The Potter journal. (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, February 10, 1859, Image 2

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    aod-a 4thif years n/ age, who can now
Tmul finc..ntl,n, are German children, and
cont.() ,unt 'utter a word of k'nglix.h when
par ;cl,ofil commenced. Their parents
Ammo; efen now speak Pmgtish. 'racy
pietekre still converse with their.children
German, and can necessarily givethent
lw anstruetimi in their stUdies; nor can
the childr,n; generally obtain instruction
at hone, as all the parents are ignorant
pf:Photnitiu.4.
The ellarge• is .constartiy made by
tlicskt ; who_lit.ar the children, that thcir
istA-misl . tjtig.proficiency is either owing to
,tileirDyn precociousness or to the RX.tril-
Prailtai'S".!biliq of the teacher. But the
-,chjhirei& have" not been selected. That
" 4 : 4 6"nribians - era remarkably bright is too
hand,
be denied. 1 0n the other
hand, those. who have nide themselves
t-Voiiiliiglity- - -acquitinted with the school,
pawns hill to perceive that several of the
pupils are below the average standard of
paturai..powers, -Those powers have, hod-
ever;;. been wonderfully elevated and
atrenithened by the system which they
have learned. It is .o.so clear; that the
;school is blessed with a good teacher; but
svelinvelet to learn that she claims fur
h,:rself, or that her friends have claimed
fur her, /..,e);traordinary ability.'"
-We pro confident that the results Which
these pupils have exhibited,' can be üb•
talked With any - children of a4erage pow
pis', by any teacher who will devote her
buff tip her duty with the enthusiasm, the
faithfililnesS, and the ambition which Miss!
LOthrap has evinced, and which are a ne
peSsary consequence of a love of phonetic
sciencp„ •
Dr. Sumo crea,ted considerable excite
pitement by exhibiting the rare proticien
,ey 4Nf phonetic scholars, and a chalk:n.l!
was 'yiven to any "common school" to
.produe children of the same age and
selioulattendance who could surpass them.
Itewards to the amount of 8.50 U. were of
fered on some occasions, and children
pertified to be the best scholareof then
.tige in various romanic schoulS attended;
ptlt: the phonetic children inuoriobly bore
orthe palm. The judges selected' were
atliong the best known men of the State.
such as Fitzpatric, Sumner, the Senator,
Sherwin, Pres . . of Mass. State Teachers'
..-Wociation, Prescott, the historian &e.
WY will close this already too long letter
!otter from Hun. Horace Mann in
req . :o.lou to this subject. We might give .
more instances of such classes but forbear.
" WEST NEWTON, Mass., 3rd July, 1851.
,"To Dn. J. W. SroNE—Dear Sir; Having
;witnessed the exercises of a class of nine chit
,dren under your care in reading phonography
phonetic short-hand) and phonotypy, i(tir
pipnetic print), it gives me pleasure to asime
'von of th,e delight their performa'we pre inc.
think the nine muse'S were never listened to
by a more gratified audience. The children
yon exhibitedhad certainly made most Von
'Aerful praticieney. and were in several of the
essentials of good readiiig and enunciation
Imp.: In advance of most children who had
teed taught in the old war.
Yours truly, flunAcE MANN."
Ahhual Report of the Superin
tendent Common S_ehools
'of Potter County. for ISSS.
B:augor. .1-lousr.s.—lst class, none; 2d
Muss, iu.proyable, 44; 3d class, unfit. 36.
AtittAfiri/ Pt' School Houses.—Briek,
139pei 4itutie, none; lug, 9; frame, 71.
SJinnl Farniture.—lst class, none;
2tl class, niediuni, 21; 3d class, unfit, .59.
SetiooLs.--Ist class, graded. none ;.2d
plass, classified, 8+ 1 ;
3d class, neither grad-
Ad:nor classified, 8.
TEAcipais.—Ages cf Teachers.—Un
sicirsvolitpati, '35 ; between seventeen and
twenty-one, SI ; between twenty-one and
twenty-five, 48; between twenty-five and
thirty, 5; between thirty and forty, 7;
Petween forty and fifty, 3; over fifty, L
B'e'rth place of Teachers. Burn hi
poinsylvauia, ; buru out of Peunsyl
vania, 80,
Experience in Teaching.—Taut!ht le•s,s
than oneyear, 70 ; from one to three years,
47; from three to six years, 9; from six
pliten years, 8; from ten to twenty years,
;-over twenty years, 2.
