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SCAR MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
sr-OSloe in tbe Opera Hwuie. oelO, '78. tf.
Q R. 4 W. BARRETT,
ATTORNKTB AND COUNSELORS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
January SO, 1871.
JSRAEL TEST,
ATTORNRY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
pfOatt In Ilia Conrt Houi. tJU,'ST
HENRY BRETU,
(ORTKHT) t. 0.)
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
ron bhll tewnaair.
May 1, 187Sly
M. M. McCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
OA je In Maeonie building, Second etreet, op
poiita tha Court llooee. jelfl,'78-tf.
yyf C. ARNOLD,
LAW i COLLECTION OFFICE,
CURWENSVILLB,
til Clearfield County, Penn'e. 7y
g T. BROCKBANK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Ollae In Opera llooee. ap I6,T7- ljr
JAMES MITCHELL,
pbalbb in
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
Jall'TS CLEARFIELD, PA.
J F. SNYDER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
. CLEARFIELD, PA.
Offloa la Ple'a Opara Houaa.
June 10, '7Stf.
WILLUM 4. WALLACB.
Binnr r. wallaob.
patio L. anana.
Joan w. waieLar.
WALLACE & KREBS,
(Snxeaiora to Wnllaoa A Flaldlni,)
ATTOHNEYS-AT-LAW,
Jaol'fT Clearleld, Pa.
A.
A. GRAHAM,
ATTORNEY-AT. LA W,
CLBAariBLO, FA.
All lef el bnaineaa promptly attended to. Office
le Uraham'a Row room a formerly ooenpied by
it. B. Bwoope. jnlyli, '70-tf.
Frank Fielding.. W. D. Bigler....S. V. WUaon.
YIELDING, ulcLER & WILSON,
ATTORNEYS. AT -LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
0-Oee In Pla'l Opera Bon.a.
ernoa auBDon,
URRAY & GORDON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
ayoaoe la Ple'a Opera Uoaee, aeaond loor.
0:1014
JO0BPB 0. BHAU.T.
kanibl w. a'cnanr.
jJoENALLY & McCURDY
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Clearfield. Pa.
ej-Leeal salinMa funded to promptly wltbj
idelity. Ulloa oa Second elreel, abera tba Pint
National Bank. Jn:l:7a
G. KHAMER, .
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Real CiUU and pellactlon Agent,
CLBARPIBt.II, PA.,
Will promptly attend to VI legal builnaii an
traated to hia aara.
Ar-oae In Ple'a Opara llonae. Janl '70.
J P. McKENRICR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA
All legal katlaaai entraated to hia ear will re
Mira prompt ntlanlion.
Ollee oppoalte Court Hvnae, la Maaonla Ballding,
aeaond tow. augl4,'70-ly,
D
R. K. M. SCUEURER,
IIOMCKOPATHIO P11TBIC1AN,
. bene la raeldeaca aa Firet aL
April 14, 1171. ClM"'"!.I'l
TAR. A. MEANS,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
LCTHIRKBURU, PA. '
WIU attead prefaaaloaal ealla promptly. augl0'70
JJR. T. J. BOl ER,
t-UYSICIAM ANDSOKOIiON,
OSee oa Market Street, ClearSald, Pa.
M-Offlea hewn I la II a. m , and 1 U 1 p. m.
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R. J. KAY WRIGLEY,
noMOtPATHlO PUYSICIAK,
A"0Bf adjolnleg th reildeaoa af Jamea
Wrialay, K.,., oa Seeoad St, ClearOald, Pa
JR. H. B. VAN VALZAH,
CLBARFIE1.1, PENN'A.
OFFICI IN HBalDI-tCl. cornrr of first
' V AND PINI 8TRKITH.
pm. ORaa koaro-Frem li to I P. M.
May II, 1071
U J. P. BURCH FIELD,
A. J
Uu targeaa af tha Ud taglaieat. PeaaaylaaaU
ebra hia p'retaealaaal aertleea aa ikaaiUaeaa
aWPnfeaalaaal eaila pramplly aUoadad to.
aa laeead atreea, formariyaeewpie.
6'.Wda. . lapiA.'00-U
f TARRY RNTDKR.
11 IARIER AND BAIRDREBSER
hop en Market Si, eppeelto Oeart Beaaa.
A e(aaa towel let erery aaetemer.
Alee amnialaatarar al (
All Klnda af Artielaa la Baaaaa Balr.
CIartala,Pa. aiaf !. T-
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VOL. 53-WHOLE NO. 2,630. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1879. NEW SERIES-V0L. 20, NO. 28.
Carfls.
JUSTICE' CONSTAIU.EKV FEE"
We hare printed a large number of tba aew
FEE BILL, and will en the reoelpt ef twemy
0e acuta, mall a rnioT le any addreie. aril
WILLIAM M. HENRY, Jubtioe
or tbb Pbacb Ann ScniTttnan, LUMBER
CITY. Culleeliona mado and money promptly
paid oaer, Artielaa of agreement nod deedi o I
eonreyanoa neatljr aiacuUd and aiarranlad eor.
reel or no ebarire. , 13jy '71
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Juliee of the Peaee and Scrlnnar,
Curweuavllle, Pn.
ta-Colleetlona made and mone protnptljr
paid ear. febH'71tf
JAS.B GRAHAM,
dealer In
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
SUINOLE9, LATH, A PICKETS,
i:10'71 Cleerleld, Pa,
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfield, Peun'a.
totWiU etaoute Joba in bla line promptly and
In a workmanlike manner. erre,il7
JOHN A. STADLEIi,
BAKER, Mitktt Bt., Cltwrleld,
Fraali Breid, Raitt, Rollt, Piu ftod Ciku
on hanti or nitvtl te order. A (anonl aUiortmant
or ConftotionariM, Fruit i and Noti 1b atook.
loa Croaoi mad Oyitr in aeatoo. SalooD nearly
otpoiit tba Puiluffloa. Price uoderaU,
Mnh 10-'rV
WEAVER & BETTS,
URALIRS 111
Real Estate, Square Timber. Saw Legs,
AND LUMBER OP ALL KINDS.
jrtrOflTioa on Seeond itreet, in rear of itore
moia of U tor Wearer A Co. f jatitf, '78 tf.
RICHARD HUGHES,
JUSTICE OP Till PEACE
ron
Ittcatur Toicnthlp,
Oieaola Willi P. O.
All official builnere entraated to bim will be
promptl; allonded to. mob20, '70.
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTUUNEY AT LAW.
Vnd Real P.atale Afreiit, Clearfield, Pa.
QRIee OB i niro ureal, oav. unarr; n wnu
.u..n..tr.ll olTari hi. lartleea In ..llim
and bujrinf Innda In OlaarteU and adjoining.
.1.. . m-,l .,L BB anrinfl nl t . It t .
jaara aa a anrrejor, dntterl himaelf that be eaa
render aatlaiaotien. iaw- aoir;..,
BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
AMD DBALKR 1R
Haw Iorh and L.uiubor,
CLEARFIRLD, PA
Offloa la Qraham'a Row.
I::T1
ANDREW HARWICH,
Market Htreet, Clearlleld, Pa.,
MAMUrACTOBBB ABO PBALBB IB
Jlarnesn, Bridlet, Saddles, Collars, and
Uorse-turnisning uooas.
