Whole No. 2627. Jacob C. Blymyer & Co., produce and Commission Mer chants j LEWISTOWN, PA. SarFlour and Grain of all kinds pur ebred at market rates, or received on storage and shipped at usual freight rates, having storehouses and boats of their own, with care ful captains and hands. Stove Coal, Lioieburners Coal, Plaster, Fish and Salt always on hand. Grain can be insured at a small advance on cost of storage. n022 AMBROTYPES AMD itni&jiawwiaa, The Gems of the Season rpins is no humbug, hut a practical truth. _]_ The pictures taken by Mr. Burkholder arc unsurpassed' for BOLDNESS, TItUTII FI'LXESS. BEAUTY OF FINISH, and Dl KADILITY. Prices varying according to size and quality of frames and Cases. Kootn over the Express Office. Lewistown, August 23, 1860. JiL J* LtJtLix, iJD ■ BLJ? 12 SS3 ; O i o OFFICE on East Market street, Lewistown, adjoining F. G. Franciscus' Hardware .Stcre. P. S. l)r. Locke will be at his office the first Monday of each month to spend the week. my3l DR. A. J. ATKINSON, nAVING permanently located in Lewis . town, offers his professional services t-> the citizens of town and country. Office West Market St., opposite Eisenbise's Hotel. Residence one door east of George Blymyer. Lewistown, July 12, 186U-tf Dr. Samuel L. Alexander. fllas permanently located at Milroj, and is prepared to practice all the branch es of bis Profession. Office at Swine hart's Hotel. my 3-1 y EDWARD FRYSINGER, WHOLESALE DEALER & .ff A.\t FAtTIRER OF t 111 IRS, TOBACLO, SRUFP, &c.j &e., 3>&o Orders promptly attended to. jel6 3"—jO. 7?, Attorney at Law, office .Market Square, Lewistown, will at tend to business in Mllllin, Centre and Hunting don counties. cuy26 MiW REREiHES FOR SPERM ATOR RIKEA. IJ< U Altli ASSUI lATMN. PHILAI>ELPH IA, A II ii> ,f /. t f*tuhli*hal f?r/ xpecia! Emk>ir~ •t. u th* U'ti. fof the SieLvnri DistrcsstA. ufti,rtol with I nt nn> i < hrotpc Disrates, ami especially fur the Vure ' • '>t the Sexaaf Onjans. MK!>II';AL ADVICE given graiis*, byihe Acting Sur \ \LtWULE lsKP<KTSonSp<Tinat#rrhn-:i.aniloth ; ii. sof the Sexual Organs, ami the NEW KKM KI'IKs nij!<yf l in Hie IMspensary. sent in sealed hx =it frit- >i Two 01 three stamps tVr ; - . eprahle. Ac]. Ires v. pfp J. sKILLIN ; 4 1 i•,|i [ • in. liouanl Association. No. 2S. Ninth Bt., LuMolpliia, Pa. je | fi. 8 113 2, UA\ ING in connection with his Grocery and Notion business, commenced the Manufacturing of Confection ery, in its various branches, and employed a prac heal workman, notifies the public that lie in fills to keep a well assorted stock of the abeve goods on band, which will be warrant 1 1 to give satisfaction, and be equal to any Confectioneries that can be bought from any eastern city, which he offers ts wholesale mer chants and retailers at city prices, with cost oi carriage, lie therefore solicits the eus tou of the surrounding country, and re quests them to send in their orders or call and examine his goods, which will satisfy all that they can be accommodated with a selec tion which will recommend itself. CAKES, BISCUITS, &e., constantly on hand. Also, Pound, Spunge, Bride, Silver and Gold Cakes, in the best stylo, baked to order, on the shortest notice. mh2B Glassware. I^ REIT Stands with and without covers. Butter Dishes " " " Sugar Bowls. Goblets and Preserve Dishes. Htchers and Tumblers. All to be sold at Lie lowest figure by H. ZEIiBE. I( M ill STONE Fruit Jars, best in use, I'jyjKJ at prices cheaper than has ever been offered, at Zerbe's Grocery and "Stone ware depot. jylO Large Stock of Furniture on Hand. A FE LIX is still manufacturing all kinds Furniture. Young married persons others that wish to purchase Furniture w 'd find a good assortment on hand, which *dl be sold cheap for cash, or country pro -uce taken in exchange for same. Give me 8 call, on Valley street, near Black Bear Ho tel - feb 21 P FRANKLIN PRATT, Gun barrefWal i h w i ßh employment, please address 034, Philadelphia Post Office, stating ere he may be found. aug7-3t IPSnOTHHE) .&SJ© STOBOdISaaHD 2F2T <BS®3B@lg IF2£ t 2rSESS'<2H3X&s> 5 MOR AL & RELIGIOUS INVITATION HYMN. ; Come, coir.e, come.' Don't delay, ha; to atvav. to tin- Snlib.itli-sohoo! to-dav H.-rc to meet, and to g"rc-.