WHO OANNOT UK DKI'IUVr.ll OV TIIEIlt VOTE. Persons iii tho sorvloo of tlio United Stntcs, or of thu Stnte, ennnot liu do p rived of their vote. DEKAC1SO M8T8 OK VOTEIIS. Any person who slinll niter, deface or destroy, or tuur any list of votirs, jonwho shall, on election duy, intcrforo 'with Uiyt,of tho' oflicora of election, or Vltli any qualified voters, shnll bo sub ject to line and imprisonment. When thoro are more nnines on a ticket for a particular ollico than thero aro persons to bo elected to that olllce, such votes must bo altogether rejected. For example, if four persons arc voted for upon one ticket for School Direc tors when but three are to bo elected, such ticket cannot bo counted at all in computing tho vote for School Direc tors, nor wlicro four persons aro voted for tinder tho general heading of "Sclwol-Dircctors, whero three aro for full terms and ono to fill a vacancy. uuukcs, inspectors auu works an annual officers. Overseers aro appoint ed ior mo particular election only. Monoy bet upon tho event of an olec tion and deposited with a stakeholder may bo recovered back if demand bo made beforo tho money is paid over to tho winner, though after the result of tho election is known. An olection ofiicer is liablo in dam ages for refusing a vote from improper uiuuvcp. ! Hosidcnco is a question of intention but' to constititto a change of residence 'fiomo act must bo dono in pursuance of tho intention. Tho folding of elections at the place fixed by law is mandatory, and cannot jhujiuw ira uiuiuuil. In Jaso of the destruction of a desig. .liated building on tho ovo of an clec tioin the election might bo held on tli eamq or contiguous ground as a matter ot necessity j but in all cases tho ne cessity nlust bo absolute, discarding all mere ideas of convenience. A certificate of naturalization cannot (bo impeached collaterally ; until vacat ed for fraud by tho Court issuing it, it is cvnviuaivc oi mo iaci or liiuur.in.a tion. Tho Supremo Court of the State, lfJG7, With tho Chief Justice dissenting, dpciuud that whero a majority of the votes aro cast for a disqualified person the next m vote is not to bo returned as. elected. TO PUNISH B2IBEE7 AND FRAUD. AM ACT to prevent bribery and fraud at nominating elections, nominating cuuvunuons, returning uoaras, conn ly or executive committees, and election of delegates to nominating conventions, in ino several counties in this Commonwealth. Section 1. lie it enacted, etc., That liereatten it a candidate for any olneo witnin tins commonwealth shall, di rectly or indirectly, give, promise, of- for or promise to give, to any elector any gilt or reward in money, goods or othervaluable thing, or any office. emolument or employment, on eondi tion, express or implied, that such elector shall cast, give, retain or witli hold ins vote or uso his influence at a liomuiatvig election, or cast, give or substitute another to cast or give his yoto or: iTsefhis infliieuco at a nominat ing convention for or against tho nomination of any particular candi aato tor nomination so as to procuro such person to bo voted for, at any election to take place, the person so hiring, procuring, influencing, abetting, endeavoring or offering, either directly or iudirectly through otlurs, their aid ers or abettors, to procuro tho person to be voted for by such electors, shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor, and. on convictioif, shall bo sentenced to pay a fine notexceeding threo hundred dol lars and be imprisoned for a period not exceeding three months. .'SkcTfof 2. If any elector authorized T . ."n ....1.1" f . w ityw ufc imjf imiiiiu uiecuou alter warllito. take place within this Com monweaUh, for any office, shall, direct ly or indirectly, accept or reeoivo from any person desiring to bo nominated as a candidate for office, or from the friends of any such person, any gift or reward in money, goods or any Biich person, any rift or reward in monev. goods orjnuy other valuable thing, or nnv nflinn " nm,.l.,i.. .....I..- agreement or promise, express or inv jjucu, lieu, sucn elector snail give or withhold. 