Wartiml.
For the Herold
The Mountain Streamlet.
Onohing front the mountain side,
liashing down the mountain wide,
11lasting downward to the Yale,
'Trips the little streamlet gay.
Splashing ovne rocky crops, -
Breaking into crystal drops,
Downward to tho valley still
Comos the bounding little rill
Gliding o'er some rocky descant, 41 '
On its course so fully bent,
Swiftly now it onward hasten,
Itippllng dawn the barren wastes,
Dashing, gliding. rippling on,
Farm thn limpid strimine nro gono,
f.nst amid thir tide below,
Ynt t ha stroamlot over flows.
Dee. 22, 18(13.
Song of the 41,acksmith's Wife.
My h uslmn d's a blacksmith, RII fi where nlil you find
♦ loan more indu4triotts, faithful and ki n d ?
lion determined to thrive, and that we agree,
Per the ring of his anvil is music to me.
Though dark his rinnplesion and grimy his shirt,
Hard and horny hie hand, and di , figurod with dirt ;
Yet In that rode cavil w a folvol I see,
And the ring Mills anvil is music to me.
Aurora's fair nymphs chase tho night from th•
skies,
Ire the sun pierce the &furling, from bed he dor■
am the lark kneel; her nckt, At hk forgo be will be,
And the ring of hie anvil In much to inn.
Though to labor he owns, ne are fir from being poor,
Industry has batfished gaunt Willa from our door;
For the black kmith's ImiopeTnient and free,
And the Hug of his an vil . in musk to me.
At it dis'anro from home I have seen with delight
The red sparks from his chimney illuine the night,
And have heard the fast stroke on the anvil rebound
And my heart has leaped up at the musical sound.
Those stroke, nn the anvil, sly whit (10 they prove I
Forethowrht and affertion, indip+try and love;
A resolve honest, respected, and free
That's the tone on the anvil that'g innsic to too.
(.1 11 igritantn e s.
Proceedings of the Cumberland Co
Teachers' Institute, held in Me
chanicsburg, December 2d,
3d and 4th, 1863.
=9
The President and Secretary being nh:ent,
the cont - entimi Nvas organized ht electing -
Capt. 11. A. I,llllg , i.rft, pn, /rm..
null Jacob - li. Sclifl r, Secre ry. prri 'tem.
The President appointed the follot% ing com
mittee to report officers for a pertnanent or
ganization. \ 17. : Mi•9:rs. ,los. N. ( ' islet,
M. I'. I:ring. t;. M. Multi,, A. 11. Hutchinson
and 'l'. Palm.
Art EitooN on
11011111111t1011 uuule the following report
- Nv•liich--wa-:•adopied : •
President—lice. J. It. GrolT; Vice Presi
dent—S. P. tlorgas, 11. .1. Sturgeon, John
C. Dunlap 11101 Levi llerkel ; Recording Sor
retary—Jaroh 11. Sr ri% er : Corresponding
Secretary—G^orge S‘%:irtz, County Superin
tendent ; Treasurer—Capt. 11. A. Longsdiirff.
Vice President llorgas took the chair.—
The subject of " Parental Co-opetation . was
taken up and discus. , cil by A. 11. Hutchinson.
Teachers r•:11t and should visit patrons• and
patrons invited to visit schools; dm; alone
can the proper co-operation• 50 necessary in
juvenile training.. 1/C srcurrd. 'l•he Suldcct
of conversation ht•fviceen learliera and pa
rents should lie edueational.
A. Ifeugc agreed in the actitiment
of Mr. flutellin , on, that if the (earlier faith
fully performs hiv ditties he will secure pa
rental co-operation in a large degree.
Mr. F. A. Cain—Parenta are hound hr
many considerations to visit st•hools. An
excellent method to secure co-operation is
to make monthly reports to parents, of pro
gres.l, conduct, ,fir., of their . children. Pa-
rents should he invited to visit the sehool.—
, They show proper feelings by sending chil
dren to' school regularly, procuring proper
books, - and permi'idttg lessons of liome iii
,the evening.
The subject was further discussed by Mr.
Palm and others. all recommunding, mutual
visitation of teachers and parents.
President Groff arrived and took the chair.
Made soon• appropriate and edifying remarks.
The length of sessions was fixed as follows :
to I I A. M. 13 to 43 e. /a., and ti to lo
M
The subject of reading was next intro
duced.
Jacob 11, Gehr read an nide an) lytical re
port on this subject. Pupils tn.ist spell well,
study thoroughly, watch constantly. :Should
spell before they rend, Should cri t wise
each other iu eld- , es. Should artividste
distinctly. Pan,es are no guide to inllee-
Lion. Usti Mat 15ht , ,11 , 1 to Win-trate toile,
rule, ,i 4
A class of ladies and gentlemen was
formed and drilled in reading by Mr. (iehr.
Mr. D. E. East.—Pauses are generally cur
reedy placed in text books. Children should
begin to read 1111,1 spell at the same time.
Mr. Ilen- , el.—Children should lead and
spell ingot her.
The subject of pauses was further dis
cussed by Messrs. Gehl-, Fast, Scliriver,
Stouffer and others.
Itivssiso StissioN.—President Groff in the
chair. Player by Rev. .1. Ault. Singing
by Institute Chili.
Professor \\ ilson, of Dickinson College,
was introduced to a large, intelligent, and
appreciative audience. and delivered an ad
mirable lecture on it Motion," illustrating by
diagrams and mechanical oil philosophical
,ilymitirat,:s, the laws of motion. Space for
15ab,an ,„,„::iding notice of this able and
- interesting lecture. All forces have a cola
, mon origin. Everythin tit rest or in motion
is acted upon by a force oc fiirces. Instant
forces produces uniform motien. Motion is
-eternal. Succession of impulses produce
, constant motion—this accelerated motion.
