JUL t. 1 1 i; u -J Ti it. ?3 I B, 0 ) of Publication. .Somerset Herald, rcdae y aaurrdna; at la advaaoa ( othorw las S St f HaW7 i j,-,w.nd Mill mil f ' nald BO. rMUtMIWBKIMUilg k . j Bt ,u;bahau MpanatUa a U Mb. ... -etcat oOt- The Somerset Herald, Sotnttrsei, Pa. , the BUM Of th Address mi l.tie '.:U,'".J-.. -n "y ESTABLISHED, 1837. VOL. XXX. NO 45. CUHETJ3ET, PA., WEDIJT3DAY; APRIL J9. 1882. T7H0LE NO. 160(5. a"TTllJ attoksly-at uaw, Somerset, Pa. .iGE 11. SC'l'LL, ATTUKXEY-AT-LAW, Somemt, Pa. L J LEY. AllUA.'H-l"t Somerset, Pa. r TRENT, l' ATrOr.NEY-AT-LAW, iwuMrM, Pane a. "n siTLL. ATruK.VKY-AT-I.AW, Somerset, Pa. f J. WITTS, ATTl'KXEYATLAW. Somerset, Pa. s;ir to Mammoth Bluca. 5S b. sixitt. ATroRKfcY-ATXAW, Souieraet, Fa,. . ..kikr Cairt H All to with nHnjaM aad THE nORLD-FASXED aim .7,Tl. W. H. RtrffeX. fFKOTH &. RUl'PEU ATTOKXEYS-ATXAW. . n-mrt4 to their ear will be lamrtuklv attoade to. ,Tu Mala Oroea atrial, on pot la tba ,. ft R V ImM. WV-. LBORX A COLBORX, A rrUKR t -A I -i . . . a aarlll Kaa aB mtil tXircvaucinK 1hi on r?oQtlo term. aX O.KIM MEL, ATIUKSH-AI-litW, Somerset, Pa. .M.nd tt all basinest eotrurtod ta hi ore .rwi ami adjotnlufr eountle wit ta romit ubI aa!uy. offle uo Uaia Croat itrreu F. I'ATTERSOX, ATTOIi.EY-AT-LAW, Bomenet, Pa. ratnnta.1 to bl cara ba at- ui with irvmutnea o-l BUaiity, u 1. l"v). :nry f. sen ell. A1TUKNEY-AT-L.AW, i:t nf. Prolon A Kent, Somerset. m .Utiumutn black. Fa. EN! I.NE HAY. A t f dKN EY-ATX.AW :"! t la Krai Eftate. Someraet. P : in all tiu'iiK euinuicU U iita ovta .will US II. UIIL. ATTOKK ey-at law (tuiwiMt, Pa Jir)m.ilj-attMid to all bnjlnera etitrnMad k u.iiMtk- &iirMnra on aouetaiuiu. . aUn.mvtb Kulldiuic DUI1UL11 UDUJ11I J' .1, ci lira l Kzs. tt itjx 1 J ! BV i ; In i E 8 Vjl lyoia c, p:::u r.tt vt- rnr Wall IBM Palanil CwoaHalat. aoA fTMBaa is Foit salt: oxlt Br I. J. IIEFFr-OT. MUSIC DEALER. SOMERSET. PEHN'A. Auovx II ex a v Htmn'i Sroar. BLTOEE BUTIN3 TRY THE BUEDETT! "IT IS Til hi BKST!" It Di53 COELjtfiHO! la TolEaT. MlM k ffla Tha raperl'tritT ol the RonleU OntaBi U reeoa;. ailed io. a4toiwlalKt b tha hla-heat Biaaliwl aotbnriel and tha demand f than I ataalll Incrttaalnr their meriu ara haoomtoa: nanro -irnlTrt kiw. Waat everyhn-ijr waata la the B ES r Hi A N for tba leaat amount of mnncr - merer ie ererybody vanu tha BUKOETT. EvtcT Oaoax Oriunuo Pivb 1'barb. Sold Easy Rsathly PayirtflU aa U fx CASH. OGLE. ATTOKXEY-AT XAW, Sumerset Pa 4otl tfljinneM entrusted to iy ara at- cd u with prmcplneea and naeuiy. TIUTAM IT KOON'TZ. ' ATTORN EY-AT-Ij AW, SMMurnel, Pa., l iU rit tmimnt attention to tmrtaeai ontnut hu mrr n S'uierwt and adjoinlna; eountiee. t ia rVtauu- Home Kotr . - - - - VMES L PUGM, ATTOEX EY-AT LA W, Somenet, Pa. '.r. Mimnvb Bloek. 1 atalra. Entraoeo, : Orun airoot. OuUoeuuaa mada, enatoa titles examined, and ail lent bu.trnsw ted to lih prumpuM and Bdciuy. ! L. r.AER. ATTORNEY-AT -LAW, Somerset, Pa., ' mMii.1. Snneraetaad adtnlnlnrooaatiea. allien entrusted to him Ul he promptly ied lu. .vac m-fius, ATTOKNEY-Al-LAW. Sutneraet, Penn'a. ':XXIS MEYERS. ' ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW, Somermt. Penti a. lenl t-ntinrm entroMed to hUc.re will ba -a , Bilk irfnmiitDMi and fltlelitv. in Mammoth Block next door" to Boydi iore. HOWARD WYNNE, M. D. jonxsTonx, rr.v.vj. nt th. F.re. Ear. Koae and Throat. i and f xdnid'ra nrarttee. Houra, K.U.U) . I.tntraUreea block, SJ Mala SM. ,5. WILLIAM COLLINS. DENTIST, SOMERSET, P A. la Mammnth Blnek. abora Boyd'a Irua; bee be oaa at all Umea ba foand prepar iaU klmli ol work, aweh aa Clllnr. reB : ettrarilnt;. . Artlnolal toethol all kloda, taa beat material luaertad. OiraUoni mad. IRUEM. HICKS. JI STICE OF THE PEACE, Somarcet, Peaoi'a. IUM.VE1-L. 1 E. M. & SON K1MMELL ik't their proteortonal aerrlcea to tha eltl- I' SuBieowt aad Tftntty, Onaot tne mem- the firm can at allJnea. Bnleaj. proleM. rxngfl. ha nd at their offlea, oa Main J . taw ol the Diamond. K. MILLER has perma- ' 'wlT located ta Iterlln f'T the prarttre el 5 -Wiioa. oppoalta Ohaiiea Krl ina--irra. ajT.aATo-lC Hi U. RRURAKER tond rs Lis I ';Jtr Inna! trrtr to tha rttliena of Mom r u4 rk-lcltT. otflp m resldeoea on Main ? ol toe Diamond. ?V- A. C. MILLER. v ' PH YSIC1 A X k S8 EOX, . -WKwed to Soath Beth!. Indiana, where be eunuild by letter uc othorwian. iTIJOHN RILTi. i' DENTIST. ;"-t abo i Henry IlelBey'i nore, Somerset. Pa. 'Mala ms jlAMOND HOTEL, I STOYSTOWN. l'ENN'A. ii Bopalar aad well known hoae ha lately tk (hty and cewly rehtted with all aew t m ol feruuare. w hiih hat made It a eery tiMf atbiiplna place lor the tranellnit pabllc. f aille aad roo- eaat ha rarpaesed, all ha. t .rat rUaa. w ith a uuva paMlc hall attatened . MBie. Aire larice aad rwaiy atabllnaT ? rlt luardirit oan be badM tbefeweat pua- ;TVa, l-y tb weak, flay or steal. . 3 SAMr tX CTSTF-R. Prop. ; . E. tee Inamotsd j iSioyauiw ,Pa VIOUXS, GUITARS, ACOOUDEOXS. BAXJOS, CTRIOXETTS, PIC COIXS. FLITES, FIFES, And in fact eTerythint- in the mnrteal Una. The lateat aid tuon deiralle InMrortiun BUioka for all ln:rnmentaon aale. Blank Matte book, and Pa per of all altet and kind. SHEET IDE1C& TlOLffl STE1NSS I SjecillT. Oraana Toned and Renairod. Mnaloat Inatrne tlnn .'l' peruaiter. Send lot eatmlflKoea. foHc!tlnr yoor order for "Every thin- ia the Mnalcal L. ne," I am. Yoara Ketpactlallr, I.J. HEFFLEY, Somenet. Peaa'a feKStf. ItwJlnuc enUrrly tti. want fanaoflaaCoa. plalatj, all orartaa t roublM. laOaaai nation aad I'leara Uoa, Fal::&( aad Puailiuiawala. and Mat taanaait Spinal waeaa, aad la raitlralarly aiteputd a tba Cbaaca oC life. It will t'l-nt. and erncl tiua fren the ctrrna m aa eet.y rtae. af drTrloraiatit. Tha temBcyta ean eiroaa btun,.mler.la ekeeked eeryiredlly by tta aaa. It naaaeeji .VMimw, llaialrarjr, iatitiyaall etaTbNj lorHlmnl.nti. en4 reUniaiiiirtniaa atthcatoa h tt eae Rnatiut;, neadaohaa, Ke -ua rraatratloa. Caaeral FabUlty, tT'.liia -, Itepreau aad InO- That feeSnc af Vaarlnrdova, raaaug pan. w4c!sl and aaekaeae, t. alwara nwatlr eu d ty lta asa. ItwOlatalltbMaad aadarallel aaiitaactaartril aar-Moy with tha lawi that cttvera the feaul. ayaum. Forthoea ot KI1S1 yCMnplaiata cf titter aextUt Ceatuoaad ht anaurpaat-d. lthia t. riKHABra TXcrr..T!T.r re- POrKBIa preptiad at E3 aud 3 r.'