'hut .vote for tho nomination of such person as candidate for office at such election, or shall accent or re ceivetho promise of anv person that he Hiall l hereafter receive any gift or reward in money, goods, position or other valuable thing if ho will vote for tno nomination ot such a person as candidate for olhce, and shall thereafter voto for tho nomination of such per son, ho shall bo guilty of a misdeinea nprA and, on convietion, shall pay i lipo, not exceeding threo hundred dot tare and bo imprisoned for a term of time not exceeding three months. Sk crioN H. If any elector shall, di rectly or indirectly, offer to give his vote or ins inuiieiieo at any nominat ing election, delegate election or nomi iiutiiig- convention, to any person dfesirjngto be nominated as a candi date for office, or to tho friends of any such person, in consideration that tor such voto or lnfliieneo lie is to re I i p. ceivo any giu or reward m money. guuns or oiner valuable tiling, or any office or employment, he bhalllio guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall pay a fine not exceeding threo hundred dollars and undergo a period of imprisonment not exceeding threo monius. Section 4. If any person not nuali lied to voto at a general olection shall voto at a nominating election held by unjr jjuuuuui jmriy, or ii any person shall procure, advise or induce such disqualified person to so vote, or if any person shall 'voto at moro than ono election district, orothorwiso voto moro than onco on the same day for tho nom iiiation'of a candidate, or shall fraudu lontlyi voto moro than one ticket for tho samo candidate at tho samo time, or if any person shall adviso or pro cure 'another so to do, ho or they shall uuvguiiiy ui- a inisucmeauor, ami, on conviction, slinll bo lined not exceed nig tho sum of two hundred dollars and imprisoned for a term of time not vxueeuiug.iureo monius. ' Section i 5. In all eas s where a per son' iri.elcctod or choKeu or shall art ns a delegate to a convention to make nominations for office, and shnll re ceive, ncoept or solicit any bribe in monoy, gomls or thing of value, or any office or position, as nu inducement to make or juin in any nomination for jipy t Jiempp to bo. voted for as an officer or candidate for office, or shall, in like manner and for like reason, agree to abstain from voting for any particular person, shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor, mid, on conviction, shall ho sentenced to pay a lino of jiot moro than ono hundred dollars and bo im prisoned not exceeding three months. Section C. Any person elected, clioieu or noting as a member of tho county or executive committee of any paity, or as a judge of a return board to count up or east the votes polled nt primary election held to mako nomi nations for office, or any person un pointed a clerk of such return board who shall, directly or indirectly, no- cept,receivo or solicit money, office, ap pointment, omplowncnt, testimonial reward or other thing of value, or the pronnso of all or cither ot them, to in lluence his voto or action in tho dis chargo, performance or non-perfor mance of any act. duty or obligation pertaining to such office, shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on con viction thereof, shall bo sentenced to pay a fino of not moro than ono hun died dollars, and to bo imprisoned for n timo not execcdiuu three months. Any person or persons who shall, dl rcctly or indirectly, by offer or promise ot money, olhce, appointment, employ mont, testimonial, reward or Other thing of value, or who shall, by threats or intimidation, endeavor to lnfliieneo a member of a county or executive committco of any party, a judgo or clork of any return board, in tho dis charge, performance o'r non-perform. nnco of any act, duty or obligation pertaining to such olhce, shall bo gutl ty ot a misdemeanor, and, on convio tion thereof, shall bo sentenced to pay a fino of two hundred dollars and to undergo imprisonment not exceeding six months, Approved the 8th day of June, A. JJ. IH81. HENRY M. IIOYT, rniMAitv elections. AN ACT to rcgulato tho holding of, and to prevent lrauds in, tho pri mary elections of tho several polit ical parties in tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Section 1. lie it enacted, etc., that from and after the passago of this act' it shall bo lawful, and .it is hereby made the duties ot the Judges, Inspec tors and Clerks or other officers of the primary elections, meetings or caucus held for tho purpose of nominating candidates for State, city and county offices within tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, before