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MELODEoN CONCERT HALL. No. $50 Broadway -
SONGS, DANCES, BuRLxsauEs, Sc,-EssIRALDA
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BRYAHTs MINsTRELs, Mechanical Hall. x7a BROAD
vay.-tHAw ROAST BEEF.
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H00IEY'S MfNSTRELS Stuyvesant Institute No GO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SONGS, DANCE, &c.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-26
Zeller, King & Co
Initials.

Agent Colts Firearms. ,. 7 r.. Editors of
the Banton Freight Agent Miss r Sec
of Local Marine Insurance Co.. Agent Of S
Marvin eco. Assessor Of n O. To Capt of Al
gerne Ferry. Egens Gift Book Store. Home
Base Ba Club Agent Harrison patent m mills
Elder Methodist Episcopal Church j.. Louisiana
Military Board Box $50 Proprietors Metairie
Races. Mr. G H. Magnolia Base Ball Club b..,
Steamer PiCaynne.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-26
Yorkum C mrs
GentIemen's List.

Initials.
Mollie E E miss
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-26
'gNIIE CHARTER OAK
co o KIN & S TO We!

FbNIE CHARTER OAK
KING STOVE!
NOTICE THE ECONOMY IN TIE Use OF THIS STOVE
It will reduce your Till twenty 10 thirty per cent
Til Sc S;oer7 warranted btke the Uotoma point
which all 9th stoves found wanting, See where they diff
The Charter Oak
l. the msly Stove containing FILlEY PATENT HOT AIR
FLU" Ivy which heat equal iOl degrees Fahrenheit is
atrd from the fire chambers pat the oven
thus projecting the top Of the bread from being bun viii
process Of uking is going the bottom, and carrying the
surplus heat to a poi where it wazed-hcnce they
consume les fuel than any other Stove
Patent Increased Draft FIucs- s-FmnrOyc-
mcnts contained in no other Stove.
The Fines of tn Stove, which are gradually enlarged from
their their ut the pine coar-
thereby increasing the size of the Fues,hu, area is given
the he passes ouNd the oycn has The effect to
an increasing arceeraliug draft the Stove which
nnues through the pipe into the chimney; hence Of
these Stoves ever fail to have goo draft
THREE THOUSAND -FOUR HUNDRED of these STOVES
In Daily Use in this City!
PRICE FROM s25 to sIO-wIrH CAPACITY TO COOK
For fr0m 6 Persons up TO 200.
a-Eyery delivered of charge for droy"ge
RICE BROTHERS 4 Co,
SOLE Agents,
No 242 Tchoouas sign of the Golden Stove above st.
Marys Market
On Magazine street. between St and Josephine Streets
nhnve the Magazine Market. al5 2ptE6icod
eSs,rA a4uNuGGAafsFA,o oAE&!, WEAKNG Gss FAINs
Tf i hG RExF f Sn sFasH n T9fn nF8EB9 SPECIFIC so
FI0NChis World renowned preparation cures al "fgcont
+ the gneiye oEgaqs whether % Fee . or 'arPnte: Phys
,fcacy Thousands Of sufferers relieved y t.
ncions The system becomes nygoraed and the debF
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-26
: " s~Sso IL. MARSH, DHNN7AN & CO.,
rS-It9@@--ss2 CARRIAGE REPOSITORY,

Keeps constantly hand large assortment Of CAR
RIAGES, from their rnanupctory Jersey, which they
offer for sale very reasonable torts,
Exclusive sale of Dusenbury Van Dausen and Douglas
Posts Of Newark Jersey LIGHT BUGGIES. en-
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-26

Es5& q II SON AND GREAT NORTHERN
CO. 4as$tt--#2sEI r. hIIkOAN
Two Passenger Frand leave tho Depot ht tho corner o. tal
opo and Magnolia dny-ihe Mail Train at 1880 A. M.
and the Express Train At 7 +. NJ
Connections with all ho Northern and Eacrn Roads and
Tickets sold all the principal cities OF the North East and
West
Time New York days and 6 hours. Price S4S 90.
For further information, apply the General Ticket Office,
lis Camp street
Freight will received ct tho Conpany Depot foot OF Ca!
Iopo atrGe late $50 r M daily, Sundays e1Cepea).
The Company responsible Tor loss by fire.
Excursion Trnu to Magnolia leaves on Saturday Mt P NJ.
4. s. WILLIAMS,
lyle ly General Superintendent.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-26

II DRUG STORE FtsR SALE AN OLD
@ established Drug Store this city. with complete stock
I'D i offered for sale and accommodating eIms to a
good purchaser. Sni is in good locality doing
fine hnSneshe propretor8 Sc ling 1t account of being
her particulars, apply at No. 1875 Pcy dra street. a9 If
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-08-29
Book Study.

