and take in great swallow* of oxygen. This roaring fire within elevates the tempersture of the body, and we say "we are so warm that we pant."' .Really itia tbe reverse. The panting is the cause of our warmth. We need oxygen, then. not only to keep as warm, but also to do all our work. Cut off its supply, and we grow cold, tbe heart struggles spasmodically for an instant, but the motive power is gsvke, and the wheel* of life soon stand still." schools. The Queens whose biographies are given are forty in number; and in the recital of their lives, a profound and extensive research is exhibited, and the domestic history of England, down to the latest period, is vividly presented. Bnsinesfl Car lis. Business (Jlariis c * attorney at law, PITTSTON, PA.j Q.EO. Wi BRAINERD & CO, JJOOTS AND SHOES! It is unquestionable that, in a host of things, we have the advantage of the ancients, contemplating them even at their palmiest day. That we live in the Christian Era is of itself a tnomentous argument, on our side, never to be forget* ten. But, nevertheless, thire were very many points m art, in elegance, and sometimes even in soiencc, where they surpassed us. A Foi'KTbhh Wkkkb' Cocrsb i* CuBMigTmr: By J. Dot-man SUtle, A AT, Principal of Elmira Free Academy. Small 12rao. 261 pagei. A. 8. Barnes & Co., Xew York, Publishers. STARK, " FORGET THE SOLDIER V* GROCERS, M A R K JIcDONNELL BY T. FRANCIS MAJOOXO 103 Murray, near West Street, CffA—) Would respectfully K U I • inform the public that fc- u I he has opened at his t j new Boot and Shoe V store, an entirely new ft,ut handsome variety ■ML LADIES', MISSES' Jt feA-fK CHILDREN'S SHOES 0f every description, stylo and quality, with an entire assortment of everything in the boot and shoe line, from the daiuty slipper to the strong lumbering boot, I wish to say to farmers particularly, who wish to Uuy , S f6ngjrested hy rending in the PoimwV Fsiuro the recommendation of a Doctor of Divinity that we 'sink the soMicr," and "forget the very word."—Ed. Sot- DUS'S Pins*.] In the advance of education, the natural sciences are assuming a prominent place; and an acquaintance with them is becoming more than ever a necessity to all who rfould rank as well informed. To meet the demand for scientific instruction, attempts have been made, with varying suecess, to divest the different branches of technicalities, and present them in what is termed a " popular form." But unhappily, in too many instances, " science made easy" results in science made worthless. To popularize any difficult or abstruse brancn of knowledge, without destroying its value, requires a species of talent which seems to l»e rare indeed. , The work is illustrated with numerous portraits of royal personages, and contains fac-similcs of the autographsof many of the Queens. B muty,, Back other'Go™*'" NEW YORK. f GEO. W. BRAINERD, \ DAVID BELDEN (ELISHA W.BAXTER. Shall the songs we used to sing lie forgotten evermore ? Not a memory round us cling Of those battle-days of yore— Of those months and years we spent In the camp and on the field, In the bivouao and tent, Lo! the cause off'eedom sealed? Aug. 10, '65' Office in Express Office. We give a few extracts, which serve to show the clear and elegant style of the authoress, and the thoroughness with which she has investigated the circumstances related: It is impossible not to be convinced of this in reading that mosteruditeandentertf ining work just issued from theScribner press entitled "The Old Roman World," by John Lord, L. L. D. Let us extract a paragraph from that portion of Mr. Lord's valuable book, which possesses a peculiar mercantile and industrial interest while depicting the Roman love ot pomp and power: "yyRIG-HT & HARRINGTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, WILKES-BARRE, PA. Q. B . SMITH, IMPORTER OF BRANDIES, WINES, GINS, &c„ &c THE BCBNINO OP THE BODY BY OXYGEN. , weighing 156 lb. has 64 lb. of onus cTo. Tnis woulil be bumeil in about eight; days or ordinary labor. Aa the heart works da; and night, it burns out in about » month — So that we have a literal "new heart" every thirty davs. We thing dissolve, melt away in time, and only the shadow of our bodies can be called our own. They are like the fl une of a : lamp, whith appears for a long time the same sicca it is ceaselessly fed aa it ceaselessly melts a,way/' The rapidity of this change i8 our bodies is remarkable, SiCys Dr. Draper: ■* Let a, man abstain from water and food an hour, and the balance will prove be has become lighter.*' 4-f night a person is not quite so tall as in thA morning-. A Fteneh physiolo gist says lison lost an inch by a single night's (lancing. This action of oxygen, so destructive—wasting Us away :cbnstant!y from birth to deativ—is yet essential to ««r existence. Why is this ? Here is the glorious paradox of life. We live only as itfe die. The moment wo cease dving, we cease living. A11 our life ia produc ed by the destruction of our bodies, j Hence the necessity for food to supply the constant waste of'our system, Cnd for sleep to give n at a re time to repair the losses oi the day. Thus, also, we gee why we feel exhausted atuightand refreshed In the meraiag." • ' • •*™Cn OXYGEN TfTE COMMON SCAVENGER. " God Las nouilers ia his world. Each atom There have been bat three unmarried king* of England : William Rufus, Edward V., and Edward VI. " Tbe earliest British queen named in history i« Cartismandua, who, though a married woman, appears to bave been the sovereign of tbe Briguntees, reigning in her own right. This was abont the year 50. Office on Main 8t., above Z. Bennetts Stor«. Will practice in Courts of Luierne County and Mayor"s Courts of Carbondale. Consultations in German and English. D. 0. Harrington, Notary Public. C. E. WRIGHT. JD- C. HARRINGTON. Feb. 4.18«4. 191 West St., 1 door above Duane St., NEW YORK blNGHAMTON BOOTS, Memories will spring upon us. As adown life's wave we glide; Monitors are all around us— Shall we hurl them 'neath the tide? Shall our maimod, disfigured com' ade, He who fell to ward the blow Aimed at us in deadly con)hat, Be forgotten in his woe T Mar. 7,1881 541vl that I keep a full supply of the best make always on hand, and the " If anything more were wanted to give us an idea of Roman magnificence, We would turn our eyea from public moamonta, demoralizing games and grand processions: we would forget the statues io brass and marble which outnumbered tbe living inhabitants, so numerous that one hundred thousand hare been recovered and still embellish Italy, and would desendlnto the lower sphere of material life—to those things whieh attest luxury and taste—to ornaments, dresses, sumptuous living and rich furniture. The art of working in metals and cutting precious stones surpassed anything known at the present day.