-t. all in friend-hip -weet; ' ' Come, while, vet the dews of morn Nature alt with gems adorn; ; Ito in time, rain or shine—-order is divine. To the happy, happy school, Joyous. joyous Snhbafh-sehoql J Be in time, rain or shine—order is divinel Come, come, come! Not a tear, naught of fear nor cf .-orrow is found here; l aces bright, tempers right, oh. the happy sight.' Health and beauty all around, and no harsh or jarriie r j sound, j Light and free, happily, all is harmony, j Oolite, coptc, come! ; Keep the way. do not stray, 'tis the holy Sabbath day, ; Hie along, .join the throng in th ir grateful song, i Hither eoine! who would decline bliss so rare and joys divjue? Pleasures pure, that endure, all may here secure. WILLIE AND I. We love to go to Sabbath-school, Willie atiff I, Willie a . And be the weather foul or fair. We purpose to be ah. s there, To listen to the op mug prayer. Willie and I, Willie and j. Our teacher we do dearly in; 0, Willie and 1. Willie and j. She comes and takes us bv the hand, And points u.- t , th- better land, And tries to make us understand— Willie and I, Willie ;upl f. Onr father, mother, too. wc love, Willie and I, Willie and I. While many hoys and girls there aw, Whose, parents for them do u--t car.-, W<- ~f the good things richlv share, Willie and 1, Willie and 1. We ought to love the Saviour most, Willie and I, Willie and I, For if we love and serve him beat, In bis own bosom >yc shall rest. And be in heaven forever Willie and I, Willie and I. GOD IS EVER GOOD. See the shining dew-drops,oq the flowers strewed, Proving as they sparkle, God is ever good. God is ever good, God is ever good. | See the morning sun-beams, lighting up the wood, ] Proving, as they sparkle. God is ever good. Hear the mountain streamlet, in the solitude. With its ripple saying, God is ever good. In the leafy tree-tops, where no fears intrude, Joyous birds are singing, God is ever good. Bring, my heart, thy tribute, soups of gratitude, i White all nature utters, God is ever good. KIND WORDS CAN NEVER DIE Kind words can never die. cherished and blest, God knows how deep they lie. stored in the breast; Like childhood's simple rhymes, said o'er a thousand times, Go through all years and clinics, the heart to cheer. Kind words can never die. never die. never die, Kind words ean never die, no. never die. ] Childhood can never die—wrecks of the past | Float o'er the memory, bright to tie- hist. Many a happy thing, many a daisy spring. Float o'er tune's ceaseless wing. far. far away. .Sweet thoughts can never die. tho" jike the. (lowers • Their brightest hues niay fly in wintry hours; J But when the gentle dew gives them their charms anew | With many an added hue they bloom again. I Our souls ean never die. though in the tomb \\> may all have to lie, wrapped in its gloom. W hat tho the flesh decay, souls pass in peace nw.tv, Live through eternal day, with Christ above. HOLY ANGELS, Holv angels in their flight. Traverse over earth and skv. Acts of kindness their delight. Winged with lliercv as they flv. Don't you hear them, coming over hill and plain. Scattering music in their heavenly train? Oil, don'f you hear the ai)gej conpug, singing as they <-.oir,e ? Oh. lwar ine. angels—angels, hour lue hoipp. Though their forms we eaiinot see, Tuey attend and guard oijr way- Till we join their company In the fields of heavenly day. Had we but an angel's wing. And an angel's heart- of flame. Oh, how sweetly would we ring Through the "world the Saviour's name. Vet methiuks if I should dig, And become an angel tor,, I. perhaps, like them, might fly, And the Saviour's bidding do. SUNDAY! SUNDAY! There is a place 1 love to go, Sunday. Sunday, In storm or sunshine, rain or snow, That's iiomj ay-school. For I love the bells a-ruiging, Sunday, Sunday, 1 love the cheerful singing at Sunday-school. 1 would not stay at home to play, Sunday, Sunday, I'd rather come & hear (hem pray atSunday-sehooj For I love t!;e bells a-ringiug, 4c. I meet my pleasant teacher there, Sunday, Sunday, Who kindly does my lessons hear, At Sunday-sehoqJ. I learn that Jesus died and rose, Sunday, Sunday, That I might fly from sin's dark woes, At Sunday-school. Quietness in the Storm. 