EDUOATIO3STAL-
J. K. HUBTZLKR, Belleville, Miflhn County, Editor.
For the Educational Column.
A Serious Evil.
NO. I.
It may be said with some degree of
confidence, I suppose, that the public
schools of our county are, generally
speaking, in a pretty satisfactory condi
tion. Our teachers —those at least who
deservo the name—are at work in good
earnest striving to elevate the stand
ard of scholarship in their respective
schoolsj the county superintendent is
heartily seconding their efforts by
faithful visitation and inspection; and
the other school officers are generally
extending to teachers the needed coun
tenance and support
However, there is still room for im
provement. And notwithstanding all
that may be said of a favorable nature
—and a good detl might be said
there still exists, in some parts of th<
county, a serious obstacle to the high
est efficiency of the schools, and thai
is the extreme size of not a tew of them.
By far too many pupils are placed in
the hands of one teacher. This is real
ly an evil of no small magnitude And
perhaps few persons who are in tin
habit of paying any attention to the
condition of the public schools are
aware how much it impairs their use
fulness. Some directors may be found
even who do not regard it in the light
of an evil at all, but look upon it rath
er as being a wise arrangement, eco
nomically considered. But any intel
ligent observer, by giving the subject j
a little candid attention, can easily sat- !
isfy himself that placing a large num
ber of pupils under the care of a sin
gle teacher, however capable, is really ;
very poor economy. Several years of:
experience as a teacher, both of large
and medium sized schools, has con
vinced me that time, money, and much
anxious labor are thus frittered away j
to very little purpose.
Some directors assert their belief in
the plan of giving every teacher, if
possible, a largo school, 'plenty of hard
work,' and thus, an opportunity of fair
]y earning his money. Now while it
is conceded that very small schools do
not generally flourish, ) r et it is a fact,
not sufficiently understood perhaps,
that a good teacher—one who is fully
alive to the real educational wants of
his pupils and is bent upon supplying
those warns—is always sure to find an
abundance of work in a school "of even
a moderate size. Such a teacher in j
fact will find just as much work as he
can do well in an ungraded country
school —the only class of schools that j
I have now in view—with an average 1
attendance of from twenty-five tothir- ;
ty pupils, lie will not'be idle even if
he have only ten or twenty pupils,
but when the average attendance of
any school greatly exceeds thirty,
more labor devolves upon him than
can be efficiently performed by one in- i
dividual. Nor need any apprehensions j
be felt by the most careful and thrifty I
director that a competent teacher in
charge of a comparatively small school
will not fully earn every penny of the
salary that he can generally get in this
county. As a matter of fact, skillful,
experienced teachers are not adequate- j
ly remunerated here, while incompe- j
tent ones are too well paid even at anv j
price. D. 11. Z. " j
The Cheering Word.
Little Charley was the dull hoy of
his school. All the rest either laugh
ed at him or pitied him. Even his
master sometimes taunted him with
his deficiencies, lie became sullen and
indifferent, and took no pains to get on.
One day a gentleman who was visiting
the school looked over some boys who
were making their first attempt to
write. There was a general burst of
amusement at poor Charley's efforts.
He colored, but was silent.
'Never mind, my lad,' said the gen
tleman, ehecringly, 'don't be discour
aged j just go and do your very best,
and you'll be a brave writer some day.
I recollect when I first began to write,
being qui to as awkward as you are,
but 1 persevered, and now look here.'
He took a pen and wrote his name on
a piece of paper in tine legible charac
ters. 'See what I can do now,' be ad
ded.
Many years afterward that gentle
man met Charley again. lie had turn
ed out one of the most celebrated men
of his day, and he expressed his firm
com iction that he owed his success in
life, under God's blessing, to the-en
couraging speech made by the school
visitant.
AQ-RIOULITTTRAIJ .
(From the American Agriculturist.)
Beedi for the Kitchen Garden.
Having sometimes published early in
the year a select list of seeds of garden
vegetables, our letters indicate that it is
looked for as a regular thing. It is indeed
a matter of the first importance to get the
best of each variety. > There is as much
difference in the quality of vegetables as
of fruit, and it takes no more time and care
in cultivation to raise a really good variety
than it does an indifferent or poor one.