Prrtfasstonal Reading —Number who
have read books or periodicals on teach- 1
; number who have not. 98.
,
Permanent Tertelters.--Number wno
intend to make teaching a permanent busi- I
!fess, 31; those who do not. 108. •
'•Grade of Teachers.-Ist class, quali
fied; 46; 2d class, medium, 72; 3d class,
pn lit, 21.• •
J 'erNERAT.REMARKS.—The changes in
the condition of the schools- during the
past yosr, are nut remarkably different
fram those of preceding years, since the
• -
Tresent system has been in operation.--;--
hat decided improvement has been the
result of the system, is now frankly a&
witted by many who were-at first inclined
to oppose it. Its 'beneficial effects have
been felt in the agitotiou which it has oc
ciisioned upon the subject of education,
as well as in these things more directly
cififtemplated by the law. .Agitation is
more favorable to improvement than stag
nation, even if it sometimes assume the
offi 'of opposition.
l4ritations.—During the year for which
fltia rppurt is Made, all the schools of clip
;minty Mace been visited once, and 9, mo
jerity of them twice. Each spriqg and
"411 also,. examinations have been he'd in
wort of the districts, thong]) not, in all;
4:r the reason 'that Some have but one or
tiro schOolsileach, and the teachers of those
schools,, not residinm in the district, have
p<nt zdly beau accustomed to wee!, me at
othslfpointS ; sotnetitnes also, two or three
distiiaCifhavin t , ,, but few scholars may be
accommodated at a point central fur the.
Whole; all \ the teachers together wakitie a
clais ofrnii,y , .four or five. In such eases
have: motrt.:ought it best, always to hold
a!=Ml
an examination for each' district separate.
The examinations have been - better
attended by the directors and public gen
erally than at any;'-previort9 time, cud up.
plicationa for private"exaMinations
j have
,ceaSed entirely.
Vavel.4--rp visiting the?chools of thia
county, more•than double the =hunt of
time is required* travel between the
schools than in Visiting them allowing
two heurs to each visit: A:few of the
schools are situated within two, three, or
fohr miles of each other, but the-majori
ty are much farther apart; some, eight;
eon or .twenty miles, and' ineneinstanee
twenty:three miles travel is required to
visit one Eahool Fonly, of 'about fifteen
scholars,. These' schools are. _situated in
the southern portion of the county, which
is yet prinuipailY covered with forests. In
order - to visit the j sehoels in 'these remote
districts, ins' visits in the more populous j
portions of the county have been neves.
sariiy less 'frequent than they otherwise
would have . beerk
bn mocc.mtc/its.'—i find a marked' im
provement in the - inetkod of teaching --
Instead of the dry and formal method of
mere questions and answers, 'as found in
iext-bo*, oral instruction in conhection
with that furnishediu books is given, and.
illustrations used, which tend to make a
practical applieation of the principles of
science," and thereby to create an interest
i for them in the Mind of the pupil. By
these 'means, orthography in many schools
has been divested of its usual dryness,
and rendered a matter of interest and
pleasure, Jto the younger, as well -as the
older geholars.
Mental arithmetio also is receiving more
attention, and is more systematically
taught than heretofore. lii Mite a num
-144 of the schools which I visited last
winter, every pupil was engaged in the
study of this important elementary branch
of education, whichi, when properly taught,
never fails to awaken an interest and ef
feet a healthy discipline of the mind
This has' been the result of instruction
r.
given at the academy in- Coudersport,',
where a‘ large majority of the teachers,
principally receive heir education, pre-'
paratory to the business of teaching; also''
of the idstitutes and associations held in
the county, ,and suggestions made at the
examinations.
Institutes,—A county institute was
called in the month of November last to
continue five days. Sixty teacherswere
in attendance. At the close of the in-,
stitute, the "Potter County teachers' as-i
sociation'' was organized. It has held
two regular Meetings, of two days each,
within'the school year, which were large
ly attended by teachers and friends of cd
ucati.m.
Directors and Director's Visds.
