Eaucastet intelligencer.
THURSDAY EVENING, JUl7 7, 1881.
Toe Mauy Doctors.
In a multitude of counsellers there Is
said te be wisdom ; en this conviction
people are went usually te act in times
of trouble, and especially de they in
cline, when they lie at the deer of death,
te summon te their succor many doc
tors. But experience has often taught
the little wisdom of such a course, and
few people or geed sense and calm judg
ment will dispute that a patient's
safety lies in the quality and net the
quantity of his physicians, and that his
chance is best with one or two geed doc
tors attending him. who are sole tenants
of the responsibility of the case, and who
are net hindered from prompt action by
awaiting consultation, or embarrassed
by the danger of conflicting opinions. In
almost everything in life it is much
safer te trust te the decisive action of
a single individual of geed 'sense for the
successful discharge of an imposed duty.
We have always found that executive
functions are very imperfectly discharg
ed by commissions and beards, and even
where the duty is one of thought and net
action, as in legislation, it is a question
whether it is net better performed
by a few than many. A multitude
of counsellers is a questionable benefit,
the old saw te the contrary notwithstand
ing, in any case ; but from many doctors
at least every sufferer has reason te pray
te the geed Lord te deliverhim. The
president has tee many. Four doctors
sit en him and find it necessary te sign
their names te the bulletins which give
the public minute facts which might be
as well stated by the nurse. If they
would reserve their combined certificate
for the statement of their judgment as
te the patient's state it would seem less
silly. We distrust the sound judgment
of doctors who se unnecessarily thrust
themselves en the public notice, te say
nothing of the matter of their commu
nication ; though they seem fairly sub
ject te criticism in deeming it worth
while te publish the very style and
manner of the presidential evacuations.
The people are greatly interested in
the president's condition and want te
knew the varying phases of his state ;
but we don't believe they care te be told
when lie changes Ins linen, or lakes his
milk or like matters, though we can ab
sorb this information with mere patience
than we read the four names iterated in
certification of these details. Dr. Bliss
appears te have established himself as
physician in chief by supplanting the
family physician, whom he charged with
addiction te the same method of gaining
notoriety of which lie himself was giving
se conspicuous an example. His con
duct in his rencentre with Dr. Baxter
does'net inspire confidence in his discre
tion ; and we incline te consider that
among the dangers threatening the pres
ident shot by a crank, is the succor of
another.
Tin: possible succession of Arthur te
the presidency revives the discussion of
his alleged Canadian birth. There is a
geed deal of foundation for the story,
and of course its truth would make Ar
thur ineligible te the presidency. He has,
it is true, been invested with the vice
presidency, but this was done, nobody
opposing. It may be a different mat
ter when Congress is called upon te re
cognize his title te the presidency, and
it may refuse te se, if his birth is chal
lenged, until it has investigated the
truth of the allegation. Yet we knew
of no particular method of raising the
question. The constitution prescribes
that no foreigner shall be eli
gible te the presidency ; but if one
is elected and claims the office
who is te deny it te him, and hew is his
ineligibility te be determined ? Arthur's
title te the vice presidency having pass
ed unchallenged, the existing officers of
the government could net well refuse te
recognize his claim te the presidency ;
yet public sentiment runs se strongly
against Arthur that Secretary Blaine
might be sustained in an undertaking te
keep him out of the presidency If he
could plausible show that he was a
" Unrated Britisher."
The Democratic members of the com
mittee of the Xew Yerk Legislature te
investigate the alleged bribery there
find that jierjury was certainly commit
ted by one of the implicated Republicans
or both bribery and perjury by the
ether. This is an irresistible conclusion
and no aiueuut of hair splitting or
Jack Bunsbyism should be allowed te
obscure the issue, which, after all, can
only be fairly and finally determined by
a court and jury, with full powers te en
force and extract the testimony, and de
termine the truth. The honor of the
great state of New Yerk demands this
judicial investigation, and the validity
or its senators' credentials may depend
upon it, for the Democratic majority of
the federal senate will net admit any
man who comes te its deer with pur
chased credentials. Their honest ma
jority has been wrested from, them by
the bribery of Mahenc ; restored by the
resignation of Conkling and Piatt, it is
net te be taken away by men who secure
their places by fraud or corruption.
Mk. Tildex thinks that one thing
which is taught us by the assault en the
president is the necessity of taking away
the incentive te such a crime by depriv
ing the president of his universal pat
ronage. Every four years there is a
grand gift distribution of many thou
sand offices, and these who don't get
the prizes arc made savage, while
the whole country is demoralized by the
scramble. There is no doubt that if lot
teries arc an evil this political lottery is
the chieiest of all, and needs te be sup
pressed. The only way te de it is te
make the tenure of office independent of
the will of the-executive ; but if Mr. Til
den can point out the way te effect this
he will de mere than any civil service re
former has yet been able te de.
The man who was "wounded just
where the president was " is new rapidly
coming te the front with a claim for dis
tinction that he never before seems te
have thought of.
PEBbONAl
Sir Edwakd Thounten, the British
minister, transferred from Washington
te St. Petersburg, sailed from New Yerk
yesterday for Europe en the steamship
Bethnia.
Hen. Themas J. Edge, the energetic
and wide awake secretary of the Pennsyl
vania state beard of agriculture, has ac
cepted the vice presidency of the great
international cotton exposition, te be held
at Atlanta next fall.
As early as last October it has been
found that Guitteau wrote te Garfield as
follews: "I, Charles Guitteau, hereby
make application for the Austrian mis
sion. Being about te marry a wealthy
and accomplished heiress of this city, we
think that together we might represent
this nation with dignity and grace. On
the principle first come first served, I have
faith that you will give this application
favorable consideration."
J. C. IIuesten', Londeu agent of the as
sociated press, while at Ems en his vaca
tion, walking with his daughter across a
bridge ever the river Lahu, noticed a
drowning woman in the stream. He
plunged into the water without divesting
himself of any part of his clothing, and
finally reached the shore in safety witli his
new unconscious burden, after a severe
struggle, in which for a time it was
doubtful whether he could come oft" victor
and save his own lite, as the paralyzed
crowd en the river bank did net even ex
tend a cane te assist him. The rescued
lady proved te bu a patient in a neighboring
hospital, from which she had wandered in
delirium.
