Tit ltwai-. rm.rti. LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE!, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1881. Lancaster fntelltgencer. WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 10, 1881. Mr. Gould and the Law. That money is a most effective meter of the wheels of justice is afresh illus trated in the successful effort of the po lice of New Yerk te capture the man who wrote threatening letters te Jay Gould. Inspector Byrnes, who engi neered the work, was manifestly sup plied abundantly with the sinews of war, and the energy of his performance was great. The final coup was made with the enlisted aid of the postefflce de? partment and the special designation of fifty six letter carriers te watch for one whole day, with fifty-six policemen, one hundred and thirty two .street letter boxes in a certain district in which all the threaten ing letters had been mailed. This de vice was resorted te after all means had failed te entice the blackmailer te expose himself. All manner of false responses bad been made te his communications, the correspondence being conducted through the personal columns of the Ifcrahl. The old bird was net te be caught with chaff, and no way was left but te surround and close in upon him in the (Md he was known te inhabit. Inspector Byrnes receives many plaudits fro:ii the press for his exploit. Inspector Byrnes might merit them if this was a fair sample of the energy he displays in securing criminals. It is a question in ethics as te hew far it is laudable te de ceive a deceiver and te practice fraud upon a criminal. But it is quite hope less te undertake te make a detective officer understand that there is mere than one side te such a question. lie considers that every game is fair in war and he has no scruples te step a pursuit he finds it profitable te conduct. But ha cannot make bricks without straw, lie must have money for his operations. Who supplied Inspector Byrnes ? We de i et knew, but it is a safe conjecture that Mr. Gould did. Mr. Gould wanted the man captured and with his ni.my millions it was easy for him te empower Inspector Byrnes te draw en him ter all the money he re quired. If he did net supply the money the police department did ; and if that was where it came from it only adds another point te the one we make that money in police pursuit, as in most ethers, " makes the maie go."' Mr. Gould's influence, if net his money, in this case spurred the police department of New Yerk te a frantic exhibition of energy te seize upon the man who had the impudent audacity te threaten the man of millions and stolen millions at that. Mr. Gould outside of his money -getting power is nobody. His virtue is in his cash. He has never ex hibited any ether talent than one for what Jehn Wanamaker's advertising man call.-; the aggressive instinct for business."" It is a very excellent talent, as anyone, will admit ; and ' aggressive instinct "' is a very geed expression in which te Sinn up Mr. Jay Gould's busi ness virtue. lie has net strikingly exhibited any ether in his career ; aud it is only in busi ness wins, it may be noted, that he is aggressive. He is net a man of physical daring. He has been kicked down a cellar-way ; and he cowered in the re cesses of the Erie feit during the time years age when his valiant partner Fjsk was doing the outside biaggadocie for the firm. He is a silent man and fend of retirement. He is reputed te be a coward physically, although no man ever showed mere daring in business speculation. That he is net brave, his pursuit of his blackmailer shows. He was threatened with death if he did net help his would-be destrejer te a for tune. Mr. Gould dees net want te be assassinated ; neither does he want te pay the men who propose te assassinate him net te de it. This is very natural. Se also was it natural for him te undertake te get out of the diffi culty by putting his enemies in prison. That is what the law says should be done with them ; .and Mr. Gould believes in the law when he can use it te promotes his schemes. This fact he has often illustrated. He has called the law te his aid a great deal ; and has violated it himself with equal freedom. Mr. Gould enjoys the reputa tion of having amassed his millions in ways se dark and tricky that the law would frown upon them and imprison their employer, if but an Inspector Byrnes could be -set hot-feet en the pursuit backed with millions. Mr. Gould's wealth, however getlcn,has placed a strong wall of defense between him and the law. Yet it is net very prudent for him te come complaining before a jury as a prosecutor of anybody. Juries have a habit of asking who cast the first stone and of considering that a man seeking justice should be addicted te doing justice. The law considers only the case en trial, but juries will leek be be yeud it. Xe doubt Mr. Welles is guilty of an attempt te levy blackmail en Mr. Gould : but there is no doubt that Mr. Gould has been a successful actor in many a highway robbery. He may con sequently find it hard te persuade a jury that he is eminently worthy of the pro tection of the law, although there is no doubt that he is entitled te it. And he was net wise te come before the public even with his complaint. He will net get much sympathy. Knavery and cowardice combined de net at tract sympathy. It will be a com mon idea that if Mr. Geuld'j head lies uneasy and in fear it is a lit judgment upon him for the iniquitous practices by which he has amassed his million!;. Ner was it prudent in him te advertise te ether impecunious rogues like Welles the fact that these anony mous communications terrified him. Te such men it is always open te profit by the timidity of their fellows. There are Uie-.: who will take a malicious pleasure, in frightening a man who shows he is easily agitated, even when they have no worse motive. Mr. Gould's anonymous conespendence is likely te increase tenfold with the proclamation he has made of its aiirteyauce te him. Perhaps it would net trouble