THE GAZETTE.
LEWISTOWN, I'A.
Thursday, August 30, 1860.
$1 [cr annum in a!^ance— at end of six
mon:lis—at tad of year.
P±p< -T3 sect out of the County must be paid for in
advance.
subscr'aiion of thoseoct of this county to whom
this p.ir.v-rrpli comes mariej, fccs expired, and unless re
newed will he discontinued.
We have also sr! a liatit it! Mifflin county,beyond which
we Intend no man in future shai' owe us for subscription.
Those receiving the iaj- r v ii this paragraph marked,
will therefore know that they have caste under our rale,
ami if payment is nt made uiti.ii one mouth tberesfter
wre shall discontinue *!! uh-
FOR PRESIDENT,
HON. ABRAM LINCOLN.
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
HON. HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
*>,F Al AI.VE.
FOP. GOVERNOR,
HON. ANDREW G. CURTIN.
OF CENTRE CCL'NTV.
TOR CONGRESS
T.A.S- T_ HALE,
OF CENTRE COUNTY.
Assembly,
ADOLP HUS F. GIBBONEY,
of Union township.
Sheriff,
CHARLES C. STANBARGEK,
of Lewistown.
Register and Recorder,
SAMUEL BARK,
of Lewistown.
Commissioner,
SAMUEL BROWKII,
of Decatur.
Auditor.
ABRAHAM GABYER,
of Oliver.
Who are the Friends of Protection? j
In the U. S. Senate the rote on the new
{Tariff Bill stood as follows:
VOTK IN I'liMll Of A PROTECTIVE TltllT ;
Republicans, 21
lii-moeratrt, o —-vj j
AGAINST A I'H"TK TlVf TARIFF J
I leiiKxrats, 05
Kepiii.lieftn.s vwn—do
lii the House -of Representatives it was : !
J-<ir the Hi It 9]
I>- , lll'M-rat.-< 2 .
Iniericans <; j
Anti-Loeoi. p. Democrats t; I
Total M 5 '
A /*i>i*t >tn Bin —WDonw-rats f>a i
Itr-publiean- C i
Americans I j
Aiiti-Leeomp. llemocrutu l ;
Total t4 ,
&9QMII MWL
'THE PEOPLE'S PARTY of Mifflin
County are invited to meet at the Town j
Hall, Le wist OWNS, on
THURSDAY EVENING, i
September 6'th, 1860.
EDG Alt COWAN, Esq., of Westmore
land, will address the citiz.ns of this coun
ty uu the political issues of the day
Friends of IL&eoin, Hamlin, Curtin, Hale.
Protection to American Industry, and Free j
Soil for Free White men, once more to the
rescue. GEORGE FRTSIXGER,
Chairman County Committee, j
Notices of New Advertisements.
Dr. Henderson's sale—Lewistown Acade
my—Stoat's sewing machine —Farm in Fur- •
geson's valley fur sale—Lands ih Missouri—
Estate notice—Teachers wanted in Perry, &e_
SyJ""A number of adveitisements as well j
as various articles prepared for to-day's pa
per are unavoidably omitted.
The Democrat and the Poor House.
The administration of the Poor House j
seems to be a considerable eye-sore to the
Democrat, and our reference to Samuel
Grower, the People's candidate for Com- ;
missioner, being a brother of Joseph Brew
er, " whose good and -economical manage
ment of the "Pour House elicits praise ,
from all, has set it to doubting whether it
would be safe for the taxpayers to elect an
honeet man to keep another honest man
company in managing their affairs ! The
Democrat has some strange Fancies con
cerning the Commissioners: according to it |
John Cupplcs would have made a far bet
ter Commissioner than Wm. Creighton;
Naganey better than Peachy; Gro better
than B-iattoo, y-at it acknowledges that the
county s interests have been guarded with
'vigilance, lor -its reference certainly
£ould not be to the time when democra- 1
ey" ruled there at a cost of £4OOO to
§SOOO a year instead of §2200 or §2300
as now. That paper need not alarm itself
on account of either of the Browcrs.—
Both arc honest, true as steel, and would
as soon check each other as anybody else.
Ihe mere fact then of being brothers will
hardly deter the taxpayers from electing
an acknowledged honest man to oversee
one whom the Democrat itself says " has
made a good Steward,'' a term rather diffi
cult to be understood when taken in con
nection with the insinuations against the
brothers through the remainder of its arti
cle. If the Democrat wants to know what
the people think of Samuel Brower, let
i.t go to Decatur and various other parts of
vhe county and it will perhaps get its eyes
opened. As for the Steward, he needs no I
defence —his acts speak for him.
strrc the Lewistown Gazette really be
lie.'es the election of Mr. Breeker.ridge to the
Presidency would tend to disunion, merely
b<cause certain individuals, who adv cate se
cession from the Union as the proper course
of the Souih, when her constitutional rights
"hall be denied her, are in favor of his elec
tion, how can it consistently support Abe
Lincoln, who is not only supported by the
fanatical disunionists of the North, but who
is the candidate of a sectional party, which
was organized only for the purpose of carry
ing on the war, begun some twenty years ago
i by the crazy Ah ditionists of Massachusetts,
against our Southern brethren? Why does
it not support Mr. Bell or Mr. Douglas.
