fcwiatouiu ©incite. Vol. XXXVII. —Whole No. 19G9. Terms of Snbsrription. ONE DOLLAR PER ASXOI, IN ADVANCE. For six months, 75 ccnt9. TO- All NEW subscriptions must be paid in advance. If the paper is continued, and not paid within the first month, §1,25 will be char ged ; if not paid in three months, §1,50; if not paid in six months, $1,75; and if not paid in nine months, §2,00. Rates of Advertising. One square, 1G lines 1 time 50 " 2 times 75 " 3 ' 1,00 " 1 mo. 1,25 " 3 " 2,50 " f. " 4,00 " 1 year 6,00 2 squares, 3 times 2,00 " 3 mos. 3,50 The above rates are calculated on burgeois type. In smaller type, 15 lines of brevier, or 12 lines of nonpariel ininion constitute a square. For stereotype plates, a liberal deduction will be made. The above are cash terms for all advertisements inserted for three months or less. Yearly ad vertisements are held payable, one half at the end of three, and the balance at the end of six months. Communications recommending persons for office, must be paid in advance at the rate of 25 cents per square. Jfit (Stella u to us. Common School Decisions. We propose hereafter to give our read ers the benefit of such decisions of general public interest as may be made by the su perintendent of common schools. Sub-districts cannot be required to pay for the erection, purchase or rent of school houses out of their share of school funds. That is in all cases the duty of the direc tors, who pay such expenses out of the general fund of the district. If sub-dis tricts were required to erect, purchase or rent school houses, the whole amount of their funds would be consumed in that manner, and they would then he enable to keep their schools open " not less than three months," as is required by law, for they have no power to raise money, but must depend entirely upon the amount given them by the board of directors to keep their schools open for the term speci fied. The bonrdof directors must appropriate a sufficient sum of money to each sub-dis trict to keep its schools in operation " not less than three months" in each school year. The board of school directors can only 41 control" committees of sub-districts so far as to prevent them from exercising powers not expressly granted to them. The school directors of every district are required by law to keep all the schools of their district in operation at least three months in each school year, (including the schools of sub-districts,) so as to give every scholar the opportunity to obFain three months schooling per year, and if they abuse their trust in this regard, they may he prosecuted by indictment for misde meanor. Directors have a right to make such dis tribution of the school funds between sub districts as to thein shall seem just and proper, appropriating sufficient to each to keep its schools in operation at least three months. In order to create a third sub-district out of parts of two other sub-districts, it is ne cessary that a majority of the citizens of each of the two sub-districts give their as sent to the proposed alteration of their lilies. The certificate of school teachers must he renewed annually, and as no certificate can he given except upon actual examina tion. it follows that all teachers must be ex amined annually. The changes in the di rectorship of the public schools, as well as the propriety of improvements and fre quent tests of capacity, will suggest reasons for these repeated examinations. Newly elected directors are held to be in office as soon as they receive their cer tificates of election, or claim their seats at a meeting of the board with proper evi dence of their election. The directors supplanted have no authority to act after their successors are elected. There never is a new hoard of directors where the law takes its regular course, ex cept when new districts arc formed. Debts legally contracted by a board of directors irfany vcar and left "unpaid, must be liqui dated by the board in succeeding years. Directors may in their discretion require the schools of their districts to be kept open every day of each calendar month, except Sundays. The most general rule is to keep them open "0 days per month, but some districts limit the school month to tit days. A less number than tit days would not be sanctioned by the depart ment. Above that number the length of time to be taught within a calendar mouth is at the discretion of the directors. The occupation of a farmer is not taxa ble lor school purposes. The correct mode of levying school tax es is, first to "assess upon all offices S'.'