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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-09-04

D1RT-Old DR.. Cooper of South Caro-
lima, used to say to his students, "Don't
be afraid of q little dirt young gentlemen.
What is dirt? Why, nothing at all often
sive, when chemically viewed Rub a
little allali upon that dirty grease-spot'
on your coat, and it undergoes chemical
change and becomes soap. Now rub it
with little water and it disappears; it is
neither grease, soap, water nor dirt. That
is not a very odorous pile of dirt you OBJ
serve there. Well, scatter little gypsum
over it, and il is no longer dirty. Every
thing you call dirt is worthy of your no
tice as students of chemistry. Analyze it.
1t will all separate very clean clements.
Dirt makes corn, corn makes bread and
meat and that makes very sweet young
lady that saw one of you kissing last
night. SO, after all, you were kissing dirt,
particularly if she whitens her face with
chalk or fuller's earth. There is no tell
ing young gentlemen, what is dirt"
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UNw1sE MEN.-The following are few
of the characters coming under this head;
The jealous man; who poisons his own
banquet and then cats it.
The miser; nat st:rres himself to death,
that his heirs may feast.
The mean man; who bites off his own
nose to despite neighbor.
The angry man; who sets his own
house on fire, that he may burn up an
others.
The slandcrcr; who tells tales, and
gives his enemy chance to prove him a
liar
The selfconccitcd man who attaches
more consequence to dignity than to COM
mon sense.
The proud man; who falls in the esti-
nation of sensible observers, in proper
ton as he rises in his own.
The envious man; who cannot enjoy
life and prosperity, because others do.
The dishonest man; who cheats his
own soul more vitally than he does his
fellow men.
The robber who, for the consideration
Of dollars and cents, gives the world liber-
ty to hang him.
The drunken man who not only makes
himself wretched, but disgusts his friends.
The hypocondriac; whose highest hap
piness consists in rendering himself mise
rable.
The inconsiderate man; who neglects
to pay the printer.
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PRArER.-As every sacrifice was to be

PRAYER.-As every sacrifice was to be
seasoned with salt, so is every mercy to
be sanctioned by prayer. AS gold is
sometime laid, not only on cloth and silk,
but also upon silver, SO prayer is the gol-
den duty that must be laid, not only up
on all natural and civil actions, as eating,
drinking, buying and selling, but also up
on our silver duties, upon all most reli-
gious and spiritual performances. "Pray-
er moves the hand that moves the uni
verse"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-09-04
The True, Art of Teaching.

Dr. JOnn a. HGrG, OF IullduoiPhA1; "
practical teacher, and long connected
with educational matters, has delivered a
lecture, in the course of which he evolved
one grand fundamental fact in the art Of
teaching which ought to be fixed in the
minds of all who undertake the education
of youth This fact is the absolute ne
cessity of arresting and holding attention.
Unless the attention of the child, or Of the
persons to be taught, is secured, little will
be learned. Every teacher of youth
knows how difficult it is to gain the at
tention of his or her class, but it isnot eve
ry teacher who knows how to interest
the minds of the pupils and win their at
tention. The mere commanding OF at
tention cannot produce the desired effect;
hence boisterous exercise of authority,
or the resort to different forms of punish
ment, of degrading or painful character,
are not only inefficient but harmful.
The mind of the child as we'll as the
adult naturally resists compulsion. Co
ercion is the very worst plan in educa-
ton. The forcing or "stufing" system
may appear to yield temporary success,
but it is calculated to destroy the powers
of attention, and a permanent injury to
the mind is the result The giving OF
long "tasks" to children, or multiplying
their studies to create the impression that
they are making rapid progress is an err
Tor quite too common in our schools,
Even the practice of stimulating children
in Sunday schools, by offer of rewards, to
learn weekly great many verses OF
Scripture or hymns, is not to be commen-
ded. Better give the reward for learning
a little well--for attention to what they
are taught.
1t ought to be the first and chief aim
of every teacher, whether of children OF
adults, to develope the thinking or rea-
soning powers The acquisition of knowl
edge should be a pleasant exercise. The
|
mind should be taught to seek after infor
mation-to inquire into the meaning Of
what is obscure, and to be satisfied only
with clear and perfect understanding o.
the subject presented to it. The teacher
who can make his pupils think is the on
ly successful teacher And how few
comparatively, have the happy art-ef en-
listing the attention. and-stimulating thu
faculties of the mind into active exercise
This subject is indeed, not only one o
surprising importapRaa,Rut Of great com
prehcnsivcness. I'll hitSst-be satisfacto
rily treated in one short newspaper arti
Gle, but if we can induce those engaged
in the benifcent work Of education to de
vote more attention themselves to the
true art of success in the discharge of theil
duties, we will have accomplished some
good Attention is essential on the par
of the teacher to win the attention o
those who are taught.-N. Y Sun.
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gelseteb 4oetrp.
The Sounds of Industry.

