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CL1ARFIILD, PA.
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TT W. SMITH,
, A i TORNBY-AT-LAW,
tat-ctl ClesrReld. Pa.
T J. LINGLE,
ATTORNEY-AT - LAW,
1:11 Phlllpebare;, Contra Co.. Pa y:pd
OLANDD.SWOOPE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CoriraoiTilla, Cleartald aoaaljr, Pa.
ook I, 71-lf.
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.SCAR MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW'
CLEARFIELD, PA.
jr-0ae la loo Optra llaoae. oelt, '7l.tf.
Q HI W. BARRETT,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
clrarfirld, pa.
Jaaaary 90, 1ST.
TSRAEL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
. -0ee io loo Court Roasa, Jyll.'lf
HENRY BRETH,
(ostei r. 0.)
JUSTICE OF THE I'EACE
r0H BELL TOVNIHIP.
N- 1, 1878-ly
TM. II. McCULLOTJGn,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Off ja in Ifaronie building, Eecond etreet, ap.
poatla Iba Court Iluuaa. ' J.I4TS If.
C. ARNOLD,
LAW k COLLECTION OFFICE,
Cl'RWENRVILLK,
la ClearBold Coualy, Peaa'a. Too
T. BROCKBANK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Onea In Oparo lloaro.
op lo,77-l
JAMES MITCHELL,
PBAI.8S IH
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
J.l 17.1 CLEARFIELD, PA.
J F. SNYDER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, "
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Ofteo la Pia'a Opara Haaaa.
Joee M, TltC
oittua a. wallacb. savib a. aaaaa.
aiaaf r. wallaob. josb w. waieuv.
WALLACE t KREBS,
(Suleeaeero U Wallaoe Fieldiag.)
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Jaol'17 Clearflela, Pa.
r. a'L. avca. . a. a. sbabab.
B
UCK at GRAHAM,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
h8Aariai.a, pa.
All Ufal botioeaa prooiptlj atleaded to. Ofloo
la UrabiB'a Row rooaa forserly oeeopied by
H. 1. Swoope. Jololt, '71-tf.
Fraok PieUiog.. W. D. Bigler..... V. WUaoo.
JIELDLNG, BiGLER k WILSON,
ATTORNEYS . AT -LAW,
CLEARFIRLD,PA.
er-Oftee la Plo'a Opera Heoo.
riot. i. HoaaiT orava eoaaoa.
JURRAY k GORDON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
or-eCoa la Pia'a Opora Uoaao. aaaoa4 loor.
:M'T4
OALLT. AKIBL W. Bj'COBPr.
M
cENALLY k McCCRDY
ATTO RNEY3-AT-LA W,
ClaarnaM. Pa.
9oTLofaJ baalaaaa atUodad to preoiptly wltbj
Id.litj, Udaa oa Eoooa4 I Croat, aboro tba Flrit
natioaal Baal. joa:l:70
G. KitAMER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Roal liUU aaA Oollootloa Atot,
CLEARFIKLD, PA.,
WIU proaaptlj altoad U all la(al aoilaooa oa
troatod to bio aaro.
Jat-Oaoo la Plo'a Opora Iloaoo. JaalTl
J F. McKENRICR, .
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA
All lofal boalaai, oatraitaA to bla aaro will ro
aatoa aruoapt attootlo.
Olaa ppoalto Ooart Uoaao, la Hoaoaia olMlag,
aaaad loor. aufio, 10-17,
JJR E. M. 8CHEUR-ER,
H0M0PATHIC PHYSICIAN,
OBookirooidoaoeeeFlralet. ,
April KH7i. ' Cloortold, Pa.
jyt. W. A. MEANS, ,
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON
ICTHERSBURO, PA.
Win attaad prelaaaaoaol ealla presptlp. ael7t
TJR. T. J. BOTER,. ,
fUYSICIAN AM DSD RO KON
000 oa Marbot Street, Cleeraeld. Pa.
AW-Otwa aeani I to It a. v, aad I ie I p. bv
TJR. J. KAY WRIGLEY,
HOMdPATHIO FBHICIAK, .
Jat-OBoe adieialaf Ibe rfaiawaae of Jaaae
ri,lop, K.,M M Moad Ot, Cloaraold, Pa.
iiii,7iir.
VJR. H. B. VAN YALZAH, ,
CLEARFIELD, PENH' A.
OFFICE IN RESIDENCE, CORNER OF FIRST
AND FINE bTREKTH,
p9 04)oo Boare-Freea II ie I P. M.
' Mar It, m
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R. J. P. BURCTI FIELD,
Lau Sorioea of tba ltd RaflBaet, PeaaajWaala
Faleaioooe, aaotag reuraod fro oae Army,
oforo bla preteoeieael aorrUoi Ie UoeieJeeaa
ofCloarlalleoaatj.
-Prafoaeioaal ealla praaptlr atteaded to.
a Seeoad treat, feraorlreeeepled by
ftr.Woeaa. (apre,'N U
EI
ARBY RNrtlER
op oa Rare at St epaooRe Oeoai Boeja. '
A eleea oovel lar a. or; eaaeoevai.
la4ea- AltiaUe la tjaawa MeJi
rAa t, tm. atap U. 1.
CLEARFIELD
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VOL 53-WHOLE NO. 2,614. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2(1,' 1879. ' NEW SERIES-VOL. 20, NO. 12.
Card.
TVaVriCEbV aV COSSTARLEB FEIC
Wa haro prlnlad a Uro aaaibor of tbo o.w
FEB BILL, and will oa tbo roooipt of tw.otf.
too aoata. wail a M.v lo a"P ollroaa. otvtl
WILLIAM M HENRY, Justice
or TOO Pbacb ARB Scbivbmbb, LUMUEH
CITY. Collaotioaa Boda and Booov preapttr
Odd oror. Artialoo of afrooBaat and dtoda ol
ooaooroaoo aaAllr oiooatod aad orarraatod oor.
root or ao ebarfo. , WJj'TI
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Jaatleo of tbo Poaoa aad Serlraaar,
Carwoaarlllo, Pa. '
haa-Collootloaa aiodo aad Boaor proBptl,
doooo. fobll'TIK
JA8. B. GRAHAM,
daalar la
Eeal Estate, Sqnwe Timber, Boardi,
. SUINOLE8, LATH, A PICKETS,
Mall Claarlald, Pa,
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfield, Peun'a.
fea.Wltl aiaeoto ioba ia bla liaa aroBatlr aad
la a workmaaliba asaaBor. arri,(f
JOHN A. STADLER,
BAKKR, Utrkat St., ClMrlaU, Pa.
Frih Bmii, Euik. Rolli, Pi tved Ctkm
m Wo.! r Hftel U order. A Mfml otMrtmMl
of Cw.ft.iftrM, Fruit ud hati la itMk.
let CrcftB) ui Oyitn in mum, Stlooa atirlj
oppMii tbt PottutiM. Pritwt MOdJarai.
WEAVER & BETT8,
11SALSIII IS
Real Estate, Square Timber, Saw Legs,
AND LVMI1ER OP ALL KIKDB.
