The. Huntiligdon Joupal. Wednesday Morning, June 25, 1873. READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Mention--Home-Made and Stolen Cherries in market. The streets are dusty. See new announcements. On a high—The mercury. Next in order—Mad dogs. . Bobbing round—Tax collectors. farmers are about going to grass. The bathing season has opened brisk. Driving a heavy trade—The soda water deal- Broad Top is prepared to move 3,000 tons of coal daily. Read new schedules of the Broad Top and B.& B. railroads. Mach admired—The work executed at the JOURNAL job rooms, The public schools close next Friday until the first of September. The drought is becoming a very serious af fair. Everything is suffering. If you want cheap envelopes, with your ad. dress printed on them, give us a call. Senator Scott was appointed foreman of the U. S. Grand Jury, at Williamsport, last week. Visitors are wending their way to Bedford. The boarding houses will all be full in a short time. The Stonerston•n bridge is to be covered with sheeting. Messrs. Buchanan & Son hare the job. Maj. D. W. Mullin, of Bedford, illuminated our office with his genial countenance one day last week. The pupils of Miss Burbank's school held a pie-nic, in the grove, on the south side, on Saturday last. A wicked wag—The chap who stole that half barrel of ale from an up town stable on Saturday night. The United Brethren purpose holding a camp meeting, in "McCahan's Bottom," some time during the summer. Will somebody tell us where "Jaggerd Forge" is? It islocated in Huntingdon coun ty, but man a live where ? Whiskey is sold in town somewhere. A. number of dead beats were full of it on Sat urday night. Where did they get it? On Monday last we had the pleasure of ta king by the hand our old-time friend, George McAlevy, Esq., of Jackson township. A fellow was sent to prison, on Friday last, charged with stealing a sett of harness from George Sumer, of Henderson township. Harry Fisher, of the "Gem," will accept the thanks of the printers fora treat of cronk beer. It is just the thing this sweltering weather. Hot, dry and dusty ! Everything is sprin kled with sand. "Old Probabilities" has run ons of water, and so has almost everybody sloe. We have 50,000 envelopes which we will sell at cost, and print the address of parties buying them at the lowest figure at which it can be done. Mt. Union has the man "who had his back tanned" from wearing a new fangled shirt.— He would now prefer most any kind of a shift to this kind of a shirt. TOE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL is one of the best 'weekly papers published in the State; it is always chuck-full of interesting reading mat ter.—Clarion County Republican. Within the past few months the Huntingdon sad Broad Top. railroad company haa introdu ced the Westinghouse brake and put down 600 tons of new iron and 15,000 sills. The members of the Reformed Sabbath School held a very successful festival, last week, at the Castilian Garden, for the purpose •of raising funds to purchase an organ. Capt. Brice X. Blair has received a patent for a mail-bag clasp. It is quite a novelty, and is a decided improvement upon the old limber-jawed thing-'em-bob now in use. Huntingdon, according to "Observer." has a live dandy. Why shouldn't she have? Our barbers know how to get up city gents to or der. Huntingdon is becoming a city, verily. About two thousand emigrants passed through here, on three sections of the Way :Passenger train, on last Wednesday. They represented a number of different nationalities . Henry Conprpost, Esq., that good old man, has gone West. Away down to Q. We ex pect him to capture several of those Western "Granges." They are very common out there now. it is getting very hot, and as usual the wo leen are adding a large addition to their back Lair. They are determined that the hot rays shall not penetrate to their craniums. Per _ haps it is intended to prevent sun stroke. The Times is informed that the Doctor neve r 'objects to "Huntingdon Notes" when they are genuine, but when they are based on a false basis, and spurious, be cannot honor them. They are protested. We still hope that somewhere, in the not far-distant future, some one will be found who will start an omnibus for the accommodation •of the town. For a judicious person there are handsome prefits in store. A lady was thrown from a horse, near Stone Creek bridge, on last Wednesday, caused by the animal becoming frightened at a passing train of cars; fortunately her clothing alone suffered serious damage. Owing to the great length of the proceed ings of the Sabbath School Convention we have been obliged to crowd out the letter of •'Junior," and as it will be stale by next week we will ask hint to write again. "G`lang, liambletonian!" "Tom" Miller .and "Doe" Buchanan swear by that bay colt, And sometimes, we fear, if they do not swear at him, they do some hardsome thinking.— Colts will be colts, you know. The annual meeting of the Mercersburg Classis of the Reformed Church, embracing the counties of Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, Huntingdon and Blair, which assembled• in Altoona, closed on Tuesday evening of last week. Street Commissioner Hight was very severe ly hurt, last week, while cartingfilling on one of the streets, by his horse becoming unman,- ageable. He moved about on crutches for a day or two. He will be all right in a few -days. On Tuesday a week ago a child of Portu guese parents died on the Way Passenger train, between this place and McVeytown.— The corpse of the dead :!bild was lbft here by the mother,,and by orders of Mr. Steele it was .deposited in the cemetery. Harry, son of Maj. 3J, S. Wharton, fell from a wagon, at the pie-sic ground, on last Satur_ .day, one of the wheels passed over his bead and bruised him very severely.. No bones were broken. Another warnipg to boys to ]seep off moving vehicles. It is a g:eat pity that so many raantuama, kers are such poor judges of the length of their customers. Two-thirds of the dresses of , -their patrons are made apparently for huge giants of women instead of dear tittle ducks mot much higher than a item. barrel ; eanse quently great lengths of stuff are dragged through the putrid quids, filthy gutters, dust and dirt of the streets. It is strange that cleanly women do not revolt against finch ex travagant and distasteful dress makers. The Fir,e Company was out practicing on Tuesday and Friday evenings of last week.— They threw water one hundred and seventy five feet, through an inch nozzle, easy. They are determined to become a perfect set of squirts before the 4th pros. Altoona is reported to be so filthy that it is confidently expected, in the event of cholera penetrating to that mountain retreat, that ev ery man, woman and child in the place wilt be wiped out. We mourn for Altoona ! It will be a good thing for Hollidaysburg, won't Mr. Simon Cohn has erected a comfortable station house, containing warehouse, telegraph office and passenger room, at Coffee Run, for the H. Sr B. T. It. R. Co. This was much needed at this point. The people of that locality appreciate Mr. Gage's manage ment very highly. There was a lively time at S. E. Henry's on Sunday morning last. A swarm of bees, not having the fear of a violation of the Sabbath before their eyes, lodged - en a little tree in the yard, and the way things buzzed around there for a while was a caution. Squire Port housed them eventually, but stings were numerous. On Tuesday of last week a couple of roughs named Morningstar and HelHogshead, got into an altercation at one of the brick yards, and the police were called out and seized and bound them and then lodged them in thelock up. One of them did some tall "weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth." Somebody furnished them witn tangle-foot. The tem perance men ought to look after this matter. The JOURNAL job office is not inferior to any outside of the cities. Our workmen are fully as competent, and our stock is as good and as cheap, so that there is no necessity for any individual sending his work to Philadelphia to be printed. All work that is not contracted for at the Jousse., Monitor or Globe offices is sent to the city to the injury of the offices here. We are sure that our people have no desire to injure those who support them, and that they only want to know the fact to apply the rem edy. "Observer" did the Fire Company great in justice by his unguarded statements. The only drawback attributed to the "Hunting don," at the Mobus fire, resulted from placing the suction pipe, in the haste attending the getting of the engine into play, in the mud.