'Be still, and know that I am God : I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted among the nation- of the earth.' The forty-sixth Psalm is evidently from first to last a military or war-song. It as sumes tribulation, warfare, in the midst of the world; and points the Christian to. his refuge, his safe aud blessed retreat, amidst the war storms gathering from the distant horiaon. God is not only our refuge, but he is also with us. 'He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; ho break eth the bow, and cutteth the spear asun der; he burneth the chariot in the fire.'— If God is thus the source of victory, if the battle is not to the strong nor the race to the swift, then 'be still;' do not be alarm ed, agitated and vexed; but be satisfied of this, that God will be exalted in the earth. Fear not for his kingdom, be not alarmed for his cause; not a hair of the head of his saints shall perish. Be still, and know that he is not a man to repent, nor a crea ture to fail; but the mighty God, the same yesterday, to day, and forever. This prescription is suitable to the age in which we live, in scenes that are opening i on a world that appears to be about to go l through its last baptism. What are some j of the grounds of disquiet in the minds of j trqo Christians? Why is it that we need ' the prescription,'Be still?' We answer,; first, from the imperfection of our knowl- j edge. We see but a fragment of God's j procedure; we cannot see that out of evil' WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1861. lie still brings good. When wc behold i overshadowing error, we think it will dee pen and darken till the whole sky is overcad; j whereas, by and by it is dissolved, and truth J shines forth with all the splendor of the sun, and a momentary cloud seems to have only increased the intensity of the glory that succeeds, and follows it. We hear of j divisions and disputes among Christians; we ! think the Church is going to pieces ; but . that is because we see but a part, we do ( not see the whole. If we saw the whole, we should discover that the momentary dis cord is only preparatory to lasting harmony; that the dispute of a day precedes the peace that will prevail through ages to come. We see through a glass darkly ;we ;do not always recollect this; and because j we forget it, and fancy that we can see more clearly than is the case, we are troub ; led and disquieted. Because we are blind, we think the world is going to pieces, and j that God has left it to itself.— OummTng. IATOMI, miioaf; The Small Blue Grey Flycatcher. If it were not for the length of the tail, j this bird would rank next to the humming bird in magnitude. It is lour inches and | a half long; the plumage abeve is a light | bluish grey; below, bluish white; the j wings brownish black. Its motions are quick ; lie seems always on the look-out for insects; darts about from one part of tho tree to another with hanging wings, and erected tail, making a foeblo chirping tare, tare, no louder than a mouse. Though so small, it is ambitious of hunting 011 the highest branches, and is seldom seen among the humbler thickets. It fixes its nest among the the twigs on the top of a high tree; this is formed of the stems of old leaves, the husks of buds, the withered blossoms of weeds, coated with dry lichen, I and lined with horse hair. Vet in this i frail receptable does the female cow-bird j | venture to deposite her egg; and to the j management of these pigmy nurses, leaves j the fate of her helpless young. The Red-Eyed Flycatcher. 1 his is the most distinguished of all the warblers of our forests; it has a loud, lively and energetic song; which it contin ues sometimes for an hour without inter mission, as it limits among the thick foliage. Its notes are in short cuiphatical bars, of j two, three, or four syllables. In Jamaica, where this bird winters, it is called whip tom-kelly, from an imagined resemblance of its notes to these words. This bird builds a neat, pestile nest, be tween two twigs of a young dog wood, or other young saplin. It is hung by the two upper edges, and formed of pieces of hornets' nest, some Rax, fragments of with ered leaves, slips of pine baik, and bits of j paper, all glued together by the saliva of the bird and the silk of caterpillars; lined with fibrous bark, grass, and hair. These j nests are ?ery durable, and selected by the j cow-bird as one of' the numerous recepta- j elcs for her egg; the red-eyed flycatcher ' showing as much solicitude for the young j foundling as if it were her own. This bird is five inches and a half long; the plumage is yellow olive above; the under parts are white ; the crown is ash bordered with black. The iris of the eye is red- The red-eyed flycatcher is common throughout the United States, and is an inhabitant of the city as well as the forest. On a fine summer's day, his lively notes may be heard among the branches of the elms on Boston common. By the President of the United States. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, A joint committee of both Houses of Congress has waited on the President of the United States, and requested hiin to rec ommend a day of humiliation, prayer and fasting, to be observed by the people of the United States with religious solemnities, and the offering of fervent euplicationsto Almighty God for the safety and welfare of these States, Ilis blessings on their arms, and a speedy res toration to peace: and whereas, it is fit and becoming in all people, at all times to ac knowledge and revere the Supreme Govern ment of God, to bow in humble eubinission his chastisements, to confess and deplore their sins and transgressions, in that the fear of the Lord is the begiuniug of wisdom, and to pray with all fervency and oontrition for the pardon of their past offences, and for a blessing upon their present and prospective actions; and whereas, when our beloved coun try, ones, by the blessing of God, united, prosperous and happy, is now afflicted with factious and civil war, it is peculiarly fit for us to recognize the hand of God, in this visi tation, and, in sorrowful remembrance of our own faults and crimes, as a nation and as in dividuals, to humble ourselves before Him • and to pray for His mercy; to pray that we ' may be spared further punishment, though most justly deserved : that our arms may bs blessed and madepffectual for re-establishment of law, order and peace throughout our coun try, and that tbe inestimable boon of civil and * j religious liberty, earned under His guidance And blessing by the labors and sufferings of our fathers, may be restused in all its origin* al excellency. Therefore I, Abraham Lincoln, I President of the United States, do appoint the j last Thursday in Septem!er nest as a day of I humiliation, prayer and fasting for all the people of the nation, and I do earnestly r?e pmmend to the people, and especially to sll j ministers and teachers of le'igion, of all de i nominations, to all beads of families, to ob ! serve end keep that day according to their ' creeds and modes of worship, in all humility, and with all religious solemnity, to the end that the united prayer of the nation may as cend to the Throne of Grace and bring down , plentiful blessings upon our own country. Iu testimony whereof, See., ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By the President, | WM. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State. ! ANOTHER RAILROAD MASSACRE! . Over One Hundred Troops Killed and Wounded ! CINCINNATI, Sept. IS. —The disaster of' the Ohio and Mississippi railroad proves ' worse than at first reported. Four passen- j I ger ears were precipitated into the creek, and one box and one baggage car fell on lop of them. These ears contained eom panics E, F, G, aud I, aud tbe latter two i companies are tbe principal sufferers Daptaiu Howard, of company I, is auiODg the killed. Ipto 11 o'clock this morning about thirty killed have been takeu out, and more are supposed to be beneath the wreck. A train is on the way here with ninety-two wounded. The impression at tbe scene is that there have been from for ty to fifty killed. There seems to be but little doubt that the bridge had been tam pered with by malicious and traitorous persons. Tho bridge was sixty foot span and ten feet high, and was only recently inspected. THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. Cincinnati, Sept. 18—Evening.