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"h'ca our SpeIlin@ IS failRrc. 10 &!yc
Inan4'"o the Deneat OF past ages Whlc0
manly distinguishes h'nl from the brute,
II Is necessary tnat one OF the. pfst thIugs
. cnLiq i taught, when ne Is educated
snoo,a DC the aTI OF read.ns' = TO og clGse-
y 5oIlo"eo Oy mat OF "fi'lnS' lie mas
10 learn no" 70 receive receive and 20 commun'-
cate = early the hrSt thing tnen, on
"h'ch MS n'nd = exercised under the
present circumstances, Is 70 commit 70
memory the strange aHq confused system
ol Spe!I,'@ Foich olSgraecs o"r language.
ne IS therefore p''otloaL'F ta"@ne % re-
2aFd tAc SUBJECTS on Whlch ne IS eAet-
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For he P0!ter JJura1I.
rs Ii Best 10 g'u0iSh E'up5ls?


This IS q practical question and | am
aware that II IS two-sided question. In
spite Of the glowing descriptions that the
x Fathers rive Of the schools they at
tended, where the master jcrked from two
TO 4 dozen over the desk daily, and fog-ed
as many moro--ior all they use t9 b. 50
very still and fearful, and careful not to
touch slate and pencil before they were
fourteen years old. AlJho' it was bought
necessary to read the "cOde" the second
morning after letting the urchins have
their way one day, or perhaps at noon if
they got too bad, afiXjng To each article
the dread penalty 4" come onto the floor,
draw your jacket, settle the account.
Notwithstanding all these things there
are some teachers who enter school now "a
! days with the resolution that they will not
enforce the government Of the school
! through fear of physical suffering. They
are willing that the scholars should know
that there wall not be whip brought IN
to the school house. They inreud that
every one in school shall not only under
stand what the regulations are, but shall
! know why they are made, and shall be al
lowed to pass his unbiased Judgment on
their utility. There ere two systems, di-
verse from each other, each OF which is
sanctioned by teachers Of true worth and
merit, and l may add success. l, Ike
many others, as a practitioner and impair
tial observer, find myself in dilemma.
The hand that pens these lines has welded
Esq Hickory, whose recipient was the
back of 4 rebel pupil. The motto " Do
Right" enforced by gentle means and per-
suasiveness has also been my rule of ac-
ton. From these considerations / see
strong reasons tor the belief, that, Il the
power Of corporeal punishment were tax
en- from teachers, our schools would be
oaa-f;ed. Here IS my data:
! Ist. Every child has sense OF justice
! End livery child whose inmate good
ness Is cherished viii do all he can to en-
force the principles ofiustice, whether it
condemns Or commends self
Bird. The system ofpuni5hirg can claim
/ to do nothing more than TO crush The evil
Of our nature, leaving the good alone,
while the other plan is, in its very nature
/ calculated to cherish luxuriant growth
Of goodness, justice and seIf-government,
amidst which the dread evils of wicked
mortals soon vanish aud are unknown. l
may be wrong, but [ do contend that
every pupil has sense ofright and wrong
and is lover of justice, and that iuas-
much as physical punishment rather
crushes than cherishes these feelings, il
should be Gi,continncd, and the teacher
should appeal TO the highest and noblest
Irnougnl, OF his pupils, depending upon
these virtues ana t.cir cultivation for ,nc
government Of his school.
Fellow teacher am not right? ".
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For tie Potter Joura


Eettcrs on 8'AOne4iC3.-- .. E.
Our Present OrfdogyoPhy q Fractjcal
Future
Did the bad effects Of our orthcgraphy
end in being a scientific fai.nyc taey
might be borne with. But this is far
from being the case. \ system of writ
ting which proceeds according to no.gule,
ceases to be a system Of aIphaheuc writ
ing a'tohcthcr, using the term il its prop
er sense), is, N fact a system by which
eacn separate word has a separate indie
pendent symbol, which must be indiyid-
ually committed to memory. SO that the
sound should recall the sign and the sign
the sound, and the only advantage OF
having these symbols composed Of por-
tions Of series of rs known and named
forms, is the greater readiness with which
The eve discrimInates them, and the parts
Of each synbol may be described in words,
In poiut of fact all the ordinary systeus
of teaching to read and spell, proceed up
on thiS fundamental fact. One system,
known as the "look and say" method,
does SO without disguise; the teacher
points to word, uttors the sound, and
proceeds in this way with every new word
until the child recognizes it when shown
again.
In other systems, the fact is more or
less disguised by teaching first the nanes
of the several constituent parts. But in
all systems, the mode in which spelling
is taught displays the principle in all its
native ugliness. Column after column Of
dull symbols, have to be committed to
memory by naming tue letters of which
the words are composed, the most tedi-
Gus. most irksome, most irrational exer-
else of child's memory which it is well
possible to conceive.
If we then conceive spelling as a con-
trivance for rendering the communities
tion Of ideas and their preservation easg
and rapid, we must condemn the present
Iorthograpby as prac'1caI failure.
| Orr present oythQ9rap4y a moral fa'}pre
But thAre iSS higher sense still il
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E0uCatl0nal.
FOR he Potter journal.
ia school Directors.

Nh. EDITo8.-Through the columns
Of yyur paper ] wish to state a few facts
for tde consideration Of school directors
Being somewhat interested in the progress
and welfare OF common schools, | have
taken tao liberty [or availed myselfof the
ri1hi) to exan.iuc some Of The reports OF
,eacners-and in one Of the most flourish
ing and popu,ous townships IN the coun-
~. notced report that had the follow
in2 recommendations:
From beginning to end, it had not a
siDglc nearh OF punctuation, although sew
erai abbreviated words and initials of per-
son names were used, thus leaving the
leader fair chance TO peruse 1t through
uitlout iatergpption. Neither was there
much bother from capitals, 1or about one
half the authors names began with small
e,ters; and the possesslve case was en-
tirely unknown. As to spelling, when |
said .'qramaY" ''midicn' ? &c, / conclud-
ed the policy was to shorten words-but
next came arithmoticb' and some re-
ma~kably ingenious spelling Of scholars,
names, (specimcns Of which LII not send
now words to which my rule would not
apply, and consequently | am still g halt
ing between two opinions" with this PHI
losophical question unsoyed.
This, Directors, is actually true, and
what I want to know is how such poorly
qualified teachers happen to be employed
/ hardly think it is the wish OF our cltl-
zens who pay only thirteen mills school
tax on the dollar, to have their children
instructed By persons SO deficient. Is the
/ County Superintendent in fault for grant
ing them certificate? ? In this case the
&" certificate" certified that the teacher acaS
not competent to teach, and the same, !
am confident is the case with all those
whose qualilsations are 50 deficient tnai
aspire to the profession Of teaching And
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lE31 \ Lady's pocket was picked in Gin
ciAnati in avery adroit aud scientific man
ner. The lady had, in buying something
taken out q welI-lned pocket-Look; a Styl-
ish young man saw her and the pocket-book,
and when the lady stopped next TO examine
some edihles, be dropped q dime in front of
her. She though It came from her purse,
stopped over to pick it up, and in SO doing
the POCKET in her dress opened wide enough
for tAe fellow 10 inser; his hand aud abstract
tae pocket-book. Before the spectators Of
this piece OF faudacjty recovered from their sur
prise, the tAicf was gono
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OR present OrdiQgropdy an Interno
tji0Hul tailure.

Our present OrdiQgrophy an Interna-
tjono1 taitare.
But its faults do not end with the na-
ton chat uses it. 1t spreads to other ma
tious. 4 great commercial people like
the Anglo-Saxon race, wIich holds Bg;t-
ain and the United States, must be con
stan5iy brought into connection with 9TH
er natious. II becomes os the utmost
social ana international Importance that
they should understand each others Ian
guage This can generally be effected
only through writing. 4 system ofspeil-
ing, then, which is SO difficult TO acquire
as the English, a system which affords nc
whatever to the foreigner as
to the sound he has to give the words in
order to be Ineligible to English speak
ers cannot but be regarded as a great in
teruational failure.
Om orthogropby as an actice enemy to
eiucatt0n.
It wouid be easy to show that our or
is an esthotic and pathological
failure that it prevents us from acquir-
in., sono uniform STANDARD If nronulci.,-
ton or from, learning the real changes
that have taken place in the course OF
age, during the formationof our language,
that it throws GREAT hindrances in the
wav Of our study Of conparatiye philolo-
av and tac ACQUISITION Of f,,ai@D Ian
6,,aas r,r the ,,r.a ofnracliral iotorcon,-
.,,,ni.,fio, lrt. -, these ,Yatters we fnr-
hear - iwaj Tbev must occ9rto every
th;nl;og mind they are horne ont by
can.ta3r .cxDerience they are the things
that admit af no doubt
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'IL ','i = he H.. ,,o ~ r.ons foIIe,ys tLat fbas.
n,h, oan rs,d ord write ave road and
r,'.;t, WIT r;,b the ,,raatos, easo and corrnct.
noss aro N o,7, ro.nac+ c,Iycatod vot i
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;ty aro aInost entirely uninstr1ctad Nh
sy.te,o ,S +,, Of instrnctio3 # onr scboois doe,
,ot admit IF odncotion beioo con,Inctnd
w;tLnnt readinr and vritino
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31oft's Gornfr
From HJlPers Weekly.
BEAUTIFUL SNOW.

