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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-07-12

WILL PlTENT FLUID LAMPS EXPLODE "A
peddler of patent fluid lamps called at the
house of Mrs Peer, in Brooklyn, recently, 70
sell his lamp His lamp, he said, couldn't ex-
plode and to convince the family, he gave it
a violent shaking, when the lamp exploded.
injuring, one person, child, fatally, and five
others more or less severely.
p5~ A boy was asked, one day, what made
him so dirty, and his reply was " am made.
so they tell me, of the dust of the earth, aud
| reckon it's working out.
Bar At printers festival, recently, the
following toast was offered =
Women-Second only TO the Press in the
dissemination of news"
By The rhyming Of silly boys and girls and
the whistling of the wind through hollow
tree are equally signal instances Of music
caused by emptiness"
RS- A Lawyer engaged in case, torment
ed witness so much with questions, that tho
poor fellow at last cried for water There"
said the Judge, I thought you would pump
nim dry"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-07-12

perviSory control over the less experienced
teachers of the school, and to manage cases
Of discipline.
f. Great facilities for dividing the school
into suitable departments, and forming larger
classes, enabling the teacher to devote more
time to each class, TO amplify and illustrate
more fully any subject under discussion than
he could do if the classes were smaller and
there were more to be heard.
8. Greater facility for classifying the school
in respect to the age and attninments of the
scholars, and for adapting the discipline of
the school to the wants and capacities of all.
5. The greater opportunity afforded to
teachers for that special preparation before
each lesson, resulting from the less number of
subjects which he is required to teach, which
is indispensable to the highest success in the
school-room.
l. The enthusiasm created in the minds of
the schools not only during the recitation, but
also during the hours of study, by the thought
that they must soon appear in the presence of
so large a class, and measure themselves in
tellectually, with them.
8. The incentives to greater diligence on
the part Of the pupils from the influence ex-
erted upon them by the prospect of promo
ton
g. The economy Of both time and labor on
the part OF both teachers and pupils. No one
who has witnessed the practical workings of
both systems will deny, that in a well graded
school, teacher can instruct sixty or seventy
five pupils more easily and more efficiently
than twenty five or thirty in mixed school
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-07-12
NJ There is a sort of people who, through

10 There is a sort of people who, through
some notion of their own superiority of wis
dom or authority, are so in the habit of iden-
tifying their opinions and prejudices with the
DEGREES of Heaven, that they cannot but look
upon all who call them in question as wicked
enemies of God and incendiaries in society.
They do not doubt that the Almighty thinks
precisely as they do and expect that their
views will be received with the Difference due
to an infalibIe relation. These people do not
combat opinions, they cry out against them /;
they do not respond to arguments, they ar
raign their authors they do not seek to con-
vict and look upon error not as thing to
be overcome, but to be punished in the person
of its believer.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-07-12
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;.rr..".,,.,,. .ro Isrcad =. ba sfo,,di,i,,, ii,
" ,,:r. ,t.. .G.I.i ana worm c,T,ca trass aaJ
...,.. anr,, L,,h hoorin,, ,gf,,,.ss "a an ;mt;,
4 uata a.r,airtonco viii fho di.l,ron orJ stora
,lo .ri,.sboI Shoes and so;lci s,nnl;nas
In Ii, rorI3 mot Lc3, rerar,lsr;n,, Lo,y .b.o
r.J anncorqd tLat morning with uncombrd
r and nrorarcd her husbands breakfast
.ora he left home for the peiuhboripr mar.
..,,oup Sure rpouab {" mp<ad she .. how
Iio logI, - and then Memory poipted bacl, a
.g ro3rs 10 \ neatly and fattcfuIIy-dressed
r,:lcn sometimes busy in her fathers house
.,ljn mfppIjnr with her vouny comDanions
9t never nptidy m her appearance. ALWAYS
~an wgs a picture or herself when Charles
.r,o-rt,n fr>t won her vounr heart Sgch
ags fno IriJc he had taken to Ms pIeasant
sma ~ how hal matpre life fpI6IIrd tLc
,-r.ba.r of voutb ?
r. VA. sin comcIv in features Graceful in
bra Nm, few would call her handsome or an
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-07-12

