Semite to politics, Citcuatuvc, Agriculture, Science, iHoralitu, nub cneral intelligence.
VOL 15.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. JUNE 28, 1855.
NO. 32.
Published by Theodore Schocli.
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cnarge i.u one anu inree insertions the same. A liber- ot lumps rolled and tumbled one over the oac 01 lUG operation.
rcr aii letters addressed to the Editor must be post- other, crackling, aud gri nding, and grat- iV quantity 01
iiavinR a general assortment of large, elegant, plain Uiafc ot an iron furnace when the iron is uC(l on "o wuart. A brandy fabricator . ready taken her leave of her dear children ! so maniest,that wherever they are intro
audorn;unentaiType.wcaicircpaicd being drawn. To make the resemblance purchased the whole lot of the importer, and awaited onlv to pTTfilinno-p n. row nnrf. ! duced, the people naturnllv 1 nnlr fnr sifr.
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The Silent Prayer.
She knelt alone, that lady lair,
Her white hands clasped in silent prayer;
She craved a Father's guardian care.
She whispered not her white breast stirred,
And trembled like a captive bird ;
Mclliinks that slient prayer was heard.
Her pensive eye now bright with tears,
JJepoke a heart too full of fear
For onc so very young in years.
She pledged her child love to a Loy-
Their hearts beat high with rapturous joy ;
O, why should death such bliss destroy ?
The knot that made them one was tied,
The pnle young poet drooped and died;
A:ii left a sad, unhappy bride.
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
The best account of the eruption of
Vesuvius we can Gud is iu the following
.letter, extracted from the Loudon Daily ;
New.
Naples, May 10, 1S55.
The lava has now advanced ten miles
irom its source, aud is now uoing terrible
damagc. I have before me the report of
Gozzoliuo as to the latest chances which
have taken place about the cone. Just at
the base of it a lake of fire has been form-
4 I
ed. wnicb Iooks like a red sea in an un-
dulatory state. In the very centre of this j
......
r
has opened anotuer crater, wbicn is throw-'
inn out red hot stones.
4i i.ti,
the very summit: fired, as it were. tw0 1
tiTTT. .onnnnirloQ ind ifirr ftpnflJncr I
nnnt.ul .. 1 1 t. a. aiI. . 1 .1 ........ . . I
I'mrmmrM
t'r " ""-'"""' iiau-H. on reasonaoie grcat masses ot lava, in which they em- uranuy Drewery, uuuerwent tne process to do, but he could not perceive any synin- nisappointett in any case.
t Tin.' nTTTTif-i- n-r oeatica money lor sale. Hat struck me . Ui uuiierauon, was carteu back ana sold toms ot approaching dissolution, different "Q strange n tdey should
T3 J-" vrpprRcn'vi t v 4x1 first and stil! stritcs as the most , noxfc day, pure as imported. ifrom what he had witnessed on former , because of errors in the
T t-i ., ., maicstic feature in the whole scene, is tho I large dealer in Albany declared that occasions. I system, and not because of
forth lishtnins, flames, and stones broke ito surc,J that ifc was impossible to
JTlii " t.. ii :i.ii r iinnn' on.
UU UllUiTCLUUl . J.1J bUC LU1UU1U Ul tuu UUUU ,
ftM?, boon formnd and from !
these the lava pours forth lik
rune nn flip suln nf tlm. rinvftlln
i i.. cr. tu. t
been formed which throw up bitumen in
;o: i.:i.:f;rt..c f firn-W!.-e Ti.n
Tjic '
rn 1
wrlinlii nf llir summit nf flip p.rnf pr i. thorp
r i:i. I .i ::tKi.. I
fall n. The thin crust trembles under !
.1... tu
MItU IUU UUUIUIUU3 lUUIblUllil. 1 jjuu
immediately round the crater looks liko
the sides of a heated copper boiler. Such
is a true statement of what is going on on
the Furamit.