— The first thing the managers knew they were throwing mud at the fire. This was rather rough on the fire, but it was not half as bad as "Observer" throwing dirt at the machine. Taking it all in all—including "Observer's" letter—it was rather a dirty little business. Roman loves a good segar. In a smoke he finds the most profound enjoyment. One even ing last week he stationed himself at the de pot, on the arrival of one of the trains, placidly enjoying a pleasant Havana. A lady seated in one of the cars disturbed his equanimity by fling ing a tract at his feet. He stooped down me chanically, picked it up and read the title in flaming characters : "Does it Pay to Smoke?" It was an awful conundrum. It has disturbed his repose ever since. He has asked himself the question a thousand times since: "Does• it Pay to Smoke ?" And you may believe it or not, but it is nevertheless true, the subject always "ends in smoke." Air. E. L. Russ, who was for a number of years connected with the Harrisburg Telegraph Job Office, and who is experieneed and thoroughly skilled in his profession, is now in charge of the Jouneet. Job Office, and is prepared to do all kinds of Job work in a manner that cannot be surpassed by any of the regular city Job Offices. This is the first time in the history of the printing business in this place, that one who has spent much of a lifetime,' exclusively de voted to Job Printing, has been engaged here. We hope this liberal enterprise will be duly appreciated by our people, and that all those who have Job work to do will give us a trial. tf. "HAVE You SEEN SAM ?"—The fol lowing circumstances, which took place in a local option town, are vouched for as being correct Au old-fashioned gentleman, who knew nothing of local option, and who was partial to a drop of the "0 be Joyful," when on a re cent visit to the capital found all the fountains that furnished him his former beverage dried up. After interviewing all the places that formerly quenched his thirst, without success, he stepped into a grocery store to rest, and while there a gentleman came in and asked the proprietor, 'How is Sam 2" "So, so," was the reply of the urbane groceryman. The inquirer after Sam's health immediately bolt ed into a back room and was seen no more.— Directly another person appeared, made the same inquiry, and disappeared in the same manner, and was followed at intervals by oth ers who went through the same formulaas did the first one. Our thirsty friend observed all these movements. He began to cogitate, and the more he cogitated the thirstier he became, and the more anxious was he to see "Sam." He left that grocery store, and after a circuit of four squares found himself at the door of the identical store that he had left. He felt as if he had to do or die, and putting on a bold face he entered and asked about the health of "Sam." "So : so," was the answer. "Can I see him ?" asked our thirsty friend. The pro prietof surveyed him quite minutely and then replied, "I guess so." Our friend lost no time in entering that baek room. The furniture consisted of one centre table. On that table was a pitcher of ice water. By that pitcher of ice water was a bottle of old Bourbon. On that bottle of old Bourbon was printed in large letters the word "Sam." A goblet was also on the table and on the goblet the magic number 10 cents was plainly visible. Our friend slaked his thirst, placed his ten cent Spinner on the waiter and took his departure through a back do:r as directed by a printed placard. Now we don't say that this took place at Hollidaysburg, and when you go there we would not recommend you to inquire after the health of i'Sara."—Altoona San. SUNSTROKE PREVENTIVE.—As we are passing through the heated term the following specific against sunstroke may save from ill ness and death many whose occupation oblige th.oin to be in the field or on the street: "About a year since I saw in a newspaper an account of a case of sunstroke, written by the party himself. After suffering a longtime from the attack, and having to a considerable degree recovered, he experienced suffering even from the rays of the moon. This led him to the reflection that it was not altogether the heat of the sun that produced prostration.— After much research, he discovered that the injury came from the chemical ray, and not from the heat ray. Be was guided to this by observing the fact that A photograph could hot be taken through a hollow glass. Accord ingly, he lined his hat with two linings—one of orange yellow to arrest the chemical ray, and one of green to arrest the heat ray. Thus prepared, he went where the rays of the sun were most intense with perfect impunity. It is well known that the negro is seldom sun struck. The color of his skin over the skull being of the orange yellow, may assist in ac counting for the fact. I practiced upon this suggestion all last summer, lined my hat with green and orange yellow paper, and had con fidence enough in the truth of the theory to neglect my, umbrella, which I had never done before. I mentioned it to many, who tried it also, and in many cases thst Apple under my observation they uniformly asserted 444 the oppressive heat of the sun upon the head was much relieved." COATS at a dollar a piece and Caps at twen. ty-five cents each, pt IT. Greenberg's Cheap Clothing Store. LITERARY oTicEs.-The July number of Lippincott's Magazine ; which forms the opening issue of a new volume, contains the initial chapters of a charming narrative of travel entitled The New Hyperion," profusely illustrated by Gustave Dore. This record of a journey from Paris to the Rhine, gives prom ise of much graphic and humorous writing. The pictures which embellish it, coming as they do from Dore's pencil, cannot fail to yield a feast of art. "From Philadelphia to Balti more," by Robert Morris Copeland, is an il lustrated article descriptive of the beautiful scenery along one of our most important routes of travel. "With the American Ambu lance Corps in Paris," by Ralph Keeler, is an interesting paper, which no American can read without experiencing a feeling of just pride. "Our Home in the Tyrol," byMargaret Hewitt, is continued in the present number of the Magazine. It well maintains the interest and attraction which it exhibited in the be ginning. Will Wallace Harney's contribution entitled, "Strange Sea Industries and Adven tures," is full of information of a novel kind, and abounds in anecdotes as exciting as they are truthful. "Remarkable Passages in Shel ley's Early History," by January Searle, is a paper that will be read with interest on ac count of the light which it sheds upon the youth of one of the geniuses of English poetry. In the department of fiction the most promi nent contributions to this issue are the con tinuation of Mr. Black's serial novel, "A Prin cess of Thule," and the conclusion of Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis's story, "Berrytown." The poetry of the number is notably good, particularly a charming little legend from the pen of Mrs. Margaret J. Preston, entitled, "Franeesca's Worship." "Our Monthly Gos sip" exhibits its characteristic features. Scribner's for July.—" The Great South" I series of magnificently illustrated articles be gins in "Scribner's" for July. In the first pa per entitled "The New Route to the Gulf," Mr. Edward Ring gives ns graphic descriptions of the movement of the army of emigrants into the great Southwest land, and of the roman tic border life—past and present—of that strange but now rapidly modernizing country. An entertaining illustrated paper on "Low Life in Berlin." follows this. One of the most interesting magazine articles of the day is Rev. J. A. Reed's defence of Lincoln from the attacks of certain late biographers. Another noteworthy article in this number is Dr. Newell's singular autobiographic paser, enti tled, "Recollections of a Restored Lunatic: , There are, besides the continuation of Arthur Bonnicastle (in which is chronicled the death of Old Jenks), stories by Adeline Tarfton and Miss Osgood ; a bright little article on "Chil dren's Magazines ;" a remarkable paper by "An Orthodox Minister" on "The Liberty of Protestantism," and poetry by MacDonald, G. P. Lathrop, B. F. Taylor, Miss Annan, and others. The Book Reviews are more than usually full and readable, and the other de partments have their customary interest. Bret Harte's new story will begin in the Au gust number. The Aldine for July is a capital number, both as regards its Art and its-Literature. It opens with a full-page illustration, printed in tints, and entitled "Catch Him I" It represents two children, the elder of whom, a girl, is holding her little brother up