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OLD SEllIES,  VOL.  31.
HUNTINGDON,  PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28,  1863.
NEW SERIES, VOL.  4,  NO.  8.
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A VIEW AFTER THE ELECTION.
0. N. Worden, Ksq., tlio officient antj Rontlcmanly trnnsoribinp cleric in the Son¬ ato, f;ivcs the fnllo-wina description of the RccncB enacted iminediately after the cleo¬ tion of thc United States Senator at Har- risbuff;. Of course, tho rebel .sympathiz¬ ing editors in thi.') Stato will contrndic them, but nevprtholcR.s they are literally true, and a good denl worse than depicted here. ¦ Evary Pennsylvanian and lover of his oountry will mourn over this sad re¬ sult:
"A visit to thc public houses around town, after thc election, nnd a sight ofthe beings transported hither to "regulate tho Doinocrnoy" wns not very flattering to tho successful nominee, 'to his party, to our country, or to the immaculate 'white race.' Never havo I seen so villainous and intox¬ icated a set of men together. Pockets were picked by t)ie dozen. Dead drunk in barroom aud sitting room—dead drunk on chairs, .lofas, boards, floor.i.and sido-w.ilks —dead drunk in chnmbers and cellars nil night—compelling tho littlo colored boot¬ blacks t J clean tlioir feot for nothing— swearing how "mean their whisky was af¬ ter election, and chnmpaignfi before elec¬ tion"—in a word, a mass of tho most nb- nndaned nnd wretched of the wellclothod of our kind, blockcyed,, bloated, bruised from encounters even with Ingerbeer wo¬ men—such were they who somo ono im¬ ported here to threaten nnd overawe tho representatives of Iho whulo Stato ! After such exhibitions of Philndelphia persons nnd tactics, our conntry people desiro not to have thc Stat$ [louse any nearer that cily.
This election is nn iiuprcssire leaaon to our party. The least combined effort last fall, would have given us tho State Ticket, Congress nnd Legislature. May this war¬ ning bo effective—next fall, not only— but over after, that wo must labor to carry uul uur vte'wa 'uy iiic eicultull ui our own men, nnd never despair or grow wrary or careless.
Gen. Cameron h,i8 many warm personal friends here nmong tbo Democratic party, who would like to see him again in thc U. S. Senate, as the best for the Stata, on tho wholo, of nny man. But among ths mem¬ bers were nono such whoso partr zeal and fear were not paramount to their convio¬ tions of tbe general good.
A Lahoe Sell.—Tho Williamsport Gazette says that for sonic timo past an in¬ sane man, named Sidcl, had been staying about Williamsport. Ilis peculiar hallu¬ cination is that hc owns everything, and tinoo his sojourn here ho has aold at pub¬ lio auolioD, peremptorily and without res¬ ervation, tbe properties of Judge Maynard, Judge Armstrong, I<\ C. Campbell, Ksq., all the railroad buildings, tho West Branch Bank, and tho Uniied States Hotel, Perk Hotel, onehnlf of the borough of MuDcy, &o , ke.
Yesterday morning an artillery company about one hundred und thirty strong came in on tbo train from tho north, and Sidel happening to bo at thc depot, stopped for¬ ward at once and informed tha men that « good breakfast wns awaiting them nt tho United States and Parke's hotels. Of course, tho soldiers took it for granted that •II was right, and promptly fell into line, ond marched down town with Slidcl at their head. On reaching Parke's hotel, Blidol turned enough iii tbcro to fill tho principal office, and then led tho rest to tbe United States hotel, and direoted them to call for whatever Ihey wanted. On ar¬ riving at tho botels, tho military diaoovcr¬ ed tbe "sell," good'humorcdly aoknawl- edged tho com, and promptly skedaddled for the depot, where they had a hearty langh over their parade and anticipated warm breakfast.
tSf Folltenesg goes a great ways.— Henry Ward Beccher saya an impudent clerk can do almost aa much injury to a «tore aa tbe iMgleot pf th* proprietor to kdvertiM.
