Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-21
A Boy Paradise.

A SOAAVSYoAAAeASO Inc NoW 1VEA IVou-
ing Posthas found at the obscure village of
Washington, Connecticut, school for
boys, conducted on principles which, if he
tells the truth, must make it a real para
disc comparedswith most schools, and, We
fsas; this publicity given to it will fearfuIly
test it's capacity. The correspondent says:
1.-THE moral tone of the school is its dis
tinguishing feature. Any one guilty of de-
ceit or fraud is warned by his companions
to report himself to the head-master; If he
neglects to do so he is at once informed
upon by his companions. Instead of it's
being felt mean to report misdemeanor,
it is here regarded as an offence against the
whole boy comm unity to permit misdeed
to go unpublished. The methods of punish
ment pursued at the school are generally
arise on the spur of the moment. A little
boy makes too much noise; he is ordered
to take horn to the village green, and to
blow blast at the four corners of the
church; or he is sent mile over tho hill to
the Moody barn: or he helps rake hay for
half an hour il the fields, Tor cleans some
bricks that are required for building. One
day boy stole some apples from poor
widow; he was sent the next day to pick
up stones from her field as punishment,
but tho widows heart softened, and she
made him come into dinner, and stuffed
him with good things and sent him home
"A little, boy was caught duokinga cat in
the rain-water hogshead; up steps the
teacher behind him, and, seizine him bv
the seat of the breaches and the nape OF
the neck, plunges him in after the cat, to
show him how it feels; Such things AZ
bullying and tagging are not tolerated.
There are no rules, no forbidden games;
everything that can afford amusement is
tolerated at proper times aud in proper
quantity. The master of the school is nm
able to distinguish between the good Dr.
Busby and the wickedness of ordinary
playing cards, and SO the boys play whist,
if they know enough, openly and in tho
parlor. The sinfuIness Of dancing and the
orthodoxy OF calisthenics are metaphysical
distinctions; and the boys have a dance
when there is time for it, and they feel like
it. Those who are old enough have breech-
loading rifles, and they are taught how to
use them, as the master OF the school is
one of the best shot in the country. The
older boys learn all about the haunts of
animals. They know the track of the
woodchuck, the raccO0n, the fox, and can
tell the name Of a bird from its song, its
nest, or its egg. They roam the forests on
Saturdays, and fish and hunt, and in tho
mountain streams; some trusty big boy
accompanies the smaller ones, and no party
goes away without the knowledge Of the
teachers. All the boys wear good stout
wooden clothing, which necessarily meeta
with numerous rents and tears, but is kept
in order by aunt Betsey, whose needle and
patch work are in constant demand. Such
q haahivo c,,o1 oynhoro,,k r;to
shouts Of happiness constantly bubbling
up and running over az this school ex-
hibits, it has mover been my lot to witness
before.
THE SITUATION IN EuKopE.-The London
Times says little notice has been taken of a
paragraph which recently appeared in the
Vienna Presse limiting at a probable disar-,
mament. The news is too good TO be true.
We will not undertake to say what results
tho diplomatic contrivances Of tho past few
weeks have had toward improving Ma
poleon's position with respect to foreign
affairs, so as to enable him to meet his
home difficulties with sufficient con-
fdence Of SUCCESS in Them II it
is true that General Lebouz intends to
drop tho scheme OF Garde Mobile and
propose the suppression OF general COM
AAbAt w lAhoA I'D I'LL oAEuoSt VI
the Emperor's pacific and economical inten-
tons, the interchange OF civilities between
sovereigns and statesmen augurs
we'll for the chances OF tranquility.
At tho present moment there is no appre-
hension of q warlike outbreak No cause
Of olfense, no pretext for dispute exists; the
old alliances have been broken up, and tho
balance of power is a question of tho past
It may DO said that peace now rests on Il
sounder basis than ever.
The DYsrEprrc. trials and snffer-
ings Of tho dyspeptic can only be rcnlized
by those SO unfortunate IA to b. afflicted
by this disease, and yet how many of them
suffer, and comtnuo to suffer? Why they
do this 80 patiently it il impossible to toll.
1t may be from ignorance of any certain
remedy, or it may be from pre- udico against
the use OF Il patent medicine. Hooflands
German Bitters has cured thousands of tho
worst casos OF dyspepsia, and each dry
adds new names to the record of its useful
ness. Give the Bittcrs trial HooAands
Bittcrs contains no liquor in any form.
Hoohand'B German Tonic tx combination
of all the ingredients of the Bitters, with
l,,.re Santa Cruz Kum, an 20, orange, &e.,
making preparation of rare medical
Value. Tho Tonic il used for tho same
diseases ~ the Bitters, in cases whore some
alcoholic stimulus is necessary.
PnIvArE medical aid. Read DR.. Whittier's
advertisement,