* rnl'b'TT AGITATOR is published !0 IIO f;v Jtoieff, 1,1,1 maUed *° rabsoril >“ B V. U “ ! rtiosaUs price Of COLLAR PER jt is intended to notify every in m ‘ r f. C t', T m for which ho has paid shall :Vr * M ” rtVstamp— ooT >” on 11,0 mar ’ ’■lnireJi ** The paper will then bo stopped 'f !ie ! » ;lpl Ll«3nco he received. By this ar f W r r f 1 he brought in debt to the V »“ o3n t tho Official Paper of the County, j E Af n ‘ Ti ? Wily increasing circulation reaoh , largn 4oll ‘Uborbood in the County. It is sent mo o! Post Office within the county et - inut'y “ 5 • it convenient post office may he hi CowO"* a iajoi» B =. M( acceding 5 lines, paper inclu &Z~z==^~---==^=-*== 'jo J}E remembered. tweet to be remembered Tn lie turmoil of this life, - todies upitspalWy- minfrling m its rtnfc-r Jjemnd'ting o’er earth’B borders, Or»'b“S u<uts SCO V ‘j • lis sued to be remembered, ihierercr iro may be. ffkit though our path be rugged, Thom* clouded be our sky, ind none we love and cherish * So friendly one is nigh— To chccr as in our sorrow. Or share with us our lot; »t| s sweet to he remembered— To know we’re not forgot. tnr en those we love are absent, from our hearth-stonc and our side, TTith joy we learn that pleasure And peace with then) abide; , And that although we’re absent Were thought of day by day: ’lis sweet to be remembered, By those who are away. When all our toils are ended, Xhe conflict all is done, And peace, in sweetest accents, ' proclaims the victory won; •fl-hen hushed in all the tumult tVbeu calmed is all the strife And we in patience meekly * Await the end of life: Then, they, who, when not present, In spirit yet were near, AnJ as we toiled and struggled, Did whiter in our car; j.’Xi= sweet to be remembered,” And “Thou art not forgot If fortune smile upon us, Shall be s-lmrers of our lot. 7 Dinner-Table Anecdotes, ( in Hancock was in embarrassed circum in the latter part of his life, and a ven i seutleman, -whose society I sometimes i his told mo that he had often heard, on ir.-t dar'of term, when the docket was I :be Crier exclaim, “John Hancock, John come into Court and answer unto i pie, or your default will be recorded!” itl|; when he was Governor of the State. :j those blessed days for lawyers, nobody id being sued, and nobody bothered him paying bis debts, except upon com r. unless it suited his convenience. Still, -jl moans to exercise a moat abundant s, The gentleman I have quoted, ’3 probably the last surviving guest of the fhles Hancock entertained— since he died -die rears ago—described to me a dinner -he particularly remembered. There were :Lss than fifty or sixty at table, but the host : sit at meat with them. He ate at a lit- table, and sat on a wheel chair, in which njed himself about the general table to a with his gucts. This was because of his not which he made a political as well as hacuse for doing as he pleased. On tho an a in question, when the guests were in icight of animated conversation, and just ;e cloth was drawn, they were interrupted. itremenJous crash. A servant in remo ra cut-glas' epergne, which formed the cen , ornament of the table, let it fall, and it was kin a thousand pieces. An awkward si ts fell upon the company, who hardly knew rto treat the accident, when Hancock re -i their embarrassment by cheerfully ex -sg, “James, break as much as you like, ■kt make such a'confounded noise about ' AnJ under cover of the laugh this exei .a? fragments were removed, and the talk -u as if nothing had happened. This, it h me, was the presence of mind of true breeding. -▼is a hide different view from the one_ta -b Sheridan, when a similar accident hap it a table where he was dining. The letting a tray full of plates fall, the of the house demanded “what he had “Nothing, sir/' said the man, exclaimed Sheridan, indignantly, all that noise for nothing ?”