! : The above is from the Lewistown Demo
' erat of last week, and we will answer its
queries commencing at the bottom. First,
thcu, why don't the Democrat support
Douglas, if be is worthy of support at all?
We have looked in vain for anything ad
• >
voeating him as the " regular nominee of
the party, although it declares him to be so.
If it will not support Douglas, how can it
expect us to do so ?
Second —John Bell is not the candidate
of the People's Party of Pennsylvania, has
no chance whatever of carrying this State,
and therefore a vote in his favor is giving
one thiid to Dougla. and squatter sovereign
ty, one-third to Breckcnridge and disunion,
and the other third thrown away.
Third—There are no disunionists among
the supporters of Lincoln —no, not one,
i north, south, east or west. The fanatics
whom the Democrat talks about we well
j remember arc the same gang who defeated
Ilenrv Clay ill 1841 and made James K.
Polk President, and we have no doubt the
Democrat would be pleased to hear that
these very disunion fanatics, including
Fred. Douglas, hud entered ini.9 a league
with the bargain and sale men in Now
: York. ,
Fourth —We aver that Stephen A. 1 fuug
las asserted in Philadelphia to a Democrat
1 of Mifflin county that Mr. Breckcnridge
had placed himself in the position of a
disunion candidate, and in addition here is
what Ilendrick B. Wright, President of
the late democratic State Convention, said
in his address :
" After A ancey and the Disunionists went
out of the regular Convention, it occurred V
me that it would be profitable to me to go in
to the Secession Convention and ascertain
for myself the sentiments there proclaimed,
f did go into the Yancey Convention, and du I
ring the two hours I was there, as God is mv
' judge, I heard nothing hut with reference to j
the expediency of erecting a Southern Re
public upon the ruins of the present Union.
If Mr. Brcekenride be not a Disooionist j
himself, it must be conceded that he is the
candidate of the Disunionists. lie is, then,
in the hands of the worst men that this coun
try has ever seen, t hose sen are fixed up
! on a dissolution of this Union and £he erection
of a Southern Confederacy. I do aot care j
what their apologists may say—l have heard
their debates and I know that which I do
speak. DISUNION WAS THE CRY
of the disunion movement at Charleston and
at Baltimore. BreckenriJge is tha pliant
tool of the Dkunioriistc—tihe men who pro
claim from the housetops that they want dis
union. And such are the men that the Dem
ocratic party of 'Pennsylvania are asked to
support. For one, I never will submit to ,
such burning dishonor."
Now, if ALr.. Breckcnridge was nomina
ted, first by t'as disunionists who seceded
at Baltimore, and also by the disunionists
who assembled at Richmond, both of which
nominations lie accepted, whose candidate
is lie? The Democrat says Mr.-Douglas
is the rcyulnr democratic nominee—if so,
what is Breckcnridge bud a disorganizer
and a traitor, just as muchasthe Democrat
said a-certain gontleim.n of this place was 1
a few years ago (for coming out as an indc
pendent candidate for the legislature? A
candidate will be judged by the company
which nominated him, arid cavil as his sup
porters will, JO HNC. BR ECK EN Rll >G E
stands before the people AS THE CAN
DIDATE OF THE DISUNIONISTS!
The " democratic party," as a party has
ceased to exist. "With here and there an
' exception, it has no longer any organs, for
the shiftless papers called so dare not even
advocate the election of the man whom
they allege is the " nominee." The lead- I
ers are diviJed in opinion as much as the
newspapers, and throwing principle to the
dogs are fighting for the future. In the
South, disunionists, traitors and advocates
of the revival of the African Slave Trade
proclaim themselves the democratic party,
and announce their determination to Rule
or Rmn ! It is time to meet traitors as j
i they deserve to be met. If the tory stand
ard of disunion is to be raised, as the !
Democrat of this place alleges it will he
whenever a majority of the People, in ac
cordance with the Constitution, choose to
elect Abraham Lincoln President, the soon
er it is raised and the traitors hung the
better for our future welfare. Like Jack
son, Lincoln is noted as a wan of iroa
nerve, and disunionists will fare no better
with him than they did with the former in
1833 when the forefathers of the very
gang of miscreants now threatening the
same thing 11 levied war against the United
States," but were scattered by a timely
warning of their fate.
