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liointso Onto.
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leon, sews.. Druz.. Oils, and Pslete. DMUS
OA Sbne•, Rat• and v.v.. rhea, Sntralo Sebes, Gm.
aeries. Prterlelone..te.
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mad.. to order.
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sRS in Drugs. Siedicince, Chemical.. Dye
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h. !noted Alice awl nyt.ienes west of the Coon
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noctEs, PLASTER PARIS
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ROCERIES.--Teas in great einety
aa4 amp for •t& gun' rim Aria •
NO P'2/"'
er:4h4tir.ZtoßAigß=
Palo tonti
The Belfry Moon.
—to:—
21) ths atom of the Zoning That:
The Boston conflagration has revived the
=ethers' of a poem by the late N. P. Willis,
wb'ch, from its assccdation with the Old ElJuila
Church, so graciously spared by the flames, as
well at from its own great beauty, you may like
to republish. I send you a copy from an edition
of Mr. Willieworks.
On the cross-beim under the Old South bell
The nest of a pivon is buil:led well
In summer and winter that bird 12 there,
Out and in with the morning air;
I love In see him track the streets.
With his wary eye and active feet ;
And I often watch hint as he springs,
Circling the steeple with easy wings:
Till acroas the dial hi• shade has passed,
And the belfry edge is gained at last.
'Tilt a bird 1 love, with its brooding note,
And the trembling throb in its mottled throat;
There's a human look in Its swellinehreast,
And the gentle curved its lowly cred ;
And I often stop with the fear I feel--
Ile runs so close to the rapid wheel.
Whatever is rung on that noisy bell—
Chime of the hour or funeral knell—
The dove in tne belfry must hear ft well,
When the tongue awnolot out to the midnight
moon—
When the sexton ellseribt rings for noon—
When the clock stne clear at morning light--
When the child is ask at with -nines( night"—
When the ciliates play ott in the Sabbath air,
Filling thespird with tones of prayer,
Wllatever tale In the ben is beari
He broods on bin f tided fort unstirrad,
Or, rising hair in his rounded nest;
He takes the time to smooth his breast.
Then amps again with 6hne.l eyes,
And sleeps as last vibration dies.
Sweet bird! I would that I could be,
A hermit in the crowd Me thee!
With win p; to ti. to woo I ant glen.
Thy lot, like mine, Is east with men;
And daily, with unwilling, feet,
But, mills° me wnen day is ,t'er,
Thou ratISI dismiss the w.x1.l and soar,
Or nt ei half.lidt wi..h for rest.,
Canst smooth the Lame , ' on thy breast,
And drop C,rgetful t:. t'ty rtmt.
A Word In Anger Spoken
—O---
A WORD in anuer snnhen—
Flow often do,. it pnive
The cause or cold illi'r,ren'!l
In hearts whase rulels tor•!
Ilow 1111 t the sweetest pitetstves
Humanity can know,
Are by a harsh expression
Turned into hitter woe?
A word in sneer spohen—
Ilacv many sighs and lean,
An•l sleepless nights, and cheerless days,
And wintry, weary years,
Ilave..been its moarural
Though chalrity e:aayel
To best the deadly, te4tering wound
Which thoughtless nr.ger made?
A word in anger Ilputcen—
A blot npnn life. pigs—
' Which oft will leave its hum=
From youth to Liter riga,
Man may forgive sn insult;
But still it heirs its trait—
For memory is a tyrtnt
Whose rale 1.1 absolute.
A word in anger simlten
Bag oft engendered strife
lk.fiseem the loving husband
And the doting. trusting wife;
Ilascoused a barrier to rise
Between the child and mother
And led (oul enmity to p art
The Atter and the brother.
A word in angel-spoken—
If you hive felt its blight.
Rcaoiye henceforth to "►now thyself,"
And train thy spirit rhrht,
Keep watch upon thy every thought,
' Thy every look avid word.
And thou shalt live from OJITOW free,
As joyous as a bird.
A word in anger spoken—
Oh. weigh the sentence well;
For it contains a lesson
That wards are rain to tell,
The human heart is faulty.
And the wisest of us all
May drop a careless word in wrath,
That we would fain recall.
The Very Last of the St:mints'
Strike.
A house maid I wanted to hire.
A mo.lest young woman, and ready ;
And 'twos always my special desire
That she should be pious and steady.
