%he Maw @mast E. B. HAWLEY, EDITOR., MONTIIOSIE. PENN 9 A I wErKiEsms.v. FED. 8. 1811. The Income Tax. Notwithstanding, as our cotemporary of the Montrose Republican not long since quoted in his columns, "-that nearly every respectable journal of the country was advocating the repeal of the Income Tax," which must mean the Democratic press, as it comprises that class with the addition of a few out-spoken conservative Repubhcan papers, yet a Radical House of Representatives, upon the iecormpen dation of President Grant, have def,e the demands of a tax groaning people, and postponed the realization of a repeal of this purely Radical inquisitorial meas nre, during the present session of con- grass. We are not at all disappointed, for this manner of "advocating reform," and persisting in a course of oppression and legislative tyrranny, is compatible with every act and policy of the present administration, and its predecessors, ever since it coiled its slimy length about the vitals of our republican institutions. Al though the voice of the true Democratic press, and the unmistakable mutterings of the storm of indignatio.n of the people at such partizan usurpation of their liber ties, by the late expression at the ballot box, demand reform, yet the same person al interest, that has been 3vont to govern legislation, is still uppermost in their minds. The status of the case is plain, and easily presented. This is but one of the many systems of corruption and bribery by which Radicalism has maintained its pow er. Through its patronage, a legion of fat offices have been created to allay the grasping dispositions of office-seeking demagogues, and furnish them power and means for bribery and corruption, and it is one of the thousand links in the infa mous Radical chain, which if broken at this critical moment, would leave their ig noininious structure in hopeess ruin. The basis of the present party in power, is not the Constitution, the rights of the people, and the good of the country, but' it has been reduced by the: Chief Magis trate, and every equal and . subordinate power, to a mere money-catching Eitua tion, and every nerve of the government has been used for that debasing purpose. 116 long as the progenitors of such vile schemes as now disgrace the national ar chives are able to maintain their hold upon the government, the people of this nation need not expect anything but a I hypocritical cry of " retrenchment and vform," while they, Shylock like, if it was in their Power, would demand the last pound of flesh. General Pleasanton, the present Reve nue Commissioner, advances the opinion of Detoocracy, as it has been reiterated to the pe.ple, times without mention al m ‘st, when he says, " That the revenues fr,ut the Incime Tax are all ex hausted by the payment of the officials who are engaged in eullectingiL" ;These ofticials, according to his statemmt,- are p:cd forty millions annually for collecting this tax. In view of all these undeniable facts, there is no hope for an oppressed people save in a total rout of all the money changers" that now desecrate the national temple. Change of Base, Marcy of the 'Fa n khan uock ReptMiran, and Frazier of the Montrose I?cpubliezin, having exhausted themselves and their readers by attempting to establish a tem perance reputation, are now endeavoring to ascertain whether either or both arc Democratic or Radical. We as a Dem ocratic party are willing to forgive and felldwship almost any Radical sinner, be ing truly penitent, bat we must ask to be delivered from any such affliction as being obliged to consider either of those journals within the Democratic fold. Such a calamity would be only com parable to that ruble of Ziop of the "Hawk in the dove-zot." We do not deseive any such punishment and our earnest desire is that we may be spared yet a little longer. C'A bill for a Convention, to form a new Constitution for North Carolina, has passed the Legislature of that State. The election will take place on the 2d of March, and the Convention will assemble on the 17th of April. Such a body is needed to purify the organic law of the State from tho impurities force into it by Holden and hill corrupt associates. nr We deem it justly-due to the off= icer in charge, to call the attention of our readers to the report of the County Treasurer, Benjamin Glidden, as we are informed that it is- the first clean bal anced report that has appeared in this county in s. number of years. "Honor to whom honor is due. is our motto. WThe Senate bill to abolish all test oaths passed the House. One by one the relics of passion -and bigotry are fading away. Such an act as that referred to will do more to reunite the people of the sections, than all the reconstruction stat utes which can be crowded upon the law books of Vic tuition. a'Another Conservative triumph in the South. The Radical Speaker of the Louisiana Legislature has resigned, and a Conservative was chosen in his place. Immediately thereafter all the Democrat ic members-whose seats were coutested took their pluci.l,. by a decided vote. The tide is still riming in the right dire& Jim M. all -parts of the Union. PERsoxas---Ilepresentative Beards . lee has our thanks for the 'receipt of the ,Legisktive Journal, and other doct,t.nrli Tbe of 11406 Most men of middle age remember the exciting political campaign of 1840, and the innumerable campaign songs it gave rise to, the refrain of -one of which was "Well keep the ball a rolling, . For 'Tippecanoe'.and Tyler, too," &c., but there