Vradford ,Vcpotta.
EDITOR..
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Towanda, Pa., Feb. x 6, 1882.
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IT takcs_a largo man fut"GOyernor of
Penusylvania. Governor Hoyt
,tips the
beam at 2. S.
illnatttat - urt Lad followed the
teathings'of the Bible, he would doubt
less have been admitted to Parliament
.without so much trouble. lie is not _ttite
right kind of a swearing man, that is alt
THE. Patriot wants the tar on whisky
: reduce d ; anti says two-fifths of the spir
itsm%ed in the country are used in the
manufactures. We suppose manufactur
ing the editoriaLs in a Democratic,..news
paper is counted in the.above estimate.
"Fort eecentiic costumes commend us to
Benjamin H. Brewster. • Be appeared last
week at a dinner in a - coat of uncut white
velvet pobstiruilles. For ;esthetic Oscar
-such a coat would be appropriate ; but it
seems altogether too utter for an Attor
ney General.
An is alil'ays the case when the Re
publican party controls Congreks, the
great husiness interests of the country—
cotmonte, Inllling, manufacture and
a. , ,riculture—are carefully guarded, and
representatives of each ; conferring with
counnittee , of Congress, are patiently
:her.rd. -
• Coligres:.slllen 13.11 M look out
Cannon promises to vXpose the vi
cious practices of men who condemn po
lygamy in I.7tali, but indidge in it at
Wa.hington. Wicked Senators and Ilep
,le•LlitativeS are quaking in their shoes
. while the Munion delegate is mustering
.leis jurees fur a personal7retalation.
Tiir:l) ,, titocrats are complaining that
tlle...Tatittuany Mot are, not keeping. the
i. ‘ promises mate when Libey entered the
catscus. Strange that they would so fal
tsi'iy the traditions of the, party that . al
ways keeps its promisei , :. But, joking
it seems impossible that men in
their senses should expect Tammany or
Ire ink Hall either to keep promises
apportioninek bill is still disturb
ing the public mind : and no manilas yet
b een f oun d who is complete master of the
subject:Wl II 46 many amendments.. The
old plait piing each tatc a representa
tive for every=—Latio of population, and
States Lacing over half ii, ratio an addi
tional repicsentative is equitable and sim
ple, and it:cems probable that Congress
will emitipoe it.
11 . 1 - NT's , res,ignation will give
Plesident Arthur the appointment of
a duds„ of tlvi . Supremo'C4mrt. Senator
Edmunds i 4 spi)ken ofias a possible nomi
nee fm; the blare, but he would hardly
'caret he Senate fur the pi.csition of Judge.
Ile is one of the ablest lawyers in. the
eonntly, and we uld make,a good Judge
bat the party etimot well afford to lose
Ids set vie o; as a Senator.
111{.1p1,A1 4.11 k Laving as notch troubre4
14/ get seated in Parliament a, Cannon is
t obtain a place Coogre,s, The Tory
leader, Sir Stafiord Noithcote, objected
to his takin ,, the oath, and for the pre-
ent he is refused adniis,don. The liberals
are determined to seat him, and will maIM
w, k r ua 11,e prejiulice that prevents a man
fr , un-represeutim_i etulstituency on ac-
cottrit of his religious oidoijijs
bill proposing to re-
li.v the-,*ttprt. toe Court front a large pro
.
.p.. 1 t ion of ;Is busine-t- , by an internrpdiater
Court, t.f.ippeals in each lud.cialCirettit
hating thial
.iiiristlietinn in many cases,
iN tile 1.e.-1 ).et intrjotliict : •d, and it is said
is fa v".e , l the Judges of the Supreme
Codt.-t. ; _lt pri-sent a case is about four
yC:II'S I'i:ZIC/led t :111'1 511jj4/1 - S
j" 11. 4. :03y wtoll favor 1111111 wItIk:t11 pr , :nt
i:ils and rclie.f for the
v.0110..11 court.
Tdr. next election is of local otlicers,
:Lila w hiit it itttlot generally c., , ,usidered of
much imp ittandt, becattso the offices are
sui1:11 d le,t remunerative, yet the peo-,
ply should take enough interest to see
that g. -honest, C,?inpetetit men are
leo.eit. The utattagement of our 'luau
the guarding of op-r towns from dis
..ase lawlessnes;:, .and the getieral
charge of matters most :t Ifect ing us social
ly and pecuniarily are in the hands of lo
e.il *lto are too often chosen
earelt.'ssiv.
‘ll - 1 - J. J. T 1 i * .l)}:N opening - lis
; but.not fur the Detnocra
:cy at l.triv. '1 his time be is put4g ten
humbed thousand dollars into hire Louise.
If Samuel-rxpects to be the next candi
date Of the thnocrats for President he
must. t;e more economical. Such extrava-
gance cannot lie tolerated', and even
wrecking railroads will not antluirize the
Ik:former in such recklesS expenditure on
personal pleasure. 11e prudent, Mr. Til
den. Sane your money, and in ISM you
Duty be ima situation to squawkr wealth
again in luiyiUg iiegmt electors and the
other costly pleasures of a reform eani
paign.
Tat: clia:ity balls last, werk- acre as
brilliant,.finh the costumes of the
ladies elegant and expensive. Satiu and
diainonti , were the combina
t slut a New 'York journal tills sev
eral c,luititis with descriptions of the
magnificent dressos worn. To many there
iti something itmppropriate in this display
_ tif Wea,th at a dimity ball, and
are made of the extravagance which
41anies thc? purposes of the oeca..ion. But
- after ;ill what is the hurt ; are tot needy
‘ pcoi,ic supptieil kith «urk in scouring 0-6'
tliamn•ani s anil iu making the Wan t Cul
ci , stunies There is a deal of sickly sen-1
timent.thsni exprudittues by we:o,
thy te.q , le, : and those Wlio believe in eni ,
phAinent as agaitist- charity Ivi:1 find little
fanityiu rich costumes even at a charity
'Fur. tight between liyati and Sullivan
has called out the its , ial expressions of
disgu i ct-from the press : but :dI the dailies
Pve printed lotig accounts of the battle,
'sotto of them giving -the genealogy or the
jtit lists trrdmany seemingly unnecessa
ry I th•tails. This proves what every news- .
pals man knows, that there is a demand
for t;uch matter : and so lout as them :is
it will be printed. Nei - s-Apers are made
to scli,tin3 the proprietors usually print
what: the people wish to hear about,
twhether it be a church revival Or a brutal
prieairlbt. Public
sentiment countenan
ces such accqunt;, and - public curiosity is
gtlifiiiid to liNtrn that. "Sullivan knocked
ityau,t out of time.' The laws against_
sueltAis‘traeeful mills ought to be enforc
ed, and then public morality would not
be offended by dameoms,--immoral moot..
paper at ticlo,
4:440,P14.i4 TX4A
We hold that the Democratic par-
ty—not the party which within the
last 'quarter of a century has more
than once been grievously misled
and abused by false and heretical
leadership, but the historical demo
cratic party of Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe and Jackson—presented the
only doctrines upon which the feder
al government can be kept pure, ef
ficient and strong in the hearts of the
people, without being dangerous to
local liberty.—Harrisburg Patriot.
The Patriot should remember that
the patty of which it speaks is dead ;
that it has been dead for many years
and is almost forgotten. It may be
well to call up the history of the past
and review the days when iefferso
.nian Democracy was something alike,
just as it is well. to read tlie history .
of Ca‘sar ; but such occupation' is of
no practical use and nothing we
might learn of that old party would
be of any assistance in understanding
the new. The history of the old
Democratic party is fast becoming
ancient history, and in a few years
the name's of Jefferson, Jackson and
the other great men who once graced
the record of the party will be strick=
eu from itheir ' list and live only as
A rnerigani.
. The old party Isuieided, and never
since the organization of the Repub
lican party has it resurrected enough
to advocate, honestly, any measure
which its founders would 'have sup
ported. The, Deinocrotie party of
to-day ro 'more represents the old
4effersonian principle§ .than John
Kelly resembles Jeflersoiv; and its is
rather ineonsisent for the party press
to call up such old precedents to get,„ .
standing among . the voters. if there
is any one thing upon which the av,
eragoDeinocrat is sensitive it is the
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Subject of bygones ; and yet, years.
farther back than their opponents go
these inen.are hunting up evidence
to prove their honesty and devotion
to public interest. The most pro
nounced style of bygones is ransack
'ed, and from epitaphs and .the un
heeded counsels of their early sages .
they seek excuse for their present
sinfulness. ' The immediate past they
dare not face ; but the old days,
4.n the Republican party was Un
born they loOk back to with pleasure.
