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Whole No. 2784
Lewistoxvu Post Office.
Mail" arrive and close at the Lewistown P.
0. as follows.
ARRIVE.
Eastern through, 5 20 a m
through and way 4 01 p m
Western " " •' 10 53 a. m.
B*-I!efinte " " " 2 30p in
Northoinberland, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, 6 00 p. tn
CLOSE.
Fasten through 8 00 p in.
" and way 10 00 a m
Western " " 300 p m
Belief..!,te 8 >0 "
Northumberland (Sundays, Wednesdays
and Fridays) 8 00 p m
Office open from 700 a in to Bp. m On
Sundays from Bto 9 a tn. is. COMFORT, P. M.
Lewistown Station.
Train- leave Lewi-town Station as follows:
Westward. Eastward
Through Express, 12 19 a. m
Baltimore Exnress, 4 24 a. m
Philadelphia " 520 " a. m
Fast Line. 551 p. m. 349 "
Fast Mail 401 " 10 53 "
Through Accommodation. 2 35 p. m
Emigrant, 9 (17 a. in.
Through Freight, U> 15 p. in. 120 a m
Fast * 4 349 a. in. 855 14
Express " 11 00 44 235 p. tn
Stock Express, 440p m. 820 44
Coal Train. 12 45 p. m. 11 25 a m
Union Line, 7 15 44
Local Freight, 700a m. G4sp. m
ai#-i;all>rHith's Omnibuses convey passengers to
■did from .ill the trains, taking up or setting them
town at all points within the borough limits.
5 MTEYTO WN
STEAM MILL.
UA\ INu taken ttie al-\e esiatilisi'ineni
the undersigned are now prepared i
purchase, a' highest market rates, all kind-- 1
Grain, in any quantity that may be • .ffered
The millitig business will he attended t
wiih punctuality and to> pains spared to giv
satisfaction to ail who may favor them win
tiwir custom.
C 0. ST A NBA KG Ell & CO
M Vi-ytown. July 13, 1864.
Jacob C. Blymyer & CO.,
Produce and Commission Mer
chants,
LEW lb I OWN. PA.
seTFlour and Grain f all kinds p U i
chased at marker rates, or received on storag
and shipped at usual freight rates, havin*
storehouses and boats of their own. with car. •
(ul captains and hands. Piaster. F'sb. and
Salt always on hand. eep2 j
FORWARDING, COM JSSION
and
Produce Business.
'IMIK undersigned begs leave t< return j
I thanks to the farmers of Mifflin c iutitv
f r thr patronage heretofore extended to him
>n the above business, and also to inform
t en, that he has taken a- cc partners in said
tui-iness, JOHN l> TAYLOK and JOSEPH j
R 11KN iv Y . and that the busiiiess will her."
afier be conducted in the name of FRAN
CIS IUcCLURE & CO
FRANCIS McCLCHE
Lewi-town, August I. 1864.
1 he undersigned having formed a co pari
nership in ttie Forwarding Couiuii-i<>n and
Produce Business, under the name ..f Fran
els McChue <fc Co.. respectfully solicit a share
id the pationage of the farming community
Strict attention will he given to the interest
id their customers, and the highest cash pri
ces the market will afford at all times paid
for all kinds of produce
FRANCIS McCLURE,
JOHN l' TAYLOR
JOSEPH R HENRY.
Lewistown, August I. (3) 1864
A. MARKS'
LETTISTOWN
mil inn
VLL kinds of grain offered will be pun
chased, and the highest market prices
paid Fi-ur and feed always on hand. Coal
nt all qualities and -izes, Salt. Fi-b. fce . con
s'uiifty .in hand and for sale to suit the times \
He has erected a Plaster Mill in connection i
with his Steam Mill, arid is prepaicd to fur - j
nish all who may call, at any time, with fine, '
fresh ground Piaster I
Lewistown, September 14, 1*64.
Lewistown Mills.j
THE
niUBEST CASH PRICES FR WHEAT, \\\) j
ALL LiNUS (IF LKA.N,
or received it on storage, at the option of those j
having it for the market.
