1 4jt4 li-V1 V . ... r BLOOMSBTOQ NORMAL SCHOOL. CONTINUED. On such terms ami conditions the grounds were accepted and the build ing erected. On Thursday, April 4th, 1867, the Bloomsburg Literary Institute was opened and dedicated to the purpose of education. The day was warm and beautiful, and at one o'clock in the afternoon the Bloomsburg Hand head ed the procession, marching from the Old Academy building on Third Street to the Institute. The Band was folio. ved by the Board of Trustees, then by the clergy, next the parents of the pupils, then the pupils, and lastly the faculty. The process'on passed up Third to Market, up Market to Second, and up Second to Institute. On arriving at the door, Judge Rupert, President of the Board, unlocked it, the band fell back and escorted the faculty and pupils, who entered first, followed by the parents and Trustees. The hall of the Institute was filled by the citizens and friends of the school in attendance at the inauguration. After music by the band, prayer was offered by the Rev. 1). J. Waller, a song, "Welcome Chorus," given by the glee club, after which Hon. L. B. Rupert, President of the Board of Trustees made a report of the incep tion and progress of the work. The dedicatory address was made by Prof. Moss of Lewisburg. The fol lowing named pupils took part in the exercises : Misses Brower, Pursel, Hendershott, Bittenbender, Rupert, John, Lowenberg, Harman, VanBus kirk, Abbot, Tustin, McKinney, Wil liams, Sterner, Torbet, Correl, Edgar, Dereamer, Caslow, Robbins, Lutz, .Armstrong, Buckingham and El well; and by Masters Waller, Little, W. H. Clark, Snyder, Buckalew, Billmeyer. Funk, Hendershott, G. E. Elwell, J. M. Clark, Bittenbender, Neal, Schuyler, Woods, and Unangst. . At the close of the afternoon exer cises, Mr. E. R. Ikeler, on behalf of the teachers of Columbia county, with an appropriate speech, presented Prof. Carver with an album, containing por traits of the donors, as a testimonial of their respect, It was received by the Prof, who returned his acknowl edgement in a few well chosen sen tences, and after a song by a class of pupils the audience was dismissed. In the evening the large hall of the Institute was filled with a gratified and 'appreciative audience,' and the exercises began with a prayer by Rev. J. R. Dimm. A song was then given by the glee club. At the request of the Board of Trustees Judge Elwell then delivered an admirable address, in brief reciting the history of the Institute, and urging the friends of education to push on the work, and complete the building, beautify the grounds, provide a library and neces sary apparatus, and assuring them that thus they were affording to their children means foran ample education, and bestowing upon them a legacy which would be forever a blessing. Looking back now upon that occa sion, important as it seemed at the time ; it is doubtful if any one realized all that it has accomplished for the town, and will yet accomplish. All its influences have been for good, and must continue to be. It has brought many strangers to our town it has been a means of education to many here who would have gone elsewhere all its surrounding influences and teachings are of the pleasantest kind. On the 4th of May 1S67, the stock holders of the Bloomsburg Literary Institute met and elected the following Board of Trustees : For one year, Robert F. Clark, Peter Billmeyer, F. C. Eyer; For two years, J. G. Freeze, L. B. Rupert, Wm Snyder; For three years. John Wolf, C. Bittenbender, J. P .Connor. On the 25th of October, 1867, Mr. E. Mendenhall was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Wm. Snyder. During the year 1867, a fine bell weighing 3 171 pounds was placed in the cupola of the school, at a cost of about $1,200. And here we may pause for a mo ment in the history of this great edu cational enterprise. Contrary to the expectations even of friends, in spite of the sneers and opposition of the in different aud close-fisted and narrow minded, the building and school were a proud success. As it stood there in its solitary grandeur'upon the hill, the - fc,.. V X .jo. ,. w fl.CT IS rr ; Board of Trustees could look upon the work with satisfaction and gratifi cation. Undeniedly it increased the value of all the property in Blooms burg 1 it increased the attractions of the town as a place of residence ; it cheapened the cost of the necessary