—Tho wound arrived here this evening, at 5 o'clock and were taken to the Marine Hospital, where ample arrangements have bean made for their relief. Ihe following is a list of the names of THE KILLED. Company E -Martin Kelly, F.C.Valen tine, Lewis Barbett. Company G—-C. 11. Collying, David No ble, G. M. Bradstone. j Company I—Capt. B. B. Howard, Corpor- I al Jerry Ingram, Corporal A. Fainter, VV. j A. ivisa, Carroll J. Coleman, H. Con ners, 1 John Brown, Joseph Smith, Private McCon nolly, Capt. Bruce, 11. C. Boroughs, W. Hnr ; wick, Antonio Fuifner, Peter Nowler, Adam i Hinge, John Douglas, M. Hunt, and four ' others whose names have not beoti ascertain ed. THE WOUNDED. Company A—First Lieut. Clifton T. War ton (seriously) ; Private 11. A. Massey. Company B—John Blackman (leg ampu tated), Joseph W. pack. Company F—W. E. Brown, Daniel Maury, Prospect Waring, Richard Porter, James Myer, J. 11. Ilnrkinson, C. W. Martin, John Russell. Felix Cox. J. 11. Border, Wm. Welsh, Wm. W. Lean. B. F. Wright, Daniel Smith, Corporal 11. 'E. Bebee, Corporal A Gold i Bini h, A. G. Plummer, J. W. Lyndsay, Jas. Anna, Andrew McCormick, 11. Atwood. Company G—George Morris, (seriously,) William Tracy, John Lyons, Alfred Taylor, Caleb Showers, Benj. Bennett, John A. Abcll, 11. F. Miller, Michael J. Christian, John Ilays, Robt. G. Osborne, (seriously,) 11. Stall, Martin Wultmer, Dennis Gallagher, Daniel Tonris, R. Mumford, J. Mumford, W. Bil lings, W. R. Whitely, J. B. McMullin, H. A. Reed. J. W. Houghtalon, Chas. E. Bellow, James Maxwell, Stephen Stallich, Jamez M. Tennyson, J. A. Lyndsay, Louis Springe, Clark Dodge, Abraham Persing, Chas. Ilours ing. Company I—Daniel Snyder, A. Gilmore, Alfred Crippen, Charles H. Roeh, John 11. j Romas, Conrad Schlever, James Lynn (ser iously), James Allison, William Wippo, Au gust Winthrop, J. M. Carroll, W. P. Tyler. John Morrissey, W. H. Vickera, Frank Har dee, 11. Hobbs. Nicholas Alorm, M. V.Foley, Howard Beardslcy, W. C. Smith, p. J. Ir- WID, Mr. Jones W- Pittum, Daniel Fallow, John Cramer, Corporal Vincent, Simon Vic- | tor Aniken, 11. Dennis, 11. H. Palmer (seri- j ously), James W. Dawson, John Frikc, S. ( Dowling, W. Noble, John W. Boston, Mich- j ael Maloney, Harrison Cowden. Company K—James C. Fullerton and ' twelve others so slightly wounded that we j omit their names, and six seriously wounded, ; beyond hopes of recovery. The National Finances. —The North xkmerican calls attention to the fact that, large as are our war expenditures, compared with our previous experience, the whole outlay of tbe government, both civil and military, will not be much greater than the ordinary expenses of some of the govern ments of Europe. The British isles have less population than the United States, and yet their government expenditures reach £70,000,000, or 3330,000,000, and France, with about three milliqns of peo ple more than we have, spends 1,800 000,- 000 francs, or 3340,000,000. The Pecuniary Advantage of Enlisting. —The bill recently passed by Congress raising the pay of volunteers to 313 per month, board and clothipg found, makes soldiering not a very bad business, viewed in a pecuniary light. The pay amounts to £156 a year, with §42 fur clothing, making 8198 a year and rations found. To this must be added the 8100 bounty at the close of the war. I f the war should last but one year, the pay would reach the very re spectable sum of 8298 for the year aud rations. This does not iuclude tbe uuiouut paid to soldiers' families by tbe eouuties. Many a young man out of employment would jump at the chance of making so good a salary. Drawing Rations J here are some episodes in the life of a soldier provocative of laughter and tliqt i serve to disperse in a measure the eunui of j camp life. Not long ago a farmer, who : did not reside so far from the camp of "the i boys" as he wished he did, was accustomed ; to find every morning that several rows of , potatoes had disappeared from bis field j lie bore it some time, but wheu the last half of his field of fine "kidneys" begau to disappear, he began to think that sort of ; thing had gone far enough, and determined jto stop it. Accordingly, he made a visit ; to camp early next morning, aud amused himself by goiug round to see whether the soldiers were provided with good and whole some provisions. He had not proceeded iar when lie found a 'boy'just serving up a fine dish of 'kidneys' which looked marvellously Lke those that the gude wife brought to his own table. Halting, the following colloquy ensued : 'Have fine potatoes here, I see.' 'Spleudid !' was the reply. 'W here do you get theiu V 'Draw them !' 