Pittston Gazette

              JOB PRINTING AND RULING. at- rwrjaw ■ 1 mi *V. CATION. The Gazette JoBDixn Office embrace*, a large rana» y cf Jobbing Material, with ohe Large Cylinder T«y 1,1 Stettin Press, two .smaller Steam Power Pre»nD-s iiumi lDrc as enabling us to expedite it every kind,an to exeeu to be surpassed even in our large cities,and at low Particular attention paid tO"thc printingjof Mfiil ifi-ts, Pamphlets, Circulars, Show-Itiljs. Labels, jtfgtfcH, Orders, JIand-Hills, llill-Heads, Tickets, t lards, Ac. 810; three mos., $is Ruled and Bound work of all kinds done to onlo in tlie neatest and best manner, and printed to order. $30; six DEVOTED TO THE COAL INTERESTS, POLITICS, NEWS, LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. iree mouths, $40 A full line of Justices' and Constubles' Blanks, to get her with License Applications and Bonds, Notes Deeds, Contracts, Time and Pay Hulls, &e., AC-, constantly on hand. PITTSTON, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1869. WHOLE NO. 1,010. •a' Notices, $3 each. All VOL. XX.—NO. 22 Marriages and Deaths, WHOLESALE GROCERS. WINES AND LIQUORS. BOOTS AND SHOES. INSURANCE COMPANIES. THE BORE. in conflicts of lower life, try,ing with * smile the tears ol the unfortunate *«u? directing mewses of love to those who need h" nursing, 'ur HEAD-WORK vs. HAND WORK. PORNEYS AT LAW Ilead-workers need rnoro rest than hand-wor»eri. The old saw precisely inverted the properties ot the case so far as it inyolvod them, declaring that seven hours sleep sufficed thn Student, eight the laboring man, and nino tlm fool." Three hours of hard brain work destroy, on before observed, more nervoti3 tissue, and causes & greater subtraction of phosphate from (he system, than an ordinary day's work as toOro mechanical labor, the proportion in grains (of weight) being at 86.77. Above everything else, brain-workers need sleep, early sleep and late sleep, and enough in the middle to fcer •• real stupid" at the end of it. Stupidity is precisely tho condition into which this claS3 o£ toilers should manage and devise and strive t,» get themselves for a Utae, longer or shorter, each twenty-four hours. Vothing resU thCD brain aild the whole working system like it. Narcotic sapidity is not the thing referred to —though in emergency this may perhaps b» had recourse to as a medicine—but the quiet, reposeful readjustment of the nervous condition and the re-charging with vital force of the nerve-batteries, the contrast not yet closed, the galvanic currenU therefore not yet sat in motion, but only filling up the system with a blind diffused feeling of healthy sensations and reserved efficiency. Gm BRAINERD & CO., p B. SMITH, \JT. IMPORTER OF BRANDIES, WINES, GINS, Ac., Ac., 191 West St., one Door above IDuane St., NEW YORK. JgOOTS AND SHOES ! WYOMING FIRE INSURANCE CO WILK ES-BARRE, PKKNA. Capital and Surplus, BV N. 0. 84XC. S. STARK GROCERS, 103 Murray, near West Street, MARK MCDonnell Again I hear the creaking step; lie's rapping at the door; Too well I know the boding sound That ushers in a tDore. I do not tremble when I meet thee, The stoutest of my foes, But heaven defend mc from (ho friend Who comes but neyer goes. greatest possible favor at present'/ we fathers or grandmothers, will be to W ''IC *'r TON, TENN'A E\ AT LAW NEW YORK; $170,000 fOIO.W. URAINERD, DAVID BELDF.X, (euhiia w.baxteb gpiTi | Would respectfully LI I inform the public that K LI j he has opened at bis *• I new Boot and Shoe V —% store, an entirely new handsome variety LADIES', MISSES' It CHILDREN'S SHOES of every description, style and quality, with an entire assortment of everything in the boot and shoe line, from the dainty sljiD- per to tho strong lumbering boot. I wish to say to farmers particularly, who wish to buy DIRECTORS: CHAS. DORRANCE, L. D. SHOEMAKER, JOHN RE1CHARD, O. COLLINS, STEWART PIERCE, G. M. HARDING, CHAS. A. MINER, TIIOS. FORD,: A. MORSE, C. E. BUTLER, A. C. LANING, R. C. SMITH. CHARLES DORRANCE, President, L. D. SHOEMAKER, V. President. R. C. Smith, Secretary, THUS.FOKID, Agent, Pittston, Pa. alone. - War. 7,1861 S41yl THE STORY OF PARADISE LOST D. M. JONES ATTO T A. WISNER, fj , No. 92 Front Street, PISH AND OYSTERS XKY AT LAW Main St We find the following, credited to Charles Reade, in one of our exchanges, that is usually belter informed upon such subjects: "John Milton did not give away 'Paradise Lost;' lie sold it lor £10, to show hi3 contempt for money, says canting Camden—because lonslin would riot give him any more, says comraou-senie and I." Surely there in scarcely any biographical fact that has been oftener repeated than that of Milton having sold his '-magnus opuni" to Simmons, the booksollcr, for five pound3 down, and a prospective payment of the same amount iftho sale exceeded thirteen hundred copies. County, and saltations; in NEW YORK TOIIN MoKENNA, GENERAL PRODUCE, FISH AND OYSTER COMMISSION MERCHANT,No. 302 South Water, anil 303 South Front St., PHILADELPHIA. For reference see J. S. llurlbut, Pittston, Pa. |Sept. 12, '67-€m. IIo drops into my easy chair Anil asks about the news; ily 15, 'Ctf BONNELL A ADAMS WHOLESALE GROCERS. IIo pry's into my manuscript, And gives his candid views: IIo tolls mo whore he likes the_lino= And where he's forced to grieve; Ho takes tho strangest liberties, * But never takos his leave. E. ff. PAINTER, » jyjILLER & ROSS May 16th,'67. ATTORNEY AT L A W COMMISSION MERCHANTS bingiiamtok boots, jVJORTII WESTERN i—Collections etc MAIN STREET, PITTS[May 6,18t»-tf. ami JOBBERS of that I keep a full supply of the best make always on hand, and tho MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY TC DN Groceries, Provisions, Flonr, Grain, Meal, Feed, Seeds, Ac V. R. BAIRD FR. BAIRD & CO., • Packers and Dealers ip CAN, TUB, sriCEP AND SHELL OYSTERS, B. r. COOLDACQH, Home Office, 41C Main Street, Miticaukec, H'is. Lestxr Sextos Prcx't. MUNSELL & PERCIVAL A. W- Kkllooo, Sec. Gen'l Agts, Eastern Penn IUiub Smith, 428 Walnut-st., Phila. He roads the daily papers through Before I've seen a word, Ho scans the lyric (that I wrote). And thinks it quite absurd, no calmly smokes my last cigar, And