EFFECTS OF CLEANLINEss.-Somebody has
said, with what care and attention do the
feathered race wash themselves, and put their
pIumago in order! And how perfectly neat,
clean and elegant do they appear Among
the beasts of the field, we find that those
which are the most ceanly, and generally the
most gay and cheerful are distinguished by a
certain air of contentment and singing birds
are always remarkable for the neatness of
their pumage. So great is the effect of clean
illness upon man, that it extends even to his
moral character. Virtue never dwelt long
with filth nor do we believe there ever was
a person scrupulously attentive TO cleanliness
WHO vas colsuruete villain"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-07-12

ALMOST HouE-ThiS is one of the most Joy
Gus expressions in the English language The
heart of the long absent husband, father or
son, not only homeward bound, but almost
arrived, thrills with rapturous joy as he is on
the point of receiving the embraces and greet
ing of the dear ones at home. So it is with
the aged Christian as, in the far advance of
his pilgrimage, he feels that he approaches the
boundary line, and will soon cross over the
land of promise Many of his best friends
have crossed over before him, and they have
long been beckoning him upward and onward
They await his arrival with the joyful welcome
of holy ones And as tokens multiply on either
hand the land of Beuah is near, he feels that
he is almost home. The ripe fruit of long
Christian life is about to be gathered into
heavenly garner Few sights on earth are
more pleasing than aged, faithful Christians
strong in the Lord, almost home. We have
some such among usreVered and beloved, whose
faces we love to see in the sanctuary, and
whose prayers bring down blessings upon our
heads. They speak of many friends, most of
whom have preceded them, but the reunion will
soon come. Blessings be upon the fathers and
mothers in Zion and may their mantlcs fall
on us.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-07-12

TIE FIEsr PRAYER N CoyGREss.
Thatchers Military journal, under the date OF
December, l777 is found note containing the
identical first prayer in Congress- made by
the Rev. Jacob Duche, gentleman of great
eoquence. Here it is-an historical curiosity:
20, Lord, our heavenly Father, high and
mighty King of kings, and Lords of Lords,
who dost from thy throne behold all the dwell
Iers of the earth, and reigneSt with power sup
RENE and uncontrolled over all the Kingdoms,
empires and governments look down in mercy
we beseech thee these American States, who
have fled to thee from the rod of the oppressor
and thrown themselves on thy gracious pro-
lection, desiring to be henceforth dependent
only on thee to thee they have appealed for
the Righteousness Of their cause to thee do
they now look up for that countenance and
support which thou alone canst give; take
them, therefore, heavenly Father, under they
nurturing care give them wisdom in council,
and valor in the field defeat the malicious de-
signs of our adverSaries convince them of
the unrighte0uSnesS of their cause and if they
still persist in their sanguinary purposes, o
let the voice Of thine unerring justice, sounding
in their hearts, constrain them to drop the
weapons of war from their unnerved hands in
the day of battle. Be thou present, o, God
of wisdom, and direct the Councils of this hon
orable assembly ; enable them to settle things
on the best and surest foundation that the
scene of blood may be speedily closed, that
order, harmony and peace may be efectually
restored and truth and justice, religion and
piety, prevail and flourish among thy people
Preserve the health of their bodies and the
ygor of their minds j-shower down on them
and the millions they here represent, such tenn
poral blessings as thou seest expedient for
them in this world, and crown them with ever
lasting glory in the world to come. All this
we ask in the name and through the merits
of Jesus Christ, the Son our Savior Amen |"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-07-12

WHY PERsoSs ARE Born DCMB.-" Doc
tor" said an old lady, the other day, to her
family physician, kin you tell me how it is
that some folks are born dumb p
" Why, hem why certainly. madame it
is owing to the fact that they come into the
world without the power of speech"
La no, said the old lady, "now jst see
what it is to have physical education I've
asked my old man MORN a hundred times that
are same thing, and all | could ever get out
o: him was, kase they is" Well, Pm glad
l asked you, for | never could a died satisfied
without KNOWN it,"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-07-12