Throughout the county, directors have
. gentallv been very cordial in their on
operation to promote the interests com
mon schools.. Some have taken wore
pains than others to procure first class
teachers; is which Hebron and Sharon
districts have been the most successful.
and their schools have generally .present
ed better indications of correct discipline
and.advancement.
The directors of Homer have been the
first to establish and sustain a .distriet us
sociation . for the improvement of teach,-
ers, and the' promotion of interest in edu
cational matters ; and the sahools of this
district have made a good advancement.
They have also visited their schools more
sir less regularly. But the case most wor
' thy of notice, in this 'respect, is that of
the secretary of Harrison district; who
h visited all the 'schools, and. most of
t h em monthly, without any compensation,
as this district, like all others of the coun
ty, esePpt Hebron, have made no inofe
:tient: towards adopting the district super
intendency. In tither districts directors'
visits have been only occasional, and in
some none at all.
NONO
.
An Evil to be neme(ll44.—Among a
few evils that might be mentioned opera
ting against the interests of -education,
one stands out promineetly, viz:.The
distriets,lnvith a few exceptions, are sadly
in debt, so that teaaheri who have earned
l
their wages and received th'eir orders, are I
obliged to, wait a lung time fur the money,
or sell' them at a discount of. fifteen to
twenty-five' per cent.. The cause of this
is bad management, and looseness in do
ing business. Secretaries books are oft
en kept in such a manner that it is im
possible to tell by them what ' business
has been dune; duplicates of school - taxes
have frequently been put - into the hands
of collectors 'without requiring any bonds ; ;
treasurer's accounts, of long standino., re
main unsettled, and in various ways the
.object iii view is not accomplished. The;
result of this is, that - many of the best
teachers are leaving the profession, or {to-'
ing to other localities, and their places,
have to be supplied with others who are'
inexperienced and but partially qualified.
It has also been the-chief source of what
ever prejudice may exist in the tuinds of
Some respecting the common school sys- .
tern. It is, gratifying. however, to know
that'directors are becoming aware of the
Magnitude of this evil and its results, and
are laboring with energy to right up mat
ters, gin) bring about a healthy and WU.
1 cier i tstate of affairs., The evil is not one
of recent origin, but its effects are severe
ly felt at the present time.
1 Cone/us/n/I.—On the Whole, we can
safely say, _ that the- friends of education
iii, this county have no reason to be dis
eouraged. The citizens of the County,
generally, are a reading people, anxious
1
to do what they, can for the improvement
,pf the path, who arc soonto take their
places upon the stage Of active life. There
!are obstacles to be overcome, but in spite
iof those obstacles advancement has been
made in the condition of our schools, and
a few years more will add very much to
our facilities for:further itoprovouteut.
- J. HEN DRICIC..' ('a. Saperintendent..
COUDERSPORT, September 15, 1838.
Cljt citt (Purnal.
cotrocassrprvr,- PA., •
T. S. CHASE. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
A meetiri7 Will be held at the Court
House. on TUESDAY I..IVENTNG . OF
NEXT COURT, Vein Feb. 22d; for the
purpose of organizing for the present year,
and of tranSaetin , r such business as' the
(rood of the cause may' seem, to require.
It is desired that all Republicans who
can attend, will be present. as it is pro.
posed to .matte an importune chon4c in
the representation— in the nnxt
_County
Convention. A. Q. TACO. k. tur,
chgirman 12.7.ntblicazt my Committee
Coudersport, Jan, 26th, 1850. _
tar We arc indebted to Hon - . Simon
Cameron for a copy of.llon. Lyman Train
bull's speech in the Senate, on the Pacif
ic Railroad Bill, and for .other Corigress
ional favors.
WY-Our columns_ nre at present some
what encumbered with advertisements,
but will be relieved after this issue, when
we will present our usual variety of read
ing Matter. Advertisements are the life
of us, and we owe no apology for filling
our colun.ns with them.
We are pleased to note a marked
'evidence of prosperity in the career of the
THATCUERS, of the IgliCrenee Republi
cap , Liven in the fact that a Doily is now
issited from that office. We greet it, too,
as a happy illustration of the progress
iveness of Lawrence City. We pray you
great and long success, friends Thatehe.