The combination of impulsive and constant
&roes produces motion in curves parabolas
and ellipses. Ail force equals square of ve
locity divided by radius of curvature. The
nebular hypothesis moves particles of mat
ter by the force inher - ent in matter. The at
traction and repulsion of matter produces
rotary motion. The denser body huts the
greater centrifugal force, consequently will
diverge from centre of axis, and produce
other spherical bodies. Zodiacal light—sun
shining on nebular matter above the earth's
equator. Matter is tilled with force inherent
in itself. The tendency of bodies is to re
volve around their Shorter axis. The iner
tia of bodies or a constant force cause them
tiro restbDceitiv, a planieberi2otataii to their axis.
A combination of, Vivo or more forces causes
resultant motion. By means of a rotoscope
and other instruments, this, was beautifully
illustrated. Also the precession of equi
noseS of the earth. How attraction cause s
it - 1.26,000 years the north pole of the earth
to resolve around the corresponding celes
tial pole.
The thanks of the Institute-Weratendered
to Prof. Wilson. Deputy Superintendent
Bates was announced to speak on Thursday,
and State, Superintendent Coburn on Friday
evening. Adjourned.
.13iCOND
MORNING SE,9BlON.—Prayer by .flie Presi
dent. Music, instrumental and, vocal, bY
Institute Club. Minutes of preceding day
read and adopted.
iDeputy. Superintendent Bates delivered
an able and highly practical lecture on
"'Physical - Geography." Was pleased to see
BOlnfulY present. Should have true concep
tions of all subjects studied. Physical Ge
ography underlies other divisions of Geog
raphy, and should be taught first. Map
drawing is invaluable . . pupils should study
lessons in Geography THAI% 'the object of re
presenting all physical fnetnyes on black-'
BY J. II
If. M. Crider. It seeing natural for
to imitate each other. Penmanship
shows character. In forming and contliin
ing letters uses grin tuuceiueut. T 011011)•, 1.111
11110 Cll'llll2llt at a time. 11 t: illustrated the
principle:: and practice of penniamillip uu
hlark hoard. l i. rges fast writing.
It. 11. M.
Stouffer re,llt it deep, 1001001 and iuten sting
lecture on liinglish (it - animal% using the black
hoard for illustration. Grammar, ns gener
ally taught, i a niii , iirable failure ; is one "t*
the tito-t useful studies. In reading. ‘vriting
and speaking itmil thinlting, It knowledge i d'
grammar is of vast importance. '.Cearly
li~oord in tit° ....Hal and political worlds
arise from a Want It tintlortawling language
The suppoi.iition that there are ninny sy,tene ,
of grammar is iiicorrect there nre two, the
ineimphysic il l and etia , tructing : the
former depend , 011 tile prllll•lides ;mei
Of tiling , . the latter on the ciiatrui
priatoplcs_ of Li.a.gua.g.e_ Lite
or contain words
of two kind , : —trunk word.; :mil lir:inch
words•. Trunk On should be first taught.
Pitpiki should theoretically and practitmlly
tinderctand the part: of sentenveq, and daily
practive ttlutt they learn in theory. Space
does not allow on this and other subjects, co
pious notes.
The suliject was further discussed he 1)r.
Messrs. Palm and others.
C.. W. Epply introduced the sulijeet of
(leogr,iphy, and alluded to its beauties and
Should lie studied be all.
11ev..1. Ileagy, trills small 11111 , 11 , ,
ith character of soil, prod actions,
towns, natixe i ouriir% ,alierwards in
t:lr....es until the
Pool tributes 1, 11•1•111111..,,
1 1 11. 1. • tlring an report
on District Institutes." Teachers' Insti
tutes II ite done very touch for oar sr 1,,,
Di.itrii•t. Institutes supple a wan, to the in
experinceil. which cannot be supplied other
wise without much tinie and expense. In
stitute exercises should he practical. In it
searching and able manner institute duties
—thidr distribution and In:inner of pl.rftllll
-- were portrayed. A side I rum being
lawful, should be held in day time. ;School
journals, e , pocitilly the Tenn<tltania Schiiiil
Journal, should be read by all teachers.
.1. 11. '/.inn. School Stiperintendeuts and
District Institutes are a great supporting le
ver of i•oinnion schools. fader smile eir
eunistances, night is preferable to daytime
for holding Institutes, 'especially in farming
commuutties.
Th e subject wms fully discussed by Messrs.
Miller, llengy, Eberly, Palm, Hensel, Swartz,
Sehri‘cr, Stouffer and J. East, all
testifying to their importance-- . 11 fe x pre
ferring evening for holding, theni:
The President appointed Messrs, F. A.
Cain. J. A. Eberly, 11. M. ('rider, Nipple
and It. E. Kast, n committee on resolutions.
EveNiNu SKssioN.—Prayer by Rev. Price—
Music by the pupils of the Mechanicsburg
High School.
Rev• 11• M. ('rider delivered it most admi
rable, Illawathian lecture " the different
kinds of teachers," that abound sod once
abounded ; how they east a shade or sun
shine o'er the path where pupils wander,
Miss Sic E. Fleming read an interesting
essay on "Ilappiness;" showing that happi
ness in its purest degree can only he at-.
mined through proper employment, mental
and physical.
Prof. Dettlinger, of White Hall Academy,
was introduced, who delivered an excellent,
practical lecture on " History and its ativitis„,
tages.'"fhe subject of history is man--in
telligent, social, moral man and his history
is of great importanee. bilterent professions
and vocations in life require different pre
paration, hilt all are henefitted from history.
Especially in our day and Dine, it becomes
of veil importance as a guide to the future.
The subject was further discussed by J. 11.
Schriver, who recognized beauties and in
structive lessons in history, rarely found in
other studies. Teachers and all citizens
should read more history—its benefits are
great.