him se much if his conscience was mere void of offence; or mere likely he is a constitu tional coward without a conscience. Guiteau?s statement reads very much like the attempt of the average Republi can stump orator te justify Ids Greatest Effert. His premises are about as tena ble and his logic as geed. His claim that the Lord has spared and protected him for the work which he accomplished is net any mere ridiculous than the fre quent assertion of our party opponents that Providence has made them the in struments te work out His plans for the salvation of the nation in their own mys terious ways of saving it, and of making personal and political profit for them selves at the same time. The word " assassin" grates en his mind, like that of " thief" is offensive te such as Gor Ger hain and Dersey, and Babcock and Belknap ; and his justification of ad justing grievances by the bullet when the ballet fails, is only mere forcible and net any less respectable thau the plea upon which Guiteau's party stele the presidency in 1S7C, or bought it in 1SS0, with money obtained from the star route thieves te carry Indiana, with the un derstanding that their friends would be put where they could de them most geed in the new administration. Guiteau says : I appeal te the Republican party, espe cially the Stalwarts, of whom I am proud te be one, for justice. I appeal te the president of the United States for justice. I am the man that made him president. Without my inspiration he was a political cipher, without power or importance. I was constantly with him in New Yerk last fall, during the canvass, and he ami the rest of our men knew that we had all we could de te elect our ticket. Guiteau was an authorized and recog nized Republican orator in that cam paign, lie knows what he told the peo ple from the stump and what he expected from the administration he helped te elect. Having failed te realize it from the head of the administration lie re sorted te assassination te make the " cipher " the integer. Already a coali tion with Repudiation in Virginia and the premise of a high office te the moral assassin of the late president are fruits of his crime. Everywhere the Stalwarts lift their drooping heads and thieves take new courage. It is net strange that Guiteau should think there might be grace for the man'- who made him presi dent "and " the rest of our men ", hope ful. " Tuii Little Scheel Maim" will '-quite utterly" appreciate the "tally"' which she gets from our poetical contributor, " W. F. M., " in the poet's corner of to te day's paper. Ik "Junius" had written iiis letters te an cuterprising aud investigating Jay Gould instead of a fat-witted British min istry, the identity of that literary Sphinx would net have rctnaiued an unsolved mystery all these hundred and odd years. Kemiii.e having raised the Mai ket street railway fares in Haddington te nine ccuts, the indiguant citizens propose te Boycott his l'njs. They have " rcsehited " and will go iu lumber wagons about 40,000 streug te the Chestnut street line rather than patronize Kcmble's oppression. Men weighing 330 pounds have sworn te walk rather than be imposed upon by the Bess. Ampi.i: proof of the mediocrity of the men who make the Republican majority in the next Congress is afforded by the trouble that prevails ever the. select ion of a speaker, aud the fact that out of a dozen who arc talked of public opinion paints te nene eminent for fitness. The Democratic miueiity is distinguished for many mere men of strength and cxperiencuar.il will greatly worry the majority. The la3t announcement of the presi dents alleged purposes is a notion that he will make Gerham, the California free lance, if net political freebooter, assistant secretary of the treasury. It will be re lncmbercd that Gerham was the late pres ident's most vituperative assailant and the particular friend of the star route thieves. If Arthur promotes him, and the star routers get oil, Belknap may yet be hope ful of substantial recognition and Robeson should by all means be made speaker cf the Heuse. Demeciutic thieves : Tweed dying in jail, Sweeuey in exile, Connelly forced te fly, Genet in prison, Garvey made te wear stripes, and Ingersoll, Kcyscr, the rest prosecuted te conviction, and all of them were forced te disgorge. Republican thieves : Belknap strutting around Wash ington, Shepherd willing aud ready te get back te the capital, Brady triumphant, Dersey revelling in wealth, Colfax lectur ing te the young men of the ceuutry, aud Robeson in Congress, Sherman and Blaine reaching for presidency and Bab eck in clever expectant. The New Yerk Sun sajs that the United States consul general at Londen, writing te Attorney General Russell elect, of New Yerk a friendly letter, says that one of his consulates is at Leeds, which " is a city of about 800,000 inhabitants, engaged in manufacturing, mainly heavy woolen goods and machinery. It is four and a half hours from Londen or about 200 miles." The Sun's comment is 'nd this lessen in geography is proven te a regent of the uni versity of the state of New Yerk." That is a transparent affectation of surprise in the Sun. We would wager a big apple that its editor himself could net have given, offhand, the same information about Leeds. Is view of the fact that it is Senater Warner Miller who is te preside evet the se called tariff convention seen te be as sembled in New Yerk, that leading Re publican organ the Times, with a weather eye for free trade, sees in the convention the premise that Miller's desire te get some duties obnoxious te hid abated or reduced will lead him te " open up a field of discussion in which the extreme protec tionists would run against a geed many awkward facts, which, by analogy, would tell heavily against the enormous duties en metals, wool and woolens, and similar pre- dtcts." We trust the Pennsylvania Re publican protectionists will notice the pre posed bill of fare at the feast te which they arc bidden. Grant and the Tribune havea uice