There are reports of an opening to
wards Pompeii, which is not unlikely, and
of auother towards Ilesiua ; but I have
not been up for some days, as the danger
is now very great. Before I write again
I shall make the attempt. Last nijrht 1
.... .1 r - .?.
wem 10 me sceuc ui wvn tin nuj: niiuiusi, 1
-f((ir -n nf two TIip uhnlp
length of this usually quiet road was like
a f-Tir and su'h was the throne of carri-
a(res ihich were movin on inthree lines'
that it was with difficultly we ever arri
rived i
at our destination. As we approached
the menaced neighborhood the inhabitants
were
rcmovinjj
their goods,
and
on a 1
bridge iu the middle of the little town
i - .r n i ii i. : ii...
1UIL OI I CcUVlUa UUU Ul muoli uiuuuiiiiu
. r r . .r il
rivers so well Known in Italy, stoou a
company of sappers. !
Creeping under this solid, handsome
bridge into the bed of the river, we went , article, as a general fact, is adulterated,
up in the face of the lava, which was now Unadulterated brandy cannot be sold at
coming rapidly down. Here again were less than $2.50 the gallon ; the adultera
sappers, raising mounds on cither side to ted can be be made at about 30 cents per
divert the ruin from some private grounds gallon ; and so disguised lluit no onc can
and keep the lava in one straight course, tell Hue difference. The dealers cannot nor
The smoke which rose over the heads of do they, resist the temptation to adultcr
the multitudes told us wc were close on ' ale, where the gain is so enormous.
the spot, and, climbing up the bank and Chemical compounds arc now made and
walking along the top, we looked down on sold to fabricators for making spurious
this mighty mass of lire. How changed brandy out of common whiskey; thewhis
the neighborhood iu two days! Where I key itself often drugged with aroenic.
walked on Sunday night was now a sea of, A dealer in spurious brandy recently
fire. The side road by which I had come imported enough of these compounds to
down into the main stream from Pollena manufacture 800 hogsheads of the forged
and Massi di Somme was now full of black article. lie sold it for pure and at S'-i.SO
cued coke. The houses on the borders of the gallon; making a clear profft, as ho
the village had fallen in onc thirty poor confessed, of 8100,000 on the speculation;
people lived; a small chapel was swallow- the fabricated article costing him only a
od up, a gcutlcmau's villa, aud a sad ex- bout 30 cents a gallon. The fabricator
tent of vineyard and garden ground. having used up his compound to his sam
On the other side of the great lava bed pics, took those to a chemist in Massa
auother stream was branchinjr off to San chusclts, for the purpose of having them
Sebastiano. Wo had honed to have eroes-
,ed it and ascended to the caecade again,
but it was no longer possible; for, as one
says speaking of a marshy country in the
winter, the lava was out. The fire here
bad begun to enter the burial-ground of
the little town, but was diverted from its
Gourse by a wall. On the opposite side
of the stream were the king aud all the
royalfamily. Ihc banks on cither aide
were" tbronged witn curious ana anxious
'jjjultitudp. who5? faces were lighted up
with the blaze of hundreds of torches
, and with the more resplendent flame of
J tlie rapidly-descending lava. Since the
mnrmnlf 1.1 .-n.,nA - .:i
. 1 u "a"
It was like
, a vast river of glowing coke.
a i. -i . ,, . i .1 i
! liS 16 "ovea on mo tens ot tuousanas
! a iarSc luniP lc' on, tno appearance was
I a large lump fell off, the appearance was
morc complete, at such times men darted
: C ""v.
rnrvrnriis wit i innrr r.niPQ fo rnn .mm fhn
iuwquuuhuk iiu.juiuc, uuu uunuu uut
slow, silent, irrcsistable motion of that
; liery flood. Active almighty power with-
ing; and when, from the vcrv face of it. 1 P0IcU Int0 ork,
out an effort! Sweeping every thing be- 10 gettmS tuc article purchased, unless ho j that T am on my dead-bed, and have but ' difficulties in the way of the successful
'fore it, overcoming every obstacle, grow- watched the casks from the ship to the a short time to stay with you. But I ! working of the Union system? The prin
ing up against intervening walls or houses, 1 boat on the river. In former years it was , hopo we shall be resigned to the will of ! c,Pal onc has been alluded to above; tho
and devouring them bodily, and then , supposed that imported liquors were gen- J Heaven. I would cheerfully, dear, if it ' system itself may be too much trusted to
.marching on in the same silent, unrelent-
; nig, irresistible manner as before.