EaF As the Educational column was start
ed, and is to be sustained, for the benefit of
teachers, it shall be our object to make it both
interesting and useful to them, or rather, we
nope they will furnish us matter SO that we
eau present to them, from week to week, 4
readable column We shall occasionally pub
lish problems in intellectual and written arth-
metic, and perhaps in Algebra for solution.
We will, too, now and then, give difficult
English sentences, for analysis and parsing.-
Perhaps we may also publish each week
short list of common words, which are fire.
quently mis-pronounced, with the correct or
thoepy, according to Webster and Worcester
Not that we pretend to be correct or critical
orthoepists, but in order that we as well as our
readers, may be improved in this respect. We
hope teachers and others may keep US we'll
supplied with material for this department.
If they have not WebSters or WorceSter's
unabridged Dictionaries at hand, never mind
we will look OFT the words. We shall not
publish mathematical questions that are pre-
sented just for the purpose Of pulling either
cur readers or ourselves, when there is no
valuable principle involved We do not pre-
tend to be able to solve every problem that
can be found or made, and we have no time
to do it, if we could, but our object is to pre-
sent useful instructive matter to the teachers,
rather than to puzzle them with questions Of
no real Importance.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-07-12

pGT Mr. Jones writes to friend, and closes
by saying, am glad to be able to say that
my wife is recovering slowly
n6r In these degenerate days character is
weighed with "cash balance"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25

n IbIib lbbLbI-WILlOI says p.
II certainly sounds rather odd to hear of O
man being incarcerated in debtors prison,
for non-payment of the wages of his own
moment, among the poor fellows in the Paris
sponging- house - Cliehy. -'
The, story of this affair is curious, and
might be turned by q clever novelist, to
more amusing account, than even Alfred
Jingle, ESQ, one of the most satirical por-
traits of Dickens's "Pickwick Club" This
prisoner was born short time before the
Reign of Terror. His parents sent him to
the country, to be reared by a peasant
woman, the price agreed upon for her servi-
ces being twenty-five francs month. Soon
after the Guillotine began operations in Paris
the infants parents became its victims, and
the nurse no longer received her wages.
The good creature supported the child
during eighteen months, when a cousin of
the dilapidated father relieved the woman of
her charge without, however, paying the
45O francs due. When the child reached the
age Of manhood, though still unable to pay
his nurse, he gratefully acknowledged the
debt, and gave his note fer the sum. Unable
to meet It at maturity, the note was re-
newed, from year to year, the interest con-
stantly aecumulating, until, at the peasants 8
death, few months ago, the amount had
swelled to 5000 francs. s4
During the foster-methers life, the poor
fellow had no difficultyin carrying this load
of indebtedness, growing all the time like a
snowfall but, at her death, it fell into the
possession of less considerate persons; and,
forming the main prize Of a slender heritage,
it was determined that the note, now a ven
cradle bit Of parchment, but still bearing the
acknowledgement must bepaid. The debtor
could not pay it, and was forthwith sent to
Clichy, where, at seventy years of age, he is
left to reflect upon the dangers of ac-
Iknowledging early lacteal nourishment, al
compound interest.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25
EsrApLIsHMENr AND PRospERIrY oF rHE

ESTABLISHMENT AND Prosperity OF THE
DEMI-MoNDE IN PARIs.-A Paris correspond
ent writes in late letter: "At every step,
in the streets, on the fashionable promenades
of the metropolis, occupying nightly the
most conspicuous places at the theater, So
cietyis perforce brought face TO face with
the originals of the hundred brazen portraits
displayed in the picture shop windows, or
the important personages described in the
pages of volumes spread out upon the count
ers of our booksellers. i5
at is a remarkable fact In French ethics,
that the more political liberty is restricted,
in France, the wider is the measure of social
freedom accorded to the people-perhaps
considered by government in the light of an
indemnity. And, to attack, with .vigor, a
loose state of morals, is not an easy task,
among people who heartily detest hypocrisy,
cant and prudery, and are prone to turn pro-
fessions OF morality into ridicule. In France,
the 81 am better than thou" system, is ex-
ceedingly difficult to put into practice.
To-day, the denli-moadei is founded, andhaS
recognized existence. 1t has its manners,
customs, sayings and Institutions. 1t was to
be expected that it would have literature,
also. Respectable society can only hope that
all this will one day disappear; but that ex-
pectation will certainly never be reached by
persecution. Either the strong hand ol
government must lay the knife to the sore
or it must be left to mortifY, and, of itself
drop the body polite" .-.-...
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25