MINOR TOPICS.
Tue New Era has a monopoly of the
discovery that Charles A. Dana, of the
New Yerk Sun, was the assassin of Geu.
Garfield.
The commissioners of the public build
ings in Philadelphia ask for another mil
lion and a quarter te make them bigger
and uglier
An American woman s one of three of
her sex who have received medical di
plomas in Paris. One of the ethers is an
Italian ; the third hails from Russia.
Net long age the whele world was
watching with interest and doubt Dr.
Tanner's trial at starving forty days. Yes
terday the Chicago mail, Griscom caught
and passed him without attracting much
notice. After Columbus stands the egg
ou its point anybody can de it.
Next Saturday England's, queen will
review, in the great park at Windser, the
largest gathering of volunteer troops ever
assembled, from all parts of the country.
The feice, comprising one hundred and
fourteen regiments of all arms, will num
ber mere than fifty thousand men. The
Duke of Cambridge, commander-in-chief
of the army, will be in supreme command
of the volunteers. The Prince of Wales
will march past at the head of the Honor
able artillery company of Londen, of
which he is captain-general, and the l)nkc
of Connaught will have command of the
Second division of the Second army corps.
Prince Edward, el' S;ixe Weimar, will
command the First array corps, and Gen
eral Sir Daniel Lysons, K. C. 15. , the
Second army corps, and the occasion will
be made a holiday for all Londen.
And new there turns up in Pittsburgh,
of course one Washington Beck who
tells that, coming home from Europe last
week in the " British King," the com
pany assembled at the dinner table last
Fiiday were startled te have Capt. Leckey
say te them, " We will meet the pilot
about five o'eleck en Sunday afternoon
and the first words he will say will be,
' President Garfield has been assassin
ated.' " Remember this was the day be
fore the attempt en the president's life
and while the vessel was in mid ocean.
It turned out exactly se. The pilot beat
met the steamer shortly after live o'clock
Sunday afternoon. The sea was slightly
rough, and after some little trouble the
pilot reached the ladder and hastily
climbed ou deck. When lie reached the
deck he was out of breath, but started for
the bridge. One of the passengers asked,
" What is the news ?" The pilot turned,
and as well as he could, as he regained his
breath, answered, 'President Garfield
has been assassinated." Mr. Handy, of
the Press, is referred te by Beck as cor
roboration of this sterv.
STATE ITEMs.
The Westmoreland county bar
the death of A. A. Stewart, esq.,
its brightest members.
Frank Ditch, aged 11, son of a
has been drowned at East IJrady.
mourns
one of
miner.
The Garfield oil well, rig and lank, iu
the Bradford region has becu burned en
tirely. James Rich's child, at Duncannon, has
died from a peanut shell lodging in its
windpipe.
Win. Mclvaiu, a farmer, driving
spring wagon across the P. R. R.
Deny, was struck and killed outright.
The first payment has been made
200,000 en Hamilton Disston's purchase
of $4,000,000 acres of laud in Flerida.
Thieves broke into Squire Meycr's office,
Bethlehem, drilled open his his safe and
burned his docket.
Courtland Hayes, twenty-two months
old child of Mr. and Mrs. Jehn C. Mc
Govern, died in his mother's arms en
route from Pittsburgh te Chambersburg.
Michael Brennau, from the West, visit
ing the chief of police at Scrauten, went
in bathing, was taken with cramp and
drowned.
Gustavus H. Veu Ryan lies in a Phila
delphia hospital in a critical condition
from the effects of a beating, at the hands
of AI. Hall, for whom the police arc
searching.
An unknown man was run ever and
killed while passing through the tunnel at
Tbirty-secend and Chestnut streets Phila
delphia. E. Hoever his. companion was
uauiy injured aoeut tue liead.
Michael Krcisenderfer shot and killed
Kate Smith, with wbem he had been liv
ing, and then committed suicide, in Pitts
burgh, ou Tuesday night. Jealousy was
the cause.
Themas Marshall, a well te de and re
spectable farmer, aged about seventy, Hv
ing iu upper Chicester, Delaware county,
fell from his wagon while leading hay, and
striking en the back of his head broke his
neck.
Jeseph Herb, abeilcrraakcr, efErie, had
been inside of the boiler, which he was re
pairing. The furnace of the boiler is sup
plied with natural gas. The boiler became
filled with gas, and he had just reached
the man-hole when the gas exploded and
shot him out like a cannon ball. lie
LANCASTER DAILY
struck the ceiling, thirty feet high, and
fell te the ground a lacerated and bleeding
mass.
CHIME AND DISASTER.
Owing te the Dispensation! of Providence
1 ana the Wickedness of his
Creatures.
A large knitting factory at Caledonia,
Ontario, was burned yesterday. Less,
$20,000.
One man was killed and two ethers in
jured by the caving in of a sand pit near
Augusta, Georgia.
James Copper, employed in the Standard
oil works at Jersey City, was killed by the
falling upon him of a barrel of oil.
William Bard was found dead, with his
skull crushed in, en a hillside near Dead Dead
weed. Edward Nulan, a tailor of dissipated
habits, committed suicide by taking lauda
num in Staunton, Virginia.
F. C. Ryder, superintendent of the ci ty
delivery at Providence, Rhede Island, shot
and fatally wounded himself in a fit of in
sanity. Amelia Bacen, a Wilmington young
woman, about twenty years of age, was se
affected by her father's participation in a
drunken row, that she was thrown into
spasms, from which she died.
Deulter. who murdered his divorced
wife, in Chicago, en Sunday, and subse
quently escaped from jail, has been found
lying dead outside the city, with the top
of his head blown off and a pistol by his
hide.
The south bound stage en the El Pase
and Chihuahua line was attacked by In
dians about one hundred miles south of
El Pase and four passengers and two
drivers were killed. One passenger es
caped wounded.
In New Albany, Iud., William Willis
and Rebert Prunetr, French scttlcre,
agreed te settle au old dispute with pistols.
They fired six shots at each ether at ten
paces. Willis was shot dangerously in the
mouth and is dying.