There may have been atifne when
the Democratic party was respecta
ble, when alnan might acknowledge
that be was a member - of it and not
feel guilty of-, a felony; but it was
long ago. lt,' was I>> ore the recol
lection of the present generation and
Years before most of the present vo
ters were born. We do not doubt
that4here was such faime; for many
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honorable men . say that they can re
member it; but it has passed never
to return. Troy was,— we have read
of a Deluge,--but the yertinence in pol
ities of such historical reflections and
their value, as patty references, we
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leave to the wise men whO represent
the present.:DemocratiepattY. • TheY
seeni immaterial. "A
man - hung for
murder cannot expect to get much
credit for his former good conduct;
awl the Democrats of- to-day, with
thirty•years of digraceful record,ought
not to expect that history to be over
looked and the better one of the ear
lier years to be alone remembered. •
The DemoeFatie party, has den
-4 o-e •
crated and its members. are Mistaken
if they think •the factis not noticed.
Few of their acts .r iluring the last
quarter-century would please either
Jackson or Jeffer'son, and the contin
ual Calling up of their names is get
ting intolerab:e. Let the few good
men of the party rest and do not
make them to shudder at the vicious
practiceS' of their degenerate. litieces-
Aors. Stop boaAing• of your ances
tor's greatness and try and do some
thing' 'lot' yourselves., It will be up
hill work and like every new depar
tilre will require, patience and perse-
Nerance. But try it. and even if . you
fail, Your — party-,,wi1l be in no worse
shape thaniit is now. The Democratic
party is' dOwn, very low down, and
appeals toleilerson will not save it.
A conversion and a -better . life are
necessary and until some signs 'meet
for repentance are shown, lofty talk
about the old doctrines arc valueless.
TILE TROUBLES OF UONGRENSIIEN
Senator Mitchell, in a conversation
had with him last weTh said in speak
ing of the continued application made
by office seekers to him, that there
was scarcely an hour during the day
that he could be free from their iui-
portunities; morning, noon and night,
before breakfascand after dinner, they
come eager for office and apparently
convinced that a Senator had charge
of every department where clerks
were wanted and was always supplied
with vacancies. A . lady upon being
informed that there were no vacan
-,.
cics in the ilepartmegt where she
wished a position, and that it would
be impossible . to obtain one for har,
replied that one of her relatives voted
for him and she thought she should .
have a place; and that) she knew the
Senator could obtain one- for her if
he chose. She left indignant because
of his inability to create a vacancy in
her particular ' department. Other
applicants are about as unreasonable',
and Senator Mitchell would be glad
of any practicable p!an by which the.
continued pressure of ollice hunters
could be disposed of, and legislators
be ulloived
,more time to examine the
various important questions which
come up for adjustment and action
He is not, as he says "a sentimen
tal civil,§ceilice reformer who,thiriks .
everything should be changed and
the old manner of making.appoint
meats ;" but he believes that there
are radical defects in a system which
takes so much time of men who
by'reason of this clraft. "upon them
devote less time - than they desire to,
and should upon, important national
measures. The remedy is bard to
,
see and just what legislation sliotdd
be adopted the Senator admits he is
not prepared to suggest, but he hopes
something will _ dope_* relieve
Congressmen =from the constant an
noyance of placehunters.
Personal Notes of the Great.
—Mark Tvraillia entertaining, at Hart
ford, the poet. laureate of Canada, Fre
chette. •
—General Garibaldi, wiles() illness was
at one time alarming, is now , thougilt to
be convalescent,
—The gossips arc marrying off Senator
David Davis again—this time; to a rich
Maryland widow. . •
—W.! J. Stillman, a correspondent! of
The Lndon - Timm, has beeir: murdered
by the krimuts at Ip ex.
.—Vertigo is the il lness which now af
flicts Mr. Longfellow and prevents him
from doing much work. 1
—Queen Victoria, by the advice of her
physicians, will go to 3lentone in Maieh.
She will travel incognito.
Charles Dudley Warner mites that
ha knowa Of but one place in Paris where
a cup of genuine coffee can be bad.
• —Senator Lamar was knocked -down
and •serionsly : bruised 'on • Thursday cvnn
ing by carriage horses . in Washington:. ••
..-General Grant and General Sheridan
are expected to attend the.nieeting of the
Army. of the Potomac, in Detroit, next
June. . ' .
—Madame Patti is . distressed boeatise
her operatic engagement in Now. York
will begin in Lent, the day after Ash
Wednesday.
—General - Grant has !been elected a
trustee of Dr. Newman's church_ and ho
may get a third
. term out - of the office if
he shall live long enough... - .
—Even Archibald Forbes„ who - =has
risked his life and Faber pencils in alniost
very recent war, winces underthe pangs
of a " taking " vaccination.
—Mr. Spurgeon and his wife were given
00,000 at the recent .anniversary of their
wedding, and turned it over to the' en
dowment of an orphanage, for girls. -
-"Josh Billings" : is
,a grandson of
Vermont's - Dr. Samuel Shaw, a • member
of Congress from 1808 to 1813, and a not-
I ed surgeon in the - United-States Army.
—Count Waldersee, the successor of
Von Moltke as head of the German ArMy,
has an American wife. The Countess
was once Mi@s Mary Lee,'of New YOrk.
- -Mr, Arthur's son and Mr; Hunt's son
are going to see if the purple and golden,
latch-strings of Europe are out. Young
hunt has sailed and . young Arthur will
follow in April.
—George W. L. Kidwell; who !Rata tip;
pointed from Virginia in 1857 as a clerk
in the office of the CoMmissione- Gus:
toms, Treasury Department, died sudden
ly of heart
. disease. his -office - Friday.
morning.
—Beihold Auerbach, the distinguished
novelist, did' at Cannes last week. Ac
cording to recently published statements,
his end Was hastened by giief .caused by
the recent agit - lion 'against the Jews iu
Germany and Russia.
—Oscar Wilde hasbeengraciouslypleas
ed to speak in handsothe termsof the Tind
son River. But let not the Hudson - there
fore go swaggering to the sea. Doubtless
all that Mr. Wilde meant was that the
stream was promising for so young a
c mntry. •
4Miss 'West, the daughter of the Brit
ish , Minister, ace mpanies Ler father to
receptions, dinner parties; and like enter
tainments, and is well seceived, despite
the fact that the tongue of the Scandal
monger was.busy with the name and rep
utation of her - dead mother only 'a few
weeks ago. The scandal scents to have
been so eftectuallyscotebed that its effeets
are riot visible in the- reception accorded
to Vte dead wife's daughtet by the society
of the Nation's capital.
—General William Preston has won the
great land suit of the "Texas Associatian."
which involves the right and title to 900,-
000 acres of Texas land, commonly known
is the "'Mercer Colony Grant," granted
in iS-14 by President Sam Houston, and
protected - in the articles of annexation
concerning the- liabilities-of the former
republic. General . Preston the most,
intereSted party concerned, and the suit
was the largest land suit ever known in
this country and, perhaps, in the world.
POLITICAL GLEANINGS.
—MrOtandall has shOwn mica more
what kind of a Protectionist •he is. He
talks Protection, but labors for Free
Trade.= • •
—Ex-GoVernor Hendricks must ,be
dreadful mad because not a whimper
was heard on the pale air when ho solemn
ly assured the American people he bad
.
retired from politics. . •
—There are two objects, which the De
mocracy in Congress approacii,with less
ening ardor every day, nam.:ly, the at
tackson National banks and . the tariff.
The party is willing enough, but i
leaders hesitate to take the advance.,
—The Lineagter Examiner is satis-_
tied that either Beaver or Butler .will _be
nominated for Governor—it is a little unTi
certain which ; but it wants to see . tlie
one not nominated for Governor tender
ed a nomination for Congressman-at-large.
-The Dakota lobby in NI , ashington
have been claiming.. Senator David Davis
as in favor of the scheme 'to admit Da
kota territory into the Union. • Senator
Davis .-bas not . expressed any opinion
on the subject, and will not Until it comes
np for consideration.
—lt is paid by gentlemen who profess .
to know the facts in regard to the Presi
dent's selectidn of an Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury to - till the vacancy caus
ed by the resignation of 34. Upton, that
it has been dCehred to nominate Mr.
William-G. Friedley, - of Indiana for the .
position.
—,-The - West Chester Village _,Reemi
proposes. that General lleavres wounded
ambition, in the event of his, failure of
the Gubernatorial nomination, would
tied salve in the nomination for Congress-.
Mau-at-large. and suggests Senator Coop
er, of Deleware, as a suitable colleague in
case them are two to elect.
—Mormon Delegate Cannon will re
ceive a great many votes from Republi
cans who doubt the legality of attempt
' g to oust? him in the present lekal
status of the case, and Cannon is confi
dent of being adMitted to Lis seat.
Should the case be
.remitted to the
people, as is proposed under the bill
which paiscd the Louse :Friday mak
ing polygamy a disqualification for hold- ,
ing the office of delegate, 'Mr: . Cannon
would not be able to stand for re election.
—lt is doubtful if action wilt be taken
the Senate on the nomination Of Mr.
