~ flit Uratocrat.
HARVEY HICKLER, Editor.
TUNKHANNOCKj PA.
Wednesday. Jnly?24, 1867.
FOR JUDGE OF TIIE SUPREME COURT,
GEORGE SHARSWOOD,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
RESOLUTIONS
or THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COHVHETIOS.
We the delegates of the Democratic party of Penn
tylrania, in General State Convention assembled for
the nomination of a candidate for Judge of the Su
preme Court, profoundly grateful to the Supreme
Ruler ot the Universe for the return of peace to our
beloved country, but deeply anxious on account of
the trials and delays which impede the complete res
toration and reunion of all the States, and apprecia
ting the dangers wh'ch still threaten the safety of
our political institutions, and the future peace, lib
erty and prosperity of the people
Resolved, I.That we steadfastly adhere lo the
principles ot civil government established by the
founders of the Union, and In the present conflict of
legislative ururp.ition with constitutional law, we
esteem a wise, upright, and fearless ju licinry the
great bulwark of public liberty and individual
right.
2. That the Union of the States ia perpetual, and
the Federal government supreme within its constitu
tional limits.
3 That representation in the Congress of the
Unite 1 States and in tbe Electorinl College is a
right, fundamental and indestructible in its nature,
and abiding in every State, being a dutj as well as
a right pertaining to the people in every State, and
essential to our republican system of government.—
Its denial is the destruction f the government it
self,
4. Each Stat* having, under the Constitution,the
exclusive right to prescribe the qualifications of its
own electors, we proclaim as a usurpation and an
outrage tbe establishment ot negro suffrage in any
of the States by the coercive exereise of federal pow
er, and we shall resist to the last resort the threat
ened measures of the leaders of the Republican par
ty to interfere by act of Congress with the regula
tion of the elective franchise in tbe State of Penn
sylvania.
5. We are opposed to any amendment of tbe Con
stitution of this State giving to negroes the right of
suffrage
6 That tbe failure of the tariff bill in the last
session of the late Congress, more than three-fourths
of whose members belonged ot the Republican party,
is an illustration ot their infidelity to their pledges
and their neglsct of their professions in relation to
tbe great industrial and financial interests of the
coun ry,
7 That the Rilica! majority in Congress, and
those wbo sustain them, have overthrown the Con
stitution, dismembered the Federal Union, and sub
verted republican government by a long series ot
usurpations, among which are the following :
Their denial of the right of States ot the Union to
representation in Congress.
Their treatment of ten States as subjugation prov
m ees, and governing them by military force in time
41 f peace.
Iheir enactment of laws denying indemnity for
arrest and falsa imprisonments made without au
tbority of law.
Their resistance of the authority of the civil tri
bunals, and their overthrow by the substitution of
military commissions for tho trial ot undefiei of
fenses.
Their efforts to destroy the Executive and Judi
ciary departments of the government, by threateuod
impeachment t control executive actien., and a pro
jected ''remodeling'' of the Supreme Court of the
United States to force obedience to Congressional
mandates.
Their rjection from their seats in the Federal Sen
ate and House of members duly ami legally chosen.
Their purpose of confiscation, as avowed by the
Republican leaders, in violation of the Declaration
of Rights ani other guarantees of Federal and State
constitutions tending, as it does, to destroy alt pro
tection to private property, advances them far on the
highroad to repudiation.
6. That a strict conformity, both by the Federal
and .State governments, by all powers, restrictions,
and guarantees, oscsnUioed in the Constitution of
the United States ; a rigtd nn<l wiso economy in the
administration of public affairs, and the election of
en pa ale, honest, and pc.ti lot ic men to office, are
moasures absolutely necessary to restore public oon
fi ieuco, to avert nationnl bankruptcy, and to Insure
the perpetuity of our free institutions.
'9. That the late Republican Legislature of this
State has distinguished itself by the number of its
unwise ana unconstitutional enactments. Some of
these laws have already ben judicially determined
to be unconstitutional ; others are inexpedient,
oppressive and fanatical, and the members who sus
tained them should he condemned Jby the people at
the po'ls.