— -'ismode of meeting this emergency re of an incident somewhat like it, with 1 will conclude my disconrse : Mr Bing- whose daughter,married Alexander Baring, afterward Lord Ash- ambitious of representing Penn- the United States Senate. To this *“• canvassed the Legislature sedulously, a wi<e man. plied them abundantly * v IJ( i dinner’s. In this service he was ably ; -1 by his wife. One day, when he was ’•lining a party of legislators; a represen- ' irom a rural dUtnot broke a dessert plate,. \ l 3 priceless tet of Sevres porcelain, fit for- 0 iin e*« and worth its weight in gold. — and distress of her -us. Bii)<rh ;im at once relieved him by UU lu . hmi, with an air of perfect uncon of tiu uurt of consequence, for this Exceedingly brittle.” And, by way of * J'ljn. she struck the plate before her with ailf l broke it in pieces. Then, order- be removed, and fresh ones brought •■l} man had the whole load of mortifi , n his mind. I forgot whether , ‘ -nam was elected or not. I think not: l that man, at least, voted for him.— ~ 1,1 ‘i ibuiiQ '.tit-.v . B em oorat of Harrisburg, who looks upon a slave as he would upon ‘.V , recen dy a trial which developed W'thin him. A faithful hired colored ‘‘j l° r lung years had taken almost ts the family in the feebleness ani l who was beloved by all the nu vsed from infancy, saw (#. s ' ree i a man she knew when she was le soon heard that the humaro 5 T ere a^ter ber ‘ dared not stay. C ■ 10u oht to the consciencioua ir v- lub 1 permit a member of my aoj ° i rut hlessly torn from those she V, back to slavery? Never, no, 'WiTt’ ec ‘l‘ a B'shop, is money—flee a Wll * Protwt you from these per -45 hiin a n God be wkU y° u! ” Th ® Siir, a . « nll conve yed her to the British b 0 Ba fB the Telegraph, 1 ■ ° UIS T ' s ' te( l a garden this morn- The woun Bed by the “bursting” of tire the ot? 016 ,‘ D( l* T i < i ua l ma de a narrow Vjj “ s ij o er t - y /, ia i-ho woods, where the TIIK A(i(TATOI! SefcottH to tlje mttmtm of t&e mxtn of JFmtrom of ©eaXt&g Reform; WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UN RIGHTED, AND UNTIL "MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL AGITATION MUST CONTINUE, YOL. Y. LIST OF PREMIUMS OF THE Tioga, County Agricultural Society. Fair at 'WeUtloro, Sept. 28 th, 291)1 anti 30 Ih, 1859, FARMS. The best cultivated upland farm, $8 00 2d • ( do do 600 3d do do 4 00 Bust cultivated river bottom farm, 8 00 2d do do ■ G 00 3d do do 4 00 EGBERT CAMPBELL, 1 JAMES M. ROSE, >- Committee. O. H. BLANCHARD, J Notice must be given to one of the members of this committee or the secretary of the society of intent to compete for premiums, before the 20 cf July. The farm drawing the first premium shall not come in competition only once in 3 years. FIELD CROPS, GRAIN &c. The best acre of wheat, §4 00 2d do do 3 00 3d do do 2 00 Best acre of corn, 3 00 2d do do 2 00 Best acre of oats, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best acre of barley, 2 00 2d do do 1 00 Best quarter acre of broom com, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best half acre of peas, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best half acre of potatoes, 2 00 2d do do 1 00 Best quarter acre of rutabagas, 2 00 2d do do 1 00 Best quarter acre of carrots, 2 00 2d do do 1 00 Best quarter acre of turnips, 2 00 2d do - do 1 00 Best quarter acre of beets, 2 00 2d do I do 1 00 Best quarter acre of beans, 2 00 2d do do ,100 Best quarter acre of flax, 2 00 Best acre of buckwheat, 2 00 Best acre of rye, 2 00 Best acre’of clover hay, 2 00 Best acre of herds grass, 2 00 CALVIN HAMMOND, ) ANGUS GRIFFIN, b Committee. ALONZO WHITNEY, J HORSES Best stallion 4 years old and over, §5 00 2d do do 3 00 3d do do 2 00 Best stnd colt 3 years old 3 00 2d do do 2 00 3d do do 100 Best stud colt 2 years old, 3 00 2d do do 2 00 3d do do X 00 Best yearling colt, 2 00 2d do do - 1 00 3d do i do Dip. Best brood mare and colt by her side, 3 00 2d do do 2 00 3d do do 100 Best sucking colt, 2 00 2d do do 100 3d ■ do do Dip. Best gelding 3 years old, | 300 2d do do 2 00 3d do do 100 Best gelding 2 years old, 3 00 2d do do 2 00 3d do do 100 Best mare 3 years old, 3 00 2d do do 2 00 3d Ido do 100 Best mare 2 years old, 3 00 2d do do 3 00 3d do do X 00 Best matched horses—geldings, 5 00 2d do do 3 00 3d do do 2 00 Best matched mares, 5 00 2d do do 3 00 3d do do 2 00 Best single horse, 3 00 2d do do 2 00 3d do do 100 Best single mare, 