TUB HLEUFIELD REPCBLICAS,M CLEARFIELD, PA. MTAIII.IIHUII IN I3t. tltf larffrsl Circulation of any Newipapci hi North Central Pcuuaylvai.la. so 3 OO Terms of Subscription. If paid In advanea,or within I moot hi... If paid after and before N avmtbi If ..vd after tbeeipiratioa of 0 uuBtba.. Rates oi Advertising, Tranilvnt divert Isetnenta, par square of 10 lines or cm, timei or less $1 60 Kr seh i tihi.e'pient insertion 5f A lininiKtnton' and Kieeutore uoticei t &0 Auditors' untie 8 60 Ciiutirmn and Enraya 1 60 Iimiolutlon notices 3 00 I'rofonionul Curds, ft Hnei or less,l year..... ft 00 Loal notices, per line 10 YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 ,,-usre I 00 ) column 00 2 .tiuaros 16 00 column.. 70 00 !itiarei. 10 00 1 ooluinn 1M 00 O. B. UOODLANPER, Publisher. CLEARF IELD REPUBLICAN. QIO. B. Q00DLANDEB, Editor & Proprietor; VOL. 51-WIIOLE NO. 2,699. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. TERMS-$2 per annum in Advance. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11880. NEW SERIES-V0L. 21, NO. 47. EDUCATIONAL. BY 11. L MeQUOWN. RifOLvsn, That w eontider It tht duty of tha parents to tha eblldrua to v hit tbt pablio sehoole, and (but tBeoBrajie teaeber and pupils ! their arduous duties; an I that wa shall ooBitder it gross neglcet of duty od the part of tbo parent bo fail to riiit their school at Wast one during tbo aofaoul term Tba ft'ioT ruotatioa wai adoptai at nsarlt Tory Educational nesting bold ! th count during tbo tour of public oxtmlDttloDi, Wm the school toachor remembered on Thanksgiving day 7 Tbo teuchom in .Sarulv townfthin nro lioMlin' siu'I-lWiiI DiNtrici (nHtitulf.H. TiwTicrM con.taiii.i:k M:n W have prirttod a large number of tho now FEE RILL, and will on tbo receipt of twenty 8vr eettt.. mull fopT tn ny address, nrl' gau'ijtrs' Cards. tj w. SMITH, A'i'TORNEY-AT-LA W, 11:1.7.1 f'lrartlrld. Pa. J LINGLE, A T TOI1SBY -AT - LAII, l:l ' Plllllp.burg, Centre Co., Pa. y:pd JJOLAND D. swooeK, ATTOKNKY AT LAW, Curwrmtrilla, Clearaold county, Pa. out. 9, '7-lf. 0 SCAK MITCHELL, ATT0HNEY AT LAW, CLKARFIFLb, PA. trHKrice in tb Opera IIoum. ootv, '78 tt'. "I I!. Si W. BARRETT, Attoknkyi and Counrfxors at Law, clbarfikld, pa. January SO, 1878. 1 TSRAEIj T K.ST, ATTORNEY AT LAW, t'learUclil, Pa. pG-ftttlrt ona d'tor cait of Shaw Houaa. IJy . Til. M. McCUM-OUGir, ATTOIi.NEY AT LAW, CLEAltFIBI.D, PA. l lfi.i in Ma.onia tiuildiog, 8:oni .trpft, op. lit1 the Court Houa. JaMTD-tr. T C. AUNOI.n. LAW 4 COLLECTION OFFICE, crUWKNNVILLH, CirarlleH Couot.y, Pvnn'a. 7iy s. IsnoCKBANK, ATIOKNKY AT LAWT, CLEARFIELD, !M. ILL! AM M. IIENKY, JuHTiPK or thr Pbao akp Hcuitekkii, Ll'MUKH CITY. Collection! tnndo nd money promptly paid over. Article! of green, out and dtvU oi ooDTeyiknro noktly ovoiutd ind wrri.ttl nor rot or no churRo. H)y'71 JOHN D. THOMPSON, Juftico ; tbo Pwuo iind Srr.Tener, Curweiikville, ! HSt-CftllMiioni wmlt and idiip promptly Vald vr. lot.'7IM HKNRY liHKTII. (I'-imn r a.) JUSTICE OF THE PEACE run arLL townmiiip. Ma 8. Ih7 lj JAM KS MITCHELL, PRALan la Sijuiir'.' TiinbiT & TimluT LiiikIh, jall'71 tl.KAHFH:l.D. PA. REUBEN HACKMAM, House and Sign Painter and Paper Hanger, Clearfield, Pelin'a. .Will exaouta Joba In hit tina prwrflpilT and U a workoianlika manner. arrM7 JOHN A. fSTAOLEIt, P.AKKK, Msraal w.. ClrarOdd, Pa. Frf.h Br.ad, l!uk, It .III, Pin and Cnka no uand or mada tn order. A Kneral ariortrnfnt of ruriiaetlonaria. Fruil and Nuta in Block. too Cream and Oy.lori in action, riitloun orally ii poiila ihe I'o.tt.Ctre. I'rici'. niodarat. t grow U. lit CP! s in Oprn llnure. .'M1TII V. WILSON, ap 2b.n-j ilUornry-al-lMie, Cl.KAH FIELD, - - 1'F.NN'A iOffira iti tha Maai.Dio Buildinff. nrar Ihe County National Hank. ImurJa-fli, WEAVER &, BETTS, DKAl.ra la Real Estale, Square Timber, Saw Legs, AXP Ll'MHKHOF ALL KINDS. re-l'Hka od Saj. nd ilrwat, is roar of Itoro n-'jiii of Ueorje Weaver A Co. janU, '78-K. RICHARD HUGHES, JI STICE OF TUB PEACE roa lltcalur TouiiKhlp, Oaceola Mill. P. O. all nfflelal hu.lne.i anlraitrd lo him will be 1 promptly alteodcd to. mch2u, 7. nAIillY KNYDEIi, UAHIIEH AND HAIHDHESSKM. Shop on Market ft., oppoilte Court nou.a. a He.n towel for avcry curtomor. Alio dealer in lle.'l lllau.la if Tobai co and Cl(;ara. r"-.riM P. mar 19. PATID l. aaaaa. johh w. wHiaLar. H Il.t.lAU A. WAI.I ACI. ii a hut r. wAi.i.oa. lfALLACK Ji KliFUS, V (Suiceiiora to Wallace A Fieljina,) A T T O 11 N E Y S - A T - L A V , i.r.1'77 Clcarlteid, Pa. J. K. SNYDER, A I'T'JHNKY AT LAW, L'LKA P.F1KLD, I'A. itLlice or.r tua iu.)ty NatioaAl Bin1. .loi.a 2fl, '7atr. L. Mc(ii:K, DuBuis, Clearfield County, Penn'a. ar Will attend promptly to all legal buolnefi intruded to hia oaia. ijamSi, 'eHI. Tflol. H. uraaAT. craua aop.noR. U11RAY Si CORDON, X A T T ORNEi'S AT LA W, CLKAHFIKLD, PA. 0Office 1b Pia'a Opera Hou.a, leoond floor. t;ltl'74 w II. I, I AM A. UAOERTY, OI'I K i; ofer T. A. I'lirk A to.'a toro, . CI.EARFILLD, PKNN'A -Will attead to all legil bu.lne.i wilb prumi.llieaa and Ddallly. febi 1,'all.tf. oi.arM a. ii'aMAi.Lr. baaiat. w. a'citanr. pENALLY i JIcCURDY A ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, I'learUeld, Pa. .IMT Legal baaineaa atleniled to promptly wlthj nielity. lttnra oa Heeood atreot, aboae tba Flral National Bank. J. 0:1:7" 4 (i. KHAMER, A. A 'I'IOBNEV-AT-IjjW, Real Kiitata and Collection Agent, ( I i:ahkii:m, pa., IVill protoplly attend to all legal bminesi ea truited to hi. eare. .irerdOi.ie is Pie'i Opera IIoum. jaBl'7t. A JAMES H. TURNER, JI STICE OF THE PEACE, Wallaretmi, Pa. rlle In prepared binmelf with all the necexaiy blank fnuR iimlcr (lie I'rnaion and Uoonty lawi, aa well m blank Uordi, tu. All r 11 matter! eittrunti-d lo Lit owre will rtceire prompt attention. Way 7th, lbT.'-tf. MXIKW I1AHW1CK, Muiket Htreet, I It-artleM, I'a., HANI fALTURK AfD lll.Al.KR 111 tlarnr. iiridltt, Saddles, Collars, and Horse-rurnistinuj uouuo. jMrAH kindt of irpatrin,: promptlj aitcndcd tn. nm.lAltr' HrfrdiTiire. Ilorie llmibt'a. Carry Com (if. Ao., alwav! on Land ati-l for idle at the lowest oah price. I M rch IV. 1 7 G . H. HALL, PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER, NEAR CLEARFIELU, PENN'A. iPumpi always on band and made to order n inori nouco. ripe avwnv vu itWUnui. AH work warranted to render latlBfaetion, and delivered if desired. myJOilypd THE LUCKY HORSESHOE. A farmer t rate line; with bii load Picked up a bnneihe in the road, And nailed it lot ta bit barn door, That Link iniifbt down npua him pour, That evcrjr tileiiing known tn life Mi jf la rrown hi. bomeitead and hie wlfr, And never any kind of harm Deter od upon bii growing farm. But dire ill fnrtuGe loon began To vinit thr nntoundod man. lit! hem declined to lav tbeir gri ; 111 bron tumbieil frvta the pogn, ' And rati devoured tbn Ullsn Itti; III. cum, that never failed before, M title wet and rotted on the floor j Hie grai refute J to end in hey j llle enttle died, or went a trey j In ihort, all moved the crooked way, Next Spring a ureal drnii((ht baked the lod, 'vi.ijii e.erj pea in pofl ; Ihe l ane dicUrpd they could u lofi hi Nuture acted m; KcduiniHiit iutpcii reared their brood To .larve for lack f juioy lood j " 'f Be Kat e from barrel lirfrs Want off A il tti.y bd the boo.iti eough, And nolbing of the uielul kind 'Jo hold ti(.