— In the decoration of hoasee, in social entertainm»»ts, ip ooohery, na*kable. Thq mosaics, signet jingt, oameos, braeejeta, brouses, chains, vase*, couches, banqueting tables, chariot* colored glass, gildings, mirror*. JgUTLER HOUSE, CHEAPEST IX TOWN— •(IME AND SEE FOR PITTSTON, PENN'A YOURSELVES. " Boadicea, or Bod vn, the warrior-queen of the Iceni, succeeded her deceased loiM, King Prasutagus, in the regal office. Speed gives us a carious print of one of bor coins, in his chronicle. TUe overthrow and death of this heroic princess •ook place in tbe year 60. Among the queens of the Saxon Heptarchy, we hail the nursing mothers of tbe Christiau faith iu England. The first and most illustrious of tbe9e queens was Bertha, the daughter of -Charebert, king of Paris, who had the glory of convening her pagan husOand, Ethelbert, the king* of Kent, to Christianity. Her daughter, Ethelburga, was in like manner the means of inducing her valiant lord, Edwin, kinp of Nor' thumbria, to embrace the Christian faith. Eanfled, the daughter of this Illustrious pair, afterward the consort of Oswy, King of Mercia, was the first individual who received the sacrament otbaptisnin Northumbria. Q W. 8PRATT, * attorney AT LAW, AND UNITED 8TATES CLAIM AGENT, J. TREFFISON, Proprietor Being a practical shoemaker myself, and employing none but ir. 13.1805. THE BEST OF WORKMEN, And the widow of the hero Who our blood stained banner bore 'Mid the shock of many battles, Yet will bear it nevermore— Shall w« tars from htr cold hearted, When she begs otfr help and cheer, And remind her—God forbid it!— We've forgot the volunteer? lit the little wprk before a-, however. Prof. Steele—wbo ranks among the loading cheoi ists in this country—has undertaken this task with eminent succcss. lie has overcome most of the difficulties attending its performance, and presented the public with a book which exhibits in the clearest manner a substantial outline of the principles of Chemistry, with special reference to their practical applications. It is designed for the use of those who have only time to gain a general kaowlodge ef thq nature and uses of Chemistry, without any opportunity for studying the science thorough$p. Yet, With great good sense and from true motives of philosophical policy, the author does not attempt to degrade the science by dropping its proper nomenclature,, or so modifying it as to make the knowledge acquired from his work of no use to the student, should be pursue the study to its full extent The happy mean is hit, of teaching the elements of Chemistry in tbeir practical uses, but, at the 8ame time, of doing so scientifically. We have seen no School manual of Chemistry to compare with It, in this respect; and we can well conceive how many a teacher wilt find himself aided by the work, and many a pupil derive from it an amount of knowledge not to be gained from the exhaustive treatises so often used, to the bewilderment of the general student, and to that low estimate of this useful study thereby engendered in the schools. I can warrant entire satisfaction in the CUSTOM DEPARTMENT to all who wish a complete fit, and will favor me with tneir patronage. mark McDonnell. JjlOREST HOUSE, * Pitts ton, Lnaerne County, Penn'a., Corner Wyoming Avenue and Spruce St., Will attend to any business entrusted to him, in liis Reap, near the Penn'a Coal Cos Office, east side of Main 8t. [Oct. 10, 67. SCR ANTON, PA. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO RE- KEED * SCHOONMAKER, PaopMBTo*?. 8. J. Reed. U. O. Scnoowuisa. Oct. *, 18ft®.—ly  PAIRING. Call before purchasing, and remember the right place. America forget the heroes Who have suffered in her cause! Sink the brave, heroic (alien Who in death sustained her laws I Who shall wear her crown of glery, Whew her wholes* MessJage i*st ? Patriot sages, statesmen hoary. Have ihty served their ooantry best t JJR. WASHINGTON G. NUGENT, Jenkins' Block, opposite Battle's Brick Building. Main St, Pittston, Pa, [Jan. 16, '68 Oflfert hie professional services to the citisens of Pttston and vicinity, , _ Office 2d door north of the Bank. Muy 14,1866. tf Q ENTBAL HOTEL, UPPES PITTSTON. W3I. 0. PALMER, Proprietor : The Homo has been thoroughly renovated and much improved, and the proprietor feels assured that he can make his guests comfortable In every way. His table will be supplied wttti the beat of provinder and his bar with the chocest of liquors. The patronage of the public is restfully solicited. Pittston, June 6, '67-y J A. WISNER, TYR. JOHN C. BBdKEE, PHYSICIAN AND SUEGEON, NO. 173. FRONT STREET, i, Silk and " la the eighth century, the consorts of th« Saxon kings were excluded by a solemn law from- sharing in the honors of royalty, because Queen Edburga had poisoned her husband Bribtric, King of Wessex; and even when Egbert consolidated the kingdoms of the Heptarchy into an empire, of which ha became the Bretwalda, or sovereign, his queen Redburga was not permitted to participate in his coronation.NEW YORK What were they without a nation Bought by long and bloody wara— Boaght and sealed to (btare gr witness robes. BONN ELL 4ADAM9 WH011SAL1 GROCERS. beauty. The tablri of •lhagtt to»t tirf Deli bronie were U expeniffe u the »fddboard« Spatuib walnut, «o moob admiral in the f exbibitJoB A LoBdoB. Wood aad iwjr carved a» exqnftiMjr at ft* Japan and Cb' Minora were made of M silrer. (Formerly of Tunkhannock,) OPPOSITE THE BANK, PITT8T0N, PA. Office hours—from 8 to 10 a. m.., and 1 to 2 p. m. Ereninr, 8 to 8. Pi Us ton. March 1, I866.-tf I iM it* use. There is aot an extra particle Tn Che enure universe. So the oxygen collects •very waste substance, picks up every straggler .And returns it to toe oommon stock, lor use in nature's laboratory, tn performing this task, its mission is nkoet important and necessary.— It tfqetan* water, it keeps the avenue* ot the body open and unclogged, it preserves the air wholesome. Oxygen i», in* word, (be univer- I sal saavenger of nature. No matter can hide away from its keen eye. Every dark cellar of the city, every reoess of the body, every nook ! and cranny of creation, finds It waiting; and the instant an atom is exposed, the oxygen pounces upon it A leaf fails, and the oxygen forthwith commences its destruction. A tinv twig, far out at the end of a limb,dies, and trfe oxygen immediately begins its removal. A pile of decaying vegetables, a heap of rubbish, -the dead body ot tn animal, a fallen tree,pven the houeee we erect for our shelter tbe very instant they are built, all. are gnawed upon by what we call tne " insatiate tooth of time." It i* only the constant corrosion ol this destructive agent—oxygen." JOSIAH RIEGEL, ALPRED BTEELY, TV. £. ALII RIGHT, 11XKST S. FI8TXB, By the hero's battle-scars ? Shall we then forget the soldier. And the statesman's name enshrine ? No! the altar of our country, Soldier brave I matt e'er be thUe! JOHN MoDOUGj4L'S SAMUEL 0. SCOTT. JOS. RIEGEL & H. S. FISTER, (Late Riegel, Weist A Ervin,) . poliahoc GUc cutter* ooold imitate U» ooioraof preeuxu itonei ■o woll that th» Portland -t*M from tl» tomb of Alexander Bcroruwu loaf conildored * genuine sardonyx. Braaa could bo hardened ao a* to BTiR 51L00N, Osburga, the first wife of Ethel walph, and the mother of the great Alfred, *u alto debarred from that honor; bat when, on her death, Ethel wulph espoused the beautiful and accomplished Judith, the sister of the Emperor of th« Franks, he violated this law, by placing her beaide him on the King's Bench, and allowing her a chair of state and all the other diatinctions to which her high birth entitled her. Elfrida, the fair and false queen of Edgur, did not possess the talents necessary to the accomplishment of her design of selling the reins of government, after ehe had aaaaaainated her unfortunate stepson at Corfe Castle. 