iDcuDtci to politics, literature, Agriculture, Science, Jlloralitjj, aui eneral intelligence VOL 15. STROUDSBURGr, MONROE COUNTY, PA. OCTOBER 25, 1855. NO. 48. it - v Published by Theodore Schoch. TERMS Two dollars per annum in advance Two "dollars and n quarter, half ycarlv and if not paid be fore the end of the year. Two dollars and a half. No papers discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at the option of the Editor. IE? Advctliscmcnts not pxcofding one square (ten inns) will be inserted three weeks lor one dollar, and twenty-five cents for every subsequent insertion. The charge for one and three insertions the same. A liber- discount made to ycarlv advertisers. IE? All letters addressed to the Editor must be postpaid. JOB PRINTING. 2Iarinp a rencral assortment of large, elegant, plain and ornamental Type, we arc prepared to execute every description of Cards, Circulars, Uill Heads, Notes, Blank Receipts Justioe.s, Legal and other Hlanks, Pamphlets, &c. printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable crms, AT THE OFFICE OF Prido. 'Tis a curious fact as over was known Li human nature, but often siiown Alike in castle and cottage. That pride, like pigs of a certain bree.I, Will manage to live and thrive on "feed" As poor as a pauper's pottage ! Of ull the notable things on earth. The queerest one is pride of birth, Among our fierce Democracy! A bridge across a hundred year?, JTot even a coupha of ictten Peers A thing for laughter, flings and jeers, Is American aristocracy! Depend upon it my enobbish friend, Your family thread you can't ascend, Without good reason to apprehend You may find it waxed at the father end By some plebian vocation ! Or worse than that, your boasted line .May end in a loop of stronger twine That plagcd some worthy relation ! Because you flourish in worltily affairs, Don't be haughty and put on airs, With insolent pride or station ; Don" t be proud and turn tip your nose At poorer people in plainer clothe?, But learn for the sake of your mind's repose, That Wealth's a bubble that comes and goes, I And that all Proud Flesh, wherever it grows. Is subject to irritation. An Honest Eoy. "That is right my boy," said the mer chant smiling approvingly upon the bright features of his shop boy. He had brought him a dollar that lay amongst the dust and papers of the sweepings. "That is right," he said again. "Al ways be honest, it is the best policy." "Should you say that!" asked the young lad timidly. "Should I say what! that honesty is the best policy! Why, it is a time honored old saying. I don't know what the ele evating tendncy of the thing may be, tho true spirit is father narrow, I'll allow." "So gradmother taught me," said the boy; "she said we should do right, be cause God approved it, without thinking what man would say."- The merchant turned abruptly towards the desk, and the thoughtful-faced little lad resumed his duties. Tn the course of the morning, a rich and influential citizen called at the store. While conversing he said, have no children! of ray own, and I fear to adopt one. My experience is, that a boy of twelve year, (the age that I should pre fer,) is fixed iu his habit?, and if they are bad I " "Stop said the merchant, "did you see thatjad yonder!" "With that noble brow! Ics, what of him!" "He is remarkable " "Yes, yes, that's what every body tells me who has a boy to dispose of. No doubt he'il do well enough before your face. I hare tried a good many, and have been deceived more than once.'; I was going to fay," remarked the mer chant calmly, "that he is rcmarkakble for principle. Nevor have I known him to -deviate from the right, sir never. He would restore a pin; indeed, (the mer chant colored,) he is a little too honest for my employ. He points out flaws in goods, and I cannot tcaeu him prudence in that respect. Common prudence, you know, is common prudence ahem." The stranger made no assent, and the merchant hurried to say: "He was a parish orphan taken by an old women out of pity, when yet a babe. No doubt he has suffered from cold and hunger uncounted times. His hands have been frozen, and so have his feet. Sir the boy would have died rath er than be dishonest. I can't account Sot it, upon my word I can't." "Have you any claim on him!1' "Not thelcat in the world oxcept what tsommon benevolence offers. Indeed, the boy is entirely too good for me. Then I will adopt him; if I have found ono really honest boy, thank God." Tho little