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VOL. XXXII.
OITICLItS OF COLUMBIA (0.
President William Elwell.
Inn Peri.,
Associate judgus— Pohl
f'roth'y anti (Tic of Courts —.Jesse Coleman.
Register and Recorder—dolin U. Fret ze.
John F. Fowler,
Commi*Jioners— Montgomery Cole.
( David Yeager,
flheriff—Mordecai Millard.
'.rreasurer—Jaeob
t1,.8
Bupert,
Auditors— John P. Hannon.
j fkriadi llaariw
ottttrivioner's Clerk —Wm. Kriekha
'onuni,4oner's Attorner —E. 11. UPI-.
Mercantile Apprah.er —W. IL Jaeohy.
' aunty Surveyor- I ~a ae. A. I tow i t.
t pistrict A ttronoy —Milton M. Traugh.
Coroner -William .1, keler.
'County Stns.rinten,tent Itarkley,
As s oic r ; Internal Pek eerie— it. F. Clark,
John ThomaJ,
Assistant B. Ivn ne , r.
Paniel MAlenry.
Collector—Benjamin !Lotman.
Ilitoontsburgo Literary institute.
110.k1t1) INSTHITTION.
ENItY CARVER, A.:'l,. nn , l
Prnprivtor,
Prufe.:.
Snr.ili A. V.irvvr.
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Tun, InT in ninny I), t,aren nt.
t-rin minnion, I ‘i 1.0 : .„
111,,..n1.1 , ntgr. Mardi 1.. 1- -.
DR. W. H. BRADLEY,
(Late At4...taikt Medichl Ihre,t,t , I:, S. Army ,)
tr - tlitice at the t:ork. Itt , oa<ttre I'4
Carlo promptly alt, a_l,4 ti.glit and tlay,
Ittoma.barir. Nov 1.1.
NATIONAL FOUN D
)Uitzit tittU,CO.
LUMINA CO.,
HC riLet, pr,,prwte,
of the ate, e
ten , ivn 0,WW41 4 i111 11 nt.iti mew
repitre d i.ll 1,0,1%0 Ilnielro
for
All Kinds of 33achintry,
rollerieq, INiaet efittlaveA, t 4 lattiquary I Hsu
)111.1,5,1111111NG CS, Ace
Hni ako prepatt:d to make StiNve, uli .Iz. 0. and
pottern*, tow.,rona, nod eVvt.talmitt o.4 l tailY toad, in
tir.t•ri:vot Ctooffirtf,
prwli , at wmlourn, tlitjjf.
mot bton in r.tvitnt ontr,.+lk mi
r 4 vrnl4,
I;7' riraia of all kinds will la , tak,u in t haw. for
NV Tido ostabli , bm ,, nl it , lora the IAWkttW.I.
'toil 4 Mount. , burg RA tit mid tiepin.
“11.1,MYMI
Nlnom Srpt,
N EW RESTAURANT,
In Slisve'e nuodine
WM. GILPIORE,
Islam* tha etie , uo hi 1;10 mm-hum ;ma
his hits opi ft Ad n NietV
iiiisTAt.lye T,
u this place, %Iwo: ho invite=s lit. 1 44 It 14 ,,
tivotitWers torah earl liattak, hf bi, I,lmrlililt.
It is his imetitihn ul hvtrp the 11,4
L<I);I;NItRER.I.I'i),ILE,
(11,0111411 y nn Bnnd ; Port*,r, rarsaparti=it _
total Water, Fancy Lemourae, Ita,r,teerly
0 ,1 eYr 31 1 nhvpca lra had 31.
Lt am eating line Ile prerk:lll4
apt ourppAsed In !WA ptzre , tiiz, 1'i;10. I .t.t.
Claws, ei 'hi: n.
Tripe and Peel T'mezur. Lc- a". ll' "i. ra''"'"
article of
Co'imvx am/
.114 hio tußtonwro. Gtvv 111403 Cali.
Kloiousabing, Juurt 13, ',mai,
OMNIBUS LINE.
THE.: untlereigned would re..iweireny tilthwilwe
the tittzens t - ft ithanobutg, and the ehlitie
wtally. that he is reehieg
as LIMNIIIIIS LINE. he . -
1110 1 .1 1 thiol 1 hoe lied the dit%
prent hood t
. ,
Iy. (suti , :ay,. eXceptrto
COllll.lll Wlth the ,v,r3l '1 . '4144 gain..? Keith a IN. et
on the r atawLosa and WtPoanolport hail Keo, awl
with thane going North and Soffit on the Lark.
illeetnetturit
DIP ONIN HU'S , ar, •
dit)on and cvinfotta! , l , , , „,
wt.itt•y tom. t •I • !r wo , t,
depart. tit eeeeeineet .;pee
chargno by lc 41.114 ',lt,' rit tray et t Ito
‘els.
.1 CUB L. MitToN,
Ntoold.Gurg. Apt it 4'7, 1,C4
New Millenary GOOdd
Al Mr 111,"-1
AMANDA. NVKI K E ESE
(sin.etnson o M.l*. nifilittif.)
