Pittston Gazette

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Lawyers and Justices* Livery Stables cause we lack that knowledge of the human system, and skillfulness in surgery, which dissecting alone could have taught us ? Has it ever occurred to your mind, that the eccentric gentleman who, in dying willed his body to a scientific institution, served as truly a missionary purpose as he who crosses the ocean to spend his life in ministry among the heathen ? But to return to my narrative. It was just at the time of our greatest privation, when we had sent far and near for a subject, and found none forthcoming, that some of the class brought intelligence of a body which had, that very afternoon, been interred into the cemetery adjoining the town. It was the body of a man, and the death had been a sudden one, although from no catageous disease. The limited illness, as it would leave the system very nearly in its natural condition, rendered the corpse more desirable for scientific purposes. Under ordinary circumstances, such an act of despoiling a grave never would have occurred to any of tis, at lea* with a view of carrying it out; indeed there is a law in the college forbidding it.qnder a heavy penalty; but, taking into consideration all the previously cited circumstances, you will conceive how strong a temptation confronted us ! Of course we were bound to the utmost secresy; and could profit by the use of our " forbidden fruit" only in the privacy of our individual apartments. This was plainly understood in the beginning. By twos and threes, we straggled together, uttering low commepts and suggestions, until twelve of our number had assembled. Together we repaired to the lodgings of a classmate, where, secure from evesdroppers or interruption, a unanimous vote decided in favor of obtaining possession of the body. Three of our number were deputed to procure it, and, as no one volunteered, they were selected by lot. Nine blanks and three crosses were put into a hat. I was the first to draw and brought out a cross; then came two blanks and a cross for Diok Rivers, otherwise called the " Blowhard ! " four more blanks, and the third cross fell to a tall, strapping fellow by the name of Matthew Middleton.and give us a lift under his shoulders ; into my bed, which I did not leave again for long weeks. A spell of low nervous fever following my fright and with which they ignore each other's existence has something almost sublime about it, and the hauteur with which they receive a volunteered hint of a loose breastpin or a falling shawl from one of their own sex, contrasts strangely with the gracious smile that greets similar attentions when offered by gentlemen. Of course there are exceptions to this rule, but they are only exceptions. Nor do we think the fact cited the result of affectation of any kind. On the contrary, most women seem utterly unconscious of any such peculiarity in themselves or others around them. And yet even highly sensible women do things of the kind every day. We once knew two ladies, both of them women of good sense, who sat for weeks at desks not ten feet apart, engaged in the same work, without once exchanging a word, while each of them csme to know every gentleman in the office. A formal introduction came at last, and the two women became bosom friends almost immediately. During all the time, each wanted to know the other, each knew who the other was, each was predisposed to like her neighbor, but the want of the formal introduction was an impassable barrier, which neither was sufficiently aggressive to overstep. Two men under similar circumstances would have been acquainted in less than an hour, while a man and a woman would hav« howed at the first Q S. STARK, Dlamb, • Lirerv and Exchange Stables, near the lD»  high Valley frepot, Piitston, Pa. Good rigs always There's a magk-al isle in the Biter of Time on hand, and the public accommodated in the be*' un,0« ». manner. I June £3/70-1/ *here *oIte9t of ccr,0«® ftre "laying ; And the air is as soft as a musical chime, The Magical Isle. that's a good fellow!" Quiz has two vehicles: one in the barn, and his wife is a little sulky. When a lady faints what figure does she need ? You might bring her 2. I did not relish the idea of so close proximity to my " Norwegian friend" as we dubbed the corpse ; but,ashamed to reveal my latent cowardice,I sprang readily down, and, moving the feet, planted myself immediately under the suspended body, preparing for a vigorous boost. Casting my eyes upward, I saw that the moon, just broken loose from the clouds, threw a broad beam of light athwart the grave. At the same instant the distant townclock began on the stroke of twelve. ATTORNEY AT LAW, exposure Jan 11ST3 s. JUSTICE PITTSTON, Pi. Our unfortunate escapade chanced never to leak out, and it was my first and only experience of body snatching If I should live to the age of Methuselah, nevur would I lose the freshness of that night of terror, passed in the hideous embrace of a corpse, in the depths of a lonely grave. SUTHERLAND, THE ■J\TEW LIVERY, -L ' Kear of I-ehigh Valley Hotel, Pittston Or the exquisite breath of a tropical cliine, When June with its roses is swaying. A lady entered a drug store and asked for a bottle of Jane's Eperience. For Wast Pittston Borough, Office, corner of Exeter and Warren Streets. All hu«ine9« pertainiug to his office promptly at' tended to. Collections made, Ac. Jan 1 73 OF PEACE, Opposite Penn'a Coal Co.'s office. 