JIT DOLLAR PER ANNUM INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. TOWANDA: Tlmrsday Morning, October 11, 1860. jjtltttcb A MEMORY. Bhe is sleeping death's dreamless slumber, Far away 'lieath the church yard would, And my spirit grows weary with sorrow, As I think of the bright days of old. Of those bright, joyous days, when we wandered The hills and the valleys among ; Of the streams which so gently meandered, And the songs w hkh together we sung. Ire in ember how death—fell destroyer, On her check breathed his psstilent air ; 1 remember the smile that passed o'er her, And the glory that shone round her there ; I remember the promise I made her, To meet her in mansions above : Oh 1 my heart is weary without her— There is no one to cheer me, or love. I remember the spot where they kid her, And though 'tis leagues distant away, I can see the bright flowers that bloom o'er licr, And hear the birds sing every day. In that spot where so sweetly she's sleeping, My tect ne'er wander again. And in silence afar I am wee ing, With no one to calm my heart s pain. On the banks of that beautiful river, Where the waters of life ever flow, ller spirit now dwells with its Giver, Wb'.le in grief 1 i-till wander below. But soon there will come a brighter hour, When my pilgrimage earthward will cease. Ar.d my soul will go up to Heaven's bowet, To dwell with my darling in peace. fetters from (Europe. Correspondence of the Bradford Reporter. GENEVA. Switzerland, Aug. 30,18G0. DEAR OLIVER L.—During the negotiations a inch terminated a few months ago in the transfer of Savoy to France, the city Geneva, taught bv experience to look to tlie south aud west for signs of evil presaue, naturally aji preheuded some danger to her own indepen dence. Fortunately the absorbent propensi ties of the Napoleonic policy were sated for the moment, by the disintegration of the ter ritories of Sardinia ; the Protestant city re mained undisturbed auiidst these little Vicissi tudes of t mpire. But while those apprehensions, well or ill founJed, were agitating the hearts of the pa triotic Geiievtse, their neighbors of tlie allied ('.u,luus, and t specially the official-* of the! Federal aruiy, were prompt in tendering to this | -y, ancient bulwark of Helvetian freedom I l iiuicjieiideiice, the most cordial assurances ! I .i ilieir protection and support. ... acknowledgment of this generous en ! i.:: g inent, w hose worth may have been felt w t;iv counsels of the Tuifleries, as well us in i un-s of this great ciiy of the mount lin.s. deiieva invited a tew weeks the military cHirers of the twenty-two It publics, to a three day's festival of grateful hospitality. On Saturday, the 4th iust., the city was afloat with streaming standards, gay with gar lauds and festoons, lyrical a-> a page of IJ •• r - anger, with patriotic ana festal devices. In t ie newer portions of the town the handsome hotels and elegant shops were decorated with j the standards of a score of foreign nations ; i our own stars mid stripes floated in sunshine . over many a balcony; the Union.Jack of i England crested many a height ; the double- i headed eagle of of Austria thought not scorn iohoiior the gathering feast of these firm and haughty mountaineers, wiio have so uiauv times aud NO triumphantly, defied its talons and crip likd its aggressive flights. Rot it was among the narrow and crooked thoroughfares of'the old city that the features of the occasion were ' ' le most characteristic and picturesque. Many l of these ancient stieets are mere winding ul- sometimes steep aud difficult of passage,! rt -lit for pedestrians. They have usually a Aof cleanly discomfort ; the small windows j a '-'esh and curtained, flowers smile from the j ■"dges, or the lilLle balconies beneath ; some-j ' t-s a drooping drapery of vines, or a little 'ppural of cactuses makes gay the front of rid unpaiuted building, which would oth- ; vvisesuggest only ideas of gloom and decay, k'-it on these "high days of'the feast "alii •'•is shadow v portion of tle tQWu was aglow - i a-tir with gracious sentiment aud tasteful decoration. Festoons of flowers and ever greens fpanned the narrow ways, arches leap-1 fc d across the "sunshine, flags fluttered from ul-1 most every window, and worth of grateful saH" nation welcomed at every turn, the city, j -ernal vs.tora The banner of Geneva, • j • ~ iri fine device, the key of independence ! "m. t.ie eagle of liberty, waved from many ol ; y e>' cd and decolored roofs. In friendly "'lbtsliip with this, flowed thedivers cantonal "Hgns ; in special courtesy towards the tem j ral 7 guests of the respective inausiops. Of- I ' I counted the Black Bar of _Berlife ; -ro the Bull of F'ri, the Double Kgys ol _ home of Arnold de Wmkelried ; Miooe the triple stars of Argovie, fend cr e the starry words of the Yaudois' legend j > 1 -id, " freedom and Fatherland." Over towers of the cathedral, from which look mwo the memories of six hundred years, r'i wb 't e cross banner of the Swiss j!