calmly asks for more; He opens everything he soes— Except the entry door. Main St., Pittston, Pa. CHEAPEST IN TOWN —COME AND SEE FOR YOU KSELV ES. D. L. O'NEIL, ATTORNEY AT LAW. rORT PENSION AND CLAIM AGENT, Fob. 18, '09, * Being a practical shoemaker myself, and employing none but PASS rp McNAMARA No. 333 South Front Street, PHILADELPHIA. Total Assets January 1st 1SG7, •' isfis, $1,679,520.70 3.141,726.12 Tlio story of" Paradise Lost," which may be new to some readers, is briefly aa follows:—It wa3 Milton's life-long ambition to write a great work that his country "would not lot die;"and lie doubtless thought, during the troublesome WILKES-BARRE, PA ly. TIIE BEST OF WORKMEN, " July " 1*68, nearly 4,000.000.09 High rates of interest and low rates of mortality produce ICarge Dividends. April " 186*, a.wtfi,186.31 Iloalor in Dry floods, Groceries, Crockery, Provisions 4e.,New Brick Store, next door to Brandenburg's Bakery, MAIN STREET, By special arrangements with the Express Companies and Kail roads, those who order may rely on a constant supply and prompt delivery. We beg a continuation of the favors of our old friends and customers, and solicit the orders of dealers generally, promising every satisfaction in our power to give, riend in your orJers. Jan.3- F. R. BAIRD AOO. C. I. WRIGHT. D. C. 11ARRINOT WMGIIT & HARRINGTON, D V ATTORNEYS AT LAW, I can warrant entire satisfaction in the CUSTOM DEPARTMENT to all who wish a complete fit, and will favor me with their patronage. One Thousand Dollars loaned for 50 Years, nt 6 per ct. Compound Interest produces (1.8,420.16 at 8 pr C:t. " " " 46.MI1.61 at 10 " " " " 117,390.85 He talks about his fragile health, And tells me of the pains. He suffers from a score of ills, Of which he ne'er Complains; And how he struggled once with death. To keep the fiend at bay I On themes like those, away he goes— But never goes away. PITTSTON, PA mark McDonnell. times of the civil war, that his fondly cherished hopes were baffled ; that he had indeed been WILKES-BARRE, PA A full Stock oi Fresh Goods always on hand Pitts ton, May C, 18G9-ly. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO RE- The favorable rate of Mortality experienced, presents an inducement for insuring in the Northwestern, as exhibited In the following table showing the rate eacji year since 1861, of Loss to Amount Insured in this Company, as compared wits the total average of the same in each corresponding year, of all the Companies doing business in the State of Massachusetts, as published in the Official Reports; Office on Main St., above Z. Bennett's Store. A'ill practice in Courts of Luzerne County and tfayor's Courts of Carbondale. Consultations in German and English. D. C. Harrington, Notary Fublic. Feb. 4,1SG4,. PAIRING born an age too soon, and that he hail (alien on evil days and evil tongues; but, whon peace again smiled on his native land, ho tarned his attention to the selection of a subject. Before he determined upon his long philosophical poem, he appears to hare ranged through history in quest of a topic of sufficient interest and capability, and for a time to have dwelt fondly on King Arthur. At last he reached a point beyond which it was impossible to go. Milton's choice was made, and " Paradise Lost" grew slowly into being. Tho exact date when Milton—of whom tho Bishop of Avranches wrote to Salmasius, who had done him the honor of abusing him. How can you occupy 3'ourself with an object so insignificant as this Milton ?"—began his great Grady,-ward & co., (SUCCESSORS TO J. B. STARK A CO.) WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALERS IN (Groceries, Provisions, Flour, Salt, Wood and Willow Ware, MILLINERY. Call before purchasing, and remember the right place. In particular, it it believed that all workers, both men and women, in all departments of labor, anil especially in the department now in debate, willTind it greatly to their advantage to lie drtwn, for a time longer or shorter,during the dajr, preference being given hour after dinuor, and to lie long enough, if possible, to just iaEl asleep. Every other working animal than man, if let free, will after having eaten ak noon, lie down for a nap, or, if from any cause it fails to get it, shows decided abatement of efficiency for the rest of the day. Judicious teachers teach their horses to lie down in their stalls, Or compel them to, and many have to bo compelled to do it in such narrow quarters that they are liable to chafe or wound themselves in getting down or up. In a recumbent posturo the pulse if slower by eight or ten beats a minute than in standing, and four or fivo slower than in sitting; the breathing, also, is less rapid, and is deeper, digestion begins sooner, and progresses more rapidly. Accordingly, the worker can recuperate faster in a recumbent than in any other, position; and, if in a quiet place, his nerves get composed moro speedily and thoroughly in a given timo. Working people understand this well enough; but not" feeling tired," they hate to camp down on a sofa and settee, it is such dull business. Dull enough, truly, when the head is swarming with plans, work is ready to go on, and the worker feels ready to go with it. But it pays well—this is our argument, it pays well by tho day, month, yeisr or lifetime, and for tho great majority of workers.  "VTEW MILLINERY AND FANCY JLl STORE. Jenkin*' Block, opposite Battle'* Brick Building, Main St, Pittston, Pa, [Jan. 16,'68 He tells me of the carping words, Some shallow critic wrote; And every precious paragraph, Familiarly can quote; Ho thinks the writer did mo wrong, He'd like to run him through. He says a thousand pleasant things, But never says adieu! AVERAGE RATIO RATIO OF THE DIFFERENCE IX FAVOR TEAR OF ALL. NORTHWESTR'X OF THIS COMPAXT 1862 1.14 96 .18 1863 1.21 83 ,3S 1864 1.24 87 ,:I7 1865 (■ .92 59 ,:i3 1866 .03 56 .27 Q SUTHERLAND, O* Jl'STICE OF THE PEACE East Side of Public Square, (Nos, 29 and 30,) Adjoining P. Lamb's Boot and Shoe Store. MRS. D. LAMB, having recently opened a desirable stock of Millinery and Fancy Goods, invites the attention of the ladies to the same. Her stock comprisesTHOS. B. EVANS' WILICES-BARRE, PA Boot and Shoo Establishmen FOR WEST riTISTON BOROUGH C A. Ghaut, ■J Johi M. Ward, f I. M. Kimixdaix. /V" Off ier of Ex and Warren Streets, May 2«, 18G9-ly BONNETS, RIBBONS. HATS, FLOWERS, Feathers, Laces, Hoods, Silks, Velvets, Doll Hats Hats for children, and ft variety of other goods, all of which will be sold at reasonable rates. Millinery work of all kinds executed in the best and most approved manner Please call and examine our stock. Its rates on all Endowment Policies are from 10 pr cent, to 32 per cent, lower than most leading Eastern Companies which is equivalent to a dividend in advance of from 11 to 47 per cent. 11 busin led D—Coll 1 SGO-l s pertaining to his office promptly at" itions made, &r. HOTELS. Whene'r he comes—that dreadful man— Disguise it as I may, I know that like an autumn rain. He'll last throughout the day. In vain I speak of urgent tasks, In vain I scowl and pout; A frown is no extinguisher— It does not put him out! PHYSICIANS. SALOON, RESTAURANT and Nine first door below the Post Office. PittstonJ Oct. 18,1866.-tf Its success has been almost unprecedented in the history of I.ifo Insurance. Commencing operations in Milwaukee nine years ago, without capital, it has become not only the largest Insurance Company west of the seaboard cities, but takes ranlt among the foremost companies in the whole country, (only two of all the Life Companies of New York having "a larger number of memliers, only frfnr a larger amount at risk, and only five larger assets.) ALL POLICIES NON-FORFEITING. Full jyi N. C. GIDDINGS, TITTSTOK, PA NEW STOCK. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON JAMES SPERRIXG, Proprietor. Pittston, June 10,1869-ly. Christian poem is not known; but we do know ttjj- Off Hope Express off MRS. MARY J. SMITH, that for many yearn, mostly under his own roof in Artillery Walk, or while sauntering through the streets of London, when Charles Stuart was amusing himself with his licentious court; when John Dryden wa3 witnessing his own plays performed at the Globe Theatre: When poor Sam Butler was growing morose fjpm neglect and ill-usage: when the lively and garruj' !ous Samuel I'epys was running about embalm- L' ing notes for future posterity; and when the I'lTTSTON, F A 9-ly. HOUSE, Has tho pleasure of inviting her customers and the Two doors above Lewis Cohen's Clothing Store, No Extra Charge for Insuring Women I mean to take the knocker off, Put crape upon the door; And hint to John that I ?m gone, To stay a month or more. I do not tremble when I meet The stoutest of my ioes; But Heaven defend me from the friend, Who comes and never goes! ■lay 13.13 W1LKESBARRE, PENN'A. ladies in general to a All its profits are equitably divided, among its Policy Holders. JQR. P. J. O'MALLEY, MAIN STREET, PITTSTON. T:I.HCuIiProPrietore' NEW AND FASHIONABLE He has supplied himself with n variety of the best of stock, and has a stiong force of GOOD WORKMEN constantly employed, enabling him to turn out work upon short no'ice and executed in such a manner as to giTe satisfaction to all. Special references by permission all, of whom are largely insured in this Company. Wm. M. Sinclair, Lloyd Suppiee, Geo. Harding, C. M. Bayard, Philadelphia; Henry Searl. merchant, E. B. Hurnham, Lifck. Val. House, S.M.Nash, Prop'r Wyoming Hotel, S, J. Reed,Prop'r Forrest House, U. J. Schoonmaker, Forrest House; Scranton. Eiias Helms, Plymouth. M. Ricliart, Editor, Henry Searl, Jacob Phillips, Chas. Pugh, Owen D.Lewis, A. Armstrong, Chas. F. Stuart, David W. I'rosser, Dr. Thos. Williams, Jonah Howell, Reese W. Davis, I'hiktip Decker, Thos. Harvert. Rees W. Davis, M.C. Apt. Nevin J. Smith, Pittston. Mayor Hill, Scranton. Wm. Law. Mining Supt.. Penn'a Coal Co., Thos. Aubrey, Mining Boss. Jno. Howell, Merchant, Pittslon, Pa.— E. Howell, Merchant, M. M. Jones, Slate Dealer, Hydepark Policies in force SHO.OUO, obtained in the short time of four months. i Resident Hospital, •e—Main s ittston, Pa. Surgeon and Physician of St. Vin- NEW YORK. Jan. 7,1869. opposite Wattle's brick build- Aug. 20, '68—3m.* -yyillTE HORSE HOTEL, STOCK OF MILLINERY, Anything in the shape of a Fine or Coarse Boot or Shoe will be made in the neatest and most satisfactory manner, for either gentleman or lady. DR. JOHN C. BECKER, PHYS'ICIAN AND SURGEON MARKET STREET, WILKES-BARRE, PA, TRIMMINGS, AC., iRMEBlY OP TCNKIUXNOCK.) L. B. PERRIN, Proprietor REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS ATTENDED TO WITH THAT GIRL. Puritan poet's friend, Andrew Marvel!, was in- •site the First National Bank, PITTSTON, PA. Good Stabling attached. Oct. 23, '68. Of every description belonging to the trade. This PROMPTNESS. Through the four seasons that have passed, and several that have preceeded them, the Girl of the Period has been discussed without a pause. Forgetting, probably, that she is still a girl, the writers of the day have singled h&r out as the subject of their penniest dabs and their inkiest criticisms. No sooner does she own gowns (with her father's money) and dress reach an age which permits her to purchase her her own hair (with the barber's assistance), than she meet* a'fusilade of criticism and remark under which she must sink in shame and self reproach, or against which sho must defend herself with.brazen cheek and immodestconfidence Does she expand her skirts with her hoops? The critic makes an arrow of every wire. Does she retire within the limits of her own contour, and hang her skirts out of the reach of mud aud Bcwcrage? Her observers at onco appropriate her cast off redundancy te hang her up to the gaze of an unsympathizinjj public. If her bonnets are small, they are too small; if large ; they are too large. If she wears hor hair cn xoaterfall, it is ridiculous; if she lets it hang down her back en nature, it is affected. In a word, she can neither dress nor act, nor walk, nor speak a6 sho should, and she goes through the world as an ill-sorted being, whose duty is as imperative as it is impossible, living a disjointed life, only, in all probability, to give rise to sonic breach of etiquette at her funeral. teresting himself in his behalf—the