.u posts of profit, professions, trades and oc cupations," except the occupation of farm ers, 44 and upon all single freemen above the age of til years who do not follow any occupation, any sum which the school di rectors shall deem proper and sufficient, not exceeding the amount assessed on the 2 squares, 6 mos. §5,00 " 1 year 10,00 i column, 3 inos. 8,00 6 " 10,00 1 year 15,00 1 column, 3 mos. 10,00 " 6 " 15,00 " 1 year 25,00 Notices before MAR RIAGES, &c, §l2. ilSf© IPmSZLiHSHIIIIS) WH ©ll©]B©li IFIE'2 , Sn3S , ©ISIB3 SCnffffaffiH' IPjLO same for state and county purposes, except that the sum assessed on each shall iit no case be less than fifty cents." After hav ing done this the directors should ascertain how much additional tax it is necessary to raise to meet all the proper and legal de mands of the current school year, and as sess that amount upon the property of the disirict, without regard to whether the owner of such property had been before taxed for any oflice or post of profit, pro fession, trade or occupation, or as a single freeman. Whatever money is due from tax col lectors of preceding years can be collected from them oy the directors by bringing suit upon the collector's bonds; or il they have given none, by an ordinary action of debt. Directors are instructed by the de partment to collect old duplicates promptly. It is tiie specific duty of constables to receive the school duplicate from the treas urer, and it is also their duty to give bond, 84,377 .8 A lot of ground, 17 by 57 feet, on the north "5 east corner of Schuylkill Fiont and Spruce streets. 5 A bouse and lot, 18 by 106 feet, on south I side of Filbert street, west of Sthylkill 5 Seventh. * j Hotel and lot, 50 by .81 feet, on the south east corner of Chestnut and Beach sts, j Five houses and lot, 42 by 80 feet,on the ! north side of George street, west of Ash tun. j Seven houses and lot, 20 by 117 feet, on • the east side of Beach slreet, south of Chestnut. A house and lot, 18 by 80 feet, No Oil Filz water street, east of Ninth. Loans. 1 Temporary Loans on collateral securities, i amply secured. 125,005 73 Stocks. £IO,OOO Almshouse Loan, 5 per ct. (int. oti) 1 I 200 Shares Bank of Kentucky. | 17 " Northern Bank of Kentucky. ' i 100 14 Union Bank of Tennessee. j 0 13 14 Insurance Comp. of the Slate '3, of Pennsylvania. I § •00 " Southwark Railroad Comp'ny. ( Cost 37 44 Commercial Ac Railroad Bank f 02,325 30 of Vicksburg. j 300 41 Pennsylvania Railroad Comp. j7; 91 44 Franklin Fire Insurance Co. j 0 4 " Mercantile Library Company. | 6 44 Union Canal Company. 1 10 4< Schuylkill Railroad Company, j i Notes and Bills Receivable, 6,05, 81 Unsettled Policies, 1,265 25 Merchandize, 84 Cash on hand, £30,388 10 44 in hands of Agents, 10,092 ,9 —— 46,481 39 £1,284,390 91 By order of Ihc Board, CHARLES N. BAXCKER, President. Attest— CHARLES' G BANCKER, Secretary. Philadelphia, Feb. 20. 1852. frj=> Agent for Miiilin county, Gen. R. C. HALE, Lewistown. ("1 OODYEAR'S celebrated melalic Gentlc -7C men's and Ladies' Gtun Shoes, together with a general assortment of Misses' and Chil dren's Gum Boots and Shoes for sale by janlO MOSES MONTGOMERY. PUDDINGS.— Decker's Furinu, pre pared expressly for families, hotels and eating houses. Corn Starch, a new article tor the same purpose, similarly prepared, for sale ■ at dccl 2 BANKS' Variety Store. New Scries—Vol. 6—No. 22. Philadelphia Advertisements. Spring Millinery Goods. JOHN STONE fc SONS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN FRENCH MINIM:III GOODS, So. 45 South Second street, Philadelphia. ARE now prepared to ofTer to their eus tumors ami the trade a large and well selected as sortment of Silks, Ribbons and Millinery Goods. Confining themselves exclusively to this branch of the trade, anil importing the larger part of their stock, ena bles them to offer an assortment unsurpassed in extent and variety, which will be sold at the lowest prices aud on the most favorable terms. marl2-2m. Window Blinds and Shades. 