Jehn S. Avilar, X years old, brakeman
en a shifting train, was struck by the pole
of his engine en the P., W. & B. railroad
and sustained injuries which resulted in
his death shortly after. He was an entire
stranger, and said before dying that he
was alone in the world.
Henry Allen, colored, was killed in a
harvest field, near Mt. Sterling, Ivy., by
Dick Freeman. Allen had refused te
work and threatened Freeman, when the
latter cut his threat. Parties were at
Allen's house next night te lynch him for
an assault upon a woman, but they found
him already dead.
A five-year-old colored girl was shot dead
in the lower part of New Castle county,"!
uciaware, en Sunday, by a man who says
he "pointed a gnu at her in play."
Nicholas Jehnsen, a colored man of 80
years, was found dead near Blackbird
Hundred, in the same county, en Tuesday
night, with marks of violence en his per
son. larricutes.
Charles E. and Albert P. Talbot, sen
tenced te be hanged at Maryvillc, Missouri,
en the 22d instant, for the murder of their
father, Docter P. II. Talbot, have made a
confession. Charles says "lie responded
te his mother's call for help, and upon go
ing down stairs he found her en the fleer
and his father kicking her. His father
asked for a revolver, and Charles seized a
gun and shot him in the back. His father,
knowing that he had received a fatal
wound, told the sons te deny the sheeting
for the sake of their mother, and te say it
was the work of an assassin."
A Jsloedy Tar.
At Jersey City early yesterday morning.
Captain Henry Tayler, of the schooner
River Queen, went en beard the schooner
Yankee Deedle, lying alongside his own
vessel, and, without apparent provocation,
assaulted Captain Frederick n. Reeder
with an axe. Tayler, after nearly cutting
eit one el ltecder's legs, broke the ether
with a club. Captain Neah Crammer, of
the schooner Excel, went te ltecder's as
sistance and was shot in the abdomen by
Tayler, who had obtained a gun. Officer
Speer, attracted by the neise, went en
beard te arrest Tayler, but was compelled
te retreat before Tayler's axe. Finding a
detective named Bowe, they returned te
the vessel, aud Tayler continuing defiant,
Bowe fired three shots at him, two of
which took effect in his legs. Tayler then
jumped overboard and swam about in the
river for half an hour before the officers
could capture him.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The steamer Newport has just made the
trip from Havana te New Yerk in three
days, one hour and fifty-six minutes the
quickest passage en record.
The council of Atlantic City has deter
mined te suppress at that place all gam
bling or games of chauce, and net to?ssue
licenses for peel wheels or ether gam
bling purposes.
During recreation hour iu the Reform
.school at Wcstbore, Massachusetts, en
Tuesday, fifteen boys get into the paint
shop and escaped by sawing out the bars
of one of the windows.
The steamship Quinta has am
Victeria, British Columbia, with 50
ived at
500 Chi
uamen. llie collector of the nrnvinci.il
school tax attamptcd te collect the tax as
the passengers landed, and was roughly
hustled about by the Chinese, two of his
assistants being severely beaten.
At neon yesterday the beginning of the
fortieth day of his fast, Griscom weighed
15:U pounds, a less of one pound iu twenty-four
hours, during which he drank 02
ounces of water. His pulse was 53, respi
ration 13, and temperature 97A. He has
test -lej pounds in weight since the begin
ning of his fast.
In the Grand Pacific reading room in
Chicago an unknown scamp poured forth
"a stream of insulting and filthy lan
guage" towards President Garfield. He
was knocked down by another stranger
who overheard him, and who was a Con
federate soldier under Stonewall Jack Jack
eon. The electric light at. Niagara new is
strong enough te reach the Horseshoe
falls and penetrate the huge clouds of
spray. The American falls are reached at
every point and form a beautiful view.
New reflectors have been placed in such a
position as te threw strong rays of light
en the rapids just above the falls, which
resemble a huge sheet of quicksilver, the
whole forming a magnificent illumination.
THIS COMET DIVirED.
Separating into Twe 1'arts, One or Which
Carries Off the Tall.
Professer Stene, of the Cincinnati ob
servatory, has discovered that the comet
is separating into two parts. The line of
separation is horizontal and divides the
nucleus into two about equal parts. The
upper half is the part te which the tail is
attached and is carrying the entire tail off
with it. The lower part appears like a half
moon and is slowly falling away. It is,
of course, tee early te speculate
as te what track the two bodies will pur
sue or what their destiny will be. Profes Profes
eor Stene states that when the separation
was first observed by him it appeared as
though a dark line had been drawn
through the nucleus. The division is new
very manifest. There is a precedent for
this behavior of the present comet in that
of Biela's lest, comet, which iu 1845 suf
fered a similar accident, for which no ex
planation has ever becu given. The comet
separated iu two distinct parts or quite
unequal brightness, se that thare were two
apparently complete comets instead of one.
During the mouth following the lesser of
the two continually increased
two continually increased until isl.-iml
became equal' te its compauieu. Then it I
INTELLIGENCER THURSDAY, JULY 7; 1881
grew f mailer and iu March vanished en
tirely, though it companion was still
plainly seen for a month longer. The dis
tance apart of the two portions according
te the computations of Professer Hub
bard, was about 200,000 miles. The next
return of the comet took place in 1852, and
was looked for with great interest. It was
found still divided and the two parts were
far mere widely separated than in 184G,
the distance being increased te about
1.500,000 miles. Sometimes one part was
the brighter and sometimes the ether, se
that it was impossible te decide which
ought te be regarded as representing the
principal comet The pair crossed out of
view about the end of September,1852,and
have net been seen since.
.
THE HEATED TKKM.
Fatalities of the I'lcnlc Season.
The accounts of the poisoning by lemon
ade at Warrenburg, Missouri, were exag
gerated, none of the victims died.
Twe hundred persons were severely
sickened, near Keeta, Iowa, en the
Fourth, by eating ice-cream made iu a
copper bottomed boiler.
Sixty or mere picnickers were made
very sick for a while en the Fourth, at
Eagleville, Connecticut, by drinking cof
fee prepared in a copper boiler.
New Jersey temperatures were reported
yesterday, of 90 in the shade at Leng
Branch, 98 at Red Bank and 101 at
Seuth Ambey. Iu Philadelphia it was
9S.