JMr-Offifl ob Sveofii atrt)t, la row of itoro
toom of Uoorgo Weoror A Co. f jD, '78 tf.
RICHARD HUGHES,
, JV8TICE OF THE PEACE,
FOB
Dtcatmr TotmtMp,
Oaeoola Mllli P. O.
All ollclal boiiootl oatnilad to b.m will bo
proBptl attandad to. BebZf , '71.
J. BUAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
lui balbb m
Saw Lrogo, and Iiumbor,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
OOea Ib Oroham'i Row. M:71
E. A. BIGLER & CO.,
VBALIW !
SQUARE TIMBER,
aad Biaaufartarora of -ALL
KINDS OF RAWED LUMBER,
l-7'71 CLEARFIELD, PF.NN A.
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR OLRARFIELD, PIMH'A. ' '
arrouipa oiw.a oa aoaa ih mm w
i abort ootioo. Pipaa borod oa roaaooablo tonaa
All worfa orarraatod to reader eattaraet'oa, aad
deUrered If doairad. Bjl:ljpd
TH0MA8 H. FORCEE,
BAaaa r
QENERAL MERCHANDISE,
CRAHAMTON, Pa,
Alao, oitoaalra Baaafaotarar aad doalor la Sojaaro
Tiabor aae aawoa Loaaooroi au aiaae,
oT'Ordora aoUoltod aad all billa ptpBptlr
tiled. (J;ld'7
Iilvery (Stable.
THE aadoralfaed aaea laara to laforB tbo paa
lia tbat be la aow fellr prepar to aoaomBO.
dato all la tbo war of faraiabtag Hi.eea, Bujrfiaa,
daddlaa aad Haraeao, oa tbo eborteat eotioo aad
aa raaaeaable Uroaa. ReaidaBoo oa Loeaet atraot,
batwaea Tbird aad Faortb.
- OEO. W. QEARnART.
Olaarlold, Fob. 4, 1174.
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTUKIISX AT LAW.
lad Real Eotala Afeat, ClearSald, Pa,
OBee oa Tblrd atraat, bet. Cborrj 4 Walaai.
aafrReapoetfallr efora bla aerrieoa la aolliat
aad aaplai laade la Oleerteld aad adjolaiaf
ooaatioe f aad witb aa oiporioaee ol erer twoatr
poera aa a aarre per, flaltera biBaalf that bo eaa
reader aatlalaouea. tree. ao:ra:u,
8. I. 8NYDER,
At PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
m A,...Aa..
I o-a WRtches, Clock nd Jewelry,
aVoAa'a Soa, Aforert Araol,
CLEARFIELD, PA
All bloda of rapelrlDf la mf llao proBptly at-
ndae to. iipni ao, if
Great Western Hotel,
Roe. 1111, 111! aad 111! Marbot Street,
(Mraellp onooafe faaomWi raeat Pi?.)
To
ae, 60.00 S3 ey.
Tblo HoUl ia aoor tba aow Poalio B.lllleee,
aow Moaeeie TaBpla, II. S. Miot, ead AoadoB,
of Fioe Arte. T. W. IRAVCK. Prop-r.
Oraa Att, aiearr I J,17, 7i-lp
Clearfield Nursery.
ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY.
THI aadoraliaed, barlnf eaubliabod a nar
aarp oa tbo 'Ptbo, about half war batweoa
CkerAold ead Cerwoaartllo, ia prepared to' far
aiab all blade ol FRUIT TREEfl, lataaaard aad
dwarf,) Rrornreoea, Bbrabberp, Urape Viaea,
Mooaabarrp, Lowlea Blaokborrp, Rlrawborrp,
aad Reepberrp Viaea. Alae, Bibariaa Crab Trooa,
Deiaeo, aad earl, eeerlel Rbabarb, Aa. Ordora
mptlp atleadal to. Aaoroaa,
J. D. WRIGHT,
oepM M- CareroaarUle, Pa.
EnjlLsh and Classical
SCHOOL.,
Tbia arbael will evoa M tba Loooard Bradad
Soboel boildlof, Cloaraold, Pa, ia Apill, Ilia,
aed ooeltaaa oioroa wooba.
Cluaila Boraaaa. RotoawoBd ook-Kooploe,
will be foraaod. IO.ro.jb lealraelioa wul be
flrea.
TUITIUN.
CoBaea Breaoaee...... . wo ee
Hifbet RaliabaadClaallee... ... ear
B- C. 70IH01H,
P. S. HARRIS,
Claarlold, Pa., Jaa. It, 1I7I IU.
WEST BRANCH --r
Insurance agency.
PRNTI A 1R0CKBANK, Arete.
(Saweoaeeri to Marrar A Oerdea.) 1 '
TV. f.fkalaa Irat alaaa ooaaaaloa reareoaatadi
Co, of Raehed - ll,o4,te
North AawrUB. of Pbilodarbla....M... 4.704,000
fire AeaooBUoaj,M raiteaoipooo.. .,...r-
. M . V ...
AmMMtftrnlf 74,000
Mobiie Fire Hi, ana ibi lae. Ce, I7e,er4
JU .min. OBoeeiPie'e
OpRoa. t"i'"JLliV,, '
OlatadW4llP.UISlf. efe.
THE PRINTER-FIEND.
The algbt waa dark and aot a alar
Peep throufh the galboriDe; glooBl
And ailenro brooded e'er the typo
la the eoBpoaiog-rooa.
Tbo prioera had to eapprr goaa,
And raoanl ware lhair plaeeo,
Vb.a through ibe door a rillaia eropt,
Aad atulo "Slump" Jobnaoa'a apaoea!
Oh t fuulrit wroog beoaalb the aua I
Ob I decpeal of dlagraoaa !
The darheal erlae tbat eaa bo done
la tbat of ateaiiog apaoea.
Whew tba furglrlog aegal'a paa
All otter bib rraa,
Al.ae, aotooobad aboil stilt reuela,
Tba ale of ataeling apaoea.
"oMomp" weet to Haaah," aed loft hi! eel
rilled running e'.r with teller,
Aod thoogbt bo would rolera egala
Whaa eopj would get falter.
Whoa he oobo baab ho took hia pleoe
Agaia borore bla eao-.
You rheuld bare aeoa hie allttade
Wbaa be beheld hia apaeao I
It wea ao tine fur eharltr,
Ur .IhM Chri.ll.n ...... .
Ho wildly triad -I'll dot the oyea
wi bib woe hoio By I
Ibe Fieod atlll llaae ead wolka the oertb,
And ao aiuat walh for ereri
Ho eaneot die a wretch like hiB
For real aweila hia Barer !
And pilnttra, for long yoara lo eoao,
Will trouble el thnir eaaea,
Wall knowlag that bia aplrit .till
Ie food of ataeling apaoea I
A COX QRKSSllAN'li RACE.
FLYING ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
A DEMOCRATIC MEMBER WHO WAS WANT
ED AT THE ORGANIZATION nt CON
OEMS THE FASTtaT RIDE ON
RECORD, ETC.
