Terms of Publication. THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR ia publishe d ver r Thursday Morning, and mailed to subscriber? very reasonable price of ’ * pr- ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM,- - . yjfiably in advance." It is intended to notify every nbscriber -when the term for which he has paid shall wre expired, by the stamp—“ Time Oct,” on the mar. : D 0 f the last paper. The paper will then be stopped until a farther remittance be received. By this ar- no man can be brought in debt to the printer. jck Agitator is the Official Paper of the County, *-ith a large and steadily increasing circulation reach jDrr into every neighborhood in the is sent fra of postage to any Post Office within^tho county but whose most convenient post office may be ia sn adjoining County. Easiness Cards, not exceeding 5 lines, paper inclu ded, $5 per year. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. |4S. LOWBET & S. F. WIISON, Attorneys a counsellors ax law, u m attend the Coart of Tioga, Pottor and McKean founiics. [Wollsboro*, fob. 1,1553.] s. B. BROOKS, ATTORNEY and counsellor at law A ELKLAND, TIOGA CO. PA. >-Tn tbf multitude of Counselors there is safety.” 6»pt. -aiSM^ly c. N. DARXT, DENTIST. /~\FFICB at his residence near the r Academy. All work pertaining to his line of business done promptly and [April 22^1853.] mnsatcil. bickissos house CORSIX (i , N. Y. }!m. A. Field, Proprietor. taken to and from the Depot free of charge. pe'jtksyltakia house WELLSBORO’, PA. h. D. TAYLOR, PROPRIETOR. This deservedly popular house ri centrally located, and MianTenilfl itself to the patronage of the travelling public. Ki>v. ISuh, ly- . __ AMERICAN HOTEL. CO 11 KING, K. Y., B FREEMAN, - - - - Proprietor. ileals. 25 ot=. IVjJging?, 25 cts. Board, to cts. per day. Corning, March 31, 1859. (ly.) ■> J. C. wniTTIKEB, Hydropathic Phyrictan and Surgeon. ELKLAKD, TIOGA CO., PEXNA. Will visit patients in all parts of the County, or re* ceivo them for treatment at his house. [.Tune 14,] VERIMUYEA’S HOTEL. u. C. VERMILYEA, PROPRIETOR Gaines, Tioga County, Pa, Till? is anew hotel located within easy access of tho best fishing and hunting grounds in Northern pa. No pains will bo spared for the accommodation of pleasure seekers, and the traveling public. April 12, 1860. H. O. COLE, BARBER AXD HA IJi-I)JIESSER. SHOP in the rear of the Post Office. Everything in his line will be done as well aud promptly us it can he done in the city saloons. Preparations for re moving dandruff, and beautifying the hair, for sale cheap. Hair and whiskers dyed any color. Call and «ee. 'Wcllsb'oro, Sept. 22, ISSO. r THE CORNING JOiBRAL. George W. Pratt, Editor and Proprietor. IS published at Corning. Steuben Co., N. Y.. at One Dollar and Fifty Cents per year, in advance. The Journal is Republican in politics, aud has a circula tion reaching into every part of Steuben .County.— Those desirous of extending their business into that and thejidjoining counties will find it an excellent ad vertising medium. Address as above. PRESS MAKING. MISS M. A. JOHNSON”, respectfully announces to the citizens of M'clUboro and vicinity, that she has taken rooms over Niles «fc Elliott’s Store, where she is prepared to execute all orders in the line of DRESS MAKING. Having bad experience in the business, she feels confident that she can give satisfac tion to all who may favor her with their patronage. Sept 29, 1859. JOHN B. SIIAKESPEA.U, TAILOR, HAVING opened his shop In the room ivor B*. B. Smith & Son’s Store, respectfully informs the citizens of‘WVUsboro’ and vicinity,that he is prepared to execute orders in his lino of business with prompt ness and despatch Cutituj done on short notice. AVellaboro, Oct 21, IS3S.—Cm WATCHES! WATCHES! THE Subscriber has trot a line aasorlment of heavy ENGLISH L EVE it HCXTER-CASE Gold and Sliver Watclics, ■which he will sell cheaper than "dirt” on ‘Time,’ I. c. h« will sell ‘Time Piece/on a short (approved) credit. All kinds of REPAIRING done x»romptiy. If a job of work is not done to the satisfaction of the party ordering it, no charge will be made. Past favors appreciated and a conliunnce of patron age kindly solicited. ANDIE IOLEI. Wollsboro, Juno 24-, 18-IS. W. D l . TERBEII, COKXIXG, X. r. Wholesale and Retail Dealer, in DRUGS, And Medicines, Lead, Zinc, ami Colored Paints, Oils, Varnish, Brushes Gonyhcne and Burning Fluid, Bye Stuff. Sash and Gians. Pure Liquors for Medicine, Patent Medicines, Artists Paints , DEMING-, Would respectfully announce to the people of Tioga County that’helsnow prepared to till all orders for Apple. Pear Peach, Cherry, Xccutriiio. Apncot, Evergreen and Deciduous Ornamental trees. Al*o Currants Raspberries, Gooseberries, Blackberries and Strawberries of all now and approved >ari tUea, POQT7Q Consisting of Hybrid. Perpetual and Sum tvvODO"- jner Jlo«es, Moss, Bourbon, Noisette, Tea, Bengal or China, and Climbing Rose I '. OTJT> TTT3nT7'D V Including all the finest new vn •JlUv U DDI-iIX i rieties of Althea. Calyranthus, Deutzia. Lilacs, Spiraea. Syringiaa. Viburnum*. Wigilias Ac. PT AWPTJQ Paeonies. Dahlias, Phloxes, Tulips, * EV/ tt J~d Hyacinths, Xarcissis; Jonquils, Lil lias. Ac. ' • GUAPES—AII varieties. Peabody's Xew Ilaut-bnifrStrawberry. 