There are two ways to arrive al knowledge; +;
the study of books and observation connected
with thought. For six thousand years men
have been busted in accumulating stores for
the hiro of knowledge. 1t has been classified
and laid away in books, and it needs but the
toll of study to make it ours. Besides this, it
still remains scattered through the works of
Nature, as abundantly as before one item was
gathered by the busy mind of man.
The same toll that first CLEANED, arranged,
classified and recorded it, will yet meet with
the same success.
Which is the course for the student? Shall
he avail himself of the labors Of others, or
shall he collect for himself the truths and
facts of life and its purposes Shall he study
or shall he observe and think?
The study of books, in u practical point OF
view, pays the best interest for the investment
of youthful mind 1t is well to think. 1t is
a work-the distinctive trait OF manhood
But life gives only time to most persons 20
learn what to do and how to do it, even with
the aid of books and teachers. Youth is the
tim, and school the place 70; the stu y Of
books observation and independent thought
belong more 10 after and active life Genius,
or a mind of quick thought and fertile resource,
may be a very good thing for business man
to hare, but it is not at all desirable for
student to be conscious Of The student must
take sciences as they are-he must master text
books in their detailS-he must 60 over the
ground hand in hand with the author, examin-
ing bis meaning, his method and bis mode OF
expression. One book thoroughly mastered in
this way will impart more information 10 the
mind and strength and breadth to the under
standing than all the hasty impressions OF
youthful genius Verbal learning is not enough.
The words are not merely to be committed to
the memory, but the principles are 10 be CON-
mitted to the understa ding. The exercise of
the thaking powers is not to be disparaged.
There is no danger of thinking too much. But
it should not be made substitute for labo.
rious application. Study itself is only think
ing in harness. 1t is directing the mind in the
course laid down by an author. The eye may
run over the words, or the hand guide the
pencil over the figures and diagrams, but that
of itself is not study. The mind must be
awake and active or the authors meaning is
not gained-only the outline-the skeleton
the mere words arelaid away like useless lumber
in the memory.
MsrryqH Pa. III. K.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-08-29

THE HUMAN FIGURE.-The proportions of
the human figure are stictly mathematical -
The whole figure is six times the length of the
foot. Whether the form is slender or plump,
this rule holds good. Any deviation from it
is departure from the highest beauty of
proportion. The Greeks made all their statues
according to this rule The face, from the
highest point on the forehead. where the hair
begins, to the chin, is one-tenth of the whole
statue. The hand, from, the wrist to the mid
die finger, is the same. The chest is one-furth !;
and from the nipple to the top of the head is
the same From the top of the chest to the
highest point of the forehead is seventh If
the length of the face, from the roots of the
hair to the chin, be divided into three equal
parts, the first division terminates at the place
where the eyebrows meet, and the second at
the place of the nostris. The navel is the
central part of the human body and if man
should lie on his back with his arms extended,
the periphery of the circle which might be de-
scribed around him, with the navel for its
center, would touch the extremites fo his
hands and feet. The height from the top of
the head is the same as the distance from the
extremity of the fingers when the arms are
extended.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-08-29
GNutational department.
Teachers Institutes.

The Teachers Institutes for Bradford Co.,
for the Fall of 1861, will be holden at the fol-
lowing times and places. Each Institute will
commence on Monday, at 2 o'clock, P. NJ,
and close on the following Saturday at II
noon
At Athens Borough, Sept. 3D. for the towns
of Athens, Rdgbury Burlington, Litehfield,
Smithfeld, Ulster and Sheshequin. At Rome,
Sept. 9th. for Rome, Wysox, Herrick, Pike,
Orwell, Warren, Windham, Standing Stone.
Sept. 10th, at Columbia Y Roads, for Colum-
bia, Wells, South Creek, Springfield, Troy
Armenia, Canton, West Burlington. At
Terrytown, Sept 23d, for Wyalusing, Tusca-
rora, Wilmot, Terry, Asylum. At Monroe
ton, Sept 3Oth. for Leroy, Granville, Frank
lin, Albany, Ovcrton, the Towandas, and
Monroe.
Teachers are respectfully requested to be
prompt aud punctual on the first day. Much
attention will be given to the subject of
reading The State Suderintendent has re-
quired teachers to be inspected, and have their
certificates graded in the "IHeory of Teach
ing )" hence, special instruction in that depart
ment will be given.
Teachers should bring with them readers of
different kinds, writing paper and pencils sing
ing books and grammars. 1t is hoped that
there will be full attendance at each Insti-
tute The friends of education are invited to
attend as much and as often as they can fud
it convenient.
August Is, 1861. c. r. COBURN.
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TOWANDA:
r,ursdaV Morning, August 20, 1861.
sslttteN 4oetru.
ONCE BEFORE.