.-n Ansae, Lya.a. Prlo.$ Six bottlf or tx Sratlyal la tba font of pUU, a la t!ia form af haa-n-ca. ca raaalp af iea, $1 p box fur e.thar. Kn. Ihan f rat'yanaw a all lettart of laqniry. Bead for p ; b Id. Addrna aa abore. X'.oa thU JFuptr. Kef!.y rhwdd be k t I.TC!A F. rir" I UXCS TOJJX TVT enn tairV a'J , Vt'-rzttt aad tori'idity of t'le tierr. D erat per Ucr. Or all Zm:a:a. FOB SALS BT C N. BOYD, DRUGGIST, 8omrew, Pa. $66s week la yoar own town, ti ontst a. iSo rltk. rerTtbln- new, Capital not reoolr-d. We will for nltn yoa crerTthinar. Many ara m akinar nvtaaea. Ladtet make aa maea at men and bovtand alrlt ara mtktarrreat nar. Beauler if yott want a hnMoete at whirb yoa oaa Bnka, a-reat pay an tne time yoa work, write lor narue- Biantu n. uallxtt a I o ronuoo, Maine. Dec.lS-ly- THE ADVANTAGES OF DEA AT "WOOLF'S POPULAR ONE PRICE ESTABLISHMENT! First: .. He lias but one price. - - Second: He docs not deviate. Wird: He marks all goods in plain figures. Fourth : He marks them at the lowest living profit Fifth: He docs not misrepresent any goods. Sixth : He refunds money when goods do not prove satisfactory. Seventh : He takes no advantage of those who are no judges of goods. Eighth : He carries the largest and finest stock. Xinth : He pays particular attention to the style and fit of garments. Tenth: ' -He buys in large quantities direct from the manufacturers. Eleventh : He buys for cash, thus securing the largest discounts and lowest prices. Ttcelfth : He does the largest business in this part of the State, which to substantiate the above. WHAT T3 CGCCS DID. We were a quirt And sober set. Little accxtcmd to noise and fret. Decent and raotkst at work or plav, -An4 erqirfetro e-erxway, Before w Went t the circus! L Z: ' f . .. ' Xobody had ever seen us go At all too Cast, or at all too slow; Xo matter how gaily we talked or sang. We nerer had used a word of slang Before we went to the circus! We went to church, or we went to school. By th verr most orthodox kind of rule: , Kor we were a people of Dutch descent And rather pMeroatic of tetnperaaient Until we went to the cirrtu1!. , s ' ; Alas and alas! 'tis a woefnl sight. The way, w are changed at the time I write! . . ? Father is svafiag against the breeze, . Hung by the tec from a high trapete. Trying to copy the circuri The boys on their head, with feet in air, ' Are riding wild horses on each high chair; Or down on their backs on the sidewalk brick Are balancing tubs lor a juggling trick; '. The Arls have painted their hands and ' ' fere,- ' ., - v ' ' And got themselves up for an Indian race, , As they saw them do at the circus! Mother high np on the table stands. Swinging the baby with both her hands, Swinging the baby with many a rub, And brandishing hint like an Indian club, While baby "himself, in a terrible fright, - Howls like a Zulu from mom till night, Since we went to the circus! Alas and alas! I can only say, I wish in the night, I wish in the day, , I wibh with my heart, I wish with my head, I wish with my ears, which are nearly dead, I wish with a sort of mute despair, 'I wish with a shriek that would rend the air We never had gone to the circt is! ' A HERO'S REWARD. IS cnougn WO The Pooular One Price O L F. Clothier and Mens' Furnisher. MAIX STREET, fOlINSTOWJr, JA. MarSi LOOK HERE! When yoa come to JOBSSTO-TS.do not fall to call at the PEOPLE'S STORE NO. 3 MORRIS ST. TO UAKE YOURP UXCHASES1 ' ii.OOO UalloiM ORE FERMENTED I WINE, FOR SALE - W raaeneerat A. J. Casabaar A Ca."! -xawrtev. Fa., ar at bit AR GROVE FARU ' waorth of fVBiraaC th piaea of stana- la loUeanic at a Hat of tba kiadt la E. BLACKBERRY, :.HtRT.Y CURRANT, ELDERBERRY, WILD-CHERRY I A0 CIOER WINE, i.l?Lb ' Santity to tail perrhaaer. ""ed tor soadteai aad aaora- .. I . mm . . k para wi 7 Wt keep eonstaatly oa hand a fall Hot of gooda oraally kept In a Flrat-elaat GENERAL STORE!! whirh we will aril at a TEatY LAW snargia fur Iofita. GIVE US A CALL! iaii ALBERT TRENT, llanager. WALTER JUDERSOD, IUERGHAIJT TAILOR, ALBiar A. Hoasa. J. Scutt Wabd. HORNE & T7ARD, EATON & BROS., XO. 27 FIFTH ATEJiUE, PITTSBUIIGH, FA. ecu wcinjsT.n)siiTiATim NO. 226 LIBERTY STREET PXXTSSTT-lGr-X, Sablt KJ J wwuk nwa. forUaad, Ataiae Addraas H. UAU w At Oo. Ar.la-UT SPRING, 1882. NEW GOODS Z7E2Y SAT SP2CIALTII1V Ettlrtldtriwi, lacas, aUliaert, White Gsawt, Maa4 aercaiefi, Drttt TrlatailBgt, Hatiary, Sieves, Csnets, Ittlis aac merias Uadaiaar, ra U'sChitdtaa'iChjthlag.raacj Gaadt, Ysfas, Zspkjrt, abfev rials af AH KaWs fcr FANCY WOIIC, Gctf fciii Xtxti. vera rarBoaB ia BracTrcT aoucrraxx. aT-OICtM I r Kilt ATTA-jrOEO TO WITH CAMS AMD DISPATCH. CHARLES H0FFI.IAH, nERCRAITT TAILOR, CA.br a Haaary aj'ai DtaaaO - uirnTmiix7CTri BSATlSFACTiGX GUARAXTEED.X2 SOMERSET, . "It is cold enough to freeze the heart out of a miser and make the white bear dance with joy," grum bled Tom Orton, as he looked out of the window upon the snow cum bered streets. "How I wish I could stay at home to night and take care of you and the babies, Jenny. And I would, only for- He thought of bow much porertv was pinching them, and would not sadden the hearts of those he loved by mentioning it. Only lor what, lorn 7 asked his wife from the bed where, ill her self, she was taking care of their two sick children. 