- 11-4 : See the Borough Accounts, you
that are interested. The special tax haS
enabled the . payment of a large install
ment of the Boroughindebtednessabotit
one-third; and consequently Boroukh Or
ders_ have "gone-up" one-eighth. W„liY
not apply the same principle to the Coun
ty debt. It is not so larg'e, in proportion
as the debt of t:.e Borough, and could be
paid without any great inconvenience to
tax-payers. It is decreasing at all events
why not make it decrease more rap-
Wly,:and save paying interest on it? We
oannot be more exhausted by a success
ful concentrated effort to remove this bur
den than we will by a doubtful, protract
ed and careless submission to it. Why
not petition for an enabling act at once
to release ourselves of the burden? Let
the people speak.
A DausgcN WoNtxx, in tlit , bloom of youth.
Das.sed our sanctum this morning. Pitinhie
spectables of this kind may now be witnessed
almost daily. There are said to he dens in
town where women of thiy ela..s are fnrMsdied
with all the liquor they can raise m o ney to ply
fiir. The keepers of such dens should he put
through to the full extent of the law.—llarris
bur,d7 re! egraph.
Eh) they should. But what of those
dens all through the State, licensed by
authority of the Legislature of last year.
where men are furnie.hed with all the
liquor they can raise money to pay for"?
It is our impression that tit* more injury
is done. to oommuntty by selling liquor to
men, than to women; - and we think the
the Legislature " should be put thromth"
if it does not withhold its sanction front
these dens.
.Far (he Potter Juurnal.
Ma. E'ntrolt—The genius of the pros.-1
wit age. is to elucidate, discuss and liar-'
inuilize. "come mid let us reason togetli-'
er," is the common language to which all
assent; and while oar juvenile literatil
are discassiiur problems and solving dues-
Lions and resolutions relating to the pro- i
gress of 'school-keeping, I think we 01(11
folks, should have some question on whiel,
viz' . - I wo can exercise ourintelleutall faculties,'
I. A combined effort of the Editors and consequently I propose the foliowing : ,
Publishers 4the State to procure the pas.' it»...:01,ve0, That the man IChtl driala ialozi
'
sage of a ion? requiring the general pub.
eating lipurs is NOT a man.
on in newspapers of the General 1, In support of the affirmative I remark :
Laws of the liefrislature. ' l l'hat in the process of creation, man Was,,
11. The formation of an Assoolatien ! made lie was endowed with reason,
in Philadelphia, with branches in the °di- I "tail powers, and qualities of mind sta
er cities of the Union,. whose object shall ! tie4l"u homy th-° waled 4t. his ereutiu "
; Ile' walked, erect, was lord of the new ere
be to protect country publishers against
To him was given dominion
the liability of advertising impostors—by * ted world '
w ,) iioi, !over all beasts, fish and fowl. With this
establishing an ar , eticy in wit city,
' instinctive fear, they fledat his presence.
fur a certain equal per ventage from each
party, shall issue reliable
.eurtliticates to! rrwasw" was the great designating point
.of differenee between him and. the brute
accompany the adverilSetnent of each op
' creation. W hether in . his primeval state t
plicant---lhe A.ssuolation being fesponsi.
as a progresSive being, is nut now my
ble for al) bills lust ro publishers in :con-; he ' v Y
i purpose. to prove. But if leau prove
sequence of its eertilipates.
, !that he prostitutes his reason, by intoxi
'We could support this proposition by 1 cation, or-drunkenuess, I have oulued the
argument's, and better explain ,its object, ! point. When i's' :limn drunk ?, I amt.;
i had we more tiine and room. We hope! wer, when his reason andltivsicalstren ,, V th
the Business Committee will place it.be- '"'r gone. : .