4 dor., plants. $5. Orders respectfully holicitcd. tta.Orders for Grafting. Budding or Pruning will be promptly attended to. Address Dec. 16, ’5B. 11. D. DEMIXO, W • rboro, Pa. TIOGA HEGI73LATOK. George f. Humphrey has opened a new Jcwely Store at Tioga Village, Tioga County, Pa. Where ho is prepared to do all kinds of Watch, Clock and Jewelry repairing, in a workmanlike manner. All work warranted to give entire satisfaction. Wo do not pretend to do work better than any other man, but we can do as good work as, can bo done In tne cities or elsewhere. Also Watches Plated. • GEORGE F. HUMPHREY. Tioga, Pa., March 15, 1860, (ly.) PEDLERS will find it to their advantage to call at Roy’s Drug Store, as be has just received a largo supply of Essential Oils and Essences of all binds which be is selling very cheap for cash. THE AGITATOR. BefcoUU to tfte srtcusiow of tfft &vm of iFmßow anß ttje Sjureaß of 2£fefotrm. YOU. YI. LOWELL &' VAOBR'S COMHIERdAI COLLEGE. LOCATED OVER TEE SL’SQVeHAXXA VALLEY BANK, BINGHAMTON, N. 7. Looms open for instruction from OA.M. to 9 Yi P. M. D. W. Lowell, Principal, Professor of the Sclonccof Accounts, Practical Accountant, author of Lowell's Treatise upon Book Keeping, Diagrams illustrating the same, Ac. . Joint Rakkin. Commercial Accountant, Professor of Book- Keeping and Practical Mathematics. J. J. Cunns, Assistant Teacher in tho Book-Keeping De partmeni. A. J. Wuiser, Professor of Practical and Ornamental Pen manship, Commercial Calculations and Correspondence. mu. Hon. S. Dicnxsox, Lecturer on Commercial Law and Political Economy. lion. Hansom Bvlcoit, Lecturer on Contracts, Prommisßory Notes und Bills of Exchange. Iter. Dr. E. Andrews, Lecturer on Commercial Ethics. 1 EXAMINING COMMITTEE. llox. Soersian D. Phelps, Wm. K. Osborn, Esq. Tract It. Morgan, Esq. The ,object of this College Is to afford all an opportunity of obtaining a thorough Business Education,. The Books aud i'yms are carefully arranged by practical accountants expressly for this Institution, and embrace all the-recent improvements. The course of instruction comprises every department of business. The will be thoroughly taught the science and practice of Double Entry Book-Keeping as applied to the following kinds of business, viz;—General Mciihandising, Manufacturing, Banking,-CommisMon. Ste-amboating, Rail roading, Forwarding, Freighting, Foreign Shipping, Ac. Ladies Department entirely separate from that of the gen tlemen. Students can_enter College at any time and receive indi vidual instruction. By this arrangement every student la permitted to progress as rapidly a» his enterprif-c und ability Mill permit, and when thoroughly perfect and competent, will receive a Diploma which Mill enable him to rev lew at pleasure. Time to complete the course from Gto 12 weeks. No vaca tions. Board $2 and $2,00 per week. Assistance rendered to graduates in procuring situations. TERMS. For Book-Keeping, full accountant's course, including Practical Penmanship, Commercial Computations and Diplo ma (Time unlimited.) §35 00 Same com s e for Ladies, (separate apartment - 20 00 Penmanship and Arithmetic, - - 10 00 Teacher's course in Penmanship, practical and orna mental, - - - - - - - - ' • 30 00 Twelve lessons in practical Penmanship - 200 $5.. Occasional cities will be formed ja Phonography.—- For further particulai» send for ft circular. Biugkumptun, Sept. 8,1559. PRINCE & CO’S IMPROVED FATEKT JHS2.ODEAPTS. The oldest Establishment in the United States, Employing Tico Hundred Hen, and Fin ishing Eighty Instruments per Week, Combining all their recent improvements—the Divided Swell Organ Mriodeon, Ac. /?«*'!he Divided Swell can only be obtained in Mclodcon? of our manufacture. GEO. PRINCE & CO., Manufacturers, Buffalo, N Y. Wholes vlk Dj»i*oT3: 87 Fulton Bt., N. Y., and 110 Lake St. Chicago, Illinois. WHOLESALE AGEXTS —RusseI & Tolman, Boston, Mass; W. F. Colburn, Cincinnati. Ohio; Balmer A Weber, St. Louis, Mo.: Ph.P. Wcilcin, New Oilcans; A AS Nord heimer, Toronto. C. W. From the Homo Journal, April 3.1858. The Mclodcons nmmifurtnred by Piincc A Co., .and for sale at 67 Fulton Street, are the best lu the world. We have tiled (hem, and therefore speak of their merits.