The het weather has caused a rapid rife
iu the mortality rate In New Yerk. Twe
hundred deaths, a large portion of the
victims being children, were reported yes
terday. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
F1HK MATTEKS.
Attempt te ISurn the American
Engine
lieusc.
About 6 o'clock last evening fire was
discovered in the cupola of the American
engine house, en Church street near East
King. An alarm was sounded, the fire
men were seen en the ground and the
flames were extinguished before any great
damage had beeu done te any part of the
building except the cupola.
Hew the lire originated is net positively
known but it appears very probable that
it was set en fire by some one well ac
quainted with the premises, and probably
by one of the gang who make the house
a headquarters for their debaucheries. It
is saidjtfiat a party of young men some of
whom were intoxicated, were in the house
at the time the fire broke out ; aud fur
ther that a bundle of cotton waste partly
burned was found in the cupola.
Denunciation of the American.
A well-informed citizen writes us as
follews: That Mayer MacGonigle had
geed reasons for saying that most of the
fires are incendiary, and that the incendi
aries are the worst clement among the
firemen, was proven conclusively last
evening in the attempt te burn the Ameri
can engine house. Ne one will venture
te say that the lire was accidental, a3 it
was in the cupala where no one had any
occasion te go unless for the purpose of
having a fire. Would it net be infinitely
better for the geed name of the city and
for the credit of the many gentle
men who compose the ether fire com
panies that the American should be
disbanded or cut oft" from the city appro
priation. We admit that at times the
American does geed service at fires, but
then we have eueugh ether companies
composed of geed men that, they can
easily be spared in the department, which
their conduct lullv proves.
It is notorious that the members of this
company are supplied with beer by the
politicians from the time the primary
election contests open until they close.
Whether by the consent of the company
or net, it still remains a fact that such is
the case. Of course this company has
some very geed citizens aud gentlemen
among its membership, yet they are greatly
overbalanced by the rowdy clement, whom
it appears they cannot control.
Hew much better it would be te have a
paid department, then the rowdy clement
would be scattered, aud have no place of
resort. Then we would net have these
drunken firemen going around after a fire
begging for beer for the services they have
performed, and in some cases using tnc
name of a reputable company se that their
demands may be mere readily granted.
Lnder a paid department we would net
have the almost continual requests from
our citizens te buy a ball or pieuic ticket,
te contribute toward fairs, or repairs of
the apparatus or houses of different com cem
nics. We feel quite sure that a majority cf
firemen of this city (and when we say lire
men we mean the gentlemen composing
the different companies and hoc the beer
bummers and hangers-en) would vote for
a paid department, and give it their hearty
support in any emergency, in case it was
established.
The gentlemen of the fire department
well knewtbat all that is said against the
firemen is net intended for them, and the
rowdy clement should knew that the citi
sens are becoming tired of their conduct.
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Sleeting et Firemen's Union.
The following communication was
handed te Majer Hewell this morning :
Lancaster, July 7. 1881.
Te Charles M. Hewell, President of the Vily
Firemen'. i Union :
Deau Sin : We the undersigned mem
bers of the city firemen's union petition
you te call a special meeting of the union
at an early day te consider the grave
charges made against our department by
certain persons representing certain cer
poratiens, and te devise some means te
protect and defend our department from
these assaults and calumniations.
Signed
P. S. Geedman, Shiftier,
Samuel B. Cox, Sun,
Daniel L. Tp.ewitz, Friendship,
J. K. Baku, American,
Walter M. Fkanklin, Humane,
A. II. Hammend, Washington,
ILvunvN. Hewell, Empire.
Upen receiving the abeve call, Mr.
Hewell directed the secretary te eall a
meeting of the union for Saturday even -ins
at eight o'clock in the hall of the
Washington company.
Arranging rer Heading.
The delegates from the several fire com
panies te the state association have been
requested te meet in the ellice of Alder
man Ban- tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock
in order te make arrangements te have
the Lancaster delegation quartered to
gether during the sessions of the state as.
soqiatien in Readiug next September.
The Siamese Y hese coupling, for the
purpose of uniting and concentrating the
streams from two steamers or plugs
through a single line of hose, aud of which
a satisfactory test was made en the 4th of
July, was made by Jacob R. Waters.
Wheat Burned.
Yesterday afternoon a field of wheat
which had net been cut, belonging te Eli
Myhn whose farm lies along the line of the
Quarryville railroad, near the water tank.
caught fire from the spark of a locomotive.
The field contained between 12 and 15
acres, and least G acres of the wheat were
entirely destroyed. The flames were ex
tinguished by the hard work of Mr.
Mylin's employees and neighbors.
Proposals AsKed Fer.
Attention is called te the advertisement
iu another column, asking proposals for
the erection of a boiler house and four
boilers, at the Lancaster water works
.f., w..n,ii..:.i . !.,., i-
Harnish's saw mill a
TEST OF TRAINING.
THE 31ILLKU3VILI.E EXAMINATION.
Intellectual Whntstenes for Nermal Wits.
The Otieatleiw Submitted te the Graduat
ing Class.
The present week is the occasion of the
examination of the members of the grad
uating class of Millersville state normal
school. These examinations it will be
remembered are made under the direction
of the school department of the state.
The examiners are Dep. Supt. Heuck,
Prof. Themas, principal of the state nor
mal school at Mansfield, Prof. Nitraucr,
Ber. Supt. of Lebanon, and Prof. Buehrlc.
of Lancaster.
The examinations in the practice of
reading, book-keeping and vocal music
were oral. Physiology was emitted. There
are IJ9 members in the class and the fol
lowing are the questions submitted te
them for answers in writing :
1. Orthography.
1. Write two primitive words, and form
derivatives from them.
2. Hew does a compound word differ
from a derivative?
Illustrate.
e. Classify the letters according te the
organs required te produce the sounds rep
resented by them.
4. Hew does syncope differ from aphacr
esis ?
5, What is the object of learning te
spell ?