love the banging hammer,
The whirring of the plane,
The crashing of the busy saw,
The creaking of the crane,
The ringing of the anvil,
The grazing of the drill,
The clatte:ing Of the turning-lathe,
The whirling ofthe mill,
The buzzing of the spindle,
The rafting of the loom,
The putting of the engine,
And the fans continuous boom
The clipping of the tailor's shears.
The driving of the awl.
The sounds Of busy labor
I love, I love them all.
1 love the plowman's whistle,
The reaper's cheerful-song,
The drover's oft repeated shout,
AS he spurs his stock along;
The hustle of the market-man,
As he hies him to the town,
The halle from the tree-top,
As the ripened fruit comes down;
The busy sound Of threshers,
As they clean the ripened grain,
And huslIers' joke, and mirth and glee,
Meath the moonlight on the plain;
The kind voices of the dairy-man,
The shepherds gentle call.
These sounds Of active industry,
l love, 1 love them all.
For they tell my longing spirit
Of the earnestness of life;
How much of all its happiness
Comes out of toll and strife. o
Not that toll and strife that faintcth
And rlurmurcth on the way
Not the .oil and strife that groancth
Beneath the tyrant's sway,
But the toll and strife that springeth
From free and willing heart,
A strife which ever bringeth
To the striver all his part.
Oh, there is good in labor,
If We labor but Alright,
That gives vigor to the daytime,
And sweeter sleep at night.
a good that bringcth pleasure,
Ever to the toiling hours
For duty cheers the spirit
As tae dew rcviyes the flowers.
Oh, say not that Jehovah
Bads ussall to labor as doom;
No, il is his richest mercy,
And will scatter half lifes gloom;
Then let US still be doing
Whute'er we find to do
With TN earnest, willing spirit,
Vita a strong hand free and true.
Clereland Demoera
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Childhood

Happ.f childhood sunny hours,
Days of gladstone mirth and CLEO,
Rowing forth amid the flowers,
Lovely, innocent and free
Ever bright and free from SORROW,
Full of prattlc, joy most wild,
Singing of the bright tomorrow,
Pure and tender, joyous child.
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The loss of goods and money is often
times no loss; ifyou had not lost them,
thew might perhaps have lost you.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-09-04

A Frenchman, wishing to compliment
girl as "a little lamb" called hor a
''small mutton"
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not understood but by few of his near
est friends-never by has boOn-com.panions.
They fancied he was such an one as them
selues, when he lowered above them like
a prince and despised them like a god.-
His own BROTHER who wrote his life in
two volumes, did not at all comprehend
his true character, and has unawares left
false and unjust impression of him upon
the mind of his readers.
Even the grave. lifts up its voice in echo
of the vulgar opinion which classes him
with ordinary inebriates and reckless
gamesters. 1t was with pain I read the
inscription upon the headstone; it is with
sorrow copy it. I give it below;
sIf thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquity,
who shall stand?
But there is forgivness with Thee that
Thou mayest be feared
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Mrs Partington says it makes no differ
ence to her if -four is dear or cheap; she
always has to pay the same price for half
dollars worth.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13

