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JILIXIR PROPYLAMINE,
TITJ, NEW REMEDY FOR .
RHEUMATISM.
A NEW REMF.DV, I
A CERTAIN REM EDI', F * OR
ACUTE RHEUMATISM,
C H RON IU I! HEU M A TIS .IF,
RHEUMATISM Ok' EVERY ICliVI) ;
I HOW STUBBORN,
NOMATTBR HOW LONG STANDING,
PROPYLAMINE
WILL CONQUER IT,
WILL CURE IT.
WHAT IT HAS DONE,
IT WILL DO AGAIN.
DOCTORS READ,
DOCTORS EXAMINE,
DOCTORS TRY IT.
THE BEST TESTIMONY,
BEST MEDICAL AUTHORITY.
DOCTORS KNOW IT
PATIENTS BELIEVE IT,
TRIED AND TRUE.
Pennsylvania Hospital.
(FIIOM OFFICIAL HOSPITAL RM-OUTS.)
MAY 19,1900. — Ellen S., mt. £3, single, never
wai very strong. Two yearj nan she hml an attack
of acute rheumatism, irom which she was confined
to her bed for two weeks, and subsequently from a
relapse for four more. She lias been well sinei then
till last Saturday ; while engaged in house-cleaning
the took col.l, had p .in in her back, felt cold but
had no decided chill. Two days later her ankles
began to swell, which was followed by swelling of
the knee joints aid of th? hands. She has now dull
pjin in hei shoulders, and her knuckles are very
tender, red and painful; both hands are affected,
hut the right is most so. This, then, is a case ol
acute rheumatism, or, 11s it is now fustronnbly call
ed, rheumatic lever. It is a well marked typical
case. We will carefu ly watch the case, and from
time to time call your attention to the various
symptoms which piesent themselves. My chief
object in bringing lier before you now, is to call
your attention to a remedy which has recently been
recommended in the treatment ol rheumatism. 1
mean propylamine. l)r. Awenarius, of St. Peters
burg, recommends it in the highest terms, having
derived great benefit Irom its use In 200 cases which
came under his care. Various com nendatory. tes
timonia's respecting it have appeared in our jour
nals, and I propose therefore to give it nnother trial.
1 must cnul'csss I am always incredulous as to the
worth of new remedies, which ate vaunted as spe
cifics; but this comes to us recommended so highly,
that we aie bound to give it a trial.
SAME ;lASE FOUR DAYS LVTER!
MAY 2.1, 1809.—1 will now exhibit ;n you the pa
tient for who n I prescribed Propylamine, and who
was then laboring under an attack of acute rheuma
tism. She has steadily tnken it in doses of three
grains, every two hours, (intermitting it at night).
The day after ynu saw her, 1 found lie. much mote
comfortable, better than she expected to be for a
week or more, judging from ber other attack. (The
patient now walked into tho room.) The improve
meat has steadily progressed, and you cannot fail to
notice a marked etiange in the appearance of her
join(s, which are now nearly of their natural size.
Thus far our experiment would have seemed very
nircessfnil ; but gentlemen, we must wait a littie
while before we car. give a decided opinion as to
what is to be the result.
Here is another patient who was placed on the
use of the same medicine on Sunday last ; she has
leug been svHerilig I'jnrn chronic rheumatism, and 1
lound her at that time with an acute attack super
vening upoh her chronic allectior,. The wrists and
knuckles were much swollen and tense. She lonic
the chloride of propylamine in three grain doses
every two hours, and you will perceive that the
swelling of the joints has much diminished.
THREE DAYS LATER!!
MAY2G, I^OO. —This is the case ot acute rheum
atism treated with propylamine, the first of thoso to
which I called your attention at our last clinic. She
is still very comfortable, and if now taking three
grains thrice daily.
In this case it has seemed to be followed by very
sitisfactory results. The second case to which
\Olir attebtinn was called at our Inst lecture, has
also continued to do well. 1 wi.l now bring be<oiu
you a very characteristic case ol acute rheumatism,
and if the rem't be ratisfnetory, / thin!, a* pood
juryliiru , r re shall justly render our verdict til favor
i /propylamine.