fellow rode home in a carri age and was ushered into a luxurious borne; and he who had sat shivering in a cold corner; listening to the words of a poor pious creature, who had been taught of the spirit, became one of the best and greatest divines that the world ever pro duced. Human Glory. There are two things which ought to teach, us to think but meanly of human glory; the very best have bad their calumniators, the ver worst their panegyrists. Gibralter. A correspondent of the Journal of j Commerce, writing from onboard the XJ- j nited States frigate Congress, gives a brief but interc&ting sketch of this wonderful town and fortress: The approach to Gibralter through It was like a grand world's fair for tho these Straits is of the most imposing char- ( exhibition of the costumes, customs, and acter. The Straits themselves are in the ( manners of all strange lands. The ex narro west portion twelve miles wide, and tremclj narrow streets; the little donkeys, extend from Cape Spartel to Gibralter 'with burdens larger than themselves strap- about thirty-six miles. A strong current j never ceases to flow from the Atlantic in- to the Mediterranean, and through the Black Sea and tho rivers of Africa and Asia and Europe pour their constant tributaries into this same great basin, features; tho Spanish senorita, with her yet the depth of its waters remains the olivo complexion and sparkling eyo and same from ago to age. The most reason- light head-dress streaming in graceful able explanation of this phenomenon folds down her neck and shoulders; the which I have seen is, that an under cur- ( English soldier on guard at every corner rent disoharges the waters into the Atlan- and presenting arms as we passed him, tio as fast as they are raised. In proof wore some of the prominent objects .that of this it is stated that some years since arrested my attention. The whole town a vessel which was sunk in the Straits is ono grand fortification. The soldiers was afterwards found some twelve miles ( of different regiments meet you at every to the westward, whither it could have turn, and their barracks arc scattered ev driftcd only by the force of the under cur- ery where among the markets, the store?, rent. The upper current is perfectly ! the churches, and private residences of the magnificent, rolling on like tho rapids of citizens. The streets aro laid out in the Niagara in fearful billows, and bringing j most, singular manner, and most of them you near the bold shores of Apes Hill are too narrow for ordinary carriages to and Ceuta and Gibralter. The last two 'pass eaoh other. They are, however re named are the ancient "Pillars of Hercu-j markably clean. The houses arc solid les," and it is perhaps the associations connected with them and every point in; the vicinity ol the Straits that impart .-nKlima nil nromnirorinir nmntinns as our good ship ploughs ber way be- twecn them. Here, three thousand years ago came the vessels of the merchant princes of Tyro on their way to Britain and the extreme West for tin and amber. Here we begin to think of Hannibal and Carthacc, and the Sciptos and Rome. Here the Moor and the Christian waged their deadly war for many hundred years, and here finally was the battle of Trafal gar, whore the immortal Nelson offered up his life amid the j-houts of victory oy er the combined fleets of Prance and Spain. How sublime too is the primitive conception, here felt for the first time in its perfection as I look upon the Ceuta and Gibralter, that here Hercules ended his useful" labors by cleaving the rock a sunder and rolling the waters of the Med iterranean through the new channel into the Atlantic. These pillars stand here as an emulating monument of his power beneficence. It was just in the ancients thus to enthrone a personal deity on every distinct exhibition of power, wisdom and goodness. It was infinitely above the dis gusting Pantheism of the German theo logians of the present day, and their self complnisant imitations of Parker notorie ty in Boston and vicinity. But how much grander and more beautiful is the reveal ed idea, of one glorious Father hanging the world upon nothing, girding the mountains with his strength, and gather ing the water into seas, when he set up bars and doors and said, "Hitherto shalt thou come and no further, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed!" It has been said that the Rock of Gib ralter looks like a lion reposing in majes ty before the gate of the