III The Rockville Republican says !;
"Col. Thomas II. Nelson. Of Tere Haute,
made a speech last Saturday at Portland
Mills, TO the Union Republican Club. The
attendance is said to have been large. and
the speech is spoken of as one OF rare elo.
quence and power. In fact we have no
need to fear the Republican cause in the
hands Of such a man as Tom Nelson. He
exhorted all good Republicansto to harmony,
and To the united support Of the party or.
ganization."
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UP FoR THE ooNPLrcr.
BY w. n. BURLEIeH.

Up, again for the conflict our banner fling out.
And rally around 1t with song and with shout
Stout Of heart, firm of hand, should the gallant
boys be,
Who bear to the battle the Flag of the Free,
Like our fathers, when Liberty called 10 the
strife,
They should pledgs to her cause fortune, honor,
andiife!
And follow wherever she beckons then on,
Till Freedom exultsin n victory won.
Then fling out the banner, the old strry banner.
The battle-torn banner that beckons US on
They come from the hillside, they come from the
glen
From the streets threnged with traffic, and sur
ging with men;
From loom and from ledger, from workshop and
farm,
The fearless Of heart, and the mighty Of arm.
Az the mountain.b born torrents exultinly leap,
AS the winds sfthe prairie, the waves o. the sea,
They are coming-are coming--the Sons Of the
Free.
Then fling out the banner, the old starry ban
ner, 81
The war-ttered banner, the Flag OF the Free
Our Leader is one who, with conquerless will.
Has climb'd from the base to the brow OF the hill
Undaunted in peril, unwavering In strife,
He has fought good fight In the Battle of Life;
And we trust him as one who, come woo or come
veal,
Is as firm as the rock, and ~ true as the steel,
Right loyal and brave, with no stain on his crest.
Then hurrsh, boys. for honest "0ld Abe OF the
west!"
And fling out your banner, tho old starry ban.
ner,
The signal Of triumph for "Abe OF the wesi!"
The West. whose broad acres, from iake-shorc
10 sea,
Now wait for the harvest and homes OF the free I!
Shall the dark tide OF slavery roll DER the sod,
That Freedom makes bloom like the garden OF
Godf
The bread of our children be torn from their
mouth,
To feed the fierce dragon that preys on the southY
No, never. the trust which our Washington laid
on US, for the Future, shall ne'cr be betrayed!
Then ding out the banner, the old starry ban
ner.
And on TO the conflict with hearts undismayed'
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13
nThe House of Congress few days

p The House Of Congress few days
ago. compelled a fire-eater. Hou ston Of AL
ALBANIA, to apologize for disorderly words
spoken in debate. The people will be
glad to to see this evidence that the House
has determined to protect its members
The lesson which Potter gave Pryor has
ended the farce Of sending challenges to
mortal combat, when the parties them.
selves have no idea Of fighting. The quiet
assertion ofits dignity by the House will as
sffsetually end the disgraceful blackguard
scenes which have become so common in
Congress.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13

CoxMoN PLEAS Law SUsrAIsED.-The
State Sentinel Of Thursday. the 7th inst.
says: "The Supreme Court yesterday, de.
cided that the Common Pleas law passed
by the Legislature last winter, was legally
and constitutionslly enacted. A thorough
investigation Of the Legislative record sat
isied the Court that the law is valid Just
as it stands. This decision will relieve
the embarrassment which has been felt in
making nominations for Judges and Pros.
ecuting Attorney, on account Of the un-
certainty as to its constitutionalty."
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BLAcKGuARDrSoH HAS sBEeUS.-The Angus.
Ia (Gs.) Dispatch says mildly that "the
candidate of the Black Republican party
for the Presidency is recreant son OF the
South-a traitor to the mother that bore
him-having been born in Hardin County,
Kentucky, February ~, 1908, aud is,
therefore. 81 years old. He was a plow !.
boy, but emigrsted to Illinois at the age of
81 where he became captain Of company
Of volunteers against the Indians, aud
ua|srtunateiyJ for ias country, escaped the tom.
akaick and sealpine knife"
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MovIse.-The old wooden building on
the corner Of Wabash st. and the alley west
Of Potter's Hardware store. is being dug
up by workmen, aud will be removed to
make way fora magnificent building to be
erected BY our enterprising young friend
d. W. Minshsll, Esq
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13