— They arc afforded at a very moderate cofct. Prices of Portable Instruments. Four octare Mclodeon, extending from C to O, - - sis 00 Four and a halt octave “ ** CtoF, - - -GO 00 Five octave. ’ “ “ Fto F, • • 77)00 live octave, double reed, “ F to F, - - - 130 00 Organ Mclodcon. Two banks of Kcvs, Set-, of Reids. Eight Stops. On'* and a half octavo Port pedal?, one set of Reeds in I’edal Bass .In lepeudeut, - *350 00 Prices cf Piano Cased. Five octave Mcl«"Wii, extending from F to V Six octave do do F to F Five oot.uc double reed, do Fto F Five octave, two Hanks of Keys ... Our facilities for manufacturing arc perfect, and from our long experience in the haMiig finished and hold ovrr Twenty-two thousand Mclodeons, we feel Confident of guing -atiMactmn. 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AN' Agent Waxtet* m tins Couuty. Terms made known on application to tho Publishers. [Aug. 11, ’59. TO HOUSEKEEPERS. IMETIIING NEW.—B. T. BABBITT'S B) MEDICINAL SALERATUS, Is manufactured from common salt, and Is preparnuf entirely different from other Sftleratws. All tlie deletereuus matter extracted in such a manner as to produce Bread, Biscuit, and all kind of Cake, without containing a pat tide of Saleratus when tho bread or cake is baked}, thereby producing wholesome results. Every particle of galuratusi* turned to gas and passes through tho Dread or Biscuit while Baking; consequently nothing re mains but common salt, water and Hour. You will readily perceive by tho taste of this Saleratua that it is entirely different from other Salcratus. It is packed in one pound papers, each « rapper branded ‘B. T. Babbitt’s Best Medicinal Salefatus,’ also, picture, twisted loaf of bread, with a glass ofj effervescing water on tho top. When you purchase ono paper you should preserve the wrapper, and bo careful to get tho next exactly like the first — brand as above. Full directions for making Bread with this Salc ratus and Sour Milk or Cream Tartar, will accom pany each package; also, directions for making all kinds of Pastry; also, for making Soda water and SuidHtz Powders. MASS TOOK OWN SOAP B. T. Babeitt’s Pitre Concbxttuted Potash. Warranted ordinary Potash; put up in cane—l lb., 2 lbs., 3 lbs, 6 lbs, and 12 lbs. —with full directions for making-Hard’and Soft Soap. Consumers will find ibis the chcajmst Pot ash In market. Manufactured and for sale by B. T. BABBITT, Xos. dR and 70, Washington sf . New V>»rk, Juns 9, ’59. ly. and Xo. 3S India a., Boston. WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRIGIITED, AND UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN”'SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE. WELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 3. FACULTY. LECTURERS, • sioq 00 - iso 00 -15 Q 00 - 200 00 TO AGEXTS. WITH IT ONLY SEEMS THE OTHER DAY. Though swiftly Time, with rapid wings, . Has Borne us from old scenes we knew, Yet memory oft the picture brings Tn glowing colors hock to view; Thus early friends remember when They first ns school hoys met in play, And yet, though years have passed since then, It only seems “the other day.’* The form of her we loved of yore, ToVhom wc pledged affection's vow, Will glide before otir eyes once more, Though but in memory living now; Of that dark hair one tress alone—* A treasured gift—is spared decay, Yet woids in that familiar tone Seem, only breathed “the other day.” Those* friends appear no more the same, That shared our mirth and dried our tears. Or tanjht us childhood’s favorite game— The dear old friends of early years ; But when we ask if they forgot Those memories of the past, they say— Though time has wrought some changes, yet It only seems “the other day.” PROCEEDINGS OF THE TIOCA CO. TEACHERS* INSTITUTE. Union Academy, Tuesday, May 15th, ISGO. The Tioga County Teachers* Institute met here this afternoon, and commenced its sixth semiannual session, with about fifty teachers in attendance. FIRST DAT. - Afternoon Session. —Mr. 11. C. Johns of Mainsburg, Xbrcsident of the Institute, took the chair and opened the Institue with appropriate remarks. He urged the teachers in attendance to be zealous in making this session of the In stitute as interesting and beneficial as possible. He regretted that Prof, Reynolds, the County Superintendent was not present as usual to as sist in organizing the Institute, for ho had had more experience than he (Johns) had had. lie considered teachers’ institutes as indispensable auxiliaries to the teacher’s profession. In the State of Xew