15. J. WIEMAITIS, MANUFACTURER, No. 12 N. Sixth street, above Market, Philadelphia. KEEPS a larger and better assortment of Venitian Blinds, of narrow slats, with fancy and plain trimmings, than any other establishment in the city. Paint d and Plain Shades, Shade Trimmings and Fix tures, &.c. &.C., which he will sell, wholesale and retail, at the lowest cash prices. The citizens of I.ewistown will find it to their interest to call, before purchasing, as they are assured they can buy abetter article than at any other establishment, for the same price. Mv motto is, "A good article, quick sales, and small profits." IVF. STUDY TO PLF.JISE. Philadelphia, March 12, 1852—3 m Straw Goods—Spring 1852. fJHIIE Subscriber is now prepared to JL exhibit to Merchants and Milliners his usual heavy stock of I.adies' and Misses' Straw and Silk VSosmrts, Straw Trimmings and Artificial Flowers; Palm-leaf, Panama and Every Variety of SUMMER HATS for Oentlemen ; which for Extent, Variety and heaut v of manufacture, as well as uniformly close prices, wilt he found unrivaled . THOMAS WHITE, No. 41 South Second Street, Philadelphia. February 13, ISs2—3ni. Front Street Wire Maiiufuo torv. WATSON & C 0X 3 SIEVE, RIDDLE, SCREEN AND WIRE CLOTII MANUFACTURERS, So. 16 Sorth Front Street, Corner of Coomb's Alley, between Market and Mnlberry (Arch) streets, Philadelphia. WHERE they continue to manufacture, of superior quality, Brass and Iron Wire Sieves of all kinds; Brass and Copper Wire Cloth for Paper Makers, if". Cylinders and Dandy Bolls, covered in the best manner. Heavy Twilled Wire for Spark Catchers. Sieves of superior quality for ilrass anil Iron Founders. Screen Wire, Window Wire, Safes, Traps, Dish Covers, Coui ami Sand Screens, &e Ace. Also. Fancy Wire Work of every description executed in the neatest manner. Or ders for City and Country received and promptly attend ed to. tt- Sugar Mills, best quality. Philadelphia, Feb. 13, 18523 m. iS;u*iiiiiu of Itanium's MUSEUM. Wilder'* Patent Safe again the Victor! PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Ist, 1852. The Salamander Safe which 1 purchased a few yanrs since, and which was in use by Messrs. C. G. Henderson Ac Co. at the destruction of their store in the building known as " BAHXHM'S MUSEUM," on the 30th ult., has this morning been gut at,and the interior wod-work,wilh some Stereotype plates which were in the safe during the lire (the books having been removed), are found to be UNHARMED. 1 have this day purchased from Mr. John Farrei another " Patent Salamander," ag)d would confidently recommend these well known safes to all who wish security against accidental fires. GEORGE S. APPI.ETON. We fully concur in the above, and would also add that the large WALI, FIRE-PROOF, near which the above Safe stood, lias also since been opened, and although the outside appearance is good, and the walls of the same still standing, the whole interior is charred to a cindSafes of all other kinds, having been taken in part pay for " HRRMNOV will be sold at very low prices. Philadelphia, Jan. 30, 1552-3 m. r A L L AA II wIA TE U CLOTH IA hi. A NEW AN D COMPLETE assortment of the latest il and most fashionable style of men's and Boy's Clotliing, inanufectured in the best manner, may be had at the Lowest Cash Prices at - GEO. CUEIST'S Clothing Establishment., South-east corner of Market and Second sis., PHILADELPHIA, embracing a choice assortment of Dress ami Frock Coats, Cloaks, Sack Coals, Bangnji Coals, Business Coats, &c., together with his usual extensive variety of English, French, and American Cloths and Winter Fabrics, suit ed to the wants of men and boys, both for drese and business garments. Particular care has been taken to procure a complete assortment of goods adapted to the new style Winter Coats, PANTALOONS, VESTS, AC., to which lie would invite special attention, and particu larly to his new assortment of i'tii'KiiiiiiS fSoorts, consisting of Shirts, Stocks, Handkerchiefs, inc.; all of whit It :IM offered at the Invest possible cash prices, and as cheap a;- any other Clothing Store in the Union. f> Parents who desire Beys' Clothing are earnestly invited to examine the stock, as the greatest care has been taken to provide the most durable patterns and de sirable styles, at ttie most ecouoinical rates. *** Small Notes taken at par for goods. September 20,1851. —aptlly