BAII blnda of npairlnf promptly altandod
to. Haddlera' Hardware, Horae Uraahaa, tarry
Comba, Ae., alwtyi on hand and for aala at tba
loweal oaih prlee (March III, 17.
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
HEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
- ah kann n fl mail. n order
XJ r.uii m. --j wM --
en abort notice. Pipoe bored on raaaonable tarma.
All work warranted to render latiifaclion, and
dellrored if daalrad. mjJS:lypd
lalvery tStafoU'.
TH E anderalgBad begi Ibbtb to Inlorm Ibe pnb
lle that he la now fully prepare to accommo.
dau all In tba way of furaiihing lU.oee, Buggiea,
Saddlaa ana uarneei, on
... umi. Raildenee on Loonat atraat,
between Third and Fourth.
-nearteld. Feb. 4, 1074.
WASHINGTON HOUSE,
GLEN HOPE, PENN'A.
rpilE anderrlrned, harlna; laaaad tbl eonv
X modloaa llutel, la Ibe Tillage of 8len Hope,
la bow preparao w , '
Um t.ku anil b ehall be auaniiad wilb
Ihe'heat the market airorda
GUb Hope, Pa , March It, 1S70 tf.
THOMA8 H. FORCEE,
BBALHB IB
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
C.KAI1 AMTON Pa.
Alao, eitenelve manafaeturer and dealer la Square
limner ana oawea i..
Itt-Ordara lollcltad and all hllla ptomplly
Iliad. -JjrltlTl
E. A. BIGLER V CO.,
SQUARE TIMBER,
and manufacturere of
ALL HINDU OF RAWED LUMBER,
I HI CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
I. SNYDER,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
ABD BBALBB IB
Vktclios, Clocka und Jewelry,
Oroinm'l Km, Afrl Arael,
C'LEARPI ELD. PA.
All klodf of repairing la my Una promptly at-
ended to. April IS, l74.
Clearfield Nursery.
ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY.
TUB anderelgned, etlng aiubllakad a Har
aary aa llw 'Plka, about half way balweea
ClearOald ana turweniTiue, i f"!1'
nlth all binda af FRUIT THKKS, I.Uadard and
dwarf,) R.rrgreeae, Bbrabbory, Orane Vlnaa,
Uoeaeberry, Lawtva Blnobberry, Blrawberry,
and Raanberry Vlnce. Aleo, Bibarlaa Crab Treee,
n.u ... ..rla aearlea Mb a barb. Aa. Ordere
prompUy etteaded ta. Addreaa,
eeplO CarwearTille, Pa.
MEAT MARKET.
F. M. CAHD0N & BB0.,
Oa Market St, aae deer weet ef Maatlea flueee,
CLIASrinuu, r,
Oar arraagamaata are tf the meat eompleta
aaaraeter lor furniab,lng the pablie wllk Freeh
Meata ef all klad, and ef the aery beat aaalily.
Wa alao deal la all klada of Agricultural lmple
meata, wblek we heap oa aiklbltioa far th bea
II of Ike pobli. Oal areand whoa la tawa,
aad toka a loek al thinga, ar addreea aa
f"m .CAKDON a BRO.
Clearleld, Pa., July 14, H7S tf.
VltarUtlA Mmurmnt JrtHty.
JABBO BBBB. CABBOLa. B. BIBBI.B.
KERB H BIODLB, Altnti,
' Rrpreaaat the lallowlag aad ether Irel-elaea Oe'ii
Zl??:. Jir.Mf4. O.......:. . I.MI.0M
laearaaa Co. af North America ,4l,474
N.rrl.l.h tH'T'tl"-'- l lu'M
l.h Cemeeeretnl-U. I. Braaek. OTJ.HI
Walertowa a"!'!f
Traaalm (Life A Aeeldmit) ...
OBM aa Merhe4 St, app. Cr4 Heaaa, Cleef.
Oald, Pa. JaaeLTO tf.
s.
RFIELD
HORATIO SEYMOUR SPEAKS.
A KOTAIII.F. ADDHI'.HM TO CONVICTS
IN AUIIUIIN MTATE PIIIMON.
UOW TUB RVIL THEY HAVE DONE MAT
- til CIIANUtD TO UOOD EHRORg
MAKING FOLKS WISE THE
CONVERSION OF WROItd
INTO HLKSBlNtlS.
Ullca Herald, July 4
On the invitation of tbo wuriion, ex
Gov. Uomtio Heyinour visitod Auburn
prison yostorduy, and addronscd tbe
convicts. Ho spoko ns follows :
"I have declined all invitations this
year to mako puklio addresses, but
when your warden askod me to speak
to yoo to-day I made up niy mind to
do bo, althouL'h at tba hwuird of my
braltb. My interest in the inmates of
this and other prisons (,'rows out of
omcmi unties, as 1 tiavo bad to act on
many cases of applications for pardons.
I havo learned Irom a long expoiicnce
with men in all conditions of life, that
none are without faults and none without
virtues. 1 bare studied characters with
care. I have had to doal with Presi
dents and with prisoners. I have as
sociated with those hold in high honor
by the American people. On the other
hand, the laws of oui State have placed
the lives of criminal men in my hands.
and it has been my duty to decide if
I,... L.t.n..!,l l;.,. .r;- 'n.- i
.ui'uiu lire vi uic. iug j,uiiuu 111
which I took the most active part in
publio affairs was one of great ex
citement, when pasxions . and preju
dices were aroused and, in common with
all others engaged in tbo controversies
of tbo day, 1 huve telt tho bitterness
of partisan strife; Nevertheless, ex
perience has taught mo to think kind
ly of my lollow mcn. The longer 1
live the bettor I think of thoir hearts
and tho less of their hoads. Evory.
where, from tho President's inunsion
to tho prisoner's cell, 1 havo learned
the wisdom of that prayer which begs
that wo may be delivered from
temptation. Another great truth is
taught by experience hopo is tho
great reformer. Wo must instill this
into men's minds i( wo wish to culti
vate their virtues or enable them to
overcome their vices. It has been said
that despair is the unpardonable sin,
for it paralyzes every sentiment that
leads to virtue or bnppiness. For this
reason, when a Governor of this State,
I did all I could to gain the paBsago of
laws which euablo each one ot you, by
good conduct, to shorten tho term of
your imprisonment, and if I tiad my
way you would bare shared in tho
profits of your labor. But I stand be
fore you to day to speak of anothor
ground of bopc, of a higher and moro
lasting character than mere money
gain or shortened terms ot imprison
ment, and what 1 huve to say docs not
point to you' alone, but to men .of all
conditions. 1 do not mean to take tho
filaco of'thoso who toach you your ro
igious duties. They are far more able
to make these clear to your "minds;
yet it is sometimes tho caso that we see
things in lights in which they are not
usually placed before us, and some
thoughts which have occurred to me in
a roview of lile may bo of intorost and
valuo to you. When wo grow old wo
are struck with the flcctnesg of time ;
our lives seem to be compressed into
ono brief period, and wo suddenly find
that puisuitB wo havo followed are
closed, and are confronted with the
question, not what we havo gained, nor
what positions wo have held, but what
we arc in ourselves. We know it is
our duty to do what is right, and to
avoid duinir wrong, and when we look
back if wo add tip all our good docds
on tho ono hand and our bud acts on
tbo other we find a startling balanco
against ns. W hen men reach my timo
ot lifo their minds turn toward tho
past, and they travol backward tho
paths tbey.huvo followed. They soo
things from the opposite sido on which
they woro viewed from youth onward,
and are struck by truths which never
break upon their minds until they
look back upon them.
