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VOL. 34.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., JANUARY 11, 1877.
NO. SI.
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Pnblisbcl by Theodore Schocli.
Tebm,Tm dollars a vear In advance and If tint
paid V-r-r tho end or the year, two dollars and fifty
rtnx will be chars! J. .
paner discontinued until all arrearage are
nai.l ecpt at thfto;ti.m of the Editor.
iti- v Ivertii-mcnts of on? square of (eight linos) or
,, '. or three insertion 1 50. Each additional in
sertion, c1- Longer ones in proportion.
job rSiWiXG
OF ALL KINDS,
Eie-uted in the highest style of the Art, and on the
most reasonable terms.
1)
It. NATHANIEL C. MILLER,
Physician and Surgeon.
Oa.e and residence: Corner Main and Pocono Street,
Stroudsbcrg, Pa.,
Office hours from 7 to 8 a. m., 1 to 2 and 7
to S p. ni.
Oct. 23, 187C-tf.
J,
II. SSIIII,!, 31. U.
SwitI d"r ht-Uv Burnett House. Resid-nce
nl Ivt we-t of Hii-ksite tjuaker Church. Office
h in r. s to ! a. ni., 1 to 5 p. ni., li to 9 p. m.
.Vay !", lS75-tf.
is. s. MJL-aSl,
PIsyxIclan asul Surgcou,
stuoudshurc, pa.
(1T;i. f'T'ii rly occupied by Pr. Seip. li-sidcnce with
j" li Mil! r, :i ' d ir b?!.vr the jeifcrsnniau Office.
-t hour.. 7 to 9, 1- to J and C to 0.
M.ir 11, ls7J. tf-
D
!l. X. IL. IT.CSk,
OTrj in .I n. K linker's new bnildine, nearly nprite
ti: -t-. i isS.ir' r.an. tias admiii-tar'-'d for extacting
S:r,il.bjr, I'a. Jan. fi,'7Vtf.
J)
P!ITSini., SI'ujlON AD AtTUCI!EUE.
i"i' in S:rn :.-1 n.w btiUdin?. nearly rp-
::s-! t -t "-..'. It.iJncc on 5urah street,
.v.! rr:n.':li :i.
Drs: s. i.si:,
Altorncy al Law,
();ie ! nr a'vve the "Stroudsburg House,"
Sir mdiiir.:, I'a.
('.iHei'tions romptlv made.
(Vty.er22, 1S74.
R-al Estata aid Insarar.c3 Agent and
CONVEY ANUER.
Ti'l's ,""trrh!"i and Qnrryanripg in all it
V.ri tjli.s carrfdUj ami promptly attended to.
j4citor.'cnic7if3 taken for other Sfa!es.
05,e, Kisller's Brick Building, near theR.R.
E VST STROUDSBURG, TA.
r. f. r.ix lm.
Se:;envvr 2, lS7f,. tf.
WILLIAM S. RSES,
Sarvsyor, Conveyancer and
Eaal S3fcate Agent.
larai, Timber Lands and Town Lots
FOR GALE.
OH''? mirlr oppoit? Atnerirtn IIouc
an i 2 1 -1 r he! -.v t lie Corner .Store.
Mrch 2 J, joT-'Mf.
dr7j7la NT s,
SURGEON & MECHANICAL DENTIST.
'.li! hi-: bi ofT:e nn Main street, in the eet.nd tTy
f Or. S. Walton's brivk b ii! li n?. n-arl v opposite the
S:rvaiiVir; Mousb, an 1 h flafr biuiseif tliat by eich-t'e-i
vear ciii-tant practice and this mot earti-st and
fir-'ft.l att"ii!i'i to all mutters p-rtainini to his pro
fss:on. that h U fully abl to perform ail operations
in the dent il line iu the iuo.it careful and iltiln'ul tu au
nt r.
Fp-'Mal 'ittontion zircn to arin the Natural Teeth;
No. to tii ln?i:i-n -f Artiti ial Teeth on Hubber,
G ild, i!ver, or Continuous Gums, and perfect fit. in all
c-o inure 1.