'Tis where Memory dwells with her pure golden hue, Killing Indians in some parts of the west is considered justifiable Siox-i- A good Assortment of single and doable Carriages and good Horses. My turnouts cannot be excelled in Luaerne county. Prices reasonable. Office in the Lehigh Valley Hotel. Jan 1 "73 FRANK B. McCANNA, PROPRIETOR And music fore»er is flowing: While the low-murmureu toues that come trim cide JOHN RICHARDS, Sadly trouble the heart, yet sweeten it too. As the eouth wiud o'er water then blowing. bling through. In the Green Mountain tftate they call an elopement suicide. He sued and she sighed. " Livery— change PRIETOR. OF PRO- POKING FUN AT A RAILROAD. Attorney at Law, and Conveyancer. Commissioner to take testimony for the «?rer*l Courts of Laeern* County, by appointment. Office on William street, opposite the CatMolic Cburch, Pittston, Fa. Not 1-ly There are shadowy halls in that fairy-hke isle, The undersigned having purchased of Stephen Priesbach. his ii?cry and ail thereto belonging, desires to intorm the public that he will Dontinne the business at the old Dtnnd, w here he enie.ttor to uccomra »lute the public to the best of his ability. He designs to add largely to the stock at once, and do ail in his powe. to give general sat isfaction, in the way of furnishing good horses and carriages to his customers. Where y es of beauty are gleaming; Yet the light of their eye*, HDCi their sweet hhiibt Frederick Dodd writes as follows about the branch railroad between Bultimo e and the Capital: Why does a freight car need no locomotive? Because the freight makes A quick exclamation sounded from above, followed by a violent concussion, which showed me more stars than ever at once spangled the heavens. Then I heard rapid, departing footsteps, and all was silence. I came to a speed}' realization of my position. I was fast wedged into the bottom of the coflin, leaving me to combat alone the terrors of my frightful situation. Only fla*h round the haart with a witdering wila, And leaves us to know 'tis but dreaming. stnile the car-go, But about this railroad. Of course I want it abolished ; every ore does. The reckless velocity with which the trains are run between here and Baltimore is absolutely frightful. Why is a sewing machine like Dutch bread? Because they are both worked by the feet. (J P. KIDDER, And tba name of this ixle is the beautiful past, And we bury our treasures all there. ATTORNEY AT LAW, l'lttston, Sept. 12,—If. JOSEPH SCUREJ1AN Therc are beings of beauty too loyely to last; There are blossoms of snow, with the dust o'er Offlce in Law Buikting, North Franklin Street An old woman writing to her son out west warns him to beware of bilious saloons and bowl alleys. W1LKES-BARRE, PA Carriage & Harness Makers ELI AGER. manufacturer of lifiht and Draft Harness, of all kinds, and dealer in them cast I was delighted, years ago, when this road was established, because I thought we had got rid of the old rickety and dangerously fast stage coaches, but the speed at which they are beginning to run the trains on this road is worse yet. Ma:flh SO. 1871-1 j* There ale tresses and ringlet* of hair Q F.GAINES, There sre fragments of song that only memory What should a pig do who wishes to build himself a habitation? Ti«j a knot in his tail and call it apig's-tie. WIIIP8, ROBES, BLANKETS. BELLS, Ac Repairing done neatly and promptly. Opposite he Lime Kiln, Main St.. Pittston. JvT.TO-ly. And the words of a dear mother's prayer; There's a harp long unsought, and a lute without sings, A hand of ice seemed closing about my heart, checking its pulsations; a cold perspiration broke from every pore. In agony of terror I strove to free myself from my loathsome prison; but in vain ! I was exceedingly slender in person, and muscular force was proportionately weak ; under the most advantageous circumstances, I could have lifted scarcely one-half this weight; now, I had fallen In a particularly awkward position, which, beside being extremely painful, made resistance doubly difficult; exert myself as I would, I was unable In the least degree to obtain release. My effort* only wedged the hateful burden closer above me. Agent fo» th* Schaghticoke Powder Company and Real Estate, near Eagle Hotel, Main street, Pittaton, Pa. Jan 1 1873 Assessor of Internal Rerenue. TgYRON BRAGG, strings— If allowed tokens (hat lo*e used to wenr. The girls at parties object to being pressed to manly breasts which wear hard lumps in the shape of gold watches. E'en the dead—the bright. dead—there Physicians and Dentists HARNESS MAKER, arise, / With their soft, flowing ringlets of gold; Though thielr voices are hurhed and o'er their Now, every one knows that Baltimore is forty miles from Washington, if it is an inch, and three days and a half is plenty quick "enough for the trip ; but the managers have already reduced the time to three days and four hours, and, with making the engine fires too hot, and racing with cows along the road, and all that, the conductors are even cutting that time down. J. M BARRETT, D. D. S., on William street, three doors above Main, where he can always be found to do all kinds of Repairing in his line ot busines. Orders for uew worn solicited. J,n- '• '*3- DENTIST " You can shorten that stick a good deal, Johny, as it will bear cutting at both ends." "I don't know about that, Jake; 1 cut my ditch at both ends, and the more I cut the longer it 131 North Franklin Street, opposite the First M E. Church, WAGON MAKING, N. J. SMITH, A practical Wagon-Maker of long experience, wonld respectfully call the attention ot the public to his establishment on Main street, Pittston, near the "West End Hotel," where he is constantly turning out th© VERY BEST WAGON8,for both heavy and light work that C-an be produced ia