Alone she sat beside her window
Hearing only rain drops pour,
Looking only at the shore.
when outside the little rsement,
Weeping in a feigned aoasement'
Love stood Knocking
knocIing at her bolted door.
s,ov she swung the little easement
whore ,be autumn roses glowet'
sweet and sad her deep eyes showed
And her voice in gentlest measure
Sid aloud" Nor love, nor pleasure
Can come in here any more
Never anymore
rBut I've not love nor pleasure
lam but an orphan baby,
Lost my mother is, OF may be
Dead she lies, while am weeping"
sobbed the child, his soft life creeping
Softly through the bolted door
Through the maiden uOoI.
Low she said, in accents lonely;
"Once let him in before,
Once opened wide my door;
Eyersince my life is dcary,
Aumy prayers are vague and weary;
Once let him in before,
Vow I'll double lock the door -
In the rain he stands imploring,
Tears and kisses storm the door,
Where she let him in before.
Will she never know repenting? ?
Will she ever late relenting,
Let rim in as once before?
VIII She double-lock the door?
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-08-29

HINDoo WoMEN-I once asked q native
Hindoo what ne thought wife ought to know.
Why, said he, in order to be good wife, she
must know two things And what are they ?
FIRST, she must know the way to the bazaar
to buy what is necessary for the house and
secondly, the way from the bazaar home again
Knowing this she knows sufficient for good
wife
Now it is true that this man was of the
lower caste, whose wives alone can go out,
yet similar answer in principle would be
given by high caste men also, whose wives must
never leave their homes
What do the native females of high caste
do the whole day? They must not 60 out !;
they can see and hear nothing beyond the
four walls they cannot read they have no
books. How do they spend their time ?
Generally they form a little community, con-
sstng of the wife, the mother, perhaps grand
mother, the children, perhaps some widowed
sisters. They do the necessary cooking, clean
ing, etc, and when that is done they chew
betcl leaf and areca nut, SNAKE their hookahs,
relate the filthy stories of their gods and god
desses over and over again to each other,
worship the house idol, not unfreauently have
a quarrel, and when they have nothing else
to do, they sleep, or what is next, and what
none but Hndoo male or female could do,
sit down on their mats and think-of nothing
To European this would be impossible, but
to the uacant mind of a Hihdoo, particularly
a female, it is an easy thing-Dr. Uuapan.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-08-29

HABT.-"I trust everything under God,
said Lord Brougham, to habit, upon which,
in all ages. the lawgiver. as well as the school,
master, has mainly placed his reliance habit,
which makes everything easy, and casts all
difficulties upon the deviation from q wonted
course-Make soberiety habit, and iDtem-
perance will be hateful make prudence a
habit, and reckless profgacy will be as con-
trary to the nature of child as to any of our
lordships. Give child habit Of sacredly
regarding the truth, carefully respecting the
property of others, or scrupulously abStaining
from all acts of improvidenee which caa involve
him in distress. and he will just as likely think
of rusing into an element in which he cannot
breathe, as of lying, cheating or stealing"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-08-29
Teachers Il aminations.

The annual examinations Of teachers for this
county, will be holden in accordance with the
following programme. In three or four instances
two townships have been put together in order
that the inspections may all be held before the
winter schools commence. Examinations will
commence precisely at 10 o'clock a. m, none
will be inspected who do not come in before
III, unless the delay be unavoidable Each
teacher must bring Sanders fifth Reader, one
sheet of fools cap paper, pen, ink and led
pencil. All who intend to teach during the
year must come forward and be examined -
None will be examined privately unless an
attendance upon the examination was imposs!-
BILE, old-certfcates will not be renewedr
Directors and others interested, are earnestly
invited to attend.
Oct. l5-Wels S South Creek, Bowley School House,
" l6-COlumbia. Au>tensville
" l7-Springfeld, Centre School House,
1S-Ridgbury, Pennyvle,
l9-Smithfeld. Centre School House,
2l-Troy & Armenia. Boro' School House,
g 22-Canton, Corners School House,
" 23-Franklin * Leroy, Chapes School House,
24-Ganville, TayOr's School House,
2j-Burlington, Boro' School House,
26-Monroe, Borough School House,
28-Wysox. & Standing Stone, Myersburgh,
29-Rome Boro' School House,
30-Orwell, Hill School House,
3I-Pike, LeRaysville,
Nov. l-Herrick, LandOn School House,
2-Wyalusing, Merryall,
4-Tuscarora, Ackley School House,
d" 5-Terry & Wilmot, TerrytOwn,
6-Albany & Overtnn, Browns School House,
7-Towanda Boro' School House,
" 1I-Asylum, Frenchtown Lower House,
l2-sheshequin Il Ulster Kinny School House,
" l3-Athens, Boro' School House,
" l--Litchied, Centre School House.
" l5-Windham. Kuykendall School House,
l6-Warren, Bowen School House,
Aug. 3. 1861. C.R. COBURN.
Superintendent.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-08-29