The) I'iltuburff Teleqraph of Monday.
the 17th, gives the following exciting
description ot s trip across the tjonli-
nent:
"Congressman Jobn Wlntoakor, of
Oregon, in company with Hon. Honry
f oeblcr, ol JUinncsota, spent yester
day alturnoon in the city, and left last
ovening for Washington. Mr. White
akor was the object of considerable in
terest, from the tact that he had come
across llio continent in five days, lot
the purpose of reaching Washington in
timo tor tbo extra sesion. Governor
Whileaker was away back in Oregon,
nearly 1,000 miles from San Francisco,
when the call was issued, lie was ad
vised by telegraph that his preaenue
was wantod in Washington on that
date, and set out on the journey in
good time. But wind and tide delay
ed his arrival at San Franoisco nntil
the train which ho expected to take
had been gone more than twonty-iour
hours from tbat cily. The Democratic
managers learned ol the (Intention, and
telegraphed him to take a special train.
II .1 . J I 1 c c 1 .
no uiu au, biiu luia mi i iaiiuiKv a.
10:20 a.m. on Wednesday laH. lie
ill arrive in Wanbington at u.Oi a. m.
to day. He will have crossed the con
tinent in less than five dsys, and will
have mado the fastest time on record
from Ssn Francisco to the East. Yes
terday afternoon the gentleman was
mI!m4 - r aj. -----, - -J
to them he told the interesting story
of his trip.
"lie started irom his Rome in aarid
county, Oregon, on Friday, March 7th,
in reaponse to a messago from the Dorn-
OOrailO managwrw, aaaing uiua au wuaw
to Washington immediately. He took
a special train and reached Portland.dis
tant one hundred and fifty mile Irom
his home, In good time for the steamer.
On Saturday, the 8lh, the steamer
started down the Columbia river to
Astoria. The first vexatious delay
was had at the bar. Alter a weary
wait, the boat started across at seven
o'clock Sunday morning. The weath
er was ugly, the water was rough and
travel tedious. The boat should have
reached San Francisco by seven o'clock
Tiesday morning last, but being tossed
about by the wavos she was detained
over twenty-four hours. She arrived
at San Franciaco, distant 657 miles from
Portland, at 9:30 Wednesday morning.
Governor Wbiteaker had expected to
lake a train at the former point at 8
o'clock Tuesday. This train would
have taken him through to washing-
ton by 9 o'clock Tuesday mornitag,
March lstb, early enougn to do pre
ent at the orcranisalion of Congress.
"riows ot the delay was telegrapnea
to Washington, and back went the
mesaaire. "Tako special train and some
on at all hssards." The instructions
to the traveler wore followed np with
arrangements for his journey. The
special train was provided. A man
with a lignt cran was instructed tu
null on tn the stoamer as she approach
ed the San Francisco wharf, lie obey
ed the instructions, and while other
passeneers were eagerly awaiting the
tedious process of tying up the steamer
Congressman Wbilbeaker was in the
little boat, cutting through the water
to Oakland. At 1U.-S. or leas than aa
hour Irom the time ol leaving the
learner, he had reached Oakland, bad
taken the sueoial train and was soon
afterwards whooping across the coun
try over the CentraF Pacific at the rate
of forty, five miles an hour. The Inten
tion was to overtake the train which
bebad misaed. The special consisted
of a locomotive and sleeper.
"A clear track was givon tne
special, and she sped at a terrific
rate of speed nntil Ogden was reached.
Twenty-one boors bad now oeen gain
ed, but the regular train was still far
ahead. There was no delsy at Ogden,
but the special continued hor way, now
on the Union Pacific, flying at an enor
mous speed across tho plains. The
travoler waa determined to reach Wash-ins-toa
in time tor organisation in spit
of wind and tide and railroad sched
ules, and to b sure of doing it bad
gives np the Idea of taking lbs train
which be bad missed at San Francisco,
He determined to slick to the special,
anil allowed no diminution in tb sed
ol hisows train. Hs swept oa througk
Wrominir snd thsn Nebraska, some
times irnvsling at th rat of torty
fiv miles an bour, sometimes less than
twenty-five miles, but always maintain
ing the average ol over thirty miles an
bour.
At half past two on last Saturday
morning bis special polled into tb de
pot at Omaha, having mad tb ma
irom San Francisoo, a distatto of 1,
928 mile in sixty-four hour. Th
usual time for ths fastest trsin is ons
hundred and one hour. Tb usual
rat of speed is an1 average of not quit
nineteen mile an hour. Th average
rat of Congressman Wbiteaker spe
cial was something ovor thirty miles
an hour. There was no detention at
Omaha. Th special continued her
way now over still anotner road, en
left Omaha on Rain rd ay last at 3.06 a.
a. Sbs pullod up In Chicago at 5 15
p. as. She delivered ber distinguished
psatenger at Chicago Joel in lime to
take tb Atlantic xprea over tb Fu
Wavae road. Tb Congressman hus
tled himself into th Atlantic and at
hall past St o'clock wa (till shooting
over lm drat and wa ' bow dm th
first regular schedsae train sino he
had UABishaAS,UtrwtAWiaiBiiM
away, lie arrived In t'Uteburg at
12:27 yesterday afternoon.
" On the Fort Wayne road ho mot
Hon, Henry Pmbler and Mr. Smith.
The nartv left here last niirht at 8:0G
on the Fast Line over the Pennsylva
nia Kailroau, and arrived In Washing
ton, D. C, at 9:02 o'clock this morning.
With wind, tide and railroad schedules
all against him, Governor Wbiteaker
will alill reach bis destination twenty
four hours ahead of the time expected
when be left home. Hit trip from San
Francisco to Washington will have
been made in on hour and twenty
three minute less than flv days, the
faatest lira on 'record irom West to
EaaU The trip of Lawrence Barrett
and other theatrical people from New
York to San Francisco some lime ago
was made in something leas thau six
days. These gentlemen traveled from
East to Weet witb the sun ; but Gov.
W bileaker traveled in a contrary direc
tion. They gained three hours, be
cause San Francisco time is three hours
slower thsn Washington time. Con
gressman Wffiteaker lost about three
lor the same reason. Ho also lost
nearly eight hours in this city, because
there was no through train to Wash
ington before 8:06 P. M. The theatri
cal people had the advantage also of
previous arrangements on all the rail
roads, Governor Wbiteaker'a special
train was put on th road at tjie
shortest notice. ,
"Gov. John Wbiteaker, the man who
mad this break-neck trip, is 59 years
of age. He ia about five feet nine or
ten inches in height, with' massive
square shoulders, a. deep chest, and
would weigh probably 180 pounda.
Ho wears an iron-gray board and
moustache which, while covering
nearly the wholo face, leaves exposed
a pair of ruddy cheeks which are tbo
very picture of health. His hair is of
a light brown, and bis eyes are a sharp
blue, lie was born In Dearborn coun
ty, Indiana, on May 4th, 1820. Ho
first went to the Pacific Coast in 184!).