" Mr. Csirrigan, on behalf of the commit-!
fee which had been appointed to wait on Gen. I
Foster, said they had hunted for him in the
hotel and adjoining woods, but could not find
him."
Mr. F. ia still lost.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
C. M. Floyd will lecture in the
Presbyterian church (by invitation of Rev.
Dr. Woods) this (Wednesday) evening on the
subject of Temperance.
B6LM'Kee &. Troxel's tannery caught fire
yesterday at the roof of the house, but was
speedily extinguished by the Henderson
Hose Company.
, BITTF.N BY A RATTLESNAKE. —A cor.
respondent informs us that Miss Maggie
Roseborough was bitten by a rattlesnake
about two miles from McVeytown, on
Thursday last, while returning home from
Jack's Mountain, where, in company with
several others, she had been gathering ber
ries. She was about to cross a fence on
which the snake was lying. Itwassocon
. cealed on a rail that the girl did not ob
! serve it until it had buried its tangs in her
wrist, i dure it Ju l-1 until she s ook it ojf.
She then with great presence of mind ban
daged her arm, which was rapidly swelling,
and very painful, and hastened to the resi
dence of Rev. J. Ilanawalt, where various
remedies were applied to destroy the poison
and restore the suffering girl. J)r. Roth
rock was immediately sent for, and hasten
ed to the bedside of the almost dying one,
J o >
; and by his skilful and timely aid she was
saved from an untimely death. Miss R. is
yet very ill, but the physinian has pro
nounced her out of danger. She was alone
when the occurrence took place, the com
pany having previously separated.
i
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. —In
looking over the proceedings of this asso-
I ciation, recently in session at (jfrcensburg,
I 'Vestmoreland county, we observe that Miss
Jane A. Kerr of Lcwistown and David AL
-1 len of .Mifflin pounty, acted on different
eoiumitties, and Miss Mary MeCord (an
accomplished teacher whose &jrvcie3 we arc
sorry to lose, having accepted a s. f,iat ' on
at llollidaysburg) read an essay which iC
thus noticed:
An essay was then read by the authoress,
Miss Mary MeCord, of Mifflin county. Sub
jeet, "Teaching of Pictures—their influence
on the minds of Youth."
The essay was well read and equally well
composed, and reflected no ordinary credit
upon the orator.
The moral and immoral effect of pictures
upon the minds and hearts of our youth was
fully and beautifully shown. The usefulness
of pictures in school books was held up in a
very clear light, and that immoral pictures
were spread abroad un&ceountof th e demand
,ot the people. Miss MoC. was loudly ap
plauded, and received a vote of thanks from
■she association.
One of the Vice Presidents, Azariah
Smith, county superintendent, was chosen I
freua this eouuty, sa that with others whose
attendance we may have overlooked, hav
ing mislaid a portion of the proceedings, j
j Mifflin county was well represented in the !
cause of-education.
Jteas"*The School Board, on Saturday last,
made the following appointments for Lew
: istown district:
William Evans, James Printz, Misses I
Mary Stewart, Mary Shaw, Jane A. Kerr,
Kate Siauber, Mary A. Miller, Indiana
' Liberty, Martha Stoner. Joseph Gray,
colored school.
Salaries were fixed at §27 per month.
Schools to open 10th September.
Male high school not yet filled.
MEETING OF THE PEOPLE'S PARTY.—
The first demonstration of the People's
Party was made on Tuesday evening, when,
! with a single week's notice in the Gazette, !
!
a number of people assembled which
strongly indicated popular feeling, and may
be regarded as an index of what the elec
tions will be this fall. The Town Ilall
was speedily filled, an organization effect
ed, and S. S. Woods, Esq., commenced
speaking, when it was announced that a
large delegation from Freedom Iron Works •
and adjacent parts, together with a large !
number of the Lewistown Wide Awakes j
and a number of others, enough to fill the
hall again, were approaching, and the meet
ing adjourned to the public square, where
amid the blaze of torches and lanterns, and
enthusiastic cheering, the meeting reor
! ganized.
President,
IION. JAMES CRISWELL.
Vice Presidents,
Elijah Morrison, Wayne township,
Daniel Brought, Granville township,
Peter Printz, East Ward, Lewistown,
I John Hainan, McVeytown,
Oliver P. Smith, New Armagh,
Moses Miller, Deny township,
Henry LTsh, Decatur,
James Me Curdy, W. Ward, Lewistown,
James Bailey, Brown township,
Kobert Campbell, Union,
D. MeK. Contner, Menno,
William Irwin, Oliver,
Isaac Winters, Bratton,
; Peter Fertig, Armagh,
Samuel Earheart, Derry.
Secretaries.
William Lytle, Moses Cunningham, Ad
-1 am Brimmer and Jonathan M. Stauber.