BLOOMS Hl' IP 4, P%.
The public are respectfully informed that they ran
be furnished with everything to inn dimity line
upon the merit reasonable bJair, and in goods not
eitrhatend for elyle, beauty. or durability to thin
lier !Siring styles of hate. hoonnts,and other
tinkle* for Women ;ow wow., wear, ore bratniful
and welt calculated to rust the tastes of the toast
festrilious. Onto her a rail Vlore an Via in etrret
(north side) below Market. caprtttihn,:lin,
MEW BAKERY AND Ci ).N
TIONERY
UnGlOtl.44l3l:4lD,Stsa3=l-b3Ma
eN TUIKI) STREET,
Blif.oW MARK in*.
lILOOMSBUIRG. P.ll.
J. P. VOX, Propristor of this ssts bl tiont , would
selanctfully inflow his old sod now CUIOI/111Ntil. thlh
Rte hits everything Weil op at his 11.^w staved V. so
'OW tow to furnish them with IlltEADAtAiii;44,
AND ertNrECTIONERI EH. a 11N14^1.110tN.
wrvutt.9 , ail perOottl4.WlllP have town furnish
ed with Aio, baiter Moo, and Potter, by the whole
telt; to gunner barrel, will Cali upon WILLIAM
GILMORE. at WA Saloon in
Shivea' Block, Main Street,
who die been authorized by the andermaned to will
the 01M101. Ile wilt ettitatautly have a vaintly on hand,
*bleb will be odd sat the inweve teethes r.tee.
Mc t. has in canner n 'Whin Ban y and
feetionery., fitted up NOllls AM the sale o.
ICL CR EA NI,
to ill wh , may favor him with tipir rit,torn, ile
is also prepared to make Ice Crilini in intan
Ilea for itilirtien,, public nr retrial nathcringe, 4* the
case may be, Everything pertaining to bin tine rt
bumf,. will receive Catertil awl thlhatitt rtitention,
re•
He is thankful to his rostotuera for peat fa
ultra, cud must cordially sulmitii a continuance or the
same . J. E. FuX.
April 3
to
10 , 11 4 .
W 11110,111 lou Mal ice pre pre
pared to nlrur ror y4Ol, Ina per:, ion mil usual
iwortment or MILANCRY
trek eistihk of the newest ship es is stew silk nt , 4 l
rt IMP tl at*, Fon nets, Ate, Velvets, Silk floor. It Se
boos, Flowers. Feathers, Michas, Crapes, lona , s,
Braids, tortatoonts, Otr. Ste, IVe klta 11 be happy to
w,uteta yolkat tqtr Stern, er roct!fl , !
PtiuM4 Mint, w
SLtret —lnv, Nos, SG Neat, St., ••0,1
Street 411,skipll /4,
BLOOMSIRRG
leoutointvg
PUBIAMIED EVERY WI:IPir.. 4 I.AY IS
111.10.14$111:11(L PA., VW
WILLIAMSON U. .11 ICOIII%
"Etim.—t: no in advance. 11 not paid within
SIX MQNTIIS, Se cents additional will hA . uttP , LI.
fre'r Nu Winer discontinued ....tit all an erupts
ate paid except at the option or the editor.
HAIM OP ADVEItTI4IN I I.
11dAI I.IIII34CONATITEVIE A 01411A9• 4 •
Om ! A plare 1.110 Or 11111, 11 - 11411r11111141 .-$l SO
Cvety subsequent 111110.1411/11 lase 411111113.. ...-50
SPACE. Ist. 'd.a. 3a. CM. Iv.
One opiate. I Len 3 no I 4:00 i 11 gni 11 - 1,00
Two g p1,r,,,,,, 1 3.0. 1 I 0,00 f 11,10) I 9,00 !too
Tb rue " 1 foto fr 7 cAI i A ,), 9 1 I.lyo i",
poor equates, 1 n ..o I et... I Ind .. 1 14.. q. :o on
if o il' r• tohiffin, f 10.411) 1 Will) I 14A0 1 Ir. - 4,1) no 10)
One tolown, I (S..* lie on 1 tlnda. 1 30,10 tni,int
Exert'tors and Administrator's Notice. I Mi
Auditor'. 'Sloth , '
titimr advertmetiMiits inserted according tow:Elul
coot ra-t.
po,uues, notive,,, without advenisainent, twenty,
cents pet line.
rmtowleskt advvrtio , nwnto payttide in adtanco all
other, doe attar llWttlnti.
They tell tnr Itninatt live efM nvPle
Mouth. an i Own tip hilt!
Berort! the talon!, chill,
They tell inc hutualf how is
A thing uf bathe , I.p.uttht with gold
suhjeet to the will,
thi. ; IoPI y,t I awl,
Thor, iv a lave. atm have ahmo,
‘Vith ht-t re ever bright.
It rtm. through all my ehaimitlit years,
Ike.
no not :mill,—au,) mars,
.‘„ml ~:111 with iMht.