*.',' '' rat ' on it floats there still, and it is - k t0 cast your eyes from the window where Brr tP \ 8t r ° S l ' ie va " e y l ' ,e northward, °s the blue and " arrowy Rhone," and the : ■ couched upon its two shores, towards Jura, Its ru f-'g*d heights beyond, and you en tner I*' 1 " °r l '' e way - yellow gleam of those a. roofed turrets, and catch the white and —Render of that " meteor in the sky " la the elegant modern square called the tr, lit ' they had erected a beautiful sanJJ ! r 'f. Uy ' a ter '" aced Pyramid of caunon, mu k ° nt f d b y ancient and modern weapons, tr J A battleaxeB tt " d glitteriugspears, their - g'- :cd atd beiijtifed with fag? and garlands. Painful and revolting as is the thought of war, in Any cause, it wuuld be dif ficult to look on this beautiful structure, sym bol aud pledge of the mutual faith and help on which rests the safety of these brotherhoods of the mountains, without a heart-throb of sympathetic emotion. War, here in Switzer land, has been so often undertaken in behalf of rights and principles which a people cannot surrender without deadly moral loss, and has been ennobled by so many instances of indi vidual heroism and devotion, that, in spite'of the most-cordial assent to the principles of non-resistance, one is sometimes fascinated by the moral splendor of its accomplishments in to a momentary forgctfufness of the insepara ble wrong and horror of the *' trial by battle." Thus also, when in my walks to the city, I pass the little companies of citizin soldiery exercising on the intervening commons, I am conscious of a sentiment of respect and sym pathy which more imposing miiitary displays, even at home, do not always awaken. We have, it must be owned, fallen into some bad habits of sentiment and expression 011 the sub ject of national mis-understandings ; we taik too-lightly of the terrible alternations of peace and war ; I think it is that we are grown so numerous a ptople that each little human life counts cheaply with us. Tere, where the arm of Tell was as the arm of a thousand, and where the one heroic heart of Arnold of Wiakelried blunted the points of a phalanx, conquering in death a " patli for Liberty," one awakens to the per ception of the worth and dignity of the Indi vidual ; to a deeper and more loving recogni tion of the confraternity of human society, and of the nobility of personal use and per sonal sacrifice. It is the lesson I have won from my journey ings among the mountains and mountain streams of Switzerland, and which the grave and sim ple severity of Genevese manners, and the no ble and enlightened patriotism which distin guish the teachers of the people, in the pul pit and the lecturc-room, has enhanced and deepened. In another letter I will tell you something of Ciiamouini and the journey thither, of the beauties of the Lake Leman, and the glory of '• the mountains which are round about Ge neva, as well as of those soft English fore grounds, which the cunning crayons of our fricud 1\ C , would so well love to copy, sleep ing in their verdure at the leet of these bare and I edgy steeps. For tliis time, good bye. Imagine for your self the glow of tlie thousand Jumps, doubled by the waters of the Like and river, which closed the Sabbath day festivities ; the stir ring intiric ; the state uT the torch-lit proces sions, along the noble quays ; the quiet arid cheeiful animation of the city's many guests ; the ancient aud picturesque costumes of the mountain women, the proud and trunqu.l con fideacc of the " young men aud maidens, old men and children," met in this sort of indirect aid passive defiance of their traditional ene mies and tyrants, of Savoy and Burgundy.