In 1851 he came back as far as Missouri,
and in 1852 again went to the Far WcBt,
this time to settle in Main county, Ore
gon. He at once engaged in the avo
cation of a farmer and stock-raiser,
which business be still prosecutes suc
cessfully. -
" four yoars after bis settlement in
Oregon he wss elected Probate Judge
ot Main county, for a term of three
years, but resigned this office in 1857
to take a seat in the Territorial Legis
lature of Oregon. In 1858, when the
Territory had been created a Stat, he
was elected Governor ot Oregon lor a
term of four years. Ho was the first
Governor wbo ruled Oregon ss a State,
the first over clocted by the people. In
18G6 be was re-elected to the Housoof
Representatives, and in 1868 bo was
again re-lectod, and this time served as
Speakor. He was re-elected again in
1870. In 1872 he was appointed a
member of the Oregon State Board of
Equalisation, and was honored with
the Chairmanship of that body. In
the same year he was also appointed a
member pr th Rnarrl of Commissioners
to examine and report on State im
provements. In 1876 ex-Governor
Wbiteaker was elected to tbe State
Senate for a term of two sessions, and
was honored with tbe Presidency ol
that body. His term expired lost Oc
tober. At ths recent Fall election
Governor Wbiteaker was elected a
member lo Congress sfter a hot contest.
His competitors were U. K. Ilines,
Republican, wbo received 15,593 votes :
and T. F. Campbell, Ureenbacker, wbo
received 1,184. Govornor Wbiteaker's
vote waa 16,744."
PARENTAL AUTHORITY,
Close observers say that parental au
thority grows weaker every year in
Ibis country, tbat children are more
restless undor home rule and more dog
gedly determined to have their own
way.
Whose fault is it tbat this spirit has
taken possession of th children of the
land, and runs riot to the discomfiture
of tbe parents, teachers, and even
magistrates themselves r In lnsno
ordinate of homo is likely to be in-
subordinate abroad, and the yonth who
refuse to yield to parental authority
makes no scruples at breaking tbo laws
of the land. In colleges and schools
we have examples or insubordination
which are disgraoelul to any country,
and scennaareenaotedin wbicb "young
America" burls defiance, and sometimes
something harder, at the head of bis
teacher. All who hold the reins ol au
thority ovor children feci tbat those
reins are being gradually snatched
from their bands.
Are the children to blame in this
matter, or does the fault lie with the
parents, who sr either indifferent to
their rights or too inert to assort them r
Tbe children of to-day are certainly no
wiser than the children of tbe past, and
tbe parents w fear ar infinitely loss
wise than the old-fashioned parent.
Mothers and talker tell ns they toe
the evil and deplore it, but what can
they do 7 Tbor is, ol course, but one
thing to do, and that ia, to smart and
maintain their authority. No ruler
lays down bis rod of office becsuee his
subjects object to being govorned, lie
insists upon obedience to bis laws, and
to their violation b affixes a penally.
lie Hston to no cavils, he accepts no
evasion ; he is authority and tbe fact
must be recoenised. With ns, where
children are concerned, tbe voice of
authority bss almost died out ol the
land. Parents and teacher coax and
cak'le; wa have inaugurated a vast
premium system, so to speak., We pay
a dollar to a child to have his tooth
extracted, and another dollar to the
deotia! lx tract it, staking it rather
aa xpasiv molar to ns. ; Once tbat
was long ago, however tb switch
was generally brought to th bedaide
with tbo rthTsic. which stifled at once
any nbeUioa 'no."; Now, we give
one of our meet shoios sbromoa oy
war of lurioir tb young invalid into
swallowing lbs nnpalstablo notion.
We bar gone on in pian oi onor-
nt? rewards for obedience instead ol
leaching a child that be must be obe
dient a a duty, whether he is reward
ed for it or not. 1
This certainly show a most crave
spirit oa the Dart of the parents, a very
culpable woaknesa. As w said, mo
children of to-day are no wiser and
certainly no better than the children
ol old. and whv they should be allowed
to govern themselves ana throw or an
parental reslraiat b aot aasy to see.
Th exercise of snthority is Quite coo-
sisloat with kindness : tb hand tbat
goTSr ran be gentle even while it is
firm. Wail tb bom rale need nev
er be iron, it skrmlei be Mtftotsntlv Iras
to mak itself (oil aad reooenisej. It
would be a well for patent lo bear in
mind tbat the children are to be tbe
future men and women who will give
ton to Atnericea politic and A men
Can society ; and tbat they Are now
planting the seed which mar spring
ap fof the) ftcodl S ftsf -tbo puis, M Ahas
gnat xupuouo. ,
MAX AS A HAW SER rAXT
Inquiry at several employment ofll
ccs discloses that Ireqiienl applications
are received from men tor places where
they can earn a living by doing such
work as Is usually dono by fumalo do
mestics; that have gone out to such
serrioe, and that they arc, as a rule,
giving very good satisfaction. On this
side of the continent the lino bolween
work dono by males and females is not
very closely drawn in tho subterranean
regions of hotels, restaurants, and even
ol boarding-bouses; but the employ
ment of men to a considerable extent
in private bouses to do the work that
has hitherto been done almost entirely
by "femalo help," S'.iounts to a sort of
new departure. It is not probable
that many of the malos who are doing
tbo work of kitchen-girls on this side
would acknowledge tbat they are in
debted to tba Chinese tor the idea ;
they would rather a'low that thoy
wore driven to seek service by tbe
prospect of starvalioa, consequent
upon the extremely 'baid times.' In
most canes where thoy apply lor an op
portunity to do such work they are
reduced beyond an inclination to bar
gain as to the nature of tht duties that
will tall to them, and are willing to ac
cept anything that will afford them a
living. Going into tho kitchon In such
a frame of mind, the men value their
opportunity to earn a living; thoy are
much less Independent than the usual
run of "female help," and are less au
dacious in demanding wbat wore onco
regarded as privileges, but whioh tbat
class of belp Las come to regard as their
rights. There is a substratum of fact
for tho ludicrous cxaggoratioa of sati
rical weeklies upon the tyranny of tho
basement and kitchon. The growing
scarcity in the number of women wbo
aro willing to accept service in s house
hold where they will not be treated as
'ono of the family, but as hi rod help,
has made it extremely difficult, even
for those who aro abundantly ablo to
pay, lo secure and retain satisfactory
domestics in their sorvivo ; and if tho
disposition of men .to come into tbe
work shall have the effect ot weaken
ing the tyranny of the kitchen a good
work will have been dono.
Thore is scarcely any work falling to
tho domestics of the household which
men sro not doing. Able bodied men
are lo be found in many kitchens wash
ing dishes, scouring silver, lifting pots
and kettles, and doing wbat bos hither
to been done in this country almost ex
clusively by tcmale domestics. Down
in the wash-room men aro bending over
the wash-board, wielding the clothes
pounder and laboring at the crank of
tbe wringer, ibcy are even learning
the difficult art ol putting a glees on a
shirt-front or imparting tbo requisite
rigidity to A shirt collar; but instuncos
ot ambition are not freqnent. Men are
shy about professing a knowledge of
cookery. The most ignorant liriugot
in tbe land does not hesitate to solemnly
affirm that she can preside at tbe
range witb all the ability ot a Fronch
master, of cuieine, though she bo una-
Uie to UlSlllluidk a grid iron A o m
side-saddlo; but it ia seldom that a
male applicant, even in th most re
duced circumstances, has lbs audacity
to set up such a claim in the lace of
Inevitable failure at the first trial, in
the matter of demanding privileges, it
will take soms time for tbe male re
cruits to catch up with the female reg
ulars ; no one of the former has yet
been known to stipulate for six nights
"off" In the week and the privilege of
entertaining a "young man In tho
kitchen on tbe seventh. - . . .