'sitting before my tiro on a winters
evening, and musing, as old men are
apt to do about their acts, their errors,
their successes, or their failures, it oc
curred to mo what 1 would do if 1 bad
tbo power, and was compelled to wipe
out twenty acts of my life. At first it
seemed as if this was an easy thing to
do. 1 had done moro than twenty
wrong things for wbicb I bad always
felt a regret, and was about to seise
mv Imacinarv spongo and rub thorn
out at otico, but I thought it host to
move, with caro, to do us 1 bad done
to others, lay my character out upon
the dissecting tuhlo and traco all the
influences which had made or marred
it. I found, to my surprise, if thcro
were any goldon threads funning
through it, they were wrought out by
the regrets felt at tho wrong; that
these regrets had run through the
courso ot my lile, guiding my foolstops
through all its intricacies and prob
lems, and if 1 should oblitoruto all of
these tho act to which' theso golden
threads woro attached whose length
oninir lines wore woa'cn "into mv very
naturo if f should obliterate all of
these, I should destroy what little thoro
was of virtue, in my moral mako-up.
Thus I learned that tho wrong act,
tollowod by tho just regret and by
thoughtful caution to avoid like errors,
mado me A bettor man than I should
have been il I had never fallen. In
this I found hope for myself and hope
fur others, and I toll you who sit be.
loro me, us 1 say to all in ovory condi
tion, that if you will you can make
yourselves better men than it you had
never fallen into errors or crimes. A
man's dostiny does not turn upon the
fact ol bis doinir or not aomg wrong,
for all men will do it; but of Jiow he
boars himself, what be does, and what
he thinks, alter the wrong act. It was
well said by Confucius, the Chincso
sage, that a man's character is decided
not by the numbs of times be falls,
but by the numbdr of times bo lifts
himself ui. I do not know why ovil
is permitted in this world, but I do
know that eacn one oi us nas ine mag
ical rower to tranamuto it into good
Every ono before me can if ho will
mako bis past errors sources of moral
elevation, la this not grand thought,
which should not only give us hopo
but which should always Inspire us
with firm purposes to exorcise this
power which roakoa us axin to ine ai
mighty T For he has given it to us
and baa pointed out in His word how
we shall use it. There is nothing Jo
do wbiuh will not mako us batter or
worse. 1 do not speak meroly bf great
events, but ot tho thoughts upon our
beds, ths toil in the workshop, and tbo
little duties wbicb attend evorr hour.
God in his goodness does not judgo us
so much by what we do j but when wo
have done things right owrong, mir
destiny mainly turns upo'n what wo
think and do after their ocurronco.
It Is then we docldo if they shall lift
as un to a hlirhor level, or bear as down
to a lower srade of morals. Our sots
mainly spring Irom Impulse or keel
dents the sodden temptation, imper
feet knowledge, or erring judgment.
It is the afterthought that gives them
their hue. Tho world may not see
mis ; it may Irown upon tbe deed and
upon tbe man, who nevertheless by bis
regrets makes It ono wblob shall min
ister to purity and virtue in all his af
ter life. You who sit before mo in
some ways have advantage over other
men whoso minds aro agitated by tbe
hopes and fears ot active pursuits, who
find no time by thoir thoughts to mako
them tend to virtue and bapniness
ivitb each ot you in a little tune tbo
groat question will be not if you aro to
ho set free, not what the world thinks
of you, not what you have, but what
you are, lor death often knocks at tho
door ot your cells, and some of your
number are carried from their narrow
walls to the more narrow wnlls of the
grave. Lot it not be thought that I
prove wrong may bo done so tbut
good may follow. W ith SL Paul 1 pro
test against sucu inlerence irom the
truth that men aro savod by repent
ance ot their sins.
"But lot us look further into this
subject for it deeply concerns ns.
Though wo are unable to recall tho
torrors of the past we may so deal
with thorn that they may promote our
virtue, our wisdom and our happinoss.
Upon this point I am not theorizing.'
Whoever thinks will learn that human
experience proves this. Let us take
tho caso of our orrors. We could find
if we could rub thorn all out that we
should destroy tho wisdom they have
given us, if wo havo taken caro to
make our errors to teach us wisdom.
Who could sparo their sorrows? How
much that is kind and sympathetic in
our natures which lead us to minister
to the wants of others, and thus to
make our own give us consolation and
sympathies, grow out of what aro felt
as keen calamities when they befall us 7
follow out tho lino ol my thought
when 1 assumed that I had the rower,
and was compelled to drown inLothe
an waters certain acts, Iiound I could
not spare errors which called tortb ro-
grets, mistakes which teach us wisdom,
or the sorrows which soften characters,
and make us sensible of the sympathies
which give beauty to tho intercourse
of life. As I had to obliterate twenty
events, I found I could best spare the
successes or triumphs which had only
served to impart courage in the battle
of lifo, and bad but littlo influence in
forming character. It is truo, that
wherover and whatever we aro, we
can so deal with tho past that wo can
make it give up to us virluo and wis
dom ; wo can, by our rogrcts, do more
than the alchomist aims at "lion ho
seeks to transmuto baso metal into
gold ; for we can mako wrong tho
seed of right and rightcousnoss ; wo
can transmute error into wisdom ; wo
can mako sorrows bloom into a thou
sand foams like fragrant flowers. Thoso
great truths should not only givo us
contentment with our positions, but
hopo for tho future. Tho great ques
tion what we are proescs itself upon us
as we grow old or flashes upon ns when
our lives are cut short by accident or
disease Within thoso walls but few
days pass without thatquestion is being
lorcod upon tho minds ol somo who
have reached the end of life's journoy.
Suroly, it Bhould give hopo and conso
lation to all to leel that tnoy can, in
the solitude of tbo cell or in tbe gloom
of the prison, by thought, by Bolf-ex-amination,
make out of tho past with,
its enmos, Its errors, and its sorrows,
tho very moans by which they can lift
themsefvos into higher und happier
conditions. This work of transmuting
evil into good is a duty to be done by
all conditions of men, and it can be
wrought out as well in the prisoner s
cell as in the highest and most honor
able positions. All human roligion
holds out bone to men who leel regret
for evory evil act. I wish to call your
minds to thul amazing truth mat more
is a Boing who rules the world with
such bcnevolcnco that Ho enables
weak and erring mortals, if thoy will,
to turn their very sorrows and errors
into sources of happiness. We have
many theories in those days, in which
men try to toll us how tho world, so
ling upon certain fixed laws, has evolv
ed itself ; that it goes on by a progross
that roturds nothing but certain rules
of sdvancomont, regardless of all other
considerations, save their own irresis
tikle, solf-oompelling principles. But
boro wo bavo a truth, not only given
us in holy writ, but proved by our own
expcricnSu, that mental regret will
convert a material wrong into a bless
ing, or, if the offender wills, it win
rauits tba same a hundred fold more
hurtful if be rejoices in his wrong do-
ng or hardens his hoart against re
gret. Materialism, ovolution, pan
theism, or any ot tho thoonos which
lenv the irovcrnmont ol an intelligent
God, aro confuted by this truth, that
we can, by conforming to His laws,
hich demand ropontanoo, convert
ovil into good, or by violating them,
mako evil ten fold moro deadly and
destructive Wo can by our minds
and Bentimonts chango tho Influence of
material events, and vary the action
of laws which govorn tho world. , If
man, with all bis wcaknoss, can ao
this, it can only bo by tho aid of a
higher power which shapes, diroctssnd
regulates.