; There was a spot beneath mv feet where
a fall of
mason worn uau Deen uuut to
1. 1 1 t l .
I break the violence of the winter floods.
) To this spot all eyes were directed. The
jGery river would fall over it in an hour:
as yet it was uiscanc irom it seventj Tards (
perhaps. Gradually it rose in height and ;
swelled out its vast proportions, and then j
va.-t masses fell off and rolled forward;
then it swelled again as fresh matter came
pressing down bebind, and so it broke, ,
and on it rolled acain and arzain till it ,
had arrived at the very edge.
There was
a general buzz and murmur of voices.
The royal family stOQd opposite to me J
intermingled with the crowd, looking on j
with intense anxiety.
At last it broke, not hurriedly, still
with a certain show of majesty. At first
a few small lump3 fell down; then poured
!vcr as tbc 15(li(1 of ractaI like thick
ijrcaclc, clinging sometimes mass to mass,
;from character aml la3t 0f ;
j avj tumbled over gigantic lumps of scoria;. I
Then on it moved once more in its silent, i
regular course, swelling up and spreading !
over the vineyards on either side; and
1 it l r ii i , ,
1 .,
i now mere was a rusu ior me roau wnicn
traverses this lava-bed. Tlnns mirl flip
bridge bordered the road : the carriages
' O
had all been ordered off and the bridge
was being broken down; we were cut off i
completely. The sentinels would not let
s pa.s, and struck us and drove us back; !
DUC we otceu our way, ana men iouuu
get
,., ... .
bridge was half demolished, and
ike 'a river and' hy the light of the torches we could see
vello as far as 1 tIlc soldiers above working away with the :
ar ,ri linvnPick and the axe. We had therefore to j
'pick
retracc our stcPs and maklDS a long cir- ,
iue wans, came rounu to me top 01 me ,
the walls, came round to the top of the ,
bridge. " Run," said the sentinels, "or
vou will be too late."
Wp prompt! thr
narro ParaP which was still remaining, ;
'and soon afterwards down went the whole,
fabric
In this way it is hoped that the
lava will be diverted from the townships
T
of St. Sebastiano, Massi di Somme, and Party, ue prouueeu nis.c as imported,-1 you do l"
Pollena, which stand on either side, and when the corks began to fly, one dropped "It is a subject too painful to think
have as yet only suffered partially. Gcr- . ncar nirai on cxaming it he found it was of," said Mr. Woodsum, "and it don't ap
colo, through which, however, the stream , hwown fabrication. The supposed impor- pear to mc it would be best to call names."
is rolling, will be sacrificed. , lpr ba1 purchased it, and by his French! "But I insist upon it," said Mrs. Wood-
Thc expectation is that the lava, should , tinsel labels, sold it back as pure to the; sum, who had by this time raised herself
the eruption continue, will flow down to , original fabricator biting the biter. But, up with great earnestness, and was lcan
thc Poutc Maddaloni aud into the sea. enough of champagne we now come to ing on her elbow, while her searching
So jrrand
and so destructive an eruption :
has not been known for manv rear?, and
.. . j j
even now we cannot tell how or when it
" terminate. The mountain is literal- j
' seamed with lava, and many fear-a
violcnt "P103100 as the final scene of the
tragedy. .
By request.
Wine and Spirit Trade.
A valuable article on the subject is giv-
. J O
'An . r. ir.,'o ifnMi..,f.