The chief object to tbe realising of
the good results that might be rcachod
through this new departure is tho fact
that mon gonorally regard such service
as unmsnly. Tbe criterion by which
manly things is easily found out, but
not easily comprehended. Thus it is
manly for a man to livo on the proceeds
of his wife's labor as a washwomap, but
it ia unmanly for him to make his own
living by bending over ths washlnb.
Tbe why of this defies explanation.
N. Y. Hun.
THE PA TRONS OF II VSBARDR Y
Aa Eaa ay Read before Morreur Grange,
KeS13. at the Meeting held March
Ittk, 1M19 hot Ceeelltutes
A Uood Patron.
, BT A SISTER.
Broihert and Sisttn : A good Pat
ron, as 1 understand the question, is
one that takes an interest in all the
workings of the Grango ; ono who
studies the best intoreat of our noble
order ; who takes the deepest interest
m tbe promotion of agriculture ; a man
or woman of liberal views, wbo can see
bis or her own faults as well as lbs
faults of others; ono who joins tbs
Grange for the social and educational
benefits arising therefrom.
On wbo is a Patron Irom selfish
motives, who never sees any good in
his fellow-beings, csn nsvor make a
trood Patron. Whenever you seo any
one join the Grange purely aa a finan
cial move, yoo may never look lor any
particular good in such a ratron ; or l
might say in stronger terms, no good
can come Irom a man or a woman who
oannot see any tbingoulaide the mighty
dollar. Hush a Patron cannot help
(o keep tho Grange mosemunt at tbe
top ol the ladder where it belongs.
A good I'stron is one wno lanes a
liberal view ot things; is prompt st
Grango meetings ; one who takes a de
light in helping bn fellow-Doing along,
always ready lo give a word of cheer
and comfort in liinoa ot trouble. Wo
may differ io our opinions ; this is all
right, aa long as we are honest in our
Opinions. To differ in our belief no
in ; but to be so closo and narrow
contracted thai we cannot see any good
in anyone who differs with us in our
views, is not the kind oi spirit to ele
vate a person to fill tb position ol a
good Patron. -
It lanes poopie oi generous ncarta
and kind dispositions to make good
Patrons. A ponton pnnessed with tne
spirit of fault finding ; always picking
flaws in the actions ol other, always
resdy to give a reproof or criticiso
another; ever ready lo say, Why did
yoi do this, thst, or the other; such
people cannot Become gooo ratrona,
unless they tarn over e new loaf; and
this will not bring abont th desired
result, nnless they practice some of their
good resolutions.
i o i 1 1 :
. A I jour Read Ma lawreox-e Orange.
No. SSI; etarrb ISlb, 1H70. oa the
CalllrathM of st beat kp- a Tretb. .
We. as Grangers and farmers, kav
ing faith and trusting' in an All-wise
Providence, believe that we (ball be
rewarded for our labor, it the ground
Ibr theraisingof acrop of wheat honld
be) of th best kind, and worked in tbe
Deal form no half-way cultivation of
it il you expect to realise anything
from it. 11 i better to farm one acre
well than two only half done. Ho you
save one-half your land and half your
teed hs (otntr rt. osea bo- more men
what yon caa do well. Alway plow
REPUBLICAN,
well, pulverize well, and manure well,
alway trying to save all tbo available
manure that you can. One load of
barnyard manure that is made undor
root is worth three thst is mado out in
tbo wot and open field. Tbcro is differ
ent ways ol applying manuye to the
ground. Somo think ono way and
somo another; some spreading it on
and plowing down, and some putting
it on as a top dressing. For my pari,
I am in favor ol top dressing) lor ibat
is placing it just where it will do the
most good, and then it is just where
tbe young shoot gets tbe benofit at the
time it is the most needed. The ground
for wboat is of different kinds. Some
sow on oals-stubble, some on corn stub
ble, and somo on sod. It has been tbe
opinion of noted agriculturists that the
oats crop was the hardest crop on the
ground of all tbe crops tbat they raise,
t he amount of manure applied for the
oorn crop immediately preceding tbe
oats, tbe effects of which csnnot all be
removed by the corn, and the amount
ot manure required to produco a good
orop ol wheat Irom tbe oats ground, or
tho almost total failure of tba wheat
without the application ot manure or
somo other fertiliser. In sowing wheat
after corn, tbe ground is to lie naked
to tbe rays of tho sun all the next
Summer, which somo think is harder
on the ground than raising a crop of
oats ; but when you sow on clover sod,
then it is claimed that cne ton ol grass
furnishes more to the soil than ono ton
of wheat would tako from it. lfwotake
Prof. Heige's (ot York, Pa.,) analysis
of tbe different crops, so as to produce
a crop worlb twenty-five dollars per
acre of each of these crops, corn and
oats, each to be of equal value, the dif
ferent substances J sball not enumerate,
but allowing lb orops to be oi equal
value, the ingredienta taken from tbe
soil should bo about equal. But there
is a vast difference in ibem according
to the analysis ot the different grains.
First comes whest, twenty-five bushels
to the acre, at one dollar per bushel ;
oorn, fifty bushels to tho acre, at fif
ty cents per bushel; and oats, seventy-five
bushels to tbe acre, at thirty
three cents per bushel, making the
crops equal nt twenty-five dollars per
aore. Tbe twenty five bushels of
wheat be sets down as taking of the
different ingrodients Irom the soil 53
9-10 pounds to the acre ; the fifty
bushels of corn 81 1-10 pounds to tbe
acre ; and th seventy five bushels of
oats, 217 pounds to tb acre, the corn
taking one and one-ball as much as tbe
wheat, and tho oats four times as much
as the wheat Irom the soil; so as to
show that you must make up tbe bal
ance with manure, or some other fer
tilizer, to keep up your ground to its
productive capacity. It rJtnains for
us to sbqw by what means vegetation
can be most economically employed to
keep up and increase the lertility of
the soil. For such means, wo have
placed at our disposal the conversion
ol clover and the various grasses into
plant food, wbicb is the simplest and
undoubtedly the cheapest form of ap
plying vegetable matter to tb. .oil. A.
lonol grass plowed down and thorough
ly decomposed will furnish lour times
the amount of potash, one-half the
amount ot pbospboria acid, and more
than a sufficient amount of all tbe oth
er minerals needed for a ton of wheat
or corn. We wish many more could so
the profit of ample fertilization. II but
one-hull tb number of acres should
receive the entire amount of manure,
how great a saving of labor toman aad
beast in the hauling, plowing, harrow
ing, planting, cutting, harvesting and
gathering, would result therefrom.