'Only that they will be wanting me?" be replied.- " You know it is Christmas Eve, and we have gatten up an extra entertainment. "les, lorn, and a sorry day for us, now that 1 am sick, and the children wanting , medicine and-r-V but she could not bear to add a feather's weight to his load "and so much depends on you." - "1 know," he replied, hastily brushing the moisture from his eyes and striving to conceal his anx iety, but 1 am well and strong. Jenny, and the winter is nearly over, and you will all be well again." But if anything should happen you ?" she questioned with a heavy sigh." Do you think there is much dan ger?" he said, repressing a sob as he thought how desperate would be their situation of the rent due, the scanty store of provisions, the little fuel remaining, the more than a month of hard winter yet before them, the needs of family that a poor man learns by the most bitter experience. . "But there is, dear Tom. No one is ever safe iiving the life you do. There are so many chanees for an accident" "Do not fear ; I will take care of myself will not run any extra risks, and as I have nothing to do in the latter part, will be home early." He stepped to the bedside, drew the cover more closely about his wife and his children, kissed them, put 'ie coal in the stove, though every lump was a golden ducat to a Shyfock in his situation, attending to everything possible for their com fort, and prepared to face the cold and go to his nightly employment Yet an uncommon spell seemed to claim him. He lingered fidgeted, and glanced uneasily at the clock. "Is it not time you were off, Tom T questioned she. "You know it is quite a walk." "Yes. Jennv : but somehow I don't feel like leaving you alone." Oh, 1 m used to staying alone : and - she was poor thing. "And you said you would be home early." "les, yes." An active sober man was he, and a skilled performer. He had been trained to the profession from child hoodknew no other, and under ordinary circumstances could easily keep his head above water But the tenting season had closed unexceptionally early, the wiDter was hard, money was tight and every place of amusement suffered in consequence. To these things were added sickness ; and brave hearted as he was, he cduld not suppress a shiver of anxiety aa the future stared him in the face. . He passed along the narrow street, and through more preten tious ones passed by the bouse of millionaires and entered Broadway. That, at least, was brilliant and gay, as if there was nothing of poverty or human suffering in the world as if none in the great city were fa miliar with hanger and sickness as if there never was to be any awaken ing from a golden dream cf luxury and pleasure. "Ah ! thoughtless wealth and fashion, he murmured, bitterly, as be saw far-clad forms and pamper ed steeds and richly mounted har ness and gilded sleighs, and costly robes dash along, "bow roach yoa will have to answer for in the day of final reckoning, for neglecting yoar poor, toiling, suffering brothers ana sisters. Bat he bad no time to linger the clock in the window told that, and with a sigh that his wife and little ones should not have their quota of good things of this world, he passed oo. Suddenly a confused voice a wild tumultthe drawing away of teams on either side, or dashing into cross streets startled him, and he knew something unusual was taking place. Then came the shout of "runaway ! runaway I" and he felt that life and . property or even both, were being whirled on to die "Are you mad : Do yoa want to be killed ?" hurriedly asked many, as they ran to places of safety and he remained upon-ihe curb-stone. He gave no heed' to the warning. He had braved -death far too often to shrink from it any event, and most certainly v,Sen at such a distance. His evoi were ap the street upon a team of noble bavs that were tearing along, mad with I fright, and surging the sleigh from side to side were ? running at their utmost speed. eacK striving to out do the otbeetruaatag every nerve were running awav driverless. Had that been all he would not have troubled himself, deep as was his affection for blooded steeds, for he waa not at that moment particular ly in sympathy with wealth. It was quite another matter that chain ed him. At the first outcry he had sprung to and Halt climbed a lamp post, and so obtained a clear view one that thrilled his heart to the very core, caused his breath to be more deeply drawn and tils pulse to mo mentarily cease to beat in tne sieign was a young and beautiiul woman, pale with terror. and clasping two fovely children to her breast Orton thought of his Jenny and their little ones, and re solved to save them. The impulse was noble, but how was it to be ac complished? Far beyond any hu man control were the frantic horses To attempt to seize the reins as they dashed past aud to stop tbem would be madness would be to be drag ged down and trampled to death, He saw this saw that the course of the horses would bring them di rectly upon him, and though the crowd furiously warned him of his danger, he stirred not,, only braced muscles and nerves and set his teeth with determination. A .