are doubtless thousands who re member the refrain, and who have seen it repeatedly in print, who are not aware of the reference to the "ball" that was to be kept constantly revolving for the benefit of "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too." The history of the ball is this: Dur ing the campaign of 1840, an eccentric but worthy gentleman named William Johnson, now deceased, but then a resi dent of the village of Dresden, Ohio, gave vent to his enthusiasm by the con struction of a huge ball or globe thirteen feet in diameter, typical of the original thirteen States of the Union, and its derpituity. This immense ball was made of seasoned poplar boards, which after being steamed were bent into proper shape, and the whole covered with muslin upon which were mapped the various States of the Union, rivers, .Se. This was placed in a frame upon axles, and the whole mounted on a large wagon. It was only necessary to touch the ball lightly with the finger to set it in motion, when all the vari-colored States were presented to view in regular order. In the early part of the campaign ofl 1840 it first made its appearance in pub lic and thought it was only intended for i a local sensatit xr, and for the purpose of drawing a crowd to hear the now vener able Thomas Ewing deliver a Whig speech, it was destined to achieve a national reputation. Upon the occasion to which we have referred it was made to haad a procession, and was drawn by four black horses, gaily caparisoned. At an early i hour the ball, followed by an immense crowd, left Dresden for Zanesville, sixteen miles distant—where Ewing was to speak 1 —amid the bard cider songs of the Whigs, and the jeers of the Democrats. Crowds of people attracted, by the novelty of the affair, joined in the procession and swelled it to immense proportions, to the discomfiture of the Democracy, who were wishing it all sorts of mishaps. Everything went prosperously, however, until the procession reached the bridge across the Muskin,,omm river, when it was found that the "ball" would not pass un der the roof. The Whigs were nonplussed and the Democrats were jubilant. But Mr. Johnson was equal to the occasion, and extemporizing a ferry, transported the ball and wagon across the river, from whence it was hauled to the place of meet ing amid the applause of the jubilant Whigs. After the meeting it was presented to the Whig . County Committee. The fame of it haying goua abroad, it was started on an easteru tour along ahe "National !load," and was greeted everywhere by large and enthusiastic crowds. Having made the circuit of the eastern States, it was taken to Washington, where for some 'weeks it attracted universal attention. It was then taken South through Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, &c., to New Orleans, and up the 3litsissippi river and i the Ohio to the State of Kentucky, from . whence it meandered into Tennessee and was lost sight of in the vicinity of Knox ville, shortly after the Presidentiali elec tion. ' That same ball is in motion once more in principle, and destined in a very short time to roll the Radical party out of pow er and out of existence.—Pittsburg Post. Optional Bill Tho f,Jlliu. lig Is a copy of the option al bill now before the Legislature.: AN ACT to permit the voters of every Ward, Borough and Township in this Common wealth to vote every three years on the ques tion of granting Licenses to sell intoxicating liquors. Sec. 1. Be it enacted Lfc., That at the j next annual municipal election in every j ward, borough and township in the Com ' mon wealth, and at the annual municipal election every third year thereafter, in every such ward, borough and township, it shall be the duty of the inspectors and judges of election in said wards, boroughs and townships, to receive tickets, either written or printed, from the legal voters of said borough and township, labelled on the outside, "license," and on the in side, "for license," or "against license," and to deposit said tickets in a box pro vided for that purpose by said inspectors and judges, as is required by law in case of other tickets received at said election, and the tickets so received shall be count ed and return of the same made to the clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of i the county in which such wards, boroughs and townships are situated, duly certified as is required by law, which certificates shall be laid before the judges of the said court at the first meetin,g of said court after such election "shall be held, and shall be filed with the other records of said court; and it shall be the duty of the mayors of cities and of the constables of boroughs and townships, or of any other officer whose duty shall be to perform such service, or give due public notice of such special election above provided for, three weeks previous to the time of hold ing the next annual municipal election in every- such ward, borough or township, and also three weeks before the? annual municipal election every third year there after. SEC. 2. That.in reviewing anct count ing, and in making returns of the votes cast, the inspectors, judges and clerks of said election shall be governed by the laws of this Commonwealth regulating general elections, and all the penalties of said election laws are hereby extended to and shall apply to the voters, inspectors, judges and clerks voting at and attending upon the election held under the provi sions of this act. Sac. 3. Wherever, by the returns of election in any