He is a seaman, net. 20, who was admitted a few
days ago. Has had occasional rheumatic pains, but
not so as to keep Ins bed,until eight days ngo. The
pains began in his right knee,subsequently affected
the lelt knee, and Inter, the joints of the upppr ex
tremities. These joints are all swollen tense and
lender. IDs tongue is furred; skin, at prraent,
dry, though there hus been much sweating. His
pi'Ue is lull and stiong, and i bout 90, He bus now
u<ed propslamine lor twenty four hours.
This gentleman is what may be called a strictly
lypical case of acute rheumatism. There was ex
posure to cold and wet, and this exposure s follow
id by a feeling of coldness, severe articular pain,
beginning as it usually does, in the IOWPT joints.
There is fever and the profuse sweating, 60 gener
ally attendant on acute iheumutism.
I did not bring this patient before you with tho
intention of giving you a lect te on all the points
connected with rheumatism, but to again give a til
M to the new remedy we aie testing, and tn exhibit
IT you this typical case, as I have called it, than
which these could not be a lairer opportunity for
testing the medicine in question. IVc are, there
fore, avoiding the use of nil other medicines, even
anodynes, that there may be no misgivings as to
which was the efficient remedy. You shall see the
'ase at a future clinic.
THE RESULT.
A FAVORABLE VERDICT.
•luxe 9, ISoo.—The next of our convalescents is
|hc ease of acute rheumatism before you at our clin
ic ol .May 2(itb, which I then called a typical case,
and which it was remaiked was a fair opportunity
■or testing the worth of our new remedy. It was
therefore steadily given in three grain doses every
' w o hours for lout iluys. The patient has got along
Ve ry nicely, an lis now able to walk about, as you
,c e. Ido not hesitate, to say that I have never teen
as severe a rase of acute rheumatism so soon restored
heuh/ t ut this man has been, and without being pre
fared to decide positively as lo the value of the rente
"t we have used, J f'rtl bound to state that in the. eases
which we have tried the Chloride of Propylamine,
the patient* have regained their health much earlier
rn under the treatment ordinarily pursued. J wish,
Ssnilemen, you would yourselves try it, and report
'he results.
For a l'„|| report of which the above is e con
densed extract, see the Philadelphia Medical and
flcpojicr. it is the report tfter a fair trial
by the best medical authority in this country, and
makes it unnecessaiv to give numerous certificates
from astonished doctors and rejoicing patients.
A SPEEDY CURE,
AN EFFECTUAL CURE.
THE :*AME RESULT
IN EVERY CASE,
WHENEVER TRIED,
WHEBEVER TRIED.
VOLUME its.
NEW SERIES.
WHAT IT HAS DUNK,
If WILL DO A(I AIM.
Bullock and Crenshaw, a firm well known to most
medical men, by whom the Klixir Propylamine has
been introduced, have sold to us the exclusive right
to manufacture it according to the original recipe,
and we have made arrangements ol such magnitude
as to enable us to scatter it broadcast amongst suf
cring humanity.
A WORD TO DOCTOR-!.
If you prefer to use the same remedy in another
form, we invite your attention to the
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I'll UK P R 01* YLA MINE l.l((!'ID,
Pu IIK PROPYLAMINE CONCENTRATED,
PURE IODINE PROPYLAMINE,
of which we arc the sole manufacturers.
[Y7"We claim no other virtue lor the Klixir Pro
pylamine than is contained in Pure Crystalizcd
Chloride of Pioypl.imine,
THE KLIXIR IS
MORE CONVENIENT,
AND ALWAYS READY
FOR IMMEDIATE USE,
AMI) MAY BE TAKEN
ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS,
BY ANY ONE,
BY EVERY ONE,
WHO HAS RHEUMATISM OF ANY KIND
At 75 cts. a Bottle.