M t p-rsoas lenow th ?reat fv)lly and danger of en
trimtinj their worlc to the inexperienced. rr to those li v
jbj it a di.nanc.. April 13, 1S74. tf.
Opposition to Humbuggsry!
The und'rsijrsd hcr-by announces that he lias re
; business at the old tan-i, nxt door to ituster's
flitbin; More, Main street, St roud.iburg, I'a., and is
ftily prepared to accommodate all in want of
BOOTS and SHOES,
wade in thn lat"t stvle and of good material. Itepair-
nx promptly attentd to. Give me a eall.
Ic.9, IS.j-lT.l C. LKWLS AVATLRS.
MPEIl HANGER,
GLAZIER AND PAINTER,
MONROE STREET,
Nearly opposite Kautz's Blacksmith Shop,
Stroldsburo, Pa.
The undereigned would respectfully in
fJrm the citizens of Siroodsburg and vicinity
t ke ;e now fully prepared to do all kinds
of Paper IJanorinjr, Glazing anJ Painting,
promptly and at eliort notice, and that he
kepp eoiistantly on hand a fine t-tock ot
Paper Hatigiiijcrs of all descriptions and at
0w prices. The patronage of the public
earnestly solicted. May 16, 1872.
Dwelling House for Sale.
A ery desirable two ory Dwelling Hones, contoin
yft wjL inff seven rooms, one o which is uuitablo
4-. for a Stor Ronm. sit uate oil Jljin st nut.
Ij;; In the Korouxit f .stridsl.urn. The
1 1 1 1 tVi? h" H.liu is nearly new, 4 every purt
saeTiof it in good tiou'cUliou. i' W terms Ac,
Cl11 " tla.i office. Dec. 9, 18T5-tf.
JOB PRINTING, of aft kind neatly ex
ecuted at this ofEce.
rsrr
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Great Bargains! i
H. D. BUSH,
The down town Dry Good Merchant will sell
his immense stock of
G-OODS
before the first day of January, A.D. 1877, to
make room for a different line of goods.
Goods sold at cost and less than cost !
His stock consists of all kinds of
Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing
Goods, Notions,, &c.
The public is invited to come and examine
his Ftock as it will positively be sold
cheaper than it can be bonght elsewhere.
H. D. BUSH.
Stroudsburg, Nov. 23, 1876. lm.
THE
Now York Ston
STILL DOWN TO THE .
OLD PSICES
in j ite of the advance in prices at whole
sale, AND OUIl STOCK LARGER AND
MORE COMPLETE THAN EVER.
We have scoured the market for things
Interesting and Profitable
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS,
AND CAN NOW OFFER GREATER
INDUCEMENTS TO
CASH BUYERS
TI-IA-IST EVEE !
Dress Goods, Cloths and
Cassisiercs, Flannels and
Blankets, bleached and
brown 3! US LIN, Prints,
Shawls, Underwear for
For Ladies', Gents' and
Children.
Gents' Furnishing Goods,
HOISERY,
KID GLOVES,
Ribbons, &c. &c.
AVc propose to MAINTAIN our REP
UTATION for being the
Cheapest Store
3
BY BEING JUST WHAT the TERM
IMP,LIES,
AND IF ANT THINK THEY HAVE
REASON to DOUBT IT WE WOULD
VERY KINDLY INVITE THEM
TO CALL AND INVESTIGATE, AT
The New York Store.
Stroudsburg, Oct. 12, 187C 3m.
Caution ! Take Notice !
mllE public are hereby cautioned against
X harboring or trusting any pcitn un
der any pretense whatever, from this date,
on my account, as I am determined to re
sist, to the full extent of the law, the pay
ment of all debts contracted by any one in
my name without regard to person, except
upon my written order
UIiAl.VL.JV U. VIVlVlv.
Stroudsburg, I'a. )
Aug. 24, 1S7C. j
WOOD
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BiU-lil7,"Sin.iird riwtirrt-.r nn C.nftcn r: Pumr.
T A RGE i rirPMALL. i-ii.n. til. rn'i th-1rlp-r.f.v
r.'.r" ...i.i hrnir lr.wnt--.hr Mc 'h.tMI.