little fight en hand. The tall tower editors are condemning Arthur in advance for having fixed en a ' Grant cabinet." Grant re-1 torts te a reporter that they lie ; and when he read their article, a friend says, he was the maddest man ever seen. His friends blame Blaine for inspiring the article and the Tribune's attacks ; Grant regards Blaine as a "bad," "-unscrupulous" man, a " demagogue" whom Ar thur should get rid of. He further says the Tribune people arc wroth at him be cause he refused te make peace for them withAithur when they servilely sought it. As a reason for his refusal te de this or auy ether friendly service for the Tribune gang Grant refers te its attack upon him en Jan. 9, 1875, when it coolly suggested his assassination, saying : "If he insists en fighting it out en this liue seme one will play Brutus te his Cajsar without fail, which, by the way, would be a great blessing te the country." PERSONAL. Patti is still warbling te empty benches at $10 a scat. On Sunday evening in New Yeik, Rev. Dr. Jenx Hall, the eminent clergyman, jumped forward from a street car before it had fully stepped. He fell aud broke his nose. Henri Watteksen anti tariff mad ; Blaine chief witness against Guiteau ; Ex-Senater McPiiersen farming en $100 000 made en cattle car patent rights ; Jay Geci.i) says he nevcr speculates ; Turn Turn l.ew Weed had 81th birthday celebra tion ; Patti sued for $30,000 damages by Max Marctzek, for breach of contract te sing in Mexico in 1SC1 ; Estiikk M. My ers, dead in Philadelphia, devoted 79 years te cat culture ; Army Surgeon El El leot Ceres, Smithsonian institute natur alist, crim con. Once Commedore Yandeiisilt set out en a friendly journey te Railroad King Gaiuiett, of Baltimore, who did net ap preciate the spirit of i he visitation aud the Baltimore papers under Garrett's influence came out aud announced that the great monopolists of the people had been com pelled te come te Baltimore te compromise with Mr. Garrett. The behavior was se provincial, egotistical aud coarse that old Commedore Yanderbilt upbraided himself for making the move, William Yanderbilt was disgusted and a railroad feud was started which will net be terminated while the Yanderbilts and G.irretts run their machines. LATEST NKWS BY MAIL. Ten stores and dwellings destroyed by lire at Fairbnrn, Georgia. C. A, Claflin, shoe manufacturer of Hopkinlen, Mass., has failed, with liabili ties of $30,000 te $100,000. During a drunken quarrel in Halifax county, Ya., James Phelps struck Lewis Ball with a stick, killing him instantly. Phelps fled and has net since been found. At the celebration of the eighty-seventh biithday of Mrs. 11. A. Bridgcman, at "Paxton, III., eight persons were present whose united ages amounted te bOi ycais. Mi's. Jehn Bewer, a German emigrant, was killed with her infant son, by the lim ited express train Seuth, at the Brandy Brandy wiue railroad bridge, Wilmington, Dela ware. The beard of police of New Yerk have ordered a medal te be presented te Inspec Inspec ten Byrnes for ins skilful arrest of J. Heward Welles, Jay Gould's blackmailer, and also emrresscd resolutions of thanks. A great increase in the number of snull snull pex patients is reported at the Riverside hospital, and a report has been made te the New Yerk state beard of health that forty small-pox cases exist in the locality en Stat en Island. Severe shock of earthquake in San Jese, Cal. ; oscillations from north te south. A heavy rain storm prevailed at the time. The shock was severe enough te upset a pile of sacked wheat at the railroad depot, and caused great excitement. The safe of the Uiddlc Market savings bank of Chicago was robbed of $5,500 in currency. One man engaged the teller in a dispute about change, another pretended te negotiate the sale of soma bends with the cashier, and the third abstracted the money from the safe. Kstimatcs made by the Medical academy of Paris fix the number of doctors in the various part-; of the world at 189,000. There arc 03,000 in the United States, 50,000 in France, !2,000 in Germany and Austria, 35,000 in Great Britain and its colonies, 10,000 iu Italy and 5,009 iu Spain. Either the holy well at Mecca should be purified or the pilgrimages te that city suppressed. The pilgrims are a constant menace te the health of Eurepe and the United States. They violate all the known sanitary laws, ae.d after having sickcned with the cholera themselves, they seldom fail te spread the plague wherever they go. By the will of Charles II. Northam, of Hartferd, Conn , Trinity college receives 8123.000. the Hartferd hospital $30,000, Christ Episcopal church $10,000, and the Hartferd library association $3000. Thirty thousand dollars arc given te erect a chapel at Cedar Hill cemetery. The remainder of the estate, about $000,000, is divided between the h cirs. STATE ITEMS. Simen llcnla was killed in the Dia mond Mines, Wilkcsbarre. A large prep fell upon him and broke his neck. Jehn Dak'm, contractor, was struck by a train and instantly killed, while step ping from one track te another, at Ashley Pa. Mett Carslake, an employee of a Phila delphia drug store, has died at his father's residence, Bordcntewn, N. J., from the results of an accidental gunshot wound, received while hunting. The Pennsylvania state revenue com mission met in Philadelphia yesterday te fuithcr consider the question of a general revision of the revenue laws. After hear ing the views of State Treasurer Butler and several ethers the commission adjourned until this morning. Near Siicnadeah M. Geabrity, aged 41. a married man with six children, staited with Owen Brennan, a teamster, te go for a lead of weed. While they were cress ing the Philadelphia & Reading railroad, an engine palled out and came upon them se suddenly that they could net get out of the way. Brennan saved himself by jump ing. Geabrity, net se fortunate, fell under U13 wheels, and was killed. Norristown has a local here, for whose family the citizens are trying te raise a small fund. Jehn