entering upon the dischargo of their duties, soveially to iuko aim suoscrioe to an oatu or at firmation in tho presence of each other, in form as follows, namely : "I (A. B.j do that 1 will, ns Judge, Inspec. tor or Clerk (as tho case may bo) at the ensuing election, impartially and laituiuiiy perform my duties, in ac cordance with the laws and Constitu tion of tho Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, and in accordance with tho rules and regulations adopted by the party ot the county ot ior tno government ot tho said pri mary elections, meetings or caucus, to tho best of my judgment and abilities." Tho oath or affirmation shall be first administered to tho Judge by ono of the Inspectors : then the Judgo so qualified shall administer tho oath or affirmation to the Inspectors and Clerks, and may administer the oath to any elector offering to vote, as to his qualifications to vote at such elec tion. Section 2. If any Judge. Insncc- tor, Clerk, or other officer of a primary election as aforesaid, shall presume to act in such capacity before tho taking1 anu suoscrioiiig to tno oath or allirma tion required by this act, ho shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding two nuuurcu dollars; and it any Judge, inspector, uierK or other olncer, when in the discharge of his duties as such. shall wilfully disregard or violate the, provisions oi any rule tuny made by tno sam party oi coun IV ior tno croveriimoiit nt Ihn tirnnnrv elections of the party, he shall, on con viction, be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars j and if any Judge or inspector ot a primary election as aforesaid, shall knowingly reject the voto ot any person entitled to vote un der the rules of the said party, or shall knowingly receive the voto ol any person or persons not qualified as aforesaid, shall, on conviction, bo fined not exceeding two hundred dollars j and if any Judge, Inspector, Clerk or other officer of a primary election as aforesaid, shall be guilty of any will fill fraud in the discharge of his du ties, by destroying or defacing ballots, adding ballots to tho poll, other than those lawfully voted, by stuffing the oauoi-oox. by false counting, by mak nig iaiso returns, or by any act or thing whatsoever, tho person 60 of fending shall bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction. snail be lined not exceeding five hun dred dollars, or imprisoned not ex ceeding one year, or both, or either, at tno discretion ol tho (Joint. All acts or parts of acts of Asscm- bly inconsistent with this act aro here by repealed, except in counties or cit ies where special acts are in force for the same purpose. 1'rovided, That the provisions of this act shall entail no expense to the counties or cities. Approved the 20th day of June. A. D. 1881. HENRY M. IIOYT. ELECTION EXPENSES. Aw ACT, To define tho necessary and proper ex- and election of Senators, Ropresenta lives, State, Judicial. Jlunicioal and County officers, and to authorizo tho payment thereof. Section 1. lie it enacted, Ac, That no person who shall iierealter bo a can didato for tho nomination, or for elec tion to tho Senate or House of Repre sentatives, or to any office of tho judi ciary, or any state, municipal or county office in this commonwealth, shnll pay or contribute, either directly or indi rectly, any money or other valuable thing, or knowingly allow it to bo done by others for him, either for tho nomination, election or appointment, except necessary expenses as follows, to-wit: First. For printing and traveling expenses. Second. For dissemination of infor mation to the public. Third For political meetings, dem onstrations and conventions. 1 ho foregoing expenses mav be in. curred, either m person or through other individuals or committees of or ganizations duly constituted for tho purpose, but nothing contained in this net shall bo so construed as to author- zo the payment of money or other vnl- unblo thing for tho voto or influence of any elector, either duecilvor indirect. ly, at primary, township, general or special elections, nominating conven tions, or for any corrupt purposes what ever incident to an election i and nil iidicial. state, county nud inunicii'iil officers hereafter elected shall, beforo entering upon the duties of their re spective offices, take and subscribe, tho oath prescribed by section first, of