Orr to be post master at Wilkesharre for
several days. Senator Cameron .bias had
a full conversation with Mr. Scranton
and Senator.ltlitehelf on the subject, and
it is hoped that some compromise' satis;
factory to the conterding fictions may
be reached. The quarrel has reached
such proportions that it :may endan,,er
the ability of the Ili* &Ikea otgoidzili
timiin Luzeple. Mr. Sorantoulsiviiiio4ll l .
ly carried his points thus fa-, and 1424
of his friends think he can afford be
magnanimous.. ' _
—Earle Glanvilleseturns to Mr. Blaine's
Clayton-Bulwer archaism in the tone and
manner of a man who had studied and
digested the noisy diatribes of jounnilia•
tic Scolds, whose mission" it seems to' be
to teach Mr. Blaine the rudiments of
diplomacy. The noble Earl feels One
of his gronnd with England behind him
and thinly disguised Tory sentiii.ent
calming the Administration organs in
this country. But Earl Granville Will
. not be the. first Briton finding himself
deceived by the - clamor of interested and
partial witnesses. Like Gladstone, he
will come to, see that - neither the British
press nor 'any fraction of the A.mericAn
press represents at all times the convict
ions of the British and American people.
STATE NEWS.
—Pennsylvania is the only State in the
Union that *Ts the name of its founder.
—The wool crop of Washington Omni!
for 1881 amounted to about 3,000, 1 000
pounds.
—A large mill ,for the manufacture , of
_steel ship plates is to he erected near
Pottstown.
—The Bradford opora bonne has been
snpplied with au additional pair of doors
to be used in cats© of an emergencyl
—There were 1,984 commitment& to the
Pittsburg Workb - ouse duiing last year.
The expenses for the year above the re
ceipts were f 22,577.36.
—Miller, the escaped Pennsylvania con
vict; was committed for p.ittradition by
Judge McKenzie at Toronto. The case
.will be taken to the Court of Appeals.
—The State Department at Ilarrisburg
has issued a charter to the fisher. State
Quarrying Company of I Northampton
county. -The capital stock is 8200,000,
half of which is owned in New York.
—There will be no meeting of the Board
of Pardonkin February. The flat of new
cases is very small thus far, and two of
the members of the Board cannot be
present. The-next Meeting will be held
on March 214.
—lndian Chiefs Black Coat, White
-llor;te,'lron, Sharp Nose and Little Wolf,
tram the Northern Vi.rapahoe and Sho
shone Agencies, have terminated their
visit ati the Carlisle school. Black Coat,
in a spe ec h, indorsed the school and urged
the children to diligence in learning. The
chiefs left for Washington Saturday.
IGENERAL NEWS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
—Further arrAta under the Coercion
Act have been made in Ireland.
—The Russian authorities have niade — a
s.tatement . concerning the treatment of
the Jews.
• President has signed the act-au
thorizing ihearchitect of the. Capitol to
make certain changes. and roptairs in the
louse wing of the Capitol.
—ln the House
_of Commons on Tues
day of last week Mr. Forster confirthod
the statement as to the explosive letter
addressed to him, and said that if he had
opened it, - as the senders desired, he
wrath] certainly have lost - his hands and
perhaps his life.
Secretary Frelingbuys_en's dinner
party the other evening to the mostprorn
inent members of the Washington Dipbv
oitic Corps was one of the most elegant
and brilliant entertainments of the sea
son, the steward and chief having greatly
distinguished themsOlves on the occasion.
—Plans and specifications anon exhi
bition in the Department of Railways and
t
Canals, '0
taws, rn
, for the inforation•of
persons w . o intend tendering for lighting
a portion nf . the Welland Canal by elec
tricity; The newly constructed part of
the new sepal, a distance of - mine miles, is .
to be illuminated by three lights. -
.)
—Whenever an eighth son is born into
a Belgian family it is the custom for the
King to stand godfather. A town.coun
calor, upon; the recent appearance of his
eighth hopeful, applied for an extension
of the favor r in his own case, and the King_
not only consented, but sent his little god
son a silver enp, napkin-ring, spoon and
fork, egg-cup and spoon, silver rattle;
with pearl handle, — and silver whistle. -
Colonel Hatch, of the Second Caval
ry, commanding at Fort Custer, has re
ceived orders to remove from the Crow
reservation all persons Cutting timbers or
ties for the Northern Pacific - road. A
number of persons have been prospecting
for minerals, assuming to be acting under
the authority_ of the railroad company,
and as the Crows have rich mineral lands,
they haVe become 60 restive that an out . -
break is feared. The railroad company
denies any authorization. - .
—The new five cent Garfield postage
stamps will be ready for issue on March
1. Dark brown has been selected as the
color best calculated to bring out the fine
engraving of the work. The five cent
stamp is almost entirely used for foreign
correspondence, and 'Third Assistant
ostmaster General Hazen, believing
that a reliable engraving of the late. Press
ident should be used for this purpose, has
succeeded in producing what is ro ,
bounced to be the truest likeness of Gen
eral Garfield and the handsomest stamp
'yet issued by the post office department,
CONGRESS.
WEDNEsneY.:--Tbe debate on the
l'ension Arrears resolution was con•
tinned in the Senate. Bills were
passed for We improvement of the
grounds south of the Capitol and for
carrying out the agreement with
the Crow Indians. of Montana....ln
the House the Tariff Commission bill
was reported by Alr..Kasson.
TIIIMSDAY.—In the Senate the
Pension Arrears resolution was dis
cussed, and eulogies were delivered
on the late Congressman O'Connor.
...In the House there was no fur
ther debate, on -- the Apportionment
hill. Mr. Hewitt introduced a bill to
regulate the count of votes for Pres
ident and Vice-President.
FRIDAY —The bill to place Gener
al Grant on the retired list was taken
up, in the Senate, but in the absence
of, Senator Logan it'was laid aside-
A bill qippropriating ,$20,000' for a
statue of Justice Marshall was re
ported, from the Library Committee.
Senator Frye delivered a speech on
free trade and protection. Senator
Lapham introduced a bill to estab
lish a mint in New-York City.... In
the House a bill. was • passed author s
izing the President to appoint D. T.
Kirby to a captaincy in the Army.
MONDAY.—In the Senate Monday
several bills were passed.. Sena
tor Dawes Spoke at lengt on the
necessity of reform
,itt the Civil .Ser-
Nice, and Mr .. Pen dleton, speaking
On the same topic, replied to • some
of the objections 'urged against his
bill.. ...In the House many bills of
an interesting character were intro
'duced, after which the Reapporttea
meat bill was debated.
Matters of General Intirest.
A Battle in a Illasetuni.
WAsnuroT6x, Feb. 10.—An affray
occurred last night in - the office of
the Rationed Befttb/ican, which re ,, ,
suited
_iiii the mortal injury of one
man and severe_ injury of another.
The parties . to the a ff ray are Clarence
M. Barton, the news editor of, the
Republican, and A. A Soteldb and
his brother, the forme i being a well-
known newspaper correspondent and
a former editor of the Republican.
Abbot' ono month ago an edible re
flecting upon the character of Soteldo
appeared in the local columns of the
National Republican. Since •• that
time several sim'iar articles have
been published in the same journal,
,and yesterday morning another one
appeared in that paper. Last night
between 9 and 10 o'clock Soteldo ;
I accompanied by his brother 'Charles,
called at the Republican office, and
drawing from his pocket a paper or
manuscript requested Mr: Barton,
the news editor, to read it. The let
' ter referred him to Mr. Gorham, the
editor in chief— Mr. Barton then
attempted to rise from his chair,
i l whereupon °Soteldo struck him. ' A
scuffle ensued, during ; which the re
ports of three pistol shots were heard.
Several compositors rushed in and
seized Charles Soteldo and handed
him over. to the police. Mr. Barton
, was shot twice, once in the neck 4nd
once in the left breast, but neither
I wound is thought fatal.: He was
taken home. A. M. Soteldo was
found in Barton's room unconscious,
with the blood oozing from a °bullet
hole in the back of his neck. Physi
cians were quickly" summonek who
after an examination, announced that
he was' sinking fast, and that his
death was but a matter of a few
hours. Blankets,and -mattresses were
procured and the: wounded 'man was
made as comfortable as possible. .
Shortly atter ten o'clock a favora
ble change was noted, the first effects
of the shock having . passed!off, and
the wounded man opened his eyes,-
called for water, and feebly-moaned,
"Cut it out. I can't MOW m hands."
Some whisky was put to hi mouth /
but he refused it and called or 4 pure
water," which was given him. Hil3
pulse and breathing became stronger,
and the doctors decided to have him
removed to the hospital, which was
done about eleven o'clock. •
The ball entered the' back of the
neck, shattered the vertebrae in its
course, and lodging in the throat;
inflicted a necessarily mortal wound!
At a late hour the wounded man was
in a very precarious condition. The
physicians had not succeeded in ex
tracting the bullet, and there - was
slight hopes of his recovery.
Soon after Mr. Barton reached his
home Dr. Bliss was called, and suc
ceeded in extracting the bullet from
his neck. ' The wound was nova se
rious one.
Charles Soteldo, the brother of
.fatally wounded man, says that when
Barton handed back to his brother'
the article and referred him to Mr.
-Gorham, A. M. Soteldo then replied,
"You must read it; you must recog
nize that paper," and the next thing
he knew Barton drew' a pistol and
fired it, as he thought, at.him in his
face. He then drew hia pistol and
fired at . Barton
- till he emptied it, and
then threw it at him and clenched
and fought all , the way, down one
flight of stairs to the street, where he
wd,s i _ set upon by other employes of
the office, beaten, kicked, and finally
dragged to the station house near
by and locked up.