C rHATfwi tY.V,2ni!fr,&06Comrr.erce't.,Fhil3.
Stpt. 2?7C-Cm
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
Gentlemen, of the Senate and -House of
Representatives:
The year has closed with very little
change in the commercial condition of the
country." Durinjr last spring and summer
there were indications of the revival of
confidence and a slight increase of trade ;
but the exciteuient attending the election,
and the delay in annouueing the result,
appear to have cheeked the movement and
revived the period in inactivity. The fact
of the temporary improvement, however,
has given rise to a reasonable hope that we
have reached the close of the panic and the
beginning of better times. It will be our
duty to 'contribute to that end ; and ' in
directly aid in restoring confidence, by a
wise economy in appropriations, a careful
management of finances and a conscien
tious discharge of our official duties.
FINANCES.
The receipts of the State, derived mainly
from the profits of corporations and busi
ness, have been somewhat reduced by the
prolonged depression. Notwithstanding
this fact, however, the following tables and
statement will show that the expenses of
the government can be covered without
increased taxation. Owing, also, to the
general desire for safe and permanent in
vestments, the State may save annually a
considerable amount of interest by funding
her over-due loana at a lower rate of in
terest. Receipts and disbursements during fiscal
year ending November 29, 1876:
Receipts :
Ralanee. in Treasury Xovcmoer 33, 1S75 $!W1,20" 27
I:eceijU 6,o7t5,Kyo 37
7,072,07 64
Disbursement :
Ordinary expense
Iaihim redeemed
Interest on louu
$i,r.av;i3 82
154, 1S7 ()',
1,37,309 15
S5,0S7,100 C2
Balance in Treasury Nov. 29. 1S76
9SJ,'J:7 f,2
I'CBLIC DKBT.
Funded Drht:
Over-due, not presented for payment, and
ujkju which interest is utoppl'd SS.5,021 58
Five per rent, gold loau, payable August,
1JW 3,213,500 00
Five per cent, gold loan, payable August,
17.S 273.0C0 00
Six per cent, gold loan, payable August,
400,'tO'J oo
Five per cent, gold loan, parable August,
lf Si " 383,000 00
Fourandouo-lalf percent payable August,
?7,ooa oo
Six per cent, currency, redeemable Feb
ruary, IS., and payable within five
C.1H
S,SS2,RO0 00
9,935 S00 00
500,000 00
22,So5.021 53
Six p. r cent, currency, redeemable I-'eb-
ruary, lss, anj payable within ten
year
Sit per cent, currency, Agricultural Col
lege loan, payablo
Unfunded dclt :
Ilelicf notes in circulation $9(,182 00
luterest certificates outstand
ing 13,033 54
Interest certificates unclaimed 4,44 3S
omestio creditor certificate 25 0i
C'haiubiTubiirg certificates out
standing 90 59
Chanibcrsourg certificates uu-
claimcd 141 6)
113,020 11
22,978,050 60
Sinking Fund Assets :
P tma. K. R HoikIs, represer.t-
in ' an iudebtcdness Jan. 31,
H77 i 4,0 14,048 47
Allegheuy Valler Itailroad
bonds " 3,300.000 00
Cash balance iu Sinking Fund .;'J,yy2 25
9,054,010 02
Indebtedness uDprovid'nl for
i::.924.0.'t0 77
81SK1TO FITS D.
Receipts and payments for fiscal year ending Novem
ber 30, I$7o.
Iieceipts :
Balance in Fund Novemler 30, IS"- $934,02S 40
One-third tax on corjiorution Moek 7Ii,u70 DO
Allegheny Valley railroad company,
interest on bonds 252,300 00
Allegheny Valley railroad, bond re-
deenn l 100,000 00
Pennsylvania railroad, commutation
tax 4C0.0O0OO
2,4ti2,.-.0J 28
Payments i .