I hey hope, by giving due and personal at |
'ention to business, to merit a liberal share ot i
public patro finge.
•aSf* PL ASTER. SALT and Limeburners
GOAL always on hand
WJI. B MCATEE & SON. I
Lewistown, Sept. 16, IH>3-tf
Large Stock of Furniture on
Hand.
A KLIX is still manufacturing all kinds
>f Furniture. Young married persons ;
and others that wish to purchase Furniture
*'ll find a good assortment on hand, which
*'H i * sold cheap for cash, or country pro |
duce Gn in exchange for same. Give rne '
a call alley street, near Black Bear Ho '
wi - teb 21
. AH E Mil SI fi E L
[We reeonimend a perusal of the following stanzas
to the gossip-loving people of this village, feeling as
we Uo that they eontaiu as much truth as poetry. Ma
ny will no doubt see a " lesson in every line."—En.j
j VILLAGE SCAMIAL.
Br JOHN BOSS DIX.
Of all the various plagues with which
This world of ours is curst,
In my opinion- -scandal is
The meanest and the worst.
Go into any little town.
And you must surely own
That folks mind other folks' affairs,
Neglectful of their own.
For instance—all the Dashford folks
When they each other meet,
At church, at sewing-circle, or
In market, store or street,
Delight in having spiteful things
Of other folks to say.
And making mischief everywhere
In much this sort of way.
I
Says Mrs. . whose skin is like
The parchment of a drum,
"Miss B has got a pretty face,
But for her manners—mum!"
Thus leaving it to be inferred
That Miss is much too free.
And that her morals are not quite
What they ought to be!
Then. Mrs. C . with lifted hand",
"Can't see how Mrs. B>own,
Witii such a family as :.ers,
Can wear so gay a gown."
And Mrs. D is quite surprised
That Mr. Peter Snooks
Should -show such a want of taste,
In courting I'oliy li. ooks."
If ever strange l'lPlOWS his face
In Daskford'squiet town,
A monster of iniquity
He is at once set down!
In short, the town from end to end.
And eke from side to side,
Is peopled with a gossipping
And scandal-loving tribe;
Who. where they might sow happiness,
Make strife and discord grow,
And turn the county town into
A Tophet here below.
j
j LMES & .SKETCHES
KITTY BRAGG'S HUSBAND
•
•Meicy on u>! W hut has happened to !
> <mir father.' Run out quick. Charlie and
open the g 'e. Wh.it is the matter, John? ;
Imi arc i- white a> a sheet
•Kitty, I'm drolled
in place of lulling to crying and moan i
| nig, as is tlie iasliftni with some ol our wo
! men. Kitty Bragg laid her hand heavily on
he: husbands shoulder.
•John, I'm ashamed of yoa! II you
were a child I would give you a good
shaking Compose yourself before Charlie
comes in—! would not'have him think his
father a coward !'
'That is a hard word. Kitty.'
'I know it, John, but the case demands I
if. I would not have you lowered m v >ur !
child's sight. Now. John Bragg, let you J
uid I talk sense; let us reason on the mat j
ter together. You are a good man. John ,
—a good husband and a good lather. You |
ire at rave man too, despite y >ur tre tub i
ling nerves Who plunged into the river. '
just above the rapids, after poor Crane's
only son!' Who flung hiui-elf before old
Mr. Morris' mad horse and saved he
old man's life? \\ hy, just John Bt gg.
I know what ails • ou, John You a e
physically nerv ius at the report of fire
arms or the sight of blood. You have
spent your life pouring over books, and
never tried to overcome the weakness. But
you can overcome it, and must.'
This 'must.' was said smilingly.