Well then, knowing the cf
. I feet of the. whiky, is.he not drunk be
fore the Convention: !fore he drinks ; or, would he-drink if lie
1 111. The Procurement of a law requir:. had the- full exercise of reason? . hence
ling that all the weekly news-papers pub-
:I
lished in each County shall be filed in flit:4! I infer the absence of reason, when a man
resolves that_ he gill drink. ' This seems
Commissioners' or _ Prothonotary's Offie
thereof, mid authoriziw , the County Con): reasoning, if it is not, I
Intissioners to subscribe for and gut the Ito one
whom I sifw drink so
'freely at the bee, would set me to violas.
i bound annually. i. I I am aware that this hypothesis .will be
I Ire:have other, but not very pressl T g ; rather severe upon your southern neigh
so gg
estious to :make, bat defer for the; bur piba.
and his patrons, and we shall
M"' We have been invited to atteicj a
State Editorial Convention atliairistittrtz
onthe 16th inst., which, it is said will be a
large and interesting meetinc; ; but we re
gret to say that our time is so preeion-:
that we cannot make the excursion. We
however su! ,,, est two or three measures
for the consideration of the Convention,
pre:ient. for ward of r4oth. We would
prefer-to pre . .seut our uieasurea inTerion,
were it poss.ibJe, •
Pelf 10 ll* an d -Pre
, sented. to the icA4is - laturo.
• , JANUARY 3i.
,
r. Ac - E.v.tt, a memorial of thußennet
31onthly` Meeting. of OrogreSsive-:.friends,
asking the enacting oft!! law to prevent
thU rendition - of fugitive slaves. • -
Mr. MANN, one from, citizens of Pot
ter' cotitit . v Jri the repeal of the act of
April 20.,.185 - 8, regulating the sale of
in
toxicating lignnre, and also ,for the pas
sage of an aet to - prohibit the peddling:of
alcoholic, malt or brewed liquors within
this State. , • -
. Also, one' from the surveyors of Potter
county for au increase of pay.7heu on
road views. ' - . ,
Mr. Itouttpt. one -from :39 males and
„.
72 comities citizens of Wdyne township,
Armstrong ooutity ?. fora prohibitory liq
uor law.
The friends of Temperance in Wayne
township, ArinstrongGci., areof the true
stamp, we wish there were more such.—.-
[En. JoUItNAL.
Mr. B,A NISDF.I.L, one from citizens of
Venango c o unty pra'ying for an alteration
in the mode .of collecting State and Coun
ty taXCS.
Also. a petition of citizens of President
torinshin, Vena»go county, praying for a
reduction of taxes for school and building
purposes in said county. •
Good for 4 iVillbdon Akiairk.
In the House of Representatives on
the.2lst of of January, VA: note- the fol
lowing-proceedings :
Mr. FOSTER. offered the following
Re.iolurd, That five - thousand copies of
the report and actuitupanying documents
wade by the committee t) investigate the
condttion•a certain Banks, appointed by
the House of. Representativis at the last
session, be printed font he use' of the House.
After the Slime had been read,
Mr. GRATZ moved 6 - ) strike out 5,000
an d ; which was agreed to.
Mr. Wit,cox then inovtid to strike out
3,000 and nsert 2,000 in English' and
1,000 in Gcrumn ; which was agreed to:
And the cintstion reeur ing; the
1 1 Tonse agree to the resolution as amend.
ed?"
Mr. IVILLTs.rox temarked that they
had done nOthing 'r,o far Init cote appro.
priatinns for the pilaw. He yould,
therefore,. call, fur 'the yeas and nays;
which rrc ultedas flullows : Yeas, 31;
Nays, 58; air. Foster dodged.
As one of Mr Williston's constitr.
ents. we say well dune faithful servant.
Thou 'lnst.:commenced a good work, fol.
low it up, energetically and unceasingly.
There is no reason why the people should
be taxed to priitt what not , one
_in
thousand of them care to look at. Stop
the leaks iti the' Treasury, and decrea. , !e
the taxes: The people have paid them
cheerfully for many years, but that is nip
reason for requiring them to ;my them any
longer than the necessity lasts. Cut uti
these useless expenses, and repeal the tax
on Writs and Judgments. It seems to
us that Mr. roster.is,pretty often on the
- wren_ side of these financial questions.
What is the matter?
'Another word with You, Williston. Wa ,
there any uSe in consuming the time of
the House, with so many resolutitMs and
motions ab4ut the Legis/oCve Reemq?
On all subjee,s is,it nut letter to adopt
one plan, and their folioty that up on all
-proper occasions
Ciammunitati US.
bly . receive - more of his . jterriffie fuhnina ,
tiens.- - I have seen the:expression lliat a
man. Was "drunk With rage.'-' Not , ' if
Pope Cotter was in that condition 'y`then
he thiindered clime aWful boils against
Me and •the JOUIti;AL, will : retraet at
the return of reason. :`Hut. I believe rea
sor.