1 o those who don't care to improve, or
who are too lazy to be at a little trouble in
thi9 matter, we have nothing to say; they
may raise their mongrel squashes and flab
by cabbages, while others enjoy delicious
llubbards and Early Wakefields. If it
were generally understood, that every one
within reach of a Post Office ha 9 as ready
aocess to the best seedsmen, as if he lived
in the same town with them, we think
there would be a great improvment in the
character of the vegetables raised through
out the country. The expense of getting
a stock of good seeds is but little compared
with the results. The chief thing is the
trouble and forethought. February is the
month in which dealers have their cata
logues and stock ready, and we give notice
timely and seasonably. Look over our ad
vertisements and send to any dealer that
may be preferred, for a catalogue. \\ hen
the catalogue comes to hand, make a se
lection and order the needed supplies at
once, before the press of business is upon
the seedsmen. 'Make a selection,'exclaims
the reader. 'How can 1 ? here are 25
peas, 20 squashes, a dozen radishes and so
on, and I don't know one from the other
Ihe object of the following list is to re
lieve this* trouble. The catalogues contain
besides all the older and proven sorts, ma
ny new kinds, which have not been thor
oughly tested, and many which have dis
tinctive names without the plant they rep
resent having any claims to be thus honor
ed. In the enumeration below we give
varieties that we know to be good of their
kind, and those that, all things considered,
we ueem suitable for general culture;
though there may be others quite as good
we prefer to keep the list for general eul
ture su;ali. Professional gardeners and
amateurs can afford to try new and Fancy
sorts, and this list is not intended for thetn.
BEANS —Dwarf or Bush ; Early Yalen-
tine, for string or snaps, quite early und
productive, pods remain green a long time;
Newington Wonder, excellent when green
and the small drab seeds are valued for
eoup ; Refugee, rather late, but proiitic,
and the best for pickling and sailing;
l>warf Horticultural, for early shelling
POLK BEANS —Large Lima, in warm lo '
cations ; Small Lima, north of New York. I
BEETS — : Early Blood Turnip; an ini
proved variety is ealied Early Short Top ; j
Long Blood Turnip, for main crop ; Swiss j
Chard, fine for greens only.
CABBAGE. —Early Wakefi fid, and Early
Exhart, large and early ; Little Pixie, a
new early sort; Winningstadt, medium
early, large, very hard heads and best for :
a light soil; Flat Dutch, for Winter ; Red
Dutch, for pickling; Marblehead Drum
head, very large; Green Globe Savoy,
small, late, the richest of cabbages.
CARROTS. —Early Horn, for early table
use; Long Orange, for main crop.
CAULIFLOWER. —EarIy Erfurt, a dwarf
variety with large and compact heads ; ;
Early Paris; Thorburn's Nonpareil, very
fine.
CELERY —White Solid; Dwarf White
CORN. —Dwarf Sugar, small ears, for
early use; Stowell's Evergreen, larger, for
late use.
CUCUMBERS. —White Spined, best for
table; Long Green, late, for pickies.
EGG PLANT. —Long Purple, early ; New
York Purple, later, large and best.
ENDIVE. —Green Curled, for late salads.
KALE. —Green Curled Scotch, winter
and spring greens
KOHL RABBI ('Turnip Cabbage'), Early
White.
LEEK —Large Flag, for soups.
LETTUCE —Curled Silesian, a variety of
which called Early Simpson is much
grown here for market; Butter, superior ;
Victoria Cabbage.
MUSKMELON— Fine Nutmeg; Jtnry
Lind, very early ; Skillmau's Netted ;
White Japan.
WATERMELON. —Mountain Sprout, pro
ductive and early ; Ice Cream, very fine ;
Black Spanish, tine, but only where the
season is long
UNION —Large Red Wcthcrsfield ;
Large Red; White Portugal; Yel
low Banvers.
PARSLEY — Extra Curled.
PARSNIPS. —HoIIow Crowned ; the Stu
dent.
PEAS. —Daniel 0 Rourke, early and fine,
21 feet; Tom Thumb, productive, 8 to 10
inches ; Maclean s Princes Royal. foot; ;
Maclune's Advancer; Dwarf Blue luiperi j
al, feet; Champion of England, fori
main crop, 5 feet; White Marrowfat, later
aod fine, 5 feet. Many new sorts are in
troduced each season, but they need trial
here.