'Does Government furnish potatoes in your rations. ?' ' Nary potato !' ' I thought yon said you drew them.' ' Did ! we just do the thing !' ' But how if they are not included in i your rations ?' 'Easiest thing in the world ! Won't you take some with us V said the soldier, as he seated himself at the table opposite the smoking vegetables. 'Thank you ! But will you oblige me by telling how you draw your potatoes, as they are not luund by the commissary ?' 'Nothing easier. Draw' em by the tops mostly ! Sometimes with a hoe if one is left in the field.' 'Hum! Yes! I understand! Well, see here ! If you won't draw any more of uriue, I will bring you a basket every morning, and draw them myself.' 'Bully for you, old fellow!' was the cry, and three cheers and a tiger wore given for farmer Lee. The covenant was enter ed into, and no one but the owner drew potatoes from that field afterward. How Breckinridge became a Peace Man. Ihe Louisville papers give an account of a hubbub created in that place by the arrival of arms from the United States camp in Gerrard county: The secessionists sounded the alarm by blowing a horn, and rushed to their armories. The Union Ilome Guards gave the alarm by ringing a bell, and repaired to their armories. In a few minutes the streets were full of arm ed men, who were running in all directions, loading their guns as they hurried to the places of rendezvous. The man who was to I receive the guns was as cool as a cucumber. ' When told that he might have trouble, he | said he anticipated an excitement, and had ! provided for contingencies by having an es- ' cort at hand. Sure enough, it was not long 1 before two hundred United States cavalry j made their appearance, and it wr.s known that ; five hundred United States ipfantry were not far off. Then Mr. Breckinridge was not so j anxious as he bad been to stop the guns with ; fifty men, and became a member of the ! " peace party." So the guns, &c., were put into the wagon and taken to their destination. | Humors of the Camp. —A correspondent j of the Washington Stqr, writing from Bail- ; ey's Cross Itoads, says : T here is uo little "chaffing" between the '■ opposing sentries when within earshot of ! each other, and the following dialogue oc- j curred to day: Secesh —'When are yer comming up ter j take the hill?' Michiganer —'Oh, after yeou is man- ' ners. When are you comming to take the Capitol?' Secesh —'Reckon yer don't like the Bull-Run route to Munnasser!' Michiganer —'Waal, we kalclate ter go next time by the way of Uqtteras.' Edited by A. SMITH, County Superintendent. For the Educational Column. District Institutes. The organization of a teacbors' associa tion for every district in the county du- j ring the last year was a fact full of prom- ; ise and highly gratifying to every lover of i common schools; and the success which attended many of those associations was at once the proof of judicious effort and of the great ability of such combined action on the part of teachers. The failure of others was attributed to want of interest and culpable neglect of a clear duty. It is to be hoped no such failures will ocpur du ring the present year, and the assurances given me by a large majority of the teach- New Series—Vol. XV, No. 4b. ; | ers lead me to cherish a strong corhb neo , ; in the organisations which will soon be ( made ail through the county. It is proposed to adept some method by which there may be a general uniformity in these institutes and a greater degree of profit to all concerned. To effect this de j siruble object it seems necessary to consid er briefly the design of these organizations, ; t° be reached by tbis concert of' action. So fur as my present purpose re quires, three objects seem to be ofpriumiy importance, and therefore wc will now men tion only these three; The improve* I ment of teachers in the several branches I taught Hi schools and the additional im ; provement of increased knowledge on top- I ics only iudirectly related to school stud j ies ; the cultivation of skill and successful j variety in commuuicating instruction ; the discussion of modes of government and of I securing good attendance aud a kindling , enthusiasm in study; uud the awakenings j deepening and enlightening of a hearty in* i terest in the schools on the part