arti cle seven, of the constitution of this commonwealth. Section 2. Uvery person violating either of tho provisions of this net shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor, nud on conviction shall bo subieot to fino not exceeding one thousand dollars, and to imprisonment not exceeding ono year. or both, or either, at the discretion of the court. Ai'i'itovKi) Tho 18th day of April, A. I)., 1874. J. F. IlAimiAHM. THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT, TUB T1IAUMATUIUJICAI. HTUKV OK ' OptlimiH Archltcctiin Hnitrtwiclicu. A Salmagundi of Factt, fiction, and J'Mlosoithv. Bring tnlenam to thou the rmly a HchoiA Book Wrttrri In their IndlKrlmtnatt utf of Sfxiulpedatlans. Alto the t'otlv of TVricMncr lv. ltlfffOII.1. WI1ITTKN II T FIIANCIS 1IE0K, I. S. Our schools will not be nlile to nchteve the beat results posslblo till the public Ink n deeper Interest In tlicm tlmn tlicy yet have. Wlicro tliu public manifests the deepest interest In popular education there nro to be found tlio heat teachers, the, best work nnd the lilpceat pay. The best teacher will do Indifferent work In districts wlicro parents tako no moro Interest In tli schools tlinn to see that their children arc thero occasionally. It Is a wonderful stlin ulus to a teacher wlicro his patrons tnke an Intelligent Interest In his work i but wltl 'out this stimulus the teacher becomes ns reckless ns the public, In order to Inter. est them In our work wo must enlighten tlicm on tho systems of Instruction pur sued In our schools, nnd I bcllcvo that the public enn bo interested In these matters If tlicy bo presented in tho right wny. The best wny, however, not to Interest them would he to discuss these things ns tlicy nro presented In Mental Philosophy. Tench crs themselves, I find, as n rule, tako lit tie Interest In such discussions. Wo must then, present our methods of teaching to "teachers nnd tho public In lines of thought to which nil nro ncciistomcd. I believe that every Bystem of Instruction should ho based on a knowledge of tho development of tho mind, Its functions nud Its phenom unu, jusv us mucn as i uciievo Hint every system oi inrmitig snould bo based on a knowledge of nil tho means used In farm Ing ; but from a study of the mind nnd ex. pcrlcnco I hnve learned that there aro very few who Have tho ability or the Incllna tion to nppreclato or follow out the long concatenation of arguments ncccssnrv In psychological discussion, unless they nave linn n more than ordlunry opportuni ty for tho nccutnulntlon of knowledge or mental training. I would not he under. stood to say that tho public docs not know enough to understand these things, hut thnt the public arc too practical to be In tercstcd in psychology. If our teachers were as practical ns tho public, it would ho nil tho better for our schools. Our sys tcms of teaching should he practical nnd should he explained In langtingo nnd argil mcnts that aro understood by practical people. Therefore, If I wero asked ;for nd vice I would say to all who hnve anything to say on teaching i nlm your fowling pieces low. You will ho tho surer to hit the' teachers, and you may sot tho public probing for shot. In the nbsenco nnd by tin request of thu county superintendent, I conducted n district institute for him in Jnckson township. After conducting an exercise in rapid adding, I presented to the assemblage, in a. very informal manner, tho method used by mn in tho Academy to teach urlthmctlc, and I was moro than gratified to observe tho Interest it elicited. hat I there said in regard to arithmetic I shall In this paper apply to nil branches, m one taught so plainly ns did Christ in his parables. Tho parable succeeds In arousing nn interest where all other methods have failed. Since I have such an illustrious precedent and because I know of no parable or fable to fit the case in hand, I slinll make one, for which bold nttempt I fenl that you will pardon me. With this explanation beforo the curtains wo come to our story. THE BTOny OF 0M1MCS auciiitkotus. In the year of our blessed Saviour 370, on the calends of Mnrch, in tho reign of the peaceful Gratianus, In tho province of unllla'Iran&padnna, In the city of Medio lanum (Milan), was horn our hero, Optl iiiuo xiiuiiiiixius, Known in ino .Levant as Arlstos Archltckton. It Is related that at his birth occurred prodigies ns remarkable as