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VOLUME XX, NO IS.
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gash-ess Cnrbs.
DfX. I. C. Ul 8!0, f fattpri.un,
l'a.. wishes to inforui li:s friends and pa
irons that he has removed to the lu-uxe on
Bridge Street opposite Todd i Jordan's tre.
April-j-tf
JEKE3ILM LVOXS,
Sittonicii-at-uu,
1 w
Miiiintown, Juniata County, ra., fi(5ce
oa .Main street South of l?rid?e str et.
WILLIAM M. ALL1SUX,
Attorney at Law,
Rotary X'nuUf.
Will attend to a'.l ViMne?" entrusted to his
eare. Oiliee on Main Street, Mitilintown, l'a.
K. C. STEWART,
ATT0B li B V-AT-L AW,
Jl'jlUntuic.'i, Juniata ( ti., l'a.,
lie. Collections and ail other business will
reccive pronijii attention. Uttiee fcrsl door
IS'oi'tu 01 liell'ird s Store, (upstairs.)
V. F. Hi IKS.
AUornrv-al-Law nnd CcnTcvancor,
Mir rLIXTDWX, T, ill promptly attend t -ail
husiijess cntru?tcJ to Inscnre I H'.iie
roni a.!ju:ninp tlie Inierual l'.evenue Otiice,
en Muiu -trer, opposite the Court lou!.c.
June l'j, ISi.ij-tl.
JOHN t.lsaii:,i.
gwttorneg-at-JTaiu,
W1FFL1XTOWX, JUNIATA COUNTY-, PA.
yFEIlS his professional services to 1" ! bevy of bmiling t-Uildrcn, while thcbeaui
f : 'iMic. I'ronirt atientiun civru to tlir J 0 '
jTosceutiou of claims against the Government, ing countenance and the affectionate Lis?,
collections and all other Lnsiness ..mfll to I,ri,ctainicJ tiC gonuianwa of the attach
his care- UlEce in tiic Odd iciiuss Hall, : ' ... ..
liridgc Street
S'tpt. 0, lSt'.".
AUCTIONEER
The undersigned offers his rervices to the
public as Vendue Crrer and Auctioneer. lie
bns had a very large experience, aud feels
confident that he can give satisfaction tc all
who may employ him. lie tuny be addrts'cd
at Mid'.iutown, ur found at bis home in Fer
managh town li:p. Orders may also be left j
i .oi. tt in uotei.
Jan. :
!5ll.
WILLI M CIVF.N. I
ALEX. SPEDDY,
ASJ.STil&IflBB ft '
jIlolMXTrl. LI. i' ofiers his services to the j
I V public of Jun.ata count T. Having had a j
l jrce exiienence in i lie b'j.-incss of V curluc ,
jrge exi
Crying, he feels confident that he can render
general satisfaction, lie can at all times 1 e
consulted at his residence in Miillintown, l'a.
Aug. j, lb05.
MILITARY CLAIilS.
f'lIE undcrsifrnci will l i-maptlv attend to
L the collection of claims ag-unst either the
tiate or National (lovernuient, Pensions, Hack
Pay, Bounty, Kx.ra l'ay, and all other claim, I
arising out of the present or aiiy other war, !
collected.
JEREMIAH LVONS,
A t i erucy-at-La w.
Mi.ninfown, Juniata Co., Pa. t'ebl
iViisioii-s ! i'ciisioiis !
ALL rtT.?(NS WHO I'AVC I'.flEN TlS
Aiil.K irJJK.VG Till: PilKSENT WAP.
AKL i NfllL!'- ! A 1M .M0.. Ail per-
eali on the Exaaiiiiini- Surgeon to know weih- i
r.T? vrli.l intern! ttSit.Ieinrr tor A I niinin mn.-l
tt.A;r !i;c,i.;ijp ;d -..-:;.;.nt .. un,;,iA .1..,.