4 I must, indeed, for the die is oast, and
there is no escape. Ido not think it is
wai.t of courage; itid I am sure my heart ,
glows with love tor my country. You j
know, Kitty, I have given liberally of my '
poor uieans; but whenever I think ol going j
to battle, this strange tremor assails me, j
and I am reduced to the weakness of a
child 1 shall lie disgraced. 1 know Don't
; you wish you had a braver husband, Kitty?
i L wouldn't blame you '
■ Hut Kitty did not hear. She sat. by the i
i kitchen hearth, leaning her brow head on i
• the jamb of the huge old fashioned chitu !
ney Her thoughts at last formed them
selves into the words—
'L verily believe, John, it is not your
| fault. Let us sell the place. Joe Martin j
will give, you five 1 umlred dollars l'T it, '
' ami fun you c-m get a substitute We
Citi rent the little house on the Muri y
(am , and—'
•Never, Kitty ! Talk no more: I would
in ecd 1e a coward then. \\ hat. deprive
m loved oues ot a home to save my- ii
from hardships? Never, never! It, is not
; of my life L am afraid; it is jut the din of
| battie at'u the dreadiul Carnage I will go,
my dear wife, and you must help me to be
brave and do my duty.'
The morning came at last that the drafted
were to join their regiment. There was 1
many a tear shed by wives, mothers and
I sisters; I ut Kitty shed none—she had other
work to do. She stood talking with John
i at the end ot the plat form
•My little Bible is in your knapsack.
I John Read it olteti Whenever you feel j
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1864.
that trembling coming over you, John,
pray to God and put your trust in him
and he will strengthen you. I know he
will?'
This almost upset the brave little woman;
but she stilled the quivering iip. and smiled
through her tears. \Y lien the order to fall
in was given, John laid his hand ou her
head and said tenderly—
' God bless you, Kitty ! You are the best
wile ever a p. or man had.'
She lilted up her mouth for a kiss; but
the white lips were tuufc —for the life of
her she could n<4 have spoken.
The train moved off and Kitty went
home She shuddered as she crossed the
doorstep The clo-tlc ticked more lonely
than he had ever heard it, and all seemed
bke desolation. Kitty sat down in he"
| little sewing chair and wept like a chi'd
Charley came in, his face all aglow and his
; eyes Hashing.
4 What! mother crying? Why, I think
it a glorious thing to raise one's atui for
one's country —a thing to die 'or,' he said
j dreamily.
'Yes my son, it is glorious, but it is sad,
1 too I woul' l not call him back; but I will
be.very lonely.'
Alter that one hurst, of tears, Kitty was
her own brave self again. 4 T'tue passes
on, and save that Kitty prayed oftener,
and was more grave than her wont, one
i Could see lirtle change in her
Charley went off to school in the morn
; ing. and she was ielt alone all day Broken
ej (dilations often escape her lips—prayers
; lor the salt-iy and "Strengthening" u! iier
j husband, until at last it becune a hai.it
One Satur ay as she was baking and
j churning as usual, her heart was lull of
prayer lor her husband.
'0 (rod. strengthen poor John, and let
him not flinch tn the day of battle. Char
; ley bring rue some chips, fir this fire won't
burn '
A neighbor wh was standing on the
doors eji s 111 lied a 'lie mingling ol prayer
ii 11 i
•Have you he ir I the IUW.S. Kitty?'
1 he fear that John had de-erted or done
! something cowardly, took all h-.r strong''
away, and -he sank faintly down ou
chair
•What is it. Mary?'
•Why, they had i riot in cimp. some of
the men deserted, itid sonic mu'inied, and
| J Ii i— ■ less in,., Kitty, but your milk's al
; boibng over There, I'll put it on th
back griddle
'W hat about. John?'
4 Why, Jul in was the only one in his com
pair, flist st.."id arm ail through Hi wa.-
• brave as a itoii, ft ough some of the hall
■ ci (Zed lelinws threatened to shoot : im it
he did no' join theiu He .i.l.m rice j ou>
uoys to tie quiei .iit'jfco their duty He
said it would otiiy t.K lor :i iittle while; and
a.ler a little, they Woul i have better cunp
and better ration?. You know some ol
our hoys are pretty wild and they tuigli
have got into tr utile. My Joseph said iie
i shouldn't wonder if you- John cauie home
j wi'h gold straps on his shoulders. His
being so brave, and having so much influ
enee over the men, pleased the Colonel
very much. Ain't you glad, Kirty?'