WASIIINOTON, Feb. 12 ~ - A.ll. So
teldo died at 10:25 last night. An
autopsy on his' remains took place
to-day. The anterior surface of the
Wily presented an unusual appear
ance. A very free -hemorrhage oc
curred after,` death from the. wound,
and•conside*ble pus appeared - in the
discharge. After the bullet had been
extracted its' weight was ascertained•
to be eighty-seven grains. The bul
let that wounded Barton_ was also
weighed and found to, correspond
_with the other within half a grain.
They are both of the "Minie"' pat
tern, and evidently came from the
same pistol. - These facts seem to
establish beyond doubt that t,A. C.
Sateldo shot his brother when firing
at Barton. • • ' L
= Mr. Clements, or Saratoga, in•other
in-law of the late A. M. Sateldo, is
here for the purpose of securing coun
sel to defend A. Sateldo, charged
with shooting his brother. Colonel
Charles Reed, of Chicago, has been
asked to take charge of the defense.
--1-41.1.1
A New" Electorial' Bill.
The bill introduced in -the - 'House
by Mr. Hewitt, (N. Y.,) to carry
into effect the provision of the Con
stitution respecting.the election _ . of
President and Vice-Piesident, provi
des that the electorsshall meet and
cast their votes , upon the , second
Monday in January. Between the
day of the • choosing of electors and
the day on which they, are to vote,
the title to the office of elector of any
person claiming to have been chosen
shall be determined and certified to
the Executive of the State b? - such.
State authorities, mixiistetial or ju-
dicial, or in such manner as the
State may prescribe, by laws in force
ofi the day of choosing the electors,
and every such determination shall be
conclusive on questions of fact or of.
State law in the counting by Congress.
The bill then proceeds to make regu
lations for the meeting of the two
houses in joint convention and pro
vides that when an objection to any
vote shall be submitted in writing
and signed by at leas:, ,one Senator
and one member, and two houses
- than seperate and come to a decis
ion thereon, which decision• shall be
announced to the joint convention,
and no vote shall be received except
by the affirmative votes of both
houses: The joint meeting shall not
be dissolved until the count of the
electorial votes shall be completed
and the result declared. Notwith
standing the decision or declaration
provided for, the .title to. office of
Any person so declared to be elected
as President or Vice-President and
the title of any claimant thereto may
be tried and determined by an act
brought in the name Of the United
States, in the nature of a quo war
ranto, in any *Circuit Court of the
United States, with the right of ap
nea' to the Supreme Court. The
bill was referred to the select• com
mittee on the subject, which will on
Saturday' next give a hearing to
David Dudley Field, who will submit
an argument in ifs favor.
meeting of various Irish organi
zations in London resolytions were passed
expressing horror at the recent attempt
to injure Mr. Forster by sending him a
letter containing an explosive material.
Tim annual report of thii Binghamton,
Insane Asylum shows that there is now
in the institntion37 females and 36 males,
that 250 more can be accopunodatedi
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Fon favors extended, we are- under ob
ligations to our
_neighbor, the Journal.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, PSDAVARY A. 1102:
The.tollowlng_llceoiet wereifranoll
Willcox, NM - Albany Borough.
Michael F. Sullivan. Towanda Born. let Ward.
thunnelWaihridge. Towpaths Borough, let Ward.
Ira li.-Smith, Altos Bomugh.
Char. H. McOonegal, 'Troy Borough.
H. F. Putts, Sylvania Borough.
Joseph Canon, Springfield Township. .
IL S. Farnsworth, Smithfield Township.
Cleo. W. Wow*. Monroe Borough.
M. A. Forrest, Ulster Toirnship. •
Jam A. Briggs, Sayre, Athens 'Township.
Orrin L. Jordan', Athens Borough, let Ward.
Leonard Morris Burlington Borough.
C. E. Bartlett, Wysox Township.
Tidd, Towanda Borough. 24 Ward. .
James F. Fox. Canton Borough.
F. H. Peck, Canton Borough.
PATINU•SUUBtD.
James Heston jr., Towanda'Borongh, 24 Ward.
Wm. Bolan. Towanda'Borough, Ist Ward.
.1. Y. Carman; Towanda Borough, 2d Ward.
A. J. Beers. Canton Borough.
George 0. Donnoll, Canfon Borough'.
C. D. Holcomb, Leßoy Township..
B. B. Tldd. Towanda Borough, hl_Ward.
Thai. M. Kennedy, Towanda Bone, let Ward
. • wEncrialcr nsaLEnn:
C. W,,Beardblee, Canton Borough. •
John Sullivan, Towanda Borough, 24' W ard.
The, Grand, Jury dispersed of the following eases
TRIIE AILLN. I •
Corn. vs'. Samuel Vanderponi—Lsreeny.' -
Com. vs. William ShteldcandAohn Quinn—Lar
ceny.
Com. vs. 'Judson IteCormiek—LAreeny.
Corn. vs. William Brown—Larceny.
Com. vs Alma Mallory—Keeping a bawdy house.
' Com. vs. 'William Jehuson, Henry Pool Clark
pool, Jonathan Pool and George Marlow—Blot.
Corn. vs. Sherman Bradley—Horse stealing.
Com: vs. Andrew Mann, Susan Mann and Alice
Burr—Murder.
•
NOT TILI E.nita.s, •
.
Corn. vs. Adam Snyder three cases—. elllng II•
quors to minors, to babltal dnmkards and with.
out license. William P leer, prosecutor, for costa.
Corn. vs. Henry Campbell—Assault and battery.
D. C. Campbell, prosecutor, for costs.
Com. vs. Hiram If ectnam.—Assault and battery.
Henry-Campbell, prosecutor, for costa . . ---",-- -
In the matter -or a county' bridge over Bently
Creek, in Itidgetinry township.. Grand Jury re
port against taking said bridge fora county bridge.
In the matter of the heating ank,ventilating the
Court room. The Grand Jury report as follows:
The Grand Jury do recommend to the County
Commissioners that the Court House be heated by
furnaces and properly ventilated. and else xenon'.
Mend to the Commissioners to - adopt a more mod
ern plan for the improvemeiit ofthe 'sanitary con
ditions)! the Water closets.
The Grand Jury were discharged Wednesday,
February 8, :882.
Com. vs. Adorn Mints—Cutting timber. District
'Attorney Fanning and E. L. Hillis, Esq., for Coin
monwealth ; Goo:flay & Payne - for defendant. Jury
find defendant not guilty, and the prosecutor, Ly
than Mattson, for costs.
Com. vs. Sherman Bradley—Horse stealing.
Distriet. Attorney C. Fanning for Common
wealth ;I. Mather nand .1. T. Hale, Esqs.; - for
defendant. Jury find defendant g, illy.
Cont. vs. William Sldeldiand John Quinn—Las-.
cell. District Attorney Fanning for Common
wealth ; Delos Rockwell, Esq., for defendants.
Jury find defendants not guilty.
Com. vs. William Brown,-Larceny. Defendant
pleads guilty. '
Com. vs. Jacob Compton÷Larceny. Defendant
pleads guilty. Sentencel to pay a fine of 120' and
costs of prosecution.
Corn. vs. Andrew Mann, Susan Mann and Alice
Burr-3ltirder. District Attorney Fanning and
Delos Rockwell, Esq., for Commonwealth ; Albert
Morgan and F. E. Drake, Esqs., for defendants.
Jury find Andrew Mann and Alice Burr not guilty
and. Susan Minn guilty of _planter lu, the second
degree.
John Brainard's use vs..C. D. Hinkle;; William
Irving; Jr., vs. Commissioners of Bradford Coun
ty ; M. E. Avery vs. A. It. .Brown, et. lal.—Rules
made absolute Its of the above cases.
L. F. Go-ttichlus vs. 'William Gainer; H.
Wilson's Executors vs. V. C. Leonard.- 7 1tules dis
charged In each case. •
E. W. Hale vs. James Wood, Garnishee of G. P.
Cash, et al.--Rules-made absolute and Judgment
against - garnishee on his answers. .
S. & Co. vs. WllllainAenry ; Joh P. Kirby,
vs: J. 11 and C. IL PhtnnlY.- Rule to °tom. Judg, -
toent to Imth cases. .
J. W. Means' use vi. George Ifatter ule to
satisfy Judgment.
In re. Rebecca Stevens,: a lunatic.—Court ap
point John 31. Irvine Comma Dee of the person and
estate of said lunatic. •
S. C. Seymour vs. S. J. Iflcltok.l.l'cPhersom
Esq.. ajmoitited Auditor to distribute unds In the
hands of the Sheriff. I
In the matter of the ad,mtitat-of Frclerlelr. Dean
as child and heir of- Ityrtllt S. liatilock.—Court
grant the praym •of ll n Petitioner:-
In re. the imitter of the appointmen of Master
and Examiner in divorce cases. your re-appoint.
1.. Elsie et.. Esq., 31aster and Examine-.