POTATOES Early Goodrich, productive
and good : Early Cottage, is well rccom
mended; Early Dykemau, much grown
around New York.
RADISHES. —EarIy Scarlet Turnip;
Long Scarlet Short Top; Scarlet Chinese
W inter, good and keeps as well as a turnip.
SALSIFY or \ egetable Oyster, very good
SPINACH Round Leaved, for early;
Prickly, for wintering over.
'SQUASHES. —Summer Crook neck, best
early ; \ okohoma, fine, early and late ;
Boston Marrow; Turban, excellent, au
tumn andwiuter; Hubbard, best for late
keeping.
IOMATOES. —EarIy Smooth Red ; Fejee,
later, fine and productive ; Pear Shaped,
for preserves.
xj NIPS Larly Dutch, very early;
Red Top Strapleaf, spring and fall ; Ruta
baga, to keep.
W INTER CIIERRY. —For sauce and pro
serves.
Resides, will be needed Peppers.
Summer Savory, Sweet Marjoram, Thyme,
and other sweet herbs.'
BARK! BARK!!
J . nwhiw?? lcKEF \ Would respectfully inform tb.
destroyed hv n " tw,th *V n<1 > n !r their tannery was
get. for whiel ths*** uy a " the Bark tht T can
cash price.' 1 ARE P RE P AR < J D to pay the Inchest
Stock OF*F 1 NH'H^TP J" J l'L ° N V,AND THEIR USUAL
tor casl. TK UKA fHKR. which they will sell
ffct now uot P re P*red to tuj hides
niay*24-ix
A UDIIOR S NOTICE.- The undersigned,
XX.Auditor, appointed by the Orphans'
Court, to distribute the fund in the hands of
Elisha Bratton and Henry Oarver, Adminis
♦Jacob Oarver, dee'd., will attend
to the duties of the appointment at the Regis
in S ,°J" 10 Lewistown, on Saturday, March
. jo, at 10 o'clock, a. m. Those having
claims on said fuud will present them on that
day or be barred thereafter.
, W. P. ELLIOTT,
febH _ Auditor.
'G ROVER I BAKER'S
SEW AAD IMPROVED
3UI)m2 TJASUJJiL
No. 1, Prion $0.
The groyer & raker sew
ing MACHINE CO. invito the attention of
Tailors, Manufacturers cf CioTfiin?, Boots and
Shoes, and Carriage Trimmers,
and other" requiring a rapid, light-running, and aura
hie lioclt St leli jtacliiuf, to their u<-W
No, 1 Sewing Machine,
It is of extra *ize. very strong and powerful, easily
operated with little noise; is adapted to everv variety
•it 1 M-iving from the thinnest rnuslin to the'lieaviest
leather, and will work equally well with cotton, linen
: or siii; thread. Letters -in,bar to the following are
being constantly received:
j Our machinist and foreman hare both thoroughly
l examined and tested your No. I J/aehine- on differ-
I ent material, from the heaviest harm-s leather and
j finest broadcloth and mu-lm to the thinnest tissue
paper, without altering the tensions, and wA find it
1 makes a perfect stiu-ii on all malt rials. 1 have tried
: Singer's and other machines i r v.-urs. and h..v no
hesitation in prom un.-ing \ ~ur N . 1 Shuttle .Vaciiine
' the best by far o, any ma-dune we have used.
WILLIAM LOCK.
.Verchant Tailor. 121 Lake Street, Chicago."
-I am the fortunate possessor of one of your new
No. ] Shuttle .l/a- !i:r:es; I have used the Singer
i sewing machine for the past few year-, and it gives
me great pleasure to say that this one is far superior
in all points to any that 1 have overused or seen
1 want no better, i Jus machine can be seen at my
i shop at any time. KSUBIN SMITH.
Merchant Tailor. Lewi-town. I'a
ALL WHO WANT TIIE
liATKST V\l> lsa:^T
; should not fail to call and sec this new aspirant tor
nubile favor, as it is de-ruieri to sup'-rsedt all the
heretofore popular Machines for manufacturing pur
pose-.