The meeting was addressed by S. S. W nods,
Esq., John Williamson, and A. F. Gibboney,
our candidate for the Legislature,
j Holmes Mac'ay, from the Committee on
j Resolutions, reported the following, which
were adopted:
WnimxAS, The People's Party ot" M ffliu County, as
sembler! in County Miteting. having no concealment*
to make rospe -Ting the principles they adv ■< ate. an 1
shrinking from no responsibility in making litem
kno.vn—lay down :is the fundntnental principle* n
| which our "government ought tol>e*dmiuistcred. wit.i
! a due regard to economy and to tli-. welfare of the
masses—
1. That the maintenance of the principles promul
gated m the HeclaraUon of Independence, and em
b-alied in our Federal Constitution, via: that all iu-n
are endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable
right*, among which are those of life, liberty ami the
pursuit of happiness, and that gnv -rmi! nt* are in
tended among men to secure the enjoyment of tin - •
rights.—is essential to the preservation of our Kcpid -
licttn institutions, and that the Federal • listitutioii.
• tiie rights of the States, and the Tnion of the .Stan -
must and shall be preserved.
2. That to the union of the State* thi* nation owes
its unprecedented increase in population, its surpris
ing development of material resources, it* rapid aug
mentation of wealth, a- happine-s at home and its
honor abroad, and we hold in abhorrence nil schemes
for disunion, come from whatever source they may :
I and we congratulate the country that in- American.
Whig. People's Party or ltepublieuti moodier of Con
gress has uttered or c-oimten.UK ed a threat of dis
union, so often made by rati- members of (v.n
--grc.->. without rebuke, ami with applause Iroiu their
political associates: and we denounce those threat* of
j disunion, in ease of a popular ov< rtlirow of their HS
( endaney, as denying the vital principles of a free
government, and as an avowal < f -ontcnpUted treas
on, which it is the imperative duty of an indignant
people strongly to rebuke and forcv r sib-nee.
h. That the maintenance inviolate of the lights of
■ tin- state*, and especially tie- right of each Suite to
i order and control its own domestic institutions, ac
cording to its own judgment exclusively, i- essential
' to that balance of power on which the perfection and
endurance of our political faith depend, and tve ile-
I liounce the lawless invasion by armed force of any
: skate or Territory, no matter under what pretext, as
; among the gravest of crime.*.
4. That the people justly view with alarm the reek
le-s extravagance which pervades every department
; of the federal government; that a return to rigid ecoti
j omy and :a- -oiintahility is indispensable to arrest the
j system >f plunder of the ptthiie treasury by favored
partisans; while the recent .startling developments of
fraud and corruption at the federal metropolis hotv
j that an entire change of administration i* impcruiive-
I 1) dellaiialed.
! 5. That we brand the recent re-opening of the Afri
can slave trade, under the cover of our national Hag,
aided by perversions of judicial potv-r, as a crime
against humanity. a burning shame to oiireonntry and
, age. and we call upon < 'ottgress to hike prompt and
i efficient measure* for the total and final -uppres-iou
j of that execrable traffic.
'•. That in the recent vetoes by tlieir federal ti'ivcr
t nor* of the .lets of the legislatures of Kansas and
, Nebraska, prohibiting slavery in those territories, we
i rin-l a practical illustration of the boasted democratic
' principle of non-intervention and p-ipular sovereignty
euilHulied ill the Kansas-Nebraska 1011, atvl ft denun
ciation of the deception and fraud involved therein.
! 7. That while providing revenue for the support if
• the general government by duties upon import *, sfwin t
j policy requires such an adjustment of He * • iinjs.rt*
I as to encourage and protect the development of tile
I io'lusirial interest of the whole country, and whenever
that method tails t-> secure adequate protection, then
| we are for "Troteeiion for the sake of Protection.'" he
j lieving a* we do that any policy tending towards free
j trade will have the elicit of reducing the wage* of
! labor to the European standard, thus making the
j - rich richer and the poor poorer."
j S. Firmly believing that the sooner the schemes of
! disunion at the South are met the better tor oar future
j welfare a* a government and people, we shall add our
{ votes to .-well the majority of LuttX*lS and H.MUN for
! President and Vice President, feeling well assured
; that one who has risen from the humble station of
j rail-mauler to the head of western statesmen—who
• was ever a true and tried friend of the illustrious
Harry f lay and his measures—w ill do no discredit to
! high office.
jj'eso 'veil, that we recommend to the People's Par-
I tv to eivOfc. n undivided support to Curtin for tiovern
,7r ,~i o.Tins " hole countv ticket, ami invite all hon
i est demoiTats wm" with Foster, Kpl.raim * CV are
lost m the woods, to J 1 " 1 s disunion a.*
j well as the political chic.:'*?}' now attempted ot vo
icing over another man's shorn*. " r- , „ ~ , .