to a rosebush, on which a butterfly is about to alight. This is one of Mr. John S. Davis's studies of child life, and a very excellent one, too. "Moonlight on the Shenandoah" is the title of the first of a series of five illustrations drawn by Mr. J. D. Wood ward, whose themes are the scenery of the Old Dominion, which is chiefly selected in this in stance from the region around Harper's Ferry and the Shenandoah. They are pieturesque and beautiful. Mrs Eliza Greatorex trans ports us back to Old New York, in her spirited sketch of "Hell Gate Ferry," which is one of the most characteristic local drawings ever contributed to The Aldine. "A Dainty Bit," after Otto Meyer, is delizions enough to pro voke an epicure and a lover, Other figure pieces are the Morning Bath," by H. Werner, and "You Naughty Children!" by A. Gabl. The Literature of The Aldine is always as ex cellent as, and generally more varied, than the literature of any other American magazine. There are in the present number four good stories "Sugaring Off," a study of New Eng land life, by Mrs. H. G. Rowe, whose name is new to us; "Return in Peace," a study of old home life In the State of New York, by Lucy Ellen Guernsey; "The Comet," by Erckmann Chartrian ; and "The Turkish Slipper," by Maurice Hartmann. The poems are "The Song in the Dark," by Mary E. Bradley ; and "Sebastiano at Supper," by Margaret J. Pres ton. Music, Art, and Literature are intelli gently and independently discussed. Alto gether the number is remarkably good. Sub scription price $5.00, including Chromos, "Village Belle" and "Crossing the Moor." James Sutton & Co., Publishers, 58 Maiden Lane, New York. The July Number of the -Phrenological Jour nal opens volume 57—certainly a venerable magazine—in a most creditable manner. Read ers must find the following among the special ly interesting papers, which impart a high val ue to the number. Salmon P. Chase, with Portrait; The Problem of Government, which every politician should read carefully; Sketch es from Daily Life, illustrated ; Creating an Atmosphere; Genius and Talent; How to Use Phrenology, illustrated ; How I Gained it ; The Shaker Problem, a defence ; James L. Orr, with Portrait; Integrity ; Where will you Sum mer; Complusory Attendance, a powerful dis cussion of the Education Question. Terms, $3.00 a year, or six months on trial, for $1.50. Address S. R. 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PROTECTION OF CEMETERIES.—AMOng the acts passed by the Legislature was one conferring police power on persons entrusted with the care of cemeteries, and as this is the time when flowers and shrubbery usually suf fer from the depredation of vandals we publish the law for the benefit of the despoilers : "It. shall be lawful for the trustees, directors or other officers of* all organized cemeteries within this State, to appoint as many day and night watchmen on their grounds as they may deem expedient ; and such watchmen, and also all of their sopperintentients, gardeners and agents stationed on such grounds, are hereby authorized to take and subscribe before any mayor or justice of the peace in the township where such cemeteries may be situated, an oath of office similar to the oath required by law of constables : and upon the taking of such oath, such watchmen, superintendents, gardeners and agents shall have, exercise and possess a ll powers of police officers within and adjacent to said cemetery grounds; and they, and each of them, shall have power to arrest, on view, all persons engaged in violating the laws of the State in reference to the protection, care and preservation of cemeteries, and of the trees, shrubbery, structures and adornments therein, and to bring such persons so offending before a mayor or justice of the peace, within such township, to be dealt with according to law'' To SUBSCRIBERS.—After June 30th, our subscribers, both in and out of the county, will have to pay postage on the JounasL. We would advise them to pay but for the first six months, which would be to the first of Tann ary, 1874. The postage for the Joutmat. for six months will be ten cents. It is altogethe r likely that this odious postage law, as far as it concerns newspapers, will be repealed by that time. A fine lot of Childress, Carriages for sale at the sign of the Padlock. jelB.2w] A. It. STEWART & CO. THE UNDEVELOPED WEST; OR, FIVE YeAns IN THE Thattironiss.—Being a complete history of that vast region between the Missis. sippi and the Pacific, its resources, climate, inhabitants,natnralcariosities, etc., etc. Life and adventures and prairies, mountains, and the Pacific Coast, with two hundred and fifty illustrations, from original sketches and pho tographic views of the scenery, cities, lands, mines, people, and curiosities of the great West, by J. H. Beadle, western correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial and author of "Life in Utah," •etc., etc. Published by the National Publishing Company of Philadelphia, Penna., which will soon be issued, and sold by subscription. As a specimen of the author's frankness we quote from page 216 "This chapter is exclusively for farmers and prospective emigrants. "so others need ap ply." If any one of the lattter has been visit ed by rosy-hued dreams of an elysinm to be realized in Kansas, where man has but to tic kle the earth with a hoe, and she would laugh with a harvest of giant maize and wounderful wheat ; where bovine beauties rolled helpless with fat in perennial pastures, and the "hon est farmer" lived in Arcadian simplicity, he had better dream on and not read. But, on the contrary, if he has heard only of "drough ty Kansas," this chapter will do him good." And as indicative of his happy style from page 251 : "All aboard for Yosemite and the Big Trees ! How the mind swells as these words are call ed through the hotel, and the fancy paints what is to come : visions of giant vegetation and wonderous woods ; of riotous nature in a tropical clime and fertile soil, exceeding all the wonders of romance with growing reality; of rocky canons and happy valleys ; of glacier hewn cliffs, reared thousands of feet in the air ; of waterfalls and mirror lakes ; of im mense flumes, cut by living streams in the solid granite; of majestic falls, and crystal cascades foaming from a hundred hills." A NEW SOURCE OF WEALTH TO BE DEVELOPED IN HUNTINGDON COUNTY.—MT. Dee ter of Northampton county, au experienced Slate Miner, and Mr. Montgomery, have taken a lease of part of a tract of land near Maple ton, recently purchased from Asa Corbin, by Messrs. Lowry& Eichelberger of Hopewell and D. Blair and J. S. Blair of this place, and corn meneed to open a Slate Quarry on it. Mr. Deeter thinks the Slate will equal that of the Lehigh quarries, and that the quantity is in exhaustable. Genl. McComb is also opening a Slate quarry in the same strata, on his ad joining laud. These quarries will be within a mile of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Mapleton, between Rocky Ridge and Jack's Mountain. LOOK ! Loon ! !—A Rare chance for buying out a Store that is doing a good business, in the best business location, and in a Railroad town. Possession given whenever desired between this and September. Best of reasons given for selling. For particulars, address MERCHANTS, 2t. Tyrone, Pa. HUNTINGDON AND RROAD TOP RAIL ROAD—Report of Coal Shipped: TONS for the'weekending June 21, 1873... ..... _8867 Same date last year 6026 Increase for week 9 841 Decrease for week Shipped for the year 1873 220,638 Same date last year 144,264 Increase for year 1873 A responsible person wishing an Estey Cottage Organ can procure one, at one half cash and the balance in nine or twelve months. Apply to Box 234, 14nntingdon, Pa. [tf. FRESH ARRIVAL OF MILLINERY Goons.—Miss E. M. Africa has just returned rom the east with a large and fashionable stock of bonnets, hats, notions, assortment of children's aprons, &c., &c. And every thing in her line. tf. Buy your Wall Paper,Wiudow Shades, Book& and Stationery at Langdon's Book Store. It is the cheapest store of the kind in town. tf. TWO HUNDRED WEST HUNTINGDON LOTS FOR SALE. Apply to R. ALLISON MILLER, No. 228 k Hill St Fon RENT.