those which alarmed tho folks nt Mecca when the prophet of All was born. All .If I f i . . uiiiipiuaicu and ugly structures were top. pieuirom tlielr bases. Tho child which wus men nom was destined to rear struc tures which should surpass even those of the Imperial City in beauty, grandeur nnd symmetry. Many of tho old men in whose minds lurked traces of the nnclent Polythe- ism believed that Apollo visited tho eartli in the body of Optimus. While yet n babe his fond parents marked Hint he was charmed by the beuutltul and symmetrical. wiiue uie ugly nnd unsymmctrica! set him to crying. When yet In frocks lie out. stripped all of twice his ago in the con struction of playhouses of mud nnd stones. lie, ll is snlil, would make the air ring wiiu sunuis et derision ut thu uncouth domes ot hU playmntes. Evervthlnir he inucneu, even, in these luvenal enmcs. lie decoiated with n charm for much older persons. His soul loved harmony and his hands could produce harmony. As his strength increased to enable him to hnndle tools, ho was constantly engaged in whit tling, carving, chiseling, pinning nr.d ham merlngj and the productions of his hands. nt this time, were marvelous for their beau- ty. Many of these sninll images were pre. served in ono of the churches of Medlola. num, nnd had Optimus executed nothing elso he would havu been famous all over both Empires. These, and his future works, wero nil that the stranger who vis- ited Mcdlolnnum could talk about. Thcv. mas, wero carried olf with nil the treas ures of the city, when It was sacked by tho llarbarlans under Attlla, and it is said that these llurharians not only cherished these little images more thnu tho treasures of gold nnd silver, but nclually worslilnned mem as tho handiwork of ono of their Gods n fact that proves that not only mu ic, uui ino uenutirui,- "hath charms to "uuiu iiiu Biivngo oreast." upllmus was at an early ngo taken Into the service of tho youthful Vulentlulanus, successor to Qratlanus. Lot us notice, right hero, that aieuioianum, tho "Athens of tho West," or "initio Home," which "stands In a sea of green trees, us Venice stands In n sea of green waters," nnd which readied its .v-iiuii luiuiig mu iiieumo oi our ncro, was for ono hundred years (4th century) tho capital of tho Homan Empire. I have sometimes thought, thnt whoever It was that wrote tho wonderful stories of Aaron, or Hnroun Al llasclitd, such as Alladdiu nnd his lantern, must liavo had 111 intnil this period of Hits history of Mcdiolnnuiiij for It Is related that several wealthy fain Hies having spent the summer at Naples and Puteoll nnd upon returning to their natlvo city and being unable to recognize their respecllve domiciles nnd thinking that tho evil lleast was sporting with them, set to praying to the Holy Virgin to he do livcred from tho tolls of Satan, whereupon ono Janus, cried out t "It Is not tho devil, oh, friends I Hut Optimus Architects, who has wrought this great change." On nil sides, where had been ugly nnd defaced structures, wero lofty columns, triumphal arches, cathedrals reaching to the stars, theatres, hypacthral colonuades, public bath houses, bridges, terraces, schools, public Institutions for charity, palaces for those of the purple, museums, caitles, hos. pltals, such as had not been built sinco the timo of Phidias und the building of the Parthenon und yet on all sides were busy thousands under thu command of our hero. Homo wero rolling up huge masses of rock or bringing up largo beams of wood. Others wero smoothing the sur faces of these, or plying hammer, chisel, plane, saw, nx, shovel, pick, or raising tho largo stones on high by menus ot mnsslvo machinery, This, with tho votcc of him who urged tho weary calllo to greater ef forts, tho commands of tho overseers nnd tho merry songs of tho llght-henrtcd work men nmclo ono long monotonous strain from tho rising of tho sun to Ids descent Into the ocean. "So bees, when eprlng.tlmo Is bciiin, Ply tlielr warm labor In tlio sun, What time along tlio flowery mead Their nation's Infants' hopo they lead j Or with clear honey chargo each cell, And mako tlio hlvo with sweetness smell. Tlio workers of their loads relieve, Or cliaso the drones, that (forgo nnd thieve. With toll tho busy sceno ferments, And fragranco breathes from tliymy scents." Knelt Lib. I.) iMcdlolnnum became a sort of Mecca for tho lovers of tho