ward, borough or town- I ship aforesaid, it shall appear that there is a majority against license, it shall not be lawful for any, license to issue for the I sale of spirituous, vinous, malt or other intoxicating liquors in said ward, borough or township at any time thereafter, until at an election as above provided a majori ty shall vote in favor of license. SEC. 4. Any person` who shall hereafter be convicted of-selling or offering for sale in this Commonwealth any intoxicating liquors, spirituous vinous or malt, with out a license, shall , be sentenced to pay a' flue of fifty dollars, and confinement in work-house or county jail for six months for the first offence; for the second and each subsequent offence a fine of one hundred dollars, and confinement in the work-house or, count: jail one year: PROVIDED, that it shalt not be , unlawful for the owners of vineyards to Ea, ton their own ircetnisesi'svitte of their, own, man nfacture, in quantities not less' 03n one gahu3,-to tuniired*tuld.upt - :slrank• en the wises"-._: THE LEGIBLATIII/E. TUE SENATE. JANtrAIIY 30.—Bills passed.—Bills were called up and passed finally, as follow: By Mr. Dec he rt, a supplement to an act to consolidate, revise and amend• the laws of this commonwealth relating to penal proceedings and pleadings, approved March 31, 1860. By Mr. Evans, and act to protect rab bits. By Mr. Brooke, an net to change the name of Lavinia Saunders and legitima tize the same. • REFORMED VOTING. On motion the senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill entitled an act to authorize reformed voting in the election of dimctorti of common schools. The bill was taken up on third reading. On motion of Buckatew the bill was amended to read as follows: SEcnoN 1. Be it enacted, etc., That in future elections of directors of common schools in this commonwealth, whenever two or more persons are to be chosen in a district for the same term or service, each voter may give all his votes to ono or more candidates as ho shall think fit, and the candidates highest in votes shall be declared elected. Any appointment to fill a vacancy in a board of directors shall, whenever practicable, be made from among the voters of the proper district who shall have voted for the directors whose place is to be filled. SEC. 2. Whenever a voter shall intend to give more votes than one to any can didate for director he shall express his in tendon distinctly and clearly upon the face of his ballot, otherwise but one vote shall be counted and allowed to such can didate, but any ballot which shall contain or express a greater number of votes than the whole number to which the voter shall be entitled shall be rejected. On the tipal passage of the bill the yeas and nays were required by Mr. Purman and Mr. Buckalew, and were as follow, viz:—Teas, 23. NAYS, 4. The senate then adjourned until to morrow morning at ten o'clock. Nothing of any general interest was done, business being wholly of a local character. SENATE. TrESDAY, January 31, 1870. Ur. Graham, from the special commit tee, to whom was referred the petition hi the Lyndall—Dechert contested election case, presented a minority report, which was laid on the table, APPORTIOIkiItENT OF marr, Mr. Davis offered the following resolu tion, which was agreed to: limo/red, That the committee on appor tionment be directed to report bills divid ing the state into senatorial and represen tative districts, and that us a basis fur senators and representatives they be di rected to use the septennial re 115,118 so far as returns have been received and the se turns of taxables fur 1869 fur those coun ties not returned in the census: Provided, That all returns received before the eighth day of February neit shall be deemed a part of said basis. The first reading of bills en the private calendar occupied the morning session. At noon the senate was introduced fur the purpose of JOINT CONVENTION on the subject of state printing, when Speaker Wallace took the chair and stated the question to be upon the acceptance of the lowest hid fur the . Senator Olmsted moved to adjourn un til this day two weeks, at noon. The motion was agreed to and the eon- CD lion adjourned. THE HOUSE. b •ing again called to order, proceeded with the private calendar until near the hour of adjournment. Mr. Strang presented the report of the committee un the contested seat of George S. Putney. The contestant having pre wilted no evidence in support of his peti tion, the sitting member of course retains the seat. SEA WEDNESDAY, February 1, 1861. Mr Bnckalew, on the part of the ma jority of the committee to whom was re ferred the petition in the Lyndall-Dee hert case, pmsented the following supple mental report: On motion the report was adopted. Mr. Billingfelt offered the following res olution, which was referred to the com mittee on constitutional reform: . . Resolved, That. the committee on con stitutional reform be, and they are here by, instructed to embody in their bill to be framed for the calling of a convention to amend the constitution, of Pennsylva nia a provision for equal representation, consistin of an equal number of dele gates from each senatorial or congress ional.district, all to be elected at large, with the privalege for each elector to vote for only one-half the number of delegates to be elected to said convention, so that said convention may be relieved from all peril of partizan control. The house opened with prayer by the chaplain and the journal was read. A communication transmitting copies of the revised civil code was read. Three thousand copies of the • adjutant general's report op railroads was ordered for the house, on motion of Mr. Elliott. TECOII3IITTED The supplement to the onesdale law library was recommitted on motion. of Mr. Beene.