plan was carried and resolved in the blind man's brain, till at length he was able to esclaim : ice h'iurs—from 8 to 10 a. m.., and 1 to 2 p, Evening, 6 to 8. pENTRAL HOTEL, \J UPPER PITTSTON stock has been selected with the utmost care and it embraces a variety which cannot fail to please all Thankful for past favors, we are encouraged to go ahead, Give us a call, and we will do our best to please. Dcc. 3. '68-tf THOS. B. EVANS. whether they desire a costly or chcap outfit in the 4 "flive me my Lyre, 1 feel the stirrings of a gift divine ; Within my hosom glows unearthly fire. Lit by no skill of mine. March 1, 1866 J. 8. HINDS, Prop'r. article of a Bonnet, or other head gear. DENTISTS The House 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 with the best of proviudor and his bar with the chocest of liquors. The patronage of the public is restfully solicited. Pittston, June 6, '67-y LACES, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, &C., In the greatest variety and at all prices. Please call g STURMER'S These are hut the few that have been insured, and taken special interest in the Company. J. W. HOWELL, Dist. Ag't, Pittston, Offiee with D. S. Koon, Esq., D. W. CONNOLLY, Ag't Scranton, l'a. Sept. 17,1808. By dictations of fifty to a hundred lines at once, the work was at last completed. We have no accu/ate information as to the exact date when "Paradise Lost" was fioished,but it was sometime previous to tho lf¥h of April, 1687, the day uptra which it was soldto Simmons,the bookseller, for five pounds down, with a premium of five moro when thirteen hundred copies ef the S. BECK. M. D—DENTIST „ \y. HI" of PHILADELPHIA— MaflB —Two iloors above his for- of Main St., above the 'Ces-Barre, Penn. Officc and examine. Pittston, Not. 26,1868 M. J. S. For the Guam esiJciice, E eSiuare. Wil THE MOST SUCCESSFUL Farming; 1b Susquehanna County. New Milfokd, July 29,1SGSD, Editors Pxttslon Qazcttc.: -lv rpHE SWAN HOTEL, RESTAURANTS. NEAR THE RIVER BRIDGE, PITTSTON, PA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DR .J M. BAREETT, DENTIST, The above Hotel, so long'and favorably known to the public, underthe management of its present proprietor has recently undergone important repairs, by which its comfort and conveniences have been much enlarged. A long experience in the Hotel business has given theproprietor a thorough knowledge of the wants of the travelling public, and all who patronize the House mijy rest assured that their comforts will lie studied and attended to. Good beds, good victuals and ample stabling will be found by all customers and at moderate rates. Thankful for many years of the most liberal public patronage, a continuance of the same is respei tfnlly solicited. SUSAN EIIltET, pRop'r. JOHN U. HORN, first edition was sold, and five pounds when For some three weeks I have been traveling in tho townships of New Milford, Jackson and Gibson, and of course kept an eye out for items. Haying has commenced, but owing to wet wea1- ther, it progresses slowly. The. crop will bo large. Oats will also turnout weU, if not troubled with rust; they stand high and well loaded. Wheat, what littlp I have seen, is good ; tho winter wheat is now being harvested. I was yesterday through apiece belonging to Mr. J. C. Dana, of this township, that it is estimated by good judges will yield from eighteen to twenty bushels to the acre. Potatoes bid fair to be an unusually large crop. Buckwheat a Iso looks well. Corn will want good weather and late frosts to escape a failure. residence on Franklin St. opDdistChurch, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., "ifter be found at all hours, ■in Gold amd Silver plate, in all the branches of Dental MARKET ST11EET (opposite tho jail) OF THE WORLD, thirteen hundred copies of the second should have been sold, and so on for successive editions, each edition to consist of fifteen hundred copies. WJLKES-BABKE BOOT & SHOE MANUFACTORY THE h Teeth Fisli, Steaks, Chops, Ac. Ac. Old ail 1 New Alen, Wines, I.iquors and Cigars of the choicest quality. Feb. 25 18«9—tf. NATIONAL K E M O V A L ! As originally published, tho poom consisted of ten books, and was sold at three shillings. The stipulated thirteen hundred copies were sold be- jsual charges sufficient to vcd to persons whocorao April 19 I860.—ly. Having disposed of my interest in the Mercantile msiness, 1 have again concentrated my whole at tenion u]KDn the Manufacture and .sale of* JJILEMAN'S SALOON LIFE INSURANCE CO,, HART PHILLIPS, Proprietor. foro the 2Gth of April, 1669, on which dav Mil tou signed a receipt for the second five,pounds which we have seen hanging iu a neat frame on the walls of the famous breakfast-room of Samuel Rogers. The remaining two hundred copies do not seem to have sold so fast, as it was not until the year of Milton's death that a second edition was published. In the second edition, the ton books were dividod into twelve by a division of tho seventh and tenth, and there wasjalso some lew other alterations. A third edition appeared in 1679,and in December, 16S0, Mrs. Milton parted with her interest in " Paradisc Lost" for eight pounds paid to her by Siui mons; so that the total amount received by the poet and his family received for his matchloss work was twenty-eight pounds, or, onoliundred and fifty dollars—less than Alfred Tennyson was paid by the publisher of a popular English periodical for writing a dozen lines.