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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
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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.
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