1ITRS. E. J. BRIDGE, IVI XAJCCTACTUUEB Of HAIR JEWELRY OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. Jewelry Braided and Mounted'at short notice. Also Curia, Switches, Ac., of all • 8 ILK AS® RAISED EMBROIDERY, CROCHETING-. Birdspat up in the neatest and best manner. Residence on the south side of Exeter street near t he Railrtad, in West Pittston. [Dec. 19, '67. Main Street, Opposite Odd Fellows' Hall, PITTSTON, PA. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS, OF DRY GOODS, No. 47 North Third St, PHILADELPHIA. dkumt pteceltany. BEVERAGES of all kinds and of the best Quality. A choice lot of CONFECTIONARIES constantly on hand. Particular attention paid to the wants and comfort of all. CIuly5, 1866-lw. - MRS. McDOUGAL. cut stone. Htro1! i wiUi gold *nd jewel*. Hi* bedi were silver and hia table* gold. Tiberius girt ft million of se*teroes for » pictve ha hi* bed room. A banquet dish of Dnailins weighed Are hundred pounds of ilver. The cop* of Dratu* were of gold. Tunics were embroidered with the figure* of varum* animals. Sandal* were garnished with precious stone*. Paulina wore jewel* when she paidvisits, valued at $800,000. Drinking cups were engraved with scenes from the poet*. Libraries were adorned with boats and presses of rare wood*. Sofas were inlaid with tortoise *helland covered with gorgeous purple. The Roman grandees rode in gilded chariot* bathed in marble baths, dined from crystal cups, slept on beds of down, reclined on luxurious oouehe*, wore embroidered robes and were adorned, with precious stones. They ransacked the earth *od the seas for rare dishes for their banquet*, and ornamented their houses with carpets from Babylon, onyx. cups from Bythina, marble from Sumidia, bronzes from Corinth, statues from Athens— whatever in short was precious or rare or ourious in the most distant countries. The luxuries of the bath almost exceed belief, and on the walls were magnificent frescoes and paintings, exhibiting an inexaustible productiveness in landscape and mythological scenes, executed in lively colors. - Aug. 3, '65. Dry goods—Salt codfish. What trade is the sun ? A tanner. The language of the sole—Creaking boots. Religion will teach us to bear evils with patience.Keystone hotel, (Late King's,) 58 Dey St., Cor. of Greenwich St, A 212 Fulton St., & STRONG, gT. CHARLES HOTEL, ■urorACiuuM or NEW YORK. "Emma of Normandy, the beautiful queen of Ethelred, and afterward of Canute, plays a conspicuous part iu the Saxon annuls. The manner in which she sacrificed tho interests of hei children by her first husband, Ethelred, to those by her second unnatural marriage with the Danish conqueror, is little to her credit, and was certainly never forgiven by her son, Edward the Confessor; though that monarch, after he had witnessed the triumphant manner ii whiah the cleared herself of tho charges brough' against her by her foes, by paaaing through ttu ordeal of walking barefoot, unscathed, over nm red-hot plongbsharea in Winchester Cathedral threw himself at her feet in a transport of filial penitence, implored her pardon witn tears,and submitted to the discipline at the high altar, at a penance for having exposed her to *ach s teat. PENN AVENUE, SCR ANTON PE SN'i CHAS. H. BRAINARD, STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS, CRACKERS, This comfortable and convenient Hotel has been thoroughly refitted, and is now open for the accommodation of guests SHAFTING, DRUMS, MINE-PUMPS, AND The gentlest spirits, when provoked, are usually the most firm. Mining Machinery generally. ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN The author deals with hia subject in fo attractive a style that we cannot forbear making some extracts. Speaking of Oxygen, he lays: "The name oxygen means acid-former,and was given because it was supposed to be the essential principle of all acids; but hydrogen ha* since been found to possess the same property. "Oxygen is the most abundant of all the element—comprising one-fifth of the air, eightninths of the water, three-tourths of all animal bodies, and ode-halt of the crust of the earth. " Oxygen has no color, odor or taste. It combines with every element except fluorine. From some of its compounds it can be set free by the stroke of a hammer, while from others it can be liberated only by the mo*t powerful means.— Its union with a substance is called oxidation, and the produot an oxyCL It is ft most powerful supporter of combustion." Tie elosest attention will be bestowed upon all guess, and their comfort will be the chief aim of the Profietor. Sqanton, May 2,1887—ly Proprietor. Ladies' Entrance on Fulton St Presence of mind on arduous occasions is very consistent with meekness. ACTION OF PURE OXYGEN IN THE BODY. ''The action of undiluted oxyen on the animal system is exhilarating in the highest degree.— A rabbit immersed in a receiver of this gas s"on feel its effect, bounds off into a delirium of exfiftetoent, and in a few hoars by this quick combustion barns oat its little lampof life. Were we to breathe pure oxygen, the fiery gas would leap through our arteries like a hungry tiger, the heart would throb against the ribs with the stroke of a trip-hammer, the veins would dilate with the increasing tide of blood, the eyes would glisten and glare: the gestures and motions would be at first quick, lively, vivacious, then hurried and restless, then eager and startling, at last furious sou raving; ana if the inhalation of the gas still continued, stark insanity would end the drama of life." RESULTS IF THE AIR WERE PURE OXYGEN. NOW READY AND FOR SALE CHEAP W. E. WHYTE, (late of Pittston, Pa.,) Prop'*. Two new Engines, Two " One " One " GO Horso Powe 40 " " 30 " " 25 " " Dec. 5, lSC7-ly Winr is an over-worked horse like an umbrella? Because it is used up. JOHN M c K E N N A , WYOMING INSURANCE CO., Pittston. Not. 21,1867 When is the best time to read the book of nature? When aUtumn turns the leaves. WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. piTTSTON MEAT MARKET! GENERAL PRODUCE, AND OYSTER COMMISSION MERCHANT, D*03. 