—Three rooms and a kitchen, No. 422 Penn street, Huntingdon, suitable for a small family or boarders. Kitchen and one room furnished if desired. Apply to Mrs. L. A. Hamer. DelB-2w Farmers, A. R. Stewart & Co., have just re ceived a large lot of Scythes, Snaths, Rakes, &a., &c. [jelB,2w (Reported by It. Dl'Divrrr, Esq.] PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH AN NUAL MEETING OF THE HUNTINGDON COUNTY SABBATH SCHOOL CONTENTION, HDNTINODON, Ram 110871—Met pursuant to announce ment, in the Court House, at 101 o'clock, A. N. Called to order by J. R. Simpson, esq., President. The Convention united in singing the hymn, "All hail the power ofJesus' name." a . Qpening prayer by Rev, A. G. Dole, of Hun tingdon, and reading of the Scriptures by Rev. J. W. Plannett, of Sharpsburg, Pa. L. S. Geissinger, esq., was appointed assis, taut Secretary. Committees were appointed on Business, Statistics, Finance, Nominations and time and place of meeting, and Resolutions. K. Allen Lovell, esq., John Porter, csq.,Hon. David Clarkson, Rev. A. G. Dole, and Antho ny Beaver, esq., were appointed a committee on business. The interval occupied by the Business com mittee in preparing a report, was occupied in devotional exercises, consisting of prayer and singing. The business committee reported, Devotion al exercises for the remainder of the session, and verbal reports from the schools for the af ternoon session, after devotional exercises. Question proposed by the chairman, How shall we praise our Master, and bring honor to His name ? Remarks op this subject by Revs. Plannett, Dole, Prof. Johnston. James 3lcßlroy, - Heller, and others, The re marks were spirited, interesting and encourar ging. Concluding prayer by D. Clarkson and benediction by Rev. Plannett. "Bible praise meeting." Exercises conduct ed by Prof. William Johnston, of Philadelphia, consisting of music, vocal and instrumental, prayer, and the repetition of appropriate Scrip. ture texts, participated in by the entire audi ence. Verbal reports from the schools of the dif. ferent townships and boroughs, being next in order, were received from the townships of West, Walker, Union, Three Springs, Porter, Shirley and Shirleysburg. The reports were generally favorable, and indicated an increas ed interest in, and advancement of the schools during the past year. Most of the schools re ported additions to the chtirches from the Sabbath schools. Quite a number have adopt ed the International Series of Lessons during the year. The business committee reported further exercises for this session, from 3 o'clock to 3.45, Discussion, subject, ow can I become a successful Sabbath school teacher? To be opened by Rev. J. S. McMurray, of Hunting don. From 3.45 to 4.30, Question, Should competitive prizes be offered in the Sunday school ? Opened by Rev. Planuett. From 4.30 till 5, the question, How may parents aid the teacher in his woak ? Opened by Rev. J. M. Adair. Mr. McMurray in opening the subject as assigned him, remarked, Ist. There must be knowledge of the subject matter of the lesson. We cannot teach others what we do not know ourselves. Zd. There should be a good degree of adaptation to the work of teaching, which al most every one possesses to a certain extent; some in a far greater degree than others, 3rd. There is a great difference between performing a duty, as a duty, and doing it with interest. 4th. There should be a personal solicitude and sympathy for the scholars, and their conver sion to God. This matter of sympathy is something wonderful. It see,,s to be the se cret of a Beecher's success in holding an au dience spell bound, and touching a chord in the hearts of all his hearers. If the Sunday School teacher will aim at that point, and en ter into sympathy with his scholars, he cannot well fail of success. The speaker related one or two touching incidents that had come un der his personal observation, illustrative of the influence of the faithful and sympathetic teacher, in winning the hearts of his pupils, and leading them to Jesus. All, however, will depend very much on our personal piety. We cannot feel much solicitude for another s soul without the love of Christ. "More love, oh Christ to thee." We all want it, and the more we have of it the more we love humanity. be cause it is the same love in the.christian heart that brought the Saviour from His Throne, to the manger and the cross. If actuated by the love of Christ we will not esteem anything hard. What we do will be done cheerfully, and with pleasure. Mr. -, The subject is one of peculiar interest. No teacher is truly successful who does not aim to keep in view the primary ob ject of the Sabbath school, to lead them to Jesus, and show them their need of a Saviour. This requires all the power and ability of mind sod spirit. We do not often feel a conviction of the willingness and power of the spirit to bless truth to the infant mind. We can scarce ly define when that mind may be capable of reasoning, but there is no child that can be brought to the Sabbath school, but may be led to feel and reflect when rightly trained. An affecting incident was related illustrative of this preposition, of a little boy, not fire years old, but whose pious mother had instill ed into his mind the principles of piety and religion at that early age. Be sore you have been with Christ yourself, and then you will labor on, certain of success in pointing them to Jesus, and sacking the aid of the holy spirit. Pref. Johnston. We cannot be successful teachers without being daily students of God's word. The secret of success is that sympathy produced by communion with Christ in His work. A revival that spread all through the church, in the town of Montrose, was the re sult of the labors of oae teacher, an humble wo man, beginning to study the word as the source of power to bring her children in the Sabbath school, to Christ. She became a successful teacher by introducing into the church, a new member, the Lord Jesus Christ. This is with in the reach of all. Mr.-. Ia order to be successful we need the divine blessing. The promise of the Saviour to the Sabbath school teacher as well as to the minister, is "Lo I am with you al ways," itc. Sabbath school instruction is simply another form of preaching the gospel to children. When the Divine Spirit testifies to the heart of the teacher then he is qualified to explain it, to the child, in such a manner as will be effectual, and attended with the Divine blessing. Mr.-. The teacher, to be successful, should possess an experience of the love of Christ. God has loved, not simply the Chris tian Church in America, and other lands, but the world, lying in wickness, and to that de gree that He has sent a Saviour to redeem 't' by his blood. Sabbath school teachers shou ld press this thought, occassionally at least, and perhaps frequently, on the minds of their clas ses. The teacher, in order to be successful, must bs a person much given to prayer, and possesmd of a ;icing faith. It is the prayer of faith, we are told, that even saves the sick, and this is instrumental in the conversion of all suci as are brought to the Cross of Chirst. It should therefore always he employed, as enjoined on us by the Apostle, "pray without ceasing," lie. J. A. Brown. An important matter is to have the sympathy of the other teachers in the same school. In ord ?r to have that our schools should have uniform lessons. There is sym pathy arising from the fact that they are pre paring the same lesson, with a view of teach ing different classes the same day. The intro duction of the uniform series has been one way of making more successful teachers. Rev. J. W. Plahnett, in opening the subject assigned him, said : In order to call out dis cussion I take the affirmative. If the fact is, at elicited in the discussion of the last ques thn, that the aim and end of Sunday school teachers is the conversion of the scholar, the Motion that the word sustains has a tendency t. the accomplishment of that end, because it is not so much by prayer, or other agencies, as through the direct agency of the word of God itself, that faith comes. We are justified iy faith, and the gospel is God's means for saving the world. Our depraved human Da um does not delight in God's word. The na tural man receives not the things of the Spirit, die. This fact is very largely true in relation to our children. They are interested in nov els, works of romance, history, or almost any thing, in preference to the word of God. We want to bring them to study word of God. They do not realize its value, its importance, its preciousness, and blessedness, as does the Christian, and yet it is the very means by which they are brought into this relation. Now we want to induce them to study this word, and if we can do so by offering them a 'reward - , do'we not accomplish a great end, and bring them in direct contact with that agency that God makes his power in salvation, and I , ask whether it is not wise in Sabbath schools and teachers to offer rewards to induce the children to study the word of God. • Mr. Clarkson. In order that we may have two sides to this question I will take the op