the State. First-class BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, and SLEIGHS, are also in his line of work,and special attention given to the same. The unbroken signet of silence nrDw lies, sweet ey*s Jan 1 It W1LKES-BARRE, PA They are with us again, as cf old In the stillness of 'night, bauds »ra beckoning us there ; - '  DR. C. M. WILLIAMS, SURGEON DENTIST, Main Street, Pittston, Pa, Among the many improvements recently introduced in his practice, he regards none of more Importance than his method of Extracting Teeih without pain, which he l« doing very successfully * V1"' ***' l,1# us® °'Nitrous Oxide lias. It is perfeetly safe and very pleasant to Inhale Its results have been entirely satisfactory in every instance. C. M W. Rooms with J. W. Miller, adjoining the Ca»h Store ofC. Law A Campbell. Jan 1 '73 And, with Joy thtfH* almost %pain, We delight to turn back, and In wandering there, Through the shadowy halla of the island so fair, We beheld quc. lost treasures again. grew." meeting, and would have known each other on the first day. One of a party of friends, referring to an exquisite musical composition, said, "That song always carries me away when I hear it." "Can anybody sing it?" enquired a wit in the REPAIRING of all kinds done promptly and Oh ! this beautilnl Isle, with its phuitom-jike show. Is a vista exceedingly bright; And the River Of Time, in its turbulent flow, Is oft soothed by the voices we heard long  When the years a ere a dream of delight. Why, it was only the other day, on the down trip, we happened to spy old Simm's mule, about two miles out of town. What should the reckless wretch of an engineer do but clap ou full steam, and race every foot of the way into the District. We didn't exactly pass the mule, but we caught up with him twice, and came into the depot neck and neck, and which was puffing most, the mule or the engine, you couldn't have told to save your life. TOO MITCH CREDIT. substantially. Jan I '73 Mr. Keene, a shrewd and thrifty farmer of Allenborough, owned a large flock of sheep, and one autumn, when it came housing time, he was grertly annoyed upon missing a number of his finest muttons, among them three or four wethers which he had raised and fattened for his own table. He was sure it was not the work of dogs, and the most he could do was to await further developments. k HUNTER, I shrieked in the extremity of my terror. I cried aloud until hoarseness muffled my voice to a whisper. I strained every nerve until the tension snapped, and, utterly exhausted, I was powerles to move hand or foot. company J N. RICE, Carriage Builders, The following notice, printed 011 card board with a nice border, hangs up in a place of business in a rural town: " Mebe you don't better loaf rount here ven you don't got some peesnees, ain't it?" AND The Story of the Most-Rose. Office in Cottage between Levy's Clothing Btore and Residence of R. R. Cutler. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Why it glitters tike the spray T Why each petal's fringed with flushes Knew you why the moss-rose blushes♦ GENERAL BLACKSMITHS, MAIN ST., PITTSTON, PA Exeter St., West Pittston. When It greets the glariug day ? Why it droops Ha head when laden Thus I lay, aching iu every joint, the suffocating load on my chest seeming each moment to press closer and closer, my brain was on fire, my eye balls starting from ray head! After this came a sort of half-stupor, in which I ceased to feel paiu, but only numbness. My mind was active, and strange to say, calm. I speculated with the utmost coolness, on the probable length of time which must elapse before I would be fhissed and searched for ; or some passer-by, noticing the displaced mound, be led by curiosity to inspect it. I ijlaced little dependence in my classmates. Special attention given to diseases of the miad ana nervous system. July «, ISTl-ly With the richness of its bloom ? And, like some reflecting maiden, Breathes in sighs ita.soul's perfume ? Our facilities for buainess are complete, and our experienee enai les us to build and Car riages of all kinds In a manner not to be surpassed by any in the business. PAINTING and TRIMMING done In the very best manner, and always to suit the owner. Particular attention given to Repairing and all kinda of Ulacksniithing. A minister took his text; the flesh, the world and the devil, and informed his astonished audience that he should dwell briefly on the flesh, pass rapidly over the world, and hasten as fast as he could to the devil. D. M. WILLIAMS, On the following spring, when his sheep were turned out to pasture, he instituted a careful watch, and ere long he detected Tom Stickney, a neighboring farmer, in the act of pilfering a sheep ; but he made no noise about it *t the time. Stickney was a man well to do, and Keene did not care to expose him. Why it seems to weep when gathered From the bed ou which it grew! Why its petals lose their vigor,C When bereft ot genial dew ? I will tell you, gentle reader : Tit becauae, like maiden fair, IV is bashful aud most tender Now, it was all very exciting, and all that, I know ; but I hadn't purchased an accident ticket, and I don't believe the other four passengers had either. This is wrong, all wrong I Physician and Surgeon, (From Wales. Experience of 3J4 years as Snr gaou in U. 8. Army.) Jan 1. 