10. That the power and success of the Democratic
party greatly depend on the character and efficiency
oi its newspaper press and that to give due force to
its ruefulness, this Convention earnestly request
-that in every county all the members of the Demo~
eraiic party should make vigorous efforts to increase
its circulation by giving it their individual patron*
age and support.
11. That the Democracy of Pennsylvania by their
representatives now assembled, hereby tender their
acknowledgement* and thauks to the Hon. George
W. Woodward in his retirement from the position
of Chief Justice of this Commonwealth, for the pure
and faithful, end able manner in which hr discharg
ed the duties of that exalted position,
12. That the candidate we this day present to the
SKiple of Pennsylvania for a place on the Supreme
ench of the State, is, in all respects worthy of the
confi lence ani support of all who arc in favor of an
enlighened, faithful and impartial admistration of the
laws.
gaT The Supplemental reconstruction
bill, which gives arbitrary powers to the
fivomilitary satraps at the South, passed
by the late fragmen tof a Rump of Con
gress, was promptly vetoed by President
Johnson, and as promptly passed again by
a two thirds vote. It is now recognized
as the law for the whiteslaves, South.
A re.fgn of terror exists in Mexico.
Twelve more imperial Generals have been
sbot. The blood-thirsty JEscobedo says
his motto is '<death to all strangers and
the mongral race of Spaniards, Indiana and
negroes,eho the ory.
Santa Anna tas eot bcea shot as was
reported, but it is thought that he will be.
CROWDED.— -Our space for general news
end reading matter, has for soma time past,
been a little crowded by advertising. Af
ter ur next issue, when the Democrat will
be somewhat enlarged, we hope to be able
<o give more general reading matter, besides
devoting a column to the Farm, the Gardeo,
and the Kitchen. If our proposed enlarg
ment does not suffice for this purpose, we
shall be obliged to get smaller type or make
up in quality what we lack in quantity of
matter.
WHAT HAY YOU I
One more paper closes the present
(6tb) volume of the Democrat. At the
beginning of the 7th rolnme we ptopote
to enlarge and otherwise improve it .Will
oar friends aid as by sending as the names
of good and responsible subscribers ? Oar
list should be increased in the County,. at'
least one third—if not doubled. We have
not time to visit men personally, and solic
it subscriptions. Many heads of families
we are certain, would take the paper, if
the matter was brought to their attention.
By "good and responsible subscribers,"
we mean tho3. who are able and willing to
pay for the paper, and not those alone,
who have the most property. The best
and most reliable men are those who strive
to pay their debts. Many of our most
prompt —paying subscribers are those who
own but little property ; but are not con
tent to grope tbeir way through life, in ig
norance of the every-day occurrences in
their own county. Nor are they willing
that their families should grow up in Egyp
tian darknes9 in this 19th century.
We do not ask nor expect the people of
tbe county to sustain the Democrat , for
our profit alone. We ask it for the suc
cess of Democratic principles, tne estab
lishment of good government, the en
lightenment of the people and pros
perity of the country. If we looked to our
own pecuniary profit, only, we should seek
it io other than the journalistic fields. —
We claim that every subscriber to our
paperjreceives an'equivalent, and more, for
tbe money paid for it. We are too poor
to furnish it at a less price than $2,00 per
year. We believe that there is no family
in the county, that is too poor to take at
least one copy— and -pay for it. If there
are any such, upon being convinced of the
fact, if they will take our paper and read it,
we will furnish it to them for one year at
least—gratuitously. So much, we will
bestow, in charity. But from others, we
shall and and do expect pay for it. We
hope we are understood.
Will our friends send us the names of
paying subscribers ? —lf not convenient
to forward the money at the time—any
time within six months will do. Let our
friends enlarge the list of subscribers, and
we promise that the paper shall be corres- ,
pondingly enlarged and improved.
What say you, reader?
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STATESMANLIKE.—A great many people
at tLis day do not seem to know what
Statesmanship is ; but by pondering the
following definition, taken from that loyal
publication, the Albany Journal , they
may learn something to their advantage.
The editor says:
"Mr. Wilson— always practical and
slutesma/ilike —introduced into the Senate
a plan which appears to us calculated to
meet the case exactly. It is to vacate the
civil office* of the South, and put the differ
ent Statetyinder the control of the military,
who may either re-appoint as their subor
dinates those already holding positions, or
select others in their places.''
Thank you, sir, for teaching us what is
practical and statesmanlike.. It is to turn
all men out of office whom the people have
put io, and to put ten States and eight
millions of people under the government
of shoulder straps! This i modern
statesmanship, and what leading Republi
cans defend as "practical."
WHAT SOMEBODY SAW. —The following
extract from an exchange will apply, we
are afraid, to more places than the one in
which the scene is located : "I have seen a
woman, professing to love Christ more
than the world, clad in a silk dress costing
$75; making up and the trimmings of
same, S4O ; bonnet $35 ; velvet mantle
$l2O, diamond ring, $500; watch, chain,
pin and other trappings, $300; total $l,lOO
—all hung on one frail, dying woman. I
have seen her at a meeting in behalf of
homeless wanderers in New York, wipe
her eyes with an expensive embroidered
handkerchief at the story of their sufferings
and when the contribution box came round,
take from a well filled portemonnaic, of
costly workmanship, twenty.fioe centt, to
aid the society formed to promote their
welfare. "Ahl" thought I, "dollars for
ribboons and pennies for Christ."
The Rads have things so arranged
now that nearly all of the Ruropero are
cogaged during the intervals, between ses
sions in investigating one thing or another
in every nook and corner of the country.
It is an excellent plan to enable them to
travel about and see the country at the
public expense, to dispense the public
funds to their friends and relations as
clerks, secretaries, and contractors, and to
enable tbem to draw extra pay from the
Federal Treasury. During Demociatic
administrations the sessions of Congress
were always cut off short; no extra pay
was taken; committees did not sit perpet
ually or travel about the country all sum
mer ; bnt every member went home at the
end of the session and attended to hie own
private "business until the Constitution again
required public action from him. Times
have sadly changed, however, and the sad
dest reflection i that men have changed,
with tbem.
New England papers are now filled
with advertisements from the South, re
questing the return of stolen private prop
erty. There is one in which S3OO is of
fered for the return of a silver communion
service, taken by the 'loyal' puritan, and
perhaps now in use in some Northern
church. None were inore loyal than the
New Englanders during the war, as is evi
denced by the amount of stolen property
ip.tbe bub of morality and honesty.
. .. The Cost et Monarchy.
The South iajhpw governed by its five
raonarchs—each having, on ac average,
two former States. It' i*<-not. alone tbe
.Southern people* ho pay in taxes for the
support o! these (/rand monarques and
their extensive aed imposing standing ar
mies. The Northern people pay for the
, most of it. We of the North have more
of the wherewith to pay, and hence we do
pay.
Mr. Dan Sickles, one of the petty Mon;
archs, writes be "can't maintain law and
order, if Mr. Stanberry's construction of
Five Monarchy Bill shall stand," It also
appeals that Danielss,out of menev, and
that he will spend in bis own district, jhft.
full $500,000 that the bogus Congress ap
propriated for the entire expenses under
the bill in all the districts.
The Nutional Intelligencer says :
"Congress appropriated $500,000 to de
fray the expense of registration under the
military reconstruction acts. It is estima
ted by some that this will fall far short of
the actual expense ; for we hear it stated
that a single militajy department in the
South has 300 boards of registration. —
There are five departments, and 1,500
boards in all. They have already held
their sessions for weeks, and will hold
them for months to come, each member yets
eight dollars a day . Estimating ten mem
bers upon each board, including all the
runners and attendants, and 300 boards to
each of the five monarchies, and we have
a daily expense of one hundred and twen
ty thousand dollsrs for these boards alone."
Eight dollars a day for an Election Reg
ister is good ! But then, it is not likely
the Registers get it all. The pockets of
the five Monarchs must be lined. It is es
timated the registration alone will cost lhe
taxpayers FORTY-FOUR MILLIONS
per annum!
Thirty tyrants once ruled Athens, and
they thought themselves secure —sustained
as they were with troops. The people fi
nally arose in their might, and, under
their great leader, Pisistratus, sent them
adrift. The people of this country must
act through the ballot box.
Mrs. Suratt.
Even the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
admits there is great doubt as to tbe guilt
of the unfortunate woman who was murder
ed at Washington two years ago,and whose
doom was then by loyal folks thought a
just one. Even tne Bulletin is shocked
at the story which is just now put in circu
lation that David Hunter's bloody tribunal
formally recommended to the President to
commute Mrs. Suratt's punishment, and
that their recommendation was suppress
ed and withheld from Mr. Johnson. He
never saw it or heard of it. Who sup
pressed it! Who withheld it? These
questions must be answered. Ihe milita
ry Commission was a device of the war de
partment. The War department must
know all about it Let it speak. One
other witness there was, but his lips are
are sealed. The ooze of the bottom of the
Hudson covers him. This was Seward's
friend Preston King. He it was, who in
the dark interval between Mrs. Suratt's
sentence and execution, kept guard at the
White House. He repelled the weeping
daughter. He denied all aecess to the
Executive. And the day of doom came,
and the bolt was drawn and the manacled
woman fell "six feet" and died with a bro
ken neck or congested brain ; and a tew
weeks later tbe man who barred the gates
of mercy, threw himself off a Jersey City
ferry bort, and with loaded pockets and a
conscience burdened, sank to tbe bottom
of tbe river. But Uolt and Stanton still
live to tell what became of the recommen
dation to mercy I—Age.
SIVGCLAR ACCIDENT.—E. N. Willard,
Esq., one of our most prominent lawyers
was injured in a singular manner on Thurs
day afternoon while sitting in his office
It seems that our worthy Chief-of-Police,
Koesler, came into the office to transact
some business, carrying in a pocket made
for the purpose his weapon of defence, a
revolver. In sitting down, the arm or
back of the chair, it is supposed, must
have struck the hammer of the pistol,
which in turn pressed the cap, and the
weapon went off, the hall lodging in the
calf of the leg of friend Willard, producing
a painful wound. He was taken home in
a carriage, his wound dressed, and we
leafa that be is getting aiong well.-Seran
ton City Journal.
WHAT THE PEOPLE WOULD SAVE.-The
following shows what the people of the
United States would save by paying off
the National Debt now, in greenbacks, in
stead of waiting ten years, and then doing
it. The interest is $180,000,000 a year.
The State and local taxation on the bonds
which is now lost, amounts to about $60,-
000,000 a year. Thus, the interest for one
year is $180,000,000. The taxes saved
for that time are $600,000,000. —Adding
the two together, we have the nice, com
fortable saving for the people in taxes, of
$2,400,000,000 in the short 6pnce of ten
years. This would be at the rate of SBO
saved to each man, woman and child in
the whole country, or about SSOO, on an
average, to each family. Those who want
Pi havejthis saving, will demand that the
debt be paid now in legal tender green
backs.
"A CoPFEERHEAD SPEECH." —A good
joke was perpetrated at the Fair Gronnde,
Carlisle, on the 4th of July celebration.—
A young man from one of the rural dis
tricts, who had, it seems, given more at
tention to politics than he had to the his
tory of his conntrv, stood near to Prof.
Gillelen as he read the Declaration of In
dependence. After listening attentively
for some minntes, he turned away in dis
gust, and said to an acquaintance—"do you
know who that man is who i 6 making that
copperhead speech?" llis friend con
vulsed with laughter, told him it was not
a speech but the Declaration of Indepen
dence he had been listening to. Onr rural
Radical walked off without saying a word
in reply, but his countenance indicated
that he was not at all pleased with Thom
as Jefferson's sentiments.
Important Statements Ceneemln* the Case
,of Mr*, Surratt.
A Washington evening paper says that
nothing new to the active and well
poifted friends of Mrs. Surratt that a por
tion of the commission which tried her,
signed a paper recommending the commu
tation of her sentence of death to impris
onment for life. The history of the mat
ter is nearly as follows. After har coun
sel had concluded the argument in Mrs.
Suratt's behalf, the Judge-Advocate ■ Gen
eral (Mr. Holt) approached him and said
"although you ami I may differ an to Mrs.
Surratt's .innocence, I wish to say that
your effort has made a decided impression
upon the Court;" when it came to make
up its findings, six of the members—Gen
erals Hunter, Ekin, Keutz, Foster, Tomp
kins and Clendenin—were opposed to the
death sentence. The Assistaut Judge-
Advocate, Hon. John A. Bingham, argued
the case in the absence of her counsel, and
to use. General Hancock's own expression,
.'There was plenty of discussion on the
subject. Books and papers and authori
ties were sent for, and finally the court
passed the sentence. But before leaving
the table around which they were seated
this paper was drawn up and signed by
the generals named. The authority for
this statement is most reliable.
This gives something of a clue to the
great haste in the execution. The Com
mission had determined on her murder,
and yet doubted her guilt, and to clear
their own skirts, signed for her commuta
tion, and then hurried her out of existence
befoie t lie President could get hold of their
proceedings.— Jeffersonian.
••Reconstruction."
The negroes in the South are rapidly
"reconstructing" the country after their
own fashion, bv committing rapes, robber
ies and murders in all parts. In James
county, North Carolina, three negroes re
cently robbed the bouse of Reeves Foscue,
and afterwards murdered Mr. Foscue, bis
wife, bis daughter, and liis two grandchil
dren. One young woman escaped and
gave the alarm, and the Sheriff of Newbern
with a posse, ha 3 gone in pursuit of the
murderers.
In New Orleans, a few days ago, a huge,
black negro entered a street car, and sat
down iu the lap of a white lady. A gen
tleman present knocked the negro down,
w hen a mob of blacks rushed in aud clear
ed the car.
In all of our exchanges that dare to tell
the truth, we have accounts of occurrences
similar to the above. Rapes upon white
women and the mueder of children are
prominent in the list of crimes committed
bv the "Freedmen." In Memphis, Tenn.,
nine negro babies were found in one well,
having been thrown there by their inhu
man mot hers, who were too indolent to
take care of them.
Tt was once contended by the Radicals
—then the Know Nothings —that no for
eigner should vote until he had been
twenty-one years in this country, because
be had been reared in ignorance of repub
lican principles. And yet they have now
conferred political and social equality upon
the black semi-savages of the .South.
TERRIBLE OUTRAGE IN TEXAS.— A
TOWN BURNED BV NEGRO TROOPS. —The
town of Brenham, iu Washington county,
Texas, was recently burned by negro sol
diers. The aflair occurred as follows :
At a private ball given ly the young
men of the town, the officers of the negro
troops stationed in the vicinity, brought in
five negro wenches, and misted that they
should be allowed to dance in the quadrille.
The young men protested, as it was a pri
vate ball, but the officers insisted, and the
white ladies attempted to leave the room,
when they were insulted by the officers.
A fight ensued, and the officers and their
negro partners weie obliged to leave. The
next day the colored troops turned the
business part of tlm town, and warned the
whites to leave. The next day they burn
ed the court house and the churches, agaiD
warning the whites to leave, and soon after
destroyed every building in the town. —
Nothing but blackened ruins remain to
mark the spot. This information was
brought to Patterson, New Jersey, by
Mr. McAusland, a highly respected citizen,
who formerly resided in that place. lie
had just returned from Texas, and states
that it is nothing uncommon to see eleven
negroes and one white man in the jury
box there. "Every day negro outrages
occur, and there is no longer safety for
man, woman or child," — Ex,
TAXATION. —Quite a'rumpus was raised
in the Rump at Washington, the other
dav, by a loyal member named Wash
burne, of Indiana, who offered a resolu
tion declaring "that the burthens of the
"Government should be borne equally;
"that taxation should be in proportion to
"property ; that exemption of any materi
al portion of the wealth of the country
"from its due proportion of taxation is
"wrong, unjust, and should be avoided ;
"and that to carry out these views, the
"right to tax the bonds of Government
"shonld be given in any future system of
4 funding bonds." The resolution was
laid over under the rules, and we presume
it is the last we will hear of it, unless some
friend of the people calls it np. We im
agine we can hear every loyalist cursing
Washburn an 4 rehearsing his 7-30 per
cent, soliloquy.