I , ve Lcyniiil all other love,
n , ..!'irh. pure as liemi n 8110' , O,
t no.. dear wailer, thine.
11'1, 1 ., Il i . it , pleads avnuivl tat.. break !
The taunt of j a y they eannet take
ni out this livart. ul wine.
Earth's merry thr,qt. may toe by
It.- honors trout toy prt-p nkty
A. 4 It'aVt'S uPuu the bla , t :
1 vane not it thou lov'A toe till ;
lose alone my heart tan
And 11:141 it to the heat.
till my late ,t broath
I'll lo ‘e thee Itheo rot cht-pvti in death
I'll lore tlitp till tin high,
While on my tide or lire shall flow,
Jy love fiu thcr Dirt Cll.l '' , llilll know
nt-ver, never die.
TW , ) TIUNPREII .11ILES IN Mints
`rm. Salt rr4owi-o) (.....rn-4pfmtioto of the
Chira..to T, jet,' gives the following tieenunt
of ;t reinnAahh , ratie itgaitvit time, tvitieit
fel, • Salt l'ritneitto O n the :„:,1
ult :
Mont a n. nth : , ;fir*,, a leafy of bor. •-
u'en were di- the ,ine•-fiot, of the
e,,niparatite m••rit•• of imported bittod.•,l
• rinrk and the common Calib rnia tnit•-tantr:-,
and the different ;.•tylt,,, of riding, when El
. wan: IV hip! le effete,' to h,•l ••! . .f.. - . ayaitn-t
it*.bfloll that no man tell 1 be rota , ' to ride
thiec huudrt>tl mace on fifteen commtnnice
11 ,, r••••% II wit., at onen taken up by
Barn , . and John Cahill, who trone•l
Motte,•y a , the man to rile. 'i'h•• mtt .11
tv,e, all • I 111 . 41 r theand
then tip It I• ••n eoleb•int :flt, goinz
on •,• •toth • t, —lli. Vett will • that he
ne,-t it\ •ra f , ;oil • thr , •• minim
f" , r Eft , , •• ;I::\ !yew-, melt-
hi; f',,r •- of time in c h• tlEu l n4 horNe,-; at
every ••• lid, third, or tl,ttrth tnilr. aro:-
dent-4' or um, eent,talbe The tea ,
was that he cool ',never ,itee
an , ' in the ti ithu th • odd ••• w, de..l
ayitheb hint, V, -terday i. Snit lay,
Wits fixed fir this race apain-t tul l e.
The race t mk I,' me at ltay Vy•w Park, a
few loth , city, over a 'HEY
track. The ati••• tl thirty in number,
leeted Mewely. were the common
Citbnienia •: .• I bah' breed-, none
of t h iii I• i th,
lieh belong- to
th • ••• the trillan* .4... Os which
w , tt it.t , • Si ;tin by tin fiery follower,
.1•1 it mid Tarim when at the bidding of
the Centwidi ler of the the eon
tone•ers .‘fric tf , owed int., Europe. there
to :1,,i, .1,1 the •w" •• of the true Clod
ntyl ,t• of the Koran,
I t
Me. Mowery is an old Californian, appa
rently of about middle age, weigh, one hun
dred an I sixty pound?, and rode with u
heavy .lexivati California Spanish
hit and free rein,
At twenty minutes to five in the morning
he sprang into the saddle s and rode the first
horse four times round the track---that is to
say, Ibur miles at a dead run. Attendants
stood ready at the stand to saddle and bring
out the fresh horses as he beckoned for them
in coming around ; and he changed animals
tafaithv, riling none t.f them three miles
after the first, and few or them more than
two. The Mexieuu dodge of "rushing"
was constantly resorted to. An attendant
would ride one fourth or one third of the
way down the track to meet him as he came
in, wheeling his horse, ride just behind him
yelling, `ertnws! awns! whoop oh, Vestals ''
swinging his hat, as if frantic. This would
start the ilaging animal into redoubled ex
ertions, and he would come in fairly flying.
A single sharp pull on the Spanish bit
would stop the animal in a second, and in
two or three more the rider would be on a
fresh animal and off again.
Sometimes the mile or two miles would
be ridden one way round the truck, some•
times the other, in order to relieve the rider
by change as Ihr us practioahle. Early in
the morning the race track was crowded
with people, 11.11(1 before 2 v. M. the jam was
immense. Up to 12at, the rider refused all
assistance in 11101111111Ig and remounting, but
after that his attendants would occasionally
give hint u lift, apparently not so much be
-0:111:4: he required it, a:: fir Kair that he
mit lit do :•9 bd ., 11 . 0 the race was ever. At
TO MY MOT11111:11
4 Stenlitiliabge Rare.
BLOOMSBURG, P
the end of two hundred miles a rest was ta
ken, and a placard was di.-played frrim the
judges' stand that the two, hundred miles
had been tweomplished in eight hours, two
minutes and fortpeight seconds—thus beat
ing by forty minutes the time made by Mr.