Resolved. that the efforts of Ho.. ■James i- Hale tn
' favor of Pr-ite tion to American In.. '"'O- and his
- general course in Congress, entitle him to UI.'UM- .
j ded support of all tariff men, and that no li." I "'' r '
frmn the interior is better deserving the eommei, ''a- j
j tion of •' Well done, good and faithful servant."
_
"DEMOCRATIC" MEETING. —One of the
most complete fizzles we have ever known i
came off on Monday evening at the Town j
Hull. It seemed to he under the pastoral
care of Hon. E. Banks, was the smallest
afla'.r of the kind ever known on such an
| occasion, without spirit, and we might al- !
most say without life—so much so that we i
verily believe had the past, present and ex- ;
| pectaut officeholders been taken away,
; there would not have been five of " the
; democratic people" left! Strange as it
may sound, not a word was said on the ;
; Presidential question, not a principle enun
: eiated, no platform endorsed, bat in woful
tones Ephraim advised the democracy to
beware of the Gazette !!! Yes, democrats
of Mifflin county, if you wish to remain in
ignorance of where you r.re being led,
don't read the Gazette, i-,r it is the onlv
paper from which you can learn that
every vote given for a fusion electoral
ticket is HALF A VOTE FOR THE
CANDIDATE OF THE DISUNION-j
ISTS OF THE SOUTH ; it is the only j
paper from which you can learn that south
ern disorganizes have disrupted your Na- j
tional Convention, nominated a candidrte
j against its regular nominee, and proclaim
ed the Tory doctrine that if a majority of
the people of the United States, as pro- ,
vided by the Constitution, elect Lincoln
President, THEY WILL DESTROY i
THIS UNION; and it is the only paper
from which you can learn that you are aid
ing disorganization and destroying party
usages. So don't read the Gazette!
:
Wc annex a report of the proceedings
as furnished us by a " special reporter"
who went to see the fun ;
On last Monday evening hearing that there
was to be a grand rally of the United Democ
racy and a clap of bell ringing at the Town
Hall, I quietly wended toy way to the
! corner opposite your office, walked up stairs,
and at once found myself seated among as
: goodly a number of Lincoln and Curtin men
as I have met nt one time and at one place
; since our county ticket was decided upon.
If it handent been that our kind old friend
Mr. Banks was on tho floor at the time, mak
ing an old fashioned exordium to what was
left of the democracy, I should have said it
looked more like a Republican Club meeting.
There were about one hundred present. Six
ty Lincoln men, 35 Douglas and Breckenridge
men and I Bell man and three or four boys, i
After Mr. B. got through straitening up j
things and urging the necessity of making I
" it a harmonious meeting, considering the
distracted condition of the democratic party
! with reference to the Presidential election," •
he read the following list of names as officers
iof the meeting. President—Cyrus Stine.
i Vice Presidents —Wm. Briggs, Win. Bell,
1 Isaiah Coplin, Josiah Kerr, Joseph R. Kulp,'
T. Roop, Daniel Mateer, Wm. Sheehan. J.
Atkinson. Secretaries—Oliver Chesney, Wm.
Frysinger ( Douglas Editor ?) Messrs' Stine,
Coplin, Bell and one or two others responded.
Both of the Secretaries neglected, refused
or declined serving, when Dr. Martin was re
quested to act as scribe but the Dr. wouldn't.
A dead silence ensued for some minutes when
Mr. Banks, acting as floor manager, called
■ on Mr. Joseph W. Parker to address the
meeting. No response. Mr. Aniv Parker
I was then requested to rvj something; no res
ponse. Some one here c :.vi nut that neith
er gentlemen were present. \ ! <•:: a committee
was sent to bring the sp >ak< r to meeting !
In the intervention Mr. 11. J. Walters r"se
and moved that a committee 1 - app intcd to
draft resolutions expressive of the sense (or
nonsense) of the meeting, whereupon Mr.
Banks, with all ttie sprighliiness of his j.-ung
er davs sprang to his feet objecting,
saving that " he had a paper in his posses
sion containing resolutions already man
ufactured, and for the purpose of occupying
the time he would read them," adding "thai
if thev espres-e l the sentiments of the meet
ing they sh mid endorse them." " if not take
such action upon them as might lie thought
best for the interest and harmony of the par
ty"—lb-solution Ist spoke of the distracted
condiii n of the demoratic party, and a Riser!
both wings to quit flapping until Fi ster wa
put to roost. Resolution -J relrred to Mr.
Foster's many endearing qualities. Resolu
tion 3d, for there were but three, very time
ly referred to the action of the county com
tnittee, agreeing that the t : e';et was gone
enough, (to be beat.) The 3d Resolution u.o
passed bv only two feeble n ices .somew hen
in the south corner responding aye ! 33 oI
the 35 didn't ct n grunt. Mr. Napoleon J
Rudisill, < ongrt asional Conferee, moved tin.