- 21ILITARY lIISTOBY. Mr. Warner offered a resolution to print 3,000 extra copies of Baths' military his tory, to be deposited with the auditor general, to cost no more than $3 per vol ume, an be sold at first cost—not more than one copy to be sold to one person at the same time. A point of order being raised that it re quired a joint resolution, the resolution was so amended, and the bill referred to the ways and means committee. The senate bill incorporating the Phil adelphia republican invmcibles. Passed Th - C house refused to consider a resolti tion of air. Smith of Philadelphia on the subject of Bates' history, and the home adjourned. rgirWe notice a call in the Susquehan na 'Journal" for a public meeting to take into consideration an additiional term of court at Susquehanna Depot, and also the propriety of moving the County &at to New Mrs. Partington "says Elie thinks the most beautiful stop in the Boston organ is the'" nur 'stunner. We suppose she means 6cl:co s h IMMO. CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY. SENATE, FEB. 31. The Vide-President announced the re turn friim the House of the bill to repeal the inctsne tux, with the suggestion on the part ofthe House that that body bad sole potter to originate such measures. Mr. Scott moved to non-concur in the reasons assigned for the return of the bill, and ask for a Committee of Conference. Mr. Sherman favored the motion. Mr. Saulsbury thought the Senate should maintaindts dignity by ignoring the mes sage of the House altogether. Mr. Scott's motion ;was then adopted. A resolution commending the suffering poor of France to the American people was introduced. Mr. Edmunds introduced a bill to provide for a registration of voters throughout the United States by Federal officers. At two p. m. the Senate proceeded with the Georgia Senatorial contest. Speeches were made by Messrs. Stewart and Bore man against Mr. Hill's admission. Mr. Saulsbury spoke on the general subject of reconstruction, exposing the inconsisten cy of the Iladical policy. At 3:50 the Senate went into 'Executive session, and soon after adjourned. HousE OP REPRESENTATIVES. A bill was passed authorizing the Secretary of War to institute proceedings at law, or otherwise, to obtain indemnifi cation for the destruction of the sloop of war Oneida by the steamer Bombay. A bill passed authorizing J. H. Schnell, of California, to enter 640 acres of land, be having established a Japanese colony, and being engaged iu making experiments in the cultivation of tea, raisin , ' silk i worms, ete. The bill to extend the bounty land system to soldiers of the late war, their widows and orphans, was taken up, and, after debate, was .passed. The re quest of the Senate for a Committee of Conference on the disagreement between the two Houses in regard to the bill re pealing the Income T., was, after debate. agreed to. A bill passed to provide for taking testimony in cases pending in the District Court. A bill passed appropriat ing 1515,000 for the expenses of the Corn-1 nuttee of the House to investigate out rage alleged to be committed in the South. The Senate substitute for a bill abolish ing the offices of Admiral and Vice Ad miral, was non-concurred in, and a Com mittee of Conference was asked. The Senate bill prescribing an oath of office for those persons who praticipated in the latC war, hut who are not disqualtied by the Fourteenth Amendment, was report ed. Without disposing of the bill the House at 4:30 p. m. adjourned. SENATE, FEB. 1.9 t. A concurrent resolution commending to the AmerAcan people the suffering poor of belligerent nations in Europe was passed. The Georgia Senatorial contest was taken up, and the resolution admit ting Mr: Hill passed, and that gentleman appeared and took the oath of the office. Mr. Thurman then offered a joint resolu tion, prescribing an oath of office to be taken by H. B. Miller, Senator elect from Georgia, he being unable to take the test oath, having served as a surgeon in the Confederate army ; referred to the Judic iary Committee. The Consular and Dip lomatic Appropriation bill was taken up and, after unimportant amendments, pas sed; also, the West Point Appropriation bill. Some time was spent in discussing a motion to take up the first of this Steam ship Subsidy bills. Without action, the Senate, at 3:15., went into Executive Session, and soon after adjourned. TTn~ en or Rfrpsyvctc-r j The House resumed the consideration of the Senate bill passed on the 22d of I April last, prescribing an oath of office to I be taken by persons who. participated in the late rebellion, but who are not dis qualified from holding office by the Four teenth Amendment to the Constitution of the Unites! States. The bill provides that such persons shall take the oath prescribed in the act of 11th July, 1868, prescribing an oath of office to be taken by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have been - removed. Among the opponents of the bill was Mr. Long, the negro from Georgia. The debate also gave rise to a passage at arms between Messrs. Cox and Porter. Mr. Farnsworth made a strong speech in favor of the bill. Mr. Butler closed the debate. lie said that he reported the bill as the . mouth piece of the Committee on Reconstraction, but