3 00 2d do do 2 00 3d do do 1 00 Best pair draught horses, 5 00 2d do . do 3 00 3d do do 2 00 Committee to put competitor for above upon test on the Fair ground. ENOCH BLACKWELL, ] CHARLES EBERENTZ, f Committee. H. W. CALKINS. J CATTLE—Durhams and Devons. Best bull 3 years old and over, §5 00 2d do do 3 00 3d do do 2 00 Best bull 2 years old, 4 00 2d do do 3 00 3d do do 2 00 Best yearling bull, 3 00 2d do do 2 00 3d do do 100 Best bull calf, 2 00 2d do do 100 3d do do Dip. Best cow, 3 00 2d i do do 2 00 3d do do 100 Best heifer 2 yeataold, 3 00 2d 'do do 2 00 do Best yearling heifer, 2 00 2d do do 100 34 do do Dip. Best heifer calf, 1 00 ■ N. A. ELLIOTT, ] LEWIS MILLER, 1 Committee. CALVIN REYNOLDS, J CATTLE—Native Breeds. Best yoke working cattle 4 years old and over, $3 00 2d do do 2 00 3d do do _ 100 Beet yoke steers 3 years old and trained, 300 2d do do 2 00 3d do do 100 WELLSBORO. TIOGA COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE S, 1859 L Best yoke steers 2 years old and trained, 3 00' 2d do do. 2 00 3d do do 100 Beat pair yearlings, . 200 2d do do 100 3d do do Dip. Best native cow, 3 00 2d do, do '2 00 3d do do 100 Best pair fat cattle, 3 00 2d do do 2 00 3d do do 1 00 Best yard cattle 6 head either native or blooded, 4 00 2d j do do 3 00 3d 1 do do 2 00 Best pair draught oxen, 3 00 2d do do 2 00 3d do do 100 Best calf under 10 months, 1 00 2d do do Dip. , REUBEN MORSE, 1 ■ JOHN C. ROBB, r Committee. TILLY MARVIN, j r SHEEP AND SWINE. Beat Merino buck, $2 00 2d do do 100 Best Merino ewe, 2 00 2d do do 100 Beat Saxony buck, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best Saxony ewe, 2 00 2d do do 1.00 Best 3 buck lambs, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best long wool and mutton sheep, 1 00 Best,boar hog, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best sow, 2 00 2d do do 1 100 Best five pigs, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best litter of pigs, 1 00 LEWIS WALKER, I A. D. WILSON, f Committee. WILLIAM FAEREB, ) POTJ IT B Best cock and hen, 'I , $1 00 2d do do I Dip. Best variety of fowls, -2 00 2d do do 100 Best pair of turkeys, 1 00 2d do do Dip. Inferior fowls, such as Shanghai, Chitegong, Bramah Pootra and Dorking, ■ Dip. Best pair of ducks, 1 00 2d do do Dip. IJest pair of geese, 1 00 Dr. J. C. WHITTAKER, } Dr. W. W. WEBB, r Committee. Dr. J. H. SHEARER, i AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Best plow with improvements, $3 00 2d do do 2 00 Best side hill plow, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best subsoil plow, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best cultivator, ' 200 2d do do 1 00 Best harrow, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best fanning mill, 2 00 2d do do ' 100 Best horse rake. 2d do do Beat lumber wagon, Best two-horse family carriage, 3 00 2d do Beat top buggy, 2d do Best open buggy, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best two-horse light wagon, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best 1 doiep corn brooms, 1 00 2d do do Dip. Best 12 hand rakes, 1 00 Best 12 milk pans, 1 00 2d do da Dip. Best grain cradle, 1 00 2d dq do Dip. Best double harness, - 200 2d do do 100 The above implements and articles td be man ufactured in the county. Best seed drill, Best reaper and mower, 3 00 Best portable horse power, 3 00 Best thresher and cleaner, 3 00 Best straw cutter, 2 00 Best dog power, 2 00 rAll articles of utility under this head not enumerated above may be entered for competi tion and discretionary premiums awarded by this Committee not to exceed $2O. ROOTS AND FRUITS. Best peek of sweet potatoes, SI 00 Best half bushel of potatoes, 1 00 Best dozen of onions. Best six head of cabbages, Best six blood beets, Best bunch of celery, Best pair of egg plants, 1 00 Best peck of tomatoes, ' 100 Rest dozen of turnips, 1 00 Best three heads of cauliflowers, Dip. Best three heads of brooola, Best dozen of carrots, Best dozen of parsnips, do 100 Best general display of vegetables, 2 00 Best throe bunches of grapes, black, 1 00 Best three bunches of grapes, white, 1 00 Best three bunches grapes, Isabella, 