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FURTHER NOTICE.

All persons having claims against James
Flynn. prior to 3lst January 1860 are re-
quested TO present the same TO me for pay
ment.
r. T. MCCAIN, Trustee.
Feb. f3, 1861, l-3t.
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Franklin Aoademy.
LANCASTERVILLE.


The exercises of this School will com
mence on the second Monday in january
next, under the charge Of John NJ. Beatty,
assisted in the Female and Primary Depart.
ment bv Mrs. Annie ID. Upton.
The Tuition will be the same rs hereto
fore.
Good Boarding can be obtained in private
families at moderate rates.
MIS-. Tipton will also give instruction in
Drawing and Painting, Wax work and other
Ornamental Branches on the following
terms per sess.oG VI five months:
Oriental Painting. $50
Antique ............. 6
Drawing and Painting in water coiors, 10
Embroidery, 5
wax Flowers '''' ......, ,....... 6
Wax and Rosin Fruit, .....,.... 10
Pupils will be charged from the time Of
entering Until the close Of the Session, and
no deductions made for absence except In
eases of ofsicknesa or ut the discretion OF the
Principal.
). B. MASSEY, Secretary
Dec. ~, 1860. 45-3m.
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LAND FOR SALE.
IN EQUiTY-LI1c.ysIer.

IN E02UI ITHcISIer.
& l. nu"can and Mamie f. nr'l for sale
his VIE, rs Jane, + Trucs. real Estate.
de-, and others.
Undrr ths decree of the Court of Eauity
al a.'svc ease, will sciI at Lancaster tour,
hou.r on Monday the 18th February. 1861.
III" Tract "f Land BELONGING to the late
h.s Mary Matilda Truesdri, containing
l36 "cr"-, bounded by lands of Jas. r.
Trucsie iel, L. y. Cau,hcn Jas. K Magill,
Th"s. trQxtnn and Mrs. Vaughan.
Trru- creii, Of and = years, with in.
tr'r,t som day of sale, except us much
cash n- will pay costs, purchaser TO give
bond With good surety
jas. H. WFFilERSPOON,
e. T. |. ID.
JugUary ~, 1861 5O-4t pf 81 SO.
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which will be sold to pauctual customers,
on She most accommodating :erma The
Stock now on hand is large, and has been
well selected, and composes every thina
tnat is usually kept In mis- Ire.
WILLIAM McKAfN.
Camden, Jan. IS, lS6I--49-Im.
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HENRY HANCOCK, .. L. ID.
.la6i sIpfei as snch.
2 saksi Hiamks!!

~ A., :. ''snks on hand At The
t6ga V'aee, sha. viii ~ sold exclusively
Tor cash. Pcrsons will obiigc us BY n.s
ek'ng for them on an. ,thss terms.
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A N excellent House Girl. For particu.
"A lsrs apply at this Office.
Jan. ie, 1851. DIFF
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FRESH STOCK.
GROCERIES,, SO.

IN He Subscriber would respectfully inform
l his friends aud the public generally, that
he has purchased the Stock, and is now
open at the Store formerly kept by the late
@. w. Shaw.
1t is his Intention to keep a General
and select STOCK Of Family and
Heavy GROCERIES,
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POETRY.
For tie Potter Journal
NO Surrender.

The following lines are from a Quakeress
In distant part Of the State She evident,
thinks that the best way to get peace out OF
treason is through frmness and if necessary
war. We are with her-no con romise with
treason in arms.-ED.l
Men for the Union how can you stand gazing,
On Andersous peril, nor stretch forth a hand
The enemies fires around bm are blazing,
Is there none 10. his rescue, no Chief in com.
mand
Oh, my loved country, say what shall restore
thee,
TO peace and tranquility ever again.
The maddest confusion srife now before thee.
Produced by the ungorerned passions of Hien.
The GODDESS of liberty bows her head weeping.
Humanity mourns DER the deeds being done ;
Near, and more near, are the combatants meet
ing,
Alas for the day when the victory is won
Stain not your hands with the blood of each
other,
1t proves unavailing wrong to redress
And widens the chasm 'twixt thee and thy
brother,
Rendering the cause Of contention no less
God grant our 'Elect" May be wise in his
steering,
Our tempest-toSsed "Ship" with its turbulent
crew,
His strong armour bearers no taunting foe
fearing,
Safely encompasscd by bold men and true.
For him have our earnest petitions ascended !;
In view of rebellion and treasons' foul aim
ba y i1r has tl1t u bo
mendcd,
Fer from cur Nation is washed the foul stain
Hope whispers true patriots will "ot surrender
Our country to traitors, but form "a bold line,
Coming up from the North and the South to
deieAd her.
stifl I" onward and upward" through
time.
Jan. 27 1861.
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Artemus Ward OH Ferris"