Heidi:don, with race horses, in England.—
Then the start was made on the third hun
dred miles, Mr. Mowery having had a bath
and otherwise refreshed himself, and ap
pearing good for two hundred m o re, if
required. The bets are now changed, and
large odds were offered on his winning, with
but few takers, and those of the obstinate
bobtail and pigskin school. Ile now made
a mile in 2:04, and the average speed was
2::;) throughout. There was a very heavy
wind blowing across the track at this time,
and the average speed must have been con
siderably unfavorably affected by this fact,
nevertheless lie "kept up his lick," amid
the cheering of the crowd, never flagging
flit an instant. A halt wen made for a
second bath, and from time to time an at
would dash a little water over Mow
try's bead as he rode along, At one time a
fr lend. who was at the stand, ran Comma
and offered his own horse for a ride over
the track. Mowery was on him in au in
stant, and rode not only owe but three,
times around. As he came around the sec
ond time, the owner made a fruitless attempt
to catch him, and succeeded in catching
a fill, as the rider, siting erect as a bronze
statue, dashed past. Film crowd yelled with
delight at this, and as Mowery came around
the third time shouted to him to "go it
again :" but that would have been varying
the joke too far, and he changed horses.
while the officious friend led his own away,
amid the jeers and cheers of the spectators.
At eleven minutes to seven P. at. just
fourteen hours and nine minutes from the
start, the three hundred miles was aerami
'dished, and a perfect roar of applause
broke from the multitude as the under:ad
horseman started once more - just for luck."
The last mile was made in two minutes and
nine seconds, making the unprecedented
distance of three hundred and one miles in
ibutterin hours, eleven minutes and nine see
(mils, and beating anything previously ac
complished in the world in this line. The
judges deelared : „the money won. and an
nounced the time. The gates were flung
open, and the vast concourse in carriages of
every description, on horseback and on foot,
poured out into, the road toward San Man
an indiscriminate race on - the devil
take tie hindmost" plan king inaugurated.
A , the crowd streamed away towards the
city the most constleurts of in it was an
Lineltionan on a tall. taw bunny bay, with
a stump of a tail sticking up like an abbre
viated flagstaff behind, ridingon a pig skin,
with short stirrops, top boots, ping hat, an
eye-glass and a cane. Ifis appearance was
o indiseribably ludicrous by contrast with
what had just been seen, that yells and
roars laughter greeted him at every jump
fur miles. So ended the great California
mustang race against time,
Ttn: 3Lts.—Tho live titan is like a
little pig, he is weaned young and heAns to
root cam
Ile is the pepper sass of ereati , .u--the
all ~piee of the world.
)lire town in the villasts is like a ease
hell in a di-trill school — be sets every
beg tow skratehcu at dinst•
The live man iz as fu 1 of bizzines as the
kon , lnet , ,r a street kar —he is often like a
hornet, very tizzy, but about what, the Lord
only know:,.
Ile light: up like a kotton laktory, and
hain't <i,t any more time than a skoul boy
artorlioun.
1.1“ iz like a decoy duel:, always above
mater, and live at least eighteen mouths
Burin ; the year,
a runaway Loss, he gets the
whole of the read,
when he walks, and lit , S doWtl at
Hight only because everybody Vbie
The lire luau iz not always a deep think
er; he jumps at koneluAillis just az a frog
dux., and di.,n't alwas land at the spot he is
lookin at.
11 iz the Amerivan pet, a pertat mys
ter: tr> foreners: but has done more (with
eh:avoid) toy work on the greatness of this
country than any other man in it.
Ile don't al was die riteh, but alwas dies
bizzy, and meets death a good deal as an
oyster dui., without any fuss.—Josh /Mugs.
DAN 311 A ant: was once strolling along the
wharves of Boston, when he met a tall,
imam-looking figure, a "digger" from Cali
fornia, and got into conversation with him.
— Healthy climate, 1 suppose?"
"Healthy! it ain't anything else. Why
stranger, there yen can choose any climate
yen like, hot or odd, and that too without
travelin' ►core than liken minutes. Jest
think o' that the next cold niernin' when
yot► get out o' bed, There's a mountain
there, the Sary Nuvady tiny call it, with a
valley en each side of it, one but and one
cold. Well, get on top or that mountain
with a doubltebarreled gun, and you can,
without nitwit'', kill either summer or win•
ter game, jest as you wish."
"What! have you ever tried it?"
"Tried it! often; and should have done
pretty well, but thr one thing."
"Well, what was that?"
"1 wanted n. dog that would stand both
climates. The lust dog I had froze his tail
1.11 while pintin on the summer side. Ile
didn't, get entirely out of the winter bide,
you no—true us you live."
Marble sloped.
Tut age we live in—Bouttage.
'WEDNESDAY,III )
-4 1 )14 ( / iv tf, SEPT: SEPTFM 1s 6 4 •
.„
Bed4toons of Thirty-Six Girls.