100 Best three bunches grapes, Catawba, X 00 Best variety, 1 00 Best dozen of autumn apples, ' 1 00 2d do do Dip. Best dozen of winter apples, 2d do do Best variety, throe of each kind, 2 (50 2d do do B'ip: Best dozen of autumn pears, 1 00 2d do do Dip. Best dozen of winter pears, 1 QQ 2d ' do ' ,do ! Dipl do 2 00 2 00 do 100 do Dip. o; D. KINNEY, ) ISAAC WHEELER, I Committee. M. W. WETHERBEE, ) Best vatiety,_tbrea of each kind, , , '2_ : oo 2d . do , do • ; I'oo - dozen of peaches, 1 00 24 do do Dip. Best two dozen of plums, . , 100 2d . do do Dip. Best dozen of quinces, 1 100 24 ' , . do . , do : , Dip- Best pair of water melons, 1 00 Best three musk melons, ■ , , 1 00 Best two quarts oranberrys, cultivated, 100, Best dozen of apricots, . . 100 Best winter squash, 1 OO Best pumpkin, - - 100 Best general display of fruits, 3 OfK All of the above fruits to be raised in Tioga County Pa. HIRAM HODGES, . 1 J.S.BUSH, HIRAM GILBERT, CHARLES TOLLES, RICHARD VIDEAN, Household and Domestic Manufactures, Best 10 yards flannel all wool, §1 00 2d do do Dip. Best 10 yards cotton and wool, 1 00 2d do do Dip. Best'lo yards full cloth, 2 00 2d ' dd do 100 Best 15 yards rag carpet,. 100 2d do do jf- Dip. Best 10 yards woolen carpet,'! 2 00. 2d . do do ' 100 Best 10 yards tow cloth, 1 00 2d do do Dip. Best pair woolen blankets, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best double coverlet, ' 1 00 2d :do • do Dip. Best quilt, 1 00 2d do do Dip. Best counterpane, , 1 00 2d . do . do Dip. Best pair woolen knit stockings, 50 2d do , do 25 Best pair woolen knit half hose, 50 2d do do 25 Best pair woolen knit mittens, 2d do do Best pair woolen knit gloves, 2d do do 25 Best sample home made bread, 1 00 2d do . do 50 Best sample apple butter, , 50 2d ' do do ' 25 Best specimen pickles, 2d do do Best ten pounds or over maple sugar, 1 00 2d do do Best sample maple molasses, Best sample home made soap, 50 2d do do Best'sample preserves, 50 2d do do 25 Best sample jelly, 50 2d do do 25 ; Beat sample manufactured wine, 50 2d do do 1 " ! Mrs. JAMES I. JACKSON, - 1 Mrs. GEORGE HERRINGTON, [ Com. Mrs. j Batter, Cheese, Honey and Floor. Bess firkin or tub of 50 pounds butter, $2 00 2d do do 1 00 Best 10 pounds roll butter, 1 00 2d do do " Dip. Best sample honey in eomh, 1 -00 2d do do Dip. Best 50 pounds wheat flour, 2 00 2d do do DOO Best 50 pounds rye flour, 2 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 2d do do Best 50 pounds,buckwheat flour, 2 00 2d do do 1 00 Best sample cheese, X 00 2d do do Dip. A written statement as to manner of making butter and cheese must accompany each lot or no premium. JAS. I. JACKSON - . ) J. L. KINGSBURY, V Committee. D. G. STEVENS. ) . MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT. Best specimen of cabinet making, j Best specimen of shoemaking, • ( Best specimen of, tailoring, , f Diacret’y. Best specimen of blacksmitbing, I Best specimen of printing, J Best half dozen horse shoes not filed, $2 00 Best specimen of shoeing, 2 00 200 2d do do 1 00 Best sett of mill dogs, 2 00 2d co do 1 00 Best cooking stove and trimmings, 2 00 2d do do 100 Best side sole 1 00 Best harness, do 100 Best upper, do Best calf skin, do Best articles of tin ware, 1 00 2d do do Dip. JOSEPH ROUSE, ) LEROY TABOR, I Committee. CHARLES BROWN, I ' 100 1 00 100 Best pair of parlor boquots. 1 00 Best hand hoquets, 2d do do Dip. Best basket of flowers, , 1 00 2d do do Dip. Best dozen of dahlias, 1 00 2d do do Dip. Dip. Dip. Dip. Best six part colored, 1 00 2d do co Dip. ■ Miss JULIA ENSWORTH, ] Miss ANNA LOWREY, Miss JOSIE KIMBALL, }■ Com. Miss CARRIE DICKINSON, ( -. Miss LYDIA A. SMITH, - J Best workmanship in plowing, _not less than one-fourth of an acre, §5 00 2d do do 1 '3OO '3d , ' do do ' 200 " J 4th do do Dip. v OBRIN FENTON, ] JEROME PRUTSM AN, \ Committee. •' NEWELL CAMPBELL, ) 100 Dip. Committee. FLORAL BALL FLOWING MATCH, (.OMBBBM&N’S CORNER Seat manufactured 500 feet of lumber, $3 00 24 do • do • 200 Best bunch sawed shingles, 2 00 2d 'do do Dip. Best bunch shaved shingles, 2 00 2d . do do ’ Dip. Best hundred of,'sawed laths, 100 The above to be exhibited on