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Office, Room No. 4,
S. W.Cor. FOURTH and CHESTNUT STS.,
l'hiladelphia.
Or to either of the following
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Dec.6,'fil-lyr. PHILADELPHIA.
SEMTOE McDOUGAL.
Senator McDougnl, of California, made a
powerful spech in the Senate, h few days ago
against, the arbitrary arrest and confinement of
citizens of the loyal States, without any char
ges being made against the. victim or a trial gran
ted hut). His speech was an unanswerable eff
ort in behalf of the supremacy of the law and
the saneitity of the. Constitution, and a glor
ious vindication of the rights of the citizen.
Senator McDougnl was elected as a Douglas
Democrat from California, by a combination
of republicans and a portion of the demo
cratic party. Having by bis late able speech
condemned the. encroachments made by those in
power upon the constitutional rights of the people,
wo expect to see him denounced by Forney as a
Breckinridge Democrat and traduced by the
whole Republican Press as a sympathiser with
treason. Senator Wade, abolitionist from Ohio,
denounced him as such in the Senate the other
day, and we soon expect all the small fry politi
cians like Forney, soon to follow suit. Yet this
same Senator McDougnl, when thoy believed he
could be used by them for the purpose of defeating
the Democratic party, was a paragon of patri
otism in the eyes of the same Republican lead
ers.—By bis recent speech, the Senator from
California has shown that the principles of
Democracy still glow in his heart ami that
all differences between Democrats have sunk in
to oblivion in their ardor for tho Constitution,
and their effort for the salvation of tho country.
He has endeared himself to the lovers of con
stitutional liberty throughout the land. Let us
strive together for THE UNION, THE CONSTITU
TION AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR THE SAKE
OF THE UNION, and all will yet l>c well.
[ YnrlGaeette.
Cor.. Asitnv.—A correspondent of the New
York World, writingfcpm Woodstock, Vs., gives
the following sketch of the confederate Colonel
Ashby:
Asiihv—no disciplined soldier, pursuing no
regular line of warfare, which is a part of a
plan comprising different brunches of service,
infantry, cavalry and artillery—has displayed a
skill and genius in (lie management of his men
which have made him in the estimation of this
division no ordinary commander. lie has pro
tected the retreat of Jackson most admirably,
ami while, at one time, our advance were close
upon him. he rode up the hill before them as qui
etly as any peaceful farmer on a market day.
lie is n groat horseman, and always has been ;
anil through these mountains and forests of the
Shenandoah has ranged on horseback in the hunt
of the fox and deer, and lias often distinguished
himself in the tournament, which is among the
sliH cherished practices of tho Virginians, and
I am told that while riding at the top of his
speed he will throw his lnneo upon the ground
and seize, it again in passing with the utmost
dexterity.
His horse, too, is disciplined like his master,
to the accomplishment of the most wonderful
feats, lie will drop to the ground in a flash,
at the wish of his rider, and rise again as sud
denly, bound through tho woods like a deer, a
voiding trees and branches, clearing every ob
stacle, jumping fences and ditches with perfect
case. All who know him say lie is a man of
modest, quiet demeanor s a silent man, who
keeps his own counsel, and is held in the most
fabulous regard by bis men and inferior officers,
lie is said to lie a Christian and a man of emi
nent. piety, as is also his general, the Stonewall
Jackson. I must frankly express the degree of
respect which I have been led to entort in for
the character of this non-committal, dark, in
scrutable Col. Ashby.
A young farmer asked an old Scotchman for
advice in his pursuit. He told him what had
been the secret of his own success in farming,
and ho concluded with the following warning:
"Never, Sandle, never —above all tilings, never
get. in debt, but if ever you do, let it Ic for ma
nure."—Qcnewc Farmer.
What is society, after all, but a mixture of
mistcr-ios and miss-erics.
<5-3- An Irish judge said, when addressing a
prisoner, "You are to be hanged, and I hope it
will prove a warning to you."
Freedom of Thought aud Opinion.