Mediterranean, and I assure you it does not require much effort of the imagination to see the resem blance. His head lies resting on his out streached paws, while his giant propor tion rcnose in conscious strength before vou. fit symbol of that mighty power which has been so long, and is my judg-j Spain, adorned with cultivated fields and ment so beneficently, exhibited in behalf gardens; the city of Algiers, the scenes of the great interests of humanity and 'of so many conflicts in the days of the religion. This rock is 1,400 feet in height,' Moors; tho comparatively modern town three miles in length, and seven miles in 'of St.. Iloque, where Spanish customs and circumicrcnce. It is connected by a low. isthmu3 of sand with Spain, and it is in fact the termination ofthe Sierra Nevada, the great southern range of mountains which run parallel with the Southern coast. The western front of the rock is a each other; the distant and desolate fields gradual slope, interspersed with preci-Jof Morocco veiled in mist: and more pices, while the eastern side, washed by, beautiful than all, the blue waters of the the Mediterranean, is a perpendicular wall, '. Mediterranean sparkling rn the soft light and totally inaccesible. Tho town lies' of one of the most brilliant days of sum . i . i ou tnis western siope, its narrow streets, extending along the water more than a mile and stretching up the hill to a con siderable distance. As seen from the deck of our frigate, the stone dwellings rising rapidly one above another; the Moor-; 5q), P1n hnilf. mr tlmn n ill mien n A ish Castle, built more than a thousand vears ago, and now crowning with its ven- erable walls the northwestern summit of tne town; tno Aianicaa, witn us ncn io- liage of palms and fig trees and aloes, I sprinkled here and there with snug Eng- lish cottages embowered in vines, a gom of rural beauty in the'midst of barren a rocks; the solid wall sweeping entirely a round the town and guarding with it countless batteries every point of access, and the "galleries tunneled out of the; solid stone and extending, in range above range, entirely around tho entire north- wfistj. summit of the roek. bristlin? in every embrasure with the engines of death; and finally the signal-tower, overlooking all where floats the British banner in defiance of the world, make up a picture of unique and picturesque beauty which once seen can never be forgotten. TTniW fhn imnression ot such a vision vou mav well imaoine the eagerness with j a ., n iono which we burned on shore, and the pleas- ure whioh was in reserve for us after a moum s connnemenc ou uuuiu. u. wV. As we landeded on the mole from our boat and passed along the principal streets we found ourselves in a crowd of people representing all the nations bordering on tho Mediterranean Spanish, French, I- Italians, Moors, Jews, & Greeks, mingled vrith the English, Scotch, Irish & Amer- cans, in nil their various costumes and speaking their different tongues. It real ly seemed for tho moment as if it were a I gala day cotton up for special amusement. wed to their sides; the bearded and filthy Jew, in his red cap and longcoarso robe, and haggard and sullen look; the stately j Moor with his white turban and bare legs and yellow slippers and nicely chiseled plain structures, two and three stories high, and the public edifices, including the cus- torn house, the hotels, the post office, and U.J,nn '.i-X 1. tt to beauty of architecture. The idea at every point is military strength, and tho stranger feels at every turn that he is in a mighty garrison, and encompassed with . batteries and guns and all the engines of war. A few of us determined to make the most of our time: so we found a guide and ascended to the "galleries" or exca vations on the summit. Through the polite attention of our Consul, Mr. Sprague, an order has been issued from headquarters to give Amer-' O ' ican officers free access. As wc approach . ed the works our uniform was our pass port, and a polite sergeant was immedi atly detailed to conduct us through the most wonderful parts of the fortress. The stronj? gates yielded to his key. and for one hour we followed him from battery to battery, now climbing up the heights by stone steps out out of solid rook, end now winding our way through deep gloomy tunnels, where our only light was that which came struggling through the port holes over tho muzzle of the guns: pas- ing down a spiral staircase leading to hidden chambers