-tiier It-It toohuei. j In ihxrt, ii wm m. uoe to try V 6 ile all tba laod wai in afry. One morn, dnuoraliied with grief, 'I he limner elauored fur relief; And prityed right l4rt iu undentand W rut aiiehcuf' now poineied bii Ittnd Why bouau and lerin tn mixery grow Mnue bo nailed up ibat "lucky" eboo. Whila (bui diimayed o'er mitten wrong An ild u.aa cbNuccd to trudge aloog, To b')lD be tuid, with wormwood toari, How bii atUirt wore in arreari, And wbiit a dt-nperaie Hate of thingi A pickvi-up bir.eihoe lometiuiM bring. The itrtnger ailed to.ee the ihoe, The faruitr brotight it into view: Hut when the old man relied hia head, He lo u lied outrigbl, Bud quiakly laid, "No wonder ikus upon you frown You're nailed the borteilioa upiide down ! Jut turn it round, and in n you'll lee Uuwyuu and Fortune will agree." The fern) or turned the horteihoe roua l, And .bower. be:in to iwell the ground ; Tim lun.bioo laughed among hi grain, And heap, on hciipi piled up the wain ; Tho lolt hie bay could barely hold, Hu on I tic did ai thry were told ; lit! Iruit treva nerdi-tl iturd piopa To hold the gntbermg apple oropa ; U turnip and potato field) Artoniihcd all men by their vie) Il ; l-'oiki nuvur aw nucb uan ol ourti At in bii imilmg bill, were bum ; Hi. barn wai lull ot hunting bin. ; 11 ij wile p rent1 n led him with twina; liu niuliOor. mirvt'llt-d more and mora To n u ue increaio in bii itoro. And now tho tutriy farmer llngi ' "Ihcre are two wejiot dcing thing. And when lor gotd luck you would pray, ail up the boraeitioe tbe rtfAi way," -Jnm T. FUId, in Harpv't Jlogntim fur itrttmbtr. 11 uw WILD MUSTS AUK ca van t. VY.K YoltKS DEALtK IN MEN AUF.IlltH A FuKTUNIb IN CANAItlKS Till UAN WHO CONTHOLS Till TRADE IN Tlllklt, l.hlNa AND OTIIIU l.MlllthTINO ANIMALS. J P. MttKHN RICH, DISTRICT ATT0HNEV, CLEARFIKLD, PA. All legal biitlnea. entruil.d to hia oara will re relre prompt attention. Jaft-Olllee In tba Court Home. augl4,l78.y. JOHN h. CUTTLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Vnd Heal relate Agent, Oferflrld, Pa. Offlea oo Third .treat, bet. Cherry A Walnnt. fSaVReipeotfolly otfert hia aervleaain telling and buying land, In Clearfield and attyoinlng eountlea Bad with an eapertenoeot over twenty yean aa a aorrayor, fiattara btmielf thai ha can render lallefeelUn. Feb. l8:S:tf, rllE underaigned beg. leaea to Iniortn the pub lie that be ia now fully prepare to aoeommo- date all la the wayofrurni.hing IK. lea, llugglea, Saddle, and llarneli, on the eborteit notice and u reaaonabla tarme. heildenoe on Loeuil itreet, between Third and Fourth. IIP.O. W. OfcAHHART. Ilearfleld, Feb. 4, 1874. WASHINGTON HOUSE, GLEN HOPE, PENN'A. THE undTiigned, having leased thii eom-' mudioua Hotel, la the villge of (lien Hope, ii uow prepared to aecommodiitB all who inny call. My tel le end bar rball be mppliid with tbe best the market nffordi. tlKoitOB w. IIOTTS, Jr. Olcn Hope, Pa , March 20, IRTV tf. THOMAS H. FORCEE, DIAIaBB I UENKKAL MKKCH AN'l'IHK, fin All AMTON, Pa. Alio, extensive manufacturer and dealtr in Square , limber and ciawed Lumi-eroi an ainm. Orders aolicited and all bills promptly nurd. L J'' ' glinsltians' (Cards. jyt E. M. SCIIEURER, IIOMtKOPATUIO PHYSICIAN, Offiaa In raildence on Flrit at. April 4, 1871. Clearfold, Pa. jyt. Y. A. MEANS, I'll Y8ICIAN & SURGEON, DtlnoIH CITY, PA. Will attend profe.alonal oalla pramplly. ang10'70 )-.T- J- BOYER, k'UYSICIAJJ AND SUROEON, OSoa OB Market Street, Claarteld, Pa. 40Ac boarat to IS B. ra., and 1 to t p. n. D R. J. KAY WRIOLEY, IIOMiDPATlUC PIIYSliHAN, raMimr, adjoining tba residence af Jaiaaa '"). h.., oa Smi. lit., Clearuold, Pa. Julj.ll," tf. , U. B. VAN YALZAI1, CI LAIlKl.l. PlilMN'A. "'PICK IN URalllUNOH, CORNER Of riltST AND PIN H BTRKKTrl. - OBoa boata-rroal II U I P. M. . . Hay II, 1871. J)U. 3. V. llURCIl FIELD, Hnrrea of tbo 811 ftegtaiefit, Paaaeyl.aola V alaateara, hawlag rataraed fraaa lha Army, I en hi. pnf.aM.wal aaraiaaf ta IboaltlaaBa "f riearOald eowaty. 1 -ProfeeelowBl aalll framptly attandad to. W-e o rlam. itraet, foraaarlyoaooplad by r.WHl,. ... 7 faaraMU 1 1 PRlNTTNO Of SVDf H8C.IP j" Una .nuy aiaeitad at tbla a.aa. . E. A. BIGLER & CO., DSALBRI IB SQUARE TIMBER, and manufacturer! of ALL KINDHOKHAM 1 I MIII K, 8 TJ CLEARFIELD, PENN'A. S. I. SNYDER, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER inn BfliLBB la Watches, Clocks and Jowolry, Oraioei't flow, Jfml.l .?tr,.l, MCAHFiri D, PA. All kindl of repairing la ray line promptly at. enuen in. Jan. lit, m'f Clearfield Nursery. ENCOURAGK HUM E IN DUSTRY. ffHR untjer.lgned, having a.taVlihed a Nur- J. iery on the 'Pike, about half way bet w era tlearBeld and CnrwemviMe, f. prepared to far niik all kinda of HIT IT TREES, (Mandard aad dwarf,) Kvrrgreena, tthruohery, t.rane Inei, Uoo.eherry, Lew loo Blarhherry, Strawberry, and Ri.pberry Vines, A'ao, HlberhiB Crab Tree, Wuince, and early e:arlt Hhaharh, tie. Orders promi'tly atte&dtd te. Address, J. V. WHIUilT, ej'SO H-y CurwanMvklla, Pa. MEAT MARKET. F. M. CARDON & BEO., On Market PL, efle door wnat of M anlon Hoeia, CLEARFIELD, PA. Our arrangement, ara rf tba moat eotnnleir charaelar lor fumiihing the publie with Freak Meata af all kind, and of tba eery bert quality. We alio deal ia all ktnda of Agrieultutal Imple ment, which wo keep on oibOiitioa for tha bna. ebt of the aublia. Call around when la towa, aad lake a look at thing!, or addreu ui F. Id. I'A H DON A UR0. Clearfield, Pa., Jaly It, 1874-lf. t Irnrflfld luturantt ,1gtnry. JAMEa Bank. CABBOIt, b. BlltDLB. fiCKK M BIIHtLK, Jgrnll, Repreeant the folluwlag aal athar tnt-etaaa Co'a Compaaiaa. Aeaeta. Llr.rpool London A Olobe U. .. Dr.. II. '"!. LrcDiing oa mataalAaaab plaaa.... A.aaa.toa I'bwnia. af llanford, Cone.- J 4JI.0AI laearanoa Co. af Norlb America 1,4.18,874 North Hrlli.b A Mereaaltle U... Br.. 1,71.888 HeoUeak Ootaaiarel.l II. .. Ilranoh.... 87,I4 Walaraown 184,811 Traaalan (Life A AeeldaBl) 4,t,4M Oaiaa a Market it., op a. 04 art llaaaa, OUar 14, Pa. Juae4,'78 lf. Ono diiy I wu8 walking down Cbat bum street, Nuw York, when my bIi'ih wii'o arribted by a queer sound uru- eeiding tumult, us il till tho birds in the world had met in u debuting society. 1 had little dilHculiy in titiilniL' tho door from whence tho chopped volume of inusie issued. It was, 1 beliero, No. 55, a hnndsomo front and a largo store. 