lake; recalled vividly the fire of 1850—
(or 51), when the dre,departnsent of Old
Oarlisle consisted or the ff Night Watch" ,
. 'and -" Union," and lines wore formed en
T4outhor... street. to supply them with
water from the Letort. — These alarms
always occasioned great consternation, :
yet they were no more minreerons than
before the great fire—our nerves were
Unstrung, and our ears Strained for tha
clanging 'of the fire bells, Which now we
noticed, ,and before (in the hurry. of.
\chusiness), neglected.
Among the ruins are posted all des
criptions of signs, announcing the new
location of time business firm 'which once
occupied the building upon whose re
mains they are erected. Some have their
luminous inscriptions, and all are the
indices of an energy for which Chicago
merchants are proverbial, the world over.
'Among the former, McVicker's theatre
is announced "as closed for repairs ;"
"Woods' Museum, as having standin s ..... ,
room onl •r• Van Schnuck, Stevenson (S:
Reed, druggists, announce themselves as
"slightly scorched." Carl Naze!, a
humorist, who delights in broken Eng
lish, has gone "where the woodbine
twinoth—how high is dat—l resht awile."
Another firm .informs us of a resureption
of trade in a different part of the
Capital, '$ 000,000.3 Q, Many bear the
information that " we wilt re-open here
in a few'days"—arid true to the promise,
a wooden shanty is run up, and business
itninediately.resurned.
' lithe hearts of a people ever swelled
With grateful emotion, and thanks rose
to lips that failed to Otter them, the peo
ple of Chicago are those whose power
IA speech failed them, When they heard
of the outburst of generosity all over the
eivilLted world in behalf of the destitute.
ft 'NVas no time for tears during the prb
&tan of the flames, nor.after the rava-.
gee liad emend. A survey of the condi-
ion of each was a necessity, and quick
phins for the future had to be formed.
- •V'et when the Tribune published a col
limn or two of ,deepatches, announcing
the gifts of the cities and towns of the
land, no Man with a heart in his bosom,
could read them without his eyes being
Suffused with tears, and his soul bless
ing the donors whose humanity to man
has made countless thousands rejoice.
saw (and watched with eagerness)
• Many an eye rest upon those kindly Ines
sages, and in no instance did I observe
the steady gaze of indifference or the in-•
dication of mental absorption, without
a trembling of the lips, and a heaving of
the breast. Men's better natures we re
aroused.
This sublime outpouring of aymbathy
and material aid, made them forget, for
:f - time, their disastrous reverses, and self
was lost in a feeling of thankfulness and
earnest gratitude to the saceitleing men
and women who deserve the reward of
the blessed. Thousands can say " I was
an hungered, and ye gave me meat ;
was thirsty and ye gave me drink ; I was
a stranger and ye took me in naked and
ye clothed me," and ask that those.
whose deeds of noble magnanimity sue,
cored them in the - hour of need, shall
meet with its appropriate -reward.
The Nationai.Banks, in a convention of
their officers, held onthe twelfth instant,
resolved to pay depositors -15 per cent of
their deposits, on the first installment,
,pud so continue monthly, until the
accounts Were adjusted. To-day it is
announced they will pay in full to
morrow. This has allayed much anxiety,
and it is supposed no run will be made,
which otherwise was feared. A.
gltr ttnaii,olv
VOL. 71. NO. 44
HoN. GEOROE CONNELL, Senator and
Senator elect from the Fourth District,
died last week at his residence in Phila
delphia. An extendo'd sketch of-his life
and services as a public man, will be found
in another column. Ho had already
served his constituency and the State,
for twelve consecutive yeani in the
Senate, and had just been chosen for his
fifth term by a majority of over 7,000.
Few men have had so many evidences of
the cootidence,and esteem of their fellow
'citizens, as Mr. Cnnnell, and fewer still
have so well deserved them. -
The death of Mr. Connell may give
rise to one of those vexatious locks in
legislation, for which Pennsylvania is
somewhat famous. The Senate now
stands sixteen Republicans to sixteen
Demoypttn‘with one vacancy. In case
of a vacancy in the Senate by the death
or resignation of one of its members, it
becomes the duty of the Speaker to issue
his writ to the Sheriff of the District
in which the vacancy occurs, directing
hint 'to order an election. Should the
Speaker of the Senate, issue his writ
now, no trouble can arise in the matter,
as the election would be held before the
meeting of the Legislature, and would
determine the political complexion of
the Senate. Should he, however, refuse
to issue hiswarrant until the nieetlng of
the Legislature, it is manifest that there
will be delay in the organization, which
will only be ended when the now Senator
front the Fourth District takes his seat.
Tho nowsliapors of both partial; aro of
course actively discussing the situation,
and are, predicting what tini action -of
Speaker Brodhead may ho - in the
Matter. The Democratic journals ad
vance the idea that there call ho no
action by the Speaker .until after the
meeting of tho Legislature, for the
reason; that ho . can have no official
knowledg s ti of the election of Mr. Con
nell, until the returns KULA election are
presented to the Senate by the Secretary
of the Commonwealth, and that there
fore,la, hrodhead would have
no justification for any official action,
until the meeting. With all due defer
ence We iubmit, that there is no law, in
this view of the matter. The fact of-the
vacancy in the Fourth District is patcht,
and the speaker can have it brought.to
his attention in such a manner as to
preclude all doubts. When this iS done,
his duty is clear, and he is bound in law
'and in conscience to ABM his writ, in
order that tho vacancy • may he filled.
No law of the Commonwealth authorizes
him to refuse to perform his duties, up
to the time when BM dead Senator' fails
to answer the roll call. The speaker is
not'authorized to construe . tho peculiar
circumstances which surround the case.
The late efines his duty in case of a
Vacancy. A vacancy now exists, and"the
Speaker will proof of its exist-
once. Ho is' bound in law to act .on
proof which convinces him,boyond doubt,
that there is a vacancy in the Bendy,
and to'previde the people of the Fourth
' Dletriet with the formalities required
for an election. •
.'There is no dietate of good policy even
mitt partizan, wkich ought to cause the
Speaker to delay until the mooting of
the,Senata. If there is a chance for the
Domoemoy to carry the district, it would
lie much ,to their interest that it should
be done at once, as.that will giverthem
controlof the Senate. If a 'Republican
be chosen,, they can lose nothing 'by hay
ing him present at the beginning of the
passion. • A tie 'in the Senate will pro
deco only dolan in legislation and or
ganization, which'''Wohld be 'chargeable
fairly to the Democracil , They need no
additional weights , to carry at present,-
and, it is hoped they may seize the.pres
out chance to retrieve some of their
former blunders.
