VOL. 43.
The Iluntingdon Journal.
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u C. STOCKTON, Surgeon Dentist. Office in Leister's
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TSYLTANUS BLAIR, Attorney-s t -Lsw, Huntingdon,
t/ • Pa. Office, Penn Street, three doors west of 3rd
Street. ljan4,'7l
T W. MATTEBN, Attorney-at-Law and General Claim
el . Agent, 11 imtiamion, Pa. Soldiers' claims against the
Government for back-pay, bounty, widows' and invalid
pensions attended to with great care and promptness. Of
fice on Penn Street. jjan4,'7l
LORAINE ASHMAN, Attorney-at Law.
Office : Nu. 405 Peen Street, Ilentingtlon.ya.
July 18 - , 1879.
T S. GEISSINGER, Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public,
Hu utingdun, Pa. Office, No. =Penn Street, oppo
aite Court House. Lfebs,ll
Q E. 1 , LEMLNO, Attornel-at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa.,
1-3. office in Monitor. building, Penn Street. Prompt
and (careful attention given to all legal business.
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P. do R. A. ORBISON, Attorneys-at-Law, No. 321
V?' Penn Street, Huntingdon, Pa. All kinds of legial
business promptly atUAlded to. Sep t.12,114..;.1
New Advertisements.
SQ'. ARE DEALING!
that has ever been brought to luntingdon. If you would save money and wear
tine clothes, buy your Clothing at the Square-Dealing Clothing House, Nearly
opposite the Poston:ice. "The nimble sixpence is bettet than the slow
tdiilliug," and my goods have been bought at bottom prices and will lie sold cheap
fur cash. The Square-Dealing Clothing House can show the finest line of
OVERCOATS
for Men, Youths, and Boys of any Clothing House in the County, and I will say right here that I can touch the prices
of any Clothing House in the county. I have also the famous CELLULOID SHIRT COLLARS; one will last Jur six
months; need no washing, price 30 cents. Also, a full line of
Overalls, best make, Working Shirts, various prices, Navy Blue Skirts, CaFsimere Shirts, and a splendid line o f
Underclothing, goJlars, cum, Suspenders, Neckwear, Umbrellas,
~,T11,...,HAT5, GLOVES, TRUNKS, SATCHELS, Shawlstraps
And the Genuine Pearl Shirts.
Also, the finest line of Samples for Suits made to order, that is to be
found outside the city of Philadelphia. Measures taken and Suits
made to order a specialty. Good fits guaranteed.
Don't fail to Examine my Goods and Prices before purchasing.
It will be to your interest to do so.
T. W. MONTGOMERY.
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TONS OF IT 11,E OUR MAGAZINE
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April 25, 1579.
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AT THE JOURNAL BOOK &STATIONERY STORE
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GERMAN PEYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office at the Washington House, corner of Seventh
and Penn streets,
April 4, 1879,
HUNTINGDON, PA
DR. C. H. BOY ER.
SURGEO_Y DENTIST,
Office in the Franklin house,
Apr.4-y.
HUNTINGDON, PA,
S. MT OLi 'S.
At Gwin's Old Stand,
505 PENN STREET.
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Not much on the blow, but always ready for work ,
The largestrand finest line of
Clothing, Hats and Caps,
GENTS,' FURNISHING GOODS,
In town and at groat sacrifice. Winter Goods
20 PER CENT. UNDER COST ,
Call and be convinced at S. WOLF'S, 505 Penn at.
RENT AND EXPENSES REDUCED,
At & WOLF'S. Tam better able to sell Clothing,
Hats and Caps, Gents.' Furnishing Goods, Trunks
at►d Valises, CHEAPER than any other store in
town. Call at Gwin's old stand. S. MARCH, Agt.
MONEY SAVED IS MONEY EARNED
The Cheapest Place in Huntingdon tl buy Cloth
ing, Hats, Caps, and Gents.' Furnishing Goods is
at S. " OLF'S, 505 Penn street, one door west
from Express Office. S. MARCH, Agent.
TO THE PUBLlC.—lisaye remora my Cloth
ing and Gents.' Furnishing Goods store to D. P.
Gwin's old stand. %a.. Expenses reduced and
better bargains than even= be got at.
S. Wolf's 505 Penn Street.
March 28, 1579.
BEAUTIFY YOUR
HOMES!
The undersigned is prepared to do all kinds of
110 USE AND SIGN PAINTING,
Calcimining, Glazing,
Paper Hanging,
and any and all work belonging to the business.