One came ; and "My lady." says site,
I hope you won't make no objection
To let me go mit and take tea,
As my spirit is prone to dejection I
"Your Butler I met on the stairs;
Your footman I saw as I came
I thought I perceived he'd gray hairs
And the baker's drci cay lame
" Arter all. perhaps. I shan't come again,
Or think of your place any more
For I find that you put up a chain,
And at eight you lock your hall door.
"Then how could I go out alone!
On my Sunday out bow heve a spree
You'd best get some dowdy old crane,
rot your piace,ma'am won't suit inch as me!'
Young iron:inn! yo've talltei idl I'm tired ;
One misttske you tinve pride, do ynu see—
You some here to be hirei
And you aide you are hiring me P"
There Is no Drain
There le nn death! The etai::" n down
TO rise upon Koine fairer shore,
And bright in fledven'9. jeweled crown, •
They gigue forevermore.
Thole Is no death ! An angel form
Walks o'er the earth with I:float tread,
lie heirs our best loved tblogs assay,
And then trona them "dead."
Born unto that no tvin:;
They leave us hut to cmlie ag. ;
With loy we welcome them—the same
Except in sin and pain.
And ever near as though unseen.
The dear immortal spirits tread;
Far all the boutolless univtlse
In lifeTitere are tie d-K4
Ortvitio .ittl Aripicionio
A StAS of letters—ate postmaster.
Parsswea epitaph: flo died and made no
OWL
Crrmaco tow claims 4 Permanent popolatton
of =OM
“patortt and Pilia" ja the title of one of
liolland's elitoriabh •
Alternuatorox, WI% is Ann Advertises
Bibles "superior to any °Wee.
Tun posts] railway service tuts been Incrust
ell daring the last year 141,Q00
Tint l'otsstlikg of bilis upon letup poets and
Imes have been probibitaliq Now York.
Tatats is a sboemaker'sjoupai lately gado
—.be sure you ask for the tut Oltiun,
Tnapeuotiestierst J. it Mood iffe en , a u *
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1 ,„ I
MONTROSE; PA., WEDNESDAY DECEMBER ,F. 4,1872.
Educational.
—:..0,----
Pro:cedtagp of the SusqueJuliana Co.
Teacher.' inatitufe.
Tus IlisintrrE assembled in the Grad
ed School bailditp",. Montrose, Monday,
November 11. ut ?o'clock p. in., and was
called to order by Superintendent W.
C. Tilden. After the opening exercises,
the Superintendent addressed the teach
ers, congratulating them on the advance
ment made during the last year, and ex
pressing the hope that a week of profit
would be before them.
The first exercise, a drill in English
Grammar, was coAucted by A. H. 'Ber
lin, Principal of the Graded School. He
illustrated, by p class drill, his method of
teaching primary classes, and showed the
necessity of oral drill before taking up
the text hook. I! followed with "how
to Teach Composition," expressing the
view that it should be taken up with
smaller classes, and continuing, by suc
cessive sips, to teach it as pupils adianc
ed.
The following officers were then elect
ed : A. H. Berlin, Vice President, and
F. D. Brewster, Secretory.
On motion, the time for meeting and
adjourning was tired us follows: Morn
ing Sessions. from 8:43 to 19 ; Afternoon
Sessions, from 1:30 to 4:00; Evening Ses
sions, from 7:00 to 9:00.
On the assembling of the Institute, in
the evening, A. W. Cooper, Principal of
the Susquehanna D..pot Graded School,
spike upon the subject of " School Sing
rziltie of teaching singing, its
imp trtance, and the interest it,awakened,
were dwelt upon. He conducted an ex
ercise it. vocal music. Prof. C. 11. Ver
rill. Principal ,if the l'ilanstield Normal
Selma!, was in' minced to speak nitro' the
"First Day in School." He said that it
was an excellent point pined, if the
teachers made a favorable impression, but
that an nit fav,rable ,the was not alWaya
a sign of failure. The teacher must suc
ceed, in spite of liiitdrances, if he pos
sessed the elements of su ‘o•ss. The teach
er most 1* especially cognizant of his be
havior in the schoolroom. He. then de
scribed the mitnnerof opening the school,
ringing the bell. reading scripture, taking
names. etc., and spoke of the unpin:inc..
of remembering the name+ of the schol
ars. He concluded by insisting that the
teacher must be prompt in everything
pertaining to his work. Prof. F. A. Allen
followed next. He said that the work of
eactitog, was a vience —the highest oh all
known SCleliCes—that the teacher must
iI3VC u knowledge of tt.e materials upon
which he works. No one needs so much
know) dg. as the teacher; be must know
the what child-life is, how and
when to teach. The mistake has been
made for ages that u Child has no knowl
edge when he enters the school room—
fie has a head full, knows all the laws oF
arithmetic. knows everytho.g. The seed
is here, but must be developed. lie said
that the first duty o' a teacher was to
find out when :he knowledge of a child
ends.