GEORGE 0. • EvApts was broughtebe
fore Judge Pearson on a habeas
corpus, on Friday last, on the charge, of
.. embezzlement. A' - rule had also been •• • •
granted on the Commonwealth, to show
cause why Evans should not be dis
charged from bail on the "Civil action to Irt. •••• •
recover the money. The Commonwealth' 11rivitord
was represented by the Attorney Gen- 1= 4 : r.. „
oral, the Deputy Attorney. General, and c c, , m' r'n• • • •
Hon. Wayne MacVnagli, and Mr. Evans.
by Messrs. Hall :yid Briggs. On Monday
Judge Pearson announced his decision,
discharging Evans on the embezzlement,
and reducing his bail in the civil action
from $400,000 to $lOO,OOO. And now that
that it is judicially determined that Evans
is not guilty of embezzlement, we hope
the frablic will await patiently the trial
of the' civil suit„ which will determine
how much ho owes the State, and will
enforce the payment of whatever is due.
Of all senseless clamors that ever dis
turbed the Commonwealth, that made
about, Evans, or rather the Stale Admin
istration has been the silliest, as most
people now see, and 'all will in the end
be convinced.
FRANCIS JORDAN, Secretary Of
the Commonwealth, has written a letter
to a numlier of Philadelphia gentlemen,
on the subject of Constitutional Reform.
We publish the letter entire on our first
page, and invite' the attention of our
readers to.it. Col. Jordan's long ex
perience at the head of the State Depart
ment,' has made him thoroughly
ac
quainted with the defects of our pOsent
State Constitution,. and has impressed
on him the necessity for an attempt to
remedy the evils, he so clearly points out.
His letter has elicited the hearty ap
proval-of the leading men throughout
the State, and his suggestions will,
doubtless, have great weight with the
Convention, when it meets for the
purpose of forming a now Constitution.
Hos. JOIN J. PEARSON, of Harris
burg, received the. remarkable compli
ment of a nomination for Judge of the
Dauphin and Lebanon district froM both
political parties, and was elected by al
most a united ballot. There were but
nine votes cast against him. Although
he has presided in the courts of that dis
trict for twenty-three years, he is with
out a personal enemy, and even the poli
ticians of the district support him with
out division as to party. This wonderful
popularity arises from his ability as a
judge, and his worth as a citizen. May
his life and vigor be preserved through
his new loin, is the hearty wish of all
who know him.
. Boss BILLY TWEED, Grand Sachem of
Tammany, State Senator from the big
Democratic district in New York city,
and the holder of severld fat city offices,
has been arrested on the chai:ge of hav
ing stolen from that city about SIX MIL
LIONS of dollars. He is now a candidate
for re-election to the Senate, and boasts
that he will have 30,000 majority in his
district. Tweed Is quite a wonderful
fellow, and belongs to a .very wonderful
party. Tie may or he mar not go to
prison for his thefts, but if he lives he is
certain of going to the New York Senate.
That kind of gentlemen is needed 'for
that kind of offices in New' York.
WILL the papers, which were so loud
in their tienunciations of the State Ad
ministration, for the assumed sins of
George 0. Evans, now have the flatness
to publish Judge Pearson's opinion de
livered when he made the order dis
charging Evans from arrest? tic would
some of them prefer saying that the
learned judge had a portion of Evans's
money ? This would be too much, for
even the worst of them now, but they
had no objection once to charge the same
thing against Governor Geary.
MONIAB A. SCOTT, Vico Presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is
appealed to by'all the Democratic papers
in the State, to take the nominarimi
of that party for the Presidency. Mr.
Scott will do nothing so foolish. Why
do the Demo - cracy not nominate Gee.
MeOlellatCllancock, Asa Packer or Mrs.
Woodhull. It is d mere, matter of form,
and one will do jest as, well as another.
WE call attention to the proclainatioini
of the President of the United States,
and the Governor of the Commonwealth,
fixing Thursday, November 30, as a day
of Thanksgiving and payer. Let there
ho a proper observance . ' of the day,
throughout the State and Nation, by all
good citizens.
IT is somewhat remarkable thct
strong Democi/litic county itke Berke
should cast so large a mitiorlty against a
Convention. • But then the Democracy
never move forwai d.
TUE otlicial majority for Geo. No§eit,
Republicati candidtit o for Weertior of
Ohio, in liOMOWhat ov e r 20,000, We pre-
SUMO the ale De1110(2141Py ate eatihflod
with their defeat..
THE Secretary Of the 'Treasury pro
poseil to purclutse $5,000,000 of bonds,
and to sell $7,000,000 of coin (luring the
month of November.
PILBSIDENP S PR 0 LA NATION
This priieesiZof the 801ISORA has again
enabled the husbandman . ' to garner the
fruits of successful toil. Industry has
been generally well rewarded ; we are
at peace with all nations, And trauquiltiy„
with few .exceptions,orevails at, home.
Within the past year'We have in the
main been free front ills which else
where have afflicted our kind. If sem -
of us have had calamities, these should
bp an occasion for syMpathy with- the
sufferers, of resignation on their part to
the will of the Most High, nod of re•
jdlcing to the many who have been Inor'
favored. I therefore recommend that
on Thursday, the thirtieth day of No.
vember next, the people meet in their
respective, places of worship, nod
make the usual annual acknowledgments
to Almighty God for the bleicsings He
has conferred upon them, for their Mel',
Mild exemption from evils, and involc:
His protection and lilndness for their
less fortunate brethren whom, in HiB '
wisdom,- He has deenied - it best to elms: ,
Use. In faith whereof, I have heroufflto
set any hand' and . .caused the seal of Cie ,
United States to be affixed. Done-at
the city of Washington,this' •twenty-.'
fifth day of October, in the year of our
Lord ono .thousand eight hundred and -
seventy-one, and of the independence of
the United States the ninety-sixth.
ny the Prpßideni,. • ,
HAMILTON FUN;
Secretary of 3ap,
OFFICIAL VOrE OF PX.Y.ATSYLVA.
NIA.— STANTON'S • MAJORITY',
"14,400 BRAM! 9- MAJORITY
20,370. • "
Below welly° the official vote in this
State, on the tenth Of ."October last, as
riled in the (Ake of /the Secretary; of the
omntonwealth. at Harrisburg :
COUNTIES.
Centr... ......
Cho.ter -
Chi ion
Clearflool •
- CortiTAU. •-•
Crawcont
^ornberlond
Daopfilo
Delowa.°
E k
Erie
Paytotit
reat:
' Sr .nk In
Potion
Grerno.
Ilipa 1ag00n....
Indiana ........
.11.11er on
J110111(0
1•000O3t er
I.lw•enee
1.1„.11011
Z .0
Lyonn lug
McK.on.. ......
Jfo cer
Homo- ........
Montgomery
oont our
• ort , ampt n
Nortlininbro land
Parry
Philadelphia.,.
PIRe
, elnlytkl II
8. yder
moot SQL
Soil roll
.9asqu •bo..na
I to.
Union
Venongo
Warren
Waeh , orton
Woyne
Westmoreland...
Wyoming .......
York ......