~has its scat bribe'. I:,Uinn, Consequent-
Where there -is. no hMin there cat] be
ne reason. Thus.according to - tnY!'
went;. that mail is always drunk. and 'What .
he says, writes. Mid prints,. should 'be en
tirely unheeded. P.
_
F.' the .Potter Jot sr
. .
Mn. Enrrptt.-- - I:have just been r' ead
ing Ycnr.cOmmentSuPon the article by
‘ A . Teacher," published in. the ./1 7 frilt, 7 rn
&norm t an 4 copied by you. •Youj very
naturally ; at tribute the :sayings. of "',due of
the Female Teachers" to some "tint'gilt.
less school-girl,"' and as I am whorl,' un-
Williog that any student should' Wier
unjustly-when in my power to prevent, I
fie) it a duty resting upon me to, speak
in plain ternmopon the subject.' A short
time. after the Institute closed,. laSt No
tember, Mr. 'Blake called at •Inv father's
house,'( whether II»• our spirituai li!r his
bodily benefit, I kraiw'itot), and introduc
ed the subject contained - in his iirtiole
relatiVe to our : ignoring Thanksgiving
Day. In the course of our touverSation.
1. in reply :6,pol:observed. "I know it
is a day set i pp by.Croverniir Itacker,
fur Tintultsgi'vmg.'! Mr. Blake: well
knows what called forth that retn.trk.—
and that it was made without the least
shadow of disreqect for the Gove6or or
his urdinances,—us well as he knows that
he has most grossly and willfully Miscon-
Stited the idea Which I conveyedi• The
" Why should we keep it for /am.l is ut
terly FALsE—ci - ery word of it. A man
who is so lust to all sense of dignity, hon.
or .and right---who-will stoop so htw as to
adopt such measures Icrobtain an' oppor
tunity to fling one.of his envious and,
slanderous do is at our County.ruperin
tooth:tit—lS truly an object of piti With
such a Teacher—aye, such al - Pt:chic
Teacher—.. what nta.ii be expetitd ' , of the
children ?" - A. J. SPA.4OII.D.
AL. WiilTr. ON I`BE. - SLAVE TTLADE.—
On Jaituary 31, 1859. )1 1 % Kiti; ore ,
U. loon Iti r diana, offer'ed a resaition in
the Muse in oppo.ilioli to the of
the Slave trttfile, and ninved thi n suspen
sion of the rnle. in order to take t he sense
of the [louse on-Ids - resolution, Wilielt mo
tion tea, 10:4, nearly every Dennirat, with
o ur tnewbor; voting a,gainst the !notion.
W ho, will dare to assert after fhia that
the loepfoeo party is not the nigger par
ty ?—LoriS; llitrPir Witichnitot.
• IrZs" If we as:..uttle the weighttif a horse
to ua 12 cwt., (,ays the Fer.
tiogrg ./ottrnot,) the whole jimittity or
blood will amount to ti. 4. quart ii, or I 6
pounds, of which {about 15 ( f ilar:, or 90
pounds, will flow from the 1011-ttlar vein
previouß.-to death.; althoutill lo,; of a
ouch stnaller quantity will soluetitnes de•
{,rise the at k in t irl of 1110. J
spuiql
wfii- WILL-You [ALCM?
Why will you neglect that distMse .which is
taking such deer root. and whiel gives con
warning by that hacking cough. ihat you are
fast ripening for eternity? Why encourage
that pain in r ifie side. the rai iu (It' blood,
those night sweats. or that difficult breathing..
which silently whisper in your ea'r that some
thing. most tie done to titre cola from the
. 4 -rare of the minsumpt i re? NVII tct., , 11 care
less;y by permitting tlrat disease tn, destroy
your health. and Mtsten you to the tomb from
whence no trai-e!er . ever yet Tettle i tteti?
SILENCE THAT, D REA D Fli 0:01.:G !
tir dead) mast carry you to yourlsilent grave.
Why delay white there is yet hope?
sumption is oansedd.iy impure lidmors of the
hlo,nl I...Mo.deposited in the cells is f the l-ogs.
Ilem•e, the lungs a , e like ix spring of water.