302 SOUTH WATER, AND 303 Caital and Surplus, $150,000 FISH What king is most disliked by the ladies Y Bmo-hinff. What tune? 6pit-foo?i. DIRECTORS: W!. S. ROSS, L. D. SHOEMAKER, SATL WADHAMS, STEPHEN B0I/LE8, 0. JOLLINS, CHAS. DORRANCE, SUWART PIERCE, CHAS. A. MINER, G.M. HARDING, TH08. FORD, A .MORSE, . JOHN REICHARD. ELBEL 4 FELDMAN at the Pittston Meat Mnrke., C opposite the Bank, desire to inform the public thtu .they are.as heretofore supplying their numerous cu» tomerous with the best of W by is a newly-married couple like a pair of sugar tongs? They are two spoons joined. South Front Street, Philadelphia. " Editha, the consort of Edward the Confessor, was not only an amiable but a learned lady The Saxun historian, Ingulphus, himself i scholar at Westminster monastery, close by Editba's palace, affirms that the queen used fre quently to intercept him and his school-fellow in her walks, and ask them questions on thei progress in Latin; or, in the words of his trau lator, 'moot points of grammar with them,] which she oftentimes posed them.' Sometim she gave them a piece of silver or two oat of h own parse, and sent them to the palace battel to breakfast. She was skillful in the works t the needle, and embroidered the garments • her royal husband, Edward the Confessor, witt her own hands. FRESH BEEF. PORK, MUTTON, LAMB, and all otlie sC vocable meats. For reference see J. S. Hurlbut, Pittston, Pa. [September 12. '67-Om. The man who " challenged contradiction" got into an awful fight, and was severely beaten. They are -lao dealing in HIDES SHEEP SKINS, and FUR"*, for which they will at all times pay the WM. 6. B088, President, We should not measure men by Sundays, without looking to what they do all the woek after. L. D. SHOEMAKER, V. President. IC. Smith, Secretary, • THOS. FORD, Agent, Pittston, Pa. HIGHEST MARKET PRICES IN CASH. Bring them along. S & F. Pittston, Nov. 1,1866-tf. ££ILE MAN'S SALOON, A N D OXYGEN THE DESTRUCTIVE AGENT OF THE " Were the air pure oxygen, the fire element would run riot everywhere. Our lamps woald barn with the oil they contain. Our stoves wonld blaze with a shower of sparks. A fire once kindled would spread with ungovernable velocity. In a conflagration, not only woald the timber of a house burn, bat the nails, the foundation, and even the very water poured upon it to extiogaish the flames." J»y 16th, *67. BILLIARD ROOMS, Why cannot a deaf man be legally convicted? Because it is not lawful to condemn a man wiltiout a hearing. "Oxygen is the active principle of the atmosphere. II is destructive in all its effects. Comprising one fifth of common, air, it is all around ««, and. like a larking, lion, constantly on the watch for a chance to spring upon and devour something. We gather a basket of luscious peaches, and put them out of the way of the children; but we cannot outreach the slyest Silferer of all—the oxygen—and soon we will nd the fruit covered with the print* of invisible teeth. Black spots appear, and we say they are decaying; it is only the oxygen feast irtg upon them, and In a month it will devour them, skin and all. To prevent this, we put our frait in a glass can, heat it to expel the oxygen, seal it up tightly, and then it is safe from this chemical plunderer. " We open the damper of the stove, and the air rushes in. The oxygen immediately attacks the fuel. Each pair of atoms catches up aa atom ot carbon between them, and flies off into the air as carbonic acid. An animal dies. The oxygen is on the alert; and, the instant his victim expires, and sometimes a little sooner, he is so anxious to commence, he begins to remove that which will soon be an offence to all sensitive nostrils. We accidentally cut a finger, and soon find the unwelcome oxygen tugfiug away at the quivering nerve beneath.— be keen throb with which an unsuspectev hollow in a tooth is revealed to us, announce! the entrance of the foe at an Unguarded breach H)e water in the cistern becomes foul and pu rid. Wa uncover it In rushes the oxygen icks up of impurity, and drap- i thick sedino Ci. BECK, M. D—DENTIST mm D lat e of PHILADELPHIA.— Otte,—Two doors above his m« residence, East side of Main St., wove the 0ulic3quare. Wilkes-Barre, Penn. 41yliD,186#.—lv- Jj-E W BAKERY! But these wero not all. The most amazing mmfi thfl Inftiwt tD«U in The undersigned would respectfully an nounce to the publie that he has opened Opposite Eagle Hotel What is it which occure once in a minute, twice in a moment, and not once in a hundred years ?—The letter M. There were " oitizen nobles who owned whole provinces; even Paula could c*U a whole city her own. Rich senators, in some eases, were tho proprietors of 20,000 slaves." Their incomes were known to be $5,000 per day when gold and silver were worth four times as much as they are now. Jiong, long afterward, the divine Raphael studied the exquisite colors and designs in the frescoes on the ruined walls of the baths ot Titus, with admiration, and Michael Angolo found in the rubbish of tho Pantheon a model for that masterpiece which he suspended in the »ky—the dome of St. Peter's ! PITTSTON, PENX'A AN EXTENSIVE BAKERY IN PITTSTON " Ediths, surnsmed the Fair, the consort o the unfortunate Harold, whom the married af ter the death of her first husband, Griffith Prince of North Wales, was the last Sazoi queen. adjoining the Butler House, whei-e he will be prepared at all times to supply families arid parties with Bread Biscuit, Cakes and Pies,'ol all kind, on short notice. From an extensive experience in the bakery business they feel no hesitation in saying that he will be able to satisfy all as to the quality of Bread Ac,, which he offers. A share of patronage is respectfully solicited. L. ELTERICH. Pittston July 6th, 1S65. A|1 kinds of Beverages, Ice Cream, and Refreshments in the Reason. Our.accom ipodjitioas are ample snd aarisfiu'tion given in all eves. June l£'Gf-tf.] ' JOSEPH HILEMAN. What is tbe difference between a desperate gambler and the third party in a wager ? One stakes the whole, and the other holds the stakes. WHO ATE ROGER WILLIAMS? r, J. M. BARRETT—DENTIST. Office at his residence on FrapJtli* St. oppose the Methodist Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., wiiet he may hereafter be found at *11 hours. D®. inserts Teeth on Gold and Stiver plate, Ac., id operates in all the branches of Dental 8!trg-y, in the best manner. A td action from usual charges sufficient to • eoverxpenses, allowed to persons who come from distance. April 1# 188#.