1673 Orders left,at Roades' Drug Store will meet prompt attention. Office, 12{D Main itre et, opposite Odd Fellows Pittston. Sep. i,1t. Contractors and Builders A Irish dragoon, on hearing that his widowed mother had married since he quitted Ireland, exclaimed: " Murdtlier! I hope she won't have a son older than me; if she docs I shall loose the estate." JJ H. PRICE, When exposed to wooing air. And then, on another occasion, I remember, we came within a hair's breadth of having a very serious accident. The engineer had gotten off to snowball a chipmunk, and the conductor wa9 minding a young widow's baby for her—the result was the train happened to get on a down grade, and was starting off at a terrific rate, every bit of four miles an hour, I should think. Hotels and Restaurants STAIR BUILDER, First, the bud, like maiden, sleepeth 'Neath its coverlet of green, Where no hand of boldness oreepeth, And its charms repose unseen. Soon the dew-drops on it trickle, Like to lover's kisses sweet; Soon life's sunshines, warm and fickle, AH ila blooming beauties greet. EM. SINCLAIR, . SALOON and RESTAURANT. Wi.h Boiling Alley in rear. Bar supplied with the best pf Liquors. Sarsaoarilla. Mineral Water, and all other refreshing summer beverages. Up. posits the Post-Office. Jan 1 '7.t Office on Franklin Street, WILKES-BARRE, TENN'A. We were instructed to raise thebody about the hour of midnight, and convey it cantiousfy through an unfrequented by-way, as far as Lynn street and conceal it in a closet adjoining the bachelor apartments of one of our class, where no prying landlady or curious chambermaid might spy out our secret. The coming evening was decided upon as the on# on which we were to make the attempt. In case of surprise or disturbance, we were to make our way back with all possible dispatch, hasten home to ourlodgings, and feign ignorance of the whole transaction. Autumn came again, and upon counting up his flock, Mr. Keene found eight sheep missing. He made out a bill in due form to Thos. Stickney for the eight sheep, and presented it. Stickney fchoked and stammered, but did not back down. Like a prudent man he paid the bill and pocketed the receipt. Another Spring time came, and Mr. Keene's sheep were again turned out. Another Autumn came, and the farmer again took an account of his stock, and this time fifteen sheep were missing. As before, he made out the hill to Tom Stickney for the whole number missing—but this time Tom objected.N. B — I make thi« a specialty and Carpenters and Contractors will find it :o UieiradrantAge lo tend their orders to m», thu« ensuring a 8r»t-eiassjob Tor ahy description of stairs. Jan 11*73 IMPORTANT TO BUILDOltS " I really must give cook warning, Charles. She does use such very bad words?" Mrs. G.— H H. P. I counted the seconds, as they revolved themselves into moments, and the moments as they progressed toward hours! I recalled the faces of friends, some that I had not seen for years. I lived over incidents of my past life; vague and indistinct images came and went before my mind's eye, becoming dimmer and fainter, until blank unconsciousness enveloped my strained faculties in a merciful oblivion. Q WAN HOTEL, PITTSTON, PA. The undersigned hi* lately parch ased the Ho 1*1 property known as the Swan Hotel, in the borough of Pittston, mod Is now prepared to meet the demands of the public for a first-Has* hotel. Jan » T8. CH A3. 8CHRANK. Mr. G.—Really, dear! of words are they?" Mrs. G.—"0—well 1 What sort Then the bloom of youth and beauty Tingus every rein and tip, To accord with Xature s duty, Flushing every luscious lip. Downy cheeks, suffused with flushes. Modestly delight the eye, Like the bashful maiden's blushes, When she's kissed on the sly STONE QUARAY. the same as The undersigned hereby gives notice that hi is operating a very excellent Stone Quarry in the Borough of Piitston, and that he is prepared to furnish Building Stone of all kinds,and to take contract* for Walls and Excavations, and warrant' to do all his work in aflrst class manner. We were just half a mile above the Annapolis junction, and the first thing we knew—there being no one to whistle and wake up the switch tender— we were turned off into the Annapolis road, and went down the wrong track at full speed. Imagine our consternation, when just at this moment we heard the whistle, not half a mile ahead of us, of the Anuapolia up you use, A crazy man having got into the gallery of the Senate of the United States during a rambling debate, was taken out, the sergeant-at-arms telling him that he was " out of place in the gallery." ( \QUAGA housm-. At the L. t U. Junction, PITTSTON. PA., \VM. BOND, Oregon Conducted on th« European plan Pitts ton. April 18,1872. Daylight fneilow. every petal, Crimsons every crease aud curl. As the sixteenth summer's vestal Muketh ripe the budding girl. On its own voluptuous splendor. Now it gaxes, proudly shy, Then it smiles supremely tender At each oharm, not knowing why. The undersigned having thoroughly furnished »nd refitted it as a a first-class Hoiel, the patronage of the traveling public is respectfully asked. Meat Markerts TOIIN TREFFISON, Butcher and Dealer in " That's so," paid the lunatic; "I ought to bC! on the floor with the senators."Jan 1 '75 Meals or Lunch at all hours J. T. CROFUT. Luzerne house, WEST PITTSTON. MEATS OF ALL KINDS, The unilertafeibg would be attended with no particular risk, as there was but one house in the immediate vicinity of the cemetery, and that was the dwelling of the sexton, a man well into years, and nearly deaf, as was ako his housekeeper, familiarly known as Goody Dent. At ten o'clock, according to appointment, I repaired to our rendezvous, and found my two companions awaiting me. We carried, amongst us, a spade, a rope, a chisel, a lantern, and a large, heavy wool-sack, in which to wrap the " subject." The night was cloudy,and we picked our way silently through the dark street*, now