preparation of boys and girls for the active duties of life ; it raised the true reputation of Bloomsburg among the surrounding counties, and even be yond the state lines the rumors of us extended, and pupils came thence among us. The liberal and large hearted man rejoiced in the good he had acomplished, and knew it was ' a monument to his labor and persever ance more lasting than brass. One after another the faint-hearted became foot-sore and weary ; but as they fell out of the ranks their places were filled by others, and when at the end of the first year a Board came to be elected, it appeared that but four of those whose names appeared among the first roll call, had struled oir to gether to the end. It had been a struggle, such as they only who had gone through it, could appreciate. Amid so many discouragements they were surprised at their own success, but having succeeded it is but right to say that a very large majority of the citizens of Bloomsburg gave substan tial support to the enterprise. In the meantime the year 1S67 was passing away, the school was attract ing attention, the building was large and conspicuous, and our citizens be gan to awaken to its importance. Mr. Wickersham, the State Superintend ent of Pnblic Schools had heard of us, and seeing what we had already ac complished, suggested the erection of additional buildings and the organiza tion of a State Normal School to be run in connection with the Literary Institute. Discussion on the subject was general and warm, and on the 9th of March 1868, the Board "Resolved that the Trustees of the Bloomsburg Literary Institute agree to establish in connection with the same, a State Normal School under the Act of Assembly of the 2nd of May, 1857, and to procure the grounds and put up the necessary buildings as soon as the sum of twenty thousand dollars is subscribed by responsible persons, agreeably to the foregoing proposi tions." In pursuance thereof, at that and subsequent meetings, committees on plans,-specifications and subscriptions, were appointed and proceeded to the discharge of their duties. On the 18th of April, 1868, a pub lic meeting was held in the Recorder's office to consider "the subject of a Normal School to be located at Bloomsburg." The Rev. Mr. Waller was called to the chair, and Capt. Brockway was chosen Secretary, Mr. Neal stated the object of the meeting. After a free and spirited discussion, the following resolutions were moved and carried: "That the Trustees of the Blooms burg Literary Institute be earnestly requested to purchase the necessary grounds and proceed to make an agreement to carrry forward the enter prise of erecting the building required. That the plans submitted by Prof. Carver be recommended to the trus tees for adoption. That it be recommended to let the building to Prof. Carver at his esti mate of $36,000." The proceedings and recommenda tions of the public meeting having been certified to the Board of Trus tees, then in session, the Board on the same day appointed a building com mittee, consisting of L. B. Rupert, P. Billmeyer, F. C. Eyer, and authorized it "to contract for the erection of the building with Prof. Carver at his bid of thirty-six thousand dollars, in ac cordance with the recommendation of the citizens," and it was accordingly so done, and the building was put in process of construction. On the 2nd of May, 1869, the stock holders elected the following : For three years, Robert F. Clark, William Elwell, William Neal ; For one year, Elias Mendenhall. It being thought best to have the building committee members of the Board, Judge Rupert, Judge Elwell, and William Neal, were elected. TO BE CONTINUED. Deeds, single or double acknowl edgements, 60 cents a dozen at the Cou'mdian office. tf. W - Mi The Lottery's Death Throes. THE LOUISIANA CONCERN IS DYING VERY HARD. When the war upon the lotteries was opened a year ago last fall the lottery agents in Washington which has been the most profitable centre for their work in the whole country laughed the efforts of their advresaries to scorn, saying that it was a mere revival of an old threat, and would soon blow over as usual. They even continued in this attitude up to the time of the report of the anti-lottery bill by the house postoffice committee. Even after that they still maintained that they could make a very good liv ing by confining their work to specific localities