Five per cent, redeemed S5 ,100 00
Six per rent, redeemed 13'J,oS.i "
Kg lief notes 2 00
Total amount of loans re
deemed 254,187 05
Premium of gold for pay
ment of iuterest 2S.432 0f
Premium paid in purch-
aseolloati 12,33121
Brokerage I'A C3
Iuteretit paid 1,327,309 15
Jl.622,607 03
lialance In fund November 20, 18T0 ' 630,032 25
fouupon account 4,754 00
LMimau-d sinking tuna receipts ana pay
menls lor fiscal year ending Nov. 3', 1S77 :
Two-thirds tax on corivration Btock 1,300,000 00
C'otnimilatinii of tonnage tax 4i5j,0;0,0'
Allegheny Valley railroad bond IO-i.ihw (K
Interest on Allegheny Valley railroad bonds 1U2.500 00
Cttiniated total rettripts
I'stiinaU-d interest on public
debt 1,350,000 00
2,8C7,24ti 25
Coupon account, ibiQ 4,o4 0)
1,354, 754 00
Applicable for redemtion of public debt 1.522,102 25
Notice has been given by the Sinking
Fund Commissioners from time to tune,
as the loans of the Commonwealth became
payable, that if not presented within ninety
days the interest thcren would cease. Of
these over due loans there are still out
standing $85,1)21 58, which will be paid
at the Treasury, without interest, whenever
presented. No loans being payable in 1S7U,
it became the duty of the Sinking Fund
Commissioners, in order to comply with
the constitutional provision providing for
the annual reduction of the public dclt
"by a sum not less than two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars," ,to purchase them
in open market at a premium. But dur
ing the next fifteen years no such contin
gency can arise. A six per centum cur
rency loan of 87,SS2,800 is redeemable in
February, 1S77, and payable in 1832. In
August, 1877, a five per centum gold loan
of 83,245,500 is payable, and in lS78,
1871) and 1882 loans amounting to about
81,000,000 are payable. A six per centum
currency loan of 9,1)1)5,800 is redeemable
in February, 1S82, and p.yable in 18D2.
In the next five years about twelve
millions of the State loans become payable.
To pay the same would take an annual
payment of nearly two arid a half millions
of dollars This is not practicable nor
I'll T.l
oesiraoic. i, thcrciore, recommend that a
new loan be authorized, at a rate of interest
riot exceeding five per centum, redeemable
in fifteen years and payable in thirty 3-ears,
for such amount as may be deemed in
excess of a reasonable reduction of the
public debt for the next five years. A
new five per centum loan would be
taken romptly at a premium and a
largo amount of interest saved. The
desirability of such investment may enable
the loan to be placed at even a lower rate
of interest. The loans of the State would
then successively become payable during
the next thirty years, and the Sinking
Fund Commissioners could always redeem,
annually, the amount required by the
Constitution, or more, if necessary, ut par,
and would not be forced to go into the
market and purchase at a premium.
CENTRAL FUND.
necoiptsdnrinsfise.il vear ending November CO, 1S7S:
balance in Hind November :iJ, 1375 $120,523 14
Kevemie from two-third tax oa
coproration btoek 1,132 111 .IS
Revenue from all other sources 3'tlS,17SOO
Total receipts 4,t70.S42 72
Estimated rvi-eipts for fiscal vearendine
November 30. 1877:
J'aliice in fuud November
. -. 137G 5140,251 37
Revenue from one-third tax on
coriMration st.x-k 650.O00 00
Revenue from other sources o.KW.noo 0-J
3.S00 251 37
Loss to fund for 177
Fstimatcd a-noiint of reduction in
expenses for 1S77 ovci 1S7J
7S3,S01 35
5500,000 00
Amount to ce provided for
2S0.501 35
All the expenditures of the government
are payable out of the general fund except
public debt and interest thereon, which are
payable out of the Sinking Fund. By act
of February 12, 1S7G, two-thirds of all the
tax on capital stock of all corporations of
this I ommonwcalth were diverted to the
Sinking Fund, but the act f urther provided
that for the year 187(1 two-thirds of the
corporate tax shall be paid to the general
fund, and the remaining one-third into the
Sinking Fund. In 1S77 the general fund
will, therefore, receive only one-third of
this tax, intead of two-thirds as in 187G.