Having the largest variety of machtn"s of any other
Company, we can suit all taste- with a a machineat
piicesfrom sj-i t.. sllO. All tnnchincs warranted.
Grover A Baker's Cotton, Linen Thread and
Machine Twist fur sale.
Information and saniples of sewing given by
P. P. LOOP, Agent,
aeplO-ly Lewistown. Pe.
~ MEW GOODS,
V\J E have just returned from the East
v f with a fresh stock of goods, which
I we are determined to sell cheap.
We have Grey Twined all wool Flannel, at
50 cents and upwards. Canton Flannel 50
cents and upwards. A general assortment of
DRESS GOODS.
In Ladies' Cloth we have Black, Drab,
Grey, and Water Proof. Black Cloth for
: Ladies' Cloaks, which we are prepared to
i sell by the yard, ready made or make to or
; der. Black and white plaid wool long Shawls,
very fine, Balmorals,
Hoop Skirts,
Hosiery. Gloves, Hoods, Nubias, Breakfast
| Capes, &e., ifco.
! We have made arrangements to keep an
assortment of Eurkea Zephyrs, a splendid ar
tide for knotting Shawls, Hoods. Pulse War
: mers, &c. Cloths, Satinets,
j 4*-A U 314: iX 4^
Kentucky Jeans, for Mens' and Boys' wear.
Also, a full stock of GROCERIES, in fact
everything usually kept in stores in this
i place, all of which we have determined to
i sell as cheap, if not cheaper than any other
establishment in town.
S J BRISBIN SL CO..
W est Market st., opposite the Jail.
Lewistown, Nov. 1, 1865.
KOBE RT W. PA T TON,
SOITH SIDE OF IfIKKET STREET,
LEHISTOWN, PA.
UAS fust received and opened at his es
tablishment a new supply of
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry,
Fancy Articles, &e.,
I which he will dispose of at reasonable prices
j lie invites all to give him a call and examine
! his stock, which embraces all articles in hi?
j line, and is sufficiently large to enable all to
' make selections who desire to purchase.
EPA 1 RING neatly and expeditiously
i attended all work warranted.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore re
' ceived, he respectfully asks a continuance of
| the same, and will endeavor to please all who
i may favor him with their custom. feb2
| FOR 1111. MILIUM!
In addition to an extensive stock of
GOLD & SILVER WATCHES.
MEDALIONS,
BREAST PINS,
RINGS,
and other
J E "W E L R ,
AT
establishment, will be found a beautiful as
sortment of
MUJ33" 21131293,
PHOTOGRAPH ALIUHS
ALSO.
IF HI "li l IP <-S£j Da)
of all the prominent
MJDfI 221122113,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
and hundreds of other articles.
11. W. JUN KIN.
Lewistown, May 24, 1865.
WILLIAM LIND,
has now open
A NEW STOCK
OF
Cloths, Cassimeres
AND
VESTI NCS,
which will be made up to order in the neat
est and most fashionable styles. apl9
HAY for sale by F. J. HOFFMAN.
feb2B
PMfir solemn.
Save TTour
jVX O IV US "XT !
Our entire Mock will he dis
posed ol'al ; vt'i'j *m;i 11 ad
vance 0:1 riiil;i(hi|)liia S'li
ces.
Consisting in part of
Flairs and Fancy
DRESS GOODS,
Very cheap.
•V # tT r* TT ©?
•mi £~m mmim. J
MUSLINS. &
DELAINES.
CASSiMERES,
3 A A J ii 3 \f 3
A large ana full assortment
OF
Flannels & Shirting,
All wool flannel from 50 to 75 ets.
A very fine assortment of NOTIONS, and
FANCY GOODS. 'LADIES' and
GENTS' GLOVES and HOSIE
RY, DRESS BUTTONS,
of all stifles, GIMPS
and RIBBONS,
drc., ke.,
ZEPHYR KNIT HGODS,
A large and full assortment of the latest
styles of
SHAWLS.
BALMORALS,
of every description, at a low figure.
A large stock of Ladies'
COATS ft II W ill IIS.
of the latest and best stjles.
LADIES' AND GENTS'
UNDER-CLOTHING
a large variety, and very cheap.
:h:oo:p s:k:i:r,ts,
of the finest quality.
CAItPETS,
A large and entirety new stock, at the low
est cash prices.
