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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-05-04

The annual reports of the directors are
to be forwarded tothe County Superintend-
ents, on or before the lst Monday in June.
This is required by the SD section of the
law. Now, as the officers of the board
are not elected until after the first Mon
day of June, it is imperative upon those
who have performed the duties for the
year, to make report of their doings.
The principal object had in view by the
change in the law, was, that Treasurers
and Collectors might settle up all the ac-
counts for the school year, and Presidents
and Secretaries prepare the four months
certificates and annual reports before their
term of office expired. Ifthis be not done,
the main object of the law passed April
%, 1868, will be defeated. These reports
are all to be forwarded to the County Su-
perintendent, and approved by him, if cor
rect. 1t will then be as late as July be-
fore they can reach this department,
They must then be prepared for the Sta
tistcal Tables for the annual report re-
quired by law from the School Depart
ment. This requires several months. 1t
is Of the utmost importance that these ta-
bles be in the hands of the State printer
at an early day, if the reports are to be
published in their proper season. In ma
king out these. reports, it is hoped that
directors will be particular to make the
figures so plain, that there can be no
question what they are. Attention is di-
rected to the Especial Instructions" on
the second page of the report rt;--last year
several reports were received with the in
structons cut off--no such report will be
accepted by this department. The names
of all the directors and their address
should be written out in full No four
months certificate will bereceived, unless
it have five cent Revenue Stamp upon it..
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these days schools shouldb be closed out of
regard to the authority by which they are
set apart, if not from higher motives.
But there should be much higher mo-
tive for observing Thanksgiving and fast
days. The whole people are either called
upon to Give thanks and sing praises to
the giyer of all our blessings, or to hum
be themselves before Him who ruleth the
world in righteousness, because as State
or Nation we are suffering under His just
displeasure. Upon such days, most as
suredly, teachers, as well as all others,
should abstain from their daily avoca-
tions. Christmas, Fourth of July, and
Washington's Birthday, have been made
holidays in this country, by long establish
ed custom, and almost universal consent.
The last two, are days which we as Amer
leans should cherish and hallow, and
should teach our children to do the same.
1t seems but right, therefore, that these
three days also should be allowed to the
teacher. The following decision made by
my predecessor is still in force, and will
be continued until some good reason shall
exist for change, viz:
1t has heretofore been stated, that
Christmas day Thanksgiving day, Wash
ington's Birthday and the Fourth of Ju-
ly, are holidays by general concent or the
direction of the constituted authorities,
but it is not believed to be necessary or
proper now to extend the list If either
of these holidays occur on an ordinary
school day, the name of the holiday is to
be written ON the column under the prop
er date, and the day is to be counted as if
the school had been open. Such is the
rule in the case of other employees by the
month or the year If other holidays are
taken without the consent of the proper
board, the time is to be made up at the
end of the tenn.
A. QUESTION: Who are to employ the
summer teachers, where the school COM
mences upon the first of May or June?
ANSWER: The old board continues
its organization until the first Monday of
June in each year, and of course must
transact all the business that is required
to be done before that time. Iftheschools
are to commence on or before the first OF
June, the old board will employ the teach
ers for the summer schools. The ipcom-
ing board will be bound by contracts thus
made by their predecessors.
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Questions and Answers.