Thorough Improvement of the entire
farm would be reached in a short time,
von it a greater portion bad to lie in
grass each yct.r, whilst improving th
part nndcr cultivation. Also, there
remain the various forms ot vegetable
matter as grass, straw, olover, and tb
prouducts of th barnyard. It ia evi
dent that the greator tho supply of
vcgctanlo matter added to the soil, tb
greater becomes its power to return to
th farmer remuneration in the forma
tion ot his crops. We are of the opin
ion from the following, thai tbe best
ground for a crop of wheat is the clovor
sod, well-plowed not eul and covered,
as is often done to try to see how much
thoy can plow in a day and then don't
keep put ol clovor any longer man you
can help. All the bettor il you put in
clover tbe next .spring.
A URAROr.R.
A LOAN AR T CA TALOO UE.
Most of our rcadors aro aware that
some of tbo denizens of Williamsporl
have always been great on loam. Ite-
cently tbey held a "Loan Art Exhibi
tion in tbnt city, which would nave
been a credit to any city ot throe times
the population, ana proved a decidedly
successful affair. The exhibition prop
er numbered over six hundred articles,
arranged in tb most attractive man
ner possible, the amusing features
were contained in an "Annex," which
wa undor the charge of D. P. Hobart,
Esq., and was the source of great
deal of merriment. . We append tbe
catalogue of tbe "Anuex"and the key
thereto, tor which we are iniicutca to
a friend, who insists that this part of
the "loan art" must be seen to be en
joyed. Imsgin th following different
article cutely arranged lor tue uencui
of spectators :
Mementoes of the Great Coal.
Interesting Letters I. 0. U.
Things that end in Smoke Segars.
Flower of tho Family Flour.
Seaside Hemiseenccs Oystor Shells.
Wayworn Travelers Old Shoes.
A Modern Belle Call Bell.
Family Jars Fruit Jars.
The last Hop of the Season Green
Hop.
Th Sower of Tare Needle and
Thread.
Firesido Scenes Poker, Tougs and
Shovel.
Th Rose of Csstilo Csstils Bosp.
But of a well knowa Commentator
Potato, broken. .
Pacific Rocks Baby and Cradle.
Shades of Evonlng Lamp shades. .
Tb Dutch Roll By bread.
On of the Bourbons Whisky bot
tle. V
Youlhlul Impressions n hips.
Tbe Lsy ot tbs Last Minstrel Egg.
A Brace oi Woodcocks Two Wood
8piggots.
A uompioio oore Augor.
Study of Fish in Oil Sardine.
Red Sea and Plain Beyond Red C
and plane.
The Greatest Bet ever Made Al
phabet. ' , .i ' ' i
Drive through tbe Wood Nail
through block.
, Tales of tbe Sea Codfish tails.
Throe Fellows that ought to. be
Licked Three P. O. Stamps.
View of Havana Begart '
We Part to Meet Again Scissors.
' Sweet Sixteen Sixlocn Lumps of
Sngar. -
A Great Drawback Porous Plas
ter.
My Native Land-Earth. '
Comtaoa 8ena-- Copper nauila.
The Yoong Ladies' Delight Hand
glass.
Winter View of Long Urnnch Long
leafless branch.
Good Quarters Twenty-five cent
piocea.
Fork over the Cash Fork ovor
money.
Ruins in Turkey Turkey bones.
Fancy Ball Ball of different colors.
Abomination ot Modern Society
fine cut. - .- i . 1 -Eve's
Temptation Apple,
Tho Crisis Baby girl.
Tbe Modern Trapper Fine comb.
Just out of Cork Cork screw.
Soone near Brussels Picture and
piece Brussels carpet. ,
Monuments ot Greece Tallow can
dles. ..
Distant View ot Cologne Empty
Cologne bottle.
Tb Red Sea Divided Red C col
in two.
View of tbe Flats Flat Irons.
Our Country's Flag Pieo of flag
stone.
Muttered Out ) Companion pieces.
Mustard in a dish and some outside.
Attack on tho Pickot A tack on a
picket.
A Broken Heart (affecting) Sugar
heart broken.
' A Good Match Ono Match.
Coming Through the P.yo Toy
mouse wading through a plate of rye.
Tho Unopened Letter 0.
One of the great Composers Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
My Bark is on tbe Sea Piece of
bark on a U.
Tbe Candidates Dates
A Loafer Bred A loal of bread.
A bad spell of Weather W heather.
The Grub that makes tbe Butterfly
Pancakes.
Old Times Newspaper.
Indian on tho Scent Cent Indian
bead on it.
Colors Warranted not to Run
American Flag.
Horse rair Oorn and oats.
Ruins of a Great Fire Ashes.
Things to Adore Hinges.
Tho Old Snuff takers Snuffers.
Young Man's Horror Mitten.
A Knotty Subject Knotty piece of
wood.
In the Centra of Light G.
Th Champion Jumper Bull-frog.
Cain and Able Cane and a bell.
Marble Group Marbles.
Tax on Tea Carpet tacks on tea.
Bridal Scene Horse bridle.
Woman's Rights Right band gloves.
Tho lasses of the South Molasses.
Military Ball Bullet.
Afloat Cork on water.
On of Noah's Sons Piece of Ham.
Little Wood-cboppor Hatchet.
Statuo of Penn Pen and holder.
Old Smokers Pipes.
Viow of the Sun Nowspsper.
One ot tbe Constellations Big Tin
Dipper. '
V lew ot the Liittle Itock Bton.
Chest Protector Lock.
Switch Tenders Hair Pins.
Tl. o.i.i..vt it uu . a..
Charge of tbe Light Brigade Gas
Bill.
The Absorbing Subject Sponge.
' Tbo Seasons Salt, Ac.
Gorman Diet Pretzel,
Ths Milk Maid Chalk and Water.
Beaux and Belle of Williamsport
Bells and Bows.
Th Lamp-lighter a wood out-
Splint of Wood.
Kvangefine in oil I'boto. ot r.vsn
goline in Saucer of Oil.
THE ST A TE COLLEGE.
As this Literary Institution is being
debated before th Legisttro, and is
likely to be interviewed by a Commit
tee of that body, it id well enough to
post our readers as far aa possible on
the matter. The last official report
relating to tho Institution that has
been brought to our notice, is tbat of
the Patrons of Husbandry, at their
meeting last Fall. J. U. Gillepsio,
Chairman of tbe Committee that visit
ed the State Collcgo in September last,
made the following report, which was
adopted and ordered to bespread upon
tbe minutes:
To the Worthy Matter, Offcert and Mem-
bmoftht Pennsylvania State Orange,
Patron of Husbandry :
' Brothers And Sisters: The Com
mittee, appointed at your last annual
session, to visit tb Pennsylvania Stale
College, met on the 19th of September,
A. I). 1878, and after completing our
labors as tar as possible, in the short
time spent on tbe College grounds,
most respectfully submit the following
report as the result ot our observa
tions :
Th College is situated in Centre
lounty, twelve miles southwest of
Bulleionte, in one oi the richest agri
cultural valley in the State. It is
a large and commodious five-story
building, constructed of limestone, and
beautifully located and surrounded by
extensive grounds, fins outbuildings,
and grand, pioturesque valley sod
mountain scenery.
lbs tJollcge baa been in successful
operation for a number of years, hav
ing been organised under the auspices
ol lb Pennsylvania State Agricultu
ral Society, and Incorporated by act ol
the Legislature in 1854. It was then
styled "Tbe Farmer's High School."