beautiful, nnd It was n common snylng by citizen nnd alien that all that was beautiful in Medlolanum was the work of Optimus Archltcctus. Even grent Homer has recognized that "man was born to suiter nnd to die." Optimus could, nlas, not escape tho grim messenger, As ho became old, and tho clny refused prompt obedience to his will nnd his eyes no longer gavo him correct perceptions every ono lamented that so great a man should leave them and their beautiful city. the verdant fields and green forests of the vicinity, through which ho loved to' be carried In his sella portatorla or litter, on the shoulders of lis slaves and depart to tho green pastures, tho crystal lakes nnd rivers nnd tho clear sky of Elysium. They watched his Infirmity with the greatest anxiety. "If he has to go," said one, could ho not, at least, leavo his cenlus his skill with us? Could ho not instruct tho precocious youth of tho city In thosd things in which ho ulone is Tho suggestion seemed a good oue, and n delegation of the most Influential citizens wnltcd on the now vcncrnblc old man nnd unnounccd this to him. Tho old mnn was tickled nt the suggestion, but he hnd never taught, and snld ho, ''there is no book on architecture that Is just the thing." How could there bo slnco ho excelled nil others' in this ? Ho would first have to write n book. Ho employed, it Is snld, moro than n scoro of nmanuenscs for six months in writing the book.nnd It is furthermore snld mat tno whole world for oneo stopped to watch his progress. Never beforo was thero such rejoicing in that city as when the completion of tho book wnsnnnnunced One old lady, who hnd n boy who just us. sumcd the toga and who was to bo one of Optimus' pupils, died for joy. An old man, in leaping for joy,' dashed his brains out ngninst tlio ceiling. Numerous mis. haps not so serious as 'theso two, occurred hix months moro nnd u hundred slnves wero employed in making copies. The time for the opening of the school wus an nounced, nnd the rush was so great from both Empires that not only the houses but the streets were packed with youth, eacer 10 oecomo a disciple of Optimus. Thou- sands had.to be-reject.cd. One youth who was taken was offered .1000 of gold for his chnncc, but he rejected the offer with uisunin; and why should lie not? for ho was to bo taught by tho greatest builder the world hud known, and for nil anyone men Know, would become equally great. liio method of instruction ns followed uy one so eminently qualified, must be of Interest to nil. Among the effects of one, of those strnngo men who ndhcro to things, simply because they arc old, I found two very quaint nnd very old-volumes,' printed by Christopher Vardalfar, of Medlolanum (Milan), who, you are aware, was the first printer of nny importance in Europe, nnd a copy of whoso Decameron sold In 1811 for 11,400. Theso books bear the date MCDLXXVI, just four centuries beforo the Declaration of Independence, which bus hnd tho printing press for those four cen turies and ever since for a foster mother. Hero nro the titles of these books : OPUS- MAGNUMOPTAMIAltUHITEOTI , and VITAETLADOHESOPTAMIAIICUITEC- TI. The former is the one whoso birth cnuscd such a stir in Mcdiohuium. The latter wus written after tho death of Optimus, nnd it is to this volume that I am indebted for most of my facts. tacii ooy wns -lupplled, with great ex pense, with a roll of tho Opusinagnum Tho nrrangement and treatment of the subject is in ull respects like our school books, a tact which sometimes makes me think that our school hook writers borrow ed their plans from Optimus, or borrowed from some ono who borrowed from Optl mus. At nny rate this matter must have been handed down from remote antiquity It was dedicated to one of his slaves, who, I learn from tho Vita, furnished the old mnn with sesquipedalians whenever lie run sliort of these creatures. Then in the preface, with grent modesty, a quality which writers of books havu in common he presents tho plan and merits of his book, and tho demerits of others. The subject is then defined. It is divided nnd each division defined. Theso aro divided again nnd ngaln, and for every division n definition. Fifty pages aro thus taken ut). He next defines nil the tools used In build. ng, nnd for each thero is a definition that defines, nono of your circumlocutional-)-definitions. From tho UOSth to the Gllth page