of destruction, which few eyes are ever permitted to see and finally terminating our long walk in a ' lmll filled wJfh nrdnnnoo nf tho . largest size, and pointing through em- brasures which looked out on the coast ( of Spain and the Mediterranean. This j large apartment, as the sergeant told us, . - ; i. . . , , i is sometimes sn enaie v i nminnr.nn nv . the officers of the garrison, and the beau ty and chivalry of England and Spain are here gathered to relieve the tedium of exile and the sameness of their duty by music and the dance. It was no small addition to the inter est of this excursion to step out occasion ally upon the very edge of these stupend ous heights and look down upon the quiet bay, filled with vessels from every quar- ter of the globe; the adjoining coast of modes of life, even to tho "bull fights. may be seen to-day just as they appeared thee hundred years ago: the "neutral ground," on tho opposite sides of whioh the British and Spanish forts frown upon mer. Wlio is to blame. Give the ladies full permission of surpassing the lilies of the ! . , fie1 1D Sjy of appearance. UlUSt Stop its abUSO of tllO The press stop its abuse of tho women, and look after the men. The extraviganco of the lattdr in cigars, brandy toddies, fast horgeSj and doubtful luxuries is infinitely jmore ruinous than that of the ladies in lace and brocade; tho former is ruinous to health, morals, and purse, while the latter only slightly damages the pockets 'of the "lords and masters." Let the la dies continuo to flourish. When Sir Walter Scott was urged not to Pp up tno iamng creaic or an ecquainc- ance, ne replied, "The man f"end when friends were few; and bo his, now that his enemies are m; I will any. Jl Season at Newport. A writer in the Providence Journal estimates tho ordina ry expenses of a gentlemen and lady at one of the Newport hotels for the season ,. .... t fa . wasnmg, Darning, naes, concerts, ceo., fai o i at ou- isand dollars. Many it is said, spend that ir t, ;a wf - Eating one's meat with a .silver fork, while the butcher's bill has not been paid is called genteel Life in Kansas. The following extract from a letter a Kansas immigrant shows something lif in n novo nnnnfrv .mrl will ho fnnnrl . o o, interesting : j bunk, he found that his fellow bunker had Unlikothe timbered states in the Ea3t, placed his cane in bed between them, fear (exoept upon the rivers and watar which ing that some one might take it in the aro verdantlv dotted with trees, from one f morning before he was up. It was one of to three miles in width,) as far as the eyo.thoso canes you seo every day in New can reach, the beautiful rolling prairie, York, with a dog's head, with crooked hes spread around like a sea of meadows, The timber is a mixture of oak, hickory, cherry, b ack walnut, elm locust, ac &c; tho shrubbery scarce but beautiful, consisting of wild plums and grapes. The ' - u. . . n r- . - a. "'" of most- beautiful flowers, and grand as the brilliancy of the stars. The soil is ' rich and fertile, from tbreo to ten ieet deep, and rcnerally composed of rich blaok mould. It produces in abundance ;cracK, tno uouse not uavmg iuiu ui piua wheat, corn, and many other commodities, tor. No windows in the house, only brown together with swet potatoes. Horses, cat-! sheeting nailed ovor where tho saah be tle and hogs, though of Inferior breed, j longs. The result was that the bunkers are tolerably plenty, and raise themselves! vrere all soaked out up stairs, and after by grazing in the vast prairie in summer 'that we all got it below. I obtained an and feeding in tho bottoms in winter. umbrella and held it over my children The wild game consists of geese, ducks, 'and wife until the shower was over. At miU nmirio hon and lurkovs. which , daylight in the morning we wcro request- n .w, tr ,, , aro abundant. There is a breeze continually blowing on this prairie, which prevents the mos- quitoes from staying about in these parts.; boy upset a .cup ot coltee on my toot, wnen Tho roads along tho prairies are as good ,1 concluded the place was getting too hot, as can be. The around for miles is as and got up. After breakfast, which was ii a level as the third avenue, and interrupted , now ana men witn little icnons, wuion yout 1 wnnM nnf. r-ill mill in fnnfc nnr horsfia f tue North would not think of walking i tip them. All farmers admit that the country has no equal, as reguards quality .