J. P. Matthews, Esq., of Rending, was in
troduced, who, in a lengthy, well prepared
and interesting address on " The True Gen
tleman," exhibited the phases of character
and grades of manner through which indi
viduals and nations pass from the rude and
untutored to the enlightened and refined.—
In masterly style the characteristics of true
Manhood were delineated. The speaker paid
eloquent tribute to the actors in the great
cause of education, and especially to the large
number of ladies who have esponeed
The subject of District institutes was
again taken up, whereupon, Prof. Ileiges,
Superintendent of York county, delivered a
valuable and suggestive lecture on theiub
'eCt. Teachers, are not aware of the Hopei-
VOL. 63.
A. K. RHEEM, Editor & Proprietor
board or slate. Pupils should - lir:11v such
natural divisions of land and water, and ad
vance step by step - until n complete map can
be drawn. It is well to begin by drawing
maps of familiar localities to conve . t' proper
ideas of of map—after that outlines of natu
ral division—for instance, North America,
first boundary, next mountain chain, river
courses—these determine great basins—
thus we have the great main features, n true
conception of the country; n few dotted
lines will then designate political divisions.
should uric be differently colored. ri
cept ns indicatise of physical peculiarities.
Ile illustrated this feature through a map
conslructed by the cele•bt•ated Iluyot. Simi
lar physical real.nres are common to moat
countries, Om; I.‘ r ran soon kuorr all coon-
fraturem influence
entidi:i4m.; of penples : underlie prngre,s h)r
special development . ; letermine siteq of cit
ies : mmlify climate human tempera
ment will faste.
The Constitution of the .Issociation ea
read and lisse..3 Gisler and (;reitson, and
Messrs. (:ring and \loltz appointed a com
mittee to solicit persons to become members
or the .ssociation. Music by the Institute
nits introduced by J.. 1. Eb
erly, who read an able and practical report
on the subject. It is humiliating lo
the prevading bad penman-hip. The im
portance of the subject needs too argumnt.
;iliould practice early a. nd much hefore other
studies engro,s tii 111.11 a:tention.
NV() 111)t teach petimam.hip solely for silccel -
sive days? tither braiicht, of education
have sy.,tematic text bouts, why not pen
manship. The mind, ere all.l 11.111,1 :111,111,1
he 111 :1 ed. The ;eirnt fie ;1 11.1 ly , is
letter , re , , iiiire,_atiention„
NV 14
IL slimly. It 1 , 1111 a I ,,,,hlj, i ti on
(If Thk t,Nte, 1.1.11,tr1y et ety
child. and imparts graceful 1111 1111 to the
hand, and give: heantiful !mule; to the
Dratt.lng t .s eminently prat 1-ical ;
tetielie4 olooe (11 , -ervation tot all thing:,
de) elopes mind. The pen is ntiollter than
the sword. IVriting (cult Imo , should not
he attempted very early. !Penni 1 11 : 41 1 ip is
chararteri,tic of di,:po,ition.
Mr. J.ltotinelly. Itio‘vledge of form and
command of rlll.l itecessaty, and arc al.-
iptired I initiont and diligent prtieticv._
bliii•kboards, be viipied uu
w k Nie niter \viirik in vopy
triinisler erriirb and urges crit
icism.
bv
tance of District Institutes. If properly con
ducted, they arc a strong means of elevating
the profession. All can learn there. It ex
erts a great influence on parental en-opera
tion. nu l-laturday afternoon and evening
many patrons elan and will attend. Many
teacher; are too ,•eremonionslnctiWtea
wear tin,: neVIIV. The Teacher elm knows
much should impart his knowledge to others,
otherwise his motives are impure; and tlrnsr
%\ 1111 1(1101v little should hy all nteall,; Mt end.
The law on this snhject is highly adapted to
the teaeliers• advancement.
)lonsiNn SisssioN.— Prayer by the
dent. Music hp the Irt , titute Cluh.
lhin
ntr: or preceding day re..,1 and adopted.
Prot. Sintt. Superintetolvtit, hrirt
present, favored the Institute with a lecture
Oil — lYlStriel 111. , 11t11t when they shmil.l
he held nn it huuy c•III.H11 . o•11. 1 . 110 low re
quires them to it held nt : .. ;alorday, in day
time. No law o•an by the
imweri It i< the .Itt'y nil in
terest or tench ers lo -iien.ltwo Satur.lays iii
e:tch nwnilt in institute exerci:“..+. 'rite pro
priety nr initio:ing itml the amount. l' or
111 , 11-atitll , l:llltt. Ileterlllllll . ll by tilt
dirpth,l',l in genet-v.l ("i.ts.i !rill, are
hr-t eNerei , t , id nu In:tittitt..
Nii•Fikvaint. rend nn in.-Trinitivii es
siiyuu " ort 0 , 41.0 nhoii ing'i i nprat--
ti suh.H•t. Th, iwst
uiph:wt is I
ciniii.iiiiin
Lt
not Irmo
11i 11 1:I tninr in his nn•tlinii
iirtliiwirn
A. T. in ri•
wOF. - 1 ,- (O Ttnd
ln•ir iind
. 10(1 , clitt•ncr , ,
:11 4 1). pri
-ni:try I much ihille lin si,•ll
Pupil; in arc
Irr
rlut 1011 `ldly ih•Iii•11 . 111 in ~ i. l ll, . , f r.iphicn I
hnmvl,l L ;,.. Shmild drillvti in 1.1. -
Mary ntid
lir In \%riiirii nu lulr.. TP:1,11(•,
only hu~~ to 4i „ •11 1101 V NVlirdi
Whrtl
.1. 11. Zink ninth. smile np_proliTiatt.,pracii
col rywnrnimiling much practice in
lit:inch.
Prof. Thi; siihjei•tsluml,l rec , 'ive
mm . o 1.11.1 betlcr :ittentiwi iii selitml:,
spelling is n Llrmi i in Ihr (11.:r2cler ul
wwild-bv-e , hi,ited molt. Mimetic , :
he
irk Inni rlv taught. The 1'1 . .1'.
g:t e 1.r:1,1re:11 !be hi
,tit the ,Hirld , 4 , 1 1,1 terq.