The following words were dictated for
written spelling : Lief, leaving, leaf, be
lieving, conceive, conceit, receipt, recipe,
syncope, granary, sovereignty, deleblc, in
delibe, concealing, rhythm, vermilion, mil
lion, clairvoyance, bier, beer, leer, rear,
Humboldt, tenon, sieve, stupefy, apprehen
sible, accordion, moledeou, inseparable,
conscientious, conscious, unconscionable,
intelligibly, metaphysically, cITaccmcnt,
pristine, principle, principal, rarefy, 31a
canlav. Tuesday, Wednesday. February.
Christmas, Phidias, gauge, rise, rice, eclat.
A. Heading.
" This is the forest primeval. The murmuring
pine and the hemlocks,
Hcarded with mess, ami in garments green,
indistinct in the twilight.
Stand like Druids of eld with voices sad and
prophetic"
Stand like harpers hear, with beards that runt
en their besoms.
Loud lrem its rocky caverns the dccp-veiccd
neighboring ocean
Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answers
the wail etthc forest."
1. Name the quality of voice, the pitch
and the rate required in reading the
above.
2. What pauses are required in reading
poetry that are net required in reading
prose :'
. vji wnai use te tue reader are marks
of punctuation ?
4. Explain what is meant by " murmur
ing pines," "bearded with mess,"
"Druids," "eld," "voices," "accents,"
" the wail of the forest," " hemlocks."
5. What words show that pines are old?
Why are they compared te harpers ?
::. Grammar.
"The chariest maid Uprediyal enough,
If shu unmusk her beauty te the inoen .
Virtue itself 'scapes net calumnious stroke.
The canker galls the infants of the spring.
Toe elt before their buttons be disetes'd
A nil i the morn and liquid dew of youth
Contagious blastments uremeU imminent.
1. Aualyze the 6th aud 7th lines.
2. Parse the words italicized.
3. Decline "their" and "maid;" com
pare " chariest."
4. Write a synopsis of discles'd in the
lirsl person, indicative active, progressive
form and passive in the present and pres
ent perfect tenses.
5. low it is determined whether
" strokes " is a noun or a verb, " before "
a preposition or an adverb '.'
4. Rhetoric.
1. Sean the first three lines, naming
feet aud metre, and mark iug their quan
tity. 2. This being an extract from Ila.nlet,
designate and define the kind of poetry it
is, and name the author.
e. Name and define the figures of rhet-
etic in the fourth and fifth lines.
4. Which would be likely te use mere
figurative lauguagc a Sioux Chief or
Gcerge Bancroft? Give a reason for your
answer.
5. Define the essential properties of
style.
6. Hew does a barbarism differ from a
solecism ?
7. Discriminate maid and girl; enough
and sufficient ; infant, babe and child.
8. Define rhetoric and defend the study
of it.
G. Arithmetic.
liH .3-5
I Simplify
51
Sen
II. The difference iu time between Buf
falo and Cleveland being 11 minutes, what
is the difference in longitude?
III. What is the exact interest en $140.40
from Aug. 29, 18C4, te Nev. 29, 1803 at
Gi per cent.'.'
IV. If a staff 5 ft. easts a shadow ft.,
hew high is a steeple whose shadow at the
same time is 90 ft.?
V. A man walks 100 miles in two days ;
aud one third of the distance walked the
fust, added te one-fourth the distance
walked the second day, equals half the
distance walked the first day ; luw far
did he walk each day?
VI. If I buy salt at J of a cent a pound,
and sell it in butter at 25 cents a pound,
what is my gain per cent?
VII. A man gave $18310 for horses and
sold a certain number of them for $7990,
at $83 each, and by se doing lest$10 each ;
for hew much must he sell the remainder
te gain$21S0 in the tranactien?
VIII. A triangular box is fi ft. en a side,
and 4 ft. high. Hew many bushels of
wheat will it held?
IX. What would ba the cost of IJ sticks
of timber 8x10 inches, and 32 ft. long at
$12 per thousand feet?
X. The joint stock of a company was
$5400, which was doubled at the end of
the year. A put in half for three fourths
of a year ; B two-fifths for half a year,
and C the remainder for one year, new
much is each one's share of the entire
stock at the end of the year?
C. ISetany. -I.
Describe the different kinds of weedy
tissue, and mention the plants and parts of
plants, where they are respectively
found.
II Describe the parts seen in the trans
verse section of a dicotyledonous stem one
j car old.
III. Define a rhizome, creeping stem,
tuber, bulb, corn and tubercle.
IV.- What is the difference between in
determinate and determinate inflerescenc ?
Enumerate the kinds of each respectively.
V. Describe the structure and dcvcleD
ment of the anther.
VI. Give the essential characters of the
following natural orders ; Malvace:e, Ros Res
acea;. Compesitje, Polygenaccie, Iridace:c
and Mclanthacc:e.
T. (Joefcraphy.
1. What is supposed te be the reason
why the earth is flattened at the poles.
2. Name the two great mountain sys
tems of the United States, the four great
rivers, the largest four cities, and the
three great sea-ports.
3. Why does se little rain fall en that
part of Seuth America west of the
Andes?
4. What is the length of the longest day
at the Equator, at the Arctic Circle,and at
the North Pele ?
5. Name a large city in Europe noted
for its manufacture of cotton cloth, one
noted for its silks, one for its linen.
G. What part of the United States is a
plateau or highland ? Why docs it have
less rain than the Yallev of the Miss iss
ippi? 7. Name the two great rivers of Seuth
America ; two of Africa ; four of Europe.
8. What ceuutry produces the most cot
ton ? which the most sugar ? which the
most rice '? which the most coffee ?
9. By what two great commercial routes
can we travel around the world starting
from New Yerk ?
10. Why does the climate of Labrador
differ se materially from that of England ?
8. Algebra.
I. Find the greatest common divisor of
ex square minus '2x minus
and or square
minus llx plus G,
II. Facter 1 plus
c cube also y cube
mums 1.
III. Expand (?,x minus 5) cube.
1 . Given Cr minus 1 divided by the
square root of tlr plus 11 plus the square
root of &r minus 1 divided by 2 te find .r.
V. Given x plus 10 aud .r multiplied
by the square root of 12 te find x and y.
VI. A and B together sheet 100 arrows
at a target. A put in 11 arrows out et 12,
and B 5 arrows out of S. Hew many must
each sheet that they may put in SO arrows
between them ?