1 suuntered to tho door and looked in, und saw a sight that 1 do not think tun bo duplicated in America. On each i(l nf iho store tho wulls wero lined with bird eni from top to bottom. Tho groundwork was of canaries, and there muot huvo been thousands of tluso yellow lulls ol luss and fcuthcrs. Uitderueath this swarming tier of ca naries wore largo compurtments, in which pheasants, cranes and every rare bird, sacred or profane, that I ever heard ol. On tho higher shelvos were smaller song birds and show birds, from inane lovo birds or whistling finches, tip to the hoariest and boarBcsl of parrots. In this wilderness ol cages a siiottisi) man, evidently ol Teutonic build, was walking leisurely. As ho saw mo bo turned and came forward with that eusy, pleasant grace common lo well ured city men. 1 suw at a glace that he was of the best typo ol liermuns ht'Urty, sell poised, intelli gent and cordial. His litco was clear, thoughtful and strong the faco of a man who has Been tho world, has (ought il and whipped it. 1 am thus special in describing him because I lound him one ol the most agrceablo and entertaining men 1 ever met, en gaged in the most utiiquo business, and the Napoleon of bis profession. 1 don't know how 1 camo to know so much "f him so soon, except that bo displayed tnut engaging irankncss that the trav eled mun shows to the inquisitive pro vincial. At any rato, 1 discovered after an hour schat that 1 was talking to lienry Koicno, oi the lirm ol Jieiche & liro., dealers in birds and wild animuls. This lirm is famous the world ovor. and stunds without competitors. In tbe numo of this firm there are organ- izca bands ot hunters in all parts of Asia and Airica engaged in capturing elephants, lions, tigers, Ac., lor ship ment to tho brunch bousoin llamhurg. From this point tho animals aro sup plied to England and tho continent and shipped to America. All tbe wild ani mals that All the menageries and parks nf this continent came through the bright eyed German with whom I spool thul delightful day. Ilis history is full of interest. Ill 1811 or '45 Charles and Henry Reicho, two young (icrmuns, having little less than tho practical education thut teemi to bo natural, to young (icrmans, wero bird peddlers In New York. They went uliout from street to street telling birds from stands. Their trade was principally in cana ries, which they had sent ovor from Germany, wht ro they only cost ton or twelve cents each. 1 hey did a protty iuir uuainosB up to intii, when tney made a daring stroke that made them a (iirtu no and established the enormous business they now control. At that time California was id tho flush ol gold. finding, liold wasplcntilul there, nut luxuries tew. Ihero was no trans- continental road and the isthmus route was tedious and cosily. Young Reiche, knowing that canaries wore unknown there, and behoving tbey would be come the rage when onco Been, do- tcrmined lo carry over a cargo. Ho, tlicreloro, got 3,U)U or tho yellow lul lows together, and, packing litem in little cages, started lor the isthmus. Arriving at Carthagona, bo had hi birds carried across to I'anamabay by natives anil caught a ship there, and soon reached ISuu b rancisco. llo was lute in reaching tho ship, and tha cap tain was about to sail without him, but, seeing his Coals tilled with covorod boxes, thought it was belated mail matter. When lien-he drew near the captain hailed htm and asked him what he had. "Canary birds," replied Reicho. "Canary birds be d d." shouted the captain. "If I'd known it was birds, I'd ha' left you lung ago." Retche'a first idea of the flush lido ho was to ride waa caught from a homesick Englishman, who, hearing tho whistle ol a bullfinch that had been aocidently put in with the canariew, of fered to pay Ilia expenses of the satire cariro lor that (Inch. Aslhia amounted to li!83 ReichB saw that ba had atruak a rich lead, and bo put tha prico of cunuries at earh. 1 hoy did he- come tho rage. Hotels, saloons, pri vate residence, all must have a canary. The hltlo yellow birds made a craze like the tulip mania. The price soon went up to 850 and tho cargo was soon sold. Reicho returned te .Now York a rich man. About this time tbe menagorio becamo an American insli tation. Tho "moral" show went abroad through tho land and there was a do mund for Asialic African unimttls. For years Hamburg, in Germany, had been a sort ot depot at which such animals wero gathered by incoming ships from tho tropics. Reicho conceived tho idea ol establishing a house there, and sup plying it steadily with all sorts ol beasts, to bo captured by bands ol hunters, working under bis direction in the deserts and jungles. Up to that time mo supply at ilauihurg bad been casual, depending on what Bailors or ship captains might bring over Mr. Keieho wont into Africa and Asia and found that bis best method was to de pend upon native hunters, acting under orours oi their rsheikh and directed by a low wniio men ol courage and ad dress His system was soon so organ ized that bis houst depot at Hamburg became the largest in tbo world. It was supplied constantly with .11 sorts of captures, from liny antelopes up to cicpnanis, running through all the gamut from leopard to rhinocoros. rrotn Hamburg he now supplies tho most of parks and gardenB of Europe aim suipa neavny to America. lie im ports evory wild animal sold in tho country, and keeps a "largo and assort ed Block on band." Nino-tenlhs of tho animals in Central Park, New York and a largo proportion of those in other purKs are his property. When he re ceives a consignment ol lions or hippo putami, or a tew rbinoceri and giraffes are billed to him-, he places them in ocnirai raric, whore they await purchaser, lie keeps in his store only a lew of tbe smullor animals and even the aviary in Central l'ark is stocked with bis birds. Ho considers twenty itons a good avoraifo stock, wilh nrob- ubly as many tigers, a dozen elephants, lour rbinoceri, or rhinocerosses, und other beasts in proportion. Tho most oxpensive animal ho deals n is the hippopotamus. A good hip popotamus is worlh (to a man who wants him) from J10.000 to 812.000. They must be captured when they are young and raised on gout's milk. A A caravan ot hunters returning across the desert with captured animals is a Btrango sight. About ono thousand goats aro brought wilh tho caravan to furnish the milk fur the antelopes, hip popotami and other milk drinkers. As the goals cease giving milk they aro killed and fed to tho flesh caters. The animals are carriod in bamboo cages, rigged wilh ropes and slung across tho hacks of the camels. From the coast they are shipped to Hamburg, whero Mr. Charles Reicho receives them and ing in. Frequently ho receives a spo etui order from some circus or park for a certain animal. This order is at once dispatched through various agunts un til It reaches tho buntors, who organize a spocial expedition, and capture it. A pair of hippopotami are now being brought ovor lor a circus at a cost of about f 0,000. Atlanta Constitution. ESCOURAQEMEXT loR BOYS. WHAT ARE THE ROYS GOOD FOR r tticni-e inoy are distributed according to demand. Elephants aro conturod when young and usually by driving them into immense traps tbatcohvergo rupidly until tho beasts are cribbed into reach of ropes. A fine elephant will bring Irnrn aififin to 15.000. Of course, tho price of animals varies with tho demand. You must get a man who wains a beast before you cun get any price for him then tho price de pends upon how much ho wants him "You see," said Mr. Reicho, smiling, "you