The ,I,l.jot•L rif I:emiletry ttac introdricrd
In .1. T ha, rerwlintel,,led it; in,r,
general intro lnr lion hito silnn 1.--n lcerlin_
ti, it: nppli4 at iris and u r 111111;111y
of life. Ity
hr .iihjoet. litaile 111,11, gthe
/11:.11,•111.C.
S'r, ,, D,Nz.--)111,ir. .1. 11.
reeninniended the gi . 111 . 1',11
of 1111' 1'11 . 1111 . 111 , a (;1,1111 , 1ri" itttunur s.•11.11:i
will nn[ rit:lteri,tll‘ interfere with ~ t her
stmlie9. It inculcates the exnet ni‘‘ , .r,i,
lends to ex.r•t thinking. This :.'nhjeet
linwever !=hotiht tint ex 4 11,10 usher ienee
frnin .relinol.4. If prnperly tang - lit all
rnreti develnpe
I;entirrtry (hunks not lie in
trwiticell nt Rll enrly :1;f1`.
alvant.ntttry. I.,t4Lneltes_
thus get Ito corrt,et Elul, ledg,- 01 riny sub
ject.
Itev. II;n1sle read a ititere , lint;
and highly important " )1.1%11
Training. - Philo-utplQ and relic ion. instead
of tieing antAtloni , tic. -diottldl.'2,llllor.
.\II scien., , ;1:1,1 11.1 y Si rut It' pntperly 1111-
ders(ol , l :I TO!
, 110111 4 1 Itestudied in y1.11,1t. I: \
nion• than pi•Criot. The 1 , 111 . l tt) ippe'dr
is to he good. ltetittit is not opposed
lu faith. neither is ignoritnee the mother of
denttion The pion , . faithful : Imitt-d. xvi , e
teacher produce , influence, mighty forg•tattl.
'l • tike awax the Itilde and shit are the law:
and in•hinfittil , of a nation It i , hound-
It•- , in it , influence tor
It •airlai ,, r , 1,• , . ~11,,•
vigil mire. It- pre, pi; are of tinp.ir.illeled
importance and It iS the only uM
s eit al classic lull: Sonof ( lot!
It a complete t ode of lass: _a uttin,,,tl
iill'l.4l,lry. 1;1'1 , 1111r 1f . .1 , 11eN!
it , sacred pages that jtwi el which till earth
cannot give: to Icintiv ytttir dolt:, to enjoy
lift . , to tulfill the !tilde
and practice its pri•ceptq--
hirs.:‘ott and Ite,tveri laws ard you.
A reolution was adopted rettuirim , the
Secretary to fl ellpy
essay for puldication in the Pentisilvanitt
tichool Journal.
Prof. Coburn 'mole toint• Li hlr \ - .1111:11,1e
and edifying reinarl;:i nn )11 . i1t,11 .\ rithiurtie.
and through a (lass of teachers exempltlied
methods or telt,iiing it. It is practice. NO
teacher should blindly folio is' :M'
CI)111'SC, 1)111 ,111111111 ontlrutvur h., embody the
hest of all systems and he original. To
cultivate memory, classify ideas awl develop
mind should he the aim. There is no dif
ference het:a - eels mental and Is ritten arith
metic in principle. Pupil; i-hould not hay.t
test-hunks at recitations. The entire clays
must give perfect attention.
Prof. Swartz_ l ' ounty titterintentlent, ad
dressed the Instititto on the propriety of
holding : the amnuad mooting of Institute early
in a Oman.
The stibioct was further discussed by
Mo3srs. Palm, tichriver, nipple and others.
resolution was adopted recommeud,; ng
the Executive Committee to desitr".ite the
latter Icu•t of lictober, or beginning o f N o ,
vember for next annual ',m et i ng.
'Flue ['resident 1410 ;0111tell the IldlOWing
Busim's B C"ialii ; Atee for the ensuing year,
viz,: Prof. ' . .''AvartA, A. 'l'. T'alm, S. I'. Good
year, A. Ileagy, J. Landis.
Algebra was token up and discussed by
W. Logan, who urged its general introduc
tion iu to the schools. 110 illustrated sev
eral rules on blackboard. It is a study mil
ciliated to develop mind,
EV ENIN,i SESSION,—Music by Mechanics
burg QtmrlettUtlub. Prayer by Rev. Cau•n
uhan. Au instructive essay on " Thought"
Was vend by Miss M. I. tianiley, exhibiting'
the beauty anti power of thought. It is it
gift of nature and susceptible of improve
ment.
The subject of School Government was
introduced by W. Kilpatrick, who ably.
cussed it. i The teacher lutist have charac
ter. Must be limn and consistent. With
out parental co-operation good schools can
not 'exist. There must be =told respect
between teacher...and' -- pupil. The teacher
should impress upon his pupils the true'ob
meet of going to school. The rod may be
necessary sometimes to enforce complete or
der.
Mr. Palm. The teacher must know how
to govern. Gobd order is the most essen
tial thing in school. Uses the rod as a last
resory-and then tries to leave an impres
sion.
Mr. s},alfu•... "Do right" is his rule. The
toiii)beViaust ever keep his word and be
ponsistent and firia: 'Uses the rod but sel
iii)uo, but with visor.
CARLISLE, PA., FRIDAY', DECEMBER To, 1863.
DAT-PRIIIAT
tli%k
Physiology wits introduced by F. A. Cain
in an nide verbal report. l'unisliment is the
result (ti 1101:Lied law. The violation of
physical law produce.: sickness anti prema
ture death. slioultl be intro
duced in till schools. We live too fast and
die too fast. 'l'lw simple multii, of life of our
fore-fathers gave length of days arid strength
of body. A sound mind requires n sound
body. The laws of health are sadly viola
ted. Only as a shock of corn fully ripe
should we fie gathered to our fat:hers.—
Oracefulness of motion and manners should
be tiolglitiin school. .
