Whole Ne.25H II b£3 OFFICE on East Market street, Lewistown, adjoining F. G. Franeiseus' Hardware jjt.ire. P. S. Dr. Locke will be at his office tfae first Monday of each niunth to spend the ireek. my3l DR. A. J. ATKINSON, HAVING permanently located in Lewis town, offers his professional services to the citizens of town and country, tlfiioe M'est Market St,, opposite Eisenbise's Hotel. Kesidence one door east of George Jilymyer. Lewistown, July 12, li<oo-tf Dr. Samuel L. Alexander. _f) lias permanently located at Milroy, fl. and is prepared to practice al! the branch ißes of his Profession. Office at Swine- IJotpl. „ my3-ly EDWARD FRYSINGE& WHOLESALE DEALER A MHIFACTI'RER OF CIVAKS, TOBACCO, SMiFF, &C., &C., IiSWn&TOWSSa JPAa Orders promptly attended to. jelfi GEO. 7T. ELDER, Attorney at Law, Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at tend to business in Mifflin, Centre aud Huntings iion counties. my 26 Seigrist's Old Stand, A"ear the Canal Bridye, Leici.itown, Pa. Strong Beer, Lager Beer, Liudenberger and Switzer Cheese—all of the best quality ■(instantly on hand, for sale wholesale or re tail. Yeast to be had daily during summer. niy24-yr McALISTERVILLE ACADEMY Juniata County, Pa. GEO. F. McFARIwIND, Principal Proprietor. JACOB MILLER, Prof, of Mathematics, &fc. Miss ANNIE S. CRIST, Teacher of Music, Sfc. The next session of this Institution com flicnces on the 26th of July, to continue 22 weeks. Students admitted at any time. A Normal Department will be formed which will afford Teachers the best opportunity of preparing for fall examina tions. A NEW AE > PARATUS has been purchased, Lecturers engaged, &c. TERMS—hoarding. Room und Tuition, per te>3ion, §ssto §6O. Tuition alone at usual rates. sent free on application. SILVER PLATED WARE, BY HAELYEY FILLET, So. 1222 Market Street, Plii|a;lel} jiia, MANUFACTURER OK Fine Xickel Silver, and Silver Plater of Forks, Spoons, Ladles, Batter Knives, Castors, Tea Sets, Urns, Kettles, Waiters, Bat ter Dishes, Ice Pitchers, Cake Baskets, Communion Ware, (Japs, Mugs, Goblets, dec. With :i general assortment, comprising none but the •' q iutity. made of the best matt rials and hcarit;/ pta '■■l. •■•instituting them a serviceable and durable article lintels. Steamboats and Private Families, eld Ware re-platen iti manner. feb23-ly WILLIAM LIND, has DOW open A NEW STOCK OF Cloths, Cassimeres . .j- *•„ AND VESTI NCS, which will be made up to order in the neat est and most fashionable styles. apl9 New Fall and Winter Goods, I) F. ELLIS, of the late firm of McCoy & Ellis, has just returned from the city with a choice assortment of Dry Goods and Groceries, seleeted with care and purchased for cash, which are offered to the public at a small ad vance on cost. The stoc.k of Dry Goods em braces all dsscriptions of Fall and Winter Goods suitable for Ladies, Gentlemen and Children, with many new patterns. His comprise Choice Sugars, Molasses, Java, Rio and Laguyra Coffee, superior Teas, &c. Also, Boots and Shoes, Queensware, and all other articles usually found in stores—all which the customers of the late firm and the public in general are invited to examine. ' r " R. F. ELLIS. Country Produce received as usual and the full market price allowed therefor. Lewistown, October 25, 1860. Spikes, &c.—A large and full as- T. i sortment of Duncannon Nails and Spikes. Also a full assortment of Tacks, Screws, &c. For sale by n029 JOHN KENNEDY & CO. FRESII Raisins, Dried Fruit, Nuts, Can dies and Fancy Candy Toys et wholesale to country stores aod confectioneries can be -iad at A. Felix's, at a small advance on city prices, for cash. Tcents per gallon for best Coal Oil, at F. G. FRANCISCUS'S ws (&IS®3B®IS " WILL YOU BE THERE?" Beyond this lift* of hopes and fe;,rs. Beyond this world of griefs and tV trs. T-htqe is a region fair. It knows no Change and no decay, Xo night, hut one unending da v." O say, will you f> there?' Its glorious gates are closed to sili Nought that defiles . an enter in To mar its beauty rare. I poll that bright, eternal sliore. i'.arth s I litter enrsi* is known no more. O say. w ill you be there t No drooping form, no tearful eye. No hoary head, no weary sigh, No pain, no grief, no care: But joys which mortals may not know, Like a calm river. c\ er tiow. * * say. w ill yon Wxliere ? < tur Saviour, once a mortal child, As mortal man. by man reviled. fe maiiv < rnvj-rrs doth wear; \v rule thousand thousands swel!' ae s u'aill Of glory to theJ.ainh once slain ! 0 say, will you he there " Who shall he there; The lowly here; All those who st ■i Ve til/' I.oWT'irt foal, 1 In* world's prmid tuoekerv dare! Wliobj the liofy sj.i rifled, liejoiee the narrow path to tread : These, these shall all be there ! Those who have li ar i at Jesus' cross VII e;u tiiiv gain to count but loss, So that ill's love they share; Who, gazing on the Crucified. Jfy fitirh. can say. - for me lie died;" These, these -hall all he there ! o.iii you be there ? You shall, you must, If hating sin in Christ you trtisr. \\ ho did that place prepare. Still doth His voice sound sweetly.