-a. a a .My uoar ' exciaimea a man. who, bolder than the rest sprang forward, grappled . and would have dragged him away. "You will be instantly killed !" Tom Orton shook him off just as the horses reached him, watching his opportunity, seized upon the harness as they were sweeping past, sprung Jisrhtly upon the back of the nearest horse, grasping the reins, and turning to the affrighted woman and screaming children and shouted: ' ..... "Keep quiet! I will save you I' And sare them he did. Before a block had been traversed the honaao were mad to jruliMthxt he was their master, and the curb cut ting deeply in their mouth brought them to a stand-still. The crowd cheered lustily, the police assisted the woman and the children out and carried them in a neighboring store, and .as soon as the former had in a measure recov ered her senses, she asked for her preserver that 6he might thank and reward him, but he was not to be tound. All that could be learned was, that as Boon as the trembling steeds had been taken charge of by others he disappeared. "Who could it have been ?" ques tioned the lady, with still ghastly face and bloodless lips. "Cannot say," answered thepo liceman, constituting himself spokes man ; "but he was a brave fellow anyhow. I would not have taken the risk he did for thousands." "A Lrave fellow, indeed," was the response ; "and I would give very much to know his name and where he is to be found." So would the policeman, that something of the glory might attach to himself. But the lady departed homeward without obtaining the desired information, and the sensi tiveness of Tom Orton caused him to lose the one onnortunitv of his life to have risen above iron-handed poverty. Meanwhile he was harrying to business, more time had been occu pied in the rescue thai, he thought possible, though applause was as dear to him as to all, yet he could not stay to listen, and as for risking his life for monev, he had not even dreamed of snch a thiug. Out of breath he dashed into the dressing room, and was received with a reproof for being late. 'Could not help it," he replied; "I saw a pair of lierv horses run ning away with a sleigh and a wo man and two children : thought of mv Jenny and my children and had to stop and save them." He told his story very bneny, and modestly while getting ready ; did not seem to think he had done anything wonderful, and soon was dashing down the arena upon a spirited steed "charming the world with wonderful horsemanship. The audience applauded to the echo, and carried away" by the ex citement, he rashly determined to execute his most daring acts, those given only upon the. greatest occa sions, forgetting that the horse he rode had not been trained to them was young and wild. The result was soon . painfully apparent Though some were ac complished in safety, yet whfn he attempted to leap over a banner the fluttering frightened the- norse,ne bolted suddenly and .Tom Orton was burled heavily to the ground ! He endeavored to rise and make light of the pain, but a strange sick ness came over him, the ngni nica- ered and grew dim, he grasped for air, and knew nothing more until somewhat revived in the dressing sisterhood, whose lives are given for the amusement and in traction of others, there would be far less of suffering and trial in the world. It is chanty that lasts beyond even the sad scenes at the "Little Church Around the Corner," and is blest bv wiuun anu orjDin. "Thanks, thanks," murmured the injured man. "But tell me the worst" U A L a oroxen lez is all annenrs kp- rious," answered a gray-headed man a strange physician who had been summoned. "Though I cannot count for the cut upon your side, my man." 1 "Probably he hurt himself when he stopped the runaway horse," was suggesiea, and the story told. "Humph!" A very dangerous bus iness, next to foolhaVdy ; sot one in a thousand would have escaped alive," replied the physician, with pressed ' lips and flashing eyes. . en, aa mat can be done now is to get him home. : There I will make a more minute examination." Very tenderly was the noble hearted fellow taken to his humble abode ; the scene, when he was laid upon the bed, side by side with his sick wife and children, caused every eye to overflow with tears. "lom, dear Tom." said Jennv. as wen as sne could for her nitiful . , . ........ sou oing, "what will become of us of the children ? We will starve and die together." Aot while we have hands." re plied his associates, and everv heart touched and every arm nerved to the utmost toward relief. They all looked around anxious ly for the physician had supposed he had accompanied them. But he was not to be seen, and their grum bling became loud and deen. "I can bear anvthine " said Tom. "but for you, Jenny, and the child ren," and he entirely broke down. "And" ! could curse that doctor for an unfeeling wretch," blurted out one of the most passionate. "But it is ever thus. We give our ives freely to please the public, and when anything happens they care it i noiniiig lor n-t. iwas Tom groaurd heavily. Thesound woke his little girl. She raised up in bed, strained her eyes, clapped her tiny hands and shouted in true childish glee and wonder. "Mamma! papa! See! see! An angel !"' All eyes were turned in the direc tion pointed, and in the doorway stood a beautiful woman, leaning upon the arm of the physician ! res. an angel bad come to them, 'ora Orton had risked his life to save that of the daughter of Dr. Armitaee end his