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1862.
Geu, Halleck's Opinion of Gen. McOlellan.
In conversation with a gentleman from St.
t Louis lately, I learned some things that 1 must
1 confess were new to mo, and as I think the idea
will be new to the public generally, and as in
| presenting it I shall not. transcend the rules laid
down for the government of the press, i will
endeavor to jot it down. The gentleman refer
red to I know to be a warm personal friend to
General Ilalleck, and shares much of that ster
ling officer's favor and confidence. Hence a
weight will he attached to what he says, such
asdoes not accrue to the sayings of ordinary men.
1 would like to give his name that the public
might the more readily comprehend the reason
why 1 assign so much paper to the chronicling
of his ideas. The conversation turned upon the
operations of the army here and elsewhere. I
asked—
"V hat is General Halleck's opinion of Gen
eral McClclhui V
"Sir," said my friend, "I have heard Gen.
Ilalleck say, in substance, repeatedly, that lie
considered the military skill, science'and pene
tration of Gen. McClcllan as second to that of
no mail living; that whatever had been done in
the West and elsewhere was but the carrying
out of McClullan's great plan of the war; "that
the general idea of each and every of these
movements was the fruit of his foresight and
knowledge of war and its appliances, and that
McClcllan had rough-hewn the whole work and
only left the finishing touches to the department
ami division commanders." „ I
This coming so direct from General Ilalleck,
led me to push my inquiries still further. I ask
ed: "Can you give any reasonable solution to
the mystery that hangs so heavily over the op
erations of the army on the I'otoniac?"
lie replied:—"l cannot explain anything;
but I may advance an idea to you that I receiv- j
cd from Gen. Ilalleck not a month ago. In con
versation with him 1 made nearly the same in
terrogatory you have just propounded to nic,
and the General's answer to me must be yours.
It is this, as near in his own words as I can re
peat them:—"This is a war in which success
rests upon considerations tluit do not generally I
enter into men's calculations. You arc aware I
that the revolted States occupy a vastly differ
ent geographical position from the loyal ones, j
Health, incident to climate, food, water, habits.
&e., is as different in the two sections as could j
be conceived of that of two distinct nations, i
Certain hygienic principles are to lie. studied in i
carrying on a campaign us well as the more ex
ternal appliances of war, else disaster and de- I
feat will follow. An army must bo sound phys- j
ieully as well as patriotic. Innervation, pros- I
tration and climatic maladies must be avoided if j
possible. Now the seceded Slates are eminent- J
ly unhealthy during a certain portion of the year.
The months of August, September and Octo
ber are those duiing which the tropical diseases
rage, which so fearfully decimate even the na
tive population, and the more general carrying
oil those habituated to a different clime. The
yellow fever vuges through the South periodical
ly every two or three years, and as that malady i
has not appeared during the last two seasons it J
may naturally be expected this year. In view |
of this state of well established facts, a far-see- ]
ing general would try to devise means to avoid :
the consequences. If a Northern army should
be marched southward to the gulf shore during
the sickly months, and should there be attacked
by n maludiac foe and cut off' by a tropical ennui,
the execrations of a nation would he vented up
on a general who would thus expose his troops.
Hence it becomes necessary to do what is to he
done in the extreme South early in the year.