TrESD Y MORNING
The Institute was opened with n riding
of scr ptere and prayer.
Reading was then taken up by Prof.
rated his method of teach•
ing primary reading.
Prof. Verrill gave instruction on the
subject of " Arithmetic." He began by
-eying that mental and written should
he combined, and defined the difference.
He objected to the large number of class
es in our schools,—seemed 4ea think air,
classes suing:iv t.
Prof. Alb-n spoke on the Theory of
Teaching—Organization. He discussed
school organisation under the following
heads: lst. !rases; 2d, studies; 3d. pro
gramme; 4th, study. The bases of or
ganization were tut.. which he called the
flow, or Fact period, and the Why, or
Philasphical perbid. The time in the
first period was to be spent in developing
the :tenses, in teaching how things are
done. Prof. Cooper conducted an exer
' cise in singing, and was followed by Prof.
Verrill ore History.
In the afternoon the first exercise was
conducted by Prof. Berlin. subjeet—Flng
lidt Grammar, and Was followed by Prof.
Verrill, on School Work. Ile spoke prin
cipally concerning the number of studies
that should he pursued, and presented a
programme for an ungradsd echo 11.
Prof. All-n then prevented the subject
of Geography. He explained the impor
tance of this snhject. hut eaademaea the
manner which it is generally taught.
Facts are nid, studied, but a few indefi•
rite terms that mean nothing. He at•
tritinted this to the faults of the text
books. Geography has to do with every
thing cennected with the earth. it hi a
striae on which everything is hung. The
earth has its blood vessels, its bones, its
nerv,.A, It§ 'near% it is, in fact, a living.
to aahnal. Gig as deep as you nleve
and v:nt will signs of life; even the
rottkq hear testimony to this truth.—
ARer the recess the ,Query Box was an
swered.
(•. the creilintr. the R. v. Dr..T. E. CllPS
shire drliror.•d nn üble and luterest intr.
lecture. •' The Ad‘tmtagot and Richt M
e.; or K,nwtedge, to a largo and appr.-
ciatire audietti,,
WETWF.SDAY
The opening exerckes were conducted
by Rev. A. D. Alex outer. Prof. Allen
again took up the stittjeet, of Reading.
f divided Reading Into three c'asses
1. Mechanical. calling words by their
lIIIMPSF. 2. Intell-ottial. or Emotional,
calling cut the sense. 3. Estlictical. mov
ing the feelttigs. which he call e d the
highest style of reading. Ile said that in
reading it was .neoestary to call out the
lights and shades of the sentiment ex
preszed. which he illustrated .hy example.
Prof. Verrill then conducted an exercise
in Arithmetic, after which an essay—" In
the Salem) Room; 4 nnshine TO. Clouds,"
was read by Miss Jennie Smith, of Sus
quehanna Depot. She portrayed the
clouds that would sometimes horerorer
the mlmature world, and suggested ways
by which th-y might he dispelled. The.
heart was superior to the intellect, so we
mast appeal to the hearts of our
and.leatl them on by good -motives, Sim
was of the opinion. that..uqder the info-:
alga of patine* find imilee ,
aramid
seldom cease to shine. She forcibly set
forth the necessity of making our school
rooms attractive with music, pictures,
plants, &c. 'She mentioned two kinds of
nelp. one furnished to the teacher—maps,
charts, etc.,—and the other furnished by
the teacher—as leaves, flowers, stones,
etc. The essay was full of valuable sug
gestions.
Prof. Cooper then spoke on Geology,
illustratinglu the subject with sp.icimens.—
Prof. Allen followed. on the subject of
Grammar. lle seemed to think thatgram
mars were more injurious than usefill'in
the school room, that teachers took for
their definitions that grammar is to teach
to parse, Analyze, and diagram, instead of
teaching how to speak and write correct
ly ; that mistakes were principally made
in using the wrong forms of the word.—
Ile declared that the first duty was to
study the uses of languor, and not the
science.