— It was a truly popular festival ; it made many an exiled heart warui towards the home land far away ; many an eye grow dim with tears of love and longing. But, more than this, my young and patriotic friend, it made a little group of your country-wornau, gathered from our north and south, upon a stately balcony of the (J lay de Mout Blanc, overlooking the water the beloved standard of our common country floating protectiugly above them ; it made us feel and own, that dear and pro phetic as we deem these clustering constella tions of the west, they glow not yet, as sung the most unimpassioned of our native poets, upon the " i-'lag of the free h< ait's ONLY home !"' H. C. H. Writtca for the Reporter. The Pennsylvania State Fair. The State Fair held on the Wyoming Battle Ground last week, deserves more than a pass ing notiee because of the interesting historical associations clustering around the sacred spot where it was held. Those who are familiar with the details of the stirring events which followed the first settlement of the Wyoming valley—who can picture to themselves the plots, and couuter-plots, the spirited contests and the bitter feuds that followed, between the Yankee, and the Pennymite, for the. pos session of the soil, and the subsequent con diet with the common enemy, will agree with the writer hereof, that the idea of holding the statf* Fair on ground made memorable by the bold deeds of a whole ancestry, was a happy one. It was right that Farmers of the State should hold a jubilee on this spot. It was right that the sons and daughters of the time hon ored combatants bhould shake hands over the buried liones, and buried strife of their fath ers. This was in accordance with the spirit of liberality wliiclt actuated the. state to donate much of the land that was in dispute. It was due tn those hardy pioneers, who cuue so far through trackless lands, to find horn is, and. fouud a new republic, thus to honor their memories, and it was due to the magnanimity which prompted acquiescence in the final com promise. It was pleasant to see the descendents of of the Butlers, the Denisons, the Holienbacks the Franklins, the Swifts, the Satterlees and other prominent actors ia the Wyoming history contending for supremacy in the products of the field, the garden, in horses, in cattle, in handicraft, and the fine arts, with the followers of Ogdeu, Patterson and Armstrong. And to contrast the condition of the country, and the handful of bold spirits, who gathered around the old forts, and their stinted allow ance of the necessaries of life, with the broad, and now well tilled fields, and the thousands upon thousands who poured into the Fair Ground,from the surrounding hills and valleys, and mountains and plains, with the overflow ing abundance of all the essentials,and luxuries of life, which were there exhibited, was well calculated to aronse sentiments of gratitude to the Giver of all good, for casting our lot in pleasant places, and for allowing to us 6ucb unbounded prosperity. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., BY E. O'MEARA GOODRICH. RESARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FEOM ANY QUARTER." It is by comparison that we aseertaiu the value of all things around us. Our true progress in all our social and civil relations, can be be^tlearned by contrasting the past, with the-pfteielit condition of the country, - aad of agricultural progress, as of all the rest. Perhaps the tioble herds of cattle -which the Ilaldemans, the Drinkers, the Ivapps, the Jes su'ps, the Dorrances, and others, brought to I our State Fair,at the Wyoming Battle Ground would not appear so greatly superior, when eompafed with herds brought to other state fairs ; but when contrasted with the cattle of the early settlers, and even with these now common among our farmers; the improvement which has been made in this kind of farm stock, becomes very manifest, and the amount of credit due to those who are laboring so earnestly, and are bestowing so lavishly their menus to advance this branch of agricultural interest, becomes equally discernable, and it ueeds but to be seen to be cheerfully awarded. The same may be said of the magnificent specimens of- the horse—the noblest of the brute creation, and man's greatest-convenience and greatest luxury—which were exhibited at this fair. No animal has been more serviceable , in advancing civlization, and none has beeu more abused. The