In lBbs, Its name was changed to the
Agricultural College of 1 enaeylva-
aia. Hubeequently, In 1874, lis nam
waa again changed lo th Pennsylvania
Slato College, having to great extent
passed under National control by aa
act of Coagrms enlarging and extend
ing it edscational soope, and grant
ing it aa antoant of land-scrip, from
the investment of which the institu
tion realises thirty thousand dollars
annually; a sum sufficient to psy
"rofeasors salaries, and contingent ex
ponas;, consequently, Met ara a
charges made lor Instructions.
in farm consists of lour hundred
acres of land, on hundred ol which is
devoted to experimental farming, and
the remaining lo ordinary agricultural
purposes: all of which i in a high
stste ol calttvatton : evidencing tbe tu
penor ability of the dntingutsbed fro
fesaor under whor sttperviiion it has
been plaoed. ,
The College proper I prepared, and
bss all the facilities for imparting In
struction in all tb higher branches of
learning; but is more especislly adapt
ed tor teaching agriculture both as
art and science, Th InetUoltoo i
ndor th oharg of twelve Profeaaors,
with lb Rev. James Caidsr, D. D., a
PrinoiaL Though our stay at th
school waa short, yet w were satisfied
that th Professors wer all men of
high literary and acieallflo acquire.
meat, of pur an) nbiemiehsd atoral
character, . gentlemanly in their de
portment, courteoa and obliging to
strangers, and ia avery wsy emiaentr
qualified to III 'herespewliv poMllcas
assigned tbeta, paa aaseasauj w tu.
charge the onerous duties inoumbent
upon them.
This, though excelled by no insfito
tion of learning, in its method of itn
parting instructions io the classical
and scientific branches of education, is
yet more especially tbe Farmer's
school. Ilis hard earned substance has
contributed largely to mak it wbat il
is, and it is now bis pnviiogo lo enjoy
its inestimable benefits. Here th son
and daughter of lb tillers oi tbe soil
csn be eduoated at a cost little above
borne expenses; and when tbey have
passed successfully the several degrees,
snd graduated, tbey bavo then not on
ly acquired a thorough aod complete
knowledge ot practical and scientific
agriculture, but are eminently fitted by
their superior education to fill any of
the various stations ot tile.
This institution being looated in a
rural distiict, It student are compar
atively free Irom the contaminating
influences which entrap and ruin so
many of tba youth ot our cities and
large towns; and being under tbe im
mediate control ol preceptor of high
christian attainments, their morals are
as secure as they can be within the
sacred precincts ot their homes.
The instructions imparted here seem
to boot a solid nature. The female tu
dent is prepared for a matron instead
of a parlor ornament. Tbe male stu
dent is nttcd to be a man instead ot a
fashionable loafer.
We would recommend tbia institu
tion to the patronage of all, and espe
cially the farmers throughout tbecouo
try. We ieel safe in saying tbat any
thing the Grange might do to promote
its success would be a step in the right
direction. We deem it advisable thai
the State Grange should sssume a su
pervisory control over tbe Uollego, as
far as is consistent with the chartered
privileges of others. And, although
this is the first time it has been visited
by a Committee of Patrons of Hus
bandry, yet it should not bo the last
lime; but tbe State Grange should ap
point a Committee composed of per
sons of tbe highest agricultural and
literary acquirements, whose duty
it should be to visit tbe school
annually, and ofiener il practicable.
It is pleasing to contemplate this
one phase of modern civilization, via:
That the farmer, once deemed incapa
ble oi acquiring an education, as it was
thought that Knowledge lay beyond
Ibe roach of on in so humble a situa
tion, can now, by the aid of this insti
tution, be brought into contact with
the great minds both of tbe post and
present, whoso precepts and example
will elevate him to a position ol social
equality, and enable him to exercise
intelligently the rights of citizenship,
which alone can preserve tbe cherish
ed institutions of our country.
t raternsily submitted :
J. U. Gillespie, Chair'n.
K. H. Thomas,
T. H. Allison,
J. Beattt Henry,
W. L. Archer,
R. A. Travis,
T'.w... ... 0-.w.,
James F. Weaver.
A FASSAR 01RL.
A eotemnorarv details the following
affair: "Tie recent elopement of a
young woman from Vassar College
and her marrisg to a gentleman so
tender in age tbat he won't be able to
vote lor at least three years, anordet
quite sufficent evidence to sustain the
prevailing impression tbat a young
woman had rather elope, ana thus sur
round herself with a lot of romance,
thaa get married in the ordinary way.
All weddings are alike, and a girl wbo
has been brought up on the kind ot
novels whioh the average girl most
delights to read has an insurmounta
ble prejudice against allowing herself
lo go on without something sensational
about ths affair. . She has sn idea that
she won't get a chance to be married
more than once, and so she exerts all
ber ingenuity to make the most of it-
She will oven go to the trouble of
walking up three flights of stairs for
tbe pleasure of letting herself out ot
tbe fourth-story window by a rope, or
sliding down a ladder, or reaching tbe
ground in torn equally exciting way.
if tbe bouse wer on fire and tbeso the
only means of escape, sl e would burn
np before so would empmv them.
There was no earthly reason "why the
v assar girl should have run away to
get maried, except tho reason which a
girl always gives for everything "oh,
bocauso." Neither tbe parents of the
immature girl nor those of the imma
ture boy whom eh married had any
objection to tho alliance. In fact, tbey
were highly pleased with it, and have
sinoe ssid they would hsve accorded
consent bad thoy been spoken to on
tho subject. It is plain, howover, that
the little ones knew just how they
wanted lo get married, and if tbe par
ents bad been taken into their confi
dence thore would have been no de
lightful romance abont it There is
nothing in the world like romance for
reconciling the average girl to lifo."
THE CLEAN NEWSPAPER.
There is a growing feeling in every
healthy community against tbe iourn-
als which make it ibeir special object
io minister to perverted taste bv stak
ing out and serving up in a seductive
lorm disgusting scandals and licentious
revelations. Thor is good reason to
believe tbal the clean newspaper IS
mors highly prised to-dsy than it wai
four or five years ago. It Is a km safe
to predict that as people in all isnki
of life, wbo protect their own at hast
from contamination, become more con-
ciou ol tb pernicious influence of
a certain class ot journals,, called
enterprising because tbey ar ambi
tioa to aerrs np dirty scandals, tbey
will be careful lo see tbat the journals
tbey permit to be read in tbe family
circle are of tbo class tbat never forget
the proprieties! of lira. Already nwa
and women of refinement and healthy
morals have bad their attention called
to tbe pernicious Influence of bad liter
ature, and have made commendable
effort lo counteract the Sam by caus
ing anund literature to be published
and otd st popular prices. These ef
forts ar working a silent but lure rev
olution. Tb best authors are mors
generally read to-day than at any pre.
vioa time. Tho sickly, sentieeenul
jtory book are slowly yielding lb field
to worthier claimants. To the pnis
of lb decent newspaper,it may be said,
tbat Where it ba a plan la tb family,
aad has been read lor years by young
and old, It has developed such a healthy
tone and so oh a drseriauinating taste
tbal the literature of tho slums ba a
admirers. Fortunately, th number ol
such families is increasing in tba lend,
and as Ihey increase, the journal that
devotes itself to sickening revelations
ol immorality will becoanpelledl tolnd
iusupporters solely aatoag Uos classes
wbo praoltce vice or crio., or are
ambitious- to learn to follow sac a wtvya,
Aloe aVwaeaV
BY V. L McQCOWN.