In the afternoon Prof. Verrill took up
the method of tacliirig the Constitution
of the United States. The subject he
held should be taught by familiar talks,
taking up first the lowest form of govern
ment, namely, the township, and then in
order cf importance the other organiza
tions, naming the different officers and
their duties. The importance of this
subject was gliown, and the . manner of
teaching made very simple
Prof. Allen followed with spelling. He
said that spelling was taught incorrectly;
it should never be taught with the lips,
but with pen and penA; that we are not
critical enough in our spelling, that prin.
tars were good spellers from necessity.—
He advised the teachers that they should
not receive any verbal 'sense but require
everything to be in writing. Ile contin
ued on Theory of Teaching. That the
pupil who enters the school should have
three studies, language, 'science, and
mathematics. He argued that whatever
we& we beconie tired, but that rest is
not a cessation of work, but simply a
change of cccupation, and as these three
classes of study cull fur different faculties
—madiematics, the reasoning powers;
language, the imagination; anti science,
observation, hence all are essential.
In the evening a large audience assem
bled. The exercises were opened with a
glee he the Choral Society, after which
the Query Box wits answered by Profeiss-
APen in his usual fehcitious manner.
The L-cture. subject, " School-inade and
Self-made men," was delivered by Prof.
Verrill. The speaker mentioned the fact
that a great many criticisms are made in
regard to the courses of study pursued in
our schools, that it was not confined to
ally particular grade of school. Some
think that schools are too strict In their
courses, nut gi‘ing stalicient choice to I
their st ndents, or else not practical enough
in their instruction, from which many
conclude that sal/Nils are not doing what
they ought. and that sell-made men are
better. Ile admitted that our schools had
many faults, tiptLhat they were neverthe
less, far superior to home training, and
he urged the improvement of the schools,
that we shouhrbenefit by the experience
of the past and not go through with all
their faults. A mottg the faults common.
he meilftioned that our pupils du not de•
pond upon themselves, du not arouse :te
non—too much cramming. He strmglj
condemned the practice of !tiring gover
nesses fur the instruction of children.
thinking that tier could thus gain better
training; but the fact, be said was quite
the revense, that every pupil that came
tmn'er his care was more deficient than
those who had even less advantages but
attended school; that it was a good thing
to come in contact with our schoolmates.
that the simple meeting of A large num
' ber of scholars had a remarkable lain
ence. He said there were vices and op
positions in the world to be met by the
young, and that they should be prepared
fur them. lle expressed the opinion that
it would be difficult to tell what studs
would not do good.
Bet. J. G. Miller made a few remarks.
The Choral Society again favored the In
attire with music.
THURSDAY
The Rev. Dr. J. E Chesshire conduct
ed the opening exercises. Prof. Verrill
continued the subject of Arithmetic.—
ao dwelt on the following points:—AS
sistance, Ist. now given ; 2d, when given ;
ilevic.iy, Analysis.
Prof. Alletr :ollowed on the subject of
Physiology. lie expressed th t e opinion
that magic interest was rot vet 81ifficient
ly awakened on the Snbject for its intro
duction into schools: that the text books
gave too much space to anatomy instead
f Itygiote; that teachers shoal 4 take up
the subject in familiar talks. After sing
ing, by the Institute, Miss Jennie Smith
gave an " Object Lesson," illustrating her
manlier of teaching. by a cla.s of pupils.
The exercise created a great deal of in
tcrt•s'.
The :ifternoon sessiim opened with sing
ing. The So nerintendent then introduc
ed-the Rev. Or. Chesshire. who made a
"ew remarks on the educational advanta-'
vs of the present. fie was followed by
R e v. !Allier with appropriate remarks on
the nobility of the t acher's Work.
The lion. L F. Fitch then addressed
the Institute on the duties of teachers.—
lie referred to the- great power held by
the teacher in shaping and training the
Present generation, making them either a
b'essing or a curse to their country. Be
nisose scholars had en great donfidence. in
their teachers, it behooved them to en•
courage and lift the burden off from
theM. That it was no trivial thing to be
a teacher, that it was a noble calling.—
. Ile asked them to ennoble it. to strive to
he at the head of the advancing class, to
be ambitions to have the hest school of
the grade of scholars in the county.
