North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-07-24

Aha Horse race dam, an accoun' " ~
in our last weeks issue, we learn was iounu "e"f
Robnson's Ferry one day last week.
y,,. 4. Rhodes are driving their sash, coor
,Ir.5 uanufactory to its utmost capacity. TO
keen M with the demand for their work. feOple
orrrsciste the fact that with steam and machinery
these things can be made cheaper and better tnan
by hand,
Meeting the Difficulty .--Many persons who
ara desirous of obtaining Piano OF. .Melodeon, are
,nabls To furnish sufficient at one time to pay
for It; to meet this difficulty L. b. Powell, of
scranton. proposes to sell Musical instruments on
DOallments as far possible to suit the purchaser
Communicate with him either by letter or in per-
son,
HIppOcrates--an ancient Greek is often called
the Father of Medicine" But it is matter Gf
history (see Bible) that the human family was heir
10 many ills long before his time and that they
resorted to various of cure. some Of which are
still empoyed These venerable remedies, as well
as all the recent ones, may be found at Lyman
Wells Drug Store.
Please remember also that this is the place to get
the purest Soda, Cream Tartar, &c.
The Teachers Observation-Disclosures as
a class cannot provide themselves with encyclOpe-
das or such other books of reference as would aid
them in their absrs but in the latest edition of Web
ster's ma gnif,ent Quarto Dictionary they have
worthy substitute. Whenever | meet teachers IN
their associations Institutes or in private, ear
nestly present to them the great adv antage they
would derive from having this work near them. 1t
will tend to make them accurate, while the defn-
tons and illustrations will suggest many new ideas
for elaboration among their pupils.-W. r. White
State Superintendent Of Free Schools for West
Virginia Wheeling, March e. 1866.
The Idea that person. who publishes n country
newspaper live his reputation "a good fel-
Iowa "black- -guard"-or any other reputation,
better than on vctuas, is all moonshine We've
tried all these ways and declare ourselves decidedly
in favor of the eatables q regular diet. Our
friend D. Jaques, of Lemon,-who never had
any such silly notion, about printers, at his last
visit to town, brought basket of good ripe young
potatoes, which he refused to take pay for.-This
This last mentioned fact WILL hope, him sever
al visits from Lncolns tax 1t is hsrdly.nec
eSsary fer US to say, that Mr.. Jaques takes the
Democrat and pays for it and does not raise small
potatoes, nor cultivate narrow ideas
Flcnlc,~~AN who are fortunate enough to pes
sess unabridged" may soon ascertain the de-
rVaton and precise Specification of the above term.
But everybody recognizes a distinction between
knJwledge and experience. Hence we infer that
fully apprec late the meaning of Picnic, ,un-
til they've ''been there" The point we are com
ing to, is that on Saturday last quite number Of
the young people cf Tunkhannock, together with
several esteemed visitors from distance, went out
little excursion under the aforementioned title.
Il is not our purpose to give detailed account Of
the affair though it is proper to add that the party
wendsd its way (not without some apprehensons
from the nennoins oTouds,) through the fields back
Of town, up the hills until-after perspration
and not few "long- breaths'-all set foot on
"Pruspect Rock" From this point, the village shows
to pretty good advantage through smoked glass;
for insance-but its probable s'distance lends en-
chantnent to the view"
Thence we betook ourselves to the "cold spring"
where the cloth was spread and ample Justice (?)
done the well-stored baskets (By the way is there
any explanation OF the fact that ladies dislike Jump
ing burntpole fences series of careful observa-
tions convinced US that such prejudice exists ~
The man who fought bIed and died. for his coun-
tIy-hs was "kicked by mule dispensed lemon
ade, peanuts and-jokes
Altogether, we have no hesitation In expressing
the opinion that all participants spent the afternoon
pleasantly and that, if such occasions were more
frequent, they would increase the sociabiiy of our
young foks,''
Wonder for the Workshop--Every Ne
ohanc should have ready at hand a box of Grace's
Celebrated salve, il u ready remedy for acci-
denks such Cuts Rruises Contusad Mound. prrr.
Scalds, Poisoned Skin. and eruptions caused by
operations in the factory dye house. or printing Of
fee. Only % cents box.
"The perfumed light
Steals through the mist of alabaster lamps
And every air is heavy with the breath
Of oran 60 flowers that bloom
L the midst of roses"
Such was the fOwry land filed with healing airs
and ife-preserving products, where DIR Drake dis.
covered the chief ingredients his wonderful Tonic
hedicne-PLASrArIoN BITrERs-the enchanted
roplcle island of St Croix. The Plantation Bitters
combining all the medicinal and tonic virtues Of the
healing and lifesustainng products of that favored
cline. are without doubt, the Worlds Great Remedy
for Dyspepsia Low Spirts, and all other StOmachic
difficulties
Magnolia Water.--A delightful toilet article
superior to Cologne and at half the price.
The UsternOut Mill at LaGrange has been
entirely torn away this summer, to make room for
new and more modern structure. The original
mill which was built by David 0sterhout fifty four
years ago. had been at various times repaired and
improved SO tina. almost without interruption for
upwards of a half century it had been in opera.
tion-dOing good work. The new mill which is be-
ing built by George. Jeremiah and Edgar Osterhout
and Palmer jenkins, is designed be built in the
most perfect and substantial manner, in every re-
epect. For this purpose Mr. Gibbs, one of the best
nill-wrghs in the country, has been engaged to do
the work, The frame was put up on Wednesday
last, BY regular old fashioned raising at which,
a0Outa hundred men present Among them
were Daniel and Forbes Lee who assisted at the
raising OF the first mill 81 years ago lime, # is