When roiled up by the dirt or nind, if deli.
water constatitly flows through 4the spriugs.
impuritiesor mud will be eetiveyled away by
the pure water davit SO With thr blood when
kept in a "dean or pure state; asiitconstimtly
flows through tbe„liuigs, it carries aw..y all
Hrrupt matter. and perfect health will be the
result.. From two to four Pills taken every
night. or every otlyty night, or vim ugh to keep
the bowels regular, will in a leasonable time
cure consumption The reason these pills are
used more than all Others, is because they are
while of purifying Veget,hles, itMl cleanse the
hddy from all corrupt, muter. and drive out
disease of every description. quilcker,and in a
milder way than any other Pills'
Dr.llorse's Indian Root Fills are sold
by all dealersin Medicines. -
NEW GOODS,
Low Prices
AND
FAVORApLETittIMN.
EXTRAORMiIARY IN,DUdEILIEIdS
TO
'Cash and Short-Tir e Buyers,
MIMI
EMPORIUM STORE!
LADIES AND GENTLEDIEN:
AM NOW RECEIVING I roy. second .W inter
Stock, Which etnbrAcesi almost everything
kept by the Country- Mcrchaut—
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, - 1' .!
•
HART)-ttiARE, •
• BOOTS S.; SHOES,
ItEADY-NIADE CLOTHING;
II T 8 S: IC A
crto (LIKE aY,.. Sze.;
. !
.311 of which I propose to lell fit . low figures,
for cash orapprolved credit. •
Call antteee 'our GOOD ' S . and PRI
CES. - Being tbankfulfOripast' fltvors,
hope to.be.able now to loffel. more favora
ble intili::ementS. t•YrEgBINS.
Coudersport, Feb. 1,i18j9.-25.
_cAtiii.g.t.lititrtiir l it6t ls .
_
Potter Co. Agricultural Society.
Ngni :1 7 .1 is hereby given, that the ANNUAL
MEETING of the Potter Count.) . Agriesl.
tural SOCiety will be held at the Court Batt
in the . Borcmgh of Coudersport, on MONDAy
*EVENING ,of- the •February Court, (Pelt 21 ,
1.81.9.) at which • time , the Election of ()m on
will take pinceolud such other business be
transacted as tatty be deemed accessary
visahle. A general attendance of those inte r ,
csted in the Agricultural prosperity ef .o i,
County is
-expected.
By Oreogit or BOARD or MANActm,
~.....
LIST. OF CAUSES,
FOR TB1:11. at February Term. 1853 1 4
the Court of Common Pleas af'Petter
County, Pa.
Jones, . ti. Bradlee,
Jones, '. - -tt ' Jackson t Item
8 - -. Lewis. -
(31 1 r:
a e r r u P te l :t e tt l
, t. rl er ' . , . - . " .
3 7 1. Shay..
K ,
et
- al. - .
Same, . • - " Gilbert, et al,
Johnson, • „ -." Ives. gar. orklarding.
Jones, .-- ". Bradlee , of al ' •
Lansing, " Ball;
Jones. • • " trot it Strait. .
Edwards, " Nichols. -
Joerg, i• Dodge.
Jones, " Jacbsem, -
Farnham, it Ives. gar. of Hardin,'
" Morley,
Owen, - 4, lies, gar. alluding.
Jones 4.° 13roiher, Lawton,
". Benton,
Horton, Sehoomier &Lesion
Clark, Stewarrlson Twp,
Jackson School Dist.," Rohnilmeher. -
Simmons &Lope, " S. -P. Lymaii,
Maynard, use of Ives, " Vyhartgn
Jones 4: Co.,;(1o. • sitme,
notinsville, do. " Sane.
May ' " Hensley,
Rooks, • Hopkins & Jones,l
H. 3. OLMSTED, ./.troiky.
Ilarch Appointments.
JACKSON,
Vijvsfcian,
jl,crrgfSt.linis,)
or ERIE CITY, PENS'A,
)fay lie consulted as follitwS—Frite of Clu t te,
COUDERSPORT, .PA.. Hotel"
:z:ttiarday . 1•26 & -.l3th.
INELLSBORO'. Pa.. "Stage_
Wednesday .t.t Tlt u rsday. Match 9th & lath.