that he opposed it. A motion to lay the bill on the table was negatived, and the bill passed—yeas, 118; nays, 89. A bill for an additional assistant Attorney- General passed; also, a bill relating to the jurisdiction of the Courts in certain rases; also, a bill to remedy certain de fects iu the judicial administration of certain customs and revenue laws. Mr. Peters, from the Judiciary Committee, made a report in the rase of William Mc- Garrahan that he is not entitled to relief. Mr. Bingham made a minority report. The house then adjburned. SENATE, FEB. 2nd Mr. Saulsbury rising to a question of privilege, moved to reconsider the vote by which Mr. Pomeroy's resolution of sympathy for the suffering people of ' , ranee and Germany was adopted, in order that it might be axed up in English, asserting that it was ungrammatical. The motion was negatived. The House bill to allow the exportation of brandy with the same rights of drawback as are allowed for rum alcohol, was passed. The House amendment to the bill to divide Virginia into two JUdicial districts was concurred in. At 1:30 p. m. the Senate took tip the bill subsidizing a steamship line in the Gulf of Dlexieo, and Mr. Kellogg addressed the Mlle in support of the measure.. At 3:30 p. m. the Senate went into Executive sessijn and.soon after adjourned. HOUSE OP REPEESISTATIVES. In the House, a bill yn.ssed in reference to the United States District and Circuit Courts in Indiana.. Also, a bill giving the consent of Congrese to the applica tion of 500,000 acres of school lands in Oregon, to the support of the common schools; also, a bill providing that the act of June 17, 1862, presiiihing the oath of grand and petit juro* in the United States Courts shall apply odly to petit jurors in cases where the United States is a party ; alsO ' a bill to provide fur the collection of debts from Southern rail roads; also, a bill to provide for the issue of duplicate bondli, under certain con ditions, in lieu of bands lost or destroyed; also, a bill for the letter organization of the United Stater District Court in Lonisians‘ The House then took up the bill extending the, time to. construct a railroad from St, Croix river to Lake Superior.. The bill was discussed at length by Meisrs. Ronteroy, Myers, 'Wilk inson, 'Kelley, Washburn, and 'Wilson in favor of the measiak;ana by Messrs, Say, Stnia,g, Randall, sti# 'enx in opposition'. The bill was toes on motion of Mr. Holman, re-committed to the Committee on Public Land& This is regarded as equivalent to a rejection of the bill. The House then took up the bill to establish a system of national education, but with out proceeding with its consideration, at 4:15 p. m., adjourned. EiN —Garibaldi has asked that his com mand be included in the armistice. —The revictnaling of Paris progresses as rapidly as circumstances permit. —The English Admiralty have order ed the construction of ten gun-boats. —The peace negotiations cause great consternation among the Imperialists. —The Germans have agreed to ignore the holding of elections for Assembly in Alsace. —The provisioning of Paris is delayed through the defectiveness of the railways. —l.he French Army of the East has virtually ceased to exist as an organized body. —The colors of the German Empire now float over all the French forts before Paris. —Favre refuses to attend the London Conference, nor will he authorize any one to act in his place. —The Prussians have made another call for troops, and at short notice 300,- 000 adtPtional men will be ready to march into France. —The town of Neuenburg, on the Ba den side of the Rhine, is overerowded with French fugitiV6 soldiers, many of whom are sick and wounded. —Despatches from many parts of France concur in expressing the determi nation of the people to continue the war unless the terms proposed 10 Germany are greatly ameliorated. —The French generals commanding in the north of France have protested against the Prussian demands relative to the line of demarcation between the French and German armies. —At the meeting of the London Con ference, yesterday, Russia fully gained her object, all her pretensions being acknowl edged, she yielding nothing, and Turkey obtain.d no new guarrantee. —At a public, meeting in Bordeaux a committee of public safety was nominated for the future government of Franco. It includes the name of M. M. Gamhetta, Louis Blanc, Rochefort and Dupontai. —Twelve opposition journals have pro tested against the decree issued by the Bordeaux Government, on Tuesday, pro viding for the disqualification from the privilege of election to the Assembly of members of families reigning over France since 1789, and other imperialists. ODDS AND ENDS. —We are told there is nothing made in vain. But how about a pretty young girl? Isn't she maiden vain f —The observant Josh Billings says, " Men seem to me now-a-days to be di vided into slow Christians and wide a-wake sinners." —A MichiTin paper published the fol lowing; "Fellow-citizens! If you are awake move ! If you are moving walk If you are running fly to the rescue!" —A Paris correspondent writes that since the siege "the surviving cats of Par is are extremely shy, and no longer court on the roof." Everything has its advan tages. —People about to become novelists the rtutowing subject " The Undertaker's Funeral; or, You Know How It is Yourself." Every body would read it. —An unmarried friend declared to us the other day, with an expression of countenance most I ugubrious—" I never cared a farthing about getting