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omaiutuu ui iuc uiauuiduiuiu ui uic cjiu- i
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Brandy This liquor is almost univer- i
sally a base imposition, ihe imported
made in this country, if possible. The-
chemist made the examination, and found
one of the samples a deadly poison; he
could not be tempted to have a hand in
producing the mixtures. Whether the
fabricator found a chemist less honest, or
,had to wait for a new importation, will
not, probably, be known until the day of
Judgment, when all such secrets will
be made manifest. We can begin toes
timatc the results of the use of thoFe 800
caks, on tliopp, wh before this time,
have probably drank the in!
Another man who had either imported-
! or purchased the same kinds of compounds,
13 uow 111 amornia witn tnem, anu
j boasted to a gentleman who mentioned
I boasteu to a gentleman who mentioned to He entered the house and found his wife
I fl, rr,li- 1 i ij t. Pinn nnnL. i , n. , . . - . '
mat uu cuuum ujuhu
French brandy was inl
and advertised for
sae at auction on a given day; it was lan-
"- uiiou on a given uay; ic was lan-
, ? tue condition that the sale should take
uiuuu ut, auviiriiscu. oil us ncrniuiL. wnr-
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o " -Q v. v, i. uii
: WUGn "e purchased foreign liquors in jNTew
! York, on shipboard, he had no confidence
C1'ally pure; but now this opinion has ex -
; plodded. Ihc process of adulteration is(children. Now don't you think, my dear,"
' carried on to a vast extent in Europe, and ' she continued with iucreasinrr tenderness.
1 ?f ?e .?.il,f,l 1...1.A 11 -
lJ uuuunui nuutu.i uu. gunuu iu uuu
hundred is landed on our shores in a pure
statc and if -in a pure state, just so far as
! s intoxicating it is worthless and inju-
""u-3 "a uuvuiaguj auu uouc snouiu uo.io an ot you.
drank as such by any human being valu-
iuS IonS lifc or healthful body.
Gift." To prepare and sweeten gin,
clc, oiI of vitriol, oil of almonds, oil of
-upi-""u, uu ui jumper ucrncs, iime wa-
tcr alum, saltot tartar, subacetatc of lead
arc uscd oulphate of lead is poisonous, j
l nave reasou to believe the use ot it lsltion of the muscles about the mouth
frequent, because its action is morc rapid,
auu ,16 ""pans to me liquor a one com-
plcocion; hence some vestige of lead may
L. .ft. J.1..1. I r. i.i-
ocoucn uctcctcQ in mait liquor.
Says Dr. Nott, I had a friend, who had
been once a wine dealer, and having read
the startling statements made public, in
relation to the brewing of wines, and the 'Mrs. Woodsum, "if you can only cct the
i? eii i ii rl i , ' J "Jo
adulterations of other liquors generally, I
inauil'Cu of tliat frien(1.as to the veracity,
f these statements. Ills reply wa?, 'GOD'
J-'U-ult-m tonai nas jmssca in tui uwis
cellar, but the statements .made arc true,;
and all true, I assure you ?"
Tlirfc v. t- n n n r C r. A 1 1 1 - ! .1 !
iuu jjiuwjii ui auuiiuiauuu is uau iuu .
on in wine countries, as well as in this
country, witb regard to Madeira, Sherry, ;
Claret, and all other kinds of wine
The Rev. Dr. Baird has stated
that!
little or no wme is drank in Franco, in
" vawjv luiua) uu at tuc iuu
press,
The dealers purchase it at the
vineyards in a pure state, but in their
UJ 'J. i' 1 1 , , , ,.
hands it is entirely changed, by adding
drugs aod distilled spirit."
A pbysician in New York purchased a
boltlc of what was called genuine cham-
Pagne, of the importer?, had it subjected
" u1"-1-' "j j odtt y .u.-
a quarter of an ounce of sugar of lead! j
Who would like to drink a mixture of su-;
fl 1 1 fl11fr nf c 1 1 it 1 1 7si,l I 1
gar ot lead and water
, A gentleman in New York, who made
champagne, purchased some of the regu-
lar importer, wishing to give his friends
.some of the genuine article, at a convivaliwho it is; I never can die in peace till
it Til . ia.
ort' An Episcopal Clergyman,
cently returned irom the continent of Ju-,
1 c r'
roP? visited an immense manufactory of
a" kinds ot winc Logwood came in as a ,
great ingredient so great that tho pro-j
pnetors kept a vessel in their employ for (
lLS tunuu. ,
.mo ayers in luancuestcr (iingiana;
say,' 'wine brewers aro running away with :
all tno best lonwood:' and the London
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I nrt. vnn inner, rrn rnni-tn 1 in I lnnrfn
if ,r 11 Ti.ioli
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I flrt rlfltfnl "111 f n ttfOT lirt1. ' I
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From "Wray Dotvn Fast."
