Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-05-26

attendance, under the charge Of Prof Whit
man and assistant. Some pupils are from
distance, but the best Influence Of the
Institution will be in inducing the rising
generation in its immediate vicinity to
seek higher standard Of education. The
means are so near at hand, that all should
feel stimulated to be benefited thereby.
By-the-way, some Of the Inhabitants
are anxious to substitute pleasant Valley
as name in place of 'Klappcrdale.' As
an admirer Of tbs euphonious a, we'll as
the beautiful, We protest. Pleasant
Valley" is SO common that it i, JUS: no
designation at all, while "klapperdale" is
rare and significant. "Klapper" is the
German for rattle, aud dale or del! j, well
enough for narrow valley. Whether as
some say the name "klapper' was given
by an early settler in the fulness Ct his
JOY upon hearing the tingle-ling Of lost
COW, when his family were furnishing fo-
her milk-or whether there were notable
Rattle-Sorpents tha. bequeated their name
or whether some peculiarity in the into
nations or reyerberations Of the thunder
along the mountain, suggested !.-whase-
yer may have originated the title, We say
Il Il, ,,or,,'t
In portions of the county where was an
unanimous vote against Division last fall,
are many who regard division -s thing
certain in the future but as long as tue
Old Court House stands, they are content
without any change.
Met funeral procession-all the inha-
itants of ncigLborhood had gone to the
old "Kirche' on the top of the hill-ihey
had carefully, tenderly laid the remains
of their late companion in life, in its last
bed, within the "God' Acre and every
heart is tender as the pastors teaching is
enforced BY the voice OF the open grave,
and every eye is wet with sympathy for
the bercaved. How much more impress
i've is the lesson Of death, in the country,
than in the city or town!
Judging from the number who sell, there
is double the quantity of Liquor drank in
the South part Of the eounty-Snyder
that is to be-th1n in the North part. A
number of these dealers, however, frankly
! confess that tbn- s"o ;ts nrils-,hat .har
only continue selling because others in the
ueighborhood do, and it thus seems neces-
sary in connection with their other mer-
camille business-but they will maufully
stand up and vote for the Maine or Prohi.
tory Liquor Law, and hope the whole
traffick may be exterminated.
1t was complaining season-but late,
and necessarily hurried, yet We saw nc
"eorn-planters" except men and women,
boys and girls. This having the girls
working in the field, is one advantage the
Dutch boys have over the Yankees. l,
appears to US that it would make chap:
hoe pretty rapid in covering up corn, if a
tidy lass kept dropping it little ahead
of him. Aud the mellow earth and fresh
air were not less agreeable to tine girls, Of
whom we saw scores Of different ages, al
work most industriously, some bare-foo:ed
but all, apparently, delighted with theil
, employment Yet while We think tina;
light outdoor work is quite beneficial in
strengthening their constitutions, We are
confident that too-heavy burdens are too
often and toolcng laid upon too-willing
shoulders. The German men do not suf.
fcieutly study to promote the comfort and
tighten the cares Of their good mothers
sisters, wives, daughters, hired girls. On
this trip We saw woman past middle agc
lifting bag of grain into wagon, while
boy as big as two Of her stood by the
team with whip in his hand which ought
! to have been worn out upon his back. Ii
! is nothing uncommon to see men resting
from toll and taking smoke, while the
female members Of the family are strug
Cling with labor unsuited to their strength
and beyond the range Of household duties
And then these same women will impose
an extra tax upon themselves by perpetual
white-washings, cleanings-up, aud Other
affections and infections, which-but here
it is perhaps safest to take breath. W
Future Plans of the South.