wouldn't give $10 for that lion thoro (for we bad now drifted into Central Pmk) lor your own use and yet he is worlh 12,500." A good companionablo tiger can bo bought for Sl,2(0, and a nice leopard is worth about 1400. Monkeys Bell in tho bunch by tho dozen at about (30 each, and a rhinoceros brings about S.i.uuv. a gtrallo is very expensive ana very aeiicato, and a zebra, striped up to the regulation t f ninoty-nino and one, is worth about .1,000. Giraffes dio of indigestion ; tbe rhinoceros, do- spilo his heavy overcoat, is a frequent victim to consumption, and tho monkey dies of emotional languor. The depot lor sea lions is stin P rancisco, where a man named JIu licit superintends. They are taken on the South California coast and bring about f 100 each. Polar hears come from tho Arties, and aro worth about $2,000. They are kept in deep caves that aro damp and sunloss, or in dens set in ico and with huge blocks of ice dripping from -tho top. Tho point at which Mr. Reicho buys them is Hamburg, very few being taken in our Arties. Tho snake trade is one of tho important departments. The headquarters lor snakes is Para, in South America, though, of course. the boa comos from tho Kilo and tho anaconda from Africa. Thero are vari ous depots for rare fish, and Mr. Reicho is an enthusiast on this subject, being ownor ol tho Now York Aquarium. Tbo bright-colorod fishes como from tbe tropical waters and tho dull-colored from Arctic stations. The ostrich has less senso than any land animal and yet is worth .1,000. 'Uboy arocaught wuun young, turds oomo Irom all quarters. The most expensivo is tho oiro ol paruiliso, which sells from -OU to IjUU, according lo plumage. Par rots, paroquets and monkeys are brought in great numbers by Bailors who come in on toreign t hips. Iho principal shipping points aro Alexandria, in Egypt, and Ceylon, oft southern India. At tho nrst point the animals from the Nile reign and tbo neart oi Africa aro collected : at the latter tbe tigers and lions from the jungloa ol India. Tbe bed of the Nilo ia tho best hunting ground, as It has been lor years. Almost evory wild boAst ol tho tropicB may be found thero, and In Dne sample. Iho African elo phanls are the smallest and most stu pid, but otherwise the beasts Irom Africa aro largor and vigorous Tho amount of business done by Mr. Roicho is wonderful. His standing order fur canaries is 10,000 birds a week. These are imported from Germany and sent all over the continent, lie bas an agont in Havanab, and bas sent ship, monla tn Atlanta. Frequently bo re ccives 150,000 worth ot animals in one manliest. There is a growing demand from circusscs and menageries and zoological gardens all over the country. No ciicub now travels without its men agerio, and no park is completed with out lis zoological department. 1 hero is a large sale lor rare birds and ante lopes lor private parks and grounds. Mr. Vanderbilt once gave 1500 for a bird ol paradise. A large number ol parrots are sold and trained to talk and sing, good talker being worth 1100 to 1200. Tbo supply of all birds ana animals must be kept op by im portation, as tew oi mem Dreed in car livity. Lions and tigers are about the only animals that breed In captivity, and lliey brine only such ragged and puny cubs that thoy are not salable The growing demand, therefore, and the losses by dealb must be supplied by fresh captures and importations. Consequently Mr. Roicho's hunters are kept busy, and bis ships always corn- Boys who aro apprenticed at tbe torgo in a macbino short, or at uny other trade, frequently icsl thut tboy bnvo vory little chance iri tho world. and ollen wish for the tnno when thoy shall bavo reached manhood's estato, and thereby become theirown masters. They long lor the timo thoy shull bo in a pmnoii to do somei.ing which is really worth while.- Yd Mould not discourage any boy in his ambition to become a man. It Is a worthy aspi. ration, and every hoy should bo eager for tho lime to como when he will be able to do lor himself, but in his oa gorncss bo should not forget tho pres ent. Hoys do not always notico their opportunities as they puss. Thoy aro often waiting for tho good timo coming, und looking ahead so eagerly as to full to seo whul is passing at tho present moment, me oest rule which can be laid down is to improve tho present moment. What boys wilh vory little cbancos can do, may bo illustrated in a familiar manner by recounting tho history of one or two ol the most important In ventions which huvo ever boon made. A good many years ago, a farmer's boy whittled out with his juck knile a model oi a loom, which was to bo on- cruicd oy power, llo had nover seen a loom, and, therefore, was untram melcd in bia invention by any procon ccived notions. Perhaps that was ono of tho reasons of his success. Alter ho bad completed the model to his satis faction, ho brought it to his fathor for exuminution. Contrary to his expec tations hiB futher was displeased, and at onco kicked the loom to pieces, in stead of praising tho boy lor his inge nuity, lie declurod ho would huvo no boy about him who would spend his time in such a foolish monitor. The boy sadly gathered up Iho pieces ol his loom, and laid them away, resolving lo abide this timo. Alter a while his uther concluded to put him out as an apprentice to a blacksmith. With this the boy was well pleased, for, hav ing developed a mechanical tasto, ho was glud of tho opportunity of work ing in any direction that would im prove the talent of which ho seemed pos'BM!d. In his new position, bo again tried tbo loom idea ami again presented a model for inspection. Tho blacksmith, anliko the father, at onoo suw the value ol the invention, aud mmodiately bad a working model . of the loom constructed under Ihe super- utondence of tho boy. It worked to tbo satisfaction of all concerned. Af ter a while the blacksmith wrote to the boy'a father, saying, that at a certain time he would bo at his' house and would bring with him a wealthy gon- tleman, the inventor of tho celebrated power loom. Imugino the father's surprise at boing introduced to bis son iuuio ui a Ibooon is be lcarnfd hv every boy from this story. Il the boy. invoiilor bad given up to discourage ment, even alter his lather had broken up the model oi his loom, it would havo been left for some one elso to perfect tho power loom which brought him so much wealth and fume. Uoys, there fore, do well to make the best of thoir chances, and in spite of reverses and discouragement to work steadily for ward, ever believing that thoir Just merits will bo appreciated in tune. Nor should they wait for some gnjdun opportunity ol success to occur, but rather should always luke nolo ot the liltlo things that pass, and do thoir best in whatever capacity thoy may be placed. Boys frequently do great things without being conscious ol them They sometimes siumhlo upon inventions over which their masters havo worked for a long time in vain. The invention of tho valve-motion ol'tho steam ongine, according lo popular history, ia an in stance in