40. QuEsTIoN: When the President
and Secretary of an Independent district
act as an election board, according to the
22d Section of the School Law, must they
be sworn
ANSWER: The law simply says, that
the annual election shall be called and
held by the President and Secretary of
the board. The general law ofthe State
declares, that the Inspectors, Judges, and
Clerks required by law to hold township
or general elections, shall take or sub
scribe an oath or affirmation, &c The
section of the School Law referred to above
specifies that said election, that is the cleo
ton of school directors in independent dis
tricts, shall in all other respects be con-
Quoted in conformity with the existing
school laws. Now as the schoal law re-
quires the directors of the district to be
elected at the same time and place, that
elections are held for other town officers
and as directors are town officers, it follows,
that the words-!"said election in all 9TH
er respects to be conducted in conformity
with the existing school law" means, that
the officers appointed by the law to hold
the elections for school directors in indie
pendent districts, that is, the President
and Secretary of the board, shall be sworn
before they commence their duties as such
board of election. They should take the
oath administered to all officers of election
boards. See Purdon's Digest, page 273,
sections 25, 26, 27.
Al. QUESTION Has the President of
the board, who acts as one of the officers
of the board of election for the election of
directors in Independent districts, right
to administer the oath to an elector, whose
right to vote is challenged?
ANSWER: He has, if he has been
sworn as an officer of said boardof cleo
ton, for the reason given in the answer to
hepreceding question.
AZ. QUESTION: Which shall pay the
expenses of said election in Independent
districts, the district or the county,
ANSWER: The county. An independ-
ent school district is created by decree
of the Court, and the expenses of an cleo
ton of school directors therein, is as much
county charge, as are'the expenses of
township elections.
43. QUESTION: What are the boli-
days that should be allowed to teachers?
ANSWER: Questions of this kind have
been frequently answered by this depart
ment, and yet hardly week passes, in
which there are not several letters receiv
ed containing the same questions. There
are certain days that are legalized holidays
by State and National authorities: upon
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Educational department

For the American Citizen
Written in asmorgof our Comrades Of Company w. 12tA
Pa cdrolry ,ofo JeH al The Battle Of Winchester, Jane
15th, 1868.
Harkl the muffled drums are beating,
The sad, mournfu funeral knell,
See, our starry banners waving
Last adieus 10 those who fell:- -.
Nrt Sadly waving t 81
Last atiieus TO those who tell. 81.
In the Shenandoah valley,
.If Where, to stem the rebel tide,
Nobly fighting for their country,
Many heroes bravey died:
Comrades fighting
For their country, bayely died.
Many hearts are filled with mourning
BY the dreadful scourge ofwar:
Mothers. sisters are weeping,
For the losed-ones seen no more,
Sadly weeping
For the ioyedones seen no more.
And their comrades tears falling,
ON that sacred hallowed ground, .r
Where our gallant dead, now sleeping
Hear no more the cannon's sound.
Calmly sleeping
Hear no more the cannon's sound.
Tut their spirits still are hovering
Round Us. mid the din of
Ear above our war-cloud covering,
On US smiling from afarl
swcetly smiling
On their conra les, fhom afir
Comrades, we again will meet them,
" here is no din Of wr -
o, how warmly will greet them
When we reach that peaceful shore!
Warmly greet them
When reach that peaceful shore
). AUsUsTUs SINGER
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AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR.-A solid
ier lay in lady's house badly wounded.
A major general rode up to the door. He
got off, went in and sat down by the dy-
ing mans side. Taking out little book,
he read from it, Let not your heart be
troubled" &c. He then knelt down and
offered up prayer to God for that dying
soldier.
Arising from his knees, he bent down
and kissed him and said, "Capt. c.,
we shall meet in heaven" He then rode
Off
That general, was Maj. Gen. Howard.
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REBELS GETTING TIRED OF GUER-
RILLAs.-We find the following in
one of the Memphis papers:
The neighboring portion of Ark
ansas to where the Golden Gate was
burned, is infested by a band of
robbers and murderers, who rob all
they meet, friends or foe. General
Mchae, who commands the Con-
federate forces in that portion of Ark
ansas, has been hunting these un-
authorized murderers for some time.
and recently hung forty of them. He
talks of sending flag of truce to the
Federal authorities here to ask their
cooperation in driving these marau-
ders out of the country. Their strong
hold is in the Cache and Saint Fran
els Bottoms.
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BUTLER. Pa. April %. 1864.

BUTLER, PA, April %, 1864.
MEssRs EDIToEs Perhaps if the fol-
lowing enigma and problems were insert
ed in the Educational column" your ma
ny readers might find pleasure in solving
them. IF you are of that opinion, by in
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Your friend,
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nag 1t not known whore bo who

H2T 1t is not known where he who
invented the plough was born, or
where he died; yet he has effected
more for the happiness of the world
than the whole race of heroes, who
have drenched il with tears, and ma
nured it with blood.
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ARITHMETICAL PROBLEM.
James Jones had a certain sum of mo-
ney. He spent of it, then borrowed 1-9
as much as he had left; then spent J of
this and borrowed ] as much as he had
left; then he spent of this and borrow
ed / as much as the remainder and had
% dollars. How much had he at first
Give analysis. Ans. next week.
ALGEBRAIo EQUATION.
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LEGAL ,ADyERTIsEMEN,Ts.