The Southern Atlantic coast, the Gulf States
and the South-west must he overrun during a
season of comparative healthfuluess. liebollion
must lie crushed out nnd rebel troops driven
hack to the cooler regions of the mountains of]
North Carolina, Western Tennessee and South
ern Virginia during the season when nature is
in favor of, instead of against, an exotic anny ;
then, mice hemmed in by an overpowering force,
the enemy must fall—it is inevitable. Now, ;
under these circumstances, it is not hard to see i
why a skillful Commander-in-Chief should ex- '
crt himself to retain the hulk of mi enemy's ar- i
my in a position where lie can at a proper time
strike a dentil blow the more surely. If the
(lower of the rebel army he coaxed to remain
north of ltiehmond, so much of its strength is
wasted; our armies in the West and South have I
the less to contend against and our victories are j
the more certain. The Western army clears the 11
great Valley of the Mississippi of secession; the |
Gulf squadron re-establishes the constitution in '
the populous cities of the South; the lloanokc
and Iteaufort forces are pushed inward and north
ward; and next autumn, when the sickly sen
son approaches, all, conjointly, are driving the 11
rebels back to the locality where a fresh army
of loyal men are waiting to receive them, in a
country where Southron lias no advantage over
Northman. Then comes the great decisive ac
tion of the campaign. The Union troops, (lush
ed with constant victory, meet those dispirited j
by constant reverses. Who can doubt the re- j
suit 1 On the other hand we will suppose that
the Commanding General and the War Depart- t
ment yield to the clamor of those who only seek ] j
for carnage regardless of consequences, and or
der an advance upon ltiehmond. The result
would he simply to drive the rebels away to
some other point, where they would make a sec
ond stand, nnd a third or a fourth, eaoh time :
leading the Federal troops farther and farther a- \
way froui the localities of their acclimation, and
into more sure and terrible mortality. No; let
McClcllan work. Let him keep the rebels con
centrated as far North as possible, and so keep
rebel forces from coming farther south, and next
summer or enrly in the autumn a denouement
will come which will justify the present appa- j
rent inactivity of the anny of the I'otoniac..— ]
If the enemy shall retreat, let Gen, McClcllan
advance to their positions; if not, let him re
main in statu quo , until lie is ready to make cv
■ery shot tell its most against troason,"
Now Congressional Apportionment.
Under the Apportionment Hill reecntly pass
, ed, the population and the party divisions ar<
exhibited in the following table. For the Phil
adelphbi Districts the vote given is that for Clerk
of (Orphans' Court, October, 1801, but for all
the other Districts we have taken the vote be
tween CirirriN and FOSTKR, in October, 1800,
that being the latest available vote:
Ft 11ST DtSTItICT —PIfI t.ADKt.I'InA.
Rep. Dem.
Second Ward 1,453 1,075
Thipl Ward 870 1,100
Fourth Ward 082 1,345
Fifth Ward 808 1,111
Sixth Ward 072 051
Eleventh Ward J783 957
! Population, 130,320. * 5,208 7,217
BKOONI> DISTRICT—I'IIILAIiKU'IHA.
; First Ward 2,004 1,000
i Seventh Ward 1,770 1,088
Eighth Ward 1,140 998
Ninth Ward 1,185 971
Tenth Ward 1,040 902
Population, 129,353. 7,703 5,709
THIRD DISTRICT —PIIII.ADF.I.CIIIA.
Twelfth" Ward 897 998
Thirteenth Ward 1,351 1,140
Sixteenth Ward 1,078 1,181
Seventeenth Ward 754 1,547
Eighteenth Ward 1,001 830
Nineteenth Ward 1,380 1,515
Population, 12.),843. 7,127 7,217
FOURTH DISTRICT- —PHILADELPHIA.
Fourteenth War J 1,478 092
! Fifteenth Ward. 1,848 1,728
| Twentieth Ward 1,782 1,819
i Twenty-first Ward 1,107 080
Twenty-fourth Ward... . 1,284 1,22.7
Population, 127;8fi4. 7,400 6,744
RTRN I DISTRICT—IT II I. ADEUHI A.
I Twenty-second Ward.... 1,307 870
| Twanty-third Ward 1,234 1,104
I Twenty-fifth Ward 511 882
: 1 lucks county 0,383 0,330
Population; 119,958. 9,435 9,180
SIXTH DISTRICT.
Atuntgomcry county 5,812 7,302
Lehigh... 4,100 4,500
j Popidation, 105,254. 0,978 11,938
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
I Chester county 7,540 5,013
j Delaware county 3,183 1,990
Population, 114,650. 10,723 7,900
EIGHTH DISTItICT.