posite. Experience has taught me that it is holding,out inducements to children to be come dishonest, and where the children are all strictly honestitis calculated to discourage some who may labor as bard as others, end still not able to retain what they read. The Sabbath school should be made so interesting that there would be no necessity in offering prizes. The prizes had better be used to 4ring the teachers out. The scholars don't usually lag. We have abandoned the idea of prizes, an the children were never more anxious to attend, because the school has been made more interesting by the use of other means. Mr. McMurray. It might be useful on the principle that a cork leg would, in the absence of the original limb. B. F. Brown. What is the meaning of com petitive prizes? I would have no objection to giving small children a reward, such as a ticket, or portion of scripture printed, with the understanding that they commit them to memory. They look upon it as a prize, but I would object to the using of competive prizes. Exciting an emulation to excel others is very apt to produce bad feeling, and if used in that way I object to it. The Chairman explained that according to the report of the leading Sunday school work ers of England, the system of awarding corn petive prizes to teachers, upon examination, is pursued with good results. Mr. Dole. Some may be induced to study by kindness and affection ; others with all this, still lag. Could not those be induced to learn the Bible by prizes presented ? 76,374 Mr. Dunn. Whether it would be right to have children to commit passages of scripture, is the question. "The letter kills, and the spirit makes alive." I like the idea of giving prizes to teachers, and, if any, they should be given to those sluggish, careless, oold ones who cannot take enough interest in little chil dren to come out and instruct them. There is too much indifference on thepart of the teach ers and parents. Mr. Plannett. lam glad to see that there is a correct feeling on this subject. lam sick of Willing peeple to do right. We are reaping now, in the absence of a proper sustenance and support of all religious institutions, what has grown out of this price giving. You can not raise means for any of these objects, with out getting up fairs, festivals, lotteries, and other abominations. We must give a man twenty five cents worth of ice cream to make him willing to give the same amount for the cause of Christ. I an, glad we are abandon ing ...system that will bring on the next gen eration the evils we now experience. Mr. Brewster. I would understand compet itive prizes to be a slim of money or anything else, set up between two. It should be called reward, which no one, I think, would object to. Mr. Porter. If the principle is wrong to give a prize for advancement in school knowl edge, is it wrong in christian knowledge? If SO i;41t(11 11(1 lie OW(100 and condolluled,-- , Our seminaries and schools hold out prises for high attainments. I can see no reason why competition should not exist in the at. tainment of Christian knowledge In the Sab bath schools, as well as in every other depart- ment of life. The very fact of excelling in advancement in Christian knowledge is a re ward. Mr. Lovell. It has been taken for granted 'that this system is wrong, while only one or two have given any reason for condemnation. If right there is no reason for abandoning it simply because assumed to be wrong. Where a teacher honestly seeks to elevate his class in the knowledge of the Scripture, and expects that they shall understand them, is it wrong for him to offer competitive pries ' ?' or for the Spperintendot to offer a bible or other book to 'the school at large, which may be useful to them in life or perhaps lead to their con version? Nothing so horrible in this. It is well to look at this question in a candid man tier, Mr. S. P. McDivitt. I can see no good rea son why the principle should be discontinued of giving prizes to teachers for superior excel lence in teaching. They are not hired, but rewarded for superior excellence in teaching, which is altogether proper. But this question has nothing to do with teachers who place be fore their pupils a reward which, with their immaturity of mind and judgment, they are so apt to confound with the object for which they work. I have little thith in the good a hun dred, verses. will do those who have committed. them for a book or other prize. The custom of offering prizes in our Institutions of learn ins is fast going out of use except in some few, for reasons which they consider good. and which is not for us to examine. The Business Committee reported further for the evening session. Devotional exercises for fifteen mtnntes, to be conducted by P. H. Bence, of Three Springs. Discussion, Subject: How best establish and maintain Normal class es in oar Sunday schools ? To be opened by F. H. Lane. Address by Rev. H. McCook, of Philadelphia. How may parents aid the teacher in his work. Opened by'Rev. J. H. Adair. The in terest of our Sabbath schools depends to a considerable extent on-the parents. Parents may aid the teacher by seeing that the chil dren attend the school, in preparing them to go, or bringing them there, and attending themselves. Many of the children in country districts are small, have quite a distance to go and need to be helped there. Parents can aid by supplying the funds necessary for the pur chase of papers, books and tracts, and should be willing to do so. The parent that stands hack in this throws Lis interest against the school instead of for it. Mr. Palmer. Bow shall we get the parents interested? In our school we have two ses sions every Sunday, and of late an additional one at night which is a review of the lesson, to which the parents come, under the impres sion that they are going to hear preaching, and become interested in the lessonthemselves. If we could adopt some measure to bring out the parents, it would be a great success. I was trying to count up how many of the pa rents attend our school, and for the life of me I cannot go three. The committee on Finance was announced by the Chair, as follows Messrs. Dunn, Henry, Johnston, Palmer, and McElroy. Committee on Statistics, Messrs. S. P. Mc- Divitt, Brewster, Neff, and Woods. Adjourned. Benediction by Rev. McMurray. Devotional exercises led by I'. 11. Berme, Esq., and participated in by Messrs. Palmer, Lane and others. Question. How enn we best establish and main tain normal classes in our Sunday Schools? Opened by lien. F. H. Lane. We have in almost every school the material out of which to form these classes, which needs only to be brought into requisition for this purpose, and it becomes the duty of the Superintendent, officers and teachers who best understand the qualifications of the chil dren and youth under their charge, to make the proper selection of those who are to form the class. Let it ho the class, and not a class, in harmony with all the officers and teachers of the school. Who and how many shall form that class? Yon have those oho are possessed of deep vital piety and heart culture, who may bo modest in them selves, and if called on to volunteer as teachers, would shrink away and leave the school, rather than assume the position ' b it you see theirmerit, and that there is something in them for futnre usefulness; then bring it into requisition and place them in your normal class. If but fire such in the school let that constitute the class; better have more, but let it be at least five,in order to make it interesting to them, and tey may feel that they are a separate class, preparing for teach ers, in the work that yet awaits them. Let the fit ness of things to the end be held in view in the selection of these from whom to draft and fill from time to time, the vacant places of teachers by those who will take their places as the known and rec ognized teachers of the sehool. You also want thew to possess an aptness to teach. Many a well stored mind cannot commu nicate what it knows. Others with a mistaken am bition might rush forward, who with all the training you could give them, would not make efficient workers in the school. Then take the best material in your reach, that can be quickest prepared for the work of teaching. This is one of the "bows" of doing it. Not leis important is the selection of the one that teaches his class. Let the best abil ity in the school be selected; one possessing the deep piety of the soul, beaming in every effort; but if you have not those that you desire, take the beat material in the school or community. Your class thus selected, your teacher may be either pastor or layman. Be not delicate