—ly. To illustrate the circulation of matter, and the truth that it passes from the animal back r. r. baird R. BAIRD & CO., D. P. COOLBAUCQ. A Frenchman says: " When I lost my wife, every family in. the town offered me another; but when I lost ray horse, no one offered to make him good." * to the vegetable, and from the vegetable back to the animal again, Prof. Steele, who has kD his possession a letter from a gentleman who was present at the opening of the grave, attesting the truth of the statement, relates the following singular circumstance—viz: "A more important position in the progress irt tableau of history is occupied by the royal la dies who form the series of the mediteva queens, beginning with Matilda of Flanderi the oonsort of William the Conqueror, the moth er of a mighty line of kings, whose august rep resenutive, Queen Victoria, at present wean the crown of the Britannic empire." Packers and Dealers in Can, Tub, Spiced and Shell OYSTERS, '• A man who'll maliciously set fire to a barn" said Mr. Slow," and burn up twenty cows, ought to be kicked to death by a jackaes, and I'd like WWK* 3 iS.lJiU 5ma A A3 W TD E M 0 V A L IU South Front Street, Phil'a. BRANCH HOUSE—Eilicott'a Wharf, foot of Cross St., JJI C. M. WILLIAMS, BRANDENBURG'S BAKERY! Great foreign conquests, fallowed by Empire and luxury; civil contests kept up by aspiring demagogues and ambitious rival generals; great martial triumphs, at the cost of ruined liberty, and overtaxed, impoverished masses, leading, at last, to wide-spread corruption and prostrate morality—such were the elements that wrought the utter downfall of that grandest of Republics and mightiest of Empires. "For the purpose of erecting a suitable monument in memory of Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, his private burying ground was searched for the graves of himself and wife. It was found that everything had ptssed into oblivion. The shape of the coffins could only be traced by a black line of carbonaceous matter. The rusted hinfes and nails, and a round wooden kDot, alone remained in one ?;rave ; while a single lock of braided hair was onnd in the other. Near the grave stood an apple tree. This had sent dowjl two main roots into the very presence of the coffined dead. The W -oot, push: its way to the precise spot " if Roger Williams, had '2 around it, and folbackboneto the hips, branches, sending one '' when both turned —- Dot» formed made the 'o the huaut their _ones even ief—the guil%qt of rob: The or- "Matilda, the consort of the first Normsi sovereign of England, was tbe direct descendant of Alfred the Great, through marriage ol her ancestor, Baldwin II., Count of Flanders with Elstrith, the daughter of that most illustrious of our kinscs. Matilda was the daughtei of Buldwin V., Count of Flanders, a powerful and wise sovereign. Her mother was Adelais, daughter of Robert 1., King of France. Matilda was born about tbe year 1031, aad becamc no less celebrated for her accomplishments tbsn tor the grace and beauty of her peraon. H« bkill in needlework was remarkable, and this was then considered the most desirable acquirement that could be possessed by ladies of hick rank. The skill of toe four sisters of King Ath elstan.in embroidery, spinning and weaving obtained for those royal spinsters the addreasei MATILDA OF FLANDERS. SlRGEON DENTIST. JUST STBEET, PITT8TGN, PA. PITT8T0N, PA. !/ THE STAFF OF LIFE is good Bread, and I would respectfully inform the citizens ol Pittston and vicinity, that I always keep the genuine article on handforsale, withallkindso New Brick, opposite Big Basin BALTIMOBE, MD, We think this extract from a medical advertisement is entirely correct: "Consumptives, cough while you can; for after you have taken one bottle of my mixture, you can't." Amonthe many improvements recently introducedn his practice, he regards none of more imirtaace than his method of EXTBHriNG TEETH WITHOUT PAtN, which ho« doing successfully every day, by he use of . K I B 0 U 3 0 XI D £ GAS. . CS» It is per ftl j »»fe and very pleasant to inhale. Its result* Ive been entirely satisfactory in every instane " C. M. W. Boomt wi J. W. MILLEB, adjoining the Cash Store o:has. Law A Co. Pittite*, % 1st 1864. By special arrangements villi the Express Companies and Railroads, tliose w io order rosy rely on a constant supply and pronipi delivery. Weliave established a Braneli House in Baltimore. Md., in order to increase the facilities of filling large orders, and also, for the purpose of receiving Oysters from the Nansemond, James and York Rivers, and other notable points, toa better advantage than heretofore.Instead of marching in procession on Sl Patrick's day, the Bo9ton Fouian circles hare resolved to work during the day, and devote the earnings toward revolutionary purposes in Ire- Und; R . f«» «a A gbeenbobn sat a long time very attentive- CRACKERS, PIES, CAKES, &c., &c. .Families and Parties supplied with everything in his line, on short notice, and on vedBonable terms. We beg » continuation of the favorsi of our old friends und customers, and solicit the orders of dealers generally, promising eveiv satisfaction in our power to give, dend in your orders. Jan. 3 " * HONOES TO REBEL DEAD. Hon. John Covode has addressed a letter to Gov. Featnn, of H*w York, in which he protests strongly against the recommendation of , i.ro»lIT L!U; ; cfPta'P fiU« ll)e wa^r" Here it divided into two br. 2m? S£*J?$ r « e.(nvcr foul along each leg to the heels, ,  the c,t^,aBd conta.nmg to the tort. One of tnMe root. 1 ,*•"?,? ,?' s slight crook at the knee, which " .c. Covod# m whole bear a striking resemblance M Df D*■!» ■ ftin bfL fcqni ltfin form- there were the graves l, g«ic m«tter-the flesh, the bonet i«t?ndSf'Alslifi1 William®—had pwni into %a »pple-krw, tracerv in btfnCr noaulrian' Tha bl jfuimuh ®lement* had tD««n •bsortwd by the root#, trans diiwi* oM ro^fromhi'. Th«Tx, mut«(l lnto w 00(17 which Co aid now • Wsf  toffSd. E*th' ■^rtcSvlSld®i2T2f-; if w® hare them ' * L ~ My establishment is now in my new brick building opposite the big basiD, on Main it. FRANK BRANDENBURG. Pittston, March 1,1863. F. R. BAIRD4C0. KICEitL aJCAP. 0. W. SPRATT. ly (Duiing upon a cane bottom chair. At length he said: " I wonder what feller took the trouble JJEAL ESTATE! to find all them a( holes, and putatraws around 'ein." In Munich, the authorities for Boiae years past have required that in all cases of children dying in their first year, the parent* should declare whether or not the infant bad been narsed by the mother. Ax Irishmen a abort time in this'oountry, wa* eating boiled green corn. Alter eating off all the corn, he passed the oob back to the lady who sat at the head of the table saying: " Would you pleaae be so kind as to put some ir ore beans on the stick." the latter that the Rebels who were killed in the battle of Antitlwa shall be buried in of the greatest princes ia Europe. The feme o their excellent etitchery is, however, all tha remain* ot the iPoetry of Matilda'* Saxoi cousins, but her own great work, the Bajreux ta pestry, i* still in existence. "Matilda was sought In marriage by aevora princes, but she had bestowed her affections 01 a young Saxon noble named Brihtric, and tar named, from the CtifttBs* of hii complexion Meaw, or Suonr. He was the Lord of Olouces ter, and King Edward the Confessor's on Toy a the eoart of Flanders. Hi* rank and wealtl would hava rendered him a fitting contort fo Matilda, but he did not rstura her love. Mean time her charms and noble qualities attractei the attention of the most warlike prince of thi time—William of Kormaidy. Sevev diC JOEL BRENT ON, x. e. thohpsojt ■■ rjlHOMPSV & WILLIAMS, SEAL 38TATE AGENTS, BEAP & SPBATT, 8*tion«l Cemetery st that place. Mr. objecta to suob i canceMicn, becauM *' PLAIN, ORNAMENTAL, HOUSE, 'I J". 