'I know that what I bavo said is
but animnorfoctstutomontof tho great
truth's, compared with tho teachings of
the pulpit, which yon hear eacn nun
day. As my purpose is morely to
speak to you what 1 havo learned in
tho walks ol mo, l couiu give you irom
this narrow field but partial views of
great trutbes. 'ihey may ho of no
valuo to )Tou, yet I trust you will ac
cept them at least as proof of my sym
pathies with your condition and sor
rows; lor 11 any amouion lingers in
tbe breast of him wno speaks to yoo
now, it is that be may be' the friend
and advisor of the ernug and wrong,
door, lie has boon taught by sell ex-
animation and tho study ot others that
we all belong to that class, and that
we owo to one anothor any aid we can
give to onr fellows when they full by
the wayside. .
Sparrows Kills a Canary. A Miss
Krannon, of Hollidayoburg, jjlncod a
cage in which was a valuable canary,
on a nail in front 'of bor bouse, one
day recontly. Shortly altbrwards a
lot of English sparrows congrcgalod
on the Cairo and killed the little song
ster by plucking the greater part of
its leathers out and destroying Dotn us
eyes.
"Father," said a oobbler's lad, as
be was pegging away at an old oboe,
"thev say that trout bits good now."
11 Woll, well,"-replied tho old gontlo-
man, "you slick to your work and
they won't bite yon."
"Well. tou'II own she has ffot a
pretty loot, won't yoo P "Ye I'll
grant you tbst, but thon it never mad
alf as much of an Impression on me
a th old man I r
THE CURRENT ISSUE.
A LETTER IIIOS1 JOHN noWABD, JR.
Mn. Editor: Senator Wulluco do
sorves tho thanks of tho American
peoplo for his admirable and able
speech in the Sonute of tho United
.States oil Thursday, May 29ib, 1879.
Il has tho clear ringol the belter day
of tho Republic in it, when the repre
sentatives of tha people of tho Stales
exercisod a proper caro and decent re
gard for their constituencies. It is an
uhlo, earnest, and I think, unanswera
ble defonso of States rights, and tho
doctrines embodied in the Kentucky
and Virginia resolutions of 1793, and
would utterly confound the advocates
of military in torero uco at elections, if
It wero possihlo to beat either elmme,
common sense, statesmanship, or com
mon decency into Hayes and his crow
of buccaneers in Congress. If you,
Mr. Editor, would publish tho Ken
tucky and Virginia resolutions at this
timo, it would bo good reading for
many who had forgotten some of tbe
prominent hatures In the old John
Adams administration, and give an op
portunity of comparing those times
with Iho present altitude ol the advo
cates ot centralized power and military
election. Tho bistoryf theso resolu
tions is simple. They wero a protest
against tbe usurpation and despotism
of a Federal administration. They
woro passed as measures of rcsiulanco
to un uttompt to revolutionize I bo gov
ernment of theso States. No party
bad darod, from 1798 to 1801, to go
into a popular canvass suainst the
principles of theso resolutions. Tbo
nlumous Alien and ncditlon laws of
Iho administration of John Adams and
tho old Federalist, called them into ex
islenco ub a remedy. Theso laws struck
down Iho sovereignty ol the States
and the liberty ol tho citizen. Tho
passage of these atrocious laws, with
one toll-stroke, swept away the Stato
Government, and by an act of usurpa
tion and revolution centralized and
consolidated all power in tho Federal
(iovcrnmont. They gave tho Presi
dent tho power to override tho Con
stitution and tbe laws of the Stato, in
short, to do almost what ho pleased in
relerenco to the organio laws ot tho
land. The New England and Middle
Suites were crazed by this revolution
ary fanaticism. Tbo people for tbo
moment wore mad. i hoy seomed do-
termiuod to throw away all tho liber
ties they had won in tho glorious
Btrugglo of tho Revolution. Those who
had just thrown off the weight of a
constitutional monarchy seomed Infat
uated with a despotism without a
binding Constitution and without any
law except tho unbridled will and ca
prico of ono man. It was one of thoso
hours of unaccountahlo insanity which
somotimcB ecizo a nation and cause it
to devour its'own laws as tha unnatu
ral swine devour thoir own young. At
this critical juncture the Legislatures
of Virginia and Kentucky came for
ward with a bold and emphntio re-
announcement ot tho sovereignty of
the States, tho grand principle on
which tbe federal Government was
built, and from which il derived all the
powers it possessed. Tho Federal Gov
ernment, they contended possessod no
original power. All its powers are
"derived, "delegated," "grantod'' pow
ers. That the powers of tbe Federal
Govornment are not and cannot bo
sovereign, becauso tbey are derived ;
that they aro necessarily limited, bo
causo they aro delegated ; that thoy
aro in tho naturo of a grant, as declar
ed in article first, section first, of the
Constitution. That tho Statos, there
fore, alone aro the fountains of sover-
cgnty. Ihey aro the original masters
that delegate and grant to the deponu-
ent Federal Government cortatn of
thoir powors according to their own
sovereign will. This is tho spirit of
tho ilontucky and Virginia resolu
tions, (and it is the basis of our Sen
ator's groat speech.) Logically, they
are unanswerable.
Ono of tbe grandest features in Mr.
Wallace's speech is tho multitude of
prools that thero is no such body po
litic known to this country as a "Na
tional Government." It is a "Fedoral
Government," a Government of tho
United Slates. When a resolution
was boloro tho convention that a na
tional Government bo formed, it was
promptly met by an amondmont to
strike out Nutionul and insert Federal,
and thus amended it passed unani
mously without debate.
Mr. Charlos Pinckney, of Houtb Car
olina, raovod in tho Federal Conven
tion to add to the powers of Congress
theso words: "To negative all laws
passed by tho several States intarfer-
lllg 111 UlU U!!IIIUI, Ol IIIO -ivi-iomtiiiu
with the general interest and harmony
of tho Union."
Mr. Rulledge replied: "If nothing
else, tliisalono would damn and ought
to damn tho Constitution. Will any
State ovor agree to be bound hand and
foot in this manner. The resolution
was withdrawn ; it could not havo ob
tained the voto of a singlo Slate in the
Convention, tor the reason that it was
not the intention of the States to part
with any fraction of llieir sovereignty
in lorming a Federal Govornmont.