Miss ANN SURRATT. —The Washington
correspondent of the N. Y. Sun. in a no
tice of the Surratt trial at Washington,
savs:
The most sorrowful countenance to be
seen among the orowds that daily flock to
the Conrt is that of Miss Sunratt, the pris
oner's sister, who is generally seated near
him. The only thing that could make one
wish that the prisoner would not be found
guilty is the sight of that sad female face,
on which great sorrow has fixed its endu
ring stamp. The death of her mother has
cast over her life a shade the darkness of
which cannot be removed in this world.—
She appears more nervous as to the result
of the trial than any ore else. Poor girl,
her lot must be bard to bear.
OBITUARY.
ASA KEELED who died at Keelersburg,
on the 10th inst., of whose death
was given by ns last week, was in
respects a remarkable man, and deserves
more than the passing notice then given.
From a brief memoranda, made by himself
a short time before bis death, we gather
the following facta in relation to his early
history which we give as nearly in his own
wnrds as consistent with our abreviation
oft hern. "My father's name," says the
"writer, '.was Paul Keeler, who was in the
"Revolutionary war —a trumpeter in Shel
don's Light norse. I was bom at Ridg
"field, Fairfield County, Conn., on the Ist
"day of October, 1780. In 1785 went to
learn the business of saddle and harness
"making, at North. Salem, Westchester
"County, N. Y- In March, 1798, came
"into Susquehanna, (then Luzerne) Coun
"ty, on foot, and returned in one .month.
"In April 1802, came to reside in Penn
sylvania. Worked at trade as journey
man, at Danville, Wilkes Barre and Great
"Bend* Was married te Betsy Raman at
"Great Bend, in 1807. In Fall of that
"year we moved down the river in a canoe.
"First bought the property owned by the
•'late Consider Townsend. In 1809 bought
"the property where I now reside—at that
"time there were only 6ix acres cleared—
"with a log house on it. llave followed
' farming, tavern keeping, milling, saddle
"and Ilarness-makipg and store-keeping ;
"all of which proved profitable. Was ap
pointed Post Master Jan. 23d, 1812, for
the Kecler's Ferry Post offLe. Name of
"office was afterwards changed to North
"moreland, and again changed to Keelers
"burg."
Mr. Keeler, at his death, probably held
the oldest dated- commission as Post Mas
ter, of any man in the State, if not in the
United States. Having been appointed
during President Madison's first terra, he
held the office, under every successive ad- j
miuistration, up to the present —a period ,
of more than fifty-five years! The duties
of the office were always performed with
the strictest regard to the rights of the
pubHc, and the interests of the Government.
Among the memorandums above re
ferred to. we find some maxims and rules
of conduct—which though intended for
the instruction and guidance of his children
will be found full of wisdom to all. We
give them in his own language.
"I have always made it my rule to pay
all debts that I made, promptly; and nev
er to make any debts, without dearly as
certaining that I could pay them. Have
always considered it rather dangerous to
run into debt without great caution. AH
persons are liable to untorseen difficulties,
cares and disappointments of various
kinds "
Addressing himself to bis children, he
says:
"It is my wish and desire, that you use
every means in your power to keep and
cultivate Peace Friendship in your several
families. By so doing the God of Heav
en will smile upon you and make your path
easv.
Comfort each other in affliction and
trouble for friends at such times are real
and valuable.
Yon all have duties to perform to your God
vour Country & each other. Let them be
performed correctly. By all means avoid
all bad practices ; such as tattling, quar
reling and mischief-making. Cultivate
peace, and counsel the afflicted at all
times. Inquire into the cause of the diffi
culty, then judge slowly. Before deciding
hear both sides.
11 v all means avoid the cause whereby
jealousy may arise
Be kind, and treat yonr families with re
spect. Teach your children good behav
ior; and see that they practice it. Sho'd
they do wrong, persuade them to do better.
Keep their faults at home and not expose
them to an ungenerous people. Endeavor
to make them respectable, comfortable and
happy. I recommend persuasion rather
than harsh treatment.
I most earnestly entreat you to avoid
all law-suits. I have known many persons
in affluent circumstances to be reduced to
poverty, shame and disgrace, by long and
tedious lawsuits. The wigaet s often the
loser.
Attend strictly to your own business
and let others alone.
Keep a still tongue —and when used, let
it he done with consideration, caution and
judgment.