A New Way to Cure the Hypochondria, j
BY JACK DOWNING.
Mr. Woodsum was in the midst of his'' " LUU",UU 1 101 auu u.oou io near
fall work, which had been several times'1 c1 cn.(lurtc 1 iat nr 1 wron f' ,
' Villi I .ATTAlAn t A h fiiAMinll . it. tt .In ll
interrupted by the periodical fits of dc
spondency in his wife.
One morning he went to h
for he had a heavy day's wor
lir linil rnfr;i(Tfd a np.iclibnr nl
" O O ""9 - "
with two oxen aim a plow to help him
'breakup a mowing field. His neighbor
could only help him that day, and he was
o o
Arr ,1 it! in nl r tit f lin "li iit I
Up nnoJAUU WY tl.P pJmIcI ron
and nurse in the house, with strict char
ges to take good care of the mother. Mi
Woodsum was driving
neighbor was holding tho plow, and thing. ;
went to their mind till abont ten o'clock
in the forenoon, when little Harriet came
rnnninor fn f. in n r . nnr t.nhi ior fnf
.
that her mother was dreadful sick, an,i
wanted him to come in as quick as he
could, for she was certainly dying now,
Mr. Woodsuui, without saying a word,
drove his team to the end of the furrow,'
but he looked thoughtful and perplexed.'. Aaron niU sa'3 thut from a Pint to !l
AkhnuI, he felt nersunded Mint, linr 'fluart of coflcc: ,n!ldc With milk instead
danger was immacinary, as it had always
. . - b J.
proved to be belore. still the bare possi-,
bility that this sickness might be unto . mcd,cine ISD 1 bad t0 takc
death pressed upon him with so much pow-'
cr, that he laid down his goad-slick, and
telling his neighbor to let the cattle
breathe awhile, walkd deliborntplv w
nrda tb" house.
Before he had accomplished the whole
distance, however, his imma"ination had
added such wings to his speed, that he
ne.tound limself moving on a quick run.
to He entered the house and found his wifo
as ue baa ottcn lound iter belore, in her
own estimation almost ready to breatho
her last,
Her voice was faint and low, and hei
jpuiow was wet with tcar3. She had a -
.ing words with her husband? Mr. Wood-
snm nnnmnni,... tun k.j ..i l
ujjji uu.,iVu i,uo uuu, uuu lUUJi. UVl
. uuuu ivuucnv, ita uu uau ever uueu wont
"Now. mv dear.' said Mrs. Wnnrlsnm
. faintly, "the time has come at last. I feel
! was not for my anxiety about you and the
.l ,J 1 . , , . . '
-uuu t you uuinii it wouiti bo best lor you
to be married again to some kind, good
' woman, that would be a mother to our
dear little ones, and make homo pleasant
She paused and looked earnestly in his
'face.
j "Well, I've sometimes thought of late,
it might be best," replied Mr. Woodsum,
m a low voice
"Then you have been thinking about
it," said Mrs. Woodsum, with a contrac-
"Why, yes," said Mr. Woodsum, "1
nave some times thought about it, since
you have had spells of beinso very sick
t. , r. , . "
jit makes me leel dreadful to think of it,
.but I don't know but what it might be
' my duty."
I "Well, I think that it would." said
right sort of a person. Everything dc-
pends upon that, ray dear, and I hope
you will be very particulor about who vou
get.