Kitty was crying for joy—that the first
news of John sh mid lie go< d.
•Jacob said in his letter that he said to
John after the fuss—
•John, how could you he so brave and
firm when there was so much confusion,
and those fellows had their bayonets pointed
at you?'
'Your John replied
'Jacob, I came here to do my duty, and \
I am determined to do it; and besides, how
can a man go hack from the right path,
with such a woman as tuy Kitty at borne
praying tor me?'
This made Kitty's tears flow faster
but. they were joyful tears.
Let the young nn n who fear the draft
go and find a wife lik'e Kitty Bragg.
mmjAMwi
Are thi Gemms Wrong in Wanting
our Bonds ?
Not a hit of it ! No shrewder, thriftier
people, in mitter- of money, exist on earth
(Jur Jersey people an I New England peo j
pi" a e a frugal, indusrious pe pic, but
they can t save money ;ike ihe Ceriums, j
Ali Germany is a great savings bank It
is tiue that their wurkn g men. are not so
rich, on an average, as our working men,
because they don t get more than onequar
ter uf the ul our men. But a Ger
man can save money, and he knows when
it is sa'e. Now these shrewd, thrifty Ger
mans want our bonds. They want theiu
by millions. 1 hey turn aside from the
great beggars of the world in Europe, and
come to us Rep iioicaus They treat the
uotes cf Napoleon and Joseph and Maxi
milian with inuitference, hut want to dis
count ail the American notes lliey can ( *et
'The London Times suys thai this is all
wrong—that fha Republicans in America
are all bankrupt, and the Germans must
be crazy to slight British and French
he.'gars, and go begging, themselves, to
America. Are they crazy? We asked
Poor Richard what he thought about it.
*W iy,' said he. 'how can they be crazy,
when they are doing just what I did a lit
tle tuure thuu a year ago, wlieu i put my
, little savings into Government -ux per cents?
i Now see what 1 got by it; just count up 1
i have received six per cent in gold, which
averaged 100 per cent in currency, making
; Id per cent, income. Now, today, my
i bond is salable in flie New York market at
1 10 per cent premium. Put these together,
and to day L have 22 per cent, for one
year's use of my money! What do you
; think of that? You know, as well as I uo,
that there are thousands of people who did
this, and to day they have 22 per cent, on
their investments. Why, I saw Miss Jones,
our school main, go to the hank and buy a
8590 hood. How ghe got the money I
I don t know, but these Yankee school mis
tresses are first rate hands ut taking care
of themselves. Well, now, cou* t up. If
Miss Jones sells her bonds to-day she gets
her 8500 back sa e, and she gets 8110 clear
l gain Can you sharp fellows down there
in \\ illiaru street do any better? Ynu
know I told Mr Smith, the banker, uiy
j ideas about that, and he bought 85,000 six
per cent, bonds, and you see he got 81.100
for a year's use of his money I met him
: the other day, and he said, "Poor Richard,
you are right; 1 begin to think, the Gov
ernment can take care of itself, and us too.
Tor my part, I mean to buy some of the
7 oO's The rate of interest is high enough,
\ and in three years they will rum into six
! per cent bonds again ' 'Yes, Mr. Smith,
it is right, on the money side; but, it is
; rii/ht on the country's too. Help jour
country, or it can't help jou. N >w, 1 say
the Germans are not only right, but they i
would tie right it they got halt that inter i
est. I bey cannot make a quarter of it at !
home So thought Poor Richard, and so
think we. When we think of the German
j opinion of our situation and our financial !