striking evidence of the good treatment he is receiving, and the atten tion which philosphical training is calling out, shows that social and agricultural progress is overcoming the brutality of past in the man agement of the horse. So with the Reapers, and the Mowers that were so conspicuous among the farming imple ments at this fair, when compared with the sickles and broad scythes of other days, their value can Ue appreciated ; and in no depart ment is there greater efforts made by inventive genius, and in mechanical skill to produce a really serviceable machine. The indications are that great improvements will still be made in reapers and mowers. And how .the old " well sweep " looks along side of the easy working, and highly finished pumps, and the marv'elously convenient well curbs it buckets, displayed at this fair ; A one ! is led to wonder that washing clothes wasever done with hands and soap, when the various, and ingenious w ashing-machiuts, that were ex hibitcd are seen. Then how the admirable Kitchen ranges, the elaborately worked cooking, and parlor stoves throw into the shade the fire-place ar rangements, and the ten-plate stoves, of former times. The show in thi,s line was credi table. But in nothing was astonishment, and admiration more visible among the visitors, than in the wonder-working sewiug machines, of which there wu-<u fine display. The neat ness of the stitching, and the rapidity with which this was executed, by all the machines, ace nint for the revolotion they hive effected in this department of human industry ; and unless garments come " ready made" from the hands of the worker in wood, in cotton, and in silks, which is nut improbable—a greater change is still in prospect in this uucieut act of w omau. The display in wagons, carriages, portable cider-mills,great hay and straw cutters,various patterns of ingeniously constructed plows, harrows, cultivators, seed sowers, grain drills, smut-machines, wheat cleaners,hydraulic rams, hay forks, hay-scales, and a great variety of other machinery, and implements, designed to lessen the labor of the farmer, were scattered around on the fair ground,and attracted atten tion. Monstrous cabbage heads vied with monstrous pumpkins and squashes, for precedent in size ; and beets, carrots, and parsnips, respectively, seemed equally certain of being pronounced the biggest. Red peppers as large as modern coffee crips,and egg plant fruit the size of Don g'a's head, were in the vegetable tent. Great vanities of beautiful wheat, and com ; and Hour and meal,were also there,and were highly lauded. Sn-quehanna,Bradford,Luzerne and Chester were the chief competitors in dairy products ; and very line specimens of butter and cheese were sent in from these respective counties.— ! There is great art iu making a fine quality of butter, and many think they possess it, yet there is not probably, more than one in fifty, who has the true art. 14at knowledge in this point is spreading, and there is now more good butter than formerly, thanks to agricultural fairs and renumerativc prices. In the Artist's Temple, pictures of various kinds, drawings and paintings, hung in profu sion around the walls, displaying lam'scape 1 scenery, cattle, horses, men, women and chil dren, variously grouped, arid houses and spires, in different forms, interspersed with handiwork iu sea-shells, aconis, and pine-burrs, Dagueri an galleries, and the skillful penman's placards were there too Then followed a grand dis play in carpeting, quilting, and rich specimens of needlework wrought with woql and cotton; and the silver smith came next, with gorgeous pitchers, coffee and tea-setts, goblets and trays, marvelous!)' embossed, and highly worked fin ishing. Then the lamp man made all light with his candle-sticks, and lamps, of brass, of glass, and of silver. The Floral Ilall was quite tastefully ar ranged. The running fountain, surrouuded with rough moss-covered stoues, and old wood —the tiny pond with its margin over run with modest inchens, and gay flowers, creeping to the waters edge—the varied assemblage of exotic and native plants, with their delicately striped, and spotted leaves, and deeply color ed petals, interspersed with cvergreeos and festooning, evincing much taste. But this handsome grouping of buds and blossoms, of living water, tftid wild wood scenes, was more than equalled bv