[Jr. Ira I)ay m o de some valliable remnrlcs
on ventilation, the respiratbry system of
malt, :Ind on bodily postures.
.1. 11. Sehriver was opposed to chitrging
milt our own Hilisrm•tions in
matters of health life. There ie :11 - 111,17
n heaven met- Cap ‘l,•.till of children. (10,1
desire: II long Anil useful life of lIJ all.
Supt. l'oloirn and for up
war,: of an oar rnol Nv•oals of tvis,lom
to a li ,, tenina - ninliitildr. The subject of his
taus Qualifications of
spare lanl~i , i- lougthy mites. School to tell
ing is. plain. practical business. 'Flw (du
ration aims the 'physical, intel
konnl and spiritual nature of the untutored
to arouse its inherent „latent powers.
The people should study 11110. nut a. subjei t.
Should learn to spell trill : 'bad spelling and
reading are the prevalent role—how lanielit
utile. Thu rll,liutrnts are too much skipped
acre. l'ennian'ship shoot,' vc.vii.live touch at
tention ;
%dor:. llcogi.lpliy is intera,ting,
to.iclo•rs shiiiiiil understand it
ell. Ilistory is (lrng.
ropily 111,1, N I :‘ inlrre.litig in COll
- 711 pi
4tutt ;zlg, •bra. (levi•lope
th,• wind propprl‘ taught. o r hp of
Ile art it ,hould re
ath•nii,w. The language of the
teacher wire, Halo, (-haste En
pll-11. l'hilii-ephy should bo well under
stood. should receive much at
: the house we llN't• in t..111/11111 be well
cared liir: the lilies can tint be viola
ted ttitii impunity. Thew:loler should matte
spei lid eparathin for his profession. The
tine teiwlier ii ill study other branches i •; will
include
nip :; : ;i•nce L;O , ';oalin,ait. &r. Ile nuit h,
:t mgt
trite ri , 1111 , 1. iii I id )11 ,
noel 1111 , 1 I idy.
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time :11111 1.1111• C •
rytll:llL'. 1111 , t. hr
quiet hinl>rlfi n hr will the -
• of vii , t
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tio• prnllrr him null he in time in
:ill Ihin i ;it out of it, should
or two Lm, ulie.s in spare
hour , . ~huuLf ho 1111111-uiou;i Aare 1111[ 111•
lii. Lid mkt“hs atm. A
lii• 116 groit or lures-
but n good talker. lhunld he
a good listener: should In! Ilidu to give at
tow to NN hat
should enrur:itly strive to fix
hi; .itteution, actittainted
with m: l nvl , eopll.._eanletettof+ Itfrotnahi.
generous, clear, sygteutatie,
strong to flail and powerful to exeetite the
rq;li t, )1 ii-t ht alit to teach, to con-maul
c.ite, lu illn•lralo. to hear enplannation , ..—
liiVe lii country: rnitst love to teach ;
hu .Id love children ittol be ntorthy to re
\ J.; euntptilly agree:t
ide to of l alit!
. }1)11111. ; >hunl l }MVP n larre
Filar' , of nil —Olllll
- Thi• , 11!:11t0,1 110111111 11;IS liuwrr
ht.!' rnuil II r 1 . % Tea( herl relict too little
upon their iiiiiiiirt.iiit vii mtion,it it heavenly.
The th.l-.1., of 111 :milli:lice were tenilet,l to
Prof. Cohort!.
T h too inn re , olutinnq roport
thc N% ere ;1.1.1upt,(1 wi
10.1 Hr
iii;,;* flint tl;c
;111 :ttol a All 11;itimi.;
itimn iw.Hlif_ftstice of . 1111'
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1., H.] I. ,11,1 \r I"• 111 , 11'11 , i1 , ,11
I ', .:11111 , 111 NI him]. (ii:it ..)i coal
10 I HIIIIII II hill,' •~,rjl ht •
tP7ll' 1:11/111 , 11 , •,111 ;(11.C1.11111('111,111,1T1111'1',
'lll,O it i, incumbent ulnw legi
teiti.her,
he i emeitt tirmuoti
lerv,,lr n'otwitlistaniling the nigh
et' 11.1 r, yet, thrttitp,ll the Itt•t6
her : throlegh tie more vigorot
and proilitetiNe efforts of Iter teacher. an
through the 1:o-operation at' other friends
edurnl 11/H.IIW ( • :111 , 1.' in I n Ica Ilia II take
an up %l anl %nnl 11111%;I rl C n,e.w ithin the pa.
se‘ )ears. and that there has,Ateen it di
eiiteil ittiprot enient in public opinion on th
t. bleb ‘t :ire truly tliankrit
Re,eteri/. T11:11 i‘e belie \ a It to he tits dui
of all teachers I() ogilodo this sillject sti
more, to labor I 1) educ,un 1/11
and enhiat pII blie S\ 1111 , 1111 y io II ell alf of th
uttso,m,/, That the hest means of attainitP
this oltject is through the agency of co'rint
and district Ittstitutps; and theref , :, re i t i
the inctiolltent duty of all tenclP:rs to itt.ten
upon this means of itapro'ement i and Ilia
no hre teacher would 'i t tifli ng ly abs en t hi m
self or herself Iron• . them.
s t ( - ( ) ) l' n t e li , teacher
( hthatctr
allb'ltugh it is not generally conceded by the
public. yet we as teachers do feel the digni
ty tail importttinte of our stilling.
it'e,o/red, That the tlinuks of this Institute
he tendered to our wOrthy County St perin
tendent, and also todhe President end Sec
retary of this Ast,ociation for the able and
impartial nomiter in which they discharged
their respective duties.
ke.stnitted, Thal the t hanks adds Association
are due, and are hereby tendered to the fol
lowing gentleman for their able and inter
esting lectures, viz : State Superintendent
Coburn, Deputy Siiperintendant Hates, Prof.