in choosing the latter, and select one who can always be there, unless Providentially detained. Time out. The Pinapoe CommiGeo,throneh their chairman, D. Dunn, Esq., reported 550 required to defray all the expenses, almost the whole amount of which was immediately pledged, and the balance raised by a voluntary contribution. Rev. W. C. McCook then addressed the conven tion. Subject, The Messenger and his Message. The address was suggested by the lesson, Genesis 45th chapter. Joseph had about the average number of Sunday school scholars to deal with, and was there alone with them, having a very im portant matter to communicate, a very important object to accomplish, and a wonderful revelation to make to them. That is very much like the teacher who meets his little impressibie minds with his great message and truth to communicate. Ist. Of the Messenger. I wish to suggest some methods Ey which you may accomplish that which every worker wishes to fio. The Word method has fallen under some simpioion and is associated with the idea of modern inventions, ihrabering, black boards, object lessons, /te., which our fathers never learned, I wish our good old fathem and mothers would recall the experience of early days, when they were the most tremendous radical revolution ists that ever stirred the hearts of the people; when the very idea of Sunday schools was revolu tionary. There is, however, substantial agreement as to those things that are absolutely essential to the work, and one of the first of these essentials is the single eye. “Cause every man to go out from me," said the Prince and Lord of the old empire of the Nile. Ah, brethren, if we could come to our work in such a spirit as this; with the great world with its dealractiaz thoughts and cares to go out from us, and with ourlittle class, alone, no intruding gyptiart near us, and alone with our scholars and our Qod, work out the work Ha has given us to do. But this spirit or rnnseeratim. to the blessed Lord, and to Iliswar'a, must bu taught in the closet, in order to make us saccoYful in the work that lies before us. The second qualification of the messenger is the tender heart, Joseph "could not refrain himself." When a man is in Joseph's condition, when he cannot refrain himself from telling the t'old, old, story," I think that man is in the very hest con dition to go into the Sabbath school class, and as the messenger of the Lord of Hosts, win hearts for the Lord. Emotion is necessary. FteicAtite men tell us there is enough electricity ida single drop of water to make a thunderbolt. lam glad they don't ;take thunderbolts. The drop of water, falling tint of the cloud so softly, merging with the million drops that find their way from the murmuring brooks to the river and the sea, they, if they hare a thunderbolt in them, by the power of their gentleness do a beter work for God than if they had thundered in their passage never so son orously. We epos' cif the bard heart& of our children. I think it begins a little nearer home. If the tender heart were in the teacher's seat, would it not Sow out and touch with answering tenderness the hearts of the children? The mere verbal knowledge of the word of God, without the love, which is the molivepower, is of no value, 3d, I would venture to suggest the sympathiz ing nature. "Come near to me,"said Joseph. When you see a class where the little beads are all bent over in a circle, with the teacher's head bent down and all feeling Joseph's invitation to his brethren, "come near to me," you have no doubt but that class is getting along well. The sympatltizing nature has drawn together, and the hearts are as near together as tug heads. The i s qiialiiication is the spiritual aim, "God bath: seat me before you to preserve life." What ever else the aim of the Sunday school, there must be this, the spiritual aim, to save the soul of the child; not only saving from the penalty of sin, but from the power of sin. Whatever our denom inational Shibboleths, cannot we bore miiite in the blessed wrrit of our Master, saving the child for Him? cannot we inscribe that on our folds that our object is to save souls ? If so, as messengers of God we shall appear before our schools well equipped for the duty that lies upon us. A sense of his father's peril opened the dumb lips of the eon of Crcesus, when he turned back the Spartan sword upraised against the life of hits pa rent. The teacher is sent of God. The Sabbath school is no human invention. It is as old as Christian ity; as Hint who sold, "Suffer little children to come unto me.' It is older than that; it is as old as the Pascal service when the father was requir ed to gather his children around him, and tell them the meaning of these things. It is older than that ; it was in woven in the very nature of wo man and man, when they looked upon their find born and felt that there was a convenant relation, between that child and the God who gave fife to them, and to it through thoM• Thq SalfdaY school teacher must. stand before his Clue, and say, as Joseph said to bfs brethren, God bath sent me to teach with authority, and not as the scribes. I know it is hard to do it without the single eye, the tender }mart, the sympathizing nature and the spiritual aim. What is the message ? Will there not be one answer here to-night? Jesus only. We see it here,, in this little incident, around which I have woven the thoughts of the evening. Joseph, wham Christ was the ante-type, was he not the Saviour of life? And we stand with his message in our hearts, bearing it to the child, teaching Jesus as his Saviour from the penalty and power of sin. How beautifully Joseph presents this truth, "ka not angry or grieved with yoursevea." Wass a man is angry with himself Cara is not repentance. Sor row over your sloe, that 'you have offended your Saviou,r.: Ms hard to occupy the right extreme but Joseph had it, and we can have it when we present Jesus first as the Saviour, second as the comforter, wiping all tears from hispeoples' and finally the message we have to tell our chil dren is that Jesus is the commander. "Baste you," said Joseph, “and go up to my father, and and say unto him, come down unto me. Tarry not." Ile put them to work immediately. Let the child know that there is something else to do, prayer to that Jesus, as his Saviour, comforter, and commander, and then I am sure that the mes sage will bo told in all its power. If we have the spirit wo can labor successfully, looking for God's blessing on the hearts of our children. We CM tell them the "old, old story," ail the better for its oldness. That will be the beginning in your heart and the ending in the heart of the child. That will be the eternal song, when teacher and child and messenger with the message, shall have gone up before the Giver and author of messenger and message, and we shall sing the song of Moses and the Lamb. The Business committee reported for to-marrow morning, let Verbal reports of the Schools through out the county. 2d. Bible 403:0n, taught by Col. Wm. Dorris. Committee on nomination of officers for neat year, and time and place of meeting, appointed, as follows : Ft 11. Lane, D. Heck, P. H. Bence, B. P. Brown ono 11. Knode. Adjourned. THURSDAY HORNING. After devotional exercises, verbal reports were received from the townships of Morris, Mapleton bor., Jackson, Huntingdon bor., Henderson, Clay, Cass, Cassville, Coalmont, Carbon, Birmingham, Brady, Barre and Oneida. The business committee reported further business for the morning session. Object Teaching by Dr. J. W. Ker. Subject—What is the Design of Music in Sabbath School, and is it now appropriate as used? Reports of committee and general business of the convention. Nor the atternoon session, Children's Meeting in the Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock. Evening session, Praise and Prayer 'meting at the Court House, to be cora:acted by Prof. Johnston, to he followed by five minutes ad dresses on the importance of the work before us. Mr. Dorris. In opening the Bible Lesson no signed him said. It struck me'this morning in lis tening to the reports, and learning therefrom, that the international series of lessons had not been universally adopted, that there 'mutte some thing wrong in the postal facilties. These papers e have reached the farthest end of the earth, China, Japan. Intii s, and the entire Christian Werld. I was amazed to find that they had notreaehed Run tingdon county, and hope that before you leave this house to-day you will all determine to intro duce these lessons in your Sabbath schools, and if you write for them to-day you can have them next Sabbath. They will be a blessing to your