This loss of one-third of the corporation tax
to this fund, with the natural reduction in
this and other sources of revenue by reason
of depression of business, will make the
receipts of this fund about 800,000 lcs3
than last year. Expenses will have to be
cut down materially, or additional revenue
provided. The Executive will feel it his
duty, should the appropriations be in excess
of the probable revenue, to disapprove such
items as to him may seem the least urgent.
It n;ay not be well to withdraw the aid
heretoibre extended to charitable institu
tions. Making no reductions in these ap
propriations, I am confident that 8500,000
of expenses of last year, attending the Cen
tennial, improvements, Legislature, judici
ary, printing and suppressing riots, will not
be necessary this year, leaving a reduction
.if about $:i00,000'to be prod vied for. For
eign insurance companies are resisting the
payment of State tax. If the question is
decided in favor of the State, 2G0,000
additional will be received in the fund.
The State has also p n ling a war claim
against the United btates, amounting to
ahout $200,000. And there may be smaller
claims in suit. Although it is believed
that these amounts will ultimately reach
the Taeasury, it will not be safe to antici
pate theni by appropriation. The deficiency
can probably be supplied without additional
taxation, by strengthening the hands cf
the financial olucers of the State and a
rigorous enforcement of the tax laws. The
present system of a assessment and collec
tion of mercantile and tavern licenses is
expensive and inefficient. Sometime there
are no assessments, and when assessments
are made there are no collections, and when
collection are many the money is slow in
reaching the Trcasur The whole subject
of mercantile and tavern licenses, in the
manner of assessment, collection and publica
tion, ought to be revised. By avoiding un
necessary expense and making the financial
officers of the State responsible for the
execution of the law, through their own
appointed agents, the returns from this
source may be largely increased. With
this increased revenue, I feci satisfied the
general expenses of the Government can
be met without resorting to additional
taxation.
The corporation stock tax is measured
by the dividend declared, and if no dividend
is declared the etock is appraised and as
scssed at fixed rates. When a small divi
dend is declared during the year, the tax may
be very much out of proportion to the value
of the stock. To avoid t his the stock of all
corporations paying less than a six per
centum dividend should be appraised. It
is also a question to be gravely cousidered,
whether the tax on railroad corporations,
now paying only the tax oa capital stock,
should not be reduced trom '-nine-tentu ot
one mill upon its capital stock for each one
per centum of dividend made or declared
bv such company" to five-tenth cf one nail
and a gross receipt tax imposed sufficient
to produce a revenue equal to such reduc
tion. Sonic of the Wealthier railroad t ntcr-
prises of the State are now paying little or
no dividends, and therefore very little tax
for the large amount of property represented
The non-productive, as well as the produc
tire. rroLcrtv of individuals is equally as
sessed in proportion to its value. While
it is not urctended to apply the same rule
strictly to railroad property on account of
its great advantages ana ceneiits to me
public, 3'ct I believe the mode of assess
ments should be so changed us not to give
unprofitable railroad property almost total
exemption Irom taxation.
BANKS AND 6AVINGS FUNDS.
At the last session of the Legislature a
iu xi mil1 i k 'ni. urn u. ui nr.
general ?ct was passed for the incorporation
and regulation of banks cf deposit aud dis
count. The provisions of the act are in
harmony with the principles set forth in
the annual messages of 187-t jnd'lS75.
The effect of this law, when the loose char
ters so freely granted in former Tears shall
have expired, will be to keep banks in their
proper sphere as clearing houses for busi
ness transactions and fur exchanges, and
the instruments for collecting the tempor
arily unemployed capital cf business men
and re-distributing it by loans and dis
counts according to the wants of trade. It
will create a mutuality of interest between
the banks and their patrons, which will
prevent the removal cf large amounts of
capital to money centres for speculative
purposes and force loans to- local enterprises
for legitimate business purposes at reason
able rates of interest. Business men, for
obvious reasons, will bo the depositors cf
these institutions. Tha savings of the peo
ple, which have been attracted by the lure
of iuterest on deposits, will be diverted to
other institutions, managed upon different
principles, and having in view a different
object.