; strength, we must remember that, they are
t ir better judges of our condition than we j
: ire, or our enemies are. They are lookers ''
i on. at a great distance. 'They have none j
i ol our enmities or prejudices., Thev can
examine the facts disinterestedly They
! do; and I lie result is a verdict that the
{ American Government is staiiie— its uLUi
j ty and integrity in m- etiny its Ji uncial j
j "J "J' '"'* uiKjuestionnUe. This verdict,
. t in. i> tuui.iied ou a scries of facts which
; •*''£ uuimpeachatde, and well known to
j every intelligent Americ. n. Take two or
hree of the most important: 1. The
i United States doubles it population each
i twenty five years. The population of the
country, which in 1859 was twenty three
■iiiiiions, will in 1875 fie forty six millions
Hut the rebellion. says some one How
much has tlie rebellion diminished the
strength of the Lnited ,States? Take this
astotii-iiirig tact, thai if all the re'.;ei States
hid been sunk tn the Pacific o:eati, the '
Tnifec {Stales would in 1875 have a popu
i itiou f qu ito /hut t,j the whole in 1899.
tn oilier words, tiiiei n years wdl supply
rite total loss of the eleven orignu! rebei
States! W hat can impede the progress ot
such a country? 2. The wealth ot the I
country increased 127 ner cent, in ten
years! Now let it increase but 89 from
1860 to 1870, and it will amount to ten
! nines all the loans of the government. ;
Ihe German knows what heisat.out He
will get the largest income from loans in
the world, on the safest security No such
opportunity has occurred before for the in i
ves'ment of money, and in all probability :
wili never occur again It the American :
does not know and take advantage of this, I
the German aud Frenchman will.— Ex.
I
SHERMAN TO HOOD.
A Fit hy Reply to the Rkl Prot st aja'nst Rr-!
in A* i IIK fVouitU itiit Children from AlTjula.
HEADQUAKTLRS MILITARY DIVISION
OF THE MISSISSIPPI, IN THE FIELD,
ATLANTA, GA , SEPT 19, 18(34
Gen. J B. Hood, Commanding Army of ■
ihe Tennessee, Confederate Army.—Gen
eral: I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of this date at
the hands of Messrs. Bail and Crew, con- i
j senting to the arrangements I had proposed,
Co facilitate the removal South of the peo
pie of Atlanta, who prefer to go in that di
rection. I enclose you a copy ol my orders, j
1 which will, I am sati.-fied, accomplish my
| puriiose perfectly. You style the measuies
! proposed "unprecedented," and appeal to
the dark history of war lor a parallel as an j
act of "studied ungenerous cruelty " It
! is not unprecedented, for General Johnston '
himself very wisely and properly removed
the families ali the way lroui Daltondown,
and I see uo reason why Atlanta should be i
excepted. Nor is it necessary to appeal to
the dark history of war when receut and
modern examples are so handy. You,
yuur.ielt, burned dwelling houses along your
] parapet, ami I nave sen to day titty house- j
that you have rendered uniuliabiiatde, be
cause they stood in the way of your foits
and men. You defended Atlanta on a line
SJ close to the towu that, every cannou shot, j
and many musket shots from our line of
investments that overshot 'heir mark, went
into the habitations of women aud children.
Gen Hardee did the same at Jonesboro,
and Gen Johnston did the sams last sum
mer at Jackson, Miss. I have nor accused
you of heartless cruelty, but merely iustance j
those cases ot very recent occurrences, and i
could go on and euumerate hundreds of J
others, aud challenge any fair man to judge
which of us has he heait of pity for the
families of a "brave people." I say it is
u kiuuuiM U> ihuae iauulitfa ol Atlanta to ,
2GSKHL2SJ IKE^ST*
' remove them now at once from scenes that
women and children should not be exposed
to; and the brave people should scorn to
comfnit their wives and children to the
rude harliarins, who thus as you say, vio
I (te the laws of war as illustrated in the
pages of its dark history, lu the name of
common sense, L ask you not to appeal to
a just God in sudi a sacrilegious manner
—you who, in the midst of peace Q 1
prosperity, have plunged a nation into civil
t war, "dark and cruel war;" who dared and
I badgered us to battle, insulted our flag,
seized our arsenals and forts that were left
i in the honorable custody of peaceful ord
nance sergean s, seiz-d and made prisoners
j of war the very garrisons sent to protect
your people against negroes and Indians,
long before any overt act was committed by
the "to you hateful Lineoln Government,"
tried to force Kentucky an! M ssouri into
; the rebellion in spite of themselves, falsi
fled the vote ot Louisiana, turned loose
i your privateers to plunder unarmed ships,
expelled Union families by the thousands,
burned their bou-es, and declared by act of
your Congress the confiscation of all debts
due to Northern men for goods had
; and received lalk thus to the marines
but not to me, who have seen these things,
and will this day make as much a sacrifice
for the peace and honor o*' the South,
j as the best born Southerner among you.