The guests of the Itenrie !louse, Cinvin.
natti, were suddenly startled Wednerday
morning about 2 o'clock, by frightful
shrieks proceeding from the room occupied
by the dining-room girls of that institution.
It appears that one of the guests, who
hailed from the rural districts and who no
eupied room No. 3e) had been paying his
devotions to old Bacchus with such earnest
ness in the evening, while wandering around
the city, hunting up the elephant doubtless,
that when he started thr his hotel, it was
far past the midnight hour, and he was as
happy as corn juice or lager beer can well
make one without placing him in a somno
lent condition.
Ile found the hotel after diverse instruc
tions from the knights of the mace he en
eountered, but the finding of No. 31; after
he had entered the portals of that estale
lishnont was to hint, just then, it most se
rious difficulty. The diagram of the hotel
had been driven out of his head by his deep
potations, but one thing in connection with
it remained there stubbornly, and that was
that he occupied No. 36, or would if he
could only find it. After numerous adven
tures he reached the right floor, which was
the most elevated in the hou-e, and then
began his search for No, 36.
"Thirty-six. thirty-six, where aro you?"
he muttered as he staggered along the ball.
"Ah, here you are," he continued, as he
brought up in front of a room occupied by
the girls of the dining hall, Ile at once
opened the door, entered and commenced di
vesting him-elf of his clothes, part of which
he laid aside, as he felt exceedingly warm
from the effects of the liquor he had im
bibed. After this proeeetling, he started
for his bed, as he thought, and there being
several in the room, he Lad ne difficulty in
reaching one, but it was occupied by the
Liebe of the dining room. lie put his hand
upon the bed, no, not upon the bed, but
upon the face of the occupant, or near by,
muttering at the same time, "I thought
I'd find you, thirty-six, though I had a hard
time of it."
This proceeding startled the fair occupant,
who woke up just in time to hear his mut
tering about thirty-six, and like a startled
fawn bounded out of the bed, giving a most
unearthly shriek, which roused the other
occupants. "Oh, murder murder she
yelled - there is a man in the room, and he
says, the living scamp, that I am thirty
six, when I'm just turned of eighteen."
Now there were just eight girls in the
room, but they were soon joined by others
who occupied adjoining apartments, until
the fl , ree numbered at least twenty. The
girls, after the alarm had subsid e d, vonelit
ded that they were strong enough to cope
with a single man, and determined to light
the gas and put the intruder out. A flash
of' light from the gas-burner revealed the
situation.
There stood the drunken revealer, eyes
like tamers, still by the side of the bed he
had first tonehed, unload at the sight that
burst upon his vision.
ty-six ! thirty-six !" said he, not
foreettin4 his number. "I) —d if there
ain't thirty-six," he continued as he took
in the number of girls who stood gazing at
`ll.c girls consulted, and concluded to
hind hint hand and foot, man as he was,
and at once the flair brigade charged upon
him, and soon placed him hors de coniha r t,
bound as securely as ever Mczeppa was to
the fiery untamed steed.
This done the porters were called in, and
their prisoner handed over, who was at once
taken to No. 3il, whore he was severely rep
rimanded. "Ile devil," said he, in expla
nation ; - and do you suppose I ant a Mor
mou because I fell among thirty-six girls
instead of No. 36. Tell the landlord to
charge all damages to No. 36, and have me
checked for the train in the morning.
I'll not stop with any one who keeps thirty
six girls in a single room."
PAT'S FEAR 0)' LIFE INstitAscE.—The
following dialogue between an insurance
agent and a well to do Irishman, is related :
"l'at, you arc making plenty of moncy ;
why don't you insure your lifer
"And what is that?"
"Why don't you take out a policy of in
surance on your ?"
'+.llccause I don't see the policy or it.--
Shure, I must die, policy or no policy."
"You don't understand. It' you insure
your life now, when you die the company
will pay your wife enough to keep her and
your children from want and suffering."
"And that would be insuring my life!—
Shure I am afthcr thinking it would be in
suring Bridget's and the children's. And
how much would they give her?"
"That would depend upon the premium.
Say a thousand dollars."
"A thousand dollars! Holy mother!—
Whist man! Don't mention it. Ye don't
know Bridget Wnns't she heard
of it, not a wink of shlape should I get till
1 done it, and thin bad luck to Pat ! She'd
murder the with kindness and drink herself
to death with the money."
—Miss Helen Eckert, a young girl of
about sixteen years, of Easton, weighs over
live hundred pounds. She is unable from
her great weight to get out of the house.
She may be seen at any time of the day at
her father's house, seated in a largo chair
made fur her. Iler cheerfulness astonishes
every one visiting her. As lively as a
cricket, she is delighted when friends call iu
to see and chat with her.
111=1=1
DEmorn %Tic ►ui riles—ballotk, Radical
1116:41es—bullet,.
DEMOCRAT.