the mellow apples, the melt ing pears, and luscious plums, piled on the ta bles around nearly the entire hull. Conspicu ous among the fine specimens of the different varieties of the apple were the Baldwin, pip pin, swarr, greening, northern spy, belle and gilly flowers, lamb® and vandevere ; and among the pears the seekle, the bartlet, flem ish beauty, shtldon, d'Angouleme, doyenne, madeleine, vicar-pf-Wakefield, and louie-bonne, stood ont prominent, of plums the blueken gage, tee golden drop, green gage, Monroe, i Washington, and purple fruit, with other va rieties, were present. The best things however, of the State Fair, were the horse and cattle parades, and iu nothing was there more general interest mani fested. The horses seemed to enjoy it, while the Durbams, Devons, Hereford?, and Alder ueys. appeared proud of the distinctive features of their respective families, and well they might be, for noble specimens of each were present. That which conduced materially to the plea sure of the visitors at the State Fair, was the affable, and obliging deportment of the offi cers of the society, who, from the President down, were ever assidious in their efforts to satisfy, and make the fair pleasant to ail. Story of an old Settler. The,enows of many* wiuters have left their whiteness upon my head, but many events of the war are still fresh in my memory. During the long bloody struggles for independence I was compelled to witness many horrors. My father was ODe of the earlier settlers of the Kennebec. I was the oldest of four sous. Before the commencement of the war, my father had buiit him a cabin, quite comforta ble enough for his purpose, aud commenced clearing—converting the savage wilderness in to a garden, to teem with com and grain. I and my brothers of course assisted him in his labors. The war broke out the second tear after our settlement on the Kennelrec. At first we apprehended but little danger from the savages, as they hud hitherto manifested a friendly disposition. But we were conscious of danger. The Indians commenced their depre dations. Tales of blood were borne to our ears. We went to our daily labor with our weapons iu our hands. At the close of a summer day we were seated in our comfortable cabin us usual. A knocking was heard at the door. My moth er turned pale and looked at my father, as if entreating him not to open it until he was cer tain who vvas without. I immediately acted upon this hint, & stepping softly to the entrv, was enabled toreconnoitre the premises through a small crevice. My mother's fears were not •without foundation. An athletic savage stood at the door, llis face was painted in the most hideous manner. Instead of undoing the fast enings, I proceeded to add to their strength.— I repotted the discovery I had made. " But one, did you say ?" said my father. " Only one," I replied. " Now see what you can discover ou the other side of the cabin." I did so, and to my surprise saw three more of the rascals, crouched like serpents iu the grass. 1 reported this also. The knocking continued until beeame furious. My father of course turned a deaf ear to his entreaties for admission. Finding that arti fice would not answer, he was joined by his companions, and together they made a. more furious attack upon the door. Iu truth we were but little alarmed,for there were but four savages,and we felt able to contend with them. The fact was they supposed that the male members of the family had not yet returned from work ; consequently they had only to deal with females. The savages now brought a large stick of wood, and, with their united strength used it as a battering ram. The door begau to yield. In the cabin were loaded muskets. Tiiey w ere already in hands skilled to their use. We know a disagreeable surprise was in store for our foes, and this knowledge gave us strength and courage. The door yielded and they rush ed in. Poor fellows.it was the last rush three of them ever made, for they fell dead upon the threshold, beneath our well directed fire.