Having had several years' experience, he guaran
tees satisfaction to those who may employ him.
PRICES MODERATE.
Orders may be left at the JOURNAL Book Store.
JOHN L. ROHLAND.
March 14th, 1879-tf.
New Advertisements.
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an fail to make money feat . Any one
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to try the business. Nothing like it for money making
ever offered before. Business pleasant and strictly hon
orable. Reader if you want to know all about the best
paying business before the public, send us your address
and we will send you full particulars and private terms
free; samples worth $5 also free; you can then makeup
your naiad for yourself. Address GEORGE STINSON
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TT TtOBLEY, Merchant Tailor, No.
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OLD ESTABLISHED CLOTHING HOUSE,
IN THE DIAMOND, HUNTINGDON, PA
Having abandoned, for the present, my inten
tion of removing my store to Philadelpeia, I
would respectfully inform my old friends and cus
tomers, and the public generally, that I have just
lairibased an entire
New Stock of Winter Clothing
for Men and Boys, of the latest style and best
quality, which I propose to sell at prices lower
than they can be purchased elsewhere.
I feel confident that I can offer greater bargains
in Clothing and Furnishing Goods than any oth
er dealer in the county.
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Having determined to quit business, I an now
selling my goods at
Cost and Carriage,
A FULL LINE OF
DRESS GOODS,
BOOTS and SHOES,
HATS and CAPS,
CLOTHING,
NOTICNS,
GROCERIES,
and everything usually found in a first-class store,
IF YOU WANT
Immense Bargains
don't forget to give me a call, corner of Fii"th
and Penn streets, Huntingdon, I'a.
0ct.17-tf. B. JACOB.
MILL FOR SALE.
Being desirous of retiring from active pursuits,
I will sell my GRIST MILL, situated one-half
mile from McAlevy's Fort, in Jackson township,
Huntingdon county. The mill is comparatively
a new one, only having been run four years. It
is 28x3:5 feet with two run of burs, and an addi
tional run ready to start at trifling cost. It is
located in one of the best wheat—growing districts
in the county. There are also two good In ,uses
on the property, one of which is finished in
,good
style, every room being papered.
For particulars inquire on the premises.
Aug.22-3m*.] ROBERT BARR.
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PITTSBURGH, PA
Exclusively devoted to practical education of
young and middle aged men, for active business
life. School always in session. Students can
enter as any time. Send for circular.
J. C. SMITH, A. M., Principal.
Sept.2B-3m.
TOYFUL News for Boys and Girls !I
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Sept. 5, 1879-eow-lyr,
FOR ALL KINDS OF PRINTING, GO TO
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HUNTINGDON, PL. , FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1879
Ely Vacs' fl'intr.
For the JOURNAL ]
The Wanderer
W. M. (
Joy from his breast has flown,
Vaguely be seems to roam,
tVaiting to die ;
has be Lo kindred dear?
None to speak words of cheer,
Or breathe a sigh ?
Ay ! now methinks I see
Loving one! prayerfully,
Tearfully yearn :
llow'd forms with whitening hair,
Clasping their hands in prayer,
For his return.
Long has lie wandered o'er
That nameless ocean's shore,
Dreary and dread;
Where human wrecks are strewn ;
Where night envelopes noon ;
Where Hope is dead
Wayward, unhallow'd youth,
Damn'd by the shafts of truth ;
Laden with scorn ;
While life's tempestuous flow
Brings naught but bitter wee,
Storm after storm 1 _
Far from a happy home,
In the cold world alone,
Prayitig to die ;
Vision bedim'd with tears
By thoughts of former years—
Pass him not byl
Ye, who revere the 'ord
Of Chtist, the risen Lord,
Labor and /rait - !'
Labor in sunny hours,• •
Labor 'mid weeds and flowers,
Ere 'tis too late
HUNTINGDON, PA.
Fle (storp-Etlicr.
A NOBLE DEATH.
There weTglivas during the rebellion
when the citt4i4int of-the armies engaged
therein was as strict as any that history
records. This. was more particularly the
situation in the earlfpart of 1864, when
Major-General George G. Meade was - vir
tually the executive officer or direct com
mander of the Army of the Potomac.