-Conic! I am the way—l'll lead yoit home— With ine, you will la.- there"' of Eternal Rest.' In the wild sea of life, w hen man's licau is tilled with atnbitiuus thoughts— hougbts that transport him in a minute to the high est pinnagje pt human glory and surround him with every blessing that wealth, hon or, fume and love can afford—or, possessed by a spirit of industry in the pursuit of gain through all the labyrinths of intrigue, speculation or toil, it is well that there is in this wide tumultuous sea one bright island where the weary spirit or the droop ing heart may find repose. The physical and mental man, strung to the highest ten sion in the daily pursuit of sopip phantom that ever tiles, is ever chased, but never overtaken, absolutely needs the rest that the sacred Sabbath gives. The soul buried in the corrupting influences of an every day calling, becomes surcharged with wea riness and longs for the holy calm that rests upon that bright grcpn isle, whose streams are ever pure, and whose air should bo untainted with the miasma that infects the atmosphere of secular pursuits. Here it finds rest, and invigorated by the purity of its mortal ailment, it is the better pre pared to meet the snares and temptations of the world ; unscathed by the insidious or bold attacks of vice, it is conscious of the power that is found in a proper obser vance of the ' l>ay .'if II the week the lie?-.. Emblem uf eternal 'est.' INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF ANDREW G. CURTIN. FELLOW CITIZENS: Having been entrusted by tie '.eopleof Pennsylvania with the administration of the Executive department of tin government for the next three years, and having talen a sol emn oath of fidelity to the Constitution of the United States, and to the Constitution of Pennsylvania, 1 avail myself of your pres ence to express to you, and through you to the people of the State, my gratitude for the distinguished honor they have, 1 their par tiality, conferred upon me. Deeply impressed with its responsibilities and duties, I enter upon the office of Govern or or Pen nsylvania, with a determination to fulfil them all faithfully to the utmost of my ability, Questions of grpat moment inti mately connected with the feelings and inter ests of the people of all parts of the nation, now agitate the public mind; and some of them, from their novelty and importance, are left for settlement in the nncertainty of the future. A selfish caution might indicate si lence as the safest course to be pursued as to these questions, by one just entering upon the responsibilities of a high official position; but fidelity to the high trust reposed iu me 1 demand, especially at this juncture, thai I yield to an honored custom which re uires a frank declaration of the principles to be adopted and the policy to be pursued during my official term. We have assumed, as the great fundamen tal truth of our political theory, that man is capable of self government, and that all pow er emanates from the people. An experi ence of seventy one years under the Consti tution of the United States, has demonstra ted to an mankind that {fie pehple'caa be en trusted with their own political destinies; and the deliberate expression cf their will should furnish fhe rule of conduct to ilieir represeh tatives in official station. Thus appreciating their liberal capacity for self-government, and alive to the importance of preserving, pure and unsullied as it came from the hands of the Apostles of Liberty, this vital princi ple, J pledge myself to stand between it and encroachments, whether instigated by hatred or ambition, bv fanaticism or folly. The policy that should regulats the admin istration of the governmer.Vof our "State, was declared by its founders, and is fully estab lished by experience. It is jui\t' and frater nal in its aims, liberal in its spirit, and pa triotic in its progress. The freedom of spebch and of the press, the right of con science and of private judgement in civil aod religious faith, are the high prerogatives to which the American citizeij is born. In our social organization the rich and the poor, the high and the low, enjoy these equally, and the Constitution and the B,ws in IHT nony therewith, protect the rights cf all. The in tellect of the people is one of the main pil lars of the fabric of our government, and the highest hopes of the patriot for its safety rest on enlightened public morality and vir- THURSDAY, JANUARY 1861, tue. Qur system of common sohools will ev er enlist my earnest solicitude. For its grow ing wants the most ample provision should be made by the Legislature. 