In the matter of the account of Allen and Jamison
Il Administrators of Esther Duchess, deceased.
In the Orphans Court Of Butler county, No. AZ, March
Term, 1864.
And now to wit March Goth, 1864 motion of Thomp-
son, Ash Lyon, the Court appoint W. H. H. Riddle an
Auditor TO distribute the fund
Certified from the record this 9th day of April A. D.
ls6L WATSON J, YOUNG, elk.
Those interested will please take notice. that will at
day, May 10th, s64, at j O'Clock, p. M, Of said
day, the office Of John NJ Thompson ESQ., in Butler
at which time and place all interested attend if they
proper. W. ii. ii. RIDDLE,
April 49, 1s64=4t. Auditor.
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STOVES AND PIOUGHS,

rrr@-- yNTECKBECKER& & REtBER.-Foun,
0Igsl-~Issse, w ders-Foundry North of the bor-
III. III; rough Of Butler where Stoves Poughs
=; and other castings made short
lAir-rss tce. Their ware-room is Main Street
first door North ofacks Hotel where you will find Stoves
ofal sizes and patrons They also keep hand large
stock of Poughs which they sell cheap they be
bought at any other establishment in the county.
Doe, o. lS63:tf
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REBELS GETTING TIRED OF Gurp

That general, was Maj. Gen. Howard.
The Shasta courier., 1864-11-26
A Fancy Dance at the Theatre.

A wailing of fddles and crashing of
horns in the orchestra announced that some
thing was coming, for Madame Heavyonthe-
legski quickly made her appearance, and
took up her position at the foot of the stage.
She was attired in bite gauze waist and
pair of slippers. Attached to the waist was
an Insignificant fringe-erroneously called a
skirt. From her position she at once made
for' the foot lights in sort of half pace, half
canter-g grinning all the tine a grin of inef-
fable sweetness, and gently strokins the air
with her hands.
All this while the orchestra was keeping
up a continual wiggle liggle tiggle-liggle, /"
to which the woman in waist and slippers
kept admirable time After reaching the
foot lights, she brought her left foot On level
with her left eye, and fronting the audience,
remained in that .'posish'' long enough for
tea de .joie of artistic applause to burst from
the galleries, when she ran backward on tip
toe the rear of the stage, at the same time
grinning and beckoning to everybody in the
audience to follow her. After breathing an
instant series of terpsichorean gymnastics
were indulged in around the stage, which led
| provincial couple ip the family circle to
declare she had got the blind staggers.
| Madame's performance seemed to us a
grand trial Of skill and strength between the
right and left limbs FIRST the left limb
would support the body-whirling around
upon FIVE writhing and wrecked toes,
balancing its companion Ia perche equipoise
style; and then the right limb would go
through a similar exploit, so as not to be
outdcne. A set of back action cart wheels
followed, during which the audience were
puzzled to discover the whereabouts of Mad
anne s head, which was apparently "npwhar." +"
These cart wheels closed in the centre of the
stage, where Madame gently unjointed her
left limb and lay down on it, throwing her
left arm over her head in a graceful curve, the
right reposing quietly by her side.
| At this the provincial couple gave sup
pressed scream, the girl informing her com
panion that she Knew all along the girl would
kill herself This position of Madsme's, we
presume, was intended to represent beauty
in heavenly repose. After few mere ex-
aggerated motions, terminating with grand
whirligig, she ran just behind the scene,
peeped forth, grinned all over the house,
l.threw random kiss at the Family Circle,
(which hit our provincial friend, causing his
face to assume beet-like hue, and was
gone.
@"Ieg' has long since disappeared from polite
| parlance
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