and not taking risks byus'ng the mails at all. The passage of the bill making the lottery business of itself unlawful in the District of Col umbia did not frighten them, because the counsel for the Louisiana lottery company assured them that, however well the postmaster general might suc ceed in shutting them out of the privi leges of the mail, no law forbidding a private individual to carry on a busi ness in lottery tickets could stand the test of constitutionality in the supreme court, being a violation of the perso nal rights of citizens. A surprise awaited them again, when the prosecuting officers of the District proceeded to arrest a dealer in tickets, and proposed to give the Louisiana company a chance to try the constitutional question without further delay. The man was brought into court and then pleaded guilty, asserting that though he had sold four tickets, as stated in the indictment, he had done so under advice of counse', but that these counsel had since re voked their opinion and come round after all to the conclusion that con gress had a right to enforce its prohi bition in the District. He was fined, according to the letter of the statute, $50 for each offense and allowed to go without further punishment in con sideration of his declaration that he had given up his business for good. Meanwhile the postoffice depart ment is having new questions pre sented to it every day. The most troublesome problems are those in volved in a class of advertising which is disguised as news items and inter views, and in circulars sent around the country under seal by the lottery corn company touting for agents. A num ber of copies of these circulars have been turned in to the department by citizens who have received them. One of the company's devices seems to be to dispose of its tickets through local agencies, leaving the agents indi vidually to grapple with the local law iri case they are called to account. A good many men in every large city, apparently, are willing to risk their personal safety on the chance of mak ing a fair livelihood out of the com mission on sales. In other cases it seems that the local statutes are so loosely drawn as to enable a man to buy all the tickets he wants under the fiction of being an agent merely and depositing money with his employer as security for an "outfit." In the opinion of Judge Tyner, the assistant attorney general for the post office department, the Louisiana Lot tery company has suffered an irrepar able loss in the death of its chief ex ecutive officer, M. A. Dauphin. He was not only extremely shrewd in de vising schemes for evading the law, but had been identified by name with the fortunes of the company so long and so publicly that every one in the country could read between the lines of any publication containing a refer ence to him. So innocent a little reading notice, for instance, as "Any person having business with M. A. Dauphin of New Orleans, La., before the 15th of Sep tember, may address him under cover to such and such a bank ; remittances exceeding $5 may be sent by express at his expense," would be understood by the people interested as well as if the company's whole title were blazon ed at the top of the column. This will not be the case, Judge Tyner thinks, with Mr. Dauphin's successor, who is practically unknown, and the business of the company has received a blow from which, under existing conditions, it may never recover. Leases for sale at this office. 3 cts each, 30 cents a dozen. tf. tVIVE BREAM Of M.IM. Tti Kltoh.a Will Ba ILnl.h.d Fr.ni Th.lr II. met, Tlio Idem of cooperative liounokerplnR I growing in tills country. It U now receiving a practical tent in nerernl wen tern citieft, add alio in Philadelphia. Tlie Idea, is not no much to necuro chenper living mi to do away with in diviilunl lioutieliold work. The cook in charge of the cnntrnl culinary ootabliali nient will purchase all provision neon Miry, hire the needful help, and collect from ench family iu proportion of tlie expenses. Tlie families will be charged according to the mfniherof persons cacti contains, upecial prices being nmdo for baliies and very small children. Another jlnn in to adopt a regular weekly rnto for each person. I'lPi-i'lmsing fuel nnd provisions In wholesale quantities, the association will buy at a inueli lower rnto tlian that charged Individuals. Families can either take their