of patrons. To promote these objects the following j seems a good general plan, to he varied ac : cording to the peculiar circumstances of each district, but to be adopt i so far as it j can properly be dene. ■ I nstructors in each branch should be ap pointed and exercises assigned at least one | week in advance, and these exercises i should not be the commonplace lessons of 1 the schoolroom, unless the majority of the members are so deficient in scholarship as to require such elementary drilling—iu which case let it be very thorowjh ; the exercises as a general fact should be of a more difficult character, requiring study of principles, reading of standard works on subject, investigation of causes and patient reflection. Thus in geography, let one les* sou embrace an explanation of all the linea drawn on maps, the reason for the partiou? lar position and directiou of these lines, their names and the significance of thoea names, their uses. Let another lesson cm i brace all that can be taught from a globe, j the motions of tbe earth, the changes of : the seasons, the difference in degrees of j longitude, the points that are opposite, and I whatever else suggests itself. A topical ; review might be greatly advantageous. In grammar, let primary attention be given to analysis, let sentences be written to illus trate either by blackboard representation or written out for critical inspection, or given with precision verbally ; and let tho most difficult words be parsed with care that a model be furnished by every such exercise. In reading, let tho lesson ha thoroughly studied and read aloud by every member previously to tbe institute; let ev ery one have his mind fully decided re? specting the proper emphasis and reflec tion of each sonteuce, the tone ip which every word should be uttered, tbe expres sion which best represents the writer's meaning; let sentences of a doubtful char r acter be written on the blackboard avid va, rious modes of reading them be given am} the best selected. Of course these are geppral instructions, pot new or original, hut quite likely to prove advantageous if properly followed. The ingenuity of teachers will readily sug gest numerous topics of interest and the consideration of these cannot fail to be beneficial to the teachers and to p irons who may attend the institute. T.e.por essays on practical themes r>ay be mado greatly useful if suitable topics be select ed, competent person - appointed to gitjcnss them, and all prcpatc the;..,, uvealir.' a . ough investigation of these subjects. To enable teachers to do ju tlce to any t< ic, Or to make the most satisfactry progress in any branch of study, it seems Deal to have exercise in not more than three different departments at one meeting; othe.wha much time ia inevitably spent in lit.le quibbles or frittered away on a multitude of themes. To improve teachera iu public instruc tion and in written composition, it seems very well to have a paper connected with the institute, for which each member should feel obliged to write, and to writs his very best. An extemporaneous dis cussion of some topic in which patrons ara interested, and in which they should be re quested to participate, would be highly useful. I have not suggested any particular mode of organization, because that seems sa plaiu a matter none can bp troubled about it. A long constitutionjseem ß unnecessary, the object is to get to work-. It is requested that the secretary of each district institute report to me at the end of each school month the numder and place of meetings duriDg the month, the number of times each teacher in tho limits of the association has attended, the order of exercise, and the general influence of the meetings upon the members of the in stitute and upon the community. In this way much valuable information will be se cured, and it is thought a more uniforiq and effective system will prevail through the district institutes cf the county. A. SMITH. (10AL Oil Lamps in large ox small quaq- J tities, from 31 ccs. to $5 60 each. The prices of our lamps are 20 per caut. cheaper than any other in the country. Shades, Chimneys, (glass or wired), Wick, Btuahea, and Burners, at equally low rates, for sal&hy aep4 ' ?. G. FRAKCISCUS.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers