Lancaster Examiner and Herald

              YOL xxxin.
LANGASTEE, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1858.
NO. 2.
sent on amission toa poor family, where tbe ohildren were down with, soarl itina. Cold and weary, on my return I went straight to the doctor's room, where I was pretty sure of finding a brisk fire.
" I wiah yon had come a minate sooner, Maggy," said my stepfather. "There haa been a gentleman here to oonsnlt with me in regard to his danghter, who ia in iU health."
" Was my presenoe an indispensable neces¬ sity on the oooasion ?"
" Not quite, my dear; but I wanted to know what you would think of my visitor's propo-
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THE JOLLY MABINEE.
A BALLED Bt^OBX <). SASB.
It was a Jolly mariner
Att eve* hove a log; He wore his trowt^era wide and free.
And alwaya ate hie prog. And hlftesiKl bia eyeit, in aailor-wlu.
And nerer ahirked bU grog. '
Up spoke tbiR Jolly mariner, Whiht walking up and down.—
"The briny r-aa bau pickled ma, And done me Tery brown;
But bare I goea, in theite bere clo'es. A-crnlsing in the town ?"
Tbe fir^t of all the carious thinge
Th'it chttoced hia eye (o meet, Af tlii»: nodaunlt'd o'ariner
Weut trailing up the rtreet, Was tripping with a little cane,
A dandy all complete!
He Ktopped,—that J-'lly mailuer.— And eyed tbo Mraogor well:—
'• What that may he," he waid, saya he, "la more tban f cao tell;
Bot ua'er before, on ^ea or shore, Waa bUch a beavy ewell!"'
Be met a lady i"^ her hoopn, -
And'thutt ahe heard him hall: " Now blow me light I—bnt there's a sight.
To manage la a gale; I never ttaw »o ^mall a craft
With nnch a iipread of sail!
ObNarve the craft before aud aft.—
She'd make a pretty prize !** Aud then lo t'-at improper way
He hpoke iibont bih eyon, That mitrinfir'i ate wont to ut>e.
In au^er or aurprhe.
He Kaw a plombar oo s roof.
Who made a mighty din:— "Shipmate, ahoy!" the rover cried,
" It makAK a sailor grlu To«eoyouC'>pper-botlomlog
Your uppar-derkb with tin I"
He met a yotlow-hearded man,
Aod axked aboni the way; But not a Word could be make ont
Of what the chap would eay, Dnle&H be meant to call him namett
By pcreamlng, "Nix fu'stay!"
Upt^pokelbipJolly mariner,
Aud to the mm t>ald be, " I h&reo't Failed thetie thirty years
Upon the aiormy kph.. To bear tbe nhame of rucb a name
As I have beard from thee!
"Eo take thoo Ihat!"—aod laid him flat.
But Koon tbo mau Arot>e, Aud beat the lolly mariner
Across hiH Jolty nana. Till be was fain  from rery pain,
To yield hJm to the blowe.
Twas then tbis jolly mariner,
A wrotobed jolly tar. Wished he XfWi in a jolly boat
Upon the sea afar. Or riding fant, before tbe blaat,
Upon a single spar !
'TwflM then tblf jolly mariner
Ueiurned iolo his Khlp, And told unto the wondering crew
Tbe story ofhis trip, With many oaths and curses, too.
Dpon his wicked }|p!—
Ap hoping—so thip mariner
Iu fearfnl words harangued— Hia timbers might he shlrered, aud
His le'ward t'cuppere danged, A doable cosree. eod ratitly worse
Than being bbot or hanged 1
If even he—aud here again
A dreadful oath ha swore— If ever he, except at sea,
Spoke any etranger more. Or like a sou of—something—want
A-cruielsg on the shore !
FAMILY SECRETS.
BV AEIA   ASHLAND.
CHAPTER I. I am barely thirty-two, and possess a toler¬ ably well preserved person.    My teeth are unimpaired, the clear olive of my cheek is yet unfaded, and my hair ia darker and much more abundant than it was in my girlhood. Wliy then should I be termed old?   The young ladies in our neighborhood show an engaging naivelte in speaking of me as "old maid Hogg!"   Their juvenile brothers -use tbe same polite expression when I appear in the street.   Even Mrs. Crafts, a gay widow of only forty-three, mentions me as the "mai¬ den lady" or "the single woman," residing nest door.   To be sure, there id a positive epoch between waning youth and old age, in wbich the unmarried female ia styled old maid.'  Bat are there do established bounds to this dreaded era f or, rather, what is the precise age in which the unwedded  woman enters the demarcation of old maidhood, and what the age in which she glides iuto vener¬ able old ladyhood?   Can anybody solve tbe important query ?   It is, in fact, a momen¬ tous qaestion with us forlorn creatures who cling to the perishable joys of youth, while we dread the slights aud ridicule which wait apon the nnmated female.   But as regards myaelf, I yet stand npon debatable ground. Having settled it in my mind that a woman is not a veritable old maid until she reaches thirty-five, I compute throe years of grace as yet remaining in my youthful calendar. But to go back to my own special griev¬ ances.    It ia surely bad enough to be termed old maid,  without appending   thereto  the disagreeable cognomen of Hogg 1    Yet, be¬ cause of my residing with Doctor Hogg (who is my step-father,) people neglect to call me by my true name.    However, amid the ills attendant upou a single state, I have one prime source ,of consolation.    Once, in the heyday and bloom of early girlhood, / had a
my charge for some weeks or months, as her case demands."
" Is the patient a yonng lady f" " No, a ohild—eight years old, I think he said. He spoke of ooming in again this after¬ noon, if the weather ifl favorable, and bring¬ ing the ohild for me to see. He had lately come into the village, and, as he informed me, is employed as salesman in Gibbons* new store."
" Yon did not say of what the ohild was ailing?"
" Mr. Sutton said ahe had always been weakly, and lately had shown symptoms of spinal debility."
" What did you call his name?" "Sntton.   John bronght in fais card,  with a request for an interview.   I wonder if he doesn't belong tothe Suttons I used to know
in H .   Colonel   Sutton had two sons,
bright, likely lads, named Charles and Robert. What is the name on the card, Margaret f"
"G. W. Sutton," I answered, reading from the strip of pasteboard which lay on the table near me.
" Then he can't be one of tha old colonul'a boya," remarked the doctor, in a sligbtly disappointed tone. "What do you say to letting the little girl come he ?" he continned. The question was twice repeated. Then I answered :
" We can decide better after baving seen her; though I hardly think her father will oome with her to-day. Tbe rain atorm seems to be setting in in eamast."
Here the subject dropped. My stepfather out tbe freah pages of a; new medioal pam¬ phlet, whilst I found employment upon s piece of needlework. Meohanically my prac¬ ticed hand stitched away upon the cambrio, while bnsy thonght went forth at random, out of the silent room, through the misty raindrops, and back, far back, to the sunny brightness of past time. By and by I became restless. The revery of dreamy, shifting ecenes was broken. I looked at my good stepfather, laking note of his absorbed air as he slowly turned a new leaf. Should I interrupt his reading with a certain impor¬ tune qaestion which had taken possession of my mind ? and how should I approach the suhject with requisite taot and circumlocution? " I am thinking, my dear father, that to¬ morrow will be the fifteenth anniversary of your marriage with my mother," I at last ventured to remark.
"Soit will, Margaret," he anawered with a sigh.
" The yeara apeed on, with swift and silant steps, but tbey leave behind unmistakable marks of their flight. I was only seventeen when you and my mother married. One who knew me at that age would hardly recognise the fair skinned, slender girl, in my bluff visage and sturdy person."
Doctor Hogg raised hia glasses and looked at me attentively.
"JEieally, Maggy, as you intimate, you have grown both stout and dark. I recollect you were a pale-faced, puny thing,' maturing like a sickly weed in the shade."
"And a sickly weed I might bave remained to the end of my days, had it not been for your judicious treatment and counsel. I feel that in person, and in character also, I am greatly changed; ao much ao that the frienda of my girlhood would fail to remember me were they to meet me again."
" Not improbable, since the change in your appearance is so clearly perceptible to me, who have been witb yon constantly through all these years. Doubtlesslyon are hoping to hear me add that you have changed for, the better," he said, smiling.
"For better or worse, it matters not, sinoe it 13 impossible to unmake my present, indi¬ vidaal self," I said, content now to resume my sewing and leave the doctor to go on with his reading.
All that dreary afternoon the rain came down in a continnous flood. Mr. Sntton and the child did not come, so we had the long, quiet evening to oarselves. About nine, Mr. Ashley came in, as was his usual castom, but we did not regard him as a visitor. Ha came and went at pleasure, sometimes taking a book or paper on his entrance, and uttering never a word during his brief stay. So nsed were we to his silent moods that bis comings and goings passed quite unnoticed. Yet when he did unbend from his grim reserve, and graciously incline to be social, he proved an agreeable companion. Ou thia particular evening he was unbearably morose. Some¬ thing had gone wrong with Mr. Miles Ashley, bnt be had no right to unrse his sullen spirit by our cheerful fireside. Uis grum taciturnity angered me. I felt iu a njood to fan the smouldering embers of his suUennesa into a fiame, as I had sometimes—not ofteu—done before. Kuowiug tbe bias of his opiniona upon many subjects, I indulged in sarcastic ! remarks, hoping to rouse him to quick and
" How late is it," Maggy ? said Doctor Hogg, roused by the closing of the door.