point. Walts left the engine in . very in complete condition, Irom tho fact that he had no way to open or close tho valves, except by means ot lovers op erated by hand. He Bet up a large ongine at one of tho mines, and a boy was hired to work those valve lovers. Although this was not hard work, it required his constant attention, As he was working thoso levors, ho saw that parts of the engine moved in the right direction, and at tho exact timo thut be bad to open or elnso tho valves. Ho procured a strong cord and mado ono end last to the proper part of the engine, and tbo other end to the valve lever; he then had tho satisfaction of seeing Iho ongine move off wilh tho perfect regularity of motion. A short time alter tho foreman camo around and found tho boy playing marbles at the door. Looking at the ongine, ho Boon appreciated tiie boy's ingenuity, and also the advantages of so great an invention. Mr. Watts thon carried out the boy's idea in practical form, and mado tho steam engine a ported automatio working machine. Let no boy or young man whose eyes chanco to full upon this account tool disheartened, whalevor may be bis position in life, but rather let him be stimulated to watchfulness, to observa tion ol tho common things around him, and to a diligent inquiry, in order to determine the bent ol his gonius, and lot him improve ovcry opportunity, witn me iuii assurance thut time will right all things, and that he will ulti mutely achieve tho position lor which by naluro ho is best fitted. H Ire qttontly bappona that the most impor tant inventions ana uisoovencs are mado by those whose surroundings would seem to indicate the loast nrob ability of such things occurring in thoir livos.- J A HUickimUh find II ncclwngM. Tho urchin who answered : "They uro good to muko men of," made an admirable reply. But tho tort of men wo aro to havo in a fuw years, deponda upon the sort ol boys wo have now. A man is but a grown up boy. The picsont crop of boys contain somo hopeful specimens, who give promise of noblo and useful manhood. Hut il also bIiowb a largo porcontogo of boys who must bo reconstructed, before thoy can possibly dovolop into manhood that can mi any honorable or uselul post Hon in Bocicty. Ilovs who shun or shirk useful work or improving study, aim spenu tneir linio in Idle dissipa tions or vicious activities, can nover become useltil moil. Ilovs who. beiiiir obliged to do something tor their sup. port, assiuuou.iiy sock easy work, are not nopenu prophesies ol manhood. They wili never amount to much. H hen wo boo tho tendency ol cilv boys, to bo industrious only in playing billiards or baseball, or in somo oilier useless and demoralizing pursuit ; and the disposition of country boys, to seek in tho city for cosier or more ro spoctuhlo (?) employment than the country offers, wofcol unhopeful of the future. It is from these two classes that the constantly increasing armies of shyster lawyers, quack doctors, poor proaehors, bummer politicians, drunk er, loafors. petty thoives, tt amps, dead beats, ct id omni ycnitu aro chiefly re cruited." Hoys, if you want to bo men ol worth, don't bo nfruid of hard work or hard study. "Llrei of great men all remind yoa Yon eao mako your lirea lubliine." Read tho lives of groat men of tho pant and present, and emulate tho vir tues and imitate tho example of their uoynooa. ur. uonjamm f ranklin went from a soap. boiler's shop, through a printing-ollico, to fame world-wide and immortal, by dint of industry ana study, tv hat boys have dono, you can do. Having disposed of tho boy question. another of equal, not to say superior importance, confronts us. "What are girls good for " They uro good to mako sweethearts and wives of. Girls wero invented expressly for thoso pur poses. They havo no other mission or uso in thiaww-orld but to amuse the young men and comlort tbo old. Beg pardon ; they have a minor, yet indis pensiblo duty in connection with tho production of tho futttro crop of boys. We camo near forgetting this. Lot us soo, have wo lorgotten anything else which might be profitably said on this subject? Ah! Now wo are reminded that girls aro good to make women of; and, although sweethearts and wives should bo women yet women nood not necosBiirily bo limited in their functions or ambitions to so narrow a circle of duties. Women somo women muko excellent school teachers, preachers, lawyers, physicians, etc. Some write books that are worth reading, some edit newspapers, somo a good many fill clerkships in Government oflices. Why, como to think, thoro aro almost (wo aro not Btiro, but quito) as many uses lor women as men. This being '! the rirl are at important as the boys. Finally, what the women are to be, depends on what tho girls are, vyo coniess, with soraow, that tho out look for a largo crop of nohlo women, is not a whit bettor than itis fora crop oi men worthy to bo the companions of noblo women. It would bo well for mothers to give this subject their prayerlul consideration und raise their daughters properly. DJSAPPOIXTMEXT I'A VOItA HLY MEXT10XEI). This world is full ol disappointments, and it is overflowing with stern reuli tios. Muny a tear wet pillow at night has boon lbs resting-place nf joy in tho morning. Muny a cavern of Badness has been tho unto chamber of buppi- noss licherthan dreams over brought us. -Many a hi ol sickness has heeu u ronowing of life's great policy, and from many a grave bus thero gone into tho world again, a freed and loving heart, tremiiling within its own silence with tho sight of somo distant dove bringing a now lenso of life o chapter ol joys, with sorrows und repinings omitted. Many a cold wind has blown away tho heart miasma, though its blust piped right merrily for u lime, und wo trembled at tha storm which brought us the Bun. Wo aro all born to trouble. In every heart is a safe (iod knows where tho key is. Jnovcry heart is some secret of life or death. In tho life of every man, morn, noon und night aro marked with disappoint ment. It is tho grave of events from which vpring and grow vigorous deeds. Peuco follows war, a shadows follow tho sun. Tho thicker tho ice. tho lecpor must have been the water. 'Uie longer lasts iho winter, tho more rap tuiy comes ihe sun which stuns anew the frozen current. Disappointment oro tho lessons ol life. Thoy aro its durk backgrountls which set loiih tho most lusting and beautiful pictures. Life is a forest. In it are dead trees and living ones. The one gives shade let us rest under their protecting branches. Sorrow makes the heurl better. Disappointments rcnow our lovo. Tho impeded river stops not forever, but finds a new current, and like tho fi.hing of his anger, rushes on with now force What if you havo been disappointed. Others huvo boon. All may look cold to-duy it will not so look to-morrow. The deep est sorrows huvo brought tho choicest blessings tho sickness ol Hope proved tho convalescence of Jo. Never givo up. Never say fail I Never bo dis couraged. Failure is the sorvaitt and success the child of effort. Look up. Look to the future of this life; of the coming one. Your heart may bo tho cemotery of a thousand disappoint ments thoro is room yet for Italy houghed success to spring from and around evory gruvo ; making iho bless ed luturo a labyrinth of bowers a wilderness of joy an ocean of pros perity heaven of heartfelt bliss. 