After an oorture, by Misses Bentley
end Beteh. Prof. Allen continued the!
subject. of Theory of. Teaching.
In the evening:the Choral Society again
I favored_ the Institute with music. Prof.
Verrill answered the Query .Box, and
was followed by Rey. A. E. "Warriner.-,..
Ile thought thht common-sense should he
tl , e,tettehere guide. lie proceeded to On.
alyze the word as follows: 1, Naturalness
7 -which he defined
.as the low of Gol—
A person most stamp his. own natural.
.ness upon thosehapmee in cmitact. with.
liiire4 a pat ileat ,of slavery in the
riiiattato
world from more form. Ile said some
teachers consider their work mere drudg
ery, but he held that it was the noblest
calling of all, that the:moment we begin
to teach we ascend towards God. When
the teacher Ends it necessary to discard
all rules he should do so. He held that
we should style all successful men self
made, especially the snco"e'nl teacher;
and that the teacher who busts only in
books, without common tense, would
fail.
Prot Allen then delivered a lecture—
subject, " The New Departure of FAltica
tion," He spoke substantiallyas follows:
TLe education of children lies in a math
ematical problem. (liven 800,000 child
ren in the state of Pennsylvania to be
trained. developed, and tlisciplinsd; and.
sent cut into the world to take their pla
ces as American citizens. The factors
are, parents, teachers, directors, and• citi
zens. The State is represented by the di
rectors. It takes over $9,000,000 out of
the Treasury annually to elevate, to edn
cute 'this large number: In this narrow
boundary lies the problem. The largest
number leave school at sixteen years; the
number that enter High schools is only
3 per cent Hence the larger number
must at least have completed their edu
cation.
The speaker then laid down his plat
form : Ist, Teach that which 'is used in
after life; 2d, Teach it wit is used in af
ter life. He discussed what ought to con
stitute a common school educatien, what
ought every boy who graduates to possess.
First, that every boy should be able to
spell well, to read intelligently, under
stand the common problems of business,
to use grammatical language, to .write
well, possess a general knowledge of geog
raphy, physiology, so far as it relates to
the body In which he lives, philosophy, so
far as it, extends to business, chemistry,
so fur as it Concerns the elements of the
soil, natural history, a knowledge of the
insects &c. that injure crops. lie contend•
ed that all these branches could be taught
in the time allotted, if we would e' off
many of the unpractical parts of the
present school-course. He fully illustrat..
ed those branches he would curtail, A
Childs life divides itself into periods, and
we should teach the things that belong
to each period.
Singing of 4 song entitled, " Come,
11irdie, Come 1"
The opening exercises were conducted
v Rev. J. G. Miller. Pref. Verrill fol-
hived on the subject of general govern
ment.. 1, every reacher most know the
text-book used. 2, he must know what
what other books say on the subject. Ii
Js necessary to have-a variety of ways of
presenting a subject. 3, The teacher
needs method in presenting a subject.—
Some are encyclopedite of knowledge, but
do not know how to impart instruction.
Some of the elements of a teacher's pow
er in the school-room are : Good healt'l!,
activity, enthusiasm, sympathy, real indt
v.cluulity, Prof. Allen favored associating
learning with play, illustrating his idea.
lie also gave some hints in regard Su text
books.
Prof. Cooper presented a series of reso
lutions which were unanimously adopt
ed, as expressing the sentiment of the
On motion, Rev. Dr. Chessbirc was re
quested to furnish a copy of his lecture
fur publication.
The Superintendent then adjourned
the institute sine die.
Practlele Jokt!s.
A Foust; French gentleman who led a
very gay life, going, to bed lute and get
ting up Lite, lodged in an entre:rd. A
milk-woman took up her position under
!Ili window, and the clattering of her
customers, with the braying of her don
k4%, effectually destroyed his slumbers.
In vein he remonstrated ; the milk
woman said she had a right to the pave.
meet, and that place suited her. He got
lip, went out, reasoned with her. No
good. What, then, would she take to
select another station ? Nothing ;he
was an eristocrat,and she made it a point
of honor to stand upon her own rights.
"Well, then," lie said, at last, "since
you will not. listen to reason, I must ap
peal to your donkey ;" and lie whispered
in Neddy's ear, the crowd which had
gathered round laughing at him, till lie
ran in.