" Only half-past nine."
" I wish Milea had not gone. I meant to have spoken with bim before he went home, poor fellow 1"
"Poorfellow, indeed! You often speak of bim in that compassionate way, and with no show of reason, that I oan see.';
" But, my dear, yon would not have ma apply the terms merry or laoky fellow to Miles? His general appearance and oharao¬ ter would give the lie to all such illuatrative expresaiona."
" Yet I see no cauae for hia wearing so grave a look. He is in the enjoyment of health and wealth, and olear of the domestio trials which sometime sour a man'a temper. Of course I refer to a scolding wife and clamo¬ rous ohildren."
"Soyou think my brother happily and oomfortly aettled in his home yonder ? Yoa think him poasesaed of every sooial advan¬ tage, and free of domestio trials ?"
" I think just this. Mr. Ashley, with his abundant means, can create a cheerful and happy home. He might bave only pleasant and agreeable surroundings, if he did not volantarily oonvert his house into a hospital."
" Margaret I You would ba the first to con¬ demn were he to tnrn Miss Hale and her helpless siater over to the world's oold chari- tiea."
" To be sure I should condemn suoh an aot aa ornel. But there are places muoh more   suitable  for the abode of an insane
woman than the house of a gentleman in Mr- Ashley's ciroumstances. If Jane ware placed in an aaylum with other unfortunates, your brother's means might still procure her every oomfort she now enjoys-"
" But you know that when Miss Hale enga¬ ged to keep my brother's house it was aettled between them that Jane should be taken from the asylum which had been her only home for years, aud brought here, where ahe oould be wholly in her sistHr's oare."
"Iknow notbing about wliat may have been settled between Mr. Ashley and Mias Hale, and this is the first intimation I have ever received that .lane waa taken from an asylum when she was conveyed here. All that I know regarding the subjeot la tbe sim¬ ple fact that two yeara sinoe Mr. Ashley left his lodgings at the hotel and established himself in the houfle beyond the garden. As a mat¬ ter of oourse, I supposed he had got some kind of a matrimonial project in view. I waited impatiently the bringing home of the bird to the new neat. A month passed, and my conjecturea reapecting a wedding were demolished, for Miss Hale was enrolled per¬ manently AS housekeeper. Shortly after, a orazed woman made her appearance in the dwelling that I had filled with pretty bridal fancies. As to the antecedents of Maria and Jane Hale I know absolutely nothing. Prob¬ ably Mr. Ashley and yourself are better in¬ formed."
"Well, well, Maggy, you and I judge mat¬ tera from quite different points of view," re¬ marked my stepfather, with a sigh. " You have only external appearances on which to base your judgment, whiie I look beneatb the surface and trace my brother's actions to their hidden source."
"I wish I had "
" Go on     Had what, Margaret ?"
"Your power of vision, sir.   That is all."
"There may come a time when yon willbe able to see things in a clearer light, my dear."
" Pray Heaven the scales be speedily re¬ moved from mine eyes," I thought, as I put by my evening's work and lightedj a cham¬ ber lamp.
When alone with my stepfather onr con • versation often tumed upon his half-brother. In fact. Doctor Hogg strove bard to attribute every excellence under the sun to this incom¬ prehensible man. More than that—he wan¬ ted othera to regard him in the same benign light.   He continually labored to impress my i tone.
voice which sounded not wholly unfamiliar, though thick and guttural. No wonder lliat my cheek glowed guiltily as I entered.
" My danghter Margaret, Mr. Sutton," said my stepfather.
One quick, eager glance at the visitor. A hurried bow in the same direction, and brush¬ ing past my stepfather's :ohair, I raised the window-hangings, oonoealing my faoe between the friendly drapery, and trying to stifle a smothered oachination. Let me confess the cause of my lU-timnd laughter. On that very moming I had overhauled a box of long preserved keepsakes—and fonnd what I sought, the miniature of a handaome youth juat entering upon tbe stage.of manhood.— Witb tho picture before me,I indulged in some rather romantic reflectiona. Years must have given the dignity of maturity to tbe finely moulded features. The bright, laughing eyes must have acquired that deeper, graver ex¬ pression which pertains exclusively to the knowledge and es^ierienoe of middle life. Not content with mentally re-touching the faoe, I got my pencil and sketched a full length figure, whioh might have passed for a middle- aged Apollo, and which really atood for my bean ideal of the original of tbe picture as I fancied he appeared at the preaent time.— " There," I aaid to myself, on finishing the sketch, " when Mr. Georga Washington Sut¬ ton comes, I Bball know if this nioe drawing of mine ia "true to life.' " With the draw¬ ing atill in my mind'a eye, I met Mr. Sutton. He proved to be a gross, red faced man of forty I He had a ponderoua double chin, a smooth, unctuoua, ahining front, and hia eyea, to which I had assigned a gravely intellectual expreaaion, were ao buried iu oleaginous crows-feet as to conceal half their natural size. In fact, tbe man's entire physiognomy expressed nothing of mental power and vigor, but quite enoagh of mingled slothfulness and aensnality. The grotesque oontraat between the real and ideal—between the sketch and the veritable man, -trnck me in so ludicrous a light that I eagerly sought the concealment of the window drapery to conceal my risibility. From tbat moment I cordially forgave cousin Eva. I even fait an emotion of gratitude aa I thoaght how she bad stolen away my only sweetheart, even thougb the title of "old maid Hogg" might bear me company to the end of my daya. Nor had I but little fear of being recognized by my ci devant beau, for with me also the hand of time had wrought marked change, and my family name had been long merged in that of my stepfather, even amongst our Intimate friends.
Mr. Ashley oame in, and in the bustle of his eutranct3 and introduction to our guest, I stole from the window.
" This is my little daughter. Miss Hogg,— Shake hands with the lady,Fanny," aaid Mr. Sutton, as I took my usual place uear the good doctor.
She was a puny cbild, witb a look of pre- aocioua cunning stamped on her small face. I drew ber forward aud plaoed her on my knee.
"So you ara oalled Fanny. A very pretty name, my dear."
" Yea'ur. My name is Fanny Eva Sutton. Next month I shall be eight yeara old."
"You are a wee bit of a girl for that age, Miss Fanny Eva Sutton. Have you any little brothers or sisters ?"
"No, not now. Mary and Freddy are dead. They died when I was a baby. My mamma i£ dead, too. She died only a little while ago —last summer it was, in August, wheu we lived in the country."
So it appeared that Mr. Sutton had experi¬ enced a full measure of affliction, tbougb judging from present appearances, his be¬ reavement had not worn upon him corpore¬ ally.
"Look  there,  Miss Hogg!    I know what
tbey are sayiug," whispered tho little girl,
pointing to the  window recess, where ber
father and the doctor conversed in an nnder
They are talking about my back.
"If I did not encourage icertainly wonld not dticouroye Mr. Sutton in makiug love lo me, ahoald he so far honor mo, wbich I think is quite likely to he the case In fact, I de¬ tected an abortive demonstration of tbe kind last night, when he dropped in to tell us that he would bring Fanny here as early as Tuea-
Wit gmxl^ i^xxtlt.
WHEAT oa TABES. -
" Wheat or tares—whiob are you aowing, I Fanny, dear, in the mind ofthia littlefellowf" day. You did not observe us, as you were said unoleLincoln to his niece, Mrs. Howard; looking in yonr desk, with your baok to our and he lifted a child, not beyond hia fonrth part of the room. Ha was taming the leavea summer, on hia knee, and laid one of bia of a magazine, and came upon a aentimental hands amid the golden curls that fell about lore ditty, a Une or two of which he read, or his neck and clustered on his snow-white rather, sighed forth.    This waa done with   shoulders.
much expression, I aaaure you. There was ; " What a queatiou, Unole Lincoln 1" replied only my Uttle work-atand between na, and ; Mra. Howard. '* It ia the enemy that sows leaning over it, he brought bis full, florid, ! the tares, and lam bis mother.
Mnaikml
I. HEWTON PEIRCE, Editor,
To whom all communications intended for thia de¬ partment may be addressed.
openly enamored physiognomy quite into my face. Cettainly our flirtation opens prosper¬ ously."
" Talk of flirtation at your time of life, Margaret 1 A coquette ia, at any age, to be deapiaed, bat coquetry at three and thirty is absolutely disgusting."
" Two and thirty, my dear father. I oan very well dispense with the liberality that would add inoreaae to my store of years.— And, further, it is no fault of mine that I waa uot seized with a ooquettish fit at a more sea¬ sonable age. As I look npon it, coquetry is- as natural to woman as the air she breathea. At some period ofher life—generally in youth —she is subject to the attaok. She takes it as children take on whooping-cough or mea¬ sles. Having never been exposed—which meana never having met with a snitable anb¬ ject—I have hitherto escaped the malady."
"Which you are quite willing to suffer at thia late day, I infer. But tell me, had not a "suhject" appeared so opportunely in the peraon of Mr. Sutton, what could you have done had you attempted a flirtation with my gravebrotherAahley,or tried the power of your attractions npon the wizzen-faced, splenetio old baohelor who comes weekly for his modi¬ cum of drugs? I mean poor Hare."
"Mr. Hare is wedded to a pill-box. and never vouchaafea a word or glance on his fre¬ quent visits. Mr. Ashley is as cold aud un- impressible as if he were hewn out of solid rock. At least, he seems thus to me, though I have seeu bim take on a mild look and speak in a whispered tone with Miss Hale."
" Yea, Miles has a great deal of eateem— great reapeot and pity—for Maria Hale." "Why does he not marry her theu?" " What I" exolaimed my stepfather, in an astonished, even offended tone.
" I aaked tbe aimpie queatiou why Mr. Ashley and Maria did not marry? They seem to be mutually attached, and I aee no obstacle in the way of their union, unless poor June oan be acooanted one. Miss Hale haa an abiding and practical sense of duty, and pro¬ bably she knows that it would be imposaible to disoharge all of her manifold duties, were abe at the aame time a wife aud an ever- watchful attendant of her aiater."
Doctor Hogg sat in deep abstraction for a minute; then he aaid, alowly. "It oan never be. With snch an experience as theirs, they could not marry if every obstabJa were re¬ moved and tbe way made clear."
" Not if poorJJaue sbould die? It seems to me that Mr. Ashley and Maria migbt marry even at this late day, and find some oompen- sation for having waited so long."
"Yon talk like agiddy girl, Margaret? What spirit of flightiness possesaes you to day,that you shonld first declare your iutention of flirting with Mr. Sutton, and end by trying to ' make it out tbat my brother and Miss Hale are, and have long baen attached. But here is Miles coming through the garden. I won¬ der what he would aay to the strange whim you have got iuto your head. Did you know he was going to leave home to-morrow, to be absent some time?"
" I did not know it for a certainty, but sup¬ posed th?t he would soon flit from his haunted house.   I was over there laat evening, and
There was a glow of proud feeling in the countenance of Mrs. Howard as she said, " I am his mother."
It was Mr. Linooln's firat visit to bis niece sinca her marriage and removal to a city some hundred miles away from her old home.
" Even a mother's hand may sow tares," said the old gentleman. " I have seen it done many times. Not of deaign, but in thoughtleas inattention tothe quality of aeed ahe held in her hand. The enemy mixea tarea witb wheat quite aa often aa he aoattera evil seed. The husbandman must not only watch his fields by night and day, but also the repositories of his ground, lest the enemy cause him to sow tarea as well as wheat, upon his own fruitful ground."
" Willie," aaid Mra. Howard, speaking to her little boy about ten minutes afterward, "don't upset my work-basket; atop, I say, you little rogue 1"
Seeing that the wayward child did not mean to heed her words, the mother started forward, hut not in time to prevent tbe spools of cotton, scissors, emery cushion, eto. from being scattered about the floor.
Willie laughed in great glee at this exploit, while Mrs. Howard gathered np the contents of the work-basket which abe now placed on tbe shelf above the reaoh of her mischievous boy. Theu ahe shook ber finger at him in mock resentment, saying—
"You little sinner! if you do that again, I'll send yon off with the milkman."
" Wheat or tares, Fanny ?" Uncle Lincoln inquired as he looked soberly at his niece.
" Neither," replied Mrs. Howard, smiling gayly. " Tares," aaid Uncle Lincoln, emphatically. "Nonsenae, Unole!"
"The tares of disobedience, Fanny. You have plauted tha saed, aud it has already taken root. Nothing will 'oboke out the wheat sooner. The tarea of falsehood you also throw in upon the uewly broken soil.— What are you thinking about, my ohild V
"The tarea of falsehood, Unole Linooln. What are you tbinking about!" aaid Mra. Howard in real surprise.
"Didyou not say that ^you would send him off with the milkman if be did that again? I wonder if he believed you ?" " Of course he did not." "Then," said Mr. Liucolu, be haa already discovered that hia mother makes but light account of truth. Will hia mother be aur¬ prised if he sboald grow up to aet small value ou his word!"
" You treat this matter too seriously, Uncle. " He knows that you are telling him what is' not true," replied Mr. Lincoln.
" I waa only in sport," said Fanny persis¬ tently.
" But in aport with sharp-edged inatra- ments is playing with deadly poisons." The old gentleman looked and apoke with the serioaaneas that oppressed his feeling. "Fan¬ ny 1 truth and obedience are good aeed. Falsehood aud disobedience are tares from tho Evil One. Whatever you plant in the garden ofyour ohild will grow, and the har¬ vest will be wheat or tares, jast as yon have sown."
Mrs. Howard did not reply, but her coun-
Lancaster County Teachers' Institute.
Wo bad purposed saying something upon thc Lancaster County Teachers' Institute hold in this city Inst wcclt. Wo will, however, say but a fow words, and lot tho proceedings found in another place speak for themselves. It has seldom been our lot to meet with so many joyful, cheerful, ener¬ getic, earnest Teachers as wore gathered together on that occasion. Up to tho time of the clopc. tho common o.^prcssion of the countenance betokened, "Itiagood for roo thatlamliere." Pcrliap.''never before was there an Institute so completely and Systematically arranged and so thoroughly carried out Tho attondanco waa large, numheriiig over 200 Teachers on thc roll.
Tho greatest unanimity prevailed through the entiro week; and its tbree scssiims a iluy .seemed to increase in interest instead of growing weari¬ some. It evidently has become a "fised Institu¬ tion" of Lancaster county.
The Teachers of this city turned out nobly and attended regularly; there boinj;, aa near af! we could determine, thirty-two of tho public school teachers united as members, and co-operating in its labors to a greater extent, wo believe, than at any former period.
Thc educational movement of Lnncaster county is a livo movement, and its tendency is strongly and emphatically onward. While it can sustain sueh .in Institute for a wholo week by ila own re¬ sources, without having to resort to any foreign aid, it speaks volumes for ourcounty, and it will "tcU" throughout thc State. Old Laneaster, "yood old Gorman Lancaster," has become aroused and awa¬ kened on the all-important subject of Common School Educatinn, nnd it is not going to be put down now very easily, since it has got its " dutch ll])."    It don't allow to hc heat in this matter.
required at first and not have the pupils to unloam ' bad habits. There is nothing lost by being eicact, caruful and precise in everything thut is required of thom.
Mr. McClure agreedi^lly with the views of Mr. Peirce.
Question 4th. Should children be allowed to bold up their hands whenever a mistake is noticed ur should they wait until the pupil is through with his solution?
Mr. Newcomer thought this way of confusing lhe pupil in his recitation should nut bo tolerated.
Mr. Preston thought it an advantage to havo pupils manifest in a quiet way tbe mistuko and their reudiness to solve it. It will stivo much time. It keeps up a lively interest; makes the pupilg more prompt and exact.
[Beportsd for the Ezamiuer & HarsId.J
Proceedings ofthe Lancaster Couuty Teachers' Institate.
Jane was moping and moaning in her room,   tenance took on a sober cast.
obtuse understanding with the conviction of i ^^ ^^^ 80t something bad in it—a spine, you his brother's auperiority.    Bat if this   were i l^^^o^-"
true of Mr. Ashley, he must have bid much ! " Sometimes. I tell papa it pains mej of hia light under a bushel. i though, when it doesn't.   I say it ao that he
Reserved, yet sometimea abrupt in speeoh . ^i^l ^°^ l*® ^<^^ sending me to achool." and manner; cold and eccentric, it waa im-: " Very wrong indeed, Mias Fanny, to de- possible to aouud the deepest depths of his . ceive your father in that way. It shows that natnre and lay bare the shades of good and ¦ your conscience has a worse orook in it than evil which might be blended therein. Then ' your back. If you remain here as your papa he was wrapped in mystification as in a gar- ' desires, I shall endeavor to^straigbten the ment. No allusion to his past life ever esca- : twiat in yoarcouscience while the doctor curea ped him, though, iu the lengthened period ' your spine."
of forty years, one would naturally infer that i " How will you do it ?" she asked, quiokly. the storehouse of memory could not be vacant. ' " By making you always speak the honest If he was originally endowed with ambition, j truth."
he seemed to have outlived it: aud if, as my i " Papa," she called out, a shrewd look shi- atep-father affirmed, he possessed abilities of i ning in her blue eyes. " Please, papa, let me the firat order, they rusted for the lack of ' atay with Mias Hogg. I like her, thoi/gh her proper use and culture. name is not one bit pretty, nor her face either
Misa Hale, the housekeeper, was a quiet,   and that's the honest truth." fair-looking gentlewoman, about the  age of       " An apt pupil," remarked Mr. Ashley, who Mr. Ashley.    When she first came hither aud j was sitting near, an amused  listener to our entered upon her dntiea, the doctor had told j dialogue.
me that Miles had long known her, ane highly | " Fanny, I am ashamed of you! Ask the respected her for the many excellent womanly j lady's pardon inatantly, for your incivility to qualities inherent in her character.    Some-j her," said Mr. Sutton.
a sure sign that ahe ia going into one of the raving fita which always drives Mr. Ashley from home."
He—Mr. Ashley—did not come in, but aigned to the doctor to join him in the gar¬ den. Left alone with my thoughts, I indulged tbe train of fancies awakened by our late con¬ versation. In fact, before my stepfather re¬ turned, and before I realized wither an idle imagination was leading me, I had the un¬ happy lunatic still and oold in her narrow resting-place, the old honse yonder thorough¬ ly renovated, and Mr. Ashley and Maria hap¬ pily married
[to be costinoed.]
lover I True we were not—in common par- ¦ keen retort. Failing in thia I became actually lance—"engaged," bnt we loved: I with the ; impertinent, while the grim figure remained romantic devotiou of si.^teen, and he with j silent and imperturable until my store of the fiery ardor of twenty-three. Daring that offensive expressions were quite exhausted, brief but blissful period I exhausted my en- ' Then, with a quiet "good night, Margaret," tire stock of sentiment—enough to bave laa-: he weut out, softly closing tbe door so as not
ten me a lifetime. Therefore, when my idol practically demonstrated tbat "men's vows aro Brittle things;" wheu he crushed out of my heart the love he had labored to call into existence, all faith in man^s honor and all the romance of my youth died witb it.   It
times I fancied that Mr. Ashley entertained, a warmer sentiment than esteem for Maria Hale. Ifit were not so, why did he make a daily sacrifice of hia peace by harboring her unfortunate siater?   It was evideut that he
"But Misa Hogg doesn't want me to ask pardon for speaking trnth.";J
" Right, Miss Fanny.    However unpalata¬ ble truth may be, remember it's always bet. ! ter to speak it than to utter a lie—even a
experienced dread as well as pity for the poor j white oue.
lunatic; and I oould imagine but oue motive ;     It was finally arranged that Fanny should
which could infiuence him to give her a home, j come on the following week, and remain with
j to disturb the doctor, who waa indulging in J his customary evening doze in hia capacious ; arm-chair. Scarcely had the door closed i npou Mr. Ashley, however, ere he reappeared. " Here are the books you were wishing for," I he said, taking a small package from his was no palliation of his baseness tbat a rival j pocket. «i succeeded in getting copies of secretly schemed to supplant me. I judged ; i^pth works, and intended to bring them over hia fickleness to be none tba less contempt!- i directly that I got home last night, but I hie on account of the effort put forth by my ¦ never thought of them again till I was com- oousin Eva to win bim, as wiu him she did. ¦ ipg in this evening."
" A capital matcb for Eva!" So said her • « Thauk yon,—you are very kind," I stam- friends,forshe bad neither wealth nor talent; mered, ashamed uow of the maliciousness I (except for intrigae) to render ber a prize in : had been so industrionsly displaying.    " In¬
the matrimonial market. ;
I never met with cousin Eva nor my old i
flame, after their marriage,   and for someg
yeara I bad loat all trace of them.   Of thi?^
deed, Mr. Ashley, I scarcely merit the leaat favor at your handa," I added, bravely bonnd Ro make conf«ssion of my fault.
Standing on the threshold, witb his  arms
aole love-passage in my solitary existence I | crossed upon hia broad chest, Mr. Ashley had no memento save a few trifling gifta, and • made answer in ^j^jg ^jg^. uq^^^^ ^^^^ ^ tbese were put away, with youthful memoriea j time a human creature, witb wild,, but gen- nottobeprodncedexceptuponrare occasions. : erous instincts, became the sport of the vnl- Still the thought that I ouce had a lover waa ; tares ofhis kind. Tbey mocked at hia anf- a green spot in the oasis of unwedded life. | ferings—turned a deaf ear to his cry of rage We lived—my stepfather and I—in a large^ ¦ _uia moan of agony. With sharp tUons rambling old house in the outskirts of tbe ; they tore his heart, and screamed in triumph Tillage. A garden anda nnrsery of young when they beheld him passive in their power, fruit treea covered a half acre of grouud back ' through exhaustion and despair. Afterwards of the mansion. Immediately beyond the a little bird came and pecked angrily at hia nuraery atood the dwelling of Mr. Milea Aah- scarred heart. Again, aud yet again, it flut- ley, the half-brother of Doctor Hogg. i terad near, beating him with its puny  wing,
Sinoe the death ot my dear mother, Dr.' and striving to wound him with ita sharp Hogg had manifested no intention of taking beak. Blind little bird! To think its weak unto himself another wife. He was now ' efforts would cause the wounds of a petrified quite advanced in years, and having acquir- heart to bleedafresh!" ed a handsome property, there was no neces-: "But it was not a vulture, thia little bird. sity of his continuing the praotice of his You do not think it was ? I pray you, do not profeasion. Still he found it diffioult to give thus class it!" I said, hastily. up his vocation entirely. Old fnenda were «' Will yon tell me then how I may class loth to resign his services; and, being a man   it ?"
of humane feeling, he oould not turn a deaf ,     Call it a dove, witb healing on its wings	
ear to the oalls ofthe sufferingpoor. Among bearing the olive branch of peace," I answer- thislast named class of patienta I was not ed, frankly extendiug my hand and retaming unfrequently hia companion ; and sometimes the slight pressure with whichit was clasped. when he waa ailing aad the weather boia t- Looking straight into his eyes, I saw the erous I sallied forth alone, going the rounds oloud lifted. The genial glow o? a nature not of lanes and by-ways, dispensing the medi- utterly seared and dead to its original frash- cinea which his hand had prepared, and con- ness of feeling, shone forth for an inaUnt.— veying to Mm a report of the condition of Then the Ught faded. The satumme face re- the Biok and destitute. sumed its ouatomary oold, impenetrahlelook,
I recoUeot, one raw October moming, 1 wm   aa, with a grave bow, Mr, Ashley retired.
Jane was usually quiet and manageable for one in her sad condition; yet she was some¬ timea seized with paroxysms of violence when it was hard to control her. That theae fits of insane frenzy annoyed Mr. Ashley ex¬ ceedingly, waa apparent by his remaining almost constantly with us till they subsided, and also by the watchfulnea with which Miaa Hale kept the demented creature remote from his rooma. It was a strange household, made up of domeatic incongruities! Yet it was voluntarily bronght together by the ex¬ ertions of its head, Milea Aahley.
CHAPTER IL I remember that for three daya it rained incessantly. Not a streak of blue sky or transient gleam of sunshine enlivened the dark earth. But on Thursday at mid-day a rift appeared in the aullen clouds. The mimic deluge anbaided, and the sua shone out warm and cheerily.
Mr. Sutton improved the first gleam of sun¬ shine to fetch the little invalid to us. Mary (my sole and faithful assistant in domestio •area) came with a request from the doctor that I shoald oome to the parlor and aee Mr. Sutton's child.
" Tell him I will be down direotly, Mary." When she :left the room, I went to the glasa and took a deliberate survey of Mar¬ garet Hughes (not Hogg, reader,) as she then and there appeared. Let^me describe her. Neither tall nor short, but straight, compac¬ tly made, dark skinned, square faced, looking healthy, self-possessed, and (if I mnst own it) homely. Alter taking this mental inven¬ tory of my looks, I covered my eyes and tried to oall vividly to mind a picture of another kind. It was that of a yoang girl in delicate health. Her face wa.s very pale —her figure slender and drooping. She look¬ ed timid and dejected, yet interesting, be¬ oaase of her extremely delicate appearance. Such was the comparison I made between my present and former self; and I smiled to think bow str.-.ngely the frail sappling had matured into the hardy, vigoroas tree.
As I descended thd stairs and approached the parlor I heard tbe murmur of voices throagh the closed door. Now I am not an eavea-dropper. I scorn a listener at key¬ holes above all other despicable objects. Even our mother Eve I hold in a somewhat disrespectful h'ght for her insatiate cariosity to taste the forbiddea frait. How then shall I confeaa my contemptible fault ? I say it with.ahame, that at;the parlor door I bent
ua through the coming winter. She waa cer¬ tainly a feeble child, but Doctor Hogg could discover symptoms of no aotual diseaae lurk¬ ing about her puny frame, and so he assured her father. -
Thua it was, that after the lapse of many years, I once more met with George Sutton.— We met as strangers, and I secretly hoped that no unlucky incident wonld at present reveal to him the identity of "old maid Hogg" with Margaret Hnghes.
As to Fanny, my couain's frail, sickly ohild, I could feel only the pity and tenderness which her unfortunate sitilfttion demanded. We were of the same blood, aud she, poor tbing, was not accountable for the ill-usage which I had received at the hands of her parents. Resolved faithfully to discharge my duty to her, I had a crib placed in my own bedroom, and provided everything that could increase her oomfort and amusement. The doctor watched my proceedings with an amused look.
"I was not aware that the instinct of ma¬ ternity was so atrong within you, Maggy," he one day remarked. "It requires only some alight care ofa stranger'a child to rouse your matnrnal feelinga into aotlve operation."
"I am not particularly fond of children, hut there are two reasons for my being inter¬ eated in Fanny Sutton."
"What are they?"
"I pity the little creature who so muoh needs a mother's care."
"That is oertainly one good reason for your display of motherly tendemeaa. What ia the other?   You said two reasons."
"The other—pleaae to exonae my naming it at present. I would rather not enter into a premature explanation of all my feelings regarding the cbild."
" Prematura explanation, Maggy I What do you mean by that—that you have designs upon the widower, and mean to win him bv showing off your motherly fondneea for Fanny?"
" Perhaps. I should oertainly have no in¬ surmountable objections to Mr, Sutton as a auitor."
" So you would accept that man! And' he almoat an utter stranger! I'm astonished Margaret."
" I said nothing about aooepting him. A suitor and a hnsband, though closely approx¬ imated, are not the same."
" Seriously, Maggy, would you enonoragg the attentions of Mr. Sutton, or any other my ear and listened eagerly to the tones of a  man, if you had not deoided to many him,"
TOIL.
If thou would'Bt reap the harvest thou maet aoatter
The BQBd broadcast around ; To Idle baud pertaloB tbe empty platter
And the unfruitful grouud.
Toll la the very life and pulee of Nature,
The burdeu of ber epeecb; Tbe fluest and falreat ofher btoseotna
Are ever out of reach- To ba obtained alone by patient labor;
Toll is the breath ot life; The Idler han au litle to eststsace.
And ulakeoB lu the flCrlfe.
Ob! sot lu valu and vague and elnful dreamlns
la life'a high aim fulfilled ; The earth is ready for thea, light la beaming.
Go dig, and mine, and build;      .
And uproot and destroy, for It la needed,
Tbe falsehood and the wrong; And bravely, brotber, let tbe fleld be weeded,     . So Bhall tbe wheat rise etrong.
Than up, and bravely do tby Maker'a bidding,
Nor thine owu burden shirk; Nor longer let thy talents slumber hidden :
But get to work I
- - ¦<•—I —
" What baa brought you here!" said a lone woman who waa quite " flustrated" the other morning, by an early call from a bache¬ lor neighbor who lived oppoaite, and who she regarded with peculiar favor. "I came to borrow matches." "Hatches!" that's a likely atory 1 Why don't you make a match youraelf I I know what you come for," cried the exaaperated old virgin, as ahe backed the bachelor into a corner, " yon oame here to kiss me almost to death t Bat yoa shan't, withoat you are the strongest, and the Lord knows you are I"
Effects op Gofpbe os Disbasb.—Dr. Moa- ley observes, in hie "Treatise on Coffee," that the great use of the article in France is sup¬ posed to have abated the prevalance of the gravel. In tbe French Colonies, where coffee is more used tban in the English, as well as in Turkey, where it ia theprincipal beverage, not only the gravel but the gout ia acarcely known. Dr. Faur relates, as an extraordi¬ nary instance of the effect of coffee in goat, the case of Mr. Deverau, who waa attacked with the gout at the age of twenty-flve, and bad it severely till he waa upwards of fifty, with chalk atones in the joints of his hands and feet; but, for fouryears preceeding the time-when the account of hia case had beeu given to Dr. Faur to lay before the public, he had, by advice, used coffee, and had no return of the goui afterward.
A ragged individual waa saluted afew days since by a little urchin, thns : "Isay, you, sir, don't yon belong to the army?" "No!" waa the indignant reply. "Well," said the boy, *' I thought that you did, aa you are out under arms."
A witty doctor aaya that tight-lacing is a pablio benefit, inasmuch as it kills off all tbe foolish girls, aud leaves the wise ones to grow np to be women.
A atory writer aaya : "Florabel clasped her wide white brow with her two hands, as if to StiU the thunder of thought booming through her brain." How ber head muat have ached with Buoh a noiae in it! Florabel muat be the young lady whose "eyes emit lightning
" Willie," said sbe a few momenta after¬ ward, "go down to Jane and tell ber to bring me a glaaa of water."
Willie, wbo was amusing himself with some pictures, looked up on hearing his name, but as he did not feel like going offto the kitch¬ en he made no response, and lut his eyes turn to the picturea in which he had become iu¬ terested.
"Willie!" Mra. Howard spoke with decis¬ ion, " did yoa bear me ?" " I don't waut to go," anawered Willie. "Go this minute!" " I am afraid."
"Afraid of what?" iuquired the mother. '' Afraid of tbe cat."   - " No, you are not.   Tbe cat never hurt you or anybody else."
" I am afraid of the milkman. You said be would carry me off."
" The milkman is not down staira," aaid Mra. Howard, her face beginning to crimson ; "he only comes in tbe moming."
'iYes ho ia. I hoard his wagon a little while ago, and he is talking with Jane now- Don't you hear him ?" said the littla fellow, with remarkable skill, having all tbe sem- blanae of truth ih his tone and expression.
Mrs. Howard did not look toward her un¬ cle, she was afraid to do that.
" Willie," the mother spokij very seriously, "you know that the milkman is not down stairs, and you know that you are not afraid ofthe cat. What you bave said therefore is not true, aud it is wicked to utter a false¬ hood."
"Hoi ho!" laughed out the bright eyed little fellow, evidently amnsed at his own sharpness; " then you are wicked, foryou say that wbich is not true overy day." " Willie!"
" The milkman has not carried me off yet. There was a world of meaning in   Willie's face and voice.
" You haven't whipped me for throwing my cap out of tha window."
" Willie 1" ejaculated the astonished mother.
"D'ye see thati" and the young rebel drew from his apron pocket a fine mosaic breast-pin, whioh he had positively been for¬ bidden to touch, and held it up with a look of triumph and defianco.
"You little wretch 1" exolaimed Mrs. How¬ ard, "this is going too far;" and, springing toward her boy, she grappled him in her arms, and fled with her straggling burden from the room.
It was a quarter of an hoar before she re¬ turned alone to the apartment wbere she had left her uncle. Her face was sober, and her eyes betrayed recent t^iars.
"Wheat or tares, Fanny?" aaid the old gen¬ tleman, in earnest toned as his niece oame back. " Tarea," waa the half mournful response. " Wheat were better, Fanny." " I aee it, uncle."
" And you will look in future to the seed in your hand, ere you scatter it upon the heart of your child ?" "God helping, I will, dear Uncle." "Remember, Fanny," said Mr. Lincoln, " that truth and obedience are good seed.— Plant them, and the harv^^^ will come in bleasinirs." iv
(c 0 y TI .V U E ».) Tuesday Aftehsoo.v, Dec. 1. The roll being called. Prof. Brooks, of tho Mil¬ lersvillo Normal School, took tbu stand. Ho re¬ marked that it seemed to him that tho timo of Institutes wns oflon saeriflced in lengthy, "hifalu-i ten" lectures. This Institute has become a fi.xed fuct, and may have its annual gatherings for twenty or fifty years. And it may ho we shall meet with you for several years to como, then will I now commence with the elementary principles of Arith¬ metic, leaving it for future years to illustrate llie plans of leaching Algebraic Analysis or Integral Calculus. In teaching we havo two kinds, induct¬ ive and deductive methods of teaching mathematics. I was taught by the deduetivo method. I think in clementiiy instruction the inductive method to be the best. Children themselves know this to be thc best method. If tho little boy wants a piece of pie he will got at it inductively. You cannot ilrivo tt bog out of a fiold, if he knows what you nre after. Daniel Webster got liiswlfbliniuwUToly by tying a number of kinds of knot in her knitting yam, and getting ber interested in them proposed that they tie another Jiindof a knot.
Old authors used to treat of Algobnt on thc in¬ ductive method; they would bring thu reader or learner on. to nn understanding of the subject and then give tho principle
Mental arithmetic should precede written arith¬ metic. It is evident we learn tho spoken before the written language; and so with the language of Arithmetic. A cliild f^lutuM be tatight uddttion and substraction before it can rcud.
Children often can count I. 2, 'A, t, 5, Ac. when they fir.<ii enter tho school-room, and, do not know tbe meaning of the words as they run tbem over. Wu .-ihauld question (hc children with objects until we are certain they know thc meaning of lbe num- ber.s thuy use. Addition aud subtraction shonld 1)0 taught logother. As you add objccl.s together ycm should subtract them. Firstincrca-ooby 1. and then decrease by 1, increase by 2, and then de- rrease by 2,—tbus contiiiuu tbc process. I would net c<tmmenco with thc muUiijlicnlion tnblc being committed to memory, but have thetn to make their own table.
Mr. Morris Wickersham followed with a discourse nn fractions. " I would have thc pupils first to get a full idea ofan unit, and tjiking up an object, as nu apple, wc might commence with dividing it and explain the parts iis considered with their re¬ lation to the whole. And by thc dividing of lines on thc blackboard I would illustrate thc nature of compound fractions.
Prof, lirooks added n few remarks to thc subject of hi:? previous diftrounse. ami then took up thc sub¬ ject of vocal music, and treated of its elementary parts in a very bappy manuer.
Mr. M. Wickersham resumed his remarka ou Fractions.
Adjourned until 7 o'clock P. M.
AFTER.VOO.'* 3K.H.SI0.V.
Mr. J. P. Wickersham again appeared on tbo aUmd und addressed tbo institute on the subject of iichoui Uoverument. Tho end of School Uovern- ment may be defined to be securing of propriety of conduet, through love and respect.
A teacher may succeed in getting hia school qui¬ et and kcepioijit so from morn till eve and yet fail to accomplish tbo eud of true School Government. All rewards and all punishment should bu given in this way; all rewarda ahould be logically linked to well doing aud ull punishments should be logically linked with thu wrong committed.
Whut connection can a pupil see in whispering to a pupil and a good whipping ? u missed luiison and a slap on tbu hand ? Whipping ia usually used as lbe panacea for all evils committed. Nature every whero links the rewards cuusequenl lipon good deeds and the puaishmonts immediately fol¬ low their respcctivo evil deeds. Nature never faila to link them in this way.
Suppose two boya talk together and disturb the school, thc natural punishment would be to set them apart.
Wbat if two boys quarrel or one hurts the other, the natural puuidhmont would be to take him uwuy from the play ground. If one misses bis lessons, lut bim learn It over. If ho cata in achool take whut hc ia eating from him. If be breuk a pano uf glass let htm put in another. W hu un: profuue language while at play deprive bim of play for a while. Bo not these punishments naturally follow thuir respective oflences. Nu goud deed sbould go unrewarded and no uffence uopunisbed. The succesa of school government depends upou this. Tbe pupil ahould see that the punishment he received is the naturally reault of violated law, and while the teacher may show to thu pupil that ho pities the poor victim yet thc law ia inevitablu and he muat suffer tbo puniahment natunilly fol¬ lowiog tbu violation. The teacher must be tirm, and unwavering.
Mr. Byerly, followed with a discourse on thc subjoct of Grammar. He snid, we are apt to deaire too rapid progress in this branch; we hurry from one part to another befure the pupil has hud timu to mature hia lessons and thua much is lost. The child loses its interest in the study.
Sir. Watson took tbe staud aud gave a very in- tcrcstiug discourse on the melhud of teuchiug lit¬ tle children to begin to rend.
He said, thero aie not 'AQO words in the English language that are spelled aa they are pronounced. Spelling is best taught by cultivutiog form. Never let the child spell over the word the second lime. If it has a correct form in its miud, it cuu spuU it correctly tho Urst time.
Mr. Wickersham followed, and continued the subject of spelling. He believed thu best method ofteaebing it to be hy learning the pupila write down the words as thay aro pronounced by thu in¬ structor. It ia u very cxculleuL pluu tu read a lit¬ Ue atory and have the pupils to write itout.
Any method of teaching that does not give you tho muauing of the word or words used, or leads you tu seek thuir meaning, is wroag. We bave nut taught that chws well, th.at is not better able to use words pniiip.rly nfter thu rutiitiitinn than they wero before.
We should givo up entiro tbu tcacbing of the deliuittons of words.
Any thing and any manner that will give the pupils u correct knowledge of the meaniug of words. Much labor may be saved by teaching the etymol¬ ogy of words. Mr. Wiekeraham throughout mau¬ ifested bia uaual earnestness in his subjucL
mucb grammar to a scholar.i Mr. Passmore thought analytical puraiog very good, but thero waa most too much account made ofit by some.
Question 3rd. Should cumposition bo taught in connection with grammar.
Mr. McClure thought that scholars ahould bo taughtgrammar tirsL   Tbu claaa differedfrom thia.
AFTEftNOO-**  SESSION.
Hon. Tho. II. Burrowes offered tbu fuliowiug reaolution:
Resolced, That the President of tho Lancaster Cuunty Institute and tho Cumioittee of arrange¬ ments be hereafter renuested uot tu invite or per¬ mit the agent for thu aalu uf auy schuol buuk or apparatus, tu address tbu Institute, and tbat u motion, that uny auch ageuta flhall iMldruas tho Institute, shall bo declared out bf order, and not uiitertuiued by tho presiding officer.
Discussed by Mr. Neweumer uud Burrowes.—- On motion uf JMr. Nuwcomer, tho discussion was poatpooed. Prof Brouks then took the stand; hu said thut ho would (irst ascertain how to tuII what ia meant by " how many tiinea a number;", makea thu child sue the uecessity of liaving a multiplica¬ tion table before setting him to learn it. Tho multiplicatioa wad aenselusa whon teamed withuut reference to ita use. But by showing him tho necessity of having auch a table, uew charma aru added to it.
JMiss M. V. Budd was aext introduced, sho ex¬ pressed herself highly gratified tu meet the teachers again in tbis " Harvest homo gathering."
A claaa was formed uf abuut fifteen ladiea and geiillemuD. A piece was acluetcd and somu uf thu class read parta of it, uud criticism conducted by Misa Budd was made upou each stanza, after it was read. Shu rom:irked that teachers have ii beautiful mission; thut iualead of damaging thu youthful mind, wu may lca<i it on to spherorf of usefulness or cmiueuce. Iu her usual Imppy stylu she gavo tho class nu exercise on the Bloculiouary charL
Prof. Brooks again appeared on the .stand aud gave some very iuteresting and appropriatu re¬ marks on thc introduction of naiuml sciences into cummun scbuula.
iSliaa Budd fulluwed and read a few piL-ij^age.-f seleeted from a piece called the *' Willoiv Copse," and *'Megs iruublu with thu cowa aud turkey.--.'*
An old lady walked into an offioe of a Judge of Probate, in Maasaohnsetta, once apon a time, aud aaked: " Are you the Judge of Rep¬ robates ?" "I am Judge of the Probate.'' " Well, that'a it, lexpeot," quoth the old lady. " You aee my father died detested, and he left several litttle infidels, aud I want to ba their executioner."
Dr. Franklin naed to say that rioh widowi were the only pieoea of second-handed goods that Bold at orime coat.
WittU'jm^' (g\\y.
FOR THE GUESSEES.
BIDDLE—BJU. W. N
I am composed of five letters.
Erase my 2, 3 and I am spoiled-
Erase my 2, 4 and I am rest for the weary.
Erase my 2,4, 5 aod I stlU exist.
Erase my 1 and I am what all should be able to do.
Erase my 4 and I am well mannered.
Erase my 4 and doable my 3 and I belong to a distinct speoies.
Erase my 1,4 and my oolor is improved.
Erase my 2,4, 1 and I am a nickname.
Erase my 3 and I am uaed by cabinetma¬ kers.
Retain my 1, 3, 4, 2 and I am an animal.
Retain my 5, 2, 3, 4, 6 and I am something horrible.
Retain my 1, 3,4, 2, 5 and I am what all men have to contend with.
Retain my 5, 3, 4,2 and I am highly prized.
Retain my 1,4, 5, 3 and I command.
Retain my 5, 4, 2^ 3 and I defy you.
Retain my 5,3,4, 5 and I am defanotat once.
My whole is highly esteemed among men.
^^ The answer to the enigma published last week ia-r-Be Jntid to the,dear.ones (U .home.
TUESDAV EVBSIN'C
The Institute wns called to order, Mr. Denues in thc chiiir. Song, "The Mountain Maid'a Invita¬ tion." Essay un " The Teacher's health ; causea of failure, and means of prevention," was then read by Mr. Marplc. The Essayist considered ibnt a waut of u.\ercisu iu connection with au injudicious exerci.se of tho mind was a prominent causu for failure in the Teaeher'a hualth. Next isa want of .-^oir-dcnial, audin this want might be considered, partaking too freely ofthe delicacies of thc table. Another cause is the injudicious application of his mental powers.
As a remedy take regular nnd daily exercise.— Walking is especially Ijeneficial and invigorating, nnd .'should be used at times even, to such a degree as to produce a sense of weariness. Wo raise our voice against an unreasonable amount of study.— Again, wc view thc want of proper ventilation in tbe school-room as a very great cause of ill health. Thu Essay was discussed by Messrs. Ibach, New¬ pher, Wilson, Behmer, Gochcnaucr, Itogcns, Puss- m*tre, tlreider, Nowcomer, Swarr, Summers, Bur¬ rowes.
Song, " Como tako a sail." Essay by Mr. AVil- son: "School Examinations are injurious." Thc essayist took the ground that examinations often engender thc habit of memorizing without refiect¬ ing upon tho subject committed to memorj'. A premium is sot upon that course which will produce tile greatest display and secure tbo approbation of au undiscriminating audience. It afibrds no means of .iscertaining the true standard of tbc ad¬ vancement and qualifications of thu mental ca¬ pacity of lho pupils.
Discussed   bj*   Messrs.   Lnmbornc,   Nowpher, Oatcs, Oberlin, Newcomer, Potter, of R. I., Ibach, and Watson.   Closed by singing the song " Make your Murk." Adjourned.
WRDSESHAY JtOnSISG.
At thc appointed  hour, thu Institute was called
to order by the President; Song, " Little Benny."
The Institute again organi:^ed itself bito classes.
Wc will now confine ourselves to a brief report of
the oxercisea of three of the classes.
lst, The class under Mr. Greider on the subject of written Arilbmetic. Question 1st At what time .should pupils commonce the study of written Arithmetic. Mr. Passmore answered that it should lie commenced after they have become familiar with thc four fundjimcntal rules.
Mr. Preston thought that it shuuld be com¬ menced when they begin to come to school.
Miss R. Hoore thought it should commence with learning to writc-
Miss Markeo agreed witli all Mr. Preston bad said.
Mr. Newcomer contended that scholars ought to hnve a pretty j;ood knowledge of figures before enteriug upon Written Arithmetic.
Mr. Preston would introduce it at the earliest opportunity in ordcr to keep them studying, and in quiet order. It was necessary to hnvo a variety of studies to keep tbem busy.