C£> -jptt
Every person goes to Pratt's to buy Grocer
ies.
Sugars from 12 to 22 cents per pound,
Syrups lroni 20 to 40 " '•
Coffee from 35 to 38 " "
Teas as low as SI per pound.
Dried Fruit,
QUEENSWARE,
GLASSWARE,
WILLOWWARE,
<ScO_ 3 <ScC- 3
ttgrCall tad examine our stock before
purchasing elsewhere.
e charge nothing for showing goods.
H. M. & R. PRATT.
Lewistown, ©ct. 26 IB6S,
REDC€i:i>, UIDI4ID!
P. F. LOOP
HAS greatly reduced the prices of Boots
and Shoes. Having a large stock if
goods on hand, he proposes to sell at reduc. d
prices. He has a fine assortment of the best
selection of men's Boots, from $3 75 and up'
ward ; boots from 2.00 to .3 75 ; youths 1 50 :
j also women's shoes in great variety and <>f
every style, at greatly reduced prices. ll'.s
stock of children's .Shoes i verv large and
i ranges from 65 cents upward. An assort
meet of gum shoes. We still pay strict at
tention to manufacturing, buying none hut
the best stock, and keeping none but the
; most experience d workmen. We consider
I our work second to none in town, and have
a good assortment of home made work on
hand which will be sold low. He would in
vite the public generally to call and examine
for themselves, and save at least twenty-five
per cent. \\ ork made to order with despatch,
lie has also on wood a tine assortment of
men's, women's misses and children's woolen
and cotton HOSE, lower in price than any in
town. Call ac the old stand, in the public
square. janol
NEW
Tailoring Establishment,
■ m (s-nmss
Respectfully announces
jep! to his friends and th-> pub
lie generally thai lie has re
re aff a moved to the stand former
ffrlipj tPi* ' v pccu P iej ' >r
I IpHi 0?* Stoner-ad as a drug store.
Jit- M next door to A. Kitting's
"H ■ f Cabinet Ware 1 looms, and
j p. j ; I 4 where he keeps constantly
i I fij on hand a select assortment
<.f Cloths, Ons'iineres, and
1 Vestings. which ho uiil make up to order in
I tiie best and niot fashionable style, and on
j reasonable terms. Give bun a call. my 24
Mi &W933 391)12,
I.KW I*TOVV.\, PA.
TOIIX B. SELIIF.IMER offers his sincere •
f? thanks to the friends and well-wishers id
bis establishment, f"t- the steadv and rapid
•' growth of bis business liitherto, arid solicits
a continuation of the patronage of the c m
tnunity. With increased facilities, and devo
j ting strict personal attention to the details of
his business, he is confident that all orders
he may be favored with during the present
i year, wii! be executei to the entire satisfac
; tion of those giving them.
Ills stock of Hardware, Wood work, Leather,
' Saddlery. Coach Trimmings, Linings,
Shoe Findings, Paints, Oils. Glues,
•i Stoves, Nails, liorse arid Mule
Shoes, Nails and Nail Rods,
Ac., iLc., itc.,
| is heavy and well-selected, and is offered at
! prices as low us can possibly be sold, ilis
TB W IKE
! is of his own manufacture, m de in a good
' and workmanlike manner, by iuli hands, on
i der bis own siipen isi 01, and is offered wboie
| sale or retail, as si/■>(, lor to any in the market I
Merchants, Mechanics, Farmers, House
' keeper® and Healers generally may rely upon
i getting any article in bis line with an assu
ranee of fair dealing and promptness, wheth
er in person or by order,
i R 1 .ting. Spouting. Repairing, Gas Fitting
j and ail kinds of Job Work done at shortest i
I notice.
I Liberal discount given to the Trade and '
i Wholesale Dealers.
•T. B. SELIIEIMEU.
Lewistown. Jan., 1866-ly
I
i
:H: Bss:.
IBIS. CLOCK'S
EXCELSIOR
HAIR RESTORER.