To provide for that contingency, and as
a complement to the act of May 13, 187'J,
I recommend the passage of an act for the
incorporation and regulation cf savings
funds, prohibiting them from becomiug
banks of discount, and confining them to
their proper object the safe-keeping of
the savings of the people. The deposits of
such institutions should be made as inviola
ble as trust funds in the hands of trustees.
The mercenary spirit and desire of gaiu
should be taken out of their management,
so that only men of the purest motives and
highest integrity will become managers and
directors of them. The salient features of
a law that would commend itself to my
judgment, are theso : There should be no
stockholders expecting a return for capital
invested ; the corporators should be men of
character and standing, having no pecuniary
interest in the business. The amount to
bo deposited by one individual in any one
year should be limited. The investment
of deposits should be restricted by law to
first-class securities and measures taken to
have this provision strictly complied with.
Quarterly statements should be required to
be published. The interest paid to deposi
tors should be limited in general to about
four per centum per annum : the balance
of interest arising from investments would
b used to pay salaries and other running
expenses', and to create a surplus fund to
provide for extraordinary depreciations and
expenses, lhe surplus land might be
limited to a certain percentage of assets,
allowing the board of directors or trustees
to increase the rate of annual interest when
ever the surplus sufficiently exceeded such
proportion. Owing to the permanent
character of the investments, a certain
small percentage of deposits might be st
apart for current business, and all deposi
tors should be required to give a reason
able notice of their intention to withdraw
money from the funds. In New York
sixty or umety days are so given, and in
the institutions chartered in Pennsylvania
only fourteen days. In ordinary times the
latter limit is perhaps sufficient, but in
panics, when extraordinary depreciations in
the market value of all securities take
place, the interests of the depositors would
be best secured by the longer limit.
I am aware that a law of this character
has not the stability or certainty of one
founded upon mercenary interests. The
philanthropy of men is a fluctuating quality ;
their self interest is a constant and steady
force. In so far as it is purely beneficial,
such a law may be regarded as experi
mental. A somewhat similar law exists in
New York and most of tha New England
States, and one or two institutions have
been chartered in Pennsylvania upon these
principles. Practice has provcu the wisdom
ot such legislation. 1 am satisfied its
results will be beneficial. In these days of
noble puohc and private charities, it is not
unreasonaili to hope that lue.u ot integrity
and standing, in every community will
lend the sanction of their names and give
the modicum- of time required to a scheme
for improving the condition of the nidus
triousand deserving producers of the couu
try.-
EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS.
The reports of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction will exhibit the cJuca
tional progress of the year. They testify
strongly to the unshaken interest felt b'
the people in education and contain re
commendations which are entitled to your
serious consideration
Our school laws, the expressions of a
growing public sentiment, made from time
to time, are a mas3 of fragmentary enact
incuts, which it would be well to recon
struct in harmony with the wants of the
community and the tcudecies of the times.
A revision of the methods and course of
studies, a plan for building better and im
proved district school houses, and greater
control over the whole system that th
State now has, arc among the clangcsf that
are desirable
The first design of the common schools
was to furnish an elementary education to
the poor. The system has rapidly over
crown the original boundaries. It reaches
into
all departments of learning, profes
sional, iudnitrial, and artistic, and the
manifest tendency is to have the State
assume in toto the function of public educa
tor and give to every class of its citizens
special and appropriate training. Every
year the recommendations cover a wider
field and new institutions of higher and
special instruction are pressed upon the
State. High schools, academies and colleges,
AJMH jm 1T9 tJLi . J
industrial and art schools, and work shops
and laboratories are confidently assumed to
belong to a system of State education. The
drift of public opinion is unmistakable. Tha
growth of this opinion, the increasing in
dustries of the State and the example of
foreign nations, concur in urging tho
extension of the system. My views upon
the subject of compulsory and technical
education have already been laid before
you. I have heretofore uniformly encour
aged all efforts to raise the standard and
increase the utility of the public schools.