lie defines the different parts of a build- Ing nud the different kinds of buildlnes, I had considerable dllllculty la transiting this volume and much more iu understand ing it. You will understand, perhaps, why this is, by a few examples. I will pick the easiest ones. In the first exarii plo I think, ho defines architecture; hero it is i "Architectonics elucidates tho fubrlca. tion of constructurcs for perpetual doml- dilution, (thefabrimtion) of media for tho transit of Uuviate currents, of aquatic ducts, of mural environments nnd martial munitions." I put in the word in Itullcs. Hero is another tlio easlsst I can find in part HI i "A column can bo cylindrical or polygonal. A cylindrical column has Its sldo circumscribed by a curved surface produced by a generatrix which continual. ly osculates a given curvnturo and is In all positions parallel to its dlrcctilx." This I would not only consider u poor; but an imperfect definition. Here is a definition for n suw i "A saw is an instrument for severing ligneous substances, and consists of an attenuated ferric blade with ono duo serrated, which removes successive portions by scission or disruption." His definition of a piano is too cood to omit i 'A plane is nu organuin for levigating Ilg. nenus ureas for tho construction of mural projections and slmllltudlnous things, con. slsting usually of a .ligneous parallelopi. pedonio stock from tlio inferior surface of which projects slightly tho ferric sectorial dgo of tho Iron or chisel which Is relrorso- ly secured and has an aperture nuterlorily for tho escape of tho sliavlngs." You would laugh to hear Ids definition of a hum. mer or chisel, hut you must imnelno them. Optimus was not only an Ideal book.muk. er, hut as you will sec. an Ideal teacher also. Ho wns what most teachers would call thorough. He required all the deflnl. Hons to bo learned by rote, Just as ho and his slave had concocted them n thlmr lie could not do himself with Ms roll closed. Thoywero leltcrated day after day. If any ono fulled to know them he had to aid the slaves In carrying Optimus through the woods for his dully ulrlng. Hero iu tho bosom of nature, full of freedom, would BLOOMSBURG. COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. - . I these boys pine for liberty. Tho people on the street would point Ihelr fingers nt tho iinforluiiato youths. Tho blamo as now was all put on tlio boy. He didn't llko II The young men spent tlielr nights In re. pealing Ihcso definitions. They retired Into to troubled dreams, for theso deflnl lions haunted tlicm In their sleep llko llnnquo's ghost. In the morning they wero haggard. They dreaded to meet their master I they dreaded to narado as n slave amidst tho derision of the populnce. One of tho most ambitious took sick, nnd in his last hours these detestable definition Haunted nun yen, killed him. Tho rest struggled on nnd nt the end of two years was welcomed by these young men wlint two years beforo would have been lament cd by tho whole world. What could be more welcome than tho death of Optimus ? It Is duo to tlio memory of this great man to sny Hint ho had expressed it as his In tcntion to put tools Into the hnnds of these boys after they had finished tho definitions In this you will observe that ho icsomhlcd tho modem teacher. Of ull these boys on ly ono beenmo nn architect. Ho received from the populnce tho namo SttiUus namo corresponding to dunce, from his dally appearance on tho street supporting the litter of his mnstcr. While passing through tho street he closely observed the builders at work, nnd in this school of ob servation he learned moro than nil the other boys In tho school of definitions, "Could I only," thought he, "help thcto men, I might become nn architect s but the hateful definitions tench mo nothing. I don't know what they nro nbout." Tho boys were welcomed homo by fond and loving parents. These kind parents In tended now to give their hoys u clmnco to practice what they had, learned. You can not imagine the surprise of the fathers when their haggard boys told them ihat they did not know how to build. Hio Vita says t "lino omnia disce" (from ono learn all;, nnd then gives the following scene between onu of these boys nnd his fntlier : "Have you wasted your opportunity in riotous living f Is it thus you rcclprocato n kindness from your fntlier, you recreant emmr Have I not, nt