Deist ta Corbin , rs. J. J.elioy ctprlon.--. 4 lthrena
lo y al h•orce dirceted to he issued.
Anna Wood vs Edward; Wood.—Siieritt directed
to Make prodlamation.
Slit N's. Anna 8111—Referred to L. Elt•bree.
Estr.. master In divorce eases. P..Venenton vti,t
L. I). Venemon, Aronetto VanSlckle vo..L Vim
Cyrus Faber ys. Susan A. FaLer, Frances
A.. Gates vs. Leonard Gates.' Addle Balmy vs. J.S.
Bailey, Lydia 31: Munn vs. Theodore Mimze—Atlas
subpoena directed to issued its eacle of the above
Cases. Julius A Lenox vs. Gorge .I.cnox—Di
vorce granted. F. A. Bowman vs. MHO Bowman
man—Divorce granted. Anstadt *S. Seymour
At343 ,l t—Case referred to L. Elabree, master and
.examiner in divorce. Anna Wood vs. Edward
directed= to - make proclamation.
..lohn N. Hayes vs. Isabel I. Ilayes—Dlverce grant
ed on payment of costs. •
In the. matter of the transfer of the license of
W. Pitcher. Towanda Borough. to Asa Mitentmek,
and of M. Sullivan. _Towanda Borough, to-S. M.
lirown--,Court direct transfers to be mad*. . •
110SDAY, 18S2.
Overssecs of the Poor of WI% Twp. vs.
Wysox Twp.—Court direct defendants to 'pay
plaintiff t 511.41.
In the matter of the division of Wy - Musing Twp.
into two election districts—E.Port of commission
ers confirmed finally. The place' for holding elec.
Lion of Southern district flied at Wyaiusing
for Northern district in- the building owned by.
Cyrus Avery at CampOwn.'
iu the matter of the diviSion of Wysox Twp. Into
two election titstricts—RepOrt of 'Commissioners
confirmed finally. ElectionS to be held at Myers-
Mug and schooi.house at EaSt rowan IS..
In re the petition for a county bridge in Standing ,
stone Twp. over Rummerfield Creek—Court ap.
point Pavid Craft, Thomas E. Myer, .1. M. Brown,
)). C. Scoville, J. K. Newell. and E: S. Yieeer
v Lowe rx. s
Commonivealth vs. :Laura J. 1:111s--Assault and
battery.; Com. vs. Fisher naldwln—Selling liquor
on Surulays. , prose fitii entered in.earh case
On payment of costs. • ,
Commonwealth vs; Wm. Johnson, Henry Pool,
Clark Pool, Jonathan Pool„fieurge Mosleur et at—
Moe. District Attorney Vanning and Jas. Wood,
Esq., for Com., Wm. Maxwell, Esq., for driend
ants. Jury find defendants, not guilt•; bat that
they pay one-third the eost■, and the: prosecutor,
'Cliesti.-r Northrup, two-thirds the costs.. '
In the matter of the admission of 11. G. Troxell.
On motion of Delos Rockwell, Esq , IL G. Tensell,
Esq. member of the liar of , I.yeoming county;
Wa. ;111Iy athllitteil to praealee in the seem al Courts
of Bradford whercurn he was duly :morn.
Luther K Comstock vs. liar:: It. Comstock, Ar
ma M. Vial vs. Richard Vial; miles referred to:
L,. £brine, Esq.. mauer and in dfruree caws.
viola Button vs . Horace Dutton. alias sitblsena
in divorce dlrected to he 1-.. red ;- Kanto B. Deck
er vs. - Daniel W, Decker., suliptens In divorce -di
rected to be Issued.
- In the matterof the petition of the N. V. L. and
W. It. H. Co. for damages to lands of W. W. Shuts
ard—M. S. Warren. A. Watkins, G. 11. Vandyke,
A F. Means, L. IL Scott, S. W. Alvord sad J. T.
Yale appointed viewers. .
Coin. vs. Judson MeCarrick,—.llorse stealing.
District Attorney Fanning and E. C. .Gridley,
Km., for Commonwealth; Delos Itockwell,
; fur defendanc. Jury find d4fendaut guilty.
A. Millartre use vs. William F. Coburn.—Ap-
Peal. & Angle for plaintiff ; Peck & Over
ton for defendant. On trial.
TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
The ,Tubers Ass . ociaion met' at the
Presbyterian Church at lionie;*February
10, at lo:55 o'clock. , Thr President .and
r:erretary being absent, 'Mr. Young, thriller
president of the Association- was appoint
ed presidpit . pro ton, apd Martha J. Brown
secretary..
. .
Devotional e) , :ercises were conducted by
Mr. W. I'. I lortn. Superintendent Ryan
offered the following questiOn for discus:
slim. Winn are. sonic defects in school
work; and what methods - wOuld be more
successful? . Mr.. tleverly. . thinks that
teachers do not, as a rule, study enough
nights. A. P. Young thinks the unfor
tutiate ones who are obliged to board
around, do not have time. Eugene Uhult
buck mak , remarks. Mr. Mintnin thinl&-
the teachers should teach the pupils to
help themselves. Mr. Young says he has
known teachers to carry other : than school
books with thent,and,llterefo're they were
not Prepared for the lessons of the fiAlow
ing day. Superintendent Ryan empha
sized what bad been Said in; regard to
preparation for school. wurk,.:tgind to
thorough teaching. ,
Muses Stnitli and Brink were apix)in
ell committee on membership. The mit t
utes of the last meeting ivere- -- read and ap
proved. :Mr. YOung,reniarked that while
the ladies are tmxious 17 receive equal
wages with men, they do not seem to be
equally ready to offer suggestions at the
Association. SuPerintendent Ryan moved .
that the minutes should be presented at
the close of each session, instead of at the.
beginning of the following session, as here
tOfore; that any necessary corrections may
be made. . .
..
After singing the Association adjourned
to n►eet 1:30 p. m.•
=
The meeting was called to order at the
appointed titneond opened with singing.
The committee on resolutions being
absent, Superintendent Icy au presented
the following queries :
1. Under what virennistatic*,l3 is it ad
visable to consolidate "sub-school districth
and establish graded schools?
'IL To what extent should textbook in
struaiorr- be .di:pensed with in - common
schools
. 111. To what extent shouhl the matter
.in the text-books in our schools be charm-
ed, abridged,:or-eitended ; or tip Must=
tent should the coarse of Andy i►rescribed
for. teacl rent lie extended to be productive
of ;the beet reiniltikto the cause of eduene,
cation 7.
IV. In what does the art of teaching am
idst ? - -- •
V. .fepersonal meritor powerful friends
moro - to beiletdred in a4eacher ?
VI. How aiiiteadune induce parents
to become intens3ted in the schools?
VII. What is the object of our frhoo . Is 7
• It, as moved and seconded to diktats'
the sixth question.. Carried. Mr. Quin
lan OPened the Iliscuttsion, by saying h at
the best way to intetest parents is ,to be
thoroughly "prepared - for work; and to
make le/Kling; the first if not the only
business. Talk tn-them about their chil
dren, and try to introduce something
new, and have occasional public ever-
rises. - Mr:lleverly• said, 'another good.
means.of increaskng interest is an occa
-Fiona) note of praise, or' perhaps a spell
ing club. • Miss Smith findS it profitable
send the pupils home with questions
for general Information. tar.. Mintuin
discovered.fallacies in Mr. Quinlan's re
marke;andthin ks ourschools are too much
"shoW schools." Mr., E. B.
"McKee em
pita/fir:ell the remarks of Miss Smith and
suggested the calling forth of practical
ideas from objects. Superintendent Ityan
suggested thatwe teach pupils. to utilize
the newspaners, and, to treasure up the
important facts ol' the day.. Mr. Mintuin
thought that the teacher might possibly
get into trouble by so doing. -
Moved and seconded that the first
question-be 'discussed. Mr. Young is in
favor of
. graded schools, and thinkm't hey
do better work than district schools, and
that promotion, as it is practiced in ;trifled
schools r is an. incentive to pupils. Mr.
-Horton thinks that • if district schools
should be consolidated there weuld
doublethe amount of work dune with
much less expense.- Superintendent Ryan
thinks there are too many schools and
too small wages in Bradford county, and
that many teaeliers are doing noble work
under unfavorable circumstances; for
thorough work can - not be done when a
teacher must teach any number of
branches, instead of giving special atten
tion to two' or three. He beliexes that
in every township there should be a
school of higher grade for the older
pttpils.• , • . •
The pl'ea'sing recitation of little MiSs
Nina Kidney was followed by it piece of
music liv the impromptu choir.,
Mr. Heverly .presented his inethoil of
teaching history, and spoke 'Pf the im
portance of that stuibl. The teacher must '
',
have anidea of history before he can
thoroughly teach geography or reading.