—Applcton's DR WILLIAMS, Pittston, Jan. 21,1S61—ly The Bar ami Restaurant of this establishment will be kept up in the best of style, and the Hilliard department administered with a view to satisfying all who patronise it. The present proprietor hopes by strict attention to business to maintain the liberal patronage and popularity of the establishment. BOOTS & SHOES, ENTlS'i CARRIAGES, WAGONS, &C. and, hereby request to my numerous old ami tried friends, and the public in general, to call and see me at my new quarters in my brick Kuilding a few doors below the First National Hank. My accommodations for the business are now the most complete they have ever been, and I desire to give the public the advantage of them and will do so jf they will but give me the opportunity. My loug experience lias given me a thorough knowledge of the business, and customers may rest assured that they will not be imposed upon in either sale or custom work. —OF THE— UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MAIN STRE ET, PITTSTON, I'A Among tiee, he regards none of nportance "than his'melhod of ay improvements recently in- (1ARRIAGE AND WAGON \J i"g, and MAK- trnduced 11 ore i Pittston, March 11, '69 CHARTERED BY SPECIAL ACT OF CONGRESS. EXTRACTING TEETH AVITIIOUT PAIN, which lie is doing successfully every day, by the use of BLACKS MIT II ING. TEMPERANCE RESTAURANT, -L JOUN BARDES CASH CAPITAL, 31,000,0(10 Fruits. — Apples will be a fair crop with some, and some orchards are heavily loaded. J. W. II. Bradford, of this township, will havn a very largo crop and of good varieties. Plumbs and cherries, I have seen none. Pears occa sionally look well. Berries—red, black-cap* and long black—grow by millions among thi» numerous "slashings "in this lumber country- NITROUS OXIDE GAS rilHE Undersigned is now prepared fit his Shop In _L West Pittston, to do a general business, in BLACKSMITH ING, and the manufaetare of WAGONS, CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES. Ha9 just opened an Eating House in the Somerset Buiding, first door north of C. W. Freeman's Jewelry Store, east side of Main street, Pittston, where he will be happy to supply the public with refreshmentsiof all kinas. Tea, Coffee. Bread- Cakes, Pies, Ac., of our own baking and warranted good and pnre. Meals, hot and cold, served at all hours, in the best manner. Ice Cream, Candies, Fruits, and a variety of the best and most palatable temperance beverages. A share of publio patronage is solicited. Apr. 23, '08. JOHN BARNES. Is it not time for us to enquire into the nature of jour present complexion? May we not stop on the threshold of an approaching century and bestow a world of mild remonstrance on thoso who would throw the wheels of time off the track? Our first plea, then, 'vould be, let this girl alone. Why our American Girl should be in need of such incessant scolding we cannot perceive. Surely she decended from most worthy ancestors. In the East she finds her mother among thoso who dared the perils of the deep and unknown dangers of the forest to be among the crew of the Mayflower. In the Midle States sho sees her grandmother, neatly and plainly dressed, inculcating the harmonious doctrines of William renn. In the South, her most noted ancestor, herself a decendent of unknown races, won a husband by imperiling her life in his behalf beneath the war-club. And in the West every bloody battle of the frontier is lighted up by woman's courage and woman's devotion. True, those early days are lacking in much that is now deemed requisite. Ilad the mothers of the Mayflower possessed moro of a voice in the affairs, we would doubtless be spared the recital of that terrible epidemic of small pox which has pitted so many pages of our early history. Had Pocahontas received a modern education, she might have saved her lover's life by moving the previous question, and kept the memory of the day ever green and lively by an organized anniversary. Of this ancestry, however, deficient as it is in certain modern requirments, the Girl of the Pe-* riod may well be proud. Why, then, may she not study the useful lessons of the past without being forced to cypher out the dubious presentiments of the future ? It is perfectly 3ate and very plcasantto inhale. Its results have been entirely satisfactory in ev- LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES, Branch Office, PHILADELPHIA Having been particular to secure the best of Wagon and Carriage Makers, as weil as Blacksmiths, he feels no hesitation in assuring the public that the work made at his shop will compare favorably with the best in Northern Pennsylvania. „ C. M. W. llooms with J. W. MILLER,adjoining the ish Store of Ghas. Law A Co. I'ittston, May 1st 1S64. ustancc of every description, made to order and kept for sale. The best, the cheapest and handsomest thai can he procured.. •••. S.STUKMEK. Pittston, Jan. D8,1869—ly C. II, CLARK, Philadelphia, President. JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and Executive Com- OFFICERS PAINTING AND TRIMMING! Talking of " lumber " reminds mo of a labor incident, showing-the way they "do biz "in this region. Mr. X. K. Sutton, received an order for a bill of 60,000 feet of lumber for Urn Iron and Coal Company atScranton. The timber was yet standing in the woods, some threj fourthsof a mile from the mill. In just or.a week, trees were cut,pealed,cut into logs to suit the various measures, hauled to the mill, thirty four thousand feet of lumber sawed, and twenty five thousand feet hauled three and a half miles to the railroad and shipped, and all tha slabs sawed into lath or firewood. Tho neigli- miles around, say that " these gents " get all the large and good paying orders for lum.ber, because no other man in this region has the skill and vim to push such a large jol» in such a hurry, equal with Nathan Sutton. And yet this is tho man posted by the Good Templars as unfit to attend to his own business ! By the way, as I saw a late report of hi] libel suit, in your paper, allow me to add an incident. Only one man swore that he had ever seen Sutton drunk; that this occurred last fall; thathe was drunk himself, and that Sutton had treated the witness to whisky at tha mill. On cross-examination, (he having been good templar for over a year), he swore he ha.l not drank, any spirits within a year! Tha reader mayjudge of the reliability of his testimony. Wajderkr. NEWSPAPERIAL For this department also, he has a scientific workman of ample experience in the best shops in the state. With the facilities and workmen with which my estahlshment is now furnished, there is rlDthing to prevent my being able to produce as neatly and well-made a wagon of any kind as can be made in Northern Pennsylvania. Those in need of anything in my line, are requested to call and give me a trial, audsatisfaction in every particular will be guaranteed, JOSEPH KLOTZ. MISCELLANEOUS. mitlee. HENRY D. COOKE. Washington, Vice President. EMERSON' W. PEET, Phila«a., Sec'y and Actuary. FRANCIS G. SMITH, M. ID., Philadelphia, Medical I director. MEAT MARKETS. WINDOW SHADES.