1XTELL1QEXCE IX BIRDS. Iho Central prison at Agra is tho roosting pluco of great numbers of the common blue pigeon; they fly out to tho neighboring country for (bod every morning, and return in the evening. when they drink at a tank just ousidc tne prison wans, in this tank are a lui'ge number ol fresh-wnter turtles. which lie in wail lor the pigeons, jnsi under thu Mirliue of the wuler und tit tho edge of il. Any bird ulighling lo drink near ono ot these turtles has a good chunce of having its head bitten oil and eaten ; and tho headless bodies of pigions have been picked up near tho wutcr, showing tho Cute which has sometimes befallen tho birds. Tho pigeons, however, are awaro of the danger, and huvo hit on tho following plan lo escape it. A pigeon comes In from Us long Right and as it neurs tho lunk, instead ol flying down at once to tho wuter's edge, will cross the (link at uhout twenty loot above Its surface, und then fly back to tho side from which it cumo, uppurenlly selecting for ulighling a sulo spot which il hud rcmui ked as it flew over tho tank ; but oven w bun such a spot has been selected tho bird will not alight at tho edge ol the wuter, but on tho bank about a yard from tho wuter, and will then run down quickly to tho wuler, lake two or three hurried gulps of it, and then fly off to repeut tho same process at another part of tho tank till its thirst is satisfied, I bad ollen watched tho birds doing this, and could not account lor their strange mudu ol drinking, till told by my friend, tho Superintendent of tho prison, of tho turtles which lay iu uiiibusb for tho pigeons. Xnture. Jennie R. liteth has tnken elinr.rn of the New Millport school in Knox town. ship. Li tier w t iling is made one of the regular exercises in the l'eitnville pub lic school. A good male teacher is wanted for tho Lower Woodland school, in lit mi lord townshin. Jim. S. Mi Qtniwn has been appointed to fill tho vn. ant v on the Lumber City School llumd, ru'ised by the resigtia tion of Mr. John McDiviu. Mr. E A. Ilorton succeeds Miss Mary Long us teucher of Fuirview school, in Beccuria township. Illness compelled Miss Long to resign. Tbo Bigler school, in Bradford town ship, reports fifty pupils who attended tbo first month without missing a day. und seventy without turdy murks. Tho Institute, it is -.aid, will bo largely attended thisyoar. J.ct every body who can go and help this praise worthy institution." Osceola Riveille. An eJiicutionul meeting was held in Osceola borough on Tuesday evening, Nov. 30th. Addresses were dehveied hy Rev. N. 11. Miller, W. A. Ambrose, and others. THE XEBRASKA AXTS. A backwoods proacheronco elucida ted as follows iu connection wilh the parahle ot the virgins: "In ancient limes, my beloved hearers, it was tho custom, alter a couple had been mar ried, lor ton virgins lo go out wilb lighted lamps and meet 'em on tbo way homo, tivo ol tueso virgins being males and fivo females." There are some vory largo animals in the now aquarium at Mancbcslor, linglatid. They comprise sturgeon six feel long, three munk. fish, each ovor five leot in length, and numerous congor eels longer still than these. A woman in Vermont having board a grrad deal about "presorving autumn Iravos," nut on some, but afterward told a neighbor that thoy were not (It to sat. Insects havo Bo lungs, but breathe through spirsoular tubes in their sides. ROBIXSOX CRUS0E S ISLAND Robinson Crusoo's Island ia to day a little paradise. Lord plumed there on ono ol his voyages, apples, pnachen. grapes, plums, strawberries, and sev eral kindsol vegetubles. Tho number ol tho hitter was increased by a Scotch man, David Douglas, who landed on the Island in 1825. Ho was not a lit tlo astonished to find a hermit there who had boon on the Island fivo years. On tho seoond day bo was nut a little surprised to seo a man suddenly omurgo from a clump of bushes and approach him. He looked upon bim at Crusoe's successor, although ho did not occupy tho historical cava, having built him self a hut of stones and sods, roofing it with straw ot wild outs. As cook frig utensils, ho possesion only a single iron pot, tho bottom ol which, ono unlor- tunutoday,had fallen on I. Thodumago' bowover, ho had tho Ingenuity to repair with a wooden bottom ; but now he was compelled to place his pot in the ground and build a fire around it. 1 Ins man name was William Clark and bo camo from London, llo had a fuw hooks, and among them was copy of Robinson Crusoe's adventures and of Cowpor's poems, llo colled Douglas' attention especially lo a well known poem beginning; '! aal oannarok of all I aar.ay, My rlglite Iberele nooe to dlipulo," eta. Nevertheless, ho did not seem to bo happy. Thero was ono wish, his great- est, he could got no roast beef. At present Ibis island it in tho possession of a colony of Germans. Sixty or sov ohty of Ihoso countrymen, under tho leadership of an engineer named Hob- ort tvohrbahn, set led there in 1803 They describe tho Island as being in highest degree salubrious and fruitful. On their arrival they found largo flocks ol goals, about thirty half-wild horses and somo sixty asses. Thoy orougnt witn tnem cows, hogs lurm ing utensils, tmull boats and fishing tat-Kio, KRioiiTrtiL Balloon Accident. A frightf ul balloon accident occurred one evening recently at Courbovoio, near Paris. A large crowd bad assembled to witness tho novel and perilous ns cent of gymnast called A u gusto Na varro, who bad vuliintoerod to perform a number ot alhlelin feats on a trapeze suspended from a Monlgolfiero named the Vidouvillaiso. Kejucting the ad vice of bystanders, Navarro refused lo allow hiinscll to be tied to tho trapeze. There was no car attached to tho bal loon. At about 6 o'clock the Vidou villai8e was let loose from its moorings and roso majestically in the air. N vatro hanging on the trapeze, appear ed quite confident and repeatedly ta luted tin spectators. When, however, the balloon had reached s height ol nosrly a 1,000 yards, the crowd was horrified to see him suddenly let go tho bar and tail. Tbe deseont was watched in breathless excitement. At last tbo body reached tho ground. striking with such lores tit at it made hole in theoarlh two feet deep, and reoonnaed lour yards. It was crushed and mangled almost beyond rccogni tion. Meanwhile the balloon, freed from its human ballast, shot up with lightning spued, nd toon diaannoared from eight. Late in the evening it burst and fell at Monilinootant, much to the consternation of the inhabitants of that busy Parisian quarter. The ant family in Nebraska, is an iutcresling species. They ore all sizes, both black and red. Tbo most num erous is what we coll army ants. They scatter over these prairies by the qiiintiiliuns. They aro black, ubout tho eiglilh of an inch long, aud are floras, stern and sullen, with tho right characteristics for soldiers.. Sometimes they march incolumnsol great length, and pay no attention loyou whatever. II you lay on obstruction in their way. they do just as a railroad company would do under similar circumstances they remove it if they can ; if not, they bridge it over. If this is not pioi.tuSc iiicy lay i!!'