In a Peusiou. All liab!?d Soldiers will call
on the undersigned who has been appuiuted
Pension llxMiiiuing Surgeon for Juuiata and
adjoin. ng Counties.
r. c. nrsDio, m. d.,
Paltersou, Pa.
Pec. 0, n.-tr.
Dr.. S. O. K.EMPFER, (late army sur
geon) having located in Patterson teid
ers his prof -isional services t the citizens of
mis place and surrounding country.
l'r K. having had ri t,t .u,rs fiTnirintii.
in hospit 1, general, and army pi-aet ice, feels j takings, to avoid everything low or de
prepared to request a trial from those who grading, to be obedient to their teacher,
niuy be so uutortuuate as to need medical at-' ... , .,
Iudanre,
l'e will ba found at the brick building op
posite the StxTisKL OrKics," or at his resi
4euce the borough of Patterson, at all
tours, except when professionally eueactd.
July 22, 135. -if. 3 8 fa
A
LAP.iiU stock of Ijiieeiisware, Cetl irware
sucli a Jobs, liutter liowls. lluckets
tflttivis. i.esi". iiore l!neket. ke; at
MiO'.'ir, FIIOW & PAKhlElVB.
M'ALISTERVILLE SOLDIERS' . ORPHAN
SCHOOL
"it. Ehitoe: Be kiod enough to
lend us the use of jour columns to give
to the public some account oi a visit
the Orphan School, at McAlistersrillc,
and of the r."-rpir.mi;pl ntfun.dnr.r .innn
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j Ia,nS tDe corner stoue of a new building
1 which it has been f'ounu necessary to
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! erect for the hctlvt accommodation of the
school.
Our visit to the school was unexpected
and consequently those having chargo of
the Institution had no time to 'prepare for
au inspection,' as they are charged with
sometimes doin j;. We candidly conlcss
that from reports we had heard, we vis
ited the school with do very favorable
impressions with regard to iu manage
ment. We had been informed that the
children were harshly treated were over
tat Led i!!y fed and poorly clad, aud
thtir moral aod intellectual culture nog
lecled in short, that the school was a
"speculation, " gotten up for the benefit
of a political favorite. But after exam
ining the school, its rules and regula
tions conversing with the children
iL-teuing to their recitations aad witness
in the conduct of the Institution, we
were convinced of the absolute falsity of
the defamatory reports which had reached
us. We found much to admire aud noth
ing to censure.
On visiting the school, a stranger is
forcibly impressed iv,:h the un-.!ccteJ
checriulness which prevails among the
children. Wc haie visited charitable In
stitutions for children before, and in a!-
i must ail of them, observed that the chil-
drcn had, more or less, a sad, depressed
expression, as if the idea of being de
pendent upon public charity bad obtruded
itself even upon their youog miuds. But
not so here. The chi'dren seemed univer
sally cheeriul, reminding one of a happy
contented family circle. Another th'ng
must attract the attention of every one
the real, gcauiue, unrestrained eduction
which these children entertain towards
their preceptors. In this there is no de
ception. Whenever the teachers appcar-
' cd, tliey wtre iustautly sut rounded by a
uieut which existed betweeu instructor and
pupil. This affectionate lamilarity, how
ever, does not exist to the exclusion of a
wholesome disci; liue. The wishes of the
iustructors, were instantly obeyed with au
alacrity w hich showed that affection is
blcuded with a proper re.-pect for their
guardians. As regards clothing, all the
children wcie idaucly, but CoiuforUbly,
claJ. TLey have tbeir suit for every day,
and neat and peiileal clothing for the
Sabbath. Their food if not, perhaps, as
varied as what wo L:!ght cxnect at a first
class hotel ; is wholcscmc, well prepared
JlcraIJ7 riuvWcd. The Statements
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with reiruru to tt.e children beiri
over
tasked is about as true as the other lie
faiuatory rejorts. Tlie aim of the IViu-
cip:tl is to unite physical
with mental
cuiiute. To
sccu.b i.:is cuu, at.u to pro-
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mote the health of the pupils, the chil
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Jrun arC lne& to spend two hours each
day in labor of Same kind. The bos
assist in cultivating the ground attached
to the Institution, taking care cf the
stock, etc , while he girls are eucourage
ed to engage iu those domestic avocatious
which will lit them for usefulness hereaf
ter. But while thus attentive to phys-
i0.,t v-elM.(Mnrr nf li -liililrn ll.olr ;
telleciual and moral training is not neg-
leeied. Competent teachers have been
provided to instruct them iu the various
branches of education. The best text
!.o .Ls are used and no efforts spared to
encourage the children to avail themsel
ves of the appor'uuities afforded them.