Walsh was killed while in charge of his cugine en the North Penn. railroad, near Sellersville, in a suc cessful effort te save the people entrusted te his care. His last words were: '"Tell Mary I had te die," as if excusing himself for leaving tier and his four little children without their protector. A Heavy Iteubery. Jesse Baldwin, of Beardman township, five miles south of Yonngstewn, Ohie, who created the icnsatien by recently appear ing at the treasury department at Wash ington, D. C, and demanding geld for $17,000 worth et bends, was robbed yes terday morning or between $30,000 and $40,000 in geld. He kept his mency in an old fashioned safe, under the stairs in the hallway of his residence. The party of burglars were five in number aud four of them gained admittance te the house. The Baldwin family slept upstairs and the first intimation they had of the burglary was the noise made by blowing open the safe. Gee. Lewis, Baldwin's son-in-law, fired shots at the burglars as they lefttbe house with the bags of geld in their arms. The burglars returned a volley. Ne one was injured. The robbers had previously taken two of Baldwin's horses and his best carriage, and had them standing near. They jumped into the buggy and escaped, going south. Baldwin has offered a re ward of $1,000 for their apprehension and convictieu. SL'ritttMlS COURT. Petitioning for a Change of DMilcl-t. On petitions from the lawyers of every county in the Middle district of the state, except Dauphin and Lebanon, the supreme court will before adjournment at Pitts burgh, issue au order transferring all the counties of that district, with these two exceptions, te the Eastern district. Court will then sit in Philadelphia twenty weeks instead of thirteen, as at present, aud at Harrisburg only one week, instead of eight. Judge Gorden states that he and Trunkcy arc opposed te the change and iu favor of locating the court permanently at Harrisburg by an act of the Legislature, hut the ether judges favor the plan new te be adopted. Petitions arc preparing in a number of the rural counties iu the West ern district te have their business trans ferred te Philadelphia, thus making the Western district consist of Allegheny county only. Nearly all the Lancaster bar signed the petition asking the court te hear the business in Philadelphia, which will henceforth be the order. Judge Green was the prime mover for the change. -aa - A ltcmuruable Will. One of the most remarkable wills ever registered in this state is that of the late Paul Darling, an old citizen of Brookville, Jcflerseu county, who died en the 4th in stant and whose will was admitted te probate a week age. Mr. Darling seems te have had no immediate family, but. his circle of fiieuds, or theso who will new be glad te consider themselves his friends, was se large that he made bequests te raore than eighty individuals, aggregating considerably ever $200,000 in cash and includiag real estate and securities of va rious kiuds te a very large amount. The majority of his legacies te individuals were evidently intended merely as evidences of friendship, aud many of them are se char acterized iu the will. They range from $25 te $30,000 in cash aud annuities of from $1,000 te $3,000. Among the peculiar items are a legacy of $23 te Gcerge A. Jenks, the ex-congressman, "because I am proud cf him as a Jcfferseu county production, and like hiin as a man ; " te Judge I. G. Gorden, of the supreme court, $25, " en account of long friendship ;" te Judge W. P. Jenks of the Jeffersen county court, "whom I have known se long when we were net worth $200, but we have both since dug along, $23 ;" "te help them in their business, J. II. Garrison, Jehn J. Thompson and Jeseph Darr, each $5,000;" " te lift him out of trouble, te James A. Cithers, $5,000" a lift which will be gratefully appreciated. Mr. Darling leaves $2,000 for a soldiers' monument in Broek -viile ; $3,000 a year for twelve years for beautifying the grounds of the Brebkvillc public schools ; $2,000 a year for twelve years for the peer of the town ; for a pub lic school building at Smcthpert, McKean county, $15,000. Te all the Brookville Protestant churches handsome bequests are made, and the Presbyterian and Meth odist churches are made residuary legatees iu the proportion of two-thirds and one ene thiid respectively. Ol) USAGES IN 1KELASU. 'flic Perils or Iaj lug the Landlord. In Castle Island, county Kerry, en Sat urday night shortly after eight o'clock five disguised men entered the victim's iieuse and found' Farmer Galvin, his mother, his wife aud two servants at home The visitors were armed with mnzzlc load lead ing guns and had white handkerchiefs tied across their faces te conceal their fea tures. One of the parties, a tall fellow, advanced into the aoein and asked Galvin if he had paid his rent. Galvin replied in the affirmative, adding that all his neigh bors had done the same. The leader then asked him coolly would he prefer te have his ears cut off or be shot. Galvin replied that he had only one life and would pre fer death te mutilation. The uufortunate man was then directed te kneel en the fleer. The leader cried out, "Take aim ! Fire ! Sheet him about the legs !" Five shots were then fired, and tinea bullets ledged in Galvin's thigh. He fell en his face and several of the attacking party be gan beating him with the butt ends of I their guns. The terre: -'stricken methar threw herself upon her son te save him, and ene of the guns was broken by the heavy blows administered. The party then left the house. Au attempt was made te sheet a landlord iu bread day light near Ballymore. About two o'clock in the afternoon General 3Icares was re turning from church, accompanied by a friend. When they had proceeded about a mile they observed two men lurking behind a hedge, and when Mearcs passed a gun was fired ; but the bullet missed its Mearcs chased the two men. who ran, but did net catch them. N-br;ika Democrats. The Democrats of Nebraska, have elected their ticket in ten counties. The Farmers' Alliance carried three counties, and elected most of their ticket in five counties, aud one or mere officers in sev eral ether counties. There was mere scratching en the local tickets than ever before known. The. anti-monopoly tickets developed mere strength than had been anticipated, chiefly in the interior of the state. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Tretting aitlie Turk. There was a geed attendance at Me Grann's park yesterday te witness the tiet between Mr. HunchbeVgcr's bay " Billy " of this city, and Mr. Erb's brown marc " Little D.," of Reading. The owners aad backers of both horses were very con fident aud a geed deal of money was put up en the result. Little D. appeared te be able te eutstep Billy, but did net attend te her work se steadily, and after an ex citing and close contestef five heats Billy wen, taking the first, third and fifth heats. The first four heats were all close, the fourth being regarded as a dead heat by many spectators, but the judges gave it te the marc. The Readiug people who backed the mare were a geed deal chop fallen at the result. Kcmeral of u Flie l'lup. By the active exertions of Water Super intendent Kitch and his workmen, the fire plug in freut of Gable's property en East King street was removed te the front of Lane & Ce.'s store and the new connection duly made between 10 o'clock last night and 3:20 this morning. The pavement in front of Gable's being arched, the plug was exposed te cold aud froze repeatedly last winter. It is new in solid ground. feet Crushcii. David Kennedy, a brakeman en engine Ne. 287, of the Pennsylvania railroad, whose home is in Columbia, fell from his tram at Uowningtewn yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. A car passed ever ene of his feet, crushing it se badly that it will have te be amputated. He was brought te this city ou fast line and was then transferred te the Columbia train and taken te that place Death of an Indian Docter. Dr. Samuel Cellins, better known as the Indian doctor, residing at Ne. 501 North Eighth street, Reading, and well-known in this city, died en Monday morning. He was a descendant of the tribe of Powha tan and was born iu Yirgiuia. He was a graduate of Jeffersen medical college, Phil adelphia. 0. TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. THIRTIETH ANNUAL SESSION. Kill' CAT J ONW I. TOPICS D1SCCSSFD. I'ref. Kyerly en Grammar Something About I rlinary I us! ruction Uruulz.ilien .MacUulley ou IVIt aud liuinbr cias Criticism. Tuesday Afternoon. Prof. Bycrly con tinued his lecture en grammar. After an swering :i number of questions propounded by members of the Institute he said that grammar was both an art and a science, aud that as an art it should be taught te the child as seen as it crawls or walks out of its long dresses. Tuition should com mence when the child is net mere than ten months old. All slang and baby-talk should be scrupulously avoided, in the school technical grammar should be put eif as long as possible, but all improper or inceirect expressions or phrases should be promptly corrected and repressed. Such words as "sich," ""it." "gals," "pi.sen," "He," "ingens" vfer onions) "attackted," "drewnded." hisn," "hern" "lenth" " streuth" and ether inaccuracies se frequently made use of should net be tolerated. Prefanitv, and especially the nick-named profanity, such as "gosh," " ded dang it,"&c, should be i epressed and prevented. Tau tology should be avoided and such phrases as " cover up," " go and de it," should net he allowed in the school room. Prof. Byerlyaave many ether illustrations of slang phrases in use by children, and even among ladies who claim te be educated it is com meii te hear such expressions as " it is tee awfully sweet for any thing," or " the bonnet is just awful nice." I'rlmary Instruction. Prof. BuehrJe lectured en primary in struction. He said there wcre mere im portant lessens than reading, writing and arithmetic. The first point necessary in primaiy instruction is obedience. The second point is attention active net pass ive attention aud this must come by geed teaching. The attention must be instinct ive, controlled, voluntary, undivided, in tense, fixed. These points can be gained by the teacher's cheerful face. It has been said that the teacher should be geed-looking, and the lecturer believed that, ether things being equal, the best looking teach ers should he chosen. The teacher must te earnest, enthusiastic, quiet, de cisive ; the teachers's eye must see the whole class, and te secure geed results the teacher must he standing while the lessens are being given. Instruction may be imparted by blackboard illustrations, pictures, maps, charts, models, &c. The lessens should be short and child-like. Di rect answers should be required te all questions asked, and the pupils who are inattentive are the ones who should be most frequently questioned. The teacher who cannot secure the attention of his pupils is unlit te teach. The training of the conduct, the hand and the eye, is an inipaitial matter, as is also the securing of an easy upright, graceful position by the pupil while reciting. Organization ami Discipline. Dr. French called attention te the meat difficult problem teachers have te solve, namely, the organization of the school. Unless it be properly organized we are wasting our energies or doing our work imperfectly. Our duty demands that wc pay some attention te what has been done by our predecessors. Perhaps it may net be se in Lancaster county, but iu seme ether places it is the custom when a teacher takes charge of a school te make all the pupils commence at the beginning efth." book ! The proper way is te find out where the last teacher left off and puisne the work from that point en. Where the directors have net laid out a plan of instiuctien it is the duty of the teacher te outline a plan of what he is going te de, or expects te de, during the term, and there should be en the walls cards containing the