Wilson of Dickinson College, Prof. Genlin
ger of White Hall Academy, Superintendent
Ileiges of York Co. and Jus. P. Matthews,
Ettig., of Reading. '
Bps/deed, That the thanks of this Associ
ation are also tendered to Ex-Gov. Ititner
and to the citizens of Mechanicsburg and,
vicinity, and especially to ,the ladies, for
their presstith and appreciation for our
efforts.
R o soivea, That the thanks of this Associ
at* are also dee, and are hereby tendered
to the several landlords of Meehaniesburg
and to the officers of the G. V. It. It. Compa
ny for thefr generosity in reducing their
rates offbre to teachers
Re . sol red, That we as teachers, deeply de
plore the present condition of our unhappy
country; but that amidst, the danger and
gloom of the hour, we see bright glimmer
ings of returning- peace and prosperity.
Resolved That the efforts which have been
and are being. put forth by the National au
thorities for the suppression of this wicked
and unholy rebellion, meets with our hearty
approval, and that we, as teachers will aid
to the extent of our abilities.
Rego!col?, 'net there proceedings be rill,.
lishrd in the Cumberland ralley Journal and
other papers of the County.
The number of Lein:hers attending the In
stitute was one hundred and thirty.
The large edifice in which the Institute
was held was tilled at each session—many
hying unable to gain admission in the eve
nings. The exercises were conducted in a
spirit of harmony— a desire to become more
worthy prevailing in all.
'The n 'nuttier of names attached to the con
stitution or the .kssociation, signifying mein
t.r.shiti is four hundred and twenty-two.
• 'rho }'resident pronounced n benediction
and the Institute adjourned sine the.
.1. 11. tc•mcccrn,
LAW AND ROMANCE
"Act as my representative in all re
spects. I delegate you full and entire
authority!"
That was what Jack Clermont had said,
as ho leaned out of the carriage window
te'light his cigar from the tip of mine.—
Of course I undertook the , responsibili
ties very good humordly ; for though I had
never been in love myself, still I had a
sort of: general idea that it was my duty
to a IThrd every possible facility to a young
inau who was going to see his sweetheart
and fix the wedding day.
I turned with a sigh of resignation
sway front the fresh, exhilarating air and
the vivid :March sunshine, in the close
little den, lined with the odor of Russian
leather, which Jack denominated his
1 ,-- -"uffiee-1"- - - -- thrTlie—Vi rfe iiiThiqUS
if l were an amiabl secrilieu on the alter
of disinterested friendship.
All day lung I sat Limit, enacting Jack
to toy owd unlicawded ;01tuiration, and
consi Jerably to the astonish to cot 'of the
sober old farmers, whose preconceived
idea of Squire Clermont was widely dif
ferent from the slender moustached young
fellow who occupied his seat of judge
ment, and pronounced solemn edicts with
ail the dignity of Chief Justieu _Taney_
hiniself
" ;Squire Clearmont in ?'' demanded a
shock headed rustic, in a swallow-tailed
blue coat, decorated wit h platter-like brass
buttons, who made his appearance about
noon.
Yes: what's wanting ?"
" Well, sir,'' answered the rusti?„ rath
er awkwardly twirling his hat round;
"we'd like to have you come up to Shine
ville next week and deliver a lecture' 14
our Young Men's Association and
"Twenty-live dollars expenses paid,"
remarked 1, at a venture, with an air of
such exquisite assurance that the nego
tiator was completely at my mercy.
"Ve.y well, sir. The secretary of the
miewleiteLion will forward you a regular in
vitation, and "
"Good-day, I said, briskly rub
bing my hands as anodic rindividual came
in, and lie edged out. "Jack can't com
plain at this way of transacting husiness,'l
was my intermit reflection, while toy last
visitor was hawing anal hemming prepar
atory to introducine his bosi ne , s .
'Tom are Mr. Clermont, sir, I s'pose ?
"W hat's your business with the, my
friend 1" said 1, am ably.
"Well, I'm real !dad I've eatrhed you
at home for once," was the answer, with
fiendish satisfaction. "I'd be'very much
oldeeg,ed if' you'd pay this ere
And lie extended a crimpled piece of
paper—bill for something or other, I
didn't know or care what, except that the
sulli total Was twenty dollars, whigh I
paid with toy exultation considetl:ibly
tuned down. Why couldn't I have said
that I wasn't Jack, and didn't know when
Jack would be at home ?
INly most interesting adventure w:o
yet to happen however. Just as I was
beginning to yawn, and contemplate the
propriety of shutting the little office up
for the day, just as the level brightness
of a glorious spring sunset was streaming
in long bars of gold through the dusty
panes of glass- beside me, the silence
was broken by a tiny tap on , the
door.
"Come in ?" I said, expeet,;ng to see a
little boy with a letter, M.: seine preterna
turally bashful client., as I laid down the
poker, nod wheel , . d my chair around.-
1Y het was my astonishment on the con
trary, to behold a tall, slender young lady,
with fresh, brown complexion, just tin
ged with healthy pink, that somehow
made me think of the wild honey-suckles
in my favorite woods, and hazel eves, that
appeared perfectly ready either to spar
kle into brilliant laughter, or melt into
misty tears !
'I here she stood, and there I sat. I
never had heard of Jt_tik's havibg any fe
male clients, and consequently it toook
several seconds for WC to ret over, as it
were, mental equilibrium. Then I sprang
up, and politely pilfered her the only
chair in the office, while I enthroned my
self on the wood-box.
"i\ir. Clermont ?" she asked, softly—a
very sweet, musical sort of a voice, I no
ticed, even through all my portubation.
• " I shall be happy to be of service to
you, madam."