II we must he enemies, let us be men and
fight it out as we propose to d.y. and r.ot !
deal in such hypocritical appeals to Go i
; and "humanity. God will judge us iu dtte
time, and He will pronounce whether it be
: more humane to fi-ht with a town full of
women, and the families of a "brave pieo
pie at our backs, or to remove them in
: time to places of safety among their own
friends and people.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient '
servant,
i VV . T g IIE11M AN, Msj Gen. Com. j
Official copy—L M DAYTON, A D. C. '
Pierce. Buchaaan, and the Rebels
'Berwick,' the :orrespondent of the i
Boston Journal, gives the following ah
j struct ot a recent interview he had with
General Geary at his headquarters:
'General Geary toid tue that when act- !
ing as Governor of Kansas he discovered
the nature and character and extent ot the
secret Combination which has resulted in
the overthrow of the Union, and found
I that then, as now, Jefferson Davis, at that
unie N'c retary of IT-//*, was at the head of
it. 'These revela'ious were made to him
by Southern men. members of it. who of
lered him every teuiniation to join them, j
and help in making Kansas a slave gtate. 1
Governor Geary communicated loose tucts j
to Tierce, then Pies,dent, and to Mr. Bu
chanan, the fre-ident elect Both these i
wuk men, or traitors, submitted Governor !
Geary s disclosures to the Southern con
j s/jirutur > whom they implicated I lnste. d •
!ofbe mj warned by the n against the steal I
thy criminals, fierce continued and Bu j
, chanan adopted them as his constitutional I
! and confidential advisers ! Finding that ■
he had no power to avert the plots, and not j
regarding himself as powerful enough to ,
fight the President, President elect, and
his party, Governor Geary retired to his j
j farm to await the development of events, ;
; determined when the time for action cauie
i to be tound in the ranks of the uatiou's j
! defenders.'
j
Ihe following are the dying words
j of some of our country's most eminent :
men :
'I resign my soul to God —and my daugh
ter to my country.'— Thomas Jefferson.
'lt. is well Washington
'lndependence forever.'— A'lams.
'lt is the last of earth ' — J Q Adams.
4 I wish you to understand the true prin
ciples of the Government. I wish them
carried out. I ask nothing more.'—Har
rison.
'I have endeavored to do my duty ' —
Taylor.
'I still live ' — Daniel Webster.
A Bachelor Cornered. —'What did ycu
come here after?' inquired Miss Susan
Diaper ola bachelor friend, who made her
; a call when the rest of the people were
i gone out.
•I came to borrow some matches,' he
meekly replied.
'Matches! that's a likely story. Why
don t you make a match. I know what
you came for,' exclaimed the delighted i
Miss, as she crowded the old bachelor into
a corner, 'you came to kiss and hug me
I almost to death; hut you shan't—without
your are the strongest, and Lord faiJics
you are !'
S&T 'Mr Smith, you say you once offi
ciated in a pulpit; do you mean that you j
preached?'
'No sir; I held a candle for a man who
did.'
•Ah, the court understood you differ *
ently. They supposed that the discourse !
came from you '
'No sir; I only throwed light on it."
-Co ne. Bill, it's ten o'clock, aid I
think we had better be going, tor it is time j
honet folks were at home.' 'Well yes,'
was the answer, *1 must be off, but VOtL.
needn't hurry on that account.' j
New Series—Vol. XVIII. No. 49.
ii?%_ ■ I never eh.it a bird in my life,*
s ild souie one to his friend. 'For my part,
I never shot unytliitig in the shape ot a
hird, except a squirrel, which 1 killed
with a stone, when it fell into the river
and was drowned.'
e*xr W i 1 you take the life of Fierce or
Seott this morning, mudauii" said a news
hoy to good Aunt lief>y. 'No, my lad,'
she replied; 'they may live to the end of
their days lor all ot me—l've uothiu'agiu'
em.'
j
For the Educational Column.