order of daily exer cises. The essentials of the pregramme or daily time table are : Constant employ ment for every pupil ; when the pupil is net in class the pregramme should tell him what te de when at his seat. The proper length of time for study should be at least twice as long as the time required for recitation, and the proper time for recitation is the time necessary te impart ail the child can readily receive. The recitation of no one study should exceed eight or ten minutes for pupils in the pri mary schools and ten te twenty minutes for the higher classes. Prof. Moses L. Brown continued his lecture en Reading. Man as lie manifests himself en the earth is both impressive and expressive. He must first receive before he cau give. The latest deduction of the scientist is that the convolutions of the brain arc se many pulpy leaves, folded upon each ether and supplied with an in finite number of of delicate nerves, ca pable of receiving from the external world an infinite number of improssieus. Hav ing received them, considered them, ar ranged them, aud we are prepared te give expression te tlicm. In the orator wc fiud the highest development of expression, in the actor the next highest development, ami the next in the reader. The differ ence between the peer reader aud the geed ene is that the latter adds the grace of high art te his expression, which the ether docs net. Cel. Parker, of the Quincy school, says : A sharp distinction should be made between reading as a purely mental act and reading aloud. The first is getting thought; the second is expressing it through voice and action. In the mental act the entire con centrated attention of both teacher and class should be given during the lessen. Pupils should net be required te express a theuglit until the thought is iu their mind, mentally read. If the thought is in the mind two-thirds is ready for expression. If thought is net in the mind analyze by questions. Hard words should be written en the beard before the reading commences. Mistakes in pronunciation and enunciation should be reserved for special drills. Pronunciation is a matter of taste and custom but enunciation is Ged's law. Members of class should net knew which ene is te read next. It is of great import ance that pupils should succeed in reading every sentence properly. The abeve rules laid'dewn bv Cel. Par ker were recommended by Prof. Brown. ."UncCuliy's llecltatlnng. Tucsdiii Evening. The entertainment given in the com t house was very largely attended, considering the fact that the great comedienne, Miss Fanny Davenport, and her talented company, appeared at the opera house, and of course drew away many that would otherwise have attended'. The court loom was nearly filled and in the audience were many who were net teachers. The music for the occasion was furnished by the Lancaster Mannercher, which, under the lead of Prof Matz, sang the fol lowing pieces : "The Beautiful Rhine," "The Ferest." "The Chapel," "Ritter's Farewell," and one verse of the "Watch en the Rhine." The music was finely rendered and the singers were heartily applauded. The lecturer of the evening, Mr. II. Yansant MacCuIIy, being introduced by the county superintendent, delivered his lecture and recitations entitled " Mental Photographs of Wit and Humer " After defining the distinctions between wit and humor, and paying homage te seme of the great masters of both, comparing, and con trasting the English, Irish, German and American schools, he read choice selec tions from all of them. His first selection was Shakspiarc's " Queen Mab" which was finely rendered. This was followed FalstafTs description of his ragged array, which was also well read, though the slen der, delicate figure of the reader illy com ported with the immense girth and mas sive weight of Jelly Jack. Heed's lines te his son were fairly hut net finely ren dered ; aud next followed from Dickens, Capt. Cuttle's consolatory remarks te little Florence, when both supposed that peer Walter was "drewnded." The read ing was effective and the reader was ap planded. A number of Irish anecdotes, most of them old and familiar, wcre well teid, the speaker having a "rich Irish brogue," which he made geed usa of. also, iu reading "Paddy O'Raftcr." Sam Wellers description of " Weal Pies" and his appearance as a witness hi the case of Bardell vs. Pickwick, were well delineated aud provoked much laugh ter. Biet Harle's -'Jim"could hardly have been mere faithfully rendered, and " Hans Breitman's Barty" could hardly have been worse, the reader having neither the face, form, gesture or accent of the jelly German beer drinker and waltzcr, while his interpretation of part of the poem was unnatural and fell far short of doing jus tice te the author. The reading fell flat upon the audience The humorous descrip tion of visit te Niagara Falls was much relished, and Cellins' ede te cheerfulness was given with proper spirit, graceful mo tion and glowing countenance. The lec turer advised his hearers te give mere at tention te wit and humor, and less te the consuming cares of business and money making Mr. MacCuIIy as au elocutionist exhibited very considerrble ability, aud his effort was duly apppreciatcd by his au dience. Wednesday Morning. After vocal music by the Institute, there wcre devotional services led by W. C. Robinson of the Duke Street Methodist church, who read a part of the lGth chapter of Luke and offer ed prayer, and then "Coronation" was well sung by the Institute. Criticism in Class. Mr. Weidenhammer, of Washington borough, opened the discussion en "Crit icism iu class." He thought the matter was generally tee much neglected. The first object of criticism should be te cor rect mistakes and the second te give in struction. If there are no mistakes en the part of the pupils, there is no necessity for criticism. In seme cases the criticism is greatly abused especially where the pupils criticise each ether. Unjust criti cism is worse than no criticism. This is especially se in