and then Hashing a ray from our lautern on the path ahead. Arriving at the cemetery we found the gate securely fastened, but easily vaulted over the enclosure. The tombstones gleamed dull and white through the murky gloom. A violent wind, which had risen with the setting of the sun, soughed over the tall grass, and shook the willow branches until they lashed each other, as in u blind fury. We pressed closely together, reassuring ourselves by low-spoken jests and light conversation. Our iuformaut had been able to de-1 scribe the exact locality in which the corpse had been deposited, and with little difficulty we found our way to the freshly-heaped mound of earth which marked the new-nriade grave. Resolutely we set to work., using the spade in turn, until at length it stuck, with a dull thud, upon tJ.ie coffin-lid. After that we proceeded, with more care, and less speed, until the whole top of the coffin was bare. This Middleton announced in a stage whisper. " Come out of it, then," wiia Rivera' quick response. " Your two hundred pounds avoirdupois will smash the whole concern!" We drew Middleton out, and I held a lantern,while Rivers,who was much slighter, but very muscular, descended with rope and chisel; I noticed the coffin was a very large one, and nearly seven feet in length. He unscrewed the lid, and threw it back., thus disclosing its occupant. "Mahomet and all the prophets!" was his somewhat irreverent exclamation. Peering down, with Middleton over my shoulder, I beheld the massive head and giant shoulders of a man in the prime of life ; his features indicated Norwegian descent. Large as was his coffin, it fitted him snugly. "The whole lid has got to come off! " said Rivers, lugubriously. " Nothing less will begin to answer." After some diligent work with the chisel, he lifted the lid to one side, setting it up edgewise. The corpse was all of six feet eight, aud would weigh—at a rough guess—two hundred and twenty-five pounds. Fastening the rope to the arms and across the shoulders, Rivers climed up the edge of the cavity, and united his strength " Thank heaven, old fellow, that you are yet alive!" It was Middleton's voice, and,opening my eyes, I saw four of my class-mates bending anx.- iously over me. I was still in the cemetery, lying upon the grass, my head resting on Middleton's knee; and the dim twilight of early day break just showing the surrounding objects. I was lame, and dizzy and weak. Main street, Pittston, Pa. Hi9 Market alwavseontains the fullest supply of Fresh Meats, including all kinds in their season. Jan. 1, '73. train " It is too much of a good thing," he said. " Fifteen sheep! Why, bless your soul, I hadn't had a fifth part of 'em." " How many children havs you ?"' inquired a gentleman of one of his laborers, looking around in surprise upon the family. " Better than a dozen, sir." " 1 only make out eleven," replied the gentleman. " Faith, isn't that better than a dozen, when you have to feed them ?" exclaimed the laborer. A. M. JEFFORDS, FROP'R. It is ripened now for plucking, And it knows us fate, but fears There is ueur it somo hand lurking Soon to crush its life in tears. Now it seems to sigh and falter, Trembling, doubting, for its fate, Lest ihe one who strives to gather, Should repent his liaste too late. We were paralyzed with terror. Here were two trains on the same track, approaching each other at the dizzy speed just mentioned. Evidently our time had come ! In a few short hours the engines would meet, and then— destruction! The house has been thoroughly renovated, re xaired aud furnished, and is in all respects, the largest und most desirable suburban Hotel ia the Wyoming Valley. It has always been regarded by «lty people as a delightful sojourning place, and the proprietor assures all that his best efjorta ■Will be put forth to make it the most delightful place to be found, for all who desire to secure a quiet and delightfnl summer resori. The rooms are largo and very pleasant. The hotel is situated at the West Pittston Depot of the Lackawanna * Bloomsbnrg Railroad, and overlooks East and West Pittsto I, and guests have no earrmge expenses to pav in arriving or depariing. Carriage* lor the use of guest* will bo provided at reasonable Charges. The Luierne Post-Office is kept within • few yards of the Hotel. Jan 1 '73 pittston Mr. Keen was inexorable. MEAT MARKET. " There is the bill," he said, " and I have made it oiy; in good faith. I have made no fuss when my sheep were missing before because I deemed your credit good and sufficient." The undersigned having opened a Market en F.xeter street, in West Pittston, near the offiee of 8. Sutherland, will keep it at all times well supplied yith the very best of all kinds of mea; adapted to the season, and inYite the patronage of the public. We are determined that what we tell shall be the very best. Soon 'tis gathered ; then its beamy Slowly lessens day by day, Till, fulfilling Nature's duty, All its splendors pass away; All its sweet, voluptuous glory Hack into oblivion goes. And is.told the sad, old s-tory- Love and beauty killed the rose. With great presence of mind, a minister on board organized a prayer meeting. Pale, but calm, the doomed baud of passengers sat, and, though with the very shadow of death upon them, raised their voices in a parting " Here's to your better health !" exclaimed Rivers,placing the neck of his pocket flask at my mouth, while one of the others said, anxiously,— " Well," groaned Tom. with a big gulp, "I suppose I must pay ; but," he added, emphatically, " we'll close that account for this time. You have given me too much credit altogether; some other rascal has been stealing on the strength of it.