At the date referred to, the execution
of deserters was the most frequent and
summary. The strict enforcement of the
most rigid of the Articles of War was to
be expected, considering the magnitude of
the operations of the armies. By such a
course, however, many a good soldier who
had served his country faithfully and with
honor to himself, was bairught to suffer ex
treme punishment, frequently death, when
the technical crime of which he was ac
cused was the result of unforseen circum
stances or accident, committed without
forethought or any design to violate the
rules of discipline.
In this connection, a true and remark
able case can he recited—a hair-breadth's
execution by being shot to death. It came
directly within the knowledge of the writer,
in March, 1864. Its details, in several
particulars, are unusual and thrilling. It
will be necessary to state briefly, for a full
,understanding of this recountal of facts,
that at the time mentioned, the writer was
Adjutant of the Draft Rendezvous of the
States of Delaware and Maryland, which
was located in Lafayette Square, Baltimore.
At that place all the recruits, conscripts,
substitutes and re enlisted men of the two.
States were received, previous to being for
warded to the front. The officers of the
regular garrison were those who had been
disabled by wounds, and represented ten
or fifteen different States.
Among the officers at Lafayette Square,
was a Lieutenant, who belonged originally
to the Ninety Fifth Pennsylvania volun
teers, better known as the "Gosling Zou
ayes" of Philadelphia. A finer looking
officer, or more conscientious man than
Lieutenant P— (a fictitious name is
used, as the gentleman is still liiing), it
would be hard to find in any. army.
In the terrible slaughter at the battle of
Fredericksburg, Va , December 12th,
1862, Lieutenifut P— was dangerously
wouned through both thighs, and un
doubtedly would have perished on the
field, had it not been for Corporal C—,
of his company, who, in the retreat,
stumbled upon him, and carried him off—
not an easy thing to do, as the Lieutenant
stands six feet two in his stockings. That
was the last field duty Lieutenant P—
did, and in March, 1864, we find him at
the Lafayette Square garrison, in Balti
more. _
Corporal C- subsequently took part
in all the engagements in which his regi
went was cmcerned, and stood high in the
estimation of his superiors, for valor and
faithfulness, up to the battle of Gettysburg.
After the battle of Gettysburg, in July,
1863, the regiment to which Corporal
C- belonged encamped tine evening
within sight of the home of his family,
which he had not seen for nearly three
years. From where he lay he could see
the glinting of the light in the window
beyond which were his wife and little ones.
With throbbing heart, he acknowledged
to himself that the temptation was too
great. "What," be said, "•if I slip down
there for au hour or two, surprise them,
and return before the break of day, ready
in my place to move with the command,
who will be the wiser for it ?" lle fol
lowed the promptings of his hezirt. Who
shall measure the rapidity with which the
hours went by, during that gladsome sur
prise to all which, next to the country,
was dear to him ?
Returning in the early thorn, Corporal
C-, to his horror, found that the col
umn had moved forward during his ab
sence. He hurried on to overtake it, with
a full consciousness of the terrible conse
quence that came to all deserters, and of
the fact that the truth, even plainly stated,
would avail him but little under the then
strict regime, as an excuse for his absence
if he did not succeed in rejoining his corn
pany. He never slackened his "double
quick" until the ford at Williamsport was
reached. At that point, his hope gave
way to despair. The column had crossed
into Maryland, two hours bef'cre. A strong
provost guard had been stationed at the
ford, with strict orders to arrest all strag
filers as deserters.
A prisoner then, and with the instances
of-dreadful punishment that had been in
flicted upon deserters fresh iu his mind,
he decided to desert in fact from the pro
vost guard, and take his chances of finally
reaching his company, rather than run the
risk of a trial by court martial.
lie failed to reach his command, and,
taking to the woods, by long journeyini4s
at night, and hiding by day, he reached
the city of Frederick - , Maryland. There
he lost no time in re-enlisting under an
assumed name, as a recruit, hoping by
keeping constantly in the service, to es
cape detection and arrest.
Proceeding again to the front, in the
Tenth Maryland regiment, Corporal C
served faithfully, was twice wounded, and
received an honorable discharge, in March,
1564.
Upon being discharged from the Tenth
Maryland, still hoping to conceal his iden
tity, he immediately re-enlisted as a re
cruit with Captain Cole, the Provost Mar
shal at Frederick, and was sent on with a
squad of twenty more,
.to the draft rendez
,vous at Lafayette square, Baltimore.
Lieutenant P—was the officer of the
day when the squad reached the iendez
yous. It was a part of his duty as such,
tlreinai 11 at the front entrance to the camp,
''or the purpose of canning the recruits as
Liicy arrived, and were drawn up in line,
.n front of the guard quarters.