On the snow, the beautiful snow,
Filling the Sky and tie earth below;
Over the house-tops, over The street,
Over tlc heads OF the people you meet;
Dancing,
Flirting,
.. Skimming along.
Beautiful snow il can do nothing wronr;
Flying 10 kiss a fair lady's check:
tunEing 70 lips IN Il trulics0me freak,
Beautiful snow, from the heavens above,
Pure rs an angel and 6cklc IS love!
On! the snow, the beautiful snow
How the flakes gather and laugh rs they 90 !
hiring about in is maddening fun,
1t plays in its glec with every one,
Chasing,
Laughing,
Hurrying by,
u lights up the face ani it sparkles the eve :
And even the dogs with bark and bound,
Snap at tic crystals that cddr around
The town is alive and its heart in a glow,
TO Welcome the coming of beautiful snow.
How the wild crowd goes swaying along,
NailIng each other with humor and song;
How the gay sic iceS like netcors fash BY
Bright for q moment, then lost to the eye,
Ringing.
Swinging,
Dnsninc thov oo .
Over the crest Of the beautiful snow
Snow SO pare when it falls from The skv,
To be trau.pled in mud by the crowd rusbino
hy:
To be tramDled aud tracked by the thousands
of feet
TIL It blends with the filth in the horrible
street.
Once I was pprc as the spow-bnt I fell.
Fell. like the snow-aakes, from heayen-to
hell!
Fell 70 he fromn,ed as the filth Of the street
Fell. 10 be scotIcd. to be sDit on and beat
Pleading.
Cursinn,
Draadinr ia die
Selling nv soul 10 whoever would buv,
DEALING in sIome for morse, of hread
dating the living and fearing the dead.
Ncrcf.UI God! haze fallen 50 low?
And vet was once Ike this beau5ifil snow
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-01-13
sf73- A correspondent of the Boston
1ourier tells how Daniel Webster offered

FL a correspondent OF the Boston
Courier tells how Daniel Webster offered
himself to the woman Of his choice:
" Mr. Webster married the woman he
loved, and the twenty years which he liv-
ed with her brought him to the meridian
OF his g,eatness. An aneedote is current
on this subject, which is not recorded in
the books. Mr. Webster was becoming
intimate with Miss Grace Fletcher, when
the skein Of silk getting in knot, Nr.
Webster assisted in unraYeiing the snarl
then looking up % Miss Grace, he said:
we have united q knot; don't you think
We could tie one?' Grace was little
embarrassed, sad not a word, but in the
course OF a few minutes she tied knot
in piece Of tape aud handed it to Mr..
W. This piece Of tape, the thread of his
domestic joys, was found after the death
Of Mr. Webster. preserved as one Of his
most precious relics"
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asfsa I'D JAMES ". sMIrE
r.tA y STOVES. TN 4 SHEET IRON
-- NAN s., nearly opposite the Court
:. -9a3er.Plr,, Pa. Tin aud Sheet
-.s '-ade 10 order, in good style, on
-'. ae lu.l
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this report is not, in ali respects rare
case" although | have seen some of a
very different stamp-and again | leave
the matter unsoiyed, still wondering who
as TO blameo Y.
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c. G~''
r----=--- --==
We extract the following IRON re-
cent number of Mohammed Pacha's let
ters to the Sultan from New York, which
,,.,s..;r;s. : snr,,r;,o ;, Tho \ y
l-'s"''H3 oS'
MRS. GRUMPY.
and N the domain OF politics MIS-, T..
us watchtuiIy potent. W hen that lm-
practicable and terrible abstract young
man, l.. j. brutus ou'Ith, began to utter
his ph~lse FhliIIPicS against the oaseness,
ifaao ana lnlostlce "nlch seemed 10 MN
to be dominant IN the federal government
.oI the ! nited states, tAe oi0 iady, VINO
was at that tune IN business III South
street asSa'ied brUtus thf2uSA tAe press
and from the rostrum. She thought ne
was attacking the laPl6oi' ana IKE ne1
prototypes, she began 20 cacNie an ah5eFlne
alarm F.; " b'Utus, you "f:tche4 young
dreamer you icG"Gc'asC' you on''.usi@S' s5 T.
now care you Sh"A1 tne P'''aI" IL tue
I9mple oI LioeI'y oo are d smart
yo"Us o"'t' %"u i'H9 - lay -" i'''NJ
SP9I' lot Nlg' puI con pay eau l9on %uu
pun Gown Tue c"'Atc 'oo0' NY e".s' 10"
a"le I you S''t up sVeIl'n'I t, SIIie' anu anu
threaten ''is run u ',,9ST S'aI09' ~ T"o'
YOU Az" peliIoI,y "en .. 'n1' 'io : "'o'
. d oc1u'i'ui 0"'aLv' po'"ee'i VU'y a"p
expectancy, . APFeSSIy constructed 10 "e'Sn
o'i' ''le pion'' u NY ''''uG' ''i'' ''','' :
YOU cary ou' 'ul "o9ul" Sc''e"le' ;, loi
'''0 I'o' aIIceHoll- zen y IIsI''' ~ Sou cil y
ny hoSoS VIII = 70 P'o.sS' =, II 'nI''} oa!S'
-Aau "he' s'I9 abstract DEu'U' oeIL7'
l, Ina. nc LlI' "iy u0S'Io 70 "'sso'IG - r !no
mon gnu c99.E "9s9'eS 'Ila1 '"e ! "'on
5 "'s il5'.t'',la f I 10, -. LosteiL.s u 6'oa
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Business Gdr0S.
nnUN :. MANN-