B9~ Do not expect to be truly happy until
your have learned to live honestly, prudently
and without ostentation.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-08-29

pS- The hypocrite steals the most, lies the
most and prays the loudeSt.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-08-29
S<tt&0 @ ale.
My Husbands Child.
A SECOND wIFE's STORY.

! had a little daughter,
Aud she was given to me.
To lead me gently backward,
To the Heavenly Fathcr knee.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-11
United states Circuit Court.

way SLAVE CASES ARE USDSposED or.
March Judge sh,pman informed the District Attor
noy that unless he had pressing criminal business
the Court the poty jury should be discharged for the
term, he (he Judge) had TO hold the District Court
Ex Judge Roosevelt, United States District Attorney,
sad that all tho criminal business Of his office had been dis
posed Of with the exception Of slave CAGES In which
the principal witnesses officers In the navy, who
absent duty. They seemed at AL events inclined
disregard the notifications n the necessity for their
attendance here. He wished these could be tried
this term.
Judge shipman said that no iaches could be charged
against the government. lie that the Dstr let
Attorney had done a IN his power to bring on those
slave cascs to trial The Court announced that Bumen
berg. tried twice for alleged PERJURY becoming bail for
SLAYER, would be placed on trial again tho 1rst day
OF next term. lie desired 70 know when the District
Attorney would be prepared 70 Try rainard, Indicted for
forg ing land warrantEf
The District Attorney said he would leave that case 10
his SUCCESSOR, for whom he was anxiously waiting.
he United STATES ts The Aldgic Stayastip Compo,v
motion n compel H. X. Collins Co. to pay The
panses a thus sut incurred before its discontinuaacs
was then argued and decision reserved.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-11
LETTER FROM SENATOR HAMMOND, OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

-. o.,
Ny DEAR CousIS-H Is nearly year since received
your first letter. and with all my desire TO reply 10 it,
have been so overwhelmed with public and private busi
nees and SO feeble in health thai could not now,
in reply to your last, must be short for lattery my
eyesght has failed that can hardly write egby.
! remember that my father, az my age complained
greatly OF his loss OF sight Is there any blindness in
You are right in supposng that the exaggerations of
the Northern presspermit me TO say Its infamous SLAM
ders and lies the South-has greatly assisted bring
ing about the present state Of affairs But the lay
deeper The North las always sought 70 share-and 10
have the lions share-of productions and seeks it
now.
slavery is not sim Read the Bible-wth your own
plain Interpretation, you believer In Revelation
and you win that Moses and the sraetes Christ and
Paul. did not so consider It, All this s fully forth in
sermon by the Rev. Mr.. Van Dyke, in Brooklyn, the
evil II s evil for and leave to grapple with IT,
II s question Of politics and economy. We feel
sders We think 1t blessing TO white and black here
We don't think at all whether ii is an evil with you.
That is none Of business. You deal with II as
you choose but just let Us alone with IT, Anybody who
can put two IDEAS together must know that as
much bound TO 1t as Mazeppa to the wild horse. Come
what may, there is no radiance.
We dissolve the Union-and it is forever dissolved
be assured-to get clear OF Yankee meddesomeness
and Puritapical bigotry. cay this, beng half Yam
all the sin OF slavery and take upon ourselves all liz
posed sin and evil openly before the world and IN the
sight Of God. Let US alone. We shall make war on
you. Let us work out our salvation in own way.
We agree that you shall do the same. And let me ten
you my GEAR cousin tnat there s any attempt AZ war
on the part Of the North, soundy thrash them
any field OF battle, and not only that give them
over to Jean jacques and leave the manage that.
We know our strength. Why, we expect over two
hundred millions Of produce which the world eagerly
seeks and cannot DO without. ak months failure Of
our exports TO Europe would revoutonze existing
government there well at the North All know it.
The North exports some sixty Millions in competition
with the European producers Why, the North without
our custom for Its manufactures and produce for its
commerce and its exchanges, Ia neither less
than the poorest portion of the civilized world To
that IL has come on an infdel and abstract idea
would say much more, but my eyes fail me utterly
Can you decipher thisY Yours anectionatey,
J. II. HAMMOND.
Mrs. f. II. PRATT, Schenectady, N. Y.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-11
THE INAUGURAL IN ALABAMA.