It was late in the evening. Lieutenant
. r- came to the Adjutant's office, his
, Cace wearing almost a deathly palor. "Ad
jutant," he said, "I have just discovered
a deserter from my old company. He
saved my life, by carryin ,, me off the field,
at the battle of Frederick e 'sburg. I wish I
liad not seen him."
A short time after the Lieutenant's
statement the recruits were marched to
'the Adjutant's office to have their names
and pedigree recorded. The man rose up
, eamly, and passed his discharge .papers for
ormer o service, to the. Adjutant. They
ere certified by a Captain or the Tenth
laryland, and endorsed by the mustering
'officer—"character excellent."
I, Lieutenant P- extended his hand to
,the recruit, and said, "Corporal C-,
tow are you ?"
The unwilling deserter did not acknowl
ledge that he was recognized, by the move
fment of a muscle. Staring coldly at the
peutenant, he replied, "Sir, you have the
Advantage. I do not recollect ever having
teen you before."
i "Oh ! yes, you have," answered the
''Lieutenant. "Charley, don't try to de
iceive me. You brought me from the field
tat Fredericksburg, saved my life when
'deserted
were a member of my company, and
'deserted from the company."
"You have made a mistake, sir, you
'have." He stopped a moment and then
t ontinued : "It is of no use. lam Cor
oral C-, but I am no deserter at heart.
it have been in constant service," and he
!sank into a chair.
Tears choked the utterance of the Lieu
tenant, as, wavering between duty and
gratitude, he said : "Corporal, I would
gladly change places with you now, but
you are a pr6oner."
The shock unnerved the waroworn and
lind weather-Lenten Corporal, and for soy
.bral weeks be was prostrated with a raging
fever. A prisoner in fact, but allowed to
litecept the hospitality of the Lieutenant's
'pore comfortable quarters, where his story
.becoming known, he received every kind
inss that could be commanded. Meantime,
strenuous efforts were made to remove the
1 arge of desertion against him, which had
Lin
n carried on the company rolls, until
e w, , s fivally reported to tha Provost
4 ,..:L u f ._;-,t , lc,rul, nol•dropped from thew.
The "red tape" of the War Department
prevented his reinstattweat in time, and
C 'moral C-- was sent to the front as
"a deserter." Strong papers relating the
circumstances more minutely than can be
done in this narrative accompanied him.
He was tried and sentenced to be. shot,
but through the never ceasing efforts of
the officer whose life he had saved, sec
onded by the efforts of General. Ingram,
then Provost Marshal of the defense of
the Potomac, he was reprieved by Presi
dent Lincoln. He was subsequently killed
in a charge upon the enemy's works at
Petersburg, Va. The wife and little ones
waited in vain for the second surprise at
the little Pennsylvania hamlet. near Get
tysburg.
Vistellang.
The Gloves we Wear ,
Nestled among the hills and wooded
ravines of Fulton county, N. Y., yet deeply
imbedded in snow, and extending over a
circuit of twenty miles in the adjacent
counties, Hamilton, Montgomery and Sara
toga, are mills and manufactories of the
American kid glove. The streams are
turbid with spent tanning materials and
chemicals from the dye houses, while broad
acres are flapping with the skins of ani
mals gathered from two hemispheres, hung
upon lines or a wooden trellis. A person,
is riding through the towns of Glovers
ville and Johnstown, and following the
sinuous course of the mill streams, where
the umbrageous spruce and matted hem
lock give an Alpine effect to the rugged
landscape, could not fail to observe its ex
tent, and how, either directly or remotely,
the prosperity of the glove manufacturer
is identified with all other interests. The
business started in a peculiar way, about
sixty years ago, when a backwoods hunter
cut up a few buckskins, after tanning them
in oil, and made a few gloves which others
imitated. This was the birth of the castor
glove trade, which, of late, has developed
into the finest glove known in the world.
The "castor," it should be observed, is the
finished skin, and the world is raked for
materials. The antelope, Rocky mountain
deer, sheep from the Cape of Good Hope,
and enormous quantities from South Amer
ica, besides kids found in all parts of Europe
—these and many others go to satisfy the
universal call for gloves. Even "patria
hides," or Calcutta cow, and the "Cam
peachy hog" are not unknown in the queer
assortment. In the medium goods the
skins called "fashers" are mostly imported
from England in pickle, while deer skin,
blesbock, Sze., come in the hair The
largest establishment has a capacity equal
to 500,000 skins per annum, and the
number of hands employed is 125. Castor
and kid are the specialties produced, with
"dog skin" in due proportion. The pop
allar belief that dog skin gloves are ob
tained primarily from the veritable dog is
proved to be a fallacy wholly mythical.—
The dog-skin is obtained in its perfection
from the Cape Town sheep, the animal
sporting a fatty tail, relished by epicures.