grandchildren, and the merest chance had given them them the knowledge of -who tt was. But never was an equestrian feat better rewarded, and never a more charitable angel appeared unon earth, even unon the dav when alike upon the hill top and valley, it proclaimed: "Peace upon the earth and good will to men." METHODS OF JOrSTRCCTIOX. BY A. C nol.BF.ET. CHAPTER I. When anyone sets out to give di rections as to how anything should be done, it is commonly supposed that he deems his "methods" better than those in general use, or at least worthy of attention. I may here and now explain my reasons for writing this series of articles, and, if possible, relieve myself of any lia bility to the charge of egotism. My reasons for publishing are: 1st In twenty years constant work in the school rooms of differ ent States I do think that I have some few methods that are worthy of attention, more particularly on the part of the comparatively young ( or mexperiencea leacaer. 2d. I consider that in the tench 's profession methods should be common property. v e are all work ing for the same end the perfection of the race of man; it then is the ab solute duty of every teacher to make bis methods public. If thev haye accomplished gcod in his hands, they may do the same in the hands of another. I know that in my ear lier davs in the school room 1 wast ed valuable time from not having practical ideas derived from practi cal teachers. Institutes are intended to do much in this way; they do much, but the teachings of our coun ty institutes are seldom of much benefit during the session in which they are held. The reason of this is. that the institute commonly comes- at the wrong time. Teachers haye usually got their' schools in running. order their work arranged and a radical change will unsettle the run ning of the school. 1 remember, when I was quite a. number of years younger than I am now. I attended an institute in which many good things were said, and one thing that particularly arrested my atsention, and caused me to re solve to adopt it 31V school was. running well. My term was hal f j out but when I returned home 1 I learn simply that attention cannot be forced. You will not get it by begging for it, pleading, preaching, praying or flogging for it Yoa may excite an interest, and when th9 in terest is excited attention, in the full sense of the word, may follow: if the interest be deep enough, it must J jn follow. 1 consider luterest ana at tention to b different actions of the mind, interest is involuntary, at tention, on the contrary, is volunta ry. Another thing I wish yoa to note specially, and that is that in terest precedes attention. There can be no trne attention until interest is excited. Then if you desire atten tion, and what teacher does not, ex cite interest and you will have, at tention; I stake my reputation on it; it cannot be otherwise. Having opened your school, yon are now resdy for the work of "or ganization." I presume that you have decided on some particular ba- ;.sis of classification, and I will sup pose that basis to- be reading. You eny, all who can read in the fifth reader raise their bands. Ten hands atae raised. "Yon may all go to the beard and write your names." Copy the names into your class-book be fore yoa dismiss the clas3. Now you auay examine them on the priu eipl of elocution and reading. You may Suive each one of them read a seleeto'on, which yoa have made days bere perhaps, and from the character of the answers and of the reading vou decide on how many and wbittc.of them you shall admit into the fi&!i reader. Lear in mind here, yon .are making this classifi tion; see that yon make it thorough. Let no motive whatever induce you to admit a pufii to a class for which he is not prepared. The same meth ods may be pursued with the other readers having h one write his name on the boar1 and then copy ing into your class !bok. In arith metic the plan ie (essentially the same, but after the Kunination on principles I go to the board and write out ten exam pLeSjttarering the range of knowledge . whwfe the pu pils should possess of th Lranch. uua nucu x tvfcuiucu uuiuo x.iif'iio buuuiu yvasi-as v . full of the idea I had got at in- J Those examples I want ed hy Dtitute, and I at once attempted to put it into practice. My school fo r the remainder of the term was a fail it did not accomplish; what "it Kngiiah Servant. room, he heard familiar voices. Two old classmates meeting in New York, one inquired of the other about mutual mend. "What has be come of X ? I heard he had mar ried a rich wife." "Yes, and the last time I saw him he was keeping negro boarding bouse on Fifth Avenue." This was a pleasant sar casm at X 's extravagance in having five or six colored servants. n England the intended irony would have no force. . Air. Kicnard Urant White tells us that in the "great houses" which he visited, and he did not see the greatest estableshments, there are between twenty-five and thirtv servants. These are employ ed inside the house, while outside, that is in the stables, the garden andlthe grounds, there art nearly as many more. One cause for boarding and lodg ing such a servile corps, is that the rule in , those houses is: 'A place for every servant and every servant his place. So well denned is each servant's duty, that he knows just what pertains to his place, and is very punctilious aHout doing noth ing that does not belong to it This rule, has, however, its inconven iences which have introduce I a new functionary called the "old man." His