-1, T of land, in raising stock particularly. I think I have now described tho land, and can only add in regard to the land as to quality, as far as lean see there is no humbug The ob ection in most ot tho i parts is the want of good water and tim ber. Yet, as regards the water, we must wait until tho settlers have dug wells, &c. As regards wood, of which there is a scarcity, nature seems to have provided i ...f. i.l'.ii l l - w coal, which, from what little has been 1 ; seen of the country, is here in great plen ty. As I have said beforo, we started in an ox cart, and traveled over" this beautiful prairie; the wagon or cart being covered, protected us from tho sun, and by open- ing tne oacK wo naa a une Dreezo uuuuu ually playing through. This was the most delightful ride I ever had. We made about three miles per hour. All tho company seemed to be in high glee, the children were scampering over tho prairie gathering wild flowers; in fact, it as impossible tor them to Keep still.- After sundown, wo haltod at an Indian log house; the Indians had all gone to a war dance, and the nouso was leit witn a negro slavo, who gave us some corn bread and ham, and we added prairie hens, wbich I shot on the way. After dinner or tea we smoked, chatted, &c, and then l.j-j i i mi uuuuiuueu uuw ww wute w oivvu. jlhcjo being but ono room in the house, there oould bo no quarrelling about that. There being two beds, my family had one, the rost took the other bod and floor. By crossing my family sideways in bed, with our feet on the dining table, wo managed all to get in. The slave intimated that if the Indians camo home at night they might be drunk, and in ail probability ugly, so we examined our pistols, placed them under the pillow, and laid down. All went on well through the night, except that more travelers asked to be accommo dated with lodgings, permission being granted them to sleep under the shed. In tho morning after wo had breakfast, we started again, and we passed the same description of country as I have already noted. Wo arrived at the city of Lawrence a bout dark. We were ushered into a house called a hotel, tho only ono in tho place. It had about ono huudred guests at tea, which oonsisted of tea, bread, no butter, 'ham and molasses. Board ono dollar por day. After tea wo were told we could not be lodged, as tho house was full; but if we choso wo could lay on the dining table, but that they could famish us with nothing except the oloth, which we were weleome to use as a sheet. Hav ing no other alternative, wc were left in possession of tho dining table, to shift as best wc could. After spreading our blanket and then tho sheet or table cloth, we turned in on tho dining table. On the second floor abovOfcUS, there were no bed steads, but there were bunks built up five tiers high, like an emigrant ship; in theso bunks they put three porsons, making the bunks and floor contain about 100 per- sons. MM.rk 1tviVkA nrtnfotnnn in thn rwiilrl Xuu 1 U ill UUl UUUbUlUVU i it lUl uutiu ing was cut in tho forenoon, and building put up in tho afternoon of the,1811 Louisiana admitted into the Union same day, so you can judge of the quali ty of the house Af'tor dreaming for a while of the good old times of Adam and Eve, we were startled by a man singing out, there 'was a d d big snako in his brd' You know that was enough for me; I made one jump out of bed, and lit on something soft whioh i hplirrprl was n snake. I fanoied it was, as tho heel of my foot, I thought, smashed its head. J . ,rr T T t 1 -Ml-J 1 sung out 'iiero ne is. T iionn 1m Hod liimP Those above stairs came rushing down to see the snake, and after getting a lamp M Utftivs 4wav and seeking the snake, we found nothing but a. short link of sausage, whion had been left on the dining table, and proba- bly kicked off by some one of us in the night - After enjoying the joke, much at my expense, more particularly tho gentle- (man who raisod the alarm above stairs, of, and who swore that there was uo mistake of about his snake. I proposed that we should examine for it: and after examining his . - . ' i neck, eyes ; cars and teeth. This proved to be our friend a snake. After his, we I 1 I. x i.:, AP reuruu afi.iu, -ca u to u . - ter getting in bed it commenced thunder- mg and lightening, (which is done up I .... '.' . . J i i lii vv ii ( iiiih i'iiiiiiiiu i m;iimi iifii vini I..