the ground. S. E. ENSWORTH, ) D. L. AIKEN, ' f Committee. JOHN DICKINSON, ) Ladies’ Discretionary Mrs. A. P. CONE, Mrs. J. S. BRYDEN, Mr?. F. A. MAYNARD, ICommitee Mrs. C. ROBINSON, Mrs. JAMES LOWREY, J All articles of embroidery, crochet-work, fan cy needle work of all kinds, and all fancy arti cles of ladies work, will be referred to this committee—not to exceed fifty dollars. Gent’s Discretionary Committee. Any articles not specified may be presented for premium. All articles not specified in the above classes will be referred to this committee, who will refer them to appropriate ■ committee or consider them themselves. All artielca-under this head to be reported at the Secretary’s Office early on the. first day. JOHN N. BACHE, C. G. OSGOOD,. S. I. POWER, Committee. 1 H. A. GUERNSEY, f H.W. WILLIAMS. J Prom the London Punch. THE COMIC SOXOS OF OLD.- Where are the songs of our forefathers ? the comic songs they sang, When their festive halls and tavern walls at their merry meetings rang, With a-right fol 10l and a to! de rol, and a foodie doodle doo. And a chorus of rnmpty iddity, and a burden of tooral 100. No man dares fol de ride sing; derided he would bo If he did so, or sang hey ho, or fiddle diddle dee; And in this age soon from the stage that injudicious clown Would be-hooted for such an atrocity as singing datry : 50 down. The day of fol do riddle 10l is past, and none would now Adjoin ,ding dong unto a song, or sing whack row de - dow. Or rub a dnb at any club, or private friendly board. And no longer is ohip ohow cherry chow in social as- semblies roared. The teural lal, the leural lal, the leural and li day Of Villikins applause' that wins in the celebrated lay, Is all burlesqde, absurd, grotesque, a mock of the dit ties old, With the tooral ooral chorusses which in other times wore trolled. Those .wore the times of onr forefathers, the funny days of yore. Great thick-cravats,' Prince Regent hats, and stays when dandies wore. High collars, too, and coats sky blue, watch ribbons huge of size. And the tightest of possible pantaloons, and pumps with enormous ties. What lolly bucks were our forefathers, that gaily used to sing Ei tol de rol de riddle loi, when George the third was King, And revelry with song and glee delighted to combine, As they drank their toasts and sentiments in bumpers of strong port wine. * Sighing. —A correspondent sends us the fol lowing extract from the Dublin University Mag azine, with a request that we decide upon the soundness of the principle it inculcates; “There is not a more pernicious habit, nor one that grows more insensibly upon a man, than that of sighing. Besides wasting a great deal of good breath that we want for something better, it wears out the lungs ; it induces irreg ularity of-respiration; it quickens the action of the heart; and it depresses the spirits—just as a hearty laugh oxhilerates them. With some, too, it is a mere habit. I have known some, very even-tempred men who seem to take it as a sort of safety-valve for blowing off su perfluous wind from their chest; and so invet erate does it grow upon them, that they come out with their suspiratious at all sorts of queer times and unsuitable occasions, treating, it my he, a whole company, who are listening to a witty raconteur, or a lively song, with a “beigh,ho 1” that is quite appalling. From what ever cause it arises, I pronounce sighing to be a vain, pestilent, and profitless operation, to be discountenanced alike fay physician, philoso pher, and friend. If a man is down in the world, it will not raise him ; if he is empty, it will not fill him ; and if ho is poor, ’tis the worst way in the world to raise the wind. “A plague on sighing,” says the pleasent old Jack Palstaff, “it blows a man up like a bladder.” It does worse, say I, it blows a man off like froth from a tankard Tof ale ; it blows a man out, like the flame from the wick of a candle.” The act of sighing is an effort to expand the lungs and supply the blood with necessary at mosphere. lienee it is not per se injurious, hut rather remedial and useful. It is the causes which produce the necesssty for sighing that are mischievous. If a parson overloads the stomach, becomes greatly fatigued, sits or lies in improper bodily positions, or fixes the mind so intently on any object that the respiratory muscles ore restrained in their moral action, there will he a necessity for thoes extra exer tions to inflate the lungs which are called sigh ing. The corrective should he applied to the cause instead of the effect. —Life Illustrated. 