Presently, however, the donkey began
to kidk and plunge as if it were possess
ed, spilling all the milk, butter, cheese.
etc. The woman cried out, "Witchcraft,"
the crowd took up the cry, and there was
such a Tidt that the police came.
"What is the matter ?" asked the com
missary.
"A young man who lives on the en.
tress! has bewitched my donkey," re
plied the milk woman.
"Phoo phoo !" said the commissary ;
but the woman would not be poobpooh
ed, and he had to take her up to the gen
tleman's apartments and confront him
with the complainant.
She told her story et length. The
young man waited patiently till she bad
qaittrdune, arid then said :
a•Sir, this woman lialfspoiled my night's
rest for this month past; I have com
plained, I bane entreated. She has
scorned my request amt my prayers. I
could not revenge myself upon a woman
but the donkey, which is masculine, had
no such claim upon my forbeatunce ;
besides, the peculiar cries of the animal'
are what is most distressing to me. This
ass, as avaricious as his Mistress, has a
sister upon whose succession lie counted,
but who is going to marry again. It was
this news,whispered bymo in his,ear which .
exasperated him to salt a degree that be
conducted himself in so violent a. man
ner,"
The commissary, who could hardly
keep his coutitenance,said that the young
Man haul bet .e pay for the 'Milk that
was spilt, and advise the milk-wotnan - to
move her station hoped the reach, of a.
man who . had anal* a peculiar power of
conversing with animals. Doti)
.assented
and the woman took the monoy' and
left,
'And now, tben," said the cammissalY
to the young man, 0 bow=did.yoa . playltr
"I drotipuvl a 1 ight4 4 faigo utto tale
'brag's esr: sajd be,
-YOLIME XXIX, NUMBER 49
Vitt Liluber Law.
Sanacirr Johnson und'three high pri
vates belonging to'Company - 0, —Reg
imentffew York volunteers,. were- grant
edit furlough, from the army of the Poto
mac, and With happy hearts, started on a
visit tu their homes. in Seneca County,
N. Y.
They were all in the same car on the
road between' glmita "and Geneva, and
they were passing the ti.ne in telling sto
ries and 'eating peaunts. They were not
parecular as'to the disposition they rnade
of tha shells, and the floor of The' car near
where they sat soon became littered, with
them. The conductor coming,round and
'seeing the-shells on the floor, volts to-the
party as follows: _
" Gentlemen, it is against the tales . - to
eat peanuts in this car." .
Johnson bowed to the conductor and
that officio' passed on. Returning in' a
tete minutes, he. noticed that the little
iompany were sating their nuts and
cracking their jokes without , any regard_
to the admonition he had
,just given
them.
"Gentlemen," said he," yon intrst npt
cat peanut; in this car, for it is a positive
violation of the rules, and cannot be tot.
erated."
"Yes, sir, we hear you," said Johnson,
quietly.
Returning after a short absence, the
now irate conductor found these " boys
in blue" munching away at their opts. as
it there were no rules te violate nisi no
official to enforce them.
" Didn't I tell you to atop eating'im to
buridered the maddened coratiefor.
" Yes, sir, yon did," was the subdued
reply.
" Well, then, sirs, wily in the vame of
!reason don't yi2n do it?"
" Because, sir, we feel authorized to eat
I on," said 'Johnson.
"Authorized to est on f Who in than
-1 der authoripd yqp to do.that, I'd like to
know ?"
"The maker cf this car, air, said John
son. •
" The maker of this curt How do yon
make that appear?".
" Very readily sire I Will demonstrate
it to yon. And Johnson thin upon his
feet pointed to a metallic plate upon the
ear door.
don't-know what .you mean," said
he non-plussed conductor,
'Can't you read ?" asked Johnson.
' Yes, I can road ; but I don't want any
of your nonsense here.
understand you."
" Well, sir, that metalic'plate says Eat
on Johnson & Co., and it is signed 'ma
kora." My name is . Johnson, and these
boys are my Company, and as long as the
makers of this-car tell me to eat cern
do it, even if the President of this road
were on the train. So along with your
rules and no isc•use."
A hearty lang't from the passimgers fol
lowed this retort of the Sergeant, and all
eyes were directed towards the plate bn
the door, and in gilt letters they saw -the
}words,' Eaton, Johnson & Co.Alakers!