(Armours In our Public Pic
The Association of the tlerntan Press of
Pennsylvania, consisting or the thlutan
itors, Publishers, many German Ministers,
Professors, and other Friends of education
in the State, desire to have the following
potition with the reosous and pets therein
contained presented to the proper authori
ties.
lid the llmoralde directors flontrtiliri
of the PoWe Sehools flooslllootOr
Whilst thanking the worthy: Directors and
Controllers of the Public Schools of the
State, Ihr the introduction of the tiernem
language into many of the Digit Schools of
our cities and towns, we would respectfully
ask you to (atwitter favorably th e proptiety
of introducing the German also into the
lower departments of our Free Schools gee
erally, an far as possible, and fir the fAlow
ing reasons :
I. Wettest, comparatively fow pupils from
the lower departments ever enter the high
Schools, and thus, the 1461. go of
German in our Public Schools is denied to
most Or the children in the State.
Because in a State like Penneylva nia.
where about one half of the church mem
bers attend divine service in the German
language, and where, nearly one hundred
newspapers, and a largo number of excel
lent books are published in the :ante latv
guage, all the children, rich and poor, and
those too who cannot attend a Hi g h School
or College, should have an opportunity to
learn to read, and understand not only the
English but also the German language eur
reedy.
3. Because the German is the moat, r
tongue of about one half of the parents of
the State, and it serves, as experience shows,
to promote obedience to parents and good
training generally, if' children study the
noble language of their fathers` thoroughly,
and learn to respect it properly.
d at
Because church, school and home tnin
isteWs, teaelews, and parents should con
stanly work together in the education of
youth, but this can only be done with good
results, if the church and Ettnily language
is also correctly taught and understood, as
well as duly honored in the tchool.
Because, it' our public Ado:1013 teaah
pupils to read and write th e German lan
pege as well as the English, and endeavor
to infuse a spirit of pleasure and love for
reading in both languages, they impart to
German speaking parents through their
children much useful knowledge and help to
promote education among young and old in
ierman fhurilkc
Because the German is an original lan
guage--and very many of the most impor
tant and generally used English words
among the people are of German or Angle.
Saxon origin, so that the study of the Ger
man language leads scholars to a mere thor
ough understanding of the English.
7. Because the study of different lam
guages—especially trandating from one
language into another—is one of the Lit
mental exercises and an invaluable means of ,
culture, which should be generally intro- 1
&wed into our nubil e schools.
s. Because a themetited ant practical
knowledge of the German language, which
is spoken and honored by so many millions
in all parts or the world, is of great value
to all Americans and especially to Pennsyl
vanians, in business lift-, in social iteereouree
and particularly in traveling in this and
other lands.
9. Because the Gorman language in its
purity is not only one of the most beautiful
languages of the world, but also becauee its
literature is acknowledged as unsurpassed in
richness and value, and opens and offers to
the student the greatest treasure., in all
branches of knowledge.
10. Because the introduction of the Ger
man language during the last row years into
the public schools of nearly all the prinei pal
cities of the West, and also of many 1,13,y,t
in the East, as for example New York, ar
risburg, &c., has been followed by the mast
beneficial results.
I II . Because a great trimly tidbit-en in our
State already understand and speak the
Pennsylvania German dialect, and Bey
could be easily taught to read, understand,
write and speak the pure German, the lan
guage of Luther and Seidner and Clothe,
land of all Germany's great eeholare —thee
' logians, philosophers, poets, st,e.
PI Because Pennsylvania. the Keystone
of our b e loved Union, is often called the
"Old German State," and it is certainly
greatly indebted to its industrious, skillful
and evonotnieal German speaking inhabitants
for much of its wealth and prosperity, and
a proper regard to the language of this large
portion of our influential population in our
public schools seems to us to he just and
right.
In addition to these numerous plans and
practical reasons, we take the liberty of
stating another fact in conclusion :
When the Moo! Board of Cleveland,
Ohio, lately introduced the German language
into the public schools of that city, some
expressed a fear that the study of the Ger
man might retard the progress of English
studies in the schools, and in Order to meet
this objection, inquiry was made in Cincin
nati, where the German had been taught in
the public schools for many years, anti after
a full examination it was ascertained, that,
as a general rule, those scholars who were
attending the schools where both languages
are taught, were making more rapid pro
gress in the acquisition de thorough howl
edge of the English, than those learning
English only. The same experience bas also
been made during late years in St. Louis
and other \V .4 , -m eitiv-
Linguistie studies develop? the power of
the mind and stri ngthen the mental 'legit
ties just al well as tudthematieal studies,
and the greater numher of lantninres , the
student !earner, the more he dk aide to learn.
The knowleflue of one languaige him
in the understanding 43r.tharo on aeeount of
their fundamental relation and e.unteetion
with eaelt other, WO thW intelleaertnal train
ing it -ready prom o ted,
We submit thew ruasoiu awl fed:, to ,your
action- eon dduration and remain
ry Respectfully Your-,
The olliveri of die As...am:ion of the (ier
tunn l're , s; of Pennsylvania Brol,st.
