Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-02-10

A new style Oh w dSniHb
on exhibition at the Hunord House by FL. Furman'
Esq, of SINNERS Eddy, who has town or county
rights for sale. 1t is Bloods patent, and comes
nearer the oId fashioned way' of washing than any
other machine extant-saving in the matter Of labor
and time Those who have examined 1t pronounce
It most admirable machine The ladies cannot
fall to be pleased with it. Call and examine 1t.
Temperance Lectures.
Rev. P. Coombe, of Philadelphia, will deliver
Temperances addresses in this County as follows:
At Factoryviue Wednesday evening, Feb. 10th.
At Nicholson, Thursday evening, Feb llth.
At Little Scranton, Friday evening, Feb 18th.
At Tunkhannock, will preach Temperance SER
mon, morning and evening" Sunday, Feb. l4th.
At FOrkston, Monday evening, Feb. 18th.
At Mehoopany, Tuesday evening, Feb. 10th
At Meshoppen Wednesday evening, Feb 18th.
At Laceyv1lle, Thursday evening, Feb. 18th
At Russell Hnl Friday evening Feb. 10th.
Rev. P. COombe is an able, eloquent and instruc-
tive lecturer being the lecturers of the State
Temperance Society.
Feb. End, 1869. BY order of Committee.
as The appointment for Laceyville is changed to
the 1sth and that for Meshoppen to the Il thon &C
count of Temperance Lecture by Mr.. Davidson, at
Springhiu on tho 18th.
Vendues.--BilIs have been printed at this of
of Eaton, Wednesday the "a inst, OF horses.
cows, young stock, grain, farming utensils, &c.
He also offers for sale the valuable farm which
he resides.
L. r. Vanauken will sell at auction, at his resi-
dence in Falls, on Thursday the Is inst horses
fat cattle-calves, harness, wagons, &c. Also offers
for sale, three lots with buildings, in Brink town
]. s. Swarthout will sell at auction, at his resi-
dence in South Eaton, Saturday, Feb. Is, horse
cows, lumber wagon, sleigh, farming utensils and
household furniture.
Also G. NJ. Daley, will sell at auction, on Tues
day. March p span horses, 2cows, 6 yearlings
colts, wagon. sleigh, &c, sc.
Drowned .--Patrick Mangon, who for severn
months past has been working for II. b. Morgan, on
the R. Il. at this place and at Meshoppen,
drowned in the pool of the Horse-race dam, near Me
hOopany, on Tuesday of last week.
Patrick who with n friend named James Riley,
had put themselves outside Of rather too much "fu
sil oil,'-commonly called whiskey,-tO be any way
at all cautious, started from the dam, to Mehoopany
the ice When nearly across the river they
walked straight into opening or air-hole, and of
went down, cnging desperately to each other
They struggled and to the surface two three
times, until persons who their danger had come
TO their assistance. Riley rescued In senseless
tives revived. Manyon though still struggling
when assistance came had sunk in the water under
the ice, so that is impossible to reach him
cept by hook and pole. The body was brought out
after It had been in the water for an hour up
wards but too late for resuscitation.
His remains were taken to his friends In Pittston
or Scranton. He had in his pockets about $40 in
money saved from several months Of industry and
sObriety. Those who have known him here, during
the past few months speak of him honorable,
Industrious andup to this fatal spree-a temperate
man.
Lines written by u. w. g." have been read and
found somewhat defective in their orthographical,
syntaxical, and prosodcal arrangement. We are
certainly doing the writer favor in declining to
print them in their present shape. While the ideas
Of the writer to be very correct he falls to ex
press them correctly, in rhymes. BY this term
Rhymes we do not wish TO be understood by any
body, as meaning intendIng-poetry-for these are
often as far from each other as the antipodes.
The subject chosen by the writer 10 perhaps, pro-
per enough one, for rhyming upon, If one had tai
ent for it. This talent, gift" 1t is sometimes
called think is not so much of gift" &C
quirement. The result of long and patient toll and
study. We think IL can be set down an indisputa
bic proposition that person ever wrote good
vously learned to express his thoughts correctly and
intelligently in prose.
a knowledge of the rules of grammar-and not on
y this but, the ability to apply them, is necessary
TO insure correctness in either prose poetry.
Many very entertaining writer's, however, are found
IN fault when tried by the strict rules of grammar
but their Usually such, as only detect
ed, by very critical eyes-not glaring defects,
or violations Of the simplest principles of our Ian
guage Mistakes in this respect, far less likely
TO occur in prose- than in poetry rhyme. To write
prose requires only the putting on paper of our
thoughts, in our everyday language. In writing
rhymes the inexperienced writer often finds himself,
or is found, ioundering about In grammatical tan
gle brought about in his efforts TO produce Jingle
Of words at the end Of his lines which he oen fond
ly imagines, turns his thoughts into poetry.
Many of the finest poetical conceptions of Ian
guage entirely devoid of anything like rhyme or
fngle in their composition. Millions Paradise Lost
YOung's Night Thoughts and Shakespeare's Plays
may be cited as examples.
We make these observations not so much for our
young friend, whose lines gave immediate occasion
for them, for numberless young writer's male and
female, who are trying to cultivate talent for
writing. We exceedingly anxious to sncour
age this laudsble feeling. We would be glad to re-
ceve from all such, every week, an account of the
occurrences and local incidents in their respective
neighborhoods. By jottiug them down, however,
roughly at rst they will cultivate talent for cor
rectly expressing their ideas on paper.
If written In prose, we will endeavor TO make 1t
readable and coney the writers ideas. Let there be
no straning after fine words high sounding phra
ses.
The plain, easily understood, very day language,
hpruned Of its slang, is the best in which to tel
what we know.
quite common fault in writers-one which we
ind we have fallen into in writing this artIcle-is
the using Of too many words TO bring cut the idea
and repeating them in endeavor make it plain
or after 1t has been brought out.
Shut down the gate before the pond is entirely ex-
hausted. Leave your erude thoughts for Dsst eggs,
to 6e hstVhOd and developed aftRrNardR