Who would have supposed it? The
young wood-nymph didn' want a divorce
from her husband,. (that is, taking it for
granted she had happened to have such
au appendage,) nor did she desire to quar
rel with her neighbor's boundary fence,
nor stray bovine animals who had depre
dated the paternal cornfields. Not at ail
she merely wanted a certificate to teach a
district school, and the other trustee had
sent her to Mr. Clermont to be examined !
Hero was a pretty kettle of fish for a
bashtul young man, who was sailing un
der false colors] Ilow was I. to know
whether she was qualified to be a school
ma'am or not ? And how, in the Paine
of all that was desperate, was Ito get my
self out of this highly-embarrassingbusi-.
BOSS, unless fairly running away, and
beating an ignominious retreat through
the buck office door into tho pine woods
bernd I
7 '
fc,TxIiIIIL
TERMS :--$1,50 in Advance, or $2 within the year
" Sir ?'' faltered the young lady.
" What is your name, ma'am ?" I de
manded, in a business-like manner, draw
ing a sheet of paper towards me, and
dipping my pen in the inkstand.
Jessie (fray, sir."
I knew I couldn't stand the arch, half
mischievous twinkle of those, brown eves
if I looked at her too often ; so I. went
on firmly :
" flow old are von?"
" Eighteen, this month."
".Ei,2,hteen, hey ?" I wrote it down
and hesitated a minute. What next to
ask her I had no more idea than the
tongs in the corner. I wished Jack
•would.oolllC home and catechise his own
brown eyed school-teacher—no I didn't
either !.
" What do you know ?'' I asked.
" 0, plenty of things," responded the
fair candidate demurely. (Confound
these women—how Illicitly they discover
when you arc at a disadvantage." -' I
can sew, and knit and mend stocking.;,
and make pies, and --"
I tried very hard to frown, magisteri
ally, asaw the roguish dimples play
ing artibrul Jessie's rosilmtl mouth, and
interrupted catalogue with the stern
,ttriery-t,
f' . +tcretim
lualition;ions !"
.le,sie looked at me like a startled
bird, the mouth beginning to viver, and
the hazel
,orbs to melt and swim. I
moved uneasily on the wood box, and
two or three knotty pine logs rolled down
aronnd my ankles. —
" Conic, now, don't be frightened,"
I Apostulated, iubbing my bruised ex
trenotir.s, " Please....
to know is, can you say the multiplica
tion table.. and cast intereAt, and all that
sort of thing?"
" Yes," faltered Jessie—what a pretty
little hand it, was that faltered so ner
vously on her lap—wouldn't I have liked
to set her a portentiously hard sum in
Double Rule of 'three to work o u t, j us t
to watch the manipulations of that little
hand
Let me see—which school is it you
wish to teach'" soliloquized I, halt
A qu i, eunv,niently pretending to forget
what 1 had never known.
"At Elm Grcve, sir," said Jessie,
" Elm Grove; why, my child, tl - ere
are scholars there Inure your height and
size; and as unruly as alairiginal stivaes !
Ilave you duly considered the consequen
ces of the stein you nro about to take
" she answered, the lung
wet In•hes sweeping her Idushetj . _ ehci ;
" but lam ver ? , p awl it is necessary
fo r me to earn my daily ',read."
I set Illy teeth firmly together at7the
idea of thAt delie;lto young creatur, iti
the tiutilde-dolvn old hovel :It Elm trove,
zit
zit the merry of dog-eared :Telling hank
and dinner hushets.
" Miss Gray," I commenced, etuphati
cally. There—it inevitably happened so
in my case' What possessed Jack (!ler
wont to drive up to the door at that iden
tical tumult ? Why couidn't he have
stayed away just five minutes longer?
" flea e favor me with your address,
Miss (lray." I stammered, hurriedly.
the certificates ate not printed vet. 1
will see :Lout them inn day or two."
And when the quiet brown dress had
fluttered from the room, I discovered, all
at, once, that the crimson glory was fa
ding gloomily from the \Vest, and the
tire was dying out, and things were look
ing dismal enough to welcome the noisy
entrance of my friend Jack and his,eigar.
Well, my boy, what luck have you
had keeping offiee to-day
Jae'. Gassed a fresh supply of logs on
the fire and threw himself into the leath
er cushioned chair, where she tau just
sat—the thoughtless soling)!
I informed him briefly of nay experi
ence. laying part icular stress on the twen
ty-five dollar lecture engagement, and
slurring over the affair of the crumpled
bill for which I had a receipt in full.
''All right,'' said Jack, in his merry.
jovial voice, that sounded like a cheerful
gale of' wind in a pine forest. "Why you'd
make a splendid lawyer, Catuplord I If ut
you have not told me about the pretty
girl who was cowing out as I drove up—
what did she want ?" ,
"Oh, she was after a certificate to teach
school—up in Eltu Grove, you remember.
I say, Jack, this school.tua'm branch
must be a rather delicate piece of busi
ness in your sphere of duties."
"Not generally," slid Jack. "But
what did you do with this one? Give
her a certificate '?"
"No," said 1, thoughtfully.
"And why not? didn't 1 invest you
with limitless powers ?"
"Because," said 1, deliberately rising
from the wood box, and stretching my
six feet of humanity to their. altitude,
"because, Jack, I wean to marry that
girl.,,
"Carnpforil ! are you insane?"
"No, L think not."
"lint you never saw her before."
"Well, what then ? She suits me ex
actly ; I never knew what sort of a wife
I wanted, and now I am fully convinced "
"But, suppose she wou't.have you ?"
"She will . , or know the reason
why." Clertupont burst into a laugh.
"Well Cionford, and I have to, say is,
go ahead,, and may. Cupid, speed you."
I noted upon his recommendation, and
called on Miss Jessie the next day, to tell
he'r that - the certificates would certainly
be ready at a certain date. Then I found
it'necossary to call several more times to
tell lief why they were delayed . fiom date
to date. So that it wasylli into Aptiil
" Never ?" quoth I to myself. '' I'll
die at my post sooner, even if forty thou
sand Fnhoul ina'atns come after certifi
cates !"