This study US to do with the lives of
the great den of the country, and those
lives can beAelil up as examples: Ques
tions; should' be presented fur employ-
meat out of 'school !fours. There may
be two divisions in the class, and the
sides can discuss subjects. Essays can
be written or varioussubjects, and a great
interest can be created. Quinlan
called attention to the value of reading,
'especially historical reading, and thinks,
that Were:is:on why there are not more
who have the MO, for solid reading ' is
that their° reading was not directed
by
parents and teachers • when they were
young. Mr. Ileverly recommended to
the teacher the book entitled " Eminent
Anwricaes. l ' Superintendent Ryan thinks
there should be a, shojt period devoted
to 'general. inflatliation - each day, and
that part oft his time should be uses! for
_history. Mr. Mintuin thinks that in
district schools a history can profitably:
be used in place of the fifth or sixth
readers.
Hutchinsbn asked IMW to teach
history to small children. Mr. Ileverly
said his method is by, telling stofies.
'Superintendent Ryan' called attentirm to .
the fact tliat • the Louisiana purchase ex
tended only. to the'llocky Mountains,
'Mr. Iluston spoke on the subject of
Orthography. and Hanks it unnecessary
for pupils below the fourth reader to use
a spelling book. Thinks That a topical ar
rangement cif words is better - than. ar
rangement.bv sound ; that is - requi_thig.
pupils to bring.in all the worilS relating
toweitirit n object , as to a house. A good
plan is to ask for the spelling of all the
words beginning with a - certain letter.
Mr. Mintuin thinks the cause of poor
spelling is the .defeetw in primary teach
ing, and that the best teaching-should be
in :the primarvdepaitinent., Mr. fleverly
thinks the olgi . ietlind of teaching is not
objectionable. Superintendent Ryan
thinkSlhe attention of Pupils should be
directed to the fact that the spellihg book
is tobe used for' pronunciation,. accent,
diacritical marking, definitions, etc. It
would le=a good plan to. use the arithme
tic, grammar, or history *for a spelling
book occasionally, that the attention Of
pupils may be directed to the spelling of
',the words; as-a good. speller beef nue§ so
by reading,• rather than by studying.
spelling lessons„ Mr. Quinlan thinks we
should learnto poll in , childhood, when
the memory is tenacious -and the reason
ing powers a.renothfully -.developed. 31 r.
McKee thinks spelliiig should be taught
in writing or printing, for that is - the way
in which it Js used. Mr. Young spoke
of the importance of definitiiins, - and of
the superiority of the old .ine-thod
spelling. Mr. Mintuin and Superintend
ent Ryan Itiade'remarks tending to bring
to )tice:• the merits of the phonii•
method.
Mr. K B. McKee presented subject
of Mocal,•and was. questionekll Messrs.
Qui'nlan, Horton, and Stnierintendent•
Ryan. The latter pointed out. Some, of
the merits anti defects of Ki_Tl's tirant
mar, and deprecated the attemprto teach
voung . children the" - minute distinctions
( - )f various moods and tenses. Mr. Hus
ton asked to have the definition of "'ob
ject" clarified, and. was • ans w ered
Messrs Heverly and Quinlan. • -
The discussion the"- third question
was called for, and was opened. by Mr.
3lcKee, who spoke of faulty definitions:
for Number, 3lood. and Ratio. Superin-•
tendent Ryan spoke of the inconsistencies
in the use of the term " predicatiiin ". as
presented by Berl. Mr. Quinlan at
temjited a justilimtion_b-y—La-r - to
ancient languages.
After a recitation bv Mr. Ileverly and
a selection of music the association vd
journed to meet at 7 p. .
lIM
=
The meeting was called to order at
7:10 p. ta. The selection from the musi
cal mentberF, was folloWed by A recitation
entitled "Jennie McNeill's Ride" ln•
Miss Aurice,Carey, and a gong by Nina
Keeney.
Mr; Quinlan's essay on The Myster
ies Of Natige." was intended
,to create a
desire forfigher education, lie instanced
ed the wonders Of cell-lifei r as reveale4il+y
microscopy, and of the assimilation of
food to the physical necessities of nian.
Also of the nebular hypothesis, of chem
ical affinity, cohesion, gravitathm,Aand
other theories and laws in the prilvioces
of physics and metaphysics.
A song by- Miss Lizzie Young.,
a declamation, " The • Little Regi
ment," .by Charles X. Hutchinson and
a vocal solo " The Bridge," by Mr. Dunn,
prepared the audience for the mldle.ss of
the even i ng,•" The Qualities and Rewards
of Educative Power," by Rev. Howard
Cornell. The educator must .stimulate
the - Olt - ; erviition, industry, will, etc., aS
Michael Angelo brought the angel out of
the block of Marble.. The. first necessity
for a teacher is -thoroughness,-the lack-of
which is an American characteristic.
Mental discipline stands before !informa
tion in School work. Again, studies Must
be Made intereSti4tg by, anecdotes and il
lustrations from flu lives of "illustrious.
men., The second requirement. .is good
order. Another is mom! culture: Aml
other is patience, that rare virtue, • but
that One which produces wonderful 'fruits.
Another characteristic of the true widen
for is enthusiasm for his pursuit. This
•is the motive power which is •to carrY
him on to success, for it is the energetic.'
enthusiastic men who have thole the
worlds work. So the teacher must do
his bek each day's work, and (11l the
Work of each day better than that of the
preceding.- - As Mrs. Garfield said. ' 6 11'6
need not be the • shirking -slaves of Toil,
but its regal master." The first reward
is general satisfaction which will be more
and more apparent as • life wears away.
The secoud•reward is the reflex influence
of our own labor, which makes us prac
tical area and women. As Nelson said
at Trafalgar, " England expects every
man to do his duty,":so - rennsylvania ex
pects every teacher to ilO Jtis best the
work entrusted tO-his care.
• This eminently practical aridresA was
followed by a declamation from I lorhert
S. Puttnaui. vocal snlo by Mrs. 31:1111(m
Elliott r a recitation hl• .31iss Rice,
and a gong by 111. L. I,lnna , ;
'!'he association adjourned - to meet at
-
9 a. m., Tuesday.
MOWING SEMIOIC
The association was called to order At
9:MI, and the devotional exercises were
conductedby Mr., E. E. Quinlan: -
Mr. Quinlan ra;alled the third question
Baying that he thinks it, best for the ptl
pils to have .text-bookS in their own
hands, and . for them to do the reciting
instead of Wie teachers. -Mr. Mundial'
thinks that"as practice makes I
perfe,ct," ther Slfould be more Problems
in our arithinetini. Mr. Minturn thinks
the authors •of our text-books are as com
petent to make definitions as the majority
of district school teachers. That not the
definitions but the books are to be al wick.;
ed.. Mr. Howe advocate's simplifying
definitiOns, and-. more reasoning:. and
judgment in place of inethorizing rules.
Mr. Young thinks there is - much waste
iniulnr in our text books, and that _the
liVerage pupil needs practical examples.
Mr. Thompson suggested, that the ques
tionable parts of • books give Mental dis- .
Supt. Ryan thinks caution is
necemary in changing definitions, but
that it is every one's duty to teach the
truth . „ giving', abundant reasons,. • That
duty requires the frequent reficw of the
essentials, white it will not allow.the ig
noringef the non-essentials. Ilutch
insonlielievesin extending, rather than
shortening .definitions,_. if by so doing
they May be made clearer. • Mr. Quinlan
questions the advimhility of pushing
yoting pupils on to higher mathematics,
- toit he excl vision of practical science. Mr,
Huston thinks - that the beSt
',books are those which are supplied with
ditwritieal Marks.
After a selection by the singers, the As
sociation' was entertained by _an int - or- .
resting language lesson • given by Miss
Mita A. Brink. and a song.lcy the youth
linguists. It Was moved and second:
ea that the AssociatiOn tenili:r thanks to:
Miss Brink and her class tier their ad
mirable work. Carried. Mr. .McKee
suggested 4liat through work - flow pupils
hi called forth only by a Special etlOrt.on
the part of the teacher.
Mr. :libitum read, icy request; a humor
ous selection entitled" The. Dead Lock."
Queries were. then
~ in, order: MeSSI:'.
Albert, jleverly, Mar Shall. and Minturn
gatve their xiews as 14) allowing whisper
ing iii school. • Messsrs. Young, neverly,
llutchimemi, and A ndrews.gave methods
for correcting tardiness ; ingidtooLL:qessrs.
gthee, Minturn, and - 7 Itutchinrn
cussed• the advisability of teaching eon-.
trlicted ,methods in inultiplicatiOn.
16 , ..4,5r5. 3 n teKce and Quinlan' gave, opin
ions as to the teaching 'of- parsing an4l
analySis. L' A prl/I)!fAn in Intellettlial
arithnietii• was given and was solved by
'Mr. IJeverly, wlio also gave reasonS for
-a principle. of mensuratkai. Messrs.
Vought, Arial i•ws,lluston,and Thompson
:poke in regard to other queries. Mr.
Marshall gave a short talk on Political
licsigraidiv,' after which Mr. Bushnell
exhibited sonic Specimenri of Penn mini;
liip amt — drawing. The r4ort of the
'committee oil resolutions was called-for,
and the follo.wing resolutions were adopt-,
erg.: r•
' Whereap:the •Bradford County At+so
eiation ha, agkiin uu•t in reg - tilar :••••ei,ion, we de
tdre to eN KC!,oar el wca Duce-more Mt to it 11,v-
Ther 4 ;lftsre, • ---
L'i•rulrui- That the•-e ,periodical nwetint,ni tend
to promote a healthy edutational rentitbent.