Preddent ; 1)r. 3lorwitz,
and E. IL Ila dueller, ntown,
Vice PrtAiglents ; NV, Rosenthal. Iteaditur,
and J. %V. ; 4 chrader, Pottsville,
Geore, Ripper. Harrisburg, Trvasurer
Dr. Kellner, Philadelphia, Prof. Willo'n,
;, , tt% -burg, A. E. 11ambly, 'i 4 l,„',l,paci, %rifle,
E. 1). Lobuto nut. .llkntown, and I/.
Trexier, Alien:As:so. Executive
Ncgro Al frill pis lo &atrium two
White Girls.
Sll4,llii' toile moon yv.iertlay, as a petite
Pith named Kate titilespi. , , was walkine
down Clark street, in the Eighth ward. cat
rying on her arm a basket, she was stopped
at the corner of Townsend street by a middle
aged negro, who aso u dted and attempt at
to outrage her. ;' . lo, screamed loudly, an I
the fiend released her without itooosipliditt
his base dosiens. lie Inirriedly walked
away and by the time antismog! :mired he
Was nowhere to h e (pike r Pattriek
Flinn, being int' .rnied of the itecroe4 aetbit
and beim: furn'-hed with a dc-eription, ito'
ntefliately started in pursuit of' the offender.
The negro rifler leaving the girl
it appease, wended his way up Clark Awe , .
where he -aw a little girl playing in a road
attached b , a dwelling, near Fulton street.
He asked the gni for a drink. and followed
her into the house, and before the child
could answer he caught and attempted to
outruc her. : 4 1te called 14 help awl her
mother, who was up stairs, immediately
ran down to her assistance, when the negro
fled. Ile bad not gone far from the house
until officer Flinn Vallit! Mil he
immediately took hint into custody, and
conducted him to the lock-up. The firsts
named girl is sive') years of Zip.., while the
latter is but thirteen. We could not learn
the Halme of the second girl. but us an
fOrtitaiioll will prubahly be made against
the tteensed, it is the name will then
ho k-artted, The vierit, who. 4, Ham s is
Jackson Johnson. , h , cs not deny that he
attempted the ontrage. but on the other
hand ect&—sed to it. and in extenuation of
his crime state• that he was intoxicated els e
he would net have committed it. The nes
taro was drunk when brought in, and his
manner after he had I.,am d in the veil
would lead one to supple, , that he was crazy.
Whether this was real or just put en for the
occasion we are not prepared to say, hut ad
mitting that be is crazy he should be placed
ou t o f harms tray. fhe is sane, he sic odd
receive thepunishancut he deserves. tie i+
now in the lock up.—Piftsimr,9 'tamereiol
WO° SToLn THE PApEas, on BrRNEI
TILE ittiOittlP4,—lt will he remembered that
when Stanton held the 'War Department
LA spring by force and the aid of the. Rwl
ieal Congress, it was Given out that in con.
sequence of an apprehended I ,, aid from
Mushy. twenty wagon loads of arms and
amunition were rent one from the
War Department, to Vieginia, ttero.s the
Long Bridge, so as to be re,t.:y thr Mashy.
But Mie.by never appeared, and the arms
awl :munition never were hoard of
It turns out now that all this was a trick
to enable the Radicals to get away irotu the
War I >cps:rune:it some twenty loads of jet
per and records which it was necessary to
hide bel'ore Stanton gave up the Depart
ment to a Johnsen man.
Vino these rt Tor& and rapers contained,
it. is , inv to voi., They were the files of
the Mogul arrests and itopri,onmeat.,, mused
by the usurping tanton, and also evidence
showing; where, about one hundred million
dollars had been wasted and lost without
au thority of lam Such i s the Radical rule.
A Vacant lirsrlAND.—Apropos ur the
eotkiligal relation itt Fratiee, the Fi'd,sei, tells
this horrible :
Madame X. was (lying.
Him husband and sister were seated at
the bedside.
The sister wept.
The husband motionless, his head bowed
down, his eyes fixed on vacancy, seemed :d
-sorbed in grief.
All at owe, without throwing off the leth
argy in which he was wrapt, ho addressed
the sister of his wife.
"31arinnolte," said he, "do you know the
udilre , ,,s of Madame r '
"No ; why do you ask 7"
"Oh, notil!tur, 'twits only that I was think•
ing over the list Iteeple to he invited to
the funeral, and a didn't wish to forget
her,"
ll=l
—.A girl in Heston who litol been discard
ed by her lover swalluweil a pint of yeast,
On being asked why she did it, she remark
ed that her spirits were MI depressed that
she wanted something to make them rise.
...A gentleman was praising the beautiful
hair of a lady, when one of those precocious
little Misses who always have a word to say,
remarked : "I guess my hair would look
as well if I took a, mueh care of it, !i n „...
ma never olesp: in her hair."
.7M1114:It 29.
rTIIrI ftlf4j{a
Ain-
ltn a carpet.logger--
' I've a brother Pea lawag—
t o South to boast anh swtigto , r
With an empty carpet hag
Tq rob the whites ,f greenhavirc
At l with the Wails to "hunk . '
lerl change my empty satchel
For a full sole leather trunk.