"I certainly shall," said Mr. Woodsum;
don't give yourself any uneasiness about
i 1. L .1 P T T 1 111
miiL, in uuiir, ior j. assure you i suait be
very particular. The person I shall prob-
ably have is one of the kindest and best
IVIUL-IUU ttUUlUU iU LUIS MUllll.
"But have vou been thinking of anv
one in particular, my dear?" said Mrs.
n '
Muuuamu, wiiu uiauuesi uueasmcss
"Why, yes," said Mr. Woodsum, "there
is one 1 have thought of for some time
past, I should probably marry, if it should
be the will of Providence to take you
from us."
"And pray, Mr. Woodsum, who can it
be ?" said the wife, with an expression
iiumniic. uo 15 ic, iur. voousum :
x l. - Cf7! " I If TIT 1
to her eye.
Tou hav'ul
t named it to her, have you!"
"Ub, by no means, said Mr. Wood
sum, "but, my dear, we had better drop
the subject, it agitates you too much."
"Uuf Mr. Woodsum, you must tell mo
re-'glance was reading every muscle in her
husband s lace'.
"Mr. Woodsum I insist
.
upon it."
"Well 1, then, ' said Mr. Woodsum, with
a sigh, '-if you insist upon it my dear, I
have thought that if it should be tho will
01 i. roviacnco 10 uikc you irom us, to be
nerc no more. 1 Have thought 1 should
marry for my second wife, Hannah Love-
;iov."
r AUuca"iy ure once more uasncu
ifi - nm Wfa Winn A ... ... 'o .nn ..l.n 1 n - .1
4 . ill I 1 1
. ., , ii-, . . . ..
.iuuw uuu ouulvu uuia.ii in i uuuii
-! - t- nrH onnln. Iiturn r n 1...t
"What I" she exclaimed, with a tremb
ling voice almost choked with agitatiou
"what ! marry that idle, sleepy slut of a
TT.,.,-.l. T t at.. Air i i.
.uarniau uutujujf; uu. u uuu&uuj, U1UL
: i .1. r i..i. i i i.
llll II I 1I1.I7III . 1.1 J lfl II1III IIITI Itl III V I'.ll 111 I Ml
No that she never shall. So you may go
ns field early ito your P0W'Dg Woodsum, and set lie should he ready to act, and to act in
arkto do 'and your 1,ca(1 aL rcsfc "Susan," she contin- telligcntly.
of his to comc!cd ?,'uako -UP wore firc uudcr the dinuei (c) The same danger of implicit reli-
pot
1
Mr. Woodsum went to the field and
-...i l.:.. . i. i ...i i . i
" rciuruou
ami. 1,13 mf1 ?adJ' l (1 the honors of tho
tit iiuuiij uu iuuuu uiuu-l 1VU11 JIIUUUIUU,
table. Mrs. Woodsum's health from that
day continued to improve, and she was
tho team and his1nvcr. aftorjyards visited by the terrible
affection of hypochondria.
"Better Late than Never." In
Tii.imi.i rr iiim Ar .r i i iniirt in ii vn'in ii i
uu'"ull,"li "l u u, n.,
i ii- .. i-t.i ii-i i . i : . r
France, a man named Jean Lnpierrc 107
Jcars of aS was recently married to a
wo,nan namcu i etion -cuvme, 01 tne
tender age of 80.
of water t:lken each day, will cure the
r, ,.:..., i-i.-..v,ir..i ii .i... '
ws'uii'lluu' wuuullul- uunuvei, mu ;
a louug ijauy uown cast auvcrtisea ,
i tr r i .1 . l . i
for tho young man that embraced an op-
'portunity, and snys if he will romp over
cr I e 1 1- .
hp f.n do better-
bu rational.
From the Ohio Journal of Education.
Thoughts on the Union School System.
There is always danger of trusting too
much to a system, and the better the sys
tem, the greater the danger. The supe
riority of the system of Graded or Union
Schools, over the single district system, is
' nal improvement in their children they
inoiv mr sr inn s nt i.i-i. r
" uiin.-i; J1 Ui-
uj.ci, cwuttumjua suouiu ue
and it would
not be. it will
4
working of the
anr inhnrnnt
' defect in the system itself.