—A New and u j Splendid lot of the celebrated Rustic Window shades, a real gem in house furniture. Come and see at r. b. CUTLERS Pittston, April Agent for Luzerne Co., P II. WHYTE Journal SEWS DEALER, New meat market. The undersigned has fitted up a convenient and accessible Meat Market in the Room formerly occupied as a Bar-Room, in the "Butler House" Building, where he will keep a constant supply of the best of .Meats of all kinds suitable to the season. A share of public patronage is respectfully solicited. JOHN TREFFI80N. This company issued, in the first TEN MONTHS of its existence, 4XD CIRCXJLATIXO LIBRARY. Swearing Cmxame*.—The Tidal Wave, a paper issued at Silver City, in the Territory of Idaho,details the curious method of adminis- oath to the "Celestials" in that region. The Wave, says that tho trial of Ah Choy and Ah Sam, now going on the district court, for the Murder of Ah Son, is creating a greater interest than any trial that has ever occurred there, on account of the novelty tho method of swearing witnesses. A rooster's head is hacked off with a knife, a saucer is broken, the oath written on yellow paper, burned, and the smoke, in which is supposed to be tho spirit of the burned oath, blown up to l®aven in each case. The prosecution and defence each swore five witnesses, killed five chickens, broke five saucers, burned five pieces of paper Ac. After killing tho chickens they are thrown away by tho Chinamen, and considered unfit for use, but having had their throats cut, nicely bled, etc., the American heathen consider them none the worse for having been sworn by, and we confess to having been guilty of the sacrilege of assisting to devour a portion that was really fat, tender, and good to our unsanctified palate. lioaler in Foreign and Domestic News Papers, Magazines, School Books. Blank Books, Stationary of all kinds. Yankee Notions, and everything connected with the trade. Urders taken for anything and every- 5,395 POLICIES, Wast Pittston, May 31,1866 gAMUEL J. BARBER, "VTEW WAGON SHOP. jLD AMOS STROH Desires to inform his old customers and the public in general that he has fitted up a commodious and convenient shop for the making and painting of KEYSTONE MARBLE YARD, BASE BALL EMPORIUM. Pittson, May 6,18C9. Sculptor, and Dealer in INSURING TRY ME Pittsl n, June 10,'69-tf. PITTSTON MEAT MARKET. PETER SEIBEL. At the Pittston Meat Market, opposite the Bank, desire to inform tlie public that they are as heretofore supplying their numerous customers with the best of FRESH BEEF. PORK, MUTTON, LAMB, and all other seasonable meats. They are also dealing in HIDES SHEEP SKINS, andFURS,for which they will at. all times pay the HIGHEST MARKET PRICES IN CASH. Bring them along. P. S. Pittston, Nov. 1,1866—tf. $15,142,800. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC MARBLE, jypDOUGALL'S CENTRAL BOOK AND MUSIC STORE, WAGONS OF ALL KINDS, Tomb Stones, Mantels, Window Caps and Sills. opposite the Catholic church, on WILLIAM STREET in Pittston. The experience he has had in his business, and the extent to which his work is known in this section, warrants the assurance on his part, that lie will have the pleasure of again serving many who have heretofore favored him with their work. He pledges himself to use the best of wood, and to do the tainting in the most durable and approved manner, The iron work to his wagons is done by Wm. Stroh rho is well known as one of the BEST WORKMEy u this section. The public are invited to call anC? ake a look at our work, painting shop, and#worl hop. - Respectfully, 01 ice *r AM Opposite the Bank, This Company offers to it9 Poliey-Holders Opposite Cooper's Hall, PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA. Keeps constantly oil hand a Rood assortment ol Hooks, MusiCj and Stationery of all kinds. PERFECT SECUR'TY SLATES J J. MERKIAM'S • STUDIO by Us Cash paid up Capital of One Million Dollars, and guarantees to the insured, by its PENCILS, PAPER, SCHOOL BOOKS, BLANK HOOKS, - MEMORANDUMS, Ac. The business will receive eareful attention and At Miller's Photograph Rooms, Low Rates of Premium MISCELLANEOUS. CABINET AND LIFE-SIZE PORTRAITS HR. NOLL, . ARCHITECT, SCRANTON, PA. Plans and specifications for Public Buildings and Private Residences furnished on short notice terms very reasonable. Offiee'Ko. 410 Lackawanna Avenue, third Painted in OilColors. Also copies made from Daenerre otypes, A#brotv;pes or CardTictures any sine desired, and Painted in QU or Water Color $ or t c-toiickcd tcitA India Ink. Pittston, Sept 6,1866.—ly LARGE DIVIDENDS IN ADVANCE, [■very addition will be promptly made to the stock which the wants of the community may call for. The patronge of the public is respectfully solicited. Pittsaon, April 18, 1867. May 21, '68—tf IS STROH. STREET Or a Reversionary Dividend of 100 per cent, by its RETURN PREMIUM PLAN. BAKERIES. BLACKSMITH SHOP! BY WILLIAM STROH, floor. [Sept. 10,1868. iB The Mott Steam Mi To Hotel Keepers. Applications and BONDSforTAVERN LICENSE for sale at the PITTSTON GAZETTE OFFICE ORANDENBURG'S BAKERY. L.) Now Brick, opposite Big Basin, PITTSTON, PA. rpiIE STAFF OF LIFE is good Lre&d, and I _L would respectfully inform the citizens of Pittston and vicinity, that I always keep the genuine article on handforsale, with all kinds o CRACKERS, PIliS, CAKES, &c., 4c. Familiesand Parties supplied with everything in hie line, on short notice, and on reasonable The public are respectfully informed that I hold myself in constant readiness at my new and commodious shop, just opposite the Catholic Church, on William-st., in Pittston Borough, to do all kinds of work in the line of BLACKSMITHING, Gexehal Aoexts E. W. CLARK, A CO., Bankers, No. 35 South Third Street. Philadelphia, General Agents for Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. B. S. Ru63ell, —Minister Burlingarae lately rebuked tha foreigners who thought they " outranked "him in Paris, in the fsllowing