WELLSVILLE. N. Y. il , iren's Iotel,"
kSiintlasi Feb'ri 1911) nth
INDIAN BOTANIC REMEDIES!
In treatineni of. di s eases of [lie LOGS and
FST 7 Liver; Stomach. flotrels, flart,Nervo.
Skin. Scrofula; Salt itheitin, Erysipelas, or
:111y:111d alI dil , earieS ariS;llZAOrikinliMre MOIL
F E '3l AI. F.: VC EA KS; S I DISEASI.S,
nr
Firms: a l so a ll ClinoNic or long
ilkestiies. hat e given Dr. JACESOS 11
ll'orld•rrair reputation. ,
INVALIDS SHOULD r..‘ Rh . : WELL THE
TIME, mid CALL. YAMS its possible. The time
is limited and the iippointments kill be rim.
;tidily kept ; I,: A uvv ., •
. _
If sick 'with nny CHRONIC diseases, do no!
drily; its time only tends
. 0 confirm and inn•
der a care more protracted and difficult.
Dr. Jackson make ex:intin:uiuns of the
Lungs and Cirt:s . r. by the use of: the
scopE, FREI: or-CuAta: -
1)1 . . Jackson will not prescribe without pmp•
pest of benefitting his patients. Co fate
pc , onises trill be made, or exper Fe incurred,
without. correiTundiii4: prospect ..frcCovery.
1)1'. .acksonaires not tear down to buildup
and uses nn ininer,ll poi..•nms ifi any ease.
Dr. Jackson. procures his medicine; fon
the wiblernesi of the Fir West, atialselyaad
Compounds them himself. -
J.o•kson. alt honk' payi ng aj , .cial atten•
don to Lest:. THROAT. Fs MALE
EASES. ulsii invites to consultations in iv.
disc.pies incident to the human
system. seeing Many thousand eases..evry
year. he LA well prepared to give an op Dion
as to the curability of any case.
He-NO CHARGE fOR:CONSULTATION.rOs
A. C, JAt..7KSitS. Indian Physioan, .
Post Unice address—.EßlE, Ps., BOS 222.
A STATEMENTof the FLUX/3.44 PFAIR S'y the
BOROUGH OF CQUIERSPORT ,
„Fur tit.e. Yvir 1.858:
EXPENDITURES :
For Clerk's Salary. $2O 00
For Clerk':: Extra Services, ;‘)
F(11' Printing, - - 12 25
For Riank 13ook.stt Static:inner, o'o
For Special Police CirclA day, 500
For Attorney Fees, • 390
For Pay of ilorinigh Auditors,. 300
For Balance due Treas. of '56,, 137
For Work on Streets & Cross
lags, and Plank for Cross
ings & Sluices, 23t; 72
l't
RECEIPTS:
From A. Rounsville, Collector
for 1857, $7 40.
From A. Itounswille, Collector
for 1858, . 599 80
From Wm. H: Ilydorn, County
Treasurer, I 9 00
From Circus LiCense, It 00
From N. Schoomaker, on no- .
count of C. .W. Johtison'a
Side-. Stalk 49-50
- $678 TO
Deduct Treasnrer's percentage
and bal. doe Treas. of 185 T, 1460 G 62 10
Excesß of Iteceipts over EsPenditares,_
said exyesS having been applied. to -----
the payment, of Borough Debts, $3:116
-•-
On the Ist of February. 1858, the MOD
TIES of the Borough, :15 reported hy . a Con.
mittee of tlfe Council, were as follows; -
Orders outstanding, X 554 08
Add Errors - since tdiseov'd; • 13t
SSSS-46
Due on Judgments,
Add for-Costs,
Total Debt, Feb. 1, 18.58,.
Deduct iivitilable Assets, as then re - - 30413
. ported,
Excess of )ebt over A ssets, v 09271
Fti . brugry 4ili, 1859. . -
Orders outstanding . VOA el 4
Due ou Judgments Costs, .39835 .
-Tot: ! Debt, - . 658 29
Deduct ,tivaiiable Assets,- -I 2 4?. 67
F t Neess of Thebt overavallahle Asse6p 5296
Beduetion if -Borough Liabilities, 439 3-0
'during:the year 1658, v
By orfier of Council. Stef
J..01,318TED,
4636 1
124'4
476, 4f
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