meala at private tallies cur tained in booths in the tnnin dining room of tho central supply house, or have them nerved in their own dwellings. The former plan is. the one usually adopted, nnd can ho carried 011 some what cheaper tlinn the other. Speaking of the trial now leing mado I in Philadelphia, Dr. Taylor, of that city, says: I "If tho plan works, as we have no doubt it will, besides having a central I cooking house, there will be estuMished n laundry, el-rtric light plant, and hou-o heating apparatus. A g'od system is to have 0110 central supply house for each square. The dwellings are built as Usual, with tho exception f the dining rooms. They aro built awny from tho main structure and along a covered ni-le lending from the central house to the middle of the four sides of tho square. Tho dining rooms are one story structures, and thoy are connected willi tho main dwelling by liltlo archways, I Thus each family ents iu its own dining room, but is served from tho common Bin ply house. I " Kxperiencod hotel men tell us that three servants can cook for 40 families. It would require three more to 1 intt i lui to tho meals. Tho laundry would not necessitate tho employment of nu rL-t!iau threo people, Tho heating and lighting apparatus is attended by a few laborers. Forty families thus dismiss nt least 40 servants, and linve their work done nioro thoroughly and better by a dozen, " Lopped Knrs. Lopped ears are the result of domosti ration in all animals except tho elephant. Not only carnivorous nuiinals, but all animals which are liable to lie preyed upon by others, need the erect mobile funnel shaped our to catch every sound; tlie 0110 class to apprise them of the vi cinity of their prey, the other to koep them ou their guard against unseen foes; nnd tho constant exercise of Iho external organ gives tone nnd energy to the muscles which move it. The elephant, too, probably camo of an ancestral stock tlmt had erect ears, but for ages past there has beeuno creat ure powerful enough to cause it alarm, nnd for want of exercise the muscles which move the ear have lost tone and wnstcd away, leaving tho ear to lop or linng pendulous. The tendency to lop the ear varies much in different animals.- Rabbits lop their ears after b comparatively short period of domestication, and with tho exception of dogs are almost the only lop eared animals iu Europe or America; but iu Oriental countrios all the domestic uuimals aro more or less lop eared, a fact which suggests that they have been much longer under domestication than their congeners in Cliristoudom. East Indian goats have long pendulous ears, sometimes over n foot in longth and soft as silk. The ears of the Indian donkey stand out horizontally; thoso of the zebu, or Indian ox, droop below tho horizontal line, and some breeds of Ori ental horses carry their onrs nearly hori zontal, although the Arab horse shows no Ruch tendency. The greatest measure of variability in this mattor of lopped ears is to bo found among dogs. Spaniels, setters, pointers, bloodhounds, tangles, and foxhounds, nil have long pendulous ears; bulldogs, terriers, collies, and gray hounds dro p ouly the tips of their ears; tho spitz has erect caw, while inastitTn nnd ninny other breeds have short penduloui or semi-pendulous enrs. It might be inferred that the more pendulous eared dogs hnve been longer under domestication and that the mora prick cared dogs have been derived from wild stock nt a comparatively recent period; but something may be duo to accidental variation and careful selec tion in breeding. In general, lopped enr3 result from ages of disuse of tho muscles which move tho ears, and which in wild ani mals aro in constant activity; and it ap pears that ears which have become pend ulous tend to increase in length. The Modern Goth. Lord Wolseloy believes that the Chineso will in time overrun the world as soon, in fact, ns a great goneral or lawgiver arises among them. At present they have 110 great leaden, for tho simple reason that the government puts out of existence every Celestial who displays more than the average intelligence. It is narrated that when commissioner Loh was asked whether it was truo that he had hoheaded 63,000 men in three years lie replied: "Oh, surely, more than that " Lord Wolseloy thinks, howevor, that a Chinese Alexander or Moses will come to the front some day, aud that his people will