This explains the strong languago ot
Mr. Muilison in tho' following words :
"Any Government for tho United
States formed on the supposed practi
cability of using(military)forcoagainst
even tho unconstitutional-proceedings
of the States, would bo visionary and
fallacious.'' This rossoningon tbe part
of the father ol the Constitution is cor
rect, because the States being sovereign
bodies, no ooercion can bo applied to
them in any manner to in I or lore with
laws and regulations of a Stato. It is
tbo quality of sovereignty that it has
no master, 'i h redoral Uovernment
is their servant and not their master.
Tho proposition was twice introdtltcd
in tho Constitutional Convention to
clotho the Federal Government with
power to use the Army and Navy of
tbo United olulcs against a non-com
plying Stato, and in neither instance
did the proposition receive a voto of a
singlo State, and no delegation would
havu dared to return to us oiaio alter
having voted for such a resolution. Of
coarse such mates would novor ciotno
the Fedoral Government, which they
wcr voluntarily erecting, with the
right to wago war upon, them Irom
any consideration whatever, i ncy
nevor did impart to the redoral Uov
ernment soch right until the passage
of th infamous Supervisor and Mar
.hnl bill of 1870 71.
The Constitution iUcJI is an eternal
witness tha, no such powor was ever
inlendod to be given. Even Mr. Lin
coln, when he commenced tho late war,
had not the hardihood to pretend that
b bad a shadow of a warrant for bis
action in the Constitution. Us raised
his first call for troops upon an old de-
funot law of Congress dead from its
own limitation passod tr aid th
State of Pennsylvania in putting down
a whisky rebellion in 17 ltd.
It was ridiculous enough to see seven
REPUBLICAN,
ty five thousand men called to arms
under this defunct anti- Whisky-Rebellion
act, but it was a thousand times
less offensive and less culpable than to
have protended that the Constitution
gave a warrant for such proceeding.
This much I tako pleasure in passing
to tbo credit of Abraham Lincoln, and
on this point ho was certainly a bettor
lawyer than tbo average ltepublicun
Congressman, who appear to bo labor
ing under the delusion that the Con
stitution givos Congress tbo right to
do just what they pleaso with the
mates, n tncrooy tuey can control and
direct tbe elections and perpetuate
a power which they have so grossly
and outrageously abused.
llut 1 started out to call attention to
the great speoch ot one Sonator in Con
gross, and to congratulate the people
that once more the lesson of liberty is
lata beiore us, ana find mysell running
into a discussion of tho subject wbicb,
in my opinion, Mr. Wallace has ex
haustcd. I hopo you will be able to
print tho speech not as campaign lit-
oraturo, but as a desertation on gov
ernment that all mankind should un
derstand. Truly yours,
John Howard, J a.
VETO OF THE LABOR BILL.
Tho Veto of tbo bill nassod duriurr
tho late session of our Slate Legisla
ture to sccuro to operatives and labor
ers in mines and manufactories ol iron
and ateel tho poyment of thoir wages
in luwful money of tho United Stales
has already been announced, and has
provoked considerable discussion by
those interested on both sides ot the
question. It is not our purpose at this
lime to take part in any discussion
cither to defend or doubt the correct
ness of tbe reasons given by the Gov
ernor of the State lor disapproving tho
bill and preventing it by tho uso of the
veto power from becoming a law ; but
wo simply desire to show that tho
strongest objections urged by tbe Gov
ernor might have been obviatod if
those who set themselves up as tho es
pecial champions of tho rights of labor
had been sufliciently wiso to accept
tho reasonable amendments proposed
by Senator C. T. Alexander when the
bill was under consideration in the
Senate. Governor Hoyt, in tbo veto
message, stales his principal object as
follows:
"Tho act is siiociul and within con
stitutional prohibition. Even if gen
eral it would be open to valid objec
tion as being contrary to the genius of
free government and as based upon a
tboory subversive of tho truo princi
ples ot our constitution in that it de
nies tbo laborer the right to sell bis
labor to whom he plcasos and tor such
prices and on such terms ss seem good
to him without molestation, hindrance
or restriction.
In his able argument on the merits
ol tho bill, Senator Alexander referred
to its "special" character, in thr.t. it
only applied to labor einployod "in
mines and manufactories of iron and
steel," and showed conclusively that
unless made "general by amendment,
bo as to apply alike to all branches of
industry, il camo wilbin tho constitu
tional prohibition and could not be
como a valid law. Upon the question
of the policy of the law as proposed by
its friends ho was equally conclusive,
as an extract fiom his Bpcocb, that
covers both of the objections advanced
by tho Governor, will show. Ho said :
Section seven, article three, of the
Constitution, provides that tho Gen
eral Assombly shall not pass any local
or special law changing
tbo rules ol ovidenco in any Judicial
proceeding, or inquiry before court,
A Idorman, Justices of the Peace,
or regulating labor, trade, mining ir
manufacturing. ibis proposed law
may not be local in its character as it
applies to tbrco branches of industry
in all ot tba counties ot tbe mate, in
which they aro conducted, and is there
fore general as to tho business to
which it refers, but is it not spocial us
it applies to throe particular branches
of industry? What did the framers
of tho Constitution mean by tho use ot
tho words local or special in tho con
nection in which they are here nsod?
We must galbor tbeir meaning by the
same rules we would apply in the in
terpretation of a Btatuto. '
llut whether it be unconstitutional
or nut, is not the policy of such a law
bad?. All men aro equal before the
law, and each man should be left free
to mako his own contracts in bis own
way, so long as he docs not interfere
with the rights of others. All laws
in restraint of legltimato'trade are ob
noxious ; all laws tbut seek to Inter-
poso a barrier to tho making of legiti
mate contracts are in restraint of trado,
and an unwarranted interference with
the rights of citizenship."
This seems wise, reasonable and
statesmauliko. Now fir the remedy
urged by Mr. Alexander. His amend
ment reads as follows :
"That every corporation, co-partner
ship, firm or individual doing any bu
siness within this Commonwealth in
which laborers aro employed aball pay
their laborers or omploye at stated
periods in money or merchandise or
other commodity, as moy bo agreed
upon between tbo parlies at tbo timo
of the contract ol hiring and in accord
ance with the terms thereof, and it
shall be unlawful for any corporation
co-partnership, firm or individual, do
ing business as aforesaid, to knowingly
and willully charge their employes
more or a greater prico lor any article
of merchandise furnished than that at
which tho samo article and quality of
merchandise is sold at for cash in tluifizallons each, Murdoch Maderia, of
same town or neighborhood by other
merchants or others trading in such
articles. That it shall be unlawful for
any rotail merchant doing business in
this Commonwoaltb to receive any or
der that may be drawn upon him for
the payment ol labor al less tban It
lace value, or to discount tho same, or
to furnish store goods or merchandise
therefor, charging a greater or higher
prico for the samo than ho would sell
tbe same quality ol goods at lor cash,
or than the same quality of goods or
roorchandiao can bo purchased at fur
cash in tno same town or neighbor
hood. - That any person violating any
ol tbe provisions of this act shall be
guilty ot a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall pay a fine of
not less than ten dollars or more than
fifty dollars for each offense, and shall
refund to tho party to whom such
goods or merchandise shall have been
sold tho difference between the price
charged and the cash price thereof."