100 1 00 100 SI 00 Djp. 1 00 “ Father,” said a cobler’s lad, pegging away at an old shoe, “they say that trout bite -good now.” “Well, well,” replied the old gentle man, “yon stick to your work, and they won't bite you!” The lad saw the point of the old gentleman’s remark. "Miss Brown, I hare been to leam how to tell fortunes,” saii.a young man to a brisk bru nette. “Just give me your hand, if you please.” ,“ La, Mr. White, how sudden you are! Well, go ask pa.” “I live in Juki’s eyes,” said an affected dandy iri Coleman’s hearing. “Very likely,” replied Coleman, “for I ob served she had a sty in one ’of them when I saw her last.” Advertisements will be charged $1 per square of 14 lines, .one or three insertions, and 25 cents tof every •subsequent insertion. , Advertisements of less than 14 lines considered asV square.'' Thesubjoined rates will be charged for Quarterly* Half-Yearly and Yearly ad* vertiaemenfs 1 ' , , . 3 MOBTB3. ' 6 BOOTHS. 13 MOOTHS. • Square, e: $2,50 $4,60 $B,OO 1 2 do. - 4,00 6,00 8,00 - i column,,, s -vw> SOD-- B,oo' ” 10,00 ‘ i do. • 10,DO J 15,00' '20,0* .Cal'ynp t „-_. .. . 18,0,0... ,30,00- -40,60.- - AaVcmsementjfTrot having Ihenhmber of insertion, desired marhqd upon them, will be published until et* dercd ont and charged accordingly. : ‘ Fosters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads and all hinds of Jobbing done in country establishments, ex ecuted neatly and promptly. Justices’, Constables', and township BLANKS: Notes, Bonds. Deeds, Sfort*> gages. Declarations and other Blanks, constantty-.en' hand, .or printed to order. m. 45. EDUCATIONAL. “The character groweth day by day, and all things aid , in its uQfoldiDgs. And the bent onto good of evil maybe given in the' " hour of infancy. Scratch the green rind of a sapling, of Wantonly twist it in the soil. The scarred and crooked oak will tell of thee for ceil* toriB3 to come.” —Proverbial Phitotophy, Impressions received in youth, while the mind. is pliant as the young willow, seldom fail of be-' ing permanent. How important then that tha influences by which childhood is surrounded be of the most pure and healthful character. Ah, how often do we forget that the influence of looks and actions is as great and even more permanent than that of words 1 A smile, a tear, a glance, a tone of love is often fraught! with more instruction and seta its seal wit& more lasting impress than a formal lesson of ait hour's length. 'ommittee. The love of nature is one of the heat-lessons for children, and inspires them with pure and, noble emotions. The whole field of nature ex*, hibits characteristics capable of the most beau tiful and impressive applications. Thera is not an object or an occurrence which passes under notice, which, while it supplies the child with, matter of inquiry, will not also furnish the teacher with a subject of instruction. The beauties of creation, earth, sea, and shy, will delight their contemplation. Teach them to rejoice in the verdure of the grass, the fra* grance of the flowers, the flavor of the fruitsj the warmth of the glorious sunshine; talk to them of the starry heavens above, of ocean's unfathomable depths; tell them of the invisi ble chain that unites all animate nature, and yon promote in them an aspiring and generous spirit. Teachers need never be at a loss for a lesson if they are in a habit themselves of con templating these objects ;'lct them daily turn, the page and read it to their own advantage,, and that of their pupils. Music too is another great refiner of the feel ings, and while it serves to elevate the mind, lit leaves its impress on the heart. This indeed is nature in its moat elegant and beautiful form ; for music is only