great expense, kent you in tho school of this mnn whom tho world praises ?" To this the son replies i "I Uavo worked hard. I have become weak by hard nnd prolonged study. I hnvo learned by heart ono half of this mus. slvo roll." Here the Onusmiurmi m was produced. Tho futhcr eagerly opened It, me son began to repeat, but the futhcr fulling to understnnd, nsksi lln.. ... . ,i , " imi uru inesc tilings you say, my SOU l" "Lord, I know not," ho respond, "we had to learn them at school." The father wns Iu n rngo. The son's health nnd mind were Impaired. Hy mu. tual agreement the roll was Immolated to the shades of the lute Optimus. All tho boys wero luid In their mother enrth nt nn early age, except him called Stultus who lived to a ripe old age, to bless ull who came in contact with him. He, liko our dunces, 'rebelled ngninst tho despotism ot a senseless master, und received tho re wnrd of thnt rebellion. ncre ends the story of Optimus Arclii- tccliis. I need not tell you that in Opti mus wo nnvc ensampled our modern book, writer, scholar, nnd toucher. That tho story is untrue, I liuvo no doubt many will say. ivero l to ndd what I have to say on this point, this nrticle would bo entirely too' long, i slinll show you, or try to, by ex nmples nnd arguments thnt the churacters I attempted to portray nre not in tho leust oxnggeruted In Optimus. To nvoid nny future dllllculty, I would nsk you to hold your judgment iu abeyance, till you hear from mo ngain. Willi this I will close In the language of our story papers, (7b be Continued.) A largo audieneo assembled at tin. Crystal Pnlaco at Sydenham a few days ago tu hear Mr. Oscar Wilde's iectiiie n his impressions of America. Mr. Wilde (who has discarded kneo bieedm nnd lesumed tho prosaic trouset) said that thu Americans are thu noisest peo ple in the world, whose national occu pation is catching trains. Pennsylvania, with its rocky "orjres and woodland scenery, reminded hun of Switzerland; the piairio of a piece of brown blotting paper. Everything is twice as largo as it Bhould be; everywhere is twice us far as it should be. lie visited Lead- villi, tho chief characteristic of whose inhabitants is tlio constant uso of the revolver. No lectured to thorn nimn Henvcnuto Cellini, his Lifo mul Works," and was reproved by his hear ers for not havine bioim-lit that .'litiKi with him. The explanation that lie had been dead for snino little time elicited the inquiry. "Who shot him f Among the more eldeily inhabitants of the South ho found a-melancholy tendency to datu every event of iintioitaiico by the late war. "How beautiful the inouu is to-night!" he, oneo remarked to a 'entleman who was standiner next to him. "Yes," was the renlv. "but von should have seen it before the war." So nliilltcsiuial did bu iiml thn L- ind appreciation of ai t westoftlui Hnek-v Mountain1), that an ait patron one who in Ins d iy had been a miner act ually sued the railroad company for lamaL'es because tho n aler cist of Venus of Milo, which liu had imnoi ied from Pari, had been delivered iiiitiu tlio arms! And, what was miirosu' iii is- ui still, ho gained his oasu ami ilm ilamages. Six school children, two mrls and fou uoyn, between tlio agea of 9 and 12 years, wandered into tho woods near Meadville, Pa., in search of suorar water. Among them wero George Gusty, niicd if, . ....r -l, , - .... ii ami iviiuio .ucmue, used p. I hero uo many mioar cainns in tlio woods. blit the children did not find anv in on. eration, and, at Custy'a suggestion, the boys, with their pocket knives, tupped what tlioy supposed to bo a sugar ma ple. The sap llowrd-freely, nnd the children all drank of it. When night came on and tho children did not re turn searcli wa9 made: and th'ov wero found (loathly Sick. That samo ni'i'ht Geoigo Custy died, and next day An- nio iUctjuo and twoolheis wero not xpectod to live. Tlio nature of tho troo tapped has not been ascertained. Thero is much uncertainty ub to the course tho Prohibitionists in Wisoondn will pursue. They nio supposed to num ber lfl.OOO all of them former Kepubli. caiiH, and, if they act iudi iiendentlv. can throw the stnto over to thu Dunn oruts. Tlio Hepiiblloans will take a con servativu course, and Iry and keen the iirgunioaiioii iniaui. Hen Ilntlerwill bo a delegate to iho Democratio National Convention. 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