'i L " .1 •D !' U it GENERAL REAL ESTATE AND COLLECTING AGENTS AND CONVEYANCERS, recognised no rale of humanity or ci LAND BROKEKW GENERAL CONVEYANCERS, AND SIGN PAINTER, Office on the Ravine, near Penn'a Coal Ce.'s Office, East side of Mam St., in their method of fighting. He relates of .Col. Coyode, who wt« (hot under Sberida.. 18M, and while lying upon the ground wound-* ed and helpleai, wu deliberately ibot by rebel*, who eame up to him, and was alto (tripped of hie clothing and everjrthipg, «od/left naked (o die. Another aon, a private in the Fourth Malltreet, Plttstorn, Pa, Will attend to tlfeurchasc and sale of Houses, Lota, farm 8, Coal Lands, also rent buildings, collect rent, in1Bt and raise money en Bond and Mortgage, draVVticles of agreement, contracts, deeds, bonds and prtMges, pwora of attorney, Ac. Having had a grer*eaTot experience in the real estate DUainees, and} extensive acquaintance in this and i.d]oining ooules, they feet safe in saying that they have supericftcinties for doing a heavy business. whioh they J attend to promptly on reasonable t.irms. The Kt of references wlrf \m given at any t ime, if desii by parties Wring at a distance. OStce In A C.aompson * Co.'s furniture store, Main Street, nexoor toE.A B. Be van's liquor store, Dr. F. A. Thompn, having removed to the West, has r assed his unuhed real estate business over to us. [Oct. 24,'67-Cm Main Street, -* Roger The PITTSTON, PENN'A, PITTSTON PENN'A, "Will seal or purchase Houses, Lots, Fafms and Ceal Lands, procure money on Mortgage, Lease property, collect Rents or other debts, and attend promptly tb all basiness connected with their office. Special attention given to the examination of titlp!*. . Nov 7,67 U. Vf.' 8PRATT, Attorney at Law. had May still be found at his Old Stand, next to Dr. A. Knapp's Drug Store, where he has a full supply of which had deind scattered nrtrethan that —bad been . .#D luscious frait, which', from year to year, L-. been gathered and eaten. How pertinent, then, is the question," Who ate Roger vVilliams WALLPAPERS op ALL KINDSAND PRICES Pennsylvania Caralrj, wu taken at Sulphur Spring*, Virginia, with one hundred and fiftysix of his regiment, of whoa one hundred and forty-two afterward* perished in prison, wfcH they were confined eighteen months, starved and exposed to the elements—to the sun in summer and to the frosU in winter. 8ome of thorn died idiotic or iasane. Mr. Covode says to Ooy, Fen ton: Wif* \ them i*tr; left on _ the leMt particle of moistaro, as water favors chemical ohange, the vigilant oxygen will find if unmolested, trill never stop until it haa eaten the whole of the feast we have provided. Bat as heat ia also productive of chemical action, and the iron ii now cold, it cunnoA combine aa vigorously as at the blacksmith's forge; therefore, the compound is • lower one, the red ozyd of iron or common iron-rust, as we see it on stoves and other utensils." oeren jwri w lia eourtahip oontinue. At last, infuriated bj ler making a detracting observation on hi* Dirth, he attacked bar in Bruges, close to h« father's palace, returning from chureh with h« adiea. He struck her, and spoiled her rich ar» ray by rolling her in the mud; then springing ju his horse, rode off at full speed. Matilda'i partiality for Brihtric Meaw had perhaps more to do with her refusal of William of Normandy than the low birth of hi* muther wherewith th« taunted him. Her father, incensed at William'i outrageous conduct, made fierce war on him, boi suffered not a little in the contest, for thC mighty Horman was never alack at retaliation To the surprise of everv one, the victor renewee hia suit for the hand of the fair Matilda, and she caused still greater astonishment by courteously accepting him. The reason she gavt was, ' that she thought the duke must be a mac of the highest courage and most daring spirit to beat her in her father's city.' Baldwin V lost no time in concluding the marriage, giving his daughter a great portion in lands, money rich jewels and costly array. Matilda and William were married at Chateau d'Eu, in Norman dy. He conducted her with her parent* in tri uraphant progress to Kouen, the capital of hi: duchy, where ahe made her public entry as hiD bride. Matilda'* and William's bridal mantle* garnished with jewel*, together with hi* hel met, were long preserved in the treasury o Bayeux Cathedral." which he will sell at the lowest rates at which they can be afforded. ■« PAINTING, PAPER-HANGING, GRAINING, GLAZING AND PICTURE FRAMING, For several weeks the Springfield Ltader kept the following oonipieuouily at the head of its local column; " Boy wanted at this office."— ▲ few days since, the editor1* wife presented him with " a boy," which, in a highly significant way, shows the value of advertising. g AM II EL J. BARBER, Familiar Scikncb; or the Scientific Explanation of _Common Things: By R. E. Peterson, Dhia Academy of Natural Scitrnea A Potts, 37 North Third 'ublithers. dono at short notice and on reasonable terms. A full supply of KEYSTONE MARBLE YAED. J J. JERRIAM'S ences. Sower, 1 Street, Phil**.,! 8TDDI0, At Mfir'a Photograph Booms. CABINETND LIFE-BIZK PORTRAITS Painted in Oil ©rs. Also copies made from D»guerre otypes, Ambroses or Card Pictures any siie desired, tnd Painted ind or 'Vatcr Colors or re-touched tcitn [ ndia Ink. Pittston, Sap, 186fD.