“:,otin" on "Cotts!ittitlton”
For a "late coh-llimts State,"
Awl 1'm.!..0t00." no porm,euti.mm
r diAorti inch I ham,
I'm "-m!" ou tiim.fer ntentitm4
'hell white rolk, ain't ohont,
Intoom tho tiimmr mihz. lout
Omit itmrum don't know th, fr.
I'm nn a Conyt nt
n I draw an "X' per day,
A n d to al adjournments,
If I only drlw my pay.
I 1 1, Wit down
Who l e r o nr months I kept my scat,
And I Lid a !wary tax Ott
All you wear, and think. and
I.l'nt rpm
Th, %.,Nt nay killed
I am 3 tny , r,
‘ 1 ,4 nr“ tint 611 ,, i;
All my n fl boon :1••Ilt rnf
An «14 ,, ti ,, tolnintx
rarou,•ll
), A ui,ll I NVZIS tur bum
A Li mi.: um, of Kruttlyky, at a board.-
-rovitit , l as follows to a How
crow Itry Patin anwreaw'aw r 9a iniert,tl,ll4
"31v ;At PAP. I Isas ri fiat giaEi to
hear front you, ItIA that yuti well but
I did taut I,L, it a lilt to ht 3r that mother
had a baby, houtase it ma, a boy. I should
be glad if it wi , r,.! a little girl, but r hate
hop they are not nice. Now I am going
to toil you what I want you to name him.
lam . , • itla to) elan ett homely name, bee
cause I don't think boys ought to hav e
pretty names. are squalling all the
time. You don't have one minut e 's peace
while there is a boy baby in the house ; but
a girl halo is a good thing to have in the
house, for it never rries. Name hint Yuba
Dam; that's yool enough for a buy. You
must excuse me lor writing so much about
boys ; the rte-:•n I wrote so much about
boys is bosintu-e like love
to 1113, and tell her I hole she will the twin.)
ut xt time."
Pen sand Sclyiors.
• N& ~ ;p•ba :,tanige
...A raliii,ttlia .b.t.tmr tho tt:.o of
tu-
Iraee will proilum
*...A .r ~ o venty•tlavo
now (baulk:his
-hirt collars 'art; titmontimtio--
They thatch wou&lcn heads.
who tooistol tl,iat lie coubi,
preach without ?roan bank
...11 . 11tt the liad4 awk ca , ll other to take
,Iriok. they :•ay : codunie chant's
...Green Ilvilitivs arc in vmme just now
among the female sex. Political candidates
wear them to catch , be Fenian vote.
...Two thin shoes tnalic ona cold—two
colds one attack of bronchitis—two attacks
of bronchitis one mahogany vain.
...To a-certain whether a ' , roman is pas
,ionate or not take a muddy doe into her
parlor, or /111,20 u mouths at her baby.
do as the sun does—look at the
bright side ofoverythiug. For while it is
kt , t as cheap, it is three. ,1:13 , ,, as good fur
.A I)einocratiu nianutiscturur of earpet
hags ileelarua that he will rote for Seymour
and Blair. although be fears that their elee
tiun ruin his business.
...It is Kti,l that twouy•five preachers
were, pres.mt at a recent Grant meeting iu
Ohio. Preaelwrs are prt , ent at executions,
but that does not NOT the criminal.
....*The smiles of 6%10 are exceedingly
pleasant," but we know many people who
have good, homes, who prefer "AMling"
with a friend, outside,
...The funniest thing yet is the rendering
by a darkey of the loners on the t}rant and
Colfax streamer attaehed to a pole—Grunt
and ',toted ale...
...The Springfield (3liv.s. ) llfika/dieon
fearful that tho Ilimmeratio party may be
- galvanized into rampant life." Tho thing
dues look a good deal that way,
—"Why," said a physician to hi:4 intew
ilerate neighbor, "don't you stake that you
will go so far and no farther?" "I do," re
plied the other, "but I get drunk before 1
get to it."
...A gentleman presented a lace collar to
the object of his adoration, and in a jocular
way said, - Do not let any one else rumple
it." - No, dear," said the lady, will
take it off.''
...When you see a man on a moonlight
night trying to emtvince his shadow that it
is improper to tallow a gentleman, you may
be sure it is higl“itne for hind to join the
load Templar&
..."I say, Pompey," said one Freedman to
another, "ilia chile has tried lots or girt
Fairs and dugs for a prize, but nelber could
draw anything at all." "I'Velt l'easar,
'vise von to try n hand cart ; t.ho elninees are
111113.7110 to QUO dat you could draw dat."
.. At one of cur hotels thy landlord said
to a b33lNler : "/ty In r:', the chambermaid
Ilcind a hair pin in your bed this morning."
‘Vell," replied the boarder, "I found a
Ina: hair in the butter this morning, but it
n lacy,. that thkrr wary a femad,