— The fourth one fled in consternation. We pur sued him far into the forest, but he was swift of foot, and baffled pursuit. " He will bringdown more of the red skins upon us," said my father, wiping the perspira tion from his brew. Indeed the escape of the Indian was unfor tunute. After this, we were kept in continual alarm. We were fired at iu the fields by un seen foes,and were obliged to take the greatest precaution to guard against surprise by night. One of the Indians slain was a brother to liira who was so fortunate as to escape, and we knew that to avenge his death would hence forth be tiie greatest object of his life. Once we were attacked in the middle of the night. After a hard battle we succeeded in driving them away, with the loss of several of their number. Finding our situation growing more critical every day,we began to think about leaving our solitary eabiu, and seeking some white setle ment. Before our dwelling stood the stump of a tree, which had been broken off by a strong wind, about four feet from the ground. This stump was hollow. Cue morning as my father opened the door to go to his work,l heard the report of a gun,and almost immediately anoth er, while simultaneously with the first report a ball struck the chimney near me, I ran to the door. . , " Go look in that hollow stamp," said my father. I did so, and to my astonishment saw an Indian in the agonies of death. I recognized him instantly as the one who had made his escape. He had secreted himself there during the night, in order to shoot my father as he left the cabin. _ Fortunately his aim was bad. The ball passed within an inch of the intended victim's head. Before he had time to escape, he received the contents of my father's rifle. With our united strength we dragged him forth. We now relinquished the idea of leav ing our home, thinking that af'er this event we might live in comparative safety. Soon after this I joined the ranks of my countrymen, encountered much hardship, and saw reel service. It 60 happened, once opon a time, that I was sent out on a scouting party. In our zeal we went so far that we were obliged to pass the night from camp. There was not a dwelling near aad we were lu the vicinity of oor ***£• fotf, whose canning had reason to dread. We madearraugemeuts to pass the uight thus : We were in a small clearing which had been made before the war brdke out,and afterwards abandoned as Untenable, on account of the Indians. Near the middle of this was the trunk of a large tree which had been blown down, and wliese roots had taken from the soil whereon it grew an enormous quantity of earth. I placed myself on one side of this rampart of earth, and my friend on the other, with the understanding thut we should watch each other during the night. By making a small opening through this natural fortification I was enabled to thrust my gun through and watch the approach of an enemy towards my friend, and he, by a similar operation, could do the same favor to me. The night was not very dark, and objects could be seen ut a considerable distance. Hav ing arranged matters in this maurier, we felt apprehension iu regard to a surprise. The hours rolled on. J felt very sleepy aijd could hardly keep my eyes open. About midnight my attention was arrested by a bush which I did not recollect see ing in the early part af the night. At first I gave but little heed to so slight a circumstance but at length I began to fancy that it came nearer Still I strove to persuade myself that the appearance was to be attributed to my eyes rather than reality. After watching it for bulf an hour, 1 could no longer doubt that the bush was in motion I waited, with breathless anxiety, until it was within gun shot. Taking deliberate aim, I fired into the bush. It fell instantly, and J heard a heavy groan "What have you done?" asked mjcompan ion. "'We mil see in the morning," I replied. We kept our position until sunrise, for fear of surprise. Upon examination, we found the body of a stout Indian lyingin a pool of coagu lated blood under the bush. He had taken his method to reconnoitre. It proved fatal.