duty is to do whatever it is no other servant's duty to do; that is, everything any thing order ed. The service, judging fronic Mr. White's experience, is simply perfect When invited to a great house he was told that a carriage would meet him at the station on the arrival of a certain train. He hardly left the train when a very respectable-look-, ing person, not a footman, stepped up and said: "Ird s carriage is waiting for you, sir." On arriving at the house he was met at the door by a dignified person in black, and asked if he would go up to Lady 'sroom. She received him warmly, and offered him tea from a tiny table at her side. Mr. White was shown to his room by the host As soon as he had left, a very fine-mannered person, in a dresscoat and a white tie, appear ed and asked him for the keys' of his trunk. He-iiid everything for the guest, except to wash his iace and hands and put on his clothes. He laid out everything in a row, opened and laid out his dressing case, and actually turned his stockings. When Mr. White returned to his room for the night, he found his trunk un packed and his clothes put into the wardrobe and drawers. Everything was arranged as if be were going to stay a month, Instead of two days. His morning-dress had ben taken away to be carefully brushed, and if found necessary, put in order oth- In the morning the ure: should have done, at least; it wr is just the same as though anoth er teacher with different methods h: id come in. I taught the same school the next winter on the plan I h. id got at the institute, and it was a suc cess. I learned from that experience to be very careful how I made radi cal changes during a school term, and I commend the same to you. In regard to the articles of which this is trie opening chapter, I will say that the eater part is -not orig inal with me. Tint careful reader; will see much in them that he has . perhaps before seen elsewhere; be ' may even find passages not enclosed in the marks of quotation which be knows are taken from the works of others. When such shall be the case, I trust be will attribute the matter to an oversight and not to any intention of plagiarizing; in some instances I have not marked quotations because in the works from which I got them they were marked in single quotations, indicat ing quoted quotations. I trust, how ever, that the number of such cases is few. In regard to authorities, I may say that I have consulted about twenty different educational works. Among them are Page, Mann, Hart, Northard,Ogden, Holbrook, Habert, Spencer, Bain, Johonnot Wicker sham, Brooks, Baldwin; the "Meta physics" and "Logic" of Sir Wm. Hamilton, have rendered me aid; Tyndal and Mandsley are quoted from in a few instances. Education al journals have not been neglected, and I have obtained some valuable hints from the prefaces to textbooks, in fact I think authors' prefaces are too generally neglected by teachers. Whenever and wherever I have found anything that could be of ser vice to me in the preparation of this series of articles I "have made a note of it," and though I have been cramming for a year for them, read everything I could get mv hands on with a special view to their preparation, and made careful and extensive notes during my reading, I find that my work has been left m many places imperieci. w nn tni.-j I shall pas3 at once to the subject in hand 'Methods of instruction." There is an old recipe for cooking a goose wnicn begins, n irst eaten your goose;" so in tliis, first place secure your school, but I suppose that doue. Now you want to make your preparattonsTfor your first day. Kemember, the nrst'day is the all- imporant one. The impression made on that day will largely decide the success of your efforts as teacher of that school. Prepare for it then; visit your future room; note the seat ing, conveniences, Ac. Arrange in your own mind how yoa will seat your school. See that all things are decent and in order. On the morning of your first day, I advise you to be present early; see that the house is properly warmed, and also ventilated. Have all things at hand that yon may need chalk in abundance, pens and ink, paper. pencils, and if possible your own text books that yoa will teach. If you are a religious man l presume yoa will open yoar school by read ing the scriptures and offering a short prayer; take care you make it short, too; yoa do not or should not) , wls'i to weary your pupils in tb e first fifteen minutes of your aequais -tance. If yoa are simply a tuon 1 man yon will perhaps use some ot' 1 er method. I have often opened v iy school on the first day by a ten .ni nutes' talk on attention, the text be ing the following from Sir Willi mi Hamilton: "Attention is the vol un- them at once. The case an2 .readi ness, c., with which' they oc this tell me much of their qualicatijns. It may be necessary to adopt a tem porary organization. In fact I hare never yet taught A school in whict each an organization wj not neces sary, but get your sch -ol upon a permanent basis as soon as potubIe. Rules and punishments. There are two extremes. I he nm is. mul titudinous rules, andunlia itec flog gin gi: for every violation of Vtem. The .second is, no rules and no flog- ma a r t gingsL ine miniature image oi jkmi must under no circumstance?, tte profaned by a rod. There is a gold en mean make necessary rules, uo necessary flogging, and "when do.oo. ll tts o one, twere well twere wen done." A boy sometime ects the devil into him, and nothing tn earth known among men will satfict to