married, until I attended an old bachelor's funer al." —Joe Jefferson got a cheek cashed in a New Yoak Bank, where he was not rec ognized, by simply remarking, in his ini mitable style. "If mein little dog Schneider vas here, he would know me." —The Kaw Indians, in Kansas, are un doubtedly highly susceptible of civiliza tion. They salt the railroad tracks. This entices cattle in front of the trams; the cattle are killed, and " Lo" gathers up the carcases and keeps by him au abund ance of roasts and soap pieces. —The liberal hearted proprietor of a lager beer saloon in Rutland, Vt., recent ly lost his pocket-book containing 8600, i It was found and returned by a young man, and the &ratified Teuton thus gave vent to his delight: "Bob, you is one be n est man. I tells you what I'll do; shake you for the lager." —Josh Billings sums up his mortal ex perience thus: "Men, if they ain't too lazy, live sometimes till they are eighty. ant destroy the time a good, deal as fol lows: The lust thirty years they spend throwing stuns at a mark, the second thirty they spend examining the mark, to see where the stun hit, and the remain der is divided in' cussing the stun throw ing business and nussing the rumatiz. —lt was at the dinner of an Irish asso ciation that the following toast was given: "Here's to the President of the Society— Patrick O'Rafferty ; an' may he live to eat the chicken that scratches over his grave." —lt was a wise negro who, in speak ing of the happiness of married people, said: "Dat'ar 'ponds altogedder on how dey 'joy deyselves." —.Josh Billings says that the mosquito wats born of poor, but honest parents, who bad in their veins some of the best blood in the country. —Brown's little Weakness is this: When he and Mrs. Brown go to a dinner party, they do it in style; and he natutally likes his entertainer's flunkeys to think that the equipage he has hired for the occasion is his own:—Brown (in a loud voice :)" 0 —a—Come for us at eleven, John." The coachman (in a louder voice :) " Hall right, Sir l What name shall I bask for ?" —A toper in Albany recovered from a recent debauch tofind that his wife, had died in the same house and been buried, he having been too drunk to know of it or attend the funeral. -A veteran observer once del:diked that no one kneW what envy and jealousy were until he had served in the army. The observer probably never belonged to a church choir. —The Ohio Slate Journallays down the following proposition : "The springs of action in the human mind are various. It won't do to say that what's-its-name will alWays produce thingirmy in any giv en instance." Anything plainer than this is simply impossible. tins Our forrOpondin6. Letter From Minnesota. Mn: EDrront—After another somewhat lengthy illence, I again resume the correspond ; ence beetling where I left off, as it regards the Season: y I think I said in my last communication that there were indications of a Minnesota fall.' The indications did not flatter us to disappoint, but we were permitted to fully realize its' ful fillment, in having indeed an autumn with its soft and gentle zephyrs, and its mellow golden days, "melancholly days," when all nature seems hushed to repose, when field and forest are ablaze with the gorgeous tints of autumn leaves. Tne seasowgrows more beautiful as the end ap proaches, and still later the hazy mellow air of "Indian Sammer",softens the outlines, of the shorn forestS, and =Companies the waning year far into Old December's barrenness. Then succeeds the keen usurpation and gay scenes of bright "King Winter," when the thoughts turn Inward, and the zest of social life reawak ens. The winter thus tar, with the exception of a few days, in which the thermometer went down to 24 deg., has been very mild. The changes here ate not sudden as in the Eastern States where two or three kinds of weather arc ex perienced in a single day, as I have known in New York. You marthink perhaps when I say the thermometer goes down to 32 deg. that it must be severe, but*eAo not teel It as much on account of its belig*firy,atmosphere, and at such times it is clirt.sill.,Varid: ,- **ruk;y blight sunshine. On - ii'llelf. : iitcinti*-',17.10,1 the sun rises, the brillieno - Migeliga• , .. is called "Sun-days," I nekt;;Peliel4.:lftiff* .;.. came here } and not only that, titt#ter;c4OSE!,ali'' above t sun, a similar appci*C4lit*agit in the a very tall chur.t4l.*pinetimes to be s a great part of th - U - ; .:4 Et- - It4'yet In * creasing in brietness, very intaAcri.i,,'"Aenome na, will continue day after day itifillilAte cold lasts. We do not fe t eie •,,e0 f at the East, when you get 4,.. 4:!lR.litheittids from , the Atlantic coast tv - . prone, to be,fieW -...