JOHN :. MANN,
r fEY tED COUNSELLUR AT LAW.
.ou pl, viii attend .hc several
-s. ID f.r.a- and II hraa Counties. All
... .... .eL .n Lls care viii receive
attention.. Office ola Main ST., orpo-
.., House. lO:l
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MARK GILLON,

a.3 TAILOR, late from the City Of
~. GLAND. Saop opposit. Court
.a..er-port. Potter Co. Pa.
= '--l4rIcu4r attention paid to CUT
l0:35-ly.
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-" = bsI GOODS. EEADG-MADE
e.u.a.w, Groceries, &c, Main ST..
l0.l
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'-issAIkE. Proprietor, Corner OF
| second Streets, Coudcrsport, Pot
9.i4
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{ We extract the following from a re
cent number of Mohammed Pacha's let
t4rs to the Sultan from New York, which
some satirist is supplying to the \. y.
Etsaing Post:
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-01-05
Hard times al the West.

The city of Chicago, which has been the
great head quarters of speculation al the
West, and where store lots two years ago
were worth untold gold, feels the reaction
with great severity Business is emphati-
cally down to the :'hard PAM What trade
there exists is limited 10 the actual necessi-
ties of commerce, and The Improvements
which depend on flush times are greatly
retarded. The price of labor, building ma.
-terias and produce OF all kinds has fallen
dne hundred per cent. in a year and hall.
Real estate is'kept up by making no sales,
except forced ones. Mortgages are not
foreclosed by land agents, for the reason
that it would prove loss TO the holder, as
not enough had been paid by the purchas-
ers 10 make up the difIere nee of deprecia-
ton in value since the purchase was made
10 The present time. Hence, it is for the
interest of the creditor to obtain another
payment on the land The number of un-
occupied stores and houses, already counted,
is increased daily.
At ST. Paul, Minnesota, rents have declin-
ed twenty five 10 fifty per cert, while real
estate has, on an average, lost one-third of
last years valuation. Outside of the city
the decrease has been greater. Wages have
partaken of the downward tendency, and
aborers who last year obtained 81 30 per
day, are this year forced 10 be content with
ninety cents. From Iowa, too, there is a
general cry of hard times. We hear of
young men who have gone from this Sec
ton 10 the West during the last six months,
to seek employment, who came back with
different notions of the resources of the
West from what they had when they started,
and purses sadly depleted.
These evidences of pecuniary suffering
at the West are by no means pleasant 10 re-
cord. Not only are many of the sufferers
our old friends and neighbors, but theirmis-
fortunes react upon us. We trust, however,
thai the rampant spirit of speculation, which
has been so rife in that section of the coun.
try of late years, has received check which
will lead the people to adopt more eau
tous policy, and confine themselves more
closely 10 legitimate operations Boston
Journal.
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The VALUE OF TIME,-When the Roman
Emperor said "I have lost day." he utter
ed a sadder truth than if he had exclaimed,
"I have lost a kingdom" Napoleon said
that the reason why he beat the Austrians
was, that they did not know the value of
five minutes. At the celebrated battle of
Rivoli the conflict seemed on the point of
being decided against him. He saw the
critical state OF affairs, and instantly took
his resolution. He dispatched flag 10 the
Austrian head quarters, with proposals for
an armistice. The unwary Austrians fell
into the snare-for few moments the
thunders of battle were hushed. Napoleon
seized the precious moments, and while
amusing,he enemy wrhmuck negotiations,
re arranged his line of battle, changed his
'front.' and in a few minutes was ready to re-
nounce the force of discussion for the stern
arbitrament of arms. The splendid victor
les and defeats of the world often turn on
FIVE minutes. The crisis comes, the not
seizing of it, ruin. Men may loiter, but
time flies on the wings of the wind, and all
the great interests of life are speeding on
with the sure and silent tread of destiny
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-01-05
Winter.