York a part of the school fund was appropriated for the support of teachers’ Institutes; able and talented men were em ployed to carry on these institutes, and to make them of practical benefit to. teachers. This was the way it should be in tins State, in order that teachers might be prepared for the duties and responsibilities of their profession. The present Institute by the efforts of Prof. Reyn olds and others had done much to lighten the burdens, and to increase the usefulness of teach ers. It was fur the teachers in attendance to determine whether the present session should result in good to themselves, or otherwise. The secretary of the Institute, Hr. John I. Mitchell of Tioga being absent, Victor A. Elli ott of Cherry Platts was elected to fill the va cancy pro iem. The President announced the Committee on Business for the session as follows: Messrs. A. R. Wightman, N. li. Reynolds, V. A. Elli ott, and Misses Diantha M. Drew, and Pcrsis Butts. By therequost of the President, Prof. A. R. Wightman read the Constitution and By-laws of the Institute, for the benefit ofjffiose who were unacquainted with them. On motion the Secretary was requested to call the names of the teachers at the commence ment of each session, and to read the marks of attendance at the close of the term. The committee on business reported that Prof. 11. C. Johns would lecture in the evening, and at three o’clock the Institute adjourned. Mr. Reynolds is expected here to-morrow, and this will add new interest to the Institute. Evening Session* —T'he lecture of 11. C. Johns, Superintendent elect, delivered this eve ning before the teachers of the Institute, and others from the adjoining villages, was a can did afid powerful vindication of popular educa tion, and I am in hopes that he will consent at some future time to give it to the public through the press, so that the people may give it a more careful consideration. At the close of Mr. Johns’ lecture, Mr. Reynolds made a short and characteristic speech, tellipg the teachers that no one, two, nor three of them could make an Institute interesting, but that all should bo engaged in tho exerci ses. "When he heard a young lady or gentle man say that Arithmetic or Grammar was a hard study, and that he or she did not like it, he always knew that it was because he or she would not study it sufficiently to like it. Ho cautioned the people from the village to mark those teachers who were heard about the town complaining that they did not like the Insti tute, for they wore the ones' wbo do not do enough for the Institute to like it. On motion, a committee of three on tho part of tho gentlemen, and three on the part of the ladies, was appointed to procure music for the Institute. Messrs. U.P. Stobbins, Ohas. Tubbs, Philip Yanzile, and Misses M. J. Mulford, S. J. Tiffany and M. Robb, composed that Com jnittec. The committee on business made their report, and the Institue adjourned. Mr. Reynolds is expected to occupy the -first part of the forenoon on Orthography, and Mr. Wightman to follow on Penmanship. SECOND DAY Wednesday, May 16th —Morning Session . — The Institute was opened this morning by a very beautiful piece of music by the choir, which was arranged near *thc president's desk. The music made the morning session much , more cheerful and pleasant. Mr. Reynolds said that Orthography was di vided into Jfour parts, namely; 1. Characters, called letters: 2. Powers of the loiters stand ing alone; 3. Spelling, or the proper arrange ment of letters in forming words ; 4. Pronun ciation of words or orthoepy. lie asked teach ers which one of the four parts they would teach first. Various opinions were expressed, lie began with the letters, and said that a very excellent method of teaching the alphabet was to compare each letter to some object thatwas familiar to the child, as 0 to the cart-wheel, B to the 'os-yoke, S to the pot-hook, &c. The sources or the powers of the letters should be taught by oral concert exercises, in which all the students should join. , In primary spelling, Mr. Reynolds said no teacher ought to allow a pupil to pass over a spelling lesson to a reading lesson, until every word could be pronounced readily at sight, without spelling it. In more advanced classes, teachers were generally iu tEST favor of giving scholars marks according to tho number of words missed. Mr. Reynolds de : fered hie remarks on Orthoepy till another time, and tho Institutue took a short recess, 1 Mr. Wightman said in teaching penmanship, ho would make -free use of the blapk-board.