They are carefully instructed in the great
truths ot Christianity, taught to reverence
their Creator in the days of their youth,
to seek His blessing on their under-
and kind and cousi Jerate towards each
other. Aud the effect of this traiuing is
apparent in the polite, orderly conduct of
these children, and in the absence of tlr t
rude, boisterous manner so characteristic
of the children of our day.
When wc consider the many difficulties
which Lave been encountered by the
T8 COSiTltOTIOS tns tJSIOS
MFFLINTOWN, JUAIATA COUNTY, PENiYA. AUGUST 8, 186S.
Principal, in organizing and conducting U''e it Thi decisive act, bo full of prom
this scheoT. jto far from feeling any iis. lse n1 eT:km8 n",ioM tf,d Ppects so
. -.-41 J c J r t. ' J.JasintadjrrMyjincis to-day justly made
position to cavil and find fculWaverr vgtt--. on. s omgauletrty solem-
did mind must admit that his efforts, in
connection Tfith those of his able corps of
assistants, hare been attended with a da-
rree nf RiieerKS which refiVers credit unnn -
toi,i..ni Cn, MrFarlan.l .no .,,,n tlx.
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schools for Soldier's Orphans, and to him
belongs a goodly share of the credit of
establishing and maturing the Pennsyl
vania system of Orphan Schools. In
this praiseworthy undertaking, however,
he has been confronted by dilliculties
which would have discouraged a man oi
less energy and perseverance. It is the
fate of those occupying public positions
to encounter opposition, and Col. McFar
laud has not proved an exception to the
rule. Uis character has been traduced,
his motives impugned, his wishes thwart
ed; but though assailed by treacherous
friends aud tLulLing enemies, his course,
like that of the bird of Jove, has ever
been, "upward and onward aud true to
the line." Called to take charte of the i
JlfAlistersville school when in its infan
cy the system hardly matured the
buildings unsuited to the purpose, and
the very idea to a great extent unpopular,
by talents aud executive abilities, by the
strict attention he Las ever paid to the
best iuieresU of those committed to l,is
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cuar -c, lie has brought liht out ol daik -
c 0 -
ness, order out ofcoufuMoti, and rendered
the iustituiiou a blessing to the bereave-
ed onei for whom it wai iutcuued, and a
credit to the State in which it is located.
Fiudiog the new building now occu-
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pted by llio school icadeojute to the tirop -
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iuiu.uuaL.ua u. wie pupus, wi.
Jiciaiiuuu aeterminca to erect a new
building, Vi;h th( promptness and en
ergy characteristic of the man, he at
once had the plans prepaid and com.
mcuccd operations, impressed with the
importance of !u6 undertaking, aud de
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sirous that all should participate iu the
pleasure which he tell in thus having it
iu his power to enlarge the usefulness of
the school, he resolved to make the occa
sion "Yd the laying the corner stone an
event long to be remembered. Gov. Cur
tin aud other distinguished gcntlemeu
were requested to give dignity to the oc
casion by their presence, A cordial in
vitation was extended to the cit:zei.s of
the surrounding country to atiend, and
every effort made to interest those who
might attend. The weather proved la
vurable, and early in the day the town
was filled with such a concourse nsplainly
itdicated the interest felt in the success
of the ecluiol, and of the ability with
which the lVitic'p.-.! had combat'.ed the
unfavorable impressions which had pre- i
vailed at the inception of the enterprise.