- • 1 ing broadcast the se•• 's e at terrible (14.1nase, consumption. The 's.,:!e an almost total ! absence of mists an •..lt is said by - some that the brilliency of the sunlight ol Minn,t 1 the pleasing succession of the seasons, all con spire to give it an unrivalled beauty and salubrity of climate, and to make it . a home of a joyous, , healthy and prosperous people strong in physic al, intellectual and moral capnbiliti,:. It is i sail that if any one has the consumption here the cause is to be sought for else where than in ! this climate. fly the census of 1839, Minnesota ' exhibired the smallest number of deaths in proportion to its Inhabitants of any state in the union excepting Oregon. A certain class (XI patients afflicted with pulmonary disease should not come here, those who cannot ewlure or flaw of phlegmatic temperament. We have very little wet weather here, fall ur spring. I do not dread the change of seasons as I al in New York. The mud dries up very quick when we have any. We have had but halo this Lll, for we have had no rain since November and very little snow, and that within the last two or three weeks. We are about two dem - etst north of New York and one would think that we would get more snow but we do not get as much. Perhaps one reason may be that we are situated about midway between the th. Tans. It is estimated that Minne.,ota has 4.70,0XX1 in habitants, 200,000 of American descent, and the remainder from almost all parts of the world. It is claimed that on these vast prairies and among the dense forests, the Celt, Teuton and Goth meet with ;the Amer ican and produce a race strung and vigorous in mind. Nu other commonwealth has such opportunity to make a state larger by one third than all New Easiand, and doub4-g its population once in fire years. In 187.5 we may expect at least a Million in habitants. It is estimated that about 35,000, foreign and native, have settled in the State dur ing the last year. Long driving storms are sel dom experienced hem, as the oldest settlers will testify. To day, the twenty-fourth, the sun is shinning brillicntly, perfectly clear, a mild win ter day, and so we have it continue day after day for a long time. C. 13. L. gurat " • Business Matters. —Corrected Time Table on the Lehigh V. IL Road. —Tiffany & Cramer give notice of a supply of Cayuga Plaster at Montrose Depot. —Dr. J. D. Vail offers his medical services to the public. Read his card. —W. W. Watsuo Anaitor In the estate of W. K. Grecnwood gives notice of distribution, Thursday, March 9. —P. Lines has again opened a taylor shop ov er Burns 6: Nichols store. Read advertisement —llostetter & Smith, Stomach Bitters. —Perry Davis & Son, Bain Killer. —Wm. IL Boyd & CO. give notices of disolu tion. New Firm, Boyd S.: Corwin. "Cutting up" again. The patrons of the 3lontrose &pub:lean were startled last week by the information that the editor has commenced " cutting up" his paper, and, unless some intervention takes place at once, according to his former notion of things, he will entirely destroy it. We were greatly surprised at some of his politicall evolutions lately, but we are completely confounded to see him, at this time, commence " cutting up" so. - .02 , - -- -- Then and Now. One of our solid limners, of Springville, called upon us the other day to renew his subscription I and in course of conversation, made the follow ing comparison between his condition in boy hood and the present fastidiousness of . the "Bays of the Period;" He said: "When I was a boy, I remember tying up a little cheese in a copperas-colored pocket-handkerchief, and almost bare footed, coining to Montrose, selling It at the old brick store, on the corner, for three cents per pound, to buy a spelling book, and returning home to lie upon my t oily and then upon m3back, before an old-fashioned fireplace, for want of other light, to get my lessons. Now if a boy is coming to Montrose to attend school, be must have a horse and critter, and if he is so unfortunate as to have but two buffalo robes. he is obliged to borrow another, and on arriving must bit proportionately situated in other spects I" Wo think the above can be read and ponder ed upon with advantage by our modern "gen try." Accident. A son of Israel Lewis had a Ell in his father's barn a few days since, which caused a severe fracture of the thigh bone. He is now rapidly recovering, .11e was attended by ny. Cobb of this boro. Dedication. The M. E. Chant at Rush ()enter, Pa., Pro, videnee permitting; trill be dedicated to 'the service of AlmigitiY.Ood on 'flintaday, February 23, 1971. Rev, D.. 0, Olmstead, Presiding Elder of Wyithising DisMict, preach at 11 a. no., aril Roy. B. F. Brown of Tuntchannoe4, at 7 p. m.' The 'irienda - of rcllglon,inerapti and order are coidially Invited to attend, ecjo iu the servlici nntitelpliniadatertheAcht. ' I': GiTia, Noon • 'Testehtirfs Institute. • rIIJX:EItDINGB OF AN ENSTTTIITE . ILELD AT CITY acuooL noun, CL39121) Institute commenced on Friday, January 20, 1&i 1, at 10 chock, it. E., with remarks by Super. .Intendent W. C. Tilden, to the teachers present, briefly stating the object of the meeting, and calling attention to the Importance of the du ties of teachers, followed by a brief Illustrative crease In reading and pronunciation of words, with their relation to good reading, by Suprin tendent Tilden. Ex-Superintendent. Allred W..Larmbee, Prin. cipal of Great Bend Graded School, was then introduced, and presented excellent Mustmtions and - advice on the manner of Instructing chil dren, in drat reading lessons; also, conducted a class exercise in Mental Arithmetic. Miss Mary E. Jenkins was chosen Secretary, and Miss M. Annie Pitcher, Critic, for afternoon session. Adjourned to 1,14 o'clock, P. 3L .AFTErmoox Sesstox.—First work—an exer cise in spelling, conducted by Miss Ettie E. El lison and the Superietendent. An exercise In Grammar by Messrs. Larrebee and Tilden. Mr. J. S. Gitlin, Principal of Rarford Graded School, was introduced to the Institute, who called the attention of the members, to the correctness and clearouS in the teaching of Practical Arithme tic. Words were placed upon the black board by the Superintendent, introducing composition; also, introducing Geography. A discussion fol lowed on the grading of Common Schools. An earnest appeal to the teachers by Superintend ent Tilden, to attend to the work of a class, dur ing time of recitation. AdjoUrned at 434 o'clock , topeet at G o'clock r. at. SEl , elON.