.'!rt',s''K around. Onco 1 put a layer of powdered alum across their way. Alum they shun like poison. A number carried earth and quickly bridged it ovor. I then put a layer of alum on their bridgo. Thul sent them around it. They are a bunting in be, and will kill and eat whatever comes in their way. 1 have frequently watched tho conflict be tween a number of llte-w and a lurgo red ant nearly an inch long. Tho little fellows seize tbe giant by tha legs, and despite his struggles, bold on. Tbe giant picks up all the assailants ho cun reach and clips them in two, but it avails him little, lor there are always others to take hold, and though thu struggle may lust for hours, ha is turo to be worried to death, as escape is i in possible. A small number tuko their victim in hund at a timo, jusl enough tn easily handle, him, und the others go about their business as unconcerned as though they had boenme accustomed lo such bullies from infancy. When tho victory is won they all join in and have a least. In this way they kill worms, flies, grasshoppers and dragon flies. I heir victims aro sometimes larger than a hundred ants. Woo to any of these when once tho littlo bull dog ant has fastened his fangs on their legs. It is something palholio to wit ness the fearful Btrugglo lor life and the terrible death throe of even a little insect in tho wilderness. A ModxAn Dun van. Tho ennlin tied imprisonment of tho Rev. I'elhutn Dalo, in London, Is creating great cx cileinent among the members of the High Church party, some of whom talk wildly of going to tho jail and liberating him by Iwrco, while others wish to muke an urgent appeal to tho (Jitccn. At prcBont, however, thero is no chunco ot the contumacious clergy man's obtaining his release unless he makes a lull submission. Mr. Dalo is a comparatively obscuro man, and it is, tlicreloro, not unnatural thut people should indignantly express their won dor why tho Church association does not fly at higher game prosecuto, say, tho rector ot ol. .Margarets, Wostmiu ster, where ritualism is carried to its extreme length, or somo other man who is buckud hy a rich and influen tial congregation. Mr. Dulo, on the other band, has ono that is poor and scattered, and tbe rule of the Church association is to attack the weakest adversary. Hit imprisonment is gen erally regarded with regret, but iho Liberal press is severo in its treat ment of him, and, as a rule, speaks of him wilh ridicule or contempt. The reverend gontloman's wife and son aro now allowed to remain with him daily from 10 o'clock until 4. Tho mattur was generally referred to in High Church pulpits lately, as a persecution of the fuithlul aud instructive analo gies drawn bolweon Iho imprisoned rector's case and that of tho author of Pilgrim's Progress. A Royal Cradlb. Tho crn llo of tho infants Moreedes, now seven monts old, Princess of Spain, is of pol ished obony inlaid wilh silver ; lis form is that ot an open shell; thu curtains are ottilvorgauzo enameled with white velvet flowers, tho coverlet of white satin on which aro embroidered in brilliant colors tbo arms ol Spain. One lady grandctu ol Spain stands at the foot ol the cradle during Iho royal in fant's slumber lo watch tho preciso moment ol her awakening; another grandeise stands at tho bead of the cra dle armed wilh a httgo fealhor fi.n to chase away tho flies. The royal Span ish crown, which in silver guilt hangs in front of tho cradlo, is tho work ol Frumont, tho great Parisan goldsmith. Tho cost of the cradlo, without the hangings of fine loco and the garniture ol marabout feathers which surround it, is estimttod t 11,400. Slekp and Wast of Life. Sleep will ilo much to euro irritability of temper, peevishness, and uneasiness. It will build up and make strong a weary hod'. It will do much to cure dyspepsia, particularly thut variety known as nervous dyspepsiu. It will relievo tho languoi and prostration fell by consumptives. It will cure liy pochonthiu. oH will euro headache. It will cure ucuralgin. It will euro a broken spirit. It will euro sorrow. Now no man should do more work of muscle, or brain in a day, than he can perfectly recover from tho futiguo of in a good night's rest. Up to thut point exercise is good ; beyond aro wusto of life, exhaustion and decay. When hunger calls for food, and fittigue demands rest, wo aro in tho natural order and tho balance of life. When wo tuko stimulants to spurn our juded nerves, or excite an appetite wu are wasting life. They (fro wrong und mischicl as all wasiu of life. A man should so hvo as to keep himself ut his best und with a true economy. To cat moro food than is noedful, is worse pol icy than tossing money into tho sea. It is a waslo ol labor, and ol li lo. The Oiiickest Trains in tiis World. The pace of tho quickest trains in r.ngland, says an hnghsh paper, is quicker by ten miles an hour than that of tho quickest trains of any other country. In Great Britain tho avcrago velocity oi the express is Illty miles an hour, in llelgtum it never exceeds forty one miles an hour ; between Puns ana liortieuux it is thtiy-nino and a half miles an hour. In Russia and somo purls of Switzerland tbo rato is twenty-seven miles an hour. Per con tra, in England railroad traveling is attended with more risk than in any olber country in the world. Yot even thus the perils of the steam locomotive ara much exaggerated, for a French stalisticiun, alter a very luboriotis ex amination of the Deaths occurring from railroad accidents over the Burluoe of the w holo earth, stales tbe result of his in vestigation thus : "If a person were to live continually in a ruilroad car riage, and spend all bis timo in rail road traveling, tho chances in favor of his dying from railroad accident would not occur until he was H00 years old." ' You'ro not fit to sit with decent peoplo; como up hero and tit along side, of me I" remarked a teacher who sat at bis desk hearing a recitation as ho discovered at a sudden glunco tho woist boy in school annoying bis seat- mate. Tho sudden flush that afterward camo over teachers countenance told how badly ho realized that he hud given himself awuy. One of tho ncin features of the ap proaching institute will bo tho divid ing of its members into sections or classes for tho receiving of instruction on special subjects. For instance : Alter Professor DcGrnlT delivers his lecture before tho muin body of tho Institute, bo will tuke all teachers who aro engaged in primary teaching into tho Grand Jury loom, whero ho will givo them instruction in such things us appertain directly to their work, while the main body of the ten, -hers proceed wilh the cxeuiscs as specified on tho programme. At