Berks county 6,883 10,318
Population,93,Blo.
NIXTLL DISTRICT.
I Lancaster county 13,012 7,153
Population, 110,815.
TENTH DISTRICT.
| Schuylkill county 7,301 7,007
! Lebanon county 3,847 2,231
Population, 121,840. 11,140 9,301
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
Northampton county.... 8,507 5,219
Carl>on county 1,722 1.930
Monroe county 822 2,103
: Pike county 324 813
Wavnc county 2,010 2,537
Population, 125,140. 8,985 12,722
TWELFTH DISTRICT.
I Luzerne county. ....... 0,002 0,910
Susquehanna county.... 4,110 2,450
Population, 120,510. 10,772 9,372
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
Bradford county 0,004 2,328
Wyoming county 1,250 1,295
i Sullivan county 391 543
j Columbia
Montour county 983 1,220
Population, 105,030. 11,145 7,9 >2
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.
Northumberland county.. 2,.54 1 2,812
Union county. 1,820 1.019
Snyder county 1,701 1,134
Juniata county 1,503 1,4(>5
Dauphin county 4,555 3,302
Population, 121,815 12,120 9,732
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
Cumberland county...., 8,025 3,710
York county 5,322 0,005
Perry county. . 2,410 2,128
Population, 131,092. 11,303 12,509
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.
Adams county 2,773 2,849
Franklin county 4,053 8,379
Fulton count}' 828 957
Bedford county 2,404 2,501
Somerset county 2,980 1,362
Population, 132,792. 13,098 11,108
SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.
Cambria county 2,177 2,583
Blair county 3,051 2,121
Huntingdon county 3,042 2,172
Mifilin county 1,723 1,490
Population,lol,427. 9,993 8,300
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT.
Tioga county 4,147 1,331
j Potter county 1,410 015
! Lycoming county 3,615 3,034
Clinton county 1,750 1,703
Centre county 3,105 2,824
Population, 124,735 14,087 9,507
Wnoi<E NUMBER, 3003.
NINETEENTH DISTRICT.
Jefferson county 1,880 1,492
e Eric county 5,613 2,46S
- Warren county 2,119 1,172
v McKoon county 1,048 70(
1 Elk county 421 03'
- Cameron county
, Forest county 100 maj.
Clearlield county 1,755 2,04 C
Population, 121,31 f. 12,695 8,51 c
; TWENTIETH DISTRICT.
) Crawford county 5,277 3.178
; Mercer county 3,024 2,79 j
Venango county 2.581 2.122
Clarion county 1,791 2,291
Population, 135,050. 13,273 10,391
TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT.
Indiana county 3,072 I.BBG
i Westmoreland eounty 4,830 5,27 C
I Fayette county 3,382 3,5.1 i
Population, 127,382. 11,884 10,718
TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT.
Allegheny (part) * 10,507 6,631
Population, 120,304.
TWENTT-TIIIIiD DISTRICT.
Allegheny (part) f 4,493 438
Butler county 3,526 2,548
Armstrong county 3,474 2,698
Population, 123,367. 11,192 5,684
TWKNTY-EOl KTII DISTRICT.
Lawrence county 2,645 950
Beaver county 2,682 1,715
Washington county 4,768 4,206
i Greene county 1,529 2,669
Population, 123,287. 11,624 9,519
* Congressional vote of October, 1860.
f Also vote of October, 1860. G. W. C ASS
got some votes in tbis district which arc not
included.
"NOT DKEL* ENOUGH FOR I'RAVING."—A good
story is told of two raftsmen, which womcJ
during the late big blow on the Mississippi, at
which time so many rafts were swamped, and
steamboats lost their sky riggings. A rati was
just emerging from Lake Pepin as the squall
came. In an instant the raft was pitching and
writhing as if suddenly dropped into Churybdis,
while the waves broke over with tremendous
uproar, nnil evnectina instant destruction, the
raftsman dropped on his knees and commenced
praying with a vim equal to the emergency.—
Happening to open his eyes an instant, lie ob
served his companion, not engaged in prayers,
but pushing a pole into the water at the side of
the raft.