school, and to every school in the land where used. It is a glorious thought that all through the Christian world, the Sabbath school scholars are engaged this week in preparing the lesson we will have to day, fee next Sabbath. They have been a blessing to me. I have been a reader of the Bible from boyhood, and to some extent astudent of the Bible, and yet I never knew that there way so much of Jesus Christ in the Old Tesatment; that Ile stood out on every page, till I commenced the study of the international papers. lie then proceeded to illustrate in an able clear and forcible manner his method of imparting instrnetion, with the aid of the international series of lessons. The exercises were participated in by the audience and were in teresting and instructive throughout. At the close of this lesson, Dr. J. W. Ker, of York, Pa., introduced the anbject of Object Les son instruction, as pursued by him in imparting information in the doctrines and truths of the Bible, to a class of small children. This system, as illustrated by means of charts, black.board les sons, and other objects, addressed to the eye of the child, was very interesting, and his very able and clear elucidation of the subject was listened to with marked attention, evincing, as it did, a great amount of thought, skill, aptrese to teach, and thorough knowledge, not only of Bible truth. but of the most effectual manner of presenting them to the mind of the child. The subject of Music in the Sabbath schools, was opened by Dr. Wilson, of Birmingham. Music will draw. Its effect is to bring those there who would not otherwise attend. It prepares the mind and heart for the discipline of the Sabbath school. It allays contention in the family and in the school, and touches the evil spirit at once. The melody of our Sabbath school singing and praite, should be the expression of our thanksgiving and devo tional feeling toward our Heavenly Father. It is intended to elevate the desires, and purify the af fections and feelings, in order that they way bet ter show forth the aspirations of the heart towards God she Father and Jesus ttw blessed Saviour. While come of the music now used is quite well adapted so thin purpose, there is conic that is not, and I sm locking feoward to the time when, so far us the music is concerned, the difficulties will be pus out the way by the introduction of an interna tional series of musical productions, which I think could be accomplished readily, by looking a selec tion, so that our schools would all he singing the same song. We would in a very short time, bring in those elements that I am sure would elevate the departmeht to a much higher plane than it now oc cupies, and is likely to occupy until this arrange ment be brought into operation. Prof. Johnston. One thing that should beluok ed at by Sabbath school superintendents, is appro priateness in singing. Instead of this., sometimes the question is asken "What will go, good?" There is a power in the fitness of things, that goes right home to the hearts of the children. Oh for the time when there will he an appropriateness about our Sabbath school singing; a reason for the langs. nage and a fitness in it which shall move us up to a higher life. liar. Palmer. We have had an organ in our school for some months, with great benefit to the school, and its influences and benefits have extend ed to the family circle. Would recommend the in troduotion of an instrumental as well as vocal mu sic in every school. Mr. Dunn. Wo want more worship in our Sun day schools. I have been met by cavillerssa.ying, you must give children something they like. What would the depraved heart like ? But if you teach appropriate tears and the glorious old songs of praise, every child, whose taste has sot become corrupted by the trash that has been sung, will desire them. My &dries is to carry home the sug gestions mode about the spirituality, the praise and the Drayer of music. _ . _ Mr. geCOok. The irrepressible spirit of child hood takes right bold of the sweet songs of Zion. The interval that separates mirthfulness from early tiplidtuartvorship, it if be wide one: la leaped in a moment. There is, in theconstruction ' of the mind of the child, that God implanted dis position which makes even the joyousness of childhood to be in full 'aympathy with all those glorious sentiments which sometimes we throw out of the Sabbath school tmoaq,se not conceived to be appropriate to *laced, There is philoso phy as well as common sense in teaching the ohild to lard these old psalms and hymns. The Sub bath school is for instruction, and hymns are for instruction. We sometimes forgot this, and do not teach the ohildren what is in the hymns. Take these dear old hymns and psalms. and stand up before your children. and explain every word and v‘mtcuee. and if there are any peculiar asso ciations bring them iu. and you will be astonished to find how merle more they will know of them, and how much louder they and you will ho of them. In dealing with children nothing should bo taken for granted. Many expressions of scrip= tore are nonsense to men who brave not been re ligiously brought up. The teacher often takes it for granted that the child understands the meta phors when it does not, and will get false and ridi.mtlens impressions unless you take pains to make every thing clear. I fear we do not always estimate rightly the missionary power of eurhym nology. The true basis of Theology lies in these hymns, and they do save the seals of children. The glorious hytue, ''Just as I am without one plea," he., on one occasion, aecamplisheil what all my theology and reasoniag could not do. inleading a soul to Christ. Discussion closed. The committee on Milieus and place of meeting, reported the following: President—T. W. Myton, Esq., Huntingdon. Vire President.—Dr. G. W. Hewitt, Alexandria. Secretary.—W. A. Fleming, Esq., Huntingdon. Treasurer.—Wm. Dorris, Esq. Place of meeting, Huntingdon. Time, Wednes day and Thursday of the first week of June, Mt Report adopted. Adjourned with doxology, and benediction by Rev. Barr. In the afternoon, et 3 o'clock, pursuant to pre vious arrangement, the Sabbath schools of the Borouo, all assembled in the now Presbyterian Char* where some five or six hundred children were assembled, together with teachers, officers and spectators, making altogether, about twelve hundred of an audience. The exercises were of a character appropriate to the occasion. They were opened with prayer by Rev. J. D. Thomas. and consisted of vocal and in strumental music, conducted by Dr. E. J. Greene, of Huntingdon, and Prof. Johnston, of Philadel phia, iu which the audience all both young and old participated. The juvenile assemblage was addressed, success ively, by Rev. J. M. Adair, Dr. tier, Rev. J. Kist ler, Prof, Johnston, Dr. Wilson, and Rev.McCook, in very neat and appropriate speeches, suited to the comprehension of the children, which were listened to with respectful attention, after which tbu oonventiou adjourned, to meet in the Corr! House in the evening. The devotional exercises consisting or scripture praise and prayer, were conducted by Prof. John ston, and participated in by most of the large audience assembled, with a degree of solemnity and earnestness, well befitting occasion. J. R. Simpson, Esq., chairnian of the meeting, on taking leave of the position occupied by him, in a brief address to the convention, congratulat ed tiara on the increased activity and zeal mani fested during the year, in all parts of the county, in the Sabbath school work, as evinced by the re ports, the hopeful appearance of future advance ment, and the abundant reasons for thankfulness and praise to the Giver of all good for the fa vorable circumstances with which we are surround ed, and concluded by introducing to the audience, his successor, T. W. Myton, Esq., chairman of the convention for the ensuing year, who, in a few brief remarks, returned his thanks to the conven tion for the unsolicited honor conferred upon him, in selecting him as chairman, and expressed his determination to discharge with fidelity and to the best of his ability, tho important duties connected . . with the positioti, ^ and in conclusion urging upon the members of the convention the importance of ca-operation in the good work, that the cause of Christ may prosper and bring forth such fruits as have been hitherto unknown. Dr. Ker made a brief address to the convention on the subject assigned, urging the importance of developing the latent and unused talent, by hold ing township meetings over the county, in addi tion to the annual county convention, and thus getting the people to work. . . . . - Prof. Johnston