Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-11-11

the cloth is spread and the cold vietuals and warm
coffee handed around. After little further chit
chat, JUST to promote digestion, the parties dsperse
and 'the party is among the things of the past
be enjoyed only in the recollection OF its pleasing
"reminiscences.
Fire ia evening pic-nics make believe surprise
parties.
The Canal Bridge or TogI street which had
bsen down Tor some wesss past is replaced by
neN AMI betSeI oGe, very much to The satisfaction
AMI ""n'eLen,e .! eur eiiizens ami the travelling
pablic The towing-plth round about way o: get
ting into and out q town. besides being unpleasant
was not entirely safe.
The swal brook bridge, at the loser end Of town,
Is now nearly finished. This too. will be decided
Improvements on the old ricke,y which
have had totravel for some year or two past:
We will now "bet our Pile which is rot as large
as Of the pyramil' TaakhAnrock, 70 num-
her Of ridges, agaiat any this side u Yeni,e
We have no "Bri, &c OF sighs' here, but we have a
bridge for the dance aud carnival
IsaliOu's 5E0Tthly SIagazine.--The Deeem-
Der number of this popular Magazine is received
We find it filled with that charming variety o. il
lustraton and interesting letter-press well calcu
lated TO keep It at the head of the cheap Magazines
of the country. Shillaber treats us to of his
m ost musical illustrated poems Mrs. Edison closes
her interesting serial, "A Woman's Error !" VIII
liam L. Williams gives the young folks exciting
story, while Jane G. Austin, James Franklin Fits,
Catharine Earnshaw, ". II. Macy N P. Darling
and several othet writers of more or less note fur
nish each capital story or poem. The humorous
pictures are uncommonly good, embracing four diff
ferent subjects illustrated by six engrayings design
cd by Rogers.
The publishers announce for 1869 new serial By
the charming Miss Camilla William also an origin
al story for boys and girls, to through the year.
by Horato Alger, Jr., of the most popular wri-
terS for the young They also promise increased at
fractions in stories and illustrations for the coming
year, over those Of any previous one As their prom
lses were more than performed in the past, have
reason 10 believe they will continue be in the fu
ture, though it is difficult TO see how BALLOT can
be much improved over its present excellence. 1t
is sent to subscribers at 81 per year in clubs
for sl.25. Elliot, Thomas 4 Talbot publishers Bos-
ton, Mas
Hard Times.--' 'OlG Times lnournfuiIy recede
into the dim distance of the past to memory grow
ing dearer every hour, but "hard times have been
IN the living present from very earliest remem
brance. In multi udes of places in New York at
this moment, there men who will tell you that
they are barely earning living not few are fall
ing behind hand, and are regretfuIy using the sa-
wings Of previous years The plten plan for killing
of old Hard Times" and he ought to have been
dead long ago. is to live on less in two directions.
Not long since man told me that Il he had life to
live again, and wanted TO be sure ofpatrouage
and fortune he would 20 into the "Bacs; and Belly
Business; that was not only new ALTERATION to Us
but 2 new line OF trade, and asked what its
nature: his reply was, that the people would always
want clothes and something to eat, hence the butch
er and clothieT would always have customers, and
cash customers too as long there was a dime in
circulation. is dieting is not another name for !
in the teachings Of this Journal, but TO
eat plenty Cf the good things Of this life, well pre-
pared 50 in 'iiviaS on less 70 dress do not
advocate wearing old clothes purchasing infeior
but 70 buy the best articles at The lowest
prices by pItronizing honest men who have modeT |
ate ambitions and plain tastes. and Who conse-
quenty 81 tshcd with very small prof ts often turn
ed Fathers and mothers Ii II themselves, their
children and to society to hunt out tn csc men \. /
T. StcEart laid the foundation OF his colossal for
tune by rightly adhering the simple practice of /.
selling his goods just ior what they were. He |
charged the customary price, but our wives and /
daughters always felt assurance that their pur-
chases were all that they were represented TO be
and their confidence gained and kept for life.
business man Of our acquaintance, Baldwin, the
Clothier, tcorner Broadway and Canal street, has
taken step in advance Of the Napoleon of dry
goods ana not only guarantees that the goods lie
sells all that they represented 20 be- but that
the price i lower than Is asked for similar quality
Of goods AZ any house Of standing in all New York
The less it costs to live the less laborious will
be his life, the longer will i; last and the more gen.
tally and mellow viii be his advancing yea : and
eventually, without an ache pain, he will dry
up entirely, will evaporate and leave this mundane
sphere without Jolt ov iar.-Dr HGH-Halps
JouraGl Of Heclth.