— Teachers might better not teach wfitVng at all than to teach it wrong. The beginner should he first taught how to hold the pen, then his position at tho desk ; tho arm should always ho at right angles with the ruled linos on the paper, and he should sit erect in a free and easy posi tion. The pupil should always be provided with waste paper, and should ho taught Ist, the whole arm movement, 2d, thumb and finger move ment for small letters, 3d, forearm movement for spacing small letters. Ho taught four ele ments for making capitals, and five for small letters, which might he made useful if teachers would study them and put them into practice. Ho taught that all upward strokes should ho drawn at an angle of forty five degrees from the ruled line, downward strokes at an angle of siity. Exercises in writing should be conduc ted the same as in other studies, and at a regu.- lar time of day. Pupils would do better to purchase writing hooks with the copies already written,.than to trust to teachers for copies.— This would secure the pupil a uniform hand to write after each term. The item-box was passed by Mr. Reynolds, andjtbe items were referred to teachers for an swers in the afternoon. Afternoon Session. —The answers to questions from the item-box this afternoon were curious and amusing, as well jjs useful. Miss Beach of Osceola conducted the exerci ses in Geography in a very interesting manner. The following resolutions were ordered to be entered upon the Secretary's book for discus sion. UcHolvcd, That a teacher’s month ought to be twenty-four days exclusive of Saturdays. Resolved, That males and females having the same grade of certificate ought to receive the Same wages. JUbvlrcd, That it is unjust for property holders who have no children to send to school to pay a lax to educate the children of others. Hecolred, That the late Triennial Convention of School Directors were justifiable in continuing the salary of the Supcrlnteudcut at nine hundred dollars a year. Adjourned till evening. JEceniny Session. —Ladies strike for higher wages. The report of Business -Committe, received and adopted. On motion, the resolution respecting the wa ges of females, was taken up for discussion. ■S. B. Elliott of Mansfield, spoke in favor of the resolution, lie would give a lady as much as a gentleman for teaching, provided the certifi cate of the one was aa good as that oL-the oth er, and ho should consider he was getting the better bargain to hire the lady at that. Women were the natural teachers of our race ; all great men refex-red their early education to their moth ers. Young ladies needed the compensation for their work, while the gentlemen could be employed in something else. (Applause) Mr, 0. M, Stebbius being called on, said ho pre fered to speak on the side of the ladies—ho would defer his remarks. Mr. Charles Tubbs of Osceola opposed the resolution for the reason that it was the duty of Directors to employ teachers for the lowest pos sible price, and ladles could be employed for a less price than could the men. Mr. U, P. Stebbins of Middlebury did not think that the murks on a. certificate were a sure indication of the amount of good a teacher would bo able to peiform. Amid much applause he continued. In a little, small, petty summer school, a lady might do, but in a large, ad vanced, ■winter school, a man only would an swer. Miss D. M. Drew of Richmond said that of course she was on the affirmative. She did not believe the gentleman from MiddleUury know whether ladies could teach in the winter or not. Some ladies did teach in tho winter, where large and advanced scholars attended school. Mr. M. C. Potior was willing tho ladies should get all the wages they could. Mr. Reynolds thought tho gentleman from Mansfield had a wrong idea of the resolution. It was the demand and not the cost of an arti cle that regulated its price in the market. Fe male teachers received for teaching all they asked. If Directors should offer more than the present prices, tho increased supply, and hon est competition would soon bring them down* again. General imformation was necessary to tho teacher. Men could talk bettor than women, and could lecture to the students. Miss Beach would like to know where the teacher found his authority for saying that females could not tcaoh as ■well as males. The female teacher could teach some branches better than the males, and in some ’cases which she had known, she had been preferred by the Di rectors. Mr, Van Orsdalo of Addison, N. T., said women were daily gaining new concessions to their rights. This was evidenced by the late act in New York State in favor of married women. Woman’s moral inQuonce would secure obedience and respect, when man’s physical force would fail. V. A. Eiliott opposed