That'a," teacher. we dceiti it,-.Hir'dtaty to urge
fellow-teachers and directors. to attend-if 4
and reline... 4 all to participate in
That wettrge teachers to prep,tre wort: 1/1/1C for
the ,-diaqai“aal department tithe county I'air-
That we tender our grateful thaak , to the. le-e•t
urer-of the .14-ociatiow. nee. Howard 'Cornell.
who w ably eritici;,•4l and intrlligeotly portray , il
the teacher, ; to till' COUllliith 1.• of ar
jazazilaents WllO%O work %VW , ...... ati-faool iiv p. r-
forint:Al: to those who sh kindly provided-int:siv
a:old iiitir4try Viiturtaiiinnlit. : to the 'Frustee, of
the Presbyterian eltureh hn ie:e of the cffi lire :
and to the people of Rowe ‘t ho-e geherott- ho,-
',Runty ue hire to-ted so fully. ,---,
- • Misrof . ..e.l:noa, I .
. A: 111. Al.,kEliT. - elini. '
, (;. \V. ItrAN. I
3lr Quinlan- - presented the followin2 '
resolutions, -whirl', after a few ronarlts
• from 31r; Albert, were ' unanunousls'
alt Ipted :
lvtiervite.,mr. E. T. Ihirgan. 'for three ye r.•
nil efficient teneher in tin'- county. toot pi k—idthg
officer of this AssOeiation for one year, ha. re, elit
iy !mired front the county on accutintor fiiiiing
health, theref , ire.
14,00 i-err, That we reeognize. it. 31r..Aint gat, a
well-qualitied and ' vortiest teacher. 0 genial.
Christian gentlentliii, and iine . in who-, rctite
taint front the active work of teaeliing. the eause
of If.4.hmktion heies a true friend.
That we extenq to M. BUrgllll,lo3r livaitfdt ”'in
p,ithy heeause Old. failing health. and that Ile
Wig that the All Wip , e Rater of the trhiver.o• will
!pare Id, useful life to lits fzini!y and the 11111.4. of,
education. .
... ..
After a vocal solo by Miss Lastinan the
ziontitel of the -- meeting - were read and
lipproved. The. lenediction.. was pr,>-
nounee4 by Rev... - 31r. i'ornell, - and . the
Asso , ia ion adjourned to meet-at- Warren
Centre 1ik....-40-,,11,1 Friday in jinn , .
' El'i;ENl'. .t. Tit,•7.11.t.,- ,, x, l'r.--:t.
.Isytit Mlxsr.t.i; l'Erair, St
- -. Y---- -
tom, 31E31 ti •
Item, 1 ina ()well. Ida For (;et-rut.'
Pickering, Arri...p. Martha
LiMile : 4l%l)-1"r; II Tayha% Atte
i‘lary t'vtri,.: Flora
A rtailll Jlr,. Eist.ti•tit• F...tvila, Art:old.
Charity Width, !Alla A Brink_ Etigetit-
Thtintimin, 1 F )T W Clivare, It 'l' A Er
tlrt•‘‘ n, Itr't.ri.p.• II CII I' F Park.
Inez :•••iiiith, Fred : 4 Kte.t art, I; W
Itvati. A l' Elii•itt, ("ha, F
Family I' Ariadd, 4' fivvt•riv, Mr , l;corge
llrown, 101 - 14,11, F, Nrlt iv
tier, I•l4trila 17 : 4 tit• II ink..
Ella (:roll., ,1 I) .1114. rt.
AI) A Own, Clara I,lVi, latt ir• I togart. I
Gird, .klitla NV Chair Fri4hit-. Ada
ti•i•:.i..1:),.1•• A Th•iniii-on, Cur,.
Alar4hatl. " •
!CEW
Nettie Newman. Anna Voirjh.,
Latie E:Whit Flora Towner
Carrie ,Stewart,lrie a v s Fauna Itu,t•tn
Fee. Hrleu M Mettle,. ro
Chubhook. ltr Mahlon E lilliirti, ,ennie Beck
with, Sara Brown. Jennie Frl.l)ae, A oriee 31 . ( 'ar 'V
Julia Morey. •
Local Coryespondence.
LEROY
• L. A. Wooster's only child is very I..kw
with typhoid yh - eiltuonia.
F..J. Bailey's_oldest daughter is slowly
recovering front a severe attack of ty-,
phoid. pneumonia. . .
Two of A.-T. little girls have
the . diphtheria.,-=-
Joshua Griswold has just-•received
pension of about seventeen hundred dol
lars, on account of the death of a '_son in,
the service: Charles :Morse has been dis
abled for several .weeks past on account
of injuries received while at work in the
woods in Tioga County.
Superintendent Ryan was around last
week taking a look at •the work . of the
teachers of our schools, giving Words of
advice and instruction that arc well wor
thy of the attention of all.
The township politicians are again mak
ing up for a little scrimmage, Those who
have been so opFeied . to the third term
are anxious fur the tifth.or sixth When it
comes to drawing their own pap. -
A. T. Dunbar is to have a concert in
two weeks at the close of singing school.
A pound party was held at the Grange
on Saturday evening last, - for the
benefit of Elder C. E. Wells. .41is nu
merous friends outside
. of the Ctn ch
adopted this practicalway of showing
thbir respect to an earnest worker'for the
-cause of Christianity. They had their re
ward. Ali ! .you can scarcely . .imagine
what smacks followed the " wink and
catch 'em," as those delicious bivalves
disappeared from the supper table pre
pared tor this pleasant occasion. •
I=
OVERTON
Who has the making of the wlleather
nowada}•s. It seems to he a• new hand - at
the busines . i. It doesn't suit the bark
haulers at all. •
Miss Katie Kelley was buried on Satur
day last,..on Sugar Ridge. She died from
dropsy of the heart, contracted from a
fleavy cold. She was 19 years of a ge .
Mr. 0. O. *Musselman moved into his
house on Friday last. ,He is considerable
nearer to his_school now. j
"0. K. ITL,'' our mail carrier don't
seem to: get, here any earlier iu conse. :
(memo of the new time table
,on
&S. H. K. ,Last Thursday night for ex
ample.
F. Ileichimer received a, load .of 200
butter tubs last Tuesday. Ile must ex
pect to ship some butter next summer.
Overton breathes freer now that Gni
tean is sentenced.
Mr. M. O'Brien lost a valuable hor:iL , at
Milsgrove a few days ago.. Its mate, is
now sick with distemper.
Several of our citizens are suffering
with'a sore left arm.
Friend "J" why don't you write come
mere? Surely you are not discouraged
Curve write again.
ElectiOn is almost at band and still no
caucus, in consequenceherc . is not much
'election talk.. VERNON.
Overton, Feb. 13th, •
1===121:1=1
ATHENS ITEMS
•
A musical treat-is in progress this week
for our - people. The first general meeting
of the - NOrthern Bradford Musical Associ
ation began Tneschy morning and will
close-Friday evening with a grand concert.
Prof. Towneriiof Cincinnati, is the con•
ductor. A preliminary meeting was held
en :Monday evening; to coti►i'ieto arrange.
manta and enjoy an -norm of song. Th e ,
sessioni are held -at the baptist elitirih,—
liolmes.ik Passage, of Towanda, through
their agents here furnish a piano. letvert,
of Music will enjoy the exercises very
mnchand all may the social features. .
Prof. Benedict will give a school exiii.
bition next Tuesday evening to'consist of
readings, declamations, recitations, etc.,
by the pupils trom the various grades,
Doubtless it will be a pleatkant treat ;n o t
some of its features strong reminders that
Washington's birthday is at band. It
will be at th.s Baptist church. .
Mr. Alton Phelps, who, has been very
low for two weeks of pneumonia, di. d - op '
Sunday morning. It is a severe afflict Mit
to his aged parents who were relyiv
him for care in their feeble years of old
age and hiswifewillmisshim as n0ne . ..0, 1x
can, lie leaves one child. Ile way the
youngest of a large family of sons, four
of whom died in the army, and wax an
upright and honorable man Whose place
cannot be filled in the home circle_ ilj g
sister, the youngest of the family, w as
buried a short time ago having "dic(i of
the same 'disease. May heart) comfort
thosa so severely afflicted: -
liAEffl
. •
As it baseen sofne time since we have
given you any items front our quiet village
we will now again endeavor to furnish
you with a few leading topics of th e day.
There arc rumors afloat that we am! to
have a new church in the dim future hint
do not know; for '.dertain when it will be.
The tobatro raisers have nearly earn-
pleted their assorting and will snot,
ready to ship their crops..
Speaking of tooacco leads us tp give
you a little item that may • interest son i ,:.