"What's that yer doin', Mike?" said lie; "get
down on yer knees now for there isn't a minit
between us and purgatory!"
"Be nisy, Pat," said the other, as lie. coolly
continued to punch with his pole, "lie nisy, now!
ic/iafa the vxe of prayiii' when a fetter can tech bot
tom with a jwi/e ?"
Mike is a pretty good sjiccinicn of a large
class of christians, who prefer to omit prayer so
long as they can "tech bottom."
SCENE IN A DRY GOODS STORK. —Dry goods
stores are sometimes the scene of ludicrous con
versation. The other dav a young lady stepped
into a well known establishment in town, and
inquired of a fine looking young clerk :
"Sir, have you any mouse colored ladles'
gloves?"
"Mouse colored ladies', gloves, Miss?"
"Yes—a sort of grey—-just the color of your
drawers here," meaning (lie store drawers o!
course, which were painted grey.
"My drawers, Miss," ejaculated the young
man, glancing downward to see if eveiy thing
was right and tight. "My drawers, Miss! why
I don't wear any!" The young lady was car
ried home on a shutter.
Anoi.iTiONisTs. —Twenty-three years ago, ir
his place in the Senate, Henry Clay portrayed,
as with the touch of a master limner, the Alio
lilionists of the day.
Then they were an insignificant faction:now
they are a powerful party, but unchanged in
feature, motive or purpose:
With them the rights of property are noth
ing : the deficiency of the powers of the Gener
al Government is nothing, the acknowledged
and incontestible powers of tiie States are noth
ing, civil war, a dissolution of the Union, and
the overthrow of the Government in which arc
concentrated the fondest hopes of the civilized
world are nothing. A single idea has taken
possession of their minds, and onward they
pursue it, overlooking nil barriers, reckless and
regardless of all consequences.
OUR ARMY.—A correspondent in the Uticii
Herald, writing of tho length of our army ol
600,000 men, says tliey would form a line, if
standing in single file, two feet apart, 227 miles.
Placin" them in double rank, tliere would be r
line extending miles, and it would require
over eleven hours for tho Commander-in-Chie]
to review them on "horseback," riding at the
rate of ten miles an hour. When formed inU
a hollow square, the enclosure would contalr
over 416,528acre5, Place them in a solid square
allowing four square feet to each man, they
would cover 220 acres.
(ETA boy at school in the West, when call
cd on to recite his lesson in history, was asked
"What is the German Diet?"
"Sourkrout, schnapps and sausages."
(ETA gentleman whose father had been hang
od was accustomed to say of him: "lie die*
upon a platform at a large public meeting."
tirEat little to day, and you will have a bet
tor appetite for eating to-morrow —more to ca
to-morrow, and more to-morrow for eating.
of
One Square, three weeKt or lets qq
One Square, each additional intertion leas
than three months ,
3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS. 1 TEAS.
One square • $2 00 $3 00 $5 00
Two squares 300 500 000
Three squares 400 700 13 00
i Column gOO 900 15 00
Column . 800 13 00 30 00
i Column 12 00 18 00 30 00
One Column 18 00 30 00 50 00
sl)e Sfi) oolmastir
EDITED BY SIMON SYNTAX, ESQ.
and friends of education are respect
fully requested tosendcommunicationsto'the above,
care of " Bed foul Gatettt."
VOL 5. NO. 39
A WORD TO DIRECTORS.
Mi:. Enrron:—
The duties of directors are so well defined
in tlie Common School Law and in the instruc
tions of the School Department, that they can
not lx: mistaken. Hence, it is not our design
to say what directors should do. All that teach
ers, and all that the community ask of them, is,
to perform the duties enumerated, without ex
cepting any.
Hut that to which wc desire to call attention
is, the. slow and unsystematic manner in which
some boards of directors perform their duties.