the resolution. S. B. Elliott rose to speak again, but was called to order on the ground that ho had spo ken once. The point was subsequently with drawn, and on motion he was permitted to pro ceed. His remarks were substantially the same as before. Miss M. A. Stanton of Richburg,-N. T., thought that if boasting and high wages went together, the gentlemen should receive a large salary for their services on the present occa sion. (Laughter.) Misses E. Mosher, A. A. Orris and others boldly asserted their rights to equal compensa tion. Mr. Wightman did not take much interest in the discussion, because he he thought the reso* lution was opposed merely fur fun. -The nega tive had sot up a man of straw which was easily torn down. At this time, a motion was made to lay the, resolution under discussion upon tho table. Me previous question was moved and carried, and the resolution tabled. A motion was then made to take up the next resolution in order on the Secretary’s hook. A motion to lay this motwn upon the tablo was l a 1860. ruled out of order. The motion to take-up was carried. The resolution was then amended and passed in the following form without oppo sition : Resolved, That it is just for property holders who have no children to send to school, to pay a tax to educate the children of others. The Institute then adjourned, Professors L. L. Rogers and D. L. Freeborn of Spring Mills are expected hero to-morrow, and will take part in Jhe exercises. THIRD DAT. Thursday, May 17tli —Morning Session.— Mr. Vanzyle and Mr. Scildder discoursed sweet music from the melodeon and violin, and at the close the regular order of business being called, Mr. 0. 51. Stebbins y>f Jliddlebury, proceeded to give his method of teaching common frac tious. His demonstrations wore clear and satis factory, and doubtless .will he of great use to the teachers who listened to them. Mr. Reynolds resupaed the subject of Oi£ j thograpby. He recommended written exercises j for advanced spelling) classes. He urged apon } teachers the necessity, of requiring students to pronounce their vfbijds properly, and of cor recting all ungrammatical expressions. It wa? moved and qarried that a Committee be appointed to criticise members for improper 1 expressions. Prof. Wightman, and Misses Eliza J. Beach and BianthdH. Drew were appointed. S. B. Elliott, Esq., jlectured for half an hour on the subject of vbntllation. His remarks were truly practical |as well as purely philo sophical. School houses should bo well venti lated. In common 'school houses, this might be accomplished byj letting down a window from the top on the side -opposite to the wind. If windows were not already so arranged, teachers should take the responsibility of do ing it. - | At the clo«e of big lecture, Mr. ElUott moved that the order of business' be suspended, and that the resolution |on. teachers’wages which was laid upon the tcjble last evening be taken up. Thlp motion was opposed but finally car ried. After a few remarks in opposition to the resolution, a motion) was made to refer the sub ject to a Committee of five members, three on the part of the ladies, and two on the part of tbs gentlemen, nho, should be required to col lect all the ficts with reference to the subject, and to report the same at the next meeting of the Institute. This resolution was lost, where upon a motion was made to postpone tho dis cussion of the resolution till evening. The previous-question being demanded was put and lost, as also was the motion to* postpone. The pre\ious question was then moved on tho main resolution which was carried, and the resolu tion passed by a„yote of all the ladies and a minority of tho gentlemen. The Institute then adjourned. Ajlcrnoon Session. —Prof. A. R. "Wightman made some cxoclfcht remarks on the subject of writing compositions. The young student might be taught to compose without his know ing that he was writing a composition. The teacher should write a part of a sentence and then ask tho) student to complete it. In this way the youhg mind would be easily led along in composition writing, and would soon learn to like it. ! The Institute proceeded to the of Arithmetic. The following clear and prac-J tical demonstrations were : Long Divis ion, by Miss Ejiza J. Beach; Least Common Multiple, by Janies 11. Bozard; Cube Root, by Diantha M. Drew ; Arithmetical and Geomotri- J cal Progression, Prof, A. R. Wightman, of Un ion Academy; Dhlaions of Fractions, by Am brose Clues. | The Institutoi proceeded to the election of Counsellors. Tue following townships were found to be represented, and Counsellors wore duly elected: Sullivan, 11. Q. Johns; (Jlymer, llobil King ; Westfield, Ambrose Clooa jSXclson, J. B. Ca dy; Lawrence; >S. Trcmain pyLawrenceville, X. V. Kinsey; Middlcburyi 0, >l. Stobbins; Covington, A.