44.1
1411
61:4
:001
6388
:117
6118
, 2 4
1170 2854
;li4ll 2339
-1318 21.0
18H 1 - 81
1204 1047
10740 0045
241 ) l' l BB
3066• 2380'
20 6135
101 10551 , I
3986 4106
003, 761
40111 322,
I'lo 1796
7 6 , 693
6101 7 111
1126 15,18
3248 a
4004'370;
2470 2407
02 .5 605111
246 1013
135. 718
091, /440
1755 1501
3065 1077
407 7 0
3'55 24r;
3613 17411
20.3•1332
37221_31511
212 16.7
4664 4///
1.0 , 1 ..300
4706 01141
1181 1516
5701 7191
ITEMEMI
121:39Z.9 26009
269509
It , Nth? lam orl tin
ME
Spangler, the so-called Temperance
candidate for Auditor General, received
3,175 votes; Wheeler, for Surveyor Gen—
eral, on the same ticket, received 3,012
votes.
The total vote 'for a Constitutional
Convention was 332,2:11 ; against, 72,073;
majority in favor of Convention, 260,158.
THAN 1186 , I I" [NG
TIO,I.
Ills Excellency, the President' of the
United States, having by his proclama
tion, set apart 'Thursday, the thirtieth
'of November, Int, :is a day,of National
Thanksgiving.
Now, therefore, I, John W. Geary,
Governor of Pennsylvania, do hereby
cordially commend to the people thereof
the observance of the same as a day of
thanksgiving to Almighty God for our
State, national and individual blessings,
and of prayer for the continuance of His
gracious favor.
As entirely as may be possible let busi
ness pursuits lie suspended. Let us
spend the day in religiotA worship, and
in such sacred communiturs and festivi
ties of the home circle, a nd so secure its
pleasures and perform its ditties as to
make. our hearts more deeply sensible of .
our obligations to God at.d our fellow 4- : .,
men. •• Who so offereth praise gloritietli
me." "lie that hath pity upon the"noor
letuleth unto the Lord, and that Willett
he.hath given will Ho pa- him again."
Given under lily hand ar: the great seal
of the State at Harris; rg this twenty
sixth day of October, in the year of
our Loid one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one, and of the COI7IIIIOII
- the nit&ety-sixth.
JOIIN W. GEARY.
_
By the Governor :
F. JORDAN, Secretary of the Common
wealth .
HOW76EORGE CONNELL
I=
Senator Connell, of the Fourth Dis
t riet, died at his residence, Sixtieth
:Lod Dar , -y Bowl, at 5 o'clock the morn
ing of thert wenty-sixth ultimo. lle had
been tilling for some time past, and was
being treated for the affection known as
Bi igh t's disease of the kidneys.
We are indebted to an Interesting arti
cle in Leisure Hours, by .1. Trainor
King, for the main points of the follow
ing sketch of his career :
Hon. George Connell, who has repre
sented the Fourth District in the State
Senate for the past twelve years, is a na
tive of - Pennsylvania. Ile was born ill
Greene ettunty, in 1815, in an old ftn't,
erected in the latter part of the last cen
tury, as a protection to the early settlers
~r thoNe then western wilds, and known
as. Ryerson's Station. Ills early youth
was spent ip the wilderness, hunting
wolves, foxes, deer and other forest game.
lle was educated at Washington and
Uniontown—in the latter place at Madi
son Cellege, foutuled under the auspices
of the Methodist Church, of which the
eminent and eloquent divine, Rev. Ileilry
B. Bascom, was the: first President, and
which was afterwardii united with the
Allegheny College, at Meadville.
Mr. Connel commenced business as it
merchant, in Pittsburg,' in 1836, where
he remained until 1813, when he removed
to Philadelphia, and established hi I self
in an extensive real estate bUSiIIeSS, hav
ing been interested ul the erection of
lore than a hundred dadlinghotnis,
:mil in t h e ownership Of many hundred
during the sixteen years he devoted to
:hat business.
During this time lie read law in tho
"ince Of Henry E. Wallace, coq., puh
lishca• of the Legal and also
founded the great rural cemetery known
_am Mount Morialt, which is claimed to he
iiiiirtirtliCrenst beautiful placeiief
to this country, and by far the largest in
the vicinity, of Philadelphia . ; contaitillig
times the area of any other,
and having limy some tea thousand lot
beldOrs. '
In 1852 and Ito was sent on an im
portant enterprise to the Sontliwest r by
the attorneys of certain London and
other foreign bondholders, to secure the
pa yinent ttf their indebtedness, am Mint
ing to several millions off dollarii.' Dor
_
ing
..g six months occupied in, this trip . , Lu
visited all the principal cities of the
'Srah; and becamp acquainted with her
leading Statesmen and politicians, and.
also familiar with the business interests
me resources of these productive re
gions. The inside view he here obtained
of slavery, he affirms, only confirmed his
early antagonism to that institution.
So satisfactorily did he acquit himself
in his mission to the South, that, upon
his return to Philadelphia, Ito %Os at
once offered a position in ono of the lead
ing houses of the city, at it salary double
hat then paid to the Judges of the Su
premo Court of the State,'.whielt. he de
clined. _ _
Originally a Democrat, Mr. Connell
sacrificed bio political prospects in that
party, in 1644, and left it upon the anti
shivery issue, made a practical question
as he elaiMs, by the endeavor to annex
' Texas in order to extend the area of hu
man bondage. ile was olio of the little
band, not much exci.eding three hundred
iif Philadelphia, who voted for James G.
liirney in the Presidential ; contest of that
year. In the memorable Presidential
• o impaign of 1648, lmtook an active part
for the candidates nominated dt Buffalo,
on the platform of free "soil; free avian,.
1 free labor and free men," and in 1850 ho
again advocated' the sumo ddetriaes,' then
endorsed tny the large organization of the
Republican Party. ; •
Mr. Connell never was a candidate
tor office until, 1859, when, animated by
an honorable / ambition, and feeling that
at last Ms tiMe had Coniii.6 enter pub
lic life, ho was nominated and elected to.
the Bennie. Since' then ho. has • been
thire times nominated by =lunation by
conventions °this party', and elected by
Majorities 'always larger than...throes of.
ether candidates+ upon hie ticket. Hie
.
Senatorial which is tlO -largest,
single district in the State, embracei
'part of Mice, Congressional districts. At'
:the electionin 1808 he ran at the !same,
_time with .Congressmen Myers, Itelley
and Taylor;.and received a . higher vote
than anyrode of them in the respective
Wards where they *ere voted for. '
At the breaking out of the rebellion,
ho participated actively and earnestly in
the legislation which- alined Pennsylva
nia forthwith for the contest. Foresee
lug the disastrous results to the business
interests of the country sire to follow
the commencement of Hostilities, he in
troduced in, the Senate, at least a month
before Fort Sumpter was tired upon, a
bill providing for a stay ldw, in order to
have debtors from sacrifice ; "
fin the eleventh of April, 1861,-ho
moved to take it up in" the Senate, and
proceed to its consideration, but the
majority of the Senate, with less fore.
sight and sagacity, refused to do sri. In
less thfiTh-one month from that day,
Governor Guilin called an extra session
of the'Legishiture, and earnestly recoin
. mended_tho passage of that very meas
ure, ?.s demanded ,by the erisii" — Sent - OT -
Corm-di again infrodueed "his bill, and
on hind the satisfaction of seeing it
•pfed. slightly amended, by the very
same Senators who had previously re•
fused to consider it.