unothor inter val instruction will be given to young leu'-hcrs ulono, and thus vury tho ex ercists ol the Institute. Tn Mipnioiit Sun. Tho spectacle of the sun shining at midnight attracts many foreigners to Sweedish Lapland during tho month of Juno. For six weeks thoro is scarcely any night in tho north of S-vccdcn ; tho sun never sets, and the soil, constantly healed, produces, in a month and a half, bar ley and other crops. At that timo of tho year tho Laplanders pen up their reindeers and move their huts toward the cultivated fields. Being very hos pitable, they groet with joy the arri. vut of tourists, who generally meet-at Mount Gullawuro, 118 kilometres from Lulcu. From that hill, which is 3S0 metres high, tho beauliltil spectaclo of tho "midnight sun can bo admired in better condition than any other place Tho 21th day of June is theduy select ed lor the ascension ; it is tho longest day in tho year, tho sun being twenty two hours above tho horizon. This year tho 21th day nf Juno was not fa vored hy lino weather, and, owing to the cloudy sky, tho sun was not visible at midnight, but tho following tiny travelers wero well rowurded for thoir troublo, tho sun shining brightly at midnight. A Iiovr-R s Ivkvrnok. Yi hen James Lick, tho Culilornia millionaire, wus a young mun bo lull in lovo with a miller's daughter in Pennsylvania. l oung Lick faced tho stern old man and asked for tho hand of bis daughter. Ptow, James was a pooryoang man, but hone.it, industrious and withal full of pride. The miller relused James' request, and advised him not to marry until ho had a competency to support a wife. Theso remarks wore lather humiliating to young Lick's pride, and with emphasis replied: "Sir, 1 shall seo tbo duy when your boasted mill would not mako a lospcclahlo wheat bin lor one I shall own." Years (led by and James Lick eroded in Santa Cl ira county, California, a mill, tho nodwork ol which is solid mahogany. Shortly alter its erection, ho had pho tographs taken of tho iusido and out side of tho mill, and sent them lo the miller who had refused him the hand of his daughter. Com no Down to Fin Points. At a Into conference of the Dunkards, held in Lancaster county, tho follow ing now rules wero adopted and or deted to ho promulgated among tbo cbsrehes in this and Dauphin county: 1. Exlravagunco in funornl leasts must be discouraged. 2. That the Signing of tavern licenses is unbecom ing to those who follow Christ. 3 That no Duukard can beroaftar serve in any civil ofllco except supervisor, road-master, overseer of the poor, school director and postmaster. 4. Birthday and surprise parties are not permitted among the brethren. These rules will bo rigidly enforced. Through tho courtesy ol tho oflicers of the Pennsylvania Ruilroad Compa ny, we aro now prepared lo furnish orders to all teachers, directors and friends of education who may desire to attend our County Institute, and living convenient to ihe railroad, fur excursion tickets over tho lino of tho Tyrone & Clearfield Division and its branches. Theso tickets cun bo pur chased at any station on the 20th, 21st, 22d and 23d days of December, good to return any timouptothe2(llh. All who dcBiro to take advantage of these excursion rates, aro requested to send a three-cent postngo stump to the County Superintendent for an order. Please return all orders to mo that are not used. SCI10OS, GOVERXMEXT ::.iri ciRirToNs. While Ion men watch for chances, ono man makes chances; while ten men wait for tomcthlng to turn up, one turns something up; while ten fail, ono succeeds and is called a man of good lack. 1. School discipline, like instruction, will take form from the temperament und character of tho teacher. A repu tation fur impartial jtidgmont is the essential requisite of the teacher who governs woll. 2. Make but few rules, and do not indulge in much tnlkingabout infringe ments ol tbem. Remember that pupils, as well as teachers, havo rights, and that both have duties. 3. Put yourself in tho pluco of your pupils Recall yourown school experi ences, your hopes and fears, your im pulses, your notions, and tho motives that influenced you. If you do so, you cannot become a tyrant. 4. Secure order, if possible, without corporal punishment; but secure obedi ence at all hazards. In school, as in an army, discipline is ossentiul to ex istence. 5. Tho best way to lead pupil to study is, not by threats and compulsion, but by showing them how to uso their text books, by explaining and illus trating their bard lessons, and by ap pealing to tbeir higher motives. C. Do not tempt your pupils lo bo come habitually deceitful and untruth ful, by making uso of tbo "self roport ing system" in scholarship and deport ment. It is a devico worthy of the Inquisition. "It is," Boys F. S. Jowoll, "both stupidly ingenious and trans parenlly vicious. 7. Regnrd all pupils as truthful until you have positive prool to the contrary. Children wilh a high sense of honor will never forgive you for doubting their word, or fur making an unjust accusation. "Tho only teacher I ever intensely bated, "said a noted instructor, "was young woman who charged me, unjustly, bcloro Ihe school, wilh telling a lie, w hen I wus only seven years old." 1 rtiHt your pupils it you want them to put their trust in you. "The sweetest praise I ever heard," said a public man. "was tho remark made by my father when I was twelve years old : 'My boy never told mo a lie in his life.'" 8. Encourago truthlulncss by re warding full and frank confession with a remission of penalties, so far as is consistent wilh sc hool discipline. Se verity is ono of the chief causes of lying and deceit. It excites fear, and loar seeks an easy refugo in cunning and ovusjon. 0. Whispering must bo reprosssd wilh a firm hand. It cannot be en tirely prevented, but il may be chock- cd so as to prevent disturbance. On good way of checking it is to allow a short whisporing-rocesB every hour or nan Dour. 10. As prevention is better thsn punishment, children should be trained to a general habit ol prompt obedience in minor matters, so that finally tbey win siiiintii readily to prohibitions which curb their inclinations and tendencies. 11. Penalties and punishments must bo certain, and must scorn to be the na tural conscniiencea of wrong sets. Tha child should know what he has to ex pect, nd when lo expect it Thcrs must bo no caprice, no variableness, no shadow of turning. The child toon learnt to yield to the inevitable. 12. Do not worry ; do not be dis couraged ; think that your agitation, your nervousness, will extend lo your pupils. Unite patience with hope, gen tleness wilh firmness, equanimity wilh force ol chancier. Have a pleasant voico and a cheerful countenance, and show yourself the tincore friond of evory pupil ; lot your school be one that will always bavs agreeable aaso- ciatlont connected wilh it ; but If n emcrgoncy como, be prompt tnd reso lute to moot it, but always cairn. Concluded ntzt week From "M.tbodi af Teaoblai," by Jobs .watt,
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