—Pittaburg chronicle. The Norwich Advertiser says, " A young lady, very pretty, walked around the new road, (seven miles,} in one hour and forty-five minutes. We remember escorting her around the road orice by moonlight. Timefour hours and forty minutes. But then she said she wasn't in a hurry. The old folks had gone to camp-meet" HP.ACE A HOI.COMB West Pittston, April 18-:tm. JOHN BECHTHOLD'S EATING HOXJSK QHAKLES HARDING, Butcher and Meat Dealer, "Come let's hurry up ! We must be gone from here before any one is stir- hymn AND LAGER BEER SALOON, Opposite Seneca Store, MAIN STREET, PITTSTON, Pickled Holland Herring, Pickled Tongue European and American Cheese, Sausages, Ham and a variety of other Refreshments and Her* I June 29-71. Select Reading. A STUDENT'S STORT. ring." "Send for the baggage-master," said a young man, with a sad smile. "Why ?" was asked. (Successor to P. M. Sutton), BANKER'S BUILDING, RAIL- Hastily seizing a couplu of spades, they began industriously filliug the cavity we had hollowed out the evening before. The stimulant I had taken revived me wonderfully. I raised my head, and looked around. ROAD STREET For the Best in the Mnrket Call Here, hi 8. READ* BOOXTON "Because we are all about to pass in our checks." MORNING. ing." Pittston, Not. 14 '72—ly 'Yes, medical students once in a while have an adventure. Sometime* it is no more than a shy flirtation with the rosy-cheeked damsels across the way, who rewards our pantomimic devotion by throwing us shy kisses from the pink tips of their taper fingers. Then, again, it may bo a student's quarrel, a hasty challenge, and, mayhap, if the parties have not the goodnature or moral courage to settle the dispute beforehand, "a veritable duel, conducted with all due secresy,, and usually conducted with two shots flred at random, and reconciliation, and a strict preservation of the whole occurrence from the surveillance of the college faculty. Or, as in the instance I propose to relate, one may be visited with a terrible experience, such as comes to a man ftnly once or twice in a whole lifetime—to some perhaps, How many times has my heart been gladdened at the rising of the sun over the hills of the old homestead, where the corn and clover sparkled with the dew,and the newly headed wheat nodded lazily to and fro hi the enchanting breeze, as spring and summer joined hands for the coming harvest. I looked upon the broad fields with a proud eye then, for I thought every speckled corn-tassel and budding kernel gave promise of much happiness. But as the brightest morning may bs darkened by the clouds that seemed so pleasant when far away, 80 our lives may be shadowed by the approach of that which was wont to dazzle our eyes with its deceptive glory. But however darkly the gloom may gather, we know there is always "sunshine above the mist." J UNCTION SALOON Everybody wept. From the rear platform, we could see the miserable engineer, straining every nerve to catch up, but he had tight boots on, and didn't gain anything to speak of. " Really, my dear," said poor Mr. Jones to his better-half, "you- have sadly disappointed me. I once considered you a jewel of a w®man ; but you have turned out only a bit of matrimonial paste." "Then my love," was the reply, " console yourself with the idea that paste is very adhesive, and will stick to you as long as you Miscellaneous LpNCH Rooms, 1 By GEORGE M. LL'LI.. T I ME.—JOHN IIASLAM, at Swan -1—J Hotel, Pittston. supplies the best quality ot Lime for building purposes, at lowest prices. Orders delivered when desired. I June 26 1870-ly " The subject?" queried faintly ur'. Mi every attention paid to "p'r.uffiff,1: tpi,er *lUMn- "Will remain where it lies, until Gabriel blows his horn !" ejaculated Rivers, earnestly. " I think you have had your full share of him, and as for the rest of us, we ar« willing to waive our claim." At this moment a ray of hope dawned upon us. I had just finished writing my will on the back of a visiting card, when I observed a young lady in the act of detaching her bustle. Placing the article—which was composed of eight hundred papers and a hair mattress—under her arm, the heroine marched through the car. Andrew ruoff, Dealer in Furniture of all klnda, J^ESTAURANT—REMOVAL UNDERTAKER, and Manufacturer ot all kinds of Furniture. Belli, cheap. Near the Store of 1,. Ackley 4 Co., Main street. Pittston. June 23, l«7(v lj James Fairbrother respectfully inform, the public that he has re moved ae« door to Clark". Brewery „p".™ Where be wlU continue te sell p live." " You see," began Middleton, shamefacedly, "Rivers aud I got a right smart scare, just as you went down into that grave, and the moon shono out so bright. We happened to look behind us, before making the last pull, and I tell yon it was enough to make a fellow's hair stand on end—that sight we saw. It was long and white, and came rolling over the ground, making all kinds of motions and antics and! just th*n the«kDck struck twelve; we called down to you to let out for home, and we started." A Scotch Lord was seated on the hillside of Bonally with a Scotch shepherd, and observing the sheep reposing in what he thought the coldest situation, he observed to him, "John, if I were a sheep, I would lie 011 the other side of the hill." Ths shepherd answered. ** Ay, my lord, but if ye had been a sheep, ye would had mair sense." FRESH AND SALT OYSTERS. with which he will supply the people of Pitteten • qq vicini.y, JAMES DAVIS & CO., TAX KERB AKD CtTRRIERB *nCl Bark bought at tho £e»t prices. Near J. E. Pattersoh t Co.'ti Planing Mill, on the