' What are somo of the most obvious
100 much may be expected from it.
Wc will speak of this expectation, on the
part of tho three classes into which the
community maybe divided with repscct to
schools parents, directors, and teachers, j tion and discipline into all the depart
(a.) It is no disparagement to our pco- j mcnts, without disturbing the prejudices
plo to say, that many of them have very 1 of any of his associates. Undoubtedly,
vague notions respecting a school, and teachers are morc liable than most oth
what is necessary to its highest success crs to become opinionated : such is the
hiJ aVG mUch f " Uuion tendencJ of their occupation. But for
bchools, aud expect great things from ! the prosperous working of the Union sys
mcm. ibis is well; but some of the
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y necessary A Union School" must members of a corps of instructors, a spirit
be enough to cause children to improve of conciliation and of kindness, a forbear
with extraordinary rapidity, even if they ' ance to find fault with each other or to
time, and aro behind the hour when they qualifications of a fellow-teacher
do attend, and are imperfectly supplied , We trust these words of caution will be
with books Lven a Union School can- i well received. The Union system is one
not make bricks without straw. 0f so great excellence, that it seems to be
iSor should it be expected that the na- incumbent on all parents, directors, and
lure of cither parents or children will be teachers to use their utmost efforts for
chauged.by the system. It has always its success. Instead of thinking that be
been difficult to manage the children of a . cause it is a good sytem, it wilT therefore
community, without sometimes giving of- go itself, we should put forth exertions
tcuce to parents. Discipline must he correspondent to its excellence. Thus
maintained aud somebody's child will be only will it, or rather, thus only shall we
ill-treated, in the partial judgment of a through it, accomplish the desired end
iuuu luuuiur or uu inuuigeut ratncr. vjom
plaints must be expected, as in any other i
system. 1
Wc must remember, also, that it has ;
become a part of our unwritten conslitu- '
tion, that the people havo an inherent !
right to find fault with schools and school
teachers.
It is a time-honored custom.
The right of private opinion on thi3 point
is unquestioned, especially when this o- '
pinion is adverse to the teacher or the !
management of tho directors; and the ex
ercise of the right becomes a sacred du
ty, when, as often happens, the man goes
directly in the face of his own interest. A
man who docs not pav a cent of tax. mav ;
oppose the system because it will increase
the taxes. A rich man, on the other ' action brought before a justice of the peace
hand, will object to paying a small tuition or aldermau, shall be referred to referees,
fee, when the only alternative is, the im- unless by the agreement or express assent
position of an additional tax, which will ot uotu parties to the action or their a
compel him to pay perhaps ten times the ' gCut&i which agreement or assent shall be
tuition fee. Or a man will complain of uoted by such justice or alderman upon
the inefficiency of the schools, and iu the ! ms docket.
next breadth, complain that so many! Sec. 2. That no special allowance or
families have moved into town to avail j writ of certiorari to a justice of the peace
themselves of their advantages. j or alderman, shall be held requisite to
Now men have a right to act thus ab- ' the maintenance of such writ,
stirdly about schools, and wc must expect j Sec. 3. That from and after the passage
j of this act, all summons issued by anv
(b..) There is danger that School Di- ' alderman or justico of the peace may de"
rcctors may trust too implicitly to the ex- j signate the hours of the d?y, by which
cellence of the system. Knowing that it the same shall be rc-turnablc, and if
has worked well elsewhere, they may o- i cither of the parties fail to appear during
verlook the necessity of labor on their the time so designated, it shall be lawful
part. This labor cannot be dispensed for the said alderman or justice of the
with, if the schools are to flourish. The . peace to render judgment, or otherwise
duties devolving on the Board of Educa- j determine the same as is provided by
tion aro very onerous, and any one who
allows himself to be a candidate for the
office, should do it with that expectation
There is no principle affecting human
conduct, as relating to our duties .to soci-
j cty, morc true or important than this,
; that when a man is elected to civil office,
or even to au office iu any voluntary or-
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places himself under obligation to fulfill
tho duties to the best of his ability. His
acceptance is a virtual pledge, not only to
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uiacuarge uic uuues as wen as ne is able
but to make himself acquainted with them!