The name, in fact, is a trade mark for a
a special article in gloves Another spe
cialty is a fine glove made from the Arabian
kid, more durable than any kid in Europe,
but which is furnished by the American
manufactures at a much less price. The
colors are also a specialty—colors similar
to orange, tea and smoke—often exceed
ingly delicate and and very beautiful. The
smoke color, verging on pearl, is exactly
what it purports to be, the process baying
been learned from the Indians.
A STOUT old woman in Detroit got mad
lately, because a photographer wouldn't
let her fan herself while she bad her
picture taken.
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The Man of Many Cats
A party of hunters while in search of
game lately in Santa Cruz hills, California,
came upon a rude hut in a small clearing,
about six miles from Patchen, and nearly
the same distance from the Santa Cruz
stage road. Impelled by curiosity they ap
proached the structure and finding the
door open went in. Imagine their surprise
and wonder at discovering as the sole in
mate of the room (there was but one) what
must have been- originally intended for a
man. The creature was but partially cloth
ed. the body from this waist upward and
from the knees downward being entirely
naLed lilt hair was long and matted,
and hi..; face, bronzed from expor-ure and
seamed and scarred from conflicts with
beasts or enemies of his own race, pre
sented an appearance that startled the be
holders. The consternation was not less
coed when they beheld his eyes, which,
protruding from their sockets, glared like
those of a wild man. His arms, breast and
legs were covered with long, coarse hair
For a moment, they gazed and then were
about to depart with celerity, when the
man beckoned for them to remain, at the
same time mutterine• ' in some unintelligi
ble jargon. The hunters, not without
trepidation, took seats on a huge log, the
only furniture in the room. Casting their
eyes about they were still more astonished
at what before had appeared to be a black
mass of something around and about the
presumed owner of this habitation. They
saw at least fifty cats, all black and of all
sizes; some as large and as fierce and wild
looking as a wild eat. Some of the larger
started for the visitors with spines erect,
when the man gave a peculiar whistle and
all immediately clustered around him
again. Wondering what was to come next
the hunters maintained for some time a
perfect silence. Then one spoke np and
asked the roan how far it was to Patchen
but no answer came. Other questions ware
asked, but the man pnly looked at them
with a puzzled stare. All at once be leap
ed to his feet, gave a yell that nearly cur
dled the blood of the listeners, and bound
ed out of doors. The cats followed and
the hunters saw them scampering away
over the clearing into the brush and out
of sight. Miter remaining for some time
in the room the hunters, noticing a small
box in one corner, took it up, opened it
and found therein several sheets of writing
paper, old and faded and with writing
hardly legible. After considerable effort
they managed to read it and were reward •
ed with the following strange narrative,
which explained what they desired to
know concerning the strange eccupant of
the hut :
ISLE OP JAMACA, IS7I
My name is It. E Yenta. My father,
a native of Spain, and my mother, an En
glish woman, died many years ago. I fear
that I am going crazy, that before another
week arrives I shall be bereft of reason.
In order then that the world may at so•ne
time know my Arang„s history, I have de
termined to write it down while my sen,es
are acute and my mind clear. I have
been for five years steward on the plantA
Lion of Mr. Morris. Two years ago I
married a creole, Felice Gallegos, a beau
tiful woman and one whom I believed
would make me happy. We lived in peace
until our child was born. An American
then came to the plantation and met Fe
lice. They were often together. I sus
pected nothing until I obtained complete
and overwhelming proof of her infidelity.
She came home one night after meeting
with her lover, and then I told her what
I had discovered. I cannot remember
what I said. I only knew that when I
concluded the she devil caught her child
from the bed and flung it on the floor.—
Then she sprang at me with uplifted dag
ger and my face will show what resulted.
I was unprepared for such an attack but
managed to seize Felice and, wrest the
dagger from her hands. Half mad from
the blow she had given me, I caught her
by the throat and plunged the dagger into
her breast; she sank without a groan to
the floor. Then I must have been mad,
for a week afterward I found myself miles
away, in the forest. I feel that I must
leave, must go somewhere, anywhere, and
hid myself. My brain troubles me and I
am afraid that I shall go mad. I will
write this and keep it with me. The time
may come when I may be given to the
world.