Every man Of intelleck has his Fort.
Daniel v clusters Fort was to speecher-
fly in the Hauls of Kongriss 4 make
Dickshunaries.
Shakespcer rote good plays but he
woodent have bin wuth pint Of old 81
der as stennergraphic Reporter. Wood
he ? Hey? He bet ? dollars he woodent
Old George Washington's Fort was to
not llev any public man Of the present
day resemble him to any alarmin extent
" here bow:s can Georges ekui be found
| ask, & boldly answer no where's, or any
whares else.
Old man Tvwsen's Fort was to make
Sassyperrlller. 8 Coy to the world ! an
uther life saved p" (Cotashun from Tow
sens advertisement
Cyrus Fields Fort is to lay sub ma
shene tellergraf un Ter the boundin bi.lers
Of the Oshun & then 14,e il Ba4t.
My Fort is the moral show bra IS &
riten choice famerly literatocr for the
noospap rs. That's what's the matter
wltl me-
Etc., etc., etc. So mite 60 on to an
lndeiinet extent.
Twice I've endevcred to DO things
which thay wasn't my Fort. The Fust
time was when | undertook to lick ou-
dashus cuss who cut hole in my tent &
crawled threw. See | my jente sir, 90
out or shall fall onto you putty heavy.
-" Wade in, Old wax fggers," whareupon
[ went for him but he cawt me powerful
on the head & knoct me threw the tent
into COW pastur He pursord the at.
tack 4 flung ME into mud puddle. AS
| aroze aud wrung out my drencht gar
ments | konkluded ften wasn't my Fort
lie now rise the kurtin upon Seen 2ud
1t is rarely seldom that seek consolation
in the Flown Bole. But In a certain
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One afternoon three of the larger girls
spent half an hour 10 whispering, much
to the annoyance of the other scholars.
took no notice of it at the time, bu.
told the school room after that [ had
something to lay before them ! sand,
This afternoon some of the scholars
neglected their books and spent consid-
erabe Of time in whispering. How many
think they acted rightly" None thG't
SO. ! asked Henry to tell why it was
net right. ''Because it is against the
rules Of the school" John. nave you
another reason 2" Because il was
wasting tine which should be employed
in study" HAS Mary another reason p
because they were forming bad habits"
Has any one another reason why they
were doing wroug?' Susan replied,
"Bccause lhep were setting bad exam
pies" Then | said. Suppose some be-
neyolent person should en,rust to my
care fortune, with directions to invest
it for him, aud that | should By careless
ness lose the whole of it. Would that
be right p No" Why? You
would be false to your trust "Well
now each of these scholars has received
treasure from friend | sLall not say
who that friend is, but friend has pro.
yided them with opportunite4 iar ssis
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EDUCATIONAL.
GbjEc CTS and Methods OF Reel
sAfiOEsS.

The object Of recitation is, at least
three fold to examine. to explain and t.
instruct Without recitations a teacher
cannot tell whether his pupils are study
ing diligently or not; from their general
appearance and conduct he may Judge,
aud often judge correctly; yet without
regular recitations, at which he examines
the scholars aud observes their familiar
ity with the studies, he cannot knolc that
they either are, or not, faithfully employ
ing their time.
In every lesson there are points which
require explanations. No text book an
ticipates all TIE difficulties with which
different minds meet. These explana,
tions can be made to an entire class as
easily as to a single individual, and for
this reason should be given at the recita-
ton aud at 10 other time Connected
with every subject there is much which
the scholars ought to know, and which
they cannct learn from their school books
Text books, if properly written, give the
general principles of the sciences, bat
leave the minor details to manuels aud to
extensive works of reference The teach
er can and should give his scholars much
valuable information on such points, and
Information which ought not to be ID the
text books. He can point out the rela-
tion of the subject in hand to other sub
jects, and make known the best means Of
pursuing il farther
There are in common use three modes
of conducting rectatjons, known as "the
pouring il process" the drawing out pro-
cess" and " recting by sections" each
of which is objectional when pursued to
extremes.
The first method consists in excusing
the class from all participation in the re-
citation, and spending the time in talking
upon whatever subject may occur to the
teacher The object seems to be, to gice
the scholars as many new ideas as posi-
BILE; but, as they are generally presented
without any connected order, and forced
upon the attention of minds unwilling,
and if willing unprepared to hear them,
the scholars are injured rather than ben
Gifted. This plan has aptly been com
pared to man "who should provide him
self with a basket of sweetmeats, aud ev-
ery lime he should come within reach of
child should seize him and compel him
to swallow-regardless of the condition of
his stomach-w whatever trash he should
happen first to force into his mouth"
The drawing out process consists
in asking "lenliag questions" 1t can
be best illustrated bv an example, and |
take one from the :" The Science of EGu-
cation
Teacher. You caunot add fractions
that have not common deuomlnator,
can you
Pupil No, sir
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coUDERsPoRT COUNTY THURSDAY

deed delightful; and the knowledge per.
vaded the gentle bosom of Mrs Lawrence
Fitzgibbon with sensations Of the most
delicious joy.
But, then. didn't I ,lnk Elias mouth
might be improved?
No!
Was it possible that admired the pout-
ing mouth Well, | astonishcd her a
little She had thought my taste more
cousonant with her own, but perhaps |
Was right.
OF course [ agreed with her, though, in
thinking that Elias lips were too red :
that. however, was her own fault; she
used 100 much carmine in coloring.
didn't think the lips in question too
red? How strange! How extraordinary
Well, there was no accounting for taste
surely thought her teeth too white, and
too perfectly regular? Why. every one
knew that real teeth were not regular as
pearls upon string, like Elias so of
course people thought them false and in
strict confidence she would tell me trust
ing TO my discretion that it'should never
90 step farther-fhey we're false!
And would | still persist in declaring
that thought Ella handsome? Well
well it was very funny. But perhaps |
was right ; perhaps Ella was handsone-
beautiful, But then she need not remind
n.e again oh Of course not-there was
no danger Of my forgetting-,hat Ella
was rapidly approaching forty. that her
complexion was entirely make up, a
compound Of rouge, powder aud other IN
greiients known to Ella but the names
of which, having no need of them herself.
Mrs. Eilz was not acquainted with that
she wore false braids and a false roll, aud
| need not be foolish enough to believe
that they were all made of her own hair,
and worn for convenience; that, despite
all | might urge against it, her nose was
a decided pug; that green was the only
name that could with any degree of ac-
cnracy be applied to the color Of her
eyes; that her lips were thick, that she
used carmine to color them, and that her
teeth, beautiful as they looked. were false.
And having thus concluded the category
of deception used by Miss Ella Clarence,
Mrs Law. enee Fitzgibbon departed, leay-
ing me to solve two questions
First Why, if Elias 5 hair were false
i correspouded SO exactly with her own
while her barber had once, IL my presence,
spoken of having made that SAINT eoI}en
colored roll, and those same sun tinted
braids from hair that he Limsclf severed
from that lady's superb head Why, if
her complexion aud the lue Of her lips
were made up by art, they bore the test
of water pleutifuiIy applied Why, if
her teeth were false, she always slept with
them in, and used her tooth brush in a
vigorous enough tc have displaced
the setting of any dentist that ever lived ::
if her eyes were green. women
enved them, men raved of them, and poets
wrote sonnets to them; and why if she
was fast approaching forty, the statistics
Of her native city should prove beyond a
doubt thas she was exactly tweuty-three !?
Second Why is it that women are no
judges of each others beauty?
Thirdly Can it be that Envy and
Jealousy have aught to do with it?
Of course from the entire sex comes
the Indignant respoEse-No
LIZZIE CAMPBELL
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MISCELLANY.
From tie Ncao York Leader.
CAPRICES.
A svOEnan's Talk About vorsiet.