.Mr. Ranks again (ill up the time by saving
something. Mr. Ranks again rose and com
mencid b.is speech with asking the very i:n
; portant question, " what had we better do 0
effect the election of Henry L>. Foster J" Mr
R. then answered the question I y telling vvb.-ii
a nice man Mr. Foster was when he was An
ditor General 111 He then referred to tin
! two youngsters who in conjunction with
a few old gi ntlcmcn of this place held a lieil
meeting a few evenings since at the Court
j House steps, and told Mr. Sr.ne he shoal.i
have been there to hear the speeches
i thought a fusion with them soon not imp: d>
; able—said John W. Forney, Hickman and
Judge Knox, fcc., were bought by tbe op; -s
iiion, and made a great many uthtr remarks
respecting tbe decay of the denicia -y—said
1 there was no di.-unionists among the demo
i crats fn speaking of the county ti ket
he spoke if Bates. M'Near, Warcam. Ctin
ningltam.and M'Kee as clever men. He said
j some were not satisfied, hut he thought it
i best to say nothing about it now until after
tbe October election, as there was distrac i- n
enough in the party, c iuthm-4 ailgmd d m
ocruts to not read or rather " to beware of
: the Gazette, as it was a dangerous .-beet."—
Being quite run out he stop;>"d for want t 4
i something more to say, when Mr. I. T. Cor
deli reported that tbe speakers Barker and
Petrikin couldn't Ijc got. The Republican
j portion of the meeting, seeing the thing was
a lizzie, rose to leave, and ha 1 almost emptied
! the room when some sensitive demy moved
; an adjournment for fear of expoHng this
j grand failure of an attempt to drum up even a
! corporal's guard.
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Fourth Annual Wee ting of the Miffiiu
County Teachers Institute-
The Mifflin County Teachers' Institute,
met iii nursuance of a call of the County Sn-
I p (iri ' u f enaL ,1 b * n the Town Hall. Lewistnv n,
on Mono-"- 27th, 18ft), and was npeu
! Ed with the of a portion ot.'scripture.
and prayer by?."<& ?
I with music by the 1 \ * Azariuh
! Smith, Co. Sept., then n..'dc .. i°w n.-mni ivs
expressive of his satisfaction niu" tin o l ' ie
\ teachers in this capacity, throwing '''R '
| same time, a few hints in regard to il" im
| portance of close attention and good order . n
i the part of tlie members of the Institute.
! Mi s Mary Stewart and J. K. II ir'zler were
; elected Secretaries. After the order of excr
-1 Cises for the day had been announced, the
j Count}' Superintendent conducted an exercise
in Orthography illustrative of the different
I classes of words, letters and elementary
j sounds. M J. Smith then took tip Written
: Arithmetic, and gave his method of explain
; ing the greatest common divisor. Recess.
Music. The County Superintendent then
gave an excellent illustration of the analysis
j of sentences by writing on the blackboard a
diagram, in which lie gave an accurate alas
j sification of the different kinds of sentences
' and of the elements that compose them. The
members of the Institute were next drilled in
Mental Arithmetic by M. J. Smith. Concise
: ness, clearness and accuracy were considered
indispensable to a good solution. A<ij mrned.
AFTERNOON" SESSION.
Institute called to order at half pa*t one
| o'clock. Grammar again taken up end sev
: eral sentences analyzed by different teachers.
, The teaching of common fractions was next
! considered by M. J. S.ijith. Tbe town hall
having been engaged, it was resolved to have
no session this evening. Itecess. Music.
An exercise in Reading conducted by the
County Superintendent. Various methods of
imparting instruction to beginners were then
discussed by I>. Allen, J. K. llartzler, \V. K.
i Stroup, D. 11. ook, A. Smith and Wit
tington.
SECOND DAV—MORNING SESSION.
The exercises were opened by reading a
portion of Scripture and prayer by the Coun
ty Superintendent. Music and the critic's
report were next in order. Messrs. John M.
Bel], Samuel Stcrrett, arid Miss Mary S. Shaw
were appointed a committee on finance, and
G. 11. Swigart was named as critic for the
day. The teachers were next exercised in
phonetic spelling; the importance of this
exercise as a means of correct articulation,
must have been evident to all who were pros
ent. The least common multinle and deci
mal fractions were next explained by M. J.
Smith and several others. Recess and music,
after which thu County Superintendent con
ducted an exercise in Grammar; several di(s
cult sentences were analyzed and parsed.
Exercise in Mental Arithmetic. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Institute called to order at half past one
o'clock, and opened with music by the teach
ers. The analysis of sentences again taken
up; this was followed by an exercise in Writ*
ten Arithmetic, during which Ratio and Pro
portion were illustrated and explained by M.