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In 1863, -enator Connell was placed at
the head of the Flu:knee Committee in the
Senate, 'a position , which he lucid for
seven years. Bete he 'acqUired ' ac
curate knowledge of the finances of t.he•
State, and added to his fame - 4
intro
ducing and advocating ninny great meas
ures of the utmost importance' to the
Commonwealth.
As a Senator, Mr. Connell is better
known as a representative -of,the - busb
nese interests of the State, than as a
frequent speaker in the body of which
he has so long been a member. His
lecture, delivered in Concert Hall two
years ago, "One Flag and one govern-
ment for the North American Conti
nent," proved, howdver i that ho could
be eloquent when ho tried, and that ha
cared more for his cotintry and its ex
tension than he did for his party and its
continued supremacy.
The fame of his public services, and
his-devotion to the principles of Free
Masonry, haVe - reaelied the,place of his
nativity 41ourishinOrasoaio_Lodge,
recently organized in thb town - of -.Tack
sonville, which now stands upon a site..
which was in the midst of an unbroken
forest, miles in extent, in the days of his
youth, have honored him in their title ;
so that long after he shall have been
resting from his labors, George Connell
Lodge, No. 407, A. Y. M., will keep.
alive the remembrance of his name.
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• In the Pennsylvania-Senate, Mr. Con
nell wielded a power second to no other
member of that body. Incapaciated by
disease from speaking except in a sitting
posture, he was one of the most indus
trious and vigilant men on the floor of
the Senate. An experienced parliamen
tarian, a shrewd manager, with quick
perceptions,'and a peculiar• positiveness
of manner, he swayed a remarkable in
fluence, both among • political colleagues
and opponents, and iris death will pro
duce a vacancy in the Serrate Chamber
which will be riror•e noticeable than any
that could be caused by the death of any
other member• of that bofly •
PR 0 C LA MA-
Items ✓lbout .11bme
THURSDAY, NOVENITIER 2, 1871.
lioneEs - of "large porkers" will be
the next thing in order.
Youno AMERICA is busy playing
"foot-and-a-half." What next, boys?
TnE remainder of the proceedings of
the Teachers Institute, will appear in
our next issue.
at.yr.touT market; are a success, 'and
aro well attended by both producer and
I=
To-DA (Thursdayi.is ten hours and
eighteen minutes in length. Growing
beautifully shorter each day.
Au. the Degree members of Cumber
land Circle No. 38, are' urgently re
quested to be present at the regular
meeting, this tThursday) evening, at 7
o'clock, sharp. '
CHOICE new buckwheat, now oven
dried corn meal, and just received a
choice lot of flour, and away down in
price. I shall not be undersold in that
line. J. L. MELOY.
THE different committees appointed at
the late meeting, to collect subscriptions
in behalf of the sufferers by the terrible
conflagrations, are actively engaged in
canvassing the borough.
PERRONAL-Mr. W. M. Berkstresser,
of New Cumberland, the popular and
gentlemanly Secretary of the Teachers'
Institute, in sehsion at the present time,
paid us a visit yesterday morning.
Professor F. A. Allen, also paid us a
brief visit. The Professor has formed a
very favorable opinion of our limintiful
town.
BEmovEn.—Messrs. Miller & New
sham, attorneys-at-law, have removed
their law office from the - room formerly
occupied by them, on the corner of Pom
fret and Hanover strzets, to F. C. Kra
rimer new building, oil West High street,
directly opposite the Farmela' Bank, and
adjoining Squire Spoilsldes office.
Rxv. Dn. :11cCitox, of Baltimore, Md..
will 'preach in the First English Lutheran
church, of this place, next Sabbath
morning and evening. Thu Reverend
gentleman, mill; undoubtedly, be greeted
with large congregations, as he is said to
rank among the most eminent divines of
the clay.
Citalosrrv.-1,a4 week we noticed the
fact of an car of corn, measuring 15
inches in length having heal given us:
This Wee* ive have been shown a still
greater curiosity. Mr. Robert Noble,
saddler, showed us a stalk of corn, taken
Ilona the fain' of Mrtf. Elizabeth Smith,
in Washington county, Maryland, and
farmed by Mr. Samuel Neif, formuely of
this county, that has four largo and Iva
formed cars of corn on! it. The length
of the stalk, from out to ear, Is two feet.
A great many farmers Itave seen this
curiosity, mid one antl!all say they never
saw it !equalled. qamberland county
farmers, who can beat It? .
. f3AIInATII SCIII3OI. INBTITUTI4.—The
first mooting of the Sabbath School Dis
trict Institute will be held in the Lecture.
Boom of the Second Presbyterian church,
(Good Will llaMqn Tuesday evening
next, Naember 7. Thu programme 'of
exercises publiShed last week, then noted
au open address by Rev. J. D. Brown.
Practical essay on the relation of 'the
Sabbath School to the church by Bev. C.
P. Wing, D. D. A discussion on Ow_
question.. Should the memorizing of
Scripture form a part of Sabbath. School
Instruction?" All officers, teachers and
friends of the Sabbath Schools of 'Car
lisle, and violoity are invited to atteud.
RELLt—The new and beautiful
bell intended for the Second Presbyterian
church, of this place, arriVed four or five
days' din' e,.and is at the presenttimi3ln
the warehouse of Mr. 'Cornelius; on West
High Street. The bell was purchased of
Messrs. E. A. S. G. R. Meneoloy, West
Troy, N.Y. It weighs 2,17 . 7 ' iba , net,
and cost $980.10. , We, hOe :not, • yet
learned when it will be Placed in: its'
elevated poOtion, 'but 'lllumine not for is
few days yet, in order to afford nil our
citizens an,onporennity of tnking a look ,
at it. The old bell has beep , dispOsed of
to a congregation in • the upper end of the
county.
FINE TUREIPS.—Mr. James Swigert,
truek,gardener, of this p a lace, will accept
thanks for a Hue lot of-turnips presented
the Editors of THE HERALD on Saturday
last. The vegetables were nut only very
largo,-Anit-of_an_excellent_quallty. The
present year, judging from the large
quantities we see offered in market' and
,on the street, fur a mere sung, must have
been an' unusually good one . for turnips.
Next !,
WEXTCLY STAR.—WO "are in receipt
of No. 1, Vol. 1, hf - the Weekly
puplished by Joseph Howard, jr., No. 13
and 15 city mil. Square, Neiv York
city, The Publisher, in the initial num
ber, proposes to issue this journal in be
half of the_labraing masses throughout
the country, and devote it to the best
interests olLatair. It will also report the
(movements of Trade Unions every.:
where; give important InformatiOn a s s
to the conditimi_oLtraile and also report
the rate of wages paid in the various
States. The first number presents a
handsome typographical appearance,
printed in nice clear type, and brimful
of interesting news on the leading topicA
of the day. TOrrns—single Vopy, $1.50
poi year,An advance ; dr for clubs of
twenty, (one year,) $1.25. Subscribe
for it.