Tbe reader will hot fail to observe
that while making the measure gen
oral in its effect upon all kinds of labor,
and thus obviating tbe laiai constitu
tional objection, this proposition was
also comprehensive enough to moot
the objection. ot publio policy, so lorci
lily presented in the veto message.
Under its provioiona there could be no
interlereno with the right oi eon
tract. Upon this point Mr. Aloxan
der said: "Tho amendment I havo
proposed does not interfere with tho
right of capital and labor to contract
with each other, and it mukos tbe or
der that may be issued in payment of
labor, buy as mucb as would that
much moucy." And again: "It rec
ognizes tbo principle that underlies our
institutions, to wit : the freedom of all
our pooplo to make such contracts as
they please, so long as thoy do not in
terfere with any positive law or tbe
rights ol others. But no law should
bo passed, unless based upon tbe sound
est policy, restricting tboir right to s
contract.
It will thus be seen that a fair and
reasonable law for tho protection of
labor might now he upon tho statute
books, bad the pretended friends of
ine -nieasuro before the ijcgislature
last Wintor been "wise in tbeir da)',"
and accepted such modifications of
their bill as would havo brought it
within the bounds of tbe fundamental
law cf tho Commonwealth and of a
sound publio policy. With tbo safety
guard of tha Alexander amendment
tho act would not havo fallen under a
voto. Centre Reporter,
TOO MUCH PISTOL.
Independence Day bus brought again
tho regulation list of casualties, but the
record is-longer and more serious than
usual. Tbe tboory that this is partly
duo to people having more money to
spend on firecrackers and such things
resterday than on fourths ot July bo-
fore for some years Is plausiblo onough,
but thero is anothor case which is pat
ent to evory obsorvcr. This is the
extraordinary and alarming increase
in tbe use ot pistols and revolvers by
youngsters. Ono could hardly walk
half a dozon dquarcs yesterday with
out encountering boys, many of tbem
ttlo fellows, who wero armod with
deadly weapons and firing them off
whenevor thoy felt like it. Grown up
people are so much accustomed to the
toy pistol in which tho small boy usod
to firo off his crackers in oolebration ol
Amorioan Independence, that one was
at first inclined to suppose that the
weapon he found a youngster playing
with must bo some variation of this
familiar weapon, but closer examina
tion would likely show that it was a
genuine revolver and that the amateur
marksman was firing away at some
thing with ball cartridges, often with a
lot ot alill smaller youngsters danger
ously near. Tbe hospital reports bi is-
tle with Ibe names of boys, ton, eloven,
twelve years old, "shot in the left
hand, tbe wounds in most cases hav
ing beon inflicted by tha victims them
selves, while holding their unaccus
tomed weapons in their hands before
cocking and discharging them. But
this was not the worst. Ibe cases are
not few where other boys wen the vic
tims, and in one instance an old resi
dent was shot in the right arm by a
araall hAy t4 ..n.i.l . nn.J .LUk
may necessitate amputation.
It is not dimcult to understand the
provalonce of this practioe of pistol
carrying by Young America when ono
learns that soven-shootors, which yes
terday s oxporienco bos shown are ca
pable of inflicting vory serious wounds,
are sold for a dollar and a quarter
apiece. Nor docs it seem so extraor
dinary that poople ebould allow tboir
children to play with auch dangerous
weapons when one remembers that
religious newspapers have so far tor-
gotten tbe old traditions that tbey are
offering revolvers as promiums. But
it is certainly high time to call a holt
wben tbe muttor jins gono so lar that
the infant hardly abandons his rattle
before be begins experimenting on ven
erable passers-by with his pistol. The
fact is this latest development is only
an illustration of a mania tor carrying
deadly weapons which bus already as
sumed alarming proportions. Evory
nowspapor roader lias observed the
growing frequency ol shootings by
boys and young men, sometime by
accident, but too often in avenging
some lunoied wrong.
The subjoot should not be allowed to
drop out of the publio attention long
with tbo celebration ol tbo holiday that
has forced its consideration. For one
thing, it ought to bomadoacrimotosoll
Buch weapons to youngsters, thon the
oflondor should be punished to the full
extent of the law. lint the great re
form needed is a condemnation by pub
lio opinion oT the whole system of car
ing deadly weapons, it has beon
e fashionable thing for Northern
nowspapcrs to leoture the South on its
offenses in this direction ; the time has
now come when preaching Is noCdud
ut home. Philadelphia Thus, Julyhth.
a man price for liquors.
From the Baltimore .Sun, wo lake
the following i
Tho cataloguo salo of whiskies.
brandies aud wine of the late Otho W
Eicholberger was coneludod rocently
at tho Now Assombly Rooms, by F.
W. Bennett 4 Uo., auctioneers, the
attendance was largo, Including public
and privato bnyers. Somo of tho old
brandy and wino brought the very
highest prices. Four demijohns of;
1811 Hennessey Gognao brandy, six
teen gallons in tho lot, brought $780.
Throe of the demijohns brought .r0 a
rallon, and theothorllo. Three dom
iiohns Uennosaey ot 1SJU Drought 0-5
a gallon, threo demijohns of 1845, $28,
and threo demijohns of 1810, (22 a
gallon. Three demijohns of Jamaica
rum, ol ima, brought (lb a gallon.
Madona winoa sold from 14 to 128 a
uallon. A lot ot fifty demijohns, tour
1818. sold at 120 a gallon, or 12.000
for 200 gallons; six demijohns, 1845,
brought $28 a gallon ; 21 demijohns,
1830, (12; KB demiiohni, 1817,11V gal
lons, tb latter taken by Mr. S. Ward,
of New York, who bought largely at
th sal through aahaltimor dealer.
Four demijohns ol Lisbon wine, 1815,
sold at $16 a gallon, and th sams fig
ares were paid for six gallon sherry,
1800. Bottled wines, Terr old, sold
for $3 25 and $4 a bottle. Sherries, 1802
o 1873. brought $2 50 to $4 a gallon.
Old Boarbon whisky, bottled, 1804 and
I860, sold at $3 to $3 50 by the gallon.
Some bottled old ryo whisky sold al
about $1 a bottle, bat these were not
in good hap, the oorks having soften
ed to a pith Irom age. Lots of old
wine in bottles wer in th same ststs,
and wer withheld for recorking.
With these and a lew other exoeptions
everything was old, and privaU buy.
ers were such roady bidder that th
trad wa nearly always ruled out.
Th sales for th two days aggregated
about $150,000, and realized th full
vale pnt upon Iho stock by the ad
ministrators. It was on ol th larg.
at offrinirs ol th kind vr mad in
thia country, and th best selection of
win and liqoorn, quantities consider
ed, to be found in th United State.
Domijoon wcr charged at avnty
flv oents each, and thaw a ron realis
ed abont $5,000.
EDUCATIONAL.
HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN
BRADY TOWKSUIP;
BY W, S. LUTHEB.
The educational history of Drady
township is properly divided into four
periods, vis: The early settlements, or
period ol no schools: second, the iio
riod of "Pay schools ;" third, iho period
oi -r roe schools, ' beloro tho County
Superintondoncy ; fourth, tho period
oi tno ouperintenaency,
FIRST PERIOD.