The wording ended here. The presump
tion was that Venta came to California
and wandered to the lonely clearing in the
Santa Cruz hills, erected the hut and
lived there alone. The hunters remained
until dusk, hoping to meet the strange oc
cupant again, but he did not come. The
next clay they came again, but the man
was still absent. He ;probably has never
returned to the spot.
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Filters and Their Use.
Filtered water is supposed to be per
fectly pure ; so, no matter how foul the
source, if on its way to the table there is
a filter interposed it is expected to arrest
and retain all impurities, and ever after
keep the supply fresh and pure. This is a
great error, and there are many cases on
record where from neglect or other causes
the filter itself has become the means of
spreading death and destruction. The
action of a filter is twofold, being both
chemical and mechanical. When a stream
of water is allowed to flow through a bag
of flannel or other material, or passes
through a bank of gravel or box of char
coal, all the impurities which are suspended,
not dissolved in the liquid, are caught and
retained, for the fluid in percolating
through the iTterstices of the filter is un
able to carry with it anything excepting
what is actually in solution. Of course,
all the impurities that are in this manner
extracted from the water simply remain
in the filter and soon will stop it up, and
either prevent the flow of water or cause
it to seek some new channel; hence the
necessity of frequently examining the in
strument to ascertain that it is working
p,roperly, and does not need renovating
To be effective, therefore, the filter must
be kept clean, and afford plenty of expos
ed surface, and it is useful only in proPor
Lion as these conditions are maintained.
A large box filled with sand and gravel,
if the contents be frequently changed,
forms one of the best of filters. Better
still, a box of charcoal, for here the innu
merable pores left by the burning give an
immense amount of surface exposed to the
air. Even a sponge or woolen bag, if often
washed, makes a good instrument, and
will remove much of the impurity from
water.
TIIERE'S nothing so wonderful about
malleable glass that can be hammered. A
friend of mine has a glass still unbroken,
though he has kept punch in it at intervals
for several years.
Methods of Eduntion.
Au experiment in common school edu•
cation is making in Quincy, Mass. This is
the home of the Adam. family, and Charles
Francis Adams, Jr., has taken an interest
in the improvement of the fchool3 of his
town.
When the School Committee put the
pupils to the test to see just how much
they were gettiez front their instruction,
which was furnished them at a cost of more
than $lO a head annually, they fund that
the knowledge they required was only su
perficial, that the scholars were to learn cer
tain cut and dried tasks, and the measure
of their proficiency was their ability to give
parrot like answers to questions on them.
They got training of the memory, but so
far as concerned any real understanding
of their studies and the capacity to use
what they had been taught, they were
shamefully deficient. The teachers per
formed their work in a perfunctory way,
fbllowing the precedents of many years,
and the youngsters committed facts, rules
and exceptions to memory without any
great interest in what they were doing, and
without any proper idea of what it all
meant. Their time was spent in cramming
their heads with undigested and indigesti
ble facts gathered from an armful of school
books covering a wide range of' subjects of
study.
The School Committee's reform began
in the primary schools ; but first they sue
ceeded in engaging as Superintendent of
Schools a young matt of enthustasm in
teaching, who had carefully studied the
German methods, for in German, pedagogy
has been elevated to the rank of a special
science. Instead of being drilled in the
alphabet after the old fashion, the chil
dren were taught to read from the black
board almost without knowing it, getting
their knowledge by practice. When their
interest flagged they were turned out to
play games and to stretch their legs.
School going under such circumstances
became a delight instead of an odious task.
In the higher schools the number of
studies were reduced from seven to three—
reading, writing and arithmetic, the two
former including, naturally, not only gram.
mar and spelling, but also geography and
history. They are taught by incessant
practices, not by the old way of imposing'
ou pupils lessons to be learned by note. In
stead of the Reader of ancient memory,
the teachers used as practice books geo
graphics, histories and articles in the cur
rent periodicals. The pupils were so in
the habit of writing that they grew to
write as rapidly as they spoke, and, inc,-
dentally and in the way of practice, the
art of spelling correctly was taught, and
taught in the only way in which it can be
acquired. A boy may stand at the head
of an oral spelling class, and yet when he
comes to write words he may fail in his
orthography, as he does in his command
of language when he is set to the new task
of satin: , down in black and white what
he earl talk abuut glibly enough.