VII. A person walking along the read
in a fog, meets one wageu aud overtakes
another which is traveling at the same rate
as the former, and he observes that be
tween the time" of his first seeing and pass
ing the wagons he walks 20 yds. and 60
yds. respectively. Hew far can he sec iu
the fog ?
VIII. The continued product of three
numbers iu geometrical progression is 210,
and the sum of the squares of the extremes
is 1528. What are the numbers ?
. noeiuetry.
I. Prove that any two sides of a triangle
are together greater than the third side.
II. Arc the triangles whose sides are
proportioned" te 2, Z, 4, and 8, 4, 5, re
spectively right-angled or net?
III. Prove that the area of a rhombus
is equal te half the rcctaugle contained by
the diagonals.
IV. When is a straight line said te
touch a circle ? What is the segment of
a circle.
V. If a : b :: c : d, prove that am : bn
:: cm : dn.
VI. What is the difference in area be
tween a rectangle GO ft. by 40 ft., and a
square which has the same perimeter?
VII. What are the three regular fig
ures which can be used iu paving a plane
area .' bliew that no regular figures but
these will fill up a space round a point.
10. Latin.
Divico respeudit : ita llelcelien a major majer
ibns suis instilutescssc, uti ebsides acciperc,
non dare censucriut ejus rei pepulum
Remauutu esse testem. Hee respense date,
discessit.
1. Write a translation of the above as
nearly literal as t!iu English idiom will al
low. 2. Decline majeribus, rei, pepulum.
IJ. Give principal parts et rcwendit.
acciperc, esse, dare.
4. Parse the words italicized.
5. Write two derivative English words
from each of five Latin words given above,
naming the Latin words taken in each in
stance. G. Who were JJieiee, Jleleeliex, ebsiden,
Jvpuliim, Jlemanum, C;csar ?
7. What were Ctesar's commentaries ?
11. II 1st or)-.
1. What land did Columbus first dis
cover and when ? Hew many voyages did
he make ? What reward did he receive
for hisdisceverics ? When was he buried ?
2. What nations explored the future
United States ? When and by what nation
was negre slavery introduced?
15. What were the chief causes which led
te the Revolution? What was the stamp
act? Who was Patrick Henry ?
4. Describe the attack en Fert Moul
trie. 5. When did Washington take command
of the army, and hew large was his force ?
Hew did he force the British te evacuate
Bosten ?
G. When was the Declaration of Inde-
lcndence accepted by Congress ? What
did it declare ? What became necessary
after the Declaration ?
7. When, where, and te whom did Bur Bur
geyne surrender ? AVhat was the agree
ment iu this Mirrrendcr ?
8. Describe the surrender of Detroit
during the war of 1812.
9. What were the causes whieli 1ml in
the war with Mexico? What was the
treaty of peace between the United States
and Mexico ?
10. When, where and with what result
was the encounter between the Kearsarge
and the Alabama' Hew was slavery
abolished in the United States?
I-.'. Con.ititutlen.
1. What is a constitution ?
2. What are legislative powers, and iu
what are they vested ?
e. Hew arc senators and representatives
elected? Fer hew long a term of office?
Hew is their number determined?
t. j i vacancies nappen in tncreprcsenta
tien of any state, hew are tfTey filled.
5. Who is president of the Senate ? Can
he vote ?
(. AVhat is impeachment?
7. When shall Congress assemble ? Can
it assemble at any ether time? Can a
member be arrested while Congress is in
session? Hew de members receive com
pensation ?
8. In whom is the executive power vested?
Who are eligible te the efiice? Hew are
the president and vice president elected ?
9. What power has Congress in regard te
the territories and ether property .belong
ing te the United Slates ?
l0. What is the supreme law of the
land? Who are bound by oath te support
it ?
l'". Mental I'hllwseuhy.
1 . Shew hew we come by three forms of
mental activity.
2. Is consciousness a distinct faculty of
the mind ? Why ?
i. Distinguish between sensation and
perception.
4. Upen what, docs a talent for descrip
tion of objects depend ?
5. Is it possible by a voluntary effort te
recall what has gene from the mind ? De
scribe the process.
. Explain "probable reasoning " and
give an example.
7. Docs civilization promote patriotism?
Explain.
IU. Natural I'lUloaephy.
1. A bar 4 feet C inches long rests with
its ends en two preps, and a weight of 480
lbs. is suspended from the bar 20 inches
from one of the preps. Find the pressure
en the preps.
2. State aud prove the principle of
Archimedes concerning bodies placed in
fluids. Explain why cork floats in water,
stating all the forces which act en it.
. Describe the single-barrel air pump,
and explain its working. If a barometer
be under the receiver, hew will it be
affected by working the pump?
4. State hew you conceive sound te be
propagated through the atmosphere : state
also its velocity in air and in water re
spectively. 0. What arc the two kinds of spectacles
necessary for long and short sight? Ex
plain hew it is that they remedy these de
fects. C. If you leek into a concave spherical
mirror, and arc sufficiently close te it, you
see an enlarged and upright image of
your face, but when the mirror is suffi
ciently distant, the image which you see
is diminished and inverted. Explain the
formation of the two images.
1-1. Teaching.
1. Define the science of teaching and
name three of its leading principles.
2. By what methods may the reasoning
powers be cultivated ?
3. Distinguish between an Empirical
science and a Rational .science.
4. Give an example of syuthesis in
teaching.
5. Give the characteristics of geed ques
tions, and give examples.
G. Who are the streugest opponents te
the public schools and what are their ar
guments ?
TlIK ,I17KV WHEEL.
l.lnt of Names Drawn July O. 1881.
Names of 21 grand jurors te serve in
a quarter sessions court, commencing Mon
day, August 1.1th :
Henry Dietrich, merchant, W. Lampeter.
Isaac Miller, farmer, E. ileinptieUI.
White Switt, farmer. Fulton.
David Miles, tinsmith, nth Ward. citv.
Jehn K.OitlVnbaelL gentleman. Sd Ward.city
Alkert U. .Sin ten. hardware. Etrl.
Samuel W.IIuruish.machiuist, Manheiin twp.
Henry W. sliantz, cigarmaker.SthWanl. citv.
Kphraim Newcomer, larmer. W. llenipneld
Carpenter Weaver, shoemaker. Earl.