reading classes, where each pupil finds or thinks he finds some thing te criticise in the reader. Mr. Fiekes, of Strasburg, said that crit icism for the mere sake of criticism is use less ; but every scholar should have the privilege of criticising his fellow ; the criticism should he short, sharp and de cisive. There is no danger of hard feel ings being engendered by fair criticism. The American boy and girl are above such narrowness. All that is necessary is that the teacher should give proper direction te the criticism It is net merely the mistakes made by pupils in their recitations that should be criticised, but their manner of sitting, standing, holding the book, fcc. Mr. Keyler, of Manhcim borough, agreed with most that had been said by the former speakers, but he objected te the practice prevailing iu.many schools of allowing the pupils te raise their hands while one of the number is reciting. It has a tendency te embarrass and confuse the pupil. He also objected te the writ ing of mistakes en the blackboard, as the pupil is as apt te accept the error as the correction. Mr. Cenner favored judicious criticism, but se frequently found it te be injudicious that en the whole it is apt te be worth less. Mr. Armstrong, of Mar or, thought criticism a very important part of the teacher's work. It is a grand error te allow mistakes of pupils te pass unno ticed. Their correction is a strong incen tive te a thorough study of their lessens. They should knew that every mistake they make will be exposed. Mrs. Mayne Archer said she thought one of the best methods is for the teacher te read the lessen and then endeavor te have the pupil read it the same way. C. A. Weaver, of Lcaceck, did net think it necessary te criticize every trifling mis take made in reading se long as the sense of the piece read was properly given. Language lessens and ether studies de serve as much criticism as reading les- sons. F. M. Murphy thought the criticism should be made by the teacher rather than the pupils. A geed deal of the childish criticism docs mere harm than geed aud should be curbed and kept strictly within proper bounds. Chas. JJ. Keller agreed generally with the remarks of Mr. Murphy. C. Y. Liehty believed wc should give the pupils an opportunity te think for themselves and give expression te their thought. He favored a very fair ci iticism among scholars. The proper time for it should he left te the judgment of the teacher. Prof. Bucrhlc thought it well te inquire hew many teachers here use class criti cism. He asked theso who did te raise their hands. Almest every hand was raised. Hew many have observed bad eflccts arising therefrem? Six or eight teachers raised their bauds. The dispre portion being very large, Prof. Bucrhlc asked whether it was net probable the error was with the teacher rather than with the criticism. He said that he agreed with these who objected te the raising of the hands in cl.is; during recitation, or by ether means disconcerting the pupil reciting. He thought the practice of having the pupils write out com positions and then exchange them for criticism or correction, ene of the host means of governing instiuctien in gram mar. Criticism need net necessarily be confined te making corrections or pointing out errors and defect? ; favorable criticism saeuld be made where it is deserved. The teacher should read for the instruction of the class, but should net read all the lessens and thus make mere parrots of the pupils. While he favored class criticism he would held the teacher responsible for its abuse. It is important that false or in correct criticism should net be allowed te go unchallenged. The teacher's eyes and ears should be open and quick te detect and correct all mistakes of this character. Prof. Bycrly continued his lecture en Grammar, devoting himself te the moods and tenses. l'liyxlolegy. Prof. Heigcs lectured en physiology. He said that lie ence taught in a district in which directors favored the study of physiology, but the patrons of the school objected en the ground that it would never de te teach the science in a mixed school of heys and girls. Mr. Hciges said that te the pure all things are pure ; and there is no study se valuable or important as tha study of our own selves the proper study of mankind is mankind. He took for his lessen the huma'u hand, which had been se beautifully discribed by Prof. Brjwn yesterday as "the second face." It is net only a second face : it is also a seceud brain, a second eye, a second ear; indeed it takes the place, under certain circum stances, of all the ether senses. Prof. Hciges then preceded at some length te explain the various members, museles, tendons, nerves, &c, of the hand, and developed the importance of training these several parts, especially the muscles, by putting the Institute through various exercises with the hand and fpigcrs. Dr. French followed Prof. Ileiges, and answered a number of questions propound ed. They were of no general interest ex cept te teachers. Nominations. The county superintendent stated that this was the proper time te put in nomina tion cendidates for the committee ou per manent certificates and representatives te ! the State association that meets at Pctts- ville next July. m Mr. LevergoeJ. en behalf of the city ( teachers, read a paper asking that the city Le represented en the committed of perma nent certificates. They have paid their lees, are members of the Institute and in full sympathy with its work, and along with the city superintendent are taking an active and zealous part in the proceed ings. Tha city teachers have te appear before the committee and pass an exami nation before they can receive permaneut certificates, aad ought therefore te be represented en the committee. The following nominations were then made for committee en permanent organ ization : Miss Lizzie Neeper, city ; James C. Gable, city : Franklin Smith, Ceuey ; 11. N. Mehler, Ephrata ; Silas E. Benine, Lancaster township ; Caleb Cenner, Providence ; M. D. Mull, Earl ; Elam Ilcrr, Strasburg ; J. B. Keyler, Manheim borough. Fer representatives te the State associa tion the following nominations were made : II. W. Seudcr, Ceney ; I. K. Witmer, Manheim ; J. II. Witmer, West Hemp field ; E. L. Watts. Earl ; J. R. Huu sccker, Manheim ; Miss Rachel Jacksen, city ; Miss Emma Powers, city ; A. B. Greidcr, West Heinpfield ; J. B. Seifert, Carnarvon. The following named committce was appointed te conduct the election for members of the committee en permanent certificates : C. Y. Liehty, C. M. Broek aud T. M. Bacen. The county superin tendent gave uotice that the olectieu would take place te-morrow and that all teachers could vote en the presentation of their tickets of membership. There being no limit te the number of representatives te the State association, the secretary was authorized te cast the p vote of the Institute and elect all the notn netn inees. 1'ici". Hi-mill en ReailliiK. Prof. Brown continued his lecture ou Reading. The teacher must knew hew te read, or he cannot teach reading. Prof. Brown exhibited three charts, one contain ing a picture of the skulls of infants and adults, another a representative of the muscles of the human face, aud a third representing the nerves of the face. It was seen from these charts that the nerves and muscles of the face, and the lobes of the brain were in pairs. These show that the man is poised and balanced and it is the proper exercise of this poise that marks the orator. The functions of the eyes, nose, mouth and ether organs of the face were explained at seme length, es pecially as they relate te vocalization. He also exhibited a model of the human larynx, showing its wenJeiful construc tion, and wherein it differed from that of ether animals. Te-i4ht Rev. Jesse Bewman Yeung will deliver his famous lecture en the "Battle of Gettysburg" in Fulton hall. COLUMBIA NEWS. OUIt Kt:JUI.Ai: COKKKSrONUENCK. Hazel Kirke " for the G. A. R. Nev. e. P. R. R. pay car is a day late. A. J. Kauffman, esq., confined te the house with a severe cold. Mr. Jehn Kauffman is at Hagcislevni, Iud., en business. Misses Lillie and Mazic Welsh have left en au inspection tour of different schools at Baltimore, West Point and Bosten. Mr. Daniel Wcedyard, m, had one of his lingers amputated by Dr. Hinklc. It was thought the bone was decaying from the effects of a hiuise done sometime age. The Chesapeake ti ihe of Red Men, of Annapolis, Md., are expected te visit Col umbia iu a short time. A reception will be given them, and their stay here will be made as pleasant as our town tiihe can make it. The Excelsior elocution class met last evcuiug at Miss Hallie Wislar's. An elec tion of new officers was held, and some ether important business transacted. The next meeting will be held at the house of Miss 3Iazie Fendrich, en Friday, Novem ber 23. Tuesday is fie regular time the club meets, but as a majority of the mem bers wanted te go te " Hazel Kirke," the evening of meeting was changed. One of the large trees standing in front of the fruit stand en Frent street, was set en tire by a spark from a passing locemo tive. Nearly half of the tree had te be cut down te save the houses, which, at ene time, it was thought, would catch fire, as the wind was blowing in that direction. A case of stolen decoy ducks was tried at Gricr's yesterday. It appears tiiat it was the captain of a canal beat who com mitted the deed and complaint being en tered, the "crew " of the beat were ar rested and brought before the 'squire. The evidence showed that the crew had nothing te de with the matter and that the captain, who was wanted, had escaped. The case was discharged. The Amusement Scaeen. Seme of the agents for troupes are in the habit of tearing down ether shows' litho graphs and putting theirs up instead. This was done yesterday, and when told about it they only poehed-poohed, but after "the law" was threatened no further mischief was done. 4 Advices from the Kimira Free Prernt, where "My Geraldine" was played lately, are that it was the event of the season,and the audience were carrid away by the pa thos of the peicc aud the excellence of its rendition. A number of scats are rcscivcd for this play in the opera house for the Citizens' band benefit te morrow evening. Itureiili Uriel. Indian summer Harry Upp in town St. Peter's fair better attended Railroad travel brisk C. Hershey traded te d. Mumma and C. S. Herr twelve mules and stable for $0,000 and a house and let en Union street Dave Kemerly, coupling cars at Downingtown had his feet mashed, was brought home md Dr. Craig dressed it. NAKUOW KSCAI'K. A Man Jumps from a Cr Window. Last evening Capt. Wm. S. McCaskcy, left Philadelphia en Cincinnati express, due here at 11:30, having in charge a let of about 50 recruits for the regular army, whom he was taking te San Antonie, Texas. The crowd was pretty rough anil while the train was running at full speed at a peiut between Eagle and Paoli, ene of the men jumped from a window of the water closet. He was found later in the night by Conductor Baker, of an accommodation train which followed ; and. upon exami nation, it was ascertained that his arm was sprained and head badly bruised. He was taken back te the recruiting office iu Philadelphia. Capt. McCaskey, tvhe had charge of the soldiers, is a brother of Prof. J. P. McCaskey, of this city. He is at present stationed at David's island in Leng Island sound. He is accompanied by two lieutenants, and will net stay in Texas, but upon fulfilling his present mission will return te David's island. Kunanay Till Morning. A horse hitched te a spring wagon, be longing te Abraham Miller, of Millers villc, while standing iu the alley at Miller & Hartmau's wholesale grocery, this moraine frightened at the shifter and ran down Chestnut street te Water and up Water te Walnut, at the corner he was caught. The only damage te the team was the breaking of the harness and of a belt in the wagon. M I i
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