THE MoDE OF CAPTURE OF TUE LONDON
TIMEs's CoRREsPoNDENT.-The capture of the
London Timess correspondent, and FIVE
other Englishmen, by the Chinese, appears
to have been effected by deliberate acts Of
treachery, which had in view the seizure Of
the English and French ambassadors. and
the surprisal of the whole army. 1t had
been settled that the Chinese were to fall
back, and small advance party under Col.
Walker were sent forward to Tung- Chan 70
arrange for Lord Elgin's reception, and
mark out a camp for the Allies. They OBJ
served nothing particular on the road, but
it appears that, during the night, about
20, 600 Chinese troops moved down and oc-
cupied the ground previously marked out
by Col. Walker for the Allied camp. No
thing remained but to cut their way through
the army. This they did gallantly, but the
captured party had left their quarters-in
search Of information, probably-and so
we're easily overpowered by their treacher-
Gus enemies. h.L
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25
What ThurIOw Weed Thinks of MIR. Lin

ALBANY, N. T., December 24-Thurlow
Weed, in an article in to-night's Journal,
alludes to his recent visit to Springfield, in
the following terms: I1 1f I'D
"Since the newspapers have made our re-
cent visit to Springfield the occasion of re-
mark, it may not be improper to say that an
interview with Mr.. Lincoln has confirmed
and strengthened us as to his fitness for the
high position he is to occupy; of his eminent
qualification for the great trust reposed in
him of his enlightened appreciation of the
his desire that the free States il in any thing
delinquent, should fulfil their constitutional
duties; of his determination to require from
all the States an enforcement Of tho laws and
obedience to the Constitution; and, finally,
of his earnest and infexible devotion to the
principles and sympathies of the Repub-
iicansn
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25

SAD STORY OF La FNvoRITA AZ HOMK.--
At Orleans Flat, n. Y, a short time since, q
sinful, died in miserable hat in silence and
alone, no one near to cool her parched lips
with drop of water, or whisper one word
of consolation In her deafening ear. She
was known as Clara, and by no other name.
She came to Orleans Flat a week before her
death, and hired a scanty lodging place, in
which she lived, unyisited and ,unGhsered by
any human being. There, in the rude howell
alone with death, was her body found
Charity buried IL. -''
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25
South Carolina Postal Arran nGements-Ex-
teDsiye BURGLARY In New York


NEW York, December 24.-The Tribune
Washington correspondence says, if the
South Carolina Postmasters resign in body,
as expected, Mr.. Holt will, at once, give pub
lie notice that no mails for South Carolina
will be made up, because they can not be
delivered at their destinations.
All such will be sent to the Dead-letter
Office after a certain date, to be delivered to
the parties sending the letters.
The Union Committee met at the Office of
Mr.. Richard Lathers, on Saturday last, when
letter was read from the Hon. Millard Fill
more. The Committee do not feel them
selves at liberty to make the letter public
without Mr.. Fillmore's consent which,
though written for has not been received.
No other business has been transacted.
The cloth warehouse of Bramhall, White
& Lockwood, No. l0s Duane street, was bur-
gIariously entered last night, and about five
thousand dollars worth of silk vestings
taken.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25

"FLoRA TEMPLES" PEDIGREE.-The cele-
brated American mare, "Flora Temple,
which has excited the admiration of the
the bonors Of the recent trotting match al
the Bois de Boulogne, is said by an American
gentleman, Mr.. D., well-known in the sport
ing world, to be deseeaded from young
horse of the Norman breed bought forty
Eve years ago by q person of the name Of Nor
gan,' who took II to America. According to
Mr.. D., II is from this horse, which was a
very handsome animal and of great speed
that all the best trotters in the United States
are descended. So highly are the trotterl
ieemed, that every colt fetches 1000 francs
more than any other breed.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25
COM PIE NsATION



No gift of poesy is mine, .....
To bring me either friends or fame;
L have not written any line
To link femembrance with my name,
No wealth, to take with open palms,
Its blessings to the poor and weak;
Not ofmy charities and aims
Has any tongue the right to speak.
have no beauty in my face, d. ... 4.
Where roses bloomed not in its prime,
More plainly every day trace t.-
The surely deepening lines of time. I
Yet friends, to me most kind and true,
A little Of their love have given;
have my blessings, though but few
Some faith in man, and much in Heaven.
For have found that man may be
Still better than his words and deeds
And Heavens supplies have been to me
Yet greater than my mortal needs.
And 30, whate'er my life below,
1 trust that God o'errules above,
And that my sins can never 20
Outside the limit of his love.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25
ADJUSTMENTS.