Think twice bcfoie speaking once.—
Look well to your own faults, and you will
Dot sec the faults of others"
Want of time and space forbids us to
continue these extracts, which embrace
most points in the social and political rela
lions of life. The writer says at the close :
'il shall shortly leave yon, in an un
friendly world. And I most earnestly ie
quest you to exercise all the cautiou and
forbearance in your power. Prepare for
the world to come. And may the God of
Heaven bless you !"
SOMETHING FOR PARENTS TO CONSIDER
Children and Newspapers. A child
beginning to read becomes delighted with
a newspaper, because lie reads of names ]
and things which aie very familiar, and he
will make progress accordingly. A news
paper in one year, says an eminent teach
er, is worth a quarter's schooling to a child,
and every father must consider that snb
stantial information is connected with his
advancement. The mother of the family,
being one of the heads,'and having a more
immediate charge of the children, should
herself be instructed. A mind occupied
becomes fortified against the ills of lite,
end is bracd for any emergency. Chil
dren amused by reading or study, are, of
course, considerate and more easily govern
ed. How many thoughtless young men
have spent their energies in a tavern or
grogshop, who ought to have been reading!
flow many parents who never spent twen
ty dollars for books for their families would
gladly have given thousands to reclaim
a son or daughter who bad ignorantly and
thoughtlessly fallen into temptation.
The New York Post considers the pres
ent system ot taxation, internal and exter
nal, needlessly oppressive ; that it wrongly
favors the capitalist at the expense of the
workman; and that the rectification of lbs
wrong is the "ne*t great question."
ROSS, MILLS &CO,
Corner Tioga and Warrgn Street*,
TUNKHANNOCK, PENN'A;
Are uow opening a large ateeko
Hardware,
•neb at
V
IRON, STEEL & NAILS,
Faints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Var
nishes, Turpentine, Benzine, Nail
Rods, Building Hardware, Mechan
ics Tools, Wooden Ware, Brushes of
all kinds, Cutlery, Shovels, Seives,
Lamps, Lanterns, Oil Cloth, Rosin,
Ropes, aiso Hatchets, wrenches Ac.
HARNESS MAKERS HARDWARE,
Buckles, Japanned Buckles, Silver plated.
Bitts of every kind, llames, Iron Pad
Trees, Saddle Trees, Gig Trees, Girtk
Web, worsted and Cotton, Thread, Silk
Awls, and needles, Halter Chains, Trac*
Chains, &c. Ac.
PAINTS AND OILS,
SPERM, AND LUBRICATING OILS
ALSO
CROCKERY,
GLASS,
WOODEN AND
WILLOW WARE
WINDOW and PICTURE frames,
GLASS OF ALL KINDS.
Wails and Hand-Rakes at
wholesale and retail.
All of which have been
SELECTED WITH GREAT CARE,
and expressly for this market, and
all they ask is an examination ol the
goods to satisfy all of the truth of
what we say. Remember the place.
ROSS, MILLS Co.
Tnnk. Pa. May 29th, 1867.
JUST PUBLISHED.
NEW WORK ON SINGING.
BASSINI'g
IWEITT MINI: mm
IN FORM OV
SOLFEGGIOS EOH SOPKA.YO 071
MEZZO SO T7iA.VO VOICES,
INTENDED AS
Studies to acquire the Art of Singing
"These exercises were composed to be used simul
taneously with his syrtem, "THK ART or Sisaise,"
or with any other method for the cultivation of the
voice, and will take the place of CONCONE'S SOL
FEGGIOS ; being more melodious and better adapt
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'•Some of these exercises are specially beautiful
as well as useful, a mingling of the dulce el utile
which secures the interest as well AS the improve
ment of the student. The various styles ieveloped
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intelligence and the appreciation, and at the same
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Upon the minute accuracy with which these are Ac
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the other hand, a close and patient investigation,and
a minutely and faithful execution of them will give
unexpected power and facility, and open to the
student the means and resources by which great
artists produce their most brilliant and profound ef
fects. — Walton's Art Journal.
In HH'O Volumes.
Price, each, in Boards, Retail, 92 00-
do. do, in Cloth. Retail, 290
A Sample Copy sent by Mail, post paid, on receipt
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