-(A. Orvis; Richmond, D. M. Drew; Charleston, S. ll* Elliott; Mansfield, S, B. Elliott; Chatham, M. C. Potter ; Deerfield, P. F. Yanzile ; ’Osceola, Charles Tubbs; Farm ington, Porsisr Butts ; Elkland, L. A. Baker; Brookfield, Sarah Bowman; Tioga, Ezra Wil liams. ■ j i Some of thesje Counsellors arrived after the flection. 1 The President, introduced to tho teachers Prof. L. Tj. Holers of Troupsburg Academy, to speak upon the subject of English Grammar. He said ho wag a. New Yorker by birth, and a Now Yorker iri many other respects ; but as a teacher his labors had been conlined mostly to Pennsylvania, j ho was acquainted with her system of school*, her teachers, and also with her Tcachors , j [ lu- st Uutes, and he confessed that although ho fluid' disliked teaching in his younger dnysjyet when he got into oue of those curious inventions, a Pennsylvania Teachers* Institute, where big warm beans meet together tor social intercourse, he felt ttfthank God that he was a teao icr. He proceeded to speak upon the subject of English Grammar in a lively and interesting manner. The Institute adjourned till evening. Been hi ff t Session. —Prof. lingers lectured this evening on the importance of teachers prepar ing themselves for the duties of their profession. His remarks [were all of a sublime and eloquent character, and he,'had the most perfect atten tion of the audience to the dose. After the lecture by Prof. Rogers, the follow ing resolution was introduced; JltHub cd. That in the judgment of the teachers of tht* Institute Kenyon's English Grammar is superior to Brown’s as,a text book, and better adapted to ibe wants of the schools of this county; we therefore recommend it for general use. The Ihfeiitute went into Committee of the .Whole for the discussion of this resolution, and the debate .commenced in earnest on both sides. I cannot the shortest outline of the remarks of particular gentlemen. The “Kcnyonites” introduced iho resolution, and commenced the debate wilh perfect confidence in their superior •strength in the.lnstitute. The “Brownites” offered a, determined opposition, and though small in numbers seemed perfectly confident of the suporiejr merits of their favorite test book. After one (W two unsuccessful attempts to post pone and amend this resolution, it was passed by a large m yority, and the Institute ad-, iourned. Advertisement;- will be charged SI per sqnaro'of 10 tines, one or three insertions, and 25 cents for every subsequent insertion. Advertisements of less than 10 lines considered as a square. Thesnhjoined rates will he charged for Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly ad vertisements : 3 mostbs. 6 Jtosrns. 12 Jtosrnr, Square, - - $3,00 $-1,60 $O,OO 2 do. - 5,00 0,50 8,00 3 do. - - 7,00 5,50 10,00 i column, -r- . 8,00 9,60 12.50 i do. j 15,00 20,00 . 30,00 Column, - [. 25,00 35,00 -60.0 C Advertisements not having thenumher of insertions desired marked upon them, will be published until or. dcred out and charged accordingly. Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads and all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments, ex. ecuted neatly and promptly. Justices', Constables’, and other BLANKS constantly on hand. NO. 41 Mr. Johns will lecture to-morrow morning on School Government. Mr, Burlingame of Wells boro is expected to deliver an address in the afternoon. Fbidat, May 18th —Morning Session.— Tiro remarks of Mr. Johns this-inorning on School Government were well received by the teachers. Others participated in the discussion of the question. How to secure good order in tho school room. S, B. Elliott, Esq., believed each offense should be treated upon its own merits; no fixed rules of fault and punishment should be adopted, for students generally had an instinctive desire to transgress established rules. Prof. Price, former principal of Union Acad emy thought students bad no desire to trans gress rule which they recognized as right. It was only those rales which they considered wrong and tyrannical that students were dis. posed to violate. Mr. Burlingame said students should bo taught first the necessity and benefit of rules, and then bo required to observe them. Mr. Reynolds said there was more in tho manner than in the kind of punishment. All punishment, however severe, should be inllkted in a spirit of kindness, r Mr. Morgan Hart of Charleston was Intro duced to the teachers, and ho proceeded to give his views of teaching reading at some length. Scholars should be taught to read from