I mean, NVllat :11'11 your educntional
before I strode up the walk ..leadipg,,to
the window Gray's cottage one golden
evening, with a bunch of azaleas in. my
hand, and the tardy piece
,of parchment
under my arm. Of course Jessie had
long since discovered that. I was not the
trustee, but it did not materially affect our
friendly relations.
'Well,
Ni's Jessie, here is the cer
tificate ?"
She uttered a little exclamatin of de
light., and held out her hand. Untercept
ed it half Way by a masterly comp, d'etat.•
"I wouldn't avail., myself of it, Nisi
Jessie—l believe you can do better ["
"How?" •
• •
"Marry me I"
NO. 51.
"Do you ask what answer was nieder
T have no very
,distinct, recollection of
the precise words. only remember a.
sunset more goldenly radiant by far than
I have ever seen, before or since—the
faint odor of spring blossoms in the air,
and my head bent down to catch the low
whispers of the fair lips that wereAtd-•
den against Toy beating heart. I think,
however, its general purport was favor
able, for rs. Cam foid—the pretty woman
yonder who is wondering why I don't
come to breakfast—has never regretted.
(hat she did not take charge of that
school at Elm Grove."
Tim Trade in Human Hair
•
It will surprise our readers to know;
for example, that the " false-hair, mer-•
chants'
~of Londo n import annually at.
prosent no less than five tons of maiden
locks ! And a writer goes on to Say:
" The light hair is exclusively a Ger
man product. It is collected . by the
agents of a Dutch company, who visit
England yearly for orders. Until about
fifty years ago, light hair was esteemed.
above all others. One peculiar golden
tint was so supremely prized, that the
dealers only produced' it to favorite cus
tomers, to whom it was sold at eight Shil
lings an ounce, or nearly double the price
of silver.
" lint all this has passed away; the
dark _brown -Itai r of -France --noT;ruleeitlie-,
market,. It is the opinion of those who
have the best right to offer one on such
a subject, that the color of the haii_
of the English people has deepened in,
tint within the last fifty years, and that
this change is owing to • the more fre
quent interniar:jages since the Napoleon ;
is wars with nations nearer •the von.
south. Whether dark . or light, however,
the hair purchased by the dealer is so
closely scrutinized, that hc . can
- riatt'bWW6Vri German and the French ar-„
tick 1) the smrll alone, nay, he even
claims 'the power 'when his nose is
of distinguishin g accurately hetweep j the
Eii,dish, the Welsh, the Irish, and the .
Scotch commodities. The French deaf
ers arc said to be able to detect the dif
ferenee„between the hair 'raised' in two
districts of central France, not many
utiles apart, by tokens so light as wonld
batik the most learned of our naturalists
and physiologists-''
The S;i11112 writer goes on to describe
the manner in which the beautiful peas:,
ant girls come to the Breton Fair with
their long ringlets to sell :
" 'They have particularly fine heir,'
Ibe continues, 'and frequently in the
ereatest abundance. I should have
thought that l'ennale vanity would have
effectually prevented such a traffic as this
being carried to any extent. But there
seemed to be,,no difficulty in finding pa
-I)c:it/tilt]] Leads of hair willing
to Fcll. W e saw several girls sheared,
one alter another, like sheep, and us
twiny more standing ready for the shears,
with their caps in their hands, and their
long hair connhed out and inainging down
to their waits. Some of tine operators
were linen, some worincu. By the side of
the dea let s was placed a large basket,
into which every successive crop of hair,
tied up into a wisp by itself, was thrown.'
As far a.; personal beauty is concerned,
the girls do not lose much by losing their
hair; fur it is the fashion in Brittany to
wear a elooe e; q t, which eutirly prevents
any part of the , Itrr,lore frum being seen,
and of course as totally conceals the want
of it. The, hair thus obtained is trans- ,
witted to the wholesale houses, by whom
it is dressed, sorted, and sold to the hair
workers in the chief towns, at about ten
francs per pound. The portion of the
crop mint suitable for perukes is pur
chased by a particular class of persons,
by whom it is.cleaned, curled, prepared
to a certain stage, and sold to the peru
keiers at a greatly advanced priee—it
may be forty and it may he eighty francs
per pound. Choice heads of hair, like . .
choice old pictures, or choice old china,
have, however, no limit to the price they
may occasionally command."
A ScowDow.—The clerk of a
large parish not five miles from Bridge....
north, Stall land, preccivinga female cross
ing it churchyard in the widow's garb,
with a watering can and bundle, had the
los ity to follow her, and ho discovered,
her to be Mrs. Smith, whose husband
had not long been interred. The follow
ing conversation took place :
"A h, Mrs. Smith, what are you doing
with you watering can ?"
"Why, Mr. Prince, I have begged a
few hayseeds, which I have in a bundle,
and am going to sow them upon my poor
husband's grave, and have brought a lit
tle water with me to make them spring."
"You have no occasion to do that, as
the grass will soon grow upon it," relied
the clerk.
"All, Mr. Prince, that may be—but
do you not know my husband, who lies
here, made me promise him, on his death- •
bed, I would not marry again till .the •.
grass had grown over his grave, and hay
in,7 a good offer made me, I
.dinuc4 wish ,
to break my word, or ¢e kept as I am.
A P,uNSTER,'S CAT E CII ISM -W hy
should the,puile sex avoid the letter A ?
Because it, inake.4 men wean.
What is that istliokevery man can di
vide, but no man can tell where it ham
been divided ?
Water. •
Why is a woman often making a sad
noise? " •
Because ,shi:etti generally in; a bustle.
What part of a ship is like a farmer?
The tiller.
What is the oldest tree in Atunerios r
The elder tree. • . ,
What day of the year is a eommand tq
go ahead ? '„
Marsh
•: em u,,