then adopt tho profession of arms nnd sweep over India, Russia, and the continent, nnd finally give England, America, nnd Australia a tussle for supremacy. This sounds chimerical, but we should not forget K jiuo or the Goths, Toronto Mail. A Simple Explanation. "George, " said tho bride, "I seem to ha constantly hearing the sweetest music, I wnndor what it moans. " "It means," said tho practical groom, "that tho feller that told 1110 that wod ding ring for u pluiu gold band worked oit a brass band ou me, " .T xm SCROFULA It Is that Impurity In the blood, whlen, cumulating In the (lands of the neck, pro duces unsightly lumps or swellings; which causes painful running sores on the arms, legs, or feet; Which dcvelopes ulcers In the eyes, ears, or nose, often cauaing blindness or deafness; which Is the origin of pimples, ean eerous growths, or the many other manifesta tions usually escribed to "humors;" which, fastening upon the lungs, eauses consumption and death. Iielng the most ancient, It Is the moat general of all diseases or affections, for very tew persons are entirely tree from It. How Can It Bo CURED By taking Ilood's Sarsaparllla, which, by tho remarkable cures It has accomplished, often when other medicines have failed, has proven itself to be a potent and peculiar niedlclno for this disease. Some of these cures aro really wonderful. If you suffer from srrufula, be sure to try Ilood's Barsaparllla. " My daughter Mary was afflicted with scrof ulous sore neck from the time she was22months old till she became six years of age. Lumps formed In her neck, and one of them after growing to tho size of a pigeon's egg, became a running sore for over three years. We gave her Ilood's Sarsaparllla, when tho lump and all Indications of scrofula entirely dis appeared, and now she seems to be a healthy child." J. S. Carmi.k, Kauright, N. J. N. It. Tie sure to get only Hood's Sarsaparilla SnMbjrallrfrurKUta. gljtliforfS. Prepared only by C. 1. HOOD CO., Apolliecarlea, Luwull, Mua. IOO Doses Ono Dollar Th maitfiptitn Prea his won the foremost fitiice unions" f-ennsylVfUilit newspnpers hy the lberi.lliy .enterprise ami fairness with which It coudiieln Its buMness, reports great events, und the completeness with whleh ll records, day by day, the Hie ot the city, state and country. Its neld Is world-wide, and Its BtatT, Its speclsl correspondents, so mmiy and well orunnlcd. Us source or news so numerous, that It appetis to a wider constituency thin any other newspaper ever publlsheil In I'eiinxylvatili. itir rrr," sain one or tne managers or 1110 Western Union 'lelecratih l.'oiniiHiiy. "now re- reivesriioretelsKrHpliicnewslh.nl all th titter riiimwipion nirtHtt?r vttmmnm." 1 ills state merit Is HUthorlt ii Ive and conclusive, slid The t'l-eiw presents as d illy wit nesses to Its trui h. Its twelve to twenty-four bright, aud Interesting P'iges. Hut. It Is not only by Its news enterprise by the zeal, energy, nd Integrity ot Its lepurtorH nnd correspondents tint The I'rfst has won snd heid the conlldetico ot Us many thousands of readers, reniesenilng every Skre und every con dition of Hie, every Lrad and evtry profession, every faith slid eveiy political opinion. II Is tut) excellence and vailed Interest 01 The. lTe as a general family Journal, appealing o women as well as to men, which nave made for It so many ft lends at home, and extended Its reputation throughout the country. It pilntsevery impor tant event In the woMd's pi ogress. The prim Inn ot news is always Its first busl ness, but Its ciihuiitis are also enriched by contri butions from the most girted special writers, the most famous novelists, and some of the most eminent public men of the time. The literary engagement already made for 1S9I. probably sui pass In number and variety, aud nearly equal iu ctmi any comeiiiporhry magazine, tor me held and resources of such a newspaper as 77i ivcjw make It not only a dul y historian, but a dully forum and a nally tribune. Its steadily growing prollts and Its steadfast coiiHlltueucy not only demand, but Insure prog, ress. 