- .1 .11 11 could sec distinctly tbrougn all parts or i . m i i , the house 1 he boards beijig green wnen . - - . . " was put up, naa warpeabo muu you oouia almost put your noaa tnrougn tue . - - - , tM lu oct UP uo LUCJ a table cloth, and oar bed as the breas- eu 10 gee up as iney wuiuu uui auuei iui .wac lauie. x uujbuiuu tu n uUUl u, , . .... . xi e i uui a repeuuou oi our iod, xauu uij iw- " u""u 10 CXamiUUtne PUDIIC DUllOlUgS nifrr nf .nwriinnfl lfl sifii.ifnri nn fchfi Kan- sas river, about luu miles up. Tins riv er is navigable up here one month iu the year. The city contains about a dozen iraine houses ot miserable construction; one log house, (store) the best in the 'place, and the rest, about thirty, are mud nuts, duih oi sou anu muu. iou proua bly have seen a picture of a small Hotten tot village. If you have, you can fancy the city of Lawrence. There is one poor miserable saw mill. The day I left thero, two more mills or the machinery for them was arriving in town. Tho water was very poor, and to get it, the landlord tells me, he goes about a mile and a half. The lumber scarce, mostly cotton wood, which ! is hardly worth sawing. I should add that they are now putting up two build ings of stone, whieh from present appear ance, look as if they might be something when finished. One is intended as a ho- tel. Thero aro also three printing offices, or three newspapers, (tho. population not over 600.) These persons cannot make iw nnnnnt mairn enough to pay the printer's devil's board these papers are supported by the aboli- . A, r tionists of the East, as tho editors havo the appearance of being fed at the public expense. To conclude with this, town lots sell for three hundred dollars. There were about a dozen Yankees who started this town or city, as it is called, with the intention of making their fortunes. It yet remaings to be seen how they will succeed. The three newspapers in that place are only intended to stir up the feelings of the public against the slave States, and also to puff up their city lots, which are at present, hot beds for disease. In fact, the whole affair, at the present time, is not fit for a white man to show his head in. Few readers can be aware, until they havo had occasion to test the fact, how much labor of research is often saved by such a table as the following the work of one now in his grave. If 'History is Poetry,' as one who is a true poet him self forcibly remarks, then hero is 'Poet ry Porsonified.' Harper. 1607 Yirginia first settled by the Eng lish. 1614 New York first settled by tho Dutch. 1620 Massachusetts settled by the Puri tans. 1623 New Hampshire settled by the Pu- itans. 1624 New Jersey settled by the Dutch. 1627 Delaware settled by Swedes and Fins. 1635 Maryland settled by Irish Cathoiics. 1635 Connecticut settled by the Puritans 1620 llhodo Island settled by Eoger Wil liams. 1650 North Carolina settled by the Eng lish. 1670 South Carolina settled by the Iluge nots. 1681 Pennsylvania settled by William Penn. 1733 Georgia settled by Gen. Oglcthorpo. 1791 Vermont admitted into tho Union. 1792 Kentucky admitted iuto the Uniou. 1796 Tennessee admitted into tho Union. tuell802 Ohio admitted into tho Union. f 1816 Indiana admitted into the Union. 1817 Mississippi admitted into the Union. 1818 Illinois admitted into tho Union. 1819 Alabama admittod into the Union. 1820 Maine admitted into the Union. 1821 Missouri admitted into tho Union. 1836 Michigan admitted into the Union. j.ouu jvi jwwiau:? uuniuicu iuiu iuu wmviu. 1H'1, -I'londa au muted into tne union. T 1B4.') Texas admitted into tno union. -r ... I.. .1 TT . 1H40 lowa admitted into tno union. If8 Wisconsin admitted into the Union, ."SO California admitted into the Union. Petitions, directed to tho House of Pepresentatives, are in circulation . in Pennsylvania, praying that body to un- poach Judge Kaue, for his action in tho Williamson case. intentional. From the Femi'a Sctool Journal. Short and Thorough. Mr. Editor: I deem the above an ex cellent motto for the teacher. I have lit tle faith in long lessons. It is all-important that the teacher perform his labor well. But it is clearly impossible for any kind is undcra-fcen at onoe. Especially is this Mool-roora labors.