The exercises couimi need al half past two,
the children singitig a piece cmitled "The
Orphan's Prayer." This song, touching and
plnintive in its character, was rendered with
au effect which brought tears to the eyes o!
many "fill unused to the me'ling n:ood."
Col. Mcl'arlaad then fnvorcd the audience
with tome remarks explanatory of the objects
and iutention3 of the school the pronrietv
and jttstue s of the act of the Legislature in
establishing such institutions the cfforts'ot
iiov. Curtin in perfecting the system, und cf
. t be t k ia j stIcce. ,
of the change which had taken place in the
character of the school since the war of the
fact that many of his former pupils had gone
forth with him to fight their country's battles,
' and to sacrifice their lives, if need be, a will
ing offering nt the altar of Liberty. Then,
pointing to the Orphan band before him,
made a noble appeal in their behalf, remind
ing his hearers that each child represented a
dead father a father that bad lost bis life,
that they might enjoy the blessings of con
stitutional freedom.
1 he Kev. M, L. Shindel was then called up
on fur some remarks appropriate to thu im
mediate act of laying the coruer stone. The
Her. gentleman begun by allud ng to the
nnliquity of the custom of laying the corner
stone on the erection of public iiuildings
with rcjigious ceicmonics the allusions to it
in the Scriptures, and tho ideas connect
ed with the event, lie stated that 'one corner-stone
was laid on one another, and that
the same was done at each of the four cor
ners of the building. The corner stones
were therefore many f but all of them taken
collectively were spoken of as one. A single
stone, larger, stronger and more beautiful
than the others, was laid in one of the cor
ners, as the representative of all the test,
and of the whole foundation, and was emphat
ically termed Ac corner stone, the chief cor
ner stone, the head of the corner. By lay
ing a corner stone, the person or persons
perform a decisive act ; they publicly announce
ih&t a commencement is made to build the
Ucutc, and that it U t'auir intention
to com-!
AD K!rOCMET Of TH LAWS.
cities suited to the occasion, and should in
spire us with an abiding sense of God's good
ness and mercy, and of our insufficiency
! without Him. This was the sentiment.of Sol-
omon, the wisest of the Kings of Israel
Let us, then, in deep humility, present our
selves before the Lord, confess His name, and
seek His blcssiuz in fervent prayer. The ven-
j trauie Mr. Allisou then offered up a fervent
prayer for the success of the undertaking,
invoked the blessing of God upon the officers
of the Institution and the little ones under
their care. The stone was then placed in its
proper position, and the Rev. Mr. Shindel re
sumed his remurks : "Thus we have laid the
corner atone of this Orphan's Home and In
stitute; aud as the documents enolosed tes
tify that war has swept over a large portion
ot oui land, a war for the life of this great
Republic, leaving in its bloody track, widow
hood and orphanage, it also tcstfes that, in
the goodness of God, thenobj Common calcu
of Pennsylvania, tbrouir her Chief Magis
trate, Legislature and honored citizens have
gathered up the children of our fallen heroes
and in the place of their fathers, have pro
vided fur them a home. M hen time shall
have laid waste the contemplated work of our
hands, ami posterity shall open the stones
may the same sprit of patriotism fire their
hearts. May they be led to emulate the ex
ample of the mauy heroic men in their love
j and devotion to country, and learn as the
j S0013 and ,ruc nlen of o-d.iy to care for the
j nl""'. and in the spirit of the Great Master,
1 to supply their wants and alleviate their suff-
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t erin;;s. Jlav the God of all grace bless, and
C IU39 to be completed this philanthropic, this
patriotic and Christian effort: And when in
the providence of God a house shall stand
J ncrc ma7 il not ouly stand as a monument of
j th ener' eatl"o d liberality of him
who contemplates its erection, but also a mon-
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j ument to the glory of God, nnd th exertions
; made within its walls result in the good of
His Kingdom and the promotion cf His honor."