exercise the ancient Henry save about fom feet of good limber b eecfa, the young growth, applied wit Hoot any mind to "spare for his cryL ig-" One of the very best rules I e ver saw is that rule which some persons call the "eleventh commandmen t" mind your own business. Prop - crly understood it is a rule wirich a man or woman, a boy or girl, can "live by and die by." Properl v fol-' lowed no duty will be left one 'one, for it is a man's business to perl brm all duties. No man will wrong his neighbor, for it is a man's busii tess to live right witji God and man.' ' The rule will have to be explained, but when explained properly I have never known it fail to appeal totl e minds of pupils in a manner tha t no other rule I have ever seen has done in my hands. Here is another rule; have it printed on card and posted in conspicuous places in vour school room. "Study to keep quiet" This rule is the "strive to enter in at the straight gate" of school disci pline. Quiet is necessary. - How shall you better secure it than by having every pupil study to keep so? But while you insist on quiet by the pupils, see thafi jou are quiet yourself. Many a sc.iool is demor alized by a loud-talkin g, noisy teach er. Never let your voice rise above Use oidinary conversational tone. "Give your commands with the till ing inflection." Item ember, how ever, there are two ki nds or quiet. A dead man is very quiet, but he does nothing. He is gradually dis integrating. A dead 3chol is the same. . There is the tfuiet of death and the quiet of wor c oc business. Cultivate the latter, b inis the for mer Corpses are not agreeable ob jects, and the corpse of a school is no exosaUoi!. Allow r.o walking on tiptoe," It is an unnatural posture. Dent do it yourself nor permit it in your presence. Tactics is a term because I think it form a neater ; looking class. ( Dismissing classes is done in the Mme manner. "Ready !" "rise !" ' "pass !" are the commando. When Itliey reach, their seats, all remain standing rwtutaecornmand scats : when they rc"e their seats. For the blackboard the commands are somewhat different, the first is "board !" when all pass quickly and quietly to the board; "erase I" the board is cleansed for work ; "write!" "attention!" the class at once, with out waiting to finish a figure, face the teacher; "seats!" is the com mand to send them from the board to the recitation seat Bear in mind, at the word "attention!" you want attention, and yoa mast insist on having it then, not in a few sec onds after. It will take some days to get your pupils drilled into this work, but yoa will find it pays. Allow no lagging ! Require all to move promptly. Some teachers re quire their pupils to march to count- mg, i preier tne meinca i nave It can be applied in our country schools as they exist to-day, and when carefully followed, will, I think, answer every purpose. Other methods might be given, but as I deem thisjall-sufficient, I refrain. When your pupils uiu iu class, per m't nothing to be attended to bat the recitation. If you have not suf ficiently interested your class to en-, able yoa hold their attention, strive to do so. If yoa cannot do so at all make way for some one who can. Pupils r Answer - ealy when called. This is imperative. : You must reach every pupil ia the class dur ing each recitation, and should reach each more than once. If you cannot do so vour class is too large, yoa mast divide it at once. "Use concert recitation sparingly, very seldom I should say. Concert reci tation in general is merely a cloak to cover th defective knowledge of a portion of the clas t. When you read a question, call on someone to answer; should he fail, "hands up! how many ean an swer! cailanotner: call irequeot- ly on those who do not raise their hands. The reason is, yoa wish to find out how much work has been done; one who raises no hands indi cates that he has failed to do work. Why has be so failed ? This is a matter for your inquiry. Allow no prompting. Show the pupil that this is a dishonest practice; if they deceive you, they have been guilty of falsenood. Ask how many of them would not be insulted if any one should tell him, "You are a liar, and show that the prompter and the one who contents to be prompted are both really truly and liars, and noth ing lees. "The first wish is to con vey the impression that his friend knows the lesson, and the one who, submits to be prompted thus to convey the same impression. Peep ing on the book comes in the same category. Communications must be made, it seems, and how to make them with the least amount of trou ble has engaged the attention of very writer on education, so far as I know. My idea is. that during aiudy hours'there should be no com ou;nicatioir about anything what ever. .No whispering. If a com munication must be made let it come -s.t,tP.you, and from you to the other jiarty. For instance, a boy wkhcfl Jor .sonjpthing which is in another's possession ; he comes to you. "Teacher, jtvill you ask James Blank to leturn cje my pen cil 7:T yoa go to James get, the pen cil and hand it to the .applicant All is done quietly, no xtne ..dis turbed. I merely use thu as. ! lustration. I have also B d thjc plan of giving three minutes at the end of each hour for snch things. They ean then be attended to, and at no other time. - If a boy neglects to attend to the matter, then let him wait, it will not hurt him, besides if he suffers inconvenience to-day be will "mind his bnsiness" better tomorrow. Be firm in this matter of communication. Be firm