the natural and spontaneous language of joy—the sweet echo of childhood’s merry heart. • r Oral instructions should always he accompa nied with illustrations. It is true that a mere fraction of an education is better than none. The education which the schools have afforded, is perhaps as good as could be expected in a country so recently populated as our own, with limited ideas of what an education should be, and but limited means to carry those ideas in-, to practice. We will not find fault with the past. The present and future, however, are ours and we have the ideas and means of im proving -somewhat upon the education of the past. Our present system of common school education is as good.and perhaps the very best - that could be devised; but it is to be regretted that so many of our citizens instead of using their influence to sustain and uphold it, are constantly working against it. If instead, they’ would strive to see it properly carried, out, it might soon be brought to a state of perfection, or as pearly that as human works can attain. By a perfect system of education, I mean such a one as tends to make of its pupils model men and women. It not only tends to perfect the. whole nature, moral, physical, intellectual, and, social, hut carries forward the work of develop-, meut through the whole life of its pupils. The model teacher works for the good of the : school, not for the good of his pocket. During the entire term he prepares every lesson, as though he were going to recite it himself.— Though he is conoious that he understands it, yet by reviewing it, some original thought will be awakened which will enable him to illustrate the principle, or explain the process of solution/ better than if he had not conned it over. The model teacher is first and last at the school-room. Experience has taught him, that “when youth’s hot wishes in our red veins rev el,” we are not capable of self government. There must be some superintendent. The fire may not be good; it may not have been built sufficiently early. The pupils may convene at the school-house, and the larger boy impose - upon the less, or the witty girl upon the dull one- The ink may be spilled, the pens mislaid, the house abased, the copy-books soiled and the reading books torn. Hence, he deems it his duty to be in the room first in the morning, so - that complaints of lost articles may not harrow ' his conscience. The model teacher knows that the way to so- • cure order through the day, is to preserve it in - the morning. His motto is, “Strictness with--' out severity.” But he must be strict at all 1 times. There should never te any noise within- Vie walls of the schoolroom. Hence, he requires ‘ the door opened and closed easily. Hence, -he ■ walks lightly himself, and the pupils follow his example. Hence, be requires the pupils to en ter and depart, one by one, with step as light as “angels” footfall on the tufted floor. Ho re quires this all the time. From the day he en- - ters the school until the day he closes the term, an almost faulty strictness has been observed.- This has prevented occasions for the use of tha rod. “ The model teacher treats every child kindly,-' yet stands aloof from all. Ho does not make ‘ favorite of any one. If ha did, a hundred jeal- ’ ous eyes would pierce his heart. He manifests. his kindness by acts, and not by words, for “who talks much must.tnlk.in vain. 7 ' He docs not scold, nor hammer upon the desk, for “like beget like.” A sharp determined lock, Qf a. pause of a moment in the business of the clay, will restore lost order. He makes few rules ami. seldom countermands his directions. His-elaS-; ses come up in perfect order and retire in a ’sim ilar way. He demands no unreasonable re-, quirement hut exacts all he demands. Ho "is cautious in promising or threatening, hut ho is ' precise in the fulfillment. • - Such a teacher will have the prayers and the encouragement of all parents, and need never 5 be without employment—Cambria Tribune. Hates of Advertising* For tbo Aptatar. Esthetic Culture. Erase Harper. Selections. Ztsu,
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