—Questions for discussion, .IMlled for. "Should Premiums be Awarded to .Eeholars?" was discussed at some length, for and against. Mr. Larrahee read an Essay, to which ho had not given a name, (we would suggest that he call It The Work.) The report of the Critic olbs next read, in which several words in common use were mentioned as mispronounced or misused. Miss Annie Ledysrd was chosen Critic for remainder of the session. Discussion followed on questions proposed : vii., " Should Teachers receive Salary in pro portion to Grade of Certificate?" Have Teach ers the Hight to attend Yanks, during School Terns?" Answered satisfactorily by Superin tendent; answer, in spirit, this: That hey have no right to gD where, or do that which shall binder efficiency in the schoolroom, or In flac::ec scholars to do wrung. The teachers were asked, by Clifford Directors, whether they generally presented their certificates to Direct ors, for examination. The majority had seldom been desired to do so, and some who had taught many terms, had outer been asked for a certifi cate. To the question, " Has a Teacher, present, taught in Clifford two rears, without the Direct () ra having seen the certificate held ? Answer: No. " Should Teachers work by a Programme 4" Dixvw.l. On call, all agreed it would be bet:. ter to do so. Superintendent Tilden then addrmsed the In sthlite. Subject: - The Tcnclier, bis Prepara tion, Work, an:l the Results or Fruits of Labor." The whims.; was listened te with marked atten tion. Adjourned to 9 o'clock, nt, to-morrow morning. MOILW:G SC.9SlON.—Opened with an exercise upon the Solar Chart, by Superiiitehdent. Mr. Larrnbee followed with History. Mr. Gillin presented valuable instructions on the manner of teaching Geography. Reading of composi tions, from the words placed upon the black board yesterday; the rasult very satisfactory, followed with encouraging words from Mr. Larrabee. A Committee on Resolutions was appointed, consisting of Ella Rood, M. Annie Pitcher and Ettie E. Ellison. Class exercises continued ; in Grammar, by Mr. Lambe° tiread ing, by 3lessus.7 Larrabee and Tilden: the Prob lems of Interest, by Mr. Galin. Committee on Resolutions presented the fallowinz, which were adopted: Reao:refL-Ist, That, we as Teachers, and members of this Institute, appreciate the bcne fits of the la'aors of this Associaton. 21. That we tender - our warmest thanks to our worthy Superintendent, for his untiring, labor and zeal, manifested In the cause of education. 3d. That we tender our thanks to our worthy and able Instructors, and feel that we have lis tened to such hints and suggestions, as will prove of practical use to us in our present field of labor. 4th. That we tender our thanks to the Direct ors fur their presence and ala iu making, the In- slitute iotemstiva sth. That we tender to the people of Clifford City, our heart-telt thanks, for their kind hospi tality. ' 6th. That a copy of these the proceeding of this meeting, be tent to each of the county papers for pupliattion. The propriety of opening schools with reading of scriptures and prayer, was urged by several. An interesting discussion on pronunciation of words follolied. Roll cell showed the attend unc'e of six Directors; four from Clifford, and two from Merrick; and twenty-eight teachers; names and post-offices as follows: Milne Cud_ debacle, Nettie G. Chamberlin, Emma J. Coon, Anna Brownell, Adelphine C. Miller, Susie Mil ler, Andrew Miller, Clifford. HattieSafford, Brooklyndlannah Crandall,Net tieCrandall,EttieE.Eliison,MaryCrandall, M.An nie Piteber,3lyraWells,Susan Davimt, itelen Bur ritt,blaStovens.Lizzie Coleman,Dundaff. Alt W. Larrabee, Great Itctid ; B. F. Gibson May R Jenkins, Annie J. Jenkins, South Gib son ; James S. Gillin, Ilarford; Annie Let;yard, Herrick Center; Ella R. Rood, Eunice Van Etten, Lenoxdile; Louis Gardner, Franklo Burdick, Uniondale. • Institute closed with earnest advice and prayer by Superintendent Tilden. 11.tirr E. JENILLNS, Secretary Importance to Soldters. The House Military Committee, authorized Mr, Stoughton to report a bill relieving from the charge of desertion all soldiers who left they commands without leave after the 10th day . a April, 1665, and who were not subacquently otin eieted of desertion by sentence of court martial: Many soldiers lett their regiments after the sur render of Lee and Johnson, without waiting to be mustered out, and were in consequenull marked on the rolls as deserters, and deprlvett of the pay and bounty dee them: The hill ta designed to place them on the same footing with men who remained with their cernmandA until regularly discharged, An Advance on Te!egraphi. A letter written us by Charles- Decker et Forest Lake, January 270, and mailed Jan, 28th. requcating handbills and publication of a notita for a donation visit on the 7th of Feb, was re, eciv'ed Feb, eh. This la,wts any thno yet 941 .• • . record. tnir Our ohligntions are due to Superintend ent Tilden fare copy of:the school report of - the State of Penntvivanla, Vnlieruallat Contbrence. ,'• At, the school house •in Elk' Lek°, Din:weir township, oh TbUri,day nuil Friday,: February 10 and 17. • • • • t • - • Doniu Tho Mends - pi .Itert: .11;,4/ruy,' will, make him a donfition visit arthalldeting iodea near Auburn * 4 cur:rura l Erb* Feb. It P'"4ll.iiii InQited .. „
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