—ly PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, PAINT-BRUSHES, 4c. and all other articles belonging to the trade constantly on hand. We aim to please, and are willing to rely upon the work we have done in the past for recommendation Pittston, April 23, '67. J. B. Soulptor, and Dealer in As Englishman, traveling in Ireland, remarked to the driver of a coach upon the tremendous length of the Irish miles. " Confound your Irish miles! Why there's no end tethem!" « Sure, Sir," said the ooachman, " the roads are bad about here, and so we give good measure." " I think you will find that, in common with me, hundreds of thousands or loyal men, Whose hearts yet bleed with wounds received in the wicked war the slaveholders waged against the nation's life, have been shocked and outraged by your recommendation to do honor to the authors of their sorrows and the workers of their country's woes. Had you served in the army, either in person or through a son, and presenied your offering of patriotisa*to your country on the picket line or the line of pitched battle, you never would have made the heartless mistake you have made, in what your biographer, writing your life, will call 'the Antietam tetter." FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC MARBLE, Much that we have said in regard to Steele's Chemistry is applicable to this work. In the form'of questions and answers, it presents a great deal of scientific truth, explanatory of the phenomena of every day occurrence, arranged in a manner calculated to facilitate the acquisition of the great amount of valuable information embodied in the work, and tending to classify in the mind of the student the different branches of which it treats. In this manner, some two thousand questions relating to Chemistry, Philosophy, Meteorology, Optics, &c., are concisely explained, in language within the comprehension of all grades of intelligence. An appendix of 150 pages exhibits a great variety of scientific amusements, consisting of experiments easily performed, and productive of much entertainment. This work is used as a text-book in many schools and academies in which the sciences are not regularly taught; and even for those who are conversant with the subjects of which it treats, it is a valuable book of reference. Tomb Stonee, Mantels, Window Caps and Sills. OXYGEN I» THE HUMAN SYSTEM. - We take (he air into oar lungs. Every three minutes all the blood in the system makes the tour of the body, and comet to the lungs. Now the blood is full of little iron disks, or gas bags. These, when old, assume a tawny hue, like the decayed leaves of autumn, shrivel up and die, millions of them perishing at every breath we draw. But when young and vigorous, they take up the oxygen and carry it to all parts of the body, depositing it wherever it is needed. Here the oxygen revels in high life. It sweeps tingling through every artery and vein, distends each capillary tube, sends the quick flush to the oheek, snatches up its portion of the food that comes eat of the, stomaah, gnaws away at the aerves and tissues, eats up every wornout muscle and all waste matter, until at last it cornea back throngh the veins black and thiok with the products of its toil—' the cinders of the fire within us." Opposite the Bank, JyJoDOUGALL'S PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA. " Well asked the doctor, "how do you feel to-day ?" " Och doctor, dear, I enjoy very poor health intirely. This rumatics is very distressin' indade; when I go to sleep I lay awake all night, and my toes.is swilled as large as a goose hen's eggs, so whin I stand up I fall down immediately." CENTRAL BOOK & MUSIC STORE! OPPOSITE COOPER'S IIALL, pASSGETO ANDFROM gAGLE FORGE Keeps constantly on hand a good as Books, Music, and Stationery of all kinds. AND RAILROAD SPIKE WORKS. WILLIAM HUNT A SONS, 0 GREAT R1IAIN AND IRELAND. tmant By Swamshtad Sailing Packet, at Reduced Rates TAPOTT BROTHERS & CO., SLATES, PENCILS, PAPER SCHOOL BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS PITTS TON, PA Bishop Simpson in a reccnt lecture predicted that in a very few years, here in Boston, we would have Chinese servants in our houses.— Paterfamilias referred to this at the breakfast table this morning, when little Minnie, after a while, came to his chair and whispered, " Oh, Pa, won't it be nice f We shall have a Chinese servant, and she will eat all the rats, so we won't have to keep a cat!" Mr. Covode speaks the sentiments of every loyal man. It is enough to have suffered from the rebellion as we have suffered, to warn us of the error of seeming to award to treason the merit of having been a just cause. When the graves of those who fell for liberty and law are mingled witb those of traitors, there can be no just distinction between right and wrong. S6uth St., and 23 Broadway, Manufacturers of Locomotive Frames, Crank Axles, Car Axl«*-i, Pisto inRods, Pnddle Shafts, and nil kind* Df Marino Work. Heavy and l.ight Shafting, Tire Iron, and every description of Hammered Iron, Railwav Spikes, iolts and Nuts of all sizes, in large or small quantities, always on hand. Blacksmiths' Work of every description promptly done. Cash paid tor Wrought Iron Scrap. NEW YORK, MEMORANDUMS, ic. Tho business will rooeive cnrefull attention, and every addition will be promptly made to the Btock which the wants of the community may call for. The patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. Pittston, April 18,1867. Continue to iCD Passage Tickets, available for twelve Months, frorDNDON, LIVERPOOL, or QUEENSTOWN, and tAFTS, payable on de'naod, for any amount froinand upwards. MICHAEL W. MORRIS, Agent, [6june67] COMBUSTION AND HEAT. " All processes of fermentation, of decay, of putrefaction, oC fire, are called by the chemist by one name—combustion, oroxydatlon. They are simply produced by the union of oxygen with the substance. Tney differ only in the time employed in the operation. If oxygen unites rapidly, we call ft fire; if slowly,decay. Yet the process and the products are the same. A stick of wood is burned in my stove, and another rots in the woods, and the chemical change is identical. In the combustion of au atom of oxygen, a certain amount of heat is liberated. Hence, the house that decays in twenty years, gives out as much heat during that time as if it had been swept off in a fierce conflagratipn in as many minutes." Miktal axd Social Culters ; A Text-Book fo Schools and Academies: By LafavttU { Loomis, A. It., M. D., President of wheelinj Female College. Feb. 28. '67- Pittston Pa. gERWICK MILLS. ]LLINERY AND rpo AJiD FROM THE DEPOT! The undersigned, having purchased of Mr. Joseph Hiieman the Omnibus Line to the depot would respectfully say to the public that he will continue to run to all the trains, and carry passengers and baggage at the same rates. No efforts will be spared to accommodate the public and to give all entire satisfaction. PETER M. TRAUGII Calls the attention of the public.ta bis facilities for the manufacture of a superior article of A Gentleman was chiding his Bon for staying out late of nights—or rather early of next morning—and said : " Why when I was of your age, my lather would not allow me to go out of the house after dark !" " Then you had a deuce of a father—you had," sneered the young profligate. Whereupon the father very rashly vociferated : " I had a confounded sight better'n than you had you young rascal!" Strike thi Ksot.