Tbe first white settler oi Brady
township, or the county, of whom we
have any record, was James Woodsido,
of Chester county, Pa. Ho mado tbe
first settlement on warrant No. 570 on
Stump creek in tbo year 1785. The
farm is known as the" Woodsido P'laco,"
and is owned by Capt L. B. Carlilo,
an ox toachor ol the township. Air.
Woodsido died in 1835, and his remains
Iio in an unmarked grave In tbe
Lutbersburg Cemetery. Twonty-two
yours aftor this settlement (1807) Joab
ugdon located a Turm and settled
about a mile further down the crock.
Shortly after this, Goorgo, Miohael and
Fred. Shaffer Bottled in the nortborn
part of the twp. George Bottled on the
farm where DuBois now stands. The
other two brother located their farms
farther up tho creek of Sandy Lick.
In 1814 three brothers, James, Benja
min and Thomas Carson made settle
ments, and in 1820Lebbeus Luther, ol
Massachusetts, bought and settled a
tract ot land where Luthorsburg now
stands. Benjamin Bonsall was the
noxt settler and afterwards a teacher
of the township. The southern part
ot tbe township was settled by tier-
mans, who aro strong snpportors of
popular education and bave done much
in tbe educational work of the town
ship. All the early settlors remained
citizens of the township until their
death except Mr. Luther, who moved
to Kidgway in 1845.
SECOND PERIOD.
As a large proportion of the early
Bottlers were men without families,
there was no nocessity for schools until
1824, when the first school in the
township was taught in tho Union
Church at Luthorsburg, a log building
eroctod for school and church purposes.
Tho first house built exclusively for
school purpose, was located at tbe
t nion graveyard, about a milo east ol
Troutville. The teachers of tb is po
riod assoitod their qualifications to
teach in an agreement, which was
signed by himself and tho patrons.
That is, bo would agreo to teacb cer
tain branches as lar as cortuin rulos.
For Instanco, in arithmetic, a teacher
would agree to teach as far as tho
Singlo, or Double ICulo of Three : '
and some who considered themselves
masters of the branch would include
"Tare and Trot." The first teacher of
Uw. , mtwll. m wimu ouuum,
who taught in the Union Church, at
Lutbersburg in 1824. There was no
school until 1828, when Peter Hoover
opened a school in th church. He
also taught In 1829. In 1830, David
Hoover taught tbe school, and In 18.11
a school was opened by John McGorlio.
more is no record or schools, then,
until 1834, although schools wore held
in tbe township.
THIRD PERIOD.
The Common School law of Penn
sylvania was passed in 1834, and in
1835 this township voted upon the law
and adopted it with a good majority.
This pcricd marks a great change ovor
tbo "1'ay schools of a tow years be
fore. The school boards examined tho
teachers and fixed a certain standard
of qualification necessary ibr a toach
or. Although tbe plan was not a good
one, it was the best that could be had
at tho time, and laid a sure foundation
for a hotter future. Tbe number of
schools ot this period as yet eould not
bo ascertained, but among tbe teachers
we find the names ol John Carlile,
George Gotwalt.Lebbeus Lutbor, Ben
jamin Bonsall, John H. Soyler, Joseph
ooyler,Jobn Keams, f.lijau Wall, Alary
A. Uariilo, A. J. Hemphill, l'olor Ar
nold, Lewis Rishel, Hiram E. Carlilo,
U. Barrett, V. W. Barrett and J ore
Miles. Thoro were a number of eood
houses built and the number of schools
had increased to seven in 1854.
FOURTH PERIOD.
In 1854 tho County Suporintendency
was established and Dr. Scbrivor was
elected tho Superintendent of tho
county. Tho school system in Brady
then commenced a wonderful change.
Tho qualifications of teachers had been
tested by the BchoTjl Board, but now
this duly belonged to tho Superintend
ent. Although the looked. lor chaogo
in tbo schools wa slow in being de
veloped, iu a lew years tbe standard
ol qualification was raised, teachers
became interested in tho school work.
aa a profession, and the poople, also,
became more interested in the educa
tional work of the township. Sevoral
new bouses were built, and in ln:
there were ten schools in the township.
By 1803 Brady had so increased in
population that it was found the school
accommodations of former years were
entirely insufficient lor the times, and
a more thorough and substantial work
must be commenced. This year Is thon
marked as tho commencement of tho
rcul and rapid development of educa
tional work in the township, by tho
citizens, teachers, and the school board.
The school board commenced the
erection of large and comfortable
buildings with convenient play grounds
and out-buildings. This work was con
tinned until every district was supplied
with good aooommodalions, besides the
lormation of a large number ot new
districts and tbe grading ol a number
or school!.
TOWNSHIP INSTITUTES.
In 18G3 tbe School Board also e
tablished the Brady Township Teach
era' Institute, allowing the time to the
teacher. Tbe Institute in th town
ship wa held at Lulbersbirg, hold
ing its sessions each alternate Satur
day as tbe law directs. This was con
tinued lor two years, not tbs teachers,
not properly anderstanding the real
object ol th District institute, allow
ed it to become so inpopular that in
1M05 it was abolished, it wa re-es
tablished in 18C9 by th School Board
and continued annually until 1874,
when the Board thinking it no longer
a necesstitv it was airain abolished.
The Institute has been continued by
th toachor every year linos, meeting
with iU greatest success In 1878-9.
Th District Institute, although one
unpopular, has enlisted the support of
all good citizens, and done more fur the
advancement or tba real work in the
school room than- any other agency.
It ha raised tb teachers of Brady to
the front rank in th proleasion in
th ooonty ; making th teachers
always ready for duty, eitbor in th
County Institute or other position
they may be called upon to fill. Ia
1874 th county wa divided Into lour
Local Institute district. Tha first
one hold in Brady was in tho Lutheran
Church at Lutbersburg in the Spring
of 1875. Tbe second was hold at
Troutvillo In 18711, meeting with good
success at each place.
COUNTY INSTITUTE.
Th County Institute was establish
ed in 1856 ; but the first attendance
from Brady of which we bave any
record was in 18U7, when Mary E.
Brisbin and Vf Luther, attended at
Curwensvillo. In 18118 there was an
additional attendance of J. W. Corp,
K. U. Hayes, Maggie Brisbin and
Clara H. Barrett. In 1869 thorewero
oight toacbors present, and each year
Irom 1870 to 1874 ovary teacher in tho
township attended tbe County Insti
tute. Hinca 1871 all the teachers have
not attended ; ull but a very few
have annually been seen at the County
educational mootings, and thoso who
have not attended aro teachers who
do not take enough interest to attend
the District Institute
The following is a list of ofllcors of
tho County Institute) elected from
Brady :
Hc! Presidents W. S. Luther, two
terms; C. S. Luther, one term ; L. E.
Wober, ono torrn ; W. F. Shannon,
one term.
Secretaries Vl&ry E. Brisbin and
Sadie Morgan, each one term.
Recording Secretary -W . 8. Lutbor,
one term.
THE SCHOOL.
Daring these many year of pro
gressive educational development, it ia
well to mention somo of the work done.