that ho may discharge them properly.
ance on the system, may be affirmed in
regard to Teachers. They may trust too
much to its excellence, and so fail to put
forth those efforts which, are indispensa
ble to it3 successful workiug. We are
wont to say that the movements of a
school should be like clock-work. But
wo Inuat remember that the Teacher
is
the moving force. A school is not mado
of unconscious wheels, like a clock. And
tho clock, even, would stop were tho force
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Ql craVHV lO DC SUSPCnUCd but tor a
gic seC0nd. If its adjustments uro all
correct, and the weights arc sufficient to
sin
.neutralize the friction, the clock will faith
iully pertorm its lunotions, so long as
gravity will keep the pendulum vibrating.
But the best arrangements of a school
will fail, without .the constant watchful-
llcSs of the teacher to ro-adjust the parts,
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ymcn are ever naoie to uerangemeut,
There is moro danger that teachers will
trust to tho oxcellcce of the Union system.
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tnan tnat parents or directors will, and
the injurious oflects will also be greater.
Tt tho system should m any locality fail
of j? best rpnlt',thp first imprein v ill
be, that the failure is to be ascribed to the
teachers.
There is another caution which is
worthy of the attention of teachers an
other point in respect to which they should
be on their guard. Most instructors have
been accustomed to manage individual
schools, and hence they find it difficult to
take charge of one of a group of consoli
dated schools to work harmoniously and
efficiently as a member of corps of instruc
tors. The teacher of a private school
generally lays-down his own principles,
selects his own text-books, and makes bin
own arrangements; and a teacher in an
islatcd district school does about the same.
But in schools associated on the Union
plan, teachers must be ready to yield in
dividual preferences; to carry out the
principles established by the Board of Di
rectors; to relinguish, perhaps, favorite
text-books, and to receive suggestions
from tho superintendent and the Board.
The Superintendent must be on his guard
agaiust any appcafance of assumption of
authority not delegated to him; ancl he
will need great wisdom and discretion to
maKo ino system cmcient m all its parts
' to introduce tho best methods of insf..'
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Laws of Pennsylvania.
Passed at Session of 1S55
further supplement to an act to amend
and consolidate with its supplements
the act entitled "An Act for the re
covery of debts and demands not ex
ceeding onc hundred dollars before a.
justice of the peace, and for the elec
tion of constables aud for other pur
poses,"approved the twentieth of March,
one thousaud eight hundred and ten.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted. &c.. That from
and al"ter tuC fil'st day of July next, no
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iw.
Approved April 26th, 1S55.
A Singular Marriage. At Paris a
singular marriage was celebrated in the
chapel of the Hotel des luvalides that
of a Zouave, who lost both feet and both
hands in the siege of Sebastopol, with a
young woman of some property. The
couple were engaged to be married be
fore tho Zouave left for Sebastopol, and
when tie came back so gloriously mutila
! tcd hls betrothed declared she would keep
! 1,cr word- 'J'ue marriage was attended by
the Governor of the Hotel and all his staff.
and by all the invalids. After the cere
mony the cross of the legion of honor was
presented to the hero, in the name of the
ISmpcror, aud a valuable present to the
bride in the name of the Kinpross. The
Zouave has besides, been admitted to the
Hotel des Tnvalidcs, and promoted to tho
rank of sub-Lieutenant.
On the wrong Train. A few nights
since some young men, going from Co
lumbia to Cincinnati, Ohio, in tho cars,
were getting rather noisy and profaue,
when a gentleman in a white cravat, tap
ped onc of them on the shoulder, with
the remark, "young men you know you
are on the road to hell." " That's just
my luck, (said one of tho party,) I took a
ticket for Cincinnati, and T've got on the
wrong train."
It id said that marriod men- ar lem
troubled with rhcuuiatim than others.
Dr. Francis explain 4f reason- lly
sleep warmer.
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