style : " We Americans do not raise tho question of rank. Wj receive all gentlemen as occupying a common level. But it you raise the question of position, we outrank you. You are nothing but dukes, marquises and ceunts. We belong to the royal family. We are the equal of our President. We are all heirs apparent to the throm* We stand up for our order, and if need be, vi) fight for our order." —•— PITTSTON, PENN'A. GRIER & FARRER, Propr's The truth, plainly told, ii that that Girl's greatest danger comes from her own ranks. Not that she is any less charming or useful because she dresses as she pleases; not that her hair by changing color or shapes derogates from her intrinsic value; not that she becomes frivolous because her intuitive perception of the beautiful leads her to imitate the seasons, aud place her graces in a more beautiful setting by adopting an occasional change of foliage; but because her modern aunts aud grandmas are teaching her lessons of masculino dicipline which bids fair to eradicate the delacacy her ancestors bequeathed to her. A poet has spoken of A little urchin, seven or eight years old, is one of our schools where a Miss Blodgett was teacher, composed the following and wrote it on his slate at prayer time, to the great amusement of the boys: QOOLEY & FENN, Manager. S. LAWTON, Jr., M. D., Pittston, Agent for Central and Southern Luzerne. STANLEY WOODWARD, Esq.,Special Agent at Wilkes Barre. JAY COOKE A CO., Washington, D. C., for Maryland Delaware' Virginia, District of Columbia and West Virginia. [Sept. 3,—ly. HORSE SHOEING, Manufacturers of Finest Quality Family Flour Chop and Feed of various kinds, and dealers in Grain Office WAGON IRONING. DEALERS IN Together with other varieties of work, both light and heavy, all of which will be promptly and satisfactorily executed. A continuance of ipatronage respectfully solicited. WILLIAM STKOH. Pittston, Sept. 17,1868.—ly. TOOL SHARPENING, HARDWARE generally, All Flour and Feed sold by us, warranted as represented. All orders promptly filled. mis A little mouse ran up stairs To hear Jliss Blodgoit say her prayers, Myestablishment is now in my new brick juiluing opposite the big basin, on Main st. FRANK BRANDENBURG. Pittston, March 1,1869. PITTSTON, PA Pittston, Dec. 10,1868.—ly. The teacher discovered the rhyme, and called out the culprit. For hia punnishment she gav€ him his choice, to make another rhyme in five minutes or bo whipped. So after thinking aud blinking till his time was nearly out, and the teacher raised the stick in a threatening manner, at the last moment ho exclaimed: Pittston, Mch. 4, '69. The pittston & elmira coal COMPANY offer for sale, at Retail, to the citixens of Pittston and vicinity their superior Coal from the Celebrated Seneca Mine, at the following prices at the Shutes. BREWERIES. 0 S. BLACKMAN, "VfEW BAKERY. Jl i The undersigned would respectfully announce to the public that he has opened AND USEFUL PATENT. Rand, howell & king, [Successors to Smith Bros.,] CELEBRATED XX AND XXXX ALES, ANTI-WINDOW RATTLER, . • A student at Cornell included in the cash account which he sent to has father the item, •'Charity, $30. The father remarked in his roply. I fear that charity covers a multitude of sins. AN EXTENSIVE BAKERY IN PITTSTON MANUFACTURER OF No. 1, $2 25 UNRIVALED CREAM ALES, Manufactured from adjoining the Butler House, where he will be prepared at all times to supply families and parties with Bread Biscuit, Cakes and Pies, of all kind, on short notice. From an extensive experience in the b&kery 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. FOR DWELLINGS, CARS, STEAMBOATS, AC. " 2, " 3 & 4 2 50 3 00 THE BEST OF MALT AND HOPS. Families nan be supplied with a Pure Healthy and Nutritious beverage. Here I stand before Miss Blodgett, She's going to strike, and I'm going to dodge it. HEAVY AND LIGHT WAGONS, Prevents Rattling and Shakingof the Windows by the wind or other causes. Tightens the Sash, Prevents the wind and dust from entering, easily attached, and reqnires but a single glance to judge of its merits. For sale by \VM. ALLEN, Hardware Dealer, Pittston, Pa. "A perfect woman, nobly planned, To waru, to comfort and command; And yet a spirit—still and bright. With something of an angel light." " 5, 2 50 XX AND XXXX FORTEft, He was sent to his seat. OF ALL KINDS AND STYLES Fifty Cents per ton will be deducted from tho above prices on all coal Eolng oyer the I'ittston Bridge.— When desired coal will be delivered, addiug only the cartage to the above prices. Pittston, Dec. 10, '68. MINERAL WATER, SODA WATER, SARSAPARILLA, 4e. BOTTLED ALE AND TORTER. UNION BREWERY, Pittston, Pn. Prentice says that man was the chief consideration at tbp creation. Woman was a sidtt Having fitted up a commodious shop for wood work and another for painting, he is prepared to take orders for all descriptions ol wagons, and to guarantee that his work will be done well and in season. Having in connection with his wagon department a corps of blacksmiths of long experience, the important part of good ironing will not be wanting, on any of his work If that Girl receives the instruction which is now forced upon hor, we must expect to soo this " angel" which hai been so long appreciated, crammed into a ballot-box,or forever hidden in the deep pocket of a future manly costume. There are some of us not quite ready to give up that Girl. We have road many pleasant things about her, have heard many beautiful songs sung in her favor, have believed that there was much in her nature necessary to the fulfillment of man's happiness. Yet present appearances seem to forbode that wo may lose her. It is said that in death the last image on which the eye rests is indelibly pictured on the retina. If so many oftho feminine eyes of the period cast their eyes on a piiir of pantaloons, and die carrying that representation to another world, will it require a very active working of the Darwinian principle to obliterate entirely the gentler sex from among the creatures of this globe ? IIow shall wo obtain an antidote ? Ilappily, easily. By making our girls recognize the fact that home duties are steps in the