They arc always "behind time," they never
make an)' arrangements in proper season; and,
consequently, when any one inquires of them
for any information, concerning teachers' sala
ries, length of term taught, &c., they cannot
give it, "because they have not yet come to any
definite conclusion on the subject."
This delay on the part of directors is unfavor
able to a prosperous condition of the schools,
and licsides, if is highly inconvenient to teachers.
, The majority of teachers are persons of limited
[ moans anil cannot well afford to spend day after
day in trying to ascertain what directors intend
to do. We have seen the best qualified candi
dates at township examinations leave the dis
tricts with deep disappointment and a determi
nation not to return, for the solo reason that di
rectors could not, or would not give them any
satisfactory information. Tims, through the
tardiness of the directors, the district lost tho
services of well qualified and faithful instructors.
And why is this ' ts this delay at all necessa
ry? Is it necessary that teachers be always re
quired to attend some future meeting of the board
before they can obtain satisfaction ? We think
not. rVn*><— —— "'iu i ocitnife conclu
sions on subjects pcrtnining to the ndniinistm
tion of their office, daring the early part of tho
year as easily as at a later period; and when
we consider that by doing this they will not on
ly avoid much inconvenience to teachers, but
will ultimately benefit their own communities,
wc can see no reason for any delay whatever.
Those districts that offer the liest inducements
arc entitled to the best instructors; but directors
can secure the services of such, only by making
known the inducements at an early date.
There are. some boards of directors whose ar
rangements are satisfactory and convenient to
all, but our lot has hitherto been in those dis
tricts in which we think directors could improve
very much in the administration of school af
fairs. B. V.
IJFJILIN', Somerset Co., April 26, '62.
Simon Syntax, 7v/. (pro. tan.)
Since on my jaunt from old Bedford, I
have been, like a chameleon, living on mountain
air, until I have really grown quite rotund; but
unlike Falstaff, "'TLs (not) grief that puffs mo
out." I would have written to the school col
umn long ago, but I have been so busy attend
ing "quillings," "sng.ar-stirrings-off," and other
social gatherings that require the constant at
tention of a gentleman, that I have, previous to
this, found little time to write. I hnve not had
the pleasure of visiting any of the schools of
this county since my arrival here, although I
have made some interesting culls on the femalo
teachers who were engaged (in teaching) last
Winter, and if tho schools wore half as bright
as the teachers are, old 1 led ford can't hold a can
dle to them. The scenery in this comity is fina
—consisting chiefly of what might bo called
mixed lands—that is, a conglomeration of rock,
saw-logs, "spring-hotlscs" and red barnS, slight
ly diversified by what, in Bedford, would bo
cnllod "perpendicular real estate," with, now and
then, a cow pasture looming up in the dim dis
tance like the smoke from a farm house chimney
nt "dinner-time." And, then, there are soma
tall pine trees up hero—a man must lie on his
back in order to seo the tops of them without
breaking his neck; and tho butter is glorious!l
(excuse my emotions.) This is a great country,
and it "is" not all fenced in yet. Although I
have not visited any of tho schools, I have soon
some of the finest school-houses in the State.
Prof. Stutmnan calls them tho monuments of
wisdom mounted on tho hills of science. Apro~
;x, he also says ho will be with you at your
Semi-annual Association, provided you will in
demnify him ngnitist nil bail weather, mud kneo
deep not being favorable to pedestrian locomo
tion. I will bo with you unon. Meantime,
"Put your shoulders to tho wheel—pray to God
for success—.anil push on tho column."
Yours, in tho "caws,"
SIMON SYNTAX, ESQ.
Problems.
3. The distance from Oakland to Parkosbutg
i 1G miles, and $ of this distance is fof.tha
distance from Purkesbufg to Marietta, lacking
one mile; what is the distance?
4. From Philadelphia to Lancaster the dis
tance is G8 miles, and J of this, Increased by 3
miles, equals four-sevenths of the distance from
Lancaster to Harrisburg, minus 3 miles; re
quired the distance to Harrisburg ?