tl.u newspaper; they should never bo allowed to spell their words before pronouncing them. Ho recommended reading in concert from priumry books as a preventative for drawling. On motion, Mr. Ambrose Cloos, and Misses D. M. Drew, and A. Secord were appointed to audit the accounts of the Treasurer. Prof. Burlingame gave his views of teaching Mental Arithmetic. The report of the Criticising Committee elicited much laughter and applause. . The following' officers were elected for the next session of the Institute. For President —L. 11. Burlingame of IPells boro. Vice Presidents —o. M. Stebhins, Middle bury ; Chas. Tubbs, Oseeola ; Ambrose Clous, ■\Vestficld; Diantha M. Drew, Richmond ; Eliza J. Beach, Osceola. Recording Secretary —A. R. 'Wightmau, Un ion Academy. Cor. Secretary —X. L. Reynolds, Mansfield. Treasurer —Augusta A. Orvis, Covington. The Counsellors reported that Mansfield had been selected as the place for holding the next Institute. .Mr. S. B. Elliott asked permission to offer the following preamble and resolution which wero unanimously adopted. "WnEUEAS, In the person of onr out-going County Superintendent, we recognize a faithful and efficient officer and worthy man; therefore, be it Jiciolrvl, That the thanks of the tcaehi—a of Iho Tioga County Teachers Institute are due to X. L. Rey nolds tor his earnest and untiring labors in the cause of popular education during his full term of office. The Auditing Committee reported §24.61 in the hands of the Treasurer., [_ On motion the resolution approving the action ■.of the Triennial Convention in continuing tho ■realary of the Superintendent at nine hundred i dollars was taken up, discussed, and unani mously adopted. Mr, Johns spoke upon this resolution before i its adoption, saying that according to the Penn ' sylvania School Journal the salarv of tho County Superintendent was paid from tho geno ral,_scljnol fund, and was not deducted from the State appropriation to the particular county. The State tax previous to 1554 was three mills on the dollar, since that time it had boon only two and a half mills. He thought tho money would bo profitably expended even if Tioga County had to bear the whole expense of sup -porting her Superintendent. Victor A. Elliott asked permission to submit the following statement of facts which wero taken from official records; The whole State tax according to tlm Audi tor General’s report of the Finances of Penn sylvania for 1859, was §1,482,045.05 of winch twenty per cent, or 8287,790.37 was set anu n for school purposes. Of this sum, ahou: f>nr teen and a half per cent., a little less than thro per cent, of the whole'State tax, or §4O 520.27 was paid to County Superintendents. Tioga County, as a matter of course, e intril.n ted to tho support of the County Saperiuten dency, and for other school purposes, in pr m tion to the amount of her State tax. II S i;., tax according to the aforesaid report w i-. SJ,- 548.37. Twenty per cent, of this sum, or 80;i i_, 67 would he the amount paid for the S ij.-vin tendency and other school purposes. F.nn t'eu and a half per cent, of this §'103.67 or §l3l 9 ) would be the exact amount Tioga Coun-y wn a for tho support of the County Superintend,m.*-., and.the remainder §767.77 would be the amount she pays for other school purposes. Tioga County receives in return for th ; S i porintendency §9OO, and for other schu •! pur poses §1,498.40. Total receipts §2,30s hi, T.- tal expenditures in State tax as before § i . >/,7. Excess of receipts over what she pays 81, M -73, of which excess $768,10 goes to'the S. v - ; - intendent, and could not bo appropvi msl fir other school purposes in the county, and ihc v - mainder of this excess, §730, 03 goes fur nih. r school purposes. These excesses arc pill by tho richer counties under the operation of th j school law. The number of taxablcs according to the aforcsaid'rcport was 6,094. Dividin" St:jl '<) by this number, and each taxable pa°„ mi Vi-i average of less than two cents for the inj>-, jrc of the County Superintendency. ‘ ‘ A motion to take up the resolution on a tea di et’s month was negatived, and a substitute b r the resolution passed in the following form : RetoM, That a calendar month osolnfivo „r urdays and Sundays should coustituto a u-i Iv. I month. l * s A vote of thanks to the students and ta . dies of Union Academy, and to the people ..f tVs vicinity generally for their hospitality t„ tea chers attend!" the Institulo, was unanimously adopted. J Ou motion, the Corresponding Secret,-! v was requested to correspond with,some of tli 7 bc.-t educators in the county, with, a view of obtain- Rates of Advertising. FOURTH DAT.'