The r^.-efts of the experiment, as Mr
Adams details them, have been most grat
ifying. " The scholars during the three
years under the new system have made
steady progress ; they approach their
studies more willingly, and show that they
really know what they have been taught.
The new plan;Mr. Adams says, is "a com
plete negative of the whole present com
mon school system, founded on a faith in
the infinite capacity of the children to
know at an early age a little of every
thing." That this method of teaching is
the sensible one we can understand, not
only from the results attained in Quincy,
but also from a knowledge of the manner
of the working of the childish mind, its
quickness in learning by practice, and in
ability to grasp abstract ideas or general
principles. While grammar, the old bug
bear of all youngsters, may seem to them
dry and incomprehensible babble when
taught out of the text books, they imper
captibly to themselves acquire the habit of
writing their language grammatically, as
they learn the habit of speaking it with
propriety, when they are taught by prac
tice to express themselves logically and
with clearness and are corrected in their
errors.
All this improvement has taken place
at Quincy, and yet the cost of education
has been reduced from $19.25 annually
per child to $15.68.
To Young Men.
Some old genius gives the following
elegant advice to young men "who depend
on father" for their support, but are reg
ular drones in the hive, subsisting on that
which is earned by others:
"Come, off with your coat, clinch the
saw, the plow-handles, the axe, the spade
—anything that will enable you to stir
your blood. Fly around and tear your
jacket rather than be the recipient of the
old gentleman's bounty. Sooner than
play the dandy at dad's expense, hire
yourself out to stop up rat holes or watch
the bars, and when you think yourself en
titled to a resting spell, do it on your own
responsibility. Get up in the morning,
turn around at least twice before break
fast, help the old gentleman, give him now
and then a lilt in business, learn how to
take the lead, and not depend upon for
ever being led, and you have no idea how
the discipline will benefit you. Do this,
and, our word for it, you will seem to
breathe a new atmosphere, possess a new
frame, tread a new destiny, and you may
begin to aspire to manhood.
AN old darkey who was asked if in his
experience prayer was ever answered, re
plied, "Well, sah, some pra'rs is ansud
and some isn't—'pends on what you axes
fo'. Jest arter de wah, w'en it was mighty
hard scratchin' fo' de culled breddren, I
'bserved dat w'enebor I pway de Lo'd to
sen' one o' Marie Peyton's fat turkeys fo'
de ole man, dere was no notice took of de
partition ; but w'en I pway dat he would
seri' de ole man fo' de turkey, de matter
was 'tended to befu' sun-up nex' mornin%
dead sartin !"
AFTER the prosecuting attorney had
heaped vituperation upon the poor prison
er without counsel, the judge asked him
if he had,anything to say for himself.—
"Your honor," replied the prisoner, "I
ask for a postponement for eighteen days,
in order that I may find a blackguard to
answer that one there."
A Pennsylvania boy got so homesick
that he walked seventy eight miles without
eating, in order to ait down once more at
the family hearth-stone. He was received
with such warmth by his male parent that
it was several days before he could sit
down anywhere.
GILD a big knave and little honest men
will worship him.
A Coffee-field in Brazil.
In southern Brazil, a coffee-field seldom
lasts more than thirty years. The planta
tions are made on the fertile hill sides,
where the forest has been growing thick
and strong. But the soil
. there is never
deep—six or eight inches of mold at the
utmost. In the tropics there are no long
winters with mats of dead vegetable matter
rotting under the snow. The leaves fall
singly, and dry up until they break into
dust; logs and decaying branches in the
slimly woods are carried away by white
ants and beetles ; hence the mould bed in
creases very slowly ; in twenty-five or
thirty years, the strong growing coffee
trees eat it ail up. Most planters simply
cut down the forest and leave the trees to
dry in the sun for six or eight weeks, when
they are burned. B—, more provident,
lets the logs rot where they lie, which they
do in a year or two; in the open sunlight
they are saved from insects, and the ground
receives a large accession to its strength.
Back of the house there are two yards or
small fields, four acres, perhaps, together.
The ground is covered with earthen pots
set close together, only leaving little path
ways at intervals. Each of the two hun
dred thousand pots contains a thriving
young coffee plant. The ground forms a
gentle slope, and water is constantly run
ning over it, so that it is always soaked.