.lehn Sharp, butcher, Elizabeth township.
.lames Uunlap, dentist, Manheim
Ailam Sclieurenbrund, tailor. Sh Ward, citv
Jehn II. Wissler, merchant, Warwick.
Jehn McKillips, gentleman. Utli Ward, citv.
l'hilip l.ebzelter, turner, (Jtli Ward. city. "
Harry I.ejinaii. blacksmith, K. Lampeter.
J. Fred Sener. lumber merchant, Manheiin
township.
Geerge A. Marshall, hardware, .ith War.i.
Harry IS. Keist. tanner. Munhriui twp.
Henry E. I.eman, jr.. clerk. Cth Wanl, citv.
Jeseph Aiken, innkeeper. I'anulise.
Henry Humphrey vilie, tinsmith, W. llciup
tield. C. A. Derrick, larmer. MaTtk-.
Xames of -is petit jurors te serve in a quar
ter sessions court, commencing Monday.
Angina 1.1th :
Hcn,rv..M- ?""weliiian, larmer. E. lleuiplield.
A. T. McClcllcn, farmer, Sadsbury.
Jehn Marsh, gentleman, Salisbury.
Herace Urasli.ceachiuaker. Warwick.
Jeseph Penrose, gciitlumau. Orumere.
Jehn Header, innkeeper, Warwick
tJeerge 1. I.etever. fanner, Eden.
I.. II. Shelly, merchant, Warwick.
Fred Cicrtli, cigariuuker. Maner.
F. O. Musscr, clerk, 'Jtli Vi.l, city.
J. ;. Zeek, tobacco dealer. 4th Ward, city.
A. W. Shober. gentleman, Warwick.
Tayler Nichelson, blacksmith, Conestoga.
t. I.. ISewmaii, marble-mason, llrcckneck.
Adam Iiennlseu, tanner, t'oney.
Jehn II. Stclmmn, tobacco dealer, W. lleuip
lield. Christian Smith, weed dealer. Kphruta.
Win. Kiddle, book agent, tlth Ward, city
Martin Andes, wheelwright, W. Hciupticld.
t rank t:. Pan tier, silver plater, Mt. Jey ber.
David M. (.iron, fanner, Salisbury.
laac Murr. blacksmith, J.enceck.
Antheny Maxwell, laborer, 7th Ward. city.
JelinC. I.ichty,hlafk.-mith.i;th Ward. city.
iienrgu M. Knight. shoemaker, Sadsburv.
Francis X. Scott, farmer. Celcraiu.
Ames Herr. fanner. Providence.
James Sterling, laborer. Marietta.
Edward Miller shoemaker. Caernarvon.
Henry Stantler, saddler. Druinere.
Eli Itebcrts larmer, Washington ber.
Henry Eckinan. laborer. Providence.
Frank l(. liresh, merchant, Mt. Jey twp.
Jehn Albright, blacksmith, K. Denegal.
Uehert s. MeClure. rainier. Hart.
Andrew KudWill, tanner, Sth Wanl, city.
Ueerge.W. Harris, tobacconist. Ith Ward.
Ames 15. Shumaii, larmer. .Maner.
Jehn E. l.autz, tanner, Strasburg twp.
Daniel Laiulis, farmer. E. lleuiplield.
Win. ISalz. saloon keeper. Ilh Wanl. city.
Jehn .I.McUenui'll, carpenter. Marietta.
;uuiuci Arms, tanner, Columbia.
ity.
Antheny Ernst, ceachnmker. Maner.
Names et .10 petit jurors te serve in a com
mon pica court commencing Menday.Aiigust
Daniel I.ee.cx-iustlc; Salisbury
Otte Kelaud, t dier, ISieckueek.
II. I.. Kachuian, clerk, Columbia.
Israelii. Erb, serivnia. I'eiui.
Jeseph Kautz. shoemaker, Stli ward citv.
1. II. Lynir, lailer, 2d ward, city.
Sam'! Hear, blacksmith, E. Lampeter.
E. D. ISreckunridgc, laborer, Lancaster twp.
Jehn llersliey, larmer. Hth ward, city.
Tlia-ldeus S. Dickey, clerk, :S I ward, eily.
Christian llrandt. tanner, E. Denegal.
I-aae Ccerge. tanner, Warwick.
David F. Ilaruish, farmer, I'cquea.
J. II. Ei-isman. innkeeper, Lancaster twp.
IS K. Eshleman, tax collector, Mt. Jey twp.
Harry Worst, jr., merchant, Salisbury.
Andrew tioeti. tanner. Conestoga.
A. .1. McCemiey. tanner. Hart.
Henry II. Mctzgar, carpenter, 4th ward. city.
A. W. Ualdwiu, merchant, 4th ward, cily.
.Samuel Wcehter. merchant, E. Earl.
Abraham Fraiikhenscr. farmer, Ephrata.
Henry Shelly, larmer. Itaplie.
Jno Kame.gate keeper. W. lleuiplield.
Jeseph N'eisen, fanner, Salisbury twp.
II. M. Ensmiiiger, printer, Maiiliciiu ber.
Jehn It. iSrcueman, painter, Itaplie.
Jacob Stehniaii, gentleman. Warwick.
James D. Winters, cigannaker, Eplirata.
Frank IMIeuscal, cigarinaker. E. Dencgjil.
Cyrus limner, lumber dealer, Celiimbi-i.
Martin Hammend, tanner. E. Earl.
Jehn C. Lewis, justice, Drumerc.
Win. C. Kates, tanner, E. Denegal.
Andrew U- l-andis, rarmer. Mauheim twp.
Jehn Miller, larmer, ltaphe.
Ellas Winters, tanner, strasburg two.
Patrick Mws. larmer. Martic.
Cyrus Xewpher, carpenter, E. Ear!.
David iiricker, merchant, Warwick.
D. II. Sel len burger, larmer, llrcckneck.
.lames Lint.jr., tanner, W. Denegal.
Addison Eaby, surveyor. Elizabcthtewii.
Preston Smith, tanner, Drumerc.
Ames L. Eshleman, tanner, I'anulise.
Jehn Kah!, brickmaker, Warwick.
Chas. Landis, tobacco larmer, II. Leaeeek.