— I have passed through many scenes, but I never shall forget the hollow stump and the moving bush. (Educational Department. CSafThe annual examinations for Teachers for 1860, will be lioldeu at the followiug times and places, viz : October 24, at the Milau School House, in Ulster. Oct. 2.">, at the borough house, Athens. Oct. 26, at the center hoti>e, Litchfield, Oct. 2T, at the Kuykendall house, Windham, i Oct. 29, af the Bowen Hollow house, War ! ren. Oct. GO, at the Orwell Hill house. Oct. 31, at the Academy, Leßaysville. Nov. 1, at the Black house, Tusearcra. ; Nov. 2, at the Merryall house. Nov. 3, at the Ingham house, Wilmot. Nov. 5, at the McGuyre house, Terry ; also at the Frenchtown house, Asylum, j Nov. 6, at the Brown school honse, for Al ; bany and Overton ; also at theSteveus house, Standing Stone, (at which last named place the examination will commence at 11 o'clock, a. m. Nov. 7, at the borough house, Monroe ; al so at the Jlerrickviile school house. . Nov. 8, at the borough house, for the To wandas ; also at the Academy at Rome. ; Nov. 9, at the Gore iiouse for Sheshcqain. j Nov. 10, at the Myersburg house, Wysox. Nov. 12, at the Varney house, Fraukliu ; i also at the borough house for Burlingtons Nov. 13, at the Taylor house, Granville ; also at the center house, Sprinufield. Nov. 14, at the center house, Lelloy ; also at the Ruruham house, Ridgbury. Nov. 15, at the Corners liouse, for Canton and Armenia ; also at the Gillett house, South Creek Nov 16, at the borough honse, Troy ; also at the Rowley house, Wells. Nov. 17, at the Academy, Smithfield ; also at the Morgan Hollow house, Columbia. The examinations will commence precisely at 10 o'clock, A. M. No candidates wiil be examined who do not come iu before 11, un less the tardiness be unavoidable. No person will be inspected who does not intend to teach in the county during the year, neither will any be examined that have attended inspections in other townships. Private examinations will in no case be granted, except in accordance with the provisions of the school law, as found on page 51. Each teacher will bring a Read er, oue sheet of Foolscap Paper, pen and ink Directors and teachers are earnestly invited to be present at the examinations in their re spective townships. C. R. COBURN, Co. Sup't. Towanda, September 4, 1860. H&~ The Teachers' Institute for the north eastern townships.of the county, met at the Union Church, in Windham, at 2 o'clock on Monday, Sept. 10, and was opened by reading the scriptures and prayer by Rev. Mr. BAR THOLOMEW,. after some remarks by the Super intendent, Miss 11. L. PEASE, was elected Secretary and Miss MARY ANTHONY assistant. Monday evenirg was occupied by reading, declamation and discussion of the question re lative to the comparative wages of male and female teachers. Compositions were read dnrtng the meeting by Miss LUCY MOULTON, Miss RACBAF.L TERACSH and Mr. SYLVANCS DUNHAM. A critic was appointed each day whose business it was, to note all the errors in pronunciation and in the gramatical con struction of sentences, which criticisms were read at the close of the evening sessions, and as they were read the individual criticised was required to rise and correct the error. Session opened Tuesday by Rev. Mr. SIB LEY drilling in reading. Orthography, geo graphy, grammar, intellectual and written arithmetic, spelling, analysis and intellectual algebra, occupied the most of the day, with the exceptions of an occasional half hour spent in discussion upoo seine question which was brought oat daring the drill. The whole "VOL. XXI.—:XO. 10. class was frequently exercised iu calls themes besides the severe exercise in which most of the members engaged during the recesses. The exercise in Intellectual Arithmetic wa3 con* ducted by J AUKS P. COBCRN, of Warren, and in grammar by SflEigMN CHIBSUCKJ of Or well. Oiher teachers were frequently called upon to assist iu the different exercises of the day sessions. On Friday, at half past two, the teachers accepted the iuvitatiou of Mr. JAMES OLMSTED to visit his grove, iu which he had put up sev er al swings and other accommodations. The afternoou was pleasantly and we trust profita bly spent. The forenoon of Saturday was oc cupied by several gentlemen ia ruahiug re marks to the teachers, and by the Superinten dent iu a familiar talk with them about school arrangement and school management. Iter. Messrs. PECK and CAKPENTEB assisted iu con ducting the opening exercises of Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. On Tuesday eveu ing alter the reading by two of the class, Mr. CODERS spoke about forty minutes upou thu principles of the school law and the objections that are frequently urged against it. Doctor BLISS, of Leßoy, gave a lecture on Thursday evening, upon school and family management. Friday evening was wholly occupied by a spell ing school, for which the teachers had previ ously made preparation. Although the house was well fdled each