from the Montgomery (A'a Advertiser, March s.
Our readers will find In columns this morning
the inaugural address Of the first abolition President Of
the Northern confederacy. The late hour at which 1t
was received prevents our giving than brief obi
toria notice OF its publication, and reserve more
tended comments for future number of the Advertiser
The address is artfuy worded evidently the production
Of some skifu pen than that welded by the rail
splitter, but its dipus must be evident to the most
careless observer. IL commences by insulting
ausion TO what deemed the unreasonable conduct Of
the seontng States II says that tho Union unbroken
and thB laws must be enforced, and 1t means war,
war, and nothing less than will satisfy the
abolition chief. And II blood, nothing but blood, Mr.
Lincoln will have, why then in Gods name trusting to
that Providence that has yet withheld protecting
hand from the of right and of justice relying
human aid upon the bravery Of people, bouness
resources, the military skill of commander in chief
the prudence OF statesmen let with one accord
Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war.
We have no fears OF the result The greatest soldier
OF America will lead to the conflict the states
men that have illustrated the history Of American poll
tics will guard the country, the daughters Of the South
will cheer US on to victory, the u the Sou have
fought for Northern liberty, and that the
for their own homes and fresides they viii surely be in
vincible.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-11
Post ONCE Matters.
From Holbrook's United states Mail.
POST MASTERk' FEES.

From remarks which frequently hear, AZ to the pc
cuniary the ncumbents of our largest post Offices
II Ia evident that the subject is about as little understood
other connected with post office matters For In
stance, quite an intelligent merchant recently insisted 10
all the way from six 10 fifteen thousand dollars per an
the postmaster" The facts are simply these
This matter OF the compensation Of postmssters Is en-
trely regulated and controlled by law All offices where
the commissions amount TO 600 and upwards, are de
sgnaed salary Offices. 81 600 being the maximum pay
allowed from that source and additional 81 900 20 be
taken out Of the receipts for box rentnakng ~ 900 the
highest compensation 10 any postmaster larger sum
than this cannot be realized without resortng to acts
made criminal and feonous by laws Of Congress, and
punishable by The severest penalties Even were post
master inclined TO take the risk Of such penalties as well
the ruin of private and official character, such are
the checks and restraints enforced that the pck
ngs and steQlipgs" which many outsiders 30 Hppantly
talk about, entirely out Of the question. And If IL
SO, the indulgence in such practices would in
vove perjury, as postmaster required TO make oath
that he has kept nothing from tho government In the
way Of fees emolument Of kind 70 which he not
legally entitled II win thus be seen that the New York
Post Office, with its 23S clerks III penny posts, 900 900
annual revenue collected, and It's $l60000 bonds, under
honest administration Of its duties cannot be made to
net much IL any than some other offices, with per-
haps dozen clerks few thousand collections, and re-
CURED sureties of one-ffsh the amount.
We intend soon to prepare statement Of the emolu-
received annually at all the large post Offices in
the several states.
OUTRAGEOUS swIsDLE.
Gross mpositions have been, and sti being prac.
tsed in this city, connection with letters deposited 10
the lamp post boxes Proprietors OF certain drug
and at other central localities furnished with
small stamps devices having upon them the words,
"Boyds City Express Post, cent" These are soil to
parties having letters to deposit in the United States
street boxes with the assurance that they will, when
placed upon letters answor every purpose OF the govern
inent penn stamp required to be put these letters
10 addition the regular postage OF course. when
such letters reach the Post 0ce this bogus crug store
stamp is recognised, aud after remaining In the Post
Office for the term Of fifteen days. they sent to the
Dend Letter office Not less than thirty letters per day
of this class up at city Post Oce, causing NJ
doubt great disappointment and perhl loss to the limo
| Inv CDrtpmpible city cheat Mea
sures are being taken TO protect the public hereafter
against such Illegal practices as far as possible.