HALLOW EVE.—no advent of this
ever memorable OCCASiOII was celebrated
by Young America with more than usual
spirit. Many curious pranks were played
with door bells, door steps, signs, cellar
doors and vehicles. A prominent gentle
man on Main street had a sign of the
agency of the '" Whwffer - Innl Wilson Sew
ing Machine" in front of his residence ;
another had "fresh oysters" on a card
on the front door, together with many
other ludicrous changes which , space fur
bids us noticing. Corn was scattered
Over the pavements, in different portions
of the borough, in wholesale quantities.
The College bell was rung and tolled al
most the entire niot. But "such is
life," and the juvenile porbion of the
community • appear detet Minel not to
let any public occasion pass by without
being duly celebrated.
ItEvivE You It JUDGMENTS.—It
Would be well for those "of our readem
who are SO fortunate as to hold judg
ments, entered upon our county docket.,
to remember that said judgments cease
to be liens on real estate, unless revived
by seire facies, within five years from
their dates. - '
We are aware that this fact is generally
known, but aiti erroneous impression pro
fails with manypersons, that their judg
ments are w i t , alive and retain their
places upon docket by the payment
of interest ;F,, 'herefore do not need
revival. -•
To all suchlkersons we would say, be
careful tokeepyour judgements regularly
revived ; and thus prevent the loss that
may follow the neglect of this advice.—
Volunteer.
COURSE OP LECTURER.— WC are author
ized to' announce, that the'' first lecture
of the course, will be delivered on Friday
night, Novembei• 24, by Mr. Charles F.
Locke, better known' as Rev. Petroleum
V. Nasby. M. Locke's subject is the
"Mission of Sklnnewaugh." Perhaps
no other lecturer in' the country is so
universally known, as is the late Post
Master at the Confederate Cross,Roads,
and doubtless a largo crowd mifigreet his
Mk appearance here.
The season tickets for the course, will
be ready in a few (lays, and the com
mittee will call on those whM have sub
scribed- to the course. The committee,
Messrs. J. H. Bosley, Andrew' Blair and
Jell( G. Orr, have a plan of the hall, and
all persons' who desire, can canon theM
and select their seats. The subscriptions
• have not taken up all.the season tickets,
and a few more can yet be obtained at
the regular price—three dollars. The
remaining lectures of the course will be,
announced in 'due time,
BEAL 'ESTATE SALES.—Mant CdOVOr,
will sell at publio sale, on Saturday, No
vember 11, on the premises, three-fourths
of a mile west of Millto'6, - and one mile
south of 'Centreville, a valuable farm
containing - 20 acres, with improvements,
and in a high state of cultivation.
C. P. Huiinibu will sell at public sale,
on Wednesday, November 22, a valimble
town' property,. No. 115 Xest South
street, in the borough of Carlisle This
in it. very rleriirable property, having a
two-story brick house erected on. the
same.. It will he offered 'at private sale
until the above date. xg
S. Hoplowc,olfers private sale that
splendid property, on East Main street,
a few doors below the "Bentz" house.
Terms easy. „
, J. A. ZEIGLER oilers his property,
situated on North Bedford street, in the
borough of Carlisle, at public sale, at
the Court House, on Wednesday, No
vember • 15.• This is an •excellentibust
pees stand, as it is occupied by a grocery
establishment at the present time. In
tending to remove West, is the owner's
reason for telllng.
X=
A Goon nova.—As we have no Board
of Health in our borough, the Board of
&hoot Directors, wit h their usual wisdom
and forethought, and having the good
health of the children, sent to the public
schools, uppermost in their minds, de
termined that if we should be visited by
that terrible discaee, small pox, (although
we have not heard of a single case as
yet,) they would ' have the 'children'
vaccinated at 'their own' expense, and,
accordingly,'an Order to this area was
promulgated. The services of Drs.
Grfive ,and Reynolds wore called into
requisition, and every afternoon, from
-4 to u o'oloek, ° hundreds . of children wend
their way down past 'bun OFFIgn to
Education Dail,' to underio the *ra
tion. Bonn) of the patients behave
bravely; while others_ faint away, at'the
first appearance of blood. Several bun
dred have already, undergone the opera
tion, and the Directors propose to ex
tend the time 10 day's, and ll
thus give a
an• opportunity . of 'being, vaccinated.
'The , Direatdiss r deserve . gi;lat deal of
credit Tor . step taken in this Matter;
for there are, 'no doubk• Many children
attending:ll3e sChools, whose' . parents
..could ndt tifford.to defray the expense of
theieoffspring .vaccinated. •
Trim preaent is a good timo to sobsoribo
for Tun HERALD..
Tam solim4nhildren are . jubllint over
the prOipeet.,- Of having:no :. iteliodl• the
present week}l l .
4 01 r8vritl. oil West Pomfret stieet,
is in.daily reVeipt of large and ,delicious
fresh oyster's ) Which he offers on reason
able terms.. Iluoltudieat and _corn meal
'a specialty.; Sweet i and Irish ;potatoes
constantly on hand. Give him a 'call. ,
NericE. Exicutors; adMinistrators
and guardians are notifed that • all ac
counts fur confirmation and allowance at
the'next orplitins' Court, must lie filed in
the iffegister's office, on or before the
twelfth day of November, 1871.
_ JOSEPH NEELY,
=less
X. M. MASONEEIgEIt has just returned
from thecity with a large assortment
,of
line goods, suitable for the holidays.
Call and see him.
Pi.
if. 7% . C0nt5t.1., returned yesterday
from Dalthbore 'city, witlx . a supply of
Fitton VAR MATTER, and offers hici
services to Carlisle and vicinity.: Can be
found at Dr. Harmon's office, or orders
left at• the same plhce will be promptly
attended to.
THE Rev. Dr. R. M. Dasbiell will
preach in the Methodist Episcopal church
in Mt. Holly, next Sabbath, November
5, at 104
,a. m.
The Dr. is one of the most able and
eloquent preachers of the New Jersey
Conference. Go and hear him.
Register
ANOTHER LirTTiR. —WO would di
rect attention to a second letter from our
Chicago correspondent which appears in
the present . issue. It presents a more
cheerful appearance of business affairs
M the "burned city." and will be found
intensely interesting. •
RELIgIOUzi XERCIBEI3.—The open air
services on Sabbath evening last, doubt
less owing to the damp and inclement
weather, were not very largely attended.'
Interesting sermons were delivered by
Revetrends Norcross, Foulk and Brown.
This meeting closed the open air exer
cises for the present season. The
services hereafter will be held iu the
county prison at 33. o'clock p. m. Re-'
ligious services will abio be held at the
eountY poorhouse at different times dur
ing the Winter.