This season of cold is here in earnest with
its icy breath. The old year has died and
gone never 10 return, and as if, like greedy
heirs, we could not wait till it departed for
our little legacy of hopes and joys in the
next,--the good old year is no more, and
the new one is already robed in white
shroud of snow and the bells ring Cat pres.
ent writingJ as if the dissolution OF the old
year was in accordance with their wishes,
and the hasty marriage festival with the
new most heartily welcomed. !.
The winter brings with il strange incl
dents. Chat, reading and reflection divide
the time among them. Now and then
letter comes from a far.of, long forgotten
friend. Such one is now before us. It
speaks of sorrow and pinchng wants; and
as we ponder DER the life of lis frail author.
ess-think what she WaS and what she is
we Involuntary exclaim, Good tless the
poor" Such cases make one feel as if
heaven were remiss in its justice. The al
most friendly authoress, when she was call.
ed "a girl" was a happy thing OF life, hope
and joy. She was poor aud uueducated,
but amiable and intelligent Her relatives
were rich, insolent and vulgar. Her Joyous,
youthful waywardness was the subject of
their prosecutions, and she was driven by
them 10 the West with some of her rela-
tives Here she found no friend in those
around her. No mind reflected the brilllan-
cy OF her wit-no tongue answered her but
with reproof-and no heart reflected the
trusting, loving fondness of her own. She
was like rich vine that grows up luxuri-
anty when there is nothing for it 10 lean
up and cling 10. She was friendess, sick,
sad and weary. A dissipated characlerless
villain, who had here disguised her with his
attentions, followed her, and at last, worn
out by his importunilies, she fell into his
arms, 10 die loathing him, hating all earth,
and distrusting even heaven. She clung 10
him as only woman can watch over The
partner of her life. He sickened and died,
and she, houseless and in poverty, wanders
like an outcast in a strange land.
And so it is with the good and the rue
This was one fit 10 be princess, if mind,
heart and soul are worth aught on EARTH
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PRICES REDUCED.

GA The subscriber respectfully informs
dE.A the public, that he is prepared
with tools asd materials for ALL kinds of
Watches and Jswelry; for Musical inslru-
ments, &C., sc. Scores of Watches, with
the deaih warrant stamped upon them by
our best workmen, has he restored 10 use-
iui and lasting life, and supplied with vig-
erous pulsaliop. His establishment as we'll
as his home being free OF rent or any encum-
brance, he can work for very moderale
compensation. BY puncluality and con.
slant desire 10 please his friends and custo-
mers, ne hopes for a continuance of that LID.
eral patronage which he is now so thankfully
enjoying. Gold and Silver plating of any
thickness done new Watches Tor sale: all
kinds of Watch glasses on hand; Spectacles
of all numbers Tor sale, and glasses changed
to suit any age; also, glasses put into Spec
tacle frames.
Orders and produce taken in exchange for
work. HENRY ZUPPiNGER.
Bloomsbury, Dec. 1, 1858.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-01-05
DIED.

In Bloomsburg, on Wednesday evening
last, suddenly, Mrs. REBEccA, vile of Daniel
Lee. Register s. Recorder Of Columbia co.,
aged about As years.
The deceased was truly good woman /;
leaves large number of little children 10
lament her loss, TO whom she was kind
and afiectionate mother. Although cut down
in the prime Of life and usefulness she lived
long enough to establish character and
reputation at which the "tongue of SANDER
or the breath OF detraction have never at.
tempted 10 cast reflection Her remains
now repose in the grave, and the circum-
stances of her sudden death admonish us
of ftheuncertainiy Of human life. Peace to
her ashes.n