The pots, through orifices at the bottoms.
diaw up enough of this water to keep the
roots moistened. The young plants are
protected from the sun by mat screens
stretched on poles above the ground The
nurslings come from selected seeds of halt'
a dozen varieties. Br. 8— has them
planted at first in small pots. A dozen
slaves are engaged transplaoting t l he six •
inch high shoots to larger pots. Little
tired-looking children carry them about
on their shoulders, working on as steadily
as the old ones, for they were well trained
Sr. S— wants to make his plants last
fifty years, so he is careful and tenth'. with
them. The little blacks will be free io
1892, so his policy is to get as much work
as possible from them while he can. The
plants are set in rows, about ten feet apart.
They grow, and thrive, and are happy, out
on the bill side. Warm sunshine caresses
the leaves; generous rains feed the tender
roots ; the ground is kepttree from intrud
ing weeds and bushes, and the planter
waits for his harvest. After four years,
the trees are six feet high and begin to
bear. By the sixth year, the crops are
very large,—three or even four pounds per
tree at times. Meanwhile, corn and man
dioca are planted between the rows. Often
in a new plantation the expenses are nearly
covered by these subsidiary crops. In
November only a few of the slaves are in
the fields. November is the principal gath
ering month, and almost the whole force
must be at work in the bearing orchards.
From sunrise to sunset, men, women and
children are gathering the berries in bask
ets, working silently and steadily under
the overseer's eye. Every day, each slave
gathers of the average berries enough to
to produce fifty pounds of dried - coffee.
The pickings are collected in carts and
brought to the mill house, where the reeds
are prepared for the market.
She Thought So.
When Mrs. Cordelia Lingstone entered
the court room from the corridor, leaning
heavily on Bijah's left arm, and holding
up her calico train, she slightly resembled
the pictures of Lady Jane Grey. She
took her situation in front of the desk,
bowing very low to his Honor, and led off
with :
"I deny the charge and appeal the ease."
"Yes—just so—all right," mumbled his
Honor as he looked over the paper!.--
"The charge is disturbing the peace. The
officer in the case—"
"I deny that there was an officer in the
case, and I appeal to the Supreme Court,"
she interrupted.
"You were arrested by an officer and
brought in here, and he arrested 'you as
you stood at the foot of a flight of stairs
on Congress street, waving a hoe handle
and daring some one to come down. That's
as plain as.poetry, and as evident as the
motion of a grindstone." -
"I deny the grindstone and appeal the
case," she calmly answered, feeling in her
pocket for gum.
"Four men, two boys, a dog and a
Chinaman were crowded around you and
encouraging yon to smash some one," con
tinued the Court; "and you were very
boisterous when asked to step down here
and occupy a front bed room for the night.
I shall fine yon $5."
"I deny the fine and demand a jury I"
•Will you pay the cash or go to the
House of Correction ?"
"I demand a lawyer !"
"I ask if you will pay ?"
"I demand two lawyers !"
"Mrs. Lingstone, yon will eat dinner in
the House or Correction, and if they don't
have watermelon for desert, you can't
blame me. Please retire."
"It has turned out just as I thought it
would," she remarked, as she took the
quid of gum from her mouth for a mo-
ment; and, with the most respectful bow,
re-entered the eorrider and kicked an
empty candle box skyhigh.
Hidden Hurts.
Many a babe gets a wrench fpm loving
hands that might account for the sudden
attack of spasms the day after, or for hours
of fretfulness that no coaxing seems to
soothe and no medicine appears to reach.
Falls from little preambuletors while in
°barge of nurses, though they leave no out
ward and visible sign in the shape of cuts
or bruises, may have inflicted something
worse by far than cuts or bruises would
have proved to to be. Cases have occurred
where infants have had falls of which nurses
have not told, and no marks from which
were visible to the eye, but which made
the child unaccountably fretful for weeks,
until curvature of the. spine told its fright
ful story. For these reasons mothers can
not be too careful in handling their little
ones and looking after them personally,
rather than trusting so much to hired
nurses. A child is a tender thing, and a
hurt which leaves no surface sear may have
laid the foundation of an early death of
future deformity.
THE three wonders of the world at
present are: How fluff accumulates in
vest pockets, where the pins go to, and
why when a man oomes out of a saloon
he looks one way and goes the other.
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AN experienced farmer opines that the
min who can plow stumpy ground with a
pair of lively mules without swearing is
prepared to go through purgatory with an
overcoat op.—Easton Free Press.
A farmer's crib is an gnawful place fur
rats.
NO. 50.