THE HORRORS OF SOUTHERN IN- STITUTIONS. Under this'hcnd tho Troy Times prints a letter from Mnry F. Clark, in support of the statements of Gen. Butler, ns to tho horrors of Southern aociety. The Times vouches for Mrs. Clark, whoso position nnd character afford sufficient guarantee of her truthfulness. We condense thc fol¬ lowing atatement from her letter :
"I onco resided in South Cnrolina; re¬ turned to my Northern homo but two years beforo the present rebellion. I was governess for six years in tho fnmily ofthc son of exGov. Richardson. While there I vraa told by Col Richardson's own white daughters sii I know of tho degrnrtntion occasioned by slavery. I desired to tell ils most degrading features to thosc whom I have so often henrd advopating a contin¬ uance of negro slavery; but I dared not, for the fact.i sccincd too indelicate for a female to publi.sh. But, sir, these nro re¬ markable times; and should I hold my peaoe, even the very stones would cry out; for slavery is a wrong to tho planter's slave and to thc planter's daughters."
Referring to Oen. Butler's statement, that a Judgo of New Orleans debauched his daughter, and then married her to a slave, she says:
"I wish to stato that it is thc custom of tbo South Cnrolina aristocracy for fathers to have criminal intercourse with their own daughters. Col. Richardson had four boautiful daughters, two of whom yielded to his hellisb porsunsiocs. The tbird onc had for four years refused to listen to the baso propositions of her father. Ilo haun¬ ted her from room to room, unlil in very anguish of spirit sho carae tn my room and hid her face in my lap, nnd told ino all hor nwful trial. I could not bolievo the ohild; but she told mc it was true—thnt her fa¬ ther would give hor no peaeo. lie seemed dcterniincd to gratify his hellish lust. He would come to her Kcdsido when she was suffering from sick hendacho, and nttempt to tako improper liberties with her person. Sho begged mo to cnmo and sit with her in her room whenever she was confined to her bed, because she was nfraid of her own father, who had ruined two of her sisters.
"She said that one day hisr cousin Ca¬ milla came to visit thero. She told her cousin how her father had behaved fortho four years pnst towards her, hoping hor cousin Camilla would strengthen her. But Camilla had been ruined by her own fnlh¬ er, years before, when ehe was young, and dared not be woman enough to refuse ber father anything ho might wish. Hor nd¬ vlce to her cousin JIary wns this—"Die before you yield."
"This is tho effect of the institution of slavery. Some may aay thoy cannot ace how slavery is responsible for thesa fa¬ mily evils of which Ocn. liutler speaks, and of which I affirm. Thc secret is just boro : Frotn very intimacy the planter's soos are gratificil in everything they de¬ sire. I could tell you some startling facts of the boyhood of thos? planter's sons— facts communicated by Col. Richardson's own white daughters—but I forbear.— From youth to manhood thoy go on, grat¬ ifying every lu.'t, simply bccauso tho in¬ stitution of human bondage puts it in their power to do so ; when they becomo fath¬ ers of black and whita children, nil must bc sacrificed to their overgrown lust. Shall not tho prayers of the fnir dsughtors of South Carolina bc heeded ? Shall not this evil, slavery, bo rooted from our .land?"
The Rebel Losses.—"fhe Richmond Dispatch thus estimates the rebel lo.'ses from thc cap'ure of Port Donolson :
Our losa in killcd and wounded at Fort Donelaon may bo roughly estimated at 3,- 500 ; at Roanoke antl on the North Caro¬ lina coast, 900; at Klkhorn, 3,500; at Shiloh, 10,000; ut Williamsburg, Seven Hoes, and before Richmond, 20,000 ; in tbe valley of the Shenandoah, 5,000 ; nt Cedar Run, 1,200; at tbe 2d battla of Manassas, 6,000; at Boonston and Cramp- ton Oaps, 4,000 ; nt Shorpsburg, 10,000 ; at Parryville, 3,000, and 5,000 for those who havo fallen at outposts, in skirmishes, ke. Theso 6gures added together, make the enormous tum of 75,000 ! Of tbis number it would bo safe to aay that one- tbirtl or 25,000 are now in their graves having either bocn killcd outright or died from their wounda. Quite ag many—pro¬ bably more—hava died from sickness. To thia ahould bs added 25,000 more for the maimed and whoso health has been ruined for life. Thus our losses in ten months of the present year may bo estimated at 75,- 000 men, who have either perished or have been disabled. If the wholo truth were known it would probably reach 100,- 000 by the end of the year, for the deaths from disease in the hospitals, in camp and at home, generally rxoDod those in battle. For every year the war is oontinued we mutt expeot our easaalties to bo os heavy RR they hava been tho preaent.
SNOW—ITS USES.
Every farmer is awnre of the faot, that soils well covered with anow .during tho winter, aro improved for tho next ycar'a crop. Thia improvement arises from a variety of causes, but they may be ex¬ plained, in groups, by familiar illustra¬ tions.
Snow acts as a muok, nnd like a coating of straw or litter, materially improves thc soil, and for the same rensons. Snow oc¬ cupies more space than water, and is therefore moro porons, permitting the henvy goaes held by the atniosphero to pass through it into tho soil. It is also capablo of holding large quantities of theso gases untii ic begins to melt, when they aro carried into the soil in solution, giving to thc water the powcrof dissolving larger portions of inorgnnic matler to feed plants. Snow being imbued by atmosphere is an excellent nonconductor of heat, and while it prevents thc colder ntniosphero of winter from freezing and disorganizing tho vegetable organisms, it at tho samo time prevents tho escape of tho internal heat of the earth, leaving the soil free to re¬ ceive gases and fluids even in tho winlcr. As tho anow molls in tho spring, it passes generally too slowly into tho soil to com¬ pact it, and permits new portions of gaaca to bo received from tho atmosphere na older onca are carried into the soil in so¬ lution. It also prevents winter rains from compacting thc soil, preventing rain drops from coming into direct contact. In more northern climates snow ia the equalizer of seasons, by protecting the crops from the colderatmosphercduring the winter. Kven the polar benr seeks protection from the inclemency of tho weather, by burying himself under the snow, and the Esqui¬ maux Indian has a comfortablo shelter in his winter tenement of anow.
Grass and grain crops are often protect¬ ed by heavy coverings of snow, while thoso frnm which tho snow has drifted aro often injured. In eity enclosures, where portions of grass plots are heavily covered with snow, and other portions left bare, the growth of grass the following apring and summer clearly indicates the benefits arising from thc covering.— Working Fdr¬ mer.
A STARTLINO CONFESSION.
Mordecai Paine, a saddler doing busi¬ ness on South Ninth street, says tho Phil¬ adelphia Press, was called home from hia workshop on Saturday tnorning by a mes¬ senger, who brought the melancholly in¬ telligcnco tbnt his wife, Barbara, hati tak¬ en araonio for the purpose of committing auicido, nnd was then at thc point of death. He hastened to tho bedside and found her in more agony of mind than of body. Sho declared that there was something on her raind which sho wished   to confess beforo
SENATORIAI ELECTIONS.
On Tuesday laat the Ponnsylvania Leg¬ islature olected Charlea A. Buckalew Uni¬ ted Statea Senator for the term of six yoara from the 4th of March next, vioe Hon. David Wilmot, whoso term of ser¬ vice thon expires. Of Bucknlew's pro¬ clivities wo know littlo beyond tho fact ho ia devoted to tlie party which latterly haa been faat drifting on the ahorcs of traitor- iam. Frank Hughes was the candidate of the ultra traitora, but it seeira some ofthe party wero not yet prepared to take the fi
her departure, with the hope of obtaining | nal plunge.    It is somo   consolation   that his forgiveness.    Mr.   Pnine,   with great   he was defeated
A Patriot's Prayer.—Many years ago, on a well remembered occasion, when the Union wasjust undergoing ono ofthe tests which threatened to rend it in twain, Dnniel Webster olosed one of the most soul-stirring speeches he ever delivered, with the following—a most glorious aenti¬ ment : •
When my eyea fur the last time shall be raised to behold tho sun in Henven, mny they nnt gozo npon tho broken fraqmonts of a dishonored, but once glorioua Union ; upon States dissevered, disoordant, lieiiil- erant; upon a land rent with civil feuds, and drenched,it maybe, in traternni biood. Let their last feeblo ond lipgcring gaze rather bohold Ihe glorioua ensign of the Republio, now known and linnorod thro'¬ out the earth, atill full high advanced— not one stripe erased or polluted, not ono star obscured, but streaming in all their original lustre, and bearing for its motto no such miserablo motto aa "what ia all thia worth ?" nor thoae otber words of delusion and folly "Liberty first and Union after¬ wards," but everywhere, spread all over in characters nf living light, blazing on nll itt ample folda as they float over the aea aild over the Innd, and every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart, "Lib¬ erty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable."
HARnsniPs of BAcnEi-ORS.—A bach¬ elor frienfl of oura ia nbout getting married for no other reason than to hnvc some one to take oaro of bim when be is tick. The treatment hc received at a fashionable boarding houae when he latt had the ague, has cured him not nnly of hia single life, but aingle bedsteads aod single mattreasea. lie ortiered, he says, the servant to bring him up aome gruel on Monday morning, but whioh ho never ROt till the next Wed¬ nesday afternoon. During his whole con¬ finement not n single sonl visited him save the young gentleman who dotted the knives; and ho camo not for the purpolte of conaolation, but to inform him that "Missus would be much obliged if Mr. Skeesicka would do his shaking on a ohair, so as not to get tho bedstead apart." From that moment he resolved to connect hia fortunea with a piece jf dimity. Who oan blame him f
A QuEKR Fir.E!—"You are writingmy bill on very rough paper," aaid a client to hia nttoriiey.
"Never mind,"aaid tho lawyer, "it will have to be Gled before it oomei ioto oourt, you know."
aA> Ihe printera in the eatt are oom- maooing to oharge 25 oenta for ioterting marriage noticet.
emotion, desired her lo goon with tho dis closure, adding thnt she raii;ht assure her¬ self of his forgiveness before sho made known her offence.
"Ah, Mordecai," said sho, "you remem¬ ber our largo whito pitcher was broken some time agn ; I pretended to you thnt the cat broke it, but that was false, for I did it."
"Ob, my dear," aaid Mr. Pnine, "don't concern yourself about such a trifle. I had forgotten thc pitcher, and it matters not how it was broken."
"Thoro is another matter," said Mrs. P., aftor some hesitation. "Tho six silver spoons which 1 n.ade you beliovo were sto¬ len by the yankeo clock-mender, I pawn¬ ed them to raise money to pay the millin¬ er for doing up my pink bonnet."
"Never mind it, my love," said Mr. P. encouragingly. "I hopo hoaven will for¬ give yoirns freely aa 1 do."
After a ahort pause, Mrs. Paine began again :
"Your best razor, whiob you missed laat aummer, nnd mado ao much ndo about, I awapped away to a peddler for n tortoiao shell comb."
"The deuce I—well, well," snid Mr. P. recollecting himself, "thst is all dono now and can't be amended. Think no more of it."
"I could nnt leavo the world with such a thing on my conscience nt sucb a time aa this."    Mra. P. resumed :
"You remember our boarder Simon Drake, who ran up a bill for six weeks and then went off in a hnrry without paying a cent. Ilo and I agreed to dope together, but he changed his mind at tbe Inst mo¬ ment, and rnn away withont mc."
"Firo nnd fury! do you daro to tell mo this?" cried Mordecai in ureal excilcmont. "But as you nro dying, I won't reproach you ; I'll leavo you to settlo the affair with your own conscience."
"Stay and hear ono thing more," cried the repentant Barbara. ""The dose I took this morning wns intended for you. I pnt it into ynur cu|i of cnffac, but in my hur¬ ry to get the thing done, I gavo you tho wrong cup, and I took lho right ono my¬ self."
"Tho devil fly nwny with yon, you jade!' roared iMordocni, ns he Uung himselt out of the room. In the entry he met the apo¬ thecary who had sold Mrs. P. the fatal powder. Thc modical man bad heard of tho commotion at Paino's house, and aua- pccting tho cause of it, he enmo to admin¬ ister hopo and oomfort to thc afllicted fa¬ mily.
"Don't bo alarmed, Mr. Paine," aaid he, "the drng I sold your wife waa nothing but magnesia. I judged sho wiahcd to de¬ atroy herself, and I tricked her in this way to aave her life."
"You swindling rascal," shouted Paine, "how dare you cheat a cnalomer in that abanr.eful manner, and obtain hor money on folse pretcneca ?    Begone."
And with thia exclamation ho violently ejected thc astoniahed apothecary from the front door. The man of physic, suspect¬ ing, of course, that poor Mordeoai was de¬ ranged, sent two officers to provide for hia aafe keeping. Hia relation of the prece¬ ding dialogue, however, aoon obtained bia disoharge.
Be in Earnest.—If a wiae mao it con¬ vinced that he hta not given the requisite attention tn hia businesa, ho enters upon the work of reform without delay. If the earnest student ia oonsoiout he it not ma¬ king the proitrcsa which ho oughtto make, and which it is in bia powor to mtke, he rouacs himself to the neeeaaary exertion without delay.
Sball the men of thia world continue to be wiser in their generation than the children of light ? Shall thoae who would secure the transient rewards of earth, pur¬ sue tbeir object more wisely and ateadily than thoae whn wonld leonro tha lasttDg rewards of eternity ?
1^ There is oothing purer tban hon- eity ; nothing tweeter than charity; noth¬ ing warmer thau love ; nothing richer thin wisdom; nothing brighter than virtue; nothing more iteadfiat than faith.
tv Love otn get along with very little laoguage. Two squeezes and a bug will convey more meaning to ao ardent temper- (m«nt than tha whole fivt bookt of Moaat.
Hon. Lot Morrill haa boen uleotcd Uni¬ ted Stntes senntor from Maino for nino years from Ihe 4th of March next, when his present term expires. In tho Senate he received 25 ofthe 26 votes cast, in thc Houso 05 of thc 138 votes cast. N. P. Ilainea received tho Democratic volo.
Senator Sumner has been re-elected by tho Massachusetts Legislature to serve fnr six yoars from tho 4th of Mareh noxt. In the Senate 33 votes were eaat for Sumner, 5 for Josiatk G. Abbott, and 1 for Charles
late writer, "is essentially progressive, consisting of a series of regular prooeaaea, thc later alwaya depending upon tho earli¬ er." Thia being essentially true, it must fullow that if previous principles are lost, tho latter will DC less clearly understood ; and if the absence bc repented very often, the pupil will soon find himaelf aurroaod- cd by difficultiea from which it ia impoa- sihie to extricate himself. If parenti would view this matter in its proper light, nnd estimate tho loss their ohildren tua- tain from irregularity, we aro tore thtt they would endeavor to send to achool more regularly.
We will now notica tho aeoond evil ari¬ sing from irrrguinrity, vix: Its iotinenoo upon tho scbooi. Did tho evils of irregu¬ larity extend no further than we have de¬ scribed, thc claima of the subject could not hc urged so strongly ; but tbe wholo school suffers thereby. The olaasca be¬ come disarrnnped, and, ns a consequence, loso whatever intereat thoy mty havo had in their studios. A scholar that ia irreg¬ ular in   attendance, cnnnnt fail to become
'dead weight," nnd consequently an in-
Franeis Adama.    In the Ilouao,   Sumner | cumbrnnco to his claps, and a  greal  hin-
bad 104 votes ; J. G. Abbott 38 ; Caleb Cushing 2; Adama I.
In Indiana, a Mr. Turpie was elected to tnkc tho plaoo now so ably filled by Mr. Wright. Turpic's term expires on thc 4th of Morch, and Mr. Hendricks was el¬ ected to succeed Mr. Turpie, for thc term of aix yeara. Wo think thero wasunhcord of Turpitude in this election.
James W. Wall, of New Jersey, is elec¬ ted lo take thc placo of Mr. Field. 'Mr. Wall's term expirca on tho 4th of Mareh noxt. No election has yet been made for the term of aix years beginning on March 4th. Woll was elected over a war Demo¬ crat, Cook. This is the tame Wall who was arrested lart summer on account of his Boccssinnism, and is about as uear a trai¬ tor as hc daro bc.
Hon. Alexander Ramaey bas been elec¬ ted U. S. Senator from Minneaotn, for aix years, in placo of Senator Rico, tbe pres¬ ont democratic member. This is a Repu¬ blican gain.
EniTOBiAr- Deliouts.—If nn editor omits anything, he ia loiy. If he apeaka of thinga na they are, peoplo get ongry.— If he gloaaes over or amonths down tbe rough pointa, he ia bribed. If ho calls things by their proper names, ho is unfit for tho position of an editor. If hc does not furnish hia readera with jokes, he is a mnllct. If he dues, he is a rattlchcad, lacking stability. If he condanina tho wrong, ho ia a good fellow, but lacka dis¬ cretion. If he lets wrong and injuriea gn unmentionod, bo is a coward. If ho ex¬ poses a public man, ho docs it to gratify spite—is the tool of a clique, nr belongs to tbe "outt." If hc induleet in personali¬ ties, he ia a blackguard. If hc doea not, bis paper ia dull and insipid. Wbo would not be an editor?
tiffin Ono of tho best things the Presi¬ dent ever said was when ho met McClelian after tho Army got baok into its old tren¬ ches : "Well, General, I have hoard of people being knooked into tho middlo of next week, bnt wo are tho first people I ever knew who were knocked into tho middle of latt year."
EDUCATIONAL.
R. M'DIVITT, Editor,
[To whom all communications and articles oa the siilijeot of education should bo addressed.]
Erib of Irregnlarity in Attendance, and the Remedy.
It ia a truth that is univeraally admitted —beoauae too many, entirely loo maoy, have tested it—that pupils can mtke no advanccnieot when irregular in their at¬ tendance at achool. With many parents, tbe occasional abtonco of their children from acbool, is regordcd aa a matter of mi¬ nor importance. And we are glad Ihat w£ have tho opportunity of thua publicly iuprcesing upon the minda of aomo, tho injury that, oot ooly their obildreo, bot tbo school it) general, recoive from their indifferonco. In presenting thc evils of irregularity, we sholl regard them at two¬ fold. Firtt, tbe injury tho ;>it;>t/ anttains : and second, itt iofluonoo upon Iho tchool.
Firat, tho injury tbe pupil tuttaiot. All who are actiuaioted with tho text bookt oow io nae to our schoola, know that in their arrangemeot they form—aa the* oughtto do,—a continned chain; each day's leasoD oomposea a link, aod eaoh preceding recitation preparet tha pnpil to better underatand tha leaaons that follow. To Ioto a lingle day, will break a link of this chain ; and will increase the difficulty in preparing tho leaaona for the followiog day Nor la thit all; the pupil will toon Ioto hia interctt io bit ttudiea, aod will finally beoome ditoonraged, and neglect (ham titogather.     "GdHoation," aaya a
drancc to tbeir advancement. Bot the pupils are not tbe sufferers alone; the tenchcr bears his part ; it increases hil labor, for it becomes necessary for him lo repeat tho explanntions and illnslrationa of principloa for the benefit of the pupil tbat wna absent; thus necdleaaly consn- ming his time.