Prof. Samuel P. Bates, LL. D., was
now introduced to the audience, aud read
the following letter from his Excellency,
Guv. Curtin, iu which the Governor ex.
pressed his regret at not being able to be
present as was expected, and paid a de
served tribute to the fidelity with which
the ftculty of tho school had executed
the trust committed to them. The Gov
ernor enclosed a "certilicate of a fifty
hollar life scholarship" in Bryant and
Stratton's Business College at Harnsburg,
the scholarship to be awarded to the stu
leut making the greatest advancement in
t given time :
Executive Cftamber, )
IIarrisburo, July 18G. j
Colonel: I sincerely regret that my
engagements are Rueh as to compel me to
forego the pleasure of being with you on
the 2od inst.
The school for Soldiers orphans under
your charge has bceu so well conducted,
aid you have jiiven it so much of your
heart aud Lead, that I wished to make my
acknowledgments in person to you aud
the instructors-, aud also to the orphans
uuUer your care.
Having made au engagement to visit
the school in the autumn in company wilh
the ladies aud gentlemen who so kindly
entertained the pupils when in Philadel
phia on the 4:h of July, 1 am to some ex
tent compensated for my disappointment
in not being able to attend at the ceremo
nies proposed for next week.
I eui:Iose a certificate of scholarship in
the Business College at Harrisburg, gen
erously given me for the McAlisterville
Sehcol, which you will please dispose ot
as indicated tn the correspondence accom
panying it.
Very Respectfully,
Tout Ob't Servant,
A. G. CURTIX.
This document was accompanied by a
hlter full of feeling aud patriotism, writ
tea by Mr. M. Francisco, Superiutendaot
of the Business College, in which that
gentleman thus refers to Gov. Curtin's ef
forts in behalf of Orphan Schools : Believ.
ing that it is to your generous and untir
ing efforts that these schools owe their
existence, and that any testimonial will
appeal with greater force to the Soldiers'
Orphans when presented by the Soldiers
Friend, tho encjosed is placed in your
charge, to be transferred to the school du
ring the - exercucs of the 23d of July,
lSGiJ."
The reading of the Governor's letter
was followed by music by the Orphans
the well-known and much admired Amer
ica. Dr. Bates, in response to a call, again
appeared, and entertained the audience
with an address, and as it is full of inter
est aud instruction it is presented to your
readers in fall.
Fhiends of the Soldiers' Oar-riA.s :
1 refponso to several invitations
for
mer occasions to visit McAlisterville 1
have been obliged, much against my will,
to give a negative reply. It gives me
pleasure- finally 10" tie ia "yottr- midst, to
stand beneath the shadow" of these grand
old mountains, to bok upon, these broad
rich acres of well cultivated laud, and to
behold this goodly heritage which you
here etijoy. -
But this seat of learning gives evidence
that you have not devoted your energies
exclusively to the dcvclopement . of their
physical resources, to the art of hus
bandry; or exclusively to the accumula
tion of wealth. For many years this seat
of learning has borne au enviable rcputa-
tion, "vhen the arts aod seieuccs have been
cultivated b7 vour children lhis insti.
tutioa could not have been founded and
supported, had it not been in the midst of
a people who valued intellectual culture,
and who have manifested a constant and
fostering care iu its growth and prosper
ity. It is now devoted to the education of
Soldiers Orphans, and we have assembled
to commemorate the laving of the corner
stone of an extension to these buildings.
And what is the significance of these
broad and deep laid foundation stones,
and these piles of brick and mortar with
which it is proposed to rear this imposing
structure.
In the first place it indicates that there
is some one, wbo possesses energy and en-
terprize and perseverance and an ey :o
business, who 13 moving to tnis matter.
Magic sometimes accouuts forappearances,
but magic does not lay the deep fouuda-'
tions, and rear the lofty superstructure.