Only twelve per cent of th leach
era of the county tako th Pennsylva
nia 3thool .'owrncif, '.he official organ
of tb common schools.
Two-thirds of all tbe failures In
teaching this winter were male leaoh.
era. A strong argument in favor of
female teachers.
We are glsd to learn that our follow
teacher, Mr. J. W. King, who baa been
stationed at Driftwood, Cameron coun
ty, tbe past year, has been promoted
to the best position witbin the gift of
the Directors. Thoy have mado him
Principal of the schools, lengthened
his term, and Increased bis salary.
Out of the sixty-seven counties In
tb Stat having County Superintend
ents, but five have published tb pro
ceedings of their Institute in psmphlot
form. Thee aro Adam, Lancaster,
Washington, Venango and Clearfield.
A patron of the BloomingtOn school,
in Pike township, informs us ol a very
creditable literary entertainment that
was held thereon Wednosday ovening,
March 19th, undor th direction of J.
R. Wilson, teacher. It was th clos
ing of a very pleasant term ot school.
A re union of tb Teacher, Direc
tors and patrons, of lbs schools of Bra
dy township, will be held in Lathers
burg, April 5th. The occasion will be
lbs closing of th school (twenty in
numbert of that townshin. and nrom.
ises to bo a meeting unsurpassod in the
line ot educational gatherings, 'lbs
teachers ot this township are noted for
zeal, and labor earnestly lor better
methods and higher culture,
Tbe following resolution appears in
tbo proceedings of Washington Coun
ty Teachers' institute:
ifejtftvif, Tbat we consider it tbe im
perative duty of every teacher who
aims at thoroughness in bis profession,
to take at least one edurational peri
odical, and be personally acquainted
with the standard works on teaching.
Our sentiments are expressed in tb
above resolution to the letter; but how
indifferent many of our teachers are to
tbat which pertains to Ibeir elovstion,
and slsgger along unacquainted with
tbs current educational literature ol
the day.
Some Directors still onntinue to vio
late tho law by allowing their schools
lo be kept open on Saturday, and by
employing persons lo leach who do
not bold a valid certificate. It infor
mation were made against them to tbe
Department ol Public Instruction, in
every rase their Slate appropriation
would be withheld. The certificate
that secures the appropriation, and to
wdicd tne rreaidunl or the Hoard
makes oath before a Justice ol tb
Peace, roads as follows :
"I (lbs President of the Board) do
hereby swear that the common schools
of said district have been open five
month, according to the requirements of
the school law, and that no teacher bss
been employed wbo hsd not a certifi
cate fiom the County Superintendent."
in the school law, another section.
wo find : "That hereafter no schools of
this Commontcealth shall be kept open on
Saturday." How Directors csn allow
their schools to be open on Sstnrdsy,
and employ teachers without certifi
cates, and then make the necessary
oath, is beyond our comprehension,
yet we can name a number who
mvst do it tbe coming summer or lose
their appropriation.
In the election ol School Directors
at the late election, we notice a num
ber of instances in which a tie vote oc
curred. The manner of determining
ho .I.MlAn in anpk neene to oo fnllowa
"Ibat wben two or more candidates
ahsll have an equal number ol vote
for the same term of office, at any
election of directors or controllers,
whereby tbeir eleotion shall be pre
vented, the said candidates shall ap
pear at the next regular meeting ol
the board ol directors or controllers,
which said board shall determine their
rights to seats therein, io the follow
ing manner: Ballots shall be prepared
equal in number to th opposing can
didates, on on half ot which th word
director' shall be written ; whereupon
the said candidate shall each draw
Irom a proper receptacle one of said
ballot, and lb candidate or candidate
drawing tbo ballot or ballots marked
direolor, shall bo held and deemed
duly elected to tbo said office of direc
tor or controller. And if vacancies ara
to be filled, at any election of director,
in addition to tbe persons to be elected
lor the regular term, and the voter
shall all neglect to designate on their
tickets the term or office for which
esch person voted for is a candidate,
then the person or persons having the
highest number of vole shall be de
clared elected for the longest term op
term; tba naxt bighorn in vole, after
tbe tilling ot tbe longest term, shall ba
declared elected for tbe next longest
term, and so on, till all the terms va
cant shall be filled." School Laws,
page 16.
- roll of donor.
Lick Ron. Pa., Msrch 18, '79.
Dear Sir: Tbs number of pupils
that attended every day tbat school
was open, was eight, as follows: Mag
gio Mead, Ilattie Mead, Harry Leon
ard, Jennie Mead, Lilly Bumgarnor,
li wood Dumgarner, and Delia Hum-
garner.
those ibat missed no time from dat
of entrance, were, in addition to tbe
above: George Shuckwiler, Ezra Sol-
tndge, 31 1 1 ton Irwin, Michael Wallace,
Jane Selfridge, and Dolli Irwin,
Ida Leonard ana Helen Irwin wer
absent on day on account of high wa
ter and deep snow.
J. 11. 41 SAD, Teacher.
NEWSPAPERS III SCaOOLS.
'.Newspaper ar assd In many cub.
lie schools of the west, instsad of books,
for reading loasone. We are afraid
this is untrue, but the idea is a good
one. Tbe introduction of newspapers.
in higher classes, two or tbre time
during tb week would adJ to th in
terwt of the pupils, and would assist
soaca id opening to them tbe wide
world around them. Then, too, th .
vary errors that mors fretjuently areep
into type in newspaper than ia nor
carelully printed book could b mad
to leach their lessons. On of th very
eaocenlul teachtr ol English graatmar
is said to devote an bour or two every
week to th detection ol grammatical
Roe typographical errors in newspa
pers, and hia pupils take greater inter
est in this thsn in almost any olber
feature of their exercises at Mudies."
A single oonvrrsatiou across the ta
ble witb a wis man, is better than two
year' mer atudy ol book.
A Hassachuattta woman was so jeal
ous of her husband's first wile that
whea he died she refused to allow him
to ba burried beside hrv Bh r stark
d to th undertaker at the fuaeral :
"I ain't agoing1 to have that woman a
tenia' on Jim' arm at tb resurrection
dsy il I kin belp it, yoa bet ;'
"Wfratrs tba msaaiag of a. back
biter 7" asked a gentleman at aSua-
day-school examination. It want down
tb class until it i cant to a boy, wbo
said, "Perhaps it's a flea.':
1 A nobkaasan said to hi guest i "This
timely, rata - will- bring evrythtag
above ground." ' Heaven lorbtd t" re
pit) tb father, "for I have tbre wive
aadar tVI r - . .
1 A good plaoe to get R bast ssdB
th oar. .i ' ' r i- ,