Mr. Passmore could not agreo with thc lost gentlemen ia crowding too much upon the child at once.
Misa It. Mooro said there was a butter method uf keeping children busy than confining them to Written Arithmetic; let tbem write their rending or spelling Icssous on their slates, cither copied from tho cards, blackboard, or their books.
2d Class. Miss M. L. Walker, leader. Subject, tencbing tho Alphabet.
Question, Uuw would you givo tho first lesson cm thc card?
Mr. Pnssmore would givo but one word for tbe first lesson nnd faavo tbem point out thnt wurd wherever they could find tt.
Mr. J. Mooro would give ono letter fur tho first and have them copy it on their slates.
Mr. Peirce would givo the word boy or some simple word, as the first lesson, describing ita parts and moaning, and question them but little, leaving for the next lesson tho selecting of aimilar wurd.^, they hnving tbe card to hunt them out
Miaa A. Rakestraw had but little experience, but haa tried having tbem select out lettera on the card, tbat they were acquainted with. Nearly all agreed that they would use but ono word for thu first lesson. Mr. Hoover would give as tho first lesson, the letter 0, and have them to become well acquainted with it beforo a new lesaon waa gi%'en; if it took a week.
Miss Snyder, has used, always, tho word boy aa tho firat lesson .is it appears oa Webb's card No. 1.
Question 2nd. Would you give but one word at a time fora lesson, bofore learning tho letters?
Mr. Pasamore would give them two or three words for a lesson before they knew tho lettters.
Mr. Hoover would teach thc letters in each word ns they bad that won! for the previous lesson. "
Mr. Newcomer had adopted tho same method but must confess that be hud not beon very suc¬ ceasful.
3d, Class. Mr. Denues. Subject, Men tai Arith¬ metic.
Question 1st, How would you commence a class in Mental Arithmetic.
Mr. Oberlin commences a class in mental arith¬ metic by the use of objects.
The vote on the question " Should children re¬ ceive instruction on mental arithmetic beforo tbey cnn read in No. 1:"    AfBrmativo 23, Negative 2.
Question 3d. When should pupila bave tho uso of a book to study mental arithmetic.
Mr. McClure thought that pupUs should not bo put in tbo book until they can read underatauding- ly the book that ia to bo given them. This met with the general approval of the claas.
Question 3d. " Should exact solutiotis be re¬ quired of them at first?"
Mr. Oberlin thought it not necesaaiy to ba exact at firat until they ente>^tbe book.
Mr. Peiroo thonght oxact.aolutibnB Bhouid bo
EVB.SISG SESSIO.V.
Miss Eliza Itnlfeatraw wus introduced tu the aii- diuoec, nud in her clear and full voice read bur Es.say ou the subject " The Teacbera Mission."
Sho said, '•' No insignia of royalty rests upon the teacher's bruw,yut tho Father has blessed ihu holy purpose that burusltkc a sacred tiru upou lhe altar uf ao many hearts. Wo teachers, who mnst shape their immortal soul, aud write the future of so mauy little ones abuuld wei^'h well uur missiou. The strong ebullition of temper, the hasty word," the sharp reproof, the angry command, must yield before success can be ours, before " well done" will be written by the angels. One word t:i>oken in anger, one unmerited reproof muy wound ihu tender littlo spirit, cruab out the sap of innocent joyous- ness from thu young heart We tbe Teacbera of brave old Luucaster, next to her molhers must shape her future. Weare tbe architccta aud fouu¬ dera of her greatness.
Our Father said, *• Inasmuch as yc do it unto oou of theso liltlu ones yo have doue it unto me;" so every good seed that wu sow io the young heart, every good resolve that our example shull strength¬ en will bu II record fur us.
Essay by Mr. A. Bnum, subject:—" Ifeucnil Iu¬ formation necessary to a teacher." Tho e-ssayist first gave a glanco at the past history of man and showed hid gradual paogress.
The common school system is the only method by which a geueral ditfusion uf knowledge can be attained.
Iu order to bo able to surmount.every difijcult^-, hu mnst possess a fund of general information. He should be able to illustrate every lesson with suit¬ able facts and illustrations.
Tho Essay was discussed by Sir. Biiker, New- pbor, Hobbs, Behmer, Roger?, Kennedy, Benuea. Essay by L. L. Rogers, subject, "Comiection of Intellectual nnd Moral Bevelopment" Hu said: " A few hundred years ago the inhabitants of Britain lived lu the must barbarous manner, drink¬ ing their water uut <if humau sculta: what has beeu the causu of so great an improvemeut in the Anglo-Saxon ? Thc Biblo in connection with in¬ tellectual development or the dcvelupmcDt of the sciences  has produced  the   great change.
Tho Essay was then discusse<l by Frcscoln, Swarr, Hobbs, Peirce, Sanders, Behmer.
Mr. I'otter took the staud und gave tbe Insti¬ tute a discourse on tho subject of Pcnmauship. Hc very happily illustrated tlio necessity of a uuiforiu system of writing. With the use of the blackboard bu illustrated a simidu melhoil of giving the firi^l lesson in writing-    Adjourned.
EVEN IXC SES.IIOX.
Essay by Misa Rebecca Moore: suliject"Tyranny of Prejudice."
Tbis subjeet was well handled and tho ideas clearly uud logically expressed ; and tho mauner in which it waa read was eficctivu uud listened to with attention.
Essay by Mr. Samuel C. Walker, subject ••Tbo Clasaica OS a means uf mental developmeut" Uu easayed lo prove the superiurily of a knowledge of the ancient languages ua a meuna of expanding thu iutcUeet Biscuaded by Meaara Rogera, Newpbcr, Fiurce, Newcomer, Wilson, Uobbs and Ibaeb. Ou motion of Mr. Newcomer, the folluwiug ipie^tion waa taken up fur diacusdion: "Early ssuueus.^ uu unsafe criticism by which to ustimatu a teaclier." l>iscusscd by Newcomer, Maqile, sr., Wilaou, Pierce, Watsuu, Uogera, and Newpher.
PUIDAV  MORSLSG  seSSlO.S.
Called to order by tho President
Song " Be kind tu thu loved ouea at home."
Resolved ugnin iuto classes and coutiiiued thc courae of drill, au intereatiug and iualruulive lu tho uijtsa of Xeuchera present
Roll culled, numbering 2511 Teachers!
Prof. J. P. Wickersham appeared upou tbu stand aud spoke upun tho principles underlying School Uoverument
He first had tbc tenchcra to select out thc duties which thu acholnrs serve, viz:—
1st Duty lo IJod.
2nd. Duty to tbemselve.-^.
3rd.  Puty tu one anutbcr.
¦1th.   Duty to thu Tuacher.
Stb.   Duty to tbu Scbool.
6th. Duty to School Officers.
Tth. Duty to Strangers.
The fulfilment ofeach duty should have its ap¬ propriate rewarda.
Miaa Budd followed with further exercises on the Elocutiouary chart
Prof. Brooks resumed the subject of introducing the natural sciences. MUs Budd was agniu intr<i- dueed on tho stage and read sume selectii>ns iu ber very clear and beautiful style. I'rof. Wiekcrsbaui gave a fuw parting words of advice,  a
TliUnSDAV MORNING. Institute   opened   with  song,     " Home,
."weet
Home."   Prayer by  Mr.  Rogers.    After calling
thc roll, tho claaaea again weut tu thuir respective
placea tu go on with their regular drill exercises.
Clas.s -Itb. Mr. Oberlin lender: subject (tcnyru-
I'K'h
1st Question, How much Local Geogniphy would you teach beforo you wuuld tcju;h De^eriplivu 'i Mr. Preston wuuld teach them logetber." Mr. I'ossmoro ivouhl do the same. Miss Rnkcatraw, Miss Markee, Misses Maxwell agreed with thc sentiment first expresaeil.
2nd Queatiou, Would you teach Pbys-ical iu con¬ nection with tho other two.? Mr. Newcomer would tench them all together. Mr. Passmore would not undertnku too uuidi. Thc class generally concurred in teacliin]!; Local und Descriptive Gco^'raphy first und then unitiu;,' it with Phyaical.
Question 3d, How should map drawing bu con¬ dncted ?
H. R. Peirce would have them fir.-tl dmw a map ofa State and mark out the principal ttiwns and rivers, Ae. Hoover would first _h.ave tbem draw a map of the school-room or the ruad to acbool- buusu.
Miss Markcc had them to draw from the book several times bcforc drawing frum memory.
Miss A. Rakestraw bad tbem tu draw a map on the slale frum the book, and then tbe uext day aak or anawer ([uestionaupon thc map drawn with¬ out having tho map before them.
Miss Sneider has tried tbc plan mentioned by Miss Markeo and found it to succeed very well.
Mr. I'eircc bad tried Mr. Hoover's plan, but it did not succeed very well. Had for sume years tried the method mentioned by Miss Markee, and sncceeded very well.
3Ir. Newcomer illtistrated on the board, the plan ofteaebing the pupils bow to drawn picture of the school-room.
4 th Question, How would j'ou interest a class in the study of Ueography ?