1 feel that I need not urge this duty. The system has been gaining in strength and usefulness for a quarter of a century, until it has silenced op position by its beneficent fruits. It has at tiroes languished fur want of just appropria tions, from changes and amendments of the law, and perhaps from inefficiency in its ad ministration; but it has surmounted every difficulty aud is now regarded by the enlight ened and patriotic of every political faith as the great bulwark of safety for our free insti tutions. The manner in which this subjeet is presented to the Legislature by my imme diate predecessor, pi his annual message, ful ly harmonizes with public sentiment; and bis recommendation for aid to the Farmers' iiigh School of Pennsylvania meets my most cor dial approbation. - Invited to the rich' prairie lands of the West, where the labor of the husbandman is simple and upiform, when population has filled our valleys, it passes away from our highland soils where scientific culture is required to reward labor bj bring ing fruitfulncss and plenty out of compara tive sterility. While individual liberality has done much for an institution that is designed to educate the farmer of the State, it lan guishes for want of public aid. An experi ence of ten years has fully demonstrated that the institution can be made self sustaining; it requires no aid from the State except for the completion of the buildings in accordance with the original design. 4 liberal appro priation for that purpose would be honorable to the Legislature and a just recognition of a system of public instruction that is of the highest importance to the State in the devel opement of our wealth, the growth of our population, and the prosperity of our great agricultural interests. The State been wisely relieved of the management of the public improvements by their sale, the administration of the gov ernment is greatly simplify, its resources are certain and well understood, and the amount of the public debt is definitely ascer tained. A rigid economy in all its various departments and a strict accountability from all public officers, are expected by our peo pie, and they shall not be disappointed. Now that the debt of the State is in the course of steady liquidation, by the ordinary means of the treasury, all unnecessary expenditures of the public money must be firmly resisted, so that the gradual diminution of the indebted ness shall not be interrupted. To promote the prosperity of the people and the power of the Commonwealth by in creasing her financial resources, by a liberal recognition of the vast interests of our com merce, by husbanding our means and dimin ishing the burdens of taxation and of debt, will be the highest objects of my ambition, and all the energy of my administration will be directed to the accomplishment of these results. The pardoning power is one of the most important and delicate powers conferred up on the Chief Magistrate by the Constitution, and it should always be exercised with great caution, and never except on the most con clusive evidence that it is due to the con demned, and that the publie security will not be prejudiced by the act. When such appli cations are presented to the Executive, it is due to society, to the administration of jus tice, and to ail interested, that public notice should be given. By the adoption of such a regulation, imposition will be prevented and just efforts will be strengthened. The associatiation of capital and labor, un der acts of incorporation, where the purpo ses to be accomplished are beyond the reach of individual enterprise, has long been the policy of the State, and has done much to ad vance the prosperity of the people. Where the means of the citizens are moderate, as they general y are in a new and growing coun try, and where the concentration of the capi tal of r any is necessary to development and progress, such associations, when judiciously restricted, coufer large benefits on the State. The vast resources of Pennsylvania, and the variety of her mechanical and other industri al pursuits, invite capital and enterprise from abroad, which on every sound principle of political economy, should be encouraged. Much of the time of the Legislature is consum ed by applications for special chartered privileges which might be saved by the enact ment of general laws and by such amendment to our general mining and manufacturing law as will relieve needless and burthensome re straints, and at the same time afford ample protection to capital and labor, and to the c mmunity at large. Our statute books are full of acts of incorporation conferring spe cial privileges, various as they are numerous, dissimilar in their grants of power, and une qual in their liabilities and restrictions. Well considered and judicious general laws to meet all classes of corporations, would remedy the evil, economise time and money, relieve the Legislature from the constant pressure for un due privileges, and be