upward path of life, and that the Roman mother who looked Upon her nursery as hor casket was, by the intention of the Creator, a more perfect being than the Amozon who sought distinction from her quiver ; bv teaching her that wo min's voice, while often discordant in public halls and crowded auditoriums, never fails tochord with the harmony of nature when hoard A German named Carl Schell, married a young girl jast from the Faderland, at Omaha, some three weeks ago, in a most peculiar manner. lie purchased a pair of ear-bobs, put them in her ears, and informed the young lady that "this little ceremony constitutes a marriage in America." After a weajt had passed he took them out, and informed Uer of auother piece of news, viz: " This littlo ceromony constitutes a divorce in America.'" He is now in jail for stealing a trunk. Jan. 28. '69, issue. ton IS65 E.N. FRISBIE, Pros't. March'28,'G9-tf.] The people who have visited Niagara thU season have noticed a very marked change i t the appearancc of the Horse Shoe as well ai the American Falls. The formsr has evidently given way almost thirty or forty feet i.i that part of the cone where the water looks so green, on the side nearest Goat Island, and it is estimated by geologists that from one to two hundred tons of rock must have fallen. This has not marred the appearance of the Falls. It is now a settled fact that Niagara does cave in some each year, and the change which has taken place this summer is probably tho most extensivo in the recollection of the present generation. piTTSTON TANNERY JgLECTRO SILVER PLATING. Great Pacific Railroad is Finishet !§§ hug-hes' PITTSTON, PA. The pninting and trimming willbv done in the best manner and on reasoable terms. g William Street. Oak, and Hemlock Bark, Hides, Calf Skins, and Pelts wanted, Tor which the highest prices will be paid. Proprietors of PITTSTON BREWERY, FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS LEATHER OF ALL KINDS Are propujcd to furnish their patrons with all their famous brands of ALE, PORTER, Pittston, July 9,1868. F T1IE OCR AN TON BRAS WORKS, ►O S Constantly on hand, &c. Another wonderful achievement in military ordinance, in the shape of a twenty-inch gun weighing over fifty-seven tons, has arrived at Fortress Monroe and just been successfully landed on the beach. This gup was cast in Pittsburg, Pa., during the present year, and there is but one other of the same size in the United States. The gun will throw a shot weighing about eleven hundred pouuds. UNION AND CENTRAL JAMES DAVIS & CO., Near J. R. Wear Jt Go's, Plaining Mill Pittston, Feb. 11,1869. Orders will be received at their regular Agency In 8CKANTON. Also in PITTSTON. They have full and complete arrangements made for the rjMIIS WAY! THIS WAY! Thatgood goodsare the cheapest,is well exemplified in the difference between light and heavy silver plated ware; for example, take oval thread desert forks, which is the most saleable pattern and sine of forks. The same amount ol silver that makes 1 do2-48 07,. worth 122.00, makes 12 doz. ot 4 oz. worth $7.25,12x7- 25 |87.00, the same amount that make 1 doz. 36 oz. worth $18.00, makes 9 doz. 4 oz. 9 x 7.25-$G5.25, the same amount that makes 1 doz, 10 oz. worth $12.00, makes 4 doz. 4 oz. 4 x 7.25-$29.00, all sizes and patterns of spoons and forks in the same proportion. All goods plated by me having my name and figures denoting the ounce plate stomped on them are plated strictly by weight and the full amount of silver on every dozen. PACIFIC RAILROADS, MANUFACTURE OF ALE, NEW SADDLE AND HARNESS SHOP I the qnality of which will be unsurpassed. Send in Sweet Answer.—A little boy and girl, each probably five years old, were by" tho roadside. As we came up, the boy became angry at something, and struck hia playmate a sharp blow on the check, whereupon she sat down and began to cry piteously. The boy stood looking on sullenly for a minute, and then said: "I did 11 t mean to hurt you, Katie 5 I am sorry. 1 he little rosy face brightened instantly. I he sobs were hushed, and sho said: " W ell, if you aro sorry, it don't hurt me." BOUGHT AND SOLD. Next Door North of Hileman's Saloon, MAIN ST vour orders. Dec. 17—lm. The undersigned, who professes to understand his business thoroughly, would respectfully inform the public that he has opened a shop for the manufacture of Harness of all kinds, both light and heavy. His work will be done In the best manner, including also all repairing. A Constantly on hand Ready-made work, together with a good supply of DE HAVEN & BRO., JOHN MACLAREN, JJOTEL PROPERTY FOR SALE. Practical Brass Founder, Brass Cock, Globe Valvo and Steam Whistle Manufacturer. I sell lower than the lowest for cash Tne subscriber is desirous of disposing of his hotel stand, known as tho West End Hotel, situated on Main street in Pittston. Owing to a partial loss of his eye sight, almost wholly incapaciating him for tho duties and responsibilities of a landlord, he offers a good inducement for a purchaser. J. 13. SCUREMAN, Pittston, May 27, '69-tf, RANKERS & DEALERS IN GOV ERNMENT SECURITIES, GOLD, &C., Fanny Fern says : " If one-half of the girls know the previous lives of the men they marry, the list of old maids wouhl be wonderfully increased." Whereupon tho*Boston Poit asked : If the men knew what their future lives were to be, wouldn't it increase tho list of old maids still further ? *5- Brass Casting aijd Jobing done with dispatch All work guaranteed. J. M. Nov. 19. 1863. ROBES, BLANKETS, WHIPS, BELLS, RE-PLATING DONE ANY THICKNESS REQUIRED. ISo . .10 N. TIIIRT) Ht. and all other articles belonging to the trade ; all of which he will sell as cheap as tney can be had in tho county. A share of patronage is respectfully solicited and satisfaction guaranteed. ELI AGER. Pittston, Dec, 17, IBM. Mr. James Searles, is agent for the sale of these goods in Pittston, and all orders loft at his Jewelry Store will receive prompt attention. Mustard seed-white and BROWN, by G. B. ROM MET. & CO., Oct. g,'68. Exeter St., West Pittston. PLOVER & TIMOTHY SEED V7 at MILLER & ROSS', rittston, Feb. 18, '€0, PHILADELPHIA West Pittston, Feb, 18, '69. D. McKOWN.