We have thus far endeavored lo set forth some of the evils arising from irreg¬ ular attendance at school ; tnd wo hove dwelt longer upon thia part of thc subjeot than wc ahould, hoping In set forth theao evils 08 fully os possible, that those who hove assisted in bringing them ioto the schools, mny take heed and reform. We will now offer n few auggostiona lo teaeh¬ era, which wo think would remedy thote • evils.
Wo hovo already intimated, that we oonsider tho parent rctpooaible, lo a coo- aidernblo degreo, for irregular attendance of hia children at schnnl. And we cer¬ tainly do him no injustice, wheo we charge him with beingerifiV^/yrcapontible; for» whoever may cnuae the i-rregulnrity, whether it bo pnrent nr pupil, it is eertain thnt Iho parent has thc power, nnd should romedy the evil. Wo would, therefore, recommend, whon irregiilnrily occura, that thc loacher go and tnlk privately with Ihe parent upon thc subject; and if it hat arisen throngh his indiffcrenco, ho should presont the evila arising from it, and if properly done, we think he must be an unreasonable parent, indeed, whn wonld nnt tndonvor lo reform nt once. If, npon' tho other band, tho pupil haa been playing truant, and has thua been deceiving both parent and tenoher, their meeting would brine the matter to liitht atonce. Beaidea. a privato interview wilh n parent, if con¬ ducted in a proper apirit, eapecially on the part of tho teacher, aeldnm fails lo have a great influence upon the children. If teachers would practico it more, thay would govern their schoola wilh leaa diffi¬ culty.
While wo bnvo apokcn freely upon the reapoosibility of the parent, wo wonld by nn meant entirely exonerate the tetcher; for he ia often culpable for bringing thoae evila upon himself and hit aobool. I dn nnt mean that there are any who aro to tilly, that they would do so intentionally ; true it it, Ihnt they arc often the aole cause of it thcmaclvei. It hna been truth¬ fully aaid : "That tho teacher makea lho school." Like Ihc sun in the flrmameni, he givea lieht and life to all arnund him ; but thould llia face be eelipsod by a frown, or a look of displcaiuro,—like a oloud ba¬ fore tho eun, it ahuta out all tho cheerful- ncsa that thould cbtracttrise him, and makes everything wear a dreary appear¬ ance. It ia reainntblo to luppose that a ohild would like a pleaitnt aehool tnd dislike a dretry ona ; and if it k>Taf a aohool room beoause il it a pleaitat ptaaa, instead of hunting excnset to remiin at home, it will nto every exertion to get there. In addition to thia, the teaeher ahould not only be able to maka tha fahool room a pleasant place, but ho ahonld alto be tbio to make it ao inleretting plaee to the pupil. If Ihis iotereat be in tba pro¬ per direction, it becomes the moat proBta- ble, aa well aa tho moat powerfni ioBuaat* io favor of regular attendance. Intereai alwaya neceaaarily preeadei improvemeal; at it ia unlikely Ihat a pnpil wonld learn • thing that in hit judgment ia not worth leamiog. That it it tbe duty of a taaalier to awaken an inlereat in hit pnpilt, needs no argument bere. It it alto obaarrable, that where Ihe leatt iotereat It takeo on the part of the teaoher, thore irregnlar at- teodtooe it gretteit.
Wa feel thtt wa have given only an oat- line of tbil subject, but we hope we have given enough to awaken an intereat inii, that a farther invealigatlon may follOT.'—> WaiKi'nftim Rtaminmr,