The conductor arnikd at the joke, dud
calling the train boy gave him the
ing artier
Boy, yon will supply Johnson & Co.
with all the peanuts they can eat from
here to Genera. I will foot the bill.—
Stich smartness as this companypossessfa
should be encouraged.
A Mechanical Eye.
No mechanic can everattain distinction
unless he is able to detect ordinary im
perfections at sight, so that he can see if
things are out of plumb, out of level, out
of square, and out of proper shape; and
unless he can also detect disproivrtioned
or ill shaped patterns. This is a great'
mechanical attainment.. We say attain
ment, because it can be attained by any
ordinary person. Of course there are de
fective eyes as there are. other defective
orgaqs; the speech, for instance, is some•
times defective, but the eye is susceptible
of the same training as any other organ.
The muscles, the voice; the sense of hear-
. .
ing, all require. training. Consider how
the artist must train tno organ of sight in'
order to detect the slightest imperfection
in shade, color, proportion, shape, expres
sion, etc. Not one blacksthith in Ore or.
er attains the art of hammering square;
yet it is very essential in his occupation.
It is simply because he allowshimself to
get into a careless habit.; a little training
and care is all that is nectvary for suc
cess.
The fact is that the eve is not half as
much at fault as the heedless mind. .Some
carpenters acquire the careless habit 'of
Luang a try squre every time they plane
off 'kat:laving, in place of giving their
minds right to their business and proper
ly training their eyes; and unless they
cultivate this power of the eye, they will
always be ut journey work. Look at the
trained blacksmith; ho goes across
the shop, picks up]the horse's foot, takes
a squint, - returns to his anvil, forges the
shoe, and ;it exactly fits the foot. Con
trast him with the bungler who looks at
the foot, then forges a shee,.thex fits the I
foot to it, often to the ruin of a One horse.
Now the fault lies in ever allowing him.'
self to put a shoo on that is net iu proer
shape for the foot; ho shohld determine
to make the shoe fit the footin ztace of
the foot flitting the shoe, and tie should
fellow it up until the bjecs is accom
plished.
A good way to discipline the mechani
cal eye is-to last matatire an inch with
the eye; then. prose it with the rule, then
measure a half inch, then an ,eightln and
so on, and yea will soon be able to discov
er at a glance the difTerence between a
I twelfth and 3 sixteenth of au inch ; then
go to flinches, 6, 12, and so on.. Some
call this guessing; there is no guess work,
shout it; it is measuring with the eye . and
mind. Acquire the habit of criticising
for imperfection!) every plea of *ark that
you see, do everything' as nearly as you
can withent measuring (or. Spoiling -it,)
'or as nearly asyon cantrust the eye with
_
its.piesent training. yon cannot see
things mechanically; do not blame them
for it; itia no more: to blame than the
mouth is becaise we oennot read, .or the
linens because we cannot write. •A per
son may write a good hand with the -eyes
closed, the mind of:course directing Abe
fingers.,,. The eye if : necessary, howover i ko
-
dataatiiainiftiotions, . „
•
ODDS AND ENDA
- Tag Indian women of the Rocky Moun
tains ride- their horses, min-fasbion, ea
saddles with such high pommels and can
tles that they are' almost buried= tip fa
thom. -
.
11AD luck eimplya ma n With his kends
in hie pocket and p ipe in hie month, look.
lag on to see bow, it will come Mat. Good
lack is a man of pluck, with Aix ahem
rolled 'hp, and' working to . make it 'cork*
out right , -
Sett Francisco paper says: "Publie
opinion was outraged by the verdict la
the Fair case. ..There willsoou bel s
re
action.:The .next time a poor Wndlres
Chinaman is tned for murder, the .jury
tri.l say "guilty," without leaving Om
seats."
Tire latest case of death from Mellon.
matches has oec - nrcd in Crockett County,
Tenn. A. box of matches fell, undismr:.
erediiuto a pot of coffee;- three persons
partook of the contents, and are all now
dead., Prietion•match coffee is evidently
dangerous luxury.
_Tuts is trom, the Lake City . Press: A
newly elected squire in thin vicinity hay
ing-occasion the other day to perform
the marriage ceremony for t.he first tiont, •
got the affairs considerably mixed, and'
wound up saying: '•suffer 'little children
to - come unto them I"
SATs a Canada paper, "It would make
some of oar fine ladies stare to see Lady
Dufibrin promenading the streeti, doing
hershoppiug. She dreams plainly and
sensibly, wears thick•soled boots, and
does not fear a.walk from one end of the
city to tho other, or face. the muddiest
crossing."