A ETOEaiasl'S Talk About yvoraete.
remember having been smuggled in
to the drawlug-room OF Il lady, once, when
| was very young child, by a pet
daughter of the house In the ruom were
number Of elegant, fashiunably dressed,
and-as my taste then went bcautiful
women.
My little friend whispered me that it
was musical soiree given bv her mother
to some friends, and drawing ne into a
corner we both seated ourselves where
we could see and hear all that went Gu.
After short lapse Of time, the male por-
tiou began to arrive FROM anothor room,
supposed though dared not make any
lest | should lose tie euviable position |
then held
Why the memory Of that little episode
should return 10 me now, after many years
together with nearly all that | saw and
heard that nj gLt, | attribute TO a few
words incidentally dropped in couversa-
tion short time since: Women are no
judges Of each Others beauty" l heard
gentleman say yesterday.
1t was the very same thought that had
been in my mind Oh that evening after |
had been seated in the room for couple
of hours. and bad heard the comments
passed by the ladies of the party upon
each other; aud the very remark which
| would have made to my little compan
ion had | understood what felt or known
in what weras to couch the feelings that
another might comprehend it too.
Stree then the same thought, though
| think | never gave it exp essiol, has
been in my mind, Women are no
judges of each others beauty" Every
time hear one woman critcise the per
sonal appearance of another, | am more
convinced than before OF the truth of the
remark have quoted
Mrs. LaErence Fitzgibbon speaks to
me in terms Of the most rapturous admir-
alton of her friend Miss Ella Clarence.
The sweetness Of disposition. the charms
of miud, the elegance, the wit, the bril-
Iiance-aIl apperta;ning aud belonging
to that charming person are almost in-
credible. "But la. M DEAR" continues
Mrs. Fitz, "she isn't handsome, you
know, and that is her weak point-that
and her age. You wouldn't think it but
dear Ella is well on to thirty, aud there
are people, who knew her a long time
ago, who declare that for some years it
has been on the shady side that her claims
even to that age were to be found. But
| don't believe it f! People are SO unnat-
ural She can't be more than thirty
perhaps thirty possibly thirty two
But then as to beauty! Oh Bless
your innocent little heart! | could tell
you some queer things about women who
think themselves beautiful, and even con-
triye.-Heaven and themselves best know
how, and perhaps know too, slightly
to pass for beauties. When Ella was ten
or twelve years younger than to-day she
is. 1t is no harm to say that her clalins TO
beauty were rather more striking than at
present they are. She may perhaps have
been quite pretty girl
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town in Injiannv in the Fanl CT IS,
my origin grinder got sick of the
fever & died. | rever felt so asham-
ed in nv life, aud | thawt Ide hist
in few swallers of suthen strengthenin.
Konsequents was, | histed IN so much |
didn't zackly no WI hare bowts | was |
turuned my li"en wild beests of Pray
loose into the street and upset my wax
wurks-I then Bet | could play boss. So
| harnist myself to a kanal bote, there
bein two other hosses biched on likwiz,
/ behind and anuther ahed of NE. The
driver boIered for US to git and we
did But the hosses bein onused to such
a arrangements bgan to Xix and squeal &
rare up Konsequenrs was was kicked
vilently in the stummuck and back and
presently fownd myself in the Kanal
with the other hosses, kickn and yellin
like tribe eff Cusscarorus savvajis. |
was rescood and az was bein carried to
the tavern on hemlock Booid ! sed ia a
feeble voice, Boys, playin loss ain't my
Fort"
MoRAUI. Never don't do nothin
which amt your Fort, for if you do you i
find yourself splashin in round Kauai,
figgerativly speaking.
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EZRA STARKWEATHER.

BLACKSMITH, would inform his former Gus
eofaers and the public generally that he has
reestablished shop in the building form
erly occupied by Benz Kennels in Couders-
port where he will be pleased to do all
kinds Of BlacKsmithing on the most reason
able terms. Lumber, Shingles, and all
kinds of Produce taken in exchange tol
work 1894.
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z. J. THOMPSON,

L WAGON MAKEB and RE-
PAiRER, Coudersport, Potter Co., Pa, takes
this method of informing the pub z-po
lie in general that he is prepared ASssszgSsa33 ASsssszgsa3
to do all work in his line with promptness,
in 8 workman-like manner, and upon the
most accommodating terms. Payment for
Repairing invariably required on delivery Of
the work. rsg- All kinds of PRODUCE
<len on account of work :35-
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l.. BI RID.