RIA violent storm which passed
oyer Washington Sunday night un-
rooted the mansion Of Judge Douglas,
The rain, which was pouring in tor
rents, damaged nearly every room ia
the house. Elegant carpets, furniture.
paintings, DC, were completely ruined
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13

WAsHIse MAcHIsEs.-Mr. Isaac Ball of
ers for the consideration Of the house
wives Of this city aud vicinity, a most de.
sirable lsbor-saving and clothes saving q
machine. See his advertisement.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13

p The Journal men are much exercised
in regard TO the enthusiasm on part Of the
Republicans. Wait for Douglas, neighbers,
and keep cool.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13

az The man killed at Woods Mill, on
the Terre Haute Railroad, on the 4tb, an
account of which we copied yesterday.
from the Terre Haute Journal, was Alex.
ander Hamilton, of Posey county, tho in.
sane person about whom the marvellous
story was told, that he had been seen at
home in Posey county. and at the Asylum
near this city, at the same moment Of time
The story is familiar to our readers, as il
was republished after the appearance OF
Robert Dale Ovens work. Mr.. Hamilton
had been discharged from the Asylum in
January last, aud had been back on visit
He had started to walk home, and at Dan.
vile, OF near there, had been taken up as
an escaped inmate, and detained sometime,
until DR.. Athon was written 10. and he
replied giving the fact OF his discharge
and visit, when he was released. II is
supposed that he threw himself on the
track and lay there doggedly doubled up.
as described, as he was always hoasting.
when an inmate Of the Asylum, Of his abill
ty to throw locomotive off the track
State Sentinel.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13

PROPER PRoSUScIArIoS OF LIScoLS.-The
nomination of Abraham Lincoln, as the
Republican candidate for President, has
raised the question Of its proper pronunci'
ation-many contendipg that 1t should be
pronounced according TO its literal orthog
raphy-LineolIen. All the best authori.
ties, however. agree in Pronouncing it as
they do out West-Liaken. Below wsgive
three leading authorities on the subject
Link-on-LipPincott's Gazetteer.
Link un-Webster's Unabridged.
Ling kun-Worcester's New Dictionary.
In Illinois, where every body claims the
privilege Of familiarity with "0ld Abe"
they have somewhat improved on the
above, and speak Of the distinguished
Sucker as "Old Abe Liek-em."
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p Bouts Agent Langford has, as usual
placed rs under obligations for psper IA
von.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13

TThe following is the Premium List
of the vigo Agricultural Society for the
Fall of 1860:
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The Advantages OF Railroads 60 sub
urban Property.

urban Property.
Our citizens in the neighborhood Of
large towns. wherever a new railroad 10
being located, spare no pains to have it run
anywhere rather than over or close to their
own premises. In doing this they very
often make a great mistake, and for the
sake of keeping their fields in their original
shape, keep them from advancing in value.
Let the citizens of Terre-Haute only look
at the present growth Of the city. aud they
will see that the improvements are follow.
ing the several railroads, aud this has
been the case elsewhere, aud cities have
grown out on the great thoroughfares
which have brought them their business.
The recent inventions in railroad machin-
cry are still increasing this tendency
Street railroads which can not be supported
in small cities have their places supplied !,
to considerable extent, by the larger lines
ofroad which run through them, and draw
the Improvements out onto them. The
combining locomotives aud cars for run
ming in short trains in and out Of the cities
on our main lines Of railroads, at a very
trifing expense. will soon give our citizens
living few miles out of Terrre. Haute. the
advantages Of frequent trains aud cheap
fares. and so give the residents on the i'm.
mediate line of the roads, great advanta-
ges over all others, and so create demand
for lands and homesteads on tn, roads
which will raise the market value of such
property very fast.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13