'l'o show that the Rockwell Brothers, of
this place,. raised a good croft of tolc. : o
from the seed of, the Lancaster leaf the
following will indicate : They-make live.
qualities of wrappers, one of binders :arid
one of fillers A great many of the
measured 42 Inches in length.. (hi Mon
day, the fith .imst., George, Emmett, Ed
ward and Burt Rockwell sorted in six
bows and forty-six minutes, ''‘'l3 pound,,
and on Tuesday the same 4 hoys sorted in
seven and a half hours t!'ool,oands, (Tau
average of 200 pounds.each ; and it is as
well assorted as any in the valley which
they are willing to stake money on. Willi
can beat'it ?
We also have heard that C. W. 11.,i...
comb has several leaves of tobacco that •
measure 40 inclieS in length.
' The lecture under the auspices of th e
S. S. Aid -Society, by Bev. A. W.,1100.i,
entitled ." Popular Fallacies' was not
very well attended but the few who hear-1
it was much pleased.
The Aid , Society met at the residenee
of G. -B. Bartholoniew last Saturday even!.
ing, there was a large attendant mid an
"enjoyable time"- was the vertiict 'of, all
present. The next one will be held at
the, resilience of J. R. Sehoonmaker, on
Saturday evening, -- Feb. nth.
The sidewalk- sociable will meet this
week, Friday evening, at the residenci: of
3lr. Alex.,Murdoch. All are invited t o
attend.
There will be a donation at the residence
of I. D. Anthony, in Milan, on Wednes
day eve,for the benefit of Bev. 0: W.
Foster. .
The grist and saw mill occupied by G.
B. 'Rogers, caught lite from the smoke
_staelt-- . on Saturday afternoon and had
made considerable progress before it was
discovered, but prompt aid sUUDlquenelted
the throes.
. The McCarty girl who has laid in a
comatose 'state since one week ago last
Thursday is no better at last report, and
there is but little hope of her ree ,. v o-.yi„
tilit;:tates.:if2 food except a little milk of
water, which if laid at the roots of the
tongue is swallowed. - 1 .
-`-' There was some little excitentplit here
over the artielp"pubiklied ill - tit '1.4 4, 4/01,j,
.7clegryiii id the I•2tli_ii.st: in regard to
'the suspicious reports; eimulated agaiest
- 31 r. Wa•kins, of Milan. The people here
are.unaninious in their belief of - Mr: W's
innocency of the and fully sym
pathise,with him in his afflictions.
A. little girl of .T: tiles Irving is quite ill
of Lung Fever.-, - . .
.
Bev. Chas. - H. - .VI ight, of
_Towan,la,
.
will deliver his lectMe.entitled "Knights
of Inig4litood". at the N. IL
Church On Satutday. 111.
Admission free. ,
The Ititckwell Bros. have about half a
bushel of the-Laneaster,Va, ttibacci:seed
and - if there any who would—Eke to rinse
tbis.variety they can no doubt progure_
what they may need of thtm, for they
will sell some of it. A:So
Ulster, February 14th, 1.2..
ew Ativertisements.
pIIOSPIIATF„ FOR -
.Mr. A. H. Smith. of Übter. l'a.. Is ag. or for
Itra.lll% , rtl County for the ,ale of Ropier'.
Itho , ohate • acknowledged Pr tho‘c who 1,11,e - u-, .1
it .up,•rior a, a fel tVizer for all ktrnl of
tops. Fr pat ticularc ar,lare‘s • "
F.
.r.ft.h-‘B.l. A. S,;3IITIf, UTher,
l A I X EC rI'OIIS'NOTICE.—Notic
glrou that All pdr, , ont
c,:at, of Datti..l late of Rome. town hip_
tlecta:setb-mu , :it ltautellhrte. jai molt. awl ail
perS{, elaim..agaltott'saitl estate tnu.t pre.
scut them duly at theist?cati..l P•r ~ettlement to -
- 1.. F. Iniss44ll, Executor.
Brune, rol,ruary
A DINIINISTRATRIX'S NoTicE
Lrite,of adminktrattort having been tram.
ed to :he undersigned, upon thi- estate of 3111;o!,
S..sprzonr.latv of Slirlagfield twp....1eeen..•41,11011,, ti
heretic gtce a that' all persons indelded to the ' , Ad
e,t ate ate requested to make Immediate 141111 , 1 i t.
and all prq,,ons haring claims agalnNt said e , tace
court present the same duly authenticated to the
undersigned far settlement.
A\\ SEYMI.I."I2,
•
A dininistimtri x. - with the will aunezed
7: Met. ' , -
ME
ikLl)l7oll.'B' NOTICE.- Irt re
the estate of .fo,lina Fought, dCfea% ,, l.
the l!rphani' rotirt of Bradford County.
The tunti,rhlznetl, an Auditor apiwtlitte(ll.r the
Court to distribute the fund In the hands of the
Adtnihi , trater the 11r,t and final
ill ;wend to the dtpties of 1/1, , ,
II DAY. I:A lir the 21114,1,54 z, i()
to'ri , wk t. !11., at ht. (gni . .., In the /I.lrnitgli of T o .
v.are.ta., when and where alt persons having elatnis
oa said flind most prePrnt them or be foreTerintrr
ed Nem coming-In Upon the sante.
4011 N W. COI)DING, Auditor.
Towanda, Fell.-
0111'Il N COLT riT SALE.-By
virtue of all order Issued out of the Orphans ,
Court of itratt ford County, Penn.ylvania, the un
dersigned, adininlstrator of the estate of Adolphus
.:,ate I, late of Burling - um township. deceased, will
expo, 16 panne sale ou llo..pr.tnlse•t, on sATI7I:-
11.1 .1t A ltC ittii„ 1419.2. at 1 o'clock - v. , t..
all 113 t Certain lot. Were or parcel of land situate
hl Durilligton township, hounded and described as
follows: Itegiening at the tootheast corner of
('lark Slater's lot : thence southerly Monk the west
line of L. 11..lturolell's- lot about Ila rods to a
el.estbut for a corner : thence westerly by lands or
Philip Lynch Ice, rods to a birch then.F• on salt,
line :thong the lands of said Lynch and Da
vid S. Luther about E 9 roil+ to a Dost 3114.:4:0IIP , for
a chriter ; thence northerly :don't; lauds of .tabu
/11 0 . ayer 117 rods, more or less, to a post a l o
Tor a corner : thence easterly by land. Or II train
Luther :;0 - reds to a 111.kory for a corner theto
northerly by lands of said Luther 39 roils, more
1 , -Siki/ 0 a rorner • thence easterly atom;.. Lodi, 4.f
110 ,1:1 • Sheridan about - it, rods to a corner : then.
:selittl-rl24.t`y 1310.4 or Clark Slater about rod. •
.C l .ltivr ; I lient. , •neaste t I t- atom the land. II
Cip.rk Slater about lon rods to the Idaec i f I,-
gin.titoz: If , l acres. more or
OF Z , !.1.1.1. - .—;!2 - 0 on the itt.p,rty
:.track tut tyminrin3tion, and t
ttt wlth.lltlPre-1.
R. NI. 1'1: UYS; ll . 4linlni•tr.thir.
Burlingl4.n, Felt s . it:,
TRUTH-ATTESTED.
Souse Luportent Statements of
People Wholly Verifiel
It. older that the ptddir - iniiy folly .r.•a1if0,9 , .•
gotittito.no...c.f fhc statonl-tt!:, as w.d 4
alrl 'alto•nr tho Wed.
Puldidt !1t' , •. , 1 It t).
t-1 1111,1 !dry Is b.•yott.l 1111.,(1013. T 1,.• 11.1 th
or is :o : 9 4iite. nor C.lll 11.• LiCi•
atthoutter. ighoted.
I'lliL‘vvc.rnl A. P
11: IL IVA!: riz,Al Sl7.T—Tift.
a • Nialf ••• q.
in , :1 .111ti•I'Or rc,r...p•ars with I. Tim
Lim yOtll S.1(0 KlAllirg 1.1%'r Oaf)
h", 21 rolloW,:lf Toy i.t•lieficiaj I, lilt
,2V•//7,-arz
.
I:timv ,
ger,llenialllom.ll:o:in. i al,‘‘
M C. lintyollid I can city ltl3l, Any NtAt, m •it
triad , by hint .ler,erves to be I.llllSitiOrVii Or.
truth.-
IVM
Ro 11 KnTCit. Jan. 3, ”,•
It'd,' rr. R , ,rhrs6 , r, N.
IKNTI, EM Haying received from the n,
Warnor., Safe Kidney and I.iver Cure veLy ntAr
benefit. I cap cordially reCuMmend it 'Co other'
•
•".•
(D. 1)., Profiotor of • Greek ItLtha Itocho,fer f eel=
vend ty and- Nnw r6stiniont teo,•yt,
th-tet..ntifltittretitettly s!r.tstr etel tr.teittt-10;,.—et - rtv
or them in ,00• re
been ‘toot.rity given. stem ittg the
(}over of Warner:, 5.114. Kidriey alltl 1.1 or
all diselo.Os nr tho kidneys, liver or urinary ortgate , ,
Ir any ono. who reads this has any physical
rentotther.the . langef or dol3Y•
, Nlarch t •,'t.,t