canal, Pittston, Pa. Jan 11873 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, u pon the aborteet notice. Slews will be served at ■ II hours. Particnlar attention paid to all orders Those wishing anything In ffiy line will pleas*. Kive me a calL 8ipt. 1«. milf We followed her anxiously. JACOB PAISER, She climbed up on the tender, and then over the engine. It was very Interesting to see her climbing over the wheels and brass things on her way to the cow-catcher. It reminded me of a country girl getting over a wire fence. But never mind that now. Let me see where I was. Oh! yes ; on the cow-catcher. Holding on by the cross-bars with one hand, the noble maiden tied the bustle on the sharp prow with the other. Grocers. Bakers and Flour TONSORrAL ARTIST rPHE MOTT STEAM MILL, , PITTSTON, PRNN'A, GRIER 4 FARRER, PROPR IET0R8. FA8HI0XABLE HAIR-DRESSER. Main street Pittston, opposite First National .. workmen apd aharp raaora is his motto. Give him a call. [Jan. 1 1S73. never. It is natural for us to look back upon our chlldhsod, and liken it to the morning ; because the horizon of our life has never since seemed so bright, nor music of the birds by the wayside so sweet, nor the breath of the flowers so fragrant; an'd our friends, unmasked of our childish confidence by the noonday sun, have never since proved so true. An Irishman was sentenced to be hanged, and was just leaving the dock when the sheriff called him back and asked him his age. " Is it my age ye wan't? Faith and I think I am about as ould as I ever shall be," replied the doomed man. When the sheriff came to conduct him to execution, and his hands had been properly tied, he refused to walk. " Do you think I'll assist at my own destruction? -Do you think I'll walk to my death? Ifyouwantme you'll have to carry me!" Family Flour. IfS01 kinds, and dealers in i . Flour ,ni1 Feed *o'd hy us fll'ed r*Pr«'ented. All order, promptly . ' j Jan 1 la73 Our university, at the time to which I refer, was a comparatively new institution, and the medical department in its infancy; though, through the efforts of certain liberal and enterprising men of note in our profession, it was making rapid strides in the way of advancement, and competition with older and more firmly estabiished colleges of learning. MARBLE YARD 8. J. BARBER, PROPR. Opposite the First Nation*! Bunk, MAIN STREET, PITTSTON, TA " Never dreamed but yoa were tight to our heels, 'pon honor, didn't!" broke in Rivers. "Never once thought of such a thing as your getting caught in such a trap! After we got out, and found you not following, we concluded you were playing off brave, and bad sneaked home some other way; to get a triCck on us. So we went right to your rooms, to wait for, and find you. But when it got nigh morning, and you didn't come, we got frightened enough about you, and waked up Roberts and Willis to go back with us and find o ut what was the matter." rnflOMAS MALONiT" X Wholesale and Rttail Dealer in GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, Salts, Meals, Flour, Fish mod Erery yariety of Marble Tombstones. Mommenu of (.raniie or Marble, Mamies of Marble or b ate, all done up in the height of style, either plain or ornamental and at th« lowest prices Plumbers Stooea, Jte. Don't fail to Kire us a *"• Jan 1 '73 You can guess the result. In the course of the afternoon the collision came off. Protected by the bustle, the engine received a gentle bump, and we w'ere saved. I took up a collection for the woman on the spot. I always take up a collection on such occasions—always. And what's more, I never forgot to give the object interested something nice out of it—never. There is nothing mean about me. I suppose you have noticed my clothes. STAPLE DRY GOODS, Hosiery, G!o»e», Notions, Ac. V*rm Produce Hei-eired. Store in the upper carl c,l the town, below the Depot. J»n 1 7i r JOHN 8 There is always a charm hovering over the morning ; and its magical presence lends beauty to everything we see or hear. Would you listen to musi#? It may be grand at nightit is sublime in tne morning! Would you know a fri*nd ? Meet him in the morning. will then find him more as God made him, than after the enchanted hour has passed. Would you look upon Niagara, or some old silv«r-browed mountain? Go while yet the darkness lingers near, and see how they smile upon the morning. pITTSTON DYE HOUSE, pittston, n 338 SOUTH MAIN STREET, At the tune I was beginning my junior year, and looking eagerly forward to my hard earned diploma at tbe conclusion of my two years of laborious study. It was my design to pay especial attention to the two branches, anatomy and surgery ; but, unfortunately for my desired researches, our dearth of " subjects " gave little opportunity for those practical experiments, without which, theory, though at one's tongue's end, is but a sorry recompense. COSGROVE, (Hawment), PITTSTON, PENN'A Denier in A milliner's apprentice, about to wait on a duchess, was fearful of committing some error in her deportment. She therefore consulted a friend as to the manner in which she should address the great personage, and was told that, on going to the duchess, she must say her grace, and so on. Accordingly away went the girl, and, on being introduced, after a very low courtesy, she said, "For what I am going to receive, may the Lord make me truly thankful." To which the answered, " Amen." Orocerits, ProvisionSjFlour, Feed, Pork, ., „ . Fi»h »nd Wood and Willow Ware. 8ati»- H 9P. Wl*ranMed to etary customer. Balow the irMtun/r. Main Htroel, Jan 1 '73. be'st*rmannnlr°*nd wulf c?,01re'1 »nd poured in the Hii'b-.Tnll . ithout damago to the fabric •Dd