—" Strike the knot!" said a gentleman to his son, who, tired and weary, was leaning on bis axe over a log which he had in vain been trying to cleave. Then looking at the log, the gentleman, saw how the boy had hacked and chipped all around the knot without bitting it. Taking the axe he struok a few sharp blows on the knot, and split the log withont difficulty. Smiling, he handed the axe to his son, saying: J. W. Schermerhorn & Co. 430 Broom street, New York, issue an attractive littl volume with the foregoing title. It aims i presenting the leading principles of menfa and social culture; the means by which tb mental faculties may best be developed at strengthened ; and the most successful met ods of study. It is more comprehensive its scope, and far more practical in its pla than any of the41 Young Hen's Companions or works of similar character, so often aim at that unfortunate class, by the solicito advisers of youth. In fact, it meets a wi which has frequently been felt; and is cftli F A C Y STORE! Adjoining Limb's Boot and Shoe Store. \f R3. D. LA. having recently opened a desirable LY1 sto.'.k of lnery and Fancy floods, invites the nlMnttnu of thf ios to the same. Her stock comprises r FLOUR AND C1I0P of every description. The above articles are kept constantly on haul and will ba,uold at the most reasonable prices. He also has a Lives ok the Queens or England: By Agnea Strickland. Harper A Bros., Now York, Publishers. (Price $2.00.) II ART 1'iH^LIPS LARGE AND EXTENSIVE TANNERY, in connection with the Mills, at which he i.* constantly engaged in the manufacture of all kinds of Leather. The highest market ;Drices will be paid for Grain and Hives. A continuance of the public patronage is respcctrully solicited. 1'. M. TKAUGH. Berwick, Jan. SI,1808-ly BONNETSJBBONS, HAT8, FLOWER8, Feathers, Lac«ioods, Silks, Velvets, Doll nats Hats for childriud a variety of other goods, all of which will be s4t reasonable rates. Millinery work of all kinds exnd in the best and most approved manner Pleasll and examine our stock. Pitts ton Oct. 868,-tf L I Y E R Y ,'1 Agnes Strickland's "Queens ol England" and " Queens of Scotland," have become standard biographical works. The 44 Library Edition,'' comprising several volumes, has been before the public for many years. The publishers have lately performed a most acceptable service lor that portion of the reading community who have not time for ' whole series, by issuing an abridgment "Queens of England," by the autD which the most important features inal work are presented in one n of 700 pages. Everything necessary to rendet tractive and instructive has been rev carefully chronologized. The volume part of the valuable "Student's H. riea!.' pubHahed by the Harpers, and D» admi rably adapted to the wants of Good horses and rigs to hire to carcful tie responsible persons. All orders loft at Eagle Hotel or Butler House will be promptly attended to. H. P. Pittston, June 8, 1805.—tf. The Lehigh Valley Daily News relates a good story of a young darkey in Allentown who was sent to get something to stooltelh* meat in his employer's smoke house. The darkey went out and invested the money in ctigars, and seated himself in tho smoke house under the meat, lighted a cigar and puffed away. He had disposed of sixteen cigars in this way before* the blunder was discovered by the family. " Always striko the knot!" A N D , IIOWE L L i- CO That was a good advice. It is good for you, children, as it was for the boy to whom it was given. It is a cepital maxim to follow when you are in trouble. Have you a hard sum to do at school? Are you leaving borne to live for the first time? Strike the kuott Look your trouble in tho eye, as the bold lion hunter looks in the face of a lion. Never Bhrink from a painful duty, buUstep right up to it and do it. Yea, strike the .knot) Strike the knot, boys and girls, and you will always eonquer your difficulties. " The body is « stove in whieh fuel is bflrned, 'and the chemioal action is precisely like that in any other stove. This combustion liberates heat, and our bodies are kept warm by the constant fire within us. We thus so* why we fortify ourselves against a cold day by an extra full meal. When there is plenty of ftiel la our huoian furnaces, tbs oxygen burns that; but if there be a deficiency, the destructive oxygen must still unite with something, so it gnaws «way at our flesh ; first the fat, and the man grows poor; then the muscles, and he grows weak ; anally the brain, and he becomes crazed. He hes' simply burned up, us a candle burns out to darkness." E A P& M A L 0 N E Y, E W GOODS! (aUCCEaeQRS TO SMITH BROS.) CELEBRATED XX & XXXX ALES, WhoeMnd Retail Deaeri in THE WANTS PF THE PEOPLE DULY CONSIDERED! ■e&ding the lated to bo not only useful in the scboolrooi of the but of great benefit to the general student "iore6a, in »■" Df the orig- I«*ocwrc«.—" Papa, didn't J tat volume whip me odc« for biting little Tommy V * " Yes, my dear; you hurt him very much. "Well, then, papa, you ought to whip lis* the work at- mjjsio master, too; he bit sister  ained, and ternoon right on the mouth, and I know it h forms a her, because she put her arms around hit I , r, and tried to choke him." 'storioal Se- , »•. Wbb* will watar atop running 4Mg$ t'amiliea and i When it gets to the bottom. GROCER* AND PROVISIONS, The undersigned having just returned from •he bead of market with one of the most extensive stocks of merchandize ever offered to thu people of Luzerne County, would respectfully announce in & few words,totheir friends and the public in general, that their purchases have been made with a view to the wants of the people, the miner and laborer, as well as the clean Handed gentleman, or fair lady. Goceries- and provisions, flour and feed in large supplies always on hand. law a McMillan. Odd Fellows' Block, North Side. Pittston, Dec. 2D, 1864. UNRIVALLED CREAM ALES, SALT Mis, FLOUR, FI8H, AND STAPLiDEY GOODS, MANUFACTURED FROM THE BEST OF MALT ND HOPS. Mhs. Oakes Smith is out in advance of the woraan reformers. In a letter to the Journal of Health she aayB: " I stand to the point, and nail my colors to the mast in defence of it—that it is right, proper and delicate for a woraan to choose her husband ; and the man thus distinguished by her choice will feel himself ennobled and sanctified." '• Sanctified," that is the word.— This is leap year. Let the women commence the sauctification at once. ——_ Families can be supplied with a Pure Healthy and Nutritious beverage. Notions, Ac. XX & XXXX PORTER, FARM RECEIVED. Store in the upfcrt of town, below tbe Depot, PITTON, PENN'Ai1 August t, 1807. OXYGEN PRODUCES MOTION. MINERAL WATER. SODA WATER, 8ARSA- PARILLA, Ac A newspaper having spoken of the " priests, deacons, and lay members" of the Episcopal Church, correoted itself the next day by saying that lady members are not lay members, ex* _cept of the hen family. " The action of oxygen in the movement of the muscles is very singular. In order to move a limb, the muscle must contract. Bo the oxygen unites with a part of the muscle, destroys its structure, and so shortens it. Tuns every movement of a limb, every wink of tlje eye, BOTTLED ALE AND PORTER. ONION BR EWE lit March 128, 'G7-tf.J Pittston, Pa.