Miss Markcc thought no particular plan could bo laid that would suit all classes, but she had tried the plan of allowing pupils to prepare a qne.-tion of any place or on*any aubject connected with geography- to be aiiawcK'd by some of the pupils the next day.
5th Class. Mr. Sanders, leader. Subject JAii-((/(Vy.
It was unanimoualy voted by tho class that it was important to be taught in school.
Question -lst. Should morality receive the same attention in our schools thnt (Icograpliy receives.?
Mr. Preston thought it should receive attention whenever an opportunity offers.
Mr. Myers thougbt it ought to bo taught daily.
Mr. Moore would not bave tho branches taught at all, if morality is uot taught with thom.
It was unanimously voted that it wua of more importance than any other brauch in school.
Question 2nd. 'W'hen and huw to tench morality in schuul ?
Miss Markee would not be in favor of giving a regular leason on this;, but embrace any upportuni- I ty that mny offer, and more piirtieuhirly by exam¬ ple than precept
Mr. Oberlin would hnvo read a portion of the Scripture, nnd comment upon it
Mr. Peirce differed a little. Ue did devote a regular portion of time once aweek in telling some moral tale and questioning tho pupils upon it and thus bring out the viewa ofthe pupils, and deveb>pe their moral perceptions.
Miss Rakestraw did not approve of taking vutes of thc pupils on moral <iuestions.
Mr. Passmoro, Sr., agreed with Mis Rakestraw.
Mr. Ruth would teach morality iu conuection with thu other lessons. If a boy on thu back bench jhould strike another he would have hitu called up and after the recitation is clo.oed, give n moral lesson to the class upon that piniit.
Class Bth, Mr. Ncwplier leader. Subject Grnm- mar.
Question. In commencing grammar, would you proceed by first learning.the parts of .ipeech and select then, or leam all about the parts of speech before proceeding farther ?
Mr. Ilurst would teach on the plan of Smith's grammar, teaching all that boIoDgato nouns before leaving it Othera were of the opinion that euch port of speech ahould first bu taught and practiced with peculiar properties. After being somewhat familiar with them, then take up all the propertica belonging to each.
Question 2Dd. Shonld Analysis bo taught sepa¬ rately or in connection with common parsing ?— Mr. Hoover bas just commenced teaching analysis but thinks analysis ahould not bo taught first
Miss Markee thonght that etymological parsing should precede analysis, bat not syntactical parsing.
Mr. Hurst could nob aee that analysis teaches
EVENIXC   .'iESSIO.V.
Addreaa:—By Uon. Judge Hayes, in which, ho apoke uf the opinions whieh thu Eurupcaii peoplu would have of ua, calliug our aaaociation "an Instituliun." The Hon. gentlemau tbinka it a great instituliun, <&c.
Easay :-The best means of attaining a knowledge of tbc Art and Science of teaching, by Adam (icist Diacusaed by Behmer, Wickersham and Hobbs. '
Es.SAV: The Teaober's Evenings, by D. U. Brubaker. ;The essay was one of cousideniblo merit Uiaeuss'cd by Ibach, Newpher, Behmer, AVilami, Uoblia, Burruwea.
The Institute was then addressed by the .State Superintendent of Common .Scb"ol.-i, Mr. Iliekock, Uis speech w:us entirely an uff-baud eflbrt, bul abounded with useful suggestion:''. At ita clgac thu gentlemau waa loudly applauded.
Ou motion of Mr. Ibach a committee was ap¬ pointed to draft reaulutiiins expressive ofthe sense yf this Institute. Committee. 3Ie-ar.-. Ibach, Baum, rrescolii. Spears and Mi^s Jlnry E. Miller.
On motion of Mr. Row tbu rcsohuii'ii of U"ii, Thos. U, Bnrrowes was fakeii up and discOf.-cil by Hon. Mr. Burruivcs, IVubIoii, Neu-coiuer, iVirtx*. Row, Soudera, Rogera, Ciocbenouer and Newplicr. Tbti resolntion waa ailopted in the follnwiiig form:
lUmlecd, That tbis luatitutu recommend Vt future Instilutea that uo agent for thu sale uf lionka or apparatus shall be purmitled to address an lu- sltlute. and tbat any motion to tbnt effect sboubl bo declared out ol order, aud nul entertained by the presiding oflicer.
Reporta un Townabipa were then given by New¬ comer, Wilson, Swarr, liuchenaucr, Wuieber^cr, Behmer, Oreider, ijbirk. Miller, M'uod. Cable. Sanders, (Jroff.
WllEl{K.\..»i, 'i'he Teacbera i)f Lancaater county in general couucil a.<=embled for mutual inipri»vi:- mcut deem it necessary lo cxi'ress our feelin;; on the variuus educational topica of the day. There¬ fore be it
1. J{e?vfccd, That uur Common Scbm.is arc ca- tabliahcd on :i firm and Iruu basis and are fa.-t ac- coraplisbiiig their desired end by ditl'u.-iug gcuer.d intelligence.
2. Jtexolred, That the Sitpcriutcndency has donu^ mure to cluvate the prut'easion of Teaching than any other feature of the Common School syatem, aud that wu aa Teachers pledge ouraelves tu slaiid by it
3. lUn'drcd, That Normal Schocds arc very ctH- cient aida to the Common School syatem.
¦i. ReKolrcd, That County Institutes arc necessa¬ ry tu tbc proper advanceiiientninl general ink-Ili- gcnce of Tcacbcrs in the art (pf Teafbing. ami tbat thu present onu haa taken agigntilic atrjde and stands far above its prcdccossora in practical u.-e- fulncaa.
5. Jleiolred, Tbat as lhe po.'iliuii of Ibe Teach¬ er is highly responaildo to tbu welfare of Society, itia his imperative duly to labor earnestly to ele¬ vate his profesai(m. '
6. Jte^olced, That tbe Teacher should reganllbo Institutes as the Mecca of tbe tfrt.tf Can-; and sbould take a "yearly pilgrimage" to it. whethor tbe time i^ granted or not by hia empluyers.
7. Jtcofrct/, That we i-urdially extend Ibu right band ol' fcIbMvahip ('• oiir woriby Cuuniy Superin- ' dent, nud heartily concur inthe course hcliaa pur¬ sued.
S. ItvHolred, That wc feel ourselves deeply in¬ debted lo tbc Faculty of lbe Normal .Scbcul u>t their interesting and instructive lectures.
y, JicHolrvd. Thut wc return onr sincere tbauka to tlmse ILitcl-keepera who entertained tbe Teach¬ ers !il reduced rates.
These resolutions after being discussed by Mussrs. Newcomer. iJreider. Shirk. Oberlin, Zercher, Beh¬ mer and Hobbs were adopted.
Mr. Preston ulTcred tbe following
Itetolenl that thc singing of tbe soiij: by ^Ir. potter before this association on la.*t Weiluesday evening was without ibc auibitrily of tbia In¬ stitute, was discrcdilable to lbe Icacliens who lis¬ tened to it. and should not bnve bvun permitted.
On motion it was voted to indeftinately piiatpouu tbu resolution.
On inulion of Jlr. Ili.Iihs it was
/{fnalred, That wu rcpiidiate tbu publication «>f an iirtiL-lo iu tbe Ercniii'j ExprenH purporting to bu the sentiment of thia lualitute, reccommending potter it Ilamnionda system of pcumauabiii.
Prohlems.—Answers and Solutions.
Solution of PROBtEsi 2xd.— x=greater. y=les3. *
1st. ;-|-g—3=s»i=—«/ 2nd. I+I—6=^y^—'"g" 1st. x-j-y—6=8x—8y 2nd. x-f y—18=12x—12y 2nd—1st. 24=4x—4y 2nd trans. 18=Ilx~13y Elim. y. 8x=240 x= 30 Sub. for X. 18=330—13y 13y=312 y= 24^ Q.
"We have received another solntion for Problem 2nd signed "New Holland" which ifl very good and clear bat too lengthy Tor our colnmns.
Solution of Problem 6tu.—By the first condition. The Head is=to J of the Body +g of the Tail, and therefore a-ofthe Head ig=to ^'j ofthe Body+J oftlie Tail.
By the second condition tho Body=:l of theHead-f JJ of the Tail—Cinches; there¬ fore the Body=| of the Body-f | ofthe Tail -f-^ oftho Tail—6 inches ; or the Body^f ofthe Body-(-2 times the tail—6 inches.
By the third condition thc Tail=| of tho Body-f-^ of the Head;=to 5 of the Body -f-iV of theBody-l-^ of the tail or=to ?. of the Body-hi of the Tail; and -^ ofthe Tail iB=to I of tbe Body. ,\ of the Body is thercfore=to ^V ofthe Body and ^ or tho whole Tail is=to a ofthe Body, and'2 times tbe Tail=5 ofthe Body.
Therefore the Body=| of the Body-|-e of the Body—C inches,or=to ^ of the Body —6 inches therefore 3 of the Body =6 inches and | of thc Body=10 inches. The Tail=l of the Body or G inches. And the Head is^to 5 inchea-fo inches which is 10 inches. Therefore the length of the Fish is 10 inches-f 10 inches-f 6 inches which is 26 inches. S. P.
AnJ*'*'ui to Problem 7Ta.—The goia on tbe Pills wonld be $19,43| cents.      N.