e"an.ed .nndf:^le" 'horo understood J*U 1 "3• I' M ALEXANDER. PITTSTON. PA " But"th e ghost?" I shuddered, endeavoring to sit up, and look about me. BUMGARDNER & RADER, Dealer* in Pry (iQods, Groceries, Provisions, aphs extraordj NARY INTRODUCTIONS. We can very readily understand why women should be shy of holding converse with inen without the ceremony of an introduction, but the stiffness and formality which mark the meeting of two womeu who do not know each other, is something altogether inexplicable. Gentlemen speak to each other in the street or in the cars when there is occasion, ask necessary questions, give courteous answers, and think nothing of it. But let a lady want to know the points of the compass, or the locality of a street, and she will puzzle her haughty head to any conceivable extent rather than approach one of her sister shoppers with a query. Failing finally to work out the problem, she is sure to select a man as the person to whom toapplv. The same shyness of each other marks all the meetings of women unintroduced. The «almnes« and serenity AT C. B. TINKER'S, " Oh, thai Is the joke of it," laughed Roberts, w ho, having finished his work, came up convulsed with merriment. " Do, you see that strip of linen out yonder, ti rnt Goody Dent has out bleaching? W 'ell, you know the wind was a perfect g ale, and it blew up the cloth, and sent it rolling along, and these fellows to ok it for a graveyard spectre. Ha! 1 ia! ha!" Flour, Fe«d, Meal, BOOTS. 6UOES, HATS,CAPS, tc., J|ID 1 *#• Main Street, Pittiton, Pa. Opposite First National Bank, Glorious morning! We can almost imagine heaven nearer as you approach ; for in heaven it is always morning.  JJOBERT SEAMAN & CO., PITTSTON, PA. I suppose it seems, to many persons, a dreadful thing to dismember a defunct human b::dy vrith Jhe dissecting knife. Bless you! I understand all that! Have been through it myself! Indeed, at the time of which I speak, a horde of old superstitions haunted my heels whenever I took the scalpel in hand. Th« b#»t Picture* warranted lo erery case and duplicates toany amount taken at the loirent rates All Negative* preserved, so that copies cf all pietures taken can beiurnished at any titno. Jnly 27,1871-ly . WHOLESALE GROCERS, NOS. 42 * 44 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK. GOOD ADVICE. The;* tell a story about a man who put the paddle hind part foremost upon his horse, while in a condition of dizziness superinduced by firewater. Just as he was about to mount, a German friend came up and told him to hold on a minute, because the saddle was 011 wrong and wanted refixing. rhe-horseman gazed for a moment at the intruder, as if in deep thought, ana then said- Kobl. Seamant * *»n I J. Bcrrj. jr., J«n 1 73 | GOODS ! Pay your debts as soon as you get the money in your pocket. Do without what you don't need. Speak your mind when necessary. Hold your tongue when prudent. Speak to a friend in a seedy coat, tf you can't lend a friend money, tell him why. If you don't want to, do the same. Cut acquaintances who lack principle. Bear with infirmities, but not vices. Respect honesty, despise, duplicity. Wear your old clothes till you can pay for new ones. Aim at comfort and propriety, not fashion. Acknowledge your ignorance, and don't pretend knowledge you haven't got. Entertain your friends, but never beyond your means. J. A. Wlinar, Franklin Whitney. rpHE BRAN DEN BU 1CG BAKERY, THE WANTS OF THE PEOPLE I had not the bravado to laugh at the comedy in m hich I had played so trying a part. SOUTH MAIN STREET, DULY CONSIDERED! However, I appeal to those whose prejudices are the strongest against this practice ; is it not a greater kindness toward our brother man, if weacquire such skill as experience alone can give, through the medium of a senseless corpse,than go out into the world trying our bungling experiments on living subjects, who must linger in sufferings, perhaps die, be- C.STOFT, rroprietor. Thankful tor the liberal i,atronar» i„i i thu» far been extended to him t,,. .« „ ** renewed effort.. to furmab ' * aow PITTSTOJf, PA The undersigned having Just returned from the head of market with one of the moot exteDsire Mock* of merchandise ever offered to the people of Lucerne Couniy, would respectfully announce in a few word*, to their friends and I ho public in ftteneral, that their purchases have been rnaje with a view to the wants of the people, th*. miner and " r°U,'ivii\,Ve" *8 the cleui-nanded Ktntleman or i!\i ! y". Wr,c®rD*« Mid Provisions, Flour and l-ted in large supplies always on hand. with ours. " Here we are!" was his confident assertion ; but there came some obstruction, and, pull and Uig as we might, we could not raise our burden above a half reclining position. "Come, Brock !" broke in Middletou, " you are the slightest; just you dropdown, loosen the old fellow's feet, " His nerves are completely unstrung," Raid "W illis, "and I don't wonder at it. "W hen we first looked into that coffin tit e query arose whether you were at the bottom or no. The way you were laid out there makes it a surprise that thei e is even a grease spot left of yon I" LARGJS AND EXCELLENT BREAD • Wheat, Hfe and Graham), togeiher with Cakes stnd Pie? of every description. No pains win b« 'pared to give entire satisfaction to all. His team v»i|l continue to supply his customers on the road and take orders from famiUas. Parties supplied »t abort notJua. jkB j 7j " ou let that saddle alone. How in thunder do you know which way I am going ?" LAW & MCMILLAN Plti.tOB, Ja« i°i«n.FC,llow* Block' -Nor,tl And the gentleman from Germanv passed on. My chuma got jhC o back to town, and