I Tne Bed Preparation f< r the liar Ever
Introduced to the Public.
| IT IS warranted to restore Gray Hair to it*
i X natural color. Make Ilair grow on bald
j beads, where the disease is nut hereditaty;
! stop Hair frm falling off or turning gray;
j cure all eruption# uf the scalp; remove scurf.
| dandruff, Jco , and allay all itching. It will
! cause harsh wiry hair to become soft, pliable
j and luxuriantly glossy. It is
Elegantly Perfumed,
f at.d is all that can be desired for a dressing
! It does not soil the finest linen n r stain the
nicest bonnet It is not a dye, but by sup
plying the Capillary glands, acts as a restorer
This preparaiiou contains no Sugar of Lead
or other minerals so deleterious to the head
1 and hair, and of which most of the com
| pounds in the market arc made but is a
Purely Vegetable Production.
We challenge the world to produce on in
stance where the Restorer has tailed when
used according to directions. It is ued and
recommended by the Clergy and the Facultv.
The proprietor is aware of the many who
have been disappointed by the high sounding
| pretense of the numerous hair preparations
• with which the market has been filled for a
few years past, but such
Entire Confidence
i does he place in the merits of his Restorer
I tint be offers in cases to refuud the money
after a thorough trial of two bottles, if it
j fails to give perfect satisfaction. Mothers,
1 whose children's hair is harsh and wiry, or
1 thin and scant, will find by using the Re
storer it will immediately improve, thereby
laying the foundation for agoodhead'of hair,
so desirable in after life.
A Single Trial
will convince the most sceptical of its merits.
I Once use it and you will always use use it
i Cailfor
Dr- Clock's Excelsior Ilair Restorer,
r
and take no other. Sold by druggists every
where at SI.OO per boftle, or six bottles for
$5.00. Dr. F. B. CLOCK, Proprietor,
Manchester, N. 11.
F. J. Hoffman, Agt. for Mifflin ro. jn24-2m
NOTICE!
I>ERSOXS in genern!. and especially those
atnut going to housekeeping, will take
notice A. Felix is still Loiuiufacturine a 1
kinds of
HR\rniu:,
and has now on band it large assortment of
goods suitable for housekeeping, such a* Jy
fas. Tetes. Spring and Cane Chairs, Windsor
Chairs, Lounges, marble top Tables, with a
general assortment of well made furniture of
all kinds, and at low prices. We wish to
draw the attention of purchasers to call ar.<l
examine the stock. In com ection he can
furnish persons with Crockery, Queenstrare
Butterbowls, Churns. Tubs, Buckets. Wash
boards, Tucker's patent Clothes Wringer
best machine out to save labor and clothing.
Hair, husk, and Excelsior Mattresses. Ward
robes. Settees, Extension Tables, on hand.
Bargains cr.n he had by calling at A. Fe
lix's Store or Furniture Warehouse.
jan3l A. FELIX.
LEWISTOWN FOUNDRY
MACHINE SHOPS.
The undersigned have taken
lJ)l Fl ' undr >' a,id -Machine Shops
formerly carried on by John K
■Hfeeeiilfcs* \\ i-ekcr, where we will continue
the manutacture of our justly celebrated
New Jersey Reaper & ffiower,
With Dorsey'k Self Haking itlaehmcDt,
the only reliable Self Raking Reaper. Also
HORSE POW ERS A*D THRESHERS
of the latent improved patterns, several difi
fer. r-t kinds < f Plows, severa different sixes
of LV-ai Stoves, 11 nth away Cook Stoves, <tc.
All kinds of
IRON & BRASS CASTINGS,
made and fitted up in the most workmanlike
manner, f -r Mills, Furnace s, Forges and Fac
tories We have added some new Machine
ry to the works, which will enable us to do
work in the best possible manner.
All kirds of REPAIRING done at the
shortest notice and on the most accommoda
ting terms. Particular attention paid to re
pairing Reapers. Water Wheels always on
hand. Circular Saws furnished and fitted
up REESE i SLAGLE.
2
HKKK is Willi YOU \li£D
TO TSIKE*H OIMI.Y
(reiser's Patent Self-Regulating
Grain Separator, Cleaner and Ba??er,
HPIIE undersigned, having made the neces
-1 sary arrangement with the proprietor,
will keep - n hand, f<r the accommodation of
owners of the machine in MiiHin and adjoin
ing counties, such CASTINGS as are m--stiy
need-d for repairing the Geiser Machine.