Truk-rms.—As wo remarked last week
"we were always on hand for presents,"
and partfilularly 80 when they_ wore of
the substantial kind. On Friday after
noon last, the employees of TitE HERALD
office were agreeably i 3 urprisod on the
receipt of at least a half bushel of choice
apples ondliferent varieties, the gift of a
gentleman residing in DiolollBon WWI),
ship, not a score of miles from Carlisle.
Language would fail to portray the feel
ings of all who had the privilage ortast
ing of the " forbidderr'fruit:" " We re
gret, exceedingly, that we cannot divulge
the name of our generous friend, but we
have promised not to do so, and, of
course, the gentleman will remain in
cognito. . Ibmeat.
GRAND 1101.1 DAY FAIR. —The members
of the Oumberlattd Fite 'Company pur
pose holding a fair, in libeent's
during the approaching holidays. This
company having incurred a large debt,in
the purchase of their new and handsome
steamer, have thought it advisable to
resort to this plan to' free themselves
from .their indebtedness. 'Among the
thousand and one articles to bey chanced
Mr are the following, viz : A lot of
ground on East North street, in thbv-bor
ough. Messrs. Saxton, Sadler and Ken
nedy, have been selected by the company
tO control the drawing. of this prize. A
live hog, Silver Watch, a buggy afghan,
and many other valuable articles. Our
citizens are cordially invited to con
tribute money and - articles towards this
laudable enterprise.
NEwvILLE., Oct. 27, 1871
EDITORS HERALD.—WO are raising a
fund for the, purpose of stocking the
Conodoguinet with black bass, and would
like to have the co-operation of Carlisle
to complete the project. Wo can ger the
bass at 'Harper's Ferry or Williamsport . ,
' and bring them here, at a cost ot $20.00
per hundred.' Wo will be able to raise
$75.00 or $BO.OO in this town. As the
season is getting late, it will be necessary
to commence operations at once, and if
Carlisle will co-operate, we can prDengx
sufficient fish to have our creek stocked
in the course of 3or years, as the rapid
promotion of bass is well known. If
you should co-operate with us the fish
will be placed iu the creek at points to
suit a joint committo chosen by the
subscribers. ' .1. A. C
Outi Motto—To the Roscoe
Our Aim---To bo Useful
To THE PUBLIC GENERALLY.—The
Union Fire Company which was or
ganized in 1789, intend' holding a Fair
in Itheem's Hall, commencing Saturday
evening, December 9, 1871, to continue
ono week. The object of this Fair is to
raise money to pay the balance of !ME
debt, and to procure a new supply r
Lose, so as to be more efficient in the d0.,-
charge of their duties, viz : The 0.-x
-titignishing of fires. Since the great.
tires in the West and other sections of
our country, we see the great need
of having efficient lire companies ; so let
all lend a helping hand in ti's good en
terprise. COntribution, of all kinds re -
Epeetfully solicited, and will be thank
fully received by the Company. They
have a buggy and 24 oniter attieles.
amounting •to $350, all for 95 cents a
chance.
WE are happy to announce tleat the
Philharmonic Aasociation lnis completed
its organization, by the election of the
following officers
President—Lew A. Smith.
Vice President--,Mya. J. M. Weakley
Secretary—W. M. Ogilby.
Treasurer- 7 Jno. A. Keller.
Coudnetor—Capt. J. 13. Land*
Attnietant, and Organitd—Mre. C. Hall.
The Association numbers about twen
ty-five Members, everrehoir in the town
being represented, altogether forming
such a chorus. as few- towns, the size of
Carlisle can fornith. Such an organiza
tion should receive a .liberal encourage.,
ment from our citizens, and 'on the pay-,
moot of ono dollar, any Peyson may be..
come ti contributing member; with the
pi•ivilego of attending all meetings, and
concerts of the association For the season.
The meetings are livid every Monday
evening in Good Will Ilan. Any Person
wishing to become a contributing. mem
ber can do so on application to any mem
ber Of the association.
Moslem. —Who will dare deny the
assertion that
.there is not. virtue in
printe's ink, when judiciously applied.
Last week, in those columns, we depre
cated tho:loss of our daily treats to mili
tary music, and ofMred a word in behalf
Of the young men of our borough who
wore actively engaged in col'ecting Money
to purchase instruments for a bald 're
cently.organized. But we aro digressing;
"what we wished to remark," was, that,
on Saturday afternoon last, A we wore
finishing the weolt's work, our oars were
greeted with "sweetest strains of music,"
and rushing to the floor We expected to
see a hand of musicians, but was disap-
pointed, as there was but a •single indi
vidual. before us, that was discussing all
the sweet music. EN was, certainly, do-,
ing "more things thin one at the same
time," viz : Playing . a French fiddle, .
Spanish pipe, base driun and. cymbals,.
four.instruments.
~4,,Very large crowd
of citizens soon gathered . in
,tho vicinity
of oun omen, , expressed their
gratification..; of the entertainment, by
loudly apPlaUding thottusiclan upon the
conclusion of the music. ,
Irom—The'Momi,
Hrov—The prices of four and coal. •
tiw—The waters of the Conofioguinet.
SeAncE-4,ocals:,
. , •
- PLENTY—Chicken and turkey thieves
in the rural districts.
CAPTAIN J.D. ADAiii" returned yester
day from Chicago.
Fon elegant job work, of 4 every de
scription, visit the HERALD OFFICE.
Coon—Tho weather—warning us of
the near approach of Winter.
SAMUEL COOVER *lll'sell his prolitqy
situated.. in Penn tornship, nt public
sale, on Saturday, Not , ember 2!i, 1871.
JACK FROST lies become a frequent
visitor of late. Ice, of considerable thick
.ne.s, has been formed on 'several occa
sions during the past week.
SHERIFF' FOREMAN will sell at public
outcry, at . the Court House, in this tier
ough, on Friday, the tenth instant., sev
eral valuable properties.
THE November term of Court will con
vene in this place, on Monday, the UM.-
teemp instant. The court will continue
two weeks. A special list of jurors have
been drawn for the approaching term..
Ronnku.—A few days' since Squire
Wilson's residence, in Middlesex town
ship, was &named by a burglar, and Vio
in currehey:.stolen therefrom. The per
nett. for of tli'e theft has' not yet been
ai •sted. vm:
Aroam. —We regret to learn that /,
Mr. Harry Elliott, general dispatcher on
the C. V. R. R., had one of his hands
severely injured, while engaged in coup
ling cars at Bridgeport, R few days
since.
THANICBGIVING.—In another column
will be-found the proclamation of .Gov
ernor Geary, settings 'apart Thursday,
the thirtieth instant, • as a day of
thanksgiving and prayer throughout the
Keystone State.
THE North Philadelphia Monitor, by
the Monitor Printing Company, 4,452
Frankford avenue, Philadelphia, is the
name of a new paper just started in that
city. Terms—sl.oo per annum in ad-
Vance.