every where. You moat have a plan when you enter the school room. I have en deavored to aid yoa in forming a good one. Should your plan dcSer from mine, no. matter. Only make yoar plan a good one, and follow it Do everything with a purpose. Seat yoar school with a purpose ; the purpose of preventing disorder and idleneerf. Just here is where the advantage of the temporary or ganization is seen. If you are a stranger, especially, you can find .oat the peculiarities of each pu p il and seat so as to counteract the e iL Use punishments enough. I ba ve no sympathy with sentiment alia I which would tend to the con trarj . Notice, I say punishments. Do n ot punish every offence in the same way,"varietyisthespiceoflife.r Strive to make your punishments logical consequences of actions committed-" If a boy breaks a window, a Ioiou consequence ia-he gets a ncw'oDew If a boy i disposed to cause dirt urbance, a logical conse quence ie -he is placed where he cannot do .so- Truancy J do not punish at all, I do not deent it my affair. Truancy is an ofiJmce against the domestic economy. I report it to the parent and he wes his own pleat ure. Generally sneaking, when persistent truancy oc curs, there; is something about the st "bool which excites dis like. Find ot what it is, remedy it if vou can. Can Jou "pert to l make a bov lo a place, which he already dislike by punishing him i .L.tfor manifesting that dislike; An- soK-tT SS -er the quests let your an- management of drilling of soldiers but it may jiwt as properly be applied to the dril ling of pupils, 'riy a carefully ar-! Being ranged system of tactics, n.uch of-Mr. Au the disorder and: confusionof the schoolroom are avoided. 1 have fc and thp following a very useful trvstem: , TMAV.r rat oYrlaina th mMn. ! C&SC-S DrononCCCd 1I1C r . I , , , , nf the different sitmaui used been entirely curea. . -'- swer govern your aetion. asked co. verniog the Oil, ust Kickl wjsch informed mm . ar a - a the questioner that Jacobs uu had proved an exce. 'lent and most useful remedy in ever family that had used it A large " majority of , iraoie nave ing erwise. in e morning tne same servant came, opened the window, tary direction of the mind upoe an drew the bac-curtains, prepared the object with the intention of t Ay . "O. Godl what will become of Jenny and the babies." be gasped, faintly. "I am done for, and and " his tears and sobs choked him. "Do not fear tor them, Tom," said a dozen hearty voices, and as many grasped his hands as could nhtnin hnld " will see that thev are taken care of." Large as was the retinue of ser- there is a world of meaning b oxed Uanv tonwltulv ami rsraWtv ! vsnta in thin hnnse. they ked out of , uo in those few words. TbeT form condemn the ring and stae. but in 'the way, except when their services; the best definition of attention that th irant onil enfn.rinff their htmrta ' m neWied. Mr. White savsherare-! I have ewer seen. Webster, the eliiim nrir.n tho Btirfiit fnr-h rhari-! Iy bait a servant excent at dinner standard of definition, saya much . .. w ... , -- - - - , - - f . .. bath, laid up the things, turned the stockings and did everything but bathe and dress him. apprehending it." My fellow teacher, read tba pre ceding . passape again anu a ;am; to ia ihnvn that nnnt nnnn lha'and when bt drtftsea la lot morn- more, suu sajB earth is brighter. Ah! if all ha- in and in the evening. Bat the! Note one thing, "attention is volun manity was true as the brother and ! instant he rung for one he appeared, tary ," What do we learn from this? somewhat a3 follows : 1. When the! tml litsconnn. class is called the members will re- j . - i . a 1 . 11 - af al I . . . main se&tea, as uie cauingoi iue i nenfi 01 unatsniBii 10 class ia intended merelyjto give no tice that the class is about to recite, j At the word "ready!" ail will be prepared to attend to the next command, which is, "rise!" at this command the pupils each step iiiU the aisle nearest them, and face in the direction they will move. At the next word. "pa!"T all move quietly promptly to the recitation seat when they "face," or take the proper position to be comfortably seated at the word "seat3." There is no crowding : there is no rush ; there is a minimum amount of noise. Allow no tiptoeing; arrange vour class symmetrically. There ire two forms': yoa may place your tallest pupils in the middle and the shorter ones on each side, thus bav ins a recular decrease in height from the middle toward each end of the clahs ; or you may place the tallest nubil at the head of the class, and have a regular decrease to the other end. I prefer the first tfaaltob. Wisxipeo. Manitoba. A,lril (5.- A train on the Canadian Pao tie Rail way, with 800 immigrants, ie , frozen in three miles from the nearest source of supply. Provisions are ben ig ear ned to it by a relief, train. i( wui be three or four days before the train can be got oat Captain Kin wan, who, returned partly on foot and partly by sleigh, says a man is dying in the train, and that it is pit eous to bear little children crying for bread daring the night A barrel of biscuits and one cheese were dis covered on board and were dealt oat ' There is no danger of starvation, but the fuel and lights may give out Lame back, lumbago, sciatica, and all disease of the kidneys, blad der, urinary organs, are positively and permanently cored by the won derful new remedy, Prof. G mlmettt a Kidney Pad. Si. ft 9 I. ; ' i s H ; r ! ; f i , i - n f : i . s 7 t ) "ir
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