evecing, still upou the night of the spelling school, there was a per fect jam, yet good order was maintained and the " spell " passed off satisfactory to nil, uud much to the credit of the teachers who par ticipated in it. The exercises of each session were interspersed with singing, conducted most of the lime by Mr. P. BLISS, of Home, assist ed by his lady. ; . On Saturday the following resolutions were adopted : Resolved., That iu the opinion of this meet ing, Teachers' Institutes are highly beneficial to teachers, and they should be sustained and encouraged by the ftieuds of education every where. Resolved, That we tender our grateful ac knowledgments to Prof. C. II Coßi'K.v.for Lis excellent instruction and his untiring efforts in our behulf. Rvsolrrd, That we present our sincere thanks to the citizens of Windham Centre, and vi cinity for their many kind attentions extend ed to us during our stay among them—to the Trustees of the Union Church, tor its use—to Mr P. lJuss and his lady, und the singers of the place for their assistants in making our sessions pleasant, and to Mr. JAMES OLUSTSU and his family for the invitation to their grovo thereby affording us an opportunity tor pleas ant recreation aud healthful exercise. LAW Snrs AND THEIR LININGS. —The expe rience of Hon. Mr. Elmore,in law suits,is giveu i in a speech " on the abolition of laws for the 1 collection of debts before the Wisconsin Legislature : " He had little experience in the law, aud | that was rich (Laughter.) He would give a I history of it- The speaker than related how ho I had purchased a yoke of oxen about 15 years ! ago— paid fifty dollars for them. A few days after, the son of the man of whom he bought the oxen came to him and said the oxen were his. He insisted on having pay over again, aud commenced a suit before a justice. The jurv didn't ajrree. Finally, through the blunders of | the Hash wood justice of the peace, the case went against him lie appealed it to the Cir cuit Court of Milwaukie. There I lost again, | and said to my lawyer. " I will give yon ten ■ dollars to quote the Feunsylvauialaw to Judge Miller, and have a new trial ordered." (Great laughter.) He took the ten dollars, and per formed the duty. A new trial was then grant ed, and venue changed to Walworth county. Judge Irwin was then the judge. Any man : who wanted to gain a case in his court had either to go hunting with him,and let the judge claim all the game that was shot, or else pat his dog. Well, I patted the dog. (Laughter.) I fed that dog with crackers. (Renewed langh ter.) The case was decided in my favor. When I heard the decision, I thought to myself the dog had followed me about long enough—l turned around and gave him a kick. (Laugh i ter.) The yelp of the dog had hardly subsided ere I heard the judge say—" Mr. Clark, this judgment is set aside and a new trial grant ed." (Great laughter.) Mr. Speaker.that kick cost me two hundred dolian. (Convulsive* laughter.)" REV. JOHN lIFKSKY. -This venerable though eccentric Methodist minister thus describes his personal habits : I have endeavored to circumscribe my wants by living iu a plain, self-denying way, having used no animal food of any kind, (except when in Africa,) neither tea nor coffee, for nearly forty years, always rising at four o'clock winter and summer, and yet few men have en joyed better health than I have been blessed with, aud not many in modern times have preached oftener or used more physical labor. fcaf* Murat one day complaining to Xausou ty tbat the cavalry had uot vigoronsly execu ted a charge, Xausouty replied, " The horses have no patriotism ; the soldiers fight without bread, but the horses insist on oats." ftaf We think a man carries the borrowing principle a trifle too far when he asks us to ieud him our cars. Biaf Dr. liarton, on being told that Mr. Vowel was dead, exclaimed, " What! A'owel dead ? Let us be thankful it was neither u, nor i." fiST* Never refuse to pay the printer, when you have read his paper for a year or more A man who does this, ismean enough to steal acorns from a blind pig. a®" A, country parson was addicted to using the phrase, " I flatter myself," iD6tead of " I believe." Haviag occasion to exhort his cov ureaation, during a revival, "be flattered him self " that more than one half ot them won!d t*e damned.
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