Jeseph Wissler. farmer. Clay.
Peter Kuckwalter, carpenter. E. Lampeter.
Wm. II. Kinccr, tanner, Drumerc.
Names or M jurors te serve iu a common
pleas court, commencing Monday. Auinst2!
lSSi: " "
Cyrus Miller, mnrblc cutler. Adaiiistewn.
David Kei-er, blacksmith. Sadsburv.
Henry Furlow, laborer, nth ward, city.
Isaiah Maxwell, turner, '.nil ward. city.
l'ierser. Sample, blacksmith, Caernarvon.
Charles C. Dennelly, paper lianger.Sth ward,
tlly.
Jehn II. Herr. farmer, .Maner.
Henry Espenshade, larmer. Little llritain.
Heward L. Townsend. merchant, Sadsbury.
Kcah Kecil, clerk, ISart.
Isaae Hoever, blacksmith, I'cquea.
Michael S. Mctzler, Innkeeper. E. Lampeter.
Frank Ceclienauer, larmer, Providence.
Jnsiau Beyer, farmer, ISart.
Edward IS. Cunningham, gentleman, :;d
ward, city.
It. D. Herr, gentleman, Strasburg twp.
Christian Neir, carpenter. Maner.
A. F. Slaymaker, Justice. Salisbury.
Jacob F. Kautz. coal dealer. 7th ward, city.
Frederick Fricker, farmer, Uaphe.
E. II. Uhoilcsceachmakcr. E. Cocalico.
Samuel Biiikley, fanner, W. Cocalico.
Uriah Eckert, tanner. Paradise.
Themas McCewau, farmer, Sadsburv.
Jacob Diirciutertcr, butcher. Earl.
H. It. JSrenciiiau, agent, sth ward. city.
Henry Mayer, lariuu . E. lleuiplield.
i.enj. IS. ISrenemaii, farmer. W. Hemplibld.
Wm. Haker, laborer, Columbia.
Jacob Dun weedy, tinsmith. II. Leaeeek.
Lewis M. Spar, carpenter, Ceney.
Abraham Leng, tanner. E. Lampeter.
I. I!. Samson, briishinaker. tii ward, city.
Ames IS. Miller, merchant. 1th wanl. city.
Jehn Scheel?, mill hand. "Ih ward, city.
David Vnhii, drover, W. lleuiplield.
Jacob Themas, mason. Providence.
Win. Cellins, farmer, Celcraiu.
Mathias Shank, laborer, W. Denegal.
.Martin S. Cresi, innkeeper. Clay.
Lewis M. Fisher, tailor, Utli ward, cit v.
L.15. Studenretb, merchant, Warwick.
Jehn O. Mentster, merchant, W. Cocalico.
Cyrus Lingcrticld. ceaclimakcr, Salisbury.
Paris llaldemau, iron merchant, W. Hump
lielil. '
Jeremiah M. Iluhn, cigar dealer, Mauheim
ber.
Win. fiarvin, laborer, 7th Ward, cily.
W. W. Fetter, justice. Adumstewn.
Aaren Weir. mason. Clay.
Wm. Lindsey, laborer, Columbia.
Name el Se jurors li serve in a common
picas court, commencing Meuday, September
David Uingwalf, merchant. E. lleuiplield.
S. F. Call, merchant, W. Iauip:tcr.
James Potts, gentleman. 'M wanl, city.
J. Harrison llarrar, merchant. Salisbury.
ISenj. F. Wearer, rarmer, Salisbury.
Jacob M. Frantz, farmer, Lancaster.
Charles E. Anult. clerk, Maiiliuiui ber.
Edwin C. Mussulman, fanner, Strasburg
twp.
C S. Truman, merchant, Celcraiu.
C. W. Slniltz. miller, Eden.
Christian Stibgcn, gentleman. Marietta.
Lewis Tedd, carpenter, Drumerc.
Ccerge W. Sener, carpenter. Columbia.
Samuel L. Hoever, laborer, W. Cocalico.
Markley Oldham, miller. Little ISritain.
W. II. llersliey, farmer. W. Cocalico.
Jeseph Hoever, larmer. W. Eari.
Jacob lscnberger. tanner. Providence
S. W. Altick, ceaclimakcr. 1st ward. citv.
Charles Elllnger, bartender. 3,1 wanl citv.
Henry C. Herr. gentleman, Mt. Jey. beK
Jehn F. ISalr, blacksmith. E. Heinpileld.
Isaac Speng, plasterer, Warwick.
Christian Keller, laborer. E. lleuiplield
Ames llersliey, merchant, Leaeeek.
t. it. Ditrcnderffer, editor. Ctli ward, cily.
h. P. Mellvalne, farmer, Salisbury.
Jacob Howater, foundry. Columbia.
Tobias Lcainan. farmer. E. Lampeter.
David Wertz, larmer. K. lleuiplield.
r . K. Ciirran, clerk. Marietta.
Samuel W. Tayler, grocer. :ih ward, city.
W. K. Ucrliart, siirvever.Oth ward, city.
Israel ISair, merchant. Earl.
Cee. W. Cramer, beltmaker, 3d wanl, city.
CerncliusTcttcr, miller, I'ciin.
Sum'l ISnibakcr, merchant, Minheiin.
Jehn Evans, retired, Columbia.
Hartley Simpsen, farmer, Martic.
ISarten 1. Kcatn, fanner, K. Cocalico.
Themas Whitman, justice. Fulton.
Abram Shaetrer, tanner, Mt. Jev twp.
I'aul Myers, gatekeeper, E. Lampeter.
Rarten Lerah. blacksmith, Ephrata.
Isaac S. ISair, fanner. Earl.
Cee. M. JSergcr. tobacconist. 7th ward. city. -Jacob
G. Ol.'lwciler, tarmcr, W. Uencal.
KHa Campbell, cigarmaker. stli ward, city
Klias llestettcr, coal dealer. Mt. Jey ber.
Truman Wallace, produce dealer, Sadsbury
i-niiip uerines, merchant, sth Ward, city
i;. kiiic liaer. uoek merchant, Cth Ward, c
... ""J , vigm iiiuui-r. .-.in n aril. CUV.
wm. (ieiten, blacksmith, E. Heiuplleid.