followed in come well-timed re marks on the same subject, urging tho importance of earnestness, and tho consecration of all our talents to the work of saving precious souls. Some appropriate and touching remarks on the same subject, were made by James A. Brown. On motion, Retol.4. That the President of the Convention have the privilege of appointing one vice-president for each borough and township in the county. On motion of Rev. McMurray, Raml red, That we recommend the President of this convention to arrange for the holding of a aces convention in each township of the county, to consist of the Sunday school workers of the different denomina tions, together with the ministers thereof; and if unable to attend in person, to send one of the Vice Presidents to superintend and preside over the convention. . . _ A few remarks were made by the chairman, on the importance of every teaoher carrying.home to his class something of what we have learned here, that they. with ne, may be prated. Rev. Dole made some remarks on the impor tance of earnest prayer and self-preparation, on the part of the teacher, before coming before his class. Wm. P. Orbison, esq., moved that a vote of thanks be tendered to the friends who have come front a distance to assist es, and gave us so many encouraging words, and good lessons, as well as to the retiring President, for the faithful perform ance of his duty. . . The resolution was adopted unanimously, by a rising vote. After singing the doxology, tied from whomall blessings flow," and benediction by Rev. McMurray, the convention adjourned. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE• Letter from Orbisonia, ORBISONAS, dish koundy, clone bout 17 dimes 1870 dree dimes. MISHTER TEARPERN, Esq. Dot utter olt dich - man vont reights you from Timm' Walley is mine bruder. He call you olt Tarbarraw, now i say dot ish not nice, if he ish mine bruder, i alvays call beples mishter or squire, dot ish so. Now, Mishter Tearpern, i elms vaunt to reight you von gobd ledter for der Casimir, dish long dime ago, but dish darn Nic wiffie and dery fool Gremmels to reight to much fool dings fur der babers, dot job so. Und mine bruder in Timon Walley he tell you some dings bout dot Globe breecher rant i don't likes, dat ish bout dracking him from dot viddows house in der shnow; vy dot vans no harm, dot ish vent i loves to saw, dot ish good, i likes to man rant loves ter vimons all ter dime. My mutter she vans a vimon, too, dot lab so. And we rest in der book dot goot breechers musht visit der fadderliss undder vidders, dot ish so. Und den be make not any more dracks in der snowfrom dot vidders house dill next vinter and den mabe he gits, his feet frose den he ish not long for dish vorld. any more, dot is so. 0 i dot it . Vas not nice to plame him for loven der vimons, and dot wash not reight for dot man vat tolt you to hit dot breecher above ter glass i ; dot rash mean, i nefer like to make fool mit a man mit dot kind of inflichun. Und you know we read in der pook of ten pat poys vaut come out of ter roods, and eat all ter Bears up because to make fool mit an olt man rant nefer used Doeter Chases hare invigerashins. Dot breech er ish von nice man, dot job so. Mishter Tear pern, dish ish von nice place; we have Butch nice beples here. i tell you we hash some goot vidders here. - Mr. Tearpern, ish it true bout dem big bugs taken tar spree up at ter Tree Springs nod drinkin up all ter big bottle dot vosh more as too feet long's, if dem big bugs do. dem dins some uv dem musbt have felt from grace, dot ish so. Umd now tay hat petter read ter Globe baper a vile. i sped ter little pot's will git von big bottle up at ter Tree Springs now and lern too drink 'noisy too, and tiuk tap will make big bugs too ; dot ish not nice, dot ish so. Now, Mishter Tearpern, von you gits dis ledder i vont you go down to Mishter \roods and dell him to dry and gits me and mine brnder Chake on ter Chury,', and owe viii chart do vaut ever he vonts done, dot ish so. But don't let na body no vent you dells him. Ghost visper dis dings. NowMish ter Tearpern dot ish all dish dime. Cmuster, ter rest of my name is ter same dings as my bruder. HIJNTLNGDON MARKETS. Correet2,l Weekly by Henry & Co. flyerrinenon, Ye., June 24, 1= Superfine Flour $ G 60 Extra Flour 760 Family Flour 8 6tl Bed Wheat White Wheat f 1 6a Bark per cord 8 00 Barley --, as Butter Brooms ? doz 2 50 Beeswax ? pound 25 Bee. ? bushel - 200 Beef 754 8 Clovetseed ? 64 pounds 4OO Corn VI bushel on ear 55 Corn shelled_ 6s Chickens it lb.. -- Cum Meal VI cwt Candles V lb Cranberries Vi quart Dried Apples Vlb • Dried Cherries V lb.. Dried Beef FZlsers Flaxseed T 4 bushel Hops . f pouad ....... »...._....» ....... ... 1 Hants smoked Shoulderl23i Side .. Any ton OO !' ar d it!'neoi Large onions bushel lln Oats Potatoes ? bushel.. -...-- 5Oa6C. Plaster ill tan grc.wsd ..... -...- ...... ........-......--- l3 Ou Rage - Rye.. Vs Rye Chop Tt cwt S us Rye Straw lit bundle...... lb Wool washed 4k44 Wool unwashed lna PHILADELPHIA MARKETS. PIIILADELPfiIe, June 22, 1073. FLOUR AND MEAL.—Flour coatinnes greatly depress ed and prices are unsettled, being now fully $1 a bbt low er than they were at this time lest month. The demand is extremely limited, being entirely confine.] to the wants of the home consumers, and there are free sellers at this concession. odes of superfine at $444 30, extras at to 5 ;Si, 100 bbla Whkonsin extra flashy at $7, 2010 bids Minnesota do. do. Mir and good rt $76,7 20, 200 bble do. do, choice at $7.75, 500 obis Pennsylvanht do. de. choice at $6 50406, 100 bills Illinois do.iki. at 50 0., and 11/0 bble high grade St. Louis do. do. at 09, and 4000 Ms city mills family on private tenus Bye Flute isdoll, with farther sales at $4 50. In Corn Meal there Ia nothing doing. GRAIN.—The Wheat market, in sympathy with gear, and influenced by unfavorable cable advices and increased receipts, is very dull, and prices are unsettled and lower. The sal. are 50,000 bushels good and choice western red at a 54®1 60, 1000 bushels do amber choicest $1 66,1600 bushels choke western wlute at $1 75, 2800 bushel, amber spring nt dl 50, and 1200 bushels No. Ido at gl 48, Rye is telling . at 75e. Corn is gruffly unsettled, and it is diffi cult to glee quotations: The receipts are large and the stock accumulating. Sales of 85,000 bushels western yel low at 534056 c, 15,000 bushels alartern mixed at 53417 56c, end 7000 bushels damaged at 25®40c, according to quality. The damp condition of so large a portton of that arriving is a great drawback to an active trade. Gets are less ac tive and prices are materially lower. Sales of 40,000 bush els western white at 466_...48c, and 23,000 mixed at 40443 c.. The receipts to-day are as follows ; 3037 bbie flour, 7200 bushels wheat, 44.800 do corn, 35,000 do oats, 340 bbM whisky. artiageo. MOON—BLACHART.—On the 15th inst., by El der L. B. Whorton, Mr. J. Omar Moon, of Pal myra, Otor county, Nebraska, formerly of New Granada, Pa., to Sties Mary Blachart, of High land, Gage county, Nebraska. gtatio. M'CALL.—On the 12th inst., in Henderson town ship, James M'Call, aged 62 years, 3 months and 20 days. Miscellaneous 1873. CARPETS!! CARPETS !! CARPETS!t SPRING STOCK. AT LOWEST PRICES! JAMES A. BROWN h eonstrnaly - receiving at his new CARPET STORE, HUNTINGDON, PA, 525} Hill Street. Beautiful Patterns of Carpets, fresh from the• ooms of the manufacturers. His stock eomprisea BRUSSELS, INGRAINS, VENITIAN, WOOL DUTCH, COTTAGE, HEMP, LIST and RAG CARPETS CARPET CHAIN, COCOA AND CANTON MATTINGS, FLOOR, STAIR AND TABLE OIL CLOTHS, ands large nook of WALL PAPER. Window Shades and Fixtures, Drugget, Velvet Rugs, Door Mats, Extra Carpet Thread and Bind ing. I make a specialty of furnishing Church. and Lodges at City Prices, and invite Furnishing Committees to call and see goods made expressly for their purposes. Buyers will sore mousy and be better suited by going to the regale+ , Carpet and Oil Cloth Store, for any of the above goods. I defy competition in prices and variety of beautiful patterns. I have also the Agency for the °rival HOWE SEWMG MACHINE, IMPROVED, so well known as the beet Family Machine is the world Call the CARPET STORE and see then. JAMES A. BROWN. Feb. 14,1872. SAMUEL T. EICEOLEON. BLAIR & NICHOLSON, • sue.... to Henry Stark, deceased, No. la North Third street, Philadelphia, have on hand and will sell at the Lowest Pricer, a large and well selected assortment of all kinds of Gro ceries, Tear,'Spices, Fieh, Cheese, Syrups, Tobac co, ao., Orders by mail will receive prompt and careful attention. [nov2o-Iyr. 1 71 126 1873.
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