Vv e are also prepared to do repairing, and
add such improvements as are used in the la
test new machines.
\\ e also have the Sole Ageoev of Mifflin
county b-r t;.r sale of the Geiser Machine,
and are fully prepared to receive orders and
furnish machiru s. I hankiul f--r past patron
age we respectfully request a continuance of
thh same. febl REESE S: SLAGLE.
BUSINESS COLLEGE
N. E. cor. Tenth and Chestnnt Streets.
PHILADELPHIA.
TMIE most complete ami thoroughly
. appointed Business or Commercial College in
the country.
1 he only -ne in the city possessing a Legislative
Charter, and the <.n!y ->nem the United State- autho
rized to conter Decrees of Merit. 1 -iplotnas awarded
to graduates in the Commercial Course under its cor
porate -eal bv authority of law.
l ondiK-tea by gentlemen of liberal ednoiUi"n aa t
extensive experience in business, and affording une
qualled advantages fur the thorough theoretc-al and
pract.'-al education of young men for the vat ions du
-1 lies and employment* of business iife.
THEORY AND PRACTICE COMBINED
! by a system of
ACTUAL BUSINESS TRAINING
I original an,l pre-eminently practical. giving the stu-
I -lent in the shortest time a complete insight into the
routine, details, customs and forma of business m
i g* neral. as ♦•on lu'-te,i in the best-regulated commer
etal and financial establishments.
Theoretical Bookkeeping
Upon a r.ew plan, with an original exposition of the
science of lints, at ranged and published bv the
proprietor of tins Institution exelusivelv for his own
use. saving one-half the ordit.ary labor of the stu
dent. and giving him a complete knowledge of the
practice of the best accountants.
Tlie Commercial Course
EMMUCZS
Bookkeefiing. Omnutretal Arithmetic. Penmanship. Bin -
n Cvrrri/to-nUiur. Omiiiiercial Law. Lecture*
on Bi -.itAjJair*. thwuuercial Owitorn*,
Lo/ nix ai:d Actual Bnetueis Practice.
Special Branchet,
At yet" f I a vil the Higher Matheniatie*. Phonography. Or
uamental Pcnnuuuthip. the Art of Detertviy O.im
tcijeit X""i'i- Engineering. Burtet/t/ty. Sail
yation and Telegraphing.
Telegraphing
The arrangements for Telegraphing are far in ad
vance of anything of the kin-i ever offered to tin
' public. A regular Telegraph Line is connected wuh
' the Institution with twenty branch offices in various
i P ar h* of the city, where public business is transacted,
i an-1 in which the students of this Institution are per
mitted to practice. No regular office practice can i-e
had in any other sehool ol instruction in the country,
without which no one can obtain a position as a prac
j tical operator. Young men are cautioned against the
: deceptive representations of those who. without any
such lacilitics, pretend to teach Telegraphing.
Patronage.
Thi* Institution j* now enjoying the largest patron
i ever bestowed upon hiiv commercial nool in
i the State. Over five hundred students wiv in atten
dance the fir>t year, and over tteven hundred during
the I'UM year, ihe best class of s<tudenn may inva
riably be found here, and ail its associations arv fir**-
J class.
Location and Accommodations fj
The Institution is located in the most oeutrai part
of the *ny. and it* accommodations, for extent, e.e
ganee and convenience, are unsurpassed. All tn*
rooms have been fitted up in the very best style with
liU.-J NESS OFF"ICES OR COUNTING HoUsES
TELEGRAPH OFFICES. e i ATIoNEKV STORE
ASI> A KS-H'LAR
BANK OF I-EPOSIT AND ISSUE.
supplied with finely-engraved lithographic note* used
as a circulating medium in the Department of Actua
: Business.
To Young Men
who desire the very best facilities for a
Practical Education for lluslne<
we guarantee a course of instruction no where fit®
equalled, while the reputation and standing of t ;
Institution among business men make its en
♦ mcnt the best passport to success and advanceinvu •
All contemplating entering any Commercial Codes
are invited to send for an
Illustrated Circular and Catalogue.
containing complete interior views of the College, *•'
: full particulars of the course of instruction, terms.
la. FAIRBANKS) A. M-. Preside* (■
| T. E. M ERCHANT. Swt. of <**" hutuief
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