PUBLIC SALE.—James E. Livingston,
administrator of James Livingston, de
ceased, and attorney in fact fur the heirs,
will sell at public sale, on Tuesday; No
vember 21, 1871, on the 'premises in
-ARmroe - tiriVirOifFlitWe valuable tracts
of land, embracing line farming land in
a high state of cultivatim, and some
mountain land.
Wiwi' has become of the movement in
behalf of the nail factory? ' We have
heard nothing of it lately. The last ac
counts reported $70,000 subscribed to
wards the enterprise, and an adjourned
meeting until further notice. We would
remind our CitiZetlS that they should not
allow this enterprise to Pass by, "but
improve each - shining hour." fall an
other meeting gentlemen. -
Tirs; •WEsTmatt WORI.D.—The first
number of Crofutt's Western World,
published at No. 138 Nassau street, New
York, is upo . n our table. It is deviled
to the railroad and kindred interests of
the Great West ; and to information for
tourists, Miners, and settlers beyond the
Mississippi. The first page of the present
number contains a picture of "Progress."
It is a beautiful and striking representa
tion of the rapid progress made during
the Nineteenth century. The next num
ber will contain a large engraving of the
Groat Uniciry . Depo at the Eastern
terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Price-41.00 per year, or 10 cents per
copy.
I Conui• un kat
THE young ladies and• gentlemen of
our town, who were concerned in the.
exhibition, on Saturday last, of "Mrs
Jarley's wax works," for the benefit of
the Michigan and Wisconsin sufferers,
report that the expenses were trilling,
consf-ding only of a small item to Mi• •
Rbeem, for- the use of his ball. The
printing-was done gratis by our liberal
townsmen,the Elliott Bye's., and the
Editors of the HERALD and l'olunteer,
and Whiner's hand rendered their ser
vices., likewise free of charge. Yester
day. (Wednesday,) Gen. Biddle mailed
to the mayor of Milwaukee, a draft for
the amount of the net proceeds of
the exhibition.
I•;vsnv person is aware that thousands
of men, women and children of all ages,
!save liven rendered homeless, • and it
nay be said, naked, by the terrible tires
that have recently swept over so large a
pm thin of the North-West. A long and
generally very severe Winter ds just
commencing, with no . opportunity for
Mein to make any preparation to shelter
or clothe themselves. Thousands of
them must be fed, clothed, anti sheltered
by gen*ms gifts froin those who luive
liven spared from the terrible affliction,
experienced,by our North-Western citi
zens. When all parts of .our country
lire responding so nobly, shall Carlisle
stand aloof, we trust not. Arrangements
have been made to canvass our town for
subscriptions of money, and wo are now
glad to say, that all who feel like con
tributing rolY thing in the way of cloth
ing of any kindheither for men, women
or children, or any description of, bed
ding, can do so, by leaving said ii idles
with D. B. Saxton, or .T. T. Zugoas they
have consented to take charge. of, pack
and forward all contributions loft with
them. It Is their intention to ship the
goods either to Milwaukee or Detroit, as
it is generally supposed that the citizens
of the North-West are now more desti
tute than the sulTerers of Chicago.'
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
The Eighteenth Annual Session of the'
Cumberland County Teachers' Institute,
convened in the Court Home, at Carlisle,
on Monday, October ,30, at 2 .1). in., and
was called to order by the County Super
intendent, 'Prof. W. A. Lindsey. De
votionarexerciscs by Rev. C. P. Wing.
The Superintendent 'ap - pointed Messrs.
D. E. Kest, W. W. Gutsball, D. M.
Gring, Ad. Koons and J. F. Lindsey, a
committee on permanent organization.
• Mr. J: Hel&finger, of Newburg, was
appointed temporary secretary. •
'Prof. W. A. Lindsey then addressed the
teachers present in an eloquent manner
Congratulating them on the favorable
auspices under which they , assembled
and imparting words Of cheer and oncou
moment to all.
The committee on permanent organ zu
tiou submi tted l " the following report.
President—Superintendent W. 4.
Lindsey. ex.ofiloio.
Vico .Presidents-LMessrs. W. Sadler,
J. Morrison, J. Drawbaugli, C. Doitz,
-A, Heberlig, S. Hutzler, J. Rowers, J.
Ritnor, R. C. Lamborton, W. Rutll,.Dr l
D. Abl, J. Kitob, M. Williams, J. Robok,
J. C. Kirk,' Dr. W.:IL Longialorf, G. IL
Dykoman, S. L.Adams, Col. J. Chestnut.,
W. P. Mower, tor. M. L. Hoover,: M.
Eberly, J. D. Roa and J. Hamilton.
Seeretary—W..M.Rerlcstrossu.
ITreasuror--Josse Zeigler.
- (Yn motion, the ropoit was reoeivea
and thacommittee dincharged.:
•
'On motion of - Prof. D. -Echols, 'the
Constitution .of the Dettitute - Was read
by Prof. D. - E. East.
On motion of Institute, tho chairman
Appointed Messrs. J. Zeamer,l3. P. Good
year, D. S: Brenneman, G. W. Griest and
W. G. Ripple, a comMitteo on revis
ion of the CoUstitotiOli of Institute. '
Prof. - Mark Bailey, of Yalo College,
being introduced letitured on the sub
ject of reading. , The real language is
not in books—it is the spoken language.
There are ten thouAand shades of eic
presilion which cane it be introduced
into books. Reading is too frequently
executed as singing. The difference be
tween singing. and speakintris this : In
singing we strike a note and maintain
that sound ; in speaking this is not so`;
but we rise and fall, or rather slide than
step, as we do in music. In order to
teach reading we must classify. There
are general principles which must be
learned. We'must grehp ideas as prim
cipleii in arithmetic aru grouped, and
our success in 'teajliing reacting will
be much imprMred: The Prof. concluded
by illustrating the manlier of classifying.
On motion of Prof. D. .Eckel4, the
sessions of the Convention were fixed as
follows :, Morning session from oa. m.
to 12.; afternoon session rem, 2 to 4,1- p.
m. ; evening- session to commence at 74
o'clock.
A brief digUtission arose relative to the
revision of the constitution," engaged in
,by Messrs. Lindsey, •Eckels, Zeamer, Bast
and Longsdorf. Adjourned.
i®
EVENING BEBSION
The Institute assmnbled according to
adjournment. Vocal music under direc
tion of 'Prof. Jno. Spahr.
Hull called. •
Instrumental milsic by Nor. w. 1-1
H. Widner's band
Both the vocal l and instrumental music
of the evening was very entertaining
Much credit is duo to the parties, .
Prof. Raub, of Lock Haven, delivered
a lecture on Words. Be stated that the
English language was a wonderful piece
of mechanism. Our nationality is made
mi of different nations, from different
parts, and such is the ease with our lan•
guage, not only gathering up words
from different sources, but there is a
strong tendency towards the in
vention of new words. Localism's he
very fot eibly illustrated by a stony of a
lady in New York State, :Ind aptly
showed the • frequent misuse of them.