A Hint to Teachers.
There is some danger that teachers
will grow into a kind of narr wne.-s
i which can only repel those of other
pursuits No one likes to hear a mu
sician always talking of music, its
wonderful delights, and the propriety
: or duty of giving special attention to
it. So, we are somewhat disgusted by
i hearing a minister continually talking
about 'Zion' and 'the Gospel,' not at
all because we object to those words,
i or the ideas they represent in the rain
• ister's mind, but simply because it in
! dicates a want of general knowledge
or of common sympathy. We like\o
i meet men who can talk outside of their
special circle of labor, who can take
an interest in those concerns which
; affect mankind. It reveals a breadth
j of culture which is at once worthy of
; respect, and able tu win sympathetic
! attention. We feel that he have found
| one man who is not hidden behind the
i tree of knowledge ho has been culti
j vating, but lias reared it with such
' success that he now cats, and dispenses
I the well favored fruits.
Teachers reason somewhat like this:
Education is a very important matter,
deserving of more attention than t
I has usually received. Very few teacb
j er.s are rightly qualified for their
j stations, through failure to apply thotn
; selves to those studies which are
r qnisito to their success. If they
! would only give greater attention to
these, they might be very successful,
| and this great cause would gloriously
; advance .
The reasoning is good, hut incom
plete. Doubtless careful attention to
j special studies or topics is needful, but
| if the attention be confined to those
' studies, there is a great lack. So,
while teachers should seek very care
j fully to gain the special knowledge
j which will render them successful in
i teaching, they would do well to em
; brace a wider field of search; to read
! works not connected with Education,
jto know what the world is doing. It
is not hall* as important to know that
I it revolves on its axis once in twenty
| four hours, as to know what is being
| done on it. wl at kinds of I eings live,
! and act, and enjoy, arid sufl'. r, and die,
;on its surface. It is not nearly as
'■ necessary to understand why the
Tropics are placed 23° 28' from the
j Equator, as to understand the condi
; lion of humanity from the Equator to
the Poles; to know what men are wish
j ing or trying to make out of this ex
i periincnt of life; to learn how they
| treat one another, how the rich feel
j and act toward the poor, how thepop
j ular and self complacent speak of those
i noble ones who bravely toil and hero
| ically suffer for the good of the de
| spised. It is not so needful to be able
to explain why the stars coire forth
; by night to glorify the sky, as to un
derstand, to possess and exhibit the
spirit which would lift all men into a
purer atmosphere of unselfish love
and generous self-forgetfulness, which
would waken men to a desire for wis
dom, lor the purity that fits its posses
sor to go beyond the stars when the
earthly fe tcr falls away.
If any, surely the teacher, ought to
be free from narrowness, from repelling
pertinacity in dwelling on his special
pursuit. He should be the liberal man
in a community, interested in whatever
I concerns the happiness of fellow-men,
'• informed in the acts and needs of man
kind. Where others are dwarfed or
unsymmetrkui trees, the teacher
should bo a perfect palm, a blessing to
! the eyes, and joy to the hearts of men.
:
Estate ef William foHdeti, deceased.
N'OTIOE is hereby given that letters of
administration on the estate of William
Cowden, late of the B<*rough uf Lewistown,
Mifflin county, deceased, have b'-en granted
to the undersigned, reading iu t-aid B trough.
All persons indebted to said estate are re
quested to make immediate payment, and
iln.se having claims to present them duly au
theriticatej lor settlement
C HOOVER, Admr.
Lewistown, August 31, lt<t>4.
Tl\ HAKE, TIH WAKE.
A LARGE assortment of Tin Ware, at
wholesale and >etail, constantly kept on
hand ; all our own manufacture, made out of
the best material. SPOUTING and all kinde
of Jobbing done at short notice, hy
JOHN B. SELUEI.MER.