just and equal to all in their administration. The veto power conferred upon the Execu tive was given with much hesitation, and not without serious apprehensions as to its abuse, by the framers of our organic law. It is, in my judgment, to be used with the greatest caution, and only when legislation is mani testly inconsiderate, or of more than doubt ful constitutionality. The legislators, chosen as they are directly by the people, in such a manner that a fair expression of views of the true policy of the government can al ways be had, give to all well considered meas ures of legislation the solemn sanction of the highest power of the State, and it should not be arbitrarily interfered witb. While I shall shrink from no duty involved by the sacred trust reposod in me by the people of the Com monwealth, I would have all other depart ments of the government appreciate the full measure of responsibility that devolves upon them. Th<* position of mutual estrangement in wnich the different sections of our country have been placed by the precipitate action and violent denunciation of heated partizans, the apprehension of still more serious com plications of our political affairs, and thefear iul uncertainty of the future have had the ef fect of weakening commercial credit and par tially interrupting trade ; and, as a natural consequence, deranging our exchanges and currency. Yet the elements of general pros perity are everywhere diffused amongst us, and nothing is wanting but a return of con f;de'nce to enable us to reap the rich rewards of our diversified industry and enterpri-e. Should the restitution of confidence in busi ness and commercial circles be lung delayed, the Legislature, in its wisdom, vyill, I doubt not, meet the necessities of the crisis in a gen eral and patriotic spirit. Thus fur our system of government has ful ly answered the expectations of its founders, and has demonstrated the capacity of the peo pie for self government. The country has ad vaneed in wealth, knowledge, and power, and secured to all classes of its citizens the bles sings of pettce, prosperity, and happiness. The workings of our simple and natural po litical organizations have given direction and energy to individual and associated enter prise, maintained public order, and promoted the welfare of all parts of our vast and ex panding country. No one who knows the iiistory of Pennsylvania and understands the opinions and feelings of her people, can just ly charge us with hostility to our brethren of other States. We regard them as friends and fellow countrymen, in whose welfare we feel a kindred interest: and we recognize, in their broadest extent, all our constitutional obligations to them. These we are ready and willing to observe generously and fraternally in their letter and spirit, with unswerving ti delity. The election of a President of the United States, according to the forms of the Consti tution, has recently been made a pretext for disturbing the peace of tiie country by a de liberate attempt to wrest from the Federal Government the powers which the people con ferred on it when they adopted the Constitu tion. By this movement the question wheth er the government of the United States em bodies the prerogatives, rights and powers of j sovereignty, or merely represents, for specif ic purposes, a multitude of independent com munities, confederated in a league which any one of them may dissolve at will, is now pla ced directly before the Amerieau people. Un happily this question is not presented in the simple form of political discussion, but com plicated with the passions and jealousies of impending or actual conflict. There is nothing in the life of Mr. Lincoln, nor in any of his acts or declarations before or since his election, to warrant the apprehen sion thaJ; his Administration will be unfriend ly to the local institutions of any of the States. No seutiipents but tjjoste of kindness and con ciliation have been expressed or entertained by the constitutional majority which elected him; and nothing has occurred to justify the excitement which seems tc have blinded the judgment of a part of the people, and is pre cipitating them into revolution. The supremacy of the National Govern ment has been so fully admitted and so long cherished by the People of Pennsylvania, and so completely has the conviction of its nation ality and sovereignty directed their political action, that they arc surprised at the pertina city with which a portion of the people dlse where maintain the opposite view. The tra ditions of the past, the recorded teachings of the Fathers of the Republic, the security of their freedom and prosperity, and their hopes for the future, are all in harmony with an un faltering allegiance to the National Union, the maintaine'tiec of the Constitution, and the enforcement of the laws. They have faith fully adhered to the compromises of our great national compact, and willingly recognized the peculiar institutions and rights of proper ty of the people of other States. Every true Pennsylvanian admits that his first civil and political duty is to the general government, and he frankly acknowledges his obligation , to protect the constitutional rights of all who j live under its authority and enjoy itsblessings. I have already taken occasion to say pub liccly, and 1 now repeat, that if we have any laws upon our statute books which infringe upon the rights of the people of any States, or contravene any law of the Federal Gov ernment, cr obstruct its execution, they ought to be repealed. We ought not to hesitate to exhibit to other States that may have enacted j laws' interfering with the .rights, or obstruc tive cf the remedies which belong constitu tionally to all American citizens, an example of magnanimity and of implicit obedience to the paramount law, and by a prompt repeal of every statute that may even, by implica tion, be liable to reasonable objection, do our part to relieve every just cause of diasatisfac- - tion with our legislation. Pennsylvania has never faltered in her re cognition of all the duties imposed upon her by the national compact, and she will by ev ery act consistent with her devotion to the interests of her own people, promote frater ternity and peace, and a liberalcomity be tween the States. Iler convictions on the vi tal questions which have agitated the public mind are well understood at home, and should not be misunderstood abroad. Her verdicts have been as uniform as they have been decisive, in favor of the dignity, the prosperity and the progress of her free indus try, and support of the principles of liberty on which the government is founded, and menace or rebellion cannot reverse them.— They have passed into history as the deliber ate judgement of her people, expressed in a peaceful, fraternal and constitutional man ner ; and when they shall have been adminis tered in the government, as soon they will be, the madness that now rules the hour will subside, as their patriotic, faithful and na tional aims bring ample protecticr. and peace ful progress to all sections of the Republic. In the grave questions which now agitate the country, no State has a.~aoro profound concern than Pennsylvania. Occupying a geographical position between the North and the South, the East and West, with the great avenues of travel and trade passing through her borders, carrying on an extensive com merce with her neighbors, in the vast and var ied productions of her soil, her mines and her manufacturing industry, and bound to them by ties of kindred and social inter course, the question of disunion involves mo mentous consequences to her people. The second of the thirty-three States in popula tion, and the first in material resources, it is due both to ourselves and to the other States, that the position and sentiments of Pennsyl- vania on the question should be distinctly un derstood. All the elements of wealth and greatness have been spread over the State by a kind Providence with profuse liberalitv. Our tem perate climate, productive soil, and inexhaus- Lli'i! mineral wealth, have stimulated the in dustry of cur people and improved the skill iof mechanics. To develop, enlarge and pro ; tect the interests which grow out of our nat j ural advantages, have become cardinal prin , eiples of political economy in Pennsylvania, and the opiuiun every where prevails among I our people that development, progress and i wealth depend on educated and requited la bor; and that labor, and the interests sus tained by it, shonld be adequately protected , against foreign competition. The people of j Pennsylvania have always favored that poli cy winch aims to elevate and foster the in dustry of the country in the collection of revenue for the support of the General Gov ernment ; and whenever they have had the opportunity, in a fair i lection, they have vin dicated that policy at the ballot box. When I their trade was prostrated and their industry . paralyzed by the legislation of the General Government, which favored adverse interests, they waited patiently for the return of an j other opportunity to declare the public will • in a constitutional manner. In the late elec j tion of President of the United States, the j principle of protection was one of nrominent issues. With the proceedings of'Ucngress at its late session fresh ia their memories, a large majority of pfcople of Pennsylvania en rolled themselves in an organization, which, in its declaration of principles, promised, if successful, to be faithful to their suffering in terests and languishing industry. Protec tion to labor was one cf the great principles of its platform ; it was inscribed on its ban ners ; and throughout the canvass it was a leading text of the orators of the successful p! \ r f?: This is a propitious moment to declare that while the people of Pennsylvania were not indifferent to other vital issues of the canvass, they were demanding justice for themselves in the recent election, and had no design to interfere with or abridge the rights of the people of other States. The growffi of our State had been retarded by the abrogation of the principle of protection from the revenue laws of the national government; bankrupt cy had crushed the energies of many of our most enterprising citizens; but no voice of disloyalty or treason was heard, Dor 7AB an arm raised to offer violence to the sacred fabric of our national Union. Conscious of their rights apd their power, our people look ed to the ballot box alone as the remedy for existing evils. In the present unhappy condition of the country, it will be our duty to unite with the people of the States which remain loyal to the Union, in any just and honorable meas ures of conciliation and fraternal kindness. Let us invite them to join us in the fulfilment of all our obligations under the federal Con stitution and laws. Then we can cordially unite with them iu claiming like obedience from those States which hf'e renounced their allegiance. If the loyal States are just And moderate, without any sacrifice of right or self respect the threatened ganger may be averted. Ours is a National Government. It has within the sphere of its action all the attri butes of sovereignty; and among these are the right and duty of self preservation. It is based upon a compact to which all the people of the United States are parties. It is the re sult of mutual concessions, which were made for the purpose of securing reciprocal -bene fits. It acts directly on the people, and they owe a personal allegiauce. No part of the people, no State nor combination of States, can voluntarily secede from the Union, cor ab solve themselves from their obligations to it. To permit a state to withdraw at pleasure from the Union, without the consent of the rest, is to confess that our government is a failure. Pennsylvania can never acquiesce in such a conspiracy, nor assent to a doctrine which involves the destruction of the Govern ment. If the Government is to exist, all the requirements of the Constitution must be obeyed ; and it must have power adequate to the enforcement of the supreme law of the land in every State. It is the first duty of the National authorities to stay the progress of anarchy and enforce the laws, and Pennsyl vania with a united people, will give them an honest, faithful, and active support. The people mean to preserve the integrity of the National Union at every hazard. Ihe Constitution which was originally framed to promote the welfare of thirtaep States and four millions of people, In less than three quarters of a century hao embraced thirty three States and thirty tnlllio'ns of inhab itants. Our territory has been extendadover new climates, including people with new in terests and wants, and the Government has protected them all. Everything requisite to the perpetuity of the Union and its expanding power, would seem to have been foreseen and provided for by the wisdom and sagacity of the framers of the Constitution. It is all we desire or hope for, and all that our fellow countrymen who complain, cap reasonably demand. It provides that amend ments may be proposed by Congress; and whenever the necessity to amend shall occur the people of Pennsylvania will give to the amendments which ■Corigress may propose, the careful and deliberate consideration which their importance may demand. Change is not always progress, and a people who have lived so long, aud enjoyed so much prosperi ty, who have so many sacred raemori33 of the past, aud such rich legacies to transmit to the future, should deliberate long and seriously before they attempt to alter any of the fun damental principles of the great charter of our liberties. I assume the duties of this high office at the most trying period of our national histo ry- fhe public mind is agitated by fears, suspicions and jealousies. Serious apprehen sions of the future pervade the people. A preconcerted and organized effort has been made to disturb the stability of Government, dissolve the Union of the States, and mar the symmetry and order of the noblest political structure ever devised and enacted by human wisdom. It shall be my earnest endeavor to justify the confidence which you have repos ed in me. and to deserve your approbation. New Series—Vol. XV, No. U. \\ ith a consciousness of the rectitude of my intentions, with no resentments to cherish, no enmities to avenge, ro wish but the pub iio good to gratify, and wuhW profound sense of the solemnity of my position, I humbly invoke the assistance of our Heavenly ''ath er, in whom alone is my dependence, that ins strength may sustain and his wisdom guide me. With his divine aid I shall apply my self faithfully and fearlessly to my responsi ble' duties, and abide the judgment of a gen erous people. Invoking the blessing of the God of our fathers upon our Stat - and nation, it shall be the highest object of my ambition to contrib ute to the glory of the Commonwealth, main tain tlie civil and religious privileges of the people, atnl promote the union, prosperity and happiness of the country. K.lhe.l by A. County Superiiuendeut. For the Educational Column. The Teacher of To-day. The teacher as he stands at the present, day iu all the dignity of his moral and in tellectual nature, is too often regarded by the great majority of the people as a well meaning sprt of person, Very hieelc and hum ble, and hy some more interested oties'as K sort of convenience or machine for the purpose of beating knowledge into the brains of their hopeful sons and daughters; the machine is reckoned good if it succeed* in occasionally beating out wild oats of too early growtli that may have found their way into these same brains. llow do these opinions affect the teach er of to day? Is lie sensible of their iniper fectness, or is he daily plodding on his way with a sluggish indifference as to what may be affirmed of him, when the very name of teacher lias a power to incite the high est hopes and aspirations, the most faith ful and earnest perfoimanec of duty.— These opinions are but a proof of our lia bility to content ourselves with merely skimming over the surface without exciting a ripple 011 the sea of life, forgetting that those who dive the deepest bring up the richest gems from ocean's unfathomable eaves. - . The true teacher looking far beyond the mere work of instilling into the minds of his pupils the rulesof Grammar,and Mating matics, sees in each one's nature a depth of grandeur, of intellectual power, a spirit God-like in its workings, that nerves his very soul with the hope of elevating that spirit to great deeds of generous, untiring effort. Inspired with this hope, his labors, crowd they ever so closely around him, are lightened, and with a cheerful enthusiasm he rises above the adverse circumstances that provoke and tempt to a careless inui!- Ferenc'e, only to fresher vigor arid niofdfrrt remitting toil. The teacher of to-day has a much wider range of thought and action than the ped agogue of thirty years ago. W hat changes have bee.n wrought —what advances made in the whole system of education, and with what sneering emphas'l3 the term old fash ioned is applied to everything remaining of those past days. It is a sad reality that there are still those who are content to re* main old fashioned teachers, some, who if the world were to be revolutionized, were tb have the enlightenment of the iMillen nium resting upon it would, for want of en ergy and a laudable ambition, lose sight of the pillar of fire that lights the way of earnest, holy endeavor in the onward, up ward path of progress. It is not our purpose to enumerate what literary qualifications a teacher should pos sess, for he >v)io at this late day knows noi the things necessary to his calling, before be attempts to weave the destiny of an immortal soul, . Had better be a Shepherd's boy, Possessing rustic- health and joy ; Unmindful of the world that lies Beyond his native heatii and skies. But it is to liim who realizes his posi tion in all its fullness who, with unflinch ing heart performs each day's allotted task, who, feeling deeply his own weakness, asks daily audience of God for counsel and wis dom from this hfgher source; it is to him we look with confidence that by Ins enno bling influence the minds of the young immortals committed to his trust ire-eleva ted to a high standard of excellence in all that is good, and beautiful in life, and guid ed by this same influencelnto the safe paths of truth and virtue. Much weary work lies before him ere he accomplishes what his heart desires; yet an all sustaining hope cheers him: he sees the sunlight skimmer ing through every lowering cloud, beauti ful shining ones smile upon him from their home above, and part of the world is bet ter and wiser for his having lived in it. May we not hope that we have many among us, who, with earnestness of purpose, and un tiring devotion in a noble cause, are labor ing for others good, y.'hO are not physically prevented from enjoying even here a part of that higher, more, spiritual life, that awaits us in the future. r Having then our aim perfection and the road leading thereto self-culture, let us ev er press onward; and while the world hon ors those who nobly defend the causa of liberty, of rights and humanity, will they not also honor the raoral heroism, the self sacrificing spirit of those ROI? foiling and of those over whose inanimate dust has been written this simple epitaph, .4 Teacher of the Young. A TB.ACHF.R.
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