In Luthorsburg and Dullois schools
bave beon ngraded and placed on an
educational basis that it is hoped all
tbe other schools will receive as soon
as it can be done. Coal Hill is the
most noted school for practical results
in tbe township. Twonty-live teach
ors, or one-fifth that bus ovor taught
in the township, have stopped from the
Coal Hill school room into tbe teacher'
profession in the free school, bosidc
a large number who bave taught sub
scription schools. All those teachers
were successful in tho profession. This
school to-day stands the model school
ol tbe township, when all tho citi
zens will give tbeir full support to tbe
schools, thon will all our schools be
come model schools. Brady has had
tbe benefit of a successful management
of her schools, paying bor toacbors fair
wages, but never excessive ; always
paying her debt whon thoy become
due, and reaping a good reward for
tne amount paid.
AS was said boloro, the nrotrress of
education in the early history of the
township was slow, though ns progres
sive as time would allow until 18U3,
wben a new lifo was infused into the
work, and by 1879 wo find nineteon
woll-organizod schools and an educa
tional interest awakoncd among the
people scarcely equaled in tbe county.
Tho township on account of its great
territory, population, and gonoral re
quirement has beon divided, and in
this year it will start out on a new
period, but one that will be marked
with education as bor ereatcst and
foremost work. "Then in view of our
educational interests as a whole, tho
work which was to bo done, wbnt has
been done, and tho obstacles amid
which it has been accomplished, it
seems to me every impartial person ac
quainted with tho workings of tho sys
tem must bo favorably impressed with
it. True, it has not accomplished all
that might have been accomplished nor
all it is destined to accomplish. Every
great work is a work of time, and can
only be accomplished by persevering
and patient lovo. A foundation has
been laid upon which a structure may
be raised more noble than the grand
est achievements of human architec
ture. This, lannnnf th bNmImI xeexmirm
that is to bloss and adorn our land.
LIST OF TEACHER WHO HAVE TAUGHT
IN BRADY.
Wilson Cooper, Petor Hoover, David
Hoover, Geo. Gotwalt, Lebbens Luther,
Benjamin Bonsall, Elijah Wall, Jere
Miles. John 11. Sevier. Josenh Sevier.
John Reams, David Reams, Wm. Kirk,
F. K. Arnold, A. J. Hemphill, J. C.
Barrett, P. W. Barrett, A. M. Troy,
Lewis Rishol, Milo Armagoet, Wm.
Armagost, Benton Stebbins, Wm. Stob
bins, liiram E. Carlile, Mary A. Carlile,
James Pierco, John Kyler, Jno. H.
Kirk, J. Harbison Seyler, Goo. Mor
gan, L. B. Carlilo, J amos Ritchie, Law
rence Morgan, Jr. a. Weber, Jesse Car
lilo, E. I. Kirk, J. W. Corp, D. M.
Beams, J. M. Carlilo, D. il. jjino.
Nettie Barrett, Clara II. Barrett, Fan
nie Barrett, Annie Newson, Lewis U.
Flcgal, Miss J. M. Jonos, Mary VV etor,
Jacob 11. Dearsdorf, Mary E. Brisbin,
h. G. uayos, Maggio Broon, bavilla
Hamilton, J. L. Soyler, Lucy Pentz,
S. G. Kuntz, A. W. Mulhollan, Miss
Johnson, Maggie Brisbin, Charles Bar
rett, Jjizzie bmilh, Isabella ration,
Myra D. Thompson, Goo. C. Kirk, W.
S. Luther, C. S. Lulhor, B. 8. Kirk, E.
A. Wilson, 11. M. Seyler, Mary iiou
sulL W. A. Soyler, Ferdinsnd Seyler,
Nellie B. Shaw, Wm. Millen, D. H.
Clark, M. R. Bruce, J. B. Johnson, M.
A. Roams, 8, T. Brockbank, G. C.
Pifer, A. W. Dunlap, badie Kratzor,
K. Soyler, E. Campboll, D. C.
Heighes, Joseph C. Wilson, Thomas
Kirk, Jr., M. A. Kirk, W. F. Shannon,
L. E. Wober, J. A. Johnson, J. M.
Postlothwail, W. A. Coulter, N. J.
McKloskey, A. L. Schofiold, J. F. Nel
son, J. A. linwersox, Miner A. jhc
Clure, T. E. Moore, (f. W. Weaver, M.
Weaver, J. 1). Moll, J. A. llarman,
W. A. Portor, Belle Welch, L. C. Reed,
Virginia Flegal, Wm. Postlcthwait,
W. T. Necloy, Elaonoro Weaver, A.
P. Irish.Kfflo Barchfleld, Hottio Mooro,
G. W. Nelson, S. E. Hayes, L. O.
Hayes, Juliet Reed, Frank Mulhollan.
Alice Reed, Maggie Reed, Clara Reed,
l-i u - I . u - u v. i. w n
l iuib iTnt.i, tfut.i, tuuvu, ,i.
Pentz, Sadie Morgan, Sadie Schofiold,
Sue Rishel, V. A. Wilson, John I.
Brockbank, J. T. Middle, Wm. Middle,
C. M. Ruffunsberger, E. E. Jimeson.
LIST Or DIRECTORS.
Dr. T. J. Boyor, J. F. Mulhollan,
Elias Rishol, S. C. Dunlap, G. S. Yoas,
David Keams, Wm. li. Kirk, Joseph
Seyler, J. H. Soylor, G. W. Long,
Josse Lines, John Heherling, Lover
Flcgal, M. 11. Luthor, Wm. T. Hamil
ton, James Irvin, Ucorge C. lurk, u.
M. Thompson, Daniel Rishel, Samuel
Postlcthwait, Amos Bonsall, C. Korb,
M. S. Clark, Jonathan Shaffer, Michaol
Sbafer, R, II. Moore, Johnston Hamil
ton, Joseph II. Kirk, John Potter, J.
P Oswald, Henry ftnarr, s. u. iumz,
Lewi Henoch, Dr. W. A. Means, Dr.
It. V. Spackman, Sli llarman, it.
Luther, 8. R. Lobnugh, J. L. Wober,
IL. O. Wosver. Wm. Sohwem, Sr.,
Jacob Edinger, Elijah Ashenfoltor, 11.
W. Kaughl, Joseph seyler, jr., rrcu.
nobler.
Didn't vi Wallop 'Km ? Charle
Fostor. Republican candidate for Gov
ernor ol Ohio, loved th Union so de
votedly that he didn't dare to trust
himself near tbe front during tho war.
11 old dry goods and accumulated
legal tender. And when tbe tatter
rj, battered boy in blue cam back
b said, "Didn't we just everlastingly
wallop 'em " It was iust old glory,
and lor my reward I'll take just such
office as ar going." Th party i
filled to overflowing with patriots of
that kind. And they've managed to
grab all the good plsce. Chicago
Tinu.
Th difference between the Texas
desperado and the Sheriff who hang
him, fa that th desperado gets the
"drop" on his man and tb Sheriff
gels bit man on the drop.
It wa a self made doctor In Michi
gan who wrote to John Bright asking
him bow bi disease got along, and be
is justly indignant that bi letter waa
never answered.