u The Augusta, Ga, Chronicle d Seu-
tinel says, that "the Chicago ticket is con.
fessedly very strong one, and Lincoln, a
rough specimen Of the Western Hoosier,
will sweep the Northwest like a herd of
wild buffalo on the prairie. Against all
corners we consider him certain Of Ohio,
Michigan. Wisconsin. Iowa, Minnesota.
Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont, Massa.
chusetts and New York-l0s votes"
The battle field, our Southern cotempo-
rary thinks. will be Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13

TERRE-HAurE, ALTON d Sr. LOUIS RAIL.
RoAp-ELEcrIoN or DIREcroRs AND OFFr.
cERs.-At meeting Of the stockholders of
the above road, held at Mattoon. Ills, on
Monday. the 4th inst. the following gen.
tlemen were elected Directors and Officers:
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SOUTHERN TRIBUTE TO Mr.. LrScoLs.-The
Paris (Ky.) Citizen, a Southern Opposition
paper says: "Mr. Lincoln, though a deci.
dsd Republican complete exponent Of the
purposes and spirit Of the party, is not the
object OF those popular prejudices that at
tach to Mr.. Seward, his strongest competi-
tor for the nomination. He is a man.
ability, not equal to Mr.. Seward in culture
or in his experience Of public affairs, but
is considered by many as his equal in ma
tural force of intellect. We heard one of
the discussions between him and Douglas
in the famous campaign Of 1853, and We
certainly regarded him as full match, at
least, for that distinguished politician
There are some things in the personal char
acter and career Of Mr.. Lincoln. which will
give great popularity, If they do not excite
enthusiasm among the people. Born Iof
humble parentage. and passing the years
Of his childhood, youth and early ma n
hood amid the hardship Of the backwoods
of Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. scqui-
ring an education by his own labors as
best he could and gradually working his
way to distinction, his life has been one
we'll calculated TO excite the admiration
and sy mpathy of voters, most of whom are
themselves working men. When to this
is added the purity of his private life. the
general recognition of (which has given
him, in his own State, the sobriquet oi
Honest Old Abe" we are compelled to
admit that the Chicago Convention has
nominated the very hardest man to beat il
could possibly have given us.
The question now is, "How is this tick
ct to be beaten 2" We confess that in th,
divided. distracted and chaotic condition
Of all other parties, the problem is ex
tiemely difficult of solution"
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-13

DIRECTORS.
Charles Butler, New Rork.
John p. Usher, Terre Haute.
VIM. d. Griswold,
B. B. Sutherland, Dudley, Ills,
T. A. Marshall, Charleston, Ills,
Anthony Thornton ,1Shelbyville, Ills,
Robert Smith, Alton, IIls.,
Nat. Hanson, &" /"
James Barnes, Mass.
Willis Phelps,
Caleb Rice, +"
L. p. Sanger, st. Louis.
John Stryker, Rome. New York.
OFFICERS.
Charles Butler, President.
Robert Smith, Vice President.
VIM. ID. Griswold, Gen1 Superintendent.
Il. Tousey, Secretary and Treasurer.
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Comnittee.-Samuel Paddock, w. II.
Leavitt, James Burgan, II. l.. Thompson
of Vigo, Samuel Kerr, of Parke and w.
b. Ogle, of Sullivan.
N. b. The committee, in making up
their award to match carriage horses,
will understand that they are not to
confine their judgment to horses match
ing in color alone-as the word ''match"
might indicate-but they are to combine
color, symmetry of form, size and style
of gait, and must be well broken and
ra Of a hla 10 hit