'I he greatest authois as well as the bi Ight- est news correspondents, find their largest pro ms ueriveu iroin any renusyivania newspaper, as well as their best Pennsylvania audience, in Dully, Sunday and Weekly lres. In politics The. Pre Is Hepubllcan, but It knows no other master than the people whose rights, aspirations, und nee. la it always defends. It has no euciid-a to minlsh. no Individual oolltl. cal ambitious to foster or promote, und Issuiser vlent to no politician or clliiue. faithful to the great body of readers and voters, whom It truly ie(ireseiuH, u promotes n-s own inierrsfc anu in fluence by faithfully upholding theirs. Its edl toi luls aro fearless and frank never captious. Its news Is always Impartial. In Its pages the workingmcn runts as ready audienee as the capi talist. To all commercial aud Industrial prog ress, to the best thought and best action In ever' sphere of humxn enterprise, It accords a generous and enlightened hospitality. In tlie columns of The J'liiiaiMpuia ti tut Justice finds an seasons summer." TERMS OP TUK PRESS. By mall, postage free In the United States aud Canada. Dully (except Sunday), ono year, $8.00 one inoiiiii, .tyi " including (Sunday), one year, 7.50 " ' ' one month. .t5 Sunday, one year, S.on weekly rress one year, l.m Drafts. Clic ks and other Remittances should be made payable to the order of THE PKESM COMfANT LIMITED, Philadelphia, Pa. PENSIONS ! VETERANS I ! THE DISABILITY PENSION BILL. Aet of June ST, Ihw), grants pensions to nil ex- soidiers und sailors who served no days or more Iu the Army or Nnvy during the rebellion, and were honorably discharged, and who are now suffering from uuy permanent, mental or phy sical disability contracted since the war or dur ing the war whether from disease, Injuries oj effects of old age, at the rate of from $n to (13 per month, according to the degree of his disa bility for the performonco of labor requiring the exertion of physical strength ; provided the dis ability Is uot duo to vicious hnblts. This pen sion Ls not restricted to the veterans who hnve to make their living by hard labor, but Is equal ly due to professlouul men nnd clerks, providing they have tin existing disability which would prevent tho continuous exercise of tho physical strength ot an able-bodied man. Thoso who have applied under the goneral laws ond who are unable to prove up the pend ing c laim can upply for und secure this pension und then continue the prosecution of the former claim and secure their arrears. If you arc uow drawing a small pension, say f -J or $ I per mouth, you can take this pension liiNteud, und If you linve un application on nie tor Increase or additional pension for new dis abilities you can continue the prosecution of such claims while drawing the new pension, or you cun nl un original claim for a disability contracted in tho service while drawing pension under this new act. Widows, children and depenpent mothers end fathers ure entitled under this uct and can bub pend the prosecution of any pending claim, and take this pension, and afterwards complete the prior claim and get arrears. Having been duly oppolnted un Agent accord ing to the rules nnd regulations of the Depart ment of the Interior In the prosecution ot such claims und having hud success In a number of cases I am always prepared to give Information und assist claimants, and will assure them suc cess if they are able to establish the facts as re quired by law. Those Interested should call Bonn and claim their reward. GEOItttE W. NTRKNKH, North Markrt Mt, liloouisburaj 1'u. 7-18-Oin. TVtrrvi bikeckip Ub.lVl (tterl tackle tllock HALF TUK COST of hoisting saved to Klorekeepers, Butchers, Farmers, Ma chlnlsis, Builders, Contractors and others. Admitted tube the greatest liiiiiiovciueiil ever made la tackle blocks. Freight prepaid. Write lor caluh iguo. TuTitn Iron k Enclne Works. Kbtnb. 1M;1, 10 Brush St., Detroit, Mich 5-1). B . F. Savits, PLUMBER AND GAS FITTER. DEALER IN Tin Roofing a Specialty. ESTIMATES FURNISHED ON ALL WORK. 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It is by the ludlcloua use of such articles nt diet Hint, n constitution may be gradually built up until stromr enough to resist every tendency to disease. lIundrciiH of subtle maladies arc Moat Unit around us ready to attack wherever there Is u weak point. Wo may escape nianv a fatal shaft by keeping tuir hchc. well fori tiled 11 li pure blood and u prop erly nourished frame. " t'toil Hereitv tliue'te. Made simply wilh boiling unlet' or milk. Sold only Iu half pound tln, bv irrocciM, labelled thus: JARIKM Ivl'l-H & CO.. ll-'.'l-'fld. Homeopathic I'le-tuUtH, Loudou, Eng'.uudL r
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