J. Smith, and Mr. Wittington of Blair coun
ty. Recess and music. Exercise in Reading:
correct modulation of voice dwelt on with
much stress. The County Superintendent
next delivered a short lecture on the impor
tance of rigid classification in school, in which
he nrged teachers to classify their pupils as
soon as possible after commencing a term of
school, as they will thus be enabled to do
much more for their pupils iu the same time
and with the same amount of labor. In
Written Arithmetic, classification is still whol
ly neglected by some teachers. The question,
how can we make our instruction most prac
tical, was then discussed by Messrs. W. K.
Stroup, Mr. Wittington, J. K. llartzler and
D. Allen. Adjourned.
MARY STEWART,
J. K, lIARTZLER,
-Secretaries.
At the close of the No. uihl cj asso; . p
day last, the foUowiujc pjeauille aod iv s ,'
lutions were adopted :
Whkreas, We the members of the N - r .
Class mu*t separate, (and not t>kf>tv ,'. v V r )!
to meet again under the same cireunis;.. "
we deem it not only a privilege |, ti r • •"
express our warm,,, gr,tm-h >
and worthy Superintendent, .Mr. \j ,
Smith, who has so faithfully and ch"■u' r '.'
instructed us. therefore, u ' i )
h'csirl,t-ij, That the patience and f or ; ...
a nee which lie daily manifested t "*
and the tender regard for feelii g„ c . i( *i •
with the true sense of duty, should ' . '
tod by us. with an effort to impart ictruA "
in a manner so phasing, and with '. u",
feelings. " IJW3
Resolved, That by attending t], c . \ r ,
Class, we have been benefitted and ene nV
*'< anl h. tter q.ialiib-rtn prrf iPm ♦
arduous and responsible duties ol T.
h'. -■ ■!>* d, That it is incumber: >n T
to avail theuist Ives t f all the nucin* w ;e '
their power which are calculated to h '
prepare them tor the duties nf their >. ,"f
i h.it we agree mutually t oaV
and encourage each ot.i r in the dute-.r, *
profession, and that we earnestly strive t
evate the standard of teacLing ; n tf.ecomm
ScP I>lS.
li-r01a .7, Tltat the -ir.e. r thanks of Us,
•' ■ i'l" !■ ios tie respectfully tendeie i • ,
irustics for the use of the Lew istowu Aea. ! .
emy. ' '■*'
it*. >lval. That a copy of these resolution*
: e offered to each of the countv pa.ers ' -
pu blicatiun.
G. II SWIG APT
JANE A. KKUII.
LIA/iE 11. CUNNINGHAM
Cnm.rlitf'ee.
Prairie Farming.
r>!' Miiiik.-.., Ac. Nt oi-rh, r.-taay t. e I
t >'iu| ■-1 ■•■• I with Kciuu <iy v Kuii-m i . ,
r i v . • ■- ut iatul for ilu- lir.-t win aVi-rup rite-. ~r „
Tin re wor" five awi which were not in .
iM.we, sowed ia dirty -o!l for rye; iw, nSv '., v „
acre* )iel-lc.l 071 In is! it-ts. which ,„l,| .. •>.., ~ .
Wicciwi. is'itiuefts.Ss rsa .-STc.- The..win-rsi-, t
s per a. re for the forty acres. Young mei,
iltg i.oi.i an; villse.l to :;o to tile jUMi;:,. , iM| j
Hiiittphrf'i'.i Manual of Vilainan/ Sptrifr
Jlnmerrjm/ktf —ls n complete system f!l ii„.
op.it hie treatment for domestic animnis; the
diseases of the Horse, Cow, Sheep. 11,, - :lr , ( ,
l>ig are given with fidelity arid minuteness,
and the tieatment isf each particular case is
laid down in so simple a manner that it can
be followed by anv stock owner. Ilt> ,,-
paihic practice io.' animals is not a new tiiin'%
but h is been empf yed with great success m
Germany, England and gome portions of ibis
country, and experience has shown that while
its nvd*;te> uitiy i>e given w th perfect oa.t
and faef'tty the) are fir more efh -icnt incmi
trolling dise.i,.', than -the USU il practice. L-v
advocates enntond that many diseases arc enr
a'l by it which obstinat- ly resist every other
met bud of treatment, an f that by it's intn
doction nini fy per cent, of animals otherwise
lost or rendered valueless by treatment may he
saved. A neat case of specifies fur all the
more common diseases form n part of the .sys
tem, and we can readily believe will prove a
valuable acquisition every owner of horses
or stock.
Sold on application (of. llutjdreys A Co..
■ ! 'J liroadway, ,\". V., or by the agents i t
Humphrey s Specific 11 meupatbie Heim-ilu,-.
Hollo way's fills and Oihtiiscn!,
A ., *#,'/ mmpef* . nl ., .
-etvii the mi k ! ihiii fin; uiui-et.us u„
t-!ivsiv. ; "is ..""ijui-iiily ohlie,. thi-Tij to sivallov. i.n;
il.esjrc r<n' ' W the urgumeut wlueli .
(!,, ~; JI 'lisgu'SCS toe Il.'terlle-V lit Ihe ilriil
Hollowav'ti Pills. " li r - •*-.*;*<• hh • tit)l-uhy
the rnjiiiilty ullii at
-loulueii. liver .i l:< I hov. ' 3l ' T ' tt.-'-l f.:i!ly •
tiirv will iiiiiuedi.itelv cm ' worst jatn.—Mii it.-,
gestioii. liejuluehe. Hi 11.,11- K- '' r - "eprv; stun -.- -
it... i-e. e.uivite all who.- ire una. , """ '
ii' it were |ii-ssi)!e to jfffv stieh. lot Vv "" 11
uini v. - will assure them iy and peri.f fu "* n ' V.
I-or >..n Hr-iists. S-i-ofinuiis Hum .|>, ( ..Hi. '
;inu uli -kin diseases. Hollow nv's Oiatmeu: is ;h fc
t'.i' i fu;i] rt iiiody in use.
I'll.S'll.MS ! I'll,ITS!
W /"if is if ? I luxe Ctu-< I?
rhou amis of ]ierst-!is have jiile:—,l:l)7 re l \
with the (iisv.-e-i-—yet few know wli.-.t it is. or he ' ,
7"' I.'- bv-ry esse of Piles, whether nianifestt-d a
t:;>- *.irin el vxterual turn. r.-. tr-'-iaii-n' Ii). . di-M u
in vielebt t.ehtng nnd frritanon. depetttis esseiitial.'T
ii non ooiige-uuui of the ami. miiiai reßous v'ireulauui .
1 <•: pro U.--.' > the ellgurg-.-aieli!. dllalJ. uof till- V-
I -riu.it oil ol rum ir.-. li.-iii. rrhag-s-. iij.in and. :
iiml the disease can only he funriairi' nt.dlv - -r - : l.v
medieines wliich, pikeu lnt-emally. relieve u>is veu.ab
• an;.'- -tioa. ilenee ointments, washes, aad tv. • -
je.-uoiis. are sa inetl'evtaa!.
Htanphreps ifintu vjspnth fe fib ArWfe a simple sugar
piii, toK.sa two u.- three times per day, cure'-th; i' -
easo by < tiring tlvo cvmthtion upon which the disease
dep- I■. .Imt'lreds have I et-:i cured bv :t. evru
the most obstinate eases. All will b- r,, .mptiv b--u.-
nted iiy it. I'nee 6o eentc a Uix.
v b.—A lull sot of llmupJireys' Ilumeopathic Spt-
V." 1 7"' l b-juit ol lar.-elen; . ( tw- iuv iiii!- r--a:
iu-medtos, in large rials, morocco ease, ca: ditto a
piain case, cf: case of hfteeu boxes, and Book, ?2.
Siugio liuxes. ii cents and 6> cents.
i iiese He-medies, by live single .x ortxisc.are -. Nt
... ldaii or express, tree ol charge, to aa\- a .dress, .-a
receipt of the price. Address
Dr. F HI'MPHFEYS ft CO..
rn e '- otig liroadway, Acw 7 ork.
'UARLES JUTZ. Ii fhi'i ii - tail A'j* "f f'f
Lcwtrw.i nii iiri ti.fij, and druggis 4 * and **> r\< ./.•
Married.
0u the 23d, by (J. II lover Esq., it tb:• res*
i-dence tif ticurge tellers in liraovitn town
ship, JOSEPH JENKINS to Miss SAEAII
OROSS, both of the latter place.
THE MARKETS.
Lewistowm, August 30, 1800,
Butcr, gaud, ih, 15
Lard, 11
Tallow, 11 a 00,
Eggs, dozen, 10
Beeswax, per pound, 25
55 heat, .. hite buahel, I 2o
" red J 05
Corn, 55
Rye, new, 55
" old, 00
Oats, new, 25
" old, 25
Barley, 50 to GO
Cloversecd, 4 50,
Flaxseed, 1
Timothy, 1 7-5
Woo!, was Led, 37
unwashed, 25
Dried Ciierries, per bushel 1 "5
Potatoes, new, 50
Marks's stoam mill is selling extra flour at
300 per hundred, Granville at '2 50, su
perfine at 2 75, and family at 3 25.
Mill Fead, per hundred. SO
Chopped Oats aud Corn per 100, 125
Chopped Rye per 100, 1 40
Salt, 1 40
Tho above prices are also paid by Wj
uiyer & Stanbargor.
Philadelphia Market.
N f j change in the Flour and graili market,