A Mtinsrun once told . Wendell Plul.
lips that if his' business in life was to
Ease the rtegroes, he Onglft to go South
where they were and do it. "That is
worth thinking of," replied Phillips, "and
what is your business in life?" "To save
men from hell," replied the minister.
"Then go there and attend to 'your busi•
nem," rejoined Phillips. F
. A. Wssrnalr paper states that s Tens
Hanto boy of tender years and heart -hu
drowned seVenfeen kittens, tied pans. to
the tails of - uirie dogs, brushed his father's
new silk bat against the gmip, and blows
np-a pet canary with afire cracker in tho
last mouth, and still his fond mother in.
tends him for 'the pßipit.
Tab Trigg county (Ky.) Dimoerat
says: "Tbe oldest man in tbiacaunty is
Eli Ingram, Esq., living between the riv r
ers, who is ninety years old. He hakhad
his coffin made and stored away, ready
for use when the inventiblo limp shall
come. He is seeking a divorce from his
seccnd Wife, with the view of marrying a
third one."
Tun coffin ,of. the recentlpdecatae4 ,
Archduchess Sophia, mother. of .the. Em,
peroi Francis Joseph of Austria, has been .
desecrated. Thieves effected in entrance
into the imperial vault in the church of
the Capuchins, and-took from the coffin
all the valuable ornaments, including the
heavy silver-plate on which the name of
the deceased princess was engraved.
WOMEN have been accused of vanity,
bnt a clarions investigator watched while
five hundred men passed a large looking
glass need as a sign on Broadway, New
York. Four hundred and ninety-nine
glanced complacenty at their images as
they passed, tile other man was blind.
Of the same number of women whe - psw
ed,not one looked,-at the .mirror, they
-were all busily examining each otkerx,
dress.
Alt ingenious New Yorker has found
a new,nse for alt artificial leg. tie work.
ed in a,pipo factory and was in the habit ,
of filling ilia porcelain limb eaeb day
with a choice assortment of meerschaums.
which he disposed of on his own account.
When discovered he Fad made, about
$6OO by his illegitimate_traffic. In this
way ho was walking off with a goodly,
share of the profits of the establish.
merits.
Tna decoration of the Albert medal of
the first class was lately conferred: by
Queen Victora- upon Mr. Margery and .
Mr. Dodd, two gentlemen residing at Rel..'
ung, Formosa, for their heroic conduot
in rescuing the - era* of a French bark
wrecked on the coast during a storm,' by
swimming to the vessel with a rope. After
rescuing'the captain and crew, the last
thing left on'board was a large black cat,
which clung to Mr.Margarfs shoulder la
spite of the (turf, and was safely land.
ed.
A GENTLEVAN sent to the intelligeues
office to obtain a"" young lady" to look on
while his wife did the work. The fair
creature who was oirered for the place,
atlerasking some fifty . questions Omit
whether they had "tube set," whether the
"iiitaeo Went down stairs," etc,' asked
how many evenings she could have "opt."
6-Well," said the gentleman, °I don't see
how we mu let you have more Oar, seven."
"How many children , have you p" seed
the hand maiden. "Only one boy eight
years old, but will drown him ifyou thibt
he'd be In the road.u. •
Sr gar.—four Siamese princess are said
to have rendered themselves liable to the
death penalty by being implicated in. the
theft of diamonds, gold chews, and , pre
cious stones from the King's palace. • If
found guilty, they will doubtless be ess
anted,. for the law to Siam, is no respecter
Orsona The execution will of course
be carried out in the same manner as that
of his royal highness Kroma Konnaset
in 1649. -- They will be bound and fasten
ed in a bag, a wooden triapgfe will lie
placed on the ground. - and -the fastened
body- turned fans ,downward, eo as to
bring the neck liblOw the chin on the
triangular block.' At a given signal the
executioner will .strike a blow with
cudgel on the back of the neck, and keep
striking until the body ceases to Anivcr.
The remains will then Llati" wank in the
rive, This mode of execution is in or•
der to prevent-the Weldon of royal Mord.
No doubt after, a few blows with the.
oudgelAhe princess would be ialt. 3X ta
forgo tbeir royal privilege. and leoo, tA,tit
beide tatia ,