am prepared to do jobs of Surveying in
Ulysses, Hector and Pike TOWNSHIPS, and
anywhere within or 10 miles of my home
and can undoubtedly give satisfaction, hay-
ing had over years experience.
r--.- L. BIRD.
Brooklond. (Cushingvillel, Potter Co. Pa.
Oct. 2i, 1860. 7tf
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WM. HEMpHILL JONES, who went
South as the Special Agent of the Treas
ury Department, to try aud save revenue
enters at the South from seizure by the
Secessioni>ts, has arrived back to-day,
from New Orleans. He is preparing
his report to Secretary Dix, and it is ex-
rected to be communicated TO Congress
ton orrow He says that the people of
the Soath are wild with excitement and
madness. lie lays all the blame to the
Collector of New Orleans and the officers
of the cutter. Robert McClelland, Which
was the best cutter in the service. He
thinks all the States will be back in a
short time, with perhaps the exception
of South Carolina, which will probably
come back in the end He was treated
well there, with one or two exceptions
lie thinks Davis and Stephens will favor
re construction aud have been elected with
that purpose. The news cf Gen. Dix's
0: ders to him by teleg graph, published re-
Gently, crea ed most intense excitement
in New Orleans and Mobile
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Leaf Eron2 my Note Book.

Ulysses, Jan. 7, 1861.
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ARTHUR G. OLMSTED,

ATTORNEY L COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Ceudersport, Pa, will attend to all business
erfrusted to his care, with promptncs and
I'D, itY. Office on Soth- west corner Of Main
and Fourth streets. l2I
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f. w. KNOX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Coudcrsport, Pc, viii
regularly attend the Courts in Potter and
the adjoining Counties. l0;l
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8uslness Garns.
JOHN s. MANN.

JOHN S. MANN,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Coudersport, Pa, will attend the several
Courts in Potter and M'kean Counties. All
business entrusted in his care will receive
prompt attention. Office corner of West
and Third streets l0-i
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CHARLES MANNING.

BLACKSMITH, Fourth street, between Main
and West Streets, Ioudersport, Pa, is pre-
pared to do all kinds Of work in his line,
en- the most reasonable terms. Produce
taken in payment 1888
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-24
No 2555,
SherlnS Sale.

ny vi.Iue Of vend ex- No. 25s5, directed and
ID delivered from the Honorable Circuit Court Of
davidson County, Tennessee, al its January Term,
1851 will expose 10 public sale, 10 the highest bid
der for cash the Courthouse Yard in the City of
Nashville OF Saturday, the 18th day Of May 1861, all
tie right title claim interest and estate, which Isaac
Paul and Henry Hill then had, may have since
CURED u and the following described property, to-
VT tract lot of ground IN Davidson county, Ten
lessee being two lois situated in the 9TH Ward of
Nashville and known lots SOs- and 2 in Daniel
A!ers ubdlvisiOl of lot5 No 10 20 and 81 in Weak
leys plan Of University lots, situated on Pearl street,
beginning al the corner Of ot belonging TO Eli Morris
running thence with Pearl street SO feet towards
Miller street TO 10 foot alley; thence at right angles
with said alley $50 feet 10 ~ foot alley; thence at
right ansiez with said alley so feet TO stake in Eli
Norris line thence ST right angles $50 feet 10 the
beznning-being the conveyed TO Isaac Paul and
Henry Hill by Lowell Gould by deed registered in
book No 3d. page coo Of the Register Office Of David
son countT Tennessee Being levied on as the pro-
perty Of Isaac Paul and Henry Hill TO satisfy Judg
ment rendered in favor OF Jackson & Adams against
Henry Il IL, Isaac Paul and Ira P. Jones'
J. k. EDMUNDSON, Sheriff,
aprIs-td by W D. ROBERTSON, D. Shf.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-24
No. 2449.
Sherih,s sale.

DY virtue of yend ex No 2449 directed and de-
ID vered from the Honorable Circuit Court of David
county at its January term, 1851 will expose to
public sale the highest bidder for cash at the Court
house yard in the city of Nashville Saturday the 11th
day of May 1851 all the right title claim interest and
estate which Isaac Paul then had may have since
qured IN and 10 the following described property to wit.
One lot in the city of Nashville Davidson county, Ten
nessee bounded follows in Hamilton addition, lot
No II place Of lots laid of by j. n. Hamilton ad-
Joining the corporation of Nashville commencing at
stake Market street at the north corner Of lot
owned by Dickinson Walker; runs north with Market
AZ feet 10 stake thence west 80 feet to an alley
thence south with said alley 507 feet to stake, Wei
ken's northwest corner; thence east with Walkers
line 80 the place of beginning Market street,
being levied the property of Isaac Paul to satisfy
Judgment rendered in favor of J. q. Austin, against
W. r. Paul, Isaac Paul and Ira p Jones.
J. K EDMUNDS0N, Sheriff,
apr1s-td by w. d. ROBERTSON, d. Shift