WO0D.,.ss THEATER.7PRICEs, PAR
lily Circle, 26 cents.
LAST WEEK OF ROBINSON q LAKES COL0s-
t .....- SAL CIRCUS.
IEH E =
PERFORMANCES ON CHRISTMAS DAY,
Commencing at 10 o'clock A. Mi az and ~ P. NJ.
.HKLFuPRIoEl
HALF-PRICEi ..., ..
HALF-PRICEl
- HALF-PRICEl be-.
- HALF-PRICEi
To the Morning Performance 1
" To the Morning Performancet
To the Morning Performsncei
To the Morning Performance
To the Morning Performaucei
pB- For the FORENOON EXHIBITION, COM
mencipg at 10 O'Clock, the prices viii be reduced to
the following rates Dress Oitcle only 20 cents;
Family Circle only is cents.
The exceedingly amusing extravaganza Of
JACK THE GIANT-KILLER
viii be presented af both day exhibitions for the
especial delectation of the juveniles, with
LITTLE ALICE AS THE LILL1PgTIAN HERO.
During each entertainment, the wcrld-renowned
bare back rider,
Mr.. JAMES ROBINSON,
And the entire strength of the Mammoth Troupe Of
Male and Female EquestTians. Clowns; Aorooats,
elegant and highly. diversified
ACTS IN THE RING.
The whole to conclude with the thrilling per-
MAD'LLE EUGENE DE LeRME,
THE LION ENcHAETREss,
e, In the
DEN OF LIVING WILD BEASTS.
Ide25I
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25

CAUCASIAN GRAFnUDE OARRnD ATo Ex-
TRxNEs,--A good.looking German girl named
Klea Kroeter, recently attempted TO drown
herself at Newark, N. j., but was rescued
ny q eolored man, She was 50 grateflil that
she married him for the asSingSi a-ll-i p ~
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25

THREE NEGROES EXECUTED IN DELAWARE.
On Friday last three negroes-Levi Jenkins,
aged thirty FIVE, under sentence of death for
rape upon negro girl; John Channon,
aged eighteen, under similar sentence for
the murder Of a lovely white girl of fourteen
summers, and colored woman, of eighteen
years, for the murder of an innocent babe, OF
fourteen months-suffered the penalty'of the
law at Georgetown, Delaware. In the
presence of about sixty persons comprising
the lSheriA's jury, military guards, physi-
clans, &C., in the jail-yard, and hundreds
without, crowding the trees, walls and roof
tops, at precisely one o'clock the drop fell,
and all three were lanched into eternity, two
of them dying in one minute, and the third
only showing some muscular contractions
for about ten minutes. The Rev. Mr.. Hough
accompanied them to the scaffold and offered
up prayer. This gentleman had pre-
viously visited them in their cells. Two o.
them seemed good deal concerned, while
the murderer OF the girl was apparently
careless and Indifferent. Neither of them
had any thing TO say. f gao
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25
The excitement is rapidly decreasing. E'I
lin the style of the Times.

WASHINGTON, December --.--Unless some
thing happens Immediately, it will be some
time before any thing occurs. The. tone of
the South is not very favorable to Abolition
ism, and if South Carolina successfully se-
cedes, nothing can prevent her going out of
the Union. Trouble in the Cabinet was re-
ported last night, but unless supported by
iacts, the rumor can have little foundation. a.
The excitement here, in political circles, is
not so great as it was before it began to sub
side, but is still greater than before it reached
its present hight. 1T 1-T or 2H.T
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25
I'm the Style OF the Herald.l

WAsHHeToE, December The excite
ment RACES terrifcally. A financial crisis
has pafalyzed all business. A private session
of the Cabinet was held last night, when
trouble arose between Mr.. Buchanan and
the Secretary of the Interior. High words
were exchanged, but they did not come to
blows. am not permitted to diYulge the
reason why they did not. This news you
may rely upon, as have it from the highest
authority. It has been disclosed to no one
else.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25

sion feeling is on the increase. Ashland
Hall was again crowded with citizens last
night. Disnnion speeches were made by
Col. ". ID. Grover and Gen. John Tyler,
The speeches were enthusiastically ap-
plsuded. Gen. Tyler concluded with the
expression--.'Let the Union 60 10 HE'LL
which was received with loud and repeated
cheers,