They are the nerve centres of the body
politic from whichemanates the intelligence
that gives life to its institutions. What
ever strengthens them strengthens the
Commonwealth. The suggestions of th
Superintendent, that the field of publio
education be still further enlarged by the
establishment of secondary schools of a
higher grade and the system supplemented
by industrial and technical schools, will
scarcely need my endorsement to commend
them to your attention.
While we are extending and enlarging
the system of public instruction we must
not allow the destitute and neglected chil
dren, whom it was intended to benefit, t
drift beyond its bounds. It is safe to say
that not one in a hundred of this very class
i3 to be found iu the schools. Thousands
of children throughout the State are driven
prematurely to work, or wander in idleness,
exposed to the vicious influences of igno
rance and want, of filth and crime. The
halt, the blind, the deaf and dumb, are not
more circumscribed by the hurd condition
of things than these miserable and friendless
waifs. They are equally entitled to tho
care of the State ; self-interest aud charity
are here indentical. Embryo criminals
naturcd in want, these outcasts, grown to
maturity, eventually fill the prisons and
alms-houses, and the money that the Stato-
refuses to redeem them it is at last forced
to expend to repress them. Some provision
b which they could be sent to the num
erous homes for friendless children and
educated and cared for at a partial expense
to the fetate, would be an act of wisdom as
well as charity.
The schools for the education of soldiers'
orphans are in a flourishing condition and
the children are, as a body, healthy and
happy. ''Their intellectual and moral im
provement has been satisfactory, and no
backward step has been" taken in the Work
of rendering, as efficient as possible, the
industrial departments of the several
schools." Since the system went into
operation eight thousand five hundred and
eighty orphans have been admitted and the
number of children in the care of the State,
on the first day of September, 1870, was
two thousand six hundred and forty-one.
lhe expenditures were a httle over four
hundred thousand dollars, being about
twenty thousand dollars less than for tho
last year. The estimated anrrcTri;ttion for
1S77-S is three hundred and eighty-five
thousand dollars. As the time approaches
for the dissolution of this noble chanty,
which has reflected infinite credit upon the
S:ate, the people can reflect with pride aud
pleasure, that ot the six thousand children
who have enjoyed their bounty, many r.re
now in lucrative employment, and all, with
scarcely an exception, have become good
and useful citizens, lhe good results
obtained in this work should stimulate our
zeal and quicken our action, in regard to
the other destitute and friendless children
bef rc referred to.
The recommendation to raise the standard
of the Normal Schools, and fix the legal
status of teachers, is worthy of attention.
Undoubtedly the great want of our public
school s3-stem, is a body of teachers who
have chosen the profession as a life-work.
Such a class cannot be formed without
special training and inducement. To reap
the full fruit, of our school system, it is,
therefore, necessary to liberally support
and equip our Normal Schools, to secure
the tenures of our teachers, and to provide
a just compensation that will rot leave them
destitute after years of faithful toil. Tho
extraordinarj- expenses of the past year
have prevented the usual appropriations to
these schools as these are no longer re
quired, I trust you will extend such aid as
the fiuaces of the State will permit, to
enable the Normal School to successfully
perform their function.
Pennsylvania is indebted to the voluntary
zeal aud energy cf the School Department,
seconded by efforts of educators and teach
ers throughout the State, for the creditable
educational exhibit at the Centennial. In
the short space of three mouths, tho hall
was erected and the immense mass of
material suitably arranged. A work in
volving an amount of labor from the
Superintendent and his assistants, which is
worthy of all praise. The exhibition
awakened renewed interest in educational
matters, and will undoubtedly be tho
means of invigorating aud improving our
schools.
INDUSTRIAL ART.
I have heretofore earnestly pointed our
the growing necessity for industrial art
education. First, through the public schools
by the introduction of mechanical and freo
hand drawing; secondly, by night schools
for adults, and thirdly, by special schools
of industiial design for all classes. Musems,
art galleries and other public collection,
are also important force in industrial edu
cation. Such institutions in England,
France, Germany and other European
countries are regarded as an essential
clement in national progress, and are mostly
under the patrouago of tho government.
Intelligence is becoming more and more a
most iiuoortaut clement iu every depart-
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