- Tf , , undertaken, it can not that either teacher or pupils, , f , . , 1 IUU UilSU ftltU UUl In nronnrihintr Inoertns. tfinnhfirS SllOUlU j ; f , . i hiiih ill 1 1 f i 1,11:11. i.iii'v ii ;lvh ntii iiiuj uulilj icuicuiucL biiub luut uuiu uui ivuu d- . . connection with the same. T - . , the lesson' Something more than mere car-work is required, on their part. They ! must simplify, explain, illustrate, expound the lessous; and they should see to it, that the lessons are sufficiently brief, to t leave them ample time for this important work. Neither is it enough for the pupil, mere ly to commit to memory and recite his task. He may do this, and yet be very ignorant of it J m The simple fact, that a commit to memory easily, is no , , , lesson should bo to shauH fce nQ , tban the cb;id can com lotely mas. ' 4 , w,r1 rpQi,a rt.,i,t w reason iui illlU uuucicvauu. itamou j uu. uwu children to deceive them, by re noatin their lessons from j standing of the pupil, and make sure that J.. - . 1 .. . the lesson is comprehended. . We must not forget, that the learner is boncfitted by what he understands of tho lesson, and no more. Therefore, I be lieve the only safe plan is, to prescribe short lessons. Such only, can be proper ly learned by the pupils, and no others can be rightly heard and expounded by the teacher. Knowledge must be acquir ed little by little. Men do not become wise or learned in a day. Better be two days in acquiring one new idea, than to learn the half of two ideas in one day. And never, never should a les?on be left, until it is completely conquered entire ly, thoroughly, understood. Only then, is the learner prepared for the next les son. But I must close. Want of time has compelled me to be too prolix already. T. P. Cornwall, Lebanon Co., Sept., 2G, 1855 i ., m . rrepaianon Dy leacners lor tneir Classes. Mr. Burrows. In a former article, I ! !!a3 led ,bJ aJ of illustration, to mention Geography, as a branch upon which the teacher should daily bestow attention, if he would induce an interest in ita pur suit. Although the object of these artir cles is not, primarily to illustrate any particular mode of teaching ajiy branch, still thenaturo of the topic eveidently al lows some latitude in this direction, by way of illustration and enforcing the main proposition, "That the teacher should daily study." As wc address teachers, , wc hope, however, to be excused from law ' yer-likc precision upon these points. Perhaps there is no branch of study which produces so little of that healthy I vigor and glow of mind so essential in tho student, as the bare outlines of Gcogra 1 phy. The class of pupils who study it, are not of courso sufficient age and matu rity of thought, either to discover striking excellencies and beauties in the study it self, to comprehend the extent to which it will be applied in the pursuit of other studies, or in the practical concerns of ; life. The tracing of boundary lines and j mountain ranges, straining over the pro ; nunciation of difficult geographical names, ! and wading through unknown sea, in ! search of islands, soon become tasks pro ducing few sensations, except that of irk 8omenes3. Here lie the difficulties in the way of its successful pursuit?. An inter est must bo excited and the attention en listed. This work performed, and the " student will help himself; the difficulties in the subject being few, with the excep tion perhaps of the effort of memory, re quired, to retain, when learned But if the teacher, in oounection with his other duties, perform this for his Geography class, he has enough to do. ,It will not answer to tell them that tho subject is beautiful, or extremely useful; for how can that be believed which is not, to some, extent, comprehended? A jewel in a cask et, is not a jewel in sight. The living teacher must disclose theso gems. No text-book, however perfect, can perform the labor for him. The topics of Geography furnish am ple field for interesting remark. Let tho teacher avail himself of the opportunity, not omitting of course, to lead out the thoughts of tho pupil upoivlhe theme he pursues. But especially should the teach cr bo unsatisfied wit the ol ideas uuou science. Let him pry after more truth, Tho bare satisfaction of compreiitadiuf a new idea, should bo considered i ply remunerative. Interest yourself", , low teacher, in daily study; ait' 'l - suror way, I ask, can you take to titr nn interest in tho same among your pupi5 Like, overy where begets its like. But to return from this digresn'ou: Do tho olass fully comprehend the reason why the sun seems to rise and set; are they all sure that tho earth is an oblate -jspheroid; and havo they ever had an j hints concerning the probable otue f. i this shape! Would not the reason why j we have Bummer when the sun ia farther s.
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