And when we look about us for the man
who has conceived and planned, and, Gcd
willing, will execute it, we find that it is
one who in the dark days of the rebellion
went with a cheerful heart iuto the ser
vice jf Lis country, willing to hazard limb
.md life if need be, and who in that bloody
day in the battle of Gettysburg, stood at
his post and by his men till he was cut
down by the enemies bullets, and who for
these three long years has suffered from
his wounds what none of us who are sound
of limb can tell ; whom we should judge
to be doing well if he were able to nurse
his wounds and keep himself comfortable;
but who, notwithstanding his maimed con
dition and his sufferings has during the
pst two years actually been engaged in
more business than almost any half dozen
men you meet. He it is who plans and
executes ail this work.
But there is a deeper significance to
which these p'repw.ions point. This ex
tension is really a monument to the inte'
ligence and public spirit of the people in
this beautiful valley, and of the neighbor
hood of counties which this school will in
future time represent. Would this vast
expense be incurred if it was not believed
that the people here so value a high grade
of intellectual culture that they will in
coming years liberally support this seat of
learning ? For this enlargement is; made
for something beyond tho education of
Soldiers Orphans which must in a lew
years cease. It is erected for a more en
during purpose. It is cot expected that
these substantial walls will crumble into
dust at the end of the few years fur which
these orphans schools will bo needed. It
is therefore in a deeper and a broader
sense a noble monument to the intelligence
and love of learning of the people who
are here represented.
It is sometimes argued that it is a need
less expenditure of money to support in
stitutions lor imparting liberal learning
that knowledge barely sufficient to trans
act the ordinary business of life, and to
supply tho ordinary wants oi the body is
enough. But what is it that gives digni
ty and power, and influence to a people ?
It is the liberal diffusion of intelligence.
Indeed we may look at this matter in its
lowest form, even in a pecuniary point of
view, and intelligence is a good invest
ment. What is il that gives value to my
friend's beautiful farm yocder across the
way ? It is that it is locs'ed in a civil
ized country and ia the midst of an intel
ligent people. Take up this same farm
bodily, if such a thing w-re possible, and
set it down amid the wigwams of the
Chocktaw Indians, and what would it be
worth ? Not worth the having. For a
little worthless paiut, a few party colored
beads, and a bottle ol whisky it could be
bought every day in the week. It might
produce equally well then, the climate
might 'be even more saiuurious man nerc.
But it is intelligence that gives value to
that farm. It is indeed the man of intel
ligence that commands the highe-t wages
in every employment. Go into the ma
chiue shops scattered along our great line
ot railway end ask who it. is that corn-
mands the highest wages, and you will be j
told that it is the mau ot intelligence.
Euter any one of the mauy iu laut'aetur
ing establishments scattered over the
whole State and ask who it is that is con
sidered worthy to be at the head of them
and who it is that for his services reoeives
the highest salary and you will be told
that it is the tuau wha possesses the great
esf intelligence.
But this is indeed the lowest view that
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we can take of the case. We are created
for something higher than to accumulate i
what will perish with'the using, and will j
minister simply to our animal necessities ;
something nobler than to be poking about j
EDITOR AXO PrnLISUEH.
WHOLE .NUMBER 1006,
all our days with a muck rake,, that we
may lay up a little filthy lucre, that soma
prodigal heir may laugh at aud riotously
pend.' We ar ereatd wi'.b, faculties
that ally us to the Creator himself, in hi
image, ia form and bearing erect, with our
faces towards heaven. "What a piece of
work is man ! how noble In reason ! how
infinite in faculties ! in form aod movlog
how express and admirable ! iu action how
like au angel, in apprehension how like a
God !"
By the excuse of these faeulties we are)
enabled to interpret the laws of natiou, we
can comprehend the relations ol tortu and
member, of time aud space, of cause and,
effect, of the oppeiations oi our owu minds)
to appreciate and eujoy beauty in art and
nature, aud to euieriaiu immortal hopes.