Contractions, so extensively used every
whew; lie explained and showed how
they, also, were misused and abused.
Extravagant expressions were con t rad ic
tions in nine cases Out of tell, and slang
phrases for example, "your head's level,"
"big bug," "barking up the wrong tree,"
etc., are far from being good English and
should not be used in respectable con
versation. In one Case, only, tart' he
recollects of,' was uttered one of these
slangs with genuine nit in it. Sonic ex
amples of newspaper blllillkno were cited
that created considerable merriment.
Timis/ is not a good mild, although
found in our dictionaries, as the Prof.
showed by its dm i vat ion ; time keeper is
a much better word and should always
be used instead. Depot, often used for
station; seldom woman has been used by
an experienced lecturer on education,
yet a widOW can; not being anything else
than a woman ; remit means to send back
and is nearly always incorrectly used. An
interesting history is connected with most
of the words of the English language.
"Idiot," originally, meant a man who
does not hold an °dice, now. it means one
who is incapable of ~..being' learned ;
"Dunce" was also traced to an unob
jeotionable meaning, " hostler," Dean
Swift gave to an-oats stealer, but formerly
' it meant host-teller, the same as the
modern word host ; penitentiary comes
from one being penitent ; candidate is
from the Latin word eairdio which means
bright, shining, and in the early days of
the Roman Empire, when any one an
nounced himself as an applicant for an
Office, he was required to wear a Roman
toga of,l snowy4biteness, illustrative of
the purity of "the cluiracter of the per , son.
Rio in Rio de la plate. means river, and
when it is used to follow the word with
river is an error, yet it is quite frequent
ly done by persons wh should know
better. Many other words he cited,
such as Schuylkill, Cattskill, Sierra, etc.
and showed their meaning and deriva
tion. Teachers might make their reci
tations in Geography and History nmh
more interesting, by giving their pupils
the moaning of the names they meet
with, and wily cm tain names Are given
to certain places.
The class in attendance then sang,
after which Prof.Y. A Allen, called the
attention of the audiencd to a few
thoughts that occurred to him as he
looked over it. Thirty years ago
when he entered the profession
of teachin g , people sneered at him, be
cause it was, in, their estimation, a small
business, yielding small pay, but .
now it is clearly seen that there is a gen
eral uprising among the people in favor
of education, and now, no
'question is so significant as this, save thit
which centers in the cross of Christ. Ih
contemplating this question we can not
help hut aiik ourselves whether we are
prepared, for the business. There is a
keience,underlying this great work, and
he wno does not understand this science.
ie not prepared' for the work ; in ordei4
to teach we' must know what to teach,
when to tench; and knout how. to teach,
and to do this requires- a ',knowledge of
thelnunan mind. The study that now
towers above all others in our cducatiod
is arithmetic, and • yet all the practical
part that the 'seudy,atforde has-been re
duced to two simple things; addition and
subtraction, add to yourpelf and sub
tract from your neighbor. Seven classes
in arithmetic have been known to have
existence in the same school at the same
time, and inuch• valuable time was
wasted over di•y; senseless; old antiquated
problem's, that have been brought down
to the teachers of the present generation
through Istdah's ark. Teachers should
take up theuuldect, and teach it, instead
of liniering over Elio dry, bare blues of
mathematics that will prepare thekpu
pils to be examined. on insignificant lit
tle things, that :are not
. worth the ; salt
upon the potatoes a I tchcher eats
boarding round.
.There is in the 'eduCation of a child a
liow'' period and a why period . which
should bo 'properly handled by the
teacher, The physical frame eomes iu
With: its.tlemand for the teacher!ii atten
tion, both of her whOtakes chargé of the
child's instruction and the child that is
the subject:of such instruction. To him
it was clear that ... all
consist •of but three branches; in all
grades of school „and with .all
. sites of
pnPilti; one' lesson in, mathematics, one
in language, and one in science,' every
day, and-no more, or nolcss at any age,
or•poriod of education.. In the course of
instruction, it should bo ilia business of
all teachers to, 1. Teach what is ih
after life t. Teach these as they are toed in
after HA. Muoh, both, of matter and,
form,. that is used in the schoolroom, is
of no earthly use out of it : A- large
proportion -of the teachers who were
taught, and Who teach by the old enab.
lisped Methods, can ho badly beaten in
spelling, by the devil of,a printing cacti.
Other illustrations were also given, and
it was clearly shown why instrdetion;
shofild be given with 'l4.:Verenao to the
work the pupil has to do after he passes
coat of the schoolroom. At present, it is
the chief business of hundreds of-thou
sands of children, in the public schools
to.ache. -Pupils must not only be taught
- facts and principles, but they must bo
taught how to study. He has eat down
along side of normal school students,
who had been teachers, and showed them
how to study. Ode would hardly sup
, pose, from hearing a person talk, or in
listening to au "ordinary conversation,
that, the study of grammar in school bad
a controlling influence over his use of
language. The speaker did„ not profess
to deliver an address without furnishing
enough of false syntax for an ordinary
grammar. Three studies in school, a
day, is all we want, and will make better
scholars Hum any other course, provid- -
ing the principles of science are, taken
up and taught, l instead of the time being
wasted in the splitting of hairs in gram
mar and other branches.
The following were appointed a com
mittee on resolutions. , Misses. Jennie F.
Civler, Emma Barrett, M. Postlethwait,
E. Brown and Maggie Bishop, and
Messrs. S. B. Shearer and W. H. Coover.
Mr. Jesse P. Zeigler was appointed
Treasurer.
On motion, Institute adjourned
TUESDAY MORNING
Tlve7liFititifte convened if tiho mug
1)0111., and wits called to order by Super
intendent Lindsey.
Devotional exerc4eB conducted by
Prof. Allen..
_ After the transaction of some miscella
neous business, Prof: Raub was intro
duced; atid favored the Institute with a
lecture on English' 'grammar. The
lecturer thought that too much attention
was paid by teachers to the subject of
parsing, and entirely too little to the
syntax of the language. Grammar,
though usually regarded as a dry study,
Weed not necessarily be so, and it is the
teacher's slaty to so conduct recitations
in this branch as to credit an interest in
the subject. We can never learn to
speak by rule, beneficial soover as these
may be. This is evidenced by -the fact
that our best lecturers on the subject of
Grammar, can not talk a half hour
without committing a number of errors
—and furnishing choice exercises in
false syntax. The definitions in our
grammars are too difficult for the com
prehension of ordinary pupils and each
new author on the subject has gone to
the-trouble of inventing hew definitiens
and terms, without, however,. diffitsing
much additional information., To teach
the science of language suceessfulfy we
!mist get out of the " text-hook" formula
and Leach with direct reference to the
protieal wants of every day - life.. The
formation of plurals was.dealt upon at
some length, showing that our rules are
not arbitraty, but founded upon the
CONCLUDED, NEXT WEEK
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