The higben national enjoymeuts of life
spring trout the cultivation of these ex
alted faculties, these faculties which a
wise aud good God has created for our
guidance and our highest ficility. Let
the miser horde his gold aod store away
his musty greenbacks, but as for me let
my lot be cast among a people who know
the value of intelligence aud culture, and
who have a pride in building up institu
tions of learning like this.
But there is still other and special sig
nificance which the enlargement of this
institution at this time possesses. ThUia
now a school for the education of Orphans
or the Soldiers and Sailors of Pennsylva
nia who fell in the late war. hen ia
the days of imiuent peril to the country,
a call was made lor men to stand by the
flag, the true-hearted and the brave, from
the mouutain and the river, from the lakes
to the sea came flocking to the standard
to fight the battles of the Republic.
Amid the vicissitudes of the camp, and
the march, and the carnage oi the battle
field, many of them foil never more to re
turn to their homes, to their friends, and
to their once happy families. The chil
dren of many ol these fallen patriots were
left without either father or mother, and
in many cases with no one to care for or
protect them. Ignorant cf a mother's
love and robbed of a father's tender care,
the cry of the orphan appealed for pity ;
and, thanks to a kind Providence, the ear
of one man in Pennsylvania was not
heavy. That man was Gov. Curtin ! lie
whose sympathies were the first to be
touched, and whose generous naturo first
responded to the cry, was our honored
Chief Magistrate. He first conceived the
idea of making the Orphans of the Sol
diers the Children of the State ! And
through evil rcpoit and through good re
port, he has clung to that idea with a lion
hearted resolution, until he has seen his
plan successfully consummated. And
you, my young friends wbo are protected
aud provided lor, and taught, aud trained,
and loved by these teachers, all these priv
ileges aud this happiness, you owe to his
Excellency. For his arduous and patrU
otic labors during the past six year, and
for his many services to the State, the
name cf Andrew is. Curtin will be illus
trious in its annals. But when in the full
ness of his year he shall be laid in an
honored grave, no prouder lice will ba
found inscribed npon his tomb stone thru
this : "He Mai'k the Orphans of the
Soldiers the Children oftiie State.'
When I say this I do not desire to do
tract in any manner from the cred.t which
is justly due to my venerable friend wb
is the Superintendent of these schocta. .
To his organizing mind belongs the honor
of having digested the system aud of
having set it in successful operation. Uis
services in behalf of popular education in
the State are duly appreciated. But th
zeal and energy displayed in organizing
this system of Orphan Schools, which is
purely a Pennsylvania system, entitle him
to the special honors of the Common
wealth. It will not be expected on aa occasion
like this that I shall make any extended
remarks to the pnpils of tie school. But
I cannot find if in my heart to turn awav
without speaking some words of counsel,
or at least expressing my heart.fcit tympa
thy. When the Hungarian patriot. Kos
suth, came an exile among us. Mr. Web
ster said at his reception, "It is not inych
that we can do for your countrymen, but
ice aC least gia; them a chttr."
No one possessing the sympathies of
our nature can behold unmoved the or
phan child of one who fell fightiur the
battles of his couutry, and whose body
now lies mouldering on some lar off bat
tie field. As we follow the sharply con
tested line we may tread carelessly over
the bones of the dead soldier. But that
soldier fell to preserve all that we hold
most dear on earth. " uo tts tl decorum
pro jxi.tr ta mort. It is tbe sentiment of
Inspiration, that greater love Lath no turn
: .a mat ne is wining to lay aown ins
life for his friend. They were indeed
our friends for they laid dowu their lives
for us. Can any one then fail to regard
tenderly the orphan children cf such ?
Pupils of